Wickenden

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Wickenden
Town
Location Vale of Arryn, Westeros
Government House Waxley, feudal lord
Ruler Lord Edmund Waxley
The Vale and the location of Wickenden
The Vale and the location of Wickenden
Wickenden
The Vale and the location of Wickenden

Wickenden is the seat of House Waxley in the Vale of Arryn. The town[1] is on the northern shore of the Bay of Crabs, northwest of Crackclaw Point.[2] It is famous for making scented beeswax candles.[3]

History

King Jaehaerys I Targaryen planned to visit Wickenden in 51 AC during his first royal progress. After Queen Alysanne Targaryen was attacked at Jonquil's Pool in Maidenpool, however, the king postponed his visit to the Vale of Arryn and instead returned to Maegor's Holdfast.[4]

References

  1. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Wickenden.
  2. A Dance with Dragons, Map of the South
  3. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.
  4. Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I.