2022 was the year of House of the Dragon. We read the source material, memorized the Targaryen family tree, and obsessed over small — but important — details. By the time the Season 1 finale reared its dragon-scaled head, I'd spent so much time thinking about Westeros that there was no way I was ready to let it go. So I set myself a new goal: to master High Valyrian, the Targaryens' mother tongue.

High Valyrian may have started as a few phrases in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and...

Continue Reading Learning High Valyrian on Duolingo brought me nothing but joy in 2022