Vox Populi, Vox Deorum: Elections in ASOIAF, Part I
In ASOS, the election of a new Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch is the first opportunity GRRM has to describe a Westerosi election. And thanks to Samwell Tarly and Jon Snow’s POVs being right at the heart of the contest – the campaign manager and his winning candidate, respectively – we have a wealth of information on how the elections process works in the Night’s Watch. So how do the black brothers run their elections?
An amazing look at the elections for Commander of the Wall in ASOIAF. Full nerdery ahead − I highly recommend it.
Simon Barthélémy