Era 5 · After the War of the Five Kings
The Long Night and Beyond
While the houses tear each other apart, the true threat marches south. The war against the dead, then the struggle for the Iron Throne, seal the fate of Westeros.
Jon Snow, Lord Commander
Elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jon opens the Wall to the wildlings. His brothers stab him for treason, but Melisandre brings him back to life.
The Battle of the Bastards
Jon and Sansa retake Winterfell from Ramsay Bolton in a terrible clash. Jon is proclaimed King in the North by the region's lords.
Cersei destroys the Great Sept
To escape her trial, Cersei blows up the Great Sept of Baelor with wildfire, killing her enemies. King Tommen takes his own life, and Cersei has herself crowned queen.
Daenerys arrives in Westeros
Daenerys lands on Dragonstone with her dragons, her army and her allies. There she meets Jon, with whom she allies against the threat from the North.
The Battle of Winterfell
The living face the Night King's army of the dead. Arya Stark kills the Night King and ends the Long Night.
The fall of King's Landing
Daenerys, driven to the brink of madness by her losses, burns King's Landing with her dragon despite the city's surrender. The city is reduced to ashes.
The end of Daenerys
Jon Snow, torn, stabs Daenerys, and the dragon Drogon carries off her body. Tyrion and the lords of Westeros gather to decide the future of the realm.
Bran the Broken and the independent North
Bran Stark is chosen to rule the Six Kingdoms, while the North becomes independent under Queen Sansa. Jon returns to the Night's Watch, then goes beyond the Wall.