![]() ![]() ![]() (A name they get because they look like stepping stones between the two continents.) The Children’s desperate ploy wasn’t enough to defeat the First Men, though. The greenseers of the Children used powerful magic to flood and splinter the Arm of Dorne turned the land-bridge into the Stepstones. When war eventually broke out between men and the Children of the Forest, the Children turned their attention to the Arm to try and prevent even more of their populous enemy from arriving. It’s believed the First Men came to Westeros across that land-bridge. And like the Bering Strait, the Arm of Dorne made a great migration between continents possible before disappearing under the waves. It is A Song of Ice and Fire‘s answer to the Bering Strait that once connected Alaska and Russia. Ancient legend say the Stepstones were once part of the Arm of Dorne, a southern land passage that ran from Westeros to Essos. ![]() Who Created the Stepstones and Why Were They Made? HBOīefore we get into House of the Dragon happenings, let’s look at how the Stepstones came to be. (That’s why Viserys was initially pleased to learn the Triarchy had begun eliminating the pirate problem.) But despite all that, the Stepstones’ history during House Targaryen’s time in Westeros is one of war.Īnd their importance dates back to before their creation during Westeros’ first great conflict. And despite being so close to Westeros, they’re under constant threat by pirates, which often claim them as their own domain. They’re also constantly savaged by powerful storms. Unto themselves the stony and inhospitable islands are almost entirely worthless. However, that’s a fitting moniker for the Stepstones at large. The chain’s most notable island is its biggest, Bloodstone. They run from Dorne’s eastern coast in Westeros to the Disputed Lands on Essos’s southwest shore. The Stepstones consists of more than a dozen small islands that separate the Narrow Sea to the north and the Summer Sea to the south. What are the Stepstones? Where Are the Stepstones Located? HBO And that’s been true since the First Men came to Westeros. Exactly where are the Stepstones, though, and why are they so important in House of the Dragon?Īnd what is the risk of Westeros confronting the Triarchy currently ruling over those desolate rocks? Despite being undesirable land, the location of those islands makes them highly valuable. If he won’t act his brother Daemon just might. No matter how much Viserys wants to avoid war, it seems inevitable, with or without his blessing. Now the show’s second episode has revealed why ignoring the problem won’t make it go away. King Viserys and Ser Otto Hightower took the Lord of Tide’s concerns “under advisement,” but not seriously. On House of the Dragon, the first Small Council meeting began with Ser Corlys Velaryon warning of a growing concern in the Stepstones. ![]()
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