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The men of the Reach similarly claim to be descended from the First King of men in Westeros, in their tradition Garth the Green. In their traditions however, Garth himself is a contradiction - both leading the first men to Westeros, but also having dwelt alone in Westeros for centuries beforehand, treating with the giants and the children of the forest. It is possible this confusion comes from the fact that Oldtown is known to be the only confirmed settlement to predate the First Men, and may have been a site of cultural exchange between the Elder Races and an as yet unknown culture of men, who may have colonised certain coastal parts of Westeros during the Dawn Age. | The men of the Reach similarly claim to be descended from the First King of men in Westeros, in their tradition Garth the Green. In their traditions however, Garth himself is a contradiction - both leading the first men to Westeros, but also having dwelt alone in Westeros for centuries beforehand, treating with the giants and the children of the forest. It is possible this confusion comes from the fact that Oldtown is known to be the only confirmed settlement to predate the First Men, and may have been a site of cultural exchange between the Elder Races and an as yet unknown culture of men, who may have colonised certain coastal parts of Westeros during the Dawn Age. | ||
Garth Greenhand as a potential First King in Westeros who settled in the Reach is also called into question by | Garth Greenhand as a potential First King in Westeros who settled in the Reach is also called into question by the existence of the Green Kings - the self-proclaimed High Kings of Dorne who dwell near the mouth of the Greenblood. The similar associations of these kings with the harvest, fertility and a sense of community call into question the unique circumstances of Garth, and the kingdom his declared descendants forged in the Reach. | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||