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Ambush on the Boneway

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The Ambush on the Boneway was a Dornish trap sprung against Orys Baratheon's forces during the First Dornish War, in the pass that cuts through the Red Mountains. The defeat cost Orys his sword hand and left him a captive for years.

Ambush at the Boneway

With the rest of Westeros already subdued, Aegon I set out to bring Dorne to heel as well. He put one of his columns under the command of his Hand, Orys Baratheon, tasked with forcing the Boneway through the Red Mountains.

The Dornish waited for nightfall. From the heights above the pass they rained stones, arrows and spears down on the column, and the soldiers trapped below had no way to strike back.

Lord Wyl of Wyl, known as the Widow's Lover, sealed off both ends of the pass. Orys was trapped along with a good many of his knights and bannermen, and all of them were taken prisoner.

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Orys's Captivity

Orys had his sword hand cut off. He remained a prisoner for several years, until in the year 4 AC he was ransomed for his weight in gold.

Revenge came decades later, during the Vulture Hunt, when Orys faced Walter Wyl, son of the Lord Wyl who had captured him.

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Who was there

No entry in the atlas: Orys Baratheon · Wyl de Wyl

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Forces and casualties

ConflictFirst Dornish War
Commanding the otherthe Wyl of Wyl
Strength of one sideForces of the Iron Throne
Strength of the otherForces of the Dornish houses
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The facts marked “from the wiki” come from Asalto del Sendahuesos · Facts consulted on 2026-07-30.

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Year
Spanish wiki “Asalto del Sendahuesos” (4 AC) · awoiaf “Boneway”
Place
no id: the Boneway is not among the catalogue’s 648 places
Sides
Spanish wiki “Asalto del Sendahuesos”
Outcome
Spanish wiki “Asalto del Sendahuesos” · awoiaf “Boneway”
Canon
not dramatised

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