Kingswood

The Kingswood is a forest in central Westeros. It begins in the Crownlands immediately south of King's Landing and extends into the Stormlands. The Kingsroad passes through the Kingswood as it runs from King's Landing to Storm's End. The Roseroad meets the Kingsroad within the forest.
==History==
===Game of Thrones: Season 1===
Twenty years prior to the events of the series, an outlaw band known as the Kingswood Brotherhood took up residence in the Kingswood, led by Simon Toyne. They caused significant problems before the Mad King sent a small army to root them out. Ser Barristan Selmy slew Simon Toyne with a counter-riposte, impressing the fifteen-year-old Jaime Lannister (who killed his first man during the battle, beheading him)."Lord Snow"
Robert Baratheon is hunting in the Kingswood, accompanied by Renly Baratheon, Ser Barristan Selmy and his squire, Lancel Lannister."A Golden Crown" He suffers a life-threatening injury while trying to slay a boar."You Win or You Die"
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Kingswood is an extensive, large and deep forest with many small villages located within its eaves. The Kingswood Brotherhood took its name from the forest.
In "A Clash of Kings", Tyrion sends the hill tribes to the Kingswood, ordering them to harass Stannis's army, kill the scouts and raid the baggage train. Stannis orders to light fires in the wood in attempt to smoke out the savages.
After the Battle of the Blackwater, Shagga and the Stone Crows decide to stay in the Kingswood, feeling that there are better opportunities for them there.
When Margaery and Sansa come to the Kingswood, they find a wilderness of ash and charcoal and dead trees.
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Category:Forests
Category:Stormlands
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