House Ambrose is a noble house from the
Reach.
They blazon their arms as a yellow field
strewn with red ants. According to semi-canon sources their motto is
"Never Resting".
History
In 42 AC Ser Aegon Ambrose, a knight of the
Warrior's Sons, took part in the trial of seven in which seven of the Warrior's
Sons faced King Maegor I Targaryen and his six champions. He died during the
battle.
During the civil war known as the Dance of
the Dragons, Marq Ambrose was loyal to King Aegon II Targaryen. He was a member
of the Caltrops, supporters of Aegon II who plotted to dispose of Ulf the White
and Hugh Hammer. Marq suggested that, since both Ulf the White and Hugh Hammer
were dragonriders, they would kill the men only after taking King's Landing
from the forces of Rhaenyra Targaryen, but Richard Rodden insisted that such a
plan would be dishonorable. Marq was later slain during the Second Battle of
Tumbleton.
Ser Aubrey Ambrose was named by Eustace
Osgrey as one of the outstanding supporters of the Daemon I Blackfyre's cause.
Recent
Events
A
Clash of Kings
House Ambrose follow their Tyrell overlords
in declaring for Renly Baratheon on the outset of the War of the Five Kings.
While on the march with Renly's army, Ser Edmund Ambrose is one of the knights
who start the wager on the maidenhood of Brienne of Tarth, bringing her flowers
and offering to ride with her. Brienne eventually discovers the wager, after
which she seeks Edmund out during the melee at Bitterbridge and defeats him.
After Renly's death, the Ambroses again
follow the Tyrells, marching with the Tyrell-Lannister army at the Battle of
the Blackwater. The squire Alyn Ambrose slays a Myrish crossbowman and a
Mullendore man-at-arms during the fighting.
A
Storm of Swords
Elinor Tyrell is betrothed to Alyn Ambrose,
a son of Lord Arthur Ambrose.
Ambrose men march with Lord Randyll Tarly
to pacify the crownlands after the victory at the Blackwater.
A
Feast for Crows
Brienne of Tarth spots horse trappings
bearing the ants of Ambrose among the gear collected from the dead after the
Battle of Duskendale.
House
Ambrose at the end of the third century
The known Ambroses during the timespan of
the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
Lord Arthur Ambrose
Lady Alysanne Hightower, his wife.
Alyn Ambrose, their young son. A squire.
With unspecified familiar relationship to
the main branch of the house there is also:
Ser Edmund Ambrose, a knight from Randyll
Tarly's household.
Historical
Members
Ser Aegon Ambrose, a knight of the
Warrior's Sons in 42 AC.
Marq Ambrose, loyal to King Aegon II
Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons.
Ser Aubrey Ambrose, a knight who supported
Daemon I Blackfyre during his rebellion.
Coat of arms: A yellow field strewn with
red ants, (Or, semé of ants gules)
Words: Never Resting
Current Lord: Lord Arthur Ambrose
Region: The Reach
Overlord: House Tyrell
