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Sansa flees the scene of the crime with Ser Dontos. After a scary climb she's rowed to deliverance - which turns out to come with a familiar (although not totally friendly) face. Simon and Mackelly consider her future.Chapter Review:Sansa Stark races to the Godswood where she has hidden a change of clothes. When she takes her hair net off, she realizes a black amethyst is missing and gets a sinking feeling in her stomach that it's somehow related to King Joffrey's death. Dontos arrives and denies that the hair net had anything to do with Joff's death. He choked on pie.Dontos leads her out of the castle to a cliff where a secret ladder has been cut out of the stone that leads to the river below. When the pair make down safely, they find a man waiting to row them out to safety.When the little boat reaches a ship, a stunned Sansa discovers Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish waiting for her. Dontos, who stayed behind to row himself back to the castle, asks for his reward of 10,000 gold dragons. Instead, he's killed by three crossbow bolts.Littlefinger explains to a highly-upset Sansa that Dontos did what he did at Littlefinger's command and did so because he was being handsomely paid. Once he'd drunk this payday, he'd sell Sansa again to Varys or Cersei. When Sansa asks why Littlefinger would want to hurt the Lannisters, who gave him so much, he responds that he had no motive. He likes to keep his foes confused. He says he loved Sansa's mother Catelyn and thinks in a different world Sansa might've been his daughter. He tells Sansa to forget about the Lannisters, Tyrion, and King's Landing. She's safe with him and sailing home.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Sansa Stark - Elder daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. Forcibly married to Tyrion.Ser Dontos Hollard - Drunken jester of King Joffrey, but friend to Sansa.Lord Petyr Baelish - Former member of the Small Council, now lord of Harrenhal. Understood to be in the Vale seeking an alliance with Lysa Arryn.Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Master of Coin. Now accused of murdering King Joffrey.King Joffrey Baratheon -  King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name. Bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei. Killed at his wedding feast. Support the showSupport us: Buy from our store Buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold, or become a sustainer and receive cool perks Donate to our cause Use our exclusive URL for a free 30-day trial of Audible Buy or gift Marriott Bonvoy points through our affiliate link Rate and review us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and elsewhere.Find us on social media: Discord Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal Facebook Instagram YouTube All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Winterfell, Grande Inverno, è la sede ancestrale di Casa Stark. Enorme castello che si estende su diversi acri di terra non livellata, è stato costruito attraverso diverse epoche, e la Prima Fortezza, così come cripte al di sotto, sembra proprio siano credito della leggendaria figura di Brandon il Costruttore, aiutato da giganti e figli della foresta. In questo episodio andremo ad esplorare il castello e le sue particolarità, dal luogo in cui è stato costruito e perché proprio lì, le sue cripte, l'albero-diga nel parco degli dèi e la sua piscina nera, arrivando fino alle dicerie sul fatto che ci sia un drago dormiente sotto il castello, che con il suo respiro riscalda le fonti d'acqua al di sotto...Art by Ted Nasmith (The World of Ice and Fire)Link utili:1) https://racefortheironthrone.tumblr.com/post/110742181941/because-thats-what-winterfell-was-built-to-do2) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/azn8y6/spoilers_main_a_simple_theory_on_winterfell/3) https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F143917-the-caves-are-timeless-hollow-hills-magic-castles-and-greenseers%2F4) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/f55wus/spoilers_extended_winterfell_is_prison_of_night/5) https://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/05/crypts-of-winterfell-theory-great-other-game-of-thrones-jon-snow-theories-white-walkers-hodor-spoilers/6) https://www.reddit.com/r/gottheories/comments/bgca8j/winterfell_prison_theory/7) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/32nlpv/spoilers_all_the_importance_of_winterfell_and_a/8) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/32hj4i/comment/cqbqcai/9) https://www.quora.com/ASOIAF-Why-are-the-spirits-in-the-crypts-of-Winterfell-said-to-be-vengeful10) https://www.quora.com/In-your-opinion-what-exactly-is-in-the-crypts-of-Winterfell-besides-the-bodies-of-dead-Stark-ancestors11) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/bcyprz/spoilers_main_an_observation_of_jons_winterfell/12) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/uneczx/spoilers_extended_the_true_meaning_of_jons_crypts/13) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/3cjb4k/spoilers_all_jon_snow_the_crypts_of_winterfell/14) https://twitter.com/WizztheSmith/status/145637964761737625715) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1py3ee/spoilers_all_i_know_the_gamechanging_secret_in/16) https://cantuse.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/the-secret-in-the-winterfell-crypts/17) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/95nap9/spoilers_extended_the_one_true_ring_whats_really/18) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/2hdsbk/spoilers_all_some_thoughts_on_a_potential_dragon/19) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/y9qdw/spoilers_all_theory_about_whats_under_winterfell/20) https://www.quora.com/Did-Winterfell-have-a-dragon-beneath-it-based-on-what-the-wolf-saw21) https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/118823) http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/24) https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Godswood_of_Winterfell25) https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/5yj0qf/spoilers_adwd_the_black_pool_outside_winterfell/26) https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-significance-of-the-tree-in-Winterfell-Do-you-think-Bran-will-become-one-with-the-tree-in-Winterfell27) https://sweeticeandfiresunray.com/2016/03/15/hades-of-winterfell-and-the-north/Supportate il canale in cambio di contenuti esclusivi: https://www.patreon.com/LaCittadellaQui trovate tutti i link del canale e dei suoi host: https://linktr.ee/LaCittadella

Bran and company are hiding in the crypts of Winterfell. They venture out to find the castle destroyed and Maester Luwin mortally wounded. Mackelly and Simon sort through the debris.Chapter Review:Bran Stark sees and smells the destruction of Winterfell through the eyes of Summer. He's been in wolf form for three days, but Osha, Hodor, Rickon and the Reeds are waiting for, and on, him in the crypts beneath Winterfell. With what he's learned, the party decides to venture forth - they need food anyway.Only Hodor has the strength to move the door which is blocked by rubble. The destruction is wanton and considerable: horses, dogs, and people lie dead everywhere. Bran blames Theon Greyjoy, but Osha suspects that the "Squid Prince" might have been a victim here too. Rickon doesn't recognize it as his home. But he does recognize the direwolves who come trotting up. The wolves scent something and head for the Godswood.There they find Maester Luwin on the edge of death. He counsels Osha to split the boys up. Take Rickon to the King's Road and Bran to the Wall. She does so, taking Rickon, while the remainder accompanies Bran north. He thinks that while the crypts remain Winterfell will always be the home of the Starks and the heart of the North.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark.Summer - Direwolf of Bran Stark. Shaggydog - Direwolf of Rickon Stark. Maester Luwin - Maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell. Hodor - Huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go.Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell.Theon Greyjoy - Heir to the Iron Islands. Former ward of Ned Stark. Ramsay Snow (Bolton) - Illegitimate son of Roose Bolton. Husband of the unwilling Donella Hornwood.Meera Reed - Sixteen-year-old daughter of Howland ReedJojen Reed - Thirteen-year-old son of Howland Reed.Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25MSupport the show

Arya burns her third wish in helping the north take Harrenhal from Amory Lorch. She's abetted by Jaqen H'ghar and surprisingly Vargo Hoat - who has switched sides and is working for Roose Bolton. Mackelly and Simon weigh up what this means for Arya and the war. Chapter Review:Arya Stark's life has improved since Weese died. She roams Harrenhal after dark. She visits Hot Pie who is making bread for the morning. Their conversation is disturbed by the arrival of Vargo Hoat's Bloody Mummers, with a hundred or more northern prisoners. He brags to Amory Lorch of a big victory over Roose Bolton's men. Lorch has the captives taken to a cell. Arya begins to think of a plan.She visits Gendry to enlist his help in freeing the prisoners. He's not interested. She offers him the amazing reward of the gratitude of her mother and maybe even a job at Winterfell? Be still his beating heart. He points out that he's doing the same job here, why should he care where or for whom. She goes instead to the Godswood to practice her water dancing, where she meets Jaqen H'ghar.She wants him to help her free the prisoners, but he only owes her one death. She says his name, and he threatens to do it. But Arya agrees to unname him if he'll help. With Rorge and Biter, they overcome the guards with kettles of soup and free the prisoners, who were expecting help. Turns out that Hoat had turned and the prisoners were an advance force of Roose Bolton's army.When Bolton arrives, he makes Arya his cup-bearer as a token of his appreciation for her aid in freeing Harrenhal.  Characters/Places/Names/EventsArya Stark - Younger daughter of Eddard "Ned" and Catelyn Stark. Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer's apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon. Working in the Harrenhal smiths.Hot Pie - Friend of Arya. Working in the Harrenhal kitchens.Amory Lorch - Cruel Lannister knight. Implicated in the murder of Rhaegar Targaryen's two children. Acting castellan of Harrenhal.Vargo Hoat - Leader of the Brave Companions, aka the Bloody Mummers. Flamboyant, lisping swellsword.Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort. Heading up the eastern contingent of Robb Stark's army. Jaqen H'ghar - Mysterious Lorathi whom Arya saved from death during the battle between the Night's Watch recruits and Armory Lorch's men. Now a soldier in Lorch's group.Rorge - One of three recruits to the Night's Watch who were held in chains. Saved by Arya. Now in service to Armory Lorch. Biter - One of three recruits to the Night's Watch who were held in chains. Saved by Arya. Now in service to Armory Lorch. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Bran enjoys the Reeds' company. Jojen reveals that he has the greensight allowing him to dream of the future. He offers to trade dreams with Bran. Things get tense and Summer threatens the Reeds. They avoid the wolves and later Meera shares another of Jojen's dreams with Bran. Mackelly and Simon have a go at oneirocriticism. Chapter Review: Brandon Stark is enjoying the company of Meera and Jojen Reed. The other northern dignitaries have left, and the three are frolicking with Summer in the Godswood. Meera shows her skill with trident and net. Bran shows off his and Summer's circus-stunts. Jojen reveals that he has the greensight: his dreams are prophecies. Bran wants to know his future, but Jojen wants to hear about Bran's own dreams. Jojen knows a surprising amount already. The three-eyed raven has visited him since he nearly succumbed to a fever as a child. Jojen's dream is of a winged-wolf shackled to earth by stone chains, that the raven cannot cut. Jojen knows that Bran can inhabit Summer, but this all gets too close to home for Bran. Summer, and later Shaggydog, attack the Reeds, who are lucky to be good tree-climbers. We learn that Roose Bolton's bastard son has kidnapped and married the widow Hornwood. This has been countered by Lord Manderly occupying the Hornwood lands and castles. Ser Rodrik has gone to knock some heads together. Maester Luwin dismisses greensight as a forgotten fable, that if it ever existed, is long gone. His own experiments with magic proved (to him) that it doesn't exist. Bran is relieved and disappointed. If magic did exist he could still hope for a cure to his paralysis. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.  Maester Luwin - A maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell.  Big Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell. Little Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell. Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell. Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell. Aging knight who accompanied Cat on her journey to King's Landing. Now castellan of Winterfell.  Lady Donella Hornwood - Lost her son and husband in the Riverlands fighting for Robb. Beyond child-bearing age, she is in demand by greedy suitors. Wyman Manderly - Overweight Lord of White Harbor. Too large to fight with Robb, he wants to build a navy and the royal mint for his new king. Meera Reed - Sixteen-year-old daughter of Howland Reed. Jojen Reed - Thirteen-year-old son of Howland Reed. Check out our merchandise store:  https://ghostsofharrenhal.threadless.com/If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQAll Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Sansa rendezvous with a would-be rescuer. Her Florian is not quite who she'd imagined but he'll have to do. On the way back, she bumps into Sandor Clegane drunk as a lord (the Hound, not Sansa). He tells her that a dog can always smell a lie, and she's the worst liar in King's Landing. Mackelly and Simon consider the canine polygraph test. Chapter Review: Sansa Stark has received a note telling her to come to the Godswood if she wants to go home. She's uncertain, but she really wants to go home. A maid almost spots the note, which Sansa then burns. She bides her time and sneaks out when the coast is clear. She imagines it will be some handsome knight determined to free her and right the wrongs. It turns out to be drunken Ser Dontos Hollard. She's not impressed. But he gives an impassioned speech about how she reminded him of what a true knight should be, and that he's determined to repay her by getting her home. He compares himself to Florian, the legendary knight who wooed Jonquil. Sansa is swept away and agrees to Dontos' as yet unfinished plans. On the walk back, she bumps into a drunken Hound. He escorts her back across the drawbridge into Maegor's holdfast. He says that he'll have a song from her eventually, and she agrees to sing for him one day. He calls her a liar and tells her that everyone in King's Landing is a liar and she is the worst of them. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Sansa Stark - Eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. Captive of the Lannisters. Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon. King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name - Bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei Lannister. Sandor Clegane - The Hound. King Joffrey's personal protector. Member of the Kingsguard. Ser Dontos Hollard - Last member of house Hollard. Saved from execution on King Joffrey's name day by Sansa Stark. Ser Preston Greenfield - Member of the Kingsguard. Ser Boros Blount - Member of the Kingsguard. Check out our merchandise store:  https://ghostsofharrenhal.threadless.com/If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQ All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Bran is seeking to understand the meaning of both the comet and the incessant howling of the direwolves. There are lots of opinions. He's increasingly in sync with his direwolf. When he dreams, he doesn't just dream of being a wolf, he sees through Summer's eyes. Mackelly and Simon ponder the implications. Chapter Review: Nobody can sleep because Shaggydog and Summer howl all night. The direwolves are confined to the Godswood, and aren't happy about it. The Winterfell cast all have an opinion as to why the wolves are howling, none of which are much use. Similarly the chorus all have a theory about the comet - but again, it's just hot air (well apart from Old Nan who is unerringly accurate: “Dragons!”, but nobody believes her). The two Walder Freys have arrived (fostered as part of the Twins-crossing deal with their grandfather Walder). They are rambunctious and fun. One of their games led to Rickon getting knocked down, and Shaggydog bit a Walder. This incident had two effects: the wolves were banished to the Godswood, and Rickon became firm friends with the Walders. Bran's given a sleeping draught to get him through the night, but still dreams he's Summer. He prowls the walls of the Godswood, looking for a way out. Bran feels, but doesn't fully understand, the urgent desire to get out. Something compels the direwolves to be free. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs. Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. At Winterfell. Summer - The direwolf of Bran Stark. Shaggydog - The direwolf of Rickon Stark. Maester Luwin - A maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell. Hodor - A huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go. Big Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell. Little Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell. Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks, now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell. Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell. Aging knight who accompanied Cat on her journey to King's Landing. Mikken - Blacksmith at Winterfell. Septon Chayle - Septon of Winterfell. Gage - Cook at Winterfell. Farlan - Kennel Master of Winterfell. Check out our merchandise store:  https://ghostsofharrenhal.threadless.com/If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25MSupport the show

Thanks to Tommy Arnold for the beautiful illustration of Ned confronting Cersei in the Godswood. You can see more of his work here! https://www.instagram.com/tommyarnoldart/These chapters are Eddard, Sansa, and Eddard. These are the chapters in which Eddard decides that he's going to attempt to be merciful, and warn Cersei that she's about to be disgraced so that she can flee the city with her children. He really just does not know who he's dealing with. Meanwhile, Sansa is in deep denial about who Joffrey really is, even though a part of her seems to know that he's dangerous and terrible. It's awful to watch her gaslight her sister and cling to this fantasy of what life would be like if she got to stay at the Red Keep. I am dreading what comes next. Thank you all so much for listening, and for bearing with us with all the technical issues we've been having. We love you! See you next week!

Cat and company arrive in Riverrun to find Lord Hoster Tully on his deathbed. With both Baratheon brothers vying to take the throne from their nephew, the Northern lords don't know who to support. The Greatjohn Umber has a creative solution, and declares Robb the King in the North to general approval. The boys dip their lances and consider bending the knee. Chapter Review: Catelyn re-enters Riverrun, where she grew up, for the first time in years. She's escorted to her father's rooms by her brother Edmure, recently freed from captivity in Jamie Lannister's host. Lord Hoster is near death but is glad to receive Cat. He's less thrilled to hear that his brother has come home. The old guy still has smouldering animosity for Brynden, and a fondness for his first grandson Robb. Cat finds Robb praying with the northern lords in the Godswood, where she played as a child. He's too busy to see his grandpa, as news has arrived that Renly Baratheon has wed Margery Tyrell and claimed the Iron Throne. With Tywin Lannister retreating to Harrenhal, the path forward for the northern army is not clear. Stannis has the better claim, but Renly has more (i.e., some) charisma. When it feels like the discussion is going, nowhere the GreatJohn Umber rises and dismisses all these southern kings, they mean nothing to him. The only king he'd follow is Robb Stark: the King in the North. All agree. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Robb Stark - Eldest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. Catelyn Stark - Lady of Winterfell. Wife of Lord Eddard Stark and daughter of Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Riverlands. Hoster Tully - Lord of Riverrun. Father to Catelyn Stark, Edmure Tully, and Lysa Arryn. Old and in poor health. Edmure Tully - Heir to Riverrun. Brother to Catelyn Stark. Brynden “Blackfish” Tully - Brother of Hoster Tully, uncle to Catelyn Stark. Formerly Knight of the Gate in the Vale. Theon Greyjoy - Ward and hostage of Eddard Stark. Only surviving son of Balon Greyjoy, and heir to the Iron Islands. Lord John “The Greatjohn” Umber - Lord of Last Hearth - huge. Lost two fingers to Grey Wind, now fiercely loyal to Robb Stark. Jamie Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. Stannis Baratheon - Eldest brother of dead King Robert Baratheon. At Dragonstone. Renly Baratheon - Youngest brother of dead King Robert Baratheon. Recently married to Margery Tyrell and claimant to the Iron Throne. Riverrun - Capital of the Riverlands, seat of House Tully. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Bran watches the Karstarks arrive at Winterfell. He talks to Osha, who warns him of the Others and assures him that the danger to their safety is not from King's Landing, but from north of the Wall. Nevertheless, the Stark banners head south to defend the Riverlands and hopefully rescue Ned. The boys try to see things through Bran's eyes (all three of them). Chapter Review: Bran watches as the Karstarks swell the numbers at Winterfell to 12,000 soldiers. Robb's headed south to protect the Riverlands, find his mom, and hopefully rescue his father and sisters from the clutches of Queen Cersei. This despite receiving word from Sansa that Robb and their mother should could to King's Landing and bend the knee. In the Godswood with Hodor's, Bran encounters Osha the wildling. She assures Bran that Robb and his army should be heading north. Whatever his concern is with the south, it's nothing compared to what's coming from the north. Bran promises to convince Robb. But he doesn't get the chance. Robb is busy convincing the hard northern Lords to follow a green boy of summer, with some help from Grey Wind. Bran confides in Maester Luwin, but the old man assures Bran that Osha's stories are fanciful. A couple of days later the armies head south, leaving Bran in charge of Winterfell. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. Robb Stark - Eldest son of Ned and Catelyn (Cat). Acting Lord of Winterfell.Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Ned and Cat. Was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Ned and Cat.Theon Greyjoy - Ward and hostage of Eddard Stark. Only surviving son of Balon Greyjoy, and heir to the Iron Islands.Maester Luwin - Maester in the service of house Stark.Hodor - Huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go.John “The GreatJohn” Umber - Lord of Last Hearth. Lost two fingers to Grey Wind, now fiercely loyal to Robb Stark.Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort.Maege Mormont - Lord of Bear Island. Sister of Jeor, aunt of Jorah.Rickard Karstark - Lord of Karhold.Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross BugdenINSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden)TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden)YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Jon and a delegation from the Night's Watch find the bodies of Othor and Jafer Flowers near the Godswood. They bring them back to Castle Black for examination, but Othor's story is not quite done yet. Jon and Ghost save Lord Commander Mormont, which is a good job, because Jon had been very naughty. The boys discuss Jon's failings. Chapter Review: Jon, Sam, and the senior members of the Night's Watch find the bodies that Ghost discovered. They are rangers from Benjen Stark's party. Sam goes all CSI: They seem to have been dead a while, but they haven't rotted. Mormont is troubled and wants Maester Aemon to examine them, despite the misgivings of some of the men. When they return to Castle Black, a raven has brought news of Robert's death and Eddard Stark's treason. Ser Alliser mock's Jon as not only a bastard but the bastard-son of a traitor. Jon loses his temper and his liberty. But in the night, Ghost wakes Jon. Something is amiss. They trace the trouble to Mormont's quarters, where Othor is up and about - and up to no good. Jon and Ghost manage to defeat him with fire. Hopefully regaining the Lord Commander's good graces. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Erstwhile hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and deceased King Robert's closest friend. Currently languishing in a King's Landing cell for treason. Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Recently sworn brother of the Night's Watch. Samwell Tarly - Brother of the Night's Watch. Heavy-set and cowardly. Attendant to Maester Aemon. Friend to Jon Snow. Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Ser Alliser Thorne - Master of Arms for the Night's Watch. Mean-spirited instructor of the new recruits. Not a fan of Jon Snow. Maester Aemon - 100 year-old maester of the Night's Watch. Ghost - Jon Snow's direwolf. Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night's Watch at the Wall. Benjen Stark - First Ranger of the Night's Watch. Missing north of the wall. Younger brother of Eddard Stark. Ser Jaremy Rykker - Acting First Ranger in Benjen Stark's absence. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden)TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden)YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

In this chapter, Nav and Harmat discuss the talk Cat and Ned have in the Godswood. And what's with everyone in this series being named Jon and Rob?Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Intro00:01:42 30-Second Summary00:04:12 Chapter Discussion00:18:54 Predictions00:22:57 Next Chapter Title00:24:12 OutroHarmat's Predictions in this episode:There will be conflict b/w Ned and the LannistersIf the Others are still here, so are the Children of the ForestAntlers signify an evil creature or a bad omen in this cultureKing Robert has an ulterior motive for coming to Winterfell; something beyond-the-wall OR he wants something from the Starks (marriage or army)Not looking forward to meeting the Queen, she will be awful, living up further to her nameThe wolves will attack a Lannister brother, causing the Queen to manipulate the King into wreaking havocNed's gonna die and Catelyn will take over for him and change the world; she will be met with a lot of resistance due to her having Southern valuesDaenerys could be one of the Queen's brothersThe scene will change to something else; Daenerys could be someone beyond-the-wallDiscussion Page: https://popculturesymposium.tumblr.com/connectWebsite: https://popculturesymposium.tumblr.com Email: popculturesymposium@gmail.comFacebook: @popculturesymposium (https://www.facebook.com/popculturesymposium)Twitter: @PopSymposium (https://mobile.twitter.com/PopSymposium)Instagram: @popculturesymposium (https://www.instagram.com/popculturesymposium)YouTube: Popculture Symposium (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzESt8ZMCYbnTea8jUk2c1g)Music by Maria Mihaylova Maria's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVDHbtq6fVB0o6HfZqe4u_ASupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y3LU6X7G3RXCG&source=url)

Your favorite full spoiler reread podcast of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, Brotherhood Without Manners is back with the another chapter from Clash of Kings. This time we are reading Bran 3! Bran swells with Stark pride as he greets the houses atop his pony Dancer for the harvest feast. Bran does an impeccable job acting as Lord of Winterfell, but that doesn't stop him from having waking dreams of the direwolves. The mysterious Meera and Jojen arrive from house Reed pledging their fealty on behalf of their father. The Reeds pay a visit to the Godswood to meet the direwolves and seem to have no problems confronting the large beasts.   As always we give our chapter inductees and read some listener write ins.     Small Council break start - 25:46 Small Council break end - 28:26   All Music credits to Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M   Intro Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M&list=PLoM4PBVG7m75ry-RP5wdZWhSHWVkXFLcz&index=2&t=0s Transition Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnzKZw4lquQ Great Castles of Westeros on Amazon

Brotherhood Without Manners brings you the next chapter in our reread of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. This time we read Catelyn Stark's final chapter in Game of Thrones. Catelyn finally arrives at her home of Riverrun to find her father is on his deathbed. Wishing Robb grant her father an audience she seeks him out in the Godswood praying.  The Stark forces gather with the riverlands house to discuss their war strategy now that they know Renly has crowned himself. The northmen proclaim Robb Stark, King in the North. A title not held in hundreds of years.   As always we give our chapter inductees and read listener write-ins.   All Music credits to Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M

Brotherhood Without Manners, your full spoiler reread podcast of George R.R. Martin's a Song of Ice and Fire series is back with the next chapter of our reread. This episode features Ned 12.   As Ned works on letting his leg heal he is visited by the Grand Maester to tend to his wound. He is given notice that Tywin Lannister has written to the queen. Littlefinger makes his presence known by stopping in to visit our most naive of Lords. Ned demands a meeting in the Godswood with Queen Cersei. It is here he informs her of his new knowledge and lets her know what he intends to do with it. As always we give our  chapter inductees.   All Music credits to Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M

In Episode 3 of the Obsidian Nights Podcast we get into Catelyn's head as she visits the Godswood at Winterfell to bring Ned Stark grievous news. 

A scorpion, a dragon and two queens walk into a bar… We say goodbye to the fallen and proceed to the next team building event hosted by Cersi. Team leader Dany racks up on all the Ls while Jon releases a not so secret secret. I tell you what I think of the Bran/Tyrion pairing this season and what I expect to see in the next couple of episodes. mswatchitall@gmail.com Twitter: @MsWatchItAll1

The Dead arrive at Winterfell and relentlessly slaughter the defenders, pushing their way over the walls. Before all hell breaks loose Melisandre arrives, sets the Dothraki's arakhs ablaze, inspiring them all to charge off and die instantly. This alarms Daenerys, who takes to the air with Drogon to go burn some baddies. What follows is a confused, hazy, dark slog of death and defeat. Jon and Daenerys engage the Night King on dragonback in mid air, enveloped by snowstorm. Lyanna Mormont and Beric die heroically in grim scenes. Arya kicks ass for a while, then gets a bump on the noggin and starts skulking in fear, until Melisandre finds her and cryptically inspires her to go kill something with blue eyes. Jon knocks the Night King off Viserion to the ground, Drogon gives him a full face of dragon flame, but he smirks it off. Jon races to take on The Night King on foot, who raises the slain Winterfell defenders to swarm Jon. The Night King then strolls on into the Godswood, where Theon has been quickly running out of arrows defending Bran. Inside the crypt folks sit grimly until the dead start popping out of the tombs, but nobody recognizable dies. After Daenerys is pulled from Drogon by swarming dead soldiers, Jorah dies defending her. The Night King kills Theon, casually strolls over to Bran, leisurely reaches for his sword, and out of nowhere Arya leaps on him, does a trick with her Valyrian steel dagger and stabs him. All the baddies drop dead for good. Melisandre walks away from Winterfell, drops her necklace, then her robe, then she too dies.  Ultimately the long night wasn't that long.

The third episode of Game of Thrones Season 8 was as epic as we hoped. With an 82 minute running time, it was the longest episode in the final season. There was good reason for it, as it was one of the bloodiest battles in the show’s history and too good fit in an hour. David Benioff and Dan Weiss know what the fans want and they delivered with an episode that reportedly took 55 days to shoot. The Living Army meets the Army of the Dead outside of Winterfell, but are quickly overwhelmed by the dead's superior numbers. The entire Dothraki army is decimated, and Edd is killed after saving Sam. The living retreat into the castle while Melisandre uses her magic to ignite the protective fire trench surrounding Winterfell to delay the advancing horde. Jon and Daenerys, riding Rhaegal and Drogon, engage the Night King on Viserion. After breaching the fire trench, the dead soldiers attack Winterfell, scaling its walls. The defenders are swiftly overwhelmed and scattered, with Lyanna Mormont and Beric dying in the fight. Melisandre helps Arya realize her destiny to defy the God of Death this day. Jon knocks the Night King off Viserion onto the ground where Daenerys commands Drogon to burn him, but without effect. The Night King raises the slain Winterfell defenders as his fighters, including those entombed in the crypts who then attack the sheltering civilians. After Daenerys is pulled from Drogon by swarming dead soldiers, Jorah is mortally wounded defending her. The Night King arrives at the Godswood for Bran, and kills Theon as he bravely protects Bran. Arya leaps onto the Night King, who turns and grabs her by the throat, but she stabs him with her Valyrian steel dagger. The Night King and his wights disintegrate, and the Army of the Dead falls. With her purpose served, Melisandre wanders away from Winterfell and dies from her advanced age.

Lord Ben of House Garrett and Maester Daniel are back to recap the second episode of the final season of Game of Thrones. Is Daenerys being positioned as the show's ultimate big bad? Who will die in the battle of Winterfell? Is Qyburn working with Varys? Does Jenny's Song (Jenny of Oldstones) foreshadow the fate of Dany and Jon? What is the importance of the Godswood? All that and more in this edition of The Night is Dark and Full of Spoilers. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We have some post-Easter horror for you this week, thanks to Netflix's excellent new haunted heart thriller, Chambers, some pre-millennial spycraft thanks to The Looming Tower on BBC2, plus we fail to watch Jamestown entirely and have to rely on Boyd to explain it all. All that and another bumper dragoncast, getting deep into the Godswood for episode 2 of Game Of Thrones' final season. If you're still trying to avoid Westerosi spoilers for that particular episode then don't worry, it's clearly signposted and at the very end of the show between 01:19:50 and 01:49:50. Apologies for the runtime - we got a bit carried away!

Jaime is more or less put on trial for murdering Daenerys' father, but Brienne vouches for him, and Sansa says 'as long as we got a voucher'. Jaime later apologizes to Bran for pushing him out the window, but Bran says 'whatevs'. Tyrion is in the doghouse with Daenerys for being outsmarted by Cersei, but Jorah vouches for him. Daenerys tries to bond with Sansa over their mutual affection for for Jon, but blows it by not answering Sansa's question about the North's independence. Theon, Edd, Tormund, and Beric all show up. A war council convenes and agree to Bran's plan in which he will act as bait to lure the Night King to the Godswood. Gendry finishes a not-all-that-special weapon for Arya, who then has her way with him. Tyrion, Jaime, Davos, Brienne, Podrick, and Tormund drink together, and in a moving scene Jaime knights Brienne. Jorah fails to dissuade Lyanna Mormont from fighting and is gifted with Hart's Bane by Samwell. Daenerys finds Jon at Lyanna Stark's tomb and he gives her the lowdown about his lineage and claim to the Iron Throne. Then the dead arrive.

You're invited to the world's worst wedding - "Arya" Stark and Ramsay Bolton get married in the Godswood of Winterfell in The Prince of Winterfell from A Dance with Dragons. Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/  Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com 

Andrew and Manu kick off July with a podcast on "The Pointy End" that mainly centers around Robb Stark. His events begin and end the scenes today, as he first stands up for himself against Greatjon Umber with the Northern lords gathered at Winterfell, then talks with Bran briefly about his planned early departure, and closes out the show by meeting up with his mother, Catelyn, who has tracked his army down. Richard Madden's superb acting offers plenty to discuss, as do the emotions behind Robb's actions. Robb's not all there is to this episode, though. We also have eerie premonitions with Bran and a saddened Rickon, Sam Tarly musing on the wights burning at the Wall, and Osha talking to Bran in the Godswood about the old gods. Oh, and we also see Hodor's package. There's a big man! Onward. The "Not a Cast" crew on the ancient library at The Wall and the grim fate that likely awaits it (and others) iTunes link Google Play link

Welcome to our third episode of the Not A Cast ... podcast. Today, PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish continue our story in Winterfell and get our first POV chapter from the perspective of Catelyn Stark, who BTW has done nothing wrong ever. Join with us as we discuss: Our first fandoms way before ASOIAF Emmett's excellent breakdown of the chapter Why GRRM described the POV of Catelyn as telling the story of King Arthur's mother Our likes/dislikes Abandoned foreshadowing! Utilizing GRRM's 1993 pitch letter to focus on a part of the chapter that was likely intended to foreshadow events in the letter but not in the published text Emmett and Jeff get hot, real hot, about a certain scene from Season 7 of Game of Thrones Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast on itunes, google play, acast and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on twitter: @NotACastASOIAF See you all next week for AGOT, Dany I!

This Week on the Podcast: Ice and Fire. Dying in a strange country. Out-of-the-closet twincest. Trigger warning by the Godswood. The long game of justice. Olenna plays her final card.

The Fingers are excited to bring you Episode 21 in which Bran hosts Robb's bannermen, Littlefinger offers some PR spin for Cersei, Tyrion spins a political web to ensnare more than just a spider, and Sansa finds a different kind of hope in the Godswood at King's Landing, and Arya and Gendry find a village that isn't on fire,As always, the Davos' Fingers Podcast is spoiler free for those of us reading along at our pace until our final segment, Davos After Dark (da, da na nuh).  At which point, we will spoil like crazy.We love hearing from GRRM's fandom, so if you have comments or questions for the Fingers, hit us up on the twit machine @davosfingers, email at wearedavosfingers@gmail.com, on our tumblr site davosfingers.com, or find and like us on the facebookz.Chapters Covered:  Tyrion 3 and 4, Bran 2, Sansa 2, and Arya 5 (Chapters 15-19 according to A Wiki of Ice and Fire)

Everyone hold on tight as the Fat Pink Cast sails through the Religions of Westeros breaking down all the different religions in A Song of Ice and Fire!    Whoever it is you’re praying to in that Godswood, we’ll take you on a rip-roaring journey through Seven Hells and the Night Lands.  (Unless you’re a follower of R-Holla. […]

No more silliness! Everything gets serious as Eddard calls Cersei down to the Godswood to deliver a message-- take your kids, and get the hell out of town. The time for clues and hints is over, it's time to find out who's really playing this game of thrones for keeps! A lot of discussion of Eddards plan and Cersei's reaction takes place, and we ponder the question-- was this a mystery story? How central to the plot of the book is the search for who killed Jon Arryn?