Editing Moat Cailin (section)

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Moat Cailin moat cailin.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Moat Cailin by Wibben © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the [[Hand of the King]] to [[Robert I Baratheon]], instructs his wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] to have Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] and [[Galbart Glover]] fortify Moat Cailin with a hundred bowmen each.{{ref|AGOT|20}}

On the march south from [[Winterfell]] after [[arrest of Eddard Stark|Eddard's arrest]] in [[King's Landing]], [[Robb Stark]] takes the [[Gatehouse Tower]] as his seat, [[Jon Umber|Greatjon Umber]] takes the [[Children's Tower]] for his, and [[Rickard Karstark]] uses the Drunkard's Tower. Robb's mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], and great-uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], join him at Moat Cailin with the levies of [[House Manderly]], but the northmen run low on supplies.{{ref|AGOT|55}} Robb leaves a small force of mostly archers to hold the Moat,{{ref|AGOT|55}} while the rest of his army continues south toward the [[Twins]].{{ref|AGOT|59}}

===''A Clash of Kings''=== 
[[Victarion Greyjoy]], [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], is sent by his brother [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], to take Moat Cailin. Instead of marching from the south, the [[ironborn]] sail up the [[Saltspear]] and the [[Fever River]]{{Ref|ACOK|24}} and [[fall of Moat Cailin|attack Moat Cailin]] from the west.{{ref|AWOIAF|Moat Cailin}}

After [[Theon Greyjoy]] [[capture of Winterfell|captures Winterfell]] and declares himself the [[Prince of Winterfell]], Maester [[Luwin]] councils Theon that holding [[Jojen Reed|Jojen]] and [[Meera Reed]] as hostages will stay the hand of their father, Lord [[Howland Reed]], the liege of the local [[crannogmen]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}}  

===''A Storm of Swords''=== 
At [[Hag's Mire]], upon receiving the news of Balon's death at [[Pyke]] from the captain of the ''[[Myraham]]'', Robb plans to march on Moat Cailin. Robb intends for Howland's crannogmen to lead northmen through the swamps of the [[Neck]], so the ironborn-held Moat Cailin can be attacked from the south and the north.{{ref|ASOS|45}}

===''A Feast for Crows''=== 
[[File:Reek_Moat_Cailin_MarcSimonetti.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Theon Greyjoy]] rides to Moat Cailin, by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Upon hearing of Balon's death and the return of his hated brother, [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], Victarion leaves a token force to defend Moat Cailin under the command of [[Ralf Kenning]] and returns to the [[Iron Islands]] with his fleet to decide on the succession.{{ref|AFFC|18}} The ironborn garrison is weakened by [[crannogmen]] attacks.{{ref|AFFC|11}}{{ref|AFFC|18}}

Euron is crowned [[King of the Isles and the North]] during the [[kingsmoot]],{{Ref|AFFC|19}} and he commands Victarion to travel to [[Slaver's Bay]] with the [[Iron Fleet]] to bring back [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. Victarion sets sail, leaving behind his unknowing loyal garrison at Moat Cailin.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] expects that [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], the son of the new [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Roose Bolton]], will wed [[Arya Stark]] after the ironborn lose control of Moat Cailin.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Men from Houses [[House Ryswell|Ryswell]] and [[House Dustin|Dustin]] surprise the remaining ironmen on the Fever River and burn their longships, cutting off the garrison of Moat Cailin from naval support.{{Ref|ADWD|15}}

During the [[siege of Moat Cailin]], Ramsay sends his captive, Theon Greyjoy, to offer the weakened ironborn garrison food and safe passage if they surrender unarmed. Theon negotiates their surrender, but Ramsay has all of the ironborn flayed and displayed along the causeway. Ramsay and Theon later meet the returning northern host of Lord Bolton and his [[House Frey|Frey]] allies at Moat Cailin.{{Ref|aDwD|20}}

With the fall of Moat Cailin, [[Tristifer Botley]] advises [[Asha Greyjoy]] to abandon [[Deepwood Motte]]. They are soon after [[fight by Deepwood Motte|captured]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|ADWD|26}}{{ref|ADWD|42}}