LML you are literally getting us thru the Long Night between books

The candles really hammer home how terrifying and godawful living under the Valyrian yoke would be. It’s a surveillance state, one that can get in your mind in a way the Party from 1984 could only dream of.

Marwyn sailing with a glass candle feels like the Light counterpart to Euron, a sorcerer ship captain that could use magic to avoid storms and whatever else

I always looked at Asoiaf in a literal sense, from a science and fact point of view. These videos have shown me just how much symbolism and meaning George has woven while still creating a believable and realistically detailed world. Great stuff, dude.

If Dany has a glass candle they won't have to do that awful journey north of the wall arc in season 7 🤔 I'm sad to have missed the last few livestreams! Hoping to tune in next time

There's a whole Bell, Book, and Candle witchcraft symbolism thing going on with Dany. It's got me wondering about that book Pate/the Alchemist/character formerly known as J'aquen might be stealing. I think it's safe to assume Danny's coming back from Vaes Dothrak with a crap ton of bells.

This actually makes a lot of sense. Helps Dany’s arc by looking at Asshai and ties in Marwyn the Mage. Not too out there considering she saw the Great Emperors of the Dawn in AGOT. Excellent content Lucy!

I always thought that Dany would somehow absorb the knowledge of the East. In dreams, black candles can symbolize hidden secrets and knowledge, as well as the mind exploring mysteries and the unknown. This fits very well with what you state in your video.

God, I love Daenery Targaryen so much, I pray everyday George doesn't turn her into the mad queen that we saw on the show, she doesn't deserve that pathetic ending.

Euron's Valyrian steel armor has been in the Iron Islands for millennia. Balon Blackskin, an ancient Ironborn figure of legend, had dark skin that was impervious to any weapon, and Euron's armor is scale-mail, which is descibed as fitting like a glove (Rohanne Webber) or a second skin (Danelle Losthon, I believe). So Valyrian steel, being dark colored and unbreakably hard, if made into a suit of scale armor, would be like black skin that is impervious to weapons. Euron probably got the armor after he killed Baelor Blacktyde. That, or Balon Blackskin was actually Luke Cage.

GRRM was raised Catholic, the three black and one green glass candles reminds me of the advent candles burning in mass the month before Christmas, 3 purple (or white), 1 pink. And the pink was always third making it seem even more conspicuous. There’s also a wreath tied in that symbol but it feels like drawing inspiration from real life, just with a fantasy bloodmagic twist.

Tyrion, Barristan , Marwen, Moqorro. Dany is gonna have a squad.

Here I can see another Tolkien/LOTR reference from George RR Martin. Glass candles remind me a lot of the _palantiri_ or seeing stones. They were gifts to the Dunedain from the Noldor Elves and are tied to the Numenórean royal bloodline. One can use said stones, as Sauron and Saruman did. However, true mastery of a _palantir_ comes from blood right. That is why Aragorn (who in many ways is similar to Dany) was able to dominate the Orthanc Stone and openly defy Sauron. For this same reason, Denethor could master the Anor Stone in Minas Tirith. Even though he was from a lesser Dunedain noble family, he wielded the authority of the Kings of Gondor and the stone recognized said power in him. So, the "blood magic" related to the glass candles may come from having Valyrian or Great Empire of the Dawn blood as Quaithe (who comes from the Shadow), Dany or perhaps Marwyn have. I apologize for the long text, but I'm a huge fanboy for both Tolkien and Martin and I just can't stop drawing parallels between both of these great stories.

I think the fact that Quaithe tells Dany that she's gonna find "the truth" in Asshai gives more credence to the theory that Asshai was the capital of the GEotD. Or at least that it was important city.

Anything that upgrades magic in the story is my cup of tea. Daenerys as a sorceress is awesome, I can't wait for it, but do you think she would have to make a blood sacrifice to use the horn or the glass candle?

It would be cool if at the end of the story you have Bran knowing the objective history of Westeros via the weir woods and Dany having all the lost knowledge of the East via her eastern magic

Sam could steal another glass candle from the Citadel before Euron gets there and save it for the Wall and Jon to communicate with Dany and Marwyn later. I just remembered the Sam the Stealer Winter predictions episode

I'm pretty much sold on this theory, but the idea that somebody else could be on the other side of the 'candle call' when Sam recounted his story is brilliant! Could it be Quaithe? Maybe some other sorcerers from Ashaii? Or could possibly some priests of R'hollor have access to the candle, and maybe they did a Zoom call presentations in the temple in Volantis! :)

Since the candles are dragonglass...they CAN be used as a literal weapon/sword for those lacking a Valyrian streel sword.

This is why I can only watch your videos, normally I just listen to videos while doing something else, But if I dont actually look at the screen for your videos I miss SO MUCH. That little animation Of Marvi looking for the book of prophecy is just top knotch man, top notch

been missing that intro music 🔥🎶

I’ve always wondered, what would the Citadel/Maesters do if a student was able to use a glass candle on their night with it. Is it truly designed to snuff out believers, or was it at one point intended to alert them to those who may know secrets they don’t wish be revealed. Those who could somehow have an accident afterwards.

That candle looks like ibanez guitar sometimes, especially in the hands of Marwyn. Shred it away, Marwyn!

Dude I love the way you read the passages and quotes even when it’s supposed to be light hearted you turn it into something dark and creepy 😂😂

16:25 maybe he uses the candle to find Dany to send riders out to guide her home.

That is an absolutely unnecessarily sexy picture of Gendry give us a warning first omg 🤯🤯🤯

It would be really interesting if Drogon takes Danny back to old valyria and they discover something big. ALSO the reason why the Tagaryens didn't bring any real magic with them was probably because they weren't that powerful of a house in Valyria. As I understand it they were one of the lower or even lowerst houses in valyria probably so poor they didn't even had the money to buy glass candles. I mean Dragons were probably expensive, but almost everyone in Valyria had Dragons.

Looking forward to what marwyn the mage does in the next book. I want more magic and more truths revealed

Is there any lore about how a green glass candle may be different from a black one (besides color, obviously :-P)?

Just a thought: the green candle is an interesting mineral callout which may be hinting that the candles are indeed made of a natural glass, but not obsidian: tektites. Tektites and obsidian are very similar, but the former is made of meteorite impacts as opposed to magma. There is also a green type of tectite called Moldavite that is quite rare and has a lot of mythological associations, while, to my knowledge, obsidian only comes in blacks and browns.

Maybe the green (jade) glass candle is an original from the Great Empire of the Dawn's Dragon Lords and the black is the Valyrian reproduction. Or possibly something to do with communicating/spying on the Children or Green Men.

How to consolidate all of you Dany plot threads into 1 easy to manage arc 😄 This seriously makes so much sense & will definitely make things very interesting going forward. Especially to see how the incredibly superstitious Dothraki take to Dany's increasingly sorcerous ways xx

I don't think George planned for Marwyn to meet Daenerys from the beginning, because this does not fit his 'gardening' writing style. But it does show how that writing style works: he randomly drops the name of a random maester in the story (a seed), and then later when the plot needs a seed to grow he looks around for planted seeds to water the right one. I'm not even sure if glass candles were an idea from the beginning (although obviously earlier than Marwyn crossing her path). But other than that, 100% agree with the theories laid out in this video. I wonder why it's so specifically specified that one of the candles is green...

Can you imagine if Jon and Dany's first meeting is through his skinchanging making contact with her using a glass candle. I can imagine on this dream plane, Dany might at first be intimidated by Jon, looking somewhat dead and with a huge white wolf by his side, only for her to realise she is appearing to Jon as a giant black dragon.

Let’s gooo! 🕯

Thanks LmL just when I needed something to watch so thoughtful of you

I always assumed they were some sort of magical fundamentalists that rejected sone/most magic.

I love your premade vids, you put a lot of great work into them, not saying your streams dont have it either, but I love how great this type of video is, and I feel like you get to experiment more like this. I find the streams can go all over the place and can be hard to follow if im not paring attention. Anyway, love all your content LML, keep up the amazing work man!!!

I enjoyed this video!😀 Green glass candle and astral projection in the green sea could be a symbolic connection between glass candles and weirwood magic.

"I'd pick the green one" Garth gang

God I hope he releases the book soon. I can't be the only one who watched this and remembered "Wait wtf it's been year since my last reread and thought it was coming out soon"

The little comic speech bubbles were so f'ing good

I like thumbnail picture for this video🎥 They are a good artist. 💥💥🔥🔥🐉🐲🐉🔥🔥💥💥

"Could see across mountains, seas and deserts" I was wondering... is dragonglass candles the equivalent of the weirwood trees but from fire perspective? I mean, the greenseers can do the same with the trees

Bro your content is second to none in my humble opinion! And I watch every song of ice and fire channel known to man

At 1st I was like uh mmmmmmmmm i don`t knooooooow.... Will Dany trust Marwin since he is connected to miri maz dur ? But when I think about it more, I believe that Danny now knows why Miri did what she did, and that she would have probable done the same in her place

"... that's probably because I'm eccentric and flashy." Yes, and we adore it.

Great video. Totally worth the wait. I have a feeling there will be no Marwyn POV chapters. Much like Euron, being privy to those inner monologues would give too much away.

When Marwyn said he knew most of it I assumed he did use the glass candle to listen to sam telling his story to Alleras. And somehow i just accepted without thinking that Marwyn send Alleras to catch Sam. Somehow i thought of the candle but at the same time i thought so small.

I always wondered if Dany would recognize Marwyn from what mirri maz dur told her

Squad, assemble! (been excited for this video LmL thank you so much!!)

Great video, what a body of work you have on ASOIAF and mythology! I wonder though, is Quaith perhaps a version of Daenerys? Guiding her, so that she can become something else than her valeryan ancestors.

David, you actually make me laugh out loud. I love your humor and find you extremely witty.

The green one makes me think of the green crystals from the old Superman movies. Perhaps the candles themselves contain knowledge. Btw, there is currently technology that exists to save data into glass and have a laser read it. The line between science fiction and reality continues to thin.

Her parts of the stories have too many of the few Glas candle references. And then with the end of the 4th book explaining what they are, it's obvious. I think in the last 2 books she will use the candles to see for herself, or show others, the night king or the army of the dead. And also to potentially learn more valyrian magic. I hope Marwyn makes his way to Danny. Because marwyn the mage is by far the most interesting secondary character in all the books.

Yet another great video. Loved all the captions. “I’d kill a man for some Signs and Portents” “this can be arranged”

I want to ask LML is there any way Dany could “break bad” that would satisfy his head cannon. I think if she “wins” the game but turns into a calculating, ruthless ruler like Stannis/Tywin combo that would be fine with me. 🤷‍♂️ (more nuance than the show is an absolute given)

I just wanted to say, while I enjoy your streams a lot and they make sense as a more reliable format for content, your actual theory videos are always my favorites. Your effort really shows. I'm glad you added the text when you read a quote (I think there were a few of your videos that didn't have any text) because I like to read along. It's harder to become distracted that way, and I feel it's easier to understand for people who may speak English as a second language. In any case, thank you for the video and Praise Garth, friend.

MORE GLASS CANDLES!!

The world building you do own your own is what captivates me every time. Love the videos and appreciate your delivery and effort

Praise Garth! The man, the legend, the wise mage!

That new cam is suave

Love all the content you've been putting out lately. David. This ASOIAF esotericism has been getting me through the past 2 weeks. I hope sincerely that you're doing well, and that you're getting adequate rest between uploads.

Nice, just woke up from a Garth induced coma to this 👌🏽

This was amazing, well done btw! My mind has so many possible ways these candles could be used for good, and evil. Scary that Euron is collecting everything magical he can. I hope he bites off more than he can chew. Or we’re fucked lmao.

If the Church of Starry Wisdom was founded by the Bloodstone Emperor, could you see the possibility of Marwyn being one of the 3 betrayers in favor of Euron?

Ty for the Primus poster center background

Victarion is bringing a horn, marwyn is bringing a candle, who will bring dany a sword.

Why do people think Marwyn is a good guy? He seems sinister and untrustworthy to me.

Euron has no glass candle. He has a broken shard of a candle pierced through his eye into his brain. That's why he wears the eyepad and drink that blue thing. He is almost dead, mad and seeing a lot of shit. xD

I love the description of the glass candle burning.

I love the drawing @ 4:51 It has been the background of my desktop multiple times.

Hair is on point dude!

I also think what Quinn said is true that she will take her army in the dragons to upper East and get them and catch the others from behind going over the mountain of the morn into the gray waist

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!! so psyched for this....got shivers..let's go!!!

Dany looking fine as frog hair.

Thanks man! This is great!!

Thanks for putting in the work.

When Marwyn shows up in Mereen will Dany still be gone? Maybe Tyrion will get a look at the candle first

Enjoyed the stream!!! Thanks for the content !!!! 🔥🔥🔥

I was very much looking forward to this one. Thank you Mr. Lightbringer for the constant 🔥 asoiaf stuff. You are the true steel.

Another excellent episode bro👍

Thank you! Funny, well explained and well augmented as usual!

Awesome content man

Ur work is phenomenal

This is some of your best editing yet! The sorcery is far from over.

Great video as usual.

Dany is such a great character. Thanks for teaching us just how deep it all is

Great video as always. I love your channel 🌒🌠

Wow great picture resolution! Love your new camera! It’s so sharp 👌❤️

I’m new to the community and I just love your content! I really appreciate your perspective and I am very much enjoying the videos! Thank you for sharing your awesome self with the world so people like myself may experience this 🎉

Asshai may still be seen, and she still may “go” there. Maybe without her body, and only as her conscious self, but she may still find herself “in” Asshai soon enough. So you're saying there's a chance? . . 😏

Perhaps 💥🔥🔥🐉🐉🐲

Gotta admit, that black candle illustration is kinda suggestive.

Think there's any chance spying on the White Walkers via the glass candles could have the same kind of magical result Bran runs into when bumping into the Night King during one of his weirnet surfs in the show?

Wow great video! The hair is lookin slick my dude

I was waiting for this. Professor David Lightbringer ♥️ solid analysis. There is no doubt that Dany will use a glass candle 🕯️. It seems necessary to fulfill her vision about breaking the slavery chains in any meaning. She wants to bring a new state of living but she must learn all about the old one in order to replace it. Thank you so much.

We love you David!

What if she uses it and accidentally communes with Bran for a short, symbolism fueled info war.

These captions are a 😂 very welcome new feature. The quality of your videos, only ever goes up! Thanks for the cool content, David! 👏😎 Always great to see a new lml video pop up on my feed.