149-571: Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Thoros of Myr in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2013–17). He started as shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on The Sunday Show (1995–97). His other TV roles include Mike Strutter in the MTV series Strutter (2006–2007), Vince the fox in the BBC black comedy series Mongrels (2010–2011), Vinculus in
298-468: A retiarius ); she is able to defeat Bran's direwolf , Summer, in mock combat by entangling the direwolf in her net. The legacy of Bran's late aunt Lyanna Stark is also largely narrated through her storytelling. The younger brother, Jojen, is thirteen when he first appears, but his sullen seriousness and maturity make him seem older. He is short and slim with unusually deep green eyes, and he wears green-colored clothing. He claims to have "greensight" and
447-493: A "golden crown all men will fear", and is killed as the Khal pours molten gold over his head. Daenerys names one of her dragons Viserion in his memory, though only out of respect for keeping her alive for years by protecting her and finding shelter in the free cities. Daenerys Targaryen , referred to sometimes as 'Daenerys Stormborn', 'Khaleesi', the 'Mother of Dragons', is the daughter and youngest child of King Aerys II Targaryen and
596-452: A 17,000 seat single tier stand, the biggest of its kind in the UK. The new plan also included a combination of 585 new homes, a 180-room hotel, an extreme sports building, a community health centre, enhanced public spaces and 'The Tottenham Experience' – an interactive museum and club shop complex incorporating the listed Warmington House. Additionally, on 8 July 2015 it was announced by the club that
745-464: A 3–0 win for England. During the construction of the new Wembley Stadium , White Hart Lane hosted full England international matches, such as a 2–0 defeat to Holland . Since the opening of the rebuilt Wembley, the Lane had been occasionally used to host England Under-21s international matches, most notably a 1–1 draw against France Under-21s . The ground had been used for other sports and events since
894-573: A Musical , for his work as Mr. Wormwood in the Royal Shakespeare Company 's musical Matilda . Kaye was born in the Clapham area of London on 15 December 1964. He and his twin sister were adopted by Jackie and Ivan Kaye and raised in Wembley , where their adoptive parents ran a sportswear shop. He is of Jewish background. He was a promising schoolboy athlete who achieved an impressive time in
1043-597: A Premier League encounter between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United . It ended in a 2–1 victory for the home side, securing the highest league ranking for Spurs since 1963, with goals from Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane . The last goal at the stadium was scored by Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney . Demolition work on the stadium began the following day and was completed by August 2017. The stadium hosted many international football matches. One notable match took place in 1935 when England played Nazi Germany , which led to protests by Jewish groups. The match ended in
1192-623: A back-up to the plans for a new stadium, Tottenham registered interest in making use of the Olympic Stadium , being built for the 2012 London Olympics , in conjunction with AEG , owners and operators of The O 2 in London's Greenwich , formerly known as the Millennium Dome . The club also proposed rebuilding on the site after the 2012 Olympics. However, Spurs bid for the stadium was rejected on 11 February 2011. Spurs pursued legal action over
1341-401: A capacity of 36,284. The stadium was fully demolished after the end of the 2016–17 season . The stadium hosted 2,533 competitive Spurs games in its 118-year history. It was also used for England national football matches and England under-21 football matches. White Hart Lane once had a capacity of nearly 80,000 with attendances in the early 1950s that reached the 70,000s, but as seating
1490-405: A cost of £17 per annum, with the spectators charged 3d a game. The first stand with just over 100 seats and changing rooms underneath was built on the ground for the 1894–95 season. Overcrowding at the ground however became an issue; in 1898, during a match against Woolwich Arsenal attended by a record crowd of 15,000, the refreshment stand collapsed when fans climbed up onto its roof, prompting
1639-481: A hat-trick from David Copeland , ending in a 4–1 home win. The first competitive game on the ground was held five days later in front of an 11,000 crowd against Queens Park Rangers , which Spurs won 1–0 with the only goal scored by Tom Smith . By 1904, the ground had an overall capacity of 32,000, with a main stand that provided seating for 500, and covered accommodation for 12,000. In February 1904, overcrowding during an FA Cup match against Aston Villa led to
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#17330863081641788-560: A late-night indie music show on Granada TV called Transmission . After the interview, Kaye then went out with the crew, got very drunk and offended as many people as possible in Oxford Street . This tape somehow arrived on the desk of producers at Planet 24 six months later, and they offered Kaye the job of knocking on people's doors at 6.00am on The Big Breakfast . Kaye turned them down, preferring to stay on Job Seekers Allowance and stick with We Are Pleb; Mark Lamarr eventually took
1937-561: A lengthy delay because of a compulsory purchase order (CPO). This CPO was eventually issued in July 2014, giving approval for the new stadium scheme to proceed, but was subject to an unsuccessful legal challenge by a business located within the proposed site in February 2015. On 8 July 2015, Tottenham announced brand new revised plans, including a larger 61,000 capacity, making it the biggest club stadium in London. The revised stadium design also included
2086-541: A match against Aston Villa. In the 1930s, football had a popular following, and despite Tottenham's relative lack of success at the time, 75,038 spectators squeezed into White Hart Lane in March 1938 to see Spurs' performance against Sunderland in the FA Cup . The redeveloped stadium was also used for international matches; in 1935 it hosted a game between Nazi Germany and England that England won, 3–0. The venue also hosted some of
2235-402: A missing ranging party, but he and his men also disappear. The bodies of two of his men are later found and brought back to Castle Black; they reanimate as undead wights and kill several men before they are destroyed, but no trace of Benjen has yet been found. Lyanna Stark is Eddard Stark's younger and only sister, and has been deceased for 14 years at the beginning of A Game of Thrones , but
2384-628: A near fatal brain injury after a bout with Chris Eubank . In 1995 and 1996 White Hart Lane also hosted American football , as the home ground of the London Monarchs . Because the pitch could not accommodate a regulation-length American football field, the Monarchs received special permission from the World League to play on a 93-yard field. The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium continued this association with American football as an artificial turf field
2533-662: A pen and ink drawing of Tottenham's new stand on a catalogue cover which features a minute cannon in the crowd: 70,000 were printed. Kaye became in-house theatre designer of the Bet Zvi Drama Academy in Tel Aviv for 12 months in 1994, designing all the in-house productions in their studio theatre. His TV debut was on The Word being secretly filmed in Oliver Reed 's dressing room. Kaye recalls "Reed had drunk two bottles of vodka, taken all his clothes off and I honestly thought he
2682-498: A political prisoner. During the 2014 San Diego Comic Con , George R. R. Martin stated that Jeyne Westerling will appear in the prologue of the sixth book, The Winds of Winter , but did not reveal whether she would be the prologue POV character. Lord Roose Bolton is a significant vassal of Lord Eddard Stark. His seat is the Dreadfort and his sigil is a flayed human, a homage to the ancient Bolton tradition of flaying enemies. He
2831-504: A raft of other Hollywood A-list stars. Pennis was visibly amused at the look of disgust on some of the stars' faces. There was some controversy when Pennis asked of Steve Martin , "How come you're not funny any more?" Although it was claimed that Martin subsequently cancelled all scheduled press interviews, in 2024 he denied doing so. Kaye later said that he regretted this interview for a while, but nevertheless said, "Anyone who thinks they can improve on Bilko and Inspector Clouseau needs
2980-447: A reading at the funeral of The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint . Kaye has been nominated for a number of film awards: He has been nominated for two major theatre awards: List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#Thoros of Myr 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;
3129-542: A rebellion against Aerys, with Robert personally killing Rhaegar in single combat at the Battle of the Trident, and ultimately overthrowing House Targaryen . Though Robert continues to vilify Rhaegar throughout A Game of Thrones , many other characters express admiration for him. Daenerys's stillborn son Rhaego and her dragon Rhaegal are named after Rhaegar. Viserys Targaryen is the seventh-born child of Aerys II Targaryen , and
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#17330863081643278-476: A refurbishment of the East Stand despite objections by fans. The long stretch of raised standing terrace on the East Stand, known by fans as The Shelf, was redesigned to include the installation of executive boxes replacing the upper section of the standing terrace. Work on the East Stand however caused the opening game of the 1988–89 season against Coventry to be postponed a few hours before kickoff. The East Stand
3427-541: A slap, don't they?" A special one hour video-only feature was released in 1997 called Dennis Pennis RIP: Too Rude to Live , which saw the character killed off, after Kaye decided the rewards were not worth the effort. However, Pennis did appear in public one last time in June 1997 on the main stage at Glastonbury introducing the headliners that night The Prodigy – the band had been a fan of Pennis's character and had requested him personally. Kaye, as his Pennis character, conducted
3576-512: A sling on his back. When Winterfell is sacked and burnt, Hodor escapes north with Bran, Jojen, Meera, Rickon and Osha. Osha ( / ˈ oʊ ʃ ə / ) is a wildling woman who sneaks south of the Wall to escape the Others . When she and her fellow refugees try to kidnap Bran Stark in A Game of Thrones , she is captured by Robb Stark and taken back to Winterfell , eventually employed as a scullery maid , and
3725-404: Is Walder, he is commonly called "Hodor" because that is the only word he is capable of saying. He is over seven feet tall, and hinted to possibly have giant ancestry. He has a friendly, childlike disposition and possesses great physical strength, though he is too timid and gentle to use it against others. After Bran Stark is crippled in A Game of Thrones , Hodor is tasked to carry him around in
3874-665: Is assassinated by a member of his own Kingsguard, Jaime Lannister . Rhaegar Targaryen, the 'Last Dragon', was the eldest son of King Aerys II and the heir apparent to the Iron Throne , and the older brother to Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen . He died 14 years before the events of A Game of Thrones , and his life's tales are mainly narrated through the words of Jaime Lannister , Cersei Lannister , Barristan Selmy and Daenerys (via visions of sorcery), as well as commentaries by Eddard Stark , Aemon Targaryen , Jorah Mormont , Meera Reed , Jon Connington and Gilly . Rhaegar married
4023-455: Is betrothed to Daryn Hornwood, heir to the Hornwood, but Jaime Lannister kills him alongside two of her brothers. Her father offers her to whoever captures Jaime Lannister, so the sadistic sellsword Vargo Hoat captures Jaime in the hope of becoming Lord of Karhold. However, after Rickard's death his uncle Arnolf Karstark plots to take control of Karhold. He declares for Stannis when he comes North in
4172-680: Is described as one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms and the principal house of the North . Its seat is at Winterfell , one of the oldest castles in the Seven Kingdoms. Its coat of arms displays a grey direwolf running on a white field, and its words are Winter is Coming . Bastards born in the North are given the surname "Snow". House Stark had ruled as the Kings in the North for thousands of years until House Targaryen conquered Westeros, whereafter
4321-544: Is given limited freedom for her good behavior. She becomes close to Bran Stark and often gives him advice about the oncoming winter. When Theon Greyjoy captures Winterfell, Osha chooses to protect Bran and Rickon over her freedom. She joins Bran and Rickon hiding in Winterfell's crypt after faking escape. She later parts ways with Bran and is entrusted to take care of Rickon through the North in their escape, and by A Dance with Dragons , they are reported to have landed on
4470-466: Is his own bastard by a woman named Ashara Dayne. In actuality, he is the son of Lyanna and Rhaegar. Although Jon Arryn persuaded Robert to marry Cersei Lannister, Robert greatly mourns Lyanna for over a decade, causing great strain in his marriage with Cersei. Jeyne Westerling is the older daughter of Lord Gawen Westerling of the Crag, a Westerlands bannerman of House Lannister . She meets Robb Stark when he
4619-422: Is intensely loyal and protective of her "prince" as well as of her own brother, with Bran commenting that the only one who ever angers or upsets her is her brother, Jojen. Though she is never described as being particularly beautiful, both Theon Greyjoy and Bran Stark seem to consider her attractive. She is a skilled huntress and fights with a small fishing net and a three-pronged frog spear (similar in style to
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4768-401: Is introduced as beautiful and demure. Arya Stark is the third child and younger daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark . She serves as a POV character for 33 chapters throughout A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , A Storm of Swords , A Feast for Crows , and A Dance with Dragons . So far, she is the only character to appear in all 5 books as a POV character. Brandon "Bran" Stark is
4917-575: Is later killed by the Lannisters. When Catelyn helps Jaime escape in an attempt to recover her daughters, Rickard murders two of Jaime's cousins and has his army desert Robb to search the Riverlands for Jaime, offering his daughter Alys Karstark to whoever brings him the Kingslayer. Due to this Robb executes Rickard personally. Alys Karstark is the only daughter and youngest child of Lord Rickard Karstark. She
5066-523: Is located beneath its retractable grass pitch, to be used for the American gridiron code of football. The outer White Hart Lane frame was designed in a rectangular shape, with the inner seating tiers being rounded to maximise the number of seats possible within the structure. The cockerel was placed upon the West Stand, with the West Stand located on Tottenham High Road, the East Stand being on Worcester Avenue,
5215-399: Is mentioned in every published book in the series. She died at the age of 16 and was said to have been very beautiful by all who knew her as "a child-woman of surpassing loveliness" and "a wild beauty". She was also remembered as being headstrong and "had a touch of" the fabled Starks' "wolf blood", and was one of the best horse-riders in the North. She was betrothed to Robert Baratheon , who
5364-530: Is nicknamed "the Leech Lord" for regular leechings meant to improve his health. Ramsay Snow is the bastard son of Lord Roose Bolton, later legitimized as Ramsay Bolton. He is known as the Bastard of Bolton or the Bastard of the Dreadfort. Ramsay is vicious, ruthless, psychopathic, sadistic, opportunistic, unpredictable, and fearless. He takes great pleasure and pride in torturing others and enthusiastically practices
5513-406: Is one of the last surviving members of House Targaryen. She serves as the point of view character in thirty-one chapters throughout A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , A Storm of Swords , and A Dance with Dragons . Prince Aegon Targaryen, also known as Young Griff, is the only known son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell . Fifteen years before the events of the series, the infant Aegon
5662-506: Is said to be on an island of cannibals, presumably Skagos. Jon Snow was raised as Ned Stark's illegitimate son and serves as the POV character in 42 chapters throughout A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , A Storm of Swords , and A Dance with Dragons . He shares the Stark family values of honour, and tries to stay morally correct and honest, even when forced to act otherwise. He is theorized to be
5811-487: Is that it referred to the lane leading to the stadium entrance beside the White Hart pub later officially named Bill Nicholson Way. The first game at the Lane to mark its opening was a friendly against Notts County on 4 September 1899, with around 5,000 supporters attending, generating a gate receipt of £115. The first goal at the Lane came from Tommy McCairns of Notts County, followed by an equaliser from Tom Pratt and
5960-468: Is the top tier of the lower section, was known to fans as "The Shelf". The Shelf became a place where ardent fans congregated, unlike many other stadiums where the stands behind the goals are the preferred gathering place for the loudest fans. It was also the only raised terracing in the English league. The total stadium capacity was now nearly 80,000. The East Stand was officially opened on 22 September 1934 for
6109-575: Is wounded, and falls in love with him during his convalescence. He marries her the next day to preserve her honour, in doing so breaking a marriage contract with House Frey . After Robb's departure for the Twins, Jeyne remains in Riverrun and does not witness the massacre. After the Red Wedding, she is granted a royal pardon. In A Feast for Crows , she is openly mourning and last appears riding to Casterly Rock as
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6258-494: The BBC fantasy mini-series Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), Psychiatrist in the Netflix comedy series After Life (2019–20), Malcolm Donahue in the ITV crime drama Vera (2019–23), and Patrick Katz in the Netflix thriller mini-series The Stranger (2020). In theatre, Kaye was nominated for the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in
6407-782: The Bush Theatre , and the Gate Theatre , Notting Hill . He was a scene painter at the Old Vic Theatre in Waterloo and illustrated regularly for the NME , i-D , Literary Review , Time Out and International Musician magazines between 1987 and 1989. He had two exhibitions of illustration and poster work between 1989 and 1990, firstly at the Soho House Theatre, and then at The Drill Hall . Kaye formed and sang in many bands, including
6556-662: The Hendon area of London . In January 2009, Kaye wrote an article for The Guardian in which he called for peace between Israel and the Palestinians after his mother-in-law was killed by a Hamas rocket strike on the Gvar'am kibbutz. He stated, "My eldest son has Israeli citizenship and in two years he will have to choose either to relinquish that citizenship or to fight in the Israeli army . It can be only his choice." In March 2019, Kaye gave
6705-738: The Netflix drama The Stranger , as Patrick Katz, and portrayed "The Cowboy" in the HBO miniseries The Third Day . In 2021, he played Guy Forks in a Bonfire Night special of Mackenzie Crook 's re-working of Worzel Gummidge for the BBC. In 2023, Kaye starred in The Pillowman , staged at the Duke of York's Theatre , London. In 1983, Kaye took a year out of university and lived on Israel's Gvar'am kibbutz , where he met an Israeli woman, Orly Katz. They were married in 1989. They have two sons and, as of 2009, lived in
6854-519: The Premier League . The club's biggest defeats at the venue were 0–6 scores in Division One , firstly against Sunderland on 19 December 1914 and later against Arsenal on 6 March 1935. The player with the most appearances at White Hart Lane is Steve Perryman who played 436 games, while Jimmy Greaves scored the most goals, with 176 goals at The Lane. The highest attendance recorded at The Lane
7003-649: The Royal Shakespeare Company 's musical Matilda , based on the classic Roald Dahl novel of the same name . Kaye reprised the role when the musical transferred to the Cambridge Theatre in London's West End in October 2011. In April 2012, Kaye was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical . In 2012, he appeared as a character called Maurice in UK TV adverts for
7152-547: The football preliminaries for the 1948 Summer Olympics . During the Second World War , Spurs shared the ground with rival Arsenal when Highbury was requisitioned by the government and used as an Air Raid Precautions centre. Tottenham became firmly established as one of England's biggest clubs that attracted some of the highest attendances in the country on a regular basis. Attendance at White Hart Lane averaged at over 53,000 in 1961, their double winning year . Between
7301-558: The line of succession and his older brother Aemon chose to abdicate by joining the Night's Watch . He was called "Aegon the Unlikely" because as the fourth son of a fourth son, he was placed very low down the line of succession and therefore considered unlikely to inherit the Iron Throne. Aegon V's reign lasted more than twenty-five years, during which he tried to push policies more favorable to
7450-577: The three-eyed crow after Ramsay Snow sacks and burns Winterfell. At the end of A Storm of Swords , they travel beyond the Wall and Jojen becomes very weak. In A Dance with Dragons , Meera struggles to keep the group's spirits up but implies that Jojen's future is bleak. In Martin's fictional universe, House Targaryen ruled the Seven Kingdoms as Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, and as Lords of
7599-567: The 100-metre race. He later became a fan of punk rock , particularly the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious . At the age of 16, he entered Harrow Art School on a two-year foundation course, and achieved a distinction before earning a first-class degree in Theatre Design from Nottingham Trent University (then called Trent Polytechnic). On graduation, Kaye designed theatre posters for the King's Head,
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#17330863081647748-503: The 60,000+ crowd in a sing-song during a power cut during the band's set that evening. In 1998, Kaye appeared in the video to the Fat Les song " Vindaloo " as a Richard Ashcroft look-alike. That same year, he also appeared as the character DI Lindsay De Paul in the TV comedy movie You Are Here . Kaye also appeared as the singer of a fictional punk band called Spunk in a 1999 mock-documentary of
7897-651: The BAFTA winning Murder in Successville , BBC miniseries Three Girls , Sky comedy Zapped , Drunk History , The Windsors , Urban Myths , Terry Pratchett: Back in Black , and the adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 's Good Omens . In 2017, Kaye appeared onstage as Chilean bomb maker Jose Miguel in B , a new play by Guillermo Calderón at the Royal Court Theatre . He appears as Dr. Malcolm Donahue,
8046-506: The Barrow Kings and slowly uniting the North into one kingdom, contesting for dominance with House Bolton of the Dreadfort, the second-most powerful Northern house with a sinister reputation for their flaying tradition. Their expanding dominion would also repel incursions of pirates and raiders, and secure control of the Neck through their vassals of House Reed. They would also gain a new vassal from
8195-615: The Bolton custom of flaying their enemies. Roose suspects that Ramsay murdered Roose's legitimate heir and expects that Ramsay will kill all of Roose's future children. He is described as ugly, with blotchy skin and dry, dark hair. Rickard Karstark is the Lord of Karhold and one of the main Stark vassals. During the Battle of the Whispering Wood, Jaime Lannister kills two of his sons, who were guarding Robb Stark. Rickard's surviving son Harrion Karstark
8344-757: The Dead , playing Dr. David Carney in "Shadowplay". Television appearances in 2006 and 2007 included episodes of Hustle , EastEnders and Kingdom . Kaye was the chief interviewer on rockworld.tv, in which he interviewed up-and-coming punk and indie bands. Kaye appeared in Hotel Babylon (11 March 2008, BBC One ), Pulling (Series 2, March 2008, BBC Three ), and as Uncle Gorwel in A Child's Christmases in Wales by Mark Watson (17 December 2009, BBC Four and 24 December 2009, BBC One Wales ). From November 2010 to January 2011, Kaye played Matilda's father Mr. Wormwood in
8493-937: The Dornish princess Elia Martell of Sunspear, and fathered with her a daughter named Rhaenys and son named Aegon . After winning the Tourney at Harrenhal, the greatest tourney in Westerosi history, he surprised everyone by passing over his wife Elia and crowning Lyanna Stark as the tourney's "Queen of Love and Beauty". One year later, he and Lyanna both disappeared, prompting rumors that he abducted and raped Lyanna. Enraged, Lyanna's oldest brother, Brandon, goes to King's Landing to confront Rhaegar, which results in both him and his father Lord Rickard being brutally executed by King Aerys. Lyanna's other older brother Eddard Stark , her betrothed Robert Baratheon , their foster father Jon Arryn and Brandon's father-in-law -to-be Hoster Tully then started
8642-476: The Free Cities of Essos. The Targaryens originally came from Valyria on the continent of Essos , one of forty Dragonlord families in the Valyrian Freehold, but not the most powerful. Before Valyria was destroyed, the Targaryens left for Dragonstone, the westernmost outpost of their empire. A century after the Valyrian "Doom", Aegon I Targaryen was approached by an alliance of some of the Free Cities against Volantis, Valyria's oldest colony, who sought to rebuild
8791-430: The Freehold under their rule, which Aegon consented to before defeating Volantis with his dragon, Balerion. With the Valyrian Freehold broken, Aegon turned west towards Westeros, intent on uniting the Seven Kingdoms under one ruler, with Dragonstone being the perfect staging point for his conquest, due to having deep waters for his fleet and within range of the continent. With the aid of his sister-wives, Rhaenys and Visenya,
8940-434: The Freys and Boltons when he attends Ramsay's wedding, even eating some himself. The Freys suspect him of murdering their kin, and when Little Walder is murdered (possibly by his cousin Big Walder Frey) their uncle Hosteen Frey attacks Wyman and cuts him in the neck. It is unclear if he survives. Hodor / ˈ h oʊ d ɔː r / is Old Nan's great-grandson and a slow-witted stable-boy at Winterfell . Although his real name
9089-419: The Freys present for their treachery. Wyman apparently has him executed but secretly executes a criminal in his place, leading to Cersei returning his heir. Wyman reveals to Davos he knows where Rickon Stark is hiding and will support Stannis if Davos returns him. Wyman is implied to have murdered the White Harbor Freys when their stay was over (thus keeping to guest right), then put them in pies which he serves to
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#17330863081649238-425: The Freys. Due to his heir being held captive Wyman cannot openly defy the Lannisters. Three Freys come to his city with Wendel's bones and a peace is apparently made, in which Wyman's granddaughters Wynafryd and Wylla will marry one of these Freys, Rhaegar Frey, and another of Walder Frey's grandsons, "Little" Walder Frey. When Davos Seaworth arrives in White Harbor to treat with Wyman to support Stannis, Davos denounces
9387-422: The Golden Company to support his invasion, landing his army in the Stormlands and capturing several castles, while also planning to lay siege to the Baratheon seat of Storm's End . White Hart Lane White Hart Lane was a football stadium in Tottenham , North London and the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1899 to 2017. Its capacity varied over the years; when changed to all-seater it had
9536-416: The King to Robert Baratheon. He is executed, by Joffrey's order, on the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor. He serves as a POV character for 15 chapters in A Game of Thrones . Catelyn Stark is the Lady of Winterfell , wife of Lord Eddard Stark , and mother to his children Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon. She is the daughter of Lord Hoster Tully of Riverrun; niece to Ser Brynden Tully (also known as
9685-427: The Night's Watch several times against wildling raids, defeating many Kings-beyond-the-Wall, and forming a second branch, called House Karstark. During Aegon's conquest of Westeros, the Starks intended to oppose the Targaryens, unwilling to bow to an outsider, but King Torrhen Stark knelt after hearing of the scorching of Harrenhal and the devastating outcome of the Field of Fire caused by the Targaryen dragons, becoming
9834-408: The North Stand on Paxton Road and the South Stand on Park Lane. The stands were officially named after compass points, but were more colloquially referred to by the road onto which they back. The capacity of the stands before the demolition of part of White Hart Lane, in summer 2016, was as follows: The pitch at White Hart Lane, at 100 × 67 metres (or 6,700 square meters), was one of the smallest in
9983-407: The North and East Stands at the north-east corner were removed in 2016 to allow construction of the new stadium next to the old stadium in the final season at the Lane. As this reduced the stadium capacity below that required for European games, Tottenham Hotspur played every European home game of the 2016–17 competition at Wembley Stadium . On 14 May 2017, White Hart Lane hosted its final match in
10132-418: The Paxton Road end and, in 1923, a similar stand was added at the Park Lane end. The capacity had now reached 58,000, with about 40,000 under cover. In 1934 the club spent £60,000 to rebuild the East Stand. The new stand was a double-decker structure, with the lower section in two tiers; the upper section had 4,983 seats, while the two lower tiers provided standing room for over 18,700. The middle section, which
10281-400: The Pennis character took off, Kaye was afforded a budget large enough to travel to Cannes , Hollywood, and Venice to record footage for a two-part special on 9 and 16 August 1996 on BBC2 called Very Important Pennis . His victims from this point on were more renowned, the most famous of whom were Arnold Schwarzenegger , Demi Moore , Kevin Costner , Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis , amid
10430-400: The Premier League. Tottenham's biggest ever win came at the stadium in an FA Cup tie against Crewe in February 1960, with a 13–2 final score. This was also the highest score seen at the stadium. The biggest win in the Football League at the stadium took place on 22 October 1977 against Bristol Rovers , which finished 9–0. On 22 November 2009, Tottenham defeated Wigan Athletic 9–1 in
10579-405: The Reach after House Manderly was exiled, granting them White Harbor in exchange for protection against piracy. House Stark would ultimately unite the North and drive the ironborn away, making enemies with House Hoare, and a new vassal in House Mormont of Bear Island, just as the Andals arrived in Westeros and began conquering every kingdom the First Men had built and converting them to the Faith of
10728-657: The Second, also called The Mad King, is the last Targaryen king to rule the Seven Kingdoms. While his rule started out well, he slowly descended into madness. His sister-wife Rhaella bore him eight children, but only three survived into adulthood: sons Rhaegar and Viserys and daughter Daenerys , who was not yet born when the Targaryen dynasty fell. After Rhaegar absconded with Lyanna Stark , Aerys had Ned Stark's father and brother executed, beginning Robert's Rebellion. When Aerys plans to burn King's Landing rather than let Robert rule, he
10877-404: The Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area in the most northern portion of the continent. Each chapter is narrated in the third-person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character. Beginning with nine POV characters in A Game of Thrones (1996), a total of thirty-one such characters have narrated over the course of the first five volumes of the series. House Stark
11026-550: The Seven. The Starks made peace with the Boltons and finally unified the North and began opposing the Andals as one force instead of individually like the rest of the First Men, sacking Andalos and driving them back from the fortress of Moat Cailin. They would lose their strength at sea after a failed voyage across the Sunset Sea ended in all their ships being torched. House Stark would also aid
11175-649: The Starks were known as the Lords of Winterfell and Wardens of the North. For prizing honor and devotion to duty, House Stark is the closest of the noble houses to heroism. Descended from Bran the Builder, the architect of the Wall, House Stark is the chief First Men dynasty in Westeros due to their successful repulsion of the Andal invasion and became the ruling house in the North after defeating
11324-518: The Targaryens, using their three dragons, successfully conquered six of the Seven Kingdoms by destroying defiant houses and making subjects of submissive ones, with the seventh one peacefully joining the realm through marriage. Aegon built the Iron Throne with his enemies' swords and his dragon's flame, building the Red Keep as his throne room and King's Landing as his new capital. The Targaryen dragons were
11473-476: The Wall . In A Dance with Dragons , Bran meets the Three-Eyed-Crow: an alias of the last trained clairvoyant. Rickon Stark is Ned Stark's youngest child and is three years old in A Game of Thrones . When Theon Greyjoy captures Winterfell in A Clash of Kings , Rickon hides in the crypts. After Winterfell is sacked, he and the wildling woman Osha travel through the North . In A Dance with Dragons , he
11622-560: The War of the Five Kings the Manderlys and Boltons begin a private war over the Hornwood lands after Ramsay kidnaps the widowed Lady Donella Hornwood, Wyman's cousin, forces her to marry him and then starves her to death. Wyman's heir Wylis is captured when Roose Bolton treacherously sends a large Northern force to be wiped out by Randyll Tarly. Wyman's younger son Wendel is murdered at the Red Wedding by
11771-411: The West Stand to give a further 1,400 seats. The South and West stands were linked in 1973, adding further seats, but the capacity of the ground dropped overall as seats replaced standing terraces. In 1980, in a bid to improve facilities and upgrade what was then considered an outdated stadium, a new phase of redevelopment began that transformed the ground. The new chairman, Arthur Richardson, green-lit
11920-465: The Wildling leader Sigorn, Magnar of Thenn, in a ceremony performed by Melisandre, which will aid Wildling integration into the North. If Harrion dies childless, Karhold will pass to the newly formed House Thenn. Wyman Manderly is the Lord of White Harbor, the only city in the North, and the wealthiest of the Stark vassals. He is an enormously fat man, with two sons, Ser Wylis and Ser Wendel Manderly. During
12069-521: The abandonment of the match and a pitch invasion by fans, resulting in the club being fined and ordered to erect a steel fence around the pitch. The ground needed to be expanded; although a large earth bank was built at the Park Lane end in 1904, the club's ability to develop the White Hart Lane site was restricted by the terms of the ground lease with Charringtons. Following a share issue, the club bought
12218-454: The addition of a second tier to the Members' (North) Stand on Paxton Road, was completed in 1998, leaving the stadium with a capacity of 36,240. The stadium would stay in this form, bar some minor adjustments, until 2016, when the north-east corner of the stadium was demolished to allow for the construction of a new stadium, while the final 2016–17 season was being played at White Hart Lane. By
12367-417: The celebrities would be mainly British stars harassed at assorted London-based events, such as actor Hugh Grant , TV host Ulrika Jonsson , and sports pundit Des Lynam . A late night half-hour one-off special aired on 15 September 1995 on BBC2 called Anyone For Pennis? , which contained previously unseen footage that couldn't be shown on The Sunday Show due to the show's pre-watershed slot at lunchtime. When
12516-412: The children of the late Eddard Stark . They become fast friends with Bran Stark and his baby brother, Rickon , and are shown solely from Bran's point of view . The older sister, Meera, is sixteen years old when introduced in A Clash of Kings . As is typical of crannogmen, Meera is short, slim, and flat-chested with long brown hair and green eyes, and is described as having a cheerful disposition. She
12665-413: The club to start looking for a new ground. In 1899, the club moved a short distance to a piece of land behind the White Hart pub. The new location was to the east of Tottenham High Road . The site was formerly used as a nursery owned by the brewery company Charringtons . The ground was leased from Charringtons with the proviso that Spurs must guarantee crowds of 1,000 for first-team matches and 500 for
12814-575: The crownlands for nearly 300 years. Seventeen Targaryen kings held royal court in King's Landing . Its coat of arms shows a red, three-headed dragon breathing fire on a black field, and its words are Fire and Blood . The Targaryen dynasty ended with the death of Aerys II, known as the Mad King, during Robert’s Rebellion, which overthrew the Targaryens and placed House Baratheon on the throne. Aerys II’s two surviving children, Viserys and Daenerys, fled into exile in
12963-476: The dark psychedelic outfit We Are Pleb, who played extensively in Camden during 1988–89 (at the same time as Blur and Suede ) and had a penchant for setting the stage on fire. Kaye was signed to Go Discs in 1992 with a group called TV Eye (formed with ex-members of the band Eat ), which released two singles, "Killer Fly" and "Eradicator". In 1993, Kaye filmed a prototype Dennis Pennis, interviewing his own band on
13112-487: The early years such as baseball (there was once a Spurs baseball team ). It was used for many boxing matches over many years, the earliest matches being held in 1922. There had been a number of notable boxing matches at the stadium; for example, the match between Jack London vs Bruce Woodcock in 1945, the Frank Bruno vs Joe Bugner bout in 1987, and the fight on 21 September 1991 where Michael Watson collapsed with
13261-459: The first Football League goal at the ground was scored by Vivian Woodward . White Hart Lane was redeveloped in the early 20th century, and its stands were rebuilt over a period of two and a half decades based on designs by the stadium architect Archibald Leitch . The first to be designed, the main West Stand, was a two-tiered structure with seating for 5,300 in the upper tier and a paddock in front with standing room for over 6,000. The roof covered
13410-465: The first Warden of the North, and had a marriage alliance with House Arryn to keep the realm together. Over the course of the novels, the Starks are scattered by the War of the Five Kings, and the fate of the House remains uncertain, as most characters believe that all the legitimate Stark sons are dead. Eddard "Ned" Stark is the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, and briefly serves as Hand of
13559-538: The floodlight pylons were replaced with spotlights mounted on the East and West stands. The stadium as designed by Archibald Leitch stayed in the same form for a few decades, seating sections however were progressively introduced. In 1962, 2,600 seats were fitted at the back of the South Stand (on Park Lane), followed the next year by 3,500 seats at the North (Paxton Road) Stand, which was further extended in 1968 to link up with
13708-399: The former White Hart Public House). Construction work on the stadium began in early 2016. On 28 April 2017, it was announced that Tottenham would play all its home matches in the 2017–18 season at Wembley Stadium , in order to complete the demolition of White Hart Lane and the construction of the new stadium. The new stadium was scheduled to open for the start of the 2018/19 season, but
13857-569: The freehold for £8,900 in 1905. An additional £2,600 was used to purchase the land at the northern (Paxton Road) end, where another large bank was built the same year to match the one at the Park Lane end, bringing the capacity up to 40,000. Spurs were admitted to the Second Division of the Football League in 1908, and they played their first league game on 1 September 1908 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at White Hart Lane. Spurs won 3–0, and
14006-562: The goals and the pitch; high fencing in British football stadiums was erected to segregate away fans and to combat the threat of pitch invasions from hooligans in the 1970s. Fencing began to be removed in the later part of the 1980s, and all the fences were removed on 18 April 1989 for safety reasons in reaction to the Hillsborough disaster three days earlier, in which 97 Liverpool fans were fatally injured, most of them crushed to death against
14155-421: The ground. White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park National Rail stations are 0.2 miles (0.32 km) and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away, respectively. Tottenham Hale , a rail and tube station, and Seven Sisters tube station are also nearby. There are controlled parking zones in operation in the area on all match days. There had been a number of plans in the past for relocation. The first, reported in 2001,
14304-441: The heir to Winterfell. He is not a POV character, but features in the POV chapters of his family members in the first three novels in the series. Robb is also slain at The Red Wedding along with his mother. Sansa Stark is the second child and elder daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. She serves as a POV character for 24 chapters throughout A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , A Storm of Swords , and A Feast for Crows . Sansa
14453-421: The hope this will mean the Lannisters execute his great-nephew Harrion Karstark, so Karhold will pass to Alys, whom Arnolf intends to force into marriage with his son Cregan Karstark. Arnolf also intends to betray Stannis when the Boltons attack. However, Alys (pursued by Cregan) flees to the Wall seeking Jon Snow's help and reveals her uncles' plans. To protect her Jon imprisons Cregan and arranges for Alys to marry
14602-556: The horde until he gets his "golden crown", Viserys grows restless and impatient with Drogo's refusal to march towards the Seven Kingdoms. He also loses influence over Daenerys, who gradually stands up to his abusive behavior. After his scheme to steal her dragon eggs is thwarted by Jorah Mormont, Viserys drunkenly threatens his sister and her unborn child in the Dothraki's sacred city of Vaes Dothrak, demanding that Drogo make good on their deal. Viserys then unwittingly agrees to Drogo's offer of
14751-455: The interests of common people, and frequently clashed with noble lords as a result. He later perished in the 'Tragedy of Summerhall', a huge fire at the Targaryen summer palace, along with his son Prince Duncan and close friend Ser Duncan the Tall. After he died, his son Jaehaerys inherited the throne. When Jaehaerys died three years later, the Iron Throne was passed to his son Aerys . Aerys Targaryen
14900-416: The island of Skagos, supposedly inhabited by cannibals. Jeyne Poole is the daughter of Vayon Poole, the steward of Winterfell , and Sansa Stark 's best friend. She has brown eyes and dark hair and is described as being very pretty. Following the arrest of Eddard Stark in A Game of Thrones , the members and servants of his household are killed. Jeyne reappears in A Dance with Dragons , having survived
15049-481: The job. Kaye was a graphic designer for Tottenham Hotspur . He had an office in White Hart Lane and designed in-house merchandise for Spurs, Derby County , Southampton and Aston Villa for Danish sportswear brand Hummel International (doing caricatures of Paul Gascoigne for school lunchboxes etc.). As an Arsenal fan, Kaye has said there are subliminal cannons contained within his work for Spurs, including
15198-449: The last known to exist and died out long before the events of A Game of Thrones . People of Targaryen ancestry, referred to as "blood of the dragon", tend to have silver-blonde hair and amethyst eyes. Fifteen years before the events of the series, the Targaryens were deposed in Robert's Rebellion, with the last two fleeing to Essos . Aegon Targaryen, nicknamed "Egg" in his youth, is one of
15347-451: The late 1920s and 1972, White Hart Lane was one of very few British football grounds that featured no advertising hoardings at all. 1953 saw the introduction of floodlights, with their first use being a friendly against Racing Club de Paris in September that year. They were upgraded in 1957, and in 1961, floodlight pylons were installed. These were renovated again in the 1970s, and in 1990
15496-452: The legendary "Blackfish") and sister to Lysa Arryn of the Vale and to Edmure Tully . She is murdered during the Red Wedding, and later resurrected as an undead, vengeful killer under the name of Lady Stoneheart. She serves as a POV character for 25 chapters throughout A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords . Robb Stark is the oldest child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark, and
15645-593: The lower terraces of the East and South stands were replaced with seating in 1992, followed by the North Stand the next year. The South Stand was demolished in 1994, and its redevelopment completed in March 1995. The work was partly funded by the Football Trust . The first Jumbotron video screen for live coverage and screening of away matches was also installed above the South Stand, and there would eventually be two screens, one above each penalty area. The renovation, and
15794-428: The massacre but being sent to Petyr Baelish 's brothels. The Lannisters use her as a stand-in for Sansa's younger sister Arya and send her north to marry Ramsay Bolton at Winterfell. Theon Greyjoy recognizes that she is a fake, and that the Boltons are aware of the ruse. It is implied that Ramsay Bolton tortures her and forces her to perform sexual acts on dogs. Jon Snow, Arya's half-brother, believes Jeyne to be
15943-774: The movie Dracula Untold . In 2015 he played a criminal in the BBC drama The Interceptor . In 2015, he featured as the drunken, haunted Naval Officer Harry Brewer in the National Theatre's revival of Our Country's Good . He also appeared in Doctor Who as an alien funeral director. That same year, He played Vinculus in Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell . Kaye's other television credits include The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge , an episode of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton 's anthology series Inside No. 9 , Netflix's first original TV series Lilyhammer ,
16092-447: The new ground on 3 April 2019. When the club was first formed in 1882, the club played its matches on public land at the Park Lane end of Tottenham Marshes . As the ground was on public land, the club could not charge admission fees for spectators, and while the number of spectators grew to a few thousands within a few years, it yielded no gate receipts. In 1888, the club rented a pitch between numbers 69 and 75 Northumberland Park at
16241-573: The new stadium and other associated developments (subject to negotiation of 'Section 106' developer contributions). The new plans were referred to English Heritage , the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for a final decision. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson , approved the plans on 25 November 2010. On 20 September 2011, planning permission was granted (planning reference HGY/2010/1000). The development plans had been revised several times during
16390-580: The new stadium would host two NFL International Series games, every year, for ten years. On 16 December 2015, the revised plans were approved by Haringey Council (planning reference HGY/2015/3000) that would enable Phase 2 of the NDP to begin, as Phase 1 (Lilywhite House) had already been completed in February 2015. This therefore allowed widening of the High Road pavement leading to the new stadium by demolishing three buildings (Edmonton Dispensary, The Red House, and
16539-651: The overthrow of House Targaryen . At the end of the war, Eddard and six of his companions ventured to the Tower of Joy within Dorne , where Lyanna was located and guarded by three of the most prominent Kingsguard knights — the "Sword of the Morning" Ser Arthur Dayne, Ser Oswell Whent, and the "White Bull" Ser Gerold Hightower (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard). After a fierce skirmish that killed everyone except Eddard and Howland, Eddard entered
16688-614: The pathologist in ITV's Vera until 2023. Kaye has appeared as Danno, who is a recovering alcoholic attending Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meetings in Pete Jackson's BBC Radio 4 comedy drama series Love in Recovery . In 2019, Kaye debuted as hospital chaplain Daniel Booth in the ITV dramedy Cold Feet , and played a psychiatrist in the Netflix comedy series After Life . In 2020, he appeared in
16837-481: The perimeter fencing in an overcrowded standing area. The fencing at the same place had also previously caused an incidence of crushing of Spurs fans during a cup tie in 1981. Also as a response to the Hillsborough disaster, and the subsequent Taylor Report of 1990 that called for all-seater stadiums, standing areas were removed over the next few years, further reducing the capacity of the ground. Standing areas on
16986-538: The possibility of Tottenham Hotspur moving home. However, a move to Wembley Stadium was ruled out by the club, as was talk of moving to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford after completion of the 2012 Olympic Games . Ultimately the club's owners, ENIC Group , decided to focus solely on the ongoing redevelopment plan for White Hart Lane as part of the Northumberland Development Project . Sections of
17135-527: The power of prophetic "green dreams", from which he knows various arcane facts, including the day of his death. In Winterfell, Jojen recognizes Bran Stark as a skinchanger who is able to enter the mind of an animal and control it, and he mentors Bran to help him gain control of his abilities. When Theon Greyjoy captures Winterfell, Jojen and Meera hide with Bran and Rickon in Winterfell's crypt after feigning escape, and they join Bran in his journey north in search of
17284-477: The project over the scepticism of previous chairman Sidney Wale. The old West Stand was demolished in November 1980 to be replaced by a new stand designed by Ernest Atherden that had 6,500 seats and featured 72 executive boxes. The new West Stand opened 15 months later on 6 February 1982 for a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers , won by Spurs 6–1, with a hat-trick from Ricky Villa . However, cost overruns in
17433-413: The project, which rose from £3.5 million to £6 million, and the cost of rebuilding the team, resulted in financial difficulties for the club. Irving Scholar took advantage of a rift in the boardroom and bought out the shares of Wale, leading to a change of directors. In 1985, a plan to demolish and rebuild the East Stand was rejected by Haringey Council. In 1988, the club decided to proceed instead with
17582-430: The real Arya and sends Mance Rayder to rescue her. The group enlists Theon's help, but their cover is blown and Theon and Jeyne barely escape. Jojen and Meera are the children of Howland Reed, the Lord of Greywater Watch and a loyal Stark bannerman. They first appear in A Clash of Kings , when their father sends them in his place, to attend the harvest festival and renew House Reed's pledge to House Stark and support
17731-491: The rebranding for the digital era of betting website BetVictor , to launch their new BetVictor app. In 2013, Kaye appeared as Thoros of Myr in the third season of the HBO series Game of Thrones , and as Danno in the BBC Radio 4 series Love in Recovery . In 2016, he reprised his role as Thoros of Myr in the sixth season of Game of Thrones , and returned for the seventh season . In 2014, Kaye played Brother Lucian in
17880-503: The reserves, easily achievable when the average attendance of Tottenham's matches was 4,000. A groundsman at a local cricket club, John Over, was tasked with demolishing the greenhouses and preparing a playing surface for football. The stands from the previous ground at Northumberland Park were moved to the new ground. The new ground was never officially named, although names such as Gilpin Park and Percy Park were suggested. In its early days it
18029-653: 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. In Martin's fictional world, the Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands, the Vale of Arryn, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates
18178-551: The ruling to give the Stratford stadium to West Ham United , but later withdrew. The club also pursued another option, namely the Northumberland Development Project (NDP). This involved a plan to build a new stadium, partly on the site of the existing White Hart Lane ground, and include leisure facilities, shops, housing, a club museum, a public space and also a new base for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. The NDP
18327-404: The same name, which appeared as the 'wrath' part of a Channel 4 series on the seven deadly sins . In 2000, Kaye starred in the comedy series Perfect World , a sitcom about a down-on-his-luck marketing manager. He also briefly presented a BBC2 quiz show, Liar , in which six contestants would all have a supposed claim to fame and the studio audience voted on which one they believed was telling
18476-417: The second son and fourth child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. He serves as the third-person narrator of twenty-one chapters throughout A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings , A Storm of Swords , and A Dance with Dragons . In A Game of Thrones , he sees Queen Cersei and her brother Jaime Lannister committing incest , and Jaime pushes Bran from the window to keep the relationship secret. Bran survives, but loses
18625-495: The secondborn son to survive infancy. Thirteen years before the events of the series, he and his sister Daenerys fled Westeros to escape death at the hands of rebel Robert Baratheon . Viserys is an arrogant, cruel and ambitious man given to violent mood swings. He is widely nicknamed the "Beggar King" across both Essos and Westeros. Hoping to win the Dothraki's favor to conquer Westeros, Viserys arranges for Daenerys to wed Khal Drogo to form an alliance with them. Travelling with
18774-450: The son of Lyanna Stark, Ned Stark's sister, and Rhaegar Targaryen. Benjen Stark is Ned Stark's younger brother and a First Ranger in the Night's Watch. He appears briefly at the start of A Game of Thrones , first in Winterfell and then later on the Wall at Castle Black, where he travels with his bastard nephew Jon Snow . Benjen is sent on a mission into the lands beyond the Wall to search for
18923-439: The surviving Aegon and is under the guardianship of Rhaegar's close friend Jon Connington (under alias of Griff). He is to be used by Varys and Illyrio as a puppet king. Young Griff intends to travel to Slaver's Bay to visit Daenerys Targaryen and propose marriage, but Tyrion provokes him during a cyvasse game and convinces him to abandon the proposal and independently attack Westeros. Revealing himself as Aegon, Griff persuades
19072-443: The tower and found Lyanna dying in a "bed of blood". Before she died, she asked her brother Eddard to make a promise, something that Eddard regarded as a price he paid that haunted him days and nights for 14 years. Eddard later takes her body home to be entombed in Winterfell's crypt, and installs a stone statue in her likeness in front of her sarcophagus. When he returns, he also brings back a newborn boy named Jon Snow, whom he claims
19221-536: The truth. In the same year, Kaye took a dramatic role alongside Michelle Collins in Two Thousand Acres of Sky . In 2004, Kaye played the leading role in the film Blackball . His role as deaf DJ Frankie Wilde in the 2005 mockumentary It's All Gone Pete Tong won him the Film Discovery Jury Award at the 2005 US Comedy Arts Festival . He played in two episodes of the BBC drama series Waking
19370-453: The turn of the millennium, the capacity of White Hart Lane had fallen significantly behind compared to other major Premier League clubs who had plans to expand further (for example, proposed development of Old Trafford had a projected capacity of 79,000 while Arsenal planned to build a new stadium that would seat 60,000). Talks began over the redevelopment and future of White Hart Lane, and many stadium designs and ideas were mooted, including
19519-482: The two main characters in the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. As a child, his father Prince Maekar reluctantly permitted him to serve as squire to the knight errant Ser Duncan the Tall, in the hopes that the lessons learned through humble service and hard experience would help him avoid the excesses and shortcomings of his royal brothers. He was later crowned as King Aegon V when a Great Council bypassed those before him in
19668-417: The use of his legs. While comatose, Bran dreams of a three-eyed crow. Slowly, he develops the ability to assume his wolf Summer's consciousness, making him a warg or skinchanger . After his older brother Robb is crowned King in the North , Bran becomes Robb's heir and the acting Lord of Winterfell. In A Clash of Kings , Jojen Reed teaches Bran how to correctly use his telepathy , and directs him beyond
19817-402: The whole stand and featured a mock-Tudor gable , emblazoned with the club's name. At the time of its construction, it was the largest stand at a British football ground. Built at a cost of £50,000, the West Stand opened on 11 September 1909 for Spurs' first home game in Division One , which was a match against Manchester United that ended in a 2–2 draw. The central section of the East Stand
19966-537: Was 75,038 for the Sixth Round FA Cup tie against Sunderland, 5 March 1938. It was also the highest ever gate for a home match at the club until 2016 when over 85,000 attended the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League match against Monaco, held at Wembley Stadium, which was their temporary home for European matches that season. The area close to the stadium is regularly served by many different bus routes and services. Bus routes 149 , 259 , 279 , and 349 stop outside
20115-584: Was also covered in 1909; two years later its wooden terrace was replaced by an enlarged concrete terrace, with the roof extended to cover the whole stand. With further expansion of the banking at the two ends, the stadium capacity increased to over 50,000 by the onset of the First World War . During the war, the stadium was taken over by the Ministry of War and the East Stand was turned into a factory for making gas masks, gunnery and protection equipment. The pitch
20264-532: Was announced on 30 October 2008 to develop the current site and land to its north, to construct a totally new 56,250-seat stadium . On 26 October 2009, the club submitted their planning application, hoping to start work on the new ground in 2010, and to be playing in it come 2012. But in May 2010, following adverse reaction, this was withdrawn in favour of a substantially revised planning application. Haringey Council were requested on 30 September 2010 to grant permission for
20413-466: Was cast by William James Scott, who had played for the club when it was an amateur club. It was originally located atop the West Stand but was removed in 1957 for upgrading of floodlighting and reappeared on top of the East Stand in December 1958. In 1989, the original cockerel was removed to be replaced by fibreglass replicas that were placed on top of both the East Stand and West Stand. The original cockerel
20562-463: Was closed that season. Work on the stadium continued in the summer of 1989 and the refurbished East Stand opened on 18 October 1989 for the North London Derby . The cost of the project however, doubled to over £8 million; this, together with other financial problems, would again lead to a change of directors at the club in 1991. There was perimeter fencing in the 1980s between the stands behind
20711-525: Was deeply in love with her, although she was unimpressed by Robert's reputation for infidelity. Her life's tales are mainly told through the words of Eddard Stark and Meera Reed (via Bran Stark 's viewpoint chapter), with some passing commentaries from other people such as Barristan Selmy , Cersei Lannister , Roose Bolton and Kevan Lannister . During the Tourney at Harrenhal, the greatest tourney in Westerosi history, Lyanna rescued Stark bannerman Howland Reed by beating away three bullying squires. She
20860-421: Was designed by Populous . It was built in almost the exact same location as White Hart Lane, instead of moving elsewhere within or away from the borough of Haringey . While the replacement stadium was under construction, all Tottenham home games in the 2017–18 season as well as all but five in 2018–19 were played at Wembley Stadium . After two successful test events, Tottenham Hotspur officially moved into
21009-597: Was going to kill me on live television. I swore in bed that I'd never do a celebrity interview again. Typically, six months later I'd come up with Dennis Pennis." In 1994, Kaye convinced his old friend Anthony Hines (a car mechanic and some time roadie for TV Eye) to help him write Dennis Pennis when he was offered the job on The Sunday Show . (Hines was later poached by Sacha Baron Cohen to write for Ali G on The Eleven O'Clock Show and went on to receive an Oscar nomination for co-writing Borat in 2006). Celebrity interviewer Dennis Pennis, created by Kaye and Hines,
21158-420: Was introduced, the stadium's capacity decreased to a modest number in comparison to other Premier League clubs. The record attendance at the ground was 75,038, for an FA Cup tie on 5 March 1938 against Sunderland . Tottenham's final game at White Hart Lane was played on 14 May 2017 with a 2–1 victory against Manchester United . Tottenham's new home, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , has a capacity of 62,062 and
21307-418: Was later chosen by the eventual jousting champion, Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen , as the tourney's "Queen of Love and Beauty". Because Rhaegar was already married, and Lyanna was a maiden betrothed to Robert Baratheon, Rhaegar's wooing of Lyanna was considered an outrageous scandal at the time. One year later, she was said to have been abducted and raped by Rhaegar, triggering a civil war that resulted in
21456-422: Was moved to the executive suites where it stayed for many years, then to the West Stand reception. It was moved to the club offices at Lilywhite House in 2016 as the stadium was due to be demolished for redevelopment. The ground continued to be renovated in the 1920s and early 1930s, with three more stands designed by Archibald Leitch. The FA Cup win in 1921 provided money to build a covered, two-tiered terrace at
21605-553: Was normally referred to as the Hotspur's or Spurs' Ground by the club or the High Road Ground by the public, in time it became popularly known as White Hart Lane, which is in fact the name of the street on the western side of High Road, away from the ground. It is however unclear how it became so-named; some thought that it acquired the name because spectators would first meet up at the White Hart Lane railway station , another suggestion
21754-428: Was one of Kaye's earliest characters. With dyed red hair, gaudy jackets adorned with punk-style badges, and thick glasses, Pennis stood out from the crowd and asked celebrities atypical questions, ranging from playful to cruel. After brief stints presenting two episodes of Transmission (ITV's early 1990s indie music magazine show) as Pennis, the character next appeared in 1995 on BBC2 's The Sunday Show . Originally,
21903-409: Was overlooked by a bronze fighting cock (the club symbol) that kept an eye on proceedings from the roof of the touchline stands. The cockerel was adopted as an emblem for the club as Harry Hotspur, after whom the club was named, wore spurs to make his horse go faster as he charged in battles, and spurs are also associated with fighting cocks . The original cockerel on a ball was erected in 1909 and
22052-521: Was reported to have been killed along with his mother and sister by Gregor Clegane . In A Dance with Dragons , Varys claims to have switched Aegon with another, lowborn infant (known as the "Pisswater prince") and smuggled Aegon out of King's Landing prior to the capital's fall. During his exile in Essos, Tyrion Lannister (under the alias Hugor Hill) meets Young Griff, a well-trained teenage boy endorsed by Varys's associate Illyrio Mopatis, who claims to be
22201-482: Was to relocate to a proposed 43,000-seat stadium at Pickett's Lock , intended for the 2005 World Athletics Championships to be held in London. However, the stadium was never built as the government deemed the project too expensive, and the venue of the games was eventually moved to Helsinki . Over the next few years various other schemes were suggested, including a relocation to the rebuilt Wembley Stadium (which finally opened in 2007). On 1 October 2010, ostensibly as
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