The three-eyed raven is a figure that appears in Bran Stark's dreams, following his fall and injury. In Bran's dreams, the raven appears to be trying to lead him into the Stark family crypt, predicting his father's death.
Biography
Season 1
The raven appears to Bran Stark multiple times in his dreams. It appears as Bran is about to fire an arrow and causes him to stop before he fires. The raven lands on the head of a direwolf statue and cries once, and then flies towards the Stark family crypt.
Season 2
Bran asks Osha about the significance of the three-eyed raven but she does not divulge anything.[1]
Behind the scenes
The three-eyed raven is played by a real-life raven, but its third eye is digitally added in post-production.[2]
Season 3
Bran dreams once again of the three-eyed raven. In the dream he's able to walk and attempts to shoot at him with a bow and arrow. Jojen Reed then appears in the dream, and tells Bran that he cannot kill the raven, because Bran is the raven. Later Jojen and his sister Meera encounter Bran and his companions in real life, and Jojen explains the prophetic powers of greensight dreams to Bran. Jojen explains that he also saw the three-eyed raven and it was Jojen himself in the dream (not just a prophetic vision of him), as the power of greensight allowed his mind to enter Bran's dreams.[3]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the bird is a three-eyed crow rather than a raven. The crow is more active in Bran's dreams; it helps him wake from his coma. The crow speaks to Bran, telling him it can teach him how to fly, other times it screeches the words "fly or die".
See also
- The three-eyed crow at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books).
References
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ Making Game of Thrones blog, April 17th, 2013
- ↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words"