Lion's Mouth

The Lion's Mouth is a cavern at Casterly Rock.

Layout

Serving as the main entrance to Casterly Rock, the Lion's Mouth reaches two hundred feet in height from floor to ceiling. It has broad steps which allow access to the castle.^[1]

History

Originally a huge natural cavern, the Lion's Mouth has been altered and widened over the centuries.^[1]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Tyrion Lannister desires to show the wonders of Casterly Rock, including the Lion's Mouth, to his new bride, Sansa Stark.^[2]

Quotes

The Lion's Mouth—the huge natural cavern that forms the main entrance into the Rock—arches two hundred feet high from floor to ceiling. Over the centuries it has been widened and improved upon, and it is now said that twenty horsemen can ride abreast up its broad steps.^[1]
—writings of Yandel

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: Casterly Rock.
↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.

[Rtwoiafthe_westerlands:_casterly_rock{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: Casterly Rock.

[Rasos60{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-2] A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.

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