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Merman's Court

2026-07-28T00:52:01Z

LordSeaSnake:

The '''Merman's Court''' is the great hall of the [[New Castle]], the seat of [[House Manderly]] in [[White Harbor]]. The Manderlys hold court and feasts in the Merman's Court.

==Layout==
[[File:Desmond Manderly Jacaerys (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Jacaerys Velaryon]] meets with [[Desmond Manderly]] in the Merman's Court by John McCambridge for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]
The walls, floor, and ceiling of the Merman's Court are made of wooden planks notched cunningly together and decorated with all the creatures of the sea. At one end is the entrance, and at the other is a dais with a large cushioned throne for [[Wyman Manderly]], [[Lord of White Harbor]].{{Ref|ADWD|15}}

The floor has painted [[crab]]s and clams and starfish, half-hidden amongst twisting black fronds of seaweed and the bones of drowned sailors. On the walls are pale [[shark]]s prowling painted blue-green depths, whilst [[eel]]s and [[octopod]]s slither amongst rocks and sunken ships. Shoals of [[herring]] and great [[cod]]fish swim between the tall, arched windows. Higher up, near where the old fishing nets droop down from the rafters, the surface of the sea is depicted. To the right a war galley rests serenely against the rising sun; to the left, a battered old cog races before a storm, her sails in rags. Behind the dais a [[kraken]] and a grey [[leviathan]] are locked in battle beneath the painted waves.{{Ref|ADWD|15}}

==History==
In {{Date|58}}, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] made a [[royal progress]] in the [[north]]. She flew on her [[dragon]], [[Silverwing]] to [[White Harbor]] where she was hosted by Lord [[Theomore Manderly]]. Theomore organised a feast in her honor in the Merman's Court. Days later, Alysanne held one of her [[women's courts]] in Theomore's own hall.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the [[black council]] of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] sent Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] on his dragon, [[Vermax]], to the [[Vale of Arryn]] and the north to sway its [[lord]]s to [[Blacks|Rhaenyra's side]] in the war. On his way to [[Winterfell]], Jacaerys stopped at White Harbor and was received at the Merman's Court by Lord [[Desmond Manderly]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

In {{Date|136}}, Lord [[Torrhen Manderly]] returned home after being dismissed from his position of [[Hand of the King]] by King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Before leaving the capital, he offered the [[court fool]], [[Mushroom]], to become a fool at his own court, which the [[dwarf]] accepted.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and End of Regency}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] is received by Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] when she arrives at White Harbor during her return from the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Wyman sends his two sons, Ser [[Wylis Manderly|Wylis]] and Ser [[Wendel Manderly]], as well as near fifteen hundred men to escort her to the encampment of her son, [[Robb Stark]], at [[Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|AGOT|55}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] arrives in White Harbor to treat with Lord Wyman on behalf of [[Stannis Baratheon]]. He is brought before Wyman in the Merman's Court where a large audience is present, including Ser [[Jared Frey|Jared]], [[Symond Frey|Symond]], and [[Rhaegar Frey]], three envoys from the [[Twins]]. After Wyman hears Davos's plea to join Stannis's cause, he orders his cousin, Ser [[Marlon Manderly]], to have Davos executed in the [[Wolf's Den]].{{Ref|ADWD|19}} Davos is secretly imprisoned, however, and another prisoner is executed instead.{{ref|ADWD|29}}

When Wyman's heir, Ser [[Wylis Manderly]], safely returns to White Harbor, a feast is held in celebration in the Merman's Court. [[Lamprey]] pie, venison with roasted chestnuts, and [[wine]] are served. Fiddlers and pipers provide music, and [[Wynafryd Manderly]] dances with Rhaegar Frey. Lord Wyman excuses himself from the feast, but instead of going to the privy he secretly meets with [[Robett Glover]] and the freed Davos in another room of the [[New Castle]].{{ref|ADWD|29}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|You stand before [[Wyman Manderly]], [[Lord of White Harbor]] and [[Warden of the White Knife]], [[Shield of the Faith]], [[Defender of the Dispossessed]], [[Lord Marshal of the Mander]], a Knight of the [[Order of the Green Hand]]. In the Merman's Court, it is customary for vassals and petitioners to kneel.{{ref|ADWD|19}}|[[Theomore Lannister|Theomore]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

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

[[Category:Halls]]
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Vayon Poole

2026-04-30T22:22:08Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| image_caption = Vayon Poole by Tommy Patterson for ''[[A Game of Thrones (comics)|A Game of Thrones]]'' comic
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| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|ACOK|21}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}{{Ref|ACOK|21}}
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = Matthew Scurfield
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Vayon Poole''' is the [[steward]] of [[Winterfell]] under Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|appendix}} He has one daughter, [[Jeyne Poole|Jeyne]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|AGOT|7}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Vayon is portrayed by Matthew Scurfield.

==Appearance and Character==
Vayon is attentive{{ref|AGOT|20}}{{ref|AGOT|33}} and does not carry a sword.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}

==History==
In [[Winterfell]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] reserves one place at his table so that each day he invites a different servant to join him and [[House Stark|his family]] during the meal. When Vayon sits with them, the talk is usually about [[Currency|money]], [[Food|stores]], and servants.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After King [[Robert I Baratheon]] comes north to name Lord [[Eddard Stark]] the new [[Hand of the King]], Vayon accompanies his liege lord south toward [[King's Landing]] to set up his household. The position of steward at [[Winterfell]] is initially not filled again, because Lady [[Catelyn Stark]]'s thoughts are with the crippled [[Bran Stark|Bran]]. After Maester [[Luwin]] urges action in this regard and concerning other matters, [[Robb Stark]] assumes responsibility for this.{{Ref|AGOT|14}}

Vayon informs Lord Eddard that his daughter [[Arya Stark|Arya]] has been found by [[Jory Cassel]] after a four-day search following her direwolf [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] hurting Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]]. When Vayon tells him that Arya has been brought directly to the king, Lord Eddard curses Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and orders Vayon to find [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and bring her to the audience chamber of [[Darry]] as well.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}

The party arrives in King's Landing and Lord Eddard is immediately called to a meeting of the [[small council]]. He tells Vayon to bring Arya and Sansa to their new chambers in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}} He sends Arya to the [[Small Hall]] one day, where she meets her fencing instructor [[Syrio Forel]] for the first time.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}

When Arya arrives at the gate of the [[Red Keep]] after she found herself lost outside of it and the guards do not believe her she is the Hand's daughter, she asks them to call Vayon or Jory to identify her.{{Ref|AGOT|32}}

Eddard tells Vayon to make all preparations for leaving for Winterfell after he has resigned as Hand. When Vayon informs him that it will take two weeks, Lord Stark tells him that they do not have that much time. Eddard decides that he and his daughters should go ahead and that Vayon and the others should follow them when all arrangements have been made. He warns Vayon not to talk about this with anyone other than Jory. He later orders Vayon to go to the docks and find him a ship passage.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

Vayon is tending to Lord Eddard when he wakes up following his injury in a confrontation with Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and his [[red cloaks]]. He tells Lord Stark that he has been out for six days and that King Robert has left orders to call on him the moment Ned wakes up. He later guides Robert and Cersei to Ned's sickbed.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

While King Robert is on the [[kingswood]] hunting trip on which he will be fatally wounded, Lord Eddard makes arrangements to send his daughters home on a ship before he confronts Robert about the illegitimacy of his children. On behalf of Eddard, Vayon books a passage for Sansa and Arya on the ''[[Wind Witch]]'', a ship that has arrived from [[Braavos]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}} However, Vayon is killed during the purge of the [[House Stark|Stark]] household following [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|Eddard's arrest]].{{Ref|AGOT|51}}

Sansa is locked in with Vayon's daughter, [[Jeyne Poole]], and the two have no direct information about what has been going on. Jeyne does nothing but cry for her father and Sansa tries to assure her that her father is well, assuming that nobody would want to harm an unarmed steward. When Sansa is summoned to the small council and inquires about Vayon, she receives no direct answer, but Queen Cersei commands that Jeyne be separated from Sansa and that Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] should find new accommodations for the steward's daughter.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
During the [[harvest feast]] at [[Winterfell]], [[Bran Stark]] muses about how many new faces can be seen at the feast this year, filling the positions of those of the Stark household who went south with Lord Eddard and died eventually. Bran recounts how even unarmed people like Vayon and Septa [[Mordane]] have been killed.{{Ref|ACOK|21}}

==Quotes by Vayon==
{{quote|'''Vayon''': You sent for me, my lord [[Hand of the King|Hand]]? 
'''Eddard''': Hand no longer.{{ref|AGOT|33}}|Vayon and [[Eddard Stark]]}}

==Quotes about Vayon==
{{quote|She knew there had been [[arrest of Eddard Stark|fighting]], but surely no one would harm a [[steward]]. Vayon Poole did not even wear a [[sword]].{{ref|AGOT|51}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

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

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[[Category:Executions for treason|Poole, Vayon]]
[[Category:House Stark retainers|Poole, Vayon]]
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Robert I Baratheon's steward

2026-04-30T20:40:32Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Robert I Baratheon's steward''' serves as [[chief steward of the Red Keep|chief steward]] for [[Robert I Baratheon]], [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], at the [[Red Keep]]. His given name is unknown.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', the steward is portrayed by Robert Sterne.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
When Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], arrives at the [[Red Keep]], the steward informs him that Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] has convened a meeting of the [[small council]]. The steward has Eddard's baggage taken to the [[Tower of the Hand]]. Lord Stark has the steward find him suitable attire for the council meeting.{{ref|AGOT|20}}

King [[Robert I Baratheon]], having been mortally wounded by a [[boar]], has his steward bring Eddard to the royal chambers in [[Maegor's Holdfast]] in the middle of the night.{{ref|AGOT|47}} After Robert dies, he is succeeded by [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. The royal steward has Eddard brought from the Tower of the Hand to the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|throne room]], where Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] has Eddard [[arrest of Eddard Stark|arrested]].{{ref|AGOT|49}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Tyrion Lannister]] chooses to reside in the Tower of the Hand instead of having the steward prepare chambers for him at Maegor's. Tyrion gives instructions to have the steward properly separate the [[Vale mountain clans|mountain clansmen]] when they take up residence in the barracks beneath the Tower of the Hand.{{ref|ACOK|3}}

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the royal steward announces the arrival of Queen Cersei when she enters the [[Queen's Ballroom]].{{ref|ACOK|57}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Cersei intends to ask the steward about the health of her son, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|7}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|We have given you [[Jon Arryn|Lord Arryn's]] former chambers in the [[Tower of the Hand]], if it please you. I shall have your things taken there.{{ref|AGOT|20}}|Steward to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|All hail His Grace, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] of the Houses [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]], the First of his Name, [[King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]].{{ref|AGOT|49}}|Steward in the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|throne room]]}}

==References==
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[[Category:House Baratheon retainers]]
[[Category:Stewards]]
[[Category:Unnamed characters]]

Damon Vypren

2026-04-28T18:48:13Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
| arms = Vypren
| title = Ser
| firstname = Damon
| lastname = Vypren
| image = File:Damon_Vypren_by_Lopata_Four.jpg
| image_caption = Damon by Lopata Four
| Alias =
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
| Allegiance = [[House Vypren]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Father = [[Lucias Vypren]]
| Mother = [[Lythene Frey]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|263|284}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Damon Vypren|Damon Vypren]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix)
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'''Damon Vypren''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Vypren]], the son and heir of Lord [[Lucias Vypren]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Damon is introduced to Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] at the [[Twins]] on the eve of Lord [[Edmure Tully]]'s [[Red Wedding|wedding]].{{Ref|ASOS|49}}

==Family==
{{Vypren tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Vypren]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Vypren, Damon]]
[[Category:Knights|Vypren, Damon]]
[[Category:Nobles|Vypren, Damon]]

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House Ambrose

2026-04-19T21:26:32Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| Rank = lordly
| image = House Ambrose.svg
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| Coat_of_arms = A yellow field strewn with red ants ''(Or, semé of ants gules)''
| Words = Never Resting
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| Current_Lord = Lord [[Arthur Ambrose]]
| Region = [[The Reach]]
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| Overlord = [[House Tyrell]]
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'''House Ambrose''' is a noble house from [[the Reach]].

They blazon their arms as a yellow field strewn with red ants.{{ref|AFFC|9}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> According to semi-canon sources their motto is ''"Never Resting"''.<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==History==
In {{Date|42}} Ser [[Aegon Ambrose]], a knight of the [[Warrior's Sons]], took part in the [[trial of seven]] in which seven of the Warrior's Sons faced King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] and his six champions. He died during the battle.{{Ref|tsotd}}

During the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Marq Ambrose]] was loyal to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. He was a member of the [[Caltrops]], supporters of Aegon II who plotted to dispose of [[Ulf the White]] and [[Hugh Hammer]]. Marq suggested that, since both Ulf the White and Hugh Hammer were [[dragonrider]]s, they would kill the men only after taking [[King's Landing]] from the forces of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], but [[Richard Rodden]] insisted that such a plan would be dishonorable.{{Ref|tpatq}} Marq was later slain during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]].{{ref|TPATQ}}

Ser [[Aubrey Ambrose]] was named by [[Eustace Osgrey]] as one of the outstanding supporters of the [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]'s cause.{{ref|tss}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
House Ambrose follow their [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] overlords in declaring for [[Renly Baratheon]] on the outset of the [[War of the Five Kings]]. While on the march with Renly's army, Ser [[Edmund Ambrose]] is one of the knights who start the wager on the maidenhood of [[Brienne of Tarth]], bringing her flowers and offering to ride with her.{{Ref|affc|14}} Brienne eventually discovers the wager, after which she seeks Edmund out during the melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and defeats him.{{Ref|affc|20}}

After Renly's death, the Ambroses again follow the Tyrells, marching with the Tyrell-[[House Lannister|Lannister]] army at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. The squire [[Alyn Ambrose]] slays a [[Myr]]ish crossbowman and a [[House Mullendore|Mullendore]] man-at-arms during the fighting.{{Ref|asos|16}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Elinor Tyrell]] is betrothed to [[Alyn Ambrose]], a son of Lord [[Arthur Ambrose]].{{Ref|asos|16}}

Ambrose men march with Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] to pacify the [[crownlands]] after the victory at the Blackwater.{{Ref|affc|9}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Brienne of Tarth]] spots horse trappings bearing the ants of Ambrose among the gear collected from the dead after the [[battle at Duskendale]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}}

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

* Lord [[Arthur Ambrose]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
** Lady [[Alysanne Hightower]], his wife.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*** [[Alyn Ambrose]], their young son. A squire.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
* Ser [[Edmund Ambrose]], a young knight.{{Ref|affc|20}}

{{Ambrose tree}}

==Historical Members==
* Ser [[Aegon Ambrose]], a knight of the [[Warrior's Sons]] in {{Date|42}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
* [[Marq Ambrose]], loyal to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|tpatq}}
* Ser [[Aubrey Ambrose]], a knight who supported [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] during his [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|rebellion]].{{ref|tss}}

==References==
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Harmon Dondarrion

2026-03-29T17:55:14Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Harmon
| lastname = Dondarrion
| arms = Dondarrion
| title = Lord of Blackhaven
| image = File:Harmon Dondarrion by Wouter Florusse (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg
| image_caption = Harmon Dondarrion by Wouter Florusse for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]''
| Alias = No-Nose Dondarrion{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
| Title = [[Lord of Blackhaven]]{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
| Allegiance = [[House Dondarrion]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]
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| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Harmon Dondarrion''', called '''No-Nose Dondarrion''', was the Lord of [[Blackhaven]] and the head of [[House Dondarrion]] during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==Appearance==
Harmon's nose was sliced off by the first [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==History==
In {{Date|37}}, a pretender [[outlaw]] called the [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] gathered thousands to his banners, calling on all "true [[Dornishmen]]" to avenge themselves on [[House Targaryen]] and the [[Seven Kingdoms]] for the [[First Dornish War]] as they poured into the [[Dornish Marches]]. Writing to King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], Lord Harmon discounted the Vulture King's followers as undisciplined rabble. Not long after, the Vulture King's men stormed and seized [[Blackhaven]], and the Vulture King personally sliced off Dondarrion's nose before putting the castle to the torch.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

As [[Second Dornish War|the war]] escalated, the Vulture King attempted to march west after a failed siege of [[Nightsong]], only for Lady [[Ellyn Caron]] to sally forth behind him to join her strength to a strong force of marchers led by Lord Dondarrion. In the resulting "[[Vulture Hunt]]", Lord [[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Samwell Tarly]] cut off the Dornish retreat, and the three marcher lords shattered the Vulture King's host, riding after them into the [[Red Mountains]] and capturing the Vulture King. With the Vulture King executed by Lord Tarly, a grateful King Aenys rewarded Harmon and the marcher lords with gold, offices, and honors.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

The Lord of Blackhaven was present at the [[Golden Wedding]] in {{Date|49}}, but it is unknown if this was Lord Harmon.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides — 49 AC}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|This [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] is half-mad, and his followers are a rabble, undisciplined and unwashed. We can smell them coming fifty leagues away.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}|Harmon to [[Aenys I Targaryen]]}}

==References==
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Robin Massey

2026-03-28T22:05:10Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
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| arms2 = Kingsguard
| title = Ser
| firstname = Robin
| lastname = Massey
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| Alias =
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} (annulled)
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|133}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Robin Massey''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Massey]], who was briefly made [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] during the [[Regency of Aegon III|regency]] of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Character==
Robin Massey was a young [[knight]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==History==
After the death of Ser [[Willis Fell]] and two other members of the [[Kingsguard]] from the [[Winter Fever]] in {{Date|133}}, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] bestowed white cloaks on Ser Robin and Ser [[Robert Darklyn]]. Aegon made Robin [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], thereby passing over the second-in-command, Ser [[Marston Waters]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

However, the king's [[regent]], Lord [[Unwin Peake]], with the support of [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]], dismissed all the king's appointments on the grounds that no boy of twelve had the judgment to decide such weighty matters himself. Marston Waters was then confirmed as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. The king protested the dismissal of the Kingsguard knights, saying they served for life, but Lord Peake replied that was only when they had been properly appointed.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

[[Tessario|Tessario the Tiger]] later slew Robin in a dispute over a [[horse]] both men wished to buy.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==References==
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Tyland Lannister

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LordSeaSnake:

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'''Tyland Lannister''', later called '''the Hooded Hand''', was a [[knight]] from [[House Lannister]]. He served on the [[small council]] at [[King's Landing]], as [[master of ships]] for [[Viserys I Targaryen]], as [[master of coin]] for [[Aegon II Targaryen]], and as [[Hand of the King]] for [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. He was the younger twin brother of [[Jason Lannister]], the [[Lord of Casterly Rock]].

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

==Appearance and Character==
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[[File:Tyland Lannister by mylestoyne.png|thumb|right|350px|Tyland Lannister, after being [[torture]]d. By mylestoyne ©]]

Tyland was tall, golden-haired, and dashing, like his twin brother Lord [[Jason Lannister|Jason]]. However, after being [[torture]]d, he was left blind, maimed (his fingernails and toenails cut off, as well as his ears), and [[eunuch|gelded]]. His disfigurement was known to cause new ladies at court to faint at the sight of him. In response, Tyland began to wear a silken hood over his head on formal occasions.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Tyland was a cunning man, and his wits remained sharp even after his torture. A tireless royal servant and able in his high offices, Tyland demonstrated a dogged loyalty to King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} A soft-spoken man,{{Ref|TROTD|9}} Tyland always spoke to Aegon III gently and treated him with deference, preferring to guide the young king rather than command him.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==History==
===Early life===
The younger twin brother of [[Jason Lannister]], Tyland was a second son denied the glory of a lordship, leaving him to find his own place in the world.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} When Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] visited the [[westerlands]] in {{Date|112}}, Tyland and Jason vied for the hand of the princess during a feast at [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Both the twins showered her with gifts without success.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}

Eventually, Tyland was appointed [[master of ships]] and [[lord admiral]] by King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], sitting as one of the youngest members of the [[small council]] alongside Lord [[Larys Strong]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
On the night of the death of King Viserys I, Tyland gathered with the other members of the small council in Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]'s chambers. There, they discussed the succession until dawn. During the meeting, Tyland pointed out that many of the [[lord]]s who had sworn to defend the succession of Princess Rhaenyra back in {{Date|105}} were long dead. He remarked that it had been twenty-four years, and that he himself swore no such oath, as he had been a child at the time. Ultimately, the small council sided in favour of [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser Tyland was named [[master of coin]] by Queen Alicent, replacing Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], who had been murdered for his support of Princess Rhaenyra. Upon his appointment, Tyland acted at once to seize the royal treasury. The crown's [[gold]] was divided into four parts. One part was entrusted to the care of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]] for safekeeping, another sent to [[Casterly Rock]], and a third to [[Oldtown]]. The remaining wealth was used by the [[greens]] for bribes and gifts, and hiring [[sellsword]]s.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

When Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] was the [[Regent|Prince Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], Tyland favored Aemond's suggestion of bringing battle to Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and chastising the rebellious river lords.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} On behalf of his twin's favored position at court, Lord Jason had sided with the greens and led the a large host from the westerlands in support of Aegon II, but died at the [[Battle at the Red Fork]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} When Rhaenyra [[Fall of King's Landing|took King's Landing]] in {{Date|130}}, Tyland was among the members of the court who emerged from [[Maegor's Holdfast]]. Tyland was taken and given to Rhaenyra's [[torture]]rs, in the hopes that some of the Crown's treasury could be recovered.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Tyland refused to tell where the gold had been sent to, despite being blinded, [[eunuch|gelded]], and mutilated by the torturers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Bankrupt and unable to locate the crown's gold, Rhaenyra fled the capital. Ser Tyland was released by the [[gutter knights]] of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]], who had seized the [[Red Keep]] to install his [[squire]], [[Trystane Truefyre]], as king on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} After the city was taken back by the greens, Tyland was re-installed as master of coin. As the armies of the enemy were preparing to march on King's Landing, he suggested sailing to [[Lys]] or [[Tyrosh]] to hire sellsword companies to fight for Aegon II, but [[Corlys Velaryon]] insisted that Tyland could never return with the sellswords in time. When King Aegon II suggested sending Rhaenyra's son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], to the [[Wall]], or gelding him to ensure Rhaenyra's line would end with her only remaining son, Tyland argued for a harsher course. He suggested Aegon's execution, insisting that Aegon would always be a threat to the king, as long as he lived.{{Ref|FAB|The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

Tyland, alongside Ser [[Marston Waters]] and Ser [[Julian Wormwood]], was later dispatched across the [[narrow sea]] to find sellswords in [[Pentos]], [[Tyrosh]], and [[Myr]].{{Ref|FAB|The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

===Hand of the King===
While Tyland was away in Myr, Aegon II was murdered, and was succeeded by the young Aegon III, Rhaenyra's son. Tyland's late brother's widow, Lady [[Johanna Lannister]], arranged to return Casterly Rock's portion of the crown's gold in exchange for a royal pardon for Tyland.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} Tyland returned to [[King's Landing]] from [[Myr]] shortly afterwards, and was made [[Hand of the King]] for Aegon III at the start of his [[Regency of Aegon III|regency]]. Tyland began wearing a silken hood over his head on formal occasions, as ladies new to court were known to faint when seeing his severely disfigured face. His hood, however, gave cause to whispers among the [[smallfolk]], who considered him a malign masked [[sorcerer]], and began calling him "the hooded hand".{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Despite having previously served King Aegon II and having argued for the death of Aegon III before his coronation, Tyland served the new king loyally. He insisted that he could no longer recall who had sided with the [[blacks]] and who had sided with the [[greens]]. Tyland set out to restore trade to the [[Seven Kingdoms]], which had collapsed during the war. He abolished the taxes that had been enacted by Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her master of coin, Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]]. He gave out loans for rebuilding the holdings which had been destroyed during the war. He ordered the construction of three huge fortified granaries throughout the kingdom, and had them filled with grain. He further ordered the repair and restoration of the [[Dragonpit]], strengthened the city gates, and announced the funding for the construction of fifty new [[ship|war galleys]],{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} although only ten were eventually commissioned.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

When war erupted once more in the [[Stepstones]], Tyland refused the offers made by envoys from [[Pentos]], [[Braavos]], and [[Lorath]] to form an alliance against [[Racallio Ryndoon]], insisting to the regents of Aegon III that it was wiser to keep out of the wars of the [[Free Cities]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} When the former [[Grand Maester]] [[Orwyle]] was discovered and arrested in early {{Date|132}}, the [[small council]] declared him an oathbreaker and sentenced him to death. However, Tyland insisted that, as the office of [[King's Justice]] had not yet been filled, the execution should be put on hold since he himself was not able to perform the execution. Tyland had Orwyle confined to a large, airy, comfortable tower cell and provided him with ink and parchment so he could continue to write his confessions. Tyland was in no hurry to fill the vacancy of the King's Justice, and Orwyle remained comfortably imprisoned for two years. [[Mushroom]] and [[Septon]] [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] both believed that the old friendship between Tyland and Orwyle, and the recollection of all they had endured, influenced Tyland's decisions regarding Orwyle.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

In {{Date|132}}, following the sudden death of Lord Corlys Velaryon, the [[Regency of Aegon III|council of regents]] began to discuss the matter of Aegon's heir. His half-sisters, [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], were considered to be the only two claimants the realm would likely accept as the childless king's heirs. Despite the fact that Baela was the elder twin, the council considered Rhaena more suitable, as she was the less willful and more tractable of the two. Furthermore, Rhaena had her dragon, [[Morning]], unlike Baela, whose [[Moondancer]] had died during the [[fall of Dragonstone]]. When Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] noted that Rhaena only had a hatchling, Lord [[Roland Westerling]] further pointed out that Baela had taken down King Aegon II, and that there were many who would be angered should she be crowned. [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]] attempted to end the debate, insisting that both Baela and Rhaena were female and thus disqualified altogether, as that the [[Dance of the Dragons]] had shown that they had to favor the male claimant per the ruling of the [[Great Council of 101 AC]]. However, Tyland pointed out that all the male claimants had been killed. The council eventually agreed that Baela should be wed to [[Thaddeus Rowan]], [[Lord of Goldengrove]]. However, when Baela was informed of the match, she strongly disagreed, as Rowan was forty years her senior and very overweight. Possibly with intent to be provocative, she claimed to Ser Tyland that she had bedded two of Rowan's sons. The Hand subsequently had Baela confined to her rooms until the next meeting of the regents. Baela escaped her confinement and fled to [[Driftmark]], to marry her cousin Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]. When some of the regents urged Tyland to appeal to the [[High Septon]] to annul the marriage, Tyland instead spread the word that the [[marriage]] had been arranged by the royal court, to prevent people from learning about Baela's defiance of the council. When discussions began on a husband for Baela's sister, Rhaena, Tyland insisted on including Rhaena in the discussions.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Late in {{Date|132}}, a number of [[broken men]] and predatory outlaws began to gather at [[Harrenhal]] under the rule of a sorcerous "witch queen". When tales reached King's Landing, Ser Tyland tasked Ser [[Regis Groves]] of the [[Kingsguard]] to reclaim the castle. Ser Regis took fifty men, and was met at [[Darry|Castle Darry]] by Ser [[Damon Darry]], leading another fifty men. However, when Ser Regis arrived at Harrenhal, he found the gates closed and hundreds of armed men on the battlements. The alleged witch queen was revealed to be [[Alys Rivers]], who claimed to be the widow of Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]. She presented a young boy as their trueborn son, who she said was the rightful king instead of [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Regis abruptly died after insulting Alys; some claim she used [[magic]] to burst his skull, while others state he was killed by crossbowmen or slingers. Alys's rabble then rode from Harrenhal and overwhelmed Regis and Damon's men. Damon led thirty-two survivors back to Castle Darry, where a survivor of the fight was sent by Alys, insisting he had seen a [[dragon]] at Harrenhal. When his story was laughed at, the messenger choked to death in moments, just as Alys had predicted he would if anyone laughed at him, with some saying they had seen the imprints of a woman's fingers on his throat.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

[[File:The death of Tyland Lannister by Doug Wheatley.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tyland Lannister dies from [[Winter Fever]], attended by King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and [[Septon]] [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]]. By Douglas Wheatley, from ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.]]

Back in King's Landing, Tyland was troubled by the death of a Kingsguard knight. Lord [[Unwin Peake]] disbelieved Damon's claims of dragons and magic, however, and the other regents agreed with Unwin's conclusion that outlaws were to blame. As the year ended, Aegon's regents concluded they would need to gather a larger force to recapture Harrenhal. But before Ser Tyland could organize an assault, the [[Winter Fever]] arrived in King's Landing. On the third day of {{Date|133}}, Grand Maester Munkun examined dockside [[whore]]s and sailors struck with fever, and sent an urgent message to the Hand regarding the epidemic. Tyland acted immediately to curb the spread of the disease, ordering the [[gold cloaks]] to close the city gates and keep anyone from entering or leaving the city. He also had the gates of the [[Red Keep]] closed, to keep the disease from the king and court, though this was unfortunately not effective.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Tyland continued working throughout King's Landing's fight with the Winter Fever, suffering no more than exhaustion. However, when the worst had past and there were almost no new cases, Tyland himself fell ill. He died after only two days, in the presence of Septon Eustace and King Aegon III, who held his hand as Tyland took his last breath.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

===Legacy===
Tyland is not remembered fondly, partly due to his physical appearance after being tortured, and partly due to his actions during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Some [[blacks]] hated him for having urged King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] to put [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] to death, and some [[greens]] hated him for serving Aegon III faithfully in the aftermath of the war. Leaving behind no wife or children, there were few to mourn him when he passed. His veiled face had led to tales that his visage was monstrous and evil, and some called him craven for keeping the [[Seven Kingdoms]] out of the [[Daughters' War]], and for not effectively curbing the raids of Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]] in the west.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Tyland had come to be perceived as a weak and ineffectual Hand, yet somehow sinister, scheming, and monstrous.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

[[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] noted that Tyland was a tireless and effective man, nothing that his cunning in relocating the crown's gold had sown the seeds of Rhaenyra's downfall and her eventual death, yet he continued to serve as a faithful and able servant to her son as Hand of the King.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} In that office, Tyland was replaced by Lord [[Unwin Peake]] of [[Starpike]], though Aegon III resented Lord Peake's brusque and forceful personality, and preferred the kindness and deference that Tyland had shown to the young king.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Quotes by Tyland==
{{Quote|I myself swore no such oath. I was a child at the time.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|Tyland, to the [[small council]] of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|[[Aegon III Targaryen|The boy]] will remain a threat so long as he draws breath. Remove his head, and [[blacks|these traitors]] will be left with neither queen nor king nor prince. The sooner he is dead, the sooner [[Dance of the Dragons|this rebellion]] will end.{{Ref|FAB|The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}|Tyland, to the small council of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|It would be a grave mistake for [[Westeros]] to become embroiled in the endless quarrels of the [[Free Cities]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|Tyland, to the [[Regency of Aegon III|council of regents]]}}

{{Quote|'''Munkun:''' We must abide by primogeniture, as the [[Great Council]] [[Great Council of 101 AC|ruled in 101]]. The male claim comes before the female. '''Tyland:''' And who is this male claimant, my lord? We seem to have killed them all.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|Grand Maester [[Munkun]] and Tyland, to the [[Regency of Aegon III|council of regents]]}}

==Quotes about Tyland==
{{Quote|A monster who hides his twisted face from [[gods]] and men.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|an unnamed [[smallfolk]] preacher}}

==Family==
Tyland was the younger twin brother of [[Jason Lannister]], the [[Lord of Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} He may have been the son of Lord [[Tymond Lannister]]. Tyland never married nor had any children.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)

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| Culture = [[Crownlands]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
| Father = Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
| Mother = Lady [[Alarra Massey]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
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| Issue = [[Corwyn Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} [[Jorgen Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} [[Victor Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} At least four daughters
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'''Daemon Velaryon''' was the [[Lord of the Tides]], [[Master of Driftmark]], and the head of [[House Velaryon]] during the reigns of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] and King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} He served as [[master of ships]] and [[lord admiral]] for both kings, as well as [[Hand of the King]] for his nephew, King Jaehaerys I.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

Daemon was the son of Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]] of [[Driftmark]], and was brother to Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]], wife of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. He had several sons and daughters.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

==Character==
Daemon Velaryon was a prideful man who enjoyed his family's position as the "second house" of the realm, on account of the Velaryons' close ties to [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

Daemon served ably during his long tenure as [[master of ships]] and [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

==History==
===Early life===
Daemon was the eldest son and heir of Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]] and Lady [[Alarra Massey]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} He had several brothers, and a sister, [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]], who wed their cousin Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]] in {{Date|22}}, and later became the Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

After King Aenys' death, his brother [[Maegor I Targaryen]] usurped the throne from Alyssa's eldest son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]]. Fleeing to [[Driftmark]], Alyssa named her son the rightful king, but a visit from Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] and her [[dragon]] [[Vhagar]] convinced Daemon's family to return to court. In {{Date|42}}, Daemon, Alyssa, and their brothers and cousins did homage to Maegor as the true king.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

===Master of ships===
Daemon served on Maegor's [[small council]] as the [[lord admiral]] of the [[royal fleet]]. When Maegor, in need of an heir, sought to find a new wife, Daemon advised him to wed his niece, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], suggesting that such a union would unite the Targaryen claims, prevent any fresh rebellions from forming around her, and acquire a [[hostage]] against Dowager Queen Alyssa, his sister. Maegor eventually took [[Black Brides|three brides]], and followed Daemon's counsel by making Rhaena as one of those brides.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} When Daemon's nephew, Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Jaehaerys Targaryen's uprising|began gathering forces]] at [[Storm's End]] in {{Date|48}}, Daemon and Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]] were some of the first great lords to turn against Maegor, and the rest of the realm soon followed their example.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}} As the Velaryons were the realm's traditional admirals, Daemon's decision ensured that the King no longer had the royal fleet at his disposal.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} When Jaehaerys ascended to the [[Iron Throne]], Daemon was confirmed as lord admiral and [[master of ships]] once again.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

When considering a queen for the king, Daemon suggested that Jaehaerys wed Queen [[Elinor Costayne]], one of Maegor's widows. He argued that such a union would demonstrate that Maegor's supporters had been forgiven, and Elinor's proven fertility was another point in her favor. Daemon even suggested for the king to adopt her sons by Ser [[Theo Bolling]]. In defiance of the [[small council]], Jaehaerys ultimately wed his younger sister [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]], whom Lord Baratheon had decided to wed to his brother, Ser [[Orryn Baratheon|Orryn]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

Both [[Grand Maester]] [[Benifer]]{{Ref|TROTD|6}} and Lord Rogar suspected that it had been Daemon who alerted his niece about the plot, in fear that the Baratheons were attempting to replace House Velaryon as the second house of the realm.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} Though Daemon served with the [[regent]]s in [[King's Landing]], Jaehaerys and Alysanne flew their [[dragon]]s to Driftmark to tour Daemon's shipyards, accompanied by Daemon's sons. Rogar requested for Daemon to use the [[Velaryon fleet]] to prevent lords from visiting Dragonstone to curry the king's favor, but Daemon responded with a blunt "no", which Baratheon took as a slight. Daemon and the other councilors objected to Lord Rogar's plot to crown Princess [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]] in place of Jaehaerys, after which Alyssa ordered the resignation of Rogar, her own husband, as [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

===Hand of the King===
Daemon was raised to the office of [[Hand of the King]] by his sister, Queen Regent [[Alyssa Velaryon]], to replace [[Rogar Baratheon]]. Alyssa retired from public life and Daemon ruled the realm as best he could together with the small council for the remainder of Jaehaerys's regency, "saying little and doing less" according to Grand Maester Benifer.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} When Jaehaerys reached the [[age of majority]] in {{Date|50}}, he confirmed Daemon in his office as Hand, while [[Manfryd Redwyne]], [[Lord of the Arbor]], was summoned to fill the post of master of ships. This marked the first time that the office of master of ships had not gone to a man of House Velaryon.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

Daemon served ably as Hand of the King. After the death of the [[High Lickspittle|High Septon]] in {{Date|54}}, Daemon advocated for a show of force, suggesting to use the [[royal fleet]] to prevent the elevation of [[Septon]] [[Mattheus]] to the office of [[High Septon]], for Mattheus was a great opponent of the Targaryens. Later that year, when a mysterious ailment caused the death of all of [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]'s companions on [[Dragonstone]], Jaehaerys ordered Daemon to send forth his galleys to ensure no one spread the disease beyond the island. Daemon did as commanded, while grieving for his own young niece [[Lianna Velaryon|Lianna]], who had been one of Rhaena's companions.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

Following the death of his sister Alyssa later that same year, Daemon resigned from the office of Hand of the King, claiming he wished to spend his remaining time with his family. Although most [[maester]]s and historians believe Daemon at his word, some say he had a rivalry with Lord Redwyne and wished to relinquish his post as a result of a bitter feud. Daemon was succeeded as Hand by Lord [[Myles Smallwood]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

===Later life===
In late {{Date|58}}, Lord Daemon attended the [[tourney]] at [[King's Landing]] commemorating the tenth anniversary of the king's coronation.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} During the winter of {{Date|59}}, when the [[Shivers]] spread to the [[crownlands]], Daemon sickened on Driftmark and was at the point of death, but eventually recovered. However, his second son (possibly [[Jorgen Velaryon|Jorgen]]) and three of his daughters perished.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} In {{Date|73}}, Ser [[Lucamore Strong]] of the [[Kingsguard]] was disgraced for having broken his vows by [[polygamy|marrying three women]] and fathering children with them. The [[knight]]'s second wife and her children were sent to Driftmark to be fostered with Daemon.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Daemon eventually passed away at the age of eighty-eight.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} As he had outlived his eldest son, Daemon was succeeded as Lord of the Tides by his grandson, Ser [[Corlys Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

==Family==
Daemon Velaryon was the eldest son and heir of Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]] of [[Driftmark]] and Lady [[Alarra Massey|Alarra]] of [[House Massey]]. He had several brothers, and a sister, Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} Daemon had three sons, [[Corwyn Velaryon|Corwyn]], [[Jorgen Velaryon|Jorgen]], and [[Victor Velaryon|Victor]],{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} as well as at least four daughters.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

[[Lianna Velaryon]] was a niece of Lord Daemon.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Lady [[Larissa Velaryon]] was either his niece or daughter, as she was a cousin of his niece Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
{{Velaryon tree Aegon I}}

==References==
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House Massey

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LordSeaSnake:

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| House_name = House Massey of Stonedance
| Rank = lordly
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| Coat_of_arms = A triple spiral; red, green and blue, on white ''(Argent, a triple gurges gules, vert and azure)''
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| Seat = [[Stonedance]]
| Current_Lord = Unknown
| Region = [[Crownlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of Stonedance]]{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} [[King]] (historical){{Ref|TWoIaF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
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'''House Massey of Stonedance''' is a noble house from [[Stonedance]] on [[Massey's Hook]] in the [[crownlands]]. They blazon their arms with a [[w:triskelion|triple spiral]]; red, green and blue, on white,{{Ref|AGOT|30}}<ref name=Citadel>The Citadel: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20Crownlands Heraldry - In the Crownlands]</ref> an ancient sigil for an ancient House.<ref name="twow">''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

==History==
===Antiquity===
The Masseys are an ancient<ref name="twow"/> house of [[First Men]] origin, dating back to the [[Age of Heroes]]. Lord [[Maldon Massey]], a [[bannerman]] of the [[Storm King]] [[Durran Durrandon (the Ravenfriend)|Durran the Ravenfriend]], built the castle [[Stonedance]] and established his lordship over [[Massey's Hook]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

The Masseys broke away from [[House Durrandon]] during the long reign of King [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]] and established their own petty kingdom around Massey's Hook.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}} During the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]], petty kings from House Massey were one of many who historically claimed the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} Eventually, at the time when the [[Andals]] were first [[Coming of the Andals|arriving]] in [[Westeros]], the Storm Kings were embroiled in a war of conquest to reclaim Massey's Hook, with King [[Erich VII Durrandon|Erich VII]] ignoring the Andals landing in the [[Vale]] as he battled the infamous Massey pirate king [[Justin Massey (Milk-Eye)|Justin Milk-Eye]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

After four generations of war, King [[Qarlton II Durrandon|Qarlton II]] completed the conquest of Massey's Hook, capturing Stonedance after besieging the castle for a year and slaying the last Massey king [[Josua Massey|Josua Softspear]]. Less than 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 to rule Stonedance as a puppet lord, while Togarion established his own kingdom at Massey's Hook. The Andals eventually made peace and intermarried with the Durrandons,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}} and the Masseys were sworn to [[Storm's End]] again.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

===Targaryen Era===
Though the Masseys were sworn to the Durrandons of Storm's End by the time of [[Aegon's Conquest]], they had established closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of the nearby island of [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Masseys supported him instead of their liege the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. Lord [[Triston Massey]], as one of Aegon's oldest supporters, was named the first [[master of laws]] on his [[small council]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} With the creation of the [[crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Masseys became sworn directly to the Targaryens.<ref name=Citadel/>

Lady [[Alarra Massey]] was married to Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]], and their daughter [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]] married King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} Lord [[Lucifer Massey]] stood for King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] in his [[trial of seven]], and was killed by Ser [[Harys Horpe]] of the [[Warrior's Son]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} In {{Date|47}}, Lord Massey and his two eldest sons died of a fever. He was succeeded by his third son [[Albin Massey|Albin]], who had been away studying at the [[Citadel]] in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} The following year, Lord Albin was one of King Maegor's last supporters before fleeing to Stonedance in the wake of Maegor's sudden death.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Afterwards, Albin was the first lord to travel to Dragonstone to attend the young king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]],{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} himself a grandson of Lady Alarra.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} After coming of age in {{Date|50}}, King Jaehaerys appointed Lord Massey as the master of laws and [[lord justiciar]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} Albin served ably in his office and assisted the king in reforming and codifying [[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|the laws]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} until his early death by the [[Shivers]] in {{Date|59}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Gormon Massey]] was killed attempting to tame the [[dragon]] [[Vermithor]] on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] during the [[Sowing of the Seeds]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} [[Elinda Massey]] was a [[lady-in-waiting]] for Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and reportedly gouged out her own eyes at the sight of her queen being devoured by the dragon [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

After the deaths of many [[Kingsguard]] during the [[Winter Fever]], young King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] appointed Ser [[Robin Massey]] to the Kingsguard and made him [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]]. However, Robin was dismissed soon afterwards by Lord [[Unwin Peake]], one of the [[regent]]s of the king, as the [[Regency of Aegon III|council of regents]] had not been consulted. Later, Robin was killed in a quarrel by the captain of Unwin Peake's [[Fingers (guards)|personal guards]], [[Tessario]]. Unwin Peake was also the cause of rumors spread to defame [[Elinor Massey]], a possible marriage candidate for the king.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

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''===
[[File: Justin Massey by Paolo Puggioni.jpg|thumb|350px|Ser [[Justin Massey]] by Paolo Puggioni ©]]
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]], one of the [[queen's men]] at [[Castle Black]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} is an adviser of [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|ADWD|7}} Justin hopes to marry [[Asha Greyjoy]] and gain the [[Iron Islands]], since his ancestral holdings have been lost to him.{{Ref|ADWD|42}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
At the [[crofters' village]] in the [[wolfswood]], Stannis tasks Justin with traveling with [[Tycho Nestoris]] to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]].<ref name="twow"/>

==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 Members==
===Before the Conquest===
* Lord [[Maldon Massey]], Lord of [[Stonedance]] and founder of the house.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}
* King [[Justin Massey (Milk-Eye)|Justin Massey]], called Justin Milk-Eye, who was also a pirate.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
* King [[Josua Massey]], the last king of House Massey, called Softspear.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
**Josua's daughter, who married King [[Togarion Bar Emmon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
**Josua's son, who ruled Stonedance with Togarion's support.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

===After the Conquest===
* Lord [[Triston Massey]], Lord of Stonedance, [[master of laws]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* Lady [[Alarra Massey]], wife of [[Aethan Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
* Lord [[Lucifer Massey]], Lord of Stonedance, who stood for King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] in his [[trial of seven]].{{Ref|TSOTD}}
* Lord Massey, who died from a fever in {{Date|47}}.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
** His two eldest sons who also died from a fever.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
** Lord [[Albin Massey]], his third son and successor. Lord of Stonedance and master of laws for King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
* Lord [[Gormon Massey]], Lord of Stonedance during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
* [[Elinda Massey]], a lady-in-waiting for [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Refn|group="N"|In ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', it is specified that Elinda is the daughter of Gormon Massey.<ref>Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom: [https://press.wbd.com/us/bio/house-dragon-s2-character-descriptions House of the Dragon S2 | Character Descriptions]</ref>}}
* Ser [[Robin Massey]], briefly made [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] under King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], but soon dismissed as the king had not consulted with his regents.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* [[Elinor Massey]], a possible marriage candidate for King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Another [[knight]], Theon knew, when [[Justin Massey|Massey]] entered. This one was fair, with a neatly trimmed blond beard and thick straight hair so pale it seemed more white than gold. His tunic bore the triple spiral, an ancient sigil for an ancient House.<ref name="twow" />|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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Lord Caswell (Dance)

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LordSeaSnake:

{{For|the father of Lorent Caswell|Lord Caswell (father of Lorent)}}
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| title = Lord
| firstname =
| lastname = Caswell
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| Title = [[Lord of Bitterbridge]]
| Allegiance = [[House Caswell]] [[Blacks]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Spouse = [[Lady Caswell]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
| Issue = Sons{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Daughter{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
| Place_of_Birth =
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| Place_of_Death = the [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|129}}
| Books = ''[[Fire and Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Paul Hickey
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Lord Caswell''' was the Lord of [[Bitterbridge]] and the head of [[House Caswell]] during the reigns of kings [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', he is named '''Allun Caswell''' and portrayed by Paul Hickey.

==History==
At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord Caswell was arrested and put in the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons by [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s supporters for supporting his half-sister, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. When given the choice between swearing his allegiance to Aegon II or being killed by the [[King's Justice]], Lord Caswell was one of the nobles who chose to keep their sworn words and were beheaded for it. Their heads were mounted on spikes above the city’s gates.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

As Lord Caswell's son and successor was still a young child,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} the Bastard of Bitterbridge, [[Tom Flowers]], took command of the Caswell men in the field,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} while Lord Caswell's widow, [[Lady Caswell]], ruled Bitterbridge in the name of her young son.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==Family==
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==References==
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Longtable

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LordSeaSnake:

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'''Longtable''' is the seat of [[House Merryweather]] in the [[Reach]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}} It sits along the [[Mander]] near its confluence with the [[Blueburn]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> It is located some thirty leagues to the southwest of [[Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] led the [[siege of Longtable]]. Lady [[House Caswell|Caswell]] of Bitterbridge sent him the [[dragon egg]] of Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], who had just been murdered in the town, in hopes it might appease him. The siege of Longtable eventually ended when the widowed Lady [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]] yielded. Lord Ormund took the castle's wealth and food before marching for Bitterbridge to [[Sack of Bitterbridge|sack the town]] and revenged Maelor's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} [[Blacks]] from Longtable helped to fortify [[Tumbleton]] before the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

At the outbreak of [[Robert's Rebellion]], King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attained Lord [[Owen Merryweather]], the [[Hand of the King]], of Longtable, his titles, and lands for his failure to contain the rebellion. When the rebellion ended, Owen's grandson [[Orton Merryweather|Orton]] persuaded King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to restore the lordship of Longtable to him,{{Ref|AFFC|16}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Longtable}} but only some of the lands were returned and Robert emptied the Merryweather treasury in compensation.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Longtable}}

Orton's son [[Russell Merryweather]] was born at Longtable{{Ref|AFFC|28}} in {{Date|293}} or {{Date|294}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Russel Weather|Russell Merryweather]] calculation.''</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After [[Cersei Lannister]] is arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Lord [[Orton Merryweather]] and [[Taena Merryweather|Taena of Myr]] flee from [[King's Landing]] back to Longtable.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:Places in the Reach]]

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[[fr:Longuetable]]
[[ru:Лонгтейбл Холл]]
[[zh:长桌厅]]

Longtable

2026-03-28T15:41:42Z

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'''Longtable''' is the seat of [[House Merryweather]] in the [[Reach]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}} It sits along the [[Mander]] near its confluence with the [[Blueburn]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> It is located some thirty leagues to the southwest of [[Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] led the [[siege of Longtable]]. Lady [[House Caswell|Caswell]] of Bitterbridge sent him the [[dragon egg]] of Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], who had just been murdered in the town, in hopes it might appease him. The siege of Longtable eventually ended when the widowed Lady [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]] yielded. Lord Ormund took the castle's wealth and food before marching for Bitterbridge to [[Sack of Bitterbridge|sack the town]] and revenged Maelor's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} [[Blacks]] from Longtable helped to fortify [[Tumbleton]] before the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

At the outbreak of [[Robert's Rebellion]], King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attained Lord [[Owen Merryweather]], the [[Hand of the King]], of Longtable, his titles, and lands for his failure to contain the rebellion. When the rebellion ended, Owen's grandson [[Orton Merryweather|Orton]] persuaded King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to restore the lordship of Longtable to him,{{Ref|AFFC|16}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Longtable}} but only some of the lands were returned and Robert emptied the Merryweather treasury in compensation.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Longtable}}

Owen's son [[Russell Merryweather]] was born at Longtable{{Ref|AFFC|28}} in {{Date|293}} or {{Date|294}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Russel Weather|Russell Merryweather]] calculation.''</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After [[Cersei Lannister]] is arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Lord [[Orton Merryweather]] and [[Taena Merryweather|Taena of Myr]] flee from [[King's Landing]] back to Longtable.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Region Reach}}

[[Category:House Merryweather| ]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Places in the Reach]]

[[es:Granmesa]]
[[fr:Longuetable]]
[[ru:Лонгтейбл Холл]]
[[zh:长桌厅]]

Alester Wynch

2026-03-27T02:19:31Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| Place_of_Death = [[Faircastle]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}
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| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Alester Wynch''' was a nobleman from [[House Wynch]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==Character==
Alester was described as sly by Archmaester [[Gyldayn]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==History==
After Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]] was killed by his own [[salt wife]] [[Tess]] at [[Faircastle]] in {{Date|133}}, the [[smallfolk]] and remaining [[knight]]s of [[Fair Isle]] rose up in rebellion against the [[ironborn]]. Alongside [[Gunthor Goodbrother]], Alester was one of the commanders of the [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] garrison at Faircastle, composed of the Red Kraken's close companions and brothers-in-battle. While the ironborn fled the island or were otherwise murdered by its people, the garrison at Faircastle continued to stubbornly hold out, until a quarrel over one of the Red Kraken's salt widows, [[Lysa Farman]], led to Gunthor slaying Alester.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Wynch]]
[[Category:133 AC deaths|Wynch, Alester]]
[[Category:Casualties of Dalton Greyjoy's attack of the Westerlands|Wynch, Alester]]
[[Category:Characters from the Iron Islands|Wynch, Alester]]
[[Category:Nobles|Wynch, Alester]]

[[es:Alester Wynch]]
[[fr:Alester Wynch]]
[[ru:Алестер Винч]]

Gunthor Goodbrother

2026-03-27T02:16:31Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Gunthor Goodbrother''' was a nobleman from [[House Goodbrother]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==Appearance and Character==
Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] describes Gunthor as a "roaring giant".{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==History==
After Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]] was killed by his own [[salt wife]] [[Tess]] at [[Faircastle]] in {{Date|133}}, the [[smallfolk]] and remaining [[knight]]s of [[Fair Isle]] rose up in rebellion against the [[ironborn]]. Alongside the sly [[Alester Wynch]], Gunthor was one of the commanders of the [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] garrison at Faircastle, composed of the Red Kraken's close companions and brothers-in-battle. While the ironborn fled the island or were otherwise murdered by its people, the garrison at Faircastle held out stubbornly. In a dispute over another of the Red Kraken's salt widows, [[Lysa Farman]], Gunthor slew Alester Wynch. The longships thus fled and Fair Isle was free.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Goodbrother]]
[[Category:Characters from the Iron Islands]]
[[Category:Nobles]]

[[es:Gunthor Goodbrother]]
[[fr:Gunthor Bonfrère]]
[[ru:Гунтор Гудбразер]]

Feudalism

2026-03-26T18:17:56Z

LordSeaSnake: Changing the example to an actual lordly house

[[File:Thaldir Robert Baratheon.jpg|thumb|350px|King [[Robert I Baratheon]], by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Feudalism''' is the the structure of society in the [[Seven Kingdoms]], as it is largely resembles the [[w:Feudalism|feudal system]] of [[w:Middle Ages|medieval Europe]]. This society is based on a rigid social structure and government consisted of [[king]]s, [[lord]]s, and peasants. Nobles rule over the [[smallfolk]] within their territory through a system of fealty and sworn oaths. In this system each man owes military service to his lord in return for protection, a grant of land, and the peasants to work it.

Vassals or [[bannermen]] are those granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a liege lord or other superior. The liege and vassal each have responsibilities to one another; the vassal must remain loyal to the liege above any other lords, while the liege is the vassal's principal protector.

Feudalism existed in Westeros prior to [[Aegon's Conquest]], and King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] confirmed the feudal structure after creating his realm.{{Ref|FAB|3}}

==Social hierarchy==
[[File:Komarck Tywin Lannister FFG.jpg|thumb|350px|Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], by Michael Komarck © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The feudal system has a rigid structure of social classes. [[Arya Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|15}} and [[Tyrion Lannister]]{{Ref|AGOT|38}} are examples of highborn, those born into prestigious noble families. One cannot gain or lose the status; the impoverished, exiled, and powerless [[Daenerys Targaryen]] is still highborn,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} as is [[Alliser Thorne]]{{Ref|AGOT|60}} despite him having joined the [[Night's Watch]] to avoid execution.{{Ref|AGOT|21}} The former smuggler [[Davos Seaworth]] of [[Flea Bottom]] says that highborn do not consider him one of them despite his knighthood, land, [[keep]], and [[banner]].{{Ref|ACOK|0}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

Highborn status is desirable; [[Jon Snow]], a [[bastard]], dreams that his unknown mother is "beautiful, and highborn".{{Ref|AGOT|19}} People expect highborn to differ from others in behavior,{{Ref|AGOT|2}} dress,{{Ref|AFFC|26}} speech,{{Ref|ASOS|1}}{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}{{Ref|ADWD|32}} given names,{{Ref|ASOS|2}} and even their [[flowering]]{{Ref|AGOT|60}} and [[maidenhead]]s.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Highborn bastards have special surnames,{{Ref|SSM|2999}} highborn lords rarely ride with [[hedge knight]]s{{Ref|TMK}} (and highborn women are unlikely to marry them),{{Ref|TSS}} and highborn prisoners of war are held for ransom when others are killed.{{Ref|ACOK|20}}

Those who are not highborn are lowborn or [[smallfolk]]. Smallfolk who become members of nobility can still be considered lowborn.{{Ref|ACOK|2}} Despite [[House Seaworth]]'s creation, most highborn scorn Ser Davos, and being lowborn embarrasses his sons.{{Ref|ACOK|0}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}} Davos hopes his sons will become knights, and his grandchildren will be highborn.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|ADWD|29}} Most lowborn can, however, expect to die as commoners. There are no provisions for the advancement of individuals from a lower class into the higher classes. This is not to say that it is impossible, only that it is very difficult, usually bestowed by lords to those who have done a great service to them, or [[knight]]s bestow the rank and title of knighthood on any individual who has proven himself worthy.

===King===
The [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], also known as the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], has the highest feudal rank; beneath him are the various [[lord]]s and [[knight]]s, with [[smallfolk]] at the bottom. The king sits on the [[Iron Throne]] and claims ownership of the land. Having final political authority, he holds ultimate power in all matters. Although in practice the king is constrained by political realities, and while no individual command is likely to be countermanded, he could still lose his position to intrigue if he were to offend the wrong people. Of course, as kings do not retire, this loss of position would involve his death.

===Nobility===
====Lord====
[[File:Calling the BannersDiego Gisbert LlorensII.png|thumb|350px|Calling the Banners, by Diego Gisbert Llorens © Fantasy Flight Games]]
In Westeros's system of nobility, above knights and below the king there are only [[lord]]s, some greater and some lesser, some sworn to others, but all with the same title; the exception is the [[Lord of Sunspear]], who still holds the title "[[Prince of Dorne]]". Nobility among the [[bannermen]] is hereditary, expressed through vassalage which connect between them the various owners of strongholds.{{Ref|SSM|1212}}

The lords of the [[great houses]] have the highest ranks in their regions of the Seven Kingdoms, and are vassals only to the king. Petty lords at the bottom, in contrast, might only have a village.{{Ref|ASOS|68}} It is the lord's responsibility to govern his lands, keep the [[king's peace]], enforce [[law and justice]] on local matters, and ensure that taxes due to the king are collected in a timely manner.

Some lords have titles which belong only to their houses, such as [[House Greyjoy]] having "[[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]" and [[House Lannister]] using "[[Shield of Lannisport]]". Titles do not necessarily elevate a lord above others, but can demonstrate a house's history or ambition. [[House Manderly]] has several titles which relate to their origins in the [[Reach]] instead of their current home in the [[north]], but are preserved as tradition. [[House Caron]] claim the title "[[Lord of the Marches]]",{{Ref|AGOT|29}} but they do not hold dominion over other [[marcher lords]] in the [[Dornish Marches]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|8|5}}

[[Warden]]s are commanders who exercise military functions for the [[Warden of the North|north]], [[Warden of the East|east]], [[Warden of the South|south]], and [[Warden of the West|west]] of the Seven Kingdoms. There are also wardens for smaller geographic locations, such as [[Wyman Manderly]] being [[Warden of the White Knife]].

There appear to be roughly one thousand or so families holding lordly rank in the Seven Kingdoms. There are nine major regions or provinces in the Seven Kingdoms, each of which has about a dozen or so major vassal houses ([[House Umber]], [[House Bolton]], etc.). Each of these major lords in turn have anywhere from two or three to about a dozen minor lords who serve as their own vassals ([[House Cassel]], [[House Forrester]], etc.): 9 x 12 = 108, and 108 x 10 = ~1080 (plus the nine Great Houses themselves). This seems to loosely match the only explicit number of lords ever given, for the [[Great Council of Harrenhal]] in {{Date|101}}. It was said that almost all lords in the realm came to the council, and their number was given as roughly one thousand.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|4}} The number 108 also matches the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} The number of lordly houses is in flux, however, as over time some die out through war, or new ones are created by younger sons. Minor vassal houses, of course, have a higher turnover rate than major vassal houses.

A [[steward]] is responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the castle and acting on the lord's behalf. He or a [[castellan]] may be entrusted with the castle in the lord's absence.

Foreign societies also have hierarchies. A daughter of the [[Prince of Pentos]], a sister of the [[Archon of Tyrosh]], and highborn girls from [[Myr]] attended the [[Maiden's Day Ball]] restricted to members of nobility.{{Ref|FAB|21}}

====Landed knights====
[[Landed knight]]s are the lowest rank of the nobility, consisting of [[knight]]s given a [[keep]] and grant of land to administer. They have their own peasants and [[men-at-arms]], and may even take [[sworn sword]]s. Landed knights are sworn to fight for the lord who holds dominion over their land. Some landed knights manage more land than poorer lords, but these landed knights do not have the authority to deliver [[law and justice]] in their land. Rather, they must appeal to their liege lord.{{Ref|SSM|1203}}

Knighthood is culturally linked with the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|SSM|1191}} Landed knight is a rare rank in the [[north]] and is almost nonexistent on the [[Iron Islands]], since the Faith is not widely practiced in those lands.

===Commoners===
[[File:Andrew Hall Western Fiefdoms.png|thumb|350px|Western Fiefdoms, by Andrew Hall © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Commoners or [[smallfolk]] are the bottom of the social structure. They do not own lands or titles, working instead the land of their lords and lacking a say in their own governing. While this may seem similar to [[slavery]], the difference is that commoners own themselves, and can make appeals to their local lord regarding violations of the law or general disagreements between parties; they are recognized as having a right to fair and just treatment by the nobility and society in general. Most Houses have [[Law and justice|laws]] protecting the local population from abuse or mistreatment, even by members of the nobility. However, those laws differ and are enforced in varying degrees, mostly depending on the disposition of the local lord.

Many tradesmen and craftsmen belong to guilds, such as the [[Alchemists' Guild]].

There is little social mobility; odds are that if someone is born a commoner, they will never rise above commoner status. There are exceptions, however. [[Varys]] was born a slave in [[Lys]], but he rose to become [[master of whisperers]] in the Seven Kingdoms. Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] was born a commoner in [[Flea Bottom]], yet he was able to become [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The [[great houses]] stand far above the lesser nobles, as the lesser nobles do above the [[smallfolk]].{{Ref|SSM|2763}}|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

{{Quote|The [[lord]]s have [[vassal]]s, the vassals have vassals, and sometimes the vassals of the vassals have vassals, down to the guy who can raise five friends.{{Ref|SSM|1212}}|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

{{Quote|Homage is the duty every leal subject owes his king.{{Ref|ADWD|3}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

==External links==
*The Citadel: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Concordance/Entry/2064 Concordance - 2.4.1. Knighthood]
*The Citadel: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Concordance/Entry/2059 Concordance - 2.3. Customs]

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Gylbert Farman

2026-03-26T17:41:11Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| title =
| firstname = Gylbert
| lastname = Farman
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'''Gylbert Farman''' was a nobleman from [[House Farman]] of [[Fair Isle]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

==History==
Though the [[House Farman|Farman]]s had ruled as petty kings of [[Fair Isle]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} the island had fallen to the rule of the [[Iron Islands]]. As the power of the [[driftwood king]]s dwindled and the strength of the [[westerlands]] grew, Fair Isle was the first to break free from the Iron Islands when Gylbert Farman led the [[smallfolk]] of Fair Isle in an uprising to expel their ironborn overlords from their island.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Farman]]
[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Farman, Gylbert]]
[[Category:Nobles|Farman, Gylbert]]

[[es:Gylbert Farman]]
[[fr:Gylbert Farman]]

House Farman

2026-03-26T17:35:55Z

LordSeaSnake: Tommen I would have came after Fair Isle was liberated from the ironborn

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| Rank = lordly
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| Region = [[Westerlands]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Title = [[Lord of Fair Isle]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} King of Fair Isle (formerly){{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
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'''House Farman of Faircastle''' is a noble house from [[Faircastle]] on [[Fair Isle]], off the coast of the [[westerlands]]. They are sworn to [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]], and are considered among their principal bannermen. The Farmans are known for their hatred of the [[ironborn]] from the [[Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

House Farman's words are ''The Wind Our Steed''.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} They blazon their arms with three silver ships on blue, a border of crimson and gold.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref>

==History==
===Age of Heroes===
The Farmans are an ancient line, dating back to the [[Dawn Age]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} and the days of the [[First Men]] when they ruled as petty kings of [[Fair Isle]] and guarded the western coast of [[Westeros]] from [[ironborn]] reavers with their longships.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

The Farmans became famous for hatred of the ironborn.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} During the era of the [[driftwood kings]], Fair Isle fell to the domains of the [[Iron Islands]]. However, as the strength of the [[westerlands]] grew while the power of the driftwood kings dwindled, Fair Isle was the first to be liberated from ironborn occupation when [[Gylbert Farman]] incited a [[smallfolk]] uprising. King [[Erich V Harlaw]] later retook Fair Isle in his youth, but lost it in his old age.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Driftwood Crowns}}

In the decades that followed the [[coming of the Andals|arrival]] of the [[Andals]] in the westerlands, the Farmans knelt to [[Tommen I Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]], when he raised a great fleet and married the daughter of the last Farman king. As [[bannermen]] of the Lannister kings, the Farmans helped shield the western coast of the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

===Rhaena Targaryen===
When Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] rebelled against his uncle [[Maegor I Targaryen]], House Farman joined the prince against the king in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]] in {{Date|43}}. In the ensuring battle, Lord Farman and his eldest son perished alongside Aegon the Uncrowned. Farman's second son [[Marq Farman|Marq]] succeeded him as Lord of Fair Isle. The widowed [[Rhaena_Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] fled from Maegor to Fair Isle, where Lord Marq granted her the hospitality of [[Faircastle]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} When Rhaena was summoned to [[King's Landing]] by Maegor the Cruel in {{Date|47}}, she went as she had grown fond of Lord Farman and even more than fond of his second son [[Androw Farman|Androw]], and ignoring Maegor's summon would bring the king with his [[dragon]] [[Balerion]] down on Fair Isle.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

After Maegor's death and the coronation of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], Rhaena returned to Fair Isle,{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}} where she quietly married Androw Farman. The marriage had been conducted without the Crown's leave, and angered many at court believing Rhaena had married below her station.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} While Rhaena insisted she married Androw as he was kind to her, Lord Farman's [[maester]] [[Smike]] suggested that Rhaena had fallen in love with Androw's sister, [[Elissa Farman|Elissa]]. The marriage caused discord on Fair Isle, with some Fair Islanders fearing her dragon [[Dreamfyre]], while court life at Faircastle became centered around Rhaena and her companions, earning them the resentment of Lord Farman's heir, Ser [[Franklyn Farman|Franklyn]]. While Lord Marq was a happy host of Rhaena, he died choking on a fish bone in {{Date|50}} and Franklyn succeeded him as Lord of Fair Isle. Franklyn was quick to dispel Rhaena and Androw from Fair Isle, and Elissa followed them despite his efforts to keep her at Faircastle.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

Rhaena's party eventually settled on [[Dragonstone]], where Elissa became bored remaining on the island, longing to travel at sea again. With Rhaena's reluctant leave, Elissa set sail for [[Pentos]], but not before stealing three dragon eggs.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Elissa would sell the eggs to the [[Sealord of Braavos]] and use the money to build a ship to sail the [[Sunset Sea]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Rhaena was enraged at the betrayal, arguing with Androw when she accused him of aiding his sister. Though never passionate, Rhaena's marriage with Androw continued to decline, reaching a low in {{Date|54}}. He often found himself ignored and sidelined at court and by other nobles, with Rhaena even declaring "''The wrong Farman ran away.''" Furious at his own treatment, Androw poisoned Rhaena's companions with [[tears of Lys]]. When confronted by Rhaena, he committed suicide by leaping from a window.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} When her daughter [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]] went missing, Rhaena searched for her on Fair Isle, where Rhaena threatened Lord Franklyn after a heated conversation, appalling King Jaehaerys and his lords alike. In his next [[progress]], the king would omit visiting Fair Isle,{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} which he would not visit until {{Date|88}} when Lord Franklyn had passed.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Later Targaryen reign===
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]] landed longships on Fair Isle while [[Lord Farman (father of Lysa)|Lord Farman]]'s pleas for help were left unanswered. Faircastle eventually fell to the ironborn and the Red Kraken claimed four of Lord Farman's daughters as [[salt wives]], while giving the fifth "homely one" to his brother, [[Veron Greyjoy|Veron]]. Lord Farman and his sons were ransomed back to [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Lord Farman later perished in the Dance, as did two of his daughters. After the war, Greyjoy was instructed by the Crown to return Fair Isle to the Farmans, though the Red Kraken ignored the edicts.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] was dispatched to recapture Fair Isle with the Velaryon fleet in {{Date|133}}. While Velaryon was making his way west, the Red Kraken was murdered by a girl named [[Tess]]. Much of the Greyjoy fleet fled the island, and the Fair Isle smallfolk and remaining [[knight]]s rebelled against the ironborn. Only Faircastle remained under ironborn control, until its garrison commanders quarreled over [[Lysa Farman]], one of Dalton's salt wives. When Velaryon arrived, the ironborn had abandoned Fair Isle and it was restored to the Farmans. The Farmans were left to rebuild their fleets.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

Two years after [[the Great Spring Sickness]], Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] sacked Fair Isle and took a hundred women away along with half its wealth. Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] considered leaving the service of Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] and pledging his sword to Lord Farman, who was reinforcing the defenses of his island.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Recent history===
Some years after Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] defeated the [[Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion]], Lord Farman of Faircastle grew truculent. Tywin sent him an envoy, a musician who played "[[The Rains of Castamere]]" in his hall, and that was enough to make Lord Farman reconsider his position.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

[[Jeyne Farman]] was [[Cersei Lannister]]'s [[bedmaid]] at Casterly Rock during her youth, along with another bedmaid and friend, [[Melara Hetherspoon]]. In {{Date|276}}, the girls attended the [[tourney]] hosted by Lord Tywin Lannister in [[Lannisport]] [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth|in honor of Prince Viserys's birth]]. Jeyne accompanied Cersei and Melara to visit [[woods witch|witch woman]] [[Maggy the Frog]] on the tourney grounds to have their fortunes told. However, when the ''[[maegi]]'' opened her yellow and crusted eyes, the sight of them caused Jeyne to flee in fear, and she never heard her future.{{Ref|AFFC|36}}

==Recent Events==
[[File:Naval SuperiorityLukasz Jaskolski II.jpg|thumb|400px|Farman ships battling the ironborn, illustrated by Lukasz Jaskolski. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] has a nightmare about the night when she, [[Jeyne Farman]], and [[Melara Hetherspoon]] went together to visit [[Maggy the Frog]] in [[Lannisport]]. Cersei thinks that perhaps Jeyne was the wisest of all of them when she fled without hearing her fortune, since afterwards she had a pleasant life, marrying one of her brother Lord [[Sebaston Farman|Sebaston]]'s [[bannermen]] and whelping a dozen children.{{Ref|AFFC|36}}{{Ref|AFFC|12}}

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

* Lord [[Sebaston Farman]], Lord of [[Fair Isle]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
** [[Jeyne Farman]], his sister. The wife of Ser [[Gareth Clifton]], they have a dozen children.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|36}}

==Historical Farmans==
* The unnamed last Farman King.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
** His daughter, married to King [[Tommen I Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}
* [[Gylbert Farman]], who led a [[smallfolk]] uprising that expelled the [[ironborn]] from Fair Isle.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Driftwood Crowns}}
* Lord Farman, who died at Battle Beneath the Gods Eye in {{Date|43}} fighting for Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon the Uncrowned]].
** His first son, who died at Battle Beneath the Gods Eye in {{Date|43}}.
** Lord [[Marq Farman]], his second son, Lord of Fair Isle, who gave the hospitality of his home to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
*** Ser [[Franklyn Farman]], his eldest son, Lord of Fair Isle, a rival to Princess Rhaena Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*** [[Elissa Farman]], his daughter, who sailed the [[Sunset Sea]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*** [[Androw Farman]], his second son, married to Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
* [[Lord Farman (father of Lysa)|Lord Farman]], during the Dance of the Dragons.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
** Sons, ransomed back with their father to [[Casterly Rock]] for their weights in silver.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
** [[Lysa Farman]], daughter of Lord Farman and [[salt wife]] of [[Dalton Greyjoy]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}
** 3 daughters, [[salt wife|salt wives]] of [[Dalton Greyjoy]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
** 1 daughter, [[salt wife]] of [[Veron Greyjoy]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
* Lord Farman, during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]]. He repared his defenses after the attacks of Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]]'s [[ironborn]].{{Ref|TSS}}
* Lord Farman, during the rule of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]].<ref name="westerlands">''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
* Lord Farman, during the early rule of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}
* [[Alysanne Farman]], married to Lord [[Gerold Lannister]], no issue.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Lannister Lineage}}

==Sworn Houses==
*[[House Clifton]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|36}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Wars between the [[westermen]] and the [[ironborn]] erupted every generation or so; even during periods of peace, the ironmen came raiding after wealth and [[salt wives]]. [[Fair Isle]] did help shield the coast farther south; for this reason the Farmans have become famous for their hatred of the ironborn.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to the draft of "The Westerlands" chapter from ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', in the years when the weak-willed Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] was [[Warden of the West]], Lord Farman built a fleet of warships to defend his coasts from ironborn raiding, against the wishes of Lord Tytos who did not wish to give the Greyjoys offense. Nevertheless, Lord [[Quellon Greyjoy]] smashed Lord Farman's fleet and plundered Fair Isle.<ref name="westerlands"/> However, this piece of information is at odds with the peaceful coexistence between the [[Iron Islands]] and the rest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] conducted by Quellon during his lordship, and it should not be considered canon.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/34958-the-asoiaf-wiki-thread/page/180/#comment-9112328 The ASOIAF wiki thread, Comment by Ran (February 26, 2025)]</ref>

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House Massey

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LordSeaSnake:

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| House_name = House Massey of Stonedance
| Rank = lordly
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| Coat_of_arms = A triple spiral; red, green and blue, on white ''(Argent, a triple gurges gules, vert and azure)''
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| Seat = [[Stonedance]]
| Current_Lord = Unknown
| Region = [[Crownlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of Stonedance]]{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} [[King]] (historical){{Ref|TWoIaF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
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'''House Massey of Stonedance''' is a noble house from [[Stonedance]] on [[Massey's Hook]] in the [[crownlands]]. They blazon their arms with a [[w:triskelion|triple spiral]]; red, green and blue, on white,{{Ref|AGOT|30}}<ref name=Citadel>The Citadel: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20Crownlands Heraldry - In the Crownlands]</ref> an ancient sigil for an ancient House.<ref name="twow">''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

==History==
===Antiquity===
The Masseys are an ancient<ref name="twow"/> house of [[First Men]] origin, dating back to the [[Age of Heroes]]. Lord [[Maldon Massey]], a [[bannerman]] of the [[Storm King]] [[Durran Durrandon (the Ravenfriend)|Durran the Ravenfriend]], built the castle [[Stonedance]] and established his lordship over [[Massey's Hook]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

The Masseys broke away from [[House Durrandon]] during the long reign of King [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]] and established their own petty kingdom around Massey's Hook.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}} During the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]], petty kings from House Massey were one of many who historically claimed the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} Eventually, at the time when the [[Andals]] were first [[Coming of the Andals|arriving]] in [[Westeros]], the Storm Kings were embroiled in a war of conquest to reclaim Massey's Hook, with King [[Erich VII Durrandon|Erich VII]] ignoring the arrival Andals as he battled the infamous Massey pirate king [[Justin Massey (Milk-Eye)|Justin Milk-Eye]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

After four generations of war, King [[Qarlton II Durrandon|Qarlton II]] completed the conquest of Massey's Hook, capturing Stonedance after besieging the castle for a year and slaying the last Massey king [[Josua Massey|Josua Softspear]]. Less than 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 to rule Stonedance as a puppet lord, while Togarion established his own kingdom at Massey's Hook. The Andals eventually made peace and intermarried with the Durrandons,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}} and the Masseys were sworn to [[Storm's End]] again.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

===Targaryen Era===
Though the Masseys were sworn to the Durrandons of Storm's End by the time of [[Aegon's Conquest]], they had established closer ties to [[House Targaryen]] of the nearby island of [[Dragonstone]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] launched his invasion of Westeros, the Masseys supported him instead of their liege the Storm King, [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]]. Lord [[Triston Massey]], as one of Aegon's oldest supporters, was named the first [[master of laws]] on his [[small council]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} With the creation of the [[crownlands]] after the Conquest, the Masseys became sworn directly to the Targaryens.<ref name=Citadel/>

Lady [[Alarra Massey]] was married to Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]], and their daughter [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]] married King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} Lord [[Lucifer Massey]] stood for King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] in his [[trial of seven]], and was killed by Ser [[Harys Horpe]] of the [[Warrior's Son]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} In {{Date|47}}, Lord Massey and his two eldest sons died of a fever. He was succeeded by his third son [[Albin Massey|Albin]], who had been away studying at the [[Citadel]] in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} The following year, Lord Albin was one of King Maegor's last supporters before fleeing to Stonedance in the wake of Maegor's sudden death.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Afterwards, Albin was the first lord to travel to Dragonstone to attend the young king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]],{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} himself a grandson of Lady Alarra.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} After coming of age in {{Date|50}}, King Jaehaerys appointed Lord Massey as the master of laws and [[lord justiciar]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} Albin served ably in his office and assisted the king in reforming and codifying [[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|the laws]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} until his early death by the [[Shivers]] in {{Date|59}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Gormon Massey]] was killed attempting to tame the [[dragon]] [[Vermithor]] on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] during the [[Sowing of the Seeds]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} [[Elinda Massey]] was a [[lady-in-waiting]] for Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and reportedly gouged out her own eyes at the sight of her queen being devoured by the dragon [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

After the deaths of many [[Kingsguard]] during the [[Winter Fever]], young King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] appointed Ser [[Robin Massey]] to the Kingsguard and made him [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]]. However, Robin was dismissed soon afterwards by Lord [[Unwin Peake]], one of the [[regent]]s of the king, as the [[Regency of Aegon III|council of regents]] had not been consulted. Later, Robin was killed in a quarrel by the captain of Unwin Peake's [[Fingers (guards)|personal guards]], [[Tessario]]. Unwin Peake was also the cause of rumors spread to defame [[Elinor Massey]], a possible marriage candidate for the king.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

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''===
[[File: Justin Massey by Paolo Puggioni.jpg|thumb|350px|Ser [[Justin Massey]] by Paolo Puggioni ©]]
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]], one of the [[queen's men]] at [[Castle Black]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} is an adviser of [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|ADWD|7}} Justin hopes to marry [[Asha Greyjoy]] and gain the [[Iron Islands]], since his ancestral holdings have been lost to him.{{Ref|ADWD|42}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
At the [[crofters' village]] in the [[wolfswood]], Stannis tasks Justin with traveling with [[Tycho Nestoris]] to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]].<ref name="twow"/>

==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 Members==
===Before the Conquest===
* Lord [[Maldon Massey]], Lord of [[Stonedance]] and founder of the house.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}
* King [[Justin Massey (Milk-Eye)|Justin Massey]], called Justin Milk-Eye, who was also a pirate.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
* King [[Josua Massey]], the last king of House Massey, called Softspear.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
**Josua's daughter, who married King [[Togarion Bar Emmon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}
**Josua's son, who ruled Stonedance with Togarion's support.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

===After the Conquest===
* Lord [[Triston Massey]], Lord of Stonedance, [[master of laws]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* Lady [[Alarra Massey]], wife of [[Aethan Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
* Lord [[Lucifer Massey]], Lord of Stonedance, who stood for King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] in his [[trial of seven]].{{Ref|TSOTD}}
* Lord Massey, who died from a fever in {{Date|47}}.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
** His two eldest sons who also died from a fever.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
** Lord [[Albin Massey]], his third son and successor. Lord of Stonedance and master of laws for King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
* Lord [[Gormon Massey]], Lord of Stonedance during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
* [[Elinda Massey]], a lady-in-waiting for [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Refn|group="N"|In ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', it is specified that Elinda is the daughter of Gormon Massey.<ref>Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom: [https://press.wbd.com/us/bio/house-dragon-s2-character-descriptions House of the Dragon S2 | Character Descriptions]</ref>}}
* Ser [[Robin Massey]], briefly made [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] under King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], but soon dismissed as the king had not consulted with his regents.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* [[Elinor Massey]], a possible marriage candidate for King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Another [[knight]], Theon knew, when [[Justin Massey|Massey]] entered. This one was fair, with a neatly trimmed blond beard and thick straight hair so pale it seemed more white than gold. His tunic bore the triple spiral, an ancient sigil for an ancient House.<ref name="twow" />|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Notes==
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Togarion Bar Emmon

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LordSeaSnake:

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'''Togarion Bar Emmon''', known as '''Togarion the Terrible''', was an [[Andal]] warlord of [[House Bar Emmon]] during the [[Andal invasion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

==History==
During the [[Andal invasion]], Togarion the Terrible established a small kingdom of his own north of the [[Blackwater Bay]]. However, he soon found himself hard-pressed by the [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] king of [[Duskendale]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

Across the bay, [[Qarlton III Durrandon]], the [[Storm King]], reconquered [[Massey's Hook]] following four generations of war, having slain the Hook's last king [[Josua Massey]]. Sensing weakness to the south, Togarion wed Josua Softspear's daughter and crossed Blackwater Bay with all his power to establish a new kingdom on the Hook. He built his own castle of [[Sharp Point]] at the Hook's end, whilst driving the stormlanders from [[Stonedance]] and installing his wife's brother as a puppet [[lord]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}}

While Torgarion the Terrible was the first Andal warlord to invade the [[Stormlands|Kingdom of the Storm]], others soon followed that brought graver concerns to Qarlton III than the reloss of Massey's Hook.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: Andals in the Stormlands}} In time, the Storm Kings would reconquer Togarion's small kingdom, and Sharp Point and Stonedance became vassals of [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

==References==
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Massey's Hook

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LordSeaSnake:

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[[File:Masseys Hook.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Massey's Hook, illustrated by Zach Graves. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Massey's Hook''', sometimes simply called '''the Hook''', is a peninsula in the [[crownlands]] that defines the eastern extent of [[Blackwater Bay]].{{ref|AWOIAF}} Ships must sail around in order to get to [[King's Landing]] from the south.{{ref|ACOK|52}}

The [[Gullet]] separates Massey's Hook from [[Dragonstone]] and [[Driftmark]] to the north, while southwest of the peninsula are the [[kingswood]] and the [[Wendwater]].{{Ref|TLOIAF}}

==Geography==
Massey's Hook is a stony peninsula with a rugged mountainous spine that runs along its interior, home to numerous defiles and ridges.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Coming of the First Men}}

[[Sharp Point]], the seat of [[House Bar Emmon]], sits at the northern end of the Hook.{{ref|ASOS|10}} Farther south on the eastern shore lies [[Stonedance]], the seat of [[House Massey]], from which the land gets its name.{{ref|AWOIAF}}

==History==
During the [[Dawn Age]], the stony spine of the Hook was inhabited by [[giant]]s that lived in the defiles and ridges of the peninsula.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Coming of the First Men}}

[[Stonedance]], the seat of [[House Massey]], was built on Massey's Hook by Lord [[Maldon Massey]], a vassal of the [[Storm King]] [[Durran Durrandon (the Ravenfriend)|Durran the Ravenfriend]]. The Masseys broke away during the reign of [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]], however.{{ref|TWOIAF| House Durrandon}}

At the time of the [[Andal invasion]], the Storm King [[Erich VII Durrandon|Erich the Unready]] battled the pirate king [[Justin Massey (Milk-Eye)|Justin Milk-Eye]] for control of Massey's Hook; this was eventually resolved when [[Qarlton II Durrandon]] defeated [[Josua Massey]]. Soon after the [[Andals|Andal]] warlord [[Togarion Bar Emmon]] traveled south of the [[Blackwater Rush]] and established a new kingdom on Massey's Hook with [[Sharp Point]] as his seat. The peninsula was eventually reclaimed by the Storm Kings, however.{{ref|TWOIAF| Andals in the Stormlands}}

Some Storm Kings kept war fleets at Massey's Hook.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}

Prior to the [[War of Conquest]], Massey's Hook was part of the [[stormlands]] owing allegiance to the Durrandon Storm Kings of [[Storm's End]]. The [[House Bar Emmon|Bar Emmons]] and Masseys had developed closer ties with the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] of [[Dragonstone]], however, and allied with [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] against the Storm King [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} After Aegon the Conqueror's victory, Massey's Hook became part of the new [[crownlands]] owing allegiance to the Targaryens reigning in [[King's Landing]].

The [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] began when [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] and [[Aegor Rivers]] landed on Massey's Hook, but they were defeated in the [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon V}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===

While sailing to [[King's Landing]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s fleet regroups along Massey's Hook after being scattered across the [[narrow sea]] by a storm.{{ref|ACOK|58}}

==References==
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Lord Reaper of Pyke

2026-03-24T02:54:20Z

LordSeaSnake:

[[File:Balon Pyke.jpg|350px|thumb|Balon Greyjoy, Lord Reaper of Pype, by Amok ©]]
The '''Lord Reaper of Pyke''' is the traditional style of the head of [[House Greyjoy]], who rule from the castle of [[Pyke]] on the [[Pyke (island)|island of the same name]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}}

==History==
During the age of the [[driftwood kings]], the [[ironborn]] were infamous for raiding the [[green lands]] of the [[Hundred Kingdoms|kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]], taking food back to the [[Iron Islands]] as autumn waned and winter approached. Even in the worst of winters, the ironborn ate off the food that was planted, sowed, and harvested by the men of the green lands, and so "We do not sow" became the boast and [[House words|words]] of [[House Greyjoy]], who began styling themselves as Lords Reaper of Pyke.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}

The Lords Reaper have sat the [[Seastone Chair]] as the [[Lord of the Iron Islands|Lords of the Iron Islands]] since the [[War of Conquest]], when the lords of the Iron Islands selected [[Vickon Greyjoy]], Lord Reaper of Pyke, as their [[lord paramount]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

==See also==
*[[Lord of the Iron Islands]]
*[[Son of the Sea Wind]]

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:House Greyjoy]]
[[Category:Ironborn culture]]
[[es:Lord Segador de Pyke]]

Harlan Hunter

2026-03-23T21:20:41Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]
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| Culture = [[Valemen]]
| Father = Lord [[Eon Hunter]]
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}}

'''Harlan Hunter''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Hunter]] and the youngest son of Lord [[Eon Hunter]].

==Character==
A younger man,{{Ref|AFFC|23}} Harlan and his brothers are quarrelsome, each more grasping than the last.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
After Lord [[Eon Hunter]] dies suddenly, Harlan and his brother Ser [[Eustace Hunter|Eustace]] accuse their eldest brother, [[Gilwood Hunter|Gilwood]], of murder.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
According to [[Petyr Baelish]], Harlan was responsible for the death of his father and believes Lord Gilwood will soon be murdered by his brothers, most likely Ser Harlan.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==Family==
{{Hunter tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:Knights|Hunter, Harlan]]
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Harlan Hunter

2026-03-23T20:47:10Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Harlan Hunter''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Hunter]] and is the youngest son of Lord [[Eon Hunter]].

==Character==
Harlan and his brothers are quarrelsome, each more grasping than the last.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
After Lord [[Eon Hunter]] dies suddenly, Harlan and his brother Ser [[Eustace Hunter|Eustace]] accuse their eldest brother, [[Gilwood Hunter|Gilwood]], of murder.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
According to [[Petyr Baelish]], Harlan was responsible for the death of his father and believes Lord Gilwood will soon be murdered by his brothers, most likely Ser Harlan.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==Family==
{{Hunter tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:Knights|Hunter, Harlan]]
[[Category:Kinslayers|Hunter, Harlan]]
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Eustace Hunter

2026-03-23T20:45:46Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{See homonyms | Eustace}}
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'''Eustace Hunter''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Hunter]]. He is the second son of Lord [[Eon Hunter]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Character==
Eustace and his brothers are quarrelsome, each more grasping than the last.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When Eustace's father, Lord [[Eon Hunter|Eon]], dies suddenly, Eustace and his younger brother [[Harlan Hunter|Harlan]] accuse their older brother [[Gilwood Hunter|Gilwood]] of having murdered their father.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
According to Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Eustace or Harlan will kill Gilwood, although he feels that Harlan is most likely to do it.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==Family==
{{Hunter tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:Characters from the Vale|Hunter, Eustace]]
[[Category:Knights|Hunter, Eustace]]
[[Category:Nobles|Hunter, Eustace]]

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Gilwood Hunter

2026-03-23T20:45:16Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
| arms = Hunter
| title = Ser
| firstname = Gilwood
| lastname = Hunter
| image = [[File:Gilwood Hunter by Amuelia.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Gilwood Hunter by Amuelia
| Alias = Young Lord Hunter{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} [[Lord of Longbow Hall]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Allegiance = [[House Hunter]] [[Lords Declarant]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Valemen]]
| Father = Lord [[Eon Hunter]]
| Mother =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Longbow Hall]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gilwood Hunter}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|250|254}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Gilwood Hunter|Gilwood Hunter]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
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}}

'''Gilwood Hunter''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Hunter]] of [[Longbow Hall]]. He is the eldest son and heir of Lord [[Eon Hunter]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
Gilwood, who is closer to fifty than forty, has a bushy mustache.{{ref|AFFC|23}} A heavy drinker of [[wine]], he has a red nose and red cheeks.{{Ref|AFFC|23}} According to Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], Gilwood and his brothers are quarrelsome, each more grasping than the last.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

Gilwood pins his [[ermine]] cloak with a brooch of the arms of [[House Hunter]].{{ref|AFFC|23}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Gilwood's father, Lord [[Eon Hunter|Eon]], dies suddenly and Gilwood inherits the titles. The suddenness of his father's death leads his two younger brothers, Ser [[Eustace Hunter|Eustace]] and Ser [[Harlan Hunter|Harlan]], to claim that Gilwood had murdered Eon.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Despite his age, Gilwood is now known as Young Lord Hunter, having succeeded his father as the [[Lord of Longbow Hall]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Gilwood is one of the six [[Lords Declarant]] who intend to remove Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] from power in the [[Vale]] and to protect their young lord, [[Robert Arryn]]. After signing a declaration at [[Runestone]],{{Ref|AFFC|17}} they gather six thousand men to the [[Gates of the Moon]], demanding that Baelish give up his position of [[Lord Protector of the Vale]] and leave the province.{{Ref|AFFC|23}} Gilwood is the last of the Lords Declarant to arrive at the Gates of the Moon with his levies, contributing to the blockade put in place to starve Baelish out of the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Accompanied by Ser [[Lyn Corbray]], the Lords Declarant are invited to the Eyrie for negotiations by Baelish; noticing Gilwood's fondness for [[wine]], [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] ensures that his cup of stays full. Petyr has secretly bribed Corbray to draw his sword, [[Lady Forlorn]], at the meeting. Gilwood finds Lyn's actions shameful and asks for forgiveness for Corbray's display, which gives Petyr an edge in the negotiations. Petyr asks for a year to set things right in the Vale, which the lords agree to.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Afterward, Petyr speculates to Alayne that Gilwood will be killed by his brothers, most likely by his youngest brother, Harlan, who is actually to blame for the death of their father Eon.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==Quotes by Gilwood==
{{quote|[[Iron Throne|The crown]] has made you [[Lord of Harrenhal]]. That should be enough for any man.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|Gilwood to [[Petyr Baelish]]}}

{{quote|'''Gilwood''': [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa Tully]] was never truly of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], nor had she the right to dispose of us. '''Petyr''': And Lord [[Robert Arryn|Robert]]? Will your lordship also claim that Lady Lysa had no right to dispose of her own son?{{ref|AFFC|23}}|Gilwood and [[Petyr Baelish]]}}

==Quotes about Gilwood==
{{quote|Hunter's cheeks and nose were red as [[apple]]s, which bespoke a certain fondness for the [[wine|grape]]. She made certain to fill his cup as often as he emptied it.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

==Family==
{{Hunter tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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{{S-inc|heir=[[Eustace Hunter]]|heir-type=Heir presumptive}}
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House Piper

2026-03-15T23:42:19Z

LordSeaSnake:

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{{Noble House
| House_name = House Piper of Pinkmaiden
| Rank = lordly
| image = House Piper.svg
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = A dancing maiden pink in a swirl of white silk, on blue (''Azure, a maiden dancing carnation enwrapped with silk argent'')
| Words = Brave and Beautiful
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| Seat = [[Pinkmaiden Castle]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Clement Piper]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
| Region = The [[riverlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of Pinkmaiden Castle]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
| Heir = Ser [[Marq Piper]]
| Overlord = [[House Tully]] (AGOT) [[House Baelish]] (ADWD)
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'''House Piper of Pinkmaiden''' is one of the chief noble houses from the [[riverlands]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Its seat at [[Pinkmaiden Castle]] is located on the [[Red Fork]] close to the border with the [[westerlands]].{{Ref|TLOIAF| Westeros}}

Their blazon is a pink dancing maiden in a swirl of white silk, over blue.{{Ref|ASOS|65}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref> Their motto is not mentioned in the books, but in semi-canon sources it is listed as "Brave and Beautiful".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==Traits==
Pipers tend to have red hair,{{Ref|AFFC|38}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} and are short and runty in height.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

==History==
During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the Pipers joined [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] against [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

[[Melony Piper]] was a favorite of the young Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. When Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] rose against King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], the host of Aegon and Rhaena gathered at [[Pinkmaiden Castle]], the home of Melony's brother, Lord [[Jon Piper]]. Melony was killed in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]] in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Rhaena and her dragon, [[Dreamfyre]], briefly stayed at Pinkmaiden with the Pipers in {{Date|51}}.{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

Lord [[Petyr Piper]] declared for the [[blacks]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]],{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} and the Pipers aided in the capture of [[Stone Hedge]]. Petyr knighted [[Pate of Longleaf]] after the [[Battle of the Red Fork]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Petyr and his favorite grandson died fighting [[westermen]] at the [[Battle at Acorn Hall]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Lord [[Stanton Piper]] succeeded him and led the remaining Piper forces to the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], where he was burned to death alongside Lord [[Lyonel Deddings]] by [[Vermithor]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Lord Piper's bailiff hanged [[Jack-Be-Lucky]]'s father.{{Ref|ASOS|22}}

An [[Lady Piper (wife of Quellon Greyjoy)|unnamed daughter]] of Lord Piper was the third wife of Lord [[Quellon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} They had one son, [[Robin Greyjoy]]. When her stepson, [[Urrigon Greyjoy]], lost half his hand during the [[finger dance]], she had her [[maester]] try to sew back the missing fingers, instead of sealing the wound with fire and seawater. The wound became infected, however, and Urrigon died. She later died in childbirth.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Among the gathered knights at the [[Hand's tourney]] is one with the arms of House Piper.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}

Ser [[Edmure Tully]] commands [[House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest|Lord Vance]] and Lord [[Clement Piper]] to guard the pass below the [[Golden Tooth]] when the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] start to mass troops there.{{Ref|AGOT|40}} Ser [[Marq Piper]] goes to [[King's Landing]] with Ser [[Karyl Vance]] and Ser [[Raymun Darry]] to report to King [[Robert I Baratheon]] the attacks of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] on undefended holdfasts in the riverlands. They and the survivors of [[Sherrer]] give witness before the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

The Lannister troops at the Golden Tooth [[Battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth|descend on the riverlands]], slaying Lord Vance and forcing Lord Piper to flee. Gregor [[burning of Pinkmaiden Castle|burns out the Pipers]] during his raiding of the riverlands.{{Ref|AGOT|56}} Marq Piper, accompanied by Karyl Vance and no more than fifty men, raid the supply trains to the Lannister army in the riverlands.{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The Piper dancing maiden is spotted by [[Catelyn Stark]] in a camp north of the [[Tumblestone]] upon her return from the south.{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Marq is one of the seven who launch the funerary boat of Lord [[Hoster Tully]] from [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|ASOS|35}}

Marq travels to the [[Twins]] for the wedding of his friend Edmure, now Lord of Riverrun. Marq is accompanied by five knights and twenty men-at-arms; the knights are cousins and nephews of Lord Clement.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} Marq is captured by the [[House Frey|Freys]] at the [[Red Wedding]], however, and the fates of the other Piper men are unknown.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} Clement sends a troop of men to King's Landing to bend the knee after the Red Wedding. They spread the news south of what had happened at the Twins.{{Ref|ASOS|62}}

[[Sandor Clegane]] and [[Arya Stark]] encounter a severely-injured survivor of the Red Wedding, a bowman in service to Marq, while they travel from the Twins to the [[Mountains of the Moon]]. The archer had celebrated with a [[House Bolton|Bolton]] man who attacked him when the time came to begin the Red Wedding. Sandor puts him out of his misery.{{Ref|ASOS|65}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Lewys Piper]] is named one of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s squires on the ride north to Riverrun.{{ref|AFFC|27}} Jaime spots the banner of House Piper among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid House Lannister in the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Lord Clement sits on the war council of the forces besieging Riverrun. Jaime orders [[Edwyn Frey]] to send word to the [[Twins]], demanding that the crown requires all hostages taken at the [[Red Wedding]] from Lord [[Walder Frey|Walder]] - among them [[Marq Piper]] and other Piper cousins and nephews.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}

==House Piper at the end of the third century==
The known Pipers during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Clement Piper]], Lord of Pinkmaiden.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
** Ser [[Marq Piper]], his eldest son. Heir to Pinkmaiden Castle. A hot-tempered young [[knight]], good friends with Ser [[Edmure Tully]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
** [[Lewys Piper]], his younger son. He is a young squire.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
** Five Piper knights who are Clement's cousins and nephews.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}

With unknown familiar relation to the head of the house:
* An [[Lady Piper (wife of Quellon Greyjoy)|unnamed lady]] of House Piper was the third wife of Lord [[Quellon Greyjoy]]. She was big-breasted, with brown eyes.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}
** [[Robin Greyjoy]], her son.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}
** Stillborn daughter, her daughter.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}
** Lord Piper, her father.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

{{Piper tree}}

==Historical Members==
* Lord Piper, ruling during [[Aegon's Conquest]] who summoned his levies and joined Lord [[Edmyn Tully]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* Lord [[Jon Piper]], lord during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragons}}
** [[Melony Piper]], his sister, friend and companion of Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragons}}
** At least had two unnamed brothers.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragons}}
* Lord [[Petyr Piper]], a lord during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
** Grandsons. His favorite grandson died at the [[Battle at Acorn Hall]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
* Lord [[Stanton Piper]], a lord during the Dance.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|I beat [[Marq Piper|your brother]] bloody in a mêlée once. The runty little fool took offense when I asked him if that was his sister dancing naked on his shield.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|[[Daven Lannister]] to [[Lewys Piper]]}}

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

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Marq Piper

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LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
| arms = Piper
| title = Ser
| firstname = Marq
| lastname = Piper
| image = Ser Marq Piper TheMico.jpg
| image_caption = Marq Piper, by TheMico ©
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'''Marq Piper''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Piper]]. He is the heir of [[Clement Piper]], [[Lord of Pinkmaiden Castle]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
Ser Marq is short and "runty", according to Ser [[Daven Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|33}} A swaggering and overly confident young [[knight]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] and Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] consider Marq to be hot-headed and brash.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}{{ref|AGOT|71}}

Marq is good friends with Ser [[Edmure Tully]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

==History==
Ser [[Daven Lannister]] once beat the elder brother of [[Lewys Piper]], presumably Marq, in a [[mêlée]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser [[Edmure Tully]] commands Lord [[Clement Piper]] and [[Lord Vance]] to guard the pass below the [[Golden Tooth]] when the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] start to mass troops there;{{Ref|AGOT|40}} the lords are attended by their eldest sons and heirs, Ser Marq and Ser [[Karyl Vance]]. While away from their own domains, their lands are raided by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

In response, [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], sends Ser Marq, Ser Karyl, and Ser [[Raymun Darry]] to [[King's Landing]] with the survivors of the raided village [[Sherrer]] to ask the permission of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to destroy the [[westermen]] who are raiding the [[riverlands]]. Marq swears that the leader of the raiders is Ser Gregor himself, violating the [[king's peace]] and requesting the crown's permission to exact revenge against Clegane. Desiring justice over vengeance, [[Eddard Stark]], [[Hand of the King]], sends Raymun with [[Beric Dondarrion]], [[Lord of Blackhaven]], to execute Clegane.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

After their fathers are defeated by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth]], Marq and Ser [[Karyl Vance]] begin launching raids across the [[Red Fork]] of the [[Trident]] into the [[westerlands]].{{ref|AGOT|56}} Their approximately fifty men attack [[House Lannister|Lannister]] supply lines, hampering Jaime's siege of [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

Marq and Karyl continue raiding until [[Robb Stark]] arrives and breaks the siege with the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]] and the [[Battle of the Camps]]. The loss of the Lannister outriders was thought to be due to Marq, and so it was not realized that the host lead by Robb was approaching Riverrun.{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

Afterward, Marq sits at Robb's war council at Riverrun, where he calls for a march against [[Casterly Rock]] and also for allying with [[Renly Baratheon]]. Robb is instead proclaimed [[King in the North]] by the [[northmen]] and [[rivermen]] assembled at Riverrun.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
At the insistence of Edmure, Robb gives the river lords leave to return to their lands to defend their domains or restore their damaged seats. Marq is among the first to leave Riverrun with his men to defend his [[burning of Pinkmaiden Castle|burned lands]], where he wins a few small victories against the Lannisters.{{Ref|ACOK|7}}

Marq leads [[House Piper]] during the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{ref|ACOK|39}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
With his father Hoster dying and his sister [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] under house arrest, Edmure spends much of his time with his friends, Marq and [[Patrek Mallister]].{{ref|ASOS|14}}

Marq is one of the seven nobles who launch Hoster's [[Customs#Funeral customs|funeral boat]] at Riverrun.{{Ref|ASOS|35}}

During Edmure's journey to the [[Twins]] for his wedding to [[Roslin Frey]], he rides with Marq, Patrek, [[Lymond Goodbrook]], and young [[House Vance|Vances]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} Marq's retinue from House Piper includes at least five kinsmen who are [[knight]]s, and twenty [[men-at-arms]].{{ref|AFFC|38}}

Marq is among Robb's nobles who eat the food and drink of [[Walder Frey]], [[Lord of the Crossing]], upon arrival at the Twins, granting them [[guest right]].{{ref|ACOK|49}} During the wedding feast, Marq plays a drinking game with Ser [[Danwell Frey]] and jests with [[Alyx Frey]]. He joins the group which takes Roslin from the hall, and [[Catelyn Stark]] observes him removing the shoe of Edmure's bride as part of the [[bedding|bedding custom]].{{Ref|ASOS|51}} The [[House Stark|Starks]] and [[House Tully|Tullys]] are betrayed by Houses [[House Frey|Frey]] and [[House Bolton|Bolton]], however, and Robb is killed by [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}

Traveling through the riverlands, [[Arya Stark]] and [[Sandor Clegane]] encounter a Piper bowman sworn to Marq. The bowman was deathly wounded by a Bolton during the [[Red Wedding]], and is given the [[gift of mercy]] by the [[Hound]].{{ref|ASOS|65}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Marq is held by the Freys as a [[hostage]] at the Twins after the Red Wedding, to the consternation of his father, Lord [[Clement Piper]], who believes that his bending his knee to the [[Iron Throne]] will lead to his son being returned. That does not happen, which enrages Clement, leading him to threaten [[Edwyn Frey]] at the war council during the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{Ref|AFFC|38}}

After Riverrun surrenders, Jaime Lannister informs Edwyn that King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] requires all captives taken during the Red Wedding, which displeases the Freys.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Marq remains a captive.{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==Family==
{{Piper tree}}

==Quotes by Marq==
{{Quote|'''Raymun''': By the time I could return to [[Castle Darry|my own lands]], [[Gregor Clegane|Clegane]] and [[Mountain's men|his vermin]] were back across the [[Red Fork]], riding for [[westerlands|Lannister's hills]]. 
'''Petyr''': And if they come again, ser? 
'''Marq''': If they come again, we'll use their blood to water the fields they burnt.{{ref|AGOT|43}}|[[Raymun Darry]], [[Petyr Baelish]], and Marq}}

{{Quote|'''Marq''': Do we have your leave to take our vengeance against Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]], then? 
'''Eddard''': Vengeance? I thought we were speaking of justice.{{ref|AGOT|43}}|Marq and [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Alyx''': I hear [[House Tully|Tully]] men have trout between their legs instead of cocks. Does it take a worm to make them rise? 
'''Marq''': I hear that [[House Frey|Frey]] women have two gates in place of one! 
'''Alyx''': Aye, but both are closed and barred to little things like you!{{ref|ASOS|51}}|[[Alyx Frey]] and Marq}}

==Quotes about Marq==
{{Quote|He was a swaggering bantam rooster of a youth, too young and too hot-blooded for Ned's taste, though a fast friend of [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn's]] brother, [[Edmure Tully]].{{ref|AGOT|43}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tywin''': Marq Piper and [[Karyl Vance]] are loose in our rear, raiding [[westerlands|our lands]] across the [[Red Fork]]. 
'''Tyrion''': The gall of them, fighting back.{{ref|AGOT|56}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Clement''': Where is Marq, answer me that? What have you done with my son? He was a guest at [[Red Wedding|your bloody wedding]]. 
'''Edwyn''': And our [[hostage|honored guest]] he shall remain, until you prove your loyalty to His Grace, King [[Tommen I Baratheon|Tommen]].{{ref|AFFC|38}}|[[Clement Piper]] and [[Edwyn Frey]]}}

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Loreon V Lannister

2026-03-15T18:44:31Z

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'''Loreon V Lannister''', called '''Queen Lorea''', was a [[King of the Rock]] of [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]]. He was the grandson of [[Loreon IV Lannister|Loreon the Lackwit]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

==Character==
[[Maester]] [[Yandel]] counted Loreon V among the weak, cruel, and feeble [[Kings of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

==History==
Loreon V Lannister was a grandson of King [[Loreon IV Lannister]], known as "the Lackwit". Loreon V was fond of dressing in his wife's clothing and wandering the docks of [[Lannisport]] in the guise of a common [[whore]], for which he was dubbed "Queen Lorea".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

After the reigns of Loreon V and his grandsire, the name Loreon became noticeably less common among Lannister princes.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

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House Morrigen

2026-03-14T18:50:40Z

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| Rank = lordly
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| Coat_of_arms = A black crow in flight on storm-green (''Vert, a crow volant sable'')
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| Current_Lord = Lord [[Lester Morrigen]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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| Title = [[Lord of Crow's Nest]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
| Heir = Ser [[Richard Morrigen]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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'''House Morrigen of Crow's Nest''' is a noble house from [[Crow's Nest]] in the [[stormlands]].

Their arms are a black [[crow]] in flight on storm-green.{{Ref|ACOK|52}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/8/ Houses in the Stormlands]</ref> Their motto does not appear in the books.

==History==
During [[Aegon's Conquest]], [[Dickon Morrigen]] and the [[Bastard of Blackhaven]] commanded the vanguard of King [[Argilac Durrandon]] during the [[Last Storm]], though both men were killed by Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] and her [[dragon]] [[Meraxes]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Ser [[Damon Morrigen|Damon the Devout]], the [[Grand Captain|grand captain]] of the [[Warrior's Sons]], led his order from [[King's Landing]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]]. Opposing the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], he challenged him to a [[trial of seven]], resulting in Maegor's narrowly won victory and Damon's death at the king's hands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

After the death of Maegor, Ser [[Gyles Morrigen]], a young nephew to Damon the Devout, offered himself as a champion to the new king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], eager to prove his house's loyalty to the new monarch. After slaying Ser [[Harrold Langward]] of Maegor's [[Kingsguard]] in a [[trial by combat]], Gyles was appointed [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] by the king.{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

Ser [[Grance Morrigen]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{Ref|THK}}

Shortly before [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord Morrigen had a territorial dispute with Lord [[Armond Connington]], who attempted to win Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] to his side.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The Morrigens are among the storm lords who choose to fight for [[Renly Baratheon]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ACOK|31}} Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]], known as Guyard the Green, is a member of King Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]].{{Ref|ACOK|31}} The Morrigens turn to King [[Stannis Baratheon]] after Renly's death.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

The van of Stannis's army is placed under the command of Guyard, who then leads the foot during the attack on [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|52}} However, Guyard is slain at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] by Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], who is disguised as Renly.{{Ref|ACOK|62}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Lester Morrigen]] remains loyal to Stannis after the Blackwater.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
According to a semi-canon source, Lester has accompanied Stannis to the [[north]].{{ref|AWOIAF|Crow's Nest}}

Ser [[Tristan Rivers]] leads the [[taking of Crow's Nest]] by the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

==House Morrigen at the end of the third century==
The known Morrigens during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord [[Lester Morrigen]], Lord of Crow's Nest.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* Ser [[Richard Morrigen]], his brother and heir.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* Ser {[[Guyard Morrigen]]}, his youngest brother, called "''Guyard the Green''". Slain at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==Historical Members==
* [[Dickon Morrigen]], who perished in the [[Last Storm]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* Ser [[Damon Morrigen]], called "''Damon the Devout''", [[Grand Captain]] of the [[Warrior's Sons]] during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
** Ser [[Gyles Morrigen]], his nephew, served as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}
* Ser [[Grance Morrigen]], a [[knight]] during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and a participant in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{Ref|THK}}
* Lord Morrigen, who had a dispute with Lord [[Armond Connington]] a few years before [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

==Behind the Scenes==
The name, the seat and the coat of arms of House Morrigen may be a reference to the [[w:The Morrígan|Morrígan]], a goddess from [[w:Irish mythology|Irish mythology]]. A [https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Morrigan modern adaptation] of the deity is also featured in [[w:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] books; [[George R. R. Martin]] is a long-time Marvel reader.<ref>marvel.com: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120401023202/https://www.marvel.com/news/story/18400/the_marvel_life_george_r_r_martin The Marvel Life: George R. R. Martin] (March 30, 2012). Archived and retrieved April 1, 2012.</ref>

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Alyn Stokeworth

2026-03-09T16:38:58Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
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| lastname = Stokeworth
| arms = Stokeworth
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| image_caption = [[Bernarr Brune]] avenges Alyn Stokeworth's (bottom) death by Ertaç Altınöz for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]''
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'''Alyn Stokeworth''' was the Lord of [[Stokeworth]] and the head of [[House Stokeworth]] during the reign of kings [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]] and [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. He served as [[Hand of the King]] for both of them.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==History==
Lord Alyn was named [[Hand of the King]] by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] after the death of Ser [[Osmund Strong]], the previous Hand, in {{Date|34}}. When Aegon ordered the [[Aegonfort]] torn down and a stone castle to be built in its place in {{Date|35}}, he assigned the task to Alyn and Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], while he moved to [[Dragonstone]] with the rest of his court.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Lord Alyn brought his daughter [[Samantha Stokeworth|Samantha]] to court, who became a close friend and companion of Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Aegon the Conqueror died at Dragonstone in {{Date|37}} and Alyn remained as Hand for his son and heir, King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Upon Aenys' coronation, rebellions rose throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. The first of these challenges was by a bandit [[outlaw]] in the [[riverlands]] known as [[Harren the Red]], who claimed to be a grandson of King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]]. First, Aenys commanded Lord Stokeworth to take a fleet and army to the [[Vale of Arryn]] to put down a rebellion instigated by [[Jonos Arryn]] and restore his brother [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel]] to his lordship.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

As Alyn was about to set sail to the Vale, Aenys countermanded the order, fearing that Stokeworth's departure would leave [[King's Landing]] undefended. Instead, Alyn was sent to the riverlands with a few hundred men to hunt down Harren the Red. Alyn personally led the campaign against Red Harren and successfully caught and cornered the outlaw king in a village west of the [[Gods Eye]]. In the final fight, Harren killed Alyn but was subsequently slain by Alyn's squire, [[Bernarr Brune]]. A grateful King Aenys conferred [[knight]]hood on Brune.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

==References==
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Albin Massey

2026-03-09T15:45:48Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Albin
| lastname = Massey
| arms = Massey
| title = Lord
| image = File:Albin_Massey_by_Lopata_4.jpg
| image_caption = Albin by Lopata Four
| Alias =
| Title = [[Novice]] [[Lord of Stonedance]]{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} [[Master of laws]]{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} [[Lord justiciar]]{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
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'''Albin Massey''' was the Lord of [[Stonedance]] and the head of [[House Massey]] during the reigns of King [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I]] and King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

He served King Jaehaerys as [[master of laws]] from {{Date|50}} until his death in {{Date|59}}.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Appearance and Character==
Albin Massey was born with a twisted spine and a bent back that condemned him to walk with a limp.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

He was known for his sharp mind and did not lack for wits.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} During his tenure as [[master of laws]], he proved to be a man of great skills and an able councilor, earning the trust and gratitude of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

==History==
Albin Massey was the third son of the [[Lord of Stonedance]]. Born with a limp, Albin had been sent to the [[Citadel]] to forge a chain and become a [[maester]]. However, in {{Date|47}} a fever killed Albin's older brothers and lord father, making him the new Lord of Stonedance.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

In {{Date|48}}, Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] [[Jaehaerys Targaryen's uprising|pressed his claim to the throne]] against his [[usurper|usurping]] uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], and high [[lord]]s of the realm flocked to his cause. Maegor commanded a score of lesser lords, including Albin, to gather at [[King's Landing]], but their numbers were few and many soon lost heart. Shortly afterwards, Maegor was found dead upon the [[Iron Throne]], and the prince ascended as King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} In the chaos that followed Maegor's death, Albin fled back to Stonedance.{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}} During Jaehaerys' minority, Albin was the first lord to visit the young king at [[Dragonstone]], with other noblemen following his lead.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

In {{Date|50}}, King Jaehaerys [[Age of majority|came of age]], and gave Lord Albin a seat on the [[small council]], naming him [[lord justiciar]] and [[master of laws]]. After Jaehaerys dismissed [[Septon]] [[Mattheus]] from court, Albin was rumored to have remarked that the king required three persons to replace the corpulent prelate.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} After Mattheus was feared to become the [[High Septon]], Albin suggested silencing the septon with a sudden, mysterious death. Jaehaerys quickly dismissed this suggestion.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

After Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] resigned as [[Hand of the King]], Jaehaerys considered Albin for the office, but found him to be unsuitable. Albin himself counseled the king that he served him better from the shadows, for his twisted appearance would strike the ignorant as somehow sinister.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} In {{Date|55}}, Albin assisted King Jaehaerys in codifying, reorganizing, and reforming the [[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|kingdom's laws]], creating a single book of law for the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. He initially justified the right of the [[first night]] by noting that the practice originated from the [[Age of Heroes]] when it was considered a blessing for an ancient warrior to sleep with a [[maiden]] on her wedding night.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

Lord Albin perished during the harsh winter of {{Date|59}} from the [[Shivers]]. Jaehaerys did not find it easy to replace him as master of laws, but Albin was ultimately succeeded in the office by Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Quotes by Albin==
{{Quote|I do not limp when I read, nor when I write.{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}|Albin}}

{{Quote|There is more to the [[first night]] than lust, [[Alysanne Targaryen|Your Grace]]. The practice is an ancient one, older than the [[Andal]]s, older than the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]]. It goes back to the [[Dawn Age]], I do not doubt. The [[First Men]] were a savage race, and like the [[Free folk|wildings]] beyond the [[Wall]], they followed only strength. Their [[lord]]s and [[king]]s were warriors, mighty men and heroes, and they wanted their sons to be the same. If a warlord chose to bestow his seed upon some [[maid]] on her [[wedding]] night, it was seen as … a sort of blessing. And if a child should come of the coupling, so much the better. The husband could then claim the honor of raising a hero's son as his own.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}|Albin to [[Alysanne Targaryen]]}}

==References==
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Shield Islands

2026-03-08T20:13:52Z

LordSeaSnake: The line is said in the context of the nobility

{{redirect|Misty Islands
|the seat of House Fisher|Misty Isle}}
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The '''Shield Islands''', commonly called the '''Shields'''{{Ref|AFFC|32}} or '''Four Shields''',{{Ref|AFFC|29}} are four islands of the [[Reach]]. They are located in the [[Sunset Sea]] west of [[Highgarden]] and protect the [[Mander]] from the [[Iron Islands]].{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The ruling houses are [[House Chester]] of [[Greenshield]], [[House Grimm]] of [[Greyshield]], [[House Hewett]] of [[Oakenshield]], and [[House Serry]] of [[Southshield]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Culture==
When any sign of [[w:longship|longships]] is spotted, elders in watchtowers light beacon fires, which in turn cause other watchtowers to light their own beacons and spread the warning to settlements further inland so they will not be caught unaware.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

The nobility of the Four Shields often [[Marriage|marry]] one another.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

==History==
===Ancient History===
[[File:Ben Zweifel Shield Islands Dromon.JPG|thumb|350px|Shield Islands dromon engages an [[ironborn]] vessel, by Ben Zweifel © Fantasy Flight Games]]
According to legend, [[Owen Oakenshield]], a son of [[Garth Greenhand]], conquered the islands and drove [[selkies]] and [[merlings]] into the sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

The Shield Islands were originally known as the '''Misty Islands'''. Thousands of years ago, the [[ironborn]] were free to plunder villages and towns along the [[Mander]] and its tributaries.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} [[Joron I Blacktyde]], [[High King of the Iron Islands]], captured [[Gyles II Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], in a naval battle near the Misty Islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} [[Torgon Greyiron]] used [[Greyshield]] as his stronghold.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

The Misty Islands were renamed the Shield Islands once King [[Garth VII Gardener]] drove out the ironmen and fortified them with men from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}} The [[House Gardener|Gardener]] kings armed the fisher folk of the Shield Islands to protect not only themselves, but also the Mander, thus giving the islands their name.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The Shields were included within the [[Reach proper]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}

===Recent History===
During her search for the missing [[Aerea Targaryen]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] and her dragon, [[Dreamfyre]], were seen flying over the Shields and the [[Arbor]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his granddaughter, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], visited the Shields in {{Date|89}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] forced the submission of the Shields to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Galleys from the Shields joined the fleet of Lord [[Alyn Oakenfist]] when he sailed to confront Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] and Princess [[Elia Martell]] visited the Shields on their way to [[Casterly Rock]], where their mother was to broker their marriage to the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] twins, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]].{{Ref|aSoS|70}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], longships of the Shield Islands were defeated by [[House Greyjoy]] in the [[battle at the Mander]], although [[Quellon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], was killed in the fighting.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
In {{Date|300}} the Shield Islands are invaded by [[ironborn]] led by [[Euron Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]]. The ironborn ships outmaneuver the local island defenses and captures most of their fleet. Following the [[taking of the Shields]], Euron names [[Harras Harlaw]] as Lord of [[Greyshield]], [[Andrik the Unsmiling]] as Lord of [[Southshield]], [[Maron Volmark]] as Lord of [[Greenshield]], and [[Nute the Barber]] as Lord of [[Oakenshield]].{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

After the [[siege of Dragonstone]] ends, the [[Redwyne fleet]] begins sailing back to the Reach.{{Ref|AFFC|36}} Using the Shields as their base, the ironborn raid the [[Mander]] and attack the [[invasion of the Arbor|Arbor]].{{Ref|AFFC|36}}{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Victarion Greyjoy]] leads the [[Iron Fleet]] from the Shields to [[Slaver's Bay]]. Captives from the Shields are to be sold into [[slavery]] in [[Lys]].{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|In ancient days, the [[ironborn]] had boldly sailed the river road and plundered all along the [[Mander]] and its vassal streams ... until the [[King of the Reach|kings of the green hand]] had armed the fisherfolk on the four small islands off the Mander's mouth and named them his shields.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}|thoughts of [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Though the men of the Shield Islands called themselves sailors, they crossed the seas in dread and went lightly clad in battle for fear of drowning.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}|thoughts of [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|What the [[kraken]] grasps it does not loose. These isles were once [[ironborn|ours]], and now they are again ... but we need strong men to hold them. So rise, Ser [[Harras Harlaw]], [[Lord of Greyshield]]. Rise, [[Andrik the Unsmiling]], [[Lord of Southshield]]. Rise, [[Maron Volmark]], [[Lord of Greenshield]]. And rise, [[Nute the Barber]], [[Lord of Oakenshield]].{{Ref|AFFC|20}}|[[Euron Greyjoy]] at [[Lord Hewett's castle]]}}

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Submission of Stokeworth

2026-03-07T05:24:59Z

LordSeaSnake:

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The '''submission of Stokeworth''' occurred quite early in [[Aegon's Conquest]], shortly after the [[Aegon's Landing|landing]] of [[Aegon I Targaryen|the Conqueror]]. Following the construction of the [[Aegonfort]], Aegon I dispatched his wives [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] to secure the submission of nearby castles.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

While [[Rosby]], the seat of [[House Rosby]], [[yielding of Rosby|yielded]] to Rhaenys and [[Meraxes]] without a fight, a few crossbowmen shot arrows at Visenya and [[Vhagar]] at [[Stokeworth]]. As a result, the dragon set the roofs of the castle keep ablaze, which led to [[House Stokeworth]] to quickly submit.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

==References==
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House Blackbar

2026-03-05T17:33:56Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''House Blackbar of Bandallon''' is a noble house from [[Bandallon]] in the [[Reach]]. According to semi-canon sources, the Blackbars blazon their shields with a black fess on silver.<ref> The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ In the Reach]</ref>

==History==
During his reign, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] visited the Blackbars at Bandallon in {{Date|54}},{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} and again in {{Date|89}}. During his second visit at Bandallon, the king's [[First Quarrel|estrangement]] with Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] had been noticed. Lord Blackbar's youngest daughter boldy tried to seduce the king by seating herself in his lap and attempting he feed him a grape, but Jaehaerys rebuffed her.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Ser [[Elwood Blackbar]] was among the [[knight]]s that participated at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|THK| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
House Blackbar declares for [[Renly Baratheon]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ACOK|31}}

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

* Ser [[Leo Blackbar]]. He is married to [[Olene Tyrell]].{{Ref|ASOS|appendix}}

==Historical Members==
*Lord Blackbar, during the later reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], in {{Date|89}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
**Daughter(s).{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
**Youngest daughter.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*Ser [[Elwood Blackbar]], who participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|THK| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}

==References==
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Bandallon

2026-03-05T17:27:50Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| location = [[Reach]], [[Westeros]]
| seat = [[House Blackbar]]
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'''Bandallon''' is the seat of [[House Blackbar]] in the [[Reach]]. It is located on the shores of the [[Sunset Sea]],{{Ref|AWOIAF|Bandallon}} west of [[Brightwater Keep]], northwest of [[Oldtown]], and southwest of the [[Shield Islands]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref>

==History==
After the election of [[Septon]] [[Alfyn]] to the seat of [[High Septon]], King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] visited Bandallon, [[Three Towers]], [[Uplands]], and [[Honeyholt]] while awaiting the arrival of the ailing Alfyn to [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

In {{Date|89}}, King Jaehaerys I stopped at Bandallon during one of his [[Royal progress|progress]] around the [[Reach]]. As Jaehaerys was [[First Quarrel|estranged]] from his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], at the time, Lord [[House Blackbar|Blackbar]]'s youngest daughter boldly tried to seduce the king. Jaehaerys refused her advances, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

While sailing against Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]] in the [[westerlands]] in {{Date|133}}, Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]'s [[Velaryon fleet|fleet]] passed Bandallon.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==References==
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House Norcross

2026-03-05T02:04:09Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Norcross
| image = House Norcross.svg
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'''House Norcross''' is a noble house from the [[Reach]]. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their shield with a cross embattled, black on white.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref>

==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser [[Tyler Norcross]] supported King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]], joining the host of Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]. Ser Tyler was a member of the [[Caltrops]], a group of conspirators that wanted the [[dragonseeds]] [[Ulf the White]] and [[Hugh Hammer|Hard Hugh Hammer]] dead, though he was later killed at the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons – Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Ser [[Jeffory Norcross]], known as Neveryield, was a famous [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

Ser [[Hosman Norcross]] was a [[household knight]] in service to Ser [[Colin Florent]], [[castellan]] of [[Brightwater Keep]]. Ser Colin received an offer from Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to a betrothal between his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to Colin's daughter [[Delena Florent|Delena]], after Delena was despoiled by King [[Robert I Baratheon]] in the wedding bed of her cousin, [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]], and his brother, Lord [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]]. However, Colin preferred to wed his daughter to Ser Hosman over a dwarf. The result of King Robert and Delena's union was [[Edric Storm]], fostered with Lord [[Renly Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|35}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Bayard Norcross]] is among the household knights who spend time with Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has an arrest warrant signed for Bayard as part of her plan to get rid of Margaery. He is sent to the dungeons of the [[Red Keep]] after his arrest.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

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

* Ser [[Hosman Norcross]], a household [[knight]] at [[Brightwater Keep]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
** [[Delena Florent]], his wife.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
*** [[Alester Norcross]], his eldest son.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
*** [[Renly Norcross]], his second son.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

With unspecified familiar relationship with this branch there is also:

* Ser [[Bayard Norcross]], a household knight of [[Highgarden]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

{{Norcross tree}}

==Historical Members==
* Ser [[Tyler Norcross]], who fought for the [[greens]] in the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
* Ser [[Jeffory Norcross]], better known as ''Neveryield'', a famous knight of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==References==
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Brimstone

2026-03-03T20:39:34Z

LordSeaSnake:

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[[File:Brimstone.jpg|350px|thumb|© Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Brimstone''' is a river in southern [[Dorne]], known for its sulphurous waters.<ref>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref><ref>''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>

==Geography==
The Brimstone is a placid river that courses to southern [[Dorne]] and drains into the [[Summer Sea]]. The river's cloudy yellow waters stink of sulphur, and the plants that grow along its banks are strange and stunted.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne}} The fish that swim in the sulphurous waters sicken the men that eat them.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

The [[Hellholt]], the seat of [[House Uller]], sits next to the river.<ref>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> [[Maester]] [[Yandel]] is reluctant to speak of the strange people that live on the banks of the Brimstone.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne}}

==History==
During the [[coming of the Andals]], the [[House Uller|Ullers]] raised the [[Hellholt]], a grim and stinking keep, on the banks of the Brimstone.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}} [[House Dryland]] ruled as [[King of the Brimstone|Kings of the Brimstone]] from [[Hellgate Hall]] until the last of their line, [[Lucifer Dryland]], was sent to the [[Wall]] by [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Coming of the Rhoynar}}

During the [[First Dornish War]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] had Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]] garrison his invading host at the abandoned Hellholt, for it was a strong castle on the Brimstone, and thought to be well situated to deal with any revolts against [[House Targaryen]]. However, the fish taken from the sulphurous river made Lord Tyrell's men sicken.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

When Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] sailed past Dorne towards Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]] in {{Date|133}}, a sudden storm briefly scattered [[Velaryon fleet|his fleet]]. Near the mouth of the Brimstone, a damaged [[galley]] put in to take aboard fresh water and make repairs, but was attacked under the cover of darkness by bandits, who slaughtered her crew and looted her supplies.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

==References==
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Harlan Tyrell

2026-03-03T05:12:44Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| arms = Tyrell
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'''Harlan Tyrell'''{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}<ref name="harlen">asoiaf.westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/34958-the-asoiaf-wiki-thread/page/163/#comment-9010004 The ASOIAF wiki thread – Comment by Ran], January 3, 2024</ref> was the head of [[House Tyrell]] and [[High Steward]] of the [[Reach]]. He was the first Tyrell to rule the Reach as [[Lord of Highgarden]] after [[Aegon's Conquest]].

==Character==
Harlan Tyrell was a capable [[steward]] and [[lord]], serving [[House Targaryen]] loyally.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==History==
===The Conquest===
At the time of [[Aegon's Conquest]] in {{Date|-2}}, Harlan Tyrell served as the [[High Steward]] to [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], an office his forebears had held for centuries.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} After Mern died at the [[Field of Fire]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] marched on [[Highgarden]], where Harlan yielded the castle without a fight, pledging his support to Aegon. For this, Aegon named him [[Lord of Highgarden]] and gave him dominion over the [[Reach]] as [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]] and [[Warden of the South]],{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} despite the fact that the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] could only claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]] through the female line, while other houses, with older and more distinguished lineages, had closer blood ties to the now-extinct [[House Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

Harlan's elevation to Lord of Highgarden caused a number of his bannermen to voice their resentment, who bitterly complained about having to serve an "upjumped steward". However, their complaints were of no avail. Maester [[Yandel]] speculates that Harlan had been chosen as the new Lord of Highgarden by Aegon I because the Tyrells had not taken up arms against the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], whereas the [[House Oakheart|Oakhearts]], the [[House Florent|Florents]], the [[House Rowan|Rowans]], the [[House Peake|Peakes]], and the [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]] had marched beside King Mern.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

===First Dornish War===
Harlan served the Targaryens loyally and proved able in his lordship of the Reach. During the [[First Dornish War]], he marched south in {{Date|4}} beside King Aegon at the head of a massive army thirty thousand strong, led by two thousand mounted [[knight]]s and three hundred [[lord]]s and [[bannermen]]. Lord Tyrell was heard to say that they had the strength to smash any Dornish army that tried to oppose them, even without Aegon and his [[dragon]] [[Balerion]].{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} The king and Lord Tyrell warred against the [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] mountain lords in the [[Prince's Pass]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} however the Dornishmen never gave proper battle, withdrawing upon sight of the invading host. Upon emerging from the Prince's Pass, Aegon divided his forces and marched against [[Skyreach]], while Harlan was sent south against Lord [[Uthor Uller]] of the [[Hellholt]].{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

The Dornish sun proved unrelenting to the invaders as Lord Tyrell marched towards the Hellholt, with his men struggling to find water as every waterhole and oasis in the army's path had been poisoned. Horses began to die daily, followed by their riders; Harlan lost a quarter of his men and nearly all his horses to the Dornish sands. By the time the Tyrell army had arrived at the Hellholt, he founded it abandoned,{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} the Ullers having fled.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

After the Targaryens had claimed [[Sunspear]], Harlan was placed in charge of putting down revolts, while Lord [[Jon Rosby]] was given charge of Sunspear. The king had thought the Hellholt was well situated to deal with any revolts. However, the Tyrell men sickened from the sulphurous waters of the [[Brimstone]], while Lord [[House Vaith|Vaith]] and Lord [[House Qorgyle|Qorgyle]] had their spearmen cut down Tyrell foraging parties and patrols. In {{Date|5}}, upon learning of [[Defenestration of Sunspear|the fall]] of Sunspear and Lord Rosby's death at the hands of Princess [[Meria Martell]], Harlan gathered his remaining strength and announced his intentions to capture [[Vaith]] and retake Sunspear. However, he vanished with his entire army in the sands of Dorne east of the Hellholt, never to be found again.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Harlan was succeeded in his titles by his young son [[Theo Tyrell|Theo]], who was much reluctant to continue the war against Dorne following the fate that befell his father.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Harlan's name is misspelled as "Harlen"<ref name="harlen"/> in the appendices of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'',{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'',{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'',{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} and ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

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

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Alerie Hightower

2026-03-02T22:46:22Z

LordSeaSnake:

{{For|the wife of Otto Hightower in the adaptation ''House of the Dragon''|Alyrie Florent}}
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| firstname = Alerie
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| image_caption = Lady Alerie, by Bella Bergolts ©
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| Title = Lady of [[Highgarden]]
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]] [[House Tyrell]]
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|257|264}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alerie Hightower|Alerie Hightower]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Mother =
| Spouse = Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]
| Issue = [[Willas Tyrell]] [[Garlan Tyrell]] [[Loras Tyrell]] [[Margaery Tyrell]]
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
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Lady '''Alerie Hightower''' is the daughter of Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] of [[Oldtown]], and the spouse of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]]. She is the mother of his four children, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]], [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]], and [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Alerie Hightower|l1=Images of Alerie Hightower}}
Alerie is tall and handsome, with long silvery hair which she braids with jeweled rings.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}{{Ref|ASOS|60}} She is younger than her husband, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] thinks she always has a pinched expression.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

[[Sansa Stark]] finds Alerie to be dignified,{{Ref|ASOS|6}} but [[Cersei Lannister]] thinks her vapid.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Alerie Tyrell by Christine MitzukII.png|thumb|Alerie, by Christine Mitzuk ©]]
Lady Alerie is part of the retinue of her daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]], when they travel to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

Lady Tyrell sedately dances with her husband, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] during [[Wedding of Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark|the wedding]] of [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Sansa Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Alerie proudly attends [[Purple Wedding|the wedding]] of King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]] and Margaery. When Joffrey chokes to death during the feast, Alerie comforts her daughter by explaining that the king choked on pie. Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], however, insists that her son was [[poison]]ed and accuses her brother, Tyrion.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lady Alerie attends the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

Alerie echoes her good-mother, Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]], that King [[Tommen I Baratheon]] should share a bed with Margaery after they are wed; Cersei acquiesces to the couple spending only their wedding night together, however.{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Alerie makes the arrangements for [[Wedding of Tommen I Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell|the modest wedding feast]] held in the [[Small Hall]].{{Ref|AFFC|12}}

After the wedding, Alerie leaves King's Landing for the Reach with Olenna and her second son, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Alerie''': Mother. 
'''Olenna''': Hush, Alerie, don't take that tone with me. And don't call me Mother. If I'd given birth to you, I'm sure I'd remember. I'm only to blame for [[Mace Tyrell|your husband]], the lord oaf of [[Highgarden]].{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|Alerie and [[Olenna Tyrell]]}}

{{Quote|[[Joffrey Baratheon|He]] choked, sweetling. He [[Purple Wedding|choked on the pie]]. It was naught to do with you. He choked. We all saw.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}|Alerie to [[Margaery Tyrell]]}}

==Family==
{{Hightower tree}}

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

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Joffrey Doggett

2026-03-01T00:02:57Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| epithet = the Red Dog of the Hills
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'''Joffrey Doggett''', known as '''the Red Dog of the Hills''', was a [[knight]] from [[House Doggett]] during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], and a member of the [[Lannisport]] chapter of the [[Warrior's Sons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} He was later named to the [[Kingsguard]] by King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

==Character==
Joffrey wielded a [[longsword]].{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

==History==
===The Faith Militant uprising===
In {{Date|43}}, during the [[Faith Militant]] [[Faith Militant uprising|uprising]], Joffrey was chosen as the new [[Grand Captain]] of the [[Warrior's Sons]] to replace the late Ser [[Damon Morrigen]]. He was determined to restore the order to its former glory and rode with a hundred men to seek the blessing of the [[High Septon (Aenys I)|High Septon]]. By the time he arrived at [[Oldtown]], he had amassed two thousand followers of knights, squires and [[freerider]]s.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

By {{Date|44}}, the Warrior's Sons were outlawed and no longer had the strength to defy the [[Iron Throne]] in open battle, so the Red Dog sent them out disguised as [[hedge knight]]s to hunt down and kill Targaryen loyalists and "traitors to the Faith". Former Warrior's Son Ser [[Morgan Hightower]], Old Lord [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]], Lord [[House Peake|Peake]]'s son and heir, Ser [[Davos Darklyn]]'s aged father and Blind [[Jon Hogg]] were all killed by Doggett's followers.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

By late {{Date|45}}, Joffrey ruled the hill country north of the [[Golden Tooth]] in all but name.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

[[Septon]] [[Moon (septon)|Moon]] and Joffrey led the [[Poor Fellows]] against the king in {{Date|48}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

===Early reign of Jaehaerys I===
Joffrey survived the war against [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]]. Given safe conduct, he journeyed to [[Oldtown]] with Lord [[Prentys Tully]] and his lady wife, [[Lucinda Broome]], to meet the new young king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], who had come to Oldtown to receive the [[High Lickspittle|High Septon]]'s blessing. The Red Dog was received courteously by the king and he asked that the [[Law and justice|laws]] forbidding the Faith Militant be undone. Jaehaerys refused, but asked Doggett instead to serve in his [[Kingsguard]]. When Joffrey drew his sword, [[Grand Maester]] [[Benifer]], who was present, feared Joffrey might intend to harm Jaehaerys. Instead, he placed the sword at the king's feet and, with tears in his eyes, accepted the offer.{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Kingsguard===
Joffrey guarded King Jaehaerys during the [[Golden Wedding]], where it was announced that the remaining five slots of the Kingsguard were to be filled in melees that became known as the [[War for the White Cloaks]]. One of the five victors, a young man named Ser [[Pate the Woodcock]], was accused by some of not truly being a knight, but such was the lad's skill that Joffrey personally knighted Pate to end the accusations. Hundreds of onlookers cheered and Pate was given the white cloak of the Kingsguard.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

When Princess [[Alysanne Targaryen]] discovered her betrothal plans, she informed Jaehaerys, who acted immediately and ordered Ser [[Gyles Morrigen]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], to discreetly travel to [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] under the cover of darkness with the rest of the white cloaks. Jaehaerys and Alysanne later flew to the island. On [[Dragonstone]], Doggett and the Kingsguard stood witness as Jaehaerys and Alysanne [[Marriage|married]], with [[Septon]] [[Oswyck]] performing the ceremony. When Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]] and Queen Regent [[Alyssa Velaryon]] arrived and tried to take the royal children back, Joffrey and his sworn brothers defied the [[Hand of the King|King's Hand]] by forming a wall in front of their king and queen, informing Rogar that he would be the first to die if his men attacked.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

During Jaehaerys's minority on Dragonstone, Joffrey and his sworn brothers sparred with their young king, who spent every morning until midday in the castle yard training with sword, shield and any other weapon. In the book allegedly written by Lady [[Coryanne Wylde]], ''[[A Caution for Young Girls]]'', the author claimed to have bedded both Joffrey and his sworn brother Ser Pate the Woodcock, although most maesters dismiss these claims.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

After reaching his [[Age of majority|majority]], the king went on a [[royal progress]] of the [[crownlands]] and [[riverlands]] with the queen. During their stay in [[Maidenpool]], Joffrey and Ser Gyles Morrigen guarded the entrance of [[Jonquil's Pool]] when Queen Alysanne and her ladies entered to bathe in the sacred waters. Both men rushed in when they heard screams. Three sisters of the order who attended the pools had tried to kill Alysanne, but her ladies shielded her so the queen was unharmed. Joffrey and Gyles slew two of the attackers and spared the third for questioning.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

When the [[High Lickspittle|High Septon]] passed away in {{Date|54}}, Jaehaerys and Alysanne traveled to [[Oldtown]] upon their [[dragon]]s to pay their respects and to influence the choice of the next [[High Septon]]. They took two protectors with them. To balance the weight for the dragons, [[Jonquil Darke]] rode with King Jaehaerys on [[Vermithor]], while Joffrey rode with Queen Alysanne on [[Silverwing]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

During the harsh winter of {{Date|59}} and the ensuing plague of the [[Shivers]], Joffrey rode out with King Jaehaerys and the rest of his escort when the news that the [[master of coin]], Lord [[Rego Draz]], had been brutally murdered. King Jaehaerys was enraged at the sight of Lord Rego's mutilated corpse. When he saw the king's face, Joffrey thought for a moment that he was looking at the face of King [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]]. The men responsible for the murder were later caught and hanged from the walls of the [[Red Keep]] with their entrails dangling out.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==References==
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House Doggett

2026-02-28T06:01:05Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''House Doggett''' is a noble house from the [[westerlands]]. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with per bend a white [[unicorn]] on green, a black [[raven]] on white.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref> Their words are not known.

==History==
During the [[Faith Militant]] [[Faith Militant uprising|uprising]], Ser Joffrey Doggett was chosen as the new [[Grand Captain]] of the [[Warrior's Sons]], becoming a prominent rebel commander in the campaign against King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. As a result, Maegor the Cruel later used [[Balerion]] to set [[Dragonflame|aflame]] the seat of the Doggetts and reducing it to ash, burning alive the father, mother, and young sister of Joffrey, alongside their [[sworn sword]]s, serving men, and chattel.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Joffrey Doggett survived Maegor's reign and made peace with his nephew, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. With the Faith Militant abolished, Jaehaerys granted him a place in his [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==House Doggett at the end of the third century==
The known Doggetts during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* no member has appeared yet.

==Historical Members==
* Unknown Doggett, [[dragonflame|burned]] alive by King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] with [[Balerion]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
** His lady wife, burned alive with her husband.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
*** Ser [[Joffrey Doggett]], his son, the ''Red Dog of the Hills'', [[Grand Captain]] of the [[Warrior's Sons]] during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|TSOTD}} A knight of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*** His young daughter, burned alive with her father.{{Ref|TSOTD}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

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House Ashford

2026-02-28T05:34:41Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''House Ashford of Ashford''' is a noble house from [[Ashford]] in the [[Reach]]. It blazons its arms with a white [[sun]]-and-chevron{{refn|group="N"|In [[Westeros|Westerosi]] [[heraldry]], chevrons and their variations correspond with real-world "inverted chevrons".<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/34958-the-asoiaf-wiki-thread/page/62/#comment-7483493 The ASOIAF wiki thread – Comment by Ran (February 29, 2016)]</ref>}} on orange.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref>{{ref|thk}} According to semi-canon sources, their words are "Our Sun Shines Bright".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==History==
Ser [[Alyn Ashford]] participated in a [[tourney at Old Oak]] in {{Date|73}}, where he was defeated by Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

House Ashford held [[Tourney at Ashford Meadow|a tourney]] at [[Ashford Meadow]] in {{date|209}}. [[Lord Ashford]]'s sons, Ser [[Androw Ashford|Androw]] and Ser [[Robert Ashford|Robert]], were two of the original champions of their [[Lord Ashford's daughter|thirteen-year-old sister]]. During the tourney an [[Tanselle|altercation occurred]] between Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] and Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]]. This resulted in Duncan striking the prince, claiming that he was only following the [[knight]]'s vows to defend the weak. Aerion demanded a [[trial of seven]] to clear his name. The tourney became the theater of the first trial of seven in more than a hundred years. During the trial King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]'s son and heir, Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], was slain by his own brother, Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]].{{ref|thk}}

Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] was defeated at the [[Battle of Ashford]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|aSoS|19}} As bannermen of [[House Tyrell]], House Ashford can be presumed to have remained loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] during Robert's Rebellion.

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

* No member has appeared yet.

==Historical Members==
* Ser [[Alyn Ashford]], a [[knight]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* [[Lord Ashford]], head of the family during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|thk}}
** Ser [[Androw Ashford]], his eldest son and heir, a knight.{{ref|thk}}
** Ser [[Robert Ashford]], his second son, a knight.{{ref|thk}}
** [[Lord Ashford's daughter|His daughter]], short with yellow hair and a round pink face, thirteen years old at the time of the tourney.{{ref|thk}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Owen Costayne

2026-02-15T01:33:51Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Owen Costayne''' was the Lord of the [[Three Towers]] and the head of [[House Costayne]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
Lord Costayne supported Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Owen, along with Lord [[Alan Tarly]] and Ser [[Alan Beesbury]], trapped Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s forces between them and Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and the [[Tom Flowers|Bastard of Bitterbridge]] and the banks of the [[Honeywine]]. Lord Hightower's lines were starting to crumble and defeat seemed all but a forgone conclusion. Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] joined the [[Battle of the Honeywine]] on his dragon [[Tessarion]], however, turning the battle for the [[greens]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Owen died slowly from a wound given by [[Jon Roxton|Bold Jon Roxton's]] blade, [[Orphan-Maker]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Alan Tarly

2026-02-15T01:33:40Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Alan Tarly''' was the Lord of [[Horn Hill]] and the head of [[House Tarly]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He and [[Alan Beesbury]] are remembered as the [[Two Alans]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
Alan supported Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]]. Joined by Lord [[Owen Costayne]] and Ser [[Alan Beesbury]], Lord Tarly trapped Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s forces along the banks of the [[Honeywine]] between them and another army of blacks led by Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and [[Tom Flowers]]. Ormund's lines started to crumble and defeat seemed all but a forgone conclusion. However, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] attacked on his dragon, [[Tessarion]], turning the battle for the [[greens]]. Alan was captured after the [[Battle of the Honeywine]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==Family==
The relation between Alan and Lord [[Donald Tarly]], the head of the house during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], is unknown. As neither of Donald's daughters succeeded him, it is likely that Alan was Donald's son.
{{Tarly tree Dance}}

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Owen Costayne

2026-02-15T01:31:59Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Owen Costayne''' was the Lord of the [[Three Towers]] and the head of [[House Costayne]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
Lord Costayne supported Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Owen, along with Lord [[Alan Tarly]] and Ser [[Alan Beesbury]], trapped Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s forces between them and Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and the [[Tom Flowers|Bastard of Bitterbridge]] and the banks of the [[Honeywine]]. Lord Hightower's lines were starting to crumble and defeat seemed all but a forgone conclusion. Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] joined the [[Battle of the Honeywine]] on his dragon [[Tessarion]], however, turning the battle for the [[greens]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Owen died slowly from a wound given by [[Jon Roxton|Bold Jon Roxton's]] blade, [[Orphan-Maker]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==References==
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Alan Tarly

2026-02-15T01:31:55Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Alan Tarly''' was the Lord of [[Horn Hill]] and the head of [[House Tarly]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He and [[Alan Beesbury]] are remembered as the [[Two Alans]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
Alan supported Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]]. Joined by Lord [[Owen Costayne]] and Ser [[Alan Beesbury]], Lord Tarly trapped Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s forces along the banks of the [[Honeywine]] between them and another army of blacks led by Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and [[Tom Flowers]]. Ormund's lines started to crumble and defeat seemed all but a forgone conclusion. However, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] attacked on his dragon, [[Tessarion]], turning the battle for the [[greens]]. Alan was captured after the [[Battle of the Honeywine]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==Family==
The relation between Alan and Lord [[Donald Tarly]], the head of the house during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], is unknown. As neither of Donald's daughters succeeded him, it is likely that Alan was Donald's son.
{{Tarly tree Dance}}

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Shivers

2026-02-09T04:32:05Z

LordSeaSnake:

The '''Shivers''' is a disease which has plagued [[Westeros]] on several occasions. The most recently known occurrance of the disease was during the terrible winter of {{date|59}} to {{date|60}}.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Characteristics==
The Shivers progresses quickly. First the afflicted will get a chill, then shivering that gets progressively worse, until it is so bad that the teeth chatter and the arms and legs convulse uncontrollably. When the end is near, the lips turn blue and the victim begins to cough up blood.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

The course of the Shivers is remarkably swift: death can come within a day of the onset of the first chill. Old and young are most vulnerable, though even men in the prime of life can wake up healthy one morning and be struck dead by the next. In the winter of 59 and 60 AC, no more than one in five of those who caught the Shivers ever recovered.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

During the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], many suspected that the plague was spread by rats, the small brown kind that sneak aboard sailing ships. It was clear that the disease was not native to Westeros, but spread from some foreign land, as it started in the ports of Westeros. The [[maester]]s of the [[Citadel]] never conclusively determined if the rats were the cause of the spread of the disease, but [[cat]]s became very popular and expensive during the epidemic.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
The Shivers struck [[Westeros]] in {{Date|59}}, during the first year of an especially cruel winter plagued by widespread famine. The first cases of the Shivers started in the eastern parts of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], moving across the [[Blackwater Bay]] and up the [[Blackwater Rush]], hitting the islands off the [[crownlands]], including [[Dragonstone]] and [[Driftmark]]. From there, the disease spread across the lands. [[Oldtown]] lost a quarter of its population, and [[King's Landing]] was hit hardest of all. Half of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]'s [[small council]] died, along with many of the lords of the Great Houses, a third of the [[maester]]s of the [[Citadel]], and the [[High Septon]]. King Jaehaerys's own six-year old daughter, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys]], fell ill as well, and died a day and a half after first complaining of being cold in {{Date|60}}.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

[[Qarl Corbray]], the Lord Commander of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]], and many of his men died, resulting in chaos in the city. Lord [[Rego Draz]], the [[master of coin]], was murdered when he happened upon a hungry and partially drunk crowd that blamed him for the high cost of food and all foreigners for the plague.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Known victims==
===Deceased===
'''Crownlands:'''{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]], on [[Claw Isle]], the first lord to die
** His son and heir, who died three days after his father
* Lord [[Lord Staunton (father of Cassella)|Staunton]], his wife, and their children at [[Rook's Rest]]
* Septa [[Edyth]], on [[Dragonstone]]
* Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]'s second son and three of his daughters on [[Driftmark]]
* Lord [[House Bar Emmon|Bar Emmon]]
* Lord [[House Rosby|Rosby]]
* Ser [[Samgood of Sour Hill]] of the [[Kingsguard]] in King's Landing
* Ser [[Victor the Valiant]] of the Kingsguard in King's Landing
* Lord [[Albin Massey]] in King's Landing
* Lord [[Qarl Corbray]] in King's Landing
* Grand Maester [[Benifer]] in King's Landing
* Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys Targaryen]] in King's Landing

'''Riverlands:'''{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Prentys Tully]] at [[Riverrun]]
** His wife, Lady [[Lucinda Broome]], died the following day
* Lady [[Jirelle Mooton|Jirelle]] of [[Maidenpool]]

'''Westerlands:'''{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Lyman Lannister]]
* Lord [[House Marbrand|Marbrand]]
* Lord [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]]
* Lord [[House Westerling|Westerling]]

'''The Reach:'''{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* A quarter of [[Oldtown]]'s population
* The wife and children of [[Eustace Hightower]]
* Lord [[Donnel Hightower]]
* The [[High Septon]]
* Twoscore of the [[Most Devout]]
* A third of the [[archmaesters]], [[maester]]s, acolytes and novices at the [[Citadel]]

'''The stormlands:'''{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Ser [[Ronnal Baratheon]]
** Ronnal's wife and sons
* The wife of Ser [[Garon Baratheon]]

===Sickened but recovered===
* Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]], on [[Driftmark]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* [[Boremund Baratheon]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* [[Jocelyn Baratheon]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Behind the Scenes==
The disease may be inspired by [[w:Pneumonic plague|pneumonic plague]], and the epidemic occurred during the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] may be a reference to the [[w:Plague of Justinian|Plague of Justinian]].

==References==
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Abelar Hightower

2026-02-08T20:49:23Z

LordSeaSnake:

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'''Abelar Hightower''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Hightower]] during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}}

==Appearance and Character==
In the lists, Abelar wore clothes of [[silver]] and smoke colors, with the [[Hightower|stone watchtower]] of [[House Hightower]] depicted on his shield. His grey [[Horse|stallion]] had silver-and-smoke trappings matching Abelar's attire.{{Ref|THK}}

According to a semi-canon source, he was heir to the ruling [[Lord of Oldtown]].{{Ref|THK|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]], 2nd edition, [[List of characters and arms in The Hedge Knight graphic novel collection|Roll of Arms]]}} Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] considered him to be an unexceptional [[knight]] of high birth and low skill.{{Ref|THK}}

==History==
Abelar took part in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}, where he challenged Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]], one of the tourney champions, in the first joust. Abelar and Valarr both broke lances against each other on the first tilt, but on the second, the prince knocked Abelar off his horse with a lance blow to the chest. Abelar's [[squire]] had to call two servingmen to carry the dazed knight off the field and back to his tent, the first of Valarr's nine victories against "undistinguished foes".{{Ref|THK}}

==References==
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Gawen Swann

2026-02-08T20:41:59Z

LordSeaSnake:

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| lastname = Swann
| arms = Swann
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'''Gawen Swann''' was the Lord of [[Stonehelm]] and the head of [[House Swann]] during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}}

==Appearance and Character==
During the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Lord Gawen's armor, cloak, and horse bardings were a riot of black and white, down to the stripes on his scabbard and lance.{{Ref|THK}}

By {{Date|209}}, Gawen was an old man and gray-haired. Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] regarded him as a [[knight]] of unexceptional [[tourney]] prowess, a lord of high birth but low skill. Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] likewise thought him to be undistinguished.{{Ref|THK}}

==History==
Lord Gawen's [[fool]] had named Prince [[Matarys Targaryen]] the "Even Younger Prince".{{Ref|THK}}

Lord Gawen participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}, where he challenged Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]]. Although he nearly defeated the prince in the first tilt, Valarr knocked him from his saddle in the second tilt and Gawen quickly yielded to the prince, the second of Valarr's nine hollow victories against "undistinguished foes". When Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] searched for a seventh knight for his [[trial of seven]], Gawen ignored his call for help, laughing softly at a comment from Lord [[Pearse Caron]].{{Ref|THK}}

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