History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

Jan 30 2025 357 ep. 123 mins 37.4k
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Come obsess over A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones with us! Our show is an enthusiastic and heavily-detailed look at the past, present and future of Westeros and the realms beyond.

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TWOW Audio Dramatization - Mercy

Jan 30 2025 39 mins  
A production of the "Mercy" chapter by GRRM from The Winds of Winter (published on his website and read at conventions). Voice acting, sound effects, music... enjoy! Narrator: Lady Gwyn – Radio Westeros Arya/Mercy: girlnettles Waterman: Daniele Bolelli – History on Fire podcast Daena: Loren Scipioni Izembaro: Matteo Barbagallo Brusco: Ken Krouner Marro/The Stranger: C

Nymeria: Part 2 - Ten Thousand Ships

Jan 26 2025 122 mins  
A project with this exact name "Ten Thousand Ships" is in development at HBO as of 2021. GRRM's version of the Odyssey is here! We've got Brindled Men, wyverns, killer diseases, ancient cities, corsairs, dark gods... Plus characters like Daenerys, Missandei and her brothers, Victarion, Barristan Selmy, and his new knights. Originally published Nov 24th 2018. Bonus Eps & More -

Stormborn: The Legendary Birth of Daenerys

Jan 19 2025 111 mins  
The very night Daenerys Targaryen was born one of the worst storms in living memory struck. This earned her the nickname Stormborn, a moniker that has spread far and wide alongside news of her deeds, one she has carried before her like a standard. We delve into the story behind the legend, and the details just before her birth - her mother Queen Rhaella’s escape to Dragonstone be

Nymeria: Part 1 - Mother Rhoyne

Jan 15 2025 133 mins  
Recently named as an "in development" project for HBO! Foreshadowing for ASOIAF via the Rise & Fall of the Rhoynar! Includes: Greyscale, Darkstar, Water Wizards, the Water Gardens of Dorne, Volantis, dragons and much more. Special thanks to Michal Schick of Vassals of Kingsgrave podcast for the voices. Video available on Spotify. Originally published Sept 29th, 2018. Bonus Eps

The Black Bat of Harrenhal - House Lothston

Jan 12 2025 138 mins  
House Lothston ruled Harrenhal during what is arguably the darkest portion of its 300 year history… Given what Arya and others experienced there, that’s really saying something, and when Brienne carries a Lothston shield, she is repeatedly greeted with grim reactions. Join us for a look at a House accused of blood magic, child abduction, treason, cannibalism, madness, and scand

The Shadow-by-Asshai

Dec 22 2024 153 mins  
Daenerys is told more than once that “to touch the light, you must pass beneath the shadow”. What is the shadow? We break down what the phrase means for Dany, and as a worldbuilding element associated with Asshai-by-the-Shadow. Let’s shed some light on the Shadowlands. We’ve got masks, magic, Mirri Maz Duur, Marwyn, and more. Rize: https://rize.io/?via=WESTEROS & code

The Real Life Red Wedding: The Black Dinner of Scotland

Dec 15 2024 181 mins  
Scotland’s late medieval period was a Game of Thrones-like environment with powerful families fighting and scheming for power. A particularly notorious event - The Black Dinner - inspired GRRM to write the Red Wedding. We’ll examine all the gory details, politics, battles and intrigues plus other parallels beyond Stark, Frey and Lannister to characters like Bittersteel, Blackfi

Asshai-by-the-Shadow

Dec 08 2024 123 mins  
A look at this most ancient of cities, the legend of Azor Ahai, and the origin of dragons. With special guest LmL. (originally published April 1, 2016). Bonus Eps & More - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shirts & Stickers - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofwesteros

The Abduction of Lyanna Stark

Nov 24 2024 123 mins  
What happened with Lyanna and Rhaegar before the Tower of Joy? Why did he kidnap her… or why did she elope with him, if that was the case? Did he make her his second bride? If so, why? And why would she agree to that… or was it her idea? We tackle a core ASOIAF mystery with this one! Rize - rize.io/?via=WESTEROS (WESTEROS3) Bonus Eps & More - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

George RR Martin in Conversation: HOW Interviews GRRM! (2022)

Nov 20 2024 77 mins  
On August 18, 2022, we interviewed George RR Martin in person, at his office in Santa Fe. Watch or listen as we ask him questions he's never been asked before. Bonus Eps & More - www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros Website - www.historyofwesteros.com Shirts & Stickers - historyofwesteros.threadless.com Intro - klaradox.de & https://soundcloud.com/joeytownsend