The Hand of the King is a high position in the country of the Seven Kingdoms

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

The names of the hands - right hand (right) and shuytsa (left) came to us from the Old Slavonic language and are considered anachronisms. In colloquial speech, they do not have circulation, sometimes they are found in literature (for example, in the trilogy "Cursed Kings" by Maurice Druon there is both "the right hand of the king" and "the mighty hand") and refer to the "high style".

The meaning of the right hand in real life

However, the term "right hand" is very common in religion, where it plays a significant role. In the Christian religion, the right hand symbolizes strength and power and is often called the right hand of the Almighty. In addition, it means south, while shuica indicates north. In ancient times, both in life and in religion, great importance was attached to the right hand: at a meeting, demonstrating a good attitude towards a person, they gave him the right hand - a sign of friendship. An important guest was seated on the right hand, she was raised up (to God) atoath. It is often mentioned in sacred books and prayers. This term is also present in sayings, sayings, proverbs. So, if they want to talk about just retribution, they say “the right hand of the Lord”, and if they want to note the giftedness of a person, they say that the right hand of the Most High touched him. By the way, there is a novel, an opera and a film by Georgian masters called “The Hand of the Great Master.”

The second life of the term

As noted above, in everyday life this phrase was rare, much more often it is replaced by the synonym "right hand", that is, the first and main assistant, the second "I". Rarely, it was met for the time being, for the time being.

In 1996, George Raymond Richard Martin, who is called the American Tolkien, begins to release such a popular cycle of novels called "A Song of Ice and Fire", which becomes the basis for the script of the film "Game of Thrones", moreover, a browser game is released with the same name. George Martin himself receives a bunch of awards, and Time magazine makes him one of the most influential people in the world. "Hand of the King" is the name of the second most important government post in the fantasy land of the Seven Kingdoms.

Historical hand figures

Throughout the saga, this responsible post was occupied by many heroes. All of them are fictitious, but real history knows many examples when the right hand, or the right hand of the king, completely replaced the king with cunning or personal virtues, leaving him court intrigues and balls. For example, Richelieu or Biron. Obviously, the author endowed hisheroes traits of specific statesmen of this magnitude.

When fiction overshadows reality

Since the appearance of the fantasy genre in foreign literature, Western consumers of this kind of creativity have completely confused the surrounding reality and fiction. In reference books, along with specific biographies of real people, the same biographies of literary kings and generals are given. Often there is not even a footnote indicating that the character is fictional. For example, in the biography of Aegon I Targaryen (the Conqueror), it is indicated where and when he was born, with whom he fought, and that it was he who introduced the position of "Hand of the King". The real-life William the Conqueror in the same reference book is devoted to much fewer lines.

The first Right Hand in George Martin's novel was Aegon's brother, Orys Baratheon. Then this position (sometimes for decades, sometimes for a very short time) was occupied by people who were trusted by the ruling dynasty - members of the royal family, noble lords or powerful knights. In real history, commoners were also right-handed - Menshikov, vizier Ibrahim under Sultan Suleiman. Based on both historical facts and those described by the American science fiction writer Martin, we can conclude that the "hand of the king" is the second person in the state, often possessing full power.

Appropriate signs of greatness and power

Insignia correspond to each state post. The head of state has his own symbols of power,the Hand of the King has them too. The brooch, which is a regalia in this work, is very effective, and what is most interesting, it stepped over the screen, entered our reality, and you can buy it, 75 x 30 mm in size and worth 445 rubles.

George Martin's work itself is huge, it has 72 chapters with a prologue, each of which is dedicated to some ruler. A simple enumeration of chapter titles will take more than one sheet. There is an encyclopedia "A Song of Ice and Fire", where absolutely all the heroes are described, and where you can find out in detail: Hand of the King - who is this?

Incredibly popular

The series, released in 2011, received positive reviews, and was recognized as the best drama series (Emmy award), the actors' work was awarded the Emmy, Hugo and Golden Globe awards. The approach to creating a multi-part "masterpiece" was incredibly serious: they even came up with a new language for the film - Dothraki. The historical time in the book, series and toy corresponds to medieval Europe. One article summarizes the essence of the work - "everyone died." It is very sad, because some heroes evoke great sympathy and compassion at a certain level (there are no absolutely positive subjects in the "imperishable"). And, as almost always happens lately, around this work, like around, say, "Harry Potter", a community of fans has formed.