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'''House Vaith of the Red Dunes''' is a [[Dorne|Dornish]] noble house. Their seat, also named [[Vaith]], is placed on the river with the same name.
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'''House Vaith of the Red Dunes''' is a [[Dorne|Dornish]] noble house. Their seat, also named [[Vaith]], is placed on the [[Vaith (river)|river with the same name]]. West of Vaith are the deep sands of Dorne;{{ref|AFFC|21}} the head of House Vaith has the title Lord of the Red Dunes.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
  
 
Neither their arms nor words appear in the books, but according to a semi-canon source they blazon their shield with three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/9/ Houses from Dorne]</ref>
 
Neither their arms nor words appear in the books, but according to a semi-canon source they blazon their shield with three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/9/ Houses from Dorne]</ref>
  
==The Vaith House at the end of the third century==
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==History==
The known Vaiths during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
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Old Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], though according to [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] could have been more courteous in what he said to her.{{ref|TSS}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Arianne Martell]] plans to cross the Dornish desert with [[Myrcella Baratheon]] via [[Vaith]], the [[Hellholt]] and [[Sandstone]], but they are intercepted on the [[Greenblood]] by [[Areo Hotah]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}
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==House Vaith at the end of the third century==
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The known Vaiths during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
 
* Lord [[Daeron Vaith]], the Lord of the Red Dunes.
 
* Lord [[Daeron Vaith]], the Lord of the Red Dunes.
  
 
==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
* [[Cassella Vaith]], a mistress of [[Aegon IV]].
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* [[Cassella Vaith]], the third mistress of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].
 
* Lady Vaith, encountered by Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg during the reign of Daeron II or Aerys I.
 
* Lady Vaith, encountered by Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg during the reign of Daeron II or Aerys I.
 
==References in the books==
 
===Dunk & Egg===
 
* Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of [[Aerys I]], though according to [[Aegon V|Egg]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] could have been more courteous in what he said to her.
 
* Lady Vaith was old during the reign of Aerys I.
 
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
 
* [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] pretended to take [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] up to the [[Greenblood]] until reaching Vaith, and cross the desert to [[Hellholt]].
 
* The princess fled [[Sunspear]] as a child to go [[Highgarden]] and try to marry [[Willas Tyrell]], but was caught by her uncle [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] at Vaith.
 
 
===Other Sources===
 
* [[Cassella Vaith]] was the third of [[Aegon IV]]'s mistresses.
 
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 16:02, 12 February 2014

House Vaith of the Red Dunes
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Coat of arms three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange
Seat Vaith
Head Daeron Vaith
Region Dorne
Title Lord of the Red Dunes
Overlord House Martell

House Vaith of the Red Dunes is a Dornish noble house. Their seat, also named Vaith, is placed on the river with the same name. West of Vaith are the deep sands of Dorne;[1] the head of House Vaith has the title Lord of the Red Dunes.[2]

Neither their arms nor words appear in the books, but according to a semi-canon source they blazon their shield with three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange.[3]

History

Old Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of King Aerys I Targaryen, though according to Egg, Ser Duncan the Tall could have been more courteous in what he said to her.[4]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Arianne Martell plans to cross the Dornish desert with Myrcella Baratheon via Vaith, the Hellholt and Sandstone, but they are intercepted on the Greenblood by Areo Hotah.[1]

House Vaith at the end of the third century

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

Historical Members

  • Cassella Vaith, the third mistress of King Aegon IV Targaryen.
  • Lady Vaith, encountered by Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg during the reign of Daeron II or Aerys I.

References and Notes