a series of epic fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin
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Sansa the most political character? [closed]
Could it be possible that not only Sansa becomes the heir to Winterfell (while Bran and Rickon are still missing), Lady of Casterly Rock (if Cersei is executed or done away with somehow and Tyrion is ...
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What is the assumed name of Jon Snows mother told to Arya Stark?
Related to the book series A Song of Ice and Fire:
I forgot the assumed name of Jon Snows mother that was told to Arya Stark by a lord (forgot his name - first name Edrik I think) in the third book A ...
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When is a new house created?
In the Game of Thrones political power and military might seems to be mainly determined on a the house system (Lannister, Stark etc).
Under what circumstances is a house created? Marriages seem to ...
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Is divorce allowed in Westeros?
The title is not really my question, but let me first speak about the spoiler level.
This question points to an event that occur in A Storm of Swords (mid-book ?). Its equivalence in the TV show is ...
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Jeyne Westerling's fate
Having watched the latest Game of Thrones episode ("Bear and the Maiden Fair"), I feel I've had a small epiphany. There's rumor and theory going around that in the books, Robb got Jeyne pregnant. ...
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What happened to the greatsword Dawn?
The finest knight I ever saw was Ser Arthur Dayne, who fought with a blade called Dawn, forged from the heart of a fallen star. They called him the Sword of the Morning.
Was there any mention of ...
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If all the Starks died, would Winterfell rightfully go to the Karstarks?
From A Storm of Swords.
Lord Rickard had spoken truly, Catelyn knew. The Karstarks traced their descent to Karlon Stark, a younger son of Winterfell who had put down a rebel lord a thousand years ...
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Is there enough of evidence that Sansa Stark turning against House Stark?
I've always thought Sansa was a traitor to the House Stark. My memory is fading as the last time I read the book was then A Dance of Dragons were not there yet. Is there enough evidence of her falling ...
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Has Tywin Lannister ever received a life lesson?
In the Game of Thrones series, Jaime is receiving a great life lesson: being treated as any other, realizing that he has to do something more for himself, than only being Tywin's son.
Has Tywin ever ...
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Which dragons were Stannis planning to awaken?
From A Storm of Swords:
“Give me the boy for R’hllor,” the red woman said, “and the ancient prophecy shall be fulfilled. Your dragon shall awaken and spread his stony wings. The kingdom shall be ...
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What happened to Ice, Eddard Stark's Valyrian steel sword?
Ser Ilyn bowed before the king and queen, reached back over his
shoulder, and drew forth six feet of ornate silver bright with runes.
He knelt to offer the huge blade to Joffrey, hilt first; ...
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Theon's words in season 3 episode 4
In episode 4 of Game of Thrones season 3, what did Theon mean when he said "my real father lost his head at King's landing?
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If this speculation about Jon Snow is true, would he be allowed to leave the Watch?
So, Jon joined the Night's Watch under the assumption he was the bastard of Ned Stark. This makes sense, since bastards aren't entitled to land or any of the like. But, lets for a second assume that ...
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Title drops in Game of Thrones books
In the first book Cersei drops said book's name and the popular name of the series,
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
Are there similar title drops in the other books; A ...
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Does the sorcerer in the box exist in the books?
In episode 4 of Game of thrones Varys tells Tyrion how he was cut. During the dialogue:
Who is this man? Does he appears or intends to have being caught in the books?
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Reading order of “A Song of Ice and Fire”
I've become hooked on HBO's A Game of Thrones, so I was going to read the books. However, I'm a little confused as to which order to read them since there are novellas based on chapters of the ...
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Does Westeros know that Daenerys is coming?
I'm currently halfway through A Storm of Swords. Dany has acquired her Unsullied and is trying to amass a greater army before heading over to Westeros. She is trying to convince The Second Sons and ...
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What was Tyrion's motive in asking his father for Casterly Rock?
In the first episode in Season 3 of Game of Thrones, Tyrion had a conversation with his father, Tywin, where he demanded ownership of Casterly Rock.
Given how he has generally been treated with scorn ...
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Who was Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenarys' mother?
I know Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenarys were the children of Aerys II Targaryen, the Mad King, but who was their mother? Was it the same woman? I understand that Rhaegar was much older than the other ...
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Where was Renly Baratheon during Robert's rebellion?
Where was Renly Baratheon during his brother Robert's rebellion? I know Stannis, the middle brother, held the castle Storm's End, through a long seige.
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How come Littlefinger spent his childhood at Riverrun?
How come Littlefinger spent his childhood at Riverrun? I understand that the children of Lords are often sent as wards to other houses, for political reasons (eg. Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark at ...
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Why does Cersei have to be defended by a knight of the Kingsguard?
When Qyburn first brings news to Cersei of an invincible champion they agree that as queen she must be defended by a knight of the Kingsguard. Why? At this point Tommen has already married Margaery ...
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What does this passage in A Feast for Crows mean?
In the chapter "The Reaver" (Victarion), in A Feast for Crows, there is the following passage:
He shames Hewett as he once shamed me, the captain thought, remembering how his wife had sobbed as he ...
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Why is Daenerys called Stormborn?
Why is Daenerys called Stormborn? Iirc she was born on Dragonstone, not in Storm's End (where Stannis Baratheon was rebelling).
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Who/what is Jaqen?
I just registered, so this is my first question:
In the beginning of Season Two, Arya helps Jaqen to escape. Jaqen says something like "The God of Death have been cheated of 3 lives. The girl must ...
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What is the end of A Dance With Dragons meant to convey about the fate of one specific character?
If you can rewrite my title to be less obtuse without being a spoiler, go for it.
I'm trying to discern if I am meant to definitively know what happened in one of the last chapters of the book.
DO ...
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Is archery underestimated in the wars of a Song of Ice and Fire
It seems to me that archery is very underestimated in Westeros and Essos in the tactics/strategy point of view.
Below are ALL the references I remember of the mentions of marksmanship:
Bran and ...
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Does Joffrey know who his father really is?
Does Joffrey know who his father really is? Are there no facts for this in the later books? (I have read just the first.) Does he know about the rumors of who his father is?
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What is the difference between a warg and a skinchanger?
Many times both terms are used as synonyms.
In A Storm of Swords, Jon mentions that he sees skinchangers and wargs among the wildlings.
George R.R. Martin, when asked about the difference said:
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Where do magic powers from the Wall and Storm's End come from?
Brandon the Builder, built both, the Wall and Storm's End, and both have "magic powers", as read in the books:
The Others cannot pass through the wall.
Magic cannot be used to pass through Storm's ...
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Did Aerys II Targaryen father Tyrion?
I noticed this comment, and have to admit that I completely missed any references to this while reading the books.
What hints exist, in either the show or the books, that suggest that Tyrion may have ...
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Are Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark the parents of Jon Snow? [duplicate]
At the tourney at Harrenhal in the year of the false spring, Rhaegar won the jousting contest. But instead of crowning his own wife Elia the queen of love and beauty, he crowned Lyanna.
It seems that ...
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If Commander Mormont knew about Craster, why didn't he tell everyone that the White Walkers weren't gone?
Throughout the first and second seasons of Game of Thrones, the White Walkers are considered to be dead by everyone but the wildlings (and the "deserter" Ranger in the first episode). For example, ...
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Which character in the books was used as the basis for Talisa's character?
Does anyone know who is the character in the book that tells the story of her brother being saved from drowning by a slave? They used it in the TV show as Talisa's story, but I remember reading it in ...
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How is there ice in King's Landing during the summer?
I'm only halfway through Game of Thrones (the book), and when I was reading last night, I got really caught up in the practicalities of this particular issue. From what I've read, this series takes ...
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Why did Tyrion Lannister get his name?
I've noticed that Tyrion shares the letters "Ty" with his father Tywin and his grandfather Tytos. Passing down a name is common, but then there's Jaime and Cersei. Was something special meant for ...
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Who knows the truth about Jon Snow
There is a lot of great theories about telling that Eddard Stark couldn't be the father of Jon Snow, like this one:
What evidence is there supporting an alternative parentage for Jon Snow?
But, who ...
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Which last name should the children of Robert and Cersei pass to their children
For example with King Joffrey, he is (I know, I know he really isn't) the descendant of Houses Baratheon and Lannister, so because of that which last name is he passing to his children?
In my country ...
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Is Bran cursed?
In the prologue of A Dance with Dragons , Haggon (a skinchanger) forbids three things to a skinchanger:
To eat of human meat.
To mate as wolf with wolf.
To seize the body of another man (this is the ...
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Where four of seven kingdoms meet? [closed]
Where do four of seven Kingdoms meet? This is a clue from the 'scavenger hunt' on the Minecraft server http://westeroscraft.com/ , and I'm stuck.
In this treasure hunt, the answer to each clue is a ...
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How did the cookfire get hot enough to melt gold in Game of Thrones?
In the television series A Game of Thrones, Khal Drogo melts gold in a cookpot over a seemingly ordinary fire, and then pours the melted metal on Viserys' head. How could the cookfire get hot enough ...
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What are the different provinces mentioned in a Game of Thrones?
At one point in Game of Thrones, it says that no longer are there Seven Kingdoms, since they have been united, but now there are provinces:
That was close on three hundred years ago, when the ...
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Why do they still refer to the “Seven Kingdoms” in Game of Thrones?
As I understand it, the "Seven Kingdoms" refer to the kingdoms before Aegon's Conquest. Aren't there more kingdoms around the time that the first book is set? (For example, the Iron Islands and ...
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In Game of Thrones, which were the “Seven Kingdoms” of Westeros?
Which were the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, before Aegon's Conquest? I don't recall it ever being spelled out.
Only three come to my mind:
The North
Dorne
The Iron Islands
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Real-world recipes for A Song of Ice and Fire
I saw this question, and it made me think about a similar question regarding the A Song of Ice and Fire universe. Are there some resources (online or otherwise) that you can suggest regarding recipes ...
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What is the reason/significance of a lion as Lannister house sigil?
I'm halfway through the first half of A Storm of Swords, and so far appearances or references to every animal/symbol of every house sigil have been made, with exception to the lion of Lannister.
I ...
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Why did Sam join the Night's Watch
Sam's father wanted to get rid of him so his younger brother could become the heir; he threatened Sam and forced him to join the Night's Watch. Ok, fine, but I have some problems with this. First: why ...
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Why is The Wall so tall in Game of Thrones?
I'd love to know why The Wall is so damned tall. It's not like the White Walkers are giants, after all.
Has this been answered? (If there is some surprising reveal in the series as to why it's so ...
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Game of Thrones: Confusing geography
I'm currently reading Game of Thrones for the first time and have gotten to the point where Robb is explaining his plan in Moat Cailin. This is a highly geeky question, so I apologize in advance!
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