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"The Dragens command a considerable force. Enough to rival the Boltons. If they are not put down they will rise in revolt, and how long will it take before the northern houses decide House Bolton are not worth bending the knee to?"
Tywin Lannister[src]

House Dragen of Snake Mount is a noble house from the southern Frostfangs in the North of Westeros. They are loyal vassals of House Stark of Winterfell and are seated at Snake Mount. They once ruled over a small part in the North as Blooded Kings until they bent the knee to House Stark centuries before the War of Conquest. The head of the house is the Lord of Snake Mount.

House Dragen was infamous for its centuries old practice of cannibalism, going as far as to adopt a man-eating serpent on their original sigil, although they changed it to just a serpent after abandoning the practice.[1] Their house words are "Peace is a Lie".

History[]

Background[]

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The Blooded King bends the knee to the Starks.

House Dragen was founded during the Age of Heroes by Evan the Cannibal.[2] The Dragens ruled most of the southern Frostfangs as Blooded Kings and were bitter rivals of the Red Kings of House Bolton and the Barrow Kings of House Dustin. The rise of House Stark resulted in an all-out war with the Dragens, led by the last Blooded King: Darron Dragen.[3] The Dragens were defeated and forced to bend the knee to the Starks of Winterfell. While living under Stark rule, the Dragens gradually abandoned the century-old practice of cannibalism.

Enmity between House Dragen and House Bolton grew, partly due to the Dragens attempting to settle in the fertile lands west of the White Knife river, which the Boltons claimed as theirs. The Stark Kings of Winter succeeded in keeping the two Houses from attacking one another and relented by both expanding the Dreadfort's lands and granting House Dragen extended domains east of the Frostfangs.

During Robert's Rebellion, House Dragen was led by Harkon Dragen, whose reputation for ruthlessness and cruelty was cause for great bitterness even in his own family. Garth Dragen, Harkon's second-born son, pledged for Lord Eddard Stark during the rebellion - though Harkon favored himself a Targaryen loyalist. It was suspected that Harkon was poisoned by Garth, supposedly after Harkon made disparaging remarks about Garth's wife Alise Glover. Most, however, consider more complex motives.

House of the Dragon: Season 1[]

A member of House Dragen travels to King's Landing to participate in the Heir's Tournament; a joust to celebrate the birth of Prince Baelon Targaryen. They dress in dark armor adorned with the green serpent of Snake Mount, and wear a helmet with a plume of green feathers.

Game of Thrones: Season 1[]

House Dragen, led by Lord Garth Dragen, accompanies King Robert Baratheon during his arrival at the Stark stronghold of Winterfell. Lucas Dragen, Lord Garth's eldest son and heir, is also present. Lucas Dragen briefly converses with Carmine Grayburn, the heir of Brightbank. After Lord Eddard Stark is taken prisoner at King's Landing, the Dragens are one of the first Houses to be summoned by Robb Stark to march south and demand his liberation. The sigil of House Dragen is present during the feast Robb holds for his bannermen.

House Dragen swears its allegiance to Robb Stark when Jon Umber proposes Northern independence under Robb as King in the North.[4]

Game of Thrones: Season 2[]

The forces of House Dragen remain with the main Northern host as it invades the Westerlands while a relief force led by the Greatjon liberates the seats of the Riverlords occupied by Lannister forces. Dragen forces participate in the Battle of Oxcross.[5]

Game of Thrones: Season 3[]

After many decisive victories, the Dragens are appointed to lead the vanguard towards Casterly Rock. However, during Edmure Tully's wedding, the Boltons and the Freys massacre the Starks and most of the other northern houses. Garth is one of the few bannermen who survives the onslaught, although he did suffer some injuries from the ordeal. Following the massacre, Garth declares for open war between Houses Bolton and Dragen.[6]

Game of Thrones: Season 4[]

House Dragen continues to rebel against the Iron Throne while Tywin Lannister plots to assassinate Garth Dragen. It is rumored that Tywin had an entire plan mapped out to completely annihilate the upstart House, but before his plan can come into fruition, he is killed by his own son, Tyrion Lannister.[7]

Garth agrees to support Carmine Grayburn in his quest to avenge Robb Stark's death and agrees to give Carmine a sizable number of his household guard to supplement his growing army of loyalists. Garth also asks Lucas to join Carmine and act as his advisor, but Carmine, wary of Lucas' personality and reputation, declines.[8]

Game of Thrones: Season 5[]

Roose Bolton is at his wits end, as he still was not able to kill Garth and force the Dragens to submit. Roose makes a deal with a Dragen household member to betray Garth and hand him over to the Boltons. Roose's plan worked when Garth is mercilessly murdered by Roose's man-at-arms, Walton "Steelshanks".[9]

Following his father's death, Lucas takes Garth's place as Lord of Snake Mount. He reforms House Dragen completely, breaking their oath to House Stark as well as investing more in military power. Lucas becomes a violent and power-hungry ruler, and his mental stability grows ever unstable in the process. Mira Dragen and Domeric Dragen, Lucas' siblings, decide leave Snake Mount and seek shelter at Deepwood Motte, the birthplace of their mother, Lady Alise Dragen, although they are unknowingly walking into a trap, as the Motte has recently been overrun by House Greyjoy.[10] In order to account for their new political and military growth, the Dragens begin cementing their alliance with the Harrigons by marrying Lord Lucas to Larinna Harrigon. Consequently, Ethan Snow marries Arrena Storm, Larinna's bastard sister. Over the next few years, Larinna bears Lucas two children, his son and heir Warron and a daughter, Melina, and Arrena gives birth to Merei, giving her the name "Whitesnow". Erik Dragen marries Anaya Berrow and becomes a father to their first son, Kenden.[11]

Game of Thrones: Season 6[]

As House Dragen prepares for winter, the citizens of Snake Mount mourn for the death of Ser Ethan Snow. This gives Lucas the advantage to abuse Arrena Storm as well. After Ethan's death, a mysterious Red Priest named Vurus arrives at Snake Mount. Erik volunteers to be sacrificed to R'hllor in order to bring his fallen uncle back from the dead. He legitimizes Ethan shortly before his death and soon after Ethan is resurrected by Vurus. Ethan and Lucas engage in a violent duel with Ethan as the victor. Lucas sustains heavy injuries and is believed to have died. However, Lucas survived to fatal combat and fled to Essos.

Ethan, now the new Lord of Snake Mount and Lord Defender of the North, has to face a new obstacle: his own vassals. Many of House Dragen's bannermen find it hard to lay their fealty and trust to a bastard-born lord and claim that Domeric Dragen should hold the title after his brother's "death". However, Lucas still has men loyal to him who wish for his return and Ethan's final demise.

After the "death" of Lucas Dragen, both House Dragen and their vassals have found issues naming an heir. Since Ethan Dragen is only the di facto Lord of Snake Mount, he will only be the head of House Dragen until an heir comes of age. Some of House Dragen's vassals have asked for Lucas' son Warron not to become heir to Snake Mount as they fear the man he will grow up to be, and ask that Lord Lucas' only surviving brother Domeric become the heir when he reaches 18. However, since Kenden is the son of Domeric's now deceased older brother Erikar, he would legally be the heir over Domeric. Lord Ethan still intends to make Warron the heir to Snake Mount however, keeping him under constant guard at all times with only his most loyal men.

Relationships[]

Members[]

Household[]

  • Lord Duncan Catell, castellan of Snake Mount and Lord of Cath Hall.
  • Ser Coren Brewlan, a knight in service of House Dragen.
  • Maester Vahaelor, Snake Mount's maester.
  • {Joffen Snow}, a servant to House Dragen and a bastard son of Lord Rickard Karstark. Killed by Ethan Snow's remaining loyal men after Ethan's assassination.
  • Grond, Master Torturer of Snake Mount.
  • Rylen Mollen, hostage of House Dragen.
  • Noro, a sellsword from Volantis in service of House Dragen. Master-at-Arms.
  • Drayro Tollo, a sellsword from Braavos in service of House Dragen.
  • Maut, a lowborn in service of House Dragen.
  • Ontley, a lowborn in service of House Dragen.

Ancestors[]

Image gallery[]

Family tree[]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lady Dragen
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Harkon Dragen
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Jaran Dragen
 
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Garth Dragen
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Alise Dragen née Glover Glover mini-shield
 
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Ethan Dragen
 
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Lucas Dragen
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Larinna Harrigon HHarrigon-Banners
 
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Erikar "Erik" Dragen
Deceased
 
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Anaya Dragen
née Berrow House-Berrow-Banner
 
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Mira Dragen
 
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Domeric Dragen
 
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Merei Whitesnow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Warron Dragen
 
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Melina Dragen
 
 
 
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Kenden Dragen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In the books[]

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Dragen are loyal vassals of House Stark and are frequently described as one of the North's most powerful and influential families. Their lands lie in the southern region of the Frostfangs, which are home to many mountain clans, most of whom pledge fealty to House Dragen. Their seat, Snake Mount, is a bleak and foreboding castle. House Dragen's sigil is a green snake on a black background.

Some of the mountain clans sworn to House Dragen that have not appeared in the series are: House Wull, House Flint, House Knott, House Liddle, and House Norrey.

The Dragens once practiced cannibalism before submitting to House Stark. The ancient Dragens ruled most of the Frostfangs as Blooded Kings and were known to eat defeated enemies, believing there were magical powers to be gained from their consumption. Much like the Red Kings of the Dreadfort and the Barrow Kings of the barrowlands, the Dragens were eventually defeated by Winterfell's Kings of Winter. As the Dragens became more "civilized" under Stark rule, the tradition of eating humans eventually fell out of practice.

During Robert's Rebellion, the head of House Dragen was Garth Dragen. According to Eddard Stark, Lord Garth was notably opposed to having Roose Bolton in the army, as their two families have been bitter enemies for generations. After some negotiation on Eddard's part (and with help from Jon Arryn), the Dragens and Boltons agreed to work together for the sake of the rebellion. In contrast to the books, Garth was not present at the Tower of Joy, instead fighting royalist holdouts at Crackclaw Point.

House Dragen are one of the first houses to call for Robb Stark's ascension as King in the North. Lord Garth joined Robb's army and begrudgingly left Winterfell in the hands of his firstborn son, Lucas Dragen. Lucas is a disturbed young man and a rumoured cannibal, who some suspect may have ties to the wildlings beyond the Wall. According to some fan theories, Lucas seeks to facilitate the return of the Others (called White Walkers in the series) and may be religiously affiliated to their return. House Dragen was one of the houses present at Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey's wedding, though Garth managed to survive and escape the ensuing massacre. Upon returning to Snake Mount with half his forces gone, Garth organized a rebellion against House Bolton. Wyman Manderly, the head of House Manderly, noted the inevitable failure of Garth's uprising, as he both lacked the numbers (the mountain clans he rallied did not have enough men and were hesitant to fight), and the strategic faculty to try and usurp the Lannister-backed Boltons. Garth was eventually killed in a battle in the Wolfswood, after which lordship of Snake Mount passed to his son Lucas, with the Manderlys suspecting that he might have been conspiring with the Boltons to accomplish this.

Known members[]

See also[]

A Wiki of Ice and Fire favicon House Dragen on A Wiki of Ice and Fire


References[]

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