![]() Much like in real life, Martin's world is full of complex politics and family drama, against a backdrop of ancient myth and legend. So here are just a few of the bloody, true stories from history that went into the making of the Game of Thrones books. ![]() Martin just cranks them up to eleven and adds dragons. He believes that all fantasy is historical fantasy, to some extent, and most of the major arcs in A Song of Ice and Fire are pulled straight from English history. Maester Martin isn't hiding this, either: he's said that " fantasy and historical novels are twins," in his opinion. you've got a pretty spot on map of Westeros. ![]() I mean, if you make Ireland a little bigger, flip it around, and stick it to the bottom of England. Martin's fantasy epic borrows heavily from European history.
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