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"The red stallion was always a welcome sight at Riverrun. My father counts Jonos Bracken amongst his oldest and most loyal bannermen."
Catelyn Stark[src]

House Bracken[1] of Stone Hedge is a noble house of the Riverlands. Their lands are in the heart of the Riverlands, located along the banks of the Red Fork of the Trident. Their current lord is Jonos Bracken. Their sigil is a red stallion on a gold field.

The Brackens hold an ancient grudge against their neighbors, the Blackwoods of Raventree Hall. The two houses, both of which have the blood of the First Men in their veins, competed for the throne of the Riverlands when it was an independent kingdom. The enmity and competition continue to this day and was increased when House Bracken converted to the Faith of the Seven.[2]

History[]

House of the Dragon: Season 1[]

House Bracken illegally annexes land owned by House Blackwood, causing Lord Samwell Blackwood to send a complaint to the Small Council.[3]

A member of House Bracken swears allegiance to King Aegon II at the start of the Dance of the Dragons.[4]

Game of Thrones: Season 1[]

The banner of House Bracken flies at the tourney of the Hand in King's Landing.[5]

House Bracken joins the army of Robb Stark as it crosses the Riverlands, following their victory in the Battle of Whispering Wood. Lord Bracken is among the Riverlords who proclaim Robb their king and seceding their lands from the authority of the Iron Throne.[6]

Game of Thrones: Season 5[]

With the intended betrothal of Wyllis Bracken to Lollys Stokeworth, House Bracken has apparently surrendered to the Iron Throne in the aftermath of the Red Wedding.[7]

Members[]

Brakens-and-Blackwoods

Houses Bracken and Blackwood share a long-standing and mutual animosity.

Historical members[]

Household[]

In the books[]

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Bracken is a loyal vassal of the Tullys. The enmity between Brackens and Blackwoods was radically exacerbated when Ser Otho Bracken slew Lord Quentyn Blackwood in a tourney accident roughly a century ago, and it still exists at present - even when the two houses were temporarily on the same side at the War of the Five Kings.

The sigil of House Bracken is slightly different in the books: like the TV series, it consists of a red stallion on gold, however, in the books the outside edge of the gold field also has a brown border - though it was briefly shown surmounting a brown escutcheon at the tournament in Season 1.

House Bracken suffers a lot during the war: the Mountain steals its harvest, burns everything he cannot carry off, puts Lord Jonos's castle to the torch and rapes one of his daughters. Yet, following the Red Wedding, House Bracken yields to the Iron Throne, since Lord Jonos (similarly to many of the Riverlords) figures there is no point to keep fighting for a lost cause.

After receiving a pardon, Lord Jonos besieges Raventree Hall, the castle of his nemesis Lord Tytos Blackwood, on behalf of the Iron Throne. Since the rivalry between the Blackwoods and Brackens goes back thousands of years, neither side asks for a parley. Eventually, Jaime arrives and persuades Lord Tytos, non-violently, to surrender.

Known members[]

  • Lord Jonos Bracken, Lord of the Stone Hedge and head of the family.
    • Lady Bracken, his wife.
      • Barbara Bracken, their first daughter and heir.
      • Jayne Bracken, their daughter.
      • Catelyn Bracken, their daughter.
      • Bess Bracken, their daughter.
      • Alysanne Bracken, their daughter.
  • {Hendry Bracken}, his nephew. Killed by Lannister soldiers during the liberation of Stone Hedge.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:

  • {Harry Rivers}, the Bastard of Bracken, the natural son of a member of House Bracken, claimed to be Lord Jonos's son. Killed by Lannister soldiers during the War of the Five Kings.
  • Lord Bracken's daughter. One of the possible matches for Brynden Tully in his youth. Possibly a sister of Lord Jonos.

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