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[[File:1200px-Dun Fort.webp|thumb|The Dun Fort overlooking Duskendale.]]
[[File:1200px-Dun Fort.webp|thumb|The Dun Fort overlooking Duskendale.]]


'''Duskendale''' is a port city at the heart of the [[The Blackwater#The Dusklands|Dusklands]], and is one of the largest settlements in [[Westeros]]. It sits at the mouth of a small river. It is the seat of [[House Darklyn]], who rule there as Kings of Duskendale.
'''Duskendale''' is a port city at the heart of the [[The Blackwater#The Dusklands|Dusklands]], and is one of the largest settlements in [[Westeros]]. It sits at the mouth of a small river. It is the seat of [[House Darklyn]], who rule there as '''Kings of Duskendale'''.


== Layout ==
== Layout ==
[[File:In-Game Duskendale.png|thumb|Duskendale in all it's glory.]]


The Dun Fort, a stout square stone castle with drum towers, is the castle of House Darklyn and overlooks the city<ref name="Darklyn3">George R.R. Martin. (2005). ''A Feast for Crows - Brienne II''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Duskendale is surrounded by strong wooden walls<ref name="Darklyn3">George R.R. Martin. (2005). ''A Feast for Crows - Brienne II''. Voyager Books.</ref>.
The Dun Fort, a stout square stone castle with drum towers, is the castle of House Darklyn and overlooks the city<ref name="Darklyn3">George R.R. Martin. (2005). ''A Feast for Crows - Brienne II''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Duskendale is surrounded by strong wooden walls<ref name="Darklyn3">George R.R. Martin. (2005). ''A Feast for Crows - Brienne II''. Voyager Books.</ref>.
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=== The Coming of the Andals ===
=== The Coming of the Andals ===


Under King Darklyn Harrold, Duskendale faced a deluge of Andal invaders seeking to conquer it, among them the warlord [[Armistead Vance]], who would be repelled and go on to seek land in the [[The Riverlands|Riverlands]]. When Harrold died, his son [[Staun I Darklyn|Staun]] succeeded him as king and was immediately faced with the invasion of [[Togarion Bar Emmon]], whom we would also push back into the sea.
Under King [[Staun I Darklyn]], Duskendale faced a deluge of Andal invaders seeking to conquer it, among them the warlord [[Armistead Vance]], who would be repelled and go on to seek land in the [[The Riverlands|Riverlands]]. After, Staun would expand Duskendale's roadways and ports, and the city would grow in wealth and population. Though Andals would continue to target Duskendale, prominent among them the ambitious warlord [[Togarion Bar Emmon]].


== References ==
== References ==


[[Category:Settlements|Duskendale]]
[[Category:Settlements|Duskendale]]