House Westerling

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House name House Westerling of the Crag

Coat of Arms	Six white shells on a yellow field
Words	“Honor, Not Honors”
Seat	the Crag
Current Lord	Gawen Westerling
Region	the Westerlands
Heir	Rollam Westerling
Overlord	House Lannister

House Westerling of the Crag is a noble house sworn to House Lannister. Their sigil is six white shells on a sand-colored field.^[1] The Westerlings are an old and well-regarded family, though their lands and incomes have dwindled over the years.^[2]

Contents 1 The Westerling House at the end of the third century 2 References in the books 2.1 Dunk & Egg 2.2 A Song of Ice and Fire 3 References and Notes

The Westerling House at the end of the third century

The known Westerlings during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Gawen Westerling, Lord of the Crag.
  • Sybell Spicer, his wife.
    • Ser {Raynald Westerling}, his eldest son and heir.
    • Jeyne Westerling, his eldest daughter.
    • Elenya Westerling, his second daughter.
    • Rollam Westerling, his second son.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

• Ser Elys Westerling, a knight who participated in the Sack of King's Landing.^[3]

Gawen

Sybell Spicer

{Raynald}

Jeyne

{Robb Stark}

Rollam

Elenya

References in the books

Dunk & Egg

• A member of the Westerling house participated in the Ashford Tourney. Their arms were spotted by Dunk among the gathered heraldry.

A Song of Ice and Fire

• Lord Gawen was captured at the Battle of the Whispering Wood.
• Around the time of the Battle of the Fords, Robb Stark and his forces in the Westerlands were marching on the Crag.
• Lord Gawen was held at Seagard during his imprisonment.
• Ser Elys Westerling took part in the Sack of King's Landing.
• Jeyne Westerling comforted Robb Stark when he took an arrow wound storming the Crag.
• Jeyne married Robb afterwards. Rollam became Robb's squire and Ser Raynald became part of his retinue.
• When House Westerling joined with House Stark in the War of the Five Kings, they brought fifty men, of which only twelve were knights.
• Before the Conquest, Westerling brides married the Kings of the Rock.
• A Jeyne Westerling married Maegor I.
• House Westerling has more pride than power.
• Lord Gawen offered Jeyne as a possible match for Willem or Martyn Lannister. He was turned down.
• The mines owned by House Westerling failed years ago and they sold or lost their best lands.
• Lord Gawen, Sybell, and Jeyne were all welcomed back into the king's peace after the Red Wedding.

References and Notes

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Houses from the Westerlands
Overlords:	Lannister
Noble houses:	Banefort | Bettley | Brax | Broom | Crakehall | Estren | Falwell | Farman | Ferren Foote | Jast | Kenning | Lefford | Lydden | Marbrand | Moreland | Myatt | Payne Peckledon | Plumm | Prester | Sarsfield | Serrett | Spicer | Stackspear | Turnberry Westerling | Yarwyck
Knightly Houses:	Clegane | Greenfield | Hetherspoon | Lorch | Ruttiger | Swyft | Vikary | Yew
Extinct houses:	Casterly | Parren | Reyne | Tarbeck