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− | | image_caption = | + | | Character_name = [[File:House Hightower.svg|50px|left]] Quenton Hightower [[File:House Hightower.svg|50px|right]] |
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− | | Title = | + | | Title = [[Beacon of the South]]<br>[[Defender of Oldtown]]<br>[[Defender of the Citadel]]<br>[[Lord of Oldtown]]<br>[[Lord of the Hightower]]<br>[[Lord of the Port]]<br>[[Voice of Oldtown]] |
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]] | | Allegiance = [[House Hightower]] | ||
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− | | Culture = | + | | Culture = [[Reach]] |
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+ | | Issue = Son | ||
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− | | Place_of_Death = [[Oldtown]] | + | | Place_of_Death = [[Oldtown]]{{Ref|AFFC|8}} |
− | | Date_of_Death = | + | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|216|232}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Quenton Hightower|Quenton Hightower]] calculation.''</ref> |
− | | Books = [[A Feast for Crows]] | + | | Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) |
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+ | '''Quenton Hightower''' was the Lord of the [[Hightower]] and the head of [[House Hightower]] during the reign of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]].{{Ref|AFFC|8}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | When the [[grey plague]] hit [[Oldtown]] | + | When Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] was a boy, the [[grey plague]] hit [[Oldtown]]. Lord Quenton had the city gates closed, burned every [[Watercraft|ship]] in the port, and ordered that anyone trying to flee was to be killed. Once the plague burned itself out, Quenton rescinded those orders. On the day he did so, however, he and his young son were pulled from their [[horse]]s by the survivors and had their throats slit.{{Ref|AFFC|8}} |
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+ | [[Category:Characters from the Reach|Hightower, Quenton]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Deaths by slit throat|Hightower, Quenton]] | ||
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[[Category:Nobles|Hightower, Quenton]] | [[Category:Nobles|Hightower, Quenton]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 20 July 2022
Quenton Hightower | |
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Allegiance | House Hightower |
Culture | Reach |
Died | In 216–232 AC[1], Oldtown[2] |
Issue | Son |
Book | A Feast for Crows (mentioned) |
Quenton Hightower was the Lord of the Hightower and the head of House Hightower during the reign of King Maekar I Targaryen.[2]
History
When Grand Maester Pycelle was a boy, the grey plague hit Oldtown. Lord Quenton had the city gates closed, burned every ship in the port, and ordered that anyone trying to flee was to be killed. Once the plague burned itself out, Quenton rescinded those orders. On the day he did so, however, he and his young son were pulled from their horses by the survivors and had their throats slit.[2]
References
- ↑ See the Quenton Hightower calculation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
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