| House Leygood | |
|---|---|
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| Coat of arms |
Three black thunderbolts on orange (Tenné, three thunderbolts sable) |
| Head | Unknown |
| Region | Reach |
| Overlord | House Tyrell |
| Founded | Coming of the Andals[1] |
House Leygood is a noble house from the Reach. Their blazon is a threefold thunderbolt.[2][3]
History
[edit]The Leygoods 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.[1]
Leygood was one of the Caltrops during the Dance of the Dragons. He died in the Second Battle of Tumbleton.[4] His son, Ser Lucas Leygood, became Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing during the regency of Aegon III Targaryen.[4]
Ser Simon Leygood was a suitor for Lady Rohanne Webber's hand.[2]
Recent Events
[edit]A Feast for Crows
[edit]Leygood men march with Lord Randyll Tarly's force, pacifying the crownlands and the riverlands after the Battle of the Blackwater. Brienne of Tarth spots a shield bearing the three thunderbolts of Leygood among those that had been collected from the dead after the battle at Duskendale.[5] She also encounters a guard wearing the badge of House Leygood at the gates of Maidenpool.[6]
House Leygood at the end of the third century
[edit]The known Leygoods during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- no member has appeared yet.
Historical Members
[edit]- Ser/Lord Leygood, one of the Caltrops.[4]
- Ser Lucas Leygood, his son, Commander of the City Watch.[4]
- Ser Simon Leygood, a knight during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen.[2]
Behind the Scenes
[edit]The sigil of House Leygood may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to comic book characters such as The Flash and Johnny Thunderbolt, or Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.
- ↑ The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series?
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