Note: Do Not read on if you have not yet seen Season 3, Episode 9 of HBO's "Game of Thrones," titled "The Rains of Castamere."
You're probably still reeling from the bloody "Red Wedding" that closed last Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," which saw the deaths of Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley), her son Robb (Richard Madden), and Robb's wife and unborn child in spectacularly gory fashion. The Starks -- and all of their unsuspecting soliders outside -- were murdered while the family's guard was down during a celebration of the nuptials between Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey.
But if you're thinking that author George R. R. Martin is a twisted individual for coming up with such a bloodthirsty concept, not so fast -- Martin admitted that his idea for the Red Wedding was inspired by two events from Scottish history.
"One was a case called The Black Dinner. The king of...
You're probably still reeling from the bloody "Red Wedding" that closed last Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," which saw the deaths of Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley), her son Robb (Richard Madden), and Robb's wife and unborn child in spectacularly gory fashion. The Starks -- and all of their unsuspecting soliders outside -- were murdered while the family's guard was down during a celebration of the nuptials between Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey.
But if you're thinking that author George R. R. Martin is a twisted individual for coming up with such a bloodthirsty concept, not so fast -- Martin admitted that his idea for the Red Wedding was inspired by two events from Scottish history.
"One was a case called The Black Dinner. The king of...
- 6/5/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
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