Ashara Stark

I think there is a possible reference to the Völsunga Saga in AFfC, SPOILER: AFfCSigurd lays his sword between him and Brynhild when they share a bed, in Nick Crabb's words: "Cheaper if we all shared the same bed, m'lady," Nimble Dick would say. "you could lay your sword between us."

Namir, try using these tags deleting the blanks ;) [ SPOILER=AFfC ] type spoiler text here [ / SPOILER ]

Another one: In ASoS, when Bran is in the Nightfort, Hodor throws a slate to the well and Bran says:

Three more possible nods: In AGoT, in the chapter in which Tyrion choses trial by combat in the Eirye, Tyrion thinks of Jaime that

Two other possible nods: * The Lady of Leaves from one of Arya's chapters in ASoS can be a nod to Galadriel from LotR, and the wood where she rules a nod to Lothlorien * Oberyn Martell's repeating ""You raped her. You murdered her. You killed her children." when fighting against Gregor Clegane, can be a nod to Inigo Montoya's words "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!" from the Princess Bride

Two possible nods: * In AGoT's prologue, Will says My mother told me that dead men sing no songs which could be a nod to GRRM's book Songs Dead Men Sing * In the first Arya chapter in ASoS it is said that That was the day without a dawn which I think is a nod to LotR in which the day without a dawn was the first day of the battle in the Pellenor fields.