Why did Stark get killed after finding evidence of hair color? Why is Three Silly Stark red-haired and the Lion family blond? Why is the Long family so convinced of the legitimacy of their rule?
To answer this question, we must know that the original author, Mr. Martin, took the British historical geography as the prototype to shape the continent of Westeros in Game of Thrones. We can also guess eight or nine from the relative geographical position and shape of the continent. At the same time, the Great Wall in the play is based on Hadrian's Wall built when Rome conquered Britain, not our Great Wall. So questions about hair color have to be answered in British history.
First of all, we know that the Celts came to England earlier, in 700 BC, and their hair color was mostly red. To this day, the proportion of red hair in Scotland is still quite high.
Secondly, starting from 55 BC, the Roman legions began to invade Britain and gradually occupied the southern part of the United Kingdom, and then built the aforementioned Hadrian's Wall around 120 AD to prevent the Celts from going south. But this also marked Rome's change from offense to defense. After the decline of the Roman Empire, the forces gradually withdrew from Britain. The point is that the Romans had the same black hair color as people in southern Europe like now Italy.
Then came the Germanic invasions of the 5th to 7th centuries, these Germans came from a number of different tribes in the Nordic region, two of which were Anglo and Saxon in large numbers. And in the early 7th century, seven powerful countries were established successively. Is this similar to the seven major families in Game of Thrones? This is also the reason why the British are called Anglo-Saxons in modern times. As far as the key point is concerned, the Germans and the Nordic people are mostly blond, and the farther north, the lighter the color, until platinum is the color of Long Ma's hair. At this point, we basically know the origin of various hair colors in the UK, and everyone should have guessed the contempt chain of hair color. Naturally, it is the golden nobility of the Anglo-Saxons, the later conquerors, of which the lightest platinum is the most noble, black is the second, and red is the bottom.
This is most familiar to everyone because Hitler's racial theory deliberately emphasized the superiority of the blond Germans. This is of course blatant racism today, but it is a fact in history, and only by understanding this chain of contempt can we better understand some European and American movies. For example, in the physical examination performed by the male protagonist in order to enter the boxing school in "Hitler's Boys", there is a hair color comparison that is difficult for us to understand. In contrast, this score is used to evaluate whether the male protagonist's race is superior or not. Of course, pupil color is also scored.
So the next question comes one after another, why are there so many different hair colors? Especially why gold?
Of course, this problem, like skin color and pupil color, has many theories for the origin of this trait, and today I will talk about one of them. This theory believes that the harsh environment in northern Europe and the great pressure to survive have resulted in too few men responsible for hunting. Women have this genetic mutation in order to win in the competition for mate selection. Because most men at that time would prefer the trait of blond hair, generation after generation preserved to this day.
Knowing this, we can answer the series of questions posed at the beginning of this article. Why did the Long family, including Long Ma, arrange platinum blonde hair, and even let the actors wear wigs for 7 years, because the Long family was the later conqueror, and their platinum hair color was a symbol of their noble status and the legitimacy of their rule. At the same time, their inbreeding is also for the sake of pure blood, and this purity is not just talk, but the hair on the top of the head is the proof.
The hair color of the Lion family is designed to be gold. On the one hand, it shows the noble family and explains Cersei's dominance in front of the king. At the same time, because of this, the hair color of Cersei and the king's children has become evidence of her adultery with her twin brothers. , because Stark has searched the history of the Baratheon family through the ages and found that the family is all black and brown hair.
Let's take a look at Eddard Stark's wife, the Tully family, who are all red, including the three idiots who inherited this. How well that fits with the Celtic red hair color that's also in the north. In the play, the Scarlet Witch also has red hair, and she believes in a very ancient religion, which is also consistent with the fact that the Celts came first and their beliefs are relatively ancient.
Of course, there are more examples in "Harry Potter". With the above knowledge, you can understand the purpose of Aunt Rowling's character setting.
Looking at the "Lord of the Rings" series, the noble father and son of the elf royal family have naturally platinum blonde hair, and the female elf who is loved by the prince has red hair, so to European and American audiences, her humble origin is obvious. The dwarves who are despised by everyone are even more red-haired, and the humans in the middle of the despised chain are naturally black-haired.
The hair color setting can not only express the identity and origin of the characters, but also try to differentiate the protagonists to make the picture look better. This aspect is mainly used in romance films. For example, the male and female protagonists are set to different hair colors, so that the audio-visual language of the movie can be brought into full play.
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