House Chester
| House Chester of Greenshield | |
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| Coat of arms |
A green hand on a gold escutcheon on a green field, a border of red rayonne (Vert, on an escutcheon or a hand of the field all within a bordure rayonny gules) |
| Seat | Deposed (formerly Greenshield) |
| Head | Unknown |
| Region | the Reach, Shield Islands |
| Title | Lord of Greenshield[1] (stripped) |
| Overlords |
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House Chester of Greenshield rules over Greenshield, one of the Shield Islands of the Reach.
According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with a green hand on a gold escutcheon on a green field, a border of red rayonne.[2] Their words do not appear in the books.
Contents
History
The Shield Islands are a considerable naval power and were the first line of defense during the days when the ironborn pirates tried to sail up the Mander to sack the wealth of the Reach.[1]
In 89 AC, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen approved of his granddaughter's, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, choice to marry Lord Corlys Velaryon while being the host of Lord Chester in Greenshield.[3]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
Lord Chester is slain during the attack of the ironborn lead by Euron Greyjoy. After the Battle of the Shield Islands, Euron gives Greenshield to Maron Volmark, a young boy of six-and-ten years.
House Chester at the end of the third century
The known Chesters during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord {Moribald Chester}, Lord of Greenshield. Slain in the Battle of the Shield Islands.
Historical Members
- Lord Chester, host of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen during his royal progress in the Reach in 89 AC.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
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