Tag: kingsguard

Nina Krusling joins us to discuss the life of Ser Ryam Redwyne, perhaps the most famous Kingsguard knight of all time. He lived during the Targaryen Golden Age and had a career that spanned 5+ decades. The lofty standard he...

Ser Erryk and Ser Arryk are not only one of the most tragic tales in Westeros history and two of the most famous knights in the history of the Kingsguard, but a perfect encapsulation of the Dance of the Dragons...

Join us for a discussion of the legendary and tragic Targaryen Kingsguard, Prince Aemon the Dragonknight - this is part 1 of 2.

The rich parallels between Kingmaker Criston Cole and Kingbreaker Barristan Selmy! A look at both of their lives and roles in the Kingsguard and in the wars they fought. Both preferred swords over politics but were made Hand nonetheless. Does...

A breakdown of the final chapter in ADWD! This episode was created as part of our Patreon reward system! Patreon voters will select from a short list of chapters and Aziz will record an episode breaking down that chapter. A...

Aziz & Ashaya break down the major characters from House Dayne. Theories, background and predictions! Credits Thanks to Lucifer Means Lightbringer of Astronomy of Ice and Fire for the quotes! Michael Klarfeld did the maps. “The finest knight I ever...

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...

"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,...

This episode delves deep into Aerys, Rhaella, and Rhaegar Targaryen, and we also discuss other characters impacted by Summerhall. There's talk of how the Mad King could wreak havoc on the Seven Kingdoms even now. Of course, our main focus...

They were seven, facing three. In the dream as it had been in life. One of the most important and hotly debated central mysteries in A Song of Ice and Fire is "what happened at the Tower of Joy?". Most of...