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Oct 21, 2022 · During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, House of the Dragon's master armorer, Tim Lewis, discussed at length how the fantasy show forged its Valyrian steel props. He reveals that Swedish sword maker Peter Johnson crafted the first two blades, Blackfyre and Dark Sister.
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Oct 21, 2022 · Three Valyrian steel blades are featured in House of the Dragon 's first season: Blackfyre, the sword wielded by King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine); Dark Sister, the sword of Prince...
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The properties of Valyrian steel are the result of both folding iron many times to balance and remove impurities, and the use of unknown spells, giving unnatural strength to the resulting steel. Bloodmagic and/or fire magicpresumably plays a role in spells used to make Valyrian steel, as all Valyrian sorcery came from blood or fire. Valyrian steel ...
Valyrian steel can be used for weapons, tools, jewelry, ornamentation, and armor. In the order of maesters, links of Valyrian steel signify the study of magic, known as "the higher mysteries". Only one in a hundred maesters has earned such a link. An archmaester of the higher mysteries, who has demonstrated expertise in this subject, has a ring, ro...
In the archives of the Night's Watch at Castle Black, there is an account of the Long Night that speaks of the last hero slaying Otherswith a dragonsteel blade, which they could not stand against. It is thought that dragonsteel may be another name for Valyrian steel.
Valyrian steel was manufactured in the Valyrian Freehold, spell-forged with the assistance of dragons and dragonflame. The costly material became even more expensive when the method of making new Valyrian steel was lost with the Doom of Valyria, and existing weapons became highly treasured and extremely rare. In all the world, only the Free City of...
A Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard Stark uses Ice to execute Gared, a deserter from the Night's Watch. A catspaw tries to assassinate Bran Stark with a Valyrian steel dagger, but he is instead slain by Summer. Bran's mother, Catelyn Stark, travels to King's Landing and shows the dagger to Lord Petyr Baelish, who claims to have owned the dagger, but lost it to Tyrion Lannister betting on the tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day. (It was actually won by King Robert Baratheon.) Eddard carries the dagger until Petyr ta...
A Storm of Swords
Lord Tywin Lannister has Tobho Mott, a Qohorik master blacksmith who knows the spells needed to rework Valyrian steel, reforge Ice into two new Valyrian blades. Tobho Mott attempts to tint the swords crimson, for the color of House Lannister, but the metal absorbs the color, resulting in ripples of nearly-black grey, and red almost as dark as the grey. The first sword, Widow's Wail, is given to King Joffrey I Baratheon as a wedding gift by his grandfather, Tywin. Joffrey chooses its name from...
A Feast for Crows
When looking in the Night's Watch's archives at Castle Black for a way to combat the Others, Samwell Tarly reads about the last heroslaying them with a blade of dragonsteel, which he and Jon Snow think might be Valyrian steel. When Brienne is captured by the brotherhood without banners, they use the sword's appearance as evidence that Brienne serves House Lannister, and Lady Stoneheart says it should be better named "Oathbreaker". She demands that Brienne take up the sword to keep her oath to...
Blades known to still exist
1. Heartsbane, the ancestral two-handed greatsword of House Tarly, currently in the possession of Lord Randyll Tarly. 2. Lady Forlorn, the ancestral sword of House Corbray, currently in the possession of Ser Lyn Corbray. 3. Longclaw, the ancestral Valyrian steel bastard sword of House Mormont. Currently in the possession of Jon Snow. 4. Nightfall, the ancestral blade of House Harlaw and currently wielded by Ser Harras Harlaw. 5. Oathkeeper, one of two Valyrian blades reforged by Tobho Mott fr...
Blades with known fates
1. Ice, the ancestral two-handed greatsword of House Stark. Following Eddard Stark's execution in King's Landing, it is reforged into two longswords, Widow's Wail and Oathkeeper.
Blades with unknown fates
1. Blackfyre, one of the two ancestral swords of House Targaryen. The sword of King Aegon I Targaryen. Carried by all Targaryen kings until King Aegon IV, who gave it to his bastard son, Daemon Waters. Daemon Blackfyre took the sword's name for his house, and later rose in rebellion against House Targaryen. Blackfyre's whereabouts are currently unknown. 2. Brightroar, the ancestral sword of House Lannister, lost when Tommen II Lannister, King of the Rock, sailed to Valyria and never returned....
According to George R. R. Martin, the closest real-world analogue to Valyrian steel is Damascus steel, known for its distinctive banded patterns. Blades of Damascus steel were reputed to be tough, resistant to shattering, and capable of being honed to a sharp, resilient edge. Damascus steel was made from ingots of Wootz steel, a high carbon crucibl...
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- Ice. The ancestral two-handed greatsword of House Stark, Ice is massive in size. The sword is taller than the 15-year-old Robb Stark and as wide as a man's hand with a smoky blade.
- Longclaw. Longclaw is House Mormont's ancestral bastard sword, and had been with the house for 500 years before the events of Game of Thrones. Longclaw is long and thin, with a bear's head for a pommel.
- Widow's Wail. Joffrey was arguably the worst character in Game of Thrones. Cruel and stupid, Joffrey enjoyed torturing others, even if he was a coward. Although he never saw any battle, Joffrey received a Valyrian steel longsword from his grandfather, Tywin, as a wedding gift.
- Oathkeeper. Oathkeeper is the second longsword made out of Ice. Tywin gives it to Jaime, hoping he'll abandon his Kingsguard duties and re-assume his place as heir to Casterly Rock.
Aug 22, 2022 · While Game of Thrones’ Iron Throne is large with plenty of steps leading up to the chair made of swords, House of the Dragon’s seat is massive, with an enormous amount of swords covering the seat and sticking out to cut the one who sits upon it – not to mention that even more swords line the stairs leading up the ruler’s chair.
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Sep 16, 2023 · The Targaryens (the ancestors of Daenerys, Jon Snow, and practically everyone on “House of the Dragon”) invade Westeros and become its ruling family, setting up the capital city of King’s...
