The Great Pass

The Great Pass
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Next	Fall of Storm's End
Information
Conflict	War of Conquest
Date	c. 2 BAL
Place	The Ashlands, Westeros
Outcome	Partial Blackgard victory Major deaths in Targaryen army Aegon crosses the Ashlands

"Instead of the traditional use of spears and swords, we let the Wasteland itself destroy Aegon's army. Almost none survived and Aegon had to call in the help of Lord Orys to defeat King Argilac"

―Trevyr Blackgard

The Great Pass was a major event in the War of Conquest. Aegon the Conqueror wanted to enter the Stormlands and had his men pass through The Ashlands, while he and his sisters rode their dragons through the wasteland. Almost none of Aegon's men survived the dangerous crossing.