An account of the last of the war of the kings by Maester Samwell

Following the battle of the three armies in King's Landing, King Jon II Stark burned the Iron Throne to nothing more than little pieces. The reason for this decision was mainly due to the fact that the King of the North saw the Iron Throne as a Targaryen institution and with both Targaryens dead, there was no need for it to remain. After the debris and dust had settled in the ruins of King's Landing a council was called and the lords of the realm all met to discuss what the fate of Westeros would be. After two years of war it was decided that the seven kingdoms would once again become seven kingdoms and so the kings at the end of the council of King's Landing were King Jon II Stark King of the North and the Trident, King Daven I Lannister King of the Westerlands, King Robert Arryn King of the Mountain and Vale, King Willas I Tyrell King of the Reach (a decision that came about after his father had died fighting rebel lords in the Reach and King Willas used his skills of negotiation to bring an end to the fighting and bring peace).

These were the kings that were ascertained as true and right by the laws of man and god. And yet there were issues still remaining, there were no kings on the Iron Islands with the deaths of Theon and Aeron Greyjoy the mainline of House Greyjoy had come to an end, and so a Kingsmoot was called once more and after much fighting and surprise it was decided that the Iron Islands would revert to what it had been in the age of Heroes, each island had a king and that was that. The Stormlands was a greater problem and many wars were fought over control for the kingdom, as Shireen Baratheon the last of the Baratheons had no desire to venture to a place that had never welcomed her or her father and so she remained in the north as a guest of King Jon II Stark. At the conclusion of the wars, the Stormlands were divided into many a petty kingdom as there was no agreement about whom should rule. Much the same occurred in the crownlands where many lords great and small fought and squabbled. But the wars of the kingdoms is a tale for another time. Needless to say that whilst there was much concern in the south about the fighting, the northern kingdoms retained a time of peace and plenty.

In the north, House Stark which had been so torn by the war of the five kings was brought back together. King Jon Stark was a good and noble king who healed his kingdom through trade agreements and sheer force of will. In time he would come to be known as King Jon the Great for bringing a broken kingdom up from its knees. The wildlings that had so plagued the north for generations were dealt with in the great ranging of 303 A.C. and were either killed or settled in lands on the Gift. The Night's Watch was turned into more of a border control service with the lands beyond the wall being incorporated into the kingdom of winter. Whilst in the Riverlands King Jon took an active part in negotiating trade deals and reparations from the various enemies of the crown during the war of the five kings. Such methods ultimately helped to rebuild the broken Riverlands and turn it into a thriving kingdom. King Jon II and his wife Queen Bethany had five children, Princes Robb, Eddard, Brandon and the Princesses Lyanna and Lyarra, who became known as the realms delights. They caused trouble and delight wherever they went and House Stark once more became beloved of the people. The king's youngest brother Prince Rickon was named Prince of a rebuilt Moat Cailin and as such became a powerful lord in his own right, staunchly loyal to Winterfell. Whilst the king's sisters went their own ways, Princess Arya becoming the first of the new Winter Guard, an order created to serve the King and his family. Whilst the Lady Sansa in time married Ser Harrold Hardying and became the Queen of the Vale. Tyrion Lannister, a man who once would have been considered an enemy became a trusted advisor and member of King Jon's court and was to be seen drinking and jesting with the sellsword Ser Bronn the Black.

The Riverlands, a kingdom most affected by war was brought from the brink of economic collapse to a time of great prosperity and peace by the efforts of King Jon Stark and Lord Edmure Tully. Tully worked tirelessly to ensure the good will and fortune of his people and spent many a night away from Riverrun on business. He was beloved by the people of the Riverlands for all that he had done and achieved. He and his wife Lady Roslin established a secure Tully dynasty with five children, Hoster, Edmyn, Brynden, Bethany and Catelyn were all born in quick succession and the people of the riverlands were cheered to know the succession was indeed secure.

In the Vale, King Robert was placed under the regency of Lord Yohn Royce, and though the child showed signs of improvement he died from a stroke in 305 A.C. at the age of only ten and three. And whilst the people of the Vale did mourn the passing of the boy king, they welcomed the ascension of the Young Falcon. Harrold Hardying now Harrold Arryn, was a good and just king. He was the very show of Knightly Chivalry and together with his wife Queen Sansa, they worked hard to ensure the safety and prosperity of their people through the winter, securing trade agreements with the other kingdoms as well as with the Free Cities. The Young Falcon and his Winter Wolf as Queen Sansa became known as had six children, all of whom were welcomed as securing the succession.

House Lannister, a house that's recent history had been fraught with much war and bloodshed was rescued from the abyss by King Daven I Lannister, known to history as Daven the Defiant. The man a noted warrior and commander showed some good sense in allying with the north and the Vale. For the harshness of the war was felt in the Westerlands as it was in the Riverlands. And much food and grain was provided through these alliances. Good will was built up and the stain of Tywin Lannister and his family was removed. Daven Lannister and his successors would do much to ensure the rebuilding of the Lannister name and reputation.

House Tyrell, another house that had paid for its desire to have its blood on the Iron Throne struggled through the winter and at winter's end was eventually more secure than it had been before. King Willas did much to ensure that the Reach remained strong and that House Tyrell continued to grow strong, and though he never married King Willas did much to encourage the development of learning in the kingdom and the rest of Westeros. His successors were his brother Garlan and his brothers' sons and grandsons.

The House of Baratheon, a house founded by a Bastard lived on through Lady Shireen who grew up in the cold expanses of Winterfell. She became part of the family of Winterfell and when she married Prince Rickon Stark in 310 A.C. the line of Baratheon came to an end. She lived a good and healthy life having four children before the sickness of 320 A.C. claimed her and that of her firstborn daughter.

The House of Martell, left reeling by numerous hits and blows spent its years recovering, Prince Doran affected by gout, died in his sleept some years later, whilst his daughter Arianne and his son Trystane continued the hard work and tried to restore peace and good will

Aegon the Conqueror forged Westeros and changed it for good, but with the last of the Targaryens dead, the seven kingdoms became individual kingdoms once more. And so here ends the lesson for today.