LmL TV 1 - The Long Night

[@LordHavillain]

This feels like the best possible version of one of the documentaries they would put on in school

[@dflctrq8881]

6 Years ago and still doing pretty good good job dude

[@DavidLightbringer]

thank you! my first on camera video ever

[@ash1rose]

Tyrion’s quote in ACOK is essentially the key to the series. “It all goes back and back to our parents and their parents before them. We are puppets dancing on our parents’ strings, and one day our children will pick up our strings and dance in our stead.” I’m sure I butchered the quote, but the idea of playing a role you did not choose is the main cause of strife in the story and fits with idea of rehashing ancient legends. This has been repeated ad infinitum.

[@americangrit7759]

The Queen of Sevens wouldn't that have Jon "breaking the wheel" since he refuses to punish a son for his father's sin?

[@raaplexis2978]

This is just the natural order. This is how it is in real life too. We inherit personality traits and general level of intelligence from our parents, barring unlucky genetic issues that override it, think like down syndrome. Aside from that minority, you are your ancestors and without them, you wouldnt be here. And the more recent your ancestors. The more likely you are to be similar to them.

[@mynameismice]

no sorry, not everything is about daddy

[@toade1583]

@@raaplexis2978 I sort of disagree. You come from your ancestors and they will always be a part of your history, but 'intelligence' being based mainly on genetics has been more on more disproven as time goes along. Not only is our perception of intelligence highly subjective(is being very good at a particular sport and mastering the moves needed to win in that sport, intelligence? Some would say yes and some would say it's skill and what separates skill from intelligence anyway?) and knowledge in certain aspects can be determined moreso by being raised with said knowledge rather than inherently knowing that thing more. For example, let's say two extraordinary middle class mathematicians have a child and this child is swapped with another child from a family of supposedly "ordinary", middle class people. The "ordinary" child and this mathematician's child go through the same school system, but the ordinary child, on top of going to school has math geniuses who help understand his class materials and even give him extra homework for him to better understand what he learns in class while the mathematician's child just goes to school, goes back home, maybe gets a little bit of help from his parents, but not as much as in the first case and while he gets a good middle class education, he doesn't as much support as in the first case, hence the ordinary child raised by math geniuses gets amazing grades while the math geniuses' child gets decent grades, but not as good raised by the math geniuses. Both children generally had the same quality of life with the exception of environmental differences when it came to educational support. Your environment determines your knowledge of certain topics and specialties moreso than your parentage. Your father being Neil Degrasse Tyson doesn't necessarily mean you will be a science wiz. That's why supporting kids' education and helping them to understand the material in class is so important. Yes, in cases such as some disabilities, genetics does play a role as some forms of special needs are inherited and some special needs affect mental faculties, but conflating that as all intelligence is mainly inheritable and that inteligence is one concrete thing that can be measured would be an overstepping it.

[@Sunkyoshipbitch]

Absolutely brilliant video, my man. You really condensed your long form into something that should be more accessible to the KZbin crowd. There are a lot of great content makers in the community, but you make a unique and wonderful addition that makes you stand out. KZbin is normally reserved for 'Top 10 WTF' and 'Is Jorah/Davos/Ser Pounce/Moonboy Azhor Ahai?!' videos, but I hope your strong literary analysis makes a lot of new Mythological Astronomers out of some viewers. Don't stop doing what you're doing. Thank you.

[@DavidLightbringer]

Many thanks ship-sinker! Shall I call you CrowsEye? He's going to be sinking some ships in TWOW I am thinking. Anyway, I appreciate the specific feedback; you got the idea of what I was trying to do here. I find that writing a short(er) script is harder than writing a long one! But I did my best to push the most important ideas forward. Of course the idea is to lure more people in to the pod, so we'll see what happens. Feel free to share! Cheers, LmL

[@ashscott6068]

Yeah, I think people are taking it too far. You know things are going wrong somewhere when "Born under a bleeding star" Gets stretched to mean, "Born in a bed near a sword made from a meteorite, which has a bit of blood on it". Like...what the Hell! "Under" is a very different thing to "next to". "Bleeding" is not the same thing as "has a bit of blood on it". And a sword is not a star. Even if it's made from a meteorite, which is ALSO not a star. People are taking everything everyone says as though it's a prophecy and it has to come true. Even Gurm himself has said that Azor Ahai is just a story that happens to exist in his world. Which kinda shits all over the assumption that he even existed in the first place, let alone that he was prophesied to come back. And even a prophecy that he'd come back, is not a guarantee that he will come back. In fact, it's kind of a guarantee that he won't. Since it's pretty shitty writing to tell everyone what's about to happen. I really hope that all the characters learn the lesson that the future can't be seen because it hasn't happened yet, and to stop buying into prophecies. I think the story is setting that up for Cersei. I think she will find out that Maggie the Frog couldn't see the future at all, and that she essentially made the prophecy come true through her own actions. And, if that prophecy comes true, even accidentally, I think no other will. We're not gonna get TWO prophecies coming true. Hopefully everyone is forced to realise that they have to take responsibility themselves, and not wait for a last minute rescue from Santa Claus.

[@moseshamlett3887]

You just poured a bunch of Graham Hancock into my game of thrones.

[@laurahill9643]

Having already listened to all the podcast episodes, I still found this enjoyable and fun. Thanks for the episode!

[@jordanschrimsher9835]

Ditto. I always enjoy hearing these explanations using symbolism that you do so very well. LML for President 2020!

[@JohnWalshGuitar]

Great stuff LML! A pleasure to lend some musical notes to one of my favourite podcasts.

[@DavidLightbringer]

The pleasure is mutual! I thought it turned out pretty well on the intro and transitions. I might hit you up for something else, just for variety's sake... sometimes I like to use diff music for each diff series (that's what I have done so far). I know you have a lot of great compositions, it's just a matter of isolating the passages that work for this context. Anyway, cheers! Thanks again!

[@JohnWalshGuitar]

Sounds cool man and actually suits quite well I think. I have a new composition with lots and lots of ideas that I think would be suitable in future. We can talk it over anyway. Onwards and upwards for you dude

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

Very talented

[@flobella7100]

John Walsh Guitar The guitar is absolutely perfect. Nice job.

[@skganno7771]

great job on the music!

[@dovekin5436]

While listening to this I was reminded of The Song of the Sea written by some maester (sorry I don't have my book in front of me). He was proposing the Arm of Dorne was not flooded by the children, but by some global warming type event that melted their world's version of the polar ice caps. If a moon was destroyed or knocked out of orbit by a massive comet that would definitely affect the tide. The comet or a piece of it could have even crashed into the ice caps. Maybe there's something to this? Maybe the Children didn't create that catastrophe, but harnessed their power to direct it toward the arm. They might not have even been fully aware and this could be why it was far less effective when they tried it on the neck later. And if the comet did crash in the far north then that fits with the stories claiming the night descended from the north and it could look like the others were bringing the night and the storm. Also a giant comet crashing in or near their homeland is a pretty good motivation for the Others to move south.

[@ruthruthie2931]

Dovekin some ppl think this is what will happen to us in the near future.

[@manband20]

If you're one of the people who believes that ASoIaF is post-apocalyptic and used to have a highly advanced civilization, there's a few ways that could play into it. Usage of fossil fuels could have contributed to the possible climate change that destroyed the Arm of Dorne. I'm one of the people who thinks there's a secret bunker on the Isle of Faces and who knows, maybe this bunker could have access to doomsday weapons or technology that alters the weather.

[@FiresideHotTakes]

I really like your cadence/delivery - you've got a good voice for storytelling! I just found this from your comment on reddit - I'm excited to explore your podcast vids, and look forward to more vids with you in them! Cheers!

[@DavidLightbringer]

Right on, thanks for saying so! The podcast is the main thing, but it sorely needed a bridge or user-friendly intro or something, which is what the video is supposed to be. If you dig the general style of analysis, you will like the podcasts... because only this video is sooooo condensed from the actual depth of detail going on in the books. For example, the podcast version of this body of ideas goes into the symbol of the dragon eggs - every time they appear, they give clues about the meteor shower. Every time we go to the Island of Dragonstone, it's the same type of symbolism. A dragon stone and a stone dragon egg are the same thing, you know? So one time at Dragonstone, the campfires look like a field of fallen stars, while Drogon's black egg causes a thousand dust motes to light up like fireflies in the setting sun or something like that. And that's just dragon eggs and stones - every single symbol in ASOIAF works that way, with countless related incarnations woven through the series that are all using the same language and symbolism. So in the podcast, we take the time to follow a symbol through multiple scenes, and then try to understand what it is saying. By the time you are done looking at all the scenes with dragon eggs and Dragonstone in AGOT & ACOK, you can see the picture George is painting - a thousand thousand fiery dragons coming from the moon. Also, I will mention that if you are into European folklore, particularly green man / horned god type stuff, you can check out the Sacred Order of Green Zombies series. The Bloodstone Compendium and Weirwood Compendium are both a series of podcasts which go in sequential order, but the Green Zombies is a stand alone that does not require you to have read any of my other stuff and can be listened to at any time. A lot of people like that series, as it's all about resurrecting Jon Snow and Coldhands and the last hero and greenseer resurrection, that sort of thing, and I get into the weird origins of Santa Claus folklore. :)

[@samtagg8754]

You could draw a parallel between Nissa Nissa and Drogo both were sacrificed to bring lightbringer into the world

[@DavidLightbringer]

Yes there’s a gender swap thing happening with Dany and Drogo. It works both ways, as above so below etc etc. Dany “inserts” the torch into the pyre, like a comet impregnating the moon

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@DavidLightbringer Not just Drogo, but more importantly Dany’s unborn child. Where told repeatedly in the story that magic requires sacrifice, most often a blood sacrifice of some sort. We know that kings blood (valryian blood) is powerful when sacrificed for fire magic.

[@romavictora]

Great Great great premiere EPISODE!!!!!!! So glad you've stuck with it bro bro.

[@flobella7100]

I've watched/listened to you on other great channels such as Westeros History, TeflonTV, Radio Westeros, and I always appreciate your input and voice. Finally a video of yours showed up on my home suggestion list and reminded me there's more! I LOVE the 'mystique' of The Long Night. I always want more. Great video! Thank you!

[@scottofgreywaterwatch1298]

I read all the books and sample chapters because of you and Quinn. Lml thank you so much for opening my eyes to the books. I already thanked Quinn. Great video my man!

[@o0Avalon0o]

This is exactly the video I've been looking for! What a lovely channel

[@Slechy_Lesh]

This should really get more views. A great introduction to your approach to ASOIAF!

[@DavidLightbringer]

it was first video ever, haha! you can see how far I've come. the Nightbringer series replaced this basically

[@danielagger6687]

Awesome dude, you can really tell the effort put into this. Huge fan of your work!

[@DavidLightbringer]

Thanks @Daniel Agger! Please share it with anyone who likes ASOIAF or GoT as my youtube channel is new, and I really think that anyone who digs the the books and the show would be interested in this part of Martin's writing. It's a whole new layer of fun!

[@jamesmcveigh8367]

Great video, also your beards hair follicle per square inch ratio is ridiculous.

[@espalier]

that definition at the shave line is crazy. so much beard.

[@psykalag]

Top notch analysis. This is the first video of yours I've seen but I just subscribed to your podcast and KZbin channel. I've read the books 3 times over the past 5 years and this is far and away the most comprehensive and elegant interpretation of the story. Keep up the good work!

[@phillipschmidt6295]

Great introduction, sinks you right in and the music and production values are excellent. Thank you for your work.

[@MusicalCircus]

Omg. I nearly crashed listening to this. I hadn’t seen this vid yet. I came to the exact same conclusion and theory. You added some stuff I didn’t think about though. I swear the whole story is about an eclipse. This is crazy. Haha I’m showing everyone this video. I’ve been explaining this theory/conclusion for years now but you do it wayyyy better.

[@DavidLightbringer]

Nice!!! I've always had the feeling that Shirley, a few other people must have made these connections... But not everyone hangs out on the forums and on social media to talk about it. But yeah, once you realize that dragons coming from the Moon must be meteors of some kind, the rest sort of flows from there. Let me know how you enjoy the rest of the series!

[@MusicalCircus]

I know!! It’s exciting knowing there are others :p it has to be close lol. Did you notice in the show when Sam is at the citadel, he looks through the restricted section and they have a book displaying the moon stages of an eclipse? Coincidence? I think not.

[@MusicalCircus]

And I definitely will :)

[@keithballog]

Dude you completely NAILED this story! Great Job

[@rfresa]

Thanks for this video and sharing your thoughts and theories! I have often thought that there must actually be normal seasons on Planetos, just with very minimal changes to the world that are not observed by most people and don't impact their lives much. Maybe this world has only a very slightly tilted axis. This is how people know when the years pass, and perhaps is the cause of the "summer snows" in the North. One possible explanation for the long, erratic climate shifts the characters refer to as seasons could be an erratically orbiting, unevenly shaped debris cloud from a destroyed moon or other celestial body. Though there is also magic, of course!

[@peglegpeete9122]

LML, I found your podcasts a week ago and have watched most of them. Thank you for bringing your expertise of a new unique and logical train of thought to the GOT universe nobody else seems to want to deal with. I am telling friends to watch/hear all your videos, and I also am now a $3 Patreon of yours. Tom

[@DavidLightbringer]

Peglegpete 1 thanks so much for your support!! It means a ton! Reading ASOIAF with symbolism and astronomy in mind is just so much fun, isn't it?? :)

[@peglegpeete9122]

They are both subjects I never studied closely and have always been a bit interested in how they work with other stuff. For my character you are doing up, I should also ad I am a fire monkey libra born in 1956 and am in Las Vegas. Hopefully you got the email I sent you thru your site [I mon on FB, twitter, etc.] and we can move future conversations to those.

[@peglegpeete9122]

i'm NOT on ...

[@peglegpeete9122]

one last try. I'm not on FB, twitter... and we can move the conv. to email.

[@ShadeoftheEvening]

LOVE THE MUSIC!! My husband is a musician and Sound Engineer. So glad I found u on Indeepgeek!!🐺🐉❄🔥💗💗

[@heather173]

I really enjoyed this, LML. I was running around doing housework (which I try to avoid, lol!) And didn't have a lot of time to sit and watch, but plenty of time to listen. You broke my brain, btw thanks for that. :) When I'd have to think really hard, I'd sit and watch. Completely opposite to what another viewer noted, I really LIKE the fact that you were not a bouncing ball of energy. The is heady, cerebral stuff, so frenetic energy IMO doesn't always work well. This is youtube, where frenetic energy is just a click away. You are deep diving ASOIAF. Brilliant video. I don't own the World of Ice and Fire, but now I have to get it and learn more. Thanks so much, very enjoyable and the Spanish guitar is beautiful.

[@jaywa3363]

I thought I had heard and read it all until I saw this video. I makes too much sense not to be true. The lunar eclipse theory combined with an asteroid striking the moon sold me. That is a winner!!

[@apollonialeotta8069]

Hi from Brazil! My mother and i Love all you'r analysis!!! thank you for that!

[@DavidLightbringer]

Amanda L that's fantastic, bringing families together around ASOIAF and symbolism, that's just what I set out to do. :) hello from California, and much love to Brazil and all of its wonderful people :)

[@apollonialeotta8069]

Lucifer means Lightbringer thank you for the attention!! ☺ we are in the middle of the third re read of asoiaf now, and this informations and interpretation you make just turn the things more cool e impressive! ^^ I have a mom who wants to sit at night and listen theorys, essays and read the books. this girl is lucky xD

[@Leah-xu2fd]

It is always go back to look at your prolific analysis from previous videos. It is very refreshing to see that you have stayed on the same path for most of your points way back when. I am basically watching older videos to see if I can grow to like Bran. If anyone can sway my opinion on him I am sure you can.

[@DavidLightbringer]

it's really the King Bran series I did last year and the Weirwood Compendium that you want to check out :) and thank you!

[@Leah-xu2fd]

@@DavidLightbringer I really wish I liked Bran. He shares quite a few qualities my spawn aka children have and I think that's why I can not seem to actually enjoy his character fully. I know that sounds strange because Bran is the one character most people find so hard to connect with but he is just to much like my own kids, they know things they shouldn't, they are moody over logical things, it feels like they warg into one wild animals on a whim. Bran is just someone who has all the bad qualities of the people I adore and love most in the world so I never like him through my eyes when I read him but truly the way you illustrate his character makes me not want to put him down a moon door for a long night timeout if you get my drift, so yeah. I like your videos. You make my asoiaf experience 100% better. And side note. I think I've found the one gripe over all your lenses to view the story and why I 1/9 times get a grumpy feel at your analysis. You do a fantastic job seeing the big picture but the parts that I feel intuitively connected to logically tend to be glossed over because I'm a mother. Lot's of the themes that I focus on are a mother linked and you touch on them but never fully touch on the issue because rightfully so you can't really (i wouldn't trust my husband to talk about motherhood either so its not a guy thing its a you've never been "mom" in all connotations of the word) makes it hard for you to truly talk about. Its a me thing and I am over it, for the most part; Other Mother, we might need some words. If you have reached the end you get a cool, cool, cool, and seriously you are great at what you do. Honestly it's 50/50 listen to current shows or rewatch shows or rewatch LML and finally comment. We will see what shows you beat our durring covid schooling.

[@GlassDama9]

I found you after I watched the live yesterday with Ideas of Ice and Fire and found your explanation really good. Gonna watch the other videos you made =} Nice work! ps: just love the guitar sound

[@MrScottie301]

About time you showed your face on your own channel!! Great video

[@DavidLightbringer]

...and here I am! Thanks Mr Scottie. Feel free to share, naturally ;)

[@DavidLightbringer]

damn bro

[@jaydifeo]

I think he's sexy AF. To each their own.

[@WaqasKhan-nz2bm]

not great

[@emiliocamachoerice6380]

Waqas Khan well I did enjoy it a lot

[@yensid4294]

Nice! The only other GOTs channel that's touching on the mythological content is Order of the Green Hand, but you've gone even deeper. Really enjoy the astronomy/astrology/mythology associations you've provided here & on your website. Will definitely be following you in both places. Thank you for the educational & thought provoking content. I can tell you put in a lot of effort & it shows 👍👏

[@almab6875]

Thank you so much!

[@macstacks2451]

This was great man, can't wait to see more of these!

[@kworyl6490]

Interesting perspective but I reckon Jon Snow's lightbringer... Rhaegar was Azhor, he stuck his 'fiery sword' into Lyanna (his Nissa Nissa) resulting in her death and creating Jon...lightbringer :)

[@ahhdodbegyd]

perfect

[@patrickcarr9906]

There's plenty of characters who represent multiple characters from the past. He covers a lot of these in his pod cast. Rhaegar as a sun king, with his two moon wives, one ice and the other fire.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@patrickcarr9906 His theory definitely has merit though.

[@patrickcarr9906]

@@williamwhitfield6225 I was agreeing

[@sophiemoconnell]

I absolutely love your podcasts, it's so great to see you try out some KZbin videos too, great way to condense your ASOIAF theories and analysis. Also loved the videos you've done with History of Westeros too! I was thinking of a few things in regards to Jamie's first Weirwood dream. First off is Rhaegar in this dream supposed to be a symbol for a comet or even lightbringer being tempered? He is a dragon after all. I also wondered about the properties of both magical stones. "And beside them, crowned in mist and grief with his long hair streaming behind him, rode Rhaegar Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone" "Prince Rhaegar burned with a cold light, now white, now red, now dark." He's a literal Prince that Was Promised/Azor Ahai figure that somewhat resembles the comet... Also, could the white sword Dawn, be made from a the original meteorite before a process that transforms or corrupts it using fire in some way? I'm thinking the oily black stone is the fire transformed variant of the cold white meteor. Essentially I'm also wondering if the Daynes originally followed the path of the comet not from the ground, but from the stars; as in they were traveling with it or just behind it. That would make the early ancestors of House Dayne the closest that we have in the story to God's on Earth. Which could explain why the traveller wasn't killed when the comet impacted the earth. The meteor could even have even landed in the gods eye. Although this is all wild speculation on my part though. The second thing is that I believe that the The Maiden-Made-of-Light is turned her back on the world when she became the Night's Queen. In the modern day, the cause for Cersei turning her back could possibly be linked to Jamie... "Sister, why has Father brought us here?" "Us? This is your place, Brother. This is your darkness." I'm not saying he is going to kill her necessarily, not directly anyway. His growing affection for "Brienne-the-Beauty" (who now has a "woman's shape" in the dream) will be Cersei's final undoing who will have lost everything at that point. Brienne-the-Beauty has an inner beauty Cersei will never have; she is younger and more beautiful. Cersei is also surrounded by ice and fire symbolism at various points in the story either being compared to wildfire or being cold, particularly early on in a GoT where she is at points even surrounded in snow and ice. "The others take my wife" Robert muttered sourly... Oh, Cersei is lovely to look at, truly, but cold..." The dead dire wolf found by the Starks at the beginning of the books is also covered in ice with the faint smell of corruption sticking to it like a woman's perfume. Now looking at the the WoW Aeron chapter, if Euron is indeed working for the Others, I believe that Cersei is also the (undead) woman next to him in Aeron's vision. The quote in the second vision seems to match up to this quote from Jamie's dream: "and beside Lord Tywin stood his sister, pale and beautiful, a torch burning in her hand." "Beside him stood a shadow in woman’s form, long and tall and terrible, her hands alive with pale white fire. Dwarves capered for their amusement, male and female, naked and misshapen, locked in carnal embrace, biting and tearing at each other as Euron and his mate laughed and laughed and laughed." We could also go as far to say that Cersei is tall and terrible. She is also often referred to a pale, with Cersei even describing herself as looking like a corpse whenever she wears black. Also, the Night's Queen could be described as a beautiful Corpse Queen... Finally, might be a bit of a stretch, but I'm wondering if the Maggi the Frog prophecy describes two deaths of Cersei. The first is via the Tears of Lys or strangling as a result of Cersei (a possible dragon in my eyes) being driven to wed Balon's younger brother Euron, which would be after Cersei realises Jamie has abandoned her and their children for Brienne-the-Beauty. The second death could be some kind of a mercy killing Nissa Nissa style at the hands of Jamie after she becomes the wild fire wielding Night's Queen. Just to tie it up, his sword could even light with a pale blue flame similar to the Weirwood dream, although that might possibly be a little on the nose... Anyway, sorry for the HUGE post! hopefully this doesn't sound too mad, I just really love your podcasts and thought that you might set me straight if my theories are too tinfoil!

[@egorshkotin1792]

Got myself subscribed. Very nice analyzing. And pleasant narrative style. Thank u!

[@manuam98]

Crafting this kind of theories makes you cool, but the fact that you have a bass on the background makes you 10 times cooler.

[@arpirate1912]

It's so cool to see you on KZbin

[@Peanutjoepap24]

LmL: ** WARNING: Cartoon Violence ** Me: Well that just makes me more interested honestly.

[@SaltyMinorcan]

thank you for your good work and thoughts.

[@dionndremartin8009]

I feel the moon cracking...the comets (falling debris) heralds the long night and coming of dragons...bloodstone/starfall...etc...all linked...different falling stars from same incident

[@Ar1AnX1x]

good to see you getting a lot of views, keep going man.

[@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215]

I love Mythical Astrology!

[@O_KRistyyy]

Im glad i found your channel! I stumbled across it because of the halloween special! Im already subscribed to grayarea, teflontv, and secretsofthecitadel, etc...

[@JJFLASH1076]

Came from your collaboration with IdeasofIceandFire looking forward to binging all your content

[@j.christophercarter141]

The guitar Jam left me in awe

[@lambielikesit]

You're amazing LML

[@meridianmormont665]

Love your podcasts and really enjoyed this TV show. I must say LML your looking really good dude. Love and Blessings from South Africa 💖🐉 Shared 👍👍

[@DavidLightbringer]

Meridian Mormont thanks for saying so - seeing yourself on camera is really weird an kind of painful. I appreciate the encouragement. ;) And shout out to S Africa for sure! I have a great friend who grew up there as it happens. :)

[@meridianmormont665]

Lucifer means Lightbringer I was born in the UK grew up in Australia and moved here be a Wildlife Vet.... Blessings of the Old Gods and the New.... 💕💕💕💕

[@poliestotico]

Nukes are usually referred to as the sword of Damocles. Dragons are a metaphorical flaming sword called light bringer. Dragons are formidable weapons capable of inimaginable destruction, able to melt stone with their fire. Harenhall is Hiroshima and dragons are medieval fantasy nukes, convince me otherwise. Haha

[@DavidLightbringer]

no that's right on, and Xaro calls the dragons "a flaming sword above the world" in a direct evocation of the sword of Damocles idea.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

That’s essentially Dany’s story, a young girl in possession of three weapons of mass destruction. And there are still people who believe that story has a happy ending lol

[@sunshinesilverarrow5292]

Such a great video, thank you! Hugs & sunshine 🌞 N

[@evancappello9288]

Rewatching A LOT of these videos, and the one constant I love about them; aside from the content Obviously, is the magical facial hair he has!

[@b_g_c3281]

Openly I'm chagrined by my 3-years lateness, in general, to subscribing, and most especially, to this BRILLIANT summary(( within an undeniably competent and thoroughly entertaining video )) As I type, I watched but nigh 7/8ths of this EXCELLENT video, and I can't help but wonder aloud, whether you will broach the possibility(( or _probability?_ )) of:: ▪ The planet suffering from a peculiar, and fatal(( rather _cataclysmic_ )) astronomical flaw involving.... unstable (( ??!?and degenerative?!?? ))magnetic poles?? ▪ The planet suffering from a degenerative orbit around its sun, (?)combined with(?) an erratic, wildly variant axial tilt??

[@armyofninjas9055]

FYI, Prometheus is in the same "archetype" of characters as Lucifer. Carl Jung talks a lot about them.

[@michelledelaune2964]

good content. you have a new fan

[@malirabbit6228]

Dang Darlin! You are so good! I just happened upon you! Again , LML you are good!

[@luminyam6145]

Wonderful video, thank you.

[@ZombicidalMadMom81]

I've always wondered if Planetos is possibly shaped like a football w/ the length being North to South. Like a football standing upright; my only "clues" are that this could explain the year-long Seasons why that one Dragon Rider rode South for 3 yrs and never found the other side of the land mass she was exploring. I only bring this idea up because maybe the football-shaped planet also had 2 moons that orbited around the planet; one North to South & the other East to West. Perhaps they got caught in each other's orbits on the rare occasion they got close & one broke; sending meteors down and causing a fiery bleeding-star shower. And maybe one of the moons were inhabited by dragons, somehow. It's thin I admit but trying to solve a puzzle w/o all the pieces is half the fun, right? :S

[@DavidLightbringer]

That’s a new one, I hadn’t heard that. I can only think of Monty Python and Sir Galahad saying the earth is banana shaped.

[@ZombicidalMadMom81]

I don't know if anyone else has had the thought, I just figured maybe it'd be GRRM's weird way of paying homage to one of his fav sports lol Like naming a character 'wun wun' after a player's jersey number 11

[@ugurogluusa3245]

Savage Sam Tarly is my favourite parallel and it seems like our characters are some way or another living past in the present

[@SarahBullard-c4l]

Back in 2014 I used to call my supervisor Christina "My Sun and Stars'. Luckily we had both moved on before she watched Game Of Thrones.

[@milawochooka7264]

oh my gosh, this is an amazing video

[@DavidLightbringer]

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[@TheCharts24]

Your content is boss. You are correct, you have something new to add to our perspective. Keep it up. That said if you move your head that way normally in conversation I’d tease that habit right out lol

[@gai73]

It is criminal that you do not have way more subscribers

[@johnalois8234]

I really liked your head movements

[@Smartuur]

Oh man, it's 2 am and I just found your channel. Well, no sleep to night then.

[@treehouse318]

the baby dragon animation is so cute!🥰

[@aliciaprater4836]

Very cool video...u should make more like this !!!

[@quentongilliam5803]

Sweet Guitar intro LML!!

[@robertclark9800]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!! My new fav ASoIaF channel.

[@DavidLightbringer]

At your service good ser!

[@barbaricbarbaric397]

Excellent channel name.

[@christopherhorn1161]

Wow, awesome job!!!

[@MattCosta-zw2qu]

that intro was sick

[@tylerbarrett6652]

I notice two other parallels that you do not touch on. Aegon the Conqueror had 2 wives.... or 2 moons.... and then he lost one, the warmer one, and the colder one remained. Secondly, the other bloody sword.... Lady Dustin relays the story of Brandon... who said something to the effect that there is no sword like a bloody sword. I wonder if there is any connection to be made in these tales.

[@mranderson9813]

Bet George is in his bunker going "Gods dammit ,honey? They figured out another one, better start over"

[@barbaricbarbaric397]

Great initial music also.

[@seiretzym]

Holy shit. Like nuclear winter. You're an absolute genius!

[@alfredosincovich5744]

Great video... very fuc king great

[@DavidLightbringer]

why thank you!

[@lewdogsk8er]

Dude can you do videos like this again, your intonation and mannerisms are spot on. You could be describing how fleas mate and I would be rapt. Behold, my offering to ye gods of algorithm!

[@DavidLightbringer]

I might; I need a new camera though

[@eds1942]

Could Dragon steel have be made from meteoritic iron?

[@Ar1AnX1x]

that old school looking speaker looks great as decor

[@FYEYE]

Thank you

[@Beyondtopsecret1]

Great job!

[@sermycahwhent4165]

Is that a can of Pork Soda? Primus sucks lol Really nice to see others enjoy Claypool even with your Stannis/Gorman Peake beard. I've heard you on other peeps videos nice to find your channel gonna binge a few today

[@simonkelly1958]

Great work

[@cordelking6110]

Was there ever a better intro video to this channel, cuz i still can't find it💫⚡☀️🌛🌋🐉🐙

[@DavidLightbringer]

Oh I’m so glad it holds up! I’m making a new version of that video actually right now! Figured it was time for an update :)

[@EVENTSBYMAC]

Just when I thought there was nothing left to learn....WOW. I always thought the birth of dragons were the reason for the long night coming, but wouldn't this make Khal Drogo Azor Ahai then?

[@lobbyfisher5787]

Awesome video I really enjoyed watching this keep the videos coming, was a bit confusing at times lol but awesome video loved it, who do you think azor ahai and nissa nissa are in the show , and how do you think the show will end,

[@durrandurrandon6451]

Nice video. I didn't know you had launched a KZbin channel.

[@DavidLightbringer]

Durran Durrandon yeah I made one a couple of months ago just to put my podcasts on here. But I have been planning on doing at least one major video for a while, just so I would have something that was easier to digest for people. How do you think I did condensing the main ideas?

[@durrandurrandon6451]

Well this is always the problem. It can almost be a conversation killer when a show only watcher or a casual reader and me my opinion on how the story will end or which character uhh s Azor Ahai, and I'm like, "well, do you have half an hour minimum to talk to me about comparative mythology, before I answer your question?" I think this is a good summary though. It's hard to condense.

[@TheSuburbanAlchemist]

Great video. Your work is always interesting, enlightening, and very thought provoking. Do you think that the signs and parallels indicate that another Long Night is on the way? For instance: Last time, Planetos experienced a huge natural disaster on magical steroids when it was struck by the first comet. This time though, unless I am mistaken, it seems that the comet just passes them by. Do you think that some sort of magical astrological impact is important in determining the likelihood of another Long Night?

[@DavidLightbringer]

Cameron Miller you are correct, and thanks for your kind words. I do however think the red comet will be back soon and we will get some fireworks. And then there's this quote from George... "Asked how he will possibly wind up all of the story’s sprawling threads in the next two books, Martin revealed that he has a back-up plan. “Two big books, 1,500 manuscript pages each-that’s 3,000 pages,” Martin says of the space he has to wrap up. “I think I have a good shot. And you know, if I really get pressed, I’ve already established that red comet. I can just have it hit Westeros and wipe out all life,” he says." www.google.com/amp/www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/11/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-ending/amp

[@MariaMaria-qs3ri]

I belived that the sun and two moons = the Targaryen male/king/brother and two women/wifes/sisters. So when Dany married Drogo instead of her brother, the second moon dissapeared from the story... and we've got dragons as a bonus. Or as a reward, since the abomination was over. But now I see that, beside Daenerys and Viserys, there was no other woman anyway, so, no two moons to start. My theory is now dust, in fact was dust from the start, I just did not saw it. After listening to this video, what you say makes alot of sense, but is not easy to see if someone does not point it out to you. So, thank you Lml. You are great.

[@RogueXV]

Valyrian steel could be made from moon meteorite like dawn, and that's why its so rare and can only be reforged. It fits with the theme of dragons, fire and meteors. Dragon steel sounds like it was probably made by dragon fire, but could possibly be made by metaphoric dragon meteorites.

[@rhaevan.maniyara]

David..... You ever watch this video to see how different your presentation was back in the day??😆

[@DavidLightbringer]

Yes, every once in a while. I’ve almost taken this down because I have an updated version (Nightbringer), but it’s good for posterity

[@rhaevan.maniyara]

@@DavidLightbringer These days, you're like my very own Old Nan..💛 ( Also... don't take it down! It's always fun to look back.. right? )

[@jeffwright1695]

Amazing video.............. Any thoughts on the coming long night also being a global event?

[@DavidLightbringer]

Yes. For the most part I am more concerned with unravelling the past than predicting the future, but of course in a fractal story like this, the past and future should rhyme in some sense. So, my one big prediction is that we will indeed get another moon cracking event, though I do not think it will destroy the moon (it's pretty basic science that without a moon, Planetos or Earth would be doomed; but I think it's also clear George is only loosely following sciency ideas, just enough to make good fantasy. Anyway, I do not know if the show will do it, but I have 2 reasons to think it will happen in the book: 1.) if the mechanism for causing the previous LN was a magic moon meteor, it stands to reason we will need another meteor to get another LN 2.) I think I am seeing foreshadowing of this event, though it is tricky because there's always a question of whether a scene is "rear-shadowing" the past or foreshadowing the future I would guess this will happen at the end of TWOW, when we might expect the new LN to officially fall. The Others cannot really invade until the sun is hidden during the day, and we all expect a new LN to happen, so I am thinking the mechanism will again be a meteor. It's basically just a fancy way for something to happen that we all expect will happen - a new LN.

[@jeffwright1695]

thank you, really enjoy your work as well as this awesome response

[@michaelkulakov9716]

Enjoying your takes, man. The only thing is, I don't think Azor really caused anything. It's how folk tales often work: ppl see th sun pierce the moon with a sword of fire, then a guy pops up with a fiery sword to save the day and everyone assumes he must be the one responsible.

[@kahlbutomacfarland]

Nice video. I’ve always been a fan of the idea that Jon is Dany’s Lightbringer. Thoughts on this possibility? Jon stained by Lyanna’s blood as she was Rhaegar’s sacrifice.

[@erins.5420]

This is great! Now how do you think it will all end?

[@ardaraith]

Pretty awesome!

[@DavidLightbringer]

Thanks for coming over to check it out!

[@Thaistickthai]

Also ur theory on the whole thing being a atmosperic event ties in nicely with grrms idea of the story being allegorical for climate change on some level!

[@arronjerden915]

A more literal interpretation of the legend would be an event like the Shoemaker-Levy 9 with a comet (second moon) breaking up and bombarding the planet with several or even dozens of major impacts and thousands of smaller impacts, air burst, and burn outs.

[@TeflonTv]

Yo I need to holla at you brother . Can you hit me up on Twitter or facebook Boss

[@DavidLightbringer]

Teflon Tv will do Teflon Don! Thanks for dropping by :)

[@lucasreeserlarkin8996]

Teflon Tv - Don, I hear your gears turning bro, we will need all Tubers for the Long Night. Winter. Is. Here. He is a very knowledgeable companion. A large collaboration is in the near future, I saw it in the flames last night. Eyes of all colors. A thousand eyes are better than One.

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

The Don fucks.

[@latricedaniel4200]

Teflon Tv 😂😂😂😂 I hope it's about that neck moving to much

[@drippinwet774]

Latrice Daniel Teflon needs to stop stealing other people's designs so we can take him seriously for once 😂 #Monster_energy_drinks #Godfather_puppet_strings

[@coquinegra]

nice guitar music.