The Neck
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The Neck is a region of Westeros covered in swamp and bog. It divides the south of the continent from the north. It is inhabited by the crannogmen. [1]
There, one can find huge flowers, lizard-lions and many snakes. The trees are half-drowned, covered in fungus and beneath the water, quicksand that will drown anyone who attempts to walk the waters. [2] The Neck is considered the key to any assault on the North. [3]
The Neck was originally an independent kingdom ruled by the Marsh Kings, until Rickard Stark, the King In The North, defeated the last Marsh King and married his daughter, annexing the Neck to the domain of the Kings of Winter.
The Kingsroad passes through the Neck. Due to the difficult terrain it becomes a causeway road, which is the only the safe route to travel through the swamps of the Neck during times of peace.
Quotes
| “ | “The Neck is the key to the kingdom.” [4] | ” |
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Map of the North
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 15, Sansa
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon, p 395.
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