House Frey

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House Frey of the Crossing
Coat of arms	Cendrée, two towers and a bridge azure
Seat	The Twins
Current Lord	Walder Frey
Region	the Riverlands
Title	Lord of the Crossing
Heir	Edwyn Frey
Overlord	House Baelish of Harrenhal
Cadet Branch	House Frey of Riverrun
Founded	600 years ago

House Frey of the Crossing is a noble house of the Riverlands. Their main seat is the Twins, a pair of castles on each bank of the Green Fork of the Trident that serves as a vital bridge across the river. The lord of the house is called the Lord of the Crossing. The strategic location of the Twins has allowed the house to become quite wealthy. Under their current lord, Walder Frey, they have grown greatly in both size and power. The House can field a thousand knights and three thousand foot.

Their sigil is two blue towers united by a bridge on silver-grey, representing the Twins.^[1] Their house words are not mentioned in the books. Most Freys tend to share the weaselly appearance of their common ancestor, Lord Walder.

Contents 1 History 2 Recent Events 2.1 A Game of Thrones 2.2 A Clash of Kings 2.3 A Storm of Swords 2.4 A Feast for Crows 2.5 A Dance with Dragons 3 House Frey at the end of the third century 3.1 Descendants of Walder Frey by Perra Royce 3.1.1 Descendants of Stevron Frey 3.1.2 Descendants of Emmon Frey 3.1.3 Descendants of Aenys and Perriane Frey 3.2 Descendants of Walder Frey by Cyrenna Swann 3.3 Descendants of Walder Frey by Amarei Crakehall 3.4 Descendants of Walder Frey by Alyssa Blackwood 3.5 Descendants of Walder Frey by Bethany Rosby 3.6 Descendants of Walder Frey by Annara Farring 3.7 Descendants of Walder Frey by unknown women 4 References in the books 4.1 Dunk and Egg 4.2 A Song of Ice and Fire 5 Sworn houses 5.1 Sworn to the Twins 6 References and Notes

History

House Frey is one of the younger houses in Westeros, dating back some six centuries when its founder was awarded lands and nobility. The founding Frey had a vision of building a great bridge spanning the Green Fork of the Trident and began its construction. His grandson ultimately finished the bridge's construction and built wooden keeps on both sides as well. Later generations replaced the timber keeps with identical stone keeps that were named the Twins. A large tower was constructed in the middle of the bridge and called the Water Tower.^[2] The Twins' defensible construction and strategic location allowed the Freys to prosper by exacting tolls for passage across the river. The Freys grew into one of the richest and most powerful houses of the Trident. Their quick rise to prominence has caused other powerful houses to look down on them as upstarts. After the War of Conquest, House Frey joined the other Riverlords in swearing fealty to House Tully.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

During the long reign of Lord Walder, the house exploded in size as he and his descendants sired many offspring. Under Walder's leadership, the Freys exploited their advantages to the fullest, delaying their answer to House Tully's call during Robert's Rebellion and later the War of the Five Kings until it served their purpose. Walder secures a marriage contract with Robb Stark, linking the house to the King in the North.

A Clash of Kings

Stevron Frey, Walder's heir, dies after being wounded in the Battle of Oxcross. Lord Roose Bolton marries one of Walder's granddaughters, Walda Frey.

A Storm of Swords

Word eventually reaches the Twins of Robb Stark's marriage to Jeyne Westerling instead of a Frey as promised. Ryman Frey, Lord Walder's new heir, withdraws House Frey's support from the King of the North in outrage.

Walder secretly negotiates with Tywin Lannister and betrays the Starks and Tullys at the Red Wedding. Thereafter, Walder Frey's second son, Emmon, is given the lordship of a cadet branch, House Frey of Riverrun, when House Tully is divested of their seat.

A Feast for Crows

House Frey's influence in the Riverlands increases further by way of the newly-created House Lannister of Darry, which is in practice nearly a cadet branch of House Frey. Jaime Lannister points out to Emmon that although he is granted Riverrun, Emmon has not received overlordship over the Trident and the Riverlands, which is held instead by Lord Petyr, head of House Baelish of Harrenhal.

Other nobles and the smallfolk scorn House Frey for breaking the sacred guest right. They have also become targets for the Brotherhood Without Banners.

A Dance with Dragons

Aenys and Hosteen Frey lead a contingent of Frey troops provided to Roose Bolton to aid in consolidating control over the North.

House Frey at the end of the third century

The known Freys during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lord Walder Frey (b. 208 AL), is the current Lord of the Crossing. An ancient, prideful, and greedy man, he has ruled his house for decades and sired over a hundred descendants. Though he stresses family loyalty, his family jockeys ruthlessly for his favor, naming their sons Walder and daughters Walda in an attempt to please him. Walder has survived many wives:
  • {Perra Royce}, his first wife, was married to Walder approximately between 230 AL and 235 AL and gave him three sons and one daughter.
  • {Cyrenna Swann}, his second wife, was married to him approximately between 240 AL and 250 AL and gave him two sons.
  • {Amarei Crakehall}, his third wife, was married to him approximately between 255 AL and 266 AL and gave him six sons and a daughter.
  • {Alyssa Blackwood}, his fourth wife, was married to him approximately between 266 AL and 270 AL and gave him three sons and two daughters.
  • {Sarya Whent}, his fifth wife, gave him no progeny.
  • {Bethany Rosby}, his sixth wife, was married to him approximately between 277 AL and 284 AL and gave him four sons and a daughter.
  • {Annara Farring}, his seventh wive, married to him approximately between 285 AL and 293 AL and gave him four sons and two daughters.
  • Joyeuse Erenford, his young wife. Currently with child.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Perra Royce

Descendants of Stevron Frey

• Ser {Stevron Frey}, Lord Walder's eldest son. Died of his wounds after the Battle of Oxcross.
  • Ser {Ryman Frey}: Ser Stevron's eldest son. Slain in the Riverlands by the Brotherhood Without Banners.
    • Edwyn Frey, Ryman's eldest son, and heir to the Twins. A cold man.
      • Walda Frey, Edwyn's daughter. A young girl.
    • Walder Frey, Ryman's second son. Called Black Walder.
    • {Petyr Frey}, Ryman's third son. Called Petyr Pimple. Slain in the Riverlands by the Brotherhood Without Banners.
      • Perra Frey, Petyr's daughter. A young girl.
  • {Aegon Frey}, Ser Stevron's second son. A lackwit fool called Jinglebells. Slain at the Twins during the Red Wedding by Catelyn Stark.
  • {Maegelle Frey}: Ser Stevron's daughter. Married to Ser Dafyn Vance. Died in childbirth.
    • Marianne Vance, Maegelle's daughter. A maiden.
    • Walder Vance, Maegelle's eldest son. A squire.
    • Patrek Vance, Maegelle's second son. A young boy.
  • Walton Frey: Ser Stevron's third son.
    • Steffon Frey, Walton's eldest son, called the Sweet
    • Walda Frey, Walton's daughter. Called Fair Walda. A beautiful maid of eighteen.
    • Bryan Frey, Walton's second son. A squire.

Descendants of Emmon Frey

• Lord Emmon Frey, Lord of Riverrun. Lord Walder's second son
  • Lady Genna Lannister, his wife. Younger sister of Lord Tywin Lannister.
    • Ser {Cleos Frey}: His eldest son. Slain in the Riverlands by the Brave Companions.
      • Tywin Frey: Cleos's eldest son. A young squire.
      • Willem Frey: Cleos's second son. A page at Ashemark.
    • Lyonel Frey: His second son.
    • {Tion Frey}: His third son. Slain at Riverrun by order of Rickard Karstark.
    • Walder Frey: His fourth son. Called Red Walder. A squire at Casterly Rock.

Descendants of Aenys and Perriane Frey

• Ser {Aenys Frey}, a big man, but grey and stooped, with watery eyes and large, gnarled hands. Died after falling into a pit trap planted near Winterfell by Mors Umber. Lord Walder's third son
  • Aegon Frey, his eldest son. An outlaw called Aegon Bloodborn.
  • {Rhaegar Frey}, his second son. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor.
    • Robert Frey, Rhaegar's eldest son. A young boy.
    • Walda Frey, Rhaegar's daughter. A young girl called White Walda
    • Jonos Frey, Rhaegar's second son. A young boy.

• Perriane Frey, Lord Walder's first daughter. Married to Ser Leslyn Haigh.
  • Ser Harys Haigh, her eldest son.
    • Walder Haigh, Ser Harys' son. A baby.
  • Ser Donnel Haigh, her second son.
  • Alyn Haigh, her third son.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Cyrenna Swann

• Ser {Jared Frey}: Fourth son of Walder Frey. Lean, balding, and pockmarked. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor.
  • Ser {Tytos Frey}, his son. Slain during the Red Wedding.
    • Zia Frey, Tytos's daughter.
    • Zachery Frey, Tytos's son. A boy training at the Sept of Oldtown.
  • Kyra Frey, his daughter, married to Ser {Garse Goodbrook}.
    • Walder Goodbrook: her son.
    • Jeyne Goodbrook: her daughter.
• Septon Luceon: Fifth son of Walder Frey. A Septon in service at the Great Sept of Baelor, in King's Landing.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Amarei Crakehall

• Ser Hosteen Frey, the sixth son of Walder Frey. Mocked as Ser Stupid by Stannis Baratheon
  • Arwood Frey, his only son.
    • Ryella Frey: Arwood's eldest daughter. A young girl.
    • Androw and Alyn Frey, Arwood's twin sons. Two young boys.
    • Hostella Frey, his youngest daughter. An infant.
• Lythene Frey, the second daughter of Walder Frey. Married to Ser Lucias Vypren.
  • Elyana Vypren, her daughter. Married to Jon Wylde.
    • Rickard Wylde, Elayna's son.
  • Damon Vypren, her son.
• {Symond Frey}, the seventh son of Walder Frey. Married to Betharios of Braavos. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor.
  • Alesander Frey, his eldest son.
  • Alyx Frey, his daughter.
  • Bradamar Frey, his second son.
• Danwell Frey, the eighth son of Walder Frey. Married to Wynafrei Whent, without progeny.
• {Merrett Frey}, the ninth son of Walder Frey. Slain in the Riverlands.
  • Amerei Frey, his first daughter, nicknamed "Gatehouse Ami". A very young widow of Ser Pate of the Blue Fork. Later married to Ser Lancel Lannister, the new Lord of Darry.
  • Walda Frey, his second daughter. Sometimes called Fat Walda. Married to Roose Bolton.
  • Marissa Frey, his third daughter. A young maid.
  • {Walder Frey}, his only son. Called Little Walder. Squire to Ramsay Bolton. Murdered at Winterfell.
• Ser {Geremy Frey}, tenth son of Walder Frey. Drowned.
  • Sandor Frey, his son. Squire of Ser Donnel Waynwood at the Gates of the Moon.
  • Cynthea Frey, his daughter. A young girl, ward of Lady Anya Waynwood.
• Raymund Frey, the eleventh son of Walder Frey.
  • Robert Frey, his son, training at the Citadel of Oldtown.
  • Malwyn Frey, his son, apprenticed to an alchemist in Lys.
  • Serra and Sarra Frey, his twin daughters.
  • Cersei Frey, His daughter, called Little Bee.
  • Jaime and Tywin Frey, His twin sons, newborn.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Alyssa Blackwood

• Lothar Frey, the twelfth son of Lord Walder Frey. Named Lame Lothar due to a twisted leg. Steward of The Twins.
  • Tysane Frey, Lothar's eldest daughter.
  • Walda Frey, Lothar's second daughter.
  • Emberlei Frey, Lothar's third daughter.
  • Leana Frey, Lothar's fourth daughter. A newborn baby.
• Ser Jammos Frey, the thirteenth son of Walder Frey.
  • Walder Frey, Jammos's eldest son. Called Big Walder. Squire to Ramsay Bolton.
  • Dickon and Mathis Frey, Jammos's twin sons.
• Ser Whalen Frey, the fourteenth son of Walder Frey.
  • Hoster Frey, Whalen's son. Squire to Ser Damon Paege.
  • Merianne Frey, Whalen's daughter. A girl called Merry.
• Morya Frey, the third daughter of Walder Frey. Married to Ser Flement Brax.
  • Robert Brax, her eldest son. A page at Casterly Rock.
  • Walder Brax, her second son.
  • Jon Brax, her third son. A babe.
• Tyta Frey, Lord Walder's fourth daughter. A maid close to thirty, called "Tyta the Maid".

Descendants of Walder Frey by Bethany Rosby

• Ser Perwyn Frey, the fifteenth son of Lord Walder Frey.
• {Benfrey Frey}, the sixteenth son of Walder Frey. Died of a wound received during the Red Wedding.
  • Della Frey, Benfrey's daughter. Called Deaf Della.
  • Osmund Frey, Benfrey's son. A newborn babe.
• Maester Willamen, the seventeenth son of Walder Frey. A maester in service at Longbow Hall
• Olyvar Frey, the eighteenth son of Walder Frey.
• Roslin Frey, the fifth daughter of Walder Frey. Married to Lord Edmure Tully. Currently with child.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Annara Farring

• Arwyn Frey, the sixth daughter of Lord Walder Frey.
• Wendel Frey, the nineteenth son of Walder Frey. A page at Seagard.
• Colmar Frey, the twentieth son of Walder Frey. Promised to the Faith.
• Waltyr Frey, the twenty-first son of Walder Frey.
• Elmar Frey, the twenty-second son of Walder Frey. A page to Roose Bolton; formerly betrothed to Arya Stark.
• Shirei Frey, the seventh daughter of Walder Frey.

Descendants of Walder Frey by unknown women

• Walder Rivers: The eldest of Lord Walder's bastard brood, called Bastard Walder.
  • Walda Rivers his daughter.
  • Ser Aemon Rivers: His son.
    • Walda Rivers: his daughter.
• Maester Melwys: In service at Rosby
• Other bastard children: Jeyne Rivers, Martyn Rivers, Ryger Rivers, Ronel Rivers, Mellara Rivers, and others.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

• Ser Theo Frey, a knight.
• Alys Frey, the wife of Ser Jared Frey.
• Jyanna Frey, the wife of Ser Benfrey Frey.

References in the books

Dunk and Egg

• Dunk saw and recognized the Frey banner among the arms displayed at the Ashford Tourney.
• Ser Franklyn Frey is listed as participating in the Ashford Tourney.
• Lord Ambrose Butterwell held the Whitewalls Tourney to celebrate his marriage to his new lady wife who was a member of House Frey.
• Lord Frey attended the Whitewalls Tourney, accompanied by his daughters, his four year old son (the current Lord Walder), his brother, Ser Franklyn Frey and his nephew.
• Ser Franklyn defeated Ser Harbert Paege in the lists after five tilts.
• Ser Addam Frey, the cousin of Lord Ambrose's bride, was defeated by Ser Uthor Underleaf at the Whitewalls Tourney.

A Song of Ice and Fire

• Tytos Lannister acquiesced to Lord Walder's proposal to marry his second son, Emmon, to Tytos' daughter Genna. Tywin Lannister, a boy of ten at the time, spoke out against the match.
• Hoster Tully refused a Frey bride for his son Edmure.
• During the Tourney at Harrenhal, a squire of a member of this house accosted Howland Reed. The knight of House Frey was later defeated by the Knight of the Laughing Tree and told to teach his squire honor.
• Jon Arryn refused to foster Lord Walder's grandsons at the Eyrie.
• When dismissing the idea of turning to her father's bannermen to deal with the Lannisters, Catelyn Tully thinks of "irascible Lord Frey, who had outlived seven wives and filled his twin castles with children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and bastards and grand bastards as well."
• There is a group of about twenty Frey men in the inn where Catelyn seizes Tyrion Lannister. They fail to help her to bring the Imp to Winterfell, choosing to go to the Twins immediately to report the incident.
• Six Freys enter the lists at the Tourney of the Hand: Ser Jared, Ser Hosteen, Ser Danwell, Ser Emmon, Ser Theo and Ser Perwyn, as well as some of his bastards including Walder Rivers. They fared poorly, with Hosteen falling to Ser Loras Tyrell and Danwell to a hedge knight.
• On his march south to fight the Lannisters, Robb Stark demanded that Lord Frey let him use the crossing with his army. He was received by Ser Stevron at the doors, and later Catelyn negotiated with Walder a deal: The crossing and their swords in exchange for Robb and Arya Stark marrying Freys, Catelyn taking two more (Big and Little Walder) as wards and Robb taking yet another (Olyvar) as his squire.
• Robb acknowledged that the Freys fought bravely at the Battle of the Whispering Wood, where Ser Stevron was in command. Meanwhile Cleos and Tion had fought on the other side under their cousin the Kingslayer, and were captured along with him. Emmon Frey also fought on the Lannister side of the war.
• Other Freys, including Ser Aenys, Ser Jared, Ser Hosteen, Ser Danwell, Elmar and Ronel Rivers were part of Roose Bolton's army. Jared, Hosteen, Danwell and Ronel were made prisoners by Lord Tywin during the Battle of the Green Fork. In captivity at Harrenhal, they were ransomed by two other Freys (presumably Aenys and Elmar) soon after Arya's arrival, rejoining Bolton's army.
• Many Freys including Ser Stevron, Ser Ryman, Black Walder, Ser Perwyn, Olyvar and Martyn Rivers, joined Robb in his campaign through the Westerlands. Stevron died after receiving a minor wound in the Battle of Oxcross, making his son Ryman the heir. In the Battle of the Crag, Black Walder scaled the walls of the castle.
• Big Walder and Little Walder are welcomed to Winterfell, although they are not much to the liking of Bran Stark. They are spared by Theon Greyjoy and later by Ramsay Snow when Winterfell is taken.
• The captive Cleos Frey was sent to King's Landing to offer King Robb's terms to his cousin Tyrion Lannister; they were rebuffed. Tyrion planted men in Cleos's guard to try and free Jaime; they failed and Cleos was imprisoned again.
• Ser Perwyn accompanied Lady Catelyn to her voyage south to deal with kings Renly and Stannis.
• Martyn Rivers commands King Robb's outriders in the Riverlands while Brynden Tully is campaigning in the West. He meets Catelyn when she nears Riverrun on her return trip.
• After the fall of Winterfell and the Lannister victory over Stannis, the Freys in Roose Bolton's army believed that Robb should bend the knee.
• When Catelyn freed Jaime in an effort to exchange him for her daughters, he was accompanied by his cousin Cleos Frey. Cleos was killed by outlaws en route to King's Landing, and was mourned by none.
• The Freys left Robb's army after he broke his marriage contract by wedding Jeyne Westerling.
• Lame Lothar and Bastard Walder arrive at Riverrun with 40 Twins men. There they make the offer that their liege lord, King Robb's uncle Edmure Tully, stand in his place for the marriage alliance.
• The Freys conspired with Tywin Lannister and Roose Bolton to organize the Red Wedding, where they broke the guest right and betrayed Robb and their allies. To solidify the alliance, Fat Walda married Lord Bolton, while Gatehouse Ami was paired with Lancel Lannister and Daven Lannister was to wed another Frey.
• After the Red Wedding, the Freys were generally considered accursed throughout Westeros. They also became the target of attacks by outlaws and people seeking revenge.
• Black Walder secured the surrender of Seagard by threatening to kill Patrek Mallister, while Ryman and his son Edwyn led a 2,000-strong Frey force to join Daven Lannister in the Siege of Riverrun, which was promised as the seat of Emmon Frey. After arriving, Jaime Lannister removed Ryman from command.
• Petyr, Merrett and Ser Ryman were seized and hanged by the revived Lady Catelyn. Ryman's death left his son Edwyn as heir to the Crossing.
• Gatehouse Ami brought a score of Freys (including Danwell, Arwood, and Marissa) as the nucleus of her household at Darry.
• Dead soldiers bearing the colors of House Frey have washed up on the Quiet Isle. According to the Elder Brother, they are buried next to their enemies of House Darry It is hinted that the enmity between Frey and Darry is not new but has significant history instead.^[3]
• After "the Hound"'s attack on Saltpans, Arwood Frey and his kinsmen Harys and Donnel Haigh ride to investigate, finding Quincy Cox hiding behind his walls.
• According to Queen Cersei, Lord Wyman Manderly was on the verge of agreeing to ally himself with the Boltons after he agreed to marry both of his granddaughters to members of House Frey and open his port to Lannister shipping.
• The Manderlys only pretended to accept the king's peace, however: after they left White Harbor, Lord Wyman arranged for the deaths of the Frey envoys Rhaegar, Jared, and Symond.
• 2,000 Frey soldiers under Ser Aenys join Roose Bolton to pacify the North. Tensions rise in Bolton's army at Winterfell between the Freys and the Manderlys; there is a brief clash between their men-at-arms. During the occupation, Little Walder is found dead. To relieve the pressure, Roose sends Aenys and Hosteen as a vanguard against Stannis. They fall prey to a trap set by Mors Umber outside the walls, killing Aenys.

Sworn houses

Sworn to the Twins

• House Charlton
• House Erenford
• House Haigh

References and Notes

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