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The First House of the Dragon (Fire & Blood VRR)
Aegon and Visenya faced no true threats to their reign from the outside, but the biggest problems can start from within, and even the first House of …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Dragon's Peace (Fire & Blood VRR)
The First Dornish War was Aegon the Conqueror’s last war. For the rest of his reign he was largely concerned with peace. However, enforcing peace in …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Mystery of the Dornish Letter (Fire & Blood VRR)
The deaths of Queen Rhaenys and even moreso, Princess Meria, led to the end of the First Dornish War. But ultimately the final decision was made by A…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dorne Strikes Back (Fire & Blood VRR)
A strange but true fact about the First Dornish War: by far the longest and most brutal phase came after the Conqueror declared victory and took most…
1 year, 11 months ago
First Blood (and Fire) (Fire & Blood VRR)
Last time we discussed the first few years of Aegon’s reign. The final subtopic we covered was the peaceful attempts to bring Dorne into the realm. W…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Dragon's Interim (Fire & Blood VRR)
An episode with a lot of sisters… The Three Sisters, meaning the islands north of the Vale and South of White Harbor… and the Two Sisters, meaning Ae…
2 years ago
An Unearthed AFFC Outline from GRRM
The end of 2023 features a gift from GRRM - a handwritten outline for AFFC! This scroll contains his plans for many of the POV characters. Among othe…
2 years ago
Ellaria Sand
No character represents the concept of revenge or the blood feud like the Red Viper. It is ironic, and quite intriguing that his paramour Ellaria San…
2 years, 1 month ago
Hardcore Houses
It has been said that tough places breed tough people, and it seems to be true even amongst the noble Houses of Westeros. We take a look at the famil…
2 years, 1 month ago
Unbowed (Fire & Blood VRR)
Most bent the knee to the overwhelming might of the dragons. This may have made Aegon overconfident, as he assumed the submission of Dorne and a few …
2 years, 2 months ago