| Description |
xii, 235 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part one: the land itself. 1. Nature's crucible: Stirling, the Neck & The Twins -- 2. Rocks of the ages:Dumbarton & Casterly -- 3. The isles -- 4. North versus South? -- Part two: stories of the stones. 5. No ruined stones ; 6. The walls at the edge of the world ; 7. Castles: towers of power -- Part three: players of the game. 8. The sea kings: Ilsemen & Ironborn ; 9. Barbarians at the gates? Caledonians & Wildlings ; 10. The king who knelt ; 11. The lion and his claws: Edward I & Tywin Lannister ; 12. The banner with the bloody heart ; 13. A tale of two Roberts: Bruce & Baratheon -- Part four: the wheels of war. 14. Under siege ; 15. Raiders in the Riverlands ; 16. A steamroller of spears: Schiltrons & Battle of the Bastards ; 17. Firepower: guns & dragons -- Part five: the laws of gods & men. 18. Gods & monsters ; 19. The last of the free ; 20. A red wedding and a black dinner. |
| Summary |
A wall in the distant north cuts the world in two. Ruthless seaborne 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. This book 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-233). |
| Subject |
Martin, George R. R. Song of ice and fire.
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Game of thrones (Television program)
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History on television.
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Television and history -- Scotland.
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Literature and history -- Scotland.
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Scotland -- History -- 1057-1603.
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Game of Thrones |
| ISBN |
9781526749000 |
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1526749009 |
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