Characters in the network

Relationships tracked

Most connected character

Core Network: Characters with 10+ Connections

Spotlight: Direct Connections of Tyrion Lannister

How to read these maps

The left plot only shows characters with at least 10 tracked interactions, otherwise the full 796-character network turns into an unreadable hairball. Node size and color reflect how central each character is and which kingdom they’re tied to. Edge thickness shows how often two characters interacted in the books. The right plot zooms into one character’s immediate circle so you can see exactly who they’re connected to and how strong each of those ties is. Together, these two views move from the big picture down to a single character’s world.

Distribution of Character Connections

Top 15 Most Connected Characters

What these numbers tell us

The histogram shows a classic long-tail pattern: the vast majority of characters have just a few connections, while a small group of major players connects to dozens or hundreds of others. That’s typical of character networks in sprawling ensemble stories, a small cast holds the plot together while everyone else passes through briefly. The bar chart on the right names those key players directly. Most of them are POV characters or characters tied closely to the main storylines, which makes sense since those are the ones whose interactions get documented most in the text.

A quick data note: the node attributes (house, kingdom, region, and so on) were reconstructed from ASOIAF canon rather than pulled directly from the original dataset, so treat categories like “Unknown” as missing information rather than an actual in-universe affiliation.