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Maesters and their Place-sters: The Scientist-Historians of Westeros

June 18, 2015by chrisbishopayy

MAESTERS WHERE DID THE MAESTERS COME FROM?         The Order of Maesters was originally just a group of learned individuals who came together in Oldtown at Hightower […]

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Ancient studies, Fan studies, Medieval culture, Medieval history, Politics and economics, Television studies

Debt is a Pit: The Economics of the World of Ice and Fire

June 16, 2015by flor2550

In Game of Thrones, Daenerys’ teenage dragons are not the only dragons out of control but the golden ones as well. There is a constant reminder from various characters especially […]

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Politics and economics

Slavery in Essos: Daenerys Savior, Economy Destroyer, or Both?

April 6, 2015by Ellirra

Abstract Although in modern-day society slavery is disapproved of and illegal, it is not that way in the continent of Essos in George R.R. Martins Game of Thrones. In the […]

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Politics and economics

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