House Evenstar

Once kings in their own right, the Lords of Tarth still style themselves "the Evenstar," a title that they claim goes back unto the dawn of days.
- The World of Ice and Fire

Arms of House Evenstar

House Evenstar of Sharp Point is a First Man house that rules the northern end of the Hook. They are sworn to House Massey. Their seat is Sharp Point, a cold dreary hall at the foot of the sea. They once ruled Tarth from their ancestral seat of Evenfall Hall, before losing it to the Andals.

Their sigil is a yellow sun on rose. Their words are "From the Dawn".

History

House Evenstar ruled the isle of Tarth since the early days of the Age of Heroes through a long line of honourable and brave men. Originally Kings, with the earliest mention of the Evenstars being King Edwyn Evenstar, they are a prouder house than most. Seeking after independence and believing themselves above the 'lesser men' on the mainland, the Evenstars rebelled three times against king Durwald the Fat and opposed the Durrandons at every turn after until Tarth fell away entirely in the reign of Erich VII Durrandon at the beginning of the Andal Invasions.

However their independence was soon challenged by the arrival of the Andals on Tarth, led by Ser Galladon Morne, who wrested the eastern side of the island away from the Evenstars and established the realm of Morne. The father of lord Arlan Evenstar was killed in the fighting, and Arlan himself stopped them in the mountains from taking over the rest of the isle.

Initially, though the First Men and Andals lived together largely peaceably tensions ran high due to the recent conquest. Around 31 A.I., Galladon Morne would gather his forces on the border to prepare his conquest of the rest of the isle. Seeing no other choice, Arlan rallied his own troops and war broke out at the end of the year. Catastrophically the first battle was a loss, and the First Men continued to lose men and holdfasts and even Evenfall Hall to the Andals by the year's end through the sustained fighting, and Arlan Evenstar would be slain in battle.

Pyron Massey, second son of Justin Milk-Eye, welcomed into his hall a year earlier, would convince his sons Lorimas and Jonos to flee to the Hook where they would find refuge. Justin Milk-Eye, upon receiving the Evenstars into his hall, would heed the advice of Pyron to install Lorimas as Magnar of Sharp Point over the newly conquered Andals of House Sunglass and House Quince where they have ruled since.

Notable Members

Age of Heroes

• King Edwyn Evenstar, the first recorded member of House Evenstar and king of Tarth.

The Coming of the Andals

In the First Century A.I.

• Lord Arlan Evenstar, the last head of House Evenstar on Tarth during the early Andal Invasions. He lost his father, his realm, and then his life to Ser Galladon Morne.
  • Lord Lorimas Evenstar, the first head of House Evenstar in-exile. Arlan's first son, landed in Sharp Point by Justin Milk-Eye at the urging of Pyron Massey. Later granted the Sunglass' and Quinces as vassals.
  • Jonos Evenstar, Arlan's second son.

Houses Sworn to House Evenstar

• Sunglass of Sweetport
• Quince of Gullet Isle