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The 'Westerlands is a region in the West of Westeros. It is ruled by house Lannister. Before the Conquest it was a kingdom until the last Lannister King was defeated by Aegon Targaryen and surrendered his kingdom. After that time the Lannisters held the Westerlands as vazals of the Targaryens.

Geography

The Westerlands lie West of the Riverlands. The boundery runs between Golden Tooth and Pinkmaiden north up to the Ironman's bay and south up to the Goldroad.
At the Goldroad the Westerlands borders on the Reach. The bordery runs a few leages south of the line Silverhill, Cornfield, Crakehall]] to the Western sea. Fair Island is part of the Westerlands, the Iron Islands in Ironman's bay are not.

A large part of the Westerlands consists of hills and mountains, especially around the border with the Riverlands. The customary surname of bastards is hill, taken from the abundence of hills in the Westerlands.

Around Crakehall there are some woods.

Accessibility and natural defences

Because of the hills and mountains the only road from the Riverlands to the Westerlands is through the Red Fork. The castle at Golden Tooth commands the acces.
From the south the main entrence is by the Sea Road. It is more accessible then the Red Fork but the forrest at Crakehall gives Westermen a good defenceline. The Westerlands are vulnerable for an attack from the sea. The coast is quit flat and can be easily invaded.

Lannisport

Lannisport is the biggest city of Westeros. It ranks 3rd biggest city after Kingslanding and Oldtown but is must larger then next cities as White Harbor and Gulltown.

Economy

There are a lot of mines in the Westerlands. Especially gold mines. Because of that the Westerlands and the Lannister family are considered the richest of Westeros. Nothing is said of the multitude of the population that is working in the mines or in other industries. There is some fishery in Lannistport and on Fair Island.

History

Before the Andals

Nothing is known of the time before the comming of the First Man. Probably like in the rest of Westeros the Children lived in the Westerlands and fought with the First Man when they came.
After the Pact at the Isle of Faces the Children only kept the Forest so they might have lived near Crakehall.
During the Age of Heroes the legendary hero and trickster Lann the Clever got hold of Casterly Rock. According to legend he would be the ancester of the Lannisters.

Some 6000 years ago the Andals invaded Westeros. They fougth with the First Man and the Children. All regions south of the Neck the Westerlands were conquered by them. In the Westerlands Andal adventurers founded the Kingdom of the Rock.

Kingdom of the Rock

Kingdom of the Rock, dynasty House Lannister
Further history:
- Wars with the reach
- Probably also wars with Ironborne.
- Maybe others

From the conquest till Tywin Lannister

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Field of Fire; defeat of combined Westerland - Reach army
King Loren of the Rock surrendered his kingdom. He got the westerlands back in fealty.
Not much known of the westerlands from the conquest till the time of Tytos Lannister
- During Blackfire Rebellion: some neutral, some supporting the black dragon. There no westerland supporters of the Red Dragon mentionned. Unknown if that means the Wester was pro-Daemon Blackfire
- Attack of the Ironborn raiders of Dagon Greyjoy during Great Spring Sickness

Tywin Lannister

During the reign of Tytos Lannister toothless lions
Mocked by vazals, borrowing money without repaying
Unruly bannerman: Tarbeck, Reyne
Open revolt of Tarbeck, Reyne. Revolt but down by Tywin Lannister, rebel houses completely extinguished.
Since that time no House opposes House Lannister in the Westerlands, unity, force to be reckoned with.
Tywin hand of King Aerys
After his heir in Kingsguard, resignation Tywin

=Robert's Rebellion

Westerlands stay neutral in began then after the Trident ally with rebellion. Sack of Kingslanding. Cercei Lannister married to Robert Baratheon.
Balon Greyjoy's rebellion; burning of Lannister Fleet.

War of the Five Kings

Westerland armies devestate the Riverlands, joint Riverland, North army invade the Westerlands. Eastern area of the Westerlands pillaged.