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| Current_Lord = [[Horton Redfort]]
 
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'''House Redfort of Redfort''' is one of the principal noble houses in the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}}
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'''House Redfort of Redfort''' is one of the principal noble houses in the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}} They blazon their arms with a red castle on a white field within a red embattled border.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources it is ''As Strong as Stone''.<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>
 
 
They blazon their arms with a red castle on a white field within a red embattled border.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources it is ''As Strong as Stone''.<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The Redforts trace their descent to the [[First Men]] that inhabited the Vale before the [[Andal invasion|coming of the Andals]].{{ref|AGOT|34}}
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The Redforts trace their descent to the [[First Men]] that inhabited the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]] before the [[Andal invasion|coming of the Andals]].{{ref|AGOT|34}} The Redforts allied with [[Robar II Royce]], [[High King of the Vale, the Fingers and the Mountains of the Moon]], against the [[Andals]]. Robar was defeated in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], however, and [[Torgold Tollett]] chopped off Lord Redfort's arm during the battle. The Redforts submitted to [[Artys I Arryn]] and then served [[House Arryn]], the [[Kings of Mountain and Vale]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}
  
 
Ser [[Adrian Redfort]] was a member of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[Queensguard]].{{ref|tpatq}}
 
Ser [[Adrian Redfort]] was a member of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[Queensguard]].{{ref|tpatq}}
  
[[Domeric Bolton]] squired for three years with the Redforts.
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[[Domeric Bolton]] squired for three years with the Redforts.{{ref|ADWD|32}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Mya Stone]] tells Lady [[Catelyn Tully]] that she is in love with [[Mychel Redfort]], one of the best young swordsmen in the Vale. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] considers Lord [[Horton Redfort]] to be a dangerous man and a suitor to Lady [[Lysa Tully]].
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[[Mya Stone]] tells Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] that she is in love with [[Mychel Redfort]], one of the best young swordsmen in the Vale.{{ref|AGOT|34}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
House Redfort is one of the houses from the Vale who want to go to war against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] as an ally of [[Robb Stark]].
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Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] considers Lord [[Horton Redfort]] to be a dangerous man and a suitor to Lady [[Lysa Arryn]].{{ref|ASOS|19}}
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The Redforts are one of the houses from the Vale who are angered that Lysa did not go to war against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] as an ally of [[Robb Stark]], the late [[King in the North]].{{ref|ASOS|80}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Horton is one of the six [[Lords Declarant]] that demand Lord [[Petyr Baelish]]'s resignation as [[Vale of Arryn|Lord Protector of the Vale]]. Lord Horton forces Mychel to marry [[Ysilla Royce]].
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Lord Horton is one of the six [[Lords Declarant]] at [[Runestone]] that demand Lord [[Petyr Baelish]]'s resignation as [[Lord Protector of the Vale]].{{ref|AFFC|17}} During a meeting at the [[Eyrie]], however, Littlefinger convinces the Lords Declarant to allow him a year.{{ref|AFFC|23}} Horton forces Mychel to marry [[Ysilla Royce]].{{ref|AFFC|41}}
  
 
==House Redfort at the end of the third century==
 
==House Redfort at the end of the third century==
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*[[Dacks]], Lord Redfort's one-time squire
  
 
==Historical Members==
 
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Revision as of 19:55, 10 October 2017

House Redfort of Redfort
House Redfort.png
As Strong as Stone
Coat of arms A red castle, on a white field, within a red embattled border
(Argent, a castle within a bordure embattled gules)
Seat Redfort
Head Horton Redfort
Region Vale of Arryn
Title Lord of Redfort
Overlord House Arryn

House Redfort of Redfort is one of the principal noble houses in the Vale of Arryn.[1] They blazon their arms with a red castle on a white field within a red embattled border.[2][3] Their motto does not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources it is As Strong as Stone.[4]

History

The Redforts trace their descent to the First Men that inhabited the Vale before the coming of the Andals.[5] The Redforts allied with Robar II Royce, High King of the Vale, the Fingers and the Mountains of the Moon, against the Andals. Robar was defeated in the Battle of the Seven Stars, however, and Torgold Tollett chopped off Lord Redfort's arm during the battle. The Redforts submitted to Artys I Arryn and then served House Arryn, the Kings of Mountain and Vale.[6]

Ser Adrian Redfort was a member of Rhaenyra Targaryen's Queensguard.[7]

Domeric Bolton squired for three years with the Redforts.[8]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Mya Stone tells Lady Catelyn Stark that she is in love with Mychel Redfort, one of the best young swordsmen in the Vale.[5]

A Storm of Swords

Ser Kevan Lannister considers Lord Horton Redfort to be a dangerous man and a suitor to Lady Lysa Arryn.[9]

The Redforts are one of the houses from the Vale who are angered that Lysa did not go to war against the Lannisters as an ally of Robb Stark, the late King in the North.[10]

A Feast for Crows

Lord Horton is one of the six Lords Declarant at Runestone that demand Lord Petyr Baelish's resignation as Lord Protector of the Vale.[11] During a meeting at the Eyrie, however, Littlefinger convinces the Lords Declarant to allow him a year.[2] Horton forces Mychel to marry Ysilla Royce.[12]

House Redfort at the end of the third century

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


 
 
 
 
Horton
 
Three
wives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jasper
 
Creighton
 
Jon
 
Mychel
 
Ysilla
Royce
 
 


Household

  • Dacks, Lord Redfort's one-time squire

Historical Members

References and Notes