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* King [[Morgan Banefort]], '''the Hooded King''', was embroiled in a twenty year long war with king [[Loreon Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf|The Westerlands}} | * King [[Morgan Banefort]], '''the Hooded King''', was embroiled in a twenty year long war with king [[Loreon Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf|The Westerlands}} | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 12 December 2014
House Banefort of Banefort | |
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Coat of arms | Cendrée, a man hooded sable within a tressure flambant gules |
Seat | Banefort |
Head | Quenten Banefort |
Region | the Westerlands |
Title | Lord of the Banefort |
Overlord | House Lannister |
Founder | The Hooded Man[1] |
House Banefort of Banefort is a noble house from Banefort in the Westerlands, one of the main families sworn to Casterly Rock.[2]
According to semi-canon sources they blazon their shields with a hooded man, black on grey with within a fiery tressure.[3][4]
Contents
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Lord Quenten Banefort is captured at the Battle of the Whispering Wood.
A Clash of Kings
The colors of House Banefort are spotted by Arya Stark leaving Harrenhal with Lord Tywin Lannister's army.
A Storm of Swords
Lord Banefort spends the War of the Five Kings as a prisoner of Lord Jonos Bracken,[5] and he is probably freed when the Brackens submit to the Iron Throne after the Red Wedding.
A Feast for Crows
Lord Banefort is one of the lords that escort the corpse of Tywin to Casterly Rock.
House Banefort at the end of the third century
The known Baneforts during the time span of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Quenten Banefort, Lord of Banefort.
Historical Members
- The Hooded Man, the legendary founder of House Banefort.[6]
- King Morgan Banefort, the Hooded King, was embroiled in a twenty year long war with king Loreon Lannister.[6]
Behind the Scenes
The sigil of House Banefort is a reference by George R. R. Martin to the comic book character Black Hood.[7]
References and Notes
- ↑ ConCarolinas Westerlands Reading [1]
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 38, Arya VIII.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Westerlands
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands.
- ↑ The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series?
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