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[[File:Joshua Cairos Unexpected Delay.png|thumb|450px|Men from [[House Frey]], by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Rivermen'''{{ref|ACOK|11}}{{ref|ASOS|14}} or '''riverlanders'''{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} are natives of the [[riverlands]], a central region of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]].

==Ethnicity==
[[File:Riders of the Red Fork Lin Bo.png|thumb|350px|Riders of the [[Red Fork]], by Lin Bo © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[riverlands]] were settled in antiquity by the [[First Men]], who established numerous petty kingdoms in the region over many centuries.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} The realms of the First Men were then conquered during the [[coming of the Andals]] to the riverlands.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} Since the defeated First Men outnumbered the newcomers, the victorious [[Andal]] warlords incorporated the First Men into their new kingdoms instead of extinguishing them.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} There have  been hundreds or possibly thousands of years of intermarriage since then, so hardly anyone is pure First Man or Andal.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Event_Horizon_Chat Event Horizon Chat], March 18, 1999</ref>

Many [[northmen]] settled in the riverlands after the [[Dance of the Dragons]], marrying riverwomen at [[Widow Fairs]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Culture==
===Religion===
Brought to [[Westeros]] by the [[Andals]],{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} the [[Faith of the Seven]] has become the most common religion in the [[riverlands]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} There are several [[septries]] in the territory,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}{{ref|ASOS|39}}{{ref|AFFC|31}} and many [[sept]]s and [[motherhouse]]s were established during the reign of [[Humfrey I Teague]], [[King of the Rivers and the Hills]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} The [[Faith Militant]] was once strong among the rivermen, and [[Stoney Sept]] was known for its chapter of [[Warrior's Sons]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Unlike most river lords, [[House Blackwood]] of [[Raventree Hall]] continue to follow the [[old gods]] of the [[First Men]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} [[Northmen]] who remained after the [[Dance of the Dragons]] also continued to worship the old gods.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

===Customs===
[[File:Stoney Sept.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Stoney Sept]], by Marc Scheff © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Much of life in the [[riverlands]] is centered on its namesake rivers, such as the three forks of the [[Trident]] and the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} Fishermen, farmers, merchants, and [[mummers]] use the rivers as part of their livelihood.{{ref|ASOS|1}}

[[Guest right]] is an important custom in the riverlands.{{ref|ASOS|49}}{{ref|ADWD|48}}

The quarrelsome river lords{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} have a fractious history.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} [[House Tully]]'s funeral customs have the deceased member released into the [[Red Fork]] on a small boat, which is then set on fire with a fire arrow. The burning boat and its occupant then sink into the river.{{ref|ASOS|35}} [[Bastard]]s of noble origin from the riverlands may be given the surname "Rivers".{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{ref|AGOT|29}}{{ref|ACOK|4}}

[[Smallfolk]] shun [[High Heart]], believing that the hill is haunted by [[children of the forest]].{{ref|ASOS|22}}

The [[Lady of the Leaves]] leads a community living in the branches of a forest.{{ref|ASOS|22}} The [[green men]] tend to the [[weirwood]]s on the [[Isle of Faces]] within the [[Gods Eye]], which is rarely visited by anyone from the mainland.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Coming of the First Men}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|In times of peace, they would have encountered fisherfolk in their skiffs, grain barges being poled downstream, merchants selling needles and bolts of cloth from floating shops, perhaps even a gaily painted mummer's boat with quilted sails of half a hundred colors, making its way upriver from village to village and castle to castle.{{ref|ASOS|1}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==References==
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