Casterly Rock

Casterly Rock is the ancestral stronghold of House Lannister. It is located on the Western coast of Westeros on a rocky promontory overlooking the Sunset Sea. It overlooks the major city of Lannisport. A major goldmine is located under Casterly Rock. It is one of the most productive in the realm and provides House Lannister with their wealth.
According to legend, Casterly Rock was found and held by House Casterly after its founder, Corlos, slew a pair of fearsome lions that lived in the gold-filled subterranean cave where the castle would be built upon. They were hoodwinked into giving the Rock to Lann the Clever, a legendary trickster and ancestor of House Lannister, thousands of years ago, during the Age of Heroes.
The castle was briefly controlled by the Unsullied forces of House Targaryen, whose victory over the Lannister forces was pyrrhic.
Category:Locations
Category:Westerlands