Editing Ibben (section)

===Ancient History===
The so-called [[Hairy Men]] were possibly the forebears of the [[Ibbenese]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} The [[Port of Ibben]] is said to have ruled the Ibbenese since the [[dawn of days]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}

[[Dragon]]s likely once lived on Ibben, as [[dragonbone]] has been found on the island [[Ib]].{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}

[[Andalos]], the lands on which the [[Andals]] eventually settled, was originally inhabited by a tribe called the hairy men. The [[Pentos]]hi believe these hairy men were kin to the hairy men from Ib.{{Ref|adwd|5}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} Others believe Andalos was inhabited by hairy men from Ib, or that the hairy men from Andalos eventually settled Ib.{{Ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}}

[[Lorath]], before it became a [[Valyria]]n settlement, was for a while inhabited by a dark, small, hairy people akin to the men of Ib.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: Lorath}} After the followers of [[Boash]] had settled in Lorath and the city became a daughter of Valyria, men from numerous lands, including Ib, traveled there.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: Lorath}} Likewise, before the Valyrians settled in [[Norvos]], other people lived in the city. While most consider them to have been [[Andals]], there are some who believe them to have been cousins of the men of Ib.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Norvos}}

Evidence of Ibbenese settlements has been found on the [[Axe]], the [[Lorath]]i isles, along the shores of the [[Bitterweed Bay]], the [[Bay of Tusks]], the [[Leviathan Sound]], and the [[Thousand Islands]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}} Ib has often fought with Lorath over the supremacy of the waters of Bitterweed Bay.{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}} Although Norvos claims dominion over the Axe, the Ibbenese often violently dispute this claim.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: Norvos}}

Before the Andals came to [[Westeros]], the [[White Knife]] in the [[north]] was frequently attacked by raiders and slavers. Some scholars believe these raiders were the forebears of the men of Ib.{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}}