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*Pirates still make their dens upon the [[Stepstones]] and venture forth to prey on honest men. | *Pirates still make their dens upon the [[Stepstones]] and venture forth to prey on honest men. | ||
− | *[[Cinnamon Wind]] is attacked by pirates off the [[Stepstones]]. | + | *[[Cinnamon Wind]] is attacked by pirates off the [[Stepstones]]. <ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 35|Chapter 35]], Samwell</ref> |
*[[Stannis Baratheon]] hired [[Salladhor Saan]], a [[Lys]]ene pirate, known as Prince of the [[Narrow Sea]] to provide him with more ships to aid in his battle for the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|acok|prologue}} | *[[Stannis Baratheon]] hired [[Salladhor Saan]], a [[Lys]]ene pirate, known as Prince of the [[Narrow Sea]] to provide him with more ships to aid in his battle for the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|acok|prologue}} | ||
*When [[Quentyn Martell]] was sailing incognito on the [[Meadowlark]] pirates came aboard the when the boat was anchored off the coast of the [[Disputed Lands]]; the crew beat them off at the cost of twelve lives.{{ref|adwd|6}} | *When [[Quentyn Martell]] was sailing incognito on the [[Meadowlark]] pirates came aboard the when the boat was anchored off the coast of the [[Disputed Lands]]; the crew beat them off at the cost of twelve lives.{{ref|adwd|6}} |
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Pirates or corsairs commit acts of robbery or criminal violence at sea, on a shore or in other major bodies of water, such as the river pirates on River Rhoyne.
Pirates in a Song of Ice and Fire
- Pirates still make their dens upon the Stepstones and venture forth to prey on honest men.
- Cinnamon Wind is attacked by pirates off the Stepstones. [1]
- Stannis Baratheon hired Salladhor Saan, a Lysene pirate, known as Prince of the Narrow Sea to provide him with more ships to aid in his battle for the Iron Throne.[2]
- When Quentyn Martell was sailing incognito on the Meadowlark pirates came aboard the when the boat was anchored off the coast of the Disputed Lands; the crew beat them off at the cost of twelve lives.[3]
- When Aurane Waters flees with the royal fleet after the arrest of Queen Cersei; Grand Maester Pycelle believes that he is sailing to the Stepstones, to set himself up as a pirate.[4]
- The ancestor of House Borrell of Sweetsister were pirate kings until the Starks came down on them with fire and sword.[5]
- There are pirates on Dagger Lake, it is full of islands where pirates lurk in hidden caves and secret strongholds. Urho the Unwashed is the worst of them; his stench is enough to kill a man. The Lady Korra on Hag’s Teeth is called Korra the Cruel. Her ship is supposedly crewed by beautiful young maids who geld every man they capture.[6]
- Pirates are thickest on the stretch of river between Ar Noy and the Sorrows, the Qohorik rule the river, and below the Sorrows the galleys of Volantis hold sway, but neither city claims the waters in between, so the pirates have made it their own.[6]
- Three days before Daenerys Targaryen went to inspect Unsullied a corsair king who wanted a hundred was shown the same Unsullied presented to her.
- Pirates will not sail into the Sorrows.[6]
- The Braavosi innkeeper Pynto was formerly a a pirate.[7]
- Bellegere Otherys the first Black Perl of Braavos and fourth mistress of Aegon IV's mistresses was a pirate queen.[8]
- The Basilisk Isles off Sothoryos is a base for corsairs who raid shipping in the Sunset Sea for captives to sell as slaves in Meereen ,Yunkai. and Astapor.[9]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 35, Samwell
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 6, The Merchant's Man.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 9, Davos I.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 45, The Blind Girl.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 34, Cat of the Canals
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 16, Daenerys III.