 According to popular legend, the hero known as Lann the Clever tricked the Casterlys into giving up the Rock, and took it for himself.The Rock is renowned as the wealthiest region due to its abundance of gold mining resources, and it is one of the strongest castles of the Seven Kingdoms.It has never been taken in battle, despite attacks by the Iron Islanders and the plans of Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings.