Ironrath

"What a lovely pile of timber..."

- Ramsay Snow to Ethan Forrester



Ironrath is a castle situated in the Wolfswood in the North of Westeros. It is the seat of House Forrester, loyal vassals of House Glover of Deepwood Motte.

Background
Ironrath was constructed approximately 1,500 years ago by Cedric Forrester and his triplet sons. Cedric and his sons raised their fortress on the edge of the largest ironwood forest in Westeros, placing the Forresters in a position of great strategic advantage.

"Iron From Ice"
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In the books
Although House Forrester exists in the A Song of Ice and Fire universe, the name of their seat is never revealed.

"Ironrath" appears to be a pun,: "Iron Rath" sounds like "Iron Wrath". Ráth is actually the old Irish language term for "ringfort". Similarly, the castle seat of their overlords House Glover is Deepwood Motte, with "motte" being the term for a wooden castle keep located on raised artificial hill. There are actually numerous old ráth sites in the areas around Northern Ireland where Game of Thrones films.