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The king granted Lord Harroway's Town to Lord Alton Butterwell, Harrenhal to Lord Walton Towers, and the rest of the Harroway holdings to Lord Darnold Darry.

2 House Butterwell at the end of the third centuryĪfter King Maegor I Targaryen exterminated House Harroway in 44 AC, he divided the Harroway holdings among his remaining supporters.

It’s also home to Harrenhal, the largest and most unwieldy castle in Westeros as well as the historically significant God’s Eye lake and its Isle of Faces, which served as the site of the peace treaty between the First Men and the Children of the Forest after the two ended their ancient conflict thousands of years before. In addition to the handful of significant battles that took place there in season 2, it’s also home to The Twins, seat of House Frey, and the site of the Red Wedding and subsequent end of the Stark Rebellion. Given the Riverlands’ central location and the conflict between the Tullys and the Lannisters that began in Game of Thrones season 1, the region served as the main theater for the War of the Five Kings. It’s ruling family is House Tully, whose castle, Riverrun, was the childhood home of Catelyn and Lysa Tully. The Riverlands lie directly to the east of the Westerlands and just north of King's Landing. And understanding the fundamental layout of Game of Thrones' map of Westeros and Essos will undoubtedly be important when Game of Thrones season 8 premieres in April.

Related: Game of Thrones Season 8: Every Character Confirmed To Be At WinterfellĬonsidering how often HBO's Game of Thrones jumps from one location to another, it's easy for viewers to get lost in knowing where everything is on the Game of Thrones map. Much of the conflict in Game of Thrones is defined by different regions and the long histories of dispute some have between them, not to mention the strategic advantage certain geographical locations offer and the near-constant fights over who controls them. Martin created an incredibly detailed backdrop for the A Song of Ice and Fire series – so much so that the locations on the Game of Thrones map have become characters in and of themselves. Game of Thrones' story is quite dense and not easy to break into not only is it populated by a massive cast of principal characters, but it also takes place in a fantasy world with geography is as well-documented as the political intrigues that propel much of the action. The sheer size of Game of Thrones' map is quite daunting, and that's just the series' Known World, which highlights all the kingdoms in the series.