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myphotobymariah submitted: Just got the second season DVDs today :3 my obsession collection continues to grow! #nerd

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laguz27 submitted: Read somewhere ages ago that the name ‘Bran’ was Welsh for ‘crow’ which is fitting for Bran’s character in Game of Thrones.
Saw a Welsh baby names book last week and saw this =D
WiCNet: Yes! The name is pretty important. I learned it meant ‘crow’ or ‘raven’ when I read Susan Cooper’s The Grey King as a child. That character Bran’s name was important as well. I wonder if Martin was a Cooper fan?

laguz27 submitted: Read somewhere ages ago that the name ‘Bran’ was Welsh for ‘crow’ which is fitting for Bran’s character in Game of Thrones.

Saw a Welsh baby names book last week and saw this =D

WiCNet: Yes! The name is pretty important. I learned it meant ‘crow’ or ‘raven’ when I read Susan Cooper’s The Grey King as a child. That character Bran’s name was important as well. I wonder if Martin was a Cooper fan?

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