Editing House Royce (section)

==History==
===Bronze Kings===
Calling themselves the [[Bronze King]]s and wearing the [[Runic Crown]], the Royce of [[Runestone]] were the most powerful [[First Men]] monarchs of the [[Vale of Arryn (valley)|Vale]] in antiquity. Their rivals included [[House Shett]] of [[Gulltown]], who carried the title [[King of the True Men]] and likewise claimed to date back ten thousand years to the [[Dawn Age]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

After King [[Yorwyck VI Royce]] defeated the Shetts in several battles, King [[Osgood III Shett]] allied himself with Ser [[Gerold Grafton (king)|Gerold Grafton]], an [[Andal]] warlord from [[Andalos]] across the [[narrow sea]]. Although they defeated the Bronze King, the death of Osgood in battle led [[House Grafton]] to claim Gulltown for themselves. Yorwyck later repelled several other Andal attacks.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

===High King===
The last of the Bronze Kings was Yorwyck's young grandson, [[Robar II Royce|Robar II]], who came to the throne when [[arrival of the Andals|Andal invaders]] had conquered three-quarters of the Vale. Robar gained the allegiance of surviving First Men houses, including [[House Belmore|Belmores]], [[House Coldwater|Coldwaters]], [[House Hunter|Hunters]], [[House Redfort|Redforts]], and [[House Upcliff|Upcliffs]], and he was proclaimed [[High King of the Vale, the Fingers, and the Mountains of the Moon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

Robar led the First Men to several victories, but he was eventually defeated Ser [[Artys Arryn]]'s Andals in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]]. The surviving Royces bent the knee and swore fealty to [[House Arryn]], the new [[Kings of Mountain and Vale]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

===Targaryen Era===
[[File:Daemon_and_Rhea_by_Lopata_Four.jpg|thumb|350px|Lady [[Rhea Royce]] and her husband [[Daemon Targaryen]], by Lopata Four ©]]
The Arryn kings submitted to [[House Targaryen]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In {{Date|37}}, at the start of the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], the Lord of the [[Eyrie]], was imprisoned by his younger brother [[Jonos Arryn|Jonos]], who declared himself [[King of Mountain and Vale]]. Lord [[Allard Royce]] led a host which swept away rebels{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} and penned Jonos, his captives, and his followers up in the Eyrie, which led to the murder of Ronnel when his brother sent him flying through the [[Moon Door]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]] ended the rebellion by flying to the Eyrie atop his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]]. After Jonos's death, the Arryn line continued through a cousin, [[Hubert Arryn]], who was married to a lady of House Royce. The pair had six children. Aenys rewarded Allard for his service. The Royces later came out against the tyrannical King Maegor I and supported King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

An unnamed Lord Royce is present at the [[Golden Wedding]] in {{Date|49}},{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} this could be Lord Allard.

[[Yorbert Royce]], the [[Lord Protector of the Vale]], attended the [[Great Council]] of {{Date|101}} at [[Harrenhal]], since Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]] was a minor at that time.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale: House Arryn}} Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] wed [[Rhea Royce]] in {{Date|97}}. It was an unhappy marriage, with Daemon referring to the Lady of Runestone as his "bronze bitch". King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] refused to set aside his brother's marriage, however. Daemon attempted to claim Runestone after Rhea's death, but the castle passed to her nephew and Lady Jeyne warned Daemon against remaining in the Vale.{{ref|TRP}} Amidst the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser [[Willam Royce]] was killed and his family's [[Valyrian steel]] sword, [[Lamentation (sword)|Lamentation]], was lost during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} 

After a succession dispute arose in the Vale after Lady Jeyne Arryn's death, the Royces supported Ser [[Arnold Arryn]] as her heir. The king's regent, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]] ruled that her chosen heir, Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]] must be [[Lord of the Eyrie]], and Ser Corwyn was killed by a crossbowman at Runestone while confronting Lord [[Gunthor Royce]], as Ser Arnold had sought sanctuary there. [[Arryn Succession Conflict (134 AC)|War]] began anew across the Vale, with the Royces, and their bannermen, the [[House Coldwater|Coldwaters]] and [[House Tollett|Tolletts]] supporting Ser Arnold's claim.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Lord Royce competed in a [[tourney at Maidenpool]] in {{Date|208}}, but he was defeated by Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]].{{Ref|THK}}

[[Perra Royce]] was the first wife of [[Walder Frey]], [[Lord of the Crossing]];{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} one of Lord Walder's grandsons, Ser [[Arwood Frey]], is married to [[Ryella Royce]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} [[Tywin Lannister]], Lord of [[Casterly Rock]], offered his [[dwarf]] son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], for marriage to one of Lord [[Yohn Royce]]'s daughters, but was rejected.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

[[Kyle Royce]] was a member of [[Brandon Stark]]'s party when he went to [[King's Landing]] to demand Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s head for kidnapping his sister, [[Lyanna Stark]]. King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] imprisoned the party, summoned their fathers, and murdered them all, with the exception of [[Ethan Glover]].{{Ref|ACOK|55}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]] was a leader during [[Robert's Rebellion]] which ensued.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===Baratheon Era===
When Lord [[Yohn Royce]] went [[north]] with his son, Ser [[Waymar Royce|Waymar]], who was joining the [[Night's Watch]] at the [[Wall]], they stopped at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|29}} After a hunt, Yohn defeated both Lord [[Eddard Stark]] and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] in the training yard.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}