illustrated book
GAME OF THRONES maps - regions - castles - government - military - famous swords
REGIONS OF WESTEROS
The Crownlands The North The Vale The Riverlands The Iron Islands The Westerlands The Stormlands The Reach Dorne The Lands of Always Winter
FAMOUS CASTLES
The Red Keep Winterfell Castle Black The Dreadfort The Eyrie Riverrun The Twins Harrenhal Pyke Casterly Rock Storm’s End Highgarden Sunspear
GREAT HOUSES OF WESTEROS
House House House House House House House House House
Stark Lannister Tyrell Martell Arryn Tully Greyjoy Baratheon Targaryen
FAMOUS SWORDS
Ice Longclaw Heartsbane Oarthkeeper Widow’s Wail Dawn Lightbringer Blackfyre Dark Sister Brightroar Lady Forlorn
MAP OF WESTEROS 9
N
7
regions
kingdoms
5
14
S
major cities
Population:
approx. 40 million 3,420 miles
1,410 miles
castles
POLITICAL MAP
The Crownlands
The Iron Islands
The North
The Reach
The Vale
The Stormlands
The Riverlands
Dorne
The Westerlands
The Lands of Always Winter
THE CROWNLANDS
“ Like their dragons the Targaryens answered to neither gods nor men.� - Catelyn Stark
N
Population: approx. 1.5 million
Military:
15,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses The Crown of the Iron Throne
capital
castle
major city
THE RED KEEP
Location: King’s Landing, The Crownlands, Westeros Type: Capital city Population: approx. 1.5 million Rulers: • The King of the Andals and the First Men • House Lannister • House Baratheon of King’s Landing (formerly) • House Targaryen (formerly) Religion: Faith of the Seven Military: • The City Watch (200,000 men) • House Lannister Guard Places of note: • The Red Keep • The Great Sept of Baelor • The Guildhall of the Alchemists Age: approx. 300 years Founder: Aegon I Targaryen
DRAGONSTONE
Location: Dragonstone island, Blackwater bay, The Crownlands, Westeros Type: Castle Rulers: • House Baratheon of Dragonstone (formerly) • House Targaryen (formerly) Religion: • R’hllor, the Lord of Light (formerly) • Faith of the Seven (formerly) Age: More than 500 years Founder: The Valyrian Freehold
THE NORTH
“The North is by far the largest of the Seven Kingdoms; it can fit the order six inside it. Not that the other cares...cold and damp, that’s how the southerners see the North. But without the cold, a man can’t appreciate the fire in his hearth. Without the rain, a man can’t appreciate the roof over his head. Let the south have its sun, flowers and affectations. We northerners have home.” - Jon Snow
N
Population: approx. 4 million
Military:
35 - 40,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
WINTERFELL
Location: The North, Westeros Type: Castle, regional capital Rulers: • House Stark • House Bolton (formerly) • House Greyjoy (briefly) Religion: The Old Gods of the Forest Places of note: • The Great Keep • The First Keep • The Godswood • The Great Hall • Bell Tower • Broken Tower • Library Tower • The Sept • Maester's Turret Age: 8,000 years (according to myth) Founder: Bran the Builder (according to myth)
CASTLE BLACK
Location: The Wall, Westeros Type: Castle Population: Less than 100 Rulers: Night's Watch Religion: • Old Gods of the Forest • Faith of the Seven Military: Couple dozen rangers Age: 8000 years (according to myth) Founder: Bran the Builder (according to myth)
THE DREADFORT
Location: The North, Westeros Type: Castle, temporary regional capital Rulers: • Uncertain • House Bolton (formerly) Religion: Old Gods of the Forest
THE VALE
"The Arryns are direct descendants of Andal invaders... who sailed across the Narrow Sea and came ashore at the Fingers." - Catelyn Stark
N
Population: approx. 4 million
Military:
35 - 40,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
THE EYRIE
Location: Mountain of the Moon, The Vale, Westeros Type: Castle, regional capital Rulers: House Arryn (currently ruled by Petyr Baelish) Religion: Faith of the Seven Places of note: • The High Hall of the Arryns • The Sky Cells Age: approx. 6,000 years (according to myth) Founder: The Mountain Kings
THE RIVERLANDS
"The Riverlands is our home and Gods help us we love it. Still...they say "The King eats and the Hand takes the shit". The same is true of the Riverlands. The Seven Kingdoms piss and the Riverlands change clothes." - Ser Brynden Tully
N
Population: approx. 4 million
Military:
35 - 40,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
RIVERRUN
Location: The Riverlands, Westeros Type: Castle, former regional capital Rulers: • House Frey • House Tully (formerly) Religion: Faith of the Seven Age: over 1,000 years
THE TWINS
Location: The Riverlands, Westeros Type: Two bridged castle Rulers: House Frey Religion: Faith of the Seven Places of note: • The West Tower • The East Tower Age: over 6,000 years
HARRENHAL
Location: The Riverlands, the north shore of Gods Eye. Westeros Type: Castle (mostly ruined) Rulers: • House Baelish (de jure) • House Bolton (abandoned) • House Lannister (abandoned) • House Slynt (never occupied) • House Whent (expelled) • House Hoare (extinct) Religion: • Faith of the Seven • The Drowned God (formerly) Places of note: • Kingspyre Tower • Tower of Dread • Widow's Tower • Wailing Tower • Tower of Ghosts Age: approx. 300 years Founder: King Harren the Black
THE IRON ISLANDS
"Where the North has its honor and the South its chivalry, the Iron Islands has its strength." - Theon Greyjoy
N
Population: approx. 1.5 million
Military:
15,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
PYKE
Location: The Iron Islands, Westeros Type: Castle, regional capital Rulers: House Greyjoy Religion: The Drowned God Places of note: • The Great Keep • The Bloody Keep • The Kitchen Keep
THE WESTERLANDS
"Fools look at the Westerlands and see gold. Fools see our wealth and call it strength. Gold is just another rock. The Westerlands are strong because of House Lannister. From strong leadership comes unity; from unity comes power." - Tywin Lannister
N
Population: approx. 5.5 million
Military:
50 - 55,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
CASTERLY ROCK
Location: The Westerlands, Westeros Type: Castle, built into a natural rock formation, regional capital Rulers: House Lannister Religion: Faith of the Seven Military: The "red cloaks" Age: 6,000 years Founder: House Casterly (according to myth)
THE STORMLANDS
"Durran declared war on the gods and rebuilt his keep, which was also destroyed." - Bran Stark
N
Population: approx. 2.5 million
Military:
20 - 25,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
STORM'S END
Location: The Stormlands, Westeros Type: Castle, regional capital Rulers: • Unknown • House Baratheon (formerly) • House Durrandon (formerly) Religion: Faith of the Seven Founder: Durran Godsgrief
THE REACH
"The Reach is aptly named. We're the ones who give your hand something to do at the table. As the most fertile region of the Seven Kingdoms, we grow the lion's share of the grains and fruit that feed this country." - Margaery Tyrell
N
Population: approx. 12 million
Military:
120,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
HIGHGARDEN
Location: The Reach, Westeros Type: Castle. regional capital Rulers: • House Tyrell • House Gardener (extinct) Religion: Faith of the Seven
DORNE
"Only the Dornish managed to resist Aegon Targaryen and his dragons." - Tywin Lannister to Prince Oberyn Martell of Dorne
N
Population: approx. 3 million
Military:
25 - 30,000 troops
S
Ruler Houses
capital
castle
major city
SUNSPEAR
Location: Dorne, Westeros Type: Castle, regional capital Rulers: House Martell Religion: Faith of the Seven Places of note: • Spear Tower • Tower of the Sun • The Sandship • The Threehold Gate • The Shadow City Age: At least 1,000 years
FAMOUS SWORDS IN WESTEROS
“They say the best swords have names." - Jaime Lannister
ICE
"Its ancestral sword, Ice, was forged in ancient Valyria and has been passed down through the generations." - Bran Stark
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: • House Stark (formerly) • Ned Stark (formerly) • Ilyn Payne (illegitimate owner) Status: Melted down and reforged into Oathkeeper and Widow's Wail
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: • House Mormont (formerly) • Jorah Mormont (formerly) • Joer Mormont (formerly) • House Stark • Jon Snow Status: With Jon Snow
LONGCLAW
"It's my father's sword, and his father before him. The Mormonts have carried it for five centuries. It was meant for my son, Jorah. He brought dishonor to our House... but he had the grace to leave the sword before he fled from Westeros."
- Lord Commander Jeor Mormont
HEARTSBANE
"See that sword? It's called Heartsbane. It's been in our family for 500 years. It's Valyrian steel. Only a handful of them left in the world. It's supposed to go to my firstborn son after I die. To him. He will never wield that sword."
- Randyll Tarly to Gilly about Heartsbane
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: • House Tarly • Randall Tarly • Samwell Tarly Status: With Samwell
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Volantene sword smith (from Ice) Owner: • Jaime Lannister (formerly) • Brienne of Tarth Status: With Brienne
OATHKEEPER
"It was reforged from Ned Stark's sword. You'll use it to defend Ned Stark's daughter." - Jaime Lannister to Brienne of Tarth
WIDOW'S WAIL
"Every time I use it, it'll be like cutting off Ned Stark's head all over again." - Joffrey Baratheon
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Volantene sword smith (from Ice) Owner: • Joffrey Baratheon (formerly) • Tommen Baratheon (formerly) • Cersei Lannister Status: With the Iron Throne
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: At the behest of Melisandre, Stannis pulls it out of the fire created by burning statues of the Seven. Owner: Stannis Baratheon (formerly) Status: Unknown
LIGHTBRINGER
"Stannis Baratheon, Warrior of Light... your sword awaits you." - Melisandre
DAWN
Material: "Fallen star" metal Owner: "The Sword of the Morning" (House Dayne)
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: • House Targaryen • Aregon the Conqueror • Daemon Blackfyre • House Blackfyre Status: Missing
BLACKFYRE
DARK SISTER
"Visenya Targaryen was a great warrior. She had a Valyrian steel sword she called 'Dark Sister'." - Arya Stark
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: • House Targaryen • Aregon the Conqueror • Daemon Blackfyre • House Blackfyre Status: Missing
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: Tommen II Lannister Status: Missing
BRIGHTROAR
"A foolish King of the Rock took House Lannister's Brightroar to Valyria, and neither blade nor man was seen again." -Ser Jorah Mormont
LADY FORLORN
Material: Valyrian steel Maker: Valyrian Freehold Owner: House Corbray Status: Active
GREAT HOUSES OF WESTEROS
FIRE AND BLOOD
WINTER IS COMING
HEAR ME ROAR
House Targaryen
House Stark
House Lannister
OURS IS THE FURY
AS HIGH AS HONOR
FAMILY, DUTY, HONOR
House Baratheon
House Arryn
House Tully
GROWING STRONG
UNBOWED, UNBENT, UNBROKEN
WE DO NOT SOW
House Tyrell
House Martell
House Greyjoy