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Revision as of 04:11, 17 May 2013
House Osgrey of Standfast | |
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Coat of arms | Argent, a lion rampant chequy vert and or |
Seat | Standfast |
Region | the Reach |
Overlord | House Rowan |
Cadet branch | Osgrey of Leafy Lake |
House Osgrey of Standfast is a noble house of the Reach. It is sworn to House Rowan. Its lands border those of House Webber.[1] They had not been lords in centuries, now being landed knights, though they once had been among the greatest houses of the Reach.[2]
Their blazon is a chequy lion, green and gold rampant on a field of white.[3][4] Their motto has not appeared yet.
Contents
History
House Osgrey was established at least 1000 years before the Conquest. The family used to be Marshals of the North March under House Gardener.[5][6] At that time they possessed four castles and were done fealty by a score of lesser lordlings and a hundred landed knights. Their largest castle was Coldmoat, which was raised by Lord Perwyn Osgrey.[7] The Osgreys were a prominent family who intermarried with such great families such as the Florents, Swanns, Tarbecks, Hightowers and Blackwoods.[8] On one occasion an Osgrey, Ser Wilbert the Little Lion, killed and was killed by Lancel V, King of the Rock, repelling an invasion of the Reach.
After the last Gardener king was killed on the Field of Fire the Osgreys' prominence began to diminish. Lord Ormond Osgrey lost Coldmoat when he spoke out against King Maegor the Cruel for his suppression of the Poor Fellows and the Warrior's Sons.[9] House Osgrey had at least one cadet branch at Leafy Lake but by 210 AL they had become extinct.[10]
In the Blackfyre Rebellion of 195-196 AL the head of the house, Ser Eustace Osgrey, supported Daemon Blackfyre. In return Daemon promised the return of Coldmoat, but the Rebellion failed and Osgrey's three sons were killed at the Battle of the Redgrass Field. Ser Eustace was forgiven by King Daeron II but his daughter was taken as a hostage. His wife committed suicide after the loss of all their children.[11] This made Ser Eustace the last of his line.
The Sworn Sword
At the time of The Sworn Sword; around 210 AL the family had only one castle left; Standfast. Ser Eustace got into a conflict with his neighbor Lady Rohanne Webber over the rights to a border stream. The conflict was decided by a trial by battle. The champion of House Osgrey, Ser Duncan the Tall, defeated the champion of Lady Rohanne.[12] After the fight Lady Rohanne and Ser Eustace reconciled and married.[13]
References in A Song of Ice and Fire
Dunk and Egg
- Ser Eustace once proposed marriage of his son to Lady Rohanne Webber.
- Addam Osgrey was killed by a knight of House Smallwood at the Redgrass Field.
- House Osgrey once controlled the towns of Dosk, Little Dosk and Brandybottom, as well as the Derring Downs.
Family
Unknown Osgrey | Unknown wife | Osgrey of Leafy Lake | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown wife | Eustace | Rohanne Webber | Daughter(s) | Youngest daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwyn | Harrold | Addam | Alysanne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Notes
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, p.14
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, p.21
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 24
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 14
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 26
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 26
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 34
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 26
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 14
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 49
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 72
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 74
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