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'''Maidenpool''' is a town in the [[Riverlands]] situated near the [[Bay of Crabs]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> It is the seat of [[House Mooton]]. The town takes its name from the pool where the legendary [[Florian]] first spied [[Jonquil]] bathing with her sisters. The castle at Maidenpool sits on a hill, and the town is walled.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} East of Maidenpool are hills.{{Ref|aFfC|20}}
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'''Maidenpool''' is a town in the [[Riverlands]] situated near the [[Bay of Crabs]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> It is the seat of [[House Mooton]]. The castle at Maidenpool sits on a hill, and the town is walled.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} East of Maidenpool are hills.{{Ref|aFfC|20}}
  
 
There are two roads leading to [[King's Landing]] from Maidenpool, one a faster road which goes through [[Duskendale]] and the other which travels along the coast.{{ref|ASOS|21}}
 
There are two roads leading to [[King's Landing]] from Maidenpool, one a faster road which goes through [[Duskendale]] and the other which travels along the coast.{{ref|ASOS|21}}
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==Layout==
 
==Layout==
 
Maidenpool has a busy harbor. Fisherfolk northwest of Maidenpool fish the waters in leather coracles. Others collect clams. It has a gate called the the Fool's Gate.
 
Maidenpool has a busy harbor. Fisherfolk northwest of Maidenpool fish the waters in leather coracles. Others collect clams. It has a gate called the the Fool's Gate.
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==History==
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The town takes its name from the pool where the legendary [[Florian]] first spied [[Jonquil]] bathing with her sisters. Maidenpool failed to conquer [[Crackclaw Point]].{{ref|AFFC|20}} [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] defeated the [[House Darklyn|Darklyns]] of [[Duskendale]] and the [[House Mooton|Mootons]] of Maidenpool during Aegon's [[War of Conquest]].<ref>Chicon 7 Reading (September 02, 2012) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C92/ So Spake Martin]</ref>
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], one hundred knights from Maidenpool under the command of Lord [[Walys Mooton]] participated in [[the blacks]]' retaking of [[Rook's Rest]] from [[the greens]]. Walys was killed by [[Sunfyre]] afterward. Maidenpool was used as a base by the dragonriders Prince [[Daemon Targaryen (husband of Rhaenyra)|Daemon Targaryen]] and [[Nettles]]. Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]], Walys's brother, did not want to obey Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s order to kill Nettles. Maester [[Norren (House Mooton)|Norren]], who was keeper of the ''[[Chronicles of Maidenpool]]'', informed the dragonriders of the command. After Daemon and Nettles left Maidenpool, Manfryd changed his allegiance from Rhaenyra to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].<ref>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]''</ref>
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==

Revision as of 18:35, 13 December 2013

The Crownlands and the location of Maidenpool
The Crownlands and the location of Maidenpool
Maidenpool
The Crownlands and the location of Maidenpool

Maidenpool is a town in the Riverlands situated near the Bay of Crabs.[1] It is the seat of House Mooton. The castle at Maidenpool sits on a hill, and the town is walled.[2] East of Maidenpool are hills.[3]

There are two roads leading to King's Landing from Maidenpool, one a faster road which goes through Duskendale and the other which travels along the coast.[2]

Layout

Maidenpool has a busy harbor. Fisherfolk northwest of Maidenpool fish the waters in leather coracles. Others collect clams. It has a gate called the the Fool's Gate.

History

The town takes its name from the pool where the legendary Florian first spied Jonquil bathing with her sisters. Maidenpool failed to conquer Crackclaw Point.[3] Aegon I Targaryen and his half-brother Orys Baratheon defeated the Darklyns of Duskendale and the Mootons of Maidenpool during Aegon's War of Conquest.[4]

During the Dance of the Dragons, one hundred knights from Maidenpool under the command of Lord Walys Mooton participated in the blacks' retaking of Rook's Rest from the greens. Walys was killed by Sunfyre afterward. Maidenpool was used as a base by the dragonriders Prince Daemon Targaryen and Nettles. Lord Manfryd Mooton, Walys's brother, did not want to obey Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen's order to kill Nettles. Maester Norren, who was keeper of the Chronicles of Maidenpool, informed the dragonriders of the command. After Daemon and Nettles left Maidenpool, Manfryd changed his allegiance from Rhaenyra to King Aegon II Targaryen.[5]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Maidenpool is sacked during the War of the Five Kings. When Ser Jaime Lannister, Ser Cleos Frey and Brienne of Tarth pass through on their way south, the town walls are deserted, the gates are smashed, and half the homes and shops are burned or plundered. After the Battle of Duskendale, Lord Randyll Tarly marches on Maidenpool, takes the town and locks Lord William Mooton in a tower cell.[6]

A Feast for Crows

Lord Tarly begins rebuilding Maidenpool while hunting down the outlaws that haunted the areas around the town.[7]

Chapters that take place at Maidenpool

References and Notes