Chapter 0766 Midsummer Hall, Flowing Water Garden, Stupid Method
Summer Hall was once the summer residence of the Targaryens, and the castle had only a few fortifications.
Midsummer Hall is located in the Dorne Frontier, at the junction of the Stormlands, Riverlands, and the Three Kingdoms of Dorne, near the end of the Bone Road. The Bone Road is the only avenue that traverses the Crimson Mountains and connects Dorne to the Stormlands. "Bone Road" is a common saying, and the official name of this road is "Stone Road".
The Dorne side of the Bone Road is guarded by the Ironwood Fortress, the home of the Ellenwood family. Fortress Illenwood is the final gateway to the Stone Guard, and through Stronghold Ellenwood you enter the realm of Dorne. Quentin Martell, Prince of Dorne, was raised as an adopted son in the Ellenwood family.
The end of the bone path on this side of the Stormlands connects to the King's Mile, which leads east to Midsummer Hall, west to the High Court of the Tyrells, north to King's Landing, and northeast to Stormlands' Stormlands.
The location of the Midsummer Hall is in the Storm Lands, the Riverbend Lands, and the border of the Three Kingdoms of Dorne, which is actually a three-way position.
The Summer Room was built a year after Princess Daenerys, the sister of King Daren II Targaryen, married Marlon Martell, Prince of Dorne.
In the year 187 of Aegon (now 299, or 112 years ago), Prince Marlon of Dorne married Princess Daenerys of King's Landing. The marriage also marked the official integration of Dorne into the Targaryen royal family, and the peaceful unification of all seven kingdoms.
Malone knelt down and pledged allegiance to Daron II, who picked up his brother and brother-in-law and rode with him to the Great Sanctuary of Baylor. They placed a wreath at the foot of the statue of Baylor to commemorate the peace that the king had created.
In order to marry Daenerys, Malone specially built a flowing water garden. This is where Dorne's famous Flowing Water Garden comes from.
In the treaty between Malone and Daeron, the lords of Dorne enjoyed a number of privileges. The Martels were allowed to hold their royal titles, which is why the Martels of Dorne are still revered as princes, their sons are called princes, and their daughters are revered as princesses. The Stark of the North, the Lannisters of the West, and the Arryn of the Vale, who are on an equal footing, can only be called dukes, not princes.
The title of prince is more noble than that of duke!
While the Dorne still allowed autonomy by its own laws, the other kingdoms did not, and had to obey the laws laid down by the king, and the Dornites were free to make and collect the taxes due to the Iron Throne, while the other kingdoms were subject to any taxes issued by the king. Whether Dornling pays taxes or not, and how much, the Red Keep is turning a blind eye.
While other kingdoms had to pay heavy taxes to ensure that the princes and princesses of the royal family spent lavishly, Dorne's taxes could be paid as much as they wanted, or even not at all.
It is said that the most turbulent rebellion of the dynasty was caused by Blackfire's dissatisfaction with Dorne's various privileges.
The year after Prince Malone married Princess Daenerys, King Daron II also ordered the construction of the Summer Hall to commemorate his sister's marriage and the complete unity and peace of the kingdom. And because of this, the Midsummer Hall is more like a palace than a castle. - Peace and beauty do not need military defense and soldiers and horses to defend, so there are almost no military facilities in the Midsummer Hall, which is a royal palace where the Targaryen royal family relaxes to cool off the heat and avoid the cold.
For ease of transportation, the King's Road was built from King's Landing to Midsummer Hall, connecting Stormlands' Storm's End to the High Court of Riverlands and the bones of Dornelands.
This is the arrival of the Midsummer Hall.
In the year 259 of Aegon (40 years later), Aegon V Targaryen commemorated the birth of his great-grandson Rhaegar Targaryen and held a large banquet in the Summer Hall, which was attended by the royal family, the Kingsguard, and the princes and princesses. In this grand event, the king prepared seven dragon eggs as a sign of respect for the seven gods, and the king invited a fire warlock to hatch seven dragon eggs with wildfire, but the fire got out of control and burned most of the royal family members and nobles and ladies who participated in the grand event, which is the famous tragedy of the Midsummer Hall.
The fire burned the palace to the ground, and the seven dragon eggs were never mentioned again. The whereabouts of the seven dragon eggs have never been known since.
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Will and Arya hovered the sky on griffons.
On one side is the primeval forest of the Royal Forest, and on the other side is the crimson mountains of Dornedom and the winding white bone path.
The griffin hovered and slowly descended, and below was the famous Midsummer Hall.
"If no one comes to turn over here after the fire in the Summer Hall, then seven dragon eggs will definitely be found. Arya said.
"Do you think anyone will come and rummage through here?" Will said.
"Who could it be that someone who used to rummage through it?" Arya looked at the ground that was getting clearer and clearer, "What is the point of someone who can't hatch a dragon egg to come and find a dragon egg, and risk being cursed by so many unjust souls." ”
"I don't believe in unjust souls. Will said.
The griffin fanned up a huge air current, and the two men did not immediately go down.
There was no one around.
The Midsummer Hall has become an ominous place.
Only Rhaegar Targaryen, who was alive, often came here to pay his respects.
The land of the Three Realms is also on the mountains, and it is far away and uninhabited.
Two griffons descended slowly.
The Midsummer Hall was completely unrecognizable in the old palace, black stones, twisted weeds, dwarf shrubs, and with the breath of the griffin, many rabbits, foxes, and squirrels in the grass escaped one after another.
If the griffin crows, all of these small animals will be soft and weak, prostrate on the ground, and be slaughtered.
"No danger!" Arya confirmed.
"The legions of the Stormlands have all been conquered and gone to King's Landing, and the Dorne Territory is separated by the Crimson Mountains, and the legions of the Riverlands are divided into two, one part goes to King's Landing, and the other part has to guard the border to prevent Dorne from invading, and this is another ominous land, and I can do it alone. Will said.
"You don't want me to follow you?"
"No!" Will said lightly.
Arya had several meanings, except for herself, the Stark family and the Shireen royal family did not want Will to take the risk alone, after all, he was the prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms and the commander-in-chief of the Desperate Wall Legion. Once the Legion of the Great Wall of Desperation gets out of control, the first to be threatened is the North and the royal family.
Arya is a little girl, but the North can outperform her swordsmanship...... Hardly.
The two men jumped off the griffon, facing the ruins, weeds, rocks, and rotting beams, and Arya said, "Will, how are we going to find it?"
"It's definitely not easy to find dragon eggs, so we have to start from our feet and turn them over little by little. Will looked at the two griffins, "We also need to use the power of the griffons, as long as the dragon eggs are buried in the ground, we will definitely find them." ”
"Turning over the entire floor? Such a stupid solution? Why don't you find the location of the hall first?"
"Stupid way, it's a foolproof way, do it, Arya!"