George Martin ‘Completely Cried’ When He Saw a Real-Life Dire Wolf
The author’s A Song of Ice and Fire might have inspired a scientific group for a major recent discovery.
George Martin ’s medieval-ish Westerosi world continues finding new ways to inspire its fans even with Game of Thrones being long gone and the original book series still staying away from being finished.
Despite playing with multiple fantasy elements like magic and fire-spitting dragons, Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire delves into some pretty much real matters, getting inspiration from previously existing governmental rules and, well, governors themselves.
Naturally, even the writer’s depiction of dire wolves, owned by the Stark kids, wasn’t a fiction either, as one of the recent breakthrough discoveries proved.
Despite just entering the global news to share some details about a major achievement, the scientific team already has something to say about George Martin’s first and very emotional reaction.
Colossal Biosciences Co-Founder Breaks Down on George Martin’s Reaction to Dire Wolves De-Extinction
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Having long specialised in bringing extinct animals back to life, the startup called Colossal Biosciences has recently shaken the entire world, revealing the team has been able to “revive” a dire wolf which has been considered extinct for the last 10.000 years.
The animal might be an unknown matter to some, but not to Game of Thrones’ fans who don’t need to be reminded about dire wolves’ role in the show’s first seasons.
The startup’s achievement has been recently shared with the world, but there was one person who, according to Colossal Biosciences’ co-founder Ben Lamm, the group turned to in the first place.
Asked about George Martin’s reaction to the discovery in a recent interview with CBR, Lamm revealed that the author couldn’t restrain his emotions.
“I did fly George out to meet the Wolves, and he cried! He completely cried. He said this was like one of the greatest things that he's ever seen”, the entrepreneur stated.
One of Newfound Dire Wolves’ Names Is an Homage to Game of Thrones
The company has so far introduced three dire wolves Romulus and Remus, named after the founders of Rome, as well as Khaleesi, which is a clear reference to Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen.
In the interview, Lamm also recalled why the team had decided to name the only female dire wolf after Daenerys and not the show’s actual female dire wolf Lady.
“In the show, unfortunately, as you know, Lady dies, and so we didn't want to name the first female Lady, because we thought it was a bad omen. So we thought if we named her Khaleesi, you know, obviously, fans of the show and the books would love them. I think the bigger the fans, the more the stars will love them. There are people who are just Hardcore Targaryen fans”, Lamm said.
