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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Theorically,city on desert could live from sea and merchants,problem is - what they could sell others ? sand ? Castrating 99% of populations must lead to dying after few generations,unless they get new people. And eunuchs as soldiers - GRM should use janissaries or rather mamluks as...
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Problem is - at least part of them had roots.Occult ones.Old as Pitagoras and his try to build perfect city with perfect people. In his time Krotona citizens made right thing and killed him and his pupils - but unfortunatelly,nobody did it in 1789 or 1917,so we are where we are.In occult shit.
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Old christian elites - yes.New bankster elites - no. They want masses which work for them and buy from them,and are so disorganised that would never fight.That is why they support leftist now,and supported commies before.To destroy nations and families,so everybody would be alone and unable to...
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    If you like classic - then "Golden Bought" by James George Frazer.
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Cisterian even conducted first scientific experiments and made first manufacturies.
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    And thuse nothing to do with real medieval nobility,which liked making money ,and usually supported artists.Which meaned usually new church, but look at medieval churches,compare to those made now,and told - which look better ?
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    And people thinking in modern way.Only using medieval technology.
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Interesting things - first polish rulers,Mieszko and Bolesław Chrobry,had small/4.000/ standing army made from calvary named "pancerni"/my translation - armored/ . They were no knights,and have no lands,but get real money to live.After polish state collapsed for few years/about1040/ all next...
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Maybe becouse GRRM was allured with Borgia family methods ?
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    ASOIAF/GOT The 'Realism' of the World of ASOIAF/GOT

    Not all writers could be Tolkien.But even lesser writers could made plausible works,if they cared.But since book would sell,then why made it better if you could start writing another unplausible book,which would sell,too ?
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