Saltspear,[1] also called the Saltspear,[2] is a long inlet of Blazewater Bay in the north.
Geography
[edit]The Saltspear opens onto Blazewater Bay to its west. Rivers from Barrowton and the lake by Torrhen's Square flow south to the inlet.[3] At the Saltspear's eastern end is the mouth of the Fever River, whose headwaters are in the Neck.[4][1]
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, plans an invasion of the north and declares himself King of the Iron Islands.[2] His younger brother, Lord Captain Victarion Greyjoy, sails the Iron Fleet up the Saltspear and the Fever River to take Moat Cailin, which lies near the river.[1][5] Balon styles himself King of the Isles and the North during the War of the Five Kings.[6]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]After King Balon's death at Pyke, Victarion returns to the Iron Islands with nine-tenths of the Iron Fleet for the kingsmoot on Old Wyk.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon II.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Map of the North
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 49, Tyrion XI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.