What Are They Stealing? The Faceless Men, Explained - A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones
It's the ultimate face-stealing assassin training ground for Arya Stark, but what are the Faceless Men actually doing when they wear people's faces? Is that magic? Why do they have so much weirwood in their House of Black and White? What is their agenda, with Arya or anything else? What does this have to do with House Bolton? And why are they collecting so much dragon stuff?
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House of the Undying Ones, Explained - A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones
Everything from how the mysteries of the House of the Undying work to the role it plays in the story (Dany's and Euron's, mainly), including theories about what the shade trees are (related to weirwoods? something else?), where they come from, what they symbolize, what about the little dwarf, and more. Special thanks to artist Oana Novicov for the title image and all her new HOTU art featured in the video! Really outstanding work, check out her art: https://www.deviantart.com/oananovicov712
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The Stark Direwolf Psychic Network - A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones
We know greenseers and skinchangers are psychic, but did you notice that the wolves have their own wolf-to-wolf telepathy, and that the Starks can use it to talk to one another, and even boost each other's magic? Plus, there may be something similar going on with the ravens...
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When & Why the Andals Invaded Westeros, Explained - A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones
Debunking Ancient Andals theory and proving when the Andals came, how we cane know that, and showing the exact events that caused the Andal Invasion to begin. Plus, "what was the first Valyrian sword in Westeros?"
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The Many Secrets of Bloodraven's Weir-Cave, Explained - A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones
Is Bloodraven really the three-eyed crow? Why have he and the children of the forest been watching for Bran? Why do the children even need human greenseers if they have their own? Will the white walkers invade the cave, and how will Bran leave? How far down do the tunnels go, and the underground river? All this and more!
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