ravenight 8 points9 points 2 months ago

I think you are misreading the bit about legitimation of royal authority. The idea is that if the king is broken, the land is broken, so the divine power of the king is paramount. If Bran the Broken is chosen to rule, that casts aside the divine authority of kings.

Icarus649 18 points19 points 2 months ago

No it doesn’t, they are literally choosing a divine being to be king. Therefore reinforcing divine authority

ConjureWolfBurned leeches too OP pls nerf.[S] 16 points17 points 2 months ago

Yeah the entire theory is about god equivalents (Children of the Forest) giving Bran the authority to rule because of his magical abilities. I'm baffled how anyone could reinterpret that to mean divine authority is being cast aside, when the reason the council chose him was for those magical traits.

ravenight 2 points3 points 2 months ago

But the whole point of the myth is to reinforce the generative, virile power of divine kings and therefore the necessity of primogeniture. The Fisher King’s realm is broken and dying because he is broken and unable to generate it. Specifically putting this power in charge is the ultimate symbolic repudiation of divine right and primogeniture.

NEWaytheWINDWhen Life Gives You Onions 2 points3 points 2 months ago

I think this is correct. I.e. if the broken king can get 'er done, maybe the system was wrong all along.