I'm re-reading Game of Thrones and it's interesting to see a few things mentioned on that develop later in the books, not least the importance of the Red Priests in Pentos, mentioned when Dany is preparing to marry Drogo.
There's also a degree of foreshadowing arguably even in the early chapters, not least Cat noting that the eyes on the Winterfell weirwood have seen everything since Brandon the Builder, which appears to relate directly with Bran's later scenes.
And then there's this: the end of Jon's first POV chapter in Game of Thrones:
This to me reads as another example of foreshadowing. There's no reason for Jon to think Tyrion a king. Sympathetic to him to a degree, perhaps, but he still views the imp suspiciously.
So why would Jon think this? Interestingly, earlier in this chapter Jon has already thought that Robert doesn't look like a king, and that Jaime looks more like a king should.
And yet it is Tyrion who, for a moment, looks more of a king than any of them.
To me the only explanation is that it's a clear hint from GRRM that Tyrion Lannister will not simply sit on any throne - there is only the one at this point, and it is presumed Westeros will be reunited by the end of the series - and that it can only be the iron throne of Westeros.
I'd be tempted to dismiss this as simple appreciation for Tyrion's talents. I probably did reading before. But now - seeing foreshadowing more fully at the start - I think GRRM is trying to make a much bigger point, and we may presume it is otherwise because we don't have an end scene to reveal this as foreshadowing proper.
Have we discussed this before? If so, my apologies - it just really stood out for me on this reading, that's all.
There's also a degree of foreshadowing arguably even in the early chapters, not least Cat noting that the eyes on the Winterfell weirwood have seen everything since Brandon the Builder, which appears to relate directly with Bran's later scenes.
And then there's this: the end of Jon's first POV chapter in Game of Thrones:
This to me reads as another example of foreshadowing. There's no reason for Jon to think Tyrion a king. Sympathetic to him to a degree, perhaps, but he still views the imp suspiciously.
So why would Jon think this? Interestingly, earlier in this chapter Jon has already thought that Robert doesn't look like a king, and that Jaime looks more like a king should.
And yet it is Tyrion who, for a moment, looks more of a king than any of them.
To me the only explanation is that it's a clear hint from GRRM that Tyrion Lannister will not simply sit on any throne - there is only the one at this point, and it is presumed Westeros will be reunited by the end of the series - and that it can only be the iron throne of Westeros.
I'd be tempted to dismiss this as simple appreciation for Tyrion's talents. I probably did reading before. But now - seeing foreshadowing more fully at the start - I think GRRM is trying to make a much bigger point, and we may presume it is otherwise because we don't have an end scene to reveal this as foreshadowing proper.
Have we discussed this before? If so, my apologies - it just really stood out for me on this reading, that's all.
