House Westerling
House Westerling of the Crag | |
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Honor, Not Honors
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Coat of arms | Six white shells on a yellow field |
Seat | the Crag |
Head | Gawen Westerling |
Region | the Westerlands |
Heir | Rollam Westerling |
Overlord | House Lannister |
House Westerling of the Crag is a noble house sworn to House Lannister. Their sigil is six white shells on a sand-colored field.[1][2] The Westerlings are an old and well-regarded family that descends from the First Men and who once intermarried with the Kings of the Rock and House Targaryen. Their lands and incomes have dwindled over the years, however, with their mines having failed years ago, and having sold or lost their best lands. They now scarcely have the funds to maintain their keep, and are regarded as having more pride than power.[1] According to semi-canon sources, their words are "Honor, not Honors".[3]
Contents
House Westerling at the end of the third century
The known Westerlings during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Gawen Westerling, Lord of the Crag.
- Sybell Spicer, his wife.
- Ser {Raynald Westerling}, his eldest son and heir.
- Jeyne Westerling, his eldest daughter.
- Eleyna Westerling, his second daughter.
- Rollam Westerling, his second son.
- Sybell Spicer, his wife.
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:
- Ser Elys Westerling, a knight who participated in the Sack of King's Landing.[4]
Household
- Ser Rolph Spicer, castellan of the Crag. Now Lord of Castamere
Historical Members
- A Jeyne Westerling married Maegor I.
- Ser Ormond Westerling participated in the Ashford Tourney of 209 AL .
References in the books
Dunk & Egg
- Ser Ormond Westerling participated in the Ashford Tourney. Their arms were spotted by Dunk among the gathered heraldry.
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Lord Gawen offered Jeyne as a possible match for Willem or Martyn Lannister. He was turned down by Lord Tywin.
- Lord Gawen was captured at the Battle of the Whispering Wood. He was held at Seagard during his imprisonment.
- Around the time of the Battle of the Fords, Robb Stark and his forces in the Westerlands were marching on the Crag.
- Jeyne Westerling comforted Robb Stark after he took an arrow wound storming the Crag.
- Jeyne married Robb afterwards. Rollam became Robb's squire and Ser Raynald became part of his retinue.
- When House Westerling joined with House Stark in the War of the Five Kings, they brought fifty men, of which only twelve were knights.
- Lord Gawen, Sybell, and Jeyne were all welcomed back into the king's peace after the Red Wedding.
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Westerlands
- ↑ The Citadel. House Mottoes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
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