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{{Noble House  
 
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| Coat_of_arms = Dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow<br>''(Or semé of pines vert)''
 
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| Seat = [[Orkmont]]
 
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'''House Orkwood of Orkmont''' is a noble house from the Iron Islands, with its seat on the island of [[Orkmont]].
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'''House Orkwood of Orkmont''' is a noble house from the [[Iron Islands]], with its seat on the island of [[Orkmont]].
  
 
They blazon their arms as dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow.{{ref|AFFC|19}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry:  [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/3/ Houses on the Iron Islands]</ref>
 
They blazon their arms as dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow.{{ref|AFFC|19}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry:  [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/3/ Houses on the Iron Islands]</ref>
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==History==
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King [[Rognar II Greyiron]] was brought down by an alliance which included the Orkwoods.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Kings}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
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[[File:OrkwoodReaverAaron Riley.jpg|300px|thumb|House Orkwood reaver by artist Aaron Riley © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
The Orkwoods support [[Euron Greyjoy]] with twenty longships.{{ref|AFFC|11}} Some Orkwoods gather to wish [[Victarion Greyjoy]] well on [[Old Wyk]].{{ref|AFFC|18}} [[Aeron Greyjoy]] spots the banners of House Orkwood among those gathered for the [[kingsmoot]]. Lord [[Alyn Orkwood]], called Orkwood of Orkmont, supports [[Euron Greyjoy]] instead of Victarion during the kingsmoot.{{ref|AFFC|19}}
 
The Orkwoods support [[Euron Greyjoy]] with twenty longships.{{ref|AFFC|11}} Some Orkwoods gather to wish [[Victarion Greyjoy]] well on [[Old Wyk]].{{ref|AFFC|18}} [[Aeron Greyjoy]] spots the banners of House Orkwood among those gathered for the [[kingsmoot]]. Lord [[Alyn Orkwood]], called Orkwood of Orkmont, supports [[Euron Greyjoy]] instead of Victarion during the kingsmoot.{{ref|AFFC|19}}
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The known Orkwoods during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
The known Orkwoods during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
*Lord [[Alyn Orkwood]] the Lord of Orkmont.
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*Lord [[Alyn Orkwood]], Lord of Orkmont.
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 02:14, 24 March 2019

House Orkwood of Orkmont
House Orkwood.svg
Coat of arms Dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow
(Or semé of pines vert)
Seat Orkmont
Region Iron Islands
Overlord House Greyjoy

House Orkwood of Orkmont is a noble house from the Iron Islands, with its seat on the island of Orkmont.

They blazon their arms as dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow.[1][2]

History

King Rognar II Greyiron was brought down by an alliance which included the Orkwoods.[3]

Recent Events

House Orkwood reaver by artist Aaron Riley © Fantasy Flight Games.

A Feast for Crows

The Orkwoods support Euron Greyjoy with twenty longships.[4] Some Orkwoods gather to wish Victarion Greyjoy well on Old Wyk.[5] Aeron Greyjoy spots the banners of House Orkwood among those gathered for the kingsmoot. Lord Alyn Orkwood, called Orkwood of Orkmont, supports Euron Greyjoy instead of Victarion during the kingsmoot.[1]

House Orkwood at the end of the third century

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses on the Iron Islands
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Kings.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.