He's DEAD DEAD DEAD!

This what Maegor the Cruel, or is that Aerys the Mad King said:

I have a pretty crazy theory that I’d like to share with you, just to get some opinions from those that have read the books. First I will say my theory, then I will give reason to back it up. Here goes: I’m pretty certain that Jaqen H’ghar is Rhaegar Targaryen. Now before you dismiss this theory outright, at least hear my reasons.

When Robert supposedly slew Rhaegar on the Trident, we’re expected to believe that it was actually Rhaegar who was fighting because the look of his armor is described in great detail several times. It could’ve been anyone wearing that armor and his face was hidden by his helm. And it’s already been established in this series that some people have worn the armor of others for various reasons. (Garlan Tyrell wearing Renly’s armor during the battle of blackwater, Rorge wearing the Hound’s dog helm and doing horrible things that made people think that it was Sandor)

When Dany asked Barriston Selmy about Rhaegar, he tells her that his wasn’t much of a fighter as a boy but he loved to read. Then one day, he read something in some old Valyrian scrolls. Nobody knows what it was he read but right after that, he felt that it was his duty to now be a warrior. GRRM wouldn’t go out of his way to include that information if it didn’t have real significance. And the religion if R’hllor and the prince who was promised is tied in with the Targaryens. Maester Aemon makes mention of the prophecy of the Prince Who Was Promised several times and for while, the Aemon and Rhaegar thought that Rhaegar might be him.

After Jaqen changes his face and parts ways with Arya, I thought that maybe that was the last we had seen of him. But in the prologue of A Feast For Crows, we meet a man who refers to himself as the Alchemist. When his facial features are described, it’s the exact face the Jaqen changed into. He offered to give Pate (who gets called the pig boy, which he hates) a golden dragon if he would steal him a copy of a master key to the maester’s citadel. Even Pate wonders why this Alchemist would want the key. He thinks that maybe the Alchemist wants to get his hands on the old Valyrian scrolls that the maesters have locked away. So they make the trade, Pate gets the golden dragon coin, bites into it and drops dead. Later in the book, when Samwell finally makes it to the citadel, he tells one of the archmaesters everything that Maester Aemon told him about Dany and her dragons. In the same room, a young man introduces himself to Sam as Pate, like the pig boy. We obviously know that the real Pate died in the beginning of the book and would never introduce himself as the pig boy because he hated being called that. So obviously Jaqen stole the real Pate’s identity. If he’s not Rhaegar, then why would some faceless man give a shit about old Valyrian scrolls?

Jaqen also believes in the R’hllor. Ans because he’s a faceless man, he changes his face, name, accent, everything. So he could be anyone.

The main reason that got me thinking about Jaqen is that out of all the characters in this series, he’s the only on whose motives are a complete mystery. So if any of you fans took that time to read my whacked out theory, please respond. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Cary Storm wrote:

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He's DEAD DEAD DEAD!

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 He is as dead as I am.  Which is pretty dead!

GRRM stated that Rhaegar was dead, I believe. He was cremated.

My fav pic of the Prince of Dragonstone

 

 

-- Edited by Lyanna Stark on Wednesday 31st of July 2013 09:40:31 AM

-- Edited by Lyanna Stark on Wednesday 31st of July 2013 09:41:06 AM

Oh no, I forgot about this thread for a day or so, but saw him again, Mags, it's the vapors, the vapors are coming, Hooooorteeeece, ooops, too late, :faints:

I'm doing a re-read of the books and something significant that jumped out to me in one of Dany's chapters in A Game of Thrones, something I never noticed before, is a comment that Jorah makes to Dany about Rhaegar, within the context of the rape of women:



Across the road, the girl was still crying, her high singsong tongue strange to Dany’s ears. The first man was done with her now, and a
second had taken his place.
“She is a lamb girl,” Quaro said in Dothraki. “She is nothing, Khaleesi. The riders do her honor. The Lamb Men lay with sheep, it is known.”
“It is known,” her handmaid Irri echoed.
“It is known,” agreed Jhogo, astride the tall grey stallion that Drogo had given him. “If her wailing offends your ears, Khaleesi, Jhogo will
bring you her tongue.” He drew his arakh.
“I will not have her harmed,” Dany said. “I claim her. Do as I command you, or Khal Drogo will know the reason why.”
“Ai, Khaleesi,” Jhogo replied, kicking his horse. Quaro and the others followed his lead, the bells in their hair chiming.
“Go with them,” she commanded Ser Jorah.
“As you command.” The knight gave her a curious look. “You are your brother’s sister, in truth.”
“Viserys?” She did not understand.
“No,” he answered. “Rhaegar.” He galloped off.

Good job, TW!