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Painted Stones on Dead Eyes in GOT – Did Anybody Do That?

by Kate Dolan | Aug 13, 2019 | Game of Thrones, Latest Posts

I like to look for historical corollaries in the admittedly not historical Game of Thrones books and TV adaptation.  So the creepy eye stones placed on bodies lying in state have intrigued me. Did any real cultures ever follow this practice? It makes sense for people...

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