Don Roberto Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Mostly this but I think we might get some references during the flashbacks on Asshai. After all, it's right south of it.It doesn't seem to trade of any kind with other locations though.Well, the path of water between it and Asshai is called the Saffron Straits...There also seems to be an abandoned town at the island os Ulos, along its coast, which could indicate that at least used to have some trade around there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joluoto Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Ulthos was probably created to give a "this world is fucking huge" image. And to kill the idea that sailing west from Asshai and getting to Westeros that way would be a relatively short journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spilly Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Ulthos was probably created to give a "this world is fucking huge" image. And to kill the idea that sailing west from Asshai and getting to Westeros that way would be a relatively short journey.Assuming Planetos is round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Duncan of Flea Bottom Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Martin already confirmed that his planet is roundWe maybe will hear about Ulthos, but I don't know if we'll see it in ASOIAFmaybe like I said before, in a tale (like Dunk and Egg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night's Prince Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Interesting...but what about Ulthos other continents? *bada ching!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Duncan of Flea Bottom Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Interesting...but what about Ulthos other continents? *bada ching!*I think there's still one more in the way of the Jade Seaor it'll be 6 thousand miles of sea until you reach WesterosUlthos is some kind of Australia (Martin said it can be a Big Island or a Small Continent), and I think there will be some kind of America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Totoro Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 George has stated that he likes the map to feel incomplete, like in medieval times, with the There Be Dragons and all of that. If only the places we see on the plot would appear on the map, that feeling wouldn't be possible. Nothing is ever going to happen there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 hairy mouse pigs as big as cows- diprotodont from ??Ulthos??tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch- thylacine from ??Ulthos??terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws- velociraptor from ??Sothoryos??I don't see marsupial mega-fauna cohabiting with dinosaurs or placental mammals such as dire wolves and mammoths found in Westeros and Essos, so perhaps Ulthos is their home, making it an analogue for Pliestocene Australia.Makes sense to me. :laugh:But I want to hear more about people of Ulthos. :dunce:Warlocks drinks the shade of the evening and its made from dark trees with blue leaves, right ?Oh, look at Ulthos :cool4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pootie Tang Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Perhaps it is there for Dany to explore after she is done with what remains of Essos and Sothoryos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentario Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 To set up the next ASOIAF miniseries! The Adventures of Gerion Lannister! Gerion Lannister in: Lannisters of the Lost (story) Arc, The Temple of Retcon, and The Last Sequel. (Well what about the fourth movie? What fourth movie?)Well, what did you think those creatures Nimble Dick talked about were? Aliens in Westeros! All will be explained in Gerion Lannister and the Crystal Bullshit.By the way, that was hillarious XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hawk Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 maybe it would be like Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 You know, I have the map collection at home and it never occurred to me until just now that Ulthos is a separate continent. I thought it was part of Sothyros. In any case, I think that the idea is to emphasise that this is a world that no one has explored in its entirety. This would be the case with our own world until very recently when people began collating maps and doing so more accurately.Interestingly, on my map it's coloured dark brown and black, as is Sothyros. The other continents seem to be coloured according to their main geographic features so those places must be muddy rocks. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic 8 Ball Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Ulthos is there to set up a Gulf Stream circulation with Essos that allows lemon trees to be cultivated in Braavos. :cool4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckal Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Why does there have to be a point?It's just another place in the world that we'll never seen nor will it have any sort of impact on the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The last Greenseer Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It will be claimed as the seat by the first lord of Pie family, savior of humanity, AA reborn, protector of the realms of men, HOT PIE!It is known! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noSer Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The cynic in me says that it was created to make the buyers of the map-books feel good about their purchase.Bullseye! And as someone who spent there money to buy the maps i am grateful for the effort!" All will be explained in Gerion Lannister and the Crystal Bullshit."LOVE IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ours if the Fury Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 he is world building making his once smalled world of westros and same parts of Essos into the next big epic world he is creating it so things can be done with it i would really like to hear about it in a information book or in the map book coming out soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Maybe these purple forests are bioluminescenct... that would be lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angmar Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Maybe it's where the Last Targaryens TM are living? That's where Dany, Jon, Aegon, and all the Lannisters will go to once the Walkers invade Westeros.Or maybe it's just a stand in for America.Since Westeros is Europe and Essos is North Africa-Middle East-Rennasaince Italy and Asshai is Asia and Sothroyos is South Africa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athenian117 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I think it's where that Poets' City is located, according to him is beyond Asshai, well, maybe another story Martin may create in the future, or more tales like Dunk and Egg, maybe we can saw something about Ulthos what is the city of Poets?I forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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