Lost Melnibonean Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I got a gold dragon says this was influenced by Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs... Quote To toughen her, Ser Goodwin used to send her to her father's butcher to slaughter lambs and suckling pigs. The piglets squealed and the lambs screamed like frightened children. By the time the butchering was done Brienne had been blind with tears, her clothes so bloody that she had given them to her maid to burn. Brienne IV, Feast 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daendrew Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) The Mountains of the Moon was a movie starring Ian Glen (Jorah Mormont) that came out in 1990: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0100196/ That would have left it fresh in the mind of GRRM as he was worldbuilding in 92/93. It's also a mountain in Africa: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains_of_the_Moon_(Africa) This may be an inspiration for the mountainous Gates of the Moon. Edited December 6, 2016 by Daendrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 21 minutes ago, Daendrew said: The Mountains of the Moon was a movie starring Ian Glen (Jorah Mormont) that came out in 1990: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0100196/ That would have left it fresh in the mind of GRRM as he was worldbuilding in 92/93. It's also a mountain in Africa: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains_of_the_Moon_(Africa) This may be an inspiration for the mountainous Gates of the Moon. The second link you posted suggests that there is no Mountains of the Moon. Rather is suggests that a man in ancient times had claimed to have discovered the source of the Nile in a range of mountains, which the local inhabitants called the Mountains of the Moon for their snow caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daendrew Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 8 minutes ago, Lost Melnibonean said: The second link you posted suggests that there is no Mountains of the Moon. Rather is suggests that a man in ancient times had claimed to have discovered the source of the Nile in a range of mountains, which the local inhabitants called the Mountains of the Moon for their snow caps. It exists as a reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 52 minutes ago, Daendrew said: It exists as a reference. I appreciated the link. I didn’t know the history, and I can see better why the George named the mountains of the Vale the Mountains of the Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daendrew Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) According to a SSM, In 2008 GRRM said he wanted to write about Baldwin VI "the Leper" King of Jerusalem: Quote GRRM: Would like to write about leper king of Jerusalem - has a lot of empathy for his problems and it’s a fascinating exercise to try to get into his mind. Creation of a character who is not like yourself is very difficult. You have to be able to project yourself into these different kinds of people. Source: http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2724 I think JonCon pays homage to Baldwin VI "the Leper" that GRRM wanted to write about so much. Edited December 9, 2016 by Daendrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsunray Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 15-11-2016 at 8:14 PM, Lost Melnibonean said: I got a gold dragon says this was influenced by Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs... Brienne IV, Feast 20 Nice one, especially when thinking how she comes face to face with a cannibal, who likes to chew people alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 On 12/30/2016 at 3:46 PM, sweetsunray said: Nice one, especially when thinking how she comes face to face with a cannibal, who likes to chew people alive I didn't even consider that. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The Moon Pool of Braavos could be a homage to The Moon Pool by Merritt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 "Lyra and Jory are with our mother." Jory is short for Jorelle. Jor-El and Lara were Superman's parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pain killer Jane Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) Alboin, king of the Lombards, second wife was a spoil of war named Rosamund. He humiliated her by forcing her to drink wine out of her father's skull. She enlisted her husband's master at arms and another man to assassinate him. Which she did. Combination of The Boy too Bold by half, Lo Bu and the Dothraki woman who murdered her non-Dothraki husband. Edited February 14, 2017 by Pain killer Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pain killer Jane Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 The Night's Queen Moll Dyer, a woman in 1695 that was accused of witchcraft because she was surviving the "Longest Winter We Have Known" in Leonardtown, Maryland. She was chased out of her home in the woods. Her body was later found frozen to a rock. According to locals, she left her hand prints on the rock. Check out American Supernatural - Wicked Witch of Winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 This one is obvious but; Brienne defeated Harry Sawyer and Robin Potter for participating in a bet for her maidenhead. Robin even received a scar on his forehead. Cersei Lannister's prophecy "younger and more beautiful queen" is reference to another "younger and more beautiful princess" Snow White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daendrew Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Gilbert of the Vines, the founder of House Redwyne is a reference to the 1993 movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Place reference - I know some people said that the Quiet Isle reminds them of Mont St Michel in France but the Holy Island or Lindisfarne off northeast England seems a bit more like the Quiet Isle. 'It is accessible, most times, at low tide by crossing sand and mud flats which are covered with water at high tides. These sand and mud flats carry an ancient pilgrims' path, and in more recent times, a modern causeway.' (From the wikipedia entry) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/25/2017 at 5:50 AM, Castellan said: Place reference - I know some people said that the Quiet Isle reminds them of Mont St Michel in France but the Holy Island or Lindisfarne off northeast England seems a bit more like the Quiet Isle. 'It is accessible, most times, at low tide by crossing sand and mud flats which are covered with water at high tides. These sand and mud flats carry an ancient pilgrims' path, and in more recent times, a modern causeway.' (From the wikipedia entry) If it's Lindisfarne, does that suggest that Euron will raid it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Lost Melnibonean said: If it's Lindisfarne, does that suggest that Euron will raid it? I hope not. Euron's headed off for bigger game right now, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadin Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I don't know if it's mentioned here before but has anyone noticed how similar Mandon Moore's name is to Mandy Moore? I doubt there are any connections aside from their names, but anyway I thought I'd bring it up here in case others have noticed it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daendrew Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 2/4/2017 at 10:23 AM, Lost Melnibonean said: "Lyra and Jory are with our mother." Jory is short for Jorelle. Jor-El and Lara were Superman's parents. This makes me happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roose on the Loose Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Baelor the Blesseed = Edward the Confessor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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