What is the strongest castle in Westeros?

Harrenhal. Harrenhal was constructed before the Conquest by King Harren the Black, ruler of the Iron Islands and the Riverlands. The extremely proud Harren created Harrenhal to be the greatest of all castles, larger and stronger than any other stronghold.
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Which castle is the strongest?

1. Murud-Janjira – Murud, Maharashtra, India. The Murud-Janjira is a massive island fortress located off the coast of India. The fort is completely surrounded by 40' high walls and 19 rounded bastions.
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Is winterfell the largest castle?

Winterfell is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms, sporting several buildings, keeps, and granaries within its walls, plus an extensive park - the godswood - all of which is surrounded by not one, but two really high walls.
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Is harrenhal bigger than Winterfell?

Harrenhal is noticeably bigger.
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What are the biggest castles in Game of Thrones?

Top 10 Biggest Castles in Game of Thrones
  1. Harrenhal. What is this?
  2. The Red Keep. Built atop the Aegonfort, the Red Keep is a super-massive castle, far larger than any previous entries. ...
  3. Dragonstone. ...
  4. Casterly Rock. ...
  5. Winterfell. ...
  6. Highgarden. ...
  7. Pyke. ...
  8. Dreadfort. ...
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What is the oldest castle in Westeros?

Moat Cailin is said to be the oldest fortress in Westeros, raised by the First Men over a thousand years ago to protect the North from attack. It consisted of twenty towers overlooking the swamp causeway leading out of the Neck, only three of which remain standing.
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What is the oldest house in Westeros?

It's heavily implied that the Starks are the oldest house in Westeros. The first Stark was the guy who built the Wall, Winterfell, and Storm's End, over 8000 years ago.
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Is Harrenhal bigger than the Red Keep?

Ser Jaime Lannister thinks of the castle as Black Harren's folly. Harrenhal has the largest chamber in Westeros, even larger than the Red Keep's throne room.
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Did Tywin know it was Arya?

Tywin knew she was a northerner and high-born to boot. But he didn't know she was that northerner or that highborn, or he would never have let her escape. But then again, he hadn't been in King's Landing the season prior to actually know her as Ned Stark's daughter.
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When was the Red Keep built?

The Red Keep was built approximately three centuries before the events of the series and replaced an earlier wooden fort called "Aegonfort", built by King Aegon I Targaryen where he first set foot on the continent and used as his base of operations in his conquest of Westeros.
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Who is the richest family in Game of Thrones?

  • House Lannister (main income - gold)
  • House Tyrell(main trade- Agriculture)
  • House Martell(main trade- vines, brothels, agriculture) ...
  • House Stark(after re-taken from Boltons) ...
  • House Frey(main income- taxes, agriculture)
  • House GreyJoy (main income- pillaging, looting, sea treasuries)
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Who built Winterfell?

Background. According to legend, House Stark has held Winterfell for 8,000 years, though it has been considerably expanded upon over the centuries. It was said to have been built by House Stark's founder, Bran the Builder, during the Age of Heroes, who was also said to have constructed the Wall and even Storm's End.
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How many people could fit in Winterfell?

As Theon says in Season 2 after seizing the castle, “Ned Stark always said 500 men could hold Winterfell again 10,000.” And as Tyrion thinks in A Clash of Kings, the second book in the series, Winterfell was “not as grotesquely huge as Harrenhal, nor as solid and impregnable to look at as Storm's End, yet there had ...
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What castle has best defense?

Conwy Castle,
  • Bourtange, Netherlands. ...
  • Himeji Castle, Japan. ...
  • Potala Palace, Tibet. ...
  • Kotor, Montenegro. ...
  • Malbork Castle, Poland. ...
  • Buda Castle, Hungary. ...
  • Krak de Chevaliers, Syria. ...
  • Conwy Castle, Wales. Eight massive towers and a vast, thick curtain wall protect Conwy 's castle with extraordinary medieval might.
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What castle has never been breached?

Castle of Zafra, Campillo de Duenas

This partly restored castle in Spain was built in the late 12th century or early 13th century. It holds the distinction of never being conquered.
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What castle has the highest walls?

The Chateau de Coucy keep, or donjon, is often regarded as the highest medieval castle tower ever erected, at 55 meters tall and 35 meters wide. It was built in the 1220s by Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy, in Picardy, France, and was destroyed in April 1917 during World War I.
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Does the hound love Sansa?

The Hound falls in love with Joffrey's betrothed, Arya's sister Sansa, enchanted by her innocence and romantic dreams. When he decides to abdicate his position during the Battle of the Blackwater, she's the last one he visits.
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Does Tywin know about Jaime and Cersei?

Tywin Lannister, Cersei and Jaime's father and their only parent that survived long enough to watch them grow into adulthood; he was not aware of their relationship until Cersei and Jaime were grown and he was nearing his deathbed.
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What did Tywin throw into fire?

Tywin Lannister has the ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword of House Stark, Ice (held by the Lannisters since Eddard Stark's execution) melted down and re-forged into two smaller swords. While he watches the process, he tosses the sword's wolf pelt scabbard on the smith's fire, smiling as he watches it burn.
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Who runs Riverrun?

Background. Riverrun is the seat of House Tully, the Lord Paramounts of the Trident and the Riverlands. It was built as an island fortress by Axel Tully. Prior to the War of the Five Kings, Lord Hoster Tully is the Lord of Riverrun.
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Who won the tourney at Harrenhal?

Hosted by Lord Walter Whent in the Year of the False Spring, the tourney proved fateful for the future of the Seven Kingdoms, as Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen crowned Lyanna Stark the Queen of Love and Beauty at the end, forsaking his wife Elia Martell and leading to Robert's Rebellion.
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What happened to Balerion the black dread?

Balerion died of old age in 94 AC during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, around two hundred years old.
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Who is the poorest house of Game of Thrones?

Game Of Thrones: Great Houses Ranked From Poorest To Richest (& How Much They're Worth)
  1. 1 House Lannister.
  2. 2 House Tyrell. ...
  3. 3 House Targaryen. ...
  4. 4 House Tully. ...
  5. 5 House Baratheon. ...
  6. 6 House Martell. ...
  7. 7 House Arryn. ...
  8. 8 House Stark. ...
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Who are the richest houses in Westeros?

3. House Lannister. House Lannister's seat is in Casterly Rock, situated in the Westerlands. They're actually considered the wealthiest house in Westeros with House Tyrell not far behind them.
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What is the best house in Game of Thrones?

The Best Game Of Thrones Houses, According To Ranker
  1. 1 House Stark.
  2. 2 House Targaryen. ...
  3. 3 House Mormont. ...
  4. 4 House Tyrell. ...
  5. 5 House Baratheon Of Storm's End. ...
  6. 6 House Martell. ...
  7. 7 House Lannister. ...
  8. 8 House Tully. ...
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