| House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town | |
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| Coat of arms |
A two-headed horse, brown, on a field of wavy green and green (Wavy vert and vert, a horse bicapitated brunâtre) |
| Seat | Lord Harroway's Town |
| Head | Unknown |
| Region | Riverlands |
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House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town is a noble house from Harroway in the riverlands.[1] According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with a two-headed horse, brown, on a field of wavy green and green.[2] They may have taken their sigil from Old King Andahar, as the ferry boat at Harroway is referred to as the king's two-headed water horse.[1]
History
[edit]Ser Richard Roote was one of the first knights of the Kingsguard when the order was founded in 10 AC.[3]
Lord Roote supported Prince Aegon Targaryen in his unsuccessful war against King Maegor I Targaryen.[4]
House Roote had acquired Lord Harroway's Town by the start of the Dance of the Dragons,[5] and they supported Rhaenyra Targaryen during the civil war. The Rootes helped to capture Stone Hedge,[5] but Ser Criston Cole later defeated Lord Roote, Lord Darry, and Ser Oswald Wode along the Gods Eye and Prince Aemond Targaryen burned Harroway with Vhagar.[6]
Recent Events
[edit]A Storm of Swords
[edit]Ser Andrey Charlton and his squire, Lucas Roote, are killed by the forces of House Lannister during the War of the Five Kings.[7]
Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark visit Lord Harroway's Town and find it washed out by the overflowing Trident. They cross the river on Lord Roote's boat and Arya wonders if a man with a crossbow standing in the window of the stone roundtower is Lord Roote.[1]
Feast for Crows
[edit]Ser Jaime Lannister spots the banner of House Roote among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid House Lannister in the siege of Riverrun.[8]
House Roote at the end of the third century
[edit]The known Rootes during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Roote, the head of the house.
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there is also:
- {Lucas Roote}, squire to Ser Andrey Charlton. Slain by Lannister forces.
Historical Members
[edit]- Ser Richard Roote, one of the first members of the Kingsguard.[3]
- Lord Roote, a supporter of Prince Aegon the Uncrowned.[4]
- Lord Roote, a supporter of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Riverlands
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
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