re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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How in the f is anyone gonna learn about Jon's parentage??? How can Bran possibly prove it??? And where in the f is Howland Reed???

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That's pretty much the major ways, I'd guess - Bran and Howland Reed. Other than that maybe Wylla (if that was her) and whoever the other woman who was in the chamber when Ned went in if they are still alive. And maybe something buried in the crypt/tomb with Lyana. That would seem to be have been dangerous though since Robert went to visit that tomb at least once.

NEMizzou:

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Has anyone read The Ice Dragon? It's a children's (-ish) book by GRR Martin, and my son and I read it last year...basically there are ice dragons just like there are regular dragons that can breathe, you guessed it, ice instead of fire. Supposedly in the book the last one had died hundreds of years before GOT takes place (at least I think that's the timeline). But of course there was at least one left...

My crackpot theory has the Walkers showing up at Winterfell, with an Ice Dragon, and that's really what brings winter to Westeros.

Of course, an Ice Dragon has never been mentioned that I can recall in GOT proper, but I can imagine a battle between the dragons in the air while the WW and Westerosi battling it out on the ground as making for a pretty epic finale.

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I did read that story. An argument can be made for the world being the same one as GoT at a different time or maybe a similar world. (I think GRRM has a thing for writing worlds with extreme weather - especially cold). But I don't see an Ice Dragon being a part of either GoT or ASOI&F though.

I'd always thought that a great ending for the books would be a bunch of children gathered in a room around a fire with Old Nan (who would somehow still be kicking) as a new winter has arrived and she would tell them something like "if you think this winter is something, let me tell you of one not so very long ago ...". Of course I'm pretty sure Old Nan is dead now and I'd pictured the children as being Rickon's grandchildren or something so that part ain't gonna happen for sure.