Template:Noble house House Westerling is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Lannister of Casterly Rock. Their lands are north-east of Casterly Rock on the shores of the Sunset Sea.
House Westerling is an old house that traces its descent back to the First Men and at one time was very powerful, giving brides to the Kings of the Rock before the Targaryen conquest. However, they have fallen on hard times and are now poor, but still proud.
Behind the scenes
The Westerling family was originally intended to appear in Season 2, but during pre-production rewrites, Robb Stark's romantic interest began to get an increasingly different backstory than in the novels. George R.R. Martin himself suggested the name away from Westerling to accommodate the changes from his source novels.[1]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Westerling is said to have more pride than power. Tywin Lannister blames their descent in fortunes on their ill-advised marriage with House Spicer, a young house co-founded by a spice merchant and his wife, a "maegi" of the east. Lord Gawen proposed that his daughter marry one of Ser Kevan Lannister's sons, but Tywin rejected the match due to their mixing with a lesser house.
Robb Stark was wounded during the conquer of the Crag. While he was lying injured, he received news about the alleged death of Bran and Rickon. This left him emotionally broken. Jeyne, who was tending his injuries, comforted him in bed. Being honorable like his father, the next morning Robb married Jeyne. By this he has broken the pact with the Freys and made them switch sides.
The books reveal that Sybell Spicer collaborated with Tywin Lannister to make Robb Stark marry her daughter Jeyne, thus providing the Freys a "legitimate" excuse to perform the Red Wedding. She also made sure that her daughter would not get pregnant (presumably by using cotraceptive like Moon tea). It is unclear how far Jeyne herself was involved in the conspiration: whether she collaborated willingly, or was forced by her mother, or acted innocently all the way.
The Westerling sigil is six white shells on a sand-colored background. Their motto is "Honor, Not Honors".
Members
- Lord Gawen Westerling, the Lord of the Crag.
- His wife Lady Sybell of House Spicer.
- Their elder son and heir Ser Raynald Westerling.
- Their elder daughter Jeyne Westerling. The character is analogous in the TV series to Talisa Maegyr.
- Their younger daughter Elenya Westerling.
- Their younger son Rollam Westerling.
- His wife Lady Sybell of House Spicer.
See also
- House Westerling at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
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References
- ↑ Ryan, Maureen (September 4, 2012). 'Game of Thrones' Season 3 Characters And Scoop From Creator George R.R. Martin. Huffington Post.