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'''House Grafton of Gulltown''' is a noble house from the [[Vale]]. They rule over [[Gulltown]], a main port and populated city.
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'''House Grafton of Gulltown''' is a noble house from the [[Vale of Arryn]]. They rule over [[Gulltown]], a main port and populated city.
  
 
They blazon their arms with a burning tower in yellow, within a black pile, upon flaming red.{{ref|AGOT|38}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.
 
They blazon their arms with a burning tower in yellow, within a black pile, upon flaming red.{{ref|AGOT|38}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.
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The Graftons were an [[Andals|Andal]] house during the [[Andal invasion]]. [[Gerold Grafton (Andal invader)|Gerold Grafton]] was an Andal [[knight]] from [[Andalos]] who established the rule of House Grafton over Gulltown.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}  
 
The Graftons were an [[Andals|Andal]] house during the [[Andal invasion]]. [[Gerold Grafton (Andal invader)|Gerold Grafton]] was an Andal [[knight]] from [[Andalos]] who established the rule of House Grafton over Gulltown.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}  
  
At the start of [[Robert's Rebellion]], [[Marq Grafton]] stayed loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] instead of following his liege lord, [[Jon Arryn]]. Marq was slain by [[Robert Baratheon]] during the [[Battle of Gulltown (Robert's Rebellion)|Battle of Gulltown]].{{ref|ADWD|9}}
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At the start of [[Robert's Rebellion]], [[Marq Grafton]] stayed loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] instead of following his liege lord, [[Jon Arryn]]. Marq was slain by [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I Baratheon]] during the [[taking of Gulltown]].{{ref|ADWD|9}}
  
 
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Revision as of 20:19, 9 September 2015

House Grafton of Gulltown
Grafton.png
Coat of arms A yellow tower, burning, on a black pile, on a flame-red field
(Gules, on a pile sable a tower or with flames issuant from the battlements proper)
Seat Gulltown
Head Gerold Grafton
Region The Vale
Title Lord of Gulltown
Overlord House Arryn

House Grafton of Gulltown is a noble house from the Vale of Arryn. They rule over Gulltown, a main port and populated city.

They blazon their arms with a burning tower in yellow, within a black pile, upon flaming red.[1][2] Their words do not appear in the books.

History

The Graftons were an Andal house during the Andal invasion. Gerold Grafton was an Andal knight from Andalos who established the rule of House Grafton over Gulltown.[3]

At the start of Robert's Rebellion, Marq Grafton stayed loyal to King Aerys II Targaryen instead of following his liege lord, Jon Arryn. Marq was slain by Robert I Baratheon during the taking of Gulltown.[4]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

A member of the house is present in the High Hall when Tyrion Lannister demands a trial by battle to prove his innocence.

A Feast for Crows

Petyr Baelish tells Sansa Stark that he is well loved in Gulltown, and counts Lord Gerold Grafton as one of his lordly friends. Petyr asks Lords Grafton and Lynderly to send each a son to ward, to become Robert Arryn's squires.

Gyles Grafton and Terrance Lynderly descend from the Eyrie with Robert. Gyles complains when Alayne Stone asks him to clean up the broken chamber pot, saying that he is no scrubwoman.

Lord Grafton attends Lord Lyonel Corbray's wedding, which most of the Lords Declarant shun.

House Grafton at the end of the third century

The known Graftons during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Historical Members

References and Notes