House Caswell
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House Caswell of Bitterbridge | |
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Coat of arms | A yellow centaur with bow on white |
Seat | Bitterbridge |
Region | the Reach |
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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]
Contents
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:
- Lord Caswell, Lord of Bitterbridge.
- His two daughters.
References in the books
Dunk and Egg
- Cleyton Caswell is one of the suitors for Lady Rohanne Webber's hand.
- Lord Joffrey Caswell was the Lord of Bitterbridge during the reign of Aerys I.
- Ser Kyle was once sworn to Lord Joffrey's father when he was younger.
- Ser Kyle claimed to have saved the life of Lord Armond Caswell during the Blackfyre Rebellion.
- House Caswell fought for the Targaryens during the Blackfyre Rebellion.
- Lord Joffrey faced Ser Kyle in the Whitewalls Tourney. Lord Joffrey unhorsed Ser Kyle in the first tilt.
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Bitterbridge lies where the roseroad meets the river Mander.
- Renly's host encamps beneath the walls of Bitterbridge, which is where Lady Catelyn Tully meets him.
- Lord Caswell is a wispy, young man.
- Lord Caswell has two daughters.
- 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
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn
- ↑ The Sworn Sword, page 55
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
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