Ep. 223: - Samwell V | A Storm of Swords | "Frozen Fire"

About this episode

The episode discusses Stannis's plans regarding the Night's Watch and the Wall, including the significance of dragonglass and the sword Lightbringer.

King Stannis has brought several of the black brothers before him to make known his anger about them taking too long to select a new Lord Commander. Stannis sees through Janos Slynt ’s fawning, having known the man as a bribe-taker in King's Landing . The king makes it clear that after they finally vote in a new Lord Commander, he plans to take all the castles along the Wall , except for the three currently occupied by the Watch , to garrison his forces. He also plans to either take or be granted the Gift , stating that he intends to help the Watch guard the Wall. He commands the builders to deliver reports on the conditions of the abandoned castles, and informs the men gathered that nightfires will be lit before the gates of all the castles. When Melisandre mentions the impending war, Maester Aemon is aware that she speaks of the prophesied War for the Dawn. After the others have left, Aemon asks to see the fabled sword Lightbringer through Sam’s eyes. Sam describes the sword as glowing, yet there are no flames. Stannis questions Sam about dragonglass , making it known that there are great deposits of obsidian beneath Dragonstone , and that he intends to have it mined and…

Topics covered

• Stannis Baratheon
• Night's Watch
• dragonglass
• Lightbringer
• A Storm of Swords
• prophesied war
• Wall

Keywords

• Stannis
• Night's Watch
• dragonglass
• Lightbringer
• A Storm of Swords
• Maester Aemon
• King's Landing
• Nightfort
• War for the Dawn

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lightbringer

Places: Dragonstone, Nightfort, Wall, King's Landing

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