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House Manwoody of Kingsgrave

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House Manwoody of Kingsgrave is a noble Dornish family, sworn to House Martell. Its name and its sigil — a white skull crowned in gold on a black field — recall a very old episode: the founder of the house killed a king of the Reach on the lands that now bear that name.

Ever since, the Manwoodys have held a constant presence on the Dornish frontier, locked for generations in conflict with the Marcher lords who watch that border from the north.

Death of the King

The origin of the Manwoodys hinges on a single act: at some point in the distant past, the house's founder killed a king of the Reach on the very spot where the family's castle now stands. That is where the stronghold's name comes from, and also the crowned skull the house bears on its arms.

Nothing more is told of that episode beyond the fact that it was carved into stone and heraldry alike — a seat and a sigil built so that no one would forget a king had died there.

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Conflict with the Marcher Lords

Beyond that origin, what has defined the Manwoodys over time is a contested border: for centuries they have clashed with the Marcher lords who hold the lands north of their own, along the line between Dorne and the Reach.

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Kingsgrave · Dorne

Sworn to: House Nymeros Martell of Sunspear

KingsgraveDorneHighgardenRed DunesDornish MarchesSandstoneStarfallCider HallBlackmont100 leaguesSee on the map
Seat: Kingsgrave · 100 leagues
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According to the Hielo y Fuego Wiki · Casa Manwoody · 2026-07-30

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Where each datum comes from
English name
anapioficeandfire.com/api/houses
Spanish name
hieloyfuego.fandom.com — “Casa Manwoody” (the wiki declares its English name in {{Interlinks}} and only one house bears that surname)
Arms (English)
anapioficeandfire.com/api/houses. Note: the API’s heraldry comes from The Citadel (westeros.org), which docs/canon.md §2 classes as SEMI-CANON
Arms (Spanish)
hieloyfuego.fandom.com — “Casa Manwoody”
Region
anapioficeandfire.com/api/houses (Spanish from pipeline/casas/regiones.json)
Seat
«Kingsgrave» → data/lugares.json by name + type + region
Allegiance
anapioficeandfire.com/api/houses (overlord field)
Current lord
anapioficeandfire.com/api/houses — the fifth book’s state (the API froze in 2015), NOT the show’s
Canon
no members on screen at gameofthrones.fandom.com: books only

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House Nymeros Martell of Sunspear