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Bastard Squad: A History of Flowers

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

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The Origins of Bastard Surnames

Nina says it's important to emphasize that the Andals did not invent hereditary royal or lordly dynasties. Families like the gardeners have been in power ruling us hereditary kings for thousands of years before the first Andals arrived in Westeros. Many hereditary ruling system has to establish a way to determine who's in and who's out, who's next,. who's eligible, who succeeds, who has claims, right?

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