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In the Age of Heroes, House Fisher once claimed the title [[The_Riverlands|''Kings of the Rivers and Hills'']], ruling from Misty Isle at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. Over centuries they defended their shores against [[Mountain_and_Vale|Vale]] hill clans, Ironborn raiders, and [[Storm King]] invasions, until the [[Mudd|Mudds]] finally displaced them. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 151-152.</ref> | In the Age of Heroes, House Fisher once claimed the title [[The_Riverlands|''Kings of the Rivers and Hills'']], ruling from Misty Isle at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. Over centuries they defended their shores against [[Mountain_and_Vale|Vale]] hill clans, Ironborn raiders, and [[Storm King]] invasions, until the [[Mudd|Mudds]] finally displaced them. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 151-152.</ref> | ||
Throst inherited the lordship from his long‑reigning father. His brother, Adrek, served for a time as Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]]. With no surviving sons and only daughters as heirs, Throst's line teeters on the brink of | Throst inherited the lordship from his long‑reigning father. His brother, Adrek, served for a time as Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]]. With no surviving sons and only daughters as heirs, Throst's line teeters on the brink of obscuri | ||
ty as neighbouring lords eye Misty Isle for easy plunder. | |||
In the end, old Throst decided to marry his eldest daughter, Danisa, to his nephew Gelmar, thus ensuring that the Fisher name would endure. Later, when an Andal named Jaime Farring came to Misty Island and asked for Masha’s hand in marriage—offering, in return, to protect them in the event of an attack and to regard them as allies—the old Fisher King accepted the proposal. | |||
== Quotes by Throst == | == Quotes by Throst == |