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[[File:Barrowlands.jpg|thumb|A typical barrow and cairn from the Barrowlands.]]

The Barrowlands consist of the vast and windswept plains and hills that stretch westwards from the northern boundaries of the North past Moat Cailin. The landscape of the Barrowlands is dominated by their eponymous barrows, usually graves of important men and women from this region. The runestones around the barrow are often of great significance, particularly the arrangement and runes carved on the cairn stones. Kings and warriors are often buried with their most prized possession - and truly can it be said in the Barrowlands that more honour is given to the dead than to the living. By the time of the [[Coming of the Andals]], the Barrowlands were ruled by [[House Dustin]] as Barrow Kings, and their notable vassals included the Stouts and Brownbarrows.<ref>George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (London: HarperVoyager, 2014)</ref>

The Barrowlands consist of the vast and windswept plains and hills that stretch westwards from the northern boundaries of the North past Moat Cailin. The landscape of the Barrowlands is dominated by their eponymous barrows, usually graves of important men and women from this region. The runestones around the barrow are often of great significance, particularly the arrangement and runes carved on the cairn stones. Kings and warriors are often buried with their most prized possession - and truly can it be said in the Barrowlands that more honour is given to the dead than to the living. By the time of the [[Coming of the Andals]], the Barrowlands were ruled by [[House Dustin]] as Barrow Kings, and their notable vassals included the Stouts and Brownbarrows.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 137.</ref>

[[File:Rills.jpg|thumb|The views of the valleys and waterways of the Rills have a beauty unlike anywhere in the North.]]