House Harte

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House Harte
House Harte.svg
Coat of arms Three red hart's heads caboshed on a white bend on vair
(Vair, on a bend argent three harts’ heads caboshed gules)
Region the Crownlands
Overlord House Baratheon of King's Landing

House Harte is a noble house from the Crownlands. It is sworn to House Baratheon of King's Landing. Neither its arms nor words have appeared in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with three red hart's heads caboshed on a white bend on vair.[1]

History

At the beginning of the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Harte was executed in King's Landing for refusing to renounce his oaths to Rhaenyra Targaryen.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Ser Elwood Harte fights for King Joffrey I at the Battle of the Blackwater. Ser Donnel Swann surrenders to Elwood after he is injured in the battle.[3]

A Storm of Swords

Tom of Sevenstreams sings a song called "Lord Harte Rode Out on a Rainy Day".[4]

House Harte at the end of the third century

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

Historical members

References

  1. The Citadel. Heraldry: the area of King's Landing
  2. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
  3. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
  4. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 39, Arya VII.
  5. Fire & Blood.