Winter of the Widows

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The Winter of Widows is a poetic name that Maesters at the Citadel sometimes use to refer to the aftermath of the Dance of the Dragons, as a terrible winter began near the end of the civil war which ultimately lasted six years. This winter coincided with the chaotic Regency of Aegon III, and ended when he came of age.[1]

So many men died during the disastrous civil war that in the aftermath, an unprecedented number of women came to rule over noble Houses: many of them widows ruling as regents for their young children after the deaths of their husbands, though some were also female heirs who inherited in their own right after all of their brothers or other men ahead of them in line of succession were killed.

When Women Ruled: Ladies of the Aftermath, by Archmaester Abelon], is considered the definitive book on this era. Archmaester Gyldayn described the text as "mammoth".[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.