Tag Archives: Essos

EPISODE 96 – THE DOTHRAKI

Posted on August 15, 2025 | Leave a comment

Join us as we dig into the Dothraki— their origins, history and culture, and their place in the main story and beyond. Who is the Stallion Who Mounts the World and why does it matter? What will Khal Jhaqo do with Daenerys at the beginning of TWOW? More importantly – what will she do to him? All this and more!

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EPISODE 86 – THE DOOM OF VALYRIA

Posted on April 29, 2024 | Leave a comment

We explore the history of the Valyrian Freehold from their defeat of the Rhoynar up to the Doom, the Century of Blood, and the opening salvo of the surviving Valyrian conquest of Westeros.

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EPISODE 84 – NYMERIA AND THE RHOYNAR

Posted on February 29, 2024 | Leave a comment

The odyssey of Nymeria and the Rhoynar is one of the great Westerosi legends and we begin our exploration of the third great migration from Essos with a look at Rhoynish history and culture, as well as their inevitable bloody clash with dragonlords of Old Valyria. Then we trace the voyage of the Ten Thousand Ships as they wandered for years around the fringes of the Summer Sea before finally making landfall in Dorne. We conclude the episode with a look at what happened next and its impact on Westerosi history.

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EPISODE 83 – W/HISTORY OF WESTEROS — THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS, PT.6

Posted on December 30, 2023 | Leave a comment

In the sixth installment of our series with History of Westeros on the Dance of the Dragons, House Targaryen reaches its lowest point yet and the action ends up back where we started – at the Red Keep. Also the Battle of the Kings Road claims the life of the ambitious and furious Storm Lord, and the muppets head to King’s Landing.

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EPISODE 82 – THE ANDALS

Posted on November 30, 2023 | Leave a comment

We continue our loose series on the various ethnic groups of Westeros with a deep dive on the Andals and the Andal invasion, the second mass human migration from Essos into Westeros, and arguably the most impactful. We look at their history, culture, religion and the reasons they went to Westeros and why they succeeded once they got there, tracing the course and impact of their invasion region by region across the continent.

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EPISODE 50 — VISERYS — THE BEGGAR KING

Posted on November 28, 2019 | Leave a comment

In this episode we explore Viserys Targaryen’s early life and experience as a child in the midst of Robert’s Rebellion. his exile in Essos, and the final year of his life as we’re introduced to him in AGoT and follow his decline all the way to Vaes Dothrak. An analysis of his role in the greater story plus the usual readings and an unusual advert from Essos complete the episode.

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EPISODE 38 – MYTHS & LEGENDS OF THE EAST

Posted on May 18, 2018 | Leave a comment

Yolkboy and Lady Gwyn continue their myths & legends series, with a close look at legends from Essos, including Garin, Nymeria, Azor Ahai, Daenys the Dreamer and much more!

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