Its gates and walls -- like the brows of its lord and master -- were dented and battle-scarred. The castle was situated on an open plain wooded with sparse thickets. This page contains spoilers. If you do not wish to be spoiled, do not read further. File:CASTLE-PENRHYN.jpg After the events of Taran Wanderer, Smoit bricked up the castle's dungeons, declaring them useless; during the events of The High King, when he was briefly ousted by the sinister Magg, Smoit -- along with several of the Companions, including Taran -- was held prisoner there in his own empty larder.