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The Crag

The westerlands and the Crag; Tarbeck Hall is nearby.

Tarbeck Hall is a ruined castle in the westerlands, located near Castamere and the Crag..

History

Although of ancient linage, House Tarbeck was impoverished by the time of Gerold the Golden, Lord of Casterly Rock. After the marriage of Lord Walderan Tarbeck to Ellyn Reyne, however, the Tarbecks fortunes improved. Ellyn used Lannister gold to rebuild the castle's curtain wall, strengthen its towers, and decorate its keep.

According to a semi-canon source, convinced Tytos to make peace.

During the Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion against House Lannister, Walderan and most of his kin were killed in the field by Ser Tywin Lannister, the heir of Lord Tytos. Rather than starve out Tarbeck Hall, Tywin used siege engines to destroy its keep. Tywin smiled




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Tarber is one of the orphan boys Yoren recruited for the Night’s Watch in King’s Landing

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A Clash of Kings

When Yoren's band buries Praed, one of the recruits, along the kingsroad, Tarber drops a handful of acorns on the body, so that an oak might grow to mark the grave.

On the evening of the same day, the band arrives at an inn with a bathhouse and Tarber joins those who want to take a bath. A group of gold cloaks carrying an arrest warrant for Gendry catches up with them at the inn. Yoren refuses to hand anyone over and the gold cloaks threaten to use force, prompting Yoren's band to announce their resistance, with Tarber being the first, plucking up a pitchfork as weapon. In the end, the gold cloaks retreat without violence breaking out.

Avoiding the kingsroad after this encounter, Yoren's group moves north along the eastern side of the river running south from the Gods Eye. When they come across an abandoned cottage, Tarber finds a garden in the backyard where they pull some onions and radishes. They move on to a town on the southern shore of the Gods Eye, where Yoren wants to rent boats for crossing the lake, but the town is deserted. Yoren decides to spend the night in its holdfast and assigns Tarber, Kurz and Cutjack the task of holding vigil from on high at the towerhouse of the town.

The whole town is burned down that night by men under the command of Ser Amory Lorch. Kurz manages to warn the rest of the band with his hunting horn, but the holdfast is attacked and taken over nonetheless and most of the group killed.

After the death of Kurz from an infection of his wound, Tarber and Cutjack take everything of value and abandon the other survivors.




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The Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay is an ongoing conflict in Essos, mainly in the region of Slaver's Bay. Daenerys Targaryen's main goal is to free the slaves in Slaver's Bay and abolish all slavery. This primary military conflict is mainly depicted in *A Storm of Swords* and *A Dance with Dragons, and continues into the unreleased sixth novel, *The Winds of Winter.

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Prelude

Following the death of her husband, Khal Drogo, Daenerys Targaryen manages to hatch her three dragon eggs on his funeral pyre.

However, whilst on route to Pentos with her dragons and the remnants of her khalasar, Jorah Mormont convinces Daenerys to change course to Astapor instead, arguing that she will need an army to conquer Westeros. Jorah believes she should buy Unsullied, slave soldiers trained and sold in Astapor with an extraordinary reputation.

Factions

The Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay is a multisided conflict, during which many factions make alliances and change sides on numerous occasions. The following main factions participate in the conflict:

The War

Battle against slavery

In search of an army, Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Astapor where she is disgusted by the training and the treatment of the slave soldiers, the Unsullied, and the treatment of slaves in general. Nonetheless, she strikes a deal with the Good Masters of Astapor, promising her three ships, all her trading goods, and the strongest of her three dragons, Drogon, in exchange for all Unsullied present in the city, both those who have completed their training, and those who are still in training.

The Fall of Astapor
By Majoh.

While Daenerys conquers Meereen, a former butcher from Astapor named Cleon convinces his fellow Astapori that the council of three men (a healer, a scholar and a priest) that Daenerys had left to rule Astapor intended to return the Good Masters to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor becomes an armed camp, the dead lie in the streets, and the markets are devoid of food and slaves.

Yunkish campaign

Following Daenerys's departure from Yunkai, the Yunkai'i returned to slavery.

Meanwhile, several factions set sail towards Daenerys. Prince Quentyn Martell has been sent to Slaver's Bay by his father, Prince Doran Martell,

Daenerys Targaryen confronts Drogon in Daznak's Pit
By Marc Simonetti.

After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr has taken over the rule of Meereen. Hizdahr has removed many of Daenerys's people from command, and angered Grey Worm, resulting in the loss of the Unsullied. Skahaz mo Kandaq, who has been stripped of his command of the Brazen Beasts by Hizdahr, contacts Barristan Selmy and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts on behalf of the Sons of the Harpy, who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, his daughter was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the Yunkai'i resume their siege of Meereen. Additionally, the Sons of the Harpy have resumed their killing. Barristan sends Galazza Galare to the Yunkai'i to negotiate, but realises that the Yunkai'i are not likely to agree to any terms, and that it will eventually come to battle. He enlists Gerris Drinkwater and Archibald Yronwood, who had been imprisoned following their failed attempt to steal a dragon, to act as his contact to the Tattered Prince, offering Pentos in return for the loyalty of the Windblown. When Galazza returns, she informs Barristan that the Yunkai'i will only accept the death of the dragons in return for the peace. At the same time, the Yunkai'i begin to fling corpses into Meereen, using the trebuchets.

Fire and Blood

Drogon brings Daenerys to a hill in the Dothraki Sea, which she dubs "Dragonstone", after the place where she was born. Daenerys begins her journey back to Meereen, but has to go on foot, as Drogon refuses to listen to her. She eventually spots a Dothraki scout, from who she is able to remain hidden. The rider flees upon sighting Drogon, who returns to Daenerys's side. Daenerys mounts Drogon, who flies over the Dothraki khalasar and hunts down a horse. Daenerys and Drogon feed on the roasted horse. The khalasar of Khal Jhaqo eventually finds her, standing beside her dragon.

While Daenerys attempts to return to Meereen, Yunkai and Meereen prepare for battle. Victarion Greyjoy, sent to Slaver's Bay by his brother, King Euron I Greyjoy, to bring Daenerys back to Westeros as Euron's bride,

The battle of Slaver's Bay is set to be one of the opening-battles of *The Winds of Winter*.




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According to some beliefs, House Targaryen carries the trait for insanity in its bloodline, often referred to as madness.

Like some of his forebears King Aerys II Targaryen succumbed to the Targaryen madness. © Goran Gligovic

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Some Targaryens appear to be born mad. Others may not display madness when they are younger but can develop it as the years go by, especially when circumstances encourage it, such the Defiance of Duskendale which affected Aerys II Targaryen very deeply.

Daenerys's brother Viserys is said to have inherited the inclination for madness from his father. Illyrio said this to Tyrion Lannister:

Viserys was Mad Aerys' son, just so.

Ser Barristan Selmy had a notion of this "taint" and chose to observe Daenerys Targaryen in the guise of Arstan Whitebeard, to make sure she did not display any sign of this "taint" before revealing himself and pledging his sword to her. When he says that he can see no taint in her, Daenerys bristles. Ser Barristan tries to explain diplomatically what he means by saying to Daenerys:

I am no maester to quote history at you, Your Grace. Swords have been my life, not books. But every child knows that the Targaryens have always danced too close to madness. Your father was not the first. King Jaehaerys once told me that madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, he said, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

Up until this point Daenerys Targaryen was aware that her father was called The Mad King - but she thought that it was a lie..

This new-found knowledge of the alleged madness in her bloodline concerns her. After hearing and seeing Quaithe standing under the persimmon tree, in the terrace of the Great Pyramid, she thinks about Ser Barristan Selmy's warning that in the blood of the dragon there is a taint. She wonders briefly to herself if she is going mad. However, she most likely did see a reflection of Quaithe cast with the help of a glass candle, used by her for communication and clairvoyance

The Targaryen propensity for madness is known in Essos. Although he is relying on rumor the Windblown's Books thinks Daenerys Targaryen both murderous and mad, saying that her father was mad too, stating:

It runs in the blood.

This comment worries Prince Quentyn Martell as he is all too aware of the madness than runs in the Targaryen line. Quentyn thinks to himself that King Aerys II had been mad, all of Westeros knew. He had exiled two of his hands and burned the third. Quentyn has his apprehensions about Daenerys's personality, and worries:

If Daenerys is as murderous as her father, must I still marry her?

Prince Doran had never spoken of that possibility to Quentyn.

In Westeros, during a small council meeting in the Red Keep's throne room concerning the Targaryen pretender, Kevan Lannister mentions that there is a second Targaryen, and one whose blood no man can question: Daenerys Stormborn. Mace Tyrell immediately declares she is,

As mad as her father.

Ser Kevan replies that mad she may be, but with so much smoke drifting west, surely, there must be some fire burning in the east.

Much later Arianne Martell’s thoughts turn to the distant dragon queen Daenerys Targaryen - the TargaryenTargaryen whom her father is pinning his hopes on. The woman whose brother died in front of her, killed by her Dothraki husband who crowned him with a pot of molten gold while she watched and did nothing to save him, all that remained to her of her own blood. Arianne remarks to Ser Daemon Sand that,

"She is the Mad King's daughter," … "How do we do know --"

Ser Daemon gives Arianne an honest reply,

"We cannot know," ... "We can only hope." [that Daenerys does not have the taint]

Dreams and dragons

The Targaryen's prophetic dragon dreams could also try the sanity of the dreamer, also the yearning for bringing dragons back to life. Aerion Targaryen died drinking a cup of wildfire, believing it would transform him into a dragon.

Mad Targaryens

*"Aerys was mad, the whole realm knew it."* - by Pojypojy ©

Questionable madness

Theories

It must be observed that of the Targaryen kings who ruled Westeros for almost 300 years, only Aerys could be considered truly mad. Several princes and bastards of Targaryen blood comitted insane acts for one reason or another, and oftentimes it was not "pure madness" but acts born of desperation or arrogance that lead to further tragedies as the tragedy at Summerhall. There is magical power in the blood of old Valyria and this may create a certain instability in a Targaryen's personality, but it could also be that this is due to the fact that the Targaryens have forgotten how to control it when magic waned from the world and dragons disappeared.




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Tarle, better known as Tarle the Thrice-Drowned, is a priest of the Drowned God. He is renowned for his incredible success rate when performing the drowning ceremony, a rate only surpassed by Aeron Greyjoy.

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History

When Balon Greyjoy first named himself King of the Iron Islands at the Grey King's Hall, Tarle placed a driftwood crown upon his head.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Tarle adds his voice to Aeron Greyjoy's in calling for a kingsmoot.




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Tarth

The stormlands and the location of Tarth

Tarth is an island in the narrow sea off the eastern coast of Westeros. It is separated from the continent by the Straits of Tarth, and is situated northeast of Shipbreaker Bay. Tarth is considered a part of the stormlands and is ruled from Evenfall Hall by House Tarth. It is sworn to Storm's End.

The island is said to be beautiful, having lakes, waterfalls, soaring mountains, high meadows, and shadowed vales.

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History

Maesters believe that the great island kingdom of Tarth joined the realm of the Storm Kings when King Durran the Fair married the daughter of the island's king, Edwyn Evenstar. The island rebelled three times during the reign of the Storm King Durwald the Fat, however.

Tarth was the first region of House Durrandon's Kingdom of the Storm to be conquered during the Andal invasion. The Durrandon Storm Kings and their First Men bannermen eventually intermarried with the Andals, however.

Now in ruins, Morne on the eastern coast of Tarth was once the seat of petty kings who were conquered by Storm Kings. Maester Hubert believes the site was of Andal origin, not First Men. Nobles and smallfolk alike from Tarth claim descent from Ser Galladon of Morne.

Marble from Tarth was used during the construction of the Eyrie in the Vale of Arryn.

Some monarchs kept fleets along the western coast of Tarth, as its mountains shield against storms and make the Straits of Tarth more pacific than the narrow sea or Shipbreaker Bay.

Prince Aemon Targaryen was slain while fighting pirates from Myr who had taken the eastern coast of Tarth.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Lord Selwyn Tarth meets with Ser Davos Seaworth in a midnight grove, where Davos is informed House Tarth will not support Stannis Baratheon.

A Storm of Swords

To prevent Brienne of Tarth from being raped, Ser Jaime Lannister misleads the Brave Companions into believing that Tarth is known as the Sapphire Isle because of an abundance of gemstones. In actuality, the name comes from the color of its waters.

A Dance with Dragons

It is reported that sellswords have landed on Tarth and other islands in the narrow sea after the Golden Company begins their invasion.

The Winds of Winter

Smallfolk claim that Tarth has fallen to the Golden Company.




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The Tattered Prince, also known as Rags or Tatters,

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Appearance and Character

See also: Images of the Tattered Prince

The Tattered Prince is sad-eyed and soft-spoken. He speaks classic High Valyrian.

The Tattered Prince rides a huge grey warhorse. The stallion's spotted hindquarters are covered with the same multi-colored torn rags as his master's cloak. The Tattered Prince sits straight and tall in the high saddle, and his voice is strong enough to carry to every corner of a battlefield.

History

In 262 AC, when the Tattered Prince was twenty-three, the magisters of Pentos chose him to be their new Prince, mere hours after they'd beheaded the previous one. Instead of accepting their offer and be their disposable puppet, he fled to the Disputed Lands and never returned to Pentos. Taking up the life of a sellsword, over the years he rode with the Second Sons, the Iron Shields, and the Maiden's Men. Circa 270 AC, along with five brothers-in-arms, he established the Windblown. Out of the six founders of the company, by 300 AC he is the only one alive.

There is enmity between the Windblown and the Company of the Cat. In 299 AC, the two sellsword companies had been on opposite sides of the battle lines in the Disputed Lands, and bad blood continues to linger. Bloodbeard, the leader of the Company of the Cat, has a strong dislike for the Tattered Prince, and makes no secret of this, referring to his rival as old grey-beards in rags.

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

After Yunkai procures their services, the Tattered Prince leads the Windblown toward Meereen in the slavers' struggle against Daenerys Targaryen. On their way to Mereen he commands a group of Westerosi-born from his company to pretend that they have betrayed him and to join Daenerys's forces. With this plan, he hopes that even if the Yunkai lose the war, he will still be on the winning side. Among the Westerosi he sends to Meereen are Prince Quentyn Martell and his companions, although the Tattered Prince is not aware of their identities or goals.

However, when the Prince of Dorne decides to take Dany's dragons, he turns again toward the Westerosi Windblown. The mercenaries take his gold and promise to help him, but not before reporting his plan to the Tattered Prince. The Prince meets with Quentyn in the cellar of the Purple Lotus and agrees to join forces with him if, as a reward, he is given Pentos.

Later, Ser Barristan Selmy sends the two remaining Dornishmen on a mission to negotiate with the Tattered Prince. Ser Barristan wants the mercenary captain to help him release the Meereenese hostages held by the Wise Masters; as a reward, he will be given Pentos.

Quotes by the Tattered Prince

Tattered and twisty, what a rogue I am.

My ragged raiment? A poor thing … yet those tatters fill my foes with fear, and on the battlefield the sight of my rags blowing in the wind emboldens my men more than any banner. And if I want to move unseen, I need only slip it off to become plain and unremarkable.

In this world, a man must learn to seize whatever gifts the gods chose to send him. That was a lesson I learned at some cost.

Quotes about the Tattered Prince

You'll ride to battle with the Tattered Prince and come home richer than a lord.

—unnamed sellsword




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Harbour thug with arm and chest tattoos. © FFG

A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment.

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A House Greyjoy crewman with a kraken tattoo. © FFG

It is custom in Volantis to have the faces of slaves tattooed, to mark their status.

According to semi-canon sources the freeborn citizens of Volantis tattoo themselves to show prowess in battle and as a record of their exploits.

Facial tattoos can sometimes protect slaves. For example, if chattles of the Lord of Light are on board a ship captured by slavers, such as in the *Selaesori Qhoran's* case, the fiery fingers could count on being bought back by some red temple as the flames tattooed upon their faces were their binders.

Some tattooed characters

Moqorro's flame tattoos inked across his cheeks and forehead. © Elena María Vacas

Cragorn's bird of prey tattoo across his chest. © FFG

Ex-slaves sometimes remove their tattoos. Scar tissue covers the cheeks of the widow of the waterfront, from where she had the slave tattoos cut off upon being freed.

Known slave tattoos of Volantis

The following slave tattoos are known to be used in Volantis and her associated cities:

Quotes

An Iron Islands smuggler with various tattoos. © FFG

Slave tattoos, the captain knew. Marks of evil.

- Victarion Greyjoy's thoughts

The whores of Lannisport and King's Landing were free women. Their sisters of Selhorys were slaves, their bondage indicated by the tears tattooed beneath their right eyes.

- Tyrion Lannister's thoughts in a Selhorys brothel




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© Fantasy Flight Games

The tears of Lys is a rare and expensive poison, made by the alchemists of Lys..

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Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Varys tells Eddard Stark that Lord Jon Arryn was poisoned with the tears of Lys.

A Clash of Kings

Tyrion Lannister sees the tears of Lys in Grand Maester Pycelle's collection of medicines and poisons.

A Storm of Swords

During Tyrion Lannister's trial for the death of King Joffrey Baratheon, Grand Maester Pycelle claims that Tyrion stole a sample of the tears of Lys, as well as other drugs from Pycelle's collection.

Sansa Stark learns that Lysa Tully put the tears of Lys in the wine of her husband, Lord Arryn, at the behest of Petyr Baelish.

A Feast for Crows

In the Faceless Men's House of Black and White in Braavos, the waif teaches Arya Stark about the properties of the tears of Lys.

Quotes

The tears of Lys, they call it. A rare and costly thing, clear and sweet as water, and it leaves no trace. I begged Lord Arryn to use a taster, in this very room I begged him, but he would not hear of it. Only one who was less than a man would even think of such a thing, he told me.

- Varys, to Eddard Stark




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Teats

The riverlands and the location of the Teats

See also the Paps.

The Teats

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History

The hills and their surrounding lands have frequently changed hands in the ongoing conflict between House Bracken and House Blackwood. The Battle of Six Kings, in which the Storm King Arlan III Durrandon defeated five kings from House Teague, was fought between the Mother's Teats.

In 172 AC, King Aegon IV Targaryen dubbed the hills Barba's Teats in honor of his buxom mistress, Barba Bracken. Later that year Aegon took up a new mistress, Melissa Blackwood, who was slender. After it was heard that Barba had insulted the size of Melissa's breasts, Aegon renamed the hills Missy's Teats,

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Lord Jonos Bracken unsuccessfully asks Ser Jaime Lannister for the Teats as a reward for subduing Lord Tytos Blackwood in the siege of Raventree. Hoster Blackwood discusses the region's history with Jaime after leaving Raventree Hall.

Quotes

Hoster: Aegon the Unworthy took Barba Bracken as his mistress. She was a very buxom wench, they say, and one day when the king was visiting at the Stone Hedge he went out hunting and saw the Teats and...

Jaime: ...named them for his mistress. Only later he put the Bracken girl aside and took up with a Blackwood, was that the way of it?
Hoster: Lady Melissa. Missy, they called her. There's a statue of her in our godswood. She was much more beautiful than Barba Bracken, but slender, and Barba was heard to say that Missy was flat as a boy. When King Aegon heard, he ...

Jaime: ... gave her Barba's teats.

- Hoster Blackwood and Jaime Lannister




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Temmo was a Dothraki *khal* who lived four hundred years before the War of the Usurper, during the Bleeding Years after the Doom of Valyria. He was a great conqueror, but today is best remembered for his loss in the Battle of the Three Thousand.

History

Temmo came into conflict with Khal Dhako, the Dragon of the North, who was old by then. Temmo's *khalasar* broke Dhako's and Temmo took the elder khal captive, and fed Dhako to the flames, cutting off his hands, feet, and genitals, and roasting them before his eyes, after first burning his wives and sons in the same manner.

Khal Temmo led his khalasar to Qohor to sack the city. He destroyed the city's defenders on the first day and retired to his camps for the night, planning to sack the city the following day. The next morning he awoke to find three thousand Unsullied barring the way. Eighteen times the khalasar attacked the Unsullied, to no avail. Khal Temmo was slain in the battle, along with all his sons, and bloodriders. His khalasar suffered grievous losses and eventually chose to retreat.




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Temple of Memory is a temple in Qarth were petitioners seeking audience with the Pureborn must perform a traditional sacrifice, which is only the first of three steps to gain entry to the Hall of a Thousand Thrones.




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The Temple of Trade is a temple in Lys.

History

Lysaro Rogare was scourged to death at the Temple of Trade by all those he had wronged, after he had fallen from power.




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The Temple of Trios is a temple dedicated to Trios in Tyrosh. There is a large statue of the three-headed god nearby.




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© Fantasy Flight Games

The Temple of the Graces houses priestesses, called Graces, in the Ghiscari cities of Slaver's Bay.

Meereen's Temple of the Graces is a huge structure topped with golden domes. It lies to the west of the Great Pyramid and is visible from the pyramid's terrace.

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

During the Siege of Astapor, the city's Temple of the Graces is full of sick people asking the gods for healing. The legions of New Ghis seal the temple's doors and set it ablaze.

Daenerys Targaryen marries Hizdahr zo Loraq in the Meereenese Temple of the Graces.




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Annotation #1 for item #46270062: Wiki: Temple of the Lord of Light

For the temple in Braavos, see Temple of the Lord of Light (Braavos).

The Temple of the Lord of Light is a red temple in Volantis dedicated to the god R'hllor, the Lord of Light. The temple is protected by a private army of slave soldiers known as the Fiery Hand. Its High Priest is Benerro.

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About

Prior to the construction of the temple, the site was a great plaza in the half of the city east of the Rhoyne, near the Black Wall. The date of its construction is not known. The temple is an enormity of pillars, steps, buttresses, bridges, domes, and towers flowing into one another as if they had all been chiseled from one colossal rock. It looms high like Aegon's High Hill. A hundred hues of red, yellow, gold, and orange meet and meld in the temple walls, dissolving one into the other like clouds at sunset.

According to Archmaester Gramyon in *Remnants of the Dragonlords*, it is three times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor.

At some point Triarch Malaquo Maegyr tried to hire the Golden Company to clean out the red temple and have Benerro put to the sword.

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

In Volantis, thousands of slaves and freedmen crowd the temple plaza to hear Benerro shriek of bleeding stars and a sword of fire that will cleanse the world. He stands atop a red stone pillar, joined by a slender stone bridge to a lofty terrace when the lesser priests and acolytes stand.

Tyrion Lannister and Ser Jorah Mormont pass through the crowded temple plaza as Benerro preaches. Tyrion is stunned by the temple's enormity, thinking it is about three times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing. He thinks the temple is fire turned to stone.

As Benerro speaks shouts erupt from the crowd, with women weeping and men shaking their fists. The atmosphere reminds Tyrion of the day Myrcella sailed for Dorne and the riot that boiled up as they made their way back to the Red Keep.

Quotes

I think that red R'hllor has more worshippers in this city than all the other gods together.

- the widow of the waterfront, to Ser Jorah Mormont

Annotation #2 for item #46270062: Wiki: (Braavos) Temple of the Lord of Light

The Temple of the Lord of Light is a great red temple in Braavos dedicated to the god R'hllor, the Lord of Light.

The temple is built from red stone. On top of its great square tower is an iron brazier twenty feet across to contain a great fire. There are also smaller fires in iron braziers near its doors.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Yorko describes the temple to Arya Stark when she arrives in Braavos.

A Dance with Dragons

While traveling through the city, Arya hears the calls of the temple's red priests and smells their incense.




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The Temple of the Moonsingers is a temple in Braavos dedicated to the Moonsingers. It is located on an island west of the Temple of the Lord of Light and northwest of the Isle of the Gods, on the junction of the Long Canal and the Canal of Heroes.

It is the largest temple in the city, a mighty mass of snow-white marble, topped by a huge silvered dome whose milk glass windows show all the phases of the moon. A pair of marble maidens flank its gates, tall as the Sealords' statues, supporting a crescent shaped lintel.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

As Yorko Terys rows, navigating the hundred isles of Braavos, he points out many of the sites to Arya Stark, before dropping her off at the quay in front of the House of Black and White. One of the sights Arya spies is the Temple of the Moonsingers.




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Ten Thousand Ships is a book about Nymeria, the warrior queen, who is said to have led the Rhoynar on ten thousand ships.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Princess Arianne Martell longs for a copy of this book while imprisoned in her rooms.




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Ten Towers

The Iron Islands and the location of Ten Towers

Ten Towers

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Ten Towers by Juan Carlos Barquet © Fantasy Flight Games

The main hall is the location of the high seat of House Harlaw. Two giant scythes of beaten silver crossed hang crossed above the seat.

The Widow's Tower is so called due to the presence of Lord Rodrik Harlaw's sister, Lady Gwynesse Harlaw, who came back to Ten Towers after the death of her husband and stayed for the rest of her life, grieving her loss.

The Book Tower is the fattest of the ten towers. It is octagonal and made of large block stones.

History

The newest castle in the Iron Islands, Ten Towers was built by Lord Theomore Harlaw, who blamed the deaths of three infant sons on the dampness of ancient Harlaw Hall, which often flooded. The new castle was built at a better site, but the mercurial Theomore constructed ten towers different in appearance. There is good fishing off the Long Stone Quay.

While growing up Asha Greyjoy felt more at home at Ten Towers than at the Greyjoy seat of Pyke. She enjoyed racing amongst Ten Towers' walks and bridges and reading in Lord Rodrik Harlaw's library.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Ten Towers by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games

Lord Baelor Blacktyde briefly visits Ten Towers before continuing on to Old Wyk. Supporters of Asha Greyjoy who assemble at Ten Towers include Botleys, Myres, Stonetrees, and Volmarks. Harlaw cousins supporting her include Boremund, Hotho Humpback, Ser Harras, and Sigfryd Silverhair.

After meeting with the steward Three-Tooth and her mother, Alannys Harlaw, Asha has the captive Lady Sybelle Glover and her children, Gawen and Erena, quartered in one of the towers instead of the dungeon. Asha meets her uncle, Lord Rodrik Harlaw, within the Book Tower. He offers to name her heir to Ten Towers, but Asha refuses and wants the Seastone Chair instead.

A Dance with Dragons

After Euron Greyjoy is chosen King of the Iron Islands in the kingsmoot, Asha flees from Old Wyk to Ten Towers. She leaves Gawen and Erena Glover at Ten Towers in the care of her mother, Alannys, and aunt, Gwynesse Harlaw, but continues on to Deepwood Motte with the captive Lady Glover.

Quotes

Not one castle, ten castles squashed together.

- thoughts of Asha Greyjoy

Chapters that take place at Ten Towers




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Nymeria leads her army to Dorne.
Art by Roman Papsuev

Valyrian invasion and the subsequent Rhoynar flight

For the book, see Ten Thousand Ships.

According to legend, ten thousand ships were used to transport the surviving Rhoynar after their defeat by the Valyrian Freehold in the Second Spice War.

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History

Prince Garin of Chroyane led the Rhoynar to early victories in the war, but his army of 250,000 men was crushed by 300 dragons commanded by the dragonlords of Valyria. The warrior queen Nymeria, Princess of Ny Sar, managed to unite the surviving Rhoynar, most of whom were women,

Nymeria led the Rhoynar first to the Basilisk Isles, where they were attacked by corsairs. She refused the corsairs' offer to settle on the Isle of Toads, and the Rhoynar continued on to Sothoryos, where they struggled to survive at Basilisk Point, Zamettar, and Yeen.

After an unsuccessful year in Sothoryos, the Rhoynar set sail and travelled again, this time for three years. They were welcomed at Naath, but left when they become afflicted with a deadly illness on the isle. Nymeria led them next to Abulu in the Summer Islands, which became known after as the Isle of Women, but they were unable to grow enough food on the isle. Some Rhoynar then followed Druselka back to Essos and the Rhoyne, but this group was slain or enslaved by the Valyrians.

After years of arduous journeys full of storm, disease, and slavery,

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Arya Stark names her direwolf "Nymeria" in honor of Nymeria of the Rhoynar.

A Feast for Crows

Ser Arys Oakheart notices a tapestry of Nymeria and her ten thousand ships at Arianne Martell's secret room in Sunspear's shadow city.

Quotes

Our wanderings are at an end. We have found a new home, and here we shall live and die.

Nymeria in Dorne

See Also




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Queen Teora Hunter was a member of House Hunter, she married King Roland I Arryn.

History

According to legend, she reminded her future husband of how his grandfather had defeated King Robar Royce, by attacking him from high ground. Thanks to her words, King Roland seized the highest ground of all and decreed the building of the castle that would become the Eyrie, so that all who would come to attack House Arryn would be attacked from high ground.




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Teora Kyndall was a member of House Kyndall who was married to Lord Tybolt Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock. They had one daughter, Cerelle.

Family




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Lady Teora Toland is a daughter of Lady Nymella Toland of Ghost Hill.

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Character and Appearance

Teora, unlike her sister Valena, is short, plump, and shy. The only trait they share is their red hair. Teora seems to have prophetic dreams.

History

She dislikes Ghost Hill's maester Toman, due to the fact that he dismisses her dreams and attributes them on her diet and love of sweet foods.

Recent Events

The Winds of Winter

When Arianne Martell and her companions arrive at Ghost Hill. Teora is present at the feast. She states at the feast,

They were dancing. In my dream. And everywhere the dragons danced the people died.




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Ternesio Terys is the captain of the *Titan's Daughter*. He is the father of Denyo Terys and Yorko Terys. He keeps his grey hair cut short and neat. He has a square windburnt face.

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Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Ternesio Terys meets Arya Stark at Saltpans. Arya ask for passage to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea but Ternesio refuses her. However when she shows him the iron coin that was given to her by Jaqen H'ghar and uses the phrase "Valar Morghulis" he offers her a cabin and passage to Braavos.

A Feast for Crows

Ternesio captains the Titan's Daughter from Saltpans to Braavos, carrying Arya Stark to the House of Black and White.




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Terrance Lynderly is a member of House Lynderly and the son and heir of Lord Jon Lynderly.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Petyr Baelish asks Lord Lynderly to send a son to ward at the Eyrie and act as Lord Robert Arryn's squire, so Jon sends Terrance. On the day of departure from the Eyrie for the descent to the Gates of the Moon, Terrance is given the duties of laying out the clothes for Robert.




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Terrax was a dragon ridden by Jaenara Belaerys, a woman from Valyria. Jaenara flew Terrax further south into Sothoryos than anyone had ever gone before.




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Ser Terrence Celtigar is a member of House Celtigar and is a new recruit to the Nightswatch in the video game *Game of Thrones*. He is put under the command of Mors Westford by Lord Commander Jeor Mormont.

Appearance and Character

Terrence is a young cocky knight, who is very proud, and not happy about having to be around criminals that make up many of the members of the Nightswatch.




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Lord Terrence Kenning is Lord of Kayce and head of House Kenning of Kayce.




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Ser Terrence Toyne was a knight of House Toyne. He was a member of the Kingsguard during the reign of Aegon IV Targaryen.

Appearance

Terrence was regarded as tall, dark, and handsome.

History

Ser Terrence Toyne was found abed with King Aegon the Unworthy's mistress, Bethany Bracken.




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Terrio Erastes was a Braavosi adventurer who lived during the Century of Blood, and the author of the chronicle *Fire Upon the Grass, about his time as a guest of the Dothraki *Khal Dhako.

History

Erastes witnessed the destruction of Ibbish that led to Dhako being called "the Dragon of the North". He wrote that the khal took great pride in his moniker, but came to rue it when the younger Khal Temmo broke his *khalasar*, took him captive and fed him to the flames, cutting off his hands, feet, and genitals and roasting them before his eyes, after killing his wives and sons in the same manner.




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Terro is a Braavosi Bravo. He has dark hair and wears a burgundy brocade and yellow cloak.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Terro and his companion Orbelo confront Samwell Tarly outside the Cattery, a brothel in Braavos. Due to the timely intervention of Cat, Terro and Orbelo decide to leave Samwell alone.




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Tess was a woman of Fair Isle who murdered Lord Dalton Greyjoy.

History

Following the end of the Dance of the Dragons, Dalton Greyjoy kept raiding the western coast of Westeros, based at Faircastle. Tess cut his throat open with his own dagger before jumping into the ocean.




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Tessario, known as Tessario the Tiger, was a sellsword from the Free Cities in service of Lord Unwin Peake during the early reign of King Aegon III Targaryen. He is considered by Maester Yandel to be the most likely suspect in the murder of Queen Jaehaera Targaryen.




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Tessarion, also known as the Blue Queen, was a she-dragon. She was ridden by Daeron Targaryen.

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Description

Tessarion was a beautiful blue she-dragon.

By 129 AC, Tessarion was of fighting size.

History

By 120 AC, Tessarion had bonded with Prince Daeron Targaryen, although Daeron had not yet ridden him at the time.

During the Dance of the Dragons, Daeron rode Tessarion into the Battle on the Honeywine in the Reach to save Lord Ormund Hightower and his army. Due to their arrival and participation in the battle, the Hightower army was victorious.

Daeron and Tessarion remained with the Hightower army as it marched up the Roseroad towards King's Landing, which had fallen to Rhaenyra Targaryen's forces. During this time Daeron flew upon Tessarion ahead of the main column of the army to scout ahead, which proved invaluable the the southron host. Rhaenyra's loyalists often fled at the first glimps of Tessarion, being unwilling to face the dragon's fire in battle.

At Tumbleton, a market town on the Mander, the Hightower army met in battle in the First Battle of Tumbleton with a smaller force of supporters of Rhaenyra. Tessarion participated in the battle.

Hugh Hammer, a dragonseed who had claimed Vermithor and who had changed his alliance from the blacks to the greens during the First Tumbleton, decided to make a claim for the Iron Throne after the disappearance of King Aegon II Targaryen and the death of Prince Aemond Targaryen, the Protector of the Realm. He felt secure in his decision as Tessarion, the only dragon of fighting weight with a rider still remaining to the greens, was one-third the size of his own dragon, and far less fearsome. Among the Caltrops, the lords and knights who conspired to kill Hammer and his fellow dragonseed, Ulf the White, Ser Tyler Norcross believed that Tessarion on her own should be enough to retake the Iron Throne, while Lord Unwin Peake argued that their victory would be more certain if they had the dragons of Hugh and Ulf in their possession as well.

Matters came to a head two days later, when a surprise night attack by Addam Velaryon upon Seasmoke started the Second Battle of Tumbleton. Tessarion's rider was killed at the start of the battle. Riderless, Tessarion flew up, shrieking and spitting flame, and met Addam Velaryon and Seasmoke in battle. The dragons rushed one another time and time again and at one point, Tessarion vanished into the clouds, reappearing behind Seasmoke breathing flames. It was said afterward that the fight between Tessarion and Seasmoke seemed to be more a mating dance than a battle. When Vermithor took to the sky, Addam Velaryon turned Seasmoke towards the older dragon. In their struggle, Tessarion suddenly attacked. The battle between the three dragons had a mortal outcome for all. Seasmoke and Vermithor died early, but Tessarion was the last to die. On three occasions did she try to fly again, but failed every time again. By late afternoon the day after the battle, she seemed to be in pain. At the command of Lord Benjicot Blackwood, Billy Burley, Blackwood's best archer, shot three arrows into the dying dragon's eye, killing her.

Known dragonriders of Tessarion

Quotes about Tessarion

Defeat seemed imminent ... until a shadow swept across the battlefield, and a terrible roar resounded overhead, slicing through the sound of steel on steel. A dragon had come.

- Archmaester Gyldayn, retelling Tessarion's arrival at the Battle on the Honeywine

The victory belongs to Tessarion.

- Prince Daeron Targaryen following the Battle on the Honeywine




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Thaddeus Rowan was Lord of Goldengrove and head of House Rowan during the Dance of the Dragons.

History

During the battle of the Honeywine, Lord Thaddeus led an army of blacks against Lord Ormund Hightower's greens. However, the arrival of Prince Daeron Targaryen on his dragon Tessarion turned the battle for the greens. Lord Rowan retreated north with the remnants of his host.

Lord Thaddeus survived the war and in 133 AC he was given the seat of the deceased Lord Roland Westerling in the council of seven that ruled as regents for the child king Aegon III Targaryen. After Lord Unwin Peake resigned as Hand of the King in 134 AC, Thaddeus was named to the position. With the return of the king's brother, Prince Viserys Targaryen, and his wife, Larra Rogare, whose brothers accompanied her to King's Landing, the ambitious Rogare family soon became embroiled in the conflicts of the regency of Aegon III. There were those at court who mistrusted the Rogares, with accusations of wrongdoing being spread back and forth by many parties. Lord Thaddeus, accused of treason and being involved in a plot with the Rogare family, was tortured for information and stripped of his position of Hand.

Thaddeus remained in his post as a regent until the council was dissolved in 136 AC.




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The Anguish of the Archon is a performance play put on by mummers in Braavos.

Recent Events

The Winds of Winter

Mercy recalls that it had only been a fortnight since the Bobono had lurched drunkenly onto stage and opened The Anguish of the Archon with the grumpkin's speech from *The Merchant's Lusty Lady*.

Bobono tells Mercy that he always gives Wendeyne’s breasts a nice squeeze when he rapes her in The Anguish of the Archon and that she likes it, and the pit does too.




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The Art of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire is a collection of art inspired by George R. R. Martin's bestselling fantasy series *A Song of Ice and Fire*, produced by a variety of different artists and illustrators. The first volume was published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2005. It was revised and reprinted in 2011, alongside the release of a second volume in the series. Both volumes have been released in French by publisher Soleil, and Spanish by publisher Edge.

Each book contains 192 pages of art and accompanying text, including nearly 200 illustrations and a foreword written by Martin. Pieces from various board and card games such as A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, Battles of Westeros, and A Game of Thrones: The Board Game are included.

Volume I features characters and popular locations from the novels, and was substantially revised between the 1st edition printed in 2005, and the 2nd edition released in 2011. The 2011 edition omits several pages of Targaryen dynasty character portraits, as well as some other works and fan cartoons found in the 2005 edition. However, it also contains a number of additional new artworks, as well as larger versions of some of the 2005 pieces.

Volume II focuses on the Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, following its history and providing background on the various groups which play a role in the game of thrones.




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Annotation #1 for item #46270084: Wiki: The Bear and the Maiden Fair

Art by jubah

He licked the honey from her hair! by Serena Malyon. © FFG

For the television episode, see The Bear and the Maiden Fair (TV).

"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" is a ribald traditional song sung throughout the Seven Kingdoms. It describes in a humorous tone the story of a hairy bear that, while going to a fair with a band of three boys and a goat, rescues a maiden who was hoping for a knight. It is very popular, being enjoyed both by nobles and smallfolk.

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Lyrics

A bear there was, a bear, a bear!

all black and brown, and covered with hair.

The bear! The bear!

Oh come they said, oh come to the fair!

The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear!

All black and brown, and covered with hair!

And down the road from here to there.

From here! To there!

Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear!

They danced and spun, all the way to the fair!

The fair! The fair!

Oh, sweet she was, and pure and fair!

The maid with honey in her hair!

Her hair! Her hair!

The maid with honey in her hair!

The bear smelled the scent on the summer air.

The bear! The bear!

All black and brown and covered with hair!

He smelled the scent on the summer air!

He sniffed and roared and smelled it there!

Honey on the summer air!

Oh, I'm a maid, and I'm pure and fair!

I'll never dance with a hairy bear!

A bear! A bear!

I'll never dance with a hairy bear!

The bear, the bear!

Lifted her high into the air!

The bear! The bear!

I called for a knight, but you're a bear!

A bear, a bear!

All black and brown and covered with hair

She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair,

But he licked the honey from her hair.

Her hair! Her hair!

He licked the honey from her hair!

Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air!

My bear! She sang. My bear so fair!

And off they went, from here to there,

The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair.

History

Dunk heard "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" performed at the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The song is sung at the harvest feast at Winterfell.

A Storm of Swords

Tom of Sevenstreams sings it with Hot Pie on the ride to the Inn of the Kneeling Man. When Tom wants someone to sing with, Hot Pie tells him he knows the song about the bear. Tom starts to sing it and Hot Pie joins in lustily, even bouncing in his saddle a little on the rhymes. The astonished Arya Stark thought Hot Pie could only bake, but he has a good voice and sings well.

During the grim march back to Craster's Keep after the fight at the Fist, Grenn tries to encourage Samwell Tarly to keep marching by telling him to sing a song in his head. Sam knows a hundred songs but is so terrified he cannot think of any. Grenn suggests "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" and starts to sing it, but Sam begs him not to as it makes him think of the hideous wight-bear that had come at them at the Fist.

It is sung by Butterbumps at Sansa Stark's dinner with Margaery Tyrell and Olenna Tyrell to cover the conversation about King Joffrey I Baratheon.

Greatjon Umber sings it, drunkenly, at the Red Wedding, at the same time as musicians perform "Flowers of Spring".

During the battle near Yunkai Ser Barristan Selmy tells Daenerys Targaryen that King Robert I Baratheon liked songs that made him laugh. Barristan adds that Robert only sang when he was drunk, and then by that point one of the songs was likely to be the "The Bear and the Maiden Fair".

Feast for Crows

It is sung by Dareon on the voyage to Braavos.

A Dance With Dragons

The song is sung by Abel for Barbrey Dustin during a meal at Winterfell.

In Meereen Tyrion Lannister realizes that Ser Jorah Mormont is doomed if purchased by Zahrina. Tyrion manages to get the slave overseer Nurse to convince Yezzan zo Qaggaz to purchase Jorah by lying and telling Nurse that Jorah is part of their show - the bear and the maiden fair. Jorah is the bear, Penny is the maiden, and Tyrion is the brave knight who rescues her. During their bondage Tyrion notes that Jorah has not adapted well. When called upon to play the bear and carry off the maiden fair, he has been sullen and uncooperative, shuffling lifelessly through his paces when he deigns to take part in their mummery at all.

Symbolism

Jaime saves Brienne from the bear at Harrenhal. - by Marc Simonetti ©

The song is a motif that reflects the relationships between several characters, including Sandor Clegane and Sansa Stark, Jorah Mormont and Daenerys Targaryen, and Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister (where Sandor, Jorah, and Brienne symbolize "the Bear" who either literally or figuratively saves the "Maiden Fair").

The song's relevance to Jorah and Daenerys is emphasized by the fact that a bear is the sigil of House Mormont and that fair skin and hair are ubiquitous features among the bloodline of House Targaryen.

In *A Game of Thrones*, Sansa is infatuated by the idea of the chivalrous prince and the knight in shining armor, archetypes which she believes are embodied by Ser Loras Tyrell and, mistakenly, Prince Joffrey Baratheon. Accordingly, when Joffrey and his court abuse and beat her, it is not the stereotypical knight but the deformed Sandor Clegane who comes to her rescue. When asked if there is any connection between Sansa's story and the song "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" George R. R. Martin replied: “Well, we´ll have to see.”

After Jaime is tortured and later released from Harrenhal, the unattractive Brienne steers Jaime away from suicide and sets him on the path to redemption. Ironically, Jaime later saves Brienne from a grizzly bear in the bear pit at Harrenhal. The song also mentions a goat along with the bear, and Vargo Hoat, who is wounded by Brienne and throws her into the bear pit, is frequently referred to as The Goat.

Annotation #2 for item #46270084: Wiki: (TV) The Bear and the Maiden Fair

"The Bear and the Maiden Fair", formerly known as "Chains" and "Autumn Storms" is the seventh episode of the third season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*. It aired on May 12, 2013. The episode is significant in that it was written by George R. R. Martin, the author of the book series the television show is based on. It was directed by Michelle MacLaren.

The plot of the episode advances the storylines of Daenerys' arrival to the city of Yunkai, the repercussions of the upcoming marriage of Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark, and Brienne's fate at the ruined castle of Harrenhal.

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Plot

In King's Landing

Sansa is comforted by Lady Margaery, who has heard of Sansa's betrothal to Tyrion. Elsewhere, Tyrion and Bronn are also discussing the match, and how it will affect Shae. Tywin meets his grandson, King Joffrey, and teaches him a lesson in ruling; Joffrey asks what they should do about the rumors of Daenerys and her dragons, but Tywin claims there is no threat. When they meet later, Shae tells Tyrion that she will not continue their relationship when he marries Sansa.

On Blackwater Bay, Melisandre reveals to Gendry that his father was King Robert Baratheon.

In the North

Jon Snow and the wildling party led by Tormund Giantsbane continue their journey south. Ygritte stops with Jon to discuss their next move. Soon after, Orell offers some harsh wisdom to Jon, and later speaks to Ygritte, confessing his love for her and trying to convince her that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch. Later, Jon tells Ygritte that the wildling cause is hopeless, but she remains undaunted.

Theon is freed from his constraints by two young women, who give him water and clean his wounds. Theon is apprehensive about their aid, until they disrobe and begin pleasuring him. The three are soon interrupted by his knife-wielding tormenter, who orders his men to restrain Theon as he appears to remove Theon's genitals.

Heading for the Wall, Bran speaks to Jojen Reed while Osha and Hodor set up camp. Osha continues to grow suspicious of the Reeds, calling Jojen's visions "black magic". When she says they have to continue to the Wall, Jojen reveals that the three-eyed crow is north of the Wall, and that is their destination. Osha refuses to allow them to go north of the Wall, relating to them the story of her husband's death and resurrection as a wight.

In the Riverlands

King Robb, his advisors, and his army are delayed by rain in their march toward the Twins for Edmure's wedding to Roslin Frey. Catelyn and her uncle Brynden discuss their distaste for Walder Frey, who will see their delay, as well as Robb's oath-breaking, as a slight against his family. When the Tullys depart, Queen Talisa reveals to Robb that she is pregnant.

At the Brotherhood's hideout, Arya expresses her anger at Beric Dondarrion and Thoros of Myr for selling Gendry to Melisandre. When Anguy tells Beric of a Lannister raiding party near them, Beric orders the men to move out in pursuit. Arya calls Beric a liar, as he promised to take her to Riverrun. She runs away, and is pursued by several of the Brotherhood soldiers, but before they can locate her, she is taken captive by The Hound.

Across the Narrow Sea

Daenerys, her knights Ser Jorah and Ser Barristan, and her army of Unsullied reach the yellow city of Yunkai. Though she is advised that Yunkai holds no strategic value, Daenerys tells Jorah she will take the city to free its 200,000 slaves. She orders Grey Worm to send a messenger to the city demanding their surrender, or she will sack the city. Razdal mo Eraz is sent by Yunkai to offer terms of peace, which include chests filled with gold bars and as many ships as Daenerys wants. Daenerys refuses his offer, demanding the slaves of the city be freed and paid for their service, which Grazdan angrily refuses, and departs the tent.

At Harrenhal

Brienne of Tarth is visited in her cell by Jaime, who tells her that he will be departing for King's Landing the next day, and that she will be left at Harrenhal, under the care of Locke, as Roose Bolton is departing for the Twins. Before leaving her, she makes Jaime swear to uphold his oath to Catelyn Stark, and return the Stark girls to their mother. Before leaving, Jaime tells Roose Bolton that the Lannisters send their regards to the Starks and Tullys on Edmure's impending marriage. While on the road, Qyburn checks on the condition of Jaime's right arm, and reveals that he lost his maester's chain for experimenting on living humans. When Qyburn informs Jaime that Brienne will not be ransomed by Locke, Jaime manipulates Steelshanks, the party leader, to order their return to Harrenhal. Upon their arrival, Jaime finds that Brienne has been forced by Locke and his men to fight a bear with a wooden sword. Jaime tries to ransom Brienne, but is unsuccessful, and instead leaps into the pit to protect Brienne. The bear is shot with a crossbow by Steelshanks but continues to attack, before Jaime boosts Brienne out of the pit, and is then lifted to safety. Confronted by Steelshanks and his men, who are ordered to ensure Jaime's safety, Locke relents and lets Jaime and Brienne depart for Kings Landing.




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"The Bloody Cup" is an old reaving song sung by the ironborn.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

It is sung by Romny Weaver during the feast held by Victarion Greyjoy at the kingsmoot.




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The Bloody Hand is a performance play put on by mummers in Braavos. It was written by Phario Forel.

Contents

About

The play is likely based on events that have taken place in Westeros. It offers two kings, the fat one and the boy. Izembaro plays the fat one. It is not a large part, but has a fine speech as he lay dying, and a splendid fight with a demonic boar before that. The play opens in a lichyard. There is a wedding scene. There is rape scene in the second act.

Characters

Recent Events

The Winds of Winter

The mummers of the Gate perform The Bloody Hand in honor of the envoy from the Seven Kingdoms.

Quotes

The seven-faced god has cheated me. My noble sire he made of purest gold, and gold he made my siblings, boy and girl. But I am formed of darker stuff, of bones and blood and clay, twisted into this rude shape you see before you.

Give me the cup, he told the Stranger, for I shall drink deep. And if it tastes of gold and lion's blood, so much the better. As I cannot be the hero, let me be the monster, and lesson them in fear in place of love.

Oh, no, no, no.

Don't, oh don't, don't touch me.

Please, m'lord, I am still a maiden.




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The Book of Holy Prayer is a text of the Faith of the Seven, along with *The Seven-Pointed Star*.




Annotations from item #46270088:

The Book of Lost Books is a book written by Archmaester Marwyn. In it, Marwyn claims to have obtained three pages of the legendary, long-lost *Signs and Portents*.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Asha Greyjoy finds Lord Rodrik Harlaw reading the book in the Book Tower.




Annotations from item #46270089:

"The Broken Man" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 57th overall. The episode was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Mark Mylod.




Annotations from item #46270090:

"The Burning of the Ships" is a song. It is possibly about Brandon the Burner.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

It is sung at the harvest feast at Winterfell.




Annotations from item #46270091:

This article is about the episode from HBO's television series Game of Thrones. For the non-human race which originally inhabited Westeros, see children of the forest.

"The Children" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 40th overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Alex Graves. It aired on June 15th, 2014.

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Synopsis

Circumstances change after an unexpected arrival from north of the Wall. Daenerys must face harsh realities. Bran learns more about his destiny. Tyrion sees the truth about his situation.

Production

Writing

"The Children" was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.

The episode is adapted from the following chapters from the *A Song of Ice and Fire* series: Jon X, Arya XIII, Jon XI and Tyrion XI from *A Storm of Swords, Cersei II, Brienne III, Brienne VI and Brienne VII from *A Feast for Crows, and Tyrion I, Daenerys I, Daenerys II and Bran II from *A Dance with Dragons*.

Regular cast members

Eighteen out of twenty-six members for the fourth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek),Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton) and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

Guest cast




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The Chronicles of Longsister discusses the history of Longsister, one of the islands of the Vale in the Bite. Its content includes the Rape of the Three Sisters, describing how northmen committed horrors upon Sistermen, leading to the War Across the Water.




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"'The Climb" is the sixth episode of the third season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 26th episode of the series. Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by Alik Sakharov, it aired on May 5, 2013.

The title both refers to the wildling party's ascent to the top of the Wall, and to a conversation between Lord Baelish and Lord Varys in which Baelish talks of the chaos created by societal collapse as the potential to climb.

Contents

Plot

In King's Landing

Lord Tywin Lannister meets Lady Olenna Tyrell to discuss having Ser Loras marry his daughter, Cersei. They trade barbs about Cersei's age and accusations of incest with Jamie, as well as Loras' well-known homosexuality, before Tywin threatens to make Loras a knight of the Kingsguard, an order which renounces their right to inheritance and marriage. Olenna relents, and consents to the marriage of Loras and Cersei.

Sansa tries to get acquainted with Loras. Closely watching the situation, Cersei and Tyrion compare their impending marriages before Tyrion accuses his sister of trying to have him killed during the Battle of the Blackwater. Tyrion deduces that it was in fact Joffrey who ordered Ser Mandon Moore to kill him, but Cersei tells him his life is not in danger from Joffrey, now that Tywin is the Hand. Tyrion then goes to Sansa's chamber, where he reveals to her and Shae that she will be wed to him, and not Loras. Elsewhere, Lord Varys finds Lord Baelish in the throne room. Baelish tells Varys that he is aware of Varys's arrangement with Ros, and that he has given her to Joffrey to kill for pleasure.

In the Riverlands

While Anguy teaches Stark to use a bow, Arya spots Melisandre and a small group of Stannis's men. Melisandre speaks to Thoros before he takes her inside the Brotherhood's hideout. Melisandre is shocked when she learns of the six deaths of Beric Dondarrion, who asks her why she has come to them. She replies that the Brotherhood has someone the Lord of Light needs, and soon after has her men take Gendry into her custody. Arya is disgusted on discovering the Brotherhood turned over Gendry partly because of Melisandre's money. Arya confronts Melisandre and accuses her of being a witch, to which she replies that Arya will take lives, and that they will meet again one day.

King-in-the-north Robb and his advisors meet with Lothar and Black Walder Frey to discuss an alliance for his planned attack on Casterly Rock. The Freys carry their lord's demands for an alliance, which includes a formal apology from Robb, the castle Harrenhal and all of its lands and incomes, and for Edmure to marry Roslin, one of Lord Frey's daughters. Edmure is reluctant to marry a woman he has never met, but eventually agrees to go through with the arrangement.

At Harrenhal, Lord Roose Bolton has dinner with Jamie and Brienne. Bolton tells Jaime he will send him to King's Landing on the condition that Jaime swear to tell his father that Bolton had nothing to do with his maiming. Jaime assumes that Brienne will accompany him, but Bolton intends to keep her with him, under arrest for abetting treason.

In the North

Tension rises at camp between Osha and Meera Reed before Bran defuses the situation. Jojen experiences a seizure while sleeping, and Meera explains they are caused by his visions. Jojen then tells Bran that in his vision he saw Jon Snow with the wildlings.

Elsewhere, Theon's captor awakens Theon to continue torturing him. The boy threatens to remove Theon's little finger if he cannot guess his true identity and their current location. After several attempts, Theon guesses that he is a Karstark. His torturer acts for a moment as if the guess was right, but he begins flaying Theon's finger, telling him that he was lying. Theon eventually gives in and begs his torturer to remove his finger.

Beyond the Wall

Samwell Tarly and Gilly stop to camp during their journey to the Wall, after having fled Craster's Keep. Sam shows Gilly the dragonglass dagger he found at the Fist of the First Men and tells her about Castle Black.

At camp at the base of the Wall, the wildling party led by Tormund Giantsbane prepares to climb. Jon and Ygritte talk about their impending climb and their relationship. Ygritte reveals she is aware that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, but tells him their loyalty is of greater significance, implying she joined Mance's cause from self-interest rather than trust in him. While climbing, Ygritte strikes the Wall and causes a massive crack, which inadvertently causes an avalanche that kills a few members of the wildling party and leaves herself and Jon hanging by their safety rope. Before Orell cuts the rope, Jon manages to secure himself to the Wall, saving Ygritte, and they later reach the top of the Wall together. Gazing out across the landscape of the Seven Kingdoms, they embrace and kiss.




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The Conqueror's Two Wives is a play.

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The mummers from the Ship teach Arya Stark the speeches from *The Song of the Rhoyne, *The Conqueror's Two Wives and *The Merchant's Lusty Lady*.




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Not to be confused with the conquest of Dorne, the war about which Daeron wrote his book.

The Conquest of Dorne

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Appearance

It is a slender book, written with an elegant simplicity, and it is rich with blood, battle and bravery.

Contents

In his book, Daeron I Targaryen gave the Dornishmen the names by which other Westerosi now know them. He divided them into stony Dornishmen, sandy Dornishmen, and salty Dornishmen.

King Daeron made the armies of Dorne larger in his book than they were in reality, to make his conquest seem more glorious. Dorne has used Daeron's boast ever since to make the kingdom's enemies believe Dorne is stronger that it truly is.

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Conquest of Dorne is a favorite book of Devan Seaworth.

Excerpt

The arms of House Martell display the sun and spear, the Dornishman's two favorite weapons, but of the two, the sun is the more deadly.

Quotes

It pleased the Young Dragon to make all our armies larger when he wrote that book of his, so as to make his conquest much more glorious, and it has pleased us to water the seed he planted and let our foes think us more powerful than we are.

Doran Martell to Arianne Martell

Jon: When the Young Dragon conquered Dorne, he used a goat track to bypass the Dornish watchtowers on the Boneway.
Stannis: I know that tale as well, but Daeron made too much of it in that vainglorious book of his.

Jon Snow and Stannis Baratheon




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This article is about the television episode. For the fifth book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, see A Dance with Dragons. For the Targaryen war for succession, see Dance of the Dragons. For the song, see "The Dance of the Dragons". For the book written by Grand Maester Munkun, see The Dance of Dragons, A True Telling.

The Dance of Dragons is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 49th episode of the series. Written by Davis Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by David Nutter, it aired on June 7th, 2015.

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Synopsis

Stannis confronts a troubling decision. Jon returns to the Wall. Mace visits the Iron Bank. Arya encounters someone from her past. Dany reluctantly oversees a traditional celebration of athleticism.

Production

Writing

The Dance of Dragons was written by Davis Benioff & D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.

The episode is adapted from or uses elements of the following chapters of *A Song of Ice and Fire: The Princess in the Tower from *A Feast for Crows, Jon I, Jon VII, The Watcher, Jon X, Theon I, Daenerys IX, Jon XII, The Sacrifice and The Ugly Little Girl from *A Dance with Dragons, and Mercy from *The Winds of Winter.

Regular cast memberss

The following regular cast members appeared in this episode:

Sixteen out of twenty-seven members for the fifth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek), Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen Baratheon), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Aiden Gillen (Petyr Baelish), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Conleth Hill (Varys), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Hannah Murray (Gilly), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) are not credited and do not appear.

Guest cast

The following guest apppearances were made in this episode:




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This article is about the song. For the Targaryen war of succession called by a similar name, see Dance of the Dragons. For the fifth novel in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, see A Dance with Dragons. For the episode of the TV show, see "The Dance of Dragons". For the book written by Grand Maester Munkun, see The Dance of Dragons, A True Telling.

"The Dance of the Dragons",

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It is sung by a troupe of singers during the feast ending the Hand's tourney.

A Storm of Swords

It is sung by Collio Quaynis in High Valyrian at the wedding of Joffrey I Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell.




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The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling, at times simply called Munkun's True Telling, is a book written by Grand Maester Munkun about the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. It contains some inaccuracies.

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History

It is Munkun's True Telling which reveals that Lord Larys Strong made sure that King Aegon II Targaryen escaped King's Landing when the city fell to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and her forces.

Munkun based his work on Orwyle's account on the Dance of the Dragons.

Orwyle's account was biased in favor of Rhaenyra, however, just as Septon Eustace's history of the Dance was biased in favor of Aegon II.

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A Dance with Dragons

When Haldon Halfmaester asks Tyrion Lannister if he can tell him the name of the knight who tried the same ploy Serwyn of the Mirror Shield used on the dragon Urrax with the dragon Vhagar during the Dance of the Dragons, Tyrion answers that it was Ser Byron Swann, who was roasted for his trouble. He corrects the halfmaester by stating that the dragon had been Syrax, not Vhagar. Haldon tells him he is mistaken, mentioning The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling by Maester Munkun as his source, only to be interrupted by Tyrion, who tells him that Grand Maester Munkun was wrong.

Tyrion explains that Byron's squire saw his master die and wrote to his daughter of the manner of his death. The squire's account says that the dragon was Syrax, Rhaenyra Targaryen's she-dragon, which makes much more sense than Munkun's version as Swann was the son of a marcher lord, and Storm's End was for Aegon II Targaryen. Vhagar was ridden by Prince Aemond Targaryen, Aegon’s brother, making it, according to Tyrion, unlogical that Swann would have wanted to slay her.




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"The Day They Hanged Black Robin" is a song, commonly sung by harpers, about an outlaw gang.




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"The Door" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 55th overall. The episode was written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed by Jack Bender. It aired on May 22nd, 2016,




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"The Dornishman's Wife" is a song about a man who slept with the wife of a Dornishman. Although he died of wounds received in a duel with the Dornishman, the man considered it a fair trade.

Lyrics

The Dornishman's wife was as fair as the sun,

and her kisses were warmer than spring.

But the Dornishman's blade was made of black steel,

and its kiss was a terrible thing.

The Dornishman's wife would sing as she bathed,

in a voice that was sweet as a peach,

But the Dornishman's blade had a song of its own,

and a bite sharp and cold as a leech.

As he lay on the ground with the darkness around,

and the taste of his blood on his tongue,

His brothers knelt by him and prayed him a prayer,

and he smiled and he laughed and he sung,

*"Brothers, oh brothers, my days here are done,*

the Dornishman's taken my life,

But what does it matter, for all men must die,

and I've tasted the Dornishman's wife!"




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The Edge of the World is a collection of tales and legends collected by Maester Balder, who served at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. The book is the chief source for information on Skagos available to Westeros. It was written during the sixty-year "reign" of Lord Commander Osric Stark of the Night's Watch.




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The End of the Tall Men is a more detailed account of the fall of the Kingdom of Sarnor, written by Bello.




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"The False and the Fair" is a song.

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hey-nonny, hey-nonny, hey-nonny-hey..

The lady sat a-sewing upon a rainy day,

hey-nonny, hey-nonny, hey-nonny-hey..

The lady lay a-kissing, upon a mound of Hay..

The lyrics share a line and theme from a song in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing:

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,

Men were deceivers ever,

One foot in sea and one on shore,

To one thing constant never.

Then sigh not so, but let them go,

And be you blithe and bonny,

Converting all your sounds of woe

Into Hey, nonny nonny.

Sing no more ditties, sing no mo

Of dumps so dull and heavy.

The fraud of men was ever so,

Since summer first was leavy.

Then sigh not so, but let them go

And be you blithe and bonny,

Converting all your sounds of woe

Into Hey, nonny nonny.

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It is sung by Marillion when Lysa Tully attempts to throw Sansa Stark out the Moon Door.




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The Fires of the Freehold is written by Galendro and contains the history of the Valyrian Freehold. No complete copy is known to exist in Westeros. The Citadel of Oldtown's copy lacks twenty-seven scrolls.

In The Fires of the Freehold it is written that when Valyria came to the aid of her most distant daughter, a hundred dragons took to the skies, descending on Qarlon the Great and his army, who had laid siege to Norvos.




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"The Ghost of Harrenhal" is the name of the fifth episode of the second season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*. It was written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by David Petrarca. It will air on April 29, 2012

The episode's title comes from the epithet Arya Stark uses in the books to describe herself during her time in the ruined castle of Harrenhal, although the phrase is not used in the episode.

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In the Stormlands

King Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) and Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) hold talks in his tent, with Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) standing at vigil, when the shadow assassin borne by Melisandre suddenly storms the tent and violently murders Renly before disappearing. Two of Renly's guard enter the tent and accuse Brienne of the murder, whom she then slays in self-defense. Catelyn convinces Brienne to escape with her so that she may at least avenge Renly someday; during their journey, Brienne swears allegiance to Catelyn so long as she never interferes with her vengeance on Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane).

Meanwhile, Renly's death causes confusion amongst his men. Ser Loras (Finn Jones) holds Stannis responsible for Renly's death and wants revenge, but Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) and Renly's widow Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) convince him that his revenge will come another time and they must escape first before Stannis' fleet arrives. Once Stannis reaches the camp, his dead brother's bannermen swear fealty to him, but Davos (Liam Cunningham) warns him to stay away from Melisandre since the men are whispering that she is controlling him. Stannis takes Davos' advice to not bring Melisandre with him during his forthcoming assault to King's Landing, but gives a reluctant Davos the command of his fleet in the coming siege of King's Landing.

At King's Landing

Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) blackmails more information out of his cousin Lancel (Eugene Simon), who reveals that Queen Regent Cersei has been stockpiling massive amounts of wildfire, a dangerous explosive chemical. Tyrion visits with the official pyromancer Hallyne (Roy Dotrice), who reveals a secret cache of close to eight thousand barrels of wildfire that Joffrey intends to catapult onto Stannis's forces when they attack the city. Bronn (Jerome Flynn) warns of the dangers of the plan, as wildfire is highy volatile and may inflict more damage onto themselves rather than the enemy, but Tyrion decides to use it and claims the cache for himself.

On the Iron Islands

Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) has been made the captain of a single ship, the *Sea Bitch*, with orders to raid fishing villages on the northern coast. Before even setting sail, Theon's own crew openly disrespect him and abandon him on shore. Theon's first mate comes to his assistance and suggests that Theon will need to win the respect of the men with a more impressive mission. When he proposes an assault to the Northern fortress of Torrhen's Square, Theon disagrees at first, saying that the raid will attract all of Winterfell's forces. However, Theon decides to go through with the plan and attacks Torrhen's Square.

At Winterfell

Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) receives the news that Torrhen's Square is under assault, and urges Ser Rodrik to raise a force to defend it. Later Bran discusses with Osha over his recent dreams, and describes one where Winterfell is destroyed by a monstrous flood. He also asks Osha about the "three-eyed raven" that appears in his dreams, but Osha deflects his inquiries.

Beyond the Wall

The Night's Watch continue to trek further through the north and rendezvous with Qhorin Halfhand, an experienced Night's Watch Ranger, at the ancient ringfort - Fist of the First Men. Qhorin warns that the wildlings have become more organized and dangerous under the leadership of former ranger Mance Rayder, and prepares a party to infiltrate a wildling camp and eliminate him. Steward Jon Snow (Kit Harington) insists on joining the group, and his request is eventually granted.

At Harrenhal

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) serves as the cupbearer for Lord Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance). During a council meeting, Tywin discovers that she is a Northerner, but continues to be unaware of her true identity. Later, Arya encounters Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha), whom she had rescued along with Rorge and Biter, and is now disguised as a Lannister guardsman at Harrenhal. Jaqen returns her past favor by offering "three lives" he will claim for her, as a compensation for of the three lives she saved. Arya decides her first victim to be "The Tickler", Harrenhal's cruel interrogator, and soon enough, he is later found dead with a broken neck.

Across the Narrow Sea

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is enjoying holding court at Qarth and watching her dragons grow. Xaro Xhoan Daxos (Nonso Anozie) later approaches Daenerys in asking for her hand in marriage in exchange for riches and enough military resources with which to take King's Landing. Ser Jorah (Iain Glen) is vehemently opposed to the planned marriage and urges Daenerys to reconsider. After questioning Ser Jorah's motives, Daenerys eventually relents and hears out Ser Jorah's own plans to obtain her the Iron Throne.

Production

Writing

"The Ghost of Harrenhal" is the third episode of the season to be penned by the writing team formed by the two executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and the eleventh in the whole series. The script is based in the chapters of George R. R. Martin's original book Daenerys II, Arya VII, Catelyn IV, Jon IV, Bran V, Catelyn V, and Jon V (27, 30, 33, 34, 35, 39, and 43). Tyrion's scenes with the Pyromancers and Cersei are parts taken from the chapters Tyrion V and Tyrion VIII (6 and 20).

Some storylines diverge greatly from the source novels: in the books Lord Baelish is sent by the Council to negotiate with the Tyrells only after Renly is dead, Theon's departure from Pyke is not shown and Dagmer Cleftjaw is a scarred old master at arms that is fond of Theon because he trained him when he was a boy, Arya is a scullion instead of a cupbearer and is not able to interact with Lord Tywin, and the character of Xaro Xhoan Daxos has been drastically changed making him heterosexual, of humble origins, and giving him a vault that is never mentioned in the books.

Casting

The episode introduces the character of pyromancer Hallyne, played by the British actor Roy Dotrice. Roy is a personal friend of the author George R. R. Martin, having first met when both worked in the 1980s hit TV series, Beauty and the Beast (Martin as a producer, and Dotrice playing "Father"). Years later Dotrice was Martin's choice to read the audiobooks of all the novels of *A Song of Ice and Fire*, a work that brought him a Guinness World Record for the largest number of characters voiced in an audiobook.

Since the series were greenlighted Martin expressed his desire to have Dotrice involved, suggesting maester Aemon, Rodrik Cassel or Pycelle as possibilites

Another character introduced in the episode is the mysterious Quaithe, played by the German actress Laura Pradelska.

The series regulars that do not appear in the episode are Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime), Richard Madden (Robb), Sophie Turner, Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon), Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Conleth Hill (Varys), and Sibel Kekilli (Shae).

Critical reception

IGN's Matt Fowler gave the episode a 8.5/10.




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This article is about the episode from HBO's television series Game of Thrones. For the region, see Gift.

"'The Gift" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 47th episode of the series. Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik, it aired on May 24, 2015.

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Synopsis

Jon prepares for conflict. Sansa tries to talk to Theon. Brienne waits for a sign. Stannis remains stubborn. Jaime attempts to reconnect with family.

Production

Writing

"The Gift" was written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.

The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Feast for Crows: Samwell II, Samwell IV, The Princess in the Tower, Alayne III and Cersei X from *A Feast for Crows, and Daenerys IV, Daenerys V, The Prince of Winterfell, The Watcher, Jon VIII, The Turncloak, The King's Prize, Daenerys VII, A Ghost in Winterfell, Tyrion X, Jon X, Tyrion XI and Jon XIII from *A Dance with Dragons.

Regular cast members

The following regular cast members appeared in this episode:

Twenty-one out of twenty-seven members for the fifth season appeared in this episode. Nathalie Emmanual (Missandei), Conleth Hill (Varys), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H'ghar) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

Guest cast

The following guest appearances were made in this episode:




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The Glory of Volantis is a chronicle of Volantis. It mentions that a "golden fleet" bearing a "Lion King"—Tommen II Lannister, King of the Rock—stayed at Volantis for supplies, and that triarchs showered him with gifts. According to the chronicle, Tommen II swore that half of all he would find would be given to the triarchs in return for their generosity and the promise to send their fleet to his aid when he requested it, after which he sailed away. The next year, the chronicle states that Triarch Marqelo Tagaros dispatched a squadron toward Valyria to find any sign of Tommen's golden fleet but returned empty handed.




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Annotation #1 for item #46270109: Wiki: The Hedge Knight

The Hedge Knight is a short story by George R. R. Martin that first appeared in the Legends anthology, a collection of stories by various fantasy authors such as Stephen King, Robert Jordan, and Terry Pratchett. It was edited by Robert Silverberg. The story was later adapted into a graphic novel by Mike S. Miller. It is the first of the "Dunk and Egg" stories.

The story takes place in 209 AC, some 90 years before the events in *A Song of Ice and Fire*. It tells the tale of how Dunk took the mantle of a hedge knight and met his squire, a young boy named Egg, on his way to compete in a tournament at Ashford Meadow.

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Main article: The Hedge Knight-Summary

A hedge knight, Ser Arlan of Pennytree, has died during the night. His squire, a large young man named Dunk, buries him and pays his last respects. After considering several options, Dunk decides to continue his journey to Ashford and compete in the tourney as a knight. He adopts Ser Arlan's armor as his own, as well as his equipment, three horses, and remaining monies. At an inn on the road, he meets a boy with a shaved head named Egg who secretly follows him to Ashford. Impressed by the boy's spirit, Dunk takes him on as his own squire for the upcoming tourney.

At Ashford, Dunk sells one of his horses to commission armor, then attempts to enter the lists of the tourney. Without proof of his knighthood, he is nearly barred from competition until Prince Baelor Targaryen vouches for him. Dunk watches the first day of competition amongst the commoners, with Egg on his shoulders. After several spectacular tilts, the day ends when Prince Aerion Targaryen disgraces himself by killing Ser Humfrey Hardyng's horse.

That night, Egg informs Dunk that a puppeteer girl he had met earlier is being beaten by Prince Aerion. Dunk leaps to her defense and attacks Aerion, striking him in the face. As the royal guard arrests Dunk, Egg reveals himself to be Aerion's brother, Prince Aegon Targaryen. In jail, Dunk chooses to take a trial by combat rather than lose his hand. Prince Aerion demands the combat to be a Trial of Seven, as his brother, Prince Daeron, also accused Dunk of kidnapping Aegon from his charge. Dunk must find six champions to fight with him against seven accusing knights, or he will forfeit.

Steffon Fossoway is the first ally Dunk finds. He promises to bring Dunk more champions, as does Steffon's squire and cousin, Raymun Fossoway. Egg also promises to bring more champions for Dunk's cause. Raymun returns with Ser Humfrey Hardyng and Ser Humfrey Beesbury, good-brothers seeking revenge for the grievance Aerion committed against Hardyng. Aegon brings Ser Robyn Rhysling and Ser Lyonel Baratheon, the Laughing Storm, both eager for the glory of competing in the first Trial of Seven in a century. Steffon returns only to say he has decided to fight with the accusors for the reward of a lordship. Angered by his cousin's treachery, Raymun begs to be knighted and fight in Steffon's place. Dunk hesitates, but before he can give his answer, Dunk is called away by Lord Ashford, and Lyonel grants Raymun his knighthood. Still needing a seventh champion, Dunk appeals unsuccessfully to the crowd. Finally, Prince Baelor announces that he will champion Dunk himself, though the accusers include three of his family members and three of his father's Kingsguard.

The fourteen champions line their mounts along opposite sides of the tourney grounds and charge. Dunk tilts against Aerion, but is quickly unhorsed. Though nearly defeated, Dunk manages to grapple Aerion and use his size advantage to pummel Aerion into submission. Aerion recants his accusation, ending the Trial. The fighting costs the lives of both Humphreys. Prince Baelor, who had not brought his own armor but instead wore armor made for his son, took a blow to the head from a mace. After the battle, Baelor approaches Dunk to congratulate him, and begins to act drunkenly. When his crushed helm is removed, it is shown that the weaker armor made for his son did not protect him from the blow which has crushed in his skull. Aerion's father, Maekar, meets with Dunk after the funeral, revealing that it was his mace that killed Baelor. He regrets Aerion's behavior and offers Dunk a position in his household to train Aegon. Dunk insists on being allowed to travel, and offers to take Aegon as his squire to learn to be a better knight than Aerion. Maekar agrees, making sure Aegon continues to use his alias of Egg to avoid scandal. Dunk and Egg set out to Dorne, in search of the puppeteer whom Dunk had saved.

Sources and Publications

The Hedge Knight was originally published in 1998 in the Legends anthology.. It is helpful to focus on the five writers that change between *Legends and Legends II: Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan and Ursula K. LeGuin contribute to Legends but not to Legends II, while Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon and Elizabeth Haydon have stories in Legends II but none in Legends.

The Hedge Knight was later also included in the 2007 collection of Martin stories Dreamsongs, Volume II and was adapted into a comic book mini-series later collected as a graphic novel.

A compilation of the four initial "Dunk and Egg" stories, including The Hedge Knight, was expected to be published by Bantam.

Editions

Annotation #2 for item #46270109: Wiki: (comics) The Hedge Knight

The Hedge Knight Graphic Novel (Second Edition)

The Hedge Knight is a graphic novel adaptation of the Dunk and Egg novellas, produced by the now-defunct Dabel Brothers Productions and adapted by Benjamin Avery with art by Mike S. Miller. The Hedge Knight is both the title of the adaptation of the first novella, as well as the title of the comic book adaptation series, which presented the second novella as The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword.

The adaptations originally appeared in two comic book limited series of six issues each, with collected editions distributed by Marvel Comics. Foreign-language translations have been published by Milady Graphics in France, Bolsillo in Spain, and Panini in Germany.

Out of print in English for several years, the two graphic novel collections were reprinted by Jet City Comics in 2014, under the titles of *The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel* and *The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel. The third Dunk and Egg novella, *The Mystery Knight, will be adapted by the same creative team as the previous comics and printed by Random House.

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The Hedge Knight

The Hedge Knight single issue comics, adapting the first Dunk and Egg novella, were published by Image Comics (for issues #1-3) and Devil's Due Publishing (for issues #4-6) between 2003 and 2004. Retailer incentive variant covers were supplied by noted fantasy artists including The Brothers Hildebrant, Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell, and Ted Nasmith. Issue #1 contains a foreword from Robert Silverberg introducing the Dunk and Egg series.

The collected graphic novel was published in three editions.

The first edition contained two additional pages of art depicting a scene from the Blackfyre Rebellion, which was later incorporated into The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword. It also included a roll of arms depicting the shields of the participants of the Ashford Tourney[N 1].

Additional supplements in further collected editions included portrait art from Amoka and a preview of the upcoming adaptation of The Sworn Sword.

The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword

The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword Graphic Novel (Hardcover Edition)

The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword single comics, adapting the second Dunk and Egg novella, were published in 6 issues by Marvel Comics between 2007 and 2008.

Issue #3 was an oversized 28-page issue which incorporated the Blackfyre Rebellion 2-page story which was included as a bonus in The Hedge Knight collected edition, as well as an interview with George R. R. Martin.

The collected graphic novel was published in two editions: a hardcover and a trade paperback.

Notes

  1. The roll of arms does not appear in its entirety in all editions of the graphic novel collection. Additionally, several characters whose names and arms are depicted on the roll are not named or described or otherwise do not appear in the original The Hedge Knight novella. For a list of these potentially semi-canon characters, please see: List of characters and arms in The Hedge Knight graphic novel collection



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Synopsis

Dunk, once a poor boy from Flea Bottom, has been squire to the old hedge knight Ser Arlan of Pennytree for years. The old man has passed on, and apparently, on his deathbed, knighted Dunk. Dunk is considering what to do after he has buried Ser Arlan, and decides to try out for the tourney being held in Ashford. He reaches a small village near Ashford, and gives his horses to a boy he assumes is the stableboy. Inside, Dunk buys himself dinner, and is accosted by a drunken lordling, who yells, "I dreamed of you. You stay away from me!" Outside, the stableboy is riding Dunk's warhorse, and the hedge knight tells him to get down. The boy asks Dunk to take him on as squire, but Dunk thinks he's the innkeeper's son, even though the boy is bald and has indigo eyes.

Later, Dunk reaches Ashford Meadow, noting all the bright pavilions of the knights and lords, and makes camp by a stream in the woods. Dunk recalls the old man's story of how he saw the last of the Targaryen dragons when he was a young boy, and Ser Arlan mentioned that the summers have been shorter since the last dragon died, and the winters longer and crueler.

Dunk goes off to the merchants' stalls to try and acquire armor. He passes two puppeteers from Dorne, one a tall, young woman whom Dunk takes a liking to. He barters with Steely Pate for a full set of armor, trading some of the old man's armor to reduce the cost. He pays Pate in part, and promises him the rest on the morrow, after he sells one of the old man's horses. He feels that if he can win even one pass in the tourney, he can buy back the horse and live on the coin left over for a long time, perhaps a year until he takes service with a lord.

Dunk returns to his camp to find the boy, who names himself Egg. Dunk takes him on as squire, surprised at the boy's persistence. The next morning, Dunk visits Lord Ashford's steward to enlist in the tourney, but he is told someone will need to vouch for him. As he leaves, the Targaryen party is arriving with all their retainers. A 'princeling' mistakes Dunk for a stableboy, and insults him when he claims to be a hedge knight. On the way to pay Steely Pate, Ser Steffon Fossoway asks Dunk to spar, and the knight's squire Raymun becomes Dunk's friend.

The hedge knight then seeks out Ser Manfred Dondarrion, whose father Ser Arlan once took service with. But Ser Manfred does not remember Ser Arlan, and turns Dunk away. On the way to speak with the steward, Dunk enters the great hall of Ashford Castle, and overhears a discussion between the crown Prince Baelor and his brother Maekar. The younger prince, always in the shadow of his great brother, is hoping that his sons will outshine Baelor's in the tourney. But two have run off, Daeron and Aegon, and Maekar has sent one of the Kingsguard to find them. Maekar notices Dunk, who tries to explain what he is doing there. Lord Ashford and Maekar dismiss him, but Baelor remembers Ser Arlan, who broke four lances against him in a tourney years ago at Storm's End. Baelor vouches for Dunk, and advises him to change the sigil on his shield, as only a trueborn son may inherit a knight's arms.

Later, Dunk finds Egg at the puppeteers' booth, and asks the girl Tanselle to paint a new sigil for him. He chooses a shooting star over an elm tree. The tourney has five pre-chosen champions to represent the young Lady Ashford, and any challenger who wins will join the five champions. Dunk watches the contests carefully, considering his odds of defeating any of the knights and lords present. He thinks he could take Prince Valarr, Baelor's eldest son, but he isn't sure how it would be taken if he chanced to injure the prince, especially since all who challenge him seem to fall without effort. During the jousting, Maekar's second son Aerion Brightflame challenges Ser Humfrey Hardyng. Aerion's lance rides up and impales Ser Humfrey's warhorse. The dying horse falls on Hardyng's leg, breaking it. Lord Ashford, at the behest of Baelor, awards Aerion's charger to Ser Humfrey, and declares the injured knight the victor. Egg, who seems to know all the knights, insists that the mishap was done on purpose by Aerion.

That night, Dunk is invited to share wine with Raymun Fossoway, when Egg comes running for his aid. Aerion has knocked over the puppeteers' booth, and has grabbed Tanselle. He is livid because the puppeteers showed a dragon dying in battle, and Aerion claims that they are traitors and that "the dragon ought never lose". When Aerion breaks one of Tanselle's fingers, Dunk smashes the prince to the ground and kicks several teeth out. Aerion's men grab Dunk, but before they can harm him, Egg tells the men to unhand him. Aerion asks the boy what happened to his hair, and Egg responds, "I cut it off, brother. I didn't want to look like you."

Dunk, locked in a cell in one of the castle's towers, cannot see the jousting the next morning, but he can hear it. Facing death or worse for what he did to a prince of the blood, Dunk feels betrayed by Egg, never having suspected that the boy is Maekar's youngest son, and nephew of Baelor Breakspear. Later, Egg visits Dunk and apologizes, telling the hedge knight that his uncle wants to see him. Baelor admits to Dunk that he might have done the same to Aerion, but he is a prince of the blood. For his actions, he will be tried before Baelor, Maekar, Lord Ashford, and Lord Leo Tyrell (Ashford's liege lord). Baelor tells him that he will seek leniency, but even then Dunk may lose both a hand and a foot for striking Aerion. The Prince does explain to Dunk that it is his right as a knight to seek a trial by combat. The next day, Aerion demands a Trial of Seven, because Daeron, to make up for his absence, made up a story accusing Dunk of being a robber knight who stole Egg. Thus both brothers were "wronged" by the hedge knight. A trial of seven has not been invoked frequently in the last hundred years, it being a custom of the Andals that if there were seven combatants on both sides, the gods would be more likely to take a hand.

Dunk goes to the Fossoway tent afterwards, and Ser Steffon promises to find five more knights to take up Dunk's cause. Raymun is less confident, feeling his cousin may know these knights, but they probably don't know him. Later, Egg and Daeron arrive. They tell him that their father and all three kingsguard members present at Ashford will fight in the trial. Egg promises aid in finding more knights, and Daeron promises Dunk that he will fall on the first pass and withdraw his accusation. Then he will only need to have Aerion withdraw his, or kill him. Both brothers hate Aerion, and name him a monster. Daeron then tells Dunk of the dream he had (this is the reason why he recognized Dunk in the tavern), and how his dreams often come true (he seems to have the greensight, like Jojen Reed). He dreamt of Dunk, fallen down but alive, and a great dragon fallen over him, dead. Steely Pate gives Dunk the shield Tanselle painted for him, telling the hedge knight that the girl has fled for Dorne. Pate helps Dunk, and when the common folk cheer him on, Dunk asks why. Pate tells him that he is 'a knight who remembered his vows'.

Dunk finds three knights waiting for him, ready to take his cause: Ser Robyn Rhysling, Ser Humfrey Beesbury and Ser Humfrey Hardyng, who seeks revenge for what Aerion did to him. Shortly after, Ser Lyonel Baratheon, nicknamed the Laughing Storm, joins them. Egg is responsible for bringing Ser Robyn and the Laughing Storm. However, Ser Steffon has changed sides, after hearing he may win a lordship from Prince Maekar. Raymun, angered by his cousin's actions, changes his sigil to a green apple, and has Ser Lyonel knight him. The trial, near ready, is held up while Dunk desperately seeks a seventh knight. But no one in the stands will even look at him, and only the Brute of Bracken has the decency to answer him, saying that he knows him not. All seems lost, until Prince Baelor rides in, wearing his son's armor. Maekar, stunned, questions his older brother, and Baelor responds, "This man protected the weak, as every true knight must. Let the gods determine if he was right or wrong."

Baelor informs them that he will handle the Kingsguard, since they are honor-bound not to harm a prince of the blood, and can only defend themselves against him. The jousting begins, and true to his word, Daeron falls and withdraws his accusation. The fighting is fierce, but Dunk, finally resorting to his base instincts, grapples Aerion and overpowers him, forcing the prince to yield. Dunk, badly hurt, sees that both of the Humfreys were killed, and two of the Kingsguard knocked unconscious. Dunk falls down from his injuries, and sees Baelor standing over him.

The Prince summons his maester to tend to Dunk, and the hedge knight tells Baelor that he is his man. Pate and Ser Raymun try to take Baelor's helm off, but the great prince's head is caved in, and he falls atop Dunk, dead. At Baelor's funeral pyre, Dunk tries to make sense of why the gods deemed that such a great man should fall and a hedge knight live. A couple of days later, Maekar visits Dunk, remorseful in his knowledge that it was his mace that killed Baelor. But Dunk feels he was as much at fault for Baelor's death, saying, "How could my foot be worth a prince's life?"

Maekar tells Dunk that he has sent Aerion off to Lys, and that his son Aegon will squire for no one but Dunk. The prince offers him a knighthood, and a position at Summerhall if he takes Prince Aegon as his squire. But Dunk wishes Egg to learn the way he did, by traveling on the road and braving the hardships, and afterward he might take up Maekar's offer. The next morning, Egg arrives at Dunk's camp, and the two have an urge to visit Dorne, and perhaps catch a puppeteer's show.




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This article is about the episode from HBO's television series Game of Thrones. For the location in Braavos, see House of Black and White.

"The House of Black and White" is the second episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 42nd overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Michael Slovis. It aired on April 19th, 2015.

Contents

Synopsis

Arya Stark arrives in Braavos. Pod and Brienne run into trouble on the road. Queen Cersei fears for her daughter's safety in Dorne as Ellaria Sand seeks revenge for Oberyn's death. Stannis tempts Jon. An adviser tempts Dany.

Production

Writing

"The House of Black and White" was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.

The episode is adapted from the following chapters from the *A Song of Ice and Fire* series: Daenerys VI, Jon XI, Samwell V, and Jon XII from *A Storm of Swords, The Captain of Guards, Samwell II, Arya I, Cersei II, The Soiled Knight, Jaime II, Cersei IV, Arya II, Cersei V, Samwell III and Jaime III from *A Feast for Crows, and Tyrion I, Jon I and Tyrion II from *A Dance with Dragons*.

Regular cast members

The following regular cast members appeared in this episode:

Nineteen out of twenty-eight members for the fifth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek), Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen I Baratheon), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund), Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) and Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

Guest cast

The following guest appearances were made in this episode:




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The Ice Dragon is a children's novel by George R. R. Martin, first published in 1980 as a short story for adults in the anthology *Dragons of Light. The story was reworked to make it more suitable for children anthology.

The book has eight short chapters, and is written in a poetic style. While several publishers say The Ice Dragon is set in the same world as *A Song of Ice and Fire*,

Synopsis

Adara was born in a long winter with the worst freezing cold anyone could remember. Her mother died giving birth to her. Adara loves the winter and feels attracted to the cold, preferring to play with snow and ice and ice lizards. She is apparently emotionless, and her skin is always cold to the touch. She feels that an ice dragon has always been in her life. When she was four, she touched an ice dragon for the first time, and she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time in her fifth year. The people of her town fear the ice dragon, said to be an untameable creature of legend. When it flies overhead, it leaves a desolate cold and frozen land. Adara is not afraid of the ice dragon, for she is a winter child.

When Adara is seven, war comes to her land. Fiery dragons from the North come and swoop down upon the peaceful farm that is Adara's home, their riders attacking her family. She and her ice dragon fly towards them, and the ice dragon fights the other dragons in order to protect Adara and her family. The ice dragon defeats the fire dragons and their riders, but afterwards the ice dragon is nowhere to be seen. Only a pond that had never been there before, a small quiet pool where the water is very cold. After the disappearance of the ice dragon, the cold leaves Adara. She is then finally able to smile, laugh, and weep like other little girls.




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The Iron Chronicle is a work which includes the ironborn control of the riverlands prior to the Conquest. The book states that Harwyn Hardhand, King of the Isles and the Rivers, would pit his bannermen against each other in order to keep them weak.




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"The King Without Courage" is a song.

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A Storm of Swords

Tom of Sevenstreams recalls a time when he was forced to sing "The King Without Courage" and "The Name Day Boy" in order to gain passage when he arrived naked at the Bloody Gate, having had all his possessions except his harp stolen by Vale mountain clansmen. The incident is still spoken of in the Vale of Arryn, to which Tom has never returned, and he refuses to sing the song any more.




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The Lands of Ice and Fire is a boxed collection of twelve *A Song of Ice and Fire* map posters, stretching from Westeros to Asshai. It is illustrated by cartographer Jonathan Roberts of the Fantastic Maps blog. The collection came out in the US from Bantam Books on 30 October 2012* app's update on 20 September 2013.

Contents

Content

The twelve included maps are:

Some of the places the maps depict were previously not mentioned in canon, including:

Three routes penetrate the Bone Mountains. They connect the Dothraki Sea and Qarth with the unknown and exotic lands to the East:

Quotes

The idea was to do something representing the lands and seas of which, say, a maester of the Citadel might be aware... and while the maesters know more about Asshai and the lands beyond than a medieval monk knew about Cathay, distance remains a factor, and past a certain point legends and myths will creep here. Here there be winged men, and such.

George R. R. Martin




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"The Last of the Giants" is a song sung by the free folk. It is about the last of the giants.

Lyrics

Ooooooh, I am the last of the giants,

my people are gone from the earth.

The last of the great mountain giants,

who ruled all the world at my birth.

Oh the smallfolk have stolen my forests,

they’ve stolen my rivers and hills.

And the’ve built a great wall through my valleys,

and fished all the fish from my rills.

In stone halls they burn their great fires,

in stone halls they forge their sharp spears.

Whilst I walk alone in the mountains,

with no true companion but tears.

They hunt me with dogs in the daylight,

they hunt me with torches by night.

For these men who are small can never stand tall,

whilst giants still walk in the light.

Oooooooh, I am the LAST of the giants,

so learn well the words of my song.

For when I am gone the singing will fade,

and the silence shall last long and long.