Gregor Clegane's grandfather

Gregor Clegane's grandfather
Biographical information
Born	The Westerlands
Political information
House(s)	Clegane
Affiliation(s)	House Lannister
Title(s)	Kennelmaster at Casterly Rock Ser
Personal information
Culture	Westermen
Religion	Faith of the Seven
Issue	{Son}

"Most families claim some great ancestor so far back that nobody can prove them liars. Not us. My grandfather kept the kennels for Lord Tytos Lannister of Casterly Rock."

―Sandor Clegane

Gregor Clegane's grandfather was the kennelmaster at Casterly Rock and the founder of House Clegane.

Biography

The founder of House Clegane was the kennelmaster at Casterly Rock. While accompanying Lord Tytos Lannister on a hunt, they were attacked by a lioness. He rescued his master and was awarded lands and knighthood for his actions. The three dogs on the Clegane sigil signify the three dogs that died fighting off the lioness that attacked Tytos.

Family

Grandfather Deceased

Grandmother Deceased

Father Deceased

Mother Deceased

Gregor Clegane Deceased

Sandor Clegane Deceased

Daughter Deceased

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire ​novels, the kennelmaster lost three hounds and a leg in the process of saving Lord Tytos. As a reward, Tytos gave him lands and a towerhouse and took his son as his squire. Their sigil is three dogs on a yellow field; the three dogs represent the dogs that died saving Tytos.

So far, his actual name hasn't been mentioned in the books.

The lion's attack on Tytos was considered quite unusual, given that lions are thought to be extinct in the mountains of the Westerlands - though a few lions are kept at Casterly Rock. The great lions of the Westerlands were once fairly common, enough that the ancient Lannisters took them as their sigil thousands of years ago. Human encroachment over the centuries, however, gradually led to the number of lions dwindling.

Appearances

• – "House Clegane" (illustrated)

External links

• Clegane (founder) on A Wiki of Ice and Fire

House Clegane
Head	Vacant (extinct)	Heir	Vacant (extinct)
Seat	Clegane's Keep	Region	Westerlands
Deceased	Gregor Clegane's grandfather · Gregor Clegane's father · Gregor Clegane · Sandor Clegane
Household	Joss Stilwood · {Tickler} · Weasel
Overlords	House Lannister