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'A Dance with Dragons' was released 10 years ago today
No word from GRRM on 'The Winds of Winter'
Legends say The Grey King ruled the Iron Islands for 1,007 years, slew the sea dragon Nagga, and took a mermaid as his wife so his children could live on land or in water
He had 100 sons who fought after his death. The 16 who survived divided the Iron Islands amongst themselves
Arya is not the first Stark to sail west. Thousands of years ago, Brandon the Shipright attempted to sail the Sunset Sea but was never seen again. In his son's grief, Brandon the Burner set fire to his father's remaining ships. The North has lacked naval strength ever since
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
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
When the Mad King was captured for six months at Duskendale, Barristan Selmy rescued him on a solo mission in which he had one day to finish 🐐
When princess Nymeria came from Essos to Dorne with her 10,000 ships, only Dornish lord Mors Martell accepted her arrival
After she accepted Mors' marriage proposal, Nymeria set all her ships on fire so they could not return to Essos
HBO is now looking to make a show on her
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 previously said there wouldn't be a Dunk & Egg show because he didn't 'want to repeat what happened with 'Game of Thrones'' where the show gets ahead of the books ⚔️
Matt Smith has been cast as Daemon Targaryen in the #GameOfThrones prequel 🐉
(via @The_Illuminerdi | @THR)