Editing Oldtown (section)

===Faith Militant Uprising===
[[File:Oldtown.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Oldtown, by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After the death of Aegon the Conqueror, his elder son [[Aenys I Targaryen]] traveled by land for his coronation in Oldtown.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} The [[High Septon (Aenys I)|High Septon]] objected to Aenys's polygamous younger brother, Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen]], and to the incestual marriage of Aenys's children, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], however.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Maegor later claimed the [[Iron Throne]] after Aenys's death.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Oldtown contained a chapter of the [[Warrior's Sons]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]]. Ser [[Joffrey Doggett]] gathered an army of two thousand during his journey from [[Lannisport]] to Oldtown to seek the blessing of the [[High Septon (Aenys I)|High Septon]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Lord [[Martyn Hightower]] called his banners to resist King Maegor the Cruel, and thousands fled Oldtown out of fear of the [[dragon]]s of [[House Targaryen]]. Oldtown submitted to Maegor and his mother, Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], however, after the High Septon suddenly died. Maegor held court in Oldtown for half a year, dismantling the Warrior's Sons chapter and reconciling with his first wife, Queen [[Ceryse Hightower]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

In {{date|47}}, Maegor sent Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella Targaryen]] to Oldtown to be trained as a septa, while her twin sister [[Aerea Targaryen|Aera]] was named Maegor's heir and kept at court. After Rhaena fled [[King's Landing]] to join the cause of Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] in opposition to Maegor the following year, the enraged king cause sent a rider to Oldtown, commanding Lord Hightower to behead Rhaella as punishment for Rhaena's betrayal. Lord Hightower instead imprisoned the messenger and declared for Jaehaerys.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

In {{Date|48}}, Septon [[Moon (septon)|Moon]] led thousands of followers of the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]] across the Reach to pressure the "[[High Lickspittle]]" against Maegor. While encamped outside of Oldtown, his forces were joined by the armies of Lord [[Torgen Oakheart]] and Lord [[Rickard Rowan]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Although most of Moon's followers remained camped outside Oldtown after Maegor's death, the horde fell apart after the septon was assassinated. [[Lorcas the Learned]] led a group in attacking Oldtown's gates, but all were killed by the city's defenders. After Lords Oakheart and Rowan returned to their seats, Lord [[Donnel Hightower]] had his men slaughter Moon's stragglers who refused to depart from Oldtown. The defeat of Septon's Moon followers allowed for Jaehaerys to be crowned in Oldtown.{{ref|FAB|Prince Into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}