The Real Events That Inspired the Greatest Show on Earth
I just stumbled across a meme tonight that summed up exactly what I was trying to say about Cersei and Ned Stark in this post. Cersei derides Ned for one of his strongest suits – his loyalty and ability to follow orders. Cersei’s words embody Ned’s character – he was the loyal soldier metaphorically and literally.
The dog days are over and before winter arrives here in the northern hemisphere, in one of the last summer weekends—when we might still be hot enough to appreciate stories of cold weather—I thought it might be fun to look at the origins of the legends of the long winter in Westeros and the threat “winter is coming.” (My apologies to everyone in the southern hemisphere who is currently in winter!) This is the first of a two-part post. As…
Anonymous
but what part does it play with real events? :p
Jamie Adair
The article actually refers to another article I write first. It is linked in the article. (Sorry I don’t have it handy. 🙂 )