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​It’s regularly said that two heads are superior to one, and that certainly demonstrated the case for me. On my unique “Ragnarök” post (which I would suggest you read first, before any of different posts, in the event that you haven’t), I had distinguished Gregor Clegane – the Mountain – as the hellhound Garmr, who is said to “watch Hel’s door”, and is bound to execute Tyr (Jaime) at Ragnarök (as indicated by the later folklore). Yet, I wasn’t especially happy with that association. Truth be told, I wasn’t too certain Garmr existed in GRRM’s telling by any stretch of the imagination… Until analyst Bram Hannan called attention to the similitudes between Hel’s Hound and youthful Rickon Stark.

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en”About Rickon: He might be Garmr. GRRM has described Rickon as becoming incrasingly wild as he becomes further from his family. Consider additionally that Garmr is bound to Gnippahellir, the ‘peak cavern’. Rickon is as of now stranded on Skagos (an uneven island with a risky coastline) with Osha, so this fit is practically great. Include that Garmr wails as one of the forerunners to Ragnarok and you have a carbon copy for the Rickon/Shaggydog pair filling this job. I’d conjecture his ‘unbinding’ coming because of either, or a blend of, his passing, Osha’s demise, or being taken from Skagos to the Wall (Hel’s door, where Garmr is guard dog) by Davos. The ridiculous part [note: Garmr is said to be the ‘bloodstained dog who protects Hel’s gate’], well, that could emerge out of anything by any stretch of the imagination… might be that unicorn for all I know”. (FYI: Skagos is said to be the old home of unicorns) more details entertainmentedition

Or then again, could that “bloodstained” piece be in reference to human flesh consumption? Gee…

I believe he’s on to something here. Truth be told, I like his hypothesis so much, it drove me to another association, and an a lot bigger association by and large, concerning the Stark youngsters, that, as a matter of fact, makes them feel a little humiliated I didn’t see it previously. Since, truth be told, it’s one of the more clear associations in the arrangement