Book 1 of the ongoing series, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. Also a TV series based on the books.
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Is the third season of Game of Thrones (now following A Storm of Swords) going to have a second part?
As the end to the third season slowly approaches, it looks like many of the third book (A Storm of Swords) events are going to be postponed to another season or entirely dropped like so many things ...
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White Walkers sparing the odd member of the Night's Watch
Why do White Walkers spare members of the Night's Watch such as Will from the pilot episode and Samwell Tarly, although they don't seem like a merciful species?
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What is the role of all those crows that Samwell and Gilly see in the 'Second Sons' episode?
In the Episode 8 of the Season 3 of Game of Thrones, "Second Sons", there's a large number of ravens (or crows) that gather together near the abandoned hut they stop at for the night.
(I haven't ...
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Weapons that can kill White Walkers
Can white walkers be killed by Valyrian steel weapons, too? (latest television episode on HBO indicated obsidian weapons stabbing a white walker will destroy them)
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What book and chapter matches with episode 8 season 3 from Game of Thrones TV Series? [closed]
I first started watching the TV show and after some time I learned that waiting for the next episode/season is a torture to me, so after having completely watched the first two seasons I decided to ...
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Did Theon Greyjoy kill the milller's sons?
In the episode a "Man without Honor" it's slightly ambiguous. When Theon threatens the inhabitants of Winterfell (I believe he says something like, "I told you something like this would happen if you ...
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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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Is King Joffrey not actually Robert's Son? [closed]
Joffrey came across as a bit of a little ** in Seasons 1 and 2, but in Season 3 (especially the end of The Climb) we see that he is utterly, utterly insane.
Could the source of this madness be that ...
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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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How do the houses select their sigils?
In Game of Thrones the various houses have various sigils and emblems. Some of these are particularly cool (like lions and wolves etc) but others less so.
How does a house select it's sigil?
What ...
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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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Game of Thrones' real world inspiration [duplicate]
What real-world historical events inspired the world of Westeros?
Obviously this isn't clear cut, but some events and locations of the series have highly similar real-world counter parts.
Hadrian's ...
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Game of Thrones Season 3 Trailer Music [closed]
Apologies for having an out-universe question, but what is this music in the Game of Thones Season 3 Trailer on Youtube :
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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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Who is torturing Theon Greyjoy and why?
He comes out of no where and I haven't read the books. He just keeps torturing him and giving hints on who he is...
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What do the White Walkers do with the baby boy gifts from Craster?
When Craster gives away the baby boys to the White Walkers, what happens? Do the baby boys become snacks at a White Walker party? Made into something else with magic?
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In Game of Thrones two new characters in season 3 - young greyjoy's and robb? [closed]
In Game of Thrones two new characters in season 3 apear, to bran and to greyjoy, they look like greyjoy, his sister ,and robb when they were younger, I'm confused with what is happening
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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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Why did Karstark think Robb lost the war when he married Talisa?
In episode 3x02 Lord Karstark tells Robb Stark:
I think you lost this war the day you married her [Talisa].
Why did he think so? I know Robb was supposed to marry one of Walder Frey's daughters, ...
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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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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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Heredity in Westeros
In season one of the TV show, Eddard Stark discovers the book which the previous Hand was after. It contains the family trees and descriptions of the houses of Westeros; he discovers that people from ...
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Why is Theon Greyjoy so easily convinced to side with his family?
Why is Theon Greyjoy so easily convinced to side with his family and go against the Starks, even though he has been emotionally connected to them through all these years? Knowing only the TV show, ...
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In the TV show, who cut this person's hand off?
In the books, if I recall correctly, it
However, in the TV show, I think Hoat has not made an appearance, and neither have the Bloody Mummers. Furthermore, the character that cut off
hand in ...
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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 are the people in Westeros so afraid of the white walkers?
Why are the people in Westeros so afraid of the white walkers?
From what we have seen in the series there seems to be a relatively small amount of white walkers in existence.
And judging from the ...
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Do the septons and septas of the Seven have magic powers?
In Game of Thrones, the priests of the Red God and the Old Gods of the Forest exhibit magic powers. Do the devotees of the Seven exhibit similar power?
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Why didn't Jamie Lannister succeed Aerys Targaryen in place of Robert Baratheon?
If Jamie Lannister is the Kingslayer, then why did Robert Baratheon become the next king? Couldn't he just take the throne for himself? They overthrew the mad king who was a Targaryen but then instead ...
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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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Why is Eddard Stark's coffin so small?
In episode 4 of season 2 Lord Baelish "Littlefinger" delivers a chest containing Eddard Stark's remains.
Why is the chest so small? Does it only contain Eddard's head or ashes?
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What do the “half-blue” portraits represent in the Game of Thrones Season 3 ads?
The promotional posters for HBO's season 3 of Game of Thrones all depict an individual facial image of key characters from prior seasons with their faces half-lit in a blue hue.
What's this meant ...
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Why is Jaqen H'ghar captured in the first place with the other two prisoners if he has such skill? [duplicate]
I understand why they were being transported but for someone who is able to change appearance at will and kill anyone with ease I dont get why he didnt just get away at his convenience?
Unless he ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
