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> not to stereotype real-life ethnicities (except for maybe the feudal British). This is actually very true. The Seven Kingdoms are based on the Heptarchy (Lan
by w1ntermute 15y ago
> not to stereotype real-life ethnicities (except for maybe the feudal British).
This is actually very true. The Seven Kingdoms are based on the Heptarchy (Lancaster --> Lannister, York --> Stark) and so the story is (very) loosely based upon the War of the Roses.
- com 15y agoExcept that the Heptarchy were East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria (Bernicia, Deira), Sussex, Wessex (I know it's true because wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptarchy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptarchy told me ;-) But yeah, Lancaster->Lannister seemed like a good hint that the War of the Roses was the template for this dynastic struggle.