![]() Namely, the Titan of Rhodes, one of the nine man-made wonders of the world of Planetos. One thing in Braavos I belive is not inspired by something in Venice, but rather something from the Greek island Rhodes. Furthermore, when depicted the Sealord’s palace – the residence of Braavos’ ruler the Sealord – tends to be depicted similarly to the Doge’s palace in Venice. Braavos is described as the most powerful of the Free Cities, and for much of history Venice was the most powerful of Europe’s merchant republics. It is also located at the far end of a bay, much like Venice which is located the furthest north in the “bay” that is the Adriatic Sea. Braavos is described as a city built on a multitude of islands, cut through by numerous canals, just like Venice. The city-state of Braavos is quite clearly, in my opinion at least, inspired by the medieval city-state of Venice. There was also The Hansa, the one major merchant republic in northern Europe, based in Lübeck in modern-day Germany. Others examples were Genoa and Pisa, structured in a similar fashion. ![]() The most powerful of these was Venice, ruled over by a Doge who was elected from the ranks of the city’s merchants. In medieval Europe several similar states or state-like organizations existed, primarily in and around Italy. They are not democracies however, since only wealthy merchants can vote and several of them allow slavery. The cities’ political systems vary slightly, but their highest political leader or leaders is elected from among the most prominent merchant families. The Free Cities are not kingdoms like Westeros, but rather merchant republics. While they’re really states rather than cities, they are all essentially centered around their respective largest cities, after which they are all also named. Braavos, Pentos, Myr, Tyrosh, Lys, Volantis, Lorath, Norvos and Qohor. The western part of the continent Essos (across the Narrow Sea from Westeros) in Planetos is made up of the nine so called “Free Cities”. The Free Cities = Medieval merchant republics ![]() Also, medieval England and Scotland were feudal societies much like The Seven Kingdoms. The North in Westeros is geographically very similar to Scotland. The Stormlands stands out a little to the east, in a similar fashion to how Wales stands out the west. Dorne to the south is a peninsula that stretches east in the same way that Cornwall in southern England stretches west. Westeros is essentially a mirrored version of England + Scotland. But there are striking similarities in for example the geography. The Seven Kingdoms is hardly a complete copy of England, the two are very different in a number of ways. The Seven Kingdoms (Westeros) = England + Wales + Scotland (sort of) That being said, I hope you enjoy the list and learn something about either the world of ice and fire or the real world! Countries The character section will inevitably have to touch upon character plot lines and story arcs, and will thus contain spoilers. ![]() Hence, the fact that I dub real world things “equivalents” of Planetos things does not mean that they are 100 percent identical.Ī word of caution: the list will contain locations, religions, royal houses and characters. Even though events or characters might be based on true events or people, A Song of Ice and Fire is fictional. ![]() I should point out that few of these parallells are identical. Martin, others are simply my own observations. Some of the items listed are confirmed by George R.R. Hence, I figured I’d share a list of real world parallells in A Song of Ice and Fire/ A Game of Thrones. In my experience, the book readers are often quite well aware of the many parallells to the real world in “Planetos”, but the TV series fans are not. The books and TV series has spawned a huge fan base. According to IMDb’s users, Game of Thrones is (along with Breaking Bad) the best TV series ever. And the by far best TV series currently broadcasted is that book series’ TV adaptation, A Game of Thrones. One of the best book series out there right now is in my opinion George R.R. ![]()
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