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** Ser [[Lomas Estermont]], his second son.
 
** Ser [[Lomas Estermont]], his second son.
 
*** Ser [[Andrew Estermont]], Lomas' son.
 
*** Ser [[Andrew Estermont]], Lomas' son.
** {[[Cassana Estermont]]}, his niece. Deceased in a shipwreck with her husband, Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]].
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* {Lord Estermont}, his elder brother. Former Lord of Greenstone. Died in {{Date|300}}.
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** {[[Cassana Estermont]]}, his daughter. Deceased in a shipwreck with her husband, Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]].
 
*** [[Robert Baratheon|{Robert I}]], her eldest son. Slain by a boar.
 
*** [[Robert Baratheon|{Robert I}]], her eldest son. Slain by a boar.
 
*** [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]], her second son. Claimant to the [[Iron Throne]].
 
*** [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]], her second son. Claimant to the [[Iron Throne]].
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==References in the books==
 
==References in the books==

Revision as of 14:17, 5 December 2013

House Estermont of Greenstone
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Coat of arms A dark green sea turtle on pale green
Seat Greenstone
Head Lord Eldon Estermont
Region the Stormlands
Heir Ser Aemon Estermont
Overlord House Baratheon

House Estermont of Greenstone is a noble house from the Stormlands, ruling the small island of Estermont south of the Shipbreaker Bay.

Their arms depict a dark green sea turtle on pale green.[1][2] Their motto is unknown.

The Estermont House at the end of the third century

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


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord
Estermont
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
wife
 
Eldon
 
Sylva
Santagar
 
Lomas
 
Unknown
wife
 
Cassana
 
Steffon
Baratheon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aemon
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
Andrew
 
Robert
Baratheon
 
Stannis
Baratheon
 
Renly
Baratheon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alyn
 


References in the books

The Hedge Knight

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Cersei Lannister remembers how Robert spent half a year at Estermont with his mother's family. There he bedded a cousin he used to play with as a child.
  • Stannis Baratheon starts his letter proclaiming himself King stating that all men know him as the trueborn son of Steffon Baratheon and by his wife Cassana Estermont.
  • On the outset of the War of the Five Kings, Lord Eldon declared for his nephew and liege, King Renly Baratheon. The Estermonts' sea turtle is seen by Catelyn Tully in Renly's camp.
  • The day before his death, when he was preparing the battle against his brother Stannis, Renly decided Lord Estermont would command the reserve of his army. Lord Estermont assured him he would not fail.
  • The Estermonts turn to Stannis after Renly's death, along with most other stormlords.
  • Ser Cortnay Penrose acknowledged the presence the great lords Estermont, Errol and Varner during his parley with Stannis.
  • Lord Estermont recommended against storming the walls of Storm's End, believing it would cost too many lives. He suggested a duel against Ser Cortnay, or a long siege to starve them.
  • Lord Estermont refused to turn to the religion of the Lord of Light, and asked to fight under the crowned stag banner instead of the flaming heart.
  • The banner of House Estermont was spotted in the van of Stannis's army as it approached King's Landing.
  • Lord Estermont and his men fought at the Battle of the Blackwater. Along with his first son Ser Aemon and his grandson Ser Alyn, Lord Eldon is made a prisoner and bends the knee to Joffrey after Stannis' defeat.
  • Lord Estermont's second son Ser Lomas and his grandson Ser Andrew escape the battle, and lead part of the Greenstone men in remaining loyal to Stannis after the Blackwater.
  • Lord Estermont was a guest at Joffrey's wedding.
  • Ser Andrew Estermont helped Davos Seaworth to smuggle Edric Storm out of Dragonstone. He sailed away with the boy, commanding his escort.
  • Lord Estermont declared at Tyrion Lannister's trial that he had seen how Tyrion picked up the chalice as Joffrey was dying and poured the remaining wine to the floor.
  • The Estermont banner was seen at Castle Black after Stannis's arrival.
  • Old Lord Estermont was one of the insulting matches Lord Doran Martell proposed to his daughter Arianne.
  • Lord Qyburn reports to Cersei that Lord Eldon Estermont married Sylva Santagar - unknown to those in King's Landing, this was punishment for Sylva's part in Arianne Martell's attempted coup.


References and Notes

  1. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from the Stormlands