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In 143 A.I., the Andals attempted to seize the Hook. [[House Toyne]] and [[House Bar Drox]] invaded after defeating the Massey fleet, but within a year, the winter returned. They had invaded during the Year of the False Spring, and were forced to retreat, leaving the Hook but conquering the surrounding islands of Sweetport Sound, Longbar, and Gullet Isle. The Stormlands weathered this second, brutal winter rather well, but the Storm King relied heavily on House Konugtun's generosity, for the war on the Hook dangerously stretched the stores of Storm's End. | In 143 A.I., the Andals attempted to seize the Hook. [[House Toyne]] and [[House Bar Drox]] invaded after defeating the Massey fleet, but within a year, the winter returned. They had invaded during the Year of the False Spring, and were forced to retreat, leaving the Hook but conquering the surrounding islands of Sweetport Sound, Longbar, and Gullet Isle. The Stormlands weathered this second, brutal winter rather well, but the Storm King relied heavily on House Konugtun's generosity, for the war on the Hook dangerously stretched the stores of Storm's End. | ||
In 146 A.I., Storm King Beron I saw fit to end the independence of Greatstock after a hundred years of tradition. Fearing that the Andal lords of Duskendale would have an influence over the young lordling that ruled it, and wishing to expel the Andal [[House Follard]], the Storm King dispatched his armies to bring Greatstock into the fold. Lord Brock Peasebury was installed after the initial claimant, Samwell, died of sickness during the campaign. | In 146 A.I., after the sudden death of his chosen heir, Storm King Beron I saw fit to end the independence of Greatstock after a hundred years of tradition. Fearing that the Andal lords of Duskendale would have an influence over the young lordling that ruled it, and wishing to expel the Andal [[House Follard]], the Storm King dispatched his armies to bring Greatstock into the fold. Lord Brock Peasebury was installed after the initial claimant, Samwell, died of sickness during the campaign. It took two years. | ||
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