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'''House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town''' is a noble house from [[Lord Harroway's Town|Harroway]] in the [[Riverlands]]. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with a two-headed horse, brown, on a field of wavy green and green.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref>
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'''House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town''' is a noble house from [[Lord Harroway's Town|Harroway]] in the [[riverlands]]. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with a two-headed horse, brown, on a field of wavy green and green.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref> They may have have taken their sigil from [[Old King Andahar]], as the ferry boat at Harroway is referred to as the king's two-headed water horse.{{ref|ASOS|47}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Ser [[Richard Roote]] was one of the first [[knight]]s of the [[Kingsguard]] when the order was founded in {{Date|10}}.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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The Rootes possibly acquired Lord Harroway's Town after the extinction of [[House Harroway]] of [[Harrenhal]].
 
The Rootes possibly acquired Lord Harroway's Town after the extinction of [[House Harroway]] of [[Harrenhal]].
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Lucas Roote]] is the squire of Ser [[Andrey Charlton]]; both are killed by the forces of [[House Lannister]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].
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[[Lucas Roote]] is the squire of Ser [[Andrey Charlton]]; both are killed by the forces of [[House Lannister]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{ref|ASOS|34}}
  
[[Sandor Clegane]] and [[Arya Stark]] visit [[Lord Harroway's Town]] and find it washed out by the overflowing [[Trident]].
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[[Sandor Clegane]] and [[Arya Stark]] visit [[Lord Harroway's Town]] and find it washed out by the overflowing [[Trident]].{{ref|ASOS|47}}
  
 
==='' Feast for Crows''===
 
==='' Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] spots the banner of House Roote among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid House Lannister in the [[siege of Riverrun]].
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Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] spots the banner of House Roote among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid House Lannister in the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}
  
 
==House Roote at the end of the third century==
 
==House Roote at the end of the third century==
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==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
  
* Ser [[Richard Roote]], one of the first members of the [[Kingsguard]] when the order was founded in {{Date|10}}.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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* Ser [[Richard Roote]], one of the first members of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 15:52, 24 August 2015

House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town
Roote.png
Coat of arms A brown double-headed horse on a field of wavy green and green
(Wavy vert and vert, a two-headed horse tenné)
Seat Lord Harroway's Town
Region Riverlands
Overlord House Baelish of Harrenhal

House Roote of Lord Harroway's Town is a noble house from Harroway in the riverlands. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with a two-headed horse, brown, on a field of wavy green and green.[1] They may have have taken their sigil from Old King Andahar, as the ferry boat at Harroway is referred to as the king's two-headed water horse.[2]

History

Ser Richard Roote was one of the first knights of the Kingsguard when the order was founded in 10 AC.[3]

The Rootes possibly acquired Lord Harroway's Town after the extinction of House Harroway of Harrenhal.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Lucas Roote is the squire of Ser Andrey Charlton; both are killed by the forces of House Lannister during the War of the Five Kings.[4]

Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark visit Lord Harroway's Town and find it washed out by the overflowing Trident.[2]

Feast for Crows

Ser Jaime Lannister spots the banner of House Roote among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid House Lannister in the siege of Riverrun.[5]

House Roote at the end of the third century

The known Rootes during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Historical Members

References and Notes

  1. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Riverlands
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.
  4. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.