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2026-07-13T19:08:10Z

Morgiou: Corrected the grammar in the first sentence of the section on legitimization (a minor change), but also relocated the entire "dangling" clause about high septons to the only place where it made grammatical and logical sense without substantive re-editing.

[[File:Natascha RoeoesliJonSnowGhost.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Jon Snow]], the acknowledged bastard son of [[Eddard Stark]], by Natascha Roeoesli © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A '''bastard''' is a person whose parents are not married to each other.{{Ref|TMK}} A bastard can also be referred to as '''natural son''' or '''natural daughter'''.{{ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}}{{Ref|ASOS|68}}{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

==Social status==
[[File: Rick Sardinha The Bastard of Bolton.JPG|thumb|350px|[[Ramsay Snow]], the Bastard of Bolton, by Rick Sardinha © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A polite way of referring to someone who is bastard-born is referring to them as a "natural son" or "natural daughter".{{ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}}{{Ref|ASOS|68}}{{Ref|AFFC|21}} Others might refer to a bastard simply as "bastard-born".{{Ref|ASOS|15}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|ASOS|48}} The term "baseborn"{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AGOT|30}} is used to refer to a child of whom one parent is of the [[smallfolk]].{{ref|TMK}}{{ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AGOT|30}}{{Ref|AGOT|35}} A euphemism for being bastard-born is being "born on the wrong side of the blanket".{{ref|TMK}}

It is not unexpected for noblemen to have bastard children,{{Ref|AGOT|6}} though it is considered rude to pry into the origins of a man's bastards.{{ref|ASOS|73}} While it is not typical for a noble to bring his bastards home and raise them with his own children, it is usually expected that he will see to the child's well-being to some degree.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Some might chose to have their bastards fostered at the home of another lord,{{ref|ACOK|16}} while others might decide to raise their bastard at their own home, in the position of a servant (e.g. [[Falia Flowers]]).{{ref|AFFC|29}} A noble-born wife can take insult at her husband's bastards being introduced into her household and being commensurate in rank with her trueborn children.{{ref|AGOT|6}}

[[File:Lucamore Strong Pleads His Case (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|thumb|350px|Ser Lucamore Strong's children were attainted as bastards after his secret marriages were exposed © John McCambridge for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]
There is a certain stigma that comes from being born as a bastard. They are said to be born from lust, lies, and weakness,{{Ref|ASOS|55}}{{Ref|ASOS|73}}{{Ref|TSS}} and as such, they are said to be wanton and treacherous by nature.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}{{Ref|ASOS|73}}{{Ref|TSS}} The presence of bastards can be considered offensive by some,{{ref|AGOT|5}}{{ref|ASOS|7}}{{ref|ASOS|38}} and the inclusion of bastards in marriage proposals can be considered dishonorable.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}

Because of the stigma bastards have to deal with, they are said to grow up faster than trueborn children.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Bastards can be resentful of their origins.{{ref|TMK}}{{ref|AFFC|29}}{{ref|ADWD|12}} Even after being legitimized, bastards can have difficulty in removing the stigma of having been bastard-born.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Nonetheless, a bastard might rise high. Male bastards may study at the [[Citadel]] and become a [[maester]] (e.g., [[Walys]], a former maester of [[Winterfell]]).{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Female bastards are allowed to join the [[Faith of the Seven]] and become [[septa]]s, like [[Alysanne (daughter of Aegon IV)|Alysanne]], [[Lily]], [[Willow (daughter of Aegon IV)|Willow]], and [[Rosey (daughter of Aegon IV)|Rosey]], the four bastard daughters of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] by his second mistress, [[Megette]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Potentially, this might mean that male bastards could become [[septon]]s.

Bastards can also be knighted, and may even be appointed to the [[Kingsguard]] (e.g., [[Mervyn Flowers]]).{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Bastards can even rise to become the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], as [[Robert Flowers]] and [[Addison Hill]] did.{{ref|AFFC|16}} In the [[Night's Watch]], any man may rise to command, no matter the circumstance of his birth. Bastards who have risen to positions of command include [[Cotter Pyke]],{{ref|AGOT|19}} who is the commander at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], and [[Robin Hill]]{{Ref|ASOS|55}} and [[Jon Snow]],{{Ref|ASOS|79}} who both became [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]]s.

Another example is the origin of [[House Justman]]. This house was founded by [[Benedict Rivers]], a bastard son descending of both [[House Blackwood]] and [[House Bracken]]. House Justman ruled the [[riverlands]] for three centuries before being eventually wiped out during a war against the [[ironborn]] and King [[Qhored Hoare]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}

==Surnames==
[[File:Heliotropa Mya Stone.jpg|thumb|[[Mya Stone]] by Heliotropa © 2012]]
Bastards in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] can receive regional surnames by [[customs|custom]], not law. Bastards with a high-born parent are given these surnames to hold them apart from their parent's houses.<ref name=SF>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2999/ SF, Targaryens, Valyria, Sansa, Martells, and more (June 26, 2001)]</ref> Some parents of bastard children may also have a secondary reason for bestowing a regional surname on their child, such as with [[Jon Waters]], whose family lore held that his mother [[Elaena Targaryen]] gave him the name Waters in honor of his father, the famed admiral [[Alyn Velaryon]].{{Ref|AFFC|8}} The parents may give a bastard a different surname if they wish, e.g. [[Tyrion Tanner]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} or no name at all. Bastard children of two people of the [[smallfolk]] are not given a distinctive surname.<ref name=SF/> A bastard might also chose a surname for himself. [[Daemon Waters]] took the surname [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] at the age of twelve, after having been knighted and having received lands and the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Blackfyre|of the same name]] from his father, King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Similarly, [[Ulf White]] and [[Hugh Hammer]] took the surnames White and Hammer after becoming [[dragonrider]]s and raised to nobility during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

The surname a bastard received appears to be connected to the location the child is raised, though this is not a consistent rule. Because of this, bastards who are half-siblings might have different surnames. For example, King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s eldest bastard, born and raised in the Vale, is called [[Mya Stone|Mya ''Stone'']], while his bastard from the stormlands (fathered on a noblewoman from the [[Reach]]) is called [[Edric Storm|Edric ''Storm'']]. However, whilst [[Aegor Rivers]] was raised at [[Stone Hedge]] in the [[riverlands]], his half-brother [[Brynden Rivers|Brynden]] was also called ''Rivers'', despite having lived at least the first few years of his life with his mother at [[King's Landing]] in the [[crownlands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]'s eight bastard daughters all have the surname ''Sand'', even though the eldest, [[Obara Sand|Obara]], lived in [[Oldtown]] in the [[Reach]] during the earlier years of her life,{{Ref|AFFC|2}} and her sister [[Nymeria|Nymeria]] was born in [[Volantis]], across the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Nymeria Sand}} As the [[crownlands]] are the youngest region in the realm, it is unclear when "Waters" became the common surname for bastards from [[Blackwater Bay]]:{{ref|AFFC|8}} the earliest mention is from {{Date|74}}, applied to some of the children of Ser [[Lucamore Strong]], a shamed knight of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Most legitimate offspring of a bastard decides to keep the bastard surname.<ref name=SF/> If two bastards from two different regions (i.e. with two different surnames) marry, the children will most likely take their father's surname.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Bastards_Offspring Bastard's Offspring (January 20, 1999)]</ref> Some later legitimate offspring of bastards might change their surname to demonstrate their legitimate nature, and remove the bastard-born taint.<ref name=SF/> One such an example is the son of [[Jon Waters]]. Jon was the bastard son of Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]] and Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|AFFC|8}} Jon's trueborn son changed his name from ''"Waters"'' to ''"[[House Longwaters|Longwaters]]"'' in an attempt to remove the taint of bastardy,{{Ref|AFFC|8}} and to demonstrate he was of legitimate birth himself.<ref name=SF/>

{| class="wikitable" width=50%i
|-
! Region
! Surname
! Example
|-
| [[Blackwater Bay]] ([[Crownlands]]) || Waters{{Ref|AFFC|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|12}} || [[Aurane Waters]]
|-
| [[Dorne]] || Sand{{Ref|ASOS|38}} || [[Ellaria Sand]]
|-
| [[Iron Islands]] || Pyke{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|ASOS|70}} || [[Cotter Pyke]]
|-
| [[North]] || Snow{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AGOT|34}} || [[Jon Snow]]
|-
| [[Reach]] || Flowers{{Ref|AGOT|34}} || [[Falia Flowers]]
|-
| [[Riverlands]] || Rivers{{Ref|AGOT|59}} || [[Walder Rivers]]
|-
| [[Stormlands]] || Storm{{Ref|ACOK|10}} || [[Rolland Storm]]
|-
| [[Vale of Arryn]] || Stone{{Ref|AGOT|34}} || [[Mya Stone]]
|-
| [[Westerlands]] || Hill{{Ref|ASOS|Prologue}} || [[Joy Hill]]
|}

==Acknowledgement==
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve Bastard Daughter.jpg|thumb|350px|A bastard daughter of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], by Magali Villeneuve © Fantasy Flight Games]]
At any point, the biological father of a bastard may acknowledge him and bring him formally into his house. King [[Robert I Baratheon]] acknowledged [[Edric Storm]] at his birth, although the boy was raised at [[Storm's End]].{{ref|ACOK|10}} Lord [[Roose Bolton]] brought his bastard son, [[Ramsay Snow]], to the [[Dreadfort]] following the death of his only trueborn son, [[Domeric Bolton|Domeric]], albeit without acknowledging him.{{ref|ACOK|16}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Ramsay Snow}} An acknowledged bastard might even be considered to inherit a seat when no direct heirs can be found.{{ref|ACOK|16}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] has fathered [[Sand Snakes|eight bastard daughters]] on five mothers.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} His children are raised at the court of [[Sunspear]], where several are close to the heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]], Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|AFFC|22}} The Dornish are not greatly concerned about whether or not a child is trueborn or bastard-born, especially not if the child born to a paramour.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Queer Customs of the South}} While Prince Oberyn's four elder daughters were born of mothers of variable social stations - [[Obara Sand|Obara]]'s mother was a whore, [[Nymeria Sand|Nymeria]]'s mother a [[Volantis|Volantene]] noblewoman, [[Tyene Sand|Tyene]]'s mother a septa and [[Sarella Sand|Sarella]]'s mother a trader captain from the [[Summer Islands]] - they appear to be treated no differently from [[Elia Sand|Elia]], [[Obella Sand|Obella]], [[Dorea Sand|Dorea]], and [[Loreza Sand|Loreza]], the children he fathered on his recognized paramour, [[Ellaria Sand]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}}

===Legitimization===
Besides being acknowledged, bastards can also be legitimized. This power is usually reserved to monarchs alone but in some cases to [[High Septon]]s as well.{{Ref|ASOS|45}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Jon_Snow Jon Snow (August 6, 2000)]</ref> Once a bastard is legitimized, this cannot be undone.{{ref|fab|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] legitimized the brothers [[Addam Velaryon|Addam]] and [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn of Hull]] as heirs of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]].{{ref|TPATQ}}

The children of Lord [[Lyonel Hightower]] and Lady [[Samantha Tarly]] were rendered legitimate once a new High Septon allowed the couple to marry.<ref name="highsepton"/>{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] legitimized all of his bastards on his deathbed, both those born by highborn mothers, who were also known as the [[Great Bastards]], and those who had been baseborn.{{ref|tss}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} This act by King Aegon eventually played a large role in several wars fought over the [[Iron Throne]] between the trueborn descendants of King Aegon and his bastard-born offspring, the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Following his role in the [[War of the Five Kings]], the bastard-born son of Lord [[Roose Bolton]], [[Ramsay Snow]], is legitimized in order to marry a [[Arya Stark|highborn bride]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

==Rights of Inheritance==
:{{See also|Inheritance}}
The bastard-born have few rights under [[Law and justice|law]] and [[customs|custom]].{{Ref|AGOT|30}} When it comes to rights of inheritance, there are no clear cut laws.<ref name=hornwoods>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Hornwood_Inheritance_and_the_Whents The Hornwood Inheritance and the Whents (November 2, 1999)]</ref>

A bastard may inherit if the father has no other trueborn children nor any other direct heirs to follow him. For example, in {{Date|299}}, following the deaths of Lord [[Halys Hornwood]] and his trueborn son, [[Daryn Hornwood|Daryn]], Halys's natural son [[Larence Snow]] is considered as a potential heir by [[House Hornwood]]s overlords, [[House Stark]].{{Ref|ACOK|16}} However, in order to inherit or be installed as an heir, the bastard-born child will first have to be legitimized by a royal decree.{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

It is unclear whether a legitimized bastard would be placed in the succession according to birth order, or would be placed at the end, after the trueborn children.<ref name=hornwoods/>

===Coat of Arms===
[[File:Marc Simonetti Bittersteel.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegor Rivers]], a [[Great Bastard]] fathered by [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Bastards do not have the right to use the arms of the highborn families from which they descend.{{Ref|AGOT|7}} Recognized bastards who take arms (noble born, knighted, etc.) often, but not always, take the [[Heraldry|coat of arms]] of their fathers with the colors reversed.{{Ref|TSS}} A bend sinister is sometimes added, as exemplified by Ser [[Walder Rivers]]'s sigil.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} A bastard that wants to emphasize his affiliation and minimize his own bastardy may decide to use the same sigil as his father, as did [[Glendon Flowers]],{{Ref|TMK}} perhaps illegally.{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|AGOT|7}} Other bastards might choose to combine multiple sigils, as [[Aegor Rivers]] did.<ref name=greatbastards>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Great_Bastards/ (December 26, 2005)]</ref>

Several examples:
{| cellspacing="5" border="0" style="text-align:left;"
| [[File:House Targaryen.svg|75px|''House Targaryen'']]
| [[File:House Blackfyre.svg|75px|''House Blackfyre'']]
|Arms of [[House Blackfyre]] (right), founded by [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], a bastard descending from [[House Targaryen]], has the colors of the Targaryen sigil (left) reversed.{{ref|TSS}}
|}

{| cellspacing="5" border="0" style="text-align:left;"
| [[File:House Frey.svg|75px|''House Frey'']]
| [[File:House Frey (Walder Rivers).svg|75px|'' personal arms of Walder Rivers'']]
|The personal arms of [[Walder Rivers]] (right), bastard son of Lord [[Walder Frey]], has the colors of the sigil of [[House Frey]] (left) reversed and a red bend sinister added.{{ref|AFFC|38}}
|}

{| cellspacing="5" border="0" style="text-align:left;"
| [[File:House Blackfyre.svg|75px|''House Blackfyre'']]
| [[File:House Bracken.svg|75px|''House Bracken'']]
| [[File:Bittersteel.svg|75px|''personal arms of Aegor Rivers'']]
|The coat of arms of [[Aegor Rivers]] (right), a bastard son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. He has combined the sigils of his mother's house, [[House Bracken]] (middle), and [[House Blackfyre]] (left).
|}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File: Anders Finer Joffrey lannisterr.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] by Anders Finer © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] is believed by King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to be his trueborn son, and is therefore the heir to [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], and heir to the [[Iron Throne]]. However, Lord [[Eddard Stark]] discovers that Joffrey, as well as his siblings [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], are actually the bastards of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} After Robert's death, King Joffrey has Lord Stark executed after he admits to treason.{{ref|AGOT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The revelation of Joffrey's bastardy, as the product of adultery on the part of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], causes Joffrey's claim to the Iron Throne to be disputed after Robert's death by Robert's eldest brother, [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Ramsay Snow]]'s official bastard status is removed by a royal decree, as a reward for the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] betraying the [[House Stark|Starks]] in the [[Red Wedding]] and bowing to the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], and he becomes the heir of House Bolton.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

[[Robb Stark]], as [[King in the North]], planned to legitimize his bastard half-brother [[Jon Snow]] and proclaim him as his heir.{{Ref|ASOS|45}} Following Robb's death in the Red Wedding, Stannis, having proclaimed himself [[King of Westeros]], also proposes to legitimize Jon and make him [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Jon declines Stannis's offer, however, agreeing to instead serve as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] after being elected by his Sworn Brothers.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

Having fled [[King's Landing]] with the aid of Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], [[Sansa Stark]] poses as his supposed natural daughter, "Alayne Stone".{{Ref|ASOS|68}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Sansa continues posing as Alayne Stone, the bastard-born daughter of Littlefinger, while in the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{Ref|AFFC|10}}{{ref|AFFC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Tyrion Lannister]] uses the name Hugor Hill while traveling through [[Essos]], pretending to be a bastard from [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

The legitimized Ramsay becomes enraged whenever he is called Snow instead of Bolton.{{ref|ADWD|12}}

==Notable Bastards==
:''See also'': [[:Category:Bastards|List of known bastards]]''
'''Crownlands'''
* Addam of Hull, legitimised as [[Addam Velaryon]], a dragonrider and heir to [[Driftmark]].
* Alyn of Hull, legitimised as [[Alyn Velaryon]], an admiral and heir to Driftmark after Addam's death.
*[[Tyrion Tanner]], the bastard son of [[Lollys Stokeworth]] and an unknown father, conceived in a riot at [[King's Landing]].
* [[Aurane Waters]], better known as the Bastard of [[Driftmark]]. He was part of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei's]] small council as the grand admiral and [[master of ships]].
* Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]], later known as Daemon I Blackfyre, was the recognized and legitimised son of King Aegon IV Targaryen and [[Daena Targaryen]]. Founder of [[House Blackfyre]].
* [[Humfrey Waters]], the current Commander of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]].
* Ser [[Marston Waters]], was a knight of Kings [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]]'s and [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]]'s [[Kingsguard]].
* [[Gendry]], an unrecognized bastard of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Unaware of his heritage but is the spitting image of Robert when he was young.
* [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and [[Tommen Baratheon]] are bastards conceived by Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] with her own twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], although they are commonly believed to be her legitimate children by King [[Robert I Baratheon]].

'''Dorne'''
*[[Ellaria Sand]], the bastard daughter of Lord [[Harmen Uller]]. She is also the paramour of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]].
*The [[Sand Snakes]] is the collective name for the eight bastard daughters of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], the Red Viper. They are, in order of age:
**[[Obara Sand]], daughter of an [[Oldtown]] whore.
**[[Nymeria Sand]], called Lady Nym, her mother was a noblewoman from [[Volantis]].
**[[Tyene Sand]], daughter of a [[Faith of the Seven#Septa|septa]].
**[[Sarella Sand]], daughter of a trader from the [[Summer Isles]].
**[[Elia Sand]], called Lady Lance. The oldest daughter of Oberyn's paramour [[Ellaria Sand]], and granddaughter of Lord [[Harmen Uller]].
**[[Obella Sand]], daughter of Ellaria Sand.
**[[Dorea Sand]], daughter of Ellaria Sand.
**[[Loreza Sand]], daughter of Ellaria Sand.
* Ser [[Daemon Sand]], better known as the Bastard of [[Godsgrace]], is the bastard son of [[Ryon Allyrion]].

'''Iron Islands'''
* [[Cotter Pyke]], a member of the Night's Watch and the current Commander of [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].
* [[Wex Pyke]], the baseborn son of [[Sargon Botley]]; the squire of [[Theon Greyjoy]].

'''North'''
* [[Jon Snow]], the recognized bastard son of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] and 998th [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].
* [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], formerly known as Ramsay Snow, the recognized and legitimised son of Lord [[Roose Bolton]]. Commonly known as the Bastard of Bolton or the Bastard of the [[Dreadfort]].
* [[Larence Snow]], the son of Lord [[Halys Hornwood]].

'''Reach'''
*[[Blackshield]], an identity assumed by the Bastard of Uplands.
*[[Falia Flowers]], the bastard daughter of Lord [[Humfrey Hewett]].
*Ser [[Franklyn Flowers]], also known as the Bastard of [[Cider Hall]], a knight in service to the [[Golden Company]].
* [[Garrett Flowers]], the bastard son of [[Garth Tyrell]] the Gross. Garse's brother.
*[[Garse Flowers]], the bastard son of Garth the Gross. Garrett's brother.
*Ser [[Glendon Flowers]], mockingly referred to as the Knight of the Pussywillows, claimed to be the son of Ser [[Quentyn Ball]].
*Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], was the bastard brother of Lord [[Unwin Peake]] and a [[knight]] of King Aegon III's Kingsguard.
*Ser [[Robert Flowers]], a former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
*[[Jafer Flowers]], a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[Tom Flowers]], also known as the Bastard of [[Bitterbridge]], a bastard of [[House Caswell]] who fought for the [[greens]] in the [[Dance of the Dragons]].
*Maester [[Walys Flowers|Walys]], the bastard son of a [[House Hightower|Hightower]] girl and an [[archmaester]] of the [[Citadel]]. He served at [[Winterfell]] when Lord [[Rickard Stark]] was head of [[House Stark]].

'''Riverlands'''
* The [[Bastard of Harrenhal]], who was defeated by Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] in [[Martial games|melee]] at a [[tourney]].{{Ref|THK}}
* Ser [[Addam Rivers]], claimed the title of [[river king]] or [[King of the Trident]].
* Ser [[Aegor Rivers]], better known as Bittersteel, was the recognized and legitimized son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and [[Barba Bracken]]. Founder of the [[Golden Company]].
* [[Alys Rivers]], was a bedmate of Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]].
* Ser [[Benedict I Justman|Benedict Rivers]], later known as King Benedict I Justman, was a bastard from Houses [[House Blackwood|Blackwood]] and [[House Bracken|Bracken]]. Founder of [[House Justman]] and the first Justman [[King of the Trident]].
* [[Brynden Rivers]], better known as Bloodraven, recognized and legitimized son of King Aegon IV Targaryen and [[Melissa Blackwood]]. Former [[Hand of the King]] and [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].
* [[Gwenys Rivers]], recognized and legitimized daughter of Aegon IV Targaryen and Melissa Blackwood.
* [[Harry Rivers]], known as the Bastard of Bracken, is the bastard son of Lord [[Jonos Bracken]].
* [[Mya Rivers]], recognized and legitimized daughter of Aegon IV Targaryen and Melissa Blackwood.
* [[Robb Rivers|Red Robb Rivers]], also known as the Bowman of [[Raventree]], a bastard of [[House Blackwood]].
* Ser [[Samwell Rivers]], the bastard son of Lord [[Tommen Tully]].
* Ser [[Tristan Rivers]], an exiled knight in service to the [[Golden Company]].
* Ser [[Walder Rivers]], recognized eldest bastard son of Lord [[Walder Frey]].

'''Stormlands'''
*The [[Bastard of Blackhaven]], of [[House Dondarrion]], who fought and perished in the [[Last Storm]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].
*[[Cedrik Storm]], also known as the Bastard of [[Bronzegate]].
*[[Edric Storm]], the acknowledged bastard son of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and [[Delena Florent]].
*Ser [[Rolland Storm]], better known as the Bastard of [[Nightsong]], is the baseborn son of Lord [[Bryen Caron]].
*[[Ronald Storm]], the bastard son of Ser [[Ronnet Connington]].
*King [[Ronard Storm]], called Ronard the Bastard, who usurped his [[Morden II Durrandon|half-brother's]] rule and ruled for a stable thirty years.

'''Vale of Arryn'''
* [[Mya Stone]], the eldest bastard of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. While she is not officially recognized, she is somewhat openly known to be the king's baseborn daughter.
* Ser [[Samwell Stone]], known as Strong Sam Stone, the master-at-arms at [[Runestone]].

'''Westerlands'''
* Ser [[Addison Hill]], also known as the Bastard of [[Cornfield]], a former [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].
* [[Joy Hill]], the recognized daughter of [[Gerion Lannister]].
* "Sweet" [[Donnel Hill]], who claims to be a bastard of the Lannisters.
* [[Lynora Hill]], the bastard daughter of [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]] and a serving girl.
* [[Robin Hill]], considered one of the worst Lord Commanders of the Night's Watch.
* Ser [[Tyler Hill]], also known as the Bastard of [[Lannisport]], fought for the [[greens]] in the Dance of the Dragons.

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Orys Baratheon]] was a baseborn half brother to Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]], it was whispered, and the [[Argilac Durrandon|Storm King]] would not dishonor [[Argella Durrandon|his daughter]] by giving her hand to a bastard. The very suggestion enraged him.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|The old [[High Septon]] told [[Maekar I Targaryen|my father]] that king's laws are one thing, and the laws of [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] another. Trueborn children are made in a marriage bed and blessed by [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] and [[Mother (the Seven)|the Mother]], but bastards are born of lust and weakness, he said. King [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]] decreed that his bastards were not bastards, but he could not change their nature. The High Septon said all bastards are born to betrayal ...{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{quote|A bastard had to learn to notice things, to read the truth that people hid behind their eyes.{{ref|AGOT|5}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Stone was a bastard's name in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], as Snow was in the [[north]], and Flowers in [[Highgarden]]; in each of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], custom had fashioned a surname for children born with no names of their own.{{ref|AGOT|34}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Go away, I wanted only [[House Frey|Freys]] up here, the [[Robb Stark|King in the North]] has no interest in base stock.{{Ref|ASOS|49}}|[[Walder Frey]] to [[Walda Rivers (daughter of Aemon)|Walda Rivers]]}}

{{Quote|Bastard children were born from lust and lies, men said; their nature was wanton and treacherous. Once Jon had meant to prove them wrong, to show [[Eddard Stark|his lord father]] he could as good a true son as [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|73}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|His lordship was not a bastard anymore. [[House Bolton|Bolton]], not Snow. [[Tommen Baratheon|The boy king]] on the [[Iron Throne]] had made Lord [[Ramsay]] legitimate, giving him the right to use [[Roose Bolton|his lord father's]] name. Calling him Snow reminded him of his bastardy and sent him into a black rage.{{ref|ADWD|12}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Well, [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion Brightflame]] did not stay in [[Lys]] all his life, only a few years. He may have fathered a few [[bastard]]s there, which would mean [[Daenerys Targaryen|Dany]] has "relatives" of a sort in Lys... but they would be very distant relatives, from the wrong side of the blanket.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Many_Questions/ Many Questions (October 14, 1998)]</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

==References==
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Maesters

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[[File:Maester link by timdurning.jpg|thumb|350px|Maester links, Art by Tim Durning ©]]
The '''maesters''' are an order of scholars, healers, postmen, and scientists who are trained at a school called the [[Citadel]], which is located in [[Oldtown]], in the [[Reach]]. [[House Hightower]] was integral in the Citadel's foundation, and continues to patronize the order. As advisers to the [[Westeros]]i nobility, the maesters have largely supplanted the [[Alchemists' Guild]]. They are sometimes called "the [[knight]]s of the mind."{{ref|AGOT|53}}

==The Citadel==
The [[Citadel]], an impressive structure in the city of [[Oldtown]], is considered the home of all maesters. Here they undergo their training from the time they arrive as novices until they have achieved the status of maester. At the entrance of the Citadel are green marble [[sphinx]]es.

==Organization==
===Maester===
[[File:Maester Duity.jpg|thumb|350px|Maester duty to the realm]]
The maesters are scholars, scientists, learned advisors to the nobility, and occasionally pseudo-religious researchers in the occult. Males of any age may begin training as a maester; females are not permitted to study or join the order. Noble families in [[Westeros]] sometimes send their younger sons to the Citadel. A [[bastard]] may study at the Citadel and become a maester. The maesters, like the brothers of the [[Night's Watch]], are considered to be servants of Westeros and all its people and in theory have no political allegiance. After finishing his course of study, a maester is assigned to a castle, keep or other holding, and is loyal to the people of that place as a mentor, healer and adviser, regardless of changes in control of that holding. To this end a man who earns his chain is stripped of his family name and from that time on is known only by his title and first name. In practice, some maesters hold over old allegiances and loyalties.

===Archmaester===
The perceived "master" of any area of study is given the title of archmaester and a mask, ring, and rod in the corresponding metal to signify his expertise. For example, an archmaester who specializes in ravenry will have a mask, ring, and rod made of black iron. Archmaesters are the senior members of the Order and are given the right to sit on the [[Conclave]]. The Conclave is the governing body of the Citadel and is the same body that elects the [[Grand Maester]] who advises the king.{{ref|AWOIAF| Maesters}} All meetings of the Conclave are confidential in nature and conducted behind closed doors at the Citadel only.{{ref|asos|12}}

[[Marwyn|Marwyn the Mage]] is the order's leading researcher into the occult and [[magic]], with a mask, ring and rod made of [[Valyrian steel]]. For his strange pursuits and gruff manner he is ostracized by others in the Citadel.

===Grand Maester===
The Grand Maester is a senior member of the order who serves as the Citadel's representative to the [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men|king]] on the [[Iron Throne]], the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AWOIAF| Maesters}} The Grand Maester can only be made or unmade by the Conclave.{{ref|asos|12}} Sworn to serve the whole realm,{{ref|AFFC|39}} the Grand Maester sits on the [[small council]] and acts as one of the king's advisers. The Grand Maester wears many interwoven maester chains to indicate his high office, but these do not reflect his true studies.{{fact}} Gems are woven into the chains.{{ref|agot|20}}

===Seneschal===
The [[Seneschal]] is chosen from among the archmaesters by lot, with a new one chosen each year. The Seneschal is tasked with the governance of the Citadel. Most archmaesters consider it a thankless task that takes them away from their true calling.{{ref|affc|45}}

==Traditions and Culture==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Maesters|Images of Maesters]]''
[[File:Maester Oath.jpg|thumb|350px|Maester taking the oath]]
[[File:Mike Capprotti the chain.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Forging the chain - by Mike Capprotti. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Maesters begin their training as novices in the Citadel. Once they begin their study and have been seen as proficient in a particular course of study they are tested and awarded a link of a certain metal to reflect their skill and knowledge. A student with a link is known as an acolyte until he has a full chain. It is not until he has completed extensive study in various subjects and has earned enough links to form a chain (to be worn around the neck) that he is considered worthy of advancement to the title of maester, no longer a student but a peer. The night before the acolytes swear their vows to become maesters, they must stand a vigil in a vault with a black [[glass candle]]. He is allowed no lantern or any other source of light. Unless he can light the candle, he will spend the night in total darkness.{{ref|affc|0}}

===Collar===
[[File:Maester iron link by timdurning.jpg|thumb|350px|Iron link for studies in the field of warcraft. Art by Tim Durning ©]]
[[File:Kerry Barnett Linked Advisor.JPG|thumb|350px|A maester advises his lord. © FFG]]
The collar signifies that maesters do not serve themselves, but are instead servants of all of Westeros. The collar consists of several links of different types of metal. These chains are formed from every metal known to man, but almost no maester will ever wear them all. Maesters do not remove the chain ever, not even when sleeping.{{ref|agot|41}}

According to [[George R. R. Martin]], it is possible to earn multiple links of the same metal; Multiple links of the same metal on a maester's chain signifies the expertise of the maester on the subject.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Dragon_Limbs_and_Gender_Valyrain_Weapons_and_Maesters_Chains/ Dragon Limbs and Gender, Valyrian Weapons and Maesters' Chains (April 16, 2008)]</ref> The metals of which a student can earn links for their chain include:

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*black iron (ravenry){{Ref|ACOK|24}}{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}
*brass{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*bronze{{Ref|AGOT|41}}{{Ref|AGOT|20}} (likely astronomy<ref group="N">Based on Archmaester Vaellyn's "subject to judge" being "the heavens" (''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Prologue|Prologue]]) and him being described as "the stargazer" (''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|Appendix]])</ref>)
*copper{{Ref|AGOT|41}}{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*yellow gold (math and economics){{Ref|ACOK|24}}{{Ref|AGOT|41}}
*iron{{Ref|AGOT|20}} (warcraft){{Ref|AGOT|41}}
*lead{{Ref|AGOT|41}}{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*pewter{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}
*platinum{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*red gold{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*silver{{Ref|AGOT|20}} ([[medicine]], healing, and the functions of the body){{Ref|ACOK|24}}{{Ref|AGOT|41}}{{Ref|affc|prologue}}
*steel{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*tin{{Ref|AGOT|41}}{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*[[Valyrian steel]] ([[magic]] and the occult){{Ref|ACOK|24}}
}}

While there are only fourteen known links, and thus fourteen known subjects of expertise taught at the Citadel, there are twenty-one known current archmaesters of the Citadel, for only eight of whom a specialism is known.{{Ref|affc|Appendix}} It is currently unknown if each of these archmaesters are specialized in a separate subject or whether multiple archmaesters can be specialized in the same subject.

Only one maester in one hundred holds a link of Valyrian steel, as the study of magic is looked down upon by most maesters.{{ref|acok|24}}

===Practices and observances===
[[File:Maester studies.jpg|thumb|350px|Maester studies]]
Maesters chiefly communicate through messenger [[raven]]s, which are trained specifically for one route. For example, for a message that must be sent to [[Castle Black]], the maester uses the raven from the Castle Black cage. One of the typical duties of a maester is care of a keep's ravens. A special breed of [[white raven]] that is larger and more intelligent than average is maintained at the Citadel for important communications. Maesters also constantly monitor the seasons. When the seasons are about to change, they send white ravens to spread the announcement throughout the realm.{{ref|acok|0}} Maesters who are skilled in astronomy often watch the skies and study constellations.

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
When the [[red comet]] appears during the events of the [[War of the Five Kings]], the maesters are among the first to notice.

[[Pycelle]] has served as Grand Maester for over forty years, though his loyalties lie with [[House Lannister]] rather than the realm. His advanced age has slowed him down, and he often dozes off during small council meetings. He is thrown in the dungeons of the [[Red Keep]] by [[Tyrion Lannister]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Tywin Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]], recalls Pycelle to his duties when it appeared the Citadel was going to replace him with Maester [[Gormon Tyrell|Gormon]], formerly of [[House Tyrell]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
There have been whispers that the maesters hold more more power and sway than they are ready to admit. Archmaester [[Marwyn]] suspects that they had a role in the demise of [[House Targaryen]]'s [[dragon]]s. Some consider most maesters to be categorically opposed to magic and its influence on [[Westeros]].

Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] perceives Pycelle as a broken man after his imprisonment.

[[Jon Snow]], the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], sends [[Samwell Tarly]] to [[Oldtown]] to train at the [[Citadel]]. Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] dies en route.{{ref|AFFC|5}}{{ref|AFFC|35}} Archmaester [[Marwyn]] decides to travel to [[Slaver's Bay]] to reach [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]] is extremely distrustful of maesters in general and refers to them as "grey rats".{{ref|ADWD|41}}

In spite of his past failings in court intrigue, Pycelle successfully seizes control of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] and the council after Cersei's arrest by the [[High Sparrow]], offering Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] the [[regency]]. As they attempt to fix Cersei's follies and mend the damages to the Lannister-Tyrell alliance that supports [[Tommen Baratheon]]'s hold on the Iron Throne, Pycelle and Kevan are both assassinated by [[Varys]], the former [[master of whisperers]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

== Known Members ==
===Archmaesters===
* Archmaester [[Agrivane]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Benedict]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Castos]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Cetheres]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Ebrose]], the healer, whose ring and rod and mask are silver{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Gallard]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Garizon]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Guyne]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Harodon]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Marwyn]], called "Marwyn the Mage", whose ring and rod and mask are [[Valyrian steel]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Mollos]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Norren]], the previous Seneschal, whose ring and rod and mask are electrum{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Nymos]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Ocley]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Perestan]], the historian, whose ring and rod and mask are copper{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Ryam]], whose ring and rod and mask are yellow gold{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Theobald]], current Seneschal, whose ring and rod and mask are lead{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Vaellyn]], called "Vinegar Vaellyn", the stargazer, whose ring and rod and mask are bronze{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Walgrave]], an old man of uncertain wit, whose ring and rod and mask are black iron{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Willifer]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
* Archmaester [[Zarabelo]]{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}

===Maesters===
*Grand Maester {[[Pycelle]]}, served in King's Landing on the King's [[small council]] for over forty years. Murdered during the reign of King Tommen I.
*Maester {[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]}, maester at [[Castle Black]]. Died while crossing the [[narrow sea]].
*Maester [[Colemon]], maester at the [[Eyrie]].
*Maester {[[Cressen]]}, maester at [[Dragonstone]]. Died from drinking poison.
*Maester [[Gormon Tyrell|Gormon]], an uncle to Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]. Nearly elected as Grand Maester.
*Maester [[Gulian]], currently with ser [[Bonifer Hasty]] at [[Harrenhal]].
*Maester [[Harmune]], maester at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].
*Maester [[Henly (maester)|Henly]], maester in service of Lord [[House Slate|Slate]], currently at [[Winterfell]].
*Maester {[[Luwin]]}, previous maester at [[Winterfell]]. Killed during the [[sack of Winterfell]] by men of [[House Bolton]]. One of the few maesters to have studied magic.
*Maester [[Mullin]], maester at the [[Shadow Tower]].
*Maester [[Pylos]], successor to Cressen at Dragonstone.
*Maester [[Theomore]], originally of [[House Lannister of Lannisport]], in service at [[White Harbor]].
*Maester [[Tybald]], in service to the [[Dreadfort]] , currently with [[Arnolf Karstark]] at the [[Crofter's village]] near [[Winterfell]].
*Maester [[Yandel]], author of ''[[The World of Ice and Fire (Yandel)|The World of Ice and Fire]]''.
*[[Qyburn]], a former maester who was stripped of his chain and title by the Citadel for conducting immoral research. Current advisor of Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]].

===Acolytes and Novices===
*Acolyte [[Alleras]], called "the Sphinx", a follower of Marwyn.
*Acolyte [[Armen]], called "Armen the Acolyte" by his friends.
*Acolyte [[Robert Frey (son of Raymund)|Robert Frey]]
*Acolyte [[Lorcas]], an acolyte for fifty years who serves the [[Seneschal]].
*Novice [[Mollander]]
*Novice {[[Pate (novice)|Pate]]}, Archmaester Walgrave's assistant, killed by the [[Alchemist]], who has stolen his identity and appearance.
*Novice [[Roone]]
*Novice [[Samwell Tarly]], a brother of the [[Night's Watch]].
*Novice [[Leo Tyrell|Leo Tyrell]], called "Lazy Leo", a follower of Marwyn.

==Historical Members ==
===Grand Maesters===
*Grand Maester [[Aethelmure]], whose biography exists in the library at [[Winterfell]] and whose harsh view on poisoners is referenced by Grand Maester Pycelle.{{Ref|AGOT|9}}{{Ref|AGOT|25}}
*Grand Maester [[Alford]], who served [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].
*Grand Maester [[Desmond]], who served Maegor I until the king had him executed.
*Grand Maester [[Ellendor]], who briefly served Aegon V.{{Ref|AFFC|36}}
*Grand Maester [[Gawen]], who served [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sons until being executed by [[Maegor I Targaryen]].
*Grand Maester [[Gerardys]], who was fed to a dragon by [[Aegon II Targaryen]].
*Grand Maester [[Hareth (maester)|Hareth]], who was executed for treason.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}
*Grand Maester [[Kaeth]], who briefly served [[Aegon V Targaryen]]. Wrote the book ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]''.
*Grand Maester [[Malleon]], who wrote the book ''[[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms]]''.
*Grand Maester [[Mellos]], who served Viserys I.
*Grand Maester [[Merion]], who died after being named Grand Maester but before arriving in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|36}}
*Grand Maester [[Munkun]], who served [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and his sons. Wrote the book ''[[The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling]]''.
*Grand Maester [[Orwyle]], who held the office at the onset of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]
*Grand Maester [[Runciter]], who served [[Viserys I Targaryen]].
* The [[Grand Maester (Aerys I)|Grand Maester]] during the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]], said to be steeped in sorcery.{{ref|tss}}

===Archmaesters===
*Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], who wrote ''[[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens]]'' and ''[[The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother]]''.
*Archmaester [[Haereg]], who wrote ''[[History of the Ironborn]].
*Archmaester [[Hake (archmaester)|Hake]], an archmaester of ironborn origin.
*Archmaester [[Harmune (archmaester)|Harmune]], who wrote the book ''[[Watchers on the Wall]]''.
*Archmaester [[Vaegon Targaryen|Vaegon]], born a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] prince and called the Dragonless.

===Maesters===
*Maester [[Beldon]], who served at [[Casterly Rock]] during the rule of Lord [[Gerold Lannister]]{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
*Maester [[Cerrick]], a maester of ironborn origin who served [[House Webber]].{{ref|tss}}
*Maester [[Kym]], maester at [[Riverrun]] during Catelyn Tully's childhood.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}
*Maester [[Melaquin]], who served Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]] while he held [[Summerhall]].{{ref|tmk}}
*Maester [[Walys Flowers|Walys]], former maester of Winterfell and trusted advisor to Lord [[Rickard Stark]].
*Maester [[Yormwell]], the personal maester of Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] at the end of the reign of [[Daeron I Targaryen]].{{ref|thk}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|There are some who call my order the [[knight]]s of the mind ... Have you ever thought that you might wear a maester's chain? There is no limit to what you might learn ... I can teach you history, healing, herblore. I can teach you the speech of [[raven]]s, and how to build a castle, and the way a sailor steers his ship by the stars. I can teach you to measure the days and marks the seasons, and at the [[Citadel]] in [[Oldtown]] they can teach you a thousand things more. But, Bran, no man can teach you [[magic]].{{ref|AGOT|53}}}} - [[Luwin]] to [[Bran Stark]]

{{Quote|If you do not have a maester, it is taken to mean that you are of little consequence.{{Ref|aDwD|37}}}} - [[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]

{{Quote|Isn't it clever how the maesters go only by one name, even those who had two when they first arrived at the [[Citadel]]? That way we cannot know who they truly are or where they come from.{{Ref|aDwD|37}}}} - [[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]

==See Also==
*[[The Maester's Path]] - A viral marketing campaign for HBO's ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Notes==
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==References==
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First Dornish War

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Morgiou: Minor grammatical correction: changed "buyed" to "bought"

{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict_name = First Dornish War
| part_of = [[Wars of Conquest]]
| image =[[File:Dragon's Wroth.png|350px]]
| caption =Dragon's Wroth, as depicted by Michael Komarck in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''
| date = {{Date|4}}–{{Date|13}}
| battles =
| location = [[Dorne]]
| result = [[House Targaryen]] withdrawal from Dorne

| combatant1 = [[House Targaryen]]
| commander1 = King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]]
| strength1 = Forces of the [[Iron Throne]].
| losses1 =Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]† [[Meraxes]]† Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]]† [[Lord Rosby (Warden of the Sands)|Lord Rosby]]†

| combatant2 = [[House Martell]]
| commander2 =Princess [[Meria Martell]] Prince [[Nymor Martell]] Princess [[Deria Martell]]
| strength2 = [[Dorne|Dornish Houses]]
| losses2 = Massive losses in manpower Every castle save Sunspear burnt Every holdfast, village and town burnt
}}
The '''First Dornish War''' was [[House Targaryen]]'s attempt to conquer [[Dorne]], the only one of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] that successfully resisted [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne Against the Dragons}} It was part of the [[Wars of Conquest]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

==History==
===Initial Invasion===
[[Rhaenys Targaryen]] flew on [[Meraxes]] to [[Dorne]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]], but the [[Dornishmen]] vacated their castles and Princess [[Meria Martell]] warned Rhaenys that Dorne would not submit to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. Aegon was crowned in [[Oldtown]] and ruled on the [[Iron Throne]] in [[King's Landing]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}

Since Dorne was the only one of the Seven Kingdoms not to have fallen to the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], Aegon launched an invasion hoping to complete the conquest of [[Westeros]] in {{date|4}}. According to the writings of the [[maesters]], great was the Dornish valor against the forces of the [[Iron Throne]] and great was their loss and grief, for the price of freedom is steep.

The Dornishmen fought no great battles against the Targaryens nor did they shelters in their castles, as they remembered the lessons of the [[Field of Fire]] and [[Harrenhal]]. The Dornish simply vanished before the [[dragon]]s rather than give battle.

Queen Rhaenys led the assault, burning the [[Planky Town]] with Meraxes on her way to [[Sunspear]] while King Aegon and Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]] led an army down the [[Prince's Pass]] against the lords of the [[Red Mountains]]. The Dornish defenders harried the Targaryen forces, performing hit and run raids and vanishing when they caught sight of the dragons. Many of the invading armies died from the sun and thirst as they marched on the [[Hellholt]]. Those who survived arrived to find the castle deserted, the [[House Uller|Ullers]] all fled.

Aegon had more success, winning the castle of [[Yronwood]] after a brief siege, but the castle was only defended by old men, boys and women, so he took little glory from that siege. [[Skyreach]], the stronghold of [[House Fowler]], was abandoned. At [[Ghost Hill]], [[House Toland]] sent a champion who challenged Aegon to single combat. The Conquerer easily slew the armored knight with [[Blackfyre]], though after he removed the helm from the corpse Aegon realized it was Lord Toland's mad [[fool]] and the Tolands were gone from the castle. In later days House Toland changed its sigil to a a dragon biting its own tail and changed their house colors to gold and green in memory of the motley colors of their brave fool.

Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]'s assault on the [[Boneway]] proved a disaster. The cunning Dornishmen launched a night raid, raining rocks, arrows and spears from above. The bodies of the invading army blocked the Boneway from both ends and Orys, along with many of his bannermen and knights were captured, by the [[Wyl of Wyl]], the Lord Wyl also known as the Widow-lover.

===Rebellion===
[[File:Death of Meraxes.jpg|thumb|left|[[Meraxes]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] are killed during the First Dornish War, as depicted by Chase Stone in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''.]]
Still save for the assault on the Boneway, the Targaryens mainly came across abandoned castles and those that were not they found with only a small force who swiftly yielded rather then see their castles burned by [[dragonfire]]. [[Sunspear]] was found nearly abandoned, with the ruling [[House Martell|Martells]] gone. Aegon and his sisters gathered what courtiers remained and declared themselves the victors, leaving [[Lord Rosby (Warden of the Sands)|Lord Rosby]] in charge of [[Sunspear]] and an army under command of Harlen Tyrell to put down rebellions.

No sooner had the Targaryens and their dragons returned to [[King's Landing]] then revolt broke out in Dorne with shocking speed, for this had been the Dornish plan the whole time. Garrisons of knights and soldiers were put to the sword. Lord Tyrell and his entire army vanished in the sands between the Hellholt and [[Vaith]], while Lord Rosby was killed in the [[Defenestration of Sunspear]].

The Targaryens received a ransom offer for Lord Orys along with all his knights and bannermen. Aegon eventually agreed to the demands and Orys and his men were ransomed in {{date|7}} for each man's weight in gold. Once the ransom was paid each man was freed, though only after having his sword hand chopped off so he would not use them again against Dorne. This was not part of the agreement of the terms and enraged Aegon, who was intent on revenge.

The Targaryens' dragons burned several castles, whereupon the Dornishmen retaliated by attacking the [[rainwood]] on [[Cape Wrath]]. The dragons struck again, which led Lord [[House Fowler|Fowler]] to attack [[Nightsong]] and Ser [[Joffrey Dayne]] to threaten [[Oldtown]]. The castles of [[Starfall]], Skyreach, and Hellholt were then consumed by dragonfire. A lucky shot from a scorpion at the Hellholt sent a bolt through the eye of [[Meraxes]] in {{date|10}}, however, killing the dragon and causing her to crash from the sky along with her rider, [[Rhaenys Targaryen]].

===The Dragon's Wroth===
Aegon's grief at the passing of Rhaenys was great; the following two years were known as the Dragon's Wroth. The Targaryens burned every Dornish stronghold at least once, with the exception of Sunspear. In Dorne it was said that the Targaryens feared that Princess Meria had cunning means of slaying dragons purchased from [[Lys]], but Archmaester [[Timotty]] in his ''[[Conjectures]]'' suggests that Aegon hoped that the Dornish would turn against the Martells. However, the Dornish lords and smallfolk remained loyal, despite the letters dispatched from the [[Dornish Marches]] to the Dornish houses claiming the Martells had bought their safety from the dragons.

Aegon and his remaining sister-queen, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the price of the Targaryens and their allies. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of [[King's Landing]] and, if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]], they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon I}} Lord [[House Fell|Fell]] was murdered and the [[Wyl of Wyl]] committed atrocities, particularly in [[Fawnton]] and [[Old Oak]].

===Peace===
When Princess [[Meria Martell]] passed away in {{date|13}}, her elderly son, [[Nymor Martell|Nymor]], became ruling Prince of [[Sunspear]]. Having enough of war he sent his daughter, Princess [[Deria Martell]], to [[King's Landing]] with an escort as an peace envoy. She carried the skull of Rhaenys's dragon [[Meraxes]] as well as a letter. The delegation's arrival with the sight of the skull angered several in the court, such as Orys and Visenya. Deria delivered her father's terms, stating Dorne wanted peace, but the peace of two sovereign kingdoms. Aegon was about to refuse this offer until Deria placed her father's letter in the Conqueror's hand.

Atop the Iron Throne, Aegon read a message delivered from a Prince of Dorne. No one knows what was in that letter, as Aegon never spoke of it thereafter. Some say he rose from the throne clutching the letter, blood trickling from his hand. Some maesters and historians speculated that the Dornish held Rhaeneys as an injured hostage and the Dornish would agree to end her suffering if Aegon ended the war. Whatever was in that letter moved the Conqueror to agree to peace terms and withdraw his forces from Dorne.

The attempted conquest of Dorne ended in {{date|13}}. It was followed by other Dornish wars and, generations later, [[Daeron I Targaryen]]'s [[conquest of Dorne]].{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne against the Dragons}}

==References and Notes==
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Bountiful Harvest

2016-08-05T19:37:18Z

Morgiou: Reverted edits by Gonzalo (talk) to last revision by Morgiou

'''''Bountiful Harvest''''' is a [[Pentos]]hi trading cog originally owned by [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. It has a large midships.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref>
The cabin is at the stern of the ship and is large and lavishly furnished. The cabin windows are stained glass and the carpets are deep. It is furnished with great leather chairs that can seat three men quite comfortably, as they were built to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s measure.

==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
While crossing Blackwater Bay, the ''Bountiful Harvest'' was seized by [[Salladhor Saan]], ostensibly for evading the new duties and customs he had imposed after being named [[Lord of Blackwater Bay]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[Hand]], Lord [[Alester Florent]].

In [[Dragonstone]]'s harbor, [[Davos Seaworth]] finds his friend Salladhor in the seized ship's hold counting cargo with two eunuchs. The ''Harvest'' was supposed to be carrying forty-three jars of pepper but was carrying only thirty-nine.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref> Davos is taken to the owner's cabin where he and Salladhor discuss recent events. When Davos talks of seeking vengeance, Salladhor becomes angry and Davos leaves.

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Bountiful Harvest'' was apparently part of the fleet that carried [[Stannis Baratheon]]’s army north to the [[Wall]]. The fleet encountered violent storms on its way back south and ''Bountiful Harvest'' was one of many ships that were lost. A gale in the [[Shivering Sea]] had ripped away ''Harvest’s'' rigging, forcing Salladhor to have her towed. Ten leagues north of [[Widow's Watch]], heavy seas slammed ''Harvest'' into one of the galleys towing her, and both ships sank.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], Davos I ("Ashore on Sweetsister")</ref>

==Quotes==
{{Quote|A coarse grind, and of the second quality, my nose declares. The bill of landing is saying forty-three jars. Where have the others gotten to, I am wondering? These [[Pentoshi]], do they think I am not counting? {{Ref|ASOS|10}}}} - [[Salladhor Saan]]
==References and Notes==
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Mully

2016-08-02T01:19:56Z

Morgiou: Reverted edits by Lord Evermore (talk) to last revision by Morgiou

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'''Mully''' is a steward of the [[Night's Watch]].

==Appearance and Character==
He has greasy orange hair and a beard.{{ref|ADWD|31}} He is old.{{Ref|aSoS|55}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Mully was one of the brothers that [[Bowen Marsh]] left behind to defend [[Castle Black]]. He managed to hit the [[wildling]] [[Big Boil]] with an arrow.{{Ref|aSoS|55}} Later he was sent by [[Jon Snow]], acting commander of Castle Black, to find out why [[Zei]] had not yet returned from a mission to request help from [[Mole's Town]] and found the city completely deserted, including the brothel.{{Ref|aSoS|69}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Mully stood guard outside of Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]]'s apartments.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Mully is one of the men brought along as muscle to assist Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] in escorting [[Janos Slynt]] out of [[Castle Black]] to carry out his duties as garrison commander of [[Greyguard]].{{ref|ADWD|7}}

Mully is among the Night's Watchmen who gather at the gate of Castle Black after word spreads that the heads of three rangers were found impaled on spears outside the gate on the other side of the Wall. When Jon and his party returned through the gate, Mully asked who had been killed, and was informed that [[Jack Bulwer]], [[Hairy Hal]], and [[Garth Greyfeather]] had all been slain by the [[Weeper]].{{ref|ADWD|31}}

Mully and [[Eddison Tollett]] escort [[Val]] to the gate through the Wall and provide her with a horse on the orders of Jon, who wants Val to find [[Tormund Giantsbane]] and offer him and his people sanctuary behind the Wall in exchange for fighting the Others when they attack. As Val rides off, Mully raises his concerns about what the other men of the Night's Watch will say, but Jon brushes off his concerns, noting that many of those who would doubt his motives already think him to be half-wildling anyway.{{ref|ADWD|39}}

When [[Ty]] and [[Dannel]] return to Castle Black with [[Alys Karstark]], who they found on the road riding to Castle Black seeking Jon Snow, Mully wakes the Lord Commander and informs him of the situation before escorting him to the girl.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

Mully attends the wedding of Alys Karstark to [[Sigorn]], the [[Magnar]] of [[Thenn]], and complains of the cold. He eagerly attends the wedding feast prepared by [[Three-Finger Hobb]]. When two horn blasts are heard coming from the Wall, Mully listens nervously with the other wedding guests, and is relieved when no third blast is heard.{{ref|ADWD|49}}

When [[Tormund Giantsbane]] led his band of wildlings to the Wall after negotiating a peace with the Night's Watch, Mully is a member of the honor guard who protect Jon Snow as he oversaw their passage through the Wall.{{ref|ADWD|58}}

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Sunspear

2016-07-19T21:55:45Z

Morgiou: Minor corrections, e.g., changed "shadow-city" to "shadow city" and "Build" to "Built".

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| location = [[Westeros]], [[Dorne]]
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'''Sunspear''', also known as the '''Old Palace''',{{Ref|AWOIAF| Sunspear}} is the seat of [[House Martell|House Nymeros Martell]] and the capital of [[Dorne]]. The castle is located on the [[Broken Arm]], north of the [[Greenblood]] on the far southeastern coast of [[Westeros]] and is surrounded on three sides by the sea, and by the shadow city on the fourth side.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}} The palace of the [[Water Gardens]] lies three leagues away on the coastal road.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

==Layout==
===Sunspear===
Sunspear is a walled settlement, protected by three massive Winding Walls, encircling one another and containing miles of narrow alleys, hidden courts, and noisy bazaars. The Threefold Gate, where the gates are lined up one behind the other, avoids the labyrinth, instead allowing straight passage on a brick path to the [[Old Palace]].{{Ref|aFfC|2}}

One of Sunspear's chief structures is the original stronghold of House Martell, the [[Sandship]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}} which is a large, ugly, dun-colored building that looks like a dromond.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} Over time, towers in [[Rhoynish]] fashion sprung up around the keep. Two other chief structures are the tall and slender Spear Tower and the great, domed Tower of the Sun.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Sunspear}} The Spear Tower is a hundred and a half feet high, and can house noble prisoners;{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}} In the Tower of the Sun, the high seats of the [[Prince of Dorne]] can be found: two twin seats, one with the Martell spear inlaid in gold upon its back, the other bearing the blazing Rhoynish sun.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}} These two towers are the first things visitors see when they arrive at Sunspear, whether by land or by sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}

===Shadow city===
The closest thing to a true city that the [[Dornishmen]] have, the shadow city is no more than a queer, dusty town.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}} Built against a wall of Sunspear, the shadow city spreads westwards. Closest to Sunspear's walls, mud-brick shops and windowless hovels can be found. Stables, inns, winesinks and pillow houses are found west of those, with walls of their own. More hovels have been build against those walls, which in has led to the city becoming a labyrinth of narrow alleys, homes, and bazaars.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}

Around ~[[400 BC]], the three Winding Walls were raised,<ref>The Winding Walls were raised some 700 years prior to {{Date|300}}, as stated in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', Dorne: Sunspear</ref> running through the shadow city, forming a defensive curtain. Only the Threefold Gate provides a straight path to the Old Palace, allowing visitors to pass all three of the Winding Walls directly, without having to pass through the labyrinth of the shadow city.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} If need be, these gates can be heavily defended.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}

==History==
The [[Sandship]] was the ancient keep the [[House Martell]], minor Dornish lords. When [[Rhoynish]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria]] arrived in Dorne with her ten thousand ships around 700 BC, Lord [[Mors Martell]], the [[Lord of the Sandship]], wed her, and this alliance of the Martells with the Rhoynar led to the unification of [[Dorne]] in [[Nymeria's War]].

The seat of the ruling [[Prince of Dorne|Princes and Princesses of Dorne]] became Sunspear, the new castle which developed around the Sandship. It was named after the union of the Martell spear with the sun of the [[Rhoynar]]. It contains beautiful towers built in the Rhoynish fashion, such as the Spear Tower and the Tower of the Sun of the [[Old Palace]]. The Winding Walls of the castle were built near 400 BC ago.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Sunspear}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] confronted Princess [[Meria Martell]] at Sunspear, where the Dornish Princess defied the Targaryen invasion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Targaryens: The Conquest}} During the [[First Dornish War]], the Dornishmen abandoned their castles, allowing the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] to take them without fighting. Amongst the castles taken in those early years was Sunspear. [[Lord Rosby (Warden of the Sands)|Lord Rosby]] was named [[Warden of the Sands]] and Castellan of Sunspear, but he was killed in the [[Defenestration of Sunspear]] after the Dornishmen swarmed back into the castle from the shadow city. Later on in the war, during the two years of the [[Dragon's Wroth]], the Targaryens burned the Dornish castles with [[dragonfire]], with the exception of Sunspear. ''[[Conjectures]]'' by Archmaester [[Timotty]] suggests the Targaryens did so to encourage the Martells' bannermen to turn against their overlords, although the Dornish remained loyal.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

[[Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)|Rickon Stark]], the son of Lord [[Cregan Stark]], was killed in battle outside of Sunspear in one of the final battles of the [[conquest of Dorne]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} The Dornishmen surrendered to King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], the Young Dragon, in the [[Submission of Sunspear]] in {{date|158}}, but they rebelled in the following years.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Daeron's successor, King [[Baelor I Targaryen]], walked barefoot from [[King's Landing]] to Sunspear to forge a peace with Dorne.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], ward of Prince [[Doran Martell]] and betrothed to Prince [[Trystane Martell]], has quarters in the Tower of the Sun.{{ref|AFFC|13}}

Following the death of his brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]], at the hands of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in [[King's Landing]],{{ref|ASOS|70}} Prince [[Doran Martell]] orders [[Areo Hotah]] to round up the [[Sand Snakes]],{{ref|AFFC|2}} with the older sisters confined in the Spear Tower and the younger ones at the [[Water Gardens]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}} [[Sarella Sand|Sarella]] remains outside of Dorne, however.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

After plotting to crown Myrcella as queen, Princess [[Arianne Martell]] is imprisoned for some time within the Spear Tower.{{ref|AFFC|40}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Doran releases Arianne and the older Sand Snakes from the Spear Tower. Ser [[Balon Swann]] brings the skull of Gregor to the court of Doran in Sunspear.{{ref|AFFC|38}}

==Chapters that take place at Sunspear==
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 2|''A Feast for Crows'': 2. The Captain of the Guards]]
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 13|''A Feast for Crows'': 13. The Soiled Knight]]
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|''A Feast for Crows'': 40. The Princess in the Tower]]
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 38|''A Dance with Dragons'': 38. The Watcher]]

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House Waxley

2016-07-13T23:21:21Z

Morgiou: Updated the coat of arms description to match the new coat of arms graphic.

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| House_name = House Waxley of Wickenden
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'''House Waxley of Wickenden''' is a noble house from [[Wickenden]] in the south of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. They are sworn to [[House Arryn]] of the [[Eyrie]].

''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' mentions the House's arms as six white candles.{{ref|AFFC|10}} A semi-canon source alternatively blazons their arms with three candles, white with red flames, within silver candle holders on a grey field bordered in black.{{ref|AFFC|10}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> According to semi-canon sources their words are "Light in Darkness."<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Waxley gave Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] scented beeswax candles as a present in hopes of marrying the widow.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

A knight whose doublet is decorated with the six candles of House Waxley accompanies Lord [[Nestor Royce]] to interrogate [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] after Lysa's death.{{ref|AFFC|10}}

Lord Waxley attends Lord [[Lyonel Corbray]]'s wedding in [[Gulltown]], which the [[Lords Declarant]] shun.{{ref|AFFC|41}} It is unknown if this is Ser [[Edmund Waxley]], the Knight of [[Wickenden]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning|This information has thus far been released in a sample chapter for ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', and might therefore not be in finalized form. Keep in mind that the content as described below is still subject to change.}}

Lady Waxley arrives at the [[Gates of the Moon]] before the tourney for the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]]. Lord [[Nestor Royce]] shows her hunting tapestries which once belonged to King [[Robert I Baratheon]].<ref name=TWOW>[[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)]]</ref>

==House Waxley at the end of the third century==
The known Waxleys during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Ser [[Edmund Waxley]], the Knight of Wickenden{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* Lord Waxley{{ref|AFFC|23}} (possibly Edmund)
* Lady Waxley<ref name=TWOW/>

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Margaery Tyrell

2016-07-05T20:50:48Z

Morgiou: Feminized "protégé"

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| Character_name = [[File:House Tyrell.PNG|50px|left]] [[File:Joffrey_sigil_coat.png|60px|right]] '''Margaery Tyrell''' [[File:House Baratheon.PNG|40px]]
| image = [[File:Sardag margaery.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Margaery Tyrell by Sardag
| Alias = The Little Queen The Little Rose Maid Margaery
| Title = Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]
| Allegiance = [[House Tyrell]]
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| Spouse = 1st: King [[Renly Baratheon]] 2nd: King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] 3rd: King [[Tommen Baratheon]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Highgarden]]{{ref|awoiaf| Margaery Tyrell}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|283}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Margaery Tyrell|Margaery Tyrell]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Natalie Dormer,Margaery Tyrell|Natalie Dormer]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
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'''Margaery Tyrell''' is the only daughter of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and his wife, Lady [[Alerie Hightower]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' she is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Natalie Dormer,Margaery Tyrell|Natalie Dormer]].<ref>[http://natalie-dormer.org/natalie/filmography/game-of-thrones-2012/ Natalie - filmography game-of-thrones-2012]</ref><ref>[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/slideshow/season-2-new-photos.html About season 2.] Slideshow with photo's of characters and the name of the actor on HBO.</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Margaery Tyrell|Images of Margaery Tyrell]]''

Margaery has thick, softly curling brown hair, large brown eyes, unblemished skin and a slender yet shapely figure.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} [[Sansa Stark]] and [[Cersei Lannister]] note the similarities in appearance to her brother [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]].{{Ref|aSoS|6}} Margaery is considered pretty by [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|affc|8}} While observing her, Cersei admits to herself that Margaery is pretty enough but thinks most of that is youth. Cersei thinks that only a fool would ever claim Margaery was more beautiful than her.{{Ref|affc|12}}

Margaery is an intelligent, shrewd and politically savvy young woman, very much the protégée of her cunning grandmother, Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]]. She is sixteen years old.{{Ref|aFfC|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Renly Baratheon]] takes [[Eddard Stark]] aside to show him an exquisite rose gold locket. Inside is a picture of a lovely young girl with doe's eyes and a cascade of soft brown hair painted in the vivid [[Myr]]ish style. Renly is anxious to know if the picture reminds Ned of anyone. When Ned has no answer but a shrug Renly seems disappointed. Renly confesses that the maid is Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]'s sister, Margaery, and that there are those who say she looks like [[Lyanna Stark]]. Ned is bemused and tells Renly that she does not look like his sister Lyanna.{{ref|AGOT|27}} Ned believes this is ironic, that perhaps Renly, a young Robert look-a-like, believes he has fallen in love with a Lyanna look-a-like. Instead, it seems to be part of a [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] plot to get rid of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and put Robert in Margaery's path. Later during [[the Hand's tourney]], in the king's pavilion, [[Robert Baratheon]] mentions to Ned that Renly has been telling him about the sister of Loras, a maid of fourteen, lovely as a dawn.{{ref|AGOT|30}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Margaery is married to [[Renly Baratheon]], as a pledge of the Tyrells' support for his claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|aGoT|69}} She rides with him to [[Bitterbridge]], where they attend [[melee at Bitterbridge|a great melee]] and encounter Lady [[Catelyn Tully]]. When word arrives that [[Stannis Baratheon]] has [[siege of Storm's End (299)|besieged Storm's End]], Renly departs with his cavalry and leaves Margaery at Bitterbridge with his infantry.{{ref|ACOK|31}}

After hearing Renly has been killed at Storm's End, the [[small council]] sends [[Petyr Baelish]] as an envoy to Bitterbridge. The Tyrells ally with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] by planning to wed Margaery to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]].{{ref|ACOK|36}}{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Margaery Tyrell.jpg|300px|thumb|Margaery Tyrell. Art by Amok ©]]
Margaery is accompanied by a train of ladies when she arrives in [[King's Landing]] to become Joffrey's queen consort. Most are either her relatives or the daughters of her father's bannermen, while others are to be her ladies-in-waiting. They include [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and [[Megga Tyrell]]; Lady [[Alysanne Bulwer]]; Lady [[Alyce Graceford]]; Lady [[Taena Merryweather]]; [[Meredyth Crane]]; and Septa [[Nysterica]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

Margaery is greeted by cheering throngs of smallfolk when she reaches the capital. She is well-loved by the populace of the city as Tyrell men have been giving wagons of food to the starving population in her name before her arrival.<ref>The populace does not seem to remember that Margaery's father Mace had closed the [[Roseroad]] when the war started, thus starting the famine in King's Landing in the first place.</ref> Margaery and her family have supper with [[Sansa Stark]] and discover the truth about Joffrey's nature; Margaery treats Sansa kindly.{{Ref|aSoS|61}} They plan to wed Sansa to [[Willas Tyrell]], but once this plot is discovered by the Lannisters, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] weds Sansa to his son [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Margaery is present at the wedding feast afterwards and takes pity on Sansa.

Margaery is wed to Joffrey by the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. However, the king dies from poison at [[Purple Wedding|the wedding feast]]. It is implied that her grandmother [[Olenna Redwyne|Olenna]] poisoned Joffrey, but it also stands to reason that Margaery knew of the plot since the poison was placed in the wedding chalice from which both were drinking.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Skirts and dignity by cabepfir.jpg|300px|thumb|Margaery knew that Cersei was behind the accusations. Art by Cabepfir©]]

After the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Margaery is wed yet again, this time to Joffrey's younger brother [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], a little boy who is then crowned king.

In the months after their marriage, [[Cersei Lannister]] schemes to dispose of Margaery and the Tyrells, taking advantage of Margaery's claim to still be a [[w:virgin|maid]] despite her marriage to Renly. This claim may or may not be true as [[Renly Baratheon]] was sexually attracted to men and Joffrey died before his bedding. Margaery's [[maidenhead]] is confirmed to have been ruptured by a septa who inspects her, but Cersei notes that highborn girls often have their maidenheads broken by horseback-riding. Cersei has [[Osney Kettleblack]] try to seduce Margaery, but she only responds to his advances with nothing but teasing.

Margaery does much to curry favor with the populace as Tommen's queen. She visits local markets to buy fresh fruits, breads and fish, orders dresses from many local seamstresses, and makes great public shows of charity, all while travelling with a bright and colorful retinue.

Margaery suggests several activities for Tommen in an effort to shape him into a successful ruler, such as riding in sight of his subjects and observing sessions of the [[small council]]. Cersei forbids all of Margaery's suggestions. Later, Margaery recognizes the military threat created by the [[ironborn]] invasion of the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] and is incredulous at Cersei's lack of understanding.{{ref|affc|32}}

Cersei accuses Margaery of adultery and treason, lining up an impressive, if untrue, array of conspirators and evidence by torturing the [[Blue Bard]]. After Cersei discounts accusing [[Loras Tyrell]], [[Horas Redwyne]], and [[Hobber Redwyne]], Maergery is accused of having slept with:{{ref|AFFC|39}}
*[[Osney Kettleblack]]
*[[Jalabhar Xho]]
*[[Bayard Norcross]]
*Ser [[Tallad]] the Tall
*[[Hugh Clifton]]
*[[Hamish the Harper]]
*[[Lambert Turnberry]]
*[[Mark Mullendore]]
*The [[Blue Bard]]

Margaery is arrested and imprisoned to await trial by the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. While in custody, Margaery confronts Cersei, revealing that she knows that Tommen's mother is behind the accusations and wants to remove the young queen from a position of influence, perhaps by arranging for her death. Later, one of Cersei's key witnesses, Osney Kettleblack, reveals her plots under torture, and Cersei soon finds herself sharing Margaery's plight under similar charges.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Since the evidence against Margaery and her cousins is weak, the Faith releases Margaery and her cousins to the custody of [[Randyll Tarly]] until the day of her trial. Margaery chooses to be tried by judges of the Faith instead of [[Trial by combat|trial by battle]].

==Quotes by Margaery==

{{Quote|I know what a burden you bear. You should let me share the load. There must be some things I could do to help you. It would put to rest all this talk that you and I are rivals for the [[Tommen Baratheon|the king]].{{Ref|affc|28}}}}
– Margaery, to [[Cersei Lannister]]

{{Quote|Your Grace, [[Taking of the Shields|this]] must be answered '''fiercely'''!{{Ref|affc|32}}}}
– Margaery, to [[Cersei Lannister]]

==Quotes about Margaery==
[[File:MargaeryTyrell.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Margaery as depicted in the TV series.]]

{{Quote|a lovely girl with doe's eyes and a cascade of soft brown hair.{{Ref|agot|277}}}} - thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]

{{Quote|The girl is a maid of fourteen, sweet and beautiful and tractable, and [[Renly Baratheon|Lord Renly]] and [[Loras Tyrell|Ser Loras]] intend that [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] should bed her, wed her, and make a new queen.{{Ref|agot|344}}}} - [[Varys]]

{{Quote|'''Stannis:''' We both know your wedding was a mummer’s farce. A year ago you were scheming to make the girl one of [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]]’s whores.
'''Renly:''' A year ago I was scheming to make the girl Robert’s queen.{{Ref|acok|31}}}} - [[Renly Baratheon]] and [[Stannis Baratheon]]

{{Quote|Margaery was different, though. Sweet and gentle, yet there was a little of her [[Olenna Redwyne|grandmother]] in her, too.{{ref|ASOS|16}}}} – thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|So the girl is as clever as she is pretty. [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] could do a deal worse for a queen.{{Ref|affc|8}}}} – thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]

{{Quote| Wherever she went, the [[smallfolk]] fawned on her, and Lady Margaery did all she could to fan their ardor. She was forever giving alms to beggars, buying hot pies off bakers’ carts, and reining up to speak to common tradesmen. {{Ref|affc|28}}}} – thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]

==Family==
{{Tyrell tree 2}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
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Talk:House Waxley

2016-07-04T23:05:35Z

Morgiou: Quick response to Rhaenys.

The article currently says that House Waxley's sigil features three candles. I haven't checked other published materials, but ''A Feast for Crows,'' Chapter 10 (Sansa I), states:

''The knight’s doublet showed the '''six''' white candles of Waxley.'' ['''Emphasis''' added.]

I suppose it could be a continuity error on GRRM's and his editors' part, and if so, it could be retconned by inventing a cadet branch of House Waxley with six candles instead of three. And if there's no basis anywhere for saying "three candles," well ... it seems like an awful lot of effort to redo the graphic.

No big deal either way. I'm just pointing it out in case anyone cares.
--[[User:Morgiou|Morgiou]] ([[User talk:Morgiou|talk]]) 01:37, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Okay, now I ''have'' checked the first five volumes of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' and the eight currently available preview chapters from ''The Winds of Winter.'' I searched for "Waxley", "Wickenden", "Edmund", and "candle" (in the singular, for good measure). The reference I cited above is the only mention I found of how many candles are in House Waxley's sigil. Unless other "canon" materials say otherwise, it's six candles.
--[[User:Morgiou|Morgiou]] ([[User talk:Morgiou|talk]]) 17:24, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

:Interesting. The Citadel also displays three candles, so I assume that's where the wiki's sigil for House Waxley came from. You could bring this to attention on the wiki thread on the forums, but I think that, if the books say six candles (which it does), it should be corrected. --[[User:Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys Targaryen]] ([[User talk:Rhaenys Targaryen|talk]]) 22:10, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Rhaenys, good idea. I posted a reply to the "Heraldry and correct blazons in the Wiki" topic in the forums' Wiki section:

http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/140886-heraldry-and-correct-blazons-in-the-wiki/&page=2

I wish I could fix it myself, but I really ''am'' a complete hack at graphics, and not just because I don't have the best tools. Please give Meraxes a liver snap for me...
--[[User:Morgiou|Morgiou]] ([[User talk:Morgiou|talk]]) 23:05, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Sigfry Stonetree

2016-07-04T20:57:53Z

Morgiou: Corrected typo (changed "Stigfry" to "Sigfry".

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'''Sigfry Stonetree''' is an ironborn raider and a member of [[House Stonetree]]. He is considered cheerful.{{ref|affc|19}}

==Recent Events==
===A Feast for Crows===
[[Aeron Greyjoy]] spotted Sigfry during the [[kingsmoot]].{{ref|affc|19}}

==References and Notes==
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[[Category:House Stonetree]]
[[Category:Nobles|Stonetree, Sigfry]]
[[Category:Characters from the Iron Islands|Stonetree, Sigfry]]

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Talk:House Waxley

2016-07-04T17:24:27Z

Morgiou: Confirmed that, in A Song of Ice and Fire, House Waxley's sigil features six candles, not three.

Talk:House Waxley

2016-07-04T01:38:31Z

Morgiou:

Talk:House Waxley

2016-07-04T01:37:08Z

Morgiou: A Feast for Crows says six candles, not three.

Eyrie

2016-07-04T00:51:52Z

Morgiou: Added a conflicting reference to the High Hall sconces being silver (aFfC) rather than iron (aSoS)

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| image = [[File:The Eyrie-TN.jpg|250px|]]
| image_caption =The Eyrie by [http://www.tednasmith.com/ Ted Nasmith] ©.
| location = [[Vale of Arryn]], [[Westeros]]
| settlement_type= Castle, regional capital
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The '''Eyrie''' is an ancient castle and seat of [[House Arryn]], one of the oldest lines of [[Andal]] nobility, within the [[Vale of Arryn]]. It is situated in the [[Mountains of the Moon]] astride the peak known as the [[Giant's Lance]], several thousand feet above [[Vale of Arryn (valley)|the valley below]]. Although small compared to the seats of other [[Great Houses]] in Westeros, the Eyrie is considered impregnable to attack. During winter years, the Arryns seek refuge against the cold at the base of the mountain in the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}

==Layout==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Eyrie|Images of the Eyrie]]''
The Eyrie is the smallest of the great castles, consisting only of a cluster of seven slim, white towers bunched tightly together. They can hold up to five hundred men.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} The castle is made of fine white stone.{{ref|AFFC|41}} The towers encircle a garden, which had been meant as a [[godswood]], but no [[weirwood]] [[heart tree]] would take root in the stony soil.{{Ref|aSoS|80}} The garden, which is overlooked by Lady [[Lysa Arryn]]'s apartments, instead contains grass, shrubbery, and statuary.{{ref|AGOT|40}}

The barracks and stables are carved directly into the mountain. The granary is as large as those found in much larger castles, like [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|aGoT|34}} The Eyrie also contains a sept.{{ref|AFFC|41}} The waterfall known as [[Alyssa's Tears]] can be heard from the Eyrie.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

* The '''High Hall''' is where the household takes meals. It is a long and austere hall, with walls made of blue-veined white marble. At the end of it sits the throne of the Arryns, a seat carved of weirwood.{{Ref|aGoT|38}} It has narrow, arched windows, between which are torches mounted on high iron{{Ref|aSoS|80}} or silver{{Ref|aFfC|10}} sconces.
* The '''[[Moon Door]]''' is a narrow weirwood door that stands between two slender pillars in the High Hall. A crescent moon is carved into the door, which opens inward, and is barred by heavy bronze. The door opens into the sky. Most executions at the Eyrie use this door, which opens onto a six hundred foot drop to the stones of the valley below.{{Ref|aGoT|38}}
* The '''Crescent Chamber''' is the Eyrie's reception hall. Here, guests are given refreshments and warmed by the fire after making the climb up the [[Giant's Lance]].{{Ref|aFfC|23}}
* The '''[[Maiden's Tower]]''' is the easternmost of the seven towers of the Eyrie. From a balcony on the tower, one can see the [[Vale of Arryn (valley)|Vale]] and the Giant's Lance.{{Ref|aFfC|23}}
* The '''Moon Tower''' contains the bedchambers of Lord Arryn.{{ref|AFFC|23}}
* '''[[Sky cells]]''' are the Eyrie's infamous dungeons. They are shelves on the side of the mountain's sheer cliffs, left open to the cold sky, with slightly sloping floors to unnerve the prisoners. Many prisoners, driven mad by the cold and howling wind, commit suicide rather than remain imprisoned.

==Defenses==
:{{Main|Bloody Gate|Gates of the Moon|Stone (waycastle)|Snow (waycastle)|Sky}}
[[File:Alyn Spiller The Bloody Gate.png|300px|thumb|right| The Bloody Gate - Alyn Spiller@]]

To reach the Eyrie, an invading army would have to overcome the [[Bloody Gate]] guarding the [[high road]], then overcome the [[Gates of the Moon]] located at the bottom of the mountain and climb up the narrow goat trail. Under normal circumstances this would take half a day, all the while being exposed to attack from the defenders in the Eyrie and its three waycastles along the path.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}

* '''[[Stone (waycastle)|Stone]]''', the first waycastle. The path to it is surrounded by forest. It has a massive ironbound gate. The stone walls are crowned with iron spikes and its two fat round towers raise above the keep.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}
* '''[[Snow (waycastle)|Snow]]''', the second waycastle. The trail to it is steeper than that of Stone. It consists of a single fortified tower, a timber keep, and a stable placed behind a low wall of unmortared rock. It is nestled into the Giant's Lance so as to command the entire pathway from Stone to Snow.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}
* '''[[Sky]]''', the third waycastle. The path to it is treacherous. It is open to the wind and the steps are cracked and broken from the constant freezing. Sky is a high, crescent-shaped wall of unmortared stone raised against the side of the mountain. Inside the walls are a series of ramps and a great tumble of boulders and stones of all sizes, ready to throw down or even cause a minor avalanche. There is a cavern containing a long natural hall, stables, and supplies. Handholds carved into the rock lead to the Eyrie, while earthen ramps give access to the walls.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} The Eyrie is located six hundred feet above this point.{{Ref|affc|23|page 615}}

==History==
===Kings of Mountain and Vale===
Legends claim that the [[Winged Knight]] drove the [[First Men]] from the Vale and flew to the top of the [[Giant's Lance]] on a huge falcon to slay the [[Griffin King]].{{ref|affc|10|page 150}}{{ref|affc|41|page 606}} Records indicate that the [[Andals|Andal]] king [[Artys I Arryn]] constructed the [[Gates of the Moon]] at the foot of the Giant's Lance, where he had defeated [[Robar II Royce]]'s army of First Men in the [[Battle of Seven Stars]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

Artys's grandson, [[Roland I Arryn]], believed that the Gates of the Moon was both inferior to [[Casterly Rock]] and the [[Hightower]] and strategically vulnerable to raids from the [[Vale mountain clans]]. Allegedly inspired by [[Teora Hunter]], Roland decided to build a new royal palace high in the mountain above the Gates of the Moon.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}

Construction of the Eyrie took place intermittently over generations, and marble was imported from [[Tarth]] in the [[narrow sea]], as Roland disliked the appearance of stone available in the Vale. The first [[maester]] to serve at the Eyrie was [[Quince]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}} The Eyrie was inhabited as a pleasure palace{{ref|AWOIAF| The Eyrie}} for the [[Kings of Mountain and Vale]] during spring, summer, and autumn. The Arryns descend to the larger Gates of the Moon for winter{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}} and host a feast when they return to the Eyrie in the spring.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

===Targaryen Era===
During [[Aegon's Conquest]], Queen Regent [[Sharra Arryn]] fortified the [[Bloody Gate]] and the boy king [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]] used the Eyrie as a refuge. [[Visenya Targaryen]], however, flew upon [[Vhagar]] to the Eyrie's inner courtyard. Realizing that the Eyrie's location could not protect them against [[dragon]]s, the Arryns submitted to [[House Targaryen]] and the new [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

[[Jonos Arryn]] usurped his brother, Lord Ronnel, and took control of the Eyrie during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Once Lord [[House Royce|Royce]] began hunting the rebels, Jonos threw Ronnel through the [[Moon Door]]. Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]] rode the dragon [[Balerion]] to the Eyrie, where he hanged Jonos.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Baratheon Era===
[[Eddard Stark]] and Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] were fostered at the Eyrie by Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. When King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] called for the boys to be sent to [[King's Landing]], Lord Arryn refused and raised his banners in revolt, thus beginning what would become [[Robert's Rebellion]]. After winning the war, Jon was named [[Hand of the King]] to the new monarch, Robert I. In Jon's absence, the Eyrie was ruled by [[Nestor Royce]], acting as High Steward of the Vale.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}

The singer [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] was once sent from the Eyrie by Jon's wife, Lady [[Lysa Arryn]], and forced to take the [[high road]].{{ref|ASOS|43}}

==Recent Events==
[[File: MKomarck_SansaEyrie.jpg‎ ‎|[[Sansa Stark]] sculpts a snow castle at the Eyrie, slowly forming it into a replica of her childhood home, [[Winterfell]] - by Michael Komarck ©|thumb|300px|right]]
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s death in [[King's Landing]], his widow [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] return to the Eyrie with their son, [[Robert Arryn]].{{ref|AGOT|2}} Lysa's sister, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], captures [[Tyrion Lannister]] and brings him to the Eyrie, where Lysa imprisons him in the [[sky cells]], although he escapes after demanding trial. The captain of the guard, Ser [[Vardis Egen]], is killed in [[trial by combat]] against the [[mercenary|sellsword]] [[Bronn]].{{ref|AGOT|34}}{{ref|AGOT|38}}{{ref|AGOT|40}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] rejects Maester [[Cressen]]'s suggestion to have [[Shireen Baratheon]] fostered at the Eyrie.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} [[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], sends [[raven]]s to the Eyrie seeking assistance from his aunt, Lysa, but there is no response.{{ref|ACOK|22}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The widowed Lady Lysa marries her childhood friend and lover, [[Petyr Baelish]], at the [[Fingers]].{{ref|ASOS|68}} Petyr takes [[Sansa Stark]] in the guise of "Alayne Stone" with them to the Eyrie. Sansa finds the castle an empty and lonely place, and Lady Arryn keeps the High Hall closed most of the time. Petyr later throws Lysa from the [[Moon Door]] and places blame on [[Marillion]].{{ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Baelish is left as Lord Protector of the Vale, ruling in the name of the child Lord [[Robert Arryn]]. When [[Nestor Royce]] visits the Eyrie, Petyr informs him he is now the Lord of the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{ref|AFFC|10}}

The [[Lords Declarant]] encamp with six thousand men before the Gates of the Moon. Petyr meets with the six lords in his solar, rather than the High Hall, and they agree to grant Petyr a year to bring order to the Vale.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

With the arrival of winter, the court leaves the Eyrie for the Gates of the Moon.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

==Quotes==
[[Image:The Eyrie.jpg|300px|thumb|The Eyrie as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]

{{quote|The most splendid work ever built by the hands of men, a palace worthy of [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] themselves. Surely even the [[Father (the Seven)|Father Above]] does not have such a seat.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale: The Eyrie}}}} - [[Quince]]

{{Quote|The Eyrie is impregnable. You saw for yourself. No enemy could ever reach us up here.{{Ref|aGoT|34}}}} – [[Lysa Arryn]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]

{{quote|'''Petyr''': Have [[Maddy]] lay a fire in the solar. I shall receive our [[Lords Declarant]] there. 
'''Sansa''': Not the High Hall? 
'''Petyr''': No. [[Faith of the Seven|Gods]] forbid they glimpse me near the high seat of the [[House Arryn|Arryns]], they might think that I mean to sit in it. Cheeks born [[House Baelish|so low as mine]] must never aspire to such loft cushions.{{ref|AFFC|23}}}} - [[Petyr Baelish]] and [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|In winter this will be a cold white prison.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}}} – thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]

==Chapters that take place at the Eyrie==
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 34|''A Game of Thrones'': 34. Catelyn VI]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 38|''A Game of Thrones'': 38. Tyrion V]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 40|''A Game of Thrones'': 40. Catelyn VII]]
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 80|''A Storm of Swords'': 80. Sansa VII]]
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 10|''A Feast for Crows'': 10. Sansa I]]
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 23|''A Feast for Crows'': 23. Alayne II]]
*[[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 41|''A Feast for Crows'': 41. Alayne III]]

==References and Notes==
{{References|3}}
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Warrior Wench

2016-07-03T22:19:43Z

Morgiou: Minor typo correction, minor rewrite for style and accuracy.

'''''Warrior Wench''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Warrior Wench'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]].

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Moza Guerrera]]

Thrall's Bane

2016-07-03T22:17:46Z

Morgiou: /* A Dance with Dragons */ corrected typo: continent changed to contingent

'''''Thrall's Bane''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Thrall's Bane'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to Slaver's Bay. ''Thrall's Bane'' and ''[[Seven Skulls]]'' capture a fishing ketch, whose master tells [[Victarion Greyjoy]] that [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has flown away on her dragon, beyond the [[Dothraki Sea]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Perdición de la Esclavitud]]
[[fr:La Terreur des Serfs]]

Seven Skulls

2016-07-03T22:17:09Z

Morgiou: Added wiki link for Thrall's Bane

'''''Seven Skulls''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Seven Skulls'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to Slaver's Bay. ''Seven Skulls'' and ''[[Thrall's Bane]]'' capture a fishing ketch, whose master tells [[Victarion Greyjoy]] that [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has flown away on her dragon, beyond the [[Dothraki Sea]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]

[[es:Siete Cráneos]]
[[fr:Le Sept Crânes]]

Thrall's Bane

2016-07-03T22:15:37Z

Morgiou: Rewritten to mirror the entry for Seven Skulls

'''''Thrall's Bane''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Thrall's Bane'' is part of the Iron Fleet continent dispatched to Slaver's Bay. ''Thrall's Bane'' and ''[[Seven Skulls]]'' capture a fishing ketch, whose master tells [[Victarion Greyjoy]] that [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has flown away on her dragon, beyond the [[Dothraki Sea]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Perdición de la Esclavitud]]
[[fr:La Terreur des Serfs]]

Seven Skulls

2016-07-03T22:10:51Z

Morgiou: Minor typo correction, minor rewrite for style.

'''''Seven Skulls''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Seven Skulls'' is part of the Iron Fleet continent dispatched to Slaver's Bay. ''Seven Skulls'' and ''Thrall's Bane'' capture a fishing ketch, whose master tells [[Victarion Greyjoy]] that [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has flown away on her dragon, beyond the [[Dothraki Sea]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]

[[es:Siete Cráneos]]
[[fr:Le Sept Crânes]]

Kite (ship)

2016-07-03T21:56:24Z

Morgiou: Minor punctuation, typeface, and style corrections/improvements.

'''''Kite''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]]. Its captain is [[Manfryd Merlyn]].{{Ref|aDwD|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Kite'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]].

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Milano]]
[[fr:Le Milan]]

Kraken's Kiss

2016-07-03T21:49:41Z

Morgiou: Rewritten to mirror the entries for Iron Wing and Sparrowhawk.

'''''Kraken's Kiss''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Kraken's Kiss'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]]. ''Kraken's Kiss,'' ''[[Iron Wing]],'' and ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' are the three fastest ships in [[Victarion Greyjoy]]'s fleet and are tasked with running down and capturing two unladen [[Ghis|Ghiscari]] galleys. The captured ships are subsequently renamed [[Ghost (ship)|Ghost]] and [[Shade]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]

[[es:Beso del Kraken]]
[[fr:Le Baiser du Kraken]]

Iron Wing

2016-07-03T21:46:53Z

Morgiou: Rewritten to mirror the entries for Kraken's Kiss and Sparrowhawk.

'''''Iron Wing''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The ''Iron Wing'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]]. ''Iron Wing,'' ''[[Kraken's Kiss]],'' and ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' are the three fastest ships in [[Victarion Greyjoy]]'s fleet and are tasked with running down and capturing two unladen [[Ghis|Ghiscari]] galleys. The captured ships are subsequently renamed [[Ghost (ship)|Ghost]] and [[Shade]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Ala de Hierro]]

Forlorn Hope

2016-07-03T21:27:45Z

Morgiou: Minor punctuation, typeface, and style corrections/improvements.

'''''Forlorn Hope''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
''Forlorn Hope'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[Category:Warships]]

[[es:Vana Esperanza]]

Fingerdancer

2016-07-03T21:06:44Z

Morgiou: Minor punctuation, typeface, and style corrections/improvements.

'''''Fingerdancer''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Fingerdancer'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]].

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[Category:Warships]]
[[es:Danzarín del Dedo]]

Sparrowhawk

2016-07-03T21:02:48Z

Morgiou: Rewrite for style and clarity.

'''''Sparrowhawk''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Sparrowhawk'' is part of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]]. ''Sparrowhawk,'' ''[[Iron Wing]],'' and ''[[Kraken's Kiss]]'' are the three fastest ships in [[Victarion Greyjoy]]'s fleet and are tasked with running down and capturing two unladen [[Ghis|Ghiscari]] galleys. The captured ships are subsequently renamed [[Ghost (ship)|Ghost]] and [[Shade]].{{ref|adwd|63}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]

[[es:Gavilán]]
[[fr:Épervier]]

Shark (ship)

2016-07-03T20:42:28Z

Morgiou: Fairly significant rewrite, with no major substantive changes.

'''''Shark''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Shark'' is part of the [[Iron Fleet]] contingent dispatched to [[Slaver's Bay]]. Violent storms east of the [[Stepstones]] leave the ''Shark'' little more than a hulk, so [[Victarion Greyjoy]] decides to leave her behind at the rendez-vous point, off the southern tip of the [[Isle of Cedars]], to make repairs and to alert stragglers to the current plan. After leaving the ''Shark'' behind, the ironborn fleet bound for Slaver's Bay numbers fifty-three.{{Ref|aDwD|56}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Tiburón]]
[[fr:Le Squale]]

Red Tide

2016-07-03T20:18:51Z

Morgiou: Minor typing and tense corrections.

'''''Red Tide''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
'''Red Tide''' accompanies the rest of the Iron Fleet when they sail for [[Slaver's Bay]]. It sinks along with [[Dagon's Feast]] when both ships crash into one another during a storm on the voyage.

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Marea Roja]]
[[fr:La Marée rouge]]

Dagon's Feast

2016-07-03T20:16:56Z

Morgiou: Minor typing and tense corrections.

'''''Dagon's Feast''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
'''Dagon's Feast''' accompanies the rest of the Iron Fleet when they sail for [[Slaver's Bay]]. It sinks along with [[Red Tide]] when both ships crash into one another during a storm on the voyage.

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Festín de Dragón]]
[[fr:Le Banquet de Dagon]]

Talk:Reaper's Wind

2016-07-03T20:01:35Z

Morgiou: Article title needs to be corrected.

The article title needs to be changed from "Reapers Wind" to "Reaper's Wind" (with an apostrophe).
--[[User:Morgiou|Morgiou]] ([[User talk:Morgiou|talk]]) 20:01, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

Reaper's Wind

2016-07-03T19:59:00Z

Morgiou: It's "Reaper's Wind" with an apostrophe, not "Reapers Wind". Unless it happens automatically, the article title needs to be changed, too, but I don't know how to do that.

'''''Reaper's Wind''''' is an ironborn longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]].

==Recent Events==

===A Dance with Dragons===
'''Reaper's Wind''' accompanies the rest of the Iron Fleet when they sail for [[Slaver's Bay]].

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[es:Viento del Cosechador]]
[[fr:Le Vent de la Faucheuse]]

Lord Quellon

2016-07-03T19:38:25Z

Morgiou: Minor edit to intro; new "Recent Events" entry for "A Dance with Dragons"

'''''Lord Quellon''''' is an [[ironborn]] longship and a member of the [[Iron Fleet]]. It is presumably named after [[Balon Greyjoy]]'s father, [[Quellon Greyjoy]]. It is captained by [[Ralf (Limper)|Ralf the Limper]].{{ref|affc|29}}{{Ref|aDwD|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
The ''Lord Quellon'' is among the ships that make the voyage to the [[kingsmoot]].{{ref|affc|18}}
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Around half of the Iron Fleet contingent dispatched to Slaver's Bay is missing after violent storms beset it east of the [[Stepstones]]. The ''Lord Quellon'' is one of the ships that make it to the rendez-vous point off the southern tip of the [[Isle of Cedars]].{{ref|aDwD|56}}

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

[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]

[[es:Lord Quellon]]
[[fr:Lord Quellon]]

Salty Wench

2016-07-03T18:01:42Z

Morgiou: Minor grammatical corrections, additions, and stylistic improvements.

The '''''Salty Wench''''' is the Ironborn longship captained by [[Asha Greyjoy]]'s cousin, [[Quenton Greyjoy (cousin)|Quenton Greyjoy]].

==Recent Events==
===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Salty Wench'' is one of four longships under [[Asha Greyjoy]]'s command when she returns to [[Deepwood Motte]].

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

[[Category:Ships of the Iron Fleet]]
[[Category:Ironborn longships]]
[[es:Moza Salada]]
[[fr:Luronne]]

Princess Daena

2016-07-03T17:12:21Z

Morgiou: Minor corrections and additions

'''''Princess Daena''''' is a ship named after the wife of King [[Baelor I Targaryen]], [[Daena Targaryen]]. While [[Davos Seaworth]] is reconnoitering at the [[Lazy Eel]] in [[White Harbor]], an oarsman from the [[Storm Dancer]] says he used to row on her.{{ref|adwd|15}}

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

[[Category:Ships]]

[[fr:Princesse Daena]]

Brave Magister

2016-07-03T16:56:19Z

Morgiou: Added missing period and closed final italics.

'''''Brave Magister''''' is a cog in [[White Harbor]] when [[Davos Seaworth]] arrived on the ''[[Merry Midwife]].''

[[Category:Cogs]]
[[es:Valeroso Magíster]]
[[fr:Brave Maître]]

Bountiful Harvest

2016-07-03T16:37:31Z

Morgiou: /* A Dance with Dragons */ In "Widow's Watch," substituted straight apostrophe for curly apostrophe, which had broken corresponding wiki link.

Cobblecat

2016-07-03T16:33:15Z

Morgiou: /* History */ Capitalized "Sea" in "Eastwatch-by-the-Sea"

The '''''Cobblecat''''' is a trading galley. It was once captained by [[Roro Uhoris]]. Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] served as a cabin boy aboard it.{{ref|asos|54}}{{ref|adwd|15}}

==History==
Roro took the ''Cobblecat'' north of [[the Wall]] and traded weapons and goods to the [[wildlings]] for furs and other precious goods. When he set sail south again, he was intercepted by three ships of the [[Night's Watch]] out of [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. The ''Cobblecat'' was brought into port and Roro was executed for having traded arms to the wildlings.{{ref|asos|54}}

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

[[Category:Merchant ships]]

[[es:Gata de Piedra]]
[[fr:Le Chat de gouttière]]
[[zh:卵石猫号]]

Bountiful Harvest

2016-07-03T03:04:08Z

Morgiou: One last clarification to first paragraph! The ship was *originally* owned by Illyrio Mopatis, but it was subsequently seized by Salladhor Saan.

'''''Bountiful Harvest''''' is a [[Pentos]]hi trading cog originally owned by [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. It has a large midships.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref>
The cabin is at the stern of the ship and is large and lavishly furnished. The cabin windows are stained glass and the carpets are deep. It is furnished with great leather chairs that can seat three men quite comfortably, as they were built to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s measure.

==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
While crossing Blackwater Bay, the ''Bountiful Harvest'' was seized by [[Salladhor Saan]], ostensibly for evading the new duties and customs he had imposed after being named [[Lord of Blackwater Bay]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[Hand]], Lord [[Alester Florent]].

In [[Dragonstone]]'s harbor, [[Davos Seaworth]] finds his friend Salladhor in the seized ship's hold counting cargo with two eunuchs. The ''Harvest'' was supposed to be carrying forty-three jars of pepper but was carrying only thirty-nine.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref> Davos is taken to the owner's cabin where he and Salladhor discuss recent events. When Davos talks of seeking vengeance, Salladhor becomes angry and Davos leaves.

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Bountiful Harvest'' was apparently part of the fleet that carried [[Stannis Baratheon]]’s army north to the [[Wall]]. The fleet encountered violent storms on its way back south and ''Bountiful Harvest'' was one of many ships that were lost. A gale in the [[Shivering Sea]] had ripped away ''Harvest’s'' rigging, forcing Salladhor to have her towed. Ten leagues north of [[Widow’s Watch]], heavy seas slammed ''Harvest'' into one of the galleys towing her, and both ships sank.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], Davos I ("Ashore on Sweetsister")</ref>

==Quotes==
{{Quote|A coarse grind, and of the second quality, my nose declares. The bill of landing is saying forty-three jars. Where have the others gotten to, I am wondering? These [[Pentoshi]], do they think I am not counting? {{Ref|ASOS|10}}}} - [[Salladhor Saan]]
==References and Notes==
{{references}}

[[Category:Pentoshi ships]]
[[Category:Merchant ships]]
[[fr:Opulente Moisson]][[zh:丰收号]]

Bountiful Harvest

2016-07-03T03:02:31Z

Morgiou: Tense correction in first paragraph

'''''Bountiful Harvest''''' is a [[Pentos]]hi trading cog owned by [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. It has a large midships.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref>
The cabin is at the stern of the ship and is large and lavishly furnished. The cabin windows are stained glass and the carpets are deep. It is furnished with great leather chairs that can seat three men quite comfortably, as they were built to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s measure.

==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
While crossing Blackwater Bay, the ''Bountiful Harvest'' was seized by [[Salladhor Saan]], ostensibly for evading the new duties and customs he had imposed after being named [[Lord of Blackwater Bay]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[Hand]], Lord [[Alester Florent]].

In [[Dragonstone]]'s harbor, [[Davos Seaworth]] finds his friend Salladhor in the seized ship's hold counting cargo with two eunuchs. The ''Harvest'' was supposed to be carrying forty-three jars of pepper but was carrying only thirty-nine.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref> Davos is taken to the owner's cabin where he and Salladhor discuss recent events. When Davos talks of seeking vengeance, Salladhor becomes angry and Davos leaves.

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Bountiful Harvest'' was apparently part of the fleet that carried [[Stannis Baratheon]]’s army north to the [[Wall]]. The fleet encountered violent storms on its way back south and ''Bountiful Harvest'' was one of many ships that were lost. A gale in the [[Shivering Sea]] had ripped away ''Harvest’s'' rigging, forcing Salladhor to have her towed. Ten leagues north of [[Widow’s Watch]], heavy seas slammed ''Harvest'' into one of the galleys towing her, and both ships sank.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], Davos I ("Ashore on Sweetsister")</ref>

==Quotes==
{{Quote|A coarse grind, and of the second quality, my nose declares. The bill of landing is saying forty-three jars. Where have the others gotten to, I am wondering? These [[Pentoshi]], do they think I am not counting? {{Ref|ASOS|10}}}} - [[Salladhor Saan]]
==References and Notes==
{{references}}

[[Category:Pentoshi ships]]
[[Category:Merchant ships]]
[[fr:Opulente Moisson]][[zh:丰收号]]

Bountiful Harvest

2016-07-03T03:01:09Z

Morgiou: Entirely new section under Recent Events, for A Dance with Dragons, plus very minor edits to existing first paragraph

'''''Bountiful Harvest''''' is a [[Pentos]]hi trading cog owned by [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. It has a large midships.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref>
The cabin is at the stern of the ship and is large and lavishly furnished. The cabin windows are stained glass and the carpets are deep. It is furnished with great leather chairs that can seat three men quite comfortably, as they have been built to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s measure.

==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
While crossing Blackwater Bay, the ''Bountiful Harvest'' was seized by [[Salladhor Saan]], ostensibly for evading the new duties and customs he had imposed after being named [[Lord of Blackwater Bay]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[Hand]], Lord [[Alester Florent]].

In [[Dragonstone]]'s harbor, [[Davos Seaworth]] finds his friend Salladhor in the seized ship's hold counting cargo with two eunuchs. The ''Harvest'' was supposed to be carrying forty-three jars of pepper but was carrying only thirty-nine.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref> Davos is taken to the owner's cabin where he and Salladhor discuss recent events. When Davos talks of seeking vengeance, Salladhor becomes angry and Davos leaves.

===A Dance with Dragons===
The ''Bountiful Harvest'' was apparently part of the fleet that carried [[Stannis Baratheon]]’s army north to the [[Wall]]. The fleet encountered violent storms on its way back south and ''Bountiful Harvest'' was one of many ships that were lost. A gale in the [[Shivering Sea]] had ripped away ''Harvest’s'' rigging, forcing Salladhor to have her towed. Ten leagues north of [[Widow’s Watch]], heavy seas slammed ''Harvest'' into one of the galleys towing her, and both ships sank.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], Davos I ("Ashore on Sweetsister")</ref>

==Quotes==
{{Quote|A coarse grind, and of the second quality, my nose declares. The bill of landing is saying forty-three jars. Where have the others gotten to, I am wondering? These [[Pentoshi]], do they think I am not counting? {{Ref|ASOS|10}}}} - [[Salladhor Saan]]
==References and Notes==
{{references}}

[[Category:Pentoshi ships]]
[[Category:Merchant ships]]
[[fr:Opulente Moisson]][[zh:丰收号]]

Bountiful Harvest

2016-07-03T02:43:45Z

Morgiou: /* A Storm of Swords */ Moderate rewrite for clarity.

'''''Bountiful Harvest''''' is a [[Pentos]]hi trading cog owned by [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. It has a large midships.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref>
The cabin is at the stern of the ship and is large and lavishly furnished. The cabin windows are stained glass and the carpets are deep. It is furnished with great leather chairs which can seat at three men quite comfortably as they have been built to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s measure.

==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
While crossing Blackwater Bay, the ''Bountiful Harvest'' was seized by [[Salladhor Saan]], ostensibly for evading the new duties and customs he had imposed after being named [[Lord of Blackwater Bay]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[Hand]], Lord [[Alester Florent]].

In [[Dragonstone]]'s harbor, [[Davos Seaworth]] finds his friend Salladhor in the seized ship's hold counting cargo with two eunuchs. The ''Harvest'' was supposed to be carrying forty-three jars of pepper but was carrying only thirty-nine.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 10|Chapter 10]], Davos</ref> Davos is taken to the owner's cabin where he and Salladhor discuss recent events. When Davos talks of seeking vengeance, Salladhor becomes angry and Davos leaves.

==Quotes==
{{Quote|A coarse grind, and of the second quality, my nose declares. The bill of landing is saying forty-three jars. Where have the others gotten to, I am wondering? These [[Pentoshi]], do they think I am not counting? {{Ref|ASOS|10}}}} - [[Salladhor Saan]]
==References and Notes==
{{references}}

[[Category:Pentoshi ships]]
[[Category:Merchant ships]]
[[fr:Opulente Moisson]][[zh:丰收号]]

Mully

2016-06-30T07:02:38Z

Morgiou: Typo correction: changed "deserved" to "deserted"

Olenna Tyrell

2016-05-20T02:11:24Z

Morgiou: Corrected spelling of "moniker" and deleted following "of"

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| Character_name = [[File:House_Redwyne.png|50px|left]] '''Olenna Tyrell''' [[File:House_Tyrell.PNG|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Olenna Redwyne.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Olenna by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©]
| Alias = Olenna Redwyne Queen of Thorns
| Title = Dowager Lady of [[Highgarden]]
| Allegiance = [[House Redwyne]] [[House Tyrell]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse = Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Arbor]]{{ref|awoiaf| Olenna Redwyne}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|228}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Olenna Redwyne|Olenna Redwyne]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Rigg Diana Rigg]
| TV_series =[[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
}}
'''Olenna Tyrell''',{{ref|ASOS|6}}{{ref|ASOS|60}}{{ref|AFFC|12}} also known as '''Olenna Redwyne''',{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{ref|AWOIAF| Olenna Redwyne}} is the widow of Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]] and the mother of [[Mace Tyrell]], Lord of [[Highgarden]]. Born into [[House Redwyne]] of the [[Arbor]], she is commonly known as the '''Queen of Thorns''' because of her sharp tongue.{{ref|acok|appendix}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' she is portrayed by Dame [[w:Diana Rigg|Diana Rigg]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Olenna Redwyne|Images of Olenna Redwyne]]''
Lady Olenna is in her sixties <ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tyrells_at_the_Blackwater Lady Olenna and the Tyrells at the Blackwater], December 17, 1999</ref> with white hair and very small. She has soft, spotted hands with gaunt thin fingers. Olenna has an old woman's sour breath. She is older than Lord [[Hoster Tully]].{{Ref|aSoS|6}} She has lost her teeth.{{Ref|aFfC|7}} Olenna walks with a cane {{Ref|aSoS|60}} and claims to be near deaf,{{Ref|aSoS|6}} but both might be part of her feigning to be more frail than she actually is.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}

Olenna rarely shies from stating her opinion. She is described as a wizened, cunning old woman with a wicked wit and a sharp tongue, earning her the moniker 'Queen of Thorns'. According to her granddaughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]], she is not the most patient of women.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} Although she regularly mocks members of her own family,{{Ref|aSoS|6}}{{Ref|aFfC|7}} she seems to be a staunch supporter of [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] family interests.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}{{Ref|aFfC|12}}

==History==
In her youth, Olenna was arranged to marry [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]], but Olenna (so she claims) did everything she could to make sure it never came to fruition. Although according to history it was Daeron who actually broke the betrothal{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}, she speaks contemptuously of the [[Targaryen madness|Targaryen]] family history of madness. Olenna liked her husband [[Luthor Tyrell]] well enough, as he was kind and not unskilled in bed, but she still considered him an oaf. She regrets that she did not have a chance to beat her son [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]] more often when he was a child, as that would have made him more ready to heed her advice when he became an adult.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}

Olenna has twin guardsmen named [[Erryk (guard)|Erryk]] and [[Arryk (guard)|Arryk]], whom she refers to as "Left and Right" because she cannot tell them apart.

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
After the death of King [[Renly Baratheon]], Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] is sent to [[Highgarden]] to negotiate an alliance between [[House Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell]], including a marriage between King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] and [[Margaery Tyrell]], Renly's widow and Olenna's granddaughter.{{Ref|aCoK|36}} During the negotiations, Lady Olenna asks Petyr pointed questions about Joffrey's nature. Petyr praises Joffrey to the skies, but secretly uses some of his escorts to plant disturbing rumors about the king among the servants at Highgarden, thereby creating doubts about the truth of his official statements.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Mustamirri tellmeallaboutjoff.jpg|300px|thumb|Olenna having dinner with [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] - by mustamirri ©]]
Lady Olenna comes to [[King's Landing]] to attend the wedding of Margaery to Joffrey. During a supper with Margaery and a number of noble ladies of houses sworn to the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], Olenna sharply questions [[Sansa Stark]] about Joffrey's nature. She refuses to listen to Sansa's evasions and half truths about Joffrey and gets Sansa to speak the truth about Joffrey's cruelty and the beatings he gave her. To prevent any potential spy from listening to Sansa, Lady Olenna orders her jester, [[Butterbumps]], to sing loudly. She also compares her son, [[Mace Tyrell|Mace]], to a puff fish of the [[Summer Isles]].{{Ref|aSoS|6}}

Olenna plots with Margaery to marry Sansa to her grandson [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]] without letting Lord Mace know about it.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} However, Sansa unwisely tells [[Dontos Hollard]] about the plan{{Ref|aSoS|28}} and Dontos supposedly shares the information with [[Petyr Baelish]]. Lord Baelish foils the plot by telling Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] about it, who quickly marries Sansa to his own son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|aSoS|19}}{{Ref|aSoS|28}}

In turn, Olenna sabotages Tywin's plan to marry his daughter, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], to Willas, the heir to [[Highgarden]]. Although Mace Tyrell is originally inclined to accept the offer, Olenna belabors her son and talks him out of it, arguing that Cersei is too old and too used for Willas. Tywin learns about this from [[Varys]] and shares the information with Tyrion, but orders Tyrion not to tell Cersei about the reason and rather act as if the offer has never been made.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}

Olenna seems to share the general aversion of the Tyrells against [[House Martell]]. During an ugly confrontation in the yard of the [[Red Keep]], she calls [[Oberyn Martell]]'s paramour, [[Ellaria Sand]], "the serpent's whore".{{Ref|aSoS|53}}

Olenna is present at the wedding of her granddaughter Margaery and King Joffrey at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. In the wedding procession after the ceremony, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] escorts her out of the sept. Before the wedding feast in the throne room, Olenna approaches Sansa and expresses her condolences over the deaths of her brother, King [[Robb Stark]], and mother, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], at the [[Red Wedding]]. While she talks with her, Olenna puts Sansa's messy hair in order and straightens the hair net that Sansa has received from Dontos and which he told her to wear at the wedding. Later, Olenna makes a snide remark about how often "[[The Rains of Castamere]]" is being performed during the [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]]. When Joffrey begins to choke, she calls for help and later comforts Margaery.{{Ref|aSoS|60}}{{Ref|aSoS|61}}

While later revealing his part in planning Joffrey's death, Petyr implies to Sansa that Olenna is the one who poisoned the king, with some help from himself and the people he used, especially Dontos. He refers to Olenna straightening Sansa's hair net, implying that this was the moment the old woman took the black stones (actually a crystallized form of the [[strangler]]), which she used to [[poison]] Joffrey. Petyr suggests that Olenna killed Joffrey to spare her granddaughter Margaery from the same cruelty the boy showed Sansa and to prevent her hot-tempered grandson, Ser [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]], from becoming a kingslayer in case he, while serving in the [[Kingsguard]], had to witness the king mistreating his sister. Petyr also shares how he planted disturbing rumors about Joffrey's character while he was at Highgarden, prompting Lady Olenna's questioning Sansa when they first met. According to Petyr, Olenna knew Mace dreamed of his daughter Margaery becoming queen and for that they needed a king, but they did not need Joffrey, as Margaery could also marry his brother, Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]].{{Ref|aSoS|68}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Olenna redwyne by daenerys mod.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Illustration by Elia Fernandez©|250px]]
Lady Olenna attends the wake for Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family. Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] informs Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] that she has appointed Lord [[Gyles Rosby]] as [[master of coin]] instead of Mace's uncle [[Garth Tyrell|Garth]], although the position had been promised to the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] by Tywin. When Mace tries to protest, Olenna eases the tension, but not without making some inappropriate remarks about both Gyles and Garth. She also alludes to the smell emanating from Tywin's corpse, making Cersei angry. When Cersei suggests that Olenna would want to return to [[Highgarden]] soon, she replies that she cannot leave [[King's Landing]] before the wedding of [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]. She mentions that she had been discussing a date for the wedding with Tywin at the time of his death and proposes to talk about this with Cersei soon.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

In the negotiations with Cersei on the marriage between Tommen and Margaery, Olenna drives a hard bargain. She insists on an immediate wedding, much to Cersei's dismay,{{Ref|aFfC|39}} and she also throws out Cersei's suggestion that Tommen should wed his bride with a cloak in [[House Lannister|Lannister]] instead of [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] colors.{{Ref|aFfC|12}} Olenna, vouching for her granddaughter still being a maiden,{{Ref|aFfC|43}} also proposes that Tommen and Margaery share their bed as soon as they are married. Cersei, horrified by the suggestion, refuses this. However, Olenna is adamant that the royal couple should at least spend the wedding night together, as anything else would mean ill luck for the marriage. Cersei relents on this point, but she later regrets her concession and arranges for her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], to make certain that nothing happens between Tommen and Margaery that night.{{Ref|aFfC|12}}

During the wedding feast, Olenna complains mockingly that "[[The Rains of Castamere]]" is not being sung. The nasty smile of the Queen of Thorns makes Cersei, who is increasingly wary of all Tyrells, think of [[Maggy the Frog]], although the two hardly look alike. Later that night, Olenna suggests to break up the feast and send king and queen to bed together.{{Ref|aFfC|12}} The day after the wedding, Olenna returns to Highgarden with her grandson, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan the Gallant]].{{Ref|aFfC|12}}

Following [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s escape after Tywin's death, [[Qyburn]] informs Cersei that a gold coin dating from the time of [[House Gardener]] has been found in the quarters of an undergaoler named [[Rugen]] (actually an alias of [[Varys]]), who vanished at the time Tyrion did.{{Ref|aFfC|7}} From Lady [[Taena of Myr|Taena Merryweather]], Cersei also learns that Olenna keeps a large chest of gold from before [[Aegon's Conquest]] in her wheelhouse. In the event that unwary tradespeople offend her, she pays them in the old gold coins of the [[Reach]], which are only half the weight of newly minted gold dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|16}} Both pieces of information make Cersei suspect that the Tyrells were involved in the escape of Tyrion and in the assassination of Lord Tywin.{{Ref|aFfC|24}}

==Quotes by Olenna==
{{Quote|All men are [[fool]]s, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns. {{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}
- Olenna to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote| There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this [[Seven Kingdoms|realm]], if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if they put down their swords and listened to their mothers.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}
– Olenna to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|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 your husband, the [[Mace Tyrell|lord oaf of Highgarden]].{{ref|asos|6}}}}
– Olenna to [[Alerie Hightower]]

{{Quote|Night falls for all of us in the end, and too soon for some. You would know that more than most, poor child. You've had your share of grief, I know. We are sorry for your losses.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}
– Olenna to [[Sansa Stark]]

==Quotes about Olenna==

{{Quote|'''Sansa:''' The Queen of Thorns, she's called. Isn't that right? 
'''Loras:''' It is. You'd best not use that name in her presence, though, or you're like to get pricked.{{Ref|aSoS|6}}}}
– [[Loras Tyrell]] to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|Tyrion was beginning to wonder whether Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]] had ridden off that cliff intentionally.{{ref|asos|60}}}}
– [[Tyrion Lannister]]s thoughts on Olenna

{{Quote|The old woman is not boring, though, I'll grant her that. A fearsome old harridan, and not near as frail as she pretends.{{Ref|aSoS|68}}}}
– [[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]

==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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