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Did you know

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List of facts

Fact Number Did You Know
First ... that the seat of the crannogmen is Greywater Watch?[1][2]
Second ... that Ellaria Sand, the paramour of Oberyn Martell, is the natural daughter of Lord Harmen Uller?[3][4][2]
Third ... that House Templeton may be distantly related to House Stark through Jocelyn Stark, a sister of Eddard Stark's grandfather, Edwyle?[5]
Fourth ... that the first Clegane was knighted because he saved Lord Tytos Lannister from a lioness and lost a leg and three dogs in the effort?[6]
Fifth ... that Robert I Baratheon's warhammer was made by Donal Noye?[7]
Sixth ... that the Brave Companions are a band of sellswords composed of criminals and outcasts from many nations?[8]
Seventh ... that the worship of the Drowned God predates the coming of the Andals?[9]
Eighth ... that the deserter of the Night's Watch that Eddard Stark executes in the beginning of A Game of Thrones is Gared, one of the men who was with Ser Waymar Royce in the prologue?[10]
Ninth ... that Anguy, Thoros, and Sandor Clegane—the respective winners of the archery, mêlée, and jousting competitions during the Hand's tourney—are all present when Arya Stark visits the hollow hill?[11]
Tenth ... that when Sansa Stark was betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon, Petyr Baelish proposed betrothing Robb Stark to Myrcella Baratheon once she would came of age?[12]
Eleventh ... that Eddard Stark's grandfather was named Edwyle Stark?[13]
Twelfth ... that the Lannisters once owned a Valyrian sword called Brightroar?[14]
Thirteenth ... that Quhuru Mo, the captain of the Cinnamon Wind which transports Samwell Tarly and Maester Aemon from Braavos to Oldtown, is the same person who informed Daenerys Targaryen of Robert I Baratheon's death?[15][16][17]
Fourteenth ... that the Sand Snakes are the cousins of Rhaegar Targaryen's children, Aegon and Rhaenys?[18]
Fifteenth ... that the heir of a Dothraki khal is named the khalakka?[19][20][21][2]
Sixteenth ... that Tywin Lannister's wife, Lady Joanna, was also his cousin?[22][23][24]
Seventeenth ... that Princess Rhaenys Targaryen named her little black kitten Balerion?[25]
Eighteenth ... that the lords of House Arryn only live in the Eyrie during the summer, but move down to the Gates of the Moon before winter?[26]
Nineteenth ... that nine different noble houses have had their seat at Harrenhal since Aegon's Conquest?[27][28][29]
Twentienth ... that House Tarly's seat is called Horn Hill?[30]
Twenty-First ... that Daemon Blackfyre, one of the Great Bastards, was Targaryen on both sides? His mother was Princess Daena Targaryen, wife of King Baelor I Targaryen, and his father was King Aegon IV Targaryen.[31][32][33]
Twenty-Second ... that the Port of Ibben, an icy port in the Shivering Sea, is lit by beacons burning whale oil?[34]
Twenty-Third ... that Brienne of Tarth found a shield in the armory of Evenfall Hall displaying the same arms as that of Ser Duncan the Tall?[35][36]
Twenty-Fourth ... that Bronze Yohn Royce, Lord of Runestone, wears a bronze armor that is reputedly thousands of years old and is worked with runes meant to ward him from harm?[37]
Twenty-Fifth ... that the former ruling Princess of Dorne planned to wed her children, Princess Elia and Prince Oberyn Martell, to one or both of Lord Tywin Lannister's twins, Cersei and Jaime?[38]
Twenty-Sixth ... that Brienne of Tarth had three siblings, none of whom survived childhood? Her brother Galladon drowned, and her sisters Arianne and Alysanne died as infants.[39]
Twenty-Seventh ... that Mance Rayder used to be a ranger of the Night's Watch?[40]
Twenty-Eighth ... that Petyr Baelish fought for the hand of Catelyn Tully when he was "scarcely fifteen", challenging her betrothed, Brandon Stark, who was twenty?[41]
Twenty-Ninth ... that valar morghulis, a well-known phrase in High Valyrian, means "all men must die"? A common reply is valar dohaeris, meaning "all men must serve".[42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
Thirtieth … that Renly Baratheon and Loras Tyrell were lovers?[49][50]
Thirty-First ... that the Dothraki emerged from the Dothraki sea about four hundred years ago, following the Doom of Valyria?[51]
Thirty-Second ... that three thousand years ago the free folk, led by Gendel and Gorne, managed to evade the Night's Watch and infiltrate the north in great numbers using a network of tunnels that extended under the Wall?[52]
Thirty-Third ... that the dwarf siblings Penny and Oppo make their living as entertainers who ride atop a pig (Pretty Pig) and a dog (Crunch) while mock fighting each other as Groat and Penny after the two smallest coins?[53]
Thirty-Fourth ... that Wyman Manderly has the titles Lord of White Harbor, Warden of the White Knife, Shield of the Faith, Defender of the Dispossessed, Lord Marshal of the Mander, and Knight of the Order of the Green Hand?[54]
Thirty-Fifth ... that, once the Red Keep was completed, Maegor the Cruel rounded up everyone involved in its construction and had them killed to preserve its secrets?[41][25][55][56][57]
Thirty-Sixth ... that the Iron Throne is made from the swords of those defeated during Aegon I Targaryen's Conquest and was melted by his dragon, Balerion the Black Dread?[58] All Lords of the Seven Kingdoms have used it since.
Thirty-Seventh ... that the ancient books of Asshai prophesy the return of Azor Ahai following a long summer marked by bleeding stars?[59]
Thirty-Eighth ... that Aegon the Conqueror dated the beginning of his reign from the day the High Septon anointed him as king in Oldtown? That calendar is used to this day.[60]
Thirty-Ninth ... that everything written about the Age of Heroes, the Dawn Age, and the Long Night originates from stories compiled by septons thousands of years later?[61]
Fortieth ... that George R. R. Martin originally intended to have a five or six year gap between the events of A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows?[62]
Forty-First ... that Brienne of Tarth was once betrothed to Ser Ronnet Connington?[63]
Forty-Second ... that Valyrian roads,[64] the Wall,[65] the Titan of Braavos,[65] and the triple walls of Qarth[66] are among the nine "Wonders Made by Man" according to Lomas Longstrider?
Forty-Third ... that Ser Loras Tyrell and Ser Lancel Lannister were born in the same year?[67]
Forty-Fourth ... that Grand Maester Pycelle was appointed to the small council during the reign of King Aegon V Targaryen,[68] before the births of his fellow council members Petyr Baelish, Renly Baratheon, Eddard Stark, Stannis Baratheon, Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Nymeria Sand, and Aurane Waters?
Forty-Fifth ... that Grand Maester Pycelle saw the reigns of eight kings, and served six of them as Grand Maester in their small council?[69]
Forty-Sixth ... that Robert, Stannis, and Renly Baratheon were second cousins to Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen?[70][71] This made Robert a kinslayer for killing Rhaegar at the Trident.
Forty-Seventh … that there are three Houses Baratheon? While originally there was only House Baratheon of Storm's End, since Robert I Baratheon took the throne, House Baratheon of King's Landing and House Baratheon of Dragonstone were created.[72]
Forty-Eighth … that Sansa Stark fell madly in love with Ser Waymar Royce, the leading ranger in the prologue of A Game of Thrones, whom she met when he was on his way to the Wall?[37]
Forty-Ninth … that Waymar Royce is the third son of Bronze Yohn Royce, one of the Lord Declarants that Sansa meets in the Vale?[73][74]
Fiftieth … that the spelling of Cersei's name is similar to that of Circe, a witch in Greek mythology who murdered her husband?[75]
Fifty-First ... that Roy Dotrice, who holds a Guinness World Record for his reading of the audiobook of A Game of Thrones, played Hallyne the pyromancer in Season 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones?[76][77][78]
Fifty-second ... that Illyrio Mopatis and Varys were childhood friends in Pentos?[79]
Fifty-Third ... that the Red Wedding is inspired by two similar events in Scottish history, the Black Dinner and the Glencoe Massacre?[80][81]
Fifty-Fourth ... that George R.R. Martin’s inspiration for the Wall of Westeros was Hadrian's Wall in Northern England?[82]
Fifty-Fifth ... that the seven aspects of the single god in the Faith of the Seven was inspired by the three persons of the Christian Trinity?[83]
Fifty-Sixth ... that the Others can be killed with dragonglass, whereas their undead thralls, the wights, cannot?[84][85]
Fifty-Seventh ... that wights retain some memories from before they died?[86][87]
Fifty-Eight ... that Prince Aemon the Dragonknight was held captive in a crow cage, located above a pit filled with vipers, after Dornish rebels betrayed and killed King Daeron I Targaryen?[32]
Fifty-Nine ... that nine[88] of the thirteen children of King Jaehaerys I and Good Queen Alysanne lived to adulthood?[89][71]
Sixty ... that Lord Tytos Lannister, Lord Tywin's father, was a thirdborn son, and was thus never expected to rule?[90][91][23]


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References

  1. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  3. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, Princess In The Tower.
  5. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
  6. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 18, Sansa II.
  7. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 60, Sansa VI.
  8. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
  9. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands.
  10. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 21, Tyrion III.
  11. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
  12. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 47, Eddard XIII.
  13. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
  14. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
  15. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 27, Daenerys II.
  16. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 34, Cat Of The Canals.
  17. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  18. Rhaenys and Aegon were the children of Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell. Elia was the sister of Oberyn Martell (A Game of Thrones, Appendix). The eight Sand Snakes are Oberyn's bastard daughters (A Feast for Crows, Appendix)
  19. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
  20. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 46, Daenerys V.
  21. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 61, Daenerys VII.
  22. A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  23. 23.0 23.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  24. The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Lannister Lineage.
  25. 25.0 25.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.
  26. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 10, Sansa I.
  27. The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands: The Lords of Harrenhal.
  28. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa V.
  29. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  30. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 26, Jon IV.
  31. So Spake Martin: The Great Bastards (December 26, 2005)
  32. 32.0 32.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.
  33. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  34. So Spake Martin: Ibben and Armor (November 09, 2002)
  35. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
  36. The Hedge Knight.
  37. 37.0 37.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
  38. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 70, Tyrion X.
  39. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
  40. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 53, Jon VII.
  41. 41.0 41.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 18, Catelyn IV.
  42. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 27, Daenerys III.
  43. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
  44. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
  45. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
  46. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.
  47. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 45, The Blind Girl.
  48. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 64, The Ugly Little Girl.
  49. So Spake Martin: Union Square Signing (July 14, 2011)
  50. So Spake Martin: To Be Continued (Chicago, IL; May 6-8) (May 06, 2005)
  51. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
  52. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
  53. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 40, Tyrion IX.
  54. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 19, Davos III.
  55. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 44, Tyrion X.
  56. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 3, Cersei I.
  57. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
  58. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 43, Eddard XI.
  59. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
  60. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
  61. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
  62. The Citadel: What happened to the five-year gap that was supposed to follow ASoS?
  63. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
  64. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
  65. 65.0 65.1 So Spake Martin: Amazon Omniblog Interview (January 11, 2012)
  66. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 57, Tyrion XI.
  67. Both Loras and Lancel were born in 282 AC
  68. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 25, Eddard V.
  69. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
  70. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 35, Samwell IV.
  71. 71.0 71.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
  72. A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  73. A Game of Thrones, Prologue.
  74. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
  75. Colombia.edu
  76. Guinnes World Records: Most character voices for an audiobook individual
  77. Game of Thrones, Season 2, "The Ghost of Harrenhal".
  78. Game of Thrones, Season 2, "Blackwater".
  79. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
  80. James Hibberd (June 2, 2013) ('Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin: Why he wrote the Red Wedding. Entertainmaint Weekly, retrieved May 10, 2013.
  81. So Spake Martin: Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)
  82. So Spake Martin: The Sound of Young America Interview (September 19, 2011)
  83. So Spake Martin: The Sound of Young America Interview (September 19, 2011)
  84. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 18, Samwell I.
  85. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.
  86. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 52, Jon VII.
  87. A Dance with Dragons, Prologue.
  88. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
  89. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I.
  90. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
  91. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire.