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| == The Western Meadows ==
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| [[File:North-dakota-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-landscape-of-grasslands-and-hills.jpg|thumb|Fertile, wealthy, and quiet, armies live and die off the meadows' bounty.]]
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| Shielded from the worst excesses of the autumn storms and the dry battlegrounds of the marches - the grasslands, woods and farms west of Storm's End are the breadbasket of the Stormlands and where virtually all inland trade occurs, primarily with the [[The Reach|Reach]].
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| Though not as renowned as the warrior-lords that dominate the region's history, the lords of the Meadows such as [[House Peasebury]] and [[House Grand]] have a penchant for diplomacy and reflection that many other Stormmen lack. Strife is not common here, and where feuds are resolved by blood-prices and calm mediation. Content in their godswoods and their enduring rule, the Western Meadows are rarely disturbed, a state of affairs they are in no great rush to change. However they're prosperity has made them complacent and the rest of the Stormlands often views the Meadow Lords as soft, an assumption that has yet to change<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2000). ''A Storm of Swords - Davos IV''. Voyager Books.</ref>.
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| [[File:Shetland-isles-scotland-panorama-coastal.jpg|thumb|Sitting in its sapphire waters, the jewel of the Narrow Sea is a worthy prize for any Man.]]
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| Also known as the Sapphire Isle, Tarth is the largest island of the Stormlands, and sits like a jewel in the shining Straits of Tarth<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2000). ''A Storm of Swords - Jaime III-IV''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Renowned for its beauty, of rich fertile soil, lakes, and waterfalls, it was coveted by both [[First Men]] and [[Andals]] in equal measure. The men of Tarth hold themselves to be braver and more honourable than the mainlanders in the rest of the Stormlands, which has cultivated an desire to be free of the control of the Storm Kings.
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| Though ruled by [[House Evenstar]] for millennia, during the [[Coming of the Andals|Andal Invasion]], the isle was split in two with the arrival of [[House Morne]] with Ser [[Galladon Morne]] claiming the eastern side of the island<ref name="Stormlands231">George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire - The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands''. p.231. London: HarperVoyager.</ref>, and within a few years the whole of the island would fall to to the Andals.
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| After [[The Storming of Tarth|the Storming of Tarth]], the isle would be awarded instead to [[House Blacktyde of Tarth|Beron Blacktyde]].
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| === Houses of Tarth ===
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| * [[House Blacktyde of Tarth|Blacktyde]] of Evenfall Hall
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| * [[House Uller|Uller]] of Morningside
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| == References == | | == References == |