Editing Shield Islands (section)

==History==
===Ancient History===
[[File:Ben Zweifel Shield Islands Dromon.JPG|thumb|350px|Shield Islands dromon engages an [[ironborn]] vessel, by Ben Zweifel © Fantasy Flight Games]]
According to legend, [[Owen Oakenshield]], a son of [[Garth Greenhand]], conquered the islands and drove [[selkies]] and [[merlings]] into the sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

The Shield Islands were originally known as the '''Misty Islands'''. Thousands of years ago, the [[ironborn]] were free to plunder villages and towns along the [[Mander]] and its tributaries.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} [[Joron I Blacktyde]], [[High King of the Iron Islands]], captured [[Gyles II Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], in a naval battle near the Misty Islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} [[Torgon Greyiron]] used [[Greyshield]] as his stronghold.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

The Misty Islands were renamed the Shield Islands once King [[Garth VII Gardener]] drove out the ironmen and fortified them with men from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}} The [[House Gardener|Gardener]] kings armed the fisher folk of the Shield Islands to protect not only themselves, but also the Mander, thus giving the islands their name.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The Shields were included within the [[Reach proper]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}

===Recent History===
During her search for the missing [[Aerea Targaryen]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] and her dragon, [[Dreamfyre]], were seen flying over the Shields and the [[Arbor]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his granddaughter, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], visited the Shields in {{Date|89}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] forced the submission of the Shields to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Galleys from the Shields joined the fleet of Lord [[Alyn Oakenfist]] when he sailed to confront Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] and Princess [[Elia Martell]] visited the Shields on their way to [[Casterly Rock]], where their mother was to broker their marriage to the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] twins, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]].{{Ref|aSoS|70}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], longships of the Shield Islands were defeated by [[House Greyjoy]] in the [[battle at the Mander]], although [[Quellon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], was killed in the fighting.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}