Essos (fictional continent)
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Essos is a vast eastern continent in the world of *Game of Thrones* and *A Song of Ice and Fire*, known for its diverse cultures, powerful city-states, and key locations like Braavos, Meereen, and Qarth.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essos | 17 |
| Dorne | 1 |
| The Riverlands | 1 |
| Valyrian Freehold (historical) | 1 |
| Valyrian Peninsula | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional continent
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location in A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ location in Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Clash of Kings
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A Dance with Dragons ⓘ A Feast for Crows ⓘ A Game of Thrones ⓘ A Storm of Swords ⓘ Game of Thrones ⓘ
surface form:
Game of Thrones (TV series)
House of the Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
House of the Dragon (TV series, referenced and partially shown)
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| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| feature |
diverse cultures
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major trade routes ⓘ powerful city-states ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Astapor
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Braavos ⓘ Lorath ⓘ Lys ⓘ Astapor ⓘ
surface form:
Meereen
Myr ⓘ Norvos ⓘ Pentos ⓘ Qarth ⓘ Qohor ⓘ Tyrosh ⓘ Volantis ⓘ Yunkai ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Dothraki horse culture
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Free Cities culture ⓘ Ghiscari slaveholding culture ⓘ Valyrian culture ⓘ |
| hasPeople |
Braavos
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surface form:
Braavosi
Dothraki ⓘ Ghiscari ⓘ Lhazareen ⓘ Qartheen ⓘ Unsullied ⓘ Valyrians ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalEntity |
Slaver's Bay
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surface form:
City-states of Slaver's Bay
Free Cities ⓘ Ghiscari Empire (historical) ⓘ Nine Free Cities ⓘ Qarth ⓘ Essos (fictional continent) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Valyrian Freehold (historical)
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| hasRegion |
Bay of Dragons
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Dothraki Sea ⓘ Free Cities ⓘ Lhazar ⓘ Red Waste ⓘ Slaver's Bay ⓘ The Grasslands ⓘ The Rhoyne river valley ⓘ The Shadow Lands ⓘ Essos (fictional continent) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Valyrian Peninsula
|
| hasSea |
Jade Sea
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Narrow Sea ⓘ Shivering Sea ⓘ Summer Sea ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Dothraki
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surface form:
Dothraki language
Ghiscari language ⓘ Valyrian languages ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation |
Daenerys Targaryen's conquest of Slaver's Bay
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birthplace of Daenerys Targaryen on Dragonstone nearby and her early exile in Free Cities ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
across the Narrow Sea from Westeros
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east of Westeros ⓘ north of Sothoryos ⓘ south of the Shivering Sea ⓘ west of the Shadow Lands ⓘ |
| religion |
Ghiscari gods of Slaver's Bay
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Great Stallion worship among Dothraki ⓘ Many-Faced God worship in Braavos ⓘ R’hllor ⓘ
surface form:
R'hllor (Lord of Light)
|
| universe |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Valyrian Freehold (historical)
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Valyrian Peninsula
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Westeros
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The Riverlands
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Westeros
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Dorne
Game of Thrones: Season 4 (Music from the HBO Series)
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The Winds of Winter (unpublished novel by George R. R. Martin)
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The Winds of Winter
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A Storm of Swords (Game of Thrones Season 3 score)
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