Editing White Harbor (section)

==History==
===Antiquity===
The [[First Men]] constructed an ancient [[ringfort]] atop [[Seal Rock]] at the entrance to the harbor.{{ref|ADWD|15}}

King [[Jon Stark]] founded the [[Wolf's Den]],{{ref|ADWD|29}} a castle at the mouth of the [[White Knife]], after he drove out sea raiders who were using the harbor as a base for raids inland.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} For centuries the castle was held by various [[House Stark|Starks]] and offshoot branches, such as the [[House Greystark|Greystarks]]. Other families who were lords of the Wolf's Den in the past included the [[House Flint|Flints]], [[House Locke|Lockes]], [[House Slate|Slates]], [[House Long|Longs]], [[House Holt (north)|Holts]], and [[House Ashwood|Ashwoods]], all tasked by [[Winterfell]] to defend the White Knife.{{ref|ADWD|29}}

===Foundation===
[[File:White Harbor by cabepfir.jpg|thumb|350px|White Harbor and [[Seal Rock]], by cabepfir ©]]
Between {{date|-1000}} and {{date|-600}},<ref group="N">When exactly [[House Manderly]] came north is unknown. In {{Date|211}}, Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] dated the flight of the Manderlys as having occurred "a thousand years" ago (''[[The Sworn Sword]]''). Lord [[Godric Borrell]] defines the time period to "no more than nine hundred years" before {{Date|300}} (''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 9|Davos I]]). However, [[Wylla Manderly]] and Maester [[Yandel]] date the arrival of the Manderlys in the north back a bit further, "a thousand years before [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]" (''A Dance with Dragons'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 19|Davos III]]) and "some thousand years before the Conquest", (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The North: The Kings of Winter) respectively. A semi-canon source lists "a thousand years before the Conquest" as well (''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]'', White Harbor) These accounts thus place the arrival of the Manderlys in the north between 1000 BC and 600 BC.</ref> [[House Manderly]] was driven into exile from the [[Mander]] in southern [[Westeros]] by Lord [[Lorimar Peake]] during the reign of [[Perceon III Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Starks welcomed the Manderlys to the north and accepted oaths of fealty from them in the Wolf's Den, giving them the ancient castle and the surrounding lands. This led to the creation of White Harbor around the Wolf's Den.{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Wolf's Den}}

The Manderlys used their wealth from the [[Reach]] to build the new city, the architecture of which more closely resembles that of the Reach than other northern settlements.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Manderlys eventually built the [[New Castle]], said to be inspired by their lost southern seat of [[Dunstonbury]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} and they receive visitors in its [[Merman's Court]].{{ref|ADWD|19}} The older, crumbling Wolf's Den is now used as a prison.{{ref|ADWD|19}}

===Aegon the Conqueror===
Ser [[Warrick Manderly]] led a fleet of hired [[Braavos]]i galleys from White Harbor to suppress the [[Sistermen's Rebellion]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] held court in White Harbor three times during his reign.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] arranged a marriage between a White Harbor knight and a girl from [[House Rowan]] who had been impregnated by a scullion.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Good Queen Alysanne===
White Harbor prospered during the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and under the rule of Lord [[Theomore Manderly]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} The king and his queen, [[Alysanne Targaryen]], planned to make a great [[royal progress]] to the [[north]] in {{date|58}}. The royal retinue traveled in three ships to White Harbor before proceeding to [[Winterfell]]. As Jaehaerys was delayed in [[King's Landing]], Alysanne and the retinue went ahead without him. Tens of thousands of [[smallfolk]] came to see Alysanne and her [[Dragons|dragon]], [[Silverwing]]. Lord [[Theomore Manderly]] was surprised by the amount of smallfolk residing in his city.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

Alysanne's social and courtly skills were welcome in White Harbor, as the Manderlys enjoyed similar courtesies and pageantry on account of their [[southron]] origins. Theomore held a small [[tourney at White Harbor]] to honor the queen and to display the prowess of his [[knight]]s. A [[wildling]] woman, having been fostered as a girl with one of Theomore's household knights, dueled the queen's sworn shield, [[Jonquil Darke]]. A few days after the tournament, Queen Alysanne convened a southron-style "[[women's court]]" in Lord Manderly's hall, at which more than two hundred women and girls gathered to share their thoughts, concerns, and grievances with the queen.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

===The Dance and Its Aftermath===
[[File:Dimitri Bielak White Harbor Dromon.JPG|thumb|350px|White Harbor dromon by Dimitri Bielak © Fantasy Flight Games]]
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] traveled to White Harbor and Winterfell on [[Vermax]] and convinced the north to join the [[blacks]]. Lord [[Desmond Manderly]] sent his sons, [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]] and [[Torrhen Manderly|Torrhen]], to support [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} After the [[fall of King's Landing]], the two knights urged Rhaenyra to accompany them on the ''[[Violande]]'' back to White Harbor, but the queen refused.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Medrick and Torrhen returned to [[King's Landing]] with a hundred White Harbor knights for the wedding of [[Aegon III Targaryen]] to [[Jaehaera Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Thousands died of the [[Winter Fever]] in White Harbor in {{date|132}}, including Lord Desmond and Ser Medrick.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} The city suffered during the harsh winter of {{date|134}}, with some men selling themselves or family members into [[slavery]] in return for food. Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]], the [[Hand of the King]], sent food to aid the [[northmen]], but more was always needed. White Harbor prospered during the brief rise of the [[Rogare Bank]]. [[Mushroom]] chose to accompany Lord Torrhen back to White Harbor after the [[regency of Aegon III|regent]] was dismissed by King Aegon III.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring - The End of Regency}} 

===Recent History===
White Harbor has not seen [[wildlings]] in centuries and has never been attacked by the [[ironborn]].{{ref|ADWD|19}} Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] last visited White Harbor in {{Date|294}}.{{Ref|ADWD|15}}

[[Arya Stark]] accompanied her father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], on two of his visits of the city.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}

The city's history is described in [[Maester]] [[Yorrick]]'s ''[[Wed to the Sea, Being an Account of the History of White Harbor from Its Earliest Days]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} Maester [[Heriston]] also served in the city.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}