Ocean Road (Searoad)
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The Ocean Road, also called the Searoad, runs along the western coast of the Seven Kingdoms between Lannisport and Highgarden, linking the lands of the Rock with those of the Reach.
Armies marched along it in the days of the Conquest, and it was among the routes the Crown had repaired during the reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
History
Meeting of Mern and Loreon
After Aegon I Targaryen was proclaimed King of the Seven Kingdoms, the Reach's King Mern IX Gardener took the Ocean Road to reach Casterly Rock, seeking out the King of the Rock, Loreon I Lannister.
Their hosts never actually joined at Casterly Rock; instead they gathered before the walls of the castle of Goldengrove.
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Jaehaerys's reforms
As part of his plan to modernize the kingdom's roads, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen had the Ocean Road rebuilt: ruts were filled, gravel was spread and bridges were raised, the same work he ordered for the rest of the roads of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Geography
Route
The road follows the coastline from Lannisport, passing through Crakehall and Old Oak.
Near the Shield Islands it leaves the shore to head inland, crosses the Mander and reaches Highgarden.
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On the map
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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 (6)
- Fire & Blood
- A World of Ice and Fire
- A Feast for Crows
- The Lands of Ice and Fire
- A Dance with Dragons
- The World of Ice & Fire