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==History==
 
==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] led the [[siege of Longtable]]. Lady [[House Caswell|Caswell]] of Bitterbridge sent him Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]]'s [[dragon egg]], who had just been murdered, in hopes it might appease him. The siege of Longtable eventually ended when the widowed Lady [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]] yielded. Lord Ormund took the castle's wealth and food before leaving for Bitterbridge to [[Sack of Bitterbridge|sack the town]] in revenge for Maelor's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} [[Blacks]] from Longtable helped to fortify [[Tumbleton]] before the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] led the [[siege of Longtable]]. Lady [[House Caswell|Caswell]] of Bitterbridge sent him the [[dragon egg]] of Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], who had just been murdered in the town, in hopes it might appease him. The siege of Longtable eventually ended when the widowed Lady [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]] yielded. Lord Ormund took the castle's wealth and food before marching for Bitterbridge to [[Sack of Bitterbridge|sack the town]] and revenged Maelor's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} [[Blacks]] from Longtable helped to fortify [[Tumbleton]] before the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
  
 
[[Russell Merryweather]] was born at Longtable{{Ref|AFFC|28}} in {{Date|293}} or {{Date|294}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Russel Weather|Russell Merryweather]] calculation.''</ref>
 
[[Russell Merryweather]] was born at Longtable{{Ref|AFFC|28}} in {{Date|293}} or {{Date|294}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Russel Weather|Russell Merryweather]] calculation.''</ref>

Revision as of 10:27, 26 June 2019

Longtable
Castle[1]
Location Reach, Westeros
Government House Merryweather, feudal lord
Religion Faith of the Seven
The Reach and the location of Longtable
The Reach and the location of Longtable
Longtable
The Reach and the location of Longtable

Longtable is the seat of House Merryweather in the Reach.[2] It sits along the Mander near its confluence with the Blueburn.[3] It is located some thirty leagues to the southwest of Bitterbridge.[1]

History

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Ormund Hightower led the siege of Longtable. Lady Caswell of Bitterbridge sent him the dragon egg of Prince Maelor Targaryen, who had just been murdered in the town, in hopes it might appease him. The siege of Longtable eventually ended when the widowed Lady Merryweather yielded. Lord Ormund took the castle's wealth and food before marching for Bitterbridge to sack the town and revenged Maelor's death.[1] Blacks from Longtable helped to fortify Tumbleton before the First Battle of Tumbleton.[1]

Russell Merryweather was born at Longtable[2] in 293 AC or 294 AC.[4]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

After Cersei Lannister is arrested by the Faith of the Seven, Lord Orton Merryweather and Taena of Myr flee from King's Landing back to Longtable.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
  3. A Dance with Dragons, Map of the South
  4. See the Russell Merryweather calculation.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.