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Saltpans is a small port town at the mouth of the Trident, on the Bay of Crabs in the Riverlands. A modest castle — a square keep with a courtyard and stone outer walls — watches over the town and its wharf, where merchant ships often dock. It is held by Houses Hawick and Cox.
Because of its position on the coast, the town is a common stop for anyone traveling north or looking to sail for Essos, and, during the war, it will become the setting of one of its cruelest episodes.
Origins
Founding and size
The old river kings were not generous with charters: they refused to let several riverside towns expand, Fairmarket and Saltpans among them, places that with that license might have grown into true cities.
The refusal left its mark on the size of both: centuries later, they remain little more than waypoints.
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The sack
Arrival of Arya and the Hound
After the attack at the Inn at the Crossroads, Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark head for Saltpans looking for shelter or passage. When they arrive they find the town in ruins, though the harbor is still working.
It is from that harbor that Arya, having parted ways with Sandor, boards the Titan's Daughter bound for Braavos.
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Sack of Saltpans
Word of the sack reaches the Twins, and Ser Arwood Frey is sent from there with a small party to investigate. What they find is a city burned to ash and a handful of survivors: fishermen who had been out on their boats during the slaughter, and the knight of Saltpans, who had held out shut inside the castle with his family.
Among the crimes committed are rapes, including that of a twelve-year-old girl. The attack is blamed on Sandor Clegane, though it is actually led by Rorge, who passes himself off as the Hound by wearing his helm, at the head of a band drawn from the Brave Companions.
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Gallery
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On the map
Who rules it
- House Cox of Saltpans · Seated here
- House Hawick of Saltpans · Seated here
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Books and show
Where it appears
In the books (3)
- A Feast for Crows
- A Storm of Swords
- The World of Ice & Fire
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Storm of Swords | Book | Arrival of Arya and the Hound |
| A Feast for Crows | Book | Sack of Saltpans |