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= House Fisher =
= House Fisher =
House Fisher once ruled the Riverlands before the rise of House Mudd, but today they survive only as petty kings of Misty Isle. Once powerful sovereigns, the Fishers saw their dominion eroded by raids from Vale hill clans, Ironborn incursions, Storm King invasions, and finally the ascent of the Mudds. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 152.</ref>
House Fisher once ruled [[the Riverlands]] before the rise of House [[Mudd]], but today they survive only as petty kings of Misty Isle. Once powerful sovereigns, the Fishers saw their dominion eroded by raids from [[Mountain_and_Vale|Vale]] hill clans, Ironborn incursions, Storm King invasions, and finally the ascent of the Mudds. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 152.</ref>
[[File:House_Fisher_Sigil.png|thumb|Arms of House Fisher]]
[[File:House_Fisher_Sigil.png|thumb|Arms of House Fisher]]


== History ==
== History ==


In the Age of Heroes the Fishers claimed the title *Kings of the Rivers and Hills*, ruling from their seat on Misty Isle. Over centuries they defended their borders against Mountain Clans of the Vale and coastal raids by Ironborn longships. Yet successive losses—first to storm‑raiders from the south and later to the uprise of the Mudds’—shattered the Fishers from power and reduced the house to minor status.
In the Age of Heroes the Fishers claimed the title Kings of the Rivers and Hills, ruling from their seat on Misty Isle. Over centuries they defended their borders against Mountain Clans of the Vale and coastal raids by Ironborn longships. Yet successive losses—first to storm‑raiders from the south and later to the uprise of the Mudds’—shattered the Fishers from power and reduced the house to minor status.


Throst Fisher inherited the tiny realm of Misty Isle from his father, whose long reign kept the Fisher name from vanishing entirely. With no surviving sons and only daughters to succeed him, the future of House Fisher grows uncertain as neighbouring lords eye their weakened seat. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''Fire and Blood'', (Bad Hersfeld: Random House LLC US, 2018) S.17.</ref>
Throst Fisher inherited the tiny realm of Misty Isle from his father, whose long reign kept the Fisher name from vanishing entirely. With no surviving sons and only daughters to succeed him, the future of House Fisher grows uncertain as neighbouring lords eye their weakened seat. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''Fire and Blood'', (Bad Hersfeld: Random House LLC US, 2018) S.17.</ref>