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Revision as of 14:10, 19 August 2014
Stoney Sept is a walled town in the southern Riverlands. It is located south of Acorn Hall, southeast of Pinkmaiden, and north of the Goldroad.[1] The headwaters of the Blackwater Rush are nearby.[2]
Contents
Town
The sept sits on a hill. Below it is a holdfast made of grey stone that seems undersized for the town that surrounds it. The heart of Stoney Sept is a market square with a fountain in the shape of a leaping trout.[3] A brothel known as the Peach is located on the east side of the market.
History
Dunk and Egg were in Stoney Sept prior to the Second Blackfyre Rebellion. While in the town they saw the head of a septon executed for speaking treason about Lord Bloodraven.[4]
Stoney Sept was the site of one of the most important battles of Robert's Rebellion, the Battle of the Bells. Lord Robert Baratheon, with the aid of Lords Eddard Stark, Jon Arryn and Hoster Tully, defeated a royal army under the command of Lord Jon Connington, the Hand of the King to Aerys II Targaryen.[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Ser Wilbert, the Knight of Stoney Sept, is slain by Lannister raiders.[5] The town sees battle during the War of the Five Kings.
A Clash of Kings
All of Ser Wilbert's sons ride to the Westerlands with Robb Stark.[3]
A Storm of Swords
It is reported there is famine around Stoney Sept.[5] Its gates have been smashed and replaced and every third house is burned and empty. The town is supportive of the brotherhood without banners. Arya Stark finds northern prisoners captured by the Mad Huntsman wasting away in cages; Anguy puts them out of their misery.[3]
Chapters that take place at Stoney Sept
References and Notes
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire
- ↑ A World of Ice and Fire
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 29, Arya V.
- ↑ The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 22, Arya IV.