House Flint of Widow's Watch

House Flint of Widow's Watch
Ever Vigilant
Coat of arms	A blue field strewn with whitecaps, on a yellow chief with crested line a pair of blue eyes (Azure semé of whitecaps argent, on a chief wavy crested or two orbs of the second irised of the first and pupiled sable)
Seat	Widow's Watch
Head	Lady Lyessa Flint[1]
Region	The North
Title	Lord of Widow's Watch[2]
Overlords	House Stark (AGOT) House Bolton (ADWD)
Cadet branches	House Flint of Flint's Finger House Flint of the mountains

House Flint of Widow's Watch is a noble house from Widow's Watch in the east of the north. They are probably the most powerful branch of House Flint,^[3] though the Flints of the mountains claim to be the oldest of the Flints.^[4]

Neither their arms or their words appear in the text. A semi-canon source blazons their banner as a blue field strewn with whitecaps, on a yellow chief with crested line a pair of blue eyes and gives their motto as "Ever Vigilant".^[5][6]

History

It is suggested that the Night's King was a Flint, among the many possibilities. Lord Commander Rodrik Flint is regarded as one of the worst commanders of the Night's Watch, for trying to make himself King-Beyond-the-Wall. One of the dark legends surrounding the Nightfort is the rape and murder of brave young Danny Flint.^[7][8]

A branch of House Flint held the Wolf's Den for a century after the extinction of the Greystarks.^[9]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

After Robb Stark calls his banners, Maester Luwin explains that while some houses (such as the Karstarks, Boltons, Hornwoods and Umbers) gather at the winter town, others such as the Reeds, the Ryswells and Dustins and also Lords Manderly and Flint are waiting to join him along the kingsroad. Since House Flint of Widow's Watch is ruled by Lady Lyessa Flint, the passage probably refers to the Lord of Flint's Finger.^[10]

Robin Flint is one of the thirty sons of nobles that ride besides the Young Wolf during the war. He and Ser Wendel Manderly are among the older men in the group.^[11]

A Clash of Kings

The Flints are reported to have ties to House Hornwood through the female line, though A Clash of Kings does not specify which branch.^[12]

The Flints of Widow Watch excuse themselves for not attending the harvest feast of Winterfell because Lady Lyessa Flint is heavy with child and there is sickness at Widow's Watch.^[12] Robin accompanies Lady Catelyn Stark on her voyage south to deal with Renly Baratheon and Stannis Baratheon.^[13]

When Theon Greyjoy studies the banners from the northern lords preparing to attack Winterfell through Maester Luwin's Myrish lens tube, he sees some of House Flint, though not as many as from other houses.^[14]

A Storm of Swords

Robin commands the rearguard during Robb's march to the Twins for the wedding of Edmure Tully.^[15] Robin is one of Robb's bodyguards during the wedding feast, sitting near him with the Smalljon without drinking. During the Red Wedding, Robin is last seen ringed by Freys, their daggers rising and falling.^[16]

Maester Aemon sends a raven to Widow's Watch in a plea for help to defend Castle Black from wildlings.^[7]

A Dance with Dragons

The fleet of Salladhor Saan is spotted by the Flints of Widow's Watch.^[17]

According to Lord Wyman Manderly, should he declare for King Stannis Baratheon, the Flints of Widow's Watch will take their lead from him.^[9]

House Flint of Widow's Watch at the end of the third century

The known Flints of Widow's Watch during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lady Lyessa Flint, Lady of Widow's Watch.^[2]
  • {Robin Flint}, her grown son.^[18] He was slain at the Red Wedding.

Possible member

• Ser {Byam Flint}, a member of the Night's Watch slain in the Mutiny at Craster's Keep.

References

v d e Houses of the North   At the start of A Game of Thrones Great House Stark Lordly Houses Bolton BurleyM Cerwyn Dustin Flint of the mountainsM Flint of Widow's Watch HarclayM Hornwood Karstark KnottM LiddleM Locke Manderly Mormont NorreyM ReedC Ryswell Slate Stout Umber WullM Masterly Houses Glover Tallhart Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Ashwood BlackmyreC BoggsC BoleW BranchW Cassel Condon CrowlS CrayC FennC Flint of Breakstone Hill Flint of Flint's Finger ForresterW Holt GreengoodC Ironsmith Lake Lightfoot Long MagnarS Marsh Mollen Moss Overton PeatC Poole QuaggC StaneS Waterman Wells Whitehill WoodsW Woolfield Exiled Houses Blackwood Extinct Houses Amber Greenwood Fisher of the Stony Shore Frost Greystark Ryder Towers Woodfoot   At the end of A Dance with Dragons Great House Bolton Lordly Houses Bolton of Winterfell BurleyM Cerwyn Dustin Flint of the mountainsM Flint of Widow's Watch HarclayM Karstark KnottM LiddleM Locke Manderly Mormont NorreyM ReedC Ryswell Slate Stout ThennF Umber WullM Masterly Houses Glover Tallhart Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Ashwood BlackmyreC BoggsC BoleW BranchW Cassel Condon CrowlS CrayC FennC Flint of Breakstone Hill Flint of Flint's Finger ForresterW Holt GreengoodC Ironsmith Lake Lightfoot Long MagnarS Marsh Mollen Moss Overton PeatC Poole QuaggC RedbeardF StaneS Waterman Wells Whitehill WoodsW Woolfield Deposed Houses Hornwood Stark Exiled Houses Blackwood Extinct Houses Amber Greenwood Fisher of the Stony Shore Frost Greystark Ryder Towers Woodfoot C Crannogmen F Free folk Houses M Mountain Clans S Skagosi Clans W Wolfswood Clans