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− | '''Vaes Khewo''' is a ruined city in [[Essos]] in the western [[Dothraki Sea]], in | + | '''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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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | Located on the [[Sarne]], Sarnath of the Tall Towers was the seat of the High King of the Sarnori. 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> | ||
==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 | + | 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== | ==Notes and References== |
Revision as of 22:24, 20 March 2014
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. The city was destroyed by the Dothraki during the Century of Blood following the Doom of Valyria.[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.
Notes and References
<references>
- ↑ "The Dothraki Sea", The Lands of Ice and Fire
- ↑ The Tongues of Ice and Fire Wiki
- ↑ A World of Ice and Fire