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* [[Tom Flowers]], Bastard of [[Bitterbridge]] is one of the commanders during [[The Battle on the Honeywine]]. He is burned alive by the dragon [[Tessarion]] when [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)]] joins the battle.
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* [[Tom Flowers]], the [[Bastard]] of [[Bitterbridge]] is one of the commanders during [[Battle on the Honeywine]]. He is burned alive by the dragon [[Tessarion]] when [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron the Daring]] joins the battle.
  
 
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Revision as of 01:10, 18 February 2014

House Caswell of Bitterbridge
House Caswell
Coat of arms Argent, a centaur with bow or
Seat Bitterbridge
Head Lorent Caswell
Region the Reach
Titles
  • Lord of Bitterbridge
  • Defender of the Fords
Overlord House Tyrell

House Caswell of Bitterbridge is a noble house from the Reach. Their seat is Bitterbridge, where the Roseroad meets the river Mander.[1] Their blazon is a yellow centaur with bow on white.[2][3]

The Caswell House at the end of the third century

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

Historical members

Lord Commander Orbert Caswell, who led the Night's Watch for nine years.

References in the books

The Princess and the Queen

Dunk and Egg

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Lord Caswell is a wispy, young man.
  • Lord Lorent follows his liege Mace Tyrell in declaring for Renly on the outset of the War of the Five Kings. Renly's host encamps beneath the walls of Bitterbridge, which is where Lady Catelyn Tully meets him, finding his army engaging in tourney and feast.
  • After Renly's death, Lord Caswell shut himself up within Bitterbridge.
  • While searching for Sansa Stark, Brienne of Tarth encounters two guards at the gates of Maidenpool wearing the livery of House Caswell.

References and Notes

  1. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn
  2. The Sworn Sword, page 55
  3. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach