The last maiden alive in the land, Sabia, was due to be the dragon’s next meal the following day. This young man, who was named George, travelled to northern Africa (sometimes named as Egypt, sometimes Libya) where he learned of a fearsome dragon which devoured a maiden every single day and sent a terrible plague through the land. He then locked her up in the rock and left, taking sword and horse with him. Instead, when she offered him a magic wand that would give him power over everyone and everything in the world, he used it to open a giant rock and expose the crimes of the enchantress: all of the bodies of the newborn babies she had slaughtered. When he was a young man, he wanted to leave her behind and take off on wonderful adventures, so she tried to bribe him with horses and swords in an attempt to persuade him to stay. Either way, all of the details here point to the moment that Daemon arrives at Harrenhal and this important character is introduced.So instead, Kalyb let the baby live, doting on him and growing fonder of him by the day. While a scene identical or very similar to this could ultimately make the show, it’s equally possible that Beecham was provided a sample, non-final script to run lines – a frequent occurrence in television production. She makes a sarcastic remark that she is “cursed” and that her healing abilities have led some of the smallfolk to call her a witch. That’s where her part in the Dance of the Dragons begins and that’s where the audition scenes that Beecham filmed appear to have begun.Īccording to Redanian Intelligence, Beecham’s dialogue as Alys Rivers indicates that she is speaking with a Targaryen royal in Harrenhal (likely Daemon). Alys lives and works as a wet nurse in the House Strong-occupied castle of Harrenhal in the Riverlands. Her bastard last name of “Rivers” does indicate a noble lineage outside of wedlock though. Some believe Lord Lyonel Strong impregnated a serving wench, others say a wood witch, while some say Lord Lyonel wasn’t her father at all. The many secondary sources that make up the narrative in Fire & Blood disagree on her true parentage. Though at least 40 years old, Alys looks unusually (some would say supernaturally) young for her age. Alys’s magical abilities fall within the historical realm of “could be real, could be nasty rumors cast upon her by weak, superstitious men.” Martin’s world leave a bit more room for skepticism and interpretation. Aside from the obviously powerful Melisandre, the magical folk of George R.R. The world of Game of Thrones has very few actual magic-users … or at least magic-users like you’d see in Middle-earth or a game of Dungeons & Dragons. The low-born bastard child of House Strong is not only an important player in the Dance of the Dragons but a major figure in Westerosi history itself.Īlys Rivers is, for lack of a better word, a witch. Martin’s Game of Thrones prequel Fire & Blood to have not been presented on House of the Dragon yet (with no disrespect intended to the incoming Cregan Stark, who has also yet to make his debut). For the uninitiated, Alys Rivers is arguably the most prominent remaining character from George R.R.
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