#and is one of those theories that perfectly encapsulates how the vast majority of asoiaf stans just be theorizing for the sake of it

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Mance = Rhaegar has to be one of the funniest brain dead ASOIAF theories because like, GRRM obviously created Mance and placed him in Jon’s storyline as a father figure so he can be a parallel to Jon’s real dad, Rhaegar. Like it’s so so obvious that these two men are meant to be paralleled due to their association with the protagonist; even Mance’s child is used as a narrative tool meant to inform on Jon’s own birth. And you’d think that ASOIAF stans would recognize that and be like, “huh narrative mirrors that’s cool!” But nooooo we just had to say they’re actually the same person. So by ASOIAF fans’ definition are Jon Snow and Aemon Steelsong the same character? Did Jon actually beat Tyrion to become the time traveling fetus?

#asoiaf #jon snow #mance rayder #rhaegar targaryen #have to say that mance = rhaegar is just that much better than benjen = daario = euron #in terms of insane factor #it’s so unhinged and unnecessary for no good reason #and is one of those theories that perfectly encapsulates how the vast majority of asoiaf stans just be theorizing for the sake of it #which is hilarious considering the vast amounts ot elitism you will encounter on any given day #about how asoiaf is so dark and gritty and not like other girls so asoiaf stans are not like other readers #yeah y’all are not like other readers based on your inability to understand like basic literary tools like ?!??