To celebrate the upcoming release of season 6 of HBO's hit TV series Game of Thrones, Into the Blue have created a handy season 5 recap map to help you catch up with the series so far.

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Credit: HBO

Charting 10 of the main characters journey's during season 5, this infographic shows just how far each character has travelled and what they did to get there.

So, just what have our favourite characters been up to during Season 5? This infographic gives you a quick recap of the main characters and where they have been during the last 10 episodes.

Arya Stark

After a long sea voyage, Arya arrives at Braavos, seeking refuge at the House of Black and White where Jaqen H'ghar is. Arya confides in Jaqen, telling him that she came to Braavos to become one of the Faceless Men. On her first assassination mission instead of killing the target, Arya kills one of her nemesis's Meryn Trant angering the Many-Face God who renders her blind as a punishment.

Jon Snow

Jon is chosen as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and plans to let the wildlings settle in the North so long as they help to fight the White Walkers. When negotiating with the wildlings in Hardhome they are attacked by an army of White Walkers. Jon escapes back to Castle Black with the surviving wildlings; but has made making some powerful enemies in the Night's Watch. Labelled a traitor, Jon is attacked by several of his comrades, dying in a pool of blood.

Jamie Lannister

Jamie, along with Ser Bronn, travel to Dorne to bring back his daughter Myrcella after Cersei receives a threat from House Martell. Doran insists that the union between the Iron Throne and Dorne continue and that the engagement of Trystane and Myrcella must stand. He suggests that Trystane and Myrcella return to King's Landing with Jamie and that Trystane be given a place on the Small Council. Finding Doran's suggestion reasonable they set sail for King's Landing, but while on the boat Myrcella collapses and dies in Jamie's arms after being poisoned.

Tyrion Lannister

With the aid of Varys, Tyrion escapes King's Landing and sails to Pentos. Varys attempts to persuade Tyrion to help restore House Targaryen to the Iron Throne, Tyrion isn't interested, but eventually agrees to travel with Varys to Meereen to meet Daenerys Targaryen.

On reaching Volantis, Tyrion is abducted by Jorah Mormont, who intends to take him to Daenerys himself. Tyrion and Jorah are captured by slavers who plan to use Jorah in the fighting pits and make them rich.

When they reach Meereen, Tyrion eventually meets Daenerys who decides to take him on as an advisor. After an attack by the Sons of the Harpy, Daenerys escapes the fighting on Drogon, leaving Tyrion to oversee Meereen untill her return.

Cersei Lannister

Following meeting the High Sparrow and reinstating the Faith Militant, Cersei is arrested for having an adulterous affair with Lancel Lannister and throw in prison. She confesses to adultery with Lancel, but denies an incestuous relationship with her brother Jaime.

The High Sparrow states that she must stand trial and Cersei is stripped naked and her hair cut short before being paraded through the streets of Kings Landing naked as punishment. Once at the Red Keep, Cersei is covered with a cloak and is picked up by a huge knight who takes her away to tend to her wounds.

Sansa Stark

Sansa and Petyr travel west, where Sansa learns that they are returning to Winterfell and Petyr's plan is to have her marry Ramsay Bolton so she can take control of House Bolton from within.

After their wedding Ramsay forces himself on Sansa and repeatedly hurts her in a bid to control her. Sansa decides she wants to escape and asks Theon to help her. He initially refuses, but does confess that he did not kill Bran and Rickon during the fall of Winterfell.

Stunned by this news, Sansa is more determined than ever to escape and sees her chance during a battle between the Boltons and Stannis Baratheon. Theon and Sansa then escape Winterfell by jumping off the wall into the deep snow below.

Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys is facing an uprising by the Sons of the Harpy and orders the Unsullied to patrol the streets of Meereen. After losing another one of her trusted advisors during the uprising, Daenerys decides to open up the fighting pits again to help stabilise the situation.

She meets Tyrion Lannister and after much discussion takes him on as an advisor due to his experience of being the Hand of the King at King's Landing. Attending the Daznak's Pit, Daenerys watches the fighting from the royal box, but it soon turns to chaos as the Sons of Harpy attack.

Outnumbered, Daenerys accepts that she will be taken prisoner or killed, but Drogon flies in and they escape. Later, Daenerys finds herself far from Meereen, and is quickly surrounded by Dothraki Warriors; she drops a ring in the grass to leave a trail.

Stannis Baratheon

Stannis moves his remaining army to the Wall, attempting to rebuild his forces by recruiting the wildlings to fight beside him but is unsuccessful. Undeterred, Stannis marches on Winterfell, but is halted by the severe winter.

Ramsay Bolton and 20 of his men set fire to several spots in Stannis' camp, creating havoc and leading to the loss of men, horses and food. Stannis turns to Melisandre for guidance and she suggests to sacrifice his own daughter Shireen to better their chances of winning. Reluctantly Stannis agrees, burning Shireen at the stake.

The weather subsides and Stannis can now march on Winterfell, but before he gets there he is confronted by Bolton's army. Outnumbered and malnourished Stannis' army is easily defeated. Wounded, Stannis manages to escape to the forest, but is confronted by Brienne of Tarth who executes him with a single stroke.

Petyr Baelish

Once arriving at Winterfell with Sansa, Petyr is summoned back to King's landing on Cersei's request. Upon his return Petyr finds the city ruled by the re-established Faith Militant and is warned that his days as a brothel owner are over.

He meets with Cersei, telling her of the Bolton's plan to marry Sansa to Ramsay. Angered by this betrayal, Cersei agrees with Petyr's plan to lead an army of Vale knights to reclaim Winterfell for the Lannisters and appointing Petyr as the Warden of the North once the Boltons and Stannis are defeated.

Later, he is approached by Olenna Tyrell who tells him that Margaery and Loras have been arrested due to Cersei's meddling and she wants his help. Petyr tells Olenna about Cersei's adulterous affair with Lancel. This revelation is given to the High Sparrow, who has Cersei arrested.

Brienne of Tarth

After failing to find Arya, Brienne and Podrick travel to Castle Black to see if Sansa Stark has been taken in by her half-brother Jon Snow, but on the way she finds Sansa with Petyr dinning at an inn. Brienne approaches them offering Sansa her protection but is rejected.

Brienne and Podrick track Petyr and Sansa to Winterfell, staying in nearby Winter Town. Brienne, worrying for Sansa's safety gets a message to her saying that she is to place a candle in the window of the tower should she need help.

Awaiting Sansa's signal, Podrick warns Brienne that Stannis' army are marching on Winterfell. They reluctantly abandon their mission to save Sansa. After the battle, Brienne finds Stannis wounded in the forest and kills him as retribution for his involvement in King Renly's death.

Game of Thrones returns Sunday, April 24 on HBO in the US, simulcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic and shown on the same channel in the UK on Mondays at 9pm.


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