Red Keep

The period of open Targaryen civil war between Rhaenyra's Black faction and Aegon II's Greens.

The reign of Viserys I, during which the succession dispute between Rhaenyra and the Greens develops.

The period dominated by the rival royal claims and civil war following Robert Baratheon's death.

The final years of Robert Baratheon's reign immediately before the War of the Five Kings.

A major dragon battle involving Rhaenys, Aegon II, and Aemond.

The Night's Watch defense of Castle Black against the Free Folk.

Jon Snow and Sansa Stark's battle against Ramsay Bolton for control of Winterfell.

Stannis Baratheon's major assault on King's Landing.

The climactic battle between the living and the army of the dead at Winterfell.

The retaliatory murder of Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen in the Red Keep.

Aegon II Targaryen's coronation in King's Landing.

Rhaenyra Targaryen's coronation on Dragonstone.

The Targaryen civil war between the Black and Green factions.

Lucerys Velaryon is killed after the confrontation over Shipbreaker Bay.

The death of King Viserys I that triggers the immediate succession crisis.

Daenerys Targaryen's assault that devastates King's Landing.

Son of Viserys I and Alicent Hightower, crowned king by the Greens.

Prince and dragonrider who becomes one of the Greens' most dangerous military figures.

Queen consort of Viserys I and central leader of the Green faction.

A daughter of House Stark whose journey takes her across Westeros and to Braavos.

A son of House Stark whose supernatural journey ultimately reshapes the political order of Westeros.

Queen and later ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, central to the Lannister struggle for power.

The Sea Snake, Lord of Driftmark and one of the realm's most powerful lords.

Prince of House Targaryen, dragonrider, and key military figure in the Dance of the Dragons.

The exiled Targaryen claimant who rises to power in Essos and later invades Westeros.

Lord of Winterfell and Hand of the King whose investigation triggers the central political conflict.

Knight of the Kingsguard and member of House Lannister whose loyalties evolve throughout the wars.

A member of House Stark raised as Ned Stark's bastard who becomes central to the Night's Watch and the war against the dead.

The ancestral Targaryen island fortress and a major seat of rival claimants.

A vast ruined castle in the Riverlands and recurring strategic stronghold.

The capital of the Seven Kingdoms and the principal center of royal politics.

The lands north of the Wall inhabited by the Free Folk and supernatural threats.

The principal Night's Watch stronghold on the Wall.

The ancestral island seat of House Velaryon.

A major city of Slaver's Bay ruled by Daenerys Targaryen.

A Crownlands castle and site of a major dragon battle during the Dance.

The paired Frey castles controlling the crossing of the Green Fork.

The enormous ice fortification separating the Seven Kingdoms from the far North.

The ancestral seat of House Stark and political center of the North.

A Slaver's Bay city where Daenerys acquires the Unsullied.