Warning: Full SPOILERS for Game of Thrones season seven continue below.
Have you ever paused to think about how much names matter in the world of Game of Thrones? House names are clearly an important factor; surnames can mean life or death or wealth or poverty for those bearing them. The lack of a surname is important, too, as they use generic terms to identify bastards. And then there are the names of weapons.
Anyway, names have meaning. Davos tried to get Gendry to use a name other than his own after he took the boy away from King's Landing in “Eastwatch,” and that alias might be a hint about the purpose of Gendry's return.
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Have you ever paused to think about how much names matter in the world of Game of Thrones? House names are clearly an important factor; surnames can mean life or death or wealth or poverty for those bearing them. The lack of a surname is important, too, as they use generic terms to identify bastards. And then there are the names of weapons.
Anyway, names have meaning. Davos tried to get Gendry to use a name other than his own after he took the boy away from King's Landing in “Eastwatch,” and that alias might be a hint about the purpose of Gendry's return.
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