Editing Sea of Dorne

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The '''Sea of Dorne'''{{ref|AFFC|40}}  or '''sea of Dorne'''{{ref|AGOT|66}} is a large sea along the southeastern coast of [[Westeros]]. It is bordered to the north by [[Cape Wrath]] in the [[stormlands]], to the west and south by [[Dorne]], and to the east by the [[narrow sea]].<ref>''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[A Game of Thrones-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> The rivers [[Wyl (river)|Wyl]] and [[Slayne]] flow into the sea,{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} which has deep blue waters.<ref name=TWOW1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref> Another river whose name is unknown enters the Sea of Dorne near [[Yronwood]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

==Settlements==
[[Ghost Hill]] and the [[Tor]] are prominent [[Dorne|Dornish]] castles on the southern shore of the sea, while [[Wyl (castle)|Wyl]] and [[Yronwood]] are situated on the western shore along the [[Red Mountains]]. Located on the northern coast in the [[stormlands]] is the castle of [[Stonehelm]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} [[Cape Wrath]] also has towns like the [[Weeping Town]] and fishing villages.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

Within the sea sits an old castle on a rock, [[Ghaston Grey]], which is used as a prison for criminals by [[House Martell]].{{ref|AFFC|40}} 

==History==
===Ancient History===
Some [[maesters]], such as [[Cassander]], believe the Sea of Dorne was once a smaller inland sea separated from the [[narrow sea]] by salt marshes, and that the narrow sea eventually flooded into this once-freshwater sea through the [[Song of the Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Breaking}}

The [[Storm King]]s of old sometimes kept war fleets at the towns and village situated on the northern shore of the sea.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

===Dornish Wars===
During the [[First Dornish War]], a pirate king from the [[Stepstones]] transported [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] raiders across the sea to attack [[Cape Wrath]] and the [[rainwood]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragons - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his sons, Princes [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]] and [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]], used their [[dragon]]s to destroy the fleet of [[Morion Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], as it crossed the Sea of Dorne in the [[Fourth Dornish War]].{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Recent Events==
===''The Winds of Winter''===
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Princess [[Arianne Martell]] sails across the Sea of Dorne from [[Ghost Hill]]<ref name=TWOW1/> to the [[Weeping Town]] aboard the ''[[Peregrine]]''.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne II (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne II]]</ref> It is reported that strange sails have been seen entering the sea and landing on [[Cape Wrath]].<ref name=TWOW1/>

==References==
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