House Dustin
House Dustin of Barrowton | |
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Coat of arms | Or, two longaxes crossed, a crown between sable |
Seat | Barrow Hall in Barrowton |
Head | Lady Barbrey Dustin |
Region | The North |
Overlord | House Bolton |
House Dustin of Barrowton is a noble house from the North. Their castle is Barrow Hall in Barrowton.
Neither their arms or their words appear in the text. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their shield as two rusted longaxes with black shafts crossed, a black crown between their points, on yellow.[1]
House Stout of Goldgrass, a house of petty lords of Barrowton, are sworn to the Dustins.[2]
Contents
History
House Dustin supported Rhaenys Targaryen in the Great Council of 101 at Harrenhal. Lord Roderick Dustin led two thousand northern soldiers, known as the Winter Wolves, during the Dance of the Dragons.[3]
Lord Willam Dustin was one of the six companions that fought alongside Eddard Stark at the Tower of Joy.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
In his dreams, Lord Eddard Stark remembers Lord Willam Dustin riding a great red stallion.
A Storm of Swords
Maester Aemon sends a raven to Barrowton in a plea for help from the Dustins to defend Castle Black from wildlings.
A Dance with Dragons
The Ryswells and the Dustins surprise the ironborn on the Fever River, putting their longships to torch.[4] Ramsay Bolton and Hother Umber ride south to join the Dustin and Ryswell forces, preparing an attack on Moat Cailin.[4] Lady Barbrey Dustin and her vassal, Lord Harwood Stout, host the Boltons at Barrowton.[5] Later at Winterfell, Barbrey tells Ser Aenys Frey that House Dustin lost men during the Red Wedding.[6]
House Genealogy
House Dustin at the end of the third century
The known Dustins during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- {Lord Willam Dustin}, Lord of Barrowton. Slain at the end of Robert's Rebellion by the last members of Aerys II's Kingsguard in the mountains of Dorne.
- Lady Barbrey Dustin, widow of the late Lord Dustin, the Lady of Barrowton.
It is unknown whether Lady Barbrey has designated an heir to Barrowton.
Historical Dustins
- Lord Roderick Dustin, known as Roddy the Ruin, leader of the Winter Wolves during the Dance of the Dragons.[7]
Household
- Beron, a guard of Lady Dustin.
Houses sworn to Barrowton
- House Stout of Goldgrass
References and Notes
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: the North
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ The Princess and the Queen
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 15, Davos II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell.
- ↑ The Princess and the Queen
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