House Blackmont

House Blackmont of Blackmont is a major Dornish noble house. Their seat, Blackmont, is on the banks of the Torentine in the Red Mountains of Dorne.

Their blazon is a black vulture with a pink infant in its claws on yellow. Their words are "What Other Men Might Leave".

History
The Blackmonts have long fought against the marcher lords of the Dornish Marches to the north.

King Benedict Blackmont was defeated in Nymeria's War and was one of the six kings sent to the Wall by Nymeria. The Blackmonts unsuccessfully supported House Yronwood against House Nymeros Martell during the war.

One of the Vulture Kings was a Blackmont.

House Blackmont at the End of the Second Century

 * Lord Edmyn Blackmont
 * Lady Tyene Blackmont
 * Lord Marwyn Blackmont, their son
 * Lady Ashara Blackmont, his wife
 * Lord Raymar Blackmont, their second son