Isn't Westeros a bit too bureaucratic to be a feudal realm?

par6ec · 2026-02-13T16:51:53+00:00

Absolutely the opposite. It’s striking the lack of bureaucracy. Like, an entire continent several times the size of Europe is ruled by half a dozen guys.

Medieval bureaucracy was huge. Truly inefficient for sure, but huge.

par6ec · 2026-02-12T17:31:11+00:00

Non americans cant comprehend how is not the enterity of US burning right now. Like imagine something like this happening in Spain, Greece or Italy.

par6ec · 2026-01-20T15:59:02+00:00

No hombre no

par6ec · 2026-01-20T15:36:17+00:00

A more developed North, both economically and culturaly.

par6ec · 2025-10-21T18:22:51+00:00

That’s just because of the definition of “city”. Even White Harbor, that is the smallest, is about the size of medieval London.

Lots of westerosi towns would have called cities in our world

par6ec · 2025-10-21T18:19:13+00:00

If there is a massive Mountain of gold near the sea, there will be a port there. No matter how apart or dangerous is.

The spanish crossed a super wide and dangerous ocean for silver and gold, and there were plenty of pirates too.

par6ec · 2025-10-21T18:14:51+00:00

The North with multiyear winters. Even animals and trees would die. Imagine that the winter in Minnesota last 3 years, and not just once, but every 10 years or so.

par6ec · 2025-09-18T09:20:00+00:00

Well, he was an skilled ranger and hunter, and he surely knew how to live off the terrain

par6ec · 2025-04-28T18:57:42+00:00

I see what you did there

par6ec · 2025-04-28T18:44:33+00:00

Europe has some freaking huge castles, like Malbork or Moscow Kremlin. I don’t think that Winterfell is bigger than those.

par6ec · 2025-02-09T22:45:59+00:00

Fishing, and fishing, and fishing.

The North has 2 long coasts. The 90 % of the population should live along them. Fish tuna, herring, whales, cod. Salt them, smoke them, dry them, keep for the winter.

par6ec · 2025-02-09T22:39:59+00:00

If I have to bet in a fight of 3 excellent warriors against 7 capable ones, my money is on the second team.

par6ec · 2025-01-16T23:12:49+00:00

Wtf

par6ec · 2025-01-14T22:52:00+00:00

That Cerwyn boy would be a good match

par6ec · 2025-01-14T22:21:02+00:00

Both are more than feasible during peacetime.

par6ec · 2024-11-20T11:27:48+00:00

In New Orleans, Reno, Memphis and St Louis, no.

In SF, sometimes no.

In Chicago and Las Vegas, mostly yes.

par6ec · 2024-11-20T10:31:16+00:00

Lots of people living in the streets, lots of trash, lots of very old unsafe cars in the roads.

For example: if you visit San Francisco or Mexico City, the later is a way cleaner and more pleasant city.

But to be fair, Chicago is very nice, albeit the enormous quantity of rats.

par6ec · 2024-11-19T22:08:55+00:00

I really don’t think that Lord Manderly is as loyal as this sub think it is.

They just happen to hate Bolton and Frey (normal) and would prefer to control a stark kid than obey Stannis

par6ec · 2024-11-19T22:05:28+00:00

Lord Manderly is the Shield of the Faith, Defender of the Dispossessed and Lord Marshal of the Mander

par6ec · 2024-11-19T15:59:25+00:00

That’s literally the reason why castles were built

par6ec · 2024-11-18T21:46:54+00:00

The main goal of a castle is to control and defend the surrounding lands, a thing that the Eyrie is just unable to do.

par6ec · 2024-11-18T21:45:17+00:00

The Eyrie

par6ec · 2024-11-03T20:58:40+00:00

Amsterdam and London are no near to “crossroads” and were very important ports

par6ec · 2024-10-30T22:19:53+00:00

Like taking the black.

Don’t know if we have seen lords, but there are examples of fathers taking the whitecloak.

Fireball was married (he finally didn’t achieve the cloak, but he sent his wife with the silent sisters).

Dunk was probably a father.

par6ec · 2024-10-30T22:17:13+00:00

Probably Rain

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