We all know Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire is mostly Medieval in inspiration, no one can deny it. The author took a lot of ideas from historical events such as the Wars of the Roses and the Norman conquest. That does not mean, however, that there isn’t quite a lot of Classical inspiration. From ancient symbols to figures and ideas, if you look attentively, you can find quite a lot of comparisons. The one I’m bringing today involves Cersei Lannister and Robert Baratheon.
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My quest for Elisabeth, empress of Austria – or how I found Sissi before I had amazing Strudel.
In 2017, I went to Vienna.
Why Vienna? I, just as many other people who grew up in the 90s, had a blissful and easy access to cartoons. We had it all, from the older Tom & Jerry sketches to classical Disney, Don Bluth and even 20th Century Fox. There were larger companies and smaller companies, of course, which made more or less successful cartoons, usually either shown on TV channels for kids or in direct-to-VHS releases. One of those cartoons was Sissi.
Anne with an E – (The lack of) Red-haired heroines in classic books
There’s been plenty of talk in social network and the media about the cancelling of Netflix show Anne with an E. This is a show based on the works of Lucy Maud Montgomery, which follow the life of Anne, a red-haired orphan who accidentally ends up at the Cuthbert household after Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert,Continue reading “Anne with an E – (The lack of) Red-haired heroines in classic books”
The Historian Chronicles 