accompanied by the support of House Tyrell and a wildfire attack, burned the fleet and secured Kings landing (Martin, 1998: 515). Likewise, the Siege of Constantinople was carried out by fleets and Greek fire (Comneno, 1989).
Additionally, The Dothrak’s expansion and culture are correlate the Mongol Empire. They embody the menace from the East with an exotic basis. Their most significant features are that both are wanderers who live to invade (Sissiyomar, 2013). Also, their societies are established in a meritocracy system where the leader is esteemed and equally feared. This headman received a unique title—Kan for Mongol sand Khal for Dothrak’s—which have the same sonority (Martin, 1996).
The characters
Besides the concurrences of historical facts, there are also some characters in Martin’s works who are visibly inspired by some real identities. For instance, in House Lannister, Cersei is comparable to Margaret of Anjou. Both were led their houses during wars, and had orchestrated marriages. Margaret’s marriage was arranged by the duke of Suffolk, a Lancastrian (Johnson Lewis, 2014); similarly, Tywin Lannister arranged Cersei’s marriage to Robert Baratheon. Besides, the duke of York was the Protector of the throne like Eddard Stark was the hand of the king. Furthermore, the legitimacy of inheritance of their descendants was questioned and, consequently, the duke of York and Lord Eddard were killed (Martin, 1996: 196, 197, 226). Plus, Tywin Lannister is inspired by Richard Neville, the wealthiest man of the reign also known as “The Kingmaker” that had domineering political connections through the land and defended the legitimacy of the kings. (Johnson Lewis, 2014).
Similarly, Lord Tywin is the most controlling and wealthiest man in the Seven Kingdoms and allied the monarch to his convenience (Martin, 1996: 238, 239). In the case of House Stark, two of their members have several similitudes with the same person. Eddard Stark and the leader of Scottish revolution, William Wallace, were accused of betrayal and were consequently beheaded by the king (BBC, 2014b). Besides, their heads were placed on a pike as a warning for rebels (Martin, 1996:
