House Locke
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| Coat of Arms | Two bronze keys crossed over a white pale on purple |
|---|---|
| Seat | Oldcastle |
| Current Lord | Lord Ondrow Locke |
| Region | The North |
| Title | Lord of Oldcastle |
| Overlord | House Stark |
House Locke of Oldcastle is a noble house from the North.
Neither their arms or their words appear in the text. On non canon sources the author blazons their banner as two bronze keys crossed over a white pale on purple.
[edit] House Locke of Oldcastle at the end of the third century
During the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire the house is ruled by:
- Lord Ondrow Locke: Lord of Oldcastle. An old man.
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there are also:
- Ser Donnel Locke: A knight.
- Ser Mallador Locke: A senior member of the Night's Watch.
- Sybelle Locke: Robett Glover's wife. Mother to Gawen and Erena Glover.
[edit] References in the books
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Ser Mallador Locke joins the Night's Watch expedition commanded by Lord Mormont. He is in charge of the baggage train and the packhorses.
- Lord Ondrew Locke excuses himself for not being able to help to Rodrik Cassel against the ironborn because he is too old to dare the journey.
- At one point, the acting Hand of the King Tyrion planned to exchange Ser Donnel Locke and Lord Cerwyn for Tion Lannister, but the negotiations failed. With all probability Ser Donnel had been captured at the Battle of the Green Fork. Also he was also held at Harrenhal and was freed by Roose Bolton, because he was served in the northern army later in the war.
- When the Watch received news of the approach of the Wildings to the Fist of the First Men, Ser Mallador Locke supported retreating back to the Wall.
- The Lockes suffered heavy losses when caught on the wrong side of the Red Fork when attacked by Gregor Clegane while going to the Twins to attend Lord Edmure's wedding.
- Ser Donnel Locke was slain at the Red Wedding. Catelyn saw him being taken by crossbow arrows.
| Houses from the North | |
| Overlords: | Stark |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Bolton | Cerwyn | Dustin | Flint (Flint's Finger) | Flint (Widow's Watch) Hornwood | Karstark | Locke | Manderly | Mormont | Reed | Ryswell | Umber |
| Masterly houses: | Glover | Tallhart |
| Mountain clans: | Flint | Liddle | Norrey | Wull |
