Lysa Arryn: Perhaps you will, my little love. Game of Thrones – The Wolf and the Lion
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The Eyrie is the ancestral castle of House Arryn, located in the Vale of Arryn, in the western part of Westeros.
What makes the Eyrie so special is that’s hard to attack because of the mountains surrounding the castle as well as the roads leading up to the castle. The castle itself reaches a height of 600 feet above the ground.
Since it is located so high up, one of the most logical forms of execution at the Eyrie is to throw a person out of the Moon Door, a door located in the High Hall (the highest part of the castle). Even though the bodies aren’t retrieved, at that elevation the executions are all but guaranteed.
Little Robert Arryn, the son of Jon and Lysa Arryn (Catelyn Stark’s sister), is a huge fan of Moon Door executions and would love to see Tyrion Lannister “fly”.
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Barristan Selmy is a loyal member of the Kingsguard, the elite soldiers sworn to protect the king. When Aerys II aka The Mad King was in power, it was his duty to protect him and his family and never question the king’s decisions. Nonetheless, Selmy had eyes and he personally witnessed the deaths of Rickard and Brandon Stark, Ned Stark’s father and brother, respectively.
After Aerys' son, Rhaegar Targaryen, abducted Lyanna Stark (Ned’s sister), Brandon went to King’s Landing, demanding to challenge Rhaegar. Aerys came out instead and imprisoned Brandon and his group. He then demanded that the fathers of all the nobles in Brandon’s group, come to King’s Landing to answer for their sons. The fathers went and were all executed. Rickard demanded a Trial By Combat, in which the accuser and accused each choose someone to represent them in a fight to the death. Aerys granted the request but only under his terms.
Aerys' champion was fire itself and he had Rickard strung up in a suit of armor, burning alive.
While Rickard was burning, Aerys forced Brandon to watch. He had a noose tied around Brandon’s neck and a sword just out of his reach. He invited Brandon to reach for the sword and save his father but as Brandon kept reaching for the sword, the noose got tighter and tighter, until Brandon strangled himself to death.
Is this how justice is done in the Vale?
You accused me of crimes, I denied them
So you throw me in a cell to freeze and starve
Where is the king's justice?
I am accused and demand a trial Bodega Bamz – Win or Die
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This sample is taken from HBO’s epic fantasy TV show, Game of Thrones, Season 1. The person speaking is Tyrion Lannister (played by Peter Dinklage) of House Lannister. He is suspected of hiring an assassin to murder Bran Stark, one of Ned and Catelyn Stark’s children. The assassination failed when Catelyn and Bran’s direwolf, Summer, intervened. Catelyn fought the assassin off until Summer killed him.
The reason Tyrion is accused is because his dagger was found on the assassin’s person. When Catelyn receives a chilling note from her sister, Lysa Arryn of the Vale, implicating House Lannister of treason, Catelyn connects the dots and believes that the Lannisters are out to harm King Robert Baratheon as well as the Starks. She bumps into Tyrion by accident at an inn and places him under arrest with the help of some of her father’s (Hoster Tully of Riverrun) bannermen. Her plan is take Tyrion to the Vale to answer for his alleged crimes. Tyrion rejects the accusations and demands a Trial to declare his innocence.
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Gilly is both the daughter and former wife of Craster, a demented wildling who marries and screws his own daughters.
Craster was killed in his home during the Night’s Watch mutiny, following the White Walker/Wight massacre at the Fist of the First Men.
Craster only has daughters because he sacrifices his sons to the White Walkers, in exchange for peace with the supernatural beings. Gilly didn’t want her son/brother to suffer the same fate as his previous brothers, so she escapes with Samwell Tarly and heads back South towards the Wall. Craster used fear to intimidate his uneducated daughter/wives by implying that heading to the Wall will lead only to death. Sam and Gilly hope to reach Castle Black before the Night’s Watch traitors or White Walkers get a hold of them.
GILLY: How do you know all that?
SAMWELL: I read about it in a very old book.
GILLY: You know all that from staring at marks on paper?
SAMWELL: Yes.
GILLY: You're like a wizard.
[SAMWELL smiles. Next shot, GILLY and SAMWELL gaze up at the Wall] Game of Thrones – The Rains of Castamere
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Samwell Tarly always wanted to be a wizard. It wasn’t until he met the uneducated wildling, Gilly, that somebody finally saw past his nerdiness and acknowledged his wizardry.
Jon Snow and the Night's Watch finna slide some iron in 'em Big Boi – Mother of Dragons
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Big Boi is clearly not a fan of House Lannister. Whether it’s because of Tywin Lannister’s ruthlessness
Joffrey being a spoiled brat
Or Jaime and Cersei’s “special relationship”
Unfortunately for Big Boi, Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch are prohibited from engaging in the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms. Their job is to protect the realm from what lies beyond the Wall. Besides when you’re going up against White Walkers and wights
you really don’t have that much time to worry about the Lannisters.
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Daenerys Targaryen is part of House Targaryen, a noble family originally from Valyria (an ancient city in the continent of Essos that was destroyed centuries ago).
For 300 years, the Targaryens ruled the Seven Kingdoms. It wasn’t until Robert Baratheon’s rebellion, in which he ousted King Aerys II (The Mad King), that a non-Targaryen was declared king.
Daenerys and her brother, Viserys, are the remaining children of Aerys II. Viserys hopes to restore the throne to the Targaryens with the help of a Dothraki army.
Pyp: They'll need an eighth hell to fit him in.
Alliser Thorne: Tell them your name.
Samwell Tarly: Samwell Tarly, of Horn Hill. I mean, I was of Horn Hill. I've come to take the black.
Rast: Come to take the black pudding.
Alliser Thorne: Well, you couldn't be any worse than you look. See what he can do.
Samwell Tarly: I yield. Please, no more. Game of Thrones – Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
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Samwell Tarly (of House Tarly) is the eldest son of Randyll Tarly and Melessa Florent. Sam is very overweight and also known for being cowardly in a fight or battle. As the eldest son, he was the heir to Horn Hill, the ancestral seat of House Tarly. Unfortunately for Sam, his father Randyll (a ruthless and highly regarded battle commander) became fed up with Sam’s inability to follow in his footsteps as a strong warrior. He gave Sam two options: join the Night’s Watch, thus giving up his claim to Horn Hill and allowing his younger and more physically fit brother, Dickon, to become the new heir. Or, be killed in a “hunting accident”. Sam chose to live.
However, what Sam lacks in courage and fighting prowess, he makes up in intelligence. He is well read and eager to learn new things. That knowledge proves useful to the Night’s Watch, particularly his best friend, Jon Snow.
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