House Manderly
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| House Manderly of White Harbor | |
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| Coat of arms | Aquamarine, a merman affronté, on its dexter a trident all proper |
| Seat | White Harbor |
| Current Lord | Wyman Manderly |
| Region | the North |
| Title | Lord of White Harbor Warden of the White Knife |
| Heir | Ser Wylis Manderly |
| Overlord | House Bolton |
House Manderly of White Harbor is an ancient house from the North with its origins in the Reach.
Their blazon is a white merman with dark green hair, beard and tail, carrying a black trident, over a blue-green field.[1][2] Their motto has not yet appeared in the books.
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History
A thousand years before the Conquest the Manderlys lived at the banks of the mighty river Mander, but they were driven away by House Gardener.[3] They fled north and were welcomed by the Starks of Winterfell as their own bannermen. They are the only Northern noble house of Andal origins and customs, and thus they follow the Faith instead of the Old Gods, and have a strong tradition of knighthood.
Eventually, they became the lords of White Harbor, previously inhabited by pirates that were driven out by King Jon Stark. White Harbor is one of the five cities of Westeros, and the main Northern port for commerce and naval transport.
The Lord of White Harbor during A Song of Ice & Fire is Wyman Manderly. When his liege lord Eddard Stark called the Northern banners to join Robert's Rebellion, the Manderlys rode south. Lord Wyman fought at the Battle of the Trident, rewarding his retainer Ser Bartimus for saving his life by making him castellan of the Wolf's Den, White Harbor's prison.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
After Eddard Stark's arrest in the capital, a Manderly army, led by Ser Wylis and Ser Wendel, joins Robb Stark at Moat Cailin when marching south against the Lannisters. Their force consists of about 20 knights with their squires, 200 mounted lances, swordsmen and freeriders, an undetermined number of foot armed with spears, pikes and tridents. When the Northern army splits at the Twins, Ser Wendel accompanies Robb Stark to free Riverrun, and although he is already a mature man, he is counted among the thirty young sons of lords that form Robb's personal guard. Meanwhile Ser Wylis leads the White Harbor infantry with Lord Roose Bolton on his march south, and is captured at the Battle of the Green Fork.
A Clash of Kings
Killed in the same battle was Lord Halys Hornwood. His widow, Lady Donella, was born a Manderly. While at Winterfell for the harvest feast, Lord Wyman uses this argument to advance his claim for the House Hornwood lands, going on to offer to wed his cousin. Ultimately this does not occur, as Donella is forcefully wed and then allowed to die by Ramsay Snow, the Bastard of Bolton. In response, Lord Wyman seizes Hornwood to prevent Ramsay from occupying it. In the south, Ser Wendel Manderly accompanies Lady Catelyn Stark to negotiate with kings Renly and Stannis Baratheon, bearing the Stark banner at the parley before Storm's End. After Theon Greyjoy seizes Winterfell, he receives reports that Lord Manderly sent a dozen barges up the White Knife packed with knights and siege engines to help recapture the Starks' seat. Meanwhile Ser Wylis has been held prisoner at Harrenhal, where he frequented the kitchens, but is freed when Roose Bolton captures Harrenhal. Back in White Harbor, Lord Wyman follows Bran Stark's command to work with Hother Umber in building a Northern fleet to combat wildlings.
A Storm of Swords
As Robb marches to the Twins to attend the wedding of Edmure Tully, Ser Wendel Manderly is placed in charge of protecting his baggage train. Ser Wylis commands Lord Roose Bolton's rearguard as they march to the same destination. Wylis is captured for a second time when Gregor Clegane's men attack the army as they cross the Ruby Ford of the Trident, with Lord Bolton allowing the Mountain to destroy his rearguard. At the Twins, Ser Wendel dies at the Red Wedding, with an arrow going into his open mouth. Ser Wylis is returned to captivity at Harrenhal, but is freed in exchange for his father's surrender to King Tommen I.
A Feast for Crows/A Dance with Dragons
According to Queen Cersei, the Manderlys are on the verge of allying themselves with the Boltons, with Lord Wyman agreeing to marry both of his granddaughters to members of House Frey and open his port to Lannister ships. When Davos Seaworth arrives in White Harbor hoping to ally Lord Wyman to King Stannis, he learns that the Manderly fleet has been built up without the Lannisters' knowledge. White Harbor is awash with refugees, including those from the Hornwood lands. The Iron Throne receives reports that Lord Wyman executed Davos when he attempted to negotiate an alliance with Stannis. However, Wyman sends the supposedly dead Davos on a mission to find Rickon Stark (known to be alive thanks to Wex Pyke) in a secret bid to unite the northlords in resistance against their oppressors.
Keeping up his ruse of loyalty, Lord Wyman arrives at Winterfell with near a thousand men to answer Roose Bolton's call to arms, and to attend Ramsay Bolton's wedding. At the wedding, he provides some of the food, including three pies that are implied to be made from the three missing Freys who had recently been in White Harbor. While quartered in Winterfell, there is tension within the garrison between the Manderlys and Freys. At one point it boils over into bloodshed, with Lord Wyman wounded and several men-at-arms dead on both sides. Lord Bolton, hoping to reduce tensions and hungry mouths within the castle, sends the White Harbor men to engage Stannis's army.
The Manderly House at the end of the third century
The known Manderlys during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Wyman Manderly, Lord of the White Harbor.
- Ser Wylis Manderly: His firstborn son and heir to White Harbor.
- Wynafryd Manderly, Wylis' young daughter.
- Wylla Manderly, Wylis' young daughter.
- Ser {Wendel Manderly}, his second son. He was slain at the Red Wedding.
- Ser Marlon Manderly, his cousin and commander of the garrison at White Harbor
- Lady {Donella Manderly}, his cousin. She was starved to death by Ramsay Snow.
- Ser Wylis Manderly: His firstborn son and heir to White Harbor.
| Wyman Manderly | Ramsay Bolton | {Donella Manderly} | {Halys Hornwood} | Marlon Manderly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wylis Manderly | Leona Woolfield | {Wendel Manderly} | {Daryn Hornwood} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wynafryd Manderly | Wylla Manderly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Household
- Maester Theomore, counselor, tutor, healer. Born a Lannister of Lannisport.
- Ser Bartimus , an old knight, one-legged, one-eyed, and oft drunk, castellan of the Wolf's Den.
- Garth, a gaoler and headsman.
- Therry, a young turnkey.
- Wex Pyke, once squire to Theon Greyjoy, mute. Lord Wyman's captive/guest.
References in the books
Dunk and Egg
- Lady Rohanne Webber comments that the Manderlys were driven out from the Mander's banks a thousand years ago.
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Ser Wylis is one of the northmen Tyrion Lannister was willing to trade for his cousins captured at the Battle of the Whispering Wood.
- Maester Aemon sent a raven to White Harbor in a plea for help to defend Castle Black from wildlings.
- Lord Wyman tells Lord Davos that he influences all lands and houses east of the mouth of the White Knife, from Widow's Watch and Ramsgate to the Sheepshead Hills and the headwaters of the Broken Branch. This includes House Locke, House Woolfield, and House Flint of Widow's Watch.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: the North
- ↑ The Sworn Sword
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