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Faith Militant cult
- G eorge R.R. Martin, the author of the books that inspired Game of Thrones, says the medieval Catholic Church “with its own fantasy twist” was his inspiration for the Faith Militant cult, also known as “The Sparrows,” that is now taking center stage in the show.
time.com/3895535/game-of-thrones-faith-militant-sparrows/Game of Thrones: George R.R. Martin on What Inspired Faith ...
Apr 4, 2014 · The TV series, and the books on which it's based, A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, is set in mythical Westeros. In the north, a massive wall of ice keeps out barbarian "wildlings"...
- Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams
- Philippa Gregory's Works
- Conan The Barbarian by Robert E. Howard
- Sharon Kay Penman's Works
- The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon
- The Avengers #9
- Eric Frank Russell's Stories
- Thomas B. Costain's Historical Fiction
- Bernard Cornwell's Works
- The Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Martin has referred to Tad Williams’ fantasy series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn as one of his favorite fantasy series of all time. He says that when he read the first book in the popular series, The Dragonbone Chair, which has over 55,000 ratings on Goodreads, he was amazed by the form it took. "Tad’s fantasy series, The Dragonbone Chairand the rest ...
The political games of Henry VIII’s court depicted in The Other Boleyn Girl are definitely the sort of which Martin has employed in A Song of Ice and Fire, and Martin says that Gregory's works, among several others, were an influence while writing the books. RELATED: Game Of Thrones Theory: Bran Was Plotting To Become King Since Season 4 "I read a ...
Martin says, "My series owes a lot to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, and the other great fantasists who came before me." He's also said, "Robert E. Howard - you know, Conan the Barbarianis great for a 13-year-old boy. It's a good age to discover Conan. Certain writers you have to read at certain ages." From ...
When asked about what works have inspired his writing, Martin has frequently cited author Sharon Kay Penman, and on his bloghe wrote, "Sharon Kay Penman is the strongest historical novelist working the medieval period at present, a worthy heir to two of my all-time favorites, Thomas B. Costain and Nigel Tranter." RELATED: The Evolution Of Bran Star...
The Hundred Years War is a big influence on the Game of Thrones series, and Martin has stated that The Accursed Kingshistorical fiction series is one of his biggest inspirations. He says the books have it all: "Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, deception, family rivalries, the curse of the Templars, babies switc...
Many fantasy writers have enjoyed or even written comic books, so it should come as no surprise that Martin cites Marvel comics as one of the many inspirations behind his popular book series. One of the things he liked most about Marvel was that the characters develop and change over time rather than remain static as they do in some other comics. R...
Another one of Martin's literary heroes is Frank Russell. "I fell in love with science fiction, thanks to Robert A. Heinlein, Andre Norton, and Eric Frank Russell," he's written. The British author is famous for short stories and science fiction novels like Sinister Barrier, Sentinels From Space and With a Strange Device, all published between 1939...
Martin has flat-out said that Costain's The Plantagenets series was the model he used for A Song of Ice and Fire. "My model for this was the four-volume history of the Plantagenets that Thomas B Costain wrote in the 50s. It’s old‑fashioned history: he’s not interested in analyzing socioeconomic trends or cultural shifts so much as the wars and the ...
Bernard Cornwell has famously criticized HBO's Game of Thronesas a "very, very dull" series, saying, "So many characters. So many strands. You have to have large sections where the plot is explained, just have to sit there and be told what’s going on," among other harsh words about the show. So hopefully Martin, who cites Cornwell as one of his ins...
Have you ever wondered why magic isn't the central focus in Game of Thrones? It's definitely featured, but sword-fighting usually takes precedence over spells. That's because Martin saw J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy as his "great model" for A Song of Ice and Fire. Tolkien's work is also the inspiration for how Game of Thronesis structu...
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- The Lord of the Rings. Martin has called J.R.R. Tolkien his “great model” in shaping the overarching plot of his series. “If you look at Lord of the Rings, it begins with a tight focus and all the characters are together.
- The Dragonbone Chair. Tad Williams’ fantasy series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn served as a catalyst for Martin to write his own. “I read The Dragonbone Chair [the first book in the series] and said, “My god, they can do something with this form,” and it’s Tad doing it.
- The Avengers #9. As a young comic book fan, Martin has said he appreciated that Stan Lee’s Marvel characters changed over the course of time (unlike the DC characters, whose story arcs were more circular).
- The Iron King. French author Maurice Druon’s The Accursed Kings historical fiction series chronicles the period leading up to the Hundred Years War. “The Accursed Kings has it all,” Martin has written.
- The War of the Roses. Stark? York? Lannister? Lancaster? Come on people! Surely you can see the connection? Taking place between 1455 and 1485, The War of the Roses was a series of bloody battles over the British throne by rival royal families.
- Hadrian's Wall. George R. R. Martin (GRRM) has admitted that he came up with his giant ice wall creation (imaginatively called ‘The Wall’) while visiting Hadrian's Wall near the Scottish border with England.
- The Roman Empire. But it’s not just that great big wall the Romans constructed that GRRM was inspired by. Various elements of the Roman Empire have seeped into the world of Game of Thrones.
- The Black Dinner. One of the most notorious events in GoT history is the brutal, gruesome ‘Red Wedding’ where King Robb Stark, his wife, Queen Talisa, his mother, Lady Catelyn and many many more were murdered during the marriage of Edmure Tully to Roslin Frey.
Apr 4, 2012 · Since 1987, he has been fulfilling the role of editor for the Wild Cards anthology series, a superhero-inspired shared universe. And of course, Martin was writing books, too. Here's a list of five books that he wrote before the first book in the his A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones...
Jan 28, 2016 · And with Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire series creator George R.R. Martin has become as much of a household name as the characters he invented: Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Arya...
Jul 10, 2017 · Martin has named everyone from J.R.R. Tolkein to Isaac Asimov to H.P. Lovecraft as literary inspirations for his show.
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