Game of Thrones

Set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, Game of Thrones chronicles the violent dynastic struggles among the realm's noble families for control of the Iron Throne. As the series opens, additional threats begin to arise in the icy North and in the eastern continent of Essos. It is a cultural phenomenon based upon a world of fantasy and valor delving into the culture of Westeros, a similar culture to that of Western Europe, and Essos, similar to that of Eastern Asian culture. Aspects derivative of both primordial and contemporary traditional cultures are predominately seen throughout. Represented is a medieval time period in which kings reigned and classes were divided into highborn and lowborn sects. The traits of this medieval culture are directly correlated to the culture of the Western European society in which kings and nobles are still significant. The impact of the medieval is important in the sense that, in comparison to the modern day inertia, medieval culture offered more than that of technology and advancement. Within this culture, there was a purpose. There was no day to day monotony or leisure rather there was a need for survival and a necessity of skill. This culture allowed those within it to experience the world firsthand and learn of the cultures different from their own.
The series is engulfed with the cross-cultural veracities and has revealed the cultural parallels and variances that are also presented within our own reality. Like the culture of Western Europe and Asia, Westeros and Essos share common traditions and rituals. It demonstrates the magical abilities and mythical beings that cultures around the world have once before believed in or currently believe in. For example, the eastern cultures of Asia believe in dragons and monsters, as well as magical capabilities and manifold of divinities. In western culture, however, although magic once existed within the society, it is not demonstrated within the modernized tradition as it is