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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 | 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 | * 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 | *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]]. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
[[Category:Houses]] | [[Category:Houses|Oakheart]] |