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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 80 – THE FIRST MEN

Posted on August 28, 2023 | Leave a comment

In this episode all about the First Men of Westeros we look at their origins in Essos, their arrival in Westeros via the Arm of Dorne and their subsequent war with the indigenous peoples they found there, ending in the Pact at the Isle of Faces. In the second half of the episode we tour Westeros to paint a picture of the various regions under the First Men during the Age of Heroes prior to the Andal invasion.

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EPISODE 74 — W/HISTORY OF WESTEROS — THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS, PT.5

Posted on November 30, 2022 | Leave a comment

The fifth installment of our collaboration with History of Westeros is here, and the Dying of the Dragons is the theme of the day. In this episode we revisit several locations where some of the decisive events of the war occur — Harrenhal, Tumbleton, and Dragonstone— and things continue to fall apart for House Targaryen.

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EPISODE 64 — W/HISTORY OF WESTEROS — THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS, PT.4

Posted on August 20, 2021 | Leave a comment

In this installment of our collaboration things really start to fall apart for House Targaryen. We cover the campaigns in the Riverlands, the events at Bitterbridge and Tumbleton, and the situation at King’s Landing, The green army crumbles, while the black hold on power is disintegrating. Join us for this next chapter in the story of the Dance of the Dragons!

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EPISODE 58 — W/HISTORY OF WESTEROS — THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS, PT.3

Posted on October 31, 2020 | Leave a comment

In this installment of our collaboration with History of Westeros, we cover more dragons dancing (and dying), and more death, destruction, and disappointment in the Targaryen civil war. We also discuss some real world history parallels and make a few more chess metaphors!

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EPISODE 52 — W/HISTORY OF WESTEROS — THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS, PT.2

Posted on February 29, 2020 | Leave a comment

Lady Gwyn and Aziz from History of Westeros continue a series analyzing the Dance of the Dragons. In this episode we explore the opening moves of the conflict, efforts at diplomacy, and the events that led to full scale civil war. Mini sections on Aegon II, the dragons, and the real world history that influenced GRRM complete the episode.

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EPISODE 46 — LYANNA — THE WOLF MAID

Posted on May 30, 2019 | 2 comments

Lady Gwyn presents an analysis of Lyanna Stark including her childhood and family background at Winterfell, the Tourney of Harrenhal and the politics that surrounded it, her disappearance with Rhaegar Targaryen, and her eventual death in the Red Mountains of Dorne. Theories, readings, adverts, and a song from the fandom complete the episode.

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EPISODE 45 — W.HISTORY OF WESTEROS — THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS, PT.1

Posted on April 13, 2019 | Leave a comment

Lady Gwyn and Aziz from History of Westeros host the first of a co-produced series analyzing the Dance of the Dragons. In this episode we explore the real world influences for the saga, as well as the root causes and conflicts that led to the Targaryen civil war.

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EPISODE 43 — THE SWORN SWORD

Posted on January 24, 2019 | Leave a comment

 

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Lady Gwyn continues a series analyzing the Tales of Dunk & Egg with an exploration of The Sworn Sword, including literary and metatextual  analysis, and a new theory inspired by the story

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