Fire and Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) (A Song of Ice and Fire)

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

Ok I finally watched the show

(Spoilers for book vs TV)

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5feet.of.fury They really left out Nettles? Nettles was my favorite Dragonseed 3d

5feet.of.fury I feel like I would not have understood some of the side plots had I not read the book, but maybe that‘s because I have a 2 month old and I‘m watching them at 4 am 😅 3d

5feet.of.fury I remember being more sympathetic to Alicent when we were reading, like there was really a “both sides” and in the TV I‘m way more sympathetic to Rhaenyra (well, up until the dragonseeds. I liked the expansion of Daemon going crazy at Harrenhal. 3d

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5feet.of.fury Oooh I liked what they did with Laenor in the show. He was just trying to have a chill Lavendar marriage. I feel like they toned down a lot of the deaths in the show vs the book (except Viserys which was scary) 3d

BethM Definitely the 2 month old😂 but the show is basically a few middle chapters of the book. Agree about the deaths minus the c section one right off the bat 😂 3d

5feet.of.fury @BethM my husband walked by right then and said “and you wanted to watch this while you were pregnant” …but there was a traumatic labor every other chapter of the book. 😅 3d

5feet.of.fury @BethM I looked it up, I guess it‘s only 158 pages of the book? (Which seems right, I‘m not gonna double check) 3d

BethM Yeah it‘s not long. And my husband was like hey? Remind you of anything? 🤦‍♀️ 3d

5feet.of.fury @BethM thank goodness we didn‘t have to give birth in Westeros with nothing but milk of the poppy 2d

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Wow that was a lot of blood, death and incest fortunately there were also dragons. I enjoyed the history of the Targaryens even though they were extremely frustrating at the best of times. I loved Mushroom's commentary 🐉
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5feet.of.fury Mushroom‘s gossip was the best! 4mo

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LiseWorks I was glad I read this before I watched the series 4mo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4mo

Roary47 Yay! 4mo

BookmarkTavern Love that! “Fortunately, there were also dragons.” Many books could be improved with the addition of dragons. 4mo

julieclair Glad you enjoyed it! 😃 4mo

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Fire and Blood: A History of House Targaryen of Westeros | George R. R. Martin

so-so

3✨ A lot happened in this book. It was very detailed, and goes through several generations and families. It runs more as a history book than a story. I kept trying to connect to this world as I know it in Game of Thrones, but it got me more lost. #ReadingWesteros @5feet.of.fury

5feet.of.fury Relatable. I was so excited for the places & legends I knew from GoT, but it was harder to connect with the characters the way it‘s told. Congrats on finishing that beast of a book! 5mo

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

so-so

Positives: GRRM displays his trademark genius with worldbuilding & lineages. Depth to consider the “author” perspectives through the story. The action was immaculate.

Negatives: I don‘t think I had to read all of that. I missed the depth of the characters as they are told in a detached way. People would arrive, be a big deal for 1/2 a chapter & disappear into obscurity or die. Maybe their grandson would come kill someone later. Too many Aegons.

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5feet.of.fury Lady Rhaena‘s husband takes Maynfred Montoon‘s place on the council after his passing. Baela‘s returns to Driftmark with husband and daughter.

North of the Neck cold & hunger wreak havoc.
In Iron Islands there is a power struggle after death of Red Kraken. 5mo

5feet.of.fury lady Jeyne Arryn dies, naming Joffrey Arryn as her heir, but this is disputed by her cousin Arnold Arryn & Isenbard Arryn.

Lord Rowan asks that Johanna Lannister withdraw forces from Iron Islands and ship food to the North. Arryn claimants are to present their case in Kings Landing. 5mo

5feet.of.fury The Court & City dote on Viserys, but not his Lysene wife. Mainly because she worships the gods of Lys. Rumors abound that she has cat spies or can turn into a cat.

The Rogares accumulate power in Westeros between the bank and the brothel. 5mo

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5feet.of.fury Spring of 135AC war in Iron islands ends, Cregan Stark borrows money to feed folk in Winterfell. Fighting continued in the Vale, Rowan sent 1000 men to restore Kings peace. Kings Landing prospers with returns from Rogare bank and flourishing trade. Lys prospers from a marriage alliance w/Dorne
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5feet.of.fury For the 1st time since The Dance a dragon flies over Kings Landing. Lady Rhaena takes to the skies on Morning. Shortly after, Lady Lara has a son. The child is named Aegon (ffs)

On Driftmark a dragon egg presented to Laena upon her birth hatches. The dragon is wingless & blind & bites Laena in her cradle. 5mo

5feet.of.fury This is troubling to Aegon III who declares no dragon eggs in the castle. Viserys who kept his egg throughly captivity is wroth. The egg sent to Dragonstone.

Gaemon Palehair & Daenaera are poisoned. Gaemon dies. Aegon III descends into gloom.
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5feet.of.fury Corwyn Corbray is killed while enforcing Jeyne‘s Will for the Vale to fall to Joffrey Arryn. Alyn Oakenfist is dispatched by sea with an army to be lead by Moredo Rogare. But assaults upon the Vale are unsuccessful.

At the other end of the Vale. Rowan‘s host rouses a dragon (Sheepstealer & Nettles in a cave), they also face cold & hunger and a wildling attack. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Faceless men of Braavos seem responsible for death of Lysandro & Drazenko Rogare - but at whose bidding?

Lysaro aspires to rule Lys. But in his scheming rumors abound that the Bank is unsound. Everyone starts withdrawing funds. lysaro flees. The bank is seized. The coin Westeros entrusted to Bank Rogare is lost. Rogares are arrested. Viserys defends his wife (with an axe). 5mo

5feet.of.fury A new Hand has been appointed without Aegon III‘s input, Ser Marston. Complicating matters.

Sandoq the Shadow of Lys comes to defense of Aegon, Viserys & Larra. Secure in Maegor‘s Holdfast.

Lord Rowan confesses to commiting the poisoning at knifepoint & after torture. He also implicated Lady Larra & Viserys (which was not part off Marstons plan). Aegon has enough of this BS. 5mo

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Marston is killed shortly after.

6 days after the false confession Aegon III leaves the holdfast. Rowan is alive but unable to continue as Hand. Grand Maester Munkun acts as regent & Hand.

Lords arrive in KingsLanding to select new regents. Positions are filled, Aegon III puts his seal. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Trials take place for the poisoning of Gaemon & Daenaera & traitors. Then the fate of Lady Larra‘s brothers. They fair better than Lysaro who was chained to a pillar and whipped for 7 hours. Lotho‘s hand is cut off, Roggerio gets 7 lashes.

Larra has a second son, they name Aemon.

Alyn Oakenfist goes to restore the Velaryon fortune, sails to Old Volantis while Baela is pregnant with 2nd child. 5mo

5feet.of.fury The King‘s 16th nameday nears, plans are made to travel his soon to be Kingdom. On the day, a bold Aegon asks for his seat at the head of the council table. He refuses travel, dismisses the regents. Even Mushroom leaves. The reign of the Broken King begins. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Ok cat spies are cool because it reminded me of Arya, but I can‘t remember if there was any lore about the idea to enter the cat that ties back to this or if Larra could be a warg. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Or if people are just jerks 5mo

5feet.of.fury I was really glad Aegon made a big decision ..but George… what a parting note to leave us with… (edited) 5mo

BethM Right?! I felt like well… we‘re just ending it like that?! 5mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM it was such a good set up… for another book we don‘t know if we are getting 😭 5mo

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Parts of this were excellent, parts very very slow. Copious death and I think GRRM might actually hate pregnant women. Freud would have a field day with that. Overall I liked it. The style was different but not bad. #readingwesteros

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This was such a rollercoaster. Def the most lighthearted chapter.

5feet.of.fury Baela‘s husband sails his epic voyage to the Sunset Sea. He uses more caution than previous Lu as he returns to the Stepstones. Scouts are sent ahead.

He has to fight or treat with Ryndoon. Ryndoon is quite the character & his men are very loyal.

Alyn doesn‘t want to risk losses fighting as he will need forces to defeat the Red Kraken (Dalton Greyjoy) so he talks. 5mo

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Alyn is allowed to pass through Ryndoon‘s waters after a weird stay on Bloodstone & promise of 3 ships & a kiss from Lady Baela (should Ryndoon come to Driftmark)

Next he approached Dorne. Trade is amicable but storms cause losses & they are attacked by bandits. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Old Town welcomes them, & provides 20 warships. Lord Redwyne is supposed to send 30 but they do not come timely and Alyn doesn‘t wait. More ships from Shield Island join them. However a storm comes: 1 ship sinks, 3 others damaged.

Meanwhile the Red Kraken has gathered his power. But on the eve of battle he is killed by his salt wife Tess. The forces against Alyn dissolve. 5mo

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5feet.of.fury Even though he never faced his foe, he gets gifts of esteem from Johanna Lannister and celebration at Lannisport. Alyn wants to go home. He leaves Leo Costayne & 1/3 of the force to protect them.

Dorne allys with Tyrosh & Lys against Ryndoon. Drazenko Rogare approaches Alyn, the conversation is unknown but the next day Alyn raises the ships banners for Lys.
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5feet.of.fury Back at Kings Landing, Aegon III is in better spirits & spends more time in court. Unwin is humiliated & insufferable. Mad at the twins for wrecking his plans.

Baela has a girl: Laena, after her mother.

Word is sent that Alyn is off to Lys to secure a treasure beyond a price.

Peake has no idea what that means. It drives him mad. 5mo

5feet.of.fury When Alyn does return he is greeted by Aegon III, Daenaera, Baela, their daughter & many other notables. The “treasure” is Viserys (the king‘s long lost brother, youngest son of Rhaenyra & Daemon, presumed dead since battle of the Gullet.
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5feet.of.fury Viserys had been held captive but well treated by Magister Bambarro. Upon Bambarro‘s death, creditors seized his manse, the princeling went to Lysander Rogare (patriarch of a banking dynasty) who married him to his daughter Lara of Lys.

Alyn agreed to terms of 100,000 golden dragons, agreed not to take up arms against house Rogare for 100 years AND entrust the crowns funds to the Rogare Bank of Lys 5mo

5feet.of.fury Viserys (age 12) is 2 years younger than Aegon but more mature. His wife is 19. Aegon‘s disposition improves upon his brothers return, he had felt guilty for abandoning him at the Gullet. They become constant companions.

Unwin Peake is outraged about the terms of Viserys return but is overruled. He threatens to resign, & they call his bluff & dismiss him. 5mo

BethM I felt so happy for Aegon! 5mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM same! I don‘t think the kid got good news in his whole life. 5mo

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Pray, do not forget the elephant, my Lord. 🐘⚓️

5feet.of.fury Following the death of Tyland Lannister, Aegon III shows maturity beyond his years. He calls on Thaddeus Rowan to be Hand & Lord Alyn (husband of Baela) to be Admiral

Lord Peake however takes control of the council & makes his own appointments. Rowan is given a lessor sap ointment as Master of Laws. Hand was combined with Protector of the Realm & taken up by Unwin Peake himself 5mo

5feet.of.fury Aegon III retreats back into silence taking little part in rule of the realm.

Unwin Peake essentially rules for 2 years. His goal is to restor House Peake to his former greatness.

Aegon III is sullen & does not like the changes made under Peake. Peake punishes him further by making Aegon‘s friend & cupbearer Gaemon Palehair a whipping boy. Any misbehavior of Aegon‘s will be taken out on Gaemon. 5mo

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133 AC on the Feast Day of Our Father Above the Hand dokes our punishments to rapists, murderers, another “Shepherd Reborn”, a captain of a Pentoshi merchantman said to be responsible for bringing Winter Fever, & Former Grand Maester Orwyle (traitor & deserter of the Nights Watch). They are executed.

Aegon was present as duty required but took no part. 5mo

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5feet.of.fury The narrow sea is again open to trading. But Pentoshi sellswords now hold the Stepstones & Braavosi warships hold the waters in between. Peake wants to establish a presence on Bloodstone to keep the waters open. He orders Lord of Tides Alyn Velaryon to put his fleets under command of Gedmund.
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5feet.of.fury Lord of Tides at first appears to do so but then takes his fleet & attack the Braavosi himself. He is victorious; he lost 3 ships while sinking 30, captured 6 galleys, 11 cogs & 89 hostages, food, drink & an elephant. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Alyn Velaryon is at 1st welcomed as a hero, but the Hand is mad. He may have an elephant but they didn‘t take Bloodstone as intended. Racallio Ryndoon‘s pirate kingdom which Peake wished to diminish was in a stronger position w/Braavosi gone. & the Hand does not want war w/wealthy Braavos. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Alyn is sent off to battle Greyjoys, outcomes are a win/win for Peake‘s motives. Baela tells him she is pregnant as he leaves on a taken Braavosi warship renamed Lady Baela.

Bribes are given & Braavos breaks ties with Ryndoon & cede the Stepstones. The royal treasury is depleted.

Winter Fever descends in the North. 3000 wildling cross the Wall, Cregan Stark rides to hunt them with other Northmen & nights Watch. (edited) 5mo

5feet.of.fury Young Queen Jaehaera - last surviving child of Aegon II - threw herself out a window in Maegor‘s holdfast at age 10. But some speculate she may have been pushed, as her mother Heleana died similarly & under suspicious conditions. Though there is no proof, there is plenty of motivation. Prominently that Baela‘s upcoming child would be in succession until Aegon III has an heir of his own. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Promptly, Aegon is told he must wed again. To the Hand‘s daughter Myrielle.

Lords Rowan & Mooton have had it with Peake‘s overreach. He also gets strongly worded letters from Lady Arryn, Kermit Tully & Cregan Stark. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Others put potential betrothals forward. In the end the decision will be made by Aegon III, a ball is planned & maidens to be brought for his choosing. Peake still keeps his plan for his daughter in motion with gossip & intervention.

On the day of the ball maidens are paraded before Aegon III as he sits on the Iron Throne. Dubbed “The Maiden‘s Day Cattle Show” by Mushroom. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Aegon seems unimpressed. This bodes well for Peake‘s daughter as atleast Aegon has gotten to know her, & seems somewhat comfortable with her.

But Baela & Rhaena arrive ceremoniously with Lady Daenaera Velaryon (daughter of Daeron Velaryon & Hazel Hearte) who is chosen as Aegon III‘s queen. Peake has to concede, but at 6 years old she is no where near childbearing age for the heir they need. 5mo

BethM Did she have to be 6?! I love the twins though, spunky. 5mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM LOVE them! They did f up Peake‘s whole plan with that though! Leaving Baela‘s baby next in line (if it‘s a boy, I think, if it‘s not I have no idea haha) 5mo

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❄️Winter of the Widows❄️

5feet.of.fury Cregan Stark doesn‘t know what to do with his host. Aly tells him the men may be wanted by widows in riverlands. A Wolf for Every Widow.

The kings coronation brings people from across the kingdom. Ser Willis Fell (sole survivor of Kingsguard from Viserys time) is made Lord Commander of White Swords. Tyland Lannister is made Hand, lord Leowyn Corbay is made Protector of the Realm. Corlys is on the council with 6 others. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Tyland was so disfigured from the Queen‘s torturers he took to wearing a silken hood. As other regents convene less and less often, Tyland got more power.

Winter has descended & trade has collapsed.

They don‘t know what to do about Alicent. Her actions vengeful & unpredictable. Tyland imprisons her in Maegor‘s Holdfast. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Dalton Greyjoy paid little heed to edicts coming from the Iron Throne. He continues raiding. Johanna Lannister attempts to oppose them, but he puts her ships to torch.

Tyrosh, Lys & Myrtle go to war.

131 AC comes to a close with the seas on fire east and west of the Seven Kingdoms while blizzards descend on Winterfell.

The king & queen are children of 11 & 8. Both have witnessed horrible tragedies. Both seem to have no joy. 5mo

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Wildling descend of the Vale. Lady Jeyne Arryn leaves the council to defend her lands. As does Lord Caron when Dornishmen come towards Nightsong. Corlys Velaryon dies 132 AC. The council is shrinking.

Alyn Velaryon become Lord of Tides and Master of Driftmark, but is not granted Corlys‘s place on the regency council. 5mo

5feet.of.fury The council, reminded of mortality, makes a plan for Aegon III‘s heir. The only successors the realm is likely to accept: Baela & Rhaena Targaryen. Munkun points out it should be a male successor -however all the other males are dead? Munkun says he will research…
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5feet.of.fury They decide they must marry off Baela who is wild & picks unsavory suitors. Thaddeus Rowan of Goldengrove gets that honor. If they have a son he will be a clear successor. Baela is not impressed. She runs away & Marty‘s Alyn Velaryon.

Tyland decides that‘s good enough. But the council doesn‘t see how their offspring would make a suitable heir. 5mo

5feet.of.fury So then they need to get Rhaena wed. She chooses Leowyn Corbray‘s brother Corwyn.

Famine looms in the North. Wildlings come from beyond the Wall. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Harrenhal is now claimed to be ruled by a witch with fearsome powers. It‘s Alys Rivers (former paramour of Aemond) who says her son is Aemond‘s son & heir, the rightful king of Westeros. The soldiers sent from KingsLanding are killed by Harrenhal‘s riders. 1/3 of the men live to tell the tale, including 1 prisoner who says he say Alys with a dragon. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Tyland wants to deal with this “witch queen” but Winter Fever hits Kings Landing. The city is closed and the Red Keep barred. Many die, including Alicent.

Aegon III to everyone‘s astonishment visits & soothes the sick. Including Tyland Lannister before his passing. 5mo

BethM Some good ends tied up with Alicent and Daemon‘s daughters, a bit ofd that they didn‘t move the king/queen story forward. I felt bad for Tyland by the end. I liked the last lines about how he plotted against them but served Rhaenyra‘s son faithfully. 5mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM Tyland wasn‘t so bad. I agree he tried to be a good Hand to Aegon III. I hope we get more “witch queen” stuff 5mo

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“Winter is here & there are worse ways to die”

5feet.of.fury Aegon III aka Aegon the Unlucky, a monarch who said little and did less. He came to the throne 131 AC and ruled for 26 years. His reign began as a boy of 10.

The Lads: Kermit & Oscar Tully & Benjicot Blackwood - young leaders of the Riverlands- revel in their victory after the death of Aegon 5mo

5feet.of.fury Cregan Stark arrives in Kings Landing but does not get the same reception as the Lads. Cregan wants to continue the war, destroy all that remained of those who put Aegon II in power. Storm‘s End, Old Town, Casterly Rock. Corlys tries to dissuade him.

Corlys is locked up. The Lads join their forces to Lord Stark, either for fame or being terrified by Cregan. 5mo

5feet.of.fury KingsLanding is wary. A man claiming to be The Shepherd reborn rises. Alyn Velaryon demands Corlys be released. Cregan locks up Aegon III in Maegor‘s holdfast “for his own safety”

Answers to Corlys‘s peace offers arrive. Cretan‘s plans for war are undone by 3 widows. 5mo

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5feet.of.fury Cregan still wants to put Aegon II‘s poisoners to death. but in order to do that Aegon III must make him Hand (which he does). 22 are implicated for minor roles, as are the Club Foot & the Sea Snake.

He shows Mercy to Corlys for a bargain with Alysanne of House Blackwood (Black Aly). Stark likes the brazen, stubborn Black Aly. He asks for her maidenhead which she lost riding a horse at 13, so he asks for her hand in marriage instead 5mo

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After the executions he resigns and heads back to Winterfell. 5mo

BethM I just still really like the starks. Fairly honorable. I was very confused about the lads I think I skipped over their names/importance at one point 😂 5mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM the Starks are so straightforward. “I said I was going to do it, so I‘m doing it” 5mo

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5feet.of.fury Aegon II proclaims that the true king is returning, but still has to make a dangerous journey from Dragonstone. Sunfyre doesn‘t recover, dies slowly. Lady Baela is almost put to death for it, Aegon II realizes this is in haste - he requests Baela‘s cousin Alyn of Hull pay homage or she will die. 5mo

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Betrayals & betrothals follow. They need a way to bring the Sea Snake to their side. He is offered a full pardon if he bends the knee to Aegon II & deliver the swords and sails of Driftmark. But Corlys sets terms of his own: he wants pardons for all who fought for Rhaenyra, Aegon the Younger betrothed to Princess Jaehaera (and both proclaimed Aegon II‘s heirs) + Lady Baela freed. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Alicent has to consent to the proposals as proxy for Aegon II.

Aegon II returns to King‘s Landing. He is in great pain, but sets to his duties. He is determined to exact vengeance on those who betrayed him at the surrounding keeps. The Lords must raise Aegon II‘s banners & provide suitable hostages 5mo

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5feet.of.fury This does not sit right with Winterfell, barrowtown & White Harbor, Riverrun or the Vale. the Vale also houses Baela‘s twin Rhaena and her dragon (though still a hatchling) is a symbol of strength for the rebels. Aegon II decides he also needs a dragon.

7 dragon eggs are brought from Dragonstone but none yield a dragon. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Sea Snake advocates for pardon & peace, Borros Baratheon for more fighting. Aegon II decides to marry Cassandra Baratheon to make more heirs & void the deal with Corlys. But they still need House Velaryon‘s support.

Plots & counterplots surround Aegon II but he is oblivious. In constant pain, unable to walk, he still plans his marriage while his enemies come from the North.
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5feet.of.fury Lord Borros leads the attack against the forces of Riverrun on the Kingsroad. King Aegon II‘s last army is shattered.

Corlys‘s warnings have proved true. Aegon threatens the Tully hostages, as well as Lady Baela. Baela is spirited away to safety by Larys the Clubfoot.

Aegon II heads to the Sept in a litter with a flagon of Arbor red. When they reach the Sept the king is dead. 5mo

5feet.of.fury The poison & poisoner are unknown, but facts suggest Larys the Clubfoot.

Aegon II only reigned for 2 years. The war was over. Aegon the younger (son of Rhaenyra & Daemon) weds Princess Jaehaera (daughter of Halaena & Aegon II) the Dance of the Dragons ends & reign of Aegon III begins 5mo

BethM 1- how did Corlys manage to survive all this? 2- couldn‘t we have just wed two of the kids in the first place 😂 5mo

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I get caught up to fall behind again 😂 Yesterday we found out our male dog Chappie has a pretty significant skin infection- treatable but expensive. Today was my baby‘s 4th bday 😭 taking a bit of time to myself tonight :)

JenReadsAlot Omg I can't believe he's 4 already! 5mo

Roary47 I feel you on falling behind and catching up, and kids growing too fast. 🥹 5mo

5feet.of.fury D‘aww 🎂 happy bday to your lil dude! (Todays reading was the last long chapter, we‘re almost there!) 5mo

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Avanders Happppppy birthday to Wes!!!!! 🎂🎉🎈😘😘 cannot believe he‘s already 4!! 5mo

BethM @Roary47 @5feet.of.fury sometime on Monday I managed to misplace my book 😭🤦‍♀️I‘ll find it! But a library copy just came in. Sorry for being behind! @Avanders me either! 5mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM 😅 I‘m gonna laugh a little bit just because it is the size of a phone book. Where could it be hiding? Lol 5mo

BethM @5feet.of.fury I found it behind my bed lol 5mo

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I need a recap of who is actually still alive 😅

5feet.of.fury With Addam Velaryon accused of treason Rhaenyra has lost a dragon rider, the Hand, & support forces of House Velaryon.

Heleana dies by apparent suicide, though some disagree, believing she was murdered by Rhaenyra. This leads to riots. The master of coin is tortured in the attack
City Watch comes for the Shepherd, but the flock strikes back leaving them slaughtered. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Rhaenyra also hears that Maidenpool has gone to the enemy & Nettles escaped. Her reign is in ruins.

The Shepherd returns to preaching, points his disciples at the Dragonpit. Tens of thousands go to kill the dragons. Rhaenyra calms her son‘s concerns saying Dragons may kill them. Even Mushroom warns of the danger to the dragons. Rhaenyra dismisses this & doesn‘t notice when Joffrey sneaks off on her dragon Syrax. 5mo

5feet.of.fury 7 men rode through the madness of the city to bring back Joffrey. Joff falls from Syrax before he reaches the dragon pit. His body is looted & 3 of The 7 die getting his remains.

The flock takes out 4 dragons. Syrax descended on them, and also killed. Rhaenyra loses both her son & dragon. KingsLanding is lost. The queens flight does not bring peace to KL. The flock brings their wrath to the wealthy. 5mo

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The Shepherd‘s crowds dwindle. Dareon & 2 traitor dragonriders are antsy to take the city. News arrives of Aemond‘s death. Aegon II has still not been seen. Dareon is next in line of succession but Hard Hugh Hammer names himself, as rider of fierce Vermithor he feels entitled.

Ser Addam Velaryon goes to retake Tumbleton from the 2 betrayers. Hugh Hammer dies, but so does Prince Dareon. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Tessarion faces off against Seasmoke, Vermithor joins the battle. Addam fights valiantly on Seasmoke, but all end up dead.

Ulf White makes his own bid for the throne, he is poisoned by Hobert Hightower who had to poison himself in the ruse.

Rhaenyra searches for refuge. Cregan Stark vows to send a host from Winterfell. Rhaenyra has no coin or ships, she is forced to sell her crown to get passage to Dragonstone. But an ambush awaits. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Aegon II & Sunfyre had faced Moondancer & Lady Baela (prince Daemon‘s daughter with Laena) for the seat. Sunfyre unable to fly, Aegon broke both his legs. When he heard of Rhaenyra‘s return Ser Alfred Broome prepared a suitable welcome. Sunfyre cooks & eats Rhaenyra. Rhaenyra‘s remaining son Prince Aegon is hostage.

The true King goes to claim the throne. 5mo

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5feet.of.fury KIngsLanding fell, but Aemond & Criston Cole are advancing on Harrenhal. When the arrive after 19 day Prince Daemon & his people are gone. They celebrate the victory, thinking the enemy fled. Aemond is enraged when he hears what happened in KL. He takes his anger on the Strongs, knowing someone betrayed them. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Battle by the Lakeshore - 2000 men dead including Lord Frey, Lord Lefford & Ser Emory Hill. The Lannister host was slaughtered as were many of the Winter Wolves.

Aemond & Criston debate how to answer the queens attacks. Aemond wants to go back to KL, Criston urges him to join strength with his brother Daeron (&hopefully Aegon & Sunfyre). The 2 men part ways. Criston goes south to join Prince Daeron. Aemond attacks traitors w/Vhagar. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Rhaenyra has spared Alicent by beheaded Otto Hightower who had served 3 Kings as Hand. Bartimos Celtigar is name Master of Coin. Under Aegon II, Tyland Lannister had shipped off 3/4 of the kings wealth & Aegon II had spent the rest. Only empty vaults left.

Taxes are enacted. Small folk who once welcomed Rhaenyra‘s return now oppose her. Calling her “Maegor with teats” the throne draws fresh blood daily. 5mo

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5feet.of.fury Ser Rickard & Aegon II‘s son Maelor are discovered in Rhaenyra‘s territory, the knight is killed & the boy seized. In a fight over where to take him & by who, he is killed.

Freys claim newly abandoned Harrenhal.

Aemond burns the riverlands.

South of Harrenhal Criston‘s host is in peril & he is slain, the battle ends in butchery.

Aemond &Vhagar had become Terror of the trident. The people beg for Rhaenyra‘s help 5mo

5feet.of.fury Lord Corlys plead with Rhaenyra to ask enemy lords to bend the knee & give hostages, to give Alicent & Heleana to the Faith & send her half brothers to the Wall. She declines, says once the usurpers brothers are dead all will bend the knee.

Alicent pleads for her sons lives, asking to split the Kingdom. But she has no pity for Rhaenyra‘s sons & serves only to fan the flames of vengeance.
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5feet.of.fury The dragons face off. Bretrayl from Ulf White & Hugh Hammer.

Prince Daemon & Nettles hunt for Aemond to no avail.

Across Blackwater Bay the dragon Grey Ghost is found dead. Cannibal is blamed. 5mo

5feet.of.fury The foe approaches Rhaenyra in KingsLanding. 6 dragons in KL but only 1 in Red Keep. They ready the dragons & dragonriders but Addam Velaryons loyalty is questioned. Bartimos urges Rhaenyra to seize the other 2 baseborn dragonseeds, if they lose more dragons to the enemy they are lost & Rhaenyra is quick to believe the worst. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Lady Misery (soon to be mistress of whispers) tells the queen that Nettles has already betrayed her & is carrying Prince Daemon‘s bastard.

Addam Velaryon manages to escape on Seasmoke. Betrayed again, Rhaenyra lashes out on Corlys & Grand Maester.

The Shepherd preaches against the nature of Dragons & Targaryens. Crowds grow. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Ulf & Hammer aren‘t the help Prince Daeron had hoped for. Doing foul deeds & demanding huge rewards.

Manfryd Mooton in Maidenpool is tasked with doing away with Nettles. They know that this is unfair, she is a young woman & also Daemon‘s wrath. Some tell him just to ignore the letter. The young maester ends up showing the letter to Daemon & Nettles. 5mo

5feet.of.fury The prince & his bastard girl spend 1 more night together. Nettles leaves the next day on Sheepstealer towards Bay of Crabs.

Daemon goes back to Harrenhal. 5mo

5feet.of.fury After 14 days Vhagar & Aemond come. In battle Daemon leaps from Caraxes onto Vhagar with Queen Visenya‘s sword Dark Sister in hand, Aemond fumbles with the chains on his saddle & Daemon puts the sword through his blind eye till it exits his throat. Neither Dragon or man survive. But Daemon‘s remains are never found. 5mo

5feet.of.fury Why do I want an HEA for Daemon & Nettles? This isn‘t that kind of story. 5mo

BethM I want an HEA for someone 😂 5mo

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5feet.of.fury Many grievous losses are suffer on both sides in the battle of the burning mill. Prince Daemon captures Braden‘s lands. Ser Otto on behalf of Aegon reaches for it to Dorne but he rejects an alliance.

The Vale, Whiteharbor, and Winterfell ally with Prince Daemon at Harrenhal. The Sea Snakes fleet have blocked merchants at Blackwater Bay. 6mo

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Ser Otto is relieved of his duties as Hand. Cristina Cole takes the role. Captive lords that do not swear fealty are executed. Ser Arryk is sent to impersonate ser Erryk either commanded to slay Rhaenyra or her sons. But Erryk spots him & they drew swords. They die together after their fight. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Rhaenyra‘s aunt Rhaenys returns on Meleys to defend Rook‘s Rest. She is attacked by Aegon II & Aemond on their dragons. She doesn‘t retreat. All 3 beasts spin towards the ground. Only Vhagar (Aemond‘s dragon) arose unharmed. Sunfyre is injured Aegon II suffers burns to half his body. Rhaenys‘s body is found near the corpse of her dragon, blackened beyond recognition. 800 others lost their lives that day. (edited) 6mo

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5feet.of.fury Aegon II did not die though he does not rise from bed for half a year. Heleana doesn‘t visit, lost in her own madness. Aemond is set to rule until Aegon II is well. Though he only calls himself Prince Regent, not taking the title of King.

Tensions rise between Sea Snake & Rhaenyra after Rhaenys‘s death (she would not allow Jace & Joff to fly out) -they were only 15 & 11. 6mo

5feet.of.fury The Red Sowing find some new dragon riders and kills many candidates. 4 new dragon riders.

The dragons attack the Myrish, Lyseni & Tyroshi in Battle of the Gullet. With many Tyroshi & Myrish deaths this causes tense relations with Lysene

Jace & young Viserys are lost. Jace‘s death hardens Rhaenyra. She still has more dragons than her half brother. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Aemond One Eye still protector of the realm feels the threat lies with Daemon at Harrenhal. He leads a host of 4000 to Harrenhal. Daemon is forewarned

Men go after injured Sunfyre still in the Ashes of Rook‘s Rest but apparently he recovered. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Daemon heads south on Caraxes. Rhaenyra mounts Syrax and they meet above Aegon‘s high hill. Only Dreamfyre & a handful of hatchlings are in KingsLanding to oppose them. Queen Heleana -Dreamfyre‘s rider is in no shape to ride. Small folk flee. Riots break out in Flea Bottom. Alicent takes charge but Kings Landing falls in less than a day.

Aegon II and the children have fled. Rhaenyra takes her seat on the Throne, which cuts her. 6mo

BethM So much death. I‘m surprised Aemond didn‘t claim it for his own. Also Rhaenys is her aunt. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM oh shoot, the Targaryen tangled family tree got me again. 😅 lots of big things this chapter 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I was surprised about Aemond too, that was a real good guy move… after he‘s done so many terrible things… 6mo

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Building alliances & making worse enemies.

5feet.of.fury Prince Daemon holds Harrenhal a great victory for Rhaenyra. The lords of the trident also throw in their lot for the queen.

Jace descends on the Eyrie on Vermax to win the Vale for his mother. Then to the Fingers, lord Manderly at White Harbor asks for a marriage alliance between the families, which is made. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Then to Winterfell to treat with Cregan Stark. Among the stories from the 3 sources, Mushroom says Vermax left a clutch of eggs at Winterfell. They also ally for a marriage pact.
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5feet.of.fury Jace secures 3 powerful bannermen. His brother Lucerys is not so lucky. Aemond Targaryen arrives ahead of him in Storm‘s End. Rhaenyra had taken House Baratheon for granted. An alliance is made based on a marriage of Lord Borros‘s daughter to Aemond. Luke comes too late & is already betrothed, can‘t match the offer.

Outside the storm rages, Aemond collects a debt from Luke, becoming Aemond the kinslayer. 6mo

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Luke‘s brother Joffrey swear vengeance against Aemond & Lord Boros. Prince Daemon dispatches Blood & Cheese (mysterious men who knew the Red Keep‘s secret passages) for revenge against Alicent. Her grandson Jaehaerys is killed. Heleana & Aegon II are never the same 6mo

5feet.of.fury Blood & Cheese? 6mo

BethM Yeah that was weird for sure 6mo

5feet.of.fury @5feet.of.fury I was trying to remember if we were supposed to know them, but we‘ve already done such a huge timespan, and I have no thoughts 6mo

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Super stressed about how far behind I am. Been a tough two weeks at work. I‘ll catch up! #readingwesteros

Avanders Aww I completely know the feeling, but we shouldn‘t feel stressed about reading (but I do). 🫣🤗🥰😘 6mo

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I‘m just taking Mushroom‘s version of event as gospel.

5feet.of.fury 2 claimants to the throne after death of Viserys I: his daughter Rhaenyra (only surviving child of 1st marriage) & Aegon (eldest son w/2nd wife). This would have The kingdom is split into 2, declaring for 1 side or the other. Taking a toll on Westeros & the dragon population. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Aegon at 1st refuses to be part of Alicent‘s plans. Wanting to leave Rhaenyra to her birthright. But the children of Rhaenyra with their questionable parentage will not be in the line of succession w/out all other Targaryens dead. So he is convinced.

Aegon is quickly crowned at the Dragonpit. Rhaenyra is so upset she goes into labor early. He only daughter comes stillborn & deformed, she blames Aegon & the others. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Vassals come, as does Princess Rhaenys & the Seasnake. She has the wealth of House Velaryon & more dragons than Aegon. But will this leave her a city to rule in or burn it to the ground? Daemon agrees. He plans to goad Aegon into an attack. Rhaenyra has her own coronation. 6mo

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BethM Aegon didn‘t hold out long. 6mo

BethM I also agree on Mushroom 6mo

Roary47 This is where modern medicine is really awesome. Three days of child birth?! Yikes!! 5mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 you‘d think these maesters would be motivated to invent the c-section, right? 5mo

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I‘ve looked up a bunch of family trees for the Targaryens but all seem to have errors are be omitting some kids? I think everyone is as confused as meeeeee, including George.

Is this the House of the Dragon part?

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5feet.of.fury After Aemon‘s death, Baelon is named the heir, but Aemon had a child Rhaenys who was with child. By granting Dragonstone to Baelon Jaehaerys was skipping both Rhaenys & possibly her unborn son.

Baelon was well established and better suited to rule, he also had 2 healthy sons. But this angers Boremund & Jocelyn Baratheon, Rhaenys & good queen Alysanne. 6mo

5feet.of.fury In 101AC Baelon dies of a burst belly, now there is no clear successor. Baelon‘s sons Viserys & Daemon would have been obvious had Baelon sat on the Iron Throne. Rhaenys & her daughter also make their claim, & Rhaenys‘s son Laenor. Jaehaerys still had a son Vaegon (frail & bookish & an Archmaester) 6mo

5feet.of.fury council is held at Harrenhal. 14 claims are examined. The 2 claims with most support were Baelon‘s eldest so Viserys & Laenor Velaryon son of Rhaenys & grandson of Aemon.

Jaehaerys passes in 103AC. His grandson Viserys succeeds him.

King Viserys I & Queen Aemma host many feats and tourneys with their young daughter Rhaenyra. 6mo

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5feet.of.fury T he King‘s hot tempered brother Daemon feels he is the rightful heir & should be named Prince of Dragonstone.

Ser Otto, Hand of the King, writes to Viserys & says Daemon ascending the throne would be a second Maegor the Cruel, but such was the precedent set by the council of 101. 6mo

5feet.of.fury In 105AC Aemma is pregnant with a son, but they both pass in childbirth. Daemon reportedly jokes that the child was heir for a day. The last straw for Viserys. He declares Rhaenyra his heir, naming her Princess of Dragonstone!in a lavish ceremony.

Daemon quits City Watch & impregnates his concubine Mysaria & presents her with a dragon egg. Viserys objects, the dragon egg is returned. Mysaria loses the child. Daemon‘s disdain for Viserys grows. 6mo

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The realm hopes Viserys will remarry and have a son. He is encouraged to marry Lady Laena (daughter of Rhaenys & Corlys). She‘s 12. He instead weds Alicent Hightower, daughter of the King‘s Hand. The Hightowers were a noble family of impeccable lineage.

Daemon -and Corlys the sea snake are pissed. They go wage war on the Stepstones.

More Targaryen princelings are born. Viserys defies the council & keeps Rhaenyra as heir. 6mo

5feet.of.fury 111AC Daemon returns to court. After an imposing entrance he kneels before Viserys. He resumes his seat on small council. Some say he seduced Rhaenyra. He is exiled. He goes back to war in the Stepstones. 6mo

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At 16 Rhaenyra takes possession of Dragonstone. Viserys talks of marrying her to a Dornish prince to bring Dorne into the realm. But she is encouraged to marry her cousin Laenor (who prefers the company of squires). Rhaenyra hates the idea but Viserys says he will make her half brother Aegon the heir. She & Laenor marry in 114 AC. They have a child that looks nothing like Laenor named Jacaerys. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Daemon has various schemes for power. He weds Lady Laena Velaryon. They have twin daughters Baela & Rhaena this birth reconciles Daemon & Viserys.

Queen Alicent & princess Rhaenyra died, as do their children

Rhaenyra is there when Laena gives birth to a son. The baby is malformed and dies within the hour. Laena passes. Rhaenyra comforts Daemon in his grief. Then Laenor is slain. 6mo

5feet.of.fury The disputes between Rhaenyra & Alicent children grow with Aemond losing an eye. The bloody seed of the Dance of the Dragons have been planted.

127AC Viserys health wanes, he is cut by the throne. 1 eyed Aemond toasts his brown haired nephews. Viserys does in 129AC 6mo

BethM I‘m halfway through this chapter but yes this is were HotD starts. Except they may Alicent and Rhaenyra friends of the same age. Less of an age gap with Cristian Cole too. 6mo

BethM I was expecting this to read like the show- nope, much more detail in the show. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I heard that! I didn‘t get a chance to watch it yet, but I heard small parts of the book are much bigger parts of the show. 6mo

Roary47 I also was able to try to get through this section. There is more details in the show! 🤯 I‘m still pretty loss especially with the similar names. 🫠 5mo

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Alysanne was pregnant every other paragraph.
The PlentyOfTargaryens matchmaking doesn‘t go so well.

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“Lady Westhill” survives a perilous storm. The ships come upon 3 small islands. They discover spice & pink fruits they have never encountered. But Alys wants to continue. She takes Sun Chaser West for lands beyond the sea, was never seen again. Many years later Coralys Velaryon makes the same trip west in Sea Snake & may have seen her ship in Asshai. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Winter comes, killing crops & bringing sickness. The Tullys, Lyman Lannister & some other lords are consumed. Old Town is especially hard hit. The smallfolk sick or starving attack the master of coin. Jaehaerys goes with the Kingsguard to collect his body. He hangs the offenders from the walls of the Red Keep.

New Years comes without celebration. Young Daenerys is afflicted by the shivers & dies. This flies in the face of Targaryen exceptionalism 6mo

5feet.of.fury Alysanne is pregnant again and returns to Dragonstone. She delivers her 5th child, Alyssa (after her mother) later that year. At first she reminds her of Daenerys, but as she grows she doesn‘t have her beauty or the Targaryen look. She was a tomboy. 6mo

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5feet.of.fury Rogar is dying. They take in Rogar & Alyssa‘s daughter Jocelyn as a ward. &Rogar goes after the Vulture King in Dorne. He, along with 500 men, Jaehaerys & Vermithor are successful. This restores the peoples faith in the King.

62AC brings the king & queen another child named Maegelle. Jaehaerys commands roads be built. 63-64AC brings 2 more children Vaegon & Daella. And 3 years later their 10th child Viserra. 6mo

5feet.of.fury In 68AC their 1st born Prince Aemon is betrothed to Jocelyn Baratheon and are married 2 years later.

72AC Alaric Stark passes, succeeded by his grandson Edric.

73AC Alysanne has 11th child Gaemon, who passes before 3 months. Rhaena also does that year.

Ser Lucamore had wed in secret (3 times) despite his vows to the Kingsguard. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Their matchmaking for the younger siblings doesn‘t do so well. Daella is afraid of everything & wont marry at a weirwood, they are desperate as she wouldn‘t be able to join the Faith with her poor reading. In the end she picks Rodrik Arryn, 20 years her elder, but gentle & kind. She does well with his younger children & is treated kindly at the Eyrie.
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5feet.of.fury 81AC Aemon, heir apparent, takes on the role of master of laws. Baelon & Princess Alyssa, they have a second son called Daemon.

Daella is also with child, she panics, but births Aemma Arryn & dies shortly after. Alysanne blames Rodrik, the maesters in the Eyrie but most of all Jaehaerys.

83 AC Prince Morion of Dorne plans an attack. “The 4th Dornish War” lasts only a day with the King easily burning out the fleet. 6mo

5feet.of.fury 84AC Alyssa births her & Baelon‘s 3rd son Aegon. She never recovers & dies within the year. Aegon passes before his 1st name day.

Saera meanwhile has cause a lot of trouble & decides the rules aren‘t for her. She wants to marry whomever & however many. 1 of her men faces Jaehaerys in trial by combat & dies. Saera joins the silent sisters. Escapes after a year and a half & heads to Lysene pleasure gardens. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Viserra wants to marry Baelon but Lord Manderly will make an alliance with the North they need. After a wild night of rebelling she falls from horse & breaks her neck. In 5 years Alysanne lost 3 of her daughters. She wants Saera home. Jaehaerys refuses, the rift again opens between them.

90AC Jaehaerys & Alysanne have one of their last good memories as grandchild Rhaenys Marries Corlys Velaryon. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Aemon dies in the Myrish Bloodbath. Baelon exacts vengeance. Baelon‘s son Viserys enters the Dragonpit & claims Balerion, but Balerion is old, he passes in less than a year. The last living creature who saw Valyria in all its glory.
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5feet.of.fury The last years of Alysanne‘s life are filled with saddness. Her last child Gael stays with her through her decline but then mysteriously vanished, later found to have run off with a singer &died in childbirth. Baelon visits often, she tells him he will make a good king. She does in 100AC 6mo

BethM Well shit this was not the section to fall behind on. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Long reign indeed @BethM 6mo

BethM We should‘ve built in a break 😂 I‘m getting there. Again, I think Freud would@love GRRM. So much pregnancy and death 😳 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I thought every other would balance out the long chapters but it‘s so much more dense than the POVs 😵‍💫 6mo

Roary47 Whew… that took me a bit. Lol. Soooo much happened with Sooooo many people that I‘m not sure I comprehended any of it. 😅 5mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 so many people! As soon as I would get into someone‘s story they were dead 😂 5mo

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5feet.of.fury The land prospers.

Aerea & Balerion‘s where abouts are unknown, Rhaena searches for them. Some think Aerea must have been thrown from willful Balerion.

Elissa Farman & the dragon eggs are also on the run. She has bought a ship after the sale of the eggs.

Jaehaerys sets out to standardize the laws. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Alysanne becomes pregnant again. She goes to have the baby at Dragonstone.

Winter came to Westeros in 56AC

Elissa under the name Alys Westhill wishes to sail where no one has before.

Alysanne gives both to Aemon. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Balerion returns with dying Aerea. The Septon administers her last rites. Snakes burst from her? They conclude that she was unable to control Balerion & he took her to Valyria. Rhaena scatters her ashes in the skies. She will never again visit Kings Landing or Dragonstone

Jaehaerys and Alysanne have another son Baelon.

The eggs are still out there. The improvements to Kings Landing continues. 6mo

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5feet.of.fury Alysanne travels alone to Winterfell while Jae settles a dispute between Pentos and Tyrosh. She tries to match make for the Stark children & gets a bristly response from Alaric, but he warms to her. She also visits Castle Black. She gives the New Gift a strip of land below Brandon‘s Gift to the Night‘s Watch.

Again a tourney. Reunions & reconciliation. But winter is coming. 6mo

BethM Parts of this were needlessly slow. Unless Elissa Farman comes back later I could care less about her story 😂 but I really like these two as a ruling couple so far. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM agree. & I wish we got more about Aerea & Balerion. The stuff with Alysanne visiting the Starks & the Wall was good because it has bigger implications. Alysanne seems like she has a mind of her own, I wasn‘t sure what to make of her when they first married. 6mo

Roary47 @BethM I found the wall the most interesting in this section. Cutting off the ears of the wildings so they “won‘t come back”. They don‘t know the wild child‘s like we do. 😅 5mo

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Not an uplifting chapter for a pregnant lady 😅
I‘m having an idea about where those eggs might end up some day 🪺🐉

5feet.of.fury Jae thinks it‘s important for the realm to see their king, throughout his rule he would travel often. This trip to Maidenpool he took with pregnant Alysanne.
The holy sisters stopped her from bathing in the famed pool fearing the water would be polluted forever if she was allowed to bathe with the abomination in her belly. Her ladies in waiting protect her from their attack. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Jae calls on Jonquil Darke (she should have won the tourney for Kingsguard where she competed as a mystery knight)
Queen Alyssa becomes pregnant at 44, Rogar redevotes himself to her & their son Boremund is born healthy. Alysanne names her some Aegon (after both the Conqueror & her fallen brother) he dies 3 days after birth. She blames not being allowed in the healing waters of Maidenpool. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Rhaena has established her own small court at Dragonstone. Her daughter Aerea misses her life in KingsLanding. But she is gifted a dragon hatchling.

Jaehaerys rebuilds the city & rewrites widows laws & soon after Alysanne falls pregnant again.

Meanwhile Darmon Velaryon‘s eldest son has a boy named Corlys after his great great uncle who served in 1st Kingsguard. (Someday he will be known as the Sea Snake) 6mo

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5feet.of.fury Alysanne births a daughter Daenerys.

Aerea is no longer heir to the Iron Throne.

Septon Oswyck passes. Queen Alyssa is pregnant again at 46. Elissa Farman leaves Rhaena (and 3 dragon eggs go missing). A new Septon is chosen.

Alyssa‘s situation becomes dire- there is no path to saving her but they are able to save her baby, a daughter named Jocelyn. Rhaena came to late to make amends. She curses Rogar. 6mo

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More problems on Dragonstone, Rhaena‘s marriage fails, her daughter acts out & sickness breaks out. The Master of Coin thinks it is poison (tears of Lys) eventually her husband admits to the poisonings. He jumps to his death.

Jaehaerys hosts a tourney which Rhaena crashes hoping to find Aerea who has blown off on ancient dragon Balerion. 6mo

BethM I like the connection to GoT. I feel like GRRM has something against pregnant women 😂 based on watching HotD season 1 this pops up at least twice more. The opening scene on episode one was so real and horrific my husband was like oof you probably shouldn‘t have watched that bring back memories? 😂 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM 😩😩😩😅 6mo

Roary47 @BethM haven‘t seen the show, but I feel like they always make child birth a scary and gross thing. @5feet.of.fury don‘t worry! Modern medicine makes it a bit less scary and gross. I had three and my son was the only scary one. He had the cord wrapped around him several times, but the delivery doctor untangled him so fast! I need her when I‘m untangling my necklaces. 😅You got this! 💛 5mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 thank youuu!! ❤️ 5mo

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Fire and Blood: A History of House Targaryen of Westeros | George R. R. Martin

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
1- no, we‘re trying to clean up our habits and lose some weight.
2- dragons, Westeros, incest 😂

TheSpineView Ahhh...the dreaded weight loss. Good luck! Thanks for playing! 6mo

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Y‘all I bought myself a present for making it through this much GRRM #ReadingWesteros 🐉

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Jaehaerys returns to King‘s Landing

5feet.of.fury Jaehaerys returns to King‘s Landing upon his dragon Vermithor. Alyssa does not come to greet him. No longer the regent, her joy is gone.

Jaehaerys gets to work, dismissing Septon Matheus who was against his incestuous marriage. & summoning back Rogar …& to everyone‘s surprise forgives & pardons him 6mo

5feet.of.fury Jaehaerys & Alyssane consummate their marriage. The Faith doesn‘t denunciation them. The Targaryens are exempt from the laws of the Andals since they came from Valyria or ride dragons or some such reasoning. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Next he has to sort out Rhaena, who hasn‘t found a place to settle, offered only false hospitality from those who covet her dragons. She asks for her seat at Dragonstone. He obliges but makes it clear it is his gift, not her right. She also asks for Aerea. (Consequences TBD)

Alysanne is with child. 6mo

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BethM Anyone else feel like Rhaena could be a problem? 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I agree especially if she can hold onto those dragon eggs 🪺 6mo

majkia I've fallen behind but trying to catch up. Still constantly confused by the same names over and over. Sigh. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @majkia I found several completely wrong Targaryen family trees online, so I think almost the entire fanbase is in the same boat.😂😅 between the sister wives, brother uncles and legacy names …it‘s a lot 6mo

Roary47 @majkia @5feet.of.fury I‘m glad I‘m in good company with all the names. Plus it feels like similar story lines when they aren‘t consummating marriages, all the different dragons, and I think a part of me is trying to figure out who is related to the people we know in GOT. 5mo

majkia @Roary47 yeah, which the heck ones are in GOT. So true! 5mo

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

Been up in MI since mid day Friday which means no internet. Home now and did a lot of reading of the tagged book. Thanks to @Kshakal for this #cbbc box! Are the sponges for the dishes or my body? 😂 I‘m slow on these things 🤣 #coffeebeanbookclub @Mommamanzi

Kshakal @BethM lol… dishes!! 🤣🤣🤣 6mo

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50 AC

5feet.of.fury Alyssa sits in KingsLanding as Queen Regent.
On Dragonstone Alysanne is queen after secretly marrying Jaehaerys.
Rhaena, still on Fair Isle is called “Queen in the West” by many.
(There was also Queen Elinor relegated to the footnotes)

Alyssa & Rogar still hoping Jae & Alysanne will repent their marriage &get annulled, as the marriage is yet unconsummated. This hope was in vain. 6mo

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But the young king‘s time away from court leads to other rumors, is he ill? Prisoner?

Jaehaerys trains at arms to make up for his father Aenys‘s shortcomings as a ruler. Alysanne does her religious instruction. (Alyssa hopes this would set them straight on the abomination of their marriage) 6mo

5feet.of.fury And what happens next becomes well known erotic adventure novel that is supposed to be a cautionary tale. A woman of noble birth who has a child out of wedlock & ends up in a brothel before finding the Faith. This is one of the women sent “to Alysanne” to help with her teachings, but in reality to seduce Jaehaerys.
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5feet.of.fury Rhaena‘s marriage is also scrutinized because her husband is so “unpromising”. Some believe it was true love, or that her love in truth was his sister Elissa as the women were inseparable.
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5feet.of.fury When Lord Marq passes his son Franklyn becomes Lord of Fair Isle &casts out his younger brother, Rhaena, their children &friends. Elissa leaves as well & they sail for Lannisport. Lannisters ask for dragon eggs as a show of gratitude for hospitality. With dragon riders of their own Lannisters could be equal to Targaryens. Rhaena knows they must go elsewhere. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Meanwhile former Poor Fellows & Warrior‘s Sons led by Maegor‘s former kingsguard are rebelling at the Wall which the North must stop. Walton Stark beheads 1 with his famed sword Ice. Rebels sought alliance with wildlings, Walton Stark pursued them & was killed by giants. Alaric Stark became Lord of Winterfell, but blamed Jaehaerys for his brothers death. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Rogar‘s plan with the maidens for Alysanne fails.
News of the marriage starts to spread. Alyssa decides to accept it while Rogar says they can move on to seating Aerea. Alyssa dismisses him. She also had the foresight to hide Aerea, who is put to work in the stables dressed as a commoner.

Jae reaches his 16th name day and becomes ruler. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Rogar, what did you THINK was going to happen? 6mo

BethM Anyone else hoping Rogar was going to get it? Very mature decision but man,.. And the mom- Rogar not loving you is what breaks you? Grow the F up 😂 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM Rogar did a whole treason! And I agree - Alyssa had been through so much before this that it seemed ridiculous. 6mo

Roary47 Doing my best to catch up, but man I‘m getting so lost with the names. 5mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 the legacy names, and amount of people in general, are out of control. 5mo

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN #ReadingWesteros

Really wishing I made a family tree already 😅

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Rhaena we‘d Androw Farman, second son of Lord of Fair Isle. Queen Alyssa was upset not to be invited, Rogar Baratheon the Hand was upset to lose a potential alliance.

Jaehaerys was busy selecting councilors.

Queen Alyssa and Rogar Baratheon we‘d in sea spendid ceremony with a tourney &7days of feasting. It was well attended by celebrators &those wishing to ally themselves or to get a look at the boy king. (edited) 6mo

5feet.of.fury Rhaena did not attend. Alysanne, the hound princess acted as host.

There was a competition to serve in the Kingsguard. Competitors included a slender mystery knight, Jonquil Darke the bastard daughter of the Lord of Duskendale. (Who did not make kingsguard) 6mo

5feet.of.fury Queen Regent Alyssa & Rogar now turned their attention to finding a match for Jaehaerys. Rhaena‘s children being heirs (&her potantially acting as Regent) concerned them, because of discord between the 2 &rumors she was a sorceress.
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5feet.of.fury Plans are abandoned to wed Jaehaerys to his sister Alysanne so as not to upset the Faith. So they will also find a suitor for her. When she is betrothed to Rogar‘s brother, 10 years her senior, she goes to Jaehaerys. The siblings elope, but do not consummate the marriage. 6mo

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Septon Matteus curses their abomination. Rogar decides it doesn‘t count without the bedding. He moves to separate the newlyweds but the Kingsguard interfere. Queen Alyssa doesn‘t want bloodshed & says what‘s done is done. The king & young bride remain on Dragonstone until Jaehaerys is of age. The union remained a secret to much of Westeros. 6mo

Roary47 I wish there was not as much incest and baby newlyweds. 🤢 6mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 I second this 6mo

BethM @Roary47 @5feet.of.fury all I could think was man Freud would have a field day with GRRM. 6mo

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Jaehaerys I ascended the Iron Throne in 48 AC at the age of 14. He would rule the next 55 years.

Queen Rhaena -whose twins Rhaella & Aerea should have been next in line of succession agreed Jaehaerys should have the crown. Rhaena herself was considered but sexism prevailed. 6mo

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Queen Alyssa served as his regent for a time, they filled the dungeons to bursting with Maegor‘s supporters. Rogar Baratheon Hand of the King, asked to limit the executions to Maegor‘s men to avoid war with would be loayalists. Jaehaerys said he would not begin his reign bathed in blood. Most were spared.

Those responsible for Viserys‘s torture &the Kingsguard (those who didn‘t take the black) were killed. 6mo

5feet.of.fury High Septon Moon famous for his strange, debauchery filled sermons was no fan of the Targaryens. After Maegor‘s conflict with the faith it was important Jaehaerys be anointed. As they plotted how to handle this, Moon had a woman to his tent &emerged with his throat slit ..and his wine poisoned.

Some believed that she was sent by The Hand or Queen Regent, or was a Faceless Man. But the Faceless Men have more control. 6mo

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He was anointed but Jaehaerys refused to reinstate swords to the Faith. He returned to King‘s Landing, Rhaella stayed at the Sept, Rhaena departed for Fair Aisle but her daughter Aerea joined him. The twins seemed to change personalities, it‘s widely believed they switched places 6mo

5feet.of.fury More mysteries: Who killed Moon? Why the twin switcharoo? 6mo

BethM Pretty smart for a young kid. Then Cersei undoes it all 😂 I think mom switched the twins so they could be happy. Septon death I have no insight. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM it seemed like they were placing Rhaella as Aerea as another potential heir but then Jaehaerys rules for so long… But def agree it was in the girls best interest in general 6mo

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@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN #ReadingWesteros

GRRM what is with these names you absolute madman.

5feet.of.fury Rhaenys &Visenya each gave a son to the king. Aenys (son with Rhaenys- the worst combo name I have encountered) was born in 7AC small &sickly. He was given a dragon names Quicksilver &thrived.
Maegor (so with Visenya) was born in 12AC. The prince took well to swordplay.
The sons of the Dragon had no sisters to marry to keep the Targaryen custom of keeping the bloodline pure. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Aenys married Lady Alyssa Velaryon who shared his silvery hair &violet eyes. They had a daughter, Rhaena & then a son ,Aegon. Then several other children Viserys, Jaehaerys &Alysanne.

Maegor fell further down line of succession & did not take to dragon riding as his brother & nieces & nephews did (edited) 6mo

5feet.of.fury After Aegon I‘s death Aenys vows to rule together with Maegor. Even as Aenys was anointed by the High Septon, there were whispers that it should be Maegor on the Iron Throne.

The Lords rise up against the Throne. At a siege at the Eyrie, Maegor arrives riding Balerion, having claimed the greatest dragon of all.
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5feet.of.fury Maegor, still with no heirs, declares his wife barren &takes a second wife. He joins Alys Harroway in a Valyrian rite. The Realm is outraged. Maegor insists that the rules of the Faith do not apply to the blood of the dragon. Aenys exiles him. He goes to Pentos with Alys &Balerion. 6mo

5feet.of.fury In 41AC Aenys announced his intention to marry his daughter Rhaena to her brother Aegon. The Faith now condemned this practice. By end of year much of the realm was in full rebellion. Aenys was sick with stress &indecision. He improved for a time but collapsed as Rhaena &Aegon were threatened. Visenya cared for him, he improved somewhat then He died. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Visenya joins Maegor &they return on dragons. Maegor claims the crown defying the laws of inheritance. He barely survived those who opposed him. 28 days later Alys comes with Tyanna of the Tower and 600 sell swords. After burning his enemies, Maegor takes his 3rd wife Tyanna. Aenys‘s widow &young children are forced to witness.

Meanwhile Rhaena is pregnant at Casterly Rock. &births twins Aerea &Rhaella. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Maegor demands hostages from the noble houses &the High Septon for treason. He & his mother attack all that oppose them. The dragons come to Oldtown. But the High Septon has died suddenly. Was he struck down for his pride or murdered? Some blame Visenya‘s dark arts. The new Septon, 90, blind & feeble happily anoints Maegor.
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5feet.of.fury In 43AC his nephew Aegon the Uncrowned come to King‘s Landing, not for the Throne but for Rhaena‘s dragon Dreamfyre &Aenys‘s Quicksilver. Successful, they go to build an army.

For the 1st time since Doom of Valyria dragon contended with dragon. Aegon dies. Rhaena, who did not join the fight, flees with her children. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Maegor is victorious, he still has 3 wives and no children. Alys falls pregnant but suffers a stillbirth, the fetus deformed. Maegor executes the maester, midwives. Tyanna later says that the son was not his, that other men had come to Alta‘s bed, &gives a list of 20. More people are executed including Alys. 6mo

5feet.of.fury In 45 AC the Red Keep‘s construction is finished. All the builders are executed. 46 AC Maegor still has no heir &he decides the solution is a 4th, 5th & 6th wife. He seeks out Rhaena.

Rhaena‘s twins are hidden from even herself. But she does not part with her dragon. When summoned She meets her fellow brides.

Pregnancies follow, but they end in horror. Some say Maegor is cursed, but Maegor blames (among others) Tyanna. 6mo

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In 48 AC Lord Rogar Baratheon proclaims Jaehaerys Targaryen the true king, young Jae vows to end the reign of his usurping uncle. Supported by Alysanne, Rhaena & all 3 on dragons. Redwyes, Lannisters, Arryns all rise up as well. Maegor makes his battle plans until late into the night, the next morning he is dead on the Iron Throne. Guards swear no one entered but The Red Keep has it‘s secrets. This ended the reign of Maegor the Cruel. 6mo

BethM That was a ride for sure! My brain keeps connecting all the names to future Westeros. Samwell Tarly made me laugh. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM this was a whole journey itself 😂 his predecessor should have been Sam the Slayer, missed opportunity for more history repeating. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I have so many questions that I don‘t know if get answered 😂 we got the bit about Visenya (probably a Kingslayer and kinslayer) but who killed the High Septon? (Really could have been anyone ) Who killed Maegor? (Doesn‘t strike me as a suicide, or the Throne becoming animate) 6mo

BethM We never really get an answer about Visenya either. High septon I‘m going with the one guy who was pardoned and then later killed by the faith. There were whole paragraphs that were just names 😂 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM oh man, a few times I was just looking for people I knew (or their great great great great great grandfathers) 6mo

BethM Same 😂 6mo

Roary47 😵‍💫 Oh man. 6mo

Sargar114 Oh man, I‘m slowly catching up, but that chapter could have been an entire book in itself??!! Also, I‘m pronouncing Aenys as anus and it‘s very distracting 🙈 5mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I agree - it‘s established that the Ae just makes the long A sound 😂 why did he name this poor guy that? …some of these chapters were way long, & as soon as I got interested in a side character …they are dead & we ramble on 20 years ahead 5mo

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Governance Under King Aegon I

As the Iron Throne cooled it became a seat of justice for all of Westeros.

5feet.of.fury The Targaryens brokered many marriages between noble houses. Aegon was the final authority but Visenya &Rhaenys remained his partners in power throughout his Reign.

Arguments between the great houses of the realm were adjudicated by the Crown. King Aegon decreed “any lord who goes to war without my leave shall be considered an enemy and rebel of the iron throne. 6mo

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No one planned King‘s Landing. It simply grew. By 25 AC it was the third most populous city in the realm. 6mo

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Visenya was the oldest of the 3 heads of the dragon &o it lived both her siblings, when she could no longer wield a sword she dabbled in the dark arts. Many kings had champions to defend them, as Aegon was ruler of 7 kingdoms she decided he should have 7. They were diverse, dark or fair, hedge knight or bastard born; all skilled. Thus the Kingsguard was formed. 6mo

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5feet.of.fury Probably my favorite part of this bit - Lord Orys the first Hand returning from Dornish War without a hand “The King‘s Hand should have a hand” just like Jaime! 6mo

Bklover You can remove me from the list- thought I could do one more, but I‘m having trouble with it. Thank you so much!!! 6mo

BethM @5feet.of.fury I like that part too! Also the throwaway sentence that sh may have been a kinslayer and a kingslayer. Like what?! You can‘t just drop that and keep going. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @Bklover will do! We‘ll miss you! 🐉 6mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM luckily we don‘t have to wait too long. ⚔️ 6mo

Roary47 I also liked the part about the Hand. Then the Kings guard. How his sister helped set it up because the guards are too slow! 6mo

Sargar114 That part regarding the hand was funny. I really enjoyed reading about Visenya, she seems like such a bad@$$. This picture is so cool! 6mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 there‘s been a couple good instances of History repeating! 6mo

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN
@Bklover #ReadingWesteros

“The rule of Aegon I was by and large a peaceful one.”
(Except when it wasn‘t).

5feet.of.fury After submission of the Three Sisters & Iron Islands (who then chose Vickon Greyjoy as lord paramount), all of Westeros South of the Wall was ruled by Aegon except Dorne.
During the 1st Dornish War the are hampered by the sun, but when they reach Sumspear the nobles have deserted &Aegon declares victory 6mo

5feet.of.fury Once he departs, Dorne recaptured their lands. The War would drag on another 7 years.
Rhaenys & Meraxes returned to battle in Hellholt, Meraxes is killed by a spear to the eye, causing destruction as she died, Rhaenys‘s cause of death is unknown but she perished there in Hellholt in 10AC.
Dorne was a smoking desert but House Martell remained true to their words “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Ultimately the war ended with a mysterious letter in 13AC. 6mo

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majkia This is so different in form from his other Westeros books. 6mo

5feet.of.fury @majkia yeah it is. I was forewarned that it‘s essentially a History book. And events being reflected back on, so the perspective is limited or skewed based on where or how the information was given and the “writer”. It‘s taking me some time to wrap my brain around what is happening, what bits are important etc, but I‘m intrigued because GRRMs strong suit has been the world building &lineages (as opposed to driving the plot). Very different though 6mo

BethM I‘m liking the narrative style so far. I want to know what‘s in the letter. 6mo

Roary47 I hope they eventually tell us what is said in the letter. 6mo

Sargar114 @BethM me too! On both counts! I‘m loving the mystery of the letter! 6mo

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Fire and Blood: A History of House Targaryen of Westeros | George R. R. Martin

We‘re back baby! Finishing up #readingwesteros over lunch. We have an office 5k later this afternoon so I get a rare lunch off to read!

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

We‘re baaaack
@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN
@Bklover #ReadingWesteros

So… this format is much different which my coworker tried to prepare me for.. I was still not ready for it

5feet.of.fury Lord Aegon I proclaims that there will be one King of Westeros - those who bent the knee to House Targaryen would keep their lands &titles, the rest would be humbled.
He was crowned by his sisters (&wives) Visenya &Rhaenys to applause. Aegon‘s enemies had no answer for his dragons. Harrenhal is burned, Storm‘s End surrenders. HighGarden &Loren Lannister team up but are met with death. Aegon, riding on Balerion, bathed them in flame. 6mo

5feet.of.fury Torrhen Stark leads, many think northern valor will win out, but in the end he is remembered as the King Who Knelt.
Dorne refuses to kneel even if it brings death, they did not submit for another century.
The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros were hammered into one great realm. Aegon held court from the great metal seat made from the melted blades of his foes: the Iron Throne. 6mo

BethM I didn‘t mind the history lesson and over two days was much easier to take it than in one sitting. Interesting as this still predates House of the Dragon season one. 6mo

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5feet.of.fury @BethM I liked the origin of the Iron Throne, very stylish ending to the chapter. I haven‘t had a chance to watch House of the Dragon yet, so I‘m totally out of my element. The next couple chapters are short and def did not NEED 2 days, but some chapters are 60 pages & I was concerned. I think it will continue as a history book and not POVs 6mo

Sargar114 I was surprised how much I enjoyed the history. I also enjoyed the pictures 😂 6mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 GRRM has always done amazing with the worldbuilding & lineages, it‘s been interesting trying to adapt my brain to the non-POV format but… I‘m optimistic 6mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 I‘m also hoping some of these long chapters have a lot of pictures 🤞 6mo

Sargar114 Lol @5feet.of.fury same! 6mo

Roary47 I‘m liking the history lesson. While I prefer the POV chapters this is not bad. I did a catch up today and didn‘t mind. 6mo

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

In 1 week #ReadingWesteros returns!

@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN
@Bklover

BethM Yaaasss this is what has been missing from my life! 7mo

Roary47 Yay!! I missed you all. 💛🐉 7mo

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This was such an interesting read. The Targaryens are such a fascinating house, the illustrations in this are also quite lovely. I don't really know what to say except I am looking forward to Blood and Fire and to learning about more of this wild, dysfunctional family and its history.

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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕Fire & Blood
📕Akechi Kogoro
📙The Witness for the Dead

Progress:
Not a very eventful reading week, but I am very close to finishing F&B, so possibly I will finish it this week. After that, I will hopefully be able to focus on the two detective books.

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕Fire & Blood
📕Akechi Kogoro
📙The Witness for the Dead

Progress:

I Didn't read at all last week due to headaches and eye strain, but I am feeling better this week and jumping back into F&B

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Doppoetry

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

I'm almost 500 pages in and things are growing more and more chaotic. I knew a civil war was breaking out and it affecting the smallfolk greatly but I didn't expect it to get so messy. 😅 I'm sure it will get far far worse though.

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

#ReadingWesteros schedule for the Fire & Blood #readalong it‘s just a chapter every other day, I was trying to get it to be like 20 pages a day, but didn‘t want to overcomplicate it so sometimes it will be more or a little less
I left a GRRM break after A Song of Ice and Fire but I‘ll probably spend it binging House of the Dragon

@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN
@Bklover
& any others are welcome! Let me know if you‘d like to join

Sargar114 Oh good, it‘s for the end of September, hopefully one of my holds will come up then!!! 🤞🤞 8mo

BookwormAHN Yay 🐉 8mo

BethM Love this thank you! I need to binge season 2! 8mo

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Bklover Ok I‘ve changed my mind- put me on the list please!! 7mo

5feet.of.fury @Bklover you got it!! 7mo

majkia I have read this, so looking forward to it. 7mo

BethM @Bklover we already came this far right?! 7mo

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Fire and Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) (A Song of Ice and Fire) | George R.R. Martin

@5feet.of.fury is hosting this buddy read/ open to any one interested:
original post : https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2766244

5feet.of.fury Thank you! Fire & Blood readalong starts late September! 🐉🔥⚔️ 8mo

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

Let @5feet.of.fury know if you want to join us for the next part of #readingwesteros @LitsyEvents

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Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) | George R. R. Martin

🐉ATTENTION 🔥🩸
I am restarting the tag list for the next installments of #ReadingWesteros ⚔️
Schedule in the works - Fire & Blood in about a month & the Dunc & Egg novellas some time shortly thereafter. Please comment if you would like to stay on or join us!

@IMASLOWREADER @Bklover @tdrosebud @Sargar114 @Roary47 @HeyT @BookwormAHN @BethM @BooksNBowls @majkia @Lizpixie @StayCurious @mjdowens @Gissy @Doppoetry @Captivatedbybooks

5feet.of.fury Also should probably clarify that we have been doing chapter a day but Fire & Blood seems like “a chapter every other day” type of project 8mo

5feet.of.fury @LitsyEvents 8mo

BooksNBowls Remove me please. 😊 Y‘all have fun! I‘m gonna tackle F&B next year I think. 8mo

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Doppoetry Feel free to remove me, it has been nice reading along though. 8mo

5feet.of.fury @BooksNBowls ❤️ hopefully your GRRM burnout ends before Winds of Winter is released (plenty of time at this rate) @Doppoetry I saw you got ahead of us! Glad you enjoyed, feel free to drop in & comment if you‘d like. 8mo

BooksNBowls @5feet.of.fury hahaha ikr 🙄 I‘m not too worried about that lol 8mo

majkia I'll join! 8mo

5feet.of.fury @majkia 🐉🔥 yay! 8mo

Roary47 Oooo…. That‘s why I couldn‘t find the next one! I tried to find Winds of Winter this summer because I didn‘t read the comments in Goodreads. Lol. Okay, I don‘t have it yet. However, I will join for these two. Hopefully, he will finish the other series here. 😅 8mo

BethM I‘m totally in! 8mo

Sargar114 I‘m game! I haven‘t read these ones! 8mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 🐉🔥 woohoo! 8mo

Captivatedbybooks Im tapped out i got lost in the sauce. But you are a goat!!! I dunno how you do it and read other books 8mo

BookwormAHN I'm in. I haven't read these. 8mo

5feet.of.fury @Captivatedbybooks thank you for reading with us as far as you made it ❤️ this was quite the project huh 😂 8mo

5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN 🐉🔥 gotchu! 8mo

Bklover I think I‘ll pass on this one! Thank you!! 8mo

5feet.of.fury @Bklover noted ❤️ thanks for reading with us as far as you did! 8mo

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