Whispering Sound
Whispering Sound is a large bay that lies on the southwestern coast of the Reach. West of the sound is the Sunset Sea, and to the south are the Redwyne Straits and then the Summer Sea.[1]
Contents
Geography
The Honeywine empties into Whispering Sound at Oldtown,[2][3] while Blackcrown and Three Towers sit along its northern and southern shores, respectively.[4] The great beacon atop the Hightower guides ships safely into Oldtown's harbor,[5] where a great statue of Lymond Hightower gazes off down Whispering Sound.[3]
History
Ancient History
The oldest runic records of the First Men, as well as records from maesters that claim to have lived among the children of the forest, confirm men have lived at the mouth of the Honeywine since the Dawn Age. Maester Jellicoe suggested the settlement at Whispering Sound began as a trading post where ships from Valyria, Old Ghis, and the Summer Isles could resupply and trade with so-called "elder races".[3]
Recent History
The Velaryon fleet lingered in Whispering Sound when its commander, Lord Alyn Velaryon, waited for the promised reinforcement from the Redwyne fleet for his expedition to the Iron Islands to deal with the Red Kraken.[5]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
With the destruction of the small fleet that House Redwyne keeps to defend the Arbor, the ironborn are able to send their longships into Whispering Sound and threaten Oldtown.[6] The Cinnamon Wind fights off ironborn raiders as it sails along Whispering Sound towards Oldtown before being inspected by the crew of the Huntress.[7]
Quotes
A great statue of Lymond Hightower stands overlooking Oldtown's harbor to this day, gazing off down Whispering Sound.[3]
—writings of Yandel
References
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, The Known World.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Prologue.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Oldtown.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 36, Cersei VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.