Stepstones
The Stepstones are a chain of islands in the narrow sea, to the East of Dorne. They are home to pirate dens.[1]
Two of the islands have been named. Bloodstone and Grey Gallows.[2]
History
According to legend, the Stepstones are a remnant of a land-bridge, known as the Arm of Dorne, linking Westeros and Essos together. More than ten thousand years ago the First Men used that land-bridge to cross into what is today known as Dorne to begin their invasion of Westeros. The greenseers of the children of the forest used magic to shatter the land-bridge into an archipelago named the Stepstones, located between the Broken Arm and the Disputed Lands.
Myr and Lys of the Free Cities have constantly engaged in wars over possession of the Stepstones. Several times in its history, the Seven Kingdoms has also fought for control of them. During the War of the Ninepenny Kings a battle was fought here ending the Blackfyre Pretenders' threat.
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Fighting has broken out in the Stepstones.[3]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Map of the Free Cities
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
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