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King Maegor's laws

2026-08-27T19:33:17Z

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'''King Maegor's laws''', or '''Maegor's laws''', forbid holy men in [[Seven Kingdoms]] from being able to bear arms. The laws helped to break the Faith's political power.

==Origins==
When the [[Faith of the Seven]] and the [[Faith Militant]] [[Faith Militant uprising|rose]] against King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], he was unable to properly deal with the crisis before his death.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} His successor, King [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]], outlawed armed holy men and took brutal steps to put down the rebelling orders and the houses supporting them, including offering bounties for their heads.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Not even the death of the [[High Septon (Maegor I)|High Septon]] and his replacement for a [[High Septon (Pater)|more pliable successor]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} one who officially disbanded the Faith Militant, put an end to the rebellious orders.{{ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}}

After Maegor's death, his successor, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys the Conciliator]], offered amnesty to the rebels in exchange for the disarmament of the Faith Militant.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} However, he also deprived the Faith of the right of judgment.{{ref|AFFC|43}}

==Recent Events==
[[File:Melissa Findley Negotiations at the Great Sept.JPG|[[Cersei Lannister]] allows the [[High Sparrow]] to restore the [[Faith Militant]]. © FFG|thumb|350px|right]]

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The Queen Regent, [[Cersei Lannister]], has her son, King [[Tommen Baratheon]], repeal Maegor's laws and officially reinstates both orders of the [[Faith Militant]] in an attempt to secure the support of the new [[High Septon]], the [[High Sparrow]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Many knights, including Cersei's cousin [[Lancel Lannister]], join the reformed [[Warrior's Sons]] in the aftermath.

==See also==
*[[Laws & Justice]]
*[[Warrior's Sons]]
*[[Poor Fellows]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Instead of taking the swords out of the hands of the faithful, he should have used them for his own ends.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}|[[Cersei Lannister]], on King Maegor}}

{{Quote|The Faith Militant reborn . . . that would be the answer to three hundred years of prayer, Your Grace. The Warrior would lift his shining sword again and cleanse this sinful realm of all its evil. If [[Tommen Baratheon|His Grace]] were to allow me to restore the ancient blessed orders of the Sword and Star, every godly man in the Seven Kingdoms would know him to be our true and rightful lord.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}|The [[High Sparrow]], on the repeal of Maegor's laws, to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|King Maegor's day is done, and so are his decrees. This is King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]]'s day, and mine.{{Ref|AFFC|32}}|[[Cersei Lannister]], to Grand Maester [[Pycelle]]}}

{{Quote|Just as Maegor the Cruel once took the swords from the Faith, so Jaehaerys the Conciliator deprived us of the scales of judgment.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}|The [[High Sparrow]], to Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

==References==
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2026-07-23T23:38:42Z

Gonzalo: Removing claimants that never laid claim to the Throne

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Sharis Footly

2026-07-13T14:45:46Z

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'''Sharis Footly''' was the Lady of [[Tumbleton]] by her [[marriage]] to [[Lord Footly]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} and [[regent]] of Tumbleton during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Sharis is portrayed by [[w:Alexandra Moen|Alexandra Moen]].

==Appearance and Character==
Sharis was beautiful{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} and bold.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==History==
Bold [[Jon Roxton]] became enamored of Lady Sharis after the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], and claimed her as a "prize of war." When her lord husband protested, Ser Jon cut him nigh in two with [[Orphan-Maker]]. Sharis wept as he tore her gown off.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Six months after the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], Lady Sharis gave birth to a lusty dark-haired boy who she proclaimed to be her late lord husband's trueborn heir, though it was far more likely that he had been sired by Roxton. She ruled in his name as [[regent]] and became famous for her efforts to restore the shattered town. She pulled down the burned shells of shops and houses, rebuilt the town walls, buried the dead, planted wheat and barley and turnips in the fields where the camps had been, and had the heads of the [[dragon]]s [[Seasmoke]] and [[Vermithor]] cleaned and displayed in the town square, where travelers paid a [[Currency|penny]] to look at them, and a star to touch them.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

After the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]] in {{Date|133}}, Lady Sharis made so bold as to nominate herself as the second wife of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==References==
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Hugh Hammer

2026-07-13T05:48:09Z

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'''Hugh Hammer''', called '''Hugh the Hammer''', '''Hard Hugh''', and '''Lord Hammer''', was a [[dragonseed]] who became a [[dragonrider]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Hugh is portrayed by [[w:Kieran Bew|Kieran Bew]],<ref>Deadline: [https://deadline.com/2023/12/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-cast-teaser-trailer-1235649459/ Season 2 Cast and Teaser Trailer (December 2, 2023)]</ref> and is a bastard son of [[Saera Targaryen]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Hugh Hammer|l1=Images of Hugh Hammer}}
Hugh was tall and huge, with hands strong enough to twist [[steel]] bars. He wielded a warhammer. Hugh was not able to read or write.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
Hugh was a blacksmith's [[bastard]] on [[Dragonstone]] when the [[Dance of the Dragons]] began.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} When Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called for dragonriders in {{Date|129}}, Hugh was allowed to mount [[Vermithor]], the [[dragon]] of the late King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Hugh fought valiantly for the [[blacks]] in the [[Battle in the Gullet]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Hugh began to call himself Hugh Hammer.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the [[fall of King's Landing]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] suggested that Hugh be wed to the daughter of the late Lord [[House Rosby|Rosby]], but Rhaenyra declined. The queen instead granted [[knight]]hood to [[Ulf White]] and Hugh and granted them lands on [[Driftmark]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} According to [[Mushroom]], Hugh beat to death one of Rhaenyra's knights in a dispute over a maiden in the [[Street of Silk]]. When Daemon suggested that Houses [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]] should be destroyed for their support to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], he proposed granting [[Casterly Rock]] to Hugh, but after Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] opposed the idea, Rhaenyra refused the suggestion.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

In {{Date|130}}, Ulf and Hugh were sent to help the [[blacks]] defend the town of [[Tumbleton]] from Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s approaching host. During the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], however, the [[Two Betrayers]] defected to the [[greens]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Calling himself Lord Hammer, Hugh desired to become a king. He gained support from the soldiery who believed a [[prophecy]] which spoke of a new king arising once a hammer falls on a dragon.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}<ref group="N">The prophecy was not fulfilled by Hugh during the Dance. However, it did come true a century and a half later when Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] led a [[Robert's Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] and used his warhammer to kill Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] at the decisive [[Battle of the Trident]].</ref> Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] threw wine in his face when he made his claim known, and Hugh threatened to beat the boy. The next day Hugh wore a crown of black iron, which Ser [[Roger Corne]] knocked off. Hugh nailed three horseshoes to Roger's skull, and the ensuing fight between Hugh's and Roger's supporters led to three dead and twelve wounded. Hugh slept with the widow of a knight whom he had killed during First Tumbleton.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The [[Caltrops]] conspired to kill Hugh and Ulf, but their plans were interrupted by the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]. While Hugh was preparing for battle, Ser [[Jon Roxton]] killed the dragonseed with his [[Valyrian steel]] blade, [[Orphan-Maker]]. Jon was killed in turn by Hugh's men, allegedly after slipping on one of Hugh's entrails.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==Quotes by Hugh==
{{Quote|Why be a [[lord]] when you can be a [[king]]?{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|Hugh to his supporters}}

{{quote|We need a strong man to lead us, not [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|a boy]]. [[Iron Throne|The throne]] should be mine.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}|Hugh to the [[greens]]}}

{{quote|'''Jon''': Lord Hammer, my condolences. '''Hugh''': For what? '''Jon''': You died in [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|the battle]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}|[[Jon Roxton]] and Hugh}}

==Quotes about Hugh==
{{quote|A crown does not make a man a king. You should wear a horseshoe on your head, blacksmith.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}|[[Roger Corne]] to Hugh}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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Ironborn

2026-06-12T17:54:28Z

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[[File:Arnold TheReaversSong.png|thumb|thumb|400px|The Reaver's Song by Tommy Arnold © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''ironborn''' are the natives of the [[Iron Islands]] in the [[Sunset Sea]] off the western coast of [[Westeros]]. They are also known as '''ironmen''',{{ref|ACOK|11}} especially by those they raid.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The men from the [[green lands]] of Westeros also call them ''squids''{{Ref|ASOS|24}} as the isles are ruled by [[House Greyjoy]], whose sigil is a [[kraken]].

==Culture and customs==
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek kings of the sea.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Ironborn raiders by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
While it is often believed the Iron Islands are named after their deposits of ore, the ironborn insist their lands are instead named after their people's fierce, hard, unbending nature.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The ironborn of old prided themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The ironborn are a people of the sea and are loath to go too far from the waters. Their captains are proud and willful,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and are considered to be kings aboard their own ships.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} It is forbidden for ironborn to spill the blood of other ironborn, but drowning is acceptable to some.{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Literacy remains rare in the Iron Islands to this day; those who are literate are often mocked as weaklings or feared as sorcerers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

===Social status===
Similar to the [[northern mountain clans]], some heads of noble houses in the Iron Islands do not use the title "[[lord]]", but are referred to only by their house name, such as "[[the Sparr]]"{{Ref|AFFC|1}} and "[[the Stonehouse]]".{{Ref|AFFC|19}} Amongst his many titles, [[Balon Greyjoy]] includes "the Greyjoy".{{ref|ACOK|11}} [[Aeron Greyjoy]] refers to [[Meldred Merlyn]] as "the Merlyn", while Meldred styles himself "Lord" in the manner of the [[green lands]] of mainland [[Westeros]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Ironborn can be looked down upon by mainlanders. When Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] resigned as [[Hand of the King]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] in {{date|54}}, for instance, it was considered unthinkable to bring an ironman to [[King's Landing]] as Daemon's replacement.{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Prominent ironborn who have greater connections with the mainland are more likely to be attended by [[maesters]], singers, and [[knights]] than they are by [[thrall]]s or [[salt wives]].{{ref|AFFC|19}}

===Old Way===
[[File:TJohnson Raiding fleet.jpg|thumb|A [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] raiding fleet by Tysen Johnson © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[Old Way]] is the term used by the ironborn to refer to their ancient tradition of reaving and plundering. In the Old Way, the ironborn took whatever they wanted, be it wealth, women, or glory,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and their reavers were feared all over.{{Ref|ADWD|42}} Ironborn considered this "paying the [[iron price]]", which is contrasted with the "[[gold]] price", which is derided as weak and womanly.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

[[House Farman]] of [[Fair Isle]] are famous for their hatred of the ironborn,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} and even the women of [[House Mormont]] of [[Bear Island]] are trained to defend against ironborn raiding.{{ref|ADWD|42}}

The Old Way came to an end when King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] killed King [[Harren Hoare]] in the [[burning of Harrenhal]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|AFFC|11}} Sporadic attempts have been made by the ironborn to restore the Old Way to the islands, such as by Lords [[Dagon Greyjoy|Dagon]]{{Ref|ADWD|63}} and [[Balon Greyjoy]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}} but all have failed. Some ironmen still yearn for its return, however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===Religion===
The ironborn worship a deity called the [[Drowned God]]. The religion dates back to before the [[coming of the Andals]], and although the [[Andals]] made multiple attempts to supplant it with the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]], all have failed.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Coming of the Andals}}

The ironborn believe they come from the watery halls of the Drowned God and that their deity created them in his likeness{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} to reave, rape, carve out kingdoms, make their names known in fire and blood and song,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and to hold dominion over all the waters of [[known world|the earth]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The Drowned God has no temples, holy books, or idols.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} [[Priests of the Drowned God]] constantly wander the Iron Islands without a permanent home, although they never go far from the sea. The lords and peasants on the islands are obliged to give them food and shelter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The priests can wield considerable power over the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Important aspects of the religion of the Drowned God include drowning a man and then bringing him back with the [[kiss of life]], blood sacrifice using [[thrall]]s,{{Ref|ADWD|56}}{{Ref|ADWD|62}} or sacrificing a person by drowning him, preferably in salt water.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}{{Ref|ACOK|50}}{{Ref|ADWD|63}} Their acolytes are known as [[drowned men]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

When an ironman dies, his body is committed to the sea. The ironborn believe that "no true son of the sea would want to rot beneath the ground" as it would make him unable to find the Drowned God's watery halls.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} It is believed the deceased can drink and feast in these halls for all eternity,{{ref|AFFC|1}}{{Ref|AFFC|29}} with [[mermaid]]s attending his every want.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}

===Thralldom===
Captives taken during raids become [[thrall]]s bound to their captors in service. Unlike the [[slaves]] in the [[Free Cities]], these thralls are no man's property. They are allowed to marry and have children, who, if born on the [[Iron Islands]], are considered to be ironborn.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

Most male thralls are set to work in the fields or the mines, tasks the ironborn consider to be done by “lesser men”, for their entire lives – although the situation in the mines usually results in a shorter life-span. Thralls who are able to read, write, and do sums are instead set to work as stewards, tutors, and scribes. Skilled craftsmen, like stonemasons, are considered to be of even more value.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Older women are made into scullions, cooks, seamstresses, weavers, or midwives, although they are not often taken on raids. Fair maidens and girls near their first [[flowering]] are most often taken captive on raids, becoming serving girls, whores, or household drudges upon the isles.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The fairest of the young girls taken as thralls are made into [[salt wife|salt wives]] by their captors.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} In a ceremony performed by a priest of the [[Drowned God]], the girl and her captor are “wed”.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} A man can join himself to multiple salt wives, the number of which speaks to his power, wealth, and virility.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The children born from such a [[marriage]] are not considered to be [[bastard]]s, but instead can inherit should their father have no surviving sons by his true, freeborn [[rock wife]] from the Iron Islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

===Military===
[[File: T Jedruszek warfleet.jpg|thumb|War fleet by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The ironborn pride themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} They are a seafaring people, and esteem those who sail the seas, especially their reavers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} In the past, raiders from the [[Iron Islands]] were considered to be the “terrors of the sea”.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} They were called the "wolves of the sea" by the men of the [[westerlands]] and [[riverlands]], as they sailed the seas in “packs” with their longships.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The sailing ironborn are not afraid of drowning and thus dress in armor while in battle at sea.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} Most ironborn prefer to fight on foot or from the deck of their ship.{{Ref|ACOK|37}} They are more comfortable on the deck of a longship than in the saddle of a horse,{{Ref|ACOK|24}} and they are known to lack the discipline to stand against the charge of armored horse.{{Ref|ACOK|56}}

Each ironborn lord can float about a hundred ships. However, their vessels are smaller and simpler than the other ships of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. [[George R. R. Martin]] has compared their size to [[w:longship|Viking longboats]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Re_Greyjoy_Fleet/ RE: Greyjoy Fleet], February 09, 1999</ref>

The ironborn also have the [[Iron Fleet]], one of the three most powerful fleets of [[Westeros]], the other two being the [[royal fleet]] of the [[crownlands]] and the [[Redwyne fleet]] of the [[Arbor]].<ref name=fleet>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet], September 26, 1999</ref> Numbering a hundred ships,{{ref|ADWD|56}} this navy belongs to the [[Seastone Chair]]{{ref|ADWD|56}} and is commanded by the [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} The ships of the Iron Fleet have been made for battle, equal to lesser war galleys in speed and strength{{Ref|AFFC|32}} but smaller than the war [[w:dromond|dromonds]] of the mainland.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} Compared to the standard longships of individual lords, the ships of the Iron Fleet are three times larger.{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

There are few [[knight]]s from the isles because most ironborn do not follow the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Known ironborn knights include Ser [[Harras Harlaw]]{{Ref|AFFC|11}} and Ser [[Aladale Wynch]].{{Ref|ASOS|69}}

==History==
===Antiquity===
[[File: T Jedruszek IronbornRaidersgoingonshore.jpg|thumb|Ironborn raiders going on shore by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The most accepted origin for the ironborn states they descend from [[First Men]] who settled upon the [[Iron Islands]] thousands of years ago. Their [[Seastone Chair]], carved from [[oily black stone]], is said to have been found on the shores of [[Old Wyk]] when they first arrived.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Somewhat isolated from the rest of [[Westeros]], the ironborn created their own religion based around the [[Drowned God]]. According to their priests, the ironborn came from beneath the oceans and are more kin to fish and [[merling]]s than the rest of mankind. Archmaester [[Haereg]] theorized that the ancestors of the ironborn came from a land west of the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The salt kings and reavers who raided the shores of the [[Sunset Sea]] in antiquity are fondly remembered by singers and priests.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The First Men of the mainland did not have a strong seafaring tradition, so the ironmen controlled the seas from the [[Frozen Shore]] to the [[Arbor]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} It is said that the ironmen of old had oft been blood-drunk in battle, so berserk that they felt no pain and feared no foe.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}

===Age of Heroes===
According to legend, the ironborn of old were ruled by the [[Grey King]] during the [[Age of Heroes]]. After his death, his hundred sons [[kinslaying|killed each other]] in order to determine who should succeed him. The sixteen who eventually remained divided up the islands between them.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

According to the oldest surviving records at the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]], each of the Iron Islands was ruled by two kings: a [[rock king]] who ruled the island, and a [[salt king]] who held the command at sea. These kings were chosen in a [[kingsmoot]], called for by a priest of the Drowned God whenever a king died. Eventually, a [[High King of the Iron Islands]] was chosen via kingsmoot to rule over all of the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} While previous generations usually raided the mainland and then returned to the islands, the driftwood kings began to conquer territory on the mainland.{{Ref|twoiaf|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

===Kings of the Iron Islands===
[[File: Yoann Boissonnet SeizedII.png|thumb|Ironborn raiders put a castle to the torch by Yoann Boissonnet © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The ironborn eventually declined as dynasties such as the [[House Gardener|Gardeners]] and [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] grew more powerful, and many ironborn conquests were lost to the mainland. [[House Greyiron]] eventually claimed the throne as hereditary [[Kings of the Iron Islands]], ending the practice of a High King being chosen through [[kingsmoot]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

The [[coming of the Andals]] brought the [[Faith of the Seven]] to the ironborn. While some ironmen converted, this new religion did not fully take hold and worship of the [[Drowned God]] continued.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} The Greyirons were eventually overthrown by an alliance of [[Andals|Andal]] and ironborn families, with [[House Hoare]] claiming the throne with Andal support.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

Many Hoare kings sought closer relations with the mainland, bringing the dynasty into conflict with priests of the Drowned God. Since the Westerosi kingdoms had grown stronger, daring ironborn sailors reaved as far away as the [[Basilisk Isles]], [[Stepstones]], and the [[Disputed Lands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

King [[Harwyn Hoare|Harwyn Hardhand]] captured the [[riverlands]] from the [[Storm King]] [[Arrec Durrandon]], greatly expanding the ironborn's territory, and Harwyn's grandson, [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], constructed [[Harrenhal]] by the [[Gods Eye]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

===Iron Throne===
[[Harren Hoare]] was [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]] when King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] arrived in [[Westeros]] and began [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]] by [[House Targaryen]]. The ironborn were thrown back to their islands when [[House Hoare]] was extinguished in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Following Aegon's [[invasion of the Iron Islands]], Lord [[Vickon Greyjoy]] was chosen by the surviving ironborn lords to have primacy over them.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragons - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

Guided by [[House Greyjoy]], the ironborn have been mostly-peaceful subjects of the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and the [[Iron Throne]] for almost three hundred years{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}—aside from reavings by Lords [[Dalton Greyjoy|Dalton]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} and [[Dagon Greyjoy]]{{ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}—although none of them could ever be called a leal and faithful servant to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

In {{date|289}} the ironborn revolted in [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], led by Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], in an attempt to restore the [[Old Way]]. However, the rebellion was crushed by King [[Robert I Baratheon]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Glorious Reign}} and Balon's new [[Iron Fleet]] was defeated by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Archmaester [[Haereg]] recorded the history of the ironmen in his exhaustive ''[[History of the Ironborn]]'', and Archmaester [[Hake (archmaester)|Hake]] also wrote of their history.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Some maesters believe the blood of [[Cape Kraken]]'s people is closer to that of the ironmen than the [[north]]men.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Mountain Clans}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], declares independence from the [[Iron Throne]] and orders the ironborn to attack the [[north]].{{ref|ACOK|24}}{{ref|ACOK|37}} Balon styles himself [[King of the Isles and the North]] after the [[capture of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Balon falls to his death at [[Pyke]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls for a [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]] to decide Balon's successor.{{ref|AFFC|1}} After winning the support of the gathered ironmen,{{ref|AFFC|19}} [[Euron Greyjoy]] sends them to attack the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]]{{ref|AFFC|29}} and the [[Mander]].{{ref|AFFC|36}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Euron sends [[Victarion Greyjoy]] to retrieve [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragons]] from [[Meereen]] with the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ADWD|56}} In Euron's absence while at war, [[Erik Ironmaker]] rules as [[Lord Steward of the Iron Islands]] and castellan of [[Pyke]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|You may dress an ironman in [[silk]]s and velvets, teach him to read and write and give him books, instruct him in [[knight|chivalry]] and courtesy and the mysteries of the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], but when you look into his eyes, [[Sunset Sea|the sea]] will still be there, cold and grey and cruel.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}|writings of [[Haereg]]}}

{{quote|War was an ironman's proper trade. The [[Drowned God]] had made them to reave and rape, to carve out kingdoms and write their names in fire and blood and song.{{ref|ACOK|11}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|It was said that the ironmen of old had oft been blood-drunk in battle, so berserk that they felt no pain and feared no foe.{{ref|ACOK|37}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|The ironborn are a race of [[pirates]] and thieves.{{ref|ASOS|78}}|[[Denys Mallister]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{quote|The ironborn shall be waves. Not the great and [[lord]]ly, but the [[smallfolk|simple folk]], tillers of the soil and fishers of the sea.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|I had forgotten what a small and noisy folk they are, my ironborn.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Euron Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|The ironmen live their whole lives at sea.{{ref|AFFC|32}}|[[Aurane Waters]] to [[Harys Swyft]]}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[File:Arnold TheReaversSong.png|thumb|thumb|400px|The Reaver's Song by Tommy Arnold © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''ironborn''' are the natives of the [[Iron Islands]] in the [[Sunset Sea]] off the western coast of [[Westeros]]. They are also known as '''ironmen''',{{ref|ACOK|11}} especially by those they raid.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The men from the [[green lands]] of Westeros also call them ''squids''{{Ref|ASOS|24}} as the isles are ruled by [[House Greyjoy]], whose sigil is a [[kraken]].

==Culture and customs==
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek kings of the sea.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Ironborn raiders by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
While it is often believed the Iron Islands are named after their deposits of ore, the ironborn insist their lands are instead named after their people's fierce, hard, unbending nature.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The ironborn of old prided themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The ironborn are a people of the sea and are loath to go too far from the waters. Their captains are proud and willful,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and are considered to be kings aboard their own ships.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} It is forbidden for ironborn to spill the blood of other ironborn, but drowning is acceptable to some.{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Literacy remains rare in the Iron Islands to this day; those who are literate are often mocked as weaklings or feared as sorcerers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

===Social status===
Similar to the [[northern mountain clans]], some heads of noble houses in the Iron Islands do not use the title "[[lord]]", but are referred to only by their house name, such as "[[the Sparr]]"{{Ref|AFFC|1}} and "[[the Stonehouse]]".{{Ref|AFFC|19}} Amongst his many titles, [[Balon Greyjoy]] includes "the Greyjoy".{{ref|ACOK|11}} [[Aeron Greyjoy]] refers to [[Meldred Merlyn]] as "the Merlyn", while Meldred styles himself "Lord" in the manner of the [[green lands]] of mainland [[Westeros]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Ironborn can be looked down upon by mainlanders. When Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] resigned as [[Hand of the King]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] in {{date|54}}, for instance, it was considered unthinkable to bring an ironman to [[King's Landing]] as Daemon's replacement.{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Prominent ironborn who have greater connections with the mainland are more likely to be attended by [[maesters]], singers, and [[knights]] than they are by [[thrall]]s or [[salt wives]].{{ref|AFFC|19}}

===Old Way===
[[File:TJohnson Raiding fleet.jpg|thumb|A [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] raiding fleet by Tysen Johnson © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[Old Way]] is the term used by the ironborn to refer to their ancient tradition of reaving and plundering. In the Old Way, the ironborn took whatever they wanted, be it wealth, women, or glory,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and their reavers were feared all over.{{Ref|ADWD|42}} Ironborn considered this "paying the [[iron price]]", which is contrasted with the "[[gold]] price", which is derided as weak and womanly.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

[[House Farman]] of [[Fair Isle]] are famous for their hatred of the ironborn,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} and even the women of [[House Mormont]] of [[Bear Island]] are trained to defend against ironborn raiding.{{ref|ADWD|42}}

The Old Way came to an end when King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] killed King [[Harren Hoare]] in the [[burning of Harrenhal]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|AFFC|11}} Sporadic attempts have been made by the ironborn to restore the Old Way to the islands, such as by Lords [[Dagon Greyjoy|Dagon]]{{Ref|ADWD|63}} and [[Balon Greyjoy]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}} but all have failed. Some ironmen still yearn for its return, however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===Religion===
The ironborn worship a deity called the [[Drowned God]]. The religion dates back to before the [[coming of the Andals]], and although the [[Andals]] made multiple attempts to supplant it with the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]], all have failed.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Coming of the Andals}}

The ironborn believe they come from the watery halls of the Drowned God and that their deity created them in his likeness{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} to reave, rape, carve out kingdoms, make their names known in fire and blood and song,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and to hold dominion over all the waters of [[known world|the earth]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The Drowned God has no temples, holy books, or idols.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} [[Priests of the Drowned God]] constantly wander the Iron Islands without a permanent home, although they never go far from the sea. The lords and peasants on the islands are obliged to give them food and shelter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The priests can wield considerable power over the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Important aspects of the religion of the Drowned God include drowning a man and then bringing him back with the [[kiss of life]], blood sacrifice using [[thrall]]s,{{Ref|ADWD|56}}{{Ref|ADWD|62}} or sacrificing a person by drowning him, preferably in salt water.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}{{Ref|ACOK|50}}{{Ref|ADWD|63}} Their acolytes are known as [[drowned men]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

When an ironman dies, his body is committed to the sea. The ironborn believe that "no true son of the sea would want to rot beneath the ground" as it would make him unable to find the Drowned God's watery halls.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} It is believed the deceased can drink and feast in these halls for all eternity,{{ref|AFFC|1}}{{Ref|AFFC|29}} with [[mermaid]]s attending his every want.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}

===Thralldom===
Captives taken during raids become [[thrall]]s bound to their captors in service. Unlike the [[slaves]] in the [[Free Cities]], these thralls are no man's property. They are allowed to marry and have children, who, if born on the [[Iron Islands]], are considered to be ironborn.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

Most male thralls are set to work in the fields or the mines, tasks the ironborn consider to be done by “lesser men”, for their entire lives – although the situation in the mines usually results in a shorter life-span. Thralls who are able to read, write, and do sums are instead set to work as stewards, tutors, and scribes. Skilled craftsmen, like stonemasons, are considered to be of even more value.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Older women are made into scullions, cooks, seamstresses, weavers, or midwives, although they are not often taken on raids. Fair maidens and girls near their first [[flowering]] are most often taken captive on raids, becoming serving girls, whores, or household drudges upon the isles.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The fairest of the young girls taken as thralls are made into [[salt wife|salt wives]] by their captors.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} In a ceremony performed by a priest of the [[Drowned God]], the girl and her captor were “wed”.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} A man can join himself to multiple salt wives, the number of which speaks to his power, wealth, and virility.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The children born from such a [[marriage]] are not considered to be [[bastard]]s, but instead can inherit should their father have no surviving sons by his true, freeborn [[rock wife]] from the Iron Islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

===Military===
[[File: T Jedruszek warfleet.jpg|thumb|War fleet by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The ironborn pride themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} They are a seafaring people, and esteem those who sail the seas, especially their reavers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} In the past, raiders from the [[Iron Islands]] were considered to be the “terrors of the sea”.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} They were called the "wolves of the sea" by the men of the [[westerlands]] and [[riverlands]], as they sailed the seas in “packs” with their longships.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The sailing ironborn are not afraid of drowning and thus dress in armor while in battle at sea.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} Most ironborn prefer to fight on foot or from the deck of their ship.{{Ref|ACOK|37}} They are more comfortable on the deck of a longship than in the saddle of a horse,{{Ref|ACOK|24}} and they are known to lack the discipline to stand against the charge of armored horse.{{Ref|ACOK|56}}

Each ironborn lord can float about a hundred ships. However, their vessels are smaller and simpler than the other ships of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. [[George R. R. Martin]] has compared their size to [[w:longship|Viking longboats]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Re_Greyjoy_Fleet/ RE: Greyjoy Fleet], February 09, 1999</ref>

The ironborn also have the [[Iron Fleet]], one of the three most powerful fleets of [[Westeros]], the other two being the [[royal fleet]] of the [[crownlands]] and the [[Redwyne fleet]] of the [[Arbor]].<ref name=fleet>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet], September 26, 1999</ref> Numbering a hundred ships,{{ref|ADWD|56}} this navy belongs to the [[Seastone Chair]]{{ref|ADWD|56}} and is commanded by the [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} The ships of the Iron Fleet have been made for battle, equal to lesser war galleys in speed and strength{{Ref|AFFC|32}} but smaller than the war [[w:dromond|dromonds]] of the mainland.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} Compared to the standard longships of individual lords, the ships of the Iron Fleet are three times larger.{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

There are few [[knight]]s from the isles because most ironborn do not follow the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Known ironborn knights include Ser [[Harras Harlaw]]{{Ref|AFFC|11}} and Ser [[Aladale Wynch]].{{Ref|ASOS|69}}

==History==
===Antiquity===
[[File: T Jedruszek IronbornRaidersgoingonshore.jpg|thumb|Ironborn raiders going on shore by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The most accepted origin for the ironborn states they descend from [[First Men]] who settled upon the [[Iron Islands]] thousands of years ago. Their [[Seastone Chair]], carved from [[oily black stone]], is said to have been found on the shores of [[Old Wyk]] when they first arrived.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Somewhat isolated from the rest of [[Westeros]], the ironborn created their own religion based around the [[Drowned God]]. According to their priests, the ironborn came from beneath the oceans and are more kin to fish and [[merling]]s than the rest of mankind. Archmaester [[Haereg]] theorized that the ancestors of the ironborn came from a land west of the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The salt kings and reavers who raided the shores of the [[Sunset Sea]] in antiquity are fondly remembered by singers and priests.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The First Men of the mainland did not have a strong seafaring tradition, so the ironmen controlled the seas from the [[Frozen Shore]] to the [[Arbor]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} It is said that the ironmen of old had oft been blood-drunk in battle, so berserk that they felt no pain and feared no foe.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}

===Age of Heroes===
According to legend, the ironborn of old were ruled by the [[Grey King]] during the [[Age of Heroes]]. After his death, his hundred sons [[kinslaying|killed each other]] in order to determine who should succeed him. The sixteen who eventually remained divided up the islands between them.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

According to the oldest surviving records at the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]], each of the Iron Islands was ruled by two kings: a [[rock king]] who ruled the island, and a [[salt king]] who held the command at sea. These kings were chosen in a [[kingsmoot]], called for by a priest of the Drowned God whenever a king died. Eventually, a [[High King of the Iron Islands]] was chosen via kingsmoot to rule over all of the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} While previous generations usually raided the mainland and then returned to the islands, the driftwood kings began to conquer territory on the mainland.{{Ref|twoiaf|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

===Kings of the Iron Islands===
[[File: Yoann Boissonnet SeizedII.png|thumb|Ironborn raiders put a castle to the torch by Yoann Boissonnet © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The ironborn eventually declined as dynasties such as the [[House Gardener|Gardeners]] and [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] grew more powerful, and many ironborn conquests were lost to the mainland. [[House Greyiron]] eventually claimed the throne as hereditary [[Kings of the Iron Islands]], ending the practice of a High King being chosen through [[kingsmoot]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

The [[coming of the Andals]] brought the [[Faith of the Seven]] to the ironborn. While some ironmen converted, this new religion did not fully take hold and worship of the [[Drowned God]] continued.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} The Greyirons were eventually overthrown by an alliance of [[Andals|Andal]] and ironborn families, with [[House Hoare]] claiming the throne with Andal support.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

Many Hoare kings sought closer relations with the mainland, bringing the dynasty into conflict with priests of the Drowned God. Since the Westerosi kingdoms had grown stronger, daring ironborn sailors reaved as far away as the [[Basilisk Isles]], [[Stepstones]], and the [[Disputed Lands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

King [[Harwyn Hoare|Harwyn Hardhand]] captured the [[riverlands]] from the [[Storm King]] [[Arrec Durrandon]], greatly expanding the ironborn's territory, and Harwyn's grandson, [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], constructed [[Harrenhal]] by the [[Gods Eye]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

===Iron Throne===
[[Harren Hoare]] was [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]] when King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] arrived in [[Westeros]] and began [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]] by [[House Targaryen]]. The ironborn were thrown back to their islands when [[House Hoare]] was extinguished in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Following Aegon's [[invasion of the Iron Islands]], Lord [[Vickon Greyjoy]] was chosen by the surviving ironborn lords to have primacy over them.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragons - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

Guided by [[House Greyjoy]], the ironborn have been mostly-peaceful subjects of the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and the [[Iron Throne]] for almost three hundred years{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}—aside from reavings by Lords [[Dalton Greyjoy|Dalton]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} and [[Dagon Greyjoy]]{{ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}—although none of them could ever be called a leal and faithful servant to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

In {{date|289}} the ironborn revolted in [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], led by Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], in an attempt to restore the [[Old Way]]. However, the rebellion was crushed by King [[Robert I Baratheon]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Glorious Reign}} and Balon's new [[Iron Fleet]] was defeated by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Archmaester [[Haereg]] recorded the history of the ironmen in his exhaustive ''[[History of the Ironborn]]'', and Archmaester [[Hake (archmaester)|Hake]] also wrote of their history.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Some maesters believe the blood of [[Cape Kraken]]'s people is closer to that of the ironmen than the [[north]]men.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Mountain Clans}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], declares independence from the [[Iron Throne]] and orders the ironborn to attack the [[north]].{{ref|ACOK|24}}{{ref|ACOK|37}} Balon styles himself [[King of the Isles and the North]] after the [[capture of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Balon falls to his death at [[Pyke]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls for a [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]] to decide Balon's successor.{{ref|AFFC|1}} After winning the support of the gathered ironmen,{{ref|AFFC|19}} [[Euron Greyjoy]] sends them to attack the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]]{{ref|AFFC|29}} and the [[Mander]].{{ref|AFFC|36}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Euron sends [[Victarion Greyjoy]] to retrieve [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragons]] from [[Meereen]] with the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ADWD|56}} In Euron's absence while at war, [[Erik Ironmaker]] rules as [[Lord Steward of the Iron Islands]] and castellan of [[Pyke]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|You may dress an ironman in [[silk]]s and velvets, teach him to read and write and give him books, instruct him in [[knight|chivalry]] and courtesy and the mysteries of the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], but when you look into his eyes, [[Sunset Sea|the sea]] will still be there, cold and grey and cruel.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}|writings of [[Haereg]]}}

{{quote|War was an ironman's proper trade. The [[Drowned God]] had made them to reave and rape, to carve out kingdoms and write their names in fire and blood and song.{{ref|ACOK|11}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|It was said that the ironmen of old had oft been blood-drunk in battle, so berserk that they felt no pain and feared no foe.{{ref|ACOK|37}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|The ironborn are a race of [[pirates]] and thieves.{{ref|ASOS|78}}|[[Denys Mallister]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{quote|The ironborn shall be waves. Not the great and [[lord]]ly, but the [[smallfolk|simple folk]], tillers of the soil and fishers of the sea.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|I had forgotten what a small and noisy folk they are, my ironborn.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Euron Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|The ironmen live their whole lives at sea.{{ref|AFFC|32}}|[[Aurane Waters]] to [[Harys Swyft]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}
==References==
{{References|2}}

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House Darry

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| Title = [[Lord of Darry]]
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'''House Darry of Darry''' is a noble house from [[Darry|Castle Darry]] in the [[riverlands]]. Historically it had been one of the more prominent and powerful houses of the [[Trident]], until the fall of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] in [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Their blazon is a black plowman on brown;{{Ref|ACOK|16}} the central building where the Darrys have their apartments is called the [[Plowman's Keep]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}} Their words do not appear in the books.

==History==
===First Men and Andals===
House Darry traces their rule to the days when the [[Andals]] cast down the [[First Men]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}} During the [[coming of the Andals]], three sons of Lord Darry held back the Andals of [[Vorian Vypren]] at the [[Widow's Ford]] before being slain.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}

Lord Darry died in the fighting between the [[House Teague|Teagues]] and the [[Storm King]] [[Arlan III Durrandon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}

===Targaryen Era===
[[File:JB Casacop Castle Darry.jpg|thumb|[[Darry|Castle Darry]] by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] exterminated [[House Harroway]] in {{Date|44}}, he divided up the Harroway holdings among his remaining supporters, granting [[Harrenhal]] to Ser [[Walton Towers]], [[Lord Harroway's Town]] to Lord [[Alton Butterwell]], and the rest of the Harroway holdings to Lord [[Darnold Darry]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Lord Darry praised King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] during the [[Golden Wedding]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

House Darry supported [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The Darrys helped to capture [[taking of Stone Hedge|Stone Hedge]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} but Ser [[Criston Cole]] later defeated [[Lord Darry (Dance)|Lord Darry]], Lord [[House Roote|Roote]], and Ser [[Oswald Wode]] along the [[Gods Eye]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] had his dragon, [[Vhagar]], burn Castle Darry and the surrounding fields. Lady Darry and her younger children survived below the keep, but Lord Darry and his heir were killed on the battlements.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Lord [[Derrick Darry]] participated in the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} and Lord [[Roland Darry]] was slain by Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Ser [[Damon Darry]] and Ser [[Regis Groves]] marched to subdue [[Alys Rivers]]'s rabble at Harrenhal. Damon was forced to flee back to Darry after Regis was slain.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} [[Rosamund Darry]] attended the [[Maiden's Day Ball]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} Darrys participated in Ser [[Robert Rowan]]'s host which supported Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

The Darrys were Targaryen loyalists, supporting King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] over [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Lord Darry destroyed the black dragon sign of the [[Clanking Dragon]], as he saw in it the sigil of [[House Blackfyre]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}}

Ser [[Desmond Darry]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}},{{Ref|thk| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}} his arms identified by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] among the gathered attendees heraldry at the [[tourney]].{{Ref|THK}}

The [[Demon of Darry]] became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}} The song of Lord [[Deremond]] at the [[Bloody Meadow]] may be about a Lord of Darry.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}

[[Norbert Vance]] squired together with [[Brynden Tully]] for the Lord Darry of their time.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}

During the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Ser [[Willem Darry]] was master-at-arms of the [[Red Keep]]. When [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], decided that he wanted to be a warrior, he asked Willem to provide him sword and armor.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] was a member of Aerys II's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Darrys defended King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] against [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], in defiance of their liege, [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|28}} After the [[Battle of the Bells]], Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] and his sworn brother of the [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], were sent to [[Stoney Sept]] to rally remnants of the loyalist army of [[Jon Connington]], [[Lord of Griffin's Roost]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

Jonothor was one of three Kingsguard knights who accompanied Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and the royal army to confront the rebels at the [[Battle of the Trident]], where he was slain during the battle.{{Ref|AFFC|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Ser [[Raymun Darry]] lost his three older brothers at the [[Trident]] as well.{{Ref|AGOT|16}} Ser [[Willem Darry]] and four loyal men smuggled Aerys's surviving children, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]], to [[Braavos]] before the [[assault on Dragonstone]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]]. Willem would later die of a wasting sickness in a [[House with the red door|house with a red door]] in Braavos while caring for the Targaryen children.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

The defeat of the Targaryens cost the Darrys half of their lands, most of their wealth, and almost all their power.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Aleksander Karcz Ser Raymun DarryII.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Raymun Darry]], by Aleksander Karcz © Fantasy Flight Games]]
House Darry is among the houses that the exiled [[Viserys Targaryen]] believes will rise for him if he lands in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

During the hunt for [[Arya Stark]] and [[Mycah]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his party stay at [[Darry|Castle Darry]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}}

Ser [[Raymun Darry]] is summoned with all his strength to [[Riverrun]] by Ser [[Edmure Tully]]. Meanwhile, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and [[Mountain's men|his men]] raid the [[riverlands]]. [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] sends Raymun with Ser [[Marq Piper]] and Ser [[Karyl Vance]] to report the incident to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

Raymun is part of the expedition commanded by [[Beric Dondarrion]], [[Lord of Blackhaven]], to kill Gregor. The party is ambushed by Gregor and [[House Lannister]], however, and Raymun is killed in the [[battle at the Mummer's Ford]].{{Ref|AGOT|55}} According to a semi-canon source, the current [[Lord Darry (father of Raymun)|Lord Darry]], Raymun's father, dies in the battle as well.<ref name=RPG>''[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones: d20-based Open Gaming RPG]]'', The World of A Game of Thrones: Riverlands</ref>

After [[Robb Stark]]'s victory at the [[Battle of the Camps]], Marq and Karyl arrive at Riverrun with Raymun's son, the young [[Lyman Darry]], the new Lord Darry. Lyman attends the council at Riverrun where Robb is proclaimed [[King in the North]]. Lyman assures that he will never call a Lannister his king.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]] quarters his shield to depict in one quarter the Darry plowman of his mother's house.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}

When Robb, [[King of the Trident]], gives leave to the river lords to return to their castles, Lyman returns to Darry. Just after he arrives, Gregor returns and [[Sack of Darry|kills Lyman and all his garrison]]. Lyman was only eight, and the last trueborn heir of Darry through the male line.{{Ref|ACOK|7}}

[[Catelyn Stark]] sees Darry men with the other river lords near Riverrun prior to the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

The Lannister garrison eventually surrenders to Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] in the [[siege of Darry]]. [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], sends word to Helman from [[Harrenhal]] that Robb has ordered the surrendered garrison to be executed and for Helman to put the castle to the torch and leave.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] awards Ser [[Lancel Lannister]] the lands, castle and rights of House Darry, creating [[House Lannister of Darry]]. This lordship is given in favor of a living bastard Darry cousin.{{Ref|ACOK|65}} The move is arranged by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to thank his loyal brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], who is Lancel's father.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Darry men are left lordless and lawless during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

[[Tom of Sevenstreams]] accuses [[Sandor Clegane]] of the deaths of Raymun and Lyman Darry, although both were killed by his brother, Gregor.{{Ref|ASOS|34}}

[[Merrett Frey]] thinks that his marriage with [[Mariya Darry]], the daughter of Lord Darry, was unfortunate, as the Darrys lost all their prominence after [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Because Castle Darry was occupied by [[broken men]] after the northmen's departure, Ser Kevan Lannister sends Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]], called the Hardstone, to expel them.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}

Kevan marries his son Lancel to [[Amerei Frey]], the eldest daughter of the female heir to Darry, to strengthen his claim over the Darry lands.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} She brings to Darry a score of [[House Frey|Freys]], including her Darry-born mother, Mariya, one sister, and some uncles and cousins. Probably after Kevan's recommendation, Lancel quarters his Lannister lion with the Darry plowman in the arms of House Lannister of Darry. Kevan helps Lancel to rebuild Darry, but departs soon due to disagreements with his son and his new religious zeal.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

Jaime and his company spend a night at Castle Darry on their way to the [[siege of Riverrun]]. Jaime recalls that as King Robert's party journeyed north to [[Winterfell]], Jaime and his brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] discovered hidden tapestries of the Targaryen kings at Castle Darry, uncovering that the Darrys were still Targaryen loyalists.{{Ref|AFFC|30}} [[Genna Lannister]] complains that Darry, though smaller, is a safer place than Riverrun and would have preferred it for her spouse [[Emmon Frey]], since the male line of the Darrys is already extinguished.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

While discussing the graves of dead soldiers who have washed up on the [[Quiet Isle]], the [[Elder Brother (Quiet Isle)|Elder Brother]] says that Darry and Frey men are buried side by side.{{Ref|AFFC|31}}

==House Darry at the end of the third century==
The known Darrys during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* {[[Lord Darry (father of Raymun)|Lord Darry]]}, [[Raymun Darry|Raymun]], [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]] and [[Jeyne Darry]]'s father.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Slain at the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]], according to a semi-canon source.<ref name=RPG/>
** Ser {[[Raymun Darry]]}, Lord Darry's fourth son. Slain at the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]].{{Ref|agot|55}} It is unclear if he was also Lord of Darry before his son Lyman.{{refn|group=N|Ser [[Raymun Darry]] is never formally called [[Lord of Darry]] in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', both in text and appendices, although [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Jaime Lannister]] thinks of him as [[Darry]]'s lord.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}} [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] mentions "Ser Raymun Darry, Lord Darry, young Lord Darry" among [[House Lannister]]'s victims; it is possible that "Lord Darry" and "young Lord Darry" refer respectively to Raymun's father and son, implying that Raymun was never a lord.{{Ref|ASOS|34}} According to a semi-canon source, "Lord Darry ruled the House, but Ser Gregor Clegane kills both him and his heir Ser Raymun at Mummer’s Ford at the Red Fork of the Trident. Ser Raymun’s eight- or nine-year-old son succeeds to the lordship of the House."<ref name=RPG>''[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones: d20-based Open Gaming RPG]]'', The World of A Game of Thrones: Riverlands</ref> It is possible that Lord Darry was still alive at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', having retired from active rule in the years after [[Robert's Rebellion]], with Raymun being the ''de facto'' lord.<ref name=retirement>Westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/153070-small-questions-v-10106/page/32/&tab=comments#comment-8516987 Small Questions], April 30, 2020</ref>}}
*** {[[Lyman Darry]]}, Lord of [[Darry]]. Slain during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}}
* Ser Raymun's three elder brothers, who died during the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}}
* Lady [[Mariya Darry]], Ser Raymun's sister. Wife of [[Merrett Frey|Merrett]], the ninth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Mother to [[Amerei Frey|Amerei]], [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Fat Walda]], [[Marissa Frey|Marissa]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}}
* Lady [[Jeyne Darry]]: Ser Raymun's sister and Mariya's younger sister. Married to Ser [[Cleos Frey]]. Mother to [[Tywin Frey|Tywin]] and [[Willem Frey|Willem]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}}
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
* Ser {[[Willem Darry]]}, [[master-at-arms]] of the [[Red Keep]] before [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} He departed to [[Dragonstone]] with Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]],{{Ref|agot|39}} and later fled with Viserys and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] to [[Braavos]].{{Ref|awoiaf| Daenerys Targaryen}} An old man, he died in Braavos from [[illness]].{{Ref|aGoT|3}}
* Ser {[[Jonothor Darry]]}, a [[knight]] of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Died at the Trident.{{Ref|affc|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion}} Brother to Ser Willem.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Aeryss_Kingsguard Aerys's Kingsguard, (May 27, 1999)]</ref>
* A [[bastard]] cousin.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

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==Historical Members==
* Lord Darry, during the time of [[Vorian Vypren]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
** His three sons, who held back the [[Andals]] of [[Vorian Vypren]] at the Widow's Ford before being slain.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* Lord Darry, during the reign of [[Humfrey I Teague]] who died at the [[Battle of Six Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* Lord [[Darnold Darry]], head of the House during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
* [[Lord Darry (Dance)|Lord Darry]], one of the [[blacks]] during the Dance of the Dragons. He died on the battlements of [[Darry]] burned by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
** Lady Darry, his wife who survived the attack on [[Darry]] by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
*** His son and heir, who died on the battlements with his father.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
*** Younger children, who survived the attack on [[Darry]] by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
* Lord [[Derrick Darry]], one of the [[blacks]] during the Dance of the Dragons.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
* Lord [[Roland Darry]], one of the blacks during the Dance.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
* Ser [[Damon Darry]], who fought [[Alys Rivers]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
* [[Rosamund Darry]], who suffered the "Maiden's Day curse" before the [[Maiden's Day Ball]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* The [[Demon of Darry]], a famous [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}
* Lord Darry, during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] who cut down the black dragon sign at the [[Inn at the Crossroads]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}}
* Ser [[Desmond Darry]], who participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|thk| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}
* Lord [[Deremond]] was presumably a Darry. There is a song about his exploits at the Bloody Meadow. Some of its verses are: "And there he stood with sword in hand, the last of Darry's ten...".{{Ref|acok|45}}
* Lord Darry, [[Brynden Tully]] and [[Norbert Vance]] were his squires in their youth.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}
* Lord Darry, [[Raymun Darry|Raymun]], [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]] and [[Jeyne Darry]]'s grandfather.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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Template:Robert's Rebellion

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Thaddeus Rowan

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| image_caption = Thaddeus Rowan, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.
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'''Thaddeus Rowan''' was the Lord of [[Goldengrove]] and the head of [[House Rowan]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He served as a [[Hand of the King]] during the [[regency of Aegon III]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==Appearance and Character==
By {{Date|132}}, Thaddeus had become bald and plump.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Thaddeus was bluff, cheerful, brave, honest, dutiful and well-liked, well-regarded, and well-respected.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} He was a proud and just man, but neither arrogant nor vindictive. He was loyal to his friends, and not overly ambitious. He fought ably and with valor.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Lord Rowan was considered a doting husband and a good father.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==History==
Lord Thaddeus supported Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He led one of the armies that marched against Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host in the [[Reach]] in {{Date|129}}. The armies fought one another during the [[Battle of the Honeywine]], during which Thaddeus and the other [[blacks]] seemed to be victorious, until the arrival of Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] on his [[dragon]] [[Tessarion]] turned the battle for the Hightowers and the other [[greens]]. Thaddeus retreated north with the remnants of his host.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Thaddeus had two sons by his first wife, and five by his second. His second wife died in {{Date|131}}. In {{Date|132}}, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[small council]] and [[regent]]s agreed to marry him to Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]. However, Baela was not satisfied with the proposed [[marriage]], and fled to her cousin, Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]], who she married a fortnight later. Thaddeus's wounded pride was appeased by the council by a [[betrothal]] to the fourteen-year-old Lady [[Floris Baratheon]]. She died in childbirth two years later.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

In {{Date|133}}, after the death of Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]], King Aegon summoned Thaddeus to King's Landing to serve as his Hand. King Aegon's summons was overruled by two of his remaining regents, Lord [[Unwin Peake]] and [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]]. To prevent offending Thaddeus, he was offered a place on the [[small council]] as [[lord justiciar]] and [[master of laws]], and replaced Lord [[Roland Westerling]] as one of the king's regents.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

After Unwin resigned as Hand in {{Date|134}}, Thaddeus was named to the position.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} However, Thaddeus, though well-liked, was not feared by the realm, and it was soon rumored that Lady [[Larra Rogare]], the wife of Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], and her three brothers were in charge of the kingdom during the [[Lysene Spring]]. In {{Date|135}} Lord Thaddeus, accused of treason and being involved in a plot with [[House Rogare]], was tortured for information and stripped of his position of Hand. On day twelve of the [[secret siege]], Lord Thaddeus was brought before the king and prince. Thaddeus face was so bruised and swollen he was near unrecognizable, his speech so slurred he was thought drunk but it was because all his teeth had been knocked out of his mouth. He falsely confessed to King Aegon and Prince Viserys in his involvement in the plot. It was soon clear to Viserys though that Lord Thaddeus had been broken by his experience and simply responded affirmatively when accused of anything, a point that was exemplified when the [[court fool]] [[Mushroom]] asked him if he [[poison]]ed King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], to which Thaddeus said he had.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

After the siege ended and the real conspirators were caught, Thaddeus was reinstated in his post as a regent and King's Hand. It soon became clear he was no longer suited to his office, as one moment he seemed his old self, only to burst into tears the next. Mushroom mocked him at times, and once got him to confess to causing the [[Doom of Valyria]]. King Aegon politely dismissed him from the office and Munkun took the position of Hand of the King for the remainder of that year. Lord Thaddeus vowed he would return once his health had improved, only to die on his return journey back to [[Goldengrove]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

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Eddard Stark

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{{Infobox character
| title = Lord
| firstname = Eddard
| lastname = Stark
| arms = Stark
| image = [[File:Eddard Amoka.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Eddard Stark by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok] ©
| Alias = Ned{{Ref|AGOT|2}} The quiet wolf{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007]</ref> The Ned{{Ref|ADWD|62}}
| Title = [[Lord of Winterfell]] [[Warden of the North]] [[Hand of the King]] [[Protector of the Realm]] (claimant) [[Regent|Lord Regent]] (claimant)
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Northmen]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|263}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Eddard Stark|Eddard Stark]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]], the [[North]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eddard Stark}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}} (aged 35-36)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Main Series|Main Series calculations, 298AC to 299AC]].''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[Great Sept of Baelor]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}
| Father = Lord [[Rickard Stark]]
| Mother = Lady [[Lyarra Stark]]
| Spouse = Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]]
| Lover = [[Wylla]] (supposedly) [[Ashara Dayne]] (rumored) Fisherman's daughter (rumored)
| Issue = [[Robb Stark]] [[Jon Snow]] [[Sansa Stark]] [[Arya Stark]] [[Bran Stark]] [[Rickon Stark]]
| coat-of-arms =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Sean Bean|Sean Bean]] Sebastian Croft (child) Robert Aramayo (young)
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|7]]
}}

'''Eddard Stark''', also called '''"Ned"''', is the head of [[House Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]], and [[Warden of the North]]. He is a close friend to King [[Robert I Baratheon]], with whom he was raised. Eddard is one of the major [[POV character]]s in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Eddard is portrayed by [[w:Sean Bean|Sean Bean]], Sebastian Croft (as a child), and Robert Aramayo (as a young man).<ref name=IMDB />

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Eddard Stark|Images of Eddard Stark]]''

Eddard has a long face{{Ref|AGOT|6}} and long brown hair.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} His closely-trimmed beard is beginning to grey, making him look older than his thirty-five years.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} His dark grey eyes{{Ref|AGOT|1}} reflect his moods, turning soft as fog or hard as stone.{{Ref|ACOK|39}} Eddard is shorter and less handsome than his older brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] had been, according to [[Catelyn Stark]]; however, she also states that Ned has a "good sweet heart beneath his solemn face".{{Ref|ASOS|45}} He keeps faith with the [[old gods]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} He is fiercely protective of his wife and children, whom he loves deeply.

Eddard is known for his unwavering sense of honor{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|AGOT|58}} and [[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|justice]] and his family finds him kind, although some consider his reserved personality a sign of coldness and disdain.{{Ref|AGOT|33}} He has a reputation for always telling the truth.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Among his enemies, Eddard is seen as having cold, judgmental eyes{{Ref|ASOS|44}} thought to reflect his frozen heart.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}

While riding his [[Horse|great warhorse]] in the [[north]], Ned wears furs and leathers.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} Ned also wears silk{{Ref|AGOT|25}} and linen{{Ref|AGOT|47}} tunics and a belt of heavy silver links.{{Ref|AGOT|47}} His surcoat is fine white velvet with a [[direwolf]] badge over the heart.{{Ref|ACOK|39}} Ned's cloaks are grey with white,{{Ref|AGOT|27}} as well as black wool.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

Lord Stark wields sword{{Ref|AGOT|35}} and dagger,{{Ref|AGOT|20}} although he uses [[Ice]], a [[Valyrian steel]] [[greatsword]], for ceremonial purposes.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}

==History==
===Youth===
Eddard was born at [[Winterfell]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eddard Stark}} as the second son of Lord [[Rickard Stark]] and Lady [[Lyarra Stark]]. He had one older brother, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], and two younger siblings, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and [[Benjen Stark|Benjen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

Eddard was [[fostering|fostered]] by Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]] from the age of eight.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|aGoT|6}} There, Eddard befriended his fellow ward, [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], while Lord Jon became like a second father to him.{{Ref|AGOT|2}} When he reached the age of sixteen, Eddard was a man grown, and divided his time between Winterfell and the Eyrie.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Some_Questions Some Questions (March 16, 2000)]</ref> During one of his visits to Winterfell, Eddard carried a wedding proposal from Robert to his father, Lord Rickard, who agreed to betroth his daughter Lyanna to Eddard's friend.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eddard Stark}}{{Ref|AGOT|35}} When Lyanna later expressed her belief that Robert would never keep to one bed, having heard about [[Mya Stone]], Robert's bastard daughter in the [[Vale of Arryn]], Eddard recalled having seen the child, and was unable to deny her existence.{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] hoped to wed his daughter [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]] to Brandon or Eddard.{{ref|ADWD|41}}

===Tourney at Harrenhal===
[[File:Rhaeg lyanna-winterfelll.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rhaegar Targaryen]], Eddard, and [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], by M. Luisa Giliberti ©]]
In {{Date|281}}, at the age of eighteen, Eddard came down from the Eyrie to attend the [[tourney at Harrenhal]].{{Ref|AGOT|58}} Also present were Eddard's foster brother Robert, his foster father Jon, and his three siblings, Brandon, Lyanna, and [[Benjen Stark|Benjen]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}} It was during this tourney that Eddard met [[Howland Reed]], one of his father's bannermen. Howland and Eddard remained friends for the rest of their lives. During the opening feast, Eddard saw [[Ashara Dayne]], a lady-in-waiting to Princess [[Elia Martell]]. He danced with her later that night, but only after his older brother Brandon had spoken to her on his behalf, since he himself was too shy.{{Ref|ASOS|24}} Eddard was present during the final jousts, where Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] passed over his own wife, Elia, to crown Lyanna the [[queen of love and beauty]]. Eddard would remember this moment as "the moment when all smiles died" years later.{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

The following year, Eddard's sister Lyanna was abducted by Prince Rhaegar.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} Brandon rode to [[King's Landing]] in anger, but he was arrested when he threatened the crown prince. Lord Rickard Stark was summoned to King's Landing to answer for the crimes of his son, and rode to the capital with two hundred men. When he demanded a [[trial by combat]], both he and Brandon were executed at the command of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|55}} Aerys's next step was to demand that Jon Arryn send him the heads of his former wards, Eddard and Robert. Jon refused and instead called his banners.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Robert and Ned.jpg|thumb|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] and Eddard, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
With his father and brother dead, Eddard was now the [[Lord of Winterfell]]. He wanted to raise his banners to join [[Robert's Rebellion]], but getting from the [[Vale of Arryn]] to the [[north]] was complicated by the loyalty to the [[Iron Throne]] of [[Gulltown]], the Vale's chief port.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}{{Ref|ADWD|9}} Eddard crossed the [[Mountains of the Moon]] to the [[Fingers]] and hired a fisherman to bring him to [[White Harbor]] with a boat. They were caught by a storm on the [[Bite]] and the fisherman drowned. However, his daughter brought Eddard to the [[Three Sisters]]. When he arrived at [[Sisterton]], [[House Borrell]]'s maester urged [[Lord Borrell (father of Godric)|Lord Borrell]] to deliver Eddard's head to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], but Lord Borrell, knowing that Jon Arryn and Robert Baratheon had [[taking of Gulltown|taken Gulltown]] in the meantime, was unsure who would prevail in the conflict. Thus he let Ned leave for White Harbor, telling him to remain silent about his stay in Sisterton in case the rebellion failed.{{Ref|aDwD|9}}

Eddard called his banners, and marched south to join Robert, arriving with Lord [[Hoster Tully]] in time to turn the tide at the [[Battle of the Bells]].{{Ref|ASOS|29}} Afterward, he went to [[Riverrun]] to marry Hoster's elder daughter, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], who had been betrothed to his brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] before his death.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Jon Arryn married Hoster's younger daughter, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], in the same ceremony. [[Weddings of Catelyn and Lysa Tully|The double wedding]] bound [[House Tully]] to the rebels' cause.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}

The rebels won their decisive victory in the [[Battle of the Trident]], in which Robert killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] in single combat at the [[ruby ford]]. Because Robert had been wounded by Rhaegar, it fell on Eddard to pursue the remnants of Aerys's armies to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

[[File:Eddard Jaime Aerys Iron Throne Room.jpg|thumb|Eddard, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] in the [[Iron Throne]] room, by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]

When Eddard arrived at the capital, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s force had already sacked the city. Eddard had developed contempt for [[House Lannister]] during the rebellion, as Tywin had remained neutral in an apparent attempt to join the winning side in the end. Eddard's contempt increased when he learned that Tywin had conquered the city by treachery and that his men had brutally killed Rhaegar's wife, [[Elia Martell]], and children, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. In addition, Lannister flags were flying over the [[Red Keep]] when Eddard arrived and, as he rode into the throne room to claim the crown for Robert, he found King Aerys's body at the steps leading to the [[Iron Throne]], on which the king's killer, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], was sitting.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

Eddard felt the [[Sack of King's Landing]] dishonored Robert's cause. He was disappointed that Robert, upon arriving in the city, did not share his moral outrage and in particular defended the murder of Rhaegar's children. He also ignored Eddard's counsel that Jaime should be made to join the [[Night's Watch]] for breaking his oath as a knight of the [[Kingsguard]] by not protecting the king. Their disagreements created a rift between Eddard and Robert that not even Jon Arryn was able to breach.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

Eddard left Robert in King's Landing and went to [[Storm's End]], where he lifted the [[Siege of Storm's End|siege of the castle]]. Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and his armies yielded to Eddard without a fight.{{Ref|ASOS|19}} Afterwards, Eddard traveled to the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]] to liberate his sister [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], who apparently was held at the [[tower of joy]]. When Eddard arrived along with six companions, he found the tower guarded by three members of the Kingsguard, [[Arthur Dayne]], [[Oswell Whent]], and Lord Commander [[Gerold Hightower]]. The resulting [[combat at the tower of joy|skirmish]] saw the deaths of all but Eddard and one companion, [[Howland Reed]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Eddard is said to have killed Arthur, the [[Sword of the Morning]], in single combat.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}}

[[File:Ned Lyanna Death Promise.jpg|thumb|Eddard makes a promise to [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] before her death, by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Unfortunately, when Eddard found Lyanna, she was already dying.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Before her death, she made Eddard promise her something;{{Ref|AGOT|4}} what he promised her has not yet been revealed. The experience haunts Eddard and he recalls her ''"promise me"'' on multiple occasions.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|AGOT|47}}{{Ref|AGOT|58}} However, the shared grief over Lyanna led to his reconciliation with his friend, now King Robert I.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

When Eddard returned home to [[Winterfell]], he brought with him his bastard son, [[Jon Snow]]. This strained the relationship with his wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], who had given birth to their son [[Robb Stark|Robb]] at [[Riverrun]] during the war. Eddard refused to speak to her about Jon's mother. However, stories concerning her identity circulated nonetheless. When Catelyn heard rumors that the boy's mother was the [[Dorne|Dornish]] noblewoman [[Ashara Dayne]], she confronted Eddard about it, but he told her in a brusque manner that the child was his blood and that was all she needed to know. He subsequently silenced the rumors about Ashara.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} [[Sansa Stark]] recalls hearing whispers that Jon's mother was common born.{{ref|AGOT|15}} Lord [[Edric Dayne]] believes that, rather than his aunt Ashara, Jon Snow's mother was a woman called [[Wylla]], who worked for [[House Dayne]] and at one point served as Edric's wet-nurse.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} When asked about the mother of his bastard son by King [[Robert I Baratheon]], Eddard also mentions the name Wylla.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} However, Lord [[Godric Borrell]] claims that the daughter of the fisherman who sneaked Eddard away from the Fingers gave birth to Jon Snow.{{Ref|ADWD|9}}

Eddard buried the bones of his deceased kin in the [[crypt of Winterfell]]. Breaking the tradition of only Stark kings and lords having statues, Ned had them carved for Brandon and Lyanna next to that of Lord Rickard.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} [[Barbrey Dustin]], now Lady of [[Barrowton]], resented that Eddard returned the horse but not the bones of her husband, Lord [[Willam Dustin|Willam]], who had died fighting alongside Ned in Dorne.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Ned's younger brother, [[Benjen Stark|Benjen]], joined the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Benjen Stark}}

===Lord of Winterfell===
[[File:Ned & Ice.jpg|thumb|Eddard with [[Ice]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]], by Michael Komarck ©]]
As a second son, Eddard had never expected to become the [[Lord of Winterfell]], and as such did not always feel equal to the task, determined it had all been meant for his elder brother Brandon.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Lord Stark has taken little interest in affairs south of the [[Neck]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Eddard had a [[Lady Catelyn's sept|small sept]] built at Winterfell so that his new wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] could pray to [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}

In {{Date|289}}, Eddard traveled south to help Robert suppress [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], and he participated in the decisive [[battle at Pyke]]. Greyjoy's Rebellion was the most recent time that Eddard saw Robert.{{ref|AGOT|4}} After Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]]'s surrender, Eddard took Balon's only surviving son, [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]], to Winterfell as a ward and hostage.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} While Eddard tried to be like a father to Theon from time to time,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} the boy still found Lord Stark to be cold.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}

Eddard last saw Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] when the boy was breastfeeding from his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}

When Lord [[Jorah Mormont]] tried to sell poachers he had caught on his lands into [[slavery]] in {{date|293}}, Eddard traveled to [[Bear Island]] to bring him to justice for his crime. Upon arrival, Ned found that Jorah and [[Lynesse Hightower]] had fled into exile, however.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

During his marriage to Catelyn, Eddard had five children with her: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Eddard has taught Robb and [[Jon Snow]], his bastard son, about command in battle.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}

Arya has visited [[White Harbor]] twice with her father,{{Ref|AFFC|22}} and Theon Greyjoy accompanied Lord Stark during a visit to Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] at [[Torrhen's Square]]{{Ref|ACOK|37}} and several visits to the [[House Glover|Glovers]] at [[Deepwood Motte]].{{Ref|ACOK|24}} The [[northern mountain clans|hill clans]] have always treated Lord Stark generously when he visited the [[northern mountains]],{{Ref|ADWD|17}} calling him "the Ned".{{Ref|ADWD|42}} Eddard hosted Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] and his daughter, [[Alys Karstark|Alys]], when the girl was six.{{Ref|ADWD|44}} [[Mance Rayder]] was part of [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]]'s expedition to Winterfell to see Lord Stark.{{Ref|ASOS|7}} Eddard is wary of [[Roose Bolton]], Lord of the [[Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|35}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:B60f4c34cb78842db2ee648d90676a7a-d8ij096.jpg|thumb|Eddard in the [[Red Keep]], by Jake Murray © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Lord Eddard executes [[Gared]], a deserter of the [[Night's Watch]] who claims to have been attacked by [[Others]], at a [[holdfast in the hills]]. On the return to [[Winterfell]], the party discovers a [[direwolf]] dead near a bridge, her throat pierced by a [[stag]] she had slain. Swayed by his bastard son, [[Jon Snow]], Eddard decides not to slay her newborn pups, and instead allow his children to raise them.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}

That same day, a [[raven]] arrives bearing word of the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]], who fostered Eddard as well as [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], and who had long served Robert as [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Soon Robert arrives with half the court, and the king insists that Eddard bring him to the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypts]] so he can pay his respects to Eddard's late sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} The Starks hold a [[feast in honor of King Robert's visit to Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Eddard grudgingly accepts Robert's offer to replace Lord Arryn as Hand, as well as a betrothal of Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] to his daughter [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}}

Another message arrives, this one from [[Lysa Arryn]], Jon's widow and the sister of Eddard's wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], sent to Winterfell in secret. Lysa warns the Starks that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] were involved in her husband's death.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} When Eddard's son Bran falls and slips into a coma, Eddard and the royal court remain at Winterfell for almost another fortnight,{{Ref|AGOT|10}} though they eventually decide to leave.

During the journey south, Eddard and Robert are at odds whether or not to be concerned about the wedding of the exiled Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]] to Khal [[Drogo]] of the [[Dothraki]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Eddard's youngest daughter [[Arya Stark|Arya]] is involved in an incident in which crown prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] is injured by Arya's direwolf, [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} When Nymeria cannot be found, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] demands the death of Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], and Eddard executes the wolf himself at [[Darry]]. In order to prevent Queen Cersei from acquiring the pelt, he has her body sent north to be buried at Winterfell.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}

Upon arriving at [[King's Landing]], Eddard is summoned to a [[small council]] meeting. Afterwards, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] takes Eddard to one of his brothels, where he has been hiding Eddard's wife, Catelyn. She reveals how a [[catspaw]] tried to kill their son [[Bran Stark|Bran]] with a [[Littlefinger's blade|Valyrian steel dagger]]. Petyr, known as Littlefinger, claims that the dagger used to be his, but was won in a bet by [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Littlefinger promises to aid Eddard.{{Ref|AGOT|20}} After receiving Maester [[Luwin]]'s message that Bran is awake, Lord Stark and his daughters stay overnight in the godswood of the Red Keep.{{Ref|AGOT|25}}

Eddard is shocked to learn that the crown is heavily indebted due to Robert's extravagance, and Jon Arryn and the small council had been unable to restrain him. Robert decrees a great tournament is to be held in honor of Eddard's appointment as Hand of the King, despite Eddard's protests of the cost.{{Ref|AGOT|20}} The [[Hand's tourney]], featuring a joust, melee, and archery contest, attracts knights and freeriders from all over the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}}{{Ref|AGOT|22}}{{Ref|AGOT|27}} Ned and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], convince Robert not to participate in the melee.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

Eddard discovers that his daughter Arya is in the possession of a sword, [[Needle]], but decides to have her trained in how to use it, instead of taking her sword away. He hires [[Syrio Forel]], a former [[First Sword of Braavos]].{{Ref|AGOT|22}} While Ned later wonders whether Syrio is a proper teacher for Arya, he allows the lessons to continue,{{Ref|AGOT|30}} and is eventually willing to ask Syrio to continue his work at Winterfell.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}

Eddard investigates Jon Arryn's activities before his death, and he discovers that Jon spent a great deal of time with Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] and had been visiting several of Robert's bastard children in the city.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] provides the Hand with ''[[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', which Jon had been reading.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

When news reaches King's Landing that Daenerys is pregnant, Robert holds a council meeting demanding she be put to death. Eddard and Barristan are the only ones to speak out against the move, but Robert, driven by his hatred of the Targaryens, insists on the assassination. Eddard, unwilling to cooperate, resigns his office in protest.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

Before his planned departure from King's Landing to return to Winterfell, Eddard visits another of Robert's bastard children, a girl named [[Barra]], found by Lord Baelish. Returning from this meeting he is ambushed by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], who wants revenge for the seizure of his brother Tyrion by Catelyn at the [[crossroads inn]],{{Ref|AGOT|35}} a fact Eddard had learned the day before from [[Yoren]], a [[wandering crow]].{{Ref|AGOT|32}}{{Ref|AGOT|33}} Eight men{{Ref|AGOT|39}} die from the ensuing melee, including [[Jory Cassel]], [[Heward]], [[Wyl (guard)|Wyl]], and [[Tregar]], and Ned's leg is broken when his horse falls upon him.{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Pycelle treats Ned, who has a fever dream of the [[combat at the tower of joy|tower of joy]]. While recovering, Robert visits his friend, pardoning him and returning him to office as Hand of the King.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

[[File:Ned Stark's execution.jpg|thumb|Eddard's execution by [[Ilyn Payne]], by Magali Villeneuve © Penguin Random House]]

Eddard sits on the [[Iron Throne]] and hears petitions while Robert is out on a hunt. Ser [[Raymun Darry]], Ser [[Marq Piper]], and Ser [[Karyl Vance]] bring the news that several villages near the border of the [[westerlands]] have been ravaged by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. Eddard sends Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], [[Thoros of Myr]], and a number of knights, and members of his [[House Stark guards|own household guard]] to bring the Mountain to justice for his crimes against the [[riverlands]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

While investigating Jon Arryn's interest in Robert's bastard children, Eddard discovers to his horror that Robert's three legitimate children are the product of incest between Queen Cersei and her brother, Jaime.{{ref|AGOT|44}} Eddard decides to confront Cersei, giving her a chance to flee with her children while she still can.{{ref|AGOT|45}} However, Cersei has orchestrated Robert's assassination. As Robert lays on his deathbed, Eddard rebuffs both the suggestion of Robert's youngest brother, Lord [[Renly Baratheon]], that they seize control of the royal children, and Petyr Baelish's urgings to rule as [[regent]] while Cersei and Jaime's thirteen-year-old son, Prince Joffrey, accedes to the Iron Throne, instead planning to deliver it to the elder of Robert's younger brothers, Lord [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]].{{Ref|AGOT|47}} Littlefinger promises Eddard the support of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]]. [[Vayon Poole]] arranges for Sansa and Arya to return north on the ''[[Wind Witch]]'',{{Ref|AGOT|45}} and Ned orders [[Tomard]] to deliver a letter to Stannis at [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|AGOT|47}}

Not wanting to have her betrothal to Joffrey broken, Sansa informs Queen Cersei of her father's plan to leave King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|51}} When Ned confronts Cersei in the throne room, he is betrayed by Littlefinger. [[House Lannister guards|Red cloaks]] and [[Janos Slynt]]'s gold cloaks kill Eddard's remaining men, and Littlefinger takes the Valyrian dagger from Lord Stark.{{Ref|AGOT|49}} Syrio allows Arya to escape Ser [[Meryn Trant]],{{Ref|AGOT|50}} but Sansa is captured by the Lannisters.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}

In response to [[arrest of Eddard Stark|his father's imprisonment for treason]] by Cersei, [[Robb Stark]] calls the northern banners to Winterfell and marches south.{{Ref|AGOT|53}} For his part in Ned's downfall, Janos Slynt is named [[Lord of Harrenhal]] by King Joffrey.{{Ref|AGOT|57}}

Varys visits Eddard Stark in the dungeons, informing him that if he confesses to treason his life will be spared and he will be given the opportunity to join the [[Night's Watch]]. Eddard initially refuses but agrees to swallow his honor to save the life of his daughter Sansa, who is in Lannister custody.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} He is taken to the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] where, unbeknownst to him, Yoren, his daughter Arya, and the disguised Barristan are amongst the crowd.{{Ref|AGOT|65}}{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Eddard makes a false public confession but the plan goes awry when King Joffrey declares that Eddard must be executed, to the evident shock of Cersei, Varys, and the [[High Septon (fat one)|High Septon]]. Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] beheads Eddard with his own greatsword, [[Ice]].{{Ref|AGOT|65}} Joffrey has Eddard's head placed on a spike and forces Sansa to view it.{{Ref|AGOT|67}}

Bran and [[Rickon Stark]] dream of their father's death before a raven arrives at Winterfell.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} After the [[Battle of the Camps]], Robb is proclaimed [[King in the North]] by northmen and rivermen at [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Daarken Make an Example.JPG|thumb|Eddard's impaled head at the [[Red Keep]], by Daarken © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A stonemason creates a granite statue in Ned's image within the [[crypt of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ACOK|4}}

[[Tyrion Lannister]] orders the heads of Eddard and other victims to be removed from the spikes of the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|ACOK|3}} He then sends Eddard's bones to [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|ACOK|25}}{{Ref|ACOK|39}} [[Catelyn Stark]] tasks [[Hallis Mollen]] to take the bones north so Eddard can be buried in the [[crypt of Winterfell]] beside his [[Rickard Stark|father]], [[Brandon Stark|brother]] and [[Lyanna Stark|sister]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}} The [[ironborn]] [[Fall of Moat Cailin|take Moat Cailin]] soon after, however, and it is unknown if Eddard's bones made it past the Moat before its fall to [[House Greyjoy]].{{Ref|ACOK|46}}{{Ref|ACOK|50}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Eddard's execution at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] has caused a serious deterioration in relations between the crown and the [[Faith of the Seven]], as the High Septon claims that Stark's beheading there profaned the sept with blood.{{Ref|ACOK|3}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Sansa Stark]] would like to name a son Eddard if she were to wed [[Willas Tyrell]], but Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] instead arranges for her [[wedding of Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark|to wed]] his son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|ASOS|28}} [[Jeyne Westerling]], Robb's queen, would like to name her children Eddard and Brandon if they have twins.{{Ref|ASOS|20}} Robb is slain in the [[Red Wedding]], however.{{Ref|ASOS|51}}

Tywin has [[Tobho Mott]] reforge Ned's [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword, [[Ice]],{{ref|ASOS|32}} into two smaller longswords which become known as [[Widow's Wail]]{{ref|ASOS|59}} and [[Oathkeeper]].{{ref|ASOS|72}}

After the [[battle beneath the Wall]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] offers to name [[Jon Snow]] as [[Lord of Winterfell]], so that a son of Eddard can help Stannis win the [[north]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}} Jon refuses the offer, however, and is instead chosen [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Recalling that [[Janos Slynt]] had helped kill his father, Jon beheads Janos at [[Castle Black]] for insubordination.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}

In [[White Harbor]], [[Wylla Manderly]] recalls Eddard's death when declaring her support for [[Stannis Baratheon]] instead of [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ADWD|19}}

[[Bran Stark]], while training to become a [[greenseer]], sees a vision of his father in the past through the eyes of the [[heart tree]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]]. Through the [[weirwood]], Bran hears his father's prayers that his wife will forgive him and that [[Jon Snow|Jon]] and [[Robb Stark|Robb]] will grow together as brothers.{{Ref|ADWD|34}}

[[Theon Greyjoy]] leads Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]] into the [[crypts of Winterfell]], where they see Eddard's statue. Barbrey blames Eddard for the death of her husband, Lord [[Willam Dustin]]. She tells Theon that if she ever discovers the location of Eddard's bones, she will never allow them to be buried in the crypts along with his ancestors, in revenge for Eddard's failure to return her husband's bones to her.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Many other northern houses remember Eddard fondly, however, and are willing to march to war against [[House Bolton]] to rescue the Bolton-controlled "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]), the daughter of "The Ned".{{Ref|ADWD|42}}{{Ref|ADWD|62}}

During the [[walk of atonement]] by [[Cersei Lannister]] through [[King's Landing]], the face of one of the [[smallfolk]] reminds her of Eddard.{{Ref|ADWD|65}}

==Quotes by Eddard==
[[File:Collage lb image page7 5 1.jpg|thumb|Eddard with [[Ice]], by Mark Evans © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{Quote|'''Bran''': Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid? 
'''Eddard''': That is the only time a man can be brave.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}|[[Bran Stark]] and Eddard}}

{{Quote|The blood of the [[First Men]] still flows in the veins of the [[House Stark|Starks]], and we hold to the belief that the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}|Eddard to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}|Eddard to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard''': We are not the boys we were. 
'''Robert''': You were never the boy you were.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] and Eddard}}

{{Quote|When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone [[wolf]] dies, but the pack survives.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}|Eddard to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Know the men who follow you and let them know you. Don't ask your men to die for a stranger.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}|Eddard to [[Robb Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Some secrets are safer kept hidden. Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love and trust.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}|Eddard's thoughts}}

{{Quote|Black and white and grey, all the shades of truth.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}|Eddard's thoughts}}

{{Quote|"If it came to that, the life of some child I did not know, against [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]] and [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], what would I do? Even more so, what would [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] do, if it were [[Jon Snow|Jon]]'s life, against the children of her body?" He did not know. He prayed he never would.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}|Eddard's thoughts}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': You should have taken [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] for yourself. It was there for the taking. [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] told me how you found him on the [[Iron Throne]] the day [[Sack of King's Landing|King's Landing fell]], and made him yield it up. That was your moment. All you needed to do was climb those steps, and sit. Such a sad mistake. 
'''Eddard''': I have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine, but that was not one of them.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Eddard}}

{{Quote|In this world only winter is certain. We may lose our heads, it's true ... but what if we prevail?{{Ref|ADWD|9}}|Eddard to the [[House Borrell|Borrells]]}}

==Quotes about Eddard==
[[File:Sean Bean as Eddard Stark.png|thumb|Sean Bean as Eddard in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|You are too hard on yourself, Ned. You always were. Damn it, no woman wants [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] in her bed.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to Eddard}}

{{Quote|Damn you, Ned Stark. You and [[Jon Arryn]], I loved you both. What have you done to me? You were the one should have been king, you or Jon.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to Eddard}}

{{Quote|You never could lie for love nor honor, Ned Stark.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to Eddard}}

{{Quote|No, my lord, when the swords come out in earnest, you will be the only true friend [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] will have.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}|[[Varys]] to Eddard}}

{{Quote|You wear your honor like a suit of armor, Stark. You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.{{Ref|AGOT|47}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to Eddard}}

{{Quote|You are an honest and honorable man, Lord Eddard. Ofttimes I forget that. I have met so few of them in my life ... When I see what honesty and honor have won you, I understand why.{{Ref|AGOT|58}}|[[Varys]] to Eddard}}

{{Quote|Ned Stark a traitor? Not bloody likely. The [[Long Summer]] will come again before that one would besmirch his precious honor.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Quhuru Mo]]}}

{{Quote|As for your Ned, he should have kissed the hand that killed [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]], but he preferred to scorn the arse he found sitting on [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert's]] [[Iron Throne|throne]].{{Ref|ACOK|55}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I knew Ned Stark as well. Your father was no friend of mine, but only a fool would doubt his honor or his honesty.{{Ref|ASOS|76}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|A long time ago, she remembered her father saying that when the cold wind blows the lone [[wolf]] dies but the pack survives. He had it all backwards. Arya, the lone wolf, still lived, but the wolves of the pack had been taken and slain and skinned.{{Ref|AFFC|6}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Your father was a stubborn man as well. Honor, he called it. Well, honor has its costs, as Lord Eddard learned to his sorrow.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

===Patrilineal descent===
#Lord [[Benjen Stark (lord)|Benjen Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Cregan Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Brandon Stark (son of Cregan)|Brandon Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Beron Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Willam Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Edwyle Stark]], Lord of Winterfell
#Lord [[Rickard Stark]], Lord of Winterfell

==Behind the Scenes==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], Eddard has similarities with [[w:William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings|Lord Hastings]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1436 Boskone (Boston, MA; February 17-19)], February 17, 2006</ref>

In an early draft of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] takes [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] prisoner at Ned's behest.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1belw08/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

==References==
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*{{WoW}}

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Lady

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{{For|Lady}}
{{Infobox animal character
| firstname = Lady
| arms = Stark
| image = CarrieBest Sansa and Lady.jpg
| image_caption = [[Sansa Stark]] with Lady - by Carrie Best ©
| Alias = the sister they had lost{{ref|ASOS|9}}
| Title =
| Owner = [[Sansa Stark]]
| Species = [[Direwolf]]
| Place_of_Birth = the [[north]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|298}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Darry]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}
| Place_of_Burial = the [[lichyard]], [[Winterfell]]{{ref|AGOT|53}}
| Date_of_Burial = {{Date|298}}
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = Zunni<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/216015.html Lament for Lady], May 13, 2011</ref>
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Lady''' is a [[direwolf]] bonded to [[Sansa Stark]]. She is the litter-mate of [[Grey Wind]], [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], [[Summer]], [[Shaggydog]], and [[Ghost]].

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Lady (direwolf)|l1=Images of Lady (direwolf)}}

Lady has grey fur and golden{{Ref|aGoT|44}} yellow eyes. She is the smallest of the litter.{{Ref|aGoT|16}} Lady likes to have her ears scratched, and when fed under the table, takes the food delicately. She is very protective of Sansa.{{Ref|aGoT|15}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lady is discovered by [[Robb Stark]] and [[Jon Snow]], along with the rest of her litter, after her mother was killed by a [[stag]].{{Ref|aGoT|1}} Lady bonds with [[Sansa Stark]], and adopts her mistress's dainty manners and trusting nature.{{Ref|aGoT|15}}

At the [[crossroads inn]] on the journey from [[Winterfell]] to [[King's Landing]], Sansa is frightened when she meets Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], and Lady growls and moves to protect her. Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]], Sansa's betrothed, courts Sansa and asks her to ride with him, and she leaves Lady behind at the camp.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Near the [[ruby ford]], Joffrey and Sansa come across Sansa's sister, [[Arya Stark]], playing at swords with her friend [[Mycah]]. Joffrey draws his sword, [[Lion's Tooth]], and threatens Mycah, but Arya fights with him; her direwolf [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] disarms and superficially wounds him.{{Ref|aGoT|15}}

In a trial at [[Darry]], King [[Robert Baratheon]] orders Nymeria killed, but she cannot be found, so the spiteful Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] orders Lady to be put down instead. Despite Sansa's protests, her father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], cannot get Robert to relent. Eddard chooses to perform the execution himself, as is his custom, and to spare Lady pain she might suffer if Ilyn Payne were to do the deed. The trusting Lady does not sense Eddard's intention, and is killed with a single blow of his greatsword, [[Ice]]. Eddard orders for four of his men to take Lady's body north to be buried at Winterfell.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}

When Lady's bones arrive at Winterfell, her litter-mates [[Grey Wind]], [[Shaggydog]], and [[Summer]] all sense her death and howl mournfully. Lady is buried in the [[lichyard]] at Winterfell, where the [[Kings of Winter]] had laid their faithful servants.{{Ref|aGoT|53}}

In King's Landing, when Eddard hears that [[Summer]] had saved [[Bran Stark]]'s life, he wonders if the [[old gods]] had sent the direwolves, and what it might mean that he had killed Sansa's.{{Ref|aGoT|20}}

Sansa weeps for days, but cannot hate Joffrey for Lady, and instead places the majority of the blame on her sister Arya for Lady's death. Sansa blames Queen Cersei as well, but softens to her nevertheless.{{Ref|aGoT|29}} Sansa sometimes dreams of Lady, and feels as if the direwolf were there watching her.{{Ref|aGoT|44}}

When [[Robb Stark]] receives the letter Queen Cersei had forced Sansa to write to Winterfell, calling Eddard Stark a [[traitor]] and summoning Robb to swear fealty to King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]], he does not understand what could have caused Sansa to write such things. Their brother Bran believes it is due to Sansa having lost Lady.{{Ref|aGoT|53}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
At Winterfell, Bran Stark listens to Summer and Shaggydog howl, and wonders if they miss their brothers and sisters too, if they are calling to Grey Wind and Ghost and Nymeria and the ghost of Lady.{{Ref|ACOK|4}}

Sansa visits the [[godswood]] in the [[Red Keep]], and thinks Lady would have liked it there. When Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] offers to help her escape, Sansa is uncertain whether to trust him, and thinks of Lady and how she could smell lies.{{Ref|ACOK|18}}

King Joffrey, when threatening Sansa with a crossbow, tells her he hasn't forgotten how her direwolf assaulted him. Sansa protests that Lady never hurt him, but he killed her anyway.{{Ref|ACOK|32}}

Arya includes Queen Cersei and King Joffrey on her [[Arya Stark#Arya.27s prayer|death list]] for many reasons, but also for Lady's death.{{Ref|ACOK|36}} She is glad to hear that Castle Darry will be burned, because it was where Cersei had made Eddard Stark kill Lady.{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

Sansa has a nightmare of the [[riot of King's Landing]], and calls for Lady to help her.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], when Sansa fears that she will die, she wonders if she will meet Lady again when she's dead.{{Ref|ACOK|62}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
During a supper with Joffrey's new betrothed [[Margaery Tyrell]], her grandmother [[Olenna Tyrell|Olenna]] questions Sansa about the king's nature. Olenna gets Sansa to speak the truth about Joffrey's cruelty, and Sansa confesses that he lied about the incident with Mycah and made her father kill Lady.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

Bran Stark [[skinchanger|skinchanges]] his direwolf Summer, who remembers his litter-mates, including Lady, "the sister they had lost."{{Ref|ASOS|9}}

The night before [[Purple wedding|Joffrey's wedding to Margaery]], Sansa dreams that she is back at home in Winterfell, running through the godswood with Lady. When she wakes, and begins to prepare for the wedding and for her planned escape, she thinks that if Lady were with her, she would not be afraid.{{Ref|ASOS|59}}

At the [[Drearfort|tower]] of [[Petyr Baelish]] in the [[Fingers]], Sansa bonds with an [[old blind dog]], and after waking from a dream, she tells him she wishes he was Lady.{{Ref|ASOS|68}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Summer forms a new pack with [[Varamyr]]'s [[wolves]], and Bran reminds him that his old one is still out there, even though Lady and Grey Wind are dead.{{Ref|ADWD|4}}

Jon Snow recalls his siblings, including Sansa brushing out Lady's coat and singing to herself.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Septa Mordane:''' A [[highborn|noble]] lady does not feed [[dog]]s at her table. 
'''Sansa:''' She's not a dog, she's a [[direwolf]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}}|[[Septa]] [[Mordane]] and [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|A direwolf is a savage beast. Sooner or later it would have turned on [[Sansa Stark|your girl]] the same way [[Nymeria (direwolf)|the other]] did on [[Joffrey Baratheon|my son]]. Get her a dog, she'll be happier for it.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|No, not Lady, Lady didn't bite anybody, she's good…{{Ref|AGOT|16}}|[[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Cersei Lannister|Lannister woman]] shall never have this skin.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Jory Cassel]]}}

{{Quote|What was it that [[Jon Snow|Jon]] had said? When they found the pups in the snow? "Your children were meant to have these pups, my lord." And he had killed [[Sansa Stark|Sansa's]], and for what?{{Ref|aGoT|20}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

[[File:Lady by smirtouille.jpg|thumb|350px|Sansa with [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]. Illustrated by Smirtouille © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{Quote|For a moment it was as if the direwolf was there in the room, looking at her with those golden eyes, sad and knowing. She had been dreaming, she realized. Lady was with her, and they were running together, and… and… trying to remember was like trying to catch the rain with her fingers. The dream faded, and Lady was dead again.{{Ref|aGoT|44}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|She had gone south, and only her bones had returned.{{Ref|aGoT|53}}|thoughts of [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|She could smell out falsehood, she could, but she was dead, [[Eddard Stark|Father]] had killed her, on account of [[Arya Stark|Arya]].{{Ref|ACOK|18}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|If Lady was here, I would not be afraid.{{Ref|ASOS|59}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Sometimes [[Summer|he]] could sense [[Template:Stark Direwolves|them]], though, as if they were still with him, only hidden from his sight by a boulder or a stand of trees. He could not smell them, nor hear their howls by night, yet he felt their presence at his back... all but the sister they had lost. His tail drooped when he remembered her.{{Ref|ASOS|9}}|thoughts of [[Summer]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], the loss of her wolf has left Sansa a little adrift.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" Copyright © 2003 Robert Shaw.]</ref>

==References==
{{references}}

{{Stark Direwolves}}

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Gared

2026-04-13T22:44:53Z

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{{Infobox character
| arms = Night's Watch
| firstname = Gared
| image = [[File:Gared by Valdihr.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Gared by Valdihr ©
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Night's Watch]]{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}} (deserted){{Ref|aGoT|1}}
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westeros]]
| Spouse =
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| Date_of_Birth = ~{{Date|241|246}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Gared|Gared]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[holdfast in the hills]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = Dermot Keaney
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Gared''' is a [[ranger]] of the [[Night's Watch]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Gared is portrayed by Dermot Keaney.<ref>Cast of the first episode of Game of Thrones on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480055/fullcredits#cast IMBD]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Gared|l1=Images of Gared}}

Gared is past fifty. He lost both ears, three toes and the little finger of his left hand to the cold.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}} Old and scrawny,{{Ref|AGOT|1}} he is considered an experienced [[ranger]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

The [[man-at-arms]] is known to make fun of Ser [[Waymar Royce]] because of the fine clothes the inexperienced lordling wears.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}

Gared's sword is a short, ugly thing with a nicked edge and a grip discolored by sweat. His garron is smaller than Waymar's destrier.{{ref|AGOT|Prologue}}

==History==
Gared joined the [[Night's Watch]] as a boy and spent forty years as a [[ranger]]. When Gared's ears had frostbite one winter, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] had to cut them off.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}

While drinking [[wine]] in the barracks of [[Castle Black]], Gared joked that Ser [[Waymar Royce]] personally killed the [[sable]]s for his cloak.{{ref|AGOT|Prologue}}

Shortly before ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' starts, Waymar, [[Will]], and Gared were sent ranging into the [[haunted forest]] by [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], in search of a band of [[Free folk|wildling]] raiders. Jeor gave the command to Waymar, although he was the least experienced of the three, whereas Jeor counted Gared and Will among his best men. However, Waymar felt it was his due to have a command because he was a [[knight]], and the Lord Commander accepted because he did not want to offend Waymar's father, Lord [[Yohn Royce]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Neds justice by abepapakhian.jpg|thumb|Lord [[Eddard Stark]] executing Gared, by Abe Papakhian ©]]
Gared, [[Will]], and Ser [[Waymar Royce]] follow the [[free folk|wildlings]], finding them dead on the ninth day. Gared wants to return to the [[Wall]], but Waymar insists they discover what killed the wildlings. Gared says he can feel that something is wrong, but Waymar dismisses the suggestion. He mocks the experienced ranger repeatedly, making Gared increasingly angry. Waymar orders Gared to remain with the horses while he and Will walk the last part. Waymar refuses to allow Gared to make a fire. After Waymar is slain by [[Others]], the knight rises as a [[wight]] and kills Will.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}

A terrified{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gared}} Gared deserts the [[Night's Watch]] and flees south of the [[Wall]], but he is arrested outside a small [[holdfast in the hills]] near [[Winterfell]]. He is questioned by Lord [[Eddard Stark]], but Eddard's words do not reach the ragged and distraught Gared.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AGOT|70}}

For his desertion, Gared is sentenced to death by Eddard, who performs the beheading himself with the greatsword [[Ice]], in accordance with the traditions of the [[First Men]]. Afterwards, [[Theon Greyjoy]] laughs and kicks Gared's head when it lands near his feet, provoking [[Jon Snow]]'s disapproval.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} Eddard sends Gared's head to [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

When Jeor tells [[Tyrion Lannister]] about the conditions on the Wall, he mentions the ranging on which Will and Waymar went missing. Jeor laments giving the command to someone as inexperienced as Waymar. Jeor mentions that Gared had been longer at the Wall than himself and that he would never have believed the man would turn.{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Craster]] tells Jeor that the three rangers stopped at [[Craster's Keep]] during their search for raiders.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|We should start back. The [[wildlings]] are dead.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}|Gared to [[Waymar Royce]]}}

{{Quote|'''Waymar''': What do you think might have killed these men, Gared? 
'''Gared''': It was the cold. I saw men freeze last winter, and the one before, when I was half a boy. Everyone talks about snows forty foot deep, and how the ice wind comes howling out of the north, but the real enemy is the cold. It steals up on you quieter than [[Will]], and at first you shiver and your teeth chatter and you stamp your feet and dream of mulled wine and nice hot fires. It burns, it does. Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don't have the strength to fight it. It's easier just to sit down or go to sleep. They say you don't feel any pain toward the end. First you go weak and drowsy, and everything starts to fade, and then it's like sinking into a sea of warm milk. Peaceful, like. 
'''Waymar''': Such eloquence, Gared. I never suspected you had it in you.{{ref|AGOT|Prologue}}|[[Waymar Royce]] and Gared}}

{{Quote|Everyone talks about snows forty foot deep, and how the ice wind comes howling out of the north, but the real enemy is the cold.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}|Gared to [[Waymar Royce]]}}

==Quotes about Gared==
[[File:Gared.PNG|250px|thumb|right|Dermot Keaney as Gared in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|Gared had spent forty years in the [[Night's Watch]], man and boy, and he was not accustomed to being made light of. Yet it was more than that. Under the wounded pride, Will could sense something else in the older man. You could taste it; a nervous tension that came perilous close to fear.{{ref|AGOT|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Will]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robb''': The deserter died bravely. He had courage, at the least. 
'''Jon''': No. It was not courage. This one was dead of fear. You could see it in his eyes, Stark.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}|[[Robb Stark]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|The poor man was half mad. Something had put a fear in him so deep that my words could not reach him.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Gared was near as old as I am and longer on the [[Wall]], yet it would seem he forswore himself and fled. I should never have believed it, not of him, but Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] sent me his head from [[Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|21}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeor''': [[Benjen Stark|Ben]] was searching for Ser [[Waymar Royce]], who'd vanished with Gared and young [[Will]]. 
'''Craster''': Aye, those three I recall. The lordling no older than one of these pups. Too proud to sleep under [[Craster's Keep|my roof]], him in his [[sable]] cloak and black steel. [[Craster's wives|My wives]] give him big cow eyes all the same. Gared says they were chasing raiders. I told him, with a commander that green, best not catch 'em. Gared wasn't half-bad, for a [[Night's Watch|crow]]. Had less ears than me, that one. The 'bite took 'em, same as mine.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] and [[Craster]]}}

==''Game of Thrones''==
In the television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', the roles of Gared and [[Will]] are swapped. Gared is beheaded by a [[White Walker]], and Will flees south until he is captured and executed.{{Ref|HboGoT|s01e01}}

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
*[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Gared Gared] on [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/ Game of Thrones Wiki].

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Larys Strong

2026-04-13T22:44:16Z

Gonzalo:

{{For-multi|the Bracken man-at-arms|Lharys|the cousin of Princess Rhaena Targaryen|Larissa Velaryon}}
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| lastname = Strong
| arms = Strong
| epithet = the Clubfoot
| title = Lord
| image = [[File:Clubfoot.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Larys Strong, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.
| Alias = Larys the Clubfoot{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Larys Clubfoot{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} The Clubfoot{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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| Father = [[Lyonel Strong]]
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|131}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = [[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]]
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'''Larys Strong''', known as '''Larys Clubfoot''' or '''the Clubfoot''', was the [[Lord of Harrenhal]] and head of [[House Strong]] during the latter part of the reign of [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and the reign of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. He served on the [[small council]] as the [[master of whisperers]] and [[Lord Confessor]] for both kings.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Larys is portrayed by [[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters House of the Dragon Cast & Characters]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
One of Larys's feet was [[w:Clubfoot|twisted at birth]], so he dragged it with a limp.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

Larys rarely spoke, preferring to listen. When he did so it was either to be glib or share words of great importance.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} The Clubfoot was an enigmatic and cunning man.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Although he could be convincing and amiable when needed,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} he kept his own counsel and was largely friendless.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

Historians are still baffled as to exactly what Clubfroot's loyalties and goals were during the Dance of the Dragons. He does not seem to have been absolutely loyal to Aegon II, so much as he aligned with him against their mutual enemy Rhaenyra, who had shamed House Strong in her affair with his older brother.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

==History==
===Reign of Viserys I===
In {{Date|105}}, Larys was brought to court by his father, Lord [[Lyonel Strong]], alongside his older brother, Ser [[Harwin Strong|Harwin]], and two sisters. Larys joined the confessors of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}

In {{Date|120}}, Lyonel and Harwin died in a fire at [[Harrenhal]], leaving Larys to inherit his father's seat and title as [[Lord of Harrenhal]]. Although the cause of the fire was never determined, one of the suggestions to have been put forth was that Larys had caused the fire.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands: House Tully}} Other suggested culprits were Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], King Viserys I himself, and the curse of [[Harren Hoare|Black Harren]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}

Larys eventually became the [[Lord Confessor]] and [[master of whisperers]] on Viserys's [[small council]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
When King Viserys I died in {{Date|129}}, Larys was part of the [[Greens|green faction]] at court. He attended the meeting of the [[small council]] which agreed to support [[Aegon II Targaryen]] against his older half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Larys cut his palm and had the male conspirators in attendance swear a blood oath.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

When the [[Dance of the Dragons]] broke out, Larys' castle was taken by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] in the [[assault on Harrenhal]]. Aegon's mother, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], allegedly ordered Larys to torture [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] after the murder of Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} The Clubfoot drew up lists of [[blacks]] whom Ser [[Criston Cole]] could march against.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Larys escaped capture during the [[fall of King's Landing]] to Rhaenyra in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} He spirited Aegon, who was still recovering from the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], and the king's two remaining children, Prince [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]] and Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], from the [[Red Keep]] through a [[secret passage]] which led them out of the capital while bypassing the city's gates. Larys insisted the group part ways and ordered Ser [[Rickard Thorne]] of Aegon's [[Kingsguard]] to bring Maelor to Lord [[Lyonel Hightower]] at [[Oldtown]], and Ser [[Willis Fell]] of the Kingsguard to escort Jaehaera to Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] at [[Storm's End]]. Larys disguised King Aegon as a commoner and sent him to [[Dragonstone]] under the care of Ser [[Marston Waters]], believing her own stronghold would be the last place Rhaenyra would think to search for her half brother.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

On campaign in the [[riverlands]], Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] believed Larys had somehow aided Rhaenyra in the capital's fall. Aegon's brother had every member of [[House Strong]] at Harrenhal killed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Larys remained in [[King's Landing]], strategically working in secret to undermine Rhaenyra's hold on the capital. When Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] committed suicide, a rumor was spread throughout the city that she was murdered on the orders of Rhaenyra. [[Mushroom]] in his writings accused Larys of being the source for this slander.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The massive [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]] led to Rhaenyra abandoning the capital. When Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] and his followers gained control of the [[Red Keep]] and crowned [[Trystane Truefyre]] during the [[Moon of the Three Kings]], Larys emerged and walked into the Red Keep, where he was greeted by Perkin and given a place of honor at the side of Trystane.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Larys feigned support to the pretender Trystane and secured the release of Alicent, Grand Maester [[Orwyle]], and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]. When the host of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] arrived outside King's Landing, Larys offered to treat with the [[Lord of Storm's End]] on Trystane's behalf. Larys instead conspired with Perkin and the greens to betray Trystane and give the city to supporters of Aegon II. A full pardon was promised to Perkin and all his followers in exchange for their aid in restoring the capital to King Aegon, who had killed Rhaenyra after the [[fall of Dragonstone]]. However, the pardon was not extended to Trystane, who was later executed. Larys agreed to a betrothal with one of Borros's daughters, [[Floris Baratheon]]. When Alicent advocated that Corlys should be killed for having supported Rhaenrya, Larys pointed out that her son, Aegon, was on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] surrounded by a [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] fleet. The Clubfoot suggested to Alicent they pardon Corlys and wait until the war's end before quietly disposing of him.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

During a meeting of the council after Aegon's return, Corlys Velaryon was outraged by the suggestion of Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] to execute Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], Rhaenyra's surviving son who was held captive by the greens. Lord Strong convinced Aegon II not to punish Corlys, as that would make [[Alyn Velaryon]] an enemy. After the meeting, Larys discreetly alerted Corlys of the plot to eventually murder him, and the Clubfoot persuaded the Sea Snake to be part of a scheme of his own devising.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

After the defeat of Lord Borros and his army at the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], King Aegon declined Lord Velaryon's recommendation to surrender. Larys had Princess [[Baela Targaryen]] clandestinely spirited away so she could not be used as a hostage against Corlys. Aegon II was soon found dead with blood on his lips, murdered by [[poison]]. Larys and Corlys had the few loyalists remaining either killed or imprisoned and persuaded the remaining greens to surrender as the [[Lads]] descended on the capital.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

Aegon II was succeeded as king by Aegon the Younger, who wed Princess Jaehaera.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} When the [[riverlands|riverlords]] reached King's Landing, they were joyously greeted by [[smallfolk]], a welcome presumably devised by the Clubfoot.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

===Hour of the Wolf===
[[File:Clubfoots end.jpg|thumb|300px|Lord Larys's and Ser [[Gyles Belgrave]]'s end, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.]]
Fortunes turned against Lord Strong and his conspirators with the arrival of the [[north]]ern army of Lord [[Cregan Stark]], who served as [[Hand of the King]] to the new King Aegon III Targaryen during the [[Hour of the Wolf]]. Despite having been a supporter of Rhaenyra, Cregan objected to the murder of Aegon II. Grand Maester Orwyle confessed to having given Larys the [[poison]] used to kill Aegon, and Ser Perkin confessed to being the Clubfoot's agent. While Lord Corlys admitted to having conspired against Aegon for the good of the Seven Kingdoms, Larys refused to confirm or deny Cregan's accusations. Lord Stark condemned both of the great lords, but [[Alysanne Blackwood]] convinced him to spare Lord Velaryon.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

While most of those found guilty followed Perkin in [[Night's Watch|taking the black]], Lord Larys and Ser Gyles of the Kingsguard chose death over the [[Wall]]. Cregan beheaded the pair with his [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword, [[Ice]]. Cregan granted Larys' last request, that his clubfoot be removed from his corpse so Larys would at least be free of it in death.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

The heads of Larys and Gyles were mounted on pikes by the gates of the [[Red Keep]]. Lord Strong's corpse was given to the [[silent sisters]], and years later his bones were taken to [[Harrenhal]] as his final resting place. Cregan ordered that the removed foot be buried in a field, but the limb disappeared before that could occur.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} As Larys was the last of his line, his death brought an end to [[House Strong]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

==Quotes by Larys==
{{Quote|When was a [[House Stark|wolf]] ever moved by words?{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}|Larys to [[Cregan Stark]]}}

{{Quote|When I am dead, hack off my clubfoot with [[Ice|that great sword]] of yours. I have dragged it with me all through life, let me be free of it in death at least.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}|Larys to [[Cregan Stark]]}}

==Quotes about Larys==
{{Quote|A man who gathers [[master of whisperers|whispers]] can spread them just as well.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|writings of [[Mushroom]]}}

{{Quote|Was there ever a man as devious as the Clubfoot? Oh, he would have made a splendid [[fool]], that one. The words dripped from his lips like honey from a comb, and never did [[poison]] taste so sweet.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}|writings of [[Mushroom]]}}

{{Quote|The enigma that is Larys Strong the Clubfoot has vexed students of history for generations, and is not one we can hope to unravel here. Where did his true loyalty lie? What was he about?{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==Family==
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==References==
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Gyles Belgrave

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{{hatnote|It is unknown whether this character and [[Gyles Greycloak]] were the same person.}}
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| lastname = Belgrave
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| arms2 = Kingsguard
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'''Gyles Belgrave''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Belgrave]] and a member of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

==History==
Ser Gyles served King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Following the defeat of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]] and his army at the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], Gyles commanded the Aegon's escort after his meeting with the [[small council]]. The fatigued-looking king drank a cup of [[wine|Arbor red]] and before closing the curtains to keep out the chill, ordered Ser Gyles to take his palanquin to the [[Red Keep]]'s [[sept]].

When Aegon did not respond after they arrived at the sept, Gyles threw back the hangings and found Aegon dead with blood dribbling from his lips.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} When the [[Lads|victorious riverlords]] arrived at the capital two days later, Gyles and four other [[Kingsguard]] were present as Aegon's body was laid on a bier beneath the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

During the [[Hour of the Wolf]], Gyles and three other white cloaks who had been present when Aegon died were accused of treason. Lord [[Cregan Stark]] of [[Winterfell]], the [[Hand of the King]], accused Gyles of either [[poison]]ing the king's [[wine]] himself or failing in his duty to prevent it from happening.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

On the day scheduled for the executions, most of those condemned chose to [[Night's Watch|take the black]]. Gyles, however, accepted death as he had failed in his duty to protect Aegon. The knight was personally executed by Lord Stark, who took his head off with [[Ice]]. The heads of Gyles and Lord [[Larys Strong]], who was accused of leading the conspiracy against Aegon, were put on pikes by the gates to the Red Keep.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

==Legacy==
It is disputed if Gyles was the [[poison]]er of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Some claim he was the culprit because of his proximity to the king, while others insist Gyles was a loyal [[Kingsguard]] and that [[Ummet]], Aegon's food taster, was to blame. It is believed that the murderer was following the instructions of Lord [[Larys Strong]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

==Quotes by Gyles==
{{Quote|You were not wrong, Lord Stark. A [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] should not outlive [[Aegon II Targaryen|his king]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}|Gyles to [[Cregan Stark]]}}

==Quotes about Gyles==
{{Quote|No [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] should outlive [[Aegon II Targaryen|his king]] when that king dies [[poison|by violence]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}|[[Cregan Stark]] to Gyles}}

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Olyver Bracken

2026-04-13T22:43:22Z

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'''Olyver Bracken''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Bracken]], and a member of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

==History==
Ser Olyver and his sworn brother of the Kingsguard, Ser [[Raymund Mallery]], abandoned King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] in {{Date|48}} when Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] made his claim for the [[Iron Throne]]. Since both men had broken their [[Kingsguard]] oaths by not protecting Maegor, and Jaehaerys did not wish for oathbreakers to serve him, after taking the throne he offered them the choice of execution or taking the black. They both chose to join the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

The [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] gave Ser Olyver command of [[Rimegate]] and Ser Raymund command of [[Sable Hall]], with orders to restore the crumbling forts of the [[Wall]]. However, in {{Date|50}}, Olyver and Raymund [[Night's Watch rebellion of 50 AC|led a rebellion]] of former [[Faith Militant]] in the Watch, trying to make themselves [[lord]]s of their castles. Lord [[Walton Stark (son of Brandon)|Walton Stark]] rode north to aid the loyal brothers with ending the mutiny. The defeated rebels at [[Rimegate]] were hanged, with the exception of Olyver, who was beheaded by Lord Stark with the [[Valyrian steel]] [[greatsword]] [[Ice]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

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Barth

2026-03-12T01:15:52Z

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{{See homonyms | Barth (disambiguation)}}

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'''Barth''' was a [[septon]] who served as [[Hand of the King]] for King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].

==Character==
Barth is considered by historians to have been King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]'s greatest friend{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} and one of his most trusted advisors.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Barth was plainspoken but brilliant.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} He was considered a man of great ability.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] has described him as "the wisest man ever to serve as the [[Hand of the King]]."{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} However, Barth's enemies claimed he was more [[Magic|sorcerer]] than [[septon]].{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

==History==
===Early life===
[[File:Barth and Mattheus by Jaydeewis.png|thumb|right|300px|Septons Barth and [[Mattheus]] at [[Bitterbridge]], by Jaydeewis]]
Barth was a blacksmith's son.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}} He was given to the [[Faith of the Seven]] when he was young,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} and eventually took a septon's vows. Barth served at first at [[Highgarden]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} Thanks to his brilliance,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} in {{Date|50}} Barth was sent to [[King's Landing]] to see to the library of the [[Red Keep]]. According to legend, Barth traveled on his own on a donkey.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

In {{Date|51}}, Barth officiated the second marriage of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], and along with Septon [[Oswyck]] he aided the king in writing the [[Doctrine of Exceptionalism]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} After Oswyck died in early {{Date|54}}, Barth took over his duties. By {{Date|54}}, Barth had become one of Jaehaerys's most trusted advisors. When the [[High Lickspittle|High Septon]] died that year, Jaehaerys entertained the idea of trying to persuade the [[Most Devout]] to name Barth to the office; Barth personally persuaded him not to do so. Barth was horrified by the suggestions of influencing the [[choosing]] with gold, force of arms, and secret assassinations, and wrote down an account on how King Jaehaerys managed to influence the choosing by traveling to Oldtown, expressing regret about the corruption among the [[Most Devout]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

When Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] resigned as [[Hand of the King]], King Jaehaerys at first looked at Barth, among others, to fill the office. However, due to his low birth, and due to the fact that it was suspected that Barth was more loyal to the Faith than to the [[Iron Throne]], he was not chosen.

In {{Date|55}}, Barth, King Jaehaerys, Queen Alysanne, Grand Maester [[Benifer]], and Lord [[Albin Massey]] began creating the first unified [[Books of Law|code of law]] for the entire [[Seven Kingdoms]]. It would take them decades, and Barth alone contributed three times more than any other on his [[Great Code]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

When the severely-ill Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]] returned to King's Landing in {{Date|56}} on [[Balerion]] after having been missing for more than a year, Barth helped Benifer care for her. He announced to Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who waited outside the Grand Maester's chambers, when Aerea had died. Barth wrote two accounts on Aerea's death, which speak about the horrors that came forth from the girl, and in which he speculates about what had happened to her. They were kept in Barth's private papers, and were only discovered a hundred years later. The incident with Aerea left a strong impression on Barth, and afterwards he began research that eventually led to his book ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]''.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

===Hand of the King===
After Lord [[Myles Smallwood]] resigned as [[Hand of the King]] in {{Date|57}}, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] appointed Barth to the office.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} He would hold the office for forty-one years,{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} during which time he proved himself worthy of the position.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

Barth's first task as the King's Hand was a diplomatic journey to [[Braavos]], to treat with the [[Sealord]] over the three [[dragon eggs]] stolen by [[Elissa Farman]]. It was suspected that Elissa had sold them to the Sealord to pay for the construction of her ship, ''[[Sun Chaser]]'', but when Barth confronted the Sealord, the man denied having the eggs. Barth returned to King's Landing without the eggs, causing some lords to claim that he had failed at his first task. However, Barth instead struck a deal with the Sealord, removing the Crown's loans to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], and thereby reducing the Iron Throne's debt by half.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

Thanks to the reduction in debt, King Jaehaerys began making improvements to the living conditions of [[King's Landing]]. Barth argued in favor of constructing wells, both within the city and without, pipes and tunnels to bring the water within the city's walls, and four cisterns to store the water in. This way, the drinking water available for the [[smallfolk]] of the city would be improved. Barth's proposals were supported by Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], and eventually King Jaehaerys and his [[master of coin]], [[Rego Draz]], approved the plan, after Alysanne presented them each with a tankard of foul water from the [[Blackwater Rush]] and dared them to drink it.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

In {{Date|58}}, Barth supported Queen Alysanne when she assembled the small council to request them to outlaw the right to the [[first night]]. Following a short speech by Barth, in which he explained how the first night collided with the views of the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], insisting that the [[High Septon]] would no doubt support the plan, Jaehaerys agreed to outlaw the ancient [[custom]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

In {{Date|60}}, Barth suggested Lord [[Martyn Tyrell]] for the office of master of coin, a position which had been empty since the murder of Rego the year before. Although Barth could not praise Martyn's wits, he mentioned that Martyn's wife, Lady [[Florence Fossoway]], had been keeping the accounts at [[Highgarden]] for years and had increased the incomes by a third. Insisting that Barth had never let him wrong, Jaehaerys appointed Martyn as his new master of coin.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

In {{Date|84}}, Barth stood as one of the witnesses when King Jaehaerys and Queen Alysanne confronted their daughter [[Saera Targaryen|Saera]] with recent events involving her favorites. When Alysanne, following the death of Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]] in {{Date|87}}, pleaded with Jaehaerys to allow the exiled Saera to return home, she brought Barth with her for support. They could not convince Jaehaerys, however, to bring Saera home.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

In {{Date|98}},<ref group="N" name=death/> Barth died peacefully in his sleep. He was succeeded as Hand by Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}


==Writings and beliefs==
Barth is the author of ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]'', and he left many accounts on the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Barth's writings were ordered destroyed by King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] when he came to the [[Iron Throne]], although some fragments have survived.{{Ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|AdwD|14}} According to [[Tyrion Lannister]], however, it is unlikely that any of Barth's work has found its way across the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

Although some parts of Barth's ''Unnatural History'' is considered controversial and wicked, most parts are not.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

Barth claimed that dragons were neither male nor female.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Barth, [[Munkun]], and [[Thomax]] hold markedly divergent views on the mating habits of dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Barth further ruled out that dragons are vulnerable through their mouths, writing that ''"Death comes out of the dragon's mouth, but death does not go in that way."''{{Ref|ADWD|57}} Barth further speculated that the [[bloodmage]]s of [[Valyria]] used [[wyvern]] stock to create dragons.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}

Lady [[Alicent Hightower]] was reading from Barth's ''Unnatural History'' to King Jaehaerys I when he died abed in {{Date|103}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Barth has argued, in a fragmentary treatise, that the inconsistent length of the seasons is due to some [[Magic|magical art]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When [[Davos Seaworth]] feels insecure about his new position as [[Hand of the King]] to [[Stannis Baratheon]] due to his [[Smallfolk|low birth]], Maester [[Pylos]] reassures him by explaining the prosperous and peaceful tenures of the humbly-born Septon Barth and his time as Hand to illustrate that high birth does not equal ability.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], the dying Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] hears the talk of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragons]] emanating from [[Qarth]]. He tells [[Samwell Tarly]] that Daenerys is the one, born amidst salt and smoke and that her [[dragon]]s prove it. Aemon explains to Sam that no one ever looked for a girl, as it was a [[prince that was promised]], not a princess. Aemon says Barth was correct in believing that dragons are neither male nor female, instead being as changeable as flame.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

Aboard the ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]'' Aemon's wits wander and his talk is all a jumble. He asks Sam to read for him from a book by Septon Barth.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Aboard the ''[[Shy Maid]]'' while writing [[Tyrion Lannister's dragonlore|his dragonlore]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] thinks of the various books about dragons he would like to get his hands on. He is not hopeful concerning Septon Barth's ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]''. He recalls that King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] had ordered all Barth's writings destroyed when he came to the [[Iron Throne]]. Tyrion had read a surviving fragment of ''Unnatural History'' ten years ago, but he doubts that any of the septon's work found its way across the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

Later, outside of [[Meereen]] on his way to the camp of the [[Second Sons]], the escaped slave Tyrion sees that the [[Yunkai]]'i besiegers are making preparations in case [[Drogon]] should return. He knows how hard dragons are to kill and is scornful of these would-be dragonslayers, remembering Barth's writings in ''Unnatural History''.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}

==Quotes by Barth==
{{Quote|We are as [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] made us, strong and weak, good and bad, cruel and kind, heroic and selfish. Know that if you would rule over the kingdoms of men.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}|writings of Barth}}

{{Quote|[[Father (the Seven)|The Father]] made men curious, some say to test our [[Faith of the Seven|faith]]. It is my own abiding sin that whenever I come upon a door I must needs see what lies upon the farther side, but certain doors are best left unopened.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}|Barth in his account on the death of [[Aerea Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Death comes out of the [[Dragonflame|dragon's mouth]], but death does not go in that way.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}|Barth in ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]''}}

==Quotes about Barth==
{{Quote|If his father beat out [[swords]] and shod [[horse]]s, so be it. A [[knight]] needs his sword, a horse needs shoes, and I need Barth.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}|[[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] to [[Qarl Corbray]]}}

{{Quote|As for birth, the [[House Targaryen|dragonkings]] oft chose [[Hand of the King|Hands]] from their own blood, with results as various as [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Breakspear]] and [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]]. Against this you have, Septon Barth, the blacksmith's son the [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Old King]] plucked from the [[Red Keep]]'s library, who gave the [[Seven Kingdoms|realm]] forty years of peace and plenty.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}|[[Pylos]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|What fools we were, who thought ourselves so wise! The error crept in from [[The prince that was promised|the translation]]. [[Dragon]]s are neither male nor female, Barth saw the truth of that, but now one and now the other, as changeable as flame. The language misled us all for a thousand years.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

==Notes==
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King of the Bees

2026-02-25T00:45:01Z

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The '''King of the Bees''' is a legendary king of [[bee]]s who lived during the [[Age of Heroes]].

==History==
According to legend, [[Ellyn Ever Sweet]] loved [[honey]] so much that she sought out the King of the Bees in his vast mountain hive and made a pact with him, to care for his children and his children's children for all time, becoming the first beekeeper and the founder of [[House Beesbury]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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King of the Bees

2026-02-25T00:44:30Z

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The '''King of the Bees''' is a legendary king of [[bee]]s who lived during the [[Age of Heroes]].

==History==
According to legend, [[Ellyn Ever Sweet]] loved [[honey]] so much that she sought out the King of the Bees in his vast mountain hive and made a pact with him, to care for his children and his children's children for all time, becoming the first beekeeper and the founder of [[House Beesbury]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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Hunchbacked septon

2026-02-19T02:02:22Z

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A '''hunchbacked septon''' was a [[septon]] at [[Stoney Sept]] living during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}}

==Appearance==
He had a hunchback.{{Ref|TMK}}

==History==
In {{date|212}}, the septon preached in the market square of [[Stoney Sept]] against Lord [[Bloodraven]], the [[Hand of the King]] and half-uncle of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], and in favor of the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]]. For this [[treason]], he was executed, and his head was displayed on an [[iron]] spike above the town gates.{{Ref|TMK}}

When Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] and his [[squire]], [[Egg]], were leaving Stoney Sept, they saw the head. Duncan thought the face looked familiar, and Egg reminded him they had seen the hunchbacked septon preaching three days earlier. Dunk recalled that Lord Bloodraven was accused of having various [[magic|sorcerous]] animal spies, which he doubted, but it was certain that Bloodraven had informers everywhere. After they were a good distance from the town, Dunk argued it was a bad idea to cut off the head of a holy man, as words were merely words, but Egg pointed out the septon's words were treason and lies. Dunk rebutted that it still set a bad precedent, since fools and liars were everywhere.{{Ref|TMK}}

Later, when Dunk heard Ser [[Kyle the Cat]] blaming Bloodraven for the troubles of the realm and saying that many would welcome the return of [[Bittersteel]], he remembered the hunchbacked septon and warned Kyle that words like that could cost a man his head.{{Ref|TMK}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Hunchbacked septon's head by Gary Gianni.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The hunchbacked septon's head, on the walls of [[Stoney Sept]] after he was executed for [[treason]]. Illustrated by Gary Gianni for ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]''.]]
{{Quote|His hands are scarlet with [[Daemon I Blackfyre|a brother's]] blood, and the blood of his [[Aegon Blackfyre|young]] [[Aemon Blackfyre|nephews]] too. A [[shadow assassin|shadow]] came at his command to strangle brave Prince [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]]'s sons in [[Kiera of Tyrosh|their mother's]] womb. Where is our Young Prince now? Where is his brother, sweet [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]]? Where has Good King [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] gone, and fearless [[Baelor Breakspear]]? The grave has claimed them, every one, yet he endures, this pale bird with bloody beak who perches on King [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys's]] shoulder and caws into his ear. The mark of [[Seven hells|hell]] is on his face and in his empty eye, and he has brought us drought and [[Great Spring Sickness|pestilence]] and murder. Rise up, I say, and remember our [[Daemon II Blackfyre|true king]] across the water. [[Faith of the Seven|Seven gods]] there are, and [[seven kingdoms]], and [[Daemon I Blackfyre|the Black Dragon]] sired [[House Blackfyre|seven sons]]! Rise up, my [[lord]]s and ladies. Rise up, you brave [[knight]]s and sturdy yeomen, and cast down [[Bloodraven]], that foul [[sorcerer]], lest your children and your children's children be cursed forever-more.{{Ref|TMK}}|the hunchbacked septon}}

{{Quote|Every word was [[treason]]. Even so, it was a shock to see him here, with holes where his eyes had been.{{Ref|TMK}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|'''Dunk''': Bad business, cutting off the heads of [[septon]]s. All he did was talk. Words are wind. 
'''Egg''': Some words are wind, ser. Some are [[treason]].{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]}}

{{Quote|'''Egg''': He might have been a [[septon]], but he was preaching lies, ser. The drought wasn't Lord [[Bloodraven]]'s fault, nor the [[Great Spring Sickness]] either. 
'''Dunk''': Might be that's so, but if we start cutting off the heads of all the fools and liars, half the towns in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] will be empty.{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] and [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

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Haggon

2026-02-10T23:34:20Z

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'''Haggon''' was a [[free folk]] [[skinchanger]].

==Character==
Haggon was known as a friend of the [[Night's Watch]], trading with them and bringing news of life [[beyond the Wall]]. He was a mentor of [[Varamyr|Varamyr Sixskins]]. He was tall, grim, had hard hands and a rough voice.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

==History==
Haggon instructed Varamyr Sixskins in the ways of the forest and skinchanging, after Varamyr's ability manifested itself and his father abandoned him to his own kind. Haggon raised Varamyr, teaching him the differences between the animals and which were better and how to survive. He insisted that using the warg ability to control another person's body was an "abomination". Varamyr never had much respect for such traditions and resented Haggon's rules. When Haggon lay dying, Varamyr repaid him by killing him and then forcing him out of his wolf, [[Greyskin]], denying him his [[skinchanger|second life]].{{Ref|aDwD|Prologue}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The [[free folk]] fear skinchangers, but they honor us as well. [[South of the Wall]], the [[kneelers]] hunt us down and butcher us like pigs.{{Ref|aDwD|Prologue}}|Haggon}}

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Varamyr

2026-02-04T22:47:19Z

Gonzalo:

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| image_caption = Varamyr riding his snow bear - by Alex Aparin, © FFG
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'''Varamyr''', better known as '''Varamyr Sixskins''', is a member of the [[free folk]], and a [[skinchanger]] who controls three wolves, a [[snow bear]], a [[shadowcat]], and an eagle.{{Ref|ASOS|15}} He was known as '''Lump''' until he took the name Varamyr.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Varamyr}}
Varamyr is small, grey-faced, and bald, with round shoulders.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} His three wolves are named [[One Eye]], [[Stalker]] and [[Sly]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

==History==
[[File:Elena-maria-vacas-varamyrsixskins.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Varamyr Sixskins and his animals, by [https://www.artstation.com/artist/ab3nd Elena María Vacas]]]
The man who would eventually call himself Varamyr was born the second child of a [[wildling]] family [[beyond the Wall]], and nicknamed "Lump" by his older sister [[Meha]] per [[Free folk#Naming|wildling tradition]]. As he was born a month premature, and often ill, his mother waited until he was four to name him properly, by which time it was too late and everyone in his village only called him Lump. When Lump was six, he was jealous of his two-year-old brother [[Bump]], who was much more vigorous and healthy, and [[skinchanger|skinchanged]] into one of his family's dogs ([[Loptail]], [[Sniff]], or [[Growler]]) to kill him. When Lump's father came upon Bump's body, the dogs were sniffing around it. Not knowing which dog had killed his son, he put down all three, killing them with an axe. Right before he split Loptail's skull, Lump slipped inside the dog's skin and felt his death. His reaction, a scream, informed Lump's parents that he was a [[warg]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

Lump's father dragged him through the woods until he came to [[Haggon]], an elderly warg who informed Lump that he belonged with his own kind. Haggon taught him how to skinchange properly and the rules of the ability, and introduced him to other skinchangers. He also instructed him on the strengths and weaknesses of different animals, and gave him rudimentary survival skills. Haggon often traded with the [[Night's Watch]], and it was on one of those trips where Lump began to dream of living south of the [[Wall]]. He named himself Varamyr when he was ten years old.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

When Haggon lay dying, Varamyr, resentful, stole his wolf, [[Greyskin]], who Haggon had intended as his second life. At that point Varamyr was calling himself Varamyr Threeskins, and then Fourskins after taking Greyskin. Over the years, Varamyr died eight more times while wearing the skins of other creatures. However, his power grew and he was known to ride into battle on the back of a 13-foot tall female [[snow bear]]. He had a hall of moss, mud, and hewn logs, which had been Haggon's before he died. He became a lord, with a dozen villages paying him homage. When he wanted to have sex with a woman from the villages, he would send his [[shadowcat]] to stalk her until she came to him, whether she wanted to or not. A few of the women had relatives who would try to save them by slaying the warg; Varamyr killed them, but claimed not to harm the women, only taking a hank of hair from each. Some of the women became pregnant, but all of Varamyr's children were small and weak, and none had the ability to skinchange. Eventually [[Mance Rayder]] sought an alliance with Varamyr. Varamyr agreed and was a part of Mance's host beneath the [[Wall]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
After the death of the skinchanger [[Orell]], Varamyr takes control of his [[eagle]], which still has a [[Second life|remnant]] of Orell's consciousness inside of it. Varamyr encounters [[Jon Snow]] in Mance Rayder's camp, and the part of Orell inside him hates the man who had killed him, so much that Varamyr hates Jon as well.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} He also instantly recognizes Jon as another warg the moment he sees the [[direwolf]] [[Ghost]] by his side.{{Ref|aDwD|Prologue}} Jon finds that he bristles at the mere sight of Varamyr, just as Ghost bristles at the sight of Varamyr's snow bear and shadowcat.{{Ref|ASOS|15}} It is learned later that Varamyr had wanted to take Ghost from Jon Snow, believing that a second life in the direwolf would have been worthy of a king, but Mance had refused him.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

Varamyr uses Orell's eagle to scout [[Castle Black]] during the [[battle beneath the Wall]]. He takes early notice of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s arrival at the Wall thanks to the eagle.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} [[Melisandre]] burns the eagle with her magic, causing Varamyr to briefly go insane and lose control of all his animals. The beasts then rampage through the camp and flee.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After the defeat of the [[wildlings]] at the [[battle beneath the Wall]], Varamyr has lost all his possessions in his madness from experiencing the eagle's death; he has also lost control of his snow bear and shadowcat, but his wolves remain. Varamyr flees together with a small group, hiding his real identity from them and calling himself Haggon. One by one they leave, until only the [[spearwife]] [[Thistle]] stays with him. Varamyr is stabbed by a boy when he attempts to take a squirrel-skin cloak off the dead body of the boy's mother, and while Thistle treats his wound, he knows he is dying. He considers skinchanging into another human, taking over their body, but worries he does not have the strength. When Thistle comes to warn him that an army of [[Others]] and [[wights]] is near and they have to leave, Varamyr tries to take over her body. However, she reacts madly, screaming, tearing out her eyes and biting her own tongue off, expelling him from her mind. Varamyr's body dies, but his mind lives on in his wolf [[One Eye]]. From a distance away, he sees that Thistle has been made a wight.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

A rat-faced son of Varamyr is made a hostage of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|ADWD|58}}

==Quotes by Varamyr==
{{Quote|Once a horse is broken to the saddle, any man can mount him. Once a beast’s been joined to a man, any [[skinchanger]] can slip inside and ride him. [[Orell]] was withering inside his feathers, so I took the eagle for my own. But the joining works both ways, [[warg]]. Orell lives inside me now, whispering how much he hates you. And I can soar above the Wall, and see with eagle eyes.|Varamyr, to [[Jon Snow]]{{Ref|aSoS|73}}}}

{{Quote|[[Mance Rayder|Mance]] should have let me take the [[Ghost|direwolf]]. There would be a second life worthy of a king.|Varamyr's thoughts{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}}}

==Quotes about Varamyr==
{{Quote|A vicious little runt.|[[Tormund]]{{Ref|ADWD|58}}}}

==Family==
{{Varamyr tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
In an early draft of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', this character was named "Rendhor."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1bfeigu/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: the ACOK and ASOS drafts] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
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Skinchanger

2026-02-04T22:45:31Z

Gonzalo:

[[File:Bran stark dreams by teiiku.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bran Stark]] is a skinchanger. Art by TeiIku ©]]
A '''skinchanger''' or '''beastling'''{{ref|ASOS|79}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} is a person with the ability to enter the mind of an [[animal]] and control its actions. A skinchanger able to enter the mind of a [[wolf]] or [[dog]] is known as a '''warg'''.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/World_Fantasy_Con_Saratoga_NY_November_1_4_2007 World Fantasy Con (Saratoga, NY; November 1-4 2007)], November 2, 2007</ref> It is unknown if skinchangers are synonymous with or different from [[shapechanger]]s.

==Characteristics==
The interaction between the skinchanger's and animal's minds influence both personalities, with detrimental effects to the human if the animal's influence is not fought. It is much easier for a skinchanger to do so if a bond exists between the two parties.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} An untrained skinchanger may unconsciously enter the mind of an animal, especially while sleeping, particularly if a bond exists.{{Ref|ACOK|4}} It is traumatic if an animal is killed while its mind is inhabited by a skinchanger.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} If a skinchanger is killed while inhabiting a creature, a part of his consciousness will remain in the creature.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} The greatest skinchangers were [[greenseer]]s, who among many other things were also wargs. The greatest greenseers could wear the skin of any beast.{{Ref|ASOS|9}}

According to [[Haggon]], [[dog]]s are easy to bond with, because they live in close proximity to humans and are trusting; it becomes easier with time to enter a dog. [[wolf|Wolves]] are harder, as one has to forge a lasting bond, much like a marriage. Birds are tempting, but a skinchanger may soon lose contact to the mundane things of earth and want only to fly. [[Cat]]s are cruel and vain beasts and cannot be easily controlled, only forced. Elk and [[deer]] are prey whose skins can cause a man to become cowardly.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

An unwritten code for [[free folk]] skinchangers, as told by [[Haggon]], forbids them to eat of [[cannibalism|human meat]] and to mate as wolf with wolf. Seizing the body of another man is considered the worst abomination.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

A skinchanger can experience many deaths while in another body. It is only when the person's human body dies that the "true death" occurs.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} It is possible for the warg to live a type of second life, a much simpler life inside the mind of an animal he controls. In the second life, the skinchanger's memory slowly fades until nothing of the man is left and only the beast remains.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

Skinchangers and wargs are feared and honored by free folk, while people of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] hunt them.{{Ref|ACOK|43}}{{Ref|ACOK|68}}

==History==
[[File:Woodrow Hinton SkinchangerII.png|thumb|350px|Wildling skinchanger with his owl. Art by Woodrow Hinton © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[greenseers]] of the [[children of the forest]] inspired the first legends about skinchangers.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} [[Septon]]s and [[maesters]] serving with the [[Night's Watch]] at the [[Wall]] recorded stories of skinchangers among the [[free folk]] found [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}

According to ancient ballads, [[Gaven Greywolf]] was a skinchanger defeated by the [[Kings of Winter]] in the [[War of the Wolves]]. [[House Stark]] also defeated the [[Warg King]] in a war for [[Sea Dragon Point]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} [[Rose of Red Lake]], one of the legendary children of [[Garth Greenhand]], supposedly could turn into a crane.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

[[Varamyr]] slew and devoured his mentor, [[Haggon]], and came to rule a dozen free folk villages as a lord of sorts.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Bran Stark]] has [[wolf]] dreams of his [[direwolf]], [[Summer]].{{Ref|ACOK|4}} While Maester [[Luwin]] is skeptical, [[Jojen Reed]] encourages Bran.{{Ref|ACOK|28}}

[[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], avoids the [[Golden Tooth]] by following a goat track found by his direwolf, [[Grey Wind]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}} Robb is said to have led an army of wargs in the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{Ref|ACOK|32}}

During the [[great ranging]], [[Jon Snow]] slays the wildling skinchanger [[Orell]]{{Ref|ACOK|51}} and has dreams of his direwolf, [[Ghost]].{{Ref|ACOK|53}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Bran briefly slips into the mind of [[Hodor]] when his simple-minded friend is scared by thunder at [[Queenscrown]].{{Ref|ASOS|40}}

Part of Orell lives on in his [[eagle]], which attacks Jon.{{Ref|ASOS|15}} [[Varamyr]] claims the eagle, and when the bird is later burned by [[Melisandre]] during the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}} Varamyr is almost driven mad.{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

Although [[Arya Stark]] had chased away her direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], the girl dreams of the death of [[Iggo]].{{Ref|ASOS|3}} Arya later dreams of a wolf recovering [[Catelyn Stark|a body]] from the [[Green Fork]].{{Ref|ASOS|65}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When they are surrounded by [[wights]], Varamyr attempts to take control of [[Thistle]] but the spearwife resists. The humans are killed by wights, but Varamyr begins his second life by entering one of his wolves, [[One Eye]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} Bran's direwolf, Summer, later forces One-Eye to submit.{{Ref|ADWD|4}}

In order to save his own life and the lives of his companions, Bran enters Hodor so that he can fight wights more effectively.{{Ref|ADWD|13}} Bran furthers enters Hodor in the [[cave of the three-eyed crow]], using him to explore the cavern. Meera and Jojen are unaware of Bran's actions, and Hodor hides deep within himself.{{Ref|ADWD|34}} Under the tutelage of the [[three-eyed crow]], [[Brynden Rivers]], Bran learns to enter a [[raven]] and later the great [[weirwood]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}}

Jon's wolf dreams intensify,{{Ref|ADWD|3}} but he declines [[Melisandre]]'s offer of guidance at [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|ADWD|28}} Jon is wary of the wildling skinchanger [[Borroq]].{{Ref|ADWD|58}}{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

At [[White Harbor]], Ser [[Jared Frey]] claims that Robb and his northmen were wargs who turned into wolves during the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|ADWD|19}}

[[Alysane Mormont]] tells [[Asha Greyjoy]], perhaps jokingly, that [[House Mormont]] women are skinchangers who turn into [[bear]]s and find mates in the woods.{{Ref|ADWD|42}}

Having been blinded at the [[House of Black and White]], Arya dreams of being [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria|the night wolf]] and sees through the eyes of a [[cat]].{{Ref|ADWD|45}}

==Known skinchangers==
===Stark Children===
According to semi-canon sources, the current generation of [[House Stark|Stark]] children are all skinchangers to greater or lesser degrees, but only [[Bran Stark]] has been actively training his ability.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Quite_a_Few_Questions Quite a Few Questions], February 01, 2001</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2460/ Trinoc*Con 8 (Durham, NC; August 3-5, 2007)], August 05, 2007</ref>

*[[Jon Snow]], who can enter his [[direwolf]], [[Ghost]].{{Ref|ACOK|53}}{{Ref|ADWD|3}}
*[[Arya Stark]], who has wolf dreams{{Ref|ASOS|3}} with [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] and can see through the eyes of a [[cat]].{{Ref|ADWD|45}}
*[[Bran Stark]], who can enter his direwolf, [[Summer]];{{Ref|ACOK|4}} a human, [[Hodor]];{{Ref|ADWD|13}} a [[raven]];{{Ref|ADWD|34}} and the [[weirwood]] at [[godswood of Winterfell|Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}}
*[[Rickon Stark]], whose direwolf is [[Shaggydog]].{{Ref|AGOT|66}}
*[[Robb Stark]], whose direwolf is [[Grey Wind]].{{Ref|ASOS|20}}
*[[Sansa Stark]], whose direwolf is [[Lady]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}}

===Wildlings===
*[[Borroq]], who can inhabit the body of a [[boar]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Briar]], who could inhabit the body of a [[shadowcat]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Grisella]], who could inhabit the body of a [[goat]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Haggon]], the mentor of Varamyr, whose wolf was [[Greyskin]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Orell]], who can inhabit an [[eagle]].
*[[Varamyr|Varamyr Sixskins]], who inhabits three wolves ([[One Eye]], [[Stalker]], and [[Sly]]), a [[snow bear]], a [[shadowcat]], and took Orell's eagle after he died.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}

===Other===
*[[Brynden Rivers]], the [[three-eyed crow]] and last [[greenseer]].{{Ref|ADWD|13}}

==Legendary and rumored skinchangers==
*[[House Farwynd of the Lonely Light]], alleged to take the forms of [[sea lion]]s, [[walrus]]es, and spotted [[whale]]s.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}
*[[House Mormont]], alleged to turn into bears.{{Ref|ADWD|42}}
*[[Gaven Greywolf]], killed by a [[King of Winter]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}
*The [[Warg King]], killed by a King of Winter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Bran''': You're a [[greenseer]]. 
'''Jojen''': No, only a boy who dreams. The greenseers were more than that. They were wargs as well, as you are, and the greatest of them could wear the skins of any beast that flies or swims or crawls, and could look through the eyes of the [[weirwood]]s as well, and see the truth that lies beneath the world.{{Ref|aSoS|9}}|[[Bran Stark]] and [[Jojen Reed]]}}

{{Quote|Can a bird hate? Jon had slain the wilding [[Orell]], but some part of the man remained within the [[eagle]]. The golden eyes looked out on him with cold malevolence.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|[[Orell]] was withering inside his feathers, so I took the [[eagle]] for my own. But the joining works both ways, warg. Orell lives inside me now, whispering how much he hates you. And I can soar above the [[Wall]], and see with eagle eyes.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}|[[Varamyr]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Look! [[Ghost|The beast]] that tore the life from [[Qhorin|Halfhand]]. A warg walks among us, brothers. A WARG! This ... [[Jon Snow|this creature]] is not fit to lead us! This beastling is not fit to live!{{Ref|ASOS|79}}|[[Janos Slynt]] to the [[Night's Watch]]}}

{{Quote|They say you forget. When the man's flesh dies, his spirit lives on inside the beast, but every day his memory fades, and the beast becomes a little less a warg, a little more a wolf, until nothing of the man is left and only the beast remains.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}|[[Haggon]] to [[Varamyr]]}}

{{Quote|Slipping into a [[dog]]'s skin was like putting on an old boot, its leather softened by wear. As a boot was shaped to accept a foot, a dog was shaped to accept a collar, even a collar no human eye could see. [[wolf|Wolves]] were harder. A man might befriend a wolf, even break a wolf, but no man could truly tame a wolf.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Varamyr]]}}

{{Quote|The [[free folk]] fear skinchangers, but they honor us as well. [[South of the Wall]], the [[kneelers]] hunt us down and butcher us like pigs.{{Ref|aDwD|Prologue}}|[[Haggon]]}}

{{Quote|Only one man in a thousand is born a skinchanger, and only one skinchanger in a thousand can be a [[greenseer]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}}|[[three-eyed crow]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

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Skinchanger

2026-02-04T22:44:00Z

Gonzalo:

[[File:Bran stark dreams by teiiku.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bran Stark]] is a skinchanger. Art by TeiIku ©]]
A '''skinchanger''' or '''beastling'''{{ref|ASOS|79}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} is a person with the ability to enter the mind of an [[animal]] and control its actions. A skinchanger able to enter the mind of a [[wolf]] or [[dog]] is known as a '''warg'''.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/World_Fantasy_Con_Saratoga_NY_November_1_4_2007 World Fantasy Con (Saratoga, NY; November 1-4 2007)], November 2, 2007</ref> It is unknown if skinchangers are synonymous with or different from [[shapechanger]]s.

==Characteristics==
The interaction between the skinchanger's and animal's minds influence both personalities, with detrimental effects to the human if the animal's influence is not fought. It is much easier for a skinchanger to do so if a bond exists between the two parties.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} An untrained skinchanger may unconsciously enter the mind of an animal, especially while sleeping, particularly if a bond exists.{{Ref|ACOK|4}} It is traumatic if an animal is killed while its mind is inhabited by a skinchanger.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} If a skinchanger is killed while inhabiting a creature, a part of his consciousness will remain in the creature.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} The greatest skinchangers were [[greenseer]]s, who among many other things were also wargs. The greatest greenseers could wear the skin of any beast.{{Ref|ASOS|9}}

According to [[Haggon]], [[dog]]s are easy to bond with, because they live in close proximity to humans and are trusting; it becomes easier with time to enter a dog. [[wolf|Wolves]] are harder, as one has to forge a lasting bond, much like a marriage. Birds are tempting, but a skinchanger may soon lose contact to the mundane things of earth and want only to fly. [[Cat]]s are cruel and vain beasts and cannot be easily controlled, only forced. Elk and [[deer]] are prey whose skins can cause a man to become cowardly.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

An unwritten code for [[free folk]] skinchangers, as told by [[Haggon]], forbids them to eat of [[cannibalism|human meat]] and to mate as wolf with wolf. Seizing the body of another man is considered the worst abomination.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

A skinchanger can experience many deaths while in another body. It is only when the person's human body dies that the "true death" occurs.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} It is possible for the warg to live a type of second life, a much simpler life inside the mind of an animal he controls. In the second life, the skinchanger's memory slowly fades until nothing of the man is left and only the beast remains.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

Skinchangers and wargs are feared and honored by free folk, while people of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] hunt them.{{Ref|ACOK|43}}{{Ref|ACOK|68}}

==History==
[[File:Woodrow Hinton SkinchangerII.png|thumb|350px|Wildling skinchanger with his owl. Art by Woodrow Hinton © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[greenseers]] of the [[children of the forest]] inspired the first legends about skinchangers.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} [[Septon]]s and [[maesters]] serving with the [[Night's Watch]] at the [[Wall]] recorded stories of skinchangers among the [[free folk]] found [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}

According to ancient ballads, [[Gaven Greywolf]] was a skinchanger defeated by the [[Kings of Winter]] in the [[War of the Wolves]]. [[House Stark]] also defeated the [[Warg King]] in a war for [[Sea Dragon Point]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} [[Rose of Red Lake]], one of the legendary children of [[Garth Greenhand]], supposedly could turn into a crane.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

[[Varamyr]] slew and devoured his mentor, [[Haggon]], and came to rule a dozen free folk villages as a lord of sorts.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Bran Stark]] has [[wolf]] dreams of his [[direwolf]], [[Summer]].{{Ref|ACOK|4}} While Maester [[Luwin]] is skeptical, [[Jojen Reed]] encourages Bran.{{Ref|ACOK|28}}

[[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], avoids the [[Golden Tooth]] by following a goat track found by his direwolf, [[Grey Wind]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}} Robb is said to have led an army of wargs in the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{Ref|ACOK|32}}

During the [[great ranging]], [[Jon Snow]] slays the wildling skinchanger [[Orell]]{{Ref|ACOK|51}} and has dreams of his direwolf, [[Ghost]].{{Ref|ACOK|53}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Bran briefly slips into the mind of [[Hodor]] when his simple-minded friend is scared by thunder at [[Queenscrown]].{{Ref|ASOS|40}}

Part of Orell lives on in his [[eagle]], which attacks Jon.{{Ref|ASOS|15}} [[Varamyr]] claims the eagle, and when the bird is later burned by [[Melisandre]] during the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}} Varamyr is almost driven mad.{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

Although [[Arya Stark]] had chased away her direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], the girl dreams of the death of [[Iggo]].{{Ref|ASOS|3}} Arya later dreams of a wolf recovering [[Catelyn Stark|a body]] from the [[Green Fork]].{{Ref|ASOS|65}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When they are surrounded by [[wights]], Varamyr attempts to take control of [[Thistle]] but the spearwife resists. The humans are killed by wights, but Varamyr begins his second life by entering one of his wolves, [[One Eye]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} Bran's direwolf, Summer, later forces One-Eye to submit.{{Ref|ADWD|4}}

In order to save his own life and the lives of his companions, Bran enters Hodor so that he can fight wights more effectively.{{Ref|ADWD|13}} Bran furthers enters Hodor in the [[cave of the three-eyed crow]], using him to explore the cavern. Meera and Jojen are unaware of Bran's actions, and Hodor hides deep within himself.{{Ref|ADWD|34}} Under the tutelage of the [[three-eyed crow]], [[Brynden Rivers]], Bran learns to enter a [[raven]] and later the great [[weirwood]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}}

Jon's wolf dreams intensify,{{Ref|ADWD|3}} but he declines [[Melisandre]]'s offer of guidance at [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|ADWD|28}} Jon is wary of the wildling skinchanger [[Borroq]].{{Ref|ADWD|58}}{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

At [[White Harbor]], Ser [[Jared Frey]] claims that Robb and his northmen were wargs who turned into wolves during the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|ADWD|19}}

[[Alysane Mormont]] tells [[Asha Greyjoy]], perhaps jokingly, that [[House Mormont]] women are skinchangers who turn into [[bear]]s and find mates in the woods.{{Ref|ADWD|42}}

Having been blinded at the [[House of Black and White]], Arya dreams of being the night wolf and sees through the eyes of a [[cat]].{{Ref|ADWD|45}}

==Known skinchangers==
===Stark Children===
According to semi-canon sources, the current generation of [[House Stark|Stark]] children are all skinchangers to greater or lesser degrees, but only [[Bran Stark]] has been actively training his ability.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Quite_a_Few_Questions Quite a Few Questions], February 01, 2001</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2460/ Trinoc*Con 8 (Durham, NC; August 3-5, 2007)], August 05, 2007</ref>

*[[Jon Snow]], who can enter his [[direwolf]], [[Ghost]].{{Ref|ACOK|53}}{{Ref|ADWD|3}}
*[[Arya Stark]], who has wolf dreams{{Ref|ASOS|3}} with [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] and can see through the eyes of a [[cat]].{{Ref|ADWD|45}}
*[[Bran Stark]], who can enter his direwolf, [[Summer]];{{Ref|ACOK|4}} a human, [[Hodor]];{{Ref|ADWD|13}} a [[raven]];{{Ref|ADWD|34}} and the [[weirwood]] at [[godswood of Winterfell|Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}}
*[[Rickon Stark]], whose direwolf is [[Shaggydog]].{{Ref|AGOT|66}}
*[[Robb Stark]], whose direwolf is [[Grey Wind]].{{Ref|ASOS|20}}
*[[Sansa Stark]], whose direwolf is [[Lady]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}}

===Wildlings===
*[[Borroq]], who can inhabit the body of a [[boar]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Briar]], who could inhabit the body of a [[shadowcat]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Grisella]], who could inhabit the body of a [[goat]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Haggon]], the mentor of Varamyr, whose wolf was [[Greyskin]].{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}
*[[Orell]], who can inhabit an [[eagle]].
*[[Varamyr|Varamyr Sixskins]], who inhabits three wolves ([[One Eye]], [[Stalker]], and [[Sly]]), a [[snow bear]], a [[shadowcat]], and took Orell's eagle after he died.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}

===Other===
*[[Brynden Rivers]], the [[three-eyed crow]] and last [[greenseer]].{{Ref|ADWD|13}}

==Legendary and rumored skinchangers==
*[[House Farwynd of the Lonely Light]], alleged to take the forms of [[sea lion]]s, [[walrus]]es, and spotted [[whale]]s.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}
*[[House Mormont]], alleged to turn into bears.{{Ref|ADWD|42}}
*[[Gaven Greywolf]], killed by a [[King of Winter]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}
*The [[Warg King]], killed by a King of Winter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Bran''': You're a [[greenseer]]. 
'''Jojen''': No, only a boy who dreams. The greenseers were more than that. They were wargs as well, as you are, and the greatest of them could wear the skins of any beast that flies or swims or crawls, and could look through the eyes of the [[weirwood]]s as well, and see the truth that lies beneath the world.{{Ref|aSoS|9}}|[[Bran Stark]] and [[Jojen Reed]]}}

{{Quote|Can a bird hate? Jon had slain the wilding [[Orell]], but some part of the man remained within the [[eagle]]. The golden eyes looked out on him with cold malevolence.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|[[Orell]] was withering inside his feathers, so I took the [[eagle]] for my own. But the joining works both ways, warg. Orell lives inside me now, whispering how much he hates you. And I can soar above the [[Wall]], and see with eagle eyes.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}|[[Varamyr]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Look! [[Ghost|The beast]] that tore the life from [[Qhorin|Halfhand]]. A warg walks among us, brothers. A WARG! This ... [[Jon Snow|this creature]] is not fit to lead us! This beastling is not fit to live!{{Ref|ASOS|79}}|[[Janos Slynt]] to the [[Night's Watch]]}}

{{Quote|They say you forget. When the man's flesh dies, his spirit lives on inside the beast, but every day his memory fades, and the beast becomes a little less a warg, a little more a wolf, until nothing of the man is left and only the beast remains.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}|[[Haggon]] to [[Varamyr]]}}

{{Quote|Slipping into a [[dog]]'s skin was like putting on an old boot, its leather softened by wear. As a boot was shaped to accept a foot, a dog was shaped to accept a collar, even a collar no human eye could see. [[wolf|Wolves]] were harder. A man might befriend a wolf, even break a wolf, but no man could truly tame a wolf.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Varamyr]]}}

{{Quote|The [[free folk]] fear skinchangers, but they honor us as well. [[South of the Wall]], the [[kneelers]] hunt us down and butcher us like pigs.{{Ref|aDwD|Prologue}}|[[Haggon]]}}

{{Quote|Only one man in a thousand is born a skinchanger, and only one skinchanger in a thousand can be a [[greenseer]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}}|[[three-eyed crow]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Sons of the Harpy

2026-01-13T21:18:23Z

Gonzalo:

{{about|the Meereenese organisation
|the general usage of the term|Ghiscari#Modern Ghiscari
|the fourth episode of the fifth season of HBO's ''Game of Thrones''|Sons of the Harpy (TV)}}

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The '''Sons of the Harpy''', also referred to as the '''Harpy's Sons''', is a resistance group of [[Ghis]]cari noblemen from the city of [[Meereen]], who defy the reign of Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. The name is a reference to the way the Ghiscari noblemen refer to themselves.{{ref|Asos|23|}}{{Ref|ASOS|57}}{{Ref|ADWD|23}} According to [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]], the Sons of the Harpy are being led by someone known as "[[the Harpy]]"; However, Daenerys herself is skeptical of the existence of such a leader.{{ref|adwd|30}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The Sons of the Harpy have begun a [[shadow war]] against Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], following her occupation of the city of [[Meereen]]. They slay [[freedmen]], [[Unsullied]] and [[shavepates]]. They kill during the night, and leave a mark over the body of their victim, a harpy, drawn in blood.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Amongst those slain is [[Stalwart Shield]].{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Following his death, Queen Daenerys raises the reward concerning the Sons of the Harpy from one hundred honors to one thousand.{{ref|ADWD|2}} Not long after, the Sons murder six of Daenerys's Unsullied, including [[Mossador]], and three [[freedmen]] in one night. Following these murders, a new guard is set over Meereen, made up from the Meereenese themselves:{{Ref|ADWD|11}} the [[Brazen Beasts]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}}

The Sons of the Harpy offer a reward: they promise wealth and glory to the man who slays Queen Daenerys, as well as a hundred virgin slave girls.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} As the Sons also promise death to anyone who serves Daenerys as well as their families, the members of her new city watch, the [[Brazen Beasts]], hide their true identities by wearing masks.{{ref|ADWD|16}}

Daenerys demands hostages from the noble families of Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|11}} However, when the time comes, Daenerys refuses to have her hostages executed, having grown fond of them.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Following the advice of [[Galazza Galare]], Daenerys agreed to a pact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]: if he can make the Sons of the Harpy halt their killing for ninty days, they shall marry.{{ref|ADWD|23}} After twenty-six days without a murder, [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] discusses with Daenerys how Hizdahr has been able to stop the killing, wondering if he himself is "[[the Harpy]]", who leads the Sons. Daenerys, however, wonders whether there even is a Harpy, as questioning the captive Sons did not yield any results.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{ref|ADWD|43}} However, following a failed poisoning attempt, during which only [[Belwas]] was injured, Daenerys departs Meereen on the back of her dragon [[Drogon]].{{ref|adwd|52}} [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] arrests Hizdahr's confectioner, who admits to having poisoned [[poisoned locusts|the locusts]], claiming that the Sons of the Harpy had taken his daughter. As Daenerys survived, the Sons killed the daughter, and returned her to her father in nine pieces.{{ref|ADWD|55}} Skahaz is still convinced that Hizdahr is the Harpy, but he and [[Barristan Selmy]] agree to take Hizdahr into custody, and not to harm him until he is proven guilty of playing a role in the poisoning attempt.{{ref|ADWD|55}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest,{{Ref|ADWD|67}} the Sons of the Harpy resume their shadow war, killing three people the first night, nine the second night, and twenty-nine the third night. One more is killed during the day. According to [[Galazza Galare]], the killings will stop when Hizdahr is freed.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

==References==
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Malora Hightower

2025-11-24T00:31:23Z

Gonzalo:

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| firstname = Malora
| lastname = Hightower
| epithet = the Mad Maid
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'''Malora Hightower''', called '''the Mad Maid''', is a noblewoman of [[House Hightower]] and the eldest daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] of [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After the [[taking of the Shields]] and the [[ironborn]]'s attacks on the [[Reach]], the captain of the ''[[Huntress]]'' reports that Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] is locked at the top of the [[Hightower]], consulting books of [[spells]] with the Mad Maid.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

==Family==
{{Hightower tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Hightower]]
[[Category:Characters from the Reach|Hightower, Malora]]
[[Category:Mad characters|Hightower, Malora]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Hightower, Malora]]

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2025-11-24T00:30:48Z

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[[Malora Hightower]] by Dreamsofdany.

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Luceon Frey

2025-11-24T00:09:41Z

Gonzalo:

{{Infobox character
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| title = Septon
| firstname = Luceon
| lastname = Frey
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| Title = [[Septon]]
| Allegiance = [[House Frey]] [[Faith of the Seven]] [[Most Devout]]
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| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|248|258}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Luceon Frey|Luceon Frey]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Mother = [[Cyrenna Swann]]
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
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'''Luceon''', born '''Luceon Frey''', is a [[septon]] of the [[Faith of the Seven]]. He serves at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] and is among the [[Most Devout]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} He is the fifth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]] and the second son born of Walder's second wife, [[Cyrenna Swann]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
According to [[Qyburn]], Septon Luceon hosted a supper for thirty of the [[Most Devout]] in an effort to buy their votes in the election of a new [[High Septon]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}} He becomes the leading candidate after the [[sparrows]] follow Septon [[Ollidor]] to a [[brothel]] and drag him out into the street naked.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

Qyburn's whisperers later report that Luceon was nine votes short of being chosen High Septon when the sparrows overran the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] with axes in hand and their leader on their shoulders. They forced the Most Devout to elect the sparrows' leader, an as yet unnamed individual who became the new High Septon, mockingly called the [[High Sparrow]] by the higher echelons of society in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}}

==Family==
{{Frey tree Swann}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Frey]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Frey, Luceon]]
[[Category:Most Devout]]
[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Luceon]]
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Ollidor

2025-11-24T00:08:49Z

Gonzalo:

{{For|the first Grand Maester|Ollidar}}
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Septon '''Ollidor''' is a follower of the [[Faith of the Seven]]. He is stationed in [[King's Landing]] and a member of the [[Most Devout]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ollidor is among the leading possibilities to replace the deceased [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] according to Grand Maester [[Pycelle]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}} He is on the verge of being elected High Septon when the [[sparrows]] follow him to a [[brothel]] and drag him naked into the street. Septon [[Luceon Frey|Luceon]] replaces him as the leading candidate.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:Characters from Westeros]]
[[Category:Most Devout]]
[[Category:Septons]]

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High Sparrow

2025-11-24T00:06:27Z

Gonzalo:

{{Infobox character
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| epithet = the High Sparrow
| arms = High Septon
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| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]
}}

The '''High Sparrow''', so named by the [[fool]] [[Moon Boy]] after his election to [[High Septon]], is a leading member of the [[sparrows]], a radical and populist sect of the [[Faith of the Seven]]. The [[septon]]'s real name is unknown.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', the High Sparrow is portrayed by [[w:Jonathan Pryce|Jonathan Pryce]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of the High Sparrow|l1=Images of the High Sparrow}}
The High Sparrow has a lean, sharp face that is heavily lined.{{ref|AFFC|4}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|ADWD|54}} He is a small man,{{ref|AFFC|4}} being several inches shorter than Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} Scrawny{{ref|ADWD|54}} and thin as a broom handle,{{ref|AFFC|28}} he can look half-starved.{{Ref|ADWD|54}} He ties his thin hair in a knot behind his head,{{ref|AFFC|4}}{{ref|AFFC|28}} and he keeps his grizzled grey and brown beard short and closely trimmed.{{ref|AFFC|4}}{{ref|AFFC|28}} His deep-set eyes are mud-brown{{Ref|AFFC|28}} and can look suspicious and hard.{{Ref|ADWD|54}} His bare feet are hard and horny, thick with callus,{{ref|AFFC|4}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}} and he has thin hands.{{ref|ADWD|54}}

The man wears a threadbare [[septon]]'s robe and crystal on a thong about his neck.{{ref|AFFC|4}} After becoming [[High Septon]], he does not wear the rich robes or elaborate [[crystal crown|crowns of crystal]] and spun [[gold]] of his predecessors. Instead, he wears a simple undyed wool tunic that goes to his ankles.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

The High Sparrow is devout to the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]] and has an iron will.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} He believes that women are wantons at heart, with widows being wicked,{{ref|ADWD|54}} and he believes that treason is punishable by death.{{ref|AFFC|43}} He scourges himself to bring him closer to god.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

==History==
The High Sparrow claims to have been a traveling [[septon]], tending to half a hundred villages that were too small to have their own [[sept]]s and [[septon]]. He walked a route between each village, where he performed the traditional duties of a septon, such as naming newborn children, absolving sins, and performing [[marriage]]s. However, the villages and their people were destroyed during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
On the [[Rosby road]], [[Brienne of Tarth]] spots a group of so-called [[sparrows]] who are bringing to [[King's Landing]] a wagon filled with the [[bone]]s of holy men. Their leader, a small, thin [[septon]], urges Brienne's traveling companions, Ser [[Creighton Longbough]] and Ser [[Illifer the Penniless]], to join the sparrows on their journey. Though the [[hedge knight]]s' refusal angers the sparrows, their leader calms his followers and tells them to let the knights pass in peace. Brienne asks the septon if he has seen [[Sansa Stark|her lost sister]], and though he has not, he asks [[Maiden (the Seven)|the Maiden]] to watch over Brienne and her sister.{{Ref|AFFC|4}}

After the High Septon apparently dies in his sleep, the [[Most Devout]] begin the selection process to determine which one of them will become his successor.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} Numerous sparrows, who have camped in the plaza of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] with the bones of their martyrs, forcibly take over the selection process. Septon [[Luceon Frey|Luceon]] is nine votes from elevation when sparrows burst through the doors of the Great Sept with axes in hand and their thin leader on their shoulders. In fear, the Most Devout name him the new High Septon. The [[master of whisperers]], [[Qyburn]], relates to Cersei all that had occurred.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}

The new High Septon begins his term by selling all of the [[gold]]en [[crown]]s of the Faith, including his own [[gold]] and [[crystal crown]], as well as their rings, and their robes of [[cloth-of-gold]] and [[cloth-of-silver]]. The money earned from this is used to buy food for the sparrows and the poor. He clads himself in a humble wool robe, and the Most Devout are forced to follow suit. He has the fat Septon [[Torbert]] of the Most Devout confined to a penitent's cell and fed only bread and water, as he feels it is sinful for a man to be so plump when so many people are starving.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} The High Septon takes as his sanctum a small seven-sided audience chamber below the Great Sept.{{ref|AFFC|43}}{{ref|ADWD|54}}

[[File:Melissa Findley Negotiations at the Great Sept.JPG|right|thumb|450px|Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] negotiates with the High Sparrow, by Melissa Findley © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The new High Septon refuses to come to the [[Red Keep]] to bless young King [[Tommen I Baratheon]], so his mother, Queen Cersei, comes to the Great Sept. She arrives to discover that armed sparrows, including knights, are guarding the doors of the building and will not allow the armed [[Kingsguard]] to enter. When Cersei enters, alone, she is appalled to find the new High Septon and the Most Devout on their knees, scrubbing the floors. Cersei is also displeased to learn what had become of the crystal crown that her father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], had given the previous High Septon. When Cersei asks why the sparrows have befouled the Great Sept with their encampment, he responds it was first befouled when Lord [[Eddard Stark]] was beheaded on its steps.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}

The High Septon tells Cersei he is still praying for guidance from the Seven to decide if King Tommen is the rightful king, as the [[Iron Throne]] has not protected the men and women of the Faith as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys the Conciliator]] once promised. Cersei, though angered, concedes to his concerns that the holy brothers and sisters need protection from rape and murder, and he agrees to have Tommen strike down [[King Maegor's laws]] that prohibited holy men from bearing arms. Cersei promises to restore the [[Faith Militant]], for which the High Septon will acknowledge Tommen as king and forgive the near one million [[currency|dragons]] the crown owed to the Faith.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}

The army of sparrows become [[Poor Fellows]], and soon over a hundred knights join the [[Warrior's Sons]]. The new High Septon becomes commonly known as the "High Sparrow" per a jape by the court [[fool]], [[Moon Boy]].{{Ref|AFFC|36}} [[Lancel Lannister]], grieving for the previous High Septon and regretful of his past actions - namely, his role in the death of King [[Robert Baratheon]],{{ref|ACOK|3}} as well as becoming Cersei's lover -{{ref|ACOK|29}} renounces his lordship of [[Darry]] and travels to King's Landing to swear his sword to the new High Septon and join the Warrior's Sons.{{ref|AFFC|30}}{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei plots against Tommen's wife, Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]], and sends her [[sworn shield]], Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]], to the High Sparrow to falsely confess to bedding Margaery and two of her cousins, [[Megga Tyrell|Megga]] and [[Elinor Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|39}} When Margaery and her cousins attend the Great Sept on [[Maiden's Day]], they are arrested by the Faith, emboldened by its new power. However, the High Sparrow is suspicious of Osney's confession, as he had never heard a confession from a man so pleased to be guilty, and he has Osney scourged. Under [[torture]], Osney confesses the actual truth: that Cersei had him lie, that she was the queen he had bedded, and that he killed the previous [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] under her orders. After Cersei visits Margaery's cell at the Great Sept, she meets with the High Septon in his sanctum. The High Septon shows her Osney in chains and has Cersei imprisoned when she tries to flee, planning to have a sacred court of seven godsworn judges both queens.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Marc Fishman High Sparrow.jpg‎‎‎|right|thumb|350px|The High Sparrow by Marc Fishman, for the Subterranean Press illustrated ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'']]
[[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], tasks [[Tyene Sand]] with accompany her sister [[Nymeria Sand|Nymeria]] to [[King's Landing]] and befriending the High Sparrow.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

Since the evidence against Margaery and her cousins is quite weak, the High Septon releases them into the custody of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]. The High Septon requires Randyll to swear a holy oath to return them for trial.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

The High Septon disapproves of King [[Stannis Baratheon]], believing that Stannis has turned from the truth of the Seven to worship a [[R'hllor|red demon]], and that his false faith has no place in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

Lancel is one of the accusers against his cousin, Cersei. After days of solitary confinement, Cersei tells her guardian [[septa]]s that she wishes to confess, and she is brought before the High Sparrow. To try and gain access to visitors, Cersei confesses that after the death of her husband, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], she had sexual relations with Lancel and all three [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblacks]] (although she is lying about having slept with Osney's brothers, [[Osmund Kettleblack|Osmund]] and [[Osfryd Kettleblack|Osfryd]]). She knows such admissions would not earn her an execution, but denies the sins that would result in a death sentence. Cersei denies having ordered Osney to kill the previous High Septon, denies any involvement in Robert's death, and denies having [[incest]]uous relations with her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. The High Septon agrees to allow her one visitor a day.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], the [[Lord Regent]], informs his niece that he has spoken with the High Sparrow, who has agreed to free Cersei on the condition that she perform a public [[walk of atonement]] through King's Landing. Cersei reluctantly agrees, and she walks naked from the Great Sept to the Red Keep.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}{{Ref|ADWD|65}}

Cersei and Margaery are still to be put on trial for the accusations they deny to be true and that the accusers have not recanted. Cersei chooses [[trial by combat]], with Ser [[Robert Strong]] as her champion. Margaery chooses trial by the Faith.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} While Cersei waits for her trial date, Kevan places her under house arrest in the Red Keep. Cersei is attended by a septa and three novices selected by the High Septon, rather than her usual [[ladies-in-waiting]]. The High Septon insists that no girl spend more than seven days with Cersei, lest she be corrupted.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

Kevan, Randyll, and [[Mace Tyrell]], the new [[Hand of the King]], are frustrated by having to give in to the demands of the "High Sparrow". However, with so many rebellious subjects in the Seven Kingdoms, they dare not be seen to go against the Faith, lest it drive the pious into the arms of another claimant to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by the High Sparrow==
{{Quote|These are the [[bone]]s of holy men, murdered for their faith. They served the Seven even unto death. Some starved, some were [[torture]]d. [[Sept]]s have been despoiled, maidens and mothers raped by godless men and [[demon]] worshipers. Even [[silent sisters]] have been molested. Our [[Mother Above]] cries out in her anguish. It is time for all anointed [[knight]]s to forsake their worldly masters and defend our [[Faith of the Seven|Holy Faith]]. Come with us to [[King's Landing|the city]], if you love the Seven.{{Ref|AFFC|4}}|thin septon to [[Creighton Longbough]], [[Illifer the Penniless]], and [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Septon [[Raynard]]? What are you doing on your knees? 
'''High Sparrow''': He is cleaning the floor. Work is a form of prayer, most pleasing to [[Smith (the Seven)|the Smith]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and the High Sparrow}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': [[Tywin Lannister|My lord father]] gave [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|your predecessor]] a [[crown]] of rare beauty, wrought in crystal and spun [[gold]]. 
'''High Sparrow''': And for that gift we honor him in our prayers, but the poor need food in their bellies more than we need gold and crystal on our head. That crown has been sold. So have the others in our vaults, and all our rings, and our robes of [[cloth-of-gold]] and [[cloth-of-silver]]. Wool will keep a man as warm. That is why [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] gave us sheep.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and the High Sparrow}}

{{Quote|'''High Sparrow''': This debt shall be forgiven, and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] will have his blessing. The [[Warrior's Sons]] shall escort me to him, shining in the glory of their [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], whilst my [[sparrows]] go forth to defend the meek and humble of the land, reborn as [[Poor Fellows]] as of old. 
'''Cersei''': I shall have the papers drawn up, and His Grace will sign them and affix them with the royal seal. 
'''High Sparrow''': Seven save His Grace. Long may he reign. Let the wicked tremble!{{ref|AFFC|28}}|The High Sparrow and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|There can be no penance without pain. No man should spare himself the scourge, as I told Ser [[Osney Kettleblack|Osney]]. I seldom feel so close to [[Faith of the Seven|god]] as when I am being whipped for mine own wickedness, though my darkest sins are no wise near as black as his.{{ref|AFFC|43}}|The High Sparrow to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] loves his [[Margaery Tyrell|little queen]] so much, Your Holiness, I fear it might be hard for him or his lords to judge her justly. Perhaps the Faith should conduct the trial? '''High Sparrow''': I have had the selfsame thought, Your Grace. Just as [[Maegor the Cruel]] once took the [[Faith Militant|swords]] from the Faith, so [[Jaehaerys the Conciliator]] deprived us of the scales of judgment. Yet who is truly fit to judge a queen, save the Seven Above and the godsworn below? A sacred court of seven judges shall sit upon this case. Three shall be of your female sex. A maiden, a mother, and a crone. Who could be more suited to judge the wickedness of women?{{ref|AFFC|43}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and the High Sparrow}}

{{Quote|'''High Sparrow''': These are common sins. The wickedness of widows is well-known, and all women are wantons at heart, given to using their wiles and their beauty to work their wills on men. There is no treason here, so long as you did not stray from your marriage bed whilst His Grace King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] was still alive. 
'''Cersei''': Never. Never, I swear it.{{ref|ADWD|54}}|The High Sparrow and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': I have confessed— 
'''High Sparrow''': —to certain sins, aye. Others you deny. Your trial will separate the truths from the falsehoods. I shall ask [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] to forgive the sins you have confessed and pray that you be found innocent of these other accusations.{{ref|ADWD|54}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and the High Sparrow}}

==Quotes about the High Sparrow==
{{Quote|He is utterly mad. The [[Most Devout]] must have been mad as well, to elevate this creature ... mad, or terrified of [[sparrows|the beggars]] at their doors.{{ref|AFFC|28}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|He is just a [[septon|priest]], he cannot do this.{{ref|AFFC|43}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Warrior's Sons|Swords]] and [[Poor Fellows|Stars]] have been re-formed, and this new High Septon is not the puppet that the others were. Try and get close to him.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}|[[Doran Martell]] to [[Tyene Sand]]}}

{{Quote|This man is implacable, she realized once again.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|What have we become, when [[king]]s and high [[lord]]s must dance to the twittering of [[sparrows]]?{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Randyll Tarly]] to [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

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Daenys Targaryen

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{{Infobox character
| arms =
| title = Lady
| firstname = Daenys
| lastname = Targaryen{{refn|group="N"|The red three-headed [[dragon]] [[sigil]] was adopted by [[Aegon I Targaryen]] at the start of the [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]].{{ref|FAB|1}} This means that [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] prior to the Conquest did not use this coat of arms, and as such it is not displayed in this article.}}
| epithet = the Dreamer
| image = Daenys the Dreamer by Fkaluis.jpg
| image_caption = Daenys the Dreamer, by Fkaluis.
| Alias = Daenys the Dreamer{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}}
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| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}}
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| Culture = [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyrian]]{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}}
| Father = [[Aenar Targaryen]]
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| Spouse = Lord [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Aenar)|Gaemon Targaryen]]{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}}
| Issue = [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Gaemon)|Aegon Targaryen]] [[Elaena Targaryen (daughter of Gaemon)|Elaena Targaryen]] Daughter
| Place_of_Birth = [[Valyria]]
| Date_of_Birth = or before {{Date|-126}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Daenys Targaryen|Daenys Targaryen]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = or after {{Date|-101}}<ref name=Calculation/>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Daenys Targaryen''', called '''Daenys the Dreamer''', was a noblewoman of [[House Targaryen]] and the daughter of [[Aenar Targaryen]], a nobleman from the [[Valyrian Freehold]] and the [[Lord of Dragonstone]].{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}}

==History==
[[File:The Targaryen's depart from Valyria by Jota Saraiva.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Daenys and her family departing from [[Valyria]], by [https://www.instagram.com/jota.saraiva.art/ Jota Saraiva] ]]
When Daenys was still a [[maiden]],{{Ref|AFFC|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}} she had a powerful prophetic [[Dragon dreams|dream]], showing the destruction of [[Valyria]] by fire. In {{Date|-114}}, her father, Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]], heeded her dream and sold his holdings in the [[Valyrian Freehold]] and moved his family and all of their belongings to [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], an island in the [[narrow sea]] off the eastern coast of [[Westeros]]. With them, they took five [[dragon]]s, including [[Balerion]]. When the [[Doom of Valyria]] came twelve years later, [[House Targaryen]] was the only family of [[dragonriders]] which survived.{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}}

Daenys was married to her brother [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Aenar)|Gaemon]], who followed their father as [[Lord of Dragonstone]]. Their children were [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Gaemon)|Aegon]] and [[Elaena Targaryen (daughter of Gaemon)|Elaena Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}} Daenys and Gaemon also had at least one other younger daughter, who would marry a petty [[lord]].{{Ref|FAB|12}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
By the time of the [[War of the Five Kings]], it is believed that [[vision]]s written down by Daenys before the [[Doom of Valyria]] were in a book called ''[[Signs and Portents]]'', that is now lost. [[Archmaester]] [[Marwyn]] claims he found three pages from it in his ''[[Book of Lost Books]]''.{{Ref|AFFC|11}}

==Family==
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==House of the Dragon==
A prop history book used for the television series ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' contains text stating that "Daenys had claimed [[Balerion]] – at the time no bigger than a [[horse]] – the night before her fateful [[dream]] [of the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]]]", and the first person to whom she spoke about the prophetic vision was her mother, named Elaena Targaryen.<ref>{{Cite video | people = [https://www.youtube.com/@gameofthrones GameofThrones] | year = 2024 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZccArhI2Q&t=581s | title = Behind the Scenes of Season 2 Episode 1 {{!}} House of The Dragon {{!}} Season 2 {{!}} HBO | time = 9:41 | publisher = YouTube | date = June 16, 2024}}</ref> The canon status of this information within the books is currently unknown.

==Notes==
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Pretenders claiming to be Prince Daeron the Daring

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| conflict_name = Pretenders claiming to be Prince Daeron the Daring
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| date = Unknown (at some point in between {{Date|136}} and {{Date|157}})
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| location = [[Westeros]]
| result = Pretenders' claims proven false

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During the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], several pretenders claimed to be the late Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron the Daring]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

==Prelude==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron the Daring]] fought for the [[greens]] and supported his older brother King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. He died at the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] in {{Date|130}}. However, the manner of his death is disputed among the sources — he may have been killed by [[Black Trombo]]'s [[armament|morningstar]], or killed by a [[man-at-arms]] with a sword, or burned to death after his tent caught fire.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==Pretenders==
The different versions of Daeron's death, as well as the fact his body was never identified, left room for ambitious people to impersonate him in the following years. These pretenders were one of the incidents that created turmoil in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] after the Dance. In the end, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and his brother, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], worked together to ably deal with the issue, and the claimants were conclusively shown to be imposters.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

It is unknown if King [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]]'s choice to name his [[Daeron I Targaryen|son and heir]] "Daeron"{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} is related to the matter.

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House Blackfyre

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| House_name = House Blackfyre
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| Coat_of_arms = A black three-headed dragon, breathing black fire on red ''(Gules, a dragon thrice-headed sable flammant of the last)''
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| Seat = [[Tyrosh]] (in exile)
| Current_Lord = Extinct
| Region = [[Crownlands]] (exiled)
| Title = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] (claimant) [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] (claimant)
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'''House Blackfyre''' is an extinct noble house from the [[crownlands]]. A branch of [[House Targaryen]], House Blackfyre was founded by [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], a legitimized [[Great Bastard]] of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. House Blackfyre is named for the [[Valyrian steel]] sword of the [[Blackfyre|same name]].

The Blackfyre sigil was a black three-headed [[dragon]], breathing black fire on red, the Targaryen sigil with the colors reversed. Their motto is unknown. Among the traits passed on to the Blackfyres by the Targaryens were [[platinum]] blond hair, [[violet eyes]] and the premonition-like [[dragon dream]] ability.{{Ref|TMK}}

==History==
===Origin===
[[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]] was a [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. When Daemon won a squires' [[tourney]] at the age of twelve, Aegon granted him [[knight]]hood and surprisingly gave him [[Blackfyre]], one of the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] swords of [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} According to Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], Blackfyre had been wielded by every king from [[House Targaryen]] since [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]].{{Ref|TSS}} Daemon subsequently took the name Blackfyre for himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

When Aegon IV was on his deathbed, the king legitimized his bastard children, including Daemon Blackfyre.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} The young knight wed [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]] when he was fourteen, and Daemon was granted a tract of land along the [[Blackwater Rush]] and the right to build a keep there by his half-brother, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

[[File:Daemon I Blackfyre The Black Dragon by Mike Hallstein.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Daemon I Blackfyre]], the Black Dragon, by Mike Hallstein ©]]

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|First Blackfyre Rebellion}}

In {{Date|196}} Daemon and his friends and allies revolted against [[Daeron II Targaryen]], his half-brother, using the old rumor that Daeron was the son of [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]] instead of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and that the gift of the ancestral weapon [[Blackfyre]] proved that Aegon wanted Daemon to succeed him.{{Ref|TSS}} Since many bastards reversed their family's colors,{{Ref|TSS}} the banners of Daemon's rebels depicted a black three-headed [[dragon]] on a red field instead of [[House Targaryen]]'s red dragon on a black field.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon also struck his own [[currency|coinage]] during the war.{{Ref|TMK}}

Ultimately the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre Rebellion]] failed in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]]. Daemon broke Lord [[House Arryn|Arryn]]'s van in the battle, slaying [[Wyl Waynwood]] and the [[Knight of Ninestars]] and severely injuring Ser [[Gwayne Corbray]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. While protecting his fallen foes, however, Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]] and [[Aegon Blackfyre]], were slain by his Great Bastard half-brother, [[Brynden Rivers]], known as Bloodraven, and the [[Raven's Teeth]].{{Ref|TSS}}

[[File:House Blackfyre by Helaenart.jpg|thumb|350px|The Blackfyres on [[Tyrosh]]: Aenys, Calla, Daemon II and Haegon, by Helaenarts ©]]

Daemon's remaining children fled to the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] with his principal supporter, [[Aegor Rivers]], known as Bittersteel, another Great Bastard of King Aegon IV. When Aegor saw all the exiled lords and knights signing on with other sellsword companies, and saw the support of House Blackfyre ebbing away, he created his own sellsword company, the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

===Second Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Second Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[Daemon II Blackfyre]], who had [[dragon dreams]], defeated Ser [[Franklyn Frey]] and Ser [[Galtry the Green]] in the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]], which was where the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] began in {{Date|211}}. However, the rebellion was snuffed out quickly by Bloodraven before it could spread beyond [[Whitewalls]], and several key Blackfyre supporters were killed.{{Ref|TMK}} The remaining sons and their descendants attacked the [[Seven Kingdoms]] three more times.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Third Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Third Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[File:Haegon.png|thumb|350px|The execution of [[Haegon I Blackfyre]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

In {{Date|219}}, Bittersteel launched a new invasion after crowning [[Haegon I Blackfyre]]. It was late in the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], who was not very involved in ruling. The leadership of his younger brother, Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]], during the conflict was commendable, as was the courage of Maekar's youngest son, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] was also active in its events.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

The war featured the second duel between Bittersteel and Bloodraven. At the end of the final battle, Haegon was dishonorably killed after he surrendered and had given up his sword. Bittersteel was taken captive and led in chains to the [[Red Keep]]. While Aerion Brightflame and Bloodraven both urged that Bittersteel be executed, King Aerys offered Aegor mercy, sending him north to join the [[Night's Watch]]. The [[Golden Company]] learned of this through their informants, however, and attacked the prisoner transport as it sailed to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Before the year was over, Bittersteel returned to [[Tyrosh]] and crowned Haegon's eldest son as [[Daemon III Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===Great Council of 233 AC===
:{{Main|Great Council of 233 AC}}

After the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] in {{Date|233}}, there was no definitive heir to ascend the throne, so the [[Hand of the King]], Lord Bloodraven, called a [[Great Council]]. [[Aenys Blackfyre]], writing from exile, put forth his claim to the [[Iron Throne]]. Lord Brynden offered him safe conduct to [[King's Landing]] so Aenys could present his claim in person. As soon as Aenys entered King's Landing, however, he was seized by the [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] and dragged to the [[Red Keep]] where he was executed. His head was presented to the lords of the Great Council as a warning to any who might still have Blackfyre sympathies.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

===Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion}}
In {{Date|236}}, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] led the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]], landing at [[Massey's Hook]]. The rebellion had little support, however, as people thought the Blackfyres to be done, as tattered as their banners. At the [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] slew Daemon. Bittersteel retreated across the [[narrow sea]] again, and the war was quickly over.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
:{{Main|War of the Ninepenny Kings}}
[[File:Ninepenny.png|thumb|350px|[[Barristan Selmy]] and [[Maelys I Blackfyre]] by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
The last attack of the Blackfyres occurred when [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], head of the Golden Company, joined forces with a number of ambitious men and eventually invaded the [[Stepstones]] in {{Date|260}} as a base for a future invasion of the Seven Kingdoms. King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]] sent an army that defeated the rebels.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} Maelys the Monstrous was killed in single combat by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], who cut a bloody path though the Golden Company's ranks to get to Maelys.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

According to [[Illyrio Mopatis]], the Blackfyres were extinguished in the male line when Maelys was slain.{{Ref|ADWD|5}} What happened to the female line is currently not known.

==Historical Members==
* [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], born as Daemon Waters, founder of House Blackfyre. Started the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
**[[Rohanne of Tyrosh]], his wife.
*** [[Aegon Blackfyre]], his first born son. His fathers heir and squire. Twin to Aemon.
*** [[Aemon Blackfyre]], his second son. A squire to his father and twin to Aegon.
*** [[Daemon II Blackfyre]], his third son. He led the brief [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].
*** [[Haegon I Blackfyre]], his fourth son. Heir to his older brother Daemon II. Led the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]]
**** [[Daemon III Blackfyre]], Haegon's eldest son, who led the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]].
*** [[Aenys Blackfyre]], his fifth son.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
*** [[Calla Blackfyre]], his daughter, promised in marriage to Ser [[Aegor Rivers]] before the First Blackfyre Rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
*** Two other sons and at least one daughter.
* [[Daemon Blackfyre (cousin of Maelys I)|Daemon Blackfyre]], a cousin to Maelys I, of unknown exact descent.
* [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], Captain-General of the Golden Company, last of the Blackfyres, of unknown exact descent. Fought in the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion, the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].

===Family===
{{Blackfyre tree}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Duncan''': You told me your sons died fighting for [[Daeron II Targaryen|the king]]. 
'''Eustace''': And so they did. The rightful king, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]]. The King Who Bore [[Blackfyre|the Sword]]. The men of [[House Targaryen|the red dragon]] call themselves the loyalists, but we who chose the black were just as loyal, once.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Eustace Osgrey]]}}

{{Quote|[[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon the Fourth]] legitimized all his [[bastards]] on his deathbed. And how much pain, grief, war and murder grew from that? I know you trust [[Jon Snow|Jon]]. But can you trust his sons? Or their sons? The Blackfyre pretenders troubled the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] for five generations, until [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]] slew [[Maelys I Blackfyre|the last of them]] on the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Robb Stark]]}}

{{Quote|When [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]] died upon the [[Stepstones]], it was the end of the male line of House Blackfyre.{{Ref|ADWD|5}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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House Blackfyre

2025-09-10T17:59:09Z

Gonzalo:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Blackfyre
| image = [[File:House Blackfyre.svg|250px]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = A black three-headed dragon, breathing black fire on red ''(Gules, a dragon thrice-headed sable flammant of the last)''
| Words =
| Seat = [[Tyrosh]] (in exile)
| Current_Lord = Extinct
| Region = [[Crownlands]] (exiled)
| Title = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] (claimant) [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] (claimant)
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Targaryen]] {{s|{{Date|184|196}}}}
| Ancestral_weapon = [[Blackfyre]]
| Cadet_branch =
| Founded = {{Date|184}}
| Founder = [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]]
| Died_out = {{Date|260}} (male line extinct)
}}

'''House Blackfyre''' is an extinct noble house from the [[crownlands]]. A branch of [[House Targaryen]], House Blackfyre was founded by [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], a legitimized [[Great Bastard]] of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. House Blackfyre is named for the [[Valyrian steel]] sword of the [[Blackfyre|same name]].

The Blackfyre sigil was a black three-headed [[dragon]], breathing black fire on red, the Targaryen sigil with the colors reversed. Their motto is unknown. Among the traits passed on to the Blackfyres by the Targaryens were [[platinum]] blond hair, [[violet eyes]] and the premonition-like [[dragon dream]] ability.{{Ref|TMK}}

==History==
===Origin===
[[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]] was a [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. When Daemon won a squires' [[tourney]] at the age of twelve, Aegon granted him [[knight]]hood and surprisingly gave him [[Blackfyre]], one of the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] swords of [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} According to Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], Blackfyre had been wielded by every king from [[House Targaryen]] since [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]].{{Ref|TSS}} Daemon subsequently took the name Blackfyre for himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

When Aegon IV was on his deathbed, the king legitimized his bastard children, including Daemon Blackfyre.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} The young knight wed [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]] when he was fourteen, and Daemon was granted a tract of land along the [[Blackwater Rush]] and the right to build a keep there by his half-brother, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

[[File:Daemon I Blackfyre The Black Dragon by Mike Hallstein.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Daemon I Blackfyre]], the Black Dragon, by Mike Hallstein ©]]

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|First Blackfyre Rebellion}}

In {{Date|196}} Daemon and his friends and allies revolted against [[Daeron II Targaryen]], his half-brother, using the old rumor that Daeron was the son of [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]] instead of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and that the gift of the ancestral weapon [[Blackfyre]] proved that Aegon wanted Daemon to succeed him.{{Ref|TSS}} Since many bastards reversed their family's colors,{{Ref|TSS}} the banners of Daemon's rebels depicted a black three-headed [[dragon]] on a red field instead of [[House Targaryen]]'s red dragon on a black field.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon also struck his own [[currency|coinage]] during the war.{{Ref|TMK}}

Ultimately the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre Rebellion]] failed in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]]. Daemon broke Lord [[House Arryn|Arryn]]'s van in the battle, slaying [[Wyl Waynwood]] and the [[Knight of Ninestars]] and severely injuring Ser [[Gwayne Corbray]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. While protecting his fallen foes, however, Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]] and [[Aegon Blackfyre]], were slain by his Great Bastard half-brother, [[Brynden Rivers]], known as Bloodraven, and the [[Raven's Teeth]].{{Ref|TSS}}

[[File:House Blackfyre by Helaenart.jpg|thumb|350px|The Blackfyres on [[Tyrosh]]: Aenys, Calla, Daemon II and Haegon, by Helaenarts ©]]

Daemon's remaining children fled to the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] with his principal supporter, [[Aegor Rivers]], known as Bittersteel, another Great Bastard of King Aegon IV. When Aegor saw all the exiled lords and knights signing on with other sellsword companies, and saw the support of House Blackfyre ebbing away, he created his own sellsword company, the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

===Second Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Second Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[Daemon II Blackfyre]], who had [[dragon dreams]], defeated Ser [[Franklyn Frey]] and Ser [[Galtry the Green]] in the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]], which was where the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] began in {{Date|211}}. However, the rebellion was snuffed out quickly by Bloodraven before it could spread beyond [[Whitewalls]], and several key Blackfyre supporters were killed.{{Ref|TMK}} The remaining sons and their descendants attacked the [[Seven Kingdoms]] three more times.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Third Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Third Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[File:Haegon.png|thumb|350px|The execution of [[Haegon I Blackfyre]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

In {{Date|219}}, Bittersteel launched a new invasion after crowning [[Haegon I Blackfyre]]. It was late in the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], who was not very involved in ruling. The leadership of his younger brother, Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]], during the conflict was commendable, as was the courage of Maekar's youngest son, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] was also active in its events.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

The war featured the second duel between Bittersteel and Bloodraven. At the end of the final battle, Haegon was dishonorably killed after he surrendered and had given up his sword. Bittersteel was taken captive and led in chains to the [[Red Keep]]. While Aerion Brightflame and Bloodraven both urged that Bittersteel be executed, King Aerys offered Aegor mercy, sending him north to join the [[Night's Watch]]. The [[Golden Company]] learned of this through their informants, however, and attacked the prisoner transport as it sailed to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Before the year was over, Bittersteel returned to [[Tyrosh]] and crowned Haegon's eldest son as [[Daemon III Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===Great Council of 233 AC===
:{{Main|Great Council of 233 AC}}

After the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] in {{Date|233}}, there was no definitive heir to ascend the throne, so the [[Hand of the King]], Lord Bloodraven, called a [[Great Council]]. [[Aenys Blackfyre]], writing from exile, put forth his claim to the [[Iron Throne]]. Lord Brynden offered him safe conduct to [[King's Landing]] so Aenys could present his claim in person. As soon as Aenys entered King's Landing, however, he was seized by the [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] and dragged to the [[Red Keep]] where he was executed. His head was presented to the lords of the Great Council as a warning to any who might still have Blackfyre sympathies.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

===Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion}}
In {{Date|236}}, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] led the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]], landing at [[Massey's Hook]]. The rebellion had little support, however, as people thought the Blackfyres to be done, as tattered as their banners. At the [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] slew Daemon. Bittersteel retreated across the [[narrow sea]] again, and the war was quickly over.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
:{{Main|War of the Ninepenny Kings}}
[[File:Ninepenny.png|thumb|350px|[[Barristan Selmy]] and [[Maelys I Blackfyre]] by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
The last attack of the Blackfyres occurred when [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], head of the Golden Company, joined forces with a number of ambitious men and eventually invaded the [[Stepstones]] in {{Date|260}} as a base for a future invasion of the Seven Kingdoms. King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]] sent an army that defeated the rebels.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} Maelys the Monstrous was killed in single combat by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], who cut a bloody path though the Golden Company's ranks to get to Maelys.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

According to [[Illyrio Mopatis]], the Blackfyres were extinguished in the male line when Maelys was slain.{{Ref|ADWD|5}} What happened to the female line is currently not known.

==Historical Members==
* [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], born as Daemon Waters, founder of House Blackfyre. Started the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
** [[Aegon Blackfyre]], his first born son. His fathers heir and squire. Twin to Aemon.
** [[Aemon Blackfyre]], his second son. A squire to his father and twin to Aegon.
** [[Daemon II Blackfyre]], his third son. He led the brief [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].
** [[Haegon I Blackfyre]], his fourth son. Heir to his older brother Daemon II. Led the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]]
*** [[Daemon III Blackfyre]], Haegon's eldest son, who led the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]].
** [[Aenys Blackfyre]], his fifth son.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
** [[Calla Blackfyre]], his daughter, promised in marriage to Ser [[Aegor Rivers]] before the First Blackfyre Rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
** Two other sons and at least one daughter.
* [[Daemon Blackfyre (cousin of Maelys I)|Daemon Blackfyre]], a cousin to Maelys I, of unknown exact descent.
* [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], Captain-General of the Golden Company, last of the Blackfyres. Of unknown exact descent. Fought in the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion, the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].

===Family===
{{Blackfyre tree}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Duncan''': You told me your sons died fighting for [[Daeron II Targaryen|the king]]. 
'''Eustace''': And so they did. The rightful king, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]]. The King Who Bore [[Blackfyre|the Sword]]. The men of [[House Targaryen|the red dragon]] call themselves the loyalists, but we who chose the black were just as loyal, once.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Eustace Osgrey]]}}

{{Quote|[[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon the Fourth]] legitimized all his [[bastards]] on his deathbed. And how much pain, grief, war and murder grew from that? I know you trust [[Jon Snow|Jon]]. But can you trust his sons? Or their sons? The Blackfyre pretenders troubled the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] for five generations, until [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]] slew [[Maelys I Blackfyre|the last of them]] on the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Robb Stark]]}}

{{Quote|When [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]] died upon the [[Stepstones]], it was the end of the male line of House Blackfyre.{{Ref|ADWD|5}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:House Targaryen| ]]
[[Category:Extinct houses|Blackfyre]]
[[Category:Houses from the Crownlands|Blackfyre]]
[[Category:Noble houses|Blackfyre]]
[[Category:Royal houses|Blackfyre]]

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House Blackfyre

2025-09-10T17:58:40Z

Gonzalo:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Blackfyre
| image = [[File:House Blackfyre.svg|250px]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = A black three-headed dragon, breathing black fire on red ''(Gules, a dragon thrice-headed sable flammant of the last)''
| Words =
| Seat = [[Tyrosh]] (in exile)
| Current_Lord = Extinct
| Region = [[Crownlands]] (exiled)
| Title = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] (claimant) [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] (claimant)
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Targaryen]] {{s|{{Date|184|196}}}}
| Ancestral_weapon = [[Blackfyre]]
| Cadet_branch =
| Founded = {{Date|184}}
| Founder = [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]]
| Died_out = {{Date|260}} (male line extinct)
}}

'''House Blackfyre''' is an extinct noble house from the [[crownlands]]. A branch of [[House Targaryen]], House Blackfyre was founded by [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], a legitimized [[Great Bastard]] of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. House Blackfyre is named for the [[Valyrian steel]] sword of the [[Blackfyre|same name]].

The Blackfyre sigil was a black three-headed [[dragon]], breathing black fire on red, the Targaryen sigil with the colors reversed. Their motto is unknown. Among the traits passed on to the Blackfyres by the Targaryens were [[platinum]] blond hair, [[violet eyes]] and the premonition-like [[dragon dream]] ability.{{Ref|TMK}}

==History==
===Origin===
[[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]] was a [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. When Daemon won a squires' [[tourney]] at the age of twelve, Aegon granted him [[knight]]hood and surprisingly gave him [[Blackfyre]], one of the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] swords of [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} According to Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], Blackfyre had been wielded by every king from [[House Targaryen]] since [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]].{{Ref|TSS}} Daemon subsequently took the name Blackfyre for himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

When Aegon IV was on his deathbed, the king legitimized his bastard children, including Daemon Blackfyre.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} The young knight wed [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]] when he was fourteen, and Daemon was granted a tract of land along the [[Blackwater Rush]] and the right to build a keep there by his half-brother, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|First Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[File:Daemon I Blackfyre The Black Dragon by Mike Hallstein.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Daemon I Blackfyre]], the Black Dragon, by Mike Hallstein ©]]
In {{Date|196}} Daemon and his friends and allies revolted against [[Daeron II Targaryen]], his half-brother, using the old rumor that Daeron was the son of [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]] instead of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and that the gift of the ancestral weapon [[Blackfyre]] proved that Aegon wanted Daemon to succeed him.{{Ref|TSS}} Since many bastards reversed their family's colors,{{Ref|TSS}} the banners of Daemon's rebels depicted a black three-headed [[dragon]] on a red field instead of [[House Targaryen]]'s red dragon on a black field.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon also struck his own [[currency|coinage]] during the war.{{Ref|TMK}}

Ultimately the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre Rebellion]] failed in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]]. Daemon broke Lord [[House Arryn|Arryn]]'s van in the battle, slaying [[Wyl Waynwood]] and the [[Knight of Ninestars]] and severely injuring Ser [[Gwayne Corbray]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. While protecting his fallen foes, however, Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]] and [[Aegon Blackfyre]], were slain by his Great Bastard half-brother, [[Brynden Rivers]], known as Bloodraven, and the [[Raven's Teeth]].{{Ref|TSS}}

[[File:House Blackfyre by Helaenart.jpg|thumb|350px|The Blackfyres on [[Tyrosh]]: Aenys, Calla, Daemon II and Haegon, by Helaenarts ©]]

Daemon's remaining children fled to the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] with his principal supporter, [[Aegor Rivers]], known as Bittersteel, another Great Bastard of King Aegon IV. When Aegor saw all the exiled lords and knights signing on with other sellsword companies, and saw the support of House Blackfyre ebbing away, he created his own sellsword company, the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

===Second Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Second Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[Daemon II Blackfyre]], who had [[dragon dreams]], defeated Ser [[Franklyn Frey]] and Ser [[Galtry the Green]] in the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]], which was where the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] began in {{Date|211}}. However, the rebellion was snuffed out quickly by Bloodraven before it could spread beyond [[Whitewalls]], and several key Blackfyre supporters were killed.{{Ref|TMK}} The remaining sons and their descendants attacked the [[Seven Kingdoms]] three more times.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Third Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Third Blackfyre Rebellion}}
[[File:Haegon.png|thumb|350px|The execution of [[Haegon I Blackfyre]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

In {{Date|219}}, Bittersteel launched a new invasion after crowning [[Haegon I Blackfyre]]. It was late in the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], who was not very involved in ruling. The leadership of his younger brother, Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]], during the conflict was commendable, as was the courage of Maekar's youngest son, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] was also active in its events.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

The war featured the second duel between Bittersteel and Bloodraven. At the end of the final battle, Haegon was dishonorably killed after he surrendered and had given up his sword. Bittersteel was taken captive and led in chains to the [[Red Keep]]. While Aerion Brightflame and Bloodraven both urged that Bittersteel be executed, King Aerys offered Aegor mercy, sending him north to join the [[Night's Watch]]. The [[Golden Company]] learned of this through their informants, however, and attacked the prisoner transport as it sailed to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Before the year was over, Bittersteel returned to [[Tyrosh]] and crowned Haegon's eldest son as [[Daemon III Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===Great Council of 233 AC===
:{{Main|Great Council of 233 AC}}

After the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] in {{Date|233}}, there was no definitive heir to ascend the throne, so the [[Hand of the King]], Lord Bloodraven, called a [[Great Council]]. [[Aenys Blackfyre]], writing from exile, put forth his claim to the [[Iron Throne]]. Lord Brynden offered him safe conduct to [[King's Landing]] so Aenys could present his claim in person. As soon as Aenys entered King's Landing, however, he was seized by the [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] and dragged to the [[Red Keep]] where he was executed. His head was presented to the lords of the Great Council as a warning to any who might still have Blackfyre sympathies.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

===Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{Main|Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion}}
In {{Date|236}}, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] led the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]], landing at [[Massey's Hook]]. The rebellion had little support, however, as people thought the Blackfyres to be done, as tattered as their banners. At the [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] slew Daemon. Bittersteel retreated across the [[narrow sea]] again, and the war was quickly over.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
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[[File:Ninepenny.png|thumb|350px|[[Barristan Selmy]] and [[Maelys I Blackfyre]] by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
The last attack of the Blackfyres occurred when [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], head of the Golden Company, joined forces with a number of ambitious men and eventually invaded the [[Stepstones]] in {{Date|260}} as a base for a future invasion of the Seven Kingdoms. King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]] sent an army that defeated the rebels.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} Maelys the Monstrous was killed in single combat by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], who cut a bloody path though the Golden Company's ranks to get to Maelys.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

According to [[Illyrio Mopatis]], the Blackfyres were extinguished in the male line when Maelys was slain.{{Ref|ADWD|5}} What happened to the female line is currently not known.

==Historical Members==
* [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], born as Daemon Waters, founder of House Blackfyre. Started the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
** [[Aegon Blackfyre]], his first born son. His fathers heir and squire. Twin to Aemon.
** [[Aemon Blackfyre]], his second son. A squire to his father and twin to Aegon.
** [[Daemon II Blackfyre]], his third son. He led the brief [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].
** [[Haegon I Blackfyre]], his fourth son. Heir to his older brother Daemon II. Led the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]]
*** [[Daemon III Blackfyre]], Haegon's eldest son, who led the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]].
** [[Aenys Blackfyre]], his fifth son.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
** [[Calla Blackfyre]], his daughter, promised in marriage to Ser [[Aegor Rivers]] before the First Blackfyre Rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
** Two other sons and at least one daughter.
* [[Daemon Blackfyre (cousin of Maelys I)|Daemon Blackfyre]], a cousin to Maelys I, of unknown exact descent.
* [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], Captain-General of the Golden Company, last of the Blackfyres. Of unknown exact descent. Fought in the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion, the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].

===Family===
{{Blackfyre tree}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Duncan''': You told me your sons died fighting for [[Daeron II Targaryen|the king]]. 
'''Eustace''': And so they did. The rightful king, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]]. The King Who Bore [[Blackfyre|the Sword]]. The men of [[House Targaryen|the red dragon]] call themselves the loyalists, but we who chose the black were just as loyal, once.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Eustace Osgrey]]}}

{{Quote|[[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon the Fourth]] legitimized all his [[bastards]] on his deathbed. And how much pain, grief, war and murder grew from that? I know you trust [[Jon Snow|Jon]]. But can you trust his sons? Or their sons? The Blackfyre pretenders troubled the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] for five generations, until [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]] slew [[Maelys I Blackfyre|the last of them]] on the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Robb Stark]]}}

{{Quote|When [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]] died upon the [[Stepstones]], it was the end of the male line of House Blackfyre.{{Ref|ADWD|5}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

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Sweets

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{{For|other uses|Sweet (disambiguation)}}
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| Culture = [[Essos]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Sweets}}
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'''Sweets''' is a hermaphrodite{{refn|group="N"|name="hermaphrodite"|Equivalent to [[w:Intersex|intersex]] in the real-world. "Hermaphrodite" is the term used in the novel, and conveys by association the beliefs and attitudes regarding intersex conditions that one would find in the setting.<ref>[[Special:Diff/196611|wiki comment]] by [[User:Ran|Elio Garcia]] (January 9, 2017)</ref>}} [[slave]] owned by [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]].{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sweets|l1=Images of Sweets}}
Sweets has a willowy body, and has [[hair dye|dyed]] purple hair and [[violet eyes]]. Sweets dresses in [[moonstone]]s and [[Myr]]ish lace. Sweets is fluent in four tongues, one of them [[High Valyrian]].{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Sweets is rather droll and astute - she titters a ghastly titter at [[Penny]]'s naïveté as to their fate if Yezzan dies. Sweets is fond of her master, Yezzan.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} Because Sweets is Yezzan's "special pet", indulged and favored, she is hated by Yezzan's other slaves.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}

Sweets is referred to by the pronouns she/her by [[Tyrion Lannister]],{{Ref|ADWD|47}}{{Ref|ADWD|57}} but occasionally as he/him, by Tyrion and by Yezzan's serjeant [[Scar]].{{Ref|ADWD|57}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Sweets by Sanrixian.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Sweets, by Sanrixian ©]]
Along with the rest of [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]]'s "special treasures", Sweets accompanies her master to the [[Yunkai]] encampment outside of [[Meereen]]. During the [[Windblown]]'s march to [[Meereen]], [[Dick Straw]] tells [[Quentyn Martell]] some of the gossip about Yezzan and his passion for grotesques, including word that among his slaves is a hermaphrodite{{refn|group="N"|name="hermaphrodite"}} who warms his bed at night.{{Ref|aDwD|25}}

Yezzan purchases [[Penny]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]] for his [[grotesquerie]]. His overseer, [[Nurse]], introduces them to Sweets, who reveals what is under her skirts. Sweets is loathed by some slaves because she is the master's favorite, but she is friendly and candid with Tyrion and Penny, warning them to be careful around Nurse.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Sweets identifies [[Ben Plumm]] to Tyrion, before he and Penny are summoned to perform during Yezzan's banquet held in [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]'s honor.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

When Yezzan contracts the [[pale mare]], it falls to Sweets, Penny, Tyrion, and his other treasures to attend to him. Tyrion thinks to himself that Sweets was right in that Yezzan was not so bad as masters went. When Tyrion tells Penny sardonically that they are all going to die, Sweets gives them a desperate look, and replies that Yezzan "must not die". Unlike Penny, Sweets is under no illusions as to their fate if Yezzan dies. She remarks to Penny that favorites sometimes accompany their masters to the grave and serve him in the afterlife. Tyrion thinks that Sweets should know, as his will be the first throat slit.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}

When the [[goat boy]] hopefully mentions the slave-freeing Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], Sweets replies that she is dead, drowned in the [[Dothraki Sea]], either not knowing that the Dothraki Sea is grassland and not water, or making an ironic pun. When Tyrion informs Sweets that they will see to fetching fresh water for the master, Sweets sounds numb when she replies that this is good of Tyrion, causing Tyrion to realize that Sweets's numbness is caused by more than just the fear of being killed - Sweets had truly been fond of Yezzan, the only one of Yezzan's treasures to feel that way.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}

Tyrion uses the task of fetching water to escape with Penny, as well as his knowledge of how Yezzan's other slaves feel about Sweets. Tyrion commands Yezzan's brutal and stupid serjeant, [[Scar]], to take pails and fetch water, and when Scar is insulted at being ordered around by a slave and strikes him, Tyrion claims that Sweets said Yezzan must have water. Scar insults Sweets, saying he doesn't take orders from him either. Scar orders Tyrion and Penny to fetch the water, and Tyrion manipulates him into letting them go with [[Jorah Mormont]] as well. As they are escaping to the camp of the [[Second Sons]], Penny becomes distressed at leaving her animals, [[Pretty Pig]] and the [[dog]] [[Crunch]], and Tyrion lies to her and says Sweets will make sure they're taken care of.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}

Later in the Second Sons' camp, Penny says they had been better off with Yezzan, saying they were his favorites, like Sweets. To shock Penny out of her listlessness, Tyrion lies to her and tells her that Yezzan's special slaves are all dead from the pale mare, and that Sweets was the first to go.{{Ref|ADWD|66}} The fate of Sweets is unknown, although according to a semi-canon source, she did die of the pale mare.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Sweets}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|You are trying to decide if I'm a man or woman. I'm both, and [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz|master]] loves me best.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}|Sweets, to [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Penny]]}}

{{Quote|'''Sweets:''' [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz|Yezzan]] must not die. 
'''Penny:''' Some masters free their [[slaves]] when they die. 
'''Sweets:''' Only favorites. They free them from the woes of the world, to accompany their beloved master to the grave and serve him in the afterlife.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}|Sweets and [[Penny]]}}

{{Quote|His will be the first throat slit.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts on Sweets's fate if Yezzan dies}}

{{Quote|Sweets sounded numb. It was more than just fear of having her throat cut; alone amongst [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz|Yezzan]]'s [[grotesquerie|treasures]], she actually seemed fond of their immense master.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' Sweets said [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz|the master]] must have water. 
'''Scar:''' Sweets can go fuck himself. He's made for it. We don't take commands from that freak neither.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Scar]]}}

{{Quote|The hermaphrodite had long been their master's special pet, indulged and favored, and the noble [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz|Yezzan]]'s other [[slave]]s hated him for it.{{Ref|ADWD|57}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

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Ironborn

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[[File:Arnold TheReaversSong.png|thumb|thumb|400px|The Reaver's Song by Tommy Arnold © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''ironborn''' are the natives of the [[Iron Islands]] in the [[Sunset Sea]] off the western coast of [[Westeros]]. They are also known as '''ironmen''',{{ref|ACOK|11}} especially by those they raid.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The men from the [[green lands]] of Westeros also call them ''squids''{{Ref|ASOS|24}} as the isles are ruled by [[House Greyjoy]], whose sigil is a [[kraken]].

==Culture and customs==
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek kings of the sea.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Ironborn raiders by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
While it is often believed the Iron Islands are named after their deposits of ore, the ironborn insist their lands are instead named after their people's fierce, hard, unbending nature.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The ironborn of old prided themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The ironborn are a people of the sea and are loath to go too far from the waters. Their captains are proud and willful,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and are considered to be kings aboard their own ships.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} It is forbidden for ironborn to spill the blood of other ironborn, but drowning is acceptable to some.{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Literacy remains rare in the Iron Islands to this day; those who are literate are often mocked as weaklings or feared as sorcerers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

===Social status===
Similar to the [[northern mountain clans]], some heads of noble houses in the Iron Islands do not use the title "[[lord]]", but are referred to only by their house name, such as "[[the Sparr]]"{{Ref|AFFC|1}} and "[[the Stonehouse]]".{{Ref|AFFC|19}} Amongst his many titles, [[Balon Greyjoy]] includes "the Greyjoy".{{ref|ACOK|11}} [[Aeron Greyjoy]] refers to [[Meldred Merlyn]] as "the Merlyn", while Meldred styles himself "Lord" in the manner of the [[green lands]] of mainland [[Westeros]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Ironborn can be looked down upon by mainlanders. When Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] resigned as [[Hand of the King]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] in {{date|54}}, for instance, it was considered unthinkable to bring an ironman to [[King's Landing]] as Daemon's replacement.{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Prominent ironborn who have greater connections with the mainland are more likely to be attended by [[maesters]], singers, and [[knights]] than they are by [[thrall]]s or [[salt wives]].{{ref|AFFC|19}}

===Old Way===
[[File:TJohnson Raiding fleet.jpg|thumb|A [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] raiding fleet by Tysen Johnson © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[Old Way]] is the term used by the ironborn to refer to their ancient tradition of reaving and plundering. In the Old Way, the ironborn took whatever they wanted, be it wealth, women, or glory,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and their reavers were feared all over.{{Ref|ADWD|42}} Ironborn considered this "paying the [[iron price]]".{{ref|ACOK|11}}

[[House Farman]] of [[Fair Isle]] are famous for their hatred of the ironborn,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} and even the women of [[House Mormont]] of [[Bear Island]] are trained to defend against ironborn raiding.{{ref|ADWD|42}}

The Old Way came to an end when King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] killed King [[Harren Hoare]] in the [[burning of Harrenhal]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|AFFC|11}} Sporadic attempts have been made by the ironborn to restore the Old Way to the islands, such as by Lords [[Dagon Greyjoy|Dagon]]{{Ref|ADWD|63}} and [[Balon Greyjoy]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}} but all have failed. Some ironmen still yearn for its return, however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===Religion===
The ironborn worship a deity called the [[Drowned God]]. The religion dates back to before the [[coming of the Andals]], and although the [[Andals]] made multiple attempts to supplant it with the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]], all have failed.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Coming of the Andals}}

The ironborn believe they come from the watery halls of the Drowned God and that their deity created them in his likeness{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} to reave, rape, carve out kingdoms, make their names known in fire and blood and song,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} and to hold dominion over all the waters of [[known world|the earth]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The Drowned God has no temples, holy books, or idols.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} [[Priests of the Drowned God]] constantly wander the Iron Islands without a permanent home, although they never go far from the sea. The lords and peasants on the islands are obliged to give them food and shelter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The priests can wield considerable power over the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Important aspects of the religion of the Drowned God include drowning a man and then bringing him back with the [[kiss of life]], blood sacrifice using [[thrall]]s,{{Ref|ADWD|56}}{{Ref|ADWD|62}} or sacrificing a person by drowning him, preferably in salt water.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}{{Ref|ACOK|50}}{{Ref|ADWD|63}} Their acolytes are known as [[drowned men]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

When an ironman dies, his body is committed to the sea. The ironborn believe that "no true son of the sea would want to rot beneath the ground" as it would make him unable to find the Drowned God's watery halls.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} It is believed the deceased can drink and feast in these halls for all eternity,{{ref|AFFC|1}}{{Ref|AFFC|29}} with [[mermaid]]s attending his every want.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}

===Thralldom===
Captives taken during raids become [[thrall]]s bound to their captors in service. Unlike the [[slaves]] in the [[Free Cities]], these thralls are no man's property. They are allowed to marry and have children, who, if born on the [[Iron Islands]], are considered to be ironborn.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

Most male thralls are set to work in the fields or the mines, tasks the ironborn consider to be done by “lesser men”, for their entire lives – although the situation in the mines usually results in a shorter life-span. Thralls who are able to read, write, and do sums are instead set to work as stewards, tutors, and scribes. Skilled craftsmen, like stonemasons, are considered to be of even more value.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Older women are made into scullions, cooks, seamstresses, weavers, or midwives, although they are not often taken on raids. Fair maidens and girls near their first [[flowering]] are most often taken captive on raids, becoming serving girls, whores, or household drudges upon the isles.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The fairest of the young girls taken as thralls are made into [[salt wife|salt wives]] by their captors.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} In a ceremony performed by a priest of the [[Drowned God]], the girl and her captor were “wed”.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} A man can join himself to multiple salt wives, the number of which speaks to his power, wealth, and virility.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The children born from such a [[marriage]] are not considered to be [[bastard]]s, but instead can inherit should their father have no surviving sons by his true, freeborn [[rock wife]] from the Iron Islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

===Military===
[[File: T Jedruszek warfleet.jpg|thumb|War fleet by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The ironborn pride themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} They are a seafaring people, and esteem those who sail the seas, especially their reavers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} In the past, raiders from the [[Iron Islands]] were considered to be the “terrors of the sea”.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} They were called the "wolves of the sea" by the men of the [[westerlands]] and [[riverlands]], as they sailed the seas in “packs” with their longships.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The sailing ironborn are not afraid of drowning and thus dress in armor while in battle at sea.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} Most ironborn prefer to fight on foot or from the deck of their ship.{{Ref|ACOK|37}} They are more comfortable on the deck of a longship than in the saddle of a horse,{{Ref|ACOK|24}} and they are known to lack the discipline to stand against the charge of armored horse.{{Ref|ACOK|56}}

Each ironborn lord can float about a hundred ships. However, their vessels are smaller and simpler than the other ships of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. [[George R. R. Martin]] has compared their size to [[w:longship|Viking longboats]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Re_Greyjoy_Fleet/ RE: Greyjoy Fleet], February 09, 1999</ref>

The ironborn also have the [[Iron Fleet]], one of the three most powerful fleets of [[Westeros]], the other two being the [[royal fleet]] of the [[crownlands]] and the [[Redwyne fleet]] of the [[Arbor]].<ref name=fleet>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet], September 26, 1999</ref> Numbering a hundred ships,{{ref|ADWD|56}} this navy belongs to the [[Seastone Chair]]{{ref|ADWD|56}} and is commanded by the [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} The ships of the Iron Fleet have been made for battle, equal to lesser war galleys in speed and strength{{Ref|AFFC|32}} but smaller than the war [[w:dromond|dromonds]] of the mainland.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} Compared to the standard longships of individual lords, the ships of the Iron Fleet are three times larger.{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

There are few [[knight]]s from the isles because most ironborn do not follow the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Known ironborn knights include Ser [[Harras Harlaw]]{{Ref|AFFC|11}} and Ser [[Aladale Wynch]].{{Ref|ASOS|69}}

==History==
===Antiquity===
[[File: T Jedruszek IronbornRaidersgoingonshore.jpg|thumb|Ironborn raiders going on shore by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The most accepted origin for the ironborn states they descend from [[First Men]] who settled upon the [[Iron Islands]] thousands of years ago. Their [[Seastone Chair]], carved from [[oily black stone]], is said to have been found on the shores of [[Old Wyk]] when they first arrived.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} Somewhat isolated from the rest of [[Westeros]], the ironborn created their own religion based around the [[Drowned God]]. According to their priests, the ironborn came from beneath the oceans and are more kin to fish and [[merling]]s than the rest of mankind. Archmaester [[Haereg]] theorized that the ancestors of the ironborn came from a land west of the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

The salt kings and reavers who raided the shores of the [[Sunset Sea]] in antiquity are fondly remembered by singers and priests.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} The First Men of the mainland did not have a strong seafaring tradition, so the ironmen controlled the seas from the [[Frozen Shore]] to the [[Arbor]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}} It is said that the ironmen of old had oft been blood-drunk in battle, so berserk that they felt no pain and feared no foe.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}

===Age of Heroes===
According to legend, the ironborn of old were ruled by the [[Grey King]] during the [[Age of Heroes]]. After his death, his hundred sons [[kinslaying|killed each other]] in order to determine who should succeed him. The sixteen who eventually remained divided up the islands between them.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

According to the oldest surviving records at the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]], each of the Iron Islands was ruled by two kings: a [[rock king]] who ruled the island, and a [[salt king]] who held the command at sea. These kings were chosen in a [[kingsmoot]], called for by a priest of the Drowned God whenever a king died. Eventually, a [[High King of the Iron Islands]] was chosen via kingsmoot to rule over all of the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} While previous generations usually raided the mainland and then returned to the islands, the driftwood kings began to conquer territory on the mainland.{{Ref|twoiaf|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

===Kings of the Iron Islands===
[[File: Yoann Boissonnet SeizedII.png|thumb|Ironborn raiders put a castle to the torch by Yoann Boissonnet © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The ironborn eventually declined, however, as dynasties such as the [[House Gardener|Gardeners]] and [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] grew more powerful. Many ironborn conquests were lost to the mainland, and [[House Greyiron]] eventually claimed the throne as hereditary [[Kings of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

The [[coming of the Andals]] brought the [[Faith of the Seven]] to the ironborn. While some ironmen converted, this new religion did not fully take hold and worship of the [[Drowned God]] continued.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} The Greyirons were eventually overthrown by an alliance of [[Andals|Andal]] and ironborn families, with [[House Hoare]] claiming the throne with Andal support.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

Many Hoare kings sought closer relations with the mainland, bringing the dynasty into conflict with priests of the Drowned God. Since the Westerosi kingdoms had grown stronger, daring ironborn sailors reaved as far away as the [[Basilisk Isles]], [[Stepstones]], and the [[Disputed Lands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

King [[Harwyn Hoare|Harwyn Hardhand]] captured the [[riverlands]] from the [[Storm King]] [[Arrec Durrandon]], greatly expanding the ironborn's territory, and Harwyn's grandson, [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], constructed [[Harrenhal]] by the [[Gods Eye]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

===Iron Throne===
[[Harren Hoare]] was [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]] when King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] arrived in [[Westeros]] and began [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]] by [[House Targaryen]]. The ironborn were thrown back to their islands when [[House Hoare]] was extinguished in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Following Aegon's conquest of the Iron Islands, Lord [[Vickon Greyjoy]] was chosen by the surviving ironborn lords to have primacy over them.

The ironborn have been guided by [[House Greyjoy]] since then and have been mostly-peaceful subjects of the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and the [[Iron Throne]] for almost three hundred years,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}} aside from reavings by Lords [[Dalton Greyjoy|Dalton]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} and [[Dagon Greyjoy]],{{ref|tss}}{{Ref|tmk}} although none of them could ever be called a leal and faithful servant to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} In {{date|289}} the ironborn revolted in [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], led by Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], in an attempt to restore the [[Old Way]]. However, the rebellion was crushed by King [[Robert I Baratheon]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Glorious Reign}} and Balon's new [[Iron Fleet]] was defeated by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Archmaester [[Haereg]] recorded the history of the ironmen in his exhaustive ''[[History of the Ironborn]]'', while Archmaester [[Hake (archmaester)|Hake]] also wrote of their history.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Some maesters believe the blood of [[Cape Kraken]]'s people is closer to that of the ironmen than the [[north]]men.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Mountain Clans}}

==Recent History==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], declares independence from the [[Iron Throne]] and orders the ironborn to attack the [[north]].{{ref|ACOK|24}}{{ref|ACOK|37}} Balon styles himself [[King of the Isles and the North]] after the [[capture of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Balon falls to his death at [[Pyke]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls for a [[kingsmoot]] at [[Old Wyk]] to decide Balon's successor.{{ref|AFFC|1}} After winning the support of the gathered ironmen,{{ref|AFFC|19}} [[Euron Greyjoy]] sends them to attack the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]]{{ref|AFFC|29}} and the [[Mander]].{{ref|AFFC|36}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Euron sends [[Victarion Greyjoy]] to retrieve [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragons]] from [[Meereen]] with the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ADWD|56}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|You may dress an ironman in silks and velvets, teach him to read and write and give him books, instruct him in [[knight|chivalry]] and courtesy and the mysteries of the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], but when you look into his eyes, [[Sunset Sea|the sea]] will still be there, cold and grey and cruel.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}|writings of [[Haereg]]}}

{{quote|War was an ironman's proper trade. The [[Drowned God]] had made them to reave and rape, to carve out kingdoms and write their names in fire and blood and song.{{ref|ACOK|11}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|It was said that the ironmen of old had oft been blood-drunk in battle, so berserk that they felt no pain and feared no foe.{{ref|ACOK|37}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|The ironborn are a race of pirates and thieves.{{ref|ASOS|78}}|[[Denys Mallister]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{quote|The ironborn shall be waves. Not the great and [[lord]]ly, but the [[smallfolk|simple folk]], tillers of the soil and fishers of the sea.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|I had forgotten what a small and noisy folk they are, my ironborn.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Euron Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|The ironmen live their whole lives at sea.{{ref|AFFC|32}}|[[Aurane Waters]] to [[Harys Swyft]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}
==References==
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Jeremy Norridge

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{{Infobox character
| arms = Norridge
| title = Ser
| firstname = Jeremy
| lastname = Norridge
| image = Daeron x Jeremy by Chillyravenart.jpg
| image_caption = Jeremy and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]], by Chillyravenart ©
| Alias =
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
| Allegiance = [[House Norridge]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|251}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Jeremy Norridge''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Norridge]] during the reign of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

==Character==
Jeremy was a dashing young knight.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

==History==
In his youth, Jeremy was a [[squire]] at [[Highgarden]], where he befriended Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]], third son of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]. The two became constant companions, to the point that Daeron broke his betrothal to [[Olenna Redwyne]] in {{Date|246}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

In {{Date|251}}, Prince Daeron led an army against the rebels known as [[the Rat, the Hawk, and the Pig]]. Though they managed to quash the rebellion, Daeron was killed in battle, as was Jeremy, who died by his side.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] recalls how all three sons of Aegon V Targaryen had married for love (interestingly including Daeron), and how their father had let them have their way.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|All three of the sons of [[Aegon V Targaryen|the fifth Aegon]] had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose [[Betha Blackwood|his queen]], he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}|thoughts of [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

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Dyanna Dayne

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| title = Lady
| arms = Dayne
| arms2 = Targaryen
| firstname = Dyanna
| lastname = Dayne
| image = Dyanna_Dayne by_Chillyravenart.jpg
| image_caption = Dyanna by Chillyravenart
| Alias =
| Title = Lady{{Ref|THK}}
| Allegiance = [[House Dayne]] [[House Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
| Spouse = Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]]
| Issue = [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]] [[Aerion Targaryen]] [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]] [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella Targaryen]] [[Aegon V Targaryen]] [[Rhae Targaryen]]
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = ~{{Date|149|179}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Dyanna Dayne|Dyanna Dayne]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|201|209}}<ref name=Calculation/>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Dyanna Dayne''' was a noblewoman from [[House Dayne]] during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. She married Daeron's fourth son, Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], and together they had six children: [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella]] and [[Rhae Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

==History==
Dyanna died before {{Date|209}},{{Ref|THK}} well before Maekar's ascendance to the [[Iron Throne]] in {{Date|221}}, thus she never became queen consort.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

On his way to the [[Ashford tourney]] in {{Date|209}}, Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] mistook young Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] for a stableboy. When Aegon stated that his mother was dead, Dunk assumed the boy was an orphan.{{Ref|THK}}

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Daeron II}}

==References==
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[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena Targaryen]] and [[Elaena Targaryen]]. Art by [https://www.deviantart.com/chillyravenart/ Chillyravenart], used with permission.

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