The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark
What do we say to the Lord of Death?" "Not today.
The morning air was dark with the smoke of burning gods.
She walked fast, to keep ahead of her fear.
I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a profound effect on me. I'd read other fantasy before, but none of them that I loved like Tolkien.
I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth.