How long do you think it would take for Westeros to enter a Renaissance-type period?

stevenattewell Uncategorized July 20, 2016 1 Minute

Not too long – maybe a hundred years or so. The Free Cities are already there, so Westeros can speed up the process by importing technologies (in the broader sense of the word) from Essos.

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