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'''The Hook''' is a steep curved street in [[King's Landing]] linking the [[Muddy Way]] at its foot and [[Aegon's High Hill]] at its top.{{Ref|TLOIAF| King's Landing}}{{Ref|ACOK|42}}
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'''The Hook''' is a narrow steep curved street in [[King's Landing]] linking the [[Muddy Way]] at its foot and [[Aegon's High Hill]] at its top.{{Ref|TLOIAF| King's Landing}}{{Ref|ACOK|42}}
  
 
[[Image:Kings landing map.png|400px|thumb|1 [[Rosby road]], 2 [[Dragon Gate]], 3 [[Iron Gate]], 4 [[Dragonpit]], 5 [[Shae]]'s manse, 6 [[Chataya's brothel]], 7 [[Old Gate]], 8 [[Flea Bottom]], 9 [[Red Keep]], 10 Street of the Sisters, 11 [[Gate of the Gods]], 12 [[Cobbler's Square]], 13 [[Guildhall of the Alchemists]], '''14 [[The Hook]]''', 15 [[Great Sept of Baelor]], 16 Muddy Way, 17 [[Fishmonger's Square]], 18 [[River Gate]], 19 [[Tobho Mott]]'s shop, 20 Street of Steel, 21 harbor, 22 [[Lion Gate]], 23 River Row, 24 fish market, 25 tourney ground, 26 [[King's Gate]], 27 [[kingsroad]]]]
 
[[Image:Kings landing map.png|400px|thumb|1 [[Rosby road]], 2 [[Dragon Gate]], 3 [[Iron Gate]], 4 [[Dragonpit]], 5 [[Shae]]'s manse, 6 [[Chataya's brothel]], 7 [[Old Gate]], 8 [[Flea Bottom]], 9 [[Red Keep]], 10 Street of the Sisters, 11 [[Gate of the Gods]], 12 [[Cobbler's Square]], 13 [[Guildhall of the Alchemists]], '''14 [[The Hook]]''', 15 [[Great Sept of Baelor]], 16 Muddy Way, 17 [[Fishmonger's Square]], 18 [[River Gate]], 19 [[Tobho Mott]]'s shop, 20 Street of Steel, 21 harbor, 22 [[Lion Gate]], 23 River Row, 24 fish market, 25 tourney ground, 26 [[King's Gate]], 27 [[kingsroad]]]]

Revision as of 19:25, 14 July 2019

The Hook is a narrow steep curved street in King's Landing linking the Muddy Way at its foot and Aegon's High Hill at its top.[1][2]

1 Rosby road, 2 Dragon Gate, 3 Iron Gate, 4 Dragonpit, 5 Shae's manse, 6 Chataya's brothel, 7 Old Gate, 8 Flea Bottom, 9 Red Keep, 10 Street of the Sisters, 11 Gate of the Gods, 12 Cobbler's Square, 13 Guildhall of the Alchemists, 14 The Hook, 15 Great Sept of Baelor, 16 Muddy Way, 17 Fishmonger's Square, 18 River Gate, 19 Tobho Mott's shop, 20 Street of Steel, 21 harbor, 22 Lion Gate, 23 River Row, 24 fish market, 25 tourney ground, 26 King's Gate, 27 kingsroad

History

During the Dance of the Dragons, violent riots occured in the capital, Ser Torrhen Manderly led a sortie from the Red Keep down the Hook with his northmen to try to stop the rioteers. When they arrived to the Fishmonger's Square and the River Row, the place was swarming with Ser Perkin the Flea’s gutter knights. Ser Torrhen lost a quarter of his men fighting his way back to the Red Keep.[3][4]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

On the way back to the Red Keep from the docks, the king's party rides up the Hook when a woman walks out of the crowd with a dead baby and blocks the way. The riot of King's Landing ensues.[5]

A Storm of Swords

Tyrion Lannister has reached the foot of the Hook when Bronn starts leading him to the wine sink where he meets with Symon Silver Tongue.[6]

References

  1. The Lands of Ice and Fire, King's Landing.
  2. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 42, Davos II.
  3. The Princess and the Queen.
  4. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
  5. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
  6. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.