House Reed

House Reed of Greywater Watch is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Stark of Winterfell. House Reed is the southern-most house of the North. They control the vast area of swampland and bog stretching across the narrowest part of the continent of Westeros, the Neck. The Reeds and their vassals are Crannogmen, a distinct offshoot of the First Men who have adapted to living in the swamps of the Neck.
House Reed's heraldry is a black lizard-lion on a grey-green field.
==History==
House Reed became rulers of the Neck after King Rickard Stark killed the last Marsh King,"Northern Allegiances to House Stark" and have been fiercely loyal vassals of the Starks since then. Their oath of fealty is distinctive, both ancient and dark, swearing on earth and water, bronze and iron and ice and fire."The North" During the coming of the Andals, the North held out against the Andals in part due to House Reed, who fell on the invaders when they tried to pass the Neck.
Before the War of the Five Kings began, Howland Reed, the current head of House Reed, fought alongside his liege-lord Eddard Stark in Robert's Rebellion and saved his life during one of its final skirmishes at the Tower of Joy."Dark Wings, Dark Words""Oathbreaker"
==Members==
*Lord Howland Reed, the current head of the family.
**Lady Jyana Reed, his wife.
***Meera Reed, their daughter and current heir.
***{Jojen Reed}, their son and former heir. Mortally wounded by a wight and then mercy-killed by Meera.
==Family tree==
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the crannogmen of the Neck are gifted and talented hunters and warriors. They have an ages-old feud with House Frey, who rule the lands immediately to the south. The Reeds came to the attention of their liege lords, House Stark when Howland Reed met Eddard Stark at a tournament at Harrenhal. Howland Reed and Eddard Stark became fast friends and allies. Aside from Eddard, Howland was the only survivor of the raid at the Tower of Joy, on the occasion of Lyanna Stark's death. The Reed stronghold at Greywater Watch is hard to find because it supposedly moves around on a floating island.
===Vassals===
* House Fenne
* House Marsh
* House Peat
* House Boggs
* House Cray
* House Quagg
* House Greengood
* House Blackmyre
==Gallery==
Reed Sigil.png|House Reed sigil design, from the "Histories & Lore" shorts (the artwork in the scene was off-color, it is meant to be a black lizard-lion on a green background)
==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Vassal houses
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