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<div>{{Hatnote|For the historical figure, see [[Sansa Stark (daughter of Rickon)]]}}<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House Stark.svg|50px]][[File:House Lannister.svg|50px]] '''Sansa Stark''' [[File:House Baelish (Harrenhal).svg|50px]][[File:House Arryn.svg|50px]]<br />
| image = [[File:The North Remembers by Isabel Westling.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Artwork © Isabel Westling<br />
| Alias = Little bird{{ref|AGOT|29}}<br>Jonquil{{ref|AGOT|54}}<br>Alayne Stone{{ref|ASOS|68}}<br>Lady Lannister{{ref|ADWD|3}}<br />
| Title = Princess<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]]<br>[[House Lannister]] (through marriage)<br>[[House Arryn]] (as Alayne Stone)<br>[[House Baelish]] (as Alayne Stone)<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[northmen]]<br />
| Spouse = [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|286}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death =<br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) <br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (POV)<br />
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]]<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]<br />
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'''Sansa Stark''' is a member of [[House Stark]] and is the elder daughter of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. She has three brothers: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]; a younger sister: [[Arya Stark|Arya]]; and a half-brother: [[Jon Snow]]. Sansa Stark is one of the major [[POV character]]s in the books. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', she is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sansa Stark|l1=Images of Sansa Stark}}<br />
Sansa is traditionally beautiful, taking after her mother's family ([[House Tully]]) with her high cheekbones,{{ref|AGOT|7}} vivid blue eyes,{{ref|ASOS|60}} and thick auburn hair.{{ref|ASOS|60}} She is eleven years old at the start of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.{{ref|AGOT|4}} As she has grown up, her figure has been described as tall,{{ref|affc|23}} graceful,<ref name="twow">''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref> and womanly.{{ref|asos|16}} Sansa is described as soft-spoken and sweet-smelling.{{ref|ASOS|19}}<br />
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Raised as a lady, Sansa possesses the traditional feminine graces of her milieu, with a keen interest in music, poetry, singing, dancing, embroidery, and other traditional feminine activities. Like many girls her age, Sansa is enthralled by songs and stories of romance{{ref|ADWD|34}} and adventure, particularly those depicting handsome princes, honorable [[knight]]s, chivalry, and love.{{Ref|aGoT|7}} She keeps faith with both the [[old gods]] and the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]].{{ref|AGOT|57}}<br />
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Sansa's relationship with her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] is often strained, and the two are opposites in most respects.{{ref|AGOT|7}} Her dearest friend is [[Jeyne Poole]], the daughter of [[Vayon Poole]], the steward of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|7}} Sansa is fond of [[lemon cake]]s,{{ref|ASOS|6}} with [[Gage]] making the treats whenever possible.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Sansa was born at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|AWOIAF| Sansa Stark}} with Maester [[Luwin]] aiding [[Catelyn Stark]] during the delivery.{{ref|AGOT|6}} In her eleven years, she has been tutored by Septa [[Mordane]] in the traditional womanly activities.{{ref|AGOT|7}} Luwin has also educated the Stark children.{{ref|AFFC|6}}<br />
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[[Jon Snow]], having covered himself with flour to appear as a ghost, once tried to scare his younger siblings in the [[crypt of Winterfell]]. While Sansa and [[Bran Stark|Bran]] were frightened, [[Arya Stark|Arya]] instead punched their half-brother.{{ref|AGOT|50}}<br />
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Sansa became infatuated with Ser [[Waymar Royce]] when the young man stopped at Winterfell on his way to [[Castle Black]].{{ref|AFFC|23}} [[Theon Greyjoy]], the ward of Lord [[Eddard Stark]], has pondered wedding Sansa and being accepted by Eddard as a son.{{ref|ADWD|12}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Lady by smirtouille.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa with [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]. Illustrated by Smirtouille © Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
Sansa names her [[direwolf]] pup [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]].{{ref|AGOT|7}} With her father [[Eddard Stark]]'s appointment as [[Hand of the King]], Sansa is delighted at the prospect of life at court in [[King's Landing]] and is thrilled by her [[marriage|betrothal]] to the handsome Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|7}}<br />
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On their journey to the capital, Sansa is frightened when she meets Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], at the [[crossroads inn]]. Joffrey courts Sansa at the insistence of his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. The two are walking together near the [[ruby ford]] when they come upon her sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], playing at swords with the boy [[Mycah]]. Joffrey draws his sword, [[Lion's Tooth]], and threatens Mycah, but Arya fights with him; her direwolf [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] disarms and superficially wounds him.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} <br />
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Later recounting the tale to Joffrey's father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], at [[Darry]], Arya tells the truth while Joffrey lies, saying that Mycah, Arya, and Nymeria attacked him without provocation. Sansa, not wishing to betray her future husband, lies and refuses to verify either story, pleading that she does not remember. Cersei uses the opportunity to insist that the direwolf that attacked her son be killed. Arya, having anticipated this, had driven Nymeria away. To assuage the queen, Sansa's direwolf Lady is killed by Eddard instead.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}<br />
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Sansa feuds with Arya in King's Landing, placing the majority of the blame on her sister for Lady's death. Sansa remains infatuated with Joffrey, largely overlooking his violent mood swings, and she develops a close relationship with Queen Cersei as well. Attending the [[Hand's tourney]] celebrating her father's appointment, Sansa finds many of her notions of [[knight]]ly valor and chivalry reinforced, seeing the events as worthy of one of her favored stories. To warn Sansa about dangers she faces, [[Sandor Clegane]] tells the girl how his brother, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], burned his face. She also develops a crush on Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], the Knight of Flowers; when he gives her a red rose, she is certain she is living in a romantic song.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}<br />
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[[File:Sansa-ANobleCause-DrazenkaKimpel.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa kneels before the [[Iron Throne]], pleading for the life of her father, [[Eddard Stark]]. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel © Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
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After Eddard discovers the truth of Joffrey's parentage and tells his daughters that he is returning them to [[Winterfell]] on the ''[[Wind Witch]]'', Sansa, in an act of defiance, runs to the queen and tells her of her father's plans, pleading that she might be allowed to stay and marry Joffrey. Her doing so unwittingly aids Cersei's plot against her father.{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|50}} After Eddard's arrest, Sansa is detained in [[Maegor's Holdfast]], and her friend [[Jeyne Poole]] is taken away by Lord [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|AGOT|51}} Sansa is forced to call her father a traitor. She pleads in front of the king and his retainers for mercy. Joffrey, now king after Robert's death, promises to be merciful,{{ref|AGOT|57}} but on the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] he orders Ilyn to execute Eddard as Sansa helplessly looks on.{{ref|AGOT|65}}<br />
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[[File:Cersei and Sansa.png|thumb|250px|Sansa sending a letter to her family at the behest of Cersei Lannister. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve © Penguin Random House]]<br />
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Even after Eddard's beheading, Cersei declares that Joffrey should still be married to Sansa upon her flowering. Sansa, horrified at the prospect and only wanting to return home, has no choice but to remain in King's Landing during the deteriorating situation, as a hostage, and denounce her father and brother as traitors. Joffrey shows Sansa her father's head, which has been placed on a spike in the [[Red Keep]]. Sansa briefly considers pushing the prince to his death, even if it means she will die as well, but Sandor subtly stops her.{{ref|AGOT|67}}<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Camps]], Sansa's brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] is proclaimed [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File:Mathia_Arkoniel_the_riot.jpg|thumb|350px|The Hound rescued Sansa Stark during the Riot of King’s Landing. - by Mathia Arkoniel ©]] <br />
Now effectively a hostage in the [[Red Keep]], Sansa armors herself in her lady's courtesies as she dutifully goes through the motions of denouncing her family as traitors and pleading to them for peace. King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]] frequently orders her to be beaten by his [[Kingsguard]]{{ref|ACOK|2}} as punishment for actions taken by her rebellious brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} At the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]], Sansa realizes she has lost her romantic notions about knightly and courtly love. Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] disgraces himself by showing up too drunk to compete. Joffrey decides he should be killed, causing a horrified Sansa to make up a convincing lie which [[Sandor Clegane]] backs up. Sansa pleads successfully with the king to spare Dontos, and a placated Joffrey instead strips him of his knighthood and makes him a court [[fool]], as Sansa suggested.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}<br />
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When [[Tyrion Lannister]] arrives in [[King's Landing]] and assumes the position of acting [[Hand of the King]], he sees an end to the more overt abuses directed at Sansa, including stopping Ser [[Meryn Trant]] from stripping the girl naked and beating her.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Sansa develops a unique relationship with Sandor, who despite his brusque words and hideous demeanor treats her gently, protects her, and refuses to beat her at Joffrey's command. He privately mocks her for her naive nature but also displays sympathy for her predicament.{{ref|ACOK|18}}<br />
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One night Sansa finds a note in her room, directing her to come to the [[godswood]] if she wants to go home. It is from Dontos, who promises that a plan is in place to free her from the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and bring her to [[Winterfell]]. Wary of a trap, she agrees to Dontos's promise, who in turn counsels patience and perseverance. Feigning a newfound piety to the [[old gods]], Sansa makes frequent trips to the godswood to meet with Dontos, at first seeing him as a gallant rescuer who seeks redemption for the shame he brought upon himself, though she eventually comes to doubt his competence. They refer to each other as [[Florian the Fool|Florian]] and [[Jonquil]].{{Ref|aCoK|18}}{{Ref|ACOK|52}}<br />
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During the [[riot of King's Landing]] after the departure of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]], Ser [[Mandon Moore]] abandons Sansa to protect Joffrey and the girl is separated from the royal party. Sandor rescues the wounded Sansa from the mob and returns her to the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|41}}<br />
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[[File:Luaprata91 sandor sansa eve of battle.JPG|thumb|350px|Sandor takes a song from Sansa during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Illustrated by © Luaprata91]]<br />
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As [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army approaches the city, Sansa experiences her first [[flowering]], making her officially a woman.{{Ref|aCoK|52}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] Sansa takes refuge with many of the other ladies of the court in the sept of the Red Keep and the Queen's Ballroom. She remains strong and attempts to calm many of the other frightened women, despite the bitter and cynical words of a drunk Cersei, who spends her time sniping at Sansa and the other attendant ladies before storming out.{{ref|AGOT|57}}{{ref|ACOK|60}}{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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When Sansa returns to her chambers, she finds Sandor hidden in her room, broken from the threat of [[wildfire]]. He drunkenly offers to take Sansa with him as he flees the city. She refuses, and he makes her sing for him at knifepoint.{{Ref|aCoK|62}} After he leaves, Sansa puts on Sandor's bloody cloak, then keeps it in a chest with her summer dresses. Later on, Sansa remembers [[UnKiss|something more]] happening, she believes Sandor kissed her that night. Dontos later informs Sansa that Stannis was defeated by the arrival of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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After the Lannister victory, it is announced that Sansa's betrothal to Joffrey is at an end, for the Crown's alliance with the Tyrells includes a marriage pact between Joffrey and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]'s daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Joffrey assures Sansa he will still get to have her sexually, stating as a king he can take whomever he wants to bed. Sansa remains in King's Landing, still a hostage to the Lannisters; Dontos assures her the plan to get her home is still in place after the wedding, giving her a hairnet adorned with dark purple amethysts.{{Ref|aCoK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Natascha Roeoesli Sansa hairnet.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa Stark with her amethyst hairnet. Illustrated by Natascha Röösli © Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
Since [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]] are believed to have been murdered by [[Theon Greyjoy]], Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] releases Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] from captivity at [[Riverrun]], in return for his promise to return with her daughters, Sansa and [[Arya Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|1}}{{ref|ASOS|2}}<br />
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Sansa remembers the night Sandor left, and she wishes he was still there. Sansa is asked to sup with [[Margaery Tyrell]] and her grandmother [[Olenna Redwyne]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] takes her breath away with his beauty and compliments, but he does not appear to remember her or the rose from the [[Hand's tourney]]. When Olenna tries to find out more about Joffery, Sansa confesses that the king is a monster and begs Margaery not to marry him. Margaery insists that she will be safe with her brother Loras's addition to the [[Kingsguard]], and brushes off the concerns. The Tyrell women raise the possibility of Sansa being taken to [[Highgarden]] to be married to the Tyrell heir, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], who is crippled, but kind, intelligent, and capable. Sansa readily agrees, anxious to be free of the Lannisters, and she becomes friends with Margaery for a time.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Sansa shares with Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] the Tyrell plot, but the fool advises against it, fearfully noting that the Tyrells are not as gentle as they seem. Sansa, frustrated with the apparent lack of progress in Dontos's own plans, disregards his warnings.{{ref|ASOS|16}} However, he informs his employer, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], of the plot, who in turn informs the Lannisters.{{ref|ASOS|19}}{{ref|ASOS|61}}<br />
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[[File:Flawed by algesiras.jpg|thumb|300px|Sansa's wedding to the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Illustrated by © Algesiras]]<br />
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Not wishing to lose their hostage, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] acts quickly to marry Sansa to [[Tyrion Lannister]] against the wishes of both parties.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Sansa, now thirteen, does her best to hide her feelings toward her disfigured [[dwarf]] husband, remaining courteous despite her disgust with his appearance and her deep unhappiness with the marriage. Tyrion does not require that she consummate the marriage, for which Sansa is grateful,{{ref|asos|28}} particularly after learning of the deaths of her mother, Catelyn, and brother, King [[Robb Stark|Robb]], at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|asos|59}} Sansa's maids include [[Brella]] and [[Shae]], the latter of whom is Tyrion's secret lover.{{ref|AGOT|58}}<br />
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Sansa wears the hairnet she had received from Dontos to the wedding between Joffrey and Margaery. When Joffrey [[Purple Wedding|chokes and dies]] at the wedding feast, Sansa flees and meets with Dontos. He escorts her to a boat that takes her to a ship in [[Blackwater Bay]], where she is greeted by Lord Baelish, known as Littlefinger. He explains that Joffrey's death was due to [[strangler|a poison]] that had been smuggled into the feast, disguised as the amethysts on her hairnet, and shares with Sansa some of the details of the plot between himself and Lady Olenna to kill Joffrey. Littlefinger also has Dontos killed and dumped overboard, explaining that while he had played his part well, a drunk such as Dontos could never be entrusted to keep such sensitive information secret for long.{{ref|asos|61}}<br />
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Tyrion is arrested for Joffrey's death and put on trial.{{ref|ASOS|66}} With Sansa having disappeared, it is widely believed that she conspired with her husband. One rumor states she vanished in a puff of brimstone after helping Tyrion murder the king, with a ghostly [[direwolf]] with bloody jaws then haunting the [[Red Keep]],{{ref|ASOS|62}} while another rumor claims that Sansa killed Joffrey with [[magic]], changed into a wolf with the wings of a bat, and flew from the the castle.{{ref|ASOS|74}} Queen Cersei places Sansa's maids in a tower cell,{{ref|ASOS|62}} and Loras thinks that Sansa attempted to poison his sister Margaery as well as Joffrey.{{ref|ASOS|67}} Jaime Lannister tasks [[Brienne of Tarth]] with finding Sansa and bringing her to safety.{{ref|ASOS|72}}<br />
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The ''[[Merling King]]'' takes Sansa to [[Drearfort|Petyr's tower]] at the [[Fingers]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. Petyr coaches her on a story to pass her off as his bastard daughter, '''Alayne Stone''', to avoid detection. Sansa's aunt, Lady [[Lysa Arryn]], meets with them and weds Petyr at the tower. Upon returning to her bed for the night, Sansa is accosted by Lysa's singer, [[Marillion]], who tries to rape her. Sansa is saved by the intervention of Ser [[Lothor Brune]], Littlefinger's personal guard. After briefly thinking that it is Sandor and not Lothor who rescued her, Sansa dreams of Sandor in her marriage bed, as well as the deaths of Joffrey and Robb. In the morning, Lysa reveals she knows Sansa is her niece. Lysa agrees to assist in the deception, providing the girl with hair dye to color her most obvious [[House Tully|Tully]] feature, her auburn hair. Lysa also proposes to wed Sansa to her sickly son, Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. Sansa is appalled by this, but keeps her true feelings to herself.{{ref|asos|68}}<br />
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[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|thumb|300px|Sansa as Alayne Stone, building a snow [[Winterfell]] in the gardens of the [[Eyrie]]. Illustrated by Michael Komarck © Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
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Later in the [[Eyrie]], Sansa finds herself having to comfort young Robert, who is no longer able to share his mother's bed, since Petyr is in it. Robert frequently crawls into her bed and she is disgusted by his [[shaking sickness]], which often leads him to wet her bed. Increasingly resembling a grown woman, she denies the sexual advances of Marillion. Sansa is homesick in the Eyrie, and when snow falls in the courtyard where the [[godswood]] would not grow, she makes an elaborate snow fort, which eventually takes the shape of [[Winterfell]]. She is surprised when Lord Baelish helps her and kisses her, which is witnessed by Lysa. Before Sansa has time to digest what happened, Robert comes out and destroys the castle which upsets her even more. She rips his doll and he goes into a shaking spell.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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A jealous Lysa accuses Sansa of trying to seduce her new husband, and she threatens to shove the girl through the [[Moon Door]]. Littlefinger arrives in time to intervene, however. After Lysa drunkenly confesses to having poisoned her first husband, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], on Petyr's orders, Littlefinger shoves Lysa out of the Moon Door to her death, framing Marillion for the murder.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[File:Drazenka KimpelAlayne Stone.png|thumb|350px|Alayne Stone. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel © Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
[[Brienne of Tarth]] searches the [[crownlands]] and the [[riverlands]] for Sansa, whom she claims is her sister.{{ref|AFFC|4}}{{ref|AFFC|14}} Along the road to [[Duskendale]], Brienne meets Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], a hedge knight seeking the girl for a gold bounty.{{ref|AFFC|4}} Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] regrets having followed King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]'s commands to beat Sansa.{{ref|AFFC|13}}<br />
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During a meeting of the new [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] is angered that Sansa, whom Cersei believes she tried to mentor, helped to [[Purple Wedding|murder her son]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}}<br />
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Sansa, still in the guise of "Alayne Stone", becomes the ''de facto'' Lady of the [[Eyrie]], comforting her sickly young cousin, Lord [[Robert Arryn]], while being tutored by [[Petyr Baelish]], [[Lord Protector of the Vale]], in some of the finer points of courtly intrigue. She tells Lord [[Nestor Royce]] that [[Marillion]] killed [[Lysa Arryn]], not Littlefinger, and she deduces that Petyr grants the [[Gates of the Moon]] to Nestor to gain his political support.{{ref|AFFC|10}} Lysa's jewels and wardrobe of silks, satins, velvets, and furs are given by Petyr to Alayne, although most of the clothing is too large for her.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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When Ser [[Lyn Corbray]] draws his sword during a parlay at the Eyrie between Petyr and the [[Lords Declarant]], Littlefinger leverages the breach of etiquette to demand a trial period of [[regency]] over the little Lord Robert, whom Alayne calls Sweetrobin. She correctly surmises that Lyn is under Petyr's employ, which Littlefinger confirms.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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The Arryn court departs the Eyrie for the Gates of the Moon because of the onset of winter. Preparing for departure, Alayne lets Sweetrobin kiss her, but when his lips touch hers, she remembers Sandor kissing her. Alayne befriends Lord Nestor's daughter, [[Myranda Royce]], and helps Robert during the journey down the [[Giant's Lance]]. Alayne tells Myranda that she is fourteen, a year older than Sansa actually is at the time. Once at the Gates of the Moon, Alayne is introduced to three hedge knights, among which is Ser Shadrich. Petyr later reveals his plan to Alayne for the eventual marriage of Sansa to the heir of the Vale of Arryn, Ser [[Harrold Hardyng]], and to reveal her true identity to the Lords of the Vale and to reclaim [[Winterfell]] in her name.{{ref|affc|41}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
[[Stannis Baratheon]] wants to bestow [[Winterfell]] on [[Jon Snow]], now [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], but Jon insists the castle is his half-sister Sansa's birthright.{{ref|ADWD|3}}<br />
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===''The Winds of Winter''===<br />
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Finding a means of meeting her betrothed, Alayne suggests that a personal guard be formed to protect Lord [[Robert Arryn]], named the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]], whose initial members would be selected in a tourney. She meets the newly-knighted [[Harrold Hardyng]] when he comes to the [[Gates of the Moon]] to compete for a position in the brotherhood. When he first meets Alayne he treats her with contempt for her [[bastard]] status. Sansa remembers that [[Joffrey Baratheon]] was attractive as well, but cruel, while the ugly [[Tyrion Lannister]] was kinder. She attempts to beguile Harrold during a feast held that evening at the behest of Lord [[Petyr Baelish]].<ref name="twow"/><br />
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==Quotes by Sansa==<br />
{{Quote|There are no heroes ... In life, the monsters win.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}|Sansa's thoughts after the execution of [[Eddard Stark]]}}<br />
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{{Quote|The [[Hound]] is right ... I am only a little bird, repeating the words they taught me.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|Once, she had loved Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] with all her heart, and admired and trusted his mother, [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]]. They had repaid that love and trust with [[Eddard Stark|her father]]'s head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|I would be gladder if it were the [[Hound]], Sansa thought. Harsh as he was, she did not believe [[Sandor Clegane]] would let any harm come to her.{{Ref|acok|57}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|I wish the [[Hound]] were here. The night of the battle, [[Sandor Clegane]] had come to her chambers to take her from the city, but Sansa had refused. Sometimes she lay awake at night, wondering if she'd been wise. She had his stained white cloak hidden in a cedar chest beneath her summer silks. She could not say why she'd kept it. The Hound had turned craven, she heard it said; at the height of the battle, he got so drunk [[Tyrion Lannister|the Imp]] had to take his men. But Sansa understood. She knew the secret of his burned face. It was only the fire he feared. That night, the wildfire had set the river itself ablaze, and filled the very air with green flame. Even in the castle, Sansa had been afraid. Outside... she could scarcely imagine it.{{Ref|asos|6}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{quote|'''Tyrion''': I know I am not the sort of husband young girls dream of, Sansa, but neither am I [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].<br>'''Sansa''': No. You were kind to me. I remember.{{ref|ASOS|28}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and Sansa}}<br />
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{{Quote|My skin has gone from porcelain, to ivory, to steel.{{ref|aSoS|61}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|The memory of her own wedding night with Tyrion was much with her. In the dark, I am the Knight of Flowers, he had said. I could be good to you. But that was only another Lannister lie. A dog can smell a lie, you know, the Hound had told her once. She could almost hear the rough rasp of his voice. Look around you, and take a good whiff. They're all liars here, and every one better than you. She wondered what had become of [[Sandor Clegane]].{{Ref|asos|68}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|No one will ever marry me for love. But lying came easy to her now.{{Ref|asos|68}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{quote|'''Petyr''': Trust no one, I once told [[Eddard Stark]], but he would not listen. You are Alayne, and you must be Alayne all the time. Even here. In your heart. Can you do that? Can you be my daughter in your heart?<br>'''Sansa''': I ... I am Alayne, Father. Who else would I be?<br>'''Petyr''': With my wits and [[Catelyn Stark|Cat's]] beauty, the world will be yours, sweetling.{{ref|affc|10}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] and Sansa}}<br />
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{{quote|A falcon soared above the frozen waterfall, blue wings spread wide against the morning sky. Would that I had wings as well.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|As [[Robert Arryn|the boy's]] lips touched her own she found herself thinking of [[UnKiss|another kiss]]. She could still remember how it felt, when [[Sandor Clegane|his cruel mouth]] pressed down on her own. He had come to Sansa in the darkness as [[wildfire|green fire]] filled the sky. He took a song and a kiss, and left me nothing but a bloody cloak.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}|Sansa's thoughts}}<br />
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==Quotes about Sansa==<br />
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Sansa StarkII.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa Stark. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
{{quote|She blushed prettily. She did everything prettily, Arya thought with dull resentment.{{ref|AGOT|7}}|[[Arya Stark]]'s thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|You're like one of those birds from the [[Summer Isles]], aren’t you? A pretty little talking bird, repeating all the pretty little words they taught you to recite.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}|[[Sandor Clegane]] to Sansa}}<br />
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{{Quote|Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.{{ref|agot|44}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa}}<br />
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{{Quote|Sansa was a lady at three, always so courteous and eager to please. She loved nothing so well as tales of [[knight]]ly valor. Men would say she had my look, but she will grow into a woman far more beautiful than I ever was, you can see that. I often sent away her maid so I could brush her hair myself. She had auburn hair, lighter than mine, and so thick and soft... the red in it would catch the light of the torches and shine like copper.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}<br />
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{{quote|The man who weds Sansa Stark can claim [[Winterfell]] in her name.{{ref|ASOS|28}}|[[Kevan Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}<br />
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{{Quote|And she sang for me. You didn’t know that, did you? Your sister sang me a sweet little song.{{Ref|aSoS|47}}|[[Sandor Clegane]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}<br />
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{{Quote|She is just as comely as [[Margaery Tyrell|the Tyrell girl]]. Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep [[House Tully|Tully]] blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful. He wanted to reach her, to break through the armor of her courtesy.{{ref|asos|60}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}<br />
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{{Quote|'''Sandor''': The little bird flew away, did she? Well, bloody good for her. She shit on [[Tyrion Lannister|the Imp's]] head and flew off.<br>'''Polliver''': They'll find her. If it takes half the gold in [[Casterly Rock]].<br>'''Tickler''': A pretty girl, I hear. Honey sweet.<br>'''Sandor''': And courteous. A proper little lady. Not like [[Arya Stark|her bloody sister]].{{Ref|aSoS|74}}|[[Sandor Clegane]], [[Polliver]], and the [[Tickler]]}}<br />
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{{quote|'''Shadrich''': A little lost sister, is it? With blue eyes and auburn hair? You are not the only hunter in the woods. I seek for Sansa Stark as well.<br>'''Brienne''': Who is this Sansa Stark, and why do you seek her?<br>'''Shadrich''': For love, why else?<br>'''Brienne''': Love?<br>'''Shadrich''': Aye, love of gold.{{ref|AFFC|4}}|[[Shadrich]] and [[Brienne]]}}<br />
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{{quote|You have [[Catelyn Stark|your mother's]] eyes. Honest eyes, and innocent. Blue as a sunlit sea. When you are a little older, many a man will drown in those eyes.{{ref|AFFC|10}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa}}<br />
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{{quote|I ought to have shown her to the [[black cells]] as the daughter of [[Eddard Stark|a traitor]], but instead I made her part of mine own household. She shared my hearth and hall, played with my own children. I fed her, dressed her, tried to make her a little less ignorant about the world, and how did she repay me for my kindness? She helped [[Purple Wedding|murder my son]]. When we find [[Tyrion Lannister|the Imp]], we will find the Lady Sansa too. She is not dead ... but before I am done with her, I promise you, she will be singing to the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]], begging for his kiss.{{ref|AFFC|17}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to the [[small council]]}}<br />
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{{quote|When [[Robert Arryn|Robert]] dies, Harry the Heir becomes Lord [[Harrold Hardyng|Harrold]], [[Defender of the Vale]] and [[Lord of the Eyrie]]. [[Jon Arryn]]'s bannermen will never love me, nor our silly, shaking Robert, but they will love their Young Falcon ... and when they come together for his wedding, and you come out with your long auburn hair, clad in a maiden's cloak of white and grey with a [[direwolf]] emblazoned on the back ... why, every [[knights of the Vale|knight in the Vale]] will pledge his sword to win you back your birthright. So those are your gifts from me, my sweet Sansa ... Harry, the [[Eyrie]], and [[Winterfell]]. That's worth another kiss now, don't you think?{{ref|AFFC|42}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa}}<br />
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Alerie_Hightower&diff=197145
Alerie Hightower
2017-01-28T20:22:19Z
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name = [[File:House_Hightower.svg|50px|left]] Alerie Hightower [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Alerie Tyrell by Christine Mitzuk.jpg|250px]]<br />
| image_caption = Alerie Tyrell, by [http://www.christinemitzuk.com/ Christine Mitzuk] © FFG<br />
| Alias = <br />
| Title = Lady of [[Highgarden]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture =<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] <br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Oldtown]]{{ref|awoiaf| "Alerie Hightower"}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|257}} and {{Date|263}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alerie Hightower|Alerie Hightower]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)<br />
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'''Alerie Hightower''' is the daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], Lord of [[Oldtown]], and the spouse of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]]. She is the mother of his four children, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] and [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Alerie Hightower|Images of Alerie Hightower]]''<br />
Alerie is tall, dignified, and handsome, with long silver hair.{{ref|asos|6}}{{ref|aSoS|60}} She is younger than her husband.{{ref|asos|19}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Lady Alerie was among [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s retinue when she came to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|asos|6}} She attends the wedding of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] and Margaery.{{ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Lady Alerie attended the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.{{ref|affc|7}} She left King's Landing with her mother-in-law and her son, Ser Garlan.{{ref|affc|16}}<br />
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==Quotes by Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|He choked, sweetling. He choked on the pie. It was naught to do with you. He choked. We all saw.{{ref|aSoS|60}}}} – Alerie, to [[Margaery Tyrell]], upon [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s death<br />
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==Quotes about Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|Don’t call me Mother. If I’d given birth to you, I’m sure I’d remember.{{ref|asos|6}}}} – [[Olenna Redwyne]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Alerie_Tyrell Alerie Tyrell] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].<br />
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Jeyne_Westerling&diff=197144
Jeyne Westerling
2017-01-28T20:21:49Z
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<div>{{Infobox character<br />
| Character_name = [[File:House Westerling.PNG|50px|left]] Jeyne Westerling [[File:House_Stark.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Jeyne Westerling David Auden Nash.jpg|320px]]<br />
| image_caption = Jeyne Westerling, by [http://www.davidnashart.com/ David Auden Nash] © FFG<br />
| Alias =<br />
| Title = Queen<br>Lady of [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Westerling]]<br>[[House Stark]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Westerlands|westermen]]<br />
| Spouse = King [[Robb Stark]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = the [[Crag]]{{ref|awoiaf| Jeyne Westerling}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|283}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne Westerling]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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:''Not to be confused with [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|Jeyne Westerling]], a wife of King Maegor I Targaryen.''<br />
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'''Jeyne Westerling''' is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] and Lady [[Sybell Spicer]]. In the television adaptation '' [[Game of Thrones]]'' her character is replaced by [[Talisa Maegyr]] of [[Volantis]], played by [[w:Oona Castilla Chaplin|Oona Chaplin]].<br />
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==Appearance==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Jeyne Westerling|Images of Jeyne Westerling]]''<br />
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Jeyne is a shy, pretty girl, though according to [[Jaime Lannister]] not a beauty to lose a kingdom for.{{Ref|aSoS|14}}{{Ref|aFfC|44}} She is slender of posture. Jeyne has chestnut curls, a heart-shaped face, and brown eyes.{{Ref|aSoS|14}}<br />
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==History==<br />
House Westerling is an old house that descends from the [[First Men]].{{Ref|aSoS|14}} Although noble and old the family is not rich, their gold mines having failed. Presumably to better his finances Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] wed [[Sybell Spicer]], the daughter of an [[House Spicer|ennobled family]] that descended from merchants. Because of the low standing of Jeyne's mother, she was rejected as a match for one of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s sons.{{Ref|aSoS|19}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[Robb Stark]], the Young Wolf, agrees to marry a daughter of Lord [[Walder Frey]] as part of the alliance between Houses [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Frey|Frey]].{{ref|AGOT|59}} Jeyne's father, Lord [[Gawen Westerling]], is captured by Robb's army captures during the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]] and held at [[Seagard]].{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
While at [[Harrenhal]], Robb's incognito sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], learns from [[Elmar Frey]] that his House has been dishonored.{{ref|ACOK|64}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Jeyne WesterlingLauren Cannon.JPG|350px|thumb|Jeyne nursing [[Robb Stark]] - by Lauren Cannon ©]]<br />
During the expedition of Robb, now the [[King in the North]], in the [[westerlands]], his army [[storming of the Crag|storms the Crag]], the ancestral keep of [[House Westerling]]. Since Robb is wounded by an arrow, Jeyne's mother, [[Sybell Spicer|Sybell]], and uncle, Ser [[Rolph Spicer]], encourage the girl to nurse the Young Wolf.{{ref|AWOIAF| Sybell Spicer}}<br />
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While recuperating at the Crag, Robb receives a message that his younger brothers, [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], have been killed by his former friend, [[Theon Greyjoy]], who [[capture of Winterfell|captured Winterfell]]. Jeyne comforts Robb in his grief and they sleep together. To protect her honor he marries her the next day,{{Ref|aSoS|14}} but the marriage leads directly to the break-up of Robb's alliance with Lord Walder. The outraged Freys take their forces at the Crag{{Ref|aSoS|14}} and Riverrun{{ref|ASOS|2}} back to the [[Twins]], although a part of their strength remains with Lord [[Roose Bolton]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}} [[Walder Frey (son of Ryman)|Black Walder Frey]] threatens to kill Jeyne so that a widower Robb could then marry a Frey, but Jeyne begs her husband to be merciful and Black Walder is spared.{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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The couple are devoted to each other and try to conceive, with Sybell giving her daughter morning possets to help with fertility.{{ref|ASOS|20}} Jeyne tries hard to be a good wife for Robb, although she is worried about the pressure he is under as king. On the advice of Robb's mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], Jeyne tries to be patient and understanding.{{Ref|aSoS|20}} Robb for his part is able to smile and be temporarily without worries when he is in her company.{{Ref|aSoS|35}} Jeyne is anxious around [[Grey Wind]], since Robb's [[direwolf]] killed a knight at the Crag whom Jeyne had known for years.{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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After negotiations, Walder Frey agrees to ally again with the Starks in return for the marriage of Robb's uncle, Lord [[Edmure Tully]], to [[Roslin Frey]] and a personal apology from Robb.{{Ref|aSoS|35}} Jeyne and most of her family remain at [[Riverrun]] under the protection of Ser [[Brynden Tully]] to avoid extra tension between Lord Frey and her husband.{{Ref|aSoS|45}}<br />
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Outside of the wedding of Edmure and Roslin at the Twins, Arya is puzzled when she hears a feasting northman cheer the Young Wolf and Queen Jeyne.{{ref|ASOS|50}} Within the Twins, Houses Frey and [[House Bolton|Bolton]] betray and kill Robb, beginning the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}} Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] later instructs King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] to pardon the Westerlings and grant the title of [[Lord of Castamere]] to Rolph.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Jeyne goes into mourning, to the chagrin of Sybell, who had been in secret negotiations with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Unbeknownst to Jeyne, the daily potions given to her by her mother prevented pregnancy.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Although most of the river lords submit to the [[Iron Throne]], Riverrun remains under the control of Brynden the Blackfish.{{ref|AFFC|17}}<br />
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The [[siege of Riverrun]] is settled peacefully by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], who tasks Ser [[Forley Prester]] with returning Jeyne to her father back at the Crag.{{ref|AFFC|44}} To avoid tales that her dead husband Robb had given her a child and thus an heir to the [[north]], Jeyne is to remain unmarried for two years and is given a strong escort of soldiers with secret instructions to kill her if there would be any attempt at escape during the travel from Riverrun to the Crag. Before she leaves, Jaime notices that Jeyne has ripped her finely-made clothes in an act of mourning for Robb and rebellion at her mother, who took away the crown Robb gave to Jeyne.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}<br />
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==Family==<br />
Jeyne has two brothers, [[Raynald Westerling|Raynald]] and [[Rollam Westerling|Rollam]], and a younger sister, [[Eleyna Westerling|Eleyna]]. Her elder brother Raynald was present at the [[Red Wedding]], at which he freed [[Grey Wind]] and tried to escape the [[House Frey|Freys]] by jumping in the [[Green Fork]]. However, he is presumed dead.{{Ref|aFfC|43}} Her younger brother Rollam served as Robb's squire.{{Ref|aSoS|14}} Jeyne and Eleyna are to marry lords or heirs, as negotiated between their mother and Tywin Lannister.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}<br />
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==Quotes by Jeyne==<br />
{{quote|I shall be a good and true wife to [[Robb Stark|Robb]], I swear. And as wise a queen as I can.{{ref|ASOS|14}}}} - Jeyne to [[Catelyn Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Sybelle''': She would not give up the little crown the rebel gave her, and when I tried to take it from her the willful child fought me.<br><br />
'''Jeyne''': It was mine. You had no right. [[Robb Stark|Robb]] had it made for me. I '''loved''' him.{{Ref|affc|44}}}} - [[Sybell Spicer]] and Jeyne to [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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==Quotes about Jeyne==<br />
{{quote|Jeyne is bright as well as beautiful. And kind as well. She has a gentle heart.{{ref|ASOS|14}}}} - [[Robb Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|Jeyne Westerling is [[Sybell Spicer|her mother's]] daughter, and [[Robb Stark]] is [[Eddard Stark|his father's]] son.{{ref|ASOS|19}}}} - [[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Alerie_Hightower&diff=197143
Alerie Hightower
2017-01-28T20:21:38Z
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name = [[File:House_Hightower.svg|50px|left]] Alerie Hightower [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Alerie Tyrell by Christine Mitzuk.jpg|250px]]<br />
| image_caption = Alerie Tyrell, by Christine Mitzuk © FFG<br />
| Alias = <br />
| Title = Lady of [[Highgarden]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture =<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] <br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Oldtown]]{{ref|awoiaf| "Alerie Hightower"}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|257}} and {{Date|263}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alerie Hightower|Alerie Hightower]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)<br />
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'''Alerie Hightower''' is the daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], Lord of [[Oldtown]], and the spouse of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]]. She is the mother of his four children, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] and [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Alerie Hightower|Images of Alerie Hightower]]''<br />
Alerie is tall, dignified, and handsome, with long silver hair.{{ref|asos|6}}{{ref|aSoS|60}} She is younger than her husband.{{ref|asos|19}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Lady Alerie was among [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s retinue when she came to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|asos|6}} She attends the wedding of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] and Margaery.{{ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Lady Alerie attended the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.{{ref|affc|7}} She left King's Landing with her mother-in-law and her son, Ser Garlan.{{ref|affc|16}}<br />
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==Quotes by Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|He choked, sweetling. He choked on the pie. It was naught to do with you. He choked. We all saw.{{ref|aSoS|60}}}} – Alerie, to [[Margaery Tyrell]], upon [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s death<br />
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==Quotes about Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|Don’t call me Mother. If I’d given birth to you, I’m sure I’d remember.{{ref|asos|6}}}} – [[Olenna Redwyne]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
{{Template:Hightower_tree}}<br />
==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Alerie_Tyrell Alerie Tyrell] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].<br />
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Italay90
https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Alerie_Hightower&diff=197142
Alerie Hightower
2017-01-28T20:21:16Z
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| Character_name = [[File:House_Hightower.svg|50px|left]] Alerie Hightower [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Alerie Tyrell by Christine Mitzuk.jpg|250px]]<br />
| image_caption = Alerie Tyrell illustrated by Christine Mitzuk © Fantasy Flight Games<br />
| Alias = <br />
| Title = Lady of [[Highgarden]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture =<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] <br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Oldtown]]{{ref|awoiaf| "Alerie Hightower"}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|257}} and {{Date|263}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alerie Hightower|Alerie Hightower]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death =<br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)<br />
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'''Alerie Hightower''' is the daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], Lord of [[Oldtown]], and the spouse of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]]. She is the mother of his four children, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] and [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Alerie Hightower|Images of Alerie Hightower]]''<br />
Alerie is tall, dignified, and handsome, with long silver hair.{{ref|asos|6}}{{ref|aSoS|60}} She is younger than her husband.{{ref|asos|19}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Lady Alerie was among [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s retinue when she came to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|asos|6}} She attends the wedding of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] and Margaery.{{ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Lady Alerie attended the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.{{ref|affc|7}} She left King's Landing with her mother-in-law and her son, Ser Garlan.{{ref|affc|16}}<br />
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==Quotes by Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|He choked, sweetling. He choked on the pie. It was naught to do with you. He choked. We all saw.{{ref|aSoS|60}}}} – Alerie, to [[Margaery Tyrell]], upon [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s death<br />
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==Quotes about Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|Don’t call me Mother. If I’d given birth to you, I’m sure I’d remember.{{ref|asos|6}}}} – [[Olenna Redwyne]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
{{Template:Hightower_tree}}<br />
==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Alerie_Tyrell Alerie Tyrell] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].<br />
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[[ru:Алерия Хайтауэр]]</div>
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Jeyne Westerling
2017-01-28T20:15:08Z
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<div>{{Infobox character<br />
| Character_name = [[File:House Westerling.PNG|50px|left]] Jeyne Westerling [[File:House_Stark.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Jeyne Westerling David Auden Nash.jpg|320px]]<br />
| image_caption = Jeyne Westerling, by [http://www.davidnashart.com/ David Auden Nash]<br />
| Alias =<br />
| Title = Queen<br>Lady of [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Westerling]]<br>[[House Stark]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Westerlands|westermen]]<br />
| Spouse = King [[Robb Stark]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = the [[Crag]]{{ref|awoiaf| Jeyne Westerling}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|283}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne Westerling]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death =<br />
| Date_of_Death =<br />
| Books = ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast For Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)<br />
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:''Not to be confused with [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|Jeyne Westerling]], a wife of King Maegor I Targaryen.''<br />
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'''Jeyne Westerling''' is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] and Lady [[Sybell Spicer]]. In the television adaptation '' [[Game of Thrones]]'' her character is replaced by [[Talisa Maegyr]] of [[Volantis]], played by [[w:Oona Castilla Chaplin|Oona Chaplin]].<br />
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==Appearance==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Jeyne Westerling|Images of Jeyne Westerling]]''<br />
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Jeyne is a shy, pretty girl, though according to [[Jaime Lannister]] not a beauty to lose a kingdom for.{{Ref|aSoS|14}}{{Ref|aFfC|44}} She is slender of posture. Jeyne has chestnut curls, a heart-shaped face, and brown eyes.{{Ref|aSoS|14}}<br />
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==History==<br />
House Westerling is an old house that descends from the [[First Men]].{{Ref|aSoS|14}} Although noble and old the family is not rich, their gold mines having failed. Presumably to better his finances Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] wed [[Sybell Spicer]], the daughter of an [[House Spicer|ennobled family]] that descended from merchants. Because of the low standing of Jeyne's mother, she was rejected as a match for one of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s sons.{{Ref|aSoS|19}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[Robb Stark]], the Young Wolf, agrees to marry a daughter of Lord [[Walder Frey]] as part of the alliance between Houses [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Frey|Frey]].{{ref|AGOT|59}} Jeyne's father, Lord [[Gawen Westerling]], is captured by Robb's army captures during the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]] and held at [[Seagard]].{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
While at [[Harrenhal]], Robb's incognito sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], learns from [[Elmar Frey]] that his House has been dishonored.{{ref|ACOK|64}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Jeyne WesterlingLauren Cannon.JPG|350px|thumb|Jeyne nursing [[Robb Stark]] - by Lauren Cannon ©]]<br />
During the expedition of Robb, now the [[King in the North]], in the [[westerlands]], his army [[storming of the Crag|storms the Crag]], the ancestral keep of [[House Westerling]]. Since Robb is wounded by an arrow, Jeyne's mother, [[Sybell Spicer|Sybell]], and uncle, Ser [[Rolph Spicer]], encourage the girl to nurse the Young Wolf.{{ref|AWOIAF| Sybell Spicer}}<br />
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While recuperating at the Crag, Robb receives a message that his younger brothers, [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], have been killed by his former friend, [[Theon Greyjoy]], who [[capture of Winterfell|captured Winterfell]]. Jeyne comforts Robb in his grief and they sleep together. To protect her honor he marries her the next day,{{Ref|aSoS|14}} but the marriage leads directly to the break-up of Robb's alliance with Lord Walder. The outraged Freys take their forces at the Crag{{Ref|aSoS|14}} and Riverrun{{ref|ASOS|2}} back to the [[Twins]], although a part of their strength remains with Lord [[Roose Bolton]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}} [[Walder Frey (son of Ryman)|Black Walder Frey]] threatens to kill Jeyne so that a widower Robb could then marry a Frey, but Jeyne begs her husband to be merciful and Black Walder is spared.{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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The couple are devoted to each other and try to conceive, with Sybell giving her daughter morning possets to help with fertility.{{ref|ASOS|20}} Jeyne tries hard to be a good wife for Robb, although she is worried about the pressure he is under as king. On the advice of Robb's mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], Jeyne tries to be patient and understanding.{{Ref|aSoS|20}} Robb for his part is able to smile and be temporarily without worries when he is in her company.{{Ref|aSoS|35}} Jeyne is anxious around [[Grey Wind]], since Robb's [[direwolf]] killed a knight at the Crag whom Jeyne had known for years.{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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After negotiations, Walder Frey agrees to ally again with the Starks in return for the marriage of Robb's uncle, Lord [[Edmure Tully]], to [[Roslin Frey]] and a personal apology from Robb.{{Ref|aSoS|35}} Jeyne and most of her family remain at [[Riverrun]] under the protection of Ser [[Brynden Tully]] to avoid extra tension between Lord Frey and her husband.{{Ref|aSoS|45}}<br />
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Outside of the wedding of Edmure and Roslin at the Twins, Arya is puzzled when she hears a feasting northman cheer the Young Wolf and Queen Jeyne.{{ref|ASOS|50}} Within the Twins, Houses Frey and [[House Bolton|Bolton]] betray and kill Robb, beginning the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}} Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] later instructs King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] to pardon the Westerlings and grant the title of [[Lord of Castamere]] to Rolph.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Jeyne goes into mourning, to the chagrin of Sybell, who had been in secret negotiations with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Unbeknownst to Jeyne, the daily potions given to her by her mother prevented pregnancy.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Although most of the river lords submit to the [[Iron Throne]], Riverrun remains under the control of Brynden the Blackfish.{{ref|AFFC|17}}<br />
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The [[siege of Riverrun]] is settled peacefully by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], who tasks Ser [[Forley Prester]] with returning Jeyne to her father back at the Crag.{{ref|AFFC|44}} To avoid tales that her dead husband Robb had given her a child and thus an heir to the [[north]], Jeyne is to remain unmarried for two years and is given a strong escort of soldiers with secret instructions to kill her if there would be any attempt at escape during the travel from Riverrun to the Crag. Before she leaves, Jaime notices that Jeyne has ripped her finely-made clothes in an act of mourning for Robb and rebellion at her mother, who took away the crown Robb gave to Jeyne.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}<br />
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==Family==<br />
Jeyne has two brothers, [[Raynald Westerling|Raynald]] and [[Rollam Westerling|Rollam]], and a younger sister, [[Eleyna Westerling|Eleyna]]. Her elder brother Raynald was present at the [[Red Wedding]], at which he freed [[Grey Wind]] and tried to escape the [[House Frey|Freys]] by jumping in the [[Green Fork]]. However, he is presumed dead.{{Ref|aFfC|43}} Her younger brother Rollam served as Robb's squire.{{Ref|aSoS|14}} Jeyne and Eleyna are to marry lords or heirs, as negotiated between their mother and Tywin Lannister.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}<br />
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==Quotes by Jeyne==<br />
{{quote|I shall be a good and true wife to [[Robb Stark|Robb]], I swear. And as wise a queen as I can.{{ref|ASOS|14}}}} - Jeyne to [[Catelyn Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Sybelle''': She would not give up the little crown the rebel gave her, and when I tried to take it from her the willful child fought me.<br><br />
'''Jeyne''': It was mine. You had no right. [[Robb Stark|Robb]] had it made for me. I '''loved''' him.{{Ref|affc|44}}}} - [[Sybell Spicer]] and Jeyne to [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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==Quotes about Jeyne==<br />
{{quote|Jeyne is bright as well as beautiful. And kind as well. She has a gentle heart.{{ref|ASOS|14}}}} - [[Robb Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|Jeyne Westerling is [[Sybell Spicer|her mother's]] daughter, and [[Robb Stark]] is [[Eddard Stark|his father's]] son.{{ref|ASOS|19}}}} - [[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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[[ru:Джейн Вестерлинг]]<br />
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File:Jeyne Westerling David Auden Nash.jpg
2017-01-28T20:14:03Z
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
[[Jeyne Westerling]]. Illustrated by David Auden Nash. Copyrighted work by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG).<br />
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Cropped image of the [http://www.cardgamedb.com/index.php/agameofthrones2ndedition/a-game-of-thrones-2nd-edition-cards/_/lions-of-casterly-rock/jeyne-westerling-r545 Jeyne Westerling] card. Part of [[A Game of Thrones collectible card game]]. Posted in the "Card Guide Wiki" under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.<br />
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File:Jeyne Westerling David Auden Nash.jpg
2017-01-28T20:10:40Z
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Luthor_Tyrell&diff=197134
Luthor Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:31:19Z
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name = [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|left]] Luthor Tyrell [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image =<br />
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| Alias =<br />
| Title = [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]]<br>Lord of [[Highgarden]]<br>[[Defender of the Marches]]<br>[[High Marshal of the Reach]]<br>[[Warden of the South]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Reach]]<br />
| Spouse = Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Highgarden]]<br />
| Date_of_Birth =<br />
| Place_of_Death =<br />
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| Books = ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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{{See homonyms | Luthor}}<br />
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'''Luthor Tyrell''' was a Lord of [[Highgarden]] and head of [[House Tyrell]]. He is the father of the current lord, [[Mace Tyrell]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
Luthor had originally been betrothed to Princess [[Shaera Targaryen]], but the pact was broken in {{Date|240}} when she married her brother, Prince [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} He instead married [[Olenna Redwyne]].<br />
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Luthor rode off a cliff to his death while hawking. He had been looking up and not paying attention to where his horse was going.{{ref|asos|6}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
After meeting Luthor's widow, Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]], at King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon's]] [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] ponders if Luthor rode off that cliff on purpose.{{Ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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==Family==<br />
{{Tyrell tree 2}}<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
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[[Category:House Tyrell]]<br />
[[Category:Characters from the Reach|Tyrell, Luthor]]<br />
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Olenna_Tyrell&diff=197133
Olenna Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:31:07Z
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<div>{{Infobox character<br />
| Character_name = [[File:House_Redwyne.svg|50px|left]] '''Olenna Tyrell''' [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Olenna Redwyne.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Olenna by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©]<br />
| Alias = Olenna Redwyne<br>Queen of Thorns<br />
| Title = Dowager Lady of [[Highgarden]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Redwyne]]<br>[[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture =<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Arbor]]{{ref|awoiaf| Olenna Redwyne}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|228}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Olenna Redwyne|Olenna Redwyne]] calculation.''</ref> <br />
| Place_of_Death =<br />
| Date_of_Death =<br />
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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| Played_by = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Rigg Diana Rigg]<br />
| TV_series =[[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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'''Olenna Tyrell''',{{ref|ASOS|6}}{{ref|ASOS|60}}{{ref|AFFC|12}} also known as '''Olenna Redwyne''',{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{ref|AWOIAF| Olenna Redwyne}} is the widow of Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]] and the mother of [[Mace Tyrell]], Lord of [[Highgarden]]. Born into [[House Redwyne]] of the [[Arbor]], she is commonly known as the '''Queen of Thorns''' because of her sharp tongue.{{ref|acok|appendix}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' she is portrayed by Dame [[w:Diana Rigg|Diana Rigg]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Olenna Redwyne|Images of Olenna Redwyne]]''<br />
Lady Olenna is in her sixties <ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tyrells_at_the_Blackwater Lady Olenna and the Tyrells at the Blackwater], December 17, 1999</ref> with white hair and very small. She has soft, spotted hands with gaunt thin fingers. Olenna has an old woman's sour breath. She is older than Lord [[Hoster Tully]].{{Ref|aSoS|6}} She has lost her teeth.{{Ref|aFfC|7}} Olenna walks with a cane {{Ref|aSoS|60}} and claims to be near deaf,{{Ref|aSoS|6}} but both might be part of her feigning to be more frail than she actually is.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}<br />
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Olenna rarely shies from stating her opinion. She is described as a wizened, cunning old woman with a wicked wit and a sharp tongue, earning her the moniker 'Queen of Thorns'. According to her granddaughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]], she is not the most patient of women.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} Although she regularly mocks members of her own family,{{Ref|aSoS|6}}{{Ref|aFfC|7}} she seems to be a staunch supporter of [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] family interests.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}{{Ref|aFfC|12}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Olenna was betrothed to Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]] when they were both nine,{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} but she claims she did everything she could to make sure it never came to fruition.{{ref|ASOS|6}} According to [[maesters]] it was Daeron who broke the betrothal when they were eighteen in {{date|246}},{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} but Olenna speaks contemptuously of the [[Targaryen madness|oddness]] of [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|ASOS|6}}<br />
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Olenna liked her husband [[Luthor Tyrell]] well enough, as he was kind and not unskilled in bed, but she still considered him an oaf. She regrets that she did not have a chance to beat her son [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]] more often when he was a child, as that would have made him more ready to heed her advice when he became an adult.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Olenna is the aunt of [[Paxter Redwyne]], Lord of the [[Arbor]].{{ref|AFFC|16}} She has twin guardsmen named [[Erryk (guard)|Erryk]] and [[Arryk (guard)|Arryk]], whom she refers to as "Left and Right" because she cannot tell them apart.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
After the death of King [[Renly Baratheon]], Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] is sent to [[Bitterbridge]] to negotiate an alliance between [[House Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell]], including a marriage between King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] and [[Margaery Tyrell]], Renly's widow and Olenna's granddaughter.{{Ref|aCoK|36}} During the negotiations, Lady Olenna asks Petyr pointed questions about Joffrey's nature. Petyr praises Joffrey to the skies, but secretly uses some of his escorts to plant disturbing rumors about the king among the servants at Highgarden, thereby creating doubts about the truth of his official statements.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Mustamirri tellmeallaboutjoff.jpg|300px|thumb|Olenna having dinner with [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] - by mustamirri ©]]<br />
Lady Olenna comes to [[King's Landing]] to attend the wedding of Margaery to Joffrey. During a supper with Margaery and a number of noble ladies of houses sworn to the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], Olenna sharply questions [[Sansa Stark]] about Joffrey's nature. She refuses to listen to Sansa's evasions and half truths about Joffrey and gets Sansa to speak the truth about Joffrey's cruelty and the beatings he gave her. To prevent any potential spy from listening to Sansa, Olenna orders her jester, [[Butterbumps]], to sing loudly. She also compares her son, Lord [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]], to a puff fish of the [[Summer Isles]].{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Olenna plots with Margaery to marry Sansa to her grandson [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]] without letting Lord Mace know about it.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} However, Sansa unwisely tells [[Dontos Hollard]] about the plan{{Ref|aSoS|28}} and Dontos supposedly shares the information with Petyr. Lord Baelish foils the plot by telling Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] about it, who quickly marries Sansa to his own son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|aSoS|19}}{{Ref|aSoS|28}} <br />
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In turn, Olenna sabotages Tywin's plan to marry his widowed daughter, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], to Willas, the heir to [[Highgarden]]. Although Mace is originally inclined to accept the offer, Olenna belabors her son and talks him out of it, arguing that Cersei is too old and too used for Willas. Tywin learns about this from Lord [[Varys]] and shares the information with Tyrion, but orders Tyrion not to tell Cersei about the reason and rather act as if the offer has never been made.{{Ref|aSoS|32}} <br />
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Olenna seems to share the general aversion of the Tyrells against [[House Martell]]. During an ugly confrontation in the yard of the [[Red Keep]], she calls [[Oberyn Martell]]'s paramour, [[Ellaria Sand]], "the serpent's whore".{{Ref|aSoS|53}}<br />
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Olenna is present at the wedding of her granddaughter Margaery and King Joffrey at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. In the wedding procession after the ceremony, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] escorts her out of the sept. Before the wedding feast in the throne room, Olenna approaches Sansa and expresses her condolences over the deaths of her brother, King [[Robb Stark]], and mother, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], at the [[Red Wedding]]. While she talks with her, Olenna puts Sansa's messy hair in order and straightens the hair net that Sansa has received from Dontos and which he told her to wear at the wedding. Later, Olenna makes a snide remark about how often "[[The Rains of Castamere]]" is being performed during the [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]]. When Joffrey begins to choke, she calls for help and later comforts Margaery.{{Ref|aSoS|60}}{{Ref|aSoS|61}}<br />
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While later revealing his part in planning Joffrey's death, Petyr implies to Sansa that Olenna is the one who poisoned the king, with some help from himself and the people he used, especially Dontos. He refers to Olenna straightening Sansa's hair net, implying that this was the moment the old woman took the black stones (actually a crystallized form of the [[strangler]]), which she used to [[poison]] Joffrey. Petyr suggests that Olenna killed Joffrey to spare her granddaughter Margaery from the same cruelty the boy showed Sansa and to prevent her hot-tempered grandson, Ser [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]], from becoming a kingslayer in case he, while serving in the [[Kingsguard]], had to witness the king mistreating his sister. Petyr also shares how he planted disturbing rumors about Joffrey's character while he was at Highgarden, prompting Olenna's questioning Sansa when they first met. According to Petyr, Olenna knew Mace dreamed of his daughter Margaery becoming queen and for that they needed a king, but they did not need Joffrey, as Margaery could also marry his brother, Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]].{{Ref|aSoS|68}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[File:Olenna redwyne by daenerys mod.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Illustration by Elia Fernandez©|250px]]<br />
Lady Olenna attends the wake for Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family. Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] informs Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] that she has appointed Lord [[Gyles Rosby]] as [[master of coin]] instead of Mace's uncle [[Garth Tyrell|Garth]], although the position had been promised to the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] by Tywin. When Mace tries to protest, Olenna eases the tension, but not without making some inappropriate remarks about both Gyles and Garth. She also alludes to the smell emanating from Tywin's corpse, making Cersei angry. When Cersei suggests that Olenna would want to return to [[Highgarden]] soon, she replies that she cannot leave [[King's Landing]] before the wedding of [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]. She mentions that she had been discussing a date for the wedding with Tywin at the time of his death and proposes to talk about this with Cersei soon.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}<br />
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In the negotiations with Cersei on the marriage between Tommen and Margaery, Olenna drives a hard bargain. She insists on an immediate wedding, much to Cersei's dismay,{{Ref|aFfC|39}} and she also throws out Cersei's suggestion that Tommen should wed his bride with a cloak in [[House Lannister|Lannister]] instead of [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] colors.{{Ref|aFfC|12}} Olenna, vouching for her granddaughter still being a maiden,{{Ref|aFfC|43}} also proposes that Tommen and Margaery share their bed as soon as they are married. Cersei, horrified by the suggestion, refuses this. However, Olenna is adamant that the royal couple should at least spend the wedding night together, as anything else would mean ill luck for the marriage. Cersei relents on this point, but she later regrets her concession and arranges for her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], to make certain that nothing happens between Tommen and Margaery that night.{{Ref|aFfC|12}}<br />
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During the wedding feast, Olenna complains mockingly that "[[The Rains of Castamere]]" is not being sung. The nasty smile of the Queen of Thorns makes Cersei, who is increasingly wary of all Tyrells, think of [[Maggy the Frog]], although the two hardly look alike. Later that night, Olenna suggests to break up the feast and send king and queen to bed together.{{Ref|aFfC|12}} The day after the wedding, Olenna returns to Highgarden with her grandson, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan the Gallant]].{{Ref|aFfC|12}}<br />
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Following [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s escape after Tywin's death, [[Qyburn]] informs Cersei that a gold coin dating from the time of [[House Gardener]] has been found in the quarters of an undergaoler named [[Rugen]] (actually an alias of [[Varys]]), who vanished at the time Tyrion did.{{Ref|aFfC|7}} From Lady [[Taena of Myr|Taena Merryweather]], Cersei also learns that Olenna keeps a large chest of gold from before [[Aegon's Conquest]] in her wheelhouse. In the event that unwary tradespeople offend her, she pays them in the old gold coins of the [[Reach]], which are only half the weight of newly minted gold dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|16}} Both pieces of information make Cersei suspect that the Tyrells were involved in the escape of Tyrion and in the assassination of Lord Tywin.{{Ref|aFfC|24}}<br />
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==Quotes by Olenna==<br />
{{Quote|All men are [[fool]]s, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns. {{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}<br />
- Olenna to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote| There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this [[Seven Kingdoms|realm]], if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if they put down their swords and listened to their mothers.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}<br />
– Olenna to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|Hush, Alerie, don't take that tone with me. And don't call me Mother. If I'd given birth to you, I'm sure I'd remember. I'm only to blame for your husband, the [[Mace Tyrell|lord oaf of Highgarden]].{{ref|asos|6}}}}<br />
– Olenna to [[Alerie Hightower]]<br />
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{{Quote|Night falls for all of us in the end, and too soon for some. You would know that more than most, poor child. You've had your share of grief, I know. We are sorry for your losses.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}<br />
– Olenna to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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==Quotes about Olenna==<br />
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{{Quote|'''Sansa:''' The Queen of Thorns, she's called. Isn't that right?<br><br />
'''Loras:''' It is. You'd best not use that name in her presence, though, or you're like to get pricked.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}<br />
– [[Loras Tyrell]] to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|Tyrion was beginning to wonder whether Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]] had ridden off that cliff intentionally.{{ref|asos|60}}}}<br />
– [[Tyrion Lannister]]s thoughts on Olenna<br />
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{{Quote|The old woman is not boring, though, I'll grant her that. A fearsome old harridan, and not near as frail as she pretends.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Alerie_Hightower&diff=197132
Alerie Hightower
2017-01-28T19:30:33Z
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name = [[File:House_Hightower.svg|50px|left]] Alerie Hightower [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Alerie Hightower TheMico.jpg|250px]]<br />
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| Alias = <br />
| Title = Lady of [[Highgarden]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture =<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] <br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Oldtown]]{{ref|awoiaf| "Alerie Hightower"}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|257}} and {{Date|263}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alerie Hightower|Alerie Hightower]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)<br />
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'''Alerie Hightower''' is the daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], Lord of [[Oldtown]], and the spouse of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]]. She is the mother of his four children, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] and [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Alerie Hightower|Images of Alerie Hightower]]''<br />
Alerie is tall, dignified, and handsome, with long silver hair.{{ref|asos|6}}{{ref|aSoS|60}} She is younger than her husband.{{ref|asos|19}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Lady Alerie was among [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s retinue when she came to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|asos|6}} She attends the wedding of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] and Margaery.{{ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Lady Alerie attended the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.{{ref|affc|7}} She left King's Landing with her mother-in-law and her son, Ser Garlan.{{ref|affc|16}}<br />
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==Quotes by Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|He choked, sweetling. He choked on the pie. It was naught to do with you. He choked. We all saw.{{ref|aSoS|60}}}} – Alerie, to [[Margaery Tyrell]], upon [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s death<br />
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==Quotes about Alerie==<br />
{{Quote|Don’t call me Mother. If I’d given birth to you, I’m sure I’d remember.{{ref|asos|6}}}} – [[Olenna Redwyne]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Alerie_Tyrell Alerie Tyrell] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].<br />
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https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Loras_Tyrell&diff=197131
Loras Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:30:20Z
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name= [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|43px]][[File:Loras Tyrell COA.png|40px]] Loras Tyrell [[File:Rainbow Guard.PNG|40px]][[File:Kingsguard.svg|40px]]<br />
| image = [[File:MKomarck Ser Lorasface.png|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = by Michael Komarck ©<br />
| Alias = The Knight of Flowers<br>Knight o’ Pansies<br>Ser Daisy<br />
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]<br>[[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Rainbow Guard]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Tyrell]]<br>[[Rainbow Guard]]<br>[[Kingsguard]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Reach]]<br />
| Spouse =<br />
| Place_of_Birth= [[Highgarden]]{{ref|AWOIAF}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|282}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Loras Tyrell|Loras Tyrell]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death=<br />
| Date_of_Death =<br />
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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| Played_by = [[w:Finn Jones|Finn Jones]]<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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Ser '''Loras Tyrell''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Tyrell]] and the third son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]. Known as '''the Knight of Flowers''', he is a highly skilled knight and jouster. His [[Tourney|tournament]] successes, dazzling good looks, and ostentatious showmanship have made him a celebrated figure in the courts of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Loras is portrayed by [[w:Finn Jones|Finn Jones]].<br />
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His personal coat of arms is three golden roses on a field of green, indicating his position as a third son.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Other/2/ The Citadel: Heraldry - Personal Arms]</ref>{{Ref|ACOK|22}}<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Loras Tyrell|Images of Loras Tyrell]]''<br />
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Ser Loras is exceptionally handsome with long, flowing brown hair and golden eyes. [[Tyrion Lannister]] thinks Loras is beautiful and already a legend, and that half the girls in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] want to bed him and all the boys want to be him.{{Ref|aSoS|12}} [[Sansa Stark]] also thinks Loras is beautiful, and that he is lithe and graceful with wonderful eyes.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Despite his youth and slender frame, Loras is a capable warrior, using swords, axes, and morningstars to deadly effect. He is beloved by [[smallfolk]], especially women. While courteous he is still thirsty for glory and can be short-tempered and impetuous. Tyrion finds him a prickly lad.{{Ref|aSoS|12}} Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] does not believe that Loras is as good a warrior as he is a [[tourney]] jouster.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}<br />
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==History==<br />
As a youth, Loras was fostered at [[Storm's End]] and served as a page and squire to Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]. This was likely the start of their clandestine love affair. Although not widely known, their forbidden relationship is known to various others at court.{{ref|AFFC|24}}<br />
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Loras defeated Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]].{{ref|AGOT|18}} Loras has bought his armor from [[Tobho Mott]].{{ref|AGOT|27}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Knight of Flowers.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Loras participating in the [[Hand's tourney]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]<br />
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Loras Tyrell participates in the [[Hand's tourney]], wearing armor wrought with jeweled flowers and a cape of woven roses. Amongst his victories are Ser [[Robar Royce]] and three members of the [[Kingsguard]]. With each victory, he hands a white rose to a pretty girl in the crowd. He then hands a red rose to [[Sansa Stark]], who is overwhelmed by his gallantry and is thereafter infatuated with him.{{ref|agot|29}}<br />
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Although reputed to be very gallant, Loras rides a mare in heat against Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], noted as an underhanded tactic by some. This inflames the huge knight's stallion, which bucks him, prompting Gregor to attack Loras. After [[Sandor Clegane]] comes to his rescue, Loras forfeits the final round to him.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}<br />
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[[Renly Baratheon]] and Loras secretly plot to have Renly's eldest brother, King [[Robert Baratheon]], spurn Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] in favor of Loras's sister, [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].{{ref|agot|32}} Renly approaches Lord [[Eddard Stark]] with a painting of the girl in hopes that she resembles Eddard's late sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], but this is not the case.{{ref|Agot|27}}<br />
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When Eddard, sitting the [[Iron Throne]] in Robert's stead as the [[Hand of the King]], sends a party led by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to kill Gregor Clegane, Loras is disappointed for not having been chosen instead of Beric.{{Ref|aGoT|43}}<br />
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Loras is mentioned by [[Petyr Baelish|Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]] as a possible ally for Lord Stark against Cersei in the succession crisis after Robert's death, but Ned decides it is the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]] he must have. When Renly flees King's Landing after Lord Stark spurns his request for aid in seizing power, Ser Loras rides south out of the city with him, along with fifty retainers. [[Varys]] suspects they ride for either [[Storm's End]] or [[Highgarden]]. After [[Joffrey Baratheon]] is crowned in the power struggle they fled from, both Loras and Renly are named among the nobles he demands must swear fealty to him or stand accused of treason.{{Ref|aGoT|57}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File: Sir_Heartsalot_RenlyLoras.jpg|Renly and Loras - Sir-Heartsalot ©|thumb|250px|right]]<br />
When Renly makes his claim for the [[Iron Throne]], Loras and the rest of [[House Tyrell]] back his claim and cement their support by marrying Loras's sister Margaery to Renly and making Lord Mace his Hand. His army gathers at Highgarden, and Renly makes Loras the head of his [[Rainbow Guard]], a fancifully ostentatious version of the traditional [[Kingsguard]]. The two remain inseparable even after Renly's wedding. During his march, Renly holds a great [[melee at Bitterbridge]] of 116 knights; wielding a longaxe, Loras is one of the final two combatants, losing to [[Brienne of Tarth]], who is given the last place in his Rainbow Guard. <br />
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After his failed parley with his elder brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Renly appoints Loras to lead the vanguard in the coming battle, choosing him over [[Randyll Tarly]], [[Guyard Morrigen]], and many other candidates. After Renly's assassination, Loras goes berserk, killing [[Emmon Cuy]] and [[Robar Royce]], the two Rainbow Guard in charge of protecting Renly that morning. He believes that Brienne perpetrated the assassination; he is unable to apprehend either her or [[Catelyn Stark]], who was also present when Renly died. <br />
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Loras returns to [[Bitterbridge]] with his family to plot the course of the Reach; there the Tyrells capture [[Parmen Crane]] and [[Erren Florent]], two knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry. When the Tyrells join the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] cause against Stannis, Loras fights beside his brother, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan the Gallant]], who wears Renly's armor and impersonates the fallen king at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] (Renly having been too large for the armor to fit Loras). Afterwards, Loras is granted a place in [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]'s Kingsguard.<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Loras joins the [[Kingsguard]] at his father's behest (though [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]] orchestrates this),{{Ref|aSoS|68}} to protect his sister Margaery when she becomes the queen. The appointment also allows Loras to avoid marriage, a prospect complicated by his ambiguous sexuality, and his continued mourning for Renly. He quickly becomes very popular with the citizens of [[King's Landing]]. Out of curiosity Tyrion asks him why he chose to join the Kingsguard at only seventeen, to which Loras answers, <br />
{{Quote|When the [[Renly Baratheon|sun has set]], no candle can replace it.{{Ref|aSoS|12}}}}<br />
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[[Sansa Stark]] thinks Loras looks even finer in the white of the Kingsguard than in the greens and golds of [[House Tyrell]]. The only spot of colour on him now is a brooch that clasps his cloak, the rose of [[Highgarden]] wrought in soft yellow gold, nestled in a bed of delicate green jade leaves. The grip of his sword is white leather and its pommel is a rose in alabaster.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} During her wedding celebrations with [[Tyrion Lannister]], Sansa is asked to dance by Loras's brother, Garlan. He draws her close and tells her that he has seen the way she looks at Loras; that Loras is handsome and valiant, and that they all love him dearly, but that Tyrion will make her a better husband. This suggests that he and perhaps the rest of the family are aware of Loras’s sexual orientation, and may have been for quite some time.<br />
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When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], absentee Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, returns to [[King's Landing]], Loras recognizes [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] among his companions and confronts her immediately about Renly's death. At his request, Jaime has Brienne arrested.{{Ref|aSoS|62}} <br />
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During the Kingsguard meeting in the White Sword Tower Ser Loras places the blame for [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's poisoning]] at Sansa’s feet. He tells Jaime that his sister was drinking for the same chalice as Joffrey and that Sansa was the only person in the hall who had reason to want Margaery dead, as well as the king. By poisoning the wedding cup, she would hope to kill both of them. He asks Jaime why else did she run afterwards, unless she was guilty.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}<br />
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After the other Kingsguard members take their leave Jaime is left alone with the Knight of Flowers. Jaime observes Loras. He sees that Loras is as slim as a sword, lithe and fit. He wears a snowy linen tunic and white wool breaches, with a gold belt around his waist and a gold rose clasping his fine silk coat. His hair is a soft brown tumble, and his eyes are brown as well, and bright with insolence. Jaime thinks to himself, <br />
{{Quote|He thinks this is a tourney, and his tilt has just been called.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}}}<br />
He questions Loras, and finds the Knight of Flowers as arrogant as he himself was in his youth. Jaime asks Loras about the supposed ghost of [[Renly Baratheon]] that fought at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] at the van of his father's forces, obtaining an admission that it was Loras' older brother inside the armor. The arrogance goes out of Loras the moment he begins to speak of Renly. Loras tells Jaime he buried Renly in a place they knew from when he was a squire at Storm's End. Jaime ponders to himself, <br />
{{Quote|He answered truly. He is proud and reckless and full of piss, but he is not false. Not yet.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}}}<br />
Jaime then confronts Loras about Brienne, and discusses the circumstances of Renly’s death. He commands him to go to her cell, ask his questions and hear her answers. Jaime commands him to judge Brienne fairly, on his honour as a [[knight]], Ser Loras agrees.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}<br />
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Loras maintains a close relationship with his sister, who suggests that he train the young King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] in the ways of an armed knight. Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] flatly refuses, using veiled innuendo regarding his manhood as a reason.<br />
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Loras finally confronts Brienne and is convinced of her innocence in the death of Renly.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[File:Felicia Cano Loras.jpg|350px|thumb|The Knight of Flowers - by Felicia Cano ©]]<br />
Ser Loras stands vigil with Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] over the corpse of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Jaime thinks privately that the Knight of Flowers is still half a boy, arrogant and vain, but he has it in him to be great, to perform deeds worthy of the [[White Book]].{{Ref|aFfC|8}} He tells Cersei that Loras would not have been his choice but Loras will do well enough, as once a man puts on the white cloak of the [[Kingsguard]] it changes him. <br />
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After departing his father’s funeral procession, Jaime trots through the castle gates and sees a dozen [[knight]]s riding at a quintain in the outer yard. He stops to watch for a while he notes that Ser Loras rides superbly, and handles a lance as if he were born holding one. He observes that Loras puts the point just where he means to put it, and seems to have the balance of a cat. Jaime admits to himself that perhaps it was not such a fluke when Loras unhorsed him at the Hand’s tourney.<br />
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After the invasion of the [[Reach]] via the [[Battle of the Shield Islands|Shield Islands]] by the [[ironmen]], Cersei uses Loras's recklessness to manipulate him into attempting to quickly end the [[siege of Dragonstone]], hoping that he will endanger himself in the process to free up [[Paxter Redwyne]]'s fleet to defend the Reach. Loras departs the city amid throngs of admiring onlookers, mostly women.{{ref|AFFC|32}}<br />
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[[Aurane Waters]] later tells Cersei that Loras has taken Dragonstone. After Stannis's castellan, [[Rolland Storm]], declined Loras's offer of single combat, Loras led the assault on the castle. The reported victory is said to have been needlessly bloodthirsty and true to Cersei's hopes, it is reported that Loras was horribly injured by quarrels, maces, and boiling oil in the battle. His status is so far unconfirmed.{{ref|AFFC|36}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
Ser Loras is reportedly gravely injured at [[Dragonstone]]. The last report that the imprisoned Cersei received was that he had been dying of his wounds received whilst taking the castle.{{ref|ADWD|54}} [[Mace Tyrell]] tells [[Kevan Lannister]], Tommen's Lord Regent, that his son's men searched Dragonstone and did not find a speck of gold, a single gemstone, or the fabled hoard of [[dragon egg]]s.{{Ref|aDwD|72}}<br />
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==Quotes by Loras==<br />
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{{quote|'''Loras''': Lord Eddard, what of me?<br><br />
'''Eddard''': No one doubts your valor, Ser Loras, but we are about justice here, and what you seek is vengeance.{{ref|AGOT|43}}}} - Loras and [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|I will defend King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] with all my strength, I swear it. I will give my life for his if need be. But I will never betray [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], by word or deed. He was the king that should have been. He was the best of [[War of the Five Kings|them]].{{ref|asos|67}}}} - Loras to [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|Give me the command, Your Grace. [[Siege of Dragonstone|The castle]] will be yours within a fortnight if I have to tear it down with my bare hands.{{ref|AFFC|32}}}} - Loras to [[Cersei Lannister]]<br />
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==Quotes about Loras==<br />
{{Quote|Have you seen [[Mace Tyrell]]’s boy? The Knight of Flowers, they call him. Now there’s a son any man would be proud to own to. [[Tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day|Last tourney]], he dumped [[Jaime Lannister|the Kingslayer]] on his golden rump, you ought to have seen the look on Cersei’s face. I laughed till my sides hurt.{{Ref|agot|30}}}}<br />
– [[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|He's me. I am speaking to myself, as I was, all cocksure arrogance and empty chivalry. This is what it does to you, to be too good too young. {{ref|asos|67}}}}<br />
– [[Jaime Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|Under all his flowers and finery, Ser Loras is as hot tempered as Jaime Lannister. Toss [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and Loras into a pot, and you've got the makings for Kingslayer stew.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|Ser Loras is so [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] he pisses rosewater. He should never have been given a [[Kingsguard|white cloak]].{{Ref|affc|24}}}}<br />
– [[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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Margaery Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:29:01Z
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| Character_name = [[File:House Tyrell.svg|50px|left]] [[File:Joffrey sigil coat.png|60px|right]] '''Margaery Tyrell'''<br>[[File:House Baratheon.svg|40px]]<br />
| image = [[File:Sardag margaery.jpg|300px]] <br />
| image_caption = Margaery Tyrell by Sardag <br />
| Alias = The Little Queen<br>The Little Rose<br>Maid Margaery<br />
| Title = Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Tyrell]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Reach]]<br />
| Spouse = 1st: King [[Renly Baratheon]]<br>2nd: King [[Joffrey Baratheon]]<br>3rd: King [[Tommen Baratheon]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Highgarden]]{{ref|awoiaf| Margaery Tyrell}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|283}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Margaery Tyrell|Margaery Tyrell]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Natalie Dormer,Margaery Tyrell|Natalie Dormer]]<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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'''Margaery Tyrell''' is the only daughter of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and his wife, Lady [[Alerie Hightower]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' she is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Natalie Dormer,Margaery Tyrell|Natalie Dormer]].<ref>[http://natalie-dormer.org/natalie/filmography/game-of-thrones-2012/ Natalie - filmography game-of-thrones-2012]</ref><ref>[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/slideshow/season-2-new-photos.html About season 2.] Slideshow with photo's of characters and the name of the actor on HBO.</ref><br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
{{See also|:Category:Images of Margaery Tyrell|l1=Images of Margaery Tyrell}}<br />
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Margaery has thick, softly curling brown hair, large brown eyes, unblemished skin and a slender yet shapely figure.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} [[Sansa Stark]] and [[Cersei Lannister]] note the similarities in appearance to her brother [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]].{{Ref|aSoS|6}} Margaery is considered pretty by [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|affc|8}} While observing her, Cersei admits to herself that Margaery is pretty enough but thinks most of that is youth. Cersei thinks that only a fool would ever claim Margaery was more beautiful than her.{{Ref|affc|12}}<br />
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Margaery is an intelligent, shrewd and politically savvy young woman, very much the protégée of her cunning grandmother, Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]]. She is sixteen years old.{{Ref|aFfC|Appendix}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[Renly Baratheon]] takes [[Eddard Stark]] aside to show him an exquisite rose gold locket. Inside is a picture of a lovely young girl with doe's eyes and a cascade of soft brown hair painted in the vivid [[Myr]]ish style. Renly is anxious to know if the picture reminds Ned of anyone. When Ned has no answer but a shrug Renly seems disappointed. Renly confesses that the maid is Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]'s sister, Margaery, and that there are those who say she looks like [[Lyanna Stark]]. Ned is bemused and tells Renly that she does not look like his sister Lyanna.{{ref|AGOT|27}} Ned believes this is ironic, that perhaps Renly, a young Robert look-a-like, believes he has fallen in love with a Lyanna look-a-like. Instead, it seems to be part of a [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] plot to get rid of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and put Robert in Margaery's path. Later during [[the Hand's tourney]], in the king's pavilion, [[Robert Baratheon]] mentions to Ned that Renly has been telling him about the sister of Loras, a maid of fourteen, lovely as a dawn.{{ref|AGOT|30}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Margaery is married to [[Renly Baratheon]], as a pledge of the Tyrells' support for his claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|aGoT|69}} She rides with him to [[Bitterbridge]], where they attend [[melee at Bitterbridge|a great melee]] and encounter Lady [[Catelyn Tully]]. When word arrives that [[Stannis Baratheon]] has [[siege of Storm's End (299)|besieged Storm's End]], Renly departs with his cavalry and leaves Margaery at Bitterbridge with his infantry.{{ref|ACOK|31}}<br />
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After hearing Renly has been killed at Storm's End, the [[small council]] sends [[Petyr Baelish]] as an envoy to Bitterbridge. The Tyrells ally with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] by planning to wed Margaery to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]].{{ref|ACOK|36}}{{ref|ACOK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Margaery Tyrell.jpg|300px|thumb|Margaery Tyrell. Art by Amok ©]]<br />
Margaery is accompanied by a train of ladies when she arrives in [[King's Landing]] to become Joffrey's queen consort. Most are either her relatives or the daughters of her father's bannermen, while others are to be her ladies-in-waiting. They include [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and [[Megga Tyrell]]; Lady [[Alysanne Bulwer]]; Lady [[Alyce Graceford]]; Lady [[Taena Merryweather]]; [[Meredyth Crane]]; and Septa [[Nysterica]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}<br />
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Margaery is greeted by cheering throngs of smallfolk when she reaches the capital. She is well-loved by the populace of the city as Tyrell men have been giving wagons of food to the starving population in her name before her arrival.<ref>The populace does not seem to remember that Margaery's father Mace had closed the [[Roseroad]] when the war started, thus starting the famine in King's Landing in the first place.</ref> Margaery and her family have supper with [[Sansa Stark]] and discover the truth about Joffrey's nature; Margaery treats Sansa kindly.{{Ref|aSoS|61}} They plan to wed Sansa to [[Willas Tyrell]], but once this plot is discovered by the Lannisters, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] weds Sansa to his son [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Margaery is present at the wedding feast afterwards and takes pity on Sansa.<br />
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Margaery is wed to Joffrey by the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. However, the king dies from poison at [[Purple Wedding|the wedding feast]]. It is implied that her grandmother [[Olenna Redwyne|Olenna]] poisoned Joffrey, but it also stands to reason that Margaery knew of the plot since the poison was placed in the wedding chalice from which both were drinking.<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[File:Skirts and dignity by cabepfir.jpg|300px|thumb|Margaery knew that Cersei was behind the accusations. Art by Cabepfir©]]<br />
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After the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Margaery is wed yet again, this time to Joffrey's younger brother [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], a little boy who is then crowned king.<br />
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In the months after their marriage, [[Cersei Lannister]] schemes to dispose of Margaery and the Tyrells, taking advantage of Margaery's claim to still be a [[w:virgin|maid]] despite her marriage to Renly. This claim may or may not be true as [[Renly Baratheon]] was sexually attracted to men and Joffrey died before his bedding. Margaery's [[maidenhead]] is confirmed to have been ruptured by a septa who inspects her, but Cersei notes that highborn girls often have their maidenheads broken by horseback-riding. Cersei has [[Osney Kettleblack]] try to seduce Margaery, but she only responds to his advances with nothing but teasing. <br />
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Margaery does much to curry favor with the populace as Tommen's queen. She visits local markets to buy fresh fruits, breads and fish, orders dresses from many local seamstresses, and makes great public shows of charity, all while traveling with a bright and colorful retinue. <br />
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Margaery suggests several activities for Tommen in an effort to shape him into a successful ruler, such as riding in sight of his subjects and observing sessions of the [[small council]]. Cersei forbids all of Margaery's suggestions. Later, Margaery recognizes the military threat created by the [[ironborn]] invasion of the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] and is incredulous at Cersei's lack of understanding.{{ref|affc|32}}<br />
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Cersei accuses Margaery of adultery and treason, lining up an impressive, if untrue, array of conspirators and evidence by torturing the [[Blue Bard]]. After Cersei discounts accusing [[Loras Tyrell]], [[Horas Redwyne]], and [[Hobber Redwyne]], Margaery is accused of having slept with:{{ref|AFFC|39}}<br />
*[[Osney Kettleblack]]<br />
*[[Jalabhar Xho]]<br />
*[[Bayard Norcross]]<br />
*Ser [[Tallad]] the Tall<br />
*[[Hugh Clifton]]<br />
*[[Hamish the Harper]]<br />
*[[Lambert Turnberry]]<br />
*[[Mark Mullendore]]<br />
*The [[Blue Bard]]<br />
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Margaery is arrested and imprisoned to await trial by the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. While in custody, Margaery confronts Cersei, revealing that she knows that Tommen's mother is behind the accusations and wants to remove the young queen from a position of influence, perhaps by arranging for her death. Later, one of Cersei's key witnesses, Osney Kettleblack, reveals her plots under torture, and Cersei soon finds herself sharing Margaery's plight under similar charges.<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
Since the evidence against Margaery and her cousins is weak, the Faith releases Margaery and her cousins to the custody of [[Randyll Tarly]] until the day of her trial. Margaery chooses to be tried by judges of the Faith instead of [[Trial by combat|trial by battle]].<br />
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==Quotes by Margaery==<br />
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{{Quote|I know what a burden you bear. You should let me share the load. There must be some things I could do to help you. It would put to rest all this talk that you and I are rivals for the [[Tommen Baratheon|the king]].{{Ref|affc|28}}}} <br />
– Margaery, to [[Cersei Lannister]]<br />
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{{Quote|Your Grace, [[Taking of the Shields|this]] must be answered '''fiercely'''!{{Ref|affc|32}}}} <br />
– Margaery, to [[Cersei Lannister]]<br />
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==Quotes about Margaery==<br />
[[File:MargaeryTyrell.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Margaery as depicted in the TV series.]]<br />
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{{Quote|a lovely girl with doe's eyes and a cascade of soft brown hair.{{Ref|agot|277}}}} - thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|The girl is a maid of fourteen, sweet and beautiful and tractable, and [[Renly Baratheon|Lord Renly]] and [[Loras Tyrell|Ser Loras]] intend that [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] should bed her, wed her, and make a new queen.{{Ref|agot|344}}}} - [[Varys]] <br />
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{{Quote|'''Stannis:''' We both know your wedding was a mummer’s farce. A year ago you were scheming to make the girl one of [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]]’s whores.<br />
'''Renly:''' A year ago I was scheming to make the girl Robert’s queen.{{Ref|acok|31}}}} - [[Renly Baratheon]] and [[Stannis Baratheon]]<br />
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{{Quote|Margaery was different, though. Sweet and gentle, yet there was a little of her [[Olenna Redwyne|grandmother]] in her, too.{{ref|ASOS|16}}}} – thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|So the girl is as clever as she is pretty. [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] could do a deal worse for a queen.{{Ref|affc|8}}}} – thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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{{Quote| Wherever she went, the [[smallfolk]] fawned on her, and Lady Margaery did all she could to fan their ardor. She was forever giving alms to beggars, buying hot pies off bakers’ carts, and reining up to speak to common tradesmen. {{Ref|affc|28}}}} – thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
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Willas Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:28:06Z
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'''Willas Tyrell''' is a member of [[House Tyrell]] and the eldest son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and Lady [[Alerie Hightower]]. He is the heir to [[Highgarden]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Willas Tyrell|Images of Willas Tyrell]]''<br />
Willas is crippled with a bad leg. He is often noted as studious, educated, and kind, and is renowned for breeding the finest hawks, hounds, and horses in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|aSoS|16}}{{Ref|aSoS|19}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Willas was born the eldest son Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and Lady [[Alerie Hightower]]. During his first [[tourney]], he competed against Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] of [[Dorne]], who knocked Willas from his horse. Unfortunately, his foot caught in his stirrup as he fell, and Willas pulled his horse on top of him, crushing his leg and leaving him a cripple.{{ref|ASOS|38}}<br />
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Though the incident fanned the flames of the considerable and historical enmity between Houses [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] and [[House Martell|Martell]], Willas bore Oberyn no personal ill will and the two long remained in correspondence, sharing a passion for horseflesh.{{Ref|aSoS|38}} Ever since his accident, Willas has occupied himself with scholarly studies. Willas's grandmother, [[Olenna Tyrell]], despite having a low opinion of her son Mace, has a high opinion of her grandson.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Willas gave his younger brother [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]] his nickname, "Garlan the Gallant".{{Ref|aSoS|28}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
[[File:House tyrell by cabepfir.jpg|thumb|300px|Back row, left to right: Willas, [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].<br>Front: [[Olenna Tyrell|Olenna]], [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]], [[Alerie Hightower|Alerie]]. Art by Cabepfir©]]<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] plots to have [[Sansa Stark]] married to Willas.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} Sansa readily accepts the offer, but it is foiled after she reveals the plot to [[Dontos Hollard]] in the godswood of the [[Red Keep]]. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] learns of the plot from Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] and hastily marries Sansa to his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|aSoS|19}} Tywin offers his daughter, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], to be married to Willas, which would quieten rumors of her incest with her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], but the Tyrells refuse the offer.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
After the [[taking of the Shields]], Willas reportedly sends messengers to Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] ordering him to strengthen his defences in [[Oldtown]]. Willas also guesses correctly that the [[ironborn]] did not follow the coast when attacking the [[Shield Islands]] so the ambush would take the lords of the Shields off guard.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], the regent of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], thinks that Mace wants to marry Willas to Tommen's sister, the wounded Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}<br />
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==Quotes about Willas==<br />
{{Quote|We were speaking of my grandson Willas. He is a bit old for you, to be sure, but a dear boy for all that. Not the least bit oafish, and heir to [[Highgarden]] besides.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}} – [[Olenna Tyrell]] to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|Willas has a bad leg but a good heart.{{ref|ASOS|6}}}} - [[Margaery Tyrell]] to [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|The [[Mace Tyrell|Fat Flower]] thrust him into [[tourney]]s at too tender an age, just as he did the other two. He wanted another [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Longthorn]], and made himself a cripple.{{Ref|aSoS|19}}}} – [[Oberyn Martell]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|Gentle, pious, good-hearted Willas Tyrell. Be grateful you were spared, he would have bored you spitless.{{ref|ASOS|68}}}} - [[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]] <br />
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Mace Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:27:35Z
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name= [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|left]] '''Mace Tyrell''' [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Mace Tyrell.jpg|300px|Mace Tyrell by Amok©]]<br />
| image_caption = Mace Tyrell by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]<br />
| Alias = Lord Oaf<br>The Fat Flower<br>Lord Puff Fish<br />
| Title = Lord of [[Highgarden]]<br>[[Defender of the Marches]]<br>High Marshal of [[the Reach]]<br>[[Warden of the South]]<br>[[Hand of the King]]<br>[[Master of ships]] (formerly)<br />
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| Spouse = [[Alerie Hightower]]<br />
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| Date_of_Birth = ~{{date|256}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Mace Tyrell|Mace Tyrell]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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'''Mace Tyrell''' is head of [[House Tyrell]], Lord of [[Highgarden]], [[Defender of the Marches]], High Marshal of the [[Reach]], and [[Warden of the South]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by [[w:Roger Ashton-Griffiths|Roger Ashton-Griffiths]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Mace Tyrell|Images of Mace Tyrell]]''<br />
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Mace is a handsome and once-powerful-looking man who has since turned to fat.{{ref|ACOK|65}} He has curly brown hair and cuts his beard into a triangular shape that has white spots within it.{{ref|ASOS|19}} [[Cersei Lannister]] thinks of Mace as the same age as her father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], although she is only ten years younger than Lord Tyrell.{{ref|AFFC|7}} <br />
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Mace thinks himself a great warrior, but his victory in the [[Battle of Ashford]] was largely due to his bannerman, [[Randyll Tarly]].{{ref|AFFC|8}} Mace's closest friend is Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]].{{ref|ACOK|36}} Mace is considered an oaf by Cersei{{ref|AFFC|32}} and his mother, [[Olenna Tyrell]],{{ref|ASOS|6}} and a fool by [[Oberyn Martell]].{{ref|ASOS|38}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Mace became Lord of [[Highgarden]] once his father, Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]], rode off a cliff while hawking.{{ref|ASOS|6}}<br />
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During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Mace was in command of troops from the [[Reach]] who marched against Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]]. Mace is credited with defeating Robert in the [[Battle of Ashford]], although the van under Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] achieved most of the victory before Mace's arrival at [[Ashford]].{{ref|ASOS|19}} He then led the [[siege of Storm's End]], which was successfully held by Robert's brother, [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|27}} Mace and his closest bannerman, Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]], surrendered to Robert's ally, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], after the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{ref|AGOT|39}}<br />
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According to [[Oberyn Martell]], Mace encouraged his heir, [[Willas Tyrell]], to participate in [[tourney]]s before he was ready, leading to the accidental crippling of Willas by Oberyn.{{ref|ASOS|38}} Some of the [[Iron Throne]]'s debts under the new king, Robert I Baratheon, are owed to Lord Mace.{{ref|AGOT|20}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Mace has always dreamed of his daughter being a queen. He supports [[Renly Baratheon]] and [[Loras Tyrell]] when they present a plan to crown Renly and have him wed [[Margaery Tyrell]], becoming [[Hand of the King]] to Renly. However, King Renly is [[siege of Storm's End (299)|slain at Storm's End]] before consummating the marriage. Mace responds by moving his army to [[Bitterbridge]] to plan his next move with his sons. They are joined by [[Petyr Baelish]], who offers an alliance between him, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] and [[House Lannister]], including a marriage to King Joffrey and Renly's widow, [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]]. He joins [[Tywin Lannister]]'s army to march on and defeat [[Stannis Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]; there he commands the host's left.{{ref|ACOK|62}} His reward is a seat on the [[small council]] as [[master of ships]].{{ref|ACOK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Eeba-ism Olenna Redwynepufffish.jpg|"The thought that one day he might see his grandson with his arse on the [[Iron Throne]] makes Mace puff up like ... now, what do you call it?"{{ref|ASOS|6}} - art by Eeba-ism ©|thumb|300px|right]]<br />
After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the victorious great lords meet to divide the spoils, of which Mace is granted the lands of [[House Florent]] for his second son, [[Garlan Tyrell]].{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}<br />
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As a wedding gift, Mace gives King Joffrey a seven-sided chalice decorated with great houses: [[House Lannister|ruby lion]], [[House Tyrell|emerald rose]], [[House Baratheon|onyx stag]], [[House Tully|silver trout]], [[House Arryn|blue jade falcon]], [[House Martell|opal sun]], and [[House Stark|pearl direwolf]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}<br />
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Mace serves as one of the three judges at the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] for the [[Purple Wedding|murder of Joffrey]]. He wants Tyrion dead because his daughter was drinking from the chalice that contained [[Strangler|the poison]] that killed Joffrey. Unbeknownst to Mace it was his mother [[Olenna Tyrell]] who poisoned Joffrey.<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Mace is charged by Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] with the [[Siege of Storm's End (300)|capture]] of [[Storm's End]] in order to remove him from [[King's Landing]]. He sets out with half the Tyrell strength.{{ref|affc|12}} With Mace gone Cersei plots against his daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]]. Reciprocal accusations of immorality lead to the imprisonment of both Margaery and Cersei by the [[Faith of the Seven]]. When Mace receives news of this he leaves the siege and marches his army back to King's Landing, leaving Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] to continue the siege with fewer men.<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
Mace arrives at King's Landing to find that [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and her cousins have already been released. Given the weak evidence against them they were turned over to the custody of his bannerman [[Randyll Tarly]], whose army reached the city first. Their release was conditional on Tarly's holy oath to return them for trial. [[Cersei Lannister]] is stripped of the regency. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] arrives in the city and is made [[Regent]] to King [[Tommen Baratheon]]. <br />
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To placate House Tyrell following Cersei's accusations, Kevan makes multiple concessions to Mace. He names Mace the [[Hand of the King]], a title Mace had desired since [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin's]] death. Kevan also appoints two of Mace's bannermen, Randyll Tarly and [[Paxter Redwyne]], to the [[small council]]. Despite numerous threats facing the Iron Throne, Mace refuses to march his army from the city before his daughter is acquitted. Kevan grows increasingly resentful of Mace's apparent insatiability. Mace adds a hundred men of the Reach to the City Watch and plans a new [[Tower of the Hand]] double the size of its predecessor.<br />
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==Quotes by Mace==<br />
{{quote|There is no greater pleasure than to serve the King's Grace. If I was deemed worthy to join your [[small council|royal council]], you would find none more loyal or true.{{ref|ACOK|65}}}} - Mace to [[Joffrey Baratheon]]<br />
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{{Quote|Is there anything as pointless as a king without a kingdom? No, it’s plain, [[Robb Stark|the boy]] must abandon the [[riverlands]], join his forces to [[Roose Bolton]]’s once more, and throw all his strength against [[Moat Cailin]]. That is what I would do.{{ref|asos|19}}}} - Mace to [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s small council<br />
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{{Quote|What victories has he ever won that we should fear him? He could have ended [[Robert's Rebellion]] at [[Battle of the Bells|Stoney Sept]]. He failed. Just as the [[Golden Company]] has always failed. Some may rush to join them, aye. The realm is well rid of such fools.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}}} - Mace to [[Tommen Baratheon]]'s small council regarding [[Jon Connington]]<br />
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==Quotes about Mace==<br />
{{Quote|He has a prodigious appetite, this one.{{ref|asos|19}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts <br />
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{{Quote|[[Robb Stark]] had won more battles in a year than the Lord of [[Highgarden]] had in twenty.{{ref|asos|19}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts <br />
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{{Quote|His sigil ought to be a fat man sitting on his arse.{{Ref|aFfC|24}}}} - [[Cersei Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|The more I give him, the more he wants.{{ref|aDwD|Epilogue}}}} - [[Kevan Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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==Family==<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
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Italay90
https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Garlan_Tyrell&diff=197127
Garlan Tyrell
2017-01-28T19:27:07Z
<p>Italay90: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox character<br />
| Character_name= [[File:House_Tyrell.svg|55px|left]] Garlan Tyrell [[File:Garlan_Tyrell_COA.png|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Garlan Tyrell.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Garlan Tyrell by [http://www.aaronbmiller.com Aaron Miller] © Fantasy Flight Games<br />
| Alias = Garlan the Gallant<br>Renly's ghost<br>Lord Renly's shade<br />
| Title = [[knight|Ser]]<br>Lord of [[Brightwater Keep]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]]<br />
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| Spouse = Lady [[Leonette Fossoway]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth= [[Highgarden]]{{ref|awoiaf| Garlan Tyrell}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|277}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Garlan Tyrell|Garlan Tyrell]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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[[File:Garlan Tyrell by cloudninja9.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Garlan Tyrell by [http://cloudninja9.deviantart.com/ cloudninja9]©]]<br />
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Ser '''Garlan Tyrell''', known as '''Garlan the Gallant''', is a [[knight]] of [[House Tyrell]] and the second son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and Lady [[Alerie Hightower]]. His personal coat of arms is two golden roses on green, to denote his status as second son.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Other/2/ The Citadel: Heraldry - Personal Arms]</ref>{{Ref|ASOS|6}}<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Garlan Tyrell|Images of Garlan Tyrell]]''<br />
Garlan is similar in appearance to his younger brother, Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], but he is taller, more broadly built, and has a beard. Garlan is five years older than Loras.{{Ref|aCoK|65}} He is an exceptionally skilled swordsman, preferring to train against three or four swordsmen, so as to better prepare himself for actual battle,{{Ref|aSoS|6}} but his lack of interest in gaining glory makes him less famous than Loras.<br />
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==History==<br />
Garlan was plump in his youth. His elder brother, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], shrewdly dubbed him ''the Gallant'' to save him from the indignity that befell an uncle, nicknamed [[Garth Tyrell|Garth the Gross]].{{Ref|aSoS|28}} He is married to Lady [[Leonette Fossoway|Leonette]] of [[House Fossoway]].{{ref|ASOS|6}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Ser Garlan takes part in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], playing the part of the late [[Renly Baratheon]] by dressing in his armor, to scare the ignorant men-at-arms among [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army.{{Ref|aCoK|67}} "Renly's ghost", actually Garlan,{{ref|ASOS|67}} leads the [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]]-[[House Lannister|Lannister]] army's vanguard and slays his opposite number, Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]], in single combat.{{Ref|aCoK|62}}<br />
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In the [[Red Keep]] following the battle, Garlan introduces [[Margaery Tyrell]], his sister and Renly's widow, to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. Joffrey agrees to set aside his betrothal to [[Sansa Stark]] and instead marry Margaery.{{ref|ACOK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Garlan is raised to Lord of [[Brightwater Keep]], the seat of attainted [[House Florent]], as a reward for the Battle of Blackwater.{{ref|ASOS|19}}<br />
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Garlan speaks and dances with Sansa during her wedding to [[Tyrion Lannister]]. He tries to assuage Sansa's fears about marrying Tyrion, despite the fact that most of the Tyrells are avoiding any interaction with Sansa in the wake of their attempts to marry Sansa off to [[Willas Tyrell]] having been foiled. Garlan remarks that Tyrion is a "bigger man than he seems" and states that she would be happier with him than Loras, which implies that he knows of his brother's sexual orientation.{{ref|ASOS|28}}<br />
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Garlan and his wife, [[Leonette Fossoway]], attend the [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]] of Joffrey to Margaery. While there, he speaks to Tyrion, praising his plans which helped save [[King's Landing]] from Stannis Baratheon's forces, and tells Tyrion that he is "made to do great deeds". He also rebukes Joffrey for publicly shaming Tyrion and destroying Tyrion's wedding gift, ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]''. Garlan unsuccessfully tries to save the boy king when he chokes to death.{{ref|ASOS|60}}<br />
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While the [[Kingsguard]] meet in the [[Red Keep#White Sword Tower|White Sword Tower]], Garlan guards the new king, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|aSoS|67}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
From King's Landing, Garlan brings half of the Tyrell strength back to the [[Reach]] to press his claim on [[Brightwater Keep]],{{ref|AFFC|12}} which is held by Ser [[Colin Florent]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} He is preparing to take Brightwater when news of the [[ironborn]]'s [[taking of the Shields]] reaches him. Garlan begins to gather men from across the Reach to retake the islands.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}<br />
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After Queen Margaery is imprisoned by the [[Faith Militant]], she tells Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] that she would want Garlan to represent her in a possible [[trial by combat]]. Cersei explains that Garlan would not be able to represent a queen because he is not a member of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|AFFC|43}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{quote|'''Tyrion''': If I am ever [[Hand of the King|Hand]] again, the first thing I'll do is hang all the singers.<br><br />
'''Garlan''': A valiant deed unsung is no less valiant.{{ref|ASOS|60}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]] and Garlan<br />
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==Family==<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
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Italay90
https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Winter_town&diff=197110
Winter town
2017-01-27T18:23:02Z
<p>Italay90: </p>
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| label = '''Winter town'''<br />
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The '''winter town''' is a town located outside of [[Winterfell]], the seat of [[House Stark]] in the [[North]]. During autumn and winter it is one of the largest northern settlements, along with [[White Harbor]] and [[Barrowton]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
[[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Winterfell.jpg|thumb|350px|Winter town beneath the walls of Winterfell by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©]]<br />
The winter town has rows of small and neat houses built of log and undressed stone. Located at [[Winterfell]]'s main gatehouse, the market square has wooden stalls for produce and goods{{ref|AGOT|37}} and a well at its center.{{ref|ACOK|66}} The local alehouse is the [[Smoking Log]].{{ref|AGOT|37}} The [[kingsroad]] lies past the sprawl of castle and town,{{ref|AGOT|13}} while the [[wolfswood]] is two miles away.{{ref|AGOT|37}} Hunting parties from Winterfell can avoid the winter town by taking the Hunter's Gate instead of the main gate.{{ref|ACOK|50}}<br />
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Its streets are muddy during summer, when four fifths of the homes are left empty. During wintertime, however, the winter town becomes filled with northmen from throughout the region,{{ref|AGOT|37}} such as [[northern mountain clans|clansmen]] from the [[northern mountains]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} Some townfolk claim that Winterfell is warmed by a [[dragon]] which sleeps below the castle.{{ref|TWOIAF| Winterfell}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[Robb Stark]], [[Bran Stark]], and [[Theon Greyjoy]] ride through the winter town with the direwolves [[Grey Wind]] and [[Summer]] on their way to the [[wolfswood]].{{ref|AGOT|37}}<br />
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After receiving a frosty greeting from Robb in Winterfell, [[Tyrion Lannister]] decides to stay in an inn in the town, rather than in Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|24}}<br />
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The winter town becomes full when Robb calls the northern banners in response to the [[Iron Throne]]'s imprisonment of Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. The townspeople cheer Robb when he leads the soldiers south along the [[kingsroad]].{{ref|AGOT|53}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Some [[smallfolk]] from the town attend the [[harvest feast]] in Winterfell.{{ref|ACOK|21}}<br />
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The area is eventually [[capture of Winterfell|occupied]] by Theon's [[ironborn]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{ref|ACOK|46}} Theon unsuccessfully parleys with Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] in the market square after Rodrik gathers an army of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists to retake Winterfell. The square is defended by Rodrik's men, including spearmen, archers atop the houses, and knights from [[White Harbor]].<br />
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Later that day, Rodrik's men are betrayed by the [[Dreadfort]] garrison brought by [[Ramsay Snow]]. The Stark men are unable to form up between the houses, which [[House Bolton|Boltons]] put to the torch.{{ref|ADWD|41}} Following the scattering of Rodrik's men in this [[battle at Winterfell]], Theon admits the Boltons into Winterfell, which they quickly [[sack of Winterfell|sack]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
The remnants of the winter town are buried by the blizzard striking the North.{{ref|ADWD|41}}<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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[[Category:House Stark]]<br />
[[Category:Places in the North]]<br />
[[Category:Towns]]<br />
[[Category:Winterfell]]<br />
[[es:Las Inviernas]]<br />
[[fr:Ville d'hiver]]<br />
[[pt:Vila de Inverno]]<br />
[[ru:Зимний городок]]</div>
Italay90
https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Winter_town&diff=197109
Winter town
2017-01-27T18:22:40Z
<p>Italay90: </p>
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{{Location map| File:The North.png<br />
| label = '''Winter town'''<br />
| lat = 3<br />
| long = -11<br />
| position = right<br />
| mark = Wolff2.PNG<br />
| marksize = 9<br />
| width = 350<br />
| float = right<br />
| caption = The [[North]] and the location of the winter town<br />
| alt = The North and the location of the winter town<br />
}}<br />
|}<br />
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The '''winter town''' is a town located outside of [[Winterfell]], the seat of [[House Stark]] in the [[North]]. During autumn and winter it is one of the largest northern settlements, along with [[White Harbor]] and [[Barrowton]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
[[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Winterfell.jpg|thumb|350px|Winter Town beneath the walls of Winterfell by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©]]<br />
The winter town has rows of small and neat houses built of log and undressed stone. Located at [[Winterfell]]'s main gatehouse, the market square has wooden stalls for produce and goods{{ref|AGOT|37}} and a well at its center.{{ref|ACOK|66}} The local alehouse is the [[Smoking Log]].{{ref|AGOT|37}} The [[kingsroad]] lies past the sprawl of castle and town,{{ref|AGOT|13}} while the [[wolfswood]] is two miles away.{{ref|AGOT|37}} Hunting parties from Winterfell can avoid the winter town by taking the Hunter's Gate instead of the main gate.{{ref|ACOK|50}}<br />
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Its streets are muddy during summer, when four fifths of the homes are left empty. During wintertime, however, the winter town becomes filled with northmen from throughout the region,{{ref|AGOT|37}} such as [[northern mountain clans|clansmen]] from the [[northern mountains]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} Some townfolk claim that Winterfell is warmed by a [[dragon]] which sleeps below the castle.{{ref|TWOIAF| Winterfell}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[Robb Stark]], [[Bran Stark]], and [[Theon Greyjoy]] ride through the winter town with the direwolves [[Grey Wind]] and [[Summer]] on their way to the [[wolfswood]].{{ref|AGOT|37}}<br />
<br />
After receiving a frosty greeting from Robb in Winterfell, [[Tyrion Lannister]] decides to stay in an inn in the town, rather than in Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|24}}<br />
<br />
The winter town becomes full when Robb calls the northern banners in response to the [[Iron Throne]]'s imprisonment of Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. The townspeople cheer Robb when he leads the soldiers south along the [[kingsroad]].{{ref|AGOT|53}}<br />
<br />
===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Some [[smallfolk]] from the town attend the [[harvest feast]] in Winterfell.{{ref|ACOK|21}}<br />
<br />
The area is eventually [[capture of Winterfell|occupied]] by Theon's [[ironborn]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{ref|ACOK|46}} Theon unsuccessfully parleys with Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] in the market square after Rodrik gathers an army of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists to retake Winterfell. The square is defended by Rodrik's men, including spearmen, archers atop the houses, and knights from [[White Harbor]].<br />
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Later that day, Rodrik's men are betrayed by the [[Dreadfort]] garrison brought by [[Ramsay Snow]]. The Stark men are unable to form up between the houses, which [[House Bolton|Boltons]] put to the torch.{{ref|ADWD|41}} Following the scattering of Rodrik's men in this [[battle at Winterfell]], Theon admits the Boltons into Winterfell, which they quickly [[sack of Winterfell|sack]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
The remnants of the winter town are buried by the blizzard striking the North.{{ref|ADWD|41}}<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
{{references|2}}<br />
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{{Region North}}<br />
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[[Category:House Stark]]<br />
[[Category:Places in the North]]<br />
[[Category:Towns]]<br />
[[Category:Winterfell]]<br />
[[es:Las Inviernas]]<br />
[[fr:Ville d'hiver]]<br />
[[pt:Vila de Inverno]]<br />
[[ru:Зимний городок]]</div>
Italay90
https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Sunspear&diff=197107
Sunspear
2017-01-27T18:19:10Z
<p>Italay90: GRRM worked alongside Ted Nasmith to create this image.</p>
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| name = Sunspear<br />
| image = [[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Sunspear.jpg|350px]]<br />
| image_caption = Sunspear by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| location = [[Westeros]], [[Dorne]]<br />
| settlement_type= Fortress, Regional Capitol<br />
| seat = [[House Martell|House Nymeros Martell]]<br />
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'''Sunspear''', also known as the '''Old Palace''',{{Ref|AWOIAF| Sunspear}} is the seat of [[House Martell|House Nymeros Martell]] and the capital of [[Dorne]]. The castle is located on the [[Broken Arm]], north of the [[Greenblood]] on the far southeastern coast of [[Westeros]] and is surrounded on three sides by the sea, and by the shadow city on the fourth side.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}} The palace of the [[Water Gardens]] lies three leagues away on the coastal road.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
===Sunspear===<br />
[[File:Sunspear by jonathanguzi-d89ziph.jpg|350px|thumb|Sunspear and the Shadow City by jonathanguzi]]<br />
Sunspear is a walled settlement, protected by three massive Winding Walls, encircling one another and containing miles of narrow alleys, hidden courts, and noisy bazaars. The Threefold Gate, where the gates are lined up one behind the other, avoids the labyrinth, instead allowing straight passage on a brick path to the [[Old Palace]].{{Ref|aFfC|2}}<br />
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One of Sunspear's chief structures is the original stronghold of House Martell, the [[Sandship]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}} which is a large, ugly, dun-colored building that looks like a dromond.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} Over time, towers in [[Rhoynish]] fashion sprung up around the keep. Two other chief structures are the tall and slender Spear Tower and the great, domed Tower of the Sun.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Sunspear}} The Spear Tower is a hundred and a half feet high, and can house noble prisoners;{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}} In the Tower of the Sun, the high seats of the [[Prince of Dorne]] can be found: two twin seats, one with the Martell spear inlaid in gold upon its back, the other bearing the blazing Rhoynish sun.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}} These two towers are the first things visitors see when they arrive at Sunspear, whether by land or by sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}<br />
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===Shadow city===<br />
The closest thing to a true city that the [[Dornishmen]] have, the shadow city is no more than a queer, dusty town.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}} Built against a wall of Sunspear, the shadow city spreads westwards. Closest to Sunspear's walls, mud-brick shops and windowless hovels can be found. Stables, inns, winesinks and pillow houses are found west of those, with walls of their own. More hovels have been build against those walls, which in has led to the city becoming a labyrinth of narrow alleys, homes, and bazaars.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}<br />
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Around ~[[400 BC]], the three Winding Walls were raised,<ref>The Winding Walls were raised some 700 years prior to {{Date|300}}, as stated in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', Dorne: Sunspear</ref> running through the shadow city, forming a defensive curtain. Only the Threefold Gate provides a straight path to the Old Palace, allowing visitors to pass all three of the Winding Walls directly, without having to pass through the labyrinth of the shadow city.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} If need be, these gates can be heavily defended.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Sandship]] was the ancient keep the [[House Martell]], minor Dornish lords. When [[Rhoynish]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria]] arrived in Dorne with her ten thousand ships around 700 BC, Lord [[Mors Martell]], the [[Lord of the Sandship]], wed her, and this alliance of the Martells with the Rhoynar led to the unification of [[Dorne]] in [[Nymeria's War]].<br />
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The seat of the ruling [[Prince of Dorne|Princes and Princesses of Dorne]] became Sunspear, the new castle which developed around the Sandship. It was named after the union of the Martell spear with the sun of the [[Rhoynar]]. It contains beautiful towers built in the Rhoynish fashion, such as the Spear Tower and the Tower of the Sun of the [[Old Palace]]. The Winding Walls of the castle were built near 400 BC ago.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}<br />
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During [[Aegon's Conquest]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] confronted Princess [[Meria Martell]] at Sunspear, where the Dornish Princess defied the Targaryen invasion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Targaryens: The Conquest}} During the [[First Dornish War]], the Dornishmen abandoned their castles, allowing the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] to take them without fighting. Amongst the castles taken in those early years was Sunspear. [[Lord Rosby (Warden of the Sands)|Lord Rosby]] was named [[Warden of the Sands]] and Castellan of Sunspear, but he was killed in the [[Defenestration of Sunspear]] after the Dornishmen swarmed back into the castle from the shadow city. Later on in the war, during the two years of the [[Dragon's Wroth]], the Targaryens burned the Dornish castles with [[dragonfire]], with the exception of Sunspear. ''[[Conjectures]]'' by Archmaester [[Timotty]] suggests the Targaryens did so to encourage the Martells' bannermen to turn against their overlords, although the Dornish remained loyal.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}<br />
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[[Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)|Rickon Stark]], the son of Lord [[Cregan Stark]], was killed in battle outside of Sunspear in one of the final battles of the [[conquest of Dorne]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} The Dornishmen surrendered to King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], the Young Dragon, in the [[Submission of Sunspear]] in {{date|158}}, but they rebelled in the following years.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Daeron's successor, King [[Baelor I Targaryen]], walked barefoot from [[King's Landing]] to Sunspear to forge a peace with Dorne.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], ward of Prince [[Doran Martell]] and betrothed to Prince [[Trystane Martell]], has quarters in the Tower of the Sun.{{ref|AFFC|13}}<br />
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Following the death of his brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]], at the hands of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in [[King's Landing]],{{ref|ASOS|70}} Prince [[Doran Martell]] orders [[Areo Hotah]] to round up the [[Sand Snakes]],{{ref|AFFC|2}} with the older sisters confined in the Spear Tower and the younger ones at the [[Water Gardens]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}} [[Sarella Sand|Sarella]] remains outside of Dorne, however.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}<br />
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After plotting to crown Myrcella as queen, Princess [[Arianne Martell]] is imprisoned for some time within the Spear Tower.{{ref|AFFC|40}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
Doran releases Arianne and the older Sand Snakes from the Spear Tower. Ser [[Balon Swann]] brings the skull of Gregor to the court of Doran in Sunspear.{{ref|AFFC|38}}<br />
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==Chapters that take place at Sunspear==<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 2|''A Feast for Crows'': 2. The Captain of the Guards]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 13|''A Feast for Crows'': 13. The Soiled Knight]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|''A Feast for Crows'': 40. The Princess in the Tower]]<br />
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 38|''A Dance with Dragons'': 38. The Watcher]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Settlement<br />
| name = Winterfell<br />
| image = [[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Winterfell.jpg|350px]]<br />
| image_caption = Winterfell by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| settlement_type= Castle and regional capital<br />
| location = [[Westeros]], the [[north]]<br />
| seat = [[House Stark]]<br />
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| religion = [[Old gods]]<br />
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| founded = [[Age of Heroes]]<br />
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[[File:Winterfell by feliche.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Winterfell by [http://feliche.deviantart.com/ Feliche]©]] <br />
'''Winterfell''' is the ancestral castle and seat of power of [[House Stark]] and is considered to be the capital of the [[north]]. It is located in the center of the northernmost province of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], on the [[kingsroad]] that runs from [[Storm's End]] to the [[Wall]]. It is situated at the eastern edge of the [[wolfswood]], north of the western branch of the [[White Knife]] and [[Castle Cerwyn]]. Winterfell is south of the [[northern mountains]] and southwest of [[Long Lake]],{{ref|TLOIAF}} one hundred leagues (three hundred miles) southeast of [[Deepwood Motte]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}<br />
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==Household==<br />
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[[Vayon Poole]] is the castle's steward, while Maester [[Luwin]] advises Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] serves as Winterfell's master-at-arms and his nephew [[Jory Cassel]] is captain of the household guard. Septon [[Chayle]] maintains the castle's sept and Septa [[Mordane]] tutors the Stark children. Other servants include the master of horse [[Hullen]], the kennelmaster [[Farlen]], the blacksmith [[Mikken]], the cook [[Gage]],{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} and the brewer [[Barth (brewer)|Barth]].{{ref|ACOK|50}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
[[File:Winterfell map.png|350px|thumb|Fan-made map of Winterfell prior to ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''. 1.North Gate 2.Broken Tower 3.Glass Garden 4.[[Crypt of Winterfell|Crypts]] 5.First Keep 6.[[Godswood of Winterfell|Godswood]] 7.Guards Hall 8.East Gate 9.Armory 10.Hunter's Gate 11.kennels 12.Guest House 13. Bridge between the Armory and the Great Keep 14.Great Keep 15.Maester's Turret 16.Kitchen 17.Courtyard 18.Bell Tower 19.Library Tower 20.Sept 21.Stables 22.Great Hall 23.Smithy 24.South Gate]]<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Winterfell|Images of Winterfell]]''<br />
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Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres and protected by two massive walls.{{Ref|aCoK|50}} There is a village just outside, the [[winter town]]. Winterfell has been built around an ancient [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]] and over natural hot springs. The water is piped through walls and chambers to heat them, making Winterfell more comfortable than other castles during the harsh northern winters.<br />
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Inside the walls, the complex is composed of dozens of courtyards and small open spaces. Weapons training and practice take place in those yards. The inner ward is a second, much older open space in the castle where archery practice takes place. It is located next to the broken tower. Inside Winterfell stands the inner castle, which contains the Great Keep and the Great Hall.<br />
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===Inner Castle===<br />
* The '''Great Keep''' is the innermost castle and stronghold of the castle complex. It was built over natural hot springs to keep it warm.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Its walls are made of granite. It is connected to the armory by a covered bridge.{{Ref|aSoS|80}} From a window on the covered bridge, one can see the entire yard.{{Ref|aGoT|7}} <br />
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* The '''Great Hall''' is used for receiving guests and the place where the household would dine together, including the lord of the house. The Great Hall is very large. On the outside it is enclosed with grey stone and covered with banners, with wide doors made of oak and iron, which opens to the castle yard, whilst a rear exit leads to a dimly-lit gallery. Inside it can hold eight long rows of trestle tables, four to each side of the central aisle, and can seat 500 people. There is a raised platform for noble guests.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}<br />
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* The small '''[[sept]]''' was built for Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], a [[southron]], by her husband, Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|aGoT|2}}<br />
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===Courtyard and Other Buildings.===<br />
[[File:Thomas Denmark ned cat hart tree.jpg|350px|thumb|Cat visits Ned by the Heart Tree - by [http://thomasdenmarkportfolio.blogspot.com/ Thomas Denmark]. © [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]]]<br />
[[File:Winterfell throne by MarcSimonetti.jpg|350px|thumb|Winterfell throne by Marc Simonetti ©]]<br />
[[File:Great Keep.jpg|350px|thumb|The Great Keep© Fantasy Flight Games]]<br />
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* The '''First Keep''', a squat and round drum tower, is the oldest surviving part of the castle but is no longer in use. Around it lies a lichyard where the [[Kings of Winter]] would lay their loyal servants. The keep has gargoyles atop it.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{ref|ACOK|4}} Maester [[Kennet (maester)|Kennet]] determined it was built after the [[Andals]] arrived.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}}<br />
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* The '''broken tower''', also known as the Burned Tower, was once the tallest watchtower in Winterfell. Over 140 years ago a lightning strike set it afire and the top third collapsed inward, but no one bothered to rebuild it.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}{{Ref|aCoK|35}} It stands behind the old inner ward.<br />
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* The ancient '''[[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]]''' has stood untouched for 10,000 years, with three acres of old packed earth and close together trees creating a dense canopy, which the castle was raised around. At the center of the grove stands an ancient [[weirwood]] with [[heart tree|a face carved into it]], standing over a pool of black water.{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Across the godswood from the heart tree, beneath the windows of the Guest House, an underground hot spring feeds three small pools, with a moss-covered wall looming above them. The godswood is enclosed by walls, and is accessed by a main iron gate, or smaller wooden ones.<br />
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* The '''glass garden''' is a greenhouse heated by the hot springs, which turn it into a place of moist warmth.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} It is used to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}{{Ref|aCoK|51}}<br />
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* The '''[[crypt of Winterfell]]''', located near the First Keep, is where members of [[House Stark]] are buried. The underground crypts are long and narrow, with pillars moving two by two along its length. Between pillars stand the sepulchers of the Starks of Winterfell, the likenesses of the dead seated on thrones, with iron swords set before them to keep the restless spirits from wandering, and snarling [[direwolf|direwolves]] at their feet. The crypts are located deep under the earth, cavernous and bigger than the complex above ground. They are accessed by a twisting stone stair and a huge ironwood door that lies at a slant to the floor. The stair continues below to older levels where the most ancient [[Kings in the North]] are entombed.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{Ref|aCoK|69}}<br />
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* The '''Bell Tower''' is connected to the rookery by a bridge. The bridge is covered and runs from the fourth floor of the tower to the second floor of the rookery.{{ref|ACOK|4}}{{Ref|aSoS|80}}<br />
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* The '''maester's turret''' is located below the rookery.{{Ref|aCoK|28}}<br />
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* The '''Library Tower''' houses the library at Winterfell. A stonework staircase winds about its exterior.{{Ref|aSoS|80}} <br />
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* The '''Guards Hall''' is in line with the Bell Tower, and further back, the First Keep.{{Ref|aCoK|4}}<br />
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===Walls===<br />
Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, defended by two massive granite walls with a wide moat between them. The outer wall is eighty feet high, while the inner is one hundred feet high, with a wide moat between them. There are guard turrets on the outer wall and more than thirty watch turrets on the crenelated inner walls. <br />
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The '''great main gates'''{{ref|ADWD|46}} have a gatehouse made of two huge crenelated bulwarks which flank the arched gate{{ref|ASOS|80}} and a drawbridge that opens into the market square of the [[winter town]].{{ref|AGOT|37}}{{ref|ACOK|66}}<br />
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There is a narrow tunnel inside of the inner wall stretching halfway around the castle, allowing travel from the south gate all the way to the north gate without interruption.{{ref|AGOT|8}}<br />
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Named gates include:<br />
* The '''Hunter's Gate''' is a gate located close to the kennels and the kitchens. It opens directly onto open fields and the [[wolfswood]], so people can come and go without having to cross through the winter town. It is favored by hunting parties.{{Ref|aCoK|50}}<br />
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* The '''East Gate'''{{Ref|aCoK|69}} or '''east gate'''{{ref|ADWD|51}} leads to the [[kingsroad]].{{Ref|aCoK|69}} The '''Kingsroad Gate'''{{ref|ADWD|46}} may be another name for the same gate.<br />
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* The '''Battlements Gate''' is a small arched postern in the inner wall. It crosses the moat between the walls but does not have a passageway through the outer wall.{{ref|ADWD|46}}<br />
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===Winter Town===<br />
The '''[[winter town]]''', so called because it lies mostly deserted during summer, is where smallfolk gather in winter. It is located outside the walls of Winterfell. Its market square is filled with wooden stalls for merchants, while its streets are muddy and lined with rows of houses made from log and undressed stone. Less than one in five are occupied during the summer, but they fill up once winter arrives.{{Ref|aGoT|37}} The kingsroad, which runs east of Winterfell,<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref> sits beyond the winter town.{{Ref|aGoT|13}} There is an inn in the winter town, the [[Smoking Log]].{{Ref|aGoT|37}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Winterfell was supposedly built by [[Bran the Builder|Brandon the Builder]] over eight thousand years ago, with the help of [[giants]].{{Ref|aSoS|41}} [[Maesters]] believe it was built in pieces over different eras, since the ancient Starks did not level the ground and plan it as a single structure.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}} For most of recorded history Winterfell was the seat of [[House Stark]], the [[Kings in the North]] and later as [[Warden of the North|Wardens of the North]], after King [[Torrhen Stark]] bent the knee to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his [[dragons]]. During the wars between the Kings of Winter from House Stark and the [[Red King]]s from [[House Bolton]], Winterfell was burned by Kings [[Royce II Bolton|Royce II]] and [[Royce IV Bolton]] of the [[Dreadfort]] prior to the [[Andal invasion]] of [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Kings of Winter}}<br />
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According to [[free folk]] legend, [[Bael the Bard]] once entered Winterfell under the guise of a singer named Sygerrik. Bael supposedly disappeared with the daughter of Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]] after tricking the lord. The daughter eventually reappeared with an infant, a future Lord Stark, the story claiming that they had been hiding in the [[crypt of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|51}}<br />
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] visited Winterfell and gained [[Cregan Stark]] for the cause of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]].{{ref|TPATQ}}<br />
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At the start of [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] left the [[Eyrie]] and crossed the [[Mountains of the Moon]] and the [[Bite]] to return to the North, where he raised the northern banners.{{ref|ADWD|9}} His younger brother [[Benjen Stark]] remained in the castle for the war's duration as the Stark in Winterfell.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/ConQuest_Kansas_City_MO_May_27_294 ConQuest (Kansas City, MO; May 27-29) (May 27, 2005)]</ref><br />
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[[Mance Rayder]] once accompanied [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]] in a visit from the [[Wall]] to Winterfell to see Lord Eddard.{{ref|ASOS|7}} The [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]] often visit Winterfell because [[Castle Cerwyn]] is only half a day away.{{ref|ACOK|16}}{{ref|ACOK|30}} As the regional capital of the North, [[harvest feast]]s have been hosted in Winterfell for centuries.<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
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Lord [[Eddard Stark]] hosts King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and the royal family at Winterfell after the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. They visit the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypt]] so Robert can pay his respects to [[Lyanna Stark]]. [[Robb Stark]] remains in the castle when Eddard travels south to [[King's Landing]] to serve as the new [[Hand of the King]]. A fire is started in the Library Tower in order to distract the guards during the [[catspaw]]'s attempt on [[Bran Stark]]'s life.{{Ref|aGoT|14}}<br />
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When Robb hears that Eddard has been taken prisoner in King's Landing, he raises the [[north]]ern bannerman and marches south to rescue his father. Bran remains as the Stark in Winterfell. The direwolf [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]] is buried in the lichyard of the First Keep.{{Ref|aGoT|53}} Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] appoints Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] as castellan of Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|55}} While at [[Riverrun]], Robb is proclaimed [[King in the North]] by northern and [[riverlands|rivermen]] alike.{{ref|AGOT|71}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Bran, the Stark in Winterfell in Robb's absence, hosts numerous northern lords for the [[harvest feast]].{{ref|ACOK|21}} Songs performed during the festival include "[[Iron Lances]]", "[[The Burning of the Ships]]", and "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]".<br />
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During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Winterfell is captured in a [[capture of Winterfell|surprise attack]] by the [[ironmen]] led by [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{ref|ACOK|46}} He rules the castle for several weeks, but he lacks the manpower to hold it indefinitely against the Stark bannermen. [[Asha Greyjoy]] refuses to help her brother hold the castle, which is far from the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|ACOK|56}} <br />
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Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] assembles near two thousand northmen to retake Winterfell from Theon. [[Ramsay Snow]], the castellan of the [[Dreadfort]], leads the [[House Bolton|Bolton]] soldiers in betraying their fellow northmen, however, and Rodrik's army is destroyed in a [[battle at Winterfell|battle outside Winterfell's gates]]. Ramsay then double-crosses Theon, takes him prisoner, and has the Dreadfort men [[Sack of Winterfell|sack and burn Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|66}} The ceiling of the Great Hall and one whole side of the First Keep collapse during the sack of Winterfell. A steaming lake forms at the bottom of the Library Tower, while the Maester's Turret and the bridge connecting the Bell Tower to the rookery are destroyed.{{Ref|aCoK|69}} Bran and [[Rickon Stark]], undetected in the crypts, make their escape from Winterfell in the aftermath.<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
The surviving women and children of Winterfell are taken to the [[Dreadfort]] by [[Ramsay Snow]],{{ref|ASOS|35}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1176 Readers and Realism (June 28, 2001)]</ref> who also holds [[Theon Greyjoy]] as a hostage.{{ref|ASOS|49}}<br />
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Due to the alleged deaths of Bran and Rickon Stark, [[Sansa Stark]] is now considered the heir to Winterfell. For this title Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] plots to have Sansa married to the heir of [[Highgarden]], [[Willas Tyrell]]. When Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is informed of this he has his son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], marry her instead, to both Sansa and Tyrion's reluctance. <br />
[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sansa Stark making a snow-castle of Winterfell at the Eyrie - by Michael Komarck.©]] <br />
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After King [[Robb Stark]] marries [[Jeyne Westerling]], he tells his mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], that he plans to legitimize his brother, [[Jon Snow]] of the [[Night's Watch]], and name him heir of Winterfell and [[King in the North]] should he and Jeyne not have a child. Due to Sansa's marriage to Tyrion, Robb fears that Sansa will give Tyrion a son and thus control of Winterfell which Robb wants to prevent. Catelyn pleads that Robb consider naming his other sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], as heir, but Robb insists that no one has seen Arya since his father [[Eddard Stark|Eddard's]] death and that Arya is likely also dead. Robb signs the decree naming Jon his heir,{{ref|AWOIAF| Robb Stark}} but the whereabouts of the will are unknown after Robb's death in the [[Red Wedding]].<br />
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As Sansa hides at the [[Eyrie]] after [[Purple Wedding|the murder]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], she reminisces fondly about Winterfell and makes a castle of snow in its likeness with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{Ref|aSoS|80}}<br />
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At the [[Wall]], in exchange for Jon Snow recognizing [[Stannis Baratheon]] as king, Stannis offers to legitimize him, which would make him Lord Jon Stark of Winterfell. However, Jon refuses Stannis and he instead becomes the 998th [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[Asha Greyjoy]] informs Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]] that when she and her [[ironborn]] searched Winterfell for Theon they found only scattered bodies scavenged by wolves.{{ref|AFFC|11}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
King [[Stannis Baratheon]] reminds [[Jon Snow]] that he had hoped to bestow Winterfell on him, and that his offer was thrown in his face. Jon replies that by right Winterfell should go to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]]. Stannis asks Jon if he is eager to see the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]], perched on [[Eddard Stark]]'s seat. He promises Jon that as long as he, Stannis, is alive that will not happen.{{ref|ADWD|3}}<br />
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Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], moves the wedding of his newly-legitimized son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], to "[[Arya Stark]]", who is actually [[Jeyne Poole]], from [[Barrowton]] to Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|32}} When the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] arrive at Winterfell, Roose finds the ruined castle a refuge of more then two dozen squatters. When he tells them he will be merciful if they serve well, they are used as labor to partially restore Winterfell. They rebuild burned gates and raise a new roof over the Great Hall. After the work is completed Roose has them all hanged; true to his word he is merciful and does not flay a one.{{ref|ADWD|37}}<br />
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Ramsay marries "Arya" in the [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]] and becomes [[House Bolton of Winterfell|Lord of Winterfell]], with [[Theon Greyjoy]] giving Jeyne away. Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] furnishes the wedding feast and asks the singer [[Mance Rayder|Abel]] to sing of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|ADWD|37}}<br />
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During a winter storm that hits Winterfell, squires build snowmen on the battlements. A dozen snowy lords are built to command them, including depictions of Lord Manderly, Lord [[Harwood Stout]], Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], and [[Whoresbane Umber]] on the battlements. Theon and Barbrey discover that swords are missing from the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypts]].{{ref|ADWD|41}} Tensions heighten during the blizzard as several [[House Frey|Freys]] and northerners are found dead.{{ref|ADWD|46}}<br />
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After Freys fight with [[House Manderly|Manderly]] men, Roose sends the Freys out the main gate and the Manderlys out the east gate. They are to march on Stannis's army, which is said to be three days [[march on Winterfell|march from Winterfell]]. Amidst the commotion, Theon and "Arya" flee the castle by passing through the Battlements Gate, climbing a stair to the battlements, and leaping into the snow.{{ref|ADWD|51}}<br />
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It is believed among Stannis's army that [[Arnolf Karstark]], castellan of [[Karhold]], would receive Winterfell should it be taken from the Boltons.{{ref|ADWD|62}}<br />
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===''The Winds of Winter''===<br />
Roose has sent out the Freys and Manderlys, as well as Ramsay and his men, but he has kept much of his own strength behind in Winterfell. According to Theon, who has been brought to Stannis by [[Mors Umber]], Roose is keeping his own men back as a reserve, as he once did in the riverlands, to weaken potential rivals.<ref>[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)]]</ref><br />
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Mors had his troops built pits outside the main gate. The Freys ride into them, causing [[Aenys Frey]] to break his neck.<ref>[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)]]</ref><br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{Quote|Bran could perch for hours among the shapeless, rain-worn gargoyles that brooded over the First Keep, watching it all: the men drilling with wood and steel in the yard, the cooks tending their vegetables in the glass garden, restless dogs running back and forth in the kennels, the silence of the [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]], the girls gossiping beside the washing well. It made him feel like he was lord of the castle, in a way even [[Robb Stark|Robb]] would never know. It taught him Winterfell's secrets too. The builders had not even leveled the earth; there were hills and valleys behind the walls of Winterfell. There was a covered bridge that went from the fourth floor of the bell tower across to the second floor of the rookery. Bran knew about that. And he knew you could get inside the inner wall by the south gate, climb three floors and run all the way around Winterfell through a narrow tunnel in the stone, and then come out on ground level at the north gate, with a hundred feet of wall looming over you. Even Maester [[Luwin]] didn't know that, Bran was convinced.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}}} – [[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|He remembered Winterfell as he had last seen it. Not as grotesquely huge as [[Harrenhal]], nor as solid and impregnable to look at as [[Storm's End]], yet there had been a great strength in those stones, a sense that within those walls a man might feel safe. The news of the castle’s fall had come as a wrenching shock.{{Ref|aCoK|54}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|The Lord of Winterfell would always be a [[House Stark|Stark]].{{Ref|aCoK|54}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|“The Prince of Winterfell.” Of Winterfell burned and tumbled, its people scattered and slain. The glass gardens were smashed, and hot water gushed from the cracked walls to steam beneath the sun. How can you be the prince of someplace you might never see again?{{Ref|aSoS|9}}}} – [[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{quote|The [[weirwood]] was the heart of Winterfell, Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] always said ... but to save the castle Jon would have to tear that heart up by its ancient roots, and feed it to [[Melisandre|the red woman's]] hungry [[R'hllor|fire god]]. I have no right. Winterfell belongs to the [[old gods]].{{ref|ASOS|79}}}} – [[Jon Snow]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover’s kisses, and melted on her cheeks. At the center of the garden, beside the statue of the weeping woman that lay broken and half-buried on the ground, she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes. She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams.{{Ref|aSoS|80}}}}<br />
– [[Sansa Stark]]'s thoughts, at the [[Eyrie]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Petyr:''' May I come into your castle, my lady?<br><br />
'''Sansa:''' Don’t break it. Be ... <br><br />
'''Petyr:''' ... gentle? Winterfell has withstood fiercer enemies than me. It is Winterfell, is it not?<br><br />
'''Sansa:''' Yes.<br><br />
'''Petyr''': I used to dream of it, in those years after [[Catelyn Tully|Cat]] went north with [[Eddard Stark]]. In my dreams it was ever a dark place, and cold.<br><br />
'''Sansa:''' No. It was always warm, even when it snowed. Water from the hot springs is piped through the walls to warm them, and inside the glass gardens it was always like the hottest day of summer. {{Ref|aSoS|80}}}}<br />
– [[Sansa Stark]] makes a snow castle of Winterfell with [[Petyr Baelish]]<br />
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{{Quote|Winterfell was full of ghosts for Theon Greyjoy.{{ref|ADWD|37}}}} – [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{quote|It was my home, though. Not a true home, but the best I ever knew.{{ref|ADWD|46}}}} – [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s thoughts<br />
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==Chapters that take place in Winterfell==<br />
{{Columns|3|<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 2|''A Game of Thrones'': 2. Catelyn I]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 4|''A Game of Thrones'': 4. Eddard I]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 5|''A Game of Thrones'': 5. Jon I]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 6|''A Game of Thrones'': 6. Catelyn II]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 7|''A Game of Thrones'': 7. Arya I]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|''A Game of Thrones'': 8. Bran II]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 9|''A Game of Thrones'': 9. Tyrion I]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 10|''A Game of Thrones'': 10. Jon II]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 14|''A Game of Thrones'': 14. Catelyn III]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 17|''A Game of Thrones'': 17. Bran III]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 24|''A Game of Thrones'': 24. Bran IV]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 53|''A Game of Thrones'': 53. Bran VI]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 66|''A Game of Thrones'': 66. Bran VII]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 4|''A Clash of Kings'': 4. Bran I]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|''A Clash of Kings'': 16. Bran II]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 21|''A Clash of Kings'': 21. Bran III]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 28|''A Clash of Kings'': 28. Bran IV]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 35|''A Clash of Kings'': 35. Bran V]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 46|''A Clash of Kings'': 46. Bran VI]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 50|''A Clash of Kings'': 50. Theon IV]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 56|''A Clash of Kings'': 56. Theon V]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 66|''A Clash of Kings'': 66. Theon VI]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 69|''A Clash of Kings'': 69. Bran VII]]<br />
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 37|''A Dance with Dragons'': 37. The Prince of Winterfell]]<br />
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 41|''A Dance with Dragons'': 41. The Turncloak]]<br />
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 46|''A Dance with Dragons'': 46. A Ghost in Winterfell]]<br />
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 51|''A Dance with Dragons'': 51. Theon I]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Settlement<br />
| name = Highgarden<br />
| image = [[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Highgarden.jpg|350px]]<br />
| image_caption = Highgarden by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| settlement_type= Castle, Regional Capital<br />
| location = [[The Reach]], [[Westeros]]<br />
| seat = [[House Tyrell]]<br />
| seat_type = [[Feudalism|Feudal Lord]]<br />
| religion = [[Faith of the Seven]]<br />
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'''Highgarden''' is a castle which serves as the seat of [[House Tyrell]], regional capital of the [[Reach]] and the heart of chivalry in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. It lies on the [[Mander]] and is where the [[Ocean Road]] meets the [[Roseroad]], making it an important crossroads.<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the South (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the South]]</ref><br />
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[[Mace Tyrell]] is the Lord of Highgarden. The castle's household includes Lord Seneschal [[Garth Tyrell]], Maester [[Lomys]], the captain of the guard [[Igon Vyrwel]], the master-at-arms Ser [[Vortimer Crane]], and the fool [[Butterbumps]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}<br />
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==The Castle==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Highgarden|Images of Highgarden]]''<br />
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The tiered-walled{{ref|awoiaf| Highgarden}} castle has groves and fountains, shady courtyards, and marble colonnades. It is filled with singers, pipers, fiddlers and harpers. The stables have a fine selection of horseflesh, and there are pleasure boats to sail along the Mander.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Between the outer and middle walls is a famous briar labyrinth. The oldest towers are square and date from the [[Age of Heroes]], while newer towers are taller and round.{{ref|TWOIAF| Highgarden}}<br />
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There are fields of golden roses that stretch as far as the eye can see. Fruits grown nearby include melons, peaches, and fireplums.{{ref|AGOT|4}}<br />
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Highgarden's [[sept]] is matched only by the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] and the [[Starry Sept]]. The castle [[godswood]] contains three [[weirwood]]s known as the [[Three Singers]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Highgarden}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===House Gardener===<br />
[[File:Sedone Thongvilay Evoy of Highgarden.jpg|thumb|350px|An envoy of Highgarden - by artist Sedone Thongvilay. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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Highgarden is said to have been built by [[Garth the Gardener]] atop a hill overlooking the [[Mander]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Garth Greenhand}} Highgarden was the center of the [[Reach proper]], and the [[Kings of the Reach]] from [[House Gardener]] grew to acquire what has become the [[Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}}<br />
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During the [[Andal invasion]] of [[Westeros]], King [[Mern II Gardener]] built a curtain wall about the castle. The Andals were ultimately welcome into the Reach, however, and King [[Garth IX Gardener]] built the first [[sept]] at Highgarden, although he continued to worship in its [[godswood]]. [[House Tyrell]] became the hereditary stewards of the castle.{{ref|TWOIAF| Andals in the Reach}}<br />
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Highgarden was sacked by [[Dornishmen]] during the reign of King [[Garth X Gardener]], and the Gardener's [[Oakenseat]] was destroyed. The castle was rebuilt by Garth's cousin, King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Andals in the Reach}}<br />
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The peaceful [[Harmund II Hoare]], [[King of the Iron Islands]], once visited Highgarden and [[Oldtown]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Black Blood}}<br />
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===House Tyrell===<br />
Highgarden was the seat of House Gardener until [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] defeated King [[Mern IX Gardener]] and his host on the [[Field of Fire]], ending their line. When Aegon then marched his host to Highgarden, its steward, [[Harlen Tyrell]], surrendered the castle. For this, Aegon granted him the castle and gave [[House Tyrell]] dominion over the [[Reach]] as the [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]].{{Ref|aGoT|Appendix}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} However, other houses, such as the [[House Florent|Florents]], [[House Rowan|Rowans]], and [[House Oakheart|Oakhearts]], also claim blood ties to the Gardeners and covet Highgarden.{{ref|ASOS|6}}<br />
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During the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], the Tyrells hosted the famed [[Tourney of the Field of Roses]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Highgarden}}<br />
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Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]] squired at Highgarden with [[Jeremy Norridge]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon V}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
Following the death of King [[Robert Baratheon]], his younger brother [[Renly Baratheon]] and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] flee from [[King's Landing]] to Highgarden.{{ref|AGOT|49}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Renly marries [[Margaery Tyrell]] and proclaims himself king with the support of [[House Tyrell]]. After the [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|death of Renly]], the Tyrells do not follow [[Stannis Baratheon]]. [[Petyr Baelish]] negotiates an alliance between the Tyrells and the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], with Margaery agreeing to marry King [[Joffrey Baratheon]].<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
After having caused famine in King's Landing by closing the [[roseroad]] while supporting Renly,{{ref|ASOS|60}} the Tyrells send carts of food from Higharden to the royal capital and are thus beloved by the Kingslanders.{{ref|ASOS|4}} Many of the Tyrells travel to King's Landing, but [[Willas Tyrell]], the heir of Lord [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]], remains at Highgarden.{{ref|ASOS|6}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]] begins to gather men from across the Reach to retake the [[Shield Islands]] from the [[ironborn]].{{ref|AFFC|32}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
[[Laswell Peake]] tells [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] that the power of Highgarden may not be what Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] imagines, as some members of the [[Golden Company]] still have friends in the Reach.{{ref|ADWD|24}} Since the Tyrells are occupied with the ironborn and politics in King's Landing, [[Obara Sand]] wants the [[Dornishmen]] to attack the Reach.{{ref|ADWD|38}}<br />
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Casterly Rock
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<div>{{Infobox Settlement<br />
| name = Casterly Rock<br />
| image = [[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Casterly Rock.jpeg|350px]]<br />
| image_caption = Casterly Rock by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| settlement_type= Castle, regional capital<br />
| location = [[westerlands]]<br />
| seat = [[House Lannister]]<br />
| seat_type = [[Feudalism|Feudal lord]]<br />
| religion = [[Faith of the Seven]]<br />
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| named_for = [[House Casterly]]<br />
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| label = '''Casterly Rock'''<br />
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| position = right<br />
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| caption = The [[westerlands]] and the location of Casterly Rock<br />
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'''Casterly Rock''', nicknamed '''the Rock''', is a castle and the seat of [[House Lannister]]. The capital of the [[westerlands]], it overlooks the harbor of [[Lannisport]] and the [[Sunset Sea]]. Nearby strongholds include [[Kayce]] and [[Feastfires]] to the west, [[Sarsfield]] to the north, and [[Cornfield]] and [[Clegane's Keep]] to the south.<br />
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The household of Casterly Rock includes Maester [[Creylen]], [[Vylarr]], Ser [[Benedict Broom]], and [[Whitesmile Wat]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
[[File:Casterly rock by feliche.jpg|400px|thumb|Casterly Rock overlooking [[Lannisport]] by [http://feliche.deviantart.com/ Feliche] ©]]<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Casterly Rock|Images of Casterly Rock]]''<br />
Casterly Rock is carved out of a great stone hill colossal rock beside the [[Sunset Sea]]. It is popularly believed to resemble a lion in repose at sunset.{{ref|TWOIAF| Casterly Rock}}<br />
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The [[House Casterly|Casterlys]] of antiquity built a ringfort on the peak, and as millenia have passed its natural defenses have been expanded with walls, gates, and watchtowers.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} The base of the Rock contains large sea-carved caverns. The stone has been mined for thousands of years, so there are hundreds of mineshafts in the depths of the Rock, as well as yet untouched gold veins.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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The Rock has been measured at three times the height of the [[Wall]] or the [[Hightower]] of [[Oldtown]]. It is almost two leagues long from west to east, and contains tunnels, dungeons, storerooms, barracks, halls, stables, stairways, courtyards, balconies, and gardens.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} In the bowels of the Rock are rooms where caged lions were once kept,{{Ref|ADWD|65}} and cells for the worst prisoners.{{Ref|ADWD|66}} The castle contains a [[sept]].{{ref|ASOS|31}}<br />
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The Lion's Mouth, the main entry to Casterly Rock, is an enormous natural cavern reaching two hundred feet high. Its steps are now wide enough for twenty riders. Its port has docks, wharves, and shipyards and is accessible by longships and cogs.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} From below the Rock thunder can be heard, where the sea comes in.{{Ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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The Golden Gallery contains treasures of the Lannisters, including gilded ornaments and walls.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} The Hall of Heroes is where the Lannisters and their close kin who have died valiantly are interred.{{ref|AFFC|33}} The armor of Lannisters of old are also displayed in the hall.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} The Stone Garden is a [[godswood]] with a twisted [[weirwood]] a tenth the size of [[Raventree Hall]]'s.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}{{Ref|aFfC|28}}{{ref|ADWD|48}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===House Casterly===<br />
[[File:Hall of Heroes.jpg|350px|thumb|The Hall of Heroes. - Illustrated by Thomas Denmark. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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The region was probably inhabited by [[children of the forest]] and [[giants]] before the arrival of the [[First Men]], and numerous animals have made it their home as well.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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Legend says that Casterly Rock is named for the family that ruled it in the [[Age of Heroes]], the [[House Casterly|Casterlys]], who no longer exist. The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] trace their rule over it back to [[Lann the Clever]], who tricked the Casterlys out of their castle and claimed it for his own.{{Ref|aGoT|27}} Some claim that Lann still haunts the fortress,{{ref|ADWD|8}} which has never fallen.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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===Kings of the Rock===<br />
The [[Kings of the Rock]] from House Lannister took their title from their seat, and members of the family founded nearby [[Lannisport]]. During the [[Andal invasion]], the Lannisters eventually invited [[Andals]] into their realm and brought Andal youths to serve at Casterly Rock as wards and potential hostages.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}} According to a lost scroll, [[Valyria]]n sorcerers believed their downfall would come from the Rock's gold.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}<br />
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Impressed by earlier visits to Casterly Rock and the [[Hightower]], [[Roland I Arryn]] ordered the construction of the [[Eyrie]] as a replacement for the [[Gates of the Moon]] as the seat of [[House Arryn]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}<br />
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King [[Gerold Lannister (king)|Gerold Lannister]] raided the [[Iron Islands]] and held one hundred captives in the Rock. Gerold the Great then hanged a captive whenever the [[ironborn]] threatened his lands.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} Before becoming [[King of the Iron Islands]], [[Harmund II Hoare]] spent his youth at Casterly Rock as a ward.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}<br />
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During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Loren I Lannister|Loren I]] formed an alliance at Casterly Rock with [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], against [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. [[House Targaryen]] defeated the Lannisters and Gardeners at the [[Field of Fire]], however. After the battle, Loren the Last surrendered his crown to Aegon and was confirmed as Lord of Casterly Rock and [[Warden of the West]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} [[Visenya Targaryen]] is said to have been grateful that Loren rode to war instead of seeking refuge in his castle, as the Rock may have withstood even [[dragonflame]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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===Iron Throne===<br />
The young Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] was once courted during a feast at Casterly Rock by the twins [[Jason Lannister]] and [[Tyland Lannister]].{{ref|TRP}} At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Tyland sent a quarter of the royal treasury to the Rock.{{ref|TPATQ}} The castle was left in disarray after the death of Lord Jason in the [[Battle of the Red Fork]] and the Lannister defeat in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]].{{ref|TPATQ}} Although [[Dalton Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], was able to sack Lannisport, Casterly Rock was too strong for the [[ironborn]] once Lady [[Johanna Lannister]] barred its gates.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Red Kraken}}<br />
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Lady [[Ellyn Reyne]], the wife of Ser [[Tion Lannister]], held a splendid court at the Rock as Lord [[Gerold Lannister]] declined in health.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} After the weak rule of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], his son [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] restored the power of Casterly Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}<br />
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For much of {{date|267}}, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] resided at Casterly Rock with Lord Tywin, his [[Hand of the King]]. Tywin repaid the late [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]'s debts to [[Braavos]] with gold from the Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}<br />
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Shortly after the birth of [[Tyrion Lannister]], the young [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]] accompanied their mother, the [[Princess of Dorne]], to Casterly Rock when she met with Lord Tywin.{{ref|ASOS|38}}<br />
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[[Aeron Greyjoy]] was captured after the [[sea battle off Fair Isle]], taken to Lannisport in chains, and spent the rest of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]] imprisoned in Casterly Rock.{{ref|AFFC|1}}<br />
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When [[Tyrion Lannister]] became a man at sixteen, he was forbidden by Tywin from taking a tour of the [[Free Cities]] as his uncles [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] and [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] had done. Instead Tywin gave his son charge of the cisterns and drains at Casterly Rock.{{ref|ADWD|8}}<br />
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Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]] in [[King's Landing]], Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her children accompanied her father, Tywin, during his return to Casterly Rock.{{ref|AGOT|25}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
[[File:Daniele Bigliardo The Wealth of the Rock.JPG|350px|thumb|The wealth of Casterly Rock - Illustrated by Daniele Bigliardo. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
King [[Robert I Baratheon]] tells Lord [[Eddard Stark]] that he wanted young [[Robert Arryn]] to foster at Casterly Rock with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], but the boy's mother took him to the [[Eyrie]] after the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}<br />
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After the capture of [[Tyrion Lannister]] by Eddard's wife, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], Tyrion's brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] wounds Ned in the streets of [[King's Landing]] and then rides for the [[westerlands]].{{ref|AGOT|39}} Jaime raises a host at Casterly Rock{{ref|AGOT|40}} and Tywin raises another,{{ref|AGOT|55}} beginning a conflict which develops into the [[War of the Five Kings]]. After the [[Battle of the Camps]], Ser [[Marq Piper]] suggests attacking Casterly Rock but receives little support from the rebel nobles at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] begins raising a new host at Casterly Rock,{{ref|ACOK|7}} but these westermen are later defeated by [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], in the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|32}}<br />
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Expecting the [[ironborn]] to ally with the [[north]]men, [[Theon Greyjoy]] desires to conquer Casterly Rock and claim it for himself. His father, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], states the Rock is too strong, however, and instead attacks the north.{{ref|ACOK|11}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Tyrion demands his birthright of the lordship of Casterly Rock from his father, Tywin, and is harshly rejected.{{ref|ASOS|4}}<br />
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Tyrion suggests to his new wife, [[Sansa Stark]], that they visit the Rock, wanting to show her where he and Jaime grew up, but also desiring to keep her away from the abuses of his nephew, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. She remains impassive, however, so Tyrion withdraws his offer.{{ref|ASOS|60}}<br />
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Resting on a [[weirwood]] stump en route to King's Landing, Jaime dreams of watery caverns beneath the Rock.{{ref|ASOS|44}}<br />
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Lord Tywin intends to remove his son Jaime from the [[Kingsguard]] so he can again be heir to Casterly Rock, and also send his daughter, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], back to the Rock so she cannot interfere with the education of the new king, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|71}} Tywin is killed in the [[Tower of the Hand]] by Tyrion, however.{{ref|ASOS|77}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Tywin's brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], advises Cersei to return to the westerlands to take her place as Lady of Casterly Rock. Cersei insists on remaining in King's Landing and refuses to name Kevan as Tommen's regent,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and she names Ser [[Damion Lannister]], a distant cousin of the main branch, as castellan of the Rock instead of Kevan.{{ref|AFFC|12}} Tywin's body is escorted back to Casterly Rock by an honor guard of western knights and nobles.{{ref|AFFC|16}} <br />
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After Cersei's arrest by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] invite Kevan to return from the Rock and assume the regency.{{ref|AFFC|43}}<br />
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As a condition of Jaime's ending of the [[siege of Riverrun]], Lord [[Edmure Tully]] is to become an honored captive at the Rock. His pregnant wife [[Roslin Frey|Roslin]] is to join him from the [[Twins]] once she gives birth.{{ref|AFFC|38}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
An exile in [[Essos]], Tyrion considers hiring the [[Golden Company]] to help him gain Casterly Rock, but the sellswords follow Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{ref|ADWD|27}} Tyrion instead joins the [[Second Sons]] and gains their support by promising them gold from the Rock.{{ref|ADWD|66}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{quote|Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] looms as large as Casterly Rock, and [[Aerys II Targaryen|no king]] has ever had so diligent or capable a [[Hand of the King|Hand]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}}} - writings of [[Pycelle]]<br />
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{{Quote|The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] were an old family, tracing their descent back to [[Lann the Clever]], a trickster from the [[Age of Heroes]] who was no doubt as legendary as [[Bran the Builder]], though far more beloved of singers and taletellers. In the songs, Lann was the fellow who winkled the [[House Casterly|Casterlys]] out of Casterly Rock with no weapon but his wits, and stole gold from the sun to brighten his curly hair.{{ref|AGOT|27}}}}<br />
- thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|They say there is naught but stone at the heart of Casterly Rock.{{ref|AGOT|55}}}} – [[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Robb Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|Stone, I must be stone, I must be Casterly Rock, hard and unmovable.{{ref|ACOK|54}}}} - thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': What do I want, you ask? I'll tell you what I want. I want what is mine by rights. I want Casterly Rock ... I want you to stand up before the realm and proclaim that I am your son and your lawful heir.<br><br />
'''Tywin''': Casterly Rock. Never ... neither gods nor men shall ever compel me to let you turn Casterly Rock into your whorehouse.{{ref|ASOS|3}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Tywin Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|Extravagance has its uses. We must demonstrate the power and wealth of Casterly Rock for all the realm to see.{{ref|ASOS|32}}}} - [[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|[[Tywin Lannister|My father's]] seat is mine by rights. Swear me your sword, and once I win it back I'll drown you in gold.{{ref|ADWD|27}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Jorah Mormont]]<br />
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Casterly Rock
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<div>{{Infobox Settlement<br />
| name = Casterly Rock<br />
| image = [[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Casterly Rock.jpg|350px]]<br />
| image_caption = Casterly Rock by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| settlement_type= Castle, regional capital<br />
| location = [[westerlands]]<br />
| seat = [[House Lannister]]<br />
| seat_type = [[Feudalism|Feudal lord]]<br />
| religion = [[Faith of the Seven]]<br />
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| founded = Before the [[Age of Heroes]]<br />
| named_for = [[House Casterly]]<br />
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'''Casterly Rock''', nicknamed '''the Rock''', is a castle and the seat of [[House Lannister]]. The capital of the [[westerlands]], it overlooks the harbor of [[Lannisport]] and the [[Sunset Sea]]. Nearby strongholds include [[Kayce]] and [[Feastfires]] to the west, [[Sarsfield]] to the north, and [[Cornfield]] and [[Clegane's Keep]] to the south.<br />
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The household of Casterly Rock includes Maester [[Creylen]], [[Vylarr]], Ser [[Benedict Broom]], and [[Whitesmile Wat]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
[[File:Casterly rock by feliche.jpg|400px|thumb|Casterly Rock overlooking [[Lannisport]] by [http://feliche.deviantart.com/ Feliche] ©]]<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Casterly Rock|Images of Casterly Rock]]''<br />
Casterly Rock is carved out of a great stone hill colossal rock beside the [[Sunset Sea]]. It is popularly believed to resemble a lion in repose at sunset.{{ref|TWOIAF| Casterly Rock}}<br />
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The [[House Casterly|Casterlys]] of antiquity built a ringfort on the peak, and as millenia have passed its natural defenses have been expanded with walls, gates, and watchtowers.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} The base of the Rock contains large sea-carved caverns. The stone has been mined for thousands of years, so there are hundreds of mineshafts in the depths of the Rock, as well as yet untouched gold veins.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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The Rock has been measured at three times the height of the [[Wall]] or the [[Hightower]] of [[Oldtown]]. It is almost two leagues long from west to east, and contains tunnels, dungeons, storerooms, barracks, halls, stables, stairways, courtyards, balconies, and gardens.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} In the bowels of the Rock are rooms where caged lions were once kept,{{Ref|ADWD|65}} and cells for the worst prisoners.{{Ref|ADWD|66}} The castle contains a [[sept]].{{ref|ASOS|31}}<br />
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The Lion's Mouth, the main entry to Casterly Rock, is an enormous natural cavern reaching two hundred feet high. Its steps are now wide enough for twenty riders. Its port has docks, wharves, and shipyards and is accessible by longships and cogs.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} From below the Rock thunder can be heard, where the sea comes in.{{Ref|aSoS|60}}<br />
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The Golden Gallery contains treasures of the Lannisters, including gilded ornaments and walls.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} The Hall of Heroes is where the Lannisters and their close kin who have died valiantly are interred.{{ref|AFFC|33}} The armor of Lannisters of old are also displayed in the hall.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} The Stone Garden is a [[godswood]] with a twisted [[weirwood]] a tenth the size of [[Raventree Hall]]'s.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}{{Ref|aFfC|28}}{{ref|ADWD|48}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===House Casterly===<br />
[[File:Hall of Heroes.jpg|350px|thumb|The Hall of Heroes. - Illustrated by Thomas Denmark. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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The region was probably inhabited by [[children of the forest]] and [[giants]] before the arrival of the [[First Men]], and numerous animals have made it their home as well.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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Legend says that Casterly Rock is named for the family that ruled it in the [[Age of Heroes]], the [[House Casterly|Casterlys]], who no longer exist. The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] trace their rule over it back to [[Lann the Clever]], who tricked the Casterlys out of their castle and claimed it for his own.{{Ref|aGoT|27}} Some claim that Lann still haunts the fortress,{{ref|ADWD|8}} which has never fallen.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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===Kings of the Rock===<br />
The [[Kings of the Rock]] from House Lannister took their title from their seat, and members of the family founded nearby [[Lannisport]]. During the [[Andal invasion]], the Lannisters eventually invited [[Andals]] into their realm and brought Andal youths to serve at Casterly Rock as wards and potential hostages.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}} According to a lost scroll, [[Valyria]]n sorcerers believed their downfall would come from the Rock's gold.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}<br />
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Impressed by earlier visits to Casterly Rock and the [[Hightower]], [[Roland I Arryn]] ordered the construction of the [[Eyrie]] as a replacement for the [[Gates of the Moon]] as the seat of [[House Arryn]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}<br />
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King [[Gerold Lannister (king)|Gerold Lannister]] raided the [[Iron Islands]] and held one hundred captives in the Rock. Gerold the Great then hanged a captive whenever the [[ironborn]] threatened his lands.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} Before becoming [[King of the Iron Islands]], [[Harmund II Hoare]] spent his youth at Casterly Rock as a ward.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}<br />
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During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Loren I Lannister|Loren I]] formed an alliance at Casterly Rock with [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], against [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. [[House Targaryen]] defeated the Lannisters and Gardeners at the [[Field of Fire]], however. After the battle, Loren the Last surrendered his crown to Aegon and was confirmed as Lord of Casterly Rock and [[Warden of the West]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} [[Visenya Targaryen]] is said to have been grateful that Loren rode to war instead of seeking refuge in his castle, as the Rock may have withstood even [[dragonflame]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}}<br />
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===Iron Throne===<br />
The young Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] was once courted during a feast at Casterly Rock by the twins [[Jason Lannister]] and [[Tyland Lannister]].{{ref|TRP}} At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Tyland sent a quarter of the royal treasury to the Rock.{{ref|TPATQ}} The castle was left in disarray after the death of Lord Jason in the [[Battle of the Red Fork]] and the Lannister defeat in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]].{{ref|TPATQ}} Although [[Dalton Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], was able to sack Lannisport, Casterly Rock was too strong for the [[ironborn]] once Lady [[Johanna Lannister]] barred its gates.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Red Kraken}}<br />
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Lady [[Ellyn Reyne]], the wife of Ser [[Tion Lannister]], held a splendid court at the Rock as Lord [[Gerold Lannister]] declined in health.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} After the weak rule of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], his son [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] restored the power of Casterly Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}<br />
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For much of {{date|267}}, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] resided at Casterly Rock with Lord Tywin, his [[Hand of the King]]. Tywin repaid the late [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]'s debts to [[Braavos]] with gold from the Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}<br />
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Shortly after the birth of [[Tyrion Lannister]], the young [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]] accompanied their mother, the [[Princess of Dorne]], to Casterly Rock when she met with Lord Tywin.{{ref|ASOS|38}}<br />
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[[Aeron Greyjoy]] was captured after the [[sea battle off Fair Isle]], taken to Lannisport in chains, and spent the rest of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]] imprisoned in Casterly Rock.{{ref|AFFC|1}}<br />
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When [[Tyrion Lannister]] became a man at sixteen, he was forbidden by Tywin from taking a tour of the [[Free Cities]] as his uncles [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] and [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] had done. Instead Tywin gave his son charge of the cisterns and drains at Casterly Rock.{{ref|ADWD|8}}<br />
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Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]] in [[King's Landing]], Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her children accompanied her father, Tywin, during his return to Casterly Rock.{{ref|AGOT|25}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
[[File:Daniele Bigliardo The Wealth of the Rock.JPG|350px|thumb|The wealth of Casterly Rock - Illustrated by Daniele Bigliardo. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
King [[Robert I Baratheon]] tells Lord [[Eddard Stark]] that he wanted young [[Robert Arryn]] to foster at Casterly Rock with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], but the boy's mother took him to the [[Eyrie]] after the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}<br />
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After the capture of [[Tyrion Lannister]] by Eddard's wife, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], Tyrion's brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] wounds Ned in the streets of [[King's Landing]] and then rides for the [[westerlands]].{{ref|AGOT|39}} Jaime raises a host at Casterly Rock{{ref|AGOT|40}} and Tywin raises another,{{ref|AGOT|55}} beginning a conflict which develops into the [[War of the Five Kings]]. After the [[Battle of the Camps]], Ser [[Marq Piper]] suggests attacking Casterly Rock but receives little support from the rebel nobles at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] begins raising a new host at Casterly Rock,{{ref|ACOK|7}} but these westermen are later defeated by [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], in the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|32}}<br />
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Expecting the [[ironborn]] to ally with the [[north]]men, [[Theon Greyjoy]] desires to conquer Casterly Rock and claim it for himself. His father, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], states the Rock is too strong, however, and instead attacks the north.{{ref|ACOK|11}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Tyrion demands his birthright of the lordship of Casterly Rock from his father, Tywin, and is harshly rejected.{{ref|ASOS|4}}<br />
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Tyrion suggests to his new wife, [[Sansa Stark]], that they visit the Rock, wanting to show her where he and Jaime grew up, but also desiring to keep her away from the abuses of his nephew, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. She remains impassive, however, so Tyrion withdraws his offer.{{ref|ASOS|60}}<br />
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Resting on a [[weirwood]] stump en route to King's Landing, Jaime dreams of watery caverns beneath the Rock.{{ref|ASOS|44}}<br />
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Lord Tywin intends to remove his son Jaime from the [[Kingsguard]] so he can again be heir to Casterly Rock, and also send his daughter, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], back to the Rock so she cannot interfere with the education of the new king, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|71}} Tywin is killed in the [[Tower of the Hand]] by Tyrion, however.{{ref|ASOS|77}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Tywin's brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], advises Cersei to return to the westerlands to take her place as Lady of Casterly Rock. Cersei insists on remaining in King's Landing and refuses to name Kevan as Tommen's regent,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and she names Ser [[Damion Lannister]], a distant cousin of the main branch, as castellan of the Rock instead of Kevan.{{ref|AFFC|12}} Tywin's body is escorted back to Casterly Rock by an honor guard of western knights and nobles.{{ref|AFFC|16}} <br />
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After Cersei's arrest by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] invite Kevan to return from the Rock and assume the regency.{{ref|AFFC|43}}<br />
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As a condition of Jaime's ending of the [[siege of Riverrun]], Lord [[Edmure Tully]] is to become an honored captive at the Rock. His pregnant wife [[Roslin Frey|Roslin]] is to join him from the [[Twins]] once she gives birth.{{ref|AFFC|38}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
An exile in [[Essos]], Tyrion considers hiring the [[Golden Company]] to help him gain Casterly Rock, but the sellswords follow Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{ref|ADWD|27}} Tyrion instead joins the [[Second Sons]] and gains their support by promising them gold from the Rock.{{ref|ADWD|66}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{quote|Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] looms as large as Casterly Rock, and [[Aerys II Targaryen|no king]] has ever had so diligent or capable a [[Hand of the King|Hand]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}}} - writings of [[Pycelle]]<br />
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{{Quote|The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] were an old family, tracing their descent back to [[Lann the Clever]], a trickster from the [[Age of Heroes]] who was no doubt as legendary as [[Bran the Builder]], though far more beloved of singers and taletellers. In the songs, Lann was the fellow who winkled the [[House Casterly|Casterlys]] out of Casterly Rock with no weapon but his wits, and stole gold from the sun to brighten his curly hair.{{ref|AGOT|27}}}}<br />
- thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|They say there is naught but stone at the heart of Casterly Rock.{{ref|AGOT|55}}}} – [[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Robb Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|Stone, I must be stone, I must be Casterly Rock, hard and unmovable.{{ref|ACOK|54}}}} - thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': What do I want, you ask? I'll tell you what I want. I want what is mine by rights. I want Casterly Rock ... I want you to stand up before the realm and proclaim that I am your son and your lawful heir.<br><br />
'''Tywin''': Casterly Rock. Never ... neither gods nor men shall ever compel me to let you turn Casterly Rock into your whorehouse.{{ref|ASOS|3}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Tywin Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|Extravagance has its uses. We must demonstrate the power and wealth of Casterly Rock for all the realm to see.{{ref|ASOS|32}}}} - [[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|[[Tywin Lannister|My father's]] seat is mine by rights. Swear me your sword, and once I win it back I'll drown you in gold.{{ref|ADWD|27}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Jorah Mormont]]<br />
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Riverrun
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<div>{{Infobox Settlement<br />
| name = Riverrun<br />
| image = [[File:Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Riverrun.jpg|350px]]<br />
| image_caption = Riverrun by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| settlement_type= castle, former regional capital<br />
| location = [[Westeros]], [[riverlands]]<br />
| seat = [[House Frey of Riverrun]]<br>[[House Tully]] (exiled)<br />
| seat_type = [[Feudalism|feudal lord]]<br />
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| long = -91<br />
| position = right<br />
| marksize = 10<br />
| width = 350<br />
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| caption = The [[riverlands]] and the location of Riverrun<br />
| alt = The riverlands and the location of Riverrun<br />
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'''Riverrun''' is the ancestral castle of [[House Tully]], the [[Lords Paramount of the Trident]]. It is situated in the western [[riverlands]], at the point where the [[Tumblestone]] and [[Red Fork]] rivers meet.{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Riverrun is north of [[Pinkmaiden]] and northwest of [[Acorn Hall]]. The castle sits along the [[river road]], an easy ride{{ref|AGOT|28}} which links [[Lannisport]] and the [[crossroads]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}<br />
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==Household==<br />
The household of Riverrun includes [[Vyman]], its maester, and [[Utherydes Wayn]], its steward. Ser [[Desmond Grell]] serves as master-at-arms, while Ser [[Robin Ryger]] commands the [[House Tully guards|Tully guards]] as their captain. [[Rymund the Rhymer]] entertains as a singer.{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Earlier servants included Septon [[Osmynd]] and Maester [[Kym]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}<br />
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==Layout==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Riverrun|Images of Riverrun]]''<br />
Riverrun is a strong three-sided castle, although not especially large. The castle is bordered on the north by the [[Tumblestone]] and on the south by the [[Red Fork]], while on the west a third side faces a massive man-made ditch. In time of danger the sluice gates can be opened to fill a wide moat and leave the castle surrounded on all three sides by water, turning Riverrun into an island and leaving it practically unassailable. It commands a view of many leagues.{{ref|AGOT|69}}<br />
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The castle has sandstone walls which rise sheer from the water, its battlements are crenelated and have arrow loops, and its towers command the opposite shores.{{Ref|aGoT|69}} Riverrun's keep is located inside.{{Ref|aGoT|71}} Properly garrisoned, Riverrun can hold supplies for men and horses for as long as two years;{{ref|AFFC|33}} a garrison of two hundred men is larger than Riverrun requires in most circumstances.{{ref|AFFC|44}} [[House Tully guards|Guardsmen]] wear fish-crest helms.{{ref|AGOT|71}}<br />
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[[File:Riverrun castle.jpg|400px|thumb|Riverrun castle - by Franz Miklis. © FFG]]<br />
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The Wheel Tower has a great waterwheel turned by the Tumblestone. It has ivy climbing alongside it, and below one makes a wide turn and ends up in churning waters. The Tumblestone leads to the Water Gate, a wide arch and a heavy iron portcullis, red with rust in its lower half. It is named so for being half in the water, and one must use a boat to go through it. Many boats are tied up within the Water Gate, secured to iron rings in the walls. The water stair leads from the lower bailey up to the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|71}}<br />
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The keep is triangular, like Riverrun itself, and the lord's [[solar]] is triangular as well with a triangular stone balcony jutting eastwards. The solar can be reached by a spiral stairway.{{Ref|aGoT|69}} The pillars of Hoster's great canopied bed are carved as leaping trout.{{ref|ASOS|20}}<br />
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The Great Hall is where large councils are held and the high seat of the Tullys sits.{{Ref|aGoT|69}} There is a private audience chamber above the Great Hall with another high seat for the lord and a bell to ring for servants.{{Ref|aCoK|45}}<br />
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The shortest way from the Great Hall to the keep is through the [[godswood]],{{ref|ACOK|7}} a bright and airy garden{{ref|AGOT|2}} with elms, redwoods, wildflowers, nesting birds, and streams.{{ref|ACOK|7}} Its [[heart tree]] is a slender carved [[weirwood]].{{Ref|aGoT|71}} The [[sept]] at Riverrun is a seven-sided sandstone building amidst the gardens of the late [[Minisa Tully]]. Inside, images of [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] are painted on marble.{{Ref|aCoK|45}} A rainbow of light fills the sept.{{ref|AGOT|2}}<br />
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The dungeons of Riverrun are windowless{{ref|ACOK|55}} and damp,{{ref|ASOS|17}} their doors heavy and made of wood and iron.{{Ref|aGoT|69}} The castle also contains kennels{{ref|ASOS|14}} and stables.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Andal era===<br />
[[File:Marco Caradonna FamilyDutyHonor.JPG|thumb|500px|House Tully knights leave Riverrun - Illustrated by Marco Caradonna. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
[[House Tully]] had served [[House Mudd]] of [[Oldstones]], but King [[Tristifer IV Mudd]] was killed during the [[Andal invasion]]. After the king's death, Ser [[Axel Tully]] constructed the red castle at the juncture of the [[Red Fork]] with the [[Tumblestone]], land which he had received from an [[Andal]] king, [[Armistead Vance]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}<br />
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The strategic position of Riverrun brought wealth to the Tullys, who guarded the western riverlands from the [[Kingdom of the Rock]]. The castle has rarely been surrendered and has never fallen by storm.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: Riverrun}} The Tullys have ruled Riverrun and its rich lands for at least a thousand years.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} <br />
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===Targaryen Era===<br />
When [[Harwyn Hoare]], [[King of the Iron Islands]], invaded the riverlands, Riverrun was abandoned by Lord Tully, who joined the host of Lady [[Agnes Blackwood]]. Agnes's forces were betrayed by Lord [[Lothar Bracken]], however.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}}<br />
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During [[Aegon's Conquest]] a few generations later, Lord [[Edmyn Tully]] raised the standard of [[House Targaryen]] above Riverrun, beginning the rebellion of the river lords against [[Harren Hoare]], the [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]]. Following the [[burning of Harrenhal]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]] named Edmyn the first [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}<br />
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The rebellion of [[Harren the Red]] began while [[Aenys I Targaryen]] was guesting at Riverrun.{{ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}} House Tully supported the [[Poor Fellows]] and Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] against King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}<br />
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Riverrun was initially neutral during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], as Ser [[Elmo Tully]] barred the castle's gates against the wishes of his father, the [[greens|green]]-supporting Lord [[Grover Tully|Grover]]. Elmo and his son [[Kermit Tully|Kermit]] actively supported the [[blacks]] later in the war.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}<br />
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[[Petyr Baelish]] spent part of his youth at Riverrun with the Tully siblings, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], and [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]].{{ref|AGOT|18}} Retainers at Riverrun during Cat's youth included Maester [[Kym]] and Septon [[Osmynd]].{{ref|ACOK|45}} When Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]] sent [[Jaime Lannister]] to deliver a message to Riverrun, Lord [[Hoster Tully]] unsuccessfully attempted to interest Jaime in his daughter, Lysa.{{ref|AFFC|33}}<br />
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In Riverrun's sept during [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lords [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Jon Arryn]] married Catelyn and Lysa, respectively.{{ref|AGOT|2}} Ned and Cat's eldest child, [[Robb Stark]], was born at Riverrun nine months later{{ref|AGOT|63}} with the assistance of Maester [[Luwin]].{{ref|AGOT|6}}<br />
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==Recent Events ==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
With Lord [[Hoster Tully]] ill at the start of the [[War of the Five Kings]], Ser [[Edmure Tully]] is defeated by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in a [[battle under the walls of Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|56}} The castle is then besieged by a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host commanded by Jaime. It is relieved in the [[Battle of the Camps]] by a [[House Stark|Stark]] force commanded by [[Robb Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|69}} In the Great Hall of Riverrun Robb is elevated to [[King in the North]] by his [[north]]ern bannerman as well as the river lords, who were never ruled by the old Kings of Winter.{{ref|AGOT|71}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File:Siege of Riverrun.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Siege of Riverrun - FFG@.]]<br />
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Robb allows the gathered riverlords to disperse from Riverrun to defend their own lands.{{ref|ACOK|7}} When Robb, the [[King of the Trident]], leaves the riverlands to attack the [[westerlands]], he leaves Edmure to protect Riverrun.{{ref|ACOK|39}} [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], sends a group of envoys to Riverrun. Some try to free Tyrion's brother Jaime, a prisoner since the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], but these false envoys are hanged at the castle when the rescue attempt fails.{{ref|ACOK|39}} <br />
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Edmure admits [[smallfolk]] within the walls of Riverrun to protect them from war. The knight regathers riverlords{{ref|ACOK|39}} to defend the [[Red Fork]] from Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s army,{{ref|ACOK|45}} with [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] and [[House Mallister|Mallisters]] encamped between the rivers and [[House Darry|Darrys]], [[House Paege|Paeges]], and [[House Piper|Pipers]] established north of the [[Tumblestone]].{{ref|ACOK|39}} After Tywin retreats from the [[Battle of the Fords]], Riverrun celebrates Edmure's victory and Robb's [[storming of the Crag]].{{ref|ACOK|55}}<br />
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Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the [[Iron Throne]] names [[Petyr Baelish]] the [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], the new liege lord of the [[riverlands]], with the castle of [[Harrenhal]] as his seat.{{ref|ACOK|65}} However, the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of Riverrun and their bannermen remain loyal to Robb.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}} <br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[Arya Stark]] hopes that the [[brotherhood without banners]] will escort her to her family at Riverrun,{{ref|ASOS|17}} but the outlaws instead bring her to Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] in the [[hollow hill]].{{ref|ASOS|34}}<br />
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Robb's mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], releases Jaime from Riverrun's dungeon in an attempt to exchange him with the Iron Throne for her daughters, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark]]. Ser [[Robin Ryger]], the captain of [[House Tully guards|Riverrun's guards]], tries to recover Jaime but is stopped by Jaime's escort, [[Brienne of Tarth]].{{ref|ASOS|1}} Catelyn remains in house arrest in the chambers of her ailing father, Lord Hoster.{{ref|ASOS|2}}<br />
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Having been informed that Robb has married [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of one of Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s daughters, the [[House Frey|Freys]] at Riverrun angrily return to the [[Twins]].{{ref|ASOS|14}}<br />
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Livid with Catelyn's release of Jaime, Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] sends his riders from Riverrun in search of the escapee, and he murders two of Robb's captives, the squires [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]]. Robb beheads Rickard in the castle's godswood.{{ref|ASOS|20}}<br />
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Once Hoster dies, a funerary boat with his body is launched by Robb, [[Tytos Blackwood]], [[Jonos Bracken]], [[Jason Mallister]], [[Marq Piper]], [[Karyl Vance]], and [[Lothar Frey]].{{ref|ASOS|35}}<br />
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When Robb marches north to attend the wedding of Lord Edmure to [[Roslin Frey]] at the [[Twins]], he leaves Ser [[Brynden Tully]] at Riverrun as the [[Warden of the Southern Marches]]. Jeyne, Robb's queen, also remains at Riverrun.{{ref|ASOS|45}}<br />
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Edmure is captured and Robb is killed at the [[Red Wedding]], however, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], the Hand of the King, strips Riverrun from House Tully and grants it to Ser [[Emmon Frey]], forming [[House Frey of Riverrun]]. Brynden the Blackfish continues to hold the castle against a Frey siege.{{ref|ASOS|72}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Brynden expels the smallfolk from Riverrun and replenishes its provisions from the countryside.{{ref|AFFC|33}} Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] sends her brother, Jaime, to resolve the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|27}} Since the siege has become a stalemate, Jaime takes command from Ser [[Daven Lannister]] and Ser [[Ryman Frey]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}<br />
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During a meeting at the castle's drawbridge, Brynden rejects Jaime's terms of surrender. After Jaime tells the captive Edmure he will sacrifice rivermen in an assault and launch Edmure's unborn child into the castle,{{ref|AFFC|38}} Edmure negotiates Riverrun's surrender from House Tully to House Frey.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Jaime resides in Lord Hoster's chambers, while Edmure is placed in another tower.{{ref|AFFC|44}}<br />
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Brynden escapes through the Water Gate, however, and presumably swims down the [[Red Fork]]. Lord Emmon has a large garrison of two hundred to defend his new castle, while the Blackfish's garrison is allowed to depart without arms and armor. Robin Ryger and Ser [[Desmond Grell]] agree to [[Night's Watch|take the black]]. Ser [[Forley Prester]] commands the escort taking Edmure and the [[House Westerling|Westerlings]] from Riverrun to the westerlands. When snow falls at Riverrun, its people engage in a snowball war along the battlements. Maester [[Vyman]] receives Cersei's request for aid from Jaime, but the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] refuses to answer his sister.{{ref|AFFC|44}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
After resolving the [[siege of Raventree]], Jaime is said to have disappeared while returning to Riverrun.{{ref|ADWD|54}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{quote|The southern rain was soft and warm. Catelyn liked the feel of it on her face, gentle as a mother's kisses. It took her back to her childhood, to long grey days at Riverrun. She remembered the [[godswood]], drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of [[Edmure Tully|her brother's]] laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves. She remembered making mud pies with [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], the weight of them, the mud slick and brown between her fingers. They had served them to [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]], giggling, and he'd eaten so much mud he was sick for a week. How young they all had been.{{ref|AGOT|28}}}} - thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|'''Harys''': How could this happen? How? Even after the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]], you had Riverrun ringed in iron, surrounded by a great host ... what madness made Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] decide to split his men into [[Battle of the Camps|three separate camps]]? Surely he knew how vulnerable that would leave them?<br><br />
'''Kevan''': I would have done the same. You have never seen Riverrun, Ser Harys, or you would know that Jaime had little choice in the matter.{{ref|AGOT|69}}}} - [[Harys Swyft]] and [[Kevan Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|It was late afternoon when they sighted Riverrun, rising from the narrow point where the [[Tumblestone]] joined the [[Red Fork]]. The [[House Tully|Tully]] castle looked like a great stone ship with its prow pointed downriver. Its sandstone walls were drenched in red-gold light, and seemed higher and thicker than Jaime had remembered.{{ref|AFFC|33}}}} - thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|Riverrun is mine, and no man shall ever take it from me.{{ref|AFFC|44}}}} - [[Emmon Frey]] to [[Genna Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|This was [[Hoster Tully|my father's]] solar. He ruled the [[riverlands]] from here, wisely and well. He liked to sit beside that window. The light was good there, and whenever he looked up from his work he could see [[Red Fork|the river]]. When his eyes were tired he would have [[Catelyn Stark|Cat]] read to him. [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]] and I built a castle out of wooden blocks once, there beside the door. You will never know how sick it makes me to see you in this room, Kingslayer. You will never know how much I despise you.{{ref|AFFC|44}}}} - [[Edmure Tully]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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==Chapters that take place at Riverrun==<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 71|''A Game of Thrones'': 71. Catelyn XI]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 7|''A Clash of Kings'': 7. Catelyn I]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 39|''A Clash of Kings'': 39. Catelyn V]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 45|''A Clash of Kings'': 45. Catelyn VI]]<br />
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 55|''A Clash of Kings'': 55. Catelyn VII]]<br />
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 2|''A Storm of Swords'': 2. Catelyn I]]<br />
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 14|''A Storm of Swords'': 14. Catelyn II]]<br />
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 20|''A Storm of Swords'': 20. Catelyn III]]<br />
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 35|''A Storm of Swords'': 35. Catelyn IV]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|''A Feast for Crows'': 33. Jaime V]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 38|''A Feast for Crows'': 38. Jaime VI]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 44|''A Feast for Crows'': 44. Jaime VII]]<br />
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==References and Notes==<br />
{{References|3}}<br />
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Eyrie
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<div>{{Infobox Settlement<br />
| name = The Eyrie<br />
| image = [[File:The Eyrie-TN.jpg|250px|]]<br />
| image_caption = The Eyrie by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©<br />
| location = [[Vale of Arryn]], [[Westeros]]<br />
| settlement_type= Castle, regional capital<br />
| seat = Seat of [[House Arryn]]<br />
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| religion = [[Faith of the Seven]]<br />
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The '''Eyrie''' is an ancient castle and seat of [[House Arryn]], one of the oldest lines of [[Andal]] nobility, within the [[Vale of Arryn]]. It is situated in the [[Mountains of the Moon]] astride the peak known as the [[Giant's Lance]], several thousand feet above [[Vale of Arryn (valley)|the valley below]]. Although small compared to the seats of other [[Great Houses]] in Westeros, the Eyrie is considered impregnable to attack. During winter years, the Arryns seek refuge against the cold at the base of the mountain in the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}} <br />
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==Layout==<br />
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The Eyrie is the smallest of the great castles, consisting only of a cluster of seven slim, white towers bunched tightly together. They can hold up to five hundred men.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} The castle is made of fine white stone.{{ref|AFFC|41}} The towers encircle a garden, which had been meant as a [[godswood]], but no [[weirwood]] [[heart tree]] would take root in the stony soil.{{Ref|aSoS|80}} The garden, which is overlooked by Lady [[Lysa Arryn]]'s apartments, instead contains grass, shrubbery, and statuary.{{ref|AGOT|40}}<br />
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The barracks and stables are carved directly into the mountain. The granary is as large as those found in much larger castles, like [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|aGoT|34}} The Eyrie also contains a sept.{{ref|AFFC|41}} The waterfall known as [[Alyssa's Tears]] can be heard from the Eyrie.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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* The '''High Hall''' is where the household takes meals. It is a long and austere hall, with walls made of blue-veined white marble. At the end of it sits the throne of the Arryns, a seat carved of weirwood.{{Ref|aGoT|38}} It has narrow, arched windows, between which are torches mounted on high iron{{Ref|aSoS|80}} or silver{{Ref|aFfC|10}} sconces.<br />
* The '''[[Moon Door]]''' is a narrow weirwood door that stands between two slender pillars in the High Hall. A crescent moon is carved into the door, which opens inward, and is barred by heavy bronze. The door opens into the sky. Most executions at the Eyrie use this door, which opens onto a six hundred foot drop to the stones of the valley below.{{Ref|aGoT|38}}<br />
* The '''Crescent Chamber''' is the Eyrie's reception hall. Here, guests are given refreshments and warmed by the fire after making the climb up the [[Giant's Lance]].{{Ref|aFfC|23}}<br />
* The '''[[Maiden's Tower]]''' is the easternmost of the seven towers of the Eyrie. From a balcony on the tower, one can see the [[Vale of Arryn (valley)|Vale]] and the Giant's Lance.{{Ref|aFfC|23}}<br />
* The '''Moon Tower''' contains the bedchambers of Lord Arryn.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
* '''[[Sky cells]]''' are the Eyrie's infamous dungeons. They are shelves on the side of the mountain's sheer cliffs, left open to the cold sky, with slightly sloping floors to unnerve the prisoners. Many prisoners, driven mad by the cold and howling wind, commit suicide rather than remain imprisoned.<br />
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==Defenses==<br />
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[[File:Alyn Spiller The Bloody Gate.png|300px|thumb|right| The Bloody Gate - Alyn Spiller@]]<br />
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To reach the Eyrie, an invading army would have to overcome the [[Bloody Gate]] guarding the [[high road]], then overcome the [[Gates of the Moon]] located at the bottom of the mountain and climb up the narrow goat trail. Under normal circumstances this would take half a day, all the while being exposed to attack from the defenders in the Eyrie and its three waycastles along the path.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}<br />
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* '''[[Stone (waycastle)|Stone]]''', the first waycastle. The path to it is surrounded by forest. It has a massive ironbound gate. The stone walls are crowned with iron spikes and its two fat round towers raise above the keep.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}<br />
* '''[[Snow (waycastle)|Snow]]''', the second waycastle. The trail to it is steeper than that of Stone. It consists of a single fortified tower, a timber keep, and a stable placed behind a low wall of unmortared rock. It is nestled into the Giant's Lance so as to command the entire pathway from Stone to Snow.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}<br />
* '''[[Sky]]''', the third waycastle. The path to it is treacherous. It is open to the wind and the steps are cracked and broken from the constant freezing. Sky is a high, crescent-shaped wall of unmortared stone raised against the side of the mountain. Inside the walls are a series of ramps and a great tumble of boulders and stones of all sizes, ready to throw down or even cause a minor avalanche. There is a cavern containing a long natural hall, stables, and supplies. Handholds carved into the rock lead to the Eyrie, while earthen ramps give access to the walls.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} The Eyrie is located six hundred feet above this point.{{Ref|affc|23|page 615}}<br />
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==History==<br />
===Kings of Mountain and Vale===<br />
Legends claim that the [[Winged Knight]] drove the [[First Men]] from the Vale and flew to the top of the [[Giant's Lance]] on a huge falcon to slay the [[Griffin King]].{{ref|affc|10|page 150}}{{ref|affc|41|page 606}} Records indicate that the [[Andals|Andal]] king [[Artys I Arryn]] constructed the [[Gates of the Moon]] at the foot of the Giant's Lance, where he had defeated [[Robar II Royce]]'s army of First Men in the [[Battle of Seven Stars]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}<br />
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Artys's grandson, [[Roland I Arryn]], believed that the Gates of the Moon was both inferior to [[Casterly Rock]] and the [[Hightower]] and strategically vulnerable to raids from the [[Vale mountain clans]]. Allegedly inspired by [[Teora Hunter]], Roland decided to build a new royal palace high in the mountain above the Gates of the Moon.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}<br />
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Construction of the Eyrie took place intermittently over generations, and marble was imported from [[Tarth]] in the [[narrow sea]], as Roland disliked the appearance of stone available in the Vale. The first [[maester]] to serve at the Eyrie was [[Quince]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}} The Eyrie was inhabited as a pleasure palace{{ref|AWOIAF| The Eyrie}} for the [[Kings of Mountain and Vale]] during spring, summer, and autumn. The Arryns descend to the larger Gates of the Moon for winter{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}} and host a feast when they return to the Eyrie in the spring.{{ref|AFFC|41}}<br />
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===Targaryen Era===<br />
During [[Aegon's Conquest]], Queen Regent [[Sharra Arryn]] fortified the [[Bloody Gate]] and the boy king [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]] used the Eyrie as a refuge. [[Visenya Targaryen]], however, flew upon [[Vhagar]] to the Eyrie's inner courtyard. Realizing that the Eyrie's location could not protect them against [[dragon]]s, the Arryns submitted to [[House Targaryen]] and the new [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}<br />
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[[Jonos Arryn]] usurped his brother, Lord Ronnel, and took control of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Once Lord [[House Royce|Royce]] began hunting the rebels, Jonos threw Ronnel through the [[Moon Door]]. Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]] rode the dragon [[Balerion]] to the Eyrie, where he hanged Jonos.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}<br />
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===Baratheon Era===<br />
[[Eddard Stark]] and Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] were fostered at the Eyrie by Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. When King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] called for the boys to be sent to [[King's Landing]], Lord Arryn refused and raised his banners in revolt, thus beginning what would become [[Robert's Rebellion]]. After winning the war, Jon was named [[Hand of the King]] to the new monarch, Robert I. In Jon's absence, the Eyrie was ruled by [[Nestor Royce]], acting as High Steward of the Vale.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}<br />
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The singer [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] was once sent from the Eyrie by Jon's wife, Lady [[Lysa Arryn]], and forced to take the [[high road]].{{ref|ASOS|43}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
[[File: MKomarck_SansaEyrie.jpg |[[Sansa Stark]] sculpts a snow castle at the Eyrie, slowly forming it into a replica of her childhood home, [[Winterfell]] - by Michael Komarck ©|thumb|300px|right]]<br />
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After Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s death in [[King's Landing]], his widow [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] return to the Eyrie with their son, [[Robert Arryn]].{{ref|AGOT|2}} Lysa's sister, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], captures [[Tyrion Lannister]] and brings him to the Eyrie, where Lysa imprisons him in the [[sky cells]], although he escapes after demanding trial. The captain of the guard, Ser [[Vardis Egen]], is killed in [[trial by combat]] against the [[mercenary|sellsword]] [[Bronn]].{{ref|AGOT|34}}{{ref|AGOT|38}}{{ref|AGOT|40}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[Stannis Baratheon]] rejects Maester [[Cressen]]'s suggestion to have [[Shireen Baratheon]] fostered at the Eyrie.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} [[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], sends [[raven]]s to the Eyrie seeking assistance from his aunt, Lysa, but there is no response.{{ref|ACOK|22}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
The widowed Lady Lysa marries her childhood friend and lover, [[Petyr Baelish]], at the [[Fingers]].{{ref|ASOS|68}} Petyr takes [[Sansa Stark]] in the guise of "Alayne Stone" with them to the Eyrie. Sansa finds the castle an empty and lonely place, and Lady Arryn keeps the High Hall closed most of the time. Petyr later throws Lysa from the [[Moon Door]] and places blame on [[Marillion]].{{ref|ASOS|80}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
Lord Baelish is left as Lord Protector of the Vale, ruling in the name of the child Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. When [[Nestor Royce]] visits the Eyrie, Petyr informs him he is now the Lord of the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{ref|AFFC|10}} <br />
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The [[Lords Declarant]] encamp with six thousand men before the Gates of the Moon. Petyr meets with the six lords in his solar, rather than the High Hall, and they agree to grant Petyr a year to bring order to the Vale.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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With the arrival of winter, the court leaves the Eyrie for the Gates of the Moon.{{ref|AFFC|41}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
[[Image:The Eyrie.jpg|300px|thumb|The Eyrie as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]<br />
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{{quote|The most splendid work ever built by the hands of men, a palace worthy of [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] themselves. Surely even the [[Father (the Seven)|Father Above]] does not have such a seat.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}}} - [[Quince]]<br />
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{{Quote|The Eyrie is impregnable. You saw for yourself. No enemy could ever reach us up here.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}}} – [[Lysa Arryn]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]<br />
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{{quote|'''Petyr''': Have [[Maddy]] lay a fire in the solar. I shall receive our [[Lords Declarant]] there.<br><br />
'''Sansa''': Not the High Hall?<br><br />
'''Petyr''': No. [[Faith of the Seven|Gods]] forbid they glimpse me near the high seat of the [[House Arryn|Arryns]], they might think that I mean to sit in it. Cheeks born [[House Baelish|so low as mine]] must never aspire to such loft cushions.{{ref|AFFC|23}}}} - [[Petyr Baelish]] and [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|In winter this will be a cold white prison.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}}} – thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]<br />
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==Chapters that take place at the Eyrie==<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 34|''A Game of Thrones'': 34. Catelyn VI]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 38|''A Game of Thrones'': 38. Tyrion V]]<br />
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 40|''A Game of Thrones'': 40. Catelyn VII]]<br />
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 80|''A Storm of Swords'': 80. Sansa VII]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 10|''A Feast for Crows'': 10. Sansa I]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 23|''A Feast for Crows'': 23. Alayne II]]<br />
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 41|''A Feast for Crows'': 41. Alayne III]]<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House Stark.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Lannister.svg|50px]] '''Sansa Stark''' [[File:House Baelish (Harrenhal).svg|50px|right]][[File:House Arryn.svg|50px]]<br />
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| image_caption = Artwork © Isabel Westling<br />
| Alias = Little bird<br>Jonquil<br>Alayne Stone<br>Lady Lannister<br />
| Title = Princess<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]]<br>[[House Lannister]] (through marriage)<br>[[House Arryn]] (as Alayne Stone)<br>[[House Baelish]] (as Alayne Stone)<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Northmen]]<br />
| Spouse = [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|286}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) <br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (POV)<br />
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]]<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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'''Sansa Stark''' is a member of [[House Stark]] and is the elder daughter of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. She has three brothers: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]; a younger sister: [[Arya Stark|Arya]]; and a half-brother: [[Jon Snow]]. Sansa Stark is one of the major [[POV character]]s in the books. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', she is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sansa Stark|l1=Images of Sansa Stark}}<br />
Sansa is traditionally beautiful, taking after her mother's family ([[House Tully|the Tullys]]) with her high cheekbones, vivid blue eyes and thick auburn hair. She is eleven years old at the start of the series. As she has grown up, her figure has been described as tall, graceful and womanly.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}<br />
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Sansa was raised a lady, and possesses the traditional feminine graces of her milieu, with a keen interest in music, poetry, singing, dancing, embroidery, and other traditional feminine activities. Like many girls her age, Sansa is enthralled by songs and stories of romance and adventure, particularly those depicting handsome princes, honorable [[knight]]s, chivalry, and love.{{Ref|aGoT|7}} Initially those song and stories were Sansa's vision of the world beyond Winterfell, a world she desperately wishes to experience, but she is later disabused of such innocent romanticized notions. She keeps faith with both the [[old gods]] and the [[faith of the Seven|Seven]].<br />
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Sansa's relationship with her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] is often strained, and the two are opposites in most respects. She is fond of [[lemon cake]]s.<br />
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==History==<br />
Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]], head of [[House Stark]] and [[Warden of the North]]. She was born and raised at [[Winterfell]]. In her eleven years, she learns the duties of a noble daughter and is tutored by Septa [[Mordane]] in the traditional womanly activities. Sansa has a younger sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], an older brother, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], and two younger brothers, [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]. Sansa also has a bastard half-brother, [[Jon Snow]].<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Lady by smirtouille.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa with [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]. Illustrated by Smirtouille, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
Sansa names her [[direwolf]] pup [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]].{{ref|AGOT|7}} With her father [[Eddard Stark]]'s appointment as [[Hand of the King]], Sansa is delighted at the prospect of life at court in [[King's Landing]] and is thrilled by her betrothal to the handsome Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].<br />
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On their journey to the capital, Sansa is frightened when she meets Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] at the [[crossroads inn]]. Joffrey courts Sansa at the insistence of his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. The two are walking together near the [[ruby ford]] when they come upon her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] playing at swords with the boy [[Mycah]]. Joffrey draws his sword and threatens Mycah, but Arya fights with him; her direwolf [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] disarms and superficially wounds him.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} <br />
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Later recounting the tale to Joffrey's father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], at [[Darry]], Arya tells the truth while Joffrey lies, saying that Mycah, Arya, and Nymeria attacked him without provocation. Sansa, not wishing to betray her future husband, lies and refuses to verify either story, pleading that she does not remember. Cersei uses the opportunity to insist that the direwolf that attacked her son be killed. Arya, having anticipated this, had driven Nymeria away. To assuage the queen, Sansa's direwolf Lady is killed by Eddard instead.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}<br />
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In King's Landing, Sansa feuds with her sister, placing the majority of the blame on Arya for her direwolf's death. She remains infatuated with Joffrey, largely overlooking his violent mood swings, and develops a close relationship with Queen Cersei as well. Attending the [[Hand's tourney]] celebrating her father's appointment, she finds many of her notions of [[knight]]ly valor and chivalry reinforced, seeing the events as worthy of one of her favored stories. [[Sandor Clegane]] tells Sansa the story of how his brother burned his face, to warn her about the dangers she faces. She also develops a crush on [[Loras Tyrell]], the Knight of Flowers; when he gives her a red rose, she is certain she is living in a romantic song.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}<br />
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[[File:Sansa-ANobleCause-DrazenkaKimpel.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa kneels before the [[Iron Throne]], pleading for the life of her father, [[Eddard Stark]]. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
After her father discovers the truth of Joffrey's parentage and tells his daughters that he is returning them to [[Winterfell]], Sansa, in an act of defiance, runs to the queen and tells her of her father's plans, pleading that she might be allowed to stay and marry Joffrey. Her doing so unwittingly aids Cersei's plot against her father.{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|50}} After Lord Eddard's arrest, Sansa is forced to call her father a traitor. She pleads in front of the king and his retainers for mercy. Joffrey, now king after Robert's death, promises to be merciful,{{ref|AGOT|57}} but on the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] he orders Ilyn to execute Eddard as Sansa helplessly looks on.{{ref|AGOT|65}}<br />
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Even after Eddard's beheading, Cersei declares that Joffrey should still be [[Marriage|married]] to Sansa upon her flowering. Sansa, horrified at the prospect and only wanting to return home, has no choice but to remain in King's Landing during the deteriorating situation, as a hostage, and denounce her father and brother as traitors. Joffrey shows Sansa her father's head, which has been placed on a spike on the Red Keep. This prompts her to consider an attempt to kill him, even if it means she will die, but the action is prevented by Sandor, who sees her intention and subtly stops her.{{ref|AGOT|67}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File:Cersei and Sansa.png|thumb|left|250px|Sansa sending a letter to her family at the behest of Cersei Lannister. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Penguin Random House.]]<br />
Now effectively a hostage in the [[Red Keep]], Sansa armors herself in her lady's courtesies as she dutifully goes through the motions of denouncing her family as traitors and pleading to them for peace.<br />
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Joffrey frequently orders her to be beaten by his [[Kingsguard]]{{ref|ACOK|2}} as punishment for actions taken by her rebellious brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]], who has been crowned [[King in the North]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} At the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]], Sansa realizes she has lost her romantic notions about knightly and courtly love. At the tourney, Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] disgraces himself by showing up too drunk to compete. Joffrey decides he should be killed, causing a horrified Sansa to make up a convincing lie which Sandor backs up. Sansa pleads successfully with the king to spare Dontos, and a placated Joffrey instead strips him of his knighthood and makes him a court [[fool]], as Sansa suggested.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}<br />
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When [[Tyrion Lannister]] arrives in the city and assumes the position of acting [[Hand of the King]], he sees an end to the more overt abuses directed at Sansa, including stopping Ser [[Meryn Trant]] from stripping the girl naked and beating her.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Sansa develops a unique relationship with Sandor, who despite his brusque words and hideous demeanor treats her gently, protects her, and refuses to beat her at Joffrey's command. He privately mocks her for her naive nature but also displays sympathy for her predicament.{{ref|ACOK|18}}<br />
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One night Sansa finds a note in her room, directing her to come to the godswood if she wants to go home. It is from Dontos, who promises that a plan is in place to free her from the Lannisters and bring her to Winterfell. Wary of a trap, she agrees to Dontos's promise, who in turn counsels patience and perseverance. Feigning a newfound piety to the [[old gods]], Sansa makes frequent trips to the godswood to meet with Dontos, at first seeing him as a gallant rescuer who seeks redemption for the shame he brought upon himself, though she eventually comes to doubt his competence. They refer to each other as [[Florian the Fool|Florian]] and [[Jonquil]].{{Ref|aCoK|18}}{{Ref|ACOK|52}}<br />
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During the [[riot of King's Landing]] after the departure of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]], Ser [[Mandon Moore]] abandons Sansa to protect Joffrey and the girl is separated from the royal party. Sandor rescues the wounded Sansa from the mob and returns her to the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|41}}<br />
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[[File:Luaprata91 sandor sansa eve of battle.JPG|Sandor takes a song from Sansa during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Illustrated by © Luaprata91.|thumb|350px]]<br />
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As [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army approaches the city, Sansa experiences her first [[flowering]], making her officially a woman.{{Ref|aCoK|52}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] Sansa takes refuge with many of the other ladies of the court in the sept of the Red Keep. She remains strong and attempts to calm many of the other frightened women, despite the bitter and cynical words of a drunk Cersei, who spends her time sniping at Sansa and the other attendant ladies before storming out.{{ref|ACOK|60}}{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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When Sansa returns to her chambers, she finds Sandor hidden in her room, broken from the threat of [[wildfire]]. He drunkenly offers to take Sansa with him as he flees the city. She refuses, and he makes her sing for him at knifepoint.{{Ref|aCoK|62}} After he leaves, Sansa puts on Sandor's bloody cloak, then keeps it in a chest with her summer dresses. Later on, Sansa remembers [[UnKiss|something else]] happening, she believes Sandor kissed her that night. Dontos later informs Sansa that Stannis was defeated by the arrival of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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After the Lannister victory, it is announced that Sansa's betrothal to Joffrey is at an end, for the Crown's alliance with the Tyrells includes a marriage pact between Joffrey and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]'s daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Joffrey assures Sansa he will still get to have her sexually, stating as a king he can take whomever he wants to bed. Sansa remains in King's Landing, still a hostage to the Lannisters; Dontos assures her the plan to get her home is still in place after the wedding, giving her a hairnet adorned with [[the strangler|dark purple amethysts]].{{Ref|aCoK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Natascha Roeoesli Sansa hairnet.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa Stark with her amethyst hairnet. Illustrated by Natascha Röösli, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
Sansa remembers the night Sandor left, and she wishes he was still there. Sansa is asked to sup with [[Margaery Tyrell]] and her grandmother [[Olenna Redwyne]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] takes her breath away with his beauty and compliments, but he does not appear to remember her or the rose from the [[Hand's tourney]]. When Olenna tries to find out more about Joffery, Sansa confesses that the king is a monster and begs Margaery not to marry him. Margaery insists that she will be safe with her brother Loras's addition to the [[Kingsguard]], and brushes off the concerns. The Tyrell women raise the possibility of Sansa being taken to [[Highgarden]] to be married to the Tyrell heir, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], who is crippled, but kind, intelligent, and capable. Sansa readily agrees, anxious to be free of the Lannisters, and she becomes friends with Margaery for a time.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Sansa shares with Ser Dontos the Tyrell plot, and Dontos advises her against it, fearfully noting that the Tyrells are not as gentle as they seem.{{ref|ASOS|16}} Sansa, frustrated with the apparent lack of progress in Dontos's own supposed plans, disregards his warnings. However, he informs his employer, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], of the plot, who in turn informs the Lannisters.<br />
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[[File:Flawed by algesiras.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa's wedding to the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Illustrated by © Algesiras.]]<br />
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Not wishing to lose their hostage, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] acts quickly to marry Sansa to [[Tyrion Lannister]] against the wishes of both parties.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Sansa, now thirteen, does her best to hide her feelings toward her disfigured [[dwarf]] husband, remaining courteous despite her disgust with his appearance, and her deep unhappiness with the marriage. Tyrion does not require that she consummate the marriage, for which Sansa is grateful,{{ref|asos|28}} particularly after learning of the deaths of her mother [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|asos|59}}<br />
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Dontos insists that Sansa wear the hairnet he gave to her earlier to the wedding between Joffrey and Margaery, which she does. When Joffrey [[Purple Wedding|chokes and dies]] at the wedding feast, Sansa flees and meets with Dontos. He escorts her to a boat that takes her to a ship, where she is greeted by Lord Baelish, known as Littlefinger. He explains that Joffrey's death was due to [[strangler|a poison]] that had been smuggled into the feast, disguised as the amethysts on her hairnet, and shares with Sansa some of the details of the plot between himself and Lady Olenna to kill Joffrey. Littlefinger also has Dontos killed and dumped overboard, explaining that while he had played his part well, a drunk such as Dontos could never be entrusted to keep such sensitive information secret for long.{{ref|asos|61}}<br />
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The ''[[Merling King]]'' takes Sansa to Petyr's meager personal holdings, the original 'little finger' of land of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. Because Sansa is wanted as Tyrion's accomplice in connection with Joffrey's death, Petyr coaches her on a story to pass her off as his bastard daughter '''Alayne Stone''', so as to avoid detection. At [[Drearfort|Petyr's holdfast]] along the [[Fingers]], Sansa's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn]], meets with them and weds Petyr. While her aunt and Petyr are intimate after the bedding ritual, Sansa muses on her own unpleasant wedding night with Tyrion and wondering what has become of Sandor. Upon returning to her bed for the night, she is accosted by Lysa's singer, [[Marillion]], who tries to rape her. Sansa is saved by the intervention of [[Lothor Brune]], Littlefinger's personal guard. After briefly thinking that it is Sandor and not Lothor who rescued her, Sansa dreams of Sandor in her marriage bed, as well as the deaths of Joffrey and Robb. In the morning, Lysa reveals she knows Sansa is her niece. Lysa agrees to assist in the deception, providing the girl with hair dye to color her most obvious [[House Tully|Tully]] feature, her auburn hair. Lysa also proposes to wed Sansa to her sickly son, Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. Sansa is appalled by this, but keeps her true feelings to herself.{{ref|asos|68}}<br />
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[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa as Alayne Stone, building a snow [[Winterfell]] in the gardens of the [[Eyrie]]. Illustrated by Michael Komarck, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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Later in the [[Eyrie]], Sansa finds herself having to comfort young Robert, who is no longer able to share his mother's bed, since Petyr is in it. Robert frequently crawls into her bed and she is disgusted by his shaking sickness, which often leads him to wet her bed. Increasingly resembling a grown woman, she denies the sexual advances of Marillion. Sansa is homesick in the Eyrie, and when snow falls in the courtyard where the [[godswood]] would not grow, she makes an elaborate snow fort, which eventually takes the shape of [[Winterfell]]. She is surprised when Lord Baelish helps her and kisses her. Before she has time to digest what happened, Robert comes out and destroys the castle which upsets her even more. She rips his doll and he goes into a shaking spell.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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Lysa witnessed the kiss and in a fit of jealous rage attempts to kill Sansa by shoving her out of the [[Moon Door]]. Littlefinger arrives in time to intervene, however, and instead shoves Lysa out of the Moon Door to her death, framing Marillion for the murder and involving Sansa in the cover-up.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[Brienne of Tarth]] is sent by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] to find Sansa. Along the road to [[Duskendale]] she meets Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], a hedge knight also seeking the girl.{{ref|AFFC|4}}<br />
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During a meeting of the new [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] is angered that Sansa, whom Cersei believes she tried to mentor, helped to [[Purple Wedding|murder her son]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}}<br />
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Sansa, still in the guise of "Alayne Stone", becomes the ''de facto'' Lady of the [[Eyrie]], comforting her sickly young cousin Lord [[Robert Arryn|Robert]] while being tutored by Lord Baelish in some of the finer points of courtly intrigue. She tells Lord [[Nestor Royce]] that Marillion killed Lysa Arryn, not Littlefinger, and she deduces that Petyr grants the [[Gates of the Moon]] to Nestor to gain his political support.{{ref|AFFC|10}} <br />
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When Ser [[Lyn Corbray]] draws his sword during a parlay at the Eyrie between Petyr and the [[Lords Declarant]], Littlefinger leverages the breach of etiquette to demand a trial period of regency over the little Lord Robert, whom she calls Sweetrobin. Alayne correctly surmises that Lyn is under Petyr's employ, which Littlefinger confirms.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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The Arryn court departs the Eyrie for the Gates of the Moon because of the onset of Winter. Preparing for departure, Alayne lets Sweetrobin kiss her, but when his lips touch hers, she remembers Sandor kissing her. Alayne befriends Lord Nestor's daughter, [[Myranda Royce]], and helps Robert during the journey down the [[Giant's Lance]]. Once at the Gates of the Moon, Alayne is introduced to three hedge knights, among which is Ser Shadrich. Petyr later reveals his plan to Alayne for the eventual marriage of Sansa to the heir of the Vale of Arryn, [[Harrold Hardyng]], and to reveal her true identity to the Lords of the Vale and to reclaim [[Winterfell]] in her name.{{ref|affc|41}}<br />
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===''The Winds of Winter''===<br />
[[File:Drazenka KimpelAlayne Stone.png|thumb|350px|Alayne Stone. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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Finding a means of meeting her betrothed, Alayne suggests that a personal guard be formed to protect [[Robert Arryn]], named the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]], whose initial members would be selected in a tourney. She meets the newly-knighted [[Harrold Hardyng]] when he comes to the [[Gates of the Moon]] to compete for a position in the brotherhood. When he first meets Alayne he treats her with contempt for her bastard status. Sansa recognizes this despite his attractive exterior, remarking [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey's]] terrible treatment of her despite his good looks compared with [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion's]] good treatment of her, in spite of his "ugly" outward appearance. She successfully attempts to beguile Harrold during a feast held that evening at the behest of [[Petyr Baelish]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref><br />
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==Quotes by Sansa==<br />
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{{Quote|There are no heroes ... In life, the monsters win.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts after the execution of [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|The [[Hound]] is right ... I am only a little bird, repeating the words they taught me.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|Once, she had loved Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] with all her heart, and admired and trusted his mother, [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]]. They had repaid that love and trust with [[Eddard Stark|her father]]'s head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|I would be gladder if it were the [[Hound]], Sansa thought. Harsh as he was, she did not believe [[Sandor Clegane]] would let any harm come to her.{{Ref|acok|57}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|I wish the [[Hound]] were here. The night of the battle, [[Sandor Clegane]] had come to her chambers to take her from the city, but Sansa had refused. Sometimes she lay awake at night, wondering if she’d been wise. She had his stained white cloak hidden in a cedar chest beneath her summer silks. She could not say why she’d kept it. The Hound had turned craven, she heard it said; at the height of the battle, he got so drunk the Imp had to take his men. But Sansa understood. She knew the secret of his burned face. It was only the fire he feared. That night, the wildfire had set the river itself ablaze, and filled the very air with green flame. Even in the castle, Sansa had been afraid. Outside… she could scarcely imagine it.{{ref|asos|6}}}} <br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|My skin has gone from porcelain, to ivory, to steel.{{ref|aSoS|61}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|No one will ever marry me for love. But lying came easy to her now.{{Ref|asos|68}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{quote|'''Petyr''': Trust no one, I once told [[Eddard Stark]], but he would not listen. You are Alayne, and you must be Alayne all the time. Even here. In your heart. Can you do that? Can you be my daughter in your heart?<br><br />
'''Sansa''': I ... I am Alayne, Father. Who else would I be?<br><br />
'''Petyr''': With my wits and [[Catelyn Stark|Cat's]] beauty, the world will be yours, sweetling.{{ref|affc|10}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] and Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|As the boy's lips touched her own she found herself thinking of another kiss. She could still remember how it felt, when his cruel mouth pressed down on her own. He had come to Sansa in the darkness as green fire filled the sky. He took a song and a kiss, and left me nothing but a bloody cloak.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}}} <br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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==Quotes about Sansa==<br />
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Sansa StarkII.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa Stark. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
{{Quote|You're like one of those birds from the [[Summer Isles]], aren’t you? A pretty little talking bird, repeating all the pretty little words they taught you to recite.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}}} <br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] to Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.{{ref|agot|44}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|Sansa was a lady at three, always so courteous and eager to please. She loved nothing so well as tales of knightly valor. Men would say she had my look, but she will grow into a woman far more beautiful than I ever was, you can see that. I often sent away her maid so I could brush her hair myself. She had auburn hair, lighter than mine, and so thick and soft... the red in it would catch the light of the torches and shine like copper.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}}} <br />
– [[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]<br />
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{{Quote|And she sang for me. You didn’t know that, did you? Your sister sang me a sweet little song.{{Ref|aSoS|47}}}}<br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] to [[Arya Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|She is just as comely as [[Margaery Tyrell|the Tyrell girl]]. Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep Tully blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful. He wanted to reach her, to break through the armor of her courtesy.{{ref|asos|60}}}}<br />
– [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|A proper little lady. Not like her bloody sister.{{Ref|aSoS|74}}}}<br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] about Sansa<br />
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{{quote|You have [[Catelyn Stark|your mother's]] eyes. Honest eyes, and innocent. Blue as a sunlit sea. When you are a little older, many a man will drown in those eyes.{{ref|AFFC|10}}}}<br />
- [[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa<br />
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{{quote|She is not dead ... but before I am done with her, I promise you, she will be singing to the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]], begging for his kiss.{{ref|AFFC|17}}}}<br />
- [[Cersei Lannister]] to the [[small council]]<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House Stark.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Lannister.svg|50px]] '''Sansa Stark''' [[File:House Baelish (Harrenhal).svg|50px|right]][[File:House Arryn.svg|50px]]<br />
| image = [[File:The North Remembers by Isabel Westling.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Artwork © Isabel Westling<br />
| Alias = Little bird<br>Jonquil<br>Alayne Stone<br>Lady Lannister<br />
| Title = Princess<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]]<br>[[House Lannister]] (through marriage)<br>[[House Arryn]] (as Alayne Stone)<br>[[House Baelish]] (as Alayne Stone)<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Northmen]]<br />
| Spouse = [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|286}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) <br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (POV)<br />
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]]<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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'''Sansa Stark''' is a member of [[House Stark]] and is the elder daughter of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. She has three brothers: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]; a younger sister: [[Arya Stark|Arya]]; and a half-brother: [[Jon Snow]]. Sansa Stark is one of the major [[POV character]]s in the books. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', she is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sansa Stark|l1=Images of Sansa Stark}}<br />
Sansa is traditionally beautiful, taking after her mother's family ([[House Tully|the Tullys]]) with her high cheekbones, vivid blue eyes and thick auburn hair. She is eleven years old at the start of the series. As she has grown up, her figure has been described as tall, graceful and womanly.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}<br />
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Sansa was raised a lady, and possesses the traditional feminine graces of her milieu, with a keen interest in music, poetry, singing, dancing, embroidery, and other traditional feminine activities. Like many girls her age, Sansa is enthralled by songs and stories of romance and adventure, particularly those depicting handsome princes, honorable [[knight]]s, chivalry, and love.{{Ref|aGoT|7}} Initially those song and stories were Sansa's vision of the world beyond Winterfell, a world she desperately wishes to experience, but she is later disabused of such innocent romanticized notions. She keeps faith with both the [[old gods]] and the [[faith of the Seven|Seven]].<br />
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Sansa's relationship with her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] is often strained, and the two are opposites in most respects. She is fond of [[lemon cake]]s.<br />
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==History==<br />
Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]], head of [[House Stark]] and [[Warden of the North]]. She was born and raised at [[Winterfell]]. In her eleven years, she learns the duties of a noble daughter and is tutored by Septa [[Mordane]] in the traditional womanly activities. Sansa has a younger sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], an older brother, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], and two younger brothers, [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]. Sansa also has a bastard half-brother, [[Jon Snow]].<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Lady by smirtouille.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa with [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]. Illustrated by Smirtouille, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
Sansa names her [[direwolf]] pup [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]].{{ref|AGOT|7}} With her father [[Eddard Stark]]'s appointment as [[Hand of the King]], Sansa is delighted at the prospect of life at court in [[King's Landing]] and is thrilled by her betrothal to the handsome Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].<br />
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On their journey to the capital, Sansa is frightened when she meets Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] at the [[crossroads inn]]. Joffrey courts Sansa at the insistence of his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. The two are walking together near the [[ruby ford]] when they come upon her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] playing at swords with the boy [[Mycah]]. Joffrey draws his sword and threatens Mycah, but Arya fights with him; her direwolf [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] disarms and superficially wounds him.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} <br />
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Later recounting the tale to Joffrey's father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], at [[Darry]], Arya tells the truth while Joffrey lies, saying that Mycah, Arya, and Nymeria attacked him without provocation. Sansa, not wishing to betray her future husband, lies and refuses to verify either story, pleading that she does not remember. Cersei uses the opportunity to insist that the direwolf that attacked her son be killed. Arya, having anticipated this, had driven Nymeria away. To assuage the queen, Sansa's direwolf Lady is killed by Eddard instead.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}<br />
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In King's Landing, Sansa feuds with her sister, placing the majority of the blame on Arya for her direwolf's death. She remains infatuated with Joffrey, largely overlooking his violent mood swings, and develops a close relationship with Queen Cersei as well. Attending the [[Hand's tourney]] celebrating her father's appointment, she finds many of her notions of [[knight]]ly valor and chivalry reinforced, seeing the events as worthy of one of her favored stories. [[Sandor Clegane]] tells Sansa the story of how his brother burned his face, to warn her about the dangers she faces. She also develops a crush on [[Loras Tyrell]], the Knight of Flowers; when he gives her a red rose, she is certain she is living in a romantic song.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}<br />
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[[File:Sansa-ANobleCause-DrazenkaKimpel.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa kneels before the [[Iron Throne]], pleading for the life of her father, [[Eddard Stark]]. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
After her father discovers the truth of Joffrey's parentage and tells his daughters that he is returning them to [[Winterfell]], Sansa, in an act of defiance, runs to the queen and tells her of her father's plans, pleading that she might be allowed to stay and marry Joffrey. Her doing so unwittingly aids Cersei's plot against her father.{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|50}} After Lord Eddard's arrest, Sansa is forced to call her father a traitor. She pleads in front of the king and his retainers for mercy. Joffrey, now king after Robert's death, promises to be merciful,{{ref|AGOT|57}} but on the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] he orders Ilyn to execute Eddard as Sansa helplessly looks on.{{ref|AGOT|65}}<br />
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Even after Eddard's beheading, Cersei declares that Joffrey should still be [[Marriage|married]] to Sansa upon her flowering. Sansa, horrified at the prospect and only wanting to return home, has no choice but to remain in King's Landing during the deteriorating situation, as a hostage, and denounce her father and brother as traitors. Joffrey shows Sansa her father's head, which has been placed on a spike on the Red Keep. This prompts her to consider an attempt to kill him, even if it means she will die, but the action is prevented by Sandor, who sees her intention and subtly stops her.{{ref|AGOT|67}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File:Cersei and Sansa.png|thumb|left|250px|Sansa sending a letter to her family at the behest of Cersei Lannister. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Penguin Random House.]]<br />
Now effectively a hostage in the [[Red Keep]], Sansa armors herself in her lady's courtesies as she dutifully goes through the motions of denouncing her family as traitors and pleading to them for peace.<br />
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Joffrey frequently orders her to be beaten by his [[Kingsguard]]{{ref|ACOK|2}} as punishment for actions taken by her rebellious brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]], who has been crowned [[King in the North]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} At the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]], Sansa realizes she has lost her romantic notions about knightly and courtly love. At the tourney, Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] disgraces himself by showing up too drunk to compete. Joffrey decides he should be killed, causing a horrified Sansa to make up a convincing lie which Sandor backs up. Sansa pleads successfully with the king to spare Dontos, and a placated Joffrey instead strips him of his knighthood and makes him a court [[fool]], as Sansa suggested.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}<br />
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When [[Tyrion Lannister]] arrives in the city and assumes the position of acting [[Hand of the King]], he sees an end to the more overt abuses directed at Sansa, including stopping Ser [[Meryn Trant]] from stripping the girl naked and beating her.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Sansa develops a unique relationship with Sandor, who despite his brusque words and hideous demeanor treats her gently, protects her, and refuses to beat her at Joffrey's command. He privately mocks her for her naive nature but also displays sympathy for her predicament.{{ref|ACOK|18}}<br />
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One night Sansa finds a note in her room, directing her to come to the godswood if she wants to go home. It is from Dontos, who promises that a plan is in place to free her from the Lannisters and bring her to Winterfell. Wary of a trap, she agrees to Dontos's promise, who in turn counsels patience and perseverance. Feigning a newfound piety to the [[old gods]], Sansa makes frequent trips to the godswood to meet with Dontos, at first seeing him as a gallant rescuer who seeks redemption for the shame he brought upon himself, though she eventually comes to doubt his competence. They refer to each other as [[Florian the Fool|Florian]] and [[Jonquil]].{{Ref|aCoK|18}}{{Ref|ACOK|52}}<br />
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During the [[riot of King's Landing]] after the departure of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]], Ser [[Mandon Moore]] abandons Sansa to protect Joffrey and the girl is separated from the royal party. Sandor rescues the wounded Sansa from the mob and returns her to the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|41}}<br />
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[[File:Luaprata91 sandor sansa eve of battle.JPG|Sandor takes a song from Sansa during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Illustrated by © Luaprata91.|thumb|350px]]<br />
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As [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army approaches the city, Sansa experiences her first [[flowering]], making her officially a woman.{{Ref|aCoK|52}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] Sansa takes refuge with many of the other ladies of the court in the sept of the Red Keep. She remains strong and attempts to calm many of the other frightened women, despite the bitter and cynical words of a drunk Cersei, who spends her time sniping at Sansa and the other attendant ladies before storming out.{{ref|ACOK|60}}{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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When Sansa returns to her chambers, she finds Sandor hidden in her room, broken from the threat of [[wildfire]]. He drunkenly offers to take Sansa with him as he flees the city. She refuses, and he makes her sing for him at knifepoint.{{Ref|aCoK|62}} After he leaves, Sansa puts on Sandor's bloody cloak, then keeps it in a chest with her summer dresses. Later on, Sansa remembers [[UnKiss|something else]] happening, she believes Sandor kissed her that night. Dontos later informs Sansa that Stannis was defeated by the arrival of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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After the Lannister victory, it is announced that Sansa's betrothal to Joffrey is at an end, for the Crown's alliance with the Tyrells includes a marriage pact between Joffrey and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]'s daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Joffrey assures Sansa he will still get to have her sexually, stating as a king he can take whomever he wants to bed. Sansa remains in King's Landing, still a hostage to the Lannisters; Dontos assures her the plan to get her home is still in place after the wedding, giving her a hairnet adorned with [[the strangler|dark purple amethysts]].{{Ref|aCoK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Natascha Roeoesli Sansa hairnet.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa Stark with her amethyst hairnet. Illustrated by Natascha Röösli, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
Sansa remembers the night Sandor left, and she wishes he was still there. Sansa is asked to sup with [[Margaery Tyrell]] and her grandmother [[Olenna Redwyne]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] takes her breath away with his beauty and compliments, but he does not appear to remember her or the rose from the [[Hand's tourney]]. When Olenna tries to find out more about Joffery, Sansa confesses that the king is a monster and begs Margaery not to marry him. Margaery insists that she will be safe with her brother Loras's addition to the [[Kingsguard]], and brushes off the concerns. The Tyrell women raise the possibility of Sansa being taken to [[Highgarden]] to be married to the Tyrell heir, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], who is crippled, but kind, intelligent, and capable. Sansa readily agrees, anxious to be free of the Lannisters, and she becomes friends with Margaery for a time.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Sansa shares with Ser Dontos the Tyrell plot, and Dontos advises her against it, fearfully noting that the Tyrells are not as gentle as they seem.{{ref|ASOS|16}} Sansa, frustrated with the apparent lack of progress in Dontos's own supposed plans, disregards his warnings. However, he informs his employer, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], of the plot, who in turn informs the Lannisters.<br />
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[[File:Flawed by algesiras.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa's wedding to the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Illustrated by © Algesiras.]]<br />
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Not wishing to lose their hostage, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] acts quickly to marry Sansa to [[Tyrion Lannister]] against the wishes of both parties.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Sansa, now thirteen, does her best to hide her feelings toward her disfigured [[dwarf]] husband, remaining courteous despite her disgust with his appearance, and her deep unhappiness with the marriage. Tyrion does not require that she consummate the marriage, for which Sansa is grateful,{{ref|asos|28}} particularly after learning of the deaths of her mother [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|asos|59}}<br />
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Dontos insists that Sansa wear the hairnet he gave to her earlier to the wedding between Joffrey and Margaery, which she does. When Joffrey [[Purple Wedding|chokes and dies]] at the wedding feast, Sansa flees and meets with Dontos. He escorts her to a boat that takes her to a ship, where she is greeted by Lord Baelish, known as Littlefinger. He explains that Joffrey's death was due to [[strangler|a poison]] that had been smuggled into the feast, disguised as the amethysts on her hairnet, and shares with Sansa some of the details of the plot between himself and Lady Olenna to kill Joffrey. Littlefinger also has Dontos killed and dumped overboard, explaining that while he had played his part well, a drunk such as Dontos could never be entrusted to keep such sensitive information secret for long.{{ref|asos|61}}<br />
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The ''[[Merling King]]'' takes Sansa to Petyr's meager personal holdings, the original 'little finger' of land of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. Because Sansa is wanted as Tyrion's accomplice in connection with Joffrey's death, Petyr coaches her on a story to pass her off as his bastard daughter '''Alayne Stone''', so as to avoid detection. At [[Drearfort|Petyr's holdfast]] along the [[Fingers]], Sansa's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn]], meets with them and weds Petyr. While her aunt and Petyr are intimate after the bedding ritual, Sansa muses on her own unpleasant wedding night with Tyrion and wondering what has become of Sandor. Upon returning to her bed for the night, she is accosted by Lysa's singer, [[Marillion]], who tries to rape her. Sansa is saved by the intervention of [[Lothor Brune]], Littlefinger's personal guard. After briefly thinking that it is Sandor and not Lothor who rescued her, Sansa dreams of Sandor in her marriage bed, as well as the deaths of Joffrey and Robb. In the morning, Lysa reveals she knows Sansa is her niece. Lysa agrees to assist in the deception, providing the girl with hair dye to color her most obvious [[House Tully|Tully]] feature, her auburn hair. Lysa also proposes to wed Sansa to her sickly son, Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. Sansa is appalled by this, but keeps her true feelings to herself.{{ref|asos|68}}<br />
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[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa as Alayne Stone, building a snow [[Winterfell]] in the gardens of the [[Eyrie]]. Illustrated by © Michael Komarck.]]<br />
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Later in the [[Eyrie]], Sansa finds herself having to comfort young Robert, who is no longer able to share his mother's bed, since Petyr is in it. Robert frequently crawls into her bed and she is disgusted by his shaking sickness, which often leads him to wet her bed. Increasingly resembling a grown woman, she denies the sexual advances of Marillion. Sansa is homesick in the Eyrie, and when snow falls in the courtyard where the [[godswood]] would not grow, she makes an elaborate snow fort, which eventually takes the shape of [[Winterfell]]. She is surprised when Lord Baelish helps her and kisses her. Before she has time to digest what happened, Robert comes out and destroys the castle which upsets her even more. She rips his doll and he goes into a shaking spell.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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Lysa witnessed the kiss and in a fit of jealous rage attempts to kill Sansa by shoving her out of the [[Moon Door]]. Littlefinger arrives in time to intervene, however, and instead shoves Lysa out of the Moon Door to her death, framing Marillion for the murder and involving Sansa in the cover-up.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[Brienne of Tarth]] is sent by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] to find Sansa. Along the road to [[Duskendale]] she meets Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], a hedge knight also seeking the girl.{{ref|AFFC|4}}<br />
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During a meeting of the new [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] is angered that Sansa, whom Cersei believes she tried to mentor, helped to [[Purple Wedding|murder her son]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}}<br />
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Sansa, still in the guise of "Alayne Stone", becomes the ''de facto'' Lady of the [[Eyrie]], comforting her sickly young cousin Lord [[Robert Arryn|Robert]] while being tutored by Lord Baelish in some of the finer points of courtly intrigue. She tells Lord [[Nestor Royce]] that Marillion killed Lysa Arryn, not Littlefinger, and she deduces that Petyr grants the [[Gates of the Moon]] to Nestor to gain his political support.{{ref|AFFC|10}} <br />
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When Ser [[Lyn Corbray]] draws his sword during a parlay at the Eyrie between Petyr and the [[Lords Declarant]], Littlefinger leverages the breach of etiquette to demand a trial period of regency over the little Lord Robert, whom she calls Sweetrobin. Alayne correctly surmises that Lyn is under Petyr's employ, which Littlefinger confirms.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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The Arryn court departs the Eyrie for the Gates of the Moon because of the onset of Winter. Preparing for departure, Alayne lets Sweetrobin kiss her, but when his lips touch hers, she remembers Sandor kissing her. Alayne befriends Lord Nestor's daughter, [[Myranda Royce]], and helps Robert during the journey down the [[Giant's Lance]]. Once at the Gates of the Moon, Alayne is introduced to three hedge knights, among which is Ser Shadrich. Petyr later reveals his plan to Alayne for the eventual marriage of Sansa to the heir of the Vale of Arryn, [[Harrold Hardyng]], and to reveal her true identity to the Lords of the Vale and to reclaim [[Winterfell]] in her name.{{ref|affc|41}}<br />
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===''The Winds of Winter''===<br />
[[File:Drazenka KimpelAlayne Stone.png|thumb|350px|Alayne Stone. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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Finding a means of meeting her betrothed, Alayne suggests that a personal guard be formed to protect [[Robert Arryn]], named the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]], whose initial members would be selected in a tourney. She meets the newly-knighted [[Harrold Hardyng]] when he comes to the [[Gates of the Moon]] to compete for a position in the brotherhood. When he first meets Alayne he treats her with contempt for her bastard status. Sansa recognizes this despite his attractive exterior, remarking [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey's]] terrible treatment of her despite his good looks compared with [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion's]] good treatment of her, in spite of his "ugly" outward appearance. She successfully attempts to beguile Harrold during a feast held that evening at the behest of [[Petyr Baelish]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref><br />
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==Quotes by Sansa==<br />
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{{Quote|There are no heroes ... In life, the monsters win.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts after the execution of [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|The [[Hound]] is right ... I am only a little bird, repeating the words they taught me.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|Once, she had loved Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] with all her heart, and admired and trusted his mother, [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]]. They had repaid that love and trust with [[Eddard Stark|her father]]'s head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|I would be gladder if it were the [[Hound]], Sansa thought. Harsh as he was, she did not believe [[Sandor Clegane]] would let any harm come to her.{{Ref|acok|57}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|I wish the [[Hound]] were here. The night of the battle, [[Sandor Clegane]] had come to her chambers to take her from the city, but Sansa had refused. Sometimes she lay awake at night, wondering if she’d been wise. She had his stained white cloak hidden in a cedar chest beneath her summer silks. She could not say why she’d kept it. The Hound had turned craven, she heard it said; at the height of the battle, he got so drunk the Imp had to take his men. But Sansa understood. She knew the secret of his burned face. It was only the fire he feared. That night, the wildfire had set the river itself ablaze, and filled the very air with green flame. Even in the castle, Sansa had been afraid. Outside… she could scarcely imagine it.{{ref|asos|6}}}} <br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|My skin has gone from porcelain, to ivory, to steel.{{ref|aSoS|61}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|No one will ever marry me for love. But lying came easy to her now.{{Ref|asos|68}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{quote|'''Petyr''': Trust no one, I once told [[Eddard Stark]], but he would not listen. You are Alayne, and you must be Alayne all the time. Even here. In your heart. Can you do that? Can you be my daughter in your heart?<br><br />
'''Sansa''': I ... I am Alayne, Father. Who else would I be?<br><br />
'''Petyr''': With my wits and [[Catelyn Stark|Cat's]] beauty, the world will be yours, sweetling.{{ref|affc|10}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] and Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|As the boy's lips touched her own she found herself thinking of another kiss. She could still remember how it felt, when his cruel mouth pressed down on her own. He had come to Sansa in the darkness as green fire filled the sky. He took a song and a kiss, and left me nothing but a bloody cloak.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}}} <br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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==Quotes about Sansa==<br />
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Sansa StarkII.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa Stark. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
{{Quote|You're like one of those birds from the [[Summer Isles]], aren’t you? A pretty little talking bird, repeating all the pretty little words they taught you to recite.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}}} <br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] to Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.{{ref|agot|44}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|Sansa was a lady at three, always so courteous and eager to please. She loved nothing so well as tales of knightly valor. Men would say she had my look, but she will grow into a woman far more beautiful than I ever was, you can see that. I often sent away her maid so I could brush her hair myself. She had auburn hair, lighter than mine, and so thick and soft... the red in it would catch the light of the torches and shine like copper.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}}} <br />
– [[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]<br />
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{{Quote|And she sang for me. You didn’t know that, did you? Your sister sang me a sweet little song.{{Ref|aSoS|47}}}}<br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] to [[Arya Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|She is just as comely as [[Margaery Tyrell|the Tyrell girl]]. Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep Tully blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful. He wanted to reach her, to break through the armor of her courtesy.{{ref|asos|60}}}}<br />
– [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|A proper little lady. Not like her bloody sister.{{Ref|aSoS|74}}}}<br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] about Sansa<br />
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{{quote|You have [[Catelyn Stark|your mother's]] eyes. Honest eyes, and innocent. Blue as a sunlit sea. When you are a little older, many a man will drown in those eyes.{{ref|AFFC|10}}}}<br />
- [[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa<br />
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{{quote|She is not dead ... but before I am done with her, I promise you, she will be singing to the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]], begging for his kiss.{{ref|AFFC|17}}}}<br />
- [[Cersei Lannister]] to the [[small council]]<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House Stark.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Lannister.svg|50px]] '''Sansa Stark''' [[File:House Baelish (Harrenhal).svg|50px|right]][[File:House Arryn.svg|50px]]<br />
| image = [[File:The North Remembers by Isabel Westling.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Artwork © Isabel Westling<br />
| Alias = Little bird<br>Jonquil<br>Alayne Stone<br>Lady Lannister<br />
| Title = Princess<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]]<br>[[House Lannister]] (through marriage)<br>[[House Arryn]] (as Alayne Stone)<br>[[House Baelish]] (as Alayne Stone)<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Northmen]]<br />
| Spouse = [[Tyrion Lannister]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|286}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]] calculation.''</ref><br />
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) <br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (POV)<br />
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]]<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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'''Sansa Stark''' is a member of [[House Stark]] and is the elder daughter of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. She has three brothers: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]; a younger sister: [[Arya Stark|Arya]]; and a half-brother: [[Jon Snow]]. Sansa Stark is one of the major [[POV character]]s in the books. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', she is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Sophie Turner,Sansa Stark|Sophie Turner]].<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sansa Stark|l1=Images of Sansa Stark}}<br />
Sansa is traditionally beautiful, taking after her mother's family ([[House Tully|the Tullys]]) with her high cheekbones, vivid blue eyes and thick auburn hair. She is eleven years old at the start of the series. As she has grown up, her figure has been described as tall, graceful and womanly.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}<br />
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Sansa was raised a lady, and possesses the traditional feminine graces of her milieu, with a keen interest in music, poetry, singing, dancing, embroidery, and other traditional feminine activities. Like many girls her age, Sansa is enthralled by songs and stories of romance and adventure, particularly those depicting handsome princes, honorable [[knight]]s, chivalry, and love.{{Ref|aGoT|7}} Initially those song and stories were Sansa's vision of the world beyond Winterfell, a world she desperately wishes to experience, but she is later disabused of such innocent romanticized notions. She keeps faith with both the [[old gods]] and the [[faith of the Seven|Seven]].<br />
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Sansa's relationship with her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] is often strained, and the two are opposites in most respects. She is fond of [[lemon cake]]s.<br />
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==History==<br />
Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]], head of [[House Stark]] and [[Warden of the North]]. She was born and raised at [[Winterfell]]. In her eleven years, she learns the duties of a noble daughter and is tutored by Septa [[Mordane]] in the traditional womanly activities. Sansa has a younger sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], an older brother, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], and two younger brothers, [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]. Sansa also has a bastard half-brother, [[Jon Snow]].<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Lady by smirtouille.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa with [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]. Illustrated by Smirtouille, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
Sansa names her [[direwolf]] pup [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]].{{ref|AGOT|7}} With her father [[Eddard Stark]]'s appointment as [[Hand of the King]], Sansa is delighted at the prospect of life at court in [[King's Landing]] and is thrilled by her betrothal to the handsome Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].<br />
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On their journey to the capital, Sansa is frightened when she meets Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] at the [[crossroads inn]]. Joffrey courts Sansa at the insistence of his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. The two are walking together near the [[ruby ford]] when they come upon her sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]] playing at swords with the boy [[Mycah]]. Joffrey draws his sword and threatens Mycah, but Arya fights with him; her direwolf [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] disarms and superficially wounds him.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} <br />
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Later recounting the tale to Joffrey's father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], at [[Darry]], Arya tells the truth while Joffrey lies, saying that Mycah, Arya, and Nymeria attacked him without provocation. Sansa, not wishing to betray her future husband, lies and refuses to verify either story, pleading that she does not remember. Cersei uses the opportunity to insist that the direwolf that attacked her son be killed. Arya, having anticipated this, had driven Nymeria away. To assuage the queen, Sansa's direwolf Lady is killed by Eddard instead.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}<br />
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In King's Landing, Sansa feuds with her sister, placing the majority of the blame on Arya for her direwolf's death. She remains infatuated with Joffrey, largely overlooking his violent mood swings, and develops a close relationship with Queen Cersei as well. Attending the [[Hand's tourney]] celebrating her father's appointment, she finds many of her notions of [[knight]]ly valor and chivalry reinforced, seeing the events as worthy of one of her favored stories. [[Sandor Clegane]] tells Sansa the story of how his brother burned his face, to warn her about the dangers she faces. She also develops a crush on [[Loras Tyrell]], the Knight of Flowers; when he gives her a red rose, she is certain she is living in a romantic song.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}<br />
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[[File:Sansa-ANobleCause-DrazenkaKimpel.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa kneels before the [[Iron Throne]], pleading for the life of her father, [[Eddard Stark]]. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
After her father discovers the truth of Joffrey's parentage and tells his daughters that he is returning them to [[Winterfell]], Sansa, in an act of defiance, runs to the queen and tells her of her father's plans, pleading that she might be allowed to stay and marry Joffrey. Her doing so unwittingly aids Cersei's plot against her father.{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|50}} After Lord Eddard's arrest, Sansa is forced to call her father a traitor. She pleads in front of the king and his retainers for mercy. Joffrey, now king after Robert's death, promises to be merciful,{{ref|AGOT|57}} but on the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] he orders Ilyn to execute Eddard as Sansa helplessly looks on.{{ref|AGOT|65}}<br />
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Even after Eddard's beheading, Cersei declares that Joffrey should still be [[Marriage|married]] to Sansa upon her flowering. Sansa, horrified at the prospect and only wanting to return home, has no choice but to remain in King's Landing during the deteriorating situation, as a hostage, and denounce her father and brother as traitors. Joffrey shows Sansa her father's head, which has been placed on a spike on the Red Keep. This prompts her to consider an attempt to kill him, even if it means she will die, but the action is prevented by Sandor, who sees her intention and subtly stops her.{{ref|AGOT|67}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File:Cersei and Sansa.png|thumb|left|250px|Sansa sending a letter to her family at the behest of Cersei Lannister. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Penguin Random House.]]<br />
Now effectively a hostage in the [[Red Keep]], Sansa armors herself in her lady's courtesies as she dutifully goes through the motions of denouncing her family as traitors and pleading to them for peace.<br />
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Joffrey frequently orders her to be beaten by his [[Kingsguard]]{{ref|ACOK|2}} as punishment for actions taken by her rebellious brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]], who has been crowned [[King in the North]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} At the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]], Sansa realizes she has lost her romantic notions about knightly and courtly love. At the tourney, Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] disgraces himself by showing up too drunk to compete. Joffrey decides he should be killed, causing a horrified Sansa to make up a convincing lie which Sandor backs up. Sansa pleads successfully with the king to spare Dontos, and a placated Joffrey instead strips him of his knighthood and makes him a court [[fool]], as Sansa suggested.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}<br />
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When [[Tyrion Lannister]] arrives in the city and assumes the position of acting [[Hand of the King]], he sees an end to the more overt abuses directed at Sansa, including stopping Ser [[Meryn Trant]] from stripping the girl naked and beating her.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Sansa develops a unique relationship with Sandor, who despite his brusque words and hideous demeanor treats her gently, protects her, and refuses to beat her at Joffrey's command. He privately mocks her for her naive nature but also displays sympathy for her predicament.{{ref|ACOK|18}}<br />
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One night Sansa finds a note in her room, directing her to come to the godswood if she wants to go home. It is from Dontos, who promises that a plan is in place to free her from the Lannisters and bring her to Winterfell. Wary of a trap, she agrees to Dontos's promise, who in turn counsels patience and perseverance. Feigning a newfound piety to the [[old gods]], Sansa makes frequent trips to the godswood to meet with Dontos, at first seeing him as a gallant rescuer who seeks redemption for the shame he brought upon himself, though she eventually comes to doubt his competence. They refer to each other as [[Florian the Fool|Florian]] and [[Jonquil]].{{Ref|aCoK|18}}{{Ref|ACOK|52}}<br />
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During the [[riot of King's Landing]] after the departure of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]], Ser [[Mandon Moore]] abandons Sansa to protect Joffrey and the girl is separated from the royal party. Sandor rescues the wounded Sansa from the mob and returns her to the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|41}}<br />
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[[File:Luaprata91 sandor sansa eve of battle.JPG|Sandor takes a song from Sansa during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Illustrated by © Luaprata91.|thumb|350px]]<br />
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As [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army approaches the city, Sansa experiences her first [[flowering]], making her officially a woman.{{Ref|aCoK|52}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] Sansa takes refuge with many of the other ladies of the court in the sept of the Red Keep. She remains strong and attempts to calm many of the other frightened women, despite the bitter and cynical words of a drunk Cersei, who spends her time sniping at Sansa and the other attendant ladies before storming out.{{ref|ACOK|60}}{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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When Sansa returns to her chambers, she finds Sandor hidden in her room, broken from the threat of [[wildfire]]. He drunkenly offers to take Sansa with him as he flees the city. She refuses, and he makes her sing for him at knifepoint.{{Ref|aCoK|62}} After he leaves, Sansa puts on Sandor's bloody cloak, then keeps it in a chest with her summer dresses. Later on, Sansa remembers [[UnKiss|something else]] happening, she believes Sandor kissed her that night. Dontos later informs Sansa that Stannis was defeated by the arrival of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}<br />
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After the Lannister victory, it is announced that Sansa's betrothal to Joffrey is at an end, for the Crown's alliance with the Tyrells includes a marriage pact between Joffrey and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]'s daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Joffrey assures Sansa he will still get to have her sexually, stating as a king he can take whomever he wants to bed. Sansa remains in King's Landing, still a hostage to the Lannisters; Dontos assures her the plan to get her home is still in place after the wedding, giving her a hairnet adorned with [[the strangler|dark purple amethysts]].{{Ref|aCoK|65}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
[[File:Natascha Roeoesli Sansa hairnet.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa Stark with her amethyst hairnet. Illustrated by Natascha Röösli, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
Sansa remembers the night Sandor left, and she wishes he was still there. Sansa is asked to sup with [[Margaery Tyrell]] and her grandmother [[Olenna Redwyne]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] takes her breath away with his beauty and compliments, but he does not appear to remember her or the rose from the [[Hand's tourney]]. When Olenna tries to find out more about Joffery, Sansa confesses that the king is a monster and begs Margaery not to marry him. Margaery insists that she will be safe with her brother Loras's addition to the [[Kingsguard]], and brushes off the concerns. The Tyrell women raise the possibility of Sansa being taken to [[Highgarden]] to be married to the Tyrell heir, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], who is crippled, but kind, intelligent, and capable. Sansa readily agrees, anxious to be free of the Lannisters, and she becomes friends with Margaery for a time.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}<br />
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Sansa shares with Ser Dontos the Tyrell plot, and Dontos advises her against it, fearfully noting that the Tyrells are not as gentle as they seem.{{ref|ASOS|16}} Sansa, frustrated with the apparent lack of progress in Dontos's own supposed plans, disregards his warnings. However, he informs his employer, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], of the plot, who in turn informs the Lannisters.<br />
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[[File:Flawed by algesiras.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa's wedding to the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Illustrated by © Algesiras.]]<br />
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Not wishing to lose their hostage, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] acts quickly to marry Sansa to [[Tyrion Lannister]] against the wishes of both parties.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Sansa, now thirteen, does her best to hide her feelings toward her disfigured [[dwarf]] husband, remaining courteous despite her disgust with his appearance, and her deep unhappiness with the marriage. Tyrion does not require that she consummate the marriage, for which Sansa is grateful,{{ref|asos|28}} particularly after learning of the deaths of her mother [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|asos|59}}<br />
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Dontos insists that Sansa wear the hairnet he gave to her earlier to the wedding between Joffrey and Margaery, which she does. When Joffrey [[Purple Wedding|chokes and dies]] at the wedding feast, Sansa flees and meets with Dontos. He escorts her to a boat that takes her to a ship, where she is greeted by Lord Baelish, known as Littlefinger. He explains that Joffrey's death was due to [[strangler|a poison]] that had been smuggled into the feast, disguised as the amethysts on her hairnet, and shares with Sansa some of the details of the plot between himself and Lady Olenna to kill Joffrey. Littlefinger also has Dontos killed and dumped overboard, explaining that while he had played his part well, a drunk such as Dontos could never be entrusted to keep such sensitive information secret for long.{{ref|asos|61}}<br />
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The ''[[Merling King]]'' takes Sansa to Petyr's meager personal holdings, the original 'little finger' of land of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. Because Sansa is wanted as Tyrion's accomplice in connection with Joffrey's death, Petyr coaches her on a story to pass her off as his bastard daughter '''Alayne Stone''', so as to avoid detection. At [[Drearfort|Petyr's holdfast]] along the [[Fingers]], Sansa's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn]], meets with them and weds Petyr. While her aunt and Petyr are intimate after the bedding ritual, Sansa muses on her own unpleasant wedding night with Tyrion and wondering what has become of Sandor. Upon returning to her bed for the night, she is accosted by Lysa's singer, [[Marillion]], who tries to rape her. Sansa is saved by the intervention of [[Lothor Brune]], Littlefinger's personal guard. After briefly thinking that it is Sandor and not Lothor who rescued her, Sansa dreams of Sandor in her marriage bed, as well as the deaths of Joffrey and Robb. In the morning, Lysa reveals she knows Sansa is her niece. Lysa agrees to assist in the deception, providing the girl with hair dye to color her most obvious [[House Tully|Tully]] feature, her auburn hair. Lysa also proposes to wed Sansa to her sickly son, Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. Sansa is appalled by this, but keeps her true feelings to herself.{{ref|asos|68}}<br />
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[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sansa as Alayne Stone, building a snow [[Winterfell]] in the gardens of the [[Eyrie]]. Illustrated by © Michael Komarck.]]<br />
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Later in the [[Eyrie]], Sansa finds herself having to comfort young Robert, who is no longer able to share his mother's bed, since Petyr is in it. Robert frequently crawls into her bed and she is disgusted by his shaking sickness, which often leads him to wet her bed. Increasingly resembling a grown woman, she denies the sexual advances of Marillion. Sansa is homesick in the Eyrie, and when snow falls in the courtyard where the [[godswood]] would not grow, she makes an elaborate snow fort, which eventually takes the shape of [[Winterfell]]. She is surprised when Lord Baelish helps her and kisses her. Before she has time to digest what happened, Robert comes out and destroys the castle which upsets her even more. She rips his doll and he goes into a shaking spell.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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Lysa witnessed the kiss and in a fit of jealous rage attempts to kill Sansa by shoving her out of the [[Moon Door]]. Littlefinger arrives in time to intervene, however, and instead shoves Lysa out of the Moon Door to her death, framing Marillion for the murder and involving Sansa in the cover-up.{{ref|asos|80}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[Brienne of Tarth]] is sent by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] to find Sansa. Along the road to [[Duskendale]] she meets Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], a hedge knight also seeking the girl.{{ref|AFFC|4}}<br />
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During a meeting of the new [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] is angered that Sansa, whom Cersei believes she tried to mentor, helped to [[Purple Wedding|murder her son]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}}<br />
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Sansa, still in the guise of "Alayne Stone", becomes the ''de facto'' Lady of the [[Eyrie]], comforting her sickly young cousin Lord [[Robert Arryn|Robert]] while being tutored by Lord Baelish in some of the finer points of courtly intrigue. She tells Lord [[Nestor Royce]] that Marillion killed Lysa Arryn, not Littlefinger, and she deduces that Petyr grants the [[Gates of the Moon]] to Nestor to gain his political support.{{ref|AFFC|10}} <br />
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When Ser [[Lyn Corbray]] draws his sword during a parlay at the Eyrie between Petyr and the [[Lords Declarant]], Littlefinger leverages the breach of etiquette to demand a trial period of regency over the little Lord Robert, whom she calls Sweetrobin. Alayne correctly surmises that Lyn is under Petyr's employ, which Littlefinger confirms.{{ref|AFFC|23}}<br />
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The Arryn court departs the Eyrie for the Gates of the Moon because of the onset of Winter. Preparing for departure, Alayne lets Sweetrobin kiss her, but when his lips touch hers, she remembers Sandor kissing her. Alayne befriends Lord Nestor's daughter, [[Myranda Royce]], and helps Robert during the journey down the [[Giant's Lance]]. Once at the Gates of the Moon, Alayne is introduced to three hedge knights, among which is Ser Shadrich. Petyr later reveals his plan to Alayne for the eventual marriage of Sansa to the heir of the Vale of Arryn, [[Harrold Hardyng]], and to reveal her true identity to the Lords of the Vale and to reclaim [[Winterfell]] in her name.{{ref|affc|41}}<br />
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===''The Winds of Winter''===<br />
[[File:Drazenka KimpelAlayne Stone.png|thumb|350px|Alayne Stone. Illustrated by Drazenka Kimpel, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
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Finding a means of meeting her betrothed, Alayne suggests that a personal guard be formed to protect [[Robert Arryn]], named the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]], whose initial members would be selected in a tourney. She meets the newly-knighted [[Harrold Hardyng]] when he comes to the [[Gates of the Moon]] to compete for a position in the brotherhood. When he first meets Alayne he treats her with contempt for her bastard status. Sansa recognizes this despite his attractive exterior, remarking [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey's]] terrible treatment of her despite his good looks compared with [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion's]] good treatment of her, in spite of his "ugly" outward appearance. She successfully attempts to beguile Harrold during a feast held that evening at the behest of [[Petyr Baelish]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref><br />
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==Quotes by Sansa==<br />
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{{Quote|There are no heroes ... In life, the monsters win.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts after the execution of [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|The [[Hound]] is right ... I am only a little bird, repeating the words they taught me.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|Once, she had loved Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] with all her heart, and admired and trusted his mother, [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]]. They had repaid that love and trust with [[Eddard Stark|her father]]'s head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|I would be gladder if it were the [[Hound]], Sansa thought. Harsh as he was, she did not believe [[Sandor Clegane]] would let any harm come to her.{{Ref|acok|57}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|I wish the [[Hound]] were here. The night of the battle, [[Sandor Clegane]] had come to her chambers to take her from the city, but Sansa had refused. Sometimes she lay awake at night, wondering if she’d been wise. She had his stained white cloak hidden in a cedar chest beneath her summer silks. She could not say why she’d kept it. The Hound had turned craven, she heard it said; at the height of the battle, he got so drunk the Imp had to take his men. But Sansa understood. She knew the secret of his burned face. It was only the fire he feared. That night, the wildfire had set the river itself ablaze, and filled the very air with green flame. Even in the castle, Sansa had been afraid. Outside… she could scarcely imagine it.{{ref|asos|6}}}} <br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|My skin has gone from porcelain, to ivory, to steel.{{ref|aSoS|61}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|No one will ever marry me for love. But lying came easy to her now.{{Ref|asos|68}}}}<br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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{{quote|'''Petyr''': Trust no one, I once told [[Eddard Stark]], but he would not listen. You are Alayne, and you must be Alayne all the time. Even here. In your heart. Can you do that? Can you be my daughter in your heart?<br><br />
'''Sansa''': I ... I am Alayne, Father. Who else would I be?<br><br />
'''Petyr''': With my wits and [[Catelyn Stark|Cat's]] beauty, the world will be yours, sweetling.{{ref|affc|10}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] and Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|As the boy's lips touched her own she found herself thinking of another kiss. She could still remember how it felt, when his cruel mouth pressed down on her own. He had come to Sansa in the darkness as green fire filled the sky. He took a song and a kiss, and left me nothing but a bloody cloak.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}}} <br />
- Sansa's thoughts<br />
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==Quotes about Sansa==<br />
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Sansa StarkII.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sansa Stark. Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Fantasy Flight Games.]]<br />
{{Quote|You're like one of those birds from the [[Summer Isles]], aren’t you? A pretty little talking bird, repeating all the pretty little words they taught you to recite.{{Ref|aGoT|29}}}} <br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] to Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.{{ref|agot|44}}}}<br />
– [[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa<br />
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{{Quote|Sansa was a lady at three, always so courteous and eager to please. She loved nothing so well as tales of knightly valor. Men would say she had my look, but she will grow into a woman far more beautiful than I ever was, you can see that. I often sent away her maid so I could brush her hair myself. She had auburn hair, lighter than mine, and so thick and soft... the red in it would catch the light of the torches and shine like copper.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}}} <br />
– [[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]<br />
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{{Quote|And she sang for me. You didn’t know that, did you? Your sister sang me a sweet little song.{{Ref|aSoS|47}}}}<br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] to [[Arya Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|She is just as comely as [[Margaery Tyrell|the Tyrell girl]]. Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep Tully blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful. He wanted to reach her, to break through the armor of her courtesy.{{ref|asos|60}}}}<br />
– [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|A proper little lady. Not like her bloody sister.{{Ref|aSoS|74}}}}<br />
– [[Sandor Clegane]] about Sansa<br />
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{{quote|You have [[Catelyn Stark|your mother's]] eyes. Honest eyes, and innocent. Blue as a sunlit sea. When you are a little older, many a man will drown in those eyes.{{ref|AFFC|10}}}}<br />
- [[Petyr Baelish]] to Sansa<br />
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{{quote|She is not dead ... but before I am done with her, I promise you, she will be singing to the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]], begging for his kiss.{{ref|AFFC|17}}}}<br />
- [[Cersei Lannister]] to the [[small council]]<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House_Tully.svg|50px|left]] Catelyn Stark [[File:House_Stark.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:NRCatStark11.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Catelyn Stark by [http://kyena.deviantart.com/ Natascha Röösli] © Fantasy Flight Games. <br />
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| Alias = Cat<br>Lady Stoneheart<br>The Silent Sister<br>Mother Merciless<br>The Hangwoman<br />
| Title = Lady of [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Tully]]<br>[[House Stark]]<br>[[Brotherhood without banners]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Riverrun]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|264}} or {{Date|265}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Tully]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death = the [[Twins]]<br />
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Tully]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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| Played_by = [[w:Michelle Fairley|Michelle Fairley]] <br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]<br />
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Lady '''Catelyn Stark''',{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ACOK|33}}{{ref|AFFC|33}} née '''Catelyn Tully''',{{ref|AGOT|59}} is the wife of [[Eddard Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]] and [[Warden of the North]]. Together they have five children: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]].<br />
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Catelyn was born into [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]], the liege lords of the [[riverlands]]. She is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Hoster Tully]] and Lady [[Minisa Whent]], and has two younger siblings: [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]]. She is a major [[POV character]] in the books and is portrayed by [[w:Michelle Fairley|Michelle Fairley]] in the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Catelyn Tully|Images of Catelyn Stark]]''<br />
[[File:Catelyn Stark.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Catelyn Stark by Amok ©]]<br />
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Catelyn is beautiful,{{ref|acok|55}} with fair skin, long auburn hair and blue eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|10}}{{ref|agot|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|29}}{{Ref|AGOT|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|14}}{{ref|Asos|79}}{{Ref|AFFC|44}} She has long fingers{{Ref|asos|51}} and high cheekbones.{{ref|agot|7}} Catelyn resembles her own mother, [[Minisa Whent]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}} Her own sons [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], and daughter [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] take after Catelyn in their colouring.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{ref|AGOT|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|7}}<br />
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Catelyn is proud, strong, kind, and generous. She is seen as honorable and upright by acquaintances, holding duty over desire as a governing principle of behavior. Catelyn also has a strong grasp of politics and possesses considerable insight into what makes [[Westeros]] run. Nevertheless, Catelyn is also a fiercely protective woman and more often than not follows her heart rather than her head, especially when it comes to her family, whom she loves deeply. She strongly follows the words of House Tully, "Family, Duty, Honor."{{Ref|AGOT|18}} However, she regards the [[Bastardy|bastard]] [[Jon Snow]] as an outsider to her family, and has never forgiven [[Eddard Stark]] for bringing him into the Stark household.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}}{{Ref|AGOT|6}} She holds to the [[Faith of the Seven]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Early Life===<br />
Catelyn is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Hoster Tully]], the Lord of [[Riverrun]], head of [[House Tully]] and [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], and his wife, Lady [[Minisa Whent]]. She was annointed with the seven oils and named in the sept of Riverrun.{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Catelyn had two older brothers, who both died in infancy, causing her father to regard her as his heir until the birth of Catelyn's younger brother, [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]].{{ref|ACOK|45}} Catelyn also has a sister, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], who is two years younger than her.{{ref|agot|34}}<br />
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Catelyn was raised at [[Riverrun]]. She was close with her sister Lysa,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} and would play with her two younger siblings, as well as with her father's young ward, [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|agot|6}}{{Ref|ACOK|19}} Just as her younger siblings and Petyr were wont to do, Catelyn would go to her uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], with her tears and tales, whenever Lord Hoster was too busy, and Lady Minisa was too ill.{{Ref|AGOT|34}} When Catelyn's mother died in childbirth, along with her son, Lord Hoster told his daugther that she had to be the Lady of Riverrun in her mother's stead.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Catelyn does not have many memories of her mother,{{ref|acok|7}} though she still remembers her warm smile and soft hands.{{Ref|ACOK|33}} Her relationship with her father was a close one, and according to Catelyn, Lord Hoster cherished her best of all his children.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Whenever Hoster would ride off to court or a battle, he would tell Catelyn to watch for him from the battlements of Riverrun, which she did.{{Ref|AGOT|63}} And when his eyes tired, Hoster would have Catelyn read to him in his solar.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}<br />
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Catelyn and Lysa played together as girls, and even had a secret language.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Once, they made mud pies and served them to Petyr, who ate them and as a consequence was sick for a week.{{Ref|agot|28}} Catelyn and Lysa also practised kissing with Petyr in the [[godswood]] of [[Riverrun]], where Petyr attempted to stick his tongue in their mouths - an attempt which Catelyn halted, but Lysa both allowed and enjoyed.{{ref|agot|71}} Catelyn often accompanied her father on his travels, and had visited the [[inn at the crossroads]] on multiple occasions.{{Ref|AGOT|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}} Once, Catelyn, Lysa and Petyr accompanied Hoster to [[Seagard]]. During the journey to the seat of [[House Mallister]], they stopped at [[Oldstones]], where Catelyn had played at being [[Jenny of Oldstones]], while Petyr had pretended to be her [[Duncan Targaryen|Prince of Dragonflies]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} On their way back from Seagard to Riverrun, Catelyn and Lysa got lost in the mist, and were eventually found by Petyr Baelish.{{Ref|acok|55}}<br />
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===Betrothal to Brandon Stark===<br />
[[File:Catelyn Tully.PNG|300px|thumb|Catelyn Tully as portrayed by Michelle Fairley on HBO's ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]<br />
When Catelyn, at the age of twelve, was betrothed to [[Brandon Stark]], the heir to [[Winterfell]], she thanked her father for making such a splendid match for her.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Lord Hoster's ward Petyr was less pleased with the match, however. While Catelyn had come to regard Petyr as a brother,{{ref|agot|18}}{{Ref|acok|55}} Petyr's had fallen in love with Catelyn.{{ref|agot|29}} When Catelyn's betrothal to Brandon was announced,{{ref|awoiaf| Petyr Baelish}} Lords Bracken and Blackwood were at Riverrun, to settle a fued with Lord Hoster's help. Catelyn and Petyr danced six dances that night, but when he tried to kiss her, she pushed him away and laughed at him. Petyr, wounded by the rejection, got drunk, and had to be brought to bed by Ser Brynden Tully. Catelyn's younger sister, Lysa, who had fallen in love with Petyr, snuck into Petyr's chambers and had sex with him that night. However, Petyr was still drunk, and believed he was having sex with Catelyn, and even called Lysa "Cat" before falling asleep again.{{ref|awoiaf| Petyr Baelish}}{{Ref|ASOS|80}}<br />
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When the date of Catelyn's wedding was announced{{ref|awoiaf| Petyr Baelish}} in {{date|282}},<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Riverlands|Petyr Baelish's duel against Brandon Stark]]''</ref> Petyr challenged Brandon Stark to a duel for her hand.{{ref|agot|18}} Catelyn refused to give Petyr her favor when he asked, giving it to Brandon Stark instead.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}{{Ref|ASOS|80}} She begged Brandon not to kill Petyr, and he agreed. Petyr was severily injured during the duel, and the final cut Brandon gave him was so brutal that Catelyn was convinced the younger boy would die from it.{{ref|agot|40}} Petyr did not die, however, but was given a fortnight to recover at Riverrun before being sent away.{{Ref|acok|45}}{{ref|agot|40}} Catelyn did not go see him during this time, nor did she say her farewells to him when he left Riverrun.{{ref|acok|45}} After the duel, Brandon Stark left Riverrun as well, promising her to return soon for their wedding.{{Ref|agot|63}}<br />
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However, on his way back to Riverrun, Brandon Stark learned about the disappearance of his sister [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and the involvement of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. Furious, he rode to [[King's Landing]], where he was arrested by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. When Brandon's father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], went to King's Landing to champion Brandon in his [[trial by battle]], both men were executed.{{Ref|acok|55}}{{ref|agot|53}} Shortly thereafter, [[Robert's Rebellion]] began. After Brandon had died, Petyr sent Catelyn a letter, which she burned without reading it. By then, her father had promised her hand to Brandon's younger brother, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], now the Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|agot|18}}<br />
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===Marriage to Eddard Stark===<br />
[[File:Mathia Arkoniel aryasansacatelynII.jpg|thumb|250px|Catelyn and her daughters, [[Arya Stark|Arya]] (left) and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (right)]]<br />
Catelyn married Eddard Stark after the rebels won the [[Battle of the Bells]], without ever having seen him before their wedding day. She married Eddard in the same ceremony as her sister Lysa married the elder Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. Both Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn played key roles in the rebellion, and a fortnight after the wedding both men rode off to war again. Catelyn remained at Riverrun, and would spent the first year of her marriage to Eddard separated from her husband.{{ref|agot|6}}{{ref|asos|2}} However, Catelyn had conceived a child during her wedding night, and gave birth to [[Robb Stark|Robb]] in {{Date|283}} at Riverrun, nine months after her wedding,{{ref|agot|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}} with the assistance of maester Luwin.{{ref|agot|6}} After the war had ended, Catelyn and her young son travelled to [[Winterfell]], where she was displeased to discover that her husband's bastard son, [[Jon Snow]], had already been set up in the castle.{{ref|agot|6}} While Catelyn had always been aware that men fathered bastards, and had not been surprised to learn of Jon's existence, Jon arriving at Winterfell before Catelyn and Robb had hurt her feelings. Eddard's insistence on raising the boy at [[Winterfell]] and his refusal to identify the boy's mother caused frictions between them, and left Catelyn feeling jealous and angry.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}} Catelyn concluded that Eddard must have loved Jon's mother deeply, and heard rumors at Winterfell about [[Ashara Dayne]] from [[Dorne]]. However, when she finally had gathered enough courage to ask her husband about the Dornishwoman, Eddard demanded to learn where the rumor had come from. Ashara's name was never mentioned in Winterfell again, and Catelyn remembers the night as ''"the only time in all their years that Ned had ever frightened her"''.{{ref|agot|6}} During all their time living together at Winterfell, Catelyn never came to trust Jon,{{Ref|affc|44}} and Catelyn saw to it that Jon would always feel like somewhat of an outsider.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}<br />
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On Eddard's part, the knowledge that Catelyn had actually been his brother Brandon's bride created a rift in their marriage. Despite these issues, however, Catelyn and Eddard grew to deeply love each other over the years. They had four more children: [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (b. {{Date|286}}), [[Arya Stark|Arya]] (b. {{Date|289}}), [[Bran Stark|Bran]] (b. {{Date|290}}), and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] (b. {{Date|295}}).<ref>''See the calculations for [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arya Stark|Arya Stark]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Bran Stark|Bran Stark]], and [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Rickon Stark|Rickon Stark]]''</ref> As the Lady of Winterfell, Catelyn became familiar with the Lords of the North, and once comforted Lady [[Lynesse Hightower]] by telling her how she had once felt out of place in the North, but had come to love it all the same. Because Catelyn holds to the Faith of the Seven, Eddard had a sept build for her, so she could pray to her own gods.{{ref|agot|2}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Thomas Denmark ned cat hart tree.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Catelyn and Eddard at the Godswood - by Denmark ©]]<br />
After the arrival of the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|royal]] party at [[Winterfell]], Catelyn receives a letter from her sister Lysa, stating that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] had killed her husband [[Jon Arryn]], the late [[Hand of the King]]. This puts the Starks on guard, as Eddard has just been offered the position of Hand by his friend, King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Catelyn pushes Ned to accept the offer along with a betrothal that would make Sansa queen one day. Despite misgivings about going to [[King's Landing]], Ned accepts.{{ref|agot|6}}<br />
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When [[Bran Stark|Bran]] is left in a coma having apparently fallen while climbing one of Winterfell's keeps, Catelyn stays by his side for eight days, ignoring her own affairs and those of Winterfell. On the eighth night, she is attacked by an [[Catspaw|assassin]] who had come for Bran. During the ensuing struggle she grabs the blade of his knife, causing deep lacerations to her palms, before [[Summer|Bran's direwolf]] attacks and kills him.{{Ref|aGoT|14}} After recovering, Catelyn travels to King's Landing along with Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] to inform Eddard, sailing on the ''[[Storm Dancer]]''. Despite having travelled in secret they are met by guards upon their arrival, and are taken to a brothel owned by [[Petyr Baelish]], Catelyn's childhood friend, who tells her that the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] used in the attack belonged to [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aGoT|18}}<br />
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On their way back to Winterfell, still travelling in secret, they encounter Tyrion at the [[inn at the crossroads]]. He recognises her, exposing her identity to those present, which includes men-at-arms in service to bannermen of [[House Tully]]. Catelyn successfully appeals to them to detain Tyrion for conspiring to murder her son, and assist her in returning him to Winterfell to await justice.{{Ref|aGoT|28}} Despite Catelyn announcing her intention to take him to Winterfell, their party instead makes its way to the [[Eyrie]] for trial. During the journey they come under attack by [[Vale mountain clans|clansmen]] on the [[high road]] in the [[Mountains of the Moon]]. Tyrion successfully persuades Catelyn to allow her captives to take up arms, and goes on to save her during the skirmish.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} At the Eyrie, Tyrion is thrown into a [[sky cell]], but escapes execution by convincing [[Bronn|a sellsword]] to fight in a trial by combat.{{Ref|aGoT|40}} Meanwhile, the arrest had become a [[War of the Five Kings#Causes|catalyst]] for the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] that followed, as [[Tywin Lannister]] orders Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and other raiders to attack the riverlands in retribution.{{Ref|aGoT|43}}<br />
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Her son Robb having marched south with his father's bannermen in response to Eddard's arrest in King's Landing, Catelyn joins [[House Manderly]]'s levies at [[White Harbor]] and meets the northern host in the field at [[Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}} She is accompanied by her uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], who had left his [[Knight of the Gate|service]] to [[House Arryn]], disgusted by Lysa's refusal to help against the Lannisters.{{Ref|aGoT|40}} When Robb is about to place [[Greatjon|Greatjon Umber]] in command of the infantry force sent to engage [[Tywin Lannister]], Catelyn is able to convince him to appoint [[Roose Bolton]], a man of cold calculation.{{Ref|aGoT|55}} Robb wants Catelyn to return to the north, but she stays with the army in order to see her dying father.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}<br />
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When the army finds it necessary to cross the [[Green Fork]], the delicate task of negotiating with Lord [[Walder Frey]] falls to Catelyn, who negotiates passage by promising, among other things, Robb's hand in marriage to one of the many women of [[House Frey]].{{Ref|aGoT|59}} She is present for his victory at the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], where her guard is commanded by [[Hallis Mollen]].{{Ref|aGoT|63}} After the news of Eddard's execution by order of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], Catelyn is filled with grief but maintains composure for the sake of her son. During the war council at Riverrun, Catelyn argues for peace with the south so that Sansa and Arya might be more easily brought to safety, but Robb and the assembled lords make clear their desire to continue the war, with the Greatjon declaring Robb the first [[King in the North]] in three centuries.{{Ref|aGoT|71}}<br />
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[[File:A Price of Honor nejna.png|350px|thumb|right|Catelyn claws her face and screams after the death of [[Robb Stark]] at the [[Red Wedding]] - by nejna ©]]<br />
Catelyn advises against Robb's plan to send Eddard's ward, [[Theon Greyjoy]], on a diplomatic mission to offer terms of an alliance with his father, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], as she does not trust either.{{Ref|aCoK|7}}<br />
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It is Catelyn's idea to attempt to ally with [[Renly Baratheon]], who has a massive host, but she wishes to remain with Robb.{{Ref|aCoK|7}} When he threatens to send the boisterous Greatjon as his envoy, Catelyn relents and goes herself, accepting the fact that her son was becoming a man. She travels south to [[Bitterbridge]] to meet King Renly's host, where she finds him hosting a [[melee at Bitterbridge|great melee]].{{Ref|aCoK|22}} When news arrives that Renly's brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] is laying [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|siege to Storm's End]], the seat of [[House Baratheon]], Catelyn rides with Renly and part of his host to [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|aCoK|31}} Catelyn is present for the inconclusive parley between the two brothers, and witnesses Renly's murder later that night by a mysterious [[Shadow assassin|creature of shadow]]. [[Brienne of Tarth]], one of Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]], is the only other person present, so the pair flee in the knowledge that they would be blamed for the murder. They journey to Riverrun, and on the way Catelyn takes Brienne into her service.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}<br />
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Upon hearing of her two youngest sons' supposed murder at the hand of Theon Greyjoy following his [[capture of Winterfell]], Catelyn frees Robb's hostage, [[Jaime Lannister]], in a covert attempt to exchange him for her daughters, captives at King's Landing.{{Ref|aCoK|55}}{{Ref|aSoS|1}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Catelyn's brother Edmure places her under house arrest at Riverrun, but Robb pardons her after he tells her of his wedding to [[Jeyne Westerling]]. Her father Hoster finally dies at Riverrun.{{ref|ASOS|35}} While traveling to the [[Twins]] for Edmure's marriage with [[Roslin Frey]], Catelyn objects to Robb's intention to name [[Jon Snow]] his heir.{{ref|ASOS|45}}<br />
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Catelyn attends Edmure's wedding at the Twins, only for the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Bolton|Boltons]] to betray the Starks, murdering Catelyn, Robb, and many of Robb's men in an act of treachery that becomes known as the [[Red Wedding]]. In a desperate attempt to save her son's life, Catelyn seizes the lackwit, [[Aegon Frey (son of Stevron)|Aegon Frey]], and tries to trade his life for Robb's. When Robb is killed nonetheless, she slits Aegon's throat, just before [[Raymund Frey]] slits hers.{{Ref|aSoS|51}} The Freys dump her body naked into the Green Fork, a mockery of [[House Tully]]'s funeral customs,{{ref|ASOS|58}} after Catelyn has been dead for a day and a night.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}<br />
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Three days after her death,{{Ref|AFFC|42}} Catelyn's corpse is retrieved from the Green Fork by [[Arya Stark]]'s [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who runs away when humans approach.{{ref|ASOS|65}} Catelyn is resurrected by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], who gives his life for hers through the [[last kiss]]. Catelyn's wounds only partially heal, however, leaving her mutilated and without the ability to speak. She becomes consumed with the desire for vengeance over her family's betrayal and murder. She becomes known as '''Lady Stoneheart''' and assumes command of Beric's outlaw band, the [[brotherhood without banners]]. She leads the brotherhood in mercilessly pursuing and executing everyone she considers a Lannister collaborator, among them [[Petyr Frey|Petyr]] and [[Merrett Frey]] at [[Oldstones]].{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[File:Zippo514 LadyStoneheart.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Lady Stoneheart, with Robb's crown - by zippo514 ©]]<br />
A cloaked and hooded woman is spoken of in the vicinity of [[Fairmarket]]{{ref|AFFC|42}} and [[Hag's Mire]].{{ref|AFFC|30}}<br />
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While leading the brotherhood, Stoneheart's outlaws come upon a small party led by [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]], who informs her that she is searching for Sansa at the behest of [[Jaime Lannister]]. Stoneheart says that Brienne has turned traitor, as she carries [[Oathkeeper]], a Lannister sword forged from the Stark [[Valyrian steel]] blade, [[Ice]]. Brienne swears she is still faithful but Stoneheart insists she must prove it by killing Jaime. Brienne refuses, stating that Jaime has changed. Stoneheart says she must choose, either kill Jaime or be hanged. Brienne refuses to choose. Just before she, [[Hyle Hunt]] and [[Podrick Payne]] are to be executed however, she shouts out a word.{{Ref|aFfC|42}}<br />
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==Lady Stoneheart==<br />
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Death has changed Catelyn. She is less gracious and forgiving than in life and is consumed with a desire for vengeance on anyone she thinks betrayed her and her son, Robb. She hangs any men associated with the Freys, Boltons, or Lannisters, even if they had nothing to do with the "Red Wedding" or if they are boys, as is the case of [[Podrick Payne]]. Her appearance has been altered as well, with her flesh becoming soft and the color of curdled milk due to her corpse being submerged in river water for days. Half of her hair is gone and the rest is white and brittle. In addition, her wounds have not healed with her face covered in scratch marks and her throat still slit open. To speak she must cover the wound on her throat; even then she is difficult to understand.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|aFfC|42}}<br />
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==Quotes by Catelyn==<br />
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{{Quote|[[Bran Stark|My son]] lies here broken and dying, [[Luwin]], and you wish to discuss a new master of '''horse'''? Do you think I care what happens in the stables? Do you think it matters to me one whit? I would gladly butcher every horse in [[Winterfell]] with my own hands if it would open Bran's eyes, do you understand that? '''Do you?'''{{Ref|aGoT|14}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Luwin]]<br />
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{{Quote|Robb, if that sword could bring him back, I should never let you sheathe it until [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] stood at my side once more... but he is gone, and a hundred [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Woods]] will not change that.{{ref|agot|71}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Robb Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|If I must trade our four [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] for their two [[House Stark|Starks]], I will call that a bargain and thank the gods. I want you safe, Robb, ruling at [[Winterfell]] from your [[Eddard Stark|father]]'s seat. I want you to live your life, to kiss a girl and wed a woman and father a son. I want to write an end to this. I want to go home, my lords, and weep for my husband. {{ref|agot|71}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Robb Stark]] and his council<br />
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{{Quote|I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I'm so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that's all … a day … an hour.{{Ref|acok|22}}}} – Catelyn's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|On my honor as a [[House Tully|Tully]], on my honor as a [[House Stark|Stark]], I will trade [[Aegon Frey|your boy]]'s life for [[Robb Stark|Robb]]'s. A son for a son.{{Ref|aSoS|51}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Walder Frey]]<br />
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==Quotes about Catelyn==<br />
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{{Quote|All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn. The knowledge was more galling than the bare fact of his abduction.{{Ref|agot|31}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|You have courage. Not battle courage perhaps but ... I don't know ... a kind of woman's courage.{{ref|acok|33}}}} – [[Brienne of Tarth]] to Catelyn<br />
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{{Quote|She don't speak. You bloody bastards cut her throat too deep for that. But she remembers.{{ref|asos|epilogue}}}} – [[Lem]], to [[Merrett Frey]]<br />
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{{Quote|Her cloak and collar hid the gash [[Raymund Frey|his brother]]’s blade had made, but her face was even worse than he remembered. The flesh had gone pudding soft in the water and turned the color of curdled milk. Half her hair was gone and the rest had turned as white and brittle as a crone’s. Beneath her ravaged scalp, her face was shredded skin and black blood where she had raked herself with her nails. But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated.{{ref|asos|epilogue}}}} – [[Merrett Frey]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|The [[House Frey|Freys]] slashed her throat from ear to ear. When we found her by the river she was three days dead. [[Harwin]] begged me to give her the [[kiss of life]], but it had been too long. I would not do it, so Lord [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] put his lips to hers instead, and the flame of life passed from him to her. And... she rose. May the [[R'hllor|Lord of Light]] protect us. She '''rose'''.{{ref|affc|42}}}} – [[Thoros]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House_Tully.svg|50px|left]] Catelyn Stark [[File:House_Stark.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:NRCatStark11.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Catelyn Stark by [http://kyena.deviantart.com/ Natascha Röösli] © Fantasy Flight Games. <br />
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| Alias = Cat<br>Lady Stoneheart<br>The Silent Sister<br>Mother Merciless<br>The Hangwoman<br />
| Title = Lady of [[Winterfell]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Tully]]<br>[[House Stark]]<br>[[Brotherhood without banners]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]<br />
| Spouse = Lord [[Eddard Stark]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Riverrun]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|264}} or {{Date|265}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Tully]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death = the [[Twins]]<br />
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Tully]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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| Played_by = [[w:Michelle Fairley|Michelle Fairley]] <br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]<br />
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Lady '''Catelyn Stark''',{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ACOK|33}}{{ref|AFFC|33}} née '''Catelyn Tully''',{{ref|AGOT|59}} is the wife of [[Eddard Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]] and [[Warden of the North]]. Together they have five children: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]].<br />
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Catelyn was born into [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]], the liege lords of the [[riverlands]]. She is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Hoster Tully]] and Lady [[Minisa Whent]], and has two younger siblings: [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]]. She is a major [[POV character]] in the books and is portrayed by [[w:Michelle Fairley|Michelle Fairley]] in the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
[[File:Catelyn Stark.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Catelyn Stark by Amok ©]]<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Catelyn Tully|Images of Catelyn Stark]]''<br />
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Catelyn is beautiful,{{ref|acok|55}} with fair skin, long auburn hair and blue eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|10}}{{ref|agot|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|29}}{{Ref|AGOT|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|14}}{{ref|Asos|79}}{{Ref|AFFC|44}} She has long fingers{{Ref|asos|51}} and high cheekbones.{{ref|agot|7}} Catelyn resembles her own mother, [[Minisa Whent]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}} Her own sons [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], and daughter [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] take after Catelyn in their colouring.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{ref|AGOT|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|7}}<br />
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Catelyn is proud, strong, kind, and generous. She is seen as honorable and upright by acquaintances, holding duty over desire as a governing principle of behavior. Catelyn also has a strong grasp of politics and possesses considerable insight into what makes [[Westeros]] run. Nevertheless, Catelyn is also a fiercely protective woman and more often than not follows her heart rather than her head, especially when it comes to her family, whom she loves deeply. She strongly follows the words of House Tully, "Family, Duty, Honor."{{Ref|AGOT|18}} However, she regards the [[Bastardy|bastard]] [[Jon Snow]] as an outsider to her family, and has never forgiven [[Eddard Stark]] for bringing him into the Stark household.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}}{{Ref|AGOT|6}} She holds to the [[Faith of the Seven]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Early Life===<br />
Catelyn is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Hoster Tully]], the Lord of [[Riverrun]], head of [[House Tully]] and [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], and his wife, Lady [[Minisa Whent]]. She was annointed with the seven oils and named in the sept of Riverrun.{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Catelyn had two older brothers, who both died in infancy, causing her father to regard her as his heir until the birth of Catelyn's younger brother, [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]].{{ref|ACOK|45}} Catelyn also has a sister, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], who is two years younger than her.{{ref|agot|34}}<br />
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Catelyn was raised at [[Riverrun]]. She was close with her sister Lysa,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} and would play with her two younger siblings, as well as with her father's young ward, [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|agot|6}}{{Ref|ACOK|19}} Just as her younger siblings and Petyr were wont to do, Catelyn would go to her uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], with her tears and tales, whenever Lord Hoster was too busy, and Lady Minisa was too ill.{{Ref|AGOT|34}} When Catelyn's mother died in childbirth, along with her son, Lord Hoster told his daugther that she had to be the Lady of Riverrun in her mother's stead.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Catelyn does not have many memories of her mother,{{ref|acok|7}} though she still remembers her warm smile and soft hands.{{Ref|ACOK|33}} Her relationship with her father was a close one, and according to Catelyn, Lord Hoster cherished her best of all his children.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Whenever Hoster would ride off to court or a battle, he would tell Catelyn to watch for him from the battlements of Riverrun, which she did.{{Ref|AGOT|63}} And when his eyes tired, Hoster would have Catelyn read to him in his solar.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}<br />
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Catelyn and Lysa played together as girls, and even had a secret language.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Once, they made mud pies and served them to Petyr, who ate them and as a consequence was sick for a week.{{Ref|agot|28}} Catelyn and Lysa also practised kissing with Petyr in the [[godswood]] of [[Riverrun]], where Petyr attempted to stick his tongue in their mouths - an attempt which Catelyn halted, but Lysa both allowed and enjoyed.{{ref|agot|71}} Catelyn often accompanied her father on his travels, and had visited the [[inn at the crossroads]] on multiple occasions.{{Ref|AGOT|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}} Once, Catelyn, Lysa and Petyr accompanied Hoster to [[Seagard]]. During the journey to the seat of [[House Mallister]], they stopped at [[Oldstones]], where Catelyn had played at being [[Jenny of Oldstones]], while Petyr had pretended to be her [[Duncan Targaryen|Prince of Dragonflies]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} On their way back from Seagard to Riverrun, Catelyn and Lysa got lost in the mist, and were eventually found by Petyr Baelish.{{Ref|acok|55}}<br />
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===Betrothal to Brandon Stark===<br />
[[File:Catelyn Tully.PNG|300px|thumb|Catelyn Tully as portrayed by Michelle Fairley on HBO's ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]<br />
When Catelyn, at the age of twelve, was betrothed to [[Brandon Stark]], the heir to [[Winterfell]], she thanked her father for making such a splendid match for her.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Lord Hoster's ward Petyr was less pleased with the match, however. While Catelyn had come to regard Petyr as a brother,{{ref|agot|18}}{{Ref|acok|55}} Petyr's had fallen in love with Catelyn.{{ref|agot|29}} When Catelyn's betrothal to Brandon was announced,{{ref|awoiaf| Petyr Baelish}} Lords Bracken and Blackwood were at Riverrun, to settle a fued with Lord Hoster's help. Catelyn and Petyr danced six dances that night, but when he tried to kiss her, she pushed him away and laughed at him. Petyr, wounded by the rejection, got drunk, and had to be brought to bed by Ser Brynden Tully. Catelyn's younger sister, Lysa, who had fallen in love with Petyr, snuck into Petyr's chambers and had sex with him that night. However, Petyr was still drunk, and believed he was having sex with Catelyn, and even called Lysa "Cat" before falling asleep again.{{ref|awoiaf| Petyr Baelish}}{{Ref|ASOS|80}}<br />
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When the date of Catelyn's wedding was announced{{ref|awoiaf| Petyr Baelish}} in {{date|282}},<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Riverlands|Petyr Baelish's duel against Brandon Stark]]''</ref> Petyr challenged Brandon Stark to a duel for her hand.{{ref|agot|18}} Catelyn refused to give Petyr her favor when he asked, giving it to Brandon Stark instead.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}{{Ref|ASOS|80}} She begged Brandon not to kill Petyr, and he agreed. Petyr was severily injured during the duel, and the final cut Brandon gave him was so brutal that Catelyn was convinced the younger boy would die from it.{{ref|agot|40}} Petyr did not die, however, but was given a fortnight to recover at Riverrun before being sent away.{{Ref|acok|45}}{{ref|agot|40}} Catelyn did not go see him during this time, nor did she say her farewells to him when he left Riverrun.{{ref|acok|45}} After the duel, Brandon Stark left Riverrun as well, promising her to return soon for their wedding.{{Ref|agot|63}}<br />
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However, on his way back to Riverrun, Brandon Stark learned about the disappearance of his sister [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and the involvement of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. Furious, he rode to [[King's Landing]], where he was arrested by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. When Brandon's father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], went to King's Landing to champion Brandon in his [[trial by battle]], both men were executed.{{Ref|acok|55}}{{ref|agot|53}} Shortly thereafter, [[Robert's Rebellion]] began. After Brandon had died, Petyr sent Catelyn a letter, which she burned without reading it. By then, her father had promised her hand to Brandon's younger brother, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], now the Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|agot|18}}<br />
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===Marriage to Eddard Stark===<br />
[[File:Mathia Arkoniel aryasansacatelynII.jpg|thumb|250px|Catelyn and her daughters, [[Arya Stark|Arya]] (left) and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (right)]]<br />
Catelyn married Eddard Stark after the rebels won the [[Battle of the Bells]], without ever having seen him before their wedding day. She married Eddard in the same ceremony as her sister Lysa married the elder Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. Both Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn played key roles in the rebellion, and a fortnight after the wedding both men rode off to war again. Catelyn remained at Riverrun, and would spent the first year of her marriage to Eddard separated from her husband.{{ref|agot|6}}{{ref|asos|2}} However, Catelyn had conceived a child during her wedding night, and gave birth to [[Robb Stark|Robb]] in {{Date|283}} at Riverrun, nine months after her wedding,{{ref|agot|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}} with the assistance of maester Luwin.{{ref|agot|6}} After the war had ended, Catelyn and her young son travelled to [[Winterfell]], where she was displeased to discover that her husband's bastard son, [[Jon Snow]], had already been set up in the castle.{{ref|agot|6}} While Catelyn had always been aware that men fathered bastards, and had not been surprised to learn of Jon's existence, Jon arriving at Winterfell before Catelyn and Robb had hurt her feelings. Eddard's insistence on raising the boy at [[Winterfell]] and his refusal to identify the boy's mother caused frictions between them, and left Catelyn feeling jealous and angry.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}} Catelyn concluded that Eddard must have loved Jon's mother deeply, and heard rumors at Winterfell about [[Ashara Dayne]] from [[Dorne]]. However, when she finally had gathered enough courage to ask her husband about the Dornishwoman, Eddard demanded to learn where the rumor had come from. Ashara's name was never mentioned in Winterfell again, and Catelyn remembers the night as ''"the only time in all their years that Ned had ever frightened her"''.{{ref|agot|6}} During all their time living together at Winterfell, Catelyn never came to trust Jon,{{Ref|affc|44}} and Catelyn saw to it that Jon would always feel like somewhat of an outsider.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}<br />
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On Eddard's part, the knowledge that Catelyn had actually been his brother Brandon's bride created a rift in their marriage. Despite these issues, however, Catelyn and Eddard grew to deeply love each other over the years. They had four more children: [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (b. {{Date|286}}), [[Arya Stark|Arya]] (b. {{Date|289}}), [[Bran Stark|Bran]] (b. {{Date|290}}), and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] (b. {{Date|295}}).<ref>''See the calculations for [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arya Stark|Arya Stark]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Bran Stark|Bran Stark]], and [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Rickon Stark|Rickon Stark]]''</ref> As the Lady of Winterfell, Catelyn became familiar with the Lords of the North, and once comforted Lady [[Lynesse Hightower]] by telling her how she had once felt out of place in the North, but had come to love it all the same. Because Catelyn holds to the Faith of the Seven, Eddard had a sept build for her, so she could pray to her own gods.{{ref|agot|2}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
[[File:Thomas Denmark ned cat hart tree.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Catelyn and Eddard at the Godswood - by Denmark ©]]<br />
After the arrival of the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|royal]] party at [[Winterfell]], Catelyn receives a letter from her sister Lysa, stating that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] had killed her husband [[Jon Arryn]], the late [[Hand of the King]]. This puts the Starks on guard, as Eddard has just been offered the position of Hand by his friend, King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Catelyn pushes Ned to accept the offer along with a betrothal that would make Sansa queen one day. Despite misgivings about going to [[King's Landing]], Ned accepts.{{ref|agot|6}}<br />
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When [[Bran Stark|Bran]] is left in a coma having apparently fallen while climbing one of Winterfell's keeps, Catelyn stays by his side for eight days, ignoring her own affairs and those of Winterfell. On the eighth night, she is attacked by an [[Catspaw|assassin]] who had come for Bran. During the ensuing struggle she grabs the blade of his knife, causing deep lacerations to her palms, before [[Summer|Bran's direwolf]] attacks and kills him.{{Ref|aGoT|14}} After recovering, Catelyn travels to King's Landing along with Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] to inform Eddard, sailing on the ''[[Storm Dancer]]''. Despite having travelled in secret they are met by guards upon their arrival, and are taken to a brothel owned by [[Petyr Baelish]], Catelyn's childhood friend, who tells her that the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] used in the attack belonged to [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aGoT|18}}<br />
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On their way back to Winterfell, still travelling in secret, they encounter Tyrion at the [[inn at the crossroads]]. He recognises her, exposing her identity to those present, which includes men-at-arms in service to bannermen of [[House Tully]]. Catelyn successfully appeals to them to detain Tyrion for conspiring to murder her son, and assist her in returning him to Winterfell to await justice.{{Ref|aGoT|28}} Despite Catelyn announcing her intention to take him to Winterfell, their party instead makes its way to the [[Eyrie]] for trial. During the journey they come under attack by [[Vale mountain clans|clansmen]] on the [[high road]] in the [[Mountains of the Moon]]. Tyrion successfully persuades Catelyn to allow her captives to take up arms, and goes on to save her during the skirmish.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} At the Eyrie, Tyrion is thrown into a [[sky cell]], but escapes execution by convincing [[Bronn|a sellsword]] to fight in a trial by combat.{{Ref|aGoT|40}} Meanwhile, the arrest had become a [[War of the Five Kings#Causes|catalyst]] for the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] that followed, as [[Tywin Lannister]] orders Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and other raiders to attack the riverlands in retribution.{{Ref|aGoT|43}}<br />
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Her son Robb having marched south with his father's bannermen in response to Eddard's arrest in King's Landing, Catelyn joins [[House Manderly]]'s levies at [[White Harbor]] and meets the northern host in the field at [[Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}} She is accompanied by her uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], who had left his [[Knight of the Gate|service]] to [[House Arryn]], disgusted by Lysa's refusal to help against the Lannisters.{{Ref|aGoT|40}} When Robb is about to place [[Greatjon|Greatjon Umber]] in command of the infantry force sent to engage [[Tywin Lannister]], Catelyn is able to convince him to appoint [[Roose Bolton]], a man of cold calculation.{{Ref|aGoT|55}} Robb wants Catelyn to return to the north, but she stays with the army in order to see her dying father.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}<br />
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When the army finds it necessary to cross the [[Green Fork]], the delicate task of negotiating with Lord [[Walder Frey]] falls to Catelyn, who negotiates passage by promising, among other things, Robb's hand in marriage to one of the many women of [[House Frey]].{{Ref|aGoT|59}} She is present for his victory at the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], where her guard is commanded by [[Hallis Mollen]].{{Ref|aGoT|63}} After the news of Eddard's execution by order of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], Catelyn is filled with grief but maintains composure for the sake of her son. During the war council at Riverrun, Catelyn argues for peace with the south so that Sansa and Arya might be more easily brought to safety, but Robb and the assembled lords make clear their desire to continue the war, with the Greatjon declaring Robb the first [[King in the North]] in three centuries.{{Ref|aGoT|71}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[File:A Price of Honor nejna.png|350px|thumb|right|Catelyn claws her face and screams after the death of [[Robb Stark]] at the [[Red Wedding]] - by nejna ©]]<br />
Catelyn advises against Robb's plan to send Eddard's ward, [[Theon Greyjoy]], on a diplomatic mission to offer terms of an alliance with his father, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], as she does not trust either.{{Ref|aCoK|7}}<br />
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It is Catelyn's idea to attempt to ally with [[Renly Baratheon]], who has a massive host, but she wishes to remain with Robb.{{Ref|aCoK|7}} When he threatens to send the boisterous Greatjon as his envoy, Catelyn relents and goes herself, accepting the fact that her son was becoming a man. She travels south to [[Bitterbridge]] to meet King Renly's host, where she finds him hosting a [[melee at Bitterbridge|great melee]].{{Ref|aCoK|22}} When news arrives that Renly's brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] is laying [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|siege to Storm's End]], the seat of [[House Baratheon]], Catelyn rides with Renly and part of his host to [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|aCoK|31}} Catelyn is present for the inconclusive parley between the two brothers, and witnesses Renly's murder later that night by a mysterious [[Shadow assassin|creature of shadow]]. [[Brienne of Tarth]], one of Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]], is the only other person present, so the pair flee in the knowledge that they would be blamed for the murder. They journey to Riverrun, and on the way Catelyn takes Brienne into her service.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}<br />
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Upon hearing of her two youngest sons' supposed murder at the hand of Theon Greyjoy following his [[capture of Winterfell]], Catelyn frees Robb's hostage, [[Jaime Lannister]], in a covert attempt to exchange him for her daughters, captives at King's Landing.{{Ref|aCoK|55}}{{Ref|aSoS|1}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Catelyn's brother Edmure places her under house arrest at Riverrun, but Robb pardons her after he tells her of his wedding to [[Jeyne Westerling]]. Her father Hoster finally dies at Riverrun.{{ref|ASOS|35}} While traveling to the [[Twins]] for Edmure's marriage with [[Roslin Frey]], Catelyn objects to Robb's intention to name [[Jon Snow]] his heir.{{ref|ASOS|45}}<br />
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Catelyn attends Edmure's wedding at the Twins, only for the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Bolton|Boltons]] to betray the Starks, murdering Catelyn, Robb, and many of Robb's men in an act of treachery that becomes known as the [[Red Wedding]]. In a desperate attempt to save her son's life, Catelyn seizes the lackwit, [[Aegon Frey (son of Stevron)|Aegon Frey]], and tries to trade his life for Robb's. When Robb is killed nonetheless, she slits Aegon's throat, just before [[Raymund Frey]] slits hers.{{Ref|aSoS|51}} The Freys dump her body naked into the Green Fork, a mockery of [[House Tully]]'s funeral customs,{{ref|ASOS|58}} after Catelyn has been dead for a day and a night.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}<br />
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Three days after her death,{{Ref|AFFC|42}} Catelyn's corpse is retrieved from the Green Fork by [[Arya Stark]]'s [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who runs away when humans approach.{{ref|ASOS|65}} Catelyn is resurrected by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], who gives his life for hers through the [[last kiss]]. Catelyn's wounds only partially heal, however, leaving her mutilated and without the ability to speak. She becomes consumed with the desire for vengeance over her family's betrayal and murder. She becomes known as '''Lady Stoneheart''' and assumes command of Beric's outlaw band, the [[brotherhood without banners]]. She leads the brotherhood in mercilessly pursuing and executing everyone she considers a Lannister collaborator, among them [[Petyr Frey|Petyr]] and [[Merrett Frey]] at [[Oldstones]].{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}<br />
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===''A Feast for Crows''===<br />
[[File:Zippo514 LadyStoneheart.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Lady Stoneheart, with Robb's crown - by zippo514 ©]]<br />
A cloaked and hooded woman is spoken of in the vicinity of [[Fairmarket]]{{ref|AFFC|42}} and [[Hag's Mire]].{{ref|AFFC|30}}<br />
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While leading the brotherhood, Stoneheart's outlaws come upon a small party led by [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]], who informs her that she is searching for Sansa at the behest of [[Jaime Lannister]]. Stoneheart says that Brienne has turned traitor, as she carries [[Oathkeeper]], a Lannister sword forged from the Stark [[Valyrian steel]] blade, [[Ice]]. Brienne swears she is still faithful but Stoneheart insists she must prove it by killing Jaime. Brienne refuses, stating that Jaime has changed. Stoneheart says she must choose, either kill Jaime or be hanged. Brienne refuses to choose. Just before she, [[Hyle Hunt]] and [[Podrick Payne]] are to be executed however, she shouts out a word.{{Ref|aFfC|42}}<br />
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==Lady Stoneheart==<br />
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Death has changed Catelyn. She is less gracious and forgiving than in life and is consumed with a desire for vengeance on anyone she thinks betrayed her and her son, Robb. She hangs any men associated with the Freys, Boltons, or Lannisters, even if they had nothing to do with the "Red Wedding" or if they are boys, as is the case of [[Podrick Payne]]. Her appearance has been altered as well, with her flesh becoming soft and the color of curdled milk due to her corpse being submerged in river water for days. Half of her hair is gone and the rest is white and brittle. In addition, her wounds have not healed with her face covered in scratch marks and her throat still slit open. To speak she must cover the wound on her throat; even then she is difficult to understand.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|aFfC|42}}<br />
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==Quotes by Catelyn==<br />
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{{Quote|[[Bran Stark|My son]] lies here broken and dying, [[Luwin]], and you wish to discuss a new master of '''horse'''? Do you think I care what happens in the stables? Do you think it matters to me one whit? I would gladly butcher every horse in [[Winterfell]] with my own hands if it would open Bran's eyes, do you understand that? '''Do you?'''{{Ref|aGoT|14}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Luwin]]<br />
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{{Quote|Robb, if that sword could bring him back, I should never let you sheathe it until [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] stood at my side once more... but he is gone, and a hundred [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Woods]] will not change that.{{ref|agot|71}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Robb Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|If I must trade our four [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] for their two [[House Stark|Starks]], I will call that a bargain and thank the gods. I want you safe, Robb, ruling at [[Winterfell]] from your [[Eddard Stark|father]]'s seat. I want you to live your life, to kiss a girl and wed a woman and father a son. I want to write an end to this. I want to go home, my lords, and weep for my husband. {{ref|agot|71}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Robb Stark]] and his council<br />
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{{Quote|I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I'm so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that's all … a day … an hour.{{Ref|acok|22}}}} – Catelyn's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|On my honor as a [[House Tully|Tully]], on my honor as a [[House Stark|Stark]], I will trade [[Aegon Frey|your boy]]'s life for [[Robb Stark|Robb]]'s. A son for a son.{{Ref|aSoS|51}}}} – Catelyn, to [[Walder Frey]]<br />
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==Quotes about Catelyn==<br />
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{{Quote|All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn. The knowledge was more galling than the bare fact of his abduction.{{Ref|agot|31}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|You have courage. Not battle courage perhaps but ... I don't know ... a kind of woman's courage.{{ref|acok|33}}}} – [[Brienne of Tarth]] to Catelyn<br />
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{{Quote|She don't speak. You bloody bastards cut her throat too deep for that. But she remembers.{{ref|asos|epilogue}}}} – [[Lem]], to [[Merrett Frey]]<br />
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{{Quote|Her cloak and collar hid the gash [[Raymund Frey|his brother]]’s blade had made, but her face was even worse than he remembered. The flesh had gone pudding soft in the water and turned the color of curdled milk. Half her hair was gone and the rest had turned as white and brittle as a crone’s. Beneath her ravaged scalp, her face was shredded skin and black blood where she had raked herself with her nails. But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated.{{ref|asos|epilogue}}}} – [[Merrett Frey]]'s thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|The [[House Frey|Freys]] slashed her throat from ear to ear. When we found her by the river she was three days dead. [[Harwin]] begged me to give her the [[kiss of life]], but it had been too long. I would not do it, so Lord [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] put his lips to hers instead, and the flame of life passed from him to her. And... she rose. May the [[R'hllor|Lord of Light]] protect us. She '''rose'''.{{ref|affc|42}}}} – [[Thoros]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]<br />
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| Character_name = [[File:House_Stark.svg|50px|left]] Eddard Stark [[File:House_Stark.svg|50px|right]]<br />
| image = [[File:Eddard Amoka.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Eddard Stark by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]<br />
| Alias = Ned<br>The Ned<br>The Quiet Wolf<br />
| Title = Lord of [[Winterfell]]<br>[[Warden of the North]]<br>[[Hand of the King]]<br>[[Seven Kingdoms|Protector of the Realm]]<br>[[Regent]]<br />
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]]<br />
| Race =<br />
| Culture = [[Northmen]]<br />
| Spouse = Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]]<br />
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Eddard Stark}}<br />
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|263}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Eddard Stark|Eddard Stark]] calculation.''</ref><br />
| Place_of_Death = [[Great Sept of Baelor]] in [[King's Landing]]{{ref|AGOT|65}}<br />
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Main Series|Main Series calculations, 298AC to 299AC]].''</ref><br />
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br />
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| Played_by = [[w:Sean Bean|Sean Bean]] ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]<br>Sebastian Croft ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] (Younger Eddard)<br>Robert Aramayo ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] (Young Eddard)<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]<br />
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'''Eddard Stark''', also called '''"Ned"''', is the head of [[House Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]], and [[Warden of the North]]. He is a close friend to King [[Robert I Baratheon]], with whom he was raised. Eddard is one of the major [[POV character]]s in the books. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by [[w:Sean Bean|Sean Bean]] in [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]. During flashbacks in [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] a younger Eddard Stark is played by both Sebastian Croft (when Eddard was a child) and Robert Aramayo who played Eddard when he was a young man.<ref name=IMDB /><br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Eddard Stark|Images of Eddard Stark]]''<br />
Eddard is in his mid-thirties. He has a long face, dark hair and grey eyes. His closely-trimmed beard is beginning to grey, making him look older than his years.{{Ref|aGoT|1}} His dark grey eyes reflect his moods, turning soft as fog or hard as stone.{{Ref|aCoK|39}} Among his enemies, Eddard has the reputation of having cold eyes. They are thought to reflect his frozen heart.{{Ref|aCoK|27}} Eddard is neither as large nor as handsome as his older brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] was, according to [[Catelyn Stark]]; however, she also states that he has a "good sweet heart beneath his solemn face".{{Ref|aSoS|45}} He keeps faith with the [[old gods]].{{ref|AGOT|2}} He is fiercely protective of his wife and children, whom he loves deeply.<br />
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Eddard is known for his unwavering sense of honor and justice and his family finds him kind, although some consider his reserved personality a sign of coldness and disdain.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Youth===<br />
Eddard Stark was born the second son of Lord [[Rickard Stark]] and Lady [[Lyarra Stark]]. He had one older brother, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], and two younger siblings, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and [[Benjen Stark|Benjen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}<br />
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Eddard was fostered by Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]] from the age of eight, alongside [[Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Eddard befriended Robert and came to consider Lord Arryn a second father.{{ref|AGOT|2}} When he reached the age of sixteen, Eddard was a man grown, and divided his time between [[Winterfell]] and the [[Eyrie]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Some_Questions Some Questions (March 16, 2000)]</ref> During one of his visits to Winterfell, Eddard carried a wedding proposal from Robert to his father, Lord Rickard, who agreed to betroth his daughter Lyanna to Eddard's friend.{{ref|awoiaf| Eddard Stark}}{{Ref|AGOT|35}} When Lyanna later expressed that her believe that Robert would never keep to one bed, having heard about Robert's [[Mya Stone|bastard daughter in the Vale]], Eddard recalled having seen the child, and is unable to deny her existence.{{Ref|AGOT|35}}<br />
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In {{Date|281}}, at the age of eighteen, Eddard came down from the Eyrie to go to the [[tourney at Harrenhal]],{{Ref|aGoT|58}} where, amongst others, Eddard's foster brother [[Robert Baratheon]], his foster father Jon Arryn, and his three siblings, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and [[Benjen Stark|Benjen]] were also present.{{Ref|aSoS|24}} It was during this tourney that Eddard would meet [[Howland Reed]], one of his father's bannermen. Howland and Eddard would remain friends for the rest of their lives. During the opening feast, Eddard saw [[Ashara Dayne]], a lady-in-waiting to Princess [[Elia Martell]]. He would dance with her later that night, but only after his older brother Brandon had spoken to her on his behalf, since he himself was too shy.{{Ref|aSoS|24}} Eddard was present during the final jousts, where Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] passed over his own wife, Elia, to crown Lyanna the [[queen of love and beauty]]. Eddard would remember this moment as "the moment when all smiles died" years later.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}<br />
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The following year, Eddard's sister Lyanna was allegedly abducted by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|66}} Eddard's brother Brandon rode to [[King's Landing]] in anger, but when he threatened the crown prince, he was arrested. Lord Rickard Stark was summoned to King's Landing, and when he demanded a [[trial by combat]], both he and Brandon were executed at the command of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|55}} Aerys's next step was to demand that Jon Arryn send him the heads of his wards, Eddard and Robert. Jon refused and instead [[Robert's Rebellion|rose his banners]].{{Ref|aGoT|2}}<br />
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===Robert's Rebellion===<br />
With his father and brother dead, Eddard was now the Lord of [[Winterfell]]. He wanted to raise his banners to join the rebellion, but getting from the [[Vale of Arryn]] to the [[north]] was complicated by the fact that [[Gulltown]], the Vale's chief port, had stayed loyal to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}{{ref|ADWD|9}} Eddard had to cross the [[Mountains of the Moon]] to the [[Fingers]] and hire a fisherman to bring him to [[White Harbor]] with a boat. They were caught by a storm on the [[Bite]] and the fisherman drowned. However, his daughter managed to bring Eddard to the [[Three Sisters]]. When he arrived at [[Sisterton]], [[House Borrell]]'s maester urged [[House Borrell|Lord Borrell]] to deliver Eddard's head to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], but Lord Borrell, knowing that Jon Arryn and [[Robert Baratheon]] had [[taking of Gulltown|taken Gulltown]] in the meantime, was unsure who would prevail in the conflict. Thus he let Ned leave for White Harbor, telling him to remain silent about his stay in Sisterton in case the rebellion failed.{{Ref|aDwD|9}}<br />
[[File:Eddard Jaime Aerys Iron Throne Room.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Eddard, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] in the [[Iron Throne]] room - by Amok ©]]<br />
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Eddard called his banners, and marched south to join Robert and Jon, arriving in time to turn the tide at the [[Battle of the Bells]].{{Ref|ASOS|29}} Afterward, he went to [[Riverrun]] to marry [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], who had been betrothed to his brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] before his death.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} [[Jon Arryn]] married Catelyn's sister [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] in the same ceremony. The double wedding bound [[House Tully]] to the rebels' cause.{{Ref|aGoT|2}}<br />
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The rebels won their decisive victory in the [[Battle of the Trident]], in which Robert killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] in single combat. Because Robert had been wounded by Rhaegar, it fell on Eddard to pursue the remnants of Aerys' armies to [[King's Landing]]. When he arrived there, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s force had already [[Sack of King's Landing|sacked the city]]. Eddard had developed contempt for [[House Lannister]] during the rebellion, as Lord Tywin had remained neutral in an apparent attempt to join the winning side in the end. Eddard's contempt increased when he learned that Lord Tywin had conquered the city by treachery and that his men had brutally killed Rhaegar's wife, [[Elia Martell]], and children, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. In addition, Lannister flags were flying over the [[Red Keep]] when Eddard arrived and, as he rode into the throne room to claim the crown for Robert, he found King Aerys's body at the steps leading to the [[Iron Throne]], on which the king's killer, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], was sitting. Eddard felt that the way in which the conquest of King's Landing had been conducted dishonored Robert's cause. He was disappointed that Robert, upon arriving in the city, did not share his moral outrage and in particular defended the murder of Rhaegar's children. He also ignored Eddard's counsel that Jaime should be made to join the [[Night's Watch]] for breaking his oath as a knight of the [[Kingsguard]] by not protect the king. Their disagreements about these issues created a temporary rift between Eddard and Robert that not even Jon Arryn was able to breach.{{Ref|aGoT|2}}{{Ref|aGoT|12}}{{Ref|aSoS|36}}<br />
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[[File:Ned Lyanna Death Promise.jpg|thumb|400px|Eddard makes a promise to Lyanna before her death - by Amok ©]]<br />
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Eddard left Robert in King's Landing and went to [[Storm's End]], where he lifted the [[Siege of Storm's End|siege of the castle]]. [[Mace Tyrell]] and his armies yielded to Eddard without a fight. Afterwards, Eddard travelled to the mountains of [[Dorne]] to liberate his sister [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], who apparently was held at the [[Tower of Joy]]. When Eddard arrived along with six companions, he found the tower guarded by three members of the Kingsguard, including Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]. The resulting [[Showdown at the Tower of Joy|skirmish]] saw the deaths of all but Eddard and one companion, [[Howland Reed]]. Unfortunately, when Eddard found Lyanna, she was already dying.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Before her death, she made Eddard promise her something;{{Ref|AGOT|4}} what he promised her has not yet been revealed. The experience haunts Eddard and he recalls her ''"promise me"'' on multiple occasions.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|AGOT|47}}{{Ref|AGOT|58}} However, the shared grief over Lyanna led to his reconciliation with his friend, now King Robert I.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}<br />
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===Lord of Winterfell===<br />
Eddard returned home to [[Winterfell]], bringing with him a bastard son, [[Jon Snow]]. This strained the relationship with his wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], who had given birth to their son [[Robb Stark|Robb]] during the war. Eddard refused to speak to her about the origins of Jon. However, stories concerning her identity circulated nonetheless. When Lady Catelyn heard rumors that the boy's mother was the [[Dorne|Dornish]] noblewoman [[Ashara Dayne]], she confronted Eddard about it, but he told her in a brusque manner that the child was his blood and that was all she needed to know. He subsequently silenced the rumors about Ashara.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} [[Sansa Stark]] recalls hearing whispers that Jon's mother was common born.{{ref|agot|15}} Lord [[Edric Dayne]] believes that, rather than his aunt Ashara, Jon Snow's mother was a woman called [[Wylla]], who worked for [[House Dayne]] and at one point served as Edric's wet-nurse.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} When asked about the mother of his bastard son by King [[Robert Baratheon]], Eddard also mentions the name Wylla.{{Ref|aGoT|12}} However, Lord [[Godric Borrell]] claims that the daughter of the fisherman who sneaked Eddard away from the Fingers gave birth to Jon Snow.{{Ref|aDwD|9}}<br />
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After [[Robert's Rebellion]], Eddard spent the next fifteen years as Lord of Winterfell, a task he had never expected and did not always feel equal to.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} He rarely left the North and did not involve himself in the complex intrigues of the southern courts. Although his bannermen were loyal, Eddard dealt with the problems that did arise swiftly. When Lord [[Jorah Mormont]] tried to sell poachers he had caught on his lands into [[slavery]], Eddard travelled to [[Bear Island]] to bring him to justice for his crime, but, upon arrival, found that Mormont and [[Lynesse Hightower|his wife]] had fled into exile.{{ref|agot|12}} In {{Date|289}}, Eddard travelled south to fight alongside Robert once more, this time in the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]]. After the decisive [[Siege of Pyke]] and [[Balon Greyjoy]]'s surrender, Eddard took Lord Balon's only surviving son [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] as a ward and hostage.{{ref|AGOT|4}} While he would try to be like a father to Theon from time to time,{{ref|acok|11}} Theon still thought Eddard to be cold.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}<br />
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During his marriage to Catelyn, he had five children with her: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Game of Thrones''===<br />
Lord Eddard executes [[Gared|a deserter]] of the [[Night's Watch]] who claims to have been attacked by [[Others]]. On the return to [[Winterfell]], the party discovers a [[direwolf]] dead on the roadside, her throat pierced by a stag she had slain. Swayed by his bastard son [[Jon Snow]], Eddard decides not to slay her newborn pups, and instead allow his children to raise them.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} That same day, a raven arrives bearing word of the death of [[Jon Arryn]], who fostered Eddard as well as [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], and who had long served Robert as [[Hand of the King|the King's Hand]].{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Soon Robert arrives with half the court, and Eddard grudgingly accepts his offer to replace Lord Arryn as Hand, as well as a betrothal of Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] to his daughter [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Another message arrives, this one from [[Lysa Arryn]], Jon's widow and Eddard's wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn's]] sister, sent to Winterfell in secret. Lysa warns the Starks that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] were involved in her husband's death.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} When Eddard's son Bran falls and slips into a coma, Eddard and the royal court remain at Winterfell for almost another fortnight,{{Ref|AGOT|10}} though they eventually decide to leave. During the journey south, Eddard's youngest daughter [[Arya Stark|Arya]] is involved in an incident in which crown prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] is injured by Arya's direwolf, [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} When Nymeria cannot be found, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] demands the death of [[Sansa Stark]]'s [[Lady (direwolf)|direwolf]], and Eddard executes the wolf himself. In order to prevent Queen Cersei from acquiring the pelt, he has her body sent north to be burried at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}}<br />
[[File:Ned & Ice.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Eddard with Ice at the Godswood - by Michael Komarck ©]]<br />
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Upon arriving at [[King's Landing]], Eddard is summoned to a [[small council]] meeting. Afterwards, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] takes Eddard to one of his brothels, where he has been hiding Eddard's wife, Catelyn. Catelyn reveals to Eddard how a man tried to kill their son [[Bran Stark|Bran]] with a [[Valyrian steel]] dagger. Baelish reveals that the dagger used to be his, but was won in a bet by [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Baelish promises to aid Eddard.{{Ref|AGOT|20}} <br />
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Now in [[King's Landing]], Eddard is shocked to learn that the crown is heavily indebted due to Robert's extravagance, and Arryn and the [[small council]] had been unable to restrain him. Robert decrees [[Hand's tourney|a great tournament]] is to be held in honor of Eddard's appointment as Hand of the King, despite Eddard's protests of the cost.{{Ref|aGoT|20}} The tournament, featuring a joust, melee, and archery contest, attracts knights and freeriders from all over the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|aGoT|20}}{{ref|agot|22}}{{Ref|AGOT|27}}<br />
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Eddard discovers that his daughter Arya is in the possession of a [[Needle|sword]], but decides to have her trained in how to use it, instead of taking her sword away. He hires [[Syrio Forel]], a former [[First Sword of Braavos]].{{Ref|AGOT|22}} While Ned later wonders whether Syrio is a proper teacher for Arya, he allows the lessons to continue,{{Ref|AGOT|30}} and is eventually even willing to ask Syrio to continue his work at Winterfell.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}<br />
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Eddard begins making Jon Arryn's activities before his death, and discovers that Jon spent a great deal of time with [[Stannis Baratheon]] and had been visiting several of Robert's bastard children in the city.{{Ref|aGoT|27}}{{ref|agot|35}} An issue presents itself when Lord [[Varys]] brings new to the small council, however. During their journey from Winterfell to King's Landing, Eddard and Robert had already been at odds about whether or not to be concerned about the wedding of [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] to [[Dothraki]] khal Drogo.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} When news reaches King's Landing that Daenerys is pregnant, Robert holds a council meeting demanding she be put to death. Eddard and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] are the only ones to speak out against the move, but Robert, driven by his hatred of the Targaryens, insists on the assassination. Eddard, unwilling to cooperate, resigns his post in protest.{{Ref|aGoT|33}} Before his planned departure from King's Landing to return to Winterfell, Eddard visits another of Robert's bastard children, a girl named [[Barra]], found by [[Petyr Baelish]]. Returning from this meeting he is ambushed by [[Jaime Lannister]], who wants revenge for his brother Tyrion, who had been seized by Eddard's wife Catelyn's,{{Ref|aGoT|35}} a fact Eddard had learned the day before from [[Yoren]].{{Ref|AGOT|32}}{{Ref|AGOT|33}} Eddard's leg is badly injured in the melee. While recovering, Robert visits his friend, pardoning him and returning him to office as Hand of the King.{{Ref|aGoT|39}}<br />
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Eddard sits on the [[Iron Throne]] and hears petitions while Robert is out on a hunt. Three [[Riverlands|river lords]] bring the news that several villages near the border of the [[westerlands]] have been ravaged by [[Gregor Clegane]]. Eddard sends Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], [[Thoros of Myr]] and a number of knights, and members of his own household guard to bring Clegane to justice.{{Ref|aGoT|43}}<br />
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[[File:Ned Stark's execution.jpg|thumb|350px|Eddard Stark's execution illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, © Penguin Random House.]]<br />
While investigating Jon Arryn's interest in Robert's bastard children, Eddard discovers to his horror that Robert's three legitimate children are the product of incest between Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her brother Jaime.{{ref|aGoT|44}} Eddard decides to confront Cersei with this knowledge, giving her a chance to flee with her children while she still can.{{ref|aGoT|45}} However, Cersei uses the warning time to orchestrate Robert's assassination and buy off the [[City Watch of King's Landing]]. As Robert lays on his deathbed, Eddard rebuffs both Robert's younger brother [[Renly Baratheon]]'s suggestion that they seize control of the royal children, and [[Petyr Baelish]]'s urgings to rule as Regent while Cersei and Jaime's thirteen-year-old son [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] accede to the Iron Throne, instead planning to deliver it to the elder of Robert's brothers, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]].{{ref|aGoT|47}} Baelish promises Eddard the support of the City Watch, promptly betraying him as soon as Robert dies. Cersei has Eddard imprisoned for treason, with the City Watch supporting her thanks to Baelish's treachery.{{ref|aGoT|49}}<br />
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[[Varys]] visits Eddard Stark in the dungeons, informing him that if he confesses to treason his life will be spared and he will be given the opportunity to join the [[Night's Watch]]. Eddard initially refuses but agrees to swallow his honor to save the life of his daughter Sansa, who is in Lannister custody.{{ref|aGoT|58}} He is taken to the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] where, unbeknownst to him, [[Yoren]], his daughter [[Arya Stark]], and the disguised Ser Barristan Selmy are amongst the crowd.{{ref|agot|65}}{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Eddard makes a false public confession but the plan goes awry when King Joffrey declares that Eddard must be executed, to the evident shock of Cersei, Varys, and the [[High Septon]]. [[Ilyn Payne]] beheads Eddard Stark with his own greatsword, [[Ice]].{{ref|aGoT|65}} Joffrey has Eddard's head placed on a spike and forces his daughter Sansa to view it.{{ref|aGoT|67}}<br />
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===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
[[Tyrion Lannister]] orders Lord Eddard's head, along with all the other heads to be removed from the spikes.{{ref|acok|3}} He then sends Eddard's bones to [[Riverrun]].{{ref|ACOK|25}}{{ref|acok|39}} [[Catelyn Stark]] tasks [[Hallis Mollen]] to take the bones north so Eddard can be buried in the [[crypt of Winterfell]] beside his [[Rickard Stark|father]], [[Brandon Stark|brother]] and [[Lyanna Stark|sister]].{{ref|asos|45}} The [[ironborn]] [[Fall of Moat Cailin|take Moat Cailin]] soon after and it is unknown if Eddard's bones made it past the Moat before its fall to [[House Greyjoy]].{{ref|acok|46}}{{ref|acok|50}}{{Ref|asos|45}}<br />
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Eddard Stark's execution at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] has caused a serious deterioration in relations between the crown and the [[Faith of the Seven]], as the High Septon claims that Stark's beheading there profaned the Sept with blood.{{Ref|ACOK|3}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
[[Bran Stark]], while training to become a [[greenseer]], sees a vision of his father in the past through the eyes of the [[heart tree]] of Winterfell's [[godswood]]. Through the tree, Bran hears his father's prayers that his wife will forgive him and that [[Jon Snow|Jon]] and [[Robb Stark|Robb]] will grow together as brothers.{{Ref|aDwD|34}}<br />
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Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], who once aspired to marry Brandon before he was betrothed to Catelyn, mentions to [[Theon Greyjoy]] that she blames Eddard for the death of her husband, Lord [[Willam Dustin]]. She tells Theon that if she ever discovers the location of Eddard's bones, she will never allow them to be buried in the [[crypts of Winterfell]] along with his ancestors, in revenge for Eddard's failure to return her husband's bones to her.{{Ref|aDwD|41}} Many other northern houses remember Eddard Stark fondly, and are willing to march to war against [[House Bolton]] to rescue Eddard's [[Jeyne Poole#A Dance with Dragons|daughter]].{{Ref|adwd|42}}{{Ref|ADWD|62}}<br />
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==Quotes by Eddard==<br />
{{Quote|'''Bran:''' Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?<br><br />
'''Eddard:''' That is the only time a man can be brave.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}}}<br />
– [[Bran Stark]] and Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|The blood of the [[First Men]] still flows in the veins of the Starks, and we hold to the belief that the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man’s life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}}}<br />
– Eddard to [[Bran Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}}}<br />
– Eddard to [[Bran Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|The winters are hard, but [[House Stark|the Starks]] will endure. We always have.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}}} - Eddard to [[Robert I Baratheon]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Ned:''' We are not the boys we were.<br><br />
'''Robert:''' You were never the boy you were.{{Ref|agot|12}}}}<br />
– [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|Know the men who follow you and let them know you. Don't ask your men to die for a stranger.{{ref|AGOT|22}}}}<br />
– Eddard to [[Robb Stark]]<br />
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{{Quote|'''Arthur:''' And now it begins.<br><br />
'''Eddard:''' No. Now it ends.{{ref|aGoT|39}}}}<br />
– [[Arthur Dayne]] and Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|"If it came to that, the life of some child I did not know, against [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]] and [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], what would I do? Even more so, what would [[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]] do, if it were [[Jon Snow|Jon]]’s life, against the children of her body?" He did not know. He prayed he never would.{{ref|aGoT|45}}}}<br />
– Eddard's thoughts<br />
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{{Quote|'''Cersei:''' You should have taken the realm for yourself. It was there for the taking. [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] told me how you found him on the [[Iron Throne]] [[Sack of King's Landing|the day King’s Landing fell]], and made him yield it up. That was your moment. All you needed to do was climb those steps, and sit. Such a sad mistake.<br><br />
'''Eddard:''' I have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine, but that was not one of them.{{ref|aGoT|45}}}}<br />
– [[Cersei Lannister]] and Eddard<br />
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{{quote|In this world only winter is certain. We may lose our heads, it's true ... but what if we prevail?{{ref|ADWD|9}}}}<br />
- Eddard to the [[House Borrell|Borrells]]<br />
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==Quotes about Eddard==<br />
{{Quote|You are too hard on yourself, Ned. You always were. Damn it, no woman wants [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] in her bed.{{Ref|agot|12}}}}<br />
– [[Robert I Baratheon]] to Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|Damn you, Ned Stark. You and Jon Arryn, I loved you both. What have you done to me? You were the one should have been king, you or [[Jon Arryn|Jon]].{{Ref|agot|30}}}}<br />
– [[Robert I Baratheon]] to Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|You never could lie for love nor honor, Ned Stark.{{Ref|agot|30}}}}<br />
– [[Robert I Baratheon]] to Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|No, my lord, when the swords come out in earnest, you will be the only true friend Robert Baratheon will have.{{ref|agot|30}}}}<br />
– [[Varys]] to Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|You wear your honor like a suit of armor, Stark. You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.{{ref|agot|47}}}} – [[Petyr Baelish]] to Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|You are an honest and honourable man, Lord Eddard. Ofttimes I forget that. I have met so few of them in my life... When I see what honesty and honor have won you, I understand why.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}}} – [[Varys]] to Eddard<br />
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{{Quote|As for your Ned, he should have kissed the hand that killed [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]], but he preferred to scorn the arse he found sitting on [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert's]] [[Iron Throne|throne]].{{Ref|aCOK|55}}}} – [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Catelyn Tully]]<br />
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{{Quote|I knew Ned Stark as well. Your father was no friend of mine, but only a fool would doubt his honor or his honesty.{{Ref|aSOS|76}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Jon Snow]]<br />
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{{Quote|A long time ago, she remembered her father saying that when the cold wind blows the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. He had it all backwards. Arya, the lone wolf, still lived, but the wolves of the pack had been taken and slain and skinned.{{Ref|aFfC|6}}}} – thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]<br />
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==Family==<br />
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
[[Sandor Clegane]] wiping [[Sansa Stark]]'s bloodied lip.<br />
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
[[Sandor Clegane]] wiping [[Sansa Stark]]'s bloodied lip.<br />
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[[Sandor Clegane]] wiping [[Sansa Stark]]'s bloodied lip.<br />
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<div>{{Character <br />
| Character_name = Walton<br />
| image = [[File:Steelshanks Walton ADWD.jpg|300px]]<br />
| image_caption = Steelshanks Walton © Fantasy Flight Games<br />
| Alias = Steelshanks Walton<br />
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| Allegiance = [[House Bolton]]<br />
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)<br />
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| Played_by = Jamie Michie<br />
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]<br />
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[[File:Walton Steelshanks by cloudninja9.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Walton by [http://cloudninja9.deviantart.com/ cloudninja9]©]]<br />
'''Walton''', known as '''Steelshanks Walton''', is a captain in service to Lord [[Roose Bolton]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is played by Jamie Michie.<br />
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==Appearance and Character==<br />
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Walton|Images of Walton]]''<br />
Walton is known as Steelshanks for the steel greaves he wears over his long legs.{{ref|ASOS|3}} He is loyal and brutal, but not cruel.{{ref|aSoS|44}}<br />
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==Recent Events==<br />
===''A Clash of Kings''===<br />
Walton is a part of Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s force that [[fall of Harrenhal|captures Harrenhal]]. He assists with the executions of servants who aided [[House Lannister]].{{ref|aCoK|64}}<br />
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===''A Storm of Swords''===<br />
Walton commands Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s escort from Harrenhal to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|ASOS|37}} Jaime persuades him with the promise of gold to turn back to Harrenhal so Jaime can save [[Brienne of Tarth]] from [[Vargo Hoat]].{{ref|ASOS|44}}<br />
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Upon their arrival at King's Landing Walton and his men are rewarded the gold they were promised. They are also given a girl ([[Jeyne Poole]]) to serve as a fake [[Arya Stark]] to marry [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] and cement [[House Bolton]]'s claim to [[Winterfell]]. Their escort then departs to bring the girl to Lord Roose.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}<br />
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===<br />
Walton commands Roose's guards while the new [[Warden of the North]] stays in [[Barrowton]].{{ref|ADWD|32}}<br />
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Walton is present at the wedding of Ramsay to "Arya" at Winterfell. He and his men break up the fight between the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] and [[House Frey|Freys]] when Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] attacks Lord [[Wyman Manderly]].{{ref|ADWD|51}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{quote|Steelshanks, he is called. A soldier of iron loyalty.{{ref|ASOS|37}}}} - [[Roose Bolton]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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{{quote|Steelshanks Walton commanded Jaime's escort; blunt, brusque, brutal, at heart a simple soldier. Jaime had served with his sort all his life. Men like Walton would kill at their [[lord]]'s command, rape when their blood was up after battle, and plunder wherever they could, but once the war was done they would go back to their homes, trade their spears for hoes, wed their neighbors' daughters, and raise a pack of squalling children. Such men obeyed without question, but the deep malignant cruelty of the [[Brave Companions]] was not a part of their nature.{{ref|ASOS|44}}}} - thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]<br />
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