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===Ancient History=== [[File:TrevorCooknARROWsEA.jpg|thumb|400px|Cliffs along the narrow sea by Trevor Cook Β© Fantasy Flight Games]] The [[First Men]] of antiquity crossed the [[Arm of Dorne]] from [[Essos]] to [[Westeros]]. According to legend, however, the [[hammer of the waters]] shattered the land bridge and created the [[Stepstones]] between the narrow sea and the [[Summer Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Breaking}} During the [[coming of the Andals]], longships crossed the narrow sea from [[Andalos]] to the east coast of Westeros.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} When [[Andals]] attacked the [[north]], King [[Theon Stark]] retaliated by raiding the coast of Andalos.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The [[Wolf's Den]] was built to protect the [[White Knife]] from raiders from the east.{{ref|AGOT|66}} After conquering the [[Old Empire of Ghis]], the [[Valyrian Freehold]] expanded west and established several colonies, which are now called the [[Free Cities]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Valyria's Children}} These included [[Pentos]] and [[Myr]] along the narrow sea and [[Tyrosh]], which was founded to control trade in the Stepstones.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Refugees from Valyrian [[slavery]] founded [[Braavos]] where the narrow sea meets the [[Shivering Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Braavos}} Princess [[Nymeria]] led [[ten thousand ships]] of the [[Rhoynar]] across the narrow sea to [[Dorne]] after the Valyrians defeated them in the [[Rhoynish Wars]].{{ref|AGOT|7}}{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}
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