One might have expected the bastard surname for Iron Isles to be something like Iron for their Iron mines or Salt for all the Sea-salt. "Pyke" stands out in this company because it is an Island on the Iron Islands. Stone for Vale (Vale and Mountain is the full name) because of all her mountains and stony terrains. The Summer Islands sort of are roughly analogous to Sub-Saharan Africa but being a islands based culture they have a lot in common with like South East Asia or the Pacific Islands. Waters for Crownlands seems to be fairly new and presumably that refers to the Narrow Sea it adjoins and the fact that it has major ports like Duskendale, King's Landing, Driftmark, Dragonstone etc. Sand for Dorne because it is the only part of Westeros which has deserts. Rivers for Riverlands because of the mighty River Trident and its tributaries that water this Kingdom. Storm for Stormlands because the Kingdom is famous for its violent and frequent Storms. Hill for Westerlands because the country is full of hills.įlowers for Reach because the country is famous for its fertile lands, gardens and vineyards. The Summer Sea stretches eastward from Westeros around the southern coast of Essos and the northern coast of Sothoryos. Everyone knows that Jalabhar Xho, Prince of the Red Flower Vale, wanted Robert to help him reclaim his princedom by invading the Summer Islands. Snow for North because of their severe winters and summer snows. The Summer Islands divide the Sunset Sea in the west from the Summer Sea in the east.When we look at the surnames prevalent in other Kingdoms, they appear to be based on whatever object that Kingdom is famously associated with: The entire history of the Summer Islanders is carved onto the Talking Trees, as well as their laws and their gods' commandments. On their trunks, priestesses in feathered robes carve songs and stories. One of the deities they worship is a fertility goddess with sixteen teats. The islands lie approximately due south of eastern Dorne, the Narrow Sea and the western Free Cities, several hundred miles west of Naath and the western coast of Sothoryos. 'The Singing Stones are a group of islands in the Summer Islands.' 'The Talking Trees are enormous tower trees that shade the town. The Summer Islands religion considers sex to be a holy and life-affirming act. The town of Last Lament at the north-western tip of Walano is located almost exactly 750 miles due south of Sunspear in Dorne. The islands occupy an area of ocean extending from north to south for a thousand miles, and from east to west for almost nine hundred. The Smiling Sea divides Walano from Omboru and the Indigo Straits divide Omboru from Jhala. The numerous smaller islands include Koj, the Isle of Birds, Stone Head, Singing Stones, Three Exiles, Moluu, Xon, Doquu and the Bones. The city of Ebonhead is also located on Jhala. It is a large continent consisting of deserts and jungles and mountains. Jhala is the largest island, containing the Red Flower Vale (home of Jalabhar Xho) and Sweet Lotus Vale. Sothoryos, also written as Sothoros, is south of Essos, on the far side of the Summer Sea. Further north on Walano is the oft-mentioned Tall Trees Town, the home of the Cinnamon Wind and her crew. The Summer Isles are a potential super-power of Planetos, the main limitations being political disunity and a scarcity of metals. The capital city of the Summer Islands is Lotus Port, located on Walano. Yes, from what weve heard about the Summer Isles, theres a lot of them and its a relatively large archipelago, like Indonesia or the Phillippines. The large islands are, from north to south, Walano, Omboru and Jhala. They are shown on the Lands of Ice and Fire maps.įor the record, the Summer Islands are a chain of three large islands and numerous smaller ones, oriented from north to south with a slight swing to the east.
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