I want to write a screenwriter who is also driven crazy by Uncle Martin's tortoise speed code word. Seeing that all five published works have been written, I have to roll up my sleeves and do it myself. But in the end, a dog's tail can't last a mink. HBO completely ignores the long-established macro story structure in the original book and the role that the characters will play in the upcoming war of ice and fire. Even if it is a yellow storm, I really can't pay the bill.
Fire and Ice have published five books, namely Game of Thrones, The Battle of Kings, The Storm of Ice and Rain, The Feast of Crows and The Dance of the Magic Dragon. According to the author's current plan, Uncle Martin will write two more books, tentatively named "The Cold Wind in Winter" and "The Dream of Spring Dawn". Uncle Martin has published the first chapters of Winter Wind on his personal website and talk show. Anyone who has read the book will be worried, because the story is too grand and there are too many characters, and it is still unknown whether seven books can be read.
As for HBO's series of the same name, the original works were basically used in the first three seasons, and some choices were made in the fourth season. In the fifth season, in addition to keeping the absolute protagonist alive according to the established trajectory, they have begun to make up.
For those who love magic literature, Fire and Ice is a masterpiece comparable to The Lord of the Rings series. Like The Lord of the Rings, the author created a world almost out of thin air, including its whole set of history, geography, race and endless struggle. People who can write this kind of book must have excellent memory and logical ability, otherwise the countless names and their relationships will make people crazy.
Personally, I think the book Fire and Ice is better than the The Lord of the Rings series. Of course, this may be due to translation. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is obscure and plain, but I can't finish reading it because of my love and perseverance. In contrast, Uncle Martin is a professional screenwriter, so his pictures of fire and ice are very strong, and I can't put it down as soon as I pick them up. I have almost finished the first five books.
I strongly recommend friends who watch Game of Thrones to read books here, which is an epic feeling that TV series can't give. Moreover, only after reading the book can I know how nonsense the fifth and sixth seasons are, and the most important thing is to grasp the hidden clues of the war between ice and fire.
Cut the crap and get to the point.
1. About Westeros (Seven Kingdoms)
The story of fire and ice takes place in a continent called Westeros, also known as the Seven Kingdoms. Think of it as a continent on the earth (in fact, it is Europe), and there are many side stories on other continents, but most of them are only famous cities, such as:
Free trade city-states-Bravo, pantos and Mill;
Slave city-states-Ashtabo, Yuankai and Milin;
Slak grassland;
Valleya site;
Shadowland, Yasha.
Different races and civilizations live on different continents. They believe in different religions and have their own language and currency, which is no different from the world we live in now.
2. Regions and families in Westeros
Westeros consists of four regions and can be divided into nine administrative regions. Each region is governed by a monarch similar to a vassal. The monarch is hereditary, and the monarch reports to the Iron Throne. Under this system, there are also princes of their own. Among them, four powerful monarchs were entrusted with the important task of protecting the four sides. Let's take a look at the overall regional distribution map:
As the picture shows, let's learn more about the family situation in nine regions.
1 & gt； Krauland and the land of storms-the Baratheon family
Family badge: Guan Bao Buck
National language: ours is anger.
Faith: Seven Gods
Capital: the end of the storm
Krauland is the territory directly under the Iron Throne, including the capital King's Landing and some surrounding areas, such as Sunset Valley City and Blackwater Bay.
The land of the storm is the hereditary territory of the Baratheon family, and the capital is the end of the storm. Because robert baratheon declared war on the Iron Throne and won, Baratheon sat on the Iron Throne. Fengxi Castle and Storm Land were once handed over to Robert's third brother, Renly Baratheon, who died in the first season. After Renly was killed by Yimei's magic, the land of the storm was directly under the jurisdiction of the Iron Throne.
2> North-Guardian of the North Mirror of the Stark family.
Family badge: direwolf.
National Language: Winter is coming.
Faith: old gods
Capital: Winterfell
As guardians of the Northern Territory, the Starks lived in the Northern Territory, the largest of the seven kingdoms, for 8000 years. They are descendants of an ancient nation-ancestors. Some people in the family are born to be "wolf spirits" (shapeshifters) and can invade the consciousness of animals and even humans.
3> the western guardian of the Lannister family.
Family badge: Golden Lion
Racial language: listen to me roar.
Faith: Seven Gods
Capital: Casterly Rock City
The west is rich in gold mines, so the Lannister family is the richest of all families, and it also owns Lannister Port, one of the three major ports in Westeros. That's why Lannister has to pay his debts.
4> Vale-the guardian of the Oriental Ayrn family.
Family emblem: Crescent Falcon
National language: as high as honor.
Faith: Seven Gods
Capital: Ying Chao.
The valley is almost completely surrounded by the bright moon mountains. This sick family is one of the oldest nobles in Aandahl. There is also a very dangerous Alpine clan at the bottom of the valley, which was once trapped by Tyrion.
5> Ricky-the guardian of the southern border of the Tyrell family
Family badge: Golden Rose
National language: increasingly powerful
Faith: Seven Gods
Capital: Highgarden.
The river bend is rich and fertile, which has made the wealthy Tyrell family. At the bend of the river, there is the oldest city in Westeros and an ancient town which is one of the important ports. Xuecheng in the old city is responsible for training bachelors. From the iron throne to the small princes, every family has bachelors to serve.
6> Land of Rivers-Tully Family
Family badge: silver trout
National language: family, responsibility, honor.
Faith: Seven Gods
Capital: Riverrun.
Hejian has fertile land and is located in the Trident River basin. The influence of Tully family is not the biggest, but because of the in-laws with Stark family and Arryn family, and petyr baelish's "Littlefinger" is also the adopted son and vassal of Tully family, everyone in Tully family plays a special role in promoting the development of the whole story.
7> Dorn-Martray family.
Family emblem: A red sun was pierced by a golden gun.
National language: do not yield, do not yield, do not interrupt)
Capital: Sun City
Donne appeared late in this respect and hardly appeared in the stories of the first three seasons of HBO. In the relatively independent area south of Westeros, the Martray family was never conquered by the dragons in history, but joined the seven kingdoms through marriage. The customs and cultures in Dorne are quite different from those in other regions. For example, in Dorne, women can also inherit the throne, and the ruler of Dorne retains the title of "prince". Dorne desert is everywhere, very hot, a bit like the feeling of being close to equatorial Africa.
8> Iron Islands-GreyJoy Family
Family badge: sea monster
National language: We don't sow, a predator with a long history.
Faith: drown the gods
Capital: Pique
Iron Islands are a group of islands located in Tiemin Bay on the west coast of the mainland. People in the iron islands call themselves iron students. Because of the extremely difficult living conditions, they are almost like pirates, looting everywhere, and it is very difficult. Iron species are good at naval warfare, but they are not good at land warfare and mainland management.
In addition to the above nine areas, there are two important places in Westeros that need to be mentioned.
The former monarch of Dragon Rock Island: stannis baratheon.
Longshi Island is an island located at the exit of Heishui Bay, adjacent to the narrow sea, and its castle is carved in the shape of a dragon. At that time, the Targaryen family rode three dragons from Longshi Island to Westeros and began to conquer the dragons. In the later rule of the Targaryen family, Longshi Island has been inhabited and ruled by the heir to the throne, that is, the Crown Prince. Daenerys was also born in Longshi Island.
After robert baratheon succeeded in usurping the throne, he broke this tradition and gave the Dragon Stone Island to his second brother stannis baratheon, whom he didn't like. But Stannis lost this base in the Battle of the Five Kings. At present, the army of the Iron Throne controls Longshi Island.
Longshi Island is rich in obsidian mineral deposits, also known as Dragon Glass. This special mineral can kill alien ghosts. Therefore, it determines the position of Longshi Island and people related to Longshi Island in the story of ice and fire.
Beyond the Great Wall, the King of the Great Wall: Munred
Anyone who has seen the play knows the desperate Great Wall of the Night Watch, and the area north of the Great Wall is collectively called the Great Wall. There are all kinds of strange creatures and a large number of aborigines called savages outside the Great Wall. Because there are more and more white walkers and ghosts outside the Great Wall, the wild people are forced to move southward gradually, hoping to take refuge across the desperate Great Wall. Ghosts and ghouls beyond the Great Wall are "ice" in fire and ice, and will be Westeros biggest enemies in the future.
After introducing nine regions and families, there is one most important family to talk about. Is the original owner of the iron throne
Targaryen family (Targaryen family)
Family emblem: a Hydreigon.
National language: blood and fire.
Targaryen is a noble descendant of the free city-state of ancient Valeria and a descendant of the dragon. They are characterized by unusual beauty, purple or indigo pupils and silver or platinum hair. In order to be pure, the Targaryen family kept the custom of consanguineous marriage. Usually, brothers and sisters get married directly, and only under very special circumstances will they choose to marry foreigners.
The Targaryen family brought dragon eggs from Varelia, and Egon the conqueror and his two sisters landed on Dragon Island respectively, becoming the masters of the Iron Throne through war. After conquering Westeros, the Targaryen family abandoned Varelia's old beliefs and converted to the Seven Gods.
With the gradual disappearance of the dragon, the power of the Targaryen family was gradually weakened. Coupled with the unstable family spirit caused by long-term consanguineous marriage, the king on the iron throne is becoming more and more crazy. Until the "mad king" Iriz II Targaryen II (the father of Daenerys) executed the Duke of rickard stark and his successor brandon stark in an extremely cruel way, which triggered a rebellion and the Iron Throne was usurped by robert baratheon.
2. The history and race of Westeros
Westeros is a monarchy. In the history of tens of thousands of years, it has been ruled by all kinds of people. The natives of this continent are children of the forest, then the ancestors, and then the Andals. During the Andals' rule, Westeros had seven independent kingdoms, so Westeros also became seven kingdoms. After that, the seven kingdoms were conquered by the Targaryen family from Varelia until robert baratheon I, the owner of the Iron Throne at the beginning of the Ice and Fire.
Wanamagen
At dawn, the sons of the forest occupied the whole continent of Westeros. The son of the forest is shorter than man. They have dark chestnut skin and big ears. They have super powers, magic, control wild animals and even become animals. But it has basically disappeared in Westeros.
The son of the forest believes in old gods, which is a bit like the worship of nature in ancient China. The sons of the forest carved their faces on the weirwood, and their beliefs, instructions and magic were all related to this face. The son of the forest first used obsidian, that is, dragon crystal, which is one of the important clues in fire and ice.
ancients
About 12000, our ancestors came to Westeros. After they settled down, they cut down weirwood, the son of the forest. Triggered a war between the sons of the forest and their ancestors. After that, the two sides signed an agreement that the forest belongs to the son of the forest, and the ancestors promised not to cut down any weirwood, and the rest of Westeros belonged to the ancestors.
The ancestors abandoned their original religion and turned to old gods, the son of the forest. The Starks in the north are descendants of their ancestors, so their beliefs are different from those in other parts of Westeros. In addition to the northern border, the whole Great Wall also believes in old gods, and the savages outside the Great Wall are also descendants of their ancestors. I still remember that the fist of the ancestors, which Jon Snow often mentioned when patrolling the Great Wall in the play, was made by ancestors in the dawn era.
Aandahl.
One of the three major ethnic groups in the mainland. Six thousand years ago, the Andals sailed to Westeros, destroyed the Yuliang forest, killed the sons of the forest they met, and gradually conquered all places except the northern border through war. They converted Westeros to the belief of the Seven Gods, and only the unconquered northern border still believed in old gods.
Targaryen family
The Targaryen family from Varelia, led by Egon the Conqueror and his two sisters riding three dragons, landed from Longshi Island and conquered the whole Westeros successively. Since then, all the families in Westeros have sworn allegiance to the Iron Throne.
The baratheon family at the end of the storm
The Baratheon family had intermarried with the Targaryen family, so they were considered to have dragon blood. Because his sweetheart was taken away by the prince, robert baratheon raised the banner of rebellion against the Iron Throne. With the support of Stark family, Arryn family and Tally family, he overthrew the rule of Targaryen family and became the new owner of the Iron Throne.
3. Different beliefs in Westeros
1 & gt； God of ancient times (God of ancient times)
It is the god believed by the son of the forest, and the nameless god in charge of rocks, earth and trees. The ancestors also believed in old gods under the influence of the son of the forest. Due to the invasion of Andals, until the beginning of the story, only savages outside the northern border and the Great Wall in Westeros believed in old gods.
The son of the forest carved different faces on the weirwood to protect the forest. Weirwood, whose face is engraved, is called the Heart Tree, which is considered as a sacred tree. The "Green Prophet" with special power among the sons of the forest can talk to all the birds and animals, and can also watch through the eyes carved on the weirwood.
2> The belief of the Seven Gods.
It is the most important religious belief in the seven kingdoms. In Westeros, there are only two places where people don't widely believe in the Seven Gods, one is the northern territory of old gods, and the other is the Iron Islands where the gods are flooding.
The seven gods are actually seven different forms of a god, representing seven different virtues. Including fathers, virgins, soldiers, girls, blacksmiths, old women and strangers. This sect is usually called "Church" for short, and there is a book called "Seven Stars Bible".
3> The drowned God
It is the belief of the Tiedao people that newborns are flooded immediately after birth, submerged in water or coated with salt water. To become a priest called "drowning man", he needs to be seriously submerged again, and then people will use the original cardiopulmonary resuscitation to regenerate him.
The common prayer is: "If the dead don't die, they will be resurrected, and the situation will be stronger." .
4> King of Light.
Mysterious belief from the other side of the narrow sea. Allah Laro, known as the king of light, is also the god of heat and life; His sworn enemy, the god of cold, is the god of darkness, cold and death. This is the confrontation between "ice and fire".
The belief of the King of Light is rare in Westeros, but due to the appearance of dragons, the power of fire and light soared, making the servants of the King of Light-the red-robed monks and priestesses perform miracles frequently.
At present, there are two kinds of people who believe in the king of light in Westeros. One is led by melisandre and Stannis, and the other is the Flagless Brotherhood led by Soros, a red monk, and Duke Beric Dondarrion, who has been resurrected many times. After Beric Dondarrion really died, the resurrected "Ms. Shi Xin" Caitlin Stark took over the group.
The prayer is "The night is dark and full of fear."
4. Special groups in Westeros
1 & gt； night watchman
This is a legion dedicated to guarding the desperate Great Wall. Eight thousand years ago, alien ghosts invaded Westeros on a large scale. The ancestors fought side by side with the sons of the forest and finally defeated them in the battle of dawn. In order to prevent alien ghosts from invading again, Brandon, the "builder" of the Stark family, built the Great Wall of Despair to protect the kingdom. The Night's Watch Corps was established to protect the Great Wall and defend the kingdom.
The night watchman is only dressed in black, and once he joins, he will never leave the legion. The night watchman did not participate in all disputes within the kingdom. After joining the legion, all previous crimes were forgiven and the previous family was cut off. The night watchman is a man who vows not to get married and have children.
2> Bachelor (Bachelor)
A man who has been trained in a castle in the old city can become a bachelor. After completing their studies, the bachelor will be sent to the castle or other residence to pay tribute to them. There are bachelors, monarchs and bannermen in the iron throne. A bachelor can only be a man. Once he joined, he would sever contact with family of origin and never get married and have children. The symbol of a bachelor is a necklace with various metal rings around his neck. Every time he finishes a subject in Syracuse, there will be an extra metal ring on the necklace.
3> monks and nuns
Service personnel of religious organizations that believe in the Seven Gods. The archbishop holds office in King's Landing, crowns the king, officiates at weddings, etc. The church originally had its own armed forces, but it was later abolished. In the feast of crows, the new archbishop used the Empress Dowager cersei lannister to restore the armed forces.
4> silent sisters (silent sisters)
An organization composed of women who are responsible for handling and burying the bodies of the dead. After joining the silent sisters, I will never speak again. They were dressed in gray and covered their faces with hoods, showing only their eyes.
5> Others and Ghouls
It exists in the north of the Great Wall and is also called "Honky" by savages. The origin of alien ghosts has become a mystery, and the sixth season gives a clear statement, which was created by the son of the forest to resist his ancestors. This is an ancient race that once invaded Westeros on a large scale and was driven back to the north of the Great Wall.
In addition to alien ghosts, there are corpse ghosts outside the Great Wall. Alien ghosts are a self-conscious race, while ghouls are manipulated dead bodies.
At present, there are two known ways to kill alien ghosts: one is Obsidian, that is, Dragon Crystal, which is exactly used by samwell tarly to kill alien ghosts; The other is valyrian steel, a kind of steel infused with magic. The only remaining weapons cast by Varelia steel in Westeros are kept in the hands of some big families, including the "Long Claw" Jon got from Commander Mormont, Sam's father's giant sword "Broken Heart" and the Stark family heirloom "Ice", which has been destroyed by tywin lannister and cast into two new swords.
Killing ghouls can be done by fire, which makes Daenerys' Three Long Bian very important, and also implies that the person who controls dragons will be the core figure in the future "War of Ice and Fire".
In the sixth season, a very important figure mentioned in the last book finally appeared-cold hands. He used to be a night watchman, but now he is a ghost, but he is not controlled by ghosts. He first saved Sam and Gilly, who were besieged by ghosts, and then led Bran and his party to the location of the three-eyed crow.
6> Wolf Spirit, Green Prophet
Skinchanger or warg refers to human beings who can invade the consciousness of animals or other people and control their behavior. Only northerners and barbarians with ancestors have the potential to transform. At present, Bran, Arya, Rickon and Jon of the Stark family have all demonstrated the ability of the wolf spirit.
The higher-level wolf spirit is the green prophet. The green prophet has a green vision. Besides being the most powerful shapeshifter, he can dive into many things, control nature, explore the past and predict the future. Only one in a thousand people can become shapeshifters; Only one in a thousand shapeshifters can become green prophets.
At present, the last green prophet in Westeros is the one who lives in a cave outside the Great Wall and has merged with weirwood. All kinds of hints indicate that this person is Brynden Rivers, the illegitimate child of Targaryen family, and is called "Duke of Blood Crow". He joined the Night's Watch with the dead Bachelor of aemon targaryen, who was the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch Corps and disappeared during a patrol outside the Great Wall. He took Bran into his cave through cold hands, Sam and Nine Swords, because he knew that his time was running out, and he would teach bran stark to be the next green prophet.
In the original work, the special properties of the Wolf Spirit will be of great help to the few remaining descendants of the Stark family, which is why each of them was equipped with a direwolf in the beginning.
Ai Liya, who was trained as a faceless person in Bravos, was once blind, but she can still enter the cat's consciousness and direwolf's consciousness through the wolf spirit. After her direwolf Nami Rhea was released, she is now the leader of a large wolf pack in Westeros and will be back soon.
Jon's situation is special. He was able to communicate with Ghost very early, which laid the foundation for his later resurrection (in the original book, he was not resurrected), because if the shapeshifter was killed when he invaded the animal consciousness, part of his consciousness would remain in the creature. Jon will be resurrected with the help of ghosts, instead of being called back by melisandre inexplicably.