Game Of Thrones Prequel: 9 Reasons To Be Excited (& 1 To Be Concerned)

8. White Walker Origins

Game of Thrones Children of the Forest first White Walker Night's King
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Game of Thrones Season 6 offered up a shocking reveal: the White Walkers were created by the Children of the Forest, whom they'd later fight against.

We can assume the Children created them as a means of defence against the First Men, and yet the Long Night - which saw the coming of the Others/White Walkers - didn't happen until at least 2,000 years after the Pact between the Children and the Men.

So what actually happened? Do the White Walkers have a bigger purpose or motivation beyond wanting to eradicate the living? There's definitely more to the story, and the prequel offers a chance to tell it in a way that's possibly going to be even more shocking - and certainly on a bigger scale - than what we witnessed in Season 6.

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