Your Guide to the 12 Major Locations on Game of Thrones

The northernmost (duh) region in the Seven Kingdoms and just south of the Wall, the North is a vast, cold place where a lot of Game of Thrones action goes down with many of our favorite characters.

Notable locations:

• Winterfell: Sigh. This is where all the Starks should have just stayed forever. Winterfell is the seat of House Stark and the key to the entire North. The Starks lose Winterfell to the Greyjoys in season two, but it's then taken by the Boltons after Roose Bolton helps the Lannisters kill Robb Stark at the Red Wedding. The Boltons hold Winterfell until season six, when Jon Snow and Sansa Stark take it back.
• Bear Island: Though we've only seen this island off the Northern coast once, it's the home of two major characters: the ever-faithful Jorah Mormont and the badass Lyanna Mormont. Jon and Sansa visit Bear Island in season six when they first meet Lyanna to ask for her support against the Boltons.
• The Dreadfort: The seat of the now-extinct House Bolton (huzzah!), this is where poor Theon Greyjoy is held captive and tortured by Ramsay in season three.