House Lynderly
| House Lynderly of the Snakewood | |
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| Coat of arms |
A black field strewn with green vipers (Sable, semé of snakes vert) |
| Seat | Snakewood |
| Current Lord | Lord Jon Lynderly |
| Region | The Vale |
| Title | Lord of the Snakewood |
| Heir | Terrance Lynderly |
| Overlord | House Arryn |
House Lynderly of the Snakewood is a noble house from the Vale of Arryn. Their castle is Snakewood and they carry the title "Lord of the Snakewood".[1]
They blazon their arms with a black field strewn with wriggling green serpents.[2][3] Their words do not appear in the books.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
A knight wearing the green viper of the Lynderlys is present in the High Hall of the Eyrie when Tyrion Lannister demands a trial by combat to prove his innocence. He is young and is the first to offer his sword to champion Lady Lysa Arryn.[2]
A Feast for Crows
Petyr Baelish tells Sansa Stark that Lord Jon Lynderly is one of his friends. Littlefinger asks Lords Grafton and Lynderly to send each a son to ward, to become Robert Arryn's squires.[4] Lord Lynderly attends Lord Lyonel Corbray's wedding, which many of the Lords Declarant shun. Gyles Grafton and Terrance Lynderly descend to the Gates of the Moon with Robert.[5]
House Lynderly at the end of the third century
The known Lynderlys during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Jon Lynderly, Lord of the Snakewood.
- Terrance Lynderly, his son and heir to Snakewood. A young squire to Robert Arryn.
Of unknown relationship to the main branch:
References
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- 1 2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Vale
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter excerpt: Alayne
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