After Lyanna Mormont gave her speech and everyone started hooting-and-hollering, I'm not sure if anybody from the Vale (House Arryn) was voicing their agreement that Jon was the new King of the North.  Of course, the intentions of Lord Baelish are always unknown, but officially, is House Arryn:     declared as recognizing Jon as the new King of the North and ready to leave the easily defendable Vale and follow him into major combat?   declared as sympathetic to House Stark, but neutral? Going to war with any major army and risking major casualties will take convincing?  after Battle of the Bastards (BoB), the only remaining forces in the North are in the Vale? How many lesser Houses sat-out the BoB? It'd seem Jon has no army to command...   At end of season 6, does House Arryn 100% follow the King of the North? Or are they sympathetic but neutral?
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Based on , my understanding is that there are 9 regions of Westeros subject to the rule of the Iron Throne, from Dorne joining up to Cersei killing Robert.  With whom does [insert region] align in what appears to be Daenerys vs Cersei?   Kingdom of the North -- Daenerys probably but currently busy with White Walkers Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale -- Daenerys probably but currently busy with White Walkers (supposedly; depends on what Littlefinger has in mind) Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers (Iron Islands) -- Daenerys Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers (Riverlands) -- Cersei because the Freys are with the Lannisters? Kingdom of the Rock -- Cersei because she is a Lannister Kingdom of the Stormlands -- Cersei? Kingdom of the Reach -- Daenerys after invitation of Varys and Ellaria Principality of Dorne -- Daenerys after invitation of Varys presumably Crownlands -- Cersei since Cersei is currently occupying the Iron Throne   Am I understanding this right? Anything wrong?
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After the events of Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3 "The Long Night", did Benjen and (if they are not the same person) Coldhands die when      Arya killed the Night King?    I am clueless on the books and new to the TV show so apologies if this is dumb.
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At the end of Game of Thrones season 7, we saw the Night King's army destroy (at least part of) the Wall. At the end of S08E06, we see Jon go      north of the Wall.   In those final shots, the Wall seems to be intact. Has it been repaired? Why is there no visible damage?
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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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I've finished the Stormcloak storyline, and now cannot become a Thane of Windhelm without buying Hjerim. The Steward keeps saying something has happened and he can't sell it right now.  What the heck am I missing? I've been doing every random little quest from people in town I can find, hoping to unlock the house. I'm well over the 5/5 requirement of helping people.  Any ideas?
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In "The Dragon and the Wolf" (Game of Thrones, S07E07), Littlefinger was in a trial, accused by Sansa and Bran of many crimes that he has committed against the Stark family, and eventually sentenced to death. But they didn't show any evidence or proof of Sansa's accusations. He could have easily denied every accusation and, at least, it would put doubts in the other Lords' minds.   How could the Starks convince the other Lords that Littlefinger was guilty?
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I do recall a few instances throughout the series/books where they describe the armies of the White Walkers, but as far as I can recall I was under the impression that the vast majority would be comprised of wights, rather than White Walkers themselves.  Are there descriptions or discussions that take place that give any insight to how many actual WW there are?  We do see how one is made in the tv series, but with the age at which that occurs I am lead to believe there is either an age acceleration process that infants also undertake (they have all looked ancient as shown in the tv show) or they are taken somewhere to grow up and don't get enlisted in the army until they are 'of age', or something similar.
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Whenever the white walkers come in , they said that they blow horns.  They blow once for fellow rangers, twice for wildlings/foes and three times for "the others" but I don't get it, who exactly is blowing the horn?
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A Song of Ice and Fire isn't completed yet in print.  I've Googled a bit, but can't determine if Martin is somehow contractually obligated to complete the books in a manner consistent with the conclusion of the television show.    I have seen published comments that at least some events shown in the show completely contradict his plans for the last two books, but could not find any indication of whether the basic thrust of the ending is something he has committed to as part of his arrangement with HBO.  Is it still possible, as a publishing matter, for him to choose to have an entirely different character end up "winning at the end"? Has George commented on parallels between his envisioned ending and HBO's ending?
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In Game of Thrones S08E03 "The Long Night", Arya is a skilled assassin, master of stealth and whatnot.  However, the area around Bran is mostly clear, as shown in earlier scenes, how did they not see or hear that character approaching the Night King? Or did they notice and not warned it (as unlikely as it may sound)?
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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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In Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2  we see that:     Euron Greyjoy raids Yara Greyjoy's fleet, and manages to capture the current ruler of Dorne; Ellaria Sand, as well as her daughters, two of which are killed in the raid, and one is captured along with Ellaria and Yara.   In the following episode we see that:     Euron gifts Ellaria and Tyene (her surviving daughter) to Cersei, who are then quickly imprisoned and tortured.    This presumably leaves     Dorne   without a current ruler, at-least until another steps up to take power. However, this does not necessarily mean that this kingdom doesn't have any current military power. Do the events mentioned above totally negate the potential power of this kingdom, or would it still benefit Daenerys to ally with what's left of this kingdom?  Also, given the current situation, who, if anyone, is next in line to take power in this kingdom. And, would this person be likely to ally themselves with Daenerys?
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In the season 7 finale Euron Greyjoy asks "can they swim?" with regards to the wights, to which the reply was "no". When Viserion was hit by the Night King's javelin he fell, broke the ice and went into the water below.  How did the army of the dead recover Viserion (attach the chains to him) after he has been hit by the Night King's javelin?  As we have established that the wights can't swim, the only other explanation I can see is if one of the White Walkers swims down to attach the chains, however that also seems unlikely.
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This might be a duplicate or debatable. But as far as the releases of the books &amp; TV series, who should rule Westeros as per the laws of that continent? Ignore the usurpers.  Is it Daenerys Targaryen or Jon Snow (Targaryen)?  If there are Targaryens alive, how can Baratheons be rightful rulers? If I'm not wrong the Baratheons are usurpers, right?
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Bran has become the three-eyed raven, and can see anything that has happened in history using his mind's eye. This is an incredible gift that takes place in a world in which people doubt the existence of dragons, giants, and white walkers.  People are a bit confused when they learn about Bran's gift, or seem a bit annoyed by his oddness, but are otherwise not too bothered. They react to Bran's gift as if they had just seen an unusually large goat.  This really came to the forefront in season 8. Bran claims in front of a large audience including Daenerys that the night king has breached the wall and has one of her dragons. He later speaks in front of the war council in Episode 2, during which many people are present, some who barely know Bran. He speaks of the night king and being the three-eyed raven and the end of the world etc., and no one seems especially concerned.   We have no indication that these individuals are even aware of Bran's gift, let alone why they're so comfortable with it. They also acknowledge his visions and use them to dictate their plans. If I was in the room I would be saying: WAIT, what is he talking about, how does he know these things, how can we believe him, and why aren't we more curious about this super wizard?   Why isn't everyone flabbergasted about Bran's "gift"? This is unlike anything anyone has ever encountered and is beyond comprehension, yet no one seems particularly perturbed.  I'm using the word "flabbergasted", but I'm also curious why people aren't more interested, questioning, curious, surprised, affected, etc.
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After seeing episode 9 of season 6 I really was wondering where Ghost, the direwolf was.  It would seem logical that he would be around I think but I believe I haven't seen him     Since Jon resurrected
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Related question:   I get that he considers himself a better king than Stannis, but why isn't he ?  Did Renly know about Joffrey being illegitimate? I always thought he didn't and was distrustful that Cersei would accept Ned as Regent.  I think in both the books and the series, Renly finds out Joffrey is illegitimate from Stannis' letters, but rewatching that clips makes me think Renly was with Ned, Varys and LF in the plan to arrest Joffrey and Cersei.  [looks up something]  Oh also . So Renly did know?