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'''Spicetown''' was a town on the island of [[Driftmark]] in the [[Crownlands]].<ref name="PQ">''[[The Princess and the Queen]]''</ref>
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'''Spicetown''' was a town on the island of [[Driftmark]] in the [[crownlands]]. It was located near [[High Tide]], athwart the [[Gullet]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
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==Culture==
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[[Named after]] the town, ''[[Spicetown Girl]]'' was a warship belonging to [[House Velaryon]] of Driftmark.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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 [[the greens|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, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Princess and the Queen]]''.<ref name="PQ"/>
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Spicetown arose from a village when [[House Velaryon]] became the wealthiest house 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 have made for [[Duskendale]] or [[King's Landing]]. Spicetown's wharves became crowded with ships from the [[Free Cities]] and beyond.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
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In {{Date|120}}, Ser [[Qarl Correy]] slew his alleged lover, Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]], over an unknown quarrel at a fair in the town.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} [[Nettles]] grew up homeless in Spicetown and [[Hull]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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Corlys the Sea Snake launched his ships from Hull and Spicetown to close the [[Gullet]] at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} The people of Spicetown heard the shriek of [[Vermax]] when the dragon was wounded during the [[Battle of the Gullet]] in {{Date|130}}. On behalf of the [[greens]], the [[Triarchy]] then sacked the town, butchering its populace and burning its buildings. Nearby High Tide was also burned during the battle. Spicetown was not rebuilt after the civil war.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
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Ser [[Marston Waters]] and another "cousin" from Spicetown, left homeless from the Battle of the Gullet,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} aided [[Tom Tanglebeard]] and [[Tom Tangletongue]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
  
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Revision as of 23:27, 5 July 2022

Spicetown
Ruined port town
Location Driftmark, crownlands, Westeros
Destroyed 130 AC, during the Dance of the Dragons

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

Culture

Named after the town, Spicetown Girl was a warship belonging to House Velaryon of Driftmark.[2]

History

Spicetown arose from a village when House Velaryon became the wealthiest house 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 have made for Duskendale or King's Landing. Spicetown's wharves became crowded with ships from the Free Cities and beyond.[1]

In 120 AC, Ser Qarl Correy slew his alleged lover, Ser Laenor Velaryon, over an unknown quarrel at a fair in the town.[1] Nettles grew up homeless in Spicetown and Hull.[3]

Corlys the Sea Snake launched his ships from Hull and Spicetown to close the Gullet at the start of the Dance of the Dragons.[4] The people of Spicetown heard the shriek of Vermax when the dragon was wounded during the Battle of the Gullet in 130 AC. On behalf of the greens, the Triarchy then sacked the town, butchering its populace and burning its buildings. Nearby High Tide was also burned during the battle. Spicetown was not rebuilt after the civil war.[5]

Ser Marston Waters and another "cousin" from Spicetown, left homeless from the Battle of the Gullet,[3] aided Tom Tanglebeard and Tom Tangletongue.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  2. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  4. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  5. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
  6. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.