Alester Oakheart

Alester Oakheart
Allegiance House Oakheart
Died At Prince's Pass
Book(s) A Feast for Crows (mentioned)

Alester Oakheart was a member of House Oakheart. There is a tapestry at Old Oak depicting him in the Prince's Pass, blowing a warhorn with his last breath.[1]

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A Feast for Crows

Ser Arys Oakheart thinks of Alester and the Oakheart tradition of killing Dornishmen when walking the streets of Sunspear.[1]

Behind the Scenes

The mention of Alester Oakheart blowing a warhorn with his last breath may be a reference to The Song of Roland, in which Roland dies shortly after sounding a warhorn to call for aid from Charlemagne's army, after being ambushed.

References

  1. 1 2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
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