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The '''Sunset Sea'''{{ref|AGOT|25}} or '''sunset sea'''{{ref|ASOS|14}} is a sea to the west of [[Westeros]]. It borders [[the Reach]], [[the Westerlands]], the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[Riverlands]], [[the North]], and the lands [[beyond the Wall]].
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The '''Sunset Sea'''{{ref|AGOT|25}} or '''sunset sea'''{{ref|ASOS|14}} is a sea to the west of [[Westeros]]. It borders the [[Reach]], the [[westerlands]], the [[Iron Islands]], the [[riverlands]], the [[north]], and the lands [[beyond the Wall]].
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The Sunset Sea is roamed by swordfish, seals, and whales, and [[Ironman's Bay]] and coastal regions are populated by various fish and shellfish.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The north of the sea contains [[kraken]]s, [[leviathan]]s, and possibly legendary [[sea dragon]]s.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}
  
 
==Geography==
 
==Geography==
 
[[File:World map Westeros.png|300px|thumb|The Sunset Sea is west of [[Westeros]] (red continent).]]
 
[[File:World map Westeros.png|300px|thumb|The Sunset Sea is west of [[Westeros]] (red continent).]]
In the south, the [[Redwyne Straits]] and the [[Arbor]] divide the Sunset Sea from the [[Summer Sea]] to the southeast. North of the Arbor is [[Whispering Sound]] with [[Oldtown]], [[Blackcrown]], and [[Three Towers]]. Farther north in [[the Reach]] along the Sunset Sea are [[Bandallon]], the [[Shield Islands]], and the mouth of the [[Mander]].  
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[[File:Sunset Sea.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The Sunset Sea by Trevor Cook © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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In the south, the [[Redwyne Straits]] and the [[Arbor]] divide the Sunset Sea from the [[Summer Sea]] to the southeast. North of the Arbor is [[Whispering Sound]] with [[Oldtown]], [[Blackcrown]], and [[Three Towers]]. Farther north in the [[Reach]] along the Sunset Sea are [[Bandallon]], the [[Shield Islands]], and the mouth of the [[Mander]].  
  
Settlements of the [[Westerlands]] located on the sea include [[Crakehall]], [[Lannisport]] and [[Casterly Rock]], [[Feastfires]], [[Kayce]], [[the Crag]], [[Banefort]], and [[Faircastle]] on [[Fair Isle]].
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The coastal [[Ocean Road]] connects the Reach to the [[westerlands]]. Settlements of the westerlands located on the sea include [[Crakehall]], [[Lannisport]] and [[Casterly Rock]], [[Feastfires]], [[Kayce]], the [[Crag]], [[Banefort]], and [[Faircastle]] on [[Fair Isle]].  
  
North of the Westerlands in the Sunset Sea are the [[Iron Islands]] and [[Ironman's Bay]], as well as [[Seagard]] and the [[Cape of Eagles]] in the [[Riverlands]].  
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North of the westerlands in the Sunset Sea are the [[Iron Islands]] and [[Ironman's Bay]], as well as [[Seagard]] and the [[Cape of Eagles]] in the [[riverlands]].  
  
North of the Iron Islands is a peninsula of [[the North]] which includes the [[Flint Cliffs]], [[Cape Kraken]], and [[Flint's Finger]]. The [[Fever River]] and the [[Saltspear]] flow into [[Blazewater Bay]]. North of the peninsula are the coastlines of the [[Rills]]  and the [[Stony Shore]]. Even further to the north are the [[Bay of Ice]] and the forests of [[Bear Island]], [[Sea Dragon Point]], and the [[wolfswood]]. The Sunset Sea continues north [[beyond the Wall]] along the [[Frozen Shore]].<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
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Beyond the Iron Islands is a peninsula of the [[north]] which includes the [[Flint Cliffs]], [[Cape Kraken]], and [[Flint's Finger]]. The [[Fever River]] and the [[Saltspear]] flow into [[Blazewater Bay]]. North of the peninsula are the coastlines of the [[Rills]]  and the [[Stony Shore]]. Even further to the north are the [[Bay of Ice]] and the forests of [[Bear Island]], [[Sea Dragon Point]], and the [[wolfswood]]. The Sunset Sea continues north [[beyond the Wall]] along the [[Frozen Shore]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}
  
The Sunset Sea west of the [[Lonely Light]] is unknown.<ref name=SSM>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1122/ Trade with Asshai]</ref>
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The Sunset Sea west of the [[Lonely Light]] is unknown<ref name=SSM>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1122/ Trade with Asshai], August 26, 2000</ref> other than [[Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya (islands)|Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya]], small islands two weeks southwest of Oldtown.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
[[Brandon Stark (Shipwright)|Brandon the Shipwright]], [[King in the North]], sailed across the Sunset Sea and was never heard from again. His son [[Brandon Stark (Burner)|Brandon the Burner]] destroyed the remaining northern fleet in his grief.{{ref|AGOT|66}}
 
  
During the reign of [[Qhored Hoare]], [[King of the Iron Islands]], the [[ironborn]] controlled the western shore of Westeros from the [[Arbor]] to [[Bear Island]], but his gains were gradually lost by his descendents.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] attempted to make the lands along the sea subject to the ironborn again, but was eventually defeated by [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|ADWD|63}}
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In ''[[Songs the Drowned Men Sing]]'', Maester [[Kirth]] suggested that the [[Seastone Chair]] was created by a people from west of the Sunset Sea,{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} and Archmaester [[Haereg]] proposed that the [[ironborn]] of the [[Iron Islands]] descend from these visitors.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
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The ironborn of antiquity used their longships to dominate the western coast of Westeros, initially raiding the [[First Men]] of the [[green lands]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} but eventually turning to conquest in the era of [[driftwood king]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} During the reign of [[Qhored Hoare]] the ironborn controlled the western shore of Westeros from the [[Arbor]] to [[Bear Island]], but his gains were gradually lost by his descendants.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The First Men of the continent eventually fought back with longships of their own and used stone fortifications to defend against the raiders,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} and skilled [[Andal invasion|Andal]] sailors accelerated the ironborn's fall.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}
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Thousands of years ago, [[Brandon Stark (Shipwright)|Brandon the Shipwright]], [[King in the North]], tried to sail across the Sunset Sea but was never heard from again. His son, [[Brandon Stark (Burner)|Brandon the Burner]], destroyed the northern shipyards in his grief.{{ref|AGOT|66}}{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Claiming the [[riverlands]], King [[Arlan III Durrandon]] extended the borders of the [[Kingdom of the Storm]] from the [[narrow sea]] in the east to the Sunset Sea in the west. However, his descendant, [[Arrec Durrandon|Arrec]], lost the riverlands to [[Harwyn Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
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[[Rhaenys Targaryen]] once considered flying atop [[Meraxes]] to see what was beyond the Sunset Sea,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} but she was killed during the [[First Dornish War]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}
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In {{date|56}} [[Elissa Farman]], Ser [[Eustace Hightower]], and Ser [[Norman Hightower]] sailed west from [[Oldtown]] to discover what is beyond the Sunset Sea.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} ''[[Autumn Moon]]'' sank during a storm, with some on Eustace's ''[[Lady Meredith]]'' claiming they saw a [[kraken]] attack Norman's ship. Elissa's ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' discovered the uninhabited islands Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya. While Eustace chose to return to Westeros, Elissa continued exploring west but was never seen again. Years later, [[Corlys Velaryon]] believed that he saw ''Sun Chaser'' in [[Asshai]].{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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Lord [[Alton Greyjoy]], known as the Holy Fool, attempted to conquer lands beyond the [[Lonely Light]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]], the Red Kraken, ruled much of the Sunset Sea during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] until his murder at [[Fair Isle]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] also attempted to make the lands along the sea subject to the ironborn again, but was eventually defeated by [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|ADWD|63}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The [[ironborn]] of the [[Iron Islands]] invade [[the North]] by attacking the [[Stony Shore]], the [[Fever River]], and [[Battle of Deepwood Motte|Deepwood Motte]] near the [[Bay of Ice]].
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[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Longship Raider.jpg|thumb|Longship Raider by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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The [[ironborn]] of the [[Iron Islands]] invade the [[north]] by attacking the [[harrying of the Stony Shore|Stony Shore]], the [[Fever River]], and [[taking of Deepwood Motte|Deepwood Motte]] near the [[Bay of Ice]].
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
During the [[kingsmoot]], Lord [[Gylbert Farwynd]] puts his name forth for [[King of the Iron Islands]], supported by three champions who are his sons. He promises to lead the ironborn to lands beyond the Sunset Sea where every man would be a king, but his claims are quickly dismissed.{{ref|AFFC|19}}
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During the [[kingsmoot]], [[Gylbert Farwynd]], Lord of the [[Lonely Light]], puts his name forth for [[King of the Iron Islands]], supported by three champions who are his sons. He promises to lead the ironborn to lands beyond the Sunset Sea where every man would be a king, but his claims are quickly dismissed.{{ref|AFFC|19}}
  
The ironborn under King [[Euron Greyjoy]] attack the [[Battle of the Shield Islands|Shield Islands]] and the [[Arbor]].
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The ironborn under [[Euron Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]], attack the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] and the [[invasion of the Arbor|Arbor]].{{ref|AFFC|29}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|No one has ever crossed the Sunset Sea to learn what lies on the other side.<ref name=SSM/>}} - [[George R. R. Martin]]
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{{Quote|No one has ever crossed the Sunset Sea to learn what lies on the other side.<ref name=SSM/>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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{{quote|The sea meant freedom to the [[ironborn|men of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|ACOK|11}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}
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Revision as of 16:36, 18 June 2019

The Ocean Road by Aurore Folny © Fantasy Flight Games

The Sunset Sea[1] or sunset sea[2] is a sea to the west of Westeros. It borders the Reach, the westerlands, the Iron Islands, the riverlands, the north, and the lands beyond the Wall.

The Sunset Sea is roamed by swordfish, seals, and whales, and Ironman's Bay and coastal regions are populated by various fish and shellfish.[3] The north of the sea contains krakens, leviathans, and possibly legendary sea dragons.[4][5]

Geography

The Sunset Sea is west of Westeros (red continent).
The Sunset Sea by Trevor Cook © Fantasy Flight Games

In the south, the Redwyne Straits and the Arbor divide the Sunset Sea from the Summer Sea to the southeast. North of the Arbor is Whispering Sound with Oldtown, Blackcrown, and Three Towers. Farther north in the Reach along the Sunset Sea are Bandallon, the Shield Islands, and the mouth of the Mander.

The coastal Ocean Road connects the Reach to the westerlands. Settlements of the westerlands located on the sea include Crakehall, Lannisport and Casterly Rock, Feastfires, Kayce, the Crag, Banefort, and Faircastle on Fair Isle.

North of the westerlands in the Sunset Sea are the Iron Islands and Ironman's Bay, as well as Seagard and the Cape of Eagles in the riverlands.

Beyond the Iron Islands is a peninsula of the north which includes the Flint Cliffs, Cape Kraken, and Flint's Finger. The Fever River and the Saltspear flow into Blazewater Bay. North of the peninsula are the coastlines of the Rills and the Stony Shore. Even further to the north are the Bay of Ice and the forests of Bear Island, Sea Dragon Point, and the wolfswood. The Sunset Sea continues north beyond the Wall along the Frozen Shore.[6]

The Sunset Sea west of the Lonely Light is unknown[7] other than Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya, small islands two weeks southwest of Oldtown.[8]

History

In Songs the Drowned Men Sing, Maester Kirth suggested that the Seastone Chair was created by a people from west of the Sunset Sea,[9] and Archmaester Haereg proposed that the ironborn of the Iron Islands descend from these visitors.[3]

The ironborn of antiquity used their longships to dominate the western coast of Westeros, initially raiding the First Men of the green lands[3] but eventually turning to conquest in the era of driftwood kings.[5] During the reign of Qhored Hoare the ironborn controlled the western shore of Westeros from the Arbor to Bear Island, but his gains were gradually lost by his descendants.[10] The First Men of the continent eventually fought back with longships of their own and used stone fortifications to defend against the raiders,[5] and skilled Andal sailors accelerated the ironborn's fall.[11]

Thousands of years ago, Brandon the Shipwright, King in the North, tried to sail across the Sunset Sea but was never heard from again. His son, Brandon the Burner, destroyed the northern shipyards in his grief.[12][4]

Claiming the riverlands, King Arlan III Durrandon extended the borders of the Kingdom of the Storm from the narrow sea in the east to the Sunset Sea in the west. However, his descendant, Arrec, lost the riverlands to Harwyn Hoare, King of the Isles and the Rivers.[13]

Rhaenys Targaryen once considered flying atop Meraxes to see what was beyond the Sunset Sea,[14] but she was killed during the First Dornish War.[15]

In 56 AC Elissa Farman, Ser Eustace Hightower, and Ser Norman Hightower sailed west from Oldtown to discover what is beyond the Sunset Sea.[4] Autumn Moon sank during a storm, with some on Eustace's Lady Meredith claiming they saw a kraken attack Norman's ship. Elissa's Sun Chaser discovered the uninhabited islands Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya. While Eustace chose to return to Westeros, Elissa continued exploring west but was never seen again. Years later, Corlys Velaryon believed that he saw Sun Chaser in Asshai.[8]

Lord Alton Greyjoy, known as the Holy Fool, attempted to conquer lands beyond the Lonely Light.[16] Lord Dalton Greyjoy, the Red Kraken, ruled much of the Sunset Sea during the Dance of the Dragons until his murder at Fair Isle.[17] Lord Dagon Greyjoy also attempted to make the lands along the sea subject to the ironborn again, but was eventually defeated by House Targaryen.[18]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Longship Raider by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games

The ironborn of the Iron Islands invade the north by attacking the Stony Shore, the Fever River, and Deepwood Motte near the Bay of Ice.

A Feast for Crows

During the kingsmoot, Gylbert Farwynd, Lord of the Lonely Light, puts his name forth for King of the Iron Islands, supported by three champions who are his sons. He promises to lead the ironborn to lands beyond the Sunset Sea where every man would be a king, but his claims are quickly dismissed.[19]

The ironborn under Euron Greyjoy, King of the Isles and the North, attack the Shield Islands and the Arbor.[20]

Quotes

No one has ever crossed the Sunset Sea to learn what lies on the other side.[7]

The sea meant freedom to the men of the Iron Islands.[21]

—thoughts of Theon Greyjoy

References

  1. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 25, Eddard V.
  2. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns.
  6. The Lands of Ice and Fire.
  7. 7.0 7.1 So Spake Martin: Trade with Asshai, August 26, 2000
  8. 8.0 8.1 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  9. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
  10. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  11. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings.
  12. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
  13. The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands.
  14. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  15. The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons.
  16. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New.
  17. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken.
  18. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 63, Victarion I.
  19. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
  20. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
  21. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.