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The '''kingswood''' is a large forest that lies across the [[Blackwater Rush]] from [[King's Landing]]. It is in the southern [[Crownlands]] and appears to extend south into the northern [[Stormlands]].<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> The [[Wendwater]] is the largest river in the kingswood.<ref>Kingswood's ''A World of Ice and Fire'' app entry</ref>
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The '''kingswood''' is a large forest that lies across the [[Blackwater Rush]] from [[King's Landing]]. It is in the southern [[Crownlands]] and appears to extend south into the northern [[Stormlands]].<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> The [[Wendwater]] is the largest river in the kingswood.<ref>"Kingswood" entry in ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
  
 
The kingswood is the private hunting area for the [[Iron Throne|King]] of [[Westeros]]. However, some smallfolk live in the forest.
 
The kingswood is the private hunting area for the [[Iron Throne|King]] of [[Westeros]]. However, some smallfolk live in the forest.

Revision as of 14:22, 26 November 2013

The Crownlands and the location of the kingswood
The Crownlands and the location of the kingswood
Kingswood
The Crownlands and the location of the kingswood

The kingswood is a large forest that lies across the Blackwater Rush from King's Landing. It is in the southern Crownlands and appears to extend south into the northern Stormlands.[1] The Wendwater is the largest river in the kingswood.[2]

The kingswood is the private hunting area for the King of Westeros. However, some smallfolk live in the forest.

History

The kingswood was the hideout of an infamous band of outlaws, the Kingswood Brotherhood.[3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Robert Baratheon is hunting in the kingswood when he is mortally wounded by a boar.

A Clash of Kings

Tyrion Lannister sends the mountain clansmen who had accompanied him to King's Landing to the kingswood in preparation for Stannis Baratheon's imminent arrival. There they prey on Stannis's baggage train and harry his flanks.[4]

Kingswood Trail
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A Storm of Swords

After the Battle of the Blackwater, the Stone Crows remain in the kingswood.[5]

References and Notes