Iron Throne, as he imagines it when he writes books, a lot more uncomfortable to sit on.
New painting
In George R.R. Martin’s books and TV series from HBO, this throne chair king of the seven kingdoms, in other words, all fighting for the throne. It shall be forged from the swords to the throne enemies, and have as many sharp edges that some of the kings have gone to bed bleeding after sitting on it.
HBO’s presentation of the throne has become a very familiar sight, among other things to have been used on countless billboards for the TV series.
Monday Martin posted a picture of a new painting on his blog. The painting was created by artist Marc Simonetti, and shall be printed in the upcoming Game of Thrones encyclopedia “The World of Ice and Fire.”
Here, says Martin, is the throne really should look like. In any case, this is the closest any artist has come to recreate the image the writer has in his head.
– Huge, towering, black and contorted, with steep iron steps ahead, the high seat where the king looking down on all in court, he wrote on the blog.
Would penetrated Westminister Abbey
- HBO throne is neither. It’s big, yes, but nowhere near as big as that described in the books. And with good reason. We have a huge throne room in Belfast, but not nearly large enough to hold the Iron Throne as I imagined it. For that we would have needed something much bigger, like St. Paul’s Cathedral or Westminster Abbey, and there is no seen with so much space, he writes, referring to the set where parts of the series is filmed.
He stressed that he still is not satisfied with the outcome HBO has emerged.
– HBO throne has become iconic. And it’s no wonder. It has a great design and has worked very well in the series. There are replicas and miniatures in three different sizes. Everyone knows it. I love that he writes.
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