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The '''Grey Waste''' is a desert region in far eastern [[Essos]].
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The '''Grey Waste''' is a vast desert in the [[Further East]] of [[Essos]].{{ref|AWOIAF|The Grey Waste}}
  
 
==Geography==
 
==Geography==
The Grey Waste appears to be an expansive, cold desert in far eastern [[Essos]].{{ref|awoiaf}} It is located south of [[Mossovy]], between the [[Cannibal Sands]]. Southwest of the area is the city of [[K'Dath]]. In the map collection ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'', the Grey Waste is a greyish color, in contrast to the yellow deserts of the Cannibal Sands.{{ref|tloiaf}}
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The Grey Waste is a freezing desert in far eastern [[Essos]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}} It is located south of [[Mossovy]], between the [[Cannibal Sands]]. Southwest of the area is the city of [[K'Dath]].{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Raiders out of the Grey Waste frequently attack the [[Five Forts]], which separates the wastes from [[Yi Ti]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Yi Ti}}
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Raiders out of the Grey Waste frequently attack the [[Five Forts]], which defend [[Yi Ti]] from the desert.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
  
==Behind the Scenes== 
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Upon revealing to [[Alyssa Velaryon]] and [[Rogar Baratheon]] that she had wed her brother, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], in {{date|49}}, [[Alysanne Targaryen]] remarked that even if she was sent to the ends of the earth and forced to marry "the King of [[Mossovy]] or the Lord of the Grey Waste", she would still find her way back to her new husband.{{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
The Grey Waste has not yet been mentioned in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', only appearing in the map collection ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 18 July 2019

The Grey Waste is a vast desert in the Further East of Essos.[1]

Geography

The Grey Waste is a freezing desert in far eastern Essos.[2] It is located south of Mossovy, between the Cannibal Sands. Southwest of the area is the city of K'Dath.[3]

History

Raiders out of the Grey Waste frequently attack the Five Forts, which defend Yi Ti from the desert.[2]

Upon revealing to Alyssa Velaryon and Rogar Baratheon that she had wed her brother, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, in 49 AC, Alysanne Targaryen remarked that even if she was sent to the ends of the earth and forced to marry "the King of Mossovy or the Lord of the Grey Waste", she would still find her way back to her new husband.[4]

References

  1. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, The Grey Waste.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti.
  3. The Lands of Ice and Fire, The Known World.
  4. Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.