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==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== |
Revision as of 08:26, 28 September 2014
House Leygood | |
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Coat of arms | a black threefold thunderbolt on orange |
Region | the Reach |
Overlord | House Tyrell |
House Leygood is a noble house from the Reach. Their blazon is a threefold thunderbolt.[1][2]
Contents
History
Ser Simon Leygood was a suitor for Lady Rohanne Webber's hand.[1]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
As men of the Reach, the Leygoods presumably fight with the Tyrell-Lannister army at the Battle of the Blackwater.
A Feast for Crows
Leygoood men march with Lord Randyll Tarly's force, pacifying the Crownlands after the Blackwater. Brienne of Tarth spots a shield bearing the three thunderbolts of Leygood among those that had been collected from the dead after the Battle of Duskendale.[3] She also encounters a guard wearing the badge of House Leygood at the gates of Maidenpool.
House Leygood at the end of the third century
The known Leygoods during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- no member has appeared yet.
Historical Members
- Ser Simon Leygood, a knight during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen.[1]
Behind the Scenes
The sigil of House Leygood may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to the comic book characters The Flash or Johnny Thunderbolt.[4]
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series?
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