The World of Ice and Fire functions as an artifact of the very world it describes, presented as a comprehensive history compiled by Maester Yandel. Rather than a standard narrative, the text operates as a scholarly investigation into the nebulous origins of Westeros, moving from the prehistoric Dawn Age and the mythic Age of Heroes to the rise of the Targaryen dynasty. It establishes a central tension between the wild, primordial forces of a world inhabited by the Children of the Forest and the human desire to impose administrative order through feudal law and dynastic succession.

The narrative voice is intentionally subjective, reflecting the biases and limitations of a scholar writing for a sitting monarch. By exploring the geological and cultural foundations of the Seven Kingdoms, the ...

The World of Ice and Fire functions as an artifact of the very world it describes, presented as a comprehensive history compiled by Maester Yandel. Rather than a standard narrative, the text operates as a scholarly investigation into the nebulous origins of Westeros, moving from the prehistoric Dawn Age and the mythic Age of Heroes to the rise of the Targaryen dynasty. It establishes a central tension between the wild, primordial forces of a world inhabited by the Children of the Forest and the human desire to impose administrative order through feudal law and dynastic succession.

The narrative voice is intentionally subjective, reflecting the biases and limitations of a scholar writing for a sitting monarch. By exploring the geological and cultural foundations of the Seven Kingdoms, the ...