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House Oakheart is a house of [[First Men]] origin, their seat is Old Oak situated in the center of the Old Road on the western coast of the Reach. House Oakheart is a vassal of the Gardeners of Highgarden.
House Oakheart is a house of [[First Men]] origin, their seat is Old Oak situated in the center of the Old Road on the western coast of [[the Reach]]. House Oakheart is a vassal of the [[House_Gardener|Gardeners]] of Highgarden.
 
[[File:Sigil House Oakheart.png|thumb|Arms of House Oakheart. Words: ‘Our Roots Go Deep’.]]


== History ==
== History ==
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House Oakheart like many houses of the Reach claims descent from a child of Garth Greenhand, his son John The Oak, fathered from a Giantess, a huge man said to be 8 or 12 feet tall in some tales. <ref name="Reach208">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 208</ref> The Oakhearts have a particularly long and bloody history with the dornish, being involved in multiple wars between the Reach and the various [[First Men]] kings of Dorne.
House Oakheart like many houses of the Reach claims descent from a child of Garth Greenhand, his son John The Oak, fathered from a Giantess, a huge man said to be 8 or 12 feet tall in some tales. <ref name="Reach208">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 208</ref> The Oakhearts have a particularly long and bloody history with the dornish, being involved in multiple wars between the Reach and the various [[First Men]] kings of Dorne.


The Petty Kings of Old Oak eventually joined the Reach during the reign of Garth III Gardener through pacts of friendship and mutual defense. <ref name="Reach211">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 211</ref> King Lancel I Lannister once conquered south into the reach all the way to Old Oak before he fell in battle and his son Loreon III lost all his conquests, earning the epithet "The Limp".   
The petty kings of Old Oak became part of the realm of [[King_Garth_III_Gardener|King Garth III Gardener]] of the Reach by forging an alliance based on friendship and shared protection. <ref name="Reach211">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 211</ref>  
 
[[King Lancel I Lannister]] once conquered south into the Reach all the way to Old Oak before he fell in battle and his son [[Loreon III]] lost all his conquests, earning the epithet ''"The Limp"''.   


== Notable Members ==  
== Notable Members ==  
Edgerran Oakheart - Known for fighting the dornish, commemorated in a tapestry depicting him with 100 dornish heads at his feet.
* Edgerran Oakheart - Known for fiercely fighting the Dornish.
 
* Alester Oakheart - Died in the Prince's Pass sounding his horn to the last breath.
Alester Oakheart - Died in the Prince's Pass sounding his horn to the last breath, commemorated in a tapestry at Old Oak.
*Lord Agil Oakheart – Lord of The Ocean Road under the rule of [[Gwayne_IV_Gardener|King Gwayne IV 'the Gods Fearing' Gardener]] during the [[Coming_of_the_Andals|Andal Invasions]].


== Houses Sworn to House Oakheart ==
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=== References ===
=== References ===


[[Category:Houses]]
[[Category:Houses|Oakheart]]