History WMG / ASongOfIceAndFireCross

* He's definitely broken enough for a spren to have been able to bond to him, and has been for a while. He acts as a guardian of humanity against a supernatural apocalypse, the precise function of the Knights Radiant. He has consistently followed the Skybreaker oath to "put the law before all else". Indeed, like their patron Herald, he follows that creed at times to the point of virtual insanity. We've seen repeatedly that someone can use the more basic Radiant powers (strength, speed, toughness, healing) without realizing it, so he could easily be making minor use of his powers without him or anyone else noticing. In addition, since magic is still very rare in Westeros, there won't be a lot of free Investiture around for him to tap into, which would further limit his use of Surgebindings and make it harder for people to notice his powers. This also explains why he favors Melisandre so much, she seems to leak magic, which means that when she's around, there's a ready supply of power for him to use. Finally, the real Lightbringer, the magic sword of heroes which shines with power and is potent to harm supernatural evils, sounds an awful lot like a Living Shardblade.

* Because he says "I am so sorry."

This is mentioned in the ''ParksAndRecreation'' episode "Leslie and Ron," which takes place 2017.

* Note that Martin is against ''unauthorized'' fan continuations. However, he has stated he is alright with them if the original creator gives their blessing (and he has actually written this type of fan fiction before, in fanzines). Creator/RogerZelazny, author of ''Lord Of Light'', was a personal friend of Martin's and is in fact mentioned in the acknowledgements for ''A Game of Thrones''.

* Note that Martin is against ''unauthorized'' fan continuations. However, he has stated he is alright with them if the original creator gives their blessing, and Creator/RogerZelazny, author of ''Lord Of Light'', was a personal friend of Martin's and is in fact mentioned in the acknowledgements for ''A Game of Thrones''.

* Related to the theory that Westeros is a LostColony above, Westeros takes place on the same colony world as the novel ''Literature/LordOfLight''. Melisandre's Lord is quite literally Great-Souled Sam. The Seven, the Drowned God, and the various other gods were merely influential colonists from the starship ''Star of India'', recreating medieval feudalism and enforcing MedievalStasis to keep the descendants of the other colonists ignorant and unable to threaten their power structure. The magic some people possess was created by lost-lost advanced technology, now passed down through bloodlines. Note that Martin is against ''unauthorized'' fan continuations. However, he has stated he is alright with them if the original creator gives their blessing, and Creator/RogerZelazny, author of ''LordOfLight, was a personal friend of Martin's and is in fact mentioned in the acknowledgements for ''A Game of Thrones''.

* Related to the theory that Westeros is a LostColony above, Westeros takes place on the same colony world as the novel ''Literature/LordOfLight''. Melisandre's Lord is quite literally Great-Souled Sam. The Seven, the Drowned God, and the various other gods were merely influential colonists from the starship ''Star of India'', recreating medieval feudalism and enforcing MedievalStasis to keep the descendants of the other colonists ignorant and unable to threaten their power structure. The magic some people possess was created by lost-lost advanced technology, now passed down through bloodlines.

Note that Martin is against ''unauthorized'' fan continuations. However, he has stated he is alright with them if the original creator gives their blessing, and Creator/RogerZelazny, author of ''LordOfLight, was a personal friend of Martin's and is in fact mentioned in the acknowledgements for ''A Game of Thrones''.

* Sir Richard Carlisle dies shortly after Mary leaves him for Matthew and ends up falling for yet another beautiful woman whom he again betrays and is sent away from.

* The Unsullied formed the planet's tithe to the Imperial Guard.

[[WMG: George R. R. Martian does NOT hate his characters and his fans. He's an obsessive fan of TheArtOfWar]]

This is mentioned in the ''ParksAndRecreation'' episode "Leslie and Ron," which takes place 2017.

* Rickon Stark = Richard of Shrewsbury

Dragons and other supernatural entities have already been introduced into what is otherwise a more realistic take on medieval fantasy fiction. As magic (greenseers, wargs, shadow magic, etc) and more magical races (the children of the forest, for example) become more widespread and widely-known, the world will start to more closely resemble a typical high fantasy setting. The tone of the series may even shift enough for it to end on an optimistic note.

After several hundred or thousand years of summer, winter came to Westeros. Since the majority of society assumed that the world had entered the Eternal Summer, only a handful of survivalists had prepared for the climate's dramatic turn for the worst, and even their meager preparations weren't enough. To the North, the Wall had been unguarded for centuries except for a ceremonial honor guard who were intended to remind the world of the horrors that it had lived with in the distant past. As a result, the Wall was destroyed, commencing the long night that never ends.

[[WMG: George R. R. Martin created all the Great Houses to represent subgenres of Music/HeavyMetal.]]

** The ASOIAF-planet is not Earth, it is a LostColony. The rest of spacefaring humanity has long rediscovered it, but does not contact and intervene directly because of the prime directive. The Iron Bank of Braavos is actually a front for Earthling progressors who try to stimulate capitalism and industry.

Westeros is the far distant past of Gallifrey. Eventually they will harness the power of the weirwoods to perceive past, present and future simultaneously and become Time Lords.

One of the few things we know about The Drowned God is that he has these awesome underwater parties involving mermaids, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_mV1IpjWA sounds familiar?]]

* ...and then the author woke up from his happy dream and realized he is back in a cell deep down in the Dreadfort. "Hello Reek, sweet dreams?" said Ramsay Bolton. "You past out from our little "session" from the other day. Let us continue from there, shall we?"

[[WMG: The true natyre of The Drowned God]]
So among what little we know about The Drowned God is that he has these awesome underwater parties with mermaids and stuff. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_mV1IpjWA Sounds familiar?]]

[[WMG: The people of Valyria dug deep into their volcanoes to find dragons and unleashed [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Balrogs]].]]

** Such is [[ChronicallyKilledActor the Curse of]] SeanBean.

Goes along with the theory that there will be a DistantFinale featuring modern technology. [[MindScrew Both stories are historical fiction in the context of the other one.]]