1. King's Landing - HBO Game of Thrones
(Resources/Images)

A view of the largest city and seat of power in Westeros, King's Landing (and the Red Keep), as seen on the HBO series Game of Thrones:  ...

2. History of the Targaryens
(World of Westeros/History)

... Lord of Winterfell. Passed to Ser Ilyn Payne after Eddard Stark's execution in King's Landing. Melted down and reforged into two longswords at the command of Tywin Lannister, in order to secure a Valyrian ...

3. Pentos, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... Narrow Sea from King's Landing, and far south of the sea port of Braavos. Spreading along the shores of its bay, the city’s walls are legendary. They feature great square towers made of fused stone, ...

4. King's Landing - A Song of Ice and Fire
(Resources/Images)

A view of the largest city in Westeros, King's Landing (and the Red Keep), as envisioned by the artist Ted Nasmith and published for the critically acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire: A view ...

5. Old Nan
(World of Westeros/People)

5th Level (Commoner 5) - Deceased Old Nan has been a house-keeper and wet-nurse at Winterfell and servant to House Stark’s children for generations. Ancient and wrinkled, and nearly blind and bald, her ...

6. Barristan Selmy, The Bold
(World of Westeros/People)

16th Level (Man-at-arms 1 / Noble 3 / Knight 2 / Kingsguard 10) A great knight and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Selmy owes his allegiance to the realm. He was once loyal to Jaehaerys, then Aerys, ...

7. Shae
(World of Westeros/People)

... kills her upon discovering her betrayal at King's Landing.  ...

8. Janos Slynt
(World of Westeros/People)

7th Level (Man-at-arms 6 / Commander 1) Janos Slynt is the former commander of the gold cloaks, the City Watch of King’s Landing. An ugly man, stout with jowls and a bald pate, Janos has little in the ...

9. Rhaegar Targaryen
(World of Westeros/People)

12th Level (Noble 6 / Commander 2 / Knight 4) - Deceased Onetime heir to the Iron Throne and first son of King Aerys II Targaryen, Rhaegar was brother to Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen. Though married ...

10. Yoren
(World of Westeros/People)

8th Level (Man-at-arms 3 / Night’s Watch Steward 5) - Deceased An old black brother of the Night’s Watch, Yoren was killed by Ser Amory Lorch, a bannerman of House Lannister, during a raid in the Riverlands. ...

11. The Rainbow Guard
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

... Guyard and Bryce were slain during the siege at King's Landing, while Parmen was arrested at Highgarden. When House Tyrell joined House Lannister against the forces of Stannis Baratheon, Loras fought under ...

12. Mountain Clans of the Vale
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

... they followed Tyrion to King's Landing, where several of them served as Tyrion's personal bodyguards and thugs. Tyrion later sent them out again to raid and harass King Stannis' army before the Battle ...

13. The Kingswood Brotherhood
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

The Kingswood Brotherhood was an infamous outlaw company that inhabited the forest outside King's Landing during the last years of Aerys II's reign. The brotherhood was led by Simon Toyne, whose relatives ...

14. The Kingsguard
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

... and stored in the Round Room of the White Sword Tower, a four story tower built into one of the walls of the Red Keep of King's Landing. In the White Book, officially known as the Book of the Brothers, ...

15. The Alchemist's Guild
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

... wildfire in their Guildhall, which is set beneath Visenya's hill in King's Landing. The hall is an imposing labyrinth of cold, black stone. Acolytes of the Guild make wildfire in solitary cells. The Alchemists ...

16. The Small Council
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

The small council is the ruling body of advisors to the King of the Seven Kingdoms. The council convenes in the Red Keep in King's Landing. All councilors are given the title of Lord regardless of their ...

17. Grand Maester Pycelle
(World of Westeros/People)

12th Level (Maester 12) Wispy strands of white hair fringed the bald dome of his forehead above a kindly face. His maester’s collar was no simple metal choker such as Luwin wore, but two dozen heavy ...

18. Qyburn
(World of Westeros/People)

... severed wrist from spreading. Qyburn eventually left the Brave Companions and joined the court at King's Landing, where he convinced Cersei to allow him to experiment on the dying Gregor Clegane. He later ...

19. Robert Baratheon
(World of Westeros/People)

... characters, while two others have been mentioned only in passing.   Gendry. An unacknowledged bastard who was born to a worker in an alehouse in King's Landing. While his last name has not been specified, ...

20. Storm's End
(World of Westeros/Strongholds)

... in the war, the castle was besieged by a strong army under Mace Tyrell, but he only had the castle under siege for a few weeks before he abandoned the siege to return to King's Landing after the arrest ...