The Library Tower[1][2] or library tower[3] is a tower at Winterfell which contains the castle's library. It is maintained by Septon Chayle.[4]
Layout
The Library Tower is located across the bailey from the Great Keep.[3] Snug and warm, the Library Tower has high windows.[4] The tower contains shelves, benches, and a table. Winterfell's library contains more than a hundred books[5] and includes rare volumes, including a complete copy of Engines of War by Ayrmidon.[4] Curling around the tower's exterior are steep stone steps.[4]
History
The library of Winterfell has been collected by House Stark for centuries.[3] When Queen Alysanne Targaryen visited Winterfell in 58 AC, Lord Alaric Stark allowed her to browse the modest castle library.[6]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Tyrion Lannister explores the library during his visit to Winterfell and reads a book about the changing of the seasons. Meanwhile, Septon Chayle falls asleep while reading a history of Grand Maester Aethelmure.[4] Lord Eddard Stark allows Tyrion to borrow a few rare volumes for his journey north to the Wall.[7]
An assassin sets the Library Tower on fire as a distraction for his attempt to kill Bran Stark.[3]
A Clash of Kings
Bran and Chayle sort through scrolls rescued from the library fire.[8]
After the sack of Winterfell, Bran sees a shallow steaming lake beneath the Library Tower and a crack in its side.[1]
A Storm of Swords
Sansa Stark includes the Library Tower while making a snow castle of Winterfell while at the Eyrie.[2]
Quotes
The library tower's on fire.[3]
Across the bailey, long tongues of flame shot from the windows of the library. She watched the smoke rise into the sky and thought sadly of all the books the Starks had gathered over the centuries.[3]
—thoughts of Catelyn Stark
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 14, Catelyn III.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 9, Tyrion I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 13, Tyrion II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, Bran I.