House Oakheart of Old Oak
Casa Oakheart de Roble Viejo
House Oakheart of Old Oak is a noble house of the Reach, sworn to House Tyrell and seated at Old Oak. It is one of the oldest lines in the region, its origin traced by legend back to the age of the First Men.
Its members turn up at some of the earliest turning points in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, from the war that ended the green kingdoms to the blood disputes that later split House Targaryen.
Chapter 1
Roots of oak
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Legend traces the family back to the descendants of John the Oak, one of the fabled sons of Garth Greenhand. Those early lords of Old Oak did not bow to the crown of the Reach by the sword: they joined Garth III Gardener's kingdom through a friendly pact.
Chapter 2
The Field of Fire
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When the War of Conquest broke out, the lord of Old Oak placed part of his host under King Mern IX Gardener's command and led them into the battle of the Field of Fire, one of the disasters that sealed the Reach's fall before the dragons.
Chapter 3
The rejected embassy
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In the year 13 after the Conquest, when Prince Nymor Martell sent his daughter Deria to King's Landing as an envoy, it was the lord of Old Oak who suggested lodging her among the city's meanest whores. King Aegon I Targaryen turned the suggestion down.
Chapter 4
The princess's suitor
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Rhaenyra TargaryenNearly a century later, in 112 AC, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen traveled through the southern realm, and the son of the lord of Old Oak was among those who courted her during that progress.
Chapter 5
A house divided
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When the Blackfyre Rebellion broke out, the house did not stand united: some Oakhearts fought for the king, while others sided with the pretenders of dragon blood.
