The History Behind Game of Thrones: The North Remembers

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Synopsis
The true history behind the hit HBO fantasy show and George R. R. Martin&’s bestselling Fire and Ice series. A wall in the distant north cuts the world in two. Ruthless sea-born warriors raid the coasts from their war galleys. A young nobleman and his kin are slaughtered under a banner of truce within a mighty castle. A warrior king becomes a legend when he smites his foe with one swing of his axe during a nation-forging battle. Yet this isn&’t Westeros—it&’s Scotland. Game of Thrones is history re-imagined as fantasy. The History Behind Game of Thrones turns the tables, using George R. R. Martin&’s extraordinary fictional universe as a way to understand the driving forces and defining moments from Scotland&’s story. Why were castles so important? Was there a limit to the powers a medieval king could use—or abuse? What was the reality of being under siege? Was there really anything that can compare to the destructive force of dragons? By joining forces, Westeros and Scotland hold the answers. Writer and presenter David C. Weinczok draws on a vast array of characters, events, places, and themes from Scottish history that echo Game of Thrones at every dramatic turn. Visit the castle where the real Red Wedding transpired, encounter the fearsome historical tribes beyond Rome&’s great wall, learn how a blood-red heart became the most feared sigil in Scotland, and much more. By journey&’s end, the cogs in the wheels of Martin&’s world and Scottish history will be laid bare, as well as the stories of those who tried to shape—and sometimes even break—them.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
280 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781526749017
Related ISBNs:
9781526781451
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
David C. Weinczok
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Social Studies, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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