Hother Umber

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Hother Umber
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Alias Hother Whoresbane
Allegiance House Umber
Books

Hother Umber, better known as Hother Whoresbane, is the uncle of Greatjon Umber and joint castellan of the Last Hearth with his older brother, Mors Crowfood.[1]

Appearance

He is old and gaunt with flinty eyes and a long white beard with a face as hard as winter frost.

History

Hother Umber is the youngest son of Hoarfrost Umber, former Lord of Last Hearth. His father believed that Hother had the making of a maester and therefore sent him to study at the Citadel in Oldtown around 250 AC. While in Oldtown a whore tried to rob him, so Hother disemboweled the whore, earning him the nickname "Whoresbane." The story is only told in whisper because the whore was a man.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Hother was made joint castellan of the Last Hearth, together with his brother Mors 'Crowfood' Umber, by Greatjon Umber when the Greatjon marched south to answer the call to arms of Robb Stark.[2]

A Clash of Kings

Hother attends the harvest feast at Winterfell with his brother, Mors. He asked for ships to defend the Bay of Seals from the wildlings slipping past the Wall and through the Night's Watch. He was ordered to work with Wyman Manderly to build a fleet. He reports that the Greatjon took so many of the Umber men South with Robb that they lost half of their harvest because they had too few men to swing the scythes.[3]

A Dance with Dragons

Hother swears allegiance (though begrudgingly) to the Dreadfort because his nephew Greatjon Umber is a captive of the Freys at the Twins. He, along with Arnolf Karstark, are seated next to Ramsay Bolton during a feast at the Dreadfort before Ramsay marches on Moat Cailin. "Reek" was brought before them and Hother recognized him near instantly and recommended to Ramsay that he slit Reek's throat as he will most likely betray Ramsay as he did Robb Stark. He leads three hundred spears and a hundred archers south to Moat Cailin.

Hother is later present at the wedding of the fake Arya Stark to Ramsay Bolton. According to Lady Dustin, Hother would love to kill Hosteen and Aenys Frey who were also attending the wedding, but won't while the Greatjon remains a captive at the Twins.

The Winds of Winter

It is revealed by Theon Greyjoy that the majority of Hother's forces are old men, as the main Umber strength went south with the Greatjon and likely perished in the Red Wedding.

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hoarfrost
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
Umber
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
Mors
 
Unknown
wife
 
Hother
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jon
 
Unknown
wife
 
Sons
 
Sons
 
Daughter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jon
 
Sons
 
At least
two daughters
 


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