House Mooton
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| Coat of Arms | A red salmon on white, a gold tressure |
|---|---|
| Words | "Wisdom and strength" |
| Seat | Maidenpool |
| Current Lord | William Mooton |
| Region | The Riverlands |
| Overlord | House Tully |
House Mooton of Maidenpool is a noble house from the Riverlands. Their seat of Maidenpool is one of the main ports and trade centers of the Bay of Crabs. According to legend, this was the location where Florian the Fool saw Jonquil for the first time while she was bathing with her sisters.
However, the wealth of the family and the town has been significantly reduced since House Mooton chose to side with the Targaryens (their kings) against the Tullys (their liege lords) during Robert's Rebellion.
Their blazon is a red salmon on white, over a white field with a golden tressure. Their motto is «Wisdom and strength». However, the motto is not cannon, since they have not appeared in the books but in George R. R. Martin correspondence.
[edit] The Mooton House at the end of the third century
The known Mootons during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord William Mooton: Lord of Maidenpool. He has at least two sons.
[edit] References in the books
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Lord Mooton and his sons tried to hunt a huge shewolf that had attacked some smallfolk. However, they had to flee and lost all their hounds.
- Ser Myles Mooton, who had been Rhaegar's squire, was slain by Robert Baratheon at the Battle of the Bells.
- In the aftermath of the War of the Five Kings, Randyll Tarly took Maidenpool and locked Lord Mooton in a tower cell.
| 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 |
