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Westeros History
Westeros History
From the beginning of time, Westeros was populated by the mysterious diminutive humanoid children of the forest, gifted with many supernatural powers. Many believe that for a time-uncounted they lived alone throughout the continent of Westeros. Others believe they may have co-existed with Giants. Others still believe that the legendary Seastone Chair on the island of Old Wyk is proof that a third race may have once lived alongside the Children. The Children worshipped the nameless gods of forest, stream and stone, and lived off the land. It is unknown how long the children lived alone there in Westeros, nor where they themselves came from. The oldest records available only relate to the arrival of the First Men to the continent, from the Eastern continent, about 12,000 years ago.
The First Men crossed into present-day Dorne from the eastern continent, using the land bridge that connected the continents. They bore weapons of bronze and shields of boiled leather, the first horses and their own gods. They swept through the lands of the children, cutting down and burning their sacred weirwoods to clear land for themselves. Outraged by the destruction of their homeland the children took up arms.
It’s believed the wars between the children and the First Men went on for two thousand years and, though the children fought fiercely, the war went in the favor of the more numerous, larger, stronger, and more technologically advanced, First Men. It is said that during this time the children used powerful magic in a futile attempt to end of the invasion, breaking the Arm of Dorne. Eventually wise men of both races forged The Pact at the Isle of Faces, marking the end of the Dawn Age and the beginning?of The Age of Heroes.
the Age of Heroes.
This age was named for the great men and women who lived during the time of The Pact. The First Men put aside many of their cultural differences and embraced the ways of the Children of the Forest. Many noble houses trace their histories to this time and many songs and tales continue to be told.
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During the Long Night, cold and darkness spread over Westoros, letting the Others invade it. The Long Night ended when the Children of the Forest and the First Men came together to fight the Others with Dragonglass. They were lead by Azor Ahai who wielded Lightbringer. This came to be known as the?Battle of the Dawn. It forced the Others back north and construction of the Wall began.
The Wall is a massive foritfication of ice and ancient magics to protect the realms of men. Bran the Builder is said to have raised the Wall with the help of the First Men, Giants and perhaps the Children of the Forest.?After which the order of the Night's Watch was founded to patrol it. Bran the Builder goes on to build Storm's End in the south and Winterfell where he becomes the first King In the North.
Soon after the Walls' completion the 13th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, otherwise known as the 'Night's King', betrayed his oath. According to legends he was seduced by a wight woman and rasied a rebillion with the Night's Watch as his personal army. The Starks of Winterfell and the King Beyond the Wall, Joramun, are said to have joined forces to defeat the Night King and restore order to the watch.?
