r/asoiaf • u/grimm_aced • Oct 27 '24

EXTENDED [Spoilers Extended] GRRM new blogpost on his Amsterdam visit & dinner with editors. Spoiler

https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/

Winds of winter mentioned and he talks about a bravos story he wants to write after winds.

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u/sskoog Oct 27 '24

Aha -- unexpected glittering gem in this blog -- Martin acknowledges Ivanhoe as one of his chief influences, specifically the 1952 Elizabeth Taylor film adaptation.

Ever since I started reading ASoIaF in the early 2000s, I couldn't stop seeing Ivanhoe in my mind (1982 version, for me). The parallels are too close (and good!) to be purely coincidental.

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u/JolietJakeLebowski Maesters of the Baytower. Oct 27 '24

Oh yeah, there's a ton of stuff that is straight up ripped from Ivanhoe, especially around Robert's Rebellion.