rcven-reyes:Pre-ASOIAF Week - Day I: Historical PeriodsThe Century of BloodWhat followed the Doom of
rcven-reyes:Pre-ASOIAF Week - Day I: Historical PeriodsThe Century of BloodWhat followed the Doom of Valyria was struggle that lasted a century. The destruction of Valyria left a power vacuum in Essos. Volantis, then the mightiest of the nine Free Cities, laid claim to Valyria’s empire. Resistance began when Volantis attempted to take control of Tyrosh, however, and in the end, all of the Free Cities, save for Lorath, either rebelled against Volantis or joined the alliance against the Volantenes. Pentos and Tyrosh even approached the last remaining dragonlords, and a young Aegon Targaryen agreed to join the alliance. Mounted on his dragon, Balerion, he flew to Lys and set the Volantene fleet ablaze.Meanwhile, the Dothraki rode out of the east, sacking and burning towns and cities in their way, leading to the destruction of several realms. The famous ‘Field of Crows’ battle between the Dothraki and the Tall Men allowed the Kingdom of Sarnor to fall to the Dothraki in its entirety. Valyrian colonies, cities in the Red Waste, Ghiscari settlements, and even cities as far north as Ibben were all conquered, creating the vast Dothraki Sea. -- source link
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