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[[File:Mud_Gate.png|thumb|300px|A map showing the location of the '''Mud Gate'''.]] |
[[File:Mud_Gate.png|thumb|300px|A map showing the location of the '''Mud Gate'''.]] |
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| − | The '''Mud Gate''' |
+ | The '''Mud Gate''' is a gate in the walls of [[King's Landing]] that opens near the shore of [[Blackwater Bay]]. |
[[Tyrion Lannister]] predicts that it will be the focal point of King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s attack because it is weak and easy to land near.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref> |
[[Tyrion Lannister]] predicts that it will be the focal point of King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s attack because it is weak and easy to land near.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref> |
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| − | It is where the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] takes place as Stannis and his forces |
+ | It is where the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] takes place, as Stannis and his forces attempt to take King's Landing through the gate, but are repelled by the city's defenders led by Tyrion and reinforcements from the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]].<ref>"[[Blackwater]]"</ref> |
==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | + | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the official name of this gate is actually the "River Gate", but it is commonly known as the "Mud Gate". |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 03:55, 27 September 2015
A map showing the location of the Mud Gate.
The Mud Gate is a gate in the walls of King's Landing that opens near the shore of Blackwater Bay.
Tyrion Lannister predicts that it will be the focal point of King Stannis Baratheon's attack because it is weak and easy to land near.[1]
It is where the Battle of the Blackwater takes place, as Stannis and his forces attempt to take King's Landing through the gate, but are repelled by the city's defenders led by Tyrion and reinforcements from the Lannisters and the Tyrells.[2]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the official name of this gate is actually the "River Gate", but it is commonly known as the "Mud Gate".
See also
River Gate on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)
Template:The Crownlands