House Sparr

House Sparr of Great Wyk
Coat of arms	Oak saltire on blue (Azure, a saltire brunâtre)
Seat	Great Wyk
Head	Lord Sparr
Region	Iron Islands
Overlord	House Greyjoy

House Sparr of Great Wyk is an ironborn noble house on the island of Great Wyk in the Iron Islands. Their lands are about six leagues from Hammerhorn. House Sparr's lord is known as the Sparr.

According to semi-canon sources House Sparr blazon their arms with oak saltire on blue.^[1]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The Sparrs are among the bannermen of Balon Greyjoy whom Theon Greyjoy sees in the halls of Pyke preparing for war.^[2] During the War of the Five Kings, Balon declares himself first King of the Iron Islands^[3] and then King of the Isles and the North.^[4]

A Feast for Crows

The Sparr and his son, Steffarion, accompany Gormond Goodbrother to bring news of the death of King Balon to his brother, Aeron Greyjoy.^[5] Two members of House Sparr meet Victarion Greyjoy during the kingsmoot on Old Wyk.^[6]

A Dance with Dragons

Rodrik Sparr presents the wizard Moqorro to Victarion near the Isle of Cedars during the journey of the Iron Fleet to Meereen.^[7]

House Sparr at the end of the third century

The known Sparrs during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lord Sparr, a hatchet-faced old man with watery eyes. Called the Sparr.
  • Steffarion Sparr, his son.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

• Rodrik Sparr, captain of the Grief.

References

v d e Houses of the Iron Islands   At the start of A Game of Thrones Great House GreyjoyP Lordly Houses BlacktydeB BotleyP DrummOW Farwynd of the Lonely Light Farwynd of Sealskin PointGW Goodbrother of HammerhornGW Goodbrother of ShatterstoneOW Harlaw of HarlawH Kenning of HarlawH MerlynGW MyreH OrkwoodO SaltcliffeS SparrGW StonehouseOW StonetreeH SunderlyS TawneyO VolmarkH WynchP Masterly/ Knightly Houses Harlaw of Grey GardenH Harlaw of Harridan HillH Harlaw of Harlaw HallH Harlaw of the Tower of GlimmeringH Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Codd Goodbrother of Corpse LakeGW Goodbrother of Crow Spike KeepGW Goodbrother of DowndelvingGW Goodbrother of OrkmontO Humble1,GW Ironmaker Netley1 Sharp Shepherd1 Weaver1 Extinct Houses GreyironO HoareO   At the end of A Dance with Dragons Great House GreyjoyP Lordly Houses Andrik of Southshield2 BlacktydeB BotleyP DrummOW Farwynd of the Lonely Light Farwynd of Sealskin PointGW Goodbrother of HammerhornGW Goodbrother of ShatterstoneOW Harlaw of Grey Garden2,H Harlaw of HarlawH Kenning of HarlawH MerlynGW MyreH Nute of Oakenshield2 OrkwoodO SaltcliffeS SparrGW StonehouseOW StonetreeH SunderlyS TawneyO Volmark2,H WynchP Masterly/ Knightly Houses Harlaw of Harridan HillH Harlaw of Harlaw HallH Harlaw of the Tower of GlimmeringH Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Codd Goodbrother of Corpse LakeGW Goodbrother of Crow Spike KeepGW Goodbrother of DowndelvingGW Goodbrother of OrkmontO Humble1,GW Ironmaker Netley1 Sharp Shepherd1 Weaver1 Extinct Houses GreyironO HoareO 1 Lesser Houses 2 Shield Islands Houses B Houses from Blacktyde GW Houses from Great Wyk H Houses from Harlaw OW Houses from Old Wyk O Houses from Orkmont P Houses from Pyke S Houses from Saltcliffe