History ShoutOut / GameOfThrones

* The scene of Khal Moro's bloodriders arguing what is better than sex evokes the famous opening scene of ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian''

* The scene of Khal Moro's bloodriders arguing what is better than sex evokes the famous opening scene of ''Film/ConantheBarbarian(1982)''

* The scene of Khal Moro's bloodriders arguing what is better than sex evokes the famous opening scene of ''Film/Conan the Barbarian (1982)''

* The scene of Khal Moro's bloodriders arguing what is better than sex evokes the famous opening scene of ''Film /Conan the Barbarian (1982)''

** This carries over into the Finale when [[spoiler: Sam presents Tyrion with a book by Archmaester Ebrose titled "A Song of Ice and Fire" just like Frodo presents "The Lord of the Rings" to Sam. Even the endings that the Stark children get - coronations, sailing out into the mysterious west, and returning to a beloved part of the world - are callbacks to the Lord of the Rings.]]

* "Breaker of Chains" has two references to Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail: Shireen mentions that Davos once read the word "knight" as "kuh-niggit", and the Meereenese champion's harangue is a Low Valyrian translation of the French taunter scene.

* The assassination of [[spoiler:Jon Snow]] at the end of Season 5 bears a striking resemblance to the [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar traditional portrayals]] of the assassination of UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, with the conspirators all gathered around him, the victim not resisting much, and the last one's blows met with a particularly prolonged stare of betrayal.

* The letter from [[spoiler: Ramsay to Jon Snow]] ends with the line "Come and See" from the Book of Apocalypse. Just to give you an hint of [[NightmareFuel what could be written there]].

* Sansa's [[spoiler: crowning as Queen in the North, along with the]] dress and hairstyle are very similar to Elizabeth Tudor's in ''Film/Elizabeth''. The similarities between the two characters don't stop there.

** In the climax of the BigBadassBattleSequence of "The Long Night" [[spoiler: Arya kills the Night King]] in a moment very reminiscent of Rey killing a PraetorianGuard from ''Film/TheLastJedi''.

* Jon and Sam, two characters in a fantasy world, telling each other what they wanted to be when they grew up: [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ranger and a wizard,]] respectively.
** George R. R. Martin has admitted that Samwell Tarly is based on Samwise Gamgee. Their similar names are a hint.
* Given the similarities in their characters, it's perhaps not surprising that Iain Glen plays Jorah, even down to the look, like Richard Chamberlain in the miniseries adaptation of ''Literature/{{Shogun}}''.

** The whole prehistoric backstory of the First Men and the Children of the Forest suggests Middle-Earth's prehistory, which also goes back to thousands of years before the story starts. Valyria is a ruined city that was legendary in its time, and destroyed by some supposedly supernatural force—just like Numenor.

* Jon is given the nickname "The [[Franchise/TheWitcher White]] [[Literature/TheElricSaga Wolf]]". Both the heroes referred are sword wielding badasses who [[spoiler: come back from death and]] end up fighting an invasion of supernatural creatures from a frozen realm, and in the case of [[HeroicAlbino Elric]], is reluctant about his destiny on account of his loved ones dying around him.

* The Green Trial with Cersei donning a black outfit before blowing up a holy place [[http://commanderiorveth.tumblr.com/post/146614873921/bye-insp is lifted]] straight from Anders' actions in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII.''

* The Green Trial with Cersei donning a black outfit before blowing up a holy place [[http://commanderiorveth.tumblr.com/post/146614873921/bye-insp is lifted]] straight from Anders' actions in ''VideoGame/DragonAge2.''

* When Jaime and Tyrion meet for the first time in three seasons in "Eastwatch", the first thing Jaime says to his brother is that he'd like to cut him in half. Tyrion's comeback is that it's going to take him a long time with a sparring sword, echoing HAL's "Without your helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult" in ''[[Film/TwoThousanOneASpaceOdyssey 2001]]''.

* When Jaime and Tyrion meet for the first time in three seasons in "Eastwatch", the first thing Jaime says to his brother is that he'd like to cut him in half. Tyrion's comeback is that it's going to take him a long time with a sparring sword, echoing HAL's "Without your helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult" in ''[[Film/2001ASpaceOdyssey 2001]]''.

* In "The Children", [[spoiler:Ygritte]]'s funeral pyre in the woods heavily resembles Darth Vader's in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

* Riverrun, the Tully family seat, seems to have been named in homage to a word from ''Literature/FinnegansWake'' by Creator/JamesJoyce.

* Given the similarities in their characters, it's perhaps not surprising that Iain Glen plays Jorah, even down to the look, like Creator/RichardChamberlain in the miniseries adaptation of ''Literature/Shogun''.