- Bran: "Righteous in Wrath."
- Luwin: "House Hornwood."
- — Bran Stark and Luwin[src]
House Hornwood[1] of Hornwood is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Stark of Winterfell. Their lands are southeast of Winterfell, located in a forested region. The Hornwood lands border the holdings of House Manderly to the south and House Bolton to the northeast.
The Hornwood sigil is a black moose head on an orange field. Their house words are "Righteous in Wrath."[2] They accompanied Robb Stark when he called his bannermen.[3] House Hornwood were also one of the few Northern houses to answer the call of Jon Snow's efforts to retake Winterfell, and subsequently fought in the Battle of the Bastards.
History[]
Game of Thrones: Season 1[]
Bran recites the motto of House Hornwood during a lesson with Maester Luwin.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 6[]
While making plans to retake the North, Jon Snow lists the Hornwoods as one of the houses that have not yet declared for House Bolton.[4] The Hornwoods agree to join the Starks, supplying two hundred men for the reformed Stark army,[5] and participate in the Battle of the Bastards.[6]
Game of Thrones: Season 8[]
House Hornwood is one of the Northern houses to fight in the Battle of Winterfell.[7] They also go on to fight in the Battle of King's Landing.[8]
Members[]
- Lord Hornwood, head of the house.
In the books[]
In A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Hornwood is a loyal vassal of the Starks. House Bolton is said to have designs on their fertile lands.
When Robb Stark summoned his bannermen, Lord Halys Hornwood and his son Daryn went to Winterfell and joined his army. Daryn became one of Robb's personal guards. Both of them were killed in the subsequent battles.
Once Ramsay Snow learned about the death of Halys and Daryn, he kidnapped Lady Donella, raped her, and forced her to marry him and to sign a will naming him the sole heir of the Hornwood lands. Then he locked her in a cell and did not bring her food. When Ser Rodrik Cassel arrived to save her, it was too late: she starved to death after chewing several of her fingers.
In A Dance with Dragons, following the fight by Deepwood Motte, House Hornwood is one of the northern houses who join Stannis in his campaign against the Boltons.
Known members[]
- Lord {Halys Hornwood}, the head of the family. Slain at the battle on the Green Fork.
- Lady {Donella Manderly}, Lord Halys's wife. Starved to death by Ramsay Snow.
- {Daryn Hornwood}, Lord Halys's son and heir. Slain by Jaime Lannister at the battle in the Whispering Wood.
- Larence Snow, the Bastard of Hornwood, Lord Halys's illegitimate son. Fostered at Deepwood Motte.
- Lady Berena Hornwood, Lord Halys's sister, wed to Leobald Tallhart. Currently held captive by the ironborn at Torrhen's Square.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 5: "The Wolf and the Lion" (2011).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Wolf and the Lion"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "The Door"
- ↑ "The Broken Man"
- ↑ "Battle of the Bastards"
- ↑ "The Long Night"
- ↑ "The Bells"
External links[]
House Hornwood on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)
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