House Tyrell
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| House Tyrell of Highgarden | |
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| Coat of arms | Vert, a rose or |
| Words | Growing Strong |
| Seat | Highgarden |
| Current Lord | Mace Tyrell |
| Region | the Reach |
| Title | Lord of Highgarden Warden of the South Defender of the Marches High Marshal of the Reach |
| Heir | Willas Tyrell |
| Overlord | House Baratheon of King's Landing |
| Cadet Branch | House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep |
House Tyrell of Highgarden is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, overlords over the Reach. A large, wealthy house, its wealth is only surpassed among the Great Houses by House Lannister, and the Tyrells can field the greatest armies. Additionally, if they call the fleets of their bannermen the Redwynes, the lords of the Shield Islands, and the coastal lords, they can command a navy that equals if not surpasses the royal fleet.
Highgarden is an ancient seat of rule and the heart of chivalry in the Seven Kingdoms; the Tyrells style themselves 'Defenders of the Marches' and 'High Marshals of the Reach', and traditionally, they have been Wardens of the South. Their sigil is a golden rose on a green field, and their words are "Growing Strong."[1] Members of the family tend to have curly brown hair and brown or golden eyes.
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History
The Tyrells trace their line of descent, through the female line, to the legendary Garth Greenhand, the first King of the Reach, in the Age of Heroes(indicating their origin among the Andal invaders thousands of years before). The Tyrells were stewards to House Gardener, the ancient ruling line of Kings of the Reach, who periodically intermarried with lower ranking houses of the Reach such as House Tyrell or House Florent. Following the defeat and death of King Mern IX, at the Field of Fire, Lord Harlen Tyrell, hereditary high steward of the Reach, surrendered Highgarden and was granted the castle along with dominion of the Reach by Aegon the Conqueror. As Wardens of the South they frequently warred with the Dornishmen, who remained independent.
When Daeron I, the Young Dragon, attempted the conquest of Dorne, the Lord of Highgarden commanded the army that invaded via Prince's Pass. After the initial victory, Daeron appointed Lord Tyrell as governor of Dorne. Lord Tyrell liked Dornish women and one night he pulled the rope that would signal for a wench to come to his bed, and a hundred scorpions fell from the canopy instead. His death sparked new revolts, and the conquest was undone in a fortnight.
During the War of the Usurper, House Tyrell stayed loyal to King Aerys II Targaryen. Lord Mace Tyrell's forces achieved victory against Robert Baratheon at the Battle of Ashford, dealing the future king his only defeat of the war at the cost of Ser Quentin Tyrell's life. Mace likes to take credit for the success, but it was the van under command of Lord Randyll Tarly that put Robert to flight. Mace went on to besiege Robert's brother Stannis at Storm's End, but bent the knee after the Targaryens were all but wiped out in the Sack of King's Landing. Robert Baratheon, king by conquest, forgave them and accepted them as sworn vassals.
Recent Events
On the outset of the novels, Loras Tyrell, the Knight of the Flowers, is the only member of the House outside the Reach. He rides in the Tourney of the Hand, defeating Ser Gregor Clegane but yielding the final tilt to Sandor Clegane after the Hound rescues him from the Mountain. He is upset when the Hand, Eddard Stark, does not send him to bring Gregor to justice for pillaging the Riverlands. As King Robert lays dying, Loras supports Renly Baratheon's desire to take the crown before either Prince Joffrey or Lord Stannis Baratheon can claim it, and flees the city with him when Lord Stark rebuffs Renly's request for his aid.
House Tyrell declares for King Renly. Margaery is to be his queen, his ex-squire and secret lover Ser Loras the Lord Commander of his Rainbow Guard, and Lord Mace his Hand. With the backing of the Tyrells (and almost all of their bannermen), Renly has the strongest army in the War of the Five Kings. After a failed parley with his brother Stannis, Renly's host seems sure to win the coming battle. When he is murdered that night, an enraged Loras kills the two knights who were guarding him.
Renly's assassination saw many of the Reachmen defect to Stannis's cause. The Tyrells and their leal bannermen (including Paxter Redwyne, Randyll Tarly and Mathis Rowan) plot their next move at Bitterbridge, where they receive a visit from Petyr Baelish. He extends an offer of alliance with King Joffrey "Baratheon" and House Lannister. The Tyrells join with Tywin Lannister, marching on King's Landing in time to save the city and rout Stannis's forces in the Battle of the Blackwater. Mace's second son Ser Garlan the Gallant fights in Renly's armor, frightening the smallfolk into believing the king had risen from the grave.
After the battle, Mace is rewarded with the small council post of Master of Ships, while lords Redwyne and Rowan are given advisory seats. Garlan is made lord of Brightwater Keep, since the Florents now served Stannis's cause. Loras joins the Kingsguard, and Margaery is betrothed to King Joffrey. Prior to Margaery's arrival in King's Landing, Tyrell men with food carts succor the starving residents, creating wild popularity for her and her house despite the fact that it was the Tyrell embargo that created the shortage in the first place. Mace's mother Lady Olenna arranges to meet with Sansa Stark. Talking to Sansa about Joffrey, Olenna decides she does not care for the match between he and Margaery and conspires with Petyr Baelish to poison Joffrey at his own wedding feast. Tyrion Lannister is falsely accused of the murder, and Mace is one of the judges at his trial. He wants the Imp dead because Margaery was drinking from the same cup, unaware that it was his mother who perpetrated the poisoning, but Tyrion eventually escapes the city.
Since then House Tyrell has indeed "grown strong", coming to dominate their tenuous alliance with the Lannisters despite the paranoid meddling of Queen Cersei. After her father the Hand's death, Cersei resumes her regency and removes Mace and his favored bannermen from the small council. Meanwhile Margaery is wed to the new king, Joffrey's brother Tommen, releasing Mace from his vow not to leave the city until Margaery was wed. Margaery makes a point to win the love of the people and to try and prepare Tommen for kingship; she is baffled by Cersei's refusal of all her suggestions and apparent lack of understanding regarding dire military threats. She resists the attempted seductions of Cersei's agent Osney Kettleblack.
Cersei sends Loras to besiege Dragonstone and Mace to besiege Storm's End to remove them from the capitol and place them in danger. Loras is badly wounded while seizing the island, and Mace quickly returns when he hears that Margaery has been imprisoned by the High Sparrow, she and Cersei exchanging mutual accusations of immorality. By the time he arrives, however, he finds Randyll Tarly has already secured her release; Tarly is to hold them until their trial. He again vows to remain in the city, this time until Margaery is acquitted in her upcoming trial. With Cersei imprisoned, Ser Kevan Lannister is named Lord Regent over Tommen, and he takes several steps to smooth over Cersei's actions. Mace Tyrell is finally made Hand, and his bannermen Randyll Tarly and Paxter Redwyne are made masters of laws and ships, respectively. Ser Kevan is now dead by crossbow thanks to Varys, which The Spider hopes will lead to continued fracturing of the Lannister-Tyrell alliance.
The Tyrell House at the end of the third century
The known Tyrells during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Mace Tyrell, Lord of Highgarden, Defender of the Marches, High Marshal of the Reach, Warden of the South and Hand of the King.
- Lady Alerie Hightower, his wife.
- Willas Tyrell, his eldest son and heir. A cripple.
- Lord Garlan Tyrell, his second son. Called Garlan the Gallant. Married to Leonette Fossoway. Titular Lord of Brightwater Keep.
- Ser Loras Tyrell, his third son. Called the Knight of Flowers. A brother of the Kingsguard.
- Queen Margaery Tyrell, his daughter, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Widow of Renly I and Joffrey I, now married to King Tommen I.
- Lady Alerie Hightower, his wife.
- Lady Olenna Redwyne, his mother. She is known as the 'Queen of Thorns.'
- Lady Mina Tyrell, his sister. Married to Lord Paxter Redwyne.
- Lady Janna Tyrell, his sister. Married to Ser Jon Fossoway.
- Garth Tyrell, his uncle. Called 'Garth the Gross'. Lord Seneschal of Highgarden.
- Garse Flowers, Garth's bastard son.
- Garrett Flowers, Garth's bastard son.
- Ser Moryn Tyrell, his uncle. Lord Commander of the City Watch of Oldtown.
- Ser {Luthor Tyrell}, Moryn's eldest son. Married to Elyn Norridge.
- Ser Theodore Tyrell, Luthor's eldest son. Married to Lia Serry.
- Elinor Tyrell, Theodore's daughter. Handmaiden to Queen Margaery.
- Luthor Tyrell, Theodore's son. A squire.
- Maester Medwick, Luthor's second son. A Maester.
- Olene Tyrell, Luthor's daughter. Married to Ser Leo Blackbar.
- Ser Theodore Tyrell, Luthor's eldest son. Married to Lia Serry.
- Leo Tyrell, Moryn's second son. Called 'Leo the Lazy'. Studying at the Citadel.
- Ser {Luthor Tyrell}, Moryn's eldest son. Married to Elyn Norridge.
- Maester Gormon, his uncle. A Maester.
Distant relations of the main branch are:
- Ser {Quentin Tyrell}, a cousin of Lord Mace. Slain at the Battle of Ashford.
- Ser Olymer Tyrell, Quentin's son. Married to Lysa Meadows.
- Raymund Tyrell, Olymer's eldest son.
- Rickard Tyrell, Olymer's second son.
- Megga Tyrell, Olymer's daughter. Handmaiden to Queen Margaery.
- Ser Olymer Tyrell, Quentin's son. Married to Lysa Meadows.
- Maester Normund, a cousin of Lord Mace. He is in service at Blackcrown.
- Ser {Victor Tyrell}, a cousin of Lord Mace. Slain by the Smiling Knight of the Kingswood Brotherhood.
- Victaria Tyrell, Victor's daughter. Widow of Lord Jon Bulwer.
- Alysanne Bulwer, Victaria's daughter. The Lady of Blackcrown.
- Ser Leo Tyrell, Victor's son. Married to Alys Beesbury.
- Alla Tyrell, Leo's eldest daughter. Handmaiden to Queen Margaery.
- Leona Tyrell, Leo's second daughter.
- Lyonel Tyrell, Leo's eldest son.
- Lucas Tyrell, Leo's second son.
- Lorent Tyrell, Leo's third son.
- Victaria Tyrell, Victor's daughter. Widow of Lord Jon Bulwer.
Household
Margaery's companions and ladies-in-waiting:
- Megga, Alla, and Elinor Tyrell, Margaery's cousins.
- Elinor’s betrothed, Alyn Ambrose, a squire.
- Lady Alysanne Bulwer, a girl, Meredyth Crane, called 'Merry', Lady Alyce Graceford, Lady Taena Merryweather, late of Myr and wife of Lord Orton Merryweather.
- Septa Nysterica, a sister of the Faith.
At Highgarden:
- Maester Lomys, counselor, healer, and tutor.
- Igon Vyrwel, captain of the guard.
- Ser Vortimer Crane, master-at-arms.
- Butterbumps, fool and jester, hugely fat.
- Arryk and Erryk, called 'Left' and 'Right', twin guardsmen to Lady Olenna.
Knights and sworn swords:
- Ser Mark Mullendore, a knight. Crippled during the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Ser Willam Wythers, captain of Queen Margaery's guard in King's Landing.
- Ser Bayard Norcross and Ser Hugh Clifton, household knights in King's Landing.
References in the books
Dunk & Egg
- Lord Leo "Longthorn" Tyrell participated in the Ashford Tourney, beginning the tourney as one of the champions. Both Egg and Dunk recognized him as a formidable opponent, one that Dunk would better avoid.[2]
A Song of Ice and Fire
- House Tyrell is among the houses that Viserys Targaryen believed would rise for him if he landed in Westeros.
- A Tyrell man at arms was killed and a Gargalen man-at-arms was scalded in a fight in King's Landing.
- While the Kingsguard met in the White Sword Tower, Ser Garlan guarded Tommen I.
Sworn Houses
- Ashford of Ashford.
- Bulwer of Blackcrown. The Bulwers are cousins of the Tyrell family, with a member, Victaria Tyrell, marrying into the family at some point in the recent past. The Lady of House Bulwer, Alysanne, is Victaria's daughter. She is a little girl and one of Margaery's ladies-in-waiting.
- Chester The head of House Chester is given the title of Lord of Greenshield.
- Crane of Red Lake.
- Florent of Brightwater Keep.
- Fossoway. Two branches exist—
- The "red apple" Fossoways of Cider Hall
- The "green apple" Fossoways of New Barrel, a cadet branch descending from Raymun Fossoway. The house's creation is described in The Hedge Knight.
- Grimm of Grimstone. The head of House Grimm is given the title of Lord of Greyshield.
- Hewett of Hewett Castle. The head of House Hewett is given the title of Lord of Oakenshield.
- Hightower of the Hightower. They reside in Oldtown, and are very rich and influential.
- Merryweather of Longtable.
- Mullendore of Uplands.
- Oakheart of Old Oak.
- Redwyne of the Arbor, a large island off of Westeros proper.
- Rowan of Goldengrove
- Serry The head of House Serry is given the title of Lord of Southshield.
- Tarly of Horn Hill.
- Tyrell of Brightwater Keep of Brightwater Keep, a newly made cadet branch of House Tyrell.
- Vyrwel of Darkdell
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Allusions to terrestrial history
The name of Sir Walter Tyrell is recorded in history because he accidentally killed King William II of England. William II was the son of William the Conqueror, who led the Norman Conquest of England. Tyrell and William were hunting in the New Forest, when according to legend
Here stood the oak tree, on which an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell at a stag, glanced and struck King William the Second, surnamed Rufus, on the breast, of which he instantly died, on the second day of August, anno 1100Citation needed
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn.
- ↑ The Hedge Knight
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