The Red Wedding wasn’t the worst wedding massacre.
Wildfire wasn’t the deadliest fire weapon.
Joffrey wasn’t the cruelest child ruler.
George R.R. Martin didn’t create a darker world.
He borrowed from one.
A thread. 🧵
The Red Wedding had nothing on the Black Dinner (1440).
Two young Scottish nobles invited to dine with the king.
Treated like royalty.
Then a black bull’s head is slammed on the table, medieval death symbol.
Both boys dragged out and executed on the spot.
The Freys would’ve been impressed. 😬