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Revision as of 18:38, 14 August 2012

House Chester of Greenshield
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Coat of arms A green hand on a gold escutcheon on a green field, a border of red rayonne
Seat Greenshield
Head Lord Moribald Chester
Region the Reach, Shield Islands
Overlord House Tyrell

House Chester of Greenshield rules over one of the Shield Islands. The Shield Islands are a considerable sea strength and were the first line of defense during the days that the Ironborn pirates tried to sail up the Mander to sack the wealth of the Reach.[1]

According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with a green hand on a gold escutcheon on a green field, a border of red rayonne.[2] Their words do not appear in the books.

The Chester House at the end of the third century

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

References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Lord Chester is slain during the attack of the ironborn lead by Euron Greyjoy.
  • After the conquest of the Shield Islands, Euron Greyjoy gives Greenshield to Maron Volmark, a young boy of six-and-ten years.

References and Notes

  1. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach