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[[File:Red_Waste.jpg|thumb|250px|A map of the Red Waste and Qarth.]][[File:Red_waste.jpg|thumb|250px|The Red Waste.]]The '''Red Waste''' is a region on the continent of [[Essos]], located thousands of miles to the east of [[Westeros]]. It is located south of [[Vaes Dothrak]] and [[Lhazar]]. It is a harsh wilderness that even the [[Dothraki]] fear to cross.<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/red-waste/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, Red Waste entry]</ref>
 
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[[File:Red_Waste.jpg|thumb|250px|A map of the Red Waste and Qarth.]]
==[[Season 1]]==
 
 
[[File:Red Waste Map.png|thumb|200px|A map showing the location of the Red Waste on the continent of Essos.]]
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{{Quote|This is further east that I've ever been. But yes, [[khaleesi]], everything ends, even the Red Waste.|[[Jorah Mormont]]|The North Remembers}}
 
The '''Red Waste''' is a desert region on the continent of [[Essos]], located thousands of miles to the east of [[Westeros]]. It is located south of the [[Dothraki Sea]] and [[Lhazar]], northwest of [[Qarth]], and east of [[Slaver's Bay]]. It is a harsh sandy wilderness that even the [[Dothraki]] fear to cross.<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/red-waste/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, Red Waste entry]</ref>
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==History==
 
===[[Season 1]]===
 
After pillaging the lands of Lhazar, the Dothraki ''[[khalasar]]'' of [[Khal Drogo]] skirts the northern edge of the Red Waste<ref>[[Baelor]]</ref>. It is in these border regions where Drogo falls from his horse and his ''khalasar'' scatters, and also where [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] manages to hatch her [[dragon]] eggs.<ref>[[Fire and Blood]]</ref>.
 
After pillaging the lands of Lhazar, the Dothraki ''[[khalasar]]'' of [[Khal Drogo]] skirts the northern edge of the Red Waste<ref>[[Baelor]]</ref>. It is in these border regions where Drogo falls from his horse and his ''khalasar'' scatters, and also where [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] manages to hatch her [[dragon]] eggs.<ref>[[Fire and Blood]]</ref>.
   
==[[Season 2]]==
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===[[Season 2]]===
[[File:Red Waste Map.png|thumb|200px|A map showing the location of the Red Waste on the continent of Essos.]]
 
 
Daenerys and her retainers travel across the Red Waste in search of succor. After Daenerys's horse dies from lack of water, she sends three of her [[bloodrider]]s in search of civilisation. Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells Daenerys that he has not been as far east as the Red Waste, but he has heard that it does have an end and it is possible to cross it.<ref>[[The North Remembers]]</ref> One of Daenerys's bloodriders, [[Rakharo]], is executed by a Dothraki ''[[khalasar]]'' and his head sent back to her.<ref>[[The Night Lands]]</ref>
 
Daenerys and her retainers travel across the Red Waste in search of succor. After Daenerys's horse dies from lack of water, she sends three of her [[bloodrider]]s in search of civilisation. Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells Daenerys that he has not been as far east as the Red Waste, but he has heard that it does have an end and it is possible to cross it.<ref>[[The North Remembers]]</ref> One of Daenerys's bloodriders, [[Rakharo]], is executed by a Dothraki ''[[khalasar]]'' and his head sent back to her.<ref>[[The Night Lands]]</ref>
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels the Red Waste is extremely large, taking weeks to cross, and is unrelentingly hostile. Water is scarce and food sources almost non-existent. The wasteland is located east of [[Slaver's Bay]] and west of the [[Jade Sea]]. The city of [[Qarth]] lies south-east of the waste. Its southern edge runs along the [[Summer Sea]]. There are ruins in the waste, suggesting that at one time it was much more pleasant and habitable than now. One such ruined city is called Vaes Tolorro, the City of Bones.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Red Waste is extremely large, taking weeks to cross, and is unrelentingly hostile. Water is scarce and food sources almost non-existent. The wasteland is located east of [[Slaver's Bay]] and west of the [[Jade Sea]]. The city of [[Qarth]] lies southeast of the waste. Its southern edge runs along the [[Summer Sea]].
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There are ruins in the waste, suggesting that at one time it was much more pleasant and habitable than now. One such ruined city is called Vaes Tolorro, the City of Bones. Several of the ruined cities were actually colonies of [[Qarth]] which were destroyed by the [[Dothraki]] when they swept across Essos after the Doom of Valyria, during the [[Century of Blood]]. The Dothraki never reached as far as Qarth itself, however, because of the vast distance across the Red Waste. These oasis-colonies were once suitable for habitation due to large irrigation projects, but when the Dothraki sacked them these were destroyed, and the surrounding desert expanded through the ruins.
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The Red Waste is not strictly speaking a true "rolling sands" desert, though it is a "desert" in the broad definition that it receives virtually no rainfall. It is actually far more harsh and dangerous than even a dry sandy desert, due to its low rocky hills, barren windswept plains, and dry riverbeds. It is more of a blasted wasteland than a simple sandy desert, which explains why it is known as the "Red Waste" and not simply the "Red Desert".
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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* {{AWOIAF}}
* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Red_Waste The Red Waste at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 15:11, 28 March 2014


Red Waste

A map of the Red Waste and Qarth.

Red Waste Map

A map showing the location of the Red Waste on the continent of Essos.

"This is further east that I've ever been. But yes, khaleesi, everything ends, even the Red Waste."
Jorah Mormont[src]

The Red Waste is a desert region on the continent of Essos, located thousands of miles to the east of Westeros. It is located south of the Dothraki Sea and Lhazar, northwest of Qarth, and east of Slaver's Bay. It is a harsh sandy wilderness that even the Dothraki fear to cross.[1]

History

Season 1

After pillaging the lands of Lhazar, the Dothraki khalasar of Khal Drogo skirts the northern edge of the Red Waste[2]. It is in these border regions where Drogo falls from his horse and his khalasar scatters, and also where Daenerys manages to hatch her dragon eggs.[3].

Season 2

Daenerys and her retainers travel across the Red Waste in search of succor. After Daenerys's horse dies from lack of water, she sends three of her bloodriders in search of civilisation. Ser Jorah Mormont tells Daenerys that he has not been as far east as the Red Waste, but he has heard that it does have an end and it is possible to cross it.[4] One of Daenerys's bloodriders, Rakharo, is executed by a Dothraki khalasar and his head sent back to her.[5]

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Red Waste is extremely large, taking weeks to cross, and is unrelentingly hostile. Water is scarce and food sources almost non-existent. The wasteland is located east of Slaver's Bay and west of the Jade Sea. The city of Qarth lies southeast of the waste. Its southern edge runs along the Summer Sea.

There are ruins in the waste, suggesting that at one time it was much more pleasant and habitable than now. One such ruined city is called Vaes Tolorro, the City of Bones. Several of the ruined cities were actually colonies of Qarth which were destroyed by the Dothraki when they swept across Essos after the Doom of Valyria, during the Century of Blood. The Dothraki never reached as far as Qarth itself, however, because of the vast distance across the Red Waste. These oasis-colonies were once suitable for habitation due to large irrigation projects, but when the Dothraki sacked them these were destroyed, and the surrounding desert expanded through the ruins.

The Red Waste is not strictly speaking a true "rolling sands" desert, though it is a "desert" in the broad definition that it receives virtually no rainfall. It is actually far more harsh and dangerous than even a dry sandy desert, due to its low rocky hills, barren windswept plains, and dry riverbeds. It is more of a blasted wasteland than a simple sandy desert, which explains why it is known as the "Red Waste" and not simply the "Red Desert".

See also

References

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