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'''Vaes Orvik''' is a ruined city located in [[Essos]], north of [[Port Yhos]], in the southwestern portion of the [[red waste]].<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref><ref>[http://io9.com/5954289/at-last-official-maps-of-george-rr-martins-lands-from-westeros-to-qarth]</ref> Its [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] name means City of Whips.<ref>[http://wiki.dothraki.org/Vocabulary The Tongues of Ice and Fire Wiki]</ref>
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'''Vaes Orvik''' is a ruined city located in [[Essos]], north of [[Port Yhos]], in the southwestern portion of the [[red waste]].<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref><ref>[http://io9.com/5954289/at-last-official-maps-of-george-rr-martins-lands-from-westeros-to-qarth]</ref>
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==History==
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Vaes Orvik was a small [[Qarth]]een city destroyed by the [[Dothraki]] during the [[Century of Blood]]. Because of the large number of slaves taken during its conquest, its [[Dothraki language]] name means City of the Whip.<ref>''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
  
 
==Behind the Scenes==   
 
==Behind the Scenes==   
Vaes Orvik has not yet been mentioned in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, only appearing in the map collection ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''.
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Vaes Orvik 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]]''.
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 20:07, 21 March 2014

Vaes Orvik is a ruined city located in Essos, north of Port Yhos, in the southwestern portion of the red waste.[1][2]

History

Vaes Orvik was a small Qartheen city destroyed by the Dothraki during the Century of Blood. Because of the large number of slaves taken during its conquest, its Dothraki language name means City of the Whip.[3]

Behind the Scenes

Vaes Orvik 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.

References and Notes