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''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]] | ||
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== 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]] | |||