John the Oak

John the Oak
Alias	The First Knight
Allegiance	House Oakheart
Race	First Men
Culture	Reach
Father	Garth Greenhand
Books	The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned); The Rise of the Dragon (mentioned);

John the Oak is a legendary son of Garth Greenhand and a giantess. He was a huge man, eight feet tall in some tales, or even ten or twelve in others. John is credited with bringing chivalry to Westeros. His descendants became House Oakheart.^[1]

Family

Garth
Greenhand

Various
women

Brandon of
the Bloody Blade

Maris
the Maid

Uthor of the
High Tower

Bran
the Builder
^{[Note 1]}

House
Stark

Unknown
man

Three
husbands

House
Crane

Lann
the Clever
^{[Note 2]}

House Florent

House
Ball

House Peake

House
Tarly

House Lannister

Notes:

↑ In some tales of the Reach, Bran the Builder was the son of Brandon of the Bloody Blade.
↑ In some tales of the Reach, Lann the Clever was a bastard born to Rowan Gold-Tree or her sister Florys the Fox.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.

[2] In some tales of the Reach, Bran the Builder was the son of Brandon of the Bloody Blade.

[3] In some tales of the Reach, Lann the Clever was a bastard born to Rowan Gold-Tree or her sister Florys the Fox.

[Rtwoiafthe_reach:_garth_greenhand.7B.7B.7B3.7D.7D.7D.7B.7B.7B4.7D.7D.7D-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.

[1]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

John the Oak

Alias	The First Knight^[1]
Allegiance	House Oakheart
Race	First Men
Culture	Reach
Father	Garth Greenhand
Books	The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned) The Rise of the Dragon (mentioned)