Robb Stark's Will Explained

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[wanderingshade]

The unnamed captain is actually surprisingly important. Not only does he, in all likelihood, have a copy of Robb's Will, his daughter is probably pregnant with Theon's last and only kid, which would partially invalidate the Kingsmoot of the Iron Islands.

[Valkanna.Nublet]

A lot depends on exactly what is written.
"I legitimize Jon and make him my heir" is different to "Due to the rest of my family being dead, or married to the enemy, I name Jon my heir as he is all that is left."
The former being an absolute statement, while the latter is conditional.

[lyamainu]

Can I just say I adore the idea of all the various supporters gearing up for a Stark succession crisis, drawing battle lines and preparing for war… only for Ned’s kids to play hot potato with the crown, each insisting they don’t want it and it belongs to someone else. 😂

“We have five heirs, how do NONE of them want it????”

[mil_enrama]

i love how martin has set up this predicament. the irony of the will creating confusion, all the different factions with their own fairly legitimate reasons, the doubt of jon's parentage... it's complexities like this which make the books so fun to theorize about and to reread!

[williamstearns]

It’s so nice to have discussions related to the books and NOT the show. Between these videos/comments, and rereading the series, there is always something new to discover.

[hana]

I think Jon denying Stannis was more out of personal and familial pride. He would not want to be legitimized by Stannis. The regard of his family was important to him. He would be more apt to accept the decree from his brother Robb, who he sincerely saw as his closest kin. As Eddard is dead, recognition from him would be paramount in his heart. As far as the northern lords, the north respects the wall more than any other region in Westeros. If not as highly as the Starks do, and so woth the knowledge that Jon was named Lord Commander, even without knowing Jon personally, his designation as leader would hold weight in the lord's minds.

[Stormborn]

Robb made the best decission according to what he knew. Also I think that, in a different scenario, Jon could have been a good adviser and a great supporter of Bran and Rickon.

[eldarafandiyev]

“Wyman Manderly knows that Rickon is alive and throws his considerable weight behind him”


Neat 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[Farb_dk]

The captain of the miraham could be one of the most important ppl in the books. From this will to the potential Greyjoy heir being his grandchild, he could be the absolute difference in the plot

[bwrochat]

Love this video. Robb’s death was gut wrenching for so many readers and fans and the idea of his will legitimizing and naming John as his successor and that uniting the north to defeat the others feels like a very stark appropriate final legacy and tribute to Robb as a strategist and a Stark lord of Winterfell.

[saraa.]

I love how the blackfyre rebellion is always used ny cat to warn against bastards: she forgets that brynden remained loyal .

[onerian]

i never realized how early in the show the source material ends

[idontuploadanymre]

it would be utterly insane if somehow they reached the wall with the will only to find that Jon is dead…. then witness him being resurrected. i think that would solidify the wildlings’ and northerners’ loyalty to him

[Nina-uyeo]

Rob may have wanted Jon to succeed even if his brothers and sisters may be alive. It is war and all his siblings are young. Only Jon will be able to lead armies.

[jm]

Never really considered it but depending on the wording I wonder if Robb could have inadvertently legitimized Jon as a true born Targaryen rather than a true born stark…

[BlacksmithFilter]

*(potential) SPOILERS*

I'm not 100% sure, but weren't there a couple of Howland Reed's bannermen that joined the Night's Watch shortly before Jon was killed?
So the theory goes that Galbart and Maege actually made it to Greywater Watch, gave the will to Howland and he sent those two guys to join the Watch so they can get a measure of Jon before they break the news to him as well. However, this was right after Stannis left Castle Black, so there were many things going on there (wildlings getting south of the Wall, Alys Karstark, Melissandre sending Mance to Winterfell, etc.) so they didn't really had the opportunity to interact with him at all, that's why we never read about it. And then it kind of became impossible...

[Bargadiel]

That stuff about the parallels between both Robs wills is why I love this franchise.

[gamer.snulch]

This video is weirdly the first time I realized that Cat knows as a fact that Arya is still alive. I totally never put that together. She's working with the brotherhood, and the brotherhood met Arya after everyone thought she was dead. How am I so stupid lol. Stoneheart knowing her daughter is alive is going to be a huge motivator for everything she does.

[evancarlson]

1:55 "Sisters come...before otherkin" is what I heard. A very interesting sentence when talking about a family of skinchangers.

[Comment]

The fact that Lady Stoneheart has Robbs Crown.