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'''Ax Isle''' is an axe-shaped island off the northern coast of [[Sothoryos]]. To the west lies the [[Basilisk Isles]] and to the north lies [[New Ghis]], across the [[Summer Sea]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Map of Valyria (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of Valyria]]</ref>
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{{Location map|Sothoryos|long=117|lat=52|label=Ax Isle| position = top| marksize = 7| caption = Northern [[Sothoryos]] and the location of Ax Isle| alt = Northern Sothoryos and the location of Ax Isle}}
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'''Ax Isle''' is the easternmost island of the [[Basilisk Isles]], which are off the northern coast of [[Sothoryos]]. To the north lies [[New Ghis]], across the [[Summer Sea]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of Valyria|Map of Valyria]]</ref>
  
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==History==
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There are ruins from a possibly ancient civilization on the island.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}
  
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Some of [[Nymeria]]'s [[ten thousand ships]] were attacked by corsairs from Ax Isle. Afterwards, the corsairs offered the [[Rhoynar]] to settle upon the [[Isle of Toads]], on the condition that they give up their boats and that they send each king thirty virgin girls and pretty boys per year, but Nymeria refused.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}
==References and Notes==
 
  
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Ax Isle also contains ruins of the [[black stone|black]] fort of [[Xandarro Xhore]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 18 July 2022

Northern Sothoryos and the location of Ax Isle
Northern Sothoryos and the location of Ax Isle
Ax Isle
Northern Sothoryos and the location of Ax Isle

Ax Isle is the easternmost island of the Basilisk Isles, which are off the northern coast of Sothoryos. To the north lies New Ghis, across the Summer Sea.[1]

History

There are ruins from a possibly ancient civilization on the island.[2]

Some of Nymeria's ten thousand ships were attacked by corsairs from Ax Isle. Afterwards, the corsairs offered the Rhoynar to settle upon the Isle of Toads, on the condition that they give up their boats and that they send each king thirty virgin girls and pretty boys per year, but Nymeria refused.[3]

Ax Isle also contains ruins of the black fort of Xandarro Xhore.[2]

References

  1. A Dance with Dragons, Map of Valyria
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships.