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[[King of the Reach]] is the title of the ruler of the '''Kingdom of the Reach''' from [[Garth the Gardener]] to [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]]. The Kings of the Reach were members of [[House Gardener]]. The land of [[the Reach]] is now part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ruled from the [[Iron Throne]].
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[[File:Magali VilleneuGarth VII Gardener.jpg|thumb|[[Garth VII Gardener|Garth the Goldenhand]], greatest of the Kings of the Reach.]]
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'''King of the Reach''', or in one instance, '''Queen of the Reach''', was the title of the ruler of the '''Kingdom of the Reach''', also known as the '''Green Realm''',{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}} from [[Garth the Gardener]] to [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]]. The Kings of the Reach were members of [[House Gardener]], and their consorts were known as Queens of All the Reach.{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} The land of the [[Reach]] is now part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ruled from the [[Iron Throne]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The mythical [[Garth Greenhand]] is said to have been the High King who lead the [[First Men]] across the [[Arm of Dorne]]. His firstborn son was [[Garth the Gardener]], the legendary first King of the Reach. The Gardener kings initially ruled the [[Reach proper]], although over time they added the lands around [[Oldtown]], the [[Arbor]], and the western marches between [[Horn Hill]] and [[Nightsong]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}}
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The mythical [[Garth Greenhand]] is said to have been the High King who lead the [[First Men]] across the [[Arm of Dorne]]. His firstborn son was [[Garth the Gardener]], the legendary first King of the Reach.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}} The kings from [[House Gardener]] initially ruled the [[Reach proper]], focused on [[Highgarden]] and the [[Mander]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} but over time they used their claim of descending from Garth the Gardener to claim supremacy over neighboring kings and [[lord]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}
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King [[Garth III Gardener|Garth the Great]] allied with [[Old Oak]], [[Red Lake]], and [[Goldengrove]], expanding the kingdom's borders north.  The kingdom of the Reach expanded southward with the addition of the [[Arbor]] during the reign of King [[Meryn III Gardener|Meryn III]], and soon after [[Garland II Gardener|Garland the Bridegroom]] arranged marriages with [[Oldtown]] to join their realms. King [[Garth VII Gardener|Garth the Goldenhand]] conquered the Misty Islands from the [[ironborn]], fortifying them as the [[Shield Islands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}} The Kings of the Reach also acquired the [[western marches]] near [[Horn Hill]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}
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The kings and at least one queen ruled from the [[Oakenseat]] in Highgarden until the throne's destruction during the reign of [[Garth X Gardener|Garth X]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} The Gardeners often warred with the [[Kings of the Rock]] from [[House Lannister]], the [[Storm King]]s from [[House Durrandon]], [[river kings]] from the [[Trident]], [[King of the Iron Islands|ironborn kings]] from the [[Iron Islands]], and [[Dornishmen]].
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The Gardeners initially fortified their kingdom during the [[coming of the Andals]] to [[Westeros]], but they eventually welcomed the newcomers to their realm. [[House Tyrell]], a house of [[Andal]] origin, became the stewards of the Kings of the Reach.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}
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The Gardeners ruled as kings until [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]] rode out to meet [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], during [[Aegon's Conquest]], and the Gardeners met their destruction upon the [[Field of Fire]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} House Tyrell has since ruled from Highgarden as [[Lords Paramount of the Reach]] for the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}
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The Kingdom of the Reach had its own local [[Currency|coinage]] before the Conquest, with gold coins that featured the hand-shaped sigil of House Gardener on one side and the face of a king on the other - for this they were called "hands". Gold hands were smaller and thinner than gold dragons, roughly half their weight and value.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}{{Ref|aFfC|16}}
  
 
==Known Kings of the Reach==
 
==Known Kings of the Reach==
No precise lineage of House Gardner is known. Beginning with the mythical first king [[Garth the Gardener]], the Gardeners ruled as Kings of the Reach, through war and peace and later the assimilation with the [[Andal]] invaders, down the generations until the last Gardener King [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]] and his kin was killed at the [[Field of Fire]] in the [[War of Conquest]].
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No precise lineage or chronology of House Gardener is known, but the individuals listed below are believed to be in rough chronological order.
  
*King [[Gareth II Gardener|Gareth II]], the Grim
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*[[Garth the Gardener]], mythical founder of House Gardener and the first King of the Reach, son of [[Garth Greenhand]].
*King [[Garland II Gardener|Garland II]], the Bridegroom
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*[[Garth III Gardener|Garth III]], called the Great.
*King [[Garland VI Gardener|Garland VI]]
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*[[Garth V Gardener|Garth V]], called Hammer of the Dornish.
*King [[Garse VII Gardener|Garse VII]]
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*[[Gwayne I Gardener|Gwayne I]], called the Gallant.
*King [[Garth the Gardener]], the mythical first Gardener King
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*[[Gyles I Gardener|Gyles I]], called the Woe.
*King [[Garth III Gardener|Garth III]], the Great
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*[[Meryn III Gardener|Meryn III]]
*King [[Garth V Gardener|Garth V]], Hammer of the Dornish
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*[[Garland II Gardener|Garland II]], called the Bridegroom.
*King [[Garth VI Gardener|Garth VI]], the Morningstar
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*[[Gwayne III Gardener|Gwayne III]], called the Fat.
*King [[Garth VII Gardener|Garth VII]], the Goldenhand
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*[[John II Gardener|John II]], called the Tall.
*King [[Garth IX Gardener|Garth IX]]
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*[[Gareth II Gardener|Gareth II]], called the Grim.
*King [[Garth X Gardener|Garth X]], Garth Greybeard
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*[[Garth VI Gardener|Garth VI]], called the Morningstar.
*King [[Garth XI Gardener|Garth XI]], the Painter
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*[[Gyles II Gardener|Gyles II]]
*King [[Garth XII Gardener|Garth XII]],
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*[[Gordan I Gardener|Gordan I]], called Grey-Eyes.
*King [[Gordan I Gardener|Gordan I]], Grey-Eyes
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*[[Garth VII Gardener|Garth VII]], called the Goldenhand or Garth Goldenhand, greatest of all the Gardener kings.
*King [[Greydon Gardener|Greydon]]
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*[[Gwayne IV Gardener|Gwayne IV]], called the Gods-fearing.
*King [[Gwayne I Gardener|Gwayne I]], the Gallant
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*[[Mern II Gardener|Mern II]], called the Mason.
*King [[Gwayne III Gardener|Gwayne III]], the Fat
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*[[Mern III Gardener|Mern III]], called the Madling.
*King [[Gwayne IV Gardener|Gwayne IV]], the Gods-fearing
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*[[Garth IX Gardener|Garth IX]], first of the [[Three Sage Kings]].
*King [[Gwayne V Gardener|Gwayne V]]
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*[[Merle I Gardener|Merle I]], called the Meek, Garth IX's son and successor. Second of the Three Sage Kings.
*King [[Gyles I Gardener|Gyles I]], the Woe
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*[[Gwayne V Gardener|Gwayne V]], Merle I's son and successor. Last of the Three Sage Kings.
*King [[Gyles II Gardener|Gyles II]]
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*[[Garland VI Gardener|Garland VI]]
*King [[Gyles III Gardener|Gyles III]]
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*[[Gyles III Gardener|Gyles III]]
*King [[John II Gardener|John II]], the Tall
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*[[Garth X Gardener|Garth X]], called Garth Greybeard.
*King [[Merle I Gardener|Merle I]], the Meek
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*[[Mern VI Gardener|Mern VI]], Garth X's second cousin and successor.
*King [[Mern II Gardener|Mern II]], the Mason
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*[[Garth XI Gardener|Garth XI]], called Garth the Painter, Mern VI's son and successor.
*King [[Mern III Gardener|Mern III]], the Madling
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*[[Perceon III Gardener|Perceon III]]
*King [[Mern VI Gardener|Mern VI]]
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*[[Gwayne Gardener (son of Perceon III)|Gwayne]], whose numeric is unknown.
*King [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]], last of the Gardener Kings
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*[[Greydon Gardener|Greydon]], whose numeric is unknown.
*King [[Meryn III Gardener|Meryn III]]
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*[[Garth XII Gardener|Garth XII]]
*King [[Perceon III Gardener|Perceon III]]
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*[[Garse VII Gardener|Garse VII]]
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*[[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]], last of the Gardener Kings. Killed at the [[Field of Fire]] alongside his kin.
  
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 27 October 2022

Garth the Goldenhand, greatest of the Kings of the Reach.

King of the Reach, or in one instance, Queen of the Reach, was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of the Reach, also known as the Green Realm,[1] from Garth the Gardener to Mern IX. The Kings of the Reach were members of House Gardener, and their consorts were known as Queens of All the Reach.[2] The land of the Reach is now part of the Seven Kingdoms ruled from the Iron Throne.

History

The mythical Garth Greenhand is said to have been the High King who lead the First Men across the Arm of Dorne. His firstborn son was Garth the Gardener, the legendary first King of the Reach.[1] The kings from House Gardener initially ruled the Reach proper, focused on Highgarden and the Mander,[3] but over time they used their claim of descending from Garth the Gardener to claim supremacy over neighboring kings and lords.[4]

King Garth the Great allied with Old Oak, Red Lake, and Goldengrove, expanding the kingdom's borders north. The kingdom of the Reach expanded southward with the addition of the Arbor during the reign of King Meryn III, and soon after Garland the Bridegroom arranged marriages with Oldtown to join their realms. King Garth the Goldenhand conquered the Misty Islands from the ironborn, fortifying them as the Shield Islands.[4] The Kings of the Reach also acquired the western marches near Horn Hill.[3]

The kings and at least one queen ruled from the Oakenseat in Highgarden until the throne's destruction during the reign of Garth X.[5] The Gardeners often warred with the Kings of the Rock from House Lannister, the Storm Kings from House Durrandon, river kings from the Trident, ironborn kings from the Iron Islands, and Dornishmen.

The Gardeners initially fortified their kingdom during the coming of the Andals to Westeros, but they eventually welcomed the newcomers to their realm. House Tyrell, a house of Andal origin, became the stewards of the Kings of the Reach.[5]

The Gardeners ruled as kings until Mern IX rode out to meet Aegon the Conqueror and his sister, Visenya and Rhaenys Targaryen, during Aegon's Conquest, and the Gardeners met their destruction upon the Field of Fire.[6] House Tyrell has since ruled from Highgarden as Lords Paramount of the Reach for the Iron Throne.[7]

The Kingdom of the Reach had its own local coinage before the Conquest, with gold coins that featured the hand-shaped sigil of House Gardener on one side and the face of a king on the other - for this they were called "hands". Gold hands were smaller and thinner than gold dragons, roughly half their weight and value.[8][9]

Known Kings of the Reach

No precise lineage or chronology of House Gardener is known, but the individuals listed below are believed to be in rough chronological order.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.
  2. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: The Gardener Kings.
  5. 5.0 5.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  7. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: House Tyrell.
  8. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
  9. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.