Arthur Daynethe Sword of the Morning
Ser, of the Kingsguard
d. 283 AC
These partings name deaths, endings, and roads not yet ridden in the books. Unveil them only if both roads are known to you — or if you do not fear to know.
House Dayne — seat, history, and blood
House Dayne
The seat, the words, the line, and the tale of House Dayne — drawn from the novels and the Citadel's fuller histories, with the television series set aside wherever it parts from the books.
- Seat
- Starfall
- Region
- Dorne
- Founder
- an unnamed first Dayne who is said to have followed a falling star to the stone from which Starfall takes its name — a tale old enough that no one still living can vouch for it
Among the oldest blood in Dorne, older by report than the Rhoynar's crossing, House Dayne of Starfall keeps two treasures no other house can claim: the pale greatsword Dawn, said to be forged from a fallen star, and the right to name one of their own the Sword of the Morning — a title earned rather than inherited, and left vacant more often than filled.
The people of House Dayne
The lords, ladies, and branches of Dayne the books name — the notable, the infamous, and the merely unlucky.
Ashara Dayne
Lady of Starfall
d. c. 284 AC
These partings name deaths, endings, and roads not yet ridden in the books. Unveil them only if both roads are known to you — or if you do not fear to know.
What the record disputes
Where the sources disagree or a song outruns the maesters, the chronicle marks the doubt rather than settling it.
Whether Ashara Dayne's stillborn daughter, her connection to Eddard Stark, and the parentage of Jon Snow are related is a matter the novels leave to inference; no text states it outright, and the Chronicle will not either.
The Dayne house words have not been published in any novel; the Chronicle records none rather than borrow one from outside sources.
The exact year of Ashara Dayne's death is not pinned down precisely in the text consulted; the Chronicle gives an approximate year rather than a false-precise one.
What is House Dayne known for?
Among the oldest blood in Dorne, older by report than the Rhoynar's crossing, House Dayne of Starfall keeps two treasures no other house can claim: the pale greatsword Dawn, said to be forged from a fallen star, and the right to name one of their own the Sword of the Morning — a title earned rather than inherited, and left vacant more often than filled.
Where is the seat of House Dayne?
House Dayne holds Starfall, in Dorne. The chronicle traces the house from its founding down to its part in the present tale, marking legend as legend wherever the songs run ahead of the record.
Is House Dayne in the books or only the show?
Book canon. This history follows George R. R. Martin's novels first, then the histories — Fire & Blood and The World of Ice & Fire — and does not follow the television series where it diverges.