- Stannis Baratheon: "Some highborn fools call you Onion Knight and think they insult you. So you take the onion for your sigil, sew it on your coat, fly the onion flag."
- Davos Seaworth: "My son wishes me to change it. Three mermen with tridents, something like that."
- — Stannis praises Davos.[src]
House Seaworth[1] is a noble house that held fealty to House Baratheon of Dragonstone and later to House Stark of Winterfell. Their lands are located in the Stormlands. Their home is a small but cozy keep near the sea.
House Seaworth is ruled by the landed knight Ser Davos Seaworth, the so-called "Onion Knight", a reformed smuggler formerly in the service of Lord Stannis Baratheon at Dragonstone. His wife Marya is usually found at their keep.
History[]
Background[]
House Seaworth came into existence after Robert's Rebellion. Davos, a smuggler infamous on the Narrow Sea for being able to smuggle anything anywhere, transported a cargo hold full of onions into the besieged castle of Storm's End, keeping the garrison alive until the war was over. Stannis Baratheon rewarded Davos by knighting him and giving him lands, though he also insisted on taking the tips of the fingers on Davos's right hand in compensation for his smuggling. Davos judged this fair, since it bought him and his family a more secure future, one he could never have imagined, much less earned for them on his own.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 2[]
House Seaworth is among the houses that support Stannis Baratheon's claim to the Iron Throne.
Game of Thrones: Season 6[]
Following the Battle of the Bastards, Davos declares House Seaworth's support for House Stark and Jon Snow as the newly crowned King in the North.[3]
Members[]
- Lord Davos Seaworth, the founder and head of the family. Called the "Onion Knight", a former smuggler, landed knight, and Hand of the King to Stannis Baratheon. Later named Master of Ships to King Bran I the Broken.
- Lady Marya Seaworth, his wife.
- {Matthos Seaworth}, their son and heir. Killed during the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Lady Marya Seaworth, his wife.
Family tree[]
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In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the full name of Davos's House is House Seaworth of Cape Wrath.
Davos has seven sons; the oldest five serve in Stannis's army, while the younger two are still children. In the TV series, the five elder sons have been functionally condensed into Matthos, and no other children have appeared or been mentioned.
Known members[]
- Lord Davos Seaworth, the Onion Knight.
- Marya Seaworth, his wife. A carpenter's daughter.
- {Dale Seaworth}, his eldest son. Captain of the Wraith. Killed at the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Dale's unnamed wife
- {Allard Seaworth}, his second son. Captain of the Lady Marya. Killed at the Battle of the Blackwater.
- {Matthos Seaworth}, his third son. Second of the Black Betha. Killed at the Battle of the Blackwater.
- {Maric Seaworth}, his fourth son. Oarmaster of the Fury. Killed at the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Devan Seaworth, his fifth son and heir. Squire to King Stannis. Currently is in Castle Black, attending Melisandre.
- Stannis Seaworth, his sixth son. A boy of nine.
- Steffon Seaworth, his seventh son. A boy of six.
- {Dale Seaworth}, his eldest son. Captain of the Wraith. Killed at the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Marya Seaworth, his wife. A carpenter's daughter.
Gallery[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 2 in 299 AC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 5 in 302 AC.
- ↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 8 in 305 AC.
- ↑ In "The Kingsroad," which takes place in 298 AC, Catelyn Stark states that Eddard Stark went to war with Robert Baratheon "17 years ago;" therefore, Robert's Rebellion occurred in 281 AC.
External links[]
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