a song of ice and fire

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No man is an island, and the family Houses are the major players in Game of Thrones. Like the individual characters, their power shifts, their allegiances change, and they occasionally die out with stunning violence. It...

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When you think of winter and direwolves, it's hard not to think of this famous Westeros house. The Starks have a long and proud history, going back to the dawn of the First Men. It's...

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HBO's game-changing series, Game of Thrones, takes place in one of the richest fantasy worlds ever put on screen. Westeros is a fully-realized fantasy realm, packed full of details that render it almost life-like. how can a humble fan keep track of a series that even the creator seems to find unwieldy? Add in an endless stream of novellas, companion books, and maps released each year, and reading through the entire canon can prove absolutely daunting.

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"So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend...

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“Ours is the Fury”—The family motto of House Baratheon In the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, and the TV adaptation Game of Thrones, House Baratheon is one of the "Great Houses" of...

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“Unbowed, unbent, unbroken” – The words of House Martell House Martell is the ruling family of Dorne, the southernmost region of Westeros and the only region of Westeros to successfully resist the conquest of Aegon...



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