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The title of this page is conjecture based on information revealed in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels or related material and may be subject to change.
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- "Lord Stark! Torrhen's Square is under siege."
- ―Ser Rodrik Cassel to Prince Bran Stark
The fight at Torrhen's Square[b] is a battle during the War of the Five Kings. It is part of a ploy by Theon Greyjoy - who had abandoned House Stark and aligned himself with his father Balon Greyjoy, the self-fashioned King of the Iron Islands - to seize Winterfell and gain the respect of his father and fellow Ironborn.
History[]
Prelude[]
After news of an unidentified party attacking Torrhen's Square reach Winterfell, Prince Bran Stark sends Rodrik Cassel to defend the Stark bannermen of House Tallhart.[1]
Aftermath[]
With Winterfell undefended, Theon leads his crew to Winterfell and seizes it. In the meantime, after having fallen for the ruse and diversion to lure him away from Winterfell, Ser Rodrik is defeated and captured by the Ironborn on his way back to Winterfell.[2]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the attack on Torrhen's Square is led personally by Dagmer Cleftjaw and most of the force Theon commands, as a diversion. The exact number of Dagmer's soldiers is unknown; since Theon has a force of between 200 - 250 ironborn, and he takes 30 men for capturing Winterfell, Dagmer has between 170 - 220 men for the task.
Dagmer is driven away by Ser Rodrik Cassel and troops from House Cerwyn (about 900 men) back to the Stony Shore, suffering significant casualties, since ironborn lack the discipline to stand a charge of mounted troops; in the meantime, Theon seizes Winterfell.
Once Ser Rodrik is notified about the capture of Winterfell, he gathers troops, among them Tallhart soldiers, and returns to Winterfell in attempt to free it. Some time later (it is not specified exactly when) Dagmer and his men return to Torrhen's Square and capture the sparsely-defended keep, taking Berena Hornwood, her children and niece captive.
Currently, Torrhen's Square is still held by Dagmer. After Asha Greyjoy is defeated by Stannis, she offers him to make Dagmer yield (although she is uncertain Dagmer will obey her), but Stannis refuses, stating that Torrhen's Square has no importance.
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 2 in 299 AC.
- ↑ Conjecture based on information from A Song of Ice and Fire; may be subject to change.
External links[]
Fight at Torrhen's Square on A Wiki of Ice and Fire- Capture of Torrhen's Square on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
