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'''Rook's Rest'''{{ref|AWOIAF}}<ref>It is called ''Rooks Rest'' on the map. ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> is the seat of [[House Staunton]] in the [[Crownlands]]. It is located on the northern shore of [[Blackwater Bay]], west of [[Crackclaw Point]]. It is northwest of [[Driftmark]], northeast of [[Duskendale]], and southeast of [[Maidenpool]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}
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'''Rook's Rest'''{{ref|AWOIAF}}<ref>It is called Rooks Rest on the [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]] in ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''.</ref> is the seat of [[House Staunton]] in the [[crownlands]]. It is located on the northern shore of [[Blackwater Bay]], west of [[Crackclaw Point]]. The castle is northwest of [[Driftmark]], northeast of [[Duskendale]], and southeast of [[Maidenpool]].{{Ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser [[Criston Cole]] and an army of [[the greens|greens]] laid siege to Rook's Rest, which was held by [[the blacks|blacks]]. [[Lord Staunton]] watched as his surrounding holdings were destroyed. After nine days [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] arrived with her dragon, [[Meleys]]. Criston, serving as bait, fought the dragon with archers and scorpions until King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] arrived with their own dragons, [[Sunfyre]] and [[Vhagar]]. Following the [[Battle of Rook's Rest]], the greens put the garrison to the sword and took Lord Staunton's head south to [[King's Landing]]. Because of the devastation resulting from the dragon fight, the area west of the castle was a field of ashes. Lord [[Walys Mooton]] recovered Rook's Rest for the blacks, but then died in an attempt to kill the wounded dragon Sunfyre.{{ref|tpatq}}
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After Lord Staunton and his wife died of the [[Shivers]] in {{Date|59}}, their children locked themselves in their bedchambers but still died of the [[illness]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and her dragon, [[Meleys]], were killed in the [[battle at Rook's Rest]]. Ser [[Criston Cole]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] executed [[Lord Staunton]] after the battle. Lord [[Walys Mooton]] led the [[retaking of Rook's Rest]], but he died in an attempt to slay [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 09:38, 29 October 2022

The crownlands and the location of Rook's Rest
The crownlands and the location of Rook's Rest
Rook's Rest
The crownlands and the location of Rook's Rest

Rook's Rest[1][2] is the seat of House Staunton in the crownlands. It is located on the northern shore of Blackwater Bay, west of Crackclaw Point. The castle is northwest of Driftmark, northeast of Duskendale, and southeast of Maidenpool.[3]

History

After Lord Staunton and his wife died of the Shivers in 59 AC, their children locked themselves in their bedchambers but still died of the illness.[4]

During the Dance of the Dragons, Rhaenys Targaryen and her dragon, Meleys, were killed in the battle at Rook's Rest. Ser Criston Cole and Prince Aemond Targaryen executed Lord Staunton after the battle. Lord Walys Mooton led the retaking of Rook's Rest, but he died in an attempt to slay Sunfyre.[5]

References

  1. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire.
  2. It is called Rooks Rest on the Map of the South in A Dance with Dragons.
  3. The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
  4. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  5. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.