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[[Image:Blackwater Rush.png|right|thumb|200px|Map showing the location of the '''Blackwater Rush''' (in red) on the continent of [[Westeros]].]] |
[[Image:Blackwater Rush.png|right|thumb|200px|Map showing the location of the '''Blackwater Rush''' (in red) on the continent of [[Westeros]].]] |
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| − | The '''Blackwater Rush''', also called the '''Blackwater''' or ''' |
+ | The '''Blackwater Rush''', also called the '''Blackwater''' or '''Blackwater River''', is a significant river of [[Westeros]]. It flows out of the hills and valleys of the [[Westerlands]] and proceeds eastwards for several hundred miles before flowing into [[Blackwater Bay]]. The city of [[King's Landing]] overlooks the mouth of the Blackwater. A tributary of the Blackwater feeds the lake of [[Gods Eye]] to the north.<ref name="Viewers Guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/kings-landing/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, King's Landing entry]</ref> |
The town of [[Stoney Sept]] is located not far from its headwaters. |
The town of [[Stoney Sept]] is located not far from its headwaters. |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', the Blackwater forms the boundary between the [[Crownlands]], [[Westerlands]], [[Reach]] and [[Riverlands]]. [[King's Landing]], the capital city of the Seven Kingdoms, is built on the mouth of the Blackwater where it enters Blackwater Bay. |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Blackwater forms the boundary between the [[Crownlands]], [[Westerlands]], [[Reach]], and [[Riverlands]]. [[King's Landing]], the capital city of the Seven Kingdoms, is built on the mouth of the Blackwater where it enters Blackwater Bay. |
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| − | In the ''[[Game of Thrones (computer game)|Game of Thrones]]'' computer roleplaying game, the Blackwater's source is located at a castle and town called Riverspring, located inside the borders of the [[Westerlands]]. It is held by House Sarwyck. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| − | * [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Blackwater_Rush The Blackwater Rush at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.] |
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[[Category:Geography]] |
[[Category:Geography]] |
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[[Category:Locations in the Crownlands]] |
[[Category:Locations in the Crownlands]] |
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Revision as of 03:01, 15 April 2016
Map showing the location of the Blackwater Rush (in red) on the continent of Westeros.
- "Is that the Blackwater?"
- ―Arya Stark to Sandor Clegane
The Blackwater Rush, also called the Blackwater or Blackwater River, is a significant river of Westeros. It flows out of the hills and valleys of the Westerlands and proceeds eastwards for several hundred miles before flowing into Blackwater Bay. The city of King's Landing overlooks the mouth of the Blackwater. A tributary of the Blackwater feeds the lake of Gods Eye to the north.[1]
The town of Stoney Sept is located not far from its headwaters.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Blackwater forms the boundary between the Crownlands, Westerlands, Reach, and Riverlands. King's Landing, the capital city of the Seven Kingdoms, is built on the mouth of the Blackwater where it enters Blackwater Bay.
See also
References
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