House Lynderly

House Lynderly of the Snakewood
Coat of arms	A black field strewn wriggling green serpents (Sable, semé of snakes vert)
Seat	Snakewood
Head	Lord Jon Lynderly[1]
Region	The Vale
Title	Lord of the Snakewood[1]
Heir	Terrance Lynderly[1]
Overlord	House Arryn

House Lynderly of the Snakewood is a noble house from the Vale of Arryn. Their castle is Snakewood and they carry the title "Lord of the Snakewood".^[1]

They blazon their arms with a black field strewn with wriggling green serpents.^[2][3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

A knight wearing the green viper of the Lynderlys is present in the High Hall of the Eyrie when Tyrion Lannister demands a trial by combat to prove his innocence. He is young and is the first to offer his sword to champion Lady Lysa Arryn.^[2]

A Feast for Crows

Petyr Baelish tells Sansa Stark that Lord Jon Lynderly is one of his friends. Littlefinger asks Lords Grafton and Lynderly to send each a son to ward, to become Robert Arryn's squires.^[4] Lord Lynderly attends Lord Lyonel Corbray's wedding, which many of the Lords Declarant shun. Gyles Grafton and Terrance Lynderly descend to the Gates of the Moon with Robert.^[5]

House Lynderly at the end of the third century

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

• Lord Jon Lynderly, Lord of the Snakewood.^[1]
  • Terrance Lynderly, his son and heir to Snakewood. A young squire to Robert Arryn.^[1]

Of unknown relationship to the main branch:

• Ser Lymond Lynderly^[6]
• Unnamed Lynderly knight present at the Eyrie when Tyrion Lannister demands a trial by combat.^[2] He may be Ser Lymond.

References

v d e Houses of the Vale of Arryn   At the start of A Game of Thrones Great House Arryn of the Eyrie Lordly Houses Baelish Belmore Borrell1 Coldwater Corbray Elesham Grafton Hunter Lynderly Longthorpe1 Pryor Redfort Royce Ruthermont Sunderland1 Tollett Torrent1 Waynwood Knightly Houses Hardyng Shett of Gull Tower Shett of Gulltown Templeton Waxley Woodhull Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Arryn of Gulltown Breakstone Crayne Donniger Dutton Egen Hersy Lipps Melcolm Moore Upcliff Wydman Extinct Houses Shell Brightstone   At the end of A Dance with Dragons Great House Arryn of the Eyrie Lordly Houses Baelish Belmore Borrell1 Coldwater Corbray Elesham Grafton Hunter Lynderly Longthorpe1 Pryor Redfort Royce of Runestone Royce of the Gates of the Moon Ruthermont Sunderland1 Tollett Torrent1 Waynwood Knightly Houses Hardyng Shett of Gull Tower Shett of Gulltown Templeton Waxley Woodhull Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Arryn of Gulltown Breakstone Crayne Donniger Dutton Egen Hersy Lipps Melcolm Moore Upcliff Wydman Extinct Houses Shell Brightstone 1 Sistermen Houses