Fort Bladegirt was a fortress located on Terramort Isle ruled by Gabool the Wild. Control of this fortress determined who was King of the Searats.
Fort Bladegirt stood at the edge of high rocks near a cove. It was built of solid rock and was enclosed by heavy wooden doors, a courtyard, a high wall, and surrounded by high hills on three sides. The interior of the fort included a great banquet hall which featured, on one side, high windows overlooking the sea and, on the other side, a cloth wall hanging covering the wall from ceiling to floor. The hall contained the King's throne, carved out of rock and covered with the skins of slain enemies. Deep beneath the fort were prison cells seeped in sea water. Underneath the hall, a stairwell led to a pit where Gabool kept Skrabblag.
Fort Bladegirt at the time of Gabool was a savage and corrupt place, of which many searats feared returning to after voyages at sea. Gabool had many slaves brought to the Isle who were then left to the mercy of the tyrannical ruler's mercurial temper.
After Gabool's defeat, the fort was burned down and gutted by Rawnblade Widestripe and his Trag companions.
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Bladegirt appeared in Mariel of Redwall.