House Lydden of Deep Den
Casa Lydden de Cuevahonda
House Lydden of Deep Den is a noble house of the Westerlands, sworn to House Lannister of Casterly Rock. Its arms show a silver badger on a field per pale green and tenné.
Its origins go back to the Andal Invasion of the Westerlands, when the Kings of the Rock chose to marry into the newcomers rather than keep fighting them.
Chapter 1
From Lydden to Lannister
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House Lydden was born during the Andal Invasion, when the Kings of the Rock chose to win over the invaders instead of continuing to fight them, marrying their daughters to Andal knights. Under that policy, King Gerold III Lannister gave his only daughter to Ser Joffrey Lydden.
Gerold III died without male heirs, and it was then that Ser Joffrey Lydden took the Lannister name and was proclaimed King of the Rock.
Chapter 2
The badger in Tywin's cortege
Books only
Tywin LannisterWhen Lord Tywin Lannister's body was brought back to Casterly Rock, among the banners of the westermen knights and lords escorting the funeral procession was the silver badger of House Lydden.
House Lannister of Casterly Rock
- Lyman Lannister
- Tymond Lannister
- Jason Lannister
- Tyland Lannister
- Loreon Lannister
- Erwin Lannister
- Rohanne Webber
- Cerelle Lannister
- Damon Lannister
- Tybolt Lannister
- Marla Prester
- Tytos Lannister
- Jason Lannister
- Tywald Lannister
- Tion Lannister
- Lynora Hill
- Tywin Lannister
- Alys Stackspear
- Damon Lannister
- Gerold Lannister
- Kevan Lannister
- Genna Frey
- Tygett Lannister
- Gerion Lannister
- Jeyne Lannister
- Ellyn Reyne
- Cersei Lannister
- Jaime Lannister
- Daven Lannister
- Tysha
- Joanna Lannister
- Tyrion Lannister
- Lancel Lannister
- Tyrek Lannister
- Martyn Lannister
- Willem Lannister
- Joy Hill
- Janei Lannister
- Ermesande Hayford
- Alton Lannister
- and 30 more in the index
- House Algood
- House Banefort of Banefort
- House Bettley
- House Brax of Hornvale
- House Broom
- House Clegane
- House Crakehall of Crakehall
- House Doggett
- House Drox
- House Estren of Wyndhall
- House Falwell
- House Farman of Faircastle
- House Ferren
- House Foote
- House Garner
- House Greenfield of Greenfield
- House Hamell
- House Lydden of Deep Den
- and 31 more in the index
