All your burning questions about the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel era, answered

By now the news that the spirit of Game of Thrones will continue with a prequel series set to air after the original show shatters everyone’s hearts with a Valyrian steel blade and laughs about it has spread across the internet, but the pilot order’s cryptic references to White Walkers and the Age of Heroes offers more questions than answers. What is the Age of Heroes? How does it connect to the time period of Game of Thrones? Will we get to see any ancestors of our favorite characters?

Settle in, beloveds, your answers are below.

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