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Aegon Targaryen as a ruler - case of Matthias Corvinus

It is a common belief (or at least that is my impression) that Aegon VI Targaryen / Young Griff will not be a good ruler because he lacks experience, while Daenerys will be a good ruler because she will have experienced Mereen. But that is a far more complex question, and it might be possible to examine it by looking at one of best Hungarian-Croatian kings in history – Matthias…

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Worldbuilding programs

Worldbuilding programs.

This is a list of programs that can be useful for worldbuilders. General Worldbuilding World Anvil Campfire One Stop For Writers Fantasia Archive Obsidian Chronographer Inkarnate Kanka Legend Keeper Castle Creator Link, Link2 Map makers Map Creator Wonderdraft Fractal Mapper Map Forge Ye Olde Map Maker Cartography Assets In addition, GIMP can be modified with brushes that will…

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Worldbuilding problems - Westeros

POPULATION DENSITY Technology depends a lot on population density. Without enough people, there will not be enough concentration of resources for certain societal and thus technological developments. And in Westeros, that is a problem. Seven Kingdoms have 40 million people at maybe 3 600 000 square miles. If North is removed, that is some 1,2 million square miles and 4 million people, remaining…

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Western and Eastern dragons - mythology, similarities and differences

(repost from my old tumblr blog) Introduction First thing that has to be considered here is that image of dragons evolved through time. Much like Chinese dragons, Western dragons in Antiquity were seen as benevolent creatures. They were protectors of fertility, crops, and were generally associated with the element of earth, whereas eastern dragons are associated with the elements of air and…

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Why I dislike Daenerys

Basically… …she has dragons. Yes, that is the main reason. There are others – her idealism and impatience screaming “I am about to get disappointed and become a tyrant”, her dreaming about throne in Westeros while piling up responsibilities in Essos, her conquering a city and then leaving it with new government and absolutely no protection in an extremely hostile environment, her basing her…

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Christopher Tolkien has died

Christopher Tolkien has died today, 16.1.2020., at 95 years of age. He was responsible for drawing the original maps in Lord of the Rings, and when his father died in 1973., Christopher continued his work, organizing J.R.R.T.’s notes and unfinished stories. Accordingly, he edited and published Unfinished Tales in 1980., 12-volume History of Middle-Earth in 1982. – 1996., The Children of Hurin in…

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Issue of Slaver's Bay

Daenerys gives herself the mission to civilize the Slaver’s Bay. But Martin shows at least somewhat correctly what happens when different groups, different cultures, meet: strife, conflict and bloodshed. Good intentions are not enough; in fact, idealism often makes the situation worse because it leads to inability to account for reality. And in her mission, Daenerys goes both not far enough…

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Population of Westeros

Army size As noted in my “Military Organization of Seven Kingdoms” post, “at Agincourt in 1415., English field 6 000 – 9 000 trops, while the French field 14 000 – 15 000 professional soldiers and some 10 000 armed servants (so cca 25 000). French defeat was enough to cripple military capability of France, suggesting that the force fielded was the bulk of the military power of the…

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In Defense of Imperium of Man

Imperium of Man (from Warhammer 40 000) is often seen as a fascist, totalitarian state with absolutely no redeeming qualities other than “keeps humanity alive” – a hideous amalgman of Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, North Korea, European Union, Imperial Japan, Roman Empire, Byzantine era of Roman Empire and George Orwell’s 1984. It is genocidal, xenophobic, amoral, militaristic, theocratic, paranoid,…

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Race and species - terminological confusion in fantasy

In fantasy and sci-fi, there is a lot of talk about “races”. In Lord of the Rings, there are humans, elves, dwarves, orcs. In Star Trek, there are humans, Klingons, Andorians, Vulcans. In Star Wars, there are humans, . In Warhammer, there are humans, orcs / orks, elves / Eldar and so on. In Inheritance Cycle (a LotR / Star Wars ripoff) there are elves, dwarves, orcs Urgals and so on. There is a…

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Fan Casting: Aegon Targaryen VI / Young Griff (A Song of Ice and Fire)

When I get time, I will be writing a series of posts on fan casting characters from various fantasy novels or manga. Starting point will be Aegon Targaryen / Young Griff from A Song of Ice and Fire. Descriptions << “Duck!” came a shout. “Haldon!” Tyrion craned his head to one side, and saw a boy standing on the roof of a low wooden building, waving a wide-brimmed straw hat. He was a lithe and…

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Fantasy Movies - Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians is movie, essentially, about Christmas. Eponymous Guardians are a group of supernatural beings tasked with protecting the children, their innocence and their dreams. They consist of well-known figures – Santa Claus, a jolly large Russian with tatoos and sabres; Easter Bunny, an Australian boomerang-wielding humanoid bunny; the Tooth Fairy, a fairy collecting teeth, and the…

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Mistakes in Lord of the Rings Movies

Mistakes in Lord of the Rings Movies

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Claymore & Fighting Dragons

Claymore & Fighting Dragons

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Why D.Gray Man Characters Are So Good

D.Gray Man is like an onion: it has layers. And nowhere is it more obvious than with the characters. Premise of the story is, on the surface, simple: boy joins the organization whose task is to fight the evil demons that are attempting to bring about the destruction of humanity. But as the story develops, so characters become deeper and deeper. Characters and the story are closely intertwined,…

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Allen Walker is the Best Protagonist in Manga

Allen Walker is the best protagonist in manga, for many reasons. First and most obvious is that he is one of few shounen protagonists with common sense. Unlike Midoriya from My Hero Academia, Eren from Attack on Titan, Natsu from Fairy Tail or a slew of other shounen protagonists, he is generally level-headed, practical, and if necessary, underhanded – as can be seen below: Further, Allen is a…

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The Name “Valyria”

The Name “Valyria”