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Thirty years ago, Corwyn Corbray led a host of Andals across the Narrow Sea, abandoning a fading homeland to carve out something new in Westeros. Valyria's shadow crept ever closer to Andalos, and Corwyn would not see his people ground into ash or chained to foreign wars. Landing in the Fingers, he and his fellow knights first fought for the petty kings of the Vale, then turned against them. He was no traitor to his cause, the cause had simply changed. | Thirty years ago, Corwyn Corbray led a host of Andals across the Narrow Sea, abandoning a fading homeland to carve out something new in Westeros. Valyria's shadow crept ever closer to Andalos, and Corwyn would not see his people ground into ash or chained to foreign wars. Landing in the Fingers, he and his fellow knights first fought for the petty kings of the Vale, then turned against them. He was no traitor to his cause, the cause had simply changed. | ||
In the storm of war, the old lords were swept aside. Among the first to fall were Houses [[House Brightstone|Brightstone]] and [[House Shell|Shell]], whose leaders were slain and whose lands were seized. Corwyn | In the storm of war, the old lords were swept aside. Among the first to fall were Houses [[House Brightstone|Brightstone]] and [[House Shell|Shell]], whose leaders were slain and whose lands were seized. Corwyn took Brightstone's daughter for his wife, and Shell's widow for his bed.<ref> George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (Random House Worlds, 2014) p. 163.</ref> | ||
And so his word became law from Midlor Point to the highlands beneath the Giant’s Lance. His victories were not just for himself, but for all Andals who now come seeking the same glory. | And so his word became law from Midlor Point to the highlands beneath the Giant’s Lance. His victories were not just for himself, but for all Andals who now come seeking the same glory. | ||