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+ | [[File:Smirtouille Sand Steed.jpg|A black sand steed gallops across the sands © FFG|thumb|400px|right]] | ||
[[File:SmirtouilleThe Red Viper.png|Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]'s stallion is as black as sin with a mane and tail the colour of fire © FFG|thumb|400px|right]] | [[File:SmirtouilleThe Red Viper.png|Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]'s stallion is as black as sin with a mane and tail the colour of fire © FFG|thumb|400px|right]] | ||
[[File:Diego Gisbert Llorens Desert RaiderII.png|A desert raider astride a Dornish sand steed © FFG|thumb|400px|right]] | [[File:Diego Gisbert Llorens Desert RaiderII.png|A desert raider astride a Dornish sand steed © FFG|thumb|400px|right]] | ||
− | The '''sand steed''' is a type of horse bred in [[Dorne]]. | + | The '''sand steed''' is a type of [[horse]] bred in [[Dorne]]. |
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==About== | ==About== | ||
− | The horse is marked by its long neck, narrow head and its slimness and swiftness. They have narrow, beautiful heads. | + | The horse is marked by its long neck, narrow head and its slimness and swiftness.{{Ref|TSS}} They have narrow, beautiful heads. Some sand steed colors are red, golden, black and pale as snow.{{Ref|ASOS|38}} |
− | In ''[[The Conquest of Dorne]]'' King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] remarked that the Dornish love their sand steeds equal to their children, and wrote that the Knight of | + | They are smaller than normal warhorses and cannot bear the weight of the armor a warhorse usually wears. [[Dornishmen]] claim the mounts are able to run for a day and night and another day, and never tire.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|AFFC|21}} |
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+ | In ''[[The Conquest of Dorne]]'' King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] remarked that the Dornish love their sand steeds equal to their children, and wrote that the [[Knight of Spottswood]] had his sand steeds stabled in his very [[Spottswood|own hall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Queer Customs of the South}} | ||
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | In his youth, Ser [[Glendon Flowers]] worked in the stable of the [[Pussywillows]]. He would occasionally sneak off to ride the patrons' horses, including Dornish sand steeds.{{Ref|TMK}} | ||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
− | ===A Storm of Swords=== | + | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== |
Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] is riding a stallion black as sin with a mane and tail the colour of fire when arriving in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}} | Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] is riding a stallion black as sin with a mane and tail the colour of fire when arriving in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}} | ||
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+ | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ||
+ | [[Nymeria Sand]] rides a golden sand steed to meet her uncle, Prince [[Doran Martell]], en route from the [[Water Gardens]] to [[Sunspear]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}} [[Tyene Sand]] works on an embroidery of Oberyn armored in red atop a sand steed.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} | ||
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+ | ===''The Winds of Winter''=== | ||
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+ | Princess [[Arianne Martell]] and her party leave [[Sunspear]] on top of Dornish sand steeds.<ref name=twow>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 18 August 2021
The sand steed is a type of horse bred in Dorne.
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About
The horse is marked by its long neck, narrow head and its slimness and swiftness.[1] They have narrow, beautiful heads. Some sand steed colors are red, golden, black and pale as snow.[2]
They are smaller than normal warhorses and cannot bear the weight of the armor a warhorse usually wears. Dornishmen claim the mounts are able to run for a day and night and another day, and never tire.[2][3]
In The Conquest of Dorne King Daeron I Targaryen remarked that the Dornish love their sand steeds equal to their children, and wrote that the Knight of Spottswood had his sand steeds stabled in his very own hall.[4]
History
In his youth, Ser Glendon Flowers worked in the stable of the Pussywillows. He would occasionally sneak off to ride the patrons' horses, including Dornish sand steeds.[5]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Prince Oberyn Martell is riding a stallion black as sin with a mane and tail the colour of fire when arriving in King's Landing.[2]
A Feast for Crows
Nymeria Sand rides a golden sand steed to meet her uncle, Prince Doran Martell, en route from the Water Gardens to Sunspear.[6] Tyene Sand works on an embroidery of Oberyn armored in red atop a sand steed.[6]
The Winds of Winter
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Princess Arianne Martell and her party leave Sunspear on top of Dornish sand steeds.[7]
References
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Queer Customs of the South.
- ↑ The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, Arianne I
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