The war of unification in which Aegon Targaryen and his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys conquered six of the seven king...

The ancestral seat of House Lannister, carved from a great stone hill overlooking the Sunset Sea on the western coast of...

The original inhabitants of Westeros, a diminutive, long-lived, non-human race who lived in harmony with nature long bef...

The cataclysmic destruction of the Valyrian Freehold, the greatest civilisation in the known world. In a single day, the...

The vast central grasslands of Essos, home to the Dothraki horse lords. An ocean of grass stretching from the Free Citie...

The common name for obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. Dragonglass is one of the few substances that can ki...

Enormous fire-breathing reptiles, once the ultimate weapon of the Valyrian Freehold and later the Targaryen dynasty. Dra...

A volcanic island fortress in Blackwater Bay, the westernmost outpost of the Valyrian Freehold and the ancestral seat of...

A secretive guild of assassins based in the House of Black and White in Braavos. They worship the Many-Faced God - death...

The dominant religion of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Neck, brought to Westeros by the Andal invasion thousands of ye...

Nine independent city-states on the western coast of Essos, most founded as colonies of the Valyrian Freehold: Braavos, ...

The ability to see prophetic visions in dreams, sometimes called 'the sight' or 'green dreams.' Those with greensight re...

The royal house after Robert's Rebellion, ruling from the Red Keep. Founded by Orys Baratheon, rumoured bastard brother ...

The richest and one of the most powerful noble houses, ruling the Westerlands from Casterly Rock. Their words are 'Hear ...

An ancient noble house, the former Kings in the North and Wardens of the North, ruling from Winterfell. Their words are ...

The former royal house of the Seven Kingdoms, descended from the dragonlords of old Valyria. The Targaryens conquered an...

The seat of the King of the Seven Kingdoms, forged from the swords of Aegon the Conqueror's defeated enemies, melted tog...

The capital of the Seven Kingdoms, situated on the east coast of Westeros where the Blackwater Rush meets the sea. Found...

An elite body of seven knights sworn to protect the King and the royal family. Members serve for life, renouncing lands,...

A legendary winter that lasted a generation, thousands of years before the events of the story. During the Long Night, t...

R'hllor, the heart of fire, a deity worshipped primarily in Essos but gaining followers in Westeros through the red prie...

An ancient military order sworn to guard the Wall and defend the realms of men against threats from beyond it. Brothers ...

The nameless nature deities worshipped primarily in the North and by the Free Folk beyond the Wall. Worship centres on w...

Also called White Walkers, ancient beings of ice and cold from the Lands of Always Winter, far beyond the Wall. They app...

The royal castle in King's Landing, seat of the King on the Iron Throne. Built on Aegon's High Hill, it is named for the...

The civil war that ended Targaryen rule, also called the War of the Usurper. Triggered when Prince Rhaegar Targaryen abd...

The advisory body that governs the Seven Kingdoms alongside the King. Its members include the Hand of the King (chief mi...

The lost civilisation of the Valyrian Freehold, the greatest empire the world had ever known, centred on the volcanic pe...

A legendary metal forged in the ancient Valyrian Freehold using dragonfire and magic. Valyrian steel blades are lighter,...

A colossal barrier of ice stretching three hundred miles across the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms, standing seve...

Also called skinchangers, people with the rare ability to enter the minds of animals, seeing through their eyes and cont...

A volatile, green-burning substance produced by the Alchemists' Guild in King's Landing. Wildfire burns with intense hea...

The ancestral seat of House Stark in the North, one of the oldest and largest castles in the Seven Kingdoms. Built over ...