In the GoT finale, Sansa said that Bran couldn't father a child. And then, this fact was used by Tyrion Lannister to persuade Grey Worm that      this is what the dead Daenerys meant by breaking the wheel.   My question is: How could anyone know that Bran was infertile? Nobody had access to advanced technology to determine that and Westeros would definitely have seen crippled people fathering child.
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The thing that made me ask this question was that most of Stark family are dead and Bran is now the "heir" to Winterfell. So I guess he should have children to succeed him, otherwise the Stark line will end. (I'm assuming Arya will not come back to Westeros and Rickon's fate is sealed, though I could be wrong.) I don't remember reading anything about it.
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In the S08E03 episode of Game of Thrones, we see Daenerys on her dragon standing against the      Night King    and the dragon throws flames at them.  This character survives without harm (even smiling a little). How is that possible?      This should kill even regular people. But he is a White Walker. It should be even deadlier for him.
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I really can't get this. With such a strong feudalism, does kneeling down mean so much? I think there is not much difference between being 'King in the North' or 'Warden of the North'. The difference is only symbolic. Why did the North rebel when they are practically independent and why did the İron Throne go to war for territories that they don't actually dominate? I don't know if any tax regimes or any foreign threats for Westeros exist.
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Some of you might insist that it was not a murder, as we know that a rebounding spell had hit Ariana, as shown in .  However, a death in such a well known family would not go uninvestigated, I presume. Were the Dumbledore brothers investigated? How did they get away with their sister suddenly dropping dead?  I'd think that Ministry of Magic has means to recognize a death caused by magical means. That's how we know that Tom Riddle Snr. was killed by Avada Kedavra. So Ariana's failing health might be a poor excuse.
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A Song of Ice and Fire isn't completed yet in print.  I've Googled a bit, but can't determine if Martin is somehow contractually obligated to complete the books in a manner consistent with the conclusion of the television show.    I have seen published comments that at least some events shown in the show completely contradict his plans for the last two books, but could not find any indication of whether the basic thrust of the ending is something he has committed to as part of his arrangement with HBO.  Is it still possible, as a publishing matter, for him to choose to have an entirely different character end up "winning at the end"? Has George commented on parallels between his envisioned ending and HBO's ending?
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My friend told me that Ramsay flayed Theon; this question is in two parts:   Is this correct? and What else has Ramsay possibly done?   I have not read the books, but don't mind spoilers from them.
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Through all the five seasons of Game of Thrones we had never seen a White Walker talking.  Does this mean they can't talk human language (e.g. they have their own language) or we will never see them talking (i.e. they can't talk at all)?
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At the end of season 6 of Game of Thrones,       Cersei claims the Iron Throne.   It is not explained how.  Is it normal for a Queen regent to assume the throne once there are       no longer any other apparent heirs?   If so, would she need to seek out and destroy any distant blood relations of the Baratheons, or does it not matter as they wouldn't have a significant army?  If it's held by coup powers, shouldn't Jaime be King? He is presumably still Lord of Westerlands and in charge of the Lannister forces.
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There are a lot of great theories telling us that Eddard Stark couldn't be the father of Jon Snow, like this one:    But, who could tell the truth about him, who knows this (that is still alive) that could confirm these theories?
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Joffrey came across as a bit of a little **** in Seasons 1 and 2, but in Season 3 (especially the end of The Climb) we see that he is utterly, utterly insane.  Could the source of this madness be that he is actually be born of incest between Jaime and Cersei? How could anyone know?
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I've watched the first two seasons of the TV series, and I'm in the middle of the first book. While reading, I noticed that Catelyn is usually referred to by her married name:     Scarlet-tinged spittle flew from the fat innkeep's mouth as she begged of Catelyn Stark, "Don't kill him here!"   Her maiden name is only used in the past tense:     "I was still Catelyn Tully the last time I bedded here," she told the innkeep.   The same seems to be true for Lysa Arryn (can't find an example right now) and other married ladies. Yet, the book calls the queen by her maiden name:     Cersei Lannister entered behind him, a jeweled tiara in her hair.   Is there an in-world explanation for that? Are the "naming rules" different for the royal couple?
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Throughout Game of Thrones, we have seen multiple  die. As far as I remember:   Sam killed one with dragonglass. Jon Snow killed one with Longclaw. Meera Reed killed one with a spearhead made of dragonglass.   So are there a set number of White Walkers that were created by the ? If so, about how many are there?  OR  Can the  just create as many as he wants?
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Okay, I was thinking about the series of Game of Thrones and all the battles and stuff, and I thought why aren't there any characters beside White/English characters that have main/important roles? Can you name any that are alive that are anything else beside White/English?   This is a short list of some of the main characters (all White/English):   Cersei - Queen and important political Lannister. Jaime - Guy who is father to the late king and is King slayer. Tyrion - Short guy in politics who is currently on the run(that's what the wikia told me). Daenerys - Queen who is freeing people and dragon owner.   And the list goes on and on, why aren't there any characters other than Caucasian characters that are in the series?  I've read a lot of articles on the internet about this after Googling around, and none of the articles I read had any scientific evidence or research - it was just conjecture.  So, are there any actors/characters from racially diverse backgrounds? I'm hoping for canon evidence (pictures, links, quotes) from the book and/or TV show. In the case of actors, can you also list their role?    This is not intended as a racist question. I just want to know why, since the story takes place over a large area, there doesn't seem to be any diversity.
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Why isn't Tyrion mentioned in the in-universe book "A Song of Ice and Fire"?  He certainly deserved to be. He mentions that he didn't think he'd be spoken of kindly. Why did the maester dislike him?
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Spoilers! (do I have to even say that here?)  I recently rewatched the episode of Game of Thrones where Daenerys is in Astapor. She makes the deal with the master slaver guy, where she trades him one of her dragons for 8,000 of his very tough slaves. I immediately thought this was stupid for two reasons:   Why would he think the dragon would immediately obey him rather than her? Maybe he doesn't quite believe the 'Mother of Dragons' lore, but it's still basically a pet at the very least. This one isn't as bad though, as... Why would he possibly think she wouldn't betray him and use her freshly bought slaves to take back her dragon? He just traded her literally all his slaves and he has not been kind to her so far. He has motivation to not go back on the deal -- he's running a business, basically... but she has no reason not to.   I guess you could argue that he was blinded by greed, but I think that would be poor writing -- he's in a vicious trade, I can't imagine he would've survived long thinking so naively.  Does anyone have a good explanation?
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Spoilers for Game of Thrones S06E08     Edmure Tully accepted to kill his uncle (he knew this would happen) and to give Riverrun back to the Freys/Lannisters.    I understood that he was afraid Jaime would kill his son &amp; wife, but why did he care about them this much? I'm not a heartless fellow, but given this context:     He said he never met this child and never saw his wife again after the wedding night;   He was a prisoner of the Freys since the Red Wedding, so he was probably very mad with them;   The existence of said son could easily be a lie;   His marriage was arranged, it was purely political, he did not love his wife. In fact, as I remember, he just met her right before the wedding (on the same day, or just a few days prior);   Why would he choose the      lives of his son and wife over his uncle's and his family sovereignty?
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In Game of Thrones season 2, episode 8, "The Prince of Winterfell" , Jaime Lannister says to Brienne:     There are three men in the kingdoms who might have a chance against me [in a sword fight]   Who are those three people?                                  I don't believe this quote, or any variation, appears in the books. There was this quote from A Storm of Swords when he is fighting Brienne:     She is stronger than I am.      The realization chilled him. Robert had been stronger than him, to be sure. The White Bull Gerold Hightower as well, in his heyday, and Ser Arthur Dayne. Amongst the living, Greatjon Umber was stronger, Strongboar of Crakehall most likely, both Cleganes for a certainty. The Mountain’s strength was like nothing human. It did not matter. With speed and skill, Jaime could beat them all.   So in the books it suggest that Jaime can beat anyone, though he is only referring to people of great strength, not necessarily of great skill (somebody such as Barristan Selmy, who is not considered to be exceptionally strong but is exceptionally skillful, may be able to beat him).  Is there any canon evidence to suggest who these three people may be?  I won't accept any purely speculative answers. However if there is no direct canon quote answering the question (which I believe to be the case) I will consider answers that are strongly inferred from canonical sources (such as a canon quote saying X is the greatest fighter in the kingdom, for example).