

From House Dayne have risen some of the greatest warriors in Westeros. If none are found to be worthy, the blade stays on the mantle in Starfall until the next generation.īut Dawn hasn't rested there often. It doesn't matter if he's the lord, a younger brother, or a distant cousin. To wield Dawn, a knight of their House must first be deemed worthy. But Dawn doesn't pass to the Lord of Starfall by right.

Many Houses have ancestral swords passed from father to oldest son, like my own family's Ice. Forged from the fallen star's cold heart, and as strong and sharp as Valyrian steel. And there, he raised his castle.Ī fantastic story, I know, but House Dayne has a relic to prove it. Legend has it that the Dornish founder of House Dayne followed a falling star to where it hit the ground.

Eddard Stark explains the history of House Dayne, one of the noble Houses of Dorne.Įddard Stark: As a boy, even I dreamed sometimes of being not a Stark of Winterfell, but a Dayne of Starfall.
