* In A Song of Ice and Fire, we have Samwell Tarly. House Tarly is vassal of House Tyrell, who used to be vassals of House Gardener. In Lord of the Rings, Samwise Gamgree is a gardener. * Palantirs from Lord of the Rings seem to have parallel in dragonglass candles. Both can be used to see visions and also communicate across significant distances. * Valyrian Freehold and Numenor are both based on the legend of Atlantis; but while Numenor is a more direct "ripoff", Valyria is a pennisul