Possible tribal realms?

[TMSaxon]

With regards to the Westerlands:

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The Output from the Gold Mines (The Lanaster's mines at least) was drastically decreasing, and thus there must be more and more unemployment. Due to the war of the Five Kings there would be a smaller population, and thus the issues of unemployment would be lessened, however, in a situation the war did not happen or once it ends, unemployment will plague the westerlands for some time.

Where did you get that? Unless you are referencing the show? Which the World book, and GRRM himself, has specifically said is show only-the mines are still going strong.

 

[Furion Matsuya]

With regards to the Westerlands:

Spoiler

The Output from the Gold Mines (The Lanaster's mines at least) was drastically decreasing, and thus there must be more and more unemployment. Due to the war of the Five Kings there would be a smaller population, and thus the issues of unemployment would be lessened, however, in a situation the war did not happen or once it ends, unemployment will plague the westerlands for some time.

That's likely to be a show only thing unless it happens in the last two books. It's probably been brought in for some reason or other as the show does change things.

 

[ahyangyi]

By the second half of the 15th century (it started in the 1440's in France), some of the "retinues" of independent rulers were far larger than they had been before. For example, the standing Ordonnance Companies of the King of France (i.e. his retinue) was larger than entire armies fielded by the Hohenstaufen emperors during the 13th century.

That explains why France was so OP in EU4!