On further examination Daenerys Targaryen's path through Essos reminds me a little bit of the Prophet's path through Saudi Arabia
Especially if you look at the Mecca old guard and Yunkai/Mereen/Astapor parallels
when faced with their respective arrivals and actions.
I'm not a scholar though and I only know about it surface level. So I'm unclear where else he might have got the indea from as as the Hebrews fight for their homeland in the Torah/Bible and the spread of Buddhism don't quite ring the same way.
But as earlier with the Targaryen Dynasty, while GRRM's Ptolemaic inspiration is clear, he unknowingly modelled it on the Mughal Empire.
As of now without referring to his interviews I'll try and crack the North. Obviously Anglo-Saxon but when and who, ah that'll be the juicy bit to get into.
when faced with their respective arrivals and actions.
I'm not a scholar though and I only know about it surface level. So I'm unclear where else he might have got the indea from as as the Hebrews fight for their homeland in the Torah/Bible and the spread of Buddhism don't quite ring the same way.
But as earlier with the Targaryen Dynasty, while GRRM's Ptolemaic inspiration is clear, he unknowingly modelled it on the Mughal Empire.
As of now without referring to his interviews I'll try and crack the North. Obviously Anglo-Saxon but when and who, ah that'll be the juicy bit to get into.
31-35, M
