The Green Bard

In this series we’ve covered how GRRM switched the real location of the house with the red door in Tyrosh (or maybe Pentos) to the false location in Braavos. There Dany and Viserys were sabotaged by Illyrio Mopatis and Varys’s conspiracy to place Aegon onto the Iron Throne in opposition to Dorne’s support of Viserys. We also theorized a 3rd conpiracy of 4 loyal men who rescued Dany and Viserys…

Thus far in the series we’ve covered how GRRM switched the real location of the house with the red door in Tyrosh (or maybe Pentos) to the false location in Braavos. We theorized that Dany and Viserys’s time in that house was sabotaged by Illyrio Mopatis and Varys in a conspiracy to put Aegon onto the Iron Throne, while foiling Dorne’s plot to support Viserys. We also discussed how the 4 loyal…

[Intro] G They built this city D They built this city on Blood and Bones G They built this city D G We built this city on Blood and Bones [Pre-Verse] D G D G A D D G D G [Verse 1] A D D Say you don’t know me Dsus4 Or recognize my face C/D A/D Say you don’t care who goes D To that kind of place Knee deep in blood magic Dsus4 Sinking in the lies C/D A/D Too many young…

Thus far in the series we’ve covered how GRRM switched the real location of the house with the red door in Tyrosh to the false location in Braavos. We theorized that Dany and Viserys’s time in that house was sabotaged by Illyrio Mopatis and Varys in a conspiracy to put Aegon onto the Iron Throne, while foiling Dorne’s plot to support Viserys. We also discussed how the 4 loyal men that rescued…

Thus far in the series we’ve covered how GRRM switched the real location of the house with the red door in Tyrosh with the false location in Braavos. We theorized that Dany and Viserys’s in that house was sabotaged by Illyrio Mopatis and Varys in a conspiracy to put Aegon onto the Iron Throne, while foiling Dornes plot to support Viserys. We also discussed how the 4 loyal men that rescued Dany…

This episode, we’ll discuss Ashara’s movements and motivations before and during Robert’s rebellion, and solidify the theory that she is Septa Lemore. Thus far in the series we’ve covered that GRRM switched the location of the house with the red door to the likely fake location of Braavos from Tyrosh, where Illyrio Mopatis sabotaged Dany and Viserys’s lives there in a plot against them, the…

In this series we’ve revealed that GRRM likely switched the real location of the house with the red door in Tyrosh to the fake location of Braavos, only to have Illyrio Mopatis unhouse Dany and Viserys’s life there in a poliitical sabotage of Doran Matell’s plot with Tyrosh. I’ve also brought forward the idea that the 4 loyal men who rescued Dany and Viserys from Dragonstone were a third…

In Episode I, we made the case that GRRM definitely wrote lemongate into ASOIAF and in Episode II we discussed the likely reason for Dany and Viserys being ejected from the House with the Red Door, concluding that it was likely due to sabotage by Illyrio Mopatis and Varys, blocking Drone from building an alliance with Tyrosh around Dany and Viserys in preference to their own conspiracy to install…

Verse I Am C I loved a maid as fair as summer, Dm G7 C with sunlight in her hair F C Dm G Down in the valley, Áine she dropped her gown F C Dm G C And bathed in the morning dew, healing all around G Gm7 From waters of her sacred well, F Fm The golden herb sprouts in the ground C F We glory in the sun's sweet milk, Dm G C then to the hilltop roam Chorus I F C Am G This night we feast aplenty, the…

It occurs to me that there are a couple characters that may or may not have died yet in our story, but they are close enough to being undead, that it doesn’t really matter. I am referring to Melisandre and Bloodraven, of course. I think I might call them wraiths. Some may call them half-zombies. The kids may call them hambies or halfbies. Whatever you want to call them, they can no longer be…

So this has to be one of the most despised tinfoil theories in the ASOIAF fandom. Why? Because many of the people who have touted it in the past did and still do use it as a justification for one of the non R+L=J alternative theories about Jon Snow’s parentage. For those of you living under a rock, that equation means that Jon Snow is nearly universally accepted now as the son of R and L,…

Now, wait, before you click away because Mat and Tywin are not at all the same, and HOW DARE YOU Green Bard to compare them?!?! First of all, I agree with you. Let me assuage your fears. Every once in a while an author creates an intriguing character but something goes awry along the way. In this ASoIaF / WoT crossover, we’ll look into two such characters. This video will mostly contrast the…

Part 1: The Prince that was Promised Rides This part considers Daenerys’s reunification with Drogon in the fighting pits of Meereen, while next time, we tackle her final chapter in A Dance with Dragons. A Dance with Dragons – Daenerys IX In this chapter, Daenerys Targaryen first rides Drogon, which is the culmination of 4 books foreshadowing that Drogon would be her mount. Before the scene,…

I’m not a hater. I promise. I don’t get into shipping culture or stan culture, in general, and I definitely don’t get into “anti” culture. That said, I did get pulled into a question recently on twitter: Who are your 5 least favourite characters in asoiaf? Now, how do you even make a criteria for this? Is it the ones you just hate? or should in be more nuanced in theme? In the end I created 2…

My handle comes from the Irish Song “Molly Malone”, which was immediately brought to mind when I read the Cat of the Canals chapter. The Chorus: Alive, Alive, Oh! Alive, Alive, Oh! Crying Cockles and Mussels, Alive, Alive, Oh! I play this song and other folk songs with my actual Irish Band: The Bold O’Donohughs. I have completed a Braavosi adaptation of the song.  Watch and listen here:

Secret magic in House Blackwood? In S1E4 of HotD, Willem Blackwood kills Jerrel Bracken after he & young Princess Rhaenyra poked fun at Willem. House Blackwood is a fan favorite since AGoT introduced Lord Tytos Blackwood with his raven-feathered cloak.

A Northern House in the South In Season 1, Episode 4 of House of the Dragon, we see Willem Blackwood kill Gerold Bracken after a young Princess Rhaenyra and an older Jerrel had poked fun at Blackwood. I was watching a Joe Magician video about that scene today and it reminded me that I wanted to make this one. House Blackwood is a fan favorite of book readers ever since Lord Tytos Blackwood with…

I am as late as you can be with this video, because I am releasing probably after the debut of Episode 1 of the second season, but, better late than never! I already considered the magic and dragon themes seen on screen from the first five episodes of HotD Season 1, so this episode covers episodes 6-10. The show-runners continue to get a lot right about their portrayal of the magic written into…