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| Coat_of_arms = A black manticore on a white field, beneath a crimson chief with three gold coins<br>(''Argent, a manticore passant sable, on a chief gules three bezants'')
 
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| Current_Lord = [[Lorent Lorch]]
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| Current_Lord = Ser [[Lorent Lorch]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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'''House Lorch''' is a house of [[landed knight]]s from [[the Westerlands]]. They blazon their shields with a black [[manticore]] on white, beneath a crimson chief with three gold coins.{{ref|ACOK|14}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref>
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'''House Lorch''' is a house of [[landed knight]]s from [[the Westerlands]]. They blazon their shields with a black [[manticore]] on white, beneath a crimson chief with three gold coins.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref> Their motto has not been revealed yet.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], Ser [[Amory Lorch]] stabbed [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] to death.
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During the [[Faith Militant uprising]], Ser [[Lyonel Lorch]] fought in the [[battle at the Great Fork]] alongside Lord [[Rupert Falwell]] and other [[knight]]s from the [[westerlands]] and [[riverlands]], as well as hundreds of [[Poor Fellows]], against the royal army led by King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] himself.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TSOTD}}
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According to a semi-canon source, Ser [[Amory Lorch]] threw the [[last Lord Tarbeck]], a three-year-old boy, down a well during the [[Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion]].<ref>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
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During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], Ser Amory stabbed Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] to death.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser [[Amory Lorch]] orders the attack on [[Gods Eye town|the holdfast]] that [[Yoren]] and his recruits stay in.
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Ser [[Amory Lorch]] orders the [[Storming of the Gods Eye town holdfast|attack]] on [[Gods Eye town|the holdfast]] that [[Yoren]] and his recruits stay in.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}
  
When [[Tywin Lannister]] leaves [[Harrenhal]] to return to the [[Westerlands]], he leaves Amory as the castellan. When Harrenhal [[Sack of Harrenhal|is seized]] by men from the North and the [[Brave Companions]] switch sides, Amory is thrown in the bear pit and dies.
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When [[Tywin Lannister]] leaves [[Harrenhal]] to return to the [[Westerlands]], he leaves Amory as the castellan. When Harrenhal [[Sack of Harrenhal|is seized]] by men from the North and the [[Brave Companions]] switch sides, Amory is thrown in the bear pit and dies.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The revived Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] recalls that Amory once captured a pair of innocent beekeepers at [[Rushing Falls]] and told Beric that he intended to kill them if Beric did not surrender himself. Beric did and Amory hanged him between the beekeepers.{{ref|ASOS|39}}
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The revived Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] recalls that Amory once captured a pair of innocent beekeepers at [[Rushing Falls]] and told Beric that he intended to kill them if Beric did not surrender himself. Beric did and Amory hanged him between the beekeepers.{{Ref|ASOS|39}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Roger Hogg]] tells Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] how Amory attacked his towerhouse at [[Sow's Horn]] even though Roger is a bannerman to a house sworn to [[King's Landing]].
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Ser [[Roger Hogg]] tells Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] how Amory attacked his towerhouse at [[Sow's Horn]] even though Roger is a bannerman to a house sworn to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
  
 
==House Lorch at the end of the third century==
 
==House Lorch at the end of the third century==
 
 
The known Lorchs during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
The known Lorchs during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
* Ser [[Lorent Lorch]], a landed knight.
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* Ser {[[Amory Lorch]]}, a landed knight and head of House Lorch.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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* Ser [[Lorent Lorch]], the heir presumptive of Ser Amory<ref name=CG>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]'': Banners of the Westerlands</ref> and the head of the house after Amory's death.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
  
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is:
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==Historical Members==
 
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* Ser [[Lyonel Lorch]], who fought for the Faith Militant in the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TSOTD}}
* Ser {[[Amory Lorch]]}, a landed knight. Slain at [[Harrenhal]].
 
 
 
==Historical members==
 
* Ser [[Lyonel Lorch]], who fought for the Faith Militant in the [[Faith Militant uprising]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 20:26, 22 November 2019

House Lorch
House Lorch.png
Coat of arms A black manticore on a white field, beneath a crimson chief with three gold coins
(Argent, a manticore passant sable, on a chief gules three bezants)
Head Ser Lorent Lorch[1]
Region Westerlands
Overlord House Lannister

House Lorch is a house of landed knights from the Westerlands. They blazon their shields with a black manticore on white, beneath a crimson chief with three gold coins.[2][3] Their motto has not been revealed yet.

History

During the Faith Militant uprising, Ser Lyonel Lorch fought in the battle at the Great Fork alongside Lord Rupert Falwell and other knights from the westerlands and riverlands, as well as hundreds of Poor Fellows, against the royal army led by King Maegor I Targaryen himself.[4][5]

According to a semi-canon source, Ser Amory Lorch threw the last Lord Tarbeck, a three-year-old boy, down a well during the Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion.[6]

During the Sack of King's Landing, Ser Amory stabbed Princess Rhaenys Targaryen to death.[7]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Ser Amory Lorch orders the attack on the holdfast that Yoren and his recruits stay in.[2]

When Tywin Lannister leaves Harrenhal to return to the Westerlands, he leaves Amory as the castellan. When Harrenhal is seized by men from the North and the Brave Companions switch sides, Amory is thrown in the bear pit and dies.[8][9]

A Storm of Swords

The revived Lord Beric Dondarrion recalls that Amory once captured a pair of innocent beekeepers at Rushing Falls and told Beric that he intended to kill them if Beric did not surrender himself. Beric did and Amory hanged him between the beekeepers.[10]

A Feast for Crows

Ser Roger Hogg tells Ser Jaime Lannister how Amory attacked his towerhouse at Sow's Horn even though Roger is a bannerman to a house sworn to King's Landing.[11]

House Lorch at the end of the third century

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

Historical Members

References