Editing Ulthos

[[File:Locator map Ulthos in Known world.svg|thumb|400px|Location of Ulthos in the [[known world]]]]

'''Ulthos''' is a landmass in the far east of the [[known world]]. 

==Geography==
Ulthos lies south of [[Asshai]] and the [[Shadow Lands]] of eastern [[Essos]], with the [[Saffron Straits]] separating the landmasses. Several isles, including [[Ulos]], are situated in these straits.{{Ref|TLOIAF|The East}} [[Sothoryos]] is west of Ulthos across the [[Jade Sea]].{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}}

Little is known about Ulthos,{{Ref|TWOIAF|Other Lands}} with some considering it a continent like [[Westeros]] and others reporting it to be a large island.{{ref|AWOIAF|Ulthos}} According to cartographer Jonathan Roberts, illustrator of ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'', Ulthos has a purple-black jungle.<ref>Fantastic Maps: [http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2013/03/the-east/ The East] (March 22, 2013)</ref> An unnamed river with at least one tributary runs through the jungle of northwestern Ulthos.{{Ref|TLOIAF|The East}}

==History==
Merchants have dreamed of reaching Ulthos and [[Asshai]] by sailing west from [[Westeros]]. [[Elissa Farman]] believed there were other lands and seas located between Westeros and the far eastern shores of Ulthos and [[Essos]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Sadly, the [[Citadel]]'s knowledge grows thinner the farther we travel from the lands that the men of the east call the [[Sunset Kingdoms]], for congress with the more distant realms of [[Essos]] has ever been sparse. We know even less about the southern reaches of [[Sothoryos]] and far Ulthos, and nothing at all about whatever lands may lie beyond the [[Last Light]] and across the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Other Lands}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], the ambiguity over whether Ulthos is a separate continent or a big island off [[Essos]] highlights how people from [[Westeros]] do not know much about the [[Further East]].<ref>Vulture: [https://www.vulture.com/2014/11/george-rr-martin-new-book.html George R.R. Martin on What Not to Believe in Game of Thrones] (November 6, 2014)</ref> Ulthos might be a reference to ''[[w:Thule|Ultima Thule]]'', a name used on ancient and medieval maps to signify barely-known lands at the edge of charts. ''Ultima Thule'' is Latin for "Farthest Thule", and Ulthos is the farthest land that is known to people of Westeros.

==References==
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