King's Landing

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Hi!'When the widow fled to the Eyr** with her household, Arr*** stayed in King's Landing and prosepered.' Quetion is what is 'landing' here mean, I think I know vaguely what the author trying to imply, my guess is 'coming/arriving'. How could he use 'landing'? a king from ancient time obviously has no plane, helicopter whatever that could travel in the air, and if hes not coming from the air, how does he 'land'? Or 'landing' simply has another definition I don't know of, thanks in advance. Btw, how could this Ar*** 'stay' in a 'Landing'?  -Terr

Terr3 · Accepted Answer

May be it means 'King's Landing place'?

NewPhilologist · Answer

Hi Terr3,

Take a look at this. It should clear up any doubts you might have about ancient kings being able to fly

land·ing noun

1: an act or process of one that lands; especially : a going or bringing to a surface (as land or shore) after a voyage or flight
2: a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
3: a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
4 plural : the amount of fish or shellfish landed annually in a particular area

(from Merriam-WEbster's online dictionary)

Cheers,
NP

Nona the brit · Answer

'Landing' can also apply to boats as a verb (although it does sound funny!) and as a noun to describe where the boats 'land'.

Marius Hancu · Answer

landing sometimes means land, which sometimes means realm/domain

Perhaps it's Kings's realm/domain

Feebs11 · Answer

Without full context of the source, "King's Landing" could be the name of a place = the landing stage on a coast originally owned by a Mr King at which boats discharged their cargoes and passengers.

Marius Hancu · Answer

Feebs11Without full context of the source, "King's Landing" could be the name of a place = the landing stage on a coast originally owned by a Mr King at which boats discharged their cargoes and passengers.

Well said.

Nona the brit · Answer

YEs, in the context quoted, it does sound like a place name.

Terr3 · Answer

HI, thanks all

To Feebs11: King is indeed a king

I think I'll accept 'unloading place' as the answer for the question. On a side note, can I conclude that 'landing' implys not only to travelers from the air but as well from the sea. So when a crocodile crawl itself out of the water, it's 'landing'; a submarine docking, its 'landing'. 'I'm watching a swimmer's landing' as 'I'm watching a swimmer making himself out of water'. Am I approved to use 'landing' this way? Or if I may rephrase, would you approve students to work with 'landing' this way. Thanks again. -Terr

Feebs11 · Answer

A landing can mean three things:
1 the action or an instance of bringing something to land. "The airliner's landing was very smooth - no bumps this time.".
2 a place where people and goods can be landed from a boat. "I am going down to the landing to see what boats have come in today."
3 a level area at the top of a staircase or between flights of stairs. "Put that basket on the landing when you go up stairs."

Of your suggested uses, a crocodile cannot land itself; a submarine does not come onto the land; you could just about use a swimmer landing after a swim, but it sounds odd.

Terr3 · Answer

Hi Feebs11

I have to agree 'a swimmer landing' sound just as odd to me, I was just unsure since someone pointed out a boat could 'land', to my past understanding only object from above 'eye level' could 'land' to where I'm located, therefore I have never thought of things come from the sea could 'land' as well, and so forth 'landing'. As it turns out 'landing' as a noun holds an oddly undermeaning.

ok this is unimportant but I think as crocodile an amphibian that lives on both land and water. It should be able to land itself onto a land from water and therefore, a crocodale landing. -Terr

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