Shadow Tower
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The Shadow Tower is one of the three castles the Night's Watch still keeps manned along the Wall, set at its western end, where the ice starts to brush against the mountains.
Its ranks have produced names that carry weight in the Wall's history, among them Qhorin Half-hand, Redwyn and Mance Rayder.
The castle
Location and garrison
The Shadow Tower closes off the Wall's western side. Westwatch-by-the-Bridge sits on one flank, Garita on the other.
By around 298 years after the Conquest the castle housed close to two hundred brothers, commanded by Ser Denys Mallister, with a maester of its own posted within its walls.
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Journey to Lorn Point
Redwyn set down in writing the account of a journey he made from the Shadow Tower to Lorn Point, one of the few first-hand chronicles this castle has produced.
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Great Ranging
Lord Commander Mormont considered reinforcing Puertapiedra with men drawn from the Shadow Tower.
When the Great Ranging was organized, this castle was tasked with providing a hundred men, placed under Qhorin Half-hand's command, who were to join the brothers riding out from Castle Black. The two parties met at the Fist of the First Men, after Qhorin's men arrived several days behind schedule.
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Gallery
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Books and show
Where it appears
In the books (3)
- A Clash of Kings
- A Game of Thrones
- A Storm of Swords
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Clash of Kings | Book | Great Ranging |