House Saltcliffe

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House Saltcliffe of Saltcliffe
House Saltcliffe.svg
Coat of arms A nine-headed serpent, black on silver
(Argent, a serpent nine-headed sable)
Seat Saltcliffe
Head Lord Donnor Saltcliffe
Region Iron Islands
Overlord House Greyjoy

House Saltcliffe of Saltcliffe is one of the ironborn noble houses on the island of Saltcliffe in the Iron Islands. According to a semi-canon source, the Saltcliffes rule the isle and are named after it.[1]

According to semi-canon sources their sigil is a nine-headed serpent, black on silver.[2] Their words are not mentioned in the books.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The Saltcliffes go to Pyke when Lord Balon Greyjoy summons the ironborn to crown himself King of the Iron Islands.[3] Balon then styles himself King of the Isles and the North during the War of the Five Kings.[4]

A Dance with Dragons

Lord Donnor Saltcliffe is a bannerman of Euron Greyjoy,[5] who was chosen as Balon's successor at the kingsmoot on Old Wyk.[6]

House Saltcliffe at the end of the third century

The known Saltcliffes during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

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