And speaking of GRRM's previous stories, he has set up the union of Jon and Val before in his story Nightflyers, Fevre Dream, and to a lesser/short story extent > The Skin Trade, and the same archetypal dynamic between the two main protagonists in And Seven Times Never Kill Man.ฤก. George also gives a lot of details in Dreamsongs Vol1 (pgs 12 & 13 of the first intro) about his college studies in Scandinavian (Norse) mythology and how he used the topic of Sveaborg in two past stories. George on video talking about how he uses Norse myths (and a few others) in his books. George's words: "In A Song of Ice and Fire, I take stuff from the Wars of the Roses and other fantasy things, and all these things work around in my head and somehow they jell into what I hope is uniquely my own." source Oh, and sorry about the weird text and formatting. So be prepared for info from a few sources. Also, I like to refer to the books first for proof or parallels, and if more info is needed, I then check George SSM's/interviews, and then I check his known outside influences for other references. I just don't want anyone to get turned off by so much info if it is broken up. even though I encourage you to read the posts of other contributors as well. This is a bit of a looong post, however, I am constantly updating this main post to make it easier to do a read through from one spot. "If ice can burn," said Jojen in his solemn voice, "then love and hate can mate. "Because they're different," he insisted.
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