Shadow Tower

File:Night'sWatchicon.jpg The Shadow Tower File:Night'sWatchicon.jpg
Information
Type	Castle
Location	The Wall, Westeros
Rulers	The Night's Watch
Military strength	Several dozen rangers
Religion	The Old Gods of the Forest The Faith of the Seven

A map showing the location of the Shadow Tower on the continent of Westeros.

The Shadow Tower is a castle on the Wall. It is located close to the western end of the Wall. It is one of three castles still manned by the Night's Watch at the time of the series. The Shadow Tower is one of only three manned castles left on the Wall along with Castle Black and Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. There are nineteen castles along the Wall, but as their numbers fell over the centuries the Night's Watch had to abandon sixteen of them.

In the books

In the Song of Ice and Fire novels the Shadow Tower is under the command of Ser Denys Mallister, an experienced and conservative commander. It is not the western-most castle on the Wall, which used to be Westwatch-by-the-Bridge. However, Westwatch has fallen into ruin and is no longer garrisoned. Qhorin Halfhand was usually based at the Shadow Tower.

Patrols and scouts from the Shadow Tower have to keep a close eye on the surrounding terrain. Though extremely difficult, it is possible to by-pass the Wall by descending through the Gorge and crossing the Bridge of Skulls, or by tracing a dangerous route through the Frostfangs to the west. The Night's Watch has to keep an eye on these routes for signs of wildling activity.

See also

• Shadow Tower at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.

References

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