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'''Torrhen's Square''' is the seat of [[House Tallhart]]. Its walls are thirty feet high with square towers at at each corner and a square keep. It is considered a strong keep, but not the strongest.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 37|Chapter 37]], Theon</ref> It lies near a large lake in the [[North]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
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'''Torrhen's Square''' is a castle, seat of [[House Tallhart]] and located southwest of [[Winterfell]], near a large lake. Its stone walls are thirty feet high with square towers at at each corner and a square keep. It is considered a strong keep, but not the strongest.{{Ref|aCoK|37}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Clash of Kings===
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Torrhen's Square came under attack from [[Dagmer|Dagmer Cleftjaw]]. Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] took the better part of the [[Winterfell]] garrison to respond to the threat. Once there he broke Dagmer's shield wall and sent the ironborn retreating back to the [[Stony Shore]].
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Torrhen's Square came under attack from [[Ironborn]] which led to the [[Sack of Torrhen’s Square]]. Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] took the better part of the [[Winterfell]] garrison to respond to the threat. Once there he broke Dagmer's shield wall and sent the ironborn retreating back to the [[Stony Shore]].
  
===A Storm of Swords===
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;A Storm of Swords
 
[[Maester Aemon]] sent a raven to Torrhen's Square in a plea for help to defend [[Castle Black]] from [[wildlings]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 55|Chapter 55]], Jon</ref>
 
[[Maester Aemon]] sent a raven to Torrhen's Square in a plea for help to defend [[Castle Black]] from [[wildlings]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 55|Chapter 55]], Jon</ref>
  

Revision as of 02:19, 3 December 2011

The North and the location of Torrhen's Square
The North and the location of Torrhen's Square
Torrhen's Square
The North and the location of Torrhen's Square

Torrhen's Square is a castle, seat of House Tallhart and located southwest of Winterfell, near a large lake. Its stone walls are thirty feet high with square towers at at each corner and a square keep. It is considered a strong keep, but not the strongest.[1]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Torrhen's Square came under attack from Ironborn which led to the Sack of Torrhen’s Square. Ser Rodrik Cassel took the better part of the Winterfell garrison to respond to the threat. Once there he broke Dagmer's shield wall and sent the ironborn retreating back to the Stony Shore.

A Storm of Swords

Maester Aemon sent a raven to Torrhen's Square in a plea for help to defend Castle Black from wildlings.[2]

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