Siege of Storm's End (300)
Siege of Storm's End | |||||||||||||||||
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Conflict | War of the Five Kings | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 300 AC | ||||||||||||||||
Place | Storm's End | ||||||||||||||||
Result | Unresolved | ||||||||||||||||
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The siege of Storm's End refers to the action taken by forces loyal to King Tommen I Baratheon to take Storm's End, one of the last strongholds belonging to the rival King Stannis Baratheon.
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Background
Most of Stannis's bannermen kneel to King Joffrey I Baratheon after Stannis's defeat in the Battle of the Blackwater.[4][5] Aside from garrisons at Storm's End and Dragonstone,[1] the remaining lords loyal to Stannis travel with him to defend the Wall and Castle Black from wildlings.[6] Joffrey dies at his wedding,[7] and he is succeeded by his younger brother, Tommen Baratheon.[8]
Siege
To remove Lord Mace Tyrell from King's Landing,[9] Queen Regent Cersei Lannister commands him to lay siege to the castle of Storm's End, which remains loyal to Stannis Baratheon and is held by Ser Gilbert Farring.[1] Ser Garlan Tyrell takes half of the Tyrell men back to the Reach to deal with Brightwater Keep, and Mace marches on Storm's End with the other half.[10]
When Mace arrives, he sets up two dozen mangonels, achieving little against the stout castle walls.[11] Some ships of the Redwyne fleet patrol Shipbreaker Bay to prevent Storm's End from being resupplied.[12]
Lord Tyrell hears that his daughter, Queen Margaery Tyrell, has been imprisoned at the Great Sept of Baelor by the High Sparrow. Leaving a token force at Storm's End under Lord Mathis Rowan,[13] Mace marches on King's Landing and orders Lord Randyll Tarly to return from Maidenpool and join him at the capital.[14]
After the landing of the Golden Company in the stormlands, Jon Connington plans his own attack on Storm's End in the name of Aegon Targaryen.[15] The small council later hears reports that Jon is marching on the castle.[16]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 25, Davos III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 73, Jon X.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Mathis Rowan.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
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