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− | '''Braavos''' is a [[Free City]] that covers a hundred small islands clustered around a lagoon in the [[narrow sea]]. The Sealord of Braavos rules the city and is served by a champion known as the [[First Sword]]. | + | '''Braavos''' is a [[Free Cities|Free City]] that covers a hundred small islands clustered around a lagoon in the [[narrow sea]]. The Sealord of Braavos rules the city and is served by a champion known as the [[First Sword]]. |
==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 01:55, 14 December 2007
Braavos is a Free City that covers a hundred small islands clustered around a lagoon in the narrow sea. The Sealord of Braavos rules the city and is served by a champion known as the First Sword.
History
Unlike the other Free Cities, Braavos was never a Valyrian colony, but was instead founded 500 years before Aegon's Landing by refugees fleeing Valyrian expansion. For centuries it was called the Secret City and remained relatively unknown to the rest of the world. It became publicly revealed after the Doom of Valyria, roughly 400 years after its founding. The city is sometimes called the Bastard Son of Valyria.
City layout
The city is dominated by a massive stone statue called the Titan of Braavos, similar to the Colossus of Rhodes, which serves as a lighted beacon, watchtower, and fortress. The Titan and a massive fleet defend the city in place of traditional city walls. Braavos is filled with temples to all religions. Even gods that have no more followers are honored in a temple called the Warrens. The Moonsingers, who led the original Braavosi refugees to the islands, have the largest and most popular temple. Another temple of note is the House of Black and White, the headquarters of the Faceless Men
Culture
Braavos has a seafaring trade culture. Its merchant ships sail to many distant lands, and the Iron Bank lends money to foreign nations, including the Seven Kingdoms. Braavosi culture has created a unique form of swordfighting, called Water Dancing, that is suitable for shipboard conflicts. The style is a refined form of fencing in which the practitioner stands sideways and wields a slender blade. Pugnacious bravos fill the city, frequently dueling to display their skill.
References and sources
This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Free Cities (A Song of Ice and Fire). |