Marin has made no secret of pilfering the English historical record to flesh out his fictional universe. The Long Night is a mythical winter that lasted for decades, where children were born and died without ever seeing the sun. The Age of Heroes is where most of Westeros mythology (think King Arthur and Merlin type stuff) comes from. Our knowledge of Westeros history starts with the First Men, 12,000 years prior to 'modern day'. And the best part? The history of Westeros parallels so well with Europe's history, you can totally use this as an ice breaker at every social gathering to show off and/or look like a total dork. Would you like to know more about the Age of Heroes? Or does your interest lie more in the migration patterns of the Valyrians prior to the Doom? Exactly how far did the arctic winds descend during the Long Night and how did that climate shift affect the march of the Others? Where did the Faith of the Seven originate and what did its progress look like as their missionaries swept through, converting the followers of the old gods?Īll this and more can be revealed through the text of Martin's novels, if you're willing to read it multiple times and go at it with a highlighter like a college kid hopped up coffee two days before finals. Luckily Redditor hotbrownDoubleDown realized we needed a simplistic – and spoiler free – timeline. After all, there is over twelve millennia worth of house lineages mixed with mythology and misinformation…and that's just in the Seven Kingdoms. With that in mind it can be difficult to keep the history of 'Game of Thrones' straight. Martin is a master of realizing history doesn't happen in a vacuum, that every decision made by a person is just the latest link in a long line of churning froth that is shifting political alliances and personal slights. Whether you came into the world of Westeros via HBO or through a friend of a friend hawking George RR Martin's novels the way the media portrays drug pushers, you know there's a lot going on behind the scenes.
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