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re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS
Posted on 4/12/13 at 11:41 am to shelly
Posted on 4/12/13 at 11:41 am to shelly
Strangely enough, I just read The Ice Dragon last night and this morning. (Warning: Spoilers for that story ahead. if you plan to read it, might want to skip this post)
IIRC, an ice dragon is "half again" as big as a regular fire breathing dragon. (ie: 1.5 times the size). It blasts cold and ice instead of heat. The one in the story defeated 3 fire breathing dragons. Unfortunately, it was fighting 3 and the last one got it.
Also, the more frequently and longer the ice dragon hung around, the longer winter would last. (it was not explicitly stated but seemed like the winters were the regular one a year variety in that story but were getting longer).
No sure if Martin would use that exact type of dragon here though. It was pretty much actually made out of ice melted into a pool after it died. so I think they'd have to adjust that to make it a little more realistic if they decide to us them in SOI&F.
IIRC, an ice dragon is "half again" as big as a regular fire breathing dragon. (ie: 1.5 times the size). It blasts cold and ice instead of heat. The one in the story defeated 3 fire breathing dragons. Unfortunately, it was fighting 3 and the last one got it.
Also, the more frequently and longer the ice dragon hung around, the longer winter would last. (it was not explicitly stated but seemed like the winters were the regular one a year variety in that story but were getting longer).
No sure if Martin would use that exact type of dragon here though. It was pretty much actually made out of ice melted into a pool after it died. so I think they'd have to adjust that to make it a little more realistic if they decide to us them in SOI&F.
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 9:18 am to Methuselah
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Also, the more frequently and longer the ice dragon hung around, the longer winter would last. (it was not explicitly stated but seemed like the winters were the regular one a year variety in that story but were getting longer).
No sure if Martin would use that exact type of dragon here though. It was pretty much actually made out of ice melted into a pool after it died. so I think they'd have to adjust that to make it a little more realistic if they decide to us them in SOI&F.
Not sure how I missed your post.
So the longer an ice dragon is around, the longer the winter? Sounds kinda like the Others huh? Does the girl in the story sound like an Other to you?
As for an ice dragon in asoiaf, I wouldn't discount the possibility that they actually existed in Westeros at some point. There seems to be legends of others types of dragons like sea dragons, firewyms, and wyverns. If we see an ice dragon, I agree that Martin probably wouldn't use it exactly how it is in his children's story.
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