The History Behind Game of Thrones: The North Remembers

By David C Weinczok and David C. Weinczok

Book Overview

Have you every wondered how much George R. R. Martin borrowed from history for his books? Then discover the true history behind the hit HBO show and best-selling 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, yearning to regain lost glories. 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: The North Remembers 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526749009
• ISBN13: 9781526749000
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"