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'''Vaes Graddakh''' is a ruined city in northern [[Essos]] along the shore of the [[Shivering Sea]]. It is situated at the eastern end of the [[Sarne]] delta, southeast of [[Morosh (city)|Morosh]] and east of [[Saath]].{{ref|tloiaf| Central Essos}} It was originally called '''Sarys''', but it is now known by its [[Dothraki language]] name, Vaes Graddakh, meaning "''City of Filth''".{{ref|awoiaf| Vaes Graddakh (Sarys)}}
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'''Vaes Graddakh''' is a ruined city in northern [[Essos]] along the shore of the [[Shivering Sea]]. It is situated at the eastern end of the [[Sarne]] delta, southeast of [[Morosh]] and east of [[Saath]].{{ref|tloiaf|Central Essos}} It was originally called '''Sarys''', but it is now known by its [[Dothraki language]] name, Vaes Graddakh, meaning "City of Filth".{{ref|awoiaf|Vaes Graddakh (Sarys)}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Sarys was the last city of the [[Kingdom of Sarnor]] to be conquered by the [[Dothraki]] during the [[Century of Blood]]. It had already been largely abandoned by the Sarnori before its conquest, however, before ''[[Khal]]'' [[Zeggo]] sacked it and put it to the torch.{{ref|awoiaf| Vaes Graddakh (Sarys)}}
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Sarys and its sister city, [[Saath]], fought the [[Ibbenese]] for control over the mouth of the [[Sarne]] on several occasions.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
  
==Behind the Scenes== 
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Sarys was the last city of the [[Kingdom of Sarnor]] to be conquered by the [[Dothraki]] during the [[Century of Blood]]. It had already been largely abandoned by the [[Sarnori]], however, before Khal [[Zeggo]] sacked it and put it to the torch.{{ref|awoiaf|Vaes Graddakh (Sarys)}}{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}
Vaes Graddakh has not yet been mentioned in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, only appearing in ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'' and ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 22 September 2022

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

Vaes Graddakh is a ruined city in northern Essos along the shore of the Shivering Sea. It is situated at the eastern end of the Sarne delta, southeast of Morosh and east of Saath.[1] It was originally called Sarys, but it is now known by its Dothraki language name, Vaes Graddakh, meaning "City of Filth".[2]

History

Sarys and its sister city, Saath, fought the Ibbenese for control over the mouth of the Sarne on several occasions.[3]

Sarys was the last city of the Kingdom of Sarnor to be conquered by the Dothraki during the Century of Blood. It had already been largely abandoned by the Sarnori, however, before Khal Zeggo sacked it and put it to the torch.[2][4]

References

  1. The Lands of Ice and Fire, Central Essos.
  2. 2.0 2.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Vaes Graddakh (Sarys).
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands.