Game of Thrones: Did Craster have a secret Lannister link? The huge clue you missed

HBO hit series Game of Thrones left viewers divided when it concluded last year with a lack-lustre final season which left a lot to be desired. Despite finishing on a disappointing note, some fans have gone back to watch the show from the start. Given how dense the series was, each new viewing has led audiences to pick up on new details they may have missed the first time around.

Other fans have been revisiting the original novels by George RR Martin, which are also rich in detail and offer up more clues about Westeros.

One detail some fans have picked up on is Craster (played by Robert Pugh) and his link to the Lannisters with some suggesting he could be a Caster of Casterly Rock.

Game of Thrones fan Lollygag posted on the ASOIF forum about the theory of Craster’s true heritage and identity and makes a compelling argument.

The user has cited numerous examples of how Craster could be one of the last Caster’s of Casterly Rock starting with evidence from A World of Ice and Fire.

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In Game of Thrones, Casterly Rock is the seat of House Lannister but prior to them living there, it belonged to another noble family.

In the Game of Thrones compendium A World of Ice and Fire, the Casterlys and the Lannisters are discussed.

The book reads: “Yet by far the greatest lords in the westerlands were the Casterlys of the Rock, who had their seat in a colossal stone that rose beside the Sunset Sea.”

The encyclopedia goes on to discuss the first Lord of Casterly Rock: Corlos son of Caster.

This entry goes on to state: “To defend his treasure against those who would make off with it, he moved inside the cave and fortified its entrance.

“As years and centuries passed, his descendants delved deeper and deeper into the earth, following the gold, whilst carving halls and galleries and stairways and tunnels into the Rock itself, transforming the gigantic stone into a mighty fastness that dwarfed every castle in Westeros.”

Later on in the entry, there’s a suggestion Lannister ancestor Lann was in the service of Lord Casterly, as a perhaps a household guard, when he was thought to have impregnated one or more of his master’s daughters.

The article goes on to say: “If indeed this was what occurred, assuming (as we must) that Lord Casterly had no trueborn sons, then in the natural course of events the Rock would have passed to the daughter, and hence to Lann, upon the father’s death.

“There is, to be sure, no more historical evidence for this than for any of the other versions.

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“All that is known for certain is that sometime during the Age of Heroes, the Casterlys vanish from the chronicles, and the hitherto-unknown Lannisters appear in their place, ruling large portions of the westerlands from beneath Casterly Rock.”

Lollygag then goes on to share examples which suggest Craster could be a Caster.

Firstly, Craster wears a gold bracelet which links him to the gold within Casterley Rock as well as being familiar with the Southern lords and castles.

On top of this, he’s accustomed to the ways of the South suggesting he was once from there but perhaps lives in exile now beyond the Wall.

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Craster’s home isn’t too dissimilar to Corlos as he lives inside a cave but unlike him, this mysterious character’s abode reeks of human waste – something of a corruption of the legend.

The name Craster, too, appears to be a corruption of Caster. Although Martin has many characters in his novels with some sharing names such as Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) and Bran the Builder, there link to Caster seems too close to ignore.

Lollygag goes on to talk about the term bastard, which Craster hates being called. The character’s loathing of the insult suggests he may be a Caster and yet in the eyes of Westeros society be regarded as lowly.

While this may all be speculation, author Martin always includes details for readers to pick up on if they look for clues.

In general, much isn’t known of Craster apart from his strange incestuous relationships with his wife-daughters and sacrificing his baby sons to the White Walkers.

The lack of information around him suggests there’s more to Craster than meet the eye. However, much of this is lost, with the main focus being on the impending march of the White Walkers and the battle for the Iron Throne.

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