关于冰火世界里冰火两种魔法的争斗绝非本胖一本正经的胡说八道,2011年马丁曾接受过谷歌作家论坛的采访,他本人曾提到冰火中宗教信仰的现实原型,其中一段文字如下:For example, he says, the Old Guards of the North is based on animism and pagan beliefs, along with other Celtic and Norse religions, with the weirwood trees added as a fantasy element. The Faith of the Seven was modeled off of Catholicism (Martin no longer practices), taking the idea of the Trinity and expanding it. The Red God takes elements from Zoroastrianism and the Cathar heresy.这里,马丁明确指出冰火中的红神信仰受到了Zoroastrianism影响,而Zoroastrianism(琐罗亚斯德教)即俗称的波斯拜火教。拜火教认为世界存在着善神与恶神。在善神与恶神的争斗中,善神的势力终究会赢得最后的胜利。由是观之,在冰与火的世界里,冰魔法与火魔法之间的争斗是一个永恒的主题。冰魔法与火魔法始终都在进行着斗争,即使冷风吹起,长夜将至,只要人们鼓足勇气,选择光明,火魔法的力量终究会赢得最后的胜利。