![]() ![]() It is home to shadow binders, sorcerers, and all sorts of practitioners of dark magic. Investigate the Dark Magic of Asshai Asshai by Antok EKĪsshai is a shadowy city in a far corner of Essos that we mostly here of in the show because it’s where Melisandre and the Red Priests of Rhllor originate from. There are hundreds of unknown and unnamed cities lost to time in the Dothraki Sea that could easily take up their own season in an Essos spin-off. It was once home to what was believed to be the first civilizations and some characters in the books believe the Andals and the First Men originated from it. In the time she spends wandering the Dothraki Sea, we come across cities and civilizations that were destroyed and enslaved by the Dothraki. Well, most of them, she still has her own which causes her to push back against the Dothraki tradition of keeping widows of khals at Vaes Dothrak. Though an outsider, she quickly assimilates into Dothraki culture, learning to respect and value their traditions. We spend a lot of time with the Dothraki in Game of Thrones because Daenerys begins her journey toward becoming her own person there. ![]() The Free Cities of Essos Are Interesting City States Westeros is tiny compared to Essos and its massive empires and civilizations with histories that stretch further back than the ones we know of the Andals and the First Men. The world feels bigger when much of it is yet unknown.īut the point stands. Okay, it likely isn’t as big as it’s made out to feel in the books because of the fact that Westerosi people are yet to discover circumnavigation. If you haven’t read the A Song of Ice and Fire Books, you’re missing out on just how massive Essos actually is. All the Reasons Why Essos Could Be A Cool Spin-Off Topic Other civilizations like the Rhoynar and the far east, almost mythical empire of Yi Ti. As Daenerys consolidates power and conquers large swathes of Essos, we come across new civilizations, each one stranger than the last.Īnd that’s just counting the ones we get to see on the show. Only one character anchors us to Essos and it’s Daenerys Targaryen.Įxiled from Westeros following Robert’s Rebellion, Daenerys and Viserys (before Khal Drogo killed him) introduce us to the Free Cities and the Dothraki, showing fans both the familiar (from a Westerosi perspective) and exotic sides of the continent. Most of the action in the show, naturally, happens in Westeros where great lords and houses vie for power against each other. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and its HBO adaptation Game of Thrones. ![]() Essos is a fictional continent in George R.R. ![]()
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