Valar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Casterly Rock
What's it like inside the giant mountain castle? And what role does GRRM (and HBO) have for it coming up?
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Valar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Casterly Rock (livestream)
We're going to talk about one of the most anticipated locations we have not actually seen yet in the books....Casterly Rock!
In 2016, at Mysticon, Ashaya asked George R.R. Martin a ques...
2022-05-20 02:39:07 +0000 UTC View PostMay 22nd Poll
Casterly Rock won last week's poll but it was *close*.
So close that none of the options were eliminated because there was a tie. So there are 3 repeat choices instead of the usual 2. BUT <...
Valar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Stepstones
Perhaps the busiest shipping region in the world, also an anarchic haunt of pirates and slavers. Westeros will suffer greatly if the wrong people take over the islands... Featuring: Princes Daemon,...
2022-05-16 10:20:06 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Stepstones (livestream)
We are back at our usual time and day (Sunday at 3 pm eastern) and ready to talk about the Stepstones!
2022-05-12 00:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Yi Ti w/Chris Stewart
Yi Ti and its best real life analogue China! Gemstone emperors, history and lore, gods and monsters such as the Lion of Night, the Five Forts, courts made of solid gold, dragons of all kinds and ar...
2022-05-11 19:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostMay 15th Poll and Mini Update
The pod version of the Yi Ti episode will be up late tonight or early tomorrow!
I had a medical procedure yesterday that involved me not eating any solid food on Sunday so I needed an extra d...
2022-05-10 16:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostHouse of the Dragon Trailer Discussion (livestream)
A full trailer for House of the Dragon has been released, so let's analyze it screenshot by screenshot! This is at another unusual time for us: Friday night at 8:30 pm eastern. 2022-05-05 23:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Valar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Yi Ti w/ Chris Stewart (livestream)
Join us at the UNUSUAL time of Saturday 5/7 at 10 pm eastern, due to our very special guest Chris Stewart of the History of China podcast. If you aren't familiar with his podcast, ...
2022-05-05 22:53:40 +0000 UTC View PostMini Update & Episode Poll
- due to all the visual elements, there's no audio-only post for the Con of Langs episode. The livestream post always serves as the link to the video afterwards, it never expires.
- TIME CHAN...
2022-05-03 19:50:45 +0000 UTC View PostA Con of Langs (livestream)
At the usual time of 3 Eastern on Sunday:
We've got *deep* cuts from HBO's shows past, present and future straight from language creator David J Peterson AND a report from Ice & Fire Con...
Ice & Fire Con 2022 Schedule
It's Wednesday and we are off to Ohio for Ice & Fire Con - we won't have a livestream this Sunday due to being out of town, but if you are going to be at the con, here are the events we will be...
2022-04-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOAIF - The Kingdom of Sarnor
A kingdom dominated by corrupt nobles who ignore an existential threat while fighting each other... sound familiar? A realm that finds itself suddenly confronted with a huge mass of Dothraki united...
2022-04-18 22:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Kingdom of Sarnor (livestream)
Sarnor got second place in our Patreon poll three weeks in a row, so we are enacting the Sarnor Rule: it's our next topic! We recommend reading The Doom That Came to Sarnath by Lovecraft in prepara...
2022-04-15 01:57:14 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Barrow Kings
One of the great powers of the north, who can trace their bloodlines to the First King of the First Men. We discuss their wars against the Starks, Lady Barbrey Dustin, the Corpse Queen and Night's ...
2022-04-11 10:14:27 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Barrow Kings (livestream)
Y'all voted, and the next topic is the Barrow Kings! Join us at 3 pm eastern on Sunday, or catch the episode later, as always.
2022-04-09 21:13:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Buildings of Brandon
(For members only!) Long-gone Legends are less certain than structures that still stand. But how were they built in the first place? Why did giants work with humans? Were they forced? If so... how?...
2022-04-08 23:25:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Buildings of Brandon (video)
(For members only!) Long-gone Legends are less certain than structures that still stand. But how were they built in the first place? Why did giants work with humans? Were they forced? If so... how?...
2022-04-08 22:52:16 +0000 UTC View PostMarch/April 2022 (big) Update
Hello my fellow Westorians, here's what's going on now and soon:
- The Buildings of Brandon (patrons only) should be up this week!
- Quite a while back, those of you ...
Next Topic Poll for April 10th
The topic with the fewest votes (and the one that wins) gets removed, the 2nd and 3rd place finisher is joined by two new topic suggestions.
A general update post is coming later today or to...
Valar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Crannogmen & The Neck
Protect the Neck! Lots of topics here: swamps, crannogs (real and GRRM-world), moving castles, lizard-lions (with skinchanger mounts?!), knights beneath the bogs... and lots of quotes.
2022-04-04 18:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - Crannogmen & the Neck (livestream)
We had you all vote, and Crannogmen and the Neck won by a landslide (by a hammer of the waters, you might say). We're going to dive into the real world crannogs and other inspirations for this myst...
2022-04-01 00:52:50 +0000 UTC View PostNext Topic Poll for April 3rd
The Free Folk took down a close vote last time, this time it will be...
2022-03-29 05:38:02 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Free Folk
How the peoples separated, Kings Beyond the Wall, legends and culture, prejudice, what does "freedom" mean? and much more.
2022-03-28 11:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Free Folk (livestream)
Y'all voted and chose the Free Folk as our topic for Sunday, so come join us live at 3 pm eastern to chat about their history, songs, legends, and tribes!
2022-03-26 04:52:44 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis Next Topic Poll
We're at a fork in the road with regards to potential next topic, so we're going to let you choose!
2022-03-21 22:25:50 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Century of Blood
The Free Cities, Aegon the Conqueror, Argilac the Arrogant, Harren the Black, refugees, power vacuums, eruptions, and more. The ladders really come out...?
2022-03-21 11:02:19 +0000 UTC View PostValar Rereadis: TWOIAF - The Century of Blood (livestream)
After a couple of weeks with guests, we are back to deal with the fallout of the Doom of Valyria: the Century of Blood. Catch us live at our usual time of 3 pm eastern on Sunday, or listen to the p...
2022-03-18 06:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostBrandon the Builder
From the first Brandon to the Last, from the Crypts to the Wall, we discuss everything there is to know about the founder of House Stark.
2022-03-15 09:41:46 +0000 UTC View PostBrandon the Builder (video)
Now featuring subtitles, including on the Patreon credits.
2022-03-15 07:45:22 +0000 UTC View Post