Stannis wants to BEND | the 'Battle of Wind' [ASOIAF theory]

Sweeter than Being King?

Could everything you believe about Stannis be wrong? What Stannis could really be up to? And what was that peach about? The answers may surprise you. From A Game of Thrones, and A Clash of Kings, to The Winds of Winter, and beyond: Moon Man presents a new theory for readers and analysts of A Song of Ice and Fire.

Watch Pt. 2: His Master Plan:
   • Words are wind, hu? | the 'Battle of Wind'...  

Moon Man has a podcast. I talk at length about my other thoughts and ASOIAF theories:
   • Varys, Littlefinger, & the Dagger: Moon Me...  

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Original Character and Landscape Illustrations by Carl F. Nelson
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Original Cut Paper House Banners By Erin O. Kay
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Moon Man channel graphic artist and consultant:
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Crispin Merrell's disco synth rendition of 'Danse Macabre':
   • Album - Popular Themes Performed on Synth  
Licensed by Good Time Records

Additional video provided by:
-‪@TripleSGames‬ from their "How to play Star Trek Tridimensional Chess" video:
   • How to play Star Trek Tridimensional Chess  

-‪@PrestonJacobstheSweetrobin‬

'A Song of Ice and Fire' is a series of fantasy novels (beginning with 'A Game of Thrones') written by George R.R. Martin. You should read them. 'Game of Thrones' and 'House of the Dragon' are programs on HBO. These videos are commentaries on those works.

Additional Attributions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...

00:00 Original Title Sequence
00:28 "I did not come here to eat fruit!"
02:27 What if everyone is wrong about Stannis?
05:11 What motivates our boy?
08:27 Peach Parley
10:22 Refused offers of peace
10:48 Mr. Martin on that peach
12:04 What kind of secret does he share with Renly?
13:22 The Sorry state of the Baratheon dynasty
16:19 Perspective: the postmodern story
17:41 Our heroes are wrong about Robert's stability and Targaryen loyalism
18:54 Only we know Dany is coming?
19:36 Baratheon Civil War: A family political argument
20:17 What's the peach!?!?!?