It is possible that in earlier ages when magic was more prevalent, there was less drive to innovate new tools with science, leaving technology levels static for many centuries. Written history in Westeros began with the Andal Invasion six thousand years ago, albeit much of this is fragmentary and biased (see main article ' Timeline'). For example the Valyrian Freehold existed for an astonishing five thousand years before its fall. Recorded history is indeed vastly longer in the fantasy world than in real-life. Science and technology have not significantly advanced in the past several centuries. However, most dragons were killed in the Doom of Valyria four hundred years before the narrative of Game of Thrones begins, and even the last dragons which belonged to House Targaryen died almost two centuries ago (largely used up in a Targaryen civil war). The mighty Valyrian Freehold was built using the powerful dragons, who were rumored to share a deep link with magic. The general population considers magic to have never existed at all and to be simply mythical a view promoted by the Order of Maesters, who champion a world based on science and reason, and scorn the very idea of magic. While a handful of odd cults still believe in magic, such as the Alchemists' Guild and Warlocks of Qarth, they can do little to substantiate their claims. Magic was prevalent in the world in the long-distant past, but for many centuries, magical power has dwindled in the world, as has knowledge of its use. right before the use of gunpowder and cannons revolutionized medieval warfare and brought it into the Early Modern era.ĭespite the trickery of the Qartheen warlocks, the presence of magic in the known world is still majorly debated. The technology level in their society more or less matches late medieval Europe, i.e. Just as the Wars of the Roses were fought between the Yorks and Lancasters, the conflict in Game of Thrones is between the Starks and Lannisters. Martin has stated that the storyline in his A Song of Ice and Fire novels is partially (and loosely) inspired by the Wars of the Roses, the dynastic conflict that occurred in England intermittently between 14, following the country's defeat in the Hundred Years' War, as well as Maurice Druon's novels ''The Accursed Kings' about the history of the French Kings and the events which led to the Hundred Year's War.

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