The Tor
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The Tor is a castle on the southern coast of the Sea of Dorne, seat of House Jordayne since the family raised it during the Andal invasion.
Its name is tied to the First Dornish War, when it changed hands more than once within days and was later scarred by dragonfire.
Origins
Jordayne Kingdom
During the Andal invasion, House Jordayne settled on this headland along the southern coast of the Sea of Dorne and ruled from it as kings in their own right, one of several petty Dornish realms of that age.
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First Dornish War
Capture by Aegon
In 4 AC, with the First Dornish War underway, Aegon Targaryen took the castle almost without a fight: Lord Jordayne had died shortly before, and the steward left in charge offered no resistance. The king pressed on to Sunspear before turning back to King's Landing.
The victory did not last. Within a fortnight the Dornish retook the Tor along with the other captured strongholds and wiped out the royal garrisons Aegon had left behind.
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Visenya's Burning
Four years later, in 8 AC, with the war still raging, Queen Visenya Targaryen returned to Dorne riding Vhagar.
She burned Sunspear, Lemonwood, Ghost Hill, and the Tor itself, in retaliation for Dornish raids on Cape Wrath and the rainwood.
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Where it appears
In the books (3)
- A Feast for Crows
- Fire & Blood
- The World of Ice & Fire