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* [[Lorent Caswell]], Lord of Bitterbridge.
 
* [[Lorent Caswell]], Lord of Bitterbridge.
 
** His two daughters.
 
** His two daughters.
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===Historical members===
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Lord Commander [[Orbert Caswell]], who led the [[Night's Watch]] for nine years.
  
 
==References in the books==
 
==References in the books==
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===A Song of Ice and Fire===
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
* Bitterbridge lies where the roseroad meets the river [[Mander]].
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* Lord Caswell is a wispy, young man.
* [[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] host encamps beneath the walls of Bitterbridge, which is where Lady [[Catelyn Tully]] meets him.
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* Lord Lorent follows his liege [[Mace Tyrell]] in declaring for [[Renly Baratheon|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.  
* Lord Caswell is a wispy, young man.
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* After Renly's death, Lord Caswell shut himself up within Bitterbridge.
* Lord Caswell has two daughters.
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* While searching for [[Sansa Stark]], [[Brienne of Tarth]] encounters two guards at the gates of [[Maidenpool]] wearing the livery of House Caswell.
* House Caswell declared for Renly in the [[War of the Five Kings]].
 
* After Renly's death, Lord Caswell shut himself up within [[Bitterbridge]].
 
* Lord Commander [[Orbert Caswell]] served as Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]] for nine years.
 
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] encounters two guards at the gates of [[Maidenpool]] wearing the livery of House Caswell.
 
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 22:13, 27 April 2013

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

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