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− | {{ | + | {{Infobox character |
− | | | + | | title = Lady |
− | | image | + | | firstname = Lynesse |
− | | image_caption = | + | | lastname = Hightower |
+ | | arms = Hightower | ||
+ | | arms2 = Mormont | ||
+ | | image= [[File:Lynesse_hightower_by_eluas.png|250px]] | ||
+ | | image_caption = Lynesse Hightower by Eluas | ||
| Alias = | | Alias = | ||
− | | Title = | + | | Title = Lady of [[Bear Island]] <small>(formerly)</small> |
− | | Allegiance = [[House Hightower]] | + | | Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[House Mormont]] |
| Race = | | Race = | ||
− | | Culture = | + | | Culture = [[Reach]] |
− | | Spouse = | + | | Father = [[Leyton Hightower]] |
− | + | | Mother = | |
− | | Place_of_Birth = | + | | Spouse = [[Jorah Mormont]] |
− | | Date_of_Birth = | + | | Lover = [[Tregar Ormollen]] |
+ | | Place_of_Birth = [[Oldtown]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Lynesse Hightower}} | ||
+ | | Date_of_Birth = roughly {{Date|271}} or {{Date|272}}<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]] ( | + | | 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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− | '''Lynesse Hightower''' is the youngest daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].{{ | + | '''Lynesse Hightower''' is the youngest daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] of [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} She was the second wife of Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] and is now the chief concubine of [[Tregar Ormollen]] in [[Lys]]. |
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
− | Lynesse | + | 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== | ||
− | + | 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 | + | 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 [[ | + | 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, [[ | + | 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}} |
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==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ||
− | While in [[Vaes Tolorro]] Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] | + | 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=== | + | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== |
− | While traveling in the rain to [[ | + | 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}} |
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===''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.{{ | + | When Ser [[Humfrey Hightower]] sails to [[Lys]] to hire [[Mercenary#Sellsail|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''=== | ||
− | + | While in [[Volantis]], Jorah tells his prisoner, [[Tyrion Lannister]], of Lynesse abandoning him for [[Tregar Ormollen]].{{Ref|ADWD|27}} | |
− | + | ==Quotes about Lynesse== | |
+ | {{Quote|'''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]]}} | ||
− | + | {{Quote|The first time I beheld her, I thought she was a goddess come to earth, [[Maiden (the Seven)|the Maid]] herself made flesh.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}} | |
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− | {{Quote| | + | {{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]]}} |
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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> | ||
+ | '''Maege''': Nor her teats for giving suck.{{Ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Dacey Mormont]] and [[Maege Mormont]]}} | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
− | {{ | + | {{Hightower_tree}} |
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | {{References}} | ||
− | + | [[Category:House Hightower]] | |
− | + | [[Category:House Mormont]] | |
+ | [[Category:Characters from the Reach|Hightower, Lynesse]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters from Lys|Hightower, Lynesse]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Exiles|Hightower, Lynesse]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mistresses and paramours|Hightower, Lynesse]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Noblewomen|Hightower, Lynesse]] | ||
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[[es:Lynesse Hightower]] | [[es:Lynesse Hightower]] | ||
[[fr:Lynce Hightower]] | [[fr:Lynce Hightower]] | ||
+ | [[ru:Линесса Хайтауэр]] | ||
[[zh:琳妮丝·海塔尔]] | [[zh:琳妮丝·海塔尔]] |
Revision as of 19:27, 23 January 2023
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Lynesse Hightower by Eluas | ||||
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Title | Lady of Bear Island (formerly) | |||
Allegiances | ||||
Culture | Reach | |||
Born |
roughly 271 AC or 272 AC[1] Oldtown[2] | |||
Father | Leyton Hightower | |||
Spouse | Jorah Mormont | |||
Lover | Tregar Ormollen | |||
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Lynesse Hightower is the youngest daughter of Lord Leyton Hightower of Oldtown.[3] She was the second wife of Ser Jorah Mormont and is now the chief concubine of Tregar Ormollen in Lys.
Contents
Appearance
The beautiful Lynesse has golden hair, skin the color of cream, and soft hands.[4] She looks similar to Daenerys Targaryen.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3] During a visit to Winterfell, a drunken Lynesse confessed her unhappiness to Lady Catelyn Stark.[4]
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.[3] Learning that one of his bannermen had engaged in the slave trade, Lord Eddard Stark declared Jorah's life forfeit.[3] Rather than face the Warden of the North, Jorah fled with Lynesse to Essos in 293 AC.[5]
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.[3] Tregar threatened to enslave Jorah if he did not give up Lynesse, so the northman abandoned Lys for Volantis.[6] Lynesse is now Tregar's chief concubine; even his wife goes in fear of her.[3]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[7] While talking with Samwell Tarly, the captain of the Huntress refers to Lynesse as Humfrey's "whore of a sister".[7]
A Dance with Dragons
While in Volantis, Jorah tells his prisoner, Tyrion Lannister, of Lynesse abandoning him for Tregar Ormollen.[6]
Quotes about Lynesse
Daenerys: Tell me the name of your ghost, Jorah. You know all of mine.
Jorah: Her name was Lynesse.[3]
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.[8]
—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.[4]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ See the Lynesse Hightower calculation.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Lynesse Hightower.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 12, Daenerys I.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 12, Eddard II.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 27, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.