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Post by jbrams on Oct 2, 2018 15:25:03 GMT
In the new excerpts from Fire and Blood Alysanne tells Alaric Stark that at least a dozen houses besides the Blackwoods had never accepted the Seven, Whilst some of them are probably really minor houses that we've probably never seen, there is an argument that with their reverence of their First Man origins, their House Words being "We Remember", and the fact that they frequently intermarry with the Starks (who before Southron ambitions stuck to marrying into other Northern houses or the Blackwoods with the exception of Aegon forcing Torrhen to marry his daughter to Ronnel Arryn) that the Royces still honour the Old Gods. The only real arguments I can see against it is that the Royces have a strong tradition of Knighthood, which is fairly easy to explain away as they aren't the first Old Gods knights we'd have met, and that Alysanne says "the Blackwoods in the riverlands chief amongst them", however, that could be more down to the Blackwoods make a huge point out of following the Old Gods and the Royces could just not mention it as much rather than saying that the Royces weren't as powerful as the Blackwoods.
I'm interested to know what other people think and whether its worth changing the Royces to Old Gods, as well as any other possible candidates for the dozen or so southron Old Gods houses scattered throughout Westeros?
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Post by rexeverything on Oct 4, 2018 13:26:22 GMT
House Redfort would be a likely candidate for followers of the Old Gods - we know they are a First Men house who allied with Robar Royce against invading Andals. Domeric Bolton also squired for Horton Redfort, which seems unlikely, and a bit random if they follow the Seven (unless Roose was following Rickard Stark's lead for some reason?)
Another possibility might be House Rogers from the Stormlands, as Branda Stark married Harrold Rogers. Branda was the eldest of Rodrik Stark's two daughters, his only two children, and it seems doubtful to me that she would be allowed to marry outside the faith at that point. Looking at the family tree around that time, the other Stark's married a Glover, a Locke, a Karstark and a Flint - as well as a Royce and a Blackwood. Was Branda the odd one out? This is pre 'Southron Ambitions' so I think maybe not.
Rodrik's other daughter, Lyarra, married her cousin Rickard; making Branda Ned Stark's Aunt. I suppose it is possible there are some Stark cousins running around the Rainwood?
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Post by rexeverything on Oct 4, 2018 14:26:00 GMT
just remembered that Arianne II from TWOW mentions wild weirwoods growing in the Rainwood, which could be a coincidence, or further tenuous evidence for Old Gods worshippers nearby.
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Post by jbrams on Oct 5, 2018 17:05:42 GMT
Rainwood would back up House Rogars, plus the last Blackmont king in Dorne "worshipped a dark god and could transform into a great black vulture" so they're also candidates
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