House Oakheart
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| Coat of Arms | Three green oak leaves on gold |
|---|---|
| Words | "Our Roots Go Deep" |
| Seat | Old Oak |
| Current Lord | Lady Arwyn Oakheart |
| Region | the Reach |
| Overlord | House Tyrell |
House Oakheart of Old Oak is an old and powerful family from the Reach.
Neither their arms or their motto appear in the books. However, in noncanon correspondence with fans George R. R. Martin has revealed their arms as three green oak leaves on gold, and given the motto "Our Roots Go Deep".
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[edit] The Oakheart House at the end of the third century
The known Oakhearts during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lady Arwyn Oakheart, Lady of Old Oak. A tiny and delicate woman.
- Ser Arys Oakheart, her son. A member of the Kingsguard.
| Houses from the Reach | |
| Overlords: | Tyrell |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Ambrose | Beesbury | Bulwer | Chester | Costayne | Cuy Florent | Grimm | Hewett | Hightower | Merryweather Mullendore | Oakheart | Redwyne | Rowan | Serry | Tarly |
| Knightly Houses: | Fossoway (red apples) | Fossoway (green apples) |
| Extinct houses: | Gardener |
[edit] References in the books
[edit] Dunk and Egg
- Ser Eustace Osgrey complained that House Oakheart tried to keep one foot in each camp during the Blackfyre Rebellion.
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Ser Arys was one of the members of Robert's Kingsguard.
- Lady Arwen rised her banners for King Renly and was part of his war councils.
- Arys objected to Joffrey when he ordered him to hit Sansa. Although he hit her in the end, he didn't do it hard.
- Arys was sent to Dorne with princess Myrcella as her personal guard.
- Arys was persuaded by Arianne Martell to conspire with her to crown Myrcella and was killed by Areoh Hotah when discovered, preferring death to disgrace.
