Caingorn is a stronghold[1] and a city[2] that was the capital of identically named kingdom when Hengfors was outside its borders.
History[]
The stronghold used to be seat of power of House of Ademeyn.[3] During unknown circumstances, it was seized by King Audoen of Hengfors who installed his son Niedamir as heir to the throne.[4]When Audoen died and his realm collapsed, his adolescent son was left only with Caingorn under his rule.
In 1254, Niedamir, now a crowned king, organized a tournament here during which sir Eyck of Denesle bested Myrgot of Zerrikania. Shortly after a wounded dragon flying from nearby Barefield were spotted in the sky and the Caingornese started preparations to hunt.[5] Some time later, during the hunt, the sorcerer Dorregaray described the stronghold as lousy, dirty and stinky.[1]
Some time later, the castle was accidentally set on fire by gnomish inventor Barnabas Beckenbauer.[6]
At some point between 1268 and 1271, the city was sieged by Henselt of Kaedwen. During the massacre, about ten thousand citizens and inhabitants of nearby area were killed.[2] Kaedwen's monarch failed to turn this military victory into a lasting success however[7] and Caingorn remained a part of Niedamir's realm.[8]
Notable citizens[]
Notes[]
- The name of Niedamir's stronghold is never mentioned in the novels but appears in Granica możliwości comic book and CD PROJEKT RED's The Witcher franchise.