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'''King of the Trident''' and '''King of the Rivers and the Hills''' were titles used by various '''river kings''' from the [[riverlands]] prior to the [[War of Conquest]]. The titles refer to the numerous rivers in the kingdom, such as the [[Trident]] with its three forks and the [[Blackwater Rush]]. The hills between the riverlands and the [[westerlands]] were also historically contested by river kings and [[Kings of the Rock]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}
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[[file:Benedict the Bold.png|thumb|350px|King [[Benedict I Justman]], by Magali Villeneuve, as depicted in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
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'''King of the Trident''',{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} '''King of the Rivers and the Hills''',{{ref|ASOS|45}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} and '''River King'''{{ref|ACOK|11}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}  were titles used by various kings from the [[riverlands]] before [[Aegon's Conquest]]. The titles refer to the numerous rivers in the kingdom, such as the [[Trident]] with its three forks, and the [[Blackwater Rush]]. The hills between the riverlands and the [[westerlands]] were also historically contested by river kings and [[Kings of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Numerous houses ruled the [[riverlands]] as [[First Men]] river kings, including Houses [[House Fisher|Fisher]], [[House Blackwood|Blackwood]], [[House Bracken|Bracken]], and [[House Mudd|Mudd]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}{{Ref|SSM|1243}} The Mudds ruled from the [[Trident]] to the [[Neck]], and reigned as kings for a thousand years before the [[coming of the Andals]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}
  
Numerous houses ruled as [[First Men]] river kings, including Houses [[House Fisher|Fisher]], [[House Blackwood|Blackwood]], [[House Bracken|Bracken]], and [[House Mudd|Mudd]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}}<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1243 Blackwood-Bracken Feud and Coinage]</ref> The Mudds ruled from the [[Trident]] to [[the Neck]] and reigned as kings for a thousand years before the [[Andal invasion]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}  
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The [[coming of the Andals]] led to the downfall of the Mudds, and the division of the riverlands by the [[Andals|Andal]] conquerors. Petty lords fought each other for centuries as rival river kings. [[House Justman]] rose to power, and ruled all of the riverlands for nearly three centuries, but they were eventually extinguished by [[ironborn]]. Blackwoods, Brackens, [[House Charlton|Charltons]], [[House Mallister|Mallisters]], and [[House Vance|Vances]] then fought each other as rival kings in the following century.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} The [[House Hook|Hooks]] were also river kings of old, although it is unknown if they ruled during the First Men or Andal eras.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
After the [[Andals]] divided the riverlands amongst themselves, many petty lords named themselves river king, the most successful of them being the [[House Justman|Justman]] and [[House Teague|Teague]] dynasties.<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1028/ Bywater, River Kings, and Dornish Heraldry]</ref> The [[House Hook|Hooks]] were river kings of old, although it is unknown if they were First Men or Andals.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} The Teagues, the last of the native river kings, were eventually extinguished in the [[Battle of Six Kings]], and the riverlands passed first to the [[Storm Kings]] from [[House Durrandon]] and then the [[Kings of the Isles and the Rivers]] from [[House Hoare]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}}
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After another century of conflict, [[House Teague]] conquered the riverlands with the aid of [[sellswords]] from across the [[narrow sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} According to a semi-canon source, the Teagues may not have had an uninterrupted rule, instead being contested by other river dynasties for generations.<ref>Ran at A Forum of Ice and Fire: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/120966-errors-in-the-woiaf/&do=findComment&comment=6703921 Errors in the WOIAF], February 3, 2015</ref> The Teagues, the last of the native river kings, were eventually extinguished in the [[Battle of Six Kings]], and the riverlands passed first to the [[Storm Kings]] from [[House Durrandon]], and then the [[Kings of the Isles and the Rivers]] from [[House Hoare]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
  
During his [[War of Conquest]], [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] created the title of [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] for the liege lord of the riverlands within the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}
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During [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]], [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] created the title of [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] for the liege lord of the riverlands within the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
The river lords join the [[north]]ern bannermen in declaring [[Robb Stark]] king at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}
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[[File:The Wolf KingXOX.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]] and King of the Trident, by Antonio José Manzanedo © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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In the [[Great Hall of Riverrun]], the gathered river lords join the [[north]]ern bannermen in declaring [[Robb Stark]] to be [[King in the North]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When Robb, the Young Wolf, gathers his bannermen in Riverrun's Great Hall after campaigning in the [[westerlands]], [[Greatjon Umber]] calls out, "[[King in the North]]!", to which the river lords respond with "King of the Trident!"{{ref|ASOS|14}}
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When Robb, the Young Wolf, gathers his bannermen in Riverrun's Great Hall after campaigning in the [[westerlands]], the [[Jon Umber|Greatjon]] calls out, "King in the North!", to which the river lords respond with "King of the Trident!"{{Ref|ASOS|14}}
  
Robb is betrayed and murdered during the [[Red Wedding]] at the [[Twins]] by his bannermen, the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Bolton|Boltons]], with no known heir made public.
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Robb is betrayed and murdered during the [[Red Wedding]] at the [[Twins]] by his bannermen, the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Bolton|Boltons]],{{ref|ASOS|51}} with no known heir made public.
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Tytos Blackwood]], the last resisting river lord, reluctantly agrees to swear fealty to the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ADWD|48}} The title King of the Trident is left vacant.
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Lord [[Tytos Blackwood]], the last resisting river lord, reluctantly agrees to swear fealty to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ADWD|48}} The title King of the Trident is left vacant.
  
 
==Sworn Houses==
 
==Sworn Houses==
'''[[House Tully]]'''<br>
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{{Columns|2|{{plainlist|
'''[[House Blackwood]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Tully}}
'''[[House Bracken]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Blackwood}}
'''[[House Mallister]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Bracken}}
'''[[House Frey]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Mallister}}
'''[[House Darry]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Frey}}
'''[[House Mooton]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Darry}}
'''[[House Piper]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Mooton}}
'''[[House Whent]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Piper}}
'''[[House Vance]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Whent}}
'''[[House Ryger]]'''<br>
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*{{coa-link|Vance}}
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*{{coa-link|Ryger}}
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}}}}
  
 
==Known Kings==
 
==Known Kings==
* [[Tristifer IV Mudd]]
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{{Columns|2|
* [[Tristifer V Mudd]]
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* {{coa|Bracken|s}} [[House Bracken]], river kings{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* [[Benedict I Justman]]
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* {{coa|Blackwood|s}} [[House Blackwood]], river kings{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* [[Benedict II Justman]]
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* {{coa|Charlton|s}} [[House Charlton]], river kings{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* [[Bernarr II Justman]]
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* [[House Hook]], river kings{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* [[Torrence Teague]]
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* {{coa|Mudd|s}} [[Tristifer IV Mudd]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|ASOS|45}}
* [[Theo Teague]]
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* {{coa|Mudd|s}} [[Tristifer V Mudd]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|ASOS|45}}
* [[Humfrey I Teague]]
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* {{coa|Justman|s}} [[Benedict I Justman]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* [[Humfrey II Teague]]
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* {{coa|Justman|s}} [[Benedict II Justman]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* [[Hollis Teague]]
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* {{coa|Justman|s}} [[Bernarr II Justman]], River King{{ref|ACOK|11}}
* [[Tyler Teague]]
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Torrence Teague]], King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* [[Damon Teague]]
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Theo Teague]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* [[Robb Stark]]
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Humfrey I Teague]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Humfrey II Teague]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Hollis Teague]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Tyler Teague]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Teague|s}} [[Damon Teague]], King of the Rivers and the Hills{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Justman|s}} [[Lucifer Justman]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Mudd|s}} [[Marq Mudd]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Vance|s}} [[Robert Vance]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Mallister|s}} [[Petyr Mallister]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* [[Jeyne Nutt]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* [[Addam Rivers]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* [[Pate of Fairmarket]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Fisher|s}} [[Lymond Fisher]], River King or King of the Trident{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* {{coa|Hoare|s}} [[Harren the Red]], [[King of the Rivers]]{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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* {{coa|Robb Stark|s}} [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]] and King of the Trident{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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{{References}}
  
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[[Category:Riverlands]]
 
[[Category:Titles]]
 
[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Riverlands]]
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[[Category:Trident]]
  
 
[[es:Rey del Tridente]]
 
[[es:Rey del Tridente]]
 
[[fa:پادشاه رودخانه و تپه]]
 
[[fa:پادشاه رودخانه و تپه]]
[[fr:Roi des Rivières et des Collines]]
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[[fr:Roi du Trident]]
 
[[ru:Короли Рек и Холмов]]
 
[[ru:Короли Рек и Холмов]]
 
[[zh:河流与山丘之王]]
 
[[zh:河流与山丘之王]]

Latest revision as of 18:26, 7 March 2024

King Benedict I Justman, by Magali Villeneuve, as depicted in The World of Ice & Fire

King of the Trident,[1] King of the Rivers and the Hills,[2][1] and River King[3][1] were titles used by various kings from the riverlands before Aegon's Conquest. The titles refer to the numerous rivers in the kingdom, such as the Trident with its three forks, and the Blackwater Rush. The hills between the riverlands and the westerlands were also historically contested by river kings and Kings of the Rock.[4]

History

Numerous houses ruled the riverlands as First Men river kings, including Houses Fisher, Blackwood, Bracken, and Mudd.[1][5] The Mudds ruled from the Trident to the Neck, and reigned as kings for a thousand years before the coming of the Andals.[2]

The coming of the Andals led to the downfall of the Mudds, and the division of the riverlands by the Andal conquerors. Petty lords fought each other for centuries as rival river kings. House Justman rose to power, and ruled all of the riverlands for nearly three centuries, but they were eventually extinguished by ironborn. Blackwoods, Brackens, Charltons, Mallisters, and Vances then fought each other as rival kings in the following century.[1] The Hooks were also river kings of old, although it is unknown if they ruled during the First Men or Andal eras.[6]

After another century of conflict, House Teague conquered the riverlands with the aid of sellswords from across the narrow sea.[1] According to a semi-canon source, the Teagues may not have had an uninterrupted rule, instead being contested by other river dynasties for generations.[7] The Teagues, the last of the native river kings, were eventually extinguished in the Battle of Six Kings, and the riverlands passed first to the Storm Kings from House Durrandon, and then the Kings of the Isles and the Rivers from House Hoare.[1]

During the Conquest, Aegon the Conqueror created the title of Lord Paramount of the Trident for the liege lord of the riverlands within the Seven Kingdoms.[6]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Robb Stark, King in the North and King of the Trident, by Antonio José Manzanedo © Fantasy Flight Games

In the Great Hall of Riverrun, the gathered river lords join the northern bannermen in declaring Robb Stark to be King in the North.[8]

A Storm of Swords

When Robb, the Young Wolf, gathers his bannermen in Riverrun's Great Hall after campaigning in the westerlands, the Greatjon calls out, "King in the North!", to which the river lords respond with "King of the Trident!"[9]

Robb is betrayed and murdered during the Red Wedding at the Twins by his bannermen, the Freys and Boltons,[10] with no known heir made public.

A Dance with Dragons

Lord Tytos Blackwood, the last resisting river lord, reluctantly agrees to swear fealty to the Iron Throne.[11] The title King of the Trident is left vacant.

Sworn Houses

Known Kings

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
  3. 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands.
  5. So Spake Martin: Blackwood-Bracken Feud and Coinage (August 13, 2003).
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  7. Ran at A Forum of Ice and Fire: Errors in the WOIAF, February 3, 2015
  8. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
  9. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
  10. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
  11. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
  12. Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  13. A Storm of Swords, Appendix.