re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Jon - burned hand
Jaime - gold hand
Victorian - black hand
Connington - gray hand
Theon - Mangled hand
Cold hands - cold hand
Tyrion - literal darwfed hand

Am I just chasing something that isn't there? Or is Martin foreshadowing something?

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Good question. I think it's because Martin takes his sweet time writing his books so we are left dissecting and analyzing every aspect. I'm not sure if the 'hands' are connected in any way.

He answered that question in an interview

Mikey says: I have a question that's been bothering me for six books now - what's with hands? How come characters keep getting hand injuries?

GRRM: Well, actually hand injuries were very common in the Middle Ages. When you fight with swords and axes and do a lot of hand labour, you get a lot of hand injuries. In fact, even leaving out the swords and axes you get a lot of hand injuries. my father was a longshoreman, a stevedore, and I know they would always get hand injuries. They would wear protective gloves, but they would still get injuries. There are other touches of realism; my characters who fight in repeated battles in these books tend to get scars. They lose noses and ears and become disfigured, and that's a consequence of those battles. That's where the icon of the Scarred Warrior comes from. Every time you go into a fight you risk emerging a little less pretty than when you went in.

Don't worry, I'm sure you men will get your fair share of them this season as always, while the women like me get nothing.

Did Martin ever give his thoughts on the South Park trilogy?

Daario is terrible. I don't care if they had the best looking man in the world portray him, he's awful . Would much rather see Jon Snow's butt again of course but he's in the Night's Watch.

GRRM's response to the prominence of maimed hands in the series:

His answer to that question came in a fan interview

Mikey says: I have a question that's been bothering me for six books now - what's with hands? How come characters keep getting hand injuries?

GRRM: Well, actually hand injuries were very common in the Middle Ages. When you fight with swords and axes and do a lot of hand labour, you get a lot of hand injuries. In fact, even leaving out the swords and axes you get a lot of hand injuries. my father was a longshoreman, a stevedore, and I know they would always get hand injuries. They would wear protective gloves, but they would still get injuries. There are other touches of realism; my characters who fight in repeated battles in these books tend to get scars. They lose noses and ears and become disfigured, and that's a consequence of those battles. That's where the icon of the Scarred Warrior comes from. Every time you go into a fight you risk emerging a little less pretty than when you went in

He hasn't given his thoughts yet, but I'm sure he was pissed.

"Her own father got this child on her? We are well rid of her, then. I will not suffer such abominations here. This is not King's Landing."

From the one and only Stannis

Willas Tyrell will align with Dany when she comes, assuming Tyrion is an adviser by then. After all, Tyrion has a soft spot in his heart for Bastards, Cripples, and Broken things.