Dornish Desert
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The Dornish Desert is the vast arid expanse covering much of the interior of the southernmost peninsula of Westeros, a land of rock and sand where water is scarce and jealously guarded.
Its harshness has for generations been the Dornishmen's best shield against anyone who tried to subdue them by force.
Aegon's Conquest
When Aegon the Conqueror crossed the Narrow Sea and subdued kingdom after kingdom, the lords of Dorne did not meet him in open battle. They struck instead in quick ambushes and then vanished, falling back into the desert and the passes of the Marches, where neither the conqueror's troops nor his dragons could catch them.
In time Aegon gave up the chase and left Dorne alone.
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Caravan routes
The same desert that once shielded the Dornishmen from Aegon's armies is also the road their caravans follow. Loaded with goods unloaded at the Greenblood, they cross the sands through the Prince's Pass on their way to Sunspear.
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The physical world
La zona es rocosa, montañosa, árida y seca. Sus ríos proveen de tierras fértiles, y aún en verano hay suficientes lluvias y otros recursos hídricos para mantener Dorne habitable.
Geography · Tormenta de Espadas, Capítulo 7, Jon.
Debido a su clima y a su tamaño, Dorne es el menos poblado de los Siete Reinos. Los dornienses difieren cultural y étnicamente de los demás ponientis debido a la inmigración en masa de los Rhoynar y su relativo aislamiento.
Population · Festín de Cuervos, Capítulo 40, La Princesa en la Torre.
Dorne provee de productos exóticos que son poco comunes en el resto de los Siete Reinos, como frutos cítricos y algunos vinos dornienses. Limones, aceitunas y granadas vienen de Dorne.
Economy · Choque de Reyes, Capítulo 8, Tyrion.
Dorne es también famoso por sus corceles de arena, una especie de caballo exclusiva de la región que puede correr durante casi dos días sin cansarse.
Economy · Tormenta de Espadas, Capítulo 38, Tyrion.
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What we are not sure about
PositionWe worked it out
The position was inferred from the label on the base map rather than from a symbol of its own: it marks the area, not the point.
Books and show
Where it appears
In the books (4)
- A Storm of Swords
- A Feast for Crows
- A Clash of Kings
- A Dance with Dragons