House Trant

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House Trant of Gallowsgrey
House Trant.png
So End Our Foes
Coat of arms Azure, a hanged man, sable
Seat Gallowsgrey
Region The Stormlands
Title Lord of Gallowsgrey
Overlord House Baratheon

House Trant is a noble family from the Stormlands. They are one of the principal houses sworn to House Baratheon.[1]

According to a semi-canon source the seat of House Trant is Gallowsgrey. Their words are "So End Our Foes".[2] They blazon their shields with azure, a hanged man, sable.[3]

The Trant house at the end of the third century

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

References in the books

The Hedge Knight

When Steely Pate gives Dunk his newly painted shield, they discuss the auspicious merit of various heraldic sigils. Pate mentions having seen shields adorned with, among other things, hanged men and reminds Dunk that they served their wielders well enough.

The Mystery Knight

Early on in The Mystery Knight it is mentioned that Dunk, having had his shield destroyed in battle in The Sworn Sword, recently bought a new shield during his stay at Stoney Sept.

The shield has not been painted since his last owner and therefore still features a man hanged man as its sigil - most likely the personal coat of arms for some member of House Trant. This eventually inspires Dunk to adopt the temporary alias of "The Gallows Knight" to go incognito for a while.

A Song of Ice and Fire

References and Notes

  1. A Game of Thrones, Appendix
  2. The Citadel. House Mottoes
  3. The Citadel. Heraldry: House Trant