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[[File:Rhaenys's hill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Rhaenys's Hill, illustrated by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]] | [[File:Rhaenys's hill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Rhaenys's Hill, illustrated by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]] | ||
− | The '''Hill of Rhaenys'''{{ref|ASOS|8}}{{ref|TPATQ}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} or '''hill of Rhaenys''',{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ACOK|20}} also called '''Rhaenys's Hill''',{{ref|ACOK|15}}{{ref|TWOIAF| | + | The '''Hill of Rhaenys'''{{ref|ASOS|8}}{{ref|TPATQ}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} or '''hill of Rhaenys''',{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ACOK|20}} also called '''Rhaenys's Hill''',{{ref|ACOK|15}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} is one of the three hills that dominate the city of [[King's Landing]], the others being [[Visenya's Hill]] and [[Aegon's High Hill]]. Atop the hill lies the [[Dragonpit]], a cavernous ruin which once housed the [[dragon]]s of [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|AGOT|18}} The [[Street of the Sisters]] runs between the Hill of Rhaenys and Visenya's Hill.{{ref|AGOT|18}} |
==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 22:47, 10 August 2016
The Hill of Rhaenys[1][2][3] or hill of Rhaenys,[4][5] also called Rhaenys's Hill,[6][7] is one of the three hills that dominate the city of King's Landing, the others being Visenya's Hill and Aegon's High Hill. Atop the hill lies the Dragonpit, a cavernous ruin which once housed the dragons of House Targaryen.[4] The Street of the Sisters runs between the Hill of Rhaenys and Visenya's Hill.[4]
History
The Sept of Remembrance was raised on the Hill of Rhaenys as a memorial to Queen Rhaenys Targaryen,[3] who was lost during the First Dornish War.[8] In 42 AC during the Faith Militant uprising, King Maegor I Targaryen destroyed the sept with the dragonfire of Balerion,[7] as the building had been fortified by Warrior's Sons during the reign of King Aenys I Targaryen.[9]
Maegor decreed that a large domed structure would be built on the hill for Targaryens to house its royal dragons.[7] This Dragonpit was later destroyed during the Dance of the Dragons, however.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Tyrion Lannister learns that Lord Rossart had stored jars of wildfire in a cellar beneath the Dragonpit.[10]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 18, Catelyn IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 20, Tyrion V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 15, Tyrion III.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 49, Tyrion XI.