Lord Toblerone Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I got a kind of Berghof-feeling from the Eyrie, what with the big panorama window /"Moon Gate" and being a "Summer residence" for the Lord/Führer...Kings Landing, I think of more of as yet another Ankh~Morpork/Lankhmar/generic pseudo-medieval city-in-a-fantasy-setting, than as based off a real-world model.The lands beyond the Wall are quite obviously based on Canada.I think of King's Landing as being medieval Paris/London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So1ar Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 There is an interesting project in Arkansas to build a medieval castle using techniques appropriate to the time.lol i live about 30 minutes from there. the castle is coming along but it will be 10 years before it starts to look pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedlittlemonkeydemon Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The lands beyond the Wall are quite obviously based on Canada.I think that it is more likely that the lands beyond The Wall are based on (an extreme version of) Scotland.The Wall is clearly an extreme version of Hadrian's Wall, which was once the England-Scotland border, and I noticed that Osha (a wilding from beyond the Wall) often says "Aye", which is a common Scots term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Isle of Faces Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Alright so I just came by an allusion in the books. Mad King Aerys is most definitely King George III. King George is known for being called "the mad king" and is known for losing the colonies.Aerys lost the kingdom for the Targaryens and threw the whole realm into Civil War. I know other people must have come by this, but when I'm reading I'm more interested in absorbing information rather then deciphering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of Varys Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 The lands beyond the Wall are quite obviously based on Canada. :rofl: :bowdown: :rofl: I've read this post sometime ago, but I still laugh everytime I see it.If we go by your statement, it would mean the wildlings populate the 10 canadian provinces, and then the Others are in the 3 canadian territories. I'll buy that! :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Direfox Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Some region we haven't yet seen is inspired by Rotorura in New Zealand -- I'm guessing ruined Valyria, or perhaps something around Asshai.I feel like this might have been the inspiration for God's Eyes Lake by Harrenhal because of the island in the middle. Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Fell Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 :rofl: :bowdown: :rofl: I've read this post sometime ago, but I still laugh everytime I see it.If we go by your statement, it would mean the wildlings populate the 10 canadian provinces, and then the Others are in the 3 canadian territories. I'll buy that! :stunned:9 provinces and 3 territories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peras Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The Three Hills of King's Landing seem very similar to the Seven Hills of Lisbon. The great Blackwater Rush seems to be a second river Tagus.Yep, Lisbon is definitely one of the cities of our world that SHOULD be compared to Kings Landing. The three proeminent hills by the river could easily be Aegon's, Rhaenys' and Vysenia's, it's actually pretty cool now that i think of it. There's the Castle on one hill, on the opposite hill there's a ruined church that could be seen as the Sept of Baelor, however there's no dragon pit on the other hill (it's a shame i know). You even got Flea Bottom in the middle :eek: Thanks for opening my mind to this :bowdown:. I'll see my city as a Westerosi location from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 London seems the most obvious parallel for KL, and it also has 3 hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 London seems the most obvious parallel for KL, and it also has 3 hills.Yeh, that makes sense. I was thinking the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I also got the impression of London being King's Landing. I don't know everything about medieval history but if I remember correctly London was always noted as dirty, similarly to KL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peras Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 All things considered London certainly is the place, but i think that Lisbon's topography resembles Kings Landing a little better than London's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu101 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If we're talking about historic figures:Sansa - Elizabeth ICersei - Elizabeth Woodville Bran and Rickon - The Princes in the TowerMelisandre - Rasputin Robert - Henry VIIILysa - Joana the madLittlefinger - Thomas Seymour Tywin - Rodrigo BorgiaDaenerys - Alexander the Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alliser Trump Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 All things considered London certainly is the place, but i think that Lisbon's topography resembles Kings Landing a little better than London'sGRRM always says that he doesn't do 1 to 1 matches between our world and his, so it's most likely true that both cities are actually inspirations for KL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusFTW Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Stirling Castle and Moat Cailin as they are both 'the key to the north'. I always thought that the North resembled Scotland and Dorne as Wales (despite the landscape) as they were both independent countries before conquered and have the strongest identities of the 7K and are most likely to rebel and crown their own king.If we're talking about historic figures:Daenerys - Alexander the GreatOn a personal level I think Daenerys couldn't be more different from Alexander. He was described as arrogant and was known to be rash and have a quick temper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Some region we haven't yet seen is inspired by Rotorura in New Zealand -- I'm guessing ruined Valyria, or perhaps something around Asshai.Interesting... :wideeyed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordwalker28 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 How unbelievably cool would it be if someone released scale models of the different castles that we could build, paint and display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terilien Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I've often wanted to build the eyrie with my sizeable lego collection. Storm's end seems to be a coastal version of "Le Chateau de Coucy", which boasted the largest keep in Europe. https://www.google.ca/search?q=chateau+de+Coucy&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mYcVUoLkFOnD2wXAwYCIAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1821&bih=889#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=9FbEgkdyAol0LM%3A%3Ba1pV8G84wXyR7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.virtuhall.com%252Fimages%252Fvirtuel%252Fmartel%252Fcoucy-1.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.virtuhall.com%252Fimages%252Fvirtuel%252Fmartel%252Fcoucy-1.htm%3B600%3B420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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