The Real Events That Inspired the Greatest Show on Earth
Okay, featured might be a little strong, but we were thrilled to see this witty reference to “History Behind Game of Thrones” in this fantastic article by Sarah Ang at Mashable. Sarah Ang did a great job writing this article – it has lots of fascinating and clever tidbits. Definitely check it out.
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A wonderful article by Lidiany CS discussing some of the theories on this blog appeared on the Game of Thrones Brazil site (GameofThronesBR.com). Not only is the article extremely well written, the best part is it introduces a new idea I’d never thought of before: Lucrezia Borgia being an inspiration for Cersei Lannister! This is a fantastic interpretation. Lidiany does an excellent job of drawing a parallel between Lucrezia and Cersei. It fits very nicely. I’m including a rough English…
Stephen
I know you don’t know me, but here’s a suggestion: The Cathars as inspiration for the relaxed attitudes of the Dornish.
Jaime Adair
Hey Stephen,
Welcome and thanks for the suggestion! I will add it to my list. Just to warn you, I love suggestions for articles, but it can take me quite a while (sometimes months 🙁 ) to actually complete them because I work full time and I (typically) need to find new sources, books, etc. for the research.
But, yes, your idea definitely sounds very intriguing thank you! (Also, I don’t need to know you for you to make a suggestion – it is very nice to meet you now 🙂 ) Please keep commenting and thank you for reading.
Best regards,
Jamie
Stephen
Sure thing 🙂