Editing House Sunderland

{{For|the ironborn family|House Sunderly}}
{{Noble House 
| House_name = House Sunderland of the Three Sisters
| Rank = lordly
| image = [[File:House Sunderland.svg|250px]]
| image_caption = 
| Coat_of_arms = Three women's heads, white with black hair, on blue and green undy<br>(''Barry wavy azure and vert, three women's heads argents, crined sable'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Sweetsister]] <small>(possibly)</small>{{refn|name="Jacaerys"|group="N"|''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' states that Jacaerys Velaryon called upon "Lord Borrell and Lord Sunderland of Sisterton",{{Ref|TPATQ}} but the more recent and comprehensive ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' states that Jacaerys "lighted briefly at Sisterton, where Lord Borrell and Lord Sunderland did obeisance to him."{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} This seems to imply that Lord Sunderland, ruler of all the Three Sisters, resided in Sisterton, or at least on Sweetsister; nevertheless, it is also possible Lord Sunderland may have traveled to Sisterton from Longsister or Littlesister for the meeting with the prince.}}
| Current_Lord = [[Triston Sunderland]]
| Region = [[Three Sisters]], [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Title = [[Lord of the Three Sisters]]<br>[[King of the Three Sisters]] <small>(historical)</small>
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Arryn]]
| Vassal = {{coa|Borrell|s}} [[House Borrell]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}<br>{{coa|Longthorpe|s}} [[House Longthorpe]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}<br>{{coa|Torrent|s}} [[House Torrent]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Ancestral_weapon =
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}}

'''House Sunderland of the Three Sisters''' rules the [[Three Sisters]], islands located in the [[Bite]]. The Sunderlands are sworn to [[House Arryn]] of the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|ADWD|9}}

House Sunderland blazons their arms with three women's heads, white with black hair, on barry wavy blue and green.{{Ref|TMK}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the books. The name of their seat, possibly located on [[Sweetsister]], is as yet unknown.<ref name="Jacaerys" group="N" />

==History==
During [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]], the [[Three Sisters]] rebelled against [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], [[King of Mountain and Vale]], and named as their queen [[Marla Sunderland]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] flew on [[Vhagar]] to end the [[Sistermen's Rebellion]], however. The Sistermen deposed Marla, and her brother, Lord [[Steffon Sunderland]], submitted to King Aegon I.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}
 
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] flew on [[Vermax]] to Sisterton, where he received obeisance from Lords Sunderland and [[House Borrell|Borrell]]. Jacaerys gained the Three Sisters for the [[blacks]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

[[Lord Sunderland]] led the Sistermen fighting for [[House Blackfyre]] during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{Date|196}}. He attended the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]] in {{Date|212}} that was to launch the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{Ref|TMK}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord [[Triston Sunderland]] is recalled by Lord [[Godric Borrell]] as having bemoaned the high cost of purchasing destriers for his seven sons, all of whom are determined to become [[knight]]s.{{Ref|ADWD|9}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Three of Triston's sons travel to the [[Gates of the Moon]] to participate in the [[tourney]] for the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]]. All three dance with [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]], who notices that none have [[Sistermen|webbed fingers]].<ref name=winds>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==House Sunderland at the end of the third century==
The only known Sunderlands during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Triston Sunderland]], [[Lord of the Three Sisters]].
** His seven sons.{{Ref|ADWD|9}}

==Historical Members==
* Queen [[Marla Sunderland]], who ruled briefly during the [[Sistermen's Rebellion]] before being deposed by her own people.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}
**[[Steffon Sunderland]], her younger brother, who succeeded her as [[Lord of the Three Sisters]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}
***Steffon's two sons.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}
* Lord Sunderland, ruling during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
* [[Lord Sunderland]], who participated in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] and the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]].{{Ref|TMK}}

==Sworn Houses==
{{plainlist|
*{{coa|Borrell|m}} [[House Borrell]] of [[Sweetsister]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*{{coa|Longthorpe|m}} [[House Longthorpe]] of [[Longsister]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*{{coa|Torrent|m}} [[House Torrent]] of [[Littlesister]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
}}
==Quotes==
{{quote|She danced with all three Sunderlands, none of whom had webs between their fingers, though she could not vouch for their toes.<ref name=winds/>|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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