The Silk Woods are so-called on account of the abundance of spiders' webs which drape the ancient trees.

Silk Woods was the scene of a large-scale battle, when a contingent of the Dragon Army broke through the Northreach and pushed down into Silvermere province.

The Battle of Silk Wood has become something of a mythical story, where the strategic exploits of Duke Ferdinand Swanne turned the tide of the fighting when his small force of Royal Guard met with a considerably larger army.