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westeroswisdom · 7 months

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Jaime Lannister knighting Brienne of Tarth in S08E02. By UK artist blackbirdrose at DeviantArt.

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vargas1212 · 7 years

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Game of Thrones sesong syv

Official Game of Thrones Season 7 trailer!!!!! pic.twitter.com/U9PijAFb8F — Tyrion Lannister (@GoT_Tyrion) March 30, 2017 Kampen om jerntronen tilspisser seg. 16. juli 2017, vil du få vite veldig mye mer enn du noen gang har visst – om verdens mest suksessrike TV-serie. TV-serien Game of Thrones trollbinder publikum med vold, sex og spill om makt. Handlingen foregår i De sju kongerikene på de…

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westeroswisdom · 1 month

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The expression "bend the knee" certainly existed long before ASoIaF. But since the first book was published on 06 August 1996 its use in English has soared.

Google Books Ngram Viewer, of course, only covers books. So there was a dip after the publication of A Dance of Dragons in 2011. Though because of the HBO series the expression has entered the general lexicon and is being used by people who've neither read ASoIaF nor seen GoT. So as of 2019, the current end date of Ngram searching, it was moderately trending upwards again.

The mass worldwide web, at least Net 1.0, began around 1995. That's slightly before the time A Game of Thrones was published. So there's not much data prior to its publication to compare online use of "bend the knee" before its release and after. But use of the phrase is now extremely common – particularly in political discussions. Mainstream legit news media use it unselfconsciously.

It seems to be used particularly often in connection with a certain US political figure.

However, with several criminal cases facing him this year, another GoT phrase may apply to him: Winter is Coming for Donald Trump.

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westeroswisdom · 11 months

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^^^ Yes, that’s Carice van Houten, AKA: Melisandre, taking part in a demonstration against a fossil fuel company in the Netherlands. It’s a shame that she can’t just recite an incantation in Valyrian that would turn all the oil in the world into seltzer. BTW, great sign!

The onetime Red Priestess was arrested for blocking a major highway with other climate activists.

Extinction Rebellion protest in Netherlands ends with 1,500 arrested

During the protest, organised by Extinction Rebellion, activists walked onto the A12 highway demanding an end to fossil fuel subsidies.

Police fired water cannon to try to disperse the crowds - but many came prepared in raincoats and swimsuits.

Most arrested protesters were released, but police said 40 would be prosecuted.

Among those at Saturday's protest were several Dutch celebrities, including actress Carice van Houten, known for playing Melisandre in TV series Game of Thrones. She was arrested but later allowed to return home, Dutch news agency ANP said.

So cheers to Ms. van Houten for her efforts at keeping Earth’s climate from getting worse.

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westeroswisdom · 5 months

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has eight seasons of faux Medieval cred thanks to his character Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones. In an upcoming production by the BBC and CBS Studios he gets to recreate some actual 11th century history in the series King and Conqueror.

Nikolaj's character never got to rule the Seven Kingdoms. But in King and Conqueror he portrays William the Conqueror who became King of England and ultimately the founder of the royal line which still reigns in London.

George R.R. Martin was heavily influenced by English, French, and Scottish history in ASoIaF. GRRM may have had William the Conqueror in mind when writing about Aegon I Targaryen.

In 1066, the English King Edward the Confessor died without an heir. As if dying without a direct descendant to claim the throne wasn't one of the most chaotic things a king could do, Edward took it a step further: He allegedly promised the throne to both his brother-in-law, Harold Godwinson, and to a distant relative, William of Normandy. Harold and William weren't the only ones with a claim, either. While the pope endorsed William's claim, the resulting war of succession would force Harold to fight Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway, who also claimed the thrones of Denmark and England and invaded the latter alongside Harold's brother, Tostig. Anglo-Saxon King Harold would have to defeat Harald before meeting William and his Norman invasion at the Battle of Hastings, all in the same year. If that sounds to you like a lot of drama that could easily be its own television series, you aren't alone. CBS Studios and the BBC are teaming to produce "King and Conqueror," a show about this most pivotal event in English history. James Norton ("Happy Valley") and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("Game of Thrones") are attached to be the titular King Harold and William the Conqueror, respectively. [ ... ] Historians might disagree on whose side of the story is more accurate, but screenwriters and producers agree that no matter what happened, the 1,000-year-old story will make for great television. Michael Robert Johnson ("Sherlock Holmes") will pen the series while Baltasar Kormákur ("2 Guns") will direct. "King and Conqueror" begins production in 2024.

There's actually a physical artistic link between the account of William's conquest in the 1060s and Game of Thrones.

After William's victory, his half-brother Bishop Odo was apparently the commissioner of a tapestry embroidered with scenes which tell the epic story of William's conquest. The cloth, now known as the Bayeaux Tapestry is an amazing 70 meters long. It can be viewed here.

So volunteers at the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland where GoT was produced created a tapestry in the style of the Bayeaux Tapestry which tells the story of all eight seasons of GoT. See our 2019 post about it.

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westeroswisdom · 1 month

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Previously we featured a post about Nikolaj Coster-Waldau having a leading role in the upcoming historical series King and Conqueror.

Now comes news that Nikolaj won't be the only Game of Thrones alum in that series about William of Normandy's big move in 1066.

CBS Studios and the BBC’s period drama series “King & Conqueror” has revealed additional cast members, including “The Crown’s” Luther Ford and “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Mawle, as it begins production in Iceland. [ ... ] They join the previously announced James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy; Emily Beecham as Edith Swan-neck, Harold of Wessex’s wife; and Clémence Poésy as Matilda, William of Normandy’s wife. [ ... ] Mawle, who also has a role in “The Rings of Power,” will play Fitzosbern, William’s protector since he was a boy and the closest thing he has to a friend. A grounded and straightforward soldier who has stood beside William his whole life. 

Joseph Mawle portrayed Benjen Stark who disappeared during Season 1 but returned in later seasons to come to the rescue of kin.

Benjen Stark and Jaime Lannister may have rubbed elbows when King Robert Baratheon visited Winterfell with his large entourage. But I can't recall, offhand, any interactions between the two.

This is not the first time that two GoT alums will appear together in another series. For example: Kristian Nairn (Hodor) and Joel Fry (Hizdahr zo Loraq) both appeared in Our Flag Means Death.

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westeroswisdom · 5 months

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« I liked the nice people, the craic and hanging out in Belfast with Cunningham and Carice and the guys from Castle Black.

The first three series was just me and Liam and Carice and then we ended up going to Castle Black which was a lot more fun. »

— Stephen Dillane in 2016 after his character Stannis Baratheon got killed of in GoT Season 5. Quoted at Radio Times.

Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth) had previously mentioned that Stephen Dillane sometimes needed to ask him just what was going on in the plot. Regardless, he gave a great performance as Stannis.

A bit of Stannis from Season 4.

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westeroswisdom · 4 months

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^^^ That meme reminded me of something Jonathan Freedland wrote a few years ago at The Guardian.

This is the authoritarian populists’ great strength, and not only in the US: they break all the rules, banking on the fact that their opponents will stick to them and be weaker as a result. It is the perennial villain’s advantage: they play dirty, knowing you’ll play nice.

The Starks didn't start winning until they stopped acting like Starks.

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westeroswisdom · 1 year

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George R.R. Martin explains how Gibraltar influenced the concept of Casterly Rock. He spoke with Jonathan Sacramento of the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation.

To me, the most interesting part of the conversation was when GRRM explained what artists get wrong about depicting Casterly Rock.

BTW, George’s NYC area accent has faded over the decades. But for some reason it resurfaces whenever he uses the word “Gibraltar“.

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westeroswisdom · 4 months

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No wonder Daenerys went rogue in S08E05.

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westeroswisdom · 1 year

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Artist Ertaç Altınöz in Turkey/Türkiye created this conceptual image for the proposed Jon Snow series on HBO.

It looks like Jon got on the bad side of Jaqen H'ghar from the condition of his eyes. Maybe rents were getting too high in Braavos and the Faceless Men moved to the old cave of the Three-Eyed Raven.

You can see more of Ertaç Altınöz’s marvelous artwork at ArtStation.

The Snow series is still largely speculation at this point.

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westeroswisdom · 1 year

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Fellow House Stark fans: Another reason to be appreciative of Canada. 🇨🇦

Apparently direwolves roamed through Alberta during the Ice Age.

Canada now has its first dire wolf.

For the first time, a Canadian fossil has been confirmed as having come from the Ice Age predator featured in the TV series Game of Thrones. The specimen, from near Medicine Hat in southern Alberta, was tentatively identified decades ago, but a team from the Royal Ontario Museum used new technology to finally lock it down.

"It had never been fully described," said evolutionary biologist Ashley Reynolds, lead author of the paper published in the Journal of Quaternary Science. "This had never been done for this specimen."

The museum already had the specimen, they just never fully identified it.

It wasn't easy. The entire specimen, which is between 25,000 and 50,000 years old, consists of one jaw, badly crushed, with some remaining teeth.

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This dire wolf is the northernmost confirmed example of the species ever found. That's because in those days, most of what is now Canada was covered by a massive ice sheet.

Ah, an ice sheet. Probably a little like The Wall but one which was thousands of kilometers wide.

But every now and then the ice retreated, opening up habitat from Yukon down through central and southeast Alberta and making way for an Ice Age bestiary that's hard to imagine on the rolling, grassy plains along the South Saskatchewan River, where the dire wolf was found.

There’s even a species name for direwolves: Canis dirus.

Medicine Hat, Alberta should consider making the direwolf the city sigil.

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westeroswisdom · 6 months

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Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke b. 23 October 1986 London, England, UK

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westeroswisdom · 2 months

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Emilia Clarke and her mother were formally awarded their MBEs at Windsor Castle.

Emilia Clarke, known for starring in the fantasy series Game of Thrones, and her mother have received their MBEs from Prince William at Windsor Castle. The pair were named in the New Year Honours list for services to people with brain injuries. Emilia suffered two brain haemorrhages in her 20s, then set up the SameYou charity in 2019 with mum Jenny. Speaking after the ceremony, the actress said the award had given her "such a boost of energy and momentum". [ ... ] Running a charity "is one of the hardest things I've had to do," Emilia told the PA news agency on Wednesday, adding that she was spurred on by the memory of feeling "ill-equipped to be a normal person" after surviving her haemorrhages. She said she was pleased to have received her MBE and had "underestimated the magical nature" of the process. Emilia also commended William, Prince of Wales - who led the investiture - for making both her and Jenny feel comfortable.

King Charles is being treated for cancer so Crown Prince William made these award presentations.

Emilia got along much better with the future King William V than Daenerys did with Queen Cersei.

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westeroswisdom · 3 days

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So what happened to Ned's bones?

In the HBO series Littlefinger presented them to Cat – obviously before the Red Wedding. The next we know of them, they had apparently been interred in the Winterfell crypt sometime after Ramsay's defeat at the Battle of the Bastards.

This vid goes primarily by events in ASoIaF. Several figures not seen in the TV series are mentioned prominently. So if you're in the process of reading the books, be prepared for some middling spoilers.

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westeroswisdom · 1 year

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John Bradley relates an encounter with a fan who was in desperate need of a reality check.

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