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The '''Shivering Sea''' is a frigid sea north of [[Essos]]. It is bounded to the west by northeastern [[Westeros]], to the south by the [[narrow sea]] and northern Essos, to the north by a vast frozen wilderness called the [[White Waste]], and to the east by lands and seas unknown,{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}} perhaps the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}

==Geography==
Sources conflict regarding the boundaries of the [[narrow sea]] and the Shivering Sea. A semi-canon source states the western Shivering Sea begins north of the [[Wall]],{{ref|AWOIAF|Shivering Sea}} and ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' has [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] reporting of storms upon the narrow sea.{{ref|ADWD|10}} A semi-canon source also states that [[Widow's Watch]] is along the narrow sea.{{ref|AWOIAF|Widow's Watch}} Maester [[Yandel]], however, writes that [[Skagos]] and the [[Grey Cliffs]], regions of the [[north]] within the [[Seven Kingdoms]], are found along the Shivering Sea.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}} ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'' depicts the eastern coast of the north, including as far south as Widow's Watch, as being along the Shivering Sea, with the narrow sea beginning further south between the [[Vale of Arryn]] and the [[Braavosian Coastland]].{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}} The Shivering Sea extends north along the lands [[beyond the Wall]],{{ref|TLOIAF|Beyond the Wall}} including [[Hardhome]].{{ref|ADWD|39}}

[[Braavos]] is located in a lagoon in northwestern [[Essos]] where the Shivering Sea meets the narrow sea.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Braavos}} East of Braavos are the islands of [[Lorath]] and [[Lorath Bay]]. Further east is the [[Axe]] and the oft-disputed [[Bitterweed Bay]].{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}}

Next along the Shivering Sea are the delta of the [[Sarne]], the [[Kingdom of Omber]], and the [[Bay of Tusks]]. East of the latter bay is the forested [[Kingdom of the Ifequevron]], north of which are the islands of [[Ibben]].{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}}

The [[Realm of Jhogwin]] lies between the Shivering Sea and the [[Krazaaj Zasqa]]. Even further east are [[Leviathan Sound]], the [[Thousand Islands]], [[N'Ghai]], and forested [[Mossovy]].{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}} It is unknown how far east the sea extends beyond Mossovy.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}

==Wildlife==
The waters of the Shivering Sea teem with life. Hundreds of varieties of fish swim through its depths, including [[salmon]], wolf fish, sand lances, grey skates, [[lamprey]]s and other [[eel]]s, [[whitefish]], char, [[shark]], [[herring]], [[mackerel]], and [[cod]]. [[Crab]]s and [[lobster]]s are found everywhere along its shores. [[Seal]]s, narwhals, [[walrus]]es, and [[sea lion]]s have their [[rookeries]] and breeding grounds on and around the countless rocky islands and sea stacks.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}} Colonies of seals and [[sea cow]]s live near [[Hardhome]].{{ref|ADWD|39}} The sea is also home to many [[whale]]s, including grey whales, white whales, humpbacks, spotted whales, and [[leviathan]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}} 

The westernmost reaches of the Shivering Sea, from [[Skagos]] and the [[Grey Cliffs]] to the delta of the [[Sarne]], are the richest fishing grounds in the [[known world]]. This area is controlled by [[Braavos]]i ships, and sailors from as far as the [[Three Sisters]] to the west and [[Morosh]] to the east come here to fish the abundant cod and herring.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}

==Tales and myths==
[[File:PPTitan of Braavos.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Titan of Braavos]], by Paolo Puggioni ©]]
There are several tales about the Shivering Sea, including queer lights shimmering in the sky, where the [[demon]] mother of the [[ice giants]] dances eternally through the night, seeking to lure men northward to their dooms. Tales also mention [[Cannibal Bay]], where ships enter only to find themselves trapped forever when the sea freezes behind them.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}

Other stories mention pale blue mists moving across the waters, so cold they freeze any ship they pass over. Drowned spirits are said to rise at night to drag the living down into the depths. [[Mermaids]] of the Shivering Sea are described as having pale flesh and black-scaled tails, and they are considered far more malign than their sisters to the south.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}

Another myth speaks of [[ice dragons]], far larger than the [[dragons]] of [[Valyria]], said to be made of living ice, with eyes of pale blue crystal, vast translucent wings, and breath of cold.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}

==History==
[[Pirates]] from the [[Three Sisters]] once raided the [[Bite]], the [[narrow sea]], and as far as the Shivering Sea. This reaving by the [[Sistermen]] eventually led to an invasion of their islands by the [[Kings of Winter]], which was then followed by the [[War Across the Water]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

The destruction of [[Hardhome]] led to ashes raining down on the [[haunted forest]] and the Shivering Sea alike for almost half a year.{{ref|ADWD|39}}

A young [[Corlys Velaryon]] sailed on his ''[[Ice Wolf]]'' to [[Braavos]], [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], [[Hardhome]], and then [[Lorath]] and the [[Port of Ibben]] in the Shivering Sea.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was the first [[Westeros]]i to explore the Shivering Sea as far as the [[Thousand Islands]],{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}} doing so on the third of his great voyages on ''[[Sea Snake]]''.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} [[Bryan of Oldtown]] later sailed ''[[Spearshaker]]'' in the Shivering Sea.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}

[[Roro Uhoris]] sailed [[beyond the Wall]] on ''[[Cobblecat]]'' and traded with [[free folk]] in numerous coves along the Shivering Sea. When he returned south, he was executed at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] by the [[Night's Watch]] for having traded weapons to wildlings.{{ref|ASOS|54}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|The true extent of this vast, chilly, inhospitable ocean may never be known, for no man of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] has ever sailed farther east than the [[Thousand Islands]], whilst those who venture too far north encounter howling winds, frozen seas, and mountains of ice that can crush even the strongest ship. Beyond them, sailors tell us, blizzards rage eternally and the very mountains themselves scream like madmen in the night.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|[[Roro Uhoris|Roro]] had sailed past [[Skagos]] into the Shivering Sea, visiting a hundred little coves that had never seen a trading ship before.{{ref|ASOS|54}}|thoughts of [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

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