House Chelsted
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| House Chelsted | |
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| Coat of arms |
Per bend green and white, a crossed spiked mace and a silver dagger (Per bend vert and white, a mace spiked palewise proper surmounted by a dagger fesswise silver) |
| Head | Unknown |
| Region | Crownlands |
| Overlord | House Baratheon of King's Landing |
House Chelsted is a noble house from the crownlands. They blazon their arms with per bend green and white, a crossed spiked mace and a silver dagger.[1][2]
History
Lord Qarlton Chelsted was the penultimate Hand of the King to Aerys II Targaryen. Qarlton is remembered as the 'mace-and-dagger' hand by Ser Jaime Lannister.[1] Qarlton attempted to convince Aerys not to burn King's Landing down, but when Aerys refused his attempts, Lord Qarlton resigned the position. Aerys had him dipped in wildfire and burned alive. He was replaced by Lord Rossart as Hand of the King.
House Chelsted at the end of the third century
The known Chelsteds during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord {Qarlton Chelsted}, master of coin and, later, the second-to-last Hand of the King to Aerys II Targaryen. Burned alive with wildfire.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: the area of King's Landing
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