History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

Long-gone Legends are less certain than structures that still stand. But how were they built in the first place? Why did giants work with humans? Were they forced? If so... how? This episode stretches from the Wall to Storm's End and spans characters ranging from Night King to Sandor Clegane, from ancient Starks to current ones, and not just Bran. This is another collab with Crowfood's Daughter! (the Disputed Lands on YouTube). For members only and also available on Patreon.

All the Arya chapters from Valar Rereadis for A Game of Thrones! Re-edited, no ads. Includes the one below the Red Keep with the dragon skulls, with even some chats about the Dance of the Dragons and theories about Arya's future. I - The One with Crooked Stitches (0:00) II - The Gang Meets Syrio (9:18) III - Catching Cats 101 aka the One where She Overhears Varys & Illyrio (23:30) IV - The One where Syrio Does Not Run (1:00:20) V - The One where Ned Loses His Head aka the One Where Arya Loses Her Hair (1:13:03)

An episode dedicated to what was briefly the Tenth Free City, the heir to Valyrian blood magic and sorcery. We explore their flesh pits, what it's like to be so close to Sothoryos, Targaryen Blood of the Dragon, Victarion's arm, firewyrms, and so much more.

The final 2 chapters from ADWD Dany for Valar Re-readis! IX - The One in Daznak’s Pit aka How to Train Your Drogon X - Return to the Dothraki Sea aka Berry Bad Dreams (32:55)

Continuing the Dany chapters from Valar Rereadis for ADWD with: V - Astaporocalypse aka the Pale Mare's First Ride VI - A Cloak of a Thousand Flies aka A Tokar of a Thousand Lies (24:22) VII - A Secret Pact by the Red Door aka the Harpy Weds the Dragon (42:03) VIII - A Dornish Frog in the Dragon Pit aka a Feast for Foes (1:04:42)

A Dance with Dany, Valar Rereadis style, begins here.   I - The Gang Meets the Sons of the Harpy aka the One with Non-Sheep Bones II - This is the Quaithe aka Escalating Ethical Entanglements (36:38) III - The One where Xaro Compares Slavery to Rain aka the Coolest Mapestry in Essos (1:15:40) IV - Better the Butcher than the Meat aka To Tie the Meereeneese Knot or Not? (1:44:44)

Continuing the Dany-only chapters from Valar Rereadis: The conclusion of Dany's arc in A Storm of Swords! Daario, Strong Belwas, Barristan ahem Arstan...  Brown Ben and the friendly dragon. The taking of Meereen & Yunkai, the outing of Jorah. What ruling in Slaver's Bay says about how she might rule in Westeros. IV - The Gang Meets Daario aka the One where Yunkai Goes Down V - Selmy the Staff Ninja aka the One where Jorah Gets Outed (31:30) VI - A Tale of Two Slaver Cities aka the One where Jorah is Banished (1:07:30)

Daenerys and company arrive in Slaver's Bay and make a deal with the devil(s). Hell hasn't met the kind of heat she can bring. I - The Gang Goes to Slaver's Bay aka The One where Jorah Gets Frisky II - The One where they Go to Astapor aka The Gang Meets the Unsullied (19:10) III - The Gang Burns Some Slavers aka The One where a Dragon is No Slave (57:25)

The rest of Dany's arc in ACOK. This one features discussions of the House of the Undying including Rhaegar's mention of "The Song of Ice and Fire" as well as Criston Cole and Rhaenyra. IV - The Gang Gets Undying aka the One with All the Threes V - The Gang Meets Strong Belwas and Arstan aka the Last Dance in Qarth (1:00:05)

The Daenerys chapters from Valar Rereadis in one episode! This batch is from A Clash of Kings. I - The Gang Hits The Red Waste aka the One With The City of Bones II - The Gang Finally Learns Robert is Dead aka the One Where They Explore Qarth (25:14) III - The One Where Xaro Tries to Marry a Dragon aka Quaithe: Shadowlands Travel Agent (1:14:30)

VII - The One where Khal Drogo is Wounded aka the Gang Meets Mirri Maz Duur VIII - The One where Mirri Uses Bloodmagic aka the Gang Fights Drogo’s Bloodriders (16:50) IX - The Gang Helps Dany Recover aka the One where She Suffocates Drogo (29:25) X - The One where… whoah Holy crap! Dragons! aka The Gang Hatches Some Eggs (58:50)

Re-edited and re-organized: the Daenerys chapters from Valar Rereadis, all together. No banter, no ads, nothing but Dany! Given how huge ASOIAF is, going through the series reading only one POV at a time is a great way to absorb and immerse yourself in a particular character's story. We also have timestamps listed below in case you want to skip around. As of August 2022, one of these will release every Thursday for the foreseeable future. We'll go all the way through Dany in ADWD, then "we should start back" to the beginning with a different POV. I - The One with the Marriage Pact aka the Gang Meets Drogo II - The One where Dany Gets Married aka the Gang Goes to a Dothraki Wedding (19:47) III - The One where Dany Makes Viserys Walk aka the Gang Hits the Dothraki Sea (40:52) IV - The Gang Goes to Vaes Dothrak aka the One where Dany Hits Viserys (1:02:03) V - The One where Dany Eats a Horse Heart aka the Gang Crowns Viserys (1:17:53) VI - The One with the Poison Wineseller aka the Khal Promises to Lead the Gang to Westeros (1:35:25)

Aziz and bookshelfstud hosted a panel at Con of Thrones 2018 where they discussed the life of Robert E Howard, inventor of the Swords and Sorcery genre (and Conan the Barbarian!) and his influence on GRRM.  Find bookshelfstud at the Maester Monthly podcast (maestermonthly.wordpess.com) or Fantastic Transmissions (bookshelfstudstudios.podbean.com) www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

For members only! The 4th installment of our series designed to help us keep track of the less prominent characters.

An update on the characters we see in the Cressen prologue and Davos I in ACOK! From Salladhor Saan to House Velaryon and all Stannermen in-between. For members only.

An update on a batch of characters, with TWOW spoilers and HBO taken  into account where applicable. Includes a host of Vale Lords, Ladies,  Knights and others. Also some clansmen plus Bronn and the Blackfish.

Lord Eddard didn't want the tourney, but he got it, and it showcased a large number of interesting secondary characters. In this members-only bonus episode, we remind you of what's going on with a host of Freys, future members of the Brotherhood, a whole host of knights, and a few others that might surprise you.

Everyone's favorite least favorite character Pate gets a full breakdown  here. George himself had a lot to say about this chapter, and that's no  surprise given how important and awesome it is! This episode is not available to the general public!

Davos IV, ADWD! Manderly action, Frey pie setup, a creepy weirwood, a huge reveal. What a chapter!

While the Blacks and the Greens were busy with each other, the Red Kraken emerged to strike the West. He remains of the most formidable to ever sit the Seastone Chair, a model for future Greyjoy lords including Euron himself.   This one is another joint production with Radio Westeros, available for subscribers or via Patreon!