The real history that inspired Game of Thrones

Hellooo Guys, this post is going to be about real history characters that have some similiar characteristics with the characters in GoT .

ROBB STARK
Robb has been matched to a young Edward IV, who also fought against the throne at an early age by commanding his armed forces of overwhelming victories over the Lancastrians. In 1460, Richard of York (Edward’s father) was killed in the Battle of Wakefield. The Lancastrians relieved Richard of his head and exposed it on a pike, just like in the show that what Joffrey did to Robb’s father, Ned.

EDDARD STARK

Ned has some similar characteristics with England’s last Yorkist king, Richard III.

Firstly, Richard was given tasks of leading the north of England and protecting the Scottish border before he ascended to the throne. And for Ned, he was Warden of the North under King Robert, and he had some connection with the Night’s Watch, which they have to protect wall from the night walker which is the northernmost boundary of the Seven Kingdoms.

ROBERT BARATHEON

At the beginning of the series, Robert is a fat and intolerable king who is fascinated in hunting, drinking and having sex than actually governing the Seven Kingdoms. He barely brings to mind of strapping, fearsome warrior who dethroned Aerys Targaryen.

That falls into similar situation to Edward IV, a successful warrior who became ignoble for spoiling in too much food, wine and sex. He died after a fishing trip, which is kind of similar to Robert, who got pierced by a wild boar while hunting.

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-Chuin Aun Loh

Episode 4.06 - Predictions Thread

The Laws of Gods and Men

So today my post will cover a few predictions for the next episode. Beware, this may have possible spoilers. Also any feedback if any of our readers would like a weekly predictions thread would be greatly appreciated!

Prediction 1: It's time the Greyjoys came to the rescue. Asha (as seen in the ad for the next episode) is well on her way and I'm sure we'll get a nice hefty battle between her crew and Ramsay's crew.

Prediction 2: We will most definitely get Tyrion's trial. As a reader of the books, this is one of the more entertaining parts I am looking forward to.

Prediction 3: One must hope for a bit more of Pod the Rod (Podrick Payne) and Brienne. Those two are quite hilarious and a bit of comedy would be great alongside the normal violence and bloodshed!

Heres to a great episode!

By Joseph badaan

Sources: Game of Thrones

How to avoid Game of Thrones spoilers

Here are some tips to aviod spoilers

1. Enable Twitter's "mute" function:

 The first method is to stop using the social media such as twitter or Facebook until you have done watching the episode.

2. Avoid the word "purple":

 I have no clue why we should do that. But I know as soon as you see this word try not to look at it to keep away from any unnecessary information.

3. Use a spoiler app:

Guess what? There is an app to prevent spoiler, kind of like Netflix's Spoiler Foiler, that able to stop allows you to block media feeds on Facebook and Twitter from over 50 TV shows and sports. However, it is only been used in Los Angeles.

4. Go on an extended holiday:

There are lots of holiday places that you can avoid the entire spoiler such as Tibetan Plateau because internet access is weak and you can live the life without knowing the spoiler. For other location you can also choose Antarctica, American Samoa, Alaska or the Sahara Desert.

By Chuin Aun Loh 

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Game of Thrones Depiction of Violence and Sex

If there is one thing Game of Thrones has been negatively talked about, it is the brutality, bloodshed and depiction of sex which is so prominent in the fantasy world.

Parents particularly are constantly complaining about the show and worried of it's effects on their children, both girls and boys.

This constant outcry from a section of the community is unjust though according to Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin.

He has said:

     "I have to take issue with the notion that Westeros is a dark and depraved place. It's not the Disneyland Middle Ages, no, and that was quite deliberate... but it is no darker nor more depraved than our own world. History is written in blood. The atrocities in A Song of Ice and Fire, sexual and otherwise, pale in comparison to what can be found in any good history book."

This response is justified. How can we live in a world which is more concerned with the depiction of rape and violence in a fictional show, then the actual brutality it proves of the world currently.

By Joseph Badaan

Sources: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/george-r-r-martin-on-game-of-thrones-and-sexual-violence/

 Spoilers!!

 In the halfway of season 4 of Games of Thrones which would be published in 2015..

The Good

Joffrey’s Death
It’s odd. After episode after episode of hating Joffrey’s stupid face, watching his death wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as I’d expected. Despite his evilness, seeing him lying on the floor, looking desperately for his mother to make it all better was rather sad. The show nailed it though – Jack Gleeson’s performance, Jaimie’s panicked dash, the strange colouring of Joffrey’s face. It all worked perfectly, and it’s most definitely one of the best TV deaths in history.


The Bad

Jaimie becoming a rapist
The worst part of this season has to be the moment when Jaimie raped Cersei in front of Joffrey’s corpse. What’s maddening is that it wasn’t actually meant to happen. In the book Cersei consents, and the director claims that the same thing happened in the show.  He mucked it terribly though, very few people took it the way he intended, and Jaimie’s character now has the added sin of incestuous rape to bear. A low point.

 By Weijie Wang
 Source: Games of Thrones Review

King's Hand in GoT

In the Seven Kingdoms, the most dominant position is The Hand of the King (or King's Hand, only after the King in authority and responsibility. The Hand is the King's nearest advisor and he allowed appointing and authorizing to make judgments under the King's name. It has ranked the highest in member of the small council, and manages discussions of the council as proxy for the king.

During the control of great kings, the Hand is the chief agent for directing, supporting and following the king's ideas. During the control of weak or ineffectual kings, the Hand is often the true power behind the authority, and the man that is responsible for holding the kingdom together. In GoT, when Lord Tywin Lannister had served as Hand of the King for twenty years while King Aerys II Targaryen spiraled into insanity. The Hand is supposed to follow and achieve plans attained by the king, however during the control of unsuccessful king it is the time for the Hand to wipe the political mess created by inexpert leaders, a common saying is that "The King shits, and the Hand wipes" 

By Chuin Aun Loh

Source: Game of Thrones Wiki

Book Readers at a Loss for Words!

The latest episode of Game of Thrones has caused a stir in a section of the Game of Thrones fans. Particularly those that are book readers

If you are a show watcher, then you definitely know and understand what it feels like to be out of the loop in terms of what is to come and who will be killed of next. Book readers have always had an advantage over the show watchers; they hold a power over us threatening to spoil and tease the latest big twist. Trust me, I know. The Red Wedding was spoiled to me days before it aired on television and a few big spoilers from this season have reached me to. It is frustrating leading to many watchers reading the books so as to discover much on their own.

But for once the book readers don't know what's going on! The ending of "Oath Keeper" shows what seems to be a (SPOILERS ALL!) White Walker King. This is huge news as readers have not even heard of such a thing. Show watchers and book readers alike are for the first time confused.

I suppose this is good news as a twist for a book reader is definitely exciting. But there has been an outcry from all these people. Having been following this series for almost 20 years, they are for the first time parallel with the show watchers.

Touche HBO, Touche

By Joseph Badaan