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Fantasy. Sci-fi. Horror.
Deep-dive video essays + Shorts exploring story, character & myth.
Regular uploads. Bold ideas.
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…the origin of the Targaryen name in Dante's Inferno; why dragons breath fire in Martin's world; a possible hint to Nettles identity, and many more starting with episode one. #HOTD #DaenerysTargaryen #ASOIAF #GameofThrones #GOT #KnightOftheSevenKingdoms

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Martian Queen: Dany’s Alien Legacy – Episode 1: Dragons, Martians & the Truth Behind House Targaryen
YouTube video by Ash & Ink
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I found it interesting that in last night’s episode of #KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms, Raymun refered to the Targaryens as aliens because in my Martian Queen series, I discussed how George heavily wrote them and their dragons to mirror the Martian invaders from #WaroftheWorlds. There is so much of it.
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Based on the good working relationship Ira Parker & #GRRM described in interviews leading up to the premier of #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms, I think George must have ok’d prophecy reveal about Egg.To me, that’s more important than who the woman was. Whether she’s Maggie the Frog or BR doesn’t matter.
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The source of #GRRM inspiration for #HouseTargaryen and their house words. #HOTD youtube.com/shorts/-y2Ns...
Fire Doesn't Protect. It Chooses. #daenerystargaryen #asoiaf #martianqueen
YouTube video by Ash & Ink
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January 29, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Are we meant to see the white palfrey during the jousting as Sweetfoot? #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The youthful childhood antics of Ashford "Queen of Love and Beauty," really reinforces that Sansa, Lyanna, and Dany are kids in the main series when everything happens to them. #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I liked the first episode of #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms, but I think I enjoyed episode 2 more. It was true to the novella, but I liked the little changes they made in putting Dunk behind the scene eavesdropping with the Ashford Queen of Love & Beauty thus giving up background exposition on the Targs.
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Does Lyonel have a bit of Renly in him. The actor is very engaging. #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Well that was an opening scene. See Arlan was seriously hunged. #DunkandEgg #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Snowed in and not in the mood for football but needing an escape for a couple of hours from the news, now is the perfect time to catch up on the Martian Queen series where I discuss the many ways #GRRM compares House Targaryen to HG Wells' Maritans including a direct comparison to Balerion & Drogon…
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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The ants crawling over #DaenerysTargaryen in ADWD aren’t symbols of the Others.
In the latest #MartianQueen episode, I tell you who there are.
I also reveal the origin of the Targaryen name. And its quite the marker.
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#ASOIAF #GOT #AntsAtTheEndOfTheWorld #AshAndInkLore
Ants at the End of the World | Daenerys Targaryen: Martian Queen – Episode 3
YouTube video by Ash & Ink
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December 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Working on episode 3 of the Martian Queen series, and had to split it into two because it was so long. However, I think that I may have discovered the origin of the Targaryen name and if so, WOWZA!
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What truly powers dragonfire? Episode 2 follows #Daenerys into the Red Waste for a deeper look at the lore of #ASOIAF including Nettles true identity; what may have given #GRRM the idea for the AH/Nissa Nissa legend; and why his original plan was to make the Targs Black. #HOTD youtu.be/0mgLtXsIlVU
Brimstone & Dragonfire: Daenerys in the Red Waste | Martian Queen Ep. 2
YouTube video by Ash & Ink
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November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Hi, welcome to the Bluesky page for the new YT Channel, Ash and Ink Lore, where I'll be digging into the deep lore of #ASOIAF, #IWTV and other favorite shows and books. My first video based on an analysis of the the influence of The War of the Worlds on ASOIAF...especially on House Targaryen...
October 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM