House Templeton

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House Templeton of Ninestars
Coat of arms Nine stars, one of 7 points and eight of 8 points, upon a gold saltire on black
Seat Ninestars
Head Ser Symond Templeton
Title The Kight of Ninestars
Overlord House Arryn

House Templeton of Ninestars is a house from the Vale sworn to the Arryns. Although they are a knightly house, they are very powerful and for their strength and influence they are comparable to many lords.

They blazon their arms with nine stars, one of 7 points and eight of 8 points, upon a gold saltire on black.[1][2] Their motto does not appear in the books.

The Templeton House at the end of the third century

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

References in the books

Dunk and Egg

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • When discussing Robb's succesion, Catelyn recalls that Eddard Stark's grandfather had a sister who married a younger son of Lord Raymar Royce and had three daughters, which married Vale lords, one of them she vaguely remembers to be a Templeton.[3]
  • The Templetons gave support to Yohn Royce when pressuring Lady Lysa to enter to the War of the Five Kings on the behalf of Robb Stark.
  • Ser Symond Templeton was on of the Lords Declarant who tried to depose Littlefinger.
  • When in the Eyrie with the other Lords Declarant, Ser Symind is described as looking like and elegant bird of prey, with sharp pointed black beard, beaked noise and icy blue eyes. He is dressed with the arms of his house.
  • Littlefinger considers that Symond Templeton is not a threat to him in the long term, since he can befriend him.

References and Notes

  1. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Vale
  3. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, page 419, Catelyn