House Dondarrion

House Dondarrion
Information
Coat of arms	Forked purple lightning on a black field speckled with 4-pointed stars
Titles	Lord of Blackhaven
Seat	Blackhaven
Region	Stormlands
Overlords	House Baratheon
Vassals	{House Cole}

"For thousands of years the Storm Kings fought the Gardener kings of the Reach and various families of Dorne... for control of the Dornish Marches, just below the Red Mountains. The fighting didn't stop until Dorne married into the Seven Kingdoms, a mere hundred years ago. But still the houses of the Stormlands, such as the Dondarrions, guard the Boneway, the mountain pass into the Marches, against any Dornish incursion."

―Brienne of Tarth

House Dondarrion of Blackhaven is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Baratheon of Storm's End. Their lands are located within the Dornish Marches, a region of the Stormlands that lies to the north of Dorne. The head of the house is the Lord of Blackhaven.

House Dondarrion was ruled by Lord Beric Dondarrion, a charismatic and popular young lord, noted for his skill at tourneys. House Dondarrion's sigil is a forked purple lightning bolt on a black sky speckled with four-pointed stars.

History

House Dondarrion is a vassal house of House Baratheon. During the period of incessant warfare in Westeros before Aegon's Conquest and after it, the Dondarrions were charged with guarding the Boneway against any raids by the Dornishmen. During the reign of Aerys II Targaryen, the lord and lady of House Dondarrion were abducted by the Bandit Lords of the Marches and kept hostage in the Diamond Cave. They were rescued by Ser Gwayne Gaunt who killed all the outlaws.

Following Lord Beric Dondarrion's final death, the current status of the house is unknown.

Members

• Lord {Simon Dondarrion}, head of the house during the reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
  • Lord {Beric Dondarrion}, his son and successor. Head of the house during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen.
• Ser {Arlan Dondarrion}, fought against Dornish incursions. Knighted future Lord Commander Ser Criston Cole.
• Lord {Beric Dondarrion}, Lord of Blackhaven, head of the house. Sent to the Riverlands by Eddard Stark to bring the king's justice to Ser Gregor Clegane. Now the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners. Killed by wights during the Battle of Winterfell.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Dondarrion was founded by a messenger who brought the word of an impending attack by Dorne to the Storm King. The messenger was attacked by two Dornishmen, but a freak bolt of lightning killed both of them, allowing the messenger to complete his task.

A century before the events of the series, House Dondarrion was charged by the King to root out a bandit warlord known as the Vulture King, who had established a hideaway in the Red Mountains. The Dondarrions, allied to the neighboring House Caron of Nightsong, took eight hundred horse and four thousand foot soldiers into the mountains to complete the mission. Ser Duncan the Tall took part in this mission as a small boy and squire to Ser Arlan of Pennytree.

Lord Beric Dondarrion is young, handsome, and popular, known for his valor, steadfastness, and reliability.

Gallery

House Dondarrion sigil, from Histories & Lore: Season 3.

External links

• House Dondarrion on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)

House Dondarrion
Head	Unknown	Heir	Unknown
Seat	Blackhaven	Region	Stormlands
Titles	Lord of Blackhaven
Ancestors	Simon Dondarrion · Beric Dondarrion · Arlan Dondarrion · Manfred Dondarrion
Deceased	Beric Dondarrion
Overlords	House Baratheon