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{{Noble House  
 
{{Noble House  
| House_name         = House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point
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| House_name = House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point
| image         = [[File:BarEmmon.png|250px|center]]
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| image = [[File:House Bar Emmon.svg|250px|center]]
 
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| Coat_of_arms = Fretty argent and white, a swordfish embowed haurient azure
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| Coat_of_arms = A leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white<br>''(White fretty argent, a swordfish embowed azure)''
 
| Words =  
 
| Words =  
| Seat = [[Sharp Point]]
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| Seat = [[Sharp Point]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
| Current_Lord = [[Duram Bar Emmon]]
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| Current_Lord = [[Duram Bar Emmon]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
| Region = [[Massey's Hook]], the [[Crownlands]]
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| Region = The [[crownlands]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
| Title = Lord of Sharp Point
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| Title = [[Lord of Sharp Point]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}<br>King (formerly){{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
 
| Heir =  
 
| Heir =  
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
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| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
 
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| Founded_in = [[Coming of the Andals]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
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| Founder = [[Togarion Bar Emmon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
 
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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].
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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[crownlands]]. They are sworn directly to [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
  
Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry:  [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.
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Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry:  [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The Bar Emmons were [[Andal]] adventurers who settled on [[Massey's Hook]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}}
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===Andal invasion===
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[[Togarion Bar Emmon]] was an [[Andals|Andal]] warlord who founded a small kingdom north of the [[Blackwater Rush]] during the [[Andal invasion]], but he was opposed by the more powerful [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] kings of [[Duskendale]]. Sensing a weakness to the south, Togarion married the daughter of King [[Josua Massey]] of [[Stonedance]], himself a rival to the [[Storm King]] [[Qarlton II Durrandon]], and the Bar Emmons abandoned the Blackwater for [[Massey's Hook]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
  
Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[Crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn to the Targaryens of Aegon's new capital, [[King's Landing]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}
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Although Qarlton defeated Josua, Togarion drove the stormlanders from Stonedance, built [[Sharp Point]] as the new seat for House Bar Emmon, and established a kingdom on Massey's Hook with the son of Josua as a puppet. The region was eventually recovered by the [[stormlands]], however.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
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===Targaryen dynasty===
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Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]], the Storm Kings from [[Storm's End]], but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn directly to [[Dragonstone]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Conquest}}
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When the realm began to turn against King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] for his nephew Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], Lord Bar Emmon was among the score of lesser lords who gathered at his command.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} However, when Maegor mysteriously died upon the [[Iron Throne]], Lord Bar Emmon fled back to Sharp Point.{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}} When the young King Jaehaerys I resided at Dragonstone, Lord Bar Emmon was one of the first lords who traveled to the island to speak with the king.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} When the [[Shivers]] struck [[Westeros]], Lord Bar Emmon was one of the many nobles that succumbed to the illness.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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House Bar Emmon supported Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] in the [[Great Council]] of {{Date|101}}.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Blacks and the Greens}} After the [[greens]]' victory at the [[Battle of the Honeywine]], Lord Bar Emmon suggested for Rhaenyra to bend the knees to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], but the queen dismissed his advice.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}  
  
Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
 
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.
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As a vassal of [[Dragonstone]], Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] supports [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s claim to the [[Iron Throne]]. Stannis complains that the lords sworn to him, including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} [[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord Duram turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}
  
[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}
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House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is ''[[Swordfish]]'',{{Ref|ACOK|10}} which is destroyed by [[wildfire]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}
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After Stannis's defeat at the Blackwater, House Bar Emmon is one of the few houses that remain loyal to him. However, Lord Duram's support is disparaged by both Stannis and Lord [[Alester Florent]], for the Lord of Sharp Point is a feeble, fat boy of fifteen.{{Ref|ASOS|25}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}
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The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival,{{Ref|ASOS|75}} as Lord Duram sent men with Stannis on his journey to the [[Wall]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Sharp Point}}
  
 
==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==
 
==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==
  
 
The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}
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*[[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{Ref|ASOS|25}}
  
==Historical Bar Emmons==
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==Historical Members==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.
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* [[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, the founder of the house.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
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** His wife, a daughter of King [[Josua Massey]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Andals in the Stormlands}}
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* Lord Bar Emmon, a supporter of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] during his [[Conquest|war of conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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* Lord Bar Emmon, one of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]'s last supporters.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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* Lord Bar Emmon, who died from the [[Shivers]] in {{Date|59}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne -  Policy, Progeny and Pain}}
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* Lord Bar Emmon, a supporter of [[Laenor Velaryon]]'s claim to the [[Iron Throne]] at the [[Great Council]] of {{Date|101}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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* Lord Bar Emmon, a member of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
==References and Notes==
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House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point
House Bar Emmon.svg
Coat of arms A leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white
(White fretty argent, a swordfish embowed azure)
Seat Sharp Point[1]
Head Duram Bar Emmon[1]
Region The crownlands[1]
Titles
Overlord House Baratheon of Dragonstone[1]
Founder Togarion Bar Emmon[2]
Founded Coming of the Andals[2]

House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point is a noble house from Sharp Point in the crownlands. They are sworn directly to Dragonstone.[1][3]

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.[4][5]

History

Andal invasion

Togarion Bar Emmon was an Andal warlord who founded a small kingdom north of the Blackwater Rush during the Andal invasion, but he was opposed by the more powerful Darklyn kings of Duskendale. Sensing a weakness to the south, Togarion married the daughter of King Josua Massey of Stonedance, himself a rival to the Storm King Qarlton II Durrandon, and the Bar Emmons abandoned the Blackwater for Massey's Hook.[2]

Although Qarlton defeated Josua, Togarion drove the stormlanders from Stonedance, built Sharp Point as the new seat for House Bar Emmon, and established a kingdom on Massey's Hook with the son of Josua as a puppet. The region was eventually recovered by the stormlands, however.[2]

Targaryen dynasty

Prior to the War of Conquest, House Bar Emmon was sworn to House Durrandon, the Storm Kings from Storm's End, but had closer ties to House Targaryen of nearby Dragonstone. When Aegon the Conqueror launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, Argilac the Arrogant. With the creation of the crownlands after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn directly to Dragonstone, instead of House Baratheon of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.[6]

When the realm began to turn against King Maegor I Targaryen for his nephew Prince Jaehaerys, Lord Bar Emmon was among the score of lesser lords who gathered at his command.[7] However, when Maegor mysteriously died upon the Iron Throne, Lord Bar Emmon fled back to Sharp Point.[8] When the young King Jaehaerys I resided at Dragonstone, Lord Bar Emmon was one of the first lords who traveled to the island to speak with the king.[9] When the Shivers struck Westeros, Lord Bar Emmon was one of the many nobles that succumbed to the illness.[10]

House Bar Emmon supported Princess Rhaenys Targaryen in the Great Council of 101 AC.[11][12] Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen's black council during the Dance of the Dragons.[13] After the greens' victory at the Battle of the Honeywine, Lord Bar Emmon suggested for Rhaenyra to bend the knees to King Aegon II Targaryen, but the queen dismissed his advice.[11][14]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

As a vassal of Dragonstone, Lord Duram Bar Emmon supports Stannis Baratheon's claim to the Iron Throne. Stannis complains that the lords sworn to him, including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.[15] Davos Seaworth sees Lord Duram turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the sept of Dragonstone.[16]

House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is Swordfish,[16] which is destroyed by wildfire during the Battle of the Blackwater.[17]

A Storm of Swords

After Stannis's defeat at the Blackwater, House Bar Emmon is one of the few houses that remain loyal to him. However, Lord Duram's support is disparaged by both Stannis and Lord Alester Florent, for the Lord of Sharp Point is a feeble, fat boy of fifteen.[18][19]

The Bar Emmon banners are seen in Castle Black after Stannis's arrival,[4] as Lord Duram sent men with Stannis on his journey to the Wall.[20]

House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Historical Members

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The World of Ice & Fire, Andals in the Stormlands.
  3. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 75, Samwell IV.
  5. Citadel. Heraldry: In the area of the King's Landing
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The Conquest.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  8. Fire & Blood, Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I.
  9. Fire & Blood, A Surfeit of Rulers.
  10. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 The Princess and the Queen.
  12. Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  13. Fire & Blood, The Blacks and the Greens.
  14. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
  15. A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  16. 16.0 16.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
  17. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 58, Davos III.
  18. 18.0 18.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 25, Davos III.
  19. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 36, Davos IV.
  20. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Sharp Point.
  21. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  22. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny and Pain.
  23. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I.