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The '''Port of Ibben''' is the main city on [[Ib]] and is the largest city of [[Ibben]]. It is located on the southern coast of Ib.<ref name="Lands">''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> According to semi-canon sources, the lights of the city are powered with whale oil.<ref> Ibben and Armor, (November 9, 2002) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P15/ So Spake Martin]</ref> Beyond the Port of Ibben lies cold wastes where hairy [[mammoth|mammoths]] roam.{{ref|AGOT|13}}
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The '''Port of Ibben''' is the main city on [[Ib]] and is the largest city of [[Ibben]]. It is located on the southern coast of Ib.{{ref|TLOIAF}}
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==Layout==
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The grey, gloomy Port of Ibben has cobbled alleys, steep hills, and teeming docks and shipyards. The city is lit by whale-oil lamps suspended on iron chains. Its main structure is the ruins of the [[God-King]]'s castle. Beyond the Port of Ibben, foreigners are only allowed with an [[Ibbenese]] host.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The Port of Ibben has ruled over [[Ib]] and the lesser isles since the [[Dawn Age]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
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The [[ironborn]] raiders of the [[Iron Islands]] have sailed as far as the Port of Ibben.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
 
The [[ironborn]] raiders of the [[Iron Islands]] have sailed as far as the Port of Ibben.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
At the manse of [[Illyrio Mopatis]] in [[Pentos]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sees hairy men from the Port of Ibben.{{ref|AGOT|3}} When [[Catelyn Tully]] and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] arrive in [[King's Landing]], they see a fat-bellied whaler with a hull blackened from tar which came from the Ibbenese port.{{ref|AGOT|18}}
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At [[Illyrio's manse]] in [[Pentos]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sees hairy men from the Port of Ibben.{{ref|AGOT|3}} [[Catelyn Stark]] and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] see a fat-bellied whaler with a hull blackened from tar which came from the Ibbenese port once they arrive at [[King's Landing]].{{ref|AGOT|18}}
  
When Lord [[Eddard Stark]] confronts Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] about the parentage of King [[Robert Baratheon]]'s children, Ned suggests that the queen exile herself to the [[Summer Isles]] or the Port of Ibben.{{ref|AGOT|45}}
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When Lord [[Eddard Stark]] confronts Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] about the parentage of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s children, Ned suggests that the queen exile herself to the [[Summer Isles]] or the Port of Ibben.{{ref|AGOT|45}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 16 March 2020

The Port of Ibben is the main city on Ib and is the largest city of Ibben. It is located on the southern coast of Ib.[1]

Layout

The grey, gloomy Port of Ibben has cobbled alleys, steep hills, and teeming docks and shipyards. The city is lit by whale-oil lamps suspended on iron chains. Its main structure is the ruins of the God-King's castle. Beyond the Port of Ibben, foreigners are only allowed with an Ibbenese host.[2]

History

The Port of Ibben has ruled over Ib and the lesser isles since the Dawn Age.[2]

The ironborn raiders of the Iron Islands have sailed as far as the Port of Ibben.[3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

At Illyrio's manse in Pentos, Daenerys Targaryen sees hairy men from the Port of Ibben.[4] Catelyn Stark and Ser Rodrik Cassel see a fat-bellied whaler with a hull blackened from tar which came from the Ibbenese port once they arrive at King's Landing.[5]

When Lord Eddard Stark confronts Queen Cersei Lannister about the parentage of King Robert I Baratheon's children, Ned suggests that the queen exile herself to the Summer Isles or the Port of Ibben.[6]

A Feast for Crows

Arya Stark sells oysters on the decks of ships from the Port of Ibben at the Ragman's Harbor in Braavos.[7]

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