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==History==
 
==History==
 
In the reign of [[Maegor I Targaryen]], Maegor had his own wife and queen, [[Alys Harroway]], tortured to death and executed. Following her death, Alys's body was cut into seven parts and mounted on spikes above each of the seven gates of the city, one of which was above the King's Gate. {{ref|TSotD}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
 
In the reign of [[Maegor I Targaryen]], Maegor had his own wife and queen, [[Alys Harroway]], tortured to death and executed. Following her death, Alys's body was cut into seven parts and mounted on spikes above each of the seven gates of the city, one of which was above the King's Gate. {{ref|TSotD}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
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During the [[Regency of Aegon III]], the [[Hand of the King]], [[Tyland Lannister]] ordered the city gates to be strengthened so they could better resist attacks from within the city walls. {{ref|fab|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==

Revision as of 01:38, 1 March 2019

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The King's Gate is one of the seven huge gates that surround the huge walls of King's Landing. It is by the southern corner of the southwest wall, connecting the western end of the River Row to the tourney grounds outside the city's wall by the Blackwater Rush. There is a sally port in it.

History

In the reign of Maegor I Targaryen, Maegor had his own wife and queen, Alys Harroway, tortured to death and executed. Following her death, Alys's body was cut into seven parts and mounted on spikes above each of the seven gates of the city, one of which was above the King's Gate. [1][2]

During the Regency of Aegon III, the Hand of the King, Tyland Lannister ordered the city gates to be strengthened so they could better resist attacks from within the city walls. [3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The gate is assaulted with a battering ram by the army of Stannis Baratheon during the Battle of the Blackwater.

A Feast for Crows

Jaime Lannister is sent by his sister Cersei to inspect the city gates. According to him the King's Gate needs to be replaced.[4]

References

  1. The Sons of the Dragon.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
  3. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.