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Many of the major and minor characters in George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire belong to one of the major houses of Westeros, and are described on the page for that house. This page serves as a list of those characters that are members of minor Houses. For characters who play important roles in the series, see Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire. See List of characters in A Song of Ice and Fire for a comprehensive list.

Contents 1 House Clegane 1.1 Gregor Clegane 1.2 Sandor Clegane 2 House Dayne 2.1 Allyria Dayne 2.2 Arthur Dayne 2.3 Ashara Dayne 2.4 Edric Dayne 2.5 Gerold Dayne 3 House Florent 3.1 Alester Florent 3.2 Selyse Florent 4 House Mormont 4.1 Dacey Mormont 4.2 Jeor Mormont 4.3 Jorah Mormont 4.4 Maege Mormont 5 House Redwyne 5.1 Paxter Redwyne 5.2 Olenna Tyrell 6 House Reed 6.1 Howland Reed 6.2 Jojen Reed 6.3 Meera Reed 7 House Royce 7.1 Royce of Runestone 7.1.1 Bronze Yohn 7.1.2 Robar 7.1.3 Waymar 7.2 Royce of the Gates of the Moon 7.2.1 Nestor 8 House Tarly 8.1 Randyll Tarly 8.2 Samwell Tarly 9 House Umber 9.1 "Greatjon" 9.2 "Smalljon" 10 House Westerling 10.1 Jeyne 10.2 Sybell

House Clegane is sworn to House Lannister. The first Ser Clegane was kennelmaster at Casterly Rock until he saved Lord Tytos Lannister from a lion and lost a leg in the effort. As a reward, Lord Tytos gave him lands and a towerhouse and took his son as his squire. Their sigil is three dogs on a yellow field; the three dogs represent the dogs that saved Lord Tytos.

Ser Gregor Clegane, head of House Clegane and Sandor Clegane's older brother, is a retainer to House Lannister. Gregor is a freakishly large man, over seven and a half feet tall, and possesses enormous strength. For this he is often called "The Mountain That Rides" or simply "The Mountain". He is well known for his size, cruelty, and prowess in battle.

Gregor's history is dark and filled with blood. He caused Sandor's facial scars at a young age when he held his six year old brother's face to a hot brazier as punishment for taking a discarded toy of his. There were rumors that Gregor killed his father, sisters, and his first two wives. He had committed numerous rapes and murders, but his most infamous deed came from his service to House Lannister during Robert's Rebellion. He was one of the first Lannister soldiers to enter King's Landing during its sack at the end of Robert Baratheon's rebellion. He killed the infant Aegon, son of Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and his wife Elia of Dorne, by dashing the boy's head against a wall, and then raped and murdered Elia, supposedly with the boy's blood and brains still on his hands.

During the War of the Five Kings, Ser Gregor led raiding parties in the Riverlands as a bannerman for Tywin Lannister. His band caused enormous destruction, burning, torturing, and killing entire villages with impunity. For a time he unwittingly held Arya Stark as a captive, and she witnessed many of his atrocities first hand.

When Tyrion Lannister demanded trial by combat to prove his innocence in the murder of Joffrey Baratheon, Gregor championed Tyrion's accuser, Queen Cersei. Elia's brother Oberyn Martell, seeing a chance to fulfill his family's long-held wish of vengeance against her defilers, championed Tyrion in opposition. Clegane fought with heavy armor and wielded a greatsword in one hand, but Oberyn outfought him with speed and a poisoned spear. After being poisoned and crippled with numerous wounds, Clegane managed to grab hold of Oberyn and crush him to death. Despite Gregor's victory, Oberyn's poison resulted in a long, agonizing death by mortification. Insensible and dying, he was brought to the medical experiment dungeons below King's Landing by Qyburn and has not been seen since. An enormous skull said to be Gregor's was sent to Dorne as recompense for the deaths of Elia, Aegon, and Oberyn. However, mentions of Qyburn's unbeatable champion for Cersei and order of a breastplate too large for any man have left suspicions on whether Westeros has seen the last of Gregor Clegane.

Sandor Clegane is the younger brother of Gregor Clegane and a retainer to House Lannister. He is nicknamed "The Hound," in part because his family arms feature three dogs, and in part for his savage nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters. He regularly wears a distinctive helm in the shape of a snarling dog's head. He is considered one of the most dangerous fighters in Westeros, though he frequently drinks himself into stupors. As a child, Sandor received gruesome facial burns when Gregor shoved his face into a brazier. He now loathes fire, his brother, and the hypocrisy of knighthood in general.

Clegane acted for a time as bodyguard and servant of Joffrey Baratheon, who regularly called him "Dog". He won the Hand's Tourney after saving Loras Tyrell from Gregor's wrath. While drunk off his winnings, Sandor became enamored with Sansa Stark, but also mocked her for her polished manners, calling her a "little bird" who chirps on command. Clegane was eventually named to the Kingsguard, despite refusing to become a knight, and in this capacity he was often assigned to watch over Sansa. Despite his loyalty to Joffrey, he strategically defended her from Joffrey's wrath several times, and is the only Kingsguard who was never commanded to beat her. He fought heroically during the Battle of the Blackwater, but eventually deserted after refusing to return to the flame-choked battlefield. Before fleeing, he found Sansa Stark. He offered to take her with him, but instead settled on a kiss and a song.

As a vagabond, he was arrested by the Brotherhood without Banners, which also had Arya Stark in its custody. The Brotherhood put Sandor on trial for Lannister atrocities - Arya in particular hated Clegane because he once killed a friend of hers. He chose trial by combat, facing the Brotherhood's leader Beric Dondarrion. Beric fought with a magic flaming blade, but Sandor managed to defeat him despite his fear of fire. The Brotherhood stripped him of almost all his possessions, but set him free. Clegane returned to the Brotherhood to get his tourney winnings back, but kidnapped Arya instead, with the intention of ransoming her off to one of her relatives. He took her to meet her brother Robb Stark at the Twins, but arrived during the Red Wedding massacre. Clegane stole Arya off again in the hopes of ransoming her off to another family member. At a roadside inn, they ran afoul of three of Gregor's men and Sandor was seriously injured in the ensuing fight. After his wounds became infected he was no longer able to confine Arya. Still hating him for killing her friend, Arya abandoned him, refusing even to grant him the mercy of a quick death.

Sandor's fate becomes uncertain after this point. The head of a nearby monastery claimed to have buried the "Hound" after encountering him dying in the woods. He also stabled Sandor's warhorse, Stranger, at the monastery. However, there are hints in the passages that suggest that Sandor may still be alive, and has joined the monastery. Meanwhile, a deserter from the Brave Companions, Rorge, recovered Sandor's helm from his gravesite and assumed his identity during a brutal spree of banditry. Rorge was later killed by the Brotherhood and the helm was taken by Lem Lemoncloak, a member of the Brotherhood without banners.

A sworn house to House Martell whose loyalty to House Targaryen during the War of the Usurper led to the death of many of its famed members. Their seat is the stronghold of Starfall. Their sigil is a sword and a falling star on a lavender background.

Once betrothed to Beric Dondarrion. Aunt to Edric Dayne.

Known as "The Sword of the Morning" and a prominent member of the Kingsguard, he being killed by Eddard Stark and his companions at the Tower of Joy. He was one of Prince Rhaegar's closest friends. He led the campaign that destroyed the Kingswood Brotherhood.

Sister of Ser Arthur, possessing great beauty and purple eyes. Suggested lover of Eddard Stark and mother of Jon Snow. She committed suicide at the conclusion of Robert Baratheon's rebellion by leaping from the Palestone Sword, a tower of Starfall.

Lord of Starfall and Head of House Dayne . Squire to Beric Dondarrion. He had dark blue, almost purple eyes and pale blond hair, indicating a heritage similar to that of the Daynes and the Targaryens (the only families to have purple eyes and extremely pale hair).

Called Darkstar, was the Knight of High Hermitage and an infamous fighter. He had the purple eyes of the Dayne family, as well as an aquiline nose, high cheekbones and a strong jaw. His thick silver hair fell to his shoulders with a black streak. Gerold was a member of Arianne Martell's plot to place Myrcella Baratheon on the Iron Throne; when the plot was foiled by Prince Doran Martell, Gerold attempted to kill Myrcella before escaping.

A house sworn to House Tyrell. Their seat is Brightwater Keep. Their sigil is the fox surrounded by flowers. Following Lord Tywin's victory at the Battle of the Blackwater, he awarded the Keep to House Tyrell as a reward for loyal service.

Lord of the House. Hand of the King to Stannis Baratheon. Lord Alester attempted to send a peace offer to Lord Tywin following the defeat at the Battle of the Blackwater. For this perceived traitorous act, he was sent to the dungeons of Dragonstone. He was the grandfather of Samwell Tarly and the uncle of Selyse Florent.

Wife to King Stannis. She was a severe-looking woman - tall and thin with big ears, a pointed nose, and the hint of a mustache on her upper lip. She had pale eyes. A follower of Melisandre, she adopted the faith of R'hllor. She was instrumental in convincing Stannis to seize Edric Storm. Later, she nearly succeeded in convincing him to sacrifice the boy for her faith.

House Mormont is sworn to House Stark. It was noted that unlike many houses, the women also served as warriors. Their seat is located on Bear Island. Their sigil is a bear standing upright in front of trees, on a field of green.

Eldest daughter to Maege, and Heir to the House as no living males are able to inherit the title. Warrior and companion to Robb Stark, she was killed at the Red Wedding.

For more, see Jeor Mormont.

Known as "The Old Bear", Jeor gave up his lands to serve as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Brother of Lady Maege Mormont and father to Jorah Mormont.

Ser Jorah Mormont, an exiled knight, was one of the most trusted companions of Daenerys Targaryen, a young contender for the Iron Throne. Middle-aged but still strong and fit, Ser Jorah is a capable warrior, but not exceptional. Mormont fled Westeros to escape execution for trading in slaves, and entered the service of the last Targaryens, Viserys and Daenerys.

Jorah's first wife miscarried three times and died after the third. He fought in Greyjoy's rebellion and received a knighthood for his bravery. After a tournament held in Lannisport to celebrate the victory, he met Lynesse Hightower and was immediately stricken by her, asking to wear her favor in the tournament. He won an improbable victory and named her queen of love and beauty. That night, he asked Lord Leyton for her hand, and he acquiesced. They were happy until they got back to Bear Island, which was a miserable hovel to Lynesse. He spent large sums of money trying to keep her happy and ended up broke. He fled to Lys with her, but she soon left him to become a treasured member of a harem of the local royalty.

Five years prior to the beginning of the War of the Five Kings, he tried to sell some poachers into slavery for money and was forced to flee Westeros, ending up in Braavos. Viserys Targaryen noticed Ser Jorah at the party celebrating the engagement of his sister, Daenerys, to Khal Drogo and took him into his service. At first Jorah, hoping for a royal pardon, secretly reported all of the Targaryens' movements to Varys, King Robert's spymaster. However, Jorah began to fall in love with the beautiful young Daenerys and eventually stopped sending reports. He proclaimed his love repeatedly and suggested that they marry, but she always refused. Eventually Jorah's early betrayal was revealed, and Daenerys sent him on a dangerous mission to prove his loyalty. Jorah agreed to the mission and survived it, but still insisted that he had done nothing wrong. Daenerys could not forgive him, and she banished him from her service, swearing to kill him if she saw him again. Crushed by her rejection, Jorah fled to parts unknown.

Younger sister to Jeor. After Jorah's exile to the east, she became Lady of the House. A warrior and bannerwoman to King Robb Stark, she participated in the Battle of the Whispering Wood and the Battle of the Camps.

House Redwyne is sworn to House Tyrell. Their seat is the Arbor. Wines of the Arbor are famed throughout Westeros; as a result their sigil is the grape on a purple field. They provide a significant portion of the Tyrells' fleet. Redwyne is a powerful house with strong ties to the Tyrells. Lady Olenna is the mother of the current Lord Tyrell, while Lord Mace's sister is married to Lord Paxter Redwyne.

Lord of the Arbor, and member of the Small Council. During the War of the Usurper, Paxter kept his loyalty to House Targaryen, besieging Storm's End for nearly a year. After the death of King Aerys II, he surrendered his forces to troops loyal to King Robert.

Born Olenna Redwyne. Called the "Queen of Thorns" as she was the mother of Lord Mace Tyrell of Highgarden. She convinced Sansa Stark to confide in her about King Joffrey's vicious nature. Afterwards, for reasons of her own, she conspired with Petyr Baelish to poison King Joffrey.

A House sworn to House Stark. Their seat is at Greywater Watch. Their sigil is a lizard-lion on a dark green field.

Howland Reed is the Lord of Greywater Watch and holds dominion over the crannogmen of the Neck. He is one of Eddard Stark's closest friends.

Howland Reed first met the Starks during the tournament at Harrenhall, when he was beset by rowdy squires and protected by Lyanna Stark, Lord Eddard's sister. A mystery challenger dubbed The Knight of the Laughing Tree later entered the joust to defend his honor, though the knight's true identity remains unknown. Howland fought alongside Eddard during the Usurper's Rebellion, and accompanied Eddard's group to the Tower of Joy to reclaim Eddard's abducted sister Lyanna. Only he and Eddard survived, and Eddard once claimed that Howland Reed saved his life during the fight, which is shrouded in mystery. With Eddard's death, Howland is the only remaining person to have witnessed the mysterious events that took place in the tower that day.

At the onset of the War of the Five Kings, Lord Howland sent his teenaged children, Jojen and Meera, to pledge the Reeds to Robb Stark as King of the North. His crannogmen have defended the Neck against invaders, from Lannisters to Ironmen. His children now guard the Stark heir.

Howland Reed's younger child, Jojen is barely an adolescent when he arrives at Winterfell, but his gravity and mature personality make him seem older. He has unusually deep green eyes and wears green clothing.

Jojen has greensight, the power of prophetic dreams. Jojen knows a great number of arcane things that he gleans from his dreams, including the day of his death. He arrived at Winterfell along with his sister Meera to pledge the Reeds' support to Winterfell and Robb after Eddard's death. While at Winterfell, Jojen recognized Bran's ability to enter his direwolf's mind, and helped him gain the discipline to use the power properly. When he learned of Bran's vision of a three-eyed crow, Jojen began urging Bran to travel north of the Wall to find the crow. After Theon took Winterfell, Jojen fled with Bran, Meera, and Hodor and passed through Wall into the lands beyond.

Howland Reed's daughter and oldest child. She is short and slim with long brown hair and green eyes. She is a skilled huntress.

Meera and Jojen met Bran Stark at the harvest feast at Winterfell. She accompanied Bran and Jojen when they flee Winterfell after the castle is seized by Theon Greyjoy.

House Royce are bannermen to House Arryn. Their seat is located at Runestone. Their sigil is a shower of pebbles on an orange field. There are two branches of House Royce:

Renowned warrior and Lord of the House. He has a lined face, grey hair, and slate-grey eyes set beneath bushy eyebrows. Was a member of the Lords Declarant, a group of Lords that had misgivings about the legitimacy of Petyr Baelish as Lord Protector of the Vale following Lysa Tully's death.

A younger son of Yohn Royce. Knight and member of the Rainbow Guard under King Renly, known as "Robar the Red". Slain by Loras Tyrell in his grief and madness.

A younger son of Yohn Royce. Novice ranger of the Night's Watch. Died at the hands of an Other when ranging for the Night's Watch and became a Wight.

Younger brother to Yohn Royce. He was caretaker of the Gates of the Moon. In order to secure his loyalty, Lord Protector Petyr Baelish granted him ownership of the keep after the War of the Five Kings. After becoming owner of the keep, Nestor designed a new banner for his branch of the family, consisting of a gate on an orange background.

A house sworn to House Tyrell. Their seat is Horn Hill. Their sigil is the striding huntsman.

Lord of House Tarly. Famed battle commander and wielder of Heartsbane, a Valyrian greatsword. He led an army that inflicted the only defeat on the rebellious forces of Robert Baratheon at the Battle of Ashford. A martinet, he was disappointed in his gentle, timid firstborn son and did not want Samwell for his heir. When a younger son, Dickon, was born, Lord Tarly forced Samwell to join the Night's Watch.

Samwell Tarly (a POV character) is the elder son of Lord Randyll Tarly. Fat, timid, and unsure of himself, he is nonetheless intelligent and thoughtful. He is a Brother of the Night's Watch.

Initially bullied by the other recruits and taunted by the trainer, Ser Alliser Thorne, for his cowardice, Sam was then befriended by Jon Snow, who was instrumental in having Sam made Maester Aemon's steward. While beyond The Wall with the Lord Commander Mormont, Sam slew an Other, discovering their susceptibility to dragonglass, for which he was nicknamed "Sam the Slayer."

He was instrumental in the selection of Jon Snow as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, cleverly manipulating the other candidates for the Lord Commander's post so that they all supported Jon Snow against Janos Slynt. At Jon's command, Sam traveled to the Citadel, with Aemon Targaryen and the wildling Gilly, to train as a maester. At sea, he began a relationship with Gilly, but was ashamed as a brother of the Night's Watch must never marry and have children. He planned to take Gilly and her son to his father's seat at Horn Hill where she and the baby would be safe. At Maester Aemon's command, he tried to get a maester sent to Daenerys Targaryen; upon hearing Sam's tale, Archmaester Marwyn (derisively called the Mage by his peers) set off to find her. Sam agreed to stay at the Citadel and train to be a maester, after which he will return to the Wall.

A House sworn to Winterfell and House Stark. Their seat is the Last Hearth. Their sigil is a chained giant.

Jon Umber, Lord of the House, known as the "Greatjon" for his huge size. The Greatjon brought men to Winterfell when Robb Stark called the banners. He challenged the young lord's authority at first, until Grey Wind bit off two of his fingers. After this incident, he became Robb's most fervent supporter. He led the van of Robb's army as it moved south and participated in the Battle of the Whispering Wood and the Battle of the Camps. After Riverrun was relieved, he was the first lord to proclaim Robb the King in the North.

Jon Umber, son of the Greatjon. Battle companion to Robb Stark, killed at the Red Wedding.

House Westerling is sworn to House Lannister. Their seat is The Crag. Their sigil is six white shells on a yellow field. The Westerlings are an old and well-regarded family, though their lands and incomes have dwindled over the years.

The fifteen-year old daughter of Lord Gawen Westerling and his wife, Lady Sybell. She is a slightly naive and mild-mannered girl, caught up in high politics and far-reaching schemes.

Jeyne met Robb Stark, King in the North, when he and his bannermen stayed at her father's castle and recuperated from their wounds after a recent battle. During Robb's convalescence, Jeyne comforted him, resulting in Robb's deflowering her. As a result, he felt compelled out of honor to marry her, breaking his vow to marry a lady of House Frey. As the Westerlings were also bannermen of House Lannister, which was at war with House Stark, the Lannisters should have been inclined to consider Jeyne's marriage as treason. During the time following the marriage and even before the Red Wedding, Lord Tywin Lannister seemed strangely unperturbed by the turn of events; indeed, Tywin was quick to pardon the Westerlings after the war was over, and even delivered marriages and rewards to them for their "treason".

Jeyne seemed to be truly in love with Robb, but was often confused and bewildered by Robb's moodiness and frustration. She once asked his mother, Catelyn, for advice, and then began to understand that his worries over the war were influencing his behavior. She was eager to become pregnant with his child, and was encouraged to do so by Catelyn.

When Jaime Lannister, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, met Jeyne and her mother at Riverrun, Jeyne appeared to be miserable at Robb's death and furious with her mother for confiscating the crown Robb had made for her and for apparently preventing her from conceiving. Jeyne was last seen riding away with a Lannister company who had tacit instructions to kill her should she be abducted, so she could not serve as a rallying point as Robb Stark's widow. Although Sybell expressed some degree of satisfaction over Robb's murder, a defiant Jeyne ripped her robes as a sign of open mourning.

Lady of the House. Mother to Jeyne. Born to House Spicer, and the granddaughter of a maegi (which translates as wise woman and colloquially in the east refers to a blood witch. Maegi has a very bad connotation, at least to Dothraki). As a result of this background, she was reputed to have knowledge of herbology and medicines, and regarded as ambitious and scheming.

After the marriage of her daughter to King Robb Stark, Sybell conspired to prevent the conception of an heir. Lady Sybell confirmed to Jaime Lannister that she was directed by Tywin to ensure that Jeyne didn't conceive a possible Stark heir, strongly suggesting that her potions were contraceptive in nature and not intended to augment fertility. Her actions proved fortuitous as Jaime pardoned the family at his father's direction.

v • d • e A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Novels	A Game of Thrones (1996) · A Clash of Kings (1998) · A Storm of Swords (2000) · A Feast for Crows (2005) · A Dance with Dragons · The Winds of Winter · A Dream of Spring
Novellas	The Hedge Knight · The Sworn Sword
Major Houses	Arryn · Baratheon · Bolton · Frey · Greyjoy · Lannister · Martell · Stark · Targaryen · Tully · Tyrell
Other characters	Minor Houses · Independent characters · Complete character list · Daenerys Targaryen
Organizations	Night’s Watch · Kingsguard · Maesters · Brotherhood Without Banners · Other organizations
Places	Westeros · Cities · Strongholds · Across the narrow sea · Free Cities · Ghis
Wars and tourneys	Historic wars · War of the Usurper · War of the Five Kings · Tourneys
Games	A Game of Thrones: collectible card game · board game · role-playing game