As war with the White Walkers looms on the horizon, one particular type of weapon is becoming increasingly important: Valyrian steel swords. That’s because there are only two ways to kill a White ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And, like the secret of Valyrian steel, the art and science of making Damascus steel was lost for hundreds of years. Then, in 1981 ...

Light spoilers for Season 6, Episode six. You have been warned. “I heard of a man who had a razor made of Valyrian steel. He cut his head off trying to shave.” Valyrian steel is fabled throughout the ...

Say, have you seen any Valyrian steel lying around? Why am I asking? Oh, no reason, just there’s a giant army of the dead about to invade Westeros and they’re commanded by these evil demons who are ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. Ever since Jon Snow managed to take out a White Walker at Hardhome, we’ve known that Valyrian steel is capable of killing the Night ...

Nothing can stop the White Walkers. "Our enemy doesn't tire," Jon Snow says in the trailer for the final season of Game Of Thrones. "Doesn't stop, doesn't feel." But that's not quite true; there is ...

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In order to defeat the White Walkers on Game of Thrones, our heroes are going to need more than just dragonglass. Unfortunately, the other type of weapon needed to defeat this enemy is much more ...

In Game of Thrones, the secret to forging super-light and strong Valyrian steel swords was said to have been lost with the Doom of Valyria. But, despite its fictional basis, a scientist has ...

Last night's Game of Thrones was quick to remind us of that looming, ever-growing threat: The army of the dead emerged from the winds of winter—and oh shit they have undead giants now. But it also ...

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As war with the White Walkers looms on the horizon, one particular type of weapon is becoming increasingly important: Valyrian steel swords. That’s because there are only two ways to kill a White ...