| Note: The title of this article is conjecture and may be subject to change. |
| Third sack of Maidenpool | |||||||||
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| Conflict | War of the Five Kings | ||||||||
| Date | 299 AC | ||||||||
| Place | Maidenpool | ||||||||
| Result | Partial destruction of town | ||||||||
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The third sack of Maidenpool occurs during the War of the Five Kings.[1]
Prelude
The town of Maidenpool was sacked first by "lions" and again by "wolves",[1] perhaps Karstark men searching for Ser Jaime Lannister.[2] A holy house near Maidenpool is also burned down by a group of northmen, possibly the Karstark.[3]
Battle
Maidenpool suffers a third sack, this time by outlaws,[1] while the holy house near Maidenpool is burned down again, this time by sellswords,[3] most likely the Brave Companions, as Brienne later recalls the Bloody Mummers using a septon for archery practice near Maidenpool.[4]
The Lord of Maidenpool, William Mooton, who had remained in his castle and did not defend the town from the previous two sacks, once again did nothing.[1]
Aftermath
When Ser Jaime Lannister, Ser Cleos Frey, and Brienne of Tarth pass through on their way south, the town walls are deserted, the gates are smashed, and half the homes and shops are burned or plundered. Jonquil's Pool is filled with corpses. After they depart Maidenpool, Cleos is killed on the Duskendale road by outlaw bowmen, and the Brave Companions then capture Brienne and Jaime.[5] One of these two groups might have been the ones recently behind the third sack of Maidenpool.
Following the Red Wedding, Lord Randyll Tarly takes Maidenpool[6] and begins to rebuild the town.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 31, Jaime IV.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 74, Arya XIII.