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Game of Thrones: The Last Page of History & “The Iron Throne”
There have been five Aegon Targaryens to sit the Iron Throne. Five. First, it was Aegon I or Aegon the Conqueror, who united the various kingdoms of Westeros with his sister-wives and their dragons and forged the Iron Throne. A hundred years later came Aegon II or Aegon the Usurper, who led one half of […]
Game of Thrones: The Conquerors & “The Bells”
Varys: “I’ve always hated the bells. They ring for horror, a dead king, a city under siege.” Tyrion: “A wedding.” Varys: “Exactly.” This is not the first time an army has stood outside King’s Landing, ready to take it over. Nor is it even the first time an army has managed to get inside the walls of […]
Game of Thrones: The Rightful Ruler & “The Last of the Starks”
It is the sad reality of our human nature that triumphs are never allowed to last for long. Success, in whatever form it comes, must quickly give way to the next crisis or problem. Such is the way in the Seven Kingdoms. Barely has the Battle of Winterfell ended and the Great War been won, […]
Game of Thrones: The God of Death & “The Long Night”
For seven season, the specter of death had loomed over the story of Game of Thrones. Since that very first scene, when Rangers from the Night’s Watch encountered the White Walkers of myth and were slain by them, we have known that they were coming. At first, no one believed it. Then, people started to […]
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