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+ | In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', the Long Bridge joins the two halves of Volantis across the mouth of the Rhoyne. It is a great span with a road supported by massive piers that the Valyrians built at the height of their glory. Its gateway is an arch of black stone carved with sphinxes, manticores, dragons and other strange beasts. The road is just wide enough for two carts to pass abreast. Buildings rise on either side of the roadway. One can buy almost anything in the shops on the Long Bridge. In the center of the bridge the hands of thieves and the heads of executed criminals are displayed. |
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Revision as of 12:08, 7 January 2013
The Long Bridge is a great structure located in the Free City of Volantis. It is a bridge spanning the mouth of the immense River Rhoyne just before it spills into the Summer Sea.
History
Season 2
Talisa Maegyr claims to have grown up in a merchant family who had a shop on the Long Bridge.[1]
In the books
In A Song of Ice and Fire, the Long Bridge joins the two halves of Volantis across the mouth of the Rhoyne. It is a great span with a road supported by massive piers that the Valyrians built at the height of their glory. Its gateway is an arch of black stone carved with sphinxes, manticores, dragons and other strange beasts. The road is just wide enough for two carts to pass abreast. Buildings rise on either side of the roadway. One can buy almost anything in the shops on the Long Bridge. In the center of the bridge the hands of thieves and the heads of executed criminals are displayed.
See also
- Volantis at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books).