Marillion

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Marillion
Emun Elliott as Marillion
Emun Elliott as Marillion

Born Around 280 AL
Died +/- 300 AL
the Eyrie
Books

Marillion is a singer. He is roughly eighteen years old, handsome and plays the harp.[1] He is a tenor.[2] In the TV series he is played by Emun Elliott.[3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Marillion met Catelyn Stark and Ser Rodrik Cassel and the Crossroads Inn.[4] After Catelyn's capture of Tyrion Lannister, he rode with them to the Eyrie. At the trial of Tyrion Marillion is present and told by him to make a ballad about how Tyrion was not allowed to choose his champion in a Trial by Battle.[5]

A Storm of Swords

Marrillion stayed at the Eryie and became the favourite of Lysa Tully.[6] Marillion pressured a number of maids to sleep with him, and two maids and a page were banished during this time for telling "lies" about him.[7] He also slept with Myranda Royce who later admitted that she was very willing.[8]

He is present at the wedding of Lysa Arryn and Petyr Baelish. After the bedding he gets drunk and tries to rape Sansa Stark. Lothor Brune, who had been given orders from Petyr Baelish to watch Sansa, prevents this and wounds Marillion.[9]

After Lysa has seen Petyr kissing Sansa she has Marillion bring Sansa to her. She blaimes Sansa and threatens to throw her through the Moon Door. To prevent them from being heard Marillion plays the harp and sings. Just as Sansa almost falls, Petyr arrives. He saves Sansa and reassures Lysa. Then he throws Lysa through the Moon Door and calls the guards telling that Marillion killed Lysa.[10]

A Feast for Crows

After he has been arrested Marillion is tortured into confessing that he did kill Lysa. In return for his confession he is allowed to keep his life but loses his eyes and a few fingers.[11]

Petyr has Marillion repeat his confession in front Nestor Royce and then confines him to the Sky cells.[12] Later he jumps or falls to his death.[13]

Appearance

Marillion is handsome. He has a boyish look and is slender. He has smooth skin, sandy hair, and a charming smile.[14]

In the TV series

In Game of Thrones Marillion is present when Catelyn captures Tyrion[15] and accompanies them to the Vale.[16] Shorty thereafter he is at the court of Joffrey Baratheon. Marillion has been brought for the king for singing a mocking song about Robert Baratheon. In it he insinuates that the Lannisters are involved in Robert's demise. For this Joffrey sentences him to lose his fingers or his tongue. Marillion does not make a choice and begs for mercy. This is to no avail and his tongue is cut from his mouth.[17] In the books this happens to an unnamed tavern singer.[18]

References and Notes

See also

See also the Marillion article on the Game of Thrones wiki.