House Beesbury
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House Beesbury of Honeyholt | |
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«Beware our Sting»
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Coat of arms | Three yellow beehives on a black pale over a paly black and yellow field |
Seat | Honeyholt |
Head | Lord Warryn Beesbury |
Region | the Reach |
Overlord | House Hightower |
House Beesbury of Honeyholt is a noble house from the Reach, sworn to the Hightowers. Honeyholt is located next to the Honeywine river, which flows towards Oldtown and the Whispering Sound.
Their arms are three yellow beehives on a black pale over a paly black and yellow field.[1][2][3] Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources it is «Beware our Sting».[4]
Contents
The Beesbury House at the end of the third century
The known Beesburys during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Warryn Beesbury: Lord of Honeyholt
With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there are also:
- Lord {Ben Beesbury}, an old, blind and toothless man, dead not long ago.
- Ser Bertram Beesbury, a red-faced knight.
- Ser Hugh Beesbury: a young knight.
- Jeyne Beesbury, married to Rhaegar Frey. Mother to three Freys (Robert, Walda, and Jonos)
- Beony Beesbury: married to Se Raymund Frey. Mother to five Freys (Robert, Malwyn, Serra, Sarra, and Cersei)
- Alys Beesbury: married to Leo Tyrell, from a secondary branch of the Tyrells. Mother to five Tyrells (Alla, Leona, Lyonel, Lucas, and Lorent)
References in the books
Dunk and Egg
- During the Tourney of Ashford, bold young Ser Humfrey Beesbury splintered twelve lances against Ser Humfrey Hardyng in a match the smallfolk called "the Battle of the Humfreys".
- Ser Humfrey Beesbury, who happened to be brother by marriage to Ser Humfrey Hardyng, took part on the Trial of Seven on Dunk's behalf.
- Ser Humfrey was slain in the first charge by Ser Donnel of Duskendale from the Kingsguard.
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Renly names Beesbury as one of the houses supporting him on the parley with Stannis at Storm's End.
- Ser Bertram Beesbury met Jaime and Brienne on their way to King's Landing and gave them the news of the Red Wedding.
- Ser Hugh Beesbury took part on the wager on Brienne's maidenhood, offering her as a present a pot of honey "as sweet as the maids of Tarth".
- Blind Beesbury was one of the candidates Prince Doran offered to Arianne for marriage.
- Jeyne Beesbury is married to Rhaegar Frey.
- Beony Beesbury is married to Ser Raymund Frey.
References and Notes
- ↑ The Hedge Knight
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 62, Jaime
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
- ↑ The Citadel. House Mottoes
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