Summer Islands

The Summer Islands are an archipelago of large islands, located deep in the Summer Sea. They are located south-east of Westeros, off the western coast of the continent of Sothoryos. Tall Trees Town is the capital of the Summer Islands.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Summer Islands are the southern-most explored part of the world. People from the Summer Islands are dark-skinned and tend to wear colourful clothes. Summer Islanders are famed as skilled archers, using powerful bows that outrange similar weapons from Westeros. Their boats are swift and well-crewed. Summer Islander merchants can be found in most ports from Oldtown and King's Landing to Qarth and Asshai.

In the novels, a Summer Islander prince named Jalabhar Xho has taken up residence in the Red Keep for the past several years. He has repeatedly asked King Robert Baratheon for military aid in retaking his princedom, the Red Flower Vale, but has been repeatedly turned down.

Jalabhar Xho has not yet appeared in the television series.