Many fantasy fans still remember exactly how they for the first time the devastating Red wedding-Episode from the 3rd season of Game of Thrones, or the equivalent chapter from George RR Martin’s novel template have read a song of ice and fire.
We remember (Spoiler): Robb Stark (Richard Madden) with his wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) is a guest at Frey’s house, into which he should actually have married. Walder Frey (David Bradley), after this broken word with the house Lennister, is passed on to massacify Robb and his followers during the wedding of Edmure Tully (Tobias Menzies). But what if all of this on a much more far -reaching conspiracy and one Love magic potion goes back?
Game of Thrones theory: Was a love potion conspiracy the reason for the red wedding?
Some fans of a song of ice and fire have a very specific theory to the background of the red wedding and even a semi -official evidence of it. In the books, Robb does not leave his marriage chest to the Freys for Talisa on the left, but for Jeyne from Westerling from Burg Bruch, whose family members serve the Lennister house. Fant theory says that Robb is not out of the blue in
Jeyne Westerling
In love, but on a supernatural manner was helped to put the house in greater favor with the Lennisters.
The biggest indication of this can be found in a Tyrion chapter of the book Sturm der Schwerter and has to do with Jeynes mother Sybelle Spezer. It comes from a family of magicians, the half Lennishort should have visited for remedies and love potionsas Tyrion remembers. In the English -language wiki for the series of books, the page on Sybelle’s figure says: “According to a semi-canonical source, Rolph and [seine Schwester] Sybelle conspired with the Lennisters to get Robb to marry Jeyne, which his alliance breaks with the Freys. “
This semi -canonical source is the Official (!) App To the Game of Thrones franchise called George RR Martin’s A World of Ice and Fire – A Game of Thrones Guide.
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What speaks against the conspiracy and the love magic potion
Against this fant theory that Robbs relationship with his wife was constructed and exploited out of the shadow, above all speak Two reasons:
First of all, this scenario Robb Stark robs its power of action, which weakens its character. It does not need a love spell to have a lovely teenager strategically questionable decisions made. In addition, he knew through his brother Jon Snow how hard bastards have in this world and wanted to save his son this shame, which would also be a very good reason for marriage to his lover.
Secondly, the books, apart from the vaguely mention of the herbal Westerling, provide no waterproof proof of a love potion. And the info from the accompanying app that there should have been a planned conspiracy should not be trusted. It is more likely to be an overzealous app writer.
Whether something is on the love potion fan theory could of course be confirmed at any time, as soon as-or if-the two outstanding novels The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring come out.