House Ryswell
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| Seat | Rills |
|---|---|
| Region | The North, between the Barrowlands and the Stony Shore |
| Heir | unknown |
| Overlord | House Stark |
House Ryswell of the Rills rules in this extense area between the Barrowlands and the Stony Shore.
Their blazon is a black horse's head, eyes and mane red, on bronze within a black engrailed border. Their words are not mentioned in the books.
An old story tells that when seventy-nine deserters left the Wall, one of them was Lord Ryswll youngest son and decided to look for shelter in his father's keep. However, Lord Ryswell returned his son an his companions to the Wall well they were buried alive on the ice to stand the watch they had abandoned forever. Late in his live Lord Ryswell took the black to end his days watching behind his son.
[edit] House Ryswell at the end of the third century
The known Ryswells during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Rodrik Ryswell: Lord of the Rills.
- Barbrey Dustin: His daughter. Lady of Barrowton. Widow to the late Lord Willam Dustin.
- Roger Ryswell: His quarrelsome cousin.
- Rickard Ryswell: Another quarrelsome cousin.
- Roose Ryswell: Yet another quarrelsome cousin.
Without specified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Ryswells include:
- Ser Mark Ryswell: Deceased. A gentle hearted knight that died at the Mountains of Dorne during the Rebellion.
| Rodrik Ryswell | Roger Ryswell | Rickard Ryswell | Roose Ryswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbrey Dustin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] References in the books
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Ser Mark Ryswell died fighting with Eddard Stark and his other companions at the Tower of Joy.
- Bran explains the story of the seventy-nine sentinels at the Nightfort.
- The Ryswells were reported to have joined the army leaded by Ramsay Bolton for removing the ironborn from Moat Caitlin.
| 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 |
