Editing Goldroad

[[File:Sergey Glushakov The Goldroad.png|350px|thumb|right|A man and his donkey travel the Goldroad, by Sergey Glushakov © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Goldroad'''{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Goldroad}} or '''goldroad''',{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} also called the '''gold road''',{{Ref|ASOS|14}} is a major road in southern [[Westeros]].

==Route==
The Goldroad begins at the [[Lion Gate]] on the western wall of [[King's Landing]] in the [[crownlands]].{{ref|TLOIAF|King's Landing}} The [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]] from ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', the "Westeros" map from ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'', and the "Riverlands" map from ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' depict the Goldroad running west and crossing [[Gods Eye river|the river]] which connects the [[Gods Eye]] and the [[Blackwater Rush]], and southeast of [[Stoney Sept]] the Goldroad then crosses south of the Blackwater itself.<ref name="ADWDsouth">''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref>{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

In contrast, "The Known World" map from ''The Lands of Ice and Fire'', depicts the Goldroad crossing south of the Blackwater soon after leaving King's Landing (thereby avoiding the Gods Eye river altogether) and then remaining south of the Blackwater during its route west.{{ref|TLOIAF|The Known World}} "The West" map from ''The Lands of Ice and Fire'', however, presents the road as crossing the Blackwater near King's Landing, returning north of the Blackwater after bypassing the Gods Eye river, and then crossing south of the Blackwater a final time before continuing its westward journey.{{ref|TLOIAF|The West}}

The Goldroad next runs through open plains{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} in the northern [[Reach]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

The castle of [[Deep Den]] guards the Goldroad as it passes through the southeastern hills of the [[westerlands]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} The road ends at [[Lannisport]]{{ref|AWOIAF|Goldroad}} and [[Casterly Rock]], seat of [[House Lannister]].<ref name="ADWDsouth"/>{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

==History==
The goldroad was made during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], who was aided by his [[master of coin]], Lord [[Martyn Tyrell]].{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Its route passes near the [[Field of Fire]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After Lord [[Eddard Stark]] is wounded in the streets of [[King's Landing]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] flees the capital{{Ref|AGOT|45}} and takes the Goldroad to [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Journeys map - Jaime Lannister}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Brynden Tully]] tells his nephew, Ser [[Edmure Tully]], that Brynden and [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], had wanted to fortify a position on the gold road against Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Edmure's defeat of Tywin in the [[Battle of the Fords]] nullified their plan, however.{{Ref|ASOS|14}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] takes the Goldroad from Casterly Rock to King's Landing to become the [[regent]] for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Journeys map - Kevan Lannister}}

==References==
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