Nymeria and the Ten Thousand Ships

Exploring “The World of Ice and Fire” One Chapter at a Time

Would Nymeria Have Been Proud? (HBO)

Last year I started to do a deep-dive into the book “The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and The Game of Thrones” until I quit for no particularly good reason. So, now that Season 7 is over, I am starting the series back up. This week I am covering the “Ten Thousand Ships” chapter.

My Copy Of TWOIAF

This series is for people who enjoy a deeper-dive into the ASOIAF books. If you have not read the books or are behind on the television series *Spoiler Alert*

All’s Well That Ends Well?

Sand Snake Powers Activate (HBO)

In short form, after the Roynish got their butts thoroughly handed to them by the Freehold, Princess Nymeria of Nar Sar gathered all able survivors and made for the seas in “Ten Thousand Ships” (some people recorded Nymeria leaving with closer to 1000 ships than 10,000 ships).

Anyway, after several detours Nymeria and what remained of her fleet landed in Dorne where everyone in Dorne rejected…