The Grove is famous for the "Tree Warriors", highly agile soldiers who use the treehouses hidden under the foliage to readily take down and dismantle enemy armies. House Amell lacks the naval superiority of House Lannister, but to make up for this they have installed watchtowers hidden in the forest along the coast, with heavy artillery suitable for bringing down ships. The Grove borders on the waters of Ironman's Bay to the east, and thus are under threat of ironborn attacks along the coasts. Although the Grove does not have any conventional defenses, the thick foliage make the Grove difficult to traverse through, and the uneven ground can quickly break morale in armies. The Grove mostly consists of flat terrain, although there are hills to be found in and around Oswin's Peak. The term "Grove" is often used interchangeably to refer to both the region, and to the forest that dominates it. The Grove is predominantly arboreal, essentially being one large forest. Oswin's Pass runs through the north and connects to the Kingsroad to the east. The Western Road links Oswin's Peak to the Goldroad and to Lannisport to the south. The Grove borders the Riverlands to the east, the Westerlands to the south, and the North. Map showing the location of the Grove within the continent of Westeros. However, for administrative purposes, the Grove and their rulers are equal to any other region of the realm.
Since the Grove did not have a king up until the invasion, it is not counted among the "Seven" Kingdoms, much like the Riverlands. Aegon's conquest over the Hoares was aided by Gamlen Amell, who was rewarded with rulership of the Grove as a constituent region of Aegon's fledgling Seven Kingdoms. The Grove was not considered an independent kingdom up until Aegon Targaryen landed in Westeros. By the time of the Wars of Conquest, the Grove was ruled by ironborn. To the First Men and the Children of the Forest, the Grove was a sacred place. Located to the far west of the continent, and with few geographical boundaries save for steep hills, the Grove is a great forest which has been long contested over by various kings. The Grove is technically a single, great forest nearly the size of the Riverlands, and its geography consists almost solely of woodlands and evergreen.īastards born in the Grove are given the surname Woods. It is currently ruled by House Amell, from Oswin's Peak. Prior to the Targaryen Conquest, the Grove was briefly an independent kingdom ruled by House Oswin until it was conquered by House Hoare, who ruled it for several centuries up until the Wars of Conquest. The Grove is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms. So big that Aegon the Dragon saw fit to give it its own little spot as the Ninth Kingdom in the Seven Kingdoms." ― Tyrion Lannister Technically the biggest forest in Westeros.
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