Maidenpool
Maidenpool is a town in the Riverlands. It lies near the Bay of Crabs.[1] 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.[2] East of Maidenpool are hills.[3]
There are two roads leading to King's Landing from Maidenpool. One that goes through Duskendale and the other which travels along the coast. The Duskendale road is faster.[4]
Contents
The Town
Maidenpool has a busy harbor, Fisherfolk northwest of Maidenpool fish the waters in leather coracles. Others collect clams.
- The Fool's Gate
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Maidenpool was 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 were deserted, the gates smashed, half the homes and shops burned or plundered. After the Battle of Duskendale, Lord Randyll Tarly marched on Maidenpool, took the town and locked Lord William Mooton in a tower cell.[5]
A Feast for Crows
Lord Tarly began rebuilding Maidenpool while hunting down the outlaws that haunted the areas around the town.[6]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Map of the South
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 20, Brienne IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 74, Arya
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne