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The '''Sack of Torrhen’s Square''' takes place during the [[War of the Five Kings]].
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The '''Sack of Torrhen's Square''' takes place during the [[War of the Five Kings]].
  
The [[ironborn]] led by [[Dagmer|Dagmer Cleftjaw]] are forced to retreat from [[Torrhen's Square]] when Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] leads a force from [[Winterfell]] to defend the threatened northern keep. When Rodrik and [[Leobald Tallhart]] depart Torrhen's Square for Winterfell, Dagmer returns and his ironmen easily storm the sparsely defended keep. They kill the castellan and take captive [[Berena Hornwood]] and her children, [[Brandon Tallhart|Brandon]] and [[Beren Tallhart|Beren]], as well as her niece, [[Eddara Tallhart]], the heir of Torrhen's Square.{{Ref|aCoK|46}}{{Ref|aCoK|56}}
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Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] leads a force from [[Winterfell]] to defend the threatened northern keep of [[Torrhen's Square]]. The besieging [[ironborn]] led by [[Dagmer|Dagmer Cleftjaw]] are forced to retreat to the [[Stony Shore]] following the [[Battle of Torrhen's Square]].
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When Rodrik and [[Leobald Tallhart]] depart Torrhen's Square to [[Sack of Winterfell|retake Winterfell]], Dagmer returns and his ironmen easily storm the sparsely defended keep. They kill the castellan and take captive [[Berena Hornwood]] and her children, [[Brandon Tallhart|Brandon]] and [[Beren Tallhart|Beren]], as well as her niece, [[Eddara Tallhart]], the heir of Torrhen's Square.{{Ref|aCoK|46}}{{Ref|aCoK|56}}
  
 
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Revision as of 15:50, 2 July 2013

Sack of Torrhen's Square
Conflict War of the Five Kings
Date 299 AC
Place Torrhen's Square
Result ironborn victory
Combatants
ironborn House Tallhart
Commanders
Dagmer Cleftjaw castellan of Torrhen's Square

The Sack of Torrhen's Square takes place during the War of the Five Kings.

Ser Rodrik Cassel leads a force from Winterfell to defend the threatened northern keep of Torrhen's Square. The besieging ironborn led by Dagmer Cleftjaw are forced to retreat to the Stony Shore following the Battle of Torrhen's Square.

When Rodrik and Leobald Tallhart depart Torrhen's Square to retake Winterfell, Dagmer returns and his ironmen easily storm the sparsely defended keep. They kill the castellan and take captive Berena Hornwood and her children, Brandon and Beren, as well as her niece, Eddara Tallhart, the heir of Torrhen's Square.[1][2]

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