Editing Westerlands (section)

===Kingdom of the Rock===
The Lannister Kings of the Rock gradually conquered or acquired neighboring territory, including the lands of the Reynes and the Baneforts. They initially resisted the [[coming of the Andals]], but later Lannister kings allowed the [[Andals]] to marry into the westermen nobility. New houses formed by the intermarriages included Houses [[House Brax|Brax]], [[House Drox|Drox]], [[House Jast|Jast]], [[House Kyndall|Kyndall]], [[House Lefford|Lefford]], [[House Marbrand|Marbrand]], [[House Parren|Parren]], [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]], and [[House Serrett|Serrett]]. In contrast to most kings of First Men origin, the support of the Andals allowed the Kings of the Rock to expand their power. When King [[Gerold III Lannister]] died without male issue, a council crowned his daughter's husband, Ser Joffrey Lydden, who became the first Andal King of the Rock, [[Joffrey Lannister]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

With Andal support the Lannisters extended their rule to the [[Golden Tooth]] and [[Fair Isle]] and engaged in border wars with the [[Kings of the Trident]] and [[Kings of the Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The growing strength of House Lannister allowed them to expel the [[ironborn]] from the western coasts, and King [[Gerold Lannister (king)|Gerold the Great]] raided the Iron Isles and brought hostages back to the Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

Some of the eastern hills of what is now the westerlands were historically ruled by [[Kings of the Rivers and the Hills]], such as the [[House Mudd|Mudds]] and the [[House Teague|Teagues]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} Lord [[Torrence Teague]] used his spoils after raiding the west in his successful campaign to become river king.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}

Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] mentioned that a famous relative of his defeated an attack by the Kingdom of the Rock by killing a Lannister king, [[Lancel V Lannister|Lancel V]].{{ref|TSS}}

Westermen fended off an attack by [[Halleck Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}