Sandstone
Sandstone is the seat of House Qorgyle. It lies west of the Hellholt and the Brimstone in the western desert of Dorne.[1]
History
Sandstone was founded during the coming of the Andals to Dorne. The Qorgyles were Andal adventurers who fortified the only well around for fifty leagues in the deep dunes.[2]
The Qorgyles attacked the foraging parties of Lord Harlan Tyrell during the First Dornish War. Sandstone was burned in 9 AC by King Aegon I Targaryen and Queen Visenya Targaryen.[3]
In the aftermath of the conquest of Dorne by King Daeron I Targaryen, it was rumored that Lord Qorgyle arranged the murder by scorpion of Lord Lyonel Tyrell at Sandstone.[4]
Prince Oberyn Martell was fostered at Sandstone in his youth.[5]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
Princess Arianne Martell expects that Sandstone will aid her in her plot to crown Princess Myrcella Baratheon as queen. The conspiracy falters at the Greenblood, however.[5]
References
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Sandstone.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: The Andals Arrive.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
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