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| − | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels the Twins represents the only crossing point over the Green Fork for hundreds of miles in either direction |
+ | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels the Twins represents the only crossing point over the Green Fork for hundreds of miles in either direction. It is a major barrier to travelers and merchants traveling from [[the North]] to the western [[Riverlands]]. It lies directly athwart the main route from [[Winterfell]] to [[Riverrun]]. Moving from one castle to the other whilst avoiding the Twins requires a lengthy detour hundreds of miles to the south or hazardously traversing the bogs and swamps of the Neck to the north. |
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+ | House Frey was a minor house of the Riverlands until six hundred years ago. The Freys rise began with the building of a stone bridge over the Green Fork. The bridge was initially defended by wooden castles at either end. They grew wealthy by charging passing travelers for the use of the Crossing. They replaced the wooden castles with strong stone ones, complete with portcullises, moats and barbicans. The bridge itself is covered and wide enough for two wagons to travel abreast. The Crossing has its own tower, named the Water Tower. House Frey's rise gained them vassal houses of their own: Houses Charlton, Erenford and Haigh. |
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| − | House Frey's rise also led them to gain vassal houses of their own: Houses Charlton, Erenford and Haigh- |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 07:22, 22 March 2012
The Twins, seen from downriver.
The eastern tower.
The bridge and the western tower, from inside the eastern.
The location of the Twins on the continent of Westeros.
The Twins, sometimes known as The Crossing, is the name given to the castle complex held by House Frey, located within the Riverlands. It consists of two near-identical towers and a fortified bridge over the Green Fork of the River Trident.
Notable residents of the castle
- Lord Walder Frey, the old lord of the castle and his numerous heirs, bastards and hangers-on.
- Stevron Frey, Lord Walder's firstborn son and heir.
- Waldron Frey, another of Lord Walder's sons, bethroted to Arya Stark.
- Olyvar Frey, one of Lord Frey's youngest sons, squire for Robb Stark.
- Lady Joyeuse Frey, Lord Frey's eighth wife.
Season 1
Robb Stark needs to cross the river at the Twins to face Tywin Lannister's forces in battle, but his mother warns him that Lord Walder Frey is proud, prickly and unreliable. She negotiates on Robb's behalf and wins an alliance: in return for allowing Robb's forces to cross and for the allegiance of House Frey, Robb and Arya must marry some of House Frey's offspring. Robb accepts the deal. His army crosses the river and splits into two forces, a diversionary force to face Tywin and a larger force to ride hard and attack Jaime Lannister's forces north of Riverrun.[1]
In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels the Twins represents the only crossing point over the Green Fork for hundreds of miles in either direction. It is a major barrier to travelers and merchants traveling from the North to the western Riverlands. It lies directly athwart the main route from Winterfell to Riverrun. Moving from one castle to the other whilst avoiding the Twins requires a lengthy detour hundreds of miles to the south or hazardously traversing the bogs and swamps of the Neck to the north.
House Frey was a minor house of the Riverlands until six hundred years ago. The Freys rise began with the building of a stone bridge over the Green Fork. The bridge was initially defended by wooden castles at either end. They grew wealthy by charging passing travelers for the use of the Crossing. They replaced the wooden castles with strong stone ones, complete with portcullises, moats and barbicans. The bridge itself is covered and wide enough for two wagons to travel abreast. The Crossing has its own tower, named the Water Tower. House Frey's rise gained them vassal houses of their own: Houses Charlton, Erenford and Haigh.