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House Royce (spoiler free)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmsvu8vbYpg


Aziz delivers a sermon on House Royce, the ancient Bronze clad stalwarts of the Vale. Included are connections to House Stark, Ser Waymar the ranger from the prologue, and Lord Bronze Yohn, who has his hands full with Littlefinger.

Thanks to Lady Gwyn of Radio Westeros for the quotes!

The primary topics in this episode:

  1. The Bronze Kings
  2. Steel Beats Bronze
  3. Dragons in the Vale
  4. A Song of Ice and Fire…and Bronze

“One of the mightiest houses of the Vale, the Royces still boast proudly of their descent from the First Men and their last great king, Robar II. Even to this day, the Lords of Runestone go into battle clad in the bronze armor of their forebears, etched with runes that are said to ward the armor’s wearer from harm.”

“…the number of Royces who have died whilst wearing this runic armor is daunting.”

“Maester Denestan in his Questions speculates that the armor is far less ancient than it appears.”

“Though Gulltown itself was seemingly secure behind its thick stone walls, King Osgood and his forebears had long been waging an intermittent war against the Bronze Kings of Runestone, a more powerful neighbor from a house as old and storied as their own. Yorwyck Royce, Sixth of That Name, had claimed the Runic Crown when his sire died in battle three years previous, and had proved to be a most redoubtable foe, defeating the Shetts in several battles and driving them back inside their town walls.”

The singers say that the Andal hero Ser Artys Arryn rode upon a falcon to slay the Griffon King upon the Giant’s Lance, thereby founding the kingly line of House Arryn. This is foolishness, however, a corruption of the true history of the Arryns with legends out of the Age of Heroes. Instead, the Arryn kings supplanted the High Kings of House Royce.”

 

“Not all the lords and kings of the First Men were so foolish as to invite their conquerors into their halls and homes. Many chose to fight instead. Chief amongst these was … Bronze King, Yorwyck VI of Runestone, who led the Royces to several notable victories over the Andals, at one point smashing seven longships that had dared to land upon his shores and decorating the walls of Runestone with the heads of their captains and crews. His heirs carried on the fight after him, for the wars between the First Men and the Andals lasted for generations.”

 

“Daemon had been wed to Rhea Royce in 97 AC when she was heir to the ancient seat of Runestone in the Vale. It was a fine, rich match, but Daemon found the Vale little to his liking, and liked his wife even less, and they were soon estranged.”

“At the Great Council of 101 AC, the Arryns played little role, as Lady Jeyne was in her minority. To the Council in her stead came the Lord Protector of the Vale, Yorbert Royce of Runestone.”

“The senior branch of House Royce was close to open revolt over her aunt’s failure to aid Robb in his war, and the Waynwoods, Redforts, Belmores, and Templetons were giving them every support.”

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The Winds of Winter: Vale Preview Chapter (mega spoilers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Zc2v7As8Q

Ash & Aziz devour this new chapter from The Winds of Winter as if it were a 12 foot tall lemon cake threatened by a pimply gingerlad. Like so many of the Alayne chapters, and anything at all to do with Littlefinger, there are major political implications & of course, sneaky references and clues… many of them. Gather round and put on your plotting caps and enjoy Alayne I from The Winds of Winter.

“Four-and-sixty knights had been invited to vie for places amongst Lord Robert Arryn’s new Brotherhood of Winged Knights, and four­ and-sixty knights had come to tilt for the right to wear falcon’s wings upon their warhelms and guard their lord.”

“Men old enough to have known Jon Arryn in his youth said Ser Harrold had his look, she knew. He had a mop of sandy blond hair, pale blue eyes, an aquiline nose.”

“Post guardsmen on the docks. If need be, seize the ships. How does not matter, so long as no food leaves the Vale.”

A good melee is all a hedge knight can hope for, unless he stumbles on a bag of dragons. And that’s not likely, is it?”

 

“Alayne loved it here. She felt alive again, for the first time since her father…since Lord Eddard Stark had died.”

 

“Robb would be his age, if he were still alive, she could not help but think, but Robb died a king, and this is just a boy.”

 

“Old Oswell who had arrived last night from Gulltown on a lathered horse.”

“When their granaries are empty, they will need every scrap of that silver to buy sustenance from us.”

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