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''Her eyes were the color of amber. | |||
''- A Dance With Dragons<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2012). ''A Dance With Dragons - Victarion I''. Voyager Books.</ref>'' | |||
House Amber | [[File:House Amber Sigil.png|thumb|Arms of House Amber. Words: We Preserve ]] | ||
'''House Amber of Old Amber''' is the royal [[First Men|First Man]] house of the Amberwood, the southron parts of the great forest that stretches from Winterfell to Sea Dragon Point. Their seat is Old Amber, on the Amber Lake. | |||
== History: == | == History: == | ||
The Ambers date their kingdom back to the early Age of Heroes, but like House Frost they have lost much of their original territory to the Stark, Slate and Ryder Kings, amongst others. The wealth of House Amber comes from that for which they named themselves, drawn from their lakes and fallen trees. | The Ambers date their kingdom back to the early Age of Heroes, but like [[House Frost]] they have lost much of their original territory to the [[House Stark|Stark]], [[House Slate|Slate]] and [[House Ryder|Ryder]] Kings, amongst others. The wealth of House Amber comes from that for which they named themselves, drawn from their lakes and fallen trees. There are three great lakes House Amber claims within its territory, though each of them are now borders with their neighbouring kingdoms. | ||
Whilst broadly House Amber are seen as part of the Wolfswood Clans, their own identity revolving around the extraction of amber has led to the rise of certain beliefs not widely shared by their neighbours. In particular, that just as Amber preserves, so must the purity of Amber blood be similarly protected. | Whilst broadly House Amber are seen as part of the Wolfswood Clans, their own identity revolving around the extraction of amber has led to the rise of certain beliefs not widely shared by their neighbours. In particular, that just as Amber preserves, so must the purity of Amber blood be similarly protected. | ||
== Notable Members | == Notable Members == | ||
* King Hullen Amber, head of House Amber and king of the Amberwood during the early [[Coming of the Andals|Andal Invasions]]. | |||
** Queen Eyla Amber, Hullen's sister-wife and queen of the Amberwood. | |||
== | == Houses Sworn to House Amber == | ||
* House Caulfield of First Hollow | * [[House Caulfield]] of First Hollow | ||
* [[House Tallhart]] of Timberwatch | |||
* [[House Grayson]] of the Edgewood Hills | |||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Houses|Amber]] | |||