Editing Rivermen (section)

==Ethnicity==
[[File:Riders of the Red Fork Lin Bo.png|thumb|350px|Riders of the [[Red Fork]], by Lin Bo © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[riverlands]] were settled in antiquity by the [[First Men]], who established numerous petty kingdoms in the region over many centuries.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} The realms of the First Men were then conquered during the [[coming of the Andals]] to the riverlands.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} Since the defeated First Men outnumbered the newcomers, the victorious [[Andal]] warlords incorporated the First Men into their new kingdoms instead of extinguishing them.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} There have  been hundreds or possibly thousands of years of intermarriage since then, so hardly anyone is pure First Man or Andal.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Event_Horizon_Chat Event Horizon Chat], March 18, 1999</ref>

Many [[northmen]] settled in the riverlands after the [[Dance of the Dragons]], marrying riverwomen at [[Widow Fairs]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}