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The '''Lion Gate''' is one of the seven huge gates that surround the huge walls of [[King's Landing]]. It is located near the center of the southwest wall. The [[Goldroad]] to [[Lannisport]] in [[Westerlands]] starts at the Lion Gate.
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The '''Lion Gate''' is one of the seven huge gates that surround the huge walls of [[King's Landing]]. It is located near the center of the southwest wall. The [[Goldroad]] to [[Lannisport]] in [[Westerlands]] starts at the Lion Gate.{{Ref|TLOIAF|King's Landing}}
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The [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] stationed at the Lion Gate are called the "[[Lions]]".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
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[[Image:Kings landing map.png|400px|thumb|1 [[Rosby road]], 2 [[Dragon Gate]], 3 [[Iron Gate]], 4 [[Dragonpit]], 5 [[Shae]]'s manse, 6 [[Chataya's brothel]], 7 [[Old Gate]], 8 [[Flea Bottom]], 9 [[Red Keep]], 10 [[Street of the Sisters]], 11 [[Gate of the Gods]], 12 [[Cobbler's Square]], 13 [[Guildhall of the Alchemists]], 14 [[The Hook]], 15 [[Great Sept of Baelor]], 16 [[Muddy Way]], 17 [[Fishmonger's Square]], 18 [[River Gate]], 19 [[Tobho Mott]]'s shop, 20 [[Street of Steel]], 21 harbor, '''22 [[Lion Gate]]''', 23 [[River Row]], 24 fish market, 25 tourney ground, 26 [[King's Gate]], 27 [[kingsroad]]]]
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==History==
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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 Lion Gate.{{Ref|TSOTD}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
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The Lions joined the mobs during the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot]] in the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
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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}}
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Ser [[Adrian Thorne]] was the Captain of the Lion Gate before becoming the [[City Watch of King's Landing#Known Commanders of the City Watch|Commander of the City Watch]] in {{Date|135}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After the funeral of [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Gyles Rosby]] tells [[Cersei Lannister]] that he has hired a master stonecarver to sculpt a statue of Lord Tywin to stand eternal vigil by the Lion Gate.
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After the funeral of [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Gyles Rosby]] tells [[Cersei Lannister]] that he has hired a master stonecarver to sculpt a statue of Lord Tywin to stand eternal vigil by the Lion Gate.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}
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[[Jaime Lannister]] thinks it would have been more appropriate if the procession returning [[Tywin Lannister]]'s  body to [[Casterly Rock]] had departed through the Lion Gate rather than the [[Gate of the Gods]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 22:35, 4 March 2020

© Fantasy Flight Games

The Lion Gate is one of the seven huge gates that surround the huge walls of King's Landing. It is located near the center of the southwest wall. The Goldroad to Lannisport in Westerlands starts at the Lion Gate.[1]

The gold cloaks stationed at the Lion Gate are called the "Lions".[2]

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 Lion Gate.[3][4]

The Lions joined the mobs during the riot in the Dance of the Dragons.[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.[5]

Ser Adrian Thorne was the Captain of the Lion Gate before becoming the Commander of the City Watch in 135 AC.[6]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

After the funeral of Tywin Lannister, Gyles Rosby tells Cersei Lannister that he has hired a master stonecarver to sculpt a statue of Lord Tywin to stand eternal vigil by the Lion Gate.[7]

Jaime Lannister thinks it would have been more appropriate if the procession returning Tywin Lannister's body to Casterly Rock had departed through the Lion Gate rather than the Gate of the Gods.[8]

References

  1. The Lands of Ice and Fire, King's Landing.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
  3. The Sons of the Dragon.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
  5. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  6. Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  7. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
  8. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.