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"The Laws of Gods and Men" is the sixt episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 36th overall. The episode was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Alik Sakharov. It aired on May 11, 2014.

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In Braavos

In Braavos Stannis Baratheon and Ser Davos Seaworth arrive in Braavos, where they visit the Iron Bank, hopinh to secure fonds to aid Stannis. They are made to wait long, leaving Stannis impatient. Finally, they meet with the representatives of the Iron Bank, amongst them Tycho Nestoris. Stannis and Nestoris discuss the claim to the Iron Throne, and Nestoris requests to know the number of men and seaworthy ships Stannis still has, and rejects Stannis' request.

Davos does not give up easily, and explains that Stannis is an honest man, and that Stannis is their best chance of getting back the money that was lend to King's Landing. He tells them the war is not yet over. He tells them that Tywin Lannister, the true power in King's Landing, is an old man, and that there is no one suitable left in King's Landing to back, once Tywin is dead. Davos tells them that Stannis is the best choice. The Iron Bank agrees to support Stannis, and Davos is allowed to use it to hire his old pirate friend, Salladhor Saan, once more.

At the Dreadfort

Yara Greyjoy is on her way to the Dreadfort, rereading the letter that was sent to her house, along with Theon's "favorite toy", by Ramsay Snow. In the letter, Ramsay threatens to send more boxes with "more Theon", if the Ironborn do not retreat from the North.

While Ramsay is having sexwith Myranda, Yara and her troops arrive at the Dreadfort, scale the walls, and enter the castle. Yara forces a guard to tell her where Theon is, and he leads her to his location: the dog kennels. Yara kills the guard and enters, finding Theon in a cage. She opens the cage, but Theon refuses to come along, and resists in panic, fearing another trick from Ramsay. Ramsay and several Bolton men enter, and a fight ensues, with men on both sides dying. Theon bites Yara, and flees back into his cage. Ramsay releases the hounds, and Yara and her remaining men are forced to retreat. Yara orders the men waiting for her with a boat to take them back to the ship, and when asked about Theon, replies that "my brother is dead".

As a reward for staying loyal, Ramsay allows "Reek" to take a bath. Ramsay orders Reek to undress, and step into the water. He then assists in washing Reek, while telling Reek that he needs him to do something. There's a castle, which is held by bad people, whom Ramsay needs gone, and therefor, he needs Reek to pretend someone he is not: Theon Greyjoy.

At Meereen

Outside of Meereen, a goat herder and his son are tending to their goats on a hill. The son is throwing rocks off the hill to pass the time, when Drogon suddenly appears. The dragon burns part of the flock and takes off with a goat. The herder travels to Meereen, to lay the charred bones of a goat in front of Daenerys Targaryen. He hopes that he has not offended Daenerys, but he now has nothing. Daenerys apologizes, and promises him the value of his goats three times over. The herder thanks her and departs in haste.

The next petitioner is Hizdahr zo Loraq, who is introduced by a servant, which Dany does not agree about. She believes that Hizdahr can speak for himself, and so he does. He tells Daenerys that his father was a respected man of Meereen, who oversaw the restoration of many of Meereen's landmarks, Daenerys' pyramid included. Dany compliments the pyramid, and says she would be honored to meet him. Hizdahr tells her she already has: he was one of the men she had crucified. He prays she will never have to see a member of her family treated as cruely as he has seen his. Daenerys tells him that his father had crucified innocent children, but Hizdahr informs her that his father had been against those crucifixions, but had been overruled. He asks, whether is it justice to answer one crime with another.

Daenerys reminds him that her treatment of the masters was not a crime. Hizdahr tells her he is a servant of Meereen, and asks to be allowed to continue the tradition of burying his father in the temple of the Graces, reminding Dany that the masters are still outside, rotting in the sun. Daenerys allows him to bury his father, and Hizdahr leaves.

While he does so, Daenerys asks how many more supplicants are waiting; Missandei answers that there are still two hundred and twelve left.

In King's Landing

The small council holds a meeting, where Lord Varys informs those present (Pycelle, Cersei Lannister, Tywin Lannister, Oberyn Martell, and Mace Tyrell) that Sandor Clegane has been seen in the riverlands, where he killed five of the king's men. Tywin orders Varys to promise a hundred silver stags to the man brave enough to kill the Hound. Varys also heard whispers from the east, that Daenerys has taken Meereen and rules as its Queen. He lists Daenerys' army, and reveals that Jorah Mormont is no longer spying for them. The dismissal of Barristan Selmy is discussed, and Tywin decides that dealing with Daenerys an wait, though he does ask Varys whether he has little birds in Meereen, which he does.

After the meeting, Varys and Prince Oberyn meet in the throne room, where Varys asks why Oberyn spend five years in Essos. Oberyn reveals that Varys' speech betrayed to him that he is from Lys. Oberyn invites Varys to the brothel where he and Ellaria spend their time, yet Varys declines. He was never interested in boys or girls, he says. Stating that the absence of desire leaves one free to persue other things, he looks meaningful at the Iron Throne

In the dungeons, Jaime arrives. He has Tyrion shackled and brought into the throne room, where his trial begins. King Tommen recuses himself from the trial, appointing his grandfather Tywin, as Hand of the King, and Prince Oberyn Martell and Lord Mace Tyrell as judges in his stead.

The judges take their place, and Tyrion pleads innosense, for both himself and Sansa Stark. Several witnesses are called, including Ser Meryn Trant, who recalls how Tyrion slapped Joffrey during the Riot of King's Landing and how Tyrion had reminded Joffrey about meeting the same fate as Aerys the Mad had, Grand Maester Pycelle, who lists all the poisons he had in his room, until Tyrion had stolen them upon Pycelle's arrest. Pycelle confirms that it had been poison that had killed Joffrey, and shows the necklace Sansa had worn during the wedding, which had been found upon the body of Dontos Hollard. Pycelle says that the Strangler had been found in the necklace.

Cersei is the next witness, and she tells about the night of the Battle of the Blackwater, where Tyrion had threatened her, after she had threatened to kill Ros (whom she believed to have been Tyrion's lover).

Varys is next, and repeats hwo Tyrion had told Joffrey "perhaps you should speak more softly to me then. Monsters are dangerous, and just now kings are dying like flies", after news of Robb Stark's death had arrived. Varys suggests that Tyrion, who had not seemed gladdened by the news of Robb's death, might have become more sympathetic to the cause of the North due to his marriage to Sansa. Tyrion requests to be allowed to ask Varys one question, to which Tywin agrees. Tyrion asks Varys whether he has forgotten that he had once told Tyrion how, while Tyrion would not be remembered by history for saving King's Landing, Varys would not forget. Sadly, Varys tells him, he never forgets a thing.

The trial goes into recess for an hour, and Jaime goes to see Tywin. Jaime tells Tywin that the trial is a farce, and that Cersei has manipulated everything. Jaime wonders out loud what will happen to the Lannister name if Tyrion is found guilty and executed. Jaime is a Kingsguard, and had sworn an oath. He cannot carry on the name. But if Tyrion's life is spared, Jaime promises the Lannister dynasty will live on through him; he is willing to leave the Kingsguard, if Tyrion is allowed to live. Tywin agrees immediately. When Tyrion is found guilty, according to Tywin, he has to plead for mercy, which Tywin will grant him by sending him to the Night's Watch. Jaime will immediately depart for Casterly Rock, marry, and father children named Lannister.

Before recess ends, Jaime goes to speak with Tyrion. Jaime tells him about his deal with Tywin, to which Tyrion recalls how Eddard Stark was made the same promise, once, but still lost his head. Tyrion is distrustful of the offer, but Jaime is certain Tywin will keep his word.

The trial continues, and the next witness is called: Shae. She testifies that Tyrion is guilty, and that Tyrion and Sansa had planned the murder together. Shae claims that Sansa blamed the deaths of her brother, father and mother on Joffrey, and that Tyrion was happy to help, as he hated Joffrey, Cersei and Tywin. When asked how Shae could know that Tyrion had stolen the poison to put in Joffrey's wine, Shae reveals that she had been Tyrion's whore. She tells the judges of Tyrion's sexual desires, which embarrasses in front of the entire court. Shae tells how, after his marriage, Tyrion only wanted Sansa, but that Sansa refused him into her bed, causing Tyrion to promise to kill Joffrey for her.

At this point, Tyrion states he wishes to confess. An enraged turns to the crowd, reminding him how he had saved them, stating he should have let Stannis kill all those in King's Landing, to the disgust of the crowd.

Tyrion then states he is guilty, but when asked "Do you admit you poisoned the King?", the answer is no. He's guilty of a crime far worse than that: being a dwarf. Angrily, Tyrion says he has been on trial his entire life for being a dwarf. Tywin asks if he has nothing to say in his defense, and Tyrion states that he did not do it, though he wishes that he had. Turning to Cersei, he states that watching her "vicious bastard" die gave him more satisfaction that "a thousand lying whores". Turning to the crowd next, he states he wishes that he was the monster they all believe him to be, and that he had enough poison for all of them, gladly giving his life to see them all swallow it.

When Ser Meryn is ordered to escort Tyrion out, Tyrion shouts that he will not lose his life for Joffrey's murder, and, as he will get no justice from the court, demands a trial by combat.

Production

Writing

"The Laws of Gods and Men" was written by Bryan Cogman, 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: Tyrion IX and Tyrion X from *A Storm of Swords, Daenerys I, Davos I and Reek II from *A Dance with Dragons, and Theon I from *The Winds of Winter*.

Regular cast members

Thirteen out of twenty-six cast members appeared in this episode. John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Rory McCann (Sandor Clegane), Hannah Murray (Gilly), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Carice van Houten (Melisandre) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

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The Life of the Triarch Belicho is a series of books about the exploits of Belicho, a famous Triarch of Volantis.

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There are four volumes telling of Belicho's many triumphs and conquests till his abrupt death by giants at the end of the fourth tome.

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Tyrion Lannister reads the fourth and final volume of The Life of the Triarch Belicho while he is aboard the *Selaesori Qhoran*. It is one of three books kept in the ship's galley.




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Lord Eddard Stark reads The Lineages and Histories © Fantasy Flight Games

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The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, With Descriptions of Many High Lords and Noble Ladies and Their Children is a book written by Maester Malleon. It describes the lineages of the major houses in the Seven Kingdoms.

The version of the book used in the television series *Game of Thrones* includes non-canon members of House Umber, including Harkon Umber, Mycah Umber, Lucan Umber, Gareth Umber, Joseth Umber, Regan Umber, and Corin Umber,

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Lord Eddard Stark uses the book as an aid to discover the truth behind the parentage of King Robert I Baratheon's children, Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen.




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"The Lion and the Rose" is the second episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones, and the 32nd overall. The episode was written by George R. R. Martin, the author of the *A Song of Ice and Fire novels of which the series is an adaptation, and directed by Alex Graves. It aired on April 13, 2014.

The title is a reference to the sigils of House Lannister and House Tyrell, respectively, and focuses principally on the long-awaited Royal Wedding at King's Landing: the marriage of Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell.

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At the Dreadfort

Ramsay Snow sadistically hunts a young girl in the woods, with the assistance of his servant, Reek (formerly known as Theon Greyjoy), and Myranda. When Ramsay's father Roose Bolton arrives at the Dreadfort, he asks to see Reek, and chastises Ramsay for having flayed and tortured him. Roose intended to trade Reek to the Ironborn in exchange for Moat Cailin, a fortification that is preventing the Bolton army from returning to the north. Ramsay, in an effort to prove how well he has broken him, has Reek shave his face. While doing so, Ramsay tells Reek that Robb Stark is dead, and had Reek tell Roose that both Bran and Rickon Stark are alive, as he could not find them, and burned two farm boys in their place while holding Winterfell. Roose dispatches Locke to find and kill Bran and Rickon, as while they are alive they pose a threat to his new position as Warden of the North. Roose also sends Ramsay, along with Reek, to Moat Cailin with instructions to capture it. As a reward, Roose will consider legitimizing Ramsay, making him a true Bolton.

Beyond the Wall

North of the Wall, Bran, using his abilities as a warg, sees through the eyes of his wolf and kills a doe. Awoken by Hodor, he is reminded to use the warg abilities sparingly by Jojen and Meera, as spending too much time as Summer will cut him off from his human body. After stopping at a Heart tree, Bran has a vision of the three-eyed raven, which urges him to continue his journey north. Bran tells his companions that he now knows where they must go.

At Dragonstone

At night, Melisandre orders several of Stannis Baratheon's subjects burned at the stake, including Lady Selyse's brother, as a tribute to the Lord of Light. After dinner, Melisandre speaks to Shireen Baratheon, Stannis and Selyse's daughter, about the Lord of Light, and how the Seven Gods are a lie.

In King's Landing

Tyrion and Jaime have an early breakfast, where Jaime expresses his embarrassment at the loss of his sword hand. Tyrion encourages him to train his left hand and arranges lessons with Bronn, as, provided he is paid, he will keep Jaime's ineptitude a secret. On the way to the wedding breakfast, Lord Varys informs Tyrion that the Queen knows about Shae, and will soon tell their father, Tywin. Lord Mace Tyrell presents King Joffrey with a large gold goblet, and Tyrion gives him a rare book, the "Lives of Four Kings", before being presented with the second Valyrian steel sword that Tywin had forged. Joffrey uses the sword to easily slice through the large book, before naming it "Widow's Wail". In his chambers, Tyrion tries in vain to get Shae to leave, offering her an estate in Pentos with servants and gold which she refuses, leaving in tears.

After the wedding, Tywin and Lady Olenna trade barbs at one-another, and Olenna reminds Tywin of the debt the Crown now owes to the Iron Bank of Braavos. On their way to the feast, Bronn assures Tyrion that Shae was on the ship bound for Pentos. Ser Loras Tyrell is threatened by Jaime, who tells him that should he wed Cersei, she would likely kill him in his sleep. After giving her congratulations on the marriage, Brienne of Tarth is confronted by Cersei, who accuses her of being in love with Jaime. Tywin and Cersei are later confronted by Prince Oberyn and his paramour, Ellaria Sand. The four share a tense conversation filled with veiled insults, where Oberyn reminds them that Myrcella is currently being protected in Dorne. The events are then interrupted by Joffrey, who presents a play depicting the War of the Five Kings. The roles of each king are filled by dwarfs, which angers and upsets many of the guests, most of all Tyrion. When Joffrey tries to get Tyrion involved in the play, he refuses, instead telling Joffrey to display his own talent with a sword. Joffrey pours a cup of wine over Tyrion's head, and orders him to be his cupbearer, toying with him by intentionally dropping and kicking the goblet.

Joffrey continues to embarrass his uncle by commanding him to kneel, before Lady Margaery diffuses the situation by drawing attention to a large pie. As Joffrey eats, and continues to order Tyrion to serve his wine, he begins to cough and indicate that he is choking. While the emergency draws the crowd's attention, Dontos implores Sansa to flee with him. As Lady Olenna yells for everyone to assist the King, he falls to the ground and it becomes evident that he has most likely been poisoned. In his last moments he points an accusing finger at Tyrion. Furious with grief, Cersei orders Tyrion arrested on charges of murdering the king.




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The Lord of the Woeful Countenance is a performance play put on by mummers.

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The mummers at the Blue Lantern intend to perform The Lord of the Woeful Countenance.




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The Loves of Queen Nymeria is a book about Nymeria, the warrior queen.

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




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"The Lusty Lad" is a song.

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It is sung by Lord Jon Umber at the Red Wedding.




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The Maester's Path is a viral marketing campaign and cryptic online game created by HBO to help market Game of Thrones. In early 2011, select bloggers and critics received a medieval themed box in the mail that included genre and setting items such as scrolls, spices, and maps. The items in this crate could then be used to piece together clues for the online game, hosted at themaesterspath.com.

The Mailed Crate with Contents

The browser-based game puts the player on a quest to forge their maester chain by showcasing their knowledge of different setting-based items. The player may earn up to five links in their chain, one each for taste (potions and poisons), scent (spices), hearing (listening and learning), seasons, and learning about the Night's Watch by taking the black.




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"The Maids that Bloom in Spring"

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"The Maids that Bloom in Spring" is sung by Tom of Sevenstreams at the Peach.

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It is one of the songs performed by Abel at Winterfell.




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The Measure of the Days is a book written by Maester Nicol.




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The Merchant's Lusty Lady is a play. There is a speech made by a grumpkin in it.

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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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The Merchant's Melancholy Daughter is a performance play put on by mummers in Braavos.

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In this play there is a scene where the fat merchant shats on the Sealord's head as he passes underneath in his gold-and-purple barge. Only in Braavos could something like that happen, it was said, and only in Braavos would Sealord and sailor alike howl with laughter to see it.[*citation needed*]

Izembaro loves to give the Sealord's speech from this play, part of which goes:

“here the last Titan yet stands, astride the stony shoulders of his brothers.”

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On her way to the Gate to the performance of *The Bloody Hand* Mercy recalls The Merchant's Melancholy Daughter.




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"The Mermaid's Lament" is a sad song.

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Dareon sings this song to the crew of the *Blackbird* during the voyage across the narrow sea.




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"The Mother's Tears" is a song, ostensibly about rain.

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It is sung by Tom of Sevenstreams at a sept in the Riverlands.




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"The Mountain and the Viper" is the eight episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 38th overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Alex Graves. It aired on June 1st, 2014.

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In the North

In Mole's Town, a few whores are entertaining some of the Brothers of the Night's Watch who have come to visit. One of the whores goes to the back, where she argues with Gilly about her baby, who had woken her up in the morning. The whore threatens the child, but Gilly interrupts her when hearing someone making an owl's sound. She recognizes the sound as oncoming wildlings. Sure enough, a band of wildlings, including Tormund, Ygritte and the Thenns, attack the village, killing everyone they encounter. Ygritte kills the whore, and finds Gilly and the babe, but motions to her to be silent, and allows them to live.

Ramsay Snow sends Reek, "disguised" as Theon Greyjoy, to treat with the ironborn garrison holding Moat Cailin. Reek rides to the fortress, and sees corpses all along the way. He’s allowed entrance to the castle, and sees how disease is holding the ironborn in its grip. Ralf Kenning, the commander of the garrison, listens to Reek's offer from Ramsay, but Kenning does not seem to hold much faith in believing that Theon is who he says he is. He rebuffs the offer of safe passage in exchange for abandoning the castle. Kenning is cut down by one of his own men, however, who accepts the Bolton's offer of safe passage, and yields the castle in name of all soldiers. Ramsay has all the ironborn killed and flayed regardless of their surrender.

Moat Cailin in his hands, Ramsay meets with his father, presenting him with the banner that had been flying over the castle. They take a walk, and Ramsay informs Roose there has been no word from Locke. Roose calls it unimportant, as Bran and Rickon Stark are most likely dead. Most of the ironborn have fled the north, according to Roose, and more will follow. On top of a hill, he shows Ramsay that the north stretches out all around them, for many, many miles. He state the North is larger than the other six combined, and that he is the Warden of the North. In recognition of Ramsay delivering him Moat Cailin, Roose presents Ramsay with a decree of legitimization from the King, naming him officially Ramsay Bolton, making him an official member of House Bolton. Ramsay promises he will be worthy. Roose, Ramsay, Reek, and the rest of the army, begin their march home.

At the Wall

At Castle Black, the news of Mole's Town has arrived. Jon, Sam, Edd, Grenn and Pyp are sitting inside. Sam mourns Gilly, whom he believes to be dead, insisting that they could have known, as the wildlings had been raiding other villages close by. Grenn is furious, as they have been ordered to remain at Castle Black. Black Jack, Kegs and Mully were amongst those slain at the village, and Edd insists the brothers should not even have been there. Pyp tries to lift Sam’s spirit, suggesting that Gilly might have managed to hide herself. He once thought all of them were dead, as none came back for a long time after they had gone north with Lord Commander Jeor Mormont. Edd adds that Gilly had managed to survive Craster, and the long march to the Wall, and the White Walker who attacked them. Sam agrees that she might have gotten out.

Jon realises that Castle Black will be next, and that Mance and his army must be close. Grenn makes the count: Mance has a hundred thousand, and they have a hundred and five brothers left. Edd asks whether Grenn included Black Jack, Kegs and Mully in that count. A hundred and two brothers of the Night’s Watch against a hundred thousand. Edd requests that, whoever survives the longest, should burn the others, as he does not wish to return as a wight.

At Meereen

The Unsullied are washing themselves in the river, Grey Worm included. Across the river, he sees Missandei, and a number of other women, naked, bathing and cleaning their clothes. He stares at her, and she notices him looking, standing up slowly before covering herself. Later, Daenerys asks whether Grey Worm had been spying, but Missandei insist not. Daenerys mentions that the Dothraki see no shame in nudity, nor in love-making in public, though Missandei is not Dothraki. Dany doesn’t think it matters, as Grey Worm isn't interested, nor are any of the other Unsullied, but Missandei insists Grey Worm was interested. This surprises Dany, and she inquires whether bother the “pillar and the stones” are removed when the slaves are castrated. Missandei states she doesn’t know, to which Daenerys asks whether Missandei has ever wondered. Missandei confirms that she has done so indeed.

Grey worm approaches Missandei in Dany's audience chamber, where he apologizes to her, but she tells him there is no need to do so. Grey Worm hopes he hasn't frightened her, and she assures him he hasn't. Speaking in the Common Tongue, he reveals the lessons have been precious to him. Missandei corrects his speech, and notes that she never taught him the word "precious". Grey Worm tells her Jorah had taught him. Missandei, curious, asks whether Grey Worm can remember the name he had been given at birth, but he does not. Neither does he remember when they had cut him. When she tells him that she's sorry that all of that happened to him, he disagrees, stating that, had the masters not cut him, he wouldn’t have become an Unsullied. Had he not become an Unsullied, he would never have been freed by Daenerys, nor would he have met Missandei. Missandei is moved by this. Grey Worm apologizes once more, and when he tries to leave, she stops him, telling him that she's glad he saw her. He tells her he's glad as well.

Later, Ser Barristan Selmy oversees the Unsullied as they take down the corpses of the crucified Great Masters. When he turns to leave, he is approached by a small boy, who hands him a scroll bearing the sigil of the Hand of the King. Barristan reads the contents of the letter, and goes to confront Ser Jorah Mormont. The document is a royal pardon, signed by King Robert I Baratheon. Barristan accuses Jorah of having spied on Daenerys. Jorah returns the pardon to Barristan, and is told that Barristan has yet to tell Daenerys, as Barristan hadn't wanted to go behind Jorah's back. Jorah asks to speak with Daenerys in private, but Barristan kindly tells him that he'll never be alone with Daenerys again.

Jorah is summoned to Daenerys's audience chamber, where the angry Queen demands an explanation, refusing to be alone with him. Jorah says it is a plot by Lord Tywin Lannister, to try and divide them amongst each other. Dany informs him that the pardon was signed the year they had met. When she asks him, Jorah admits that the document was not forged. He confesses that he had send letters to Varys in King's Landing, containing information about Daenerys and Viserys, and their activities, including their arrival in Pentos and her marriage to Khal Drogo. Dany asks whether he also told them she was pregnant with Drogo's child, and states that the attempted poisoning was because of Jorah's information. Jorah protests, stating that he saved her, but she counters by stating that he only could because he knew it was poisoned. Jorah begs forgiveness, but Daenerys is too angry, though she refuses to look at him. She states he betrayed her, sold her secrets to the man responsible for the death of her family. She spares his life, but does not want him to remain in Meereen. He has until dawn the next day to leave the city. If he does not, she warns him, his head will be thrown into Slaver's Bay. Jorah is next seen leaving Meereen on a horse.

In the Eyrie

Petyr Baelish testifies before a tribunal, which consists out of Lord Yohn Royce, Lady Anya Waynwood, and Ser Vance Corbray. They inquire after Baelish' ancestors, who came from Braavos. Royce has heard quite a lot of things about Baelish, and not all positive. He insists that no one cared when Jon Arryn had named him master of coin, but his presence around Lysa Arry was another deal entirely. Petyr tries to spin Lysa's death as a suicide, and Lady Waynwood agrees that Lysa was an "odd fish". Still, Lysa adored her son so much, leaving Waynwood to be uncapable of believing Lysa died of her own free will. Yohn Royce remarks the oddness of the timing of Petyr's marriage to Lysa, just a few days after he arrived, and that she had died so shortly after. Both Royce and Waynwood insist on speaking to the witness: Petyr's "niece". Petyr offers to go and get her, but she’s already there.

Speaking gently to her, Lady Waynwood asks Sansa whether Baelish is truly her uncle, and her name is indeed Alayne, to which Sansa agreeds. Lord Royce is a bit more harsh, demanding to hear what she had seen. Sansa apologizes to Petyr, stating that she has to tell the truth. She tells them that she is not Alayne, but Sansa Stark of Winterfell. Lord Royce is surprised when she tells him that they once met when he visited Winterfell, while escorting his son Waymar to the Wall. He's angered that Baelish had lied to his face, but Sansa insists that all of his lies had been to protect Sansa. She proceeds by telling them that, ever since her father's execution, she had been a hostage in King's Landing, a plaything for Joffrey, someone for Cersei to torment. She had no friends in King’s Landing, except for Petyr, who saved her, smuggled her away when there was a chance. He brought her to safety with Lysa, making her swear never to use her real name. Lord Royce remembers Eddard Stark fondly, and Lady Waynwood inquires after Lysa's fate. Sansa tells them that she was a troubled woman, who had married Lord Arryn only because her father had commanded it. Lysa had been a jealous woman, who had been terrified that Petyr would abandon her for a younger woman, Sansa tells. She lies, stating that Lysa had seen Baelish kiss Sansa on the cheek. She proceeds by telling them that Lysa had threatened to thrown Sansa through the Moon Door, and that Baelish had tried to calm Lysa, but she had struck him, and no matter what Baelish said to her, she eventually stepped through. Sansa breaks down in tears, and Lady Anya rushes to comfort her. The tribunal is convinced.

Royce, Waynwood and Baelish walk together, discussing how Lysa used to breastfeed Sweetrobin, despite the boy being ten years old. Baelish states that, while there is no justice to be gained from suicide, there is justice to be gotten for her son. Baelish asks whether the lords of the Vale support the Lannisters, who executed Eddard Stark, and Lord Royce seems insulted. According to Baelish, Tywin Lannister has had the opportunity to deal with his enemies because Lysa kept the Valemen out of the war. He asks them to support Lord Robin Arryn, who is a sickly little boy, but might grow up to become a powerful man. Baelish wants Sweetrobin to be trained in battle, to learn how to ride a horse, to visit the castles of the Vale. In other words, to "leave the nest".

Later, Petyr visits Sansa, and asks her why she lied on his behalf. Sansa is busy mending a dress, and without looking at him, explains that, had Royce, Corbray, and Waynwood executed Baelish, she wouldn't have known what would have happened to her. Baelish states that she gambled on the man she knew, instead of on the strangers that she didn’t know. Sansa claims to know what he wants, but does not respond when Baelish asks her "do you?".

Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark discuss how the news of Joffrey's death did not make Arya happy. She wishes she could have been there to watch, at least. Sandor agrees that Joffrey deserved to die, but calls poison a woman's weapon, and that men kill with steel. Meanwhile, Sandor is still troubled by his wound. They finally arrive at the Bloody Gate, where he is informed of Lysa Arryn's death, three days past. Sandor stares in disbelieve, whilst Arya begins laughing due to the irony of the situation.

Sweetrobin tells Petyr how he’s afraid to leave the Eyrie, as his mother had told him he belonged at the Eyrie, and that it wasn’t safe for him, inside. Petyr tells Sweetrobin that people die at dinnertables, in their beds, and squatting over their chamber pots. Sweetrobin should worry about life, not death, he tells the boy. Sansa arrives, with her hair died, dressed in a feathered black dress.

In King's Landing

With his trial soon to take place, Tyrion and Jaime are in Tyrion's cell, where Tyrion recalls the irony of trial by combat: deciding the innocence of a man by having two other man hacking each other to pieces. Tyrion asks Jaime whether Oberyn stands a chance. Tyrion fears Oberyn will lose when Jaime confesses he has never seen the Dornishman fight, but reminds Tyrion that Oberyn seems to believe in himself.

Tyrion begins to list all the names for all kinds of killing: fratricide, matricide, filicide, nepidicide, patricide. There isn’t a kind of killing in the world without its own name. Jaime can think of one, however: cousins. Tyrion agrees.

They speak about Orston Lannister, who had been dropped on his head by his wetnurse once. Simple-minded, the boy spend his time in crushing beetles with a rock. Tyrion tells Jaime how he used to watch Orson, to try and figure out his motive. He had asked Orson, but there had been no clear answer. No matter what Tyrion tried, he couldn’t figure it out, though he was convinced that Orson had his reasons for smashing the beetles. Tyrion stopped his attempts when Orson died. When the bells begin to ring, Jaime takes his leave, wishing Tyrion luck.

Tyrion is escorted to the arena, where a large crowd has gathered. Finding Oberyn, helm-less and drinking while wearing very light armor, Tyrion grows anxious. Ser Gregor arrives, in heavy armor, wearing a helmet, holding a greatsword. Ellaria is shocked to see Gregor's size, but Oberyn assures her he's going to kill him. Size does not matter once you’re on your back, according to the Prince.

While Oberyn's squire oils Oberyn's blade, Pycelle begins a long speech, asking the gods to favour the innocent, but Tywin Lannister cuts him short. The trial begins, and Oberyn kisses Ellaria, promising her not to leave her behind. He steps into the arena, displaying acrobatic spear maneuvers, and the crowd cheers. He asks Gregor whether he is aware of who he is, and explains he's the brother of Princess Elia Martell, and that he only came to King's Landing for Gregor. All the while, Oberyn forces Gregor to chase him, by constantly moving out of his reach. Oberyn demands Gregor confesses his part in the rape and murder of Elia, and the murder of her children, so they can make this a quick battle. Taunting Gregor constantly about this, Oberyn knocks off Gregor's helmet. As the fight goes on, Oberyn manages to seriously injure Gregor more and more, by stabbing him in the chest, severing his hamstring, and burying his spear in his stomach. Jaime looks with confidence at Tyrion, while Cersei visibly worries more and more. Meanwhile, Oberyn, furious, circles Gregor, pulling out his spear, and demanding that Gregor confesses to the crimes before he dies. He wants to hear from Gregor that Tywin gave the order. He exchanges a glance with Ellaria, but stands too close. Gregor trips his, seizes him, and smashes out his teeth with a single punch. Climbing on top of Oberyn, Gregor confesses that he killed Elia's children and raped her, as he gouges out Oberyn's eyes with his thumbs. Then, he crushes Oberyn's skull, as he states he did to Elia. While Ellaria screams in horror, the crows falls silent, and Gregor falls down to the floor.

Tywin rises, and proclaims Tyrion to be guilty in the eyes of the Gods. In the name of King Tommen, Tyrion is sentenced to death.

Production

Writing

"The Mountain and the Viper" 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 VII, Tyrion X, Daenerys VI and Jaime IX from *A Storm of Swords, Sansa I and Alayne I from *A Feast for Crows, Reek II and Reek III from *A Dance with Dragons*.

Regular cast members

Eighteen out of twenty-six members for the fourth season appeared in this episode. Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Jerome Flynn (Bronn) and Sibel Kekilli (Shae) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

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This is about the 2010 novella. For the type of tournament contestant, see mystery knight..

The Mystery Knight is a novella published in 2010 as part of the Warriors anthology, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. It is the third in the series of "Dunk and Egg" stories. Previous stories are *The Hedge Knight* and *The Sworn Sword. It is also available in pages 251-394 of *Warriors 1.

A compilation of the three initial "Dunk and Egg" stories, including The Mystery Knight, was expected to be published in 2014,

Plot

Main article: The Mystery Knight-Summary

The story begins with Dunk and Egg leaving Stoney Sept. They are moving north to try and take up service with Lord Beron Stark, who has sent a call for men to help fend off Greyjoy raids on the northern coast. On the way they encounter a septon who was beheaded for preaching treason; Dunk remembers that Brynden Rivers, the Hand of the King known as Lord Bloodraven, has spies everywhere. On route Egg and Dunk encounter a lord's train led by Lord Gormon Peake of Starpike, whose arms are three black castles on a field of orange. Also in the party are a lord named Alyn Cockshaw and a well dressed and richly garbed man who claims to be a hedge knight named Ser John the Fiddler. Dunk is challenged and insulted by Peake and Cockshaw but the Fiddler treats him courteously. Before they ride off, Ser John invites Dunk to attend the wedding of Lord Ambrose Butterwell. There is to be a joust to celebrate the wedding of Butterwell to a Frey of the Crossing, the victor's prize is to be a dragon egg.

Dunk takes a dislike to Gormon Peake; Ser Arlan to whom Dunk was squired claimed his previous squire Roger of Pennytree was slain by Gormon in the Battle of the Redgrass Field. Egg tells Dunk that Peake's arms of three castles on an orange field is because the Peake family used to own three castles, but two were forfeited to the Crown when Peake sided with House Blackfyre.

Dunk decides to go to the wedding. During the journey Dunk befriends three fellow hedge knights, Ser Maynard Plumm, Ser Kyle the Cat of Misty Moor and a young hedge knight named Ser Glendon Ball who claims he is the bastard son of the famous knight Quentyn "Fireball" Ball, a renowned warrior who fought for Daemon Blackfyre.

The wedding is set at Whitewalls and Lord Frey arrives with his four year old heir (Walder Frey) and his fifteen year old daughter, who weds Lord Butterwell. Egg tells Duncan that Lord Butterwell took no part in the Blackfyre Rebellion, but one of his sons fought for the Red Dragon and one for the Black. In that way his house was guaranteed to be on the winning side, but both his sons died on the Redgrass field. Egg becomes increasingly suspicious at the wedding and points out to Duncan that many of the banners and sigils he sees are of men who fought for the Black Dragon. Dunk tells Egg that Redgrass was over a decade ago, and the past is the past. At the wedding a troupe of dwarfs entertain the guests. During the bedding Dunk is drafted by John the Fiddler to carry the bride to the bedchamber. Dunk does so and later when he goes for a breath of air, John the Fiddler talks to him saying that he recognized Dunk on the road. Dunk appeared to him in a dream in which Duncan wore the all white armor of the Kingsguard. The Fiddler says his dreams always come true, as he dreamt his brothers dead once and also a dragon hatching from an egg at Whitewalls.

Dunk decides to enter the first match of the Whitewalls tourney as a mystery knight known as the Gallows Knight (due to a new shield that once belonged to a knight of House Trant that Dunk had to buy as his old shield was damaged in his duel with Lucas Longinch) in case anyone heard of a knight named Ser Duncan the Tall from Ashford, but Dunk is defeated in his first tilt by Ser Uthor Underleaf, known as the the Snail Knight due to his sigil. Underleaf's lance hits Duncan upon the helm, knocking him out and nearly killing him. Dunk recovers later and goes to give the Underleaf his armor and horse as forfeit. Since Dunk cannot ransom it back he is in a glum mood. Dunk talks to Underleaf and Underleaf informs Dunk that someone bribed him to try and kill Dunk in the final tilt. Underleaf states that if they paid more he might have completed the task, but tells Dunk he has an enemy. Before the jousting can continue, word spreads through the castle that the dragon egg is missing and the blame is placed on Ser Glendon Ball, who is imprisoned by Peake.

Dunk notices that Egg is missing and sets out to find his squire. Whilst searching he is almost killed by Alyn Cockshaw who tells Dunk he bribed Underleaf to kill Dunk because he was jealous of John the Fiddler's obsession with Dunk and that dream. Dunk manages to defeat him by throwing him down a well, though he takes a wound in return from Cockshaw's knife. Maynard Plumm comes to Duncan's aid, and it is discovered that Plumm is one of Bloodraven's many spies, and that John the Fiddler's real name is Daemon, after his father Daemon Blackfyre. Plumm tells Dunk "he would be surprised how many Lords want their king to be brave and stupid".

Dunk finds Egg in the sept with the cowering Lord Butterwell, who on discovering Egg's true identity is terrified for his life. Egg told Ambrose (falsely) that he and Dunk were spies sent to investigate the tournament and that his father Prince Maekar is on the way with an army. Lord Ambrose's good son (son-in-law) Black Tom Heddle shows up and tries to harm Egg but is slain by Dunk. Dunk tells Egg to flee with Ambrose. To buy time for Egg's escape Dunk confronts Daemon II Blackfyre, accusing Gormon Peake of falsely charging Ball with the theft of the dragon egg. Deamon is enraged by the implication and allows Ball to prove his innocence in trial by combat. Ser Glendon soundly defeats Daemon and knocks him into the mud causing some of the spectators to mockingly call Daemon *"the Brown Dragon"*. By this time a large army under the King's Hand, Lord Bloodraven, encircles Whitewalls and Daemon is captured as most of the present lords and knights surrender without a fight.

Dunk meets Bloodraven inside his pavilion outside of which the heads of Gormon Peake and Black Tom Heddle are displayed on spears. Egg is there as well and demands that Bloodraven reward Ser Glendon Ball, Dunk and all the other hedge knights. Bloodraven notes that Egg is much more fierce and confident now and that he was the dragon Daemon saw in his dream being born at Whitewalls. Lord Butterwell cowers in Bloodraven's presence and is allowed to keep a tenth of his wealth. Whitewalls, however, will be forfeit to the Iron Throne and torn down. Bloodraven, at Egg's request, gives Dunk the gold to ransom his armor back. Dunk then asks Bloodraven what became of the dragon egg. Bloodraven tells Dunk it was taken by an agent of his who crawled up the privy shaft of the castle to take the egg from its guarded chamber, and is now safe. Dunk remarks that a man would not have fit in those shafts. Bloodraven replies a child would have. Or a dwarf, Dunk thinks as he remembers the performing dwarfs at the wedding.

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Synopsis

Some time after returning from Dorne by way of Oldtown

On the way they encounter a septon who was beheaded for preaching treason; Dunk remembers that Lord Brynden Rivers has spies everywhere. On route Egg and Dunk encounter a lord's train led by Lord Gormon Peake of Starpike, whose arms are three black castles on a field of orange. Also in the party are a lord named Alyn Cockshaw and a well dressed and richly garbed man who claims to be a hedge knight named Ser John the Fiddler. Dunk is challenged and insulted by Peake and Cockshaw but the Fiddler treats him courteously. Before they ride off, Ser John invites Dunk to attend the wedding of Lord Ambrose Butterwell. There is to be a joust to celebrate the wedding of Butterwell to a Frey of the Crossing, the victor's prize is to be a dragon egg.

Dunk takes a dislike to Gormon Peake; Ser Arlan to whom Dunk was squired claimed his previous squire Roger of Pennytree was slain by Gormon in the Battle of the Redgrass Field. Egg tells Dunk that Peake's arms of three castles on an orange field is because the Peake family used to own three castles, but two were forfeited to the Crown when Peake sided with House Blackfyre.

Dunk decides to go to the wedding. During the journey Dunk befriends three fellow hedge knights - Kyle the Cat, Maynard Plumm and young Glendon Ball.

The wedding is set at Whitewalls and after noticing the guest list, Egg informs Dunk of his suspicions that this was a traitor's wedding and the majority of the nobles attending had fought for the Blackfyres. Dunk tells him to keep his suspicions quiet and keep his head down. During the bedding Dunk is drafted by John the Fiddler to carry the bride to the bedchamber. Dunk does so and later when he goes for a breath of air, John the Fiddler talks to him saying that he recognized Dunk on the road. Dunk appeared to him in a dream in which Duncan wore the all white armor of the Kingsguard. The Fiddler says his dreams always come true, as he dreamt his brothers dead once and also a dragon hatching from an egg at Whitewalls.

Dunk decides to enter the first match of the joust as a mystery knight known as the Gallows Knight (due to a new shield that once belonged to a knight of House Trant that Dunk had to buy as his old shield was damaged in his duel with Lucas Longinch) known as the the Snail Knight due to his sigil. Underleaf's lance hits Duncan upon the helm, knocking him out and nearly killing him. Dunk recovers later and goes to give the Underleaf his armor and horse as forfeit. Since Dunk can't ransom it back he is in a glum mood. Dunk talks to Underleaf and Underleaf informs Dunk that someone bribed him to try and kill Dunk in the final tilt, Underleaf states that if they paid more he might have completed the task, but tells Dunk he has an enemy. Before the jousting continues word spreads through the castle that the dragon egg is missing and the blame is placed on Ser Glendon Ball, who is imprisoned by Peake.

Dunk notices that Egg is missing and sets out to find his squire. Whilst searching he is almost killed by Alyn Cockshaw who tells Dunk he bribed Underleaf to kill Dunk because he was jealous of John the Fiddler's obsession with Dunk and that dream Dunk manages to defeat him by throwing him down a well, though he takes a wound in return from Cockshaw's knife. Maynard Plumm comes to Duncan's aid and tells him where to find his squire.

Dunk finds Egg in the sept with the cowering Lord Butterwell, who on discovering Egg's true identity is terrified for his life. Egg told Ambrose (falsely) that he and Dunk were spies sent to investigate the tournament and that his father, Prince Maekar, is on the way with an army. Lord Ambrose's good son (son-in-law) Black Tom Heddle shows up and tries to harm Egg but is slain by Dunk. Dunk tells Egg to flee with Ambrose. To buy time for Egg's escape Dunk confronts Daemon II Blackfyre, accusing Gormon Peake of falsely charging Ball with the theft of the dragon egg.

Dunk meets Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers inside his pavilion outside of which the head of Gormon Peake along with Black Tom Heddle are displayed on spears. Rivers notes that Egg is much more fierce and confident now and that he was the dragon Daemon saw in his dream being born at Whitewalls. Rivers, in gratitude to Dunk, gives him the gold to ransom his armor back at Egg's request. Dunk then asks Rivers what became of the dragon egg. Rivers tells Dunk it was taken by an agent of his who crawled up the privy shaft of the castle to take the egg from its guarded chamber, and is now safe. Dunk remarks that a man wouldn't have fit in those shafts. Rivers replies a child would have. Or a dwarf, Dunk thinks as he remembers the performing dwarfs at the wedding.




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"The Name Day Boy" is a song.

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A Storm of Swords

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




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The Night Lands is the second episode of the second season of HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, written by the show creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alan Taylor. The episode was first released on April 2, 2012 via HBO's online service (HBO GO), available only for customers of certain European countries such as The Netherlands, Poland or Slovenia. The first airing through cable television took place on April 8 2012.

The plot continues with some of the storylines from the season premiere: the Night's Watch caravan heading to the Wall is interrupted by a pair of City Watch guards looking for Gendry, the Small Council receives the terms proposed by King in the North Robb Stark, Daenerys Targaryen waits in the desert for the return of the three riders she had sent forth, and Theon Greyjoy finally returns to his homeland of the Iron Islands.

The episode is titled The Night Lands after the term used in Dothraki to refer to death.

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At King's Landing

Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) arrives at his quarters to find Shae (Sibel Kekilli) and Lord Varys (Conleth Hill) conversing. Tyrion and Varys trade threats before they both leave for a small council meeting, where Queen Regent Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) reads Robb Stark's peace terms, and a letter from the Night's Watch Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, asking for more men to man the Wall. Later, Tyrion has a tense dinner with Lord Janos Slynt (Dominic Carter), which ends with Slynt's removal as commander of the City Watch and being forced to take the black, and Bronn's (Jerome Flynn) installation in the now vacant position. Cersei later confronts Tyrion about Slynt, and says that it was King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) who ordered the murder of Robert Baratheon's bastard children.

At Dragonstone

Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) and his son, Matthos (Kerr Logan), attempt to bargain with the pirate Salladhor Saan (Lucian Msamati) for the use of his ships in the coming war. Later, Davos tells Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Melisandre (Carice van Houten) of Saan's willingness to aid their army with his 30 ships. Stannis orders Davos and Matthos from the room, when Melisandre promises him a son if he will give himself completely to the Lord of Light.

At the Iron Islands

Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) returns to his homeland, but is not impressed by the greeting he receives. Shortly after, he is greeted by a young woman, who, unbeknownst to him at the time, is his sister, Yara (Gemma Whelan). They share a horse ride to Pyke, the capital of the Iron Islands, where Theon receives a cold welcome from his father, Balon (Patrick Malahide). Theon presents him with the offer from Robb Stark, but Balon refuses it.

Across the Narrow Sea

One of Daenerys Targaryen's (Emilia Clarke) bloodriders' horses return to camp, carrying his head in one of its saddlebags. Ser Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) tells her it is a warning from one of the other khals.

Beyond the Wall

Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) helps Gilly (Hannah Murray) when she is confronted by Ghost. She and Sam confront Jon Snow (Kit Harington) about taking her with them when they leave Craster's land. Later, Jon witnesses Craster taking a newborn child into the woods late at night. He follows Craster into the woods, only to see him returning, empty-handed. When he rushes to the aid of the child, he sees a white walker retrieve the baby, and leave. Before Jon can pursue it, Craster hits him in the head and he loses consciousness.

At the Caravan bound for the Wall

Two City Watchmen arrive at the caravan with a royal warrant, searching for Gendry (Joe Dempsie). However, they are turned away by Yoren (Francis Magee), after he threatens their lives. Later, Gendry reveals to Arya Stark that he knows she is a girl, after a conversation about why the City Watch would be hunting him. She also reveals to him that she is a Stark.

Production

Writing

The episode was written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, based on original material from George R. R. Martin's second book of the series,A Clash of Kings. It includes most of the plot from chapters Arya II, Tyrion II, Arya III, Theon I, Tyrion III, part of Tyrion V, and part of Theon II. (chapters 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 20 and 24 respectively).

Casting

Theon Greyjoy's family is cast in this episode. The role of his father Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, went to the English actor Patrick Malahide. The character of his sister was renamed from the original books (from Asha to Yara) in order to avoid confusion with the already established character Osha (the wildling captive at Winterfell), and Gemma Whelan was chosen to play it.

Also introduced in this episode are the three caged recruits traveling with the Night's Watch caravan. The three characters were briefly seen in the last season's finale, played by uncredited extras. For this season they were cast by Andy Beckwith as Rorge, Gerard Jordan as Biter, and the German actor Tom Wlaschiha as the mysterious Jaqen H'ghar of the free city of Lorath. Wlaschiha had not heard about the show before auditioning for the part on tape from Berlin, but when he was able to screen a few episodes in a few spare hours during a meeting with the producers and director Alan Taylor, became an enthusiast and even read the first books of the series in a couple of days.'

Finally, the part of the Lyseni pirate Salladhor Saan went to Lucian Msamati. Msamati's physical appearance, a British black actor of Tanzanian descent, contrasts with Sallahdor's portrayal in the books, where he is described with the typical fair-haired and skinned look of the free city of Lys.

Filming locations

The harbour of Ballintoy was redressed as the port of Pyke.

The episode introduces the new location of Pyke, the Greyjoy's seat of power at the Iron Islands. The location used was the Lordsport Harbour at Ballintoy, in the North Irish county of Antrim.

Opening credits

The opening credits introduce yet another location with the inclusion of Pyke. Also, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn), Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran), Richard Madden (Robb), Sophie Turner (Sansa), Jack Gleeson (Joffrey) and Rory McCann (Sandor), are not credited as they do not appear in the episode.




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"The Night That Ended" is a song sung in the North. There is a part of the song where the Night's Watch rides to meet the Others in the Battle for the Dawn.

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A Clash of Kings

The song is sung during the harvest feast at Winterfell. When the singer begins the part where the Night's Watch rides to meet the Others, Hother Umber blows his horn and scares all the dogs.

A Dance with Dragons

At Winterfell, after the marriage of Ramsay Bolton and "Arya Stark" (actually Jeyne Poole), a banquet is held in the hall. Lord Wyman Manderly is in a jolly mood and calls out to the musicians for various tunes, one of which is "The Night That Ended". Wyman remarks that the bride will like that song.




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The Nine Voyages is a text by Maester Mathis which describes the nine expeditions Corlys Velaryon made on the *Sea Snake* to Essos.




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"The North Remembers" is the name of the first episode of the second season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*. It is written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, the executive producers of the series, and directed by Alan Taylor, a co-executive producer of the series. it will premier on April 1, 2012.

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At Dragonstone

The eldest living brother of the late King Robert, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), announces himself as rightful heir to the Iron Throne. From his court at the island of Dragonstone, he sends a letter to all the corners of the Seven Kingdoms announcing that Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella are not Robert's true heirs, but rather the products of incest between Cersei Lannister and her twin brother Jaime. Stannis, though, refuses to seek an alliance with the other claimants (including his younger brother Renly), as his advisor Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) urges, as he sees them as usurpers; Stannis insists that all will bend the knee to him or be destroyed.

Stannis's maester, Cressen, is preoccupied with Stannis's late decisions and especially with the influence that the priestess Melisandre (Carice van Houten) has over him. Having come under the influence of the Red Priestess and her god, the Lord of Light, Stannis has even converted to the new religion and has ordered the burning of the statues of the Westerosii Seven Gods. Willing to sacrifice himself for Stannis's sake, Cressen puts poison in a cup and asks Melisandre to drink from it after he has done so. While he dies almost immediately, the priestess swallows the entire cup unaffected.

At King's Landing

During a tournament held to celebrate King Joffrey's name day, a captive Sansa Stark deftly saves the drunkard Ser Dontos's life by convincing Joffrey to make him a fool instead of killing him. The proceedings are interrupted by Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage|), who returns to the capital to act as Hand of the King in his father's stead. Cersei (Lena Headey) is furious with this, but accepts the new situation after her brother assures her that he will only act as an advisor. When Tyrion learns that Cersei has let Arya Stark escape after the execution of her father, he mocks her for throwing away two valuable hostages, as he'd planned to trade the girls for Jaime.

Following his ascension to the Throne, Joffrey is becoming uncontrollable, even by his own mother. After defying her authority and reading Stannis's letter, he orders the City Watch to murder all of King Robert's illegitimate children. Although Gendry was already out of the City, his old master smith reveals that he is in a caravan traveling to the Wall.

At the Northern camp

King Robb Stark (Richard Madden) visits his prisoner Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), informing him that he has received Stannis's letter about Joffrey being Jaime's son, and the reasons why Bran was crippled and his father was killed. Robb also informs him that he intends to send his cousin, Alton Lannister, who also has been captured by the Northern army, with terms for a peace. His demands include the release of his sisters, the return of the remains of Eddard and his household, and the acknowledgement of the Northern independence.

Although he has defeated the Lannisters three times on the battlefield, Robb knows that he cannot beat them alone. For this reason, he agrees to send Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) to his father, Balon, to convince him to join them with all the naval force of the Iron Islands. And although his mother, Catelyn Tully (Michelle Fairley), wished to return to Winterfell to be with her other sons, Robb asks her to travel to King Renly's court to negotiate an alliance. Catelyn also warns her son that Balon Greyjoy cannot be trusted, and tells him that his father would be proud of what he has accomplished

At Winterfell

Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) is learning how to be Lord of Winterfell while his brother is away at war. He has a strange dream, where he sees himself as Summer, his direwolf, running in the Godswood. The next morning, he goes to the godswood with Osha (Natalia Tena), who tries to pry about his dreams, but Bran ignores her questions. The pair notice a comet in the sky; Osha remarks that the men are all claiming it is an omen of victory for one side or another in the war, but she insists it means one thing; dragons have returned.

Beyond the Wall

The ranging party that set out from Castle Black reaches Craster's Keep, a settlement some distance north of the Wall. Craster provides information on the wildlings and their leader, King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder, claiming that Rayder is amassing an army in the mountains and intends to move south. Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (James Cosmo) offers leadership advice to Jon Snow (Kit Harington) due to Jon's disgust that Craster's daughters are also his wives.

Across the Narrow Sea

With the remnants of Drogo's *khalasar*, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is crossing the Red Waste hoping to find some shelter. The trip is hard, with her newborn dragons not willing to eat the meat they are offered, and horses dying of exhaustion. Finally, Daenerys takes the resolution to send three riders with their remaining horses to explore in three separate directions.

Production

Writing

The episode was written by producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, based on the original work of George R. R. Martin. As the second season covers mostly *A Clash of Kings*, the second book of the series, the first episode adapts the material from the first chapters of book including the Prologue, Sansa I, Tyrion I, Bran I, Catelyn I, Davos I, the first half of Daenerys I and Jon III (chapters 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, and 23). Two chapters from the beginning of the book had already been included in season 1's finale, and Jon Snow's story is being pushed forward.

The main differences between the books and the show include the exclusion of the Frey wards from Bran's storyline (they have not been cast), the order of the events in Dragonstone (the books have Maester Cressen die before the burning of the Seven) and the name change of the Lannister cousin (Cleos Frey has been named Alton Lannister to avoid confusing viewers with the intricacies of the Lannister household marriages).

The main scenes created for the show are Robb and Jaime's confrontation at the cell, Cersei and Littlefinger's debate about the root of power, and Joffrey's defiance to his mother at the throne room.

Casting

This episode introduces several prominent characters, notably Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), Ser Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham, and Melisandre (Carice van Houten). Other characters introduced are Ser Dontos Hollard, Alton Lannister, Maester Cressen, Matthos Seaworth, Dolorous Edd, Craster, and Gilly.

Dillane, Cunningham, and van Houten are added to the main cast. Season 1 actors John Bradley-West (Sam Tarly), James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Conleth Hill (Varys), and Sibel Kekilli (Shae) are all upgraded to the main cast as of this episode, having been recurring in season 1. Peter Dinklage takes the place of Sean Bean as the first credit during the intro sequence.

Filming locations

Downhill Strand was used to represent a beach of the island of Dragonstone, where the statues of the Seven were burned.

The production continued using the Paint Hall studios as the filming headquarters and the Northern Irish landscapes for many of the exterior shots. The burning of the Seven was filmed at the beach of Downhill Strand, where local press echoed the stir that the filming caused to the small community of Castlerock.

For the exteriors of the capital city of King's Landing, that had been doubled for w:Malta for the entire season 1, now the production flew to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Known as The Pearl of the Adriatic, the city proved to be very good to represent King's Landing as it shared a lot of characteristics with the fictional capital: it had a well-preserved medieval look, with high walls and the sea at its side. According to David Benioff, executive producer of the show, “The minute we started walking around the city walls we knew that was it. You read the descriptions in the book and you come to Dubrovnik and that’s what the actual city is. It has the sparkling sea, sun and beautiful architecture.”




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"The Old Gods and the New" is the name of the sixth episode of the second season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*. It was written by Vanessa Taylor and directed by David Nutter. It will air on May 6, 2012.

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Plot

At Winterfell

Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) has taken Winterfell following his prior gambit at Torrhen's Square. Declaring himself prince and Lord of Winterfell, Theon convinces the current lord, Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), to yield after promising not to harm the castle's inhabitants. However, when Ser Rodrik (Ron Donachie) is later captured outside of Winterfell and brought to Theon, the knight contemptuously spits on him, forcing Theon to renege on his promise and personally execute Ser Rodrik to save face. Later, the wildling servant Osha (Natalia Tena) seduces Theon, offering herself in exchange for her freedom; unbeknownst to Theon, Osha's seduction is a ruse to allow her and Hodor to spirit Bran and his brother Rickon safely out of Winterfell, which succeeds.

In the Westerlands

Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) has reunited with her son Robb, King in the North (Richard Madden), at his camp. Robb meets again with the neutral field nurse, Talisa, who he deduces is actually of nobility; Talisa declines to reveal her identity. Robb later learns that Catelyn's prior warnings of the Greyjoys have proved true; Theon has betrayed Robb and taken Winterfell. Robb moves to return to Winterfell to reclaim it, but Lord Roose Bolton urges council, suggesting that his son may instead recapture Winterfell in his stead while Robb continues his campaign against the Lannisters. Robb agrees, but demands that Theon be captured alive so that he may understand his treachery before personally killing him.

Beyond the Wall

The Night's Watch Ranger expedition lead by Ranger Qhorin Halfhand (Simon Armstrong) reach and capture a wildling watchpost. The wildlings are all eliminated save for a single female prisoner captured by Steward Jon Snow (Kit Harington) named "Ygritte" (Rose Leslie) . After Ygritte boasts of their growing army, Qhorin orders Jon to execute the prisoner before rejoining the rest of the group. Jon however finds himself unable to execute Ygritte; the resulting hesitation allows her to escape. After pursuing her for leagues, Jon recaptures Ygritte, but now finds himself stranded from the main party. With the night fast approaching, and refusing to set any fires or allow Ygritte to find shelter, Jon forces them both to sleep out in the open. Ygritte convinces Jon to at least huddle next to her to share body warmth, after which she begins to make sexual advances towards Jon, much to his frustration.

At King's Landing

Myrcella Baratheon departs for Dorne as part of her arranged marriage with the Martell family and to keep her safe. Civil unrest in the royal city reaches a breaking point; while King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) and his entourage travel through the city, the king is struck in the face with manure hurled by the crowd. Furious, Joffrey orders his guards to "kill them all", resulting in a riot where the Lannisters are forced to flee for safety. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) slaps Joffrey for his foolishness and tries to take control himself, but except for City Watch and Lannister soldiers, the Kingsguard refuse to obey him. Several noblemen become trapped outside with the savage mobs and are literally torn to pieces, including Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner who is nearly raped by several men before being rescued by Sandor Clegane (Rory McCann).

At Harrenhal

Lord Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) continues to be frustrated by his incompetent war council, but finds himself growing more impressed with his cupbearer, who he is unaware is actually Arya Stark (Maisie Williams). After discovering her ability to read, Arya and Tywin talk of their fathers, with Tywin holding his responsible for the decline of the Lannisters. Meanwhile, Arya is nearly discovered after Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) unexpectedly arrives into Tywin's chambers for a meeting; Baelish very nearly recognizes Arya, but is too focused on scheming with Tywin to fully make the realisation. Later, Arya is caught stealing a parchment containing war orders by one of Tywin's inner circle, Ser Amory Lorch (Fintan McKeown). She manages to escape and seek out the assassin Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha), who is still masquerading as a Lannister guardsman and still owes her two "lives" in exchange for her past help. Arya begs him to kill Ser Amory before he can alert Tywin, and although Jaqen chafes at being hurried into a killing, he relents and murders Ser Amory with a poison dart right on the doorstep of Tywin's chambers.

At Qarth

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) meets with The Spice King, one of Qarth's ruling Thirteen. Daenerys' entreaties to The Spice King for a ship are rebuffed as he is not moved by her passion alone; similar meetings with other members of the Thirteen end in failure. Later, Daenerys and her entourage suddenly discover the dead bodies of Qarth guards and her own khalasar strewn about the streets of the city; the trail of bodies lead to her antechamber, where she discovers to her horror that her dragons have been stolen and her handmaiden and friend, Irri, murdered. Ser Jorah is nowhere to be seen. The dragons are then seen being ferried to a tower within Qarth by a mysterious hooded figure, crying out for freedom.

Critical reception

IGN's Matt Fowler awarded the episode a perfect 10/10, noting that "Book purists will certainly have their gripes, but I found "The Old Gods and the New" to be nothing short of an intense triumph; filled with tons of cruelty and shock".




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The Origins of the Iron Bank and Braavos was written by Archmaester Matthar. It provides one of the more detailed accounts of the history of the Iron Bank of Braavos, and its dealings.




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"The Pointy End" is the eighth episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, first aired on June 5, 2011. Run timve 59 minutes. The episode is significant in that it was written by George R. R. Martin, the author of the book series the tv show is based on. It was directed by Daniel Minahan. The plot deals with the aftermath of Eddard Stark's capture. While the Lannisters are going after his daughters, his son and heir Robb raises an army to give battle. Meanwhile, Daenerys witnesses a Dothraki raid to a peaceful village and Jon Snow faces a new threat at the Wall. The episode's title recalls the first lesson about sword fighting that Jon gave to Arya before their farewell: "stick them with the pointy end".

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Plot

At King's Landing

After Ned's (Sean Bean) downfall and imprisonment following his failed attempt to arrest Joffrey Barateon (Jack Gleeson) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headley), the Lannisters move against the rest of his household. While they manage to capture Sansa (Sophie Turner), Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) is able to escape thanks to her fencing teacher Syrio Forel(Miltos Yerolemou) who holds off the Lannister men. As Arya runs outside looking for her sword, Needle, a stable boy sees her and tries to capture her, but she inadvertently stabs him in self-defense before fleeing the castle walls. Cersei convinces Sansa that in order to save her father's life, she has to write a letter to her brother Robb and tell him to come to King's Landing and swear his fealty to King Joffrey Baratheon. Later, court is held by the new king, where Joffrey and Cersei reward Janos Slynt, the Captain of the City Watch, with the title of Lordship while Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) is named the new Hand of the King. However, Joffrey forces Ser Barristan Selmy (Ian McElhinney) into early retirement as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard and gives his post to Jaime much to Barristan's anger. Sansa takes the opportunity to plead mercy for her father's life publicly, and Joffrey agrees to spare him if Ned accepts him as the rightful king.

At the Lannister Camp

As Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and Bronn (Jerome Flynn) head towards Tywin Lannister's camp, they are surrounded by a barbarian hill tribe. Tyrion manages to convince them to spare them and be his escorts after promising them gold, weapons and an army to help them attack the nobles of Eyrie, the tribe's longtime enemy. Tywin is displeased, but agrees to keep Tyrion's promises if the hill tribes join them against the Starks. The tribesmen agree, but want Tyrion to follow their group as insurance, much to Tyrion's displeasure.

In the Vale

Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) confronts her sister Lysa (Kate Dickie) about the letter sent over the recent events at King Landing's. After failing to convince Lysa to send her knights to help the Starks against the Lannisters (as she only cares for the safety of her son Robin (Lino Facioli)), Catelyn leaves the Eyrie.

In the North

After receiving his sister's letter, Robb Stark (Richard Madden) knows that Cersei is manipulating Sansa, so he calls all of his family's bannermen to go to war with the Lannisters, much to Theon Greyjoy's (Alfie Allen) pleasure. After gaining the respect of bannerman Lord Greatjon Umber and saying goodbye to Bran and leaving him in charge of Winterfell, Robb and his army marches South and is later joined by his mother Catelyn. During a war council where Robb is pondering whether to attack Tywin's forces or Jaime's forces, his men captures a Lannister scout, which Robb decides to let him go but gives him a message to Tywin that he and the Northerners are coming for him.

At the Wall

Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) and their party return to the Wall after finding two dead bodies, which Commander Mormont (James Cosmo) recognizes as [[Benjen Starks|Benjen}]'s fellow rangers who followed him and wants their bodies examined, despite Sam's worries. Later, Mormont informs Jon over the recent events happening outside of the Wall and warns him not to lose his cool as he still has a commitment to the Night's Watch. However, Jon loses his temper after Ser Alliser (Owen Teale) mocks about his father being a traitor and tries to stab him with a knife, only to be held back by his companions. Disappointed, Mormont orders Jon to be confined to his quarters. But later that night, Jon's direwolf, Ghost, detects something outside which Jon investigates and head towards Mormont's quarters. As he enters, Jon is attacked by one of the dead rangers he found, and despite cutting one of its arms and impaling it with his sword, it refuses to fall. As Mormont enters, Jon grabs his lantern and throws it at the dead ranger, finally killing it. The next morning, Mormont and the Night's Watch burn the two bodies, and Sam tells them that he read that corpses touched by the White Walkers are reanimated, and can only be killed by fire.

Across the Narrow Sea

Khal Drogo's (Jason Momoa) horde sack a village in order to fund the ships they need to invade the Seven Kingdoms, and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is shocked by their brutality. After witnessing a group of Dothraki raiders gathering several village women to be sold into slavery, Daenerys orders Ser Jorah (Iain Glen) and her bodyguards to claim those women as hers. When one of the raiders complains to Drogo, she defends her actions as her right as khaleesi and if the raiders want the women, they take them as wives, not slaves. Impressed, Drogo sides with his wife which displeases the raider who challenges the Khal to a duel, in which Drogo quickly kills him while receiving only a minor wound. Daenerys is worried about Drogo's wound. Drogo reluctantly allows one of the spared villagers, a healer, to treat his wounds.

Production

Writing

This episode was written by the original book's author George R. R. Martin. Martin had extensive experience in scripting for television after spending many years working in Hollywood, but it had been a decade since he had produced a teleplay. He claimed that he found writing this episode very easy because he was very familiar with the characters and the story, and that the hardest part was "getting used to the new screenwriting software that I had to use".

Casting

"The Pointy End" marks the first appearances of two significant recurrent characters in the book series: Clive Mantle takes the role of the Northern bannerman Lord Jon Umber, known as the Greatjon for his size, and Ian Gelder enters the scene as Lord Tywin's brother and right-hand man Ser Kevan Lannister.

Guests Cast

Filming locations

The episode's interiors were filmed at The Paint Hall studio, in Belfast, including all the Red Keep and Winterfell sets. Exterior filming of both the Stark and Lannister war camps was shot on location in the Castle Ward estate, near the village of Strangford. Within the state there is Audley's Castle, which doubled as the ruined remains of one of Moat Cailin's towers seen when Catelyn and Rodrik join Robb's army.

Reception

Ratings

This episode reached a season high of 2.7 million viewers for the first airing, with another additional 900,000 for the repeat thus gathering a total viewership of 3.6 million for the night.

Critical response

"The Pointy End" received very favorable reviews by the critics. Among the most enthusiastic was Maureen Ryan from AOL TV, who claimed it was the best episode yet, and that she was "extremely impressed with how many moving parts were deployed smoothly and how the hour just flowed", which was even more impressive when "considering all the varied things it had to do".

"There was a level of sureness and confidence on display in this script, and that makes a whole lot of sense, given that Martin invented this world and created these people. There was no tentativeness when it came to shaping and adapting the material for the small screen. There have been standout scenes in other episodes, and the show has certainly gained confidence and momentum as the season has progressed, but 'The Pointy End' was just on a different level. I loved it." — Maureen Ryan, AOL TV

Many critics considered that a great part of the episode's merits were due to the writing of George R. R. Martin. Sepinwall fel that "Martin didn't get the easiest draw when he wound up having to dramatize the events depicted in "The Pointy End"", but still loved the results.

Dedication

The episode is dedicated to the memory of Ralph Vicinanza. He had been one of the co-executive producers attached to Game of Thrones, and died in his sleep from a cerebral aneurysm on September 25, 2010. Vicinanza was the literary agent that handled George R. R. Martin foreign language rights, and one of the co-founders of the management company Created By aimed to develop feature films and television shows based on the works of Ralph's clients (with his partner Vince Gerardis). He was instrumental in bringing Martin's work to the screen, bringing the books to David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and leading the negotiations with HBO. He died only a few days after HBO greenlighted the series.




Annotations from item #46270142:

The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens - Being A History of the Causes, Origins, Battles, and Betrayals of that Most Tragic Bloodletting Known as the Dance of the Dragons as a source.

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The Dance was a war unlike any other ever fought in the long history of the Seven Kingdoms. Though armies marched and met in savage battle, much of the slaughter took place on water, and ... especially ... in the air, as dragon fought dragon with tooth and claw and flame. It was a war marked by stealth, murder, and betrayal as well, a war fought in shadows and stairwells, council chambers and castle yards, with knives and lies and poison.

Behind the Scenes

Gyldayn's text is published by George R. R. Martin in the novella *The Princess and the Queen, part of the *Dangerous Women anthology.




Annotations from item #46270143:

The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens is a novella published on December 3, 2013 as part of the Dangerous Women anthology, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. It replaced the fourth in the series of "Dunk and Egg" stories tentatively named *The She-Wolves of Winterfell*. It is the history of the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons as written by Archmaester Gyldayn of the Citadel of Oldtown.

A preview of the novella was released by Tor Books on July 30, 2013.

Plot

For a full summary on the war of succession, which this novella partly describes, see the Dance of the Dragons

Arrax beneath Storm's End by Ashley Hunter Rice

The story begins on the third day of the third month of 129 AC, when King Viserys I Targaryen dies in his sleep. Queen Alicent Hightower and Lord Commander Criston Cole are the first to be notified of the death of the king, but instead of warning the silent sisters and making preparations for Viserys's cremation, they lock the king's rooms, post guards, arrest everyone who knows about the death of Viserys and assemble the small council. There, instead of preparing to warn Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Viserys's heir as proclaimed in his will, and the current Princess of Dragonstone, they begin to discuss the coronation of Alicent's eldest son by Viserys, Prince Aegon.

Rhaenyra, confined at Dragonstone due to being pregnant for six months, goes into labour when hearing how her father has died and her half-brother has been crowned king. The female child, Visenya, is stillborn, leaving Rhaenyra more furious than before.

Both sides try to find allies, and both sides reach out to Lord Borros Baratheon, with Aegon's greens sending Prince Aemond Targaryen, and with Rhaenyra's blacks sending Prince Lucerys Velaryon. Borros refuses Lucerys, and to make matters worse, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon Vhagar and kills both Luke and Arrax. This leads to Prince Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra's husband, countering the greens by arranging the murder of six-year old Prince Jaehaerys, in front of his mother Helaena, his brother Maelor, his sister Jaehaera, and his grandmother Alicent. These two events mark the end of the possibility that this war of succession will be resolved peacefully. The fighting begins.

The Dance of the Dragons lasts for almost two and a half years, of which The Princess and the Queen covers the first two. It is the first civil war during the Targaryen dynasty, and sees the deaths of many Targaryens and dragons.

Editions

The Princess and the Queen is currently only available in the anthology Dangerous Women, released on December 3, 2013.




Annotations from item #46270144:

"The Queen's Justice" is the third episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 63rd overall. The episode was written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by Mark Mylod. It aired on July 30th, 2017,




Annotations from item #46270145:

"The Queen Took Off Her Sandal, the King Took Off His Crown" is a song often played during the beddings at weddings.

Contents

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

It is played during the bedding of Roslin Frey and Edmure Tully at the Red Wedding.

A Dance with Dragons

It is sung by Abel for Lady Barbrey Dustin during a meal at Winterfell.




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Annotation #1 for item #46270146: Wiki: The Rains of Castamere

For the television episode, see The Rains of Castamere (TV).

The Rains of Castamere - by Serena Malyon. © FFG

"The Rains of Castamere" is a song which immortalizes the destruction of House Reyne of Castamere by Tywin Lannister.

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Refrain

The golden lion of House Lannister

The red lion of House Reyne

And who are you, the proud lord said,

that I must bow so low?

Only a cat of a different coat,

that’s all the truth I know.

In a coat of gold or a coat of red,

a lion still has claws,

And mine are long and sharp, my lord,

as long and sharp as yours.

And so he spoke, and so he spoke,

that lord of Castamere,

But now the rains weep o’er his hall,

with no one there to hear.

Yes now the rains weep o’er his hall,

and not a soul to hear.

History

House Reyne was obliterated after they rebelled against their liege lord, Tytos Lannister, who was perceived as weak by his own vassals. To restore Lannister dominance, Tytos's eldest son and heir, Ser Tywin Lannister, marched against the upstart Lord of Castamere, Roger Reyne, known as the "Red Lion of Castamere". By the end of the rebellion, Castamere had been put to the torch and all members of House Reyne executed. The title is thus a play on words, as the "rains" fall over the empty halls of the "Reynes" who have been killed to the last man, and "not a soul to hear".

The lyrics heavily reference the fact that the sigil of House Reyne was also a lion, but a red one instead of the golden lion used as the sigil of House Lannister. The rebellion of the Reynes against the Lannisters was thus seen as a civil war of lions.

The song was played by an envoy of Lord Tywin Lannister to truculent House Farman of Faircastle. It was enough to make Lord Farman reconsider his position.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

"The Rains of Castamere" is featured most prominently during the events of the infamous Red Wedding. The song is the signal for the forces of House Frey and House Bolton to turn on the Starks and Tullys and slaughter them. Lady Catelyn Stark is the only one present who recognizes the tune, but by the time she realizes what is happening, it is already far too late; as the song starts, so does the bloodbath that ends the life of King Robb Stark and the rebellions of the north and the riverlands to the Iron Throne.

The song is played numerous times at the wedding feast of King Joffrey I Baratheon and Queen Margaery Tyrell.

A Feast for Crows

Ser Jaime Lannister has Tom of Sevenstreams play the song to the captive Lord Edmure Tully to remind him what would happen to his family if he does not surrender Riverrun.

Game of Thrones

The first occurrence of "The Rains of Castamere" in the HBO television series *Game of Thrones* is in episode one of season two, "The North Remembers", when Tyrion Lannister whistles the refrain as he enters the small council for the first time..

During episode two of season three, "Dark Wings, Dark Words", Thoros of Myr sings "The Rains of Castamere" when the brotherhood without banners finds Arya Stark.

During episode two of season four, "The Lion and the Rose", the song is performed during the wedding feast of King Joffrey I Baratheon.*]

Quotes

I do so hope he plays 'The Rains of Castamere.' It's been an hour, I've forgotten how it goes.

Olenna Redwyne, regarding Alaric of Eysen at Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell's wedding

What a disappointment. I was hoping for 'The Rains of Castamere'.

Olenna Redwyne, after the Blue Bard plays love songs at Tommen Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell's wedding

It does not please me. I’d get more pleasure from driving my spear into Lord Tywin’s belly. I’ll make him sing ‘The Rains of Castamere’ as I pull his bowels out and look for gold.

Obara Sand to Doran Martell

Annotation #2 for item #46270146: Wiki: (TV) The Rains of Castamere

"'The Rains of Castamere" is the ninth episode of the third season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 29th episode of the series. Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by David Nutter, it aired on June 2, 2013.

The episode is centered on the wedding of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, one of the most memorable events of the book series commonly named "The Red Wedding". Other storylines include Bran Stark's group having to separate, Jon Snow's loyalties being tested, and Daenerys plotting her invasion of the city of Yunkai.

Contents

Plot

In the North

North of the Wall, Sam and Gilly continue their march south. Sam tells Gilly he plans for them to cross the Wall using the entrance at the Nightfort, an abandoned castle along the Wall.

South of the Wall, Bran and his group take shelter in an abandoned mill. Nearby, Jon and the wildling party raid an elderly horse breeder's home, taking his horses and gold while the old man flees. While in the mill, Bran and Jojen Reed discuss how they plan to cross the Wall, before Meera spots the old horse breeder riding nearby. After the old man is captured by the wildlings, Hodor —scared by the thunder—begins yelling, which threatens to give away their location to the wildlings. Bran uses his warg abilities to enter Hodor's mind and knocks him out.

Outside, Tormund moves to kill the old man, but Orell tells him to have Jon do it instead to prove his loyalty. Jon is ultimately unable to kill the innocent man, and instead Ygritte kills the man with an arrow. Realising where Jon's loyalties lie, Tormund orders his men to kill him, but Jon manages to defeat them. As Ygritte moves to defend him, Jon deliberately knocks her to the ground, allowing Tormund to hold her down and prevent her from getting killed, while he battles with Orell. Bran enters the mind of Summer, his direwolf, and aids Jon. Jon kills Orell while the wolves hold off the other wildlings, and is then able to steal a horse and escape, leaving Ygritte and heading back to the Wall. At night, Bran asks Osha to take Rickon to Last Hearth, the home of the Umber family, and they depart shortly after.

Across the Narrow Sea

Planning their invasion of Yunkai, Daario tells Daenerys and her knights about a rear gate to the city, through which they can sneak in and open the main gate for her army. Ser Jorah is suspicious of Daario and his plan, but comes around when Daenerys seeks Grey Worm's opinion. When night falls, Daario, Jorah, and Grey Worm arrive at the gate. Daario enters ahead of them, posing as a still loyal Second Sons commander. Shortly after being let inside the city, he signals Jorah and Grey Worm to follow him. Soon, they are ambushed by a group of Yunkai's slave soldiers, and though largely outnumbered, manage to kill them and accomplish the mission. The group returns to Daenerys, and tells her that she is now in control of the city.

At the Twins

At camp, Catelyn counsels her son Robb, the King in the North, about his planned alliance with Lord Walder Frey and his planned assault on Casterly Rock, the homeland of the Lannisters. The Stark host soon arrives at the Twins, castle homeland of the Freys, where they are given bread and salt, a symbol of the "guest right": a guarantee of safety when under another lord's roof. Robb makes an apology to both the sarcastic Walder Frey and his daughters. Walder accepts the apology but insists on inspecting Talisa Maegyr, the woman for whom Robb broke his vow. Nearby, Arya, though still a captive of the Hound, journeys to the Twins to reunite with her mother and brother. When they come upon a trader and his cart, Clegane knocks him out and moves to kill him, but Arya manages to dissuade him, and he instead steals the cart of food.

At night, Walder walks his daughter Roslin down the aisle to her future husband Edmure Tully, who is pleasantly surprised by her beauty. They are married shortly after, and the celebration begins. At the feast, Walder calls for the bedding ceremony, and the couple are taken to their chamber. After they leave, Lothar Frey closes the banquet hall doors, and a musician begins playing "The Rains of Castamere," a Lannister cautionary song, both of which arouse Catelyn's suspicions. Using the food cart as their reason for being at the Twins, the Hound and Arya arrive at the wedding. They are turned away at the gates, but Arya sneaks in.

Catelyn notices Roose Bolton wearing chainmail under his robes which confirms Catelyn's suspicions that they have been betrayed. Just as Walder signals his men to attack the Starks' men, Catelyn tries to warn Robb, but before he can react, Lothar repeatedly stabs Talisa in the womb, killing her. As he tries to draw his sword, Robb is shot by crossbows. Arya, having sneaked past the gate, witnesses Frey men kill Stark soldiers and Robb's direwolf, Grey Wind. She is saved by the Hound, who knocks her unconscious and carries her out of the castle. Catelyn, although wounded by a crossbow bolt, holds Walder's young wife, Joyeuse, hostage and demands that Robb be allowed to leave. Walder refuses, and Roose Bolton stabs Robb in the heart, telling him "The Lannisters send their regards." Catelyn screams and kills Joyeuse in retaliation, before Frey's son Black Walder cuts Catelyn's throat.




Annotations from item #46270147:

The Rat, the Hawk, and the Pig are three individuals who are mentioned in the history of Westeros. Their real names are not known.

History

These three individuals assaulted Princess Aelora Targaryen at a masked ball, which contributed to her suicide soon afterward.

In 251 AC, the trio led a rebellion that was crushed by Prince Daeron Targaryen, who perished in the final battle alongside Ser Jeremy Norridge.




Annotations from item #46270148:

The Reckoning of Time was written by Archmaester Walgram. It is considered to be a great work, which delves deeply into the problem of different cultures reckoning days, seasons and years differently.




Annotations from item #46270149:

The Red Book was written by an unknown Yunkish man, and translated centuries later by Maester Elkin. The book details the history of the fighting pits of Meereen, and makes reference to the fact that many Ibbenese women who had been sold into slavery ended their days in the fighting pits of Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor, as they were considered to be too ugly to serve as bed slaves, and too savage to be used as field hands, by the slavers.




Annotations from item #46270150:

The Red Dragon and the Black is a book written by Grand Maester Merion.

The book describes, possibly amongst other things, the events leading up to the First Blackfyre Rebellion. It is Merion's work that suggests that Brynden Rivers was involved in King Daeron II Targaryen learning that Daemon Blackfyre meant to declare himself king within a moon's turn.




Annotations from item #46270151:

"The Red Woman" is the first episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 51st overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Jeremy Podeswa. It aired on April 24th, 2016.

Production

Writing

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




Annotations from item #46270152:

The Reign of King Viserys, first of His Name, and the Dance of the Dragons That Came After is a historical book written by Septon Eustace regarding the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen.

When Archmaester Gyldayn wrote *The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens*, he used Eustace's writings as one of his sources because they contained information not found elsewhere. However, Gyldayn also felt that Eustace was a green supporter and biased to portray Aegon II in a positive light and Rhaenyra in a negative light. Therefore, Gyldayn was often careful to weigh statements from Eustace's writings with other quotes from contradicting sources, hoping that the truth could be discerned somewhere in between.

Maester Yandel calls the tome to have a dry and ponderous writing-style, although he considers Eustace, clearly a confidant of the Targaryens, to speak accurately of many things.

Behind the Scenes

The novella *The Princess and the Queen, published in the anthology Dangerous Women in 2013, is the abridged version of "The Dying of the Dragons", a chapter meant for *Fire and Blood.[N 1] The editors shortened the text, and as a result some things in the text appear biased because additional, complicating material has been removed. An example is Rhaenyra Targaryen claiming the Iron Throne. For example, the published text of The Princess and the Queen states that Rhaenyra took several cuts from the Iron Throne, which was cited as proof that she should not rule. While the original text makes it clear this entire passage is a direct quotation of Septon Eustace's text, the published text of The Princess and the Queen omits that Eustace is the source, instead making it seem as if Gyldayn himself is voicing his opinion.

Notes

  1. *The Princess and the Queen* itself counts 30,000 words (Not A Blog: The Princess and the Queen (August 31, 2013)), while the complete piece of "The Dying of the Dragons" is roughly 60.000 words in length (r/asoiaf.com: (Spoilers Extended) The Possibilities for GRRM's New Novella in the Book of Swords Anthology).



Annotations from item #46270153:

"The Roadside Rose" is a sweet song being composed by Marillion. It is about a baseborn girl who captures the attentions of all the men she encounters with her beauty.




Annotations from item #46270154:

For the fictional book by Archmaester Glydayn, see The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother.

The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother is a novelette

Plot

It tells the story of the years leading up to the calamitous events of *The Princess and the Queen* during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen, with particular attention to the role played by the king’s brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen, as written by Archmaester Gyldayn.

The novella gives an account of the lives at the court of King Viserys I Targaryen in King's Landing, and about the lives of those connected to House Targaryen, paying special attention to Prince Daemon Targaryen, his niece, and later third wife, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and her children, King Viserys I Targaryen and his second wife and the children from his second marriage. The story takes off in 103 AC with the death of King Jaehaerys I, after shortly describing his final two years, and ends in 129 AC, just mere hours before *The Princess and the Queen* takes off.

Editions

An alternate cover by Ken Laager features Daemon Targaryen and Caraxes.

So far, The Rogue Prince has only appeared in the anthology Rogues, released on June 17, 2014 by Bantam.




Annotations from item #46270155:

The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother: A Consideration of the Early Life, Adventures, Misdeeds, and Marriages of Prince Daemon Targaryen is a history set at the end of the reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen through the reign of Viserys I Targaryen. Concerning the life of Prince Daemon Targaryen, it was written by Archmaester Gyldayn of the Citadel of Oldtown. It uses the writings of Mushroom, Septon Eustace, Lord Otto Hightower, Grand Maester Runciter, Grand Maester Mellos, and Prince Daemon himself as sources.

Quotes

He was the grandson of a king, the brother of a king, husband to a queen. Two of his sons and three of his grandsons would sit the Iron Throne, but the only crown that Daemon Targaryen ever wore was the crown of the Stepstones, a meager realm he made himself with blood and steel and dragonfire, and soon abandoned.

Behind the Scenes

Gyldayn's text is published by George R. R. Martin in the novella *The Rogue Prince, part of the *Rogues anthology.




Annotations from item #46270156:

"The Seasons of My Love",

Contents

Lyrics

The order of each verse is not known, as the song has not yet been sung in its entirety. Known verses include:

I loved a maid as fair as summer

with sunlight in her hair.

I loved a maid as red as autumn

with sunset in her hair.

I loved a maid as white as winter

with moonglow in her hair.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Tyrion Lannister recalls to Bronn that Tysha, the first girl he ever bedded, used to sing the song.

A Clash of Kings

Ser Lancel Lannister sings the song to Queen Cersei Lannister within the Red Keep,

A Storm of Swords

Marillion sings "Seasons of My Love" when Lysa Arryn weds Petyr Baelish at the Fingers.




Annotations from item #46270157:

The Seven-Pointed Star - by Sara Biddle - © FFG

The Seven-Pointed Star is the holy text of the Faith of the Seven. It is divided up into sections, based on the different aspects of the faith, such as the Maiden's Book.

Miscellaneous

It is stated in The Seven-Pointed Star that spirits, wights, and revenants cannot harm a pious man, so long as he is armored in his faith. cannot read or write, but he knows The Seven-Pointed Star by memory.

Passages

The Father reached his hand into the heavens and pulled down seven stars and one by one he set them on the brow of Hugor of the Hill to make a glowing crown...

The Maid brought him forth a girl as supple as a willow with eyes like deep blue pools and Hugor declared that he would have her for his bride. So the Mother made her fertile, and the Crone foretold that she would bear the king four-and-forty mighty sons. The Warrior gave strength to their arms, whilst the Smith wrought for each a suit of iron plates...




Annotations from item #46270158:

The She-Wolves of Winterfell is the working title given to the as-yet unpublished fourth Tales of Dunk and Egg novella,

Plot

The novella is set in Winterfell. It will feature Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg, who will meet "the She-Wolves": a group of formidable Stark wives, widows, mothers and grandmothers.




Annotations from item #46270159:

The Ship is a mummers' playhouse in Braavos.

Contents

About

The Ship sits across the street from the Happy Port,

Known members of the company

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

The mummers of the Ship intend to put on a performance of *Seven Drunken Oarsmen* as an answer to the Blue Lantern's performance of *The Lord of the Woeful Countenance*.

Arya Stark, disguised as street urchin and fish peddler Cat of the Canals, makes friends with the mummers of the Ship. The mummers show Cat how a hero stands, and teach her the speeches from *The Song of the Rhoyne, *The Conqueror's Two Wives, and *The Merchant's Lusty Lady*. Quill, the man who writes bawdy farces for the Ship, offers to teach Cat how a woman kisses, but Tagganaro hits him with a codfish and puts an end to that.

Joss the Gloom tells Cat that Quence found Allaquo in bed with Sloey. The two men fought with mummer swords and both left the Ship, leaving the performance of Seven Drunken Oarsmen without two oarsmen.

A Dance with Dragons

After becoming the blind beggar Beth, Arya avoids the Ship and other places where Cat had been well-known.

Quotes

Girls who start down that road wind up on the Ship, where every man in the pit knows he can have any pretty thing he might see up on the stage, if his purse is plump enough.

-Daena, to Mercy




Annotations from item #46270160:

The Song of the Rhoyne is a play.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

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*.




Annotations from item #46270161:

"The Song of the Seven" is a lullaby about the the Faith of the Seven. It is made up of seven verses, one for each of the aspects of the god of the Seven, with the exception of the Stranger.

Lyrics

The Father's face is stern and strong,

he sits and judges right from wrong.

He weighs our lives, the short and long,

and loves the little children

The Mother gives the gift of life,

and watches over every wife.

Her gentle smile ends all strife,

and she loves her little children

The Warrior stands before the foe,

protecting us where e'er we go.

With sword and shield and spear and bow,

he guards the little children.

The Crone is very wise and old,

and sees our fates as they unfold.

She lifts her lamp of shining gold

to lead the little children.

The Smith, he labors day and night,

to put the world of men to right.

With hammer, plow, and fire bright,

he builds for little children.

The Maiden dances through the sky,

she lives in every lover's sigh.

Her smiles teach the birds to fly,

and gives dreams to little children.

The Seven Gods who made us all,

are listening if we should call.

So close your eyes, you shall not fall,

they see you, little children.

Just close your eyes, you shall not fall,

they see you, little children.




Annotations from item #46270162:

The Sons of the Dragon is a novella which was published on October 10, 2017 as part of the *The Book of Swords* anthology, edited by Gardner Dozois. It chronicles the early lives and reigns of the second and third Targaryen kings, Aenys I and Maegor I,

George R. R. Martin has read versions of The Sons of the Dragon twice before, both at Bubicon in 2013

Inconsistencies

See also: Errata of history novellas

The first release of The Sons of the Dragon contains several errors and inconsistencies with earlier works. Elio Garcia, co-author of *The World of Ice & Fire, has indicated that George R. R. Martin provided Gardner Dozois his original, raw version of the manuscript, not the version which was later edited down for *The World of Ice & Fire, in which several inconsistencies and mistakes had been fixed.[*citation needed*] Mistakes which have crept into the published novella include:




Annotations from item #46270163:

The Sparr is the head and lord of House Sparr of Great Wyk; his given name has not been mentioned in *A Song of Ice and Fire*. He is a hatchet-faced old man with watery eyes. Steffarion Sparr is his heir.

Contents

History

The Sparr was ritually drowned in service to the Drowned God as a boy.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

The Sparr, his son Steffarion, and Gormond Goodbrother meet Aeron Greyjoy to give him the news that Balon Greyjoy has died.

Quotes about the Sparr

Aeron knew the Sparr, a hatched-faced old man with watery eyes whose quavery voice was law on this part of Great Wyk.

- Aeron Greyjoy




Annotations from item #46270164:

"The Spoils of War" is the fourth episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 64th overall. The episode was written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by Matt Shakman. It aired on August 6th.




Annotations from item #46270165:

The Stonehouse is the head and lord of House Stonehouse of Old Wyk; his given name has not been mentioned in *A Song of Ice and Fire*. He wears ragged sealskins.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

The Stonehouse attends the kingsmoot at Nagga's hill.




Annotations from item #46270166:

The Sworn Sword is the second in George R. R. Martin's Tales of Dunk & Egg, following the the story of the hedge knight Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg, a year and a half after the events of *The Hedge Knight. It was first published in the *Legends II anthology series, a collection of short stories by authors such as Tad Williams, Orson Scott Card, and Neil Gaiman.

The novella focuses on the difficult path of chivalry when taking part in petty feuds and casual injustices are part and parcel of what it means to be a sworn man in the feudal Seven Kingdoms.

Contents

Editions

The Sworn Sword was originally published in Legends II. Some confusion exists because the anthology Legends, where the previous Dunk and Egg novella was published, has on occasion been divided into two or three numbered volumes.

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

Story

Main article: The Sworn Sword-Summary

A year and a half after The Hedge Knight, the Seven Kingdoms are suffering from a terrible summer drought, which in turn had followed the Great Spring Sickness. Dunk has sworn his sword to Ser Eustace Osgrey of Standfast in the Reach. Eustace is an old, done knight who dwells on the dual-losses of his family and its ancient honors.

Dunk and Egg return to Standfast from a short journey to Dosk for supplies. Upon their return, they discover that a local stream has dried up while they were gone. Suspicious, and unheeding of the warning by fellow sworn sword Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield, Dunk sends Egg ahead to Standfast and goes to investigate. Upstream Dunk and Bennis they discover that a dam has been built on the order of Lady Rohanne Webber of Coldmoat. When the workmen refuse to take down the dam, Ser Bennis cuts one of them with his longsword.

At Standfast, Dunk and Bennis find Ser Eustace cleaning the shield of Ser Wilbert Osgrey, who lived in the time of King Gyles III Gardener and King Lancel IV Lannister. When Eustace is done telling the hedge knights the story of Ser Wilbert, they inform him about the dam. When Eustace hears how Bennis taught one of the workers a lesson, he is quick to realize that Lady Rohanne will not suffer such an insult. He orders Bennis and Dunk to gather men from his three villages and train them to fight. However, they only manage to find eight men. After a day of training Bennis tells Dunk that the peasants will not be able to stand against Rohanne's knights.

Discussing the situation with Egg, the young boy suggests "using his booth", in which he has hidden a ring with his father's personal sigil on it. Dunk tells him that, although it is honorable for Egg to wish to safe the smallfolk serving Eustace, his identity has to remain a secret. That night, Dunk dreams about burying his horse Chestnut in Dorne. He digs the grave while Ser Arlan of Pennytree, Prince Baelor Targaryen, and Baelor's eldest son Valarr comment. More and more people of Standfast appear, and eventually Egg is buried alive underneath the sands of the Dornish dessert.

The next morning, Eustace witnesses a training, which does not go well. Eustace compares Bennis and Dunk training the men to the time his sons trained their fathers before marching to war in the First Blackfyre Rebellion. Still mindfull of his dream from the previous night, Dunk asks Eustace if there truly is no other way, and the knight suggests a bloodprice, an ancient form of wergeld. Eustace refuses to break a vow he had taken decades before, never to set foot on Coldmoat's grounds again, and so Dunk offers to go in Eustace's stead.

Dunk arrives at Coldmoat, where he realizes that the terrible stories he has been told about Rohanne are not completely true. Rohanne is an pretty young woman, to whom he is attracted, instead of an old widow. He is informed that the river does not belong to Ser Eustace, but had been granted by King Daeron II Targaryen to House Webber for its services in the Blackfyre Rebellion. It had been taken from House Osgrey in punishment for their support of Daemon I Blackfyre.

Dunk and Egg also learn that the lady has to remarry within a short time or lose her lands to a cousin as stated in her father's testament. Her father also tasked Ser Lucas 'Longinch' to protect her against unworthy suitors. Ser Lucas has interpreted this to shield her against all suitors and tries to get her to marry him.

The meeting does not end well. Lady Rohanne refuses to break up the dam or take the bloodprice. She demands that Ser Bennis will be turned over to her or else she will take him herself. Shocked and angered by all the revelations Ser Duncan wants to leave Osgrey's service. However, as he realizes that the villagers will not stand a chance against Lady Rohanne's well-armed soldiers, he decides to stay.

The next morning Ser Osgrey, Duncan and Egg ride to the river where they meet Lady Webber and her small army. Ser Duncan asks and is granted a private parley with Lady Webber. He shows her Egg's ring, proving Egg is a prince of the blood. He cuts his own cheeks to make up for the wounding of her man. Lady Rohanne is impressed but still demands an apology from Ser Eustace, who refuses. The parties decide to settle the matter in a fight between their champions. Duncan fights Ser Lucas and is able to kill him but almost drowns in the process.

When he wakes up Ser Eustace and Lady Rohanne have settled their differences and have married. Duncan is asked to remain at Standfast as their captain of the guard but refuses. Barely recovered he prepares to leave. Lady Rohanne meets him at the stables and offers her finest horse and her apologies. Dunk refuses both, but Rohanne demands that he take something of her. They kiss passionately and Duncan cuts her braid so that he will have something to remember her.

Editions




Annotations from item #46270167:

Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers, Daemon Blackfyre, Lord Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers

Synopsis

Duncan and Aegon are returning from Dosk with two casks of wine for Ser Eustace Osgrey. They note the terrible toll that the drought is having, and the predation by the ironmen was not making matters any better. The oppressive heat is wearing down Dunk, but he recalls Ser Arlan's saying that aches and pains “were as much a part of knighthood as swords and shields”. When the pair reaches Standfast, they are accosted by Ser Bennis, another knight in service to Ser Eustace. Bennis is a mean-spirited sort, fond of chewing sourleaf with a foul mouth and a bad stench. Bennis mocks Ser Eustace constantly, and rarely lets up on Dunk either, calling him “Lunk” as Ser Arlan had; though the old man had meant it fondly. Duncan shares none of Bennis' disregards for Ser Eustace, instead believing that a sworn sword owes his liege lord respect, truth and leal service. Egg notices that the stream near Standfast has completely dried up in the short time they were gone. Bennis advises Dunk that the drought caused it, but Dunk disagrees; to which Bennis warns him not to get involved. But the hedge knight is stubborn as always, and insists on checking out the reason for the Chequy Water's disappearance (the Chequy Lion is the sigil of the Osgreys).

Leaving Egg behind to inform Ser Eustace of what they were about, Dunk and Bennis follow the dried up stream toward its source on the Webber lands. The current Lady of the house has a sinister reputation. Called the Red Widow due to her loss of 4 husbands, whom she is rumored to have poisoned or killed by black magic, the Webber sigil is also a spider. Their fortress Coldmoat is a true castle, and they own much more land than Ser Eustace. Standfast is nothing more than a fortified tower, with only a couple of tiny hovel villages. The Osgreys are no more than landed knights since the time of King Maegor the Cruel, while the Webbers are true minor lords. The two knights eventually arrive at a dam, with several builders putting on the finishing touches. The diggers are villagers from Coldmoat, and they do not break and run as Dunk had hoped. Dunk asks them to tear down the damn because it is blocking the flow of an Osgrey stream. Standing firm, the diggers form a line to prevent the two knights from tearing it down. Bennis draws his sword and slashes the face of one of the older villagers. Still the diggers hold their ground, and warn Duncan and Bennis that the Lady of Coldmoat will hear of what transpired.

The two knights return to Standfast, with Dunk prepared to tell Ser Eustace what occurred despite Bennis' protests to let it rest. Ser Bennis knows that the old knight will not abide this stain against his honor, and will seek retribution from the Red Widow for having the dam built. Sam Stoops tells them that the old knight is up in his solar, having just returned from the gravesite of his three sons, all of whom had died on the Redgrass Field. They find Eustace reminiscing over the Little Lion, an Osgrey hero from before the Conquest. And sure enough, the old knight is incensed over the damming of the Osgrey stream, known for over a thousand years as the Chequy Water. He warns that Lady Webber will come for Ser Bennis, just as she had for a forager from Standfast named Dake. Ser Duncan offers to go before Lord Rowan, but Ser Eustace states that Lady Rohanne's uncle is married to Lord Rowan's sister, and they will receive no help from that quarter. Instead, he charges his two sworn swords to go roust the townsfolk and arm them.

Dunk and Ser Bennis are only able to round up 8 able-bodied villagers, and a sad lot they are. Two of them had some experience in war, as they had marched with Ser Eustace 15 years before to fight for “the King” during the Blackfyre Rebellion. However, none of them show any promise, even with the simplest of martial weapons- the spear. Dunk begins to despair, knowing that even with a fortnight of training; these villagers will be put to rout by the Coldmoat forces, who have at least fifteen knights in addition to a small levy. That night, Dunk takes a bath in the cellar of Standfast, and Egg suggests that they use his boot to summon his father's forces. But Dunk asserts that he would only use Egg's boot in the most dire of circumstances. Later that night, Dunk dreams of how he tried to bury his horse Chestnut while in Dorne, and throughout the dream he is admonished by ghosts. Baelor, Valarr, and Ser Arlan all appear in the dream, as do deceased versions of Ser Bennis and the eight villagers from Standfast. The dream ended with Egg dying and Dunk helpless to save him.

The next day, Ser Eustace suggests that perhaps Lady Webber will accept a blood price for the cut Bennis had inflicted on her fieldhand. The old knight remarks how Coldmoat once belonged to the Osgreys back when they were the Marshals of the Northmarch. The Osgreys lost nearly all their power during the reign of Maegor the Cruel, when Lord Ormond Osgrey spoke out against Maegor for dismantling the Stars and Swords, two warrior sects of the Seven known as the Poor Fellows and the Warrior's Sons. Ser Eustace also mentions how his youngest son Addam had developed a fondness for Lady Rohanne back when Addam was a page for her father at Coldmoat. Dunk states that he will go treat with Lady Webber, since Ser Eustace had sworn never to return to Coldmoat.

Dunk takes another bath that night, and Egg recommends that his master avoid eating or drinking anything at Coldmoat, since Lady Webber was said to have poisoned three of her husbands, and was a practitioner of the dark arts. Duncan doubts what his squire says, but Egg tells him that the Lady Shiera Seastar, Lord Brynden Rivers' half-sister and paramour, bathes in blood, and even his own sister Rhae once tried to use a love potion on him. Egg seems to believe that some highborn ladies, in his limited experience, do dabble in the dark arts, even members of the extended royal family. Dunk then sends Egg to bed, telling him that he has no inclination of exposing the boy to possible danger by taking him to Coldmoat.

However, at daybreak, Egg is dressed in some of Addam Osgrey's old clothes, and had convinced Ser Eustace that Dunk would make a greater impact on the Red Widow with a squire at his side. Eustace gives Dunk an old Osgrey cloak, and accompanies them part of the way to Coldmoat. The old knight talks of how his son Addam had died trying to save his older brother Harrold on the Redgrass Field. The boy was merely twelve at the time. Ser Eustace then asks which dragon Ser Arlan had fought for, the red or the black. Dunk replies that Ser Arlan rode with Lord Hayford's battalion, who was Hand of King Daeron II at the time. Ser Eustace remarks, “Lord Hayford was a noted loyalist." Dunk recalls that Ser Arlan had lost his squire during the fighting, his own nephew Roger of Pennytree. The hedge knight considers how many lives might have been saved had King Aegon the Unworthy given the Targaryen sword 'Blackfyre' to his trueborn son Daeron instead of his eldest bastard, who would later be called (by many) Daemon the Pretender.

Ser Eustace continues that the battle was closer than many believe, and if it had not been for Lord Bloodraven, Daemon Blackfyre might have won. When Dunk says that he had always heard that it was Prince Baelor and Prince Maekar's flanking of Daemon's host that had won the Redgrass Field, the old knight scoffs. He talks wistfully of how Daemon was the Warrior himself that day, slaying two renowned knights, breaking Lord Arryn's vanguard, and fighting a legendary hour-long battle with Ser Gwayne Corbray of the Kingsguard. And therein laid his undoing, since Daemon supposedly called for his own maester to look after Ser Gwayne, rather than finish off his foe. This chivalrous move allowed Lord Bloodraven and his Raven's Teeth to gain the Weeping Ridge. Brynden Rivers, using his weirwood bow and possibly sorcery, shot down Daemon's eldest son Aegon and then Daemon himself. When the younger twin Aemon took up 'Blackfyre', Lord Bloodraven put a shaft through his heart as well. According to the old knight, it was this event that crushed Daemon Blackfyre's Rebellion, and not what the singers would have everyone believe.

Ser Eustace concludes his story by saying, “So close a thing…if Daemon had ridden over Gwayne Corbray and left him to his fate, he might have broken Maekar's left before Bloodraven could take the ridge…The singers can go on about their Hammer and their Anvil, ser, but it was the kinslayer who turned the tide with a white arrow and a black spell. He rules us now as well, make no mistake. King Aerys is his creature.” The landed knight then takes his leave of Dunk and Egg, and the boy suggests that Dunk pay the Lady of Coldmoat compliments, even if she is as old and ugly as some say. After crossing the Chequy Water, the two note that some of the water is also being diverted to fill the moat from which Coldmoat got its name. The guards at the drawbridge agree to take Dunk before Ser Lucas Inchfield, the Castellan of Coldmoat, while Egg tends to their horses.

In the yard, Dunk passes a freckled young woman loosing arrows at an archery butt with a squire. At the quintain, Dunk is brought before the castellan and an enormously fat septon. Lucas Longinch is famed for his height, but he is several inches shorter than Dunk who stands an inch short of seven feet. Ser Lucas threatens to hang Dunk for his involvement in the altercation at the dam, but Sefton Staunton recommends that the castellan bring Dunk before Lady Rohanne. They walk over to the small sept within the castle's yard, and meet a highborn lady of about 40. Ser Lucas calls her 'my lady' and tells her that Dunk bears a message from Ser Eustace. When Dunk declares that her ladyship built a dam to divert the Chequy Water, the others start laughing. He begins to realize that something is amiss. Then a strong voice speaks, “What is all this merriment? Ser knight, why are you troubling my good-sister?” The speaker is the young woman with the bow from earlier, and it is revealed that she is actually the Lady Rohanne Webber.

The forty year old woman is the Lady Helicent, sister to one of Lady Rohanne's deceased husbands. Dunk is dumbfounded and blurts out how unexpectedly pretty the Lady of Coldmoat is. She explains how some of her husbands had died, and then admonishes Ser Lucas and the others for deceiving Ser Duncan; asking rhetorically, “Did the courtesy of Coldmoat die with my lord father?” She then asks Septon Sefton, also a brother to another of her deceased husbands, to show Dunk to her audience chamber. The hedge knight asks if his squire can accompany them, and Rohanne smiled her assent. While waiting on her ladyship, Dunk and the septon strike up a conversation over a flagon of wine. We learn that Septon Sefton was in King's Landing during the Great Spring Sickness, which claimed so many lives. Dunk and Egg were safe since Dorne had closed off its ports and borders, as did the Vale of Arryn.

The septon also speaks of Aegor Rivers, and the remaining sons of Daemon Blackfyre, hatching plans overseas in Tyrosh, and how the Brute of Bracken stands to become the next Lord of Stone Hedge. That would most likely spark a war with the Blackwoods, a war that may even involve Lord Bloodraven as his mother was a Blackwood. Sefton continues with some borderline treasonous remarks regarding King Aerys I and his obsession with old books and prophecies, and his lack of interest in his wife. He elaborates on how Prince Rhaegal is too meek and mad to ever intervene, and that Prince Maekar remains sulking in Summerhall, bitter that his brother chose Bloodraven as Hand over him. Egg bites his tongue during this sololiquy, and we discover that Lady Rohanne's father had left a will requiring her to marry in 2 years or Coldmoat would pass to his cousin. This will was written as revenge for Rohanne's refusal to marry Lucas Longinch.

Rohanne arrives as the good septon is explaining the lack of decent suitors. Those with promise are often afraid of Ser Lucas; thus the Lady of Coldmoat has yet to remarry. Rohanne apologizes to Duncan for teasing him in the yard, and it becomes apparent that the two share a strong attraction to each other. She asks him to forsake Ser Eustace and swear his sword to Coldmoat, but Dunk will not abandon his vow. Rohanne refuses Osgrey's offer to pay a blood price, and demands that Ser Bennis be brought before her to answer for his crime. She also will not dismantle the dam, and when Dunk claims that the stream is owned by the Osgreys, her maester brings forth a document with the King's seal. Dunk cannot read, but Egg nods that the paper is authentic and that the stream does indeed belong to the Webbers.

When Dunk asks why the King had taken the stream from Ser Eustace when he had lost all his sons on the Redgrass Field, Lady Rohanne responds, "If King Daeron had been a less forgiving man, he should have lost his head as well." She goes on to tell Dunk that Ser Eustace had supported Daemon Blackfyre, in the hopes that the Black Dragon would have restored his family's lands and honor. We learn that he was forced to surrender his daughter Alysanne as a hostage, and upon his return to Standfast his wife threw herself from the top of the tower. Ser Duncan, while stunned, is not ready to give up. He asks her to relent for the sake of Addam Osgrey's memory. Lady Rohanne then slaps him hard across the mouth and banishes him from Coldmoat, warning once more that Ser Bennis must be delivered by the next day or she will come for him with 'fire and sword'.

On the way out, Dunk learns from Sefton that Rohanne wasn't just fond of Addam, she truly loved him as she never did any of her husbands. She had never forgiven Ser Eustace for taking the 12 year old Addam with him when he marched in the Blackfyre Rebellion. Returning to Standfast, Egg indicates that the document granted the Chequy Water to Lord Wyman for his service to the crown during the Rebellion. Aegon mentions that Ser Eustace was lucky his life was spared, and Dunk asks him if he would have taken it if he were king. The boy explains that his uncle Baelor always advised "clemency when dealing with an honorable foe"; while Lord Bloodraven maintained "that when you pardon rebels, you only plant the seeds of the next rebellion". Egg does not, however, directly answer Dunk's question, but instead wonders why the old knight hadn't fought for his grandfather, King Daeron.

Duncan begins to harbor an ill feeling toward Ser Eustace, who had lied to him and played him for a fool. Egg then brings up Septon Sefton's remark that Maekar has been sulking for a year and a half. When Dunk offers that Egg's father removed himself from his brother's small council after Aerys named Bloodraven his Hand, Egg counters, "His Grace should have made my father Hand. He's his brother, and the finest battle commander in the realm since Uncle Baelor died. Lord Bloodraven's not even a real lord; that's just some stupid courtesy. He's a sorcerer, and baseborn besides." Dunk tells him that Bloodraven was bastard born, not baseborn, and then mentions that it is possible that Dunk himself could be a bastard.

Back at Standfast, they meet Bennis on the steps, and upon hearing that the Red Widow wants to mark him for his crime, the knight just dismisses the notion. Dunk goes up to confront Ser Eustace, and the old knight defends his decision 15 years before by stating that Daemon was the rightful king as he bore the Targaryen sword 'Blackfyre'. Eustace reminisces about how things could have turned out differently had certain events not transpired, but we learn little from these revelations: "If Fireball had not been slain on the eve of battle...if Hightower and Tarbeck and Oakheart and Butterwell lent us their full strength instead of trying to keep one foot in each camp...if Manfred Lothston had proved true instead of treacherous...if storms had not delayed Lord Bracken's sailing with the Myrish crossbowmen...if Quickfinger had not been caught with the stolen dragon's eggs...so many ifs, ser...had any one come out differently, it could all have turned t'other way."

Egg then asks him if he supported Daemon solely to gain back Coldmoat, but Ser Eustace answers that Daemon was a true warrior, unlike his trueborn half-brother King Daeron. He claims that no man was Daemon's equal with 'Blackfyre' in his hand, not even Ser Ulrick Dayne with 'Dawn' nor Prince Aemon the Dragonknight with 'Dark Sister'. Eustace continues by telling Egg that Daeron was always surrounded by maesters, councilors and Dornishmen; and further: "(He) sold his own sweet sister to the Prince of Dorne, though it was Daemon that she loved. Daeron bore the same name as the Young Dragon, but when his Dornish wife gave him a son he named the child Baelor, after the feeblest king who ever sat the Iron Throne." Daemon, on the other hand, surrounded himself with the greatest knights in the realm; men whose names Lord Bloodraven would rather the realm forgot. He concludes by stating, "You ask me why? Because Daemon was the better man. The old king saw it too. He gave the sword to Daemon."

Egg counters by saying, "My father says that was because Daemon was a swordsman, and Daeron never was. Why give a horse to a man who cannot ride? The sword was not the kingdom, he says." Ser Eustace, unaware of who Egg really is, tells the boy that his father was a fool. Egg retaliates, and when Eustace demands that Dunk discipline his squire or else he will, Dunk replies, "No. You won't, Ser." The hedge knight then tells Ser Eustace that they will leave his service at first light, and the old, done man dismisses them with vehemence.

That night, Duncan is awoken by shouts of a fire, and arrives on the roof of the tower to find Wat's Wood burning. Believing the fire was set by Lady Webber, Bennis and Ser Eustace begin plotting to burn down her mill As Dunk and Egg prepare to set off, the hedge knight realizes that the eight villagers will die when they march on Coldmoat. He chases them off, much to Ser Eustace's ire. But Ser Duncan is not a man to run from responsibility, and he tells the old knight that he will stop the Lady of Coldmoat, or die trying. Osgrey is inspired by Dunk's attitude, stating "Better to go boldly than hide behind stone walls. Better to die a lion than a rabbit." Dunk commands Egg to fetch his armor and one other item.

Osgrey rides off with Egg and Dunk, instructing Bennis to ride for Highgarden and inform Lord Tyrell of what happened if they don't return. Arriving at the Chequy Water's edge, they don't have long to wait before Lady Rohanne and her retinue appear on the opposite bank. With the Red Widow are 7 knights including Ser Lucas, a column of crossbowmen, her Maester and Septon Sefton. Rohanne denies setting the fire, accusing Ser Eustace of doing the deed. When Osgrey will not surrender Ser Bennis, Rohanne threatens to cross the stream and take him by force, but Dunk insists he will stop them. When asked how, he replies that he will only reveal that to Lady Rohanne. Meeting in the middle of the stream, out of earshot of the others, Rohanne apologizes for slapping Dunk. The hedge knight asks her to forgive Ser Eustace for Addam's death, and she concedes that she would if he surrenders Bennis.

Reaching no accord, Duncan shows her Egg's signet ring. Despite her surprise, she tells him that it will not stop her from killing Ser Eustace, Dunk, and Egg if they stand in her way. But Duncan replies, "...might be a spotted spider's bite can kill a lion, but a dragon is a different sort of beast." Rohanne says, "I would sooner be the dragon's friend. Dragon or no, I must have Bennis..." She reveals that if she were to back down, it would weaken her position in the eyes of her subjects. Dunk then draws his dagger and cuts open his face as recompense for Bennis' deed, stating "There, the Red Widow has her due. A cheek for a cheek." Lady Webber calls him mad, but also reveals, "If you were better born, I'd marry you." Still denying any involvement in the fire, she demands that Osgrey apologize or she will insist on a trial by combat to decide her innocence.

As Dunk and Ser Lucas dress for battle, the Longinch tells Rohanne that she will marry him after the trial, as her father wished; but she replies, "My lord father never knew you as I do." Across the stream, Duncan tells Egg to place the ring back in his boot, and "if it happens that I die, go to the nearest of your father's friends and have him take you back to Summerhall." The two knights ride into the stream to do battle, Lucas wielding a poleaxe while Dunk was armed with his sword and shield. The castellan soon catches Dunk a blow that also glances off Thunder, prompting Dunk's warhorse to rear up and come down on Ser Lucas and his horse. Both riders went down, Dunk twisting his ankle badly in the stirrup. The hedge knight emerged from the stream first, but without his sword. When the Longinch surfaced, he drew his sword and started punishing Dunk's shield and body with blows. Once again though, Dunk resorts to instincts, tackling the smaller knight and holding him underwater with his weight. Dunk draws his dagger and buries it under Ser Lucas' arm, but upon realizing the castellan stopped struggling, Dunk himself began to lose consciousness...

Ser Duncan awoke in the Maester's tower of Coldmoat a few days later. He had suffered several bad injuries and had been drowned, but Cerrick was not only a maester. He was also ironborn, and knew how to revive the drowned. Dunk learns from Cerrick that Egg had not left his side until that day, as Ser Eustace had asked the boy to attend him during the wedding. The old knight had married Lady Rohanne after seeing her cry at Addam's grave, and Ser Eustace was now Lord of Coldmoat. Dunk soon falls back asleep after finding out that it had finally been raining for a couple of days now.

Shortly thereafter, Dunk tries to depart Coldmoat as quickly as possible. He is supported by a crutch, and admonished by Sefton for this foolhardy act. The septon fears that Duncan is planning to ride after Ser Bennis, who had looted Standfast of its few treasures and fled; but the hedge knight assures him that that is not his purpose (although Dunk hopes to meet the knight again). When he reaches the stables, Dunk finds Rohanne waiting for him. Egg had warned her that they were leaving, and she came to make amends. She had never visited him while he was under the care of Maester Cerrick, but now offers him a beautiful new horse. Dunk refuses the magnificent animal, telling her the horse was too good for him. When she insists that Dunk take the warhorse to remember her by, he grabs her and kisses her passionately. The young knight then cuts off a lock of her red hair as a memento.

Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Aegon set out once again, but not for Summerhall as Dunk suggests. Egg wants to see the Wall, and thus they head north...




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The Testimony of Mushroom is an account by the court jester Mushroom, about the years he spent at court during the reigns of Viserys I Targaryen, Aegon II Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Aegon III Targaryen.

History

As Mushroom was the court fool and a dwarf, people believed him to be a lackwit. This caused the highborns to speak freely around him. Mushroom's testimony was written down by an unknown writer. The account is filled with Mushroom's tales of plots, murders, trysts, and debaucheries, amongst other things. The stories are in the most explicit detail.

Septon Eustace has written an account, *The Reign of King Viserys, First of His Name, and the Dance of the Dragons That Came After*, covering many of the same events that are described in Mushroom's account, and while often the two disagree on how events occurred, at times they do agree.

Copies of The Testimony of Mushroom were burned on orders of King Baelor I Targaryen,

Quotes

Poison!? He didn't die of poison, he died in his sleep!

- The response of Septon Eustace to one of Mushroom's claims, presumably about the death of King Viserys I Targaryen




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The Village Hero is the working title of the fifth novella in the Dunk and Egg series.

Plot

The Village Hero is said to take place in the Riverlands.




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"The Wars to Come" is the first episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 41st overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Michael Slovis. It aired on April 12th, 2015.

Contents

Synopsis

Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin. Tyrion and Varys arrive at Pentos. In Meereen, a new enemy emerges. Jon Snow is caught between two kings.

Production

Writing

"The Wars to Come" 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, Samwell IV and Jon XI from *A Storm of Swords, Cersei II, Jaime I, Cersei VIII and Alayne I from *A Feast for Crows, and Tyrion I, Daenerys I, Tyrion II, Jon III, Daenerys II, Daenerys IV and Daenerys VI from *A Dance with Dragons*.

Regular cast members

The following regular cast members appeared in this episode:

Twenty out of twenty-eight members for the fifth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay 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 Watchers on the Wall" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 39th overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Neil Marshall. It aired on June 8th, 2014.

Contents

Synopsis

Jon Snow and the Night's Watch face a big challenge.

Production

Writing

"The Watchers on the Wall" 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 VII, Jon VIII and Jon X from *A Storm of Swords*.

Regular cast members

Five out of twenty-six members for the fourth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), Conleth Hill (Varys), Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rory McCann as (Sandor Clegane), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

Guest cast




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The Whore is the tool that the master gaoler, headsman, and torturer Garth uses to emasculate his prisoners. It is heated up before use.




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Annotation #1 for item #46270173: Wiki: The Winds of Winter

This article is about the sixth novel of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. For the TV episode, see The Winds of Winter (TV).

The Winds of Winter is the forthcoming sixth novel in the award-winning epic fantasy series *A Song of Ice and Fire* by George R. R. Martin. It will take place after the concurrent fourth and fifth books in the series, *A Feast for Crows* (2005) and *A Dance with Dragons* (2011).

Contents

Plot

The previous installment, A Dance with Dragons covers less story than Martin intended, omitting at least one planned large battle sequence and leaving several character threads ending in cliff-hangers.

Martin confirmed in March 2012 that the final two novels will take readers further north than any of the previous books: "What lies really north in my books—we haven't explored that yet, but we will in the last two books."

On his website, in 2013, Martin published an Arianne chapter wherein she heads for Griffin's Roost to see the young boy who is calling himself Aegon. In March 2014, Martin published the chapter Mercy on his website, where Arya Stark continues her training with the Faceless Men.

POV Characters

George R. R. Martin confirmed the following characters to have POV chapters in The Winds of Winter:

Martin confirmed he had been working on a Cersei Lannister chapter prior to leaving for Balticon in 2016.

Preview chapters

The following chapters have been officially released as previews for The Winds of Winter (in the order of their release):

The first five of the officially released preview chapters to date can also be read via the *A World of Ice and Fire* app, which includes them in the free basic version under "Excerpts". When asked in March 2015 whether more preview chapters might appear on the A World of Ice and Fire app, Martin replies "yes".

Background and publication

The sixth book is going to be called The Winds of Winter,

In December 2011, Martin posted a chapter from The Winds of Winter from the viewpoint of Theon Greyjoy and added that another sample chapter would be included at the end of the US paperback version of A Dance with Dragons, originally expected to be released in summer 2012

In 2014, Martin decided not to make a cameo appearance in the fourth season of HBO's *Game of Thrones*, in order to free time for the sixth novel.

With 200 finished pages by March 2012,

In an interview from early April 2015 Martin declared his intent to complete The Winds of Winter before the sixth season of the TV series began in 2016.

The case of GAME OF THRONES and A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is perhaps unique. I can't think of any other instance where the movie or TV show came out as the source material was still being written. So when you ask me, "will the show spoil the books," all I can do is say, "yes and no," and mumble once again about the butterfly effect. Those pretty little butterflies have grown into mighty dragons. Some of the 'spoilers' you may encounter in season six may not be spoilers at all... because the show and the books have diverged, and will continue to do so.

In May 2017, Martin confirmed that several "successor shows" set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire were being developed by HBO. Martin stated,

"WINDS will be different in some ways, but will parallel the show in others. At this point, there are probably a dozen characters who are dead on the show but alive in the books, so it would be impossible for the two to remain the same. (Also, of course, there are characters in the books who have never even existed on the show, like Victarion Greyjoy, Jon Connington, Penny, Arianne Martell... )"

On July 22nd, 2017, Martin reported to still be "months away" from finishing the book. Writing that the first volume of *Fire & Blood, which has largely been written, might be published in late 2018 or early 2019, Martin expressed uncertainty about whether *The Winds of Winter might be published first, stating that "[..] I do think you will have a Westeros book from me in 2018... and who knows, maybe two. A boy can dream..."

Annotation #2 for item #46270173: Wiki: (TV) The Winds of Winter

"The Winds of Winter" is the tenth and final episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*, and the 60th overall. The episode was written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.