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[[Image:Prince's Pass.png|right|thumb|200px|A map showing the location of the Prince's Pass on the continent of Westeros.]] |
[[Image:Prince's Pass.png|right|thumb|200px|A map showing the location of the Prince's Pass on the continent of Westeros.]] |
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| − | The '''Prince<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Pass''' is |
+ | The '''Prince<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Pass''' is one of only two major passes through the [[Red Mountains]], linking [[Dorne]] to the [[Stormlands]] and [[the Reach]]. The other major pass is the [[Boneway]], located further east. The Prince's Pass begins south of [[Nightsong]] and proceeds southwards through the mountains into the northwest of Dorne, emerging near [[Skyreach]].<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season1/#!/locations/dorne/ HBO viewers guide, season 1 map, Dorne entry]</ref> |
==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Prince's Pass is |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Prince's Pass is a natural choke-point in times of war, and prevents easy access for armies from other parts of the continent into the Dornish interior. The military value of the pass was even enough to stymie [[Aegon the Conqueror]]'s invasion of Dorne, with his [[dragons]] unable to be deployed effectively against an enemy fighting from behind rocks and in ambushes. |
| − | Daeron I, the Young Dragon, used this to his advantage when he invaded Dorne one and a half centuries later. After sending an army into the pass, drawing the Dornish forces out to defend it, he landed a substantial second army by sea at the mouth of the [[Greenblood]], effectively outflanking the entire nation and compelling the [[House Martell|Martells]] to surrender. |
+ | Daeron I, the Young Dragon, used this to his advantage when he invaded Dorne one and a half centuries later. After sending an army into the pass, drawing the Dornish forces out to defend it, he landed a substantial second army by sea at the mouth of the [[Greenblood]] River, effectively outflanking the entire nation and compelling the [[House Martell|Martells]] to surrender. |
| − | Ninety years before the events of the novel, a bandit lord known as the Vulture King seized control of the northern part of the Prince's Pass. Houses [[House Caron|Caron]] and [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] made alliance and sent troops into the pass to root out the Vulture King. |
+ | Ninety years before the events of the novel, a bandit lord known as the Vulture King seized control of the northern part of the Prince's Pass. Houses [[House Caron|Caron]] and [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] made an alliance and sent troops into the pass to root out the Vulture King. [[Duncan the Tall]] accompanied this expedition. |
House Fowler of Skyreach serves the Prince of Dorne as the Wardens of the Prince's Pass, and are entrusted with its defense. |
House Fowler of Skyreach serves the Prince of Dorne as the Wardens of the Prince's Pass, and are entrusted with its defense. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| + | * {{AWOIAF}} |
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| − | * [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Prince%27s_Pass Prince's Pass at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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| + | {{The Stormlands}} |
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| + | {{Roads}} |
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| + | [[es:Paso del Príncipe]] [[ru:Принцев перевал]] |
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| + | [[zh:亲王隘口]] |
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[[Category:Locations]] |
[[Category:Locations]] |
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[[Category:Geography]] |
[[Category:Geography]] |
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[[Category:Locations in Dorne]] |
[[Category:Locations in Dorne]] |
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Revision as of 09:14, 12 February 2016
A map showing the location of the Prince's Pass on the continent of Westeros.
The Prince's Pass is one of only two major passes through the Red Mountains, linking Dorne to the Stormlands and the Reach. The other major pass is the Boneway, located further east. The Prince's Pass begins south of Nightsong and proceeds southwards through the mountains into the northwest of Dorne, emerging near Skyreach.[1]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Prince's Pass is a natural choke-point in times of war, and prevents easy access for armies from other parts of the continent into the Dornish interior. The military value of the pass was even enough to stymie Aegon the Conqueror's invasion of Dorne, with his dragons unable to be deployed effectively against an enemy fighting from behind rocks and in ambushes.
Daeron I, the Young Dragon, used this to his advantage when he invaded Dorne one and a half centuries later. After sending an army into the pass, drawing the Dornish forces out to defend it, he landed a substantial second army by sea at the mouth of the Greenblood River, effectively outflanking the entire nation and compelling the Martells to surrender.
Ninety years before the events of the novel, a bandit lord known as the Vulture King seized control of the northern part of the Prince's Pass. Houses Caron and Dondarrion made an alliance and sent troops into the pass to root out the Vulture King. Duncan the Tall accompanied this expedition.
House Fowler of Skyreach serves the Prince of Dorne as the Wardens of the Prince's Pass, and are entrusted with its defense.
See also
References
| Regional capital | |
| Settlements |
Blackmont · Ghost Hill · Godsgrace · Hellholt · High Hermitage · Kingsgrave · Lemonwood · Planky Town · Salt Shore · Sandstone · Skyreach · Starfall · Tor · Tower of Joy · Vaith · Vulture's Roost · Water Gardens · Wyl · Yronwood |
| Rivers | |
| Mountains | |
| Roads |
Boneway · Prince's Pass |
Template:The Stormlands
Roads | |
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| Major highways |
Goldroad · Kingsroad · Roseroad · Searoad · River Road/Eastern Road |
| Mountain passes into Dorne |
Boneway · Prince's Pass |