House Leygood is a noble house from the Reach. Their blazon
is a threefold thunderbolt.
History
The Leygoods trace their ancestry back to Andal adventurers
given lands and wives by the Three Sage Kings of House Gardener during the
coming of the Andals to the Reach.
Lord Leygood was one of the Caltrops during the Dance of the
Dragons. He died in the Second Battle of Tumbleton. His son, Ser Lucas Leygood,
became Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing during the regency of
Aegon III Targaryen.
Ser Simon Leygood was a suitor for Lady Rohanne Webber's
hand.
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
Leygood men march with Lord Randyll Tarly's force, pacifying
the crownlands and the riverlands after the Battle of the Blackwater. Brienne
of Tarth spots a shield bearing the three thunderbolts of Leygood among those
that had been collected from the dead after the battle at Duskendale. She also
encounters a guard wearing the badge of House Leygood at the gates of
Maidenpool.
House Leygood at the
end of the third century
The known Leygoods during the timespan of the events
described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
No member has appeared yet.
Historical Members
Lord Leygood, one of of the Caltrops.
Ser Lucas Leygood, his son, Commander of the City Watch.
Ser Simon Leygood, a knight during the reign of Aerys I
Targaryen.
Behind the Scenes
The sigil of House Leygood may be a reference by George R.
R. Martin to the comic book characters The Flash or Johnny Thunderbolt.
Coat of arms: Three black thunderbolts on orange, (Tenné,
three thunderbolts sable)
Region: Reach
Overlord: House Tyrell
Founded: Coming of the Andals
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