Spicetown

From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Revision as of 22:22, 11 January 2019 by Gonzalo (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Spicetown was a town on the island of Driftmark in the Crownlands.[1] It was located near High Tide, athwart the Gullet.[2]

History

Spicetown arose from a village when House Velaryon became the wealthiest houses of the Seven Kingdoms from the voyages of Lord Corlys Velaryon. Due to its location, it began to attract much of the trade that elswise would've made for the Duskendale or King's Landing and its wharves became crowded with ships from the Free Cities and beyond.

In 120 AC, Ser Qarl Correy slew his alleged lover, Ser Laenor Velaryon, over an unknown quarrel at a fair in the town.[3]

Lord Corlys Velaryon, the Sea Snake, launched his ships from Hull and Spicetown to close the Gullet at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. The people of Spicetown heard the shriek of Vermax when the dragon was wounded during the Battle in the Gullet. The victorious greens sacked the town, butchering its populace and burning its buildings. Spicetown was not rebuilt after the civil war, at least by the time Archmaester Gyldayn wrote The Princess and the Queen.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Princess and the Queen.
  2. Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon – A Question of Succession.
  3. The Rogue Prince.