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|caption = The Battle at Stonebridge, as depicted by Marc Simonetti in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' | |caption = The Battle at Stonebridge, as depicted by Marc Simonetti in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' | ||
|battle_name = Battle of Stonebridge | |battle_name = Battle of Stonebridge | ||
− | |conflict = | + | |conflict = [[Faith Militant Uprising]] |
|date = {{Date|43}} | |date = {{Date|43}} | ||
|place = [[Bitterbridge|Stonebridge]] | |place = [[Bitterbridge|Stonebridge]] | ||
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| combatant1 = [[Iron Throne]] | | combatant1 = [[Iron Throne]] | ||
| combatant2 = [[Faith of the Seven|Faith Militant]] | | combatant2 = [[Faith of the Seven|Faith Militant]] | ||
− | | commander1 = | + | | commander1 = Lord [[House Meadows|Meadows]] of [[Grassy Vale]]<ref name=reddit/> |
− | | commander2 = [[Wat the Hewer]] | + | | commander2 = [[Wat the Hewer]]<ref name=reddit/> |
− | | strength1 = | + | | strength1 = Unknown |
| strength2 = 9000 [[Poor Fellows]]<ref name=reddit/> | | strength2 = 9000 [[Poor Fellows]]<ref name=reddit/> | ||
| casualties1 = | | casualties1 = | ||
| casualties2 = | | casualties2 = | ||
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+ | The '''Battle of Stonebridge''' was one of the many battles against the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith Militant]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | According to semi-canon sources, the [[Poor Fellows]] were nine thousand strong, and led by [[Wat the Hewer]].<ref name=reddit>reddit.com/asoiaf: [https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/5a3rer/spoilers_extended_wat_the_hewer_unknown_peasant/ (Spoilers Extended) Wat the Hewer, Unknown Peasant Badass]</ref> While crossing the [[Mander]], they were caught between six lordly armies.<ref name=reddit/> The Poor Fellows fell and died in droves during the conflict. The sheer brutality of the carnage made the Mander run red with blood for twenty leagues, resulting in the bridge and castle that commanded it forever after being known as [[Bitterbridge]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Wat managed to kill Lord [[House Meadows|Meadows]], the commander of the King's army, but was taken alive himself, and delivered to [[King's Landing]] in chains.<ref name=reddit/> | |
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==References and Notes== | ==References and Notes== |
Revision as of 22:33, 17 March 2017
Battle of Stonebridge | |||||||||||||
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The Battle at Stonebridge, as depicted by Marc Simonetti in The World of Ice and Fire | |||||||||||||
Conflict | Faith Militant Uprising | ||||||||||||
Date | 43 AC | ||||||||||||
Place | Stonebridge | ||||||||||||
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The Battle of Stonebridge was one of the many battles against the Faith Militant during the Faith Militant uprising.
History
According to semi-canon sources, the Poor Fellows were nine thousand strong, and led by Wat the Hewer.[1] While crossing the Mander, they were caught between six lordly armies.[1] The Poor Fellows fell and died in droves during the conflict. The sheer brutality of the carnage made the Mander run red with blood for twenty leagues, resulting in the bridge and castle that commanded it forever after being known as Bitterbridge.[2] Wat managed to kill Lord Meadows, the commander of the King's army, but was taken alive himself, and delivered to King's Landing in chains.[1]
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 reddit.com/asoiaf: (Spoilers Extended) Wat the Hewer, Unknown Peasant Badass
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.