House Goodbrother

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House Goodbrother of Hammerhorn
House Goodbrother.png
Coat of arms Gules, a warhorn sable banded or.
Seat Hammerhorn
Head Lord Gorold Goodbrother
Region Iron Islands
Heir Greydon Goodbrother
Overlord House Greyjoy
Cadet branches

House Goodbrother of Hammerhorn is a noble house from the Iron Islands. They are one of the most powerful houses from Great Wyk, the largest of the islands, and are one of the Greyjoys' primary bannermen.[1] Their keep of Hammerhorn is inland, in the Hardstone Hills, their wealth not coming from the Sunset Sea but from their mines.[2]

Their blazon is a gold-banded black warhorn on red.[3][4] Their motto has not appeared in the books.

House Goodbrother has at least three cadet branches on Great Wyk, the Goodbrothers of Corpse Lake, the Goodbrothers of Crow Spike Keep, and the Goodbrothers of Downdelving.[2] Other branches include the Goodbrothers of Shatterstone on Old Wyk and the Goodbrothers of Orkmont.

History

Urragon Goodbrother was a King of the Iron Islands during the Age of Heroes.[5]

Recent Events

When Theon arrives at Pyke he sees a great number of longships, including some bearing Lord Gorold Goodbrother's banded black warhorn. The main strength of Lord Goodbrother amounts to near forty longships at Lordsport. Theon thinks the Goodbrother men are notorious at Pyke for their striped goat hair sashes. Asha Greyjoy came to Pyke from Great Wyk with Lord Goodbrother, and spent the night at Lordsport's inn until she met Theon. When entering the great hall with his father's captains Theon sees some Goodbrothers of Great Wyk.[3][6]

A Feast for Crows

Lord Gorold, with the Sparr and his son Steffarion, brought to Aeron Damphair the tidings of King Balon's death. Aeron has a certain disdain for the Goodbrothers, because their keep of Hammerhorn in the Hardstone Hills is far from the sea and their wealth come from the mines beneath the earth. Aeron takes Gormond's horse after receiving the news of Balon's death, even though Steffarion Sparr offers his instead.

Some Goodbrothers from Great Wyk gather at the kingsmoot on Old Wyk to wish Victarion Greyjoy well. Two of Gorold's sons get into a fight at the kingsmoot. Although Gorold is initially a supporter of Victarion, after Euron Greyjoy's speech he is spotted by Aeron chanting Euron's name.

Gorold is spotted by Victarion talking with Dunstan Drumm and Rodrik Harlaw in the castle yard at Lord Hewett's Town.

House Goodbrother of Hammerhorn at the end of the third century

The known Goodbrothers of Hammerhorn during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gorold
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gysella
 
Gwin
 
Ten
daughters
 
Greydon
 
Gran
 
Gormond
 


Historical Greyjoys

Urragon Goodbrother, known as "Badbrother", was a King of the Iron Islands during the Age of Heroes.

References and Notes