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6. Jenny And Lodos

While the Maesters of the Citadel sit around and ignore Bran and Sam's very real warnings about the White Walkers, we hear mention of a couple of people from Westeros lore.

The first is Jenny of Oldstones, "the charlatan who claimed descent from the Children of the Forest." This is the first reference of her in the show, but the name has cropped up a couple of times in the books. The wife of Duncan Targaryan (known as Duncan the Small), who gave up his claim to the Iron Throne out of his love for her, she was friends with a woods witch known as the Ghost of High Heart.

She is the one responsible for the prophecy that the Prince That Was Promised would come from the line of Aerys and Rhaella, which led Jaehaerys II Targaryen to force them to marry, thus giving us the marriage that led to Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow. In more recent times, she meets with the Brotherhood Without Banners, telling them of dreams which connect to events in Westeros: these include the deaths of Renly Baratheon and Balon Greyjoy, Lady Stoneheart, and the Red and Purple Weddings.

The other person the Maesters mention is Lodos, "who promised that the Drowned God would rise up and destroy Aegon the Conqueror." Lodos was King of the Iron Islands, and called upon his God to unleash krakens on Aegon's warships when they attacked the Iron Islands. When that didn't happen, he filled his robes with stones and walked into the Sunset Sea. Many followed him and their corpses washed up later, but Lodos' never reappeared.

Years later, during the reign of Aenys I Targaryen (who took the Throne 37 years after the Conquest), a man emerged claiming to be Lodos reborn and led a revolt against the Crown. However, he was quickly dealt with by Goren Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, and his head was sent to Aenys.