The Winter Wolves
5/18/20261 hr 49 min
“We’ve come to die for the dragon queen,” said Roddy the Ruin of the Winter Wolves, a group of fearless greybeards from the North sent in advance of Lord Cregan Stark’s greater forces, and the only army in the Dance of the Dragons that didn’t want to survive, let alone return home. We explore their glorious deeds and battles alongside the cultural history that drove them to fight as ferociously as they did.
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[upbeat music] They came to die for the Dragon Queen, every last man of them. But frankly, the first part was the important bit. Whether it was for Rhaenyra, Lord Cregan Stark, their actual commander, Lord Roderick Dustin, the Winter Wolves wanted to die in battle. For the Dragon Queen was a bonus, as long as it was a good death, as long as it was a good fight. That's what mattered, a memorable fall, one that folk of all walks of society would speak of for generations. That was the goal and, well, it seems they achieved it. Folk on a battlefield want glory and acclaim and regard and respect, but they also wanna live,