World of A Song of Ice and Fire. The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents. Most of the story takes place on the continent Westeros, in a large political entity known as the Seven Kingdoms. The Seven Kingdoms actually consist of nine regions the North, the Iron Islands, the Riverlands, the Vale, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, the Crownlands, and Dorne,S 1 and there is a largely unmapped area to the north, separated from the Seven Kingdoms by a massive wall of ice and old magic. The vast continent of Essos lies to the east of Westeros, across the Narrow Sea. The closest foreign nations to Westeros are the Free Cities, a collection of independent city states along the western edge of this eastern continent. The lands along the southern coastline of the eastern continent, collectively called the Lands of the Summer Sea, include Slavers Bay and the ruins of Valyria, the former home of Westeros Targaryen kings. To the south of Essos lie the continents of Sothoryos and Ulthos, which in the narrative are largely unexplored. George R. R. Martin set the Ice and Fire story in an alternative world of Earth, a secondary world, such as J. Seven Kingdoms Conquest Full Game' title='Seven Kingdoms Conquest Full Game' />Warning This post contains potential spoilers for season seven of Game of Thrones. Following a recordbreaking premiere that set the stage for an actionpacked. R. R. Tolkien pioneered with Middle earth. S 2 Martin has also suggested that world may be larger than the real world planet Earth. The Ice and Firenarrative can be considered to be set in a post magic world where people no longer believe in supernatural things such as the Others,S 3 and while the characters understand the natural aspects of their world, they cannot comprehend its magical elements. S 4 Religion, though, has a significant role in the life of people with the characters practicing many different religions. A Game of Thrones, the first installment of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, has two maps of Westeros. Each new book has added one or two maps so that, as of A Dance with Dragons, seven individual maps of the fictional world are available in the books see table. Martin said in 2. F1 Challenge 99-02 Files. Middle Ages who were unilluminated about distant places. S 5 He also did not subscribe to the theory put forth in The Tough Guide To Fantasyland. The Map. S 6 However, he said readers may be able to piece together a world map by the end of the series. S 5 He was intentionally vague with the size of the Ice and Fire world, omitting a scale on the maps to discourage prediction of travel lengths based on measured distances. S 7 Map artists changed during the writing of A Dance with Dragons so that the maps are available in two versions by James Sinclair and Jeffrey L. Looking for a new show to binge now that Game of Thrones is over this season Check out IGNs list of suggested shows to watch while you wait for the next. Here are all of the specs for the Blu Ray release Bluray DVD Exclusive Bonus Features Include. Conquest Rebellion An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms. Ward, depending on the books. The old maps were redone to match the style of the new ones. S 8A set of foldout maps was published on 3. October 2. 01. 2 as The Lands of Ice and Fire ISBN 9. The maps are drawn by illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts based on drafts by George R. R. Martin. The twelve maps in the set are The Known World, The West, Central Essos, The East, Westeros, Beyond The Wall, The Free Cities, Slavers Bay, The Dothraki Sea, Kings Landing, Braavos and Journeys, which tracks the paths taken by the novels characters. For details about map use in the television adaptation, please see Game of Thrones title sequence. Westeros editWesteros. A map of the Westeros continent. A Song of Ice and Fire location. Created by. George R. R. Martin. Genre. High fantasy. Type. Continent. Notable locations. Kings Landing, Seven Kingdoms. Notable characters. Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Eddard Stark, Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Theon Greyjoy. First appearance. A Game of Thrones. The story takes place primarily on a continent called Westeros, which is roughly the size of South America. The continent is home to the Seven Kingdoms and lands beyond the great Wall, which makes up a large chunk of Westeros, being roughly the size of Canada, with most of it largely unmapped and unexplored. S 9 Westeros is at the mercy of erratic seasons of unpredictable duration that last for many years. S 1. At the beginning of A Song of Ice and Fire the continent has enjoyed a decade long summer, and many fear that an equally long and harsh winter will follow. At the novels beginning, the majority of Westeros is united under the rule of a king, with each of nine regions controlled by a different major house. Martin here drew inspiration from medieval European history S 1. S 5 in particular the Hundred Years War, the Crusades, the Albigensian Crusade, and the Wars of the Roses. S 1. S 1. 2 The first inhabitants of the continent were the Children of the Forest a nature worshipping anthropoid species who carved the faces of their gods in weirwood trees. Some time later, the First Mens attempts at cultivating the land led to a war with the Children which was eventually settled by an agreement known as the Pact, signalling the beginning of the Age of Heroes. During that time, the First Men adopted the Childrens gods, who later became known in Westeros as the Old gods. Eight thousand years before the events of the novels, an enigmatic species called the Others emerged from the furthermost north, accompanying a winter named The Long Night that lasted decades, whereafter the Children of the Forest and the First Men jointly repelled the Others, and a massive Wall was erected barring passage from the far north. Some time later, the Andals invaded Westeros and established the Faith of the Seven, writing, and steel. Only the North remained unconquered and the Children disappeared from Andal lands. Over time seven kingdoms were forged across Westeros The North, The Iron Islands, The Vale, The Westerlands, The Stormlands, The Reach, and Dorne. S 1 The Seven Kingdoms were constantly at war with one another, and no Kingdom remained dominant for long. Three hundred years before the novels begin, Aegon the Conqueror and his two Targaryen sister wives came from Dragonstone and landed in what is now known as Kings Landing. The three assembled a temporary battalion, known as Aegons Fort, which would grow into the capital city. Their powerful dragons overwhelmed six of the Seven Kingdoms through conquest or treaty, but Dorne remained independent for another two hundred years until it was absorbed through marriage alliance. The Targaryens made the Iron Throne from the swords of the defeated rulers, fused by dragonfire, establishing Kings Landing as their capital city, and remained the ruling power on the continent until deposed by Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon. The North edit. Author George R. R. Martin compared the North of Westeros to     Scotland. S 1. The North consists of the northern half of the Seven Kingdoms and is ruled by House Stark from Winterfell. The North is nearly as big as the other six kingdoms combined, but only sparsely populated. Martin compared the North to Scotland. S 1. It is cold in the North mild snows are common regardless of season, whereas the winters are described as hard. The regions northern border is the New Gift, a stretch of land 5. Nights Watch. An isthmus of swampland named the Neck separates the North from the South it is home to small, marsh dwelling crannogmen and ruled by House Reed of Greywater Watch, bannermen of House Stark.