House Orkwood

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House Orkwood of Orkmont
Orkwood.png
Coat of arms dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow
Seat Orkmont
Region Iron Islands
Overlord House Greyjoy

House Orkwood of Orkmont is a noble house from the Iron Islands, with its seat on the island of Orkmont.

They blazon their arms as dark green pines strewn closely together on yellow.[1][2]

Recent Events

House Orkwood raider. ©FFG

A Feast for Crows

The Orkwoods support Euron Greyjoy with twenty longships.[3] Some Orkwoods gather to wish Victarion Greyjoy well on Old Wyk.[4] Aeron Greyjoy spots the banners of House Orkwood among those gathered for the kingsmoot. Lord Alyn Orkwood, called Orkwood of Orkmont, supports Euron Greyjoy instead of Victarion during the kingsmoot.[1]

House Orkwood at the end of the third century

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

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses on the Iron Islands
  3. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.