Warning: Full SPOILERS for Game of Thrones season seven continue below.
Have you ever paused to think about how much names matter in the world of Game of Thrones? House names are clearly an important factor; surnames can mean life or death or wealth or poverty for those bearing them. The lack of a surname is important, too, as they use generic terms to identify bastards. And then there are the names of weapons.
Anyway, names have meaning. Davos tried to get Gendry to use a name other than his own after he took the boy away from King's Landing in “Eastwatch,” and that alias might be a hint about the purpose of Gendry's return.
Gendry hasn't spent his seasons away from Game of Thrones rowing and rowing like Davos joked. He made his way from Dragonstone to King's Landing and returned to the forges to make a living with his blacksmithing skills. Those particular abilities are likely important to his future, and while he volunteered all too quickly to take arms beside Jon Snow and Ser Davos and venture beyond the Wall in "Eastwatch," his weapon-making knowledge is likely going to come in handy in the fight against the army of the dead.
The fake name Davos tried to get Gendry to use could offer the first real hint we've had within the series about Gendry's purpose for rejoining with the main characters. Redditor fifthpilgrim made a meaningful observation about the alias Clovis.
Fifthpilgrim pointed out Clovis has a connection to real world culture in a way that's important to Game of Thrones. The Clovis culture, a paleo-Indian culture, is known for the stone tool spear points they made, known as Clovis points. The method they used to shape and flute the points was an advancement for the time, unlike the flaking on other tools. The points were often used to tip spears. Smithsonian says, "Clovis points are wholly distinctive. Chipped from jasper, chert, obsidian and other fine, brittle stone, they have a lance-shaped tip and (sometimes) wickedly sharp edges."
Dragonglass is obsidian.
The name Clovis is tied to the design and manufacturing of unique weapons, which sounds a lot like what Jon and his allies need to battle the Night King and his army. They have access to a store of dragonglass on Dragonstone and dragon fire; they only need someone to figure out how to use the materials to make effective White Walker killing weaponry.
Gendry's possible role as the Ultimate Dragonglass Blacksmith has been a popular one among fans. He was apprenticed to Tobho Mott way back when, and as Vanity Fair points out, Mott is known in the book as being an armorer capable of working with Valyrian steel. He even took Ned Stark's old Valyrian steel sword Ice and turned it into Oathkeeper and Widow's Wail (in the TV series, an unknown blacksmith took on that responsibility). The point being is that it's very possible Gendry learned the basics from Mott or even from another smith on the Street of Steel.
It seems as if Gendry will return from what is sure to be a harrowing trip North to capture a White Walker in the upcoming episode. Given the pace at which Season 7 is moving and how travel is happening off screen, we may see Sam and Gilly get to Dragonstone with precious books from the forbidden section of the Citadel's library in tow. We've already watched Sam flip through a book with a whole page about Valyrian steel, so it's not out of the realm of possibility he's carrying helpful instructional information with him. For example, as Nerdist says, maybe Valyrian steel is deadly to Walkers is not only because it was forged with dragon fire, but because it was made with dragonglass.
Whatever the magical recipe is, the Clovis hint could mean Gendry will be the one to figure it out.
What theories do you have about Gendry's role in the episodes to come? Share your thoughts on that and any dragonglass crafting tips you may have in the comments.
Amy Ratcliffe is a writer for IGN and wouldn't last a day in Westeros. Follow her on on Twitter at @amy_geek.
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