1. Timeline: History of Westeros
(World of Westeros/History)

...  - First Men come to Westeros 12,000 — 10,000 - Wars between the First Men and the children of the forest 10,000 - The Pact between the First Men and the children of the forest 8,000 ...

2. The Long Night
(World of Westeros/History)

... and nearly destroyed the First Men. This terrible period ended in the Battle for the Dawn, where the first members of the Night’s Watch drove back the Others. The legacy of this time was the founding of ...

3. The Age of Heroes
(World of Westeros/History)

The truce between the First Men and Children of the Forest (The Pact) marked the end of the Dawn Age and the beginning of the Age of Heroes. A hundred kingdoms rose and fell. This was a rugged time where ...

4. The Pact
(World of Westeros/History)

The war between the First Men and the children lasted for many centuries — perhaps as long as 2,000 years — before peace was forged. This Pact between the two people was commemorated at the Isle of Faces, ...

5. Languages of Westeros
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

There are many languages spoken in Westeros. The following is a list of the most commonly known: • First Tongue The ancient language of the First Men. This language is still spoken among the Giants. ...

6. The Andals
(World of Westeros/History)

... the First Men. The Andals brought with them steel and the religion of the Seven. They warred with the First Men for centuries, destroying both the weirwoods and the children of the forest whenever they ...

7. The First Men
(World of Westeros/History)

Roughly 12,000 years before the reign of Robert Baratheon, the First Men came to Westeros on a land bridge between the eastern continent and the land that would later be named Dorne. These men brought ...

8. Benjen Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... He is tall and friendly, and gaunt with the Stark features showing the blood of the First Men. Despite the weight of his duty, Ben often has a hint of laughter behind his blue-grey eyes, and is an affable, ...

9. The Stark Direwolves
(World of Westeros/People)

... as they stood there amidst the gently falling snow. — Bran Stark, A Game of Thrones Legends have it the blood of the skinchangers, or wargs, runs in the veins of the First Men. The children of Lord Eddard ...

10. Names in the Seven Kingdoms & Beyond
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

... names in Westeros. By now, the groups are heavily intermingled so there is some blurring, but the most common names are Andal in origin. The older names of the First Men stand out because they are short ...

11. History of the Tyrells
(World of Westeros/History)

The Tyrells are descended through the female line from Garth Greenhand, the gardener king of the First Men. From there, they rose to power as stewards for the Kings of the Reach, whose territories stretched ...

12. History of the Arryns
(World of Westeros/History)

The Vale was originally held by the First Men, as was so much of Westeros in the earliest days. When the Andals arrived, they landed in the Fingers. From that point, they would wrest control of the Vale ...

13. Eddard Stark, Ned
(World of Westeros/People)

... of the First Men running through their veins. Their earliest royal predecessor was Brandon the Builder, and the scions of Winterfell never forget their historical links to the wall he created. The warmth ...

14. Races
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

... only in the lands to the extreme north, beyond the Wall. They ride mammoths into battle, wielding crude clubs that are little more than logs. They speak the Old Tongue of the First Men. Children of the ...

15. Storm's End
(World of Westeros/Strongholds)

Storm's End is the seat of House Baratheon and, before them, the ancestral seat of the Storm Kings extending back many thousands of years. According to legend, the first Storm King in the age of the First ...

16. Pyke
(World of Westeros/Strongholds)

... Chair is carved to resemble a Kraken and is made of black oily stone; it rests on a dais in the great hall. It is said that the Seastone Chair was found on the shore of Old Wyk when the First Men first ...

17. Moat Cailin
(World of Westeros/Strongholds)

Moat Cailin is said to be the oldest fortress in Westeros, raised by the First Men over ten thousand years ago to protect the North from attack. It consisted of twenty towers overlooking the causeway leading ...

18. House Karstark
(Houses of Westeros/Minor Houses)

... steeped in the acient traditions of the North and the first men. They are eager to see justice — as they see it — meted out to the wrong doers. Holdings The Karstarks hold the stronghold of Karhold ...

19. House Umber
(Houses of Westeros/Minor Houses)

Beyond the Last River, the Umbers of Last Hearth rule a vast and wild domain. The Umbers have a history of both ferocity in battle and loyalty to the Starks. History An ancient line of the First Men, ...

20. House Tyrell
(Houses of Westeros/Great Houses)

... Greenhand, the gardener king of the First Men, through the female line. Harlen Tyrell, steward to the last King of the Reach, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon the Conqueror after the death of King Mern ...