One of the most iconic settings of Game of Thrones, The King’s Road is the longest road in the Seven Kingdoms, running from the Wall at Castle Black all the way to King’s Landing. The real-life setting of the road is the mysterious Dark Hedges of Gracehill House in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. The Keep is majestic, decorated, and dominates the skyline of the famous capital of the Seven Kingdoms. The Red Keep, as well as most of the shots of King’s Landing, were shot in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and Girona, Catalonia, during the Game of Thrones series. However, for House of the Dragon, the locations changed – especially for the Red Keep
However, it was also one of the brightest times to be alive, as legends were written by heroes and wisdom was sung by the wise. The Three Kingdoms existed during the period from 220 A.D. to 280 A.D. in China’s history. Just like in the show Game of Thrones, political regimes were fiercely divided at that time.
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 America. Historically, most of Westeros used to be divided into seven different kingdoms, including all lands south of The Wall in the distant north.
The show films in some of the most beautiful locations on earth, from the remote island of Malta to the wintery hills of Iceland. The climates are extremely different, but they all have one thing
DRAGONS. OK, not really. But in real life, William the Conqueror, a bastard Duke of Normandy (in Northern France) decided it might be nice to conquer England and rule over all Seven Kingdoms.
Much like real-life France (which they're sort of an expy for) the Reach has twice the numbers as the next largest kingdom, but they've also got twice as many hostile borders, facing the Westerlands, the Stormlands, Dorne, and a close ocean border with the Iron Islands (most other kingdoms only border two other major ones, i.e. the Stormlands
Lord Varys was a shrewd power player in Game of Thrones. Fans learned a lot through the Master of Whisperers' successes and failures in the epic show. Varys cemented himself as one of the smartest — and most secretive — political players early in Game of Thrones. The Spider schemed and sleuthed throughout the HBO series, serving various
"Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales There are many parallels to real history and places in George R.R. Martin's novels By Ed West
He confirmed or appointed the noble families that serve as lords paramount of the Seven Kingdoms at the start of Game of Thrones: Stark, Tully, Arryn, Lannister, Baratheon, and Tyrell. His sister
8 winners and 4 losers from Game of Thrones’ terrific “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” Why Arya’s Game of Thrones sex scene was a perfect character evolution Game of Thrones season 8
6. Glencoe - The Red Wedding. Speak to any Game of Thrones fan and The Red Wedding will stick out in their mind as being one of the most shocking scenes of the entire show. A huge, brutal turning point, the Red Wedding feels too barbaric to be anywhere close to reality. However, it was inspired by two real-life events.
The Faith holds a privileged position in the Seven Kingdoms. However, it reached a new height when Septon Barth served as Hand of the King to Jaehaerys I the Wise. Despite his commitment to the Faith of the Seven, Barth was wise and decisive, and many Maesters consider him the best Hand of the King in Westerosi history. House of the Dragon chronicles the fall of the Targaryen dynasty some two centuries before life on the continent of Westeros is upended by war and a mini ice age – the events dramatised in HBO veVh.
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