| House Marbrand of Ashemark | |
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 Burning Bright
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| Coat of arms |
A burning tree, orange on smoke (Cendrée, a tree tenné in flame) |
| Seat | Ashemark |
| Head | Lord Damon Marbrand[1] |
| Region | Westerlands |
| Title | Lord of Ashemark[1] |
| Heir | Ser Addam Marbrand[1] |
| Overlord | House Lannister |
| Founded | Andal Invasion[2] |
House Marbrand of Ashemark is one of the main noble houses of the westerlands.[3] Their seat of Ashemark is located in the hilly area near where the Tumblestone begins.[4]
Their blazon is a burning tree, orange on smoke.[5][6] Their motto does not appear in the books, but according to a semi-canon source it is "Burning Bright".[7]
History
House Marbrand was formed by the union of First Men and Andal nobles during the coming of the Andals.[2]
Dowager Queen Rhaena Targaryen visited the Marbrands of Ashemark during her progress of the Westerlands in 50–51 AC.[8] King Jaehaerys I Targaryen visited Ashemark on his progress of the Westerlands in 55 AC.[9]
In 59 AC, Lord Marbrand was one of the many nobles who died of the epidemic called the Shivers.[10]
Ser Lorent Marbrand was a member of the Kingsguard during the reign of Viserys I Targaryen,[11] and a Lord Commander of the Queensguard of Rhaenyra Targaryen.[12]
In 209 AC, during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen, a participant in the tourney at Ashford Meadow was a knight who fought under the Marbrand banner.[13] Although it is semi-canon information, in the comic book adaptation of The Hedge Knight the name of Ser Denys Marbrand is given on the roll of arms.[14]
Jeyne Marbrand, the daughter of Lord Alyn Marbrand, wed Tytos Lannister at Casterly Rock in 235 AC. She gave Tytos five children, Tywin, Kevan, Genna, Tygett, and Gerion Lannister. However, Jeyne died within a month of Gerion's birth in 255 AC.[15]
According to a semi-canon source, when King Aegon V Targaryen became angered with the over-grasping House Tarbeck in 255 AC, Lord Tytos Lannister sent Denys Marbrand[N 1] to capture Lord Walderan Tarbeck and Lady Ellyn Tarbeck, to bring them to Casterly Rock to answer for their crimes. However, Roger Reyne, Lord of Castamere and Ellyn's brother, led a host in attacking the Marbrand men in the night before they reached Tarbeck Hall, slaying hundreds, including the old warrior Denys. Though Tytos became extremely angry, and calls went out for war, Ser Reynard Reyne convinced Tytos that the attack was a "tragic misunderstanding", claiming that Roger was unaware of Denys's identity and thought he was attacking a band of outlaws and robber knights. Once Reynard offered apologies and a blood price to House Marbrand, Tytos pardoned Roger Reyne, and Lord and Lady Tarbeck as well.[16] According to the same source, Lord Marbrand and his levies were part of the host of Lord Tytos's son, Ser Tywin Lannister, when he suppressed the Reyne-Tarbeck revolt in 261 AC.[16]
Addam Marbrand befriended Lord Tywin Lannister's son Jaime while serving as a page at Casterly Rock.[18]
Darlessa Marbrand was married to her cousin Tygett Lannister, with whom she had one son, Tyrek Lannister.[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Among the gathered knights at the Hand's tourney is one with the arms of House Marbrand.[19]
After war breaks out, Tyrion Lannister spots the burning tree of the Marbrands in the host of his father, Lord Tywin Lannister.[5] Ser Addam Marbrand leads House Lannister's outriders.[20] During the battle on the Green Fork, Addam commands the right wing of Tywin's army, which includes some four thousand men.[21]
A Clash of Kings
During his campaign in the westerlands, Robb Stark, the new King in the North, leads the taking of Ashemark from the Marbrands.[22]
Addam is thrown back three times during the Battle of the Fords,[23] and he distinguishes himself in the Battle of the Blackwater. After the battle, he is presented to King Joffrey I Baratheon.[24]
A Storm of Swords
Tywin Lannister makes Addam the commander of the City Watch of King's Landing.[25] Tyrion has Addam lead an honor guard of gold cloaks to greet the Dornish party headed by Prince Oberyn Martell when they arrive at King's Landing.[26] Addam gives a pair of silver spurs to King Joffrey as a wedding present,[20] but the king dies during his wedding feast.[27] Addam is responsible for guarding Tyrion during his trial for Joffrey's murder.[28][29]
The maimed Jaime Lannister asks his childhood friend Addam to test his ability to fight with his left hand, and Addam beats Jaime badly.[18]
A Feast for Crows
After the murder of Tywin, Addam's gold cloaks unsuccessfully search King's Landing for Tyrion.[30] Jaime asks for and receives permission to take Addam with him as part of the force to resolve the siege of Riverrun.[31] Addam commands the outriders in Jaime's force[32] and searches for Ser Brynden Tully after the Blackfish escapes from Riverrun.[33]
House Marbrand at the end of the third century
The known Marbrands during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Damon Marbrand, Lord of Ashemark.
- Ser Addam Marbrand, his son and heir.
With unknown relationship with the main branch, other Marbrands include:
- Darlessa Marbrand: Married to Tygett Lannister, the fourth child of Lord Tytos. Mother to Tyrek Lannister.[3]
Family Tree
Household
- Willem Frey, a page or squire.[34]
Historical Members
- Lord Marbrand, who died from the Shivers in 59 AC.[10]
- Ser Lorent Marbrand, a knight of Viserys I Targaryen's Kingsguard and later a Lord Commander of Rhaenyra Targaryen's Queensguard.
- Ser Denys Marbrand, a participant of the tourney at Ashford Meadow.[14][N 1]
- Lord Alyn Marbrand, with unknown relationship to Ser Denys.
- His daughter, Lady Jeyne Marbrand, wife of Tytos Lannister, and mother of Tywin, Kevan, Genna, Tygett, and Gerion Lannister.[15]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to a semi-canon source, the unabridged version of "The Westerlands" chapter from The World of Ice & Fire, Denys Marbrand was Lord of Ashemark and the father of Jeyne Marbrand, and a great supporter of his good-son, Lord Tytos Lannister.[16] However, in the published version, Jeyne's father was changed to Alyn Marbrand, and there is no incident where Lord Marbrand was sent by Tytos to deal with House Tarbeck and was killed by Reynes.[15] Denys and Alyn have "some relation".[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Seven Kingdoms: The Westerlands.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Westerlands
- ↑ The Citadel. House Mottoes
- ↑ Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Hedge Knight, Graphic Novel, 2nd edition, Roll of Arms.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Seven Kingdoms: The Westerlands (House Lannister Under the Dragons).
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 The World of Ice & Fire: The Westerlands (unabridged) (georgerrmartin.com)
- ↑ Westeros.org: Denys Marbrand
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 30, Eddard VII.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 59, Catelyn IX.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 62, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 35, Bran V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 45, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 4, Tyrion I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 70, Tyrion X.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
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