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The season premiered on March 31, Season 3 spans several months on a world where the seasons can last for years at a time. Autumn has fallen across the world, with winter not far behind. The people should be preparing for years of snow and ice, but the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros instead remain gripped by civil war. Would-be king Renly Baratheon has been assassinated , altering the alliances in the war. The cruel boy-king Joffrey Baratheon has won a great victory by securing an alliance with House Tyrell , with his supporters defeating his uncle Stannis in an epic battle. Joffrey now commands the largest armies in the realm and his triumph appears inevitable. King Robb Stark remains in the field, however his homeland, the North , is partially under ironborn occupation.
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To find out what happened before, see the recaps of the first season and the second season of Game of Thrones. They manage to survive and decide to return to Castle Black to warn the rest of Westeros of the coming threat. Meanwhile, Jon Snow is brought before the King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder, and joins the wildling ranks as part of his plan to spy on the wildling army. In Essos, Daenerys Targaryen and her followers arrive at Astapor via the ship she purchased at the end of season two. She survives another assassination attempt — this time attempted by an agent of the surviving warlocks of Qarth — with the help of the former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Barristan Selmy. He hears the news that Winterfell has been destroyed and all its inhabitants killed, though there is no word of his brothers, Bran and Rickon. The Hound recognizes Ayra and reveals that she is a Stark. Later, The Hound wins a trial by combat and is set free. Jojen is like Bran in that he has visions and explains much to Bran about his abilities.
It was broadcast on Sunday at pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50—60 minutes. Martin , of which the series is an adaptation. HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10, , nine days after the second season 's premiere. Production began in July The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east, Essos. Like the novel, the season continues the storyline of The War of the Five Kings: after the death of Renly Baratheon , all four kings in Westeros believe they have a claim to the Iron Throne, besides Robb Stark , who seeks vengeance for the death of his father, Ned Stark , and independence for the North.
