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| Current_Lord = Lord [[Franklyn Fowler]]
 
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| Region = [[Dorne]]
 
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| Title = Lord of [[Skyreach]]<br>
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| Title = Lord of [[Skyreach]]<br>[[Warden of the Prince's Pass]]<br>Lord of the Wide Way<br>King of Stone and Sky
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| Overlord = [[House Martell]]
 
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Following the defeat of King [[Garrison Fowler]], who was then exiled to the [[Night's Watch]], the Fowlers sided with the [[House Martell|Martells]] against the Yronwoods during [[Nymeria's War]] a thousand years ago. Since then they have feuded with the Yronwoods, the [[Warden of the Stone Way|Wardens of the Stoneway]] east of the [[Prince's Pass]].{{ref|AFFC|40}}
 
Following the defeat of King [[Garrison Fowler]], who was then exiled to the [[Night's Watch]], the Fowlers sided with the [[House Martell|Martells]] against the Yronwoods during [[Nymeria's War]] a thousand years ago. Since then they have feuded with the Yronwoods, the [[Warden of the Stone Way|Wardens of the Stoneway]] east of the [[Prince's Pass]].{{ref|AFFC|40}}
  
In {{date|10}} during the [[First Dornish War]], Lord Fowler led a Dornish host which burned [[Nightsong]] and took hostages from the marcher castle. The [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]]s retaliated by unleashing their [[dragon]]s on Skyreach and other Dornish castles.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}
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In {{date|10}} during the [[War of Conquest]], Lord Fowler led a Dornish host which burned [[Nightsong]] and took hostages from the marcher castle. The [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]]s retaliated by unleashing their [[dragon]]s on Skyreach and other Dornish castles.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}
  
 
When she was younger, Princess [[Arianne Martell]] would ride the shoulders of one of the Fowler twins, [[Jeyne Fowler|Jeyne]] and [[Jennelyn Fowler|Jennelyn]], while at play in the [[Water Gardens]].{{ref|AFFC|40}}
 
When she was younger, Princess [[Arianne Martell]] would ride the shoulders of one of the Fowler twins, [[Jeyne Fowler|Jeyne]] and [[Jennelyn Fowler|Jennelyn]], while at play in the [[Water Gardens]].{{ref|AFFC|40}}
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Revision as of 04:42, 4 December 2014

House Fowler of Skyreach
FowlerCoA.png
Let Me Soar
Coat of arms Argent, a hooded hawk trussed azure
Seat Skyreach
Head Lord Franklyn Fowler
Region Dorne
Titles
Overlord House Martell

House Fowler of Skyreach is a noble house from Skyreach in Dorne. They hold the title of "Warden of the Prince's Pass", suggesting they are the most prominent house of the region.

Their words are "Let Me Soar".[1] According to semi-canon sources their blazon it as a hooded blue hawk on silver.[2]

History

The Fowlers were First Men kings who ruled from Skyreach, which guarded the Wide Way between Dorne and the Reach. They titled themselves Kings of Stone and Sky and Lords of the Wide Way. Along with the Daynes and Yronwoods, the Fowlers were among the most impressive of the Dornish kings.[3]

The Fowlers often warred with the marcher lords to their north.[4] King Ferris Fowler led 10,000 Dornishmen through the Wide Way to the Kingdom of the Reach, but they were turned back by King Garth VII Gardener.[5]

Following the defeat of King Garrison Fowler, who was then exiled to the Night's Watch, the Fowlers sided with the Martells against the Yronwoods during Nymeria's War a thousand years ago. Since then they have feuded with the Yronwoods, the Wardens of the Stoneway east of the Prince's Pass.[6]

In 10 AC during the War of Conquest, Lord Fowler led a Dornish host which burned Nightsong and took hostages from the marcher castle. The Targaryens retaliated by unleashing their dragons on Skyreach and other Dornish castles.[7]

When she was younger, Princess Arianne Martell would ride the shoulders of one of the Fowler twins, Jeyne and Jennelyn, while at play in the Water Gardens.[6]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Nymeria Sand was abed with the Fowler twins, Jeyne and Jennelyn, when the news of her father Oberyn Martell's death reached her. Quoting the Fowler words, she asks Prince Doran Martell to "let her soar" and avenge Oberyn.[1]

While prisoner in her tower, Arianne Martell decides to confide with Lord Franklyn Fowler among all the Dornish lords because of his great power, the traditional rivalry between Fowlers and Yronwoods, and the fact that Nymeria is close to the Fowler twins. Doran later tells Arianne he does not trust Nymeria because she is too close to the Fowler twins, and he cannot say who they would confide in.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

During a feast in Sunspear, Areo Hotah notes that the Fowler twins are among the Dornish nobility who do not drink during Ricasso's toast of King Tommen Baratheon.[8]

House Fowler at the end of the third century

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

Historical Members

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from Dorne
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, Kingdoms of the First Men.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, Queer Customs of the South.
  5. The World of Ice & Fire, The Gardener Kings.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, Princess In The Tower.
  7. The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne Against the Dragons.
  8. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 38, The Watcher.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 The World of Ice & Fire.