House Roote

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House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town
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Coat of arms A brown double-headed horse on a field of wavy green and green
(Wavy vert and vert, a two-headed horse tenné)
Seat Lord Harroway's Town
Region The Riverlands
Overlord House Baelish of Harrenhal

House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town is a noble house from Harroway in the Riverlands. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with a two-headed horse, brown, on a field of wavy green and green.[1]

History

The Rootes possibly acquired Lord Harroway's Town after the extinction of House Harroway of Harrenhal.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Lucas Roote is the squire of Ser Andrey Charlton; both are killed by the forces of House Lannister during the War of the Five Kings.

Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark visit Lord Harroway's Town and find it washed out by the overflowing Trident.

Feast for Crows

Ser Jaime Lannister spots the banner of House Roote among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid House Lannister in the siege of Riverrun.

House Roote at the end of the third century

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

Historical Members

References and Notes

  1. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Riverlands
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.