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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Flatlands are bordered by the upper reaches of the [[River Rhoyne]] to the east, the Velvet Hills to the north and the Golden Fields to the south-east. The [[Dothraki]] have easy access to the Flatlands and find riding across it easy, so Pentosi nobles pay them heavy tribute so as to ensure they do not loot or sack any of the estates or villages in the area. |
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Flatlands are bordered by the upper reaches of the [[River Rhoyne]] to the east, the Velvet Hills to the north and the Golden Fields to the south-east. The [[Dothraki]] have easy access to the Flatlands and find riding across it easy, so Pentosi nobles pay them heavy tribute so as to ensure they do not loot or sack any of the estates or villages in the area. |
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| + | The Flatlands used to be the southern part of [[Andalos]], the kingdom of the [[Andals]] before they [[Andal Invasion|migrated to Westeros]] 6,000 years ago.When Tyrion Lannister passes through the region on his way from Pentos to Volantis, as a student of history he notes that his own Andal ancestors lived in these lands thousands of years before. When he has to come up with a pseudonym while traveling through the area, he jokingly calls himself "Hugor Hill", after the legendary Hugor of the Hill, an Andal king of the region (who for all he knows might be his direct ancestor). |
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| − | The Flatlands used to be part of the southern kingdom of the [[Andals]] before they fled to [[Westeros]] several millennia ago. |
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Revision as of 19:07, 6 April 2016
Map showing the approximate location of the Flatlands on the continent of Essos.
A Dothraki khalasar marching east from Pentos across the Flatlands.
A large horse-drawn wheelhouse takes Tyrion and Varys out of Pentos through the Flatlands.
The Flatlands is a region on the continent of Essos, located to the east of Westeros beyond the Narrow Sea. The Flatlands is a fertile area of open fields and plains, located around the Free City of Pentos and responsible for feeding it. Many magisters and nobles of the cities have estates on the Flatlands.[1]
History
Season 1
After the wedding of Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo in Pentos, Daenerys, Drogo, and his khalasar ride back east through the Flatlands.[2]
Season 5
When Tyrion Lannister and Varys leave Pentos heading south to Volantis, they pass through the Flatlands in a massive wheelhouse drawn by a large team of horses.[3]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Flatlands are bordered by the upper reaches of the River Rhoyne to the east, the Velvet Hills to the north and the Golden Fields to the south-east. The Dothraki have easy access to the Flatlands and find riding across it easy, so Pentosi nobles pay them heavy tribute so as to ensure they do not loot or sack any of the estates or villages in the area.
The Flatlands used to be the southern part of Andalos, the kingdom of the Andals before they migrated to Westeros 6,000 years ago.When Tyrion Lannister passes through the region on his way from Pentos to Volantis, as a student of history he notes that his own Andal ancestors lived in these lands thousands of years before. When he has to come up with a pseudonym while traveling through the area, he jokingly calls himself "Hugor Hill", after the legendary Hugor of the Hill, an Andal king of the region (who for all he knows might be his direct ancestor).
See also
References
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