House Gargalen

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House Gargalen of Salt Shore is a major Dornish noble house. Their seat is placed on the southern coast of Dorne.

Their blazon is a red cockatrice with black snake in beak on gold . Their words have not appeared on the books.

The Gargalen House at the end of the third century

The only known Gargalen during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire is Lord Tremond Gargalen, the Lord of Salt Shore.

References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Lord Tremond Gargalen were among the Dornish nobles that accompanied Oberyn Martell to King's Landing.
  • Oberyn explains to Tyrion that once Lord Gargalen said that he hoped to die with sword in hand, and he replied he would sooner prefer to die with a breast in his.
  • During the Dornishmen visit at King's Landing, a fight on a Flea Bottom pot-shop left one Tyrell man-at-arms dead and two Gargalens scalded.
  • Doran Martell squired for Lord Gargalen in his youth. When he was nine, he was at Salt Shore were Lord Gargalen gave him the news that he had a sister.