Game Of Thrones: Why It’s Called The 7 Kingdoms (When There Are 9)

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Game Of Thrones: Why It’s Called The 7 Kingdoms (When There Are 9)

2023/11/21 Report

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Over the course of eight seasons, only explored certain regions of Westeros, leaving the lingering questions of what the Seven Kingdoms are and why are they called that if there are actually nine of them. Seven Kingdoms make up a huge part of the show and its spinoff series,

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, despite also exploring regions of Essos as well, Given that this is where and spend the vast majority of their time and that numerous characters refer to "the Seven Kingdoms," it's surprising that the shows never explain this odd little piece of nomenclature.

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