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| House_name         = House Crakehall of Crakehall
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| House_name = House Crakehall of Crakehall
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| Coat_of_arms = A brindled boar on a brown field<br>(''Tenné, a boar brindled sable and argent'')
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| Coat_of_arms = A brindled black and white boar on a brown field<br>''(Brunâtre, a boar brindled sable and argent)''
 
| Words = ''None so Fierce''
 
| Words = ''None so Fierce''
 
| Seat = [[Crakehall]]
 
| Seat = [[Crakehall]]
| Current_Lord = [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]]  
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| Current_Lord = Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
| Region = [[Westerlands]]
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| Region = The [[westerlands]]
| Title =
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| Title = [[Lord of Crakehall]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
| Heir = [[Tybolt Crakehall]]
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| Heir = Ser [[Tybolt Crakehall]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
 
| Overlord = [[House Lannister]]
 
| Overlord = [[House Lannister]]
 
| Ancestral_weapon =
 
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| Founded_in = [[Dawn Age]]/[[Age of Heroes]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}<ref group="N"> The text in the Westerlands section of TWOIAF implies that the mentioned First Men houses are all founded in the Dawn Age but does not use the term Dawn Age, instead it says Golden Age which could be meant to cover the Dawn Age and Age heroes together. This combined with it being very unlikely that no First Men houses of note where founded in the Age of Heroes means we can not tell if the mentioned houses are founded in the Dawn Age or Age of Heroes.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}</ref>
| Founder = [[Crake|Crake the Boar Killer]]
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| Founder = [[Crake the Boarkiller]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
 
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'''House Crakehall of Crakehall''' is one of the primary noble houses from the [[Westerlands]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}} Their seat, [[Crakehall]], is located along the [[Ocean Road]], at the south of the Westerlands, between the [[Sunset Sea]] and a large forest. The Crakehalls are known for their uncommon robustness.{{ref|ASOS|49}}  
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'''House Crakehall of Crakehall''' is one of the primary noble houses from the [[westerlands]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Their seat, [[Crakehall]], is located along the [[Ocean Road]] between the [[Sunset Sea]] and a large forest.{{Ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}  
  
Their arms depict a black and white brindled boar on brown.{{ref|AGOT|56}}<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 "None so Fierce".<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>
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Their arms depict a black and white brindled [[boar]] on brown.{{Ref|AGOT|56}}<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 "None so Fierce".<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>
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==Traits==
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Members of House Crakehall tend to be big-boned and strong.{{Ref|ASOS|49}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The Crakehalls are a house of [[First Men]] origin who claim descent from [[Crake|Crake the Boarkiller]] from the [[Age of Heroes]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}
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The Crakehalls are a house of [[First Men]] origin who claim descent from [[Crake the Boarkiller]] from the [[Age of Heroes]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
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After defeating King [[Hagon Hoare]], Ser [[Aubrey Crakehall]] briefly ruled as [[King of the Iron Islands]] before being drowned by the [[Shrike]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}
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Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and his sister, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], sheltered at [[Crakehall]] when the [[Faith Militant uprising]] began in {{Date|41}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
  
After defeating King [[Hagon Hoare]], Ser [[Aubrey Crakehall]] briefly ruled as [[King of the Iron Islands]] before being drowned by the [[Shrike]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Black Blood}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser [[Clarent Crakehall]] was slain in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
  
One of the outstanding supporters of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] mentioned by Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] was [[Redtusk]], who could have been a Crakehall.{{ref|tss}} Ser [[Roland Crakehall (Kingsguard)|Roland Crakehall]] was one of the three members of the [[Kingsguard]] that escorted part of the [[House Targaryen|royal family]] to [[Ashford]]. He and his sworn brothers took part in the [[trial of seven]] on the side of Prince [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]].{{ref|thk}} Roland was one of the three Kingsguard knights who lead the loyalist forces to thwart the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|tmk}}
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One of the outstanding supporters of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] mentioned by Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] was [[Redtusk]], who could have been a Crakehall.{{Ref|TSS}} Ser [[Roland Crakehall (Kingsguard)|Roland Crakehall]] was one of the three members of the [[Kingsguard]] that escorted part of the [[House Targaryen|royal family]] to [[Ashford]]. He and his sworn brothers took part in the [[trial of seven]] on the side of Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}} Roland was one of the three Kingsguard knights who lead the loyalist forces to thwart the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{Ref|TMK}}
  
On their journey to [[Casterly Rock]] to broker the proposed marriages of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]] with [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Cersei Lannister]], the Martell siblings and their mother stopped at [[Crakehall]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Along with [[Merrett Frey]], Jaime squired for Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]] against the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]]. Ser [[Elys Westerling]] and Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]] were the first to enter the throne room of the [[Red Keep]] after Jaime slew King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]].
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On their journey to [[Casterly Rock]] to broker the proposed marriages of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]] with [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Cersei Lannister]], the Martell siblings and their mother stopped at Crakehall.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Along with [[Merrett Frey]],{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} Jaime squired for Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]] against the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}} During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Ser [[Elys Westerling]] and Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]] were the first to enter the throne room of the [[Red Keep]] after Jaime slew King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Among the heraldry gathered for [[the Hand's tourney]] is that of a knight of Crakehall. Lord [[Walder Frey]] questions his paternity over the sons of his third wife that disappointed him at the tourney, arguing that [[Amarei Crakehall|Amarei]] was a Crakehall and all of the Crakehall women are sluts.{{ref|AGOT|59}}
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Among the heraldry gathered for the [[Hand's tourney]] is that of a knight of Crakehall.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Lord [[Walder Frey]] questions his paternity over the sons of his third wife, [[Amarei Crakehall]].{{Ref|AGOT|59}}
  
[[Tyrion Lannister]] sees the brindled boar of Crakehall among the banners of his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. The messenger that brings Tywin the news of the defeat of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s army at the [[Battle of the Camps|camps]] wears the brindled boar of Crakehall half-obscured by dried blood.
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] sees the brindled boar of Crakehall among the banners of his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], at the [[battle on the Green Fork]].{{Ref|AGOT|62}} The messenger that brings Tywin the news of the defeat of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s army in the [[Battle of the Camps]] wears the brindled boar of Crakehall half-obscured by dried blood.{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser [[Burton Crakehall]] boasts that he had slain Ser [[Beric Dondarrion]], until the Lightning Lord reappears, killing all the men from his column. Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]] is reported slain at the [[Battle of Oxcross]], but the rumors are false. [[Arya Stark]] spies the brindled boar of Crakehall among the banners in Tywin Lannister's army as it leaves [[Harrenhal]]. [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]] quarters his shield to depict in one quarter the brindled boar of his grandmother's house.
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[[File: Ser Lyle Crakehall TheMico.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]] by The Mico]]
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[[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]] quarters his shield in one quarter the brindled boar of the Crakehalls, as his grandmother was Amarei.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}
  
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Ser [[Burton Crakehall]] boasts that he had slain Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] until the Lightning Lord reappears, killing all the men from his [[column]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}}
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Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]] is falsely reported slain at the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{Ref|ACOK|32}} Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]], called Strongboar, is captured in the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{Ref|ACOK|45}}
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[[Arya Stark]] spies the brindled boar of Crakehall among the banners in Tywin's army as it leaves [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|38}} Lord Roland participates in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]] is held captive at [[Pinkmaiden Castle]] after the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}} Among the living men that Jaime considers stronger than him, he includes Lyle, the Strongboar of Crakehall.
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Lyle is held captive at [[Pinkmaiden Castle]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} Jaime includes Strongboar among the living men stronger than him.{{Ref|ASOS|21}}
  
Beric Dondarrion shows Arya Stark a spot above his left ear where his temple was caved in, stating that it is where Ser [[Burton Crakehall]] hit him with his mace.
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Beric shows [[Arya Stark]] a spot above his left ear where his temple was caved in, stating that it is where Burton hit him with his mace.{{Ref|ASOS|39}}
  
Ser [[Merlon Crakehall]] is one of the nobles that accompany Tyrion to welcome Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] to [[King's Landing]]  
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Ser [[Merlon Crakehall]] is one of the nobles that accompany Tyrion to welcome Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]], the Strongboar, reminds Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], and she is angry at him when he celebrates King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]]'s wedding by saying that "Westeros has two queens now."
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Lyle reminds Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] of her late husband, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], and she is angry at Strongboar when he celebrates King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s wedding by saying that "Westeros has two queens now", referring to Cersei and Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
  
The Crakehall boar is spotted among the gathered nobility that escorts the corpse of Lord Tywin Lannister back to [[Casterly Rock]]. The Strongboar is seen training with the lance at [[King's Landing]].
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The Crakehall boar is spotted among the gathered nobility that escorts the corpse of Lord Tywin Lannister back to [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}
  
Lyle joins [[Jaime Lannister]]'s expedition to end the [[siege of Riverrun]]. During their trip, they cross a place named [[Sow's Horn]] where an old knight named Ser [[Roger Hogg]] defends his towerhouse. Since Roger is a big man, Strongboar questions him about his ancestors to see if he descended from the Crakehalls.
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Lyle joins Jaime's expedition to end the [[siege of Riverrun]]. During their trip, they cross a place named [[Sow's Horn]] where Ser [[Roger Hogg]] defends his towerhouse. Since Roger is a big man, Strongboar questions him about his ancestors to see if he descended from the Crakehalls.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} After hearing of the [[sack of Saltpans]] at [[Darry]], Strongboar insists he will slay [[Sandor Clegane]]. Lyle consoles Lady [[Amerei Frey]], Amarei's granddaughter, and promises he will return to deal with Beric and [[Brotherhood without banners|his outlaws]] after Riverrun.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
  
After hearing of the [[sack of Saltpans]] at [[Darry]], Strongboar insists he will slay the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]]. Jaime thinks that even though both men are large and powerful, Sandor Clegane is quicker and fiercer. Lyle consoles Lady [[Amerei Frey]] (herself the granddaughter of [[Amarei Crakehall]]), and promises her that he would return to deal with Dondarrion and [[Brotherhood without banners|his outlaws]] after ending the siege of Riverrun. Jaime does not like the passionate looks he and Ami exchanged.
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After Jaime peacefully ends the siege at Riverrun, Strongboar is angry because he has not had the opportunity to fight. He rides back to Darry, as promised, to fight Sandor or Beric, accompanied by Beardless [[Jon Bettley]]. Jaime considers the possibility of expelling Cersei and naming as [[Hand of the King]] his uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]. If Kevan refuses, Jaime thinks of Ser [[Forley Prester]] or Roland Crakehall as alternatives.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}
 
 
One night at [[Harrenhal]] Jaime sees Strongboar and Ser [[Flement Brax]] sparring against each other and thinks that Ser Lyle will win this fight. After the siege at Riverrun finishes peacefully, Strongboar is angry because he has not had the opportunity to fight. He rides back to Darry, as promised, to fight the Hound or Dondarrion, accompanied by Beardless [[Jon Bettley]]. Jaime considers the possibility of expelling Cersei and naming [[Kevan Lannister]] the Hand. If he refuses, he thinks of Ser [[Forley Prester]] or Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]] as alternatives.  
 
  
 
==House Crakehall at the end of the third century==
 
==House Crakehall at the end of the third century==
 
The known Crakehalls during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
The known Crakehalls during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]], Lord of Crakehall
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* Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]], Lord of [[Crakehall]].
 
** Ser [[Tybolt Crakehall]], his eldest son and heir to Crakehall.
 
** Ser [[Tybolt Crakehall]], his eldest son and heir to Crakehall.
** Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]], his second son, called the "Strongboar".
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** Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]], his second son, called Strongboar.
 
** Ser [[Merlon Crakehall]], his third son.
 
** Ser [[Merlon Crakehall]], his third son.
* Ser {[[Burton Crakehall]]}, his brother. A fierce knight.
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* Ser {[[Burton Crakehall]]}, his brother. A fierce [[knight]].
  
 
With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there is also:
 
With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there is also:
* Lord {[[Sumner Crakehall]]}, Lord of Crakehall during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Probably Lord Roland's father. Died around {{date|281}}.
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* Lord {[[Sumner Crakehall]]}, Lord of Crakehall during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Died around {{date|281}}.
 
* [[Shiera Crakehall]], the wife of Ser [[Damion Lannister]]. Mother to [[Lucion Lannister|Lucion]] and [[Lanna Lannister]].
 
* [[Shiera Crakehall]], the wife of Ser [[Damion Lannister]]. Mother to [[Lucion Lannister|Lucion]] and [[Lanna Lannister]].
* {[[Amarei Crakehall]]}: Third wife of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Mother to seven Freys ([[Hosteen Frey|Hosteen]], [[Lythene Frey|Lythene]], [[Symond Frey|Symond]], [[Danwell Frey|Danwell]], [[Merrett Frey|Merrett]], [[Geremy Frey|Geremy]] and [[Raymund Frey|Raymund]]).
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* {[[Amarei Crakehall]]}: Third wife of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Mother to seven [[House Frey|Freys]] ([[Hosteen Frey|Hosteen]], [[Lythene Frey|Lythene]], [[Symond Frey|Symond]], [[Danwell Frey|Danwell]], [[Merrett Frey|Merrett]], [[Geremy Frey|Geremy]], and [[Raymund Frey|Raymund]]).
 
* [[Melesa Crakehall]]: Wife of the second son ([[Lyonel Frey|Lyonel]]) of the second son ([[Emmon Frey|Emmon]]) of Lord Walder Frey. With no progeny.
 
* [[Melesa Crakehall]]: Wife of the second son ([[Lyonel Frey|Lyonel]]) of the second son ([[Emmon Frey|Emmon]]) of Lord Walder Frey. With no progeny.
  
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==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
* [[Crake|Crake the Boar Killer]], the legendary founder of House Crakehall.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}
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* [[Crake the Boarkiller]], the legendary founder of House Crakehall.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
* Ser [[Aubrey Crakehall]], briefly a [[King of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Black Blood}}
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* Ser [[Aubrey Crakehall]], briefly a [[King of the Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}
* Ser [[Clarent Crakehall]], Slain during the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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* Lady Crakehall, who told Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] about the [[Maiden's Day Ball]] held in {{Date|133}}.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents — The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}
* Ser [[Roland Crakehall (Kingsguard)|Roland Crakehall]] was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reigns of [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]] and [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]].{{ref|thk}}{{ref|tmk}}
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* Ser [[Clarent Crakehall]], slain during the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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* Ser [[Roland Crakehall (Kingsguard)|Roland Crakehall]] was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reigns of [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]] and [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]].{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TMK}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|[[Amarei Crakehall|My third wife]] was a Crakehall, all of the Crakehall women are sluts.{{Ref|AGOT|59}}|[[Walder Frey]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
  
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{{Quote|Wide hips to bear children, big breasts to nurse them, strong arms to carry them. The Crakehalls have always been a big-boned family, and strong.{{Ref|ASOS|49}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
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==Notes==
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Revision as of 13:48, 17 September 2022

House Crakehall of Crakehall
House Crakehall.svg
None so Fierce
Coat of arms A brindled black and white boar on a brown field
(Brunâtre, a boar brindled sable and argent)
Seat Crakehall
Head Lord Roland Crakehall[1]
Region The westerlands
Title Lord of Crakehall[1]
Heir Ser Tybolt Crakehall[1]
Overlord House Lannister
Founder Crake the Boarkiller[2]
Founded Dawn Age/Age of Heroes[3][N 1]

House Crakehall of Crakehall is one of the primary noble houses from the westerlands.[4] Their seat, Crakehall, is located along the Ocean Road between the Sunset Sea and a large forest.[5]

Their arms depict a black and white brindled boar on brown.[6][7] According to semi-canon sources their words are "None so Fierce".[8]

Traits

Members of House Crakehall tend to be big-boned and strong.[9]

History

The Crakehalls are a house of First Men origin who claim descent from Crake the Boarkiller from the Age of Heroes.[2]

After defeating King Hagon Hoare, Ser Aubrey Crakehall briefly ruled as King of the Iron Islands before being drowned by the Shrike.[10]

Prince Aegon Targaryen and his sister, Princess Rhaena, sheltered at Crakehall when the Faith Militant uprising began in 41 AC.[11]

During the Dance of the Dragons, Ser Clarent Crakehall was slain in the Battle by the Lakeshore.[12]

One of the outstanding supporters of Daemon Blackfyre mentioned by Ser Eustace Osgrey was Redtusk, who could have been a Crakehall.[13] Ser Roland Crakehall was one of the three members of the Kingsguard that escorted part of the royal family to Ashford. He and his sworn brothers took part in the trial of seven on the side of Prince Aerion Targaryen.[14] Roland was one of the three Kingsguard knights who lead the loyalist forces to thwart the Second Blackfyre Rebellion.[15]

On their journey to Casterly Rock to broker the proposed marriages of Elia and Oberyn Martell with Jaime and Cersei Lannister, the Martell siblings and their mother stopped at Crakehall.[16] Along with Merrett Frey,[17] Jaime squired for Lord Sumner Crakehall against the Kingswood Brotherhood.[18] During Robert's Rebellion, Ser Elys Westerling and Lord Roland Crakehall were the first to enter the throne room of the Red Keep after Jaime slew King Aerys II Targaryen.[19]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Among the heraldry gathered for the Hand's tourney is that of a knight of Crakehall.[20] Lord Walder Frey questions his paternity over the sons of his third wife, Amarei Crakehall.[21]

Tyrion Lannister sees the brindled boar of Crakehall among the banners of his father, Lord Tywin Lannister, at the battle on the Green Fork.[22] The messenger that brings Tywin the news of the defeat of Ser Jaime Lannister's army in the Battle of the Camps wears the brindled boar of Crakehall half-obscured by dried blood.[23]

A Clash of Kings

Ser Lyle Crakehall by The Mico

Little Walder Frey quarters his shield in one quarter the brindled boar of the Crakehalls, as his grandmother was Amarei.[24]

Ser Burton Crakehall boasts that he had slain Lord Beric Dondarrion until the Lightning Lord reappears, killing all the men from his column.[25]

Lord Roland Crakehall is falsely reported slain at the Battle of Oxcross.[26] Ser Lyle Crakehall, called Strongboar, is captured in the Battle of the Fords.[27]

Arya Stark spies the brindled boar of Crakehall among the banners in Tywin's army as it leaves Harrenhal.[28] Lord Roland participates in the Battle of the Blackwater.[29]

A Storm of Swords

Lyle is held captive at Pinkmaiden Castle.[1] Jaime includes Strongboar among the living men stronger than him.[30]

Beric shows Arya Stark a spot above his left ear where his temple was caved in, stating that it is where Burton hit him with his mace.[31]

Ser Merlon Crakehall is one of the nobles that accompany Tyrion to welcome Prince Oberyn Martell to King's Landing.[32]

A Feast for Crows

Lyle reminds Queen Cersei Lannister of her late husband, King Robert I Baratheon, and she is angry at Strongboar when he celebrates King Tommen I Baratheon's wedding by saying that "Westeros has two queens now", referring to Cersei and Queen Margaery Tyrell.[33]

The Crakehall boar is spotted among the gathered nobility that escorts the corpse of Lord Tywin Lannister back to Casterly Rock.[34]

Lyle joins Jaime's expedition to end the siege of Riverrun. During their trip, they cross a place named Sow's Horn where Ser Roger Hogg defends his towerhouse. Since Roger is a big man, Strongboar questions him about his ancestors to see if he descended from the Crakehalls.[35] After hearing of the sack of Saltpans at Darry, Strongboar insists he will slay Sandor Clegane. Lyle consoles Lady Amerei Frey, Amarei's granddaughter, and promises he will return to deal with Beric and his outlaws after Riverrun.[36]

After Jaime peacefully ends the siege at Riverrun, Strongboar is angry because he has not had the opportunity to fight. He rides back to Darry, as promised, to fight Sandor or Beric, accompanied by Beardless Jon Bettley. Jaime considers the possibility of expelling Cersei and naming as Hand of the King his uncle, Ser Kevan Lannister. If Kevan refuses, Jaime thinks of Ser Forley Prester or Roland Crakehall as alternatives.[37]

House Crakehall at the end of the third century

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

With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there is also:

Sumner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Walder
Frey
 
Perra
Royce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roland
 
Unknown
wife
 
Burton
 
Amarei
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emmon
Frey
 
Genna
Lannister
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tybolt
 
Lyle
 
Merlon
 
 
 
 
 
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Melesa
 
Lyonel
Frey
 
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Damion
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Historical Members

Quotes

My third wife was a Crakehall, all of the Crakehall women are sluts.[21]

Wide hips to bear children, big breasts to nurse them, strong arms to carry them. The Crakehalls have always been a big-boned family, and strong.[9]

—thoughts of Catelyn Stark

Notes

  1. The text in the Westerlands section of TWOIAF implies that the mentioned First Men houses are all founded in the Dawn Age but does not use the term Dawn Age, instead it says Golden Age which could be meant to cover the Dawn Age and Age heroes together. This combined with it being very unlikely that no First Men houses of note where founded in the Age of Heroes means we can not tell if the mentioned houses are founded in the Dawn Age or Age of Heroes.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands.
  4. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  5. The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
  6. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
  7. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Westerlands
  8. The Citadel. Heraldry: House Mottoes
  9. 9.0 9.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 49, Catelyn VI.
  10. 10.0 10.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Black Blood.
  11. Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  12. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  13. The Sworn Sword.
  14. 14.0 14.1 The Hedge Knight.
  15. 15.0 15.1 The Mystery Knight.
  16. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 70, Tyrion X.
  17. A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
  18. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
  19. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
  20. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 30, Eddard VII.
  21. 21.0 21.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 59, Catelyn IX.
  22. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 62, Tyrion VIII.
  23. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
  24. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
  25. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.
  26. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 32, Sansa III.
  27. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 45, Catelyn VI.
  28. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 38, Arya VIII.
  29. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  30. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
  31. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 39, Arya VII.
  32. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
  33. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 12, Cersei III.
  34. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
  35. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
  36. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
  37. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  38. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents — The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
  39. The Princess and the Queen.