King's Landing

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King's Landing
Capital of the Seven Kingdoms
Tomasz Jedruszek Kings Landing.jpg
King's Landing by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games
Location Crownlands, Westeros
Government King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Feudal society
Ruler King Robert I Baratheon (AGoT)
King Tommen I Baratheon (ADwD)
Population 500,000 (approximately)[1]
Religion Faith of the Seven
Founded 2 BC
Named for Aegon I Targaryen
Notable places Red Keep | Great Sept of Baelor | Dragonpit | Guildhall of the Alchemists
Organizations Kingsguard | Alchemists' Guild | City Watch
The crownlands and the location of King's Landing
The crownlands and the location of King's Landing
King's Landing
The crownlands and the location of King's Landing

King's Landing is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, located in the crownlands on the east coast of Westeros. It is situated along the kingsroad at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush and overlooks Blackwater Bay. King's Landing is the site of the Iron Throne and the Red Keep, which is the seat of the king, Robert I from House Baratheon of King's Landing.

The main city is surrounded by a wall, manned by the City Watch of King's Landing, also known as the gold cloaks. King's Landing is the most populous city in Westeros,[2] but unsightly and dirty compared to other cities. Poorer smallfolk build shanty settlements outside the city. The stench of the city's waste can be smelled far beyond its walls.

King's Landing, the principal harbor of the Seven Kingdoms, is rivaled only by Oldtown,[3] which is larger in area but less populous.[2] Nearby towns include Rosby and Duskendale to the northeast and Tumbleton to the southwest, while the kingswood is found south of the capital across the Blackwater. Driftmark and Dragonstone in the Gullet protect the bay from the narrow sea.[4]

The demonym used for its inhabitants is "Kingslander".[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Layout

See also: Images of King's Landing

King's Landing is roughly square-shaped, sprawling across several miles and defended by tall walls. It is dotted with manses, arbors, granaries, brick storehouses, timbered inns, merchant stalls, taverns, graveyards and brothels. There is a fish market. Hundreds of quays can be found in the harbor. Between buildings the roads are broad, lined with trees and branching alleys and streets.[15]

The city covers the north shore of the Blackwater Rush and covers three tall hills, named after Aegon and his two sisters, Visenya and Rhaenys. Aegon's High Hill, surmounted by the Red Keep, the royal castle located in the south-eastern corner of the city, overlooks the bay directly, whilst Visenya's Hill to the west is crowned by the marble-walled Great Sept of Baelor and its seven crystal towers. The Hill of Rhaenys in the north is capped by the collapsed ruins of the Dragonpit dome, its bronze doors shut for a century and a half since the last dragon died.[15]

Behind the quays outside of the walls, there tend to be ramshackle buildings which extend to the walls. These include bait shacks, pot shops, warehouses, merchant's stalls, alehouses, and prostitution rooms.[16]

Generally, the areas on the higher elevations of the three hills tend to be the wealthier parts of the city, while the poorer areas are the low places in between them.[17] The worst slum in the city is Flea Bottom, a maze of narrow streets and alleys at the bottom of the east side of Rhaenys's Hill (the side facing Aegon's High Hill). There the poorest smallfolk eke out a meager existence, subsisting largely on "bowls of brown", a mystery stew that can include the meat of rats and murder victims, among other things. In contrast, the top of Rhaenys's Hill is the location of the Street of Silk, filled with expensive high-end brothels catering to lords and rich merchants.

According to semi-canon sources the richer areas of King's Landing lie near the Old Gate.[18]

Large tourneys are held outside the city, beside the Blackwater[19] and near the King's Gate.[20]

City gates

Seven is a sacred number for the Faith, thus the reason Aegon I Targaryen had seven huge gates built as the entrances into the capital of King's Landing.[21] Each is protected by portcullis, heavy doors, and armed guard.

Notable locations

King's Landing in Game of Thrones
  • The Red Keep, the royal castle located on top of Aegon's High Hill. Within the castle are Maegor's Holdfast and the Tower of the Hand.
  • The Great Sept of Baelor, where the Most Devout convene with the High Septon. It is the holiest sept of the Faith of the Seven. It is located on Visenya's Hill.
  • The Dragonpit, a huge dome, now collapsed, that used to hold the Targaryen dragons. Its bronze doors have not been opened for more than a century.[15] It is found on the Hill of Rhaenys. The Street of Sisters runs between it and the Great Sept of Baelor.
  • The Guildhall of the Alchemists beneath the Hill of Rhaenys, stretching right to the foot of Visenya's Hill, along the Street of Sisters. Beneath it is where the Alchemists create and store the wildfire.[22]
  • Flea Bottom, slum area of King's Landing, a downtrodden area of town. It has pot-shops along the alleys where one can get a bowl of brown. It has a stench of pigsties and stables, tanner's sheds mixed in the smell of winesinks and whorehouses.[23]
  • A manse near the Iron Gate with its own stable, well, and garden.[24][25]

Streets, squares and other

The Street of the Sisters, by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games
A street in King's Landing, by Marc Fishman ©
See also Map of King's Landing from A Clash of Kings.
  • Lanes:

Population

Tyrion Lannister in King's Landing, by Marc Simonetti ©

King's Landing has the highest population in the Seven Kingdoms,[2] but it is smaller than towns in Essos such as Selhorys, Valysar, and Volon Therys,[42] let alone the Free Cities. George R. R. Martin has stated that King's Landing is larger than medieval London or Paris but smaller than medieval Constantinople or ancient Rome.[43] According to Tyrion Lannister, the city has a population of approximately half a million.[1]

Military

The City Watch of King's Landing is King's Landing's main military formation, in charge of guarding and policing the town and its surroundings. Its men are two thousand strong,[44] the number being increased in times of need or war.[24][1] During the reign of Viserys I Targaryen, the King's brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen was named Commander of the City Watch. He instituted a new uniform and use of equipment. The weapons he issued were dirk, short sword, and an iron cudgel. The men wore mail armor, boots and gloves that were black and a heavy wool cloak, dyed gold. The City Watch became known as Gold Cloaks ever since.[45]

The royal fleet guards the entrance to Blackwater Bay, patrolling it and the Blackwater Rush. On occasion royal fleets have been sent to deal with pirates from the Stepstones.[46]

History

Founding

Before Aegon's Conquest, the area around the future King's Landing was just hills and forests, claimed by both the Storm King, Argilac Durrandon of Storm's End, and the King of the Isles and the Rivers, Harren Hoare of Harrenhal.[47][48] During the days of the Hundred Kingdoms, the mouth of the Blackwater Rush had been claimed by many petty kings, including the Darklyns of Duskendale, the Masseys of Stonedance, and various river kings including Blackwoods, Brackens, Fishers, Hooks, and Mudds. Towers and forts had crowned the three hills multiple times, but all had been destroyed during various wars. Only broken stones and overgrown ruins remained when Lord Aegon Targaryen led his army from Dragonstone and landed on the north bank of the Blackwater Rush in 2 BC,[47][48], where a handful of fisherfolk lived in a small village.[15] Aegon quickly built his first fortress of wood and earth, the Aegonfort,[49] on top of the highest hill.[47][48]

When Aegon finalized his conquest and was crowned Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, many expected that he would make Dragonstone or Oldtown his capital. He unexpectedly decided to build his capital in the new town growing around the Aegonfort,[47][48] since it was more centrally located than any other and not part of the former kingdoms, setting the king apart from his new vassals.[15] Aegon foresaw that King's Landing, which became a city in 10 AC, would surpass Oldtown or Lannisport. Trade shifted from Duskendale and Maidenpool, and by 25 AC King's Landing had become the realm's third-largest city, ahead of White Harbor and Gulltown. The following year Grand Maester Gawen and Ser Osmund Strong completed the city walls and seven gates.[21]

Maegor the Cruel

The city was expanded by Aegon's successors. The Red Keep, which replaced the Aegonfort, was completed during the reign of Maegor I Targaryen. During the Faith Militant uprising, Warrior's Sons and Poor Fellows seized the Sept of Remembrance and the Red Keep, which was then under construction. Maegor the Cruel used Balerion's dragonfire to destroy the sept, and began construction of the Dragonpit atop its ruins.[50]

Jaehaerys the Conciliator

A tourney at King's Landing during the Targaryen era, by Marc Simonetti ©

During the early reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen, the city hosted the Golden Wedding, an event unlike any seen in the history of the Seven Kingdoms that saw the city prosper.[51] When Jaehaerys came of age, great work was done to improve the city of King's Landing. Work on the Dragonpit was completed in 55 AC. A massive system of drains and sewers was constructed to carry the waste from the city. The muddied streets were widened and eventually paved with cobblestone. The Hand of the King, Septon Barth pointed out that the river water which was the only source of water for the smallfolk was fit for only swine and horses. So wells were sunk in the city and other wells were dug outside the city, a series of glazed pipes and tunnels would carry fresh water into the city, where it would be stored in four huge cisterns and made available at fountains and public squares to provide clean drinking water for the smallfolk. The construction of the fountains was approved thanks to the actions of good Queen Alysanne Targaryen, so they became known as "the queen's fountains".[11][52]

In the winter of 59 AC a plague known as the Shivers spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, King's Landing was hit hardest of all. Thousands died, including half the small council, two of the Kingsguard and Princess Daenerys. The City Watch of King's Landing succumbed to the disease as well, the streets became lawless and unsafe during the plague. The master of coin, Rego Draz was murdered by a starving mob who blamed him for the price of bread and for being a foreigner.[11]

The city later became connected with other regions of the realm with a network of roads the king ordered constructed such as the kingsroad, Goldroad, and roseroad. In 98 AC King's Landing held a great tourney to celebrate the fiftieth year of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen's reign.[11][52]

Viserys the First

The Red Keep became a place of song and splendor during the prosperous reign of Viserys I Targaryen. The young kings generosity was legendary and King's Landing flourished as Viserys hosted countless balls, feasts and tournaments within the city.[53]

Dance of the Dragons

At the beginning of the Dance of the Dragons, King's Landing was held by King Aegon II Targaryen, but in 130 AC the city fell to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and her blacks. Later in the same year, riots broke out against the rule of Rhaenyra. These culminated in the mass Storming of the Dragonpit, the deaths of five Targaryen dragons and thousands of smallfolk, and the ruination of the Dragonpit.[54] Rhaenyra abandoned the city, which fell into chaos during the Moon of the Three Kings, and met her doom at Dragonstone. The civil war ended with Aegon III Targaryen succeeding Aegon II, and Lord Cregan Stark briefly held court during the Hour of the Wolf.[9][55]

Reign of Aegon III

During the regency of Aegon III, the Hand of the King, Tyland Lannister ordered all the city gates to be strengthened so they could better resist attacks from within the city walls. The City like the rest of Westeros fell prey to the Winter Fever in early 133 AC.[56]

Baelor the Blessed

King Daeron I Targaryen, brought hostages to King's Landing after his conquest of Dorne and the Submission of Sunspear.[57] Daeron, the Young Dragon, was killed trying to subdue Dornish rebellions, however. His successor, King Baelor I Targaryen, pardoned the hostages and walked barefoot to Sunspear. After recovering from his journey, Baelor the Blessed attempted to outlaw prostitution in the capital and began construction of the Great Sept, which was completed after his death.[58]

First Blackfyre Rebellion

During the First Blackfyre Rebellion in 196 AC, the army of Daemon I Blackfyre, the bastard half-brother of King Daeron II Targaryen, threatened King's Landing, but they were stopped at the Battle of the Redgrass Field.[8]

Great Spring Sickness

When the Great Spring Sickness engulfed Westeros in 209 AC, four in ten inhabitants were killed by the outbreak. Funeral pyres which took place in the ruins of the Dragonpit burned nonstop, painting the night sky in the unnatural green of wildfire.[8]

A Great Council was held in King's Landing in 233 AC after the death of Maekar I Targaryen. Lord Brynden Rivers ordered the execution of Aenys Blackfyre after the pretender arrived, despite having been given safe conduct.[59]

The Mad King

In 265 AC King Aerys II Targaryen, disgusted with King's Landing, considered building a new marble city on the southern shore of the Blackwater Rush. The Mad King largely remained within the Red Keep after the Defiance of Duskendale.[60]

During Robert's Rebellion, also called the War of the Usurper, Aerys sent Queen Rhaella Targaryen—pregnant with Princess Daenerys—with Prince Viserys to Dragonstone after King's Landing was informed of Prince Rhaegar's death at the Trident.[1] Grand Maester Pycelle advised Aerys to open the gates to the king's former Hand, Lord Tywin Lannister, but the westerlands host instead began the Sack of King's Landing.[61][1] The Mad King ordered his pyromancers to destroy the city with caches of wildfire, but Tywin's son, Ser Jaime Lannister of the Kingsguard, stopped the wildfire plot and killed Aerys.[61] Robert I Baratheon became the new king on the Iron Throne, forming House Baratheon of King's Landing.[62]

Robert Baratheon

Robert I has held multiple tourneys in King's Landing during his reign, including a tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day.[63]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Following the sudden death of Lord Jon Arryn, Lord Eddard Stark travels to King's Landing to become the new Hand of the King to Robert I Baratheon. Robert's brother, Lord Stannis Baratheon, leaves the capital to return to his seat of Dragonstone.[64] The Hand's tourney is held at the city to honor Ned Stark, who does not approve of the extravagance.[62]

Ned investigates Jon Arryn's death and learns that Queen Cersei Lannister's children were fathered not by Robert, but by her twin brother, Ser Jaime Lannister of the Kingsguard.[44] When Robert is mortally wounded while hunting in the kingswood, his youngest brother, Renly Baratheon, flees the city with Ser Loras Tyrell.[65] Following Robert's death, Cersei has Ned imprisoned for plotting against Prince Joffrey Baratheon, now Robert's successor as king.[65][66]

To the surprise of his small council, Joffrey orders Ned's execution at the Great Sept of Baelor rather than allow him to join the Night's Watch.[23] Sansa Stark is held captive by the Lannisters,[40] but Arya Stark escapes the city with the wandering crow Yoren.[23] Because Lord Tywin Lannister is campaigning against Robb Stark, he sends Tyrion Lannister to act as Hand to Joffrey.[67]

A Clash of Kings

Tyrion Lannister rallying the defenses during the Battle of the Blackwater by zippo514 ©

King's Landing hosts a tourney on King Joffrey's name day.[68] During the War of the Five Kings, the capital is cut off from trade and food supplies by the blockade of Lord Mace Tyrell, a supporter of Renly,[69][70] as well as by fighting in the riverlands.[36] This leads to famine and a massive riot in which the High Septon is killed.[25] Lollys Stokeworth is found wandering Sowbelly Row after she had been raped half a hundred times behind a tanner's shop.[25] The bloody flux spreads through the stews of Pisswater Bend.[25]

Just within the Mud Gate lie the three great trebuchets called the Three Whores, a new addition to the defense of the city.[16][3]

The city is besieged by Stannis during the Battle of the Blackwater,[71] but Joffrey's reign is secured by the timely arrival of Lord Tywin Lannister and his new ally, Mace.[72]

A Storm of Swords

The armies of Lords Tywin and Mace encamp at King's Landing, and other nobles arrive for the upcoming nuptials of King Joffrey I.[5] Hundreds of wayns bring food from Highgarden in the name of Mace's daughter, Lady Margaery Tyrell.[5] The city's master armorer, Tobho Mott, smiths two Valyrian steel swords from Ned Stark's Ice for Lord Tywin.[3] Tyrion welcomes a delegation from Dorne, and he tells Prince Oberyn Martell that there are half a million people in the stinking city, including tens of thousands of soldiers from various hosts.[1]

Joffrey weds Margaery at the Great Sept of Baelor, but he dies during the reception at the Red Keep.[70] He is succeeded by his younger brother, Tommen I Baratheon. Sansa flees the capital with the assistance of Lord Petyr Baelish.[73] Tyrion is condemned to death after Ser Gregor Clegane defeats Oberyn in a trial by battle,[74] but he escapes King's Landing with the assistance of Jaime and Lord Varys.[75]

A Feast for Crows

Queen Cersei serves as the regent for young King Tommen. With Tyrion and Varys missing after the death of Tywin, Cersei uses wildfire to burn the Tower of the Hand.[76] Pious sparrows travel to the capital in support of the Faith of the Seven.[77]

Amidst growing unrest after the arrest of Queen Margaery by the Faith, Cersei allows Lord Aurane Waters, the master of ships, to launch new dromonds in a show of force. However, Aurane sails from King's Landing when Cersei is herself arrested.[78]

A Dance with Dragons

Traveling in Essos, Tyrion is told that the pisswater prince came from Pisswater Bend.[33]

As atonement for her confessed sins, Cersei walks from the Great Sept of Baelor to the Red Keep amidst the smallfolk of King's Landing.[79]

Quotes

Is everyone someone's informer in this cursed city?[63]

Storm's End is fallen and Stannis is coming with fire and steel and the gods alone know what dark powers, and the good folk don't have Jaime to protect them, nor Robert nor Renly nor Rhaegar nor their precious Knight of Flowers. Only me, the one they hate. The dwarf, the evil counselor, the twisted little monkey demon. I'm all that stands between them and chaos.[41]

Walton: What's that awful stink?

Jaime: Smoke, sweat, and shit. King's Landing, in short. If you have a good nose you can smell the treachery too. You've never smelled a city before?
Walton: I smelled White Harbor. It never stank like this.

Jaime: White Harbor is to King's Landing as my brother Tyrion is to Ser Gregor Clegane.[37]

Roro Uhoris, the Cobblecat's cranky old master, used to claim that he could tell one port from another just by the way they smelled. Cities were like women, he insisted; each one had its own unique scent. Oldtown was as flowery as a perfumed dowager. Lannisport was a milkmaid, fresh and earthy, with woodsmoke in her hair. King's Landing reeked like some unwashed whore. But White Harbor's scent was sharp and salty, and a little fishy too.[80]

—thoughts of Davos Seaworth

King's Landing is a pit of snakes.[81]

The morning air was thick with the old familiar stinks of King's Landing. She breathed in the scents of sour wine, bread baking, rotting fish and nightsoil, smoke and sweat and horse piss. No flower had ever smelled so sweet.[79]

—thoughts of Cersei Lannister

Chapters that take place at King's Landing

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