1. The Long Night
(World of Westeros/History)

Approximately 8,000 years ago, an unnatural cold swept Westeros and the Long Night set in. The sun did not seem to rise for a generation. From the distant north, creatures known as the Others descended ...

2. The Night's Watch
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

... in the east. According to Westerosi legend, it was built after the period known as The Long Night by the nearly mythical Brandon the Builder over 8,000 years prior to the present setting, in an attempt ...

3. Customs & Laws of the Seven Kingdoms
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

... The most horrific tale is set during the Long Night when the Others lay with human women to spawn terrible half-human children. For most Westerosi, tales of wargs, direwolves, the Others, and even dragons ...