Editing Hugh Hammer (section)

==History==
Hugh was a blacksmith's [[bastard]] on [[Dragonstone]] when the [[Dance of the Dragons]] began.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} When Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called for dragonriders in {{Date|129}}, Hugh was allowed to mount [[Vermithor]], the [[dragon]] of the late King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Hugh fought valiantly for the [[blacks]] in the [[Battle in the Gullet]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Hugh began to call himself Hugh Hammer.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the [[fall of King's Landing]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] suggested that Hugh be wed to the daughter of the late Lord [[House Rosby|Rosby]], but Rhaenyra declined. The queen instead granted [[knight]]hood to [[Ulf White]] and Hugh and granted them lands on [[Driftmark]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} According to [[Mushroom]], Hugh beat to death one of Rhaenyra's knights in a dispute over a maiden in the [[Street of Silk]]. When Daemon suggested that Houses [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]] should be destroyed for their support to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], he proposed granting [[Casterly Rock]] to Hugh, but after Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] opposed the idea, Rhaenyra refused the suggestion.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

In {{Date|130}}, Ulf and Hugh were sent to help the [[blacks]] defend the town of [[Tumbleton]] from Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s approaching host. During the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], however, the [[Two Betrayers]] defected to the [[greens]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Calling himself Lord Hammer, Hugh desired to become a king. He gained support from the soldiery who believed a [[prophecy]] which spoke of a new king arising once a hammer falls on a dragon.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}<ref group="N">The prophecy was not fulfilled by Hugh during the Dance. However, it did come true a century and a half later when Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] led a [[Robert's Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] and used his warhammer to kill Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] at the decisive [[Battle of the Trident]].</ref> Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] threw wine in his face when he made his claim known, and Hugh threatened to beat the boy. The next day Hugh wore a crown of black iron, which Ser [[Roger Corne]] knocked off. Hugh nailed three horseshoes to Roger's skull, and the ensuing fight between Hugh's and Roger's supporters led to three dead and twelve wounded. Hugh slept with the widow of a knight whom he had killed during First Tumbleton.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The [[Caltrops]] conspired to kill Hugh and Ulf, but their plans were interrupted by the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]. While Hugh was preparing for battle, Ser [[Jon Roxton]] killed the dragonseed with his [[Valyrian steel]] blade, [[Orphan-Maker]]. Jon was killed in turn by Hugh's men, allegedly after slipping on one of Hugh's entrails.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}