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| House_name = House Strong of Harrenhal
 
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| Seat = [[Harrenhal]]
 
| Seat = [[Harrenhal]]
 
| Current_Lord = Extinct
 
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| Region = the [[Riverlands]]
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| Title = [[Lord of Harrenhal]]
 
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| Overlord = [[House Tully]]
 
| Overlord = [[House Tully]]
 
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| Founded_in = [[Age of Heroes]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} (House Strong)<br>{{Date|73}}{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} <small>(House Strong of Harrenhal)<small/>
 
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| Died_out = {{Date|131}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryens Kings: Aegon III}}
 
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'''House Strong of Harrenhal''' was a noble house in the [[Riverlands]]. Their seat was [[Harrenhal]]. Like the other families who have been in possession of Harrenhal, their family died out.{{ref|affc|22}} According to semi-canon sources they blazoned their arms with a tripartite pale blue, red, and green on white.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref>
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'''House Strong of Harrenhal''' was a noble house in the [[riverlands]]. Their main seat was [[Harrenhal]]. Like the other families who have been in possession of Harrenhal, their family died out.{{Ref|affc|22}} According to semi-canon sources they blazoned their arms with a tripartite pale blue, red, and green on white, representing the three forks of the [[Trident]].<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
:''See also [[Harrenhal]]''
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===Origin===
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House Strong boasted of their descent from the [[First Men]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
  
Harrenhal has been in the possession of a number of noble families. The first after [[Aegon's Landing]] were [[House Qoherys]], then [[House Towers]], [[House Harroway]] and the fourth being House Strong, ruling during the reigns of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. House Strong then must have been in the possession of Harrenhal between {{date|1}} and {{date|196}}.{{ref|tss| At the time of the [[Blackfyre Rebellion]] ({{date|196}}), Harrenhal was the seat of [[House Lothston]]}}
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===Early Targaryens===
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During [[Aegon's Conquest]], House Strong followed [[House Tully]] in rebelling against [[Harren Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]], supporting instead [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
During the reign of Jaehaerys I, a member of this house was even elevated to the [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Lucamore Strong]]. He was however caught breaking his vows after fathering sixteen children. He was gelded and sent to join the [[Night's Watch]]. There is a song about Lucamore.
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Ser [[Osmund Strong]] was named [[Hand of the King]] during the reign of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and oversaw the construction of the wall around [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
  
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the House's wealth was "not-inconsiderable" according to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]]. Lord [[Larys Strong|Larys "Clubfoot"]] sat on the [[The greens#The Green Council|green council]] while his castellan and kinsman Ser [[Simon Strong|Simon]] held Harrenhal against [[the blacks]]. That the House supported the green cause may mean that [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s sons were indeed not those of [[Harwin Strong]], or at least that their affair ended badly.{{ref|tpatq}}
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Ser [[Lucamore Strong]] was the victor of the grand melee held during the [[tourney for the completion of the Dragonpit]] in {{Date|55}}. After Ser [[Willam the Wasp]] passed away the following year, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] replaced him in the [[Kingsguard]] with Lucamore.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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===Lords of Harrenhal===
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Jaehaerys named Lucamore's brother, Ser [[Bywin Strong]], as [[Lord of Harrenhal]] in {{Date|73}}, after the passing of Queen [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Later that year, Lucamore was caught breaking his vows after fathering sixteen children. He was [[Eunuch|gelded]] and sent to join the [[Night's Watch]]. There is a song about Lucamore.{{Ref|affc|13}}{{Ref|affc|16}}
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Lord [[Lyonel Strong]] served the Old King's successor, [[Viserys I Targaryen]], as [[master of laws]] from {{Date|105}}.{{Ref|TRP}} Four years later he replaced Ser [[Otto Hightower]] as [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
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Lyonel's powerful son, Ser [[Harwin Strong]], was rumored to have been the true father of [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon]], the children of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and Prince [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Lyonel and Harwin died in a fire at Harrenhal in {{Date|120}}, however, and Lyonel's younger son [[Larys Strong|Larys]] succeeded as lord.{{Ref|TRP}} Larys eventually became [[master of whisperers]] for Viserys,{{Ref|TPATQ}} as well as [[Lord Confessor]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Sources dispute whether [[Alys Rivers]] was a [[bastard]] daughter of Lord Lyonel or if she was born to older generations.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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===Dance of the Dragons===
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At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the House's wealth was "not-inconsiderable" according to [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]]. Lord [[Larys Strong|Larys]] sat on the [[green council]] of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] as master of whisperers and Lord Confessor, while his [[castellan]] and great-uncle Ser [[Simon Strong|Simon]] held Harrenhal against the [[blacks]] of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Simon and his grandsons were taken captive by Rhaenyra's second husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], when he captured their castle during the civil war.{{Ref|tpatq}} Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] killed Simon and his family after Ser [[Criston Cole]] recovered Harrenhal, believing Simon to have been a traitor.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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Aegon II refused to surrender to the [[riverlands]] army led by young Lord [[Kermit Tully]], who had defeated the last green army in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], and the king was poisoned shortly after. During the [[Hour of the Wolf]], Larys was accused of betraying his king and he chose death over the [[Wall]]. He was executed by Lord [[Cregan Stark]], Hand for [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], thus ending House Strong in {{Date|131}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryens Kings: Aegon III}} Possession of Harrenhal eventually went to [[House Lothston]] in {{Date|151}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Petyr Baelish]] uses the extinction of House Strong as an example of the fate of those who claim to own [[Harrenhal]].
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[[Petyr Baelish]] uses the extinction of House Strong as an example of the fate of those who claim to own [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Denys Strong]] and [[Duncan Strong]] are members of the [[Golden Company]]. It is unknown if they actually descend from House Strong, as men of the free companies can take any name they want.
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[[Denys Strong]] and [[Duncan Strong]] are members of the [[Golden Company]]. It is unknown if they actually descend from House Strong, as men of the free companies can take any name they want.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
The mysterious Ser [[Robert Strong]] is added to the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Tommen Baratheon]] and is to serve as the champion of [[Cersei Lannister]].
 
  
==House Strong at the end of third century==
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The mysterious Ser [[Robert Strong]] is added to the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] and is to serve as the champion of [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|ADWD|65}}
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==House Strong at the end of the third century==
 
The known Strongs during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
The known Strongs during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
* [[Duncan Strong]], an exile serving with the [[Golden Company]].
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* [[Duncan Strong]], an exile serving with the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|aDwD|appendix}}
* [[Denys Strong]], an exile serving with the [[Golden Company]].
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* [[Denys Strong]], an exile serving with the Golden Company.{{Ref|aDwD|appendix}}
 
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* Ser [[Robert Strong]], a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] under [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|aDwD|65}}
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there is also:
 
 
 
* Ser [[Robert Strong]], a member of the Kingsguard under [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]]
 
  
 
==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
*Ser [[Lucamore Strong]], known as ''Lucamore the Lusty'', a brother of the [[Kingsguard]] gelded and sent to [[Wall|the Wall]] by his sworn brothers for fathering sixteen children on three women.
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* Ser [[Osmund Strong]], a [[Hand of the King]] for [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon I}}
*Lord [[Lyonel Strong]], Lord of [[Harrenhal]] and the [[Master of Laws]] and [[Hand of the King]] during the reign of [[Viserys I]]. Died at Harrenhal in a mysterious fire.{{ref|trp}}
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* Ser [[Lucamore Strong]], known as ''Lucamore the Lusty'', a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. He was [[Eunuch|gelded]] and sent to the [[Wall]] by his sworn brothers for fathering sixteen children on three women.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progency, and Pain}}
**Ser [[Harwin Strong]], ''Breakbones'', was the rumored paramour of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the supposed father to her three sons, [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jace]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Luke]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon]]. Said to be the strongest man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in his day. Died at Harrenhal in a mysterious fire.{{ref|trp}}{{ref|tpatq}}
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** His sixteen children all deemed [[bastards]], ordered to bear the names Rivers, Waters, and Storm and relocated to [[Harrenhal]], [[Driftmark]] and [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progency, and Pain}}
**Lord [[Larys Strong]], known as ''Larys Clubfoot'', Lord of Harrenhal and the [[Master of Whisperers]] during the reign of [[Viserys I]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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* Lord [[Bywin Strong]], Lucamore's brother and the first [[Lord of Harrenhal]] from House Strong.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
**Two unnamed daughters.{{ref|trp}}
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* Lord [[Lyonel Strong]], Lord of Harrenhal, the [[master of laws]] and Hand of the King during the reign of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Died at Harrenhal in a mysterious fire.{{Ref|TRP}}
*Ser [[Simon Strong]], the elderly [[castellan]] of [[Harrenhal]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He quickly surrendered to [[Daemon Targaryen|Prince Daemon]] at the sight of his [[dragon]], [[Caraxes]]. Simon and his grandsons were then held as hostages.{{ref|tpatq}}
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** Ser [[Harwin Strong]], known as ''Breakbones'', was the rumored [[paramour]] of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the supposed father to her three sons, [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jace]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Luke]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joff Velaryon]]. Said to be the strongest man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in his day. Died at Harrenhal in a mysterious fire.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}
**Ser Simon's unnamed grandsons, who were held hostage by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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** Lord [[Larys Strong]], known as ''Larys Clubfoot'', Lord of Harrenhal. He was the [[master of whisperers]] and [[Lord Confessor]] during the reigns of Viserys I Targaryen and [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
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** Two unnamed daughters.{{Ref|TRP}}
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** [[Alys Rivers]], allegedly a bastard daughter.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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** Ser [[Simon Strong]], Lord Lyonel's uncle, the elderly [[castellan]] of Harrenhal during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He and his grandsons were slain by Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
  
==Familytree during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]==
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==References==
 
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{{References}}
==References and Notes==
 
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House Strong of Harrenhal
House Strong.svg
Coat of arms A tripartite pale, blue, red, and green, on a white field
(Argent, a pale tierced per pale azure, gules, and vert)
Seat Harrenhal
Head Extinct
Region The riverlands
Title Lord of Harrenhal
Overlord House Tully
Founded Age of Heroes[1] (House Strong)
73 AC[2] (House Strong of Harrenhal)
Died out 131 AC[3]

House Strong of Harrenhal was a noble house in the riverlands. Their main seat was Harrenhal. Like the other families who have been in possession of Harrenhal, their family died out.[4] According to semi-canon sources they blazoned their arms with a tripartite pale blue, red, and green on white, representing the three forks of the Trident.[5]

History

Origin

House Strong boasted of their descent from the First Men.[1]

Early Targaryens

During Aegon's Conquest, House Strong followed House Tully in rebelling against Harren Hoare, King of the Isles and the Rivers, supporting instead House Targaryen.[6]

Ser Osmund Strong was named Hand of the King during the reign of King Aegon I Targaryen and oversaw the construction of the wall around King's Landing.[7]

Ser Lucamore Strong was the victor of the grand melee held during the tourney for the completion of the Dragonpit in 55 AC. After Ser Willam the Wasp passed away the following year, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen replaced him in the Kingsguard with Lucamore.[2]

Lords of Harrenhal

Jaehaerys named Lucamore's brother, Ser Bywin Strong, as Lord of Harrenhal in 73 AC, after the passing of Queen Rhaena Targaryen.[2] Later that year, Lucamore was caught breaking his vows after fathering sixteen children. He was gelded and sent to join the Night's Watch. There is a song about Lucamore.[8][9]

Lord Lyonel Strong served the Old King's successor, Viserys I Targaryen, as master of laws from 105 AC.[10] Four years later he replaced Ser Otto Hightower as Hand of the King.[11]

Lyonel's powerful son, Ser Harwin Strong, was rumored to have been the true father of Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey Velaryon, the children of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Prince Laenor Velaryon. Lyonel and Harwin died in a fire at Harrenhal in 120 AC, however, and Lyonel's younger son Larys succeeded as lord.[10] Larys eventually became master of whisperers for Viserys,[12] as well as Lord Confessor.[13] Sources dispute whether Alys Rivers was a bastard daughter of Lord Lyonel or if she was born to older generations.[14]

Dance of the Dragons

At the start of the Dance of the Dragons, the House's wealth was "not-inconsiderable" according to Archmaester Gyldayn. Lord Larys sat on the green council of King Aegon II Targaryen as master of whisperers and Lord Confessor, while his castellan and great-uncle Ser Simon held Harrenhal against the blacks of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. Simon and his grandsons were taken captive by Rhaenyra's second husband, Prince Daemon Targaryen, when he captured their castle during the civil war.[12] Prince Aemond Targaryen killed Simon and his family after Ser Criston Cole recovered Harrenhal, believing Simon to have been a traitor.[1]

Aegon II refused to surrender to the riverlands army led by young Lord Kermit Tully, who had defeated the last green army in the Battle of the Kingsroad, and the king was poisoned shortly after. During the Hour of the Wolf, Larys was accused of betraying his king and he chose death over the Wall. He was executed by Lord Cregan Stark, Hand for Aegon III, thus ending House Strong in 131 AC.[3] Possession of Harrenhal eventually went to House Lothston in 151 AC.[15]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Petyr Baelish uses the extinction of House Strong as an example of the fate of those who claim to own Harrenhal.[16]

A Dance with Dragons

Denys Strong and Duncan Strong are members of the Golden Company. It is unknown if they actually descend from House Strong, as men of the free companies can take any name they want.[17]

The mysterious Ser Robert Strong is added to the Kingsguard of Tommen I Baratheon and is to serve as the champion of Cersei Lannister.[18]

House Strong at the end of the third century

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

Historical Members

Family tree

 
 
 
 
Osmund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lucamore
 
Three
wives
 
Bywin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sixteen
children
[Note 1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
woman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lyonel
 
Three
wives
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
 
Alys Rivers
[Note 2]
 
Aemond
Targaryen
 
Harwin
 
Larys
 
Two
daughters
 
Grandsons
 
Bastards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stillborn
children
 
Son
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
  1. The sixteen children of Lucamore Strong were all deemed bastards and ordered to bear the names Rivers, Waters, and Storm after being relocated to Harrenhal, Driftmark and Storm's End.
  2. Both Grand Maester Munkun and Septon Eustace believed Alys Rivers to have been the bastard daughter of Lord Lyonel Strong.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryens Kings: Aegon III.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.
  5. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Riverlands
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  7. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.
  8. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
  9. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 The Rogue Prince.
  11. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 The Princess and the Queen.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  15. The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands: House Tully.
  16. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
  18. 18.0 18.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 65, Cersei II.
  19. The World of Ice & Fire, Aegon I.
  20. 20.0 20.1 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progency, and Pain.