House Qorgyle
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House Qorgyle of Sandstone | |
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Coat of arms | three black scorpions over red |
Seat | Sandstone |
Head | Quentyn Qorgyle |
Region | Dorne |
Heir | Gulian Qorgyle |
Overlord | House Martell |
House Qorgyle of Sandstone is a Dornish noble house sworn to Sunspear.
Their arms are three black scorpions over red.[1][2] Their motto does not appear in the books.
Contents
The Qorgyle House at the end of the third century
The known Qorgyles during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Quentyn Qorgyle, Lord of Sandstone
- Ser Gulian Qorgyle, his eldest son and heir to Sandstone.
- Ser Arron Qorgyle, his second son.
Quentyn | Unknown wife | Unnamed Qorgyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gulian | Arron | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References in the books
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Lord Commander Qorgyle was the predecessor of Lord Jeor Mormont as commander of the Night's Watch.
- Ser Arron Qorgyle was part of the escort of distinguished Dornish nobles that accompanied Prince Oberyn Martell to King's Landing.
- Prince Oberyn was fostered at Sandstone as a child.
- Arianne Martell believed that House Qorgyle would aid her attempt to crown Princess Myrcella Baratheon due to its relationship with Prince Oberyn.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from Dorne
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