Game Of Thrones: Season 3 Promo - Their World Returns To Ours...

I have still not started the 5th Game of Thrones book, partly out of protest to George R.R. Martin taking forever to bring out the 6th one. But Book 3 was by far my favorite, and given that is where the HBO series is about to go I for one can't wait. Three words... The Red Wedding... that is all I have to say. And anytime you get a promo with 'The Rains of Castamere' by The National the you are on the right track. But I am eagerly waiting the introduction of Jojen & Meera Reed, Bryden the Blackfish, and The Queen of Thorns... all of which you can get a sneak peak of (well, the people playing them anyway) in the second promo video I have included after the jump. All in all, I can't wait for Season 3 of the show on HBO. It starts on March 31st. Catch both videos after the jump...

'The Rains of Castamere' by The National

Anyone who is reading or has read the 'A Song of Ice & Fire' book series by George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones for people who only watch the TV show) knows what a stickler for details. one of the things he is known for is including songs that the different families and people of the 7 Kingdoms sing. Martin frequently puts whole verses of his songs into the narrative text of the books to drive home how important these songs are to the relaying of history in a time long before published books were prevalent. While songs like 'The Bear and the Maiden Fare' & 'The Song of the Seven' serve to relive some past battle or tell a story, one of the songs sticks out for its shear viciousness and malice. This song is 'The Rains of Castamere', which details how the Lannisters destroyed a whole family of nobles who rebelled against their power. Now hipster faves The National have sung a version for the Season 2 soundtrack, and it sounds as spooky and ominous as I would have thought it should. Check out the full song after the jump and remember a Lannister always pays his debts...