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'''House Lorch''' is a knightly house from [[the Westerlands]]. They blazon their shields with a black manticore on a red field.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 14|Chapter 14]], Arya</ref>
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'''House Lorch''' is a knightly house from [[the Westerlands]]. They blazon their shields with a black manticore on a red field.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 14|Chapter 14]], Arya</ref><ref>The Citadel. Heraldry:  [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref>
  
 
==The Lorch House at the end of the third century==
 
==The Lorch House at the end of the third century==
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The known Lorchs during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
 
The known Lorchs during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
  
*Ser {[[Amory Lorch]]}, a landed knight. Slain at [[Harrenhal]].
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* Ser {[[Amory Lorch]]}, a landed knight. Slain at [[Harrenhal]].
  
 
==References in the books==
 
==References in the books==
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
*Ser Amory Lorch orders the attack on the holdfast that [[Yoren]] and his recruits stay in.
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* Ser Amory Lorch orders the attack on the holdfast that [[Yoren]] and his recruits stay in.
*When [[Tywin Lannister]] left [[Harrenhal]] to return to the Westerlands, he left Ser Amory as the castellan.
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* When [[Tywin Lannister]] left [[Harrenhal]] to return to the Westerlands, he left Ser Amory as the castellan.
*Ser Amory captured a pair of innocent beekeepers and told Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] that he intended to kill them if Lord Beric did not surrender himself. Lord Beric did and Ser Amory hung him between the beekeepers.
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* Ser Amory captured a pair of innocent beekeepers and told Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] that he intended to kill them if Lord Beric did not surrender himself. Lord Beric did and Ser Amory hung him between the beekeepers.
*When Harrenhal was seized by men from the North and the [[Brave Companions]] switched sides, Ser Amory was thrown in the bear pit and died.
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* When Harrenhal was seized by men from the North and the [[Brave Companions]] switched sides, Ser Amory was thrown in the bear pit and died.
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* During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], Ser Amory stabbed [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] to death.
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 15:21, 25 August 2010

House Lorch
Coat of arms a black manticore on a red field
Region the Westerlands
Overlord House Lannister

House Lorch is a knightly house from the Westerlands. They blazon their shields with a black manticore on a red field.[1][2]

The Lorch House at the end of the third century

The known Lorchs during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Ser Amory Lorch orders the attack on the holdfast that Yoren and his recruits stay in.
  • When Tywin Lannister left Harrenhal to return to the Westerlands, he left Ser Amory as the castellan.
  • Ser Amory captured a pair of innocent beekeepers and told Lord Beric Dondarrion that he intended to kill them if Lord Beric did not surrender himself. Lord Beric did and Ser Amory hung him between the beekeepers.
  • When Harrenhal was seized by men from the North and the Brave Companions switched sides, Ser Amory was thrown in the bear pit and died.
  • During the Sack of King's Landing, Ser Amory stabbed Rhaenys Targaryen to death.

References and Notes