The Age of Heroes is also a time when the powerful houses that dominate the political structure of modern Westeros first came about. House Stark traces its lineage to a man named Bran the Builder ...

Why should we doubt them now? From an individual standpoint, some of the single most legendary heroes in modern Westeros history are ready to fight, swords in hand — Valyrian swords, in the ...

On the grand scale of time in modern Westeros, the Targaryens — last seen in the form of Daenarys Targaryen roasting innocent people alive in “Thrones” much-reviled “The Bells” episode ...

Whereas the time between Ancient Greece and Medieval Europe is around 1,000 years like the 1,000 gap between modern Westeros and the Doom of Valyria. Constantly fighting, but are rich and ...

How do you make multiple actors and actresses with fairly modern hairstyles look like they belong in a medieval fantasy? Easy -- wigs! And some of the characters' signature looks, from Daenerys ...

In “modern” Westeros—at least, before Jon and his motley crew brought back a wight to dump in front of Cersei Lannister—the story of the Long Night has faded into fairytale, and the seven ...

In most modern economies, in contrast ... was founded and offered paper banknotes in the 1600s. So why doesn’t Westeros have a central bank? I would argue this question comes down to a lack ...

A Reddit user is giving the Seven Kingdoms a modern makeover ... Redditor selvag created a Google Maps version of Westeros, which is being sold on Etsy as a poster. The jokes quickly began ...

Like witches, R’hllor’s priests and priestesses are clearly viewed by servants of the Seven as a subversive threat to the religious conformity of Westeros. Early modern witches were believed ...

Game of Thrones may be entering its final season, but we've hardly seen the last of Westeros on HBO. More like this Game of Thrones Prequel Series with Naomi Watts Is Dead The network has ordered ...