Game of Tin Foils

   What's the point of introducing the horns into A Song of Ice and Fire story? The first horn we get introduced to via character plot is the Horn of Winter aka Joramun's Horn.  It is first referenced in A Clash of Kings- Jon III where Jeor Mormont name drops Joramun,  legendary King Beyond The Wall, who blew the Horn of Winter and "woke up giants from the earth." The next time the Horn is referenced is in A Storm of Swords - Jon VI. Ygritte gives Jon Snow the 411 on Mance Rayder's mission of finding the Horn of Winter and where he's been looking for it. At this point it becomes apparent that Mance, and the Free Folk for that matter, are of the opinion that the Horn of Winter can tear down The Wall. Essentially GRRM's idea for the Horn of Winter canon is based on the Walls of Jericho from the Book of Joshua. In that, the Israelites circled the town for 6 days and then on the 7th they blew their horns and the walls came crumbling down. Fast forward to A Sto...

     In A Song of Ice and Fire, House Hightower sits as one of the most powerful houses of Westeros yet they fly under the radar at the same time. We'll explore their history and current involvement in Westeros and hopefully come to some sort of destination on what they're up to.     House Hightower is an ancient family believed to be descendants of the First Men who settled in from Westeros. Their hometown is Oldtown which is known as the richest city of Westeros due to it being a port town for Westeros. Records from First Men runes and the Citadel indicate that Oldtown is the oldest men settlement in Westeros. From the same records, it appears that the first inhabitants lived among the Children of the Forest. Based on being a wealthy port of Westeros, it was subject to invasions to all sorts of sketchy folks from pirates to rival territories. House Hightower were relatively untouched as they lived within an ancient fortress made of oily bla...