House Hamfast: Difference between revisions
Bingus Khan (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Bingus Khan (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''They wore halfhelms, and had thin bronze disks sewn to their long leather shirts. Many wielded bronze axes, though a few were chipped stone. More had short stabbing spears with leaf-shaped heads that gleamed redly in the light from the burning stables.'' | |||
''- A Storm of Swords<ref>George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Storm of Swords''. Voyager Books.</ref>'' | |||
[[File:HouseHamfastCOA.png|thumb|Arms of House Hamfast]] | [[File:HouseHamfastCOA.png|thumb|Arms of House Hamfast]] | ||
| Line 7: | Line 10: | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Like [[House Brownhill]], House Hamfast's history begins with the violent conquest of the Rainwood by [[Durran Bronze-Axe]] in the [[Age of Heroes]], with their own seat being the site of the most violent battles between the [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]] and the [[Children of the Forest]] and the men loyal to them, hence the name " | Like [[House Brownhill]], House Hamfast's history begins with the violent conquest of the Rainwood by [[Durran Bronze-Axe]] in the [[Age of Heroes]], with their own seat being the site of the most violent battles between the [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]] and the [[Children of the Forest]] and the men loyal to them, hence the name of their seat, "Bronzeaxe". In mockery of the conqueror, they took a hamster bearing his namesake as their sigil, and have since been fiercely opposed to Durrandon rule. | ||
== Notable Members == | == Notable Members == | ||
* Lord Sigorn Hamfast, head of House Hamfast during the early [[Coming of the Andals|Andal Invasions]]. | * Lord Sigorn Hamfast, head of House Hamfast during the early [[Coming of the Andals|Andal Invasions]]. | ||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Houses|Hamfast]] | [[Category:Houses|Hamfast]] | ||
[[Category:The Stormlands|Hamfast]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:30, 7 June 2025
They wore halfhelms, and had thin bronze disks sewn to their long leather shirts. Many wielded bronze axes, though a few were chipped stone. More had short stabbing spears with leaf-shaped heads that gleamed redly in the light from the burning stables. - A Storm of Swords[1]
House Hamfast of Bronzeaxe is a First Man house in Cape Wrath. They are sworn to the Green Queen. Their seat is Bronzeaxe.
House Hamfast has taken a hamster bearing a bronze-axe on purple for their sigil.
History
Like House Brownhill, House Hamfast's history begins with the violent conquest of the Rainwood by Durran Bronze-Axe in the Age of Heroes, with their own seat being the site of the most violent battles between the Durrandons and the Children of the Forest and the men loyal to them, hence the name of their seat, "Bronzeaxe". In mockery of the conqueror, they took a hamster bearing his namesake as their sigil, and have since been fiercely opposed to Durrandon rule.
Notable Members
- Lord Sigorn Hamfast, head of House Hamfast during the early Andal Invasions.
References
- ↑ George R.R. Martin. (1998). A Storm of Swords. Voyager Books.