Alester Oakheart
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| Allegiance | House Oakheart | |||
| Culture | Reach | |||
| Died | Prince's Pass[1] | |||
| Book | A Feast for Crows (mentioned) | |||
Alester Oakheart was a member of House Oakheart.
Character
There is a tapestry at Old Oak depicting him in the Prince's Pass, blowing a warhorn with his last breath.[1]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
While walking the streets of Sunspear, Ser Arys Oakheart thinks of Alester and the Oakheart tradition of killing Dornishmen.[1]
Behind the Scenes
The mention of Alester blowing a warhorn with his last breath in the Prince's Pass may be a reference to The Song of Roland, in which Roland dies shortly after sounding a warhorn to call for aid from Charlemagne's army, after being ambushed in the Roncevaux Pass.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.