Eddwyn Lannistark Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I gather that "Planetos" is in no way an official name for the world of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. That fans made it up. And I get that it's poking fun at GRRM's rather lazy nomenclature when it comes to continents: Westeros = west, Essos = east, Sothoryos = south, etc. There's something about the word "planet" in any fantasy/medieval-ish setting that seems anachronistic or just off. Officially, what do we have? The Known World Of A Song Of Ice And Fire. OK, how about K.w.o.a.s.o.i.a.f.? C'mon, you just pronounce it "Quo-as-oy-aff". Yeesh, sounds like I'm lisping a dinosaur's name. Alright, forget that one. How about ... A Song Of Ice And Fire's Overall Setting? Asoiafos? "Ah-Soy-Aff-Oss" And the people who inhabit any of its continents and islands and other places get referred to as Asoiafosi? Lemme try it out. "OK, hon, for the next hour or so I'll be reading. Going to journey to Asoiafos for a bit. Come get me when the pizza's here." Could work. Any other suggestions? Planetos sucks, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Martell Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Planetos is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esa1996 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Planetos is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Daeneryos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle Pup From Astapor Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yep, Planetos seems pretty lame and not fit for a medieval setting where people have never sailed west from Westeros and returned. I don't know, maybe just "world" or "world of Ice and Fire"? Does it have to have a real name? I mostly see "Planetos" used in wiki and blogs, and "world of Ice and Fire" or some other simple replacement would work fine for their purposes. It makes my teeth cringe a little when I see "Planetos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion Chainbreaker Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The world is referred to several times in the books as Earth. To avoid confusion, you used to be able to call it The World of Ice and Fire. Then the worldbook came out and I don't know what to call it. I liked the idea Eros, but that never caught on. Planetos is horrid, almost as bad as GRRTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennis of the Brown Shield Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Worldos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Earthos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 They call it Earth in the books, so that works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Veldt Roarer Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Planetos is fine. We won't come up with anything better, especially anything we're gonna agree on. But, seriously - Westeros? Essos? Sothoryos? It's hard to do much worse than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelle Snow Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Planetos is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Biodome The Lands in Constant Chaos AlderaanGeonosisDagobah Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibzit Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I like Planetos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Targaryen Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Earth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Earth 2 The Sequal How about...Earth To. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salafi Stannis Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The world is referred to several times in the books as Earth. To avoid confusion, you used to be able to call it The World of Ice and Fire. Then the worldbook came out and I don't know what to call it. I liked the idea Eros, but that never caught on. Planetos is horrid, almost as bad as GRRTH. Eros is perfect. Start a thread to call the banners. We have found... the perfect name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haegon Sand Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Grrth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Eros is perfect. Start a thread to call the banners. We have found... the perfect name! That's where all Stannis fans go to die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Realm of helletos-where life is horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salafi Stannis Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That's where all Stannis fans go to die? I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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