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== History == | == History == | ||
During Otho II’s youth the wealth of Oldtown drew calamity: in one century the city fell to [[Samwell Dayne “the Starfire,”]] to [[Qhored_I_Blacktyde|Qhored the Cruel’s]] ironborn, and to [[Gyles_I_Gardener|Gyles I Gardener “the Woe,”]] who sold three-quarters of the populace into slavery—yet none could breach the black-stone Hightower itself.<ref name="Oldtown">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 213–216</ref> | During Otho II’s youth the wealth of Oldtown drew calamity: in one century the city fell to [[Samwell_'Starfire'_Dayne|Samwell Dayne “the Starfire,”]] to [[Qhored_I_Blacktyde|Qhored the Cruel’s]] ironborn, and to [[Gyles_I_Gardener|Gyles I Gardener “the Woe,”]] who sold three-quarters of the populace into slavery—yet none could breach the black-stone Hightower itself.<ref name="Oldtown">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 213–216</ref> | ||
Judging wooden palisades and ditches hopeless, King Otho II devoted most of his reign to raising a new circuit of stone ramparts thicker and higher than any yet seen. The project emptied coffers for three generations, but when the final blocks were set the city stood inviolate: later pirates and would-be conquerors turned their prow elsewhere, while Oldtown stood tall. <ref name="Oldtown">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 213–216</ref> | Judging wooden palisades and ditches hopeless, King Otho II devoted most of his reign to raising a new circuit of stone ramparts thicker and higher than any yet seen. The project emptied coffers for three generations, but when the final blocks were set the city stood inviolate: later pirates and would-be conquerors turned their prow elsewhere, while Oldtown stood tall. <ref name="Oldtown">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 213–216</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:12, 2 June 2025
Otho II Hightower was the fortifier-king who encircled Oldtown with colossal stone walls after a century of ruinous raids.
History[edit]
During Otho II’s youth the wealth of Oldtown drew calamity: in one century the city fell to Samwell Dayne “the Starfire,” to Qhored the Cruel’s ironborn, and to Gyles I Gardener “the Woe,” who sold three-quarters of the populace into slavery—yet none could breach the black-stone Hightower itself.[1]
Judging wooden palisades and ditches hopeless, King Otho II devoted most of his reign to raising a new circuit of stone ramparts thicker and higher than any yet seen. The project emptied coffers for three generations, but when the final blocks were set the city stood inviolate: later pirates and would-be conquerors turned their prow elsewhere, while Oldtown stood tall. [1]
Quotes about Otho II Hightower[edit]
“King Otho the Second made Oldtown a fortress and any fool who tried to go after it, payed a high price."