The closest Game of Thrones will ever get to LOTR

Why does A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms feel more like Lord of the Rings than anything else in ASOIAF? Comparing J.R.R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, and Peter Jackson’s Hobbit adaptations shows how Dunk and Egg reshape Westeros around the “small folk”—and why the show’s tone feels so different from the rest of the series. ~ PATREON ►   / johnnytheblue   ~ 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co The Council of Elrond (feat. "Aniron") [Theme for Aragorn and Arwen] by Howard Shore, Enya, https://t.lickd.co/l/vkNv0B4xGEj ~ Additional Credit - these artists are amazing, check out their work! -Daeron II by Amok -Targaryen lineage by warp-speed -Young Aragorn by Magali Villeneuve -Strider by Caglayan Kaya Goksoy -Samwise Gamgee by Nia Kovalevski -Hador the Goldenhaired by Kimberly -Hurin Thalion by Kimberly -The Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin by Elena Kukanova ~ 0:00 GOT v LOTR 1:15 Dunk = Sam Gamgee 4:22 Egg = Young Aragorn 6:03 Core spirit behind LOTR & AKOTSK 9:45 GRRM doesn’t like gross-out jokes 11:35 Tone = Hobbit trilogy 13:10 What saves AKOTSK #lordoftherings #gameofthrones #videoessay