With Game of Thrones coming to a close and the chances to pick creator George R.R. Martin’s brain becoming ever-slimmer, we went the world premiere of Tolkien and spoke to Martin on the red carpet about the lessons he took from the iconic Lord of the Rings author’s most famous work for his own best-selling Game of Thrones series.
Comparisons between Martin and Tolkien have long been made, and with the massive success of HBO’s Game of Thrones series the former’s legacy as a fantasy maverick has been secured. On the red carpet for the biography of the classic author, Martin was quick to share how The Lord of the Rings influenced his work from the earliest days of writing his massively successful series.
Source: IGN.com GRRM on the Lessons Game of Thrones Took From Lord of the Rings