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'''House Fowler of Skyreach''' is a noble [[Dorne|Dornish]] house. They hold the title of Wardens of the Prince's Pass, suggesting they are the most prominent house of the region.
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'''House Fowler of Skyreach''' is a noble [[Dorne|Dornish]] house. They hold the title of "[[Warden of the Prince's Pass]]", suggesting they are the most prominent house of the region.
  
 
The Fowlers joined Nymeria and [[House Martell]] when the [[Rhoynar|rhoynish]] invaded Dorne. Since then they have an old feud with the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]], the Wardens of the Boneway, that fought against them.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], The Princess in the Tower</ref>
 
The Fowlers joined Nymeria and [[House Martell]] when the [[Rhoynar|rhoynish]] invaded Dorne. Since then they have an old feud with the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]], the Wardens of the Boneway, that fought against them.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], The Princess in the Tower</ref>

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House Fowler of Skyreach
House Fowler.png
Let Me Soar
Coat of arms A hooded blue hawk on silver
Seat Skyreach
Head Lord Franklyn Fowler
Region Dorne
Titles
  • Lord of Skyreach
  • Warden of the Prince's Pass
Overlord House Martell

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

The Fowlers joined Nymeria and House Martell when the rhoynish invaded Dorne. Since then they have an old feud with the Yronwoods, the Wardens of the Boneway, that fought against them.[1]

The exact location of Skyreach on the Prince's Pass has not been disclosed.

Their words are "Let Me Soar".[2] According to semi-canon sources their blazon it as a hooded blue hawk on silver.[3]

The Fowler House at the end of the third century

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

  • Lord Franklyn Fowler, Lord of Skyreach, Warden of the Prince's Pass, called "The Old Hawk".

References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • House Fowler is among the principal houses sworn to Sunspear.
  • Nymeria Sand was abed with the Fowler twins when the news of his father's death reached her. Quoting the Fowler words, she asked Doran to "let her soar" and avenge Oberyn.
  • 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 Sand was close to the Fowler twins.
  • Doran Martell did not trust Nymeria Sand because she was too close to the Fowler twins, and he could not say who they would confide in.
  • Jeyne and Jennelyn Fowler, older than Arianne, stayed with her at the Water Gardens for some time.

References and Notes

  1. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, The Princess in the Tower
  2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, Captain of the Guards
  3. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from Dorne