tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post5618509252106832032..comments2024-02-05T00:20:27.354-08:00Comments on Blog of Ice and Fire: Cateyln • DaenerysJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11900445144405422232noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-76906102512047173242017-07-06T19:47:14.768-07:002017-07-06T19:47:14.768-07:00``How can "winters that can be 10 years or lo...``How can "winters that can be 10 years or longer" exist?``<br /><br />That's not hard to understand once you allow for a solar system unlike Earth's. All you'd need is another (or more) massive object(s) (probably another planet) in the solar system not too close as to crash into the world, but also close enough so as to have a significant gravitational pull.Parakletoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194057029978093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-27948587081393287522017-07-06T19:43:06.925-07:002017-07-06T19:43:06.925-07:00``* 8,000 years? Really? Right now we're on ye...``* 8,000 years? Really? Right now we're on year 2009 and we have the Internet and space shuttles while poor King Robert travels by covered wagon.``<br /><br />And nothing happened before year 1, according to your Christian calendar? SMH<br /><br />``Anthropologists believe that modern man, or Homo sapiens, emerged as a distinct species by about 100,000 years ago.`` -- WikiParakletoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194057029978093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-21767019209301215162011-07-05T15:55:31.206-07:002011-07-05T15:55:31.206-07:00@Barry - another way to put it. The book follows t...@Barry - another way to put it. The book follows the Gregorian Calendar, but somehow, the way their world tilts away or towards the sun is way slower than our Earth. It can take years before their equinoxes and soltices. Maybe that explains years of summer, years of autumn, years of winter, and so on...ravenik45https://www.blogger.com/profile/12963994701906585437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-48907876310943936182011-06-08T10:11:06.069-07:002011-06-08T10:11:06.069-07:00@Barry - The non-solar calendar confused me at fir...@Barry - The non-solar calendar confused me at first as well. The primary alternative would be a lunar calendar, where every ten or twelve or single new moon was considered a year.ToddOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03578761047312535655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-27622025216124408142011-04-18T12:39:38.248-07:002011-04-18T12:39:38.248-07:00Usually time is measured in seasons, at least unti...Usually time is measured in seasons, at least until a society figures out scientific astronomy. The time measurement normally is one year = one cycle of seasons. How can "winters that can be 10 years or longer" exist?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494348576751860425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-21467151441264145092009-10-06T23:32:07.461-07:002009-10-06T23:32:07.461-07:00I had no trouble at all with the many characters t...I had no trouble at all with the many characters the first time through the book. Kind of sad that it could take someone multiple reads. It's not THAT bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-51547196195699565582009-05-22T06:09:56.470-07:002009-05-22T06:09:56.470-07:00"* 8,000 years? Really? Right now we're on year 20..."* 8,000 years? Really? Right now we're on year 2009 and we have the Internet and space shuttles while poor King Robert travels by covered wagon."<br />On asoiaf.westeros.org, someone once had the idea that Varys and Illyrio were part of a secret society whose job it was to keep Westeros in the medieval ages. Alas, I cannot find the thread and even if I did, it would probably contain spoilers.MTGAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374291999833387936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-78050762451719601742009-05-17T05:36:00.000-07:002009-05-17T05:36:00.000-07:008,000 years before these events everyone used bron...8,000 years before these events everyone used bronze and stone weapons though so that's not so odd when compared to our own civilization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-40305114041133239692009-05-06T16:37:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:37:00.000-07:00I read all of the books about 3-4 years ago. The ...I read all of the books about 3-4 years ago. The first three are great. The last one was lacking, especially since it was missing half of the characters, and the better half at that.<br /><br />I disagree with the last guy. If anyone else were making it I wouldn't be thrilled either, but HBO is usually quite awesome (Rome, The Wire, Carnivale, Oz), so I have some measure of faith that they will do the story justice.<br /><br />I only wish that Martin would take his work on ASoIaF seriously again and finish up the series instead of continually pushing Wild Cards and collections of his short stories on his fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-83370959910124587002009-05-04T20:36:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:36:00.000-07:00Likewise. One thing though, don't read it constant...Likewise. One thing though, don't read it constantly thinking about the adaption. I just rue the day it will be better known as a tv show and not a book. Fuck Martin's a fat sell-out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-83252807083311954962009-05-04T14:30:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:30:00.000-07:00i'm going to keep reading as well. these are my f...i'm going to keep reading as well. these are my favourite books, and i think it will be fun reading your reactions to to the story as you go through. it has been so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-69873021815861563272009-05-04T14:19:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:19:00.000-07:00Great blogs, Jason. I had a good chuckle at some ...Great blogs, Jason. I had a good chuckle at some of the remarks you made. <br />Keep at it-you won't regret it. ;) And the Starks are probably my favorite family in the series, though I must have a weakness for wolves... And winter...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-81095669352771034082009-05-04T13:41:00.000-07:002009-05-04T13:41:00.000-07:00Wow lots of comments. Thanks for reading everyone....Wow lots of comments. Thanks for reading everyone. I'll try to stick with it and write a paragraph or so per chapter. It's not much writing at all, and it's much easier to be motivated when I know people are reading it.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900445144405422232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-58430696186003083932009-05-04T10:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:39:00.000-07:00I think I'd throw up if I started Imagining the Ro...I think I'd throw up if I started Imagining the Rock as Khal Drogo, or any other Hollywood actor as a character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-10407411084970047152009-05-04T10:33:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:33:00.000-07:00The Lannister's are definitely not cowardly or wus...The Lannister's are definitely not cowardly or wussy. Except maybe one, but you'll see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-19984063599306644892009-05-04T08:48:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:48:00.000-07:00As for the 8,000 years thing... I think the need ...As for the 8,000 years thing... I think the need to survive through winters that can be 10 years or longer can hold a society back from advancing.<br /><br />Enjoy the books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-19294195410967502362009-05-04T08:01:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:01:00.000-07:00I hope you keep it up! I'm really going to enjoy ...I hope you keep it up! I'm really going to enjoy reading this blog. Stick with it. The names, places and scope in general can be a bit daunting, but you'll get it. Took me three tries to get past 100, but I kept going back because I could tell there was something good going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-84372018926387150482009-05-04T06:14:00.000-07:002009-05-04T06:14:00.000-07:00Nice blog, fun to read. I am afraid if you write t...Nice blog, fun to read. I am afraid if you write this much at the beginning, no way you will keep a blog all the way to the end. There is so much stuff to poke at in this series.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-17940370488749964832009-05-04T03:59:00.000-07:002009-05-04T03:59:00.000-07:00Not at the start of the story :)
Though I did forg...Not at the start of the story :)<br />Though I did forget to mention the group of characters up on the Wall. They're pretty important too.LeftHanded Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356100685489177887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-34185964301639637972009-05-04T03:46:00.000-07:002009-05-04T03:46:00.000-07:00LeftHandedMatt - you forgot about the Martells, th...LeftHandedMatt - you forgot about the Martells, the ruling house of the kingdom of Dorne. They're playing a pretty big role man. =Pzeeepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-37876874004515788992009-05-04T01:12:00.000-07:002009-05-04T01:12:00.000-07:00On a side note, The Rock from The Scorpion King is...On a side note, The Rock from The Scorpion King is exactly how I pictured Khal Drogo too!LeftHanded Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356100685489177887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-8182342551195866832009-05-04T01:11:00.000-07:002009-05-04T01:11:00.000-07:00Names get thrown around a lot, but as long as you ...Names get thrown around a lot, but as long as you keep some mental track (ie, assign a face to people - there are several websites around that suggest actors for the roles) it's easy to handle.<br /><br />The main thing to remember is that there are 3 main groups of characters:<br /> * The Starks, based around Winterfell<br /> * The Lannisters (the royals) based at King's Landing<br /> * The Targaryens (exiled ex-royals) based across the sea on another continentLeftHanded Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356100685489177887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-25964238665165180502009-05-03T22:31:00.000-07:002009-05-03T22:31:00.000-07:00This is absolutely hilarious
I hope you're actual...This is absolutely hilarious<br /><br />I hope you're actually enjoying the books; the extent of your sarcasm leaves me unsureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-57539812490693619732009-05-03T20:00:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:00:00.000-07:00I agree with Anonymous. Too bad shit isn't funny.I agree with Anonymous. Too bad shit isn't funny.hoogamba joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221948480234077989.post-73709148761150500952009-05-03T19:24:00.000-07:002009-05-03T19:24:00.000-07:00You're funny as shit.You're funny as shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com