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== Blackwood Vale == | == Blackwood Vale == | ||
[[File:Blackwood Vale.jpg|thumb|The Blackwood Vale is known for its | [[File:Blackwood Vale.jpg|thumb|The Blackwood Vale is known for its extensive forest.]] | ||
The Blackwood Vale lies between the Red Fork and the Blue Fork of the Trident, its western flank cut off by the foothills and mountains of the [[The_Westerlands|Westerlands]]. The vale is cloaked in towering forests, while the lands where the Trident’s three arms divide are especially green and fertile. Much of the terrain is gently rolling, yielding to rich river-vales in the south and rising to wooded hills toward the east. | The Blackwood Vale lies between the Red Fork and the Blue Fork of the Trident, its western flank cut off by the foothills and mountains of the [[The_Westerlands|Westerlands]]. The vale is cloaked in towering forests, while the lands where the Trident’s three arms divide are especially green and fertile. Much of the terrain is gently rolling, yielding to rich river-vales in the south and rising to wooded hills toward the east. | ||
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== Southron Stones == | == Southron Stones == | ||
The Southron Stones was once a Kingdom along the Red Fork of the Trident, characterized by rolling hills and scattered woodlands. One of its most important landmarks is High Heart, a solitary, steep-sloped hill once crowned by thirty-one carved weirwoods and revered as a sanctuary of both the [[Children of the Forest]] and the [[First Men]]. It was destroyed by [[Armistead Vance|King Armistead Vance]]. Its prominence above the surrounding lowlands grants clear sight for leagues in every direction, giving rise to the saying ''“no enemy can approach unseen,”'' a feature that lends the site quiet safety even in troubled times.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords'', Arya IV (2002).</ref> | The Southron Stones was once a Kingdom along the Red Fork of the Trident, characterized by rolling hills and scattered woodlands. One of its most important landmarks is High Heart, a solitary, steep-sloped hill once crowned by thirty-one carved weirwoods and revered as a sanctuary of both the [[Children of the Forest]] and the [[First Men]]. It was destroyed by [[Armistead Vance|King Armistead Vance]]. Its prominence above the surrounding lowlands grants clear sight for leagues in every direction, giving rise to the saying ''“no enemy can approach unseen,”'' a feature that lends the site quiet safety even in troubled times.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords'', Arya IV (2002).</ref> | ||