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− | '''"Walking lizards"''' or '''"tattooed lizards"''' are a species of lizards which can be found in the unexplored southern jungles of [[Sothoryos]], known as the [[Green Hell]]. | + | '''"Walking lizards"''' or '''"tattooed lizards"''' are a species of lizards which can be found in the unexplored southern jungles of [[Sothoryos]], known as the [[Green Hell]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} |
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
− | These lizards are tattooed, and run down their prey on their powerful hind legs. They have long curved claws, which they use to rip their prey apart.{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} | + | These lizards are tattooed, and run down their prey on their powerful hind legs. They have long curved claws on their hind legs, which they use to rip their prey apart.{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} |
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ||
− | [[Syrio Forel]] describes seeing rare live specimens kept in the exotic animal menagerie of the [[Sealord]] of [[Braavos]].{{ref|AGOT|50}} | + | [[Syrio Forel]] describes seeing rare live specimens of walking lizards kept in the exotic animal menagerie of the [[Sealord]] of [[Braavos]].{{ref|AGOT|50}} |
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+ | ===''A Dance With Dragons''=== | ||
+ | [[Victarion Greyjoy]] wonders if the rumors about [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragon]]s are true, or if they are only tattooed lizards from the swamps of [[Sothoryos]].{{ref|adwd|56}} | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
− | {{quote|Hear me. The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return, their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. Such animals as you have never seen, striped horses, great spotted things with necks as long as stilts, hairy mouse-pigs as big as cows, stinging manticores, tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch, terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws. Syrio Forel has seen these things.{{ref|AGOT|50}} | + | {{quote|Hear me. The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return, their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. Such animals as you have never seen, striped horses, great spotted things with necks as long as stilts, hairy mouse-pigs as big as cows, stinging manticores, tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch, terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws. Syrio Forel has seen these things.{{ref|AGOT|50}}|[[Syrio Forel]] to [[Arya Stark]]}} |
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+ | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
+ | It is likely that walking lizards are a kind of [[w:Dromaeosauridae|dromaeosaurid]] [[w:dinosaur|dinosaur]], such as ''[[w:velociraptor|Velociraptor]]'' or ''[[w:Deinonychus|Deinonychus]]''. "Dromeosaurid" means "running lizard", and they have a large scythe-like claw on their hind legs. Furthermore, [[George R.R. Martin]] greatly enjoyed the novel ''[[w:Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]]'',<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/428414.html?thread=21689214#t21689214 The Dinosaurs Are Coming (June 7, 2015)]</ref> which popularized velociraptors as vicious killers.<ref>Wikipedia: [[w:Velociraptor in popular culture|Velociraptor in popular culture]]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 14:24, 31 May 2018
"Walking lizards" or "tattooed lizards" are a species of lizards which can be found in the unexplored southern jungles of Sothoryos, known as the Green Hell.[1]
Contents
Appearance
These lizards are tattooed, and run down their prey on their powerful hind legs. They have long curved claws on their hind legs, which they use to rip their prey apart.[1]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Syrio Forel describes seeing rare live specimens of walking lizards kept in the exotic animal menagerie of the Sealord of Braavos.[2]
A Dance With Dragons
Victarion Greyjoy wonders if the rumors about Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons are true, or if they are only tattooed lizards from the swamps of Sothoryos.[3]
Quotes
Hear me. The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return, their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. Such animals as you have never seen, striped horses, great spotted things with necks as long as stilts, hairy mouse-pigs as big as cows, stinging manticores, tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch, terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws. Syrio Forel has seen these things.[2]
Behind the Scenes
It is likely that walking lizards are a kind of dromaeosaurid dinosaur, such as Velociraptor or Deinonychus. "Dromeosaurid" means "running lizard", and they have a large scythe-like claw on their hind legs. Furthermore, George R.R. Martin greatly enjoyed the novel Jurassic Park,[4] which popularized velociraptors as vicious killers.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 50, Arya IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 56, The Iron Suitor.
- ↑ Not a Blog: The Dinosaurs Are Coming (June 7, 2015)
- ↑ Wikipedia: Velociraptor in popular culture
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