A song of Ice and fire discussion (spoilers incl A Dance with Dragons)

['thul]

So many good theories to react to... you guessed incorrectly on the egg-and-dunk theory of yours. 'thul have read those stories. 'thul finished re-reading them monday.

Your theory that the fellow in the north that is teaching bran is bloodraven could be interesting. 'thul had another theory a while back. If lifespan is unnatural, it could be a Stark. more specifically, bran's namesake... Brandon Stark (the builder). Though never given away by GRRM, there are indications that the Stark are not only descended of the Andals and the First Men, but also of the children of the forest. Since very little is known of them, it could easily be possible that they have lifespans far beyond that of other human species.