House Bracken
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| Coat of Arms | A red stallion upon a golden escutcheon on brown |
|---|---|
| Seat | Stone Hedge |
| Current Lord | Jonos Bracken |
| Region | The Riverlands |
| Overlord | House Tully |
House Bracken of Stone Hedge is an old house from the Riverlands, with blood of the first men in its veins. They had been petty kings during the Age of Heroes, until the arribal of the Andals. Since then, they have an old bitter feud against their neighbors the Blackwoods that have been prolongued through the centuries.
Their blazon is a red stallion upon a golden escutcheon on brown. Their words do not appear in the books.
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[edit] The Bracken House at the end of the third century
The known Brackens during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Jonos Bracken: Lord of Stonehedge.
- Hendry Bracken: His nephey, and perhaps his heir.
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
- The Bastard of Bracken: Bastard son of a member of the Bracken house.
| Jonos Bracken | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hendry Bracken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] References in the books
[edit] Dunk and Egg
- Ser Duncan sees the banner of Ser Otho Bracken and some Blackwoods at the Tourney of Ashford, and recalls how three years before Ser Otho slew Lord Blackwood on a tourney, revigorating the old feud.
- Ser Steffon considers convincing Ser Otho or the Blackwoods fighting for Dunk at the trial by seven, but reflects that it'll be impossible to make them fight both on the same side.
- Septon Sefton explains that when Lord Bracken dies, Ser Otho Bracken will inherit and the Blackwoods won't suffer him, meaning war. He recalls the current Hand Lord Blooraven is half Blackwood, so he is unlikely to stop it.
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- When dismissing the idea of reccurring to her father's bannermen to deal with the Lannisters, Catelyn Tully complains that Blackwoods and Brackens are always quarreling.
- Three Bracken men-at-arms, named Kurleket, Lharys and Mohor, helped Catelyn Tully to seize the Imp and bring him to the Vale. All of them died during the trip.
- While Jaime Lannister besieged Riverrun, Ser Gregor Clegane burnt out the Brackens, laying waste to their fields, slaughtering their smallfolk and leaving Stone Hedge a smoking ruin.
- At the war council at Riverrun, Jonos suggested to pledge fealty to King Renly, perhaps only to contradict Lord Blackwood's previous statement.
- After Robb was proclaimed king Lord Jonos returned to Stone Hedge to expulse the Lannisters from his burned castle. During the fight he was wounded and his nephew Hendry was slain.
- Ser Jaime, Cleos and Brienne crossed Bracken land while rowing down the Red Fork.
- Among the many murdered people that were done by the Lannisters and were blamed to Sandor Clegane by the Brotherhood Without Banners, the Bastard of Bracken was mentioned,
- The Brackens surrendered to the Iron Throne and were welcomed back to the King's peace through a decree signed by Tommen. Then they attacked the Blackwoods, that refused to yield.
- After the surrender of Riverrun, Jaime Lannister had the intention to go to Raventree. Lord Karyl Vance recommends to him to go to Raventree Hall, since Lord Blackwood is never going to surrend to Lord Bracken.
| Houses from the Riverlands | |
| Overlords: | Tully |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Blackwood | Bracken | Darry | Frey | Goodbrook | Mallister | Mooton Piper | Vance (Atranta) | Vance (Wyfarer's Rest) | Whent |
| Knightly Houses: | Paege |
| Extincted houses: | Fisher | Harroway | Justman | Lothston | Mudd | Qoherys | Strong | Teague | Towers |
