Editing House Dustin (section)

==History==
===Origins===
The Dustins claim descent from the [[First King]] of the [[First Men]] and the [[Barrow Kings]] of the [[barrowlands]] who ruled after him.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} When the last Barrow King submitted to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] at the end of the [[Thousand Years War]], the [[King of Winter]] took his daughter for wife.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} House Dustin's claims of shared blood and descent from the Barrow Kings is regarded as truth.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} [[Barrowton]] has prospered under the Dustins, who have loyally ruled the barrowlands for the Starks.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}}

===Targaryen dynasty===
During his progresses across the [[Seven Kingdoms]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] held court at Barrowton twice during his reign.{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} [[Denys Snow]], the Bastard of Barrowton, joined Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon the Uncrowned]] against his uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], though Denys and the prince perished in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]].{{ref|TSOTD}}

When King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] visited Barrowton on their [[royal progress]] in the [[north]] in {{date|58}}, Lord Dustin showed them the [[Great Barrow]] and honored them with a small [[tourney]]. Alysanne held a [[women's court]] in the town.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

House Dustin supported Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] in the [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}} at [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} When the [[Dance of the Dragons]] broke out, while Lord [[Cregan Stark]] gathered the north's bannermen, Lord [[Roderick Dustin]] led two thousand northern soldiers, known as the [[Winter Wolves]], to fight for Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her [[blacks]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons|Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Roderick led his northmen in several victories against King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s [[greens]], most notably against the [[Westerlands|westermen]] in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]] and in the [[Butcher's Ball]], where Lord Dustin led the charge in the battle that claimed the life of Ser [[Criston Cole]].{{ref|tpatq}} In the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Roderick led the remnants of his Winter Wolves against the [[House Hightower|Hightower]] host. In the ensuring clash, Dustin was mortally wounded by Ser [[Bryndon Hightower]], but the Lord of Barrowton succeeded in slaying Bryndon and Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] before succumbing to his wounds.{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons|Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

In {{Date|133}}, the [[Winter Fever]] descended on Barrowton.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} The following year, as winter proved cruel, Lord Dustin closed his gates to hundreds of starving [[smallfolk]] outside the town's walls.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

===Recent History===
House Dustin fought for the [[House Targaryen]] during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. [[Brandon Stark]], heir to Lord [[Rickard Stark]], was [[fostered]] at Barrowton by old Lord Dustin, though he spent most of his time in the [[Rills]]. Though Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] sought to wed his daughter [[Barbrey Ryswell|Barbrey]] to Brandon, she would end up marrying Lord [[Willam Dustin]], the son of the old Lord of Barrowton.{{Ref|ADWD|46}}

Members of House Dustin were present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] of {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007]</ref>

Six months after their [[wedding]], Lord Willam followed his liege Lord [[Eddard Stark]] in [[Robert's Rebellion]] against King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|ASOS|51}} Lord Dustin was one of the six companions that [[Combat at the tower of joy|fought]] alongside Lord Eddard at the [[tower of joy]] against the remaining members of the Mad King's [[Kingsguard]], where he was slain.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} His bones were buried beneath the [[red mountains]] of [[Dorne]]. While Lord Eddard returned Willam's stead, he did not return his bones. Taking it as a slight, Lady Dustin held a grudge against the Starks and grew bitter with her overlords.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}