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'''House Borrell of Sweetsister''' is a noble house from the [[Vale]] ruling over [[Sweetsister]], an island of the [[Three Sisters]], sworn to [[House Sunderland]]. House Borrell's titles include Lord of Sweetsister, Shield of [[Sisterton]], Master of [[Breakwater]] Castle, and Keeper of the [[Night Lamp]].{{ref|ADWD|9}} The ancestors of House Borrell were [[pirate]] kings until the [[House Stark|Starks]] came down on them with fire and sword.{{Ref|aDwD|9}} For five thousand years the Borrells have had a sort of webbing between the three middle fingers of their hands.{{Ref|aDwD|9}}
 
'''House Borrell of Sweetsister''' is a noble house from the [[Vale]] ruling over [[Sweetsister]], an island of the [[Three Sisters]], sworn to [[House Sunderland]]. House Borrell's titles include Lord of Sweetsister, Shield of [[Sisterton]], Master of [[Breakwater]] Castle, and Keeper of the [[Night Lamp]].{{ref|ADWD|9}} The ancestors of House Borrell were [[pirate]] kings until the [[House Stark|Starks]] came down on them with fire and sword.{{Ref|aDwD|9}} For five thousand years the Borrells have had a sort of webbing between the three middle fingers of their hands.{{Ref|aDwD|9}}
  
Their arms are a white spider crab on grey-green.{{Ref|aDwD|9}} Their words do not appear in the books.
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Their [[Heraldry|arms]] are a white spider crab on grey-green.{{Ref|aDwD|9}} Their words do not appear in the books.
  
 
==House Borrell at the end of the third century==
 
==House Borrell at the end of the third century==

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House Borrell of Sweetsister
Borell.png
Coat of arms A white spider crab on grey-green
Seat Sisterton
Head Godric Borrell
Region The Vale, Three Sisters
Title Lord of Sweetsister
Overlord House Sunderland

House Borrell of Sweetsister is a noble house from the Vale ruling over Sweetsister, an island of the Three Sisters, sworn to House Sunderland. House Borrell's titles include Lord of Sweetsister, Shield of Sisterton, Master of Breakwater Castle, and Keeper of the Night Lamp.[1] The ancestors of House Borrell were pirate kings until the Starks came down on them with fire and sword.[1] For five thousand years the Borrells have had a sort of webbing between the three middle fingers of their hands.[1]

Their arms are a white spider crab on grey-green.[1] Their words do not appear in the books.

House Borrell at the end of the third century

The known Borells during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

  • Lord Godric Borrell, Lord of Sweetsister.
    • His granddaughter Gella, and another unnamed granddaughter with the distinctive finger-webbing of the Borrells.

References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • House Borrell is not mentioned in the first three books, and in the fourth its appearance is limited to the appendices.
  • Davos Seaworth is brought before Lord Godric Borrell when he is left on Sweetsister. Lord Godric then sends Davos on to White Harbor.[1]
  • Godric Borell recalls that the Sunderlands dragged the Three Sisters into two of the Blackfyre rebellions, for which all the Houses suffered grieviously.

References and Notes