House Wade

House Wade of Deadglade is a First Men house along the Greenblood in Dorne.

Arms of House Wade. Words: 'From the First'

History

Seat and Region

The Wades are the lords of Deadglade just south of the Broken Arm of Dorne, and they rule from their seat of Deadglade. Amongst a dozen other noble houses along the Greenblood, House Wade is part of an elective monarchy that raises a 'High King of Dorne' to rival the Yronwood kings of the Bloodroyal.

Coming of the Andals

House Wade was notable for producing Willem Wade, who opposed Olyvar Yronwood's attempts to claim High Kingship over Dorne during the early decades of the Andal Invasion. Though he succeeded in keeping the Greenblood independent, his reign was characterized by a steady loss of territory and lives to Olyvar and his successor, Castor Yronwood.

After Willem's death, his heir, Devlin Wade, better known as Devlin the Kingmaker for his role in the election of Edred Lake to the Green Kingship, ruled the traditional Wade holdings of Deadglade. During his rule, the distant Arbor was captured by the Ironborn, who as a result began to raid and reave along the coast of Dorne. The Ironborn defeated several Greenblooder armies, and captured many women as thralls and men as salt-wives - among the latter was Devlin's daughter, Sarra Wade, wife to the Green King. Devlin and a coalition of other Greenblooder Lords, along with the Santagars, built and sailed a fleet with the intent of wreaking vengeance upon the Ironborn and rescuing their stolen wives and daughters, but he perished along with his comrades in the Battle of the Arbor Straits.

Succeeding Devlin was his own son, Gyren Wade.

Notable Members

During the Coming of the Andals

• Willem Wade - The King of the Greenblood during the onset of the Coming of the Andals.

• Devlin Wade - heir to Willem and Lord of Deadglades. Perished in a naval battle against the Ironborn.

• Gyren Wade - heir to Devlin Wade.