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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 on the [[Sarne]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Vaes Khewo (Sarnath)}} 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 of the Tall Towers''', 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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The greatest of the [[Tall Men]] cities, Sarnath was the seat of the [[High King of Sarnor]], who dwelled in the fabled [[Palace With a Thousand Rooms]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}
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The [[Dothraki]] invaded the [[Kingdom of Sarnor]] during the [[Century of Blood]] which followed the [[Doom of Valyria]]. [[Mazor Alexi]] gathered an army of Tall Men to Sarnath after the fall of [[Mardosh]], but his host was destroyed by four ''[[khalasar]]s'' at the [[Field of Crows]]. Within a fortnight, Khal [[Loso]] conquered Sarnath and put the city to the torch.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}
  
 
==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]].
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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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Revision as of 14:20, 18 July 2019

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

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

History

The greatest of the Tall Men cities, Sarnath was the seat of the High King of Sarnor, who dwelled in the fabled Palace With a Thousand Rooms.[3]

The Dothraki invaded the Kingdom of Sarnor during the Century of Blood which followed the Doom of Valyria. Mazor Alexi gathered an army of Tall Men to Sarnath after the fall of Mardosh, but his host was destroyed by four khalasars at the Field of Crows. Within a fortnight, Khal Loso conquered Sarnath and put the city to the torch.[3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen passes Vaes Khewo during the journey of Khal Drogo's khalasar from Pentos to Vaes Dothrak.[4]

Behind the Scenes

Sarnath may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to "The Doom that Came to Sarnath" by H. P. Lovecraft.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Vaes Khewo (Sarnath).
  2. The Lands of Ice and Fire, The Dothraki Sea.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands.
  4. The Lands of Ice and Fire, Journeys.