Merrett Frey

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Merret Frey is a member of House Frey and a POV character in the epilogue of A Storm of Swords.

Contents 1 Youth 2 Life 3 Red Wedding 4 References

[edit] Youth

Merrett served with his mothers relative Lord Sumner Crakehall as a page and later a squire. As a lot of descendents from the Crakehalls his was known for his strength and robustness. During this time he knew Jaime Lannister although the two were not very close because of Merrets habits of bullying others which was not succesful with Jaime.

[edit] Life

The downfall in his life becan with the expedition against the Kingswood Brotherhood. First he spread a pox throughout the camp. Later he was captured by Wenda the White Fawn (a female outlaw), and was branded with her mark, the fawn. During his release, he was smashed on the head with a mace that left him insensible for a week. As a result, he suffered immense pain whenever he was hit in the head, and generally suffering extreme headaches for which he drank excessively. He was never knighted because of his injuries. Due to his injuries he is mocked as Merrett the Muttonhead by his father.

Merrett married with Mariya of House Darry with whom he got four children. His daughters shamed their parents due their infidelities (Amerei, 'Gatehouse Amy' Frey) and glutoncy (Walda Frey). When the Freys allied with Roose Bolton, Lord Walder offered Bolton the choice of a daughter or granddaughter ánd her weight in silver as dowry. Bolton choose 'Fat' Walda Frey, Merretts daughter.

[edit] Red Wedding

During the Red Wedding, Merrett was told to get Greatjon Umber too drunk to fight during Robb's murder. He failed, however passing out, and the Greatjon killed three men.
In the epilogue of A Storm of Swords the story is told from Merretts pov. He is on his way to delever a ranson to the Brotherhood Without Banners for their release of Petyr Frey. He found that the Brotherhood had hanged Petyr for his involvement in the Red Wedding. They took the ransom and prepared to hang Merrett as well. When Merrett protested his innocence to the Red Wedding the Brotherhood told him they had a witness. This turned out to be Catelyn Tully who was not dead after all. Catelyn regognized Merrett and had him hanged.

[edit] References

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