Velvet Hills
The Velvet Hills are a series of low hills in Andalos in western Essos. They lie to the east of Pentos. The headwaters of the Little Rhoyne are found among the hills.[1] Along the Valyrian road to Ghoyan Drohe, which sits among the Velvet Hills, there is a deep lake, a circle of standing stones some claim was raised by giants, and a female Valyrian sphinx, the male having been taken away by the Dothraki.[2]
History
A Pentoshi legend says that the hero Hukko killed seven swan maidens, mythical maidens that lured travelers in the Velvet Hills to their deaths.[3]
Ser Willam the Wasp and his party searched for Balerion in the Velvet Hills, but they were slain by outlaws.[4]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Illyrio Mopatis and Tyrion Lannister pass through the Velvet Hills on their way to Ghoyan Drohe.[2]
Quotes
Half the whores in Lannisport have breasts bigger than these hills. You ought to call them the Velvet Teats.[2]
References
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Map of the Free Cities
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.