Guest Right Explained Game of Thrones House of the Dragon ASOIAF Lore

Guest Right Explained A song of ice and fire/Game of Thrones/ House of the dragon Lore

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BONNIE GRACE
Last Breath of Freedom

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[alejandronunez]

You did not have to do us like that with all them Robb and Grey wind pics💀

[roguecrow]

“During the wedding, while he sat at his murderer’s table and was a guest under his roof. Those Freys are doomed"
Ser Davos

[soltea]

Tywin was killed by a crossbow from his least favourite son son after commanding the freys to kill the northerners with crossbows at the red wedding as a plot to defeat the northern army and return his favourite son, walder was fed his sons (sons ended up dead in his belly like robbs unborn child in his wives) and his throat slit like catelyns, his family all died by poisoning (meaning theyd all been poisoned by the decisions made by walder)sort of connects in a way

[hoabinhnguyen]

Could we interpret Lady Stoneheart as an avatar of the Gods' wrath at the Freys, Boltons, and Lannister's violation of Guest Right?

[ashesofhopesinabonfireofdr]

Killing guests under your protection is considered one of the most immoral thing you can do.
It's not a Westerosi tradition, it's a tradition found throughout the World especially Asia.

[TheInspire]

Wymen Manderly begging Mance (in disguise) to sing the rat cook after feeding everyone at the Bolton feast in Winterfell 3 giant pork pies after his 3 Frey guests disappeared was wild af to read.

[JoaoSoares-rsec]

most people don't know, but the guest right is an actual ancient tradition found in every culture

[jay_ds]

Guest right might just be the best concept of the entire series. Carries such weight

[kocar]

So it's like the ancient Greek practice of Xenia. There are the myths of Philemon & Bracus who were rewarded while the rest of the villagers were ounished. Or Ixion, who was punished to spend all eternity in Tartarus bound to a burning spinning wheel.

[tomskowski]

"Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10, 000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner."
- Tywin Lannister

[c.w.simpsonproductions]

Greek Mythology has guest right too. They called it Hospitium. Essentially, all travelers were under the protection of Zeus. Upon arrival, the stranger was clothed and entertained, and no inquiry was made as to his name or antecedents until the duties of hospitality had been fulfilled. When the guest parted from his host he was often presented with gifts (ξένια), and sometimes a die (ἀστράγαλος) was broken between them.

[KingSlayer_.]

Always wondered why Robb was seen with the head of a wolf sitting the iron throne like that

[alejandronunez]

I'm curious what's up with the Freys in the books, they dead yet?

[Sygless]

There is a similar concept in Roman traditions called zenia.

[Lucy-fnrj]

the gods: “i can excuse murder but i draw the line at bad hospitality”

[aryamangogoi]

Some what like India's "Atithi devo bhava"

[jay-]

Technically Walder didn’t break guest right.
When Robb asks him for food to ensure guest right Walder responds with
“A loaf of bread, a bite of cheese, mayhaps a sausage."
If you remember back to ACOK when Cat had two Frey’s fostering at Winterfell they would play “lord of the crossing” with Rickon and Bran.

When another player approaches, the lord of the crossing must say "I am the lord of the crossing, who goes there?" The player who approaches must then present his reasons for crossing the bridge and why he should be allowed to cross. The lord asks the player questions and makes them swear oaths. The player does not have to respond truthfully to the questions but the oaths are binding unless the player says "Mayhaps" quickly enough that the lord does not notice.

Which is what Walder slips in without Robb noticing.
When Robb had first arrived Walder told him
“You wanted crossing and I gave it to you, and you never said mayhaps, heh.”

[everygiraffe]

Turned into an animal that regularly will eat its own young regardless of any curse

[guyasor]

Haven't you done it already...? What about a status on all the weapons without an owner( or official owners) with valerian steel in ice and fire

[jasmineg_]

Robb and Cat. The dvmbasses of ASOIAF for thinking there's honor during war lmaooo