Blood Feuds and Broken Oaths: Kinslaying in European Folklore
The chilling narrative of “A Song of Ice and Fire” is punctuated by acts of kinslaying, where characters turn their blades upon their own blood. This grim theme, particularly the infamous “Red Wedding,” might feel like a brutal invention of modern fantasy. However, the deep-seated human capacity for betrayal and the abhorrence of shedding kindred … Read more