Winters Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 ...the entire northern coast of Essos has no cities or towns on it? Yes, the Dothraki roam to the south but other cities on the southern coast exist, and it seems unlikely that the Dothraki Sea extends for such a great distance. So why is there pretty much nothing east of Norvos for thousands of Km/Mi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Door1337 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The maps are supposed to be from the knowledge of a maester in the Citadel, so the more you go East/South, the less knowledge you will have of the area. Well, that or the mapmaker was lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 There's Morosh and Saath, survived cities of Kingdom of Sarnor and New Ibbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qhorin_420_hands Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 well so far the only locations we know are the ones used/mentioned in the books, so i see the maps of essos as being "unfinished" rather than empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Roberto Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 There are plenty of towns and castles not shown in the maps of Westeros, so one can infer that there are as many unmapped cities in Essos, if not a whole lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Homeu Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Sotherton Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The maps are supposed to be from the knowledge of a maester in the Citadel, so the more you go East/South, the less knowledge you will have of the area. Well, that or the mapmaker was lazy.There are plenty of towns and castles not shown in the maps of Westeros, so one can infer that there are as many unmapped cities in Essos, if not a whole lot more.There you have it. Might be we get to learn more in TWOW and ADOS or more likely in the GRMM-arillion next fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodoronthethrone Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I always assumed that north Essos was a sort of wasteland where no one lived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertramboso Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 The maps are incomplete, but probably there are also lots of small whaling or fishing communities not worth putting on a map-since Ibben is often referred to as a whaling center, maybe the north coast is like the Norwegian fjords: there's people there, but not many large towns or cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 There you have it. Might be we get to learn more in TWOW and ADOS or more likely in the GRMM-arillion next fall.The Word book is not the GRRM-arillion. That's a future possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Sotherton Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 The Word book is not the GRRM-arillion. That's a future possibility.I read this and this and got the impression that TWOIAF became more than previously intended. And that them all was part of a coming GRRM-arillion. Originally the book was scheduled for release in November of this year. So why is it being pushed back? It’s becoming a multi-volume affair!But correct me if I'm wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I read this and this and got the impression that TWOIAF became more than previously intended. And that them all was part of a coming GRRM-arillion. But correct me if I'm wrong!Well this is my source. http://www.westeros.org/ASoWS/News/Entry/World_of_Ice_and_Fire_Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Sotherton Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Well this is my source. http://www.westeros....and_Fire_UpdateAlright! Well if Elio says it, we go with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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