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'''Castamere''' is a ruined castle<ref name=app>"Castamere" entry in ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> located near [[Tarbeck Hall]] and [[the Crag]] in the [[Westerlands]].{{ref|ASOS|19}} The former seat of [[House Reyne]], Castamere contains gold mines.{{ref|ACOK|39}} After the [[War of the Five Kings]], it becomes the seat of [[House Spicer]].  
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'''Castamere''' is a ruined castle{{ref|AWOIAF| Castamere}} located south of [[the Crag]] and west of [[Ashemark]] in the [[Westerlands]];{{ref|AWOIAF| map of Westeros}} also nearby is [[Tarbeck Hall]].{{ref|ASOS|19}} The former seat of [[House Reyne]], Castamere contains gold mines.{{ref|ACOK|39}} After the [[War of the Five Kings]], it becomes the seat of [[House Spicer]].  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] captures the gold mines of Castamere after the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|39}}
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Lord [[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] captures the gold mines of Castamere after the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|39}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===

Revision as of 14:40, 24 October 2014

The Westerlands and the location of Castamere.
The Westerlands and the location of Castamere.
Castamere
The Westerlands and the location of Castamere.[1]

Castamere is a ruined castle[2] located south of the Crag and west of Ashemark in the Westerlands;[1] also nearby is Tarbeck Hall.[3] The former seat of House Reyne, Castamere contains gold mines.[4] After the War of the Five Kings, it becomes the seat of House Spicer.

History

Following the failed Reyne-Tarbeck Rebellion, Tywin Lannister extinguished proud House Reyne and shattered their castle. The fate of the Reynes and Castamere is remembered in the song "The Rains of Castamere".[3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Lord Greatjon Umber captures the gold mines of Castamere after the Battle of Oxcross.[4]

A Storm of Swords

For the part he plays in the downfall of House Stark during the War of the Five Kings, Ser Rolph Spicer is raised to lordship and House Spicer receives Castamere.[5]

References and Notes