Starpike
Starpike is the seat of House Peake in the Reach. The castle may be located in the Dornish Marches.[N 1]
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History
The Peakes of Starpike have an older lineage than that of House Tyrell,[1] claiming descent from Florys the Fox.[2]
Starpike is the last castle that remains of the three once held by House Peake,[3] as Dunstonbury and Whitegrove[4] were stripped after the First Blackfyre Rebellion because of Lord Gormon Peake's support for Daemon I Blackfyre.[3]
According to a semi-canon source, King Maekar I Targaryen's helm was crushed by a rock from the battlements of Starpike during the Peake Uprising. Lord Robert Reyne and Ser Tywald Lannister were also killed in the Storming of Starpike.[5]
Behind the Scenes
Starpike is a reference by George R. R. Martin to Steerpike, a character in the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake, which he recommended to read.[6][7]
Notes
- ↑ The published version of The World of Ice & Fire states Maekar was killed on the Dornish Marches, and the unabridged version of its "The Westerlands" chapter states Maekar was slain at Starpike.
References
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: House Tyrell.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire: The Westerlands (unabridged). georgerrmartin.com
- ↑ The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series?
- ↑ Not a Blog: Reading Recommendations (March 13, 2013)