The Widow's Tower is one of the towers of Ten Towers, the seat of House Harlaw on Harlaw. It is named after Gwynesse Harlaw, a widow since Greyjoy's Rebellion.
Layout
Alannys Harlaw's chamber in the Widow's Tower has a great carved bed beneath a dusty canopy.[1] The room has a view of the sea.[2]
History
Gwynesse Harlaw returned to Ten Towers to mourn the death of her husband in the sea battle off Fair Isle in 289 AC. She claimed she would leave once her grief had passed, but the still-grieving widow has remained at Ten Towers, believing she should have inherited the castle instead of her younger brother, Lord Rodrik Harlaw.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Alannys Harlaw, the ailing wife of Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, has moved to Ten Towers to live with her widowed sister Gwynesse,[2] as it is less raw on Harlaw than on Pyke.[3]
A Feast for Crows
Asha Greyjoy visited her mother before sailing against Deepwood Motte, finding Alannys in the Widow's Tower staring out to sea under a pile of furs. Alannys only asks about her missing son, Theon.[2]
Asha returns to the Iron Islands after learning of the death of her father, Lord Balon Greyjoy. When she arrives at Ten Towers, Asha delays reuniting with her mother until the morning, choosing to meet first with her uncle, Lord Rodrik Harlaw, in the Book Tower.[2]
A Dance with Dragons
Asha flees the kingsmoot on Old Wyk after Euron Greyjoy is chosen instead of her. She returns to Ten Towers to bid farewell to her mother, but Alannys does not understand and again asks for Theon.[4]
Quotes
—thoughts of Asha Greyjoy
I will only stay until my grief has passed, though by rights Ten Towers should be mine, for I am seven years your elder.[2]
References
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 42, The King's Prize.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.