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[[Selyse Florent]] is the queen of newly-crowned [[Stannis Baratheon]], to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named [[Melisandre]] has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light. As the [[War of the Five Kings]] breaks out, House Florent follows [[House Tyrell]] in supporting the late [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. They field roughly 2,000 men.{{Ref|acok|0}}
 
[[Selyse Florent]] is the queen of newly-crowned [[Stannis Baratheon]], to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named [[Melisandre]] has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light. As the [[War of the Five Kings]] breaks out, House Florent follows [[House Tyrell]] in supporting the late [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. They field roughly 2,000 men.{{Ref|acok|0}}
  
However, upon Renly's death at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents are the most significant [[Reach]] house to defect. Lord [[Alester Florent]]'s nephew, Ser [[Erren Florent|Erren]], is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at [[Bitterbridge]], but he is [[Fighting at Bitterbridge|captured]] by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]. Meanwhile, Alester's son-in-law, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], puts many Florent men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side.
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However, upon Renly's death at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents are the most significant [[Reach]] house to defect. Lord [[Alester Florent]]'s nephew, Ser [[Erren Florent|Erren]], is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at [[Bitterbridge]], but he is [[Fighting at Bitterbridge|captured]] by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]. Meanwhile, Alester's son-in-law, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], puts many Florent men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side.{{fact}}
  
Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward, [[Edric Storm]]. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King Robert, a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin, [[Delena Florent]]. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin, [[Shireen Baratheon]], on [[Dragonstone]], improving both of their spirits.
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Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward, [[Edric Storm]]. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King Robert, a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin, [[Delena Florent]]. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin, [[Shireen Baratheon]], on [[Dragonstone]], improving both of their spirits.{{fact}}
  
 
On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece, Queen Selyse, and his brother, Ser [[Axell Florent]], in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone as castellan, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. With Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter in Shireen, the Florents need not hearken back to the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] dynasty to recall royal ties.
 
On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece, Queen Selyse, and his brother, Ser [[Axell Florent]], in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone as castellan, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. With Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter in Shireen, the Florents need not hearken back to the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] dynasty to recall royal ties.
  
Selyse's brother, Ser [[Imry Florent]], is given command of Stannis's navy in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by [[wildfire]]; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of [[King's Landing]], Stannis's army seems within sight of victory. However, the Florents' rivals, the Tyrells, arrive with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] from south of the Blackwater. The result is a rout, but most men picked up along the shoreline by [[Salladhor Saan]]'s [[Lys]]ene fleet wear the badge of [[Brightwater Keep]].
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Selyse's brother, Ser [[Imry Florent]], is given command of Stannis's navy in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by [[wildfire]]; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of [[King's Landing]], Stannis's army seems within sight of victory. However, the Florents' rivals, the Tyrells, arrive with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] from south of the Blackwater.{{fact}} The result is a rout, but most men picked up along the shoreline by [[Salladhor Saan]]'s [[Lys]]ene fleet wear the badge of [[Brightwater Keep]].{{fact}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
Following the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], the second son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], as a reward for loyal service, forming [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]].
 
Following the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], the second son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], as a reward for loyal service, forming [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]].
  
After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone.{{ref|ASOS|36}} As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests [[Davos Seaworth]] when the Onion Knight intends to murder [[Melisandre]]. Axell counsels Stannis to put [[Claw Isle]] to the torch in retaliation for Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]] bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to [[Lys]] to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to the [[Wall]], Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.
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After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone.{{ref|ASOS|36}} As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests [[Davos Seaworth]] when the Onion Knight intends to murder [[Melisandre]]. Axell counsels Stannis to put [[Claw Isle]] to the torch in retaliation for Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]] bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to [[Lys]] to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to the [[Wall]], Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.{{fact}}
  
[[Jon Snow]] spots a ring of flowers amongst the banners during [[Battle of Castle Black|the attack]] on the [[wildling]] camp by Stannis.{{ref|ASOS|73}} The banners of House Florent are spotted flying at [[Castle Black]] by [[Samwell Tarly]].
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During the [[battle beneath the Wall]] [[Jon Snow]] spots a ring of flowers amongst the banners when Stannis Baratheon's host attacks the [[free folk|wildling] camp.{{ref|ASOS|73}} The banners of House Florent are later spotted flying at [[Castle Black]] by [[Samwell Tarly]].{{Fact}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
The new head of the house, Alester's son [[Alekyne Florent]], has taken refuge in [[Oldtown]], where his sister [[Rhea Florent|Rhea]] is the wife of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].
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The new head of the house, Alester's son [[Alekyne Florent]], has taken refuge in [[Oldtown]], where his sister [[Rhea Florent|Rhea]] is the wife of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].{{fact}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow [[queen's men]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen. Selyse and Axell travel to [[Castle Black]] on their way to the [[Nightfort]], where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the [[wildling]] chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of [[Gerrick Kingsblood]].
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When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow [[queen's men]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{fact}} Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen.{{fact}} Selyse and Axell travel to [[Castle Black]] on their way to the [[Nightfort]], where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the [[wildling]] chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of [[Gerrick Kingsblood]].{{fact}}
  
Meanwhile, Ser [[Colin Florent]] remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of its new lord, Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden.
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Meanwhile, Ser [[Colin Florent]] remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of its new lord, Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden.{{fact}}
  
 
==House Florent at the end of the third century==
 
==House Florent at the end of the third century==

Revision as of 15:06, 21 March 2018

House Florent of Brightwater Keep
House Florent.PNG
Coat of arms A red fox in a circle of blue flowers on ermine
(Ermine, a fox gules within an annulet of flowers azure)
Seat Stripped (formerly Brightwater Keep)
Head Alekyne Florent
Region The Reach
Title Lord of Brightwater
Heir Melessa Florent
Overlord House Baratheon of Dragonstone
Founder Husband of Florys the Fox

House Florent of Brightwater Keep is a noble house from Brightwater Keep in the Reach, one of the main houses sworn to House Tyrell.[1] Their sigil is a red-gold fox's head encircled by lapis lazuli flowers.[2][3][4] Members of the House are known for their prominent ears.

History

According to legend, the Florents, the Balls, and the Peakes descend from the three husbands of Florys the Fox.[5]

The Florents, like the Tyrells, claim descent from the extinct House Gardener, the defunct Kings of the Reach. The Florents have a superior line of descent, and believe that they by rights should possess Highgarden.[6]

Three years before the start of the tourney at Ashford Meadow, Ser Arlan and Dunk were in service to Lord Florent, who was blind. The Florent arms were spotted by Dunk in the assembled heraldry at the tourney. Ser Aladore Florent and Ser Jon Florent were listed on the rolls. According to Ser Eustace Osgrey, maids of House Osgrey used to marry members of House Florent.

Lord Tywin Lannister offered his son Tyrion for marriage to Delena Florent after she had been despoiled by King Robert I Baratheon. Instead, her father, Ser Colin Florent, married her to one of his knights, Hosman Norcross.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Brightwater Lancers by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games
The Fox's Teeth by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games

Selyse Florent is the queen of newly-crowned Stannis Baratheon, to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named Melisandre has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of R'hllor, the Lord of Light. As the War of the Five Kings breaks out, House Florent follows House Tyrell in supporting the late Robert I Baratheon's youngest brother, Renly. They field roughly 2,000 men.[7]

However, upon Renly's death at Storm's End, the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents are the most significant Reach house to defect. Lord Alester Florent's nephew, Ser Erren, is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at Bitterbridge, but he is captured by Ser Loras Tyrell. Meanwhile, Alester's son-in-law, Lord Randyll Tarly, puts many Florent men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side.[citation needed]

Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser Cortnay Penrose, who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward, Edric Storm. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King Robert, a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin, Delena Florent. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin, Shireen Baratheon, on Dragonstone, improving both of their spirits.[citation needed]

On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece, Queen Selyse, and his brother, Ser Axell Florent, in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone as castellan, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. With Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter in Shireen, the Florents need not hearken back to the Gardener dynasty to recall royal ties.

Selyse's brother, Ser Imry Florent, is given command of Stannis's navy in the Battle of the Blackwater. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by wildfire; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of King's Landing, Stannis's army seems within sight of victory. However, the Florents' rivals, the Tyrells, arrive with Lord Tywin Lannister from south of the Blackwater.[citation needed] The result is a rout, but most men picked up along the shoreline by Salladhor Saan's Lysene fleet wear the badge of Brightwater Keep.[citation needed]

A Storm of Swords

Following the Lannister victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Ser Garlan Tyrell, the second son of Lord Mace Tyrell, as a reward for loyal service, forming House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep.

After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone.[8] As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his Hand. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince Tommen Baratheon in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests Davos Seaworth when the Onion Knight intends to murder Melisandre. Axell counsels Stannis to put Claw Isle to the torch in retaliation for Lord Ardrian Celtigar bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to Lys to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to the Wall, Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.[citation needed]

During the battle beneath the Wall Jon Snow spots a ring of flowers amongst the banners when Stannis Baratheon's host attacks the [[free folk|wildling] camp.[9] The banners of House Florent are later spotted flying at Castle Black by Samwell Tarly.[citation needed]

A Feast for Crows

The new head of the house, Alester's son Alekyne Florent, has taken refuge in Oldtown, where his sister Rhea is the wife of Lord Leyton Hightower.[citation needed]

A Dance with Dragons

When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow queen's men at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.[citation needed] Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen.[citation needed] Selyse and Axell travel to Castle Black on their way to the Nightfort, where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the wildling chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of Gerrick Kingsblood.[citation needed]

Meanwhile, Ser Colin Florent remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of its new lord, Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden.[citation needed]

House Florent at the end of the third century

Lord Alester Florent. © FFG

The known Florents during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alester
 
Melara
Crane
 
 
 
 
 
Axell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ryam
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alekyne
 
Randyll
Tarly
 
Melessa
 
Rhea
 
Leyton
Hightower
 
Stannis
Baratheon
 
Selyse
 
Imry
 
Erren
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Samwell
Tarly
 
Talla
Tarly
 
Two
daughters
 
Dickon
Tarly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shireen
Baratheon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colin
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
Rylene
 
Rycherd
Crane
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hosman
Norcross
 
Delena
 
Robert I
Baratheon
 
Omer
 
Merrell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alester
Norcross
 
Renly
Norcross
 
Edric
Storm
 


Historical Members

House Florent knights charge - by artist Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games.

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