King of the Trident

King of the Trident, King of the Rivers and the Hills, and River King were titles used by various kings from the riverlands before Aegon's Conquest. The titles refer to the numerous rivers in the kingdom, such as the Trident with its three forks, and the Blackwater Rush. The hills between the riverlands and the westerlands were also historically contested by river kings and Kings of the Rock. The title was taken up once more by House Mallister after the Seven Kingdoms split due to another civil war between House Targaryen of King's Landing and House Targaryen of Summerhall.
== History ==
Numerous houses ruled the riverlands as First Men river kings, including Houses Fisher, Blackwood, Bracken, and Mudd. The Mudds ruled from the Trident to the Neck, and reigned as kings for a thousand years before the coming of the Andals.
The coming of the Andals led to the downfall of the Mudds, and the division of the riverlands by the Andal conquerors. Petty lords fought each other for centuries as rival river kings. House Justman rose to power, and ruled all of the riverlands for nearly three centuries, but they were eventually extinguished by ironborn. Blackwoods, Brackens, Charltons, Mallisters, and Vances then fought each other as rival kings in the following century. The Hooks were also river kings of old, although it is unknown if they ruled during the First Men or Andal eras.
After another century of conflict, House Teague conquered the riverlands with the aid of sellswords from across the narrow sea. According to a semi-canon source, the Teagues may not have had an uninterrupted rule, instead being contested by other river dynasties for generations. The Teagues, the last of the native river kings, were eventually extinguished in the Battle of Six Kings, and the riverlands passed first to the Storm Kings from House Durrandon, and then the Kings of the Isles and the Rivers from House Hoare.
During the Conquest, Aegon the Conqueror created the title of Lord Paramount of the Trident for the liege lord of the riverlands within the Seven Kingdoms.
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== Known Kings ==
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