Gorge
The Gorge is a large, deep gorge that separates the Wall from the Bay of Ice.[1] Wildling raiders from beyond the Wall descend into the dark Gorge to bypass the Wall and enter the Seven Kingdoms.[2]
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Geography
Crossing the Gorge is the Bridge of Skulls. Around it and below it are many rocks, and it stands over at least one pool of water. Nearby is Westwatch-by-the-Bridge, an unoccupied castle of the Night's Watch. The Milkwater appears to flow through the Gorge to the Bay of Ice.[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
A wildling captured in the Gorge by Qhorin Halfhand claims that Mance Rayder is gathering the free folk to a secret stronghold beyond the Wall.[4]
A Storm of Swords
Bowen Marsh commands the Night's Watch against the wildlings of the Weeper in a fight at the Bridge of Skulls and the gloomy Gorge.[5]
A Dance with Dragons
The commander of the Shadow Tower, Ser Denys Mallister, writes to Castle Black to report sightings of fires in the night north of the Gorge.[6] Denys believes wildlings are amassing to force the Bridge of Skulls once more.[7]
References
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 30, Jon IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Map of Beyond the Wall
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 70, Jon IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 69, Jon IX.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 28, Jon VI.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 31, Melisandre I.
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