Barrow Hall is the seat of House Dustin in the northern town of Barrowton, a wooden castle that serves as the political and military headquarters for Roose Bolton during his campaign to consolidate control over the North. It is here that the Boltons orchestrate their alliance with the Freys, plan the siege of Moat Cailin, and prepare for the wedding of Ramsay Bolton to the false Arya Stark, making it a key location for the Bolton-Lannister power structure in the region.
The Bay of Ice is a frigid, stormy sea on the western coast of the North, separating the mainland from the Iron Islands and serving as a vital but perilous route for raiding, trade, and travel.
Bear Island is a remote, heavily forested island in the Bay of Ice, ruled by House Mormont. Known for its fierce, independent women and its isolation from the politics of the Seven Kingdoms, the island serves as a symbol of northern resilience and the martial spirit of its people, particularly through the actions of Alysane Mormont during Stannis Baratheon's campaign.
The Causeway is the only dry road through the Neck, a narrow, elevated log-and-plank road that runs through swamps and bogs, and its northern end is plugged by the ruins of Moat Cailin. Its strategic choke-point nature makes it the decisive gateway between the North and the southern kingdoms, and its capture by Roose Bolton's forces in A Dance with Dragons seals the return of Bolton power to the North and the final collapse of ironborn resistance in the region.
Chroyane, the festival city of the Rhoynar, was the most beautiful and richest city on the river, but its wealth and beauty tempted the dragons of Valyria, who destroyed it during the Second Spice War. Now a drowned ruin in the Sorrows, it is a place of fog, stone men, and despair, where the river itself seems to run in circles and the dead whisper to the living.
Claypool is a village in the riverlands, mentioned in Jaime Lannister's negotiations with Lord Tytos Blackwood as one of the territories disputed between Houses Blackwood and Bracken.
The Crypts of Winterfell are the ancient subterranean burial chambers beneath the castle, where the statues of Stark kings and lords sit in darkness with iron longswords across their laps. In A Dance with Dragons, the crypts become a site of contested memory, political deception, and psychological reckoning: Theon Greyjoy leads Lady Barbrey Dustin there to prove his knowledge of the castle, and she reveals her hatred of the Starks; later, the missing swords from the statues are noted, suggesting that someone has been removing them, and the crypts themselves become a place where Theon confronts his own guilt and the ghosts of his past.
Deepwood Motte is a wooden motte-and-bailey castle in the wolfswood, captured by Asha Greyjoy early in the war and later retaken by Stannis Baratheon, who uses it as a base for his march on Winterfell.
The Disputed Lands are a war-torn region in Essos, contested by the Free Cities of Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh for centuries. It is a barren, blood-soaked territory where sellsword companies like the Golden Company and the Second Sons have fought countless battles, and where exiles and broken men seek fortune or death.
Fair Isle is an island off the coast of the Westerlands, the site of a decisive naval victory by Stannis Baratheon during the Greyjoy Rebellion, and later a place of strategic significance in the War of the Five Kings.
Flea Bottom is the poorest, most squalid slum in King's Landing, a warren of mud streets, daub-and-wattle hovels, and desperate poverty that serves as the birthplace of Davos Seaworth and a recurring site of degradation, violence, and social commentary throughout the narrative.
Ghost Hill is the seat of House Toland in Dorne, a castle perched on a hill overlooking the sea. It appears in A Dance with Dragons as the home of Lady Nymella Toland, one of Prince Doran Martell's bannermen, and as a location mentioned during the feast where the skull of Gregor Clegane is presented. The castle's name and its lord's presence at the gathering underscore the unity of Dorne's noble houses behind Prince Doran's cautious, long-term strategy.
The Gift is a region of land south of the Wall granted to the Night's Watch in perpetuity, intended to support the order through farming and settlement. In A Dance with Dragons, it becomes a central point of contention as Jon Snow negotiates with Stannis Baratheon to settle wildlings there, straining the Watch's resources and testing its ancient oaths.
The Greenblood is the principal river of Dorne, flowing from the Red Mountains to the Sea of Dorne. It is central to Dornish culture, history, and identity, serving as a vital waterway, a site of ancient Rhoynar settlement, and a symbol of Dorne's distinct heritage within the Seven Kingdoms.
The Happy Port is a brothel in Braavos, located near the Ragman's Harbor, known for its lively atmosphere and its proprietor, Meralyn, called Merry. It serves as a key location for the character Arya Stark, who, under the alias Cat of the Canals, frequents the establishment to gather information and observe the city's underworld.
Karhold is the seat of House Karstark, a cadet branch of House Stark, located in the northern reaches of the North. The castle becomes a focal point of dynastic conflict during the War of the Five Kings, as the deaths of Lord Rickard Karstark and his sons leave the succession contested between his daughter Alys and his uncle Arnolf, whose treacherous allegiance to the Boltons threatens both the Karstark line and the cause of Stannis Baratheon.
The Khyzai Pass is a mountain pass in the eastern hills of Meereen, the only viable overland route between Slaver's Bay and the lands of Lhazar. It becomes a critical strategic chokepoint during Daenerys Targaryen's rule, as control of the pass determines whether food and trade can reach her besieged city.
The Kingswood is a large forest in the stormlands of Westeros, south of King's Landing, known as the haunt of outlaws and the site of the Kingswood Brotherhood's depredations a generation before the main narrative.
The Lazy Eel is a disreputable tavern in White Harbor, known for its vile wine, stale meat pies, and clientele of sailors and lowlifes, where Davos Seaworth gathers intelligence after his arrival in the city.
Lemonwood is the Dornish seat of House Dalt, a knightly house sworn to Sunspear. The castle appears in A Dance with Dragons when Ser Balon Swann of the Kingsguard visits Sunspear as part of a Lannister embassy, and the Knight of Lemonwood, Ser Deziel Dalt, is named among the Dornish lords and knights attending Prince Doran Martell's court.
Lorgen's Wood is a forest in the riverlands, claimed by House Blackwood but contested by House Bracken, and listed among the lands Lord Jonos Bracken demands as recompense for his support during the War of the Five Kings.
Lys is a Free City renowned for its pleasure houses, pillow houses, and the training of bedslaves in the erotic arts, a reputation that pervades the narrative of A Dance with Dragons as a place of beauty, corruption, and trade in human flesh.
The Mud Gate is one of the seven gates of King's Landing, a fortified river gate on the south side of the city wall where the Blackwater Rush meets the sea. It gains its most dramatic narrative significance during the escape of Ser Barristan Selmy after his dismissal from the Kingsguard, when he rides through the gate, slays a pursuer with a stolen spear, and flees along the riverbank to begin his quest for the true king.
Mudgrave is a market town in the riverlands, claimed by House Bracken as part of the lands stolen by House Blackwood. It appears in the list of territories Lord Jonos Bracken demands be restored to him after the War of the Five Kings, as part of the settlement for his support of House Lannister.
The Noyne is a major tributary of the Rhoyne, known as the Wild Daughter, that joins the Mother Rhoyne at the ruins of Ny Sar.
Oldcastle is a minor northern castle held by House Locke, mentioned in passing during the political maneuvering of the northern lords at Winterfell.
The Prince's Pass is a narrow mountain route through the Red Mountains of Dorne, serving as one of the two main invasion corridors into the principality. It is a strategic chokepoint that has historically been used by armies marching from the Reach into Dorne, and its defense is entrusted to House Fowler of Skyreach, the Warden of the Prince's Pass.
Raventree Hall is the ancient seat of House Blackwood, a castle in the riverlands that becomes the final holdout of the Young Wolf's short-lived kingdom. Its surrender to Jaime Lannister marks the end of organized resistance in the riverlands and demonstrates the brutal pragmatism of post-war power consolidation.
The Red Waste is a vast, arid, and inhospitable desert region on the continent of Essos, lying between the Dothraki sea and the city of Qarth. It serves as a critical geographical and symbolic barrier in Daenerys Targaryen's journey, representing a crucible of suffering and transformation that separates her from the civilized world and forces her to confront the brutal cost of survival and leadership.
The Rookery is the tower at Castle Black where the Night's Watch keeps its messenger ravens, serving as the vital communication hub between the Wall and the rest of Westeros. It is the domain of the maester and his steward, who tend the birds and handle the flow of letters that carry news of war, politics, and the supernatural threat beyond the Wall.
