House Ryswell of the Rills rules the Rills, the extensive area between the barrowlands and the Stony Shore in the north.
Their blazon is a black horse's head, eyes and mane red, on bronze within a black engrailed border.
History[]
An old story tells that when seventy-nine deserters left the Wall, one of them was the youngest son of Lord Ryswell, who decided to look for shelter at his father's keep. However, Lord Ryswell returned his son and his companions to the Nightfort, where they were buried alive in the ice to forever stand the watch they had abandoned. Late in his life Lord Ryswell took the black to end his days watching behind his son.
Lady Robyn Ryswell was a wife of Jonnel Stark, Lord of Winterfell.
Lord Rodrik Ryswell hoped to advance the status of his House by marrying his daughter Barbrey to a House Stark of Winterfell, but Brandon Stark, the heir of Lord Rickard Stark, was instead betrothed to Catelyn Tully. Barbrey instead wed Willam Dustin, Lord of Barrowton. After Brandon and Rickard were killed by King Aerys II Targaryen, Lord Eddard Stark wed Catelyn instead of Barbrey. Lord Dustin and Ser Mark Ryswell died fighting beside Eddard at the Tower of Joy in the aftermath of Robert's Rebellion.