Elric of Melniboné: Fantasy’s First Targaryen

A Song of Ice and Fire is filled with references and inspirations from other great works of fantasy, such as Dune and Lord of the Rings. George RR Martin was especially influenced by Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné, the silver-haired king with the blood of dragons who came before Aegon, Daenerys, and Daemon Targaryen.

ASOIAF is intricate and dense in politics, but Elric is more about the relationship between the ailing emperor and his magical, sentient, soul-drinking sword, Stormbringer. Game of Thrones references Stormbringer, and in the books, a theory exists that Stormbringer's lust for souls may have even inspired Valyrian steel. GRRM loves the world of Elric, so in this video I introduce Moorcock's Eternal Champion and discuss where he may be seen in ASOIAF, including Valyria, Euron Greyjoy, Azor Ahai, and even some characters from House of the Dragon.

Intro music:
"Above the Vast Clouds of the Aquamarine Peak" - Quest Master https://questmaster.bandcamp.com/album/lost-songs-of-distant-realms-volume-one

Darkstar animation & other art by Francy Sketches: https://nobodysuspectsthebutterfly.tumblr.com/post/682651918677557248/francy-sketches-pov-cringe-30-year-old-tells-you

Images used under Fair Use from various Elric graphic novels; illustrations by Didier Poli, Julien Telo, Robin Recht, and Jean Bastide

Images used under Fair Use from various Dunk & Egg graphic novels; illustrations by Mike S. Miller

Reddit theory about souls: https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/cqrwpy/spoilers_extended_a_horrifying_theory_about_why/

u/GhengisKazoo: https://www.reddit.com/user/GenghisKazoo/

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:27 Elric of Melniboné
4:35 Law/Chaos = Ice/Fire
6:05 Melniboné & Valyria
8:42 Elric & Bloodraven
11:06 Elric & Aegon III
12:53 Yyrkoon & Daemon
14:18 Stormbringer
17:00 Stormbringer & Lightbringer
23:06 Azor Ahai
23:58 Last Words

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