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'''Vaes Khewo''' is a ruined city in [[Essos]] in the western [[Dothraki Sea]], in the southern [[Kingdom of Sarnor]]. It is connected by a [[Valyrian road]] to [[Vaes Khadokh]].<ref name="TDS">"The Dothraki Sea", ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> It was originally called '''Sarnath''', but it is now known by its [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] name, Vaes Khewo, meaning "City of Worms".<ref>[http://wiki.dothraki.org/Vocabulary The Tongues of Ice and Fire Wiki]</ref>
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'''Vaes Khewo''' is a ruined city in [[Essos]] in the western [[Dothraki Sea]], in the southern [[Kingdom of Sarnor]]. It is connected by a [[Valyrian road]] to [[Vaes Khadokh]].{{Ref|TLOIAF| The Dothraki Sea}} It was originally called '''Sarnath''', but it is now known by its [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] name, Vaes Khewo, meaning "City of Worms".{{Ref|AWOIAF| Vaes Khewo (Sarnath)}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Located on the [[Sarne]], '''Sarnath of the Tall Towers''' was the seat of the [[High King of Sarnor|High King]] of the [[Sarnori]], who dwelled in the fabled [[Palace With a Thousand Rooms]]. The city was destroyed by the [[Dothraki]] during the [[Century of Blood]] following the [[Doom of Valyria]].<ref>''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
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Located on the [[Sarne]], '''Sarnath of the Tall Towers''' was the seat of the [[High King of Sarnor|High King]] of the [[Sarnori]], who dwelled in the fabled [[Palace With a Thousand Rooms]]. The city was destroyed by the [[Dothraki]] during the [[Century of Blood]] following the [[Doom of Valyria]].{{Ref|AWOIAF| Vaes Khewo (Sarnath)}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Daenerys Targaryen]] passes Vaes Khewo during the journey of Khal [[Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'' from [[Pentos]] to [[Vaes Dothrak]].<ref>"Journeys" map from ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
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[[Daenerys Targaryen]] passes Vaes Khewo during the journey of Khal [[Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'' from [[Pentos]] to [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{Ref|TLOIAF| Journeys}}
  
 
==Behind the Scenes==   
 
==Behind the Scenes==   
 
Vaes Khewo has not yet been mentioned in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, only appearing in ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'' and ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''. Its original name, Sarnath, may be a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to "[[:w:The Doom that Came to Sarnath|The Doom that Came to Sarnath]]" by [[:w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]].
 
Vaes Khewo has not yet been mentioned in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, only appearing in ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'' and ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''. Its original name, Sarnath, may be a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to "[[:w:The Doom that Came to Sarnath|The Doom that Came to Sarnath]]" by [[:w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]].
  
==Notes and References==
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==References==
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[[Category:Ruined cities]]
 
[[Category:Ruined cities]]

Revision as of 15:40, 4 February 2017

Vaes Khewo is located in Essos
Vaes Khewo
Essos and the location of Vaes Khewo

Vaes Khewo is a ruined city in Essos in the western Dothraki Sea, in the southern Kingdom of Sarnor. It is connected by a Valyrian road to Vaes Khadokh.[1] It was originally called Sarnath, but it is now known by its Dothraki name, Vaes Khewo, meaning "City of Worms".[2]

History

Located on the Sarne, Sarnath of the Tall Towers was the seat of the High King of the Sarnori, who dwelled in the fabled Palace With a Thousand Rooms. The city was destroyed by the Dothraki during the Century of Blood following the Doom of Valyria.[2]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen passes Vaes Khewo during the journey of Khal Drogo's khalasar from Pentos to Vaes Dothrak.[3]

Behind the Scenes

Vaes Khewo has not yet been mentioned in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, only appearing in The Lands of Ice and Fire and A World of Ice and Fire. Its original name, Sarnath, may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to "The Doom that Came to Sarnath" by H. P. Lovecraft.

References