I am currently engrossed deeply in all things Westeros. I am about a third of the way through the last “Game of Thrones” book and have been watching the series every week. The map in the front of the books always left me a bit confused, since it took up multiple pages I’ve had some trouble with the whole world overview. Well thanks to some wonderful folks on the internet, the world of Westeros / The Lands of Ice and Fire are no longer a mystery.

Last night I was looking at reviews for the latest episode of Game of Thrones when I stumbled upon this interactive map created by HBO for the show. Not only is it a great overview of the world but it has a little blurb about every town on the map. The map also allows you to search by episodes and shows different landmarks that are introduced in each episode. Finally there is a Special Features tab which allows you to see which king controls which area of Westeros or follow the journey of Daenerys Targaryen.

Probably the most comprehensive online map I’ve found was “A Song of Ice and Fire – Speculative world map”. The online interactive map seems to be a bit buggy at the moment but it is definitely something to behold. There is also a Google Earth version if you are so inclined.

Probably my favorite of all the maps I’ve found is a set created by J.E. Fullerton entirely in MS Paint (yes, you heard me correctly). These maps are in the style of medieval cartography. The first map is of the Seven Kingdoms and the second map is a detail of King’s Landing. Click the previous link or see the links at the end of this post for more of his detailed maps.

Or I guess you could just buy the official map “The Land of Ice and Fire” from Powell’s; but what fun is that?

 

Want more maps?

http://www.gameofthronesmap.org/ <– Interactive map with trivia

http://towerofthehand.com/maps/westeros.html <– Interactive map of Westeros using Google Maps

Link to original Game of Thrones Maps: http://www.hejorama.com/articles/the-monday-map-original-game-of-thrones-maps-8831/

Link to interactive HBO map: http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/map/

Link to speculative world map splash page: http://www.sermountaingoat.co.uk/map/

Link to speculative world map Google Earth download: http://www.sermountaingoat.co.uk/posts/google_earth/index.php

Link to J.E. Fullerton’s map of the Seven Kingdoms: http://theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com/?p=8282

Link to J.E. Fullerton’s map of King’s Landing and more: http://theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com/?p=26120

Link to nerdapproved.com article on The Lands of Ice and Fire: http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/game-of-thrones-the-lands-of-ice-and-fire-map-collection/

Link to buy The Lands of Ice and Fire at Powell’s: http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780345538543-0