In S06E10 &quot;The Winds of Winter&quot;, Lord Varys is first seen in Dorne in this scene:  And at the end of the episode Lord Varys is seen standing behind Daenerys in the ship:  How is this possible? Does Varys have some power that I am not aware of? What is it?
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In  S06E10 ("") we see Olenna Tyrell in Dorne, conversing with Ellaria Sand about a possible alliance between Dorne and Tyrell. Then suddenly Varys appears saying     Fire and blood.   What does this mean? It could point to an alliance between Dorne, Tyrell and Daenerys, which seems a reasonable choice, seeing that they both want to go against the Lannisters. But his appearance still seemed rather odd to me, since Varys should still be in Meereen, as we see him sailing on the ships that leave for Westeros with Daenerys later. So how was he suddenly in Dorne? Does this mean that scene was out of chronological order (in which case, was it earlier or later?)? Or does he have some other means for fast travel? Or was this maybe not even Varys?     I would not like this question to degrade too much into completely random speculation and hope I just missed something obvious or it isn't as odd for him to be there as I might think. If this is really supposed to be a huge mystery to ponder the viewers for the next year, then be it so. Or do the books offer some insights on the matter (even thought I know that the series might diverge further and further from them in many regards).
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As I can read, the author of the series created several books in the series starting with the book A Game of Thrones. I'm watching the series on TV (I haven't read the books).  When I watched something in the show that I do not fully understand or want to brush up on, I go search the web and usually find the information in Wikipedia. Often I also find a full timeline from before the first book, and I wonder where does this information come from? Whoever wrote this must have this information from somewhere - I just don't seem to understand where, since the first book starts around the same time the first episode of the first series in the TV show?
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THe HBO intro to Game of Thrones starts with a ball of light encircled by several bands. Then it soars across a map of Westeros. Then in the middle of the intro is the ball of light again. Some more moving across the map, dwelling in this place or that. Then again, the ball of light encircled by bands at the end of the intro.  I recognize most of the imagery as being related to the story. But I still haven't figured out the ball of light encircled by bands. Is that related to the story somehow?
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Has any community of Essos ever invaded or attacked Westeros?  As I far as I know, only the Dothraki intended to invade Westeros, because Drogo promised that to Daenerys.  What about the other communities of Essos? Are there none with sailing skills?
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In the first episode of the first season, , three rangers come across a wildling camp killed by a White Walker. The walker then kills 2 of the rangers, but allows Gared to live.                                  In episode 10 of the second season, ,  sees an army of wights led by a White Walker. The walker spares (ignores) Samwell Tarly but attacks the camp at the Fist of First Men. (Also noteworthy is that some wights also pass Sam just before the White Walker on his horse does, and either don't see him or ignore him.)                                  The walkers clearly spared these two people because they could have overpowered and killed either.  From a tactical point of view, the walkers gain nothing by sparing anyone. They are better off killing the person and thereby recruiting the person into their undead army. And the downside is that the survivor can warn others who would then flee the walkers. The result is that the walkers have fewer people to recruit because many humans fled.  Is there an explanation for why the White Walkers sometimes spare somebody?  I prefer an answer from the books, but I will take one from the TV shows.
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Is the wall a bad or a good place to be? Some people are sent there as punishment, others go because they want to (Jon Snow), others to get away from harm (Arya).  If I am not completely correct, it is because I have only started watching the series recently, and it is a bit confusing!  Please also correct me if I am wrong with any facts!
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I've watched the first two seasons of the TV series, and I'm in the middle of the first book. While reading, I noticed that Catelyn is usually referred to by her married name:     Scarlet-tinged spittle flew from the fat innkeep's mouth as she begged of Catelyn Stark, "Don't kill him here!"   Her maiden name is only used in the past tense:     "I was still Catelyn Tully the last time I bedded here," she told the innkeep.   The same seems to be true for Lysa Arryn (can't find an example right now) and other married ladies. Yet, the book calls the queen by her maiden name:     Cersei Lannister entered behind him, a jeweled tiara in her hair.   Is there an in-world explanation for that? Are the "naming rules" different for the royal couple?
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In Game of Thrones S08E03 ("The Long Night"), the Night King's dragon tore at the one Jon Snow rides (Rhaegal). He falls off of it and we don't see the dragon anymore, is it dead?
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In the S08E03 episode of Game of Thrones, we see Daenerys on her dragon standing against the      Night King    and the dragon throws flames at them.  This character survives without harm (even smiling a little). How is that possible?      This should kill even regular people. But he is a White Walker. It should be even deadlier for him.
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PLEASE NOTE: This question is not a dupe, because it takes into account more information from the latest episode of Game of Thrones.    Game of Thrones season 6, episode 5 ("The Door") revealed to us how the Night King was created:       The Children of the Forest somehow weaponized him (an ordinary man) by pinning him to a Weirwood Tree and stabbing him with some kind of magical stone dagger. Hence, he was created as a weapon to stop the Andals and First Men from taking any more land from the Children.But in the books, the Night's King is transformed after making love to a mysterious woman with pale skin and blue eyes.   So I ask: is the HBO series' take on the Night King’s origin story now completely deviating from the books, or is there still a connection between what we saw in episode 5 and the theories/information already extracted/interpolated from the books?
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On the show, why does Daenerys Targaryen have dark eyebrows? Isn't her platinum/gold/silvery hair supposed to be her hair all over? ... this couldn't possibly by an effects gaffe that the showrunners argued with Emilia Clark about - could it?
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In the first series of the TV show several things apparently bypass  to reach Winterfell:   The Night's Watch member  captured near Winterfell and executed by Ned. The Direwolf &amp; her pups found immediately after the execution  and the other Wildlings travelling with her   If The Wall is approximately the same along its length it would presumably be impassible. Is the only option for them to go around the western end (since it stops at the Shadow Tower)? Is this clarified in the book? Are other methods mentioned in subsequent books?
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In Westeros there are three coins:   Copper Stars (The Seven-Pointed Star is the symbol of the Faith of the Seven.) Silver Stags (The Stag is the sigil of house Baratheon.) Gold Dragons (The Dragon is the sigil of house Targaryen.)   Was the Stag already on the silver coin before Robert became king?  If so, why? Was house Baratheon that important?  If not, what was on the silver coin during the reign of the Targaryen kings?  Why is the sigil of house Targaryen still on the gold coin after Robert took the crown?  Robert hates the Targaryens so much, even murdering innocent children is OK for him.   Keeping this in mind I find it especially strange, that he doesn't change the sigil on most valuable coin.
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In the first or second book, when Daenerys is in a city, she wants to enter a building ( I think) and she thinks:     [...] and there was a eunuch guarding the door [...].   How could she understand that the person she saw (that she haven't seen before) was a eunuch? Do eunuchs have something distinctive so people can tell them apart?   Are they like Varys? Shaven head and no beard?
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In s08e03 we see Melisandre and Arya meet for the second time after Season 3 when Melisandre said to Arya back then:     "I see a darkness in you. And in that darkness, eyes staring back at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes. Eyes you'll shut forever. We will meet again. "   I think Blue Eyes referred to the Night King and the White Walkers since we saw Arya killing the Night King in s08e03.   I also believe that Brown Eyes referred to Walder Frey who was also killed by Arya back in Season 6.    But where do the Green Eyes reffer to? I don't remember her executing any important character with green eyes. My guess is that:       they reffer to Cersei. Do you think that  the prophecy implies that she is going to bring her hateful enemy down somehow?
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I'm three quarters through the third book, "Storm of Swords" right now (so please, no spoilers from too late in the book or any subsequent books).  I just read a part where Tyrion is discussing with Prince Oberyn and they mention the difference between Dornish law and Westerosi law in Line of Succession (ie women can rule under Dornish law).  I'm a little confused trying to puzzle out what the exact LOS rules are.  At first I though it was: at the moment a king/lord dies, to find who holds the title next, you do a depth-first search down the family tree starting with the oldest sibling (ignoring anyone who isn't true-born or has given up their claim ie as Night's Watch or Kingsguard etc.).  Then, for Dornish law you take the first living person and for Westerosi law the first living male person found in this way (so succession can pass through a woman in both cases, but only Dornish law actually allows them to claim the title). If there are no valid living heirs, then you work backwards along the paternal line until you find an ancestor who has living heirs and start from them.  But there were various references to if Sansa's brothers were all dead, then her child would claim Winterfell.  It seems to me that that's only true if somebody else doesn't get it first.  In other words, if Sansa's brothers are killed before she has a child (even if she's already married), doesn't that mean Winterfell would pass to the nearest cousin along her father's line (whomever that may be)?  And then because that cousin has already held Winterfell, when they die the next in the line of succession starts from them so Sansa's children's family would not have claim to Winterfell again unless that cousin has no valid heirs.  What am I missing here? Is there some exception?  Are there no valid cousins?
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Why isn't Tyrion mentioned in the in-universe book "A Song of Ice and Fire"?  He certainly deserved to be. He mentions that he didn't think he'd be spoken of kindly. Why did the maester dislike him?