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'''House Vaith of the Red Dunes''' is a [[Dorne|Dornish]] noble house. Their seat, also named Vaith, is placed on the mouth of the river with the same name.
 
'''House Vaith of the Red Dunes''' is a [[Dorne|Dornish]] noble house. Their seat, also named Vaith, is placed on the mouth of the river with the same name.
  
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The known Vaiths during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
 
The known Vaiths during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
*Lord [[Daeron Vaith]], the Lord of the Red Dunes.
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* Lord [[Daeron Vaith]], the Lord of the Red Dunes.
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===Historical Members===
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* [[Cassella Vaith]], a mistress of [[Aegon IV]].
  
 
==References in the books==
 
==References in the books==
 
===Dunk & Egg===
 
===Dunk & Egg===
*Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of [[Aerys I]], though according to [[Aegon V|Egg]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] could have been more courteous in what he said to her.
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* Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of [[Aerys I]], though according to [[Aegon V|Egg]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] could have been more courteous in what he said to her.
*Lady Vaith was old during the reign of Aerys I.
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* Lady Vaith was old during the reign of Aerys I.
  
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
*[[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] pretended to take [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] up to the [[Greenblood]] until reaching Vaith, and cross the desert to [[Hellholt]].
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* [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] pretended to take [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] up to the [[Greenblood]] until reaching Vaith, and cross the desert to [[Hellholt]].
*The princess fled [[Sunspear]] as a child to go [[Highgarden]] and try to marry [[Willas Tyrell]], but was caught by her uncle [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] at Vaith.
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* The princess fled [[Sunspear]] as a child to go [[Highgarden]] and try to marry [[Willas Tyrell]], but was caught by her uncle [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] at Vaith.
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===Other Sources===
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* [[Cassella Vaith]] was the third of [[Aegon IV]]'s mistresses.  
  
==References and Sources==
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==References and Notes==
 
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Revision as of 23:43, 25 May 2011

House Vaith of the Red Dunes
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Coat of arms three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange
Seat Vaith
Head Daeron Vaith
Region Dorne
Overlord House Martell

House Vaith of the Red Dunes is a Dornish noble house. Their seat, also named Vaith, is placed on the mouth of the river with the same name.

Neither their arms nor words appear in the books, but according to a semi-canon source they blazon their shield with three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange.[1]

The Vaith House at the end of the third century

The known Vaiths during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Historical Members

References in the books

Dunk & Egg

  • Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of Aerys I, though according to Egg, Ser Duncan the Tall could have been more courteous in what he said to her.
  • Lady Vaith was old during the reign of Aerys I.

A Song of Ice and Fire

Other Sources

References and Notes

  1. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from Dorne