Inspiring Order: The Night’s Watch a Teutonic Inspiration
George R.R. Martin is known for creating his characters and organizations within A Song of Ice and Fire from a historical basis. While it is known that Martin never uses […]
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Travellers and Chroniclers of the Known and Unknown World
The concept of going on an adventure, then writing about it is not a new one. People start by travelling for the sake of exploration, expanding our known world to encompass more. Once this is done the next step is for people who have the need for adventures to go on them, and experience what these newly explored lands have to offer, and sometimes more.
Baelor the Blessed and the Role of Historical Counterparts in the World of Ice and Fire
Of the seventeen Targaryen kings to have sat the Iron Throne in George R.R. Martin’s World of Ice and Fire, Baelor the Blessed was by far the most pious1, almost […]
Kingship in the Game of Thrones with “medieval” Comparisons
Introduction: The Game of Thrones is a popular television series that adapted George R. R. Martin’s book series, The Game of Thrones. Whoever sits on the Iron Throne controls all […]
Potential Medieval Influences on the Character of Margaery Tyrell
The most obvious parallel between George R. R. Martin’s Margaery Tyrell is the character of Anne Boleyn. This association is perhaps most obvious because of Natalie Dormer’s onscreen depiction of […]
Power of the Costume to Evoke Medieval Nature in Game of Thrones
Aside from the production design and the storyline, what truly captures the medievalism in HBO’s Game of Thrones, are the costume designs worn in every episode. Most audience viewers do […]
The Tortoise and the Hare: An Exploration of the Race to the Finish Line Between George R R Martin and HBO
The big question surrounding HBO’s Game of Thrones, bigger than Jon Snow’s parentage even, has always been – Can George R R Martin keep up? Since the rumours were […]
