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08.08.2020

The alpine position, however, makes the road to the Eagle's Nest dangerous and inconvenient, and in winter the Arryans leave the castle uninhabited altogether, moving to the Moon Gate at the foot of the mountain.

Geographical position

The white-walled castle Eagle's Nest is built on the side of a high mountain called the Giant's Spear in the Moon Mountains of the Arryn Valley. The castle is located north of King's Landing, northeast of Riverrun, and southeast of Keilin Moat.

Description

The nest is the residence of the House of Arryn during spring, summer and autumn. In winter they descend into the ancient Moon Gate, for ice, snow and howling winds make the trails impassable, and the castle uninhabitable, but in summer the Nest bathes in the cool and fresh mountain breeze, which makes it a welcome refuge from the heat that reigns in the valley below. There was no other such castle in the whole world, or at least no records of it have survived. The peculiarities of the location of the castle make it almost impregnable. An enemy intent on taking over the Eagle's Nest would have to overcome a long climb under a hail of stones and arrows, as well as under wind and snow. In the castle itself there are no stables, forges and kennels (they are located in the castles along the path), but its granaries are spacious, and the towers can accommodate five hundred men at arms.

The buildings

Rise

Mountain mule © FFG

To reach the castle, the invaders will have to overcome the Bloody Gate, guarding the main road, then overcome the Moongate castle located at the foot of the Giant's Spear, from which the ascent begins the steps cut into the mountainside. The stairs are too steep and narrow for horses, so they climb on mules. It takes one day to climb from the foot of the peak to the Nest. The stone path is guarded by three castles: Stone, Snow and Heavenly .

Story

Valley Kings

Eagle's Nest on HBO

Eagle's Nest was not the original possession of House Arryn. This honor belongs to the Moongate, a much larger castle at the foot of the Giant's Spear on the very spot where Ser Artis Arryn and his Andals camped on the night before the Battle of the Seven Stars. Sitting precariously on the throne during the early years of his reign, the king wanted his residence in a place strong enough to withstand a siege and assault if the First Men decided to rebel against him. It was only under the fourth king, Arryn, grandson of Artis, that the process began that led to the construction of the Eagle's Nest. Roland Arryn traveled to Oldtown and Lannisport before returning to the Valley after his father's death and donning the falcon crown.

Conquest

Taking advantage of this situation, the inhabitants of the Three Sisters revolted and declared themselves independent. However, Aegon ordered to suppress the rebellion, Steffon Sunderland bowed his knee, and gave one of his sons hostage in the Nest.

Under the Targaryens

Moonlight door. Illustration by Thomas Denmark

Robert's rebellion

Events

Game of Thrones

Tyrion in the heavenly chamber. Illustration by Michael Komark.

After John was poisoned, his wife fled the capital, taking her son Robert with her to the family nest. Locked in the castle, Lisa Arryn rejected her sister Catelyn Stark's pleas for help and essentially refused to intervene in the unfolding War of the Five Kings. When Catelyn brought her captured Tyrion Lannister with her, Lisa accused Imp of involvement in the murder of her husband and was going to execute him, but he demanded a trial by a duel. Before this, the lady locked him in one of the heavenly chambers, but the dwarf managed to escape death, since the mercenary Bronn who married him won a victory and killed the captain of the Arryn home guard, Ser Vardis Igen.

Battle of the kings

A storm of swords

Robin and Sansa at Eagle's Nest. Shot from the HBO television series

A feast for vultures

Translation situation

The English word "Eyrie" (= aerie) translates as "bird of prey's nest." Considering that the coat of arms of the House of Arryn depicts a falcon, not an eagle, the name of the castle should be translated as "Falcon's Nest". This unfortunate error was not corrected by AST.

Quotes

Catelyn lifted her gaze to the sky - up, up and up. At first, only trees and rocks floated before her eyes, the colossal carcass of a huge mountain hiding in the black, like a starless sky, night. And then she noticed those distant lights above - a tower growing out of a steep slope; her windows looked from above with orange eyes. Above her could be seen a second, taller and more distant, and even higher loomed a third - a flickering spark in the sky. Well, above, where the eagles circled, moonlight illuminated the white walls. She was involuntarily dizzy, those pale towers were so high.
“Truly the Eagle's Nest,” she heard Marillion's shocked whisper. Game of Thrones, Catelyn VI

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Eagle's Nest - Expedition

Distance from the station 190 km.
The next point of our journey is the Eagle's Nest. In order to overcome the distance, we need a Light Wind sled, which can be made in the mill on the Song of the Wind from ordinary small sleds. In the eagle, our main task is to find huge oak tree with a nest, in the hollow of which we will store supplies and produce the materials we need, including a can of kerosene, which we will need for a trip to Ukhty. The oak tree is in the upper left corner of the map. It is very difficult to get to it, as the road is blocked by large stones and trees. But you can find the passage!
The eagle's nest is extremely richly wood, stone and wild flax that grows on the island. There are also several thoroughbred cows walking on the island, which will come out of the wilds when you clear the island a little. From the birds' nests that fall from the trees as they are cut down, fish falls out, which, most likely, the eagles have prepared for the future =) A large number of chests, barrels and boxes, in which not only collection items are hidden, but also factory materials such as tiles, iron, bricks and ropes are scattered everywhere in disarray. Load the sleds with them and carry them to the station.

Travel inventory

To go to the location, we need some inventory.

Main building

Construction stages

Once you have found a huge oak tree, start building it. To do this, you will have to make several flights and bring all the necessary materials. Arriving at the location, click on the building and count all the materials brought. They will lie under the tree safe and sound until you bring the next batch of material. To build, you will need a total of:

Materials (edit)

We need a building not only for storing things, but also for the production of some necessary materials. Eagle sleighs can be made from improvised means in the Eagle's Nest, as well as:

Quests

After you build the Eagle's Nest, you will be presented with a series of tasks that will need to be completed in order to advance further through the locations.

First of all, tourists come here to admire the beauty of the Bavarian Alps and, along the way, will learn the details of the history of the creation of this high-mountain house. When you climb the dizzying serpentine to a height of 1830 meters, passing amazingly beautiful landscapes and landscapes, it seems that there is no more beautiful place on the planet. However, Eva Braun, having spent more than one year among this beauty during the reign of Hitler, almost completely alone, did not think so.

Today, the "Eagle's Nest" on Mount Kehlsteinhaus in the Bavarian Alps is one of the five most popular and visited excursions in Germany. But the Fuhrer himself did not like this place and came here reluctantly, preferring his own bunker. They say that he was afraid of heights and felt uncomfortable here. During his entire reign, he was here ten times, and then at the insistence of his friends in the party. The main inhabitant of the "Eagle's Nest" was Eva Braun. She admired the surroundings and sunbathed in a sun lounger in the open air in sunny weather. And this eccentric woman was in this picturesque place also against her will. Historians claim that the Fuhrer "imprisoned" her here so that she would not interfere with his making history.

Fuhrer's tea house

The name "Eagle's Nest" was given to this residence by the British already at the end of the war, when they tried to bomb it. But the accuracy of the British bombing was poor, and the house survived. They also say that this structure, as a strategic object, was of no interest to the Allied troops, and the bombing was quickly stopped.

The real name of this residence is Tea House. In fact, this is a high-mountain luxury villa, designed for a short rest after the labors of the "righteous" and the meeting of various delegations. Brothers of the same party, or rather Bormann, presented it to the Fuhrer for his fiftieth birthday. True, the construction was carried out with the money of the party and the gift was not cheap. It was built by ordinary German hard workers, using the most advanced technologies of that time. For example, an electric elevator that can accommodate two dozen passengers and is finished in bronze, is located in a rock in a shaft 100 meters high. A 124 m long tunnel leads to the elevator, also cut into the rock and at the same time serving as a bomb shelter. The architect Roderich Fook, at the direction of Bormann, built this complex in just 13 months and in 1938 it was commissioned on a turnkey basis. The most difficult part turned out to be the construction of the road, along which the blocks of many tons were delivered to the place where the house was built.

Thus, to get to the "Eagle's Nest", which is located on Mount Kehlsteinhaus with a height of 1830 m, you need to drive along a six-kilometer single-lane serpentine with a height difference of 700 meters through 5 tunnels, then go through a gloomy tunnel in the rock for another hundred meters on foot and already by elevator climb another 124 meters to the house itself.

Cafe and tourist center at the foot of the "Eagle's Nest", from where buses depart

On such a bus, upon presentation of a ticket, you will be brought to the tunnel

The road to the "Eagle's Nest"

While we are driving, we observe such landscapes. Drive thirty minutes

Tunnel entrance

Tunnel gloomy and damp

Photo from those times showing the process of the construction of the tunnel

There is nothing special inside. Photos of the construction progress of the Tea House and some of its guests are hung along the walls of the veranda. There is practically no furniture. The largest hall now houses a restaurant called "Kehlsteinhaus" and a small souvenir shop. Tourists, taking an elevator through the mine, mainly walk in the open air and admire the stunning landscapes of the Bavarian Alps. From the house itself along the cliff where it is located, a path leads to more high level... The length of the path is 100 meters, there is a steep cliff on both sides. And that's all. A normal person, in the place of Eva Braun, would go crazy here out of boredom, because apart from admiring the view of the snow-capped Alps and Lake Königssee there is nothing special to do here.

Gallery on the terrace of the Tea House

Eva Braun sunbathing at Eagle's Nest

Tourists in the "Eagle's Nest" actively climb the mountains and rocks around the house, take a lot of pictures and loudly admire the stunning views. Some of them are unlucky. This happens when the weather is cloudy. In this case, clouds cover all views. Therefore, going to the "Eagle's Nest" in advance inquire about the weather for the next few hours. By the way, in winter this place is also open to the public, but very often the serpentine is closed for buses due to icing on the road.