#oldstones

[lupiiny]

A Storm of Swords Epilogue

[noseysilverfox]

August 2025

Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writing, originating in ancient Mesopotamia. It consists of combinations of elongated triangular signs. The Urartians adopted cuneiform from the Assyrians and adapted it to their own language.

In the photos and video you can see basalt column bases. The cuneiform lines run around the circumference, as if encircling the stone. Since temples once stood here, I dare to assume there is symbolism in this — the endless line of text reminded people of the eternity of Urartu’s (Biaini’s) royal power and of the protection of the gods.

In the last photo, there is a cairn left by one of the museum’s visitors. I absolutely loved finding it here 😃😊 such a small connection between us and the people of the past ☀️🕊

Клинописное письмо — один из древнейших типов письменности, зародившейся на территории Древней Месопотамии. Представляет собой комбинацию вытянутых треугольных знаков. Урарты переняли клинопись у ассирийцев и адаптировали её под свой язык.

На фотографиях и видео показаны базальтовые основания колонн. Клинописные строки идут по окружности, словно опоясывая камень. Так как здесь располагались храмы, смею предположить, в этом есть символизм — бесконечная линия текста напоминала о вечности власти царей Урарту (Биайни) и о защите богов.

На последней фотографии каирн, оставленный кем-то из посетителей музея. И мне безумно понравилось встретить его здесь😃😊 такая небольшая связь нас с людьми прошлого☀️🕊

[wpmorse]

Fallen leaves lay thick upon the ground, like soldiers after some great slaughter. A man in patched, faded greens was sitting crosslegged atop a weathered stone sepulcher, fingering the strings of a woodharp. The music was soft and sad. Merrett knew the song. High in the halls of the kings who are gone, Jenny would dance with her ghosts…

Merrett arrives in Oldstones and sees Tom of Sevenstreams sitting on the same sepulcher that Cat and Petyr used to play at.

I find that Jenny of Oldstones is one of the nicest song fragments in the series. And I think Florence + The Machine's version of it is one of the few good things from the 8th season. My only problem with it, is I believe that all we hear of it is the last verse. Merritt page 1123

[weissengel]

[onionjulius]

Remember when I said I would draw a Catelyn Stark calendar with 100% Catelyn Stark art as revenge for the official ASOIAF calendars never having her in them?

Yeah maybe I should still one day do that even though she finally got in one

but I would need like the 12 most iconic Catelyn Stark scenes ... hmmmm ...

[aegor-bamfsteel]

Do you think it is worth rebuilding Oldstones and gifting it to a grateful vassal? What would the benefits of that be for House Tully and the Riverlands?

I figure if there was a great advantage to rebuilding Oldstones, it would’ve been done already. House Mudd went extinct with the invasion of the Andals 6-2,000 ago (Oldstones itself probably had another name when people lived there), but no noble family has touched it since them. It is the smallfolk who have taken the stones to build septs, barns, and holdfasts. It could be haunted (the tomb of one of the last First Man kings is in its godswood), but so could Harrenhal and that hasn’t stopped families from ruling there (I guess because surrounding lands are said to be fertile). If I had to guess why it was abandoned never to be rebuilt, it’s because the waters of the Blue Fork tend to flood the area unpredictably (at least that’s what happened to the Oldstones bridge).

That’s really the only reason I could think of as to why it’s left to crumble. It’s an old ringfort located on a high hill near a river (which can run mills or at least provide faster transport than roads), and it has a bridge nearby that could bring revenue if rebuilt/strengthened (though the Fairmarketers probably wouldn’t be happy at the competition) for tolls. The lands are fertile enough to support a dense forest, both trees and understory brush. On paper, it seems like a very good place to settle, better than Queenscrown (rivers have an advantage over lakes due to flowing water). But if it’s been abandoned for thousands of years, there must be a good reason.

[fandomsbyladymelodrama]

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Ghosts and moonlight and the tokens of love they tend to witness...

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

Jenny of Oldstones by Dana Vitkovska

High in the halls of the kings who are gone, Jenny would dance with her ghosts...