House Dalt
| House Dalt of Lemonwood | |
|---|---|
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| Coat of arms |
A purple field strewn with lemons (Purpure, semé of lemons or) |
| Seat | Lemonwood |
| Head | Ser Deziel Dalt |
| Region | Dorne |
| Title | Knight of Lemonwood[1] |
| Heir | Ser Andrey Dalt |
| Overlord | House Martell |
House Dalt of Lemonwood is a house of landed knights from Dorne, and their head is known as the Knight of Lemonwood.[1] Their seat of Lemonwood is located south of the mouth of the Greenblood, close to the shadow city of Sunspear.[2][3]
Their arms are a purple field strewn with lemons.[4][5] Their words do not appear in the books.
Contents
History
Ser Deziel Dalt and his brother, Ser Andrey, both desired to marry Princess Arianne Martell in the past.[6]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Ser Deziel Dalt is among the Dornish nobles who accompany Prince Oberyn Martell to King's Landing.[4]
A Feast for Crows
Among Doran Martell's favorite children at the Water Gardens is a Dalt boy whose relationship with the main branch is uncertain.[7]
Ser Andrey Dalt is among Princess Arianne Martell's dearest friends. He joins Arianne in her plan to crown Princess Myrcella Baratheon and is one of the conspirators who try to bring her to the Hellholt.[8] For participating in Arianne's conspiracy, Andrey is sent to Norvos for three years to serve Lady Mellario.[6]
While prisoner in the Spear Tower of Sunspear, Arianne thinks Deziel is too dutiful to fight for her against his liege lord, her father Doran, and the Knight of Lemonwood is not powerful enough to defy the Prince of Dorne.[6]
House Dalt at the end of the third century
The known Dalts during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Ser Deziel Dalt, the Knight of Lemonwood.
- Ser Andrey Dalt, his brother and heir. Called Drey.
- An unnamed boy who is one of Prince Doran Martell's favorite children at the Water Gardens.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Map of the South
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from Dorne
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, Princess In The Tower.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
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