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We Should Start Back
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lucifermeanslightbringer 
The impossibly long reigns are reminiscent of ancient Sumerian antediluvian king lists (a podcast mentions derivative Biblical king lineages).
Joseph Campbell discusses these at length in his “Masks of God.”.
See, for example, the table here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerian_King_List
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After the cataclysmic flood, the kingship ‘descended from heaven’ moves to Kish. Then, the reigns generally become progressively shorter. Pretty clear Martin pulls from the Sumerian, but gives it a Chinese veneer.
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Hey LML have been listening to your podcasts for quite sometime now. I like how you have analysis and theories. I have listened to the Great Dawn series and reminds me of some stories I heard about the Hindu myths. I wrote a short post on reddit/asoiaf about it and have mentioned you there. Please take a look if you can.
Thanks for the amazing work!
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