House Graceford
| House Graceford of Holyhall | |
|---|---|
 Work Her Will
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| Coat of arms |
The Mother's face upon white pale wavy dividing a brown field (Brunâtre, on a pale wavy argent the Mother’s head caboshed proper) |
| Seat | Holyhall |
| Head | Lady Alyce Graceford |
| Region | Reach |
| Title | Lord of Holyhall[1] |
| Overlord | House Tyrell |
| Founded | Coming of the Andals[2] |
House Graceford of Holyhall is a noble house from Holyhall in the Reach. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with the Mother's face upon white pale wavy dividing a brown field.[3] Their words are "Work Her Will".[4]
Contents
History
The Gracefords trace their ancestry back to Andal adventurers given lands and wives by the Three Sage Kings of House Gardener during the coming of the Andals to the Reach.[5]
Lord George Graceford was a member of the Caltrops and a supporter of the greens during the Dance of the Dragons.[1] George became Lord Confessor during the regency of King Aegon III Targaryen as a fervent supporter of Lord Unwin Peake.[6] During the Lysene Spring, he was found guilty of a conspiracy to have Larra Rogare arrested after the Rogare Bank ran dry.[7]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
The pregnant Lady Alyce Graceford requests permission from Cersei Lannister to name the child Tywin if it is a boy or Lanna if a girl. Cersei accedes.[8]
House Graceford at the end of the third century
The known Gracefords during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lady Alyce Graceford[9]
Historical members
- Lord George Graceford, Lord of Holyhall and Lord Confessor early in the reign of Aegon III Targaryen.[1]
- Ser Harys Graceford, who participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from the Reach
- ↑ The Citadel. House Mottoes
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
- ↑ The Hedge Knight, Graphic Novel.
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