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The '''''True History''''' is a text of the history of [[Westeros]], presumably written by [[maesters]].{{ref|ADWD|48}}
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'''''True History''''' is a text of the history of [[Westeros]], presumably written by [[maesters]].{{ref|ADWD|48}} It suggests that the [[Battle for the Dawn]] and the building of the [[Wall]] occurred eight thousand years ago, rather than six thousand years.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Long Night}} The text states the [[Andal invasion]] began four thousand years ago,{{ref|ADWD|48}} rather than six thousand<ref>[[Alyssa Arryn]] is said to have lived six thousand years ago.</ref> or two thousand.{{ref|ADWD|48}} ''True History'' insists that the [[children of the forest]] abandoned the [[riverlands]] before the arrival of the [[Andals]], contradicting the legend of [[Erreg the Kinslayer]] being an Andal who attacked [[High Heart]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}} It also suggests that [[Alyssa Arryn]] lived four thousand years ago, rather than six thousand according to legend{{ref|AGOT|40}} or two thousand according to Maester [[Denestan]]'s ''[[Questions]]''.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}
  
 
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[[Hoster Blackwood]] tells Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] that according to the ''True History'' the [[Andals]] crossed the [[narrow sea]] four thousand years ago, but Hos adds some maesters claim it occurred two thousand years ago. The text also states that the [[House Bracken|Brackens]] usurped the [[Riverlands]] from the [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] a thousand years before the [[Andal invasion]], but the Blackwood family believes it was only five hundred years prior.{{ref|ADWD|48}}
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[[Hoster Blackwood]] tells Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] that the [[House Bracken|Brackens]] usurped the [[riverlands]] from the [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] as [[river kings]] a thousand years before the [[Andal invasion]], according to ''True History'', but the Blackwood family believes it was only five hundred years prior.{{ref|ADWD|48}}
  
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Latest revision as of 09:23, 19 May 2019

True History is a text of the history of Westeros, presumably written by maesters.[1] It suggests that the Battle for the Dawn and the building of the Wall occurred eight thousand years ago, rather than six thousand years.[2] The text states the Andal invasion began four thousand years ago,[1] rather than six thousand[3] or two thousand.[1] True History insists that the children of the forest abandoned the riverlands before the arrival of the Andals, contradicting the legend of Erreg the Kinslayer being an Andal who attacked High Heart.[4] It also suggests that Alyssa Arryn lived four thousand years ago, rather than six thousand according to legend[5] or two thousand according to Maester Denestan's Questions.[6]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Hoster Blackwood tells Ser Jaime Lannister that the Brackens usurped the riverlands from the Blackwoods as river kings a thousand years before the Andal invasion, according to True History, but the Blackwood family believes it was only five hundred years prior.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Long Night.
  3. Alyssa Arryn is said to have lived six thousand years ago.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
  5. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn VII.
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The Vale: The Eyrie.