Raventree Hall
Raventree Hall | |
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Castle | |
Illustrated by Yoann Boissonnet. © Fantasy Flight Games. | |
Location | Westeros, Riverlands |
Government | House Blackwood, Feudal lord |
Religion | Old gods |
Founded | Age of Heroes |
Raventree Hall is the seat of House Blackwood in Blackwood Vale in the riverlands. The castle is located north of Riverrun, southwest of Oldstones, and west of Fairmarket. Ironman's Bay is to the northwest.[1][2]
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Layout
Raventree has high, ancient stone walls with moss climbing up them. There are two huge, square towers flanking the gate and a square tower at each angle in the wall. It is also defended by a deep moat lined with stone. Inside the walls there is a muddy outer ward, a cavernous timber keep, and a godswood.
Lord Blackwood's solar is large and airy, with great beams of dark oak. Wool tapestries adorn its walls, while latticework doors with panes of diamond-shaped yellow glass overlook the godswood.[3]
The castle's godswood contains a dead, ancient weirwood of colossal size. Every evening at dusk hundreds of ravens come and roost all night on the dead weirwood as they have for thousands of years.[3]
History
The Blackwoods made Raventree their seat in the riverlands after they were driven from the wolfswood by the Kings of Winter.[4]
The Blackwoods claim that Raventree's great weirwood was poisoned by the Brackens.[3]
The Storm King Arlan III Durrandon married a daughter of Lord Roderick Blackwood beneath Raventree's weirwood. When Roderick rebelled against House Teague, Arlan relieved King Humfrey I Teague's ensuing siege of the castle.[5]
In 138 AC the bones of Addam Velaryon were returned to Driftmark from Raventree.[6]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
During the War of the Five Kings, the stronghold is taken by House Lannister due to the absence of Lord Tytos Blackwood, who is at Riverrun.[7]
A Storm of Swords
At some point, the northern army gains control of Raventree Hall. Ser Garth Greenfield is held captive in the castle.[8]
A Feast for Crows
Raventree is besieged by Lord Jonos Bracken after the Red Wedding. Lord Karyl Vance implores Ser Jaime Lannister to intervene, knowing that Lord Blackwood would never surrender to Lord Bracken.[9]
A Dance with Dragons
In the wake of the Red Wedding and the submissions of Riverrun and Seagard, Raventree Hall is the last castle in the riverlands refusing to declare for King Tommen I Baratheon. Jaime Lannister goes to Raventree and negotiates the surrender of Lord Tytos, taking his son Hoster as a hostage to ensure good behavior.[3] Tytos intends to have the bones of Lucas Blackwood, a son who was killed at the Red Wedding, buried beneath Raventree's great weirwood.[3]
Chapters that take place at Raventree Hall
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, map of Westeros.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Jaime Lannister's route on the Journeys map.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Aegon II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.