Editing House Swyft (section)

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Tyrion Lannister]] sees the bantam rooster of House Swyft among Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s army. [[Cornfield]] men form part of the Lannister right during the [[battle on the Green Fork]], with heavy lancers under command of Ser [[Addam Marbrand]].{{Ref|AGOT|62}}

Tyrion is upset at Ser [[Harys Swyft]] for criticizing Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s tactics during the siege of [[Riverrun]], and considers Harys a craven lickspittle whose greatest accomplishment was marrying his daughter [[Dorna Swyft|Dorna]] to Ser [[Kevan Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Arya Stark]] overhears in [[Harrenhal]] that the cooks despise Ser Harys and spit in all his food. Arya spots the bantam rooster in Tywin's army leaving Harrenhal. Harys's squire is stabbed to death in a quarrel with the [[Brave Companions|Bloody Mummers]] in Harrenhal.{{Ref|ACOK|30}}

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Harys becomes trapped beneath his dying horse until a grizzled man-at-arms in his service named [[Willit]] pulls him out and defends him against a dozen attackers.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser Harys is among the nobles gathered to greet the [[Dorne|Dornish]] party headed by Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] when they arrive at [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Jocelyn Swyft]] is one of Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]]'s ladies in-waiting. Cersei considers her a slow-witted fool.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} Ser [[Humfrey Swyft]] is seen by Jaime scoring a solid hit while training at the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

Ser Harys is named [[Hand of the King]] by Cersei Lannister. While she does not have a high opinion of him, she chooses him due to the fact that he does not argue with her and can be used as a hostage against his son in-law and her uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}} Harys is later demoted to [[master of coin]] after the death of [[Gyles Rosby]]; he is replaced as Hand by Lord [[Orton Merryweather]].{{Ref|AFFC|39}}

Ser [[Steffon Swyft]] is part of Jaime's army recruited to resolve the [[Siege of Riverrun]]. He is entrusted with the task of protecting the baggage train.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}

After Cersei is seized in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], Ser Harys takes the reigns of the Seven Kingdoms along with Grand Maester [[Pycelle]]. They invite Kevan Lannister to become [[Regent|Lord Regent]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

[[Brienne of Tarth]] and her companions see the corpses of the perpetrators of the [[raid on Saltpans]] hanged from trees. Among the dead are men with bantams badges sewn on their breasts, presumably Swyft men-at-arms who became [[broken men]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Harys continues to serve as master of coin, attempting to deal with the debt issues created by Queen Cersei. Kevan suggests that Harys travel to [[Braavos]] and meet with the [[Iron Bank of Braavos|Iron Bank]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}