Sharks are large species of predatory fish. They dwell in several seas of the known world.
Geography
Sharks are numerous in the Summer Sea and Sunset Sea south of Dorne,[1] as well as in the Shivering Sea.[2]
Culture
Pale sharks are painted on the walls of the Merman's Court within the New Castle of White Harbor.[3]
Shark is a ship of the Iron Fleet.[4]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
Victarion Greyjoy compares the prominent nose of his brother Aeron to shark fins.[5]
The Winds of Winter
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When Aeron Greyjoy is captive and chained in the hold of the Silence, his brother Euron forces him to drink shade-of-the-evening, which causes him to have numerous nightmarish visions. One of them features Euron wearing an iron crown with points made from shark teeth.[6]
Quotes
Aeron Damphair was waiting for him in the surf with his waterskin slung beneath one arm. The priest was gaunt and tall, though shorter than Victarion. His nose rose like a shark's fin from a bony face, and his eyes were iron.[5]
—thoughts of Victarion Greyjoy
References
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 19, Davos III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 56, The Iron Suitor.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, The Forsaken.