The most obvious entries in the index are the Valyrian steel blades. There are fewer than two hundred known in Westeros, and the secret to their forging—requiring dragonfire and blood magic—was lost in the Doom. Thus, each named sword becomes an indexical entry with a biographical trail. Longclaw, passed from Mormont to Snow; Oathkeeper and Widow’s Wail, reforged from Ice; Heartsbane, the pride of House Tarly. To index these is to trace the network of loyalty, theft, and inheritance. But the index would also include non-Valyrian rarities: Dawn (pale as milkglass, unique in composition), Euron Greyjoy’s dragon horn (Dragonbinder, a singular artifact of the smoking sea), and the Horn of Winter (rumored to bring down the Wall). Each object’s index entry would list its current wielder, its previous owners, and its last known location—creating a real-time map of concentrated power. The exclusivity of these objects means that every transfer is a seismic event. When Brienne carries Oathkeeper, she carries not just steel but the broken oath of her king and the divided soul of a great house.
Many fans believe they have seen every moment of Thrones because they watched the Blu-rays. They are wrong. The "index" of exclusive footage begins with scenes cut for time, tone, or pacing. These are often more revealing than entire episodes.
The following have never been ripped or re‑released: