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'''Tarth''', called the '''Sapphire Isle''',{{ref|ASOS|21}} is an island in the [[narrow sea]] off the eastern coast of [[Westeros]]. It is separated from the continent by the [[Straits of Tarth]], and is situated northeast of [[Shipbreaker Bay]]. Tarth is considered a part of the [[stormlands]] and is ruled from [[Evenfall Hall]] by [[House Tarth]]. It is sworn to [[Storm's End]].
[[File:Evenfall Hall.jpg|400px|right|thumb|[[Evenfall Hall]] on Tarth, by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez], for ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
==Geography==
The island is said to be beautiful, having lakes, waterfalls, soaring mountains, high meadows, and shadowed vales.{{ref|AFFC|25}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}} Tarth is called the Sapphire Isle for the striking blue seas in which it sits.{{ref|ASOS|21}} A spine of mountains with hidden valleys runs down the center of Tarth.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
===Older History===
[[Maesters]] believe that the great island kingdom of Tarth joined the realm of the [[Storm King]]s when King [[Durran Durrandon (the Fair)|Durran the Fair]] married the daughter of the island's king, [[Edwyn Tarth|Edwyn Evenstar]]. The island rebelled three times during the reign of the Storm King [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]], however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

Tarth was the first region of [[House Durrandon]]'s Kingdom of the Storm to be conquered during the [[Andal invasion]]. The Durrandon Storm Kings and their [[First Men]] bannermen eventually intermarried with the [[Andals]], however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}} [[House Tarth]], who rule the island from [[Evenfall Hall]] and were once kings, have Andal ancestry.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

Now in ruins, [[Morne]] on the eastern coast of Tarth was once the seat of petty kings who were conquered by Storm Kings. Maester [[Hubert]] believes the site was of Andal origin, not First Men. Nobles and [[smallfolk]] alike from Tarth claim descent from Ser [[Galladon of Morne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

[[Marble]] from Tarth was used during the construction of the [[Eyrie]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Vale: The Eyrie}}

Some monarchs kept fleets along the western coast of Tarth, as its mountains shield against storms and make the [[Straits of Tarth]] more pacific than the [[narrow sea]] or [[Shipbreaker Bay]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

===Targaryen Era===
During the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], his daughter, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], flew on [[Dreamfyre]] as far as [[Gulltown]], [[Harrenhal]], [[Runestone]], and Tarth.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

In the aftermath of the [[Myrish Bloodbath]] of {{date|91|92}}, pirates from [[Myr]] took over the eastern coast of Tarth. Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] joined his fleets with the soldiers of Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]] to retake the island. Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]] flew on [[Caraxes]] to the hidden mountain camp of Lord [[Cameron Tarth]]. A Myrish scout killed the prince with his crossbow, however. Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] retaliated by burning the Myrish ships with [[Vhagar]], while Cameron and Boremund slaughtered the thousands of Myrmen on land.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

In {{date|133}} during the [[Daughters' War]], Ser [[Gedmund Peake]]'s fleet stopped at Tarth while sailing for the [[Stepstones]]. Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] led the [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] contingent south and defeated [[Braavos]]i ships in a [[Lord Alyn's attack|sudden attack]]. Lord [[Unwin Peake]] was displeased, however, as Gedmund's soldiers were left behind at Tarth and Alyn was unable to capture [[Bloodstone]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Long after the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Luceon of Tarth]] composed "[[Farewell, My Brother]]", a song about the twin knights [[Arryk Cargyll|Arryk]] and [[Erryk Cargyll]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] meets with Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] in a midnight grove, where Davos is informed [[House Tarth]] will not support [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
To prevent [[Brienne of Tarth]] from being raped, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] misleads the [[Brave Companions]] into believing that Tarth is known as the Sapphire Isle because of an abundance of gemstones. In actuality, the name comes from the color of its waters.{{ref|ASOS|21}} [[Vargo Hoat]] rejects Selwyn's offer of three hundred [[currency|golden dragons]] to ransom his daughter Brienne, as Vargo demands [[sapphire]]s.{{ref|ASOS|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
It is reported that sellswords have landed on Tarth and other islands in the [[narrow sea]] after the [[Golden Company]] begins [[landing of the Golden Company|their invasion]].{{ref|ADWD|54}}{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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[[Smallfolk]] claim that Tarth has fallen to the Golden Company.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>

==Behind the Scenes==
In Welsh, "tarth" means "haze", "mist", or "fog".<ref>[[wikt:tarth#Welsh|Wiktionary.org: "Tarth"]]</ref>

==References==
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