Annotations from item #46267066:

House Greystark of the Wolf's Den was a cadet branch of House Stark during the time of the Kings in the North.

History

Established at the Wolf's Den on land which would eventually become White Harbor, the Greystarks lasted for five centuries until they presumed to join House Bolton in rebellion against the Starks of Winterfell.




Annotations from item #46267067:

House Grimm of Greyshield rules the island Greyshield, one of the Shield Islands of the Reach, from their castle, Grimston.

Neither their arms nor their words appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they blazon their shield as an iron escutcheon with silver studs on a grey-green field strewn with longships proper.

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History

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Grimm declared Greyshield for the blacks.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

The Shield Islands are a considerable sea strength and are the first line of defense when the ironborn try to sail up the Mander to sack the wealth of the Reach. Hotho Harlaw reports that Lord Guthor Grimm's septon decided the gods had spoken and surrendered the castle Grimston after Ser Harras Harlaw defeated seven men. After the conquest of the Shield Islands, King Euron Greyjoy gives Greyshield to Harras.

House Grimm at the end of the third century

The known Grimms during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:




Annotations from item #46267068:

House Haigh is a noble house from the riverlands. Their arms are a black pitchfork on a golden bar sinister on russet.

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Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Ser Harys Haigh is with Lord Roose Bolton's army at Harrenhal.

A Storm of Swords

Meera Reed tells Bran Stark that during the tourney at Harrenhal, a squire serving a member of House Haigh accosted a crannogman. The knight of House Haigh was later defeated in the tourney by the Knight of the Laughing Tree and told to teach his squire honor.

While staying the night at the Twins before her brother Edmure's wedding, Catelyn Stark encounters Leslyn, Harys, and Donnel Haigh drinking in the great hall along with Lame Lothar Frey, Ser Raymund Frey, Lord Lucias Vypren, Ser Damon Vypren, and Ser Hosteen Frey.

Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark encounter Donnel when they are trying to sneak into the Twins; Sandor mentions he has beaten Donnel in many melees, once almost killing him.

During the Red Wedding, Leslyn loses half an ear while trying to capture Greatjon Umber. Harys fights a Vance with the aid of Black Walder Frey.

A Feast for Crows

Ser Harys and Ser Donnel accompany their cousin Ser Arwood Frey to respond to the raid on Saltpans.

House Haigh at the end of the third century

The known Haighs during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267069:

House Hamell is a noble house from the Westerlands. They blazon their arms with an erminois maunch on pink, an erminois border. Their words are not known.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

A banner of House Hamell is among those gathered to escort the corpse of Lord Tywin Lannister back to Casterly Rock.

House Hamell at the end of the third century

The known Hamells during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267070:

House Harclay is one of the northern mountain clans in the north. They live in the hills to the north of the wolfswood.

According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their shield with three blue moons, waxing, full, waning, on a white bend, on blue.

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Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Ronnel Harclay is a ranger of the Night's Watch and is part of the great ranging that sets out to fight Mance Rayder and look for Benjen Stark.

A Storm of Swords

After the fight at the Fist, Ronnel is among the remaining man who retreat to Craster's Keep. He commands the rangers after the death of Thoren Smallwood.

Maester Aemon sends a raven to House Harclay in a plea for help to defend Castle Black from wildlings.

A Dance with Dragons

Stannis Baratheon travels to the northern mountains,

House Harclay at the end of the third century

The known Harclays during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267071:

House Hardy is a noble house from the crownlands. Their lands are located on Crackclaw Point. Neither their arms nor their words have appeared.

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History

Lord Lucifer Hardy is remembered as being a champion who brought peace to Crackclaw Point, but the peace did not last past his lifetime.

A knight from House Hardy served in the Kingsguard.

House Hardy at the end of the third century

The known Hardys during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

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Annotations from item #46267072:

House Hardyng is a noble house from the Vale of Arryn. They blazon their arms with a field of red and white diamonds.

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History

Ser Humfrey Hardyng participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC, beginning the tourney as one of the champions. He remained a champion, even after Prince Aerion Targaryen killed his horse. Humfrey took Ser Duncan the Tall's side in the trial of seven. He was severely injured and later died of his wounds.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Harrold Hardyng is the ward of Lady Anya Waynwood. He is the heir presumptive of the Vale should anything befall Lord Robert Arryn. Harrold takes part in a small melee held at Runestone only for squires. He wins the melee and is knighted by Lord Yohn Royce as his reward.

House Hardyng at the end of the third century

The known Hardyngs during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267073:

House Harlaw of Harlaw is one of the most powerful houses from the Iron Islands, ruling over the entire island of Harlaw from the castle of Ten Towers. Their blazon is a silver scythe on black. Their motto has not appeared in the books.

All the other houses of Harlaw pledge fealty to them, including Houses Volmark, Stonetree, Myre and Kenning. Cadet branches of the Harlaws are located at Grey Garden, Harlaw Hall, Harridan Hill, and the Tower of Glimmering.

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History

Antiquity

A longship of Ten Towers by Lukasz Jaskolski © Fantasy Flight Games

The Harlaws of antiquity were rock and salt kings on the island of Harlaw.

The young Erich V Harlaw, High King of the Iron Islands, recovered Fair Isle for the ironborn, but he eventually lost the island once he grew old. His son, Harron Harlaw, slew Gareth II Gardener, King of the Reach, at Oldtown.

Iron Throne

The Harlaws' keep was Harlaw Hall until the era of Lord Theomore Harlaw, the grandfather of Lord Rodrik Harlaw's grandfather. Theomore had lost three newborn sons due to the dampness and unhealthiness of Harlaw Hall and decided to build a better located dwelling. Since Theomere was a man who often changed his opinion, he built ten different keeps that eventually were connected by wallwalks and covered bridges, creating the castle that would be known as the Ten Towers.

Ser Harras Harlaw, the wielder of Nightfall, was a friend of Rodrik Greyjoy.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Lady Alannys Harlaw dwells on Harlaw with her brother, Lord Rodrik Harlaw, and sister, Lady Gwynesse.

Longships with the silver scythe of the Harlaws are seen by Theon Greyjoy at Lordsport after Balon Greyjoy calls his banners. When entering the great hall with his father's captains Theon sees some Harlaws from Harlaw.

Gevin, Dykk, and at least two other Harlaws join Theon during the harrying of the Stony Shore and the capture of Winterfell. They are probably slain by Bolton men in the sack of Winterfell.

A Feast for Crows

Ten Towers by Trevor Cook © Fantasy Flight Games

After the death of Balon Greyjoy, the King of the Isles and the North, and the seizure of the Seastone Chair at Pyke by Euron Greyjoy, Lord Rodrik summons lords of the Iron Islands to Ten Towers on behalf of his niece, Asha Greyjoy.

Lord Harlaw's *Sea Song* is seen on the shores of Old Wyk

Rodrik, Harras, and Hotho are part of the taking of the Shields commanded by King Euron. Hotho reports how Harras planted his standard beneath the Grimm castle and defied them to single combat. After seven champions had been defeated, Lord Guthor Grimm's septon decided the gods had spoken and surrendered Grimston.

Victarion sees Lords Rodrik Harlaw, Gorold Goodbrother, and Dunstan Drumm talking at the yard of Oakenshield Castle. The three share their fear of a Tyrell reprisal. Harras is named Lord of Greyshield by Euron, a move Victarion interprets as a way to gain his loyalty at Rodrik's cost. This also makes Hotho the new heir to Ten Towers.

A Dance with Dragons

Because Rodrik refuses to have Harlaws fight Harlaws, Asha flees Old Wyk for Deepwood Motte.

House Harlaw at the end of the third century

Ten Towers Honor Guard by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games

The known Harlaws during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

More distant relatives of Lord Rodrik include:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

Historical Members

Sworn Houses

Quotes

Asha: I need you to raise the men of Harlaw.
Rodrik: The men of Harlaw are here. The ones who count. Some were shouting Euron's name. I will not set Harlaw against Harlaw.

- Asha Greyjoy and Rodrik Harlaw




Annotations from item #46267074:

House Harlaw of Grey Garden is a cadet branch of the main House Harlaw that rules the eponymous island from their seat at the Ten Towers. Their seat is Grey Garden.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Ser Harras Harlaw, the Knight of Grey Garden, is the cousin and designated heir of Lord Rodrik Harlaw. His personal banner is the Harlaw scythe quartered with the peacock of his mother's House Serrett. He also bears a Valyrian steel sword called Nightfall.

The banner of Ser Harras is spotted by Asha Greyjoy at Ten Towers.

Hotho Harlaw reports to Victarion Greyjoy that during the Battle of the Shield Islands, Harras planted his standard beneath Grimston, the Grimm castle on Greyshield, and defeated seven men. The septon in the castle believed the gods had spoken and had surrendered the castle to Harras. He is named Lord of Greyshield by King Euron Greyjoy.

House Harlaw of Grey Garden at the end of the third century




Annotations from item #46267075:

House Harlaw of Harlaw Hall is a cadet branch of the main House Harlaw that rules the eponymous island from their seat at the Ten Towers. Their seat is Harlaw Hall.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Sigfryd Harlaw's banner is spotted by Asha Greyjoy at Ten Towers.

House Harlaw of Harlaw Hall at the end of the third century

Family tree




Annotations from item #46267076:

House Harlaw of Harridan Hill is a cadet branch of the main House Harlaw that rules the eponymous island from their seat at the Ten Towers. Their seat is Harridan Hill.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Boremund Harlaw goes to Ten Towers to lend his support to Asha Greyjoy in the upcoming kingsmoot.

House Harlaw of Harlaw Hall at the end of the third century

Family tree




Annotations from item #46267077:

House Harlaw of the Tower of Glimmering is a cadet branch of the main House Harlaw that rules the eponymous island from their seat at the Ten Towers. The cadet branch's seat is the Tower of Glimmering.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Hotho Humpback goes to Ten Towers to support Asha Greyjoy's bid to become Queen of the Iron Islands. He gives his cousin, Lord Rodrik Harlaw, a copy of Archmaester Marwyn's *The Book of Lost Books* in the hope it might convince Rodrik to marry his daughter.

At the kingsmoot Hotho offers his support to Victarion Greyjoy if he agrees to marry his daughter. Victarion says that Hotho is Lord Rodrik's heir, though Rodrik himself had designated their cousin Harras the Knight.

Hotho reports Ser Harras's capture of Greyshield to Victarion at the feast celebrating their victory at the Battle of the Shield Islands. With Harras named Lord of Greyshield by Euron Crow's Eye, Hotho Humpback is the new heir to Ten Towers and the titles of Lord of the Ten Towers, Lord of Harlaw, and Harlaw of Harlaw.

House Harlaw of the Tower of Glimmering at the end of the third century

Family tree




Annotations from item #46267078:

House Harlton is a noble house from Castlewood in the riverlands.*.

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History

Because the Harltons were loyal to House Targaryen during Robert's Rebellion, Lord Harlton was executed for treason by Lord Hoster Tully. The late Lord Harlton's daughter, Marianne, was then raised by his heir and younger brother, the childless Arwood Harlton. Lord Arwood became a friend of Lord Raynald Sarwyck.

House Harlton at the end of the third century

The known Harltons during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

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The known Harltons appearing in *Game of Thrones* are:

Household




Annotations from item #46267079:

House Harroway of Harrenhal is an extinct noble house from Harrenhal in the riverlands. According to semi-canon sources they blazoned their arms with per bend sinister orange and black rayonne, a castle counterchanged.

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History

House Harroway was the third noble house to rule Harrenhal. Lord Lucas Harroway receiving the title and lands after the extinction of House Qoherys in 37 AC.

Alys became a queen upon her return to Westeros in 42 AC, after Maegor had claimed the Iron Throne. In 43 AC, Maegor named Lord Lucas as his new Hand of the King. Later that year, Lucas fought on Maegor's side in the Battle Beneath the Gods Eye in 43 AC.

In 44 AC House Harroway was wiped out by Maegor after Alys had given birth to a monstrosity. Maegor's third wife, Queen Tyanna, had convinced him Alys had been having affairs, and provided the names of the men she had supposedly been sleeping with. This resulted in the execution of every Harroway Maegor could find, both in King's Landing, Harrenhal, and Lord Harroway's Town.

Harrenhal passed to House Towers after the destruction of the Harroways,

In 48 AC, Queen Tyanna confessed to having poisoned Alys's child in the womb.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark visit Lord Harroway's Town and find it has been washed out by the overflowing Trident.

A Feast for Crows

Petyr Baelish uses the extinction of House Harroway as an example of the fate of those who claim to own Harrenhal.

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267080:

House Harte is a noble house from the Crownlands. It is sworn to House Baratheon of King's Landing. Neither its arms nor words have appeared in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with three red hart's heads caboshed on a white bend on vair.

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Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Ser Elwood Harte fights for King Joffrey I at the Battle of the Blackwater. Ser Donnel Swann surrenders to Elwood after he is injured in the battle.

A Storm of Swords

Tom of Sevenstreams sings a song called "Lord Harte Rode Out on a Rainy Day".

House Harte at the end of the third century

The known Hartes during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267081:

House Hastwyck is a noble house from the Reach. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with barry olive and ivory.

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History

Ser Morgil Hastwyck slandered Queen Naerys Targaryen, possibly with the encouragement of King Aegon IV Targaryen. Morgil was slain by Prince Aemon the Dragonknight.

House Hastwyck at the end of the third century

The known Hastwycks during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267082:

House Hasty is a noble house from the Stormlands. They blazon their arms with a white bend cotised on purple.

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History

Ser Bonifer the Good was a promising tourney knight in his youth, and shared a mutual infatuation with Princess Rhaella Targaryen. When she was engaged to her brother Aerys, Bonifer dedicated himself to the Faith of the Seven.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Ser Bonifer Hasty is captured at the Battle of the Blackwater after fighting for Stannis Baratheon. He submits to the rule of King Joffrey Baratheon.

A Feast for Crows

Bonifer and the Holy Hundred are part of Ser Jaime Lannister's force sent from King's Landing to take part in the capture of Riverrun. On the way to Riverrun, the force stops at Harrenhal, where Bonifer is named castellan of the castle during the absence of Lord Petyr Baelish.

House Hasty at the end of the third century

The known Hastys during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267083:

House Hawick of Saltpans is a noble house from Saltpans in the riverlands. Neither their arms nor their motto appear in the books. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with white sea birds strewn on a blue field.

House Hawick at the end of the third century

The known Hawicks during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267084:

House Hawthorne is a noble house from the Westerlands. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with interlocked rings of black thorns and pink flowers, on a green field. Their words are not known.

House Hawthorne at the end of the third century

The known Hawthornes during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267085:

House Hayford of Hayford is a noble house from Hayford in the crownlands, less than a day's ride from King's Landing. It is sworn directly to the Iron Throne. Their blazon is green fretty over gold, a green pale wavy.

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History

During the First Blackfyre Rebellion, Lord Hayford was a noted loyalist who was named Hand of the King to Daeron II Targaryen just before the Battle of the Redgrass Field. Ser Arlan of Pennytree served him during the rebellion. Lord Hayford was slain by Lord Gormon Peake during the battle.

When Lord Bloodraven marched on Whitewalls to quash the Second Blackfyre Rebellion, among the houses who came in support were the Hayfords.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The current head and of the house is Lady Ermesande Hayford, a baby and the last of her line. She is in attendance during the tourney on King Joffrey's name day.

A Feast for Crows

Ser Jaime Lannister camps his force beneath the walls of Hayford. He visits with the castellan and discusses the whereabouts of Tyrek. It seems that the War of the Five Kings has not touched the Hayford lands much, although one of their vassals, House Hogg, was raided by forces under Ser Amory Lorch.

House Hayford at the end of the third century

The known Hayfords during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical Members

Sworn Houses

Quotes

They have lusty wenches in House Hayford.

- Jaime Lannister to Lewys Piper




Annotations from item #46267086:

House Heddle is a noble house of landed knights from the riverlands..

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History

Ser Jon Heddle, known as Long Jon, was a knight in the 1st century AC. When he was crippled and done with adventuring, he took over the old inn at the crossroads between the Kingsroad, the river road, and the high road. Jon took to ironworking as well, creating a sign for his inn in the shape of a three-headed dragon. The iron sign would clank in the wind and gave the inn its new name, the Clanking Dragon.

Many years later in 196 AC, when Long Jon's son was an old man, the First Blackfyre Rebellion broke out. Lord Darry, then overlord of the inn's lands, was a famous Targaryen supporter. He saw the inn's black iron dragon sign and became angry because it resembled the coat of arms of the rebels, House Blackfyre; he cut it down, hacked it to pieces, and threw it into the river. Eventually one of the iron dragon's heads washed up on the Quiet Isle, red with rust.

Some years later, a descendant of Long Jon, Ser Tommard Heddle, sought the hand of Lord Ambrose Butterwell's daughter, killing three of her other suitors. The two were married and Black Tom Heddle became a sword of House Butterwell's household and commander of the garrison at Whitewalls. In 211 AC, Lord Butterwell and Black Tom became involved with the Second Blackfyre Rebellion. When Black Tom attempted to capture or kill Egg, the disguised prince and squire to Ser Duncan the Tall, he was challenged and killed by Dunk. The rebellion was put down within the day.

Over time, the Heddles' inn became known as the River Inn, where one could take a ferry across to Lord Harroway's Town and Whitewalls. However, the river moved and soon that name faded. Masha Heddle's grandfather was the innkeeper at the time the river moved, c.220 AC-230 AC.

When Catelyn Tully was a child, Masha was kind to her, and gave her and other children sweet cakes.

Recent events

The Heddles' inn, at the crossroads.

A Game of Thrones

Lady Catelyn Stark and Ser Rodrik Cassel stay at the inn at the crossroads while returning to the north from King's Landing. There they encounter Tyrion Lannister, whom they arrest and take with them when they leave. Masha Heddle begs the nobles to take their fight elsewhere, but is refused.

Later, Lord Tywin Lannister takes revenge on Masha, hanging her on a gibbet in the yard of the inn. He takes the inn as his quarters while he is encamped at the crossroads. Tyrion sees Masha's body when he meets his father at the inn, after leaving the Eyrie with his clansmen.

A Storm of Swords

After Masha Heddle's death, her nephew reopens the inn, bringing in whores to attract customers.

A Feast for Crows

Masha Heddle's nephew is eventually killed at the hands of an unidentified noble and the inn is left vacant. Later, two of Masha's nieces, Long Jeyne and Willow, reopen the inn for business and it serves as a refuge for orphan children. The Heddles and the inn are now connected with the brotherhood without banners; in addition, Gendry now works for them as a smith.

In 300 AC, Brienne of Tarth, Podrick Payne, Septon Meribald, and Ser Hyle Hunt travel to the crossroads inn. Septon Meribald tells his companions the history of the inn and the Heddle family. The group passes hanged men in the vicinity, alleged perpetrators of the raid on Saltpans, which leads Hyle to say the inn should now be called the "Gallows Inn".

Brienne and her companions are greeted at the inn by Willow Heddle, Gendry, and the orphans. Jeyne Heddle is not there (away with the brotherhood), but Septon Meribald trades his food for rooms at the inn. A fight ensues when outlaws from the Brave Companions arrive and threaten Willow and the children. Brienne defends them and Gendry joins in the fight; Rorge and Biter are slain, but Brienne is badly wounded.

House Heddle at the end of the third century

The known Heddles during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267087:

House Herston is a noble house from the Stormlands. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with a yellow rooster's head with red comb, within a white escutcheon, on red. Their words are not known.

House Herston at the end of the third century

The known Herstons during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267088:

House Hersy of Newkeep

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Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Tyrion Lannister spots the sigil of the house among those gathered to hear him demand a trial by battle in the High Hall of the Arryns.

House Hersy at the end of the third century

The known Hersys during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267089:

House Hetherspoon is a house of landed knights sworn to Casterly Rock. The name and location of their keep is unknown.

Neither their arms or their words appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they blazon their shield as an oak spoon within a white cartouche on orange and black lozengy.

History

Melara Hetherspoon was a companion to Cersei Lannister. Together with Cersei and Jeyne Farman, she went to see Maggy the Frog during the Lannisport Tourney in 276 AC, to get a glimpse of their future, though Jeyne fled upon seeing the older woman. Melara asked whether she would marry Cersei's twin Jaime, but instead was told of her imminent death. She told Cersei that, if they didn't speak of the prophecies made by Maggy, they would not come true. However, Melara later drowned in a well while Cersei overheard her cries, making her prophecy come true.

House Hetherspoon at the end of the third century

The known Hetherspoons during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267090:

House Hewett of Oakenshield rules over Oakenshield, one of the Shield Islands of the Reach.

Lord Hewett's castle, with thick walls and studded oaken gates evoking the ancient arms of the house, sits above the harbor of Lord Hewett's Town, which is a relatively big port.

They blazon their arms with an oaken escutcheon studded with iron, a field bendy of undulating blue and white. Their words are not mentioned in the books.

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History

The Shield Islands are a considerable sea strength and were the first line of defense during the days when the ironborn pirates tried to sail up the Mander to sack the wealth of the Reach.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Ser Glendon Hewett goes to Castle Black with Janos Slynt and Alliser Thorne, and is the man that drags Jon Snow from his bed to accuse him of betrayal.

A Feast for Crows

King Euron Greyjoy and his captains celebrate the ironmen's conquest of the Shield Islands in Lord Hewett's castle. Lord Humfrey Hewett is muzzled and tied on his chair during the feast, his wife and daughters forced to serve the unwanted guests. His bastard daughter Falia Flowers becomes Euron's lover and suggests the idea to make them serve naked. At least one of Lord Hewett's daughters is raped during the feast, by Left-Hand Lucas Codd. The island of Oakenshield is given by Euron to Nute the Barber.

The tidings that reach King's Landing afterwards report Lord Hewett's death.

House Hewett at the end of the third century

The known Hewetts during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Without specified connection to the main branch, there is also:




Annotations from item #46267091:

House Hightower of the Hightower is one of the most powerful of the noble houses in the Reach. Their seat is the Hightower, located in the city of Oldtown. The sigil of House Hightower is a stone white watchtower, with a fire on the top.

The Hightowers are among the oldest and proudest of the Great Houses.

Some Hightowers are said to have dabbled in alchemy and necromancy.

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History

Hightower Kings

The family is ancient, existing since the dawn of days when they were petty-kings. While most scholars believe they descend from the First Men, Maester Yandel posits they descend from the seafarers and traders that settled at the top of the Whispering Sound in an earlier time, men who came to Westeros before the First Men and seem to have founded the original incarnation of Oldtown. Whatever the truth, the Hightowers resided in the ancient black stone fortress of Battle Isle at the mouth of the Honeywine before the "Hightower" of stone was built.

The Hightowers built four successive wooden beacon towers atop the fortress. The legendary King Uthor of the High Tower is said to have commissioned Bran the Builder or his son Brandon to design the fifth tower, one built entirely of stone. Uthor's sons, King Urrigon and Prince Peremore the Twisted, were integral in the foundation of the Citadel.

During these early days Oldtown was threatened and sacked many times, including by ironborn raiders, Dornishmen, and the armies of the Kings of the Reach, House Gardener of Highgarden. The Kings of the High Tower raised strong walls and higher towers to keep any further invaders out. Oldtown was not brought into the realm of the Gardeners by conquest, but by marriage, during the reigns of King Lymond Hightower and King Garland II Gardener. Lymond the Sea Lion wed the daughter of Garland, while Garland put aside his own wives to marry Lymond's daughter.

During the Andal invasion, the Hightowers and the Gardeners allied with the newcomers. Thus they were able to keep their wealth, lands and privileges. Protected by the might of Highgarden, the lords of Oldtown turned their eyes to trade and commerce and grew with every generation to become one of the richest and most powerful noble families in Westeros. The Hightowers were also one of the first great lords to accept the Faith of the Seven and thus gave their patronage to the establishment of the office of High Septon and the building of the Starry Sept as the center of the Faith.

Targaryen Era

During Aegon's Conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, Lord Manfred Hightower heeded the High Septon and did not join his liege lord, King Mern IX Gardener, on the march to the Field of Fire. Soon, Mern was dead and Highgarden surrendered, with the Tyrells replacing the Gardeners. When Aegon the Conqueror arrived at Oldtown on dragonback, Manfred opened his gates. Aegon spared the city, and the High Septon anointed him and acknowledged House Targaryen's right to rule all Seven Kingdoms.

The Hightowers were strong supporters of the greens against the blacks during the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. King Aegon II Targaryen was supported by his mother, the Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower, and his grandfather, the Hand of the King Ser Otto Hightower. Ser Gwayne Hightower served as second-in-command of the City Watch of King's Landing. Lord Ormund Hightower commanded the greens' army from the Reach, which also included the knights Bryndon and Hobert Hightower. Three of the Hightowers' bannerhouses (the Costaynes, Mullendores and Beesburys) fought for the blacks, however.

Perhaps because of their heavy losses during the Dance of the Dragons, House Hightower gave strong support to neither side during the First Blackfyre Rebellion, keeping a foot in both Targaryen and Blackfyre camps.

Ser Abelar Hightower challenged Prince Valarr Targaryen in the first tilt of the tourney at Ashford Meadow and was defeated.

Prince Oberyn Martell and Princess Elia Martell visited Oldtown on their way to Casterly Rock where their mother was to broker their marriage to the Lannister twins, Cersei and Jaime. While in Oldtown they met Baelor Hightower, whom Elia fancied but Oberyn mocked after he farted in their presence.

Baratheon Era

During Robert's Rebellion, the Hightowers remained loyal to King Aerys II and the Targaryen dynasty., after the defeat of the Targaryens.

Lord Leyton attended the tourney at Lannisport to watch his sons joust. Lynesse accompanied her father, meeting and marrying Jorah Mormont, Lord of Bear Island. Mormont's hall proved underwhelming, however, and Lynesse eventually became the chief concubine of Tregar Ormollen in Lys.

House Hightower continues to be patrons of both the Citadel and the Faith of the Seven.* is the flagship of the Hightower fleet.

The current head of the house, Lord Leyton, has not descended from the High Tower in over a decade..

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Alerie Hightower's daughter, Margaery Tyrell, marries Renly Baratheon at Highgarden.

A Clash of Kings

At the start of the War of the Five Kings, the Hightowers follow the Tyrell lead in supporting Renly..

A Storm of Swords

Following the battle of the Blackwater, the small council of King Joffrey I Baratheon grants some lands from the defeated to Lord Leyton Hightower.

With the Tyrells allied with House Lannister, Alerie travels to King's Landing, where she attends the royal wedding of Margaery to Joffrey, during which the king dies.

A Feast for Crows

Alerie attends the funeral of Lord Tywin Lannister

House Hightower's caution changes in response to the Greyjoy taking of the Shields and attacks on the Reach. Old Lord Leyton stays in his tower with Malora the Mad Maid, supposedly researching books of spells, and sends forth his sons with varying tasks. Baelor Brightsmile is building ships, Gunthor is building up the harbor's defenses, Garth Greysteel is training men, and Humfrey is traveling to his sister Lynesse in Lys, where he hopes to hire sellsails. Euron Greyjoy's ironborn conquer parts of the Arbor and attempt to blockade the Honeywine. One attack on Oldtown's harbor is repulsed by the defenders, but the city remains under serious threat.

House Hightower at the end of the third century

The known Hightowers during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch:

Historical Members

Sworn Houses




Annotations from item #46267092:

House Hoare of Orkmont is an extinct house of the Iron Islands. Known as the black line,

According to semi-canon sources, their banner depicted per saltire and with two heavy silver chains crossing between a gold longship on black, a dark green pine on white, a cluster of red grapes on gold, and a black raven flying in a blue sky (clockwise). The sigil represented the distant lands that had been under the rule of the house: the longship for the Iron Islands, the green pine for Bear Island, the grape cluster for the Arbor, and the black raven for the maesters of Oldtown; all bound by the iron chains of the ironmen.

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History

Age of Heroes

Harrag Hoare, King of the Iron Islands, is cited by Aeron Damphair as an example of a great king that was chosen through a kingsmoot.

Under the driftwood king Qhored I Hoare the realm of the ironborn reached the peak of its expansion, and it was said that all the western coast of Westeros where the salt of the Sunset Sea could be smelled or the crashing of its waves heard were under their control. Over the centuries the power of the ironborn would diminish and many of the conquests would be lost. For instance, Bear Island was allegedly lost in a wrestling match to Rodrik Stark, who gave it to the Mormonts. The possessions of the ironborn were reduced to the Iron Isles and a handful of coastal enclaves.

Andal Hoares

During the Andal invasion, the Hoares allied with Andals and the Orkwoods, Drumms, and Greyjoys to slay King Rognar II Greyiron and end the hereditary dynasty of House Greyiron. According to legend, the ironborn played the finger dance to choose their next king, resulting in Harras Hoare ruling as King Harras Stump-hand. Archmaester Haereg instead attributes Harras becoming king to his marrying into the Andals and thereby gaining their support.

The priests and rival lords denigrated Harras's line as having an "Andal taint" by having Andal queens and accused them of being false kings, which Archmaester Hake agreed with, referring to them as being "black of hair, black of eye, and black of heart". Hoare kings from this time include Wulfgar the Widowmaker, his great-grandson Horgan Priestkiller, Fergon the Fierce, Othgar the Souless, Othgar Demonlover and Craghorn of the Red Smile. Archmaester Haereg praised the Hoare kings, however, for bringing the Faith of the Seven to the Iron Islands, discouraging reaving, and promoting trade.

Nevertheless, the ironborn reached a new nadir during the rule of the three Harmunds, Harmund the Host, Harmund the Haggler, and Harmund the Handsome, the last of whom was overthrown and replaced with his brother, Hagon the Heartless. House Lannister led the westerlands in invading and crushing the ironborn, however, and Hoare Castle on Great Wyk was razed to the ground. They also suffered during the Famine Winter. The Hoares subsequently promoted trade with Lannisport, Oldtown, and the Free Cities.

Kings of the Isles and the Rivers

In a new age of expansion centuries later, the ironborn under King Harwyn Hardhand,

Harwyn's grandson, Harren the Black, ordered the construction of Harrenhal, the greatest castle of the Seven Kingdoms, on the shores of the Gods Eye in the riverlands, far from the sea. The construction took forty years, and was finished the day Aegon I Targaryen and his sisters landed in Westeros. When the rivermen joined the cause of House Targaryen, Harren decided to remain within his castle. Aegon burned it with the dragon Balerion, however, incinerating Harren and his sons alive. The Hoare line thus ended in the burning of Harrenhal.

Harren's brother, Lord Commander Hoare, led the Night's Watch at that time, but the brother kept to his vows and did not intervene even as his house died.

Harren the Red, an outlaw who claimed to be a son of Harren the Black, seized Harrenhal during the reign of King Aenys I Targaryen, but he was eventually killed by a royal host.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Harren Half-Hoare is a raider loyal to Euron Crow's Eye; his relation to House Hoare is unclear.

Historical Hoares

Quotes

[The Hoare kings were] black of hair, black of eye, and black of heart.

- Archmaester Hake




Annotations from item #46267093:

House Hogg of Sow's Horn is a house of landed knights sworn to House Hayford. Sow's Horn is located in the crownlands near the border with the riverlands; the lands of House Wode are nearby.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Ser Jaime Lannister leads his force past Sow's Horn. He meets with Ser Roger Hogg, the head of the household, who tells him that during the War of the Five Kings he was attacked by white star wolves (members of House Karstark) and lions (Lannister men) under the command of Ser Amory Lorch. Amory failed in his attempt to burn down Sow's Horn.

House Hogg at the end of the third century

The known Hoggs during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical members

Behind the Scenes

House Hogg may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to the story Three Little Pigs. The earth and timber halls of the brothers Wode are burned down by raiders, but the stout stone of Sow's Horn resists Amory Lorch.

Referencees

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 *A Feast for Crows*, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
  2. *The Sons of the Dragon*.



Annotations from item #46267094:

House Hollard was an ancient and noble house of the crownlands sworn to House Darklyn of Duskendale. Following the Defiance of Duskendale, almost the entire House was executed at King Aerys II Targaryen's command. They blazoned their arms with barry red and pink, three golden crowns on a black chief.

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History

Age of Heroes

During the Age of Heroes, the Hollards were the bannermen and closest allies of House Darklyn. In these ancient times House Hollard had three daughters wedded to Darklyn kings.

The Defiance of Duskendale

The Defiance of Duskendale took place during the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen when, according to the smallfolk, Lord Denys Darklyn was convinced by his wife, Lady Serala of Myr, to take Aerys captive. According to semi-canon sources, the defiance was in fact caused by Lord Denys's refusal to pay taxes after Aerys denied his demands of certain rights for his subjects and a town charter for Duskendale.

During the imprisonment of the king, the master-at-arms of the Dun Fort, Ser Symon Hollard, slew Ser Gwayne Gaunt of the Kingsguard. The Hand of the King, Lord Tywin Lannister, assembled an army that could easily storm the town, but Lord Denys menaced that he would kill the king as soon as the attack started. Aerys was held prisoner for half a year with Tywin's army waiting outside Duskendale.

The situation remained invariable until Ser Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard entered the Dun Fort and rescued the king. Having lost his hostage, Lord Denys had no other option then to surrender at once. He bent the knee and begged for mercy, but the king demanded his head and all his family's.

House Hollard, which had served House Darklyn during the defiance and had a close relationship with their lords, were attainted and had their lands taken, the castle torn down, and its members also executed. Only young Dontos Hollard was spared because Ser Barristan asked for mercy.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Dontos Hollard, who has become known as Ser Dontos the Red, stays at court in King's Landing during the War of the Five Kings.

A Clash of Kings

Intending to ride in the tourney on King Joffrey's name day, Dontos's first match is against Lothor Brune. However, Dontos is too drunk, arriving in the lists unarmored and hardly clothed. King Joffrey I Baratheon takes this as a personal insult and commands that Dontos be put to death via drowning in a cask of wine. However, the pleading of Sansa Stark saves his life and Dontos is stripped of his knighthood and made a fool in motley instead.

After secretly being contacted by Petyr Baelish, Dontos leaves Sansa a note and promises to help her escape. Drawing inspiration from the tales of Florian and Jonquil, he pleads to serve her and asks for patience for they can only escape at the right time.

A Storm of Swords

Several meetings in the godswood later, Sansa tells Ser Dontos of the plot to marry her to Willas Tyrell. Dontos attends the marriage of Sansa to Tyrion Lannister, where he is used as a footstool by Tyrion when he goes to place his cloak around the shoulders of Sansa. After the death of King Joffrey - poisoned with the Strangler contained in one of the amethysts of Sansa's hairnet - at his wedding to Margaery Tyrell, Dontos takes Sansa away during the confusion.

Ser Dontos escapes the Red Keep with Sansa and delivers her to Petyr Baelish, who had been waiting for them on a ship in Blackwater Bay. Once Sansa has been rowed out and delivered onto the ship, Dontos asks for his payment of 10,000 golden dragons, as promised by Petyr. Instead, Petyr orders Dontos killed, and he is shot with crossbows. When it is done, Ser Lothor Brune tosses a torch on top of the corpse, burying the secret with the drunkard and finally ending the Hollard line.

A Feast for Crows

The story of the Defiance of Duskendale is recounted to Brienne of Tarth when she travels to Duskendale in search of Sansa Stark and Dontos Hollard. Later, about an hour's travel north of Duskendale, Brienne sees the ruins of a Hollard castle, and thinks Dontos may have been born there.

House Hollard at the end of the third century

Historical members




Annotations from item #46267095:
Annotation #1 for item #46267095: Wiki: House Holt

There are two noble families named House Holt:

Annotation #2 for item #46267095: Wiki: (Dorne) House Holt

House Holt is an extinct noble house from Dorne. Their arms are not yet given.

History

The Holts were among the dozen First Men houses of the Greenblood who chose a High King of Dorne from amongst their number. Three of the houses were destroyed after a generation of warfare following a disputed election, however.

Annotation #3 for item #46267095: Wiki: (north) House Holt

House Holt is a noble house in the north.

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History

House Holt once held the Wolf's Den.

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Maynard Holt is the captain of *Talon*, a ship of the Night's Watch.

House Holt at the end of the third century

The known Holts during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267096:

House Hook was a noble house of the riverlands.

History

The Hooks were river kings of old who once claimed the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. ancestry.




Annotations from item #46267097:

House Hornwood of Hornwood is a noble house whose seat is Hornwood in the north. They are among the principal bannermen of Starks of Winterfell.

The lands of the house, which include the forest of the Hornwood and other castles beside Hornwood,

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Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Bran Stark sees the Hornwoods at Winterfell after Robb Stark calls the northern banners. Lord Halys Hornwood requests the return of a holdfast taken from his grandfather, hunting rights near a ridge, and permission to dam the White Knife.

When the northern army splits at the Twins, Lord Halys goes with Lord Roose Bolton's army and his heir, Daryn, accompanies Robb to free Riverrun. The banners of House Hornwood are spotted by Tyrion Lannister at the battle on the Green Fork, at which Halys is killed.

A Clash of Kings

Halys's widow, Donella, is now Lady of the Hornwood, but a matter of succession arises. House Hornwood is connected by the female line with House Karstark, House Flint, and House Tallhart, while Halys's bastard, Larence Snow, is fostered at Deepwood Motte by House Glover. Donella arrives at Winterfell for the harvest feast and meets with Bran and Ser Rodrik Cassel. She warns them that Ramsay Snow, Lord Bolton's bastard, is gathering soldiers at the Dreadfort. Maester Luwin advises her to increase her harvest storage from a fifth to a quarter. Mors Umber and Lord Wyman Manderly advance themselves as possible suitors to Lady Donella. It is suggested that Beren Tallhart, a son of Halys's sister Berena, could take the Hornwood lands and name to prevent the House from dying out.

Lady Hornwood is captured by and forced to marry Ramsay, the Bastard of Bolton. Her cousin, Wyman Manderly, sends White Harbor men to take the Hornwood castle, and there is fighting in the Hornwood between Houses Manderly and Bolton.

When Rodrik aims to retake Winterfell from its ironborn captors, Theon Greyjoy spies some Hornwood banners among his host. Ramsay kills Rodrik in the battle at Winterfell, abducts Theon, and sacks Winterfell.

A Storm of Swords

After the fighting at the fords of the Trident, Lord Roose Bolton leaves, among others, a hundred Hornwood bowmen to guard the Trident.

A Feast for Crows

Brienne of Tarth spots the badge of House Hornwood among those collected from the dead after the battle at Duskendale.

A Dance with Dragons

Lord Tywin Lannister requires that Lord Wyman Manderly abandon his claim to Hornwood lands as a condition for peace with the Iron Throne.

Davos Seaworth learns that smallfolk from along the White Knife and Hornwood have been seeking protection at White Harbor with House Manderly. Some Hornwood men are also reported to have joined Ramsay Bolton's force marching on Moat Cailin.

Stannis Baratheon writes to Jon Snow that his growing army contains some Hornwood men who survived Ramsay's betrayal of Ser Rodrik Cassel at Winterfell.

During the wedding of "Arya Stark", actually Jeyne Poole, to Ramsay in Winterfell, Ramsay is introduced as Lord of the Hornwood.

Larence Snow, the late Lord Halys Hornwood's bastard, is presumably freed from captivity when Stannis recovers Deepwood Motte from Asha Greyjoy.

House Hornwood at the end of the third century

The known Hornwoods during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Household




Annotations from item #46267098:

House Horpe is a noble house from the Stormlands. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with per chevron engrailed grey and bone, three death's head moths countercharged. Their words are not known.

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Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Although the course of their lord is unknown, Ser Richard Horpe remains in Stannis's service after the Battle of the Blackwater, and is among the knights known as the queen's men. Ser Richard and Ser Justin Massey had dragged Stannis away from the Battle of the Blackwater to save his life.[*citation needed*]

During the battle beneath the Wall, the wildling Dormund is killed by a knight with moths on his shield.

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Richard becomes one of Stannis's principal sworn swords, acting as his second-in-command during his northern campaign.[*citation needed*]

The Winds of Winter

Richard is still with Stannis during their march towards Winterfell.

House Horpe at the end of the third century

The known Horpes during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267099:

House Hull is an extinct noble house from Dorne. Their arms are not yet given.

History

The Hulls were among the dozen First Men houses of the Greenblood who chose a High King of Dorne from amongst their number. Three of the houses were destroyed after a generation of warfare following a disputed election, however.




Annotations from item #46267100:

House Humble is a house from the Iron Islands. It is considered a lesser house due to the fact that it is descended from thralls and salt wives.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Members of House Humble are spotted at the kingsmoot by Victarion Greyjoy. Will Humble, one of Victarion's supporters, loses a bet there and has to eat his boot. Quellon Humble allies himself with Euron Greyjoy at the kingsmoot.

Quellon informs Victarion of the presence of warlocks on Euron's ship, *Silence*. Quellon is spotted by Victarion at the feast in Lord Hewett's castle after the Battle of the Shield Islands. He tears down one of the tapestries and wears it while he eats.

A Dance with Dragons

The one-armed Adrack Humble is part of the garrison Victarion left behind to defend Moat Cailin. When Dagon Codd refuses Theon Greyjoy's offer of safe passage in return for surrendering the fortress, Adrack kills Dagon. After they surrender, however, Adrack and his fellow ironborn are flayed alive under orders from Ramsay Bolton.

House Humble at the end of the third century

The known Humbles during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267101:

House Hunt is a noble house from the Reach, sworn to House Tarly. It blazons its arms with a brown deer, bound and slung on a pole, on white. Their words are not known.

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Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Ser Hyle Hunt encounters Brienne of Tarth at the gates of Maidenpool. Hyle follows Brienne throughout the Riverlands, stopping at the Quiet Isle, Saltpans and eventually the inn at the crossroads. He proposes marriage to Brienne there but is rejected. Meanwhile, Alyn Hunt is off hunting outlaws around Maidenpool.

House Hunt at the end of the third century

The known Hunts during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267102:

House Hunter of Longbow Hall is one of the principal noble houses sworn to House Arryn.

According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with five silver arrows, fanned, on brown. Their motto does not appear in the books.

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History

The Hunters are of First Man origin. During the Andal invasion, they allied with Robar II Royce against the Andals. Robar outshot Lord Hunter in an archery contest to gain the Hunters as allies, although some claim Robar cheated. Robar's forces were defeated in the Battle of the Seven Stars, however, and the Hunters submitted to Artys I Arryn, the new King of Mountain and Vale.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Old Lord Eon Hunter is seen by Tyrion Lannister at the Eyrie, staying there as one of the many suitors of the recently-widowed Lady Lysa Arryn. Despite his age, Lord Hunter offers himself as Lysa's champion in Tyrion's trial by combat.

Eddard Stark's memories of the tourney at Harrenhal include old Lord Hunter jesting with Jon Arryn and Robert Baratheon.

A Storm of Swords

Lord Eon dies suddenly, and his two younger sons, Eustace and Harlan, accuse the elder brother and new Lord Hunter, Gilwood, of having murdered him. Eon reigned for nearly sixty years before his abrupt death.

A Feast for Crows

Lord Gilwood is one of the six Lords Declarant; he is the last to arrive at the Gates of the Moon to block the food supplies. Petyr Baelish, the Lord Protector of the Vale, considers that Gilwood is not a threat to him in the long term, since he predicts Gilwood will be soon murdered by one of his young brothers. According to him, Harlan was responsible for their father's death.

House Hunter at the end of the third century

The known Hunters during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:

Household

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267103:

House Hutcheson is a noble house from the Reach. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with two red bendlets on gold, a red hand below pointing to a red sun above. Their words are not known.

House Hutcheson at the end of the third century

The known Hutchesons during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267104:

House Inchfield is a noble house from the Reach. Their blazon is a bend sinister, chequy black and white on a pale grey field.

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History

Ser Lucas Inchfield served under Lord Wyman Webber and then his daughter Lady Rohanne Webber. Rohanne rejected Lucas as a husband, and he was slain at the Chequy Water by Ser Duncan the Tall.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Brienne of Tarth recalls that Ser Owen Inchfield participated in the wager to take her maidenhead. He attempted to take it by force and was knocked backwards into a fire for his troubles.

House Inchfield at the end of the third century

The known Inchfields during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical Members




Annotations from item #46267105:

House Ironmaker is a minor noble house from the Iron Islands. Neither its arms nor its words are known.

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History

The elderly head of the house, Erik Ironmaker, claims to have sailed with Lord Dagon Greyjoy.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Erik Ironmaker puts himself forth at the kingsmoot, where his champions are his grandsons. His gifts are of silver, bronze and steel. His speech gathers some support, but Asha Greyjoy demands that he stand up, which he cannot do. After that, his support crumbles and his claim is dismissed. Aeron Greyjoy later sees Erik shouting his support for Euron Greyjoy.

A Dance with Dragons

While at Ten Towers, Asha learned that Euron, now King of the Iron Islands, arranged a marriage with his niece and Erik. Since Asha fled Old Wyk after the kingsmoot, a seal was used to stand in her place for the ceremony. Asha has no desire to return to her new husband.

House Ironmaker at the end of the third century

The known Ironmakers during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Erik claims to have more heirs than he can count, and his grandsons have sons.




Annotations from item #46267106:

House Ironsmith is a noble house from the north. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with a black sword upright between four black horseshoes on gold, a grey-green border.

House Ironsmith at the end of the third century

During the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* no member of the house has appeared yet.




Annotations from item #46267107:

House Jast is a noble house of the Westerlands. The name and location of their keep has not been revealed yet.

According to semi-canon sources their banner is an inverted pall between three lion's heads, yellow on black. Their motto has not been mentioned.

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History

House Jast was formed by the union of First Men and Andal nobles during the Andal invasion.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Lord Antario Jast joins the Lannister army mustered by Ser Stafford Lannister. After the Battle of Oxcross, he is reported as having died to Tyrion Lannister in King's Landing. His sons are also captured by the northern army.

A Storm of Swords

Lord Jast was not killed at Oxcross, but made prisoner instead. He spends the rest of the War of the Five Kings prisoner at Pinkmaiden Castle.

A Feast for Crows

Antario is freed at the end of the war. The wounds received and the time he had spent prisoner affect him greatly, leaving him a shadow of the man he had been. Lord Jast joins the group which escorts Lord Tywin Lannister's body from King's Landing back to Casterly Rock. Ser Jaime Lannister sees him armored in black steel, with three gold lion's heads on his breastplate.

House Jast at the end of the third century

The known Jasts during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267108:

House Jordayne of the Tor is one of the principal noble houses of Dorne. The Tor is placed on the southern coast of the Sea of Dorne.

Their blazon is a golden quill on checkered dark and light green.

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History

House Jordayne was one of the Andal houses who came to Dorne during the Andal invasion of Westeros, along with House Uller, House Qorgyle, House Vaith, House Allyrion, House Santagar, and House Martell.

At some point, House Martell bent the knee to the Jordayne kings of the Tor.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Myria Jordayne is among the Dornish nobles that accompany Oberyn Martell to King's Landing.

A Feast for Crows

Doran Martell explains to his daughter, Arianne, that Ser Balon Swann is being delayed at the Tor with games arranged in his honor by Lady Jordayne.

A Dance with Dragons

Lady Jordayne is present at the feast when Balon Swann arrives in Sunspear to deliver the head of Ser Gregor Clegane. She drinks when Ricasso raises a toast to King Tommen Baratheon.

House Jordayne at the end of the third century

The known Jordaynes during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Behind the Scenes

George R. R. Martin has confirmed[*citation needed*] that the house is a homage to Robert Jordan. The lord is called "Trebor" which is "Robert" backwards. "Jordayne" is similar to "Jordan" and "Tor" is Jordan's publisher.




Annotations from item #46267109:

House Justman was a noble house from the riverlands who ruled as Kings of the Trident (or Kings of the Rivers and the Hills). According to semi-canon sources they blazoned their arms with golden scales on white, a double tressure blue.

History

House Justman was founded after the Andal invasion by Benedict Rivers, a bastard from Houses Blackwood and Bracken. Over a period of thirty years Benedict managed to defeat the petty kings of the Trident, after which he crowned himself. As he was a wise king who came to be known as Benedict the Just, his house became known as House Justman. King Benedict I Justman extended his domains to Maidenpool and the Neck, while his son Benedict II acquired Duskendale, Rosby, and the mouth of the Blackwater Rush.

The Justmans ruled for almost three hundred years, but King Bernarr II was the last of the line. Qhored Hoare, the King of the Iron Islands, murdered Bernarr's sons in the Guest Keep of Pyke, known afterward as the Bloody Keep.

After the Storm King Arlan III Durrandon conquered the riverlands, various pretenders unsuccessfully claimed to be river kings. One such was Lucifer Justman, although his lineage with the Justmans is unconfirmed.

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Annotations from item #46267110:

House Karstark of Karhold is a noble house from Karhold in the north. They were founded as a cadet branch of their overlords, the Starks of Winterfell, and are among their principal bannermen.

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Traits

Karstarks are big, fierce men, bearded and long-haired, with brown hair and blue-grey eyes.

Karstarks and their men wear thick cloaks made of the pelts of seals, bears, and wolves, or black woolen cloaks patterned with the white sunburst.

History

The Karstarks descend from Karlon Stark, a younger son of Winterfell. Possibly around 700 BC,[N 1] Karlon put down a rebel lord and was granted lands for his valor.

Over the centuries, several Karstarks have wed Starks. These include Margaret Karstark, who was wed to Bennard Stark, the second son of Lord Benjen Stark, with whom she had three sons; Alys Karstark, who was wed to Lord Brandon Stark, with whom she had three children; And Lysara Karstark, who was wed to Alys's grandson Artos Stark, whom she gave two sons.

During Robert's Rebellion, Lord Rickard Karstark fought alongside Lord Eddard Stark at the Battle of the Trident.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

The Karstarks answer the summons of Robb Stark when he calls the banners of the north. Led by Lord Rickard Karstark and his sons, Harrion, Eddard, and Torrhen, they bring three hundred horse and near two thousand foot to Winterfell, singing hymns and marching to the rhythm of a big drum. The Karstark family enters the castle to pay their respects to the Starks.

On the march south, the Karhold men quarter in the Drunkard's Tower at Moat Cailin. Catelyn Stark warns her son Robb that he cannot seem indecisive in front of men like Lord Roose Bolton and Rickard Karstark., Rickard's heir Harrion leads the Karstark spears with Lord Bolton's infantry, while Rickard and his other sons accompany Robb with their cavalry.

Eddard and Torrhen are two of the thirty sons of lords who ride with the Young Wolf during the battle in the Whispering Wood, where the brothers are killed by Ser Jaime Lannister.

Among others, Tyrion Lannister sees the Karstark sunburst among the enemy banners in the Green Fork. He follows Ser Gregor Clegane's charge against a double crescent of Karstark spearmen waiting behind tall oaken shields with the sigil of Karhold. Harrion is captured during this battle on the Green Fork and brought to Harrenhal.

Rickard desires vengeance for his sons, but Jaime is needed as a prisoner. After the Battle of the Camps, Lord Karstark is seen by Catelyn praying at Riverrun's godswood with Robb and other followers of the old gods. He is perceived by Catelyn as a man in a nightmare, gaunt and hollow-eyed in his grief. Rickard remains loyal and is the second man to proclaim Robb the King in the North after Lord Greatjon Umber.

A Clash of Kings

The Karstarks are one of the families with ties to House Hornwood through the female line, and thus one of the houses interested on the inheritance of the Hornwood lands after the deaths of Lord Halys Hornwood and his heir, Daryn.

Lord Karstark campaigns with Robb through the westerlands, driving a lance through Ser Stafford Lannister's chest at the Battle of Oxcross

Tyrion Lannister, the acting Hand of the King, plans to exchange Harrion Karstark and Ser Wylis Manderly for Willem Lannister, but the negotiations fail. Harrion is released from captivity after the fall of Harrenhal to Lord Roose Bolton.

Theon Greyjoy notices few Karstark banners among the army commanded by Rodrik that gathers at Winterfell to expel the ironmen. They are betrayed by Ramsay Snow and the garrison of the Dreadfort during the battle at Winterfell, however.

A Storm of Swords

After the Sack of Winterfell, Bran Stark considers going to the Umbers or the Karstarks, whom he considers loyal. He remembers that his father Eddard Stark always said Karhold was a strong castle.

In the battle at Duskendale, Harrion is captured by Lord Randyll Tarly's army, and he then is held at Maidenpool.

Lord Karstark returns to Riverrun from the westerlands with the rest of Robb's army. Finding that Catelyn Stark had freed Ser Jaime Lannister from captivity in an effort to retrieve her daughters, Sansa and Arya, Rickard feels she has robbed him of his vengeance. Driven to desperation, he and seven of his men murder the captive squires Tion Frey and Willem Lannister, killing two Tully men and injuring three Umbers in the process.

For his crime, Robb Stark sentences Rickard to death and beheads him. In his speech before his execution, Rickard appeals to his and his family's loyalty to House Stark, and he curses Robb with an accusation of kinslaying due to the ancient relation between Karstarks and Starks.

Karstark men search the crownlands and riverlands, including Acorn Hall,

Some Karstark infantry are part of the force that Lord Bolton keeps with him after the fighting at the fords of the Trident. They march with Roose to the Twins for the wedding between Lord Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey,

Maester Aemon sends a raven to Karhold in a plea for help to defend Castle Black from wildlings.

A Feast for Crows

Brienne of Tarth spots the badge of House Karstark among those that have been collected from the dead around Duskendale.

Ser Roger Hogg, the Knight of Sow's Horn in the crownlands, tells Ser Jaime Lannister that he had been attacked by men wearing the white sunburst.

A Dance with Dragons

With the death of Lord Rickard, Harrion Karstark becomes the new Lord of Karhold. With Harrion in Lannister captivity, however, Rickard's uncle Arnolf Karstark, the castellan of Karhold, declares for King Stannis Baratheon. House Karstark is the only major northern house to do so.

Secretly, however, Arnolf is in a plot with the Boltons

A captive Theon Greyjoy is present at the Dreadfort when Ramsay Bolton hosts Arnolf and Hother Umber.

The Winds of Winter

Stannis learns of Arnolf's plot thanks to the letter sent by Jon Snow. Stannis summons Arnolf, his son Arthor, and his three grandchildren to his presence under the pretext of breaking fast. Stannis's knights surround and arrest the Karstarks, injuring two of the grandchildren in the process. Stannis offers the Karstarks a choice: a swift death in return for cooperation or being burned alive.

House Karstark at the end of the third century

The known Karstarks during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

Historical Members

Quotes

Old Nan said they had Stark blood in them, going back hundreds of years, but they did not look like Starks to Bran.

- thoughts of Bran Stark

We are kin, Stark and Karstark.

- Rickard Karstark to Robb Stark

Stannis: I am more inclined to bestow Winterfell upon Arnolf Karstark. A good northman.

Jon: A northman. The Karstarks abandoned my brother amongst his enemies.

Stannis: After your brother took off Lord Rickard's head. Arnolf was a thousand leagues away. He has Stark blood in him. The blood of Winterfell.

- Stannis Baratheon and Jon Snow

Ramsay: Scratch a Karstark and you'll find a Stark.
Roose: After the scratch the Young Wolf gave Lord Rickard, that may be somewhat less true than formerly.

- Ramsay Bolton and Roose Bolton

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Catelyn Stark recalls that Karlon Stark put down a rebel lord "a thousand years ago" (*A Storm of Swords*, Catelyn III). It is unknown if this means one thousand years ago (seven hundred years before Aegon's Conquest) or if George R. R. Martin is being figurative.



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House Keath is a noble house from the riverlands. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with quarterly of nine: a white fish on grey, a golden fish hook on white.

House Keath at the end of the third century

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House Kellington is a noble house from the Stormlands. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with a black book bound in bronze, locked, upon a pale blue field. Their words are not known.

House Kellington at the end of the third century

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There are two noble houses named Kenning:




Annotations from item #46267114:

House Kenning of Harlaw is a noble house from Harlaw, one of the Iron Islands. According to semi-canon sources the house blazons its arms with the Storm God's cloudly hand, pale grey, yellow lightning flashing from the fingertips, on black.

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History

The Kennings were once bitter foes of House Harlaw, but were defeated and are now their vassals.

Herrock Kenning, an ironborn warrior from the island of Harlaw, founded House Kenning of Kayce.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Ralf Kenning is an ironborn captain under the command of Lord Captain Victarion Greyjoy at Moat Cailin. He urges Victarion to stake a claim on the Seastone Chair. He is one of Victarion's supporters at the kingsmoot.

A Dance with Dragons

Reek meets Ralf Kenning at Moat Cailin. Despite being nominally in command of a number of men from House Codd as the castellan of the ruined castle, Ralf has been poisoned by a crannogman's arrow and is badly incapacitated. Reek mercy kills him.

House Kenning of Harlaw at the end of the third century

The known Kennings of Harlaw during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

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Annotations from item #46267115:

House Kenning of Kayce is a noble house from the westerlands. They blazon their arms with four sunbursts counterchanged on quartered orange and black.

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History

House Kenning of Kayce was founded by Herrock Kenning, an ironborn warrior from House Kenning of Harlaw.

Herrock's warhorn, the Horn of Herrock, is passed down amongst the family as an heirloom.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The colors of the house are spotted by Arya Stark among Lord Tywin Lannister's army as it leaves Harrenhal.

A Feast for Crows

A banner of House Kenning is among those gathered to escort the corpse of Tywin back to Casterly Rock from King's Landing. Ser Kennos of Kayce accompanies Ser Jaime Lannister in his campaign in the riverlands.

House Kenning of Kayce at the end of the third century

The known Kennings of Kayce during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

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Annotations from item #46267116:

House Kettleblack is a knightly house from the Crownlands. Physically, the Kettleblacks are tall, with dark hair and hooked noses. The Kettleblacks are known for their unscrupulous behavior.

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History

Ser Osmund Kettleblack fought as a sellsword in the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands, fighting with the Gallant Men for Lys and Tyrosh. He claims to have been knighted by Ser Robert Stone, who is now dead.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

During the War of the Five Kings, Ser Osmund, Osney and Osfryd Kettleblack are sellswords in King's Landing. Queen Cersei Lannister hires them as part of a sellsword retinue to replace Captain Vylarr's guards, whom Tyrion Lannister sends from the capital. Unbeknownst to Cersei, the Kettleblack brothers are informing on her to Tyrion. Cersei names Ser Osmund to the Kingsguard to replace Ser Boros Blount after she dismisses Blount for cowardice. He is assigned to guard King Joffrey Baratheon during the Battle of the Blackwater. Osfryd becomes the captain of Cersei's new red cloak guard and remains with the queen during the battle. Although none of the Kettleblacks are involved in the fighting, Osney and Osfryd received their knighthoods after the Battle of the Blackwater.

A Storm of Swords

Ser Osfryd and Ser Osney retrieve Prince Tommen Baratheon from Rosby following the battle.

The brothers' father, Oswell Kettleblack, rows Ser Dontos Hollard and Sansa Stark out to the waiting *Merling King* the night they escape from King's Landing, showing that Petyr Baelish may be the one actually controlling the Kettleblacks.

Ser Osmund is called as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of Tyrion Lannister for the death of King Joffrey. His testimony is made up.

A Feast for Crows

Cersei tells the Kettleblacks to dispose of the corpse of Shae, not caring how they do so.

While the Kingsguard meets in the White Sword Tower, Ser Osney and Ser Osfryd guard King Tommen Baratheon. Osfryd is named as the new Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing after the departure of Ser Addam Marbrand. Jaime reprimands Osmund and Boros Blount, who has been restored to the Kingsguard, telling them not to kill anyone on Cersei's orders without first asking him.

Cersei has Osney sneak into the Great Sept of Baelor and murder the High Septon appointed by Tyrion. Cersei offers Osney sex as a reward. She plots with Osney, telling him to seduce Queen Margaery Tyrell and then confess to the new High Septon, the "High Sparrow". As punishment, Cersei will make sure he is sent to the Wall, where he is to kill Jon Snow. However the plan goes awry when the High Sparrow has Osney tortured until he confesses to sleeping with Cersei. Osney and Cersei are both imprisoned by the Faith, awaiting trial. The small council removes Ser Osfryd from the position of Commander of the City Watch and replaces him with Humfrey Waters.

Oswell is at Gulltown when the Merling King docks and he learns some interesting information which he shares with Petyr.

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Kevan Lannister imprisons Osfryd as well, planning to send him and Osney to the Wall or have them face Ser Robert Strong in trial by combat, depending on their pleas.

House Kettleblack at the end of the third century

The known Kettleblacks during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267117:

House Kidwell of Ivy Hall is a noble house from Ivy Hall in the Reach. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with pale green ivy bendy on black masonry. The meaning of 'bendy' in this context is unclear, as in heraldic terminology that word refers to multiple diagonal bars. Their words are not known.

House Kidwell at the end of the third century

The known Kidwells during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




Annotations from item #46267118:

House Knott is a mountain clan in the north. In Winterfell, the heads of the mountain clans are addressed by the title "lord" but their clan folk call them "The Knott".

The clan lives in the hills and mountains north of the wolfswood.

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A Dance with Dragons

Stannis Baratheon travels to the northern mountains,

House Knott at the end of the third century

There are no known Knotts mentioned during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire*.




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House Kyndall is a noble house from the Westerlands. They originated during the Andal invasion of the Westerlands from the intermarriage between daughters of the local First Men lords to Andal knights and warlords.

House Kyndall at the end of the third century

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Annotations from item #46267120:

House Ladybright is a noble house from Dorne. Neither its words nor its colours are known.

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A Feast for Crows

Lady Alyse Ladybright serves as lord treasurer in Sunspear for Prince Doran Martell.

The Winds of Winter

Jayne Ladybright accompanies Arianne Martell.

House Ladybright at the end of the third century

The known Ladybrights during the timespan of events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




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Annotation #1 for item #46267121: Wiki: House Lake

There are two noble families named House Lake:

Annotation #2 for item #46267121: Wiki: (Dorne) House Lake

House Lake is an extinct noble house from Dorne. Their arms are not yet given.

History

The Lakes were among the dozen First Men houses of the Greenblood who chose a High King of Dorne from amongst their number. Three of the houses were destroyed after a generation of warfare following a disputed election, however.

Annotation #3 for item #46267121: Wiki: (north) House Lake

House Lake is a noble house from the north. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with 7 pommes, 2-2-2-1, green on brown.

Given their name, it is possible the Lakes control the lands around Long Lake.

House Lake at the end of the third century

The known Lakes during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:




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House Langward is a noble house from the Crownlands. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms as per fess undy: A crown of white stars on burgundy above black.

House Langward at the end of the third century

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Annotations from item #46267123:

House Lannett is a minor house from the westerlands. They are said to be distant kin to House Lannister of Casterly Rock. Like other kin of House Lannister, such as houses Lantell and Lanny, they are settled at Lannisport.

History

As some point in the Age of Heroes, House Lannister had grown so numerous that Casterly Rock could not contain all of them. Instead of tunneling out new passages and halls in the Rock, the members of the lesser branches left to make their home in a village a scant mile away. This village eventually grew into Lannisport.

House Lannett at the end of the third century

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House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great Houses of Seven Kingdoms, and the principal house of the westerlands. Their seat is Casterly Rock, though another branch exists that is based in nearby Lannisport. Their sigil is a golden lion on a field of crimson. is a Lannister by tradition.

Fair-haired, tall, and handsome, the Lannisters are the blood of Andal adventurers who carved out a mighty kingdom in the western hills and valleys. Through the female line they boast of descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary trickster of the Age of Heroes who tricked the members of House Casterly into giving him Casterly Rock convinced Aegon to allow the Lannisters to remain the liege lords of the westerlands.

The current Lord of Casterly Rock is Tywin Lannister, whose daughter Cersei is the queen of King Robert I Baratheon, while her twin, Ser Jaime, is a knight of Robert's Kingsguard. Tywin's youngest child is Tyrion, a dwarf. Members of the family tend to have golden hair and emerald green eyes.

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History

First Men Kings

The Lannisters suddenly appear as First Men in historical records of the Age of Heroes, ruling large portions of the westerlands from Casterly Rock just as the Casterlys vanished from the chronicles. They claim descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary figure who tricked the Casterlys from their seat, Casterly Rock.

According to a semi-canon source, members of lesser branches of the family left Casterly Rock and developed a nearby village into the city of Lannisport, forming House Lannister of Lannisport. Meanwhile, the Lannisters of Casterly Rock grew to become Kings of the Rock.

Andal Kings

During the Andal invasion of Westeros, House Lannister initially fought the invading Andal warlords and adventurers that ventured into the westerlands but then took a policy of arranging marriages between them and the daughters of the local First Men houses. They also took Andal sons and daughters as wards and fosterlings at Casterly Rock to prevent betrayals such as those that had happened in the Vale. In time, the Lannister kings also wed their children to Andals, and when King Gerold III died without male issue, a council crowned the Andal husband of Gerold's only daughter, Ser Joffrey Lydden, who took the Lannister name. Thus the Lannisters became an Andal house, though their First Men name lived on.

The gold of Casterly Rock, Castamere, the Pendric Hills and the Golden Tooth has made them the wealthiest of the Great Houses. The keep at Casterly Rock sits on top of a gold mine, built into the very rock. From that lofty yet uncomfortable position, House Lannister rules over the westerlands and influences all of Westeros, by virtue of the kingdom's purse strings.

House Lannister possessed an ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword called Brightroar, but it was lost when King Tommen II Lannister went on a quest to Valyria and never returned.

Hagon Hoare, King of the Iron Islands, allowed his mother, the dowager queen Lelia Lannister, to be mutilated by the Shrike. Her nephew, the King of the Rock, began a war which left the Iron Islands impoverished.

Targaryen Era

When the Wars of Conquest began and Aegon the Conqueror swept through the land, Loren I, King of the Rock, sided with Mern IX Gardener, King of the Reach, against the Targaryens. The two armies met in the Reach, where the combined might of the Reach and the Rock broke Aegon's army. Their army, dubbed by historians 'The Host of the Two Kings', numbered fifty-five thousand men; five thousand of them mounted knights, while the Targaryens had only ten thousand men, many of uncertain loyalty and reliability. With their smaller force severely weakened and in danger of routing, Aegon and his sisters deployed all three dragons at once; the only time this happened during Aegon's Conquest. Their combined fires scoured the battlefield, immolating more than four thousand men (including King Mern and his heirs) and giving the battle its name: The Field of Fire.

The Lannisters were also involved in the Targaryen civil war, the Dance of the Dragons. It was a contest of claims between Viserys I Targaryen's issue, Rhaenyra Targaryen, by his first wife Aemma of House Arryn and his issue, Aegon II Targaryen by his second wife Alicent of House Hightower. The head of House Lannister at that time, Lord Jason Lannister, supported the greens, along with his brother Ser Tyland Lannister, the master of ships and a member of the small council during the reign of Viserys I Targaryen. Tyland was named master of coin at the start of the Dance, and he seized the royal treasury and divided crown's gold into four parts. One part was entrusted to the care of the Iron Bank of Braavos for safekeeping, another sent under strong guard to Casterly Rock and a third to Oldtown. The remaining wealth was used by the greens for bribes and gifts and hiring sellswords. Lord Jason was killed in the Battle at the Red Fork, leaving Casterly Rock in disarray. The Lannister host under Lord Lefford was then shattered in the Battle by the Lakeshore, the bloodiest battle of the war. After the fall of King's Landing, Tyland was given to torturers in the hopes of recovering some of the crown's treasure.

Several decades later, during the First Blackfyre Rebellion, Lord Damon Lannister remained loyal to the Targaryens. The great rebel general Ser Quentyn Ball defeated him outside the gates of Lannisport. Damon and his heir Ser Tybolt participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow. Damon was defeated in the first tilt by Lord Leo "Longthorn" Tyrell, while his son defeated his opponent to become a champion. Tybolt inherited the lordship from Damon when the latter died of the Great Spring Sickness. Gerold Lannister was a suitor to Lady Rohanne Webber but much preferred to remain at Casterly Rock with his brother Tybolt. When Lord Dagon Greyjoy raided the western coast during the early reign of Aerys I Targaryen, House Lannister built ships to fight him at sea.

Tywin Lannister

Tywin Lannister, by Nacho Molina ©

In more recent times, during the lordship of Tytos Lannister, the house fell on hard times. Tytos's weakness allowed him to be bullied by his vassals, Houses Reyne and Tarbeck. Eventually his son Tywin crushed the Reyne-Tarbeck revolt and restored the house to its former glory. Soon thereafter, Tywin was made Hand of the King by Aerys II Targaryen, holding that position for many years. When Aerys was held hostage by Denys Darklyn, Tywin's conservative approach took six months to resolve the conflict. This instigated Aerys's paranoia and drove a wedge between the two, along with the king's lusting after Joanna Lannister, Tywin's wife, cousin, and trusted confidante.

Despite Tywin's attempts to ensure a strong legacy, life at Casterly Rock was dysfunctional at best. His twin children, Cersei and Jaime, began an incestuous relationship at an early age. Tywin was never a jovial man, but when Joanna died birthing their third child, Tyrion, he was much saddened. His brother, Kevan, became his right hand and their sister, Genna, took a maternal role over the children. His second brother, Tygett, died of a pox, and their youngest brother, Gerion, sailed off on a journey to Valyria, never to be seen again.

Cersei, while a young maid, visited a woods witch called Maggy the Frog, who shared portents of Cersei's future that planted seeds of her paranoia. Cersei possibly murdered her friend Melara Hetherspoon, who had witnessed the prophecy. Tyrion, when thirteen years old, was out with Jaime when he met and married a girl named Tysha, a match which was quickly and savagely ended by their father. Tywin offered Tyrion to Houses Martell, Hightower, Royce, Florent and Tully, but he was rejected by all. Jaime was a promising young knight, dubbed by Ser Arthur Dayne. Tywin was devastated when Jaime joined King Aery's Kingsguard, breaking off a betrothal to Lysa Tully. Upon this action (which he perceived as Aerys "stealing" his heir), coupled with the Mad King's refusal to wed Prince Rhaegar Targaryen to Cersei, Tywin resigned the Handship. This flew in the face of Jaime's plan, which was to be closer to Cersei: he was kept in King's Landing while Cersei returned to Casterly Rock.

Robert's Rebellion

The Lannisters stayed neutral for the majority of Robert's Rebellion. Only after the defeat of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen in the Battle of the Trident did Lord Tywin Lannister bestir himself to join Lord Robert Baratheon against House Targaryen. Although Lord Varys objected, Grand Maester Pycelle, a Lannister loyalist, convinced King Aerys II Targaryen to open the capital's gates. During the Sack of King's Landing, Ser Jaime Lannister, still a Kingsguard, slew Aerys, the last crowned Targaryen king. Meanwhile, Ser Gregor Clegane and Ser Amory Lorch, two of Tywin's knights, killed Rhaegar's family

Afterwards, Tywin's daughter Cersei was wed to the new king, Robert I. Tya Lannister had been the last Lannister to marry a member of House Baratheon, Gowen Baratheon, before the marriage of Robert and Cersei.

Baratheon Era

The royal marriage and the increasing amount of gold Robert I Baratheon owes to Lord Tywin Lannister have only increased Lannister power.

On behalf of Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, Euron and Victarion Greyjoy began Greyjoy's Rebellion with the burning of the Lannister fleet.

Tywin attended the tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day in King's Landing. Queen Cersei Lannister and her children accompanied Tywin during his return to Casterly Rock; en route they were informed of the death of Jon Arryn, Robert's Hand of the King.

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A Game of Thrones

Jaime Lannister leads a Lannister army, by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games

King Robert I Baratheon travels to Winterfell to ask his childhood friend, Lord Eddard Stark, to succeed Lord Jon Arryn as Hand of the King. The king is accompanied by Queen Cersei Lannister, their children, and Cersei's twin, Ser Jaime of the Kingsguard.

King Robert names Jaime the new Warden of the East instead of Jon's young son, Lord Robert Arryn.

An assassin attempts to kill Bran with a Valyrian steel dagger.

Meanwhile, Tyrion's capture by Catelyn prompted his father, Lord Tywin Lannister, to send Ser Gregor Clegane into the riverlands in an attempt to draw her husband, Lord Stark, into the field, hoping to capture him for an exchange.

Eddard discovers that Cersei's children—Prince Joffrey, Princess Myrcella, and Prince Tommen Baratheon—were fathered not by King Robert, but by the queen's brother, Jaime.

War breaks out in the Seven Kingdoms, with Jaime winning victories over the river lords at the Golden Tooth and Riverrun.

Tywin repels one Stark army under Lord Roose Bolton in the battle on the Green Fork, during which Tyrion and his clansmen participate.

The small council intends for Eddard to take the black if he admits to treason. Joffrey orders the execution of Lord Stark, however, ruining any chance of peace.

A Clash of Kings

Lord Tywin's Host by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games

Robert I Baratheon's brothers, Stannis and Renly, each contest Joffrey I Baratheon's right to the Iron Throne, while Robb Stark has been named King in the North and King of the Trident. The conflict becomes known as the War of the Five Kings. Lord Tywin Lannister encamps at Harrenhal so that he can defend King's Landing from attack.

Tyrion, as acting Hand of the King, and Cersei, as Joffrey's regent, compete for influence in King's Landing,

Ser Jaime Lannister languishes in the dungeon of Riverrun, despite Tyrion's attempt to free him.

Robb Stark bypasses the Golden Tooth, destroys Stafford's army in the Battle of Oxcross,

Tywin is close enough to King's Landing to defend the city when he hears of Stannis's impending attack. Due to Tywin's presence, Tyrion's defensive preparations, and a new alliance with House Tyrell negotiated by Lord Petyr Baelish, the Lannisters are able to defeat Stannis in the Battle of the Blackwater,

Following the Blackwater, most of Stannis's bannermen declare for Joffrey, and Lord Tywin takes up rule as Hand in his own right. A wounded Lancel receives Darry, forming House Lannister of Darry.

Within the dungeon of Riverrun, Jaime admits to Catelyn Stark that he had thrown Bran Stark from the First Keep, but he denies having sent the catspaw.

A Storm of Swords

Catelyn Stark, having heard of the supposed deaths of two of her sons Bran and Rickon at the hands of the turncloak Theon Greyjoy, releases Jaime from captivity at Riverrun in an attempt to covertly exchange him for her daughters, Sansa and Arya.

Tywin refuses to appoint Tyrion as heir to Casterly Rock,

When Tywin discovers that Robb Stark has wed Jeyne Westerling, a daughter of one of his minor bannermen, Lord Gawen Westerling, instead of a daughter of Lord Walder Frey, Tywin begins plotting with Jeyne's mother, Sybell Spicer, the slighted Lord Frey, and the opportunistic Lord Roose Bolton.

Tywin's treachery is accomplished in the wedding of Edmure Tully to Roslin Frey at the Twins, where Robb, Catelyn, and many others are murdered under guest right. The Starks and Tullys are ousted from power, replaced respectively by the Lannister-backed Boltons and Freys,

When King Joffrey unexpectedly dies at his wedding feast, Cersei wrongfully accuses Tyrion of the deed.

Jaime's return to the capital finds him a changed man, increasingly at odds with his family. He quarrels with Lord Tywin, refusing to resign from the Kingsguard to become heir to Casterly Rock. Tywin gifts him with a Valyrian steel sword, but Jaime names it Oathkeeper and gives it to Brienne, asking her to protect the missing Sansa Stark.

At the Eyrie, Sansa learns that Lysa Arryn and Petyr Baelish, not the Lannisters, were responsible for the death of Lord Jon Arryn.

A Feast for Crows

Queen Cersei Lannister, by Magali Villeneuve © Fantasy Flight Games

Dead soldiers with bearing the colors of House Lannister have washed up on the Quiet Isle. According to the Elder Brother, they are buried next to their enemies.

Tywin Lannister's death lingers over the realm. Cersei resumes her regency, now over the newly-crowned Tommen I, and she sets out to prove herself a better ruler than her father. Ignoring her father's plans, she fills the small council with her own lackeys.

Cersei puts out a bounty for Tyrion's head, resulting in the deaths of many innocent dwarfs throughout the Seven Kingdoms,

To raise funds to build new dromonds, Cersei defers repayments of all crown debts,

Euron Greyjoy, the new King of the Isles and the North, leads the ironborn in the taking of the Shields, outraging the Tyrells. Cersei grants Loras his wish to take command of the siege of Dragonstone, hoping that he would rashly storm the castle to free up the Redwyne fleet.

Meanwhile, Cersei has charged Jaime with resolving Daven's siege of Riverrun and subduing the rest of the riverlands.

Cersei maneuvers Margaery into being seized by the Faith for adultery and high treason.

Brienne of Tarth searches the northern crownlands and eastern riverlands for Sansa Stark. She is joined during her journey by Podrick Payne, Tyrion's onetime squire,

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Kevan Lannister, as Lord Regent, begins trying to undo Cersei's political bumbling. To placate House Tyrell, he appoints Lord Mace Tyrell as Hand of the King, and his bannermen, Lords Paxter Redwyne and Randyll Tarly, to the small council. He also visits the imprisoned Cersei, confronting her about her affair with his son, Lancel, and telling her that, regardless of her trial, her rule is at an end.

Tyrion Lannister, aided by Varys, has been smuggled to Pentos across the narrow sea. Varys's ally, Magister Illyrio Mopatis, arranges for Tyrion to travel with a misfit band to seek out Daenerys Targaryen.

At a brothel in Selhorys, Tyrion is captured by another exiled lord, Ser Jorah Mormont, who aims to return to Daenerys for his own reasons.

Jaime brokers peace at the siege of Raventree, the last southron stronghold loyal to Robb Stark's lost cause. While at Pennytree he unexpectedly meets Brienne of Tarth, who tells him that he must go with her to save Sansa Stark from the Hound.

Kevan and the small council try to deal with the resurgent Faith Militant, as well as the landing of the Golden Company and Aegon Targaryen in the stormlands. Varys and his little birds murder Pycelle and Kevan in the Grand Maester's chambers, however. A supporter of Aegon, Varys hopes the death of the competent Lord Regent will cast suspicion between Highgarden and Casterly Rock and continue the rifts created during Cersei's rule.

Known Members at the end of the third century

The known Lannisters during the timespan of the events described in *A Song of Ice and Fire* are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there is also:

Family Tree

Household

At Casterly Rock:

In King's Landing:

Historical Members

Original Lineage

Andal Lineage

Sworn Houses and Former Sworn Houses

Quotes

The Lannisters are proud. You'd think the royal sigil would be sufficient, but no. He makes his mother's House equal in honor to the king's.

Jon Snow to Arya Stark

Jaime: Tyrion, my sweet brother, there are times when you give me cause to wonder whose side you are on.
Tyrion: Why, Jaime, my sweet brother, you wound me. You know how much I love my family.

Jaime Lannister and Tyrion Lannister

The Lannisters never declined, graciously or otherwise. The Lannisters took what was offered.

—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister

There is no limit to Lannister pride or Lannister ambition.

Catelyn Stark to Theon Greyjoy

Tyrion: We Lannisters do have a certain pride.
Catelyn: Pride? Arrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power.
Tyrion: My brother is undoubtedly arrogant. My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am as innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?

Tyrion Lannister to Catelyn Stark

A Lannister always pays his debts.

Tyrion Lannister to Bronn

No man sheds Lannister blood with impunity.}

Tywin Lannister to Tyrion Lannister

The Lannisters of Casterly Rock were a damnably large and fertile house.

—thoughts of Catelyn Stark

By what right does the wolf judge the lion? By what right?

Jaime Lannister to Brienne of Tarth

My lady, has no one told you? Lannisters lie.

Roose Bolton to Brienne of Tarth

Not every Lannister is fool for glory.

Kevan Lannister to Jaime Lannister

Tyrion: On my honor as a Lannister.
Jorah: The Lannisters have no honor.

Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont

The Lannisters make enemies easily but have a harder time keeping friends.

Haldon to Jon Connington

In Westeros, the word of a Lannister is considered good as gold.

Tyrion Lannister to Tybero Istarion

Behind the Scenes

The Lannisters may have been inspired by the House of Lancaster.