| House Cole | |
|---|---|
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| Coat of arms |
Ten black pellets on scarlet (Gules, ten pellets) |
| Head | Extinct |
| Region | Dornish Marches, in the stormlands |
| Overlord | House Dondarrion |
House Cole was a noble house from the stormlands. They blazoned their arms with ten black pellets on scarlet.[1][2] According to George R. R. Martin, the pellets depicted on their sigil are lumps of coal,[3] which suggests the name of the house derives from the substance.
History
[edit]House Cole were vassals of House Dondarrion, who rule from Blackhaven in the Dornish Marches of the stormlands.[4]
The greatest member of the house was Ser Criston Cole, the son of the steward at Blackhaven;[4] according to a semi-canon source, Criston was common-born.[5] He served as the sworn shield of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the eldest child of King Viserys I Targaryen, and he became the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard after the death of Ser Harrold Westerling. Criston and Rhaenyra had a falling out,[4] and after the king's death Criston placed Viserys's son on the Iron Throne as Aegon II Targaryen instead of Rhaenyra, Viserys's chosen successor.[6] This began the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, and Criston became known as the Kingmaker.[1] When Aegon grew tired of the more diplomatic approach of Ser Otto Hightower, his grandfather and Hand of the King, Aegon appointed Criston in Otto's place to take the fight to the blacks instead.[7] Criston was killed in the Butcher's Ball while leading a host of greens through the riverlands.[8]
According to semi-canon sources, the house is currently extinct.[2]
Recent Events
[edit]A Dance with Dragons
[edit]Dick and Will Cole are exiles serving with the Golden Company.[9] It is unknown if they actually descend from House Cole, as men of the free companies can take any name they want.[10]
House Cole at the end of the third century
[edit]The known Coles during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Will Cole, an exile serving with the Golden Company.[9]
- Dick Cole, an exile serving with the Golden Company.[9]
Historical Members
[edit]- Steward of Lord Dondarrion at Blackhaven during the late reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.[4]
- Ser Criston Cole, his son. Known as the Kingmaker, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard under Viserys I Targaryen[4] and Aegon II Targaryen.[6] Also Hand of the King under Aegon II.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from an unknown region
- ↑ HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | Comic Con 2022 Full Panel (Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Eve Best), July 23, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
- ↑ Not A Blog: Comes A Swordsman, April 15, 2021
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.
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