LuisDantas Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Are they mentioned in the books (I think not)? Does anyone have their names handy? I believe they were exactly three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi No Yokan Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Two exist in the books. PeasburyHouse Peasebury of Poddingfield is a noble house from Poddingfield in the Stormlands. MusgoodHouse Musgood is a noble house from the Stormlands. The third one sounds like House "Haye", but I can't find anything on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepi Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I believe the third one is Haigh. Although they're from the Riverlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The brown snake Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I assumed they were minor houses... and Stannis needs major houses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayard Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I assumed they were minor houses... and Stannis needs major houses... What makes them minor? They are noble houses all the same, and Stannis wasn't going to get one of the great lords on his side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi No Yokan Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 House HaighHouse Haigh is a knightly house from the Riverlands, and a vassal house of House Frey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daske Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Peasbury House Peasebury of Poddingfield is a noble house from Poddingfield in the Stormlands. Is this a play on 'pease pudding' maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. frontalis chiripepe Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 What makes them minor? They are noble houses all the same, and Stannis wasn't going to get one of the great lords on his side. Usually they refer to a 'minor' house as one with few men and/or little land. Stannis said that between the 3 of them they couldn't raid a pantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The hairy bear Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The closed caption confirms that the houses are indeed Peasbury, Musgood and Haigh. I'm really surprised that they used Haigh here, since being an inland house from the Riverlands and a vassal from the Freys they couldn't possibly side with Stannis. It's not a big deal, but I don't understand hy they dropped the ball on this one, as it was really easy to go through a list of Stormland houses and choose from there. FWIW, Peasbury and Musgood are good choices. What makes them minor? They are noble houses all the same, and Stannis wasn't going to get one of the great lords on his side. Manpower, size of the lands, wealth, privileges... Even if the juridacal status is the same, noble houses greatly vary between them. Compare House Webber from TSS, that could muster a couple dozen men, to House Karstark in AGOT, that brings more than three thousand men to Robb's army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamba12 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm really surprised that they used Haigh here, since being and inland house from the Riverlands and a vassal from the Freys they couldn't possibly side with Stannis. It's not a big deal, but I don't understand hy they dropped the ball on this one, as it was really easy to go through a list of Stormland houses and choose from there. Because there's no good reason to go against the Freys, right? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Tetrarch42 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The scene is a bit confusing actually, why would houses that between them all "couldn't raid a pantry" side with Stannis. His cause at this point seems pretty bleak - their chance of success is minimal and they have everything to lose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yushkevitch Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The scene is a bit confusing actually, why would houses that between them all "couldn't raid a pantry" side with Stannis. His cause at this point seems pretty bleak - their chance of success is minimal and they have everything to lose... Fear? They've no doubt heard that the red witch is burning everyone these days, including relatives. As a small house that we assume is in close proximity to Dragonstone the mentality may be self-preservation rather than any belief Stannis is going to win the game of thrones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisDantas Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Stannis gives a fairly good explanation in ADWD, IIRC. The Lords of those Houses expect to gain favor (and lands, gold and prestige) if they are perceived as loyal to him and he is at all succesful. Typical behavior, actually. That is how things work in the feudal system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Not That Littlefinger Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 "the men they bring wouldnt be enough to rade a pantry" such a great line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty of House Goodmen Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Lord Robin Peasbury is actually up north with Stannis in ADWD. House Haigh's mention is odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. frontalis chiripepe Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The scene is a bit confusing actually, why would houses that between them all "couldn't raid a pantry" side with Stannis. His cause at this point seems pretty bleak - their chance of success is minimal and they have everything to lose... Well, it they are that small and weak, they have less to lose. Perhaps they were once much stronger houses with more land who feel cheated, and want to claim back everything they once had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Trell Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Would have been nice to hear a Velaryon mention here. Pretty important house that canonically did side with Stannis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I also wondered about something else. Who the fuck was "King Orys' who got slain by his brother? Was that Aenys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wolf Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I also wondered about something else. Who the fuck was "King Orys' who got slain by his brother? Was that Aenys? That seems to be the general consensus - Orys is a replacement for Aenys who was rumoured to be killed by his brother Maegor the Cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilúvatar Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I wondered if House Haigh may actually have been House Hasty of the Stormlands, with Davos either mispronouncing it or being cut off by Stannis before he could say the "stee" part. Rewatching the scene though, he definitely appears to say House Haigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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