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History Of Westeros
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Shakespeare of Thrones and JoeMagician join Aziz and Ashaya to discuss a unique character in ASOIAF history whose story involves major endgame parallels. Who was she? What happened to her and her son and dragon? Includes House Strong history and lore, parallels to Melisandre and others. (first aired 3/12/2019)

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