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- "We tried to take Ashford Castle in the Reach but the Tyrells beat us back."
- ―Robert Baratheon
Ashford[1] is a settlement in the Reach, the region controlled by House Tyrell of Highgarden. It is located on the Cockleswhent river north east of Highgarden. Ashford Castle[2] is found there.
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ashford is the seat of House Ashford. It consists of a castle, a surrounding town and a large meadow nearby which is a perfect location for tournaments.
Ashford is the site of two important events in the history of the Seven Kingdoms. In 209 AC Ashford was the site of a tournament where the much-storied knight Ser Duncan the Tall first began his rise to fame and where he first met his even more famous companion, Egg. Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen, the king's heir, was also accidentally killed during this tourney, changing the future history of the Seven Kingdoms.
In 281 AC, during Robert's Rebellion, Ashford was the site of a major battle and Robert Baratheon's only notable defeat. The army of House Tyrell was advancing towards the Stormlands with the intention of destroying Robert's army and taking Storm's End. Robert elected to fight a field battle rather than withstand siege and intercepted the Tyrell army near Ashford. Robert attacked the Tyrell vanguard (which Robert's army outnumbered at a local level, since the bulk of the Tyrell army had not yet arrived). However, Lord Randyll Tarly, commanding the Tyrell van, withstood the attack and drove the Baratheon army from the field. Robert's army was defeated, but managed to withdraw in good order northwards towards the Riverlands. The Tyrell army was commanded to march on to Storm's End (held by Stannis Baratheon) and besiege it rather than pursue Robert. This proved unwise, as Robert was able to combine his army with those of the Starks, Arryns and Tullys, enabling him to ultimately triumph in the war.
References[]
- ↑ Map. HBO. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ↑ Histories & Lore: Season 1, Short 14: "Robert's Rebellion - House Baratheon" (2012).
External links[]
- Ashford on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight)
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Lord Ashford | Heir
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Unknown | ||
Seat
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Ashford | Region
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Reach | ||
Overlords |
Bronn's house |
Regional capital | |
Settlements |
Ashford · Bandallon · Bitterbridge · Blackcrown · Brightwater Keep · Cider Hall · Coldmoat · Goldengrove · Grassy Vale · Honeyholt · Horn Hill · Longtable · Old Oak · Oldtown (Citadel · Hightower · Starry Sept) · Red Lake · Sunhouse · Three Towers · Tumbleton · Uplands |
Rivers |
Honeywine · Mander (Blueburn · Cockleswhent) |
Islands |
Arbor · Battle Isle · Shield Islands (Greenshield · Greyshield · Oakenshield · Southshield) |
Geographic features |
Ashford Meadow · Dornish Marches · Red Mountains · Redwyne Straits |
Roads |