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+ | {{Infobox Settlement | ||
+ | | name = Horn Hill | ||
+ | | image = [[File:Hornhillloganfelicianos.jpg|350px]] | ||
+ | | image_caption = Horn Hill by Logan Feliciano © Fantasy Flight Games | ||
+ | | settlement_type= Castle | ||
+ | | location = [[Westeros]], [[Reach]] | ||
+ | | seat = [[House Tarly]] | ||
+ | | seat_type = [[Feudalism|feudal lord]] | ||
+ | | lord = Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] | ||
+ | | religion = [[Faith of the Seven]] | ||
+ | | population = | ||
+ | | size = | ||
+ | | founded = [[Age of Heroes]] by [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}} | ||
+ | | named_for = | ||
+ | | places = Sept | ||
+ | | organizations = | ||
+ | }} | ||
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− | '''Horn Hill''' is the seat of [[House Tarly]] in the [[Reach]]. | + | '''Horn Hill''' is the seat of [[House Tarly]] in the [[Reach]]. Located on an eponymous hill, the castle lies south of [[Highgarden]] and a hundred leagues northeast of [[Oldtown]] among the thickly-wooded foothills{{Ref|AFFC|45}} of the [[Red Mountains]].{{Ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} The Tarlys are [[marcher lords]] of the [[Dornish Marches]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} |
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+ | ==Layout== | ||
+ | Horn Hill has a [[sept]] within its walls.{{Ref|AGOT|48}} According to [[Samwell Tarly]], those walls are less formidable than the city walls of [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} A pond lies below the castle.{{Ref|AFFC|15}} The woods around Horn Hill are teeming with game. The Tarlys employ huntsmen and [[Dog|hounds]] during their hunts.{{Ref|ASOS|46}} | ||
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | According to legend, the castle was built on Horn Hill by the brothers [[Harlon the Hunter]] and [[Herndon of the Horn]], twin sons of [[Garth Greenhand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}} In the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]], before the Reach was united under the [[Kings of the Reach]], the kingdom of the [[western marches]] extended from Horn Hill to [[Nightsong]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} | ||
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+ | King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] visited Horn Hill during his reign.{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} | ||
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+ | The [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] led one of his [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] hosts to attack Nightsong and Horn Hill, but he was defeated in the [[Vulture Hunt]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} | ||
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+ | [[House Tarly]] hosted King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] at Horn Hill in {{Date|54}}.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} | ||
− | + | Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] made [[Royal progress|a tour]] of the [[Riverlands]], the [[Westerlands]] and the [[Reach]] in {{Date|112}} which included a stop at Horn Hill.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} | |
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+ | Two [[warlock]]s from [[Qarth]] sacrificed a bull aurochs at Horn Hill and had young [[Samwell Tarly]] bathe in its blood. When the act did not make his son stronger, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] had the warlocks scourged.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Samwell rode a [[Horse|mare]] from Horn Hill to the [[Wall]] to join the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AFFC|5}} | ||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
+ | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ||
+ | [[Renly Baratheon]] is camped at Horn Hill when Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] receives [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s letter claiming that the children of the late King [[Robert I Baratheon]] are [[bastard]]s.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} | ||
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===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ||
− | [[Samwell Tarly]] intends to send [[Gilly]] and the infant [[wildling prince]] from [[Oldtown]] to live at Horn Hill with his mother, [[Melessa Florent]].{{ | + | [[Samwell Tarly]] intends to send [[Gilly]] and the infant [[wildling prince]] from [[Oldtown]] to live at Horn Hill with his mother, [[Melessa Florent]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} |
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+ | ==Quotes== | ||
+ | {{Quote|'''Jon''': Do you dream of Horn Hill?<br> | ||
+ | '''Samwell''': No. I hated it there.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Samwell Tarly]]}} | ||
− | ==References | + | ==References== |
− | {{ | + | {{References}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Region Reach}} |
− | [[Category:House Tarly| | + | [[Category:House Tarly| ]] |
+ | [[Category:Castles]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Hills]] | ||
[[Category:Places in the Reach]] | [[Category:Places in the Reach]] | ||
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+ | [[es:Colina Cuerno]] | ||
+ | [[fa:هورن هیل]] | ||
[[fr:Corcolline]] | [[fr:Corcolline]] | ||
+ | [[ru:Рогов Холм]] | ||
[[zh:角陵]] | [[zh:角陵]] |
Latest revision as of 00:43, 5 August 2022
Horn Hill | |
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Castle | |
Horn Hill by Logan Feliciano © Fantasy Flight Games | |
Location | Westeros, Reach |
Government | House Tarly, feudal lord |
Ruler | Lord Randyll Tarly |
Religion | Faith of the Seven |
Founded | Age of Heroes by Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter[1] |
Notable places | Sept |
Horn Hill is the seat of House Tarly in the Reach. Located on an eponymous hill, the castle lies south of Highgarden and a hundred leagues northeast of Oldtown among the thickly-wooded foothills[2] of the Red Mountains.[3] The Tarlys are marcher lords of the Dornish Marches.[4]
Contents
Layout
Horn Hill has a sept within its walls.[5] According to Samwell Tarly, those walls are less formidable than the city walls of Oldtown.[2] A pond lies below the castle.[6] The woods around Horn Hill are teeming with game. The Tarlys employ huntsmen and hounds during their hunts.[7]
History
According to legend, the castle was built on Horn Hill by the brothers Harlon the Hunter and Herndon of the Horn, twin sons of Garth Greenhand.[1] In the Age of the Hundred Kingdoms, before the Reach was united under the Kings of the Reach, the kingdom of the western marches extended from Horn Hill to Nightsong.[8]
King Aegon I Targaryen visited Horn Hill during his reign.[9]
The Vulture King led one of his Dornish hosts to attack Nightsong and Horn Hill, but he was defeated in the Vulture Hunt.[10]
House Tarly hosted King Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Queen Alysanne Targaryen at Horn Hill in 54 AC.[11]
Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen made a tour of the Riverlands, the Westerlands and the Reach in 112 AC which included a stop at Horn Hill.[12]
Two warlocks from Qarth sacrificed a bull aurochs at Horn Hill and had young Samwell Tarly bathe in its blood. When the act did not make his son stronger, Lord Randyll Tarly had the warlocks scourged.[13] Samwell rode a mare from Horn Hill to the Wall to join the Night's Watch.[14]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Renly Baratheon is camped at Horn Hill when Lord Randyll Tarly receives Stannis Baratheon's letter claiming that the children of the late King Robert I Baratheon are bastards.[15]
A Feast for Crows
Samwell Tarly intends to send Gilly and the infant wildling prince from Oldtown to live at Horn Hill with his mother, Melessa Florent.[2]
Quotes
Jon: Do you dream of Horn Hill?
Samwell: No. I hated it there.[13]—Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 15, Samwell II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 26, Jon IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 31, Catelyn III.