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Many noble houses (such as the Houses of York and Lancaster) have birthed dynasties and have historically been considered royal houses, but in a contemporary sense, these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded. A royal house is a type of noble house, and they ...
The following is a list of programs currently or formerly distributed through the American PBS stations and other public television entities. Current programming 1 Syndicated to public television stations by the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
The Iron Islands are a group of seven islands to the west of Westeros – Pyke, Great Wyk, Old Wyk, Harlaw, Saltcliffe, Blacktyde, and Orkmont – in Ironman's Bay off the west coast of the continent. [36] Ruled by House Greyjoy of Pyke, [37] the isles are described as bare and barren, with the local weather being "windy and cold, and damp". [38]
The home of many children’s classic TV shows has launched PBS Retro, a free ad-supported channel that’s available via the Roku channel on Smart TVs, Roku devices, and web browsers. The channel ...
George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the undead White Walkers beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty.
WNED-TV (channel 17) is a PBS member television station in Buffalo, New York, United States.It is owned by the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association (doing business as Buffalo Toronto Public Media) alongside NPR member WBFO (88.7 FM) and classical music radio station WNED-FM (94.5).
The title sequence consists of a three-dimensional map of the world, with the continents of Westeros and Essos located on the inner surface of a sphere, which is rendered in the style of a fantasy role-playing map used as a game board by participants for their battle plans. [7]
The House of Ispahbudhan or the House of Aspahbadh was one of the Seven Great Houses of the Sasanian Empire. Like the Sasanian dynasty , they claimed descent from the Achaemenid dynasty . [ 2 ] They also claimed descent from the legendary Kayanian figure Esfandiyār , [ 3 ] who was the son of Vishtaspa , who according to Zoroastrian sources was ...