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The Real Life Red Wedding: The Black Dinner of Scotland

Scotland’s late medieval period was a Game of Thrones-like environment with powerful families fighting and scheming for power. A particularly notorious event - The Black Dinner - inspired GRRM to write the Red Wedding. We’ll examine all the gory details,...
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Who Was the Targaryen Bastard Bittersteel?

From the "Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 5 - Bittersteel" episode! Art by LiquidSoulDesign
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Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 7 - Bloodraven

Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 7 – Bloodraven

The first of THREE Bloodraven episodes and part 7 of our Blackfyre Rebellions series. This one covers the time from his birth until the death of King Daeron II. Six years ago in King's Landing, Dunk had seen him with...
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Golden Company

Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 6 – The Golden Company

Steven Attewell of Race for the Iron Throne returns. We discuss the 3rd and 4th Blackfyre Rebellions, the Golden Company, and a lot more Bittersteel. Check out our series on the Blackfyres here. Time to find out what is beneath...
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Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 5 - Bittersteel

Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 5 – Bittersteel

The Blackfyre series returns! This time: the life of Aegor Rivers, aka Bittersteel. Aziz also does a Grandpa Simpson impression. Credits Our new introduction, animations, and the Bittersteel sigil were created by Michael Klarfeld (Klaradox). dutchmogul created the cyvasse pieces....
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Battle of Redgrass Field

Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 4 – The Battle of Redgrass Field (spoiler free)

Aziz is joined by guests Steven Attewell (Race for the Iron Throne) and Jim McGeehin (Wars and Politics of Ice and Fire) to recap and explain one of the largest battles in the history of Westeros: the battle of Redgrass...
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Red Dragon or Black? – The First Blackfyre Rebellion

"Red or black?" was a dangerous question, even now. Since the days of Aegon the Conquerer, the arms of House Targaryen had borne a three-headed dragon, red on black. Daemon the Pretender had reversed those colors on his own banners,...
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Daemon Blackfyre

Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 3 – Daemon Blackfyre (spoiler free)

Aziz is joined by returning guest Steven Attewell (of Race for the Iron Throne) to discuss the legendary Daemon Blackfyre. The man, the myth, the sword, the rivalries, the immense popularity. Comparisons to Robert and Renly Baratheon, Aemon the Dragonknight...
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Blackfyre Rebellions: Aegon the Unworthy

Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 1 – Aegon IV the Unworthy (spoiler free)

This episode covers the life of Aegon IV the Unworthy, the man who fathered the Blackfyre Rebellions. A King who used the Iron Throne to serve his needs, caring little for the realm. Aegon IV made life miserable for his...
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Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 5 – Bittersteel (video) (2016)

The Blackfyre series returns! This time: the life of Aegor Rivers, aka Bittersteel. Aziz also does a Grandpa Simpson impression. Video available on Spotify. Published August 29, 2016.
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