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The Winds of Winter: Mercy Preview Chapter (spoilers)
History of Westeros analyzes the fifth pre-release chapter from The Winds of Winter, widely regarded as the best of the bunch. George gives us something that is somehow dark, controversial and satisfying all at the same time. We peel off...
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Religion & Magic: Part 2 – Weirwoods (spoilers)
Everything from tree dreams to blood sacrifice, the power of stumps, Bran's visions, the Three Eyed Crow and quite a bit more.
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Plots: Religion & Magic Part 2 – Weirwoods (spoilers)
History of Westeros delves deep into Heart Trees & Weirwoods. As always, we discuss their history while poring over the details to learn as much as possible. We cover everything from tree dreams to blood sacrifice, the power of stumps,...
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Plots: Religion & Magic Part 1 – The Comet (spoilers)
The Red Comet History of Westeros' series on Religion & Magic kicks off with the great red comet, a sign interpreted by many and seen by all. Was it sent by the gods or is it a sign that magic...
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Religion & Magic: Part 1 – The Comet (spoilers)
History of Westeros' series on Religion & Magic kicks off with the great comet, a sign interpreted by many and seen by all. Support Westeros History:   / historyofwesteros  Subscribe for more Westeros History: http://bit.ly/1ZOxPCc Follow Westeros History On:
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Bonus: The Hellhorn (spoilers)
This episode contains very mild spoilers for The Winds of Winter, giving us a better understanding of the titular Dragonbinder, the hellhorn with Valyrian glyphs that sounds like hell but can supposedly control dragons. Listen to our complete coverage of...
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The Winds of Winter: The Battle of Fire (mega-spoilers)
A huge battle is about to occur in The Winds of Winter where several POV characters have converged into a battle of fire - one with dragons. We break down the relevant spoiler chapters while detailing each of the participants'...
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Bonus: The Wit & Wisdom of Stannis Baratheon (spoilers)
Stannis Baratheon Ash and Aziz delve into the humor and background of Stannis Baratheon, History of Westeros' pick for the series funniest character. Listening to this episode will not cause the loss of any fingertips, and we'll swear to that,...
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Bonus: Skagos (spoilers)
Ashaya & Aziz discuss the infamous but mysterious island of Skagos. The Stoneborn are perhaps the most ancient and isolated human culture in Westeros. Through the Skagosi we see glimpses of what the North was like eons ago. Along the...
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Plots: The Riverlands Part 3 (spoilers)
[row][column size="1/2"] We discuss themes of aftermath, devastation and chaos at the end of the War of the Five Kings. Mostly through the eyes of Brienne and Jaime, we see topics that include the siege of Riverrun, the Quiet Isle,...
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