The TV version of the North simply seems to fall short of that size. According to the calculations by Elio of, the North measures about one million square miles, or one-third the total size of the Seven Kingdoms (and about one-sixth the total size of the Westeros continent, including the lands beyond the Wall and offshore islands). The correct size of the North from the books is approximately 1,175 miles from north to south and over 1,400 miles from the western-most tip of Cape Kraken to the eastern-most island off Skagos (the actual widest point on the mainland is still about 1,190 miles). The other measurements are somewhat nonsensical: given Moat Cailin’s location it’s actually quite close to the sea in either direction (220 miles to the west, 140 miles to the east) and it’s unclear where Roose is pointing when he gives these directions. Given that Roose is trying to impress Ramsay, this is indicative that the TV version of the North is again smaller than the book version. From Moat Cailin to the Wall, for example, is approximately 970 miles. This is at odds with the book maps, which suggest the territory is much larger. Roose states that the North measures, from Moat Cailin, more than 700 miles by 400 miles by 300 miles.

In the Season 4 episode The Mountain and the Viper Roose Bolton legitimises his bastard son Ramsay just outside the recently-surrendered castle of Moat Cailin.

This distance is notable because it is quite specific, suggesting that the TV version of Westeros may only be half the size of the book version! However, the maps make it 76-80 leagues (230-240 miles). In the Season 2 episode The Ghost of Harrenhal, it is stated that the castle of Torrhen’s Square is 40 leagues (120 miles) from Winterfell. The distance from Torrhen’s Square to Winterfell. Even making 30 miles a day on good roads (as we can assume the Kingsroad is), it’d take 50 days (more than one-and-a-half months) for the party to travel from King’s Landing to Winterfell. Using the book maps, the distance from King’s Landing to Winterfell by road can be calculated at approximately 1,500 miles. The novels suggest that actually several months may have passed on the road. The ridiculously massive land-cruiser wagon from the novels is fortunately not present, but it’d still be slower going with carriages. Although the royal party is mounted, the party has travelled using carriages which will slow them down. In the first episode of the TV show Cersei says that it has taken one month to travel from King’s Landing to Winterfell. It takes one month to get from King’s Landing to Winterfell. This may not be immediately apparent, but three separate data points now confirm it. A map of the North, the largest but also most sparsely-populated of the Seven Kingdoms.

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