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Apr 2022
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History Of Westeros
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One of the great powers of the north, who can trace their bloodlines to the First King of the First Men. We discuss their wars against the Starks, Lady Barbrey Dustin, the Corpse Queen and Night's King, the Tower of Joy, Brandon & Lyanna Stark, Domeric, Roose & Ramsay, Barrowton and the Barrowlands.

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