House Hornwood of Hornwood is a noble house
whose seat is Hornwood in the north. They are among the principal bannermen of
Starks of Winterfell. Their sigil is a bull moose, brown on a field of dark
orange. Their words are "Righteous in Wrath".
The lands of the house, which include the
forest of the Hornwood and other castles beside Hornwood, border those of House
Bolton and House Manderly. The Hornwoods' lands extend west to the White Knife.
Their ruler is known as the Lord of the Hornwood.
History
Lord Hornwood's younger son disappeared in
Flea Bottom during the Hour of the Wolf. Hallis Hornwood and Timotty Snow
founded the Wolf Pack after the Dance of the Dragons.
Recent
Events
A
Game of Thrones
Bran Stark sees the Hornwoods at Winterfell
after Robb Stark calls the northern banners. Lord Halys Hornwood requests the
return of a holdfast taken from his grandfather, hunting rights near a ridge,
and permission to dam the White Knife.
When the northern army splits at the Twins,
Lord Halys goes with Lord Roose Bolton's army and his heir, Daryn, accompanies
Robb to free Riverrun. The banners of House Hornwood are spotted by Tyrion
Lannister at the battle on the Green Fork, at which Halys is killed. Daryn is
one of Robb's personal guard at the battle in the Whispering Wood, where he is
killed by Ser Jaime Lannister.
A
Clash of Kings
Halys's widow, Donella, is now Lady of the
Hornwood, but a matter of succession arises. House Hornwood is connected by the
female line with House Karstark, House Flint, and House Tallhart, while Halys's
bastard, Larence Snow, is fostered at Deepwood Motte by House Glover. Donella
arrives at Winterfell for the harvest feast and meets with Bran and Ser Rodrik
Cassel. She warns them that Ramsay Snow, Lord Bolton's bastard, is gathering
soldiers at the Dreadfort. Maester Luwin advises her to increase her harvest
storage from a fifth to a quarter. Mors Umber and Lord Wyman Manderly advance
themselves as possible suitors to Lady Donella. It is suggested that Beren
Tallhart, a son of Halys's sister Berena, could take the Hornwood lands and
name to prevent the House from dying out.
Lady Hornwood is captured by and forced to
marry Ramsay, the Bastard of Bolton. Her cousin, Wyman Manderly, sends White
Harbor men to take the Hornwood castle, and there is fighting in the Hornwood
between Houses Manderly and Bolton. Rodrik tries to rescue Donella, but
discovers that Ramsay locked her in a tower and allowed her to starve to death.
Rodrik tells Luwin that Ramsay and Donella's wedding appears to have been
lawful and that she designated Ramsay as her heir before her death.
When Rodrik aims to retake Winterfell from
its ironborn captors, Theon Greyjoy spies some Hornwood banners among his host.
Ramsay kills Rodrik in the battle at Winterfell, abducts Theon, and sacks
Winterfell.
A
Storm of Swords
After the fighting at the fords of the
Trident, Lord Roose Bolton leaves, among others, a hundred Hornwood bowmen to
guard the Trident. Larence Snow is held as a captive by Asha Greyjoy at
Deepwood Motte.
A
Feast for Crows
Brienne of Tarth spots the badge of House
Hornwood among those collected from the dead after the battle at Duskendale.
A
Dance with Dragons
Lord Tywin Lannister requires that Lord
Wyman Manderly abandon his claim to Hornwood lands as a condition for peace
with the Iron Throne.
Davos Seaworth learns that smallfolk from
along the White Knife and Hornwood have been seeking protection at White Harbor
with House Manderly. Some Hornwood men are also reported to have joined Ramsay
Bolton's force marching on Moat Cailin. Theon Greyjoy sees the moose of the
Hornwoods among the banners flying above Barrow Hall.
Stannis Baratheon writes to Jon Snow that
his growing army contains some Hornwood men who survived Ramsay's betrayal of
Ser Rodrik Cassel at Winterfell.
During the wedding of "Arya
Stark", actually Jeyne Poole, to Ramsay in Winterfell, Ramsay is introduced
as Lord of the Hornwood. As the Manderlys are ostensibly supportive of House
Bolton, Lord Manderly has presumably relinquished Hornwood to Ramsay. Lady
Barbrey Dustin tells Theon that the Hornwood men who are at Winterfell for
Ramsay's wedding and its upcoming siege have not forgotten how Ramsay treated
Lady Donella.
Larence Snow, the late Lord Halys
Hornwood's bastard, is presumably freed from captivity when Stannis recovers
Deepwood Motte from Asha Greyjoy.
House
Hornwood at the end of the third century
The known Hornwoods during the timespan of
the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
Lord {Halys Hornwood}, slain at the battle
on the Green Fork.
Lady {Donella Hornwood}, his wife, the
cousin of Lord Wyman Manderly, imprisoned and starved to death by Ramsay Snow.
{Daryn Hornwood}, his son and heir, slain
at the battle in the Whispering Wood.
Larence Snow, the natural son of Lord
Halys. Over thirteen years old; fostered at Deepwood Motte.
Berena Hornwood, his sister, wife of
Leobald Tallhart.
Household
Maester Medrick, currently in Winterfell
Historical
Members
Hallis Hornwood, a founder of the Wolf
Pack.
Coat of arms: A brown bullmoose with black
antlers on orange, (Tenné, a bullmoose brunâtre attired sable)
Words: Righteous in Wrath
Seat: Hornwood
Region: North
Title: Lord of the Hornwood
Overlord: House Stark (AGOT), House Bolton
(ADWD)
