Sunspear

Seat of House Martell in Westeros's far south.

Sunspear is the capital of Dorne, the southernmost and least populated land of Westeros, and the seat of its ruling house, House Martell. In the first five books Doran Martell is Prince of Dorne and Lord of Sunspear.

Quick Facts

Region: Dorne
Seat of: House Martell

Lore & Background

Doran's sister Elia married Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, heir to the Iron Throne, in a political alliance, and they had two children, Rhaenys and Aegon.

Reader's Guide

During the War of the Five Kings, Tyrion Lannister, as Hand of the King, turned the old enmity between the Martells and the Lannisters into an alliance.

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