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The Targaryens came from the ancient civilization of Valyria, bringing dragons from the eastern continent and settling on the island of Dragonstone. After an unknown disaster known as the Doom of Valyria wiped out their homeland and killed most of the world's dragons, the Targaryens invaded Westeros.

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The Stark family traces its lineage back to the First Men, who landed in Westeros more than 10,000 years ago and eventually forged a lasting peace with the continent's druidic natives, the Children of the Forest. The Starks still worship the Old Gods of their forebears at the heart tree in Winterfell.

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Located in the Vale, the Arryns serve as wardens of the East from their mountain stronghold, the Eyrie - a key defense against the violent clans that surround their home. According to lore, the Andal knight Ser Artys Arryn took the Vale from the First Men, fighting from the back of a giant falcon.

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The principal house of the Riverlands, the Tullys of Riverrun rose to power during the Targaryen conquest. When the invaders attacked, Edmyn Tully rebelled against the King of the Isles, Harren the Black, and sided with Aegon Targaryen. Harren's other supporters soon followed suit, paving the way for the new king.

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Wealthy and powerful, the Freys are bannermen sworn to House Tully and control the river crossing known as The Twins. The House is led by Walder Frey, who took his eighth wife, a 15-year-old, when he himself was over 90. With his enormous brood of children, it is said of him that he could "field an army out of his britches."

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The House of Baratheon was founded after the conquest of Aegon Targaryen by the conqueror's general (and rumored bastard brother) Orys Baratheon. More recently, following Robert's Rebellion, the Baratheons of Storm's End seized the Iron Throne from the Mad King Aerys Targaryen and have ruled the Seven Kingdoms since.

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House Greyjoy's power dates back to the great Grey King during the Age of Heroes. Legend has it that the Grey King ruled the sea itself and took a mermaid for his wife. After the Targaryen conquest, the people of the Iron Islands chose the Greyjoys to serve as lords from Pyke.

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For centuries, the Tyrells served and occasionally intermarried with House Gardener, the ancient family of the King of the Reach. But after the Targaryen conquest eliminated the Gardeners, the Tyrells bent the knee to the Iron Throne and then rose to become principal house and warden of the South at Highgarden.

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The Lannisters descend in part from a group of Andals who invaded Westeros more than 6,000 years ago and settled at Casterly Rock. The family ruled as kings in their realm until the Targaryens brought dragons to conquer the continent, placing all the lords of Westeros under control of the Iron Throne.