Bone Mountains
The Bone Mountains, commonly called the Bones, are a colossal Essosi mountain range.[1][2] They stretch longitudinally across part of the continent of Essos, beginning at the southern coast east of Qarth. The Bones north of the Steel Road are known by the Dothraki as the Krazaaj Zasqa.[3] The Dothraki sea and the red waste lie to the west of the Bone Mountains while the Great Sand Sea, the plains of the Jogos Nhai, and Yi Ti lie to the east. The Patrimony of Hyrkoon once flourished east of the mountain range.[4]
The mountains are a natural land barrier between the western part of Essos known to the Westerosi and the exotic, mysterious eastern side of the continent.
Routes
Three routes go through the Bone Mountains:
- The Steel Road - the most northerly route, cuts between the the Krazaaj Zasqa and the rest of the Bones to lead to Kayakayanaya, then skirts around the top of the Great Sand Sea and south to Trader Town.
- The Stone Road - the mid-route from Vaes Jini to Samyriana.
- The Sand Road - the southerly route, begins at Qarth, heads far north and cuts through the Bone Mountains from the red waste.
The only routes past Qarth mentioned in A Song of Ice and Fire thus far have been the shipping routes to the Jade Sea. The three aforesaid overland routes have not yet been mentioned.
Behind the scenes
The Bone Mountains have not yet been mentioned in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, only appearing in The Lands of Ice and Fire and A World of Ice and Fire.
References and Notes
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "The Dothraki Sea", The Lands of Ice and Fire
- ↑ A World of Ice and Fire