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{{Character  
 
{{Character  
| Character_name          = [[File:House_Hightower.png|50px|left]] Lynesse Hightower [[File:House_Mormont2.PNG|50px|right]]
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| Character_name          = [[File:House_Hightower.svg|50px|left]] Lynesse Hightower [[File:House_Mormont.svg|50px|right]]
| image        = [[File:Lynesse_Hightower_TheMico.jpg|250px]]
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| image        = [[File:Lynesse_hightower_by_eluas.png|250px]]
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| image_caption = Lynesse Hightower by Eluas
 
| Alias =
 
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| Title =  
 
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| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]
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| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[House Mormont]]
 
| Race =
 
| Race =
 
| Culture =
 
| Culture =
| Spouse = Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], 1st<br>
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| Spouse = 1st: [[Jorah Mormont]]<br>2nd: (unofficial) [[Tregar Ormollen]]
[[Tregar Ormollen]], 2nd
 
 
| Place_of_Birth =
 
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
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| Date_of_Birth = roughly 271/272 AC<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse Hightower]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death =
 
| Place_of_Death =
 
| Date_of_Death =
 
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
 
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==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
Lynesse is very beautiful.  She has golden hair, skin the color of cream, and soft hands.{{ref|ASOS|45}} She looks similar to [[Daenerys Targaryen]].
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The beautiful Lynesse has golden hair, skin the color of cream, and soft hands.{{ref|ASOS|45}} She looks similar to [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
At the [[Tourney at Lannisport]] Lynesse met her future husband, Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]. He crowned her the [[Queen of Love and Beauty]] after winning the tourney and asked for her hand in marriage. They married shortly thereafter in [[Lannisport]].
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During the [[tourney at Lannisport]], Lynesse allowed her favor to be worn by Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], Lord of [[Bear Island]], who was twice her age and widowed. He crowned her the [[queen of love and beauty]] after winning the tourney and asked for her hand in marriage, to which Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] consented. Lynesse and Jorah married shortly thereafter in [[Lannisport]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}
  
Although they had married for love, the marriage did not remain happy for long. Having grown up in [[House Hightower|a prosperous household]] in the mild, fertile and densely populated [[The Reach|Reach]], Lynesse was completely unprepared for the harsh and spartan nature of life in [[the North]], and quickly became miserable. Jorah attempted to reproduce the luxurious lifestyle his wife was accustomed to by lavishing her with expensive gifts, but quickly drove himself into financial ruin. In desperation, he began looking to less savory ways of paying off his debts, attempting to raise money by selling some convicted poachers to a [[Tyrosh|Tyroshi]] slaver.  
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Although they had married for love, the marriage did not remain happy for long. Having grown up in [[House Hightower]] in prosperous [[Oldtown]], Lynesse was unprepared for life at poor Bear Island in the [[north]], and she quickly became miserable. Jorah attempted to reproduce the luxurious lifestyle his wife was accustomed to by lavishing her with expensive gifts and voyages to Lannisport, Oldtown, and [[Braavos]], but Jorah quickly drove himself into financial ruin. Lynesse was unimpressed with Jorah's defeats in other tourneys, and she refused to sell her jewelry.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} During a visit to [[Winterfell]], a drunken Lynesse confessed her unhappiness to Lady [[Catelyn Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}
  
Learning that one of his [[Bannerman|bannermen]] had engaged in [[Slavery|the slave trade]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] declared Jorah's life forfeit. Jorah and Lynesse escaped to Lys, but with the relationship already severely strained by their exile and Jorah still unable to afford the lifestyle his wife desired, she finally left him.
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In desperation, Jorah began looking to less savory ways of paying off his debts, attempting to raise money by selling some convicted poachers to a [[Tyrosh|Tyroshi]] slaver.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Learning that one of his [[bannermen]] had engaged in [[Slavery|the slave trade]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] declared Jorah's life forfeit.{{ref|ACOK|12}} Rather than face the [[Warden of the North]], Jorah fled with Lynesse to [[Essos]] in {{date|293}}.{{ref|AGOT|12}}
  
Lynesse moved into the manse of a merchant prince, [[Tregar Ormollen]], and is now his chief concubine; even his wife goes in fear of her.{{ref|ACOK|12}}
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Jorah would have preferred to live in Braavos, but he instead chose the warmer [[Lys]] to make Lynesse happy. Jorah became a [[sellsword]], but Lynesse outspent his earnings tenfold. While he was fighting Braavosi on the [[Rhoyne]], Lynesse moved into the manse of [[Tregar Ormollen]], a Lysene merchant prince.{{ref|ACOK|12}} Tregar threatened to enslave Jorah if he did not give up Lynesse, so the northman abandoned Lys for [[Volantis]].{{ref|ADWD|27}} Lynesse is now Tregar's chief concubine; even his wife goes in fear of her.{{ref|ACOK|12}}
 
 
While talking with [[Samwell Tarly]], the captain of the ''[[Huntress]]'' refers to Lynesse as [[Humfrey Hightower]]’s “whore of a sister”.
 
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
While in [[Vaes Tolorro]] Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] for the first time of his second wife, Lynesse Hightower, and his ill-fated marriage to her.
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While in [[Vaes Tolorro]] Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] of his second wife, Lynesse, and his ill-fated marriage to her.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
  
===A Storm of Swords===
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
While traveling in the rain to [[the Twins]], Lady [[Maege Mormont]] speaks of Lynesse to [[Catelyn Stark]]. She recalls that her nephew Jorah had brought home a proper lady he had won in a [[tourney]]. [[Dacey Mormont]] adds that she had hair like spun gold and skin like cream, but her soft hands were never made for axes.
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While traveling in the rain to the [[Twins]], Lady [[Maege Mormont]] and her heir, [[Dacey Mormont|Dacey]], speak of Lynesse to [[Catelyn Stark]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}
 
 
Catelyn knows of whom they are speaking. She thinks to herself that Jorah Mormont had brought his second wife to [[Winterfell]] for feasts, and once they had guested for a fortnight.  She remembers how young the Lady Lynesse had been, how fair, how unhappy. One night, after several cups of wine, she had confessed to Catelyn that the North was no place for a Hightower of [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aSoS|45}}
 
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
When Ser [[Humfrey Hightower]] sails to [[Lys]] to hire sellsails to help fight off the [[ironborn]] attack on the Reach, it is a commonly held hope that Lynesse will help him get the best possible fleet.{{ref|AFFC|45}}
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When Ser [[Humfrey Hightower]] sails to [[Lys]] to hire sellsails to help fight off the [[ironborn]] attack on the [[Reach]], it is a commonly-held hope that Lynesse will help him get the best possible fleet.{{ref|AFFC|45}} While talking with [[Samwell Tarly]], the captain of the ''[[Huntress]]'' refers to Lynesse as Humfrey's “whore of a sister”.{{ref|AFFC|45}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After kidnapping [[Tyrion Lannister]], Jorah takes him to [[Volantis]].  In the [[Merchant's House]] Tyrion remarks to Jorah that he seems to know the city well. Jorah explains to Tyrion that when [[Ned Stark]] drove him to exile, he fled to [[Lys]] with his second wife. [[Braavos]] would have suited him better but Lynesse wanted someplace warm.  Instead of serving the Braavosi Jorah fought them on the [[Rhoyne]], but for every silver he earned Lynesse spent ten.
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While in [[Volantis]], Jorah tells his prisoner, [[Tyrion Lannister]], of Lynesse abandoning him for [[Tregar Ormollen]].{{Ref|aDwD|27}}
  
By the time Jorah returned to [[Lys]] Lynesse had taken a lover, [[Tregar Ormollen]], who told him cheerfully that he would be enslaved for debt unless he gave Lynesse up and left the city. Jorah ended up in Volantis for the best part of a year, one step ahead of slavery, owning nothing but his sword and the clothes upon his back.{{Ref|aDwD|27}}
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==Quotes about Lynesse==
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{{Quote|'''Daenerys:''' Tell me the name of your ghost, Jorah. You know all of mine.<br>
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'''Jorah:''' Her name was Lynesse.{{ref|ACOK|12}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Jorah Mormont]]}}
  
==Quotes about Lynesse==
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{{Quote|The first time I beheld her, I thought she was a goddess come to earth, the Maid herself made flesh.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}
{{Quote|The first time I beheld her, I thought she was a goddess come to earth, the Maid herself made flesh.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}}} – [[Jorah Mormont]]
 
  
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{{quote|[[Arstan]] had seen Ser [[Jorah Mormont|Jorah]] fight at [[tourney at Lannisport|Lannisport]], Dany knew, in the tourney Mormont had won with a lady's favor knotted round his arm. He had won the lady too; Lynesse of [[House Hightower]], his second wife, highborn and beautiful ... but she had ruined him, and abandoned him, and the memory of her was bitter to him now.{{ref|ASOS|8}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}
  
{{Quote|
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{{quote|'''Dacey''': She had hair like spun gold, that Lynesse. Skin like cream. But her soft hands were never made for axes.<br>
'''Daenerys:''' Tell me the name of your ghost, Jorah. You know all of mine.<br>'''Jorah:''' Her name was Lynesse.{{ref|ACOK|12}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Jorah Mormont]]
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'''Maege''': Nor her teats for giving suck.{{ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Dacey Mormont]] and [[Maege Mormont]]}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:House Mormont]]
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[[Category:Characters from the Reach|Hightower, Lynesse]]
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[[Category:Characters from Lys|Hightower, Lynesse]]
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[[Category:Exiles|Hightower, Lynesse]]
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[[Category:Mistresses and paramours|Hightower, Lynesse]]
 
[[Category:Noblewomen|Hightower, Lynesse]]
 
[[Category:Noblewomen|Hightower, Lynesse]]
[[Category:Characters from the Reach|Hightower, Lynesse]]
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[[es:Lynesse Hightower]]
 
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[[ru:Линесса Хайтауэр]]
 
[[zh:琳妮丝·海塔尔]]
 
[[zh:琳妮丝·海塔尔]]

Revision as of 22:00, 23 March 2019

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Lynesse Hightower
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Lynesse Hightower by Eluas

Allegiances
Born roughly 271/272 AC[1]
Spouses
Books

Lynesse Hightower is the youngest daughter of Lord Leyton Hightower.[2] She was the second wife of Ser Jorah Mormont and is now the chief concubine of Tregar Ormollen in Lys.

Appearance

The beautiful Lynesse has golden hair, skin the color of cream, and soft hands.[3] She looks similar to Daenerys Targaryen.[2]

History

During the tourney at Lannisport, Lynesse allowed her favor to be worn by Ser Jorah Mormont, Lord of Bear Island, who was twice her age and widowed. He crowned her the queen of love and beauty after winning the tourney and asked for her hand in marriage, to which Lord Leyton Hightower consented. Lynesse and Jorah married shortly thereafter in Lannisport.[2]

Although they had married for love, the marriage did not remain happy for long. Having grown up in House Hightower in prosperous Oldtown, Lynesse was unprepared for life at poor Bear Island in the north, and she quickly became miserable. Jorah attempted to reproduce the luxurious lifestyle his wife was accustomed to by lavishing her with expensive gifts and voyages to Lannisport, Oldtown, and Braavos, but Jorah quickly drove himself into financial ruin. Lynesse was unimpressed with Jorah's defeats in other tourneys, and she refused to sell her jewelry.[2] During a visit to Winterfell, a drunken Lynesse confessed her unhappiness to Lady Catelyn Stark.[3]

In desperation, Jorah began looking to less savory ways of paying off his debts, attempting to raise money by selling some convicted poachers to a Tyroshi slaver.[2] Learning that one of his bannermen had engaged in the slave trade, Lord Eddard Stark declared Jorah's life forfeit.[2] Rather than face the Warden of the North, Jorah fled with Lynesse to Essos in 293 AC.[4]

Jorah would have preferred to live in Braavos, but he instead chose the warmer Lys to make Lynesse happy. Jorah became a sellsword, but Lynesse outspent his earnings tenfold. While he was fighting Braavosi on the Rhoyne, Lynesse moved into the manse of Tregar Ormollen, a Lysene merchant prince.[2] Tregar threatened to enslave Jorah if he did not give up Lynesse, so the northman abandoned Lys for Volantis.[5] Lynesse is now Tregar's chief concubine; even his wife goes in fear of her.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

While in Vaes Tolorro Ser Jorah Mormont tells Daenerys Targaryen of his second wife, Lynesse, and his ill-fated marriage to her.[2]

A Storm of Swords

While traveling in the rain to the Twins, Lady Maege Mormont and her heir, Dacey, speak of Lynesse to Catelyn Stark.[3]

A Feast for Crows

When Ser Humfrey Hightower sails to Lys to hire sellsails to help fight off the ironborn attack on the Reach, it is a commonly-held hope that Lynesse will help him get the best possible fleet.[6] While talking with Samwell Tarly, the captain of the Huntress refers to Lynesse as Humfrey's “whore of a sister”.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

While in Volantis, Jorah tells his prisoner, Tyrion Lannister, of Lynesse abandoning him for Tregar Ormollen.[5]

Quotes about Lynesse

Daenerys: Tell me the name of your ghost, Jorah. You know all of mine.
Jorah: Her name was Lynesse.[2]

The first time I beheld her, I thought she was a goddess come to earth, the Maid herself made flesh.[2]

Arstan had seen Ser Jorah fight at Lannisport, Dany knew, in the tourney Mormont had won with a lady's favor knotted round his arm. He had won the lady too; Lynesse of House Hightower, his second wife, highborn and beautiful ... but she had ruined him, and abandoned him, and the memory of her was bitter to him now.[7]

—thoughts of Daenerys Targaryen

Dacey: She had hair like spun gold, that Lynesse. Skin like cream. But her soft hands were never made for axes.
Maege: Nor her teats for giving suck.[3]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
Hightower
 
Unknown
wife
 
Gerold
 
Unknown
Hightower
 
Unknown
Archmaester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three
wives
 
Leyton
 
Rhea
Florent
 
 
 
 
 
Walys
Flowers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baelor
 
Rhonda
Rowan
 
Malora
 
Garth
 
Alerie
 
Mace
Tyrell
 
Leyla
 
Jon
Cupps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Willas
Tyrell
 
Garlan
Tyrell
 
Loras
Tyrell
 
Margaery
Tyrell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denyse
 
Desmond
Redwyne
 
Alysanne
 
Arthur
Ambrose
 
Gunthor
 
Jeyne
Fossoway
 
Humfrey
 
Lynesse
 
Jorah
Mormont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denys
Redwyne
 
 
 
 
 
Alyn
Ambrose
 


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