Walder Frey (son of Ryman)

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Alias Black Walder
Allegiance House Frey
Books

Played by Tim Plester
TV series Season 3

Walder Frey, called Black Walder to differentiate him from others with the same name, is the second son of Ser Ryman Frey, grandson to Ser Stevron Frey, and great-grandson of Lord Walder Frey.

Character and Appearance

Black Walder earned his nickname due to his irascible temper and stern attitude, inspiring terror in those around him. He is a wiry, stout man with a black beard.[1]

Biography

Black Walder is known to be resolute and easy to anger, being feared by many among his own family. Enmity runs deep between Black Walder and Edwyn Frey.[2] He is rumoured to have maintained numerous affairs with several women, including cousins and the wives of his close relations. There is talk that he bedded the wives of his brothers Edwyn and Petyr, his first cousin Fair Walda and his half-cousin Amerei Frey, among others.

He is also rumoured to have maintained a relationship with Lord Walder's seventh wife Annara Farring. All of those relations may cast doubt over the paternity of many of the newborn Freys, including the young heiress Walda Frey and her cousin Perra, or Lord Walder's six children with Annara. He refuses to marry according to Merrett Frey.[3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

When explaining the abundance of Walders in the Frey family to Bran, Big Walder mentions Black Walder, referring to him as the fourth in the line of succession. After receiving the news of Ser Stevron Frey's death at Oxcross, Big Walder updates the line of succession, placing Black Walder third.[4] He fights in the Westerlands with Robb Stark.[5]

A Storm of Swords

Black Walder and Smalljon Umber scale the walls in the capture of the Crag. He is among the leaders of the outcry at Robb's wedding to Jeyne Westerling.

Black Walder is one of the Freys that receive the guests at the Twins for the wedding of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, where Grey Wind greets them with anger. Robb comments to his mother, Catelyn Tully, that he is surprised that Black Walder behaved like a lamb during the wedding. This changes when the massacre begins; during the slaughter, Catelyn sees Black Walder hamstringing a Vance who had been fighting Ser Harys Haigh.[6] Afterwards, news arrives at King's Landing that Seagard surrendered to Black Walder.[7] Merrett Frey thinks on the ill repute of Black Walder when riding to Oldstones.[3]

A Feast for Crows

After having secured the surrender of Seagard by threatening to kill the captive Patrek Mallister,[8] Black Walder leads the search for the outlaws that hanged Petyr and Merrett. He manages to find out from peasants in Hag's Mire that the slayer is Lady Stoneheart, but he is unable to find her.[9] After Ser Ryman Frey's death, Edwyn confesses to Jaime Lannister that he suspects Black Walder had a hand in their father's death, and is afraid that he will be the next.[2]

Quote about Black Walder

With Ser Stevron, I might have been able to make amends, but Ser Ryman is dull-witted as a stone, and Black Walder ... that one was not named for the colour of his beard, I promise you. He went so far as to say that his sisters would not be loath to wed a widower. I would have killed him for that if Jeyne had not begged me to be merciful. [10]

- Robb Stark


Black Walder was a man who took what he wanted, even his brother’s wife. He’d had Edwyn’s wife too, that was common knowledge, Fair Walda had been known to slip into his bed from time to time, and some even said he’d known the seventh Lady Frey a deal better than he should have. Small wonder he refused to marry. Why buy a cow when there were udders all around begging to be milked?” [3]

Merrett Frey's thoughts


From what Edwyn tells me, though, I'd best pick on who hasn't flowered yet, or I'm like to find that Black Walder has been there first.[11]

- Daven Lannister on choosing his Frey bride

Family

 
 
 
 
Walder
 
Perra
Royce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corenna
Swann
 
Stevron
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marsella
Waynwood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeyne
Lydden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ryman
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegon
"Jinglebell"
 
Maegelle
 
Dafyn
Vance
 
 
 
 
 
Walton
 
Deana
Hardyng
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edwyn
 
Janyce
Hunter
 
"Black"
Walder
 
Petyr
 
Mylenda
Caron
 
Marianne
Vance
 
Walder
Vance
 
Patrek
Vance
 
Steffon
 
"Fair"
Walda
 
Bryan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Walda
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perra
 


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