Editing Iron Islands (section)

===Kings of the Isles and the Rivers===
A few generations before the [[Wars of Conquest]], the peaceful King [[Qhorwyn Hoare|Qhorwyn the Cunning]] built a strong fleet to deter attack.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} His ambitious son, King [[Harwyn Hoare|Harwyn Hardhand]], then conquered the [[Trident]] on the mainland from the [[Storm King]] [[Arrec Durrandon]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Instead of relinquishing control of the territory to rivermen, the Hoares ruled both the [[riverlands]] and the Iron Islands as [[Kings of the Isles and the Rivers]]. Harwyn's son, King [[Halleck Hoare|Halleck]], ruled from [[Fairmarket]] on the [[Blue Fork]] of the Trident rather than from the Iron Islands, and he led unsuccessful campaigns against the [[stormlands]], the [[westerlands]], and the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

Halleck's son, King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], ordered the construction of [[Harrenhal]], an enormous castle on the northern shore of the [[Gods Eye]] in central Westeros. The building of Harrenhal over forty years beggared both the Iron Islands and the riverlands.{{Ref|ACOK|7}}

The Hoare line ended with the deaths of Harren and his sons during [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Inspired by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], Lord [[Edmyn Tully]] led the river lords in rebellion against the Hoares at Harrenhal.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Harren refused to yield to Aegon and the castle was too strong to storm, so Aegon flew his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], over the walls and roasted Harren and his sons in [[Kingspyre Tower|their tower]].{{Ref|ACOK|26}} Most of Harren's supporters were killed in the [[burning of Harrenhal]] or by river lords as they retreated back to [[Ironman's Bay]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}} and Aegon granted rule over the riverlands to [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}