A Song of Ice and Fire Errata
The pages indexed on this page contain errata for confirmed errors and inconsistencies in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Background
In his A Song of Ice and Fire series, George R. R. Martin uses the "unreliable narrator". As such, not all inconsistencies in the books that are mistakes.[1] However, Martin has expressed that accidental mistakes can distract from the planned inconsistencies, making them less effective.[2] As such, the pages indexed here represent a collection of gathered possible and confirmed mistakes and, if possible, their confirmed corrections within Martin's series.
What you will not find on this page are discussions of information from the So Spake Martins which contradicts with more recently released printed material, contradictions found in sample chapters from unreleased books (e.g., The Winds of Winter), or speculations about possible solutions.
Examples of what will not be found on the errata pages include:
- According to Osha, "the blue star in the rider's eye" of the constellation the Ice Dragon points north.[3] However, when Bran Stark later recalls Osha's statement, he does so incorrectly: "The blue star in the dragon's eye pointed the way north, as Osha told him once."[4]
- Differences in views on certain events. While the "commonly told story about the Battle of the Bells" apparently states that Robert I Baratheon and Jon Connington did not come face to face during the battle (as stated by Maester Yandel ["Rightly famed is Robert's grand victory at Stoney Sept, also called the Battle of the Bells, where he slew the famous Ser Myles Mooton—once Prince Rhaegar's squire—and five men besides, and might well have killed the new Hand, Lord Connington, had the battle brought them together."][5] and Harwin of Winterfell ["Robert came out of hiding to join the fight when the bells began to ring. He slew six men that day, they say. One was Myles Mooton, a famous knight who'd been Prince Rhaegar's squire. He would have slain the Hand too, but the battle never brought them together."]),[6] Connington himself, the only one of the three to have been present at the battle, recalls it rather differently ("Bells and battle followed, and Robert emerged from his brothel with a blade in hand, and almost slew Jon on the steps of the old sept that gave the town its name.").[7]
Index
- A Game of Thrones (Appendix)
- A Clash of Kings (Appendix)
- A Storm of Swords (Appendix)
- A Feast for Crows (Appendix)
- A Dance with Dragons (Appendix)
- The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest
- The Targaryen Kings
- The Fall of the Dragons
- The Seven Kingdoms
- The Free Cities
- Beyond the Free Cities
- The Bones and Beyond
- Appendix
References
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Sansa's Memory (October 5, 2002)
- ↑ So Spake Martin: TO BE CONTINUED (CHICAGO, IL; MAY 6-8) (MAY 6, 2001)
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 35, Bran V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 29, Arya V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.