House Dayne

House Dayne of Starfall is a noble House from Dorne and a vassal to House Martell. Their seat is the castle of Starfall. They were once minor kings, styling themselves as Kings of the Torrentine.
Their ancestral weapon is Dawn, a blade forged from the metal of a fallen star. The Dayne knight that bears the sword is granted the title of "the Sword of the Morning".
House Dayne's sigil consists of a black sword within a falling star on a blue field.
== History ==
House Dayne can trace its roots back to the Dawn Age. Starfall is built on an island at the mouth of the Torrentine River, where the first Dayne is said to have tracked a falling star and found a magical stone. In present-day Westeros, House Dayne is best known for their ancestral sword, Dawn, and the "Sword of the Morning" who wields it.
Although considered "stony" Dornishmen, who possess fairer coloring than the rest of the Dornish population, the Daynes' appearance is different even from this exclusive group; many have blue or purple eyes, and hair color ranges from dark to pale blond.
House Dayne fought several battles with Houses from The Reach. King Vorian Dayne was defeated by House Martell in Nymeria's War, though because of his honor, Nymeria sent him to the Wall with golden fetters and married his heir, Davos Dayne. Since then, House Dayne has been fiercely loyal to House Martell. They assisted the Martells in unifying Dorne and subduing other Dornish Houses. During Aegon I Targaryen's War of Conquest, Lord Joffrey Dayne led an army to Oldtown.
The Martells and their vassals rallied behind the Targaryens in Robert's Rebellion. The legendary knight Arthur Dayne was killed in the Showdown at the Red Mountains, one of the last battles in the war. Although killing or disarming all of his opponents with ease, he was stabbed in the back by Howland Reed, whom he thought he had mortally wounded early in the fight, and subsequently killed by Eddard Stark. Dawn was subsequently returned to Starfall by Eddard.
== Members ==
* Queen {Dyanna Dayne}, wife to King Maekar I and mother to his sons: Aerion, Aemon, and Aegon.
* Lord {Beric Dayne}, Lord of Starfall.
** Ser {Arthur Dayne}, the Sword of the Morning, his second son. Killed at the Showdown at the Tower of Joy.
** Lady {Ashara Dayne}, his daughter. Committed suicide under mysterious circumstances at Starfall.
Ancestors 
* King Vorian Dayne, the Evening Sword, last King of the Torrentine. Defeated by Nymeria and sent to the Wall.
* Lord Davos Dayne, son of King Vorian and a previous Sword of the Morning. Married to Nymeria after his father's defeat.
* Ser Joffrey Dayne, Sword of the Morning. Led a force to attack Oldtown during the First Dornish War.
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Category:Dorne