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House Santagar

2015-07-08T10:11:59Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Santagar of Spottswood
| image = [[File:SantagarCoA.png|250px]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard rampant Or spotted sable bearing an axe of the third
| Words =
| Seat = [[Spottswood]]
| Current_Lord = Ser [[Symon Santagar]]
| Region = [[Dorne]]
| Title = the Knight of Spottswood
| Heir = [[Sylva Santagar]]
| Overlord = [[House Martell]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
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| Founded_in = [[Andal Invasion]]
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'''House Santagar of Spottswood''' is a house of [[landed knight]]s from [[Spottswood]] in [[Dorne]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} They are one of the main houses sworn to [[Sunspear]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}}

Neither their arms or their motto appear in the books. In a semi-canon source they blazon their arms with a spotted leopard with a golden axe, over a per bend sinister blue and white field.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/9/ Houses from Dorne]</ref>

==History==
The Santagars were adventuring [[Andals]] who formed their own kingdom in Dorne during the [[Andal Invasion]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] asks Ser [[Aron Santagar]] about the knife used in the murder attempt on [[Bran Stark]]. Aron is considered by Rodrik a vain man, but honest. Aron rides in the [[Tourney of the Hand]]. After tilting thrice without result against [[Lothor Brune]], he falls to Lord [[Jason Mallister]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Aron escorts the royal retinue that is attacked by the [[smallfolk]] of [[King's Landing]] after the sailing of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]]. The angry mob pulls him from his saddle and bashes his head with a stone. After the [[riot of King's Landing]], Aron's body is barely recognizable{{Ref|aCoK|41}}.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Sylva Santagar]] is one of Princess [[Arianne Martell]]'s friends. She joins in Arianne's conspiracy to crown Myrcella and is caught with the other conspirators. She receives no punishment from Prince [[Doran Martell]], but Lady Sylva's father, Ser [[Symon Santagar]], sends her away to marry the very old Lord [[Eldon Estermont]].{{Ref|aFfC|24}} Arianne believes that House Santagar does not have the power to intimidate Doran.

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

* Ser [[Symon Santagar]], the Knight of Spottswood.
** [[Sylva Santagar]], called "Spotted Sylva", heir to Spottswood.

Without specified familial relationship with the main branch, other Santagars include:

* Ser {[[Aron Santagar]]}, the former master-at-arms of the [[Red Keep]]. Killed in the [[Riot of King's Landing]].

==References and Notes==
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House Santagar

2015-07-08T10:07:02Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Santagar of Spottswood
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| Coat_of_arms = Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard rampant Or spotted sable bearing an axe of the third
| Words =
| Seat = [[Spottswood]]
| Current_Lord = Ser [[Symon Santagar]]
| Region = [[Dorne]]
| Title = the Knight of Spottswood
| Heir = [[Sylva Santagar]]
| Overlord = [[House Martell]]
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'''House Santagar of Spottswood''' is a house of [[landed knight]]s from [[Spottswood]] in [[Dorne]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} They are one of the main houses sworn to [[Sunspear]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}}

Neither their arms or their motto appear in the books. In a semi-canon source they blazon their arms with a spotted leopard with a golden axe, over a per bend sinister blue and white field.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/9/ Houses from Dorne]</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] asks Ser [[Aron Santagar]] about the knife used in the murder attempt on [[Bran Stark]]. Aron is considered by Rodrik a vain man, but honest. Aron rides in the [[Tourney of the Hand]]. After tilting thrice without result against [[Lothor Brune]], he falls to Lord [[Jason Mallister]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Aron escorts the royal retinue that is attacked by the [[smallfolk]] of [[King's Landing]] after the sailing of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]]. The angry mob pulls him from his saddle and bashes his head with a stone. After the [[riot of King's Landing]], Aron's body is barely recognizable{{Ref|aCoK|41}}.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Sylva Santagar]] is one of Princess [[Arianne Martell]]'s friends. She joins in Arianne's conspiracy to crown Myrcella and is caught with the other conspirators. She receives no punishment from Prince [[Doran Martell]], but Lady Sylva's father, Ser [[Symon Santagar]], sends her away to marry the very old Lord [[Eldon Estermont]].{{Ref|aFfC|24}} Arianne believes that House Santagar does not have the power to intimidate Doran.

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

* Ser [[Symon Santagar]], the Knight of Spottswood.
** [[Sylva Santagar]], called "Spotted Sylva", heir to Spottswood.

Without specified familial relationship with the main branch, other Santagars include:

* Ser {[[Aron Santagar]]}, the former master-at-arms of the [[Red Keep]]. Killed in the [[Riot of King's Landing]].

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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House Vaith

2015-07-08T10:04:17Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Vaith of the Red Dunes
| image = [[File:VaithCoA.png|250px]]
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| Coat_of_arms = Tenny, on a pile Or three leopards statant sable
| Words =
| Seat = [[Vaith]]
| Current_Lord = [[Daeron Vaith]]
| Region = [[Dorne]]
| Title = Lord of the Red Dunes
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| Overlord = [[House Martell]]
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'''House Vaith of the Red Dunes''' is a [[Dorne|Dornish]] noble house. Their seat, also named [[Vaith]], is placed on the [[Vaith (river)|river with the same name]]. West of Vaith are the deep sands of Dorne;{{ref|AFFC|21}} the head of House Vaith has the title Lord of the Red Dunes.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

Neither their arms nor words appear in the books, but according to a semi-canon source they blazon their shield with three black leopards standing on a yellow pile on orange.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/9/ Houses from Dorne]</ref>

==History==

The Vaiths were adventuring [[Andals]] who settled in the hills east of the deep dunes and sands of Dorne. The [[Vaith (river)|nearby river]] soon took their name.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Andals Arrive}}

During the [[War of Conquest]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] flew upon [[Meraxes]] to Vaith but found the castle abandoned.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} During the [[First Dornish War]], Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]] and his army marched from the [[Hellholt]] to capture Vaith, but they disappeared in the sands.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}

[[Cassella Vaith]] was the third mistress of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon IV}} Old Lady Vaith was reportedly mad during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], though according to [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] could have been more courteous in what he said to her.{{ref|TSS}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Arianne Martell]] plans to cross the Dornish desert with [[Myrcella Baratheon]] via [[Vaith]], the [[Hellholt]] and [[Sandstone]], but they are intercepted on the [[Greenblood]] by [[Areo Hotah]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}

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

* Lord [[Daeron Vaith]], the Lord of the Red Dunes.

==Historical Members==
* [[Cassella Vaith]], the third mistress of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. She was encountered by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] and his squire [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] during the reign of either King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] or King [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|tss}}<ref>Depending on whether Dunk and Egg got Vaith before King Daeron's death.</ref>

==References and Notes==
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House Arryn of Gulltown

2015-03-21T13:15:23Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| Seat = [[Gulltown]]
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'''House Arryn of Gulltown''' is a small cadet branch of [[House Arryn]] located in the city of [[Gulltown]]. They chose to marry merchants in [[Gulltown]], making them richer than most of their cousins. However they are considered uncouth, and so they are not discussed by the rest of the family.{{ref|affc|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Petyr Baelish]] goes through the recent past of [[House Arryn]], telling [[Sansa Stark]] that the Arryns of Gulltown are rich but ignored by the rest of the family.

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

* no member has appeared yet.

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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House Arryn

2015-03-17T21:58:16Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Arryn of [[the Eyrie]]
| image = [[file:House_Arryn.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Azure, upon a bezant argent a falcon volant of the field
| Words = ''As High as Honor''
| Seat = The [[Eyrie]] (summer) [[Gates of the Moon]] (winter)
| Current_Lord = [[Robert Arryn]]
| Region = [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Title = [[King of Mountain and Vale]] (formerly) [[Warden of the East]] Lord of the [[Eyrie]] Defender of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]
| Heir = [[Harrold Hardyng]]
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch = [[House Arryn of Gulltown]]
| Founded_in = [[Andal invasion|Coming of the Andals]]
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'''House Arryn of the Eyrie''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]], and is the principal noble house in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Their main seat is the [[Eyrie]], which is considered impregnable, but they have many other holdings, including their winter castle at the [[Gates of the Moon]], which was once their main seat. Both of these fortifications sit astride the [[Giant's Lance]], the tallest mountain in the Vale, the Gates of the Moon at its foot, the Eyrie at its top.

The Arryn sigil is a sky-blue falcon soaring against a white moon on a sky-blue field, and their words are "''As High as Honor''".{{Ref|aGoT|37}} Usually marrying other Andal nobles, House Arryn, to this day, has the oldest and purest line of [[Andals|Andal]] nobility. The Arryn kings can proudly trace back their lineage to [[Andalos]] itself, with some of them claiming descent from [[Hugor of the Hill]].

Aside from the [[House Arryn of Gulltown|Arryns of Gulltown]], the Arryns of the Eyrie have a collection of distant relatives located throughout the [[Vale]]; although they are much poorer than their cousins from the main branch, they are described by [[Petyr Baelish]] as having a lot of pride due to their name and heritage.{{ref|aFfC|41}}

==History==
===Kings of Mountain and Vale===
The Arryns claim descent from the oldest and purest line of [[Andals|Andal]] nobility, which they say reaches back to [[Andalos]] and possibly [[Hugor of the Hill]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Arryn}}

When King [[Robar II Royce]] began to unite the [[First Men]] and defeat some of the petty Andal kings during the [[Andal invasion]], the Andals of the Vale united behind Ser [[Artys Arryn]], the Falcon Knight, a native Valeman esteemed amongst his peers as the finest warrior of his day. Robar was slain in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], possibly by Artys. The First Men houses who remained bent the knee and swore fealty to Artys Arryn, the First of His Name, new-crowned [[King of Mountain and Vale]]. From that day, the Vale became known as the Vale of Arryn.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}} Songs of the Vale conflate Artys with the legendary [[Winged Knight]], who is said to have slain the [[Griffin King]] atop the [[Giant's Lance]].{{ref|AFFC|41}}{{ref|TOWIAF| House Arryn}} The First Men who did not accept Artys as their king were forced into the [[Mountains of the Moon]], becoming the [[mountain clans]].

The Arryns initially lived at the [[Gates of the Moon]], but over generations they constructed the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Eyrie}} They often used the Eyrie as a summer pleasure palace,{{ref|awoiaf| Eyrie}} descending to the Gates of the Moon before winter made the Eyrie inaccessible.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

The Arryn kings added [[Pebble]], [[the Paps]], and the [[Witch Isle]] to their realm. They battled with the [[House Stark|Stark]] [[Kings of Winter]] over the [[Three Sisters]] in the [[War Across the Water]], which featured King [[Osgood Arryn]] and his son and successor, [[Oswin Arryn]], who burned the Wolf's Den. There were bloody battles wherein the Arryn fleet turned back slavers from [[Volantis]], [[ironborn]] reavers, and pirates from the [[Stepstones]] and the [[Basilisk Isles]]. Lady [[Alyssa Arryn]] gave her name to [[Alyssa's Tears]], a waterfall on the [[Giant's Lance]], when she did not shed a tear for her murdered husband, brothers and children.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

===War of Conquest===

During the [[War of Conquest]] the Arryn and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] fleets fought in the [[Battle of Gulltown]], which resulted in the destruction of the Targaryen fleet and the death of its commanding officer, [[Daemon Velaryon]]. [[Visenya Targaryen]], on her dragon [[Vhagar]], burned the Arryn fleet in response. Since both fleets were destroyed, the battle was considered a tactical draw, but a strategic defeat for the Targaryens as they were unable to take Gulltown. For House Arryn the trouble did not end there, since the Sistermen on the Three Sisters revolted against after the destruction of its fleet.

In a later stage of the War of Conquest, Visenya was charged with subduing the Vale. [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent of the Vale, ruling in the name of her son, the boy-king [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], amassed the Vale's army at the [[Bloody Gate]]. Visenya. however, flew on her dragon Vhagar up to the courtyard of the Eyrie to obtain the surrender of the Vale of Arryn. When Sharra returned to the Eyrie she found her son sitting on Visenya's lap asking if he could ride the dragon with her. Sharra yielded and bent the knee and Ronnel would get to fly with Visenya and Vhagar twice.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} Since then, the Arryns remained Defenders of the Vale and were also named [[Warden of the East|Wardens of the East]], a title that they have held since.{{ref|aGoT|4}}

===Targaryen Era===

The Arryns were involved in the Targaryen civil war, the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It was a contest of claims between [[Viserys I Targaryen]]'s elder daughter, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], by [[Aemma Arryn]] and his younger son, [[Aegon II Targaryen]] by [[Alicent Hightower]]. The head of House Arryn at that time, Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], supported [[the blacks]] and her kinswoman Rhaenyra. At the start of the civil war, Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], Rhaenyra's eldest son, came to the Eyrie to secure aid for his mother's cause. Jeyne kept true to her promise and sent men by sea by way of Gulltown to join Rhaenyra's hosts.

Decades later, during yet another Targaryen civil war, the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], the house remained loyal to King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. At the climactic [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] Lord Donnel Arryn's van was smashed by [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], who had been unstoppable that day.

Lord Arryn was defeated by Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]] at the [[tourney of Maidenpool]] the year before the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].

===Robert's Rebellion===

In more recent times the descendents of Lord [[Jasper Arryn]] have experienced a variety of calamities that have left the house with few trueborn members. Jasper's successor, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], married several times to try to sire heirs. His first wife, [[Jeyne Royce]], died in childbirth, their daughter stillborn. His second wife, [[Rowena Arryn]], a cousin, died childless of a winter chill. His younger brother [[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel]] died of a bad belly at roughly the same time as his son [[Elbert Arryn|Elbert]] was born. Their sister, [[Alys Arryn|Alys]], birthed nine children by her husband, Ser [[Elys Waynwood]], dying soon after the last one. Eight died or took religious orders before they could reproduce; their youngest daughter died shortly after giving birth to a son, [[Harrold Hardyng]].

The war that became [[Robert's Rebellion]] started when Jon Arryn refused to surrender his wards, [[Robert Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]], to the Mad King, [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. The battle against [[Marq Grafton]] at [[Gulltown]] saw Lord Arryn defeat his [[House Targaryen|royalist]] bannermen. During the war, Jon was one of the principal leaders and his marriage to his third wife, [[Lysa Tully]], helped secure Lord [[Hoster Tully]] as an ally. Unfortunately, casualties mounted among the few remaining Arryns. Jon's nephew and heir [[Elbert Arryn]] had been part of [[Brandon Stark]]'s doomed party that went to [[King's Landing]], and his distant cousin Ser [[Denys Arryn|Denys]], the "darling of the Vale", was killed at the [[Battle of the Bells]]. After the war, [[Nestor Royce]] ruled as High Steward of the Vale as Jon became Robert's [[Hand of the King]].

Lord Jon's marriage to Lysa remained a distant one. At first the union produced only miscarriages, but finally she gave him a son, [[Robert Arryn|Robert]], the last Arryn. Robert has been spoiled by Lysa despite the efforts of Jon, and she makes no effort to teach him the ways of lordship. Jon has served King Robert Baratheon loyally for fourteen years at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
As [[Hand of the King]] to [[Robert Baratheon]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]] is approached by [[Stannis Baratheon]], who suspects that his brother, King Robert, has no trueborn heirs, and that Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has cuckolded him with her own brother, [[Jaime Lannister]]. The two investigate in [[King's Landing]], but Jon is [[Tears of Lys|poisoned]] and dies suddenly before they can reveal their revelation.

After Jon's death, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offers to foster Jon's young heir, [[Robert Arryn]], at [[Casterly Rock]], a plan which the clueless King Robert supports, but Jon's widow, [[Lysa Tully]], flees with young Robert to the [[Eyrie]]. Meanwhile, lords sworn to the Eyrie are incensed when Robert Baratheon grants the traditional Arryn title of [[Warden of the East]] to Jaime Lannister rather than young Lord Arryn. Many of these lords court Lady Lysa; she strings them along to keep them vying for her favor.

Despite overtures from her sister, [[Catelyn Tully]], Lysa keeps the knights of the Vale from joining the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]]. Lysa gains the custody of [[Tyrion Lannister]], but soon loses it when her captain of guards, Ser [[Vardis Egen]], loses a trial by combat. When Catelyn leaves the Eyrie she offers to foster Robert at [[Winterfell]], which provokes Lysa to threaten to throw her sister from the [[Moon Door]]. Lysa declines to provide escort for Tyrion as he leaves the Vale, hoping he will be killed by the [[mountain clans]], but Tyrion turns the clansmen to his side.

Lady Lysa and Lord Robert are among the nobles [[Joffrey]] commands to swear fealty to him or be branded traitors to the realm.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Vale's neutrality is a cause of contention for all sides. Lysa's nephew, King [[Robb Stark]], bemoans his inability to march through the region, and King [[Stannis Baratheon]] wishes for their support as well. Lysa defies expectation by falling on the outskirts of the Lannister camp. She marries her lover from her youth, [[Petyr Baelish]], nicknamed Littlefinger. Later, Lysa sees Petyr kissing her niece, [[Sansa Stark]], and flies into a jealous rage, revealing that she secretly plotted with Littlefinger to murder her husband, Lord Jon, when it seemed Jon might send young Robert away to be fostered by Stannis on [[Dragonstone]]. Lysa is killed when Petyr shoves her through the Moon Door.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The frail [[Robert Arryn]] remains the ward of Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], who rules as Lord Protector of the Vale. Should anything happen to Robert, the heir presumptive of the Eyrie is Harry the Heir, [[Harrold Hardyng]], a recently knighted squire and the great-nephew of the late Lord [[Jon Arryn]] thanks to a daughter of his sister [[Alys Arryn|Alys]]'s marriage into that house. Petyr plots to wed Sansa to Harry the Heir, with the eventual goal of liberating [[Winterfell]] in her name from [[House Bolton|Bolton]] control. Several powerful nobles array themselves against Baelish's rule, calling themselves the [[Lords Declarant]]. As the Vale has been untouched by the war, they command a sizable military force; thus far their opposition has been peaceful.

==House Arryn at the end of the third century==

The known Arryns during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord {[[Jon Arryn]]}, Lord of the [[Eyrie]], Defender of [[Vale of Arryn|the Vale]], [[Warden of the East]], and [[Hand of the King]]. He died unexpectedly.
** Lady {[[Jeyne Royce]]}, Jon's first wife. She died in childbed, her daughter stillborn.
** Lady {[[Rowena Arryn]]}, Jon's second wife and his cousin, died of a winter chill, childless.
** Lady {[[Lysa Tully]]}, his third wife. Died from a fall.
*** Lord [[Robert Arryn]], called ''Sweetrobin'', Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, and Warden of the East. A sickly boy.
* Ser {[[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel Arryn]]}, Jon's brother. Keeper of the [[Gates of the Moon]]. He died of a bad belly.
** Ser {[[Elbert Arryn]]}, Ronnel's son. He was killed by [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]]. Heir to the Vale at the time of his death.
* {[[Alys Arryn]]}, Jon's sister. Married Ser {[[Elys Waynwood]]} and bore him nine children.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser {[[Denys Arryn]]}, known as ''the Darling of the Vale'', married a distant cousin who descended from the main Arryn branch. As such was considered heir to the Vale after Elbert Arryn.

{{Arryn tree}}

===Household===
* Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], called ''Littlefinger'', Lord of [[Harrenhal]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] and Lord Protector of the Vale.
** [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]], Lord Petyr's natural daughter, a maid of four-and-ten, actually a disguised Sansa Stark.
** Ser [[Lothor Brune]], called ''Lothor Apple-Eater'', a sellsword in Lord Petyr's service, the Eyrie's captain of the guards.
** [[Oswell Kettleblack|Oswell]], a grizzled man-at-arms in Lord Petyr's service, sometimes called '[[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]]'.
** Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], called ''the Mad Mouse'', Ser [[Byron]], known as ''the Beautiful'', Ser [[Morgarth]], known as ''the Merry'', [[hedge knight]]s in Lord Petyr’s service,
* Maester [[Colemon]], counselor, healer, and tutor.
* [[Gyles Grafton]] and [[Terrance Lynderly]], squires to Lord Robin.
* Ser {[[Vardis Egen]]}, captain of the guard. Slain by [[Bronn]] in a trial-by-combat.
* Ser {[[Hugh]]} of the Vale, once squire to Lord Jon Arryn as Hand of the King. Slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] during a joust at [[the Hand's tourney]].
* {[[Marillion]]}, a handsome young singer and favourite of Lady Lysa accused of her murder. Either fell or jumped to his death from one of the sky cells.
* [[Gretchel]], [[Maddy]], called ''Fat Maddy'', and [[Mela]], serving women.
* [[Ossy]] and [[Carrot]], mule handlers.
* [[Mord]], a brutal gaoler.

==Historical Members==

* King [[Artys I Arryn]], known as ''the Falcon Knight'', the first [[King of Mountain and Vale]] and founder of House Arryn.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Roland I Arryn]], the grandson of Ser Artys and fourth Arryn king, who began the process of building the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
*** Queen [[Teora Hunter|Teora]], King Roland's wife.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
**** King [[Roland II Arryn]], the great-grandson of Roland I, whose passions were wenching and war.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
**** King [[Robin Arryn]], brother to Roland II. He restarted the work on the Eyrie that his brother stopped.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Osric V Arryn]], who constructed the [[Bloody Gate]] fortress anew.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Hugh Arryn]], ''the Fat'', extended the Arryn rule to [[Pebble]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Hugo Arryn]], ''the Hopeful'', grandson of King Hugh, who took [[the Paps]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Alester II Arryn]], married [[Arwen Upcliff]] and brought the [[Witch Isle]], seat of [[House Upcliff]] into the realm.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** Queen [[Arwen Upcliff|Arwen]], King Alester's wife.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Mathos II Arryn]], provided help to the [[Three Sisters|Sistermen]], to help them fight off the [[The North|Northerners]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* [[Alyssa Arryn]], a half-legendary figure of House Arryn, whose name was given to [[Alyssa's Tears]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]].{{Ref|aGoT|40}}
* King [[Osgood Arryn]], ''the Old Falcon'', saw war with [[House Stark|Winterfell]] during his lifetime.{{ref|adwd|29}}
** King [[Oswin Arryn]], ''the Talon'', the son of King Osgood, who burned the [[Wolf's Den]] during his father's war with [[Winterfell]].{{ref|adwd|29}}{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* King [[Oswell I Arryn]], one of the candidates for the Andal king in the tale of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* Queen [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent to her son. Submitted to [[Visenya Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], The last King of Mountain and Vale. Known as Lord Arryn, after [[War of Conquest|the Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** [[Jonos Arryn]], ''the Kinslayer'', younger brother of Lord Ronnel, whom he murdered violently.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and married Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella Targaryen]], one of the kings daughters.{{ref|twoiaf}}
** Queen [[Aemma Arryn]], daughter of Lord Rodrik, the first wife of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Aemma and Viserys had three children: an unknown son and Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], both who died in infancy, and Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf}}
* Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], called ''the Maiden of the Vale''. Lady of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|tpatq}}
* Lord [[Donnel Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie in the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** Lady [[Alys Arryn (wife of Rhaegel)|Alys Arryn]], the wife of Prince [[Rhaegel Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
* Lord [[Jasper Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie and father of [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|affc|41}}

==Sworn Houses==

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{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Arryn of Gulltown|House Arryn]]''' of Gulltown. 
{{COA|OldBaelish|small}} '''[[House Baelish]]''' of the Fingers. 
{{COA|belmore|small}}'''[[House Belmore]]''' of [[Strongsong]]. 
{{COA|corbray|small}}'''[[House Corbray]]''' of [[Heart's Home]]. 
{{COA|Donniger|small}} '''[[House Donniger]]'''. 
{{COA|Egen|small}} '''[[House Egen]]'''. 
{{COA|elesham|small}} '''[[House Elesham]]''' of [[The Paps]]. 
{{COA|grafton|small}} '''[[House Grafton]]''' of [[Gulltown]]. 
{{COA|hersy|small}} '''[[House Hersy]]''' of [[Newkeep]]. 
{{COA|hunter|small}} '''[[House Hunter]]''' of [[Longbow Hall]]. 
{{COA|lynderly|small}} '''[[House Lynderly]]''' of [[Snakewood]]. 
{{COA|melcolm|small}} '''[[House Melcolm]]''' of [[Old Anchor]]. 
{{COA|moore|small}} '''[[House Moore]]'''. 
{{COA|Pryor|small}} '''[[House Pryor]]''' of [[Pebble]]. 
{{COA|redfort|small}} '''[[House Redfort]]''' of [[Redfort]]. 
{{COA|Royce|small}} '''[[House Royce]]''' of [[Runestone]]. 
{{COA|royce gates moon|small}} '''[[House Royce of the Gates of the Moon|House Royce]]''' of the [[Gates of the Moon]]. 
{{COA|ruthermont|small}} '''[[House Ruthermont]]'''. 
{{COA|sunderland|small}} '''[[House Sunderland]]''' of [[Sisterton]]. 
{{COA|templeton|small}} '''[[House Templeton]]''' of [[Ninestars]]. 
{{COA|upcliff|small}} '''[[House Upcliff]]'''. 
{{COA|Waynwood|small}} '''[[House Waynwood]]''' of [[Ironoaks]]. 
{{COA|wydman|small}} '''[[House Wydman]]'''. 
{{COA|waxley|small}} '''[[House Waxley]]''' of [[Wickenden]]. 
}}
The following are not directly sworn to House Arryn: [[House Borrell|Borrell]], [[House Longthorpe|Longthorpe]], [[House Torrent|Torrent]], [[House Shett|Shett]], [[House Coldwater|Coldwater]], [[House Tollett|Tollett]], [[House Hardyng|Hardyng]].

==References and Notes==
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House Arryn

2015-03-17T19:17:23Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Arryn of [[the Eyrie]]
| image = [[file:House_Arryn.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Azure, upon a bezant argent a falcon volant of the field
| Words = ''As High as Honor''
| Seat = The [[Eyrie]] (summer) [[Gates of the Moon]] (winter)
| Current_Lord = [[Robert Arryn]]
| Region = [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Title = [[King of Mountain and Vale]] (formerly) [[Warden of the East]] Lord of the [[Eyrie]] Defender of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]
| Heir = [[Harrold Hardyng]]
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch = [[House Arryn of Gulltown]]
| Founded_in = [[Andal invasion|Coming of the Andals]]
| Founder = Ser [[Artys Arryn]]
| Died_out =
}}

'''House Arryn of the Eyrie''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]], and is the principal noble house in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Their main seat is the [[Eyrie]], which is considered impregnable, but they have many other holdings, including their winter castle at the [[Gates of the Moon]], which was once their main seat. Both of these fortifications sit astride the [[Giant's Lance]], the tallest mountain in the Vale, the Gates of the Moon at its foot, the Eyrie at its top.

The Arryn sigil is a sky-blue falcon soaring against a white moon on a sky-blue field, and their words are "''As High as Honor''".{{Ref|aGoT|37}} Usually marrying other Andal nobles, House Arryn, to this day, has the oldest and purest line of [[Andals|Andal]] nobility. The Arryn kings can proudly trace back their lineage to [[Andalos]] itself, with some of them claiming descent from [[Hugor of the Hill]].

Aside from the [[House Arryn of Gulltown|Arryns of Gulltown]], the Arryns of the Eyrie have a collection of distant relatives located throughout the [[Vale]]; although they are much poorer than their cousins from the main branch, the are described by [[Petyr Baelish]] as having a lot of pride due to their name and heritage.{{ref|aFfC|41}}

==History==
===Kings of Mountain and Vale===
The Arryns claim descent from the oldest and purest line of [[Andals|Andal]] nobility, which they say reaches back to [[Andalos]] and possibly [[Hugor of the Hill]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Arryn}}

When King [[Robar II Royce]] began to unite the [[First Men]] and defeat some of the petty Andal kings during the [[Andal invasion]], the Andals of the Vale united behind Ser [[Artys Arryn]], the Falcon Knight, a native Valeman esteemed amongst his peers as the finest warrior of his day. Robar was slain in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], possibly by Artys. The First Men houses who remained bent the knee and swore fealty to Artys Arryn, the First of His Name, new-crowned [[King of Mountain and Vale]]. From that day, the Vale became known as the Vale of Arryn.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}} Songs of the Vale conflate Artys with the legendary [[Winged Knight]], who is said to have slain the [[Griffin King]] atop the [[Giant's Lance]].{{ref|AFFC|41}}{{ref|TOWIAF| House Arryn}} The First Men who did not accept Artys as their king were forced into the [[Mountains of the Moon]], becoming the [[mountain clans]].

The Arryns initially lived at the [[Gates of the Moon]], but over generations they constructed the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Eyrie}} They often used the Eyrie as a summer pleasure palace,{{ref|awoiaf| Eyrie}} descending to the Gates of the Moon before winter made the Eyrie inaccessible.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

The Arryn kings added [[Pebble]], [[the Paps]], and the [[Witch Isle]] to their realm. They battled with the [[House Stark|Stark]] [[Kings of Winter]] over the [[Three Sisters]] in the [[War Across the Water]], which featured King [[Osgood Arryn]] and his son and successor, [[Oswin Arryn]], who burned the Wolf's Den. There were bloody battles wherein the Arryn fleet turned back slavers from [[Volantis]], [[ironborn]] reavers, and pirates from the [[Stepstones]] and the [[Basilisk Isles]]. Lady [[Alyssa Arryn]] gave her name to [[Alyssa's Tears]], a waterfall on the [[Giant's Lance]], when she did not shed a tear for her murdered husband, brothers and children.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

===War of Conquest===

During the [[War of Conquest]] the Arryn and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] fleets fought in the [[Battle of Gulltown]], which resulted in the destruction of the Targaryen fleet and the death of its commanding officer, [[Daemon Velaryon]]. [[Visenya Targaryen]], on her dragon [[Vhagar]], burned the Arryn fleet in response. Since both fleets were destroyed, the battle was considered a tactical draw, but a strategic defeat for the Targaryens as they were unable to take Gulltown. For House Arryn the trouble did not end there, since the Sistermen on the Three Sisters revolted against after the destruction of its fleet.

In a later stage of the War of Conquest, Visenya was charged with subduing the Vale. [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent of the Vale, ruling in the name of her son, the boy-king [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], amassed the Vale's army at the [[Bloody Gate]]. Visenya. however, flew on her dragon Vhagar up to the courtyard of the Eyrie to obtain the surrender of the Vale of Arryn. When Sharra returned to the Eyrie she found her son sitting on Visenya's lap asking if he could ride the dragon with her. Sharra yielded and bent the knee and Ronnel would get to fly with Visenya and Vhagar twice.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} Since then, the Arryns remained Defenders of the Vale and were also named [[Warden of the East|Wardens of the East]], a title that they have held since.{{ref|aGoT|4}}

===Targaryen Era===

The Arryns were involved in the Targaryen civil war, the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It was a contest of claims between [[Viserys I Targaryen]]'s elder daughter, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], by [[Aemma Arryn]] and his younger son, [[Aegon II Targaryen]] by [[Alicent Hightower]]. The head of House Arryn at that time, Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], supported [[the blacks]] and her kinswoman Rhaenyra. At the start of the civil war, Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], Rhaenyra's eldest son, came to the Eyrie to secure aid for his mother's cause. Jeyne kept true to her promise and sent men by sea by way of Gulltown to join Rhaenyra's hosts.

Decades later, during yet another Targaryen civil war, the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], the house remained loyal to King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. At the climactic [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] Lord Donnel Arryn's van was smashed by [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], who had been unstoppable that day.

Lord Arryn was defeated by Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]] at the [[tourney of Maidenpool]] the year before the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].

===Robert's Rebellion===

In more recent times the descendents of Lord [[Jasper Arryn]] have experienced a variety of calamities that have left the house with few trueborn members. Jasper's successor, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], married several times to try to sire heirs. His first wife, [[Jeyne Royce]], died in childbirth, their daughter stillborn. His second wife, [[Rowena Arryn]], a cousin, died childless of a winter chill. His younger brother [[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel]] died of a bad belly at roughly the same time as his son [[Elbert Arryn|Elbert]] was born. Their sister, [[Alys Arryn|Alys]], birthed nine children by her husband, Ser [[Elys Waynwood]], dying soon after the last one. Eight died or took religious orders before they could reproduce; their youngest daughter died shortly after giving birth to a son, [[Harrold Hardyng]].

The war that became [[Robert's Rebellion]] started when Jon Arryn refused to surrender his wards, [[Robert Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]], to the Mad King, [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. The battle against [[Marq Grafton]] at [[Gulltown]] saw Lord Arryn defeat his [[House Targaryen|royalist]] bannermen. During the war, Jon was one of the principal leaders and his marriage to his third wife, [[Lysa Tully]], helped secure Lord [[Hoster Tully]] as an ally. Unfortunately, casualties mounted among the few remaining Arryns. Jon's nephew and heir [[Elbert Arryn]] had been part of [[Brandon Stark]]'s doomed party that went to [[King's Landing]], and his distant cousin Ser [[Denys Arryn|Denys]], the "darling of the Vale", was killed at the [[Battle of the Bells]]. After the war, [[Nestor Royce]] ruled as High Steward of the Vale as Jon became Robert's [[Hand of the King]].

Lord Jon's marriage to Lysa remained a distant one. At first the union produced only miscarriages, but finally she gave him a son, [[Robert Arryn|Robert]], the last Arryn. Robert has been spoiled by Lysa despite the efforts of Jon, and she makes no effort to teach him the ways of lordship. Jon has served King Robert Baratheon loyally for fourteen years at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
As [[Hand of the King]] to [[Robert Baratheon]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]] is approached by [[Stannis Baratheon]], who suspects that his brother, King Robert, has no trueborn heirs, and that Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has cuckolded him with her own brother, [[Jaime Lannister]]. The two investigate in [[King's Landing]], but Jon is [[Tears of Lys|poisoned]] and dies suddenly before they can reveal their revelation.

After Jon's death, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offers to foster Jon's young heir, [[Robert Arryn]], at [[Casterly Rock]], a plan which the clueless King Robert supports, but Jon's widow, [[Lysa Tully]], flees with young Robert to the [[Eyrie]]. Meanwhile, lords sworn to the Eyrie are incensed when Robert Baratheon grants the traditional Arryn title of [[Warden of the East]] to Jaime Lannister rather than young Lord Arryn. Many of these lords court Lady Lysa; she strings them along to keep them vying for her favor.

Despite overtures from her sister, [[Catelyn Tully]], Lysa keeps the knights of the Vale from joining the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]]. Lysa gains the custody of [[Tyrion Lannister]], but soon loses it when her captain of guards, Ser [[Vardis Egen]], loses a trial by combat. When Catelyn leaves the Eyrie she offers to foster Robert at [[Winterfell]], which provokes Lysa to threaten to throw her sister from the [[Moon Door]]. Lysa declines to provide escort for Tyrion as he leaves the Vale, hoping he will be killed by the [[mountain clans]], but Tyrion turns the clansmen to his side.

Lady Lysa and Lord Robert are among the nobles [[Joffrey]] commands to swear fealty to him or be branded traitors to the realm.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Vale's neutrality is a cause of contention for all sides. Lysa's nephew, King [[Robb Stark]], bemoans his inability to march through the region, and King [[Stannis Baratheon]] wishes for their support as well. Lysa defies expectation by falling on the outskirts of the Lannister camp. She marries her lover from her youth, [[Petyr Baelish]], nicknamed Littlefinger. Later, Lysa sees Petyr kissing her niece, [[Sansa Stark]], and flies into a jealous rage, revealing that she secretly plotted with Littlefinger to murder her husband, Lord Jon, when it seemed Jon might send young Robert away to be fostered by Stannis on [[Dragonstone]]. Lysa is killed when Petyr shoves her through the Moon Door.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The frail [[Robert Arryn]] remains the ward of Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], who rules as Lord Protector of the Vale. Should anything happen to Robert, the heir presumptive of the Eyrie is Harry the Heir, [[Harrold Hardyng]], a recently knighted squire and the great-nephew of the late Lord [[Jon Arryn]] thanks to a daughter of his sister [[Alys Arryn|Alys]]'s marriage into that house. Petyr plots to wed Sansa to Harry the Heir, with the eventual goal of liberating [[Winterfell]] in her name from [[House Bolton|Bolton]] control. Several powerful nobles array themselves against Baelish's rule, calling themselves the [[Lords Declarant]]. As the Vale has been untouched by the war, they command a sizable military force; thus far their opposition has been peaceful.

==House Arryn at the end of the third century==

The known Arryns during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord {[[Jon Arryn]]}, Lord of the [[Eyrie]], Defender of [[Vale of Arryn|the Vale]], [[Warden of the East]], and [[Hand of the King]]. He died unexpectedly.
** Lady {[[Jeyne Royce]]}, Jon's first wife. She died in childbed, her daughter stillborn.
** Lady {[[Rowena Arryn]]}, Jon's second wife and his cousin, died of a winter chill, childless.
** Lady {[[Lysa Tully]]}, his third wife. Died from a fall.
*** Lord [[Robert Arryn]], called ''Sweetrobin'', Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, and Warden of the East. A sickly boy.
* Ser {[[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel Arryn]]}, Jon's brother. Keeper of the [[Gates of the Moon]]. He died of a bad belly.
** Ser {[[Elbert Arryn]]}, Ronnel's son. He was killed by [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]]. Heir to the Vale at the time of his death.
* {[[Alys Arryn]]}, Jon's sister. Married Ser {[[Elys Waynwood]]} and bore him nine children.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser {[[Denys Arryn]]}, known as ''the Darling of the Vale'', married a distant cousin who descended from the main Arryn branch. As such was considered heir to the Vale after Elbert Arryn.

{{Arryn tree}}

===Household===
* Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], called ''Littlefinger'', Lord of [[Harrenhal]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] and Lord Protector of the Vale.
** [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]], Lord Petyr's natural daughter, a maid of four-and-ten, actually a disguised Sansa Stark.
** Ser [[Lothor Brune]], called ''Lothor Apple-Eater'', a sellsword in Lord Petyr's service, the Eyrie's captain of the guards.
** [[Oswell Kettleblack|Oswell]], a grizzled man-at-arms in Lord Petyr's service, sometimes called '[[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]]'.
** Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], called ''the Mad Mouse'', Ser [[Byron]], known as ''the Beautiful'', Ser [[Morgarth]], known as ''the Merry'', [[hedge knight]]s in Lord Petyr’s service,
* Maester [[Colemon]], counselor, healer, and tutor.
* [[Gyles Grafton]] and [[Terrance Lynderly]], squires to Lord Robin.
* Ser {[[Vardis Egen]]}, captain of the guard. Slain by [[Bronn]] in a trial-by-combat.
* Ser {[[Hugh]]} of the Vale, once squire to Lord Jon Arryn as Hand of the King. Slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] during a joust at [[the Hand's tourney]].
* {[[Marillion]]}, a handsome young singer and favourite of Lady Lysa accused of her murder. Either fell or jumped to his death from one of the sky cells.
* [[Gretchel]], [[Maddy]], called ''Fat Maddy'', and [[Mela]], serving women.
* [[Ossy]] and [[Carrot]], mule handlers.
* [[Mord]], a brutal gaoler.

==Historical Members==

* King [[Artys I Arryn]], known as ''the Falcon Knight'', the first [[King of Mountain and Vale]] and founder of House Arryn.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Roland I Arryn]], the grandson of Ser Artys and fourth Arryn king, who began the process of building the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
*** Queen [[Teora Hunter|Teora]], King Roland's wife.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
**** King [[Roland II Arryn]], the great-grandson of Roland I, whose passions were wenching and war.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
**** King [[Robin Arryn]], brother to Roland II. He restarted the work on the Eyrie that his brother stopped.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Osric V Arryn]], who constructed the [[Bloody Gate]] fortress anew.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Hugh Arryn]], ''the Fat'', extended the Arryn rule to [[Pebble]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Hugo Arryn]], ''the Hopeful'', grandson of King Hugh, who took [[the Paps]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Alester II Arryn]], married [[Arwen Upcliff]] and brought the [[Witch Isle]], seat of [[House Upcliff]] into the realm.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** Queen [[Arwen Upcliff|Arwen]], King Alester's wife.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Mathos II Arryn]], provided help to the [[Three Sisters|Sistermen]], to help them fight off the [[The North|Northerners]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* [[Alyssa Arryn]], a half-legendary figure of House Arryn, whose name was given to [[Alyssa's Tears]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]].{{Ref|aGoT|40}}
* King [[Osgood Arryn]], ''the Old Falcon'', saw war with [[House Stark|Winterfell]] during his lifetime.{{ref|adwd|29}}
** King [[Oswin Arryn]], ''the Talon'', the son of King Osgood, who burned the [[Wolf's Den]] during his father's war with [[Winterfell]].{{ref|adwd|29}}{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* King [[Oswell I Arryn]], one of the candidates for the Andal king in the tale of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* Queen [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent to her son. Submitted to [[Visenya Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], The last King of Mountain and Vale. Known as Lord Arryn, after [[War of Conquest|the Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** [[Jonos Arryn]], ''the Kinslayer'', younger brother of Lord Ronnel, whom he murdered violently.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and married Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella Targaryen]], one of the kings daughters.{{ref|twoiaf}}
** Queen [[Aemma Arryn]], daughter of Lord Rodrik, the first wife of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Aemma and Viserys had three children: an unknown son and Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], both who died in infancy, and Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf}}
* Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], called ''the Maiden of the Vale''. Lady of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|tpatq}}
* Lord [[Donnel Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie in the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** Lady [[Alys Arryn (wife of Rhaegel)|Alys Arryn]], the wife of Prince [[Rhaegel Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
* Lord [[Jasper Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie and father of [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|affc|41}}

==Sworn Houses==

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{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Arryn of Gulltown|House Arryn]]''' of Gulltown. 
{{COA|OldBaelish|small}} '''[[House Baelish]]''' of the Fingers. 
{{COA|belmore|small}}'''[[House Belmore]]''' of [[Strongsong]]. 
{{COA|corbray|small}}'''[[House Corbray]]''' of [[Heart's Home]]. 
{{COA|Donniger|small}} '''[[House Donniger]]'''. 
{{COA|Egen|small}} '''[[House Egen]]'''. 
{{COA|elesham|small}} '''[[House Elesham]]''' of [[The Paps]]. 
{{COA|grafton|small}} '''[[House Grafton]]''' of [[Gulltown]]. 
{{COA|hersy|small}} '''[[House Hersy]]''' of [[Newkeep]]. 
{{COA|hunter|small}} '''[[House Hunter]]''' of [[Longbow Hall]]. 
{{COA|lynderly|small}} '''[[House Lynderly]]''' of [[Snakewood]]. 
{{COA|melcolm|small}} '''[[House Melcolm]]''' of [[Old Anchor]]. 
{{COA|moore|small}} '''[[House Moore]]'''. 
{{COA|Pryor|small}} '''[[House Pryor]]''' of [[Pebble]]. 
{{COA|redfort|small}} '''[[House Redfort]]''' of [[Redfort]]. 
{{COA|Royce|small}} '''[[House Royce]]''' of [[Runestone]]. 
{{COA|royce gates moon|small}} '''[[House Royce of the Gates of the Moon|House Royce]]''' of the [[Gates of the Moon]]. 
{{COA|ruthermont|small}} '''[[House Ruthermont]]'''. 
{{COA|sunderland|small}} '''[[House Sunderland]]''' of [[Sisterton]]. 
{{COA|templeton|small}} '''[[House Templeton]]''' of [[Ninestars]]. 
{{COA|upcliff|small}} '''[[House Upcliff]]'''. 
{{COA|Waynwood|small}} '''[[House Waynwood]]''' of [[Ironoaks]]. 
{{COA|wydman|small}} '''[[House Wydman]]'''. 
{{COA|waxley|small}} '''[[House Waxley]]''' of [[Wickenden]]. 
}}
The following are not directly sworn to House Arryn: [[House Borrell|Borrell]], [[House Longthorpe|Longthorpe]], [[House Torrent|Torrent]], [[House Shett|Shett]], [[House Coldwater|Coldwater]], [[House Tollett|Tollett]], [[House Hardyng|Hardyng]].

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Arryn}}

{{HousesVale}}

[[Category:Noble houses|Arryn]]
[[Category:House Arryn| ]]
[[Category:Houses from the Vale|Arryn]]

[[es:Casa Arryn]]
[[fa:خاندان ارن]]
[[fr:Maison Arryn]]
[[pt:Casa Arryn]]
[[ru:Аррены]]
[[zh:艾林家族]]

House Arryn

2015-03-17T19:14:47Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Arryn of [[the Eyrie]]
| image = [[file:House_Arryn.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Azure, upon a bezant argent a falcon volant of the field
| Words = ''As High as Honor''
| Seat = The [[Eyrie]] (summer) [[Gates of the Moon]] (winter)
| Current_Lord = [[Robert Arryn]]
| Region = [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Title = [[King of Mountain and Vale]] (formerly) [[Warden of the East]] Lord of the [[Eyrie]] Defender of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]
| Heir = [[Harrold Hardyng]]
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch = [[House Arryn of Gulltown]]
| Founded_in = [[Andal invasion|Coming of the Andals]]
| Founder = Ser [[Artys Arryn]]
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'''House Arryn of the Eyrie''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]], and is the principal noble house in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Their main seat is the [[Eyrie]], which is considered impregnable, but they have many other holdings, including their winter castle at the [[Gates of the Moon]], which was once their main seat. Both of these fortifications sit astride the [[Giant's Lance]], the tallest mountain in the Vale, the Gates of the Moon at its foot, the Eyrie at its top.

The Arryn sigil is a sky-blue falcon soaring against a white moon on a sky-blue field, and their words are "''As High as Honor''".{{Ref|aGoT|37}} Usually marrying other Andal nobles, House Arryn, to this day, has the oldest and purest line of [[Andals|Andal]] nobility. The Arryn kings can proudly trace back their lineage to [[Andalos]] itself, with some of them claiming descent from [[Hugor of the Hill]]. Aside from the [[House Arryn of Gulltown|Arryns of Gulltown]], the Arryns of the Eyrie have a collection of distant relatives located throughout the [[Vale]]; although they are much poorer than their cousins from the main branch, the are described by [[Petyr Baelish]] as having a lot of pride due to their name and heritage.{{ref|aFfC|41}}

==History==
===Kings of Mountain and Vale===
The Arryns claim descent from the oldest and purest line of [[Andals|Andal]] nobility, which they say reaches back to [[Andalos]] and possibly [[Hugor of the Hill]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Arryn}}

When King [[Robar II Royce]] began to unite the [[First Men]] and defeat some of the petty Andal kings during the [[Andal invasion]], the Andals of the Vale united behind Ser [[Artys Arryn]], the Falcon Knight, a native Valeman esteemed amongst his peers as the finest warrior of his day. Robar was slain in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], possibly by Artys. The First Men houses who remained bent the knee and swore fealty to Artys Arryn, the First of His Name, new-crowned [[King of Mountain and Vale]]. From that day, the Vale became known as the Vale of Arryn.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}} Songs of the Vale conflate Artys with the legendary [[Winged Knight]], who is said to have slain the [[Griffin King]] atop the [[Giant's Lance]].{{ref|AFFC|41}}{{ref|TOWIAF| House Arryn}} The First Men who did not accept Artys as their king were forced into the [[Mountains of the Moon]], becoming the [[mountain clans]].

The Arryns initially lived at the [[Gates of the Moon]], but over generations they constructed the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Eyrie}} They often used the Eyrie as a summer pleasure palace,{{ref|awoiaf| Eyrie}} descending to the Gates of the Moon before winter made the Eyrie inaccessible.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

The Arryn kings added [[Pebble]], [[the Paps]], and the [[Witch Isle]] to their realm. They battled with the [[House Stark|Stark]] [[Kings of Winter]] over the [[Three Sisters]] in the [[War Across the Water]], which featured King [[Osgood Arryn]] and his son and successor, [[Oswin Arryn]], who burned the Wolf's Den. There were bloody battles wherein the Arryn fleet turned back slavers from [[Volantis]], [[ironborn]] reavers, and pirates from the [[Stepstones]] and the [[Basilisk Isles]]. Lady [[Alyssa Arryn]] gave her name to [[Alyssa's Tears]], a waterfall on the [[Giant's Lance]], when she did not shed a tear for her murdered husband, brothers and children.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

===War of Conquest===

During the [[War of Conquest]] the Arryn and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] fleets fought in the [[Battle of Gulltown]], which resulted in the destruction of the Targaryen fleet and the death of its commanding officer, [[Daemon Velaryon]]. [[Visenya Targaryen]], on her dragon [[Vhagar]], burned the Arryn fleet in response. Since both fleets were destroyed, the battle was considered a tactical draw, but a strategic defeat for the Targaryens as they were unable to take Gulltown. For House Arryn the trouble did not end there, since the Sistermen on the Three Sisters revolted against after the destruction of its fleet.

In a later stage of the War of Conquest, Visenya was charged with subduing the Vale. [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent of the Vale, ruling in the name of her son, the boy-king [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], amassed the Vale's army at the [[Bloody Gate]]. Visenya. however, flew on her dragon Vhagar up to the courtyard of the Eyrie to obtain the surrender of the Vale of Arryn. When Sharra returned to the Eyrie she found her son sitting on Visenya's lap asking if he could ride the dragon with her. Sharra yielded and bent the knee and Ronnel would get to fly with Visenya and Vhagar twice.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} Since then, the Arryns remained Defenders of the Vale and were also named [[Warden of the East|Wardens of the East]], a title that they have held since.{{ref|aGoT|4}}

===Targaryen Era===

The Arryns were involved in the Targaryen civil war, the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It was a contest of claims between [[Viserys I Targaryen]]'s elder daughter, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], by [[Aemma Arryn]] and his younger son, [[Aegon II Targaryen]] by [[Alicent Hightower]]. The head of House Arryn at that time, Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], supported [[the blacks]] and her kinswoman Rhaenyra. At the start of the civil war, Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], Rhaenyra's eldest son, came to the Eyrie to secure aid for his mother's cause. Jeyne kept true to her promise and sent men by sea by way of Gulltown to join Rhaenyra's hosts.

Decades later, during yet another Targaryen civil war, the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], the house remained loyal to King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. At the climactic [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] Lord Donnel Arryn's van was smashed by [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], who had been unstoppable that day.

Lord Arryn was defeated by Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]] at the [[tourney of Maidenpool]] the year before the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].

===Robert's Rebellion===

In more recent times the descendents of Lord [[Jasper Arryn]] have experienced a variety of calamities that have left the house with few trueborn members. Jasper's successor, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], married several times to try to sire heirs. His first wife, [[Jeyne Royce]], died in childbirth, their daughter stillborn. His second wife, [[Rowena Arryn]], a cousin, died childless of a winter chill. His younger brother [[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel]] died of a bad belly at roughly the same time as his son [[Elbert Arryn|Elbert]] was born. Their sister, [[Alys Arryn|Alys]], birthed nine children by her husband, Ser [[Elys Waynwood]], dying soon after the last one. Eight died or took religious orders before they could reproduce; their youngest daughter died shortly after giving birth to a son, [[Harrold Hardyng]].

The war that became [[Robert's Rebellion]] started when Jon Arryn refused to surrender his wards, [[Robert Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]], to the Mad King, [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. The battle against [[Marq Grafton]] at [[Gulltown]] saw Lord Arryn defeat his [[House Targaryen|royalist]] bannermen. During the war, Jon was one of the principal leaders and his marriage to his third wife, [[Lysa Tully]], helped secure Lord [[Hoster Tully]] as an ally. Unfortunately, casualties mounted among the few remaining Arryns. Jon's nephew and heir [[Elbert Arryn]] had been part of [[Brandon Stark]]'s doomed party that went to [[King's Landing]], and his distant cousin Ser [[Denys Arryn|Denys]], the "darling of the Vale", was killed at the [[Battle of the Bells]]. After the war, [[Nestor Royce]] ruled as High Steward of the Vale as Jon became Robert's [[Hand of the King]].

Lord Jon's marriage to Lysa remained a distant one. At first the union produced only miscarriages, but finally she gave him a son, [[Robert Arryn|Robert]], the last Arryn. Robert has been spoiled by Lysa despite the efforts of Jon, and she makes no effort to teach him the ways of lordship. Jon has served King Robert Baratheon loyally for fourteen years at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
As [[Hand of the King]] to [[Robert Baratheon]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]] is approached by [[Stannis Baratheon]], who suspects that his brother, King Robert, has no trueborn heirs, and that Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has cuckolded him with her own brother, [[Jaime Lannister]]. The two investigate in [[King's Landing]], but Jon is [[Tears of Lys|poisoned]] and dies suddenly before they can reveal their revelation.

After Jon's death, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offers to foster Jon's young heir, [[Robert Arryn]], at [[Casterly Rock]], a plan which the clueless King Robert supports, but Jon's widow, [[Lysa Tully]], flees with young Robert to the [[Eyrie]]. Meanwhile, lords sworn to the Eyrie are incensed when Robert Baratheon grants the traditional Arryn title of [[Warden of the East]] to Jaime Lannister rather than young Lord Arryn. Many of these lords court Lady Lysa; she strings them along to keep them vying for her favor.

Despite overtures from her sister, [[Catelyn Tully]], Lysa keeps the knights of the Vale from joining the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]]. Lysa gains the custody of [[Tyrion Lannister]], but soon loses it when her captain of guards, Ser [[Vardis Egen]], loses a trial by combat. When Catelyn leaves the Eyrie she offers to foster Robert at [[Winterfell]], which provokes Lysa to threaten to throw her sister from the [[Moon Door]]. Lysa declines to provide escort for Tyrion as he leaves the Vale, hoping he will be killed by the [[mountain clans]], but Tyrion turns the clansmen to his side.

Lady Lysa and Lord Robert are among the nobles [[Joffrey]] commands to swear fealty to him or be branded traitors to the realm.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Vale's neutrality is a cause of contention for all sides. Lysa's nephew, King [[Robb Stark]], bemoans his inability to march through the region, and King [[Stannis Baratheon]] wishes for their support as well. Lysa defies expectation by falling on the outskirts of the Lannister camp. She marries her lover from her youth, [[Petyr Baelish]], nicknamed Littlefinger. Later, Lysa sees Petyr kissing her niece, [[Sansa Stark]], and flies into a jealous rage, revealing that she secretly plotted with Littlefinger to murder her husband, Lord Jon, when it seemed Jon might send young Robert away to be fostered by Stannis on [[Dragonstone]]. Lysa is killed when Petyr shoves her through the Moon Door.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The frail [[Robert Arryn]] remains the ward of Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], who rules as Lord Protector of the Vale. Should anything happen to Robert, the heir presumptive of the Eyrie is Harry the Heir, [[Harrold Hardyng]], a recently knighted squire and the great-nephew of the late Lord [[Jon Arryn]] thanks to a daughter of his sister [[Alys Arryn|Alys]]'s marriage into that house. Petyr plots to wed Sansa to Harry the Heir, with the eventual goal of liberating [[Winterfell]] in her name from [[House Bolton|Bolton]] control. Several powerful nobles array themselves against Baelish's rule, calling themselves the [[Lords Declarant]]. As the Vale has been untouched by the war, they command a sizable military force; thus far their opposition has been peaceful.

==House Arryn at the end of the third century==

The known Arryns during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord {[[Jon Arryn]]}, Lord of the [[Eyrie]], Defender of [[Vale of Arryn|the Vale]], [[Warden of the East]], and [[Hand of the King]]. He died unexpectedly.
** Lady {[[Jeyne Royce]]}, Jon's first wife. She died in childbed, her daughter stillborn.
** Lady {[[Rowena Arryn]]}, Jon's second wife and his cousin, died of a winter chill, childless.
** Lady {[[Lysa Tully]]}, his third wife. Died from a fall.
*** Lord [[Robert Arryn]], called ''Sweetrobin'', Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, and Warden of the East. A sickly boy.
* Ser {[[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel Arryn]]}, Jon's brother. Keeper of the [[Gates of the Moon]]. He died of a bad belly.
** Ser {[[Elbert Arryn]]}, Ronnel's son. He was killed by [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]]. Heir to the Vale at the time of his death.
* {[[Alys Arryn]]}, Jon's sister. Married Ser {[[Elys Waynwood]]} and bore him nine children.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser {[[Denys Arryn]]}, known as ''the Darling of the Vale'', married a distant cousin who descended from the main Arryn branch. As such was considered heir to the Vale after Elbert Arryn.

{{Arryn tree}}

===Household===
* Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], called ''Littlefinger'', Lord of [[Harrenhal]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] and Lord Protector of the Vale.
** [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]], Lord Petyr's natural daughter, a maid of four-and-ten, actually a disguised Sansa Stark.
** Ser [[Lothor Brune]], called ''Lothor Apple-Eater'', a sellsword in Lord Petyr's service, the Eyrie's captain of the guards.
** [[Oswell Kettleblack|Oswell]], a grizzled man-at-arms in Lord Petyr's service, sometimes called '[[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]]'.
** Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich of the Shady Glen]], called ''the Mad Mouse'', Ser [[Byron]], known as ''the Beautiful'', Ser [[Morgarth]], known as ''the Merry'', [[hedge knight]]s in Lord Petyr’s service,
* Maester [[Colemon]], counselor, healer, and tutor.
* [[Gyles Grafton]] and [[Terrance Lynderly]], squires to Lord Robin.
* Ser {[[Vardis Egen]]}, captain of the guard. Slain by [[Bronn]] in a trial-by-combat.
* Ser {[[Hugh]]} of the Vale, once squire to Lord Jon Arryn as Hand of the King. Slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] during a joust at [[the Hand's tourney]].
* {[[Marillion]]}, a handsome young singer and favourite of Lady Lysa accused of her murder. Either fell or jumped to his death from one of the sky cells.
* [[Gretchel]], [[Maddy]], called ''Fat Maddy'', and [[Mela]], serving women.
* [[Ossy]] and [[Carrot]], mule handlers.
* [[Mord]], a brutal gaoler.

==Historical Members==

* King [[Artys I Arryn]], known as ''the Falcon Knight'', the first [[King of Mountain and Vale]] and founder of House Arryn.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Roland I Arryn]], the grandson of Ser Artys and fourth Arryn king, who began the process of building the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
*** Queen [[Teora Hunter|Teora]], King Roland's wife.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
**** King [[Roland II Arryn]], the great-grandson of Roland I, whose passions were wenching and war.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
**** King [[Robin Arryn]], brother to Roland II. He restarted the work on the Eyrie that his brother stopped.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Osric V Arryn]], who constructed the [[Bloody Gate]] fortress anew.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Hugh Arryn]], ''the Fat'', extended the Arryn rule to [[Pebble]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Hugo Arryn]], ''the Hopeful'', grandson of King Hugh, who took [[the Paps]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Alester II Arryn]], married [[Arwen Upcliff]] and brought the [[Witch Isle]], seat of [[House Upcliff]] into the realm.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** Queen [[Arwen Upcliff|Arwen]], King Alester's wife.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* King [[Mathos II Arryn]], provided help to the [[Three Sisters|Sistermen]], to help them fight off the [[The North|Northerners]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* [[Alyssa Arryn]], a half-legendary figure of House Arryn, whose name was given to [[Alyssa's Tears]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]].{{Ref|aGoT|40}}
* King [[Osgood Arryn]], ''the Old Falcon'', saw war with [[House Stark|Winterfell]] during his lifetime.{{ref|adwd|29}}
** King [[Oswin Arryn]], ''the Talon'', the son of King Osgood, who burned the [[Wolf's Den]] during his father's war with [[Winterfell]].{{ref|adwd|29}}{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* King [[Oswell I Arryn]], one of the candidates for the Andal king in the tale of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* Queen [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent to her son. Submitted to [[Visenya Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** King [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], The last King of Mountain and Vale. Known as Lord Arryn, after [[War of Conquest|the Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** [[Jonos Arryn]], ''the Kinslayer'', younger brother of Lord Ronnel, whom he murdered violently.{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
* Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and married Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella Targaryen]], one of the kings daughters.{{ref|twoiaf}}
** Queen [[Aemma Arryn]], daughter of Lord Rodrik, the first wife of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Aemma and Viserys had three children: an unknown son and Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], both who died in infancy, and Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf}}
* Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], called ''the Maiden of the Vale''. Lady of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|tpatq}}
* Lord [[Donnel Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie in the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale}}
** Lady [[Alys Arryn (wife of Rhaegel)|Alys Arryn]], the wife of Prince [[Rhaegel Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
* Lord [[Jasper Arryn]], Lord of the Eyrie and father of [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|affc|41}}

==Sworn Houses==

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{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Arryn of Gulltown|House Arryn]]''' of Gulltown. 
{{COA|OldBaelish|small}} '''[[House Baelish]]''' of the Fingers. 
{{COA|belmore|small}}'''[[House Belmore]]''' of [[Strongsong]]. 
{{COA|corbray|small}}'''[[House Corbray]]''' of [[Heart's Home]]. 
{{COA|Donniger|small}} '''[[House Donniger]]'''. 
{{COA|Egen|small}} '''[[House Egen]]'''. 
{{COA|elesham|small}} '''[[House Elesham]]''' of [[The Paps]]. 
{{COA|grafton|small}} '''[[House Grafton]]''' of [[Gulltown]]. 
{{COA|hersy|small}} '''[[House Hersy]]''' of [[Newkeep]]. 
{{COA|hunter|small}} '''[[House Hunter]]''' of [[Longbow Hall]]. 
{{COA|lynderly|small}} '''[[House Lynderly]]''' of [[Snakewood]]. 
{{COA|melcolm|small}} '''[[House Melcolm]]''' of [[Old Anchor]]. 
{{COA|moore|small}} '''[[House Moore]]'''. 
{{COA|Pryor|small}} '''[[House Pryor]]''' of [[Pebble]]. 
{{COA|redfort|small}} '''[[House Redfort]]''' of [[Redfort]]. 
{{COA|Royce|small}} '''[[House Royce]]''' of [[Runestone]]. 
{{COA|royce gates moon|small}} '''[[House Royce of the Gates of the Moon|House Royce]]''' of the [[Gates of the Moon]]. 
{{COA|ruthermont|small}} '''[[House Ruthermont]]'''. 
{{COA|sunderland|small}} '''[[House Sunderland]]''' of [[Sisterton]]. 
{{COA|templeton|small}} '''[[House Templeton]]''' of [[Ninestars]]. 
{{COA|upcliff|small}} '''[[House Upcliff]]'''. 
{{COA|Waynwood|small}} '''[[House Waynwood]]''' of [[Ironoaks]]. 
{{COA|wydman|small}} '''[[House Wydman]]'''. 
{{COA|waxley|small}} '''[[House Waxley]]''' of [[Wickenden]]. 
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The following are not directly sworn to House Arryn: [[House Borrell|Borrell]], [[House Longthorpe|Longthorpe]], [[House Torrent|Torrent]], [[House Shett|Shett]], [[House Coldwater|Coldwater]], [[House Tollett|Tollett]], [[House Hardyng|Hardyng]].

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House Arryn of Gulltown

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'''House Arryn of Gulltown''' is a small collection of cadet branches of [[House Arryn]]. They chose to marry merchants in [[Gulltown]], making them richer than most of their cousins. However they are considered uncouth so are not discussed by the rest of the family.{{ref|affc|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Petyr Baelish]] goes through the recent past of [[House Arryn]], telling [[Sansa Stark]] that the Arryns of Gulltown are rich but ignored by the rest of the family.

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

* no member has appeared yet.

==References and Notes==
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House Florent

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'''House Florent of Brightwater Keep''' is a noble house from [[Brightwater Keep]] in [[the Reach]], one of the main houses sworn to [[House Tyrell]]{{ref|agot|Appendix}}. Their sigil is a red-gold fox's head encircled by lapis lazuli flowers.{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|ACOK|42}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> Members of the House are known for their prominent ears.

==History==
The Florents, like the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], claim descent from the extinct [[House Gardener]], the defunct [[Kings of the Reach]]. The Florents have a superior line of descent, and believe that they by rights should possess [[Highgarden]].{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

Three years before the start of the [[Ashford Tourney]], Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] and [[Dunk]] were in service to Lord Florent, who was blind. The Florent arms were spotted by Dunk in the assembled heraldry at the tourney. Ser [[Aladore Florent]] and Ser [[Jon Florent]] were listed on the rolls. According to Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], maids of [[House Osgrey]] used to marry members of House Florent.

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offered his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] for marriage to [[Delena Florent]] after she had been despoiled by King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]]. Instead, her father, Ser [[Colin Florent]], married her to one of his knights, [[Hosman Norcross]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Selyse Florent]] is the queen of newly-crowned [[Stannis Baratheon]], to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named [[Melisandre]] has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light. As the [[War of the Five Kings]] breaks out, House Florent follows [[House Tyrell]] in supporting Robert's youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. They field roughly 2,000 men, a large proportion of whom are cavalry.{{ref|ACOK|0}}<ref>Over half of the 1,500 men on Dragonstone post-Blackwater are Florents; this is around 800. We can presume they are cavalry since it was cavalry at Storm's End that joined Stannis, and the Florent infantry are killed by Randyll Tarly at Bitterbridge.</ref>

However, upon Renly's death at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents are the most significant Reach house to defect. Lord [[Alester Florent]]'s nephew, Ser [[Erren Florent|Erren]], is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at [[Bitterbridge]], but he is captured by [[Loras Tyrell]]. Meanwhile, Alester's son-in-law, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], puts many Florent men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side. Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward, [[Edric Storm]]. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King [[Robert Baratheon]], a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin, [[Delena Florent]]. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin, [[Shireen Baratheon]], on [[Dragonstone]], improving both of their spirits.

On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece, Queen Selyse, and his brother, Ser [[Axell Florent]], in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone as castellan, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. With Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter in Shireen, the Florents need not hearken back to the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] dynasty to recall royal ties.

Selyse's brother, Ser [[Imry Florent]], despite having no experience as an admiral, is given command of Stannis's navy in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by [[wildfire]]; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of [[King's Landing]], Stannis's army seems within sight of victory. However, the Florents' rivals, the Tyrells, arrive with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] from south of the Blackwater. The result is a rout, but most men picked up along the shoreline by [[Salladhor Saan]]'s [[Lys]]ene fleet wear the badge of [[Brightwater Keep]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Following the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], the second son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], as a reward for loyal service, forming [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]].

After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone.{{ref|ASOS|36}} As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests [[Davos Seaworth]] when the Onion Knight intends to murder [[Melisandre]]. Axell counsels Stannis to put [[Claw Isle]] to the torch in retaliation for Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]] bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to [[Lys]] to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to [[the Wall]], Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.

[[Jon Snow]] spots a ring of flowers amongst the banners during [[Battle of Castle Black|the attack]] on the [[wildling]] camp by Stannis.{{ref|ASOS|73}} The banners of House Florent are spotted flying at [[Castle Black]] by [[Samwell Tarly]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The new head of the house, Alester's son [[Alekyne Florent]], has taken refuge in [[Oldtown]], where his sister [[Rhea Florent|Rhea]] is the wife of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow [[queen's men]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen. Selyse and Axell travel to [[Castle Black]] on their way to the [[Nightfort]], where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the [[wildling]] chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of [[Gerrick Kingsblood]].

Meanwhile, Ser [[Colin Florent]] remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of its new lord, Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden. With the new threat of [[Euron Greyjoy]]'s [[ironmen]] raiding the Reach, Brightwater's dangers have not lessened. Should anything happen to the childless Alekyne there would likely be a squabble over succession, as the head of the house would become his sister [[Melessa Florent]], the wife of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]].

==House Florent at the end of the third century==
[[File:Alester Florent Chris Pritchard.jpg|Lord Alester Florent. © FFG|thumb|350px|right]]
The known Florents during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord {[[Alester Florent]]}, Lord of [[Brightwater Keep|Brightwater]] and [[Hand of the King]]. Burned as a sacrifice to [[R'hllor]] for treason.
** Lady [[Melara Crane]], his wife.
*** Lord [[Alekyne Florent]], his son and heir. Attainted Lord of Brightwater. Seeking refuge at the [[Hightower]].
*** [[Melessa Florent]], his eldest daughter. Married to [[Randyll Tarly]].
*** [[Rhea Florent]], his second daughter. Married to Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].
* Ser [[Axell Florent]], his eldest brother, self-fashioned Hand of the Queen. Castellan at [[Dragonstone]].
* Ser {[[Ryam Florent]]}, his second brother. Died in a fall from a horse.
*** Queen [[Selyse Florent]], Ryam's daughter. Married to King [[Stannis Baratheon]].
*** Ser {[[Imry Florent]]}, Ryam's eldest son, Lord High Captain of Stannis's fleet. Died at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
*** Ser [[Erren Florent]], Ryam's second son. Captive at [[Highgarden]].
* Ser [[Colin Florent]], his third brother. Castellan at Brightwater Keep.
*** [[Delena Florent]], Colin's daughter. Married to Ser [[Hosman Norcross]].
*** [[Omer Florent]], Colin's son. A [[Maester]] of the [[Citadel]] in service at [[Old Oak]].
*** [[Merrell Florent]], Colin's son. A squire at the [[Arbor]].
* [[Rylene Florent]], his sister. Married to Ser [[Rycherd Crane]].

{{Template:Florent_tree}}

==Historical Members==
*Ser [[Aladore Florent]], a knight.{{ref|thk| Graphic Novel Edition}}
*Ser [[Jon Florent]], a knight.{{ref|thk| Graphic Novel Edition}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|Minor houses in A Song of Ice and Fire}}

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[[Category:House Florent|*]]
[[Category:Noble houses|Florent]]
[[Category:Houses from the Reach|Florent]]

[[es:Casa Florent]]
[[fr:Maison Florent]]
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[[zh:佛罗伦家族]]

House Florent

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Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Florent of Brightwater Keep
| image = [[image:House Florent.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Ermine, a fox's head cabossed within an annulet of flowers, all proper
| Seat = previously [[Brightwater Keep]]
| Current_Lord = [[Alekyne Florent]]
| Region = [[the Reach]]
| Title = Lord of Brightwater
| Heir = [[Melessa Florent]]
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch =
| Founded_in =
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'''House Florent of Brightwater Keep''' is a noble house from [[Brightwater Keep]] in [[the Reach]], one of the main houses sworn to [[House Tyrell]]{{ref|agot|Appendix}}. Their sigil is a red-gold fox's head encircled by lapis lazuli flowers.{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|ACOK|42}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> Members of the House are known for their prominent ears.

==History==
The Florents, like the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], claim descent from the extinct [[House Gardener]], the defunct [[Kings of the Reach]]. The Florents have a superior line of descent, and believe that they by rights should possess [[Highgarden]].{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

Three years before the start of the [[Ashford Tourney]], Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] and [[Dunk]] were in service to Lord Florent, who was blind. The Florent arms were spotted by Dunk in the assembled heraldry at the tourney. Ser [[Aladore Florent]] and Ser [[Jon Florent]] were listed on the rolls. According to Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], maids of [[House Osgrey]] used to marry members of House Florent.

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offered his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] for marriage to [[Delena Florent]] after she had been despoiled by King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]]. Instead, her father, Ser [[Colin Florent]], married her to one of his knights, [[Hosman Norcross]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Selyse Florent]] is the queen of newly-crowned [[Stannis Baratheon]], to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named [[Melisandre]] has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light. As the [[War of the Five Kings]] breaks out, House Florent follows [[House Tyrell]] in supporting Robert's youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. They field roughly 2,000 men, a large proportion of whom are cavalry.{{ref|ACOK|0}}<ref>Over half of the 1,500 men on Dragonstone post-Blackwater are Florents; this is around 800. We can presume they are cavalry since it was cavalry at Storm's End that joined Stannis, and the Florent infantry are killed by Randyll Tarly at Bitterbridge.</ref>

However, upon Renly's death at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents are the most significant Reach house to defect. Lord [[Alester Florent]]'s nephew, Ser [[Erren Florent|Erren]], is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at [[Bitterbridge]], but he is captured by [[Loras Tyrell]]. Meanwhile, Alester's son-in-law, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], puts many Florent men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side. Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward, [[Edric Storm]]. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King [[Robert Baratheon]], a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin, [[Delena Florent]]. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin, [[Shireen Baratheon]], on [[Dragonstone]], improving both of their spirits.

On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece, Queen Selyse, and his brother, Ser [[Axell Florent]], in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone as castellan, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. With Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter in Shireen, the Florents need not hearken back to the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] dynasty to recall royal ties.

Selyse's brother, Ser [[Imry Florent]], despite having no experience as an admiral, is given command of Stannis's navy in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by [[wildfire]]; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of [[King's Landing]], Stannis's army seems within sight of victory. However, the Florents' rivals, the Tyrells, arrive with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] from south of the Blackwater. The result is a rout, but most men picked up along the shoreline by [[Salladhor Saan]]'s [[Lys]]ene fleet wear the badge of [[Brightwater Keep]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Following the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], the second son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], as a reward for loyal service, forming [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]].

After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone.{{ref|ASOS|36}} As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests [[Davos Seaworth]] when the Onion Knight intends to murder [[Melisandre]]. Axell counsels Stannis to put [[Claw Isle]] to the torch in retaliation for Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]] bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to [[Lys]] to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to [[the Wall]], Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.

[[Jon Snow]] spots a ring of flowers amongst the banners during [[Battle of Castle Black|the attack]] on the [[wildling]] camp by Stannis.{{ref|ASOS|73}} The banners of House Florent are spotted flying at [[Castle Black]] by [[Samwell Tarly]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The new head of the house, Alester's son [[Alekyne Florent]], has taken refuge in [[Oldtown]], where his sister [[Rhea Florent|Rhea]] is the wife of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow [[queen's men]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen. Selyse and Axell travel to [[Castle Black]] on their way to the [[Nightfort]], where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the [[wildling]] chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of [[Gerrick Kingsblood]].

Meanwhile, Ser [[Colin Florent]] remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of its new lord, Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden. With the new threat of [[Euron Greyjoy]]'s [[ironmen]] raiding the Reach, Brightwater's dangers have not lessened. Should anything happen to the childless Alekyne there would likely be a squabble over succession, as the head of the house would become his sister [[Melessa Florent]], the wife of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]].

==House Florent at the end of the third century==
[[File:Alester Florent Chris Pritchard.jpg|Lord Alester Florent. © FFG|thumb|350px|right]]
The known Florents during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord {[[Alester Florent]]}, Lord of [[Brightwater Keep|Brightwater]] and [[Hand of the King]]. Burned as a sacrifice to [[R'hllor]] for treason.
** Lady [[Melara Crane]], his wife.
*** Lord [[Alekyne Florent]], his son and heir. Attainted Lord of Brightwater. Seeking refuge at the [[Hightower]].
*** [[Melessa Florent]], his eldest daughter. Married to [[Randyll Tarly]].
*** [[Rhea Florent]], his second daughter. Married to Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].
* Ser [[Axell Florent]], his eldest brother, self-fashioned Hand of the Queen. Castellan at [[Dragonstone]].
* Ser {[[Ryam Florent]]}, his second brother. Died in a fall from a horse.
*** Queen [[Selyse Florent]], Ryam's daughter. Married to King [[Stannis Baratheon]].
*** Ser {[[Imry Florent]]}, Ryam's eldest son, Lord High Captain of Stannis's fleet. Died at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
*** Ser [[Erren Florent]], Ryam's second son. Captive at [[Highgarden]].
* Ser [[Colin Florent]], his third brother. Castellan at Brightwater Keep.
*** [[Delena Florent]], Colin's daughter. Married to Ser [[Hosman Norcross]].
*** [[Omer Florent]], Colin's son. A [[Maester]] of the [[Citadel]] in service at [[Old Oak]].
*** [[Merrell Florent]], Colin's son. A squire at the [[Arbor]].
* [[Rylene Florent]], his sister. Married to Ser [[Rycherd Crane]].

{{Template:Florent_tree}}

==Historical Members==
*Ser [[Aladore Florent]], a knight.{{ref|thk| Graphic Novel Edition}}
*Ser [[Jon Florent]], a knight.{{ref|thk| Graphic Novel Edition}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|Minor houses in A Song of Ice and Fire}}

{{HousesReach}}

[[Category:House Florent|*]]
[[Category:Noble houses|Florent]]
[[Category:Houses from the Reach|Florent]]

[[es:Casa Florent]]
[[fr:Maison Florent]]
[[ru:Флоренты]]
[[zh:佛罗伦家族]]

House Florent

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Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Florent of Brightwater Keep
| image = [[image:House Florent.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Ermine, a fox's head cabossed within an annulet of flowers, all proper
| Seat = [[Brightwater Keep]] (disputed by [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]])
| Current_Lord = [[Alekyne Florent]]
| Region = [[the Reach]]
| Title = Lord of Brightwater
| Heir = [[Melessa Florent]]
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch =
| Founded_in =
| Founder =
| Died_out =
}}

'''House Florent of Brightwater Keep''' is a noble house from [[Brightwater Keep]] in [[the Reach]], one of the main houses sworn to [[House Tyrell]]{{ref|agot|Appendix}}. Their sigil is a red-gold fox's head encircled by lapis lazuli flowers.{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|ACOK|42}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> Members of the House are known for their prominent ears.

==History==
The Florents, like the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], claim descent from the extinct [[House Gardener]], the defunct [[Kings of the Reach]]. The Florents have a superior line of descent, and believe that they by rights should possess [[Highgarden]].{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

Three years before the start of the [[Ashford Tourney]], Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] and [[Dunk]] were in service to Lord Florent, who was blind. The Florent arms were spotted by Dunk in the assembled heraldry at the tourney. Ser [[Aladore Florent]] and Ser [[Jon Florent]] were listed on the rolls. According to Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], maids of [[House Osgrey]] used to marry members of House Florent.

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offered his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] for marriage to [[Delena Florent]] after she had been despoiled by King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]]. Instead, her father, Ser [[Colin Florent]], married her to one of his knights, [[Hosman Norcross]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Selyse Florent]] is the queen of newly-crowned [[Stannis Baratheon]], to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named [[Melisandre]] has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light. As the [[War of the Five Kings]] breaks out, House Florent follows [[House Tyrell]] in supporting Robert's youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. They field roughly 2,000 men, a large proportion of whom are cavalry.{{ref|ACOK|0}}<ref>Over half of the 1,500 men on Dragonstone post-Blackwater are Florents; this is around 800. We can presume they are cavalry since it was cavalry at Storm's End that joined Stannis, and the Florent infantry are killed by Randyll Tarly at Bitterbridge.</ref>

However, upon Renly's death at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents are the most significant Reach house to defect. Lord [[Alester Florent]]'s nephew, Ser [[Erren Florent|Erren]], is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at [[Bitterbridge]], but he is captured by [[Loras Tyrell]]. Meanwhile, Alester's son-in-law, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], puts many Florent men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side. Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward, [[Edric Storm]]. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King [[Robert Baratheon]], a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin, [[Delena Florent]]. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin, [[Shireen Baratheon]], on [[Dragonstone]], improving both of their spirits.

On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece, Queen Selyse, and his brother, Ser [[Axell Florent]], in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone as castellan, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. With Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter in Shireen, the Florents need not hearken back to the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] dynasty to recall royal ties.

Selyse's brother, Ser [[Imry Florent]], despite having no experience as an admiral, is given command of Stannis's navy in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by [[wildfire]]; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of [[King's Landing]], Stannis's army seems within sight of victory. However, the Florents' rivals, the Tyrells, arrive with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] from south of the Blackwater. The result is a rout, but most men picked up along the shoreline by [[Salladhor Saan]]'s [[Lys]]ene fleet wear the badge of [[Brightwater Keep]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Following the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], the second son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], as a reward for loyal service, forming [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]].

After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone.{{ref|ASOS|36}} As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests [[Davos Seaworth]] when the Onion Knight intends to murder [[Melisandre]]. Axell counsels Stannis to put [[Claw Isle]] to the torch in retaliation for Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]] bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to [[Lys]] to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to [[the Wall]], Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.

[[Jon Snow]] spots a ring of flowers amongst the banners during [[Battle of Castle Black|the attack]] on the [[wildling]] camp by Stannis.{{ref|ASOS|73}} The banners of House Florent are spotted flying at [[Castle Black]] by [[Samwell Tarly]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The new head of the house, Alester's son [[Alekyne Florent]], has taken refuge in [[Oldtown]], where his sister [[Rhea Florent|Rhea]] is the wife of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow [[queen's men]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen. Selyse and Axell travel to [[Castle Black]] on their way to the [[Nightfort]], where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the [[wildling]] chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of [[Gerrick Kingsblood]].

Meanwhile, Ser [[Colin Florent]] remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of its new lord, Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden. With the new threat of [[Euron Greyjoy]]'s [[ironmen]] raiding the Reach, Brightwater's dangers have not lessened. Should anything happen to the childless Alekyne there would likely be a squabble over succession, as the head of the house would become his sister [[Melessa Florent]], the wife of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]].

==House Florent at the end of the third century==
[[File:Alester Florent Chris Pritchard.jpg|Lord Alester Florent. © FFG|thumb|350px|right]]
The known Florents during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord {[[Alester Florent]]}, Lord of [[Brightwater Keep|Brightwater]] and [[Hand of the King]]. Burned as a sacrifice to [[R'hllor]] for treason.
** Lady [[Melara Crane]], his wife.
*** Lord [[Alekyne Florent]], his son and heir. Attainted Lord of Brightwater. Seeking refuge at the [[Hightower]].
*** [[Melessa Florent]], his eldest daughter. Married to [[Randyll Tarly]].
*** [[Rhea Florent]], his second daughter. Married to Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].
* Ser [[Axell Florent]], his eldest brother, self-fashioned Hand of the Queen. Castellan at [[Dragonstone]].
* Ser {[[Ryam Florent]]}, his second brother. Died in a fall from a horse.
*** Queen [[Selyse Florent]], Ryam's daughter. Married to King [[Stannis Baratheon]].
*** Ser {[[Imry Florent]]}, Ryam's eldest son, Lord High Captain of Stannis's fleet. Died at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
*** Ser [[Erren Florent]], Ryam's second son. Captive at [[Highgarden]].
* Ser [[Colin Florent]], his third brother. Castellan at Brightwater Keep.
*** [[Delena Florent]], Colin's daughter. Married to Ser [[Hosman Norcross]].
*** [[Omer Florent]], Colin's son. A [[Maester]] of the [[Citadel]] in service at [[Old Oak]].
*** [[Merrell Florent]], Colin's son. A squire at the [[Arbor]].
* [[Rylene Florent]], his sister. Married to Ser [[Rycherd Crane]].

{{Template:Florent_tree}}

==Historical Members==
*Ser [[Aladore Florent]], a knight.{{ref|thk| Graphic Novel Edition}}
*Ser [[Jon Florent]], a knight.{{ref|thk| Graphic Novel Edition}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
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House Caron

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Lord Rupert Connington:

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| Coat_of_arms= A field of black nightingales on yellow
| Words = ''No Song so Sweet''
| Seat = [[Nightsong]]
| Current_Lord= [[Rolland Storm]]
| Region = [[the Stormlands]]
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'''House Caron of Nightsong''' is one of the principal noble houses in the [[Stormlands]], sworn to [[Storm's End]]{{ref|agot|Appendix}}. They rule from [[Nightsong]] and hold the title "Lord of the Marches",{{Ref|AGOT|29}} although they do not hold dominion over other [[marcher lords]] in the [[Dornish Marches]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}

Their blazon is a field of black nightingales on yellow.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/8/ Houses from the Stormlands]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon correspondence it is «No Song so Sweet».<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==History==
The Carons date back to the [[Age of Heroes]], and they are a family known for creating warriors and singers. They claim their nightingale sigil has been in 1,000 battles.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}} Maester [[Yandel]] states Nightsong has been sworn to [[Storm's End]] since time immemorial, but also that the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] once included western marches from [[Horn Hill]] to Nightsong.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}} The Carons and [[House Swann|Swanns]] both claim to be the oldest of the marcher lords.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}

Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] and [[Dunk]] served Lord Caron and Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] when they fought the [[Vulture King]] in the [[Red Mountains]]. Lord [[Pearse Caron]] was one of the outstanding participants in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]]. He was a harper, singer and knight of renown, and had his personal arms emblazoned with a silver harp. Pearse chose [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]] as his opponent at Ashford. The match was even, and Pearse managed to shatter Leo's shield, but in the end he yielded. Lord Caron ignored Dunk when he was asked for help in the [[trial of seven]].

In {{Date|287}}, [[Brienne of Tarth]] was promised to the younger son of Lord [[Bryen Caron]], a shy boy with a mole above his lip, but two years later a chill caused his death, also taking the lives of Lord Caron, his wife and their daughters. This left young [[Bryce Caron]] as Lord of the Marches.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Bryce Caron]]'s shield with its field of nightingales is seen displayed outside his tent during [[the Hand's tourney]]. He is one of the outstanding knights at the tourney, but he is defeated by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Along with most other storm lords, Lord Bryce declares for [[Renly Baratheon]] at the outset of the [[War of the Five Kings]], and is named to the [[Rainbow Guard]], being known as Bryce the Orange afterwards. Lord Caron's nightingales are seen by [[Catelyn Tully]] in Renly's camp. During the feast he goads Ser [[Robar Royce|Robar the Red]] into juggling daggers. After the failed parley between the Baratheon brothers at Storm's End, Lord Bryce is given command of the left in the [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|coming battle]]. Bryce turns to [[Stannis Baratheon]] after Renly's death, however. He accompanies Stannis to the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], where he offers to fight Cortnay in single combat and is rebuffed.

Bryce fights in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], in which he is slain in single combat by a one-eyed knight, Ser [[Philip Foote]]. The late Lord [[Bryen Caron]]'s bastard, Ser [[Rolland Storm]], commands the rearguard that allows Stannis to reach the galleys and flee from the Blackwater. King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] renders the house’s keep, lands, titles, and incomes forfeit and given to Ser Philip as the first [[House Foote of Nightsong|Lord Foote]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}} Rolland still claims [[Nightsong]] as a pretender, however.{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Rolland, the Bastard of Nightsong, is regarded by Stannis as one of the few good men that remain to him after his defeat at the Blackwater. Rolland helps [[Davos Seaworth]] to smuggle [[Edric Storm]] out of [[Dragonstone]]. He is trusted by Davos because of his fierce faith in [[Warrior (the Seven)|the Warrior]].

The arms of House Caron are spotted by [[Jon Snow]] during the [[Battle of Castle Black|attack by Stannis]] on the [[wildling]] camp north of the [[Wall]]. Ser Rolland was named [[castellan]] of Dragonstone by Stannis before going north to the Wall.

[[Mylenda Caron]] becomes a widow when [[Catelyn Tully|Lady Stoneheart]] and [[brotherhood without banners|her outlaws]] hang [[Petyr Frey]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Rolland continues to serve Stannis's cause by holding [[Dragonstone]]. His fate after the [[Siege of Dragonstone|fall of Dragonstone]] is unknown.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

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

* Lord {[[Bryen Caron]]}, the late Lord of the Marches.
** Lord {[[Bryce Caron]]}, Lord of the Marches. Slain during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
** Ser [[Rolland Storm]], his bastard brother. Called the Bastard of Nightsong.

With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there is also:
* [[Mylenda Caron]], the wife of [[Petyr Frey]].

==Historical Members==
*Lord [[Royce Caron]], Lord of the Marches, Lord of Nightsong and one of the original members of the council of seven that ruled as regents during the childhood of King [[Aegon III]].{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}
* Lord [[Pearse Caron]] was a renowned musician and knight during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|thk}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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House Caron

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Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Caron of Nightsong
| image = [[File:House Caron.png|center|250px]]
| image_caption=
| Coat_of_arms= A field of black nightingales on yellow
| Words = ''No Song so Sweet''
| Seat = [[Nightsong]]
| Current_Lord= [[Rolland Storm]]
| Region = [[the Stormlands]]
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'''House Caron of Nightsong''' is one of the principal noble houses in the [[Stormlands]], sworn to [[Storm's End]]{{ref|agot|Appendix}}. They rule from [[Nightsong]] and hold the title "Lord of the Marches",{{Ref|AGOT|29}} although they do not hold dominion over other [[marcher lords]] in the [[Dornish Marches]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}

Their blazon is a field of black nightingales on yellow.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/8/ Houses from the Stormlands]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon correspondence it is «No Song so Sweet».<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==History==
The Carons date back to the [[Age of Heroes]], and they are a family known for creating warriors and singers. They claim their nightingale sigil has been in 1,000 battles.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}} Maester [[Yandel]] states Nightsong has been sworn to [[Storm's End]] since time immemorial, but also that the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] once included western marches from [[Horn Hill]] to Nightsong.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}} The Carons and [[House Swann|Swanns]] both claim to be the oldest of the marcher lords.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}

Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] and [[Dunk]] served Lord Caron and Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] when they fought the [[Vulture King]] in the [[Red Mountains]]. Lord [[Pearse Caron]] was one of the outstanding participants in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]]. He was a harper, singer and knight of renown, and had his personal arms emblazoned with a silver harp. Pearse chose [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]] as his opponent at Ashford. The match was even, and Pearse managed to shatter Leo's shield, but in the end he yielded. Lord Caron ignored Dunk when he was asked for help in the [[trial of seven]].

In {{Date|287}}, [[Brienne of Tarth]] was promised to the younger son of Lord [[Bryen Caron]], a shy boy with a mole above his lip, but two years later a chill caused his death, also taking the lives of Lord Caron, his wife and their daughters. This left young [[Bryce Caron]] as Lord of the Marches.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Bryce Caron]]'s shield with its field of nightingales is seen displayed outside his tent during [[the Hand's tourney]]. He is one of the outstanding knights at the tourney, but he is defeated by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Along with most other storm lords, Lord Bryce declares for [[Renly Baratheon]] at the outset of the [[War of the Five Kings]], and is named to the [[Rainbow Guard]], being known as Bryce the Orange afterwards. Lord Caron's nightingales are seen by [[Catelyn Tully]] in Renly's camp. During the feast he goads Ser [[Robar Royce|Robar the Red]] into juggling daggers. After the failed parley between the Baratheon brothers at Storm's End, Lord Bryce is given command of the left in the [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|coming battle]]. Bryce turns to [[Stannis Baratheon]] after Renly's death, however. He accompanies Stannis to the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]], where he offers to fight Cortnay in single combat and is rebuffed.

Bryce fights in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], in which he is slain in single combat by a one-eyed knight, Ser [[Philip Foote]]. The late Lord [[Bryen Caron]]'s bastard, Ser [[Rolland Storm]], commands the rearguard that allows Stannis to reach the galleys and flee from the Blackwater. King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] renders the house’s keep, lands, titles, and incomes forfeit and given to Ser Philip as the first [[House Foote of Nightsong|Lord Foote]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}} Rolland still claims [[Nightsong]] as a pretender, however.{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Rolland, the Bastard of Nightsong, is regarded by Stannis as one of the few good men that remain to him after his defeat at the Blackwater. Rolland helps [[Davos Seaworth]] to smuggle [[Edric Storm]] out of [[Dragonstone]]. He is trusted by Davos because of his fierce faith in [[Warrior (the Seven)|the Warrior]].

The arms of House Caron are spotted by [[Jon Snow]] during the [[Battle of Castle Black|attack by Stannis]] on the [[wildling]] camp north of the [[Wall]]. Ser Rolland was named [[castellan]] of Dragonstone by Stannis before going north to the Wall.

[[Mylenda Caron]] becomes a widow when [[Catelyn Tully|Lady Stoneheart]] and [[brotherhood without banners|her outlaws]] hang [[Petyr Frey]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Rolland continues to serve Stannis's cause by holding [[Dragonstone]]. His fate after the [[Siege of Dragonstone|fall of Dragonstone]] is unknown.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

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

* Lord {[[Bryen Caron]]}, the late Lord of the Marches.
** Lord {[[Bryce Caron]]}, Lord of the Marches. Slain during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
** Ser [[Rolland Storm]], his bastard brother. Called the Bastard of Nightsong.

With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there is also:
* [[Mylenda Caron]], the wife of [[Petyr Frey]].

==Historical Members==
*Lord [[Royce Caron]], Lord of the Marches, Lord of Nightsong and one of the original members of the council of seven that ruled as regents during the childhood of King [[Aegon III]].{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}
* Lord [[Pearse Caron]] was a renowned musician and knight during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|thk}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Lord Rupert Connington:

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Dornish Marches

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Lord Rupert Connington:

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The '''Dornish Marches''' is an area of southern [[Westeros]] in the border region between the [[stormlands]], the [[Reach]], and [[Dorne]]. The marches are predominantly in the southwestern stormlands and extend east to the [[Sea of Dorne]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref><ref>The [[House Swann|Swanns]] of [[Stonehelm]] are marcher lords.</ref>{{ref|TLOIAF}}

==Geography==
The hundreds of leagues of the marches consist of grassland, moors, and plains, with a portion of the [[Red Mountains]] to the east.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}} A road runs south from the ruins of [[Summerhall]] in the northern marches<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Summerhall Summerhall]</ref> to [[Yronwood]] via the [[Boneway]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}

The [[marcher lords]] of the stormlands have a very strong martial tradition and have formidable castles, as they defended against Dornish incursions for thousands of years.<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Stormlands The Stormlands]</ref> Marcher houses include [[House Caron]] of [[Nightsong]],{{ref|AGOT|29}} [[House Dondarrion]] of [[Blackhaven]],{{ref|ASOS|34}} [[House Selmy]] of [[Harvest Hall]],{{ref|ACOK|63}}{{ref|ADWD|55}} and [[House Swann]] of [[Stonehelm]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}{{ref|ADWD|8}} The eastern region of the marches around Stonehelm is known as the [[Red Watch]].{{ref|ACOK|2}}{{ref|AWOIAF}} The marches are known for producing excellent bowmen.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}

The [[Kingdom of the Reach]] included western marches from [[Horn Hill]] to Nightsong,{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}} and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], the [[Lord Paramount of the Reach]], includes [[Defender of the Marches]] amongst his titles.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Most of the marches are now in the stormlands, however, aside from the [[House Tarly|Tarly]] lands near Horn Hill. [[Starpike]], the seat of [[House Peake]] in the Reach, is also part of the marches.<ref>According to the [http://www.historyofwesteros.com/concarolinas-westerlands-reading/ ConCarolinas westerlands reading], King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] was slain at Starpike, while ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' states Maekar was killed on the Dornish Marches.</ref>

==History==
For over a thousand years the marches were common battlegrounds between the stormlands, the [[Reach]] and [[Dorne]] until the last century, when Dorne joined the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Having been conquered by the [[Storm King]]s, it serves as an effective buffer zone between the old enemies.

[[Dornishmen]] with histories of fighting the marcher lords include the [[House Blackmont|Blackmonts]] of [[Blackmont]], the [[House Fowler|Fowlers]] of [[Skyreach]], the [[House Manwoody|Manwoodys]] of [[Kingsgrave]], the [[House Wyl|Wyls]] of [[Wyl]], and the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]] of [[Yronwood]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Queer Customs of the South}}

During the [[War of Conquest]], Dornish parties raided across the marches.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} During the [[First Dornish War]] the Dornish under Lord Fowler burned [[Nightsong]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}} Marcher lords such as [[Sam Tarly]] participated in the [[Vulture Hunt]] during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}}

[[Qoren Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], refused to involve Dorne in the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Once his daughter [[Aliandra Martell|Aliandra]] became Princess of Dorne, however, she encouraged her bannermen to gain her favor by raiding the marches.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}

After Dorne joined the Seven Kingdoms peacefully, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] raised [[Summerhall]] in the Dornish Marches. Resentment by the marcher lords toward the Dornish influence at Daeron's court was one of the causes of the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Daeron II}}

King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] was slain fighting a rebellious lord on the Dornish Marches{{ref|TWOIAF| Maekar I}} during the [[Peake Uprising]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Anguy]], a commoner from the marches, wins the archery competition at the [[Hand's tourney]].{{ref|AGOT|30}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The acting [[Hand of the King]], [[Tyrion Lannister]], sends Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to [[Dorne]] in hopes of repairing relations with [[Sunspear]]. As another concession, he grants several castles in the Marches to Dorne.{{ref|acok|20}} Once Myrcella arrives, Prince [[Doran Martell]] has pledged to mobilize Dornish hosts in the [[Prince's Pass]] and the [[Boneway]] to keep the marcher lords in their castles rather than aid [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|ACOK|41}} The Dornish refuse to invade after Stannis takes [[Storm's End]], but Tyrion hopes the marcher lords will remain in their lands.{{ref|ACOK|44}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Tom of Sevenstreams]] tells [[Arya Stark]] that the only songs that Anguy knows are marcher ballads, every one of them a hundred verses long.{{ref|ASOS|13}} The new Lord of [[Nightsong]], [[Philip Foote]], also has the title Lord of the Marches.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Doran denies [[Obara Sand]]'s request to allow her and [[Nymeria Sand]] to take the hosts from the Prince's Pass and the Boneway to attack the marcher lords and then [[Oldtown]].{{ref|AFFC|2}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] considers himself to be a man of the Dornish Marches.{{ref|ADWD|55}}

==References and Notes==
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House Peake

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Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''House Peake of Starpike''' is a noble house from [[Starpike]] in the [[Reach]]. They blazon their arms with three black castles on orange.{{ref|tss}}{{ref|tmk}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> Their motto has yet to appear.

The Peakes are [[marcher lords]] from the [[Dornish Marches]].<ref>According to the [http://www.historyofwesteros.com/concarolinas-westerlands-reading/ ConCarolinas westerlands reading], King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] was slain at Starpike, while ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' states Maekar was killed fighting a rebellious lord on the Dornish Marches.</ref>

==History==
The Peakes were historical rivals with the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] before their exile from the Reach for the [[North]].{{ref|TWOIAF}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Unwin Peake]] supported [[the greens]]. He took command of the green army from [[the Reach]] after the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] and led its retreat.{{ref|tpatq}} After the death of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Lord Unwin was given a position as one of King Aegon III's regents. He eventually became [[Hand of the King]], which he later resigned when the king would not marry his daughter.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}

The three black castles on their arms symbolize the three castles that House Peake once owned, [[Dunstonbury]], [[Starpike]], and [[Whitegrove]].{{ref|TWOIAF}} After they chose the side of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], they had two of the castles stripped from them, leaving them only Starpike.{{ref|tmk}} Lord [[Gormon Peake]] was a fierce supporter of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and was considered one of the finest knights during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. Gormon was a part of [[Daemon II Blackfyre]]'s entourage at [[Whitewalls]].{{ref|TMK}}

King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], Lord [[Robert Reyne]], and [[Tywald Lannister]] were slain during the [[Peake Uprising]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord [[Titus Peake]] is married to [[Margot Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Laswell Peake|Laswell]], [[Torman Peake|Torman]], and [[Pykewood Peake]] are exiles in the [[Golden Company]] in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]. Laswell is sent to capture [[Rain House]].{{ref|ADWD|61}}

==House Peake at the end of the third century==

The known Peakes during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord [[Titus Peake]], Lord of Starpike, married to [[Margot Lannister]].{{ref|asos|appendix}}{{ref|affc|appendix}}{{ref|adwd|appendix}}

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser [[Laswell Peake]], an exile lord serving with the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|adwd|appendix}}
* [[Torman Peake]], his brother. An exile serving with the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|adwd|appendix}}
* [[Pykewood Peake]], his brother. An exile serving with the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|adwd|appendix}}

==Historical Members==
* Lord [[Lorimar Peake]], who drove [[House Manderly]] from the Reach upon the behest of King [[Perceon III Gardener]]
* Lord [[Unwin Peake]], supported King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and [[the greens]] during [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}} Later Regent and Hand for King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}
** Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], Lord Unwin's bastard brother, [[knight]] of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}
* Lord [[Gormon Peake]], supporter of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and his son [[Daemon II Blackfyre]]. Executed for treason in {{Date|211}}.{{ref|tss}}{{ref|tmk}}

==Behind the Scenes==
House Peake is a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to the books of [[w:Mervyn Peake|Mervyn Peake]]. Titus Groan is the main character of the ''[[w:Gormenghast (series)|Gormenghast]]'' trilogy.

==References and Notes==
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Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)

2015-03-07T14:17:30Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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:''"Aemon" redirects here. For other uses, see [[Aemon (disambiguation)]]. For other characters named "Aemon Targaryen", see [[Aemon Targaryen]].''

'''Aemon''', born '''Aemon Targaryen''', is the third son of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]]. He has served as a [[maester]] to the [[Night's Watch]] at [[Castle Black]] for so long that the rest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] has forgotten about his [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blood. In the television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by Peter Vaughan.

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Aemon Targaryen|Images of Aemon Targaryen]]''
An ancient man of a hundred years old at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Aemon is bald, wrinkled, shrunken, and blind.{{Ref|aGoT|21}} He speaks softly but his counsel is so valued and respected that many fall silent to hear it. Despite his age his mind is still sharp as is his hearing. Aemon is a wise, humble and capable man.

==History==
Aemon Targaryen was the second of his name, and the third son of Maekar I. He was named after his great-great-uncle, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], by his grandfather, [[Daeron II]].{{Ref|aGoT|60}} At this time, King Daeron II had four grown sons, three with sons of their own, and so felt that having too many potential Targaryen heirs was dangerous and sent Aemon to the [[Citadel]]{{Ref|aFfC|5}} around the age of 9 or 10.{{Ref|aCoK|6}}

Aemon forged his chain, and earned the title of Maester Aemon, finishing his studies at the age of 19.{{Ref|awoiaf| Aemon}} He served an unidentified lord until his father, now King Maekar I, summoned him to court to serve the [[Iron Throne]]. Not wanting to sit on the [[small council]] as he felt that would displace the [[Grand Maester]], Aemon chose instead to serve at Dragonstone, the seat of his eldest brother, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], until Daeron died of the pox.{{Ref|awoiaf| Aemon}} After Daeron's death, Maester Aemon became a maester at the Citadel, until he was summoned to court in the year of the [[Great Council]].{{Ref|awoiaf| Aemon}} [[File:Maester Aemon Castle Black.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Maester Aemon in [[Castle Black]] - by Amok ©]]He was offered the crown but quietly refused ceding rule to his younger brother, [[Aegon V|Aegon V]].

He then chose to go to the [[Wall]] to take the vows of the [[Night's Watch]] for fear that he may be used in a plot to usurp his brother. On his journey King Aegon provided him with an "honor guard" (emptying the dungeons) to take the vows of the Night’s Watch with him. Among them was [[Brynden Rivers|Bloodraven]], who later went on to become Lord Commander of the Watch. [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]] accompanied them aboard a ship, ''[[Golden Dragon]]'', on the way to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Samwell</ref>

[[Rhaegar Targaryen]] sometimes corresponded with his ancient great-great uncle via raven messages. Aemon claims that every man who has ever joined the Watch has been tested on keeping his vows at least once. Aemon stated that he was tested three times, and that the hardest time for him was hearing about the destruction of [[House Targaryen]] during the [[Robert's Rebellion|War of the Usurper]].{{Ref|aGoT|60}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Marc Simonetti jonandaemon.jpg|300px|thumb|Maester Aemon and [[Jon Snow]] on the [[Wall]] - by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Maester Aemon is present at the feast when the Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] welcomes [[Tyrion Lannister]] to the Wall. Aemon recognises the intelligence of Tyrion and describes him as "a giant come among us," rendering Tyrion, a dwarf, uncharacteristically speechless.{{ref|aGoT|21}}

Aemon aids [[Jon Snow]] in helping his friend [[Samwell Tarly]] become a steward of the Night's Watch, fearing for the boy's safety if he remains a recruit under the brutal training of Ser [[Alliser Thorne]].{{ref|aGoT|41}}{{ref|aGoT|48}} Aemon counsels Jon Snow when he learns Jon's family is in danger, for he knew Jon was having thoughts of deserting to come to his family's aid, just as Aemon had during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|aGoT|60}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Aemon, being too old to accompany the ranging, remains at Castle Black. The duty of writing and sending messages falls to [[Samwell Tarly]]. [[Jeor Mormont]] reveals much of Aemon's history to Jon, including the fact that Aemon could have been king, but refused the crown. Mormont has a very high opinion of Aemon and his abilities, an opinion Jon shares.{{ref|aCoK|6}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
When [[Jon Snow]] returns to Castle Black, badly wounded by an arrow, Maester Aemon treats his injury; despite being blind, his hands are steady and he treats the wound successfully.{{ref|aSoS|48}} [[Donal Noye]] and Aemon hear and believe Jon's report of wildlings about to attack. When [[Donal Noye]] is killed defending the gates from [[giants]], Aemon tells Jon he must lead the men while Aemon provides guidance to him and the other men of the Wall. Aemon also comes to Jon's defense when [[Janos Slynt]] and Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] want Jon executed for allegedly breaking his oaths and becoming a [[wildling]].{{ref|aSoS|69}} During [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]]'s occupation of the Wall, Aemon is dubious of [[Melisandre]]'s claim that Stannis is [[Azor Ahai]] reborn.{{ref|aSoS|78}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Blackbird.jpg|300px|thumb|Maester Aemon and [[Samwell Tarly]] on the ''[[Blackbird]]'' - by zippo514 ©]]
The new Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] sends Aemon to [[Oldtown]] with [[Samwell Tarly]] and the wildling girl [[Gilly]], carrying [[Mance Rayder]]'s infant "wildling prince", to remove all "royal blood" from [[Melisandre]]'s grasp. Jon fears that Melisandre might kill Aemon for his "king's blood" to use in a spell. However, the sea voyage on the ''[[Blackbird]]'' is hard for the old man and Sam struggles to tell him what to do, leaving him out on the deck, in the rain for too long whilst he is lost in his reminiscences. He is bedridden and near death when arriving at [[Braavos]].

Aemon, upon hearing of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragon]]s, is convinced she is the Prince that was Promised, the Valyrian word translated "dragon" being gender neutral.{{Ref|aFfC|35}} He curses his age, gutted that he is too old and feeble to seek her out to help with counsel and dragon lore -- a fourth testing of his dual vows. During the voyage from Braavos to Oldtown he dies of a chill at the age of one hundred and two. According to [[Alleras]], a novice at the Citadel, he was the oldest living man in [[Westeros]].

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Trying to sleep [[Jon Snow]] broods on Master Aemon’s final words to him:

{{Quote|“Allow me to give my lord one last piece of counsel”, the old man had said, “the same council that I once gave my brother when we parted for the last time. He was three-and-thirty when the [[Great Council]] chose him to mount the [[Iron Throne]]. A man grown with sons of his own, yet in some ways still a boy. [[Egg]] had an innocence to him, a sweetness we all loved. ''Kill the boy within you'', I told him the day I took the ship for the [[Wall]]. ''It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not an [[Egg]]. Kill the boy and let the man be born.''”}}

The old man felt Jon’s face.

{{Quote|You are half the age that Egg was, and your own burden is a crueler one, I fear. You will have little joy of your command, but I think you have the strength in you to do the things that must be done. Kill the boy, [[Jon Snow]]. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born.}}

Jon remembers Aemon's words throughout his command.

==Eulogy==
{{Quote|He was a good man... No. He was a ''great man. A maester of the Citadel, chained and sworn, and Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch, ever faithful. When he was born they named him for a [[Aemon Targaryen|hero]] who had died too young, but though he lived a long long time, his own life was no less heroic. No man was wiser, or gentler, or kinder. At the Wall, a dozen lords commander came and went during his years of service, but he was always there to counsel them. He counseled kings as well. He could have been a king himself, but when they offered him the crown he told them they should give it to his [[Aegon V|younger brother]]. How many men would do that? He was the blood of the dragon, but now his fire has gone out. He was Aemon Targaryen. And now his watch is ended. | Aemon's eulogy by [[Samwell Tarly]]{{Ref|aFfC|35}} }}

==Quotes by Aemon==
{{Quote|I have been called many things, my lord, but kind is seldom one of them.{{Ref|aGoT|21}}}} – Aemon, to [[Tyrion Lannister]]

{{Quote|'''Aemon:''' Jon, did you ever wonder ''why'' the men of the Night's Watch take no wives and father no children? 
'''Jon:''' No. 
'''Aemon:''' So they will not love, for love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.{{ref|agot|60}}}} – Aemon and [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms ... or the memory of a brothers smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.{{Ref|aGoT|60}}}} – Aemon, to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|I see their shadows on the snow, hear the crack of leathern wings, [[Dragon|feel their hot breath]].{{Ref|aFfC|26}}}} – Aemon, to [[Samwell Tarly]]

{{Quote|Knowledge is a weapon, Jon. Arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle.{{ref|ADWD|7}}}} – Aemon, to [[Jon Snow]]

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

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Targaryen|small=yes}}

==External Links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aemon Aemon] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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Harys Swyft

2015-03-04T19:37:53Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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Ser '''Harys Swyft''' is the head of [[House Swyft]] and good-father to Ser [[Kevan Lannister]].

==Appearance==
Harys has a very small chin.{{ref|AGOT|69}} He is bald, soft and has a small white beard over his chin.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser Harys is part of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s force in the [[Riverlands]]. He participates in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]]. When a courier arrives at Lord Tywin's camp bearing the news of the defeat of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] forces in the [[Battle of the Camps]], lifting the siege of [[Riverrun]], Harys questions Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]'s tactical ability, criticizing that Ser Jaime split up his host into three different camps. [[Tyrion Lannister]], thinking by himself, resents this attack on his brother's tactical prowess, in particular when it comes from Ser Harys, whom he considers a shameless lickspittle whose only personal achievement is that he married off [[Dorna Swyft|his daughter]] to a Lannister and thus attached himself to the house.{{Ref|aCoK|69}}

However, it is Ser Harys' own son-in-law, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], who refutes the critique, explaining that Jaime had no alternative and that he would have done the same, also pointing out that Ser Harys doesn't seem to be familar with the strategic position of Riverrun. Ser Harys later says that Ser Jaime's capture and the defeat at Riverrun constitute a catastrophe for the Lannister forces, prompting a dismissive remark by Ser [[Addam Marbrand]] who thanks him for pointing out the obvious. Ser Harys insists that there is no other alternative than appealing for peace, to which Tyrion replies that [[Robb Stark]] will never accept peace negotiations now, after [[Eddard Stark|his father]] has been executed in [[King's Landing]]. Ser Harys later suggests appealing to the Crown for new troops and trying to raise a new host in [[Casterly Rock]], but the discussion comes to an end when Lord Tywin asks all present to leave, except Ser Kevan and Tyrion.{{Ref|aCoK|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Harys is with Lord Tywin's army when they take [[Harrenhal]]. During their time there he manages to alienate the cooks, who spit in his food. His squire is killed in an argument with the [[Brave Companions]] over the supposed death of Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] at the hands of the Companions. [[Arya Stark]] watches him kiss [[Vargo Hoat]] under Tywin's orders to make up and put the conflict behind them.{{ref|ACOK|30}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Harys is trapped beneath his horse after it falls on him. He is rescued by one of his men-at-arms, [[Willit]], who defends him against all attackers, taking grievous wounds in the process.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Harys is among the nobles that accompany [[Tyrion Lannister]] to meet the [[Dorne|Dornish]] party when they arrived at [[King's Landing]].{{ref|ASOS|38}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Harys is named [[Hand of the King]] by Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], because he is both a weak man and he was a hostage against Ser [[Kevan Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|17}} He is appointed/demoted to [[Master of Coin|Lord Treasurer]] by Cersei after [[Gyles Rosby|Lord Rosby]] dies.{{ref|AFFC|39}} When Cersei is arrested Harys and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] take control of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] and request that [[Kevan Lannister]] return to King's Landing as regent.{{ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Harys continues to serve as lord treasurer. In order to placate the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], he has written to the bankers of [[Myr]] in hopes of a loan and is advised by Kevan to also write to the magisters of [[Pentos]]. Kevan refuses to follow Harys's suggestion of raising taxes as the realm is too full of rebellion and half its lords cannot tell taxation from tyranny. Kevan suggests to Harys that he travel to [[Braavos]] and treat with the bank in person.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
In Braavos, Harys attends a performance of ''[[The Bloody Hand]]'' at [[The Gate|the Gate]], accompanied by the [[Bellegere Otherys (courtesan)|Black Pearl of Braavos]] and a guard of Lannister men, including [[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]].

==Quotes about Harys==
{{Quote|[[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]] should be [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen's]] [[Hand of the King|hand]]. Harys Swyft is a toad, and my [[Cersei Lannister|sister]] is a fool if she thinks elsewise.{{Ref|aFfC|30}}}} - [[Jaime Lannister]]s thoughts

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==References and Notes==
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House Lannister

2015-03-02T21:54:47Z

Lord Rupert Connington: /* Sworn Houses and Former Sworn Houses */

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'''House Lannister of Casterly Rock''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Seven Kingdoms]], and the principal house of the [[westerlands]]. Their seat is [[Casterly Rock]], though [[House Lannister of Lannisport|another branch]] exists that is based in nearby [[Lannisport]]. Their sigil is a golden lion on a field of crimson.{{Ref|aGoT|5}} Their official motto is "Hear Me Roar!" However, their unofficial motto, equally well known, is "A Lannister always pays his debts."{{Ref|aGoT|56}}{{Ref|aGoT|42}} The [[Warden of the West]] is traditionally a Lannister.

The Lannisters reigned as [[King of the Rock|Kings of the Rock]] until they fell to the [[War of Conquest|Targaryen conquest]], but were allowed to remain the liege lords of the westerlands. The House had fallen on hard times during the rule of Lord [[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]], but was restored to its former glory by Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]]. His daughter [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] is the queen of King [[Robert Baratheon]], while her twin Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] is a knight of Robert's [[Kingsguard]]. Members of the family tend to have golden hair and emerald green eyes.

==History==
===Kings of the Rock===
Fair-haired, tall, and handsome, the Lannisters are the blood of [[Andals|Andal]] adventurers who carved out a mighty kingdom in the western hills and valleys. Through the female line they boast of descent from [[Lann the Clever]], the legendary trickster of the [[Age of Heroes]], who became the first [[King of the Rock]], after tricking the members of [[House Casterly]] into giving him [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|aGoT|27}}

The Lannisters suddenly appeared in historical records of the [[Age of Heroes]], ruling large portions of the westerlands from Casterly Rock just as the Casterlys vanished from the chronicles.

House Lannister initially fought the invading Andal warlords and adventurers that ventured into the westerlands but then took a policy of arranging marriages between them and the daughters of the local [[First Men]] houses. They also took Andal sons and daughters as wards and fosterlings at Casterly Rock to prevent betrayals such as those that had happened in the [[Vale]]. In time, the Lannister kings also wed their children to Andals, and when King [[Gerold III Lannister|Gerold III]] died without male issue, a council crowned the Andal husband of Gerold's only daughter, Ser [[Joffrey Lannister|Joffrey Lydden]], who took the Lannister name. Thus the Lannisters became an Andal house, though their First Men name lived on.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}}

The gold of Casterly Rock, [[Castamere]], the [[Pendric Hills]] and the [[Golden Tooth]] has made them the wealthiest of the Great Houses. The keep at Casterly Rock sits on top of a gold mine, built into the very rock. From that lofty yet uncomfortable position, House Lannister rules over the westerlands and influences all of Westeros, by virtue of the kingdom’s purse strings.

House Lannister possessed an ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword called [[Brightroar]], but it was lost when King [[Tommen II Lannister]] went on a quest to [[Valyria]] and never returned.{{ref|aSoS|32}} The Lannisters have been looking for a replacement ever since, though they have not stopped looking for their own lost ancestral sword.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}

When [[Lelia Lannister]], the Dowager Queen of the [[Iron Islands]], was mutilated by [[drowned men]], her nephew, the King of the Rock, began a war which left the Iron Islands impoverished.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Black Blood}}

===Targaryen Era===
When the [[War of Conquest]] began and [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] swept through the land, [[Loren I Lannister|Loren I]], King of the Rock, sided with [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]] against the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]]. The two armies met in the Reach, where the combined might of the Reach and the Rock broke Aegon's army. Their army, dubbed by historians 'The Host of the Two Kings', numbered 55,000; five thousand of them mounted knights, while the Targaryens had only 10,000 men, many of uncertain loyalty and reliability. With their smaller force severely weakened and in danger of routing, Aegon and his sisters deployed all three dragons at once; the only time this happened during the war. Their combined fires scoured the battlefield, immolating more than four thousand men (including King Mern and his heirs) and giving the battle its name: The [[Field of Fire]].{{Ref|aGoT|13}} After he was captured, King Loren the Last bent the knee and was allowed to remain Lord of Casterly Rock and became the first [[Warden of the West]].

The Lannisters were also involved in the Targaryen civil war, the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It was a contest of claims between [[Viserys I Targaryen]]'s issue, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], by his first wife [[Aemma Arryn|Aemma]] of [[House Arryn]] and his issue, [[Aegon II Targaryen]] by his second wife [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]] of [[House Hightower]]. The head of House Lannister at that time, Lord [[Jason Lannister]], supported [[the greens]], along with his brother Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], the [[master of ships]] and a member of the [[small council]] during the reign of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Tyland was named [[master of coin]] at the start of the Dance, and he seized the royal treasury and divided crown's gold into four parts. One part was entrusted to the care of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]] for safekeeping, another sent under strong guard to Casterly Rock and a third to [[Oldtown]]. The remaining wealth was used by the greens for bribes and gifts and hiring [[sellsword]]s. Lord Jason was killed in the [[Battle at the Red Fork]], leaving Casterly Rock in disarray. The Lannister host under Lord [[House Lefford|Lefford]] was then shattered in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]], the bloodiest battle of the war. After the [[fall of King's Landing]], Tyland was given to torturers in the hopes of recovering some of the crown's treasure.{{Ref|tpatq}}{{ref|TWOIAF}}

Several decades later, during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Lord [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]] remained loyal to the Targaryens. The great rebel general Ser [[Quentyn Ball]] defeated him outside the gates of Lannisport. Damon and his heir Ser [[Tybolt Lannister|Tybolt]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]]. Damon was defeated in the first tilt by Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo "Longthorn" Tyrell]], while his son defeated his opponent to become a champion. Tybolt inherited the lordship from Damon when the latter died of [[the Great Spring Sickness]]. [[Gerold Lannister]] was a suitor to Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] but much preferred to remain at Casterly Rock with his brother Tybolt. When Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] was raiding the western coast during the early reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]], House Lannister built ships to fight him at sea.

===Lord Tywin Lannister===
[[File:Nachomolina_Tywin_Lannister.jpg‎ ‎|Tywin Lannister - by Nacho Molina ©|thumb|300px|right]]
In more recent times, during the lordship of [[Tytos Lannister]], the house fell on hard times. Tytos' weakness allowed him to be [[Reyne-Tarbeck Rebellion|bullied by his vassals]]. Eventually his son [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] brought the wayward bannermen to heel and restored the house to its former glory. Soon thereafter, Tywin was made [[Hand of the King]] by [[Aerys II Targaryen]], holding that position for many years. When Aerys was [[Defiance of Duskendale|held hostage]] by [[Denys Darklyn]], Tywin's conservative approach took six months to resolve the conflict. This instigated Aerys's paranoia and drove a wedge between the two, along with the king's lusting after Tywin's wife, cousin and trusted confidante [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]]. Tywin was never a jovial man, but when Joanna died birthing their third child, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], he was much saddened and his brother [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]] became his right hand. Their sister [[Genna Lannister|Genna]] took a maternal role over the children. His second brother [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] died of a pox, and their brother [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] sailed off on a journey to Valyria, never to be seen again.

Despite Tywin's attempts to ensure a strong legacy, life at Casterly Rock was dysfunctional at best. His twin children [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] began an incestuous relationship at an early age. Cersei, while a young maid, visited a [[maegi|woods witch]] called [[Maggy the Frog]], who shared portents of Cersei's future that planted seeds of her paranoia. Cersei murdered her friend [[Melara Hetherspoon]], who had witnessed the prophecy. Tyrion, when thirteen years old, was out with Jaime when he met and married a girl named [[Tysha]], a match which was quickly and savagely ended by Lord Tywin. Tywin offered Tyrion to Houses [[House Martell|Martell]], [[House Hightower|Hightower]], [[House Royce|Royce]], [[House Florent|Florent]] and [[House Tully|Tully]], but he was rejected by all. Jaime was a promising young knight, dubbed by Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]. Tywin was devastated when Jaime joined King Aery's [[Kingsguard]], breaking off a betrothal to [[Lysa Tully]]. Upon this action (which he perceived as the Mad King "stealing" his heir), coupled with the Mad King's refusal to wed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] to Cersei, Tywin resigned the Handship. This flew in the face of Jaime's plan, which was to be closer to Cersei: he was kept in King's Landing while Cersei returned to Casterly Rock.

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Lannisters stayed neutral for the majority of the war. Only after the [[Battle of the Trident|defeat of Prince Rhaegar]] at the [[Trident]] did Lord Tywin bestir himself to join [[Robert Baratheon]] against the Targaryen dynasty, perpetrating the [[Sack of King's Landing]] when the Lannister loyalist Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] suggested the gates be opened. There Ser Jaime Lannister, still a Kingsguard, slew Aerys, the last crowned Targaryen king. Meanwhile Tywin's knights killed the rest of the Targaryens in the capital to prove their commitment to Robert's cause.{{Ref|aGoT|12}} Afterwards, Tywin's daughter Cersei was wed to King Robert; [[Tya Lannister]] was the last Lannister to marry a member of [[House Baratheon]], [[Gowen Baratheon]], before the marriage of Robert and Cersei. The royal marriage and the increasing amount of gold Robert owes to Tywin have only increased Lannister power. Much of Lord Tywin's energy is directed inward, ensuring all of his relatives do their part to uphold the family name.

==Recent Events==

===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Jaime Lannister Army.jpg|400px|thumb|Jaime Lannister leads a Lannister army - by Amok ©]]
Unbeknownst to most, [[Tywin Lannister|Lord Tywin]]'s children [[Cersei|Queen Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Ser Jaime]] have, for most of their lives, carried out an incestuous love affair. All three royal children, supposedly [[Robert Baratheon|King Robert's]], are actually Jaime's. Lord [[Eddard Stark]] and his wife [[Catelyn Tully]] suspect the Lannisters of murdering Eddard's predecessor as [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], and also of attempting to kill their son [[Bran]]. The latter is true, as the boy was a witness to their fornication.

Lady Catelyn captures [[Tyrion Lannister]] at the [[Inn at the crossroads|crossroads inn]] to bring him to trial, prompting Lord Lannister to send raiders to [[House Tully|Tully]] lands in an attempt to draw Lord Stark into the field, hoping to capture him for an exchange. Eddard, however, is waylaid on the streets of [[King's Landing]] by Ser Jaime and is injured in the melee, sending other men in his stead.

Tyrion escapes of his own volition, but the war continues along with intrigue in the capital, where Cersei has Eddard arrested. Tywin and Jaime win several victories over the river lords, but the Tullys are soon joined by Eddard's son [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and a host of [[northmen]].

Tywin repels one Stark army under Lord [[Roose Bolton]] in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]], but this force turns out to have been a feint: with Tywin distracted, Robb captures Jaime in a [[Battle of the Whispering Wood|surprise attack]] at the [[Whispering Wood]], and [[Battle of the Camps|breaks his siege]] of [[Riverrun]].

Meanwhile Cersei fears for her children if Stark informs Robert of her childrens' parentage. She has her cousin [[Lancel Lannister]], Robert's squire, supply the king with strongwine during a boar hunt, resulting in Robert receiving a mortal wound.

Soon Cersei's and Jaime's son [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] has become king, and orders the execution of Lord Stark, ruining any chance of peace. Jaime, despite his absence, is named Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Tywin, having been named Hand, sends Tyrion to take up his duties while he campaigns in the riverlands. Meanwhile Robert's brothers [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] and [[Renly Baratheon]] have each contested Joffrey's right to the [[Iron Throne]]. So begins the [[War of the Five Kings]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===

Tyrion and Cersei compete for influence at King's Landing, with Tyrion constantly outmaneuvering her. Desperate for allies, he makes moves to ally with [[House Martell]]. Part of this involves betrothing [[Myrcella Baratheon|Princess Myrcella]] to [[Trystane Martell]]. When her ship leaves port, the royal party is caught up in the [[Riot of King's Landing]] provoked by King Joffrey. Jaime languishes in the dungeon of Riverrun, despite attempts to free him. Meanwhile Cersei has replaced him in her bed with their cousin Ser [[Lancel Lannister]]. When the Stark forces invade the [[westerlands]], Tywin's army marches from [[Harrenhal]], but are prevented access to their homelands by Ser [[Edmure Tully]] at the [[Battle of the Fords]]. As a result, King Robb's army destroys a third western host under Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] at the [[Battle of Oxcross]] and raids the westerlands, but Tywin is close enough to King's Landing to defend the city when he hears of King Stannis's impending attack. Due to Tywin's presence, Tyrion's defensive preparations, and a new alliance with [[House Tyrell]], the Lannisters are able to defeat Stannis in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], despite nearly suffering a rout of the [[gold cloaks]] when Cersei withdraws King Joffrey from the city walls. Most of Stannis's bannermen declare for Joffrey, and Lord Tywin takes up rule in his own right. Meanwhile Catelyn Stark, having heard of the supposed deaths of two of her sons at the hands of the turncloak [[Theon Greyjoy]], releases Jaime from captivity in an attempt to covertly exchange him for her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. Unknown to most is that Arya escaped King's Landing long ago.

===''A Storm of Swords''===

Tywin refuses to appoint Tyrion as heir to the Rock, instead making him [[master of coin]] and wedding him to Sansa Stark for her claim to [[Winterfell]] and denying the Tyrells the chance to wed her to [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]]. His brother and right hand, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], is named [[master of laws]]. Tywin also betroths Joffrey to [[Margaery Tyrell]], and tries to re-wed Cersei, this time to [[Willas Tyrell]], but [[Mace Tyrell|Lord Mace]] refuses under pressure from [[Olenna Redwyne|his mother]]. Cersei is shunned from the council, and her regency over King Joffrey is ended. Tywin also restores the title of [[Warden of the East]] to [[House Arryn]], it having been given to Jaime after Jon Arryn's death, and reinstates [[Pycelle]] as grand maester when he hears the [[Citadel]] plans to grant the title to a Tyrell uncle, [[Gormon Tyrell]].

When Tywin discovers that Robb Stark has wed a daughter of one of his minor bannermen, [[Jeyne Westerling]], he begins plotting with Jeyne's [[Sybell Spicer|mother]], the slighted Lord [[Walder Frey]] and the opportunistic Lord [[Roose Bolton]] to overthrow the northern king. This treachery is accomplished in the [[Red Wedding|wedding]] at [[the Twins]] of Edmure Tully to one of the Frey women, when Robb, Lady Catelyn, and many others are murdered under [[guest right]]. The Starks and Tullys are ousted from power, replaced respectively by Lannister-backed [[House Bolton]] and [[House Baelish of Harrenhal]]. Most of their bannermen grudgingly return to the king's peace. With Renly and Robb dead, Stannis repelled and with few followers, and the Greyjoys concentrating on the North, Lannister power is at its zenith.

When King Joffrey unexpectedly dies at [[Purple Wedding|his wedding feast]], Cersei wrongfully accuses Tyrion of the deed. Tywin is a judge at the trial, along with Mace Tyrell and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], the Red Viper of Dorne. After a bevy of witnesses defame Tyrion, including those he thought his friends, the Imp demands a trial by combat. Since Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] is appointed the royal champion, Prince Oberyn fights for Tyrion in an effort to avenge his sister [[Elia Martell|Princess Elia]], killed during Tywin's sack of King's Landing. Oberyn loses and Tyrion is condemned to die. Jaime, meanwhile, has made his way to King's Landing with [[Brienne of Tarth]], sworn sword of Lady Catelyn. On the way, he lost his hand by order of [[Vargo Hoat]], the sellsword holding Harrenhal who now serves House Stark. His return to the capital finds a changed man, increasingly at odds with his family. He quarrels with Lord Tywin, refusing to resign from the Kingsguard to become heir to Casterly Rock. Before Tyion can be executed Jaime frees him from his cell; Tyrion reveals Cersei's infidelity and accepts false responsibility for Joffrey's death. During his escape, Tyrion kills Lord Tywin with a crossbow.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve_CLannister.jpg‎‎|After Tywin's death Cersei resumed her [[Regent|regency]], now over the newly crowned [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]] - by Magali Villeneuve. © Fantasy Flight Games|thumb|right|400px]]
Dead soldiers with bearing the colors of House Lannister have washed up on the [[Quiet Isle]]. According to the [[Elder Brother]], they are buried next to their enemies.

Tywin's death lingers over the Lannister landscape. Cersei resumes her [[Regent|regency]], now over the newly crowned [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]] and sets out to prove herself a better ruler than her father. Ignoring her father's plans, she fills the [[small council]] with her own lackeys. As Queen Regent, she tries to appoint Jaime as Hand of the King, but he refuses - she responds by saying she was a fool for ever having loved him. After Tywin's funeral, Cersei charges Jaime with the mopping-up campaign in the riverlands, beginning with lifting the [[siege of Riverrun]]. While on campaign, Jaime tries to hone his left-handed swordsmanship and confronts his cousin Lancel at [[Darry]], where the latter is lord but has sworn himself to the Faith Militant (see below).

Kevan Lannister acknowledges Cersei as Lady of Casterly Rock. She offers him the position of Hand of the King, which he declines unless he can also assume the regency. Cersei refuses to give up her power and appoints Ser [[Daven Lannister]] as the new [[Warden of the West]] to slight Ser Kevan, and Ser [[Damion Lannister|Damion]] is named castellan of the Rock. Finally she makes Ser [[Harys Swyft]] the Hand, because he is a tractable man and he is a hostage against Ser Kevan. Cersei puts out a bounty for Tyrion's head, resulting in the deaths of many innocent dwarfs throughout the kingdoms as men try to cash in, but she refuses to rescind the offer for fear someone might stay his hand. Despite Tommen's marriage to Queen Margaery, Cersei begins to plot against the Tyrells, whom she suspects of intrigue. She gives one maid she suspects of espionage to Lord [[Qyburn]], her sinister ex-maester [[master of whisperers]], for his twisted experiments in necromancy, along with the corpse of Gregor Clegane (dead from the Red Viper's poisoned spear). Queen Margaery wants her brother [[Loras Tyrell]] to become King Tommen's master-at-arms; an offer which Cersei staunchly refuses. When [[Euron Greyjoy]]'s [[ironmen]] invade [[the Reach]], Cersei grants Ser Loras his wish to take command of the [[siege of Dragonstone]], hoping that he would rashly storm the castle to free up the [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] fleet. Her hopes are fulfilled, as the Knight of Flowers was reportedly maimed by boiling oil.

To "raise" funds to build a new royal fleet, Cersei freezes all crown debts, angering the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]] and the [[Faith of the Seven]], and also has the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] chosen by Tyrion assassinated. She tries to mollify the church by allowing the return of the [[Faith Militant]], but the [[High Sparrow|new High Septon]] has her arrested for her fornications, murders, and other myriad sins. She writes an impassioned letter to Jaime, imploring him to defend her in a trial by combat, but he burns the letter without response. Lord [[Orton Merryweather]], having replaced Harys Swyft as Hand, flees the capital as Swyft (now master of coin) and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] take control of King Tommen and request that Kevan Lannister return to King's Landing as Lord Regent.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===

Ser Kevan, as Lord Regent, begins trying to undo Cersei's political bumbling. To placate House Lannister's Tyrell allies, he appoints Lord Mace as Hand of the King, and his bannermen [[Paxter Redwyne]] and [[Randyll Tarly]] to the small council. He also visits the imprisoned Cersei, confronting her about her affair with Lancel and telling her that, regardless of her trial, her rule is at an end. When she undergoes her walk of shame across the city, shaven and benuded, he ensures that King Tommen does not witness the event.

Tyrion, aided by [[Varys]], has been whisked across the [[narrow sea]]. There Varys's ally [[Illyrio Mopatis]] arranges for him to travel with a misfit band to seek out [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. En route, he realizes that one of the group is actually the exiled Hand [[Jon Connington]], and that his "son" is Rhaegar's son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], long thought to be dead. At a brothel in [[Selhorys]], Tyrion is captured by another exiled lord, [[Jorah Mormont]], who aims to go to Daenerys for his own reasons. On the way to [[Meereen]], Tyrion befriends a dwarf woman called [[Penny]], who had performed at Joffrey's wedding. After a shipwreck, they are captured and sold into slavery. They are nearly killed by lions in the fighting pit before Queen Daenerys puts an end to it. When their master dies of the [[pale mare]], the trio joins the [[Second Sons]], as Tyrion plans to have [[Ben Plumm]] switch sides again back to Daenerys's cause.

Jaime brokers peace at the [[siege of Raventree]], the last southron stronghold loyal to Robb Stark's lost cause. While riding back to Riverrun he unexpectedly meets [[Brienne of Tarth]], who tells him that he must go with her to honor his oath to retrieve Sansa Stark.

Kevan, while trying to deal with the resurgent Faith Militant and the apparently living and [[Golden Company]]-backed Aegon VI, is murdered in his chambers by Varys. The Spider hopes that the Lord Regent's death will cast suspicion between Highgarden and Casterly Rock and prevent the rifts created during Cersei Lannister's rule from closing. These problems, combined with the mounting threats toward the Lannister-backed [[House Bolton]] in the North, the continuing Greyjoy threat, and the uncertain loyalty of [[Dorne]] mean that Lannister power is anything but secure.

==Known Members at the end of the third century==

The known Lannisters during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord {[[Tywin Lannister]]}, Lord of [[Casterly Rock]], Shield of [[Lannisport]], [[Warden of the West]] and [[Hand of the King]]. Slain by his [[Tyrion Lannister|son]].
** Lady {[[Joanna Lannister]]}, his wife and cousin. Died in childbirth.
*** Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], Queen Dowager and Lady of Casterly Rock, his daughter. The widow of [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]].
*** Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], '''the Kingslayer''', his eldest son. [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. Maimed by [[Vargo Hoat]].
*** [[Tyrion Lannister]], his second son and heir, rightful Lord of Casterly Rock. Called '''the Imp''' and '''Halfman'''. In exile. Currently with the [[Second Sons]].
* Ser {[[Kevan Lannister]]}, Tywin's eldest brother, Lord Regent for [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]] and Protector of the Realm. Married to [[Dorna Swyft]]. Assassinated by [[Varys]].
** Lord [[Lancel Lannister]], Kevan's eldest son, Lord of [[Darry]]. Joined the [[Warrior's Sons]].
** {[[Willem Lannister]]}, Kevan's second son. Slain at [[Riverrun]] under Lord [[Rickard Karstark]]'s orders. Twin to Martyn.
** [[Martyn Lannister]], Kevan's third son. Twin to Willem.
** [[Janei Lannister]], Kevan's daughter.
* Lady [[Genna Lannister]], his sister. Married to Lord [[Emmon Frey]].
* Ser {[[Tygett Lannister]]}, his second brother. Married to [[Darlessa Marbrand]]. Died from a pox.
** [[Tyrek Lannister]], Tygett's son. Missing since the bread [[Riot of King's Landing|riots at King's Landing]].
* {[[Gerion Lannister]]}, his third brother. Missing in [[Essos]] and presumed dead.
** [[Joy Hill]], Gerion's bastard daughter.
* Ser [[Damon Lannister (son of Jason)|Damon Lannister]], older (half-)brother of [[Stafford Lannister|Stafford]] and [[Joanna Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf| Lannister Lineage}}
** [[Ella Lannister]], wife of Damon and mother to his son Damion. Cousin of an unknown branch.{{ref|twoiaf| Lannister Lineage}}
*** Ser [[Damion Lannister]], Damon's son, castellan of Casterly Rock, married to [[Shiera Crakehall]].
**** Ser [[Lucion Lannister]], his son.
**** [[Lanna Lannister]], his daughter, married to Lord [[Antario Jast]].
* Ser {[[Stafford Lannister]]}, younger brother of [[Joanna Lannister]]. Slain at the [[Battle of Oxcross]].
** Ser [[Daven Lannister]], Stafford's son. Made Warden of the West after Tywin Lannister's death.
** [[Cerenna Lannister]], Stafford's daughter.
** [[Myrielle Lannister]], Stafford's daughter.
* [[Lynora Hill]], bastard daughter of Jason Lannister, sister to Joanna, Stafford and Damon.{{ref|twoiaf| Lannister Lineage}}

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there is also:
* [[Margot Lannister]], a cousin of an unknown branch, who married to Lord [[Titus Peake]].

===Family Tree===
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===Household===
At Casterly Rock:
* Maester [[Creylen]] - healer and counselor at Casterly Rock.
* Ser [[Benedict Broom]] - master-at-arms at Casterly Rock.
* [[Wat (Whitesmile)|Whitesmile Wat]] - a singer at Casterly Rock.
* [[Red Walder Frey]] - a squire.
* [[Robert Brax (son of Flement)|Robert Brax]] - a page.

In King's Landing:
* [[Bronn]] - a sellsword once in the service of Tyrion Lannister.
* [[Podrick Payne]] - once squire to Tyrion Lannister.
* [[Vylarr]] - captain of the redcloak guards in King's Landing.
**[[Lum]] and [[Lester]], called 'Red Lester', [[Hoke]], called 'Hoke Horseleg', [[Shortear]], [[Puckens]] guardsmen.
* [[Osfryd Kettleblack]], captain of Cersei's redcloaks from after Vylarr's departure until his appointment as Commander of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]].
* [[Josmyn Peckledon]], known as 'Peck', squire to Jaime Lannister.
* [[Lewys Piper]], known as 'Little Lew', [[Garrett Paege]], squires to Ser Jaime and hostages of the [[Iron Throne]].
* [[Osney Kettleblack]], a sellsword in Cersei's service.
* [[Senelle]] - a servingwoman. Died in the Red Keep's black cells, tortured and experimented on by [[Qyburn]].
* [[Dorcas]] - a serving woman in the Red Keep.
* [[Jocelyn Swyft]] - handmaiden to Queen Cersei
* [[Brella]] - a servingwoman attending [[Sansa Stark]] and formerly running Renly Baratheon's household.

==Historical Members==
* [[Lann the Clever]], legendary founding ancestor of House Lannister during the Age of Heroes.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Loreon Lannister]], ''the Lion'', the first true known Lannister king.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Tybolt Lannister (king)|Tybolt Lannister]], ''the Thunderbolt'', who made sure that the first [[Andal]] warlords in the westerlands met a bloody end.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Tyrion III Lannister]], who instead of fighting the Andals, took their sons and daughters for wards and fosterlings.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
** King [[Gerold II Lannister]], son of King Tyrion III, who took the same approach as his father regarding the Andal invaders.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Gerold III Lannister]], died without issue. His only daughter's husband, Ser [[Joffrey Lydden]], took the Lannister name and became the first Andal to rule the Rock.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Joffrey Lannister]], married into the House, took his wife's name and was the first Andal to rule the Rock.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Cerion Lannister]], extended his rule as far east as the [[Golden Tooth]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Tommen I Lannister]], built a great fleet and brought [[Fair Isle]] into the realm.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Loreon II Lannister]], held the first tourney ever seen in the westerlands.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Tywell II Lannister]], who was identified by some as being the king in the tale of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
* King [[Lancel I Lannister]], ''the Lion'', rode to war against the Gardener kings and conquered the [[Reach]] as far south as [[Old Oak]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
** King [[Loreon III Lannister]], son of King Lancel I, lost all his father gained and earned the mocking name ''Loreon the Limp''.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Gerold Lannister (king)|Gerold Lannister]], ''the Great'', sailed to the [[Iron Islands]] and returned with a hundred hostages.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Lancel IV Lannister]], is said to have beheaded the ironborn king [[Harrald Halfdrowned]] and his heir with the House's [[Valyrian steel]] sword ''Brightroar'' in one swing.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Norwin Lannister]], ''the Niggardly'', who was not known for his openhandedness.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Loreon IV Lannister]], ''the Lackwit'', one of Casterly Rock's many weak, cruel and feeble kings.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Loreon V Lannister]], known as ''Queen Lorea'', for he was fond of dressing in his wife's clothing. One of Casterly Rock's many weak, cruel and feeble kings.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Tyrion II Lannister]], ''the Tormentor'', a strong king, famed for his prowess with a battle-axe, his true delight was torture.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Lancel V Lannister]], invaded the Reach during the reign of [[Gyles III Gardener]]. He was killed by Ser [[Wilbert Osgrey]].
* Queen [[Lelia Lannister]], the wife of King [[Harmund II Hoare]] and mother of Kings [[Harmund III Hoare|Harmund III]] and [[Hagon Hoare]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Iron Islands}}
* King [[Tommen II Lannister]], ''the Lion King'', disappeared with the ancestral greatsword [[Brightroar]] during an expedition to [[Valyria]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* King [[Loren Lannister|Loren I Lannister]], ''Loren the Last'', last King of the Rock at the time of Aegon's Conquest, he rose a lord.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* Lord [[Lyman Lannister]], the Lord of Casterly Rock during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* Lord [[Tymond Lannister]], who was present at the [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}}.{{ref|twoiaf| House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
* Lord [[Jason Lannister]], Lord of Casterly Rock during King Viserys I's reign and Aegon II's. He was the older twin brother of Tyland Lannister. Killed during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] by Pate of Longleaf.{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}
** Lady [[Johanna Lannister]], his widow.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], master of ships during the reign of Viserys I and the younger twin brother to the Lord of Casterly Rock. Later made master of coin and [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
* [[Tya Lannister]], last Lannister to wed a Baratheon before the reign of Robert I Baratheon.
* Lord [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]], known as ''the Grey Lion'', a participant at the Ashford tourney and head of house during the reign of Daeron II.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
** Lord [[Tybolt Lannister]], son and heir of Damon, succeeded as Lord of Casterly Rock during the reign of Aerys I.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
*** Lady [[Cerelle Lannister]], daughter and only child of Lord Tybolt, the child-Lady of Casterly Rock. Rumored to have been murderd by her uncle Gerold.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
** Lord [[Gerold Lannister]], known as ''Gerold the Golden'', younger brother, and adviser to Lord Tybolt. Regent for Lady Cerelle.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
*** Lady [[Alysanne Farman]], Gerold's first wife.
*** Lady [[Rohanne Webber]], Gerold's second wife. Mother to his children. Vanished under mysterious circumstances.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
**** Ser [[Tywald Lannister]], his eldest son. Squire to Lord [[Roger Reyne]]. Knighted on his deathbed.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
**** Ser [[Tion Lannister]], Gerold's second son and Tywald's twin. Killed at [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]] during the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
**** Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], known as ''the Toothless Lion'', Lord Gerold's third son and successor. Lord of Casterly Rock.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}
**** [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]], Gerold's fourth son. Father of [[Damon Lannister (son of Jason)|Damon]], [[Stafford Lannister|Stafford]] and [[Joanna Lannister]], two others sons and two other daughters, and a bastard daughter, [[Lynora Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands}}

==Sworn Houses and Former Sworn Houses==
* '''[[House Algood]]'''.
* '''[[House Banefort]]''' of [[Banefort]].
* '''[[House Brax]]''' of [[Hornvale]]. [[House Brax]] is one of the more powerful houses sworn to [[Casterly Rock]]. Lord [[Andros Brax]] had once made a visit to [[Riverrun]] in hopes of marrying his son to one of [[Hoster Tully]]s daughters.
* '''[[House Broom]]'''.
* '''[[House Clegane]]''' of [[Clegane's Keep]].
* '''[[House Crakehall]]''' of [[Crakehall]]. Members are regarded as being uncommonly strong and robust, including the knight Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]], called "Strongboar".
* '''[[House Estren]]''' of [[Wyndhall]].
* '''[[House Farman]]''' of [[Fair Isle]].
* '''[[House Kenning]]''' of [[Kayce]].
* '''[[House Lannister of Lannisport|Lannister]]''' of [[Lannisport]]. A large and ancient collection of cadet branches from the main house that live in city of Lannisport.
* '''[[House Lefford]]''' of the [[Golden Tooth]].
* '''[[House Lorch]]'''.
* '''[[House Lydden]]''' of the [[Deep Den]].
* '''[[House Marbrand]]''' of [[Ashemark]]. The current Lord of Ashemark is [[Damon Marbrand]]. His son and heir, [[Addam Marbrand|Addam]], is a childhood friend of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]. A capable commander and was made commander of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]].
* '''[[House Payne]]'''. Ser [[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]] the [[King's Justice]] and [[Podrick Payne|Podrick]], squire to [[Tyrion Lannister]] are from this house, though [[Podrick Payne|Podrick]] is from a lesser branch.
* '''[[House Reyne]]''' of [[Castamere]]. Extinct house that rebelled against [[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]]. Destroyed by [[Tywin Lannister]] and an inspiration for a famous song in [[Westeros]], "[[The Rains of Castamere]]".
* '''[[House Prester]]''' of [[Feastfires]].
* '''[[House Serrett]]''' of [[Silverhill]].
* '''[[House Spicer]]''' of [[Castamere]]. The house is seen as an upstart house. They descend from a spice merchant and a witch-woman famous in [[Lannisport]] for her potions.
* '''[[House Swyft]]''' of [[Cornfield]].
* '''[[House Tarbeck]]''' of [[Tarbeck Hall]]. Extinct house that rebelled against [[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]]. Destroyed by [[Tywin Lannister]] and an inspiration for a famous song in [[Westeros]], "[[The Rains of Castamere]]".
* '''[[House Westerling]]''' of [[the Crag]].

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Lannisters are proud. {{ref|agot|7}}}} - [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|The Lannisters never declined, graciously or otherwise. The Lannisters took what was offered. {{ref|agot|13}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]]

{{Quote|A very ambitious family. {{Ref|aGoT|30}}}} - [[Eddard Stark]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' We Lannisters do have a certain pride. 
'''Catelyn:''' Pride? Arrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power. 
'''Tyrion:''' [[Jaime Lannister|My brother]] is undoubtedly arrogant. [[Tywin Lannister|My father]] is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am as innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you? {{ref|agot|34}}}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Catelyn Tully]]

{{Quote|No man sheds Lannister blood with impunity.{{ref|AGOT|56}}}} - [[Tywin Lannister]]

{{Quote|The Lannisters of Casterly Rock were a damnably large and fertile house. {{ref|acok|7}}}} - [[Catelyn Tully]]

{{Quote|By what right does [[Stark|the wolf]] judge [[Lannister|the lion]]? By what right? {{Ref|aSoS|37}}}} - [[Jaime Lannister]]

{{Quote|My lady, has no one told you? Lannisters lie. {{Ref|asos|37}}}} - [[Roose Bolton]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]

{{Quote|Not every Lannister is fool for glory. {{Ref|aDwD|16}}}} - [[Kevan Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]

{{Quote|The Lannisters make enemies easily but have a harder time keeping friends.{{ref|aDwD|61}}}} - [[Haldon]] Halfmaester

{{Quote|The Lannisters have no honor. {{ref|adwd|27}}}} - [[Jorah Mormont]]

==References and Notes==
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House Crane

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Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Crane of Red Lake
| image = [[File:House Crane.PNG|250px]]
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| Coat_of_arms = Azure, cranes in chevron or
| Words =
| Seat = [[Red Lake]]
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| Region = [[the Reach]]
| Title =
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Tyrell]]
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| Founded_in = [[Rose of Red Lake]]{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}}
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'''House Crane of Red Lake''' is a noble house from [[Red Lake]] in the [[Reach]]. It is one of the principal houses sworn to [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

They blazon their shield with a vee of golden cranes on pale blue.<ref group=The Citadel, Heraldry, House Crane>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref><ref>Only the cranes are mentioned as sigil in [[A Clash of Kings]]</ref>{{Ref|aCoK|22}} According to legend the house was founded by a daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]] called Rose of Red Lake. It is rumored that some female members of House Crane are able to [[skinchanger|skinchange]] into Cranes. {{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The banners of House Crane are seen beneath the walls of [[Bitterbridge]] in [[Renly Baratheon]]'s encampment. Ser [[Parmen Crane]], known as Parmen the Purple, is a member of Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]]. After Renly's death, Parmen joins [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s cause. His new king sends him to Bitterbridge with Ser [[Erren Florent]] to retrieve Renly's foot soldiers.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser Parmen is imprisoned at [[Highgarden]] after being captured by the Tyrells at Bitterbridge.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

==House Crane at the end of the third century==

The known Cranes during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Ser [[Vortimer Crane]], master-at-arms at [[Highgarden]].

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser [[Parmen Crane]], known as Parmen the Purple.
* Lady [[Melara Crane]], wife of Lord [[Alester Florent]].
* Ser [[Rycherd Crane]], husband of [[Rylene Florent]].
* [[Meredyth Crane]], a lady attendant of Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]].

==References and Notes==
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Greens

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Lord Rupert Connington: /* Defected to the Greens */

[[File:AegonII_crest.png|200px|thumb|right|The Greens carried the personal sigil of Aegon II: a golden dragon]]
'''The greens''' is the faction of [[House Targaryen]] and their loyalists who supported the ascent of [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] as King of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. They were opposed by [[the blacks]].

==History==
The title derives from a great tournament held in {{date|111}} at [[King’s Landing]] on the fifth anniversary of the King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I’s]] marriage to Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], his second wife.

At the opening feast, Queen Alicent wore a green gown, whilst Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys’s daughter by his first wife, dressed dramatically in Targaryen red and black. Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to “greens” and “[[The blacks|blacks]]” when talking of the queen’s party and the party of the princess.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Prominent Greens==
===Royal Targaryen Members===
*King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, rode [[Sunfyre]]
*Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], rode [[Dreamfyre]]
*Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], Prince Regent and Protector of the Realm, rode [[Vhagar]]
*Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], rode [[Tessarion]]
*Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], bonded with [[Shrykos]]
*Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], bonded with [[Morghul]]
*Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], possessed a [[dragon egg]].

===The Green Council===
*Queen Dowager [[Alicent Hightower]] 
*Ser [[Otto Hightower]], Hand of the King, stripped of rank 
*Ser [[Criston Cole]], Lord Commander of the Kingsguard and Hand of the King 
*Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], Master of Ships, then Master of Coin 
*Lord [[Jasper Wylde]], Master of Laws 
*Lord [[Larys Strong]], Master of Whisperers 
*Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]

===The Green's Kingsguard===
*Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]
*Ser [[Rickard Thorne]]
*Ser [[Willis Fell]]
*Ser [[Marston Waters]]

===The Caltrops===
*Lord [[Unwin Peake]], Lord of [[Starpike]]
*Lord [[Owen Fossoway]], Lord of [[Cider Hall]]
*Ser [[Hobert Hightower]]
*Ser [[Jon Roxton]]
*Ser [[Tyler Norcross]]
*[[Marq Ambrose]]
*[[Richard Rodden]]

===Defected to the Greens===
*[[Corlys Velaryon]], Lord of the Tides
*Hard [[Hugh Hammer]], bonded with [[Vermithor]]
*[[Ulf the White]], bonded with [[Silverwing]]
*[[Manfryd Mooton]], Lord of [[Maidenpool]]
**Maester [[Norren (House Mooton)|Norren]]
**Ser [[Florian Greysteel]]
*Ser [[Alfred Broome]]
*[[Tom Tanglebeard]]
*[[Tom Tangletongue]]

===Other notable Greens===
====Westermen====
*Lord [[Jason Lannister]], Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]
*Lord [[House Lefford|Lefford]] of the [[Golden Tooth]]
*Lord [[House Swyft|Swyft]] of [[Cornfield]]
*Lord [[House Reyne|Reyne]] of [[Castamere]]
*Ser [[Clarent Crakehall]]
*Ser [[Tyler Hill]], The Bastard of [[Lannisport]]

====Reachmen====
*Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], Lord of the Hightower, Voice of Oldtown
*Ser [[Bryndon Hightower]]
*Ser [[Roger Corne]]
*Lord Redwyne of the [[Arbor]]

====Stormlanders====
*Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], Lord of Storm's End
*Ser [[Byron Swann]]{{Ref|aDwD|8}}

====Riverlanders====
*Ser [[Simon Strong]], Castellan of Harrenhal
*[[Alys Rivers]]

==References and Notes==
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[[Category:Dance of the Dragons|Greens, The]]
[[Category:Organizations|Greens, The]]

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Greens

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Lord Rupert Connington: /* Defected to the Greens */

[[File:AegonII_crest.png|200px|thumb|right|The Greens carried the personal sigil of Aegon II: a golden dragon]]
'''The greens''' is the faction of [[House Targaryen]] and their loyalists who supported the ascent of [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] as King of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. They were opposed by [[the blacks]].

==History==
The title derives from a great tournament held in {{date|111}} at [[King’s Landing]] on the fifth anniversary of the King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I’s]] marriage to Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], his second wife.

At the opening feast, Queen Alicent wore a green gown, whilst Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys’s daughter by his first wife, dressed dramatically in Targaryen red and black. Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to “greens” and “[[The blacks|blacks]]” when talking of the queen’s party and the party of the princess.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Prominent Greens==
===Royal Targaryen Members===
*King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, rode [[Sunfyre]]
*Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], rode [[Dreamfyre]]
*Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], Prince Regent and Protector of the Realm, rode [[Vhagar]]
*Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], rode [[Tessarion]]
*Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], bonded with [[Shrykos]]
*Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], bonded with [[Morghul]]
*Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], possessed a [[dragon egg]].

===The Green Council===
*Queen Dowager [[Alicent Hightower]] 
*Ser [[Otto Hightower]], Hand of the King, stripped of rank 
*Ser [[Criston Cole]], Lord Commander of the Kingsguard and Hand of the King 
*Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], Master of Ships, then Master of Coin 
*Lord [[Jasper Wylde]], Master of Laws 
*Lord [[Larys Strong]], Master of Whisperers 
*Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]

===The Green's Kingsguard===
*Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]
*Ser [[Rickard Thorne]]
*Ser [[Willis Fell]]
*Ser [[Marston Waters]]

===The Caltrops===
*Lord [[Unwin Peake]], Lord of [[Starpike]]
*Lord [[Owen Fossoway]], Lord of [[Cider Hall]]
*Ser [[Hobert Hightower]]
*Ser [[Jon Roxton]]
*Ser [[Tyler Norcross]]
*[[Marq Ambrose]]
*[[Richard Rodden]]

===Defected to the Greens===
*Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*Hard [[Hugh Hammer]], bonded with [[Vermithor]]
*[[Ulf the White]], bonded with [[Silverwing]]
*[[Manfryd Mooton]], Lord of [[Maidenpool]]
**Maester [[Norren (House Mooton)|Norren]]
**Ser [[Florian Greysteel]]
*Ser [[Alfred Broome]]
*[[Tom Tanglebeard]]
*[[Tom Tangletongue]]

===Other notable Greens===
====Westermen====
*Lord [[Jason Lannister]], Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]
*Lord [[House Lefford|Lefford]] of the [[Golden Tooth]]
*Lord [[House Swyft|Swyft]] of [[Cornfield]]
*Lord [[House Reyne|Reyne]] of [[Castamere]]
*Ser [[Clarent Crakehall]]
*Ser [[Tyler Hill]], The Bastard of [[Lannisport]]

====Reachmen====
*Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], Lord of the Hightower, Voice of Oldtown
*Ser [[Bryndon Hightower]]
*Ser [[Roger Corne]]
*Lord Redwyne of the [[Arbor]]

====Stormlanders====
*Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], Lord of Storm's End
*Ser [[Byron Swann]]{{Ref|aDwD|8}}

====Riverlanders====
*Ser [[Simon Strong]], Castellan of Harrenhal
*[[Alys Rivers]]

==References and Notes==
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House Tyrell

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Lord Rupert Connington: /* Sworn Houses */

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Tyrell of [[Highgarden]]
| image = [[File:House_Tyrell.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Vert, a rose Or
| Words = ''Growing Strong''
| Seat = [[Highgarden]]
| Current_Lord = [[Mace Tyrell]]
| Region = [[The Reach]]
| Title = Lord of [[Highgarden]] Defender of [[Dornish Marches|the Marches]] High Marshal of [[the Reach]] [[Warden of the South]] [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]] [[High Steward of Higharden]] (pre-Conquest)
| Heir = [[Willas Tyrell]]
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch = [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]]
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'''House Tyrell of Highgarden''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], being liege lords of [[the Reach]]. A large, wealthy house, its wealth is only surpassed among the Great Houses by [[House Lannister]], and the Tyrells can field the greatest armies. Additionally, if they call the fleets of their bannermen the [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]], the lords of the [[Shield Islands]], and the coastal lords, they can command a navy that equals if not surpasses the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|royal]] fleet.

[[Highgarden]] is an ancient seat of rule and the heart of chivalry in the Seven Kingdoms; the Tyrells style themselves 'Defenders of the [[Dornish Marches|Marches]]' and 'High Marshals of the Reach', and traditionally, they have been [[Warden of the South|Wardens of the South]]. Their sigil is a golden rose on a green field, and their words are "Growing Strong."{{Ref|aCoK|22}} Members of the family tend to have curly brown hair and brown or golden eyes.

==History==
===Kingdom of the Reach===
The Tyrells trace their line of descent through the female line to the legendary [[Garth the Gardener]], the mythical first [[King of the Reach]] reigning in the [[Age of Heroes]], and the son of the equally mythic [[Garth Greenhand]] (indicating the House's origin amongst the [[Andal]] [[Andal Invasion|invaders]] thousands of years later). Unlike other Great Houses, the Tyrells never ruled as kings. The Tyrells were [[High Steward of Higharden|stewards]] to [[House Gardener]], the ancient ruling line of the [[King of the Reach|Kings of the Reach]], who periodically intermarried with lower ranking houses of the Reach such as House Tyrell or [[House Florent]].

Ser [[Alester Tyrell]], the founder of the House, was an Andal [[knight]] and adventurer who became the champion and sword shield of King [[Gwayne V Gardener]], one of the [[Three Sage Kings]]. Ser Alester’s eldest son also became a notable knight, only to die in a tourney. His second son [[Gareth Tyrell]] was of a more bookish bent and never achieved knighthood, choosing instead to serve as a royal steward. He and his son [[Leo Tyrell (son of Gareth)|Leo]] performed their duties so well, the Gardeners made the office of [[High Steward of Higharden|High Steward]] hereditary. It is from Gareth that today’s Tyrells descend.{{ref|TWOIAF| House Tyrell}}

During the minority of King [[Garland VI Gardener]], a member of House Tyrell ruled the [[Reach]] in his name as [[Regent]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Tyrell}}

Near the end of the long reign of King [[Garth X Gardener]], a problem with the succession arose as Garth had fathered no sons. Lords [[House Peake|Peake]] and [[House Manderly|Manderly]] instigated a civil war to see their respective wives, both daughters to the senile King Garth, succeed as Queen of the Reach, and the rivalry between the lords soon escalated to open war, with many lords joining the cause of both sides. The anarchy that followed lasted for almost two decades until Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], the High Steward of Highgarden, made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated the Peakes and Manderlys and reclaimed the ruins of Highgarden, which had been sacked by a [[Dorne|Dornish]] king and his raiders. The Dornish had also killed Garth X. Ser Osmund then placed a second cousin of the late king on the throne who ascended as King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Andals in the Reach}}

With the counsel of Ser Osmund, Mern VI began the reconstruction of the Reach and Highgarden and the power of House Gardener. Ser [[Robert Tyrell]] succeeded his father, Ser Osmund, as High Steward and aptly aided king Mern in the reconstruction of the Reach. King Mern was so pleased with Ser Robert that he gave him the hand of his youngest daughter in marriage, thereby allowing the following generations of Tyrells to claim decent from Garth Greenhand. This was the first marriage between house Gardener and House Tyrell, but nine more unions between the houses would follow in the succeeding centuries.{{ref|TWOIAF| House Tyrell}}

===Targaryen Era===
Following the defeat and death of King [[Mern IX Gardener]] and his other kin, at the [[Field of Fire]] during the [[War of Conquest]], [[Harlen Tyrell]], hereditary high steward of the Reach, surrendered [[Highgarden]] and was granted the castle along with dominion of the Reach as [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]] by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. As Wardens of the South they frequently warred with the [[Dornishmen]], who remained independent. Harlen disappeared in the Dornish sands during the [[First Dornish War]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}

As the [[Dance of the Dragons]] began, Lord [[Lyonel Tyrell (lord)|Lyonel Tyrell]] was an infant, and his regent mother was judged likely to align the Reach with the House's "overmighty" bannermen, the [[House Hightower|Hightowers]], and [[the greens]]. As the war progressed, the Tyrell bannermen were split, with men of the Reach fighting on both sides. Later Ser [[Ulf the White]] would attempt to claim Highgarden for himself, as House Tyrell had taken no part in the Dance and he believed they should be considered traitors.

When [[Daeron I Targaryen]], the Young Dragon, attempted the [[conquest of Dorne]], Lord Lyonel commanded the army that invaded via [[Prince's Pass]]. After the initial victory, Daeron appointed Lord Tyrell as governor of Dorne. Lord Tyrell liked Dornish women and one night he pulled the rope that would signal for a wench to come to his bed, and a hundred scorpions fell from the canopy instead. His death sparked new revolts, and the conquest was undone in a fortnight.

Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo "Longthorn" Tyrell]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], beginning the tourney as one of the champions. Both [[Egg]] and [[Dunk]] recognized him as a formidable opponent, one that Dunk would better avoid.{{ref|THK}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], House Tyrell stayed loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]'s forces achieved victory against [[Robert Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of Ashford]], dealing the future king his only defeat of the war at the cost of Ser [[Quentin Tyrell]]'s life. Mace likes to take credit for the success, but it was the van under command of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] that put Robert to flight. Mace went on to [[Siege of Storm's End|besiege]] Robert's brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] at [[Storm's End]], but bent the knee after the Targaryens were all but wiped out in the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Robert Baratheon, king by conquest, forgave them and accepted them as sworn vassals.

==Recent Events==
[[File:Zippo514 Highgarden.jpg|[[Highgarden]] - by Zippo514 ©|thumb|350px|right]]
===''A Game of Thrones''===
House Tyrell is among the houses that [[Viserys Targaryen]] believes will rise for him if he lands in [[Westeros]].

Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], the Knight of Flowers, rides in [[the Hand's tourney]], defeating Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] but yielding the final tilt to [[Sandor Clegane]] after the Hound rescues him from the Mountain. He is upset when the [[Hand of the King]], [[Eddard Stark]], does not send him to bring Gregor to justice for pillaging the [[riverlands]]. As King [[Robert Baratheon]] lays dying, Loras supports [[Renly Baratheon]]'s desire to take the crown before either Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] or Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] can claim it, and flees the city with him when Lord Stark rebuffs Renly's request for his aid. Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and his brothers (of which he has none), uncles, and sons (and Ser Loras specifically) are named among the nobles whom the new King Joffrey decrees must swear fealty to him or be attainted as traitors.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
House Tyrell declares for King Renly. [[Margaery Tyrell]] is to be his queen, his ex-squire and secret lover Ser Loras the Lord Commander of his [[Rainbow Guard]], and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] his Hand. With the backing of the Tyrells and almost all of their bannermen, Renly has the strongest army in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. After a failed parley with his brother Stannis, Renly's host seems sure to win the coming battle. When he is [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|murdered that night]], an enraged Loras kills the two knights who were guarding him.

Renly's assassination sees many of the Reach's soldiers defect to Stannis's cause. The Tyrells and their leal bannermen (including [[Paxter Redwyne]], [[Randyll Tarly]] and [[Mathis Rowan]]) plot their next move at [[Bitterbridge]], where they receive a visit from [[Petyr Baelish]]. He extends an offer of alliance with Houses [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]]. The Tyrells join with [[Tywin Lannister]], marching on [[King's Landing]] in time to save the city and King Joffrey and rout Stannis's forces in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Mace's second son, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan the Gallant]], fights in Renly's armor, frightening the smallfolk into believing the king had risen from the grave.

After the battle, Mace is rewarded with the [[small council]] post of [[master of ships]], while Lords Redwyne and Rowan are given advisory seats. Garlan is made [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep|Lord of Brightwater Keep]], since [[House Florent|the Florents]] now serve Stannis's cause. Loras joins the [[Kingsguard]], and Margaery is betrothed to King Joffrey.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Prior to Margaery's arrival in King's Landing, Tyrell men with food carts succor the starving residents, creating wild popularity for her and her house despite the fact that it was the Tyrell embargo that created the shortage in the first place.

A Tyrell man-at-arms is killed and two [[House Gargalen|Gargalen]] man-at-arms are scalded in a fight in [[Flea Bottom]].

Mace's mother, Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]], arranges to meet with [[Sansa Stark]]. Talking to Sansa about Joffrey, Olenna decides she does not care for the match between he and Margaery and conspires with Petyr Baelish to poison Joffrey at his own [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]] is falsely accused of the murder, and Mace is one of the judges at his trial. He wants the Imp dead because Margaery was drinking from the same cup, unaware that it was his mother who perpetrated the poisoning, but Tyrion eventually escapes the city.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek HouseTyrell Bannermen.jpg|350px|thumb|right|House Tyrell Bannermen – by Tomasz Jedruszek]. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The Tyrells come to dominate their tenuous alliance with the Lannisters despite the paranoid meddling of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. After the death of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], her father and the Hand of the King, Cersei resumes her regency and removes Mace and his favored bannermen from the small council. Meanwhile, Margaery is wed to the new king, Joffrey's brother [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], releasing Mace from his vow not to leave the city until Margaery is wed. Margaery makes a point to win the love of the people and to try and prepare Tommen for kingship; she is baffled by Cersei's refusal of all her suggestions and apparent lack of understanding regarding dire military threats. She resists the attempted seductions of Cersei's agent, [[Osney Kettleblack]].

Cersei sends Loras to [[Siege of Dragonstone|besiege Dragonstone]] and Mace to besiege [[Siege of Storm's End (300)|Storm's End]] to remove them from the capital and place them in danger. Loras is badly wounded while seizing the island, and Mace quickly returns when he hears that Margaery has been imprisoned by the [[High Sparrow]], she and Cersei exchanging mutual accusations of immorality. By the time he arrives, however, he finds [[Randyll Tarly]] has already secured her release; Lord Tarly is to hold them until their trial. Mace again vows to remain in the city, this time until Margaery is acquitted in her upcoming trial.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
With Cersei imprisoned, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] is named Lord Regent over Tommen, and he takes several steps to smooth over Cersei's actions. Mace Tyrell is finally made Hand, and his bannermen Randyll Tarly and Paxter Redwyne are made masters of [[Master of laws|laws]] and [[Master of ships|ships]], respectively. Lord Mace has a hundred Highgarden men added to the [[City Watch of King's Landing]], further consolidating power in the capital. However, Ser Kevan is killed by [[Varys]], which the Spider hopes will lead to continued fracturing of the Lannister-Tyrell alliance.

==House Tyrell at the end of the third century==
[[File:House tyrell by cabepfir.jpg|thumb|350px|Back row, left to right: [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]]. Front: [[Olenna Tyrell|Olenna]], [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]], [[Alerie Hightower]].Art by Cabepfir©]]

The known Tyrells during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], Lord of [[Highgarden]], Defender of [[Dornish Marches|the Marches]], High Marshal of [[the Reach]], [[Warden of the South]] and [[Hand of the King]].
** Lady [[Alerie Hightower]], his wife.
*** [[Willas Tyrell]], his eldest son and heir. A cripple.
*** Lord [[Garlan Tyrell]], his second son. Called Garlan the Gallant. Married to [[Leonette Fossoway]]. Titular Lord of [[Brightwater Keep]].
*** Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], his third son. Called the Knight of Flowers. A brother of the [[Kingsguard]].
*** Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]], his daughter, Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Widow of [[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]] and [[Joffrey I]], now married to King [[Tommen I]].
* Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]], his mother. She is known as the 'Queen of Thorns.'
* Lady [[Mina Tyrell]], his sister. Married to Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]].
* Lady [[Janna Tyrell]], his sister. Married to Ser [[Jon Fossoway]].
* [[Garth Tyrell]], his uncle. Called 'Garth the Gross'. Lord Seneschal of Highgarden.
** [[Garse Flowers]], Garth's bastard son.
** [[Garrett Flowers]], Garth's bastard son.
* Ser [[Moryn Tyrell]], his uncle. Lord Commander of the [[City Watch of Oldtown]].
** Ser {[[Luthor Tyrell (son of Moryn)|Luthor Tyrell]]}, Moryn's eldest son. Married to [[Elyn Norridge]].
*** Ser [[Theodore Tyrell]], Luthor's eldest son. Married to [[Lia Serry]].
**** [[Elinor Tyrell]], Theodore's daughter. Handmaiden to Queen Margaery.
**** [[Luthor Tyrell (son of Theodore)|Luthor Tyrell]], Theodore's son. A squire.
*** Maester [[Medwick Tyrell|Medwick]], Luthor's second son. A [[Maester]].
*** [[Olene Tyrell]], Luthor's daughter. Married to Ser [[Leo Blackbar]].
** [[Leo Tyrell]], Moryn's second son. Called 'Leo the Lazy'. Studying at the [[Citadel]].
* Maester [[Gormon Tyrell|Gormon]], his uncle. A Maester.

Distant relations of the main branch are:
* Ser {[[Quentin Tyrell]]}, a cousin of Lord Mace. Slain at the [[Battle of Ashford]].
** Ser [[Olymer Tyrell]], Quentin's son. Married to [[Lysa Meadows]].
*** [[Raymund Tyrell]], Olymer's eldest son.
*** [[Rickard Tyrell]], Olymer's second son.
*** [[Megga Tyrell]], Olymer's daughter. Handmaiden to Queen Margaery.
* Maester [[Normund Tyrell|Normund]], a cousin of Lord Mace. He is in service at [[Blackcrown]].
* Ser {[[Victor Tyrell]]}, a cousin of Lord Mace. Slain by the [[Smiling Knight]] of the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]].
** [[Victaria Tyrell]], Victor's daughter. Widow of Lord [[Jon Bulwer]].
*** [[Alysanne Bulwer]], Victaria's daughter. The Lady of [[Blackcrown]].
** Ser [[Leo Tyrell (son of Victor)|Leo Tyrell]], Victor's son. Married to [[Alys Beesbury]].
*** [[Alla Tyrell]], Leo's eldest daughter. Handmaiden to Queen Margaery.
*** [[Leona Tyrell]], Leo's second daughter.
*** [[Lyonel Tyrell (son of Leo)|Lyonel Tyrell]], Leo's eldest son.
*** [[Lucas Tyrell]], Leo's second son.
*** [[Lorent Tyrell]], Leo's third son.

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===Household===
====Margaery's companions and ladies-in-waiting:====
* [[Megga Tyrell|Megga]], [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], and [[Elinor Tyrell]], Margaery's cousins.
** Elinor’s betrothed, [[Alyn Ambrose]], a squire.
* Lady [[Alysanne Bulwer]], a girl, [[Meredyth Crane]], called 'Merry', Lady [[Alyce Graceford]], Lady [[Taena Merryweather]], late of [[Myr]] and wife of Lord [[Orton Merryweather]].
* Septa [[Nysterica]], a sister of the Faith.

====At Highgarden:====

* Maester [[Lomys]], counselor, healer, and tutor.
* [[Igon Vyrwel]], captain of the guard.
* Ser [[Vortimer Crane]], master-at-arms.
* [[Butterbumps]], fool and jester, hugely fat.
* [[Arryk]] and [[Erryk]], called 'Left' and 'Right', twin guardsmen to Lady Olenna.

====Knights and sworn swords:====
* Ser [[Mark Mullendore]], a knight. Crippled during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
* Ser [[Willam Wythers]], captain of Queen Margaery's guard in King's Landing.
* Ser [[Bayard Norcross]] and Ser [[Hugh Clifton]], household knights in King's Landing.

====At King's Landing====
*The '[[Blue Bard]]', whose real name is Wat, a singer. Gone mad from torture at the hands of [[Qyburn]] and, later, the [[Faith of the Seven]].

==Historical Members==
* Ser [[Alester Tyrell]], founder of the House. An [[Andal]] knight and sworn shield to King [[Gwayne V Gardener]].
** [[Gareth Tyrell]], Alester's second son.
*** [[Leo Tyrell (son of Gareth)|Leo Tyrell]], Gareth's son.
* Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], High Steward of Highgarden during the reign of King [[Garth X Gardener]].
** Ser [[Robert Tyrell]], his son, High Steward to King [[Mern VI Gardener]]
***[[Lorent Tyrell (steward)|Lorent Tyrell]], his grandson, High Steward to Mern VI
* Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]], first Tyrell Lord of Highgarden.
** Lord [[Theo Tyrell]], Harlen's son and successor.
* Lord [[Matthos Tyrell]], Lord of Highgarden during the [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}}.
* When Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] toured the south in {{date|112}}, she was courted by the son of Lord Tyrell, among many others.{{ref|trp}}
* Lord [[Lyonel Tyrell (lord)|Lyonel Tyrell]], Lord of Highgarden during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] and a major participant serving under King [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron I]] in the [[Conquest of Dorne]].
* Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]], known as "Leo Longthorn", a renowned jouster and participant in the [[Ashford Tourney]]; head of the House during the reigns of kings [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]] and [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]].
* Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]], father of [[Mace Tyrell]]. He rode off a cliff to his death while hawking.

==Sworn Houses==
* '''[[House Ambrose|Ambrose]]'''.
* '''[[House Appleton|Appleton]]''' of [[Appleton]].
* '''[[House Ashford|Ashford]]''' of [[Ashford]].
* '''[[House Ball|Ball]]'''.
* '''[[House Blackbar|Blackbar]]''' of [[Bandallon]].
* '''[[House Bridges|Bridges]]'''.
* '''[[House Bushy|Bushy]].
* '''[[House Caswell|Caswell]]''' of [[Bitterbridge]].
* [[House Chester|'''Chester''']]. The head of House Chester is given the title of Lord of [[Greenshield]].
* '''[[House Cockshaw|Cockshaw]]'''.
* '''[[House Conklyn|Conklyn]]'''.
* '''[[House Cordwayner|Cordwayner]]''' of [[Hammerhal]].
* [[House Crane|'''Crane''']] of [[Red Lake]].
* '''[[House Dunn|Dunn]]'''.
* '''[[House Durwell|Durwell]]'''.
* '''[[House Florent|Florent]]''' of [[Brightwater Keep]].
* '''[[House Footly|Footly]]''' of [[Tumbleton]].
* [[House Fossoway|'''Fossoway''']]. Two branches exist —
** The "red apple" '''[[House Fossoway of Cider Hall|Fossoways of Cider Hall]]'''.
** The "green apple" '''[[House Fossoway of New Barrel|Fossoways of New Barrel]]''', a cadet branch descending from [[Raymun Fossoway]]. The house's creation is described in ''[[The Hedge Knight]]''.
* '''[[House Graceford|Graceford]]''' of [[Holyhall]].
* '''[[House Graves|Graves]]'''.
* [[House Grimm|'''Grimm''']] of [[Grimston]]. The head of House Grimm is given the title of Lord of [[Greyshield]].
* '''[[House Hastwyck|Hastwyck]]'''.
* [[House Hewett|'''Hewett''']] of [[Hewett Castle]]. The head of House Hewett is given the title of Lord of [[Oakenshield]].
* '''[[House Hightower|Hightower]]''' of the [[Hightower]]. They reside in [[Oldtown]], and are very rich and influential. Lady [[Alerie Hightower]] is the wife of Lord Mace and mother of his four children: [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] and [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].
* '''[[House Hutcheson|Hutcheson]]'''.
* '''[[House Inchfield|Inchfield]]'''.
* '''[[House Kidwell|Kidwell]]''' of [[Ivy Hall]].
* '''[[House Leygood|Leygood]]'''.
* '''[[House Lowther|Lowther]]'''.
* '''[[House Lyberr|Lyberr]]'''.
* '''[[House Merryweather|Merryweather]]''' of [[Longtable]].
* '''[[House Middlebury|Middlebury]]'''.
* '''[[House Norcross|Norcross]]'''.
* '''[[House Norridge|Norridge]].
* '''[[House Oakheart|Oakheart]]''' of [[Old Oak]].
* '''[[House Oldflowers|Oldflowers]].
* '''[[House Orme|Orme]].
* '''[[House Peake|Peake]]''' of [[Starpike]].
* '''[[House Pommingham|Pommingham]]'''.
* '''[[House Redding|Redding]]'''.
* '''[[House Redwyne|Redwyne]]''' of the [[Arbor]], a large island off of Westeros proper. The Redwynes are cousins of the Tyrell family. The Lord of the House, [[Paxter Redwyne]], is Lord Mace's cousin and married to Mace's sister [[Mina Tyrell]]. His elderly aunt, [[Olenna Redwyne]], the "Queen of Thorns", is the mother of Mace and Mina.
* '''[[House Rhysling|Rhysling]]'''.
* '''[[House Risley|Risley]]'''.
* '''[[House Rowan|Rowan]]''' of [[Goldengrove]].
* '''[[House Roxton|Roxton]]''' of the [[Ring]].
* '''[[House Serry|Serry]]'''. The head of House Serry is given the title of Lord of [[Southshield]].
* '''[[House Shermer|Shermer]]''' of [[Smithyton]].
* '''[[House Sloane|Sloane]]'''.
* '''[[House Stackhouse|Stackhouse]]'''.
* '''[[House Tarly|Tarly]]''' of [[Horn Hill]].
* '''[[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep|Tyrell of Brightwater Keep]]''', a newly made cadet branch of House Tyrell.
* '''[[House Uffering|Uffering]]'''.
* '''[[House Varner|Varner]]'''.
* [[House Vyrwel|'''Vyrwel''']] of [[Darkdell]].
* '''[[House Westbrook|Westbrook]]'''.
* '''[[House Willum|Willum]]'''.
* '''[[House Woodwright|Woodwright]]'''.
* '''[[House Wythers|Wythers]]'''.
* '''[[House Yelshire|Yelshire]]'''.

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Tyrell swords will make me king.{{ref|ACOK|22}}}} - [[Renly Baratheon]] to [[Stannis Baratheon]]

{{Quote|The Tyrells were only stewards that the [[House Targaryen|dragon-kings]] had upjumped far above their station. Their vanity was exceeded only by their ambition.{{ref|AFFC|3}}}}
– thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]

{{Quote|The more we give these Tyrells, the more they demand of us.{{Ref|affc|12}}}} – thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]

{{Quote|Kevan Lannister was beginning to understand why Cersei had grown so resentful of the Tyrells.{{Ref|adwd|Epilogue}}}} - thoughts of [[Kevan Lannister]]

==References and Notes==
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House Baratheon

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Lord Rupert Connington: /* Houses sworn to Storm's End */

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| House_name = House Baratheon of [[Storm's End]]
| image = [[file:House_Baratheon.PNG|250px|center]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = A crowned stag sable
| Words = ''Ours is the Fury''
| Seat = [[Storm's End]] [[King's Landing]] (House Baratheon of King's Landing) [[Dragonstone]] (House Baratheon of Dragonstone)
| Current_Lord = King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]] King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]] ''(disputed)''
| Region = [[Stormlands]]
| Title = Lord of [[Storm's End]] [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]]
| Heir = Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] Princess [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]] ''(disputed)''
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheons of King's Landing]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheons of King's Landing]] [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone|Baratheons of Dragonstone]] [[House Bolling]] ''(possibly)'' [[House Wensington]] ''(possibly)''
| Founded = {{Date|1}}
| Founder = [[Orys Baratheon]]
| Died_out =
}}

:''This article is about the main branch of the family, whose seat is Storm's End. For cadet branches, see [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]] and [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]].''

'''House Baratheon of Storm's End''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of Westeros, and is the principal house in the [[stormlands]], which they rule as [[Lords Paramount of the Stormlands]]. Their seat, [[Storm's End]], is an ancient castle raised by the [[Storm King]]s from the now-extinct [[House Durrandon]]. The Baratheon sigil is a crowned black stag on a field of gold.{{ref|AGOT|4}} Members of the family tend to be tall and powerfully built, with black hair and blue eyes, as well as strong, square jawlines. They are known for their mercurial tempers, and their words are "''Ours is the Fury''".

After [[Robert's Rebellion]], House Baratheon split into three branches: Lord [[Robert Baratheon]] was crowned King and took residence at [[King's Landing]], thereby creating [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. Robert gave the seat of [[Dragonstone]] to his younger brother, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], creating [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]. Robert's youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], became the Lord of Storm's End, continuing House Baratheon of Storm's End.

==History==
===Targaryen Era===
House Baratheon is the youngest of the [[great houses]], tracing its descent from [[Orys Baratheon]], one of [[Aegon I Targaryen]]'s fiercest generals, and rumored to be his bastard brother. Through the female line, the Baratheons are descended from the Storm Kings, as Orys slew [[Argilac]] the Arrogant, last of the Storm Kings, and married his daughter [[Argella Durrandon]]. Orys adopted the sigil and words of his wife's ancestral line.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} The line of the Storm Kings dates back to the [[Age of Heroes]] when their kingdom was founded by King [[Durran]] I "Godsgrief", a legendary hero.

Baratheon support for the Targaryens was initially strong. A knight of the House was elevated to the [[Kingsguard]], saving the life of King [[Aenys I]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] sided the House with [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]] despite his late father [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]]'s support of [[the blacks]] and relation to [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] (through [[Jocelyn Baratheon]]).{{ref|tpatq}} There was talk of one of Borros's daughters wedding Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], a green prince, but it is unknown if this occurred before the prince's [[Dance over Harrenhal|death]].

During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], the Baratheons remained loyal to the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen dynasty]], providing much of the force commanded by Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] at the decisive [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].

Nine years before the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Lord Baratheon held a tourney to celebrate the birth of his grandson. Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], called the Laughing Storm, participated in the Ashford tourney and fought on the side of Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] during a [[trial of seven]].

Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], daughter of [[Aegon V Targaryen]], married into the House and birthed Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]], continuing the close ties between the dragon and the stag. Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Lord Steffon Baratheon in a [[tourney at Storm's End]] that was eventually won by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]. Lord Steffon also went on a journey [[across the narrow sea]] to find a bride for Prince Rhaegar, a voyage that would be his last.

===Robert's Rebellion===

The [[Robert's Rebellion|rebellion]] that removed the Targaryens from power, however, was started on behalf of Steffon's son, Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], and his foster-brother, [[Eddard Stark]]. The Baratheons and their bannermen were instrumental in the conflict, along with Houses [[House Arryn|Arryn]], [[House Stark|Stark]], and [[House Tully|Tully]], and, eventually, [[House Lannister]]. The [[Battle of Summerhall]] and [[Siege of Storm's End]] were fixtures of the stormlands theater.

===King Robert Baratheon===

After the war, the house spawned two cadet branches: one [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|seated on the Iron Throne]] under King Robert I, and another [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone|on the Isle of Dragonstone]] headed by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]]. During the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]] against Robert's rule, the combined Baratheon fleet defeated the [[Iron Fleet]] in the [[Battle of Fair Isle]], commanded by [[Master of Ships]] Stannis. Stannis later subdued [[Great Wyk]] in his brother's name. With Robert and Stannis holding their own titles, the young [[Renly Baratheon]] became Lord of Storm's End. Some time after he achieved manhood, he was appointed to Robert's [[small council]] as [[master of laws]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Jon Arryn]], the [[Hand of the King]], dies suddenly in [[King's Landing]]. King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his retinue travel to [[Winterfell]] to offer the position to Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Robert's friend from his youth. Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] rides north to meet King Robert on his return trip after Eddard accepts the position, while Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] returns to his seat at [[Dragonstone]]. Renly participates in [[the Hand's tourney]], riding well before losing to [[Sandor Clegane]].

Later, as Robert lies dying from a [[kingswood]] boar's tusk, Renly asks Eddard to support him in a bid for the throne. Lord Stark has discovered that Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]'s children, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon]], are not Robert's legitimate children, but they are instead bastards born of incest with Cersei's brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]. Eddard insists that it is Lord Stannis who should be Robert's successor as king. After Eddard refuses to support Renly's bid for power, Renly, his 30 men-at-arms, and his former squire Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] ride south out of the capital. King Joffrey I names Lord Renly and Ser Loras among the nobles who must do him homage or be declared traitors, and soon thereafter has Eddard executed for treason.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Despite Stannis's better claim to the [[Iron Throne]], Renly is able to rally the [[stormlands]] to his cause, as well as [[House Tyrell]] and much of [[the Reach]]. Stannis has a significantly smaller force drawn mostly from the [[crownlands]]. When Renly is [[shadow assassin|assassinated]] beneath the walls of Storm's End as the brothers' hosts [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|prepare to clash]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], he leaves no heirs. Most of the houses sworn to Storm's End, as well as some from the Reach, join Stannis, who unsuccessfully attacks King's Landing in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Following their defeat, most houses sworn to Stannis kneel to King Joffrey and the [[Iron Throne]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Stannis's garrison at Storm's End commanded by Ser [[Gilbert Farring]] remains loyal to his cause.

[[Edric Storm]] is smuggled out of [[Dragonstone]] by Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] to prevent him from being burned alive by Stannis's advisor, [[Melisandre]].

Renly's widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]], marries King [[Joffrey Baratheon]]. After [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], the current head of the house is the young king on the Iron Throne, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] - a title disputed by King Stannis.

Aside from a few garrisons, Stannis leads his remaining forces north to the [[Wall]] and saves the [[Night's Watch]] from [[wildlings]] in the [[Battle of Castle Black]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] serves as [[regent]] for her son, King Tommen I. She sends Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] to [[Siege of Storm's End (300)|take Storm's End]] from Stannis's garrison, although when Tyrell hears [[Margaery Tyrell|his daughter]] has been arrested he returns to the capital with most of his army, leaving [[Mathis Rowan]] to continue the siege with a token force. Cersei is replaced as Tommen's regent by Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] after she is also arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] is said to have taken [[Dragonstone]] from Stannis's garrison in a [[Siege of Dragonstone|bloody assault]].

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After leaving [[Castle Black]], Stannis remains in [[the North]], [[Retaking of Deepwood Motte|liberates Deepwood Motte]], and marches on [[Siege of Winterfell|Winterfell]]. His wife, Queen [[Selyse Florent]], and heir, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], travel to Castle Black from [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].

The garrison at Storm's End is Stannis's last force in the south, but it is threatened by Mathis Rowan as well as [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] and the [[Golden Company]].

Tommen's regent, Kevan Lannister, is murdered in [[King's Landing]] by [[Varys]].

==House Baratheon at the end of the third century==

The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* King {[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]]}, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, former Lord of Storm's End. Gored by a boar.
** Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], his wife.
*** King {[[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]}, his eldest son and heir. Poisoned at his wedding feast.
*** Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], his daughter.
*** King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]], his second son. King on the Iron Throne.
*** [[Edric Storm]], Robert's acknowledged by [[Delena Florent]]. Raised at Storm's End.
* King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]], self-proclaimed [[King of Westeros]], Lord of Dragonstone and Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
** Queen [[Selyse Florent]], his wife.
*** Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], his only daughter and heir.
* King {[[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]]}, self-proclaimed king, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. Slain at Storm's End by a [[shadow assassin|shadow]] conjured by [[Melisandre]] of [[Asshai]], a red priestess of [[R'hllor]].

* Ser {[[Harbert]]}, most likely a Baratheon. Great-uncle of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. Once castellan of Storm's End.

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===Household===
*Ser {[[Cortnay Penrose]]}, castellan of Storm's End. Slain by another of Melisandre's shadow assassins.
*Ser [[Colen of Greenpools]], a knight sworn to House Baratheon.
*[[Brella]], who ran Lord Renly's household in King's Landing. Later came to serve [[Tyrion Lannister]].

==Historical Members==
* Lord [[Orys Baratheon]], known as '''Orys One-Hand''', the founder of House Baratheon and the first Lord of [[Storm's End]]. [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{ref|AGoT|Appendix}}
** [[Davos Baratheon]], son of Lord Orys.
** Ser [[Raymont Baratheon]], younger son of Lord Baratheon, a [[knight]] of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].
* Lord [[Robar Baratheon]], grandson of Lord Orys, Hand of the King to King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], married Dowager Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]].
** Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]], Robar's son, Lord of Storm's End during [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}}.{{ref|tpatq}}
*** Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], Boremund's son, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands during the final days of [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}
**** Borros' four daughters.{{Ref|tpatq}}
** Lady [[Jocelyn Baratheon]], Robar's daughter, married to Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]; mother of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}
* [[Gowen Baratheon]], the third son of a former Lord of Storm's End. He was the last Baratheon to marry a member of [[House Lannister]], [[Tya Lannister|Tya]], until [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] married [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]].
* Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]], called the '''Laughing Storm''', a knight at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], became Lord of Storm's End.{{ref|thk}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon V}}
** Unknown daughter, formerly betrothed to Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon V}}
** Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]], heir of Lord Lyonel, married [[Rhaelle Targaryen]]. Hand of the King to King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]].
*** Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]], Lord Ormund's son, Lord of Storm's End and father to [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] and [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]].

==Houses sworn to Storm's End==
* '''[[House Bolling]]'''.
* '''[[House Buckler]]''' of Bronzegate.
* '''[[House Cafferen]]''' of Fawnton.
* '''[[House Caron]]''' of Nightsong. The Lord of House Caron is given the title of Lord of the [[Dornish Marches|Marches]]. After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] their domains are given to the newly made '''[[House Foote of Nightsong]]'''.
* '''[[House Connington]]''' of Griffin's Roost.
* '''[[House Dondarrion]]''' of Blackhaven. The first Dondarrion was given a lordship by a Storm King for delivering an important message. The house sigil of a forked, purple lightning bolt commemorates a lucky lightning strike that saved the messenger's life. The Dondarrions are [[Dornish Marches|marcher lords]].
* '''[[House Errol]]''' of Haystack Hall.
* '''[[House Estermont]]''' of Greenstone. Lord Estermont is maternal grandfather to King Robert I Baratheon; his mother, Lady Cassana was the daughter of Lord Estermont.
* '''[[House Fell]]''' of Felwood.
* '''[[House Gower]]'''.
* '''[[House Grandison]]''' of Grandview.
* '''[[House Hasty]]'''.
* '''[[House Herston]]'''.
* '''[[House Horpe]]'''.
* '''[[House Kellington]]'''.
* '''[[House Lonmouth]]'''.
* '''[[House Meadows]]''' of Grassy Vale.
* '''[[House Mertyns]]''' of Mistwood.
* '''[[House Morrigen]]''' of Crows Nest.
* '''[[House Musgood]]'''.
* '''[[House Peasebury]]''' of Poddingfield.
* '''[[House Penrose]]''' of Parchments.
* '''[[House Rogers]]''' of Amberly.
* '''[[House Selmy]]''' of Harvest Hall.
* '''[[House Staedmon]]''' of Broad Arch.
* '''[[House Swann]]''' of Stonehelm. The Swanns are marcher lords.
* '''[[House Swygert]]'''.
* '''[[House Tarth]]''' of Evenfall Hall. The Tarths rule the island of Tarth, situated at the edge of Shipbreaker Bay. Lord Selwyn is called the Evenstar. His only daughter and heiress is Brienne, a POV character
* '''[[House Toyne]]'''. This house fell into disgrace when a Toyne of the [[Kingsguard]] was executed for sleeping with [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s mistress, Lady [[Bethany Bracken]]. His two brothers tried to avenge him by murdering the king, but Aegon was saved by his brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], who died defending him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Nine Mistresses of Aegon IV, the Unworthy}} [[Simon Toyne]], of a later generation, became an infamous outlaw, leading the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]] before being killed by [[Barristan Selmy]].
* '''[[House Trant]]''' of Gallowsgrey.
* '''[[House Tudbury]]'''.
* '''[[House Wagstaff]]'''.
* '''[[House Wensington]]'''.
* '''[[House Wylde]]''' of Rain House.

==Houses sworn to Dragonstone==
* '''[[House Bar Emmon]]'''.
* '''[[House Celtigar]]'''.
* '''[[House Seaworth]]'''.
* '''[[House Sunglass]]'''.
* '''[[House Velaryon]]'''.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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House Meadows

2015-02-25T11:52:37Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| Coat_of_arms = a border of flowers of many colors and varieties on green
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| Seat = [[Grassfield Keep]] in [[Grassy Vale]]
| Current_Lord = [[Elwood Meadows]]
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'''House Meadows of Grassy Vale''' is a noble house from the [[Reach]]. Their castle is [[Grassfield Keep]] in or near the town of [[Grassy Vale]].<ref>"Grassy Vale" entry in ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> Although their lands are located in the Reach, they are not sworn to [[House Tyrell]], but to [[House Baratheon]] in the [[Stormlands]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

According to semi-canon sources, House Meadows blazons their shield with a border of flowers of many colors and varieties on green.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Young Lord [[Elwood Meadows]], a cousin of the [[House Fossoway|Fossoways]], is Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]]'s second in command at [[Storm's End]]. After [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|the death of Cortnay]], Elwood names himself the new [[castellan]] of Storm's End and surrenders the castle to [[Stannis Baratheon]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Stannis tasks Ser [[Gilbert Farring]] as the castellan of Storm's end with Lord Meadows as his second in command.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

==House Meadows at the end of the third century==

The known Meadows during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord [[Elwood Meadows]], the Lord of Grassy Vale. He is young.

With unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house there is also:

* [[Lysa Meadows]]. Married to Ser [[Olymer Tyrell]]. They have three children.

==References and Notes==
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House Celtigar

2015-02-18T21:10:33Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
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| Coat_of_arms = Argent, semy of crabs gules
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| Seat = [[Claw Isle]]
| Current_Lord = [[Ardrian Celtigar]]
| Region = [[Blackwater Bay]], the [[Crownlands]]
| Title = Lord of Claw Isle
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
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'''House Celtigar of Claw Isle''' rules [[Claw Isle]], an island in the [[narrow sea]] off the coast of [[Crackclaw Point]]. The Celtigars are historically sworn to [[Dragonstone]] within the [[Crownlands]].

Their arms depict red crabs strewn on white.{{ref|ACOK|61}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King%27s%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.

==History==

House Celtigar is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old [[Valyria]] in its veins.{{ref|TWOIAF| The War of Conquest}} [[Crispian Celtigar]] served as [[master of coin]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen]]. The Celtigars claim dominion over [[Crackclaw Point]], but the inhabitants do not acknowledge their claim. When they surrendered peacefully to [[Visenya Targaryen]] during the [[War of Conquest]], the people of Crackclaw were officially freed from pledging fealty to anyone but the [[Iron Throne]]. The Celtigars occasionally send men there to collect taxes. If Lord Celtigar sends enough collectors, a few come back to him.{{ref|AFFC|20}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] sat on the [[black council]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

The Celtigars' castle is rumored to hold fabulous treasures that bear witness to their wealth. Among Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]]'s property there are [[Myr|Myrish]] carpets, [[Volantis|Volantene]] glass, gold and silver plate, jeweled cups, magnificent hawks, a trained sea eagle, an axe of [[Valyrian steel]], chests of rubies, a horn said to summon [[kraken]]s from under the sea, and many fine wines.{{ref|ASOS|36}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]] answers [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s summons when he crowns himself king and calls his banners. Stannis comments to Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] his disgust about having to sup with his lords, among them Ardrian, who keeps asking which [[Stormlands|stormlords]] will join him. Lord Celtigar's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ornate ship ''[[Red Claw]]''. Lord Ardrian is made prisoner at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], and bends the knee to King [[Joffrey Baratheon]]. He remains at [[King's Landing]] afterwards.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Axell Florent]] suggests that Stannis sack [[Claw Isle]] as a reprisal for Celtigar's surrender, but Davos convinces him otherwise and is named [[Hand of the King]] by Stannis for his honest counsel. Lord Celtigar declares at [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s trial for the [[Purple Wedding|death of Joffrey]] that he once heard Tyrion threatening Joffrey.

==House Celtigar at the end of the third century==

The known Celtigars during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
*Lord [[Ardrian Celtigar]], called "the Red Crab", Lord of Claw Isle. An old and sour man.

==Historical Members==
* Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]], [[Master of Coin]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{ref|twoiaf}}
* Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]], [[Hand of the King]] to [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf}}
* Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]]. Sat on the [[Black council]] of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Corlys Velaryon

2015-02-16T11:38:32Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.PNG|50px|left]] Corlys Velaryon [[File:House Velaryon.PNG|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Sea Snake.jpeg]]
| image_caption = Art by [http://enife.deviantart.com/art/The-Princess-and-the-Queen-431753079 Enife]
| Alias = The Sea Snake
| Title = Lord of [[High Tide|the Tides]] Master of [[Driftmark]] [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] Lord Regent [[Master of Ships]]
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]] [[The blacks]] [[The greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Valyria]]n
| Spouse = Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Issue = Ser [[Laena Velaryon]] Lady [[Laenor Velaryon]]
| Father =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|53}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Corlys Velaryon|Corlys Velaryon]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

Lord '''Corlys Velaryon''', known as the '''Sea Snake''', was a Lord of [[House Velaryon]] and the Master of [[Driftmark]]. He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], he became [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Appearance and Character==
Though he had grown old, Corlys liked to say that he was clinging to life "like a drowning sailor clinging to the wreckage of a sunken ship."

==History==
===Early life===
At some point in time the Sea Snake traveled to [[Essos]] and brought back eastern treasures, which he kept at [[High Tide]]. Corlys was the first [[Westeros]]i to visit [[Nefer]] in [[N'Ghai]] and to navigate the [[Thousand Islands]].{{ref|awoiaf}}

Lord Corlys and his fleets fought alongside Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] during the [[War for the Stepstones]]. When Daemon declared himself the [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]], Corlys placed the crown on the new king's head.{{ref|trp}}

The children of Corlys and Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] both died in {{date|120}}, [[Laena Velaryon]] from childbed fever and Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] from a quarrel with Ser [[Qarl Correy]]. Later in the same year Prince Daemon, Laena's widower, married Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Laenor's widow.{{ref|TRP}}

In {{date|126}} Corlys was struck with a sudden fever; the issue arose of who would succeed him as Lord of the Tides should he die. With his trueborn children dead by law the title would go to his grandson by Rhaenyra, [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]. However, Jacaerys would presumably ascend the Iron Throne after his mother and so Rhaenyra urged him to name [[Lucerys Velaryon]] as his heir. The Sea Snake also had six nephews and the eldest, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], protested that the lordship should pass to him on the grounds that Rhaenyra's sons were [[bastards]] sired by Ser [[Harwin Strong]]. The Velaryon protesters were dealt with by the Targaryens and Lord Corlys presumably recovered.{{ref|trp}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
Lord Corlys Velaryon sat on the [[black council]] during the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]; he was the greatest lord to pledge his strength to the cause of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who was opposed by her half-brother, King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. More than half of Rhaenyra's army was made up of men sworn to [[House Velaryon]]. Corlys's fleets also gave [[the blacks]] superiority at sea.{{ref|tpatq}}

When Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] urged the princess to fly from [[Dragonstone]] to [[King’s Landing]] at once and reduce the city to ash and bone, Corlys demanded to know how that would serve them, telling him "we want to rule the city, not burn it to the ground".{{ref|tpatq}}

The Sea Snake commanded the Velaryon fleet when it closed off the [[Gullet]] and sailed back and forth from Dragonstone and [[Driftmark]], blocking all shipping entering or leaving [[Blackwater Bay]] and thereby choking off trade to and from King's Landing. Eventually, the Velaryon blockade was broken by the [[Battle in the Gullet]].{{ref|tpatq}}

On Dragonstone, after receiving the news that his wife, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]], had [[Battle of Rook's Rest|fallen at Rook's Rest]] trying to come to the aid of Lord [[House Staunton|Staunton]], angry words were exchanged between the queen and Lord Velaryon. Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for his wife Rhaenys's death. He told Rhaenyra that it should have been her who died, that "Staunton sent to you, yet you left it to my wife to answer, and forbade your sons to join her!" All the castle knew that Princes [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]] had been eager to fly with her to [[Rook's Rest]] with their own dragons.{{ref|tpatq}}

In late {{date|129}}, Prince Jacaerys brought the Lord of the Tides back into the fold by naming him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together the Hand and Jacaerys planned an assault upon King’s Landing. Not long after, one of the riderless dragons, [[Seasmoke]], took onto his back a fifteen-year-old boy known as Addam of [[Hull]]. Lord Corlys went so far as to petition Queen Rhaenyra to remove the taint of [[bastardy]] from Addam and his brother, [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]]. The queen complied and [[Addam Velaryon]] became Corlys's heir to [[Driftmark]].{{ref|tpatq}}

After the queen took King's Landing, as Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host advanced slowly on King's Landing, with Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] scouting ahead on the [[Tessarion|Blue Queen]], Lord Corlys suggested to Rhaenyra that the time had come to talk. He urged the queen to offer pardons. He proposed to let the [[Faith of the Seven]] take charge of Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], so that they might spend the rest of their lives in prayer and contemplation. Corlys suggested that Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], the daughter of Rhaenyra's rival, King Aegon II, be made his own ward, and in due time married to Rhaenyra's son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], binding the two halves of [[House Targaryen]] together once again.{{ref|tpatq}}

Rhaenyra demanded to know what of her half brothers, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]]. Lord Corlys suggested they be spared and sent to the [[Wall]]. When Corlys mentioned the sacred vows of the [[Night's Watch]], Rhaenyra questioned the vows of oathbreakers, stating that "Their vows did not trouble them when they took my throne." Her husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], echoed the queen's misgiving and suggested a hard line, but the queen decided to steer a middle course.{{ref|tpatq}}

After the [[Two Betrayers]] switched sides, Lord Corlys was the only person on the black council to speak in defense of the [[dragonseed]]. He remarked that Ser Addam and his brother Alyn were "true heirs" and worthy of Driftmark and that [[Nettles|Netty]] had fought valiantly in the Battle in the Gullet. The Hand's impassioned protests were in vain as by this time the queen had been betrayed so often, by so many, that she was quick to believe the worst of any man. Queen Rhaenyra commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the [[Dragonpit]]. Addam, who had been forewarned, managed to make his escape by flying away with Seasmoke. When the balked and angry Luthor returned from the Dragonpit he accused Corlys of treachery. Corlys did not deny it. Bound and beaten, but still silent, he was taken down into the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons and thrown into a black cell to await trial and execution. This action lost Rhaenyra her fleet.{{ref|tpatq}}

When it became known that Lord Corlys was languishing in a dungeon under the Red Keep, the army that had sailed from Dragonstone to seize the [[Iron Throne]] began to abandon Rhaenyra’s cause by the hundreds. The ones that remained could not be trusted. Corlys's fate is not mentioned in ''[[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Princess and The Queen]]'' by Archmaester [[Gyldayn]].{{ref|tpatq}}

Once [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] perished and [[Aegon II Targaryen|King Aegon II]] returned to [[King's Landing]] he had Lord Corlys released, pardoned and now serving Aegon on his [[small council]]. When the approach of [[Cregan Stark|Lord Starks]] army towards the capital became known, Lord Corlys counsel was that King Aegon offer to take the black, the king refused however and was mysteriously poisoned soon after.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon II}}

Lord Corlys was arrested by Lord Stark in what became known as the Hour of the Wolf. He was later freed though thanks to an edict of Aegon III that [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] persuaded him to issue. [[Alysanne Blackwood|Black Alys Blackwood]] agreed to marry Lord Stark if he honored the edict, which he did. Thus Corlys was freed and served as one of [[regent|regents]] of young [[Aegon III Targaryen|king Aegon the third of his name]].

Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents of the young King until his death in {{Date|132}}, at the age of seventy-nine of Winter fever.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Mayhaps [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] have preserved me for this fight.{{ref|tpatq}}}} - Corlys at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]

==Family==
{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

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

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Corlys Velaryon

2015-02-14T14:30:08Z

Lord Rupert Connington: Lord Corlys served on Aegon II's small council after Rhaenyra's death.

{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.PNG|50px|left]] Corlys Velaryon [[File:House Velaryon.PNG|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Sea Snake.jpeg]]
| image_caption = Art by [http://enife.deviantart.com/art/The-Princess-and-the-Queen-431753079 Enife]
| Alias = The Sea Snake
| Title = Lord of [[High Tide|the Tides]] Master of [[Driftmark]] [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] Lord Regent
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]] [[The blacks]] [[The greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Valyria]]n
| Spouse = Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Issue = Ser [[Laena Velaryon]] Lady [[Laenor Velaryon]]
| Father =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|53}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Corlys Velaryon|Corlys Velaryon]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

Lord '''Corlys Velaryon''', known as the '''Sea Snake''', was a Lord of [[House Velaryon]] and the Master of [[Driftmark]]. He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], he became [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Appearance and Character==
Though he had grown old, Corlys liked to say that he was clinging to life "like a drowning sailor clinging to the wreckage of a sunken ship."

==History==
===Early life===
At some point in time the Sea Snake traveled to [[Essos]] and brought back eastern treasures, which he kept at [[High Tide]]. Corlys was the first [[Westeros]]i to visit [[Nefer]] in [[N'Ghai]] and to navigate the [[Thousand Islands]].{{ref|awoiaf}}

Lord Corlys and his fleets fought alongside Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] during the [[War for the Stepstones]]. When Daemon declared himself the [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]], Corlys placed the crown on the new king's head.{{ref|trp}}

The children of Corlys and Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] both died in {{date|120}}, [[Laena Velaryon]] from childbed fever and Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] from a quarrel with Ser [[Qarl Correy]]. Later in the same year Prince Daemon, Laena's widower, married Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Laenor's widow.{{ref|TRP}}

In {{date|126}} Corlys was struck with a sudden fever; the issue arose of who would succeed him as Lord of the Tides should he die. With his trueborn children dead by law the title would go to his grandson by Rhaenyra, [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]. However, Jacaerys would presumably ascend the Iron Throne after his mother and so Rhaenyra urged him to name [[Lucerys Velaryon]] as his heir. The Sea Snake also had six nephews and the eldest, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], protested that the lordship should pass to him on the grounds that Rhaenyra's sons were [[bastards]] sired by Ser [[Harwin Strong]]. The Velaryon protesters were dealt with by the Targaryens and Lord Corlys presumably recovered.{{ref|trp}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
Lord Corlys Velaryon sat on the [[black council]] during the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]; he was the greatest lord to pledge his strength to the cause of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who was opposed by her half-brother, King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. More than half of Rhaenyra's army was made up of men sworn to [[House Velaryon]]. Corlys's fleets also gave [[the blacks]] superiority at sea.{{ref|tpatq}}

When Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] urged the princess to fly from [[Dragonstone]] to [[King’s Landing]] at once and reduce the city to ash and bone, Corlys demanded to know how that would serve them, telling him "we want to rule the city, not burn it to the ground".{{ref|tpatq}}

The Sea Snake commanded the Velaryon fleet when it closed off the [[Gullet]] and sailed back and forth from Dragonstone and [[Driftmark]], blocking all shipping entering or leaving [[Blackwater Bay]] and thereby choking off trade to and from King's Landing. Eventually, the Velaryon blockade was broken by the [[Battle in the Gullet]].{{ref|tpatq}}

On Dragonstone, after receiving the news that his wife, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]], had [[Battle of Rook's Rest|fallen at Rook's Rest]] trying to come to the aid of Lord [[House Staunton|Staunton]], angry words were exchanged between the queen and Lord Velaryon. Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for his wife Rhaenys's death. He told Rhaenyra that it should have been her who died, that "Staunton sent to you, yet you left it to my wife to answer, and forbade your sons to join her!" All the castle knew that Princes [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]] had been eager to fly with her to [[Rook's Rest]] with their own dragons.{{ref|tpatq}}

In late {{date|129}}, Prince Jacaerys brought the Lord of the Tides back into the fold by naming him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together the Hand and Jacaerys planned an assault upon King’s Landing. Not long after, one of the riderless dragons, [[Seasmoke]], took onto his back a fifteen-year-old boy known as Addam of [[Hull]]. Lord Corlys went so far as to petition Queen Rhaenyra to remove the taint of [[bastardy]] from Addam and his brother, [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]]. The queen complied and [[Addam Velaryon]] became Corlys's heir to [[Driftmark]].{{ref|tpatq}}

After the queen took King's Landing, as Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host advanced slowly on King's Landing, with Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] scouting ahead on the [[Tessarion|Blue Queen]], Lord Corlys suggested to Rhaenyra that the time had come to talk. He urged the queen to offer pardons. He proposed to let the [[Faith of the Seven]] take charge of Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], so that they might spend the rest of their lives in prayer and contemplation. Corlys suggested that Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], the daughter of Rhaenyra's rival, King Aegon II, be made his own ward, and in due time married to Rhaenyra's son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], binding the two halves of [[House Targaryen]] together once again.{{ref|tpatq}}

Rhaenyra demanded to know what of her half brothers, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]]. Lord Corlys suggested they be spared and sent to the [[Wall]]. When Corlys mentioned the sacred vows of the [[Night's Watch]], Rhaenyra questioned the vows of oathbreakers, stating that "Their vows did not trouble them when they took my throne." Her husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], echoed the queen's misgiving and suggested a hard line, but the queen decided to steer a middle course.{{ref|tpatq}}

After the [[Two Betrayers]] switched sides, Lord Corlys was the only person on the black council to speak in defense of the [[dragonseed]]. He remarked that Ser Addam and his brother Alyn were "true heirs" and worthy of Driftmark and that [[Nettles|Netty]] had fought valiantly in the Battle in the Gullet. The Hand's impassioned protests were in vain as by this time the queen had been betrayed so often, by so many, that she was quick to believe the worst of any man. Queen Rhaenyra commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the [[Dragonpit]]. Addam, who had been forewarned, managed to make his escape by flying away with Seasmoke. When the balked and angry Luthor returned from the Dragonpit he accused Corlys of treachery. Corlys did not deny it. Bound and beaten, but still silent, he was taken down into the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons and thrown into a black cell to await trial and execution. This action lost Rhaenyra her fleet.{{ref|tpatq}}

When it became known that Lord Corlys was languishing in a dungeon under the Red Keep, the army that had sailed from Dragonstone to seize the [[Iron Throne]] began to abandon Rhaenyra’s cause by the hundreds. The ones that remained could not be trusted. Corlys's fate is not mentioned in ''[[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Princess and The Queen]]'' by Archmaester [[Gyldayn]].{{ref|tpatq}}

Once [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] perished and [[Aegon II Targaryen|King Aegon II]] returned to [[King's Landing]] he had Lord Corlys released, pardoned and now serving Aegon on his [[small council]]. When the approach of [[Cregan Stark|Lord Starks]] army towards the capital became known, Lord Corlys counsel was that King Aegon offer to take the black, the king refused however and was mysteriously poisoned soon after.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon II}}

Lord Corlys was arrested by Lord Stark in what became known as the Hour of the Wolf. He was later freed though thanks to an edict of Aegon III that [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] persuaded him to issue. [[Alysanne Blackwood|Black Alys Blackwood]] agreed to marry Lord Stark if he honored the edict, which he did. Thus Corlys was freed and served as one of [[regent|regents]] of young [[Aegon III Targaryen|king Aegon the third of his name]].

Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents of the young King until his death in {{Date|132}}, at the age of seventy-nine of Winter fever.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Mayhaps [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] have preserved me for this fight.{{ref|tpatq}}}} - Corlys at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]

==Family==
{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

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

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March on Winterfell

2015-02-14T12:33:14Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| conflict = [[War of the Five Kings]]
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Winterfell]]
| result = Unresolved
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| combatant1 = [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s host
* [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
** [[House Florent]]
** [[House Bar Emmon]]
** [[House Velaryon]]
* [[Northern mountain clans]]
** [[House Wull]]
** [[House Flint]]
** [[House Norrey]]
** [[House Liddle]]
* [[House Karstark]] (actually in league with Boltons)
* [[House Mormont]]
* [[House Glover]]
* [[House Umber]] under Mors Umber
* Hornwood, Cerwyn, and Tallhart survivors from the [[battle at Winterfell]]
| combatant2 = [[Iron Throne]]
* [[House Bolton]]
* [[House Frey]]
* [[House Ryswell]]
* [[House Dustin]]
* [[House Umber]] under Hother Umber (nominally)
* [[House Hornwood]]
* [[House Cerwyn]]
* [[House Manderly]] (nominally)
* [[House Locke]]
| commander1 = King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] Castellan [[Mors Umber|Crowfood]] Lord [[Hugo Wull]] Ser [[Richard Horpe]] Ser [[Godry Farring]]
| commander2 = Warden [[Roose Bolton]] Lord [[Ramsay Bolton]] Ser [[Aenys Frey]]† Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] Castellan [[Hother Umber|Whoresbane]]
| strength1 = ~5,850 {{ref|ADWD|35}}<ref>''Stannis has 5,000 men after Deepwood Motte. He is later reinforced by 450 Karstarks, who are actually conspiring with Roose Bolton to turn on Stannis as soon as the battle starts, but are foiled before this could happen. Crowfood Umber lies outside of Winterfell waiting to join with Stannis with half of House Umber's strength, supposedly 400 men.''</ref>
* <1,500 of Stannis’ men (only ~60 of 800 horses survived)
* <3,000 mountain clansmen
* 450 Karstarks (leadership is disloyal)
* 400 Umbers
* Mormonts, Glovers, and survivors of the [[battle at Winterfell]] with unknown number of soldiers
| strength2 = 7,400+
* 4,000 survivors of Robb’s army, mostly Dreadfort men (3,500 Boltons and Karstarks, 500 other)
* 2,000 Freys
* 600 extra Dreadfort men under Ramsay
* 400 Umbers
* 300 Manderlys
* Dustin, Tallhart, Cerwyn, Hornwood, Locke with unknown number of soldiers
| casualties1 =
| casualties2 = [[Aenys Frey]]†
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The '''march on Winterfell''' occurs in the [[wolfswood]] of [[the North]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. The campaign begins with [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s troops leaving [[Deepwood Motte]] to take [[Winterfell]] from Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the newly-appointed [[Warden of the North]]..

==Prelude==
After the [[retaking of Deepwood Motte]], the army of [[Stannis Baratheon]] marches south on [[Winterfell]] to free [[Arya Stark]] (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) from the clutches of [[House Bolton]].

On the march through the [[wolfswood]], Stannis's army is increased in size by Houses [[House Glover|Glover]] (along with their sworn houses), [[House Mormont|Mormont]], and finally [[House Karstark|Karstark]], led by castellan [[Arnolf Karstark]]. Unknown to Stannis, Arnolf is secretly working with House Bolton and during the final battle plans to turn his forces on Stannis.

Stannis also holds the support of the [[northern mountain clans]], who remain loyal to the memory of [[Ned Stark|"The Ned"]]. He picks up more support after the surviving troops from the earlier [[battle at Winterfell]] form into a fighting force and join him. He is also planning to meet [[Mors Umber|Mors "Crowfood" Umber]] and a portion of [[House Umber]] closer to Winterfell.

Winterfell is held by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and his legitimized bastard son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]]. His force, aside from the strength of House Bolton, consists of a few thousand of Houses [[House Frey|Frey]], [[House Ryswell|Ryswell]], [[House Dustin|Dustin]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyn]], [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]], [[House Manderly|Manderly]], and the other half of [[House Umber]] under [[Hother Umber|Hother "Whoresbane" Umber]].

Although Roose has the larger host, and his soldiers are far better armed and trained than the clansmen that make up a large part of Stannis's army, the loyalties of some of his forces are highly questionable, particularly the Manderlys, Whoresbane Umber, and the Hornwoods. Roose suspects that only the Freys, Dustins, and his own men would be truly loyal to him if word gets out that [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]] are still alive.

Winterfell is overcrowded with forces, low on supplies, and on edge due to a series of murders with no confirmed suspects.

=="Battle"==
===March on Winterfell===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] and his host's march on Winterfell is delayed by a severe blizzard and numerous men are lost to starvation or the cold.{{Ref|aDwD|37}}{{Ref|aDwD|42}} The last known report of Stannis's army's whereabouts is that he is three days from Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|42}}{{ref|ADWD|51}}{{Ref|aDwD|62}}

===Mors Umber's vanguard arrives at Winterfell===
[[Mors Umber|Mors "Crowfood" Umber]] and his vanguard arrives at Winterfell before Stannis's main host.

Using the snowstorm as cover, Mors has his lads dig pit traps near several of the Winterfell gates. The heavy blizzard allows Mors's boys to do this without the castle sentries seeing them. Mors then has his men sound horns hoping to draw out several of the castle forces in the traps, but the castle garrison is put on alert and mans the walls of Winterfell.

===Attempt to engage Stannis's host===
After the murder of [[Little Walder Frey]] and the near battle inside Winterfell between the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Manderly|Manderlys]], [[Roose Bolton]], fearing another battle inside the castle between his own forces, sends out [[Hosteen Frey]] and [[Aenys Frey]] along with the 2,000 Freys to engage Stannis's host.

The Freys' presence increases tensions with the northerners as many had lost kin at the [[Red Wedding]]. Roose also sends out the forces of Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] as he does not trust the Manderly forces. By doing this Roose hopes that Stannis will be defeated without [[House Bolton|Bolton]] men suffering any casualties and if not, Roose hopes to weaken Stannis's forces in battle and in the process eliminate a potential future rival in Wyman. Ramsay Bolton follows not far behind, with a force of his own Dreadfort men. The absence of near 3,000 men in Winterfell also means that Roose also has an easier time managing food supplies to his forces.

The escape of [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]], however, leaves Ramsay in the castle with only a small force to retrieve his bride.

===Command of the Freys passes to Ser Hosteen Frey===
[[Aenys Frey]] is killed when the Freys stumble into one of Mors Umber's pit traps near the Hunter's Gate, meaning that the command of the Freys passes to Ser [[Hosteen Frey]], who, while a capable swordsman, is not a clever commander.{{ref|twow||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon]]}}

===Stannis alerted to the planned treachery of Arnolf Karstark===
Thanks to a letter from [[Jon Snow]] delivered by [[Tycho Nestoris]], Stannis is made aware of the planned treachery of [[Arnolf Karstark]]. He has Arnolf and his son and grandsons arrested while disarming their forces.

Stannis prepares his host to met the Bolton vanguard in the village.{{ref|twow||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon]]}}

==Ramsay's Letter==
At [[Castle Black]], [[Jon Snow]] receives [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] in which [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] claims Stannis is dead and his army is broken. However, it is unknown if the letter's contents are true or if it was indeed written by Ramsay. Regardless, the letter galvanizes Commander Snow into breaking with tradition and forming an army of volunteers - watchmen and wildlings alike - to march on Winterfell and defeat the Boltons.{{ref|ADWD|69}}

==Quotes==

{{Quote|We all know what my brother would do. [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] would gallop up to the gates of [[Winterfell]] alone, break them with his warhammer, and ride through the rubble to slay [[Roose Bolton]] with his left hand and [[Ramsay Snow|the Bastard]] with his right. I am not Robert. But we will march, and we will free Winterfell … or die in the attempt.{{Ref|aDwD|42}}}}
- [[Stannis Baratheon]]

==References and notes==
{{References|2}}

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March on Winterfell

2015-02-14T12:01:12Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| caption = The Siege of Winterfell - by Andrew Navaro. © FFG
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| conflict = [[War of the Five Kings]]
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Winterfell]]
| result = Unresolved
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| combatant1 = [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s host
* [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
** [[House Florent]]
** [[House Bar Emmon]]
** [[House Velaryon]]
* [[Northern mountain clans]]
** [[House Wull]]
** [[House Flint]]
** [[House Norrey]]
** [[House Liddle]]
* [[House Karstark]] (actually in league with Boltons)
* [[House Mormont]]
* [[House Glover]]
* [[House Umber]] under Mors Umber
* Hornwood, Cerwyn, and Tallhart survivors from the [[battle at Winterfell]]
| combatant2 = [[Iron Throne]]
* [[House Bolton]]
* [[House Frey]]
* [[House Ryswell]]
* [[House Dustin]]
* [[House Umber]] under Hother Umber (nominally)
* [[House Hornwood]]
* [[House Cerwyn]]
* [[House Manderly]] (nominally)
* [[House Locke]]
| commander1 = King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] Castellan [[Mors Umber|Crowfood]] Chief [[Hugo Wull]] Ser [[Richard Horpe]] Ser [[Godry Farring]]
| commander2 = Warden [[Roose Bolton]] Lord [[Ramsay Bolton]] Ser [[Aenys Frey]]† Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] Castellan [[Hother Umber|Whoresbane]]
| strength1 = ~5,850 {{ref|ADWD|35}}<ref>''Stannis has 5,000 men after Deepwood Motte. He is later reinforced by 450 Karstarks, who are actually conspiring with Roose Bolton to turn on Stannis as soon as the battle starts, but are foiled before this could happen. Crowfood Umber lies outside of Winterfell waiting to join with Stannis with half of House Umber's strength, supposedly 400 men.''</ref>
* <1,500 of Stannis’ men (only ~60 of 800 horses survived)
* <3,000 mountain clansmen
* 450 Karstarks (leadership is disloyal)
* 400 Umbers
* Mormonts, Glovers, and survivors of the [[battle at Winterfell]] with unknown number of soldiers
| strength2 = 7,400+
* 4,000 survivors of Robb’s army, mostly Dreadfort men (3,500 Boltons and Karstarks, 500 other)
* 2,000 Freys
* 600 extra Dreadfort men under Ramsay
* 400 Umbers
* 300 Manderlys
* Dustin, Tallhart, Cerwyn, Hornwood, Locke with unknown number of soldiers
| casualties1 =
| casualties2 = [[Aenys Frey]]†
}}

The '''march on Winterfell''' occurs in the [[wolfswood]] of [[the North]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. The campaign begins with [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s troops leaving [[Deepwood Motte]] to take [[Winterfell]] from Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the newly-appointed [[Warden of the North]]..

==Prelude==
After the [[retaking of Deepwood Motte]], the army of [[Stannis Baratheon]] marches south on [[Winterfell]] to free [[Arya Stark]] (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) from the clutches of [[House Bolton]].

On the march through the [[wolfswood]], Stannis's army is increased in size by Houses [[House Glover|Glover]] (along with their sworn houses), [[House Mormont|Mormont]], and finally [[House Karstark|Karstark]], led by castellan [[Arnolf Karstark]]. Unknown to Stannis, Arnolf is secretly working with House Bolton and during the final battle plans to turn his forces on Stannis.

Stannis also holds the support of the [[northern mountain clans]], who remain loyal to the memory of [[Ned Stark|"The Ned"]]. He picks up more support after the surviving troops from the earlier [[battle at Winterfell]] form into a fighting force and join him. He is also planning to meet [[Mors Umber|Mors "Crowfood" Umber]] and a portion of [[House Umber]] closer to Winterfell.

Winterfell is held by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and his legitimized bastard son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]]. His force, aside from the strength of House Bolton, consists of a few thousand of Houses [[House Frey|Frey]], [[House Ryswell|Ryswell]], [[House Dustin|Dustin]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyn]], [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]], [[House Manderly|Manderly]], and the other half of [[House Umber]] under [[Hother Umber|Hother "Whoresbane" Umber]].

Although Roose has the larger host, and his soldiers are far better armed and trained than the clansmen that make up a large part of Stannis's army, the loyalties of some of his forces are highly questionable, particularly the Manderlys, Whoresbane Umber, and the Hornwoods. Roose suspects that only the Freys, Dustins, and his own men would be truly loyal to him if word gets out that [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]] are still alive.

Winterfell is overcrowded with forces, low on supplies, and on edge due to a series of murders with no confirmed suspects.

=="Battle"==
===March on Winterfell===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] and his host's march on Winterfell is delayed by a severe blizzard and numerous men are lost to starvation or the cold.{{Ref|aDwD|37}}{{Ref|aDwD|42}} The last known report of Stannis's army's whereabouts is that he is three days from Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|42}}{{ref|ADWD|51}}{{Ref|aDwD|62}}

===Mors Umber's vanguard arrives at Winterfell===
[[Mors Umber|Mors "Crowfood" Umber]] and his vanguard arrives at Winterfell before Stannis's main host.

Using the snowstorm as cover, Mors has his lads dig pit traps near several of the Winterfell gates. The heavy blizzard allows Mors's boys to do this without the castle sentries seeing them. Mors then has his men sound horns hoping to draw out several of the castle forces in the traps, but the castle garrison is put on alert and mans the walls of Winterfell.

===Attempt to engage Stannis's host===
After the murder of [[Little Walder Frey]] and the near battle inside Winterfell between the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Manderly|Manderlys]], [[Roose Bolton]], fearing another battle inside the castle between his own forces, sends out [[Hosteen Frey]] and [[Aenys Frey]] along with the 2,000 Freys to engage Stannis's host.

The Freys' presence increases tensions with the northerners as many had lost kin at the [[Red Wedding]]. Roose also sends out the forces of Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] as he does not trust the Manderly forces. By doing this Roose hopes that Stannis will be defeated without [[House Bolton|Bolton]] men suffering any casualties and if not, Roose hopes to weaken Stannis's forces in battle and in the process eliminate a potential future rival in Wyman. Ramsay Bolton follows not far behind, with a force of his own Dreadfort men. The absence of near 3,000 men in Winterfell also means that Roose also has an easier time managing food supplies to his forces.

The escape of [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]], however, leaves Ramsay in the castle with only a small force to retrieve his bride.

===Command of the Freys passes to Ser Hosteen Frey===
[[Aenys Frey]] is killed when the Freys stumble into one of Mors Umber's pit traps near the Hunter's Gate, meaning that the command of the Freys passes to Ser [[Hosteen Frey]], who, while a capable swordsman, is not a clever commander.{{ref|twow||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon]]}}

===Stannis alerted to the planned treachery of Arnolf Karstark===
Thanks to a letter from [[Jon Snow]] delivered by [[Tycho Nestoris]], Stannis is made aware of the planned treachery of [[Arnolf Karstark]]. He has Arnolf and his son and grandsons arrested while disarming their forces.

Stannis prepares his host to met the Bolton vanguard in the village.{{ref|twow||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon]]}}

==Ramsay's Letter==
At [[Castle Black]], [[Jon Snow]] receives [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] in which [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] claims Stannis is dead and his army is broken. However, it is unknown if the letter's contents are true or if it was indeed written by Ramsay. Regardless, the letter galvanizes Commander Snow into breaking with tradition and forming an army of volunteers - watchmen and wildlings alike - to march on Winterfell and defeat the Boltons.{{ref|ADWD|69}}

==Quotes==

{{Quote|We all know what my brother would do. [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] would gallop up to the gates of [[Winterfell]] alone, break them with his warhammer, and ride through the rubble to slay [[Roose Bolton]] with his left hand and [[Ramsay Snow|the Bastard]] with his right. I am not Robert. But we will march, and we will free Winterfell … or die in the attempt.{{Ref|aDwD|42}}}}
- [[Stannis Baratheon]]

==References and notes==
{{References|2}}

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Corlys Velaryon

2015-02-11T18:27:21Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.PNG|50px|left]] Corlys Velaryon [[File:House Velaryon.PNG|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Sea Snake.jpeg]]
| image_caption = Art by [http://enife.deviantart.com/art/The-Princess-and-the-Queen-431753079 Enife]
| Alias = The Sea Snake
| Title = Lord of [[High Tide|the Tides]] Master of [[Driftmark]] [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] Lord Regent
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]] [[The blacks]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Valyria]]n
| Spouse = Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Issue = Ser [[Laena Velaryon]] Lady [[Laenor Velaryon]]
| Father =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|53}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Corlys Velaryon|Corlys Velaryon]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
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Lord '''Corlys Velaryon''', known as the '''Sea Snake''', was a Lord of [[House Velaryon]] and the Master of [[Driftmark]]. He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], he became [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Appearance and Character==
Though he had grown old, Corlys liked to say that he was clinging to life "like a drowning sailor clinging to the wreckage of a sunken ship."

==History==
===Early life===
At some point in time the Sea Snake traveled to [[Essos]] and brought back eastern treasures, which he kept at [[High Tide]]. Corlys was the first [[Westeros]]i to visit [[Nefer]] in [[N'Ghai]] and to navigate the [[Thousand Islands]].{{ref|awoiaf}}

Lord Corlys and his fleets fought alongside Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] during the [[War for the Stepstones]]. When Daemon declared himself the [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]], Corlys placed the crown on the new king's head.{{ref|trp}}

The children of Corlys and Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] both died in {{date|120}}, [[Laena Velaryon]] from childbed fever and Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] from a quarrel with Ser [[Qarl Correy]]. Later in the same year Prince Daemon, Laena's widower, married Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Laenor's widow.{{ref|TRP}}

In {{date|126}} Corlys was struck with a sudden fever; the issue arose of who would succeed him as Lord of the Tides should he die. With his trueborn children dead by law the title would go to his grandson by Rhaenyra, [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]. However, Jacaerys would presumably ascend the Iron Throne after his mother and so Rhaenyra urged him to name [[Lucerys Velaryon]] as his heir. The Sea Snake also had six nephews and the eldest, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], protested that the lordship should pass to him on the grounds that Rhaenyra's sons were [[bastards]] sired by Ser [[Harwin Strong]]. The Velaryon protesters were dealt with by the Targaryens and Lord Corlys presumably recovered.{{ref|trp}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
Lord Corlys Velaryon sat on the [[black council]] during the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]; he was the greatest lord to pledge his strength to the cause of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who was opposed by her half-brother, King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. More than half of Rhaenyra's army was made up of men sworn to [[House Velaryon]]. Corlys's fleets also gave [[the blacks]] superiority at sea.{{ref|tpatq}}

When Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] urged the princess to fly from [[Dragonstone]] to [[King’s Landing]] at once and reduce the city to ash and bone, Corlys demanded to know how that would serve them, telling him "we want to rule the city, not burn it to the ground".{{ref|tpatq}}

The Sea Snake commanded the Velaryon fleet when it closed off the [[Gullet]] and sailed back and forth from Dragonstone and [[Driftmark]], blocking all shipping entering or leaving [[Blackwater Bay]] and thereby choking off trade to and from King's Landing. Eventually, the Velaryon blockade was broken by the [[Battle in the Gullet]].{{ref|tpatq}}

On Dragonstone, after receiving the news that his wife, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]], had [[Battle of Rook's Rest|fallen at Rook's Rest]] trying to come to the aid of Lord [[House Staunton|Staunton]], angry words were exchanged between the queen and Lord Velaryon. Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for his wife Rhaenys's death. He told Rhaenyra that it should have been her who died, that "Staunton sent to you, yet you left it to my wife to answer, and forbade your sons to join her!" All the castle knew that Princes [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]] had been eager to fly with her to [[Rook's Rest]] with their own dragons.{{ref|tpatq}}

In late {{date|129}}, Prince Jacaerys brought the Lord of the Tides back into the fold by naming him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together the Hand and Jacaerys planned an assault upon King’s Landing. Not long after, one of the riderless dragons, [[Seasmoke]], took onto his back a fifteen-year-old boy known as Addam of [[Hull]]. Lord Corlys went so far as to petition Queen Rhaenyra to remove the taint of [[bastardy]] from Addam and his brother, [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]]. The queen complied and [[Addam Velaryon]] became Corlys's heir to [[Driftmark]].{{ref|tpatq}}

After the queen took King's Landing, as Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host advanced slowly on King's Landing, with Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] scouting ahead on the [[Tessarion|Blue Queen]], Lord Corlys suggested to Rhaenyra that the time had come to talk. He urged the queen to offer pardons. He proposed to let the [[Faith of the Seven]] take charge of Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], so that they might spend the rest of their lives in prayer and contemplation. Corlys suggested that Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], the daughter of Rhaenyra's rival, King Aegon II, be made his own ward, and in due time married to Rhaenyra's son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], binding the two halves of [[House Targaryen]] together once again.{{ref|tpatq}}

Rhaenyra demanded to know what of her half brothers, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]]. Lord Corlys suggested they be spared and sent to the [[Wall]]. When Corlys mentioned the sacred vows of the [[Night's Watch]], Rhaenyra questioned the vows of oathbreakers, stating that "Their vows did not trouble them when they took my throne." Her husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], echoed the queen's misgiving and suggested a hard line, but the queen decided to steer a middle course.{{ref|tpatq}}

After the [[Two Betrayers]] switched sides, Lord Corlys was the only person on the black council to speak in defense of the [[dragonseed]]. He remarked that Ser Addam and his brother Alyn were "true heirs" and worthy of Driftmark and that [[Nettles|Netty]] had fought valiantly in the Battle in the Gullet. The Hand's impassioned protests were in vain as by this time the queen had been betrayed so often, by so many, that she was quick to believe the worst of any man. Queen Rhaenyra commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the [[Dragonpit]]. Addam, who had been forewarned, managed to make his escape by flying away with Seasmoke. When the balked and angry Luthor returned from the Dragonpit he accused Corlys of treachery. Corlys did not deny it. Bound and beaten, but still silent, he was taken down into the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons and thrown into a black cell to await trial and execution. This action lost Rhaenyra her fleet.{{ref|tpatq}}

When it became known that Lord Corlys was languishing in a dungeon under the Red Keep, the army that had sailed from Dragonstone to seize the [[Iron Throne]] began to abandon Rhaenyra’s cause by the hundreds. The ones that remained could not be trusted. Corlys's fate is not mentioned in ''[[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Princess and The Queen]]'' by Archmaester [[Gyldayn]].{{ref|tpatq}}

Once [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] perished and [[Aegon II Targaryen|King Aegon II]] returned to [[King's Landing]] he had Lord Corlys released, pardoned and now serving Aegon on his [[small council]]. When the approach of [[Cregan Stark|Lord Starks]] army towards the capital became known, Lord Corlys counsel was that King Aegon offer to take the black, the king refused however and was mysteriously poisoned soon after.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon II}}

Lord Corlys was arrested by Lord Stark in what became known as the Hour of the Wolf. He was later freed though thanks to an edict of Aegon III that [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] persuaded him to issue. [[Alysanne Blackwood|Black Alys Blackwood]] agreed to marry Lord Stark if he honored the edict, which he did. Thus Corlys was freed and served as one of [[regent|regents]] of young [[Aegon III Targaryen|king Aegon the third of his name]].

Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents of the young King until his death in {{Date|132}}, at the age of seventy-nine of Winter fever.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Mayhaps [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] have preserved me for this fight.{{ref|tpatq}}}} - Corlys at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]

==Family==
{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

==References and Notes==
{{References}}

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House Bar Emmon

2015-02-11T12:05:09Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| Coat_of_arms = Fretty argent and white, a swordfish embowed haurient azure
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| Seat = [[Sharp Point]]
| Current_Lord = [[Duram Bar Emmon]]
| Region = [[Massey's Hook]], the [[Crownlands]]
| Title = Lord of Sharp Point
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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.

==History==
The Bar Emmons were [[Andal]] adventurers who settled on [[Massey's Hook]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[Crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn to [[Dragonstone]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.

[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}

==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}

==Historical Bar Emmons==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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House Bar Emmon

2015-02-11T12:04:32Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.

==History==
The Bar Emmons were [[Andal]] adventurers who settled on [[Massey's Hook]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[Crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn to [[Dragonstone]] , instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.

[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}

==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}

==Historical Bar Emmons==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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House Bar Emmon

2015-02-11T12:02:19Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
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| Coat_of_arms = Fretty argent and white, a swordfish embowed haurient azure
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| Current_Lord = [[Duram Bar Emmon]]
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| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.

==History==
The Bar Emmons were [[Andal]] adventurers who settled on [[Massey's Hook]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[Crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn to [Dragonstone]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.

[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}

==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}

==Historical Bar Emmons==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Dance of the Dragons

2015-02-08T11:44:27Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

:''For the book, see [[A Dance with Dragons]]. For the song, see [[The Dance of the Dragons (song)]].''
{{Infobox Military Conflict
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| caption = The Dragon's Fire. © Fantasy Flight Games.
| date = {{Date|129-131}}
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| location = [[Westeros]]
| result = Deaths of both claimants, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] and [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]]'s ascension to the throne Marriage of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] to [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]

| combatant1 = [[House Targaryen]] ([[the blacks]])
: [[House Velaryon]]
: [[House Stark]]
: [[House Arryn]]
: [[House Manderly]]
: [[House Celtigar]]
: [[House Bar Emmon]]
: [[House Dustin]]
: [[House Darklyn]]
: [[House Blackwood]]
: [[House Staunton]]
: [[House Beesbury]]
: [[House Rowan]]
: [[House Tarly]]
| commander1 = Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra I]]
: Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], Protector of the Realm
: Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
: Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Hand of the Queen
: Lord [[Cregan Stark]]
: Lord [[Roderick Dustin]]
: Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]]
: Lord [[Kermit Tully]]
| strength1 =
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| combatant2 = [[House Targaryen]] ([[the greens]])
: [[House Hightower]]
: [[House Lannister]]
: [[House Baratheon]]
: [[House Wylde]]
: [[House Reyne]]
: [[House Strong]]
: [[House Redwyne]]
: [[House Lefford]]
: [[House Crakehall]]
: [[House Swyft]]
: [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall]]
: [[House Peake]]
| commander2 = King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]]
: Queen Dowager [[Alicent Hightower]]
: Ser [[Otto Hightower]], Hand of the King
: Lord Commander [[Criston Cole]], Hand of the King
: Prince Regent [[Aemond Targaryen]], Protector of the Realm
: Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]
: Admiral [[Sharako Lohar]] of [[Lys]]
: Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]
: Lord [[Borros Baratheon]]
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The '''Dance of the Dragons''' was a civil war during [[House Targaryen|Targaryen rule]]. A war of succession between [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] and his half-sister [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] over their father [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I's]] throne, the war was fought from {{Date|129}} to {{Date|131}}. It saw the deaths of both rival monarchs, and the crowning of Rhaenyra's son, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]].

In early 2013 it was announced that the anthology ''Dangerous Women'', previously expected to include the fourth ''[[Dunk and Egg]]'' story, would instead include a novella by [[George R. R. Martin]] named ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' which he described as "(...) the true (mostly) story of the origins of the Dance of the Dragons."{{ref|tpatq}} The abridged version in ''The Princess and the Queen'' consists of 30,000 words, while the complete 80,000 word history of the civil war is planned for ''[[Fire and Blood]]''.<ref>Not A Blog: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/331218.html The Princess and the Queen]</ref>

==Background==
King Viserys I had three children by his first queen [[Aemma Arryn]], but only one, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], survived to adulthood. Lacking a son to succeed him, Viserys began to train Princess Rhaenyra to be his heir. Young Rhaenyra was included in discussions of the affairs of state, and was allowed to participate in meetings of the [[small council]]. Many of the nobles took note, and Rhaenyra soon acquired a clique of adherents and supporters. However, after his queen died, the king remarried in {{date|106}}, this time to [[Alicent Hightower]] and had four more children, including three sons, the eldest son named [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]]. Nonetheless, Viserys I strengthened Rhaenyra's place in the succession; he married her to Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] - who himself had Targaryen blood through his mother, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]]. Rhaenyra gave birth to three sons during her marriage, although there were rumours that the father of these boys was not Ser Laenor, but Ser [[Harwin Strong]].{{Ref|TRP}}

When [[Laenor Velaryon]] passed away Rhaenyra married anew, this time her own uncle, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], younger brother to [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Her sons by him are the future [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] (called Aegon the Younger in his youth, to distinguish him from his uncle, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], who on occasion was called Aegon the Elder) and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]]. Her father's intention that she should follow him on the [[Iron Throne]] was confirmed by proclamation and the will of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. In {{date|105}}, hundreds of [[Lord]]s and landed [[knight]]s had done obeisance to the Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]].{{Ref|TRP}}

In {{date|111}}, a great tourney was held at [[King’s Landing]] on the fifth anniversary of the king’s marriage to Queen Alicent. At the opening feast, the queen wore a green gown, whilst the [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Princess Rhaenyra]] dressed dramatically in Targaryen red and black. Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to “[[The greens|greens]]” and “[[The blacks|blacks]]” when talking of the queen’s party and the party of the princess, respectively. In the tourney itself, the blacks had much the better of it when Ser [[Criston Cole]], wearing Princess Rhaenyra’s favor, unhorsed all of the Queen’s champions, including two of her cousins and her youngest brother, Ser [[Gwayne Hightower]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TRP}}

Rhaenyra and Alicents relationship had gone bad early in Alicent's marriage to Viserys, since both ladies had been trying to be the realm's first lady, and there could only be one. As a consequence of their bad relation, Alicent's sons did not take to Rhaenyra's sons. Ser Otto Hightower had also disliked Prince Daemon since the beginning of Viserys' reign, though the exact reasons are unknown.{{Ref|TRP}}

==The Dance of the Dragons==
[[File:Dance of the Dragons map.png|500px|thumb|right|1. Aegon's coronation; [[Fall of King's Landing]] 2. [[Dragonstone]] 3. [[Driftmark]], including [[Hull]] and [[High Tide]] 4. [[Storm's End]] 5. Dance over Shipbreaker Bay 6. Battle at the [[Stone Hedge]] 7. [[Duskendale]] 8. [[Battle of Rook's Rest]] 9. the Eyrie 10. [[Battle in the Gullet]] 11. [[Battle on the Honeywine]] 12. [[Battle by the Lakeshore]] 13. [[Battle at the stony ridge]] 14. [[First Battle of Tumbleton]]/[[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] 15. [[Maidenpool]] 16. [[Dance over Harrenhal]]]]

===The Small Council meeting===
Upon the death of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], on the third day of the third month of {{Date|129}}, Queen [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]] and Ser [[Criston Cole]] send out the [[Kingsguard]] to summon the [[Small Council]] members. During the gathering, the conversation quickly stirred towards [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra’s]] coronation, but Ser [[Otto Hightower]], the [[Hand of the King]], told those who had gathered that it would be a new King who would be crowned, whilst Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], the [[Master of Coin]], insisted Rhaenyra should be crowned a queen.

Lord Beesbury argued in favour of Rhaenyra, but several other council members countered him. Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] argued that the oaths made to Rhaenyra in {{Date|105}} had not been made by them, since it had been twenty-four years. [[Jasper Wylde|Ironrod]] mentioned that the [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Old King]] twice chose a male heir over [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|the female heir]], and Ser [[Otto Hightower|Otto]] reminded them all that Rhaenyra was married to [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], who would become the true ruler, should Rhaenyra gain the crown. Both Hightowers argued that not only they, but also Alicent’s children would lose their lives should Rhaenyra become their Queen. It would later be said that Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] only reluctantly accepted the crown because his mother, brothers, sister and children would otherwise be killed by [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]].

Grand Maester [[Orwyle]] predicted a war, believing that [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenya]] would never be willing to give up her birth right, since she had dragons at her disposal. Lord [[Lyman Beesbury|Beesbury]] declared Rhaenyra had friends as well, and that he was not willing to sit there and listen to people plotting to steal Rhaenyra’s crown. He rose to leave, but Ser [[Criston Cole]] forced him back into his seat and opened his throat. This made Lord Beesbury the first casualty of the Dance of the Dragons.

After Beesbury’s death, the green council made their plans, vowing their loyalty to their new King, and arresting all those in King's Landing who could be loyal to Rhaenyra. To all those who might be loyal to Aegon, ravens were sent. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra remained on [[Dragonstone]], unaware of what had happened.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===Coronation of Aegon II===
Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] was sent out to [[Storm's End]], to betroth himself to one of Lord [[Borros Baratheon|Borros’]] daughters, so he might fight for [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]]. By the time he left, the smell coming from [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys’]] room was all over [[Maegor's Holdfast]], so seven days after Viserys had died, his death was announced to the [[King's Landing|city]] and the [[Silent Sisters]] were sent for.

Aegon’s coronation was prepared in short time. Ser [[Criston Cole]] placed the crown of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conquerer]] on Aegon’s head, while [[Alicent Hightower]] placed a crown upon the head of Aegon’s Queen, his sister [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]].

The night before Aegon’s coronation, however, the first defection had taken place. Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]] had left the city, with, amongst other things, the crown Kings [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] and [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] had worn.

On [[Dragonstone]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] had learned about the death of her father and the betrayal of her siblings. Anger had made her go into labour, which lasted for three days and brought forth a still born, deformed girl, whom Rhaenyra named [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|Visenya]]. Rhaenyra, in answer to Aegon’s betrayal, swore revenge against the Greens.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The Black Council===
Rhaenyra made her own council, called the Black Council. Participants were, amongst others, Rhaenyra’s husband [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], her three eldest sons [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]], Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], and his wife Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]].

Despite having more dragons, the Blacks knew that wouldn’t be an advantage, since the Greens possessed [[Vhagar]], and from the nine dragons belonging to the Backs, only five were big enough for battle.

Believing to have allies in the [[Riverlands]] who were only waiting for a place to gather, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] decided to conquer [[Harrenhal]] as a base, using his dragon [[Caraxes]], while [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] would remain on [[Dragonstone]] to recover her strength. [[House Velaryon]] closed off the [[Gullet]], and Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]] expressed hope of goading [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon the Elder]] into a rash attack, believing him to be a green boy.

Princess Rhaenys was convinced that Storm's End would declare for Rhaenyra, since Lord [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]], the deceased father of Lord [[Borros Baratheon|Borros]], had always been a supporter of Rhaenys herself. Though they believed the [[North]] to be too remote to play an important part in the war, the Blacks decided to send messages to those lords as well. [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], Rhaenyra’s heir, would bring messages to the [[Jeyne Arryn|Maiden of the Vale]], the [[House Stark|Starks]] of [[Winterfell]] and the [[House Manderly|Manderly’s]] of [[White Harbor]]. [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], Rhaenyra’s second son, would go to [[Storm's End]], a safer, shorter journey, according to the Blacks.

After these decisions, Rhaenyra was crowned a Queen, using the crown her father and great-grandfather had worn, thanks to Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]], who had arrived from [[King's Landing]]. Prince Daemon, Rhaenyra’s husband, was named Protector of the Realm, and Jacaerys was officially named Prince of Dragonstone, and heir to the [[Iron Throne]]. Declaring [[Otto Hightower]] and Queen [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]] traitors, Rhaenyra allowed for her half-siblings to be forgiven if they would bend the knee. Upon hearing about these developments, King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] declared [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] and [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] traitors as well.

Hoping for a peaceful end to the war, Grand Maester [[Orwyle]] was allowed to visit [[Dragonstone]] and speak with Rhaenyra. The terms he brought with him, allowed Rhaenyra and all their supporters generous terms. Rhaenyra refused. Soon after, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon|Corlys’]] ships took sail to close off the [[Gullet]], and [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jace]] and [[Lucerys Velaryon|Luke]] left on their dragons with their messages, and [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] left on [[Caraxes]] to the [[Trident]].

[[Harrenhal]] fell quickly to Daemon. Ser [[Simon Strong]], the elderly castellan, was captured. Daemon had a dozen valuable hostages (including Ser Simon and his grandsons). In the mean time, [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jace]] allied Lady [[Jeyne Arryn|Arryn]], and the Lords [[House Manderly|Manderly]], [[House Borrell|Borrell]] and [[House Sunderland|Sunderland]], and [[Cregan Stark]] to Rhaenyra’s cause.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The Dance over Shipbreaker Bay===
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[[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] had meanwhile flown to [[Storm's End]], arriving before a gathering storm. When he arrived, however, he found Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] and his dragon [[Vhagar]] already present. Aemond tried to goad Lucerys into a fight, insulting him, calling him a [[House Strong|Strong]] bastard, but Lucerys, having sworn to his mother not to fight, refused him, and instead delivered his message to Lord [[Borros Baratheon|Borros]]. Lord Borros responded by asking which one of his daughters Luke would marry, should he do what [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] wanted him to do. Luke, already betrothed, told Lord Borros he could not marry any of the girls, upon which Lord Borros told Luke to leave.

[[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] drew his sword before [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] could go outside, and Lord [[Borros Baratheon|Borros’]] men had to hold him back.

{{Quote|He came an envoy. I want no blood shed beneath my roof.}}

…is what Lord Borros said, growing uneasy. At that, Lucerys went outside, mounted [[Arrax|his dragon]], and left. Lord Borros then told Aemond that he could not tell Aemond what not to do when Aemond was no longer beneath his roof, upon which Borros’ men moved aside and let Aemond out.

Outside the storm was raging. Though younger and faster, the storm was slowing [[Arrax]] down, leading to [[Vhagar]] catching up. The fight between the two dragons did not last long. [[Vhagar]], being five times bigger, had the advantage, and [[Arrax]] fell broken. His head and neck would wash ashore three days later, along with the corpse of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|And with his death, the war of ravens and envoys and marriage pacts came to an end, and the war of fire and blood began in earnest.}}

===[[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]]===
[[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] collapsed when learning of [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys’]] death. Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], at [[Harrenhal]], send a raven to his wife.

{{Quote|An eye for an eye, a son for a son. Lucerys shall be avenged.}}

[[Daemon Targaryen]] had friends in the low places of [[King's Landing]] and at court, and followers amongst the gold cloaks. One of his friends enlisted the help of a former serjeant in the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]], known to history as [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]], and a rat-catcher from the [[Red Keep]], known to history only as [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]].

[[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]] sneaked [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] into the [[Red Keep]], using secret tunnels and hidden doors, bringing them into the [[Tower of the Hand]]. Blood killed Queen Alicents bedmaid, whilst Cheese bound and gagged [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]] herself. Then they waited for Queen [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]], who would visit her mother every evening with her three children. As Helaena and the children entered, Blood barred the door and killed the guardsmen accompanying Helaena. Cheese picked up [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|”Which one you want t’ lose, Your Grace?”}}

Calling themselves debt collectors, they gave [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] the choice of chosing which of her two sons would die. Haelena offered herself instead, but they refused and stated if she didn't choose Blood would rape her daughter. In the end, Helaena reluctantly chose [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]], but [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] did the opposite and killed Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], six year of age. True to their word, they did not hurt anyone else, but fled with Prince Jaehaerys’ head. After this event, Queen Helaena slowly went mad, staying in her chambers, no longer being able to look at her son Maelor, knowing she had named him to die. Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]] took over the care of the remaining two children.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The [[Battle of Rook's Rest]]===
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After the fall of Harrenhal, King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] suffered defeats at the [[Burning Mill]] and [[Stone Hedge]], making the young king realizing his situation was severe. Ravens returned from the [[Reach]], and while [[House Hightower]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] stood firmly behind Aegon, [[Owen Costayne|Lord Costayne]] of [[Three Towers]], [[House Mullendore|Lord Mullendore]] of [[Uplands]], Lord [[Alan Tarly]] of [[Horn Hill]], [[House Rowan|Lord Rowan]] of [[Goldengrove]] and [[House Grimm|Lord Grimm]] of [[Greyshield]] all declared for [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], as did the [[Vale]], [[White Harbor]], [[Winterfell]], the [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] and other riverlords, who were assembling at [[Harrenhal]].

This, and the closing of the [[Gullet]] that kept going, made [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] angry at his [[Otto Hightower|Hand]]. Ser Otto believed that [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], Rhaenyra’s greatest pillar of support, was her greatest weakness. He reached out to one such foe, the [[Kingdom of the Three Daughters]] across the [[Narrow Sea]], hoping to use them against the [[Corlys Velaryon|Sea Snake]].

Aegon II was running out of patience, however, and fired Otto as Hand. Ser [[Criston Cole|Criston]] was named in his stead, and decided actions were necessary.

{{Quote| It is not for you to plead for support from your lords, like a beggar pleading for alms. You are the lawful king of Westeros, and those who deny it are traitors. It is past time they learned the price of treason.}}

[[Larys Strong]] had a list of all those who had gathered on [[Dragonstone]] to attend Rhaenyra’s coronation. Those lords living on islands could not be touched, but those on the main land could. [[Sack of Duskendale|Duskendale fell easily]], and Lord Darklyn was beheaded. Ser Criston then turned his attention to [[Rook's Rest]].

[[Lord Staunton]] closed his gates and defied his attackers, but could not protect his small folk. His provisions running low, he send a raven to [[Dragonstone]], asking for help. The help that arrived was Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]] on dragon [[Meleys]]. Unbeknownst to [[the blacks]], however, Ser Criston had been expecting a dragon to appear. His men attacked the dragon with scorpions, longbows and crossbows, it only served to anger Meleys.

Next, [[Sunfyre]] and [[Vhagar]] appeared. [[Meleys]] had no chance against [[Vhagar]] and [[Sunfyre]] combined. The dragons fought a thousand feet above the ground. Meleys’ jaws closed around Sunfyre’s neck, and Vahgar fell upon them, causing all three dragons to crash into the ground. From the ashes, only [[Vhagar]] rose again. [[Sunfyre]] had one wing half torn from his body, whilst his rider, King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], suffered from several broken bones and severe burns. Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys]] was found completely burned next to the dead body of [[Meleys]]. After the battle, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] and Ser Criston took [[Rook's Rest]] and put the garrison to death. The head of [[Meleys]] was brought back to [[King's Landing]], inspiring fear amongst the small folk, causing thousands to flee the capitol until the gates were barred by Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]].

King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] was brought back to [[King's Landing]], where maesters attended to his wounds. He was severely wounded, sleeping nine hours out of every ten, under the influence of milk of the poppy. [[Sunfyre]] was too large to be moved, and due to his injuries unable to fly. The dragon thus remained at [[Rook's Rest]], where guards were posted to keep him safe and feed him. With Aegon unable to rule, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] assumed the style of Protector of the Realm.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|You must rule the realm now, until your brother is strong enough to take the crown again.}}

===The Dragonseeds===
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{{Quote|It should have been you.}}

Lord [[Corlys Velaryon|Corlys]], upon learning of the death of his [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|wife]], threatened to leave Rhaenyra’s side, until Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] named him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together, grandfather and grandson planned an assault on [[King's Landing]], sent Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] to the [[Vale]] with Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena]] and three dragons eggs and Joffrey’s dragon [[Tyraxes]]. Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] and Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]] were sent to [[Pentos]] by [[Gay Abandon|ship]], to be fostered with the Prince of Pentos, a friend of Prince Daemons, until Rhaenyra had secured the throne.

With only [[Vhagar]] left to defend the city ([[Dreamfyre]] was at [[King's Landing]] as well, but could not fight due to her rider being unable), [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] wanted to attack the capitol with as many dragons as possible. With six riderless dragons present on [[Dragonstone]], Jacaerys called out to the dragonseeds, vowing that any man who could master one of the dragons would be raised to knightship and gain wealth. Many men tried, and some women as well. Sixteen men died, amongst them Lord Commander [[Steffon Darklyn]], and forty-eight were burned or maimed. Four people eventually succeeded: [[Vermithor]] was claimed by [[Hugh Hammer]], [[Silverwing]] by [[Ulf the White]], [[Seasmoke]] by [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]], and [[Sheepstealer]] by a girl named [[Nettles]]. Lord [[Corlys Velaryon|Corlys]] asked Rhaenyra to remove the taint of bastardy from Addam and his brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]], making them true Velaryons, and named Addam heir to [[Driftmark]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===[[Battle in the Gullet]]===
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Meanwhile, ninety warships were sailing from the [[Stepstones]] chanced upon the [[Gay Abandon]], carrying Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] and Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]]. The escorting ships were sunk or taken, and Prince Aegon managed to escape by clinging to the neck of his dragon, [[Stormcloud]]. During the flight, [[Stormcloud]] was injured terribly. Prince Viserys, having only a dragon egg, had no such option, and was made a captive of admiral [[Sharako Lohar]] of [[Lys]].

Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon’s]] arrival on [[Dragonstone]], with [[Stormcloud]], spread the tale, and so Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] mounted [[Vermax]] and flew to the Lysene galleys, quickly followed by the four dragonseeds. The warships tried to flee, and all seemed lost for the Lyseni, until [[Vermax]] flew too low and crashed into the sea. [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]] leapt free, and managed to hold on to a piece of wreckage, until he was pierced by quarrels. The prince was swallowed by the sea.

The lysine ships, who had set sail originally with ninety, sailed back with only twenty-eight ships. They passed [[Dragonstone]], but believed the island too strong to take. Instead, they sacked [[Spicetown]] and butchered men, women and children. [[High Tide]], containing all the [[Corlys Velaryon|Sea Snakes]] treasures, was consumed by fire, one third of his fleet brought down.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The [[Battle on the Honeywine]]===
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A fortnight later, Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] found himself stuck between two armies: Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and [[Tom Flowers]], from [[Goldengrove]] and [[Bitterbridge]], came down on him from the northeast, while Ser [[Alan Beesbury]], Lord [[Alan Tarly]] and Lord [[Owen Costayne]] were cutting off the retreat route back to [[Oldtown]]. They closed around him, when Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] on his dragon joined the battle. [[Tom Flowers]] died, Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan|Rowan]] fled, the Alans were captured, and Lord [[Owen Costayne|Costayne]] was dying. The victory lead to Lord Hightower knighting Prince Daeron, naming him Daeron the Daring.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===[[Fall of King's Landing]]===
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Tide turned for [[the blacks]]. Jace’s death seemd to give [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] strength. Filled with anger and hatred, she resolved to use her dragons.

Meanwhile Lord [[Walys Mooton|Mooton]] retook [[Rook's Rest]], and attempted to kill [[Sunfyre]], who still remained there, wounded. The dragon fought back, and burned three score men before the others fled. Lord Mooton himself died as well. When the survivors dared to return to the field again, the dead were still there, but Sunfyre had disappeared. There were no tracks, suggesting Sunfyre had taken wing again despite his wounds.

With the [[North]] assembling forces, Ser [[Criston Cole|Criston]] saw danger, should these troops join up with [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|The whore on Dragonstone is not the threat. No more than Rowan and these traitors in the Reach. The danger is my uncle. Once Daemon is dead, all these fools flying our sister’s banners will run back to their castles and trouble us no more.}}

The host Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] had gathered at [[Harrenhal]] was still growing, and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] believed him to be the real danger, not Rhaenyra. Aemond and Ser [[Criston Cole|Criston]] rode forth from [[King's Landing]] with a host of four thousand and the dragon [[Vhagar]]. Daemon knew of their plans even before Aemond had left the capitol. He hastened south on [[Caraxes]], staying well away from Criston’s line of march.

{{Quote|When told that Aemond and Ser Criston Cole had left King's Landing, it is said that Prince Daemon laughed and said, “Past time,” for he had long anticipated this moment. A murder of ravens took flight from the twisted towers of Harrenhal.}}

Expecting to find Daemon, instead Aemond and Criston would find [[Harrenhal]] abandoned after a nineteen day march, and would believe themselves victorious. The truth was very different. With [[Vhagar]] away from [[King’s Landing]], only [[Dreamfyre]] remained, and [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] was in no condition to fly. [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] and [[Caraxes]] had not fled, but joined up with [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] and [[Syrax]] above [[King's Landing]], leaving the small folk below in terror. [[Corlys Velaryon|The Sea Snake]]s ships sailed into [[Blackwater Bay]], and the only one left to defend the city was Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower|Alicent]]. Grand Maester [[Orwyle]], trying to dispatch ravens asking for help, was arrested before a single letter could be send. The riders bearing messages were arrested at the city gates, and the seven captains commanding the gates we killed or arrested, all by those gold cloaks still loyal to Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]]. The city gates were opened for the men arriving with the Velaryon fleet.

[[King's Landing]] fell in less than a day.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|Then she bid her stepmother choose: yield, or burn.}}

All those from the green council who had been in [[King's Landing]] when the attacks began were arrested, safe for Lord [[Larys Strong]], who had disappeared, taking with him King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], Prince [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]], and Ser [[Willis Fell]] and [[Rickard Thorne]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. The other green council members yielded, and [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] took her place on the [[Iron Throne]].

Dowager Queen Alicent would be spared, but her father, Ser [[Otto Hightower|Otto]] was beheaded, as was [[Jasper Wylde|Ironrod]]. Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] would be given to the torturers, in the hopes of regaining some of the gold he had hidden.

While Rhaenyra’s return to [[King's Landing]] was cheered and celebrated at first, the amount of heads on spikes and increasing taxes made the small folk dub her '''“King Maegor with teats”'''. Despite this, Princes [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] and [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] were called to King’s Landing.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|And for a hundred years thereafter “Maegor’s Teats” was a common curse amongst kingslanders.}}

===[[Battle by the Lakeshore]]/The Fishfeed===
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{{Quote| Best make an end to these lions before the dragons come.}}

While the news of the [[fall of King's Landing]] reached Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], fighting in the Riverlands continued. A [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host was on the move, lead by the old [[House Lefford|Lord Lefford]]. At the western shores of the [[Gods Eye]], they came across [[Roderick Dustin|Roddy the Ruin]] with his [[Winter Wolves]], who had combined his forces with Lord [[Forrest Frey]] and [[Robb Rivers|Red Robb Rivers]]. From the south, [[Longleaf|Longleaf the Lionslayer]], Lords [[House Bigglestone|Bigglestone]], [[House Chambers|Chambers]] and [[House Perryn|Perryn]] locked him in. Lords [[Garibald Grey]], [[Jon Charlton]] and [[Benjicot Blackwood]] joined up with the army from the [[North|north]] and [[Riverlands|riverlands]] the following day, whilst Lord Leffords ravens were all shot down. The day after, they began their battle, which would be called the bloodiest land battle of the Dance. Hundreds died that day.

Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] and Ser [[Criston Cole]] at [[Harrenhal]] could no longer agree on a plan of action. They were running short of food. Criston wished to withdraw to the south, to join strength with Lord [[Ormund Hightower|Hightower]] and Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]], while [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], enraged by losing [[King's Landing]] and the outcome of the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]], wished to attack the capitol. And so they parted ways, with Criston taking the army south, whilst Prince Aemond remained to ravage the Riverlands, waiting until such a time when [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] would send out “a dragon or two” to stop him, so [[Vhagar]] could destroy them.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The Red Kraken===
After Lord Beesbury had been killed in the beginning of the war, Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] had been made Master of Coin, to take Beesbury's place. This had left the office of Master of Ships vacant. The green council had assumed that [[Dalton Greyjoy]] could be persauded to their allegiance by offering him the vacant council seat. Ironically, at the beginning of the war Aegon II had also thought his reign unassailable, given that he controlled the three largest and wealthiest cities in the realm (King's Landing, Oldtown, and Lannisport) and the previous royal treasury from Viserys I's reign.

Rhaenyra's black council offered Lord Dalton something more to his liking, however, and so House Greyjoy declared for Rhaenyra. Little was to be gained by sailing around Westeros to attack Rhaenyra's supporters in the Vale and the North, but the wealth of Oldtown and Lannisport (which Aegon II had prided himself on) was nearby, and a much more tempting target. With the Lannister armies destroyed at the Fishfeed and the green armies of the Reach marching east to Tumbleton, the coasts only had skeleton defenses. For two years, Dalton and his Ironborn raided and pillaged the coasts of the Westerlands and the Reach. Greyjoy captured Kayce and Fair Isle, and though the ironborn could not force entry into Casterly Rock, they sacked Lannisport.

===The Feasting Corpses/The [[Butcher's Ball]]===
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Aemond burned [[Darry]], [[Lord Harroway's Town]], [[Lord's Mill]], [[Blackbuckle]], [[Buckle]], [[Claypool]], [[Swynford]] and [[Spiderwood]]. Ser [[Criston Cole|Criston]], going south, found everything in front of him dead: forests, villages, horses, men. His scouts found scenes where armored corpses sat beneath the trees, rotting away, a mockery of the fallen throwing a feast. Four days out of [[Harrenhal]], attacks made Criston lose a few men every single time. Seeing multiple “corpse feasts” Criston and his men grew accustomed to the sight. At [[Crossed Elms]], however, the corpses were no true corpses at all, and attacked Criston and his men when they were riding past. In his flight, Criston fell upon the Lords of the Trident, with [[Roderick Dustin]] leading. Cole challenged the leaders of the black host to single combat, but was refused. The battle was the most decisive in the Dance, and after Criston died, his remaining men broke and ran, and were killed by the hundreds in the rout. The massacre became known as the Butcher's Ball, and it marked the high point of Rhaenyra's fortunes.

Living in fear of [[Vhagar]], Lord [[Manfryd Mooton|Mooton]] had meanwhile invited [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] and [[Nettles]] to take [[Maidenpool]] as their base. [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] still terrorized the [[Riverlands]], stricking at [[Stonyhead]], the [[Mountains of the Moon]], [[Sweetwillow]] and [[Sallydance]], and many more. Each day [[Caraxes]] and [[Sheepstealer]] would take wing from Maidenpool, and each day they would return, with Vhagar unfound.

Piteous news soon reached Rhaenyra in King's Landing, which proved just as controversial as the death of Aegon's elder son Jaehaerys. While his daughter Jaehaera had safely arrived at Storm's End, his last son Maelor was discovered and stopped by a mob of pro-Rhaenyra supporters at Bitterbridge. The mob of men and women clamored over the three-year old boy, each trying to claim the reward, until little Maelor was torn to pieces. When the Hightower army worked its way up the Roseroad to Bitterbridge some time later, it razed the castle to the ground in revenge.

===The [[First Battle of Tumbleton]]===
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[[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] still remained a threat in the [[Riverlands]], stricking unexpectedly. Yet the real threat was Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] and the great army of Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]. Slowly advancing on [[King's Landing]], they were defeating the [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Queens]] loyalists wherever they went, as Rhaenyra’s armies fled before [[Tessarion]]. To defeat Aemond and [[Vhagar]], Prince Daemon and [[Caraxes]] had left for the [[Riverlands]] with the girl [[Nettles]] and her dragon [[Sheepstealer]]. To defeat Daeron and Tessarion, [[Ulf the White]] and [[Hugh Hammer]] flew to [[Tumbleton]].

Rhaenyra´s forces at Tumbleton greatly outnumbered the Hightower army. People fleeing into the city for safety from Lord Hightowers army, were secretly part of the army, and infiltrated the ranks of defenders. In addition, Ser Ulf the White and Ser Hugh Hammer, since then known as the [[Two Betrayers]], changed their allegiance. Though Lord Ormund and his cousin Ser [[Bryndon Hightower|Bryndon]] died in the battle, killed by [[Roderick Dustin|Roddy the Ruin]] as he himself was mortally injured, the Hightower army kept the advantage, as [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] joined [[Tessarion]] in the air, and loosened their flames upon [[Tumbleton]] unexpectedly. A savage sack followed.

Upon learning of the betrayels, Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] ordered the [[King's Landing|city]] gates closed and barred. The Betrayels at Tumbleton made the Black Council question the loyalty of the other dragonseeds, [[Addam Velaryon]] and [[Nettles]]. Most of the Black Council urged Rhaenyra to arrest both, and only Lord [[Corlys Velaryon|Corlys]] spoke in their defense, declaring Addam and his brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] true Velaryons. His protests, though passionate, were in vain. Rhaenyra, already suspicious, ordered the arrest of Nettles, at [[Maidenpool]] with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], and Addam, currently guarding the dragons in the [[Dragonpit]]. Ser [[Luthor Largent]] went to arrest Addam, but upon his arrival at [[Rhaenys's Hill]], saw [[Seasmoke]] take wing, with Ser Addam on his back. Ser Luthor arrested Lord Corlys instead, since the old man did not deny helping his heir escape. Slowly, chaos started to arise again in King's Landing.

In [[Tumbleton]], meanwhile, chaos reigned. Lord Hightowers army remained there. Ormunds sons remained in [[Oldtown]] and were still green boys. Though Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] had been knighted, he was still a boy, used to following commands. Ser [[Hobert Hightower|Hobert]], another Hightower cousin, presumed to take command. Prince Daeron commanded Ser Hobert to stop the savage sacking, but Hightower proved to be very ineffective. Ser [[Ulf the White|Ulf]] and [[Hugh Hammer|Hugh]] were worse. Ser Ulf drank heavy and fed women to his dragon, and became angry when he was named Lord of [[Bitterbridge]], dreaming of [[Highgarden]] instead. Ser Hugh was worse, dreaming of a crown of his own.

In the Hightower army, no decision of a course of action could be made, and the army became smaller every day due to desertions.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===Dancing dragons at [[Dragonstone]]===
Around the time of the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], the merchant cog ''[[Nessaria]]'' made a stop at [[Dragonstone]] for repairs and provisions, having been driven off course by a storm. They had passed the [[Dragonmont]] before arriving at [[Dragonstone]]´s port, and there they had spotted two fighting dragons.

Inspired by the story from those of [[Volantis]], local fisherman took their boats out for a look the next morning, and they reported having seen the burned and broken remains of a dead dragon. From the color of its scales and wings, they concluded the dead dragon was [[Grey Ghost]], completely torn apart. Ser [[Robert Quince]], Dragonstones castellan, named the [[Cannibal]] as the killer. Only later in the war would the truth surface.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===[[Fall of Dragonstone]]===
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Having smuggled [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] and [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]] out of [[King's Landing]], Lord [[Larys Strong|Larys]] dispatched Jaehaera and a Kingsguard to Lord [[Ormund Hightower|Hightower]], and Maelor and another Kingsguard to [[Storm's End]], while he disguised King Aegon and smuggled him to [[Dragonstone]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra’s]] seat, the last place anyone would look for him. Aegon was kept hidden in disguise, and would have remained such, as [[Sunfyre]] had not found them. Unbeknownst to those in the castle, it had been Sunfyre who had fought and killed [[Grey Ghost]], and not the [[Cannibal]].

Rider and dragon went out flying again, regaining strength, while Aegons loyal men had found people enough who were willing to betray Rhaenyra, due to mislike for her. Dragonstone had not been well defended, and it had fallen easily. There had only been one problem. Lady [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon’s]] daughter, had managed to escape her attackers and mount her [[Moondancer|dragon]]. She met [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] and [[Sunfyre]] in the sky, unexpectedly, where the two dragons fought. Sunfyre blinded Moondancer with fire, but the younger dragon fought on. The dragons eventually fell on the earth. On the ground, Sunfyre won the battle. King Aegon had jumped off Sunfyre’s back before the dragon hit the ground, but had broken both his legs. Baela had stayed strapped on Moondancer, and was burned and battered. She was taken captive, and King Aegon the Elder now held [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The [[Dance over Harrenhal]]===
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Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] found himself in a difficult situation, when the message from [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] arrived from [[King's Landing]], telling Mooton to send her the head of [[Nettles]]. Nettles, during her time with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], was said to have become his lover, according to Rhaenyra, and was thus guilty of high treason. Prince Daemon was to not be harmed. The decision Lord Mooton had to make was a difficult one, for Nettles was a guest beneath his roof, and killing her would mean breaking the [[guest right]], and facing Prince Daemons wroth. Refusing Rhaenyra, however, would mean being attainted a traitor. The [[Norren|maester]] suggested that they had never read the letter, and later that night, went to inform Daemon of Rhaenyra´s command.

{{Quote|[[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|The Old King]] would never have asked this, of any man of honor.}}

The next day, Nettles mounted her dragon [[Sheepstealer]], with tears on her cheeks. Daemon and Nettles spoke no word of farewell, but when Sheepstealer climbed the sky, [[Caraxes]] gave a scream. Nettles and her dragon disappeared that day, and were never seen again.

Prince Daemon told Lord Mooton to spread the word that he would fly for [[Harrenhal]], so [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] could come face him, alone. Once Daemon was gone, Lord Mooton took down Rhaenyra’s banners, and raised the golden dragons of King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|”You were a fool to come alone.” “Were I not alone, you would not have come.”}}

Prince Daemon took Harrenhal from the few who still remained there, and waited for thirteen days. On the fourteenth day, [[Vhagar]] appeared in the sky, and on her back rode Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] and his bedmaid, the pregnant seer [[Alys Rivers]]. Dropping Alys on the ground, Daemon and Aemond had one last conversation before both Targaryens mounted their dragons and climbed into the sky. Caraxes fell down upon Vhagar, starting the fight. Their fight ended as the two dragons, locked together, tumbled down towards the lake. According to the tales, this was when Prince Daemon leapt from one dragon to the other, [[Dark Sister]] in his hand. Aemond looked up in terror, but was chained to his saddle, and could not do anything when Daemon ripped off Aemonds helm and drove the sword through Aemonds blind eye. The dragons struck the lake half a heartbeat later.

[[Caraxes]] lived long enough to crawl back onto the land, beneath the walls of [[Harrenhal]], where he died. [[Vhagar]] died in the water, and was found some years later, when the Dance was over, with Aemond’s armored bones still chained to the saddle, and with [[Dark Sister]] still in his eye-socket.

There’s no doubt that Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] died that day, as he could not possibly have survived the impact. His remains, however, were never found, causing singers to tell that he survived to spend his last days with [[Nettles]]. It was the twenty-second day of the fifth moon of the year {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|Riots at King's Landing]]===
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In [[King's Landing]], the [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] fleet, counting more than half the army that had sailed from [[Dragonstone]], had abandoned [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] when they learned Lord [[Corlys Velaryon|Corlys]] was in the Black Cells. Those who remained could no longer be trusted.

That same day, Queen [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] threw herself from her window in [[Maegor's Holdfast]] and died impaled upon the iron spikes that lined the dry moat below. The stories told of Helaena’s death on the streets and in inns, by nightfall, were much darker. The people believed she had been murdered, as her sons before her. The rumours were believed very quickly. Tales tell that at the moment of Helaena’s death, her dragon [[Dreamfyre]] rose with a roar, snapping two of her chains.

That night a [[Riot of King's Landing (the Dance of the Dragons)|riot]] rose in [[King's Landing]]. The chaos was big, and neither noble nor lowborn was spared. Sailors unable to return to their ships attacked the [[River Gate]]. Ser [[Luthor Largent|Luthor]] and his [[Gold Cloaks]] went to [[Cobbler's Square]], to disperse the rioters, but after the first had fled, there were ten thousand more, and they believed Luthor to have killed Helaena: the mere sight of him angered them even more. The rioters were ten thousands where the gold cloaks were only five hundred, and so the Gold Cloaks were slaughtered, Ser Luthor amongst them.

A hedge knight, Ser [[Perkin the Flea]], crowned his squire [[Trystane Truefyre]], declaring him to be King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys’]] bastard. Ser Perkin then began dubbing all those who would support Trystane knights, and so many fled to their cause.

The next day, some order was restored to parts of [[King's Landing]] again, but in the rest of the city, chaos remained.

That night [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] learned about [[Maidenpool]]s betrayel, and [[Nettles]] escape. Rhaenyra send ravens to [[Winterfell]] and the [[Eyrie]], pleading for more aid, and named a new Lord Commander to her [[Queensguard]], Ser [[Glendon Goode]]. Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] donned his armor and begged to fight, but he was forbidden.

The night came once more, and Ser Perkin and “King” Trystane were gaining strength. The [[King's Gate]] and the [[Lion Gate]] were opened by rioters, the [[Gold Cloaks]] at the [[King's Gate]] having fled, and those guarding the [[Lion Gate]] having joined the rioters. With Ser Perkin holding the [[River Gate]], three out of seven gates were now open to enemies.

{{Quote|Bring him back, bring him back, he does not know. My son, my sweet, my son …}}

The people of [[King's Landing]] no longer believed [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] could protect them and a mob twice as big as the one of the night before formed in the city. A crazed prophet made the mob turn their attention to the [[Dragon Pit]] and the entire mob moved towards [[Rhaenys's Hill]] to kill the dragons. By the time they reached the hill, their numbers had doubled. Rhaenyra was watching all this unfold from [[Maegor's Holdfast]]. Prince Joffrey pleaded, fearing [[Tyraxes]], his own dragon, would be killed, but Rhaenyra would not listen, insisting the mob would burn. Joffrey, dissatisfied, went outside and mounted [[Syrax]], Rhaenyra’s she-dragon, the dragon that was not his own, to fly to the Pit. All attempts to get him back failed, as Syrax threw Joffrey off her back as arrows and spears flew up from below. Joffrey, not having used a saddle, fell from Syrax’ back and crashed into the ground.

{{Quote|Seldom have so many men rushed so eagerly onto their funeral pyres, but a madness was upon them.}}

The battle in the Dragonpit began. Four dragons there were: [[Shrykos]], who died first, slain by a [[Hobb the Hewer|woodsman]] who slamed his axe into her skull. [[Morghul]] was killed by the [[Burning Knight]]. [[Tyraxes]] went into his lair and roasted many before finally dying. And last [[Dreamfyre]], who broke free of her remaining bonds, plunging into the mob with fire, tooth and claw. Dreamfyre slew more than the other three dragons combined, until a crossbow blinded one of her eyes. Dreamfyre then tried to leap free, and the weakened dome cracked under her force, only to crash down on both dragon and dragonslayers.

[[Syrax]] was still alive and free in the air, and descended on the survivors. Rhaenyra, watching from atop [[Maegor's Holdfast]], would not dare let go of her last remaining son, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]]… until she saw Syrax fall.

Rhaenyra’s councilers agreed that the city was lost. Rhaenyra was persuaded to leave the next day, slipping through the [[Dragon Gate]], starting the journey to [[Duskendale]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===The [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]===
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News of unrest in [[King's Landing]] reached [[Tumbleton]], making the Hightower army believe they should advance upon the city, but Ser [[Hobert Hightower|Hobert]] doubted, and the [[Two Betrayers]] refused to join unless their demands were met.

With [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] slain and [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] still missing, [[the Greens]] found themselves without a leader and a king. Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] was now next in line for the throne and there were some who wanted to name him Prince of Dragonstone, or even King, but the [[Two Betrayers]] did not agree. Lord [[Hugh Hammer]] wanted to be crowned king, by the rights of conquest. He had the [[Vermithor|oldest and largest dragon alive]], trice as big as [[Tessarion]], Daeron’s dragon.

Offended by the arrogance of the Betrayers, the lords and knights of the [[Reach]], and Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]], grew wroth. The [[Two Betrayers]] plotted together Hammers coronation, and indeed [[Hugh Hammer|Hard Hugh]] later wore a crown of black iron. When insulted, Hard Hugh’s men came to blows with loyalists, and Lord [[Unwin Peake|Peake]] and Ser [[Hobert Hightower|Hobert]] summoned eleven other lords and landed knights, who together became known as the [[Caltrops]], as to discuss what to do about the dragonseeds. They agreed that disposing of [[Ulf the White]] would be easy, but that Hammer was dangerous, surrounded by men and women day and night. They decided Hammer had to die first.

With Prince Daerons consent, the [[Caltrops]] carried out their plans. But the day the Caltrops planned to strike, the people at [[Tumbleton]] woke at night to find themselves under attack. The dragon attacking was [[Seasmoke]], with [[Addam Velaryon]] on his back, and with an army of four thousand loyal to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] behind them. The great host encamped at [[Tumbleton]] outnumbered their attackers, but due to their long stay, they had grown lax.

Ulf was asleep inside [[Tumbleton]], his dragon outside the town. They tried to wake him, but he slept through [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|the entire battle]]. [[Hugh Hammer|Hard Hugh]] did respond, and rushed to the yard, screaming for a horse so he could go and mount his dragon, when Lord [[Jon Roxton]], one of the [[Caltrops]], met up with him. He offered Hammer his condolences, and when asked why, he told the new made King he had died in battle, before killing Hammer. He was shortly after killed himself by Hammers men in revenge. Prince Daeron died in the battle as well, though no one knows exactly how. Three different accounts exist on his death.

{{Quote|Lord Hammer, my condolences. For what? You died in the battle.}}

The three dragons encamped at [[Tumbleton]] were unchained, however, and all had been roused by the battle. [[Addam Velaryon|Addam]] turned [[Seasmoke]] to meet [[Tessarion]], and the two dragons danced around each other in the sky. [[Vermithor]] eventually rose into the sky as well, attacking everything he came across. And thus Addam turned Seasmoke towards him, to protect those men who were helping them, although he must have known Seasmoke could not beat Vermithor. The dragons were so locked together, neither could get free. Tessarion joined the fight, which ended with Vermithor ripping off the head of Seasmoke. Vermithor, due to his wounds, died next. Tessarion, after trice trying to fly, remained in pain, until Lord Blackwood ordered her killed to end her suffering.

Though having won the battle, the [[Rivermen]] had not been able to take the town. Tumbletons walls were closed, and without a dragon or equipment, they could not start a siege, so the rivermen took all that they found useful and left. Only one dragon now remained at the city: [[Silverwing]].

Eight of the thirteen Caltrops had died in the battle, and one would die the next day. Ser [[Hobert Hightower|Hobert]] and Lord [[Unwin Peake|Peake]] remained, and both found [[Ulf the White]], the last dragonrider, proclaiming himself their last hope. White now proposed to take the throne for him, since Prince Daeron was dead. And so Ser Hobert visited him the next day with two casks of wine, one red for himself, one golden arbor for White. Ulf, however, became suspicious of Ser Hobert, and insisted they drank the arbor gold together.

And so Ser Hobert drank deep, and asked for more. Having seen this, Ulf drank three cups, and died shortly after due to the poison mixed in the wine. Ser Hobert tried to retch, but for him it was too late as well, and he died within the hour.

Without a leader, and without a rider for [[Silverwing]], the army started to fall apart. And so [[Unwin Peake|Lord Peake]] called defeat, and retreated. [[King's Landing]] had been saved.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===[[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra’s]] retreat to [[Dragonstone]]===
Yet [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] did not know about this. She had been refused entry at [[Rosby]] and was allowed to stay only one night at [[Stokeworth]], half her [[Gold Cloaks]] deserted on the road, and attackers killed several of her knights. At [[Duskendale]] they were admitted, but not allowed to stay long. Refusing to part from [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]], and without ships, Rhaenyra sold her crown to buy passage on a Braavosi ship. And so she returned to [[Dragonstone]], where she knew were more dragon eggs, for she needed a new dragon.

At Dragonstone, Rhaenyra found her [[Robert Quince|castellan]] slain. As Ser [[Alfred Broome|Alfred]], angered when he had not been named castellan, showed Ser Roberts burned body, his men killed all of Rhaenyra’s men, and imprisoned [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], her ladies, and [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]]. Once inside the gates of the castle, Rhaenyra stood face to face with [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] and [[Sunfyre]].

Not long after Dragonstone had secretly fallen to Aegon II, ravens had arrived telling him about Rhaenyra’s return to Dragonstone. This had given Aegon the opportunity to prepare for the arrival of his half-sister.

{{Quote|Mother, flee!}}

And so it was the [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Queen]] found her brother in her own seat. [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] wasted no time, and had Rhaenyra fed to his [[Sunfyre|dragon]], whilst [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] looked on. With the chance that Rhaenyra’s loyalists would continue the fight in her sons name, Aegon the Younger became a hostage. It was the twenty-second day of the tenth month of {{Date|130}}.

On the ninth day of the twelfth month, Sunfyre the Golden died on Dragonstone. After this, Aegon started planning his return to [[King's Landing]]. Though [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] had died, her cause lived on. [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] would sit the throne again, but it would only lest another half of a year.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

{{Quote|The time for hiding is done. Let the ravens fly that the realm may know the pretender is dead, and their true king is coming home to reclaim his father’s throne.}}

===The Moon of the Three Kings===
After Rhaenyra's forces abandoned King's Landing, chaos took control of the city for several weeks. The Shepherd had survived the destruction of the Dragonpit, and his mob ruled much of the city.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}}

Two pretender kings came to be in the city. The first was Trystane Truefyre, the squire of the hedge knight Ser [[Perkin the Flea]], who claimed the boy was a bastard son of the late King Viserys I. Ser Perkin had previously already been gathering support for Trystane, and after Rhaenyra's flight, installed Trystane in the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}}

The second pretender king was a four year old boy named [[Gaemon Palehair]], the son of a whore, who claimed the boy had been fathered by King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Given King Aegon's philandering ways, this was not seen as improbable, though the boy's mother would later admit that Gaemon had been the son of an oarsman from [[Lys]] when she was hanged. Gaemon ruled from atop of Visenya's Hill, from the House of Kisses, and gathered thousands of followers. He issued a series of edicts,{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}} amongst them one declaring that females should be equal to males in matters of inheritance. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], [[Mushroom]] claims that these edicts were almost certainly the work of the paramour of Gaemon's mother [[Essie]], a dornish whore named [[Sylvenna Sand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Queer Customs of the South}}

In the end, it was Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] and his stormlanders who seized King's Landing back. Trystane Truefyre was executed, though not before he received the boon of knighthood. Gaemon Palehair was arrested, and would survive the war. King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] arrived back at King's Landing, and installed himself in the [[Red Keep]] once more. Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], who had been arrested by Rhaenyra and left in the dungeons when she fled the city, was freed and named to Aegon's small council.

As King Aegon II's only remaining heir was his daughter [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], the widowed King agreed to marry a daughter of Lord Borros.

===The Battle of the Kingsroad/The Muddy Mess===
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With King's Landing secured for King Aegon II, Lord Borros led his armies against the riverlanders who were approaching the city. The riverlanders were being led by Lord [[Kermit Tully]], Lord [[Benjicot Blackwood]] (together known as "the Lads").{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Baratheon and Benjicot's aunt, [[Alysanne Blackwood]]}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Baratheon}}<ref>Clarification [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/?p=6435302]</ref>

Lord Borros, upon learning this, grew more confident in his victory, but it was Benjicot Blackwood, thereafter known as Bloody Ben Blackwood, who broke his flank, and "Black Aly" who led the archers that brought down Borros' knights. Lord Borros fought on, and killed the Lords Darry and Mallister, before he himself was killed by Kermit Tully.{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Baratheon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Tully}}

This left King's Landing with only meager defenses, with the Lads only a short distance away, while Lord [[Cregan Stark]] and his forces were marching south as well to reinforce them.

===The end of the Dance===
The black army of "the Lads" was now a day's march outside of King's Landing, and there were no significant green forces to stop them. Lord Cregan Stark was coming south, and other armies were coming from the Vale as well. Yet King Aegon II refused to surrender, even when Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], now Master of Ships on Aegon II's small council, advised him that the only remaining option was to surrender and join the [[Night's Watch]]. Instead, King Aegon II gave orders to have [[Aegon III Targaryen|his nephew's]] ear cut off and sent to the Lads as a warning - if his bloodline died, so would Rhaenyra's. Aegon climbed back into his litter, to be carried to his chamber, and was given a cup of wine along the way to ease his pain. When his escort arrived at his private chamber and lifted the litter's curtains, Aegon II was dead, with blood on his lips.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}} Who exactly poisoned the king remains unknown to history, though twenty-two men would later be arrested for this crime (Lord Corlys Velaryon and Larys Strong amongst them).{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

==Aftermath==
===The False Dawn===
With King Aegon II dead, Aegon the Younger was crowned as King Aegon III Targaryen. Despite the hopes that the troubles were done - Aegon II's host had been defeated, the Velaryon fleet once more served the Iron Throne - the period that followed the war immediately was named "the False Dawn".{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

The realm faced numerous problems. The cruel winter that had begun the year before on Maiden's Day of {{Date|130}} would last until {{Date|135}}. Much of the realm had been burned out by dragonfire - in particular, Aemond Targaryen's one-man war riding Vhagar, which had burned out most of the Riverlands. Broken men and outlaws roamed the countryside in the hundreds and thousands, and public order had collapsed in many places. The ironborn, under the command of the Red Kraken - who had only nominally sided with the blacks as a pretext to attack wealthy green kingdoms - now refused to acknowledge the boy-king's commands to stop raiding.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

Lord Cregan Stark and his army of childless and homeless men, unwed men, and younger sons, had marched to King's Landing with the hopes of war, adventure and plunder, and for a glorious death. The sudden death of King Aegon II had robbed them of that chance, leaving Lord Cregan furious. He had wanted to punish Storm's End, Casterly Rock and Oldtown for having supported Aegon over Rhaenyra, but upon his arrival, Lord Corlys Velaryon had already send out ravens, suing for peace.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

===Hour of the Wolf===
Lord Cregan could not be dissuaded in punishing the betrayers and poisoners of King Aegon II. He found the poisoning fould murder, and had twenty-two men arrested in the name of Aegon III (Lord [[Larys Strong]] and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] amongst them). He then made the young King Aegon III to name him [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

Lord Cregan reigned as Hand of the King for only a day, a day filled with trials and executions. Most of those accused chose to take the black - chief amongst them was Ser Perkin the Flea - yet two chose death (Ser Gyles Belgrave of the Kingsguard and Larys Strong). The day after the executions, Lord Cregan resigned as Hand, and returned to the north, leaving many of his northmen behind in the south.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

===The Regency===
With the war over, a council of seven regents was established for the young Aegon III. They would continue to reign until {{Date|136}}, the day when King Aegon III came of age. This regency period was still filled with many troubles as the realm struggled to rebuild from the war. Out of the seven original regents, only Grand Maester [[Munkun]] would serve the full term.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

During the regency, King Aegon III was married to the only remaining child of the late King Aegon II: Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]. Jaehaera would die two years later however, and the King would remarry, this time to a cousin of Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]: Lady [[Daenaera Velaryon]]. This second marriage would give the King five children.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

The Red Kraken, meanwhile, continued to raid the western coasts. With peace restored, the devastated Westerlands and Reach gradually built up enough strength to contest the ironborn. This private war between the Greyjoys and the lords of the western coasts dragged on for another three years during the heart of winter. Eventually, Dalton Greyjoy died on Fair Isle, when after he finished raping a girl in Lord Farman's own bedchamber, she opened his throat as he slept. Dalton had never taken a rock wife, and only had young sons by several salt wives, which led to a fight over the succession. A Lannister force, with the aid of Ser [[Leo Costayne]], attacked the isles in {{Date|134}}, exacting revenge. Entire villages were put to the sword, man, woman, and child. Most of the attacking host was lost, but those who returned home returned with plunder - and with one of Dalton's salt sons. Lady [[Johanna Lannister]] had the boy gelded and mutilated, and forced him to be her son's fool.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Red Kraken}}

==Consequences of the Dance==
Since the Dance, House Targaryen has practiced a highly modified version of agnatic primogeniture<ref>Comic Con San Diago [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Comic_Con_San_Diego_CA_July_20_232/]</ref>, placing female claimants in the line of succession behind all possible male ones, even collateral relations.

The war is the subject of the song "[[The Dance of the Dragons (song)|The Dance of the Dragons]]", as well as [[The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling|a somewhat inaccurate history]] by [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]]. [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] wrote a history of it called ''The Princess and the Queen or the Blacks and the Greens''.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Books and Scrolls about the Dance of the Dragons==
* ''[[The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling]]'' - by [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]]
* ''[[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens]]'' - by Archmaester [[Gyldayn]]

==Family Tree of House Targaryen during the Dance==
{{Targaryen tree Dance}}

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

{{Dance of the Dragons}}
{{Wars in Westeros}}

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House Bar Emmon

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Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
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| Words =
| Seat = [[Sharp Point]]
| Current_Lord = [[Duram Bar Emmon]]
| Region = [[Massey's Hook]], the [[Crownlands]]
| Title = Lord of Sharp Point
| Heir =
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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.

==History==
The Bar Emmons were [[Andal]] adventurers who settled on [[Massey's Hook]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[Crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn to the Targaryens of Aegon's new capital, [[King's Landing]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.

[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}

==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}

==Historical Bar Emmons==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Sharp Point

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Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''Sharp Point''' is the seat of [[House Bar Emmon]] in the [[Crownlands]]. The castle is located along the [[Gullet]] at the northern end of [[Massey's Hook]], north of [[Stonedance]].{{ref|AWOIAF}} It has a large watchtower upon which a great fire burns atop.{{ref|ASOS|10}}

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

{{region Crownlands}}

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House Bar Emmon

2015-02-08T09:38:04Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point
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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.

==History==
The Bar Emmons were [[Andal]] adventurers who settled on [[Massey's Hook]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Bar Emmon was sworn to [[House Durrandon]] of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Bar Emmons supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. With the creation of the [[Crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Bar Emmons became sworn to the Targaryens of Aegon's new capital, [[King's Landing]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.

[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}

==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}

==Historical Bar Emmons==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Battle at the Mander

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Lord Rupert Connington:

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A '''battle at the Mander''' occurred in {{date|283}} near the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]]. [[House Greyjoy]] achieved a Pyrrhic victory over the [[Shield Islands|Shield Islanders]] at the mouth of the [[Mander]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Old Way and the New}}

==Prelude==
[[Quellon Greyjoy]], Lord of the [[Iron Islands]], desired neutrality for the [[ironmen]] during the civil war. After [[Pyke]] was informed of the death of Crown Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] in the [[Battle of the Trident]], however, Quellon was convinced by his eldest sons—[[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]], [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], and [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]]—to join the rebels as soon as possible or else lose all chance at spoils. Quellon led fifty longships in attacking [[the Reach]], who were royalist supports of [[House Targaryen]]. Since the intentions of [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] were as yet unknown, most of the ironmen's fleet remained at home to guard against the [[westerlands]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Old Way and the New}}

==Battle==

The Greyjoys raided the coast of [[the Reach]], sinking or capturing some ships and raiding some villages and towns. They were unexpectedly met at the mouth of the [[Mander]] by the longships of the [[Shield Islands]], however. Twelve longships were sunk or captured in the battle, with the Greyjoys emerging the victor. The aged Lord Quellon was slain during the fighting, however.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Old Way and the New}}

==Aftermath==
Although the ironmen won the battle, Quellon's eldest son and heir, [[Balon Greyjoy]], decided to return to [[Pyke]] to claim the [[Seastone Chair]] of the Iron Islands, and the Iron Islands' contribution to Robert's Rebellion was minimal.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Old Way and the New}} While the Greyjoys were attacking the Reach, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] joined the rebels and ordered the [[Sack of King's Landing]] by the [[westermen]].{{ref|AGOT|12}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

{{Robert's Rebellion}}

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House Harclay

2015-01-31T14:59:52Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

{{Noble House
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| Heir =
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'''House Harclay''' is a noble house in [[the North]], one of the [[northern mountain clans]]. They live in [[northern mountains|the hills]] to the north of the [[wolfswood]].{{ref|ASOS|24}}

According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their shield with three blue moons, waxing, full, waning, on a white bend, on blue.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Ronnel Harclay]] is a ranger of the [[Night's Watch]] and is part of [[the great ranging]] that sets out to fight [[Mance Rayder]] and look for [[Benjen Stark]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
After the [[Battle of the Fist of the First Men]] Ronnel is among the remaining man who retreat to [[Craster's Keep]].{{ref|ASOS|33}}

Maester [[Aemon]] sends a raven to House Harclay in a plea for help to defend [[Battle of Castle Black|Castle Black]] from [[wildlings]].

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

*[[Ronnel Harclay]], a ranger in the [[Night's Watch]].

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Reach

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Lord Rupert Connington: /* Houses */

[[File:The Reach.png|300px|thumb|The Reach with the major strongholds]]

'''The Reach''' is one of the constituent regions of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] on the continent of [[Westeros]]. It was formerly a sovereign nation ruled by the [[Kings of the Reach]] before the [[War of Conquest]].

The Reach is ruled from the castle of [[Highgarden]] by [[House Tyrell]]. It is the second-largest of the kingdoms behind [[the North]] and is considered the most fertile and heavily-populated part of Westeros. [[Bastardy|Bastards]] born in the Reach are given the surname Flowers.

The Reach is considered the home of [[knight|chivalry]] in Westeros. It is the place where knighthood is looked upon with the greatest reverence and esteemed the most. It is also the place where the rules to [[Tourneys in Westeros|tournaments]] are the most stringent and managed.<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P240/ Tourney Rules] (April 29, 1999)</ref>

==Geography==
The Reach is the most fertile part of Westeros and has numerous and well-populated villages and towns. The [[Sunset Sea]] is found to the west, while the hills of the [[westerlands]] are to the northwest and the [[Blackwater Rush]] of the [[riverlands]] is to the north. The Reach borders the [[crownlands]] to the northeast, while to the east and southeast are the [[stormlands]] and their [[Dornish Marches]]. South of the Reach are the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]] and the [[Summer Sea]]. The [[Roseroad]] links [[Oldtown]] with [[King's Landing]] by way of Highgarden, while the [[Ocean Road]] links Highgarden with [[Lannisport]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}

The Reach is watered by the immense river [[Mander]] and its tributaries, including the [[Blueburn]] and the [[Cockleswhent]]. The [[Reach proper]] is centered around the Mander.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}} Oldtown is located at the mouth of the [[Honeywine]]. The region also includes several islands, including the [[Shield Islands]] near the mouth of the Mander and the [[Arbor]] south of the [[Whispering Sound]] and the [[Redwyne Straits]].

==Notable locations==
[[File:T Jedruszek wardensofthereach.jpg|400px|thumb|right|A large Tyrell ranging party rides across the Reach in a wide formation – by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{see also|:Category:Places in the Reach}}

* '''[[Highgarden]]''', castle and seat of [[House Tyrell]], the center of the regional power.
* '''[[Oldtown]]''', The most prominent city in the Reach is [[Oldtown]]. It is the oldest city in Westeros, home to the [[maesters]]' [[Citadel]], and the previous seat of [[the Faith]].
* '''[[Ashford]]''', a market town.

==People and Economy==
The Reach is the second wealthiest region in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] behind the [[westerlands]], but it is the most fertile region. Among the products it produces are melons, fireplums, peaches, apples, and grapes. The Arbor is said to make the finest of [[wine]]s, from dry fruity reds to a rich golden vintage. Woodharps made in Oldtown are highly sought after.

Before the [[War of Conquest]], the golden [[Currency|coins]] of the Reach were known as hands. They still exist in some number, with each hand coin roughly half the value of a dragon coin.{{Ref|aFfC|15}}

According to a semi-canon source from 2005,<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref> the Reach could raise an army of between eighty and one hundred thousand soldiers. The Reach's navy consists of two hundred ships, including those of the [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]], the [[Shield Islands]], and coastal lords.

==History==

The beginnings of the Reach can be traced back to [[Garth Greenhand]], the legendary [[King of the Reach]] who lived in the [[Age of Heroes]]. The royal line of [[House Gardener]] of [[Highgarden]] claimed descent from Garth as do many current houses in the region.{{Ref|aGoT|62}}{{Ref|aSoS|67}} What is now the [[Ravenry]] of the [[Citadel]] is said to have been a pirate stronghold during the [[Age of Heroes]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

The Reach is the home of mythical warriors and knights such as [[Serwyn]] of the Mirror Shield, [[Davos the Dragonslayer]], [[Roland of the Horn]] and the [[Knight Without Armor]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Gardener Kings}}

The Reach is the heart of the chivalric tradition in the Seven Kingdoms, the place where knighthood is most universally esteemed. [[Tourney]]s here have the most elaborate and varied rules, and are the most likely to be held for [[knight]]s only.

[[Dornishmen]] have warred against the Reach for thousands of years; rivalries include the feud between [[House Oakheart]] and [[House Dayne]].{{ref|AFFC|21}} The Kings of the Reach also warred with the [[Storm Kings]] of [[House Durrandon]], gradually conquering land from the western [[stormlands]]. However, King [[Garse VII Gardener]] was slain by King [[Argilac Durrandon]] in the [[Battle of Summerfield]].<ref>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ sample]</ref> The [[Dornish Marches]], the lands just north of the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]], have long been disputed. The lords of Highgarden count [[Defender of the Marches]] amongst their titles,{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}} although the [[marcher lords]] now owe allegiance to [[House Baratheon]] of the stormlands.

During the [[War of Conquest]], King [[Mern IX Gardener]] led the army of the Reach against the invading [[House Targaryen]], but he was killed at the [[Field of Fire]] and his line was ended. [[House Tyrell]], the stewards of the Gardeners, surrendered Highgarden to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. They were rewarded with both the castle and the position of overlords of the Reach. The [[High Septon (War of Conquest)|High Septon]] and Lord [[Banfred Hightower]] did not oppose Aegon when he approached [[Oldtown]], increasing the new king's legitimacy.{{ref|AFFC|28}} Rather than being independent, the Reach was part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ruled by the [[Iron Throne]].

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the Reach was split between [[the greens]] and [[the blacks]], with the [[House Hightower|Hightowers]] providing much of the support for the greens (along with the [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]]), but with the [[House Rowan|Rowans]], [[House Tarly|Tarlys]], [[House Costayne|Costaynes]], [[House Mullendore|Mullendores]], and [[House Grimm|Grimms]] supporting the blacks. The [[Battle on the Honeywine]] and the [[First Battle of Tumbleton|First]] and [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|Second]] Battles of [[Tumbleton]] were fought in the Reach.

In the [[Blackfyre Rebellion]], several of [[Daemon Blackfyre]]'s greatest supporters were men of the Reach, including Ser [[Quentyn Ball]] and Lord [[Gormon Peake]], while others supported [[Daeron II Targaryen]].

[[Robert's Rebellion]] saw the Reach provide much of the pro-Targaryen strength. Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] led the van of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] to victory against Lord [[Robert Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of Ashford]]. After Ashford, Mace led the unsuccessful [[Siege of Storm's End]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
After King [[Robert Baratheon]]'s death, most lords of the Reach join the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] in declaring for [[Renly Baratheon]]. Some join [[Stannis Baratheon]] after Renly's murder, but most are idle for a time before marching with [[Tywin Lannister]] to defeat Stannis in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The lords of the Reach provide much of the [[Iron Throne]]'s manpower, under the uneasy alliance between Houses [[House Lannister|Lannister]] and Tyrell.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The Reach itself remains untouched by the war until the [[Battle of the Shield Islands]], which marks the beginning of King [[Euron Greyjoy]]'s campaigns in the south. Since then [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] have been threatened by [[ironborn]] raiders.

==Quotes==
{{Quote|In [[Highgarden]] there are fields of golden roses that stretch away as far as the eye can see. The fruits are so ripe they explode in your mouth-melons, peaches, fireplums, you’ve never tasted such sweetness.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}}}
- [[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]

==Houses==
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[[File:Ambrose.png|30px]] '''[[House Ambrose]]'''. 
[[File:House Appleton.png|30px]] '''[[House Appleton]]''' of [[Appleton]]. 
[[File:House Ashford.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Ashford]]''' of [[Ashford]]. 
[[File:Ball.png|30px]] '''[[House Ball]]'''. 
[[File:House Beesbury.png|30px]] '''[[House Beesbury]]''' of [[Honeyholt]]. 
[[File:House Blackbar.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Blackbar]]''' of [[Bandallon]]. 
[[File:Bridges.png|30px]] '''[[House Bridges]]'''. 
[[File:House Bulwer.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Bulwer]]''' of [[Blackcrown]]. 
[[File:Bushy.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Bushy]]'''. 
[[File:House Caswell.png|30px]] '''[[House Caswell]]''' of [[Bitterbridge]]. 
[[File:Chester.png|30px]] '''[[House Chester]]''' of [[Greenshield]]. 
[[File:Cockshaw.png|30px]] '''[[House Cockshaw]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Conklyn]]'''. 
[[File:Cordwayner.png|30px]] '''[[House Cordwayner]]''' of [[Hammerhal]]. 
[[File:House Costayne.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Costayne]]''' of the [[Three Towers]]. 
[[File:House Crane.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Crane]]''' of [[Red Lake]]. 
[[File:House Cuy.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Cuy]]''' of [[Sunhouse]]. 
[[File:Dunn.png|30px]] '''[[House Dunn]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Durwell]]'''. 
[[File:House Florent.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Florent]]''' of [[Brightwater Keep]]. 
[[File:Footly.png|30px]] '''[[House Footly]]''' of [[Tumbleton]]. 
[[File:House Fossoway red.png|30px]] '''[[House Fossoway of Cider Hall|House Fossoway]]''' of [[Cider Hall]]. 
[[File:House Fossoway green.png|30px]] '''[[House Fossoway of New Barrel|House Fossoway]]''' of [[New Barrel]]. 
[[File:House Gardner.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Gardener]]''' of [[Highgarden]]. 
[[File:Graceford.png|30px]] '''[[House Graceford]]''' of [[Holyhall]]. 
[[File:Graves.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Graves]]'''. 
[[File:Grimm.png|30px]] '''[[House Grimm]]''' of [[Greyshield]]. 
[[File:House Hastwyck.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Hastwyck]]'''. 
[[File:Hewett.png|30px]] '''[[House Hewett]]''' of [[Oakenshield]]. 
[[File:House Hightower.png|30px]] '''[[House Hightower]]''' of the [[Hightower]]. 
[[File:Hunt.png|30px]] '''[[House Hunt]]'''. 
[[File:Hutcheson.png|30px]] '''[[House Hutcheson]]'''. 
[[File:Inchfield.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Inchfield]]'''. 
[[File:Kidwell.png|30px]] '''[[House Kidwell]]'''. 
[[File:Leygood.png|30px]] '''[[House Leygood]]'''. 
[[File:House Lowther.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Lowther]]'''. 
[[File:Lyberr.png|30px]] '''[[House Lyberr]]'''. 
[[File:House Manderly.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Manderly]]''' of [[Dunstonbury]]. 
[[File:Meadows.png|30px]] '''[[House Meadows]]''' of [[Grassy Vale]]. 
[[File:House Merryweather.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Merryweather]]''' of [[Longtable]]. 
[[File:Middlebury.png|30px]] '''[[House Middlebury]]'''. 
[[File:Mullendore.png|30px]] '''[[House Mullendore]]''' of [[Uplands]]. 
[[File:House Norcross.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Norcross]]'''. 
[[File:Norridge.png|30px]] '''[[House Norridge]]'''. 
[[File:House Oakheart.png|30px]] '''[[House Oakheart]]''' of [[Old Oak]]. 
[[File:House Oldflowers.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Oldflowers]]'''. 
[[File:Orme.png|30px]] '''[[House Orme]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Osgrey of Leafy Lake|House Osgrey]]''' of [[Leafy Lake]]. 
[[File:House Osgrey.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Osgrey]]''' of [[Standfast]]. 
[[File:House Peake.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Peake]]''' of [[Starpike]]. 
[[File:Pommingham.png|30px]] '''[[House Pommingham]]'''. 
[[File:Redding.png|30px]] '''[[House Redding]]'''. 
[[File:House Redwyne2.png|30px]] '''[[House Redwyne]]''' of the [[Arbor]]. 
[[File:Rhysling.png|30px]] '''[[House Rhysling]]'''. 
[[File:House Risley.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Risley]]'''. 
[[File:House Rowan.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Rowan]]''' of [[Goldengrove]]. 
[[File:Roxton.png|30px]] '''[[House Roxton]]''' of the [[Ring]]. 
[[File:House Serry.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Serry]]''' of [[Southshield]]. 
[[File:Shermer.png|30px]] '''[[House Shermer]]''' of [[Smithyton]]. 
[[File:Sloane.png|30px]] '''[[House Sloane]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Stackhouse]]'''. 
[[File:Tarly.png|30px]] '''[[House Tarly]]''' of [[Horn Hill]]. 
[[File:House Tyrell.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Tyrell]]''' of [[Highgarden]]. 
[[File:Garlan Tyrell COA.png|30px]] '''[[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep|House Tyrell]]''' of [[Brightwater Keep]]. 
[[File:House Uffering.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Uffering]]'''. 
[[File:House Varner.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Varner]]'''. 
[[File:House Vyrwel.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Vyrwel]]''' of [[Darkdell]]. 
[[File:House Webber.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Webber]]''' of [[Coldmoat]]. 
[[File:House Westbrook.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Westbrook]]'''. 
[[File:Willum.png|30px]] '''[[House Willum]]'''. 
[[File:House Wythers.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Wythers]]'''. 
[[File:Yelshire.png|30px]] '''[[House Yelshire]]'''. 
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[[File:The North2.jpg|350px|thumb|Map (click to zoom)|link=Special:FilePath/The North2.jpg]]
[[File:The North and Kingsroad.jpg|thumb|350px|The lands surrounding [[Winterfell]] and the [[kingsroad]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]]]

'''The North'''{{ref|TWOIAF}} or '''the north'''{{ref|AGOT|1}} is one of the constituent regions of [[Westeros]] and was a sovereign nation ruled by [[Kings in the North]] before the [[War of Conquest]]. The region covers the entire area south of the [[Wall]] and north of [[the Neck]].

The North has been ruled by [[House Stark]] for thousands of years from the castle known as [[Winterfell]]. Other notable houses of the region include [[House Bolton|Bolton]], [[House Karstark|Karstark]], [[House Manderly|Manderly]], and [[House Umber|Umber]]. [[Bastardy|Bastards]] of noble origin raised in the North are given the surname Snow.

== Geography ==
:{{See also|:Category:Places in the North{{!}}Places in the North}}
The North is vast in size. It is the largest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]' regions, nearly as large as the the other territories combined.{{ref|AGOT|4}} The region is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, forests, pine-covered hills and snow-capped mountains, speckled with tiny villages and holdfasts. Its climate is cold and harsh in winter and occasionally it will snow in summer. The North has two major land barriers, the [[Wall]] to the north and [[the Neck]] to the south. The North is bound on each side by major seas, the [[Shivering Sea]] to the east and the [[Sunset Sea]] to the west.{{ref|TLOIAF}}

[[Winterfell]], the ancestral seat of [[House Stark]], is a large castle centrally located in the North. The vast [[wolfswood]], the largest forest of the Seven Kingdoms, extends northwest to the [[Bay of Ice]] and [[Sea Dragon Point]]. [[Deepwood Motte]], the seat of [[House Glover]], and [[Ironrath]], the seat of [[House Forrester]], lie in the wolfswood. [[House Mormont]] rules [[Bear Island]] in the Bay of Ice. The [[northern mountains]] extend from the wolfswood to the Wall and are inhabited by [[northern mountain clans]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}

South of the wolfswood is hilly terrain with several large lakes. [[Torrhen's Square]], seat of [[House Tallhart]], is located by the largest of these lakes. Farther west along the Sunset Sea is the [[Stony Shore]], which contains fishing villages. Southeast of the Stony Shore and north of [[Blazewater Bay]] is the [[Rills]], plains which are ruled by [[House Ryswell]]. East of the Rills and south of Winterfell are the [[barrowlands]], hilly plains dotted with the barrows of the [[First Men]]. [[House Dustin]] rules the large town of [[Barrowton]]. There are unnamed rivers which flow south from Barrowton and near Torrhen's Square into the [[Saltspear]], while another unnamed river divides the Stony Shore from the Rills.{{ref|TLOIAF}}

South of the barrowlands is [[the Neck]], an isthmus forming the border with the [[riverlands]] to the south. A vast swamp and the source of the [[Green Fork]], the Neck is home to the [[crannogmen]]; [[House Reed]] rules from the moving castle [[Greywater Watch]].{{ref|ACOK|28}} The ruined castle of [[Moat Cailin]], located on the [[causeway]] near the [[Fever River]], controls access to the North from the Neck. It is here the [[King in the North|Kings in the North]] held off southron invasions.{{ref|AGOT|55}}

A large peninsula is located west of the Neck and south of the Saltspear and Blazewater Bay. [[Flint's Finger]], home of [[House Flint of Flint's Finger]], is located on its northern shore, while [[Cape Kraken]] and and the [[Flint Cliffs]] are located along its western and southern shores, respectively. South of the peninsula are [[Ironman's Bay]] and the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|AWOIAF|"Ironman's Bay" entry}}

East of the barrowlands is the [[White Knife]], a major river of the North which has its source at [[Long Lake]] northeast of Winterfell. [[Castle Cerwyn]], the seat of [[House Cerwyn]], is located near a tributary south of Winterfell. The White Knife runs south to [[White Harbor]], one of the major cities of the Seven Kingdoms and the main port of the North. Southeast of White Harbor is [[Oldcastle]], the seat of [[House Locke]], while farther east are [[Ramsgate]] and the [[Broken Branch]], which has its source in the [[Sheepshead Hills]] northeast of White Harbor. [[Widow's Watch]], the castle of [[House Flint of Widow's Watch]], is built on an isolated peninsula east of Ramsgate in the [[Shivering Sea]].{{ref|TLOIAF}} The [[Bite]] separates the southeastern North, much of which is influenced by [[House Manderly]] of White Harbor,{{ref|ADWD|29}} from the [[Vale of Arryn]].

[[Hornwood]], the seat of [[House Hornwood]], is located north of White Harbor and south of [[the Dreadfort]], the seat of [[House Bolton]]. The Dreadfort lies near the [[Weeping Water]], which flows east to the Shivering Sea. Northeast of the Dreadfort are the forested lands of [[House Karstark]]. East of their castle, [[Karhold]], are the [[Grey Cliffs]].{{ref|TLOIAF}} Located in the [[Bay of Seals]] are several islands, including [[Skagos]] and uninhabited [[Skane]]. The largest, Skagos, is said to be inhabited by cannibals and [[unicorns]] and is only nominally controlled by the Starks of Winterfell.{{ref|AFFC|15}}

North of Winterfell and the Dreadfort and northwest of Karhold are the lands of [[House Umber]], whose castle of [[Last Hearth]] is located in a forest. The Umbers control the [[Lonely Hills]]{{ref|ADWD|17}} and land along the Bay of Seals.{{ref|ACOK|16}} Beginning near Last Hearth, the [[Last River]] flows southeast between Karhold and the Dreadfort.{{ref|TLOIAF}}

The [[Wall]] is a colossal fortification that protects the North from threats [[beyond the Wall]], such as [[wildlings]]. It is separated from the northern lands owing allegiance to Winterfell by the [[Gift]], which are lands of the [[Night's Watch]] north of the Umbers' lands.

Winterfell and Moat Cailin are located along the [[kingsroad]], which connects [[Castle Black]] at the Wall with the riverlands to the south.

== People ==
[[File:Thaldir Wolves of the North.jpg|Northmen are sometimes referred to as "wolves" because of the sigil of [[House Stark]] - art by Tiziano Baracchi. © Fantasy Flight Games|thumb|right|300px]]
The northmen are nearly all descended from the [[First Men]]. They are known as a straight-forward, hardy, tough breed who hold the comforts of the south in disdain. Most of them still follow the [[old gods]] and their [[heart tree]]s, and have little inclination for the new gods. There are a few houses who instead follow the [[Faith of the Seven]], including [[House Manderly]] of [[White Harbor]], [[House Whitehill]], and [[House Wells (the North)|House Wells]].<ref>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]''</ref> Most [[knight]]s of the North live in the region's southern lands.<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Drowned_God_and_More The Drowned God and More], July 14, 1999</ref>

The constant cold and the iron grip of winter set apart the northerners from the people of the kingdoms south of the Neck. Their whole life rests on the fact that winter is coming and they have to prepare themselves in order to survive it. The North's terrain and climate do not easily yield the necessities of daily life. In such an environment there is no place for hollow courtesies, courtly rituals, nor fancy culture and [[tourneys]]. The northmen have long memories. A lord who does not seek his rightful vengeance threatens to have his own men turn on him.

Some of the northmen live in remote, distant areas where they act as little more than clans and tribes. These remote folk, such as the [[crannogmen]], the [[northern mountain clans]] and the [[Skagosi]], are still vassals of the Starks, however, and are allowed to maintain their own ways and traditions as long as they remain loyal to Winterfell.

Heraldry in the North is significantly simpler than that in the South, showing the lesser influence that chivalry has had there. Due to its religious aspect, most northmen refuse to take holy orders and thus cannot become knights, and there are some northern knights who still follow the old gods instead of the Seven.{{ref|ADWD|29}} Northmen hold the Night's Watch in high regard.

According to a semi-canon source from 2005,<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref> the North can perhaps raise forty-five thousand soldiers, although it would take a long time to gather them from such a large region.

==Seasons==
The North is particularly badly affected during the long winters, with thousands of people killed and famine not an uncommon occurrence due to poor harvests before winter or the inability to raise crops during the longer winters that last for for years on end, outside of special "glass gardens" and castles built on or near hot springs, like [[Winterfell]].

Once autumn is declared by the [[maesters]], the lords of the North store away a part of the grain they have harvested. How much is a matter of choice; between one fifth and one fourth seems prudent, however. Additionally food is smoked, salted, and otherwise preserved ahead of winter. Coastal communities depend on fish, although even in winter ice fishing is common on the rivers and [[Long Lake]]. Poor harvests before winter will mean famine, however.

In winter, snows can fall forty feet deep. Rain falls cold and hard, and sometimes turns into hail that can send men running for cover and ruin crops. Even during summer, snowfalls are not unusual but tend to be brief and not particularly damaging to agriculture.

== Commerce ==
As the North is largely uncultivated, there are few roads of import there. Most of the inland trade passes by either the [[kingsroad]] or the rivers. Trade items from the North include wool,{{Ref|aCoK|17}} hides, and timber.{{ref|ADWD|15}} There are silversmiths at [[White Harbor]].{{Ref|aSoS|73}}

==History==
===Dawn Age===
The peoples of the North are nearly all descended from the [[First Men]], who settled the land nearly 12,000 years ago. Little is known of that time, but cryptic runes carved in old stones and the barrows the First Men lived in can still be found in the [[barrowlands]]. Ancient forts of the First Men are scattered throughout the North, including a ringfort atop Seal Rock near [[White Harbor]] and ruins in [[Sea Dragon Point]]. The [[children of the forest]] also made [[weirwood]] circles.{{ref|ADWD|26}}

===Kings of Winter===

About 8,000 years ago, [[the Long Night]] occurred, when the [[Others]] invaded. The event defined and shaped the North, leading to the founding of the [[Wall]], the order of the [[Night's Watch]], the castle of [[Winterfell]] and the first Stark [[Kings of Winter]]. The Starks gradually defeated rival kings, such as the [[Barrow King]]s to their south and the [[Red King]]s to their east.{{ref|TWOIAF}}

When the [[Andal invasion|Andals invaded Westeros]], the Stark Kings of Winter resisted them successfully, stopping them at [[Moat Cailin]] and the eastern shores, the only kingdom in Westeros to do so.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Kings of Winter}}

King [[Jon Stark]] founded the [[Wolf's Den]] at what is now [[White Harbor]] after driving out sea raiders.{{ref|ADWD|29}} His son, [[Rickard Stark (King)|Rickard Stark]], conquered [[the Neck]] from the [[Marsh King]] and married his daughter.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} King [[Rodrik Stark]] is said to have won [[Bear Island]] from the [[ironborn]] in a wrestling match. Two thousand years ago the North warred with the [[Vale of Arryn]] after the [[Rape of the Three Sisters]], with the Arryns eventually gaining control of the islands.{{ref|ADWD|9}}

For many centuries the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] were bitter rivals of the Starks of [[Winterfell]]. The practice of flaying their enemies gave the Boltons a sinister reputation. Approximately a thousand years ago, the Boltons finally swore fealty to the Kings in the North and agreed to abandon their practice of flaying their enemies.

A thousand years before the [[Wars of Conquest|Conquest]], the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] were driven from the river [[Mander]] by [[House Gardener]] of [[the Reach]] and fled to the North, where they were welcomed by the Starks of Winterfell as their own bannermen.{{ref|TSS}} The Manderlys received the Wolf's Den and developed [[White Harbor]], one of the five cities of [[Westeros]] and the main northern port for commerce and naval transport. The Manderlys are the most prominent of the few northern noble houses to follow the [[Faith of the Seven]] instead of the [[old gods]].

===Targaryen Era===

The Starks led the North to war during the [[War of Conquest]]. After the [[Field of Fire]], however, King [[Torrhen Stark]] knelt to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] rather than face his [[dragons]]. The North was included in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] and owed allegiance to the [[Iron Throne]] of [[House Targaryen]]. The Stark [[Kings in the North]] became the Lords of Winterfell and [[Warden of the North|Wardens of the North]]. Some northmen who refused to bend the knee fled into exile in [[Essos]] and formed the [[Company of the Rose]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the Starks supported [[the blacks]] against [[the greens]]. Lord [[Roderick Dustin]] led two thousand northern soldiers, known as the [[Winter Wolves]], during the war, while the Manderlys had knights from White Harbor also supported the claim of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|TPATQ}} Lord [[Cregan Stark]] led a great host of northmen to King's Landing, where he briefly ruled as Hand for King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] during the [[Hour of the Wolf]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}

Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] led the ironborn in raiding the North during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]]; Lord [[Beron Stark]] gathered swords to repel them.{{ref|TMK}}

The people of the North must be vigilant against [[free folk|wildlings]] who manage to bypass the [[Wall]]. One [[King-beyond-the-Wall]], [[Raymun Redbeard]], was defeated by the Starks and [[House Umber|Umbers]] at [[Battle of Long Lake|Long Lake]].{{ref|ADWD|7}}

A century ago the [[Skagos]]i unsuccessfully rebelled against the Starks, costing the lives of the Lord of Winterfell and hundreds of his supporters.{{ref|AFFC|15}}

===Robert's Rebellion===

The northmen composed much of the rebel forces during [[Robert's Rebellion]], also known as the War of the Usurper. After King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] caused the deaths of Lord [[Rickard Stark]] and his heir, [[Brandon Stark]], their successor, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], led armies alongside Lord [[Robert Baratheon]], who was chosen king at war's end.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
King [[Robert Baratheon]] travels from [[King's Landing]] to [[Winterfell]] to offer the position of [[Hand of the King]] to his old friend, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], which the [[Warden of the North]] reluctantly accepts.{{ref|AGOT|3}}{{ref|AGOT|6}} When Eddard is later imprisoned in the [[Red Keep]] after the death of Robert, his heir, [[Robb Stark]], calls the northern banners to Winterfell and marches south to rescue Eddard.{{ref|AGOT|53}} After hearing that King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] ordered the execution of Eddard, the assembled northern and river lords in [[Riverrun]] reject the sovereignty of the [[Iron Throne]] and proclaim Robb to be [[King in the North]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
With Robb campaigning south of [[the Neck]], his younger brother [[Bran Stark|Bran]] remains as the Stark in Winterfell. Bran hosts various bannermen at Winterfell's [[harvest feast]].{{ref|ACOK|16}}{{ref|ACOK|21}} [[Ramsay Snow]], the Bastard of [[Roose Bolton|Bolton]], abducts the widowed Lady [[Donella Hornwood]] and claims the lands of the [[House Hornwood|Hornwoods]]. After hearing that Ramsay starved Donella, the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] skirmish with the [[House Bolton|Boltons]].{{ref|ACOK|28}}{{ref|ACOK|35}}

The [[Iron Islands]] also declare their independence from the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} With most of the northern soldiers fighting alongside Robb in the south,{{ref|ACOK|11}} King [[Balon Greyjoy]] claims the North and sends the [[ironborn]] to raid the [[Battle of the Stony Shore|Stony Shore]] and capture [[Battle of Deepwood Motte|Deepwood Motte]], [[Battle of Torrhen's Square|Torrhen's Square]], and [[Battle of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]]. [[Theon Greyjoy]] captures [[Capture of Winterfell|Winterfell]],{{ref|ACOK|46}} but Ser [[Rodrik Stark]] assembles near two thousand men to retake the castle from the ironborn. Rodrik's loyalists are betrayed by Ramsay Snow and the Bolton garrison from [[the Dreadfort]] in a [[battle at Winterfell]], however. The northern capital is then [[Sack of Winterfell|sacked]] by Ramsay and the Boltons.{{ref|ACOK|66}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Robb Stark, King in the North and [[King of the Trident]], intends to march north from the [[riverlands]] to expel the ironborn.{{ref|ASOS|45}} However, he is [[Red Wedding|betrayed and murdered]] at [[the Twins]] by his bannermen, Lords [[Walder Frey]] and [[Roose Bolton]],{{ref|ASOS|51}} who have their forces slaughter most of the northmen in the south.{{ref|ASOS|52}} In return for his services to [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], Roose is named the new Warden of the North for the Iron Throne.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

King [[Stannis Baratheon]] sails from [[Dragonstone]] to the [[Wall]] to aid the [[Night's Watch]] in defeating the [[wildling]] army of [[Mance Rayder]], [[King-beyond-the-Wall]], in the [[Battle of Castle Black]].{{ref|ASOS|73}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
While south of the Neck, Roose attempts to consolidate control over the North.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The [[House Ryswell|Ryswells]] and [[House Dustin|Dustins]] defeat the [[ironborn]] at the [[Fever River]],{{ref|ADWD|15}} while the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] recapture [[Siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]] and thereby allow Lord [[Roose Bolton]] to march north with his Frey allies.{{ref|ADWD|20}} {{ref|ADWD|37}} Roose has a tenuous grasp over the North, considering only the Ryswells and Dustins to be loyal allies because of marriage ties. The [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]], [[House Tallhart|Tallharts]], [[House Umber|Umbers]], and [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] are reluctant supporters or are outright plotting against Roose.{{ref|ADWD|32}} Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] secretly tasks [[Davos Seaworth]] with bringing [[Rickon Stark]] back from [[Skagos]].{{ref|ADWD|29}} [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] marries "[[Arya Stark]]", who is actually [[Jeyne Poole]], at [[Winterfell]] in order to claim the ancient capital of the North.

Stannis gains the [[northern mountain clans]] for his cause and [[retaking of Deepwood Motte|liberates]] Deepwood Moote for the [[House Glover|Glovers]],{{ref|ADWD|26}} although the [[House Karstark|Karstarks]] plan to betray him for Roose.{{ref|ADWD|44}} Stannis marches through the [[wolfswood]] to [[Siege of Winterfell|take Winterfell]] from Roose. His march is slowed, however, by strong blizzards which hamper the armies of both Stannis{{ref|ADWD|62}} and Roose.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

==Houses==
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{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Amber]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Ashwood]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Blackmyre]]'''. 
[[File:House Blackwood.png|30px]] '''[[House Blackwood]]''' of the [[Wolfswood]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Boggs (The Neck)|House Boggs]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Bole]]'''. 
[[File:Bolton.png|30px]] '''[[House Bolton]]''' of [[the Dreadfort]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Branch]]'''. 
[[File:House Burley.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Burley]]'''. 
[[File:House Cassel.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Cassel]]'''. 
[[File:House Cerwyn.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Cerwyn]]''' of [[Castle Cerwyn|Cerwyn]]. 
[[File:House Condon.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Condon]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Cray]]'''. 
[[File:House Crowl.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Crowl]]'''. 
[[File:House Dustin.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Dustin]]''' of [[Barrowton]]. 
[[File:Fenn.png|30px]] '''[[House Fenn]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Fisher of the Stony Shore|House Fisher]]''' of the [[Stony Shore]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Flint of Breakstone Hill|House Flint]]''' of [[Breakstone Hill]]. 
[[File:House Flint of Flint's Finger.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Flint of Flint's Finger|House Flint]]''' of [[Flint's Finger]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Flint of the mountains|House Flint]]''' of the [[northern mountains|mountains]]. 
[[File:Flint Widows Watch.png|30px]] '''[[House Flint of Widow's Watch|House Flint]]''' of [[Widow's Watch]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Forrester]]''' of [[Ironrath]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Frost]]'''. 
[[File:House Glover.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Glover]]''' of [[Deepwood Motte]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Greengood]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Greenwood]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Greystark]]''' of the [[Wolf's Den]]. 
[[File:House Harclay.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Harclay]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Holt (North)|House Holt]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Long]]'''. 
[[File:House Hornwood.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Hornwood]]''' of the [[Hornwood]]. 
[[File:Ironsmith1.png|30px]] '''[[House Ironsmith]]'''. 
[[File:House Karstark.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Karstark]]''' of [[Karhold]]. 
[[File:Lake.png|30px]] '''[[House Lake (North)|House Lake]]'''. 
[[File:House Liddle.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Liddle]]'''. 
[[File:Lightfoot.png|30px]] '''[[House Lightfoot]]'''. 
[[File:House Locke.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Locke]]''' of [[Oldcastle]]. 
[[File:Magnar.png|30px]] '''[[House Magnar]]''' of [[Kingshouse]]. 
[[File:House Manderly.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Manderly]]''' of [[White Harbor]]. 
[[File:Marsh.png|30px]] '''[[House Marsh]]'''. 
[[File:Mollen.png|30px]] '''[[House Mollen]]'''. 
[[File:House Mormont.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Mormont]]''' of [[Bear Island]]. 
[[File:House Moss.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Moss]]'''. 
[[File:House Norrey.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Norrey]]'''. 
[[File:House Overton.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Overton]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Peat]]'''. 
[[File:HousePoole.png|30px]] '''[[House Poole]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Quagg]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Redbeard]]''' (at the [[Wall]]). 
[[File:Reed coat of arms.png|30px]] '''[[House Reed]]''' of [[Greywater Watch]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Ryder]]''' of the [[Rills]]. 
[[File:House Ryswell.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Ryswell]]''' of the [[Rills]]. 
[[File:House Slate.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Slate]]''' of [[Blackpool]]. 
[[File:Stane.png|30px]] '''[[House Stane]]''' of [[Driftwood Hall]]. 
[[File:House Stark.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Stark]]''' of [[Winterfell]]. 
[[File:House Stout.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Stout]]''' of [[Goldgrass]]. 
[[File:House Tallhart.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Tallhart]]''' of [[Torrhen's Square]]. 
[[File:HouseThenn.png|30px]] '''[[House Thenn]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Towers (North)|House Towers]]'''. 
[[File:Umbercrest.png|30px]] '''[[House Umber]]''' of the [[Last Hearth]]. 
[[File:House Waterman.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Waterman]]'''. 
[[File:Wells.png|30px]] '''[[House Wells (the North)|House Wells]]'''. 
[[File:Whitehill.png|30px]] '''[[House Whitehill]]'''. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Woodfoot]]''' of [[Bear Island]]. 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} '''[[House Woods]]'''. 
[[File:Woolfield.png|30px]] '''[[House Woolfield]]'''. 
[[File:House Wull.PNG|30px]] '''[[House Wull]]'''. 
}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|In the south, the way they talk about my [[Seven Kingdoms]], a man forgets that your part is as big as the other six combined.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}}} – [[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]

{{Quote|The north is hard and cold, and has no mercy.{{ref|ASOS|20|p 226}}}} – [[Eddard Stark]]

{{Quote|The north remembers.{{ref|ASOS|20|p 229}}}} – [[Robb Stark]]

{{Quote|The north remembers, Lord Davos. The north remembers, and the mummer’s farce is almost done. {{ref|aDwD|29|pages 382-394}}}}
– [[Wyman Manderly]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==References and Notes==
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2015-01-31T12:49:07Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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Hugo Wull

2015-01-25T11:47:14Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''Hugo Wull''', called '''Big Bucket''', is the clan chief of [[House Wull]] in the [[North]].{{ref|affc|Appendix}} He has the biggest belly in the mountains and the most men.

==Recent Events==
===A Dance with Dragons===
He along with several other mountain clans swear allegiance to [[Stannis Baratheon]] when he marches to free [[Deepwood Motte]] from [[House Greyjoy]]. He becomes one of Stannis's commanders and joins him when he marches on [[Winterfell]].

==Quotes by Hugo==
{{Quote| '''Hugo Wull:''' [[Robin Peasebury|Lord Pea Pod]]. If you were a man, I would kill you for that, but my sword is made of too fine a steel to besmirch with craven’s blood. Aye, men are dying. More will die before we see Winterfell. What of it? This is war. Men die in war. That is as it should be. As it has always been.

'''Corliss Penny:''' Do you want to die, Wull?

'''Hugo Wull:''' I want to live forever in a land where summer lasts a thousand years. I want a castle in the clouds where I can look down over the world. I want to be six-and-twenty again. When I was six-and-twenty I could fight all day and fuck all night. What men want does not matter. Winter is almost upon us, [[Corliss Penny|boy]]. And winter is death. I would sooner my men die fighting for the [[Arya Stark|Ned's little girl]] than alone and hungry in the snow, weeping tears that freeze upon their cheeks. No one sings songs of men who die like that. As for me, I am old. This will be my last winter. Let me bathe in [[House Bolton|Bolton]] blood before I die. I want to feel it spatter across my face when my axe bites deep into a Bolton skull. I want to lick it off my lips and die with the taste of it on my tongue.{{Ref|adwd|42}}}}
- Big Bucket Wull, to Ser [[Corliss Penny|Corliss Penny]]

{{Quote|[[R'hllor|Red Rahloo]] means nothing [[north|here]].{{Ref|aDwD|62}}}} - Big Bucket Wull, to Ser [[Godry Farring]]

==References and Notes==
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Hugo Wull

2015-01-25T11:45:03Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''Hugo Wull''', called '''Big Bucket''', is the clan chief of [[House Wull]] in the [[North]].{{ref|affc|Appendix}} He has the biggest belly in the mountains and the most men.

==Recent Events==
===A Dance with Dragons===
He along with several other mountain clans swear allegiance to [[Stannis Baratheon]] when he marches to free [[Deepwood Motte]] from [[House Greyjoy]]. He becomes one of Stannis's commanders and joins him when he marches on [[Winterfell]].

==Quotes by Hugo==
{{Quote| '''Hugo Wull:''' [[Corliss Penny|Lord Pea Pod]]. If you were a man, I would kill you for that, but my sword is made of too fine a steel to besmirch with craven’s blood. Aye, men are dying. More will die before we see Winterfell. What of it? This is war. Men die in war. That is as it should be. As it has always been.

'''Corliss Penny:''' Do you want to die, Wull?

'''Hugo Wull:''' I want to live forever in a land where summer lasts a thousand years. I want a castle in the clouds where I can look down over the world. I want to be six-and-twenty again. When I was six-and-twenty I could fight all day and fuck all night. What men want does not matter. Winter is almost upon us, [[Corliss Penny|boy]]. And winter is death. I would sooner my men die fighting for the [[Arya Stark|Ned's little girl]] than alone and hungry in the snow, weeping tears that freeze upon their cheeks. No one sings songs of men who die like that. As for me, I am old. This will be my last winter. Let me bathe in [[House Bolton|Bolton]] blood before I die. I want to feel it spatter across my face when my axe bites deep into a Bolton skull. I want to lick it off my lips and die with the taste of it on my tongue.{{Ref|adwd|42}}}}
- Big Bucket Wull, to Ser [[Corliss Penny|Corliss Penny]]

{{Quote|[[R'hllor|Red Rahloo]] means nothing [[north|here]].{{Ref|aDwD|62}}}} - Big Bucket Wull, to Ser [[Godry Farring]]

==References and Notes==
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Template:HousesCrownlands

2015-01-25T11:43:38Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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House Bar Emmon

2015-01-25T11:41:28Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point''' is a noble house from [[Sharp Point]] in the [[Crownlands]]. They are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].

Their blazon is a leaping blue swordfish on fretty silver on white.{{ref|ASOS|75}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the texts.

==History==
Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[black council]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] complains that the lords sworn to [[Dragonstone]], including Bar Emmon, are a poor crop.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} House Bar Emmon's contribution to Stannis's fleet is the ''[[Swordfish]]''.

[[Davos Seaworth]] sees Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]] turning a splotchy grey during the burning of the [[sept]] of Dragonstone.{{ref|acok|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bar Emmon banners are seen in [[Castle Black]] after Stannis's arrival.{{ref|asos|75}}

==House Bar Emmon at the end of the third century==

The known Bar Emmons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Duram Bar Emmon]], Lord of Sharp Point. A fat and feeble boy.{{ref|asos|26}}

==Historical Bar Emmons==
*[[Togarion Bar Emmon]], called Togarion the Terrible, who drove the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]], built [[Sharp Point]] and established a kingdom on [[Massey's Hook]] with the son of [[Josua Massey]] as a puppet king.

==References and Notes==
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House Massey

2015-01-25T11:39:56Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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'''House Massey of Stonedance''' is a noble house from [[Stonedance]] in the [[crownlands]]. They blazon their arms with a triple spiral; red, green and blue, on white,{{ref|agot|30}}<ref name=Citadel>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses//1/#In the area of King's Landing]</ref> an ancient sigil for an ancient House.

==History==
The Masseys are a house of [[First Men]] origin. Lord [[Maldon Massey]], a vassal of the [[Storm King]] [[Durran Durrandon (the Ravenfriend)|Durran the Ravenfriend]], built [[Stonedance]] and ruled [[Massey's Hook]]. The Masseys broke away from [[House Durrandon]] during the reign of King [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]], however.{{ref|TWOIAF| House Durrandon}} The Masseys were one of the many houses which historically claimed the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

The Masseys returned to the dominion of [[Storm's End]] when the Storm King [[Qarlton II Durrandon|Qarlton II]] took Stonedance after besieging the castle for a year and slaying King [[Josua Massey]]. Not even two years later, however, Josua's daughter married the [[Andal]] warlord [[Togarion Bar Emmon]], who expelled Qarlton's men from Stonedance and replaced them with Josua's son. The Andals eventually made peace and intermarried with the Durrandons, however.{{ref|TWOIAF| Andals in the Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], House Massey was sworn to House Durrendon of [[Storm's End]] but had closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of nearby [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Masseys supported him instead of the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. The [[master of laws]] for King Aegon I was [[Tristan Massey]]. With the creation of the [[crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Masseys became sworn to the Targaryens of Aegon's new capital, [[King's Landing]], instead of [[House Baratheon]] of Storm's End, who had replaced the Durrandons.<ref name=Citadel/>

Lord [[Gormon Massey]] was killed attempting to tame [[Vermithor]] on [[Dragonstone]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}

When Lord [[Brynden Rivers|Bloodraven]] marched on [[Whitewalls]] to quash the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]], among the houses who came in support was House Massey.{{ref|tmk}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Among the gathered knights at [[the Hand's tourney]] is one with the triple spiral arms of House Massey.{{ref|agot|30}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Wallace Massey]] is a steward of the Night's Watch and the squire of Ser [[Denys Mallister]].{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Justin Massey]] is one of the [[queen's men]] at [[Castle Black]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

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

* [[Wallace Massey]], a member of the [[Night's Watch]].
* Ser [[Justin Massey]], a knight in service of King [[Stannis Baratheon]].

==Historical Masseys==
* Lord [[Maldon Massey]], Lord of [[Stonedance]] and founder of the house.
* King [[Justin Massey (Milk-Eye)|Justin Massey]], called Justin Milk-Eye, who was also a pirate.
* King [[Josua Massey]], the last king of House Massey, called Softspear.
**Josua's daughter, who married King [[Togarion Bar Emmon]].
**Josua's son, who ruled Stonedance with Togarion's support.
* Lord [[Triston Massey]], Lord of Stonedance, [[master of laws]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Conquest}}
* Lord [[Gormon Massey]], Lord of Stonedance during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==References and Notes==
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House Glover

2015-01-23T12:42:31Z

Lord Rupert Connington:

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| House_name = House Glover of [[Deepwood Motte]]
| image = [[File:House_Glover.PNG|250px]]
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| Coat_of_arms = Gules, a gauntlet argent
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| Seat = [[Deepwood Motte]]
| Current_Lord = [[Galbart Glover]]
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'''House Glover of Deepwood Motte''' is a noble house from [[the North]]. Although they are of masterly rank rather than [[lord]]ly, they are among the principal houses sworn to [[Winterfell]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}} Their seat is [[Deepwood Motte]] in the northern [[wolfswood]]. Houses [[House Bole|Bole]], [[House Branch|Branch]], [[House Forrester|Forrester]], and [[House Woods|Woods]] of the wolfswood are sworn to the Glovers.{{ref|aDwD|26}}

Their blazon is silver mailed fist on scarlet.{{ref|aGoT|53}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref> Their words are not mentioned in the books.

==History==
The Glovers ruled as [[First Men]] kings after the [[Long Night]], but they were eventually reduced to vassals by the [[Kings of Winter]] from [[House Stark]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North}}

[[Jorah Mormont]]'s first wife, chosen by his father [[Jeor Mormont|Jeor]], was a Glover of [[Deepwood Motte]]. They were married ten years, and she died after the third miscarriage. [[Ethan Glover]], who was [[Brandon Stark]]'s squire and went to [[King's Landing]] with him to challenge [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], was the only one of the group to survive. Ethan later died at the [[Tower of Joy]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After getting indications involving the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] in the murder attempt on [[Bran Stark]], [[Eddard Stark]] tells [[Catelyn Tully]] to send word to [[Helman Tallhart]] and [[Galbart Glover]] to raise a hundred bowmen and fortify [[Moat Cailin]].

Bran recognizes the mailed fist of the Glovers, silver on scarlet, among the northern banners that answer [[Robb Stark]]'s call to [[Winterfell]]. [[Robett Glover]] demands the honor of battle command with a smile and a jest. The brothers Galbart and Robett greet Catelyn when she joins Robb's army at Moat Cailin. When Robb split his forces at [[the Twins]], Galbart stays with him while Robett is assigned to the army commanded by Lord [[Roose Bolton]].

[[Tyrion Lannister]] sees the mailed fist of the Glovers on the northern army he faces in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]]. Catelyn notices Galbart praying with Robb at the godswood of [[Riverrun]] after the victory at [[Battle of the Camps|the Camps]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The Glovers play a part of the succession of the [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]] lands, as they are fostering [[Larence Snow]], the bastard of Lord [[Halys Hornwood]]. When Robett and Galbart went south with [[Robb Stark]], they left Robett's wife, [[Sybelle Glover]], in charge of Deepwood Motte. When the castle's steward comes to Winterfell for the [[harvest feast]], Bran realizes it is the steward, not Lady Glover, who is making the decisions at Deepwood.{{ref|ACOK|16}} Glover men play [[:w:bladder pipe|bladder]] and [[:w:harp|woodharp]] during the feast.{{ref|ACOK|21}}

During Robb's campaign in the [[Westerlands]], Galbart and Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] raid along the coast of the [[Sunset Sea]] after the [[Battle of Oxcross]]. Robett is held prisoner at [[Harrenhal]], reportedly having been made prisoner of the [[Brave Companions]]. In fact, the northmen and sellswords conspire to take the massive castle. Robett is one of the northern commanders told to strike [[Duskendale]] by [[Roose Bolton]], reporting supposed orders from Robb, [[King in the North]].

During the [[ironborn]] invasion of the North, [[Asha Greyjoy]] [[Battle of Deepwood Motte|takes Deepwood Motte]] with her forces and holds Sybelle and her children as hostages. [[Theon Greyjoy]] notices that no Glovers are part of the army commanded by Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] that gathers at Winterfell to expel the ironborn, due to the fact that their castle is occupied by his sister, Asha.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Robett Glover survives the [[Battle of Duskendale]] and leads the survivors in retreat, only to meet Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who is waiting for them on the [[kingsroad]]. He is taken prisoner. King Robb arranges an agreement with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to exchange young [[Martyn Lannister]] for Robett, who is put on a ship at Duskendale.

During Robb's trip to the Twins for [[Edmure Tully]]'s marriage to [[Roslin Frey]], Galbart Glover takes Ser [[Brynden Tully]]'s place as the commander of scouts and outriders. He is regarded by Catelyn Tully as a good man, loyal and steady, but without her uncle's brilliance. In preparation for his campaign against the ironborn-held [[Moat Cailin]], Robb commands [[Maege Mormont]] and Galbart to sail on [[House Mallister|Mallister]] longships through the marshes of [[the Neck]] to seek out [[Howland Reed]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} Robb is later murdered in the [[Red Wedding]] at the Twins, however.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Asha treats Sybelle well while she is held at Deepwood Motte. Sybelle tells Asha that Galbart would talk with her, and that the northmen would agree to exchange Deepwood Motte, [[Torrhen's Square]] and Moat Cailin for [[Sea Dragon Point]] and the [[Stony Shore]].{{Ref|aFfC|18}} Asha takes Lady Glover and her children with her to [[Harlaw]]. During the voyage, Sybelle's milk dries up and they have to feed little [[Erena Glover|Erena]] with milk from a goat found ashore. Erena is sick when they arrive at Harlaw.{{ref|AFFC|11}}

[[Brienne of Tarth]] spots the badge of House Glover among those that have been collected from the dead around Duskendale.{{Ref|aFfC|9}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] [[retaking of Deepwood Motte|retakes Deepwood Motte]] from the [[ironborn]] and captures [[Asha Greyjoy]].{{ref|ADWD|26}} Lady [[Sybelle Glover]] declares for Stannis and sends many men sworn to Deepwood Motte with Stannis to march on [[House Bolton|Bolton]]-held Winterfell.

At [[White Harbor]], Robett tells [[Davos Seaworth]] he will join King Stannis once Davos uses his smuggler skills to retrieve [[Rickon Stark]].{{ref|ADWD|29}}

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

* [[Galbart Glover]], Master of Deepwood Motte.
* [[Robett Glover]], his brother and heir.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
** [[Sybelle Glover]], Robett's wife from [[House Locke]].
*** [[Gawen Glover]], Robett's son, a young boy and an heir to Deepwood Motte.{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
*** [[Erena Glover]], Robett's newborn daughter.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there were also:

* {[[Ethan Glover]]}, a young man, who had been [[Brandon Stark]]'s squire. He died at the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]] fighting alongside [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] at the [[Tower of Joy]].
* the first wife of [[Jorah Mormont]]; died after her third miscarriage.

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===Household===
*[[Larence Snow]], the bastard of [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]], is fostered at Deepwood Motte.

==Historical Members==
* Lady [[Gilliane Glover]], married Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]], and mother of Lord [[Cregan Stark]].{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
* Lady [[Lyanne Glover]], married to Lord [[Willam Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]], and mother of [[Brandon Stark (son of Willam)|Brandon Stark]].{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==Sworn Houses==
*'''[[House Forrester]]'''{{ref|aDwD|26}}
*'''[[House Woods]]'''{{ref|aDwD|26}}
*'''[[House Branch]]'''{{ref|aDwD|26}}
*'''[[House Bole]]'''{{ref|aDwD|26}}

==References and Notes==
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