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'''The Five Forts''' are many, many leagues to the east of the [[Bone Mountains]]. Forts are usually military constructions and buildings designed for defense.
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The '''Five Forts''' are massive fortresses along the northeastern boundaries of the [[Golden Empire of Yi Ti]], situated between the [[Bleeding Sea]] and the [[Mountains of the Morn]]. Northeast of the Five Forts are the [[Land of the Shrykes]], [[K'Dath]], [[Bonetown]], the [[Grey Waste]], and the [[Cannibal Sands]].{{ref|TLOIAF| The Known World}}
  
The Five Forts appear to be five man-made forts that may guard and defend the south-western borders of the [[Land of the Shrykes]] and the cities of [[K'Dath]] and [[Bonetown]]. How long they have been in existence is not known.  
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==Structure==
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The forts' walls are slabs of fused [[black stone]] almost a thousand feet high. Some think the walls are [[Valyria]]n in origin, although there is no record of Valyrians having visited the area and they even predate the rise of the [[Valyrian Freehold|Freehold]]. Each fort can house ten thousand men.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
  
They appear to be quite large and formidable. Whom the peoples of that part of the world need to defend themselves from is not known.  They may be in good repair as they are not marked as ruins.  They appear to be guarding the only entrance to that part of the world as there are natural borders, such as the [[Bleeding Sea]], preventing entrance from other westerly directions.  
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==History==
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The Five Forts predate the [[Golden Empire of Yi Ti]]. Some suggest they were built by the [[Pearl Emperor]] at the time of the [[Great Empire of the Dawn]] to defend against the demons of the [[Lion of Night]]. They currently guard the Golden Empire from raiders out of the Grey Waste.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
  
==Behind the Scenes==
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==References and Notes==
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The Five Forts have not yet been mentioned in the [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] novels and only appear in the map collection ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''.
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[[Category:Places in Yi Ti]]
 
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[[Category:Strongholds]]
==Wonders Made by Man==
 
Thus far there are four confirmed [[Wonders Made by Man|man-made wonders]].  In total there are nine, meaning that five more are so far unidentified.  It is possible that the Five Forts may be one of the unknown wonders, if [[Lomas Longstrider]] managed to reach that far east.  It is said that he “traveled the world.”
 
==References and Notes==
 
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[[Category:Places on the eastern continent|Five Forts]]
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 9 October 2016

The Five Forts are massive fortresses along the northeastern boundaries of the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, situated between the Bleeding Sea and the Mountains of the Morn. Northeast of the Five Forts are the Land of the Shrykes, K'Dath, Bonetown, the Grey Waste, and the Cannibal Sands.[1]

Structure

The forts' walls are slabs of fused black stone almost a thousand feet high. Some think the walls are Valyrian in origin, although there is no record of Valyrians having visited the area and they even predate the rise of the Freehold. Each fort can house ten thousand men.[2]

History

The Five Forts predate the Golden Empire of Yi Ti. Some suggest they were built by the Pearl Emperor at the time of the Great Empire of the Dawn to defend against the demons of the Lion of Night. They currently guard the Golden Empire from raiders out of the Grey Waste.[2]

References and Notes

  1. The Lands of Ice and Fire, The Known World.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti.