This was the time when grand historical figures are said to have lived, such as Brandon the Builder, founder of House Stark in the north Lann the Clever, founder of House Lannister, who winkles Casterly Rock from the Casterlys in the westerlands or Garth the Gardener, founder of House Gardener in the Reach. Many of the noble houses of Westeros today trace their lineage back to the Age of Heroes. With the exception of the Drowned God of the Iron Islands and the Lady of the Waves and Lord of the Skies of the Three Sisters, the gods of the children become those of the First Men. In time, the First Men set aside many of their cultural differences to embrace the ways and customs of the children of the forest. The Pact endures for nearly four thousand years, and in that time, the children of the forest and the First Men grow closer. In time, the First Men adopt the worship of the old gods of the forest.ДЄge of Heroes: An era during the history of Westeros, which would be named so later for the great men and women who live in the years of peace and prosperity following the forging of the Pact. This pact gives the First Men dominion over the open lands and lets the children keep control over the forested areas. Signing of the Pact: After years of warfare, the First Men and children of the forest come to a standstill and finally agree to a peaceful coexistence, signing the Pact on the Isle of Faces. It proves unsuccessful, however, and the First Men gradually push deeper and deeper into Westeros, establishing hundreds of petty kingdoms. The First Men are more numerous, larger, stronger, and more technologically advanced than the children, who try to resist the invaders using their magic and obsidian weapons. In a futile attempt to end the invasion, the children use the hammer of the waters to shatter the land bridge, creating the Broken Arm and the island chain known as the Stepstones. The First Men invade Westeros: A human ethnic group from Essos, the First Men, invades Westeros by crossing the Arm of Dorne, bearing weapons of bronze. Note, that 'ca' is an abbreviation for the Latin word 'circa', meaning around, or approximately.Д«efore the coming of men: The lands of Westeros are inhabited in the Dawn Age by a mysterious race of diminutive humanoid creatures known as the children of the forest, as well as giants and other magical creatures. ДЄll dates are in relation to the Conquest of Aegon I Targaryen, using negative numbers for events before Aegon's Conquest. Martin is sometimes intentionally imprecise with dates or distances. The accuracy of the legends and myths that recount much of this history is openly questioned by the maesters of the Citadel, amongst others. Everything written about the Age of Heroes, the Dawn Age, and the Long Night originates from stories written down by septons thousands of years later. However, the oldest historic recounts in Westeros were written after the Andals' arrival to the continent, as the First Men used runes for carving on stone. For further detail, see years before Aegon's Conquest and years after Aegon's Conquest.ДЄccording to tradition, the known history of Westeros extends back over twelve thousand years, and its maesters speculate that the world itself may be forty thousand years old (or older, possibly five hundred thousand years or more). This timeline of major events attempts to lay out the most important points in the history of Westeros and Essos, based on dates and information given in the novels and supporting material.

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