A red stallion is a type of stallion.
Culture
The arms of House Bracken are a red stallion upon a golden escutcheon on brown.[1][2]
History
As a bastard of House Bracken, Aegor Rivers' took for his personal sigil the red stallion of House Bracken with the black dragon wings from House Blackfyre, on a golden field.[3]
Barbrey Dustin gave her husband, Willam Dustin, a fine red stallion, the pride of her father's herds. Willam vowed he would return to her mounted on the steed. The red stallion, however, was returned to a widowed Barbrey by Lord Eddard Stark when he returned to the north, telling her that Willam had died an honorable death.[4]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Khal Drogo rides his red stallion to greet Daenerys Targaryen outside Pentos.[5]
While dreaming of his companions at the tower of joy, Lord Eddard Stark remembers Lord Willam Dustin riding a great red stallion.[6]
After Ser Jorah Mormont and Jhogo defend Daenerys against a poisoner in the Western Market, Drogo gives them free choice on claiming any horse from his herds, excluding his red stallion and Dany's silver mare, so Jhogo chooses a tall grey stallion.[7]
After becoming ill, Drogo falls off his great red stallion, so Daenerys asks Mirri Maz Duur to heal him using blood magic. As part of the ritual, Drogo is placed in a bath, and his stallion's throat is cut by a red bronze knife so that its blood can mix with the water in the tub.[8]
A Clash of Kings
During the battle of the Blackwater, Lord Tyrion Lannister's big red stallion wears crimson silk draped over his hindquarters.[9]
A Dance with Dragons
Ramsay Bolton has "Reek" see to Blood, a red stallion with a temper to match his master’s.[10]
Barbrey Dustin still resents that Eddard brought Willam's red stallion back from Dorne but not his bones.[4]
References
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Riverlands
- ↑ So Spake Martin: The Great Bastards (December 26, 2005).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 41, The Turncloak.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 39, Eddard X.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 61, Daenerys VII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 64, Daenerys VIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 59, Tyrion XIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.