Tag: magic

The Killing of Kevan by Varys the Spider

The final event of ADWD was the assassination of Kevan Lannister by Varys. The Spider, in typical fashion, had the gall to apologize for the fatal crossbow bolt… and told him it wasn’t personal, it was political. Little comfort to...

The Skinchangers of House Stark

Each of the younger Starks received a direwolf, and each of them have skinchanger talent… But talent is not skill. We look at each Stark’s experience with skinchanging thus far while theorizing about their future. Included are wolf dreams, the...

Stormborn: The Legendary Birth of Daenerys

The very night Daenerys Targaryen was born one of the worst storms in living memory struck. This earned her the nickname Stormborn, a moniker that has spread far and wide alongside news of her deeds, one she has carried before...

The Shadow-by-Asshai

Daenerys is told more than once: “to touch the light, you must pass beneath the shadow”. What is the shadow? We break down what the phrase means for Dany, and as a worldbuilding element associated with Asshai-by-the-Shadow. Let’s shed some...

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,...

Asshai-by-the-Shadow

A look at this most ancient of cities, the legend of Azor Ahai, and the origin of dragons. With special guest LmL. LmL's show here: http://lucifermeanslightbringer.podom...

Melisandre – Before Westeros

The Red Woman of Asshai, a shadowbinder and priestess of R'hllor. Her age is uncertain but her focus on prophecy is not.

The Rhaenyra and Alicent Show with Kim Renfro

The two characters GRRM first centered the story on in "The Princess and the Queen"! A look at the arcs of Rhaenyra and Alicent as they intersect with one another. From friendship to war with everything in-between. With special guest...

Ryan Condal House of the Dragon S2 Interview

In May 2024, ahead of House of the Dragon season 2, we interviewed Ryan Condal, showrunner for House of the Dragon! You can watch this episode on YouTube here, or listen to it in podcast form here. You can find...

George R.R. Martin: Blood Magic in Valyria

From our interview with George R.R. Martin - on the blood mages of Valyria.