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Why did t Jaehaerys I…(Spoilers: Published)

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Build a second, Crown run, Twins?

Jae was very into roads, laws, into knitting the seven kingdoms into one political body - and into connecting them physically via the King’s Road.

It could not have escaped his notice that a minor family were running what we’d call an extortion racket slightly north, and accruing localized power and immense wealth as a result.

This sows emnity within his Kingdom; but also undermines his chosen Vassals, the Tullys, as Liege-Lords of that region;

It also chokes trade and other commerce; and cuts off travel, leaving it at the mercy of one minor family

Why not then, not embark on building a secondary Twins? Either more north or more south, run by the Crown, diminishing the Freys but also giving the Crown an income distinct and separate from taxes?

Posted Sep 29, 2025, 11:37 PM UTC

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