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Game of Thrones 8: Tenera è la Notte (Episodio 2)
Secondo episodio e secondo riassuntone. Devo riempire in qualche modo queste righe introduttive per rendere più dolce la transazione con la zona spoiler, nella quale entreremo a brevissimo. Tenera è la notte a Grande Inverno, la quiete dei protagonisti è la più classica delle premesse prima di una tempesta furibonda. Bene, direi che ci siamo. Mettiamo un bel punto alla fine di questa introduzione con il solito avviso: da qui in poi, si entra in Zona Spoiler, siete avvisati!
Ho trovato questo secondo episodio meraviglioso nella sua normalità: è l’ultima volta in cui potremo vedere i protagonisti rilassarsi, confrontarsi, conoscersi, raccontarsi, stare insieme uno di fronte all’altro e non fianco a fianco. La prima puntata si era conclusa con Bran che fissava Jaime, cosa che evidentemente si è protratta per una settimana (ma hanno già creato la pagina Facebook “Bran fissa cose”?, in caso contrario sappiate che voglio i diritti d’autore!). In questo nuovo episodio Bran continua a fissare Jaime, ma stavolta siamo nella sala principale del castello degli Stark, con Daenerys che racconta a Jaime di come da piccola raccontavano favole sullo Sterminatore di Re (a chi è carente di fosforo ricordiamo che proprio Jaime aveva ucciso il Re Folle, ovvero l’ultimo Targaryen ad essere salito sul trono di spade), che un giorno lo avrebbero trovato e ucciso. Daenerys inoltre è irritata dal fatto che Cersei abbia tradito la causa e fa pesare la cosa a Tyrion. Anche Sansa è abbastanza nervosa dalla presenza di Jaime, reo di aver aggredito Ned Stark ai tempi, ad ogni modo ci pensa Brienne a garantire per il biondo Lannister, ormai da tempo diventato un uomo d’onore (e uno dei personaggi migliori della serie, possiamo dirlo). Mentre Bran continua a fissarlo, Sansa è convinta dalle parole di Brienne, Jon anche e Daenerys non può far altro che accettare Jaime nell’esercito dei “vivi”.
Tyrion si prende una lavata di capo da Daenerys, alla quale non solo le rode perché è circondata da un sacco di suoi ex-nemici, ma anche perché Jon sembra evitarla. Arya e Gendry si incontrano di nuovo nell’armeria, la piccola Stark sollecita l’amico nella costruzione nell’arma che gli ha commissionato. Lui le rivela di essere il bastardo di Baratheon e pensa che a lei non regga di affrontare i morti: Arya fa vedere subito di che pasta è fatta. Tra i due c’è una tensione particolare…
Jaime finalmente riesce a incontrare Bran in uno dei pochi momenti in cui il giovane Stark non sta fissando nessuno. Jaime gli chiede scusa per averlo reso disabile, Bran gli risponde che lo ha fatto per amore e per difendere la sua famiglia e che se Jaime non lo avesse fatto, lui sarebbe ancora Bran Stark. Quindi tutto a posto. Jaime non capisce e gli dice: “Perché, non lo sei?”. Eeeh, non più, non più. A proposito di Bran apro una piccola parentesi sulla bellezza della scrittura di questa serie: un personaggio totalmente marginale per tante stagioni, invalido, indifeso, si è evoluto in uno dei caratteri più interessanti, originali e gagliardi di questa stagione. Bran è un esempio di come un personaggio poco importante possa trasformarsi in un protagonista assoluto. Chiusa parentesi, andiamo avanti.
Continuano i preparativi per la grande battaglia, Jaime e Tyrion parlano del loro passato, della loro famiglia e dell’ironia nel trovarsi a difendere le mura di Grande Inverno. Parlano soprattutto di quanto sia stronza loro sorella, ma ormai questo è abbastanza chiaro per tutti. Ser Davos intanto distribuisce il rancio, incoraggia gli uomini a combattere e conosce una bambina tenace che gli ricorda tanto la sua amata Shireen, la figlia malata di Stannis Baratheon, sacrificata sul rogo al Signore della Luce per ordine di Melisandre. In questo episodio tutti parlano con tutti, preparandosi a ciò che sta per succedere. Jon si riunisce a Tormund e a Edd, che lo avvisano che l’arrivo dei Non-Morti è previsto per l’indomani (!). Una delle conversazioni più interessanti dell’episodio avviene tra Sansa e Daenerys: quest’ultima cerca di diventare amica di Lady Stark, tuttavia la Signora di Grande Inverno chiede alla Regina dei Draghi cosa sarà del Nord dopo che avranno battuto i Non-Morti e Cersei. Sansa ribadisce la sua domanda, quasi reclamando l’indipendenza, al che Daenerys fa la vaghissima: prevedo disastri. L’arrivo di Theon interrompe la conversazione, Sansa lo abbraccia e lo accoglie e “casa”: gli Stark rimasti, tra figli e figliastri, sono finalmente tutti riuniti.
Ora che ci sono tutti, è arrivato il momento di pensare ad una strategia: Jon teorizza che se riuscissero ad uccidere il Re della Notte, l’incantesimo che riporta i morti in vita sarebbe spezzato e potrebbero così vincere la guerra. Bran sa che il Re avversario lo vuole uccidere perché lui rappresenta la memoria e solo uccidendo la memoria si può far calare la notte (e dunque la morte) su ogni cosa. Il Corvo con Tre Occhi si propone dunque come esca: attirerà il suo avversario nel Giardino degli Dei (dove Theon si propone di difenderlo: fossi in Bran mi cacherei sotto). L’incontro si chiude con Daenerys che declassa Tyrion, allontanandolo dalla battaglia e costringendolo a chiudersi nella cripta con le donne e i bambini (“Se sopravviveremo avrò bisogno del tuo cervello”).
L’ultima notte prima del caos è piena di incontri inaspettati, come dicevamo. L’arrivo di Beric irrita il Mastino: “Sembra di trovarsi a un cazzo di matrimonio”, ma poi finiscono a bere insieme. Arya riceve finalmente da Gendry la sua arma (un cazzutissimo giavellotto, con il quale teorizzo che abbatterà il drago dei non-morti in qualche momento della battaglia), poi vuole perdere la verginità e così con Gendry la situazione si concentra su un altro giavellotto (scusate la battuta, vado a mettermi in silenzio in un angolo). Vicino al focolare Tyrion incontra Bran per farsi raccontare un po’ tutta la sua storia, quindi arriva Jaime e in breve i Lannister si riuniscono in chiacchiere con Pod, Brienne, Tormund e Davos. Il bruto fa lo spaccone e ci prova in tutti i modi con Brienne, che non se lo fila di striscio. Poi Jaime nomina Lady Brienne cavaliere (“non serve un Re per nominare un cavaliere, basta un altro cavaliere”): Brienne è felicissima, in tutta la sua vita non ha desiderato altro. In chiusura di scena c’è Pod che intona una canzone, uno di quei canti medievali pieni di malinconia e il momento è davvero molto commovente.
Verme Grigio parte per la battaglia, non prima di aver promesso a Missandei un futuro insieme. Mormont incontra sua cugina Lyanna (la bambina cazzutissima, ovvero Lady Mormont) che ovviamente non vuole rinunciare alla battaglia, nonostante le rimostranze del cugino (al quale Sam poco dopo regala la spada dei Tarly). Jon nel frattempo vuole rilegare lo stesso Sam nella cripta a difendere le donne, Sam afferma di essere l’unico ad aver ucciso un estraneo e dice che avranno bisogno di lui, al che Edd fa pensare al celebre ritornello di Sora Lella: “Namo bene annamo, proprio bene”.
Finalmente arriva la conversazione che tutti aspettavamo: Jon rivela a Daenerys la sua identità, Daenerys è scioccata, pensa che Jon stia dicendo una cazzata (anche io sarei stato scettico, in fondo a sapere il segreto sono il fratello di Jon e il suo migliore amico, sembra proprio una cosa acchittatissima). Dani dice che quindi Jon può reclamare il trono, Jon esita a rispondere e questa cosa non sembra entusiasmare Daenerys, poi i due sono interrotti: gli estranei stanno arrivando, la guerra di tutte le guerre sta per cominciare. La puntata si conclude con l’arrivo dei Non-Morti, che osservano Grande Inverno in lontananza. Mamma mia quanta gente sta per morire, non ero così fomentato per l’inizio di una battaglia dai tempi del Fosso di Elm de Il Signore degli Anelli.
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#Bran Castle, Romaina. Not quite the place of Dracula, but still impressive fortress of 14th century. 🏰 🇷🇴 Beat the crowds and took a lot of pictures of winding staircases and decorated rooms.
#StandingStoneSunday: `In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #Fionn Mac Cumhaill (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a groove around the base of the stone with its colossal chain and they say you can still hear its ghostly howls.`
Source: Snippet from a plaque near the site
Annwn
This is the Otherworld in Welsh mythology. Ruled by Arawn (or, in Arthurian literature, by Gwyn ap Nudd), it’s a world of delights & eternal youth where disease is absent & food is ever-abundant. In both Welsh & Irish mythologies, the Otherworld was believed to be located either on an island or underneath the earth.
In the First Branch of the Mabinogi, it’s implied that Annwn is a land within Dyfed. While the context is a land within Dyfed. While the context of the Arthurian poem Preiddeu Annwfn suggests an island location.
Two other otherworldly feasts that occur in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi are located in Harlech in northwest Wales & on Ynys Gwales in southwest Pembrokeshire.
Locations inside Annwn:
In the First Branch of the Mabinogi, Prince Pwyll of Dyfed offends Arawn (the ruler of Annwn) by baiting his hunting hounds on a stag that Arawn’s dogs had brought down. In recompense, he changes places with Arawn for 1 year & defeats Arawn’s enemy, Hafgan.
During this year, Pwyll doesn’t sleep with Arawn’s wife. This earned him gratitude & eternal friendship from Arawn. On his return, Pwyll became known by the title Penn Annwn (“Head/Ruler of Annwn”).
In the 4th Branch, Annwn is mentioned but doesn’t show up. It’s revealed that he sent a gift of otherworldly pigs to Pwyll’s son & successor, Pryderi. This leads to war between Dyfed & Gwynedd.
The epic poem, Cad Gaddeu describes a battle between Gwynedd & the forces of Annwn, led again by Annwn. It’s revealed that Amaethon, nephew to Math (King of Gwynedd), stole a female dog, a lapwing (a type of bird), & a male roedeer (or a roebuck) from the Otherworld.
This led to a war between the 2 peoples. The inhabitants of Annwn are shown as bizarre & hellish creatures. These include a “wide-mawed” beast with 100 heads & bearing a host beneath the root of its tongue & another under its neck, a 100-clawed black-groined toad, & a “mottled ridged serpent, with a thousand souls, by their sins, tortured in the hold s of its flesh.”
Gwydion, the Venedotian hero & magician, successfully defeats Arawn’s army, 1st by enchanting the trees to rise up & fight & then by guessing the name of the enemy hero Bran, this winning the battle.
Priddeu Annwfn, an early medieval poem found in the Book of Taliesin, describes a voyage led by King Arthur to the numerous otherworldly kingdoms within Annwn. Either to rescue the prisoner Gweir or to retrieve the cauldron of the Head of Annwn.
Over time, the role of king of Annwn was transferred to Gwyn ap Nudd, a hunter & psychopomp, who may have the Welsh personification of winter. Psychopomps are creatures, spirits, angels, demons, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife.
The Christian Vita Collen tells of St. Colleen vanquishing Gwyn & his otherworldly court from Glastonbury Tor with the use of holy water.
In Culhwch and Olwen, an early Welsh Arthurian tale, it’s said that God gave Gwyn ap Nudd control over the demons lest “this world be destroyed.” Tradition revolves around Gwyn leading his spectral hunts, the Cwn Annwn (“Hounds of Annwn”), on his hunt for mortal souls.
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Bran the Blessed
In Welsh, he’s called Bendigeidfran or Bran Fendigaidd, literally meaning “Blessed Cow.” The name “Bran” in Welsh is usually translated as crow or raven.
Bran is a literal giant, like Goliath of David & Goliath fame, & king of Britain in Welsh mythology. He shows up in several of the Welsh Triads. But his most significant role is in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi Branwen ferch Llyr. He’s a son of Llyr & Penarddun. He’s the brother of Branwen, Manawydan, Nisien, & Efnysien.
The Irish king, Matholwch, sails to Harlech to speak with Bran the Blessed, high King of the Island of the Mighty, & to ask for the hand of his sister, Branwen, in marriage. Thus forging an alliance between the 2 islands.
Bran agrees to Matholwch’s request. But the celebrations are cut short when Efnysien, a half-brother of Bran & Branwen, brutally mutilates Matholwch’s horses, angry that his permission wasn’t sought in regard to the marriage.
Matholwch is deeply offended until Bran offers him compensation in the form of a magic cauldron that can restore the dead to life. Pleased with the gift, Matholwch & Branwen sail back to Ireland to reign.
Once in Matholwch’s kingdom, Branwen gives birth to a son, Gwern. But Efnysien’s insult continues to rankle among the Irish. Eventually Branwen is mistreated, banished to the kitchen & beaten every day.
She tames a starling & sends it across the Irish Sea with a message to her brother, Bran. The common starling, also often referred to as the “Welsh starling” is the type of starling she used.
Bran, being an actual giant, waded across the Irish Sea to rescue her with his brother, Manawydan, & a huge myriad of warriors, mustered from the 154 cantref of Britain following in ships. A cantref is a medieval Welsh land division, like a county. The word comes from “cant” (a hundred) & “tref” (town). The idea that a cantref contained about 100 settlements or dwellings.
The Irish offer to make peace, & build a house big enough to entertain Bran. But they hang 100 bags inside. The bags were thought to have flour in them. But actually containing armed warriors.
Efnysien, suspecting treachery, reconnoitres the hall & kills the warriors by crushing their skulls. Later, at the feast, Efnysien, suspecting treachery, reconnoitres the hall & kills the warriors by crushing their skills.
Later, at the feast, Efnysien, getting into his feels, again, murders Gwern by burning him alive. A vicious battle out. Seeing that the Irish are using the cauldron to revive their dead, he hides among the Irish dead/corpses & is thrown into the cauldron by the unsuspecting enemy.
He destroys the cauldron from within, sacrificing himself in the process. Only 7 men survive the conflict. Among them: Manawydan, Taliesin, & Pryderi fab Pwyll, the prince of Dyfed. Branwen having died of a broken heart.
The survivors are told by a mortally wounded Bran to cut off his head & to return it to Britain. For 7 years, where they are entertained by Bran’s head, which continues to speak. They later move on to Gwales (often identified with Grassholm Island off Dyfed) where they live for 80 years without perceiving the passing of time.
Eventually, Heilyn fab Gwyn opens the door of the hall facing Cornwell & the sorrow of what had befallen them returns. As instructed, they take the now silent head to the Gwynfryn, the “White Hill” (thought to be where the Tower of London is now), where they bury it facing France, so as to ward of invasion.
King Bran was sitting on the rocky shore at Harlech when he saw 13 ships over at the horizon coming from Southern Ireland. Soon, the boat men came to shore declaring the fleet belonged to the Irish Lord Matholwch who came seeking Bran’s sister Branwen’s hand in marriage.
Of course to Bran, this union made sense. Someone worthy of his sister had come forth. Their union would bring a powerful alliance for the 2 kingdoms. Bran willingly welcomed King Matholwch of Ireland ashore & gave him some really great hospitality. The wedding was set at the coast to Aberffraw.
All this had to be set inside specially erected tents since no house could accommodate the giant King Bran. Soon after all the wedding & celebration took place Bran’s half-brother, Efnysien, returned to Wales & was puzzled to see a lot of foreign horses stabled.
He asked whom the horses belonged to & was enraged to find his sister had been given away without his consent. In his anger, he maimed all the Irish horses by cutting their lips back to their gums, their ears down to their skulls, eyelids to eyeballs, & their tails to their butts.
Matholwch’s courtiers advised him to see this as a calculated insult from the Welsh & was in the end coaxed to head back home in offense/deep resentment. Bran sent his best messengers to attempt to sway Matholwch.
He sent with them a stick of solid silver as tall as himself & as thick as a finger along with a plate made of gold the circumference of his face. He also offered to replace every horse that was maimed & begged Matholwch to see his family dilemma, Bran couldn’t execute his own brother.
He begged to meet with the Irish king face-to-face so that he might make a humble apology. The 2 kings met again. However, during the meeting Matholwch expressed his feeling that Bran’s compensation was too small.
Bran couldn’t stand for that, so he offered Matholwch a magic black cauldron that could bring the dead back to life on the condition they couldn’t speak. Matholwch was astounded by this great gift & forgot all the unpleasantries that had come before. The next morning, the fleet of 13 ships left for Ireland with Branwen & Matholwch, side by side.
At 1st sight, the Irish loved their new queen. They brought many gifts to the castle celebrating Matholwch & Branwen’s marriage. In due time, Branwen gives birth to a son named: Gwern. The realm rejoiced once again.
A few years have passed. The counselors began to reflect on the maiming of the horses once again. they believe that Matholwch hasn’t acted like a man. They probed him to take out this injustice on his wife, Branwen.
The council made him expel Branwen from his court. They force her to work in the kitchen. She was relentlessly bullied by the cook. She was stared at by the kitchen boys, who even boxed her ears. This mistreatment continues for 3 years. In that time, Branwen had been taming a starling to take her mind off things. (Anyone getting Cinderella vibes?)
One day, she fastened a letter to the starling meant for her brother, Bran, pleading for help. The bird eventually makes its way to Wales! The bird dove from the sky during 1 of Bran’s legislative assemblies.
When Bran read Branwen’s letter, it made him feel despair but then fury. He then declares war on the Irish to exact revenge to his sister. Bran led ALL his armies down the shore to Ireland. Everyone on the Irish shore saw Bran wading through the water ahead of the fleet, because no ship could carry him.
The Irish ran across the river Shannon & barred the way from the sea. So the ships couldn’t go up the river. Just before Bran’s troops landed, they saw the Irish had destroyed the bridge & blocked the river.
At that very moment, Bran said, “The man who would lead his people must first become a bridge.” He then positioned himself across the river, so that his troops could march across. Matholwch’s men seeing the Welsh advance successfully, said they would atone for the injustice done to Branwen by ensuring the kingship of Bran’s nephew, Gwern.
That alone didn’t satisfy Bran. So they offered to build him a house that would fit his massive body. Bran only accepted Branwen’s plea, for she feared bloodshed. The house the Irish built however was a trick.
As they had hid 100 soldiers inside bags throughout the home instructed to jump out at the feast & kill the nearest Welshman. They didn’t factor in Efnysien, who arrived at the house to inspect it, suspecting foul play. He went around & crushed the skull of every man hidden inside a bag.
Soon after the great feast took place & Gwern went around charming his new-found relatives from Wales. Efnysien complained that the boy didn’t greet him. Then suddenly grabbed the boy by his heels & cast him head 1st into the huge fire.
Branwen, in a craze, tried to leap into the fire, Bran stopped her knowing she would die too. He then protected his sister from the fight that broke out escorting her outside the house. The Welsh had the advantage until the Irish brought out their secret weapon: the black cauldron that could reanimate the dead.
Efnysien seeing the great trouble he had brought his country men, he decided upon 1 last act of valor. He hid himself in the bodies of the fallen Irish. When the cauldron attendants came along & threw him in, he spread his body out in all directions. This shattered the cauldron but he sacrificed himself in the process.
During the great fight, Bran took a fatal blow to the foot. As he lay in his deathbed, he gave his men these last instructions: “Cut my head off & take it to London. Eventually, you must bury it in the state on the White Hill of London, turning my head towards France.” White Hill of London is supposedly where the Tower of London now stands.
Ceremonially, they cut off Bran’s head & left Ireland. When they returned to Wales & Branwen had time to contemplate all that had happened, she died there on the spot of a broken heart. The men buried her where she fell & continued on their quest for London.
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Visiting Bran today. Reached here of course in a carriage driven by a sinister stranger and drawn by coal-black horses.
(Or actually via Uber.)
“Listen to them - the children of the night. What music they make!”
Eating som3 #bran
#MythologyMonday: `#Bran son of Ferbal was taking the air one fine afternoon when suddenly he heard lilting sweet music behind him. No matter where he turned or how he looked, the music always seemed to be at his back, and yet it was so melodious that he fell into a deep sleep, almost a trance. Awakening after a long time he found a silver branch with white apple blossoms close by his hand. Having never seen its like, he decided to bring it to his family so they could marvel at its perfection too.
Before he made it home however he encountered a mysterious and beautiful woman sitting on a hazel, who sang to him a song of Emain Ablach, the Isle of Women. On this isle nobody ever grew sick or old, she sang, there was always food aplenty and grief was unknown. The water ran sweet and pure and sadness was a tale of a foreign land.
Taking the branch from Bran she bade him seek out the isle for himself, to see the truth of her verse with his own eyes.` #Celtic
Source: https://emeraldisle.ie/the-voyage-of-bran
Place of the Day for 12 May, 2025:
Can you Pinpoint Where this location is?
a) Bhangarh Fort
b) Bran Castle
c) Forbidden City
d) Tower of London
Let us know your guess in the comments and if you've been there. Answer tomorrow!
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Am Ostersonntag sind wir nach Bran gefahren, um uns mal Burg Bran oder auch die Törzburg, der Sage nach der Heimat des Grafen Dracula, anzusehen. Eigentlich hatten wir dieses Datum mit Bedacht gewählt, denn die Osterfeiertage werden traditionell in Rumänien sehr festlich im Kreis der Familie begangen. Und da um die Jahreszeit noch nicht so viele Touristen hier weilen, sollte das doch der […]
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Gebäudebrand in Motzen: Feuerwehr verhindert Schlimmeres
Motzen - Am Sonntag gegen 11:50 Uhr wurde die Feuerwehr zu einem Brand in Motzen gerufen. Nach ersten Erkenntnissen war das Feuer auf einem Balkon ausgebrochen und hatte auf eine hölzerne Abtrennung ü...
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