#hyle hunt

[melrosing]

brienne time 😤

[sierrabravoecho]

I feel a certain fondness for this woman… a sense of kinship…

[queenbeyondthewall]

Final stop on the Lannister siblings/Hozier self-titled campaign is From Eden, one of my first Hozier infatuations and to this day one of my favourite songs of all time. The absolutely unavoidable aura of Jaime/Brienne that comes from this song motivated me to write these analyses. A romance between a completely disillusioned narrator and a youth whose idealism he recognizes, outwardly dismisses, and inwardly admires? I hope this is already screaming Jaime/Brienne at you.

Babe, there’s something tragic about you Something so magic about you, don’t you agree? Babe, there’s something lonesome about you Something so wholesome about you, get closer to me

Reading this as Jaime’s thoughts about Brienne is pretty straightforward, I think. Brienne’s story is rather tragic - she's an outcast due to the rigid gender norms of her society, lonesome and desperate for acceptance and respect (from people like Renly to Catelyn and eventually to Jaime himself.) The real tragedy is that we (and Jaime) can see that she’s one of the few truly good people in this story, despite the lack of appreciation from her surroundings. Her kindness, courage, skill, and honour are in short supply in Westeros.

No tired sigh, no rolling eyes, no irony No “who cares,” no vacant stare, no time for me

The Jaime/Cersei/Brienne triangle is pretty renowned, and not only for the obvious romances. These lines, especially in contrast to the warmth of the ones before, seem to highlight the aspects of his former life that Jaime has grown so tired of. The cool reception that Jaime receives from Cersei upon his return to King’s Landing, including the detachment of the sept sex scene and her mockery of his severed hand, contribute to showing him how the two of them might not be one soul in two bodies after all.

Honey, you’re familiar, like my mirror years ago Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on his sword Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me, I should know I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door

Now the chorus, aka the most braime set of lines that have ever been sung. On the face of it, this verse is gently dismissive of the idealism that Jaime sees reflected in Brienne from his own youth. Jaime would have us believe that he has seen through the lie of honour, of true knighthood, the lie that allows Kingsguard to be called the finest knights in the realm while they stand by and watch tyrants rape and torture and murder. Take this quote, for example.

“A boy knelt; a knight rose. The Young Lion, not the Kingslayer. But that was long ago, and the boy was dead.” - AFFC Jaime I

Really? If that boy and the idealism he represented died long ago, why does Jaime send Brienne off on a mission to rescue Sansa as his “last chance for honour?” Why does he name the sword he gifts her Oathkeeper? From Eden’s speaker dismisses the idealistic viewpoint of its subject in one breath, but is drawn towards it in the next, much as Jaime is drawn towards Brienne because of her relentless idealism, not in spite of it.

Babe, there’s something broken about this, But I might be hoping about this, oh what a sin.

There it is - hope. Jaime trusts Brienne because he hopes against hope that she can finally prove the ideals of knighthood as true and attainable.

A rope in hand for your other man to hang from a tree

Ok so this is a minor point but. THIS. This is the line that genuinely makes me stop and consider if Andrew Hozier-Byrne is secretly a massive asoiaf fan. WHY ELSE would he include a line like this that is so clearly a reference to the one and only Hyle Hunt?! Hyle Hunt, whose house’s sigil is that of a hung deer, who accompanies Brienne throughout AFFC, who was a suitor to her hand in marriage, whose last appearance on page is as he’s being hanged, and who is predicted to die in TWOW by hanging? I just. I can’t. It’s too much. Thematically I guess hanging is a motif throughout AFFC, especially in the Riverlands with Brienne and the BwB, and they will be very relevant to Jaime and Brienne's story early in TWOW. I guess.

This song is terribly romantic which fits because to me Jaime and Brienne are the main love story of the series. I had a lot of fun writing this and hopefully you can now join me in bashing my head against a wall every time I listen to this song and am reminded of them.

[wingsofsong]

Way back when during inktober 2021 I followed an ASOIAF prompt list and ended up with a scene inspired by one of my favorite Hyle Hunt quotes; the prompt being "rope."

"Hanging seems your favorite sport in these parts," said Ser Hyle Hunt. "Would that I had some land hereabouts. I'd plant hemp, sell rope, and make my fortune."

I'm a big fan of Brienne's Feast story and Hyle is one reason why.

[shripscapi]

Pod squiring, Brienne in Renly’s tourney, and Ser Hyle Hunt certified loser

[chickren]

lol rip to anyone who thinks hyle hunt exists to teach brienne to aim lower

[writergirl2011]

Regarding Hyle Hunt

There's been a little discourse regarding the role one Ser Hyle Hunt will play in Lady Brienne of Tarth's storyline going forward. Some people seem to think that he is her perfect match because they hate the idea that Brienne deserves to have a romance with the man she wants--aka one Ser Jaime Lannister--because that messes with the narrative they want to push, whatever that narrative may be.

Some people think that Ser Hyle Hunt is a more interesting and more remarkable man than he truly is, when nothing he's said or done to this point has shown him to be anything of the sort. Personally, I'm not impressed with a man who set up a bet with his buddies over a young noblewoman's virginity--which was essentially the kiss of death to said young woman, who didn't have much going for her on the marriage mart in the first place. (Don't give me the "men will be men" explanation. That makes you no better than Randyll Tarly.) And his proposal of marriage boils down to: "Hey, baby, you've got an island and a lot of money, I've got a functional dick that's already proven to be fertile. I can close my eyes and blow out the candle. Let's do it." How romantic.

There has been absolutely no indication that Brienne will ever love this man, or even care the slightest for him. Threatening to turn someone into a eunuch isn't playful banter, especially not when said man once bet on her virginity and the last time she confronted someone(s) in that bet, she beat the living shit out of them. She hasn't forgotten, and she really hasn't forgiven. And when it comes to Hyle, she never really will, because in her eyes, what he did was the worst of all of them. He came the closest to winning by doing the one thing none of the others did--he made her feel included, like she might be earning a little bit of respect in that camp. Then she found out it was all a lie.

"But she hated Jaime at first!" Yeah, but that was before Jaime: told a lie about Tarth's wealth to save her from rape; shouted "sapphires" and risked a beating to save her from rape again; risked his own life to save hers by jumping unarmed into a bear pit (with only one hand to boot), and revealed the truth about why he killed Aerys, thus revealing that rather than it being a callous act, he'd saved an entire city of innocents--a noble act. THEN he put his trust in her to find Sansa, gifting her with a horse, armor, and a priceless sword. He gave her the respect Hyle only pretended to give her, expecting nothing in return.

What has Hyle done on their road trip? When Brienne kills the three former Bloody Mummers, I'm curious: how long was Hyle there? At least long enough to see her and Pod burying Nimble Dick, but the way he's described sitting there casually makes me think he'd been there longer. Watching. Sitting back doing nothing while she might've been killed. And we don't know what his true motives are in following her. If she finds Sansa, is he going to help her get Sansa to safety--or is he going to betray her and try to turn Sansa in to the Crown for the reward?

If you want any further proof that she doesn't care about Hyle, think about who she tried to bargain for when Lady Stoneheart was about to hang them all. Not herself, and certainly not Hyle. Podrick, the boy. And when they were hanging, as she was dying. the only person she had eyes for was Pod.

And who did she presumably agree to kill Jaime for? Podrick.

Yeah. She's really going to come around on Hyle.

[bonyassfish]

Hyle Hunt sucks but his proposal is so funny to me. “I’m alive and I have a working phallus. Can we barely tolerate each other so I get money and you get babies?”

[closethedoorandcomehere]

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. AFfC Brienne V (repost)

Close The Door And Come Here - AFfC Brienne V (repost)

Tune in for hipster date night with Hyle Hunt where he gives the Stinking Goose a really bad Yelp review. You may not like him, but Hyle makes LoT laugh so he’s won her over. Special shoutout to Septon Meribald’s giant feet (wink wink). And Podrick Payne remains our special cinnamon roll.

[a-chaotic-dumbass]

her beautiful sad blue eyes captivates them all

[melrosing]

Do you think george is setting up a teen drama for us with Jaime and Hyle?

I don't think he introduced Hyle to the story so Brienne would say ew Hyle go fuck yourself three times and Hyle like oops ok dying and that’s it……

ok so i would love some dumbass teen drama to take place but im gonna be real i don't think it's gonna happen. like if george doesn't get rid of Hyle now when the fuck will he. guy's a virus. so i think Hyle's key purpose in AFFC was to provide Brienne with a) another adult to bounce off of, Pod is a great addition to her storyline but the kinds of conversations they can have are really limited, and b) he presents a kind of alternate path for Brienne, wherein she could just marry a guy who is happy to tolerate her differences if she'll give him her inheritance and pump out a few of his kids, and the two of them could live in safety and security ever after etc. but Brienne doesn't want that, and that's what the character of Hyle establishes. he's Brienne's opportunity to take that life if she wants it, but ofc she doesn't, because her romantic arc is w Jaime and the Hyle plot is a primer for that. and so in that sense Hyle is expended and might as well perish! and im sure he will. his sigil is a hanging deer alas

[sierrabravoecho]

What I would give characters from the JBCU (Jaime/Brienne Cinematic Universe) for Christmas:

Jaime: therapy

Brienne: a taser

Pod: a hug

Meribald: pedicure voucher

Nimble Dick: podcasting equipment

Hyle: lump of coal

Ilyn: My First Alphabet book

Pia: another severed head of her choosing

Daven: beard oil

Peck, Lew, Garrett: disposable vapes

[abouquetofdaylillies]

Hyle: sorry dropped my magnum condom that I use for my monster dong

Brienne: I will kill you until you die

[jedimaesteryoda]

Would a Justin Massey or Hyle Hunt POV read similarly to Theon Greyjoy’s ACOK chapters, in your opinion?

Not exactly. Theon was someone who grew up in abusive family who was taken as a hostage to Winterfell, and he struggled with both his Ironborn and Northern heritage in ACOK. He wanted to win Balon's approval while being benevolent like Ned, being unable to reconcile the two contradictory influences.

Justin Massey is a landed knight who lost his lands as he continues to support Stannis in spite of his increasing disillusionment. While involved in an also seemingly futile campaign to get the North, he lacks the identity crisis Theon has. His POV would be struggling with his faith in Stannis's cause.

Hyle Hunt is a self-interested knight who can be a jerk like Theon especially with his game with Brienne, but he also lost his job standing up for Brienne to his boss and we are introduced to him saving a pair of smallfolk from Tarly's men, so there is something there. Like Theon, he has two sides within him that oppose each other with his amoral, self-interested side vs a more caring, chivalrous side.

[bookgendrya]

She looked at their filthy hair and scraggly beards and reddened eyes, at their dry, cracked, bleeding lips.[…]The water splashed across her fingers and down her sleeve, but Arya did not move until the cup was brimming over. When she turned back towards the cages the townsman moved to stop her. “You get away from them, boy-“ “She’s a girl,” said Harwin. “Leave her be” “Aye” said Lem. “Lord Beric don’t hold with caging men to die of thirst. Why don’t you hang them decent?”

Her face throbbed. Her shoulder bled. Breathing hurt. The pain crackled up her arm like lightening. She cried out for a maester. “We have no maester,” said a girls voice. “Only me.” […] “She can’t go much further. She’ll die.” “One less lion. I won’t weep.”

“You stand accused of murder, but no one here knows the truth or falsehood of the charges, so it is not for us to judge you. Only the Lord of Light may do that now. I sentence you to trial by battle.” The Hound frowned suspiciously, as if he did not trust his ears. “Are you a fool or a madman?” “Neither, I am a just lord. Prove your innocence with a blade, and you shall be free to go.”

At the hollow hill, what you said about being King Robert’s men, and brothers, I like that. I like that you gave the Hound a trial. Lord Bolton just hanged folk or took off their heads, Lord Tywin and Ser Amory were the same. I’d sooner smith for you.”

“…till you stand before m’lady.” Renly stood behind the girl, pushing hair out of his eyes. Not Renly, Gendry. “M’lady means for you to answer for your crimes.”

“Whatever treachery you think I may have done, my lady, Podrick and Ser Hyle were no part of it.” “They’re lions,” said the one-eyed man. “That’s enough. I say they hang. Tarly’s hanged a score o’ ours, past time we strung up some o’his.”

[beyondmistland]

Would a Justin Massey or Hyle Hunt POV read similarly to Theon Greyjoy’s ACOK chapters, in your opinion?

Only on a superficial level. Neither of them have Theon's issues when it comes to home, family, and identity, not to mention they're both a lot less funny.

Thanks for the question, anon