Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-8331-20170908192738/@comment-5014364-20170929133803

Full list for the 7 regular "Histories & Lore" Season 7 videos revealed, with runtimes (total 27 minutes):


 * The Dragonpit - 3:08
 * The Citadel - 2:32
 * Casterly Rock - 1:20
 * The Rains of Castamere - 5:40 (probably on the Reyne Rebellion
 * Highgarden - 3:24
 * The Golden Company - 2:55
 * The Hand of the King - 4:01

Crud, no Naath or House Mormont.

I suspect that "The Rains of Castamere" is a backdoor pilot/prequel hook of sorts (much like the Season 5 Dance of the Dragons special or this year's Targaryen Conquest) for a one-year long, one-shot "Young Tywin" prequel miniseries - based on the sample chapter Martin posted for free on his website: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/

The sample chapter on "The Westerlands" on GRRM's website is not only free, but actually slightly longer than the version appearing in "The World of Ice and Fire" sourcebook.

Martin explained that he actually knew the story of Tywin's backstory in it years ago, i.e. when he wrote the first books in the 1990's, he just never had a chance in the main novels to drop the narrative for a full chapter or so to explain "this is the full history of the Reyne Rebellion". And indeed, when you read the sample, you realize "this could be a TV story". The feud between the Lannisters and Reynes, the "War of the Wombs" between Tywin's mother Jeyne Marbrand and Ellyn Reyne-Tarbeck.