Although the original series ended several years ago, the Game of Thrones universe continues to expand by leaps and bounds. With the second season of The House of the Dragon underway and several spin-off series in production, HBO will continue to explore the world created by George RR Martin. However, not all ideas seem to be aligned with the company's vision.
In an interview with the American media Inverse, Brian Helgeland reveals what was to be 10.000 Shipsand spin-off prequel to the original series that was going to star Princess Nymeria and the Rhoynar, and that was heavily inspired by the story of the prophet Moses.
“Essentially, it was the story of Moses but with Nymeria. Their country was ruined and their people were forced to live on the water, hence the name 10,000 Ships, and in the end they have to leave and find a new home, like the Israelites leaving Egypt, Nymeria leads them and tries to keep them together, but things can always fall apart as they travel through a fictional Mediterranean Sea in search of a place to settle. Her life was nomadic, living in a raft city that was united. , a large floating city. Sometimes they landed, but in the end they were expelled from it while they searched for a home, their version of the promised land.
The screenwriter assured that this project intended to mix the films of Sinbad from the 70s and 80s with The Odyssey of Homer, but instead of having 12 sailors, the number rose to 10,000, thus turning a fleet of ships into a floating city full of civilians seeking to make a living however they could.
Unfortunately, it seems that the idea did not completely captivate HBO executives, who decided to scrap it completely because it strayed too far from the pillars of the original series. So, 10.000 Ships joins other failed spin-off series that will never see the light of day, such as spin-off by Jon Snow or Bloodmoon, which was located almost at the beginning of the history of Westeros.
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