Maester Mando Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hi everybody,I have one question. TWOIAFtells us that House Tarth is of Andal origin, but also that they were kings once. How is This possible if the storm kings already ruled over the island in times of the first men? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naseridrl Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Maybe when the Andals took it they asserted independence from the Storm Kings. Then after intermarriage they bent the knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LmL Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 There's some confusion on Tarth. Morne is said to be FM, and indeed I believe this is true, as House Evenstar was pre-FM, but maesters say the construction is Andal. I think the kings were the Evenstars and they eventually submitted to the Durrandons before the Andals arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Beth the Cat Lady Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I think the Andal origin thing is an in-world mistake. I think the maesters saw what they thought was Andal iconography in Morne, but it was something else. This is part of a rather complicated theory I'm working on--nice to know I'm not the only one who's eyebrows were raised by that inconsistency in Tarth. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Beth the Cat Lady Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 PS, I address my theory on this briefly in my "God-King by Any Other Name" post if you're interested. It needs a lot more textual support, though, which is what I'm working on currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LmL Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Maester Mando I highly recommend Beth's theories, btw, especially if you're interested in Tarth. She's got some original ideas :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSovereignGrave Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 There's some confusion on Tarth. Morne is said to be FM, and indeed I believe this is true, as House Evenstar was pre-FM, but maesters say the construction is Andal. I think the kings were the Evenstars and they eventually submitted to the Durrandons before the Andals arrived. I think what happened is that House Evenstar were Kings, and the Storm King integrated the island into the Stormland by marriage, snd then the Andal Invasion happened that resulted in House Tarth conquering the island and ruling it as independent Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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