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* FantasticCasteSystem: Bastard-born individuals in Westeros often face societal prejudice, disfavour and outright bigotry. Noble-born bastard children have their own regional surname (Snow, Stone, Storm, Sand, Rivers, Hill, Pyke, Waters, Flowers) because they do not inherit their father's house name. While it is possible to be legitimized (by royal decree), it is uncommon. Bastardy among smallfolk is generally not considered an issue, at least among nobles, since smallfolk have no titles or land to inherit.
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* FantasticCasteSystem: Bastard-born individuals in Westeros often face societal prejudice, disfavour and outright bigotry. Noble-born bastard children have their own regional surname (Snow, Stone, Storm, Sand, Rivers, Hill, Pyke, Waters, Flowers) because they do not inherit their father's house name. While it is possible to be legitimized (by royal decree), it is uncommon. Bastardy among smallfolk is generally not considered an issue, at least among nobles, since smallfolk have no titles or land to inherit.
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* FantasticCasteSystem: Bastard-born individuals in Westeros often face societal prejudice, disfavour FantasticSlurs: "Wolves" for Northmen, "Lions" for Westermen, "Squids" for Ironborn, "Frog Eaters" got Crannogmen and outright bigotry. Noble-born bastard children have their own regional surname (Snow, Stone, Storm, Sand, Rivers, Hill, Pyke, Waters, Flowers) because they do not inherit their father's house name. While it is possible to be legitimized (by royal decree), it is uncommon. Bastardy among smallfolk is generally not considered an issue, at least among nobles, since smallfolk have no titles or land to inherit. of course, ''The Others''.
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* FantasticSlurs: "Wolves" for Northmen, "Lions" for Westermen, "Squids" for Ironborn, "Frog Eaters" got Crannogmen and of course, ''The Others''.
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* FantasyCreep: Invoked. The series begins as a mostly-mundane DungAges-style story about several characters and families vying for control of the Iron Throne of Westeros, with the major exceptions of Jon's story in the North which deals with the outright supernatural threat of the Others and their eternal winter, and Daenerys' story out east which sees the return of long-dead dragons. There are additional fantastical elements, such as descendants of the First Men being able to warg, or the priestess of a GodOfFire able to create shadow creatures. As the story progresses, the threat of the Others begins to affect more and more people, while Daenerys' dragons herald [[TheMagicComesBack the return of magic]] and these magical elements begin to have greater and greater roles in the story.
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* GreekFire: Wildfire is a highly flammable alchemical substance that, when set aflame, burns with a green fire that can consume almost anything and is extremely difficult to put out. It cannot be quenched with water, partly because it floats. Small quantities can be smothered with sand, but with large blazes the only thing that can be done is to wait however many hours it takes for it to burn itself out.
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* HedgeMage: Hedge wizards are herb-doctors who live in the countryside and help the smallfolk with whatever healing, spells, and charms they can perform, although given the low-magic nature of the setting, they are unlikely to use ''actual'' magic. They tend to be popular among the common folk due to being more accessible and affordable than the more scholarly Maesters. The term "hedge mage" comes from the fact that many of them are quite poor and are stereotyped as sleeping in hedges ("hedge knight" is a similar in-universe term for {{Knight Errant}}s).
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** The Martells are an interesting, arguably hybrid elemental case. They only joined the Seven Kingdoms upon marrying into the Targaryens and, like the royal family, they have strong associations with fire, albeit in a less supernatural way. They are decended from the Rhoynar, making them ethnically and culturally distinct from the rest of Westeros, and they are fiercely independent. Their sigil includes the sun, they rule the desert realm of Dorne, and the stereotypical Dornish personality is . . . well . . . [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin fiery]]. Their cuisine is notable for being hot and spicy.
*** Due to Daeron I categorizing the Dornish (in a similar way to Ceasar categorizing the Gauls) into three primary groups in terms of the topography of where they live - salty, stony, and sandy - there are some associations with earth as well.
*** A fourth group, The Orphans of the Greenblood, are a Roma-like people who are the most ethnically Rhoynar of the Dornish. They are strongly associated with water, given that their culture is centered upon the Greenblood River.
*** Due to Daeron I categorizing the Dornish (in a similar way to Ceasar categorizing the Gauls) into three primary groups in terms of the topography of where they live - salty, stony, and sandy - there are some associations with earth as well.
*** A fourth group, The Orphans of the Greenblood, are a Roma-like people who are the most ethnically Rhoynar of the Dornish. They are strongly associated with water, given that their culture is centered upon the Greenblood River.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: Jaime and Cersei Lannister are noted to look essentially like gender-swapped versions of one another. They gradually drift apart in appearence as the series goes on, as stress and alcoholism wear away Cersei's famous looks while Jaime loses his right hand and grows in a beard due to be unable to shave himself reliably. This plays a major part in their character arcs -- their incestous relationship was based in large part in their repsective projecting of themselves onto each other, and their diverging appearence is one of the things that gradually erode this.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: Jaime and Cersei Lannister are noted to look essentially like gender-swapped versions of one another. They gradually drift apart in appearence as the series goes on, as stress and alcoholism wear away Cersei's famous looks while Jaime loses his right hand and grows in a beard due to be unable to shave himself reliably. This plays a major part in their character arcs -- their incestous relationship was based in large part in their repsective respective projecting of themselves onto each other, and their diverging appearence is one of the things that gradually erode this.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: Jaime and Cersei Lannister.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: Jaime and Cersei Lannister.Lannister are noted to look essentially like gender-swapped versions of one another. They gradually drift apart in appearence as the series goes on, as stress and alcoholism wear away Cersei's famous looks while Jaime loses his right hand and grows in a beard due to be unable to shave himself reliably. This plays a major part in their character arcs -- their incestous relationship was based in large part in their repsective projecting of themselves onto each other, and their diverging appearence is one of the things that gradually erode this.
* HammerOfTheHoly:
** The Drowned Men, the priests of the Drowned God, arm themselves with cudgels made of driftwood as a sign of devotion to their god.
** The Poor Fellows are an order of warriors sworn to the Faith of the Seven. Most of them are peasants and use whatever arms they can find, which means that most groups are armed primarily with simple wooden cudgels.
* HammerOfTheHoly:
** The Drowned Men, the priests of the Drowned God, arm themselves with cudgels made of driftwood as a sign of devotion to their god.
** The Poor Fellows are an order of warriors sworn to the Faith of the Seven. Most of them are peasants and use whatever arms they can find, which means that most groups are armed primarily with simple wooden cudgels.
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* IncestStandardsAreRelative:
** Avunculate marriage is the blurry edge of incest in Westerosi society. Sibling marriage is definitely forbidden; cousin marriage is definitely allowed. Aunt/uncle and niece/nephew? It's murky. Marriage between the immediate family (most commonly BrotherSisterIncest) was common among dragonriders of Old Valyria to keep the bloodlines pure. When Valyrians Aegon and his two sister-wives arrived in Westeros, their union was in defiance of the doctrines of the native Faith of the Seven, who saw the products of such close incest as abominations. Early in the Targaryen reign, the Faith of the Seven protested the marriage of Maegor and his half-niece Rhaena on the grounds of incest. But there are also examples of native Westerosi couples with the same half-uncle and niece relationship: Edric and Serena Stark, and Jonnel and Sansa Stark.
** Unlike other cultures in Westeros, which tolerate cousin marriages, the Free Folk are forbidden from marrying other members of their own clans. Men are expected to search far away for a wife and bring her back to the clan. The Free Folk are aware of the health issues associated with inbreeding, though they attribute it to a punishment from the gods. Ygritte explains to Jon that Longspear Ryk is practically her brother because they're from the same village, therefore a romantic relationship between them would be considered incest.
** Avunculate marriage is the blurry edge of incest in Westerosi society. Sibling marriage is definitely forbidden; cousin marriage is definitely allowed. Aunt/uncle and niece/nephew? It's murky. Marriage between the immediate family (most commonly BrotherSisterIncest) was common among dragonriders of Old Valyria to keep the bloodlines pure. When Valyrians Aegon and his two sister-wives arrived in Westeros, their union was in defiance of the doctrines of the native Faith of the Seven, who saw the products of such close incest as abominations. Early in the Targaryen reign, the Faith of the Seven protested the marriage of Maegor and his half-niece Rhaena on the grounds of incest. But there are also examples of native Westerosi couples with the same half-uncle and niece relationship: Edric and Serena Stark, and Jonnel and Sansa Stark.
** Unlike other cultures in Westeros, which tolerate cousin marriages, the Free Folk are forbidden from marrying other members of their own clans. Men are expected to search far away for a wife and bring her back to the clan. The Free Folk are aware of the health issues associated with inbreeding, though they attribute it to a punishment from the gods. Ygritte explains to Jon that Longspear Ryk is practically her brother because they're from the same village, therefore a romantic relationship between them would be considered incest.
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* HereditaryWeddingDress: ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': A variation. Wedding ceremonies in Westeros involve the bride wearing a maiden cloak decorated with the sigil of her father's house and the groom replacing it with a bride cloak decorated with the sigil of his house. This is meant to represent how the bride is now under her husband's protection rather than her father's. It is not unusual for families to use the same cloak in multiple weddings. Joffrey marries Margaery using the bride cloak that his grandfather gave his grandmother. After Joffrey dies and Margaery [[SettleForSibling remarries his younger brother]], Tommen uses the bride cloak that his presumed father gave his mother at the suggestion of Margaery's grandmother. Cersei is resentful that Tommen didn't use her parents' cloak as Joffrey had, but she doesn't press the issue because that would lend credence to the rumors about her children's parentage.
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* HereditaryWeddingDress: ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': A variation. Wedding ceremonies in Westeros involve the bride wearing a maiden cloak decorated with the sigil of her father's house and the groom replacing it with a bride cloak decorated with the sigil of his house. This is meant to represent how the bride is now under her husband's protection rather than her father's. It is not unusual for families to use the same cloak in multiple weddings. Joffrey marries Margaery using the bride cloak that his grandfather gave his grandmother. After Joffrey dies and Margaery [[SettleForSibling remarries his younger brother]], Tommen uses the bride cloak that his presumed father gave his mother at the suggestion of Margaery's grandmother. Cersei is resentful that Tommen didn't use her parents' cloak as Joffrey had, but she doesn't press the issue because that would lend credence to the rumors about her children's parentage.
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* EvilStoleMyFaith: Stannis.
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* EvilStoleMyFaith: Stannis.Stannis ceased to believe in gods when his parents' ship sank in a storm. As he saw it, either no gods existed who could have prevented this, or gods exist who could have but didn't and thus are unworthy of worship.
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** [[spoiler:The Bloody Mummers]] alienate all possible allies by their constant treacheries. They are also among the most sadistic and violent characters in the whole series. [[spoiler: Vargo Hoat deserves special mention. He had Jaime's sword hand chopped off, then tried to rape Brienne. Brienne responded by biting off his ear. Roose Bolton arranged for Vargo's maester to leave with Jaime to tend to his stump, and without proper medical attention, Vargo's bite wound gets infected, leading to fever and delirium, and most of Vargo's men abandon him. Enraged by Vargo's betrayal (and his maiming of Jaime), Tywin hands him over to the Mountain, who tortures him and ultimately [[{{Autocannibalism}} feeds Vargo his own body parts.]]]]
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** [[spoiler:The Bloody Mummers]] alienate all possible allies by their constant treacheries. They are also among the most sadistic and violent characters in the whole series. [[spoiler: Vargo [[spoiler:Vargo Hoat deserves special mention. He had Jaime's sword hand chopped off, then tried to rape Brienne. Brienne responded by biting off his ear. Roose Bolton arranged for Vargo's maester to leave with Jaime to tend to his stump, and without proper medical attention, Vargo's bite wound gets infected, leading to fever and delirium, and most of Vargo's men abandon him. Enraged by Vargo's betrayal (and his maiming of Jaime), Tywin hands him over to the Mountain, who tortures him and ultimately [[{{Autocannibalism}} feeds Vargo his own body parts.]]]]
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** SansaStark Stark. Although not technically a princess, she is betrothed to the heir of the throne and on course to eventually become queen. Then her father is executed for treason, her brother rebels against the throne, and she is unceremoniously married off to Tyrion to legitimize the Lannister's eventually taking over her family's lands.
** Margaery Tyrell.Daenerys Technically queen, as she is one since birth.married to Tommen, but Cersei arranges for her to be arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery.
** Daenerys. Born shortly after her family's dynasty was toppled, she is a princess but spends most of her early life as a NobleFugitive.
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** Margaery Tyrell.
** Daenerys. Born shortly after her family's dynasty was toppled, she is a princess but spends most of her early life as a NobleFugitive.
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** The four Wardens (of the four cardinal directions) initially seem to be very important positions that each convey military authority over a quarter of the realm, and Ned objects to Jaime Lannister becoming Warden of the East because he'll eventually succeed his father as Warden of the West as well. Later on, however, they seem to be little more than honorary titles, with each lords' power determined by their feudal and familial ties, and it's firmly established that Kingsguard members like Jaime cannot hold lands or titles. To downplay this discrepancy, in subsequent novels the "Warden of the East" title is only ascribed in the appendices and only mentioned in passing twice.
** Relatedly, the idea of Jaime inheriting the title of Warden of the West from his father, or being granted the title of Warden of the East, becomes baffling when it’s established that the Kingsguard, of which Jaime is a member, cannot inherit or hold any title at all, as they are sworn to their king in perpetuity and renounce their family claims so they can serve the king without family matters getting in the way. Indeed, part of Jaime’s core character later is his refusal to serve as Tywin’s heir, and he cites being a Kingsguard as his legal excuse that Tywin cannot overturn.
** Tyrion is introduced vaulting acrobatically down from a ledge above a doorway but as soon as he becomes a [=PoV=] character he's constantly described as clumsy and ungainly and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment his initial acrobatics are never directly referenced again]], though they are {{handwaved}} in the fifth novel when he disguises himself as a jester and reveals he learned some tumbling tricks as a child.
** The first three books identify all chapters, with the exception of the prologues and epilogues, by the first name of the POV character of each chapter. From Book 4 on, GRRM began to switch these out in some cases in favour of descriptive titles of the POV characters.
** In the first few books, much is made of the North and House Stark in particular being the last that really has a connection to the First Men as the North was never conquered by the Andals. This is what makes them very distinct from the firmly Andal southern realms. Over the course of the series and in supplementary material this has become [[UniquenessDecay distinctly less unique]], and most major houses and several minor ones are given some connection to the First Men, usually through mythical ancestors who supposedly lived during the Age of Heroes such as Lann the Clever and Garth Greenhand. In particular, a large number of Vale houses (such as the Royces, the Belmores, the Graftons, the Hunters and the Redforts) descend explictly from the First Men, as do as the Blackwoods of the Riverlands (who also still worship the Old Gods) and the Daynes of Dorne. With the introduction of the Thenn people in the third book, who still speak the Old Tongue and live exactly like the First Men did thousands of years ago, it's highlighted that even the North has adopted Andal culture in most respects, speaking the Andalic language and using the Andalic script rather than their old runic one. As such, Northerners are no longer at all that distinctive from the Southrons, and, as seen with the Umbers and the Karstarks, can be just as every bit as conniving as them.
** In the first book, Catelyn states that there are no weirwoods left south of the Neck besides the ones on the Isle of Faces. This claim is contradicted a number of times in later material. While the weirwood in the Blackwoods' keep can be assumed to not have been counted due to being long dead, the series has also described living specimens such as the one in the Dragonstone godswood that was cut and burned alongside the statues of the Seven after Stannis' conversion to the red faith. The preview chapters of ''The Winds of Winter'' outright mentions the presence of wild weirwoods in the Rainwood.
** As later spinoff materials would reveal, the Baratheons can trace their descent back to a Targaryen bastard, making them an unofficial cadet branch of that house. However, in the main series, no mention is made of this and the Baratheons instead only ever used their grandmother's Targaryen blood to justify their claim to the Throne.
** The four Wardens (of the four cardinal directions) initially seem to be very important positions that each convey military authority over a quarter of the realm, and Ned objects to Jaime Lannister becoming Warden of the East because he'll eventually succeed his father as Warden of the West as well. Later on, however, they seem to be little more than honorary titles, with each lords' power determined by their feudal and familial ties, and it's firmly established that Kingsguard members like Jaime cannot hold lands or titles. To downplay this discrepancy, in subsequent novels the "Warden of the East" title is only ascribed in the appendices and only mentioned in passing twice.
** Relatedly, the idea of Jaime inheriting the title of Warden of the West from his father, or being granted the title of Warden of the East, becomes baffling when it’s established that the Kingsguard, of which Jaime is a member, cannot inherit or hold any title at all, as they are sworn to their king in perpetuity and renounce their family claims so they can serve the king without family matters getting in the way. Indeed, part of Jaime’s core character later is his refusal to serve as Tywin’s heir, and he cites being a Kingsguard as his legal excuse that Tywin cannot overturn.
** Tyrion is introduced vaulting acrobatically down from a ledge above a doorway but as soon as he becomes a [=PoV=] character he's constantly described as clumsy and ungainly and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment his initial acrobatics are never directly referenced again]], though they are {{handwaved}} in the fifth novel when he disguises himself as a jester and reveals he learned some tumbling tricks as a child.
** The first three books identify all chapters, with the exception of the prologues and epilogues, by the first name of the POV character of each chapter. From Book 4 on, GRRM began to switch these out in some cases in favour of descriptive titles of the POV characters.
** In the first few books, much is made of the North and House Stark in particular being the last that really has a connection to the First Men as the North was never conquered by the Andals. This is what makes them very distinct from the firmly Andal southern realms. Over the course of the series and in supplementary material this has become [[UniquenessDecay distinctly less unique]], and most major houses and several minor ones are given some connection to the First Men, usually through mythical ancestors who supposedly lived during the Age of Heroes such as Lann the Clever and Garth Greenhand. In particular, a large number of Vale houses (such as the Royces, the Belmores, the Graftons, the Hunters and the Redforts) descend explictly from the First Men, as do as the Blackwoods of the Riverlands (who also still worship the Old Gods) and the Daynes of Dorne. With the introduction of the Thenn people in the third book, who still speak the Old Tongue and live exactly like the First Men did thousands of years ago, it's highlighted that even the North has adopted Andal culture in most respects, speaking the Andalic language and using the Andalic script rather than their old runic one. As such, Northerners are no longer at all that distinctive from the Southrons, and, as seen with the Umbers and the Karstarks, can be just as every bit as conniving as them.
** In the first book, Catelyn states that there are no weirwoods left south of the Neck besides the ones on the Isle of Faces. This claim is contradicted a number of times in later material. While the weirwood in the Blackwoods' keep can be assumed to not have been counted due to being long dead, the series has also described living specimens such as the one in the Dragonstone godswood that was cut and burned alongside the statues of the Seven after Stannis' conversion to the red faith. The preview chapters of ''The Winds of Winter'' outright mentions the presence of wild weirwoods in the Rainwood.
** As later spinoff materials would reveal, the Baratheons can trace their descent back to a Targaryen bastard, making them an unofficial cadet branch of that house. However, in the main series, no mention is made of this and the Baratheons instead only ever used their grandmother's Targaryen blood to justify their claim to the Throne.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: The wildlings explicitly favor those "kissed by fire" as lucky.
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* HillbillyIncest: Craster is the MedievalEuropeanFantasy version of a hillbilly, living in an isolated, rundown shack in the middle of the forest with his BigScrewedUpFamily. He has 19 "wives" because for generations he has been marrying his daughters and siring more children on them. The one-dimensional HateSink framing of this incest is in notable contrast to the rest of the incest the series, which occurs amongst [[RoyalInbreeding noblemen]]. In contrast, Targaryen and Lannister incest ''is'' critiqued, but in a far more nuanced and multi-dimensional way.
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* HappilyMarried: Eddard and Catelyn Stark.
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* HappilyMarried: HappilyEverAfter: WordOfGod is that the series is intended to be a deconstruction of the stereotypical "defeat the evil king and live happily ever after" fantasy story; the series is set 20 years after the defeat of the evil king and makes it abundantly clear that there are still plenty of problems to go around.
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** Eddard and Catelyn Stark.
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** Eddard and Catelyn Stark.
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** The mysterious jungle continent to the south is rendered as both Sothoryos and Sothoros. The former seems to be more common.
** The domain of the Others in the far north is either the ''Land'' or ''Lands'' of Always Winter.
** The mysterious jungle continent to the south is rendered as both Sothoryos and Sothoros. The former seems to be more common.
** The domain of the Others in the far north is either the ''Land'' or ''Lands'' of Always Winter.
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** House Tyrell is associated with earth and nature. They rule over one of the most fertile regions of Westeros, and their sigil includes a flower. The name of their seat contains the word "garden." Many of their members also have brown hair and eyes.
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** The Arryns are associated with air. Their seat is a holdfast that sits among the clouds on the top of a tall mountain. Their sigil features a falcon, known for being agile in flight and able to glide upon the air.
** House Tyrell is associated with earth and nature. They rule over one of the most fertile regions of Westeros, and their sigil includes a flower. The name of their seat contains the word "garden." Many of their members also have brown hair and eyes.
** House Tyrell is associated with earth and nature. They rule over one of the most fertile regions of Westeros, and their sigil includes a flower. The name of their seat contains the word "garden." Many of their members also have brown hair and eyes.
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** Downplayed because its more about elemental symbolism than ElementalPowers. The Starks, who are associated with ice, snow, and winter, have grey eyes; at least until Tully genes were added into the mix and everyone but Arya and Jon was born with blue eyes. The Tullys, who are associated with water and rivers, have blue eyes. The Tyrells, who are associated with nature, especially flowers, have golden-green eyes.
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** Downplayed because its more about elemental symbolism than ElementalPowers. The Starks, who are associated with ice, snow, and winter, have grey eyes; at least until Tully genes were added into the mix and everyone but Arya and Jon was born with blue eyes. The Tullys, who are associated with water and rivers, have blue eyes. The Tyrells, who are associated with nature, especially flowers, have golden-green and brown eyes.
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* FantasyLandmarkEquivalent: The harbor of Braavos is guarded by the Titan of Braavos, a towering statue of a hoplite that straddles the inlet. It was almost certainly inspired by the Colossus of Rhodes, a gigantic idol of the god Helios built at the entrance to the city harbor to commemorate their defensive victory against Demetrius of Macedon (destroyed by an earthquake in antiquity and never rebuilt on advice of the Oracle of Delphi).
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** Smalljon Umber is nearly as large as his father, Greatjon, and likely to be even bigger as he is still growing. Justified since he's had the nickname since birth, when he was much smaller.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Morbidly obese Illyrio reveals that his sculpture of the beautiful young bravo was ''him'' at the age of 16. Robert Baratheon was also stated to be handsome and "muscled like a maiden's fantasy" before he took the Iron Throne.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Morbidly obese Illyrio reveals that his sculpture of the beautiful young bravo was ''him'' at the age of 16. Robert Baratheon was also stated to be handsome and "muscled like a maiden's fantasy" before he took the Iron Throne.Throne, after which gluttony and drinking take a toll.
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* GoldTooth:
** The Faceless Man calling himself the Alchemist, which is probably a clue that he's Jaqen H'ghar, since Jaqen's second identity is described with practically identical features.
** Daario Naharis has one.
** Presumably using the money Tyrion gave him, Mord gets a bunch of gold teeth. It doesn't improve his appearance any.
** The Faceless Man calling himself the Alchemist, which is probably a clue that he's Jaqen H'ghar, since Jaqen's second identity is described with practically identical features.
** Daario Naharis has one.
** Presumably using the money Tyrion gave him, Mord gets a bunch of gold teeth. It doesn't improve his appearance any.
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* FantasticSlurs: "Wolves" for Northmen, "Lions" for Westermen, "Squids" for Ironborn, "Frog Eaters" got Crannogmen and of course, ''The Others''.
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* FantasyPantheon: There are several faiths coexisting more or less peacefully in the world of ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. It is not known if these gods really exist, but many of the magical feats performed in the series are attributed to them. The main ones are:
** The Faith of the Seven worships a monotheistic God with seven aspects, but often prayed to as seven different gods by the mass, and referred to as "The Gods" in idioms and curses. Those aspects are The Mother, The Father, The Smith, The Maid, The Crone, The Warrior, and The Stranger. Also referred to as the "New Gods". It originated from Essos, where it was brought by the Andals, who justified their settlement of Westeros as a way to spread their faith.
** The Old Gods. Their worshippers are not organized, with no holy texts, priests, or rites like the Faith of the Seven. While their original worshippers, the "[[OurElvesAreDifferent Children of the Forest]]", have not been seen for centuries, the Faith is still very strong in the North of Westeros, but forgotten everywhere else.
** R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Red God. Locked continuously in a battle for the fate of the World with the Great Other (god of ice and death). His followers are zealots waiting for the return of the messianic figure known as Azor Ahai. Like the Seven, his worship was brought from Essos, where it is widely practiced. In Westeros, there are only a handful of believers, although one (Melisandre) has become an advisor of Stannis Baratheon, a pretender to the Iron Throne.
** The Drowned God, a Cthulhu-like figure worshipped by the Viking-like Ironborn of Westeros.
** The Faith of the Seven worships a monotheistic God with seven aspects, but often prayed to as seven different gods by the mass, and referred to as "The Gods" in idioms and curses. Those aspects are The Mother, The Father, The Smith, The Maid, The Crone, The Warrior, and The Stranger. Also referred to as the "New Gods". It originated from Essos, where it was brought by the Andals, who justified their settlement of Westeros as a way to spread their faith.
** The Old Gods. Their worshippers are not organized, with no holy texts, priests, or rites like the Faith of the Seven. While their original worshippers, the "[[OurElvesAreDifferent Children of the Forest]]", have not been seen for centuries, the Faith is still very strong in the North of Westeros, but forgotten everywhere else.
** R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Red God. Locked continuously in a battle for the fate of the World with the Great Other (god of ice and death). His followers are zealots waiting for the return of the messianic figure known as Azor Ahai. Like the Seven, his worship was brought from Essos, where it is widely practiced. In Westeros, there are only a handful of believers, although one (Melisandre) has become an advisor of Stannis Baratheon, a pretender to the Iron Throne.
** The Drowned God, a Cthulhu-like figure worshipped by the Viking-like Ironborn of Westeros.
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* FantasyPantheon: There are several faiths coexisting more or less peacefully in the world FantasyCounterpartMap: The map resembles an upside-down version of ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. It is not known if these gods really exist, but many of the magical feats performed in Great Britain, reflecting the series are attributed to them. The being a MedievalEuropeanFantasy and the main ones are:
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** The Old Gods. Their worshippers are not organized, with no holy texts, priests, or rites like the Faith of the Seven. While their original worshippers, the "[[OurElvesAreDifferent Children of the Forest]]", have not been seen for centuries, the Faith is still very strong in the North of Westeros, but forgotten everywhere else.
** R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Red God. Locked continuously in a battle for the fate of the World with the Great Other (god of ice and death). His followers are zealots waiting for the return of the messianic figure known as Azor Ahai. Like the Seven, his worship was brought from Essos, where it is widely practiced. In Westeros, there are only a handful of believers, although one (Melisandre) has become an advisor of Stannis Baratheon, a pretender to the Iron Throne.
** The Drowned God, a Cthulhu-like figure worshipped by the Viking-like Ironborn of Westeros.FantasyCounterpartCulture resembling British people.
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** The Old Gods. Their worshippers are not organized, with no holy texts, priests, or rites like the Faith of the Seven. While their original worshippers, the "[[OurElvesAreDifferent Children of the Forest]]", have not been seen for centuries, the Faith is still very strong in the North of Westeros, but forgotten everywhere else.
** R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Red God. Locked continuously in a battle for the fate of the World with the Great Other (god of ice and death). His followers are zealots waiting for the return of the messianic figure known as Azor Ahai. Like the Seven, his worship was brought from Essos, where it is widely practiced. In Westeros, there are only a handful of believers, although one (Melisandre) has become an advisor of Stannis Baratheon, a pretender to the Iron Throne.
** The Drowned God, a Cthulhu-like figure worshipped by the Viking-like Ironborn of Westeros.
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* FantasticSlurs: "Wolves" for Northmen, "Lions" for Westermen, "Squids" for Ironborn, "Frog Eaters" got Crannogmen and of course, ''The Others''.
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* FantasticSlurs: "Wolves" FantasyPantheon: There are several faiths coexisting more or less peacefully in the world of ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. It is not known if these gods really exist, but many of the magical feats performed in the series are attributed to them. The main ones are:
** The Faith of the Seven worships a monotheistic God with seven aspects, but often prayed to as seven different gods by the mass, and referred to as "The Gods" in idioms and curses. Those aspects are The Mother, The Father, The Smith, The Maid, The Crone, The Warrior, and The Stranger. Also referred to as the "New Gods". It originated from Essos, where it was brought by the Andals, who justified their settlement of Westeros as a way to spread their faith.
** The Old Gods. Their worshippers are not organized, with no holy texts, priests, or rites like the Faith of the Seven. While their original worshippers, the "[[OurElvesAreDifferent Children of the Forest]]", have not been seen forNorthmen, "Lions" centuries, the Faith is still very strong in the North of Westeros, but forgotten everywhere else.
** R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Red God. Locked continuously in a battle forWestermen, "Squids" the fate of the World with the Great Other (god of ice and death). His followers are zealots waiting for Ironborn, "Frog Eaters" got Crannogmen and the return of course, ''The Others''. the messianic figure known as Azor Ahai. Like the Seven, his worship was brought from Essos, where it is widely practiced. In Westeros, there are only a handful of believers, although one (Melisandre) has become an advisor of Stannis Baratheon, a pretender to the Iron Throne.
** The Drowned God, a Cthulhu-like figure worshipped by the Viking-like Ironborn of Westeros.
** The Faith of the Seven worships a monotheistic God with seven aspects, but often prayed to as seven different gods by the mass, and referred to as "The Gods" in idioms and curses. Those aspects are The Mother, The Father, The Smith, The Maid, The Crone, The Warrior, and The Stranger. Also referred to as the "New Gods". It originated from Essos, where it was brought by the Andals, who justified their settlement of Westeros as a way to spread their faith.
** The Old Gods. Their worshippers are not organized, with no holy texts, priests, or rites like the Faith of the Seven. While their original worshippers, the "[[OurElvesAreDifferent Children of the Forest]]", have not been seen for
** R'hllor, the Lord of Light, the Red God. Locked continuously in a battle for
** The Drowned God, a Cthulhu-like figure worshipped by the Viking-like Ironborn of Westeros.
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* IronicEcho: [[spoiler:Theon]] spends most of ''A Dance with Dragons'' in a state of StockholmSyndrome, denying his identity due to the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of his captor, Ramsay Bolton; in his internal monologue he frequently repeats the line "You have to know your ''name''" in order to remind himself that he's supposed to be "Reek", not [[spoiler:Theon. At the end of his last chapter in the book he repeats the line to emphasize that he once again recognises himself as Theon.]]
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* IronicEcho: [[spoiler:Theon]] spends most of ''A Dance with Dragons'' in a state of StockholmSyndrome, UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome, denying his identity due to the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of his captor, Ramsay Bolton; in his internal monologue he frequently repeats the line "You have to know your ''name''" in order to remind himself that he's supposed to be "Reek", not [[spoiler:Theon. At the end of his last chapter in the book he repeats the line to emphasize that he once again recognises himself as Theon.]]
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* ItIsNotYourTime: Played with -- a guilt-ridden Theon encounters a hooded stranger while wandering the snowbound ruins of Winterfell. The man asks Theon why he's still alive. Theon replies that the gods and [[spoiler:Lord Ramsey]] haven't finished with him yet. The stranger laughs and says he'll leave Theon to them then. The encounter would mean little were it not that the Stranger (whose face is always concealed by a hood) is TheGrimReaper in the Faith of the Seven.
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* ItIsNotYourTime: Played with -- a guilt-ridden Theon encounters a hooded stranger while wandering the snowbound ruins of Winterfell. The man asks Theon why he's still alive. Theon replies that the gods and [[spoiler:Lord Ramsey]] haven't finished with him yet. The stranger laughs and says he'll leave Theon to them then. The encounter would mean little little, were it not that the Stranger (whose face is always concealed by a hood) is TheGrimReaper in the Faith of the Seven.
