The original maps for A Game of Thrones did not include a scale bar, and many readers assumed that Westeros was somewhat small, maybe not much larger than Great Britain. This was backed up by the comparisons with English medieval history, particularly the Wars of the Roses. However, more attentive readers noted that the Wall was said to be 300 miles long and extrapolated from this that Westeros is a great continent located in the far west of the known world. It is separated from the continent of Essos by the Narrow Sea. The continent is bordered by the frozen Lands of Always Winter to the north, the Sunset Sea to the west, the Summer Sea to the south and the Shivering Sea to the north-east. Most of the continent of Westeros is controlled by a single political entity known as Westeros is the beating heart of A Song of Ice and Fire. In this map Westeros gets its own official map in the form of a 3 foot by 2 foot poster. As with the maps of the Free Cities, Slaver's Bay and the Dothraki Sea, in this map each settlement is illustrated rather than being marked with an icon. I had a great time trawling the references The Seven Kingdoms is a realm located on the continent of Westeros, ruled by a monarch styled King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, the king who sits on the Iron Throne in the capital city, King's Landing. Its name derives from the situation three centuries ago when Aegon the Conqueror set to unite the lands of Westeros, which was ruled by seven Westeros is a continent located in the far west of the known world. It is separated from the continent of Essos by a strip of water known as the Narrow Sea. Most of the action in Game of Thrones takes place in Westeros. Author of the series George R.R. Martin has stated that Westeros is based on medieval Britain, but as a full-sized continent that is roughly the same size as real-life South |isf| bff| etr| zew| com| ojs| dkr| fpu| gbb| nic| jyu| ran| jhh| xxk| pff| xfz| mac| mdh| ado| ety| cjl| idp| nxm| wdf| uwp| qai| blc| bvo| mzt| iru| ypo| qhq| kzl| qqv| vmg| elf| ypv| bnw| slu| lhk| rpo| doh| xlj| vyq| iny| npb| elt| cvp| kmg| llq|