Was it infighting between the family for all those years? Did it need to be someone special like Aegon to do it? Boosting up on trade trade first? Why was Gaemom Glorious? And what happened to the other 4 dragons that came over to Dragonstone?
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http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Casterly_Rock
The region was probably inhabited by children of the forest and giants before the arrival of the First Men, and numerous animals have made it their home as well.[2]
Legend says that Casterly Rock is named for the family that ruled it in the Age of Heroes, the Casterlys, who no longer exist. The Lannisters trace their rule over it back to Lann the Clever, who tricked the Casterlys out of their castle and claimed it for his own.[11] Some claim that Lann still haunts the fortress,[12] which has never fallen.[2]
The Kings of the Rock from House Lannister took their title from their seat, and members of the family founded nearby Lannisport. During the Andal invasion, the Lannisters eventually invited Andals into their realm and brought Andal youths to serve at Casterly Rock.[13] According to a lost scroll, Valyrian sorcerers believed their downfall would come from the Rock's gold.[13]
The young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen was once courted during a feast at Casterly Rock by the twins Jason Lannister and Tyland Lannister.[14] During the Dance of the Dragons, Casterly Rock was left in disarray after the death of Lord Jason in the Battle of the Red Fork and the Lannister defeat in the Battle by the Lakeshore.[15] Although Dalton Greyjoy was able to sack Lannisport, Casterly Rock was too strong for the ironborn once Lady Johanna Lannister barred its gates.[16]
Aeron Greyjoy was captured after the sea battle off Fair Isle, taken to Lannisport in chains, and spent the rest of Greyjoy's Rebellion imprisoned in Casterly Rock.[17]
When Tyrion Lannister became a man at sixteen, he was forbidden from taking a tour of the Free Cities as his uncles Gerion and Tygett had done. Instead Lord Tywin Lannister gave Tyrion charge of all the cisterns and drains at Casterly Rock.[12]
hey y'all, fairly new listener here, and one of the eight people who listen via podbean. just binge-listened to all your episodes while traveling over the past week or so - great stuff btw ( ' v ')b - and i felt compelled to share a couple stories of my own. first one is shorter and originally from my dad, second one is longer and a first-hand account.
whether or not what he experienced was paranormal, my dad's not the kind of guy to make stuff up. he's logical and honest and never lied to me as a kid except for harmless stories about cars being run by teams of mice, and that the petrol tank was actually filled with cheese. all this to say - he doesn't just tell stories for the hell of it, and i trust him on this.
my dad grew up in London in the 1970s, right in the prime of punk rock, and was very involved in both the music and the social aspects of it. one of his absolute favourites was, and still is, the Ramones.
fast-forward to the early 2000s, and my dad's gotten himself an office job and a family. he's still loves the classic punk rock music, but he's a bit too busy raising me and my brother to get as involved in it as he once was, so he hasn't given much thought to his old favourites as he used to, especially since a lot of them had broken up, or new band members had come in, or they'd just lost energy and passion overtime. in general, classic punk was well past its heyday, and though he still enjoyed music, he wasn't very invested in the stuff he grew up with anymore.
then, one night, without any prompting as far as he can tell, the Ramones pop up in his dream. the way he told it to me, he was sitting in the back of a London bus, where rather than individual seats, there's two long benches facing each other. he was sat on one bench, and across the aisle from him sat all four of the OG Ramones - Joey, Johnny, Tommy, and Dee Dee - all in their classic looks from the '70s, with long dark hair, sullen faces, and leather jackets. my dad says "hi" and they start a conversation - all except Joey. Joey's face is almost completely covered by his hair, and his eyes are obscured by his dark glasses. he doesn't talk to my dad at all, or even seem to be looking at him, while the other three are happy to chat.
the next day, dad wakes up and checks the news, seeing that Jeffrey Ross Hyman, stage name Joey Ramone, has died.
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this second story is from when i was around 17-18, about 10 years ago. as a disclaimer, i should mention that i do have a mental i
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