- Tywin: "And who are the Lords of Maidenpool? Remind me."
- Arya: "House Mooton, my lord."
- Tywin: "And what is their sigil? A red salmon. I think a Maidenpool girl would remember that."
- — Tywin Lannister and Arya Stark[src]
House Mooton[1] of Maidenpool is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Tully of Riverrun. They control Maidenpool, a port town near the border between the Riverlands and the Crownlands, on the Bay of Crabs. Their sigil is a red salmon to sinister within a gold tressure on white.[1][2]
History[]
House of the Dragon: Season 1[]
Lord Mooton travels to Storm's End to put himself forward as a suitor to Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 2[]
To protect her identity, Arya claims to be from Maidenpool while serving as Tywin's cupbearer at Harrenhal. Tywin catches her out in her lie when she cannot identify the sigil of House Mooton.[1]
Members[]
- {Lord Mooton}, the head of House Mooton during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen.
- Lord {Walys Mooton}, the head of House Mooton during the Dance of the Dragons.
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Mooton are the rulers of Maidenpool. According to semi-canon sources, their motto is "Wisdom and Strength." Their current lord is William Mooton.
Known members[]
- Lord William Mooton, Lord of Maidenpool.
- Eleanor Mooton, his eldest daughter and heir, married to Dickon Tarly.
- {At least two sons}
- At least one younger daughter
- Ser {Myles Mooton}, his brother. Slain during Robert's Rebellion.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 5: "The Ghost of Harrenhal" (2012).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 4: "King of the Narrow Sea" (2022).
External links[]
- House Mooton on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)
House Mooton
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Head
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Walys Mooton | Heir
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Seat
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Maidenpool | Region
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Riverlands | ||
Deceased |
Lord Mooton | ||||
Overlords |
House Tully |
Houses from the Riverlands | |
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Great House | |
Noble houses |
Blackwood · Bracken · Charlton · Darry · Frey · Lothston · Mallister · Mooton · Piper · Smallwood · Strong · Vance · Whent |
Landed knights | |
Extinct houses |