Maidenpool

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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. 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]

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