When I get time, I will be writing a series of posts on fan casting characters from various fantasy novels or manga. Starting point will be Aegon Targaryen / Young Griff from A Song of Ice and Fire. Descriptions << “Duck!” came a shout. “Haldon!” Tyrion craned his head to one side, and saw a … More Fan Casting: Aegon Targaryen VI / Young Griff (A Song of Ice and Fire)
This is a list of programs that can be useful for worldbuilders. General Worldbuilding Castle Creator Link, Link2 Map makers In addition, GIMP can be modified with brushes that will allow making maps with ye olde feel. https://www.deviantart.com/thewhitecrayon/art/TSMB-The-GIMP-Edition-151774168https://www.deviantart.com/calthyechild/art/Tolkien-style-Map-Brushes-138796530 https://opengameart.org/content/cartography-brushes-for-gimp https://www.deviantart.com/kingofturves/favourites/70539413/RPG-Map-Brushes https://www.deviantart.com/crimsonvermil-stock/art/Map-Symbols-59689999 Graphic Programs Generators
It is a common belief (or at least that is my impression) that Aegon VI Targaryen / Young Griff will not be a good ruler because he lacks experience, while Daenerys will be a good ruler because she will have experienced Mereen. But that is a far more complex question, and it might be possible … More Aegon Targaryen as a ruler – case of Matthias Corvinus
POPULATION DENSITY Technology depends a lot on population density. Without enough people, there will not be enough concentration of resources for certain societal and thus technological developments. And in Westeros, that is a problem. Seven Kingdoms have 40 million people at maybe 3 600 000 square miles. If North is removed, that is some 1,2 … More Worldbuilding problems – Westeros
(repost from my old tumblr blog) Introduction First thing that has to be considered here is that image of dragons evolved through time. Much like Chinese dragons, Western dragons in Antiquity were seen as benevolent creatures. They were protectors of fertility, crops, and were generally associated with the element of earth, whereas eastern dragons are … More Western and Eastern dragons – mythology, similarities and differences
Basically… …she has dragons. Yes, that is the main reason. There are others – her idealism and impatience screaming “I am about to get disappointed and become a tyrant”, her dreaming about throne in Westeros while piling up responsibilities in Essos, her conquering a city and then leaving it with new government and absolutely no … More Why I dislike Daenerys
Christopher Tolkien has died today, 16.1.2020., at 95 years of age. He was responsible for drawing the original maps in Lord of the Rings, and when his father died in 1973., Christopher continued his work, organizing J.R.R.T.’s notes and unfinished stories. Accordingly, he edited and published Unfinished Tales in 1980., 12-volume History of Middle-Earth in … More Christopher Tolkien has died
Daenerys gives herself the mission to civilize the Slaver’s Bay. But Martin shows at least somewhat correctly what happens when different groups, different cultures, meet: strife, conflict and bloodshed. Good intentions are not enough; in fact, idealism often makes the situation worse because it leads to inability to account for reality. And in her mission, … More Issue of Slaver’s Bay
Army size As noted in my “Military Organization of Seven Kingdoms” post, “at Agincourt in 1415., English field 6 000 – 9 000 trops, while the French field 14 000 – 15 000 professional soldiers and some 10 000 armed servants (so cca 25 000). French defeat was enough to cripple military capability of France, … More Population of Westeros
In fantasy and sci-fi, there is a lot of talk about “races”. In Lord of the Rings, there are humans, elves, dwarves, orcs. In Star Trek, there are humans, Klingons, Andorians, Vulcans. In Star Wars, there are humans, . In Warhammer, there are humans, orcs / orks, elves / Eldar and so on. In Inheritance … More Race and species – terminological confusion in fantasy
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