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Mar 3, 2023 · The map above clearly shows that Westeros, from the Game of Thrones TV series and the Song of Ice and Fire book series, is nothing more than Britain placed on top of an inverted Ireland. However, looks can be deceiving since there are some pretty key differences between Westeros and the British Isles.
Sep 26, 2017 · This is where the idea of Westeros and its Seven Kingdoms having real-world equivalent – Europe, that is – surfaced. There are really numerous similarities that somehow connect the two. For instance, the Seven Kingdoms share the same common language called the Common Tongue.
Oct 8, 2019 · To start with, I’ve been creating a new map of the entire known world. Although lots of work remains to be done on that, I have (more or less) completed the portion containing Westeros, which is now available to view below.
Nov 8, 2014 · The North: Northern Scotland (Caithness and Sutherland) represents the Barrowlands, while the rest of the North resembles Lapland in Finland (ie. the Wolfswood, Wall and Northern Mountains). The Vale: The German/Austrian/Swiss Alps and the Grampian region of Scotland (both are mountainous and fer...
- Hey, thanks for the topic. I googled Glengarriff Forest, I could definitely see that. Cool stuff. I will have to google some of these other l...
- From what I can see GRRM based it on Britain. Westeros does, in general shape, follows the general contours of Britain and the Iron Islands s...
- The North: Scotland, per GRRM The Vale: Switzerland: mountainous, neutral. The Riverlands: Poland, terrorized by everyone. Dorne: Nothing com...
- I always thought it was a pretty simple map of England. King's landing is roughly where London is. The Iron islands would represent the isle...
- The Northern Mountain Clans are undeniably the Highland Clans of Scotland. Heck, they even wield what appears to be claymores.
- The North: Scotland (lower North. I.e. Barrowland/White Harbour etc). Sweden for the upper North (Umbers etc.) Land of Always Winter: Pretty...
- Westros Regions as the British Isle, somewhat of a stretch The North: Northern England (Northumberland,Cumbria,Durham) North of the Wall: Sco...
- Stormlands and Germany? I don't really get that one. I could see some similarities with some small parts of Germany.
- Dorne-Portugal Stormlands-Spain Reach-France Westerlands-Germany Riverlands-Poland Vale-Netherlands North-Great Bretain
- Yes Riverlands are similar but only to north and central part of Poland
Mar 28, 2020 · A map of Westeros. Please click for a larger version. This gives us the following values for the Seven Kingdoms and its nine major regions. Note that these numbers include the offshore islands relevant to each region. The Seven Kingdoms: 3,062,967 miles² (square miles) The Gift: 63,347 miles².
Great Map, I always love referencing it to see where further works could take readers/watchers around in the ASOIAF world. also keep in mind this world is MUCH smaller than the world of our own. Winterfell to Kingslanding is about 1500 miles apart (about half the USA).
Sep 29, 2020 · A distance map of Westeros. Please click for a larger version. Isochronic maps show time over distance, and are very useful if the specific distance is less useful than knowing how quickly you can get somewhere.
