| Starfall | |
|---|---|
| Castle | |
 Starfall, by Eddie Mendoza for the A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar © Bantam Books | |
| Location | Westeros, Dorne |
| Government | House Dayne |
| Ruler | Lord Edric Dayne |
| Religion | Faith of the Seven |
| Named for | A falling star |
| Notable places | Palestone Sword |
Starfall is the ancestral castle of House Dayne in Dorne.[1]
Layout
[edit]- See also: Images of Starfall
Starfall is located in the western Red Mountains[2] on an island in the Torentine where it pours into the Summer Sea.[3] The castle includes a tower called the Palestone Sword.[4]
Northeast of Starfall is High Hermitage,[5] the seat of a lesser branch of House Dayne.[6][7]
History
[edit]Older History
[edit]According to legend, Starfall was built where the first Dayne found a magic stone after he followed the path of a shooting star. The Daynes grew in power to become the Kings of the Torrentine and one of the strongest houses of Dorne.[8]
The Daynes submitted to House Nymeros Martell during Nymeria's War.[9]
Targaryen Era
[edit]After Ser Joffrey Dayne attacked Oldtown during the First Dornish War, Queen Visenya Targaryen burned Starfall with her dragon, Vhagar.[10][11]
Prince Oberyn Martell and Princess Elia Martell visited Starfall on their way to Casterly Rock where their mother was to broker their marriage to the Lannister twins, Cersei and Jaime.[12]
In the aftermath of Robert's Rebellion, Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, perished at the tower of joy. When Lord Eddard Stark returned Arthur's sword, the ancestral blade Dawn, to Starfall, Arthur's sister Ashara threw herself from the Palestone Sword.[1]
Behind the Scenes
[edit]Starfall is the subject of the cover of the 2025 A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Starfall.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Map of the South
- ↑ So Spake Martin: US Signing Tour (Denver, CO), November 22, 2005
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Kingdoms of the First Men.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Ten Thousand Ships.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 70, Tyrion X.