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House Gaunt[1] is a vassal house from the Crownlands. It directly holds fealty to the elected monarchs of the Six Kingdoms.
Members[]
- Lord Symon Gaunt, the head of House Gaunt.
- Ser {Gwayne Gaunt}, a knight of the Kingsguard during the reign of Aerys II Targaryen. Killed by Ser {Symon Hollard} during the Defiance of Duskendale. Ser {Barristan Selmy} avenged his death.
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, little is mentioned about House Gaunt other than their sigil and Ser Gwayne's death.
Incidentally, George R.R. Martin has said that the narrative of the novel series is loosely inspired by the real-life War of the Roses, a succession war in England during the late fifteenth century. Much of the war centered around who was the rightful heir to King Edward III: "John of Gaunt" was Edward III's third son, and his descendants were the House of Lancaster (which produced kings Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI). John of Gaunt was so-called because he was born in the city of Ghent in Flanders, and at the time "Ghent" was rendered into English spelling as "Gaunt."
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 8, Episode 6: "The Iron Throne" (2019).
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Houses from the Crownlands | |
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Royal house |
King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men (elected, currently Bran I the Broken) |
Noble houses |
Blount · Brune · Gaunt · Massey · Rosby · Slynt · Staunton · Stokeworth · Thorne |
Narrow Sea houses | |
Exiled houses | |
Extinct houses |
Baratheon of Dragonstone · Baratheon of King's Landing · Blackfyre · Cargyll · Darklyn · Hollard |