House Santagar
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| Coat of Arms | A spotted leopard with a golden axe, over a per bend sinister blue and white field |
|---|---|
| Seat | Spotswood |
| Region | Dorne |
| Heir | Sylva Santagar |
| Overlord | House Martell |
House Santagar of Spotswood is a house of landed knights from the Dorne.
Neither their arms or their motto appear in the books. In uncannon correspondence with fans the author has blazoned their arms as a spotted leopard with a golden axe, over a per bend sinister blue and white field.
[edit] The Santagar House at the end of the third century
The known Santagars during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Ser Symon Santagar Redfort, the Knight of Spotswood.
- Sylva Santagar, Heiress to Spotswood.
Without specified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Santagars include:
- Ser Aron Santagar, Master-at-Arms of the Red Keep.
[edit] References in the books
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Ser Rodrik Cassel asked Ser Aron Santagar about the knife used in the murder attempt on Bran. He was considered by Rodrik a vain man, but honest.
- Ser Aron Santagar rode at the Tourney of the Hand. After tilting thirce without result against Lothor Brune, fell to Lord Jason Mallister.
- Ser Aron Santagar was escorting the royal retinue that was attacked by the smallfolk after dismissing Myrcella to Dorne. The angry mob pulled him from his sadde and bashed his head with a stone. After the riot, his body was barely recognisable.
- Sylva Santagar is one of princes Arianne's friends. She joined in Arianne's conspiracy to crown princess Myrcella Baratheon and was caught with the other conspirators. She received no punishment from prince Doran Martell but Lady Sylva's father send her away to marry to old Lord Estermont.
| Houses from Dorne | |
| Overlords: | Martell |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Allyrion | Blackmont | Dayne | Fowler | Gargalen | Jordayne Manwoody | Qorgyle | Toland | Uller | Vaith | Wyl | Yronwood |
| Knightly Houses: | Dalt | Santagar |
