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

[Valarya]

I know, we can probably take it as read and the songs in this series do tend to have more than a little truth/fact to them. Don't know if I'd put a wager on it, mind!

Short Story spoilers, sort of. If you've read aDwD you're probably fine here.

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No, I mean it's what they said of Bloodraven 100 years ago.. that he had A Thousand Eyes and One. Not just in song. Also, he's been missing an eye ever since Bittersteel stabbed it out during the Blackfyre Rebellion.

We knew that once Egg's father, Maekor, took the throne.. he had Bloodraven (former Hand of the King) put in the Black Cells. And when Egg took the throne he sent Bloodraven north with Maestor Aemon to take the black. Eventually Bloodraven made his way to Lord Commander of the Night's Watch but then disappeared one day to never be seen again. -- until ADWD

George has confirmed that it's what the short-story clues were about; so that when Bran got to the Three-Eyed Crow, and the readers saw the Thousand Eyes and One reference, they'd understand that the 3EC was really Bloodraven (Brynden Rivers.. a Targaryen Great Bastard).