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==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Valyrian]]s sheep-herding folk of the Valyrian peninsula, discovered [[dragons]] lairing in the Fourteen Flames, leading to their rise to power. Later the Valyrians sent their [[slave]]s to mines in the Fourteen Flames, searching for gold among other things. Sometimes [[firewyrms]] were encountered in the shafts of the mines by the slaves, leaving only corpses.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 22|Chapter 22]], Arya</ref> | The [[Valyrian]]s sheep-herding folk of the Valyrian peninsula, discovered [[dragons]] lairing in the Fourteen Flames, leading to their rise to power. Later the Valyrians sent their [[slave]]s to mines in the Fourteen Flames, searching for gold among other things. Sometimes [[firewyrms]] were encountered in the shafts of the mines by the slaves, leaving only corpses.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 22|Chapter 22]], Arya</ref> | ||
+ | ==Quotes== | ||
+ | {{Quote| “Fourteen or fourteen thousand. What man dares count them? It is not wise for mortals to look too deeply at those fires, my friend. Those are the fires of god’s own wrath, and no human flame can match them. We are small creatures, men.” {{Ref|ADWD|33}}}} | ||
+ | [[Moqorro]], to [[Tyrion Lannister]], aboard the [[Selaesori Qhoran]] | ||
==References and Notes== | ==References and Notes== |
Revision as of 01:38, 12 April 2013
The Fourteen Flames is an immense chain of volcanoes extending across the neck of the Valyrian peninsula.
History
The Valyrians sheep-herding folk of the Valyrian peninsula, discovered dragons lairing in the Fourteen Flames, leading to their rise to power. Later the Valyrians sent their slaves to mines in the Fourteen Flames, searching for gold among other things. Sometimes firewyrms were encountered in the shafts of the mines by the slaves, leaving only corpses.[1]
Quotes
“Fourteen or fourteen thousand. What man dares count them? It is not wise for mortals to look too deeply at those fires, my friend. Those are the fires of god’s own wrath, and no human flame can match them. We are small creatures, men.” [2]
Moqorro, to Tyrion Lannister, aboard the Selaesori Qhoran
References and Notes
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 33, Tyrion VIII.