Game of Thrones author, George R.R. Martin, in a long interview with Rolling Stone magazine has spoken about his views of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Lord of the Rings. Martin, who is a fan of Tolkien’s works, has often criticised The Lord of the Rings for the over-simplification of the themes that it deals with. In his latest interview, he has The immense success of both of HBO's fantasy epic series Game of Thrones and especially the subsequent spin-off House of the Dragon has helped the popularity of George R.R. Martin's universe take tgMJd.

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