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'''High King of Dorne''' was an ancient title claimed by the lords of [[House Yronwood]] during the times of the [[First Men]], before to the [[Andal]] [[Andal invasion|invasion]], in the time where House Yronwood ruled northern Dorne, from the mountain domains of [[House Wyl]] to the headwaters of the [[Greenblood]].
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'''High King of Dorne''' was a title claimed by some [[First Men]] rulers in [[Dorne]] prior to the [[Andal invasion]].
  
The title was also claimed by a ruler seated on a great wooden motte-and-bailey castle on the south bank of [[Greenwood]] near [[Lemonwood]]. This king was chosen by election from amongst a dozen noble families settled along the river or the eastern shores. These Kings hailed from [[House Wade]], [[House Shell (Dorne)|House Shell]], [[House Holt (Dorne)|House Holt]], [[House Brook]], [[House Hull]], [[House Lake (Dorne)|House Lake]], [[House Brownhill]], and [[House Briar]]. This system broke down when a disputed election set the royal houses to warring against each other. After a generation of conflict, three houses were extinct and the powerful [[river realm]] had shatttered into a dozen quarrelsome petty kingdoms.{{ref|TWOIAF| Kingdoms of the First Men}}
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==History==
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===House Yronwood===
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The lords of [[House Yronwood]] styled themselves High Kings of Dorne when they ruled northern Dorne, from the domains of [[House Wyl]] in the [[Red Mountains]] to the headwaters of the [[Greenblood]].
  
==References and Notes==
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===Houses of the Greenblood===
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The title was also claimed by a ruler seated on a great wooden motte-and-bailey castle on the south bank of the [[Greenblood]] near [[Lemonwood]]. This king was chosen by election from a dozen noble houses settled along the river or its eastern shores. These included Houses [[House Briar|Briar]], [[House Brook|Brook]], [[House Brownhill|Brownhill]], [[House Holt (Dorne)|Holt]], [[House Lake (Dorne)|Lake]], [[House Shell (Dorne)|Shell]], and [[House Wade|Wade]]. This powerful river realm ended when a disputed election led to warfare. After a generation of war, three houses were extinct and the realm had splintered into a dozen petty kingdoms.{{ref|TWOIAF| Kingdoms of the First Men}}
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==See also==
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*[[King of the Dornish]]
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==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:56, 3 February 2018

High King of Dorne was a title claimed by some First Men rulers in Dorne prior to the Andal invasion.

History

House Yronwood

The lords of House Yronwood styled themselves High Kings of Dorne when they ruled northern Dorne, from the domains of House Wyl in the Red Mountains to the headwaters of the Greenblood.

Houses of the Greenblood

The title was also claimed by a ruler seated on a great wooden motte-and-bailey castle on the south bank of the Greenblood near Lemonwood. This king was chosen by election from a dozen noble houses settled along the river or its eastern shores. These included Houses Briar, Brook, Brownhill, Holt, Lake, Shell, and Wade. This powerful river realm ended when a disputed election led to warfare. After a generation of war, three houses were extinct and the realm had splintered into a dozen petty kingdoms.[1]

See also

References

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, Kingdoms of the First Men.