DUNE is one of the most successful sci fi creations of all time, and GRRM is absolutely one of the many who was influenced by it. In this episode, Aziz and Alt Shift X discuss both authors, their styles and the many parallels to Dune found in ASOIAF. There are NO spoilers for Dune 2 the movie in this episode - but look out for part 2 of this episode, which WILL have spoilers.

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A Song of Ice and Fire and Dune w/ Alt Shift X

Aegon and Visenya faced no true threats to their reign from the outside, but the biggest problems can start from within, and even the first House of the Dragon was troubled by such. An abundance of Targaryen births late in the Conqueror’s reign set off issues of succession, marriage, dragon-bonding and other matters of power and status. Meanwhile King’s Landing was growing even faster just outside their front door… and even though more dragons were hatching as well, that front door started to look a bit flimsy.

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The First House of the Dragon (Fire & Blood VRR)

The First Dornish War was Aegon the Conqueror’s last war. For the rest of his reign he was largely concerned with peace. However, enforcing peace in warlike Westeros is no easy thing. Did Aegon actually rule well, or was everyone just afraid of him? Did his policies lead to the many civil conflicts that came less than a generation after his death?

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The Dragon's Peace (Fire & Blood VRR)

The deaths of Queen Rhaenys and even moreso, Princess Meria, led to the end of the First Dornish War. But ultimately the final decision was made by Aegon upon receipt of the mysterious letter that he burned immediately afterwards. What was in the letter? That, and the legacies of Rhaenys and Meria are the focal points of this episode.

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The Mystery of the Dornish Letter (Fire & Blood VRR)

A strange but true fact about the First Dornish War: by far the longest and most brutal phase came after the Conqueror declared victory and took most of his troops home. We break down the assassinations, bounties, raids and other shameful acts of intrigue that came to define the conflict more than battles ever could.

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Dorne Strikes Back (Fire & Blood VRR)

Last time we discussed the first few years of Aegon’s reign. The final subtopic we covered was the peaceful attempts to bring Dorne into the realm. We wondered what kind of offers and/or threats were made… regardless, though, they didn’t work.

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First Blood (and Fire) (Fire & Blood VRR)

An episode with a lot of sisters… The Three Sisters, meaning the islands north of the Vale and South of White Harbor… and the Two Sisters, meaning Aegon’s Queens. Mighty though they are in war, and we’ll see more of that… along with their brother, it’s time to see how they are as rulers.

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The Dragon's Interim (Fire & Blood VRR)

The end of 2023 features a gift from GRRM - a handwritten outline for AFFC! This scroll contains his plans for many of the POV characters. Among other things, it seems to confirm a few existing theories...

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An Unearthed AFFC Outline from GRRM

The penultimate episode of the series!

Intro - 00:04:50
The Mighty Have Fallen... Back to Square One - 00:07:38
Stag Takes King's Landing - 00:09:07
The Secret Council - 00:13:22
The Demands of the Sea Snake - 00:19:14
The Return of the King - 00:24:10
Targaryen State of Mind - 00:32:27
The King in Check - 00:43:40
Midroll - 00:49:56
Setting the Board - 00:54:40
The Battle of the Kingsroad - 00:57:34
A Short, Sad Reign - 01:14:43
Exit Aegon the Elder - 01:19:11
Enter Aegon the Younger - 01:25:08

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The Dance of the Dragons: Part 6 - w/Radio Westeros

The first trailer for House of the Dragon season 2 has been released, so let's analyze it together, with images. We will discuss spoilers based on Fire & Blood and filming reports, but not leaks, in the second half of the episode.

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House of the Dragon Season 2 - First Trailer

No character represents the concept of revenge or the blood feud like the Red Viper. It is ironic, and quite intriguing that his paramour Ellaria Sand is quite likely the character who best represents opposition to these cycles of violence... and unlike Oberyn, she's still alive and still fighting for peace, while one of her daughters, named Elia for Oberyn's beloved sister, is joining the Game of Thrones.

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Ellaria Sand

It has been said that tough places breed tough people, and it seems to be true even amongst the noble Houses of Westeros. We take a look at the families who have staked their claims in the most extreme and remote locations.


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Hardcore Houses

Who knows about it? Who have they told and who will they tell? and when?? How might it impact House Stark, the Night's Watch, Stannis, Roose, and the rest? There are so many players, and none of them have the full picture. Robb's will has the potential to supercharge the North at a time when so much is already happening, and winter is coming... Few topics in all of ASOIAF have this many moving parts!


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The Riddle of Robb's Will

Most bent the knee to the overwhelming might of the dragons. This may have made Aegon overconfident, as he assumed the submission of Dorne and a few other holdouts. That they defied the Conqueror makes them all the braver, or perhaps all the more foolish.

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Unbowed (Fire & Blood VRR)

With Harrenhal a smoking ruin and the largest army ever seen in Westeros defeated with ease, many rulers decide, at last, that they have no choice but to bend the knee to Aegon the Conqueror. We examine the events of the time as well as how these legends appear to the characters and how they manifest within ASOIAF ~300 years later.
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Bend the Knee (Fire & Blood VRR)

The largest army Westeros has ever seen vs. Vhagar, Meraxes and Balerion - the only time the three fought together. It's shock and awe with dragons... but it's not the battle that we consider the best part of this story. He wasn't taking on a hated tyrant, rather quite the opposite. The Gardeners were the most famous family in Westeros, and the Lannisters had a castle even Balerion couldn't melt. Aegon had to be ruthless and delicate at the same time.

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The Field of Fire (Fire & Blood VRR)

Queen Visenya, riding Vhagar, accompanies Lord Daemon Velaryon to force the submission of the Vale. Gulltown, one of the five true cities of Westeros, is where the action begins... and is the same place Robert's Rebellion began.

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Visenya & Vhagar Invade the Vale (Fire & Blood VRR)

The Riverlords kneel to Aegon the Conqueror just outside of still-smoldering Harrenhal, and he bestows new titles and castles while dividing the kingdom of Isles of Rivers. As the Riverlands is reborn again, we take a look back 400 years to the last time they were ruled from within, and a war that pitted House Blackwood and the Storm King against the King of Rivers and Hills.

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The Riverlands Reborn (Fire & Blood VRR)

This episode covers the fall of Harren the Black, the burning of Harrenhal, and what it must have been like for soldiers on the walls and towers that night... and for Aegon himself. Join us as we re-read, and live a thousand lives...

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Harren the Black vs. the Black Dread (Fire & Blood VRR)

It’s been 5 years… you know what that means! With fresh ideas on Aegon’s dreams and more, we take a second look at perhaps the best fantasy history book ever written - Fire & Blood. Join us as we re-read, and live a thousand lives. This episode covers the forging of the Crownlands, and is available as a video on Spotify.

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