MANILA, Philippines - George R.R. Martin has always had a vision of the world of Game of Thrones to be big in everything. If we were to look into his mind, we might all just get lost as he really intended for the story to be “un-filmableâ€. But when has that ever stopped big-time producers and executives?
“Cloud Atlas†comes to mind easily and while the film did do well in the box office and was even praised by critics, not everybody was able to truly understand the magnanimity of the story.
Thankfully, HBO is doing well with “Game of Thrones†and indeed, Martin’s “un-filmable†story has taken a life of its own.
Recently, however, Martin revealed in a LiveJournal post dated July 8, 2013 that one of the iconic set pieces in “Game of Thrones†is actually non-existent.
"There is no real Iron Throne," Martin writes. "It doesn't exist. I made it up. I said it was made of melted swords, but really, it was made of words, like all such fictional constructs."
Martin adds that the current Iron Throne design is terrific and that people will always associate it with the show.
However…
"And yet, and yet... it's still not right," continues Martin. "It's not the Iron Throne I see when I'm working on THE WINDS OF WINTER. It's not the Iron Throne I want my readers to see. The way the throne is described in the books... HUGE, hulking, black and twisted, with the steep iron stairs in front, the high seat from which the king looks DOWN on everyone in the court... my throne is a hunched beast looming over the throne room, ugly and assymetric..."
To make it easier to get his point across, Martin posted an illustration of the Iron Throne in his mind:
"That's the Iron Throne as painted by the amazing Marc Simonetti," Martin writes. "This Iron Throne is scary. And not at all a comfortable seat, just as Aegon intended."
And in the words of Tyrion Lannister: It's hard to argue with his assessment.