
Kingdom of the Iron Islands: Its major figure was the Grey King, slayer of Nagga the sea dragon and ancestor of House Greyjoy.Kingdom of the North: Its major figure was Bran the Builder, the first King in the North and ancestor of the House Stark he built the Wall and Winterfell.Although their names roughly correspond with what would later become the official Seven Kingdoms, their actual territory was likely quite different: ĭuring the Age of Heroes, Westeros was divided in seven major regions/kingdoms. The most notable historical event of this age was the Long Night and the subsequent war against the White Walkers, which occurred about 8,000 years ago. The history of the Age of Heroes is primarily remembered through myths and songs and weren't originally canonized in books. Some of these heroes were ancestors and founders of later noble Houses and institutions. This age is so-named for the great heroes who were said to live at this time and perform immense deeds. The Age of Heroes lasted for about four millennia, from the signing of the Pact until the Andal Invasion 6,000 years ago.


It began approximately 10,000 years ago with the sealing of the Pact, which brought about peace between the First Men and the Children of the Forest at the end of the preceding era, known as the Dawn Age. The Age of Heroes is an epoch in the history of Westeros. A mask for a savage world that bred savage men." ―Lord Roose Bolton " Singers call those times the Age of Heroes.
