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Winterfell concept art from 'Game of Thrones' S8 ❄️
🎨 by Philipp Scherer
The Iron Throne was designed by Aegon the Conqueror to be uncomfortable for those who sat in it due to his belief that a king should never sit easy
George R.R. Martin says keeping Catelyn Stark/Lady Stoneheart is the biggest change he would make to the show
Stygai, also known as the City of the Night, is a ruined city in the Shadow Lands of Essos. Stygai is said to be a haunted corpse city. Twisted creatures, such as demons & dragons, are said to live near it. The city only sees the light of the sun very briefly around noon each day
Lizard-lions live in the deep swamps of Westeros
They are formidable predators that resemble partially submerged logs floating in water and have teeth like daggers
The sigil of House Reed depicts a lizard-lion
Ice spiders were the size of hounds and sometimes ridden by the White Walkers 🕷 ❄️
D&D chose not to put them in the show due to VFX and practicality, despite this being the same concerns the production team had for a wight polar bear
Winterfell concept art from 'Game of Thrones' S8 ❄️
🎨 by Philipp Scherer
Robb Stark was the first King in the North in 300 years. The last to rule was Torrhen Stark, who bent the knee to Aegon Targaryen
Torrhen & his 30,000 men were met at the Trident by Aegon, three dragons, & 45,000 troops before a surrender was negotiated
George R.R. Martin says #GameOfThrones began as stories about his pet turtles 🐢
Turtles were the only pets he was allowed to have while growing up. He had a toy castle for them and would pretend they were knights & kings who would betray each other while fighting for kingdoms
Ice dragons are said to be made of living ice, breathe ice, and have pale blue eyes. They are much larger than the dragons of Valyria and rumored to live in the Shivering Sea north of Essos SnowflakeDragon
🎨 Unseen Westeros