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'''Red Lake''' is the seat of [[House Crane]] in [[the Reach]]. The castle is located on the northeastern shore of a lake in the northwest of the Reach. Red Lake is northwest of [[Goldengrove]], northeast of [[Old Oak]], and southeast of [[Cornfield]].<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
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'''Red Lake''' is the seat of [[House Crane]] in the [[Reach]]. The castle is located on the northeastern shore of a lake of the same name in the northwest of the Reach. Red Lake is northwest of [[Goldengrove]], northeast of [[Old Oak]], and southeast of [[Cornfield]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}
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==History==
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According to legend, [[Rose of Red Lake]] was a daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]] and the founder of [[House Crane]]. [[Brandon of the Bloody Blade]], one of Garth's sons, is said to have slain so many [[children of the forest]] that what had been called Blue Lake was renamed Red Lake because of their blood.{{ref|TWOIAF| Garth Greenhand}}
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Red Lake was part of the [[Reach proper]] of old.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}} The lake was added to the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] by [[Garth III Gardener]] through pacts of friendship and mutual defense.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Gardener Kings}}
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[[Lancel IV Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]], was killed in battle at Red Lake.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}
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After the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the wild dragon [[Silverwing]] made a lair within one of Red Lake's islands.{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}}
  
 
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Revision as of 19:29, 5 June 2015

The Reach and the location of Red Lake
The Reach and the location of Red Lake
Red Lake
The Reach and the location of Red Lake

Red Lake is the seat of House Crane in the Reach. The castle is located on the northeastern shore of a lake of the same name in the northwest of the Reach. Red Lake is northwest of Goldengrove, northeast of Old Oak, and southeast of Cornfield.[1]

History

According to legend, Rose of Red Lake was a daughter of Garth Greenhand and the founder of House Crane. Brandon of the Bloody Blade, one of Garth's sons, is said to have slain so many children of the forest that what had been called Blue Lake was renamed Red Lake because of their blood.[2]

Red Lake was part of the Reach proper of old.[3] The lake was added to the Kingdom of the Reach by Garth III Gardener through pacts of friendship and mutual defense.[4]

Lancel IV Lannister, King of the Rock, was killed in battle at Red Lake.[5]

After the Dance of the Dragons, the wild dragon Silverwing made a lair within one of Red Lake's islands.[6]

References and Notes