Westeros is thought to be around 3,000 miles long. One reddit user noticed that if you plonk England on top of upside-down Ireland you get an even better comparison. You can see the Fingers at the Dingle Peninsula.'Īnd as the credits get a fancy new make over for the new season we felt a deep dive into the land of of Westeros was warranted. George RR Martin confirmed this himself years ago at Comic Con saying, 'If you want to know where a lot of fantasy maps come from, take a look at any map in the front of your favourite fantasy book and turn it upside down. If you flip Ireland upside down you get a pretty spot-on Westeros! It turns out, the genius behind Game of Thrones had Ireland in mind when he designed the Westeros map, which features throughout the opening credits of HBO's hit show.
What inspired George RR Martin when he was creating the world of Westeros and all that inhabit it?
