![]() ![]() The series also combines such varied inspirations as Hadrian's Wall (which became Martin's great Wall), the fall of Rome and the legend of Atlantis (ancient Valyria), Byzantine "Greek fire" ("wildfire"), Icelandic sagas of the Viking Age (the Ironborn) and the Mongol hordes (the Dothraki), as well as elements from the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) and the Italian Renaissance (c. She and her family, as depicted in Maurice Druon's historical novel series The Accursed Kings, particularly inspired Martin. The scheming Cersei, for instance, calls to mind Isabella (1295–1358), the "she-wolf of France". Most of Westeros, with its castles and knightly tournaments, is reminiscent of High Medieval Western Europe. A principal inspiration for the novels were the English Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York, reflected in Martin's houses of Lannister and Stark. ![]() The novels and their adaptation derive settings, characters and plot elements from much of European history. As the series opens, additional threats emerge in the icy North and in the eastern continent of Essos. Set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, the series chronicles the violent dynastic struggles among the realm's noble families for control of the Iron Throne. ![]() Game of Thrones roughly follows the three story lines of A Song of Ice and Fire. Among the ensemble cast, Peter Dinklage won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Tyrion Lannister. The series has won numerous awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for its first four seasons, a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series – Drama, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in both Long Form and Short Form, and a Peabody Award. It received widespread acclaim by critics, although its frequent use of nudity, violence and sexual violence has attracted criticism. Game of Thrones has attracted record numbers of viewers on HBO and obtained an exceptionally broad and active international fan base. ![]() Through its morally ambiguous characters, the series explores issues of social hierarchy, religion, loyalty, corruption, civil war, crime, and punishment. The first follows the members of several noble houses in a civil war for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms the second covers the rising threat of the impending winter and the mythical creatures of the North the third chronicles the attempts of the exiled last scion of the realm's deposed dynasty to reclaim the throne. The series, set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos at the end of a decade-long summer, interweaves several plot lines. Two days after the fourth season premiered in April 2014, HBO renewed Game of Thrones for a fifth and sixth season. Filmed in a Belfast studio and on location elsewhere in Northern Ireland, Malta, Scotland, Croatia, Iceland, the United States, Spain and Morocco, it premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011. The episodes are mainly written by Benioff and Weiss, who are the executive producers alongside Martin, who writes one episode per season. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. ![]()
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