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==House Westerling==
{{Noble House
House Westerling is sworn to [[House Lannister]].  Their seat is The Crag.  Their sigil is six white shells on a yellow field. The Westerlings are an old and well-regarded family, though their lands and incomes have dwindled over the years.
| House_name = House Westerling of the Crag
| Rank = lordly
===Jeyne===
| image = House Westerling.svg
The fifteen-year old daughter of Lord Gawen Westerling and his wife, Lady Sybell. She is a slightly naive and mild-mannered girl, caught up in high politics and far-reaching schemes.
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| Coat_of_arms = Six white seashells on sand<br>(''Carnation, six escallops argent'')
| Words = Honor, Not Honors
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| Seat = The [[Crag]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Gawen Westerling]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
| Region = [[Westerlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of the Crag]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
| Heir = [[Rollam Westerling]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Overlord = [[House Lannister]] (AGOT)<br>[[House Stark]] (ASOS)<br>House Lannister (ADWD)
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| Founded_in = [[Dawn Age]]/[[Age of Heroes]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}{{refn|group="N"|The text states that certain houses trace their roots back to the "golden age of the First Men",{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} a term that could be meant to cover the Dawn Age and the Age of Heroes together. As it is unlikely that no First Men houses of note were founded in the Age of Heroes, we cannot tell if the mentioned houses were founded in the Dawn Age or the Age of Heroes.}}
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{{spoilers}}
'''House Westerling of the Crag''' is a noble house from the [[Crag]] in the northwestern [[westerlands]]. They are sworn to [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]], and are considered among their principal [[bannermen]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Their sigil is six seashells, white on sand.{{Ref|ASOS|14}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref> According to semi-canon sources, their words are "''Honor, not Honors''".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>


Jeyne met Robb Stark, King in the North, when he and his bannermen stayed at her father's castle and recuperated from their wounds after a recent battle.  During Robb's convalescence, Jeyne comforted him, resulting in Robb's deflowering her.  As a result, he felt compelled out of honor to marry her, breaking his vow to marry a lady of [[House Frey]]. As the Westerlings were also bannermen of [[House Lannister]], which was at war with [[House Stark]], the Lannisters should have been inclined to consider Jeyne's marriage as treason. During the time following the marriage and even before the Red Wedding, Lord Tywin Lannister seemed strangely unperturbed by the turn of events; indeed, Tywin was quick to pardon the Westerlings after the war was over, and even delivered marriages and rewards to them for their "treason".  
==History==
[[File:Jeyne_Westerling_by_hyper-ionart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jeyne Westerling, wife of Maegor I, by hyper-ionart]]
The Westerlings are an ancient and proud house, dating back to the days of the [[First Men]].{{Ref|ASOS|14}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} They sometimes wed the [[King of the Rock|Kings of the Rock]], [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ASOS|14}}


Jeyne seemed to be truly in love with Robb, but was often confused and bewildered by Robb's moodiness and frustration. She once asked his mother, Catelyn, for advice, and then began to understand that his worries over the war were influencing his behavior. She was eager to become pregnant with his child, and was encouraged to do so by Catelyn.  
When the young Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] rallied forces against his uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], who had seized the crown for himself, House Westerling answered the call and joined his armies.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} After the death of her husband, Lord [[Alyn Tarbeck]], in the conflict that ensued, [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|Jeyne Westerling]] was forced to marry King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], becoming one of his [[Black Brides]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Following Maegor's death, House Westerling was among the houses that the Dowager Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]] preferred to seek a match for her son, the young King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Westerling, along with Houses [[House Vance|Vance]], [[House Piper|Piper]], and [[House Corbray|Corbay]], had fought and died for Jaehaerys' elder brother Aegon against Maegor and that loyalty should be rewarded.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}


When Jaime Lannister, Lord Commander of the [[Kingsguard]], met Jeyne and her mother at Riverrun, Jeyne appeared to be miserable at Robb's death and furious with her mother for confiscating the crown Robb had made for her and for apparently preventing her from conceiving. Jeyne was last seen riding away with a Lannister company who had tacit instructions to kill her should she be abducted, so she could not serve as a rallying point as Robb Stark's widow. Although Sybell expressed some degree of satisfaction over Robb's murder, a defiant Jeyne ripped her robes as a sign of open mourning.
Ser [[Harrold Westerling]] was asked to join the [[Kingsguard]] under [[Viserys I Targaryen]], and he rose to the position of [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} After the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Roland Westerling]] was one of the original members of the council of seven during the [[regency of Aegon III]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}


===Sybell===
Ser [[Ormond Westerling]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.{{ref|thk|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}} The Westerling arms were spotted by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] among the gathered heraldry.{{Ref|THK}}
Lady of the House. Mother to Jeyne. Born to House Spicer, and the granddaughter of a ''maegi'' (which translates as wise woman and colloquially in the east refers to a blood witch. ''Maegi'' has a very bad connotation, at least to Dothraki). As a result of this background, she was reputed to have knowledge of herbology and medicines, and regarded as ambitious and scheming.


After the marriage of her daughter to [[House Stark#Robb|King Robb Stark]], Sybell conspired to prevent the conception of an heir. Lady Sybell confirmed to [[House Lannister#Jaime|Jaime Lannister]] that she was directed by [[House Lannister#Tywin|Tywin]] to ensure that Jeyne didn't conceive a possible Stark heir, strongly suggesting that her potions were contraceptive in nature and not intended to augment fertility.  Her actions proved fortuitous as Jaime pardoned the family at his father's direction.
According to a semi-canon source, the Westerlings supported Ser [[Tywin Lannister]] when he suppressed the [[Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion]].<ref>georgerrmartin.com: [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE SAMPLE]</ref>
 
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Ser [[Elys Westerling]] participated in the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Elys witnessed the aftermath of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s death at the hands of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
 
The Westerlings' fortunes have faltered over the years, with lands and mines being sold until the Westerlings were reduced to little wealth and influence. They now scarcely have the funds to maintain the [[Crag]], which is now more ruin than stronghold, and they are regarded as having more pride than power.{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] wed [[Sybell Spicer|Sybell]] of [[House Spicer]], a wealthy house, but one of [[Smallfolk|lowborn]] origins.{{Ref|ASOS|19}} This [[marriage]] is said to have somewhat sordid origins,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gawen Westerling}} and Gawen is rumored to have been entrapped into the marriage.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Crag}}{{Ref|ASOS|19}} Gawen offered his daughter [[Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne]] as a possible match for [[Willem Lannister|Willem]] or [[Martyn Lannister]], but he was turned down by Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] because of her "doubtful blood", as her maternal great-grandfather from [[House Spicer]] was a mere trader in [[spices]], and [[Maggy the Frog|her maternal great-grandmother]] was a ''[[maegi]]'' from [[Essos]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}
 
==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] is captured by Lord [[Jason Mallister]] in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]].{{Ref|AGOT|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|14}}
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Gawen is held at [[Seagard]] during his imprisonment.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
 
Around the time of the [[Battle of the Fords]], [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], and his forces in the [[westerlands]] march on the [[Crag]].{{Ref|ACOK|45}}
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Rolph Spicer]], Gawen's brother-by-law and [[castellan]] of the Crag, yields to Robb during the [[storming of the Crag]]. Rolph and his sister, Gawen's wife Lady [[Sybell Spicer|Sybell]], discreetly negotiate with their liege, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], in return for promises of worthy [[marriage]]s for Sybell's daughters, [[Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne]] and [[Eleyna Westerling|Eleyna]].{{Ref|AFFC|44}} Rolph and Sybell maneuver Jeyne into comforting Robb, who was wounded by an arrow.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Rolph Spicer}} After sleeping with Jeyne, Robb chooses to wed her to save her from dishonor. Gawen is freed from Seagard after his daughter marries the King in the North, although they wed without his consent. [[Rollam Westerling]] becomes Robb's [[squire]], and Ser [[Raynald Westerling]] joins his retinue. When House Westerling joins [[House Stark]] in the [[War of the Five Kings]], they bring fifty men, of whom only twelve are [[knight]]s.{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Sybell provides a posset to Jeyne, claiming it will make her fertile.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}
 
Robb's marriage with Jeyne breaks his alliance with [[House Frey]], as he had promised to marry a daughter of Lord [[Walder Frey]].{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Sybell, Jeyne, Eleyna, and Rollam remain at [[Riverrun]] when Robb departs to the [[Twins]] for the wedding of Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to [[Roslin Frey]],{{Ref|ASOS|45}} while Raynald accompanies the king as the royal banner-bearer. Robb is murdered by the Freys and [[House Bolton|Boltons]] in the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|ASOS|51}} Raynald releases [[Grey Wind]] from the stables, allowing Robb's [[direwolf]] a fighting chance during the massacre.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} Afterwards, Raynald's whereabouts are unknown.
 
After the Red Wedding, the Westerlings are pardoned by King [[Tommen I Baratheon]], and welcomed back into the king's peace. Rolph Spicer is named [[Lord of Castamere]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
During the [[siege of Riverrun]], Gawen expresses to Ser [[Daven Lannister]] his concern for his family within the castle.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Ser [[Brynden Tully]] refuses the offer of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] to exchange Ser Edmure Tully for the besieged Westerlings.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} After the end of the siege is negotiated, Sybell tells Jaime of his father Tywin's plan to wed Raynald to a bride from [[Casterly Rock]]. Jaime supposes the bride to be his [[bastard]] cousin [[Joy Hill]], not knowing Tywin had already planned to wed her to a [[Walder Frey]]'s natural son,{{Ref|ASOS|53}} and Sybell is upset about it, not wanting a bastard wife for Raynald. Sybell reveals that she took measures to prevent Jeyne from becoming pregnant with Robb's child. She also reveals that Raynald knew nothing of their plans, and if Sybell had known what was to happen at the wedding, she would not have allowed him to attend. She believes him to be a captive at the Twins, and Jaime promises to make inquiries and pay for his ransom if need be.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}
 
After the Westerlings depart Riverrun for their home in the westerlands, [[Edwyn Frey]] informs Jaime that the wounded Raynald is believed dead. After freeing Robb's direwolf, he was hit by a crossbow bolt and fell into the [[Green Fork]].{{Ref|AFFC|44}}
 
==House Westerling at the end of the third century==
The known Westerlings during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
 
* Lord [[Gawen Westerling]], Lord of the Crag.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
** Lady [[Sybell Spicer]], his wife.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*** Ser {[[Raynald Westerling]]}, his eldest son and heir. Last reported falling into the [[Green Fork]] during the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*** [[Jeyne Westerling]], his eldest daughter, widow of [[Robb Stark]], the late [[King in the North]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*** [[Eleyna Westerling]], his second daughter.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*** [[Rollam Westerling]], his second son.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
 
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:
 
* Ser [[Elys Westerling]], a [[knight]] who participated in the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
 
{{Westerling tree}}
 
===Household===
* Ser [[Rolph Spicer]], [[castellan]] of the Crag. Now [[Lord of Castamere]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
 
==Historical Members==
* Lord Westerling, who supported Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon the Uncrowned]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
* Lady [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|Jeyne Westerling]], originally married to Lord [[Alyn Tarbeck]], forced to marry [[Maegor I Targaryen]] after birthing Alyn a posthumous son, thereby becoming one of Maegor's three [[Black Brides]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
** Brother(s).{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
* Lord Westerling, who died from the [[Shivers]] in {{Date|59}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny and Pain}}
* Ser [[Harrold Westerling]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] under [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
* Lord [[Roland Westerling]], Lord of the Crag and member of the [[Regency of Aegon III|council of seven]] during the early reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
** Lady [[Johanna Westerling]], Roland's daughter, wife of Lord [[Jason Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
* Ser [[Ormond Westerling]], participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] of {{Date|209}}.{{ref|thk|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Catelyn''': Not only have you broken your oath, but you've slighted the honor of the [[Twins]] by choosing [[Jeyne Westerling|a bride]] from a lesser house.<br>
'''Robb''': The Westerlings are better blood than the [[House Frey|Freys]]. They're an ancient line, descended from the [[First Men]]. The [[Kings of the Rock]] sometimes wed Westerlings before [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]], and there was [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|another Jeyne Westerling]] who was queen to King [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] three hundred years ago."
'''Catelyn''': All of which will only salt Lord [[Walder Frey|Walder's]] wounds. It has always rankled him that older houses look down on the Freys as upstarts.{{ref|ASOS|14}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] and [[Robb Stark]]}}
 
{{Quote|The Westerlings were [[First Men|old blood]], but they had more pride than power.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
 
{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': Could the Westerlings and [[House Spicer|Spicers]] be such great fools as to believe [[House Stark|the wolf]] can defeat [[House Lannister|the lion]]?<br>
'''Tywin''': The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Tywin Lannister]]}}
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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House Westerling of the Crag
Honor, Not Honors
Coat of arms Six white seashells on sand
(Carnation, six escallops argent)
Seat The Crag
Head Lord Gawen Westerling[1]
Region Westerlands
Title Lord of the Crag[1]
Heir Rollam Westerling[2]
Overlords
Founded Dawn Age/Age of Heroes[3][N 1]

House Westerling of the Crag is a noble house from the Crag in the northwestern westerlands. They are sworn to House Lannister of Casterly Rock, and are considered among their principal bannermen.[4] Their sigil is six seashells, white on sand.[5][6] According to semi-canon sources, their words are "Honor, not Honors".[7]

History

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Jeyne Westerling, wife of Maegor I, by hyper-ionart

The Westerlings are an ancient and proud house, dating back to the days of the First Men.[5][3] They sometimes wed the Kings of the Rock, House Lannister of Casterly Rock.[5]

When the young Prince Aegon Targaryen rallied forces against his uncle, King Maegor I Targaryen, who had seized the crown for himself, House Westerling answered the call and joined his armies.[8] After the death of her husband, Lord Alyn Tarbeck, in the conflict that ensued, Jeyne Westerling was forced to marry King Maegor I Targaryen, becoming one of his Black Brides.[9] Following Maegor's death, House Westerling was among the houses that the Dowager Queen Alyssa preferred to seek a match for her son, the young King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Westerling, along with Houses Vance, Piper, and Corbay, had fought and died for Jaehaerys' elder brother Aegon against Maegor and that loyalty should be rewarded.[10]

Ser Harrold Westerling was asked to join the Kingsguard under Viserys I Targaryen, and he rose to the position of Lord Commander.[11][12] After the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Roland Westerling was one of the original members of the council of seven during the regency of Aegon III.[13]

Ser Ormond Westerling participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC.[14] The Westerling arms were spotted by Ser Duncan the Tall among the gathered heraldry.[15]

According to a semi-canon source, the Westerlings supported Ser Tywin Lannister when he suppressed the Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion.[16]

During Robert's Rebellion, Ser Elys Westerling participated in the Sack of King's Landing. Elys witnessed the aftermath of King Aerys II Targaryen's death at the hands of Ser Jaime Lannister.[17]

The Westerlings' fortunes have faltered over the years, with lands and mines being sold until the Westerlings were reduced to little wealth and influence. They now scarcely have the funds to maintain the Crag, which is now more ruin than stronghold, and they are regarded as having more pride than power.[5] Lord Gawen Westerling wed Sybell of House Spicer, a wealthy house, but one of lowborn origins.[18] This marriage is said to have somewhat sordid origins,[19] and Gawen is rumored to have been entrapped into the marriage.[20][18] Gawen offered his daughter Jeyne as a possible match for Willem or Martyn Lannister, but he was turned down by Ser Kevan Lannister because of her "doubtful blood", as her maternal great-grandfather from House Spicer was a mere trader in spices, and her maternal great-grandmother was a maegi from Essos.[18]

Recent Events

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A Game of Thrones

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Lord Gawen Westerling is captured by Lord Jason Mallister in the battle in the Whispering Wood.[21][5]

A Clash of Kings

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Gawen is held at Seagard during his imprisonment.[1]

Around the time of the Battle of the Fords, Robb Stark, King in the North, and his forces in the westerlands march on the Crag.[22]

A Storm of Swords

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Ser Rolph Spicer, Gawen's brother-by-law and castellan of the Crag, yields to Robb during the storming of the Crag. Rolph and his sister, Gawen's wife Lady Sybell, discreetly negotiate with their liege, Lord Tywin Lannister, in return for promises of worthy marriages for Sybell's daughters, Jeyne and Eleyna.[23] Rolph and Sybell maneuver Jeyne into comforting Robb, who was wounded by an arrow.[24] After sleeping with Jeyne, Robb chooses to wed her to save her from dishonor. Gawen is freed from Seagard after his daughter marries the King in the North, although they wed without his consent. Rollam Westerling becomes Robb's squire, and Ser Raynald Westerling joins his retinue. When House Westerling joins House Stark in the War of the Five Kings, they bring fifty men, of whom only twelve are knights.[5] Sybell provides a posset to Jeyne, claiming it will make her fertile.[25]

Robb's marriage with Jeyne breaks his alliance with House Frey, as he had promised to marry a daughter of Lord Walder Frey.[5] Sybell, Jeyne, Eleyna, and Rollam remain at Riverrun when Robb departs to the Twins for the wedding of Lord Edmure Tully to Roslin Frey,[26] while Raynald accompanies the king as the royal banner-bearer. Robb is murdered by the Freys and Boltons in the Red Wedding.[27] Raynald releases Grey Wind from the stables, allowing Robb's direwolf a fighting chance during the massacre.[28] Afterwards, Raynald's whereabouts are unknown.

After the Red Wedding, the Westerlings are pardoned by King Tommen I Baratheon, and welcomed back into the king's peace. Rolph Spicer is named Lord of Castamere.[29]

A Feast for Crows

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During the siege of Riverrun, Gawen expresses to Ser Daven Lannister his concern for his family within the castle.[30] Ser Brynden Tully refuses the offer of Ser Jaime Lannister to exchange Ser Edmure Tully for the besieged Westerlings.[31] After the end of the siege is negotiated, Sybell tells Jaime of his father Tywin's plan to wed Raynald to a bride from Casterly Rock. Jaime supposes the bride to be his bastard cousin Joy Hill, not knowing Tywin had already planned to wed her to a Walder Frey's natural son,[32] and Sybell is upset about it, not wanting a bastard wife for Raynald. Sybell reveals that she took measures to prevent Jeyne from becoming pregnant with Robb's child. She also reveals that Raynald knew nothing of their plans, and if Sybell had known what was to happen at the wedding, she would not have allowed him to attend. She believes him to be a captive at the Twins, and Jaime promises to make inquiries and pay for his ransom if need be.[23]

After the Westerlings depart Riverrun for their home in the westerlands, Edwyn Frey informs Jaime that the wounded Raynald is believed dead. After freeing Robb's direwolf, he was hit by a crossbow bolt and fell into the Green Fork.[23]

House Westerling at the end of the third century

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The known Westerlings during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

 
 
 
 
 
 
Gawen
 
Sybell
Spicer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Raynald
 
Jeyne
 
Robb
Stark
 
Eleyna
 
Rollam
 
 


Household

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Historical Members

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Quotes

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Catelyn: Not only have you broken your oath, but you've slighted the honor of the Twins by choosing a bride from a lesser house.

Robb: The Westerlings are better blood than the Freys. They're an ancient line, descended from the First Men. The Kings of the Rock sometimes wed Westerlings before the Conquest, and there was another Jeyne Westerling who was queen to King Maegor three hundred years ago."

Catelyn: All of which will only salt Lord Walder's wounds. It has always rankled him that older houses look down on the Freys as upstarts.[5]

—Catelyn Stark and Robb Stark

The Westerlings were old blood, but they had more pride than power.[18]

—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister

Tyrion: Could the Westerlings and Spicers be such great fools as to believe the wolf can defeat the lion?
Tywin: The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them.[18]

—Tyrion Lannister and Tywin Lannister

Notes

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  1. ↑ The text states that certain houses trace their roots back to the "golden age of the First Men",[3] a term that could be meant to cover the Dawn Age and the Age of Heroes together. As it is unlikely that no First Men houses of note were founded in the Age of Heroes, we cannot tell if the mentioned houses were founded in the Dawn Age or the Age of Heroes.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands.
  4. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
  6. ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Westerlands
  7. ↑ The Citadel. House Mottoes
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
  10. ↑ Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  11. ↑ The Rogue Prince.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Hedge Knight, Graphic Novel.
  15. ↑ The Hedge Knight.
  16. ↑ georgerrmartin.com: WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE SAMPLE
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
  19. ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Gawen Westerling.
  20. ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Crag.
  21. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn X.
  22. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 45, Catelyn VI.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  24. ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Rolph Spicer.
  25. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 20, Catelyn III.
  26. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
  27. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
  28. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
  29. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
  30. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
  31. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 38, Jaime VI.
  32. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 53, Tyrion VI.
  33. ↑ Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny and Pain.
  34. ↑ Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  35. ↑ Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
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