The Flatlands is part of southern Andalos in western Essos.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Flatlands are bordered by the upper reaches of the Rhoyne to the east, the Velvet Hills to the north, and the Golden Fields to the southeast. A Valyrian road runs through the Flatlands from the Free City of Pentos to Ghoyan Drohe.
The Flatlands is a fertile area of open fields and plains, located around Pentos and responsible for feeding it.[2] Tillers and toilers who are bound to the land dwell in the Flatlands, while many magisters and nobles of the cities have estates on the Flatlands.[2] Illyrio Mopatis owns some orchards, farms and mines in the Flatlands, though he seldom visits them.[1]
The Dothraki can easily access and ride through the Flatlands, so Pentoshi magisters, like nobles of the other Free Cities,[3] pay them heavy tribute so as to ensure they do not loot or sack any of the estates or villages in the area.
History
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The Flatlands used to be part of the southern marches of Andalos, the kingdom of the Andals, before their migration to Westeros several millennia ago.[1]
Recent Events
[edit]A Game of Thrones
[edit]Daenerys Targaryen travels with Khal Drogo's khalasar through the Flatlands to Ghoyan Drohe.[4]
A Dance with Dragons
[edit]Tyrion Lannister and Illyrio Mopatis travel through the Flatlands en route to Ghoyan Drohe.[1]
Quotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 HBO viewers guide, season 1 map, Braavos entry
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Daenerys Targaryen's route on the Journeys map.