House Bracken

House Bracken is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Tully of Riverrun. Their lands are in the heart of the Riverlands, located along the banks of the Red Fork of the River Trident. Their castle is known as Stone Hedge. The head of the house holds the tile Lord of Stone Hedge. Their current ruling lord is Jonos Bracken.

House Bracken's sigil is a red stallion on a golden shield with a brown field.

Members

 * Lord Jonos Bracken, the current head of the family.
 * Hendry Bracken, Lord Jonos's nephew.

Season 1
At the Crossroads Inn, Catelyn Stark asks for the assistance of a knight of House Bracken in taking Tyrion Lannister prisoner. The knight agrees to aid her. She tells him that her father counts Lord Jonos as one of his most loyal bannermen. The banner of House Bracken flies at the tourney of the Hand in King's Landing. Later, the Bracken knight is killed in a clash with the hill tribes on the eastern edge of the Vale of Arryn. Tyrion uses his shield to batter to death one of the tribesmen attacking Catelyn Stark.

Lord Jonos Bracken himself joins the army of Robb Stark as it crosses the Riverlands, following the victory at the Whispering Wood. Bracken debates strategy with Robb, asking if he means to declare for Renly or Stannis before Greatjon Umber interrupts them and suggests they crown Robb as the King in the North. The other lords agree and swear fealty to Robb, even the lords of the Riverlands like Jonos who have never been ruled from Winterfell.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Bracken is a loyal vassal of the Tullys. However, the Brackens hold an ancient grudge against their neighbours, the Blackwoods of Raventree Hall. The two houses, which hold the blood of the First Men in their veins and merged with the invading Andals rather than being completely conquered by them, competed for the throne of the Riverlands when it was an independent kingdom. The enmity and competition continues to this day, though it was radically enhanced when Ser Otho Bracken slew Lord Quentyn Blackwood in a tourney accident roughly a century ago. The enmity was also increased when House Bracken converted to the Faith of the Seven.