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reminder that Robert didn't defeat Rhagar; Rhagar allowed himself to be killed to fulfill the prophecy
Reminder that Renly would have been the best king and for that reason alone the writers had to massacre my boy
>>220488726Why does GRRM not have any Japanese analogues? Seems kind of weird when he was pretty much every other real world culture but exaggerated in ASOIAFI bet he'd make them really fucking cringe
poppa bear?
>>220489003What's India? Volantis?>"Aryan" upper caste separate from the rest of society>origin of ASOIAF version of chess>Tigers and Elephants>Shirtless brown men riding elephants>hot and dirty and near a river considered "Mother Rhoyne"
>>220488726Eh, I'll post all of the Jaoanese art. These ones are by Seiji:https://imgur.com/gallery/game-of-thrones-reenvisioned-as-feudal-japan-wuLsmDescription of the OP image>This is the iconic duel between Robert Baratheon and Rhaegar Targaryen that preceded the series by seventeen years. Instead of a war hammer, Robert wields a Kanabō, a club-like samurai bludgeoning weapon. His antlered helmet is inspired by the famous helmet of the warlord Honda Tadakatsu.Description of picrel:>Catelyn Stark, her uncle Brynden Tully, and a dispatch of the Knights of the Vale journey to the Eyrie while transporting their captive, Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion is dressed in the robes of a nobleman.
>>220489385>Weirwood lore shares some interesting similarities to Shinto practices, so I drew a shimenawa (prayer rope) around the tree trunk.
>>220489282I thought India was Asshai
>>220489404>The wildlings are dressed like the Ainu, who are the indigenous people of northern Japan. The Ainu are thought to be the descendants of the first inhabitants of the islands, and throughout history they have lived independently in the cold far north, beyond the grasp of the Emperor.
>>220488816>if you kill your enemies, they win
>>220488726egg is icsh
>>220489282I thought Volantis was Constantinople
>>220489427The cult of R'hllor is based on Zoroastrianism which was the original religion of Iran but literally all of it's followers fled to India after opression from Muslims so it could be a composite of Iran and India just like Yi Ti could be a compisite of China and Japan>>220489003But Volantis has too many parallels to India and honestly gave off a very Indian vibe to me reading the Volantis sections.
>>220489431>Instead of having Ilyn Payne simply execute Ned Stark, an amused Joffrey orders Ned to commit seppuku. Ilyn is on hand to perform the kaishaku, or ritual decapitation to quicken the death. The paper in front of Ned is a death poem, which a samurai would traditionally write before ending his life.
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>>220489587>Danaerys wears Heian-period royal clothing and is seated on the Mongolian Steppes, a fitting analogy for the Dothraki Sea, far from Westeros.
>>220488816>I have sacrificed my honor for the greater good. I May die, but from my line come the Prince who was pr-ACK WHO TF IS THAT THATS NOT MY BLOODLINE I DIED FOR NOTHING AAAAAA IM A BIIIIITCH
>>220489606>Northerners gather for a traditional courtly wedding banquet as sellswords, posing as musicians, put down their instruments and prepare weapons. Outside, the bridge of the Twins is visible, inspired by the very famous Bridge of Awate print by ukiyo-e master Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).
>>220489003It’s probably around Yi Ti
>>220489631>Oberyn Martell wields a naginata against Gregor Clegane, who fights with a no-dachi (greatsword) and a tessen (iron war fan). The three kanji on Clegane's armor each translate to the word "dog", in accordance with his family crest. I considered giving Martell a yari (single-pointed spear) but I liked how the naginata drew parallels to the visually similar duel between Ushiwaka and the warrior-monk Benkei in the Heike Monogatari.
These ones are by Sandra Tirado Mestrehttps://tirmes.artstation.com/projects/oOAex4
>>220489003>Why does GRRM not have any Japanese analogueLeng
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>>220489558>cultR'HLLOR IS THE ONLY REAL GOD YOU BLASPHEMOUSLY BLASPHEMOUS BLASPHEMER
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>>220489404Hodoro
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>>220488726Why are we back? Is hotd out yet?
>>220489282>>220489427>>220489554>>220489600Why don't people realize that creators often get inspiration from several different cultures in order to create a unique one of their own? It leads to retardation like picrel
>>220490218Yes but there's literally not anything even vaguely Japanlike which is odd
>>220489442What if the twist is Hizdhar didn’t do anything wrong and he’s a good guy and they’re really happy together
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>>220491701rape>>220491708rape and murder>>220491719double rape>>220491731anal rape
>>220488891>gay tyrell puppet>best kingNah bro, think of it in the long term. The entire baratheon claim to the throne is already fucking shaky (only we get to rule because we are cousins to the dragons we also murdered) If you're gonna add kinslaying and ignoring feudal primogeniture into that mix its just over for house baratheon. Renlys only claim to power is "i have biggest army lol" wich would be bad enough if it actually was HIS army and not just the reach backing their favorite royal tard. If he where to gain power kinslaying with a lended army the seven kingdoms would be just over. Why would anyone still listen to that guy?He should have just waited his turn, not like stannis is gonna sire any sons in that barren wife of his.
>>220491787STOP RAPING, SER!
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>>220489699Is it? I see no similarities besides Leng being an island close to China.
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Why has the gay wiki seemed to have banned every proton vpn on the planet
>>220492186>the gay wikiI wouldn't know, it's not often I look up facts about faggotry
poppa bear ...
>>220491719That's a minor, ser
>>220489385Im enjoying the japanese art by what does it have to do with game of thrones?
>>220493076What does all the exclusively book talk here have to do with the show Game of Thrones?
>>220492015drogon is me
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>>220494390Good point. I enjoy the comparisons and the lore of the books. Escaflowne used samurai and knights to base their aesthetics.
>>220489820>Blackwater>beyond the Wall>Winterfellsay what you want about Stannis dude is an absolute madman
>>220492700 >the gay wiki You mean the asoiaf wiki? Yeah no shit they blacklist VPN ranges, every turbo-autist with a throwaway IP was probably edit-warring over whether Rhaenyra is a girlboss or a war criminal. If you’re trying to anonbrowe lore at 6am through Proton, you’re exactly the kind of schizo they locked out. Either make an account like a functioning adult or just use the wayback machine like the rest of us degenerates.
>>220488726Did japanese really go to battle with massive fucking flags on their backs?
>>220495829It makes them more aerodynamic in a fight. Kind of like how the spoiler on my 2004 Honda Civic makes me faster on the road
>>220488726TAOOBA!
>>220494607!on ,on ,oN
>>220495970Based Honda chad
>>220491897>tyrell's puppetD&D's fanfiction. Renly was in complete control in the booksAlso Stannis only had himself to blame for not answering letters for almost a year then randomly popped up after Renly declared himself king.
>>220491897True, he’s blatantly a puppet of the Tyrells, and most of bannermen with him switch sides when he died. He inspired no loyalty.Olenna probably would have killed him after Margaery had a couple kids.It’s ironic, he’d have been an even worse king than Robert.
>>220491897He should have just waited for his turn and married Shireen
>>220491897to be fair the only “dragon” any Baratheon killed was one in battle, not murder
>*teaches your kids some Dornish*
>>220497196Olenna isn't that ruthless, she only killed joffrey because he was a monster who would hurt margaery
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>>220497268What?Just because they’re inbreds with a tendency to mental illness, lost their homeland, and think they’re chosen to rule western men, you think they’re Jewish?
>>220491897>>220497119>>220497196It's actually kind of interesting how Stannis has a reputation for being merciless, but he constantly shows mercy, while Renly has a reputation for being kinder and a "better" candidate for king (especially among Redditors) but rereading ACOK you can tell he's a lot more ruthless and brutal than either of his brothers.
Since Condom&Mess think that poop and fart jokes are the reason for Dunk success, how are they going to include them in s3?I think that Caraxes will take a dump on the carriage Aegon and Larys are riding.
>>220497886I hate how the show sanitized Renly. In the book he tells Catelyn he’ll kill Robb too if he doesn’t fall in line, right before the shadow monster gets him
Did anything memorable happen after Oberyn?
>>220498344The rape. It was beautiful.
FUCK THE STARKS
>>220498344Hardhome, Jon's assassination, hold the door, septsplosion, battle of the bastards, bad poosay etc.
>>220498579hardhome moar liek hardHOMO amirite lel
>>220498579Everything will except Hardhome sucked.
>>220498282And he outright plans to kill Stannis, and tells Stannis too.It's so weird that Stannis gets blamed for being a kinslayer when 1) Melisandre did it without telling him and 2)it would have been self-defense anyway.
>>220498927Kinslaying is always bad you idiot. He fucking planned on burning Edric Storm too until Davos saved him. Robert, Renly and Stannis are all pieces of shit.
>>220498778That's not really relevant to his question.
>>220498972It's always bad, you fucking retard, but self-defense is clearly extenuating circumstances. Use your fucking brain, troon, if you still have one.
>>220499118don't argue with the trolls
>>220498927Stannis harbors the showbinder and lets her burn the Sept at Dragonstone it’s pretty much his fault she’s involved at all
>>220499195>showbinderSay what?
>long hair dunkwe won
