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− | The '''Shadow Lands''' is a mysterious, mountainous area in far eastern [[Essos]]. The city of [[Asshai]] is located at the southwestern tip of the Shadow Lands. To the north and northeast the Shadow Lands meets the [[Mountains of the Morn]]. | + | The '''Shadow Lands''' is a mysterious, mountainous area in far eastern [[Essos]]. The city of [[Asshai]] is located at the southwestern tip of the Shadow Lands. To the north and northeast the Shadow Lands meets the [[Mountains of the Morn]].{{ref|TLOIAF| The East}} [[Leng]] and the [[Manticore Isles]] in the [[Jade Sea]] are to the west and the [[Saffron Straits]] are to the south. |
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+ | [[Ghost grass]] grows throughout the Shadow Lands.{{ref|AGOT|11}} It is said that demons and [[dragon]]s are among the creatures dwelling in cliff caves. The ruined corpse city of [[Stygai]], which even [[shadowbinder]]s fear, lies at the heart of the Shadow.{{ref|TWOIAF| Asshai-by-the-Shadow}} | ||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ||
− | [[Illyrio Mopatis]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that the three [[dragon egg]]s he gifted her with as a wedding gift come from the Shadow Lands beyond [[Asshai]]. Illyrio may have procured them from the Shadow Lands himself, but he does not tell Daenerys exactly how he went about obtaining them. Daenerys recalls hearing that the first dragons had come from the east, from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai and the islands of the [[Jade Sea]]. {{Ref|aGoT|23}} | + | [[Illyrio Mopatis]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that the three [[dragon egg]]s he gifted her with as a wedding gift come from the Shadow Lands beyond [[Asshai]]. Illyrio may have procured them from the Shadow Lands himself, but he does not tell Daenerys exactly how he went about obtaining them. Daenerys recalls hearing that the first dragons had come from the east, from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai and the islands of the [[Jade Sea]].{{Ref|aGoT|23}} |
After entering [[Vaes Dothrak]] Daenerys rides [[her silver]] past plundered goods. Some of the statues she sees are so misshapen and terrible that she can scarcely bear to look at them. Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells her that they have likely come from the Shadow Lands beyond [[Asshai]].{{Ref|aGoT|36}} | After entering [[Vaes Dothrak]] Daenerys rides [[her silver]] past plundered goods. Some of the statues she sees are so misshapen and terrible that she can scarcely bear to look at them. Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells her that they have likely come from the Shadow Lands beyond [[Asshai]].{{Ref|aGoT|36}} | ||
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{{Regions}} | {{Regions}} | ||
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[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
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[[es:Tierras Sombrías]] | [[es:Tierras Sombrías]] | ||
[[fa:سرزمین های سایه]] | [[fa:سرزمین های سایه]] |
Revision as of 20:40, 6 December 2014
The Shadow Lands is a mysterious, mountainous area in far eastern Essos. The city of Asshai is located at the southwestern tip of the Shadow Lands. To the north and northeast the Shadow Lands meets the Mountains of the Morn.[1] Leng and the Manticore Isles in the Jade Sea are to the west and the Saffron Straits are to the south.
Ghost grass grows throughout the Shadow Lands.[2] It is said that demons and dragons are among the creatures dwelling in cliff caves. The ruined corpse city of Stygai, which even shadowbinders fear, lies at the heart of the Shadow.[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Illyrio Mopatis tells Daenerys Targaryen that the three dragon eggs he gifted her with as a wedding gift come from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai. Illyrio may have procured them from the Shadow Lands himself, but he does not tell Daenerys exactly how he went about obtaining them. Daenerys recalls hearing that the first dragons had come from the east, from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai and the islands of the Jade Sea.[4]
After entering Vaes Dothrak Daenerys rides her silver past plundered goods. Some of the statues she sees are so misshapen and terrible that she can scarcely bear to look at them. Ser Jorah Mormont tells her that they have likely come from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai.[5]
References and Notes
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, The East.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Asshai-by-the-Shadow.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 23, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
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