THE obvious mystery at the heart of “Game of Thrones” is which major characters will survive, take the Iron Throne, unite the seven kingdoms and vanquish the White Walkers. DRAGONS. OK, not really. But in real life, William the Conqueror, a bastard Duke of Normandy (in Northern France) decided it might be nice to conquer England and rule over all Seven Kingdoms. The Reach: France. The Stormlands: Germany. Dorne: Spain. Bonus: Bravos and other free cities: Eastern Europe. Valirya: Greek/Roman Empire. Slavers Bay: Middle East. The geography kinda works out, I'm no history buff but I think the people in these countries are also pretty similar to their 7 Kingdom counterparts. In Paris Isabella took the exiled English lord Roger Mortimer as her lover, and they plotted against her husband. Young Edward was promised in marriage to Philippa, daughter of William, Count of Hainault, in the Low Countries. In return William provided men and an advance on Philippa’s dowry. Borrowing heavily from Italian banking houses RELATED: 10 Times Game of Thrones Stole From Lord Of The Rings. Regardless, how the typical Night's Watch armor looks is probably enough to lure the hopeless young men of Westeros to the wall. That overcoat looks really classy. One look at Jeor "Bear" Mormont's Lord Commander armor and you'd be sold on guarding the wall for the rest of your life. The same cannot be said for TOTSK, it has crashed my game before I even reach the start menu no matter what I try. You're results may be different but for me, at least I can get Real of Thrones to work, and overall it's a pretty fun, though not yet completed mod. yd0B0Du. Throughout its run, Game of Thrones has featured a production value that rivaled most major Hollywood films. In addition to detailed costumes and stunning CGI, the show is perhaps best known for its location shooting. Rather than shoot eveything in a studio, GoT uses real-life locations across the Western Hemisphere to represent Westeros. The real-life locations of 'Game of Thrones' The capital of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, King's Landing is the seat of power for the Protector of the Realm. "Game of Thrones" expanded Lena Headey. While Lena doesn’t give much away about her home life with husband Dan Cadan and their daughter Teddy, she previously lived in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles for three years News New Game of Thrones Prequel Will Introduce a Different Kind of Targaryen. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight will present House Targaryen's worst nightmare: another House Targaryen. 2. Map of the west coast of Essos. Source: Nishitak.com Of course, there is no 100% truthful theory about the correspondence between the Westeros places and the real world, but I consider that the great virtue of this map is that it has managed to respect the relative position of all kingdoms, from the north to Russia and the Urals to the south with the Iberian Peninsula, and the East to the Lord Varys was a shrewd power player in Game of Thrones. Fans learned a lot through the Master of Whisperers' successes and failures in the epic show. Varys cemented himself as one of the smartest — and most secretive — political players early in Game of Thrones. The Spider schemed and sleuthed throughout the HBO series, serving various

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