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− | '''Riverrun''' is the ancestral seat of [[House Tully]], shaped in a triangle. It is situated between the Red Fork of the [[Trident]] and the [[Tumblestone]] in the [[Riverlands]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 2, Catelyn</ref> <ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 63, Catelyn</ref> The walls are made of sandstone.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 71, Catelyn</ref> | + | '''Riverrun''' is the ancestral seat of [[House Tully]], shaped in a triangle. It has been held by House Tully for over a thousand years.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Appendix</ref> It is situated between the Red Fork of the [[Trident]] and the [[Tumblestone]] in the [[Riverlands]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 2, Catelyn</ref> <ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 63, Catelyn</ref> The walls are made of sandstone.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 71, Catelyn</ref> |
The castle is located on the end of a point of land where the Tumblestone flows into the Red Fork of the Trident. The rivers form two sides of a triangle and when danger threatens, the Tullys open their sluice gates upstream and create a wide moat on the third side, turning Riverrun into an island. The walls rise sheer from the water, the towers command the opposite shores.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 69, Tyrion</ref> The keep is three-sided.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 71, Catelyn</ref> | The castle is located on the end of a point of land where the Tumblestone flows into the Red Fork of the Trident. The rivers form two sides of a triangle and when danger threatens, the Tullys open their sluice gates upstream and create a wide moat on the third side, turning Riverrun into an island. The walls rise sheer from the water, the towers command the opposite shores.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 69, Tyrion</ref> The keep is three-sided.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], Chapter 71, Catelyn</ref> |
Revision as of 00:24, 19 January 2010
Riverrun is the ancestral seat of House Tully, shaped in a triangle. It has been held by House Tully for over a thousand years.[1] It is situated between the Red Fork of the Trident and the Tumblestone in the Riverlands.[2] [3] The walls are made of sandstone.[4]
The castle is located on the end of a point of land where the Tumblestone flows into the Red Fork of the Trident. The rivers form two sides of a triangle and when danger threatens, the Tullys open their sluice gates upstream and create a wide moat on the third side, turning Riverrun into an island. The walls rise sheer from the water, the towers command the opposite shores.[5] The keep is three-sided.[6]
Towers and Gates
Wheel Tower
The Wheel Tower contains the great waterwheel within.[7] Ivy climbs the outside of it.
Water Gate
The Water Gate has a wide arch and a heavy iron portcullis. One must use a boat to go through it.[8]
Godswood
The godswood at Rivverun is bright and airy, a garden with tall redwoods and streams.[9] It has one weirwood at its center.
References and Sources
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn