The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents, known collectively as The Known World.
The Wall in the Ice and Fire series was inspired by Hadrian's Wall in the North of England.
Season 2 of the TV adaptation featured scenes set north of the Wall that were filmed on the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland.
For the TV adaptation, the harbour of Ballintoy in Northern Ireland was redressed as the port of Pyke.
For the TV adaptation, images of the Greek rock formations of Meteora were used for the composite views of the Vale.
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A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the first volume, A Game of Thrones, in 1991, and published it in 1996. Marti
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…The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents, known collectively as The Known World. Most of the story takes place on…
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George R. R. Martin at Archipelacon in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland, 2015
Although involving dragons and sorcery, A Song of Ice and Fire series de-emphasizes magic as compared to many other epic fantasy works (emblem of J. Allen St. John's 1905 fantasy work The Face in the Pool).