How Much Time Has Passed on Game of Thrones? A Reasonable Timeline, Explained

Tyrion murders his father at the end of season four, and season five begins with his funeral. Still, Tyrion and Lord Varys have time to reach Pentos in the premiere, but it still seems unlikely it's been more than a few days since Tyrion fled King's Landing. However, the season quickly covers lots of ground as Arya arrives in Braavos for training at the House of Black and White, Jon is appointed head of the Night's Watch, Sansa is forced to marry Ramsay, and a snowstorm descends on Stannis's camp, effectively ending the War of the Five Kings for good. The season ends with the Night's Watch brothers betraying and murdering Jon for allowing the Free Folk to pass The Wall — even without clear markers, the eventful season appears to cover, at minimum, a full year in the characters' lives.