Red Keep

Location from House of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin

The royal castle within King's Landing, built by Maegor the Cruel atop Aegon's High Hill. Contains the Iron Throne, Maegor's Holdfast, and the secret tunnels that make treachery so convenient.

The Red Keep earns its name from the pale red stone of its walls, visible from anywhere in the city. Built by Maegor the Cruel — who murdered every builder to keep its secrets — the castle is a labyrinth of halls, chambers, and hidden passages. Maegor's Holdfast, the fortified inner keep, can be sealed off entirely by raising its drawbridge over a dry moat lined with iron spikes. The Great Hall houses the Iron Throne. During the Dance, the Red Keep is where the Green council crowns Aegon II, where Helaena's son is murdered by Blood and Cheese, and where Rhaenyra briefly and disastrously rules before being driven out by riots. The castle's secret passages — known to Daemon, Mysaria, and Larys Strong — make it a place where no one behind locked doors is truly safe.

Appearance

Royal castle on Aegon's Hill. Pale red stone walls, seven massive drum towers. Maegor's Holdfast within — a castle within a castle, surrounded by a dry moat with iron spikes. The throne room holds the Iron Throne.

Also known as: the castle, the Red Keep, Maegor's castle

What They Know

• Maegor the Cruel killed every builder who worked on the Red Keep to keep its secret passages hidden
• The tunnels beneath the Red Keep connect to exits throughout King's Landing — the dragon skulls in the cellars watch over some of these passages
• Maegor's Holdfast can be completely isolated from the rest of the castle by raising the drawbridge over a spiked dry moat
• The small council chamber, royal apartments, and throne room are all within the keep but connected by passages both known and secret

Connections

• part_of — kings_landing
• contains — iron_throne_room
• home_of — aegon_ii
• home_of — alicent
• home_of — helaena
• controlled_by — aegon_ii

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