Posts Tagged ‘wildlings’
White Walkers and Dragonglass on Weapons of Westeros
In the time before the First Men came to Westeros the indigenous population called, The Children of the Forest used to gather Dragonglass and fashion small daggers to protect themselves from their natural enemy, The Others, also known as White Walkers… The material seems to be the only thing that can defeat a Walker, rendering more »
Read MoreThe Wildlings on Weapons of Westeros
Wildling is the collective term used by inhabitants south of the wall to identify the self proclaimed Free Folk. There are possibly hundreds of thousands of Wildlings north of the wall split into hundreds of cultures and tribes. When Mance brought the tribes together the Free Folk had to find a balance of power amongst more »
Read MoreThe Unsullied on Weapons of Westeros
Unsullied are eunuch slave soldiers, who, when freed by Daenerys, then enlist as free men into her army and join her campaign to regain the Iron Throne. These men were trained from the age of 5 to possess unquestioning obedience and martial prowess unmatched by any neighboring city state. With every meal they consume an more »
Read MoreJamie Lannister’s Oathkeeper on Weapons of Westeros
When Tywin Lannister had Ice, the ancestral Ice of House Stark, melted down, two new swords were created, the first, Widow’s Wail, was presented to the brief King of the nine kingdoms, Joffre, the 2nd was handed… to Jamie Lannister as a welcome home gift. Feeling that he was being mocked for his newly earned more »
Read MoreJon Snow’s Longclaw on Weapons of Westeros
This week’s weapon is Jon Snow’s Longclaw. For 500 years the Mormonts of Bear Island have carried their ancestral sword Longclaw into battle. Jeor Mormont took the black and became the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch so that his son Jorah could rule. But when Jorah was found guilty of slave trading, to pay more »
Read MoreGame of Thrones-Power Rankings-The Dance of Dragons
Welcome to Power Rankings where host, Jessica Kinney, gives you the rundown on how the power shifts from week to week on Game of Thrones. This week’s episode was The Dance of Dragons. It was named for the book and story that Shireen Baratheon was reading about the Targaryen civil war. That was the last more »
Read MoreSpirits of Westeros- Wildlings Wine
Welcome to Spirits of Westeros where host, Jessica Kinney, helps you combine the love of Game of Thrones with the love of alcohol. This weeks drink is named the Wildlings Wine for the group of outcasts from north of the Wall. It’s warm and strong, which is exactly the kind of drink you would need if you more »
Read MorePower Rankings- Hardhome
Welcome to Power Rankings where host, Jessica Kinney, gives you the rundown on how the power shifts from week to week on Game of Thrones. This week’s episode was named Hardhome named for the ruined Free Folk settlement North of the Wall. We finally see Arya getting to implement some of her training in the more »
Read MoreSpirits of Westeros- Jon Snow Lushie
Welcome to Spirits of Westeros where host, Jessica Kinney, helps you combine the love of Game of Thrones with the love of alcohol. This weeks drink is the Jon Snow Lushie, named for a character that has had to fight his whole life only to end up guarding a giant wall of ice. Jon Snow was born more »
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