There's a new Game of Thrones theory floating around Reddit: King Robert Baratheon's arrival at Winterfell in the very first episode of the series foretold many of the deaths we have seen in the ensuing six seasons.

According to the theory, when Robert Baratheon first came to Winterfell and greeted the Starks, he only touched four members of the Stark family—four members who are now dead—Ned Stark, Catelyn Stark, Robb Stark, and Rickon Stark, whose death last week completed the curse.

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Ned Stark meets his end at the hands of Joffrey Baratheon and his executioner
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Robb Stark, slaughtered at the Red Wedding
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Catelyn Stark, another Red Wedding casualty
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Rickon Stark, our latest victim, slayed by the bastard Ramsay Bolton

Adding to the intrigue, when he greets Arya Stark, King Robert asks her, "Your name is?" This is possibly a hint that Arya will end up with the Faceless Men in an attempt to shed her identity.

Game of Thrones is no stranger to predicting events, so the theory is believable. After all, Walder Frey certainly hinted pretty hard that he was capable of a massacre of Red Wedding proportions. And there is no shortage of other instances of foreshadowing on the show.

From: Esquire US