Brotherhood without banners/Theories

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According to these theories, the Brotherhood without Banners may be planning a large assault on the Freys and Lannisters.

Jaime Lannister

  • Brienne of Tarth has been told to bring Jaime to the Brotherhood.[1]
  • Brienne meets Jaime in the Riverlands and tells him he has to go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa Stark.[2]
  • Lady Stoneheart may want to hang Jaime for his numerous crimes, but she may intend to use him to gain access to Riverrun.
  • Jaime's cousin Daven Lannister is arranged to marry a Frey.[3] The wedding will most likely take place at Riverrun, which is under Frey control and where Daven has remained at, having led the Westerlands forces besieging Riverrun.
  • The Brotherhood may be intending to attack at this Frey-Lannister wedding, killing many of their enemies.

Brynden Tully

  • The Blackfish went on the run in the Riverlands just before Riverrun was taken.[4]
  • As Catelyn's uncle and a fugitive from the Freys and Lannisters, he would be a natural ally of the Brotherhood.
  • Edmure Tully somehow convinced him to lift the siege of Riverrun.[4]
  • Edmure was left alone with Tom Sevenstrings, who is listed as still being a member of Lady Stoneheart's outlaws in the Appendixes.[5]
  • Tom may thus have arranged with Edmure to send his uncle to join the Brotherhood.

Raynald Westerling

  • Raynald is said to have vanished into the Green Fork during the Red Wedding, with his body not being identified among the thousand corpses afterward.[4]
  • As the brother of Catelyn's daughter-in-law and a fugitive from the Freys and Lannisters, he would be a natural ally of the Brotherhood.

Attack on Riverrun

  • Tom Sevenstrings has remained in Riverrun,[4] most likely as an informant in preparation for an attack.
  • After the conclusion of the siege of Riverrun, Emmon Frey says the following: Riverrun is mine, and no man shall ever take it from me. Unknown to Lord Emmon, the brotherhood is now led by a woman, Lady Stoneheart.[4]
  • After the conclusion of the siege of Riverrun, Jaime Lannister spares the Tully garrison, but disarms them;[4] members of that garrison, such as Long Lew and Enger, might be rearmed by the brotherhood in anticipation of this attack.

References

  1. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 42, Brienne VIII.
  2. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
  3. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  5. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
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