House Beesbury

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House Beesbury
«Beware our Sting»
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. Their words do not appear in the books, but the author has suggested in noncanon correspondence with fans «Beware our Sting»

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:

  • Jeyne Beesbury: married to the second son of the third son of Lord Walder Frey (Rhaegar). Mother to three Freys (Robert, Walda, and Jonos)
  • Beony Beesbury: married to the twelveth son of Lord Walder Frey (Raymund). Mother to five Freys (Robert, Malwyn, Serra, Sarra, and Cersei)
  • Ser Bartram Beesbury: a red faced-knight.
  • Alys Beesbury: married to Leo Tyrell, from a secondary branch of the Tyrells. Mother to five Tyrells (Alla, Leona, Lyonel, Lucas, and Lorent)
  • Ser Hugh Beesbury: a young knight.
  • {Lord Ben Beesbury}: an old, blind and toothless man, dead not long ago.


References in the books

Dunk and Egg

  • During the Tourney at Ashford, bold young Ser Humfrey Beesbury splintered twelve lances against Ser Humgfrey Hardying in a match the smallfolk called "the Battle of the Humfreys".
  • Ser Humfrey Beesbury, who happened to be brother by marriage to Ser Humfrey Hardying, took part on the Trial of Seven on Dunk's behalf.
  • Ser Humfrey was slain in the first charge by 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 Bartram 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.