Serwyn of the Mirror Shield is one of the most frequently cited heroic  legends... he slew a dragon! His deeds and character bring to mind many  parallels to famous current and recent figures like Barristan the Bold,  Ser Criston Cole, Erryk & Arryk and several members of House Swann. Published May 24th, 2020. This episode should have a video available on Spotify. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

A deep dive into the life of Brynden Rivers beginning from the point at which he took the Black. Was he a ranger? What did he and Maester Aemon talk about? Who is Coldhands? and more! Video available on Spotify. Published March 24, 2019. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

From our recurring Saturday livestream: Sean and Aziz discuss and geek out over the Stark kids' arcs (Starcs?) around the end of Clash/start of Storm, which is the beginning of the point at which all the Starks have left Winterfell. Includes some book to show comparisons and predictions on how some of the Starcs will end. Published October 2, 2019. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

This episode delves deep into Aerys, Rhaegar and other characters who were impacted by Summerhall. There's talk of how the Mad King could wreak havoc on the Seven Kingdoms even now... Published August 26, 2015. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Ashaya and Aziz delve deep into the mysteries of Summerhall. What went wrong, who caused it, prophecies, dragon eggs, death and destruction... this episode has it all. Published July 30, 2015. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

A lively 4 way discussion including guest Stefan Sasse (Boiled Leather Audio Hour, Nerdstream Era) on the time period Dunk & Egg lived in and what future stories could be told on the page or on television. Boiled Leather Audio Hour: https://apple.co/3DygFCa Nerdstreamera.blogspot.com Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Sean, Ash & Aziz discuss Aegon V/Aegon VI, Brienne/Dunk, Dunk hooking up with Egg's sister, Dunk's other possible ancestors, Knights vs. Snails, parallels to the tourney of the Winged Knights and a bunch more. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

The conclusion! The Brown Dragon meets the White Dragon, the great trial joust scene, a collection of implications and lots of funny moments. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

The gallows knight, the snail, the tourney action and reading between the lances err lines, the warning and the grand reveal plus way too many references... all in this episode. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Sean was live in our home studio like the days of yore. This one covers delicious items such as the toast & the feast, the overhearing of Blackfyre plotting, the story of the betrothal via Maynard Plumm, the bedding, the setup for the stolen egg, the Fiddler on the Roof comparisons to Daemon and Daeron and theories about their interactions later, and much more! An extra fun high energy episode. (Sep 6, 2021) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Sean is back and we're getting started with the third story! Maynard Plumm, John the Fiddler, Stoney Sept, Glendon Ball, Kyle the Cat, Gormon Peake, Alyn Cocksure err Cockshaw... (Aug 23, 2021) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

An episode dedicated to the "career" of Dark Sister, the Valyrian steel blade of House Targaryen. Famous owners and top kills! Originally published Feb 2016. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Finishing off The Sworn Sword with Something Like a Lawyer! Topics include: the power of nostalgia, the final boss battle, the difficulty of Dagon, some Redgrass Field-work, the concept of a Medieval Western, loads of innuendo and several other excellent odds and ends. Jim McGeehin - https://warsofasoiaf.tumblr.com/ Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

In this episode: Living in a post Blackfyre world, Rohanne, love for Addam, love for Daemon, love for Daenerys. So much love you'll forget there's a drought! How Rohanne fits into the Lannister family tree, Aemon the Dragonknight, Bittersteel, Kingsguard foreshadowing, the sneaky Septon Sefton scene and some of the funniest moments. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

We discuss the Old Lion, the Little Lion, the decline of House Osgrey through obsolescence, the boot and the blood price, comparisons to Lord of the Rings and Dune, lots of humorous moments, the "true steel" and Wat and Wat and Wat. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

The Sworn Sword begins! It's like an extension of AFFC, or an ancestor. Covering the realm since the end of the Hedge Knight, crow cage comparisons and classifications, Bloodraven's (mis?)rule, property rights, the two-way street of lord/sworn sword, the education of an Egg, and much more. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

The final installment! Covering the trial (i.e the fight), Maegor's trial of 7 over 150 years prior, the funeral, Daeron's dreaming, some research on real lances and the funniest moments of the story. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

This one strikes a rich vein of Dunk/Brienne goodness with some sigil discussion, asks "why do horses hate rainbows?", gives a history of the Fossoways, drops a few puns, and quite a bit more. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Sean, Ash & Aziz chat wildfire, queer foreign fruits, the waning (but not ending) of magic, dragons and dragonflies and dinosaurs, tournament formats, Ivanhoe, the real Ashford Castle, ASOIAF's horse friends, several theories, and of course, more of the story! Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

We begin with a discussion of the current setting in Westeros, the life of an orphan from Flea Bottom, the difference between a hedge knight and a sellsword, how funerals and death bookend this story and the entire Dunk & Egg cycle, plus quite a bit more. Featuring the return of Sean of House Beard! Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Sean's YouTube: bit.ly/3818H9X www.historyofwesteros.com

Nina Friel (goodqueenaly.tumblr.com) joins us to discuss what we've seen as a whole in TWOW so far, the Riverlands/Westerlands Prologue, the Asha Fragment, the Stark Succession and a variety of other questions! Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Theon I - The Tower of Ploy aka the One where Theon Hangs with Stannis Jason Concepcion: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/takeline/ Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Including an appearance by special guest PoorQuentyn (NotACast podcast!) for a deep dive into the past, present, and future of Euron Greyjoy. Published June 3, 2017. NotACastASOIAF: https://notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/ Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Our first crack at it... We were among the first on the planet to hear this chapter, and it's safe to say: we're taken by the "The Forsaken"! Published August 1, 2016. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

The Forsaken (Aeron I) - The E.U.R.O.N System aka The God of It Can Always Get Worse. With InDeepGeek! InDeepGeek YouTube: https://bit.ly/3c1FU4t The Well Told Tale YouTube: https://bit.ly/3c1LCmy Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

The Bloody Hand Cometh aka Needle 2: Lommy’s Revenge. With Learned Hands Podcast! Learned Hands Pod: https://www.buzzsprout.com/958693 Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Arianne II - The Gang Goes to Griffin’s Roost aka All Along the Watchtowers, Princess Arianne & Crew. With guests ManaroGeekTV and Scad of Davos Fingers!   Davos Fingers pod: https://apple.co/2Qomy1N ManaroGeekTV: https://bit.ly/3buHueN Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Arianne I - O Brother, Where Art Thou? aka O Cousin, Who Art Thou? with guests the Isle of Faces podcast! Isle of Faces Pod: https://www.patreon.com/IsleOfFaces Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

The Tourney of Harrenhal Comes Again aka the Gang Makes the Eight. with guests Radio Westeros! Radio Westeros - www.radiowesteros.com Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Ashaya & Aziz devour this chapter as if it were a 12 foot tall lemon cake threatened by a pimply gingerlad. The original companion to our Valar Rereadis version with a different approach and focus, published May 27, 2015. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Barristan II - The Gang Charges aka Like Red Lambs to the Slaughter. with guest Jim McGeehin! Jim McGeehin - https://warsofasoiaf.tumblr.com/ Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Barristan I - The Gang Prepares to Charge aka A Man, A Plan, Barristan, Skahazadhan with guests Game of Owns! Game of Owns - www.gameofowns.com Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Tyrion I - Adrift on the Windblown aka Love at First Sight of Flight... Probably   Tyrion II - The Sword is Mightier than the Pen aka Reign of Fire Corpses with guest GrayArea! GrayArea - https://youtube.com/grayarea Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Ashaya & Aziz use some very mild TWoW spoilers to get at a full description of Dragonbinder, the horn with Valyrian glyphs that sounds like hell but can supposedly control dragons. No mortal man shall sound it and live. Published October 7, 2013. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Victarion I - The Horn Has Three Blowers aka Ocean’s Ten...tacles with guest JoeMagician! Joe Magician - https://www.youtube.com/joemagician Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Ashaya & Aziz go deep into unreleased material from TWOW! A huge battle is about to occur where several POV characters have converged. We break down the relevant spoiler chapters while detailing each of the participants' motivations and expectations for the conflict. Theories, predictions and plenty of action from the battle itself! Published September 24, 2013. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

A look at this most ancient of cities, the legend of Azor Ahai, and the origin of dragons. With special guest LmL! Published April 1, 2016. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Wrapping up the book with guests Lady Gwyn, Nina Friel and Ser Buckley! www.radiowesteros.com isleoffaces.podbean.com goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Aziz breaks down the final chapter in A Dance with Dragons! Originally Published April 24, 2016. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

The Queen's Hand - Return of the Harpy aka a Catapulting of Corpses (16:11) Daenerys X - Return to the Dothraki Sea aka Berry Bad Dreams (53:05) Epilogue - Return of the Spider aka the One that Manages to Talk About Every Single Plotline (1:35:16) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Tyrion XII - A Cacophony of Contracts aka Setting the Stage for the Second Sons to Switch Sides (14:36) The Kingbreaker - The Coup that Killed Khrazz aka the Eyes of Ashara Dayne (42:07) The Dragontamer - The Gang Does Not Steal a Dragon aka the One with the Burninating (1:32:27) Jon XIII - Dark Wings, Pink Words aka the One with the Stabbening (1:53:14) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

The Sacrifice - A Ritual in the Snow aka The Trials & Travails of Theon, Tycho & Tristifer (13:17) Victarion I - A Ritual in the Sea aka a Thousand Screams and One (40:52) The Ugly Little Girl - A Ritual in the Shadow aka a Thousand Faces and One (1:12:09) Cersei II - A Ritual in the Street aka the One with the Walk of Shame (1:50:10) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Jon XII - Red Sword, Black Ice aka Dark Wings, Dead Things... in the Water (8:19) The Discarded Knight - Red Beard, Black Mail aka Hostages and Dragonslaying (48:47) The Spurned Suitor - Red Door, Black Blade aka Prisoners and Dragontaming (1:18:23) The Griffin Reborn - Red Hair, Black Finger aka a Stone Griffin Takes Wing… Breathing Shadow Fire (1:46:48) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Cersei I - Confessions of the Lion Queen aka the Mountain Turns White (4:17) The Queensguard - Sixty Three Years Bold aka While the Dragon’s Away, the Harpy Will Play (45:43) The Iron Suitor - An Undrowned Red Priest Comes in Handy aka Victarion Rearmed (1:11:52) Tyrion XI - The One with Chekhov’s Mushrooms aka a Second Son Becomes a Second Son (1:42:50) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Daenerys VIII - A Dornish Frog in the Dragon Pit aka a Feast for Foes (7:27) Theon I - Jeyne, Jeyne it Rhymes with Airplane aka Little Walder Won’t Grow Up to Be a Frey (35:50) Daenerys IX - The One in Daznak’s Pit aka How to Train Your Drogon (1:06:16) Jon XI - Pact in Black aka the One where Shireen is Unclean (1:39:55) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

A Ghost in Winterfell - Winter Falls on Winterfell aka a Song of Snow and Murder (9:00) Tyrion X - The Gang Gets Sold Into Slavery aka In the Belly of the Yellow Whale (40:56) Jaime I - The North of the South aka A Tree of a Thousand Ravens and One (1:14:31) Jon X - A Red Wedding with No Deaths aka How I Married Your Magnar (1:38:46) Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Nina: goodqueenaly.tumblr.com Joe Buckley: isleoffaces.podbean.com www.historyofwesteros.com

From the "Aziz forgot to publish this" category, recorded back at Con of Thrones 2019. It's a panel where Ash and Aziz entertained the notion that Azor Ahai might be many figures instead of one. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com

Barristan's finest hour, or was it? But truly, this story is more about Aerys and Tywin than the great white knight. This episode might cause you to re-think a few things about Robert's Rebellion at the very least. Video available on Spotify. Published October 10, 2020. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com www.historyofwesteros.com