The Rills
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The Rills are a stretch of rough country in the North, wedged between the Barrowlands, the Stony Shore, and the shore of Blazewater Bay. House Ryswell, horse-breeders by trade, rules over this difficult ground today, a lordship that once belonged to another line entirely.
History
Houses Ryder and Ryswell
Before the Ryswells, the Rills answered to House Ryder, once petty kings of the North until the Starks brought them to heel as sworn vassals. That line eventually died out, and lordship over the Rills passed to the Ryswells, who hold it still.
One old story remembered here is that of the seventy-nine sentinels: a band of Night's Watch deserters sought shelter at the castle of the Ryswell lord of the time, who sent them back to the Wall instead of taking them in.
Closer to living memory, Brandon Stark often rode through this rough country, and on one such ride he met Barbrey Ryswell.
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War of the Five Kings
Spearmen for Ruby Ford
When Roose Bolton leaves men at Ruby Ford to hold back the Mountain's advance, spearmen from the Rills are among them.
Around the same time, Maester Aemon sends a raven to the region asking for help against the wildlings Mance Rayder is leading toward the Wall.
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Siege of Moat Cailin
The Ryswells muster the men of the Rills and lead them against the ironmen holding the Fever River, tightening the siege around Moat Cailin.
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On the map
On the map
Who rules it
- House Ryder of the Rills · Seated here
- House Ryswell of the Rills · Seated here
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What we are not sure about
PositionWe worked it out
The position was inferred from the label on the base map rather than from a symbol of its own: it marks the area, not the point.
Books and show
Where it appears
In the books (4)
- A Storm of Swords
- A Dance with Dragons
- A Clash of Kings
- The World of Ice & Fire
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Storm of Swords | Book | Spearmen for Ruby Ford |
| A Dance with Dragons | Book | Siege of Moat Cailin |