According to George R.R. Martin, apart from the Lord of the Rings novels, many story elements of his 'A Song of Ice and Fire' novels were drawn from ancient European history. Tywin Lannister is loosely based on King Edward I (best known for his depiction in Braveheart - Cuore impavido (1995)), a ruthless and devious leader whose intimidating presence once reportedly scared a clergyman to death. Like Tywin, Edward was also frequently frustrated by his progeny, whom he felt were lacking in political or military leadership qualities. Edward's great-great-grandson, Richard II, likely inspired Joffrey Baratheon: both were inexperienced and spiteful boy-kings, who had spent little time with their fathers and quickly became deluded by power. The Wall was based on Hadrian's Wall, a man-made fortification that was meant to protect Roman forces in England from barbarian tribes in the north. The War of the Five Kings was based on the War of the Roses, a series of conflicts between factions battling for the English throne in the fifteenth century. Martin also stated to have been inspired by historical fiction and the writings of Tad Williams in bringing back the gritty realism that he felt fantasy had lost along the way. Moreso, he wanted to avoid the many tropes of the genre and make it less predictable, by killing off popular characters, and showing that good people and formidable soldiers don't automatically make good political leaders (a sentiment most clearly reflected in Robert Baratheon).
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