Editing Old Gate

[[Image:Kings landing map.png|400px|thumb|1 [[Rosby road]], 2 [[Dragon Gate]], 3 [[Iron Gate]], 4 [[Dragonpit]], 5 [[Shae's manse]], 6 [[Chataya's brothel]], '''7 Old Gate''', 8 [[Flea Bottom]], 9 [[Red Keep]], 10 [[Street of the Sisters]], 11 [[Gate of the Gods]], 12 [[Cobbler's Square]], 13 [[Guildhall of the Alchemists]], 14 [[Hook]], 15 [[Great Sept of Baelor]], 16 [[Muddy Way]], 17 [[Fishmonger's Square]], 18 [[River Gate]], 19 [[shop of Tobho Mott|Tobho Mott's shop]], 20 [[Street of Steel]], 21 [[harbor of King's Landing|harbor]], 22 [[Lion Gate]], 23 [[River Row]], 24 [[fish market]], 25 [[tourney grounds (King's Landing)|tourney grounds]], 26 [[King's Gate]], 27 [[kingsroad]]]]
[[File: Sergey Glushakov Old Gate.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The Old Gate by Sergey Glushakov © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Old Gate''' is one of the seven huge gates that surround the huge walls of [[King's Landing]]. It is located near the center of the northwestern wall near [[Rhaenys's Hill]]. 

==History==
In {{date|19}}, King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] decreed that new city walls with seven gates, each with a massive gatehouse and defensive towers, be built to protect [[King's Landing]]. Grand Maester [[Gawen]] and Ser [[Osmund Strong]], [[Hand of the King]], headed the construction, which took place between {{date|20|26}}.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

During the reign of [[Maegor I Targaryen]], the king had his own wife and queen, [[Alys Harroway]], [[torture]]d to death  and executed. Following her death, Alys's body was cut into seven parts and mounted on spikes above each of the seven gates of the city, one of which was above the Old Gate.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Lord Staunton]]'s head was taken to the capital after the [[battle at Rook's Rest]] and mounted above the Old Gate.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} The following year, a [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|massive riot]] broke out in the city. The captains of the Old Gate and [[Dragon Gate]] managed to sally out and restore some semblance of order to the streets north and east of Rhaenys's Hill.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} 

In the [[regency of Aegon III]], the King's Hand, [[Tyland Lannister]] commanded the city gates to be strengthened so they could better resist attacks from within the city walls.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

As part of his [[Wildfire plot|plan]] to destroy King's Landing with [[wildfire]] should the [[Robert's Rebellion|rebellion]] against him succeed, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] commanded his [[Alchemists' Guild|alchemists]] to plant wildfire at all seven gates of King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After the [[arrest of Eddard Stark]], his daughter [[Arya Stark|Arya]] finds that the [[Dragon Gate]], the [[Lion Gate]], and the Old Gate are closed and barred.{{ref|AGOT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Varys]] reports that the [[Antler Men]] have armed several hundred followers and plan to have the Old Gate seized during the upcoming [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|49}} 

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] reveals to [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne]] of [[Tarth]] the truth of the wildfire cache planted at the Old Gate.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Jaime is sent by his sister, Queen [[Regent]] [[Cersei Lannister]], to inspect each of the city gates.{{ref|AFFC|24}} 

==Known Captains of the Old Gate==
*Ser [[Balon Byrch]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==References==
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