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| The Riverlands describes the area of Westeros that stretches from the boundaries of the Neck to the north, the mountain ranges to the west and the east, and south down to the mouth of the Trident and the Gods' Eye. In the past, the boundaries of the Riverlands have spread even further, including all the lands between the Bay of Crabs and the Blackwater Rush. Due to its position in relation to other realms and regions, the Riverlands are famed for their long history of conflicts and upheaval. | | The Riverlands describes the area of Westeros that stretches from the boundaries of the Neck to the north, the mountain ranges to the west and the east, and south down to the mouth of the Trident and the Gods' Eye. In the past, the boundaries of the Riverlands have spread even further, including all the lands between the Bay of Crabs and the Blackwater Rush. Due to its position in relation to other realms and regions, the Riverlands are famed for their long history of conflicts and upheaval. |
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| *[[Southron Stones]] | | *[[Southron Stones]] |
| *[[Maidenpool]] | | *[[Maidenpool]] |
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| *[[Rivermark]] | | *[[Rivermark]] |
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| == The Rivers and the Hills ==
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| [[File:Blue Fork.jpg|thumb|The Blue Fork is between hills and forests.]]
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| The realm of the Rivers and the Hills has shrunk and now it runs from the swampy Neck in the north down to the lands of [[House Darry]] in the south; forests can be found at the Cape of Eagles, especially around Seagard. Elsewhere the terrain is kinder: fertile river-vales carved by the Green Fork and the Blue Fork lie at its heart, while eastward the land rises into rolling foothills beneath [[Mountain_and_Vale|the Vale]] and northward dissolves into bog and morass with scant arable ground. Amid these shifting borders stands Oldstones, the ancestral seat of the [[House_Mudd|Mudd]] kings: a great castle perched atop a wooded hill above the Blue Fork, reached by overgrown trails flanked by ash, elm, oak, pine, and sentinel trees. Blackberry thickets, bracken, gorse, sedge, and thistle crowd its undergrowth, and from the summit one surveys the winding river below and the dense woodland beyond—a fitting stronghold for the rulers of the Rivers and the Hills.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 152.</ref>
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| [[File:Green Fork.jpg|thumb|The Green Fork leads to the Neck in the North.]]
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| ===Notable Houses===
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| *[[House Bracken of Whiskermoor|House Bracken]]
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| *[[House Charlton]]
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| *[[House Coldwater]]
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| *[[House Darry]]
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| *[[House Farring]]
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| *[[House Grey]]
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| *[[House Mallister]]
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| *[[House Mandrake]]
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| *[[Mudd|House Mudd]]
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| *[[House Nutt]]
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| *[[House Piper]]
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| *[[House Runny]]
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| *[[House Strong]]
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| == Blackwood Vale ==
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| [[File:Blackwood Vale.jpg|thumb|The Blackwood Vale is known for its extensive forest.]]
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| The Blackwood Vale lies between the Red Fork and the Blue Fork of the Trident, its western flank cut off by the foothills and mountains of the [[The_Westerlands|Westerlands]]. The vale is cloaked in towering forests, while the lands where the Trident’s three arms divide are especially green and fertile. Much of the terrain is gently rolling, yielding to rich river-vales in the south and rising to wooded hills toward the east.
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| Once the [[Blackwood]] Kings ruled these lands from their seat at Raventree Hall. Raventree Hall is renowned for its towering stone walls, flanked by lofty square towers and encircled by a deep, stone-lined moat. Its most striking feature is the godswood: a vast, ancient grove dominated by a massive dead weirwood tree. Each dusk, hundreds of ravens descend to roost on its skeletal branches, a ritual that has endured for generations. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons'' (HarperCollins, 2012) Jaime I</ref>
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| ===Notable Houses===
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| *[[House Bigglestone]]
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| *[[Blackwood|House Blackwood]]
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| *[[House Byrne]]
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| *[[House Hickory]]
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| *[[House Pond]]
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| *[[House Wallain]]
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| == Southron Stones ==
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| The Southron Stones was once a Kingdom along the Red Fork of the Trident, characterized by rolling hills and scattered woodlands. One of its most important landmarks is High Heart, a solitary, steep-sloped hill once crowned by thirty-one carved weirwoods and revered as a sanctuary of both the [[Children of the Forest]] and the [[First Men]]. It was destroyed by [[Armistead Vance|King Armistead Vance]]. Its prominence above the surrounding lowlands grants clear sight for leagues in every direction, giving rise to the saying ''“no enemy can approach unseen,”'' a feature that lends the site quiet safety even in troubled times.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords'', Arya IV (2002).</ref>
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| [[File:Southstone.jpg|thumb|Southstone is full of hills and green lands. ]]
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| Southstone is ruled by [[House Bracken]] from Stone Hedge, a fortress just south of the Red Fork. Nestled between the wooded rise of High Heart and the open fields around Acorn Hall, Stone Hedge commands both the hill and the river, making it a vital stronghold for House Bracken’s control of the region. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 152–153.</ref>
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| An row of carved stones lines the approach to Stone Hedge. Known as the Bracken Markers, each stone is said to commemorate a significant event in the house’s history, including victories, betrayals, rivalries, and acts of retribution.
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| ===Notable Houses===
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| * [[House Bracken]]
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| * [[House Darkmoor]]
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| * [[House Grell]]
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| * [[House Hatcham]]
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| * [[House Harlton]]
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| * [[House Lychester]]
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| * [[House Pace]]
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| * [[House Severyn]]
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| * [[House Tanglewood]]
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| * [[House Wallbridge]]
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| * [[House Roote]]
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| * [[House Supple]]
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| == Maidenpool ==
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| Maidenpool stretches along the Trident to the Bay of Crabs. Blessed with both fertile fields and stands of forest, it ranks among the most prosperous regions of the Riverlands. At its heart lies the walled town of Maidenpool, which takes its name from Jonquil’s Pool—a famed freshwater spring. Legend holds that during the [[Age_of_Heroes|Age of Heroes]], Florian the Fool first beheld Jonquil and her sisters bathing in its clear waters, an encounter later immortalised in the song “Six Maids in a Pool.”<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords'', Arya III (2002).</ref> Maidenpool became independent from Duskendale after their civil war and choose to follow the Seven.
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| *[[House Buckwell]]
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| *[[House Lolliston]]
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| *[[House Mooton]]
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| *[[House Bar Emmon]]
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| == Misty Isle ==
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| [[File:Misty island.jpg|thumb|The lands of the Fisher Kings are known for their swampy, salty and foggy land.]]
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| Misty Isle is a small rocky island at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush in the Bay of Crabs. Dominated by marshlands and salt flats, its poor soil and scant tree cover leave the terrain largely barren and saline. Once it was the seat of [[House Fisher]] till the Andals of [[House Den Reeve]] took over.
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| *[[House Den Reeve]]
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| *[[House Fisher]]
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| == Rivermark ==
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| The southern reaches of the Riverlands have already fallen to Andal warriors, led by [[Armistead_Vance|King Armistead Vance]]. After failing to take Duskendale, he landed at the mouth of [[the Blackwater]] Rush with a host of warriors and marched north into the fractured petty-kingdoms. This land is now called Rivermark and his seat was once Atranta but is now called Vancemark.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 151–152.</ref>
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| [[File:Gods Eye.jpg|thumb|The Isle of Faces is guarded by the Green Men.]]
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| Not far from these contested lands lies the Gods’ Eye, the great inland lake of the Riverlands, famed for the Isle of Faces at its center. Here the Pact between the First Men and the children of the forest was signed, and the Green Men were sworn to guard its weirwoods.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 8–9.</ref> In summer its waters gleam blue-green in the sun; in winter they harden to a pewter hue “like cold steel.”<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords'', Arya I (2002).</ref> Travellers warn of odd, shifting currents and “hungry fish” lurking in the deep.<ref>George R. R. Martin, ''Fire and Blood'', (Random House LLC US, 2018) p. 567–569.</ref>
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| *[[House Boddy]]
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| *[[House Brax]]
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| *[[House Drox]]
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| *[[House Gaunt of Pinkmaiden]]
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| *[[House Den Ford]]
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| *[[House Lydden]]
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| *[[House Marbrand]]
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| *[[House Paege]]
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| *[[House Tarbeck]]
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| *[[House Vance]]
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| == History == | | == History == |