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'''Tyrosh''' is a harbor city and one of the [[Free Cities]]. It sits on an island to the north of the [[Stepstones]], just off the coast of the [[Disputed Lands]] of [[Essos]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref> The ruler of Tyrosh is called the [[Archon]].{{Ref|aGoT|3}} He is chosen from among the members of a convlace of the wealthiest and noblest of the city.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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'''Tyrosh''' is a harbor city and one of the [[Free Cities]]. It sits on an island to the north of the [[Stepstones]], just off the coast of the [[Disputed Lands]] of [[Essos]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref>
  
 
==City==
 
==City==
Tyrosh is a fortress city, protected by high walls, located on the northernmost and eastermost of the [[Stepstones]]. It originally began as a military outpost for Old [[Valyria]], to control shipping that passed through the [[Stepstones]]. Its inner walls are fused black dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Tyrosh is far larger than the shadow ciy of [[Sunspear]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}}
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===Location and Layout===
Tyrosh has a large fleet.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} At the mouth of its harbor lies the Bleeding Tower.{{ref|AFFC|35}} In the city lies a fountain called the [[Fountain of the Drunken God]]. There is no established faith in Tyrosh. Temples and shrines in honor of many different gods line the streets and waterfronts of the city.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} One of such temples is the temple in honor of the god Trios, called the [[Temple of Trios]], with a big statue of the three-headed [[Trios]] beside the temple's doors.{{Ref|ADWD|33}} [[R'hllor]] is worshipped in Tyrosh as well.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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[[File:Coin of Tyrosh.png|thumb|right|A [[coin]] of Tyrosh, as depicted by Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
  
Slaves outnumber the freeborn three to one.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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Tyrosh, a fortress city protected by high walls, is located on the northernmost and easternmost of the [[Stepstones]]. Its inner walls are [[Dragonstone (material)|fused black dragonstone]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Tyrosh is far larger than the shadow city of [[Sunspear]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}}
  
==People==
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Tyrosh has a large fleet.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} At the mouth of its harbor lies the [[Bleeding Tower]].{{ref|AFFC|35}}  
Tyroshi are renowned for their greed.{{Ref|aGoT|18}} They constantly fight to gain control of the [[Stepstones]] and [[Disputed Lands]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1084/ Mercenaries (May 13, 2000)]</ref>
 
  
They love bright colors, even coloring their hair brightly.{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Their inventors are known for creating ornate helmets and ingenious torture devices. Their dialect is a corrupted form of [[High Valyrian]].<ref name=GuardianRPG />
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In the city lies the [[Fountain of the Drunken God]]. There is no established faith in Tyrosh, and temples and shrines in honor of many different gods line the streets and waterfronts of the city.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} The [[Temple of Trios]] has a large statue of the three-headed [[Trios]] beside the temple's doors.{{Ref|ADWD|33}} [[R'hllor]] is worshipped in Tyrosh as well,{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} as well as the [[Pattern]]maker and other gods.{{ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
  
==Economy==
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Like [[Lys]], Tyrosh has [[pleasure houses]].{{ref|ASOS|42}}
[[File:Coin of Tyrosh.png|thumb|right|A [[coin]] of Tyrosh, as depicted by Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'']]
 
Slaves and sellswords are common in Tyrosh. It is renowned for its pear brandy,{{Ref|aGoT|54}} and Tyroshi armorsmiths can make fantastic helmets shaped like birds and animals, chased with precious metals.{{Ref|THK}}
 
  
Tyrosh is a merchantile city, where trade is considered a much more honorable profession than arms. Shortly after its founding, Tyrosh quickly grew out into a rich city, due to the discovery of a certain variety of sea snail.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}  
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===People===
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The [[Archon of Tyrosh]] is chosen from among the members of a conclave of the wealthiest and noblest of the city.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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Tyroshi are considered boisterous,{{ref|AFFC|34}} flamboyant,{{ref|ASOS|42}} and greedy.{{ref|AGOT|18}} They love bright colors, dyeing their hair and beards brightly{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} in colors such as blue,{{ref|ASOS|42}} green,{{ref|AGOT|3}} maroon,{{ref|ADWD|57}} pink,{{ref|AFFC|36}} purple,{{ref|AFFC|45}} scarlet,{{ref|AFFC|26}} and vermilion.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Their hats are considered queer by Westerosi.{{ref|ADWD|62}}
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The Tyroshi constantly fight [[Lys]]eni and [[Myr]]men to gain control of the [[Stepstones]] and [[Disputed Lands]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1084/ Mercenaries (May 13, 2000)]</ref> Their inventors are known for creating ornate helmets and ingenious torture devices.{{ref|ACOK|55}}
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The Tyroshi tongue is a corrupted form of [[High Valyrian]].{{ref|ADWD|1}} [[Chett]], who comes from [[Hag's Mire]], thinks the Tyroshi speak a wet, girly tongue,{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}} and [[Tyrion Lannister]] thinks that [[Collio Quaynis]] has a ludicrous accent.{{ref|ASOS|60}} The daughter of the Archon during the early reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] was considered to have a delightful accent, however.{{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
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===Economy===
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Tyrosh is a merchantile city, where trade is considered a much more honorable profession than arms. Shortly after its founding, Tyrosh quickly grew out into a rich city, due to the discovery of a certain variety of sea snail.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Tyrosh has at least one bank.{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
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Tyrosh is deeply involved in the [[slavery|slave trade]], and Tyroshi slavers are known to be especially aggressive. They even sail north [[beyond the Wall]], in search of [[free folk]] to enslave. Slaves outnumber freeborn in Tyrosh three to one.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} [[Sellswords]] are also common in the city.
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Pear brandy and baked [[honeyfingers]] are produced in Tyrosh,{{Ref|aGoT|54}} and the city's craftsmen design gilded helms and filigreed armor.{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} The fantastic helmets can be shaped like birds and animals and are chased with precious metals.{{Ref|THK}}
  
Tyrosh is deeply involved in the slave trade, and Tyroshi slavers are known to be especially agressive. They ever sail north beyond the [[Wall]], in search of wildlings to enslave.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
 
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
===Origin===
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===Foundation===
Though Tyrosh began as a military outpost, a unique variety of sea snail was discovered not long after the city was founded. These snails secreted a substance that, when properly treated, yielded a dye that soon became wildly fashionable among the nobility of [[Valyria]]. This led to merchants traveling to Tyrosh by the thousands. Within a single generation, Tyrosh grew out into a major city. Soon, Tyroshi dyers learned to produce different colors of dyes by varying the diet of the snails.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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Tyrosh began as a military outpost of the [[Valyrian Freehold]] on a bleak, stony isle to control shipping through the [[Stepstones]]. They soon discovered in the nearby waters a unique variety of sea snail whose secretions were used to create a dye popular with [[Valyria]]n nobles. Thousands of merchants developed Tyrosh into a major city within a generation. Tyroshi dyers learned to produce different colors of dyes by varying the diet of the snails.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
  
Decades after the [[Doom of Valyria]], the Free City of [[Volantis]] thought to add Tyrosh to her conquests, after they had conquered [[Myr]] and [[Lys]]. Their attempt to take Tyrosh, however, made their empire collapse. [[Pentos]] came to the aid of the Tyroshi, as well as King [[Argilac Durrandon]] from the [[Stormlands]] of [[Westeros]], and [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] of [[Dragonstone]]. [[Lys]] and [[Myr]] both rose in rebellion against Volantis.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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===After the Doom===
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Some [[dragonlords]] in Tyrosh survived the [[Doom of Valyria]], but the citizens killed the [[dragon]]s and their [[dragonriders]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} During the [[Century of Blood]], the Free City of [[Volantis]] thought to add Tyrosh to her conquests, after they had conquered [[Myr]] and [[Lys]]. Their attempt to take Tyrosh, however, made their empire collapse. [[Pentos]] came to the aid of the Tyroshi, as well as two [[Westeros]]i, the [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] and [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] of [[Dragonstone]]. [[Lys]] and [[Myr]] both rose in rebellion against Volantis.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
  
===The Triarchy===
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After the flight of Dowager Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]] from [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|44}}, Tyrosh was one of the places where she was rumored to have gone into hiding with her youngest two children.{{Ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}} The Archon of Tyrosh traveled to the Seven Kingdoms in {{Date|49}} for the [[Golden Wedding]] of [[Rogar Baratheon]] and Alyssa Velaryon, accopmanied by his maiden daughter. When it was later suggested that King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] should take the Archon's daughter as his bride, Alyssa argued against the match, fearing the Westerosi would never accept a foreign queen.{{Ref|Fab|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} In {{Date|50}} Ser [[Orryn Baratheon]] took service with the [[Archon of Tyrosh]] and wed his daughter a year later.{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} Tyrosh and [[Pentos]] began a war in {{date|55}} which significantly disrupted trade in the narrow sea. In {{date|58}} both sides requested that King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] to act as a mediator in negotiations to end the dispute. The [[Prince of Pentos]] and the Archon traveled to [[King's Landing]] to conduct negotiations in person, and they eventually agreed upon "A Treaty of Eternal Peace".{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Tyrosh would be involved in others wars against [[Volantis]] over the years. During one of such conflicts, Tyrosh joined forces with Lys and Myr to defeat Volantis in the [[Battle of the Borderland]]. Their remained united, although briefly. They pledged eternal friendship, and formed the [[Triarchy]] in {{Date|96}}. In [[Westeros]], this union became known under another name: the Kingdom of the Three Daughters.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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[[Elissa Farman]] visited Tyrosh while sailing ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' from [[Braavos]] to [[Oldtown]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
  
The Triarchy would exist until the reign of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Their original stated aim was to cleanse the [[Stepstones]] of pirates and corsairs, which was welcomed in [[Westeros]] and elsewhere. The Triarchy won swift victory over the pirates, but began to demand tolls of passing ships, once they had gained control of the islands and the waters. It did not take long for their greed to exceed that of the pirates they had replaced.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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===The Triarchy and the Daughters' War===
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After the defeat of [[Volantis]] in the [[Battle of the Borderland]], Tyrosh formed the Triarchy with [[Lys]] and [[Myr]] in {{date|96}}. The Triarchy, also known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, fought with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] over the [[Stepstones]] in {{date|106}}.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} [[Racallio Ryndoon]] of Tyrosh led an invasion fleet against Daemon's island kingdom in {{Date|110}}.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
Much of the Stepstones was lost in a war against Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], the Sea Snake, and Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], though once Westeros became distracted with its own quarrels, the Triarchy reasserted its power.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the [[High Council of the Triarchy]] met in Tyrosh and accepted Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]'s offer of alliance with the [[greens]]. A Tyroshi captain captured Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] before the [[Battle of the Gullet]], but the captive was claimed by the Triarchy's admiral, [[Sharako Lohar]] of Lys. Since most of the Triarchy's casualties during the battle were from Myrish and Tyrosh ships, the widows of those cities blamed Sharako for protecting his own Lysene ships.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
  
In {{Date|129}}, a High Council of the Triarchy accepted the offer of [[Hand of the King]] [[Otto Hightower]] for an alliance. The Triarchy supported King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] against his half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]]. A fleet of ninety ships fell upon the ''[[Gay Abandon]]'', the ship carrying Princes [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]] and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]]. While Prince Aegon managed to escape, Prince Viserys was taken into custody by a Tyroshi captain, though his admiral, a Lyseni, took Viserys from him.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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The [[Daughters' War]] broke out after the murder of Sharako. Although the admiral was killed in a personal dispute over the [[Johanna Swann|Black Swan]], it was rumored that he had been assassinated by Myr. Tyrosh claimed the Stepstones when Lys and Myr began fighting. Racallio claimed the Stepstones for himself as [[King of the Narrow Sea]], however. With the Dance ended, Ser [[Oscar Tully]] led the [[Stormbreakers]] to Tyrosh and the [[Disputed Lands]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
  
The Triarchy did not survive for much longer, as internal conflicts brought them down, when a Lyseni admiral was murdered by a rival for the affections of the courtesan known as the [[Johanna Swann|Black Swan]]. An alliance between [[Braavos]], [[Pentos]], and [[Lorath]] helped bring an end to the Kingdom of the Three Daughters.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
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Lys and Myr made peace and began attacking Tyrosh, forcing the Archon to recall his men from the Stepstones.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Tyrosh allied with Racallio and [[Braavos]] to jointly rule the Stepstones, but the alliance collapsed after [[Lord Alyn's attack]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} In the aftermath of the battle, [[Bloodstone]] and the southern Stepstones were held by Racallio, while [[Pentos]]hi sellswords hired by the Archon controlled the northern and eastern islands. When Racallio accused Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] of being a Tyroshi spy, Alyn Oakenfist was forced to kill three Tyroshi prisoners at Bloodstone to prove his innocence.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}
  
===Royal marriages and Blackfyre involvement===
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[[Dorne]] eventually joined the war on the side of Tyrosh and Lys against Racallio.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} When the Daughters' War ended, Tyrosh gained much of the Disputed Lands.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} Tyroshi ships frequented [[King's Landing]] during the [[Lysene Spring]]. During the fall of the [[Rogare Bank]], [[Moredo Rogare]] fled the [[Vale of Arryn]] for Braavos. After negotiating with the [[Iron Bank of Braavos|Iron Bank]], Moredo sailed for Tyrosh and hired mercenaries for an attack on Lys.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} In {{date|136}} Lord Velaryon gathered a fleet of merchantmen for a voyage to Tyrosh and other Free Cities.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}  
King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] arranged the betrothal of his bastard son [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] with [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]]. King Aegon died before the marriage could take place, so his successor, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], paid the dowry to the Archon of Tyrosh and saw Daemon and Rohanne wed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon and Rohanne would have seven sons (including [[Aegon Blackfyre|Aegon]], [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]], [[Daemon II Blackfyre|Daemon]], [[Haegon Blackfyre|Haegon]] and [[Aenys Blackfyre|Aenys]]), and at least two daughters.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
 
  
After the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] led to the defeat and death of Daemon I Blackfyre and his eldest two sons, Aegon and Aemon, Daemon's halfbrother [[Aegor Rivers]] gathered Daemon's surviving sons, daughters, and wife and fled to Tyrosh, where they would remain for years.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Haegon Blackfyre was eventually crowned Blackfyre King in Tyrosh.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
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===Targaryen and Blackfyre Involvement===
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King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] arranged the betrothal of his bastard son, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], with [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]]. Aegon died before the marriage could take place, so his successor, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], paid the dowry to the [[Archon of Tyrosh]] and saw Daemon and Rohanne wed.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon and Rohanne had seven sons (including [[Aegon Blackfyre|Aegon]], [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]], [[Daemon II Blackfyre|Daemon]], [[Haegon I Blackfyre|Haegon]] and [[Aenys Blackfyre|Aenys]]), and at least two daughters.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
  
[[Kiera of Tyrosh]] was eventually married to Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] in [[Westeros]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} with whom she would have several stillborn sons.{{Ref|TMK}} Valarr died in {{Date|209}}, and Kiera would eventually remarry, this time to Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]], Valarr's cousin.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Both Valarr and Daeron had been the heir to the heir to the throne af the time of their marriage. With Daeron, Kiera had one child, Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
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After the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] led to the defeat and death of Daemon and his eldest two sons, Aegon and Aemon, Daemon's half-brother [[Aegor Rivers]] gathered Daemon's surviving sons, daughters, and wife and fled to Tyrosh, where they remained for years.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Haegon was eventually crowned in Tyrosh as a rival to [[Aerys I Targaryen]], the king on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
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[[Kiera of Tyrosh]] married Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] in [[Westeros]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} with whom she had several stillborn sons.{{Ref|TMK}} Valarr died in {{Date|209}}, and Kiera eventually remarried, this time to Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]], Valarr's cousin.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Both Valarr and Daeron had been directly in line for the [[Iron Throne]] at the time of their marriages, respectively, as their fathers were crown princes at the time. With Daeron, Kiera had one child, Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
  
 
===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
 
===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
The [[Band of Nine]], a group of [[sellsword]]s, [[pirate]]s and merchants who had conquered the [[Disputed Lands]], sacked Tyrosh and continued on to the [[Stepstones]]. The wealthy merchant [[Alequo Adarys]] was placed in charge of Tyrosh, replacing the Archon. While the Band of Nine was defeated in late {{Date|260}}, and the fighting against the Band of Nine in the Stepstones and the [[Disputed Lands]] would last only another half year, Alequo would remain in charge of Tyrosh for another six years. In the end, he was poisoned by his Queen, and the Archon was restored.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}
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The [[Band of Nine]], a group of [[sellsword]]s, [[pirate]]s, and merchants who had conquered the [[Disputed Lands]], sacked Tyrosh and continued on to the [[Stepstones]]. The wealthy merchant [[Alequo Adarys]] was placed in charge of Tyrosh, replacing the Archon. While the Band of Nine was defeated in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]] in late {{Date|260}}, and the fighting against the Band of Nine in the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands lasted only another half year, Alequo remained in charge of Tyrosh for another six years. In the end, he was poisoned by his queen, and the Archon was restored.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}
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===Recent History===
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[[Brandon Stark]] was strangled with a Tyroshi device when King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] executed his father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]].{{ref|ACOK|55}} When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was a girl, she and her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] spent some time in Tyrosh when they were wandering from place to place.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} She thus speaks [[High Valyrian]] with a Tyroshi accent.{{ref|AGOT|54}}
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Rather than face Lord [[Eddard Stark]] for having sold poachers to a Tyroshi [[slaver]], Lord [[Jorah Mormont]] fled [[Bear Island]] for the [[Free Cities]].{{ref|AGOT|12}}
  
When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was a girl, she and her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] spent some time in Tyrosh when they were wandering from place to place.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Prince [[Doran Martell]] had planned to sent his daughter, Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], to Tyrosh to serve as the cupbearer of the Archon, so she could secretly meet Prince Viserys Targaryen, to whom she had been secretly betrothed. When his wife threatened to kill herself if Arianne was sent away, Prince Doran gave up on the plan and kept his daughter in [[Dorne]]. The daughter of the Archon of Tyrosh, however, did spent some years in the [[Water Gardens]] of [[House Martell]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
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[[Doran Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], had planned to send his daughter, Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], to Tyrosh to serve as the cupbearer of the archon, so she could secretly meet the exiled Viserys Targaryen, to whom she had been secretly betrothed. When his wife, Lady [[Mellario]] of [[Norvos]], threatened to kill herself if Arianne was sent away, Doran kept his daughter in [[Dorne]]. The daughter of the Archon of Tyrosh, however, spent some years in the [[Water Gardens]] of [[House Martell]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
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[[Asha Greyjoy]] has visited Tyrosh.{{ref|ADWD|62}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
[[File:Tyroshi_merchant.png‎|A Tyroshi merchant - by Magali Villeneuve © |thumb|200px|right]]
 
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
The green-bearded brother of the [[w:Archon|Archon]] of Tyrosh attends the introduction of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] to her future husband Khal [[Drogo]] hosted in Drogo’s nine-towered manse in [[Pentos]].{{Ref|aGoT|3}}
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[[File:Tyroshi_merchant.png|thumb|200px|right|A Tyroshi merchant - by Magali Villeneuve © ]]
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King [[Robert I Baratheon]] is in debt to several Tyroshi trading cartels.{{ref|AGOT|20}}
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The green-bearded brother of the [[Archon of Tyrosh]] attends the introduction of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] to her future husband, Khal [[Drogo]], hosted in Drogo's nine-towered manse in [[Pentos]].{{Ref|aGoT|3}} In the Western Market of [[Vaes Dothrak]], Daenerys smells garlic and roast pepper in the air and is reminded of days long gone in the alleys of Tyrosh and [[Myr]], which brings a fond smile to her face.{{ref|AGOT|36}}
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[[Catelyn Stark]] and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] sail on the ''[[Storm Dancer]]'' of [[Moreo Tumitis]] from [[White Harbor]] to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|AGOT|18}}
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During the [[Battle of the Camps]], a [[Tyroshi sellsword]] leading Ser [[Forley Prester]]'s freeriders strikes his banners and goes over to [[Robb Stark]]. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] had warned Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] not to trust him.{{ref|AGOT|69}}
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[[Theon Greyjoy]] spots a Tyroshi galley at [[Lordsport]].{{ref|ACOK|11}}
  
During the [[Battle of the Camps]], a [[Tyroshi sellsword]] leading Ser [[Forley Prester]]'s freeriders strikes his banners and goes over to [[Robb Stark]]. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] had warned Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] not to trust him. {{ref|AGOT|69}}
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] spots a purple-bearded Tyroshi at [[Chataya's brothel]].{{ref|ACOK|15}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Tyrosh is on the verge of going to war with [[Lys]].{{ref|ASOS|19}}
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Tyrosh is on the verge of going to war with [[Lys]].{{ref|ASOS|19}} [[Pello of Tyrosh]], known as Greenbeard, is a leader of the [[brotherhood without banners]].{{ref|ASOS|17}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
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Going by the name of Alayne Stone in the [[Vale of Arryn]], [[Sansa Stark]] dyes her auburn hair a burnt brown with a wash from Tyrosh.{{ref|AFFC|23}}
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Tyrosh and Lys are now on the verge of war with [[Myr]].{{ref|AFFC|13}} It is later rumored that the Archon had offered terms to Lys to end the trade war.{{ref|AFFC|24}}
 
Tyrosh and Lys are now on the verge of war with [[Myr]].{{ref|AFFC|13}} It is later rumored that the Archon had offered terms to Lys to end the trade war.{{ref|AFFC|24}}
  
In [[Dorne]], Prince [[Doran Martell]] reveals to his daughter, Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], that at one point she was to have been sent to Tyrosh to serve as the Archon's cupbearer, where she could have met [[Viserys Targaryen|her betrothed]] in secret. When [[Mellario of Norvos|her mother]] threatened to kill herself if Doran sent another one of her children away from home, Doran decided to have Arianne remain in Dorne.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
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In [[Dorne]], Prince [[Doran Martell]] reveals to his daughter, Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], that she would have been sent to Tyrosh to meet her betrothed, [[Viserys Targaryen]], and serve as the Archon's cupbearer, if not for the objections of her mother, [[Mellario]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}} As punishment for his involvement in Arianne's plot to crown [[Myrcella Baratheon]], [[Garin (orphan)|Garin]] from the [[Greenblood]] is to spend the next two years in exile in Tyrosh.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
  
Upon entering the [[Stinking Goose]], [[Brienne of Tarth]] notes that the only drinkers there are three Tyroshi seamen in a corner, growling at each other through green and purple beards.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} In the [[Happy Port]], [[Samwell Tarly]] sees a Tyroshi sailor passed out in a corner, snoring into his huge scarlet beard.{{Ref|AFFC|26}}  
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In [[Braavos]] [[Cat of the Canals]] likes the boisterous Tyroshi sailors, with their booming voices and dyed whiskers.{{ref|affc|23}}
  
As punishment for his involvement in [[Arianne Martell]]'s plots, [[Garin (Orphan)|Garin]] from the [[Greenblood]] is to spend the next two years in exile in Tyrosh.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
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A Tyroshi with a forked beard dyed green and pink presents [[Cersei Lannister]] with a [[dwarf]]'s head. {{ref|affc|17}}
  
The captain of the ''[[Huntress]]'' tells [[Samwell Tarly]] that the [[ironmen]] had managed to capture a Tyroshi merchantman in the [[Redwyne Straits]]. They killed the ship's crew and disguised themselves as Tyroshi sailors intending to sneak into [[Oldtown]]. Their plot was foiled when the ''[[Lady of the Tower]]'''s oarsmaster hailed the ironmen in the Tyrohi language and they failed to reply to his greeting.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}
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Upon entering the [[Stinking Goose]] in [[Maidenpool]], [[Brienne of Tarth]] notes that the only drinkers there are three Tyroshi seamen in a corner, growling at each other through green and purple beards.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} In the [[Happy Port]] in [[Braavos]], [[Samwell Tarly]] sees a Tyroshi sailor passed out in a corner, snoring into his huge scarlet beard.{{Ref|AFFC|26}}
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The ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]'' stops at Tyrosh's harbor during its journey to [[Oldtown]].{{ref|AFFC|35}} Near Oldtown, the captain of the ''[[Huntress]]'' tells Sam Tarly that [[ironborn]] captured a Tyroshi merchantman in the [[Redwyne Straits]]. They killed the ship's crew and disguised themselves as Tyroshi sailors intending to sneak into Oldtown. Their plot was foiled when the oarsmaster of ''[[Lady of the Tower]]'' hailed the ironmen in the Tyroshi language and they failed to reply to his greeting.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] takes a Tyroshi sellsword, [[Daario Naharis]], as her [[paramour]].
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A juggling [[dwarf]] known to [[Penny]] is dismembered and found at the [[Temple of Trios]] in Tyrosh.{{ref|ADWD|33}}
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Young Griff allegedly dyes his hair blue to honor his late Tyroshi mother. [[Jon Connington]] claims the boy is Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{ref|ADWD|18}}
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Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] takes a Tyroshi sellsword, [[Daario Naharis]] of the [[Stormcrows]], as her [[paramour]].{{ref|ADWD|43}} Blue-bearded fighters from Tyrosh are among those who come to [[Meereen]] to do battle in the [[Daznak's Pit|Great Pit of Daznak]].{{Ref|aDwD|52}}
  
Blue-bearded fighters from Tyrosh are among those who come to [[Meereen]] to battle in [[Daznak's Pit]].{{Ref|aDwD|52}}
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Tyrosh
City state, one of the Free Cities
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Location Essos, Free Cities, Stepstones
Government Archon of Tyrosh
Religion Mixed religions
Notable places Fountain of the Drunken God, Temple of Trios, Bleeding Tower

Tyrosh is a harbor city and one of the Free Cities. It sits on an island to the north of the Stepstones, just off the coast of the Disputed Lands of Essos.[1]

City

Location and Layout

A coin of Tyrosh, as depicted by Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn in The World of Ice & Fire

Tyrosh, a fortress city protected by high walls, is located on the northernmost and easternmost of the Stepstones. Its inner walls are fused black dragonstone.[2] Tyrosh is far larger than the shadow city of Sunspear.[3]

Tyrosh has a large fleet.[2] At the mouth of its harbor lies the Bleeding Tower.[4]

In the city lies the Fountain of the Drunken God. There is no established faith in Tyrosh, and temples and shrines in honor of many different gods line the streets and waterfronts of the city.[2] The Temple of Trios has a large statue of the three-headed Trios beside the temple's doors.[5] R'hllor is worshipped in Tyrosh as well,[2] as well as the Patternmaker and other gods.[6]

Like Lys, Tyrosh has pleasure houses.[7]

People

The Archon of Tyrosh is chosen from among the members of a conclave of the wealthiest and noblest of the city.[2]

Tyroshi are considered boisterous,[8] flamboyant,[7] and greedy.[9] They love bright colors, dyeing their hair and beards brightly[9][2] in colors such as blue,[7] green,[10] maroon,[11] pink,[12] purple,[13] scarlet,[14] and vermilion.[15] Their hats are considered queer by Westerosi.[16]

The Tyroshi constantly fight Lyseni and Myrmen to gain control of the Stepstones and Disputed Lands.[17][18][19] Their inventors are known for creating ornate helmets and ingenious torture devices.[20]

The Tyroshi tongue is a corrupted form of High Valyrian.[21] Chett, who comes from Hag's Mire, thinks the Tyroshi speak a wet, girly tongue,[22] and Tyrion Lannister thinks that Collio Quaynis has a ludicrous accent.[15] The daughter of the Archon during the early reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen was considered to have a delightful accent, however.[6]

Economy

Tyrosh is a merchantile city, where trade is considered a much more honorable profession than arms. Shortly after its founding, Tyrosh quickly grew out into a rich city, due to the discovery of a certain variety of sea snail.[2] Tyrosh has at least one bank.[23]

Tyrosh is deeply involved in the slave trade, and Tyroshi slavers are known to be especially aggressive. They even sail north beyond the Wall, in search of free folk to enslave. Slaves outnumber freeborn in Tyrosh three to one.[2] Sellswords are also common in the city.

Pear brandy and baked honeyfingers are produced in Tyrosh,[24] and the city's craftsmen design gilded helms and filigreed armor.[23] The fantastic helmets can be shaped like birds and animals and are chased with precious metals.[25]

History

Foundation

Tyrosh began as a military outpost of the Valyrian Freehold on a bleak, stony isle to control shipping through the Stepstones. They soon discovered in the nearby waters a unique variety of sea snail whose secretions were used to create a dye popular with Valyrian nobles. Thousands of merchants developed Tyrosh into a major city within a generation. Tyroshi dyers learned to produce different colors of dyes by varying the diet of the snails.[2]

After the Doom

Some dragonlords in Tyrosh survived the Doom of Valyria, but the citizens killed the dragons and their dragonriders.[26] During the Century of Blood, the Free City of Volantis thought to add Tyrosh to her conquests, after they had conquered Myr and Lys. Their attempt to take Tyrosh, however, made their empire collapse. Pentos came to the aid of the Tyroshi, as well as two Westerosi, the Storm King Argilac Durrandon of Storm's End and Aegon Targaryen of Dragonstone. Lys and Myr both rose in rebellion against Volantis.[26][2]

After the flight of Dowager Queen Alyssa Velaryon from Dragonstone in 44 AC, Tyrosh was one of the places where she was rumored to have gone into hiding with her youngest two children.[27] The Archon of Tyrosh traveled to the Seven Kingdoms in 49 AC for the Golden Wedding of Rogar Baratheon and Alyssa Velaryon, accopmanied by his maiden daughter. When it was later suggested that King Jaehaerys I Targaryen should take the Archon's daughter as his bride, Alyssa argued against the match, fearing the Westerosi would never accept a foreign queen.[6] In 50 AC Ser Orryn Baratheon took service with the Archon of Tyrosh and wed his daughter a year later.[23] Tyrosh and Pentos began a war in 55 AC which significantly disrupted trade in the narrow sea. In 58 AC both sides requested that King Jaehaerys I Targaryen to act as a mediator in negotiations to end the dispute. The Prince of Pentos and the Archon traveled to King's Landing to conduct negotiations in person, and they eventually agreed upon "A Treaty of Eternal Peace".[28]

Elissa Farman visited Tyrosh while sailing Sun Chaser from Braavos to Oldtown.[28]

The Triarchy and the Daughters' War

After the defeat of Volantis in the Battle of the Borderland, Tyrosh formed the Triarchy with Lys and Myr in 96 AC. The Triarchy, also known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, fought with Prince Daemon Targaryen over the Stepstones in 106 AC.[29] Racallio Ryndoon of Tyrosh led an invasion fleet against Daemon's island kingdom in 110 AC.[29]

During the Dance of the Dragons, the High Council of the Triarchy met in Tyrosh and accepted Ser Tyland Lannister's offer of alliance with the greens. A Tyroshi captain captured Prince Viserys Targaryen before the Battle of the Gullet, but the captive was claimed by the Triarchy's admiral, Sharako Lohar of Lys. Since most of the Triarchy's casualties during the battle were from Myrish and Tyrosh ships, the widows of those cities blamed Sharako for protecting his own Lysene ships.[30]

The Daughters' War broke out after the murder of Sharako. Although the admiral was killed in a personal dispute over the Black Swan, it was rumored that he had been assassinated by Myr. Tyrosh claimed the Stepstones when Lys and Myr began fighting. Racallio claimed the Stepstones for himself as King of the Narrow Sea, however. With the Dance ended, Ser Oscar Tully led the Stormbreakers to Tyrosh and the Disputed Lands.[31]

Lys and Myr made peace and began attacking Tyrosh, forcing the Archon to recall his men from the Stepstones.[31] Tyrosh allied with Racallio and Braavos to jointly rule the Stepstones, but the alliance collapsed after Lord Alyn's attack.[32] In the aftermath of the battle, Bloodstone and the southern Stepstones were held by Racallio, while Pentoshi sellswords hired by the Archon controlled the northern and eastern islands. When Racallio accused Lord Alyn Velaryon of being a Tyroshi spy, Alyn Oakenfist was forced to kill three Tyroshi prisoners at Bloodstone to prove his innocence.[33]

Dorne eventually joined the war on the side of Tyrosh and Lys against Racallio.[33] When the Daughters' War ended, Tyrosh gained much of the Disputed Lands.[34] Tyroshi ships frequented King's Landing during the Lysene Spring. During the fall of the Rogare Bank, Moredo Rogare fled the Vale of Arryn for Braavos. After negotiating with the Iron Bank, Moredo sailed for Tyrosh and hired mercenaries for an attack on Lys.[34] In 136 AC Lord Velaryon gathered a fleet of merchantmen for a voyage to Tyrosh and other Free Cities.[34]

Targaryen and Blackfyre Involvement

King Aegon IV Targaryen arranged the betrothal of his bastard son, Daemon Blackfyre, with Rohanne of Tyrosh. Aegon died before the marriage could take place, so his successor, King Daeron II Targaryen, paid the dowry to the Archon of Tyrosh and saw Daemon and Rohanne wed.[35] Daemon and Rohanne had seven sons (including Aegon, Aemon, Daemon, Haegon and Aenys), and at least two daughters.[36][37][38]

After the First Blackfyre Rebellion led to the defeat and death of Daemon and his eldest two sons, Aegon and Aemon, Daemon's half-brother Aegor Rivers gathered Daemon's surviving sons, daughters, and wife and fled to Tyrosh, where they remained for years.[37][39] Haegon was eventually crowned in Tyrosh as a rival to Aerys I Targaryen, the king on the Iron Throne.[40]

Kiera of Tyrosh married Prince Valarr Targaryen in Westeros,[41] with whom she had several stillborn sons.[37] Valarr died in 209 AC, and Kiera eventually remarried, this time to Prince Daeron Targaryen, Valarr's cousin.[42] Both Valarr and Daeron had been directly in line for the Iron Throne at the time of their marriages, respectively, as their fathers were crown princes at the time. With Daeron, Kiera had one child, Princess Vaella.[43][41]

War of the Ninepenny Kings

The Band of Nine, a group of sellswords, pirates, and merchants who had conquered the Disputed Lands, sacked Tyrosh and continued on to the Stepstones. The wealthy merchant Alequo Adarys was placed in charge of Tyrosh, replacing the Archon. While the Band of Nine was defeated in the War of the Ninepenny Kings in late 260 AC, and the fighting against the Band of Nine in the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands lasted only another half year, Alequo remained in charge of Tyrosh for another six years. In the end, he was poisoned by his queen, and the Archon was restored.[44]

Recent History

Brandon Stark was strangled with a Tyroshi device when King Aerys II Targaryen executed his father, Lord Rickard Stark.[20] When Daenerys Targaryen was a girl, she and her brother Viserys spent some time in Tyrosh when they were wandering from place to place.[10] She thus speaks High Valyrian with a Tyroshi accent.[24]

Rather than face Lord Eddard Stark for having sold poachers to a Tyroshi slaver, Lord Jorah Mormont fled Bear Island for the Free Cities.[45]

Doran Martell, the Prince of Dorne, had planned to send his daughter, Princess Arianne, to Tyrosh to serve as the cupbearer of the archon, so she could secretly meet the exiled Viserys Targaryen, to whom she had been secretly betrothed. When his wife, Lady Mellario of Norvos, threatened to kill herself if Arianne was sent away, Doran kept his daughter in Dorne. The daughter of the Archon of Tyrosh, however, spent some years in the Water Gardens of House Martell.[46]

Asha Greyjoy has visited Tyrosh.[16]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

A Tyroshi merchant - by Magali Villeneuve ©

King Robert I Baratheon is in debt to several Tyroshi trading cartels.[47]

The green-bearded brother of the Archon of Tyrosh attends the introduction of Daenerys Targaryen to her future husband, Khal Drogo, hosted in Drogo's nine-towered manse in Pentos.[10] In the Western Market of Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys smells garlic and roast pepper in the air and is reminded of days long gone in the alleys of Tyrosh and Myr, which brings a fond smile to her face.[48]

Catelyn Stark and Ser Rodrik Cassel sail on the Storm Dancer of Moreo Tumitis from White Harbor to King's Landing.[9]

During the Battle of the Camps, a Tyroshi sellsword leading Ser Forley Prester's freeriders strikes his banners and goes over to Robb Stark. Ser Kevan Lannister had warned Ser Jaime Lannister not to trust him.[49]

A Clash of Kings

Theon Greyjoy spots a Tyroshi galley at Lordsport.[50]

Tyrion Lannister spots a purple-bearded Tyroshi at Chataya's brothel.[51]

A Storm of Swords

Tyrosh is on the verge of going to war with Lys.[52] Pello of Tyrosh, known as Greenbeard, is a leader of the brotherhood without banners.[53]

A Feast for Crows

Going by the name of Alayne Stone in the Vale of Arryn, Sansa Stark dyes her auburn hair a burnt brown with a wash from Tyrosh.[54]

Tyrosh and Lys are now on the verge of war with Myr.[55] It is later rumored that the Archon had offered terms to Lys to end the trade war.[56]

In Dorne, Prince Doran Martell reveals to his daughter, Princess Arianne, that she would have been sent to Tyrosh to meet her betrothed, Viserys Targaryen, and serve as the Archon's cupbearer, if not for the objections of her mother, Mellario.[46] As punishment for his involvement in Arianne's plot to crown Myrcella Baratheon, Garin from the Greenblood is to spend the next two years in exile in Tyrosh.[46]

In Braavos Cat of the Canals likes the boisterous Tyroshi sailors, with their booming voices and dyed whiskers.[54]

A Tyroshi with a forked beard dyed green and pink presents Cersei Lannister with a dwarf's head. [57]

Upon entering the Stinking Goose in Maidenpool, Brienne of Tarth notes that the only drinkers there are three Tyroshi seamen in a corner, growling at each other through green and purple beards.[58] In the Happy Port in Braavos, Samwell Tarly sees a Tyroshi sailor passed out in a corner, snoring into his huge scarlet beard.[14]

The Cinnamon Wind stops at Tyrosh's harbor during its journey to Oldtown.[4] Near Oldtown, the captain of the Huntress tells Sam Tarly that ironborn captured a Tyroshi merchantman in the Redwyne Straits. They killed the ship's crew and disguised themselves as Tyroshi sailors intending to sneak into Oldtown. Their plot was foiled when the oarsmaster of Lady of the Tower hailed the ironmen in the Tyroshi language and they failed to reply to his greeting.[13]

A Dance with Dragons

A juggling dwarf known to Penny is dismembered and found at the Temple of Trios in Tyrosh.[5]

Young Griff allegedly dyes his hair blue to honor his late Tyroshi mother. Jon Connington claims the boy is Prince Aegon Targaryen.[59]

Queen Daenerys Targaryen takes a Tyroshi sellsword, Daario Naharis of the Stormcrows, as her paramour.[60] Blue-bearded fighters from Tyrosh are among those who come to Meereen to do battle in the Great Pit of Daznak.[61]

Behind the Scenes

Tyrosh may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to the city of Tyre, which was known for producing purple dye from a sea snail.

References

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  8. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 34, Cat Of The Canals.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 18, Catelyn IV.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
  11. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 57, Tyrion XI.
  12. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 36, Cersei VIII.
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  21. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 1, Tyrion I.
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  25. The Hedge Knight.
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  29. 29.0 29.1 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  30. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
  31. 31.0 31.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  32. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
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  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  35. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II.
  36. The Sworn Sword.
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  38. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I.
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  43. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I.
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  45. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 12, Eddard II.
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  47. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 20, Eddard IV.
  48. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
  49. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
  50. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
  51. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 15, Tyrion III.
  52. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
  53. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 17, Arya III.
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  55. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
  56. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.
  57. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
  58. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.
  59. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 18, Tyrion V.
  60. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 43, Daenerys VII.
  61. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 52, Daenerys IX.