Bluetiger Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Sorry, double post Edited August 12, 2015 by Blue Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 "Ned eased himself slowly back onto the hard iron seat of Aegon's misshapen throne. His eyes searched the faces along the wall. "Lord Beric," he called out. "Thoros of Myr. Ser Gladden. Lord Lothar." The men named stepped forward one by one. "Each of you is to assemble twenty men, to bring my word to Gregor's keep. Twenty of my own guards shall go with you. Lord Beric Dondarrion, you shall have the command, as befits your rank." ← from GoT chapter 43 Was ser Gladden foreshadowing of Ambush at Mummer's Ford? In LoTR, ford at Gladden Fields was place where Isildur, his three sons & 200 knights were ambushed by orcs and the Ring was lost... http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Battle_of_the_Gladden_FieldsImpressive. Most impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howling Mad Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Working today's crossword I was struck by the homophone like quality of Shiera Seastar and Shera (twin sister). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taenqyrhae Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I was watching old cartoons the other night and I am pretty sure that the character of Daenerys is based on Denver, the Last Dinosaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 “The Shah ordered him to construct an edifice of this kind. Erik did so; and the building appears to have been so ingenious that His Majesty was able to move about in it unseen and to disappear without a possibility of the trick's being discovered. When the Shah-in-Shah found himself the possessor of this gem, he ordered Erik's yellow eyes to be put out. But he reflected that, even when blind, Erik would still be able to build so remarkable a house for another sovereign; and also that, as long as Erik was alive, some one would know the secret of the wonderful palace. Erik's death was decided upon... I don't know whether this was intentional or not, but the account of Erik's death sentence by the Shah in the Phantom of the Opera reminds me a lot of Maegor the Cruel ordering his builders killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taenqyrhae Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Working today's crossword I was struck by the homophone like quality of Shiera Seastar and Shera (twin sister). Shiera is related to He-Man??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 There's an old story from a 40s pre comics code comic book, Crime Does Not Pay, called Thug's Throne where some crook who I take it fancies himself as a king of the underworld winds up throned ironically by being put on the electric chair. The last panel of it is narrated as follows: "Ho - do I hear Steve complaining about the thone he won? T'isn't made of gold, but it's the throne fir for a thug. Heh, heh, every killer sits on this throne sooner or later!" Given the startling similarities, I take it Martin, a well known comic book geek, must have had this in mind during the killing of Viserys. Of course, the dying man's head is covered as well, albeit in a hood and not molten gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Flowers Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I remember being struck by the Gladden thing when I read it. I'd completely forgotten about it since then though. Nice catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light a wight tonight Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Since a few other science fiction writers (Vance, Piper, etc) are referenced in ASoIaF, Gared the Ranger could easily be Randall Garrett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetiger Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) How could I not noticed that: Ygg the demon tree which ate men, from which the Grey King carved first longships = Yggdrasill the Worldtree Edited September 4, 2015 by Blue Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Weirgaryen Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 How could I not noticed that: Ygg the demon tree which ate men, from which the Grey King carved first longships = Yggdrasill the Worldtree Btw: Ygg :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCat Rivers Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Since a few other science fiction writers (Vance, Piper, etc) are referenced in ASoIaF, Gared the Ranger could easily be Randall Garrett. See this awesome post Gar-ed stands for Ed-gar (Allan Poe). Completely sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetiger Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Will=William Shakespeare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Wraith Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 "Ned eased himself slowly back onto the hard iron seat of Aegon's misshapen throne. His eyes searched the faces along the wall. "Lord Beric," he called out. "Thoros of Myr. Ser Gladden. Lord Lothar." The men named stepped forward one by one. "Each of you is to assemble twenty men, to bring my word to Gregor's keep. Twenty of my own guards shall go with you. Lord Beric Dondarrion, you shall have the command, as befits your rank." ← from GoT chapter 43 Was ser Gladden foreshadowing of Ambush at Mummer's Ford? In LoTR, ford at Gladden Fields was place where Isildur, his three sons & 200 knights were ambushed by orcs and the Ring was lost... http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Battle_of_the_Gladden_Fields Not sure but certainly could be. Good catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Wraith Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) Also was doing some Darry research and found this. Outside, she found song of a very different sort. Rymund the Rhymer sat by the brewhouse amidst a circle of listeners, his deep voice ringing as he sang of Lord Deremond at the Bloody Meadow. And there he stood with sword in hand, the last of Darry's ten... And red the grass beneath his feet, and red his banners bright, and red the glow of the setting sun that bathed him in its light, "Come on, come on," the great lord called, "my sword is hungry still." And with a cry of savage rage, They swarmed across the rill... The Battle of Bloody Meadow is a nickname of the Battle of Tewkesbury. One of the decisive battles of the War of the Roses. Edited September 9, 2015 by Lord Wraith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Also was doing some Darry research and found this. Outside, she found song of a very different sort. Rymund the Rhymer sat by the brewhouse amidst a circle of listeners, his deep voice ringing as he sang of Lord Deremond at the Bloody Meadow. And there he stood with sword in hand, the last of Darry's ten... And red the grass beneath his feet, and red his banners bright, and red the glow of the setting sun that bathed him in its light, "Come on, come on," the great lord called, "my sword is hungry still." And with a cry of savage rage, They swarmed across the rill... The Battle of Bloody Meadow is a nickname of the Battle of Tewkesbury. One of the decisive battles of the War of the Roses.I wonder why The George referenced the decisive battle in which York defeated Lancaster on the eve of the Battlenof the Red Fork? Tully repelled Lannister, winning the battle, but Lannister joined Tyrell and went on the "win" the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetiger Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Baelor Breakspear → Nicolas Breakspear (pope Adrian IV), only Englishman to become pope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 There is a Lord of Winterfell called Donnor Stark. I think George thought of German "Donnerstag" (Thursday) while coming up with that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Weirgaryen Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 There is a Lord of Winterfell called Donnor Stark. I think George thought of German "Donnerstag" (Thursday) while coming up with that name. Nice find. I'd agree if GRRM knew any German :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques the Japer Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 That might just be, GRRM coming across a cool old name while researching Also, isn't Donner Germanic for "Thunder?" In my home language, Afrikaans for instance, we call thunder "Donderweer" orThunderweather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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