House Swann
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| Coat of Arms | Two swans; 1 black on white the other white on black |
|---|---|
| Seat | Cape Wrath |
| Current Lord | Gulian Swann |
| Region | Dornish Marches |
| Heir | Donnel Swann |
| Overlord | House Baratheon |
House Swann of Stonehelm is a noble house from the Dornish Marches, in the Red Watch on Cape Wrath. Thay are regarded as proud, powerful and cautious.
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[edit] The Swann House at the end of the third century
The known Swanns during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Gulian Swann: Lord of Stonehelm. A mature man.
- Ser Donnel Swann: His son and heir.
- Ser Balon Swann: His secondborn. A skilled knight.
With unspecified familiar relationshp to the main branch there are also:
- Cyrenna Frey: Second wife to Old Walder Frey. Mother to two Freys. Died from a wasting illness.
- Ravella Smallwood: Married to Lord Theomar Smallwood of Acorn's Hall. A nice woman.
| Guilian Swann | Walder Frey | Cyrenna Swann | Theomar Smallwood | Ravella Swann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donnel Swann | Balon Swann | Jaren Frey | Alys | Septon Luceon | Carellen Smallwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] References in the books
[edit] Dunk and Egg
- Lord Swann's fool was the one who named Matarr "the even younger Prince".
- Ser Gawen of House Swann, an old man, competes at the Tourney of Ashford and loses against Prince Valarr.
- Ser Eustace Osgrey boasts that in the past members of important families married Osgreys, citing Swann as one of the examples.
- Lord Swann ignores Dunk's direct request to join him in the trial of seven.
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Balon Swann was one of the outstanding knights on the Tourney of the Hand.
- Ser Balon Swann defeated Alyn during the Tourney of the Hand, but later he fell to Ser Gregor Clegane.
- Ser Balon Swann was among the three finalists at the archery competition of the Tourney of the Hand, losing to a commoner from the Dornish Marshes named Anguy.
- Ser Balon Swann was among the party that acompanied King Robert to hunt, but he returned to King's Landing before his hunting accident with the boar.
- Ser Balon Swann considers Ser Balon Swann as a potential ally to depose the Lannisters from power after Robert's death.
- After the downfall of Eddard Stark, Sansa sees Ser Balon Swann whispering to some words to drunken Ser Dontos, possibly recomending him to refrain from hailing her.
- During the War of the Five Kings, Guilian Swann tries to have on foot on each camp: while he claims to be ill and remains neutral, his firstborn rides with Renly and Ser Balon Swann is loyal to King Joffrey.
- Guilian Swann was one of the few stormlords that agreed to receive Davos Seaworth, and even borke bread with him. He didn't attend Stannis demands, however.
- Ser Balon Swann was reported by Varys to have joked with the remark "We'll need thre cups for that", when Lord Gyles proposed a toast for the king.
- Sansa ponders the possibility of "bold" Balon Swann being the one that had cited her tot he godswood.
- During the riot at King's Landing, Ser Balon Swann slashed with his sword through the angry mob, until he got to return to the Red Keep helmetless, with his mount lathered and bleeding at the mouth.
- Ser Balon Swann was chosen by Cersei Lannister to replace Ser Preston Greenfield in the kingsguard. That choice was approved by Tyrion, who considers him "valiant, courtly, skilled at arms; good with lance, better with a morningstar, superb with the bow."
- Ser Donnel Swann was amongst the knights that turned to Stannis after Renly's death.
- Ser Balon Swann led several sorties during the Battle of the Blackwater, fighting bravely and nobly with his mace. Tyrion sees him spattered with gore and smudged by smoke, and joins him for a sortie against the attackers.
- Ser Donnel Swann was wounded in the Battle of the Blackwater and yielded to Ser Elwood Harte. He was ransomed afterward and pledged fealty to King Joffrey.
- Ser Barristan Selmy squired for Ser Manfred Swann as a boy. While disguising himself as Arstan Whitebeard, he told he had squired for some household knight in his service.
- Ser Balon Swann was the first to declare at Tyrion's trial. He stated Tyrion was a brave man and that he could not believe he could have poisoned Joffrey.
- Ser Barristan Selmy rescued Lasy Feyne Swann and her septa from the Kingswood Brotherhood.
- Ser Balon Swann is sent by Cersei to Dorne to deliver Gregor Clegane's head.
| Houses from the Stormlands | |
| Overlords: | Baratheon |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Buckler | Caron | Chyttering | Dondarrion | Errol | Estermont Fell | Morrigen | Penrose | Staedmon | Swann | Tarth |
| Knightly Houses: | Connington |
