House Egen

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House Egen
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Coat of arms A yellow sun, white crescent moon, and silver star on a blue chief, above a white field
(Argent, on a chief azure a moon increscent of the first between a sun-in-splendour or and a mullet of the first)
Words By Day or Night
Region the Vale
Overlord House Arryn

House Egen is a noble house from the Vale. It is one of the principal houses sworn to House Arryn.[1] According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with a yellow sun, white crescent moon, and silver star on blue chief above white.[2] Their motto is "By Day or Night".[3]

House Egen at the end of the third century

The known Egens during the timespan described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Awaiting Lady Catelyn Stark upon her arrival at the Eyrie is Maester Colemon and Ser Vardis Egen, the captain of the household guard at the Eyrie. Vardis fights on behalf of House Arryn during Tyrion Lannister's trial by battle, in which he is slain by Bronn.


  1. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: in the Vale
  3. The Citadel. House Mottoes
  4. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 68, Sansa VI.