"When it comes to drinking, when I was at Riverlands, I killed five Hogg boys by myself!"
A strong man with a stubble on his face slapped the table, the wine bottle was shaking and clanking in his other hand, and he didn't care about the spilled ale spilling on his clothes.
Some people couldn't stand the strong man's appearance and laughed at him, "Hey, the Sow's Horn of the Hogg family belongs to our Crownlands, right? What Riverlands are you bragging about? The thorny porcupine next door to his house" - then the Ward family is the Riverlands!"
As a permanent resident of the royal capital, regardless of whether he has "real estate" or not, he must be proudly called "Lord" to others.
They are also "treasured" about noble matters.
Hogg of Sow's Horn, a wealthy knight family loyal to Crownlands Harvard City. Their territory is located at the junction of Crownlands and Riverlands, and is also close to the land of the Ward family.
Ward is also a knight family, and they are loyal to Harrenhal's Whent Earl.
The two territories named after "Pigs" border each other.
The coat of arms of the Ward family is "three white porcupines on a yellow field", and the family motto is "Untouchable".
That's why it's called the "thorny porcupine."
At first, the man with the stubble on his chin was unhappy. "You know that Sow's Horn belongs to Crownlands? What's the matter, the members of the Hogg family have to stay in their knight collars for the rest of their lives, and they don't even take Whitegrove next door to whoring?"
A group of guests who were listening to the two talking to each other laughed loudly----
This is King's Landing's "Copper Pot" tavern.
It was evening at this time, and the noise almost blew off the roof.
The large and small wooden tables were soaked with wine and were shiny. Groups of drunkards gathered together, spitting and bragging about their "experiences", whether they were true or false, it was difficult to tell.
No wonder people say that places like pubs have always been a good place to obtain information.
The flames in the fireplace crackled, making everyone's faces turn red. The air was mixed with the mellow aroma of ale and the burnt aroma of barbecue, forming the most vivid smoke of fireworks at the bottom of the capital.
"Tch, who are the boys from the Hogg family?"
At the next table, a man wearing a coarse cloth jacket with his cuffs turned white took a deep sip from his wine glass, as if he wanted to join in the debate between the first two.
He sneered, deliberately prolonging his tone.
"I have had a drink with His Majesty the current King!"
The man also made a special gesture with his thumb and pointed at his nose.
As soon as these words came out, the noise in this corner of the tavern instantly subsided by half.
Several curious glances were cast towards him.
Someone pricked up their ears.
The two people who were arguing in front didn't care about the argument anymore, they wanted to see what new things this interfering guy could do.
When the man saw this, he couldn't help but become more proud. He straightened his back, patted his chest and said, "Just two days ago, my Bonel Earl had a drinking contest with King Robert. I was waiting on the side and got a glass of wine to drink. I even touched the glass with the King. Later, I saw with my own eyes that His Majesty the King was so drunk that he almost lost to us adults!"
"Bragging!"
Someone immediately retorted, "Who among King Robert and King's Landing doesn't know how drunk he is? When he overthrew Targaryen, he drank down more than a dozen lords at the celebration banquet. How could he lose to your family?"
"Yeah, I've never heard of Bonaire. Is he also the country lord of Riverlands?"
"I haven't heard of it either. Maybe it's Vale."
This guy really got it right.
Sweet Sister Island, ruled by the Bonnell family, is located in Biting Bay on the north side of Vale.
"I'm not bragging!"
The man became anxious and blushed, "If you don't believe me, ask me about this brother!"
He pointed at another drunken man next to him.
"Both of us are subordinates of Earl on Tianjie Island. This time we came to Red Keep with you to pay homage to Earl's prince, Duke Jon·Arryn. We happened to catch up with His Majesty the King as well.
His Majesty saw that our adults were generous, so he took us to Street of Silk to drink and have fun together. At the end of the drink, His Majesty patted our adults on the shoulders and said, "Have a great time!" Well, he said, "You will always come to drink with me in the future."
The man who was pointed out also nodded quickly, with his tongue hanging out, and he vaguely agreed, "Yes--it's true! His Majesty the King--even rewarded us with wine. The wine is as red as blood and is ten times better than the one in this tavern!"
The two of them responded to each other and talked from beginning to end.
The drunkards around him didn't sound fake, and they immediately became interested. They gathered around and asked for details.
Someone curiously asked, "Tianjie Island? Isn't that one of the three main islands of Three Sisters? I heard that all the people in that place are pirates?"
"What happened to the pirates?"
The man who had previously boasted that he had a drink with King Robert was scratching his head and was not convinced anymore.
"The people of our islands have always been free and uncontrolled!"
Taking advantage of the wine, he began to talk endlessly about things in his hometown.
Three Sisters is located north of the Fingers and south of the North White Harbor. It consists of three islands: Changjie Island, Tianjie Island and Miss Island.
Nominally, this is part of Vale and is under the jurisdiction of House Arryn of the Eyrie.
But in fact, the Sunderland family, the rulers of the islands, have always disobeyed the Eyrie's orders. From the lords to the islanders, they are all notoriously capricious, greedy and sinful, and only loyal to the interests of their own people.
Not to mention that the Eyrie can't command them at all, even if the king's will is, they may not take it seriously.
The people of these islands have neither listened to the tune nor the propaganda for many years - Jon Hand of the King was forced by Aerys II to raise the flag of rebellion and called on Vale ministers to gather at Gates of the Moon, but Triston Sunderland of the sister village did not even move.
"Since time immemorial, the people of our islands have been independent from Yankee or Southern rule.
The boss of our boss, the Sunderland family, is both the lord of the three islands and the pirate king of Biting Bay----
This time our adults came to the capital in person to give Jon Hand of the King face. After all, he is the adoptive father of the king and has become Hand of the King. My family Earl has just inherited the territory, so it is unreasonable not to give him face."
The man sipped his wine and said in a loud voice, "If there were any other Arryn master, we adults might not come if we were invited."
Someone asked, "I heard that Three Sisters had a grudge against House Stark of the North before?"
"You know a lot, kid!"
The man slapped the table and his voice suddenly increased. "Two thousand years ago, our archipelago was an independent kingdom, how awesome! Taking advantage of House Stark's weakness, our people directly captured Wolf's Den, which had been gray House Stark, as the archipelago people's foothold in the North!
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. House Stark later became stronger and came over with its troops, destroying the islands to a great extent----"
He couldn't be specific. In fact, it was House Stark who brought fire and sword and severely ravaged Three Sisters. It was called "Ling" in history.
Insulting the three sisters".
The man's tone became indignant. "We islanders couldn't defeat the the North people, so we asked the king of Arryn in the valley for help and promised to submit to drive away the powerful enemy from the north.
The result is good, the Eyrie is useless!
Over the next thousand years, Biting Bay became the central battlefield fought over by Vale and the North. The island's resources were drained and many people died.
Although the Arryn family won in the end, who doesn't know that House Stark was tired from fighting and was too lazy to keep up with us!"
This person was right. Back then, Stark had lost interest in the "three sisters" and the hundreds of years of tug-of-war and took the initiative.
Let Arryn win".
Three Sisters is now under the rule of Vale.
To this day, people in Three Sisters have not forgotten their ancient hatred. They still hate northerners, and they don't have much favorable impressions of Vale's Arryn.
After all, if I had known it would end like this, there would be no need to ask Arryn for help.
"Arryn--hehe, Arryn is of no use! We--even the God we believe in--is different!"
The drunker man next to him added, "Before Andals came - we only believed in the ancient god Lady Wave and the Lord of the Sky! Have you heard of it - you, have you heard of it?"
The drunkards who gradually gathered together shook their heads in unison.
"Jun Ye" also has times when he is ignorant and ignorant.
The two Old Gods that the islanders of Three Sisters believe in are handed down from the era when Children of the Forest and First Men were enemies.
Legend has it that when these two ancient gods meet to create clouds and rain, the entire Bite Bay will "produce" terrifying storms, which were regarded as a sacred omen by the islanders in ancient times.
Drowned God and the Storm God----Poseidon and Goddess of the Wind----The Wave Lady and the Lord of the Sky----
Westeros The names of the ancient gods in the southeast, northwest and northwest are all different, but as long as they mix on the sea - they all happen to be paired together, which is surprisingly similar.
Instigated by a group of drunkards, the big-mouthed man and his companions boasted louder and louder.
Sweet Sister Island Earl Godric Bonnell hit it off with the king and became fair-weather friends. Once it got into the mouths of the former's men, it became a talking point in the tavern.
From drinking with the king, to chatting about the "wiseness and martial prowess" of his own lord, Godric Bonnell, he started to talk nonsense about the "business" on his own islands.
"You think we live on the island and only make a living by selling crab seafood and goat cheese? Let me tell you, those are just small amounts of money!"
The man lowered his voice, his eyes filled with pride.
"The real money comes from "salvage"!"
The man was obviously drunk, and he was attracted by everyone's eager eyes. He actually talked about the black industry that they openly traded in the central city of Seven Kingdoms.
Three Sisters was a paradise for pirates long ago.
During the War of Conquest period, after the Eastern Fleet was burned down by Dragonfire, Queen Visenya·Targaryen rode Vhagar to this place to quell the chaos.
After seeing the huge dragon with an exaggerated size, Three Sisters, who had taken the opportunity to rebel, quickly surrendered.
Later it became a den for smugglers and a refuge for Seven Kingdoms criminals.
To this day, the residents of the archipelago rely on smuggling, banditry, and theft to make ends meet.
Queen Visenya·Targaryen: