Walls of Harko

Harkonian Walls are the first defensive belt of Kartam. They were comissioned and built during the reign of Harko IV, also called the bald because of his complete absence of hair from the childhood onwards. The walls are around a mile long, protecting the important inner precint of the city with the royal palace and official buildings, ending at the right bank of the River Karam.

Much less impressive or militarily important than the later Tudhanian Walls, the inner fortifications have a largely spiritual meaning for the citizens separating the imperial family and their most important functionaries from the ordinary townsfolk. During the 13th century it was several times debated that the Harkonians Walls should be torn down, but due to the costs and their symbolic meaning they were always spared.