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Chapter 49 Introduction to History and Geography of Game of Thrones

[-]. History
The original inhabitants of Westeros were strange creatures such as giants and children of the forest.

The children of the forest are small humanoid creatures with dark skin and beautiful faces (dyed white hair is black skin and white hair, which is very good for boiling sheep and sheep).

(The year when Aegon the Conqueror conquered the Six Kingdoms was the first year of the Conquest Calendar. In this year, 1 years ago, the first group of humans crossed the Narrow Sea and reached the continent of Westeros.)
The Conquest took place two years after the Landing, and all epochs are counted from the First Year of the Conquest, from the coronation of Aegon I in the Starry Sept in Oldtown.

Because they were the first to arrive on this continent, these humans are called the First Men.

Most of the families in the north, the Blackwood and Bracken families in the Riverlands, and the Royce family in the Valley are relatively famous ancestor families.

After the ancestors and the children of the forest fought for 2000 years, the two parties made peace, and the Dawn Era began.

In 8000 BC, the White Walkers invaded from the north of Westeros. The First Men and the Children of the Forest joined forces to resist, and the era of heroes began.

Winterfell and the Great Wall of Desperation were built by the "builder" Brynden Stark, and the Night Watch Corps was also established at the same time.

Around 6000 BC, the Andals crossed the Narrow Sea and reached Westeros.They quickly conquered the area south of Moat Cailin and established the Six Kingdoms, which together with the Northern Kingdoms became known as the Seven Kingdoms.

Around 5000 BC, the Valyrians tamed the dragons, conquered the continents of Essos and Sossros, and established the Valyrian Freedom Fortress.

In 700 BC, the Rhoynar took refuge in Dorne. After marrying the Martell family, they conquered the whole territory of Dorne, and their leader was called Prince.

In the first 200 years of the Conquest, Valyria captured Dragonstone Island. In the first 100 years, the Valyrian nobleman Targaryen moved to Dragonstone Island to avoid the prophesied catastrophe.

Not long after Targaryen arrived at Dragonstone Island, a doomsday catastrophe occurred, the Valyrian Peninsula was destroyed, and almost all dragons and Valyrians were wiped out.

(I will talk about my conjecture later, Valyrians may not be naturally generated people, but magical creatures like dragons)

Two years before the conquest, Aegon Targaryen led his troops to land in Westeros from the Blackwater River, and quickly conquered the six kingdoms, establishing the Targaryen Dynasty, known as Aegon I in history.

Aegon's landfall later established King's Landing.

During the reign of Aegon I (reigned for more than [-] years), Aegon was crowned by the archbishop in the Starry Church in Old Town, and the dynasty was stable.

During the reign of Innis I, after the church claimed that it was incest, armed riots broke out. The mediocre Innis used his younger brother Gemei as his prime minister to suppress the uprising.

During the reign of Gemei I, Gemei succeeded to the throne after the death of King Ines, and continued to suppress the uprising bloodily, but the situation became more and more serious, and King Gemei had no heirs.

During the period of Jaehaerys I, the son of Aenys succeeded to the throne, reached a settlement with the church, amnesty the church for its crimes, the church was changed to the protection of the royal family, the church army was disbanded, and the church no longer exercised the right to judge. History called him the "arbiter" Jaehaerys .The long-term peace of the dynasty began here.

During the period of Viserys I (103-129), the "A Dance with the Dragon" civil war broke out, the Targaryen dynasty suffered heavy losses, and the dragons were almost extinct.

During the period of Aegon II, the Dance of the Blood Dragons ended, but Aegon II also died soon. Aegon, the son of Aegon II's opponent, Princess Rhinela, succeeded to the throne and married Aegon II's daughter. Aegon III.

During the period of Aegon III (131-157), the kingdom recovered from the war, but the last dragon died at this time, and history called Aegon III the "dragon disaster".

During the period of Daeron I (157-161), Dorne was conquered by him, but was soon counterattacked, and Dorne became independent again, and history called him "the young dragon lord".

During the period of Baelor I (161-171), he negotiated peace with Dorne, and the grandson of Prime Minister Viserys married Dorne. Baelor I believed in the Seven Gods and finally died during a fast. History called him "Baelor Blessed by God" .

During the reign of Viserys II (171-172), the elderly King Viserys died a year after his succession, and his throne passed to his eldest son Aegon.

Aegon IV (172-184), the "Mediocre King" Aegon IV had many illegitimate children, the most famous of which were Daemon Blackfyre, "Cold Iron" Aigor River, and "Blood Raven" Brandon · He Wen, "Ocean Heart" Xirui.Grant Daemon Blackfyre the family sword "Blackfyre" of House Targaryen and legalize his descendants.

Daeron II (184-209), the "virtuous king" Daeron II married Princess Miria of Dorne, married Princess Daenerys to Prince Dorne, and Dorne officially entered the territory of the Targaryen Dynasty.Daenerys' lover Damon Blackfyre could not stop her from marrying, and launched the "Blackfyre Rebellion", which lasted for two years and ended in the Battle of the Red Grassland. "Blood Raven" killed Daemon Blackfyre, and "Cold Iron" Lead the descendants of the black fire to cross the narrow sea and establish the golden group.

Baelor the Brokenspear, the eldest son of Daeron II, was chancellor and had a good political record, but he died saving Duncan the Tall Hedge Knight at the Tournament at Poplar Beach.In the second year, the Great Plague broke out, and the sons of Daeron II and Prime Minister Baelor died of the plague, and Daeron II's second son, Aerys, succeeded to the throne.

Aerys I (209-221), Aerys was obsessed with reading and was not good at governing the country. He handed over the power to the Duke of "Blood Raven". succession.

During the period of Mekar I (221-233), natural disasters still occurred frequently, and the Duke "Blood Raven" was imprisoned because of Mekar I's jealousy. In 233, Mekar I died while fighting against the rebels.After the death of Maekar I, the right of succession was in doubt. The third son, Maester Aemon, could have succeeded to the throne, but he gave way to the fourth brother Aegon. In order to prevent being used to attack his fourth brother, he voluntarily went to the Great Wall and took away Duke "Blood Raven" , "The Unworthy King" Aegon succeeded to the throne.

During Aegon V (233-259), the country was back on track. In 259, Aegon V caused a fire while attempting to hatch dragon eggs in Midsummer Hall. The king himself, his old friend and guard Duncan the Tall, and the prince "Short" Duncan all died.

During Jaehaerys II (259-262), Maris Blackfyre led the crowd to launch the Battle of the Nine Copper Kings, but was quickly defeated. Maris Blackfyre was killed, and the Blackfyre family became extinct. Jaehaerys II was very Wise but weak and sickly, he passed away after only three years on the throne, and was succeeded by his son Aerys.

During the "Mad King" Aerys II (262-283), in the middle and early stages of his reign, he joined hands with Prime Minister Tywin Lannister to make the Seven Kingdoms prosperous, and his son Rhaegar was even known as the head of the dynasty. Rising stars of tomorrow.After the Duskendale rebellion, Aerys II became suspicious and cruel, often burning dissidents to death with wildfire, and broke with Duke Tywin, which eventually led to tragedy.

Robert I (283-298) reigned for 15 years. Pay attention to this timeline. The usurper rebelled in 282, Robert became king in 283, and the war ended in 284. (Ed had a big quarrel with Robert because of Rhaegar's child, and then led his troops to the Stormlands to break the siege of Storm's End, followed by the Battle of the Tower of Joy.)
Ed: How can a country be run with worms like Robert?

[-]. Geography
Let me give you some ideas first. The official size of Westeros is about the same size as that of South America, but considering the existence of the Northern Territory, the core area where the main activities of the crowd are actually much smaller.

South America is about 700 million square kilometers. If one-half to one-third of the area occupied by the northern border is removed, there are more than 900 million people left.

In terms of population, Martin did not give it clearly, but according to side knowledge, the total population of Westeros is around 2000 million.

With an area of ​​more than 900 million square kilometers and a population of more than 2000 million, do you have an idea instantly?

That's right, it is probably equivalent to the Three Kingdoms period.

But weapons and armor are at the level of the late Middle Ages in Western Europe, and daily necessities are of the Renaissance.

There are a lot of messy things in the book and the series, such as the equipment of The Mountain in the tournament in the first season, the square helmet, do you associate it with other historical events?

Like the Crusades.

This is a matter of 1291 at the latest, and there is still a period of time between the late 1400.

Let's start with a serious introduction to geography.

There are four continents in the entire world of Game of Thrones, Westeros, Essos, Sothros, and an unknown continent (I didn’t find its name, and some book friends who know it can talk about it).

The geographical distribution of these four continents refers to the British Isles, Eurasia, and the African continent. The unknown continent is in the far east.

Let’s start with the big Essos continent.

The sea between Westeros and the continent of Essos is called the narrow sea, and Essos has nine free trade city-states near the narrow sea:
Volantis, Braavos, Pentos, Myr, Lys, Tyrosh, Hal, Loras, Phronos.

Among them, Volantis and Braavos (prototype Venice) are the most powerful.

The four families of Pentos, Mill, Rhys, and Tyrosh belonged to the second tier.

Hall, Fonos, and Rollas belong to the third tier. The first two are inland cities with no ports and no fleets, so their natural strength is not close.

Lorras is an island city-state, and the sense of presence in the book and episodes is extremely low. I suspect that Martin used it to make up the numbers.

Most of the free city-states are located between the west coast of Essos and the mountains in the east. They can be regarded as the remnants of Valyria (except Braavos), and they were all established as Valyrian colonies.

From the eastern mountainous area of ​​the Essos continent (this mountainous area is actually in the west of Essos) to the east, there is a vast grassland called the Dothraki Sea (the prototype is very clear, it is the Mongolian Empire).

Just south of the Dothraki Sea is Slaver's Bay, where there are three large slave city-states, Yunkai, Meereen, and Astapor, and many smaller city-states.

These cities were built on the ruins of the ancient Ghis empire, characterized by pyramids and harpies (the prototype is also very clear, Gu Ghis is ancient Egypt, as for the slave trade, it is obviously a satire on the triangle trade period Europeans on the African continent).

The east of Slave Bay is Lazar, which is located in the pastures and hilly areas in the south of the Dothraki Sea (the prototype is also very clear, so I won’t talk about it, I won’t be able to publish this single chapter).

To the west of Slaver's Bay lies the Land of Long Summer and Valyria, the smoking ruins of the once glorious Valyrian capital.

Qarth is a city-state in the southeast of the Essos continent. It is at the node connecting the east and the west. It is known as the wealthiest city-state and is controlled by the royal family, the thirteen giants, the spice union, and the tourmaline brotherhood.

The house of the rich Zaro was as big as a bazaar, and the house of Illyrio, the governor of Pentos, was as shabby as a latrine by comparison.

The Thirteen Giants have a total of 1000 ships, the Tourmaline Brotherhood has more than [-] and [-] ships, and the Spice Union has [-] or [-] ships.

In comparison, the navy of Westeros is very shabby. The royal fleet has [-] ships, the Redwyne fleet has [-] ships, and the Ironborn fleet has [-] ships. The combined total is just over half of that of the Spice Union.

Next is the familiar continent of Westeros.

From north to south: the North, the Riverlands and the Dales, the West, the Reach, the Stormlands, and Dorne.

According to Li Tiefu's arrangement, I will briefly mention several major elements of Westeros here.

Five rivers: Blackwater, Trident, Whiteknife, Mander, and Greenblood.

Five passes: Carlin Bay, Golden Tooth City, Blood Gate, Bone Road, and Prince's Pass.

Five avenues: King's Avenue, Rose Avenue, Golden Avenue, Riverside Avenue, and Coastal Avenue.

Five Islands: Dragonstone, Iron Islands, Shield Islands, Three Sisters, and Stepstones.

Four mountain ranges: the Mingyue Mountains in the valley, the Golden Tooth Mountains in the west, the mountains in the north, and the Crimson Mountains.

Three forests: the Wolf Forest in the north, the Royal Forest in the King's Land, and the Crake Forest in the West.

The five strongest castles: the Twins, Harrenhal, the Eyrie, Casterly Rock, and Storm's End.

It may be that there is no concept for you to simply introduce it like this. I will use my method to give you a deeper impression.

As mentioned above, Westeros is comparable to the Three Kingdoms, and the geography of the Seven Kingdoms is also comparable.

Hejian land is approximately equal to the Central Plains land around the Yellow River and Huai River, but the proportion of the area is significantly smaller.

The valley is approximately equal to the land of Shandong surrounded by Mount Tai and Yimeng Mountains. Agriculture, handicrafts, and sea navigation are well developed.

The Western Territory is roughly equivalent to the land of Sanqin that moved southward, but the mining industry has been strengthened and agriculture has been reduced.

The River Bend is the large grain-producing area in the Nanyang Basin, the Jingxiang Plain, and the Suizao Corridor. Of course, it also has the largest population.

Wangling is the plain area around Songjiang Mansion. Coincidentally, Songjiang Mansion is the mouth of the sea, and Junlin City is also the mouth of the Heishui River.

The Stormland is the area occupied by the Yue Kingdom, a combination of the Kuaiji Mountain, the southeast hills and other areas.

Donne, everyone imagined that there are few people and backwardness in the area where the transaction is wide, but the value of the united front is high, so the leader is the prince.

The northern border can be imagined as the land of Yanzhao, a bitter cold area, so most of the local people make promises and despise life and death (never forgetting in the northern border is not just talk).

Of course, this metaphor is not appropriate, as long as everyone can understand it.

Now that the Three Kingdoms is used as a metaphor, presumably readers can also see that the setting of the protagonist is correct.

It is Cao Cao's geographical position and Liu Bei's benevolent personality.

PS: For the sake of more than 4000 words in this single chapter, I am not picky if readers can count their votes, recommendation tickets and monthly tickets are fine.

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