Northernmonkey Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Apparently Lomas Longstrider counted seven natural wonders and nine man made ones, so I thought I'd list them all here, and we can speculate on what the others might be. Tell me if I've missed any. Natural Wonders - Cavern system in Norvos Man Made Wonders - The stone roads of Valyria- Bells of Norvos- The long bridge of Volantis- The palace with a thousand rooms in Sarnath- The walls of Qarth I'm not sure whether the Titan of Braavos is one of them. The text implies it is but doesn't confirm it - 'Lomas Longstrider marveled at the Titan of Braavos—the great fortress of stone and bronze in the shape of a warrior that bestrides the main entrance into the lagoon—but the true wonder is the Arsenal.' I also found a contradiction when it comes to Lomas Longstrider. We're told - Lomas Longstrider reports that, even in far Asshai-by-the-Shadow, there were merchants who asked him if it was true that the “Lion Lord” lived in a palace of solid gold and that crofters collected a wealth of gold simply by plowing their fields.' Yet later on we're also told - Lomas Longstrider never saw Asshai-by-the-Shadow. So did he travel to Asshai or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis's Lawyer Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 We know of this:Man-made Wonders (italics: Guesswork)1. The Wall2. The Titan of Braavos3. Valyrian Roads4. Triple Walls of Qarth5. Three Bells of Norvos6. Long Bridge of Volantis7. The Palace with a Thousand Rooms of Sarnath8. Great Pyramid of Old Ghis (Barristan mentions how Lomas Longstrider visited the Great Pyramid)9. The Five Forts (Lomas thought the ruins of Yi Ti put Westerosi ruins to shame, and each of the Five Forts can hold 10,000 men and their walls are 300 meters tall)Natural Wonders:1. Cavern system of NorvosThe rest: No idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis's Lawyer Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2012/01/Confirms the Titan of Braavos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Hendrix of Rock Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Mother Rhoyne would be a natural wonder perhapsOh and wasn't The festival city a man made wonder aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Pretty sure that Great Pyramid of Old Ghis is a wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis's Lawyer Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Mother Rhoyne would be a natural wonder perhapsOh and wasn't The festival city a man made wonder aswell?It's very unlikely. I still say the Five Forts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernmonkey Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Pretty sure that Great Pyramid of Old Ghis is a wonder. It's likely because Barristan says Longstrider visited it, but we now know from TWOIAF that he visited lots of places, so we can't be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 What modern maesters know about Longstrider surely comes from his books. If it says he "marveled" at something, I think it's safe to assume it was one of his wonders he wrote about in the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis's Lawyer Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 What modern maesters know about Longstrider surely comes from his books. If it says he "marveled" at something, I think it's safe to assume it was one of his wonders he wrote about in the book. He marveled at the ruins of Yi Ti...so maybe not the Five Forts, which are perfectly functional, but Tiqui, which would be the Yi Ti equivalent of Xi'an? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KQI88 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 There are a lot of things to wonder someone in Planethos. Asshai itself should be one, at least on my list, since its such a huge city made. Without a trace of whom or when it was build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 He marveled at the ruins of Yi Ti...so maybe not the Five Forts, which are perfectly functional, but Tiqui, which would be the Yi Ti equivalent of Xi'an? Actually, Tiqui isn't a ruined city. It's still functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis's Lawyer Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Actually, Tiqui isn't a ruined city. It's still functional.I know, but it would probably still be full of ruins like Rome was in the Middle Ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I know, but it would probably still be full of ruins like Rome was in the Middle Ages. Oooh. Right. Sorry. :blushing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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