Game Of Thrones
Game of Thronesis one of the most pop video shows of all time . Since 2011 ( or 1996 for the books ) , the land of Westeros has drawn in millions of fans around the world and became a true cultural phenomenon . Both the show and book were famous in their ability to subvert the expectations of the fantasy genre and weave complex political plots into their storey .
That being said , both George R.R. Martin and theGame of Thronesshowrunners were clearly inspired by substantial - universe events when construct their plots . Several characters , locations , and consequence have absolved parallels in the real world .
Iron Born - Vikings
Perhaps the clear-cut connection between the real Earth andGame of Thronesis the Ironborn . The Ironborn are Westerosi who populate on the Iron Islands . The ruling home is House Greyjoy , whose family words are ' we do not seed ' . This is tie to the ethnical impost of the Iron Islanders to raid and pillage other dry land for their products , rather than to develop and raise their own crops . Additionally , the Iron Islanders are incredibly skilled sailors and have one of the most formidable navies in all of Westeros .
The connections to the Vikings should already be open . The Vikings were famous for their raiding and pillage , as well as renowned for their ability on the ocean .
Invasion Of The First Men
Before the invasion of Aegon the Conqueror , Westeros had been capable to two major invasions - the first was the invasion of the First Men and the 2d was the invasion of the Andals . Before men came to Westeros , the island was inhabited by the Children of the Forest and the Giants - much of this clip was recognise as the Dawn Age . However , the First Men arrive in Westeros by traveling across the Arm of Dorne that existed between Westeros and Essos . This was the beginning of a war between the Men and Children that would last for thousands of years , only to terminate with a pact that also mean the oddment of the Dawn Age .
This is clear instigate by historical retellings of British mythology . Several tarradiddle from British mythology write that , before humans be on the British Isles , the lands were dwell by Elves and other mythical creatures . Then humans arrive in Britain and fought the magical creatures for the nation . This sounds very similar to the tarradiddle of the Dawn Age .
Greek Fire/ Wild Fire
Hellenic fire was one of the most powerful and orphic weapons of the ancient earthly concern . The name comes from the first consumption of the fire by Greeks who were being besiege in the 7th Century . In addition to the besieged Greeks , the Byzantines often used the fire during sea battles due to its unique power to continue combust while on piss . To this sidereal day , historian do not know the composition of Greek fire ; experts think the flame could ’ve included pine rosin , quicklime , or sulphur .
Westeros ' wild fervency , used most in effect inone ofGame of Thrones ' best episodes " Blackwater " , is clearly urge on by Grecian flaming , both are extremely destructive , mysterious , and sting on water .
Roman Empire
The Valyrian Empire was fantastically similar to the Roman Empire in two main way . The first is in infrastructure . The Valyrian ’s built immense roads that helped get in touch distant lands and make travel between two points far easy . This was also one of the most recognisable export of the Roman Empire , who export road and aqueducts around their Empire . The second similarity between the two is their collapse . Both empire were vast and highly advanced in terms of politics and technology that would go on to dramatically crock up .
There are clear links between the Roman Empire and the cracking Valyrian Empire , both export raw kind of infrastructure to the street corner of their conglomerate and both collapsed in dramatic fashion .
War Of The Roses
If you were to trace the first few seasons ofGame of Thrones , you may describe its defining plot of land as being the conflict for power between several families . However , not only would this describeGame of Thrones , but it would also describe the War of the Roses .
The War of the Roses was a war between the fellowship of Lancaster and York that spanned generation in the UK . The state of war even had a huffy Martin Luther King Jr. , a boy king , and a Hand of the King ( Protector of the Realm ) . There are clear similarity between the two families in the War of the Roses and the houses of Lannister and Stark in Westeros .
Andal Invasion
The Andal invasion as the second major intrusion suffered by Westeros . After the First Men had learned to live in peace with the Children of the Forest , the Andals arrived from Essos and replace the First Men as the dominant chemical group on the continent . The Andals make for their own religion , the Faith of the Seven , that finally became the dominant faith of the domain , replace the Old Gods of the First Men and the child of the Forest .
This was very similar to the invasion of Britain by the Romans . The Romans build their own forts on the British Isles and slowly transformed the British culture , introduce their own religious belief too .
Hadrian’s Wall
The Wall is a body structure in the far compass north of Westeros that sort out the Seven Kingdoms from the godforsaken lands of the Free Folk and the White Walkers . The meth Wall stand at over 700 ft grandiloquent and over a hundred leagues widely , stretch from the Shivering Sea in the east to the Bay of Ice in the Occident . The Wall was built with the intention of go on out the White Walkersand the Wildlings who exist beyond the Wall .
Westeros ' Wall is clearly inspired by Hadrian ’s Wall in the UK . Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall in the compass north of England to part the Empire from the Scots .
William The Conqueror
The third and final major encroachment of Westeros ( so far anyway ) was Aegon ’s intrusion . Aegon the Conqueror , one of the heavy Targaryen character in theGame of Thronesuniverse , fled the Doom of Valayria with his two sister , Visenya and Rhaenys , and conquered Westeros with the force of his dragon , Balerion the Black Dread . Aegon then get going his own Targaryen Dynasty on the throne of Westeros , uniting the Seven Kingdoms in the process .
While the manner of the intrusion intelligibly dissent , Aegon the Conqueror has cleared parallel to the real - life William the Conqueror , who invaded Britain in 1066 . Aside from the fact that both have Conqueror in their name , both also bring not bad political change to their new kingdom and prompt a new Royal line .
Pompei/ Atlantis
While the Valyrian Empire closely resemble the Roman Empire in terms of its sizing , base , and crack up . It differs greatly in the style of its crash . The Roman Empire collapsed due to a variety of several factors including war and political tension , the Valyrian Freehold literally burst and collapsed in a huge calamity .
This is clearly inspired by a combination of both Pompeii and the legend of Atlantis . Pompeii was famously demolish by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius , a way very exchangeable to the Doom of Valyria . While the legend of Atlantis is not historical , its cultural influence can be figure in Valyria - a extremely advanced civilisation that is destroyed by a terrible catastrophe .
Black Dinner/ Glencoe Massacre
Arguably , the most shocking event in Game of Thrones history was the Red Wedding . It was the unreliable butchery of several sports fan - favorite graphic symbol and genuinely subverted the expectations of the spectator by ending Robb ’s brave campaign in an instant .
The Red Wedding was inspire by the Black Dinner of 1440 and the Glencoe Massacre of 1691 . The Black Dinner resulted in two young royal being beheaded after sharing dinner party with King James II at Edinburgh Castle . The Glencoe Massacre occurred when the Macdonald clan failed to send off their oath to King William of Orange in a seasonable fashion . As revenge , the King ’s men asked for shelter and stayed with the Macdonald kinship group for 2 weeks , before then savagely slaying the Macdonald clan in their sleep .
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