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A Game of Thrones · 1996
Oh, my sweet summer child, what do you know of fear? Fear is for the winter, my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feet deep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Nan challenges the confidence of someone whose world has not yet tested it. The tenderness in her address makes the warning more memorable than a simple rebuke.
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In context
Spoilers for A Game of ThronesShow the scene
Old Nan answers Bran in A Game of Thrones, Bran IV, before telling him of the long winter and the Others. Her affectionate form of address makes his inexperience the prelude to a frightening story. The opening quoted on the card belongs to a much longer account of what winter can bring.
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- Bran III (AWOIAF chapter 24) — reference 1Bran III (AWOIAF chapter 24); selected line and sceneReference checked
- Bran III (AWOIAF chapter 24) — reference 2Bran III (AWOIAF chapter 24); selected line and sceneReference checked
- Bran III (AWOIAF chapter 24) — reference 3Bran III (AWOIAF chapter 24); selected line and sceneReference checked
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