The other day I had this crazy idea. Having finished a highly detailed map of the Iron Islands in March this year, I thought about doing the same for all of the other regions of Westeros, the continent, where George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels take place. Sounds cool, right? The…
Artos the Strong Artos the Strong is one of the many legendary heroes of the Riverlands, whose tales date back to the Age of Heroes.
Lann the Clever Lann the Clever is the legendary hero from the Age of Heroes that founded House Lannister. While House Lannister is of mostly Andal descent, Lann is believed to have been descended from the First Men. Some versions of his tale state he was an Andal adventurer from across the Narrow Sea. Lann…
Crake the Boarkiller Crake the Boarkiller is a legendary figure from the Age of Heroes that founded House Crakehall, one of the primary noble houses from the Westerlands. Their seat, Crakehall, is located along the Ocean Road, at the south of the Westerlands, between the Sunset Sea and a large forest. The Crakehalls are known…
The Hooded Man The Hooded Man is a legendary figure from the Age of Heroes from whom House Banefort claims descent. His visage is present in the hooded sigil of the family. There are a lot of legends about him and his identity in the Westerlands, many of whom say, that he took from the…
Corlos, son of Caster Corlos is a figure from the Age of Heroes and the first lord of House Casterly, who took their name from Corlos’ father, a dude called Caster. According to legend, Corlos was a huntsman who lived in a village near to where Lannisport would eventually stand. When a lion began preying…
Pate the Plowman We continue our journey into the history of the Dawn Age heroes with the legendary figure of Pate the Plowman. No more than his name has come to us through the ages, but this we know: he founded house Moreland in the Westerlands. The name of this house probably derives from the…
Alan o’ the Oak We’ll start our journey into the world of the heroes of the Dawn Age of Westeros with Alan o’ the Oak. He is a legendary figure from the Westerlands that supposedly founded House Yew. He is also known as ” The Blind Bowman” but whether this is because he was so…
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