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Dragon Bonds 4: Dany Abandons Her Children, Drogon Abandons Dany (Spoilers Extended)

If A Storm or Swords was a transition period for Dany’s dragons (call it their teen years), I would say that A Dance with Dragons is their final transition to adulthood. No longer are they lovable beasts; they are now dangerous creatures, with fully developed personalities – and wills – of their own. This applies […]

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Starry Wisdom

Kingsblood III: Green Kings, Grey Kings, Pearl Kings, Jade Kings.

The first parts of this series: Kingsblood (on YouTube), Kingsblood II (on YouTube) It is written in The World of Ice and Fire, when the God-on-earth exited, not stage left but directly to the stars, that: Dominion over mankind then passed to his eldest son, who was known as the Pearl Emperor and ruled for a thousand years. […]

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Kingsblood II: Eyes of Opal and Amethyst, Tourmaline and Jade

This episode is in follow up to my prior work, “Kingsblood, Elitism, Magic, and 10,000 years of Sex in Westeros,” where I focused on how widespread I think Kingsblood is in GRRM’s TWoIaF.  This episode I’ll focus more on why I think the texts are hinting at the interpretation I presented there.  I think the […]

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Dany’s Dragon Bonds Vol. II: Voyage to Drogon’s Victory

Part 2 in my series on Dany and her 3 dragons, focusing on A Clash of Kings #ACoK. We see that Dany’s bond to Drogon is strongest. #asoiaf #GRRM

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Kingblood, Magic, Elitism, and 10,000 Years of Sex in Westeros. (spoilers extended)

Update: This essay has been posted as a YouTube Video, as a podcast on Spotify under “The Bard’s Truth,” and as a podcast at anchor.fm/Bards-Truth.  It has also been posted on Reddit, Last Hearth, and A Forum of Ice and Fire.  Please submit your reactions, share, like, follow, and subscribe at your preferred medium. I […]