- George RR Martin, author of novels, spoke to the dispute
- Critics were furious when HBO showed Sansa Stark raped teenager
- Sexual Violence, which is part of European history that inspired his books
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Defense: Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has defended the use of rape Series
The creator of Game of Thrones has defended, including rape scenes in the television adaptation of his novels - to place for it would be "boring" and "dishonest" aside.
George RR Martin, whose novels are the basis for the success of HBO said the producers rightly injured leading female characters to show on the screen.
He spoke after a chorus of disapproval broke on sexual violence in the last few episodes, including a rape scene in which the character of Sansa Stark, a teenager who was raped by her husband on their wedding night.
Martin, 66, said that the characters in his novels with rape with away is legitimate, because it reflects the history of Europe, which inspired his own fantasy novels.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Martin said: "I am about the war, which is that the epic fantasy is almost everything the letter.
"But if you're going to write about the war, and to kill all fresh battles and heroes, many orcs and stuff like that, and you have [sexual violence], then there is something fundamentally dishonest.
"Rape is, unfortunately, still a part of today's war. There is strong evidence for mankind, but do not think that we pretend it does not exist."
"I want to represent the fight. Drama conflict. If you represent a utopia, then you probably have written a rather boring book."
Riot: Critics have reacted with anger, as a teenager Sansa Stark, Sophie Turner played left, raped on her wedding night by her sadistic husband Ramsay Bolton
He grabbed wash their stories in injury and White "Disneyland Middle Ages" and the violence of its parameters, saying it is unrealistic even rival fantasy writers set.
Critics burst into outrage with Martin and HBO to Stark, played for 19 years Sophie Turner had raped her torn dress and sadistic Ramsay Bolton on their wedding night.
The scene, which aired last month, was part of a story arc, which was not included in the novels. It has also been criticized for being free, for shock played it and are not used for anything narrative.
There were other controversial scenes, including one in Cersei Lannister was raped by her brother Jaime, at the altar of the burial of her dead son. This scene does not appear in the novels.
Previously: The series includes several disturbing scenes of rape, including the previous episode of the fourth season, the raped Jaime Lannister Cersei his sister
Another twist came as rape episodes of the first series, when the main character Daenerys Targaryen was raped by her new husband Khal Drogho, who was then in love.
Turner, who played Sansa Stark, since she was 13, also defended the scene of the rape as upraor began.
The young actress said: "When I this scene, I liked a little ... Everything was very shabby.
"It's too intimidating for me I'm doing [the producers] feel so bad writing this scene." I can not believe that you do this to me "But I secretly loved."
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