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New Book of Game of Thrones Interviews with Cast, Crew, & Showrunners - Fire Cannot Kill A Dragon
#GameOfThrones #FireCannotKillADragon #JamesHibberd #GRRM #ASOIAF
#GameOfThrones #FireCannotKillADragon #JamesHibberd #GRRM #ASOIAF
New Book of Game of Thrones Interviews with Cast, Crew, & Showrunners - Fire Cannot Kill A Dragon
#GameOfThrones #FireCannotKillADragon #JamesHibberd #GRRM #ASOIAF
#GameOfThrones #FireCannotKillADragon #JamesHibberd #GRRM #ASOIAF
Millions have come to enjoy and love George RR Martin's A Game of Ice & Fire trilogy, but few know that the author privately tells many that these works were based on a true history of Europe, one which had been hidden from ordinary people for hundreds of years.
Although publicly being forced to claim these stories came from his experiences in the Vietnam War, in private Martin is said to become enraged when his works were dismissed as "fantasy".
" ... 'NO! It isn't analogy and metaphor! This is what I learned from my reading…'
" ... 'NO! It isn't analogy and metaphor! This is what I learned from my reading…'
As a young student in Iowa, Martin claimed that he discovered a number of old books in the basement of the school's library.
They contained an account of life in Europe 500 years ago and an epic struggle for ancient civilization that occurred then.
They contained an account of life in Europe 500 years ago and an epic struggle for ancient civilization that occurred then.
"(Martin's) sources were steeped in outdated misogynist & colonialist perspectives, it is vital to amplify the voices of those who have a better understanding of the real history being exaggerated in #GoT." publicmedievalist.com/thrones-outdat…
