Editing First Men (section)

==Legacy==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], hardly any Westerosi are pure [[Andal]] or First Man after thousands of years of interbreeding.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Event_Horizon_Chat Event Horizon Chat (March 18, 1999)]</ref>

While much of their culture was lost over the millennia, the people of the [[north]] retained the spirit of the First Men and many are proud of carrying the blood of the First Men in their veins, such as the [[House Stark|Starks]]{{ref|AGOT|1}} and the [[House Karstark|Karstarks]].{{ref|ASOS|20}} South of the [[Neck]] there have been people that still proudly claim the blood of the First Men, such as the [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] and [[House Bracken|Brackens]],<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1243 Blackwood-Bracken Feud and Coinage], August 13, 2003</ref> the [[House Dayne|Daynes]],{{ref|AFFC|21}} the [[House Redfort|Redforts]],{{ref|AGOT|34}} the [[House Royce|Royces]],<ref>The Citadel: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Entry/House_Royce02/ House Royce of Runestone]</ref> the [[House Strong|Strongs]],{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} the [[House Westerling|Westerlings]],{{ref|ASOS|14}} and the people of [[Crackclaw Point]].{{ref|AFFC|20}} Lord [[Yohn Royce]] possesses a suit of [[Runes|rune]]-covered [[bronze]] armor dating back thousands of years.{{ref|AGOT|29}} The [[Vale mountain clans]] of the [[Mountains of the Moon]] are descendants of the First Men.{{ref|AWOIAF|The Vale: Mountains of the Moon}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]] was proclaimed [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] by the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] in [[Oldtown]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} and Aegon's successors on the [[Iron Throne]] have continued the usage. Since the [[Seven Kingdoms]] continued to have inconsistent laws by the time of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], including some places following ancient laws of the First Men, Septon [[Barth]] began the unifying [[Great Code]] in {{date|55}}.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Barth and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] ended the practice of the [[first night]], considering it an antiquated practice of the First Men of old.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

[[Styr]], the [[Magnar of Thenn]] who leads the [[Thenns|Thenn people]] living [[beyond the Wall]], claims to be the last of the First Men.{{Ref|ASOS|26}}