House Dalt
| House Dalt of Lemonwood | |
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| Coat of arms |
A purple field strewn with lemons (Purpure, semé of lemons or) |
| Seat | Lemonwood |
| Current Lord | Ser Deziel Dalt |
| Region | Dorne |
| Title | The Knight of Lemonwood |
| Heir | Ser Andrey Dalt |
| Overlord | House Martell |
House Dalt of Lemonwood is a knightly Dornish house. Lemonwood is located south of the mouth of the Greenblood, close to the shadow city of Sunspear.
Their arms are a purple field strewn with lemons.[1][2] Their words do not appear in the books.
History
Both Ser Deziel Dalt and Ser Andrey Dalt desired to marry Arianne Martell in the past.
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Ser Deziel Dalt is among the Dornish nobles that accompany Oberyn Martell to King's Landing.
A Feast for Crows
Among Prince Doran Martell's favorite children at the Water Gardens there is a Dalt boy, whose relationship with the main branch is uncertain.
Andrey Dalt is among Arianne Martell's dearest friends. He joins Arianne in her plan to crown Myrcella Baratheon and is one of the conspirators that try to bring her to the Hellholt. For participating in Arianne's conspiracy, Andrey is sent to Norvos for three years to serve Lady Mellario.
While prisoner in the tower of Sunspear, Arianne thinks Deziel is too dutiful to fight for her against his liege lord, her father Doran Martell, and the Knight of Lemonwood is not powerful enough to defy the Prince of Dorne.
House Dalt at the end of the third century
The known Dalts during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Ser Deziel Dalt, the Knight of Lemonwood.
- Ser Andrey Dalt, his brother and heir. Called Drey.
References
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from Dorne
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