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Sunfyre

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{{Infobox animal character
| firstname = Sunfyre
| epithet = the Golden
| arms = Targaryen
| image = Ertac Altinoz-Sunfyre.jpg
| image_caption = Sunfyre, by Ertaç Altınöz ©
| Alias = Sunfyre the Golden King Aegon's glory
| Title =
| Owner = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth= Before {{Date|120}}, [[Dragonmont]]
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = 9th day of the 12th moon of {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]]
}}

'''Sunfyre''', also known as '''Sunfyre the Golden''',{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} was a male [[dragon]] ridden by King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} The [[House Targaryen|three-headed Targaryen dragon]] in the arms of Aegon was made golden to honor Sunfyre.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

According to [[w:David J. Peterson|David J. Peterson]], the official language creator for the television adaptations of Martin's works, the [[High Valyrian]] translation for Sunfyre's name is '''Vēsperzys'''.<ref>The Languages of David J. Peterson: [https://wiki.languageinvention.com/index.php?title=V%C4%93sperzys Vēsperzys]</ref>

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sunfyre|l1=Images of Sunfyre}}
Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales,{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} which shone like beaten [[gold]] in the sunlight,{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} and pale pink wing membranes.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} His [[Dragonfire|flames]] were golden as well.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Sunfyre was the most beautiful dragon ever seen in the [[known world]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Huge and heavy, the splendid Sunfyre was a formidable fighter despite his youth.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
===Youth===
[[File:Sunfyre and Aegon HOTD.png|350px|thumb|The golden-scaled Sunfyre nuzzles [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. From ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' © HBO]]
Sunfyre's [[dragon's egg|egg]] hatched on [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Although his exact year of birth has not been stated, he was described as being a "young" dragon in {{Date|120}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} and {{Date|129}}.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Sunfyre is known to have been older than [[Tessarion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Although it is unknown when exactly Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] claimed Sunfyre as his mount, he is known to have been claimed by the prince by {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Rook's Rest===
[[File:Sunfyre rook's rest.png|thumb|350px|Sunfyre above [[battle at Rook's Rest|Rook's Rest]], by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla ©]]

King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] rode Sunfyre during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the civil war fought between the [[greens]] of Aegon and the [[blacks]] of his half-sister, Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

Ser [[Criston Cole]], Aegon's [[Hand of the King]], lured Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and her dragon, [[Meleys]], into a trap in the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], one of the first major battles of the war, in {{Date|129}}. While Meleys was burning Criston's army of greens besieging the castle, Aegon and his younger brother, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], appeared on their own dragons, Sunfyre and [[Vhagar]], and the three beasts fought a thousand feet above the field. When Meleys closed her jaws around Sunfyre's neck, Vhagar fell upon them from above, causing the three dragons to fall to the earth. Although Vhagar rose unscathed, Meleys was slain and Sunfyre had one wing half torn from his body.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

King Aegon, grievously injured and burned from the encounter, was taken to [[King's Landing]] to recuperate. Unable to fly and too huge and heavy to be moved, Sunfyre remained near [[Rook's Rest]] to allow him time to heal. Criston stationed men near the dragon to guard him. At first, the dragon fed on the burned carcasses of the slain soldiers, but after those were gone, Criston's men brought Sunfyre calves and sheep to eat.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

When [[Walys Mooton]], [[Lord of Maidenpool]], reconquered Rook's Rest from Aegon II's forces, he led his bravest men to Sunfyre, hoping to slay the dragon. Enraged by the attacks upon him, Sunfyre fought back with his tail and flames, killing threescore of his attackers, including Walys.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Within a fortnight of the attack, Sunfyre had disappeared. Although his wing had healed in an awkward angle,{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Sunfyre had recovered enough from his battle with Meleys to fly once again.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Ser [[Byron Swann]] was killed in an attempt to slay a dragon during the war, although sources vary as to which dragon he faced. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] wrote that Byron desired to kill Sunfyre, but [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] expresses doubt because the golden dragon had gone missing from Rook's Rest.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

===Dragonstone===
[[File:Aegon II Targaryen and Sunfyre by Jota Saraiva.jpg|350px|thumb|[[Aegon II Targaryen]] and Sunfyre, by Jota Saraiva ©]]

Lord [[Larys Strong]] helped King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] escape the capital during the [[fall of King's Landing]] to the [[blacks]] of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and the king then hid in a remote fishing village on the isle of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

According to the [[House Crabb|Crabbs]] and [[House Brune|Brunes]], Sunfyre hid in the dark piney woods and caves of [[Crackclaw Point]] before eventually making his way to Dragonstone.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Gyldayn conjectured of a primal instinct for Sunfyre return to his birthplace, or urge to rejoin his rider, Aegon. Some even suggested that Sunfyre was able to feel Aegon II's urgent need of him. Because of Sunfyre's difficulty flying, [[Mushroom]] claimed the dragon was "a great golden fire-breathing chicken".{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Sailors on ''[[Nessaria]]'' observed two dragons—one of them with golden scales—fighting near the [[Dragonmont]], and the partially-devoured corpse of a wild dragon, the [[Grey Ghost]], was then found near the mountain's base. Ser [[Robert Quince]], castellan of [[Dragonstone]], wrongly assumed that the Grey Ghost had been killed by the [[Cannibal]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Intrigued by the mention of the golden scales, however, the disguised Aegon ventured forth with Ser [[Marston Waters]], [[Tom Tanglebeard]], and [[Tom Tangletongue]], and the party found Sunfyre in a hidden lair on the Dragonmont. Aegon flew upon Sunfyre every day, regaining strength, while the Two Toms and Marston sought supporters to help Aegon take Dragonstone from Rhaenyra.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Ser [[Alfred Broome]] aided in the [[fall of Dragonstone]] to Aegon's [[greens]]. Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] evaded capture, however, and reached her dragon, [[Moondancer]]. When Aegon victoriously flew a still-injured Sunfyre to the castle, Moondancer rose to meet him. Although younger and smaller, Moondancer was quicker than Sunfyre. Moondancer raked Sunfyre's side and attacked his malformed wing, but she was then blinded by a blast of Sunfyre's golden flames. The colliding dragons crashed into the ground, where the larger Sunfyre killed his younger adversary. Aegon broke both of his legs jumping clear, and Baela was taken captive by the greens.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The battle with [[Moondancer]] left Sunfyre even more injured than he had been before. He was covered in fresh scars along his back, had huge wounds along his neck and scabs on his belly, and had lost his right eye. No longer able to fly, Sunfyre remained in the outer yard where he had fallen, feeding first on the carcass of Moondancer and later on slaughtered sheep.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Aegon had [[Grand Maester]] [[Gerardys]] strangled and disemboweled, allowing Sunfyre to feast upon the legs and innards. Aegon had the [[maester]]'s head and upper torso put on display at Dragonstone's gatehouse to welcome Rhaenyra for her eventual return, as the queen had fled [[King's Landing]] after the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

===Death===
[[File:Season5Dance of Dragons25.png|thumb|350px|The death of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

When the ''[[Violande]]'' brought [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] to [[Dragonstone]] on the twenty-second day of the tenth moon of {{Date|130}}, she was taken captive by Ser [[Alfred Broome]] and the greens. Accounts differ on how the reunion between the half-siblings occurred. The pro-[[greens]] Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] says Rhaenyra laughed when she saw the crippled Sunfyre, whereas she reflected on the destruction of the war according to the pro-[[blacks]] [[Mushroom]]. In the end, Aegon fed his half sister to his dragon, and it is said that Sunfyre only reacted to Rhaenyra after her breast was pricked by Alfred's dagger, with the smell of her blood rousing the dragon. Sunfyre bathed her in a blast of flame before closing his jaws around her arm and shoulder. Sunfyre devoured Rhaenyra in six bites, leaving only her left leg below the shin. Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] was forced to watch his mother die, and [[Elinda Massey]] allegedly gouged out her eyes in horror.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Although King Aegon II initially hoped that Sunfyre might recover enough to fly once again, the dragon weakened and eventually refused to eat. He died from his stinking wounds on the ninth day of the twelfth moon of {{Date|130}}. A weeping Aegon ordered that the captive [[Baela Targaryen]] be executed, but he was convinced to spare her life to avoid angering [[House Velaryon]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

Aegon II returned to [[King's Landing]] to rule precariously. He sent for [[dragon egg]]s from Dragonstone, hoping for "a new Sunfyre, prouder and fiercer than the last", but was unable to hatch one. Aegon the Elder was soon assassinated by [[poison]] and succeeded by Aegon the Younger, who ruled as Aegon III Targaryen.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

==Known dragonriders of Sunfyre==
[[File:House Targaryen (Aegon II).svg|thumb|Golden dragon in the arms of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]]]

* King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|"Sunfyre" was the name given this [[dragon]] of the golden dawn.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|But who can presume to know the heart of a [[dragon]]?{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|And the [[Aegon II Targaryen|second Aegon]] fed [[Grand Maester]] [[Gerardys]] to his [[dragon]].{{ref|ASOS|12}}|[[Varys]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Since [[George R. R. Martin]] was a fan of the [[w:X-Men|X-Men]] in his youth<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/11/16/farewell-to-a-marvel/ Farewell to a Marvel], November 16, 2018</ref> and contributed to ''[[w:Heroes for Hope|Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men]]'' in 1985, the superhero [[w:Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] may be a possible inspiration for the dragon's name.

==References==
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Morning

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{{For|the warship|Morning Tide}}
{{Infobox animal character
| firstname = Morning
| epithet =
| arms = Targaryen
| image = Ertac Altinoz-Morning01.jpg
| image_caption = Morning in the ruins of the Dragonpit, by Ertaç Altınöz
| Alias =
| Title =
| Owner = [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth = the [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|129|131}}<ref name="Cal">''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Morning|Morning]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|136|153}}<ref name="Cal"/>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by =
| TV_series =
}}

'''Morning''' was a she-[[dragon]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} which hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It belonged to Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Appearance==
Morning's scales were pale pink, but with black horns and crest.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} During the third month of {{Date|135}}, Morning was big enough for Rhaena to ride.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==History==
[[File: Rhaena Targaryen and Morning by Fkaluis.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Morning and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], by Fkaluis ©]]
Morning hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] from one of the three eggs that Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] brought with her to the [[Vale]], a clutch produced by Rhaenyra's she-dragon [[Syrax]]. News of Morning's birth reached the [[greens]] around the start of {{Date|131}}, greatly troubling them, as they had lost all of their dragons during the fighting. Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] feared that the [[smallfolk]] would consider the [[blacks]] as more legitimate, due to Morning's birth.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} The war lasted only for another half a year, during which time Morning was still too young to be ridden.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons - and the only one still controlled by the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Rhaena and Morning arrived in [[King's Landing]] after the death of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in mid-{{Date|131}}. While the [[smallfolk]] became ecstatic at the sight of Morning, Rhaena's brother, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], who was fearful of dragons, paled when he saw the dragon for the first time and commanded his guards to "get that wretched creature out of my sight."{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

During their time at King's Landing, Rhaena would often visit throughout the city, usually with Morning, who was still small and young, coiled about her shoulders like a [[wikipedia:Shawl#Stole|stole]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} By the start of {{Date|134}}, Morning had grown much and had made her lair in the [[Dragonpit]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} On the third day of the third month of {{Date|135}}, Rhaena rode upon the back of Morning for the first time. They returned to the Dragonpit after circling once around the city, and subsequently went forth every day, flying farther each time. Rhaena landed Morning inside the [[Red Keep]] on only one occasion, where Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]] was delighted by the dragon, but King Aegon III again refused to go and see the dragon. Shortly thereafter, Rhaena traveled on the dragon's back to [[Dragonstone]], where, according to Rhaena, she and her dragon would be more welcome.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When Rhaena's husband, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]], was killed in the [[Vale]] that same year, Rhaena's sister [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] traveled to Dragonstone to ensure that Rhaena would not use Morning to attempt to avenge her husband's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When in {{Date|136}} preparations were being made for a [[royal progress]] to he held after King Aegon III [[age of majority|turned sixteen]], Rhaena desired to accompany the progress on Morning, but this suggestion was delicately deflected by the [[Hand of the King]] and the council of [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Known dragonriders of Morning==
*Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]

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

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Morning

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{{For|the warship|Morning Tide}}
{{Infobox animal character
| firstname = Morning
| epithet =
| arms = Targaryen
| image = Ertac Altinoz-Morning01.jpg
| image_caption = Morning in the ruins of the Dragonpit by Ertaç Altınöz
| Alias =
| Title =
| Owner = [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth = the [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|129|131}}<ref name="Cal">''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Morning|Morning]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|136|153}}<ref name="Cal"/>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by =
| TV_series =
}}

'''Morning''' was a she-[[dragon]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} which hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It belonged to Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Appearance==
Morning's scales were pale pink, but with black horns and crest.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} During the third month of {{Date|135}}, Morning was big enough for Rhaena to ride.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==History==
[[File: Rhaena Targaryen and Morning by Fkaluis.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Morning and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], by Fkaluis ©]]
Morning hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] from one of the three eggs that Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] brought with her to the [[Vale]], a clutch produced by Rhaenyra's she-dragon [[Syrax]]. News of Morning's birth reached the [[greens]] around the start of {{Date|131}}, greatly troubling them, as they had lost all of their dragons during the fighting. Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] feared that the [[smallfolk]] would consider the [[blacks]] as more legitimate, due to Morning's birth.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} The war lasted only for another half a year, during which time Morning was still too young to be ridden.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons - and the only one still controlled by the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Rhaena and Morning arrived in [[King's Landing]] after the death of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in mid-{{Date|131}}. While the [[smallfolk]] became ecstatic at the sight of Morning, Rhaena's brother, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], who was fearful of dragons, paled when he saw the dragon for the first time and commanded his guards to "get that wretched creature out of my sight."{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

During their time at King's Landing, Rhaena would often visit throughout the city, usually with Morning, who was still small and young, coiled about her shoulders like a [[wikipedia:Shawl#Stole|stole]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} By the start of {{Date|134}}, Morning had grown much and had made her lair in the [[Dragonpit]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} On the third day of the third month of {{Date|135}}, Rhaena rode upon the back of Morning for the first time. They returned to the Dragonpit after circling once around the city, and subsequently went forth every day, flying farther each time. Rhaena landed Morning inside the [[Red Keep]] on only one occasion, where Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]] was delighted by the dragon, but King Aegon III again refused to go and see the dragon. Shortly thereafter, Rhaena traveled on the dragon's back to [[Dragonstone]], where, according to Rhaena, she and her dragon would be more welcome.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When Rhaena's husband, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]], was killed in the [[Vale]] that same year, Rhaena's sister [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] traveled to Dragonstone to ensure that Rhaena would not use Morning to attempt to avenge her husband's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When in {{Date|136}} preparations were being made for a [[royal progress]] to he held after King Aegon III [[age of majority|turned sixteen]], Rhaena desired to accompany the progress on Morning, but this suggestion was delicately deflected by the [[Hand of the King]] and the council of [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Known dragonriders of Morning==
*Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]

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

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Grey Ghost

2024-10-17T22:59:27Z

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{{For|the ironborn longship with the same name|Grey Ghost (ship)}}
{{Infobox animal character
| firstname = Grey Ghost
| image = Rudolf Hima-Grey-Ghost.jpg
| image_caption = Grey Ghost by Rudolf Hima
| Alias =
| Title =
| Owner = None (wild)
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Dragonstone]]<ref group="N">The age of Grey Ghost is unknown. It can be reasonably assumed he was a young dragon by the time of the Dance of the Dragons, however. Because 1) he was first wrongly believed to have been killed by the Cannibal who was known to kill young dragons and feed on them. And 2) Grey Ghost was killed by Sunfyre, who was referred to as "a splendid beast, though young" during the Dance.</ref>
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Grey Ghost''', or '''the Grey Ghost''', was the name given by the [[smallfolk]] of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] to a wild [[dragon]] living on the island during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

==Appearance and Character==
Grey Ghost was pale grey-white, the color of morning mist. He was a notably shy dragon, who avoided men and their works for years at a time. His avoidance of people, and his ability to hide in clouds and mist, gave him his name.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Grey Ghost preferred to feed on fish, and was often glimpsed flying low over the [[narrow sea]], snatching prey from the waters. He made his lair in a smoking vent high on the eastern side of the [[Dragonmont]]. He was never claimed nor ridden by any man, and was one the three wild dragons of Dragonstone, along with [[Sheepstealer]] and the [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] [[Sowing|sought new dragonriders]] to fight the [[greens]]. Some of the [[dragonseed]]s looked for the Grey Ghost, but could not find him, as he was ever an elusive [[Bestiary|creature]]. [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn of Hull]] first sought out Grey Ghost before attempting (and failing) to claim Sheepstealer.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In {{Date|130}}, the crew of the ''[[Nessaria]]'' saw Grey Ghost and another dragon fighting in the sky above the Dragonmont. Grey Ghost was slain in the struggle. When Ser [[Robert Quince]] heard of Grey Ghost's death, he wrongly assumed this was the work of the Cannibal. In truth, Grey Ghost was vanquished and partially devoured by [[Sunfyre]] upon his return to [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}
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Morning

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| firstname = Morning
| epithet =
| arms = Targaryen
| image = Ertac Altinoz-Morning01.jpg
| image_caption = Morning by Ertaç Altınöz
| Alias =
| Title =
| Owner = [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth = the [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|129|131}}<ref name="Cal">''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Morning|Morning]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|136|153}}<ref name="Cal"/>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Morning''' was a she-[[dragon]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} which hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It belonged to Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Appearance==
Morning's scales were pale pink, but with black horns and crest.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} During the third month of {{Date|135}}, Morning was big enough for Rhaena to ride.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==History==
[[File: Rhaena Targaryen and Morning by Fkaluis.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Morning and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], by Fkaluis ©]]
Morning hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] from one of the three eggs that Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] brought with her to the [[Vale]], a clutch produced by Rhaenyra's she-dragon [[Syrax]]. News of Morning's birth reached the [[greens]] around the start of {{Date|131}}, greatly troubling them, as they had lost all of their dragons during the fighting. Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] feared that the [[smallfolk]] would consider the [[blacks]] as more legitimate, due to Morning's birth.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} The war lasted only for another half a year, during which time Morning was still too young to be ridden.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons - and the only one still controlled by the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Rhaena and Morning arrived in [[King's Landing]] after the death of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in mid-{{Date|131}}. While the [[smallfolk]] became ecstatic at the sight of Morning, Rhaena's brother, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], who was fearful of dragons, paled when he saw the dragon for the first time and commanded his guards to "get that wretched creature out of my sight."{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

During their time at King's Landing, Rhaena would often visit throughout the city, usually with Morning, who was still small and young, coiled about her shoulders like a [[wikipedia:Shawl#Stole|stole]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} By the start of {{Date|134}}, Morning had grown much and had made her lair in the [[Dragonpit]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} On the third day of the third month of {{Date|135}}, Rhaena rode upon the back of Morning for the first time. They returned to the Dragonpit after circling once around the city, and subsequently went forth every day, flying farther each time. Rhaena landed Morning inside the [[Red Keep]] on only one occasion, where Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]] was delighted by the dragon, but King Aegon III again refused to go and see the dragon. Shortly thereafter, Rhaena traveled on the dragon's back to [[Dragonstone]], where, according to Rhaena, she and her dragon would be more welcome.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When Rhaena's husband, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]], was killed in the [[Vale]] that same year, Rhaena's sister [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] traveled to Dragonstone to ensure that Rhaena would not use Morning to attempt to avenge her husband's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When in {{Date|136}} preparations were being made for a [[royal progress]] to he held after King Aegon III [[age of majority|turned sixteen]], Rhaena desired to accompany the progress on Morning, but this suggestion was delicately deflected by the [[Hand of the King]] and the council of [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Known dragonriders of Morning==
*Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]

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

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Sunfyre

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{{Infobox animal character
| firstname = Sunfyre
| epithet = the Golden
| arms = Targaryen
| image = [[File:Ertac Altinoz-Sunfyre.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Sunfyre by Ertaç Altınöz
| Alias = Sunfyre the Golden King Aegon's glory
| Title =
| Owner = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dragonmont]]
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = 9th day of the 12th moon of {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]]
}}

'''Sunfyre''', also known as '''Sunfyre the Golden''',{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} was a male [[dragon]] ridden by King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} The [[House Targaryen|three-headed Targaryen dragon]] in the arms of Aegon was made golden to honor Sunfyre.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

According to [[w:David J. Peterson|David J. Peterson]], the official language creator for the television adaptations of Martin's works, the [[High Valyrian]] translation for Sunfyre's name is '''Vēsperzys'''.<ref>The Languages of David J. Peterson: [https://wiki.languageinvention.com/index.php?title=V%C4%93sperzys Vēsperzys]</ref>

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Sunfyre|l1=Images of Sunfyre}}
[[File:Kyidyl-sunfyre.jpg|350px|thumb|Sunfyre, by Kyidyl ©]]
Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales,{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} which shone like beaten gold in the sunlight,{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} and pale pink wing membranes.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} His [[Dragonfire|flames]] were golden as well.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Sunfyre was the most beautiful dragon ever seen in the [[known world]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Huge and heavy, the splendid Sunfyre was a formidable fighter despite his youth.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
===Youth===
Sunfyre's [[dragon's egg|egg]] hatched on [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Although his exact year of birth has not been stated, he was described as being a "young" dragon in {{Date|120}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} and {{Date|129}}.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Sunfyre is known to have been older than [[Tessarion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Although it is unknown when exactly Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] claimed Sunfyre as his mount, he is known to have been claimed by the prince by {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Rook's Rest===
[[File:Sunfyre rook's rest.png|thumb|350px|Sunfyre above [[battle at Rook's Rest|Rook's Rest]], by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla ©]]

King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] rode Sunfyre during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the civil war fought between the [[greens]] of Aegon and the [[blacks]] of his half-sister, Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

Ser [[Criston Cole]], Aegon's [[Hand of the King]], lured Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and her dragon, [[Meleys]], into a trap in the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], one of the first major battles of the war, in {{Date|129}}. While Meleys was burning Criston's army of greens besieging the castle, Aegon and his younger brother, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], appeared on their own dragons, Sunfyre and [[Vhagar]], and the three beasts fought a thousand feet above the field. When Meleys closed her jaws around Sunfyre's neck, Vhagar fell upon them from above, causing the three dragons to fall to the earth. Although Vhagar rose unscathed, Meleys was slain and Sunfyre had one wing half torn from his body.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

King Aegon, grievously injured and burned from the encounter, was taken to [[King's Landing]] to recuperate. Unable to fly and too huge and heavy to be moved, Sunfyre remained near [[Rook's Rest]] to allow him time to heal. Criston stationed men near the dragon to guard him. At first, the dragon fed on the burned carcasses of the slain soldiers, but after those were gone, Criston's men brought Sunfyre calves and sheep to eat.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

When [[Walys Mooton]], [[Lord of Maidenpool]], reconquered Rook's Rest from Aegon II's forces, he led his bravest men to Sunfyre, hoping to slay the dragon. Enraged by the attacks upon him, Sunfyre fought back with his tail and flames, killing threescore of his attackers, including Walys.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Within a fortnight of the attack, Sunfyre had disappeared. Although his wing had healed in an awkward angle,{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Sunfyre had recovered enough from his battle with Meleys to fly once again.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Ser [[Byron Swann]] was killed in an attempt to slay a dragon during the war, although sources vary as to which dragon he faced. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] wrote that Byron desired to kill Sunfyre, but Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] expresses doubt because the golden dragon had gone missing from Rook's Rest.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

===Dragonstone===
[[File:Aegon II Targaryen and Sunfyre by Jota Saraiva.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon II Targaryen and Sunfyre, by Jota Saraiva ©]]

Lord [[Larys Strong]] helped King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] escape the capital during the [[fall of King's Landing]] to the [[blacks]] of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and the king then hid in a remote fishing village on the isle of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

According to the [[House Crabb|Crabbs]] and [[House Brune|Brunes]], Sunfyre hid in the dark piney woods and caves of [[Crackclaw Point]] before eventually making his way to Dragonstone.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Gyldayn conjectured of a primal instinct for Sunfyre return to his birthplace, or urge to rejoin his rider, Aegon. Some even suggested that Sunfyre was able to feel Aegon II's urgent need of him. Because of Sunfyre's difficulty flying, [[Mushroom]] claimed the dragon was "a great golden fire-breathing chicken".{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Sailors on ''[[Nessaria]]'' observed two dragons—one of them with golden scales—fighting near the [[Dragonmont]], and the partially-devoured corpse of a wild dragon, the [[Grey Ghost]], was then found near the mountain's base. Ser [[Robert Quince]], castellan of [[Dragonstone]], assumed that the Grey Ghost had been killed by the [[Cannibal]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Intrigued by the mention of the golden scales, however, the disguised Aegon ventured forth with Ser [[Marston Waters]], [[Tom Tanglebeard]], and [[Tom Tangletongue]], and the party found Sunfyre in a hidden lair on the Dragonmont. Aegon flew upon Sunfyre every day, regaining strength, while the Two Toms and Marston sought supporters to help Aegon take Dragonstone from Rhaenyra.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Ser [[Alfred Broome]] aided in the [[fall of Dragonstone]] to Aegon's [[greens]]. Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] evaded capture, however, and reached her green dragon, [[Moondancer]]. When Aegon victoriously flew a still-injured Sunfyre to the castle, Moondancer rose to meet him. Although younger and smaller, Moondancer was quicker than Sunfyre. Moondancer raked Sunfyre's side and attacked his malformed wing, but she was then blinded by a blast of Sunfyre's golden flames. The colliding dragons crashed into the ground, where the larger Sunfyre killed his younger adversary. Aegon broke both of his legs jumping clear, and Baela was taken captive by the greens.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The battle with [[Moondancer]] left Sunfyre even more injured than he had been before. He was covered in fresh scars along his back, had huge wounds along his neck and scabs on his belly, and had lost his right eye. No longer able to fly, Sunfyre remained in the outer yard where he had fallen, feeding first on the carcass of Moondancer and later on slaughtered sheep.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Aegon had Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] strangled and disemboweled, allowing Sunfyre to feast upon the legs and innards. Aegon had the maester's head and upper torso put on display at Dragonstone's gatehouse to welcome Rhaenyra for her eventual return, as the queen had fled [[King's Landing]] after the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

===Death===
[[File:Season5Dance of Dragons25.png|thumb|350px|The death of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

When the ''[[Violande]]'' brought [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] to [[Dragonstone]] on the twenty-second day of the tenth moon of {{Date|130}}, she was taken captive by Ser [[Alfred Broome]] and the greens. Accounts differ on how the reunion between the half-siblings occurred, the pro-[[greens]] Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] says Rhaenyra laughed when she saw the crippled Sunfyre. Whereas she reflected on the war according to the pro-[[blacks]] [[Mushroom]]. In the end, Aegon fed his half sister to his dragon, and it is said that Sunfyre only reacted to Rhaenyra after her breast was pricked by Alfred's dagger, with the smell of her blood rousing the dragon. Sunfyre bathed her in a blast of flame before closing his jaws around her arm and shoulder. Sunfyre devoured Rhaenyra in six bites, leaving only her left leg below the shin. Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] was forced to watch his mother die, and [[Elinda Massey]] allegedly gouged out her eyes in horror.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Although King Aegon II initially hoped that Sunfyre might recover enough to fly once again, the dragon weakened and eventually refused to eat. He died from his stinking wounds on the ninth day of the twelfth moon of {{Date|130}}. A weeping Aegon ordered that the captive [[Baela Targaryen]] be executed, but he was convinced to spare her life to avoid angering [[House Velaryon]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

Aegon II returned to [[King's Landing]] to rule precariously. He sent for [[dragon egg]]s from Dragonstone, hoping for "a new Sunfyre, prouder and fiercer than the last", but was unable to hatch one. Aegon the Elder was soon assassinated by [[poison]] and succeeded by Aegon the Younger, who ruled as Aegon III Targaryen.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

==Known dragonriders of Sunfyre==
[[File:House Targaryen (Aegon II).svg|thumb|Golden dragon in the arms of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]]]

* King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|"Sunfyre" was the name given this [[dragon]] of the golden dawn.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|But who can presume to know the heart of a [[dragon]]?{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|And the [[Aegon II Targaryen|second Aegon]] fed Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] to his [[dragon]].{{ref|ASOS|12}}|[[Varys]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Since [[George R. R. Martin]] was a fan of the [[w:X-Men|X-Men]] in his youth<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/11/16/farewell-to-a-marvel/ Farewell to a Marvel], November 16, 2018</ref> and contributed to ''[[w:Heroes for Hope|Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men]]'' in 1985, the superhero [[w:Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] may be a possible inspiration for the dragon's name.

==References==
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The Hedge Knight

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{{infobox Book |
| name = The Hedge Knight
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = [[Image:Hedgeknight.jpg|200px]] 
| image_caption = Graphic Novel (Second Edition)
| author = [[George R. R. Martin]]
| country = [[w:United States|United States]]
| language = [[w:English language|English]]
| series = [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]
| genre = [[w:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| publisher = Voyager Books; Dabel Brothers Productions
| release_date = August 25, 1998; March 25, 2005
| media_type = Original novella in ''Legends'' anthology; standalone graphic novel
| pages = 160
| isbn = ISBN 978-0785125785 (Graphic Novel)
ISBN 978-0785127246 (Graphic Novel, Second Edition)
ISBN 978-0006483946 (''Legends'' Paperback, 2011 Edition)
ISBN 978-0553385694 (Dreamsongs Vol. II Paperback)

See the References and Notes section for additional editions and their respective ISBNs.
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''
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'''''The Hedge Knight''''' is a short story by [[George R. R. Martin]] that first appeared in the '''''Legends''''' anthology, a collection of stories by various fantasy authors such as [[:w:Stephen King|Stephen King]], [[:w:Robert Jordan|Robert Jordan]], and [[:w:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]]. It was edited by [[:w:Robert Silverberg|Robert Silverberg]]. The story was later adapted into a graphic novel by [[w:Mike S. Miller|Mike S. Miller]]. It is the first of the "[[Dunk and Egg]]" stories.

The story takes place in {{date|209}}, some 90 years before the events in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. It tells the tale of how [[Dunk]] took the mantle of a [[hedge knight]] and met his squire, a young boy named [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], on his way to compete in a tournament at [[Ashford Meadow]].

==Plot Summary==
{{Main|The Hedge Knight-Summary}}

A hedge knight, Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]], has died during the night. His squire, a large young man named [[Dunk]], buries him and pays his last respects. After considering several options, Dunk decides to continue his journey to [[Ashford]] and compete in the [[Ashford Tourney|tourney]] as a knight. He adopts Ser Arlan's armor as his own, as well as his equipment, three horses, and remaining monies. At an inn on the road, he meets a boy with a shaved head named Egg who secretly follows him to Ashford. Impressed by the boy's spirit, Dunk takes him on as his own squire for the upcoming tourney.

At Ashford, Dunk sells one of his horses to commission armor, then attempts to enter the lists of the tourney. Without proof of his knighthood, he is nearly barred from competition until Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] vouches for him. Dunk watches the first day of competition amongst the commoners, with Egg on his shoulders. After several spectacular tilts, the day ends when Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] disgraces himself by killing Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]]'s horse.

That night, Egg informs Dunk that a puppeteer girl he had met earlier is being beaten by Prince Aerion. Dunk leaps to her defense and attacks Aerion, striking him in the face. As the royal guard arrests Dunk, Egg reveals himself to be Aerion's brother, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. In jail, Dunk chooses to take a [[trial by combat]] rather than lose his hand. Prince Aerion demands the combat to be a [[Trial of Seven]], as his brother, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], also accused Dunk of kidnapping Aegon from his charge. Dunk must find six champions to fight with him against seven accusing knights, or he will forfeit.

[[Steffon Fossoway]] is the first ally Dunk finds. He promises to bring Dunk more champions, as does Steffon's squire and cousin, [[Raymun Fossoway]]. Egg also promises to bring more champions for Dunk's cause. Raymun returns with Ser Humfrey Hardyng and Ser [[Humfrey Beesbury]], good-brothers seeking revenge for the grievance Aerion committed against Hardyng. Aegon brings Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]] and Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], the Laughing Storm, both eager for the glory of competing in the first Trial of Seven in a century. Steffon returns only to say he has decided to fight with the accusors for the reward of a lordship. Angered by his cousin's treachery, Raymun begs to be knighted and fight in Steffon's place. Dunk hesitates, but before he can give his answer, Dunk is called away by Lord Ashford, and Lyonel grants Raymun his knighthood. Still needing a seventh champion, Dunk appeals unsuccessfully to the crowd. Finally, Prince Baelor announces that he will champion Dunk himself, though the accusers include three of his family members and three of his father's [[Kingsguard]].

The fourteen champions line their mounts along opposite sides of the tourney grounds and charge. Dunk tilts against Aerion, but is quickly unhorsed. Though nearly defeated, Dunk manages to grapple Aerion and use his size advantage to pummel Aerion into submission. Aerion recants his accusation, ending the Trial. The fighting costs the lives of both Humphreys. Prince Baelor, who had not brought his own armor but instead wore armor made for his son, took a blow to the head from a mace. After the battle, Baelor approaches Dunk to congratulate him, and begins to act drunkenly. When his crushed helm is removed, it is shown that the weaker armor made for his son did not protect him from the blow which has crushed in his skull. Aerion's father, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], meets with Dunk after the funeral, revealing that it was his mace that killed Baelor. He regrets Aerion's behavior and offers Dunk a position in his household to train Aegon. Dunk insists on being allowed to travel, and offers to take Aegon as his squire to learn to be a better knight than Aerion. Maekar agrees, making sure Aegon continues to use his alias of Egg to avoid scandal. Dunk and Egg set out to [[Dorne]], in search of the puppeteer whom Dunk had saved.

==Sources and Publications==
''The Hedge Knight'' was finished on December 31, 1997<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref> and published on August 25, 1998 in the ''Legends'' anthology.<ref>''Legends'', ISBN 9780002256674 (Paperback, June 1999 Edition, Voyager, 608 pages); ISBN 9780765300355 (Paperback, September 2001 Reissue, Tor Books, 715 pages); ISBN 9780312867874 (Hardcover, October 1998, St Martin Pr, 715 pages); and several other Hardcover printings, some of them limited editions.</ref> The original ''Legends'' has been on occasion divided into two, three, or four volumes, which has led to confusion with the actual follow-up, ''Legends II''. The second book is a completely different anthology, albeit being by the same editor, having six writers in common with the original and including the second "Dunk and Egg" tale, ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''. It is helpful to focus on the five writers that change between ''Legends'' and ''Legends II'': Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan and Ursula K. LeGuin contribute to ''Legends'' but not to ''Legends II'', while Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon and Elizabeth Haydon have stories in ''Legends II'' but none in ''Legends''.

''The Hedge Knight'' was later also included in the 2007 collection of Martin stories ''Dreamsongs, Volume II'' and was adapted into a comic book mini-series later collected as a graphic novel.

A compilation of the four initial "Dunk and Egg" stories, including ''The Hedge Knight'', was expected to be published by Bantam.<ref>http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/1974/ The Citadel FAQ, 2.1.9 - ''Will There Be Any More Dung and Egg Stories?''</ref> Ultimately, a collection of only the three already published stories was released in 2015 as ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]''. <ref name=Ride>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/406858.html Not a Blog: Dunk and Egg Ride Again]</ref><ref name=Here>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/447919.html Not a Blog: Dunk & Egg are HERE]</ref>

==Editions==
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File:Cover legends.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780312867874.
File:Cover legends isbn 9780002256674.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780002256674.
File:Legends isbn 9780006483946.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780006483946.
File:Legends isbn 9780765300355 Tor 2001.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780765300355,
File:Legends vol 2 isbn 9780812575231.jpg|'''Legends 2''', ISBN 9780812575231.
File:Dreamsongs2.jpg|'''Dreamsongs Vol. II'''
File:Hedgeknight.jpg|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|''The Hedge Knight'' (Graphic Novel)]]
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!eBooks
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|''Legends'', Was originally published in Legends among ten other stories. Containing all eleven stories; cream-colored cover with no illustration)
|ISBN 9780312867874 (Hardcover, October 1998, St Martin Pr, 715 pages)
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|''Legends'' (original text, containing all eleven stories; yellow cover with blue titlebox)||ISBN 9780002256674 (Paperback, June 1999, Voyager, 608 pages)|| || 
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|''Legends'', This reprint includes The Hedge Knight and four other stories of the original Legends, but omits the other six.


|ISBN 9780006483946 (Nov 1999 Paperback, orange cover with gnomes).
Republished in 2010 under the ISBN 9780007385034
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|''Legends'', Additionally several distinct editions exist. This one is a 2001 Edition by Tor Books with all eleven stories (black cover with an illustration at the bottom).
|ISBN 9780765300355 (2001 Paperback, Tor Books)
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|-
|''Legends 2'': (not to be confused with ''[[The Sworn Sword|Legends II]]'') this edition has only three of the eleven tales, including ''The Hedge Knight'' (pages 133-276) and two other stories unrelated to ''Song of Ice and Fire'', by Terry Goodkind ( ''Debt of Bones'' of The Sword of Truth series) and Anne McCaffrey (''Runner of Pern'').
|ISBN 9780812575231 (Mass Market Paperback,green cover Nov 1999, Tor Books, 379 pages)
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|-
|''Dreamsongs'', "Dreamsongs" is a GRRM anthology first published in 2003. All of its editions include ''The Hedge Knight'', usually in the second volume.
|ISBN 9780575081482 (October 2007 single-volume reprint; 1200 pages paperback; orange cover with golden and silver dragons; ''The Hedge Knight'' included in pages 1062 to 1126)
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|''Dreamsongs'' Book Two is essentially the second half of the previous edition of Dreamsongs. Book One has a golden dragon facing right against a blue background and does not include ''The Hedge Knight''
|ISBN 9780752890081 (May 2008; 736 pages paperback; blue dragon over a red background, facing left)
|ISBN 9780575086128 (eBook; published September 2008)
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|-
|''Dreamsongs Vol. 2'', 'The Hedge Knight' has been reprinted more recently on Dreamsongs Vol. II.
|ISBN 9780553806588 (Hardcover)
ISBN 9780553385694 (Paperback)
|ISBN 9780553904345 (Kindle Edition)
|ISBN 9781415942925, ASIN B000Y4RSAM (Unabridged; Downloadable; requires specific software)
|-
|''Dreamsongs'' (Grey cover CD Audiobook)
|N/A
|N/A
|ISBN 9780739357163 (Selections from Dreamsongs 3: Selections from Wild Cards and More Stories from Martin's Later Years: Unabridged Selections [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD])
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|Graphic Novel
|ISBN 9780785125785 (First Edition)
ISBN 9780785127246 (Second Edition)
ISBN 9781477849101 (Jet City Comics)
|N/A
|N/A
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|''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms''
|ISBN 9780345533487 (Hardcover, October 2015, Bantam, 368 pages)
ISBN 9780008238094 (Paperback, June 2017, HarperVoyager, 368 pages)
|ISBN 9780345539113 (Kindle and Nook)
|ISBN 9780147526359
|}

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==References==
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Arthur Dayne

2024-10-15T10:25:31Z

Potsk:

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| arms2 = Kingsguard
| title = Ser
| firstname = Arthur
| lastname = Dayne
| image = [[File:Arthur_dayne_by_bellabergolts.jpg|350px|]]
| image_caption = Arthur Dayne with [[Dawn]], by Bella Bergolts ©
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Sword of the Morning]]
| Allegiance = [[House Dayne]] [[Kingsguard]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Dorne]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Arthur Dayne}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|260}} or before<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arthur Dayne|Arthur Dayne]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = the [[tower of joy]], Dorne
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
| Place_of_Burial = the tower of joy, Dorne
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) 
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| Played_by = [[w:Luke Roberts (actor)|Luke Roberts]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
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'''Arthur Dayne''', also known by his title as '''the [[Sword of the Morning]]''', was a famed and legendary [[knight]] from [[House Dayne]] and a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Many considered him to have been the most chivalrous warrior of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Arthur was Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s closest friend.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} He was the brother of Lady [[Ashara Dayne]] and Lady [[Allyria Dayne]]. His nephew, the son of Arthur's unknown [[Lord Dayne (father of Edric)|older brother]], is Lord [[Edric Dayne]].{{Ref|ASOS|43}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Arthur is portrayed by [[w:Luke Roberts (actor)|Luke Roberts]].

==Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Arthur Dayne|Images of Arthur Dayne]]''
According to [[Catelyn Stark]], Arthur was the deadliest of the seven knights of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}} [[Jaime Lannister]], who idolized Arthur,{{Ref|ASOS|67}} recalls that Arthur was stronger than he.{{Ref|ASOS|21}} [[Jon Connington]] considers Arthur to have been an efficient commander.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}

According to [[George R. R. Martin]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and Arthur were evenly matched with regular swords. However, if Arthur wielded Dawn he would beat Barristan.<ref>https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Sword_of_the_Morning_vs._Barristan_the_Bold</ref>

==History==
[[File:Eddard Stark vs Arthur Dayne.jpg|thumb|350px|Arthur Dayne [[Combat at the tower of joy|dueling]] with [[Eddard Stark]]]]

Arthur wielded the greatsword called [[Dawn]] as part of his office as [[Sword of the Morning]], carrying it slung across his back.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} To defeat the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], he gained the trust of the [[smallfolk]] of the [[kingswood]] by paying for what he and his forces took and taking their grievances before King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. In the end Arthur slew the [[Smiling Knight]] in single combat and ended the threat of the outlaws. Following that victory, he knighted [[Jaime Lannister]], who would later become a sworn brother of the Kingsguard.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

Arthur was the champion in the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]] in {{Date|276}}, defeating Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Arthur broke twelve lances against Rhaegar in the [[tourney at Storm's End]], losing to the prince.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} At the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, he was defeated by Rhaegar once again.{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

According to a semi-canon source,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Rhaegar Targaryen}} Arthur, along with his other sworn brother Ser [[Oswell Whent]], aided Rhaegar in the kidnapping of [[Lyanna Stark]] near Harrenhal as the [[year of the false spring]] was ending.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} [[Robert's Rebellion]] began shortly after.

After the end of the rebellion, Arthur, Oswell, and Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] were found by Lord [[Eddard Stark]] at the [[tower of joy]]. Arthur died there, [[combat at the tower of joy|fighting Eddard and his companions]], but the exact circumstances of his death are unclear.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} The recorded history describes Arthur as being killed by Lord Eddard in single combat, however.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}} [[Bran Stark]] recalls his father, Eddard, describing Arthur as the finest knight he ever saw and elaborating further that Arthur would have killed him if not for [[Howland Reed]].{{Ref|ACOK|21}} Stones from the tower were used to build his cairn upon a nearby ridge.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

Arthur is remembered as not only a skilled fighter but a valiant and [[true knight]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ACOK|21}} After Arthur's death, Eddard rode to [[Starfall]], the seat of [[House Dayne]], to return the sword [[Dawn]] to Arthur's sister, Lady [[Ashara Dayne]],{{Ref|AGOT|6}} as a sign of respect.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] has a fever dream of Arthur, Ser [[Oswell Whent]], and Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] at the [[tower of joy]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Resting on a [[weirwood]] stump, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] dreams of he and [[Brienne of Tarth]] being visited by the shades of Arthur, Oswell, Gerold, Ser [[Jonothor Darry|Jon Darry]], Prince [[Lewyn Martell]], and Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] in the depths of [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

[[File:Arthur-Dayne-eldritch-historian.png|thumb|350px|Arthur Dayne with [[Dawn]], by Eldritch-historian ©]]
==Quotes by Arthur==
{{Quote|[[Kingsguard|Our]] knees do not bend easily.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}|Arthur to [[Eddard Stark]] in Eddard's dream}}

{{Quote|'''Arthur:''' And now it begins. 
'''Eddard:''' No. Now [[Combat at the tower of joy|it ends]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}|Arthur and [[Eddard Stark]] in Eddard's dream}}

{{Quote|'''Brienne:''' I swore an oath to keep him safe. I swore a holy oath. 
'''Arthur:''' We all swore oaths.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]] and Arthur in [[Jaime Lannister]]'s dream}}

{{Quote|'''Smiling Knight:''' It's that [[Dawn|white sword]] of yours I want. 
'''Arthur:''' Then you shall have it, ser.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|Arthur to the [[Smiling Knight]]}}

{{Quote|All knights must bleed, Jaime. Blood is the seal of our devotion.{{Ref|AFFC|8}}|Arthur to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Arthur==
{{Quote|They whispered of Ser Arthur Dayne, the [[Sword of the Morning]], deadliest of the seven knights of [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]]'s [[Kingsguard]], and of how [[Eddard Stark|their young lord]] had slain him in single combat.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] thinking of [[Winterfell]]'s maids}}

{{Quote|The finest knight I ever saw was Ser Arthur Dayne, who fought with a blade called [[Dawn]], forged from the heart of a fallen star. They called him the [[Sword of the Morning]], and he would have killed me but for [[Howland Reed]].{{Ref|ACOK|21}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Arstan:''' [[Myles Mooton]] was Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar's]] squire, and [[Richard Lonmouth]] after him. When they won their spurs, he knighted them himself, and they remained his close companions. Young Lord [[Jon Connington|Connington]] was dear to the prince as well, but his oldest friend was Arthur Dayne. 
'''Daenerys:''' The [[Sword of the Morning]]! [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] used to talk about his [[Dawn|wondrous white blade]]. He said Ser Arthur was the only knight in [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] who was our brother's peer. 
'''Arstan:''' It is not my place to question the words of Prince Viserys.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}|[[Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|And me, that boy I was ... when did he die, I wonder? When I donned the [[Kingsguard|white cloak]]? When I opened [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys's]] throat? That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the [[Smiling Knight]] instead.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|I learned from the [[Gerold Hightower|White Bull]] and [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]]. I learned from Ser Arthur Dayne, the [[Sword of the Morning]], who could have slain all five of you with his left hand while he was taking a piss with the right. I learned from Prince [[Lewyn Martell|Lewyn of Dorne]] and Ser [[Oswell Whent]] and Ser [[Jonothor Darry]], good men every one.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Loras Tyrell]], [[Osmund Kettleblack]], [[Balon Swann]], [[Meryn Trant]], and [[Boros Blount]]}}

==Family==
{{Dayne tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, [[George R. R. Martin]] considered writing a novella about Arthur Dayne.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

==References==
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Arlan of Pennytree

2024-10-11T10:52:37Z

Potsk: He was lowborn and from the riverlands, so obviously not.

{{Redirect|Arlan}}
{{Infobox character
| title = Ser
| firstname = Arlan
| epithet = of Pennytree
| arms = Arlan of Pennytree
| image = Ser Arlan of Pennytree TheMico.jpg
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]
| Allegiance = [[House Dondarrion]] [[House Florent]] [[House Hayford]] [[House Tyrell]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Pennytree]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|149|153}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan of Pennytree]] calculations.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = the [[Reach]], near [[Ashford]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|209}}
| Books = ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = A silver winged chalice on brown (''Brunâtre, a winged-chalice argent'')
| Played_by = [[w:Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Arlan of Pennytree''' was a [[hedge knight]] and the master of Dunk, the later Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan's [[Heraldry|coat-of-arms]] was a winged chalice, silver on brown.{{Ref|THK}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Arlan is portrayed by [[w:Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]].

==Appearance and Character==
Arlan was a small, slim man. [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] thought the [[hedge knight]] was closer to sixty than fifty when he died.{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan was a kindly man,{{Ref|TSS}} generous with giving praise. He enjoyed watching sunsets.{{Ref|THK}} The [[knight]] spoke highly of [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], and [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]]. Arlan affectionately claimed that [[Dunk]] was "thick as a castle wall and slow as an [[aurochs]]."{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TSS}}

Arlan's weaponry included a [[longsword]], an eight-foot ash [[war lance]], and a [[knife|dagger]]. His armor included a chain-mail hauberk, a dented [[iron]] [[halfhelm]], and greaves and gorget. His battered [[oak]] shield depicted his winged chalice sigil.{{Ref|THK}}

At the time of his death Arlan owned a chipped [[garnet]] and three [[horse]]s, which Dunk then inherited:{{Ref|THK}}
*[[Thunder (horse)|Thunder]], Arlan's warhorse ridden only in [[tourney]] and battle
*[[Chestnut]], a swaybacked stot ridden by Dunk
*[[Sweetfoot]], a female palfrey

==History==
Arlan was born in the village of [[Pennytree]] in the [[riverlands]]. When Arlan was a little boy, his grandfather took him to [[King's Landing]], where he saw the [[last dragon]]. The dragon died a year later.{{Ref|THK}}

In {{Date|193}}, Ser Arlan unhorsed Lord [[House Stokeworth|Stokeworth]] and the [[Bastard of Harrenhal]] in a [[melee]] at King's Landing. Years prior to that, he had unhorsed Ser [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]] in a [[tourney]] at [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|thk}} In {{Date|200}}, Arlan was defeated by Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], in a tourney at [[Storm's End]]. Arlan later said he broke seven lances against Baelor, while Baelor remembered four lances. Arlan chose never to joust again after that prestigious showing.{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan's nephew, [[Roger of Pennytree]], was his [[squire]]. During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Arlan and Roger fought beneath [[Lord Hayford]]'s banners, taking part in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]], during which Roger was killed.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} Arlan was next to Lord Hayford when the lord was slain by Lord [[Gormon Peake]].{{Ref|TSS}}

At some later point Arlan met [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] in the slums of [[Flea Bottom]] in King's Landing, and took him for his squire.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} The two of them remained together for years. Arlan and Ser [[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] were among knights hired by a [[Dorne|Dornish]] merchant to escort him from [[Lannisport]] to the [[Prince's Pass]].{{Ref|TSS}} Arlan and Dunk also served at [[Highgarden]] for a time,{{Ref|THK}} and they also marched with a few peasant levies.{{Ref|TMK}} Arlan once helped hang an [[outlaw]] who had been stealing rings.{{Ref|TSS}} Arlan also served a minor lord in the [[stormlands]] in a regional dispute.{{Ref|TSS}}

Three years before the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Arlan and Dunk served Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] in the battle with the [[Vulture King (Daeron II)|Vulture King]]. Also three years before the Ashford tourney, Arlan spent a half year in service to [[Lord Florent]]. Once, a drunken Arlan promised to take Dunk to a [[brothel]], but the knight did not remember the promise once sober.{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan died of a chill on the road leading to [[Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}. Dunk buried Arlan's body on the western slope of a hill, facing the sunset. Dunk continued on to the tourney. At [[Ashford]] he claimed to [[Plummer]] that Arlan had knighted him as Ser Duncan the Tall before his passing, although there were no witnesses to the ceremony.{{Ref|THK}} Two years later, Duncan also claimed to Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] that he had been knighted by Arlan.{{Ref|TSS}}

==Family==
Arlan had a sister whose name is not mentioned in the books. Her son, [[Roger of Pennytree|Roger]], served Arlan as a squire until he was killed in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TSS}}

{{Pennytree tree}}

==Quotes by Arlan==
{{Quote|Another day done, and who knows what the morrow will bring us, eh, Dunk?{{Ref|THK}}|Arlan to [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]}}

{{Quote|It is not every man who can boast that he broke seven lances against [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|the finest knight]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. I could never hope to do better, so why should I try?{{Ref|THK}}|Arlan to [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]}}

{{Quote|Never refuse a cup of [[wine]] or a horn of [[ale]], it may be a year before you see another.{{Ref|TMK}}|Arlan to [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]}}

==Quotes about Arlan==
{{Quote|I'd leave your sword, but it would rust in the ground. [[Faith of the Seven|The gods ]]will give you a new one, I guess. I wish you didn't die, ser. You were a [[true knight]], and you never beat me when I didn't deserve it, except that one time in [[Maidenpool]]. It was the inn boy who ate the widow woman's pie, not me, I told you. It don't matter now. The gods keep you, ser.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] at Arlan's grave}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': He always said he meant for me to be a [[knight]], as he was. When he was dying he called for his longsword and bade me kneel. He touched me once on my right shoulder and once on my left, and said some words, and when I got up he said I was a knight. 
'''Plummer''': Any knight can make a knight, it is true, though it is more customary to stand a vigil and be anointed by a [[septon]] before taking your vows. Were there any witnesses to your dubbing?
'''Duncan''': Only a robin, up in a thorn tree. I heard it as the old man was saying the words. He charged me to be a good knight and true, to obey the [[Faith of the Seven|seven gods]], defend the weak and innocent, serve my lord faithfully and defend [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] with all my might, and I swore that I would.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Plummer]]}}

{{Quote|When you accept a [[lord]]'s meat and [[mead]], all you do reflects on him, Ser Arlan used to say. Always do more than he expects of you, never less. Never flinch at any task or hardship.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|The old hedge knight had done service at so many different keeps and castles through the years that Dunk could not recall the half of them.{{Ref|TMK}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==References==
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Arlan of Pennytree

2024-10-11T10:51:52Z

Potsk:

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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|149|153}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan of Pennytree]] calculations.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = the [[Reach]], near [[Ashford]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|209}}
| Books = ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = A silver winged chalice on brown (''Brunâtre, a winged-chalice argent'')
| Played_by = [[w:Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Arlan of Pennytree''' was a [[hedge knight]] and the master of Dunk, the later Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan's [[Heraldry|coat-of-arms]] was a winged chalice, silver on brown.{{Ref|THK}} It is unknown if he had any connection with [[House Hersy]], whose arms also feature a winged chalice.

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Arlan is portrayed by [[w:Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]].

==Appearance and Character==
Arlan was a small, slim man. [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] thought the [[hedge knight]] was closer to sixty than fifty when he died.{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan was a kindly man,{{Ref|TSS}} generous with giving praise. He enjoyed watching sunsets.{{Ref|THK}} The [[knight]] spoke highly of [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], and [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]]. Arlan affectionately claimed that [[Dunk]] was "thick as a castle wall and slow as an [[aurochs]]."{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TSS}}

Arlan's weaponry included a [[longsword]], an eight-foot ash [[war lance]], and a [[knife|dagger]]. His armor included a chain-mail hauberk, a dented [[iron]] [[halfhelm]], and greaves and gorget. His battered [[oak]] shield depicted his winged chalice sigil.{{Ref|THK}}

At the time of his death Arlan owned a chipped [[garnet]] and three [[horse]]s, which Dunk then inherited:{{Ref|THK}}
*[[Thunder (horse)|Thunder]], Arlan's warhorse ridden only in [[tourney]] and battle
*[[Chestnut]], a swaybacked stot ridden by Dunk
*[[Sweetfoot]], a female palfrey

==History==
Arlan was born in the village of [[Pennytree]] in the [[riverlands]]. When Arlan was a little boy, his grandfather took him to [[King's Landing]], where he saw the [[last dragon]]. The dragon died a year later.{{Ref|THK}}

In {{Date|193}}, Ser Arlan unhorsed Lord [[House Stokeworth|Stokeworth]] and the [[Bastard of Harrenhal]] in a [[melee]] at King's Landing. Years prior to that, he had unhorsed Ser [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]] in a [[tourney]] at [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|thk}} In {{Date|200}}, Arlan was defeated by Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], in a tourney at [[Storm's End]]. Arlan later said he broke seven lances against Baelor, while Baelor remembered four lances. Arlan chose never to joust again after that prestigious showing.{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan's nephew, [[Roger of Pennytree]], was his [[squire]]. During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Arlan and Roger fought beneath [[Lord Hayford]]'s banners, taking part in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]], during which Roger was killed.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} Arlan was next to Lord Hayford when the lord was slain by Lord [[Gormon Peake]].{{Ref|TSS}}

At some later point Arlan met [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] in the slums of [[Flea Bottom]] in King's Landing, and took him for his squire.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} The two of them remained together for years. Arlan and Ser [[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] were among knights hired by a [[Dorne|Dornish]] merchant to escort him from [[Lannisport]] to the [[Prince's Pass]].{{Ref|TSS}} Arlan and Dunk also served at [[Highgarden]] for a time,{{Ref|THK}} and they also marched with a few peasant levies.{{Ref|TMK}} Arlan once helped hang an [[outlaw]] who had been stealing rings.{{Ref|TSS}} Arlan also served a minor lord in the [[stormlands]] in a regional dispute.{{Ref|TSS}}

Three years before the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Arlan and Dunk served Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] in the battle with the [[Vulture King (Daeron II)|Vulture King]]. Also three years before the Ashford tourney, Arlan spent a half year in service to [[Lord Florent]]. Once, a drunken Arlan promised to take Dunk to a [[brothel]], but the knight did not remember the promise once sober.{{Ref|THK}}

Arlan died of a chill on the road leading to [[Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}. Dunk buried Arlan's body on the western slope of a hill, facing the sunset. Dunk continued on to the tourney. At [[Ashford]] he claimed to [[Plummer]] that Arlan had knighted him as Ser Duncan the Tall before his passing, although there were no witnesses to the ceremony.{{Ref|THK}} Two years later, Duncan also claimed to Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] that he had been knighted by Arlan.{{Ref|TSS}}

==Family==
Arlan had a sister whose name is not mentioned in the books. Her son, [[Roger of Pennytree|Roger]], served Arlan as a squire until he was killed in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TSS}}

{{Pennytree tree}}

==Quotes by Arlan==
{{Quote|Another day done, and who knows what the morrow will bring us, eh, Dunk?{{Ref|THK}}|Arlan to [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]}}

{{Quote|It is not every man who can boast that he broke seven lances against [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|the finest knight]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. I could never hope to do better, so why should I try?{{Ref|THK}}|Arlan to [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]}}

{{Quote|Never refuse a cup of [[wine]] or a horn of [[ale]], it may be a year before you see another.{{Ref|TMK}}|Arlan to [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]}}

==Quotes about Arlan==
{{Quote|I'd leave your sword, but it would rust in the ground. [[Faith of the Seven|The gods ]]will give you a new one, I guess. I wish you didn't die, ser. You were a [[true knight]], and you never beat me when I didn't deserve it, except that one time in [[Maidenpool]]. It was the inn boy who ate the widow woman's pie, not me, I told you. It don't matter now. The gods keep you, ser.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] at Arlan's grave}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': He always said he meant for me to be a [[knight]], as he was. When he was dying he called for his longsword and bade me kneel. He touched me once on my right shoulder and once on my left, and said some words, and when I got up he said I was a knight. 
'''Plummer''': Any knight can make a knight, it is true, though it is more customary to stand a vigil and be anointed by a [[septon]] before taking your vows. Were there any witnesses to your dubbing?
'''Duncan''': Only a robin, up in a thorn tree. I heard it as the old man was saying the words. He charged me to be a good knight and true, to obey the [[Faith of the Seven|seven gods]], defend the weak and innocent, serve my lord faithfully and defend [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] with all my might, and I swore that I would.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Plummer]]}}

{{Quote|When you accept a [[lord]]'s meat and [[mead]], all you do reflects on him, Ser Arlan used to say. Always do more than he expects of you, never less. Never flinch at any task or hardship.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|The old hedge knight had done service at so many different keeps and castles through the years that Dunk could not recall the half of them.{{Ref|TMK}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:House Hayford retainers]]
[[Category:House Tyrell retainers]]
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)

2024-10-11T01:39:10Z

Potsk:

{{For-multi|the novella collection|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms|the ''Game of Thrones'' episode|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV episode)}}
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'''''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms''''' is an upcoming American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is an adaptation of the [[Dunk and Egg]] novellas by [[George R. R. Martin]] and it takes place in between ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'' centers around the [[hedge knight]] [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] and his young [[Knight#Pages and Squires|squire]] [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], 90 years before the [[War of the Five Kings]].

==Production==
===Conception and development===
The series has been announced to be greenlit to full series on April 12, 2023,<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-series-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-hbo-1235578466/ "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" Ordered at HBO] (April 12, 2023)</ref> which culminates a decade of conversation as [[George R.R. Martin]] confirmed back in 2013 that he had been in discussion with HBO over a possible adaptation of the ''[[Tales of Dunk and Egg]]'' short stories.<ref>Westeros.org: [http://www.westeros.org/ASoWS/News/Entry/Tuf_Voyaging_Reissued_TV_Project_Discussed Westeros.org TV Pojects Discussed] (February 10, 2013)</ref> The adaptation of the Dunk and Egg stories, helmed by [[w:Steve Conrad|Steve Conrad]], was first reported to the public on 30 November 2021, however.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/game-of-thrones-tales-of-dunk-and-egg-hbo-series-steve-conrad-1235119192/ Steve Conrad to Write Dunk and Egg series] (November 30, 2021)</ref> On 9 March 2022, [[George R. R. Martin]] confirmed these rumors and revealed that the first season would be an adaptation of the first novella, ''[[The Hedge Knight]]''. He further explained that the series would not be called ''Dunk & Egg'', as it could be mistaken for a sitcom by viewers unfamiliar with the stories. Instead, the most likely title is either ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'' or ''The Hedge Knight''.<ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/03/09/random-updates-and-bits-o-news/ Random Updates and Bits o’ News] (March 9, 2022)</ref><ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/06/23/snow-and-other-stuff/ SNOW… and Other Stuff] (June 23, 2022)</ref>

The production of the series stopped due to the [[w:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA's strike]], but resumed once an agreement was found.<ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/05/07/strike/ STRIKE!] (May 7, 2023)</ref> Filming is scheduled to start in the Summer 2024.<ref>Redanian Intelligence: [https://redanianintelligence.com/2024/01/05/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-aka-dunk-egg-series-gets-a-schedule-update/ Schedule Update] (January 5, 2024)</ref>

The production's codename is "Sweetfoot", a reference to [[Sweetfoot|Ser Duncan's palfrey]].<ref>Redanian Intelligence: [https://redanianintelligence.com/2024/03/15/the-hedge-knight-gears-up-for-pre-production-very-soon-more/ Pre-Production and more] (March 15, 2024)</ref>

===Casting===
[[File:Dunk first still from AKOTSK.png|thumb|right|400px||Peter Claffey as Duncan the Tall in HBO's ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'']]
{{Main|List of actors of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}
*[[w:Peter Claffey|Peter Claffey]] as [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]<ref name=Casting>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/game-of-thrones-hedge-knight-dunk-and-egg-cast-1235867446/ Dunk and Egg cast] (April 5, 2024)</ref>
*[[w:Dexter Sol Ansell|Dexter Sol Ansell]] as [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]<ref name=Casting/>

==References==
{{References}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-the-hedge-knight Official Website] on HBO.com
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27497448/ IMDb]
*{{WoW|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}


{{AKOTSK}}
{{ASOIAF}}


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[[Category:TV series]]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)

2024-10-11T01:37:51Z

Potsk:

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'''''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms''''' is an upcoming American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is an adaptation of the [[Dunk and Egg]] novellas by [[George R. R. Martin]] and it takes place in between ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'' centers around the [[hedge knight]] [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] and his young [[Knight#Pages and Squires|squire]] [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], 90 years before the [[War of the Five Kings]].

==Production==
===Conception and development===
The series has been announced to be greenlit to full series on April 12, 2023,<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-series-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-hbo-1235578466/ "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" Ordered at HBO] (April 12, 2023)</ref> which culminates a decade of conversation as [[George R.R. Martin]] confirmed back in 2013 that he had been in discussion with HBO over a possible adaptation of the ''[[Tales of Dunk and Egg]]'' short stories.<ref>Westeros.org: [http://www.westeros.org/ASoWS/News/Entry/Tuf_Voyaging_Reissued_TV_Project_Discussed Westeros.org TV Pojects Discussed] (February 10, 2013)</ref> The adaptation of the Dunk and Egg stories, helmed by [[w:Steve Conrad|Steve Conrad]], was first reported to the public on 30 November 2021, however.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/game-of-thrones-tales-of-dunk-and-egg-hbo-series-steve-conrad-1235119192/ Steve Conrad to Write Dunk and Egg series] (November 30, 2021)</ref> On 9 March 2022, [[George R. R. Martin]] confirmed these rumors and revealed that the first season would be an adaptation of the first novella, ''[[The Hedge Knight]]''. He further explained that the series would not be called ''Dunk & Egg'', as it could be mistaken for a sitcom by viewers unfamiliar with the stories. Instead, the most likely title is either ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'' or ''The Hedge Knight''.<ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/03/09/random-updates-and-bits-o-news/ Random Updates and Bits o’ News] (March 9, 2022)</ref><ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/06/23/snow-and-other-stuff/ SNOW… and Other Stuff] (June 23, 2022)</ref>

The production of the series stopped due to the [[w:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA's strike]], but resumed once an agreement was found.<ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/05/07/strike/ STRIKE!] (May 7, 2023)</ref> Filming is scheduled to start in the Summer 2024.<ref>Redanian Intelligence: [https://redanianintelligence.com/2024/01/05/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-aka-dunk-egg-series-gets-a-schedule-update/ Schedule Update] (January 5, 2024)</ref>

The production's codename is "Sweetfoot", a reference to [[Sweetfoot|Ser Duncan's palfrey]].<ref>Redanian Intelligence: [https://redanianintelligence.com/2024/03/15/the-hedge-knight-gears-up-for-pre-production-very-soon-more/ Pre-Production and more] (March 15, 2024)</ref>

===Casting===
[[File:Dunk first still from AKOTSK.png|thumb|right|400px||Peter Claffey as Duncan the Tall in HBO's ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'']]
{{Main|List of actors of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}
*[[w:Peter Claffey|Peter Claffey]] as [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]<ref name=Casting>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/game-of-thrones-hedge-knight-dunk-and-egg-cast-1235867446/ Dunk and Egg cast] (April 5, 2024)</ref>
*[[w:Dexter Sol Ansell|Dexter Sol Ansell]] as [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]<ref name=Casting/>

==References==
{{References}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-the-hedge-knight Official Website] on HBO.com
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27497448/ IMDb]
*{{WoW|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}


{{AKOTSK}}
{{ASOIAF}}


[[Category:A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)| ]]
[[Category:TV series]]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)

2024-10-11T01:02:29Z

Potsk:

{{For-multi|the novella collection|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms|the ''Game of Thrones'' episode|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV episode)}}
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'''''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms''''' is an upcoming American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is an adaptation of the [[Dunk and Egg]] novellas by [[George R. R. Martin]] and it takes place in between ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'' centers around the [[hedge knight]] [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] and his young [[Knight#Pages and Squires|squire]] [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], 90 years before the [[War of the Five Kings]].

==Production==
===Conception and development===
The series has been announced to be greenlit to full series on April 12, 2023,<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-series-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-hbo-1235578466/ "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" Ordered at HBO] (April 12, 2023)</ref> which culminates a decade of conversation as [[George R.R. Martin]] confirmed back in 2013 that he had been in discussion with HBO over a possible adaptation of the ''[[Tales of Dunk and Egg]]'' short stories.<ref>Westeros.org: [http://www.westeros.org/ASoWS/News/Entry/Tuf_Voyaging_Reissued_TV_Project_Discussed Westeros.org TV Pojects Discussed] (February 10, 2013)</ref> The adaptation of the Dunk and Egg stories, helmed by [[w:Steve Conrad|Steve Conrad]], was first reported to the public on 30 November 2021, however.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/game-of-thrones-tales-of-dunk-and-egg-hbo-series-steve-conrad-1235119192/ Steve Conrad to Write Dunk and Egg series] (November 30, 2021)</ref> On 9 March 2022, [[George R. R. Martin]] confirmed these rumors and revealed that the first season would be an adaptation of the first novella, ''[[The Hedge Knight]]''. He further explained that the series would not be called ''Dunk & Egg'', as it could be mistaken for a sitcom by viewers unfamiliar with the stories. Instead, the most likely title is either ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'' or ''The Hedge Knight''.<ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/03/09/random-updates-and-bits-o-news/ Random Updates and Bits o’ News] (March 9, 2022)</ref><ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/06/23/snow-and-other-stuff/ SNOW… and Other Stuff] (June 23, 2022)</ref>

The production of the series stopped due to the [[w:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA's strike]], but resumed once an agreement was found.<ref>Not A Blog: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/05/07/strike/ STRIKE!] (May 7, 2023)</ref> Filming is scheduled to start in the Summer 2024.<ref>Redanian Intelligence: [https://redanianintelligence.com/2024/01/05/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-aka-dunk-egg-series-gets-a-schedule-update/ Schedule Update] (January 5, 2024)</ref>

The production's codename is "Sweetfoot", a reference to [[Sweetfoot|Ser Duncan's palfrey]].<ref>Redanian Intelligence: [https://redanianintelligence.com/2024/03/15/the-hedge-knight-gears-up-for-pre-production-very-soon-more/ Pre-Production and more] (March 15, 2024)</ref>

===Casting===
[[File:Dunk first still from AKOTSK.png|thumb|right|400px||Peter Claffey as Duncan the Tall in HBO's ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'']]
{{Main|List of actors of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}
*[[w:Peter Claffey|Peter Claffey]] as [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]]<ref name=Casting>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/game-of-thrones-hedge-knight-dunk-and-egg-cast-1235867446/ Dunk and Egg cast] (April 5, 2024)</ref>
*[[w:Dexter Sol Ansell|Dexter Sol Ansell]] as [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]<ref name=Casting/>

==References==
{{References}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-the-hedge-knight Official Website] on HBO.com
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27497448/ IMDb]
*{{WoW|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}


{{AKOTSK}}
{{ASOIAF}}


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[[Category:TV series]]

The Hedge Knight

2024-10-11T00:56:58Z

Potsk:

{{infobox Book |
| name = The Hedge Knight
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = [[Image:Hedgeknight.jpg|200px]] 
| image_caption = Graphic Novel (Second Edition)
| author = [[George R. R. Martin]]
| country = [[w:United States|United States]]
| language = [[w:English language|English]]
| series = [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]
| genre = [[w:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| publisher = Voyager Books; Dabel Brothers Productions
| release_date = August 25, 1998; March 25, 2005
| media_type = Original novella in ''Legends'' anthology; standalone graphic novel
| pages = 160
| isbn = ISBN 978-0785125785 (Graphic Novel)
ISBN 978-0785127246 (Graphic Novel, Second Edition)
ISBN 978-0006483946 (''Legends'' Paperback, 2011 Edition)
ISBN 978-0553385694 (Dreamsongs Vol. II Paperback)

See the References and Notes section for additional editions and their respective ISBNs.
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''
}}

'''''The Hedge Knight''''' is a short story by [[George R. R. Martin]] that first appeared in the '''''Legends''''' anthology, a collection of stories by various fantasy authors such as [[:w:Stephen King|Stephen King]], [[:w:Robert Jordan|Robert Jordan]], and [[:w:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]]. It was edited by [[:w:Robert Silverberg|Robert Silverberg]]. The story was later adapted into a graphic novel by [[w:Mike S. Miller|Mike S. Miller]]. It is the first of the "[[Dunk and Egg]]" stories.

The story takes place in {{date|209}}, some 90 years before the events in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. It tells the tale of how [[Dunk]] took the mantle of a [[hedge knight]] and met his squire, a young boy named [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], on his way to compete in a tournament at [[Ashford Meadow]].

==Plot Summary==
{{Main|The Hedge Knight-Summary}}

A hedge knight, Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]], has died during the night. His squire, a large young man named [[Dunk]], buries him and pays his last respects. After considering several options, Dunk decides to continue his journey to [[Ashford]] and compete in the [[Ashford Tourney|tourney]] as a knight. He adopts Ser Arlan's armor as his own, as well as his equipment, three horses, and remaining monies. At an inn on the road, he meets a boy with a shaved head named Egg who secretly follows him to Ashford. Impressed by the boy's spirit, Dunk takes him on as his own squire for the upcoming tourney.

At Ashford, Dunk sells one of his horses to commission armor, then attempts to enter the lists of the tourney. Without proof of his knighthood, he is nearly barred from competition until Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] vouches for him. Dunk watches the first day of competition amongst the commoners, with Egg on his shoulders. After several spectacular tilts, the day ends when Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] disgraces himself by killing Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]]'s horse.

That night, Egg informs Dunk that a puppeteer girl he had met earlier is being beaten by Prince Aerion. Dunk leaps to her defense and attacks Aerion, striking him in the face. As the royal guard arrests Dunk, Egg reveals himself to be Aerion's brother, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. In jail, Dunk chooses to take a [[trial by combat]] rather than lose his hand. Prince Aerion demands the combat to be a [[Trial of Seven]], as his brother, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], also accused Dunk of kidnapping Aegon from his charge. Dunk must find six champions to fight with him against seven accusing knights, or he will forfeit.

[[Steffon Fossoway]] is the first ally Dunk finds. He promises to bring Dunk more champions, as does Steffon's squire and cousin, [[Raymun Fossoway]]. Egg also promises to bring more champions for Dunk's cause. Raymun returns with Ser Humfrey Hardyng and Ser [[Humfrey Beesbury]], good-brothers seeking revenge for the grievance Aerion committed against Hardyng. Aegon brings Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]] and Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], the Laughing Storm, both eager for the glory of competing in the first Trial of Seven in a century. Steffon returns only to say he has decided to fight with the accusors for the reward of a lordship. Angered by his cousin's treachery, Raymun begs to be knighted and fight in Steffon's place. Dunk hesitates, but before he can give his answer, Dunk is called away by Lord Ashford, and Lyonel grants Raymun his knighthood. Still needing a seventh champion, Dunk appeals unsuccessfully to the crowd. Finally, Prince Baelor announces that he will champion Dunk himself, though the accusers include three of his family members and three of his father's [[Kingsguard]].

The fourteen champions line their mounts along opposite sides of the tourney grounds and charge. Dunk tilts against Aerion, but is quickly unhorsed. Though nearly defeated, Dunk manages to grapple Aerion and use his size advantage to pummel Aerion into submission. Aerion recants his accusation, ending the Trial. The fighting costs the lives of both Humphreys. Prince Baelor, who had not brought his own armor but instead wore armor made for his son, took a blow to the head from a mace. After the battle, Baelor approaches Dunk to congratulate him, and begins to act drunkenly. When his crushed helm is removed, it is shown that the weaker armor made for his son did not protect him from the blow which has crushed in his skull. Aerion's father, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], meets with Dunk after the funeral, revealing that it was his mace that killed Baelor. He regrets Aerion's behavior and offers Dunk a position in his household to train Aegon. Dunk insists on being allowed to travel, and offers to take Aegon as his squire to learn to be a better knight than Aerion. Maekar agrees, making sure Aegon continues to use his alias of Egg to avoid scandal. Dunk and Egg set out to [[Dorne]], in search of the puppeteer whom Dunk had saved.

==Sources and Publications==
''The Hedge Knight'' was finished on December 31, 1997<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref> and published on August 25, 1998 in the ''Legends'' anthology.<ref>''Legends'', ISBN 9780002256674 (Paperback, June 1999 Edition, Voyager, 608 pages); ISBN 9780765300355 (Paperback, September 2001 Reissue, Tor Books, 715 pages); ISBN 9780312867874 (Hardcover, October 1998, St Martin Pr, 715 pages); and several other Hardcover printings, some of them limited editions.</ref> The original ''Legends'' has been on occasion divided into two, three or four volumes, which has led to confusion with the actual follow-up, ''Legends II''. The second book is a completely different anthology, albeit being by the same editor, having six writers in common with the original and including the second "Dunk and Egg" tale, ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''. It is helpful to focus on the five writers that change between ''Legends'' and ''Legends II'': Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan and Ursula K. LeGuin contribute to ''Legends'' but not to ''Legends II'', while Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon and Elizabeth Haydon have stories in ''Legends II'' but none in ''Legends''.

''The Hedge Knight'' was later also included in the 2007 collection of Martin stories ''Dreamsongs, Volume II'' and was adapted into a comic book mini-series later collected as a graphic novel.

A compilation of the four initial "Dunk and Egg" stories, including ''The Hedge Knight'', was expected to be published by Bantam.<ref>http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/1974/ The Citadel FAQ, 2.1.9 - ''Will There Be Any More Dung and Egg Stories?''</ref> Ultimately, a collection of only the three already published stories was released in 2015 as ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]''. <ref name=Ride>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/406858.html Not a Blog: Dunk and Egg Ride Again]</ref><ref name=Here>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/447919.html Not a Blog: Dunk & Egg are HERE]</ref>

==Editions==
<gallery>
File:Cover legends.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780312867874.
File:Cover legends isbn 9780002256674.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780002256674.
File:Legends isbn 9780006483946.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780006483946.
File:Legends isbn 9780765300355 Tor 2001.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780765300355,
File:Legends vol 2 isbn 9780812575231.jpg|'''Legends 2''', ISBN 9780812575231.
File:Dreamsongs2.jpg|'''Dreamsongs Vol. II'''
File:Hedgeknight.jpg|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|''The Hedge Knight'' (Graphic Novel)]]
</gallery>

{| class=wikitable
!Source
!Paper editions
!eBooks
!Audiobooks
|-
|''Legends'', Was originally published in Legends among ten other stories. Containing all eleven stories; cream-colored cover with no illustration)
|ISBN 9780312867874 (Hardcover, October 1998, St Martin Pr, 715 pages)
| 
| 
|-
|''Legends'' (original text, containing all eleven stories; yellow cover with blue titlebox)||ISBN 9780002256674 (Paperback, June 1999, Voyager, 608 pages)|| || 
|-
|''Legends'', This reprint includes The Hedge Knight and four other stories of the original Legends, but omits the other six.


|ISBN 9780006483946 (Nov 1999 Paperback, orange cover with gnomes).
Republished in 2010 under the ISBN 9780007385034
| 
| 
|-
|''Legends'', Additionally several distinct editions exist. This one is a 2001 Edition by Tor Books with all eleven stories (black cover with an illustration at the bottom).
|ISBN 9780765300355 (2001 Paperback, Tor Books)
| 
| 
|-
|''Legends 2'': (not to be confused with ''[[The Sworn Sword|Legends II]]'') this edition has only three of the eleven tales, including ''The Hedge Knight'' (pages 133-276) and two other stories unrelated to ''Song of Ice and Fire'', by Terry Goodkind ( ''Debt of Bones'' of The Sword of Truth series) and Anne McCaffrey (''Runner of Pern'').
|ISBN 9780812575231 (Mass Market Paperback,green cover Nov 1999, Tor Books, 379 pages)
| 
| 
|-
|''Dreamsongs'', "Dreamsongs" is a GRRM anthology first published in 2003. All of its editions include ''The Hedge Knight'', usually in the second volume.
|ISBN 9780575081482 (October 2007 single-volume reprint; 1200 pages paperback; orange cover with golden and silver dragons; ''The Hedge Knight'' included in pages 1062 to 1126)
| 
| 
|-
|''Dreamsongs'' Book Two is essentially the second half of the previous edition of Dreamsongs. Book One has a golden dragon facing right against a blue background and does not include ''The Hedge Knight''
|ISBN 9780752890081 (May 2008; 736 pages paperback; blue dragon over a red background, facing left)
|ISBN 9780575086128 (eBook; published September 2008)
| 
|-
|''Dreamsongs Vol. 2'', 'The Hedge Knight' has been reprinted more recently on Dreamsongs Vol. II.
|ISBN 9780553806588 (Hardcover)
ISBN 9780553385694 (Paperback)
|ISBN 9780553904345 (Kindle Edition)
|ISBN 9781415942925, ASIN B000Y4RSAM (Unabridged; Downloadable; requires specific software)
|-
|''Dreamsongs'' (Grey cover CD Audiobook)
|N/A
|N/A
|ISBN 9780739357163 (Selections from Dreamsongs 3: Selections from Wild Cards and More Stories from Martin's Later Years: Unabridged Selections [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD])
|-
|Graphic Novel
|ISBN 9780785125785 (First Edition)
ISBN 9780785127246 (Second Edition)
ISBN 9781477849101 (Jet City Comics)
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms''
|ISBN 9780345533487 (Hardcover, October 2015, Bantam, 368 pages)
ISBN 9780008238094 (Paperback, June 2017, HarperVoyager, 368 pages)
|ISBN 9780345539113 (Kindle and Nook)
|ISBN 9780147526359
|}

{{GRRM works|state = uncollapsed}}
{{ASOIAF|state=collapsed}}

==References==
{{references|1|refs=}}
{{EnWP|Tales of Dunk and Egg|small=yes}}


[[Category:Books|Hedge Knight]]


[[es:El Caballero Errante]]
[[fr:Le Chevalier Errant]]
[[ru:Межевой Рыцарь]]
[[pt:O Cavaleiro dos Sete Reinos - O Cavaleiro Andante]]
[[zh:雇佣骑士]]

The Hedge Knight

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Potsk:

{{infobox Book |
| name = The Hedge Knight
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = [[Image:Hedgeknight.jpg|200px]] 
| image_caption = Graphic Novel (Second Edition)
| author = [[George R. R. Martin]]
| country = [[w:United States|United States]]
| language = [[w:English language|English]]
| series = [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]
| genre = [[w:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| publisher = Voyager Books; Dabel Brothers Productions
| release_date = August 25, 1998; March 25, 2005
| media_type = Original novella in ''Legends'' anthology; standalone graphic novel
| pages = 160
| isbn = ISBN 978-0785125785 (Graphic Novel)
ISBN 978-0785127246 (Graphic Novel, Second Edition)
ISBN 978-0006483946 (''Legends'' Paperback, 2011 Edition)
ISBN 978-0553385694 (Dreamsongs Vol. II Paperback)

See the References and Notes section for additional editions and their respective ISBNs.
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''
}}

'''''The Hedge Knight''''' is a short story by [[George R. R. Martin]] that first appeared in the '''''Legends''''' anthology, a collection of stories by various fantasy authors such as [[:w:Stephen King|Stephen King]], [[:w:Robert Jordan|Robert Jordan]], and [[:w:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]]. It was edited by [[:w:Robert Silverberg|Robert Silverberg]]. The story was later adapted into a graphic novel by [[w:Mike S. Miller|Mike S. Miller]]. It is the first of the "[[Dunk and Egg]]" stories.

The story takes place in {{date|209}}, some 90 years before the events in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. It tells the tale of how [[Dunk]] took the mantle of a [[hedge knight]] and met his squire, a young boy named [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], on his way to compete in a tournament at [[Ashford Meadow]].

==Plot Summary==
{{Main|The Hedge Knight-Summary}}

A hedge knight, Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]], has died during the night. His squire, a large young man named [[Dunk]], buries him and pays his last respects. After considering several options, Dunk decides to continue his journey to [[Ashford]] and compete in the [[Ashford Tourney|tourney]] as a knight. He adopts Ser Arlan's armor as his own, as well as his equipment, three horses, and remaining monies. At an inn on the road, he meets a boy with a shaved head named Egg who secretly follows him to Ashford. Impressed by the boy's spirit, Dunk takes him on as his own squire for the upcoming tourney.

At Ashford, Dunk sells one of his horses to commission armor, then attempts to enter the lists of the tourney. Without proof of his knighthood, he is nearly barred from competition until Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] vouches for him. Dunk watches the first day of competition amongst the commoners, with Egg on his shoulders. After several spectacular tilts, the day ends when Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] disgraces himself by killing Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]]'s horse.

That night, Egg informs Dunk that a puppeteer girl he had met earlier is being beaten by Prince Aerion. Dunk leaps to her defense and attacks Aerion, striking him in the face. As the royal guard arrests Dunk, Egg reveals himself to be Aerion's brother, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. In jail, Dunk chooses to take a [[trial by combat]] rather than lose his hand. Prince Aerion demands the combat to be a [[Trial of Seven]], as his brother, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], also accused Dunk of kidnapping Aegon from his charge. Dunk must find six champions to fight with him against seven accusing knights, or he will forfeit.

[[Steffon Fossoway]] is the first ally Dunk finds. He promises to bring Dunk more champions, as does Steffon's squire and cousin, [[Raymun Fossoway]]. Egg also promises to bring more champions for Dunk's cause. Raymun returns with Ser Humfrey Hardyng and Ser [[Humfrey Beesbury]], good-brothers seeking revenge for the grievance Aerion committed against Hardyng. Aegon brings Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]] and Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], the Laughing Storm, both eager for the glory of competing in the first Trial of Seven in a century. Steffon returns only to say he has decided to fight with the accusors for the reward of a lordship. Angered by his cousin's treachery, Raymun begs to be knighted and fight in Steffon's place. Dunk hesitates, but before he can give his answer, Dunk is called away by Lord Ashford, and Lyonel grants Raymun his knighthood. Still needing a seventh champion, Dunk appeals unsuccessfully to the crowd. Finally, Prince Baelor announces that he will champion Dunk himself, though the accusers include three of his family members and three of his father's [[Kingsguard]].

The fourteen champions line their mounts along opposite sides of the tourney grounds and charge. Dunk tilts against Aerion, but is quickly unhorsed. Though nearly defeated, Dunk manages to grapple Aerion and use his size advantage to pummel Aerion into submission. Aerion recants his accusation, ending the Trial. The fighting costs the lives of both Humphreys. Prince Baelor, who had not brought his own armor but instead wore armor made for his son, took a blow to the head from a mace. After the battle, Baelor approaches Dunk to congratulate him, and begins to act drunkenly. When his crushed helm is removed, it is shown that the weaker armor made for his son did not protect him from the blow which has crushed in his skull. Aerion's father, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], meets with Dunk after the funeral, revealing that it was his mace that killed Baelor. He regrets Aerion's behavior and offers Dunk a position in his household to train Aegon. Dunk insists on being allowed to travel, and offers to take Aegon as his squire to learn to be a better knight than Aerion. Maekar agrees, making sure Aegon continues to use his alias of Egg to avoid scandal. Dunk and Egg set out to [[Dorne]], in search of the puppeteer whom Dunk had saved.

==Sources and Publications==
'''The Hedge Knight''' was finished on December 31, 1997<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref> and published on August 25, 1998 in the ''Legends'' anthology.<ref>''Legends'', ISBN 9780002256674 (Paperback, June 1999 Edition, Voyager, 608 pages); ISBN 9780765300355 (Paperback, September 2001 Reissue, Tor Books, 715 pages); ISBN 9780312867874 (Hardcover, October 1998, St Martin Pr, 715 pages); and several other Hardcover printings, some of them limited editions.</ref> The original ''Legends'' has been on occasion divided into two, three or four volumes, which has led to confusion with the actual follow-up, ''Legends II''. The second book is a completely different anthology, albeit being by the same editor, having six writers in common with the original and including the second "Dunk and Egg" tale, ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''. It is helpful to focus on the five writers that change between ''Legends'' and ''Legends II'': Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan and Ursula K. LeGuin contribute to ''Legends'' but not to ''Legends II'', while Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon and Elizabeth Haydon have stories in ''Legends II'' but none in ''Legends''.

''The Hedge Knight'' was later also included in the 2007 collection of Martin stories ''Dreamsongs, Volume II'' and was adapted into a comic book mini-series later collected as a graphic novel.

A compilation of the four initial "Dunk and Egg" stories, including ''The Hedge Knight'', was expected to be published by Bantam.<ref>http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/1974/ The Citadel FAQ, 2.1.9 - ''Will There Be Any More Dung and Egg Stories?''</ref> Ultimately, a collection of only the three already published stories was released in 2015 as ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]''. <ref name=Ride>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/406858.html Not a Blog: Dunk and Egg Ride Again]</ref><ref name=Here>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/447919.html Not a Blog: Dunk & Egg are HERE]</ref>

==Editions==
<gallery>
File:Cover legends.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780312867874.
File:Cover legends isbn 9780002256674.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780002256674.
File:Legends isbn 9780006483946.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780006483946.
File:Legends isbn 9780765300355 Tor 2001.jpg|'''Legends''', ISBN 9780765300355,
File:Legends vol 2 isbn 9780812575231.jpg|'''Legends 2''', ISBN 9780812575231.
File:Dreamsongs2.jpg|'''Dreamsongs Vol. II'''
File:Hedgeknight.jpg|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|''The Hedge Knight'' (Graphic Novel)]]
</gallery>

{| class=wikitable
!Source
!Paper editions
!eBooks
!Audiobooks
|-
|''Legends'', Was originally published in Legends among ten other stories. Containing all eleven stories; cream-colored cover with no illustration)
|ISBN 9780312867874 (Hardcover, October 1998, St Martin Pr, 715 pages)
| 
| 
|-
|''Legends'' (original text, containing all eleven stories; yellow cover with blue titlebox)||ISBN 9780002256674 (Paperback, June 1999, Voyager, 608 pages)|| || 
|-
|''Legends'', This reprint includes The Hedge Knight and four other stories of the original Legends, but omits the other six.


|ISBN 9780006483946 (Nov 1999 Paperback, orange cover with gnomes).
Republished in 2010 under the ISBN 9780007385034
| 
| 
|-
|''Legends'', Additionally several distinct editions exist. This one is a 2001 Edition by Tor Books with all eleven stories (black cover with an illustration at the bottom).
|ISBN 9780765300355 (2001 Paperback, Tor Books)
| 
| 
|-
|''Legends 2'': (not to be confused with ''[[The Sworn Sword|Legends II]]'') this edition has only three of the eleven tales, including ''The Hedge Knight'' (pages 133-276) and two other stories unrelated to ''Song of Ice and Fire'', by Terry Goodkind ( ''Debt of Bones'' of The Sword of Truth series) and Anne McCaffrey (''Runner of Pern'').
|ISBN 9780812575231 (Mass Market Paperback,green cover Nov 1999, Tor Books, 379 pages)
| 
| 
|-
|''Dreamsongs'', "Dreamsongs" is a GRRM anthology first published in 2003. All of its editions include ''The Hedge Knight'', usually in the second volume.
|ISBN 9780575081482 (October 2007 single-volume reprint; 1200 pages paperback; orange cover with golden and silver dragons; ''The Hedge Knight'' included in pages 1062 to 1126)
| 
| 
|-
|''Dreamsongs'' Book Two is essentially the second half of the previous edition of Dreamsongs. Book One has a golden dragon facing right against a blue background and does not include ''The Hedge Knight''
|ISBN 9780752890081 (May 2008; 736 pages paperback; blue dragon over a red background, facing left)
|ISBN 9780575086128 (eBook; published September 2008)
| 
|-
|''Dreamsongs Vol. 2'', 'The Hedge Knight' has been reprinted more recently on Dreamsongs Vol. II.
|ISBN 9780553806588 (Hardcover)
ISBN 9780553385694 (Paperback)
|ISBN 9780553904345 (Kindle Edition)
|ISBN 9781415942925, ASIN B000Y4RSAM (Unabridged; Downloadable; requires specific software)
|-
|''Dreamsongs'' (Grey cover CD Audiobook)
|N/A
|N/A
|ISBN 9780739357163 (Selections from Dreamsongs 3: Selections from Wild Cards and More Stories from Martin's Later Years: Unabridged Selections [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD])
|-
|Graphic Novel
|ISBN 9780785125785 (First Edition)
ISBN 9780785127246 (Second Edition)
ISBN 9781477849101 (Jet City Comics)
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms''
|ISBN 9780345533487 (Hardcover, October 2015, Bantam, 368 pages)
ISBN 9780008238094 (Paperback, June 2017, HarperVoyager, 368 pages)
|ISBN 9780345539113 (Kindle and Nook)
|ISBN 9780147526359
|}

{{GRRM works|state = uncollapsed}}
{{ASOIAF|state=collapsed}}

==References==
{{references|1|refs=}}
{{EnWP|Tales of Dunk and Egg|small=yes}}


[[Category:Books|Hedge Knight]]


[[es:El Caballero Errante]]
[[fr:Le Chevalier Errant]]
[[ru:Межевой Рыцарь]]
[[pt:O Cavaleiro dos Sete Reinos - O Cavaleiro Andante]]
[[zh:雇佣骑士]]

Citadel

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[[File:Folko Streese the Citadel.png|350px|thumb|right|The Citadel in [[Oldtown]] by Folko Streese © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The '''Citadel''' is a complex of buildings in [[Oldtown]] that serves as the central home to the order of the [[maesters]]. The name is also employed to refer to order of maesters as an institution, or the higher placed members.{{Ref|AFFC|45}} At the Citadel, the residing archmaesters teach and train new students, and convene in the [[Conclave]]. The Citadel is funded by taxes from Oldtown and payments from [[lord]]s for the service of maesters.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/ConJose_San_Jose_CA_August_29_September_22 ConJose (San Jose, CA; August 29-September 2)], August 29, 2002</ref> Maesters rigorously copy books at the Citadel.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} [[Leyton Hightower]], the Lord of Oldtown, includes [[Protector of the Citadel]] among his titles.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

==Layout==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Citadel|Images of the Citadel]]''
[[File:Andrew BosleySphinx At the Gates.png|350px|thumb|right|The Citadel gates are flanked by a pair of tall green [[sphinx]]es, by Andrew Bosley © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The Citadel lies on the [[Honeywine]], where its towers and domes are connected with arching stone bridges. Houses and stalls sit on the bridges. It lies upriver compared to the [[Starry Sept]] and [[Battle Island]].{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} The gates are flanked by a pair of tall green [[sphinx]]es with the bodies of lions, the wings of eagles and the tails of serpents. One has the face of a man, the other a woman.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Scribe's Hearth===
Just inside the gates of the Citadel lies the Scribe's Hearth. Here, the citizens of Oldtown come to hire scribes, usually acolytes, to write and read letters for them. The scribes wait in open stalls for their custom. Other stalls situated at the Scribe's Hearth include those where books are bought and sold. Others offer maps.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

The path divides at a statue of King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] atop a tall stone horse; the king's sword is pointed toward [[Dorne]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} The Citadel also has a monument of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]; its plinth reads "He bound the land together, and made of [[Seven Kingdoms|seven kingdoms, one]]."{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Weeping Dock===
[[File:Joshua-cairos-citadel-novice.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A novice of the Citadel by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
From this dock one can get a boat for a short voyage to the [[Bloody Isle]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Seneschal's Court===
Outside the Seneschal's Court lies the stocks where acolytes and novices are punished for minor crimes, such as petty thievery. Inside the doors is a hall with a stone floor and high, arched windows. At the far end of the hall there is a raised dais where a gatekeeper greets all those who wish to make an appointment to see the [[Seneschal]]. Behind the dais is a turnpike stair.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Isle of Ravens===
The [[Isle of Ravens]] is linked to the eastern bank of the Honeywine by a weathered wooden drawbridge. On the island is located the Ravenry, the oldest building of the Citadel. The walls of the Ravenry are covered in moss and vines and within its yard sits a [[weirwood]] tree on which the ravens like to perch. The [[white raven]] [[rookery]] is located in the west tower.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Library and Vaults===
The Library of the Citadel is known to be a great repository of knowledge.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal under King Jaehaerys I}} The Citadel has a copy of ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]''{{Ref|ASOS|59}} and a partial collection of ''[[The Fires of the Freehold]]''.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} A locked vault beneath the Citadel is said to contain the sole remaining copy of ''[[Blood and Fire]]''.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} The Citadel also has an account of [[Redwyn]]'s journey to [[Lorn Point]] and the [[Frozen Shore]], as well as a fragment of ''[[Unnatural History]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} Some of the oldest documents in the Citadel's archives are ancient ballads regaling [[Kings of Winter]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} Records at the Citadel describe the ancient [[rock king|rock]] and [[salt king]]s of the [[Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

The Citadel has four [[glass candle]]s, one green in color and three black. Before an acolyte says his vows, he spends the night prior in the darkness of the Citadel's vault. The acolyte can attempt to light an [[obsidian]] candle, but none have succeeded.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} The Citadel also has a stuffed [[Little Valyrian]] on display, but its fur fell out as students patted it for luck over the years.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Qohor}}

==History==
===Origin===
In the [[Age of Heroes]] the [[Ravenry]] was supposedly a stronghold of a [[pirate]] lord who picked off ships as they came downriver.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

The origin of the Citadel is disputed, but [[House Hightower]] is generally considered to have played an integral role in its foundation.{{Ref|AFFC|appendix}} Most accounts on the Citadel's origins credit its foundation to Prince [[Peremore Hightower|Peremore the Twisted]], the second son of King [[Uthor of the High Tower]]. The curious Peremore invited numerous scholars, including wise men, teachers, priests, healers, singers, [[wizard]]s, [[alchemy|alchemists]], and [[sorcerer]]s, to [[Oldtown]]. After Peremore's death, his brother, King [[Urrigon Hightower|Urrigon]], granted land alongside the [[Honeywine]] to "Peremore's pets", who developed the tract into the [[maesters]]' Citadel.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}} House Hightower continues to be a strong patron of learning.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===Iron Throne===
There are reports of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]] and [[Visenya Targaryen]] visiting the Citadel in their youth. During [[Aegon's Conquest]], Lord [[Manfred Hightower]] submitted to the Conqueror to prevent the destruction of [[Oldtown]] by [[dragonflame]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] visited the Citadel in {{date|54}}, spending three days in the Library and attending lectures.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal under King Jaehaerys I}} [[Lyonel Strong]], [[Lord of Harrenhal]], studied at the Citadel in his youth, earning six links.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} While sailing to the [[Sunset Sea]] in {{date|133}}, Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] visited the Citadel and studied ancient charts and [[Valyria]]n treatises about warships and maritime tactics.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} Ser [[Michael Manwoody]] studied at the Citadel when he was young,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] achieved six links while studying at the Citadel in his youth.{{Ref|ASOS|38}} Ser [[Gunthor Hightower]] has also studied at the Citadel.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Bones of [[giants]] found in the [[north]] have been sent to the Citadel for study.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} Archmaester [[Gyldayn]]'s history of Aegon's Conquest was recently found in the papers of Archmaester [[Gerold (archmaester)|Gerold]] in the vaults of the Citadel.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The [[Conclave]] meets to choose the new [[Grand Maester]] after [[Pycelle]]'s removal from the position. Although the deliberations are supposed to be secret, [[Varys]] learns from spies at the Citadel that Archmaester [[Gormon Tyrell|Gormon]] has been selected. The [[master of whisperers]] informs the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], who quickly reinstates Pycelle.{{Ref|ASOS|12}}

Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] sends a [[raven]] to the Citadel in a plea for help to defend [[attack on Castle Black|Castle Black]] from [[wildlings]].{{Ref|ASOS|55}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Half a year ago, Archmaester [[Walgrave]] was found weeping in the Library by acolytes after being unable to find his way back to his chambers.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

[[Pate (novice)|Pate]], a novice at the Citadel, is killed by an [[alchemist]] after leaving the [[Quill and Tankard]].{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

[[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], sends [[Samwell Tarly]] to the Citadel to study and become a maester.{{Ref|AFFC|5}} Maester Aemon brings a chest of rare books from the vault of Castle Black to gift to the Citadel,{{Ref|AFFC|5}} but Sam gives them to [[Quhuru Mo]] to pay for passage on the ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]'' at [[Braavos]] and the aged Aemon dies en route.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} After Sam arrives at Oldtown, he is forced by the gatekeeper [[Lorcas]] to wait for the [[Seneschal]], Archmaester [[Theobald]]. [[Alleras]] brings Sam to meet Archmaester [[Marwyn]] at the [[Ravenry]]. Marwyn the Mage alleges that maesters of the Citadel helped to extinguish [[dragon]]s, and the archmaester departs the Citadel to find [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Aleksander Karcz citadel archivist.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Citadel archivist by Aleksander Karcz © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{Quote|The Citadel is the greatest repository of knowledge in the [[known world]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}|[[Elysar]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|There are so many books at the Citadel that no man can hope to read them all. You would do well there, Sam. I know you would.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}|[[Jon Snow]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|The healers of the Citadel are the best in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}}|[[Samwell Tarly]] to [[Gilly]]}}

{{Quote|The Citadel is not what it was. They will take anything these days. [[Alleras|Dusky dogs and Dornishmen]], [[Pate (novice)|pig boys]], [[Mollander|cripples]], cretins, and now a [[Night's Watch|black-clad]] whale. And here I thought [[leviathan]]s were grey.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}|[[Leo Tyrell (son of Moryn)|Leo Tyrell]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|The world the Citadel is building has no place in it for [[sorcery]] or [[prophecy]] or [[glass candle]]s, much less for [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}|[[Marwyn]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
The Citadel may have been named after the alma mater of [[w:Robert Jordan|Robert Jordan]], the [[w:The Citadel|Citadel Military College of South Carolina]], also known simply as the Citadel.

Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, [[George R. R. Martin]] considered writing a novella set at the Citadel.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

==References==
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War of the Ninepenny Kings

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{{Infobox military conflict
| style = width:300px;
| conflict_name = War of the Ninepenny Kings
| part_of = the [[Blackfyre Pretenders|Blackfyre Rebellions]]
| image = [[File:Ninepenny.png|350px]]
| image2 =
| caption = Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]] locked in combat, as depicted by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
| date = {{Date|260}}
| battles =
| location = [[Stepstones]], [[Free Cities]]
| result = [[Band of Nine]] fall from power End of the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] male line

| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[Iron Throne]]/ [[House Targaryen]]'''
*[[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Crownlands]]
*[[File:House Martell.svg|20px]] [[Dorne]], led by [[House Martell]]
*[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|20px]] [[Iron Islands]], led by [[House Greyjoy]]
*[[File:House Stark.svg|20px]] [[North]], led by [[House Stark]]
*[[File:House Tully.svg|20px]] [[Riverlands]], led by [[House Tully]]
*[[File:House Baratheon.svg|20px]] [[Stormlands]], led by [[House Baratheon]]
*[[File:House Arryn.svg|20px]] [[Vale of Arryn]], led by [[House Arryn]]
*[[File:House Lannister.svg|20px]] [[Westerlands]], led by [[House Lannister]]
| commander1 = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|20px]] Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]]† [[File:Kingsguard.svg|20px]] Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] [[File:House Greyjoy.svg|20px]] Lord [[Quellon Greyjoy]] [[File:House Lannister.svg|20px]] Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]]† [[File:House Reyne.svg|20px]] Lord [[Roger Reyne]]
| strength1 = [[Iron Islands]]:
*** 100 longships{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}
[[Westerlands]]:
* 1,000 knights{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
* 10,000 men-at-arms{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
| losses1 = Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]] Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]]

| combatant2 = '''[[Band of Nine]]'''
**[[File:House Blackfyre.svg|20px]] [[House Blackfyre]] / [[File:Golden Company.svg|20px]] [[Golden Company]]
**[[File:Coin of Tyrosh.png|20px]] [[Tyrosh]] (under Adarys)
**[[Jolly Fellows]]
**[[Spotted Tom]]'s sellswords
**[[Liomond Lashare]]'s sellswords
**[[Xhobar Qhoqua]]'s sellswords
**[[Old Mother]]'s pirate fleet
**[[Samarro Saan]]'s pirate fleet
| commander2 = [[File:House Blackfyre.svg|20px]] King [[Maelys I Blackfyre]]† Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]] Prince [[Alequo Adarys]] [[Nine Eyes]] [[Spotted Tom]] [[Liomond Lashare]] [[Xhobar Qhoqua]] [[Samarro Saan]] [[The Old Mother]]
| strength2 =
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The '''War of the Ninepenny Kings''' was a conflict between the [[Band of Nine]], a group of merchants, mercenaries and pirates from the [[Free Cities]], and the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. After the Band of Nine had successfully conquered the [[Stepstones]], King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], aware of the fact that the Band of Nine were set on conquering the Seven Kingdoms for the last remaining [[Blackfyre Pretenders|Blackfyre Pretender]], [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], dispatched an army to the Stepstones to defeat the enemies of the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jaehaerys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

Although it is not called so in the books, this conflict has often been referred to as the '''Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion''' by the fandom since Maelys was the fifth Blackfyre Pretender.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

==Background==
Late during the reign of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], in {{Date|258}}, news reached [[King's Landing]] that the so-called [[Band of Nine]], a group of ambitious power-seekers in Essos, had come together under the [[Tree of Crowns]] where they had vowed to aid one another in carving out kingdoms for each individual member. Among them was [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], better known as Maelys the Monstrous, the last of the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]], who had won the command of the [[Golden Company]] by killing his cousin [[Daemon Blackfyre (cousin of Maelys I)|Daemon]] a few years before. His desired kingdom, as [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]'s last descendant, was the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

When told of these events, Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]] famously quipped that "crowns were being sold nine a penny", and afterwards the Band of Nine became known in the Seven Kingdoms as the Ninepenny Kings.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Most men, including King [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]] and later King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], thought that the threat posed by these pretenders would be countered by the might of the Free Cities, or otherwise founder in Essos.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} Nonetheless, preparations were made to make sure the Blackfyres could not land on Westerosi soil.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

The Band of Nine their goals met with initial success, conquering the [[Disputed Lands]] and [[Sack of Tyrosh|securing]] the Free City of [[Tyrosh]], setting up [[Alequo Adarys]], the Silvertongue, as its ruler. Second, they conquered the [[Stepstones]]. From there, they stood ready to threaten the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

==War==
King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], who had succeeded his father upon the [[Iron Throne]] in {{Date|259}}, recognized the threat the Band of Nine posed and sent a large force to the Stepstones, bringing the war to the Band of Nine. The king wished to personally take command of his forces but was persuaded otherwise by his [[Hand of the King|Hand]], Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]]. Lord Ormund took command of the Targaryen army instead.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} The task force included a fleet of one hundred longships led by [[Quellon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} and a force of a thousand knights and ten thousand men-at-arms sent by Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] from the westerlands,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} under the leadership of his younger brother, Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]].<ref>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', [https://georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ The Westerlands (unabridged)]</ref> [[House Martell]] sent spears from [[Dorne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

When the Targaryen host landed upon the Stepstones in {{Date|260}}, the fighting began in earnest on land and sea and lasted for most of the year.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} Lord Ormund was one of the first casualties of the war, dying in the arms of his young son, Ser [[Steffon Baratheon|Steffon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} Command then passed to [[Gerold Hightower]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} After Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]] was killed on [[Bloodstone]], Lord [[Roger Reyne]] led the remaining westermen to several victories.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

Many young knights and lords distinguished themselves in battle, including Steffon Baratheon, [[Brynden Tully]], [[Tywin Lannister]] and his brother [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} The great-uncle of Lord [[Willam Dustin]] participated in the war,{{Ref|ADWD|41}} as did [[Meribald]] and his brothers.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} [[Goodwin]]'s friend, a promising young champion, was slain in the war.{{Ref|AFFC|20}} In the end it was the young [[Barristan Selmy]] who cut a bloody path though the [[Golden Company]]'s ranks to slay Maelys the Monstrous in single combat, thereby ending the threat to the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

==Aftermath==
It took another six years before the [[Band of Nine]]'s holdings in [[Essos]] were lost. [[Alequo Adarys]] was eventually poisoned by his queen and the [[Archon]] returned to power in [[Tyrosh]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

With [[Ormund Baratheon|Ormund]] slain, [[Steffon Baratheon]] became the new [[Lord of Storm's End]]. He remained close friends with both Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]] and Ser [[Tywin Lannister]]. Tywin, himself a new-made knight, received the honor of giving Prince Aerys his spurs, after fighting gallantly in the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Tywin became bitter and hardened, particularly against his ineffectual father [[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]], who had not taken part in the war, rather remaining at home with his mistress. These tensions soon erupted in the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]] in {{Date|261}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

Lord [[Hoster Tully]] became acquainted with Lord [[House Baelish|Baelish]] during the war, where they fought side by side. Lord Baelish did a service for Hoster, which was later repayed when Hoster accepted to take Baelish's son, [[Petyr Baelish|Petyr]], as a ward in [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Petyr Baelish}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Half_Moon_Bay_CA/ US Signing Tour (Half Moon Bay, CA) (November 18, 2005)]</ref> [[Jon Arryn]] also became acquainted with Lord [[Rickard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] and Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]], which resulted several years later in Jon taking their sons, [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], as his wards at the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jon Arryn}}

The Blackfyres were extinguished in the male line thanks to Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]. When the next opening presented itself, Barristan was named to the [[Kingsguard]],{{Ref|ASOS|67}} an opening he accepted despite being heir to [[Harvest Hall]] and being betrothed.{{Ref|AGOT|57}}

The war is described in ''[[Account of the War of the Ninepenny Kings]]'' by [[Eon]] and ''[[Observations Upon the Recent Blood-Letting on the Stepstones]]'' by [[Pycelle]]. According to Septon [[Meribald]], who participated in the war, many of the [[smallfolk]] who fought in the war became [[broken men]].{{Ref|AFFC|25}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Hyle''': The War of the Ninepenny Kings? 
'''Meribald''': So they called it, though I never saw a king, nor earned a penny. It was a war, though. That it was.{{Ref|AFFC|25}}|[[Hyle Hunt]] and [[Meribald]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, [[George R. R. Martin]] considered writing a novella about the Ninepenny Kings.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

==References==
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Robert's Rebellion

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{{Redirect|Baratheon Rebellion|the earlier Baratheon rebellion against the Iron Throne|Lyonel Baratheon's rebellion}}
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| conflict_name = Robert's Rebellion
| part_of =
| image = [[File:Roberts Rebellion.jpg|350px]]
| caption =
| date = {{Date|282|283}}
| location = [[Westeros]]
| battles =
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* [[Taking of Gulltown]]
* [[Battles at Summerhall]]
* [[Battle of Ashford]]
* [[Battle of the Bells]]
* [[Battle of the Trident]]
* [[Battle at the Mander]]
* [[Sack of King's Landing]]
* [[Siege of Storm's End]]
* [[Combat at the tower of joy|Tower of joy]]
* [[Assault on Dragonstone]]
}}
| result = Victory for the rebels, the end of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen dynasty]], and the start of the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon dynasty]]

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* {{coa|Targaryen|xs}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
* {{coa|Targaryen|xs}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]
* {{coa|Rossart|xs}} Lord [[Rossart]]
* {{coa|Kingsguard|xs}} Ser [[Gerold Hightower]]
* {{coa|Kingsguard|xs}} Prince [[Lewyn Martell]]
* {{coa|Kingsguard|xs}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
* {{coa|Kingsguard|xs}} Ser [[Jonothor Darry]]
* {{coa|Kingsguard|xs}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]
* {{coa|Tyrell|xs}} Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]
* {{coa|Tarly|xs}} Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]
* {{coa|Redwyne|xs}} Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]]
* {{coa|Rowan|xs}} Lord [[Mathis Rowan]]
* {{coa|Connington|xs}} Lord [[Jon Connington]]
* {{coa|Grafton|xs}} Lord [[Marq Grafton]]
* {{coa|Fell|xs}} [[Lord Fell]]
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* Trident: 40,000
* King's Landing: several thousand{{Ref|aGoT|12}}
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* {{coa|Arryn|xs}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]]
* {{coa|Baratheon|xs}} Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]
* {{coa|Baratheon|xs}} Ser [[Stannis Baratheon]]
* {{coa|Greyjoy|xs}} Lord [[Quellon Greyjoy]]
* {{coa|Greyjoy|xs}} Captain [[Balon Greyjoy]]
* {{coa|Lannister|xs}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]
* {{coa|Stark|xs}} Lord [[Eddard Stark]]
* {{coa|Tully|xs}} Lord [[Hoster Tully]]
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* King's Landing: 12,000 (westerlands){{Ref|aGoT|12}}
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'''Robert's Rebellion''',{{Ref|ASOS|2}}{{Ref|ASOS|22}}{{ref|affc|21}}<ref name=rr/> also known as the '''War of the Usurper''' according to a semi-canon source,<ref name=rr>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1043/ The Siege of Storm's End (July 18, 1999)]</ref> was a rebellion against [[House Targaryen]], primarily instigated by [[Eddard Stark]], [[Jon Arryn]], and [[Robert Baratheon]], for whom it is named. It lasted "close to a year"{{Ref|aGoT|12}} and resulted in the end of the Targaryen dynasty in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] and the beginning of Robert Baratheon's reign.

==Prelude==
===Tourney at Harrenhal===
In {{Date|281}}, a grand [[Tourney at Harrenhal|tourney]] was held by Lord [[Walter Whent]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|aGoT|58}} Many nobles from all over the Seven Kingdoms came to the [[riverlands]] to take part in the festivities. Amongst them were the heir to [[Winterfell]], [[Brandon Stark]], and his younger siblings, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and [[Benjen Stark|Benjen]].{{Ref|aSoS|24}}

The most prominent visitor of the tourney was King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], however. Aerys had not left the [[Red Keep]] for many years, ever since his half-year capture during the [[Defiance of Duskendale]] in {{Date|277}},{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} but he was inspired to come to the tourney by words from his [[master of whisperers]], the eunuch [[Varys]].{{Ref|aDwD|67}}

The tourney was cause for great celebration, as spring had come to Westeros, or so men thought.<ref>{{date|281}} is called "the year of the false spring", showing that it had been winter previously. The term "false spring" shows that the warmer weather had only been for a short period of time, and that winter weather thus returned shortly thereafter.</ref> In addition, all of the [[Kingsguard]] had gathered to welcome their newest member, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]. However, the tourney's ending was less joyful. After winning the final tilt, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was to crown the new [[queen of love and beauty]]. Instead of crowning his wife, the Dornish princess [[Elia Martell]], Rhaegar rode past her and crowned Lyanna Stark of Winterfell instead. Eddard Stark would later recall this moment as "the moment when all smiles died".{{Ref|aGoT|58}}

===Abduction of Lyanna Stark===
At the coming of the new year, [[Lyanna Stark]] was abducted by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] near [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Her brother, [[Brandon Stark]], was on his way to [[Riverrun]] to wed [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], when the news reached him. Brandon rode at once to [[King's Landing]] with his companions: [[Ethan Glover]], Brandon's squire, [[Elbert Arryn]], nephew to Lord [[Jon Arryn]] and the heir of the [[Eyrie]], [[Kyle Royce]], and [[Jeffory Mallister]].{{Ref|aCoK|55}} Brandon rode for the [[Red Keep]], and outside its gates, unaware that Rhaegar was not present, shouted for him to come out and die. King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] had them all arrested for plotting the murder of the crown prince, and summoned the fathers of all those who stood accused to court.{{Ref|aCoK|55}} Lord [[Rickard Stark]], who had been on his way south with the wedding party for Brandon's wedding,{{Ref|AWOIAF| Catelyn Tully}} went to King's Landing with two hundred men.{{Ref|AGOT|53}} None of them returned north. In King's Landing, all of those who stood accused were executed,{{Ref|AGOT|53}} with the sole exception of Ethan Glover.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

King Aerys did allow for trials, of a sort. Lord Rickard Stark demanded a [[trial by battle]], and the king granted his request. Rickard dressed for battle, but Aerys declared fire to be the champion of [[House Targaryen]]. He had Rickard suspended from the rafters in the throne room, where his [[pyromancers]], [[Rossart]] amongst them, kindled a blaze beneath the Lord of Winterfell. Brandon Stark was brought in as well, and placed in a [[Tyrosh]]i strangling device, while a longsword was placed just outside his reach. Brandon was allowed to try and free his father, but the more he struggled to reach the sword, the tighter the cord around his neck became. Brandon strangled himself in an attempt to reach the sword and save his father, while Lord Rickard cooked in his armor.{{Ref|aCoK|55}}

Next, Aerys demanded that Lord [[Jon Arryn]] send him the heads of Lord [[Robert Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]], Lyanna's betrothed,{{Ref|aGoT|4}} and [[Eddard Stark]], now the Lord of Winterfell after the deaths of his father and older brother.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Robert and Eddard were Jon's wards at the Eyrie, however, and Jon instead raised his banners in revolt.{{Ref|aGoT|2}} This act is seen as the start of the war,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} which would last "close to a year".{{Ref|aGoT|12}}

==The Rebellion==
[[Image:War of the Usurper.png|thumb|350px|Overview of the war:
'''1''' [[Battles at Summerhall|Summerhall]], '''2''' [[Battle of Ashford|Ashford]], '''3''' [[Battle of the Bells]], '''4''' [[Battle of the Trident|The Trident]], '''5''' [[Sack of King's Landing|King's Landing]], '''6''' [[Siege of Storm's End|Storm's End]].
The colors represent faction amies:
Baratheon. Stark. Tyrell. Lannister. Targaryen.]]
===Taking of Gulltown===
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Fighting began in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Though [[Jon Arryn]] called for all his banners, not all of his bannermen sided with him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} There were those who sided with the king, chief among them [[Marq Grafton]]. Grafton called the other loyalists to aid him in barring the rebels from entering the port of [[Gulltown]].{{Ref|aDwD|9}} With the port blocked, [[Eddard Stark]] decided to make his own way back to the [[north]] by crossing the [[Mountains of the Moon]] to the [[Fingers]], where he would need to find a fisherman to carry him across the [[Bite]].{{Ref|aDwD|9}} Once north, Eddard could call his banners.

Gulltown's defenses eventually fell after an unknown amount of time, with Robert Baratheon slaying Marq Grafton in the [[taking of Gulltown]].{{Ref|aDwD|9}} Robert sailed to [[Storm's End]] to call his own banners as well.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===Battles at Summerhall===
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Just as not all the lords in the Vale had sided with Jon Arryn, not all the lords in the [[stormlands]] sided with Robert Baratheon. The first major battle in the stormlands took place at [[Summerhall]]. They were [[battles at Summerhall|three battles]] (1 on the map), in truth, all fought on one day. Lords [[Lord Grandison|Grandison]], [[Lord Cafferen|Cafferen]], and [[Lord Fell|Fell]] had gathered their hosts and planned to join forces at [[Summerhall]]. From there, they would march on Storm's End. However, thanks to an informer, Robert learned of their plans and rode with his knights and squires to Summerhall, where he attacked each host in turn.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} Robert killed Lord Fell in battle.{{Ref|aSoS|54}}

Lord Cafferen and Grandison,{{ref|asos|36}} as well as Lord Fell's son, [[Silveraxe]],{{Ref|twoiaf| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} were taken captive and brought to [[Storm's End]] when Robert's returned there after the battles, for unknown reasons.{{Ref|aSoS|36}} There, Robert turned his enemies into friends, as both Lords Grandison and Cafferen, as well as Silveraxe would later be loyal to Robert.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

Following his victory at Summerhall, Robert was now free to march north, to join up with Jon Arryn and the northmen.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===Battle of Ashford===
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The next major battle was the [[Battle of Ashford]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}} (2 on the map). Robert marched out again, leaving his younger brother [[Stannis Baratheon]] in charge of Storm's End. At [[Ashford]], Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] fell upon Robert's forces. Lord Randyll was the first of the loyalists to arrive, and with his van defeated Robert's forces before Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] could arrive with the main force from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}} Despite the fact that it had been Randyll's victory, Mace Tyrell has taken the credit for the victory.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{Ref|ASOS|19}}{{Ref|ASOS|78}} The battle is considered to have been indecisive.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

During the battle, Lord Cafferen was cut down by Randyll Tarly, who sent his head to King Aerys II.{{ref|ASOS|78}} Robert managed to escape capture with the bulk of his forces, to join his strength with Lord Eddard Stark and Lord Jon Arryn.{{ref|awoiaf| Robert Baratheon}} Following the battle, Mace Tyrell marched on [[Storm's End]] and [[Siege of Storm's End|laid siege to the castle]] (6 on the map).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}} This siege would last "close to a year".{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

King Aerys, due to the events in the [[stormlands]], came to believe that his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Owen Merryweather]], was ineffectual. The king was even considering that Merryweather might have been so ineffectual as to possibly aid the rebellion.<ref name=Jon>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1118/ Young Lord Connington (August 25, 2000)]</ref> In result, Owen was stripped of his lands and titles, and exiled.{{Ref|aCoK|3}} Lord [[Jon Connington]], a friend of Rhaegar's with a reputation of a warrior, was named as Hand in Owen's stead.<ref name=Jon/>

===Battle of the Bells===
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[[File:Battle of the Bells.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Battle of the Bells]]]]
Eddard Stark had managed to reach [[Winterfell]], where he called his banners. He marched south with his forces, and joined up with Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. Together, they negotiated with Lord [[Hoster Tully]], the Lord of [[Riverrun]], for his support.{{Ref|awoiaf| Hoster Tully}}

Lord [[Jon Connington]] led a mighty army into the field. The forces he commanded gave chase, and Robert's march became a grueling one.{{Ref|awoiaf| Robert Baratheon}} Robert, wounded through unknown means, and all alone,{{Ref|ASOS|29}}{{ref|ADWD|61}} eventually took refuge at [[Stoney Sept]],{{ref|ASOS|29}} which would become the site of the [[Battle of the Bells]]{{Ref|ASOS|29}}{{Ref|ASOS|1}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}} (3 on the map), the first major battle known to have taken place in {{Date|283}}. Jon Connington's forces took the town by force and began to search every house. The residents of the town were actively helping Robert however, and despite the search, the offered pardons and rewards, the threats and the hostages Connington took and hung in [[crow cage]]s, they could not find Robert.{{Ref|ASOS|29}}{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

Battle began when Lords Stark and Tully arrived with a rebel army. The soldiers fought in the streets and alleys and on the rooftops, and the septons rang the bells to warn the residents to lock their doors.{{Ref|ASOS|29}} Battle was fierce, and Jon Connington managed to wound Hoster Tully and kill Jon Arryn's cousin, Ser [[Denys Arryn]].{{ref|ASOS|29}} Eventually, Robert Baratheon came out of the [[Peach]], the brothel in which he had been hiding, and fought with Connington, almost killing him.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

Suspicious of the loss at the Stoney Sept, King Aerys exiled Jon Connington, stripping him of his titles.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Aerys began to realize that Robert was the greatest threat to his dynasty since [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], and he named Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]] as his [[Hand of the King]] in Connington's stead. Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the [[Kingsguard]] were sent to rally Connington's men, while their [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]], Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], was sent by King Aerys to find [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|awoiaf| Rhaegar Targaryen}} The crown prince finally returned from the south and convinced Aerys to ask [[Tywin Lannister]] for help,{{Ref|ASOS|37}} just as the rebels had or would do, at one point.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Additionally, Aerys commanded his [[Alchemists' Guild|alchemists]] to [[wildfire plot|place caches of wildfire on multiple locations in King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

With both [[Elbert Arryn]] and Denys Arryn now dead, Jon Arryn was in need of an heir. Hoster Tully swiftly betrothed his daughter, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], who had previously proven fertile, to Jon.{{Ref|aSoS|2}}{{Ref|aGoT|2}} In a double ceremony at Riverrun, Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn married Hoster's daughters, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and Lysa, respectively.{{Ref|aGoT|4}} Amongst those present at the wedding was Robert.{{Ref|awoiaf| Robert Baratheon}}

===Battle of the Trident===
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[[File:twoiaf battle of the trident.jpg|thumb|350px|The Battle of the Trident as depicted by Justin Sweet in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.]]
After at first refusing to send aid to Aerys, both due to his caution as well as due to his anger over [[Elia Martell|Elia's]] treatment,<ref name=BB>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Baratheon_Brothers/ The Baratheon Brothers (September 11, 1999)]</ref> Prince [[Doran Martell]] agreed to send ten thousand [[Dornishmen]] to strengthen the army Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was gathering.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} King Aerys sent Prince [[Lewyn Martell]], Doran's uncle, to take command of these forces, but also threatened him by stating that he held Princess [[Elia Martell]], Prince Rhaegar's wife, and their two young children, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], hostage.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

The [[Battle of the Trident]] (4 on the map) was the decisive battle in the war. Fought in {{Date|283}}<ref>A Forum of Ice and Fire: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/ TWOIAF Spoilers Inconsistency or Intentional?: Earlier editions of ''The World of Ice and Fire'' erroneously state 282 AC in "The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion"]</ref> between the loyalist and rebels, the battle took place at a place known as the [[ruby ford]] since the battle, located on the northern bank of the [[Trident]],{{Ref|agot|15}} where Rhaegar tried to cross the river.{{Ref|acok|28}} The loyalists had forty thousand men,{{Ref|AGOT|36}} while the army of the rebels numbered fewer men, who were more battle hardened.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Rhaegar and Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] met in single combat with the battle raging on all around them.{{Ref|aGoT|4}} Rhaegar managed to wound Robert{{ref|agot|12}} before Robert killed Rhaegar with a blow to the chest from his warhammer.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Eventually, the Targaryen host broke and ran.{{ref|agot|12}}

Around the time the [[Battle of the Trident]] was fought, Robert proclaimed his intention to claim the [[Iron Throne]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Huntington_Beach_CA US Signing Tour (Huntington Beach, CA) (November 19, 2005)]</ref> Out of all three leaders of the rebellion, Robert had the better claim,{{ref|agot|30}} due to the fact that his grandmother had been Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], the youngest daughter of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{ref|affc|35}} To justify Robert's claim, the [[maester]]s would later use his bloodties to [[House Targaryen]],{{Ref|aCoK|22}} though it was conquest which won him the throne.

Because Robert had taken a wound from Rhaegar during battle, he gave the pursuit of the remnants of the Targaryen army to [[Eddard Stark]]. Eddard followed the remnants of the army back to [[King's Landing]], where the Red Keep was being held by several thousand loyalists.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}

===Battle at the Mander===
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[[Quellon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], desired neutrality for the [[ironborn]] during the war. After [[Pyke]] was informed of Rhaegar's death, however, Quellon was convinced by his eldest sons—[[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]], [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], and [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]]—to join the rebels as soon as possible or else lose all chance at spoils. Since it was still unknown whether [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] would side with the loyalists or the rebels, most of the ironmen's fleet remained at home, while Quellon led fifty longships in attacking the [[Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

The Greyjoys captured some ships and raided some towns and villages. They were intercepted by the longships of the [[Shield Islands]], however, at the mouth of the [[Mander]]. After Lord Quellon was slain in the [[battle at the Mander]], his heir, Balon, led the remaining ironmen back to the [[Iron Islands]], having accomplished little.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

===Sack of King's Landing===
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[[File:Eddard_Jaime_Aerys_Iron_Throne_Room.jpg|350px|thumb|Ned finds Jaime seated on the Iron Throne by Amok©]]
Already prior to the Battle of the Trident, King Aerys had been preparing his [[wildfire plot]]. His Hand of the King, Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]], however, eventually became suspicious of the frequency with which the pyromancers visited the king. When he discovered the king's wildfire plot, he attempted to change the king's mind, and when nothing worked, he choose to resign his position. For this, Aerys had him burned alive.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Following the Trident, Aerys named [[Rossart]], his favorite pyromancer,{{Ref|ASOS|37}} as his new Hand of the King.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} He would only be Hand for a fortnight.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Meanwhile, Aerys sent his wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]], and his new heir, their second son, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], to [[Dragonstone]] for safety, where they would have the protection of, amongst others, Ser [[Willem Darry]], the master-at-arms of the [[Red Keep]], and [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|agot|39}}{{ref|agot|3}} Aerys refused to allow Rhaegar's wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]], and their children [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], to leave the city, keeping them by his side instead.{{ref|asos|37}}

While the Trident is seen by many as the decisive battle of the war, the capital remained untaken until the [[Sack of King's Landing]]{{Ref|ACOK|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}} (5 on the map) in {{date|283}},{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}} the last major battle of the war. Because [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] had been injured in battle, Lord [[Eddard Stark]] and his army pursued the remnants of Rhaegar's army, who had fled back to the capital. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], who had refused calls to arms from both the loyalists and the rebels until that point,{{ref|AGOT|12}} appeared at the gates of King's Landing with an army of twelve thousand men,{{Ref|agot|12}} mere hours before Eddard Stark would arrive.{{ref|agot|12}} Lord Tywin professed his loyalty to King Aerys, and while Lord [[Varys]] counseled Aerys to keep the gates locked, the king chose to listen to [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]] and open the gates to Tywin's men. Once inside, the forces from the [[westerlands]] began to sack the city.{{Ref|asos|37}}

Upon the realization that all was lost, Aerys ordered Rossart to ignite the wildfire caches throughout the city, wishing to leave Robert nothing but “ashes and bones”. He ordered Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], Lord Tywin’s eldest son and the only knight of his [[Kingsguard]] present in the city, to kill Tywin and bring his head to Aerys. Instead, Jaime killed Rossart, and upon the realization that Aerys would simply give the order to burn the city down to another pyromancer, returned to the Red Keep and murdered Aerys himself in the throne room, mere seconds before soldiers from the westerlands entered.

Meanwhile, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]] had entered [[Maegor's Holdfast]] to deal with the rest of the royal family, to secure the throne for Robert, and to prove that [[House Lannister]] had forsaken the Targaryens forever. Gregor killed Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], Rhaegar's son and heir in front of the child's mother, Princess [[Elia Martell]], and then raped and murdered Elia herself with Aegon's blood and brains still on his hands. Amory dragged Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] from under her father's bed and killed her, stabbing her half a hundred times.

When Eddard Stark arrived in the city, he found Jaime seated on the Iron Throne and Aerys's corpse slumped below it.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Robert Baratheon arrived in the city at a later point, upon which he was presented with the bodies of Elia, Rhaenys and Aegon by Lord Tywin. Robert was pleased by these deaths, but Eddard called it murder of children. This resulted in an argument between Eddard and Robert, and Eddard rode out alone in anger to fight the final battles of the war in the south.{{ref|AGOT|12}}

In the days that followed the Sack of King's Landing, Jaime Lannister sought out and killed [[Garigus]] and [[Belis]], the remaining two pyromancers aware of the [[wildfire plot]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

==Aftermath==
While Robert's Rebellion is considered to have ended at the Sack of King's Landing,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} not all battles were fought. In the south, the [[siege of Storm's End]] continued, while [[Lyanna Stark]] was still missing.

===End of the Siege of Storm's End===
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The [[siege of Storm's End]] (6 on the map) had begun after the [[Battle of Ashford]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}} Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] had led his forces to [[Storm's End]], where they had laid siege to the castle for the better part of a year. Storm's End was being held by [[Stannis Baratheon]], the younger brother of Robert Baratheon. While the castle garrison was starving and ate rats to survive,{{Ref|ACOK|33}} the forces of the [[Reach]] feasted in sight of the castle.{{ref|acok|prologue}} A smuggler named [[Davos Seaworth|Davos]] managed to sail past the blockade of the Redwyne fleet and sold his cargo of onions and fish to the residents of Storm's End,{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} thereby preventing them from resorting to [[cannibalism]].{{Ref|ACOK|33}} The new food supply allowed Storm's End to hold out long enough until Eddard Stark arrived from King's Landing to lift the siege. The lords of the Reach were quick to dip their banners.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

===Combat at the Tower of Joy ===
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[[File:The tower of joy by henning.jpg|300px|thumb|Tower of joy, by Henning Ludvigsen, FFG©. Note: The bottom image is the original version, but was redone to make the top image, which features the red mountains of Dorne.]]
After lifting the siege at Storm's End, Lord Eddard Stark rode further south with six companions: [[Howland Reed]], Lord [[Willam Dustin]], [[Ethan Glover]], [[Martyn Cassel]], [[Theo Wull]], and Ser [[Mark Ryswell]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} According to a semi-canon source, Ned's army did not accompany him south to [[Dorne]].<ref name=BB/>

Near the [[Red Mountains]] of Dorne, they found three knights of Aerys II's [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], Ser [[Oswell Whent]], and the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]], Ser [[Gerold Hightower]].{{ref|AGOT|39}} They were guarding a tower which Rhaegar is said to have named the [[tower of joy]]. The northmen and Kingsguard fought, with only Eddard and Howland surviving the [[combat at the tower of joy]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Inside the tower, Eddard found his sister, [[Lyanna Stark]], who extracted a promise from Eddard, and Lyanna died shortly after with her brother by her side.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Eddard later tore down the tower, so he could use the stones to make cairns for the eight dead men.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

Afterwards, Eddard travelled further south, to [[Starfall]], where he delivered the famed sword [[Dawn]], which had been in the possession of the [[Sword of the Morning]], to Arthur's sister, Lady [[Ashara Dayne]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: The Andals Arrive}} The woman jumped into the sea to her death.{{ref|ASOS|43}}

===Assault on Dragonstone===
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In between the Battle of the Trident and the Sack of King's Landing, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] and her son and Aerys's new heir, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]], had been sent to the [[Dragonstone (island)|island of Dragonstone]]{{Ref|aSoS|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} with the Red Keep's master-at-arms, Ser [[Willem Darry]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} There, Viserys was crowned by his mother,{{Ref|awoiaf| Viserys Targaryen}} while on the mainland, [[Stannis Baratheon]] began constructing a new [[royal fleet]] to lead an assault on Dragonstone.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

In {{Date|284}}, nine months after the flight to Dragonstone,{{ref|AGOT|3}} Rhaella died giving birth to Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]] during a great storm that destroyed the Targaryen fleet at anchor at the island.{{ref|AGOT|3}} With most of the Targaryen fleet destroyed, and with the Baratheon fleet ready to take Dragonstone, the household of the last Targaryen stronghold was willing to sell the children to the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Shortly before Stannis sailed to Dragonstone, however, Willem Darry and four loyal men smuggled Viserys, Daenerys, and her wet nurse from the nursery and sailed for the [[Braavosian coast]], and the children subsequently lived in exile in the [[Free Cities]].{{Ref|agot|3}} While Stannis was successful in leading the [[assault on Dragonstone]], Robert scorned him for allowing Willem and the children to escape.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

===Establishment of Baratheon Dynasty===
Following the conclusion of the rebellion, [[Robert I Baratheon]] was successfully installed as the new [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Robert named his foster father, [[Jon Arryn]], as his [[Hand of the King]], and he named his middle brother, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], as [[Lord of Dragonstone]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], Grand Maester [[Pycelle]], and Lord [[Varys]] were pardoned during [[coronation of Robert I Baratheon|Robert's coronation]],{{ref|ACOK|55}} and the new king pardoned Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] as well.{{ref|AGOT|45}}

Robert had no wish to marry following the death of his betrothed, [[Lyanna Stark]], but Lord Arryn convinced him otherwise by informing Robert that the realm was in need of an heir. Jon suggested Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s daughter, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], as the marriage would ensure Tywin's support, should [[Viserys Targaryen]] ever attempt to win his throne back.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Robert and Cersei married in {{Date|284}}.<ref>''See the calculation for [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Cersei Lannister's wedding to Robert I Baratheon|Cersei Lannister's wedding to Robert I Baratheon]].''</ref> Maester [[Yandel]] described the marriage as Robert's "first act" as king.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Glorious Reign}}

===Rumored Dornish Resistance===
The deaths of Princess [[Elia Martell]] and her two young children, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], infuriated [[House Martell]]. Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], Elia's younger brother, attempted to raise [[Dorne]] for the exiled Viserys. Messages were sent by both raven and messenger, though their contents have remained a secret.{{Ref|ASOS|53}} [[Jon Arryn]], the [[Hand of the King]], went to Dorne the year after the rebellion,{{Ref|ASOS|38}} returned the bones of Prince [[Lewyn Martell]], and sat down with [[Doran Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]] and the older brother of Elia and Oberyn. During his stay in [[Sunspear]], Jon was "questioned closely" regarding the fates of Elia and her children,{{Ref|ASOS|38}} and a hundred others were questioned as well.{{Ref|ASOS|38}} While all talk of war ended in Dorne after Jon's visit,{{ref|ASOS|53}} Doran continued to plot a Targaryen restoration in secret,{{Ref|AFFC|41}} working closely together with Oberyn.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|There are still those in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] who call me [[Usurper]]. Do you forget how many houses fought for [[Aerys II Targaryen|Targaryen]] in the war? They bide their time for now, but give them half a chance, they will murder me in my bed, and my sons with me.{{ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] was betrothed to marry her, but Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] carried her off and raped her. Robert fought a war to win her back. He killed Rhaegar on the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]] with his hammer, but [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] died and he never got her back at all.{{ref|AGOT|66}}|[[Bran Stark]] to [[Osha]]}}

{{quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] led the rebellion. All commands came from him, in the end.{{ref|ACOK|17}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Varys]]}}

{{Quote|Once [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] died, the war was done.{{ref|aCoK|25}}|[[Pycelle]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|And so ended both the reign of [[House Targaryen]] and Robert's Rebellion—the war that put an end to nearly three hundred years of Targaryen rule and ushered in a new golden era under the auspices of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|House Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
In an early draft of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', Robert's Rebellion was 12 years ago rather than 14.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1belw08/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, [[George R. R. Martin]] considered writing a novella about Robert's Rebellion.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

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Arthur Dayne

2024-10-11T00:47:48Z

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| title = Ser
| firstname = Arthur
| lastname = Dayne
| image = [[File:Arthur_dayne_by_bellabergolts.jpg|350px|]]
| image_caption = Arthur Dayne with [[Dawn]], by Bella Bergolts ©
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Sword of the Morning]]
| Allegiance = [[House Dayne]] [[Kingsguard]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|260}} or before<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arthur Dayne|Arthur Dayne]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = the [[tower of joy]], Dorne
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
| Place_of_Burial = the tower of joy, Dorne
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) 
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| Played_by = [[w:Luke Roberts (actor)|Luke Roberts]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
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'''Arthur Dayne''', also known by his title as '''the [[Sword of the Morning]]''', was a famed and legendary [[knight]] from [[House Dayne]] and a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Many considered him to have been the most chivalrous warrior of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Arthur was Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s closest friend.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} He was the brother of Lady [[Ashara Dayne]] and Lady [[Allyria Dayne]]. His nephew, the son of Arthur's unknown [[Lord Dayne (father of Edric)|older brother]], is Lord [[Edric Dayne]].{{Ref|ASOS|43}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Arthur is portrayed by [[w:Luke Roberts (actor)|Luke Roberts]].

==Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Arthur Dayne|Images of Arthur Dayne]]''
According to [[Catelyn Stark]], Arthur was the deadliest of the seven knights of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}} [[Jaime Lannister]], who idolized Arthur,{{Ref|ASOS|67}} recalls that Arthur was stronger than he.{{Ref|ASOS|21}} [[Jon Connington]] considers Arthur to have been an efficient commander.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}

According to [[George R. R. Martin]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and Arthur were evenly matched with regular swords. However, if Arthur wielded Dawn he would beat Barristan.<ref>https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Sword_of_the_Morning_vs._Barristan_the_Bold</ref>

==History==
[[File:Eddard Stark vs Arthur Dayne.jpg|thumb|350px|Arthur Dayne [[Combat at the tower of joy|dueling]] with [[Eddard Stark]]]]

Arthur wielded the greatsword called [[Dawn]] as part of his office as [[Sword of the Morning]], carrying it slung across his back.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} To defeat the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], he gained the trust of the [[smallfolk]] of the [[kingswood]] by paying for what he and his forces took and taking their grievances before King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. In the end Arthur slew the [[Smiling Knight]] in single combat and ended the threat of the outlaws. Following that victory, he knighted [[Jaime Lannister]], who would later become a sworn brother of the Kingsguard.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

Arthur was the champion in the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]] in {{Date|276}}, defeating Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Arthur broke twelve lances against Rhaegar in the [[tourney at Storm's End]], losing to the prince.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} At the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, he was defeated by Rhaegar once again.{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

According to a semi-canon source,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Rhaegar Targaryen}} Arthur, along with his other sworn brother Ser [[Oswell Whent]], aided Rhaegar in the kidnapping of [[Lyanna Stark]] near Harrenhal as the [[year of the false spring]] was ending.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} [[Robert's Rebellion]] began shortly after.

After the end of the rebellion, Arthur, Oswell, and Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] were found by Lord [[Eddard Stark]] at the [[tower of joy]]. Arthur died there, [[combat at the tower of joy|fighting Eddard and his companions]], but the exact circumstances of his death are unclear.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} The recorded history describes Arthur as being killed by Lord Eddard in single combat, however.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}} [[Bran Stark]] recalls his father, Eddard, describing Arthur as the finest knight he ever saw and elaborating further that Arthur would have killed him if not for [[Howland Reed]].{{Ref|ACOK|21}} Stones from the tower were used to build his cairn upon a nearby ridge.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

Arthur is remembered as not only a skilled fighter but a valiant and [[true knight]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ACOK|21}} After Arthur's death, Eddard rode to [[Starfall]], the seat of [[House Dayne]], to return the sword [[Dawn]] to Arthur's sister, Lady [[Ashara Dayne]],{{Ref|AGOT|6}} as a sign of respect.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] has a fever dream of Arthur, Ser [[Oswell Whent]], and Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] at the [[tower of joy]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Resting on a [[weirwood]] stump, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] dreams of he and [[Brienne of Tarth]] being visited by the shades of Arthur, Oswell, Gerold, Ser [[Jonothor Darry|Jon Darry]], Prince [[Lewyn Martell]], and Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] in the depths of [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

[[File:Arthur-Dayne-eldritch-historian.png|thumb|350px|Arthur Dayne with [[Dawn]], by Eldritch-historian ©]]
==Quotes by Arthur==
{{Quote|[[Kingsguard|Our]] knees do not bend easily.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}|Arthur to [[Eddard Stark]] in Eddard's dream}}

{{Quote|'''Arthur:''' And now it begins. 
'''Eddard:''' No. Now [[Combat at the tower of joy|it ends]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}|Arthur and [[Eddard Stark]] in Eddard's dream}}

{{Quote|'''Brienne:''' I swore an oath to keep him safe. I swore a holy oath. 
'''Arthur:''' We all swore oaths.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]] and Arthur in [[Jaime Lannister]]'s dream}}

{{Quote|'''Smiling Knight:''' It's that [[Dawn|white sword]] of yours I want. 
'''Arthur:''' Then you shall have it, ser.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|Arthur to the [[Smiling Knight]]}}

{{Quote|All knights must bleed, Jaime. Blood is the seal of our devotion.{{Ref|AFFC|8}}|Arthur to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Arthur==
{{Quote|They whispered of Ser Arthur Dayne, the [[Sword of the Morning]], deadliest of the seven knights of [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]]'s [[Kingsguard]], and of how [[Eddard Stark|their young lord]] had slain him in single combat.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] thinking of [[Winterfell]]'s maids}}

{{Quote|The finest knight I ever saw was Ser Arthur Dayne, who fought with a blade called [[Dawn]], forged from the heart of a fallen star. They called him the [[Sword of the Morning]], and he would have killed me but for [[Howland Reed]].{{Ref|ACOK|21}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Arstan:''' [[Myles Mooton]] was Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar's]] squire, and [[Richard Lonmouth]] after him. When they won their spurs, he knighted them himself, and they remained his close companions. Young Lord [[Jon Connington|Connington]] was dear to the prince as well, but his oldest friend was Arthur Dayne. 
'''Daenerys:''' The [[Sword of the Morning]]! [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] used to talk about his [[Dawn|wondrous white blade]]. He said Ser Arthur was the only knight in [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] who was our brother's peer. 
'''Arstan:''' It is not my place to question the words of Prince Viserys.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}|[[Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|And me, that boy I was ... when did he die, I wonder? When I donned the [[Kingsguard|white cloak]]? When I opened [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys's]] throat? That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the [[Smiling Knight]] instead.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|I learned from the [[Gerold Hightower|White Bull]] and [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]]. I learned from Ser Arthur Dayne, the [[Sword of the Morning]], who could have slain all five of you with his left hand while he was taking a piss with the right. I learned from Prince [[Lewyn Martell|Lewyn of Dorne]] and Ser [[Oswell Whent]] and Ser [[Jonothor Darry]], good men every one.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Loras Tyrell]], [[Osmund Kettleblack]], [[Balon Swann]], [[Meryn Trant]], and [[Boros Blount]]}}

==Family==
{{Dayne tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, [[George R. R. Martin]] considered writing a novella about Arthur Dayne.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

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Barristan Selmy

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{{Hatnote|"Arstan" and "Arstan Whitebeard" redirect here. For the Lord of Harvest Hall, see [[Arstan Selmy]].}}
{{Infobox character
| title = Ser
| firstname = Barristan
| lastname = Selmy
| epithet = the Bold
| arms = Selmy
| arms2 = Kingsguard
| image = Mike Capprotti Ser Barristan.jpg
| image_caption = Barristan Selmy, by Mike Capprotti ©
| Alias = Barristan the Bold{{Ref|AGOT|8}} Barristan the Old{{Ref|ASOS|15}} Arstan Whitebeard{{Ref|ACOK|63}} Ser Grandfather{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Old Ser{{Ref|ADWD|67}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] (dismissed) [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander of the Queensguard]]
| Allegiance = [[House Selmy]] [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|House Baratheon]] (formerly) [[Kingsguard]] (formerly) [[House Targaryen]] [[Queensguard]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]{{Ref|ADWD|55}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|236|237}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Barristan Selmy|Barristan Selmy]] calculation.''</ref> (age 63){{Ref|ADWD|59}}
| Place_of_Birth = [[Harvest Hall]], the [[stormlands]]{{Ref|ACOK|63}}
| Date_of_Death =
| Place_of_Death =
| Father = Ser [[Lyonel Selmy]]
| Mother =
| Spouse =
| coat-of-arms =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (POV) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (POV)
| Played_by = [[w:Ian McElhinney|Ian McElhinney]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]]
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'''Barristan Selmy''', called '''Barristan the Bold''', is a [[knight]] from [[House Selmy]] and the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] of [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|appendix}} A celebrated hero, he has served in the [[Kingsguard]] since a time when these knights were still considered to be the greatest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Barristan becomes a [[POV character]] in ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''.

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

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

Barristan is tall and has pale blue eyes which some consider to be sad.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|30}} He is an older man, with white hair and lined features. When he was young, he had blond hair.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} Some consider him handsome, at least for his age.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Despite his advanced age, Barristan looks strong and graceful and every bit the skilled [[knight]] he was in his youth.{{Ref|AGOT|15}} He is taller than Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] but less muscular.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}

Barristan is considered one of the most skilled and respected knights in the [[Seven Kingdoms]],{{Ref|AGOT|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}} considered to be made of the true [[steel]] that marks a [[Kingsguard]] knight.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} [[Bran Stark]] believes him to be the greatest living knight.{{Ref|AGOT|8}} According to a semi-canon source, he is comparable in skill to the acclaimed Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], the [[Sword of the Morning]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Sword_of_the_Morning_vs._Barristan_the_Bold The Sword of the Morning vs. Barristan the Bold] (September 02, 2011)</ref>

A dutiful{{Ref|AGOT|45}} and gallant{{Ref|ADWD|11}} man, Barristan dislikes tricks{{Ref|AGOT|30}} and scheming.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|70}} Some do not consider him cunning.{{Ref|ADWD|5}} Barristan can speak some of the [[High Valyrian]] of the [[Free Cities]]{{Ref|ACOK|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|22}} and the mongrel [[Ghiscari]] of [[Slaver's Bay]].{{Ref|ADWD|59}}

Like other members of the Kingsguard, Barristan's plate armor, cloak, and shield are all in white.{{Ref|AGOT|57}} His enameled scales have silver chasings and clasps.{{Ref|AGOT|15}} He wields a [[longsword]]{{Ref|ADWD|67}} and a dagger.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

==History==
===Early life===
[[File:Ninepenny.png|thumb|400px|Barristan and [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]], by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
Barristan was born the first son of Ser [[Lyonel Selmy]], the [[Knight of Harvest Hall]]. He squired for Lord [[Manfred Swann]] in his youth.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}} At the age of ten, Barristan donned the armor of a [[mystery knight]] and entered a [[List of tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Blackhaven|tourney]] at [[Blackhaven]]. Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]] took pity on the small mystery knight while others laughed. Duncan jousted Barristan when no one else would and it was Duncan who gave Barristan his epithet.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Again competing as a mystery knight, Barristan received his [[knight]]hood at the age of sixteen from King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] after unhorsing Prince Duncan and Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], during the [[winter tourney at King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

An eminently successful tourney knight throughout his career, Barristan also proved his worth on the battlefield. During the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]] Barristan slew [[Maelys I Blackfyre]] in single combat, ending the male line of the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]]. Barristan cut a bloody path through the [[Golden Company]] to reach Maelys.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} The remaining members of the [[Band of Nine]] had little to no interest in conquering [[Westeros]], and soon returned to their own domains. Barristan's deeds during the war gained him undying fame and his name was well known throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]] afterwards.{{Ref|ADWD|5}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

Barristan was named to the [[Kingsguard]] at the age of twenty-three and swore his vows before Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], while King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] bestowed the white cloak on him.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}{{Ref|ADWD|48}} In joining the Kingsguard, he gave up the claim to his family seat, and the girl he was to wed was married to his cousin instead.{{Ref|AGOT|57}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

===Aerys II===
Barristan continued to serve in the [[Kingsguard]] after Jaehaerys died and [[Aerys II Targaryen]] ascended the throne. In {{Date|277}}, during the [[Defiance of Duskendale]], King Aerys had been held hostage inside of the town for half a year. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Hand of the King]], was planning to storm [[Duskendale]], but Barristan offered to personally attempt to retrieve the captive Aerys himself. Tywin gave him a day.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|ADWD|55}}{{Ref|AFFC|9}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Disguised as a hooded beggar in the dead of night, Barristan climbed the walls of Duskendale, scaled the walls of the [[Dun Fort]], and slew a sentry before the man could raise the alarm. Barristan freed Aerys from the dungeon and led him to the upper levels. During the escape attempt, Barristan slew two guards and Ser [[Symon Hollard]], avenging the death of his [[sworn brother]], Ser [[Gwayne Gaunt]], who had been killed by Symon. Barristan and Aerys rushed to the stables, with the knight fending off those who tried to intervene. Mounted on stolen horses, the pair charged out the Dun Fort's gate and escaped through the streets of Duskendale.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}} Barristan took an arrow to the chest during the rescue.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Houses [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] and [[House Hollard|Hollard]] were destroyed by Aerys afterward, but the king acquiesced to Barristan's plea to spare the life of the child [[Dontos Hollard]].{{Ref|AFFC|9}} Many songs have since been sung of Barristan's deeds at Duskendale.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

When the band of outlaws known as the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]] caused problems, the king sent his Kingsguard on campaign in the [[kingswood]]. Barristan rescued Lady [[Jeyne Swann]] and her septa, and he killed the bandits' leader, Ser [[Simon Toyne]], in single combat.{{Ref|ASOS|67}} During a [[tourney at Storm's End]], Barristan defeated Aerys's heir, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], in the final joust, winning the tourney.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Barristan had greater difficulty keeping his vows in the later years of Aerys's reign, as the king became madder and crueler.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} Like his other sworn brothers of the Kingsguard, Barristan was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]]. He was infatuated by the beautiful Lady [[Ashara Dayne]], though he knew nothing could come of his desire for her. Barristan planned on naming her [[queen of love and beauty]] if he won the tournament, but the knight was unhorsed by Rhaegar.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} The crown prince then crowned [[Lyanna Stark]], setting off a chain of events that led to [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|AGOT|58}} Years later, Barristan wonders if he could have averted the war if he had defeated Rhaegar in the tournament. He also fantasizes that, if he had won the tourney and crowned Ashara, perhaps she would have turned to him "instead of Stark." He thinks of the consequences of his unspoken love for Ashara as one of his many failures.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], after the defeat of Lord [[Jon Connington]] at the [[Battle of the Bells]], Barristan and Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] of the Kingsguard were sent to rally the remnants of the loyalist army.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

Barristan fought in the [[Battle of the Trident]], during which he was wounded by arrow, spear, and sword{{Ref|ASOS|67}} while slaying a dozen friends of Lords [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|33}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was killed by Robert in single combat in the [[ruby ford]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After the battle, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] counseled that Barristan's throat should be cut, but Robert instead called for his own [[maester]] to attend the knight.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Because he had been wounded so badly, Barristan was not present in [[King's Landing]] when the bodies of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]—slain during [[Sack of King's Landing|the Sack]]—were presented to Robert by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Barristan later felt that if he had been present and Robert had smiled at the bodies, nothing would have stopped him from killing the man.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

===Robert I===
[[File:Barristan Selmy by Jason Engle.png|thumb|350px|Barristan Selmy, [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], by Jason Engle © FFG]]
Barristan considered seeking out Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]], but the exile was too young to rule on his own and had already begun showing signs of [[Targaryen madness]].{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Because the lives of Barristan and many others had chivalrously been spared during the war by the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]],{{Ref|ASOS|71}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Barristan instead took Robert's pardon and was named [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

Having already had reservations about Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] due to the youth's age and inexperience, Barristan did not approve of Robert allowing Jaime to continue his service after having killed King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] in the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Barristan was known to say that the Kingslayer's white cloak should be traded for a [[Night's Watch|black one]].{{Ref|aDwD|57}}

[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], knew Barristan when he was younger.{{Ref|AGOT|52}} During [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], Barristan led the attack on [[Old Wyk]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}} He has remained a formidable fighter even in his advanced years, winning the championship of a tourney at King's Landing at the age of fifty-seven, and unhorsing [[Sandor Clegane]] in a tilt in the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]] in {{Date|297}}.{{Ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
As the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], Barristan travels together with Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] and Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] to the [[inn at the crossroads]], to serve as an honor guard to the procession led by King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]], on their way back to [[King's Landing]] from [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} He later accompanies the king during his travels through the city.{{Ref|AGOT|20}}

During the [[Hand's tourney]], Barristan is defeated by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] after three tilts, having defeated men thirty and forty years younger in his first two contests.{{Ref|AGOT|29}} When Ser [[Hugh|Hugh of the Vale]] is killed in the tournament by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], Barristan stands vigil over the young knight himself, as the boy had no one else.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Barristan and Eddard advise Robert against participating in the melee.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}

[[File:Ryan Valle Defiance.jpg|thumb|350px|Barristan's dismissal from the [[Kingsguard]], by Ryan Valle © Fantasy Flight Games]]

As Lord Commander, Barristan is present at the [[small council]] meeting when King Robert orders the death of the pregnant [[Daenerys Targaryen]], daughter to the late King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. He and Eddard are the only council members who protest the move.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

Barristan accompanies Robert on his hunt for a white hart in the [[kingswood]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}} The king is mortally wounded by a [[boar]] during the hunt,{{Ref|AGOT|47}} however, and Robert is succeeded by his eldest son, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|49}}

In an unprecedented move, as per Lord [[Varys]]'s suggestion,{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Barristan is dismissed from the Kingsguard and the small council on grounds of old age, the implied accusation being that he did not keep King Robert safe.{{Ref|AGOT|57}} The [[House Lannister|Lannisters']] motivations, however, are to allow Joffrey to give a white cloak to his "dog," [[Sandor Clegane]], and to allow Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] to place her brother Jaime as the new Lord Commander with a seat on the small council.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Outraged by his removal, Barristan throws down his sword and leaves the throne room.{{Ref|AGOT|57}}

Joffrey orders the knight seized and questioned for a perceived threat uttered in the heat of his dismissal. Barristan enters the [[White Sword Tower]] to edit his [[White Book]] entry, dutifully recording his own dismissal.{{Ref|ASOS|67}} [[Janos Slynt]] and three [[gold cloaks]] attempt to seize Barristan in the stables. Though he does not have his sword, Barristan kills two guards and flees the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

While his kin at [[Harvest Hall]] would welcome Barristan back home, Barristan does not want to inflict Joffrey's displeasure on them. Instead, once outside of King's landing, Barristan sells his horse and disguises himself as a commoner, cloaked in his old age. He returns to the city in a stream of [[smallfolk]], pretending to be fleeing from the war. Having grown a long white beard, Barristan is present in the crowd when Eddard Stark is executed before the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. Following Lord Stark's death, Barristan goes to the sept to pray for Eddard's soul and thank the gods that he himself had only been dismissed. Reevaluating his years of service in Robert's Kingsguard, he admits that Robert had been a good [[knight]], but a poor king. Barristan decides that he must find his true king and die in his service.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] considers Barristan's dismissal a folly. While Barristan is old, he still commands enough respect to make him a threat in case he chooses to back [[Stannis Baratheon]] or [[Robb Stark]], and he cites it as one reason why he sends his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] as acting Hand to King's Landing to keep Joffrey better in check than Queen Cersei is capable of.{{Ref|AGOT|69}}{{Ref|ACOK|3}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Selmy as Arstan Whitebeard.jpg|thumb|350px|Barristan as Arstan Whitebeard, by Amok ©]]
Tyrion Lannister compares Ser Barristan's reputation among [[smallfolk]] to that of [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]] and Prince [[Aemon the Dragonknight]], and warns Cersei that Robb Stark or Stannis Baratheon will benefit if Barristan publicly supports him.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Their rival Renly Baratheon hopes that Barristan's announcement that he is going to serve the true king refers to him. Renly keeps a cloak in his [[Rainbow Guard]] ready for Barristan in case the old knight offers him his sword. When he concludes that his hopes have been futile, Renly gives Barristan's spot on his Kingsguard to [[Brienne of Tarth]], believing that the knight may support the Starks.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} However, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] informs him that Barristan is not with Robb. Renly concludes that Barristan must have decided to support his brother Stannis, and he orders his knights to spare Barristan's life.{{Ref|ACOK|33}}

Following his decision to find his true king, [[Viserys Targaryen]], Barristan crosses the [[narrow sea]] and travels to [[Pentos]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Barristan eventually ends up in contact with Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]], and he learns of Viserys's death in [[Vaes Dothrak]]. Illyrio sends Barristan, disguised as the old squire Arstan Whitebeard, alongside the huge eunuch [[Belwas]] to [[Qarth]] to bring Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] back to Pentos.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

Barristan and Strong Belwas sail east on the three ships of Captain [[Groleo]], which visit [[New Ghis]] before arriving at Qarth.{{Ref|TLOIAF|Journeys}} They follow Daenerys and Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], who are trying to find passage on the ships docked at the [[port of Qarth]]. Jorah notices them and becomes suspicious. When a [[Sorrowful Men|Sorrowful Man]] attempts to assassinate Daenerys by presenting her with a box containing a [[manticore]], Barristan knocks the manticore from her hands and kills it.{{Ref|ACOK|63}} Barristan introduces himself as Arstan Whitebeard, and together with Belwas tell Daenerys that Illyrio had sent them to serve her, and bring her back to Pentos, as there were four kings in Westeros when they left Pentos, and no justice.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Rather than sail to [[Pentos]], Daenerys chooses to sail on Groleo's ships to [[Astapor]] to buy [[Unsullied]]. Barristan, still keeping his true identity a secret, discusses with Daenerys her [[dragon]]s, her father, King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]], and her brother, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]]. Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] distrusts Barristan and Belwas, pointing out that Barristan speaks out too brazenly for a mere squire.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}

Barristan is with Daenerys in the [[Plaza of Pride]] when they meet with [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]], the [[Good Master]] selling Unsullied. Barristan disapproves of buying [[slaves]], and when Daenerys asks how she is to win [[Westeros]] without an army, he replies that half of Westeros would support her because of Rhaegar. When she asks about her father, however, Barristan has little positive to say. He advises Daenerys that she should send envoys, and that even those that opposed her father might support her.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} He also objects to Daenerys's plan to pay for the Unsullied with one of her dragons, but she [[fall of Astapor|conquers Astapor]] by ordering her new Unsullied to attack the slavers,{{Ref|ASOS|27}} after which she frees them from slavery.

When Daenerys announces her plan to take [[Yunkai]], Barristan agrees with Jorah that she is Rhaegar's sister, adding that she is also a queen. While waiting for the results of the [[battle near Yunkai]], Barristan and Daenerys discuss Rhaegar, the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], and [[Summerhall]].{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

[[File:Sara K. Diesel Daenerys's Favor.png|thumb|400px|Arstan Whitebeard kneels at [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s feet, by Sara K. Diesel © Fantasy Flight Games]]

During the [[siege of Meereen]], [[Oznak zo Pahl]] rides out of the city on a white charger with a fourteen-foot lance, challenging the besiegers to send forth a champion. Barristan tells Daenerys that this challenge must be met, after which Daenerys decides that [[Belwas]] is the best choice.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Daenerys later decides that she will ride out amongst her people with only a limited guard. She is attacked by [[Mero]], the former commander of the [[Second Sons]], but Barristan easily dispatches him. The sellsword falls into the water and the freemen fall on his body.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} Daenerys wishes that Baristan be knighted in gratitude, but both Barristan and Jorah Mormont refuse this at the same time. Jorah, highly suspicious, questions how an old squire with a stick could have been capable of killing Mero, the Titan's Bastard, and asks Barristan who he is, to which Barristan replies "a better [[knight]] than you, ser".{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Barristan begs forgiveness from Daenerys for withholding truths from her. Jorah recognizes Barristan and informs Daenerys that Barristan had betrayed [[House Targaryen]] to serve [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Barristan tells her that he is hers, if she will have him. He also explains he took Robert's pardon and served with men not worthy of a place in the Kingsguard, and that, when [[Joffrey Baratheon]] dismissed him aside and sent men to kill him, he realized that he had to find his true king. Barristan tells Daenerys he kept his identity a secret because he wanted to prevent the Lannisters from learning he had joined her. When Barristan insinuates that Jorah has been spying on Daenerys for [[Varys]] since her wedding to [[Drogo]], Jorah affirms the accusation is true.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Daenerys captures Meereen by having Barristan, Jorah, and Belwas infiltrate the city through the sewers and release slaves. Afterward, Barristan shaves his beard and looks ten years younger. Daenerys reveals she had hoped that they would die in the sewers. Barristan admits he had kept his identity hidden to be certain that she did not have the [[Targaryen madness|taint of madness]] like her father had. Barristan tells the queen that her brother, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], had more of the taint of her father, the Mad King. Rhaegar did not, and he sees no taint in her. He further tells her that he will do whatever she asks, and if she will not have him he would continue to serve Belwas. Daenerys accepts him in her service, and Barristan receives a sword from her, refusing to take one from anyone else. In contrast, Jorah is exiled from Meereen.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

Daenerys realizes that Barristan had personally known her grandfather, King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], and he could tell her more about where she came from. After he has been pardoned, Barristan tells Daenerys that her father's secrets, which he had overheard as a Kingsguard knight, now by rights belong to her. He explains that Aerys had not been mad initially, but that his lapses became worse over time, while her mother, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]], did her best to shield Viserys from his father's insanity. Daenerys decides she does not want to hear it at that moment, but that he should tell her more some other time. Barristan is among her advisors when she states she will not leave but stay and rule as a queen in Meereen.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Romain Leguay ser Barristan Selmy.jpg|thumb|350px|Barristan by Romain Leguay © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Daenerys names Barristan the Lord Commander of her [[Queensguard]]{{Ref|ADWD|2}} and gives him new gold-and-silver armor.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The mail is gilded and finely wrought, with supple links and hard enamel plates. His longsword hangs from a white leather belt with golden buckles, and he also wields a dagger.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} Barristan wears a long white cloak about his shoulders and carries a white shield.{{Ref|ADWD|52}} His helm has a narrow eye slit and ornate dragon's wings.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} His horse is a dapple grey.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Barristan attempts to lead his queen down an honorable path towards the safety of [[Meereen]]. Barristan distrusts Daenerys's paramour, [[Daario Naharis]], and he unsuccessfully suggests holding a [[tourney]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}} [[Groleo]] and Barristan inspect the ships brought to Meereen by [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]]. Daenerys rejects Barristan's advice to leave Meereen for [[Westeros]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}}

Barristan instructs [[Grazhar zo Galare]] and other [[Cupbearers of Daenerys Targaryen|noble boys]] in western chivalry.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} The Lord Commander also begins training more than sixty freed [[slaves]], with thirty of them persevering.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} The most promising of them become Barristan's squires, including [[Tumco Lho]], [[Larraq]], the [[Red Lamb]], and three [[Ghiscari]] brothers.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

When [[Yunkai]] marches on Meereen, [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] advises Daenerys to remain within Meereen's strong walls while Barristan suggests defeating the Yunkai'i in the field. Selmy objects to allowing into Meereen refugees from [[Astapor]], because of the danger of the [[bloody flux]],{{Ref|ADWD|30}} and the knight also objects when Daenerys meets the refugees outside of the walls.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Lord Commander does not approve of Daenerys wedding [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], since the man would not be accepted in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Barristan is supportive of [[Quentyn Martell]] when the prince informs Daenerys of the [[secret marriage pact]], but Daenerys weds Hizdahr instead of Quentyn to ensure temporary peace within Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

When [[Drogon]] begins attacking people in [[Daznak's Pit]], Barristan tries to protect Daenerys by drawing the [[dragon]]'s attention to himself. The queen ends up fleeing Meereen atop Drogon.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

After Daenerys's departure, Hizdahr replaces the royal advisors, but Barristan meets with Skahaz and [[Grey Worm]].{{Ref|ADWD|55}} He is present when [[Bloodbeard]] presents the court with the head of Groleo, who was slain in response to the death of [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]. Barristan is enraged and wants to kill Bloodbeard, but stops because the act would break his queen's peace. Barristan advises Quentyn and his companions to leave Meereen for their own safety,{{Ref|ADWD|59}} but the [[Dornishmen]] remain in the city.{{Ref|ADWD|60}}

[[File:UrukkiSaki SerBS&BB.jpg|thumb|400px|Barristan and the [[Brazen Beasts]], by Urukki Saki ©]]

Convinced that Hizdahr had attempted to assassinate Daenerys with [[poisoned locusts]],{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan decides to work with Grey Worm and Skahaz, despite his loathing of the latter and his own inhibitions about making decisions of state in the absence of his queen.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} Barristan leads with honor and refuses Skahaz's suggestion to kill the Ghiscari [[Cupbearers of Daenerys Targaryen|cupbearers]], the children of powerful Meereenese nobles. Barristan and the [[Brazen Beasts]] plan to take King Hizdahr hostage, but he fears that if Hizdahr is harmed the Yunkai'i will kill their remaining hostages—Daario, [[Jhogo]] and [[Hero]]—just as they killed Groleo. When Barristan goes to capture Hizdahr, he slays the king's protector, the formidable pit fighter [[Khrazz]].{{Ref|ADWD|67}} Meanwhile, Quentyn attempts to tame one of dragons, but [[Rhaegal]] and [[Viserion]] break free from their imprisonment and Quentyn is mortally wounded by [[dragonflame]].{{Ref|ADWD|68}}{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Barristan assumes the title of [[Hand of the King|Hand]], sending a reluctant [[Galazza Galare]] an envoy to the Yunkai'i and preventing Skahaz from executing hostages. Barristan refuses to hold court, instead holding a council session which plans for battle with Yunkai. A beacon system will be used to call the attack should the fragile peace between the sides be broken.{{Ref|ADWD|70}} Barristan discretely meets with Ser [[Gerris Drinkwater]] and Ser [[Archibald Yronwood]], the late Quentyn's companions. Tasking them with speaking on his behalf with the [[Tattered Prince]], Barristan offers to grant [[Pentos]] to the sellsword captain if he protects the remaining hostages in the Yunkish camp.{{Ref|ADWD|70}} During a meeting between Barristan and Galazza after she returns, Skahaz notifies Barristan that the [[six sisters|Yunkish catapults]] are flinging corpses infected with the [[pale mare]] into the city.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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The Yunkish threat in the [[second siege of Meereen]] has been augmented by the presence of the [[bloody flux]]. Ser Barristan notes that under normal circumstances, he would defend Meereen from behind its strong walls. However, because the Yunkish introduced the pale mare into Meereen by catapulting infected corpses over the walls, he resolves to ride out and meet his enemy on the field rather than watch the impending outbreak annihilate Meereen. On the eve of the offensive, he gives a pep talk to his newly anointed knights and soldiers. When his talk is interrupted by the arrival of dawn, Barristan orders the [[Red Lamb]] to "sound the attack".<ref name=BarristanI>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]</ref>

==Quotes by Barristan==
[[File:Barristan Selmy.png|thumb|350px|[[w:Ian McElhinney|Ian McElhinney]] as Barristan in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|'''Varys''': We are not unmindful of your service, good ser. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] has generously agreed to grant you a handsome tract of land north of [[Lannisport]], beside [[Sunset Sea|the sea]], with gold and men sufficient to build you a stout keep, and servants to see to your every need. 
'''Barristan''': A hall to die in, and men to bury me. I thank you, my lords, but I spit on your pity ... I am a [[knight]]. I shall die a knight.{{Ref|AGOT|57}}|[[Varys]] and Barristan}}

{{Quote|Have no fear, sers, your king is safe... no thanks to you. Even now, I could cut through the five of you as easy as a dagger cuts cheese. If you would serve under the [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]], not a one of you is fit to wear [[Kingsguard|the white]]. Here, boy. Melt it down and add it to the others, if you like. It will do you more good than the swords in the hands of these five. Perhaps Lord [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] will chance to sit on it when he takes [[Iron Throne|your throne]].{{Ref|AGOT|57}}|Barristan to [[Boros Blount]], [[Preston Greenfield]], [[Mandon Moore]], [[Arys Oakheart]], [[Meryn Trant]], and [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|I took [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert's]] pardon, aye. I served him in [[Kingsguard]] and [[small council|council]]. Served with the [[Kingslayer]] and others near as bad, who soiled the white cloak I wore. Nothing will excuse that. I might be serving in [[King's Landing]] still if the [[Joffrey Baratheon|vile boy]] upon the [[Iron Throne]] had not cast me aside, it shames me to admit. But when he took the cloak the [[Gerold Hightower|White Bull]] had draped about my shoulders, and sent men to kill me that selfsame day, it was as though he'd ripped a caul off my eyes. That was when I knew I must find my true king, and die in his service...{{Ref|ASOS|57}}|Barristan to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': Can we win [[second siege of Meereen|this fight]]? 
'''Barristan''': Men can always fight, Your Grace. Ask rather if we can win. Dying is easy, but victory comes hard.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and Barristan}}

{{Quote|[[Defiance of Duskendale|Duskendale]] had been his finest hour, yet the memory tasted bitter on his tongue. It was his failures that haunted him at night, though. [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]], [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]]. Three dead kings. [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], who would have been a finer king than any of them. Princess [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and the children. [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] just a babe, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] with [[Balerion (cat)|her kitten]]. Dead, every one, yet he still lived, who had sworn to protect them.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}|thoughts of Barristan}}

{{Quote|You kill men for the wrongs they have done, not the wrongs that they may do someday.{{ref|ADWD|67}}|Barristan to [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]]}}

{{Quote|I am no [[Hand of the King|Hand]], a part of him wanted to cry out. I am only a simple [[knight]], [[Daenerys Targaryen|the queen's]] protector. I never wanted this. But with the queen gone and [[Hizdahr zo Loraq|the king]] in chains, someone had to rule, and Ser Barristan did not trust the [[Skahaz mo Kandaq|Shavepate]].{{Ref|ADWD|70}}|thoughts of Barristan}}

{{Quote|I am an old man, an old [[knight]], and I have seen more battles than most of you have years. Nothing is more terrible upon this earth, nothing more glorious, nothing more absurd. You may retch. You will not be the first. You may drop your sword, your shield, your lance. Others have done the same. Pick it up and go on fighting. You may foul your breeches. I did, in my first battle. No one will care. All battlefields smell of shit. You may cry out for your mother, pray to gods you thought you had forgotten, howl obscenities that you never dreamed could pass your lips. All this has happened too.<ref name=BarristanI/>|Barristan addressing his men in the [[second siege of Meereen]]}}

==Quotes about Barristan==
{{Quote|'''Sansa''': Even in the far [[north]], the singers praise the deeds of Barristan the Bold. '''Renly:''' Barristan the Old, you mean. Don't flatter him too sweetly, child, he thinks overmuch of himself already.{{Ref|AGOT|15}}|[[Sansa Stark]] and [[Renly Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard''': Ser Barristan is as valiant and honorable as any man in [[King's Landing]]. 
'''Petyr''': And as tiresome.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}|[[Eddard Stark]] and [[Petyr Baelish]]}}

{{Quote|Of these seven, only Ser Barristan Selmy is made of the true steel.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}|[[Varys]] to [[Eddard Stark]] regarding [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s [[Kingsguard]]}}

{{Quote|And dismissing Selmy, where was the sense in that? Yes, the man was old, but the name of Barristan the Bold still has meaning in [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]]. He lent honor to any man he served. Can anyone say the same of the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]]?{{Ref|AGOT|69}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]] after learning of Barristan's dismissal from the [[Kingsguard]]}}

{{Quote|The [[smallfolk]] talk of him the same way they talk of [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]] and Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]].{{Ref|ACOK|3}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|He has a good face, and great strength to him.{{Ref|ASOS|23}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|I saw him perhaps a dozen times ... from afar, most often, standing with his brothers or riding in some [[tourney]]. But every man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] knows Barristan the Bold ... Khaleesi, before you kneels Ser Barristan Selmy, [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], who betrayed [[House Targaryen|your House]] to serve the [[Usurper]] [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|57}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|I learned from the [[Gerold Hightower|White Bull]] and Barristan the Bold. I learned from Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], the [[Sword of the Morning]], who could have slain all five of you with his left hand while he was taking a piss with the right. I learned from Prince [[Lewyn Martell|Lewyn of Dorne]] and Ser [[Oswell Whent]] and Ser [[Jonothor Darry]], good men every one.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Boros Blount]], [[Osmund Kettleblack]], [[Balon Swann]], [[Meryn Trant]], and [[Loras Tyrell]]}}

{{Quote|Ser Barristan is a [[True knight|valiant knight and true]]; but none, I think, has ever called him cunning.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|We should be heeding Selmy. When Barristan the Bold tells you to run, a wise man laces up his boots.{{Ref|ADWD|60}}|[[Gerris Drinkwater]] to [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|[[Hand of the King|Queen's Hand]]. An old woman's hand, I am thinking, wrinkled and feeble.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}|[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] to Barristan}}

==Entry in the White Book==
{{Quote|Ser Barristan of [[House Selmy]]. Firstborn son of Ser [[Lyonel Selmy]] of [[Harvest Hall]]. Served as squire to Ser [[Manfred Swann]]. Named "the Bold" in his 10th year, when he donned borrowed armor to appear as a [[mystery knight]] in the [[tourney]] of [[Blackhaven]], where he was defeated and unmasked by [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan, Prince of Dragonflies]]. [[Knight]]ed in his 16th year by King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], after performing great feats of prowess as a mystery knight in the winter tourney at [[King's Landing]], defeating Prince Duncan the small and Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]. Slew [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]], last of the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]], in single combat during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. Defeated [[Lormelle Long Lance]] and [[Cedrik Storm]], the Bastard of [[Bronzegate]]. Named to the [[Kingsguard]] in his 23rd year, by Lord Commander Ser [[Gerold Hightower]]. Defended the passage against all challengers in the tourney of the [[Silver Bridge]]. Victor in the mêlée at [[Maidenpool]]. Brought King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] to safety during the [[Defiance of Duskendale]] despite an arrow wound in the chest. Avenged the murder of his Sworn Brother, Ser [[Gwayne Gaunt]]. Rescued Lady [[Jeyne Swann]] and her [[septa]] from the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], defeating [[Simon Toyne]] and the [[Smiling Knight]], slaying the former. In the [[Oldtown]] tourney, defeated and unmasked the mystery knight, [[Blackshield]] revealing him to be the Bastard of [[Uplands]]. Sole champion of Lord [[Steffon Baratheon|Steffon's]] [[tourney at Storm's End]], whereat he unhorsed Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], Lord [[Jon Connington]], Lord [[Jason Mallister]], and Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. Wounded by arrow, spear, and sword at the [[Battle of the Trident]] whilst fighting beside his Sworn Brothers and Rhaegar [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. Pardoned, and named Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, by King Robert I Baratheon. Served in the honor guard that brought Lady [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] of [[House Lannister]] to King's Landing to wed King Robert. Led the attack on [[Old Wyk]] during [[Greyjoy's Rebellion|Balon Greyjoy's Rebellion]]. Champion of the tourney at King's Landing, in his 57th year. Dismissed by King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] in his 61st year, for reasons of advanced age.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|the achievements of Barristan as recorded in the [[White Book]] by [[Gerold Hightower]] and Barristan himself}}

==Family==
{{Selmy tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, [[George R. R. Martin]] considered writing a novella about Barristan Selmy.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

==References==
{{References}}

==External Links==
*{{WP|List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#Barristan Selmy|Barristan Selmy}}
*{{WoW}}

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Robert I Baratheon

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{{Infobox monarch
| title = King
| firstname = Robert
| regnalnumber = 1
| lastname = Baratheon
| arms = Baratheon
| arms2 = Baratheon of King's Landing 1
| image = [[File:RobertBKingMagali Villeneuve.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Robert Baratheon, as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
| reign = {{Date|283|298}}
| coronation =
| othertitles = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]] (granted to [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]) [[Lord of Storm's End]] (granted to Renly) [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men|King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}
| fullname = Robert Baratheon the First of His Name
| alias = The [[Usurper]]{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Demon of the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]{{Ref|AGOT|5}} The Whoremonger King{{Ref|ACOK|20}} Rob{{Ref|aCoK|41}} The storm lord{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">The Citadel: FAQ - [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ 6.2.6. Who were the different people in Meera's story?] (March 14, 2007)</ref> The fat king<ref name="Mercy">''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Mercy (The Winds of Winter)|Mercy]]</ref>
| predecessor = [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| successor = [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
| suc-type =
| heir = 1st: [[Stannis Baratheon]] (heir presumptive) ({{Date|283|286}})<ref name=Baratheonbrothers/> 2nd: [[Joffrey Baratheon]] ({{Date|286|298}}){{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
| queen = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| consort =
| spouse1 =
| issue = [[Joffrey Baratheon]] (legally) [[Myrcella Baratheon]] (legally) [[Tommen Baratheon]] (legally) '''Bastards:''' [[Mya Stone]] [[Bella]] [[Gendry]] [[Edric Storm]] Unknown twins [[Barra]] Nine others
| lover = [[Becca]] [[Delena Florent]] [[Estermont (cousin of Robert)|Estermont cousin]] [[Barra's mother|Unnamed whore]] Others
| royalhouse = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| father = [[Steffon Baratheon]]
| mother = [[Cassana Estermont]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|262}}
| placeofbirth = [[Storm's End]], the [[stormlands]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}}
| dateofdeath = {{Date|298}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|10|4}}
| placeofdeath = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial = King's Landing
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Mark Addy|Mark Addy]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Robert I Baratheon''' is the [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] of [[Westeros]], and the head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. Robert was crowned king after King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], his first cousin once removed, was killed during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Following the war, Robert married [[Cersei Lannister]] to ensure political stability. With her, Robert has three children: [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]].

On account of his fighting prowess during his youth, he was dubbed '''the Demon of the Trident''', while those that opposed his ascension to the Iron Throne referred to him as '''the Usurper'''.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Robert is portrayed by [[List of actors of Game of Thrones#Mark Addy, Robert Baratheon|Mark Addy]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Robert Baratheon|l1=Images of Robert Baratheon}}
Robert has the classic [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] look: black hair and bright blue eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} His heavy black hair is thick on his chest, and coarse around his sex.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} He is a very tall man;{{Ref|AGOT|58}} [[Eddard Stark]] estimates his height to be six and a half feet.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} As a young adult, Robert was a handsome,{{Ref|AGOT|58}} clean-shaven man,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} with rough and hard hands.{{Ref|AFFC|9}} He was strong and powerful, and muscled "like a maiden's fantasy." In {{Date|289}}, after putting down [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], Robert's appearance began to change. Due to excessive feasting and drinking, Robert gained a significant amount of weight. In the nine years since, he gained at least eight stone.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Now, he is often red-faced from [[Alcoholic beverages|drink]],{{Ref|AGOT|5}} with dark circles underneath his eyes,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} and walks as if he is half in his cups, while sweating through his silks.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Robert's beard, a wild, thick and fierce thing,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} hides his double chin.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}

Well loved by soldiers,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ADWD|10}} Robert is brave, but headstrong, rash, and impatient.{{Ref|AGOT|36}}{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|AGOT|4}}{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|AGOT|47}} He is proud,{{Ref|AGOT|30}} and will not likely back down on words spoken in a drunken bravado.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} As king, Robert is no longer used to someone disagreeing with him,{{Ref|AGOT|33}} and he can be manipulated by others if advised not to do something.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] considers Robert to be a great blustering oaf,{{Ref|ACOK|3}} while [[Varys]] describes him as a fool.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} [[Cersei Lannister]] considers her husband to be an ignorant,{{Ref|AFFC|7}} dumb,{{Ref|AFFC|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|32}} slow-witted,{{Ref|AFFC|24}} drunken brute of a man,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} who does not have the ruthless streak she believes a king requires.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} Although several people consider Robert to be brave,{{Ref|AGOT|36}}{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Cersei believes him to be a coward.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} According to [[Petyr Baelish]], Robert is practiced at closing his eyes to things he would rather not see.{{Ref|AGOT|20}}

Robert is as strong as a bull and fearless in battle.{{Ref|ACOK|27}} He loves the song of swords{{Ref|ASOS|42}} and considers [[poison]] to be a coward's weapon.{{Ref|AGOT|33}} As long as they are honest and brave, Robert can be merciful towards his defeated enemies,{{Ref|AGOT|33}}{{Ref|AGOT|45}} and he can inspire loyalty and friendship in those he spares.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} The only exception are the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]];{{Ref|AGOT|33}} his hatred for them is a madness within him.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} A peerless warrior in his youth,{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Robert fought with a spiked iron warhammer, crafted at [[Storm's End]] by [[Donal Noye]],{{Ref|AGOT|19}} although he also carried a blade.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} In battle, he wore a great antlered helmet, which made him look like a horned god.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} He prefers melees, in which he can hit people with his hammer, over jousts.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Despite the numerous weapons in the royal armory, the only blade Robert uses is a hunting knife he received as a boy from [[Jon Arryn]], his foster father.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Although his condition has deteriorated due to his weight gain and frequent drinking,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Robert remains a strong man; [[Jaime Lannister]] believes that Robert is stronger than him.{{Ref|ASOS|21}} Robert possesses a powerful battlefield voice.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} ''[[King Robert's Hammer]]'' is the largest warship in the [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}}

Robert is a man of huge appetites, who knows how to take his pleasures.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} He is quite promiscuous,{{Ref|AGOT|35}} and has fathered multiple [[bastard]] children. His lusts are the subject of ribald drinking songs throughout the realm.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} As king, Robert is not loath to impose upon the hospitality of his subjects, no matter whether it is voluntarily or forced.{{Ref|AFFC|30}} At the same time, however, Robert possesses a great, but rather careless, generosity.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers/> He is an avid hunter.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Some of Robert's favorite songs are "[[A Cask of Ale]]," "[[Fifty-Four Tuns]]," and "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]."{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Robert owns a black velvet doublet decorated with a crowned golden stag,{{Ref|AGOT|39}} a green doublet,{{Ref|AGOT|47}} and a golden mantle with a cloak of black and gold squares.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} When riding his [[horse]], Robert wears thick brown gloves and a hooded heavy fur cloak.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

==History==
===Early life===
Born in {{Date|262}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} Robert was the first born child of [[Cassana Estermont]] and [[Steffon Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]], and head of [[House Baratheon]]. He was a scant year older than his brother, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], who was born in {{Date|264}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Stannis Baratheon|Stannis Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref> When Robert was already in his teens, his youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], was born.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Renly Baratheon|Renly Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>

According to Stannis, when Robert was five or six years old, the two brothers were brought to court by their father, Steffon, where they witnessed the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] and holding court.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} Young Robert also played with an [[House Estermont|Estermont]] [[Estermont (cousin of Robert)|cousin]] whose father was good to the future king.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Robert had a gyrfalcon named [[Thunderclap]] who never missed her strike, and he mocked Stannis's goshawk, [[Proudwing]], as "Weakwing".{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

From an early age onwards, Robert had been fostered by Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]], together with [[Eddard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]]. The two boys became fast friends, and Jon, who had no children of his own, became like a second father to them.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}} During the period in which he was fostered, Robert visited [[Storm's End]] on multiple occasions.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}} At some point, Robert was [[knight]]ed.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} During a [[tourney at Storm's End]], Robert was defeated by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

After reaching manhood, Robert divided his time between Storm's End and the Eyrie.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1077 Some Questions] (March 16, 2000)</ref> In {{Date|278}}, Robert's father was sent on a mission by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], to travel to [[Volantis]] to find a bride for Robert's cousin, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. The mission failed, and Steffon, accompanied by his wife, returned home.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} Robert and Stannis watched their parents' ship, ''[[Windproud]]'', sink in a storm in [[Shipbreaker Bay]] while nearing Storm's End.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} With his father's death, Robert became the Lord of Storm's End.

===Lyanna Stark===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Robert and Ned.jpg|thumb|Robert and [[Eddard Stark]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Robert fell in love with [[Lyanna Stark]], [[Eddard Stark|Eddard's]] younger sister.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} In time, Lyanna's father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]], agreed to betroth her to Robert. At the time of their betrothal, Robert already had a [[bastard]] daughter, [[Mya Stone]], in the [[Vale of Arryn]], which led to Lyanna commenting that Robert would never keep to one bed, despite his love for her.{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Eddard would later state that Robert saw only Lyanna's beauty, and never recognized her boldness and strength of will.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

In {{Date|281}}, Robert was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], where he took part in the melee.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} He held a drinking contest with Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]], and swore to unmask the [[mystery knight]] known as the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], although he failed to do so.{{Ref|ASOS|24}} It was Robert's cousin, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], who won the final joust of the tourney. The prince crowned Lyanna—by then long betrothed to Robert—the [[queen of love and beauty]], instead of his wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]]. There are some who say that Robert had laughed, stating that Rhaegar had only paid Lyanna her due, though according to men who knew Robert better, he felt it had been an insult, on which he brooded long, causing him to harden against Rhaegar.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

The next year, Prince Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna,{{Ref|AGOT|4}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} which set in motion a chain of events leading to [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
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News of [[Lyanna Stark]]'s kidnapping led her eldest brother, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], and later her father, Lord [[Rickard Stark|Rickard]], to [[King's Landing]] demanding justice. Both were executed by order of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], who then demanded that the heads of Robert and [[Eddard Stark]], wards of Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]]. Jon refused, however, and rose up in rebellion instead, with Eddard (now [[Lord of Winterfell]] following the deaths of his father and older brother) and Robert rallying the [[north]] and the [[stormlands]] respectively.{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Not all of Arryn's bannermen supported the rebellion, however. Robert [[taking of Gulltown|fought at Gulltown]], where [[Marq Grafton]] and other loyalists from the Vale blocked the port. Robert slew Marq{{Ref|ADWD|9}} and sailed back home to [[Storm's End]] to call his banners.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

[[File:Battle of Summerhall Robert Baratheon.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Young Robert at the [[battles at Summerhall]] (''[[Game of Thrones]]'': History and Lore)]]

However, some of his own remained loyal to the throne. When Robert learned that Lords [[Lord Grandison|Grandison]], [[Lord Cafferen|Cafferen]], and [[Lord Fell|Fell]] planned to gather their hosts at [[Summerhall]] in order to march on Storm's End, he rode ahead with his knights. He [[Battles at Summerhall|fought each of the lords]] in turn, defeating all three.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} Robert returned to Storm's End with his captives, and there won the loyalty of Lords Cafferen and Grandison, as well as, [[Silveraxe Fell]], the son of Lord Fell whom Robert had slain.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

Free to march north so he could join forces with Jon Arryn and the northmen,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Robert marched out again, leaving his younger brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] in charge of Storm's End. Stannis was torn between loyalty to his brother or to the king, ultimately siding with his family.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] fell upon Robert with his van and defeated Robert's forces at the [[Battle of Ashford]], before Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] could arrive with the main force from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}} Robert escaped capture with the bulk of his forces,{{Ref|awoiaf|Robert Baratheon}} however, and continued his journey north. Aerys wanted someone young and vigorous to match Robert, and so replaced Lord [[Owen Merryweather]] with Lord [[Jon Connington]] as his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}{{Ref|AFFC|14}} Connington personally led a mighty army into the field, giving chase to Robert, whose march became grueling.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}} Wounded and separated from his men,{{Ref|ASOS|29}}{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Robert took refuge at [[Stoney Sept]].{{Ref|ASOS|29}} When Connington and his army arrived at the town and began searching the houses, the residents actively aided Robert, keeping him hidden from the king's men. In the end, they hid him in a brothel. When Lords [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Hoster Tully]] arrived with a rebel army, Robert came out of hiding and fought with Connington, almost killing him.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} One of Robert's [[bastard]] children, [[Bella]], fathered upon a whore in the whorehouse, was named after the [[Battle of the Bells]].{{Ref|ASOS|29}}

King Aerys began to realize that Robert was the greatest threat to the Targaryen dynasty since [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], and exiled Connington, naming Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]] as his Hand in Connington's stead.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} To secure the aid of [[House Tully]], Jon Arryn and Eddard Stark married Lord Hoster's daughters, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]].{{Ref|aGoT|4}} Robert attended the wedding at [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}}

[[File:Twoiaf battle of the trident.jpg|thumb|400px|Robert fighting Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], as depicted by Justin Sweet in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

Robert led the rebel forces during the [[Battle of the Trident]], the decisive battle near war's end. Around this time, Robert proclaimed his intention to claim the [[Iron Throne]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Huntington_Beach_CA US Signing Tour (Huntington Beach, CA)] (November 19, 2005)</ref> Out of all three leaders of the rebellion, Robert had the better claim,{{ref|agot|30}} due to the fact that his grandmother had been Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], the youngest daughter of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}} To justify Robert's claim, the [[maester]]s would later use his bloodties to [[House Targaryen]],{{Ref|aCoK|22}} though it was conquest which won him the throne.

In {{Date|283}}{{#tag:ref|Erronously listed as {{Date|282}} in early prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'',<ref>A Forum of Ice and Fire: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/#comment-6391443 (TWOIAF Spoilers) Inconsistency or Intentional?] (October 28, 2014)</ref> which has subsequently been corrected into {{Date|283}} in later prints.|group=N}} the rebel and loyalist forces fought at a place that became known as the [[ruby ford]], located on the northern bank of the [[Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} Robert and Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] met on horseback in single combat, with the battle raging on all around them.{{Ref|aGoT|4}} Rhaegar wounded Robert{{Ref|AGOT|12}} before Robert killed Rhaegar with a blow to the chest from his warhammer.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Eventually, the Targaryen host broke and ran.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} When Lord [[Roose Bolton]] advised Robert to execute Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], a captured knight of Aerys's [[Kingsguard]], Robert refused, and instead had his own maester treat the wounds of Barristan the Bold.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

Himself wounded and unable to chase the loyalists,{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Robert gave the pursuit of the remnants of the Targaryen army to Lord Stark. Leading the van, Eddard followed the loyalists back to King's Landing.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}} However, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] had arrived earlier with an army, which began attacking the city after Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] convinced Aerys to admit them within the gates.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Aerys was slain in the [[Sack of King's Landing]] by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], Tywin's son and a member of the Kingsguard.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} After Robert arrived in King's Landing, Tywin presented him with the mutilated bodies of Princess [[Elia Martell]], Rhaegar's wife, and their two young children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. While Robert was pleased they were dead, Eddard was outraged and disgusted by the act, calling it murder, and saying the young prince and princess were no more than babes. Robert's response was, "I see no babes, only [[dragon]]spawn". The argument led to Eddard leaving King's Landing the next day, to fight the final battles alone. It took the death of Lyanna and their shared grief to reunite the pair in friendship.{{Ref|aGoT|12}} Robert was thereafter haunted by Lyanna's memory and the desire for further vengeance against the slain Rhaegar.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}

===Rebellion's Aftermath===
[[File:Henning Ludvigsen kingshonorguard.jpg|thumb|left|350px|[[Coronation of Robert I Baratheon]], by Henning Ludvigsen © Fantasy Flight Games]]

In late {{Date|283}}, Robert was crowned king. He chose his second father,{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]], as his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Glorious Reign}} Pardoning many of his former enemies, Robert appointed Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] as the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of his [[Kingsguard]]. Despite [[Eddard Stark]] urging Robert to strip Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of his white cloak, Robert listened to Jon's advice, and pardoned Jaime together with the [[master of whisperers]], Lord [[Varys]], and the [[Grand Maester]], [[Pycelle]],{{Ref|ACOK|55}} and Jaime continued to serve in the Kingsguard along with Barristan.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} At his [[coronation of Robert I Baratheon|coronation feast]], Robert joked to Jaime about the fact that Jaime was already being called "Kingslayer".{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Robert allowed Ser [[Ronald Connington]] to keep [[Griffin's Roost]], although Robert kept the gold{{Ref|AFFC|27}} and most of [[House Connington]]'s lands were granted to neighbors.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Robert replaced the [[skulls of the Targaryen dragons]] in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room with banners and [[tapestries]] depicting hunting and battle.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}{{Ref|AGOT|43}}{{Ref|AGOT|49}}

Robert tasked his brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] with building a new [[royal fleet]] and capturing [[Dragonstone]], the last Targaryen-loyalist stronghold, where the pregnant Dowager Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] and her son [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] remained. Stannis led the [[assault on Dragonstone]] some nine months<ref group="N">[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] was conceived prior to [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] leaving [[King's Landing]], and she was born nine months after Rhaella left the city. Rhaella left the capital in-between the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the [[Sack of King's Landing]], which occurred a fortnight apart.</ref> after the Trident, but Viserys and the newly-born [[Daenerys Targaryen]] had been smuggled from the island shortly before by Ser [[Willem Darry]]. Robert blamed Stannis for letting the Targaryen children escape, even though the two children had been spirited to safety by Targaryen loyalists shortly before Stannis had set sail.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

As he now resided in [[King's Landing]], Robert granted the ancestral Baratheon seat of [[Storm's End]] to his youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], while naming Stannis as [[Lord of Dragonstone]]. Both Stannis and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] believe that Robert intended this as a slight against Stannis,{{Ref|ACOK|prologue}}{{Ref|ACOK|25}} but according to [[George R. R. Martin]] Robert had not necessarily meant it as such.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Baratheon_Brothers/ The Baratheon Brothers] (September 11, 1999)</ref> Dragonstone had traditionally been the seat of the heir to the Iron Throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], during most of the Targaryen dynasty, so the then-childless Robert was granting it to his heir at that time, Stannis.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers /> Stannis became the head of [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]], with Robert heading [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]

Although peace returned to the [[Seven Kingdoms]], many of those who did not support Robert referred to him as the [[Usurper]]. [[Dorne]] never forgot or forgave that Robert condoned the murders of Princess [[Elia Martell]] and her two young children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. The year after Robert took the throne, Elia's younger brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]], began plotting a rebellion in the name of the exiled Viserys. Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Robert's new [[Hand of the King]], travelled to Dorne, sat down with [[Doran Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], and ended all talk of rebellion. Regardless, Robert never visited Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}

===Marriage===
[[File:Robert Cersei Iron Throne.jpg|thumb|Robert and [[Cersei Lannister]], by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Though Robert had no wish to marry after [[Lyanna Stark]]'s death, the realm needed an heir, and Lord [[Jon Arryn]] suggested that Robert marry Lady [[Cersei Lannister]], the only daughter of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], to ensure political stability and Tywin's support should [[Viserys Targaryen]] ever attempt to win back his throne.{{Ref|agot|30}} Robert and Cersei were married in {{Date|284}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Weddings|calculation for Cersei Lannister's wedding to Robert I Baratheon]].''</ref> in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]],{{Ref|AFFC|28}} with Robert draping her with a heavy golden cloak decorated with an [[onyx]] stag.{{Ref|AFFC|12}} A tourney was held to celebrate [[Wedding of Robert I Baratheon and Cersei Lannister|the royal wedding]],{{Ref|ASOS|67}} and [[Gerion Lannister]] gave the king a gilded dagger with an [[ivory]] grip and a sapphire pommel.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Robert named Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] as [[King's Justice]] as a gift for Tywin.{{ref|AFFC|27}} On their wedding night, however, a drunken Robert accidentally whispered, "Lyanna" into Cersei's ear while [[Bedding|consummating the marriage]], an act that would set the tone for their marriage.{{Ref|AGOT|45}} That was the only night when sex between Robert and Cersei was consensual.{{Ref|AFFC|32}}

While Robert "claimed his rights" frequently during the early years of their marriage, his [[alcohol|drinking]] led to him hurting Cersei during those encounters. When she confronted him once during their first year of marriage, Robert claimed it was because of the drink, and he was not to blame. According to Robert, he did not remember anything of those nights, but according to Cersei, Robert did recall what he did to her, but felt that pretending to have forgotten was easier than facing the truth. Over time, Robert came to Cersei's bed less frequently, not even once a year.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} Cersei began to loathe her husband,{{Ref|ACOK|3}} and her cold attitude towards him created a distance between them.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Robert remained in love with Lyanna for years after her death,{{Ref|AGOT|8}} placing further strain upon the marriage.

Cersei has had an incestuous relationship with her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister]], for years, and they continued their illicit relationship after Cersei's marriage to Robert. Although Robert often urged Cersei to join his hunts in the early years of their marriage, Cersei refused so she could discretely be with her brother.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} Two of Robert's [[House Estermont|Estermont]] uncles had spent half a year at court following his wedding, and Robert insisted on repaying the visit. They remained on [[Greenstone]] for a fortnight. There, Robert slept with a widowed [[Estermont (cousin of Robert)|cousin]], and upon learning this, Cersei had sex with Jaime whilst in the castle.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

Cersei gave birth to three children: Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], born in {{Date|286}}, Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], born in {{Date|289}}, and Prince [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], born in {{Date|290}}.<ref>''See the calculations for [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella Baratheon]], and [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tommen Baratheon|Tommen Baratheon]].''</ref> Though everyone, including Robert, believed them to be Robert's children, Jaime is the biological father of all three.{{Ref|AGOT|45}} Robert did not attend any of the births; whenever Cersei's time was due, he left for a hunt, returning only after the birth.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} Cersei became pregnant by Robert only once. Refusing to give birth to Robert's child, she had Jaime find a woman to cleanse her.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}

===Reign===
[[File:Balon kneels.png|thumb|[[Balon Greyjoy]] kneels before King Robert Baratheon (''[[Game of Thrones]]'': History and Lore)]]

Six years after taking the crown, Robert joined forces with his [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]], and his [[Warden of the West]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], to crush [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], which lasted less than a year. Robert and Ned fought side by side during the [[siege of Pyke]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}} after which the king knighted [[Jacelyn Bywater]]{{Ref|ACOK|8}} and Lord [[Jorah Mormont]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} [[Balon Greyjoy]], self-proclaimed [[King of the Iron Islands]], submitted to Robert, who allowed the [[ironborn|ironman]] to remain [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], although Eddard took Balon's heir, [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]], as hostage.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} To celebrate his victory, Robert ordained that [[Tourney at Lannisport|a tourney]] should be held outside [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

Robert does not like his kingship;{{Ref|AGOT|33}} according to [[Donal Noye]], Robert changed by becoming king, and not for the better.{{Ref|aCoK|6}} He finds business concerning coin, crop, or [[Law and justice|justice]] tedious.{{ref|AGOT|20}} Robert barely attends [[small council]] sessions,{{Ref|AGOT|20}}{{Ref|AGOT|27}}{{Ref|ACOK|3}} preferring to hunt and [[hawk]] instead,{{Ref|AFFC|24}}{{Ref|ACOK|3}} and when he does attend, he usually dozes through them.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} He leaves the task of ruling to his small council,{{Ref|AGOT|20}} mostly to Lord [[Jon Arryn]], his [[Hand of the King]], and to Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], his younger brother and the [[master of ships]].{{Ref|AFFC|24}}{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Robert loathes "counting coppers",{{Ref|AGOT|20}}{{Ref|AGOT|12}} but loves to organize tournaments and feasts, and so has beggared the realm.{{Ref|AGOT|20}} Despite the fact that King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] had left treasure vaults overflowing with gold, Robert's spending has left the crown in debt of over six million [[Currency|golden dragons]] (borrowing heavily from the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], and the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]]).{{Ref|AGOT|20}} Silver stags have been minted with Robert's face on one side and the stag on the reverse.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}

Though Robert loves him,{{Ref|AGOT|30}} he does not have a close bond with his heir, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Robert disliked that Joffrey always cried when he picked him up as a babe, as his [[bastard]] children gurgled at him happily.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} Nor was he fond of Joffrey's nature.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} For instance, when Joffrey cut open a pregnant cat to see if there were kittens inside its belly and then shown his father what he'd done, Robert hit the boy, knocking out two of his teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|52}}{{Ref|ASOS|63}} Robert claims he has dreamed of giving up his crown, but that the thought of Joffrey on the throne with Cersei whispering in his ear has stopped him.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}

[[File:Chris Dien RB.jpg|thumb|Robert, by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Due to his frequent whoring, Robert has sired several [[bastards]] during his marriage to Cersei, though he has kept them out of sight. According to a prophecy by [[Maggy the Frog]], Robert has fathered sixteen children.{{Ref|AFFC|36}} However, Robert has openly acknowledged only one bastard,{{Ref|AGOT|30}} and Lord [[Varys]], the [[master of whisperers]], knows of the existence of eight.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} The eldest, [[Mya Stone]], was born to Robert while he was still in the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Robert once suggested bringing Mya to court after Prince Joffrey assaulted the cat. When Cersei threatened the girl's life, Robert hit his wife, but he refrained from for bringing Mya to court.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} [[Bella]] was conceived during [[Robert's Rebellion]],{{Ref|ASOS|29}} and [[Gendry]] shortly after the rebellion had ended, to a worker in an alehouse in [[King’s Landing]]. According to Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Robert also fathered twins on a serving woman at [[Casterly Rock]], but the two were killed on the orders of Queen Cersei.{{Ref|aGoT|35}} During the wedding of his younger brother Stannis to Lady [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] of [[House Florent]], Robert deflowered [[Delena Florent|Delena]], a cousin of Selyse, on the wedding bed. According to Robert, he was too drunk to know which bed it was. This coupling led to the birth of [[Edric Storm]], the only openly acknowledged bastard of the king.{{Ref|aGoT|35}} Robert enjoys visiting Edric at Storm's End, although gifts for the boy are chosen by Varys.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} The youngest of Robert's baseborn children is [[Barra]], a babe born to [[Barra's mother|a prostitute]] in King's Landing.{{Ref|AGOT|35}}

Ser [[Justin Massey]] developed his lustiness while squiring for Robert.{{Ref|ADWD|17}} [[Richard Horpe]] hoped to join Robert's [[Kingsguard]], but Cersei convinced her husband to refuse Richard.{{Ref|ADWD|17}} The king's current squires are [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] and [[Tyrek Lannister]], cousins of Queen Cersei.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Lord Stark names his firstborn son [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and Lord Arryn names his sole surviving child [[Robert Arryn|Robert]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Jon Arryn's favorite falcon is a gift from the king.{{Ref|AFFC|10}} Robert became goods friends with [[Thoros of Myr]],{{Ref|ASOS|22}} laughing at the [[red priest]]'s flaming sword,{{Ref|ASOS|43}} and he keeps [[Jalabhar Xho]] at court as a curiosity.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} During the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Robert won a [[Valyrian steel dagger]] from Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] by betting against Jaime, who was defeated by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] in the lists.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Petyr Baelish}} The largest warship in the [[royal fleet]] is ''[[King Robert's Hammer]]'', and Robert named ''[[Lady Lyanna]]'' after his [[Lyanna Stark|lost love]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Jedruszek leaving Winterfell.jpg|thumb|500px|Robert and [[Eddard Stark]] leaving [[Winterfell]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]

When his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], dies suddenly, Robert decides to offer the position to his old childhood friend, [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Displeased that he was not chosen,{{Ref|ACOK|33}} [[Stannis Baratheon]], Robert's younger brother, sails from [[King's Landing]] to his own seat of [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}}

Traveling with a large retinue to the [[north]], Robert insists upon paying his respects at the tomb of [[Lyanna Stark]] within the [[crypt of Winterfell]]. The king offers a betrothal between his own son, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], and Eddard's eldest daughter, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]]. Eddard is shocked how much Robert has changed since he last saw him, at the end of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]].{{Ref|aGoT|4}} Eddard reluctantly accepts the position of Hand.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} While Robert and Eddard are away hunting, [[Bran Stark]] discovers Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her twin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of Robert's [[Kingsguard]], in the [[First Keep]]. Jaime throws Bran from the tower,{{Ref|AGOT|8}} leaving the boy crippled and comatose.{{Ref|AGOT|9}} A [[catspaw]] later attempts to assassinate Bran with a [[Valyrian steel dagger]].{{Ref|AGOT|14}}

While riding through the [[barrowlands]], Robert discusses the marriage of the exiled Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]] to [[Drogo]], a ''[[khal]]'' of the [[Dothraki]], and the king is uncertain about Ned's opinion that the marriage does not represent a danger.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} At [[Castle Darry]], after Joffrey has been attacked by [[Arya Stark]]'s direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], Robert is willing to call the incident simply an argument between two children. As the direwolf has disappeared, the beast cannot be executed. When Cersei suggests Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady]], be executed instead, Robert does nothing to stop it, despite loathing the suggestion.{{Ref|AGOT|16}} Robert does not wish to face Eddard and spends the remaining fortnight of the journey drunk in Cersei's [[wheelhouse]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}}

[[Renly Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]] and Robert's youngest brother, plots with [[House Tyrell]] to have Robert replace Cersei as queen with [[Margaery Tyrell]], daughter of [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]].{{Ref|AGOT|32}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] hopes his sister would remind Robert of the love of his youth, Lyanna.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

Against Ned's wishes, Robert decides to host a tourney for his friend's appointment as Hand of the King.{{Ref|AGOT|20}} The king plans to fight in the melee portion of the [[Hand's tourney]], loudly shouting at Cersei when she openly attempts to forbid him.{{Ref|AGOT|29}} Eddard and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] convince him that the fight would be unfair, as every contestant would let their king win, which angers Robert, as it touches on his pride. He eventually does not participate in the melee. Lord [[Varys]] later tells Eddard that Cersei had planned to have Robert killed during the melee. Robert confesses to Eddard that he dreams about giving up his crown and journeying to the [[Free Cities]] as a [[sellsword]] to spend his life warring and whoring, but he worries about Cersei's influence on Joffrey.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

When Robert calls a meeting to demand the assassination of Daenerys, who is now pregnant with Drogo's child, Eddard resigns in protest.{{Ref|aGoT|33}} After Eddard is injured in an ambush led by Jaime,{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Robert visits his friend and gives him back his badge of office, stating that if Eddard refuses to take it, Robert will pin it on Jaime.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

Accompanied by Renly, Barristan, Joffrey, [[Sandor Clegane]], Ser [[Balon Swann]], Lord [[Yohn Royce]], and other nobles, Robert goes hunting in the [[kingswood]] for a white hart.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}{{Ref|AGOT|45}} Eddard holds court and meets with [[Raymun Darry]], [[Marq Piper]], and [[Karyl Vance]], knights from the [[riverlands]]. In Robert's name, Ned sends Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to apprehend Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who is accused of brigandry.{{Ref|AGOT|43}} Having investigated Robert's bastards and discovered [[Gendry]]{{Ref|AGOT|27}} and [[Barra]],{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Eddard comes to the realization that Robert's royal children are actually Cersei's [[bastard]]s born of incest with her brother, Jaime.{{Ref|aGoT|45}} Knowing that Robert will kill Cersei and the children in his wroth, Eddard advises her to flee, but she refuses.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}

[[File:Chris Dien Robert deathbead.jpg|thumb|400px|King Robert on his deathbed, by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Cersei had given Robert's squire, [[Lancel Lannister]], a fortified strongwine, three times as potent as normal, to give to Robert during his hunt.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Robert drunkenly insists on facing a monstrous [[boar]] alone, but the king is mortally gored in the process. Robert is brought back to King's Landing, where he has Eddard write him his will. Robert names him [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], to serve until Joffrey comes of age. Eddard, unable to tell Robert about Cersei's infidelity, changes the wording in Robert's will, replacing "my son Joffrey" with "my heir".{{Ref|AGOT|47}} Robert dies the next day.{{Ref|AGOT|49}} According to Varys, if it had not been the boar which killed Robert, it would have been a fall from a horse or an arrow gone astray, as Cersei needed Robert to die during the hunt.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} The bells of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] toll in the city to announce his death.{{Ref|AGOT|51}} After Cersei tears up Robert's will in the throne room, Eddard announces that Joffrey has no claim to the throne and that Stannis is the true heir as Robert's younger brother. Lord Stark is betrayed by Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] and the [[gold cloaks]] of [[Janos Slynt]], however.{{Ref|AGOT|49}}

When King Joffrey wishes to punish someone for his father's death, Varys suggests that Barristan, the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], be blamed.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Joffrey forces Barristan into retirement, replacing him with Jaime as Lord Commander and allowing Sandor to be added to the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AGOT|57}}

Renly and Loras flee the capital for [[Highgarden]], where Renly is crowned king with the support of House Tyrell.{{Ref|AGOT|69}} After the unexpected execution of Eddard by order of Joffrey,{{Ref|AGOT|65}} [[Robb Stark]] is proclaimed [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] by [[northmen]] and [[rivermen]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Robert's widow, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], admits to her brother, [[Tyrion Lannister]], that their cousin [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] had supplied Robert with potent [[wine|strongwine]].{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Robert's body has been buried in the capital,{{Ref|AFFC|7}} although the burial site has not been mentioned. Cersei claims the boar which killed the king "tasted liked triumph" at the funeral feast.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Lancel receives [[knight]]hood at the insistence of Cersei, his secret lover, and he later admits his role in Robert's death to Tyrion.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}

[[Yoren]] helps Gendry flee the capital.{{Ref|ACOK|5}}

[[Stannis Baratheon]] claims the [[Iron Throne]] as Robert's heir and sends words throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]] that Cersei's children were not fathered by Robert.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

With Robert dead, [[Balon Greyjoy]] declares independence for the [[Iron Islands]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], proclaiming himself [[King of the Isles and the North]].{{Ref|ACOK|49}}

At [[Qarth]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] learns from [[Quhuru Mo]] about Robert's death and the subsequent chaos.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] and [[Thoros of Myr]] lead the [[brotherhood without banners]] in fighting for [[smallfolk]] in Robert's name.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}{{Ref|ASOS|17}}

King Joffrey dies at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]]{{Ref|ASOS|60}} and is succeeded by his younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion deduces that Joffrey had stolen the Valyrian dagger from Robert's armory,{{Ref|ASOS|60}} and Jaime concludes that Joffrey tried to kill Bran Stark in a misguided attempt to impress Robert.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] helps [[Edric Storm]] flee [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|ASOS|63}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Cersei, the Queen Regent for Tommen, thinks she makes a better king than Robert.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} Cersei informs [[Noho Dimittis]] she will delay repayment of Robert's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]] until fighting has ended.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} Petyr Baelish, now [[Lord Protector of the Vale]], asks for Cersei to send Robert's tapestries to the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Princess [[Arianne Martell]] fails in an attempt to crown Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

Lancel renounces his lordship of [[Darry]] and joins the [[Warrior's Sons]] for atonement. He admits to his cousin, Jaime, that they have both killed kings, Robert by Lancel's wine and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] by Jaime's sword.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Barristan, now serving Daenerys in [[Meereen]], regrets having accepted Robert's pardon after [[Robert's Rebellion]] instead of seeking her brother, [[Viserys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

[[Jon Connington]] regrets not having slain Robert in the [[Battle of the Bells]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

Having been arrested by the [[High Sparrow]], Cersei insists she is innocent of causing Robert's death.{{Ref|ADWD|54}} [[Qyburn]] champions her with Ser [[Robert Strong]], a new member of the Kingsguard.{{Ref|ADWD|65}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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Petyr gifts Robert's tapestries to [[Nestor Royce]], Lord of the [[Gates of the Moon]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==Quotes by Robert==
[[File: Cersei Robert.jpg|thumb|Robert (Mark Addy) with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] (Lena Headey) and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] (Callum Wharry) in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|'''Balon''': You may take my head, but you cannot name me traitor. No [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] ever swore an oath to a [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]]. '''Robert''': Swear one now, or lose that stubborn head of yours.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}|[[Balon Greyjoy]] and Robert}}

{{Quote|The gods be damned. It was a hollow victory they gave me. [[Iron Throne|A crown]] ... it was [[Lyanna Stark|the girl]] I prayed them for. Your sister, safe ... and mine again, as she was meant to be. I ask you, Ned, what good is it to wear a crown? The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}|Robert to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard:''' You're too fat for your armor, Robert. 
'''Robert:''' Fat? Fat, is it? Is that how you speak to your king? Ah, damn you, Ned, why are you always right?{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|Robert to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I swear to you, I was never so alive as when I was winning [[Iron Throne|this throne]], or so dead as now that I've won it.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|Robert to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|STOP THIS MADNESS, IN THE NAME OF YOUR KING!{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|Robert to [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and [[Sandor Clegane]]}}

{{Quote|I will not kill [[Barristan Selmy|a man]] for loyalty, nor for fighting well.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}|Robert to [[Roose Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robert:''' [[Seven Kingdoms|The realm]] ... the realm knows ... what a wretched king I've been. Bad as [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]], [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] spare me. 
'''Eddard:''' No, not as bad as Aerys, Your Grace. Not near so bad as Aerys.{{Ref|AGOT|47}}|Robert and [[Eddard Stark]]}}

==Quotes about Robert==
{{Quote|The king was a great disappointment to Jon. [[Eddard Stark|His father]] had talked of him often: the peerless Robert Baratheon, [[Battle of the Trident|demon of the Trident]], the fiercest warrior of the realm, a giant among princes. Jon saw only a fat man, red-faced under his beard, sweating through his silks. He walked like a man half in his cups.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|[[Varys|The eunuch]] had hit upon a truth; tell Robert Baratheon he could not, should not, or must not do a thing, and it was as good as done.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Robert was never the same after he put on that crown. Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.{{Ref|ACOK|6}}|[[Donal Noye]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|They said Robert Baratheon was strong as a bull and fearless in battle, a man who loved nothing better than war.{{Ref|aCoK|27}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Robert wanted smiles and cheers, always, so he went where he found them, to his friends and his [[whore]]s. Robert wanted to be loved. My brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] has the same disease.{{Ref|aCoK|52}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Robert was as generous with his [[Currency|coin]] as he was with his cock.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Tywin Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Sandor''': Robert is the king of the worms now. Is that why you're [[hollow hill|down in the earth]], to keep his court for him? '''Beric''': The king is dead, but we are still king's men, though the royal banner we bore was lost at the [[battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]] when [[Mountain's men|your brother's butchers]] fell upon us. Robert is slain, but [[Seven Kingdoms|his realm remains]]. And [[brotherhood without banners|we]] defend her.{{Ref|ASOS|34}}|[[Sandor Clegane]] and [[Beric Dondarrion]]}}

{{Quote|Robert ... He is in my dreams as well. Laughing. Drinking. Boasting. Those were the things he was best at. Those, and fighting. I never bested him at anything.{{Ref|aSoS|36}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Melisandre]]}}

{{Quote|It's not [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] I rue, it's Robert ... Why is it no one names Robert oathbreaker? He [[Robert's Rebellion|tore the realm apart]], yet I am the one with shit for honor.{{Ref|aSoS|37}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Arys:''' Robert was no monster. '''Arianne:''' He climbed onto his throne [[Sack of King's Landing|over the corpses of children]], though I will grant you he was no [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] and [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': What do you know of sin, coz? I killed [[Aerys II Targaryen|my king]]. '''Lancel''' The brave man slays with a sword, the craven with a wineskin. We are both kingslayers, ser. '''Jaime''': Robert was no true king. Some might even say that a stag is a lion's natural prey.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Lancel Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|He was a good [[knight]] but a bad king, for he had no right to [[Iron Throne|the throne]] he sat.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}|[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

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

==Family==
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==Behind the Scenes==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], Robert is partially inspired by [[w:Edward IV of England|Edward IV of England]],<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1170 Historical Influences] (June 20, 2001)</ref> and he also has similarities with [[w:Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII of England]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1436 Boskone (Boston, MA; February 17-19)] (February 17, 2006)</ref>

In an early draft of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] mentions that Robert owned a 6,000-year-old bronze runeblade and a [[dragonglass]] dirk made by the [[children of the forest]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1bfeigu/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: the ACOK and ASOS drafts] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

Before writing ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' for the ''Legends'' anthology, George R. R. Martin considered writing a novella about Robert before he was king.<ref>George R. R. Martin (October 10, 2024). [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/10/10/a-tourney-at-ashford/ A Tourney at Ashford]. Not A Blog.</ref>

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==External links==
*{{WP|Robert Baratheon}}
*{{WoW|Robert Baratheon}}

==References==
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Humfrey Waters

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'''Humfrey Waters''' is a member of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] and the captain of the [[Dragon Gate]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After the imprisonment of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] by the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], the [[small council]] removes Ser [[Osfryd Kettleblack]] as [[Commander of the City Watch]], and promotes Humfrey to the position.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

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Vylarr

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'''Vylarr''' is captain of the [[House Lannister guards]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Vylarr is the captain of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] household guard in [[King's Landing]], which now numbers one hundred men.{{Ref|ACOK|8}} When [[Tyrion Lannister]] arrives in the capital as the acting [[Hand of the King]], he orders Vylarr to have the heads of Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s retinue removed from spikes at the [[Red Keep]] and instead given over to the [[silent sisters]].{{Ref|ACOK|3}} Vylarr commands the guard that accompanies Tyrion back to the [[Broken Anvil]] through the streets of King's Landing.{{Ref|ACOK|3}}

Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] is escorted by Vylarr and twenty red cloaks when she tours the gates of the city.{{Ref|ACOK|17}} Cersei later orders Vylarr and his men to imprison [[begging brothers]] in the dungeon.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

When Tyrion informs Ser [[Cleos Frey]] of his terms for peace, he commands Vylarr to escort Cleos back to [[Riverrun]], taking all of the Lannister guardsmen with him and thereby depriving Cersei of her own red cloaks.{{Ref|ACOK|25}} The thirty guards{{Ref|ACOK|7}} sent by [[Robb Stark]] to escort Cleos to the capital also return to Riverrun in Vylarr's company as well.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

Unbeknownst to Vylarr, Tyrion has included a thief, a [[poison]]er, a [[mummer]], and a murderer in the party in a [[plot to free Jaime Lannister]] from captivity at Riverrun.{{Ref|ACOK|25}} After their arrival, the conspirators temporarily free Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], but the Kingslayer is soon subdued. Some of the Lannister guardsmen rush to aid him but are also subdued. Ser [[Edmure Tully]] hangs the four conspirators and any red cloaks who attempted to aid them, while those who did not are instead imprisoned.{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Vylarr is described as the captain-of-guards and a member of the household of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Vylarr is described as the captain-of-guards and a member of the household at [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} It is unknown if Vylarr was actually freed, before or after the [[siege of Riverrun]].

==Quotes by Vylarr==
{{Quote|'''Vylarr''': How many men should I take? '''Tyrion''': Why, all of them. '''Pycelle''': My lord [[Hand of the King|Hand]], that cannot ... your father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] himself, he sent these good men to [[King's Landing|our city]] to protect Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|her children]] ... '''Tyrion''': The [[Kingsguard]] and the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]] protect them well enough. The gods speed you on your way, Vylarr.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}|Vylarr, [[Tyrion Lannister]], and [[Pycelle]]}}

==Quotes about Vylarr==
{{Quote|Vylarr's loyalty is to [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ACOK|8}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Varys]]}}

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Ilyn Payne

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'''Ilyn Payne''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Payne]]. He serves as the [[King's Justice]], the royal [[headsman]], for King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Ilyn is a cousin to [[Podrick Payne]].{{Ref|ASOS|59}}{{Ref|AGOT|appendix}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Ilyn is portrayed by [[w:Wilko Johnson|Wilko Johnson]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Ilyn Payne|Images of Ilyn Payne]]''

Ilyn is a grim man, tall and thin, with a beardless, pockmarked face.{{Ref|AGOT|15}}{{ref|AGOT|65}} He is taller than the [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword [[Ice]], which is six feet long.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Ilyn has a deep set of pale, colorless eyes and hollow cheeks.{{ref|AGOT|15}} He is almost completely bald, but the few wisps of hair he has are "as long as a woman's".{{Ref|AGOT|15}} Since he is tongueless, Ilyn can only voice a choking rattle{{ref|ACOK|60}} and a clacking laugh.{{ref|AFFC|27}}{{ref|AFFC|44}} He often stares at people with his hollow eyes,{{ref|AFFC|27}} which can be unnerving.{{ref|ACOK|32}}{{ref|AFFC|44}} Due to his appearance as well as his silence, many people find him terrifying,{{Ref|AGOT|15}} a suitable trait for the [[King's Justice]].{{ref|AFFC|27}}

Ser Ilyn wears old and rusted chainmail, iron grey, over boiled leather.{{Ref|AGOT|15}}{{ref|AFFC|27}} A large two-handed [[greatsword]] with a stained leather hilt is strapped over his right shoulder to a scabbard on his back.{{Ref|AGOT|15}} He wears cracked leather boots, and his horse and battered shield do not display the arms of [[House Payne]].{{ref|AFFC|27}} While Ilyn keeps the steel of his weapons immaculate, his armor and chambers within the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeon are poorly kept.{{ref|AFFC|27}}

Ilyn is a skilled executioner; he has never botched an execution and seldom requires more than a single stroke to finish off his charges.{{ref|AFFC|27}} Since he cannot speak, nor read or write, Ilyn delegates to underlings, such as [[Rennifer Longwaters]].{{ref|AFFC|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|27}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] thinks that Ilyn lives for nothing but killing.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}

==History==
Ser Ilyn was the [[House Lannister guards|captain of the guard]] for Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] when Tywin served as [[Hand of the King]] for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Ilyn was overheard saying it was Tywin who truly ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]], rather than Aerys, so the king had Ilyn's tongue torn out with hot pincers for the comment.{{Ref|AGOT|15}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}{{ref|AFFC|27}}

After [[Robert's Rebellion]] against [[House Targaryen]], Ilyn was named as the [[King's Justice]] by King [[Robert I Baratheon]] as [[Wedding of Robert I Baratheon and Cersei Lannister|a wedding present]] for Tywin. This was a sinecure to compensate Ilyn for the tongue he lost in the service of [[House Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|27}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Ned Stark's execution.jpg|thumb|The execution of [[Eddard Stark]], by Magali Villeneuve ©]]
Ser Ilyn Payne is among the members of the king's court who come north to near the [[Trident]], to escort King [[Robert I Baratheon]] back to [[King's Landing]] after his trip to [[Winterfell]]. [[Sansa Stark]] is terrified of Ilyn upon seeing him. The girl apologizes for having possibly offended Ilyn, but the knight turns away without responding.{{ref|AGOT|15}}

After Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] is attacked by [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], Robert agrees with Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] that Sansa's [[direwolf]], [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], can be executed at [[Darry]]. The king expects Ilyn to kill the beast, but Sansa's father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], says he will do it himself with [[Ice]], his [[Valyrian steel]] sword.{{ref|AGOT|16}}

Eddard sits the [[Iron Throne]] as [[Hand of the King]] while Robert goes hunting in the [[kingswood]]. Instead of sending Ilyn to hunt down Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] for his raids against the [[riverlands]], Ned grants command to Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], as Houses [[House Clegane|Clegane]] and [[House Payne|Payne]] are both sworn to [[House Lannister]]. According to Lord [[Varys]], Ilyn did not look pleased at Lord Stark's decision.{{ref|AGOT|43}}

When Eddard is arrested by the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] after Robert's death, Ilyn takes the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword of [[House Stark]], [[Ice]], for his own.{{ref|AGOT|65}} Lord Stark publicly confesses to treason at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. It is expected he will be allowed to join the [[Night's Watch]], but King Joffrey I instead shocks the attendees by ordering Ilyn to bring him Ned's head. [[Janos Slynt]] and his gold cloaks aid Ilyn with the execution. [[Yoren]] prevents [[Arya Stark]] from watching Ilyn behead Ned with his own sword, Ice,{{ref|AGOT|65}} although Sansa is forced to watch.{{ref|AGOT|67}}

A captive at the [[Red Keep]], Sansa has a nightmare of Ilyn.{{ref|AGOT|67}} While holding court, King Joffrey has Ilyn chop off the hand of a thief.{{ref|AGOT|67}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The [[red comet]] reminds [[Arya Stark]] of her father's blood on [[Ice]].{{ref|ACOK|1}} Ilyn's execution of [[Eddard]] Stark awards him a place on Arya's list.{{ref|ACOK|26}}

Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] tells her brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], that she did not approve of Lord Stark's execution, which has outraged the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{ref|AGOT|3}} Tyrion discusses Joffrey's order with [[Varys]].{{ref|ACOK|8}}

Tyrion sends Eddard's bones to [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], but refuses to return [[Ice]] to [[House Stark]] until peace is made.{{ref|ACOK|25}}

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Cersei has Ilyn remain with her in the Queen's Ballroom of [[Maegor's Holdfast]], in the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|ACOK|57}} When [[Osfryd Kettleblack]] informs the queen that a groom and two maidservants were caught trying to flee the Red Keep with three of the king's horses, she has Ilyn execute them and place their heads on pike outside the stables. Sansa sees blood drying on Ice after Ilyn kills the three condemned servants. Cersei reveals that the true reason for Ilyn's presence is to have him kill Sansa and herself if [[Stannis Baratheon]] is victorious in the battle.{{ref|ACOK|60}} The armies of Lords [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Mace Tyrell]] arrive and force Stannis to retreat, however.{{ref|ACOK|62}}

When the turncloaks and hostages are presented in the throne room after the battle, a defiant [[bastard]] of [[House Florent]] hails Stannis as the true king and denounces Joffrey as a monster and abomination born of incest. Joffrey has Ilyn take the man out for beheading.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Mark Evans IP.jpg|350px|thumb|Ilyn, by Mark Evans © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Sansa Stark]] has a nightmare of marrying King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] and having him turn into Ilyn on their wedding night.{{ref|ASOS|16}}

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] takes [[Ice]] from Ilyn so that [[Tobho Mott]] can create two new swords from the [[Valyrian steel]], [[Widow's Wail|one a gift]] for King Joffrey and [[Oathkeeper|the other]] for his son, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|ASOS|32}} Tywin gives Ilyn a new blade,{{ref|ASOS|72}} a silver greatsword six feet long and bright with [[runes]]. The pommel is a chunk of [[dragonglass]] carved in the shape of a grinning skull with [[ruby]] eyes.{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Ilyn is present at the [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]] after Joffrey weds [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Joffrey asks Ilyn for his sword so he and Margaery can cut the huge dove pie. The king chokes to death during the feast,{{ref|ASOS|60}} a victim of the [[strangler]].{{ref|ASOS|66}} The boy's mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], accuses her brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] of murder.{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Tyrion demands [[trial by combat]], but he is condemned to death after his champion, [[Oberyn Martell]], is killed by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} The Mountain has poisoned by Oberyn, however, and Tywin insists that Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] heal him. Since Gregor had publicly admitted to having killed [[Elia Martell]], Tywin wants him to be executed by Ilyn to appease [[House Martell]].{{ref|ASOS|72}}

Since Jaime's sword hand had been chopped off by [[Zollo]] by command of [[Vargo Hoat]],{{ref|ASOS|21}} Jaime tries to train with his left hand. Ser [[Addam Marbrand]] defeats him easily in a sparring session, so Jaime considers instead practicing with the mute Ilyn.{{ref|ASOS|72}} Jaime and [[Varys]] help Tyrion escape the [[black cells]] before his execution, and Tyrion murders Tywin before disappearing.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

Sansa continues to dream of Ilyn after being taken from King's Landing to the [[Eyrie]] by [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Pojypojy_Jaime&SerIllynPayne.jpg‎‎|thumb|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Ilyn, by Pojypojy ©]]
Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] suggests that Ilyn put the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] out of his misery, but [[Qyburn]] convinces her to allow him to tend to Gregor instead.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Cersei blames Ilyn for [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s disappearance, as the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons fall under the jurisdiction of the [[King's Justice]].{{ref|AFFC|8}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], demands the services of Ilyn and Ser [[Addam Marbrand]] for leading the expedition to pacify the [[riverlands]] and resolve the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|27}} If Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], leader of the [[brotherhood without banners]], is captured, Jaime intends for him to be publicly executed by Ilyn in [[King's Landing]].{{ref|AFFC|27}} When his column stops at [[Hayford]], Jaime chooses Ilyn as his sparring partner because Ilyn cannot talk, read, or write. Ilyn bests Jaime in their session with blunted [[tourney]] swords, but Jaime is determined to improve by continuing their sparring each night.{{ref|AFFC|27}} At [[Harrenhal]], Jaime has Ilyn execute one of the [[Mountain's men]] for having raped [[Pia]]; the girl smiles when Ilyn presents the head to her.{{ref|AFFC|30}}

While sparring with Ilyn in the [[godswood]] of [[Darry]], Jaime admits to having once slept with his sister, Queen Cersei, in the bedchamber of Ser [[Raymun Darry]], after King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had passed out drunk.{{ref|AFFC|30}} When the two knights spar in a burned village, Jaime slips on mud in the [[Red Fork]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}

[[File:JaimeLannisterTraining by Joshuacairos.jpg|thumb|Ilyn sparring with [[Jaime Lannister]], by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]

During Jaime's war council outside [[Riverrun]], [[Edwyn Frey]] suggests that Ilyn should behead [[Clement Piper]], [[Lord of Pinkmaiden]], for insubordination. A camp follower by the [[Tumblestone]] shrinks away from Ilyn in fear. Jaime has Ilyn cut down [[Edmure Tully]] from the gallows upon which he has oft been threatened by Ser [[Ryman Frey]]. When Ryman objects, Jaime threatens him with Ilyn and dismisses Ryman from the siege.{{ref|AFFC|38}}

Edmure surrenders the castle to the new [[Lord of Riverrun]], [[Emmon Frey]], although Ser [[Brynden Tully]] is able to escape. Ilyn and Jaime remain at Riverrun after [[Forley Prester]] departs for the [[westerlands]] with Edmure and the [[House Westerling|Westerlings]] and the Freys return to the [[Twins]]. The two knights regularly drink [[wine]] after their nightly sparring, and Jaime tells the mute Ilyn further details about his incestuous relationship with Cersei.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ilyn is described as being lately the [[King's Justice]] and [[headsman]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] resolves the [[siege of Raventree]]{{ref|ADWD|48}} and then disappears with [[Brienne Tarth|a woman]] in the [[riverlands]];{{ref|ADWD|54}} Ilyn's location is not mentioned.

==Quotes==
[[File:Ilyn Payne.PNG|thumb|Wilko Johnson as Ilyn in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|Oft-times Ser Ilyn frightens me as well, sweet lady. He has a fearsome aspect.{{ref|AGOT|15}}|[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Renly''': Ser Ilyn has not been feeling talkative these past fourteen years. 
'''Joffrey''': [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]] had his tongue ripped out with hot pincers. 
'''Cersei''': He speaks most eloquently with his sword, however, and his devotion to [[Seven Kingdoms|our realm]] is unquestioned.{{ref|AGOT|15}}|[[Renly Baratheon]], [[Joffrey Baratheon]], and [[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': Ser Ilyn's the [[King's Justice]], not Ser [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]]. Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] should have sent him. 
'''Sansa''': Ser Ilyn's almost like a second monster. I'm glad Father didn't pick him.{{ref|AGOT|44}}|[[Jeyne Poole]] and [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Lords and knights moved aside as he stepped through, tall and fleshless, a skeleton in iron mail, the [[King's Justice]].{{ref|AGOT|65}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Sansa''': Why is Ser Ilyn here? 
'''Cersei''': To deal with treason, and to defend us if need be. He was a [[knight]] before he was a headsman. When the axes smash down those doors, you may be glad of him.{{ref|ACOK|57}}|[[Sansa Stark]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|He had been too young to have known Ser Ilyn before he'd lost his tongue. He would have been a different man in those days, but now the silence is as much a part of him as those hollow eyes, that rusty chainmail shirt, and the greatsword on his back.{{ref|ASOS|60}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|You were a [[knight]] once, ser. So was I. Let us see what we are now.{{ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to Ilyn}}

{{Quote|Ser Ilyn made the perfect drinking companion. He never interrupted, never disagreed, never complained or asked for favors or told long pointless stories. All he did was drink and listen.{{ref|AFFC|44}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Family==
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Daven Lannister

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| title = Ser
| firstname = Daven
| lastname = Lannister
| image = Devan.jpg‎
| image_caption = Daven Lannister, by Nacho Molina © Fantasy Flight Games
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Warden of the West]]
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westermen]]
| Father = [[Stafford Lannister]]
| Mother = [[Myranda Lefford]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
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'''Daven Lannister''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Lannister]]. He is the son of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], a cousin and brother-in-law of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Daven Lannister|l1=Images of Daven Lannister}}
[[File:Denkata5698 DavenL.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Daven Lannister, by Denis Maznev ©]]

Daven has lively hazel eyes, a pug nose, long thick and tangled yellow hair, and a big chin covered by a huge mane of a beard.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} He is blunt and outspoken, but also jovial.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and Ser [[Brynden Tully]] do not think much of the capabilities of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], but they hold his son Daven in higher esteem.{{Ref|ACOK|7}}{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

Daven wears [[Gold|gilded]] ringmail, a helm, and a fox-fur cloak.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

==History==
Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] had been negotiating to betroth his son Daven to [[Desmera Redwyne]], although an agreement had not been reached with Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
When fighting breaks out in the [[riverlands]], Ser Daven offers Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to lead the foraging for the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host, but he is refused. Tywin explains that some tasks are fit for [[lion]]s while others are better left to goats and [[dog]]s, the latter a reference to [[Vargo Hoat]] and Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who then organize the foraging.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Daven's father, Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], is killed in the [[Battle of Oxcross]] by Lord [[Rickard Karstark]].{{Ref|aCoK|7}} Daven vows to let his hair grow until he has avenged his father.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
After the [[House Stark|Stark]] army returns to the riverlands, Daven gathers the remaining soldiers of his father's army at [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

[[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], executes Lord Karstark for [[treason]] at [[Riverrun]], as Rickard had killed [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]] to avenge his own sons' deaths at the hands of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]].{{Ref|ASOS|20}} Daven is thus robbed of his chance to take revenge on Rickard, the man who killed his father. Daven keeps letting his hair grow, although his vow has become obsolete.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

As part of the pact between Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and Lord [[Walder Frey]] concerning the betrayal of Robb Stark, Daven is to wed a [[House Frey|Frey]] to consolidate the alliance between the two houses.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}

After the [[Red Wedding]], Daven and Ser [[Forley Prester]] join forces at the [[Golden Tooth]] and meet up with Ser [[Ryman Frey]] to besiege Riverrun.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Daven now has long shaggy hair, a bushy mustache, sidewhiskers as thick as a hedgerow, and a bristling beard.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}{{Ref|AFFC|38}} After Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s refusal to serve as [[Hand of the King]], Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] names Daven [[Warden of the West]] and commands him to lay siege to Riverrun, where Ser [[Brynden Tully]] still holds a sizable garrison.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}

The [[siege of Riverrun]] does not go easy. Brynden has taken all the food he could find to Riverrun, so the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] army cannot live off the land. Furthermore, there are quarrels among the besiegers. The [[House Frey|Freys]] do not help their allies and only gather food for themselves. Daven does not like the Freys, but he intends to wed one, as he knows what happened to Robb Stark in the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}} In addition, a part of the forces consists of riverlords who have surrendered. Although taken back in the [[king's peace]], they are still less than enthusiastic about fighting their former allies. Daven wants to storm the castle, but is not able to persuade his commanders, especially Ser [[Emmon Frey]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

When Jaime, the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], arrives to take command of the siege, Daven is pleased to be relieved of this task. He jokes about Jaime's missing hand and happily informs Jaime of the siege's troubles.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Daven talks with Jaime about the true loyalty of the rivermen in front of some of their pages, [[Lewys Piper]] and [[Garrett Paege]]. During the war council, he openly says that Ser [[Ryman Frey]] is drunk instead of sick.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} Jaime successfully negotiates the surrender of Riverrun, although Brynden the Blackfish is able to escape.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}

==Family==
{{Lannister cadet tree}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Daven Lannister by Lupotterdraws.png|right|thumb|350px|Daven Lannister, by Lupotterdraws ©]]
{{Quote|I vowed I would not let my hair be cut until [[Stafford Lannister|my father]] was avenged. The [[Robb Stark|Young Wolf]] got to [[Rickard Karstark|Karstark]] first, though. Robbed me of my vengeance. I like a bit of hair. The nights grow colder, and a little foliage helps to keep your face warm. Aye, and Aunt [[Genna Lannister|Genna]] always said I had a brick for a chin.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|Daven to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|You know the best thing about heroes, Jaime? They all die young and leave more women for the rest of us.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|Daven to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': I hope you do not intend to take vows as well, coz. The [[House Frey|Freys]] are prickly where marriage contracts are concerned. I would hate to disappoint them again. 
'''Daven''': I'll wed and bed my stoat, never fear. I know [[Red Wedding|what happened]] to [[Robb Stark]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Daven}}

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Genna Lannister

2024-10-08T11:53:36Z

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| lastname = Lannister
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| Title = Lady Lady of [[Riverrun]]
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]] [[House Frey of Riverrun]]
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| Culture = [[Westermen]]
| Father = [[Tytos Lannister]]
| Mother = [[Jeyne Marbrand]]
| Spouse = Ser [[Emmon Frey]]
| Issue = [[Cleos Frey]] [[Lyonel Frey]] [[Tion Frey]] [[Walder Frey (son of Emmon)|Walder Frey]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Casterly Rock]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Genna Lannister}}
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'''Genna Lannister''' is a noblewoman of [[House Lannister]] wed to Ser [[Emmon Frey]], with whom she has four children: Ser [[Cleos Frey|Cleos]], [[Lyonel Frey|Lyonel]], [[Tion Frey|Tion]], and [[Walder Frey (son of Emmon)|Walder Frey]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

Genna is the only daughter of the late Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] and Lady [[Jeyne Marbrand]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Lannister Lineage}} and she is the younger sister of [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]]. Genna is the aunt of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of the [[Kingsguard]], and [[Tyrion Lannister]], having taken on a maternal role for the siblings after the death of Tywin's wife, Lady [[Joanna Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

==Appearance and Character==
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In her youth, Genna was shapely, always threatening to overflow her bodice. However, as she aged, she became fat. She now has a square figure, and an enormous bosom, with a broad and smooth face.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Genna is intelligent and shrewd, loving and sarcastic.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} She bosses around her husband, Ser [[Emmon Frey]], whom she considers inept.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Her personality is such that she is able to claim a place in Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s war council without opposition,{{Ref|AFFC|38}} which is uncommon for a woman. Genna is one of the few Lannisters who recognizes Tyrion's talent for political maneuvering.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

==History==
===Youth===
Genna was born in {{Date|245}}<ref name=calculation/> to [[Tytos Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], and his wife, Lady [[Jeyne Marbrand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Lannister Lineage}} She had two older brothers, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] and [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], and would later have two younger brothers, [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]], as well.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===Marriage===
[[File:Genna and Emmon.jpg|thumb|350px|Genna and [[Emmon Frey]], by Kethryn ©]]
Genna's father, Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], wanted to be liked and loved.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Sensing that weakness, [[Walder Frey]], [[Lord of the Crossing]] in the [[riverlands]], convinced Tytos to [[Marriage|betroth]] his only daughter to one of Walder's sons.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} As such, in {{Date|252}},<ref group="N">Incorrectly stated to be {{Date|254}} in earlier editions of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.</ref> at the young age of seven,{{Ref|AFFC|33}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Genna Lannister}} Genna was betrothed to [[Emmon Frey]], Walder's second son and seven years her senior. This was announced at a feast at [[Casterly Rock]] with half the [[nobility]] of the [[westerlands]] in attendance. Genna's eldest brother, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], spoke out against the match. While Lord Tytos went white as [[Horse|mare]]'s milk, the betrothal remained standing.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Although Genna did not approve of all Tywin did, nor enjoyed the company of the man he later became, Genna loved her brother for having been the only person to speak out against her betrothal.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Although Genna herself had not been satisfied with her husband either, she has given Emmon four sons: [[Cleos Frey|Cleos]], [[Lyonel Frey|Lyonel]], [[Tion Frey|Tion]], and [[Walder Frey (son of Emmon)|Walder]]. Genna claims that all four boys are Emmon's, and none dare to question her, least of all Emmon.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Following their [[marriage]], Genna and Emmon remained at [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|AFFC|44}}

===Aunt Genna===
Genna was present for the birth of [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister]], the twins of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and Lady [[Joanna Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}} After Joanna died giving birth to [[Tyrion Lannister]] in {{Date|273}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Genna took on a somewhat maternal role for the three children. She was always pinching Jaime's ear.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

In {{Date|276}}, during the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth|a tourney]] Tywin organized in the west to celebrate the birth of Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]], Genna confided in Cersei that the plan was that her betrothal to the crown prince, [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], a match Lord Tywin had desired for his daughter for years, would be announced during the final feast. When no such announcement was made and King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] had left the westerlands, Cersei ran to Genna with her questions, at which point Genna confided in her niece that Tywin's proposal had been refused by Aerys. She promised Cersei that her father would find her a better husband than Rhaegar.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei eventually wed King [[Robert I Baratheon]] after [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

When Genna told Tywin that his youngest son, Tyrion, a [[dwarf]] he strongly disliked and blamed for Joanna's death, resembled him the most, Tywin grew so angry he refused to speak to Genna for half a year.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Genna had been her father's "precious little princess", and later her brother Tywin's as well. However, according to her, she fell out of Tywin's favor when she "disappointed him",{{Ref|AFFC|33}} although it is not known what Genna did.

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Genna's third son, [[Tion Frey]], is murdered by [[Rickard Karstark]], [[Lord of Karhold]], at [[Riverrun]] while a captive of [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]].{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

Genna's eldest son, Ser [[Cleos Frey]], is killed near [[Maidenpool]] by outlaws while escorting Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Brienne of Tarth]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|21}}

[[Edmure Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], is attainted by King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] after the [[Red Wedding]]. Riverrun and its lands and incomes are granted to Ser [[Emmon Frey]] and his wife, Lady Genna.{{Ref|ASOS|72}} Riverrun is still held by Ser [[Brynden Tully]], however, so the castle is placed under siege.{{Ref|ASOS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Pojypojy GennaJaime.JPG|thumb|350px|Genna with [[Jaime Lannister]] at [[siege of Riverrun|Riverrun]], by Pojypojy ©]]
Genna and Emmon are present for the [[siege of Riverrun]], which is led by Emmon's nephew, Ser [[Ryman Frey]], and the newly appointed [[Warden of the West]], Ser [[Daven Lannister]]. Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] sends her brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], to resolve the siege.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} When Genna declares that Cleos's remains should be laid to rest at [[Casterly Rock]], Jaime lies that he will have his cousin's bones sent home, as the remains have been lost during war.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Genna tells Jaime that his younger brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] was most like their father Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], while Jaime himself is not, and that this is what scares her the most, following Tywin's death.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Genna advises Jaime to execute the captive Edmure, as she considers him a danger. She also sees a potential danger in Edmure's unborn child, as well as Edmure's uncle, Brynden the Blackfish, not considering Lannister hold over Riverrun to be safe as long as a male [[House Tully|Tully]] heir remains alive. She believes if Edmure's unborn child is a girl, the child could marry her grandson, [[Tywin Frey]], thereby uniting the [[House Frey|Frey]] and Tully lines. However, she would have preferred control of [[Darry]] instead of Riverrun, despite it being less rich than Riverrun, as [[House Darry]] is extinct in the male line, as opposed to House Tully.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Genna is present during Jaime's war council near Riverrun. Following the departure from the tent of the other [[lord]]s, Genna asks Jaime what he means to do about the danger that Edmure himself represents, but Jaime only states that Edmure be left to him.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} Jaime wonders to himself whether Genna would agree whether he sounds like Tywin, after he threatens the life of Edmure's unborn child.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}

Edmure eventually surrenders Riverrun, but he allows his uncle Brynden to escape before the Lannister soldiers enter the castle. When Emmon complains that Brynden might return to claim Riverrun, Genna informs him that he must hold the castle himself, or destroy it and return to [[Casterly Rock]]. Genna suggests that [[House Tully guards|Riverrun's guards]] could be questioned about Brynden's whereabouts, but Jaime refuses, having promised Edmure that the garrison would not be harmed if the castle yields peacefully. When Jaime agrees to allow the garrison to leave, Genna is skeptical they will keep to their vows never to take up arms against [[House Lannister]]. Genna and Emmon hold Riverrun with a garrison of their own, consisting of two hundred men.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}

[[Tom of Sevenstreams]] remains at Riverrun after the Frey and Lannister hosts depart.{{Ref|AFFC|44}} Unbeknownst to Genna and Emmon, however, the singer is affiliated with the [[brotherhood without banners]], now led by [[Lady Stoneheart]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Quotes by Genna==
[[File:Genna Lannister by wolfhertz.png|thumb|350px|Genna, by Wolfhertz ©]]
{{Quote|'''Genna''': I am sorry for your loss. 
'''Jaime''': I had a new hand made, of [[gold]]. 
'''Genna''': Very nice. Will they make you a gold father too? [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] was the loss I meant.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|Genna and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Emmon''': I have the decree. Signed by the king, by [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], see, the royal seal, the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|stag and lion]]. I am the lawful [[lord of Riverrun]], and I will not have it reduced to a smoking ruin. 
'''Genna''': Oh, put that fool thing away. So long as the [[Brynden Tully|Blackfish]] sits inside [[Riverrun]] you can wipe your arse with that paper for all the good it does us.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|[[Emmon Frey]] and Genna}}

{{Quote|I may be an old fat woman, but I do not have cheese between my ears, Jaime.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|Genna to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|I was [[Tytos Lannister|my father's]] precious princess ... and [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin's]] too, until I disappointed him. My brother never learned to like the taste of disappointment.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|Genna to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Genna==
{{Quote|Though she had been a [[House Frey|Frey]] for fifty years, Lady Genna remained very much a [[House Lannister|Lannister]]. Quite a lot of Lannister.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Lady Genna claimed her stool with a look that dared any man there to question her presence. None did.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': I would have expected you to depart with the [[House Frey|Freys]]. 
'''Tom''': [[Emmon Frey|That one up there's]] a Frey, and [[Riverrun|this castle]] seems a nice snug place to pass the winter. [[Whitesmile Wat]] went home with Ser [[Forley Prester|Forley]], so I thought I'd see if I could win his place. Wat's got that high sweet voice that the likes o' me can't hope to match. But I know twice as many bawdy songs as he does. Begging my lord's pardon. 
'''Jaime''': You should get on famously with my aunt. If you hope to winter here, see that your playing pleases Lady Genna. She's the one that matters.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Tom of Sevenstreams]]}}

==Family==
===House Lannister===
{{Lannister_tree}}

===Descendants===
{{Frey tree Emmon Frey}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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{{S-ttl|title=Lady consort of [[Riverrun]]|years={{Date|300|+}}}}
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Selyse Florent

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{{Infobox character
| arms1 = Florent
| arms2 = Baratheon
| arms3 = Baratheon of Dragonstone
| title = Lady
| firstname = Selyse
| lastname = Florent
| image = [[File:Selyse Florent by Daria Tuzova.png|300px]]
| image_caption = by Daria Tuzova ©
| Alias = Selyse Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|53}}
| Title = Lady of [[Dragonstone]] Queen Lady of [[Storm's End]] [[Light of the North]]
| Allegiance = [[House Florent]] [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Ryam Florent]]
| Mother =
| Spouse = [[Stannis Baratheon]]
| Issue = [[Shireen Baratheon]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Brightwater Keep]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Selyse Florent}}
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
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| Played_by = Sarah MacKeever (Season 2) [[w:Tara Fitzgerald|Tara Fitzgerald]] (Season 3 - 5)
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]]
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'''Selyse Florent''', also known as '''Selyse Baratheon''',{{Ref|ADWD|53}} is a noblewoman of [[House Florent]] and a niece of [[Alester Florent]], [[Lord of Brightwater Keep]]. She is the wife of [[Stannis Baratheon]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], and together they have one daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Selyse is portrayed by Sarah MacKeever (Season 2) and [[w:Tara Fitzgerald|Tara Fitzgerald]] (Seasons 3 - 5).

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Selyse Florent|Images of Selyse Florent]]''
Selyse is as tall as her husband, [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Pinched and hard,{{Ref|ASOS|54}} she is thin of body and face, with pale eyes, a sharp nose, and the [[House Florent|Florent]] trait of too-large ears.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Selyse has thin lips,{{ref|ADWD|49}} and hair grows on her upper lip despite her plucking it daily.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Her smile can be thin{{ref|ADWD|69}} or as bright and brittle as her jewelry.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Her mouth is stern and her voice a whip.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ASOS|54}} Selyse is not considered a particularly attractive woman.{{ref|ACOK|15}}

Selyse and Stannis have a loveless marriage, and the two have little patience for each other. They have one daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], a sad little girl bearing a disfigurement from [[greyscale]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Selyse is a haughty and cold woman, but she is protective of her daughter.{{ref|ADWD|44}}{{ref|ADWD|69}}

Selyse enjoys sewing.{{ref|ADWD|53}} She wears [[Gemstone|jewels]]{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} and an ermine mantle.{{Ref|ADWD|50}}

==History==
Selyse married Stannis in either {{Date|286}} or {{Date|287}}.<ref>See the calculation for ''[[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Stannis Baratheons wedding to Selyse Florent|Stannis Baratheon's wedding to Selyse Florent]]''</ref> During their wedding Stannis's elder brother, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], deflowered [[Delena Florent]], a cousin of Selyse, in the bed made for the newlyweds. Delena became pregnant and gave birth to a boy, [[Edric Storm]].{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

Stannis is not fond of his wife.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} They sleep together only once or two a year,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} and despite their hopes they have only a daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]];{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Selyse believes that Edric's existence has cursed them to have no sons.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} Stannis rarely sends letters from [[King's Landing]] to his wife at [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Some years before the start of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Lord [[Varys]] informed Robert's [[small council]] that Selyse had taken up with a [[red priest]]ess, [[Melisandre]] of [[Asshai]], in [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent by Chillyravenart.jpg|350px|thumb|Selyse and Stannis Baratheon, by Chillyravenart ©]]
When [[Melisandre]] attached herself to [[Stannis Baratheon]], Selyse became her most fervent supporter and immediately took to worshiping [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light. Selyse's uncle, Ser [[Axell Florent]], soon converts as well.{{Ref|ADWD|44}}

Selyse becomes Stannis's queen after he claims the [[Iron Throne]]. Within the ranks of those who follow Stannis, those who believe in R'hllor are named [[queen's men]] after Selyse.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} Selyse's crown matches that of Stannis, red gold with points in the shape of flames.{{Ref|ADWD|44}} Selyse tells Stannis that the [[red comet]] is the banner of R'hllor and a sign for her husband.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} When Stannis hosts a feast for his supporters, Selyse commands Maester [[Cressen]] to wear the helm of the fool [[Patchface]]{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Selyse prays when [[Melisandre]] burns the statues of the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]] taken from Dragonstone's [[sept]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}

In order to discredit Stannis, the [[small council]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] spreads rumors that the father of Selyse's daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], is not Stannis, but instead Patchface.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}

When Stannis sails for [[Storm's End]], he leaves Selyse and Axell on Dragonstone.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} Selyse's influence on her husband becomes greater after [[Renly Baratheon]] is [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|killed at Storm's End]] and Selyse's family from [[House Florent]] go over to Stannis. Selyse's brother, Ser [[Imry Florent]], leads [[royal fleet|Stannis's fleet]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}} Their hopes are shattered when the fleet is destroyed during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}}{{ref|ACOK|59}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
After the Battle of the Blackwater and the subsequent flight by Stannis's forces to [[Dragonstone]], Stannis remains enclosed in the [[Stone Drum]], unwilling to speak with anyone. Selyse, with the help of her uncle, Lord [[Alester Florent]], now the [[Hand of the King]], holds court during Stannis's self-imposed silence.{{Ref|ASOS|10}} Alester is later imprisoned for treason, however.{{Ref|ASOS|25}}

The queen prays at the [[nightfires]]s of [[Melisandre]].{{ref|ASOS|63}} Selyse tries to help Melisandre persuade Stannis to sacrifice [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s bastard, [[Edric Storm]]. The sacrifice of Edric would supposedly wake the stone dragon statue on Dragonstone. [[Davos Seaworth]], Stannis's new Hand, prevents this and has the boy shipped off to the [[Free Cities]].{{Ref|ASOS|63}}

Davos advises that the real enemy is in the [[north]], based on a letter from Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] of the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ASOS|63}} Stannis agrees and travels with Selyse and most of his remaining army to the [[Wall]]. Selyse and Shireen remain at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] while Stannis travels west to [[battle beneath the Wall|save Castle Black]] from the invading [[wildlings]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Selyse remains at Eastwatch while Stannis is at [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Owen William Weber selyse baratheon.jpg|thumb|350px|Selyse at the [[Wall]], by Owen William Weber © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Selyse holds a feast for [[Salladhor Saan]] and his captains before they sail south from Eastwatch for [[White Harbor]].{{ref|ADWD|15}} Selyse becomes unhappy with her accommodations at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] and her treatment by its commander, [[Cotter Pyke]]. She demands that she be allowed to move into the [[Nightfort]] that was to be given to Stannis when repaired.{{ref|ADWD|39}} Selyse's uncle, Ser [[Axell Florent]], begins styling himself the [[Queen's Hand]].{{ref|ADWD|39}}

When it is found that the Nightfort is habitable, Selyse leaves Eastwatch for Castle Black with [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], [[Patchface]], [[Tycho Nestoris]], and serving girls and lady companions. The fifty [[queen's men]] who accompany her include [[knight]]s, [[sworn sword]]s, and [[men-at-arms]], with [[Narbert Grandison]], [[Benethon Scales]], [[Brus Buckler]], [[Patrek of King's Mountain]], [[Dorden the Dour]], [[Malegorn of Redpool]], [[Lambert Whitewater]], and [[Perkin Follard]] having places of honor by her side. Selyse is given the royal chamber in the [[King's Tower]] of Castle Black. Selyse and her knights are disgusted by [[Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun]], but Shireen is fascinated by the [[giant]].{{Ref|ADWD|44}} Selyse is also made anxious by [[Ghost]], the [[direwolf]] of [[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ADWD|53}}

During the [[wedding of Sigorn and Alys Karstark]], Selyse reverently stares into Melisandre's fire and joins the [[red priest]]ess's prayers. Axell leads a toast to Stannis, Selyse, and R'hllor during the wedding feast, and in-between courses he leads his niece to the floor to begin the dancing.{{Ref|ADWD|49}}
Selyse is cold toward [[Val]] when the so-called wildling princess tells her that the [[free folk]] will not kneel to Stannis or accept R'hllor. Val expresses her concern about Shireen's [[greyscale]] to Jon.{{ref|ADWD|53}}

Selyse disapproves of Lord Commander Snow's plan to send a [[ranging]] to rescue wildlings at [[Hardhome]].{{ref|ADWD|69}} [[Tormund]] laughs at Selyse always surrounding herself with guards.{{ref|ADWD|69}}

Selyse arranges the weddings of [[Gerrick Kingsblood]]'s three daughters to Axell, Ser [[Brus Buckler]], and Ser [[Malegorn of Redpool]]. She claims that Gerrick is the true [[King of the Wildlings]], descended in an unbroken male line from [[Raymun Redbeard]], a great [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]. However, Tormund states Gerrick is descended from Raymun Redbeard's younger brother, the [[Red Raven (free folk)|Red Raven]], instead of the king, and that kingship among the free folk is not hereditary. Selyse also wants Val to marry Ser Patrek, but is rebuffed.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

Jon receives [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] from [[Ramsay Snow]] which claims that Stannis has been killed in battle. Ramsay demands that Jon relinquish Selyse, Shireen, and Melisandre.{{ref|ADWD|69}} Narbert and Benethon attend Jon's speech in the [[Shieldhall]], but Selyse herself does not. Patrek is killed by Wun Wun outside [[Hardin's Tower]] while trying to get to Val, and Jon is attacked in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]].{{ref|ADWD|69}}

==Quotes by Selyse==
[[File:Selyse Florent Baratheon1.jpg‎‎|Selyse Florent Baratheon by Paul Phillips ©|thumb|250px]]
{{Quote|'''Melisandre''': [[R'hllor]] chooses such instruments as he requires. His ways are mysterious, but no man may withstand his fiery will. 
'''Selyse''': No man may withstand him! 
'''Stannis''': Be quiet, woman. You are not at a [[nightfire]] now.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}|[[Melisandre]], Selyse, and [[Stannis Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Selyse''': [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] and [[Delena Florent|Delena]] defiled our bed and laid a curse upon our union. [[Edric Storm|This boy]] is the foul fruit of their fornications. Lift his shadow from my womb and I will bear you many trueborn sons, I know it. He is only one boy, born of your brother's lust and my cousin's shame. 
'''Stannis''': He is mine own blood. Stop clutching me, woman.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}|Selyse and [[Stannis Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|We are done with [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea|Eastwatch]]. We did not like it there. A queen should be mistress beneath her own roof. We found your [[Cotter Pyke]] to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.{{Ref|ADWD|44}}|Selyse to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jon''': Your Grace, they are starving at [[Hardhome]] by the thousands. Many are women— 
'''Selyse''': —and children, yes. Very sad. We are sorry for the little ones, of course, but we must be sensible. We have no food for them, and they are too young to help the king [[Stannis Baratheon|my husband]] in his wars. Better that they be [[R'hllor|reborn into the light]].{{Ref|ADWD|69}}|[[Jon Snow]] and Selyse}}

==Quotes about Selyse==
{{Quote|[[Melisandre|The red woman]] had won her, heart and soul, turning her from the gods of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], both [[old gods|old]] and [[Faith of the Seven|new]], to worship the one they called the [[R'hllor|Lord of Light]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Petyr''': Ser [[Axell Florent|Axell]] might serve for [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen's]] father, but in my experience, the more bizarre and shocking a tale the more apt it is to be repeated. [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] keeps an especially grotesque [[fool]], a lackwit with a [[tattoo]]ed face. 
'''Pycelle''': Surely you do not mean to suggest that Lady Selyse would bring a fool into her bed? 
'''Petyr''': You'd have to be a fool to want to bed Selyse Florent. Doubtless [[Patchface]] reminded her of Stannis. And the best lies contain within them nuggets of truth, enough to give a listener pause.{{Ref|ACOK|15|}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] and [[Pycelle]]}}

{{Quote|Lady [[Melisandre]] wore no crown, but every man there knew that she was [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s real queen, not the homely woman he had left to shiver at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{ref|ADWD|10}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Those flames on her crown are the warmest thing about her.{{Ref|ADWD|44}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|There must have been a blizzard the day she and [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] wed. Huddled beneath her ermine mantle and surrounded by her ladies, serving girls, and knights, the [[southron]] queen seemed a frail, pale, shrunken thing. A strained smile was frozen into place on her thin lips, but her eyes brimmed with reverence. She hates the cold but loves the flames. He had only to look at her to see that. A word from [[Melisandre]], and she would walk into the fire willingly, embrace it like a lover.{{Ref|ADWD|49}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|You lied about her beard. That one has more hair on her chin than I have between my legs.{{Ref|ADWD|53}}|[[Val]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|This queen never fails to disappoint.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Afraid of being carried off, is she? I hope you never said how big me member is, Jon Snow, that'd frighten any woman. I always wanted me one with a mustache.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}|[[Tormund]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Family==
{{Florent tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Selyse's name is once misspelled as "Selsye" in ''[[A Storm of Swords]]''.{{Ref|ASOS|5}}

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

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Bonifer Hasty

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{{Infobox character
| arms = Hasty
| title = Ser
| firstname = Bonnifer
| lastname = Hasty
| epithet = the Good
| image = Ser Bonifer Hasty TheMico.jpg
| image_caption = Bonnifer, by TheMico
| Alias = Bonifer the Good Baelor Butthole
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Castellan]] of [[Harrenhal]]
| Allegiance = [[House Hasty]] [[Holy Hundred]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Stormlander]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Stormlands]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Bonifer Hasty}}
| Date_of_Birth = or before {{Date|244}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Bonifer Hasty|Bonifer Hasty]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| Coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Bonifer Hasty''', also known as '''Bonifer the Good''',{{Ref|aCoK|65}}{{Ref|aCoK|Appendix}}{{Ref|aSoS|Appendix}} is an old [[landed knight]] from [[House Hasty]], and is the commander of the [[Holy Hundred]].

==Appearance and Character==
Bonifer is tall, thin, and known for his piety. Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] thinks Bonifer is a withered, solemn stork of a man, with a stern, sad face. Bonifer is prone to salting his speech with appeals to [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]].{{Ref|aFfC|27}}

==History==
In his youth, Ser Bonifer Hasty was a promising [[tourney]] [[knight]].{{Ref|aFfC|27}} He and Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]] were infatuated with one another prior to the princess's official [[betrothal]] to her brother, Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Bonifer Hasty}} According to Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], Bonifer once wore the princess's favor in a tourney in which he defeated all challengers to name Rhaella his [[queen of love and beauty]].{{Ref|aDwD|43}} Their love was ultimately a brief thing and could never have been otherwise, as Bonifer was of far too low birth to be considered as a suitor for a princess of the royal [[House Targaryen]]. When Rhaella married Aerys, the knight found solace in religion, finding only [[Maiden (the Seven)|the Maiden]] could replace Rhaella in his heart.{{Ref|aDwD|43}}

Not many today know of Bonifer's brief relationship with the late Queen Rhaella in their youths; Jaime Lannister only knows that something had happened to Bonifer, a defeat or a disgrace or a near brush with death, and that he stopped jousting afterwards, deciding it was an empty vanity.{{Ref|aFfC|27}} At one point Bonifer served under Lord [[Owen Merryweather]], a former [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Bonifer founded the [[Holy Hundred]], a group of one hundred pious men-at-arms.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Bonifer joins King [[Renly Baratheon]] at the beginning of the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|AWOIAF| Bonifer Hasty}} Upon Renly's [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|death at Storm's End]], he joins King [[Stannis Baratheon]]. Bonifer takes part in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], where he loses fourteen of his [[Holy Hundred]].{{Ref|affc|27}} He then submits to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{Ref|aCoK|65}}{{Ref|aSoS|appendix}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Bonifer and the [[Holy Hundred]] accompany Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] to take [[Riverrun]]. On the way, they stop at [[Harrenhal]], where Jaime announces that Bonifer will hold Harrenhal in the crown's name during the absence of [[Petyr Baelish]], [[Lord of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|aFfC|27}}

Jaime considers it probable that [[Orton Merryweather]] had convinced Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] to choose Bonifer as castellan of Harrenhal, as Bonifer had once served Orton's grandsire, Lord [[Owen Merryweather]]. Jaime also notes Bonifer hails from the [[stormlands]] and has neither any enemies to feud with nor any allies to reward along the [[Trident]], and he and his Holy Hundred have an excellent reputation for justice, sobriety, and discipline.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}

Jaime takes his supper in Harrenhal's Hunter's Hall with Bonifer. He thinks of Bonifer in jest as "Baelor Butthole", in a mocking reference to the pious King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]]. Bonifer tells Jaime he will not suffer [[Pia]] or [[Mountain's men|Gregor Clegane's men]] remaining at Harrenhal. Jaime obliges and takes Pia and the Mountain's men with him when he leaves.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
During her wedding procession in [[Meereen]], on her way to marry [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] takes [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s mind off things by telling her a bit about her mother, Rhaella. Barristan says Rhaella was once briefly smitten with a young [[landed knight]] from the [[stormlands]]. He tells her the knight put away his lance the day her mother wed her father, [[Aerys II Targaryen]], and become very pious. The knight's passion for Rhaella had no hope of fulfillment. Barristan chooses his words carefully and does not mention the name of the knight to Daenerys, and she does not ask for the identity of the knight who had fallen so deeply in love with her mother.{{Ref|aDwD|43}}

==Quotes by Bonifer==
{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Can you hold [[Harrenhal]] with just your [[Holy Hundred]]? 
'''Bonifer''': I anticipate no difficulty. [[Crone (the Seven)|The Crone]] will light our way, and [[Warrior (the Seven)|the Warrior]] will give strength to our arms.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Bonifer}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': [[Harrenhal|This castle]] has an ill repute, and one that's well deserved. It's said that [[Harren Hoare|Harren]] and his sons still walk the halls by night, afire. Those who look upon them burst into flame. 
'''Bonifer''': I fear no shade, ser. It is written in ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'' that spirits, [[wight]]s, and revenants cannot harm a pious man, so long as he is armored in [[Faith of the Seven|his faith]]. 
'''Jaime''': Then armor yourself in faith, by all means, but wear a suit of mail and plate as well.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Bonifer}}

{{Quote|Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|Bonifer to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Bonifer==
[[File: Bella Bergolts Rhaella Targaryen.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Rhaella Targaryen]] by Bella Bergolts]]
{{Quote|Ser Bonifer himself had been a promising [[knight]] in his youth, but [[Rhaella Targaryen|something]] had happened to him, a defeat or a disgrace or a near brush with death, and afterward he had decided that jousting was an empty vanity and put away his lance for good and all.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Jaime Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|His passion was impossible of course. A [[landed knight]] is no fit consort for [[Rhaella Targaryen|a princess]] of [[House Targaryen|royal blood]].{{Ref|ADWD|43}}|[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Benedict Broom

2024-10-08T11:52:14Z

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'''Benedict Broom''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Broom]], who serves as the master-at-arms at [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Andrik the Unsmiling

2024-10-08T11:51:52Z

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{{Infobox character
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| epithet = the Unsmiling
| nametemplate = title/firstname/epithet
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| image_caption = Andrik the Unsmiling, by [http://cloudninja9.deviantart.com/ cloudninja9]©
| Alias = Andrik the Unsmiling{{Ref|ACOK|37}}
| Title = [[Lord of Southshield]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| Allegiance = [[House Drumm]] [[House Greyjoy]]
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| Culture = [[ironborn]]
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Andrik the Unsmiling''' is an [[ironborn]] warrior serving Lord [[Dunstan Drumm]]{{Ref|ACOK|37}} and [[Balon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Andrik|Images of Andrik]]''
Andrik is described as having thick arms and being very big and powerful.{{Ref|AFFC|19}} According to singers, Andrik is the fiercest living ironborn warrior.{{Ref|ACOK|37}} The taciturn Andrik has a reputation for not smiling.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Andrik accompanies Lord [[Dunstan Drumm]] to the [[kingsmoot]] and is, along with [[Denys Drumm|Denys]] and [[Donnel Drumm]], one of Lord Drumm's champions during the [[choosing]]. [[Euron Greyjoy]] is chosen [[King of the Isles and the North|king]], however.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}

After the [[taking of the Shields]], Andrik is made Lord of [[Southshield]] by Euron. [[Victarion Greyjoy]] sees this as part of Euron's plan to buy or remove the supporters of his rivals.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The singers call Andrik best now. Andrik the Unsmiling, they name him. A giant of a man.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}|[[Dagmer]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Andrik the Unsmiling, a giant of a man with arms as thick as trees. It spoke well of [[Dunstan Drumm|the Drumm]] that such a man would stand for him.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}|thoughts of [[Aeron Greyjoy]]}}

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

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Amerei Frey

2024-10-08T11:51:34Z

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| arms2 = Lannister of Darry
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| lastname = Frey
| epithet = Gatehouse Ami
| image = [[File:Amerei frey.jpg|250px]]
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| Alias = Gatehouse Ami
| Title = [[Lord of Darry|Lady of Darry]]
| Allegiance = [[House Frey]] [[House Lannister of Darry]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Father = [[Merrett Frey]]
| Mother = [[Mariya Darry]]
| Spouse = 1st: Ser [[Pate of the Blue Fork]] 2nd: Lord [[Lancel Lannister]] (dissolved)
| Lover = Three grooms{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}
| Place_of_Birth = the [[Twins]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Amerei Frey}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|282}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Amerei Frey|Amerei Frey]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
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'''Amerei Frey''', called '''Ami''',{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} is a noblewoman of [[House Frey]] and the eldest daughter of [[Merrett Frey]] and [[Mariya Darry]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Her promiscuity has earned her the nickname '''Gatehouse Ami'''.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

==Appearance==
According to [[Jaime Lannister]], Amerei is attractive but has a pinched, chinless face. She has long legs, full breasts, and brown eyes.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

==History==
When she was young, Amerei was discovered in the stables having sex with three grooms at the same time. This led her parents to marry her to Ser [[Pate of the Blue Fork]], a [[hedge knight]] of humble beginnings. Pate's cousin, [[Tom of Sevenstreams]], sang at the wedding.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Amerei's husband, [[Pate of the Blue Fork|Pate]], is slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]],{{Ref|AFFC|30}} making her a widow.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Amerei is among the Frey women presented to [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], when he comes to the [[Twins]] for Lord [[Edmure Tully]]'s [[Red Wedding|wedding]].{{Ref|ASOS|49}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] has his son [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]], the new [[House Lannister of Darry|Lord of Darry]], marry Ami to ease the change of allegiance after the [[Red Wedding]]. This allows Lancel to strengthen his claim on the [[House Darry|Darry lands]], since Ami's mother, [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]], is a [[House Darry|Darry]]. However, Lancel, having discovered a devout piety to the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], shows interest in neither his wife nor his lands.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s knights visit [[Darry|Castle Darry]], Amerei hosts a feast in their honor. She sobs that [[Brotherhood without banners|outlaws]] murdered her father, [[Merrett Frey]]. Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]], the commander of Darry's new garrison, has promised to bring Amerei the head of the leader of the outlaws, Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]]. She also charms Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]] into agreeing to hunt the outlaws near her lands after the resolution of the [[siege of Riverrun]]. When Jaime warns Lancel that Ami is interested in Harwyn, Lancel explains he intends to renounce his lordship over Darry and his unconsummated marriage with Amerei.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

During the siege of Riverrun, Ser [[Daven Lannister]] conjectures that Ami slept with [[Walder Frey (son of Ryman)|Black Walder Frey]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}} [[Genna Lannister]] thinks Lancel's brother, [[Martyn Lannister]], could marry Ami.{{Ref|AFFC|3}}

==Quotes by Amerei==
{{Quote|'''Lyle''': You have my word, once [[siege of Riverrun|Riverrun]] has fallen I shall return to hunt down the [[Hound]] and kill him for you. Dogs do not frighten me. 
'''Amerei''': You are a [[true knight]], Ser Lyle, to help a lady in distress.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}|[[Lyle Crakehall]] and Amerei}}

==Quotes about Amerei==
{{Quote|'''Cersei''': And you are to be wed as well. 
'''Lancel''': A [[House Frey|Frey]] girl, and not of my choosing. She is not even maiden. A widow, of [[House Darry|Darry]] blood. [[Kevan Lannister|My father]] says that will help me with the peasants, but the peasants are all dead.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Lancel Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': [[House Lannister|A lion]] shouldn't have horns. You took the girl to wife. 
'''Lancel''': I said some words and gave her a red cloak, but only to please [[Kevan Lannister|Father]]. Marriage requires consummation.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Lancel Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': I saw [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel's]] bride at [[Darry]]. 
'''Daven''': Gatehouse Ami, gods be good. I couldn't believe that Lancel picked that one. What's wrong with that boy? 
'''Jaime''': He's grown pious, but it wasn't him who did the picking. Lady Amerei's [[Mariya Darry|mother is a Darry]]. [[Kevan Lannister|Our uncle]] thought she'd help Lancel win the Darry smallfolk. 
'''Daven''': How, by fucking them? You know why they call her Gatehouse Ami? She raises her portcullis for every [[knight]] who happens by. Lancel had best find an [[armorer]] to make him a horned helm.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Daven Lannister]]}}

==Family==
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==References==
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Alysanne Bulwer

2024-10-08T11:51:22Z

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| title = Lady
| firstname = Alysanne
| lastname = Bulwer
| image =
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| Alias =
| Title = [[Lord of Blackcrown|Lady of Blackcrown]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
| Allegiance = [[House Bulwer]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Jon Bulwer]]
| Mother = [[Victaria Tyrell]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|291}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alysanne Bulwer|Alysanne Bulwer]] calculation.''</ref>
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'''Alysanne Bulwer''' is the Lady of [[Blackcrown]] and the head of [[House Bulwer]]. She may have a [[Lady Bulwer's brother|brother]].{{Ref|AFFC|28}}

==History==
Born in {{Date|291}},<ref name=Calculation/> Alysanne is the daughter of Lord [[Jon Bulwer]] and Lady [[Victaria Tyrell]], and she is a distant cousin of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]. She succeeded her father after he died of summer fever.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Alysanne is a [[Handmaid|lady attendant]] of [[Margaery Tyrell]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lady Alysanne and Queen Margaery play [[come-into-my-castle]] together. It is one of the things Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] claims is preventing him from seducing Margaery.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

==Family==
{{Bulwer tree}}

==References==
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Robert Arryn

2024-10-08T11:50:28Z

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{{For|the king|Robin Arryn}}
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| title = Lord
| firstname = Robert
| lastname = Arryn
| epithet = Sweetrobin
| image = [[Image:Robert Arryn.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Robert Arryn, by Amok ©
| Alias = True Warden of the East{{Ref|AGOT|34}} Sweetrobin{{Ref|AFFC|10}}
| Title = [[Lord of the Eyrie]] [[Defender of the Vale]] [[Warden of the East]]
| Allegiance = [[House Arryn]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Vale of Arryn|Valemen]]
| Father = [[Jon Arryn]]
| Mother = [[Lysa Tully]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|292}} (age 8)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Robert Arryn|Robert Arryn]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:Lino Facioli|Lino Facioli]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|8]]
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'''Robert Arryn''', also known as '''Sweetrobin''',{{Ref|AFFC|10}} is the only son of Lord [[Jon Arryn]] and Lady [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa Tully]]. He is [[named after]] King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Robert is the new head of [[House Arryn]], Lord of the [[Eyrie]], Defender of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], and [[Warden of the East]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' the character is named '''Robin Arryn''' to prevent confusion with the king, and he is portrayed by [[List of actors of Game of Thrones#Lino Facioli, Robin Arryn|Lino Facioli]].<ref name=HBO/>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Robert Arryn|l1=Images of Robert Arryn}}
Robert is six years old but small and painfully thin for his age. He is pale with brown hair and big eyes{{ref|AGOT|34}} that are runny.{{Ref|ASOS|80}} Robert has spindly arms and legs, a soft concave chest, a little belly,{{ref|AFFC|41}} and his skin is splotchy.{{ref|ASOS|80}}

Young Robert is spoiled and whiny, prone to crying when his dolls are taken away{{ref|AGOT|34}} or damaged.{{ref|ASOS|80}} He enjoys puppetry shows,{{ref|AGOT|40}} as well as songs and stories about animals{{ref|ASOS|68}} and the [[Winged Knight]].{{ref|AFFC|41}} Robert likes to play [[come-into-my-castle]], [[hopfrog]], and [[spin-the-sword]], although the court of the [[Eyrie]] allows him to win.{{ref|ASOS|68}} He enjoys being told how strong he is, but does not know how to ride.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

Robert is afflicted with a [[shaking sickness|disease]] that causes frequent seizures. Maester [[Colemon]] bleeds him with leeches{{ref|ASOS|80}}{{ref|AFFC|23}} and administers [[dreamwine]] and [[milk of the poppy]] to help Robert sleep.{{ref|AFFC|23}} [[Sweetmilk]] helps Robert with shaking, but Colemon is cautious because continuous use of [[sweetsleep]] has an increasing level of toxicity.{{ref|AFFC|41}} He is intellectually and physically stunted, and is not weaned from his mother's breast.{{ref|AGOT|34}} Because Robert is delicate, [[Lysa Arryn]] keeps a [[whipping boy]] at the Eyrie.{{ref|ASOS|80}} Robert is distrustful of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]].{{ref|AFFC|23}}

For formal occasions Robert dons a doublet of cream and blue,{{ref|AFFC|23}} while in cold weather he wears sky-blue velvet, a chain of gold and sapphires, and a white bearskin cloak.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

==History==
Robert has been sickly all his days.{{ref|AGOT|34}} Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] calls him cruel names and once slapped Robert with a wooden sword.{{ref|ASOS|68}} The boy was brought to the [[Vale of Arryn]] from [[King's Landing]] at the age of six.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Robert became [[Defender of the Vale]] upon the death of his father, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], but does not receive his father's title of [[Warden of the East]], as King [[Robert I Baratheon]] grants it instead to Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|AGOT|12}} The court at the [[Eyrie]] instead refers to Robert Arryn as the True Warden of the East.{{ref|AGOT|34}}

Before his ascension, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offered to take young Robert as his ward, something he had never offered to anyone else. Lord [[Eddard Stark]] suspects Tywin made this offer in order to seize Robert Arryn as a hostage. King Robert planned to accept the offer but Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] fled from [[King's Landing]] to the Vale with her son to avoid this.{{ref|AGOT|4}}

Robert's mother, Lady Lysa, rules the Vale as [[regent]] in his name, but makes no effort to school him in the governance of his realm. He presides over the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] for the attempted murder of [[Bran Stark]]. He is upset when [[Bronn]] defeats Ser [[Vardis Egen]] in Tyrion's [[trial by combat]] as he wanted to "make him fly" through the [[Moon Door]].{{ref|AGOT|40}} Lysa refuses the offer of her sister, [[Catelyn Stark]], to foster Robert at [[Winterfell]] for a few years.{{ref|AGOT|55}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Tywin, the [[Hand of the King]], agrees to restores the title of [[Warden of the East]] to [[House Arryn]], in return for [[Petyr Baelish]] marrying Robert's widowed mother, Lysa, and bringing the Vale to the king's peace.{{ref|ASOS|19}} [[Marillion]] sings Robert to sleep each night.{{ref|ASOS|80}}

Following the death of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] at his [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]], Petyr smuggles [[Sansa Stark]] to the [[Fingers]], where he marries Lysa. Lady Arryn tells Sansa that she intends to marry her to Robert once Sansa's husband, [[Tyrion Lannister]], is executed for Joffrey's murder.{{ref|AGOT|68}}

In the [[godswood of the Eyrie]], Robert uses his doll to destroy the snow castle replica of [[Winterfell]] made by his cousin, Sansa, in her guise of Alayne Stone. When Sansa rips the doll, Robert has a fit and is taken away by Maester [[Colemon]]. After an altercation between Sansa and Lysa, Petyr pushes Lysa through the [[Moon Door]] and blames Marillion.{{ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Upon the death of Robert's mother, [[Petyr Baelish]] assumes the position of [[Lord Protector of the Vale]], claiming the rule of the [[Vale of Arryn]] and the guardianship of Lord Robert through his brief marriage to Lysa.{{ref|AFFC|10}} Robert has become even more emotional and unstable after his mother's death, and has become highly attached to Alayne, who has taken on a surrogate maternal role with regards to him. Robert states he is unable to sleep because of the singing of the maimed Marillion.{{ref|AFFC|10}} At Petyr's suggestion, Maester Colemon has been using [[sweetsleep]] to treat Robert's seizures, although he is also worried about the potentially fatal side-effects of using it too often.{{Ref|AFFC|41}} Robert is now fearful of blades, so Petyr allows the boy's fine hair to grow as long as a girl's.{{ref|AFFC|41}} Robert becomes fond of lemoncakes, possibly because they are a favorite treat of Alayne.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

Seated on the [[weirwood]] throne, Robert hosts Lord [[Nestor Royce]]. When Sansa, disguised as Alayne Stone, tells Nestor that Lysa had been killed by Marillion, Robert has another fit. Ser [[Lothor Brune]] is kicked in the face during the boy's spasms.{{ref|AFFC|10}}

Several of the more prominent nobles of the Vale sign a declaration to oust Petyr from the [[Eyrie]] and assume the rearing and training of Robert, calling themselves the [[Lords Declarant]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|23}} When they come to the Eyrie, Robert objects to the arrival of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]] and flings his porridge, which strikes Colemon.{{ref|AFFC|23}} The Lords Declarant want Robert to be fostered with Lord [[Yohn Royce]] at [[Runestone]], where Robert can be taught by Ser [[Samwell Stone]] and Septon [[Lucos]], healed by Maester [[Helliweg]], and befriended by his cousin, [[Harrold Hardyng]].{{ref|AFFC|23}} Petyr convinces his rivals to grant him a year, however, and Robert later is a gracious host to [[Benedar Belmore]], [[Gilwood Hunter]], [[Horton Redfort]], [[Symond Templeton]], and [[Anya Waynwood]].{{ref|AFFC|23}}

Petyr invites [[Gyles Grafton]] and [[Terrance Lynderly]] to be companions and squires for Robert.{{ref|AFFC|23}}{{ref|AFFC|41}} With the approach of winter, the Arryn court descends from the Eyrie to the [[Gates of the Moon]]. Sansa and [[Mya Stone]] help the scared Robert down the [[Giant's Lance]]. Once at the Gates of the Moon, however, Petyr tells Sansa he intends to marry her to Harry the Heir once the sickly Robert inevitably dies.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Robert immediately approves of [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone's]] suggestion he be protected by an order inspired by his hero, the [[Winged Knight]], with a [[tourney]] choosing the eight members of the new [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]]. Robert tells Alayne he wants to marry her, but she says he cannot as she is baseborn. Robert dislikes his cousin, Ser [[Harrold Hardyng]], thinking they are waiting for him to die so Harry the Heir can take over the Eyrie.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==Conflicting accounts about plans for fostering Robert==
In the early books, various characters give conflicting accounts on whether Robert was meant to be [[fostered]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]] at [[Dragonstone]] or instead by [[House Lannister]] at [[Casterly Rock]], suggesting some change of plans linked to his father's death.

*King [[Robert I Baratheon]] wanted to give Robert Arryn to be fostered by [[Tywin Lannister]] at Casterly Rock. [[Lysa Arryn]] refused and fled [[King's Landing]] hurriedly, going back to the [[Eyrie]] with her son.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}

*Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] seems to believe that [[Jon Arryn]] also wanted Tywin to foster Robert, and states that Lysa fled to the Eyrie with her son.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}

*A potboy that used to work for Jon believes though that shortly before his death Lord Arryn was planning for Stannis to foster Robert at Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

*Ser [[Brynden Tully]] believes that arrangements were made for Robert to be raised in Casterly Rock and makes no mention of Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}

*Maester [[Colemon]] agrees with the version that claims Dragonstone for Robert's fostering and insists that it is so, despite hearing a conflicting history from Lysa, by way of [[Catelyn Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

*Lord [[Walder Frey]] insists that Jon had made arrangements to raise Robert at Dragonstone and not Casterly Rock.{{Ref|AGOT|59}} Catelyn grows uneasy at having that statement reinforced once again, all the more so because Walder affirms that Lysa was well aware of those plans, albeit strongly opposed to them as well.{{Ref|AGOT|59}} If Walder is saying the truth, then Lysa lied to her (and presumably to Brynden the Blackfish as well).

*Stannis confirms that Jon had asked him to foster Robert at Dragonstone.{{ref|ACOK|0}}

*Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] informs [[Tyrion Lannister]] that Jon was sending his wife back to the Eyrie and his son to be fostered on Dragonstone.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

*Lysa eventually admits to knowing both of Jon's desire to send Robert to Dragonstone and of King Robert Baratheon's plans to send him to Casterly Rock; she seems to believe that the latter is motivated by a request from Cersei.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

As the history stands at the end of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', it would seem that Lord [[Jon Arryn]] planned to send Robert to [[Dragonstone]] to protect him from his enemies, but Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] found out and convinced King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to interfere and send young Robert to [[Casterly Rock]] instead. The main evidence is Cersei's conversation with Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[First Keep]].{{Ref|AGOT|8}} It would seem that Jaime is unaware of the original Dragonstone plans.

==Quotes by Robert==
[[File:488507-robert arryn large.jpg|thumb|Lino Facioli and Kate Dickie as Robin and [[Lysa Arryn]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|The [[Tyrion Lannister|bad little man]]. Mother, can I [[Moon Door|make him fly]]? I want to see him fly.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}|Robert to [[Lysa Arryn]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robert''': It wasn't me, it was a giant hurt the castle. [[Sansa Stark|She]] killed him! I hate her! She's a [[bastard]] and I hate her! I don't want to be leeched! 
'''Colemon''': My lord, your blood needs thinning. It is the bad blood that makes you angry, and the rage that brings on the shaking.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}|Robert and [[Colemon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Alayne''': [[Mya Stone|Mya]] will keep the mules from biting, and I'll be riding just behind you. I'm only a girl, not as brave or strong as you. If I can do it, I know you can, Sweetrobin. 
'''Robert''': I could do it, but I don't choose to. Tell Mya I am going to stay abed. Perhaps I will come down on the morrow, if I feel better. Today is too cold out, and my head hurts. You can have some [[sweetmilk]] too, and I'll tell [[Gretchel]] to bring us some honeycombs to eat. We'll sleep and kiss and play games, and you can read me about the [[Winged Knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] and Robert}}

{{Quote|'''Myranda''': My lord, you've grown so big! 
'''Robert''': Have I? 
'''Myranda''': You will be taller than me soon.{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Myranda Royce]] and Robert}}

{{Quote|'''Alayne''': Sweetrobin, I'm scared. Hold my hand, and help me get across. I know '''you're''' not scared. 
'''Robert''': I'm not? 
'''Alayne''': Not you. You're my winged knight, Ser Sweetrobin. 
'''Robert''': The [[Winged Knight]] could fly. 
'''Alayne''': Higher than [[Mountains of the Moon|the mountains]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] and Robert}}

==Quotes about Robert==
{{Quote|Lord Robert. Six years old, sickly, and prone to weep if you take his dolls away. [[Jon Arryn]]'s trueborn heir, by all the gods, yet there are some who say he is too weak to sit his father's seat.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}|[[Brynden Tully]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Isn't he beautiful? And strong too, don't you believe the things you hear. Jon knew. The seed is strong, he told me. His last words. He kept saying Robert's name, and he grabbed my arm so hard he left marks. Tell them, the seed is strong. His seed. He wanted everyone to know what a good strong boy my baby was going to be.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}|[[Lysa Arryn]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The boy is utterly without discipline. He will never be strong enough to rule unless he is taken away from [[Lysa Arryn|his mother]] for a time.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Rodrik Cassel]]}}

{{Quote|The boy is weak and sickly.{{Ref|ACOK|0}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|Arryn won't live long enough to breed.{{Ref|affc|33}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Genna Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|No matter what you offered him, Robert always wanted more.{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Petyr''': So tell me, sweetling—why is [[Harrold Hardyng|Harry]] the Heir? 
'''Alayne''': He is not [[Anya Waynwood|Lady Waynwood]]'s heir. He's Robert's heir. If Robert were to die ... 
'''Petyr''': '''When''' Robert dies. Our poor brave Sweetrobin is such a sickly boy, it is only a matter of time.{{Ref|affc|41}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

==Family==
{{Arryn tree}}

==References==
{{EnWP|House Arryn|small=yes}}
{{References|refs=
<ref name=HBO>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{WoW|Robin Arryn}}

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Robert Arryn

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{{For|the king|Robin Arryn}}
{{Infobox character
| arms = Arryn
| title = Lord
| firstname = Robert
| lastname = Arryn
| epithet = Sweetrobin
| image = [[Image:Robert Arryn.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Robert Arryn, by Amok ©
| Alias = True Warden of the East{{Ref|AGOT|34}} Sweetrobin{{Ref|AFFC|10}}
| Title = [[Lord of the Eyrie]] [[Defender of the Vale]] [[Warden of the East]]
| Allegiance = [[House Arryn]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Vale of Arryn|Valemen]]
| Father = [[Jon Arryn]]
| Mother = [[Lysa Tully]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|292}} (age 8)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Robert Arryn|Robert Arryn]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:Lino Facioli|Lino Facioli]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|8]]
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'''Robert Arryn''', also known as '''Sweetrobin''',{{Ref|AFFC|10}} is the only son of Lord [[Jon Arryn]] and Lady [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa Tully]]. He is [[named after]] King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Robert is the new head of [[House Arryn]], Lord of the [[Eyrie]], Defender of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], and [[Warden of the East]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' the character is named '''Robin Arryn''' to prevent confusion with the king, and he is portrayed by [[List of actors of Game of Thrones#Lino Facioli, Robin Arryn|Lino Facioli]].<ref name=HBO/>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Robert Arryn|l1=Images of Robert Arryn}}
Robert is six years old but small and painfully thin for his age. He is pale with brown hair and big eyes{{ref|AGOT|34}} that are runny.{{Ref|ASOS|80}} Robert has spindly arms and legs, a soft concave chest, a little belly,{{ref|AFFC|41}} and his skin is splotchy.{{ref|ASOS|80}}

Young Robert is spoiled and whiny, prone to crying when his dolls are taken away{{ref|AGOT|34}} or damaged.{{ref|ASOS|80}} He enjoys puppetry shows,{{ref|AGOT|40}} as well as songs and stories about animals{{ref|ASOS|68}} and the [[Winged Knight]].{{ref|AFFC|41}} Robert likes to play [[come-into-my-castle]], [[hopfrog]], and [[spin-the-sword]], although the court of the [[Eyrie]] allows him to win.{{ref|ASOS|68}} He enjoys being told how strong he is, but does not know how to ride.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

Robert is afflicted with a [[shaking sickness|disease]] that causes frequent seizures. Maester [[Colemon]] bleeds him with leeches{{ref|ASOS|80}}{{ref|AFFC|23}} and administers [[dreamwine]] and [[milk of the poppy]] to help Robert sleep.{{ref|AFFC|23}} [[Sweetmilk]] helps Robert with shaking, but Colemon is cautious because continuous use of [[sweetsleep]] has an increasing level of toxicity.{{ref|AFFC|41}} He is intellectually and physically stunted, and is not weaned from his mother's breast.{{ref|AGOT|34}} Because Robert is delicate, [[Lysa Arryn]] keeps a [[whipping boy]] at the Eyrie.{{ref|ASOS|80}} Robert is distrustful of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]].{{ref|AFFC|23}}

For formal occasions Robert dons a doublet of cream and blue,{{ref|AFFC|23}} while in cold weather he wears sky-blue velvet, a chain of gold and sapphires, and a white bearskin cloak.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

==History==
Robert has been sickly all his days.{{ref|AGOT|34}} Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] calls him cruel names and once slapped Robert with a wooden sword.{{ref|ASOS|68}} The boy was brought to the [[Vale of Arryn]] from [[King's Landing]] at the age of six.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Robert became [[Defender of the Vale]] upon the death of his father, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], but does not receive his father's title of [[Warden of the East]], as King [[Robert I Baratheon]] grants it instead to Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|AGOT|12}} The court at the [[Eyrie]] instead refers to Robert Arryn as the True Warden of the East.{{ref|AGOT|34}}

Before his ascension, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offered to take young Robert as his ward, something he had never offered to anyone else. Lord [[Eddard Stark]] suspects Tywin made this offer in order to seize Robert Arryn as a hostage. King Robert planned to accept the offer but Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] fled from [[King's Landing]] to the Vale with her son to avoid this.{{ref|AGOT|4}}

Robert's mother, Lady Lysa, rules the Vale as [[regent]] in his name, but makes no effort to school him in the governance of his realm. He presides over the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] for the attempted murder of [[Bran Stark]]. He is upset when [[Bronn]] defeats Ser [[Vardis Egen]] in Tyrion's [[trial by combat]] as he wanted to "make him fly" through the [[Moon Door]].{{ref|AGOT|40}} Lysa refuses the offer of her sister, [[Catelyn Stark]], to foster Robert at [[Winterfell]] for a few years.{{ref|AGOT|55}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Tywin, the [[Hand of the King]], agrees to restores the title of [[Warden of the East]] to [[House Arryn]], in return for [[Petyr Baelish]] marrying Robert's widowed mother, Lysa, and bringing the Vale to the king's peace.{{ref|ASOS|19}} [[Marillion]] sings Robert to sleep each night.{{ref|ASOS|80}}

Following the death of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] at his [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]], Petyr smuggles [[Sansa Stark]] to the [[Fingers]], where he marries Lysa. Lady Arryn tells Sansa that she intends to marry her to Robert once Sansa's husband, [[Tyrion Lannister]], is executed for Joffrey's murder.{{ref|AGOT|68}}

In the [[godswood of the Eyrie]], Robert uses his doll to destroy the snow castle replica of [[Winterfell]] made by his cousin, Sansa, in her guise of Alayne Stone. When Sansa rips the doll, Robert has a fit and is taken away by Maester [[Colemon]]. After an altercation between Sansa and Lysa, Petyr pushes Lysa through the [[Moon Door]] and blames Marillion.{{ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Upon the death of Robert's mother, [[Petyr Baelish]] assumes the position of [[Lord Protector of the Vale]], claiming the rule of the [[Vale of Arryn]] and the guardianship of Lord Robert through his brief marriage to Lysa.{{ref|AFFC|10}} Robert has become even more emotional and unstable after his mother's death, and has become highly attached to Alayne, who has taken on a surrogate maternal role with regards to him. Robert states he is unable to sleep because of the singing of the maimed Marillion.{{ref|AFFC|10}} At Petyr's suggestion, Maester Colemon has been using [[sweetsleep]] to treat Robert's seizures, although he is also worried about the potentially fatal side-effects of using it too often.{{Ref|AFFC|41}} Robert is now fearful of blades, so Petyr allows the boy's fine hair to grow as long as a girl's.{{ref|AFFC|41}} Robert becomes fond of lemoncakes, possibly because they are a favorite treat of Alayne.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

Seated on the [[weirwood]] throne, Robert hosts Lord [[Nestor Royce]]. When Sansa, disguised as Alayne Stone, tells Nestor that Lysa had been killed by Marillion, Robert has another fit. Ser [[Lothor Brune]] is kicked in the face during the boy's spasms.{{ref|AFFC|10}}

Several of the more prominent nobles of the Vale sign a declaration to oust Petyr from the [[Eyrie]] and assume the rearing and training of Robert, calling themselves the [[Lords Declarant]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|23}} When they come to the Eyrie, Robert objects to the arrival of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]] and flings his porridge, which strikes Colemon.{{ref|AFFC|23}} The Lords Declarant want Robert to be fostered with Lord [[Yohn Royce]] at [[Runestone]], where Robert can be taught by Ser [[Samwell Stone]] and Septon [[Lucos]], healed by Maester [[Helliweg]], and befriended by his cousin, [[Harrold Hardyng]].{{ref|AFFC|23}} Petyr convinces his rivals to grant him a year, however, and Robert later is a gracious host to [[Benedar Belmore]], [[Gilwood Hunter]], [[Horton Redfort]], [[Symond Templeton]], and [[Anya Waynwood]].{{ref|AFFC|23}}

Petyr invites [[Gyles Grafton]] and [[Terrance Lynderly]] to be companions and squires for Robert.{{ref|AFFC|23}}{{ref|AFFC|41}} With the approach of winter, the Arryn court descends from the Eyrie to the [[Gates of the Moon]]. Sansa and [[Mya Stone]] help the scared Robert down the [[Giant's Lance]]. Once at the Gates of the Moon, however, Petyr tells Sansa he intends to marry her to Harry the Heir once the sickly Robert inevitably dies.{{ref|AFFC|41}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Robert immediately approves of [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone's]] suggestion he be protected by an order inspired by his hero, the [[Winged Knight]], with a [[tourney]] choosing the eight members of the new [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]]. Robert tells Alayne he wants to marry her, but she says he cannot as she is baseborn. Robert dislikes his cousin, Ser [[Harrold Hardyng]], thinking they are waiting for him to die so Harry the Heir can take over the Eyrie.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==Conflicting accounts about plans for fostering Robert==
In the early books, various characters give conflicting accounts on whether Robert was meant to be [[fostered]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]] at [[Dragonstone]] or instead by [[House Lannister]] at [[Casterly Rock]], suggesting some change of plans linked to his father's death.

*King [[Robert I Baratheon]] wanted to give Robert Arryn to be fostered by [[Tywin Lannister]] at Casterly Rock. [[Lysa Arryn]] refused and fled [[King's Landing]] hurriedly, going back to the [[Eyrie]] with her son.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}

*Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] seems to believe that [[Jon Arryn]] also wanted Tywin to foster Robert, and states that Lysa fled to the Eyrie with her son.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}

*A potboy that used to work for Jon believes though that shortly before his death Lord Arryn was planning for Stannis to foster Robert at Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

*Ser [[Brynden Tully]] believes that arrangements were made for Robert to be raised in Casterly Rock and makes no mention of Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}

*Maester [[Colemon]] agrees with the version that claims Dragonstone for Robert's fostering and insists that it is so, despite hearing a conflicting history from Lysa, by way of [[Catelyn Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

*Lord [[Walder Frey]] insists that Jon had made arrangements to raise Robert at Dragonstone and not Casterly Rock.{{Ref|AGOT|59}} Catelyn grows uneasy at having that statement reinforced once again, all the more so because Walder affirms that Lysa was well aware of those plans, albeit strongly opposed to them as well.{{Ref|AGOT|59}} If Walder is saying the truth, then Lysa lied to her (and presumably to Brynden the Blackfish as well).

*Stannis confirms that Jon had asked him to foster Robert at Dragonstone.{{ref|ACOK|0}}

*Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] informs [[Tyrion Lannister]] that Jon was sending his wife back to the Eyrie and his son to be fostered on Dragonstone.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

*Lysa eventually admits to knowing both of Jon's desire to send Robert to Dragonstone and of King Robert Baratheon's plans to send him to Casterly Rock; she seems to believe that the latter is motivated by a request from Cersei.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

As the history stands at the end of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', it would seem that Lord [[Jon Arryn]] planned to send Robert to [[Dragonstone]] to protect him from his enemies, but Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] found out and convinced King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to interfere and send young Robert to [[Casterly Rock]] instead. The main evidence is Cersei's conversation with Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[First Keep]].{{Ref|AGOT|8}} It would seem that Jaime is unaware of the original Dragonstone plans.

==Quotes by Robert==
[[File:488507-robert arryn large.jpg|thumb|Lino Facioli and Kate Dickie as Robin and [[Lysa Arryn]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|The [[Tyrion Lannister|bad little man]]. Mother, can I [[Moon Door|make him fly]]? I want to see him fly.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}|Robert to [[Lysa Arryn]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robert''': It wasn't me, it was a giant hurt the castle. [[Sansa Stark|She]] killed him! I hate her! She's a [[bastard]] and I hate her! I don't want to be leeched! 
'''Colemon''': My lord, your blood needs thinning. It is the bad blood that makes you angry, and the rage that brings on the shaking.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}|Robert and [[Colemon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Alayne''': [[Mya Stone|Mya]] will keep the mules from biting, and I'll be riding just behind you. I'm only a girl, not as brave or strong as you. If I can do it, I know you can, Sweetrobin. 
'''Robert''': I could do it, but I don't choose to. Tell Mya I am going to stay abed. Perhaps I will come down on the morrow, if I feel better. Today is too cold out, and my head hurts. You can have some [[sweetmilk]] too, and I'll tell [[Gretchel]] to bring us some honeycombs to eat. We'll sleep and kiss and play games, and you can read me about the [[Winged Knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] and Robert}}

{{Quote|'''Myranda''': My lord, you've grown so big! 
'''Robert''': Have I? 
'''Myranda''': You will be taller than me soon.{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Myranda Royce]] and Robert}}

{{Quote|'''Alayne''': Sweetrobin, I'm scared. Hold my hand, and help me get across. I know '''you're''' not scared. 
'''Robert''': I'm not? 
'''Alayne''': Not you. You're my winged knight, Ser Sweetrobin. 
'''Robert''': The [[Winged Knight]] could fly. 
'''Alayne''': Higher than [[Mountains of the Moon|the mountains]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] and Robert}}

==Quotes about Robert==
{{Quote|Lord Robert. Six years old, sickly, and prone to weep if you take his dolls away. [[Jon Arryn]]'s trueborn heir, by all the gods, yet there are some who say he is too weak to sit his father's seat.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}|[[Brynden Tully]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Isn't he beautiful? And strong too, don't you believe the things you hear. Jon knew. The seed is strong, he told me. His last words. He kept saying Robert's name, and he grabbed my arm so hard he left marks. Tell them, the seed is strong. His seed. He wanted everyone to know what a good strong boy my baby was going to be.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}|[[Lysa Arryn]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The boy is utterly without discipline. He will never be strong enough to rule unless he is taken away from [[Lysa Arryn|his mother]] for a time.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Rodrik Cassel]]}}

{{Quote|The boy is weak and sickly.{{Ref|ACOK|0}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|Arryn won't live long enough to breed.{{Ref|affc|33}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Genna Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|No matter what you offered him, Robert always wanted more.{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Petyr''': So tell me, sweetling—why is [[Harrold Hardyng|Harry]] the Heir? 
'''Alayne''': He is not [[Anya Waynwood|Lady Waynwood]]'s heir. He's Robert's heir. If Robert were to die ... 
'''Petyr''': '''When''' Robert dies. Our poor brave Sweetrobin is such a sickly boy, it is only a matter of time.{{Ref|affc|41}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

==Family==
{{Arryn tree}}

==References==
{{EnWP|House Arryn|small=yes}}
{{References|refs=
<ref name=HBO>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref>
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==External links==
*{{WoW|Robin Arryn}}

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Qyburn

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| arms2 = Brave Companions
| firstname = Qyburn
| image = [[Image:Qyburn.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Qyburn by Morgan King
| Alias = The Bloody Maester{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lord Qyburn{{Ref|AFFC|17}}
| Title = [[Maester]] (formerly) [[Master of whisperers]] (de facto)
| Allegiance = [[Citadel|The Citadel]] (formerly) [[Brave Companions]] (formerly) [[House Lannister]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westeros]]i
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Westeros]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Qyburn}}
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:Anton Lesser|Anton Lesser]]
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'''Qyburn''' is a former [[maester]] who has joined the [[Brave Companions]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Qyburn is portrayed by [[w:Anton Lesser|Anton Lesser]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Qyburn|Images of Qyburn]]''
Qyburn is tall, slightly stooped with crinkles around his blue{{Ref|aFfC|3}} or warm, brown{{Ref|aSoS|31}} eyes. He has grey hair, a lean frame, and looks fatherly.{{ref|ASOS|31}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} His torn robes are frayed and poorly sewn,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he lacks a maester's chain.{{ref|ACOK|64}}

Qyburn is clever{{ref|AFFC|17}} and loyal,{{ref|AFFC|16}} but also amoral{{ref|AFFC|24}} and ingratiating.{{ref|ASOS|44}}

==History==
Qyburn studied at the [[Citadel]], and was as skilled a healer as [[Ebrose]]. However, he sought to surpass the archmaester, and instead of [[w:dissection|opening dead bodies]] to discover the secrets of the living as the Citadel has done for centuries, Qyburn [[w:vivisection|opened living bodies]] to discover the secrets of death. When these unethical experiments, as well as his studies of [[necromancy]], were discovered, Qyburn was stripped of his chain and his position as a maester. Nevertheless, he claims to understand the nature of life and death better than any man in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

Following his exile from [[Oldtown]], Qyburn joined the [[Brave Companions]].{{Ref|awoiaf| Qyburn}} He has respect for [[Marwyn]] of the Citadel, the only archmaester who liked Qyburn's way of thinking about the residue of souls after death,{{Ref|aSoS|44}} but he calls the other archmaesters "grey sheep".{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Qyburn is among the [[Brave Companions]] when they arrive at [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|ACOK|30}} After the sellswords turn cloak through the [[fall of Harrenhal]],{{ref|ACOK|47}} Qyburn takes over the duties of [[Harrenhal]]'s maester, [[Tothmure]], who is killed by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] for dispatching [[raven]]s to [[King's Landing]]. Arya hears rumors that Qyburn lost his maester's chain for [[necromancy]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] has his sword hand cut off on the orders of [[Vargo Hoat]] and is brought to Harrenhal, Roose orders Jaime to be treated by Qyburn. The former maester treats Jaime's infected wrist, and is able to prevent the infection from spreading to Jaime's arm, thereby ensuring Jaime does not lose his arm as well.{{Ref|aSoS|31}} When he feels Jaime has sufficiently healed, Qyburn sends [[Pia]] to Jaime's bed, hoping to ingratiate himself with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], but Jaime sends the girl away.{{Ref|aSoS|44}}

When Roose sends Jaime back to his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Qyburn accompanies [[Steelshanks Walton]]'s guard and monitors Jaime's wounds. According to Roose Bolton, Qyburn has a fond hope that Tywin will force the Citadel to return Qyburn's maester's chain to him.{{ref|ASOS|44}} On the road, Qyburn tells Jaime he examined [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]] for Vargo Hoat and found her maidenhead is still intact. When Jaime decides to return to Harrenhal to rescue Brienne after [[Dreams and prophecies#Jaime Lannister|dreaming of her]], Qyburn and the Bolton men accompany him.{{Ref|aSoS|44}} Qyburn tries to ingratiate himself with Jaime during the remainder of their journey to [[King's Landing]], which irritates the [[knight]].{{Ref|aSoS|62}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Qyburn joins the court at King's Landing. When Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] calls for a maester to deal with the discovery of her father Tywin's body, Qyburn is brought to her. The queen has Qyburn and the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack brothers]] dispose of [[Shae]]'s body.{{Ref|aFfC|3}} Qyburn's intelligence and discretion pleases Cersei, so she has him investigate the escape of [[Tyrion Lannister]] from the dungeons. Qyburn researches the missing gaoler [[Rugen]], who also disappeared that night, and discovers a gold coin depicting [[Garth XII Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], buried below Rugen's chamberpot. This leads Cersei to suspect the involvement of [[House Tyrell]] in Tyrion's escape.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

On Cersei's command, Qyburn also examines the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], whom Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] has been unable to heal. He believes Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] used [[magic]] to affect the [[manticore venom]] on his [[poison]]ed spear, to prolong Gregor's death. Qyburn convinces Cersei to allow him to move Gregor to the [[black cells]] and experiment on him there, to gain knowledge of the magical poison that Oberyn used. She orders that Qyburn be given gold for his equipment and to buy new clothing.{{Ref|aFfC|7}} Jaime is disturbed by how close Cersei has become with the disgraced former maester, but she dismisses his concerns.{{Ref|aFfC|12}}

Cersei appoints Qyburn as [[master of whisperers]] to replace [[Varys]], who has been missing since Tyrion's escape. Subsequently, Qyburn takes Varys's place on the [[small council]], as well as the same honorary title of "[[lord]]", to the disgust of [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}} Qyburn spends silver to develop a network of informants.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Instead of a maester's grey robes, Qyburn attires himself in white robes decorated with whorls of gold and a golden sash.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Qyburn suggests that the crown deal with [[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], by sending one hundred men to the [[Wall]], ostensibly to take the black, but in actuality to assassinate him.{{Ref|aFfC|17}}

After Gregor Clegane reportedly dies, Qyburn prepares [[Mountain's skull|his skull]] to be sent to [[Dorne]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}} Cersei allows Qyburn to use various prisoners for his experiments, with fatal results for the subjects. As Qyburn prefers women for his studies, the prisoners include Cersei's former handmaiden, [[Senelle]], and some female puppeteers who had been arrested for performing a treasonous play. Cersei recalls a "[[Robert Strong|foul thing]] screaming in the darkness".{{Ref|aFfC|24}} When Lady [[Falyse Stokeworth]] comes to Cersei in despair after the failure of their plans to kill Ser [[Bronn|Bronn of the Blackwater]], who had married Falyse's sister [[Lollys Stokeworth|Lollys]], Cersei tells Qyburn to take her for his experiments, to make her disappear.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}{{Ref|aFfC|36}} While performing his experiments and torture in the dungeons, Qyburn wears roughspun wool and a blacksmith's leather apron.{{Ref|aFfC|39}}

After Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] leaves for the [[siege of Dragonstone]], Qyburn suggests to Cersei that the [[Kingsguard]] may need a replacement in case Loras dies, and mentions a "[[Robert Strong|champion]]" who "no living man will be able to withstand".{{ref|affc|32}} Qyburn orders a massive suit of armor for his proposed champion, though it is supposedly too large and heavy to be worn by any man.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}

Cersei has a nightmare about [[Maggy the Frog]]'s [[prophecy]] of her future, and the next morning asks Qyburn about it. He identifies the name "Maggy" as a corruption of ''[[maegi]]'', and says that her [[blood magic]] is the darkest and most powerful kind of sorcery. Cersei asks if the prophecy can be forestalled, and Qyburn intimates it can be, if she kills the younger queen who would supplant her.{{Ref|aFfC|36}}

Cersei has Qyburn torture the [[Blue Bard]] in the black cells, to convince him to give evidence against Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{Ref|aFfC|39}} The torture so breaks his mind that even after the Blue Bard is taken by the [[Faith Militant]] and tortured by them, he persists in the story that Cersei and Qyburn had taught him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}} Other men falsely accused of being Margaery's lovers are given into Qyburn's care in the dungeons.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

After Cersei is arrested by the Faith, Qyburn is allowed to visit her in her cell and inform her of all that has happened since her arrest. Qyburn has been dismissed from the small council, though he is allowed to work with Varys's whisperers. Qyburn's unnamed champion is ready to defend her, but Cersei informs Qyburn that she can only be represented in a [[trial by combat]] by a [[knight]] of the Kingsguard, and there are no open positions available. Cersei has him write a letter to her brother Jaime at [[Riverrun]], begging for his help.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord Regent [[Kevan Lannister]] visits Cersei in her cell, and tells her that Qyburn is still in charge of the dungeons where most of the accused lovers of [[Margaery Tyrell]] are being held. Kevan also informs her that Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] has been killed in Dorne, and Cersei realizes that leaves an empty place in the Kingsguard. She asks Kevan to tell Qyburn that the time has come for his champion.{{ref|adwd|54}}

Qyburn is present at the [[Red Keep]] when Cersei completes her [[walk of atonement]] through King's Landing, and he introduces Cersei to her champion and the newest member of the Kingsguard, Ser [[Robert Strong]]. Qyburn tells her that Robert has taken a vow of silence, swearing not to speak until all of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon's]] enemies are dead and evil has been driven from the realm.{{ref|adwd|65}}

Qyburn continues to work with the whisperers, reporting information on the [[Golden Company]] and [[Nymeria Sand]] to the small council and Kevan.{{ref|adwd|epilogue}}

==Quotes by Qyburn==
{{Quote|'''Qyburn''': Terrible times breed terrible things, my lord. '''Roose''': Are these times so terrible, Maester?{{Ref|ACOK|64}}|Qyburn and [[Roose Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Do you believe in ghosts, Maester? '''Qyburn''': Once, at the [[Citadel]], I came into an empty room and saw an empty chair. Yet I knew a woman had been there, only a moment before. The cushion was dented where she'd sat, the cloth was still warm, and her scent lingered in the air. If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life? The archmaesters did not like my thinking, though. Well, [[Marwyn]] did, but he was the only one.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Qyburn}}

{{Quote|The [[Citadel]] took my chain, but they could not take my knowledge.{{Ref|aFfC|3}}|Qyburn to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|This [[poison]]... it would be useful to know more about it, would it not? Send a [[knight]] to slay a knight and an archer to kill an archer, the [[smallfolk]] often say. To combat the [[magic|black arts]] ...{{Ref|aFfC|7}}|Qyburn to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Need I say that it will go ill for you if any word of your ... labors ... should pass beyond [[Red Keep|these walls]]? '''Qyburn''': No, Your Grace. Your secrets are safe with me.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to Qyburn}}

==Quotes about Qyburn==
{{Quote|Qyburn was old, but his hair still had more ash than snow in it, and the laugh lines around his mouth made him look like some little girl's favorite grandfather. A rather shabby grandfather, though.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': As for Qyburn ... gods be good, Cersei, he rode with [[Vargo Hoat]]. The [[Citadel]] stripped him of his chain! 
'''Cersei''': The grey sheep. Qyburn has made himself most useful to me. And he is loyal, which is more than I can say of [[House Lannister|mine own kin]].{{Ref|aFfC|12}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Pycelle''': Lord Qyburn? Your Grace, this ... a [[maester]] swears sacred vows, to hold no lands or [[lord]]ships ... '''Cersei''': Your [[Citadel]] took away his chain. If he is not a maester, he cannot be held to a maester's vows. We called [[Varys|the eunuch]] lord as well, you may recall. '''Pycelle''': This man is ... he is unfit ...{{Ref|AFFC|17}}|[[Pycelle]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Qyburn stinks of secrets. '''Cersei''': We all have secrets, brother.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Lord Qyburn had them, and Lord Qyburn could do wonders. And horrors. He can do horrors as well.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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

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Qyburn

2024-10-08T11:49:09Z

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| arms2 = Brave Companions
| firstname = Qyburn
| image = [[Image:Qyburn.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Qyburn by Morgan King
| Alias = The Bloody Maester{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lord Qyburn{{Ref|AFFC|17}}
| Title = [[Maester]] (formerly) [[Master of whisperers]] (de facto)
| Allegiance = [[Citadel|The Citadel]] (formerly) [[Brave Companions]] (formerly) [[House Lannister]]
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| Culture = [[Westeros]]i
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Westeros]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Qyburn}}
| Date_of_Birth = or after {{Date|217}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Qyburn|Qyburn]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:Anton Lesser|Anton Lesser]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|7]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|8]]
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'''Qyburn''' is a former [[maester]] who has joined the [[Brave Companions]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Qyburn is portrayed by [[w:Anton Lesser|Anton Lesser]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Qyburn|Images of Qyburn]]''
Qyburn is tall, slightly stooped with crinkles around his blue{{Ref|aFfC|3}} or warm, brown{{Ref|aSoS|31}} eyes. He has grey hair, a lean frame, and looks fatherly.{{ref|ASOS|31}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} His torn robes are frayed and poorly sewn,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he lacks a maester's chain.{{ref|ACOK|64}}

Qyburn is clever{{ref|AFFC|17}} and loyal,{{ref|AFFC|16}} but also amoral{{ref|AFFC|24}} and ingratiating.{{ref|ASOS|44}}

==History==
Qyburn studied at the [[Citadel]], and was as skilled a healer as [[Ebrose]]. However, he sought to surpass the archmaester, and instead of [[w:dissection|opening dead bodies]] to discover the secrets of the living as the Citadel has done for centuries, Qyburn [[w:vivisection|opened living bodies]] to discover the secrets of death. When these unethical experiments, as well as his studies of [[necromancy]], were discovered, Qyburn was stripped of his chain and his position as a maester. Nevertheless, he claims to understand the nature of life and death better than any man in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

Following his exile from [[Oldtown]], Qyburn joined the [[Brave Companions]].{{Ref|awoiaf| Qyburn}} He has respect for [[Marwyn]] of the Citadel, the only archmaester who liked Qyburn's way of thinking about the residue of souls after death,{{Ref|aSoS|44}} but he calls the other archmaesters "grey sheep".{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Qyburn is among the [[Brave Companions]] when they arrive at [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|ACOK|30}} After the sellswords turn cloak through the [[fall of Harrenhal]],{{ref|ACOK|47}} Qyburn takes over the duties of [[Harrenhal]]'s maester, [[Tothmure]], who is killed by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] for dispatching [[raven]]s to [[King's Landing]]. Arya hears rumors that Qyburn lost his maester's chain for [[necromancy]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] has his sword hand cut off on the orders of [[Vargo Hoat]] and is brought to Harrenhal, Roose orders Jaime to be treated by Qyburn. The former maester treats Jaime's infected wrist, and is able to prevent the infection from spreading to Jaime's arm, thereby ensuring Jaime does not lose his arm as well.{{Ref|aSoS|31}} When he feels Jaime has sufficiently healed, Qyburn sends [[Pia]] to Jaime's bed, hoping to ingratiate himself with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], but Jaime sends the girl away.{{Ref|aSoS|44}}

When Roose sends Jaime back to his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Qyburn accompanies [[Steelshanks Walton]]'s guard and monitors Jaime's wounds. According to Roose Bolton, Qyburn has a fond hope that Tywin will force the Citadel to return Qyburn's maester's chain to him.{{ref|ASOS|44}} On the road, Qyburn tells Jaime he examined [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]] for Vargo Hoat and found her maidenhead is still intact. When Jaime decides to return to Harrenhal to rescue Brienne after [[Dreams and prophecies#Jaime Lannister|dreaming of her]], Qyburn and the Bolton men accompany him.{{Ref|aSoS|44}} Qyburn tries to ingratiate himself with Jaime during the remainder of their journey to [[King's Landing]], which irritates the [[knight]].{{Ref|aSoS|62}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Qyburn joins the court at King's Landing. When Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] calls for a maester to deal with the discovery of her father Tywin's body, Qyburn is brought to her. The queen has Qyburn and the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack brothers]] dispose of [[Shae]]'s body.{{Ref|aFfC|3}} Qyburn's intelligence and discretion pleases Cersei, so she has him investigate the escape of [[Tyrion Lannister]] from the dungeons. Qyburn researches the missing gaoler [[Rugen]], who also disappeared that night, and discovers a gold coin depicting [[Garth XII Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], buried below Rugen's chamberpot. This leads Cersei to suspect the involvement of [[House Tyrell]] in Tyrion's escape.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}

On Cersei's command, Qyburn also examines the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], whom Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] has been unable to heal. He believes Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] used [[magic]] to affect the [[manticore venom]] on his [[poison]]ed spear, to prolong Gregor's death. Qyburn convinces Cersei to allow him to move Gregor to the [[black cells]] and experiment on him there, to gain knowledge of the magical poison that Oberyn used. She orders that Qyburn be given gold for his equipment and to buy new clothing.{{Ref|aFfC|7}} Jaime is disturbed by how close Cersei has become with the disgraced former maester, but she dismisses his concerns.{{Ref|aFfC|12}}

Cersei appoints Qyburn as [[master of whisperers]] to replace [[Varys]], who has been missing since Tyrion's escape. Subsequently, Qyburn takes Varys's place on the [[small council]], as well as the same honorary title of "[[lord]]", to the disgust of [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}} Qyburn spends silver to develop a network of informants.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Instead of a maester's grey robes, Qyburn attires himself in white robes decorated with whorls of gold and a golden sash.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Qyburn suggests that the crown deal with [[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], by sending one hundred men to the [[Wall]], ostensibly to take the black, but in actuality to assassinate him.{{Ref|aFfC|17}}

After Gregor Clegane reportedly dies, Qyburn prepares [[Mountain's skull|his skull]] to be sent to [[Dorne]].{{Ref|aFfC|17}} Cersei allows Qyburn to use various prisoners for his experiments, with fatal results for the subjects. As Qyburn prefers women for his studies, the prisoners include Cersei's former handmaiden, [[Senelle]], and some female puppeteers who had been arrested for performing a treasonous play. Cersei recalls a "[[Robert Strong|foul thing]] screaming in the darkness".{{Ref|aFfC|24}} When Lady [[Falyse Stokeworth]] comes to Cersei in despair after the failure of their plans to kill Ser [[Bronn|Bronn of the Blackwater]], who had married Falyse's sister [[Lollys Stokeworth|Lollys]], Cersei tells Qyburn to take her for his experiments, to make her disappear.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}{{Ref|aFfC|36}} While performing his experiments and torture in the dungeons, Qyburn wears roughspun wool and a blacksmith's leather apron.{{Ref|aFfC|39}}

After Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] leaves for the [[siege of Dragonstone]], Qyburn suggests to Cersei that the [[Kingsguard]] may need a replacement in case Loras dies, and mentions a "[[Robert Strong|champion]]" who "no living man will be able to withstand".{{ref|affc|32}} Qyburn orders a massive suit of armor for his proposed champion, though it is supposedly too large and heavy to be worn by any man.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}

Cersei has a nightmare about [[Maggy the Frog]]'s [[prophecy]] of her future, and the next morning asks Qyburn about it. He identifies the name "Maggy" as a corruption of ''[[maegi]]'', and says that her [[blood magic]] is the darkest and most powerful kind of sorcery. Cersei asks if the prophecy can be forestalled, and Qyburn intimates it can be, if she kills the younger queen who would supplant her.{{Ref|aFfC|36}}

Cersei has Qyburn torture the [[Blue Bard]] in the black cells, to convince him to give evidence against Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{Ref|aFfC|39}} The torture so breaks his mind that even after the Blue Bard is taken by the [[Faith Militant]] and tortured by them, he persists in the story that Cersei and Qyburn had taught him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}} Other men falsely accused of being Margaery's lovers are given into Qyburn's care in the dungeons.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

After Cersei is arrested by the Faith, Qyburn is allowed to visit her in her cell and inform her of all that has happened since her arrest. Qyburn has been dismissed from the small council, though he is allowed to work with Varys's whisperers. Qyburn's unnamed champion is ready to defend her, but Cersei informs Qyburn that she can only be represented in a [[trial by combat]] by a [[knight]] of the Kingsguard, and there are no open positions available. Cersei has him write a letter to her brother Jaime at [[Riverrun]], begging for his help.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord Regent [[Kevan Lannister]] visits Cersei in her cell, and tells her that Qyburn is still in charge of the dungeons where most of the accused lovers of [[Margaery Tyrell]] are being held. Kevan also informs her that Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] has been killed in Dorne, and Cersei realizes that leaves an empty place in the Kingsguard. She asks Kevan to tell Qyburn that the time has come for his champion.{{ref|adwd|54}}

Qyburn is present at the [[Red Keep]] when Cersei completes her [[walk of atonement]] through King's Landing, and he introduces Cersei to her champion and the newest member of the Kingsguard, Ser [[Robert Strong]]. Qyburn tells her that Robert has taken a vow of silence, swearing not to speak until all of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon's]] enemies are dead and evil has been driven from the realm.{{ref|adwd|65}}

Qyburn continues to work with the whisperers, reporting information on the [[Golden Company]] and [[Nymeria Sand]] to the small council and Kevan.{{ref|adwd|epilogue}}

==Quotes by Qyburn==
{{Quote|'''Qyburn''': Terrible times breed terrible things, my lord. '''Roose''': Are these times so terrible, Maester?{{Ref|ACOK|64}}|Qyburn and [[Roose Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Do you believe in ghosts, Maester? '''Qyburn''': Once, at the [[Citadel]], I came into an empty room and saw an empty chair. Yet I knew a woman had been there, only a moment before. The cushion was dented where she'd sat, the cloth was still warm, and her scent lingered in the air. If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life? The archmaesters did not like my thinking, though. Well, [[Marwyn]] did, but he was the only one.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Qyburn}}

{{Quote|The [[Citadel]] took my chain, but they could not take my knowledge.{{Ref|aFfC|3}}|Qyburn to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|This [[poison]]... it would be useful to know more about it, would it not? Send a [[knight]] to slay a knight and an archer to kill an archer, the [[smallfolk]] often say. To combat the [[magic|black arts]] ...{{Ref|aFfC|7}}|Qyburn to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Need I say that it will go ill for you if any word of your ... labors ... should pass beyond [[Red Keep|these walls]]? '''Qyburn''': No, Your Grace. Your secrets are safe with me.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to Qyburn}}

==Quotes about Qyburn==
{{Quote|Qyburn was old, but his hair still had more ash than snow in it, and the laugh lines around his mouth made him look like some little girl's favorite grandfather. A rather shabby grandfather, though.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': As for Qyburn ... gods be good, Cersei, he rode with [[Vargo Hoat]]. The [[Citadel]] stripped him of his chain! 
'''Cersei''': The grey sheep. Qyburn has made himself most useful to me. And he is loyal, which is more than I can say of [[House Lannister|mine own kin]].{{Ref|aFfC|12}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Pycelle''': Lord Qyburn? Your Grace, this ... a [[maester]] swears sacred vows, to hold no lands or [[lord]]ships ... '''Cersei''': Your [[Citadel]] took away his chain. If he is not a maester, he cannot be held to a maester's vows. We called [[Varys|the eunuch]] lord as well, you may recall. '''Pycelle''':This man is ... he is unfit ...{{Ref|AFFC|17}}|[[Pycelle]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Qyburn stinks of secrets. '''Cersei''': We all have secrets, brother.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Lord Qyburn had them, and Lord Qyburn could do wonders. And horrors. He can do horrors as well.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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

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{{S-ttl|title=[[Master of whisperers]]|years={{Date|300|+}} (de facto) ''dismissed from the council''|under=[[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]}}
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Jon Connington

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| lastname = Connington
| arms = Connington
| arms2 = Golden Company
| title = Lord
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| image_caption = ‎Jon Connington - by [http://filipehattori.deviantart.com Filipe Ferreira]
| Alias = Griff{{Ref|ADWD|18}} The dancing griffins Hand{{Ref|ASOS|11}} The lord of griffins{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> Young Lord Connington{{Ref|ASOS|8}} The griffin<ref name=Winds2 />
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|ADWD|8}} [[Lord of Griffin's Roost]]{{Ref|ADWD|18}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} [[Hand of the King]]{{Ref|ADWD|18}} [[Hand of the King|Hand of the True King]]<ref name=Winds1/>
| Allegiance = [[House Connington]] [[House Targaryen]] [[Golden Company]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Stormlander]]
| Father = Lord [[Armond Connington]]
| Mother =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Griffin's Roost]]{{Ref|awoiaf|Jon Connington}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|260}} or {{Date|261}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Jon Connington|Jon Connington]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (POV) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Jon Connington''', also known as '''Griff''',{{Ref|ADWD|18}} was the [[Lord of Griffin's Roost|Lord]] of [[Griffin's Roost]], the head of [[House Connington]], towards the end of the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}} He served for a short time as [[Hand of the King]] to Aerys during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}

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

In his youth, Jon's hair and beard were fiery red.{{ref|adwd|24}} Now nearing forty, Jon is clean shaven with a lined, leathery face.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}{{Ref|ADWD|8}} He has crow's feet at the corners of his pale blue eyes.{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}} When disguised as the sellsword "Griff", he dyes his hair blue, though his eyebrows are still red and his red roots show.{{Ref|aDwD|8}}{{ref|ADWD|14}} Jon's hair has turned grey,{{Ref|ADWD|24}} though when he grows a beard, it is still mostly red, with ash showing here and there.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} While pretending to be Griff, Jon prefers to wear a [[red wolf]]-skin cloak.{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}{{Ref|ADWD|22}}{{Ref|ADWD|24}}

[[File:RhaegarandJon.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Jon Connington and Rhaegar Targaryen Art by [http://yakuzafish.deviantart.com yakuzafish]]]
Jon is a capable warrior and commander. He was described in his youth as proud, arrogant, energetic, reckless, and thirsty for glory.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} However, his years spent in exile have made him more cautious, dangerous, and experienced.{{Ref|aDwD|Epilogue}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Though [[Griffin's Roost]] is sworn to [[Storm's End]], the humorless{{ref|ADWD|14}} Jon disliked serving Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].<ref name=Winds1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref> Jon is haunted by his failure at the [[Battle of the Bells]], and the sound of bells ringing greatly disturbs him. He often dreams of bells, and of the battle.{{ref|ADWD|24}}

[[George R.R. Martin]] has confirmed that Jon Connington is [[Gender and sexuality|gay]].{{ref|SSM|5457}}<ref>[https://asoiafuniversity.tumblr.com/post/55280523592/here-is-the-transcript-i-took-down-myself-at-the Union Square Signing transcript]</ref> It is implied that Jon was in love with Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. Jon refers to Rhaegar as "my silver prince" when he reminisces about him,{{ref|ADWD|24}} and Jon believes Rhaegar's wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]], to have been unworthy of him.{{ref|ADWD|61}} Jon also thinks very fondly of the late Ser [[Myles Toyne]], remembering that his ugly features did not matter "when he smiled at you".{{ref|ADWD|24}}

==History==
[[File:Mustamirri Griff.jpg|350px|thumb|Jon Connington - by mustamirri ©]]
===Early life===
Jon Connington was the only son of [[Armond Connington]], [[Lord of Griffin's Roost|Lord]] of [[Griffin's Roost]], and his wife.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} Jon served as a [[squire]] in [[King's Landing]], first alongside Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]],{{Ref|aDwD|22}} and later for the crown prince.<ref name=Winds1/> Jon was considered to be one of Prince Rhaegar's dear friends.{{Ref|aSoS|8}} Some felt Jon was the most headstrong of the young lordlings who had gathered around Rhaegar, seeking his favor.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

During a time when Jon's father was still alive, Rhaegar was returning from a trip to [[Dorne]], and visited Griffin's Roost for a fortnight. At the welcoming feast, Rhaegar played a song on his [[harp]] that made every woman in the hall cry, but per Jon's recollection, none of the men. Rhaegar visited the tallest tower of the castle with Jon, and complimented the beauty of the Connington lands.{{ref|ADWD|61}} After Armond died, Jon inherited the rule to Griffin's Roost. When Jon left to serve at [[King's Landing]], he named his cousin, Ser [[Ronald Connington]], as [[castellan]].{{ref|adwd|61}} In {{Date|280}}, Jon was present for the wedding of Rhaegar to Princess [[Elia Martell]] of Dorne.{{ref|adwd|61}} In {{Date|281}}, Jon was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], where he danced with [[Ashara Dayne]].{{ref|aSoS|24}} In a [[tourney at Storm's End]], he was unhorsed in a [[joust]] by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|aSoS|67}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
{{See also|Robert's Rebellion|Battle of the Bells}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] dismissed his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Owen Merryweather]], believing him ineffectual, and suspecting foul play by Owen in favor of the rebels.{{ref|SSM|1118}} To match [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], Lord of [[Storm's End]] and one of the leaders of the rebellion, Aerys wanted someone young and vigorous as his next Hand, and so named Jon to the office.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}{{ref|affc|14}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], a former Hand to Aerys, considered Jon to be too young and impetuous.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

Jon promised King Aerys he would deliver Robert's head,{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} and he led an army into the field. After the [[Battle of Ashford]], Jon took over the pursuit of Robert from the [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] army, and tracked him to [[Stoney Sept]] in the [[riverlands]]. Jon offered rewards and put [[hostage]]s in [[crow cage]]s,{{Ref|ADWD|61}} while his soldiers began a house-to-house search for Robert. They were unable to locate him before his rebel allies, Lords [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Hoster Tully]], arrived at Stoney Sept to oust Jon and his forces. Lord Connington fought back fiercely, killing Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s nephew and heir, Ser [[Denys Arryn]], and wounding Lord Tully.{{Ref|ASOS|29}} Jon was nearly slain by Robert at the town's [[sept]],{{ref|ADWD|61}} and retreated when he saw that the [[Battle of the Bells]] was lost.{{ref|aSoS|29}}

King Aerys held Jon responsible for his defeat at Stoney Sept. The king exiled Jon, stripping him of his titles, lands, and wealth, and passing the rule of [[Griffin's Roost]] to Ser Ronald Connington.{{ref|AFFC|27}}{{Ref|ADWD|61}} After Jon's exile, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was killed by Robert at the [[Trident]], and Aerys was killed in the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Jon felt that both losses were his fault, as the [[Battle of the Trident]] would never had been fought had he killed Robert in Stoney Sept.{{ref|adwd|24}}

===Exile===
[[File:Jon Connington and Myles Toyne by Amuelia.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Jon and [[Myles Toyne]], before the [[golden skulls]] of the [[Golden Company]]. Art by Amuelia ©]]

After the war, the new king, Robert I Baratheon, was not willing to recall Jon from exile, since he had been among Rhaegar's closest friends.{{ref|SSM|1203}} Robert allowed Ronald Connington to keep his castle, but he took away the [[lord]]ship from [[House Connington]], making them a house of [[landed knight]]s. Robert also kept the Connington wealth in the treasury, and took away nine-tenths of the Connington lands, distributing them to his more loyal supporters.{{ref|AFFC|27}}{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

The exiled Jon joined the [[Golden Company]],{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jon Connington}}{{Ref|adwd|24}} and rose quickly in the ranks to a place of honor at the right hand of Ser [[Myles Toyne]], the company's [[captain-general]]. Jon believes that, had his exile gone otherwise, he might have been the successor to his friend Myles instead of [[Harry Strickland]].{{ref|adwd|24}} When Jon reflected on the [[Battle of the Bells]] in his first year of exile, he defended his actions, telling Myles that [[Tywin Lannister]] himself could not have done more. Myles replied that Tywin would have not bothered searching for Robert; he would have burned down [[Stoney Sept]], burning everything and everybody within the town to kill Robert, despite the civilian casualties.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

After Jon had served with the Golden Company for five years, he and Myles were approached by [[Illyrio Mopatis]] and Lord [[Varys]], who informed them that Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s infant son, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], had survived the [[Sack of King's Landing]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jon Connington}} In order to remove Jon from the Golden Company, they concocted a plan where Jon was driven from the company in disgrace after he was allegedly caught stealing from the war chest. Afterwards, news was spread that Jon drank himself to death in [[Lys]]. The remainder of the Golden Company was left unaware of the truth, so that they could not divulge anything.{{ref|ADWD|24}}

While Jon went along with Varys's scheme for Prince Aegon's sake, he believed it a dishonorable slight, and resented the shameful lie of his death. Varys, however, was adamant about the need for secrecy, and felt that the lie would help people forget Jon's existence.{{Ref|ADWD|24}} The rumors of Jon's disgrace and death eventually reached Westeros, and convinced everyone that he was dead.{{Ref|ACOK|3}}{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Jon focused on raising and protecting "[[Aegon Targaryen (Young Griff)|Young Griff]]" in the guise of his father, "Griff", for twelve years.{{ref|adwd|24}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Tyrion Lannister]] tells [[Petyr Baelish]] that Jon Connington was one of two recent Hands who died landless and penniless in exile.{{Ref|ACOK|3}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Barristan Selmy]], in disguise as the [[squire]] "Arstan", tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that Jon Connington was one of her brother Rhaegar's dear friends.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}

The [[Kingsguard]] [[Jaime Lannister]] recalls that Jon was one of a series of Hands of the King for Aerys who served so briefly that he remembers their [[heraldry]] better than their faces.{{Ref|ASOS|11}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

At Stoney Sept, [[Harwin]] tells [[Arya Stark]] about the Battle of the Bells.{{Ref|ASOS|29}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Jaime Lannister meets Ser [[Ronnet Connington]] at [[Harrenhal]], and discusses Jon with him.{{ref|AFFC|27}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:griff_young_griff.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Griff and [[Aegon Targaryen (Young Griff)|Young Griff]]. By Steamey ©]]

Griff and Young Griff have [[hair dye|dyed their hair]] blue, supposedly in memory of Young Griff's mother, a [[Tyroshi]] woman. They travel on the ''[[Shy Maid]]'' alongside [[Haldon]], [[Rolly Duckfield]], [[Lemore]], [[Ysilla]], and [[Yandry]].{{Ref|ADWD|8}} Jon plans to meet with [[Daenerys Targaryen]], Queen of [[Meereen]], expecting her to journey towards [[Westeros]] with her army after her [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay|conquest of the cities]] in [[Slaver's Bay]]. Knowing that, whichever route she chooses, Daenerys needs to pass [[Volantis]], it has been decided that the company will wait for her at the [[Free Cities|Free City]].{{Ref|ADWD|5}} [[Illyrio Mopatis]] sends them [[Tyrion Lannister]], who has fled [[Westeros]] after he killed his father [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] and was unfairly condemned for [[Purple Wedding|the death]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}} While Illyrio informs Jon of Tyrion's identity, the secret is kept from the rest of the company, who only know him as "Yollo" or "Hugor Hill".{{Ref|ADWD|8}}

While the ''Shy Maid'' journeys down the [[Rhoyne]], Jon forbids Tyrion from drinking [[wine]] after the latter becomes drunk during one of his first nights on the ship, and orders him to [[Tyrion Lannister's dragonlore|write down everything]] he still recalls from his extensive reading about [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} When they reach the [[Sorrows]], Jon orders Young Griff to safety below deck, but the boy protests. Tyrion reveals he is aware of Jon's true identity, and states he should be lucky that [[Varys]] is part of their conspiracy, as the name "Griff" would never have fooled the spymaster.{{Ref|ADWD|18}} Tyrion also reveals that he is aware of the true identity of Young Griff. When [[stone men]] attack the company in [[Chroyane]], Jon rescues Tyrion after the latter is knocked into the water.{{Ref|ADWD|18}}{{Ref|ADWD|22}} Jon contracts [[greyscale]] in his right hand while rescuing Tyrion, but he keeps it a secret for fear he would be left to die.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}

The company soon reaches [[Selhorys]], where Jon sends Haldon with Tyrion to learn about rumors that Daenerys has not yet left Meereen. Tyrion is kidnapped by [[Jorah Mormont]],{{Ref|ADWD|22}} but Jon believes Tyrion simply escaped to drink and plot some new infamy. Although it is true that Daenerys is still in Meereen, Jon decides to continue their journey to [[Volon Therys]], where the [[Golden Company]] is currently stationed.{{Ref|ADWD|24}} Jon reveals the identity of the young Prince Aegon to the Golden Company, but the highest-ranking officers have already been informed by [[Harry Strickland]], their captain-general. The officers are dismayed that Daenerys stayed in Meereen, and voice their opinions on the constantly changing plans of Illyrio. Aegon suggests they go to [[Westeros]] themselves, where they will begin their rebellion, reasoning that once Daenerys learns of their purpose, she will come west and join them. Aegon's proposal is met with great enthusiasm, and Jon later reflects on his satisfaction with the plan. As the greyscale is beginning to spread across his hand, Jon hopes he will live long enough to seat Aegon on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ADWD|24}}

[[File:Greyscale.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Jon Connington deals with his greyscale. ©FFG]]

The journey of the Golden Company to Westeros is difficult, due to the [[autumn]] storms. The ships are scattered, and the [[Volantene]] fleet drops them off on multiple different locations, leaving the [[landing of the Golden Company]] with a smaller host. Despite this, Jon leads a group of men in the successful [[taking of Griffin's Roost]], his own former seat. Jon reminisces over Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] visit to [[Griffin's Roost]], his defeat in the [[Battle of the Bells]], his exile by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], and the taking of his lands by King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Jon is glad that his cousin [[Ronald Connington|Ronald]], who had received rule over Griffin's Roost after Jon's exile, is dead, as it means he will not have to fight him. He is also glad that Ronald's son, [[Ronnet Connington|Red Ronnet]], is away. Jon has his remaining family members taken into custody. When he tries to get to know his young cousins, their fear and anger make him quickly give up on that plan, and they are returned to their guarded rooms. Jon tells Haldon to prepare a letter to [[Doran Martell]], telling the [[Prince of Dorne]] that his sister [[Elia Martell|Elia's]] son, Prince Aegon, is still alive. When Haldon discusses rewards to hand out to lords in order to convince them to join Aegon's cause, Jon refuses to marry Aegon off, insisting he must be free to marry Daenerys once she returns to Westeros. He also refuses to present himself as a marriage candidate, for fear of having his greyscale become known.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

When Prince Aegon arrives at Griffin's Roost four days later, Jon recalls how he had disagreed with the boy's decision to name Rolly to the [[Kingsguard]], as Jon had hoped to fill the White Swords with younger sons of important lords to bind them to their cause. Jon informs the prince that they are planning to take [[Storm's End]] in ten days, having previously refused the suggestion of making an alliance with [[Stannis Baratheon]]. Aegon agrees with Jon's plan, but demands he lead the attack himself.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

Jon wishes to let the Iron Throne believe that the invading force is simply an exiled lord attempting to retake his old seat, and he plans to write King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] for a pardon to support the ruse.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} News of Jon and Aegon arrives in King's Landing not too much later. Red Ronnet tells Tommen's [[small council]] that he is intent on retaking his seat, but they are in doubt about his loyalty. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], Tommen's regent, realizes that Jon could be a dangerous threat.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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[[File:Jon Connington by wodania.jpg|350px|thumb|Jon Connington with the [[golden skulls|skull]] of [[Myles Toyne]], by wodania ©]]
Ser [[Addam Whitehead]] is among a group of men from the [[Weeping Town]] who seek out Jon at Griffin's Roost.<ref name=Winds2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne II (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne II]]</ref> Jon's letter reaches Doran, who sends his daughter, Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], to seek out Aegon and Jon, who calls himself the Hand of the True King.<ref name=Winds1/> Arianne learns that Jon has marched from Griffin's Roost, and that he has forbidden the sellswords of the [[Golden Company]] from raping during their invasion. Lady [[Mary Mertyns]] is skeptical of their conduct, however. Once Arianne reaches Griffin's Roost, Haldon informs her that Jon and Aegon have taken Storm's End, where Arianne is awaited.<ref name=Winds2/>

==Quotes by Jon==
{{Quote|'''Jon''': [[Tywin Lannister]] himself could have done no more. 
'''Myles''': There is where you're wrong. Lord Tywin would not have bothered with a search. He would have burned [[Stoney Sept|that town]] and every living creature in it. Men and boys, babes at the breast, noble [[knights]] and holy [[septons]], pigs and [[whore]]s, rats and rebels, he would have burned them all. When the fires guttered out and only ash and cinders remained, he would have sent his men in to find the bones of [[Robert Baratheon]]. Later, when [[Eddard Stark|Stark]] and [[Hoster Tully|Tully]] turned up with their host, he would have offered pardons to the both of them, and they would have accepted and turned for home with their tails between their legs.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}|Jon and [[Myles Toyne]], about the [[Battle of the Bells]]}}

{{Quote|I understand hate well enough.{{Ref|ADWD|8}}|Jon, to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Seventeen years had come and gone since the [[Battle of the Bells]], yet the sound of bells ringing still tied a knot in his guts. Others might claim that the realm was lost when Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] fell to [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]]'s [[warhammer]] on the [[Trident]], but the [[Battle of the Trident]] would never have been fought if the griffin had only slain the stag there in [[Stoney Sept]]. The bells tolled for all of us that day. For [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] and [[Rhaella Targaryen|his queen]], for [[Elia Martell|Elia]] of [[Dorne]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|her little daughter]], for every true man and honest woman in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. And for my silver prince.{{ref|ADWD|24}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|Let me live long enough to see [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|the boy]] sit on the [[Iron Throne]], and [[Varys]] will pay for that slight and so much more. Then we'll see who's soon forgotten.{{ref|ADWD|24}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{quote|[[Greyscale|Death]], he knew, but slow. I still have time. A year. Two years. Five. Some [[stone men]] live for ten. Time enough to cross [[narrow sea|the sea]], to see [[Griffin's Roost]] again. To end the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Usurper's line]] for good and all, and put [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Rhaegar's son]] upon the [[Iron Throne]]. Then Lord Jon Connington could die content.{{ref|ADWD|24}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell.{{ref|ADWD|61}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|I failed [[Rhaegar Targaryen|the father]], but I will not fail [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|the son]].{{ref|aDwD|61}}|Jon's thoughts}}

==Quotes about Jon==
[[File:The Griffin by Jroahn.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Griffin, by [https://jroahn.tumblr.com/ Jroahn]]]
{{Quote|Too soon. Connington is too young, too bold, too eager for glory.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Tywin Lannister]], on Jon being named [[Hand of the King]]}}

{{Quote|He has supped on hate himself, this one. It has warmed him in the night for years.{{ref|ADWD|8}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{quote|We want no songs about the gallant exile. Those who die heroic deaths are long remembered, thieves and drunks and cravens soon forgotten.{{ref|ADWD|24}}|[[Varys]] to Jon}}

{{quote|Send me against my uncle, and I will bring you back his head, and the head of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|this false dragon]] too.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Ronnet Connington]], to the small council}}

{{Quote|What victories has he ever won that we should fear him? He could have ended [[Robert's Rebellion]] at [[Battle of the Bells|Stoney Sept]]. He failed. Just as the [[Golden Company]] has always failed. Some may rush to join them, aye. The realm is well rid of such fools.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Mace Tyrell]], to the small council}}

{{Quote|If this is indeed Jon Connington, he will be a different man. Older, harder, more seasoned ... more dangerous.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Kevan Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{quote|'''Arianne''': What sort of man was he? Honest and honorable, venal and grasping, proud? 
'''Daemon''': Proud, for a certainty. Even arrogant. A faithful friend to [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], but prickly with others. [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] was his liege, but I've heard it said that Connington chafed at serving such a lord.<ref name=Winds1/>|[[Arianne Martell]] and [[Daemon Sand]]}}

{{quote|Melons or [[maidenhead]]s, it’s all the same to your sort. If you want it, you take it. If you should see this Lord Connington, you tell him that I knew his mother, and she would be ashamed.<ref name=Winds2/>|[[Mary Mertyns]] to [[Chain]] and [[Arianne Martell]]}}

==Family==
{{Connington tree}}

==Behind the scenes==
The [[A Dance with Dragons-Appendix|Appendix]] of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' lists Jon Connington as a previous lord of [[Storm's End]]. This has been confirmed to have been a mistake, and should have been "Lord of Griffin's Roost" instead.<ref>Westeros.org, [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/34958-the-asoiaf-wiki-thread/&do=findComment&comment=6652604 "The ASOIAF wiki thread"]</ref>

==References==
{{References}}

==External Links==
*{{WP|List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#Jon Connington|Jon Connington}}
*{{WoW}}

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Mace Tyrell

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{{Hatnote|"Mace" redirects here. For the mace-and-dagger Hand, see [[Qarlton Chelsted]]. For the weapon, see [[Armament]].}}
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| firstname = Mace
| lastname = Tyrell
| title = Lord
| arms = Tyrell
| image = [[File:Mace Tyrell.jpg|300px|Mace Tyrell by Amok©]]
| image_caption = Mace Tyrell by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©].
| Alias = Lord Oaf{{Ref|ASOS|6}} The Fat Flower{{Ref|ASOS|38}} The Fat Flower of Highgarden{{Ref|ASOS|66}} Lord Puff Fish{{Ref|ASOS|6}} The rose lord{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007]</ref>
| Title = [[Lord of Highgarden]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Defender of the Marches]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[High Marshal of the Reach]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Warden of the South]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Master of ships]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} (formerly) [[Hand of the King]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| Allegiance = [[House Tyrell]]
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| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Luthor Tyrell]]
| Mother = [[Olenna Redwyne]]
| Spouse = Lady [[Alerie Hightower]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
| Issue = [[Willas Tyrell]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Garlan Tyrell]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Loras Tyrell]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Margaery Tyrell]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
| Place_of_Birth = [[Highgarden]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Mace Tyrell}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|256|263}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Mace Tyrell|Mace Tyrell]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]
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'''Mace Tyrell''' is the [[Lord of Highgarden]], [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]], [[Defender of the Marches]], [[High Marshal of the Reach]], [[Warden of the South]], and head of [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Mace is portrayed by [[w:Roger Ashton-Griffiths|Roger Ashton-Griffiths]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Mace Tyrell|Images of Mace Tyrell]]''
Mace is a handsome and once-powerful-looking man who has since turned fat.{{Ref|ACOK|65}} He has curly brown hair and cuts his beard, which has white and grey specks in it, into a triangular shape.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}{{Ref|AFFC|7}} He is often red-faced.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}{{Ref|ASOS|28}} [[Cersei Lannister]] thinks of Mace as the same age as her father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], although Mace is closer in age to her than to Tywin.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

Mace has a generally jovial personality.{{Ref|ASOS|19}} He thinks himself a great warrior,{{Ref|AFFC|8}} although his reputation rests solely on the victory over [[Robert I Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of Ashford]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]], which had largely been won by Mace's bannerman, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], before Mace arrived at the battlefield,{{Ref|ASOS|19}}{{Ref|ASOS|78}} and the command Mace held during the [[siege of Storm's End]] later that war, which ended when Mace dipped his banners to Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}} Mace is ambitious, wishing to see a grandchild of his on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ASOS|6}} Despite that, his mother, Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]], can easily hector him, and so influence his decisions.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Mace is considered an oaf by his mother{{Ref|ASOS|6}} and by Cersei Lannister,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} and a fool by Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]{{Ref|ASOS|38}} and Cersei.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} His favorite son is [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]], the youngest,{{Ref|ACOK|36}} and his closest friend is Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]],{{Ref|ACOK|36}} his brother-in-law. Mace has a great dislike for [[Dornishmen]], especially Prince Oberyn, who accidentally crippled Mace's heir, [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

Mace dresses in green velvet trimmed with sable,{{Ref|ACOK|65}} as well as a gold mantle over green.{{Ref|ASOS|66}}

==History==
Mace became [[Lord of Highgarden]] once his father, Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]], rode off a cliff while hawking.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

Mace was one of the attendees at the [[tourney at Harrenhal|tourney]] at [[Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Mace was in command of troops from the [[Reach]] who marched against Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]]. Mace is credited with defeating Robert in the [[Battle of Ashford]], although the van under Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] achieved most of the victory before Mace's arrival at [[Ashford]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}} He then led the [[siege of Storm's End]], which was successfully held by Robert's brother, [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}} Mace and his closest bannerman, Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]], surrendered to Robert's ally, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], after the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

According to Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], Mace encouraged his heir, [[Willas Tyrell]], to participate in [[tourney]]s before he was ready, leading to the accidental crippling of Willas by Oberyn.{{Ref|ASOS|38}} Some of the [[Iron Throne]]'s debts under the new king, Robert I Baratheon, are owed to Lord Mace.{{Ref|AGOT|20}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Mace Tyrell TheMico.jpg|thumb|Mace Tyrell by The Mico ©]]

After the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], Mace and his brothers,<ref group="N">Outside of this one mention in ''[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 57|A Game of Thrones, Sansa V]]'', Mace Tyrell is never mentioned to have brothers only two sisters. It is probably a mistake as [[George R. R. Martin]] had not constructed the Tyrell family tree by the time of the publication of the first book in the series.</ref> uncles, and sons are ordered to come to [[King's Landing]] to swear fealty to the new king, [[Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|57}} Instead, Mace and his sons crown Robert's youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon]], at [[Highgarden]], where Renly also [[Marriage|weds]] Mace's daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Mace serves Renly as [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} While Renly slowly marches toward King's Landing with a huge host, Mace remains at Highgarden with ten thousand men.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} Mace closes the [[roseroad]],{{Ref|ASOS|60}} leading to famine and [[riot of King's Landing|rioting]] in the capital.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

Renly is [[siege of Storm's End (299)|slain at Storm's End]] by a [[shadow assassin]] sent by [[Melisandre]];{{Ref|ACOK|33}} Margaery claims the marriage was unconsummated.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] rides to [[Bitterbridge]] to meet Mace's angry son, Ser [[Loras Tyrell]],{{Ref|ACOK|36}} and then to Highgarden to meet with Mace and his mother, Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]].{{ref|ASOS|68}} Littlefinger negotiates an alliance between Houses [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]], [[House Lannister|Lannister]], and [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]], including a marriage between King Joffrey and Margaery. Mace and his two younger sons, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell|Garlan]] and Ser Loras, wait with a huge host at [[Tumbler's Falls]], where they are joined by Lords [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Mathis Rowan]], and [[Randyll Tarly]]. The combined army floats on Mace's fleet of barges along the [[Blackwater Rush]] toward the capital. They disembark half a day from King's landing, marching on to defeat [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Mace commands the host's left wing during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|62}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the victorious great [[lord]]s meet to divide the spoils, of which Mace is granted the lands of [[House Florent]] for his second son, [[Garlan Tyrell]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} Mace, who is named [[master of ships]],{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} and his entourage are housed in the [[Maidenvault]].{{Ref|ASOS|6}} As part of the alliance, Mace insists that his youngest son, Loras, join the [[Kingsguard]] to protect his sister, Margaery.{{Ref|ASOS|68}} Mace refuses Tywin's offer to wed [[Willas Tyrell]] to the widowed Queen Dowager [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|32}}

As a wedding gift, Mace gives King Joffrey a seven-sided [[wedding chalice]] decorated with great houses: [[House Lannister|ruby lion]], [[House Tyrell|emerald rose]], [[House Baratheon|onyx stag]], [[House Tully|silver trout]], [[House Arryn|blue jade falcon]], [[House Martell|opal sun]], and [[House Stark|pearl direwolf]].{{Ref|ASOS|59}} Mace removes Margaery's [[maiden]] cloak during her wedding to Joffrey. With the [[War of the Five Kings]] seemingly winding down, Mace complains there are no victories left for him.{{Ref|ASOS|60}} King Joffrey chokes to death during the [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]].{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

Mace is meeting with Tywin and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] when Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] returns to the capital.{{Ref|ASOS|62}} Mace, Tywin, and Oberyn serve as judges at the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] for the murder of Joffrey.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Mace wants Tyrion dead because his daughter was drinking from the chalice that contained [[Strangler|the poison]] that killed Joffrey.{{Ref|ASOS|66}} However, Littlefinger reveals to [[Sansa Stark]] that Mace's mother, Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]], [[poison]]ed Joffrey.{{Ref|ASOS|68}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Cersei, the [[Regent|Queen Regent]] for her second son, the boy king [[Tommen I Baratheon]], does not trust Mace and his friends from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|AFFC|3}} Tywin Lannister had wanted Mace's uncle, [[Garth Tyrell]], to become [[master of coin]], but Cersei countermands her late father's decision and instead names Lord [[Gyles Rosby]].{{Ref|AFFC|3}} Cersei refuses to name Mace as [[Hand of the King]], fearing he conspired with Tyrion to murder Tywin.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} Cersei names [[Aurane Waters]] as [[lord admiral]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

Cersei follows Jaime's suggestion{{Ref|AFFC|8}} to task Mace with capturing [[Storm's End]], which is held by Ser [[Gilbert Farring]] for Stannis.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} After Margaery weds King Tommen in the royal sept of the [[Red Keep]], Mace sets out for Storm's End with Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] and half the Tyrell strength.{{Ref|affc|12}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

With Lord Tyrell gone from the capital, Cersei plots against his daughter, Queen Margaery.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} Accusations of immorality lead to the imprisonment of Margaery by the [[Faith of the Seven]]. When Mace receives news of this he leaves the [[Siege of Storm's End (300)|siege of Storm's End]] and marches his army back to King's Landing, leaving Lord Rowan to continue the siege with fewer men. Cersei allows Aurane to launch their [[Cersei's dromonds|new dromonds]] on the Blackwater to deter Mace, but Aurane absconds for open waters with the ships.{{Ref|AFFC|43}} The [[High Sparrow]] has Cersei arrested within the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Mace TyrellLukasz Jaskolski.png|thumb|Mace Tyrell by Lukasz Jaskolski © Fantasy Flight Games]]
At [[Volon Therys]], Ser [[Laswell Peake]] hints to [[Harry Strickland]] that the [[Golden Company]] still has friends in the [[Reach]], and that Mace overestimates his strength.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}

Mace arrives at [[King's Landing]] to find that his daughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and her cousins have already been released by the High Sparrow, given the weak evidence against them. They are turned over to the custody of Mace's bannerman, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], whose army reached the city first from [[Maidenpool]]. The girls' release is conditional on Randyll's holy oath to return them for trial. Cersei is stripped of the regency. Her uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], arrives in the city and is made [[regent]] to King Tommen. To placate House Tyrell following Cersei's accusations, Kevan names Mace as [[Hand of the King]], Lord Tarly as [[justiciar]], and Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]] as [[lord admiral]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

Despite numerous threats facing the [[Iron Throne]], including [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] and the Golden Company, Mace refuses to march his army from the city before Margaery's trial. Kevan grows increasingly resentful of Mace's apparent insatiability. Mace adds a hundred of [[House Tyrell guards|his own men]] to the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] and plans a new [[Tower of the Hand]] double the size of its predecessor,{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} which Cersei had burned with [[wildfire]].{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Mace seats himself on an oaken throne carved in the shape of a hand, and he intends to name his uncle Garth as [[lord treasurer]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} Mace is unaware that [[Nymeria Sand]] is traveling from [[Dorne]] to the capital to join the [[small council]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Mace==
{{Quote|There is no greater pleasure than to serve the King's Grace. If I was deemed worthy to join your [[Small council|royal council]], you would find none more loyal or true.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}|Mace to [[Joffrey I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|Is there anything as pointless as a king without a kingdom? No, it's plain, [[Robb Stark|the boy]] must abandon the [[riverlands]], join his forces to [[Roose Bolton]]'s once more, and throw all his strength against [[Moat Cailin]]. That is what I would do.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}|Mace to [[Joffrey I Baratheon]]'s [[small council]]}}

{{Quote|'''Mace''': Once [[Paxter Redwyne]] sweeps the [[ironmen]] from the seas, my sons will retake the [[Shield Islands|Shields]]. [[March on Winterfell|The snows]] will do for [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], or [[Roose Bolton|Bolton]] will. As for [[Jon Connington|Connington]] ... 
'''Randyll''': If it is him. 
'''Mace''': ... as for Connington, what victories has he ever won that we should fear him? He could have ended [[Robert's Rebellion]] at [[Battle of the Bells|Stoney Sept]]. He failed. Just as the [[Golden Company]] has always failed. Some may rush to join them, aye. The [[Seven Kingdoms|realm]] is well rid of such fools.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|Mace and [[Randyll Tarly]]}}

==Quotes about Mace==
[[File:Eeba-ism Olenna Redwynepufffish.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"The thought that one day he might see his grandson with his arse on the [[Iron Throne]] makes Mace puff up like ... now, what do you call it?" - art by Eeba-ism ©]]

{{Quote|'''Olenna''': The thought that one day he may see his grandson with his arse on the [[Iron Throne]] makes Mace puff up like ... now, what do you call it? Margaery, you're clever, be a dear and tell your poor old half-daft grandmother the name of that queer fish from the [[Summer Isles]] that puffs up to ten times its own size when you poke it. 
'''Margaery''': They call them puff fish, Grandmother.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|[[Olenna Tyrell]] and [[Margaery Tyrell]]}}

{{Quote|He has a prodigious appetite, this one.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|[[Robb Stark]] had won more battles in a year than the [[Lord]] of [[Highgarden]] had in twenty.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|[[Smallfolk|The mob]] loved [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] so much they were even willing to love [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] again. She had belonged to [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], the handsome young prince who had loved them so well he had come back from beyond the grave to save them. And the bounty of [[Highgarden]] had come with her, flowing up the [[roseroad]] from the south. The fools didn't seem to remember that it had been Mace Tyrell who closed the roseroad to begin with, and made the bloody famine.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|You would be a fool to make Mace Tyrell your [[Hand of the King|Hand]], but a bigger fool to make him your foe.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Kevan Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|His sigil ought to be a fat man sitting on his arse.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}|[[Cersei Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|The more I give him, the more he wants.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Kevan Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

==Family==
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==Notes==
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| title = Prince
| firstname = Tommen
| lastname = Baratheon
| arms1 = Baratheon of King's Landing 1
| arms2 = Baratheon of King's Landing
| image = [[File:Tommen Baratheon.jpg|300px]]
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| reign = {{Date|300}} - Current ruler
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| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| fullname = Tommen Baratheon the First of His Name
| alias = The Boy King{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Tommen-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| predecessor = [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
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| heir = [[Myrcella Baratheon]] (heiress presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
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| dynasty = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
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| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|291}} (age 8)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tommen Baratheon|Tommen Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Tommen Baratheon}}
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Callum Wharry ~ Seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]]-[[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] Dean-Charles Chapman ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]]-[[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]
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Prince '''Tommen Baratheon''' is known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the youngest child of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. A member of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings are Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Tommen is played by Callum Wharry (Seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]]) and by [[w:Dean-Charles Chapman|Dean-Charles Chapman]] (Seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] - [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]).

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Tommen Baratheon|Images of Tommen Baratheon]]''
Tommen is plump, with long white-blond hair.{{ref|aGoT|5}} He has golden curls and emerald green eyes.{{ref|ASOS|72}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} At the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', he is seven years old.

Tommen, unlike [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], is regarded as a good-hearted lad who always tries his best.{{ref|agot|9}} Tommen is tenderhearted{{Ref|ACOK|44}} and not as strong-willed as his brother. Many other characters (except his mother){{ref|aFfC|7}} believe that he would be a much better king than Joffrey.{{ref|aFfC|13}} Tommen is fond of applecakes,{{ref|ASOS|67}} and enjoys reading.{{ref|ASOS|72}} He is a clumsy but earnest dancer.{{ref|AFFC|12}} He is afraid of [[Sandor Clegane]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}

==History==
Tommen once adopted a fawn as a pet, but his elder brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], later killed and skinned the [[animal]].{{Ref|aCoK|44}} It is also implied Joffrey bullies and abuses Tommen physically or emotionally.{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Tommen and his siblings traveled with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti TommenMyrcella.jpg|thumb|[[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and Tommen Baratheon by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
Tommen is part of the entourage of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], which journeys to [[Winterfell]] following the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. At Winterfell, Tommen spars with [[Bran Stark]] using wooden swords.{{ref|AGOT|7}}

Tommen and [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] do not recognize a dirty [[Arya Stark]] when she chases cats in [[King's Landing]]. Arya bowls over Tommen when she escapes from [[House Lannister guards]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], discovers that Tommen and his siblings are not the biological children of Robert, but actually fathered by Cersei's twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} With Robert dying from being gored by a [[boar]], Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] suggests that Tommen and Myrcella be seized and that Arya wed Tommen. Eddard refuses, however.{{ref|AGOT|47}}

Tommen's older brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], becomes king after Robert dies. Tommen is present when Eddard is arrested in the [[Red Keep#Great_hall|throne room]].{{Ref|AGoT|49}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tommen attends the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]]. Joffrey laughs at Tommen when the youth is struck by a [[quintain]].{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Announcing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares that his nephew Joffrey and his siblings are abominations born of [[incest]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}

Tommen cries when Myrcella sails from King's Landing for [[Dorne]]. The [[riot of King's Landing]] breaks out after Myrcella leaves the harbor.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

With rioting and the [[War of the Five Kings]] making King's Landing increasingly unsafe, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] plots to sneak Tommen out of the city to [[Rosby]] under the protection of Lord [[Gyles Rosby]], disguised as a page. However, Tommen's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], learns of the plot, and sends Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] to intercept the party on the [[Rosby road]] and take Tommen to Rosby himself, thereby under Tyrion's control and not Cersei's.{{ref|ACOK|44}} Tommen adopts a fawn at Rosby, and Jacelyn tasks his men with evacuating the boy to an unknown location if King's Landing falls during the war.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

Tyrion threatens Cersei that any harm inflicted on [[Alayaya]], a [[prostitute]] believed to be Tyrion's lover and arrested under the queen's orders, will be visited upon Tommen as well.{{ref|ACOK|54}} The [[Kingsguard]] knight who allowed Jacelyn to take Tommen, Ser [[Boros Blount]], is stripped of his white cloak by Cersei.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:King Tommen.jpg|thumb|King Tommen I - by Amok ©]]
After Jacelyn Bywater is killed in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Cersei has Tommen brought back to King's Landing by the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers.{{ref|ASOS|4}}

Acting of his own accord while the Hand of Stannis, Lord [[Alester Florent]] attempts to settle a peace agreement with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Tommen's grandfather, that involves a promise of marriage between Tommen and Stannis's daughter, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], but his plans do not come to pass.{{Ref|aSoS|25}}

During the wedding feast of Tyrion and [[Sansa Stark]], Tommen, who is now taller than his uncle, dances with [[Megga Tyrell]] and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Tommen participates in the wedding of Joffrey to [[Margaery Tyrell]], handing the bride's cloak to his brother. The boy scatters rose petals before the king and queen after the ceremony. Tommen screams and cries when Joffrey chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Tommen is crowned king in the aftermath of Joffrey's death, and plans are made for him to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]] in Joffrey's stead.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Not wanting Cersei to raise Tommen, Tywin wants Jaime to abdicate as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and educate the boy as his ward and squire at [[Casterly Rock]]. However, Jaime refuses.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Jaime orders Boros Blount to serve as the boy king's food taster.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] reminds Tyrion, who is imprisoned for Joffrey's death, that according to [[Dorne|Dornish]] law Myrcella should succeed to the [[Iron Throne]] rather than her younger brother, Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|66}} During Tyrion's trial, [[Shae]] alleges that Tyrion killed Joffrey and planned to eventually kill Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|70}}

Tommen's great-uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], provides the boy king with documents to sign, including pardons, grants, and bills of [[w:Attainder|attainder]].{{ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion kills his father Tywin, Tommen's Hand, after Jaime helps him escape from imprisonment.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Tommen_sketch.jpg‎|thumb|300px|King Tommen placing the royal stamp on a document- by Pojypojy ©]]
Tommen continues usage of the split [[House Baratheon|black stag]] and [[House Lannister|golden lion]] royal banner introduced by Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

[[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], and [[Samwell Tarly]] discuss a letter prepared by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], which asks for assistance from King Tommen. Jon recalls how Tommen had sparred with his half-brother [[Bran Stark]] at [[Winterfell]], but that Bran is dead now while Tommen is king. Jon reluctantly agrees to have the message sent by [[raven]].{{ref|AFFC|5}}

Cersei is [[Regent|Queen Regent]] after the death of her father, Tywin. Tommen acts as king, his primary and favorite activity being to place the royal stamp on any document put in front of him.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Cersei frowns upon his meek and tractable nature, frequently comparing him with disfavor to his willful, headstrong brother, Joffrey. Tommen is frightened of the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s screams,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he flees in disgust from Tywin's corpse.{{ref|AFFC|8}} Kevan refuses to serve as Hand to Tommen and leaves for Casterly Rock since his niece will not yield Tommen's regency.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Ser [[Harys Swyft]] instead becomes the King's Hand.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] insists that Tommen wed his daughter, Margaery, before agreeing to march on [[Storm's End]]. Cersei does not trust [[House Tyrell]], however. When they wed, Tommen covers Margaery with the black [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] cloak which King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had used when he married Cersei. Tommen dances with Margaery and her cousins, [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and Megga, during the feast. Tommen is fascinated and frightened when Cersei burns the [[Tower of the Hand]] with [[wildfire]] after the wedding.{{ref|AFFC|12}}

In [[Dorne]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's sister, [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in opposition to the boy king.{{ref|AFFC|13}} The plan is foiled by her father, Prince [[Doran Martell]], however.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

Wanting Tommen to have younger advisors, Cersei appoints [[Aurane Waters]] as [[master of ships]] on the [[small council]].{{ref|AFFC|16}} When the small council receives [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] Jon Snow's request for aid for the [[Night's Watch]], Cersei agrees to send reinforcements in Tommen's name, but some are to be tasked with [[assassin]]ating Jon.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Margaery begins to influence Tommen to resist his mother's commands. Margaery gives Tommen three black [[kitten]]s, [[Ser Pounce]], [[Lady Whiskers]], and [[Boots]].{{ref|AFFC|24}} Tommen also takes an interest in [[knight]]hood and jousting, and reacts with anger when Cersei refuses to honor his command that Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], now of the [[Kingsguard]], be named as the [[Red Keep]]'s master-at-arms.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei assigns Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] as Tommen's [[sworn shield]],{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the queen regent also tasks him with seducing Margaery.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

In return for Cersei allowing the [[Faith Militant]] to reform, the new [[High Septon]]—the [[High Sparrow]]—forgives the crown's debts to the [[Faith of the Seven]] and blesses King Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|28}} The king gives Loras a jeweled sword when the knight departs for the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|36}} When Tommen stands up to his mother and shows assertiveness when Cersei threatens Margaery, Cersei's response is to have Boros force Tommen to beat his whipping boy, [[Pate (King's Landing)|Pate]], until he bleeds.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

In order to claim the inheritance of [[Gyles Rosby]], Cersei claims the late lord had wanted his land and wealth to go to Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei engineers Margaery's arrest by the Faith for allegedly sleeping with a number of men.{{ref|AFFC|39}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} Following Cersei's own arrest for treason and adultery, Tommen continues to do the bidding of the small council, now controlled by Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]]. A lonely Tommen asks for his wife and his mother, and he signs any decree placed before him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

Jaime informs the [[House Frey|Freys]] at the [[siege of Riverrun]] that King Tommen requires all captives from the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Joshuacairostommenbaratheonandbalerion.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Tommen playing with his kittens - by Joshua Cairos ©]]

Prince [[Doran Martell]]'s seneschal [[Ricasso]] toasts Tommen's name during the feast welcoming Ser [[Balon Swann]] to [[Sunspear]], but many [[Dornishmen]] refuse to drink in the boy king's honor. Balon brings word that Cersei would like Myrcella to briefly return to King's Landing, and that Tommen could befriend Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. Later, [[Ellaria Sand]] objects to the [[Sand Snakes]]' desire for vengeance against Tywin Lannister's descendants, which includes a wish to murder Tommen.{{ref|adwd|38}}

Since Cersei refused to pay back the crown's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], [[Tycho Nestoris]] agrees to support [[Stannis Baratheon]] against Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

Tommen is kept hidden away in the [[Red Keep]] when his mother completes her [[walk of atonement]], as his great-uncle Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], now [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], feels no son should see his mother like that.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

Tommen has dinner with the newly-released Cersei and Kevan. He entertains his great-uncle with the exploits of his kittens, and Kevan thinks Tommen a sweet lad. Cersei wants [[Russell Merryweather]] to come to the capital and befriend Tommen. Following the meal, [[Varys]] has Kevan and Pycelle murdered in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen's]] attempt to take the [[Iron Throne]] from Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Tommen==
{{quote|'''Margaery''': Look, the flames are dancing. Just as we did, my love. 
'''Tommen''': They are. [[Cersei Lannister|Mother]], look, they're dancing.{{ref|AFFC|12}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] and Tommen}}

{{Quote|When I'm king in my own right, I'm going to outlaw beets.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|Tommen to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': Tommen, when you say your prayers before bed, tell [[Mother (the Seven)|the Mother]] and [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] that you are thankful you are still a child. Being king is hard work. I promise you, you will not like it. They peck at you like a murder of crows. Every one wants a piece of your flesh. 
'''Tommen''': Yes, Mother. I wouldn't mind them pecking, though. I should go to court with you every day, to listen. [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] says— 
'''Cersei''': —a deal too much. For half a groat I'd gladly have her tongue torn out. 
'''Tommen''': Don't you say that. You leave her tongue alone. Don't you touch her. I'm the king, not you.{{ref|AFFC|36}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Tommen}}

{{quote|'''Tommen''': [[Ser Pounce]] caught a mouse, but [[Lady Whiskers]] stole it from him. 
'''Cersei''': Ser Pounce must learn to defend his rights. In this world the weak are always the victims of the strong.{{ref|AFFC|39}}|Tommen and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Tommen==
{{Quote|He was a sweet boy, not like [[Joffrey Baratheon|his brother]].{{Ref|agot|38}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|If only Tommen were the elder instead of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. I wouldn't mind marrying Tommen.{{Ref|acok|2}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{quote|You mew like a suckling babe. Princes aren't supposed to cry.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] to Tommen}}

{{quote|Ever think how easy life would be if the other one had been born first? The weepy one, Tommen. Seems like he'd do whatever he was told, as a good king should.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Bronn]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': I shall rule until my son comes of age. 
'''Jaime''': I don't know who I pity more. Tommen, or the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AFFC|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|Tommen is no son of mine, no more than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] was.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing ... go away inside.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to Tommen}}

{{Quote|He will be a better king than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|He will never have a wife you don't hate.{{Ref|affc|43}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Cersei Lannister|two]] [[Margaery Tyrell|queens]] are squabbling over Tommen like bitches with a juicy bone.{{Ref|adwd|38}}|[[Obara Sand]] to [[Nymeria Sand]]}}

{{quote|Tommen has been taught that kingship is his right. [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] knows that kingship is his duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Varys]] to [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

==Family==
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Manfrey Martell

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'''Manfrey Martell''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Martell]] and a cousin to [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]]. Manfrey is the [[castellan]] of [[Sunspear]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Character==
According to Ser [[Arys Oakheart]], Manfrey is ancient.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} He is married.<ref name=twow>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>

==History==
When Prince [[Doran Martell]] withdrew to the [[Water Gardens]] in {{Date|298}}, he left Manfrey as castellan of [[Sunspear]]. Although Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] had command in Doran's absence, Manfrey helped to govern with [[Maester]] [[Myles]], [[Ricasso]] the seneschal, and the treasurer [[Alyse Ladybright]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Manfrey tells Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] that Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] is with Lord [[Anders Yronwood]]'s host in the [[Boneway]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

After her coup is prevented, Princess [[Arianne Martell]] is taken into the custody of Ser Manfrey at Sunspear. He informs her that her companions will be taken to [[Ghaston Grey]] and then walks Arianne to her pleasantly-appointed cell in the Spear Tower.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}

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Manfrey is a cousin of Prince Doran Martell to an unknown degree.
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Doran Martell

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Prince '''Doran Nymeros Martell''', also known simply as '''Doran Martell''', is the head of [[House Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], and the Lord of [[Sunspear]]. Married to Lady [[Mellario]], of the [[Free City]] of [[Norvos]], he has three children: [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], [[Quentyn Martell|Quentyn]], and [[Trystane Martell|Trystane]]. He's also the elder brother of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Doran is portrayed by [[w:Alexander Siddig|Alexander Siddig]].

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

In his early fifties, Doran is a cautious, pensive, and subtle man.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}} He is prone to think long on the matters before him, weighing every word and every action.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}{{Ref|AFFC|13}} He has a bad case of [[w:Gout|gout]] which has recently left him unable to walk, instead having to rely on his wheeled chair, or a palanquin, to move around. He appears to be much older than he is in truth. His body is soft and shapeless, and the gout has swollen and reddened the joints of his knees, toes, and hands. He covers his legs and feet with a blanket, blocking the sight of his gout.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}} Due to his gout, he only travels in a palanquin,{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|ASOS|38}} and is rarely seen in public, as he does not want to appear weak in the eyes of his enemies.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

While his bannermen might consider him weak,{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}} Doran has been focused for years on getting revenge for the murder of his sister, [[Elia Martell|Elia]], and her two young children during the [[Sack of King's Landing]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]] in {{Date|283}}.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

Because of the early deaths of his siblings [[Olyvar Martell|Olyvar]] and [[Mors Martell (brother of Doran)|Mors]], the multiple miscarriages his mother suffered, and the difference in age with his surviving siblings, Elia and [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]], Doran was raised alone.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Doran Martell}}{{Ref|AFFC|2}} He still has a deep affection for his sister, and had a good relationship with his younger brother as well.

==History==
===Early life===
Doran was the first born child of his parents, and thus heir to [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|his mother]], the [[Princess of Dorne]]. For years, he was an only child, as his mother had several miscarriages.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Doran Martell}} While he would have four siblings, [[Mors Martell (brother of Doran)|Mors]] and [[Olyvar Martell|Olyvar]], both died in the cradle. Doran spent several years of his childhood at the [[Water Gardens]], and by the age of nine, he was a squire to Lord [[House Gargalen|Gargalen]] at [[Salt Shore]]. While there, his mother gave birth to his sister, [[Elia Martell|Elia]]. As Elia had been born one month premature, Doran was convinced that his sister too would die, as their brothers had done before, but she survived. A year later, Doran's brother [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] was born.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

As a young man, Doran took a tour through the [[Free Cities]]. He visited [[Volantis]] and next went to [[Norvos]], where he met his future wife, Lady [[Mellario]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}} They fell in love and Mellario returned to Dorne with Doran, where they were betrothed and would soon after marry. [[Areo Hotah]] escorted Mellario and entered the service of [[House Martell]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}} In {{Date|273}}, when his mother, her consort, and Doran's two younger siblings traveled through the south of [[Seven Kingdoms]] on a quest to find suitable matches for Elia and Oberyn, Doran stayed behind as castellan of [[Sunspear]], with Mellario.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Although Mellario was [[highborn]] enough to become his wife, most marriages between nobles in [[Westeros]] are political. A love match is very uncommon.<ref name=Mellario>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Interview_in_Barcelona Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona (July 28, 2012)]</ref> In {{Date|276}}, Doran and Mellario's first child, [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], was born.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arianne Martell|Arianne Martell]] calculation''</ref> Around {{Date|279}}, Doran inherited the rule of [[Dorne]].<ref>''See the calculation on [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Dorne|the timing of Doran Martell's inheritance of Dorne]]''</ref>

An unknown amount of time after his siblings had traveled to find suitable marriage candidates, Doran's brother Oberyn fought in a duel with Lord [[Edgar Yronwood]]. Due to Oberyn's high birth and young age, the two men had agreed to duel until first blood. Both men were injured, but when Oberyn's cuts healed, and Edgar's festered, eventually resulting in his death, it was whispered Oberyn had fought with a poisoned blade.{{ref|ASOS|38}} Doran acted swiftly, sending Oberyn into temporary exile.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Arianne I</ref>

===Prince of Dorne===
Doran's sister [[Elia Martell]] was betrothed to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], the heir of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], in early {{Date|279}}, and wed him a year later.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} She had two young children by Rhaegar, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} When Rhaegar disappeared with [[Lyanna Stark]] in {{Date|282}}, not long after Aegon's birth, it started a chain of events leading to [[Robert's Rebellion]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} in which the [[north]], and several houses from the [[stormlands]] and the [[Vale of Arryn]] (later joined by several houses from the [[riverlands]]) fought against the [[Iron Throne]] and [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Doran was furious about the way Elia had been treated by Rhaegar, and as a consequence was slow to lend any aid to the Targaryens.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Doran Martell}} After Rhaegar returned from the south to [[King's Landing]], Doran agreed to send ten thousand [[Dornishmen]] to fight in the loyalist army, under the command of his uncle, Prince [[Lewyn Martell]] of the [[Kingsguard]],{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} understanding that Elia, as the wife to the crown prince, would one day become queen, and that her son Aegon would one day be king.{{Ref|awoiaf| Doran Martell}}

However, Rhaegar died at the [[Battle of the Trident]],{{Ref|AGOT|3}} as did Doran's uncle, Lewyn,{{Ref|AFFC|23}} and King Aerys, believing that Lewyn had betrayed Rhaegar on the [[Trident]], refused to send Elia and her children to [[Dragonstone]] alongside his own wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]], and their son [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Not long after, during the [[Sack of King's Landing]], Elia and her children were killed by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]], men from the [[House Lannister|Lannister host]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|30}} The new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], was accepting of their deaths.{{Ref|ASOS|53}} As a consequence, Doran's brother Oberyn attempted to raise Dorne for the exiled Viserys during the year after the rebellion, but the new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], traveled to [[Sunspear]] to return Prince Lewyn's bones, and spoke with Doran, ending all talks of rebellion.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}

[[File:Tommy Arnold DoranMartell.jpg|thumb|350px|Prince Doran Martell holding a half-peeled blood orange, by Tommy Arnold ©]]

However, Doran desired revenge for the deaths of Elia and her children as well, and for this purpose, worked closely together with his brother [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] for years, planning on destroying all that Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] holds dear, before killing him as well.{{Ref|ADWD|38}} To this end, Oberyn traveled to [[Braavos]], where Ser [[Willem Darry]] had fled to with [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. A [[Secret marriage pact|secret pact]] was made, with Oberyn signing for Dorne, and with the [[Sealord of Braavos]] as a witness, betrothing Doran's daughter Arianne to the exiled King Viserys.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Doran also sent his son [[Quentyn Martell|Quentyn]], born in {{Date|281}},<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Quentyn Martell|Quentyn Martell]] calculation''</ref> to serve Lord [[Ormond Yronwood]] as a page, and later squire.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} Quentyn's fostering was done to make peace with the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]], as enmity between the two houses had arisen after the death of Lord [[Edgar Yronwood]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}} However, this caused another strain on Doran's marriage to Mellario. Although they had married out of love, their marriage had not been very happy. Mellario had not been able to get used to the Dornish customs, which were so different from the [[Norvos]]hi customs.<ref name=Mellario />{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Norvos}} As such, Mellario did not approve of Quentyn's fostering, which is not common in Norvoshi culture, believing her son to be much too young at the time.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} When Doran, after sending Quentyn to [[Yronwood]], planned to send Arianne to [[Tyrosh]] to serve as the cupbearer to the [[Archon]] of Tyrosh, which would have enabled her to meet her [[Viserys Targaryen|betrothed]] in secret, Mellario threatened to harm herself, should Doran steal another one of her children. Not wanting to hurt his wife, Doran thus kept Arianne in Dorne.{{Ref|AFFC|40}} Doran and his wife had a third child, [[Trystane Martell|Trystane]], who was born in {{Date|287}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Trystane Martell|Trystane Martell]] calculation''</ref> However, Doran and Mellario's marriage continued to deteriorate, and she would never forgive Doran for sending Quentyn away. Eventually, she went back to Norvos.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

While he had planned to tell Arianne about her betrothal to the last Targaryen heir when she was sixteen, he decided to keep the secret from her due to her spirited and willful nature.{{Ref|AFFC|40}} Unbeknownst to Doran, however, Arianne had read a letter Doran had been writing to Quentyn, in which he mentioned that Quentyn would inherit the rule of [[Dorne]] from Doran.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{ref|AFFC|13}} Thus, she had come to believe that Doran's coolness towards her was due to the fact that he wanted to disinherit her, and name Quentyn his heir instead. When Doran suggests numerous aged suitors to her (including Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Ben Beesbury]], Lord [[Gyles Rosby]], and Lord [[House Estermont|Estermont]]), whilst declining more age-matched suitors (like Ser [[Edmure Tully]] and [[Willas Tyrell]]), it only strengthened her beliefs.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|AFFC|21}} In truth, Doran had feared that it would be suspicious if he was not seen trying to arrange a betrothal for Arianne, and had only made the suggestions he had because he had known she would reject every single one.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}

Doran eventually became afflicted with [[w:Gout|gout]]. In {{Date|298}}, when still capable of walking, albeit with a stick, Doran moved from [[Sunspear]] to the [[Water Gardens]]. Two years later, however, Doran's gout has become far worse, and he is no longer able to walk, but instead is usually confined to a wheelchair. Not wanting his enemies to know how feeble he has grown, he remained at the Water Gardens, where he is far away from curious eyes.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} At the Water Gardens, the summer home of the Martells, he prefers to watch the children at their play, sitting quietly on the terras amongst the orange trees. He only sees his trusted courtiers and advisors,{{Ref|AFFC|2}} summoning his brother Oberyn twice every fortnight, and his daughter Arianne twice a year.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

[[File: Edriss_DoranM.jpg‎|Prince Doran, by Jacqui Davis ©|thumb|350px|right]]
==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] has been crowned king, Doran Martell and his sons are summoned to court at [[King's Landing]] to swear fealty to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AGOT|57}} [[Varys]] tells Lord [[Eddard Stark]] that the Martells still harbor hatred for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] for what befell Princess Elia and her children.{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Renly Baratheon]] assumes that [[House Martell]] will support him during the [[War of the Five Kings]],{{Ref|ACOK|22}} but [[Tyrion Lannister]], as acting [[Hand of the King]], offers to betroth Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to Doran’s youngest son, Prince [[Trystane Martell]], as well as offering Doran [[Law and justice|justice]] for his murdered sister [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and her children, and giving him a seat on the king's [[small council]], and some castles on the [[Dornish Marches]], in return for his loyalty to King Joffrey and support of [[Dorne]] in the war.{{Ref|aCoK|20}} Doran accepts the terms,{{Ref|ACOK|25}} and by the time Myrcella leaves King's Landing to begin her journey to [[Sunspear]], he has called his banners.{{Ref|ACOK|41}} Once Myrcella arrives in [[Braavos]], Doran sends his armies to the high passes.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} While Doran will not send out his armies to give battle unless Dorne itself is at danger, Tyrion Lannister hopes that sending the armies of Dorne to the borders will make the [[Marcher lords]] rethink their loyalty, as well as halt [[Stannis Baratheon]] in marching north.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Because his health does not permit him to travel, Doran sends his younger brother Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] to King's Landing to claim the small council seat he had been promised and attend King Joffrey's wedding to Lady [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File: Tim Durning The Long Plan.jpg|thumb|400px|"Vengeance. Justice. Fire and blood." By Tim Durning © FFG]]
After Oberyn dies during [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[trial by battle]],{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Doran refuses every suggestion of going to war to avenge his brother, stating that Oberyn's death, by law, was no murder. He returns to Sunspear from the Water Gardens, to show his people that he still holds power. In order to maintain the peace in Dorne, he has Oberyn's [[bastard]] [[Sand Snakes|daughters]] (except [[Sarella Sand|Sarella]], who is not in Dorne) imprisoned in comfortable confinement.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} He also meets Princess Myrcella Baratheon and her [[sworn shield]], Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] of the [[Kingsguard]], for the first time.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} After [[Areo Hotah]] and his guards foil Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]]'s plan to crown Myrcella, Doran has Arianne arrested and confined for several weeks of solitude. Eventually, he frees her, and they discuss why Arianne betrayed him, before Doran reveals to her that he [[Secret marriage pact|had been working]] to restore [[House Targaryen]], and had been plotting to rob Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] of all he held dear before killing him ever since he learned about Elia's death. With [[Viserys Targaryen]] dead, Doran now wants to ally House Martell with Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], and has sent his son Prince [[Quentyn Martell|Quentyn]] to [[Essos]] to escort her to [[Westeros]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}{{Ref|AFFC|21}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Raymond Bonilla Doran's Scheme.jpg‎|thumb|400px|Doran's Scheme, by Raymond Bonilla ©]]

Doran has his [[bannermen]] delay Ser [[Balon Swann]] of the [[Kingsguard]], sent by Dowager Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], due to Myrcella's injuries after Arianne's failed plot.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}} He eventually arrives at [[Sunspear]], where a feast is held in his honor. Doran's daughter Princess [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]], now fully aware of his plans, sits beside him. Doran has also released Oberyn's three eldest daughters, [[Obara Sand|Obara]], [[Tyene Sand|Tyene]] and [[Nymeria Sand|Nymeria]] from captivity, and in front of the three eldest [[Sand Snakes]], [[Ellaria Sand]], [[Areo Hotah]] and half the nobility of [[Dorne]], Doran is presented with the [[Mountain's skull|skull]] of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

Ser Balon states that Cersei wishes him to bring Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] back to [[King's Landing]] to visit her brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]. Doran is invited to fill the vacant Dornish seat on the small council, while Prince [[Trystane Martell|Trystane]] is invited to see the city and befriend the young king. When Doran suggests that traveling by ship may be easier, this unnerves Ser Balon, who states that a voyage by sea would be too dangerous. Doran agrees he is probably right.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

In a private chamber, Doran Martell reveals to Tyene, Obara, Nymeria, Areo Hotah and his daughter that Cersei's invitation is an ambush. According to a friend at the court of King’s Landing, the party would be ambushed by brigands shouting "halfman" in the [[Kingswood]], and Trystane would be killed in the attack. Afterwards, Ser Balon would falsely claim that he saw [[Tyrion Lannister]]. The revelation of this plan shocks the elder three daughters of Oberyn.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

Doran says he had been dubious of the plot himself until Ser Balon Swann confirmed his suspicions, by trying to persuade him to avoid a voyage by ship (which would have disrupted all of Cersei's arrangements). Obara, Nymeria, and Tyene are enraged, but Doran will not allow them to harm Ser Balon or his companions as they are under the protection of the [[guest right]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

To stop this scheme from coming to fruition, Doran has Ser Balon brought to Myrcella, allowing him to find out about her injuries by Ser [[Gerold Dayne]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}} Myrcella lies (under Arianne's direction), claiming that Gerold also killed Ser [[Arys Oakheart]], begging Ser Balon to bring Dayne to justice. Doran has Obara Sand escort Ser Balon to [[High Hermitage]], and he is currently hunting for Darkstar.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|ADWD|38}}{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} Doran sends Nymeria Sand to King's Landing to claim the vacant seat on the [[small council]], and Tyene Sand to the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] to befriend the New [[High Sparrow|High Septon]].{{Ref|aDwD|38}}

While Doran waits for word from his son, Prince [[Quentyn Martell|Quentyn]], he hears news that a fleet of ships are sailing from [[Lys]] to Westeros.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Doran has received a letter from Lord [[Jon Connington]], stating that his sister Elia's son, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], survived the [[Sack of King's Landing]], and has returned to [[Westeros]] after all these years to reclaim the [[Iron Throne]]. Doran sends Arianne to the [[stormlands]] to meet Aegon and Connington.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>

==Quotes by Doran==
[[File:Mathia Arkoniel DoranM.jpg|thumb|350px|Prince Doran Martell, by Mathia Arkoniel ©]]

{{Quote|Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}|Doran to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|I have worked at the downfall of [[Tywin Lannister]] since the day they told me of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|her]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|children]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}}|Doran to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|'''Doran''': [[Quentyn Martell|He]] has gone to bring us back our heart's desire. 
'''Arianne''': What is our heart's desire? 
'''Doran''': Vengeance. Justice. Fire and blood.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}|Doran to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|I am not blind, nor deaf. I know you all believe me weak, frightened, feeble. Your father knew me better. [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] was ever the viper. Deadly, dangerous, unpredictable. No man dared tread on him. I was the grass. Pleasant, complaisant, sweet-smelling, swaying with every breeze. Who fears to walk upon the grass? But it is the grass that hides the viper from his enemies and shelters him until he strikes.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}|Doran to the [[Sand Snakes]]}}

{{Quote|'''Doran''': Until [[Gregor Clegane|the Mountain]] crushed [[Oberyn Martell|my brother's]] skull, no [[Dornishmen]] had died in this [[War of the Five Kings]]. Tell me, Captain, is that my shame or my glory? 
'''Areo''': That is not for me to say, my prince.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}|Doran and [[Areo Hotah]]}}

==Quotes about Doran==
{{Quote|Doran is a cautious man, a reasoned man, subtle, deliberate, even indolent to a degree. He is a man who weighs the consequences of every word and every action.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|My father is very good at doing nothing. He calls it thinking.{{ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

{{Quote|Your father keeps his secrets well, Prince Quentyn. Too well, I fear.{{Ref|ADWD|59}}|[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|Your father married for love, it's said. How much joy has he had of that?{{Ref|ADWD|68}}|[[Gerris Drinkwater]] to [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|Doran plays to win, whether at [[cyvasse]] or the game of thrones.<ref name=Asshai>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2008/07/ "Asshai.com Forum Chat" (July 27, 2008)]</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

==Family tree==
{{Martell tree}}

==References==
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Stannis Baratheon

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| fullname = Stannis Baratheon the First of His Name
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| queen = Lady [[Selyse Florent]]
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| father = Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]]
| mother = Lady [[Cassana Estermont]]
| coat-of-arms = A black stag enclosed within a fiery heart on yellow (''Or, within a heart enflamed proper a stag sable'')
| dateofbirth = {{Date|264}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Stannis Baratheon|Stannis Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:Stephen Dillane|Stephen Dillane]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]]
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'''Stannis Baratheon''' is the head of [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]] and the [[Lord of Dragonstone]]. He is the secondborn son of [[Steffon Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], and Lady [[Cassana Estermont]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} He has an older brother, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], and a younger brother, Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]. Stannis serves on Robert's [[small council]] as the [[master of ships]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Stannis is portrayed by [[w:Stephen Dillane|Stephen Dillane]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Stannis Baratheon|l1=Images of Stannis Baratheon}}
Like his brothers, King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] and Lord [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], Stannis is a large man—tall, broad-shouldered, and sinewy.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} [[Jon Snow]] notes that Stannis towers over him.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Stannis has dark blue eyes and a heavy brow. His head has only a fringe of black hair "like the shadow of a crown", and his blue-black beard is cropped closely on his square jaw.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Stannis's face has a tightness to it like cured leather, and he has hollow cheeks, and thin, pale lips.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} He often clenches his jaw,{{ref|ACOK|31}}{{ref|ASOS|63}}{{ref|ADWD|42}} and he grinds his teeth when he is angry.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

Stannis is a serious, stubborn, rarely-forgiving, hard man with a strong sense of duty and justice.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}{{Ref|AGOT|58}}{{Ref|AGOT|47}}{{Ref|ACOK|42}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|ASOS|72}} He is proud and protective of his honor.{{ref|AGOT|30}}{{ref|ACOK|10}}{{ref|ACOK|15}}{{ref|ADWD|31}} In his adult life, Stannis is increasingly embittered by the lack of affection he receives from Robert, even though he serves the king as well as he can.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Stannis Baratheon}}

Stannis is an accomplished commander, sailor, and warrior{{ref|AGOT|58}} with no thirst for battle, instead commanding from the rear.{{Ref|ACOK|59}} He has never had the affection of nobles or [[smallfolk]],{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|ACOK|22}}{{Ref|ACOK|36}} but he can command fierce loyalty from soldiers and [[knight]]s.{{ref|ACOK|65}}{{ref|ADWD|42}} Feasts at his court are quiet and dignified.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Stannis is not a man for easy courtesies,{{Ref|ACOK|31}} and he has always been uncomfortable around women, even his own wife, Lady [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] of [[House Florent]]. During his years serving on the [[small council]] in [[King's Landing]], he has left his wife on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]. Stannis rarely sleeps with Selyse and takes no joy in it, and they have one daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Influenced by [[Melisandre]], a [[red priest]]ess of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light, Stannis adopts a new sigil which depicts the [[stag]] of [[House Baratheon]] enclosed within a red heart surrounded by orange flame.{{ref|ACOK|31}} Stannis dresses more plainly than many of his noble peers.{{ref|ACOK|10}}{{ref|ACOK|31}} He sometimes wears a grey wool tunic, a dark red mantle, and a plain black leather belt from which hang his sword and dagger.{{ref|ASOS|36}} On campaign he wears a studded leather jerkin over quilted doublet, worn boots, breeches of brown roughspun, and a belt studded with [[garnet]]s and yellow [[topaz]].{{ref|ACOK|31}} Other armor includes wool and boiled leather{{ref|ACOK|42}} or grey plate inlaid with a flaming heart.{{ref|ADWD|10}}

Stannis's squires are [[Devan Seaworth]] and [[Bryen Farring]],{{ref|ACOK|10}} and Ser [[Andrew Estermont]] served as his squire years ago.{{ref|ASOS|54}} Stannis is cordial but not friendly with Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Robert's [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|AGOT|27}} Stannis is also not a friend of Lord [[Eddard Stark]], though he respects Ned's honor and honesty.{{ref|ASOS|76}}

==History==
===Early life===
Born in {{Date|264}},<ref name=Cal /> Stannis is the second son of Lady [[Cassana Estermont]] and [[Steffon Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]] and head of [[House Baratheon]]. He has an older brother, [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], and a younger brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

When Stannis was no more than four years old, his father took him and Robert to the [[Red Keep]] in [[King's Landing]]. Stannis believed he saw King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] on the [[Iron Throne]], holding court. Stannis was impressed, and he and Robert agreed that the king had been as noble as the [[skulls of the Targaryen dragons]] were fearsome. It was years later that Steffon told him that it had been the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], whom they had seen, as King Aerys had cut himself on the throne earlier that day and Tywin had taken over for him.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}

[[File:Cressen Stannis by Lu.png|thumb|left|Young Stannis and Maester [[Cressen]], art by [https://lupotterdraws.tumblr.com/ Lupotterdraws] ]]

As a lad, Stannis found an injured goshawk and nursed it back to health. He named the bird [[Proudwing]], but his brother Robert called it Weakwing, as it would never fly higher than the treetops and never soared. In contrast, Robert owned a gyrfalcon named [[Thunderclap]] which never missed a strike. Eventually, Stannis's great-uncle, Ser [[Harbert]], convinced him to abandon the bird, stating that Stannis was making a fool of himself with it.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

Growing up, Stannis always stood in the shadow of his older brother. Whatever Stannis did, Robert had done first and better.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} These feelings remained until adulthood.{{Ref|ADWD|42}} [[Cressen]], the [[maester]] at [[Storm's End]], came to care deeply for Stannis, moreso than for his brothers, as he felt Stannis was the one who needed him the most, as the most unloved of the three.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Even in his youth, Stannis had been an introverted child, who was mature beyond his years, solemn and joyless.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Stannis Baratheon}}

In {{Date|278}}, Stannis's parents were sent on a mission by King Aerys II to [[Volantis]] to find a bride for [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], Stannis's cousin and the crown prince, but they were unsuccessful.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Maester Cressen remembers how Lord Steffon had written to him a fortnight before his return, stating that he had found a splendid [[fool]] in Volantis who would delight Robert and who might even teach Stannis how to laugh, in time.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Stannis and Robert were both present at [[Storm's End]] when Steffon and Cassana were expected to return from their voyage, looking on from the parapets of the castle. When the ''[[Windproud]]'' came in sight of Storm's End, the two brothers witnessed how the ship was smashed against the rocks in [[Shipbreaker Bay]] and swallowed by the sea, with Steffon and Cassana drowning.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} According to Stannis, he lost his faith in the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]] that day.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} The only survivor of the wreck was the fool, [[Patchface]], who washed up on the shore on the third day.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
When King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] demanded the heads of [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]] after the executions of Lord [[Rickard Stark|Rickard]] and [[Brandon Stark]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]] instead raised his banners in revolt. Eddard and Robert returned to their homes to call their own banners during [[Robert's Rebellion]] against [[House Targaryen]]. The resulting decision that Stannis faced—whether to be loyal to his older brother and liege, Robert, or to his king, Aerys—was a difficult one.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} Stannis was at [[Storm's End]] when Robert returned from the [[battles at Summerhall]] with his prisoners, whom he kept at Storm's End, and eventually befriended. Stannis warned his brother that the men he had befriended were men who had wanted to deliver him to Aerys to be burned; while Stannis would have thrown them in a dungeon, Robert made them his allies.{{Ref|ACOK|36}}

Stannis remained behind at Storm's End when Robert marched again. After Robert was defeated at [[Battle of Ashford|Ashford]], forces from the [[Reach]] besieged the seat of [[House Baratheon]], surrounding Storm's End on land and blockading it by sea. [[Donal Noye]] smithed for Stannis and lost an arm during the [[siege of Storm's End]].{{ref|AGOT|19}} Stannis successfully held Storm's End against the siege by Lords [[Mace Tyrell]] and [[Paxter Redwyne]],{{Ref|AGOT|27}} which lasted a major part of the war. His garrison held under desperate conditions, only avoiding starvation by the timely intervention of [[Davos Seaworth|Davos]], a notorious [[smuggler]], whose cargo of onions and salt fish allowed them to hold the fortress.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

After the siege of Storm's End was lifted by Lord Eddard Stark, Stannis [[knight]]ed Davos and, taking him into his service, allowed the new [[landed knight]] to choose the name Seaworth for [[House Seaworth|his new House]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} True to Stannis's sense of justice, he also punished Davos for his crimes as a smuggler by removing the first joint from each finger of Davos's left hand, as payment for his past crimes. Davos accepted the punishment on the condition that Stannis carry out the sentence himself, which Stannis did, using a cleaver for a cleaner cut.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

===Lord of Dragonstone===
[[File:HBO Stannis broods on Dragonstone.png|thumb|350px|Stannis brooding at [[Dragonstone]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Following the [[Sack of King's Landing]] and the surrender of the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] at [[Storm's End]], the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], charged his brother Stannis with building a new [[royal fleet]] to seize the [[Dragonstone (island)|island of Dragonstone]], the last stronghold in the possession of [[House Targaryen]]. A fierce storm destroyed the Targaryen fleet which had been protecting the island, while Dowager Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] died in labor at the [[Dragonstone|castle of Dragonstone]]. Targaryen loyalists led by Ser [[Willem Darry]] smuggled the two Targaryen children, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], from the island before Stannis's [[assault on Dragonstone]]. Robert blamed Stannis for letting the Targaryen heirs escape, although the two children had been spirited to safety in the [[Braavosian Coastland]] shortly before Stannis had set sail.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|25}}

Stannis was displeased to discover that King Robert had granted him Dragonstone, instead of the wealthier Storm's End, which was given to their younger brother [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. Stannis resented this and believed it to be an intentional slight,{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} which Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] agrees with.{{ref|ACOK|25}} According to a semi-canon source, however, Robert had not necessarily meant it as such.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Baratheon_Brothers/ The Baratheon Brothers], September 11, 1999</ref> The castle had traditionally been the seat of the heir to the Iron Throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], during most of the Targaryen dynasty, so the then-childless Robert was granting it to his heir at that time, Stannis.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers /> Now the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], Stannis became the head of [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]. Stannis and Maester [[Cressen]] came to Dragonstone around {{date|287}}.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Stannis wed Lady [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] of [[House Florent]]. During the wedding, King Robert deflowered [[Delena Florent]], a cousin of Selyse, on the wedding bed. This coupling led to the birth of [[Edric Storm]], the only officially acknowledged [[bastard]] of the king. Stannis insisted that the boy was a slight upon the honor of his wife's house and promptly shipped him off to his brother Renly at Storm's End.{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Stannis only does his duty in the marriage bed once or twice a year, taking no joy in it.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Though he once hoped for sons, Stannis has only had a daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], with Selyse.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

===Master of Ships===
[[File:Stannis Baratheon Greyjoy Rebellion.png|350px|thumb|Stannis leading the attack on [[Great Wyk]] during [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Lord Stannis was appointed to the [[small council]]{{Ref|AGOT|27}} of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] as the [[master of ships]], and he left [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] and [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]] on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] when he traveled to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}. Stannis only occasionally writes to Selyse, and his visits are even fewer.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

In {{Date|289}}, Stannis led the rebuilt [[royal fleet]] to the [[Sunset Sea]] to help suppress [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]]. Stannis lured [[Victarion Greyjoy]], [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], into a trap in the [[Straits of Fair Isle]], and he destroyed much of the [[Iron Fleet]] in the ensuing [[sea battle off Fair Isle]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}{{ref|ADWD|63}} Afterwards, Stannis subdued [[Great Wyk]] in his brother's name.{{ref|ADWD|26}}

Stannis once led a fleet to [[Sisterton]] to suppress smuggling from the [[Three Sisters]]. He hanged a dozen friends of Lord [[Godric Borrell]], and he threatened to hang Godric himself if any ships are wrecked if the [[Night Lamp]] were to go dark.{{ref|ADWD|9}}

Ser [[Axell Florent]], Selyse's uncle, has served as the [[castellan]] of Dragonstone for ten years while Stannis has been away at King's Landing.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

===Recent History===
[[File:Henning Ludvigsen Clash for the crown.jpg|thumb|350px|Stannis with his brothers [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] and [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], by Henning Ludvigsen © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Despite his loyalty and service to his elder brother, Stannis has always felt underappreciated by King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]]. Instead of thanking Stannis for holding [[Storm's End]] against the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]], the king thanked his old friend, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], for lifting the siege. Instead of thanking Stannis for [[assault on Dragonstone|capturing Dragonstone]] for him, Robert blamed Stannis for the escape of [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]], even though they left Dragonstone before Stannis had set sail.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Stannis has helped Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Robert's [[Hand of the King]], in ruling the [[Seven Kingdoms]], but he has received little or no acknowledgment or thanks from his elder brother, who spends his time hunting, drinking, and whoring.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Stannis feels that Storm's End, the ancestral seat of House Baratheon, was his by rights after Robert took the [[Iron Throne]], and has told Robert so on multiple occasions. In due time, Storm's End was given to young [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] instead.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

King Robert once rejected Stannis's proposal to outlaw brothels.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} Stannis has outlawed [[prostitution]] on his island of Dragonstone.{{ref|ACOK|10}} Dragonstone's maester, the elderly [[Cressen]], fell and broke his hip in {{date|297}}.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Eventually, Stannis began to suspect that the children of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]—Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]]—were not actually Robert's. Lord [[Varys]], the [[master of whisperers]], suggests the idea had been mentioned to Stannis by an unnamed individual.{{ref|ACOK|15}} Convinced that Robert would not believe him, Stannis confided his suspicions with Lord Arryn, the King's Hand.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}

Stannis and Jon investigated the matter, visiting several of Robert's [[Bastardy|baseborn]] children in the capital, including visits to the shop of [[Tobho Mott]] and to [[Chataya's brothel]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}}{{Ref|AGOT|30}}{{ref|AGOT|35}} According to [[Gendry]], Tobho's apprentice, Stannis and Jon often went riding together, with Renly excluded.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}{{Ref|AGOT|30}} During their investigations, Jon agreed with Stannis that his young son and heir, [[Robert Arryn]], would be [[foster]]ed with Stannis on Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} Jon had begun to gather proof when he suddenly died,{{Ref|ACOK|31}} with Stannis believing that Cersei had Jon killed.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Joshua Cairosstannisbaratheon.jpg|thumb|350px|Stannis Baratheon by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Stannis expects to be named the new [[Hand of the King]] after the sudden death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]],{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|31}} but King [[Robert I Baratheon]] instead leaves for the [[north]] to offer the position to his old friend, [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]] and [[Warden of the North]].{{ref|ACOK|2}} A resentful Stannis leaves for [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AGOT|18}}{{Ref|AGOT|20}}{{Ref|AGOT|27}} not long after with much of the [[royal fleet]].{{ref|ACOK|41}}

Stannis plans his next move,{{Ref|AGOT|20}} believing that Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] poisoned Jon.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Rather than have young [[Robert Arryn]] fostered with Stannis as planned, Jon's widow [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] flees back to the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale of Arryn]] with her son after Jon's death.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Since Maester [[Cressen]] has become ill after his fall the previous year, the [[Citadel]] sends [[Pylos]] to Dragonstone, with the young maester arriving mere days before Stannis closes off the isle.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Eddard wonders why Stannis left [[King's Landing]], believing it was due to the discovery of whatever secret Jon was allegedly murdered for, although not realizing that Stannis was also slighted by Robert's selection of Eddard as his new Hand. Ned Stark, via Grand Maester [[Pycelle]], sends a [[raven]] with a polite letter requesting Lord Stannis to return to his seat on the [[small council]].{{ref|AGOT|33}} Stannis does not attend the [[Hand's tourney]] in King's Landing.{{ref|AGOT|30}}

During Eddard's investigation of Jon's death, he discovers that Stannis and Jon had spent a great deal of time together. When he is told Stannis and Jon visited [[Chataya's brothel|a brothel]], when Stannis is normally so righteous to the point of prudish, Eddard gets closer to the truth.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} Stannis does not attend the [[Hand's tourney]] in King's Landing.{{ref|AGOT|30}}

Robert is mortally wounded by a [[boar]] while hunting in the [[kingswood]], and the dying king wants Eddard to rule as [[regent]] for his son, [[Joffrey Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|47}} Since Joffrey is not actually Robert's son, Ned alters the phrasing of Robert's will without his knowledge and plans to bring Stannis to the [[Iron Throne]] instead of Joffrey. Lord Stark tasks [[Tomard]] with personally delivering a letter to Stannis on Dragonstone when the ''[[Wind Witch]]'' sails north.{{ref|AGOT|47}} Ned rejects Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]'s recommendation to take Cersei's children into custody, and Lord Stark instead allies with Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], who warns that raising Stannis to the throne will bring war.{{ref|AGOT|47}} Eddard is outmaneuvered by Robert's widow, Queen Cersei, and betrayed by Lord Baelish, and Fat Tom is slain by [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] during the [[arrest of Eddard Stark]] in the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|throne room]] before he can depart the capital.{{ref|AGOT|49}} Cersei shows the letter which would have been brought to Stannis to Ned's captive daughter, [[Sansa Stark]].{{ref|AGOT|51}}

[[War of the Five Kings|War breaks out]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] after Robert's death.{{ref|AGOT|55}} During Joffrey's first court session, Stannis, his wife [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]], and daughter [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]] are listed by Grand Maester Pycelle among those required to swear fealty to the new king.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} Rather than allowing Eddard to join the [[Night's Watch]] after confessing to treason, Joffrey has Lord Stark publicly executed at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|AGOT|65}} Eddard's eldest son, [[Robb Stark]], is declared [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] after the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

Lord [[Varys]] reports that Robert's youngest brother, Renly, has been crowned at [[Highgarden]], and that Stannis is said to be building ships, hiring [[sellswords]], and bringing a [[shadowbinder]] from [[Asshai]] to Dragonstone. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Joffrey's Hand, thinks that Stannis is a greater threat the boy king's other rivals.{{ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Stannis Melisandre Lightbringer Dragonstone.jpg|350px|thumb|Stannis holding [[Lightbringer]] with [[Melisandre]] at [[Dragonstone]], by Amok ©]]

Stannis declares himself king on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]. He sends Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] to gather support for him among the [[stormlords]], but none are willing to join him. His supporters from the [[narrow sea]] include Lords [[Ardrian Celtigar]], [[Monford Velaryon]], [[Duram Bar Emmon]], and [[Guncer Sunglass]].{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Stannis hires [[sellswords]] from [[Myr]] and [[Lys]],{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} and he also has the support of the sellsails [[Salladhor Saan]], self-styled as the [[Prince of the Narrow Sea]], and [[Morosh the Myrman]].{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}} The older [[maester]] at Dragonstone, [[Cressen]], suggests to Stannis that he makes an alliance against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] with [[Robb Stark]], who has been declared [[King in the North]], but Stannis objects to ruling only half a kingdom. Cressen then proposes that Stannis sends [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], his only child and heir, to the [[Eyrie]], to make an alliance with Lady [[Lysa Arryn]]. Stannis's wife, [[Selyse Florent]], objects, stating that Stannis should not have to beg for help, and Stannis sides with her.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Selyse has converted to the faith of [[R'hllor]], the Lord of Light, giving [[Melisandre]], a [[red priest]]ess, a base of power on Dragonstone. Selyse tells Stannis that the [[red comet]] is a sign that Stannis's time has come, and that he must sail from Dragonstone now to conquer.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Selyse claims that [[Renly Baratheon]]'s men will join Stannis once Renly dies, and that Melisandre has seen Renly dead in her flames. Cressen is horrified by the thought of fratricide and objects, but Stannis dismisses him. Cressen attempts to poison Melisandre with the [[strangler]], but he does and she survives unscathed.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} [[Pylos]] henceforth serves as Stannis's sole maester at Dragonstone.{{ref|ACOK|10}}

Though Stannis is not a follower of R'hllor,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} he renounces the [[Faith of the Seven]] for the Lord of Light. [[Queen's men]] ruin the [[sept]] of Dragonstone, and carvings of the Seven are publicly burned before Dragonstone's gates. During this sacrifice, Melisandre proclaims that Stannis is [[Azor Ahai]] reborn, and has him pull a sword out of the burning carvings: [[Lightbringer]]. In private, Sallador tells Davos that the sword is not the real Lightbringer. The pious Lord Sunglass renounces Stannis for having destroyed the sept, and he is imprisoned with the surviving sons of Ser [[Hubard Rambton]], who fought the queen's men in defense of the sept.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

Stannis writes a letter announcing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]] and the [[bastardy]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrecella]] and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], which he plans to send to the lords of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] by raven, and to the ports of [[Westeros]] and the [[Free Cities]] by ship.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} Davos tells Stannis that he has no proof of the [[incest]] between Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], but Stannis claims that Robert's [[bastard]] son [[Edric Storm]] is proof, though he does not have access to boy at [[Storm's End]]. Davos further informs Stannis that it would be unwise to declare for the Lord of Light, if he wishes to win over the followers of the Seven, but Stannis rejects the notion, as he believes Melisandre has power.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

[[File:Joshua Cairós StannisMel.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Melisandre]] and Stannis at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Having already declared for the throne, [[Renly Baratheon]], Stannis's younger brother, slowly marches with a huge host on the [[roseroad]] from [[Highgarden]] toward [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|ACOK|17}} King Robb Stark sends his mother [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] south as an envoy. When Catelyn meets Renly at [[Bitterbridge]], Renly tells her he will have Stannis's support against King Joffrey. Catelyn reminds Renly that Stannis has a stronger claim as the elder brother, but Renly scoffs at the idea of the unpopular Stannis becoming king. As Renly and Catelyn converse, Renly is surprised when a rider brings words that Stannis has [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|besieged Storm's End]], which is held for Renly by Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]].{{Ref|ACOK|22}}

From Bitterbridge, Renly rushes to Storm's End with ten thousand{{Ref|ACOK|33}} of his host to meet Stannis, claiming that he has another hundred thousand on their way.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} Stannis and Renly parley, and Renly offers Stannis a chance to swear him his fealty, which Stannis angrily rejects. He calls Renly a traitor, as well as threatens [[Robb Stark]] to his mother, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]]. When it becomes clear that Renly, who does not care about Stannis's letter and is confident in his own strength, will not swear to him, Stannis leaves, promising a battle at dawn.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}

Catelyn informs Renly about [[catspaw|the murder attempt]] on her son [[Bran Stark|Bran's]] life, which she blames on the Lannisters. Catelyn now believes that Bran saw Cersei and Jaime having sex. She asks leave to go to Stannis to tell him of her suspicions, suggesting that Stannis, Renly, and Robb all cast aside their crowns to call a [[Great Council]], but Renly refuses. As the would-be king prepares for battle, [[shadow assassin|a shadow]] kills him; Stannis's shadow, according to Catelyn.{{Ref|ACOK|33}} Most of the forces Renly had brought with him to Storm's End join Stannis, though Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], and Lords [[Randyll Tarly]] and [[Mathis Rowan]] do not.{{Ref|ACOK|36}}

Following Renly's death, Stannis is troubled by terrible nightmares, and only Melisandre, who now shares his pavilion, can soothe him to sleep.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} He confides in Davos that he sometimes dreams of Renly's death, but that he is innocent, as he had been in his bed when Renly was slain, and that his [[squire]], [[Devan Seaworth]], had been unable to wake him. Stannis is vexed by Renly having offered him [[Renly's peach|a peach]] during their parley.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

Stannis has surrounded Storm's End by land and sea, and he promises that the garrison might go free unharmed is the castle is yielded up to him in a fortnight.{{Ref|ACOK|39}} The castellan, Cortnay Penrose, continues to refuse, however, even during the last parley a fortnight later, as yielding requires giving the boy Edric to Stannis. Cortnay challenges Stannis to single combat to decide the matter, but Stannis refuses. Melisandre tells Stannis that she has seen Cortnay's death [[nightfire|in her flames]]. Unwilling to leave Storm's End untaken out of fear that it will be viewed as a defeat, and determined to get a hold of Robert's bastard to prove the incest, Stannis orders Davos to land a small boat beneath the castle, unseen in the black of the night, without anyone else knowing about it, taking Melisandre with him.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} Davos rows Melisandre beneath Storm's End, where she gives birth to [[shadow assassin|a shadow]] which resembles Stannis and enters the castle.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} That same night, Cortnay falls off a tower of the castle to his death,{{Ref|ACOK|44}} and his lieutenant, Lord [[Elwood Meadows]], yields the castle to Stannis,{{ref|ACOK|45}} who subsequently burns the [[godswood]] of Storm's End.{{Ref|ACOK|49}} It is said that Cortnay threw himself off the tower, and his guards could not find anyone else in the room, nor had they seen anyone else enter. However, Lord [[Varys]] believes Cortnay to have been killed with [[magic]].{{Ref|ACOK|44}}

[[File:Stannis Baratheon with Lightbrighter at Blackwater by WillHarrisArt.jpg|380px|thumb|Stannis at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], by Will Harris ©]]

With Storm's End fallen, Stannis is free to march for King's Landing, which has been preparing for his arrival.{{Ref|ACOK|49}} Stannis's bannermen convince him that Melisandre should not join him on the campaign, as a battlefield is no place for a woman and she might get credit for his victory as a sorceress. Stannis sends Melisandre and Edric to Dragonstone, and he begins marching north from Storm's End toward the [[kingswood]] and the southern shore of the [[Blackwater Rush]]. Meanwhile, Ser [[Imry Florent]] leads Stannis's fleet north along [[Massey's Hook]] toward [[Blackwater Bay]].{{ref|ACOK|58}}

To prevent people in the city from joining Stannis, [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], has the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] spread the news that Stannis means to burn to [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|ACOK|49}} Tyrion has his [[Vale mountain clans|Vale clansmen]] light fires to burn the grass which would be consumed by Stannis's [[horse]]s, while killing his scouts and raiding his baggage train. In response, Stannis's vanguard sets the kingswood afire, to smoke the clansmen out.{{Ref|ACOK|52}}

Stannis attacks King's Landing during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], with most of Stannis's ships entering the harbor to land soldiers and face the smaller fleet of King Joffrey. The Lannisters light [[wildfire]] and raise a giant iron chain to prevent ships from sailing out of the harbor, and most ships in both fleets are destroyed. Stannis's soldiers use the destroyed ships as a bridge to reach the gates of the city, however, and they come close to victory. The forces of Lords [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Mace Tyrell]] arrive unexpectedly, led by the "ghost" of Renly Baratheon (who is later revealed to have been Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], dressed in Renly's armor),{{Ref|ACOK|62}} and Stannis's soldiers are overwhelmed or surrender. Ser [[Richard Horpe]] and Ser [[Justin Massey]] convince Stannis to retreat.<ref name="theon1">''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

===''A Storm of Swords''===
While Stannis is away, Melisandre and Queen [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] burn Lord [[Guncer Sunglass]] and Ser [[Hubard Rambton]]'s sons.{{ref|ACOK|10}} Defeated on the [[Blackwater]], Stannis returns to Dragonstone on the [[Lys]]ene ships of [[Salladhor Saan]]{{Ref|ASOS|4}} with the few men that remain to him, most of them [[queen's men]] from [[House Florent]].{{Ref|ASOS|10}} Stannis names Lord [[Alester Florent]] as his [[Hand of the King]], but refuses to see anyone but Melisandre, brooding in the [[Stone Drum]] instead. He does not eat, and tales are told claiming that Stannis and Melisandre go down into the [[Dragonmont]] to watch the fires inside.{{Ref|ASOS|10}}

After Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] is arrested for his plan to kill Melisandre,{{Ref|ASOS|10}} Melisandre visits him in the dungeon. The [[shadowbinder]] informs the Onion Knight that she dare not make another [[Shadow assassin|shadow]] with Stannis as his "fires burn so low" that doing so might kill him.{{Ref|ASOS|25}} Lord Florent, losing faith in Stannis's chances for success, prepares to offer peace to Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], now King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey's]] Hand. In exchange for giving up his claim to the Iron Throne and retracting all he said regarding the [[bastardy]] of [[Cersei Lannister]]'s children, Stannis would be accepted back into the [[king's peace]] and allowed to rule as [[Lord of Dragonstone]] and [[Lord of Storm's End]]. Alester wishes to seal the bargain by offering Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]] in marriage to Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]]. However, before Alester can give the letter to Sallador and have it secretly delivered to King's Landing, Lord Florent is arrested for treason and imprisoned with Davos in the dungeon.{{Ref|ASOS|25}}

[[File:Davos Kneeling King Stannis.jpg|thumb|350px|Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] kneeling before Stannis, by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Melisandre asks Stannis to relinquish [[Edric Storm]], the [[bastard]] son of the late King [[Robert I Baratheon]], over to her, claiming that king's blood will allow her to wake a stone [[dragon]]. Stannis refuses, however.{{ref|ASOS|25}}{{ref|ASOS|36}} The priestess believes that Stannis is [[the prince that was promised]].{{ref|ASOS|36}}

Stannis has Davos released from the dungeon and brought before him. While escorting Davos to Stannis in the [[Chamber of the Painted Table]], Ser [[Axell Florent]] tries to make Davos tell Stannis that Axell should be named the King's Hand to succeed his elder brother, Lord Alester. When Davos sees Stannis, the king appears ten years older, shrunken and beginning to be grey-haired. Stannis agrees with Davos that Axell's plan to attack [[Claw Isle]] should be rejected, and he names Davos as [[Lord of the Rainwood]], [[Admiral of the Narrow Sea]], and his new Hand of the King. Stannis reveals that he has seen [[Fist of the First Men|a high hill in a forest]], where [[Night's Watch|men in black]] had made a ring of torches, and where [[wights|shapes]] were [[Fight at the Fist|moving through the snow]]. Melisandre again asks for Edric, but Stannis refuses, ordering her to use leeches which had been feeding on the boy instead. Stannis throws three leeches into a fire one by one, stating the names of the other three surviving kings ([[Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Balon Greyjoy]], and [[Robb Stark]]) of the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

Balon falls to his death at [[Pyke]]{{ref|ASOS|45}} and Robb is killed in the [[Red Wedding]],{{ref|ASOS|51}} leading to a discussion among Stannis's counselors whether Edric should be sacrificed to wake a dragon from stone, as Melisandre claims will happen. Davos attempts to convince Stannis not to sacrifice Edric once they are alone, but Stannis admits that, should Joffrey die as well, he is willing to consider doing it.{{ref|ASOS|54}}

Upon hearing the news of Joffrey's death at his [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]], Stannis is willing to sacrifice Edric, though he still does not like the idea.{{Ref|ASOS|63}} Several knights and lordlings have greater loyalty to Stannis and the Faith than to Melisandre and R'hllor.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} These [[king's men]] are willing to help Davos smuggle Edric to safety from Dragonstone under the care of Ser [[Andrew Estermont]].{{Ref|ASOS|63}} Stannis is furious, but Davos urges Stannis to sail for the [[Wall]], claiming that "a king protects his people, or he is no king at all", and the Onion Lord presents his king with Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]'s letter asking for aid for the [[Night's Watch]], of which Stannis had been unaware.{{Ref|ASOS|63}}

[[File:Donato Giancola Stannis Baratheon.jpg|thumb|350px|Stannis in the [[battle beneath the Wall]], by Donato Giancola ©]]

Melisandre sacrifices Lord Florent to R'hllor to gain favorable winds for the journey north,{{ref|ADWD|9}} and Stannis sails on Sallador's ships from Dragonstone to the Wall. He leaves Selyse and Shireen at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] while marching west with all his forces.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Guided by [[Cotter Pyke]] and his men from Eastwatch,{{ref|ASOS|75}} Stannis's army arrives in time to defeat the [[free folk|wildling]] host gathered by [[Mance Rayder]], [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], during the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

Stannis occupies the [[King's Tower]] at [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Though he plans to burn Mance, once a deserter from the Night's Watch, for treason, he is willing to allow the other free folk through the Wall if they swear to R'hllor, settling them in the [[Gift]]. He has [[Jon Snow]], the bastard son of the late Lord [[Eddard Stark]] and the half brother of Robb Stark, brought to him, and the king offers to legitimize the youth and name him [[Lord of Winterfell]] in exchange for Jon's help in winning the [[north]] to his side. Stannis allows Jon time to think about the offer, which Jon is reluctant to accept because it would require the burning of the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

As Stannis needs to negotiate with the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], he is displeased that after ten days of voting, the black brothers still have not yet chosen a new commander to succeed the late [[Jeor Mormont]], and calls several of the higher ranking men to him to inform them that he will choose a Lord Commander for them, if they do not come to a decision that same day.{{Ref|ASOS|78}} Stannis informs Maester Aemon and [[Samwell Tarly]] that he has sent word to his castellan, Ser [[Rolland Storm]], to begin mining [[dragonglass]] at Dragonstone to fight the [[Others]], and he confirms that he is aware of Aemon's [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] ancestry. Aemon requests to see Lightbringer, and Stannis grants the request.{{Ref|ASOS|78}} Thanks to Samwell's involvement,{{Ref|ASOS|78}} Jon Snow is elected as Lord Commander,{{Ref|ASOS|79}} preventing him from accepting Stannis's offer.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Chris Dien StannisB.jpg|thumb|350px|Stannis Baratheon, by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games]]
According to Princess [[Arianne Martell]], Stannis has been attainted by the Crown.{{ref|AFFC|13}}

Stannis, the self-styled [[King of Westeros]],{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} remains at the [[King's Tower]] of [[Castle Black]]. He plans to use [[Val]], whom his men call the "wildling princess", to seal the peace between the [[northmen]] and the [[free folk]].{{Ref|AFFC|5}} Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] has given Stannis food, shelter, the [[Nightfort]], and leave to settle some free folk in the Gift. Stannis sends ravens to the northern lords, demanding their fealty, but only [[House Karstark]] replies, swearing Stannis their allegiance.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

Before blaming her brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] for the murder of her father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] suspects Stannis's involvement. She recalls that she would have eventually dealt with Stannis and [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], but Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s investigations had forced her to kill Robert first.{{Ref|AFFC|3}} Cersei is giddy as a maiden when she learns that Stannis has left Dragonstone, and she believes that Stannis has finally admitted defeat and gone into exile.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

When news reaches King's Landing that Stannis is now in the north, Cersei is furious.{{Ref|AFFC|16}} She sends two thousand Lannister soldiers to [[Dragonstone]] to defeat the small garrison Stannis had left behind and take the castle.{{Ref|AFFC|16}} Meanwhile, Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], and two thousand soldiers from [[House Frey]] are to deal with Stannis and his few thousand soldiers in the north.{{Ref|AFFC|16}} Cersei wishes to deal with the [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoys]] only after Stannis has been defeated.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} News reaches King's Landing that the [[Golden Company]] has broken its contract with [[Myr]], and it is being said that they have been hired by Stannis instead.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} The [[small council]] receives reports that Stannis's [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Davos Seaworth]], has traveled to [[White Harbor]] and that he had been arrested by Lord [[Wyman Manderly]]. Cersei orders him to execute Davos.{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

In [[Braavos]], Maester Aemon becomes convinced that Melisandre has misread the signs that had convinced her that Stannis is [[Azor Ahai]] reborn.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Allan Douglas Stannis Baratheon.png|thumb|350px|Stannis at the [[Wall]], by Allen Douglas © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Stannis keeps his wildling prisoners [[beyond the Wall]]. He rides down the [[kingsroad]] almost as far as [[Queenscrown]], prowls through the empty hovels of [[Mole's Town]], inspects the ruins at [[Queensgate]] and [[Oakenshield]], and walks atop the [[Wall]] each night with [[Melisandre]], while selecting prisoners for questioning during the day.{{Ref|ADWD|3}} [[House Mormont]] has refused to join Stannis, whereas [[House Manderly]]'s reply to Stannis's letter only made excuses. [[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], refuses to give Stannis ownership of the sixteen castles at the Wall that are unoccupied by the black brothers, and he asks Stannis for men instead to serve under the command of his own commanders.{{Ref|ADWD|3}}

Stannis sends Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] to [[White Harbor]] to treat with Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] on his behalf,{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|ADWD|15}} as well sends Ser [[Richard Horpe]] and Ser [[Justin Massey]] as envoys south.{{ref|ADWD|7}} Stannis approves of Jon's execution of [[Janos Slynt]],{{Ref|ADWD|7}} and he has [[Mance Rayder]] burned in sacrifice to [[R'hllor]] as punishment for having deserted the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ADWD|10}} In reality, however, Stannis has unknowingly burned [[Rattleshirt]], whom Melisandre had used a [[glamor]] upon to look like Mance.{{Ref|ADWD|31}} Stannis offers the remaining [[free folk]] the choice between bending the knee or returning beyond the Wall to die. Most of the free folk bend the knee and are allowed south of the Wall.{{Ref|ADWD|10}}

Stannis wins the support of half of the forces of [[House Umber]], commanded by [[Mors Umber]]. The remainder of the Umber forces have marched for House Bolton, under the command of [[Hother Umber]], as the [[Jon Umber|Greatjon]] remains a captive of [[House Frey]] at the [[Twins]] after the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ADWD|17}} Stannis plans to march with the wildlings on the [[Dreadfort]], as [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] has marched south to [[siege of Moat Cailin|recover Moat Cailin]] from [[ironborn]]. Jon warns that the Dreadfort will learn of Stannis's approach long before he can ever reach the castle, and [[Moat Cailin]] will fall quickly, which means that Ramsay and his father, Lord [[Roose Bolton]], are free to march against Stannis with their entire force. Additionally, marching with wildlings will only serve to turn the northmen against Stannis. Instead, Jon proposes that Stannis visit the [[northern mountain clans|mountain clans]], including the [[House Flint of the mountains|Flints]], [[House Wull|Wulls]], [[House Norrey|Norreys]] and [[House Liddle|Liddles]]. Instead of the Dreadfort, Jon suggests marching against [[Deepwood Motte]] to fight the ironborn of [[Asha Greyjoy]]. In exchange, the wildlings remain at the Wall.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

[[File:Stannis and his sword.jpg|350px|thumb|King Stannis with [[Lightbringer]], by Ming1918 ©]]

At [[White Harbor]], Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] arrests Stannis's envoy and Hand, Davos Seaworth, and fakes his execution. In secret, he promises to swear loyalty to Stannis if Davos can bring him [[Rickon Stark]].{{Ref|ADWD|29}}

Stannis follows the advice of Lord Commander Snow and marches west to the [[northern mountains]], although one of his squires, Davos's son [[Devan Seaworth|Devan]], remains at Castle Black with Melisandre. The red priestess later thinks that her bed has seen little use since Stannis's departure.{{ref|ADWD|31}}{{ref|ADWD|31}} The king wins over several of the mountain clans, gathering an additional three thousand men for his army. Stannis then [[fight by Deepwood Motte|recovers Deepwood Motte]] from the ironborn,{{Ref|ADWD|26}} returning the castle to [[House Glover]].{{Ref|ADWD|29}} Stannis is joined by the Mormonts, as well as by [[smallfolk]] fleeing from the ironborn and survivors from the [[battle outside the gates of Winterfell]], men once sworn to the [[House Hornwood|Hornwoods]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]], and [[House Tallhart|Tallharts]].{{Ref|ADWD|35}} Asha and [[Ragged nine|several ironborn]] are taken captive.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

Stannis and his army [[march on Winterfell]], taking Asha with them, but they are slowed by heavy snows in the [[wolfswood]], and Stannis is forced to encamp at a small [[crofters' village]] three days west of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}}{{Ref|ADWD|42}} [[Arnolf Karstark]] and [[Mors Umber]] have begun to march as well, and plan to join Stannis near Winterfell.{{Ref|ADWD|35}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Arnolf eventually finds Stannis at the crofters' village.{{Ref|ADWD|62}} Many of Stannis's men succumb to the blizzard, including his remaining squire, [[Bryen Farring]]. When four [[House Peasebury|Peasebury]] men are condemned for [[cannibalism]], Stannis allows them to be burned by Ser [[Godry Farring]], with the queen's men believing them to be sacrifices to ward off the blizzard.{{ref|ADWD|62}}

[[Tycho Nestoris]], an emissary from the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], arrives at the Wall. As Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] has ceased the Iron Throne's payments of loans, the Iron Bank wishes to broach the subject to Stannis. Jon Snow receives the banker and realizes that if Stannis gives in to the demands of the Iron Bank, the Braavosi will give him their support, which might win him the Iron Throne.{{Ref|ADWD|44}} [[Alys Karstark]] arrives at [[Castle Black]] and warns Jon that her uncle, Arnolf, is only feigning loyalty to Stannis. In truth he sides with [[House Bolton]], and is planning to betray Stannis at the opportune moment. Jon sends a message to Deepwood in an attempt to warn Stannis.{{Ref|ADWD|44}} Tycho travels to Deepwood in search of Stannis, and from there continues to the crofters' village as well. Near Winterfell, Tycho finds Mors Umber with a captive [[Theon Greyjoy]] and "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]), whom he brings with him to Stannis.{{Ref|ADWD|62}}

Jon Snow receives a [[Bastard Letter|taunting letter]] at Castle Black from Ramsay, stating that Stannis was killed along with most of his army in seven days of battle.{{ref|ADWD|69}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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At the [[crofters' village]], Stannis prepares for the looming battle against the [[House Bolton|Boltons]]. He signs a contract with [[Tycho Nestoris]] and plans to send the banker back to the Wall for safety. Tycho brought a message from [[Jon Snow]] informing Stannis of [[Arnolf Karstark]]'s planned treachery, so Stannis has Arnolf, his son [[Arthor Karstark|Arthor]], and his three grandsons arrested and plans to execute them. The king sends Ser [[Justin Massey]] to escort "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]" back to Castle Black to reunite her with Jon, in gratitude for the Lord Commander's counsel of gathering the [[northern mountain clans]]. Justin is to then travel to Braavos and use money from the Iron Bank to hire twenty thousand [[sellswords]] for Stannis. Stannis tells Justin that he may hear of Stannis's death in Braavos, but even if that news is true, the knight is to follow the orders as to seat his daughter, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], on the Iron Throne. Stannis next receives [[Asha Greyjoy]], and informs her that her brother [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] must be executed, as showing him mercy would mean losing all of the northmen. Asha suggests that Stannis behead Theon with [[Lightbringer]] before a [[weirwood]] at a nearby isle.<ref name="theon1"/>

==Quotes by Stannis==
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Stannis Baratheon.jpg|thumb|350px|Stannis by Magali Villeneuve © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{Quote|Kings have no friends, only subjects and enemies.{{ref|ACOK|31}}|Stannis to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|These pardoned lords would do well to reflect on that. Good men and true will fight for [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], wrongly believing him the true king. A [[northman]] might even say the same of [[Robb Stark]]. But these lords who flocked to [[Renly Baratheon|my brother's]] banners knew him for a usurper. They turned their backs on their rightful king for no better reason than dreams of power and glory, and I have marked them for what they are. Pardoned them, yes. Forgiven. But not forgotten.{{ref|ACOK|42}}|Stannis to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|It is not a question of wanting. The throne is mine, as [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert's]] heir. That is law. After me, it must pass to my daughter, unless [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] should finally give me a son. I am king. Wants do not enter into it. I have a duty to my daughter. To the realm. Even to Robert. He loved me but little, I know, yet he was my brother. The [[Cersei Lannister|Lannister woman]] gave him horns and made a motley fool of him. She may have murdered him as well, as she murdered [[Jon Arryn]] and [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]]. For such crimes there must be justice. Starting with Cersei and her abominations. But only starting. I mean to scour that court clean. As Robert should have done after the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]].{{ref|ASOS|36}}|Stannis to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|I never asked for this, no more than I asked to be king. Yet dare I disregard [[Melisandre|her]]? We do not choose our destinies. Yet we must ... we must do our duty, no? Great or small, we must do our duty.{{ref|ASOS|54}}|Stannis to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|I know the cost! Last night, gazing into that hearth, I saw things in the flames as well. I saw a king, a crown of fire on his brows, burning… burning, Davos. His own crown consumed his flesh and turned him into ash. Do you think I need [[Melisandre]] to tell me what that means? Or you?{{ref|ASOS|54}}|Stannis to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|I never asked for this crown. Gold is cold and heavy on the head, but so long as I am the king, I have a duty... If I must sacrifice [[Edric Storm|one child]] to the flames to save a million from the dark... Sacrifice... is never easy, Davos. Or it is no true sacrifice.{{ref|ASOS|63}}|Stannis to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|Lord [[Davos Seaworth|Seaworth]] is a man of [[Smallfolk|humble birth]], but he reminded me of my duty, when all I could think of was my rights. I had the [[cart]] before the [[horse]], Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.{{ref|ASOS|76}}|Stannis to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|[[Others|Demons made of snow and ice and cold]]. The ancient enemy. The only enemy that matters.{{ref|ASOS|78}}|Stannis to [[Samwell Tarly]], [[Melisandre]], and [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Stannis''': I thought the wet nurse was this man [[Craster]]'s daughter? 
'''Melisandre''': Wife and daughter both, Your Grace. Craster married all his daughters. [[Gilly]]'s boy was the fruit of their union. 
'''Stannis''': Her own father got this child on her? We are well rid of her, then. I will not suffer such abominations here. This is not [[King's Landing]].{{ref|ADWD|3}}|Stannis and [[Melisandre]]}}

==Quotes about Stannis==
[[File:Stephen dillane as stannis.jpg|thumb|350px|Stephen Dillane as Stannis in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert's]] lusts were the subject of ribald drinking songs throughout [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]], but Stannis was a different sort of man; a bare year younger than the king, yet utterly unlike him, stern, humorless, unforgiving, grim in his sense of duty.{{ref|AGOT|27}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Ned found it hard to imagine what could frighten Stannis Baratheon, who had once held [[Storm's End]] through a [[Siege of Storm's End|year of siege]], surviving on rats and boot leather while the Lords [[Mace Tyrell|Tyrell]] and [[Paxter Redwyne|Redwyne]] sat outside with their hosts, banqueting in sight of his walls.{{ref|AGOT|58}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|His claim is the true one, he is known for his prowess as a battle commander, and he is utterly without mercy. There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.{{ref|AGOT|58}}|[[Varys]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I have felt from the beginning that Stannis was a greater danger than [[War of the Five Kings|all the others combined]].{{ref|AGOT|69}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Stannis, my lord, my sad sullen boy, son I never had, you must not do this, don't you know how I have cared for you, lived for you, loved you despite all? Yes, loved you, better than [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] even, or [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], for you were the one unloved, the one who needed me most.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] was the true [[steel]]. Stannis is pure [[iron]], black and hard and strong, yes, but brittle, the way iron gets. He'll break before he bends. And [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], that one, he's [[copper]], bright and shiny, pretty to look at but not worth all that much at the end of the day.{{ref|ACOK|6}}|[[Donal Noye]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Let us be blunt, my lady. Stannis would make an appalling king. Nor is he like to become one. Men respect Stannis, even fear him, but precious few have ever loved him.{{ref|ACOK|22}}|[[Renly Baratheon]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|And Stannis has always felt he was cheated of [[Storm's End]]. The ancestral seat of [[House Baratheon]], his by rights... if you knew how many times he came to [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] singing that same dull song in that gloomy aggrieved tone he has. When Robert gave the place to [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], Stannis clenched his jaw so tight I thought his teeth would shatter.{{ref|ACOK|25}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Were it anyone else outside the gates, I might hope to beguile him. But this is Stannis Baratheon. I'd have a better chance of seducing his horse.{{ref|ACOK|60}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|This is Stannis Baratheon. The man will fight to the bitter end and then some.{{ref|ASOS|72}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Pycelle]]}}

{{Quote|Stannis Baratheon with a grievance was like a mastiff with a [[bone]]; he gnawed it down to splinters.{{ref|ADWD|3}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|What does Stannis offer you? Vengeance. Vengeance for my sons and yours, for your husbands and your fathers and your brothers. Vengeance for [[Eddard Stark|your murdered lord]], [[Robb Stark|your murdered king]], [[capture of Winterfell|your butchered princes]]. Vengeance!{{ref|ADWD|19}}|[[Davos Seaworth]] to the [[Merman's Court]]}}

{{Quote|His eyes were sunk in deep pits, his close-cropped beard no more than a shadow across his hollow cheeks and bony jawbone. Yet there was power in his stare, an iron ferocity that told Asha this man would never, ever turn back from his course.{{ref|ADWD|42}}|thoughts of [[Asha Greyjoy]]}}

==Family==
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==Behind the Scenes==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], Stannis is partially inspired by [[w:Tiberius|Tiberius Caesar]], particularly the portrayal by [[w:George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]] in ''[[w:I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]''.<ref>[[w:92nd Street Y|92nd Street Y]]: [http://92yondemand.org/george-r-r-martin-world-ice-fire Game of Thrones Mastermind George R. R. Martin: The World of Ice and Fire], Oct 26, 2014</ref><ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/310379.html?thread=17203563 It's the Pits (Jan. 21st, 2013)]</ref>

In an early draft of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', Stannis was [[Lord of Storm's End]] while [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] was [[Lord of Dragonstone]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1belw08/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

==References==
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| lastname = Dustin
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| Alias = Barbrey Ryswell
| Title = [[Lady of Barrowton]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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| Spouse = Lord [[Willam Dustin]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Lover = [[Brandon Stark]]
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| coat-of-arms = The spiked crown and crossed long axes of [[House Dustin]] quartered with the golden horse head of [[Rodrik Ryswell]] ''(Quarterly 1st and 4th Or between two rusted longaxes saltirewise, shafted sable, a crown of the last; 2nd and 3rd Bronze a horse's head sable orbed and maned gules within a bordure engrailed sable)''
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'''Barbrey Dustin''', née '''Ryswell''', is the Lady of [[Barrowton]] as the widow of [[Willam Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]]. She was born into [[House Ryswell]] as the younger daughter of [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
Barbrey is tall, unbent, and handsome.{{ref|ADWD|32}} She has wrinkles{{Ref|ADWD|32}} around her mouth and dark eyes,{{Ref|ADWD|37}} and her hair is equal parts brown and grey.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Lady Dustin wears her hair tied behind her head in a widow's knot.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

While intelligent,{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Barbrey has grown into a bitter woman over the years.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Her smile can appear ugly{{Ref|ADWD|41}} and feral.{{Ref|ADWD|46}} Lady Dustin is distrustful of [[maester]]s and refers to them as grey rats.{{Ref|ADWD|37}} She was fond of her late nephew, [[Domeric Bolton]], and despises [[Ramsay Snow]], whom she blames for Domeric's death.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Lady Dustin dresses all in black without [[gold]] or [[jewelry]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}} One of her gowns has a high stiff collar and sleeves lined with vair, and she has a sable cloak.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Barbrey's personal banner flying over the keep of [[Barrow Hall]] quarters the spiked crown and crossed long axes of [[House Dustin]] with the [[gold]]en [[horse]] head of her father, Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}} [[Beron (serjeant)|Beron]] is one of her [[serjeant]]s.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==History==
Barbrey is the surviving daughter of [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], and is the sister of [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], and [[Roose Ryswell]]. Their sister was [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]], the late second wife of [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

[[Brandon Stark]], the eldest son of [[Rickard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]], often rode the [[Rills]] while being fostered at [[Barrowton]] with old Lord [[House Dustin|Dustin]]. Infatuated with the heir of [[Winterfell]], young Barbrey had an affair with Brandon, who took her [[maidenhead]]. Lord Rodrik hoped to wed his daughter to a [[House Stark|Stark]], but Lord Rickard betrothed his heir to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]] of [[Riverrun]]. Barbrey claims Brandon did not want to wed Catelyn{{Ref|ADWD|41}} and that the betrothal was the idea of [[Walys Flowers|Walys]], Rickard's [[maester]] at Winterfell.{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Rodrik then hoped to wed Barbrey to Brandon's younger brother, [[Eddard Stark]], but that was not to be. Barbrey instead wed [[Willam Dustin]], the young [[Lord of Barrowton]].{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

The abduction of [[Lyanna Stark]] by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] led to the executions of Brandon and Lord Rickard Stark by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] in [[King's Landing]]. Now Lord of Winterfell, Eddard returned to the [[north]] to call his banners for [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Not yet half a year into marriage, Willam rode off to war against Barbrey's objections. Barbrey gifted him with a fine red steed, the pride of her father's herd, and Willam swore he would return to her mounted on the horse.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

Willam attended the wedding of Eddard and Catelyn at Riverrun during the war,{{Ref|ASOS|51}} and he accompanied Lord Stark south after the [[siege of Storm's End]]. Lord Dustin was slain in the [[combat at the tower of joy]],{{Ref|AWOIAF|Willam Dustin}} however, and Ned built cairns for the fallen.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} After the war ended, Lord Stark returned Willam's steed to Barbrey. She bears a grudge against Eddard, who brought the bones of his sister, Lyanna, to Winterfell for burial in [[crypt of Winterfell|its crypt]], but not the bones of her husband, Lord Dustin, to Barrowton.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

In accordance with the [[Widow's Law]], Barbrey remained at Barrowton after her husband's passing. Ruling the town in her own name, she was fond of her sister Bethany's son, [[Domeric Bolton]], who served at Barrowton for four years as her [[page]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Domeric Bolton}}{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Since Domeric's death in {{Date|297}}, Barbrey has nursed suspicions about [[Ramsay Snow]]'s involvement.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lady Barbrey sent a minimal number of soldiers from [[Barrowton]] to join the army of [[Robb Stark]], who was proclaimed [[King in the North]] but later killed in the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

Barbey is one of the signatories of the letters that [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] sends announcing that [[siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]] has been retaken from the [[ironborn]].{{Ref|ADWD|26}} She hosts the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] at Barrowton, where the wedding of Ramsay to "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) is to occur. She cannot abide the presence of Ramsay and his [[Bastard's Boys]]{{Ref|ADWD|46}} and forbids them from [[Barrow Hall]], as she suspects Ramsay had a hand in the death of her nephew, [[Domeric Bolton]]. She gives grey colts to Ramsay's squires, [[Walder Frey (son of Jammos)|Big Walder]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

When [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], learns that King [[Stannis Baratheon]] has left the [[Wall]], he decides to move [[Wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|Ramsay's wedding]] from Barrowton to [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Barbrey insists on taking custody of "Arya" until the wedding occurs. [[Theon Greyjoy]], who travels in Lady Dustin's retinue to Winterfell, sits beside her at the wedding feast. Although Barbrey is astute and has good political savvy, she fails to see through the behavior of [[Wyman Manderly]], [[Lord of White Harbor]], during the feast. She is offended by Wyman's apparent capitulation despite his son, Ser [[Wendel Manderly]], dying at the Red Wedding, and she dismisses Lord Manderly to Theon as craven to the bone—just after [[Frey Pies/Theories|Wyman serves his pies]].{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Theon suspects that Barbrey is aware the bride is an impostor.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

Among the snowmen that squires build along the battlements of Winterfell, one is a snow lady resembling Barbrey. Lady Dustin has Theon lead her into the [[crypts of Winterfell]], where she explains much of her history and story to him. Barbrey resents that [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]], returned the horse of her husband, [[Willam Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]], after [[Robert's Rebellion]], but not Willam's bones. To spite Eddard's shade, Barbrey tells Theon that if Eddard's bones, which were heading north before Moat Cailin [[fall of Moat Cailin|fell to the ironborn]], are discovered north of the [[Neck]] she will ensure they are never put to rest in the crypts.{{ref|ADWD|41}} Barrowton is staunch for [[House Bolton]] largely because of this grievance.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Before leaving the crypts, Barbrey and Theon discover that swords are missing from the tombs, including that of [[Brandon Stark]], her lover from her youth.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

As tensions arise in snow-bound Winterfell, Barbrey and her brother, Ser [[Roger Ryswell]], calm knights from [[House Manderly]] when Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] insults Lord Wyman. When Barbrey requests a more cheerful song than "[[The Winter Maid]]" during a meal, [[Mance Rayder|Abel]] sings "[[The Queen Took Off Her Sandal, the King Took Off His Crown]]" and "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]". While she appears to be loyal to House Bolton, Barbrey bears a grudge against [[House Frey]] due to the fact that several of her own men were killed at the Red Wedding. She points this out to Ser [[Aenys Frey]] when several suspicious deaths occur in Winterfell.{{Ref|ADWD|46}} She is absent when the Manderlys and Freys clash after the death of Little Walder and Theon escapes the castle.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

==Quotes by Barbrey==
{{Quote|'''Barbrey''': Who else is there? 
'''Theon''': You. There is you. The [[Lady of Barrowton]], a [[House Dustin|Dustin]] by marriage, a [[House Ryswell|Ryswell]] by birth. 
'''Barbrey''': The widow of [[Barrowton]] ... and yes, if I so choose, I could be an inconvenience. Of course, [[Roose Bolton|Roose]] sees that too, so he takes care to keep me sweet.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|Barbrey and [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|If I were queen, the first thing I would do would be to kill all those [[maesters|grey rats]].{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|Barbrey to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|'''Barbrey''': Why do you love the [[House Stark|Starks]]? 
'''Theon''': I ... I wanted to be one of them ... 
'''Barbrey''': And never could. We have more in common than you know, my lord.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}|Barbrey and [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|I was left with young [[Willam Dustin|Lord Dustin]], until [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]] took him from me.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}|Barbrey to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|'''Barbrey''': Night work is not [[knight]]'s work. And Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] is not the only one who lost kin at your [[Red Wedding]], Frey. Do you imagine [[Hother Umber|Whoresbane]] loves you any better? If you did not hold the [[Jon Umber|Greatjon]], he would pull out your entrails and make you eat them, as Lady [[Donella Hornwood|Hornwood]] ate her fingers. [[House Flint|Flints]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]], [[House Tallhart|Tallharts]], [[House Slate|Slates]] ... they all had men with the [[Robb Stark|Young Wolf]]. 
'''Roger''': [[House Ryswell]] too. 
'''Barbrey''': Even [[House Dustin|Dustins]] out of [[Barrowton]]. The [[north]] remembers, Frey.{{Ref|ADWD|46}}|Barbrey and [[Roger Ryswell]] to [[Aenys Frey]]}}

==Quotes about Barbrey==
{{Quote|'''Roose''': Lady Barbrey is a woman who knows how to nurse a grievance. Be grateful for that. [[Barrowton]] is staunch for Bolton largely because she still holds [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]] to blame for [[Willam Dustin|her husband's]] death. 
'''Ramsay''': Staunch? All she does is spit on me. The day will come when I'll set her precious wooden town afire. Let her spit on that, see if it puts out the flames.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}|[[Roose Bolton]] and [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|To his left sat Lady Dustin, clad as ever in black wool, severe in cut and unadorned.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Family==
{{Ryswell tree}}

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

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

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Glendon Hewett

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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Master-at-arms]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] [[Commander (Night's Watch)|Commander]] of [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] (temporary)
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'''Glendon Hewett''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Hewett]] and a member of the [[Night's Watch]] stationed at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{Ref|ASOS|69}} His relation to Lord [[Humfrey Hewett]] of [[Oakenshield]] is unknown.

==Appearance and Character==
Glendon is tall,{{Ref|ASOS|69}} strong, and seasoned.{{Ref|ADWD|49}} He has a brusque demeanor.{{Ref|ASOS|69}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser Glendon is among the men allied with Lord [[Janos Slynt]] when they arrive at [[Castle Black]] from [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{Ref|ASOS|69}} Glendon and his men drag [[Jon Snow]] with [[Rattleshirt]] before Janos and Ser [[Alliser Thorne]];{{Ref|ASOS|69}} Glendon kicks Jon in the ribs.{{Ref|ADWD|49}} Glendon also kicks Rattleshirt into silence.{{Ref|ASOS|69}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Glendon serves as master-at-arms of Eastwatch.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In the absence of [[Cotter Pyke]], Glendon is named temporary commander of Eastwatch. Jon, now [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], is informed of Glendon's appointment in a message from Cotter and Maester [[Harmune]]. Jon is troubled by the news, as Glendon, while capable, was friendly with Alliser and the late Janos.{{Ref|ADWD|49}}

==Family==
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==References==
{{References}}

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Leathers

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'''Leathers''' is a member of the [[free folk]] of the [[haunted forest]] who joins the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ADWD|35}}

==Character==
Well past forty, Leathers has sons and grandsons.{{Ref|ADWD|35}} Despite his age, Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] considers him to still be in his prime.{{Ref|ADWD|58}} A savage warrior, Leathers is as dangerous with a stone axe as most [[knight]]s are with castle-forged [[steel]]. Not a patient tutor, he scares some of the younger recruit of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|ADWD|39}}

Leathers speaks both the [[Old Tongue]] and the [[Common Tongue]].{{Ref|ADWD|35}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Leathers is part of [[Mance Rayder]]'s host,{{Ref|ADWD|53}} but they are defeated in the [[battle beneath the Wall]]. He is one of the sixty-three [[free folk]] that [[Jon Snow]] takes to [[Castle Black]] from [[Mole's Town]]. He and [[Jax]] are the first of them to join the [[Night's Watch]]. They swear their vows with four other recruits ([[Hareth (Mole's Town)|Horse]], [[Satin]], [[Arron]], and [[Emrick]]) at the grove of [[weirwood]]s north of [[Castle Black]], inside the [[haunted forest]]. They are escorted by Jon and ten rangers.{{Ref|ADWD|35}}

Scouting ahead, [[Tom Barleycorn]] finds nine wildlings in the [[weirwood]] grove, including the [[Giants|giant]] [[Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun]]. Leathers helps Jon calm them by talking to the giant in the [[Old Tongue]]. Jon, [[Iron Emmett]], and [[Bowen Marsh]] weigh each recruit and assigned them to an order, with Leathers assigned to the rangers.{{Ref|ADWD|35}}

Jon appoints Leathers as [[master-at-arms]] at [[Castle Black]], over the objection of the [[Lord Steward]], [[Bowen Marsh]].{{Ref|ADWD|39}} Leathers serves as a translator for Jon and Wun Wun, teaching the Old Tongue to Jon and the [[Common Tongue]] to the giant.{{Ref|ADWD|44}}

==Quotes by Leathers==
{{Quote|'''Cellador''': Even in the south the treachery of [[free folk|wildlings]] is renowned. 
'''Leathers''': [[battle beneath the Wall|That battle down below]]? I was on t'other side, remember? Now I wear your blacks and train your boys to kill. Some might call me turncloak. Might be so ... but I am no more savage than [[Night's Watch|you crows]]. We have gods too. [[old gods|The same gods]] they keep in [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|53}}|[[Cellador]] and Leathers}}

==Quotes about Leathers==
{{Quote|'''Bowen''': Is it true that you mean to replace [[Emmett]] with this savage Leathers as our master-at-arms? That is an office most oft reserved for [[knight]]s, or rangers at the least. 
'''Jon''': Leathers is savage. I can attest to that. I've tried him in the practice yard. He's as dangerous with a stone axe as most knights are with castle-forged [[steel]]. I grant you, he is not as patient as I'd like, and some of the boys are terrified of him ... but that's not all for the bad. One day they'll find themselves in a real fight, and a certain familiarity with terror will serve them well.{{Ref|ADWD|39}}|[[Bowen Marsh]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

==References==
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Roose Bolton

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{{Hatnote|For the son of Lord Rodrik Ryswell, see [[Roose Ryswell]].}}
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| lastname = Bolton
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'''Roose Bolton''' is the Lord of the [[Dreadfort]] and the head of [[House Bolton]]. He is convinced that regular leechings improve a person's health, and as such frequently has himself leeched, which has led to some calling him '''the Leech Lord''', though never to his face.{{Ref|ASOS|50}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Roose is portrayed by [[w:Michael McElhatton|Michael McElhatton]].

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

Roose has an unremarkable body, neither plump, thin, nor muscular.{{ref|ACOK|47}} He has pasty skin and a pallid chest,{{Ref|ACOK|64}}{{Ref|ASOS|3}} which is soft and hairless.{{Ref|ACOK|64}} Roose has short, strong fingers.{{Ref|ASOS|51}} He has a plain face, beardless and ordinary,{{Ref|ACOK|47}} with his only noticeable feature being his strange eyes, paler than stone and darker than milk,{{Ref|ASOS|37}} like two white moons.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} The color is sometimes called "ghost grey".{{Ref|ADWD|12}} His eyes are paler than those of his son, [[Ramsay Bolton|Ramsay]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Though mild-mannered, Roose is remorseless and implacable.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Roose Bolton}} He is considered to be cold and cunning.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}{{Ref|ADWD|19}} Roose's voice is small and soft; he rarely raises his voice, forcing those who listen to do so intently, falling silent.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}{{Ref|ASOS|3}}{{Ref|ADWD|20}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Roose sips his [[alcohol]],{{Ref|ASOS|51}}{{Ref|ADWD|32}} preferring [[hippocras]],{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|ASOS|51}} or hot spiced [[wine]],{{Ref|ACOK|64}} although he is also willing to drink [[ale]]{{Ref|ADWD|32}} and regular wine.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Roose's personal motto is "A peaceful land, a quiet people".{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Roose often wears black ringmail and a red-spotted pale pink cloak, trimmed with white fur.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}{{ref|ASOS|49}}{{ref|ASOS|51}} He also owns a suit of dark grey plate armor over a quilted tunic of blood-red leather. Its rondels are shaped like human heads whose mouths are open in agony. Its helmet has streamers of red silk which flutter in the wind. Usually worn with it is a pink woolen cloak embroidered with droplets of blood.{{Ref|ADWD|20}} Roose wields [[sword]] and dagger.{{ref|ACOK|64}}

==History==
[[File: NotanerArt_Roose_Bolton.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|Roose Bolton - by Sardag ©]]
Roose practices the abolished tradition of the [[first night]], but he is discreet with his activities and amusements in order to avoid the attention and possible ire of the Wardens of the North, [[House Stark]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}} While hunting along the [[Weeping Water]], Roose once raped a young [[miller's wife]] and hanged the miller for not gaining his approval for their marriage. When the woman later presented a baby to Roose, he spared the [[bastard]] boy [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]] because he had the same pale eyes as Roose. Lord Bolton granted the mill to the woman, sent her annual supplies and funds, and had the tongue of the miller's brother cut out to prevent Lord [[Rickard Stark]] from learning what had happened.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Roose fought at the [[Battle of the Trident]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. When Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], seriously wounded, was brought before Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], Roose counselled that they should kill him. Robert ignored Roose and spared Barristan's life, sending his own [[maester]] to tend to the [[Kingsguard]]'s wounds.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

After the death of his first wife, Roose was married to [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany Ryswell]], with whom he had one son survive the cradle, [[Domeric Bolton|Domeric]]. Roose's children who did not survive the cradle have been buried below the [[Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Roose had Domeric serve as a page to Bethany's sister, Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], in [[Barrowton]] and as a squire to Lord [[Horton Redfort]] at the [[Redfort]].{{ref|ADWD|32}} Roose had [[Reek]], a servant at the Dreadfort who always smelled terrible, whipped for stealing Bethany's perfume in an attempt to mask his stench.{{ref|ADWD|32}} When the mother of his bastard son appeared at the Dreadfort demanding Roose provide her with a servant to help in raising her son, Roose sent her Reek, an act which he intended to be amusing.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Roose eventually became a widower when his wife Bethany died of a fever.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

In {{Date|297}},<ref group="N">Domeric is mentioned to have died two years prior during the [[harvest feast]] in ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'', [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Bran II]].</ref> Domeric died after visiting his half brother, Ramsay. Maester [[Uthor]] blamed a bad belly, but Lord Bolton attributes his heir's death to [[poison]]ing by Ramsay. Having no other trueborn heirs, Roose brought Ramsay to the Dreadfort but is not believed to have acknowledged him.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Sardag Roose Bolton II.jpg|thumb|250px|Roose Bolton - by Sardag ©]]
Roose answers his liege's call when [[Robb Stark]] summons his banners to [[Winterfell]] to aid his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], and his grandfather, Lord [[Hoster Tully]]. Roose brusquely demands command from Robb, who is unnerved by the Lord of the [[Dreadfort]].{{Ref|AGOT|53}}

At [[Moat Cailin]], Robb devises a plan to split his army in two, with Robb leading one host to save [[Riverrun]] and the other distracting Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Instead of the [[Jon Umber|Greatjon]], Robb grants command of the second host to the more cautious Roose.{{Ref|AGOT|55}} At the [[Twins]], Roose cautions Robb against [[House Frey]]. Robb agrees to a betrothal with one of Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s daughters. Roose is given command the [[north]]ern and [[House Frey|Frey]] foot and some of the horse when Robb splits his army at the Twins.{{Ref|AGOT|59}}

Roose travels south along the east bank of the [[Trident]] to distract Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. He marches through the night and launches a surprise attack in the early morning, but is defeated by Tywin in the [[battle on the Green Fork]].{{Ref|AGOT|62}} However, Roose retreats in good order, reforming the battered remnants of his army on the causeway before [[Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Sardag Roose Bolton profile.jpg|250px|thumb|Roose Bolton - by Sardag ©]]
Roose brings his army from the causeway to the [[Twins]],{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}} where he marries his third wife, [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Walda Frey]],{{Ref|ACOK|39}} one of Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s granddaughters.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

[[Arya Stark]] hears that Lord Bolton has occupied the [[ruby ford]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}} In an effort to limit Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s options, who has marched from [[Harrenhal]] in an attempt to meet Robb in the [[westerlands]], Ser [[Edmure Tully]] commands Roose to join Ser [[Helman Tallhart]], who is coming south from the Twins, and to retake Harrenhal.{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

Hoping to take Harrenhal without weakening his army, Roose makes a deal with [[Vargo Hoat]], leader of the [[Brave Companions]], unsavory sellswords in Tywin's employ. The Companions pretend to take prisoner a group of northmen led by [[Robett Glover]] and Ser [[Aenys Frey]]. They are then to seize the castle, taking out Ser [[Amory Lorch]]'s small [[House Lannister|Lannister]] garrison and opening the gates to the rest of Roose's men. The [[fall of Harrenhal]] is done with the aid of an incognito Arya and the assassin [[Jaqen H'ghar]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}}

While at Harrenhal, Roose takes Arya as his cupbearer, mistaking her for a commoner named Nan.{{Ref|ACOK|47}} Arya is in attendance when Roose holds a council with the [[House Frey|Freys]]; Roose lies naked and drained by leeches during the meeting. Because of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s defeat in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the Freys do not think that Robb can now defeat Tywin. Roose issues orders to have Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] [[Siege of Darry|burn Darry]] and then join with Robett Glover to attack [[Duskendale]]. After the council Roose decides to hunt a [[Nymeria (direwolf)|pack of wolves]] near Harrenhal. Arya also learns from the Freys that they have been dishonored, but does not know why. Because Roose intends to leave her with the Brave Companions at Harrenhal, Arya steals a dagger and a map from Roose's [[solar]] and flees Harrenhal.{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

In the meantime, Roose's bastard son, [[Ramsay Snow]], has married and starved Lady [[Donella Hornwood]] and claimed her lands as the Lord of the [[Hornwood]]. When Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] besieges the [[ironborn]]-occupied Winterfell, Ramsay has the [[Dreadfort]]'s garrison [[battle at Winterfell|betray the other northmen]] and [[Sack of Winterfell|burn Winterfell]].{{Ref|ACOK|66}} The destruction is attributed to [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s ironborn, however.{{Ref|ASOS|48}}{{Ref|ASOS|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
It is revealed that the Freys have been dishonored because King [[Robb Stark]] married [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of a Frey.{{ref|ASOS|14}} After the Brave Companions take [[Jaime Lannister]] prisoner, [[Vargo Hoat]] has Jaime's sword hand cut off before bringing him to Roose at Harrenhal. Roose tells Jaime that Vargo acted independently to curry favor and refuge with Lord [[Rickard Karstark]], as well as drive a wedge between Roose and [[Tywin Lannister]]. The ploy does not work, however, as Roose receives Jaime's assurance that he will not be held responsible for Jaime's injury.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Before leaving Harrenhal in the hands of Vargo, Roose releases Jaime and asks him to give his regards to Lord Tywin; Jaime responds that Roose should give his regards to Robb Stark.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

[[File:A Price of Honor nejna.png|350px|thumb|right|Roose Bolton kills [[Robb Stark]] at the [[Red Wedding]] - by nejna ©]]

Robb summons Roose to aid in retaking [[Moat Cailin]] and the [[north]] from the [[ironborn]]. On the march north to the [[Twins]], Roose takes his time when crossing the Trident and his rearguard is [[fighting at the fords of the Trident|attacked]] by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. On the other side, he leaves Stark loyalists to guard the river, taking only Dreadfort and [[Karhold]] men with him, the latter incensed by [[Robb Stark]]'s execution of Lord Rickard. After arriving at the Twins for Lord [[Edmure Tully]]'s wedding with [[Roslin Frey]], Roose discusses with Robb the disastrous [[battle at Duskendale]], in which [[House Lannister|Lannister]] and [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] forces shattered the force of Ser [[Helman Tallhart]], [[Robett Glover]], and [[Harrion Karstark]]. Roose attributes the loss of a third of Robb's infantry to Robett's initiative, not admitting that he gave Helman and Robett the order to attack Duskendale.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} Roose convinces Robb that [[Theon Greyjoy]] should be kept captive at the Dreadfort.{{Ref|ASOS|49}}

During the reception after Edmure's wedding at the Twins, Roose toasts Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s grandsons, mentioning that [[Walder Frey (son of Jammos)|Big Walder]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder]] are now in the care of Ramsay after the battle at Winterfell. Roose later mumbles an excuse to use the privy and leaves the hall. Edmure's bedding and the subsequent playing of "[[The Rains of Castamere]]" is the signal for the Freys to betray and attack their guests. When Roose returns to the hall he is dressed in mail armor. Roose approaches Robb, who has already been wounded by Frey arrows, and kills him while saying, "Jaime Lannister sends his regards."{{Ref|ASOS|51}}

Outside the castle, the Frey, Bolton, and possibly Karstark soldiers attack their fellow northmen and rivermen and annihilate them. It is revealed that Roose had planned the [[Red Wedding]] in detail with [[Lothar Frey]], including the choice of songs.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} For this service, Tywin gives Roose the title of [[Warden of the North]]. Roose also receives a royal decree of legitimization for his bastard son and heir, Ramsay, as well as [[Jeyne Poole|a girl]] masquerading as [[Arya Stark]] for Ramsay to marry.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Roose marches north with his own forces from the Twins, augmented by two thousand Freys under the command of Ser [[Aenys Frey]] and Ser [[Hosteen Frey]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:SirHeartsalot Boltons Reek.jpg|thumb|Roose Bolton, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], and [[Theon Greyjoy|Reek]] - by Sir Heartsalot ©]]

Despite being named [[Warden of the North]], Roose's support among some northern lords is grudging. The first to declare for him are the [[House Dustin|Dustins]] and [[House Ryswell|Ryswells]], to whom he is related through his second wife, [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]]. The faction of [[House Umber]] led by [[Hother Umber|Hother Whoresbane]] declares for him since the [[Jon Umber|Greatjon]] is in Frey captivity, and the [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]], [[House Locke|Lockes]], and [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] send men as well. [[Robett Glover]] and Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] distrust the Boltons, however.{{Ref|ADWD|29}} [[Arnolf Karstark]], the castellan of [[Karhold]] who publicly declares for [[Stannis Baratheon]], is secretly in league with Roose and awaits the moment to turn his cloak.{{ref|ADWD|44}} The Boltons and Karstarks plan to defeat Stannis by drawing him against the [[Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

After [[siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]] surrenders to Ramsay thanks to a browbeaten [[Theon Greyjoy]], Roose meets his son and introduces him to his fiancee, "Arya Stark" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]).{{Ref|ADWD|20}} Roose is greatly displeased by his son's actions, stating as much to Theon at [[Barrowton]], where the northern lords are to gather for Ramsay and Jeyne's wedding. Roose is disgusted by the mistreatment of Theon, whom Ramsay calls Reek. After he hears that Stannis has [[fight by Deepwood Motte|retaken Deepwood Motte]], Roose decides to have the wedding moved from Barrowton to [[Winterfell]] in order to bait Stannis.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} He is accompanied by his new wife, Walda.

Upon arriving at Winterfell, Roose finds the ruined castle now a refuge of more then two dozen squatters. When Roose tells them he will be merciful if they serve well, they are used for a labor force in rebuilding Winterfell. After the work is completed, Roose has them hanged instead of flayed, which Theon considers merciful.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}

At [[Wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|Ramsay's wedding feast]], Roose does not eat any of food or drink unless he sees Lord [[Wyman Manderly]], who brought the food, first eat of the [[Frey Pies/Theories|same dish]]. Lady Dustin tells Theon that Roose hopes to become King in the North, not just Warden, because the Lannisters are weakened after the death of Tywin, maiming of Jaime, and disappearance of [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|ADWD|37}}

Roose, Ramsay and the Bolton army remain at Winterfell awaiting Stannis's host, which is slowed by a blizzard during their [[march on Winterfell]]. Several Bolton men are murdered during the wait, and suspicion is cast on several of the bannermen.{{Ref|ADWD|46}} In truth, however, most of the murders are committed by the singer Abel and his women, who are actually [[Mance Rayder]] and several [[free folk]] [[spearwives]] on a mission to free "Arya Stark". The murders raise tensions within the castle. Tempers flare when Lord Manderly insults the murdered [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]]; a clash ensues that leads to the deaths of several men-at-arms. Having learned that Stannis's army is three days from Winterfell, Roose orders the Freys and Manderlys to leave Winterfell by separate gates and march on Stannis's position.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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Having escaped Winterfell with [[Jeyne Poole]], [[Theon Greyjoy]] informs Stannis that Roose has sent out the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Manderly|Manderlys]], as well as Ramsay and his men, but kept much of his own strength behind in Winterfell. According to Theon, Roose is keeping his own men back as a reserve, as he once did in the [[riverlands]], to weaken potential rivals. Stannis confirms that his supposed ally, [[Arnolf Karstark]], has been secretly relaying information to Roose.<ref>[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)]]</ref>

==Quotes by Roose==
[[File:Roose tvseries.jpg|thumb|[[w:Michael McElhatton|Michael McElhatton]] as Roose in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|Frequent leechings are the secret of a long life. A man must purge himself of bad blood.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}|Roose to "Nan" ([[Arya Stark]])}}

{{Quote|'''Roose''': Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] is many leagues from here. He has many matters yet to settle at [[King's Landing]]. He will not march on [[Harrenhal]] for some time. 
'''Aenys''': You do not know the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] as we do, my lord. King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] thought Lord Tywin was a thousand leagues away as well, and [[Battle of the Blackwater|it undid him]]. 
'''Roose''': I am not a man to be undone, ser.{{Ref|ACOK|64}}|Roose and [[Aenys Frey]]}}

{{Quote|'''Roose''': People fear you. 
'''Ramsay''': Good. 
'''Roose''': You are mistaken. It is not good. No tales were ever told of me. Do you think I would be sitting here if it were otherwise? Your amusements are your own, I will not chide you on that count, but you must be more discreet. A peaceful land, a quiet people. That has always been my rule. Make it yours.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}|Roose and [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|Power tastes best when sweetened by courtesy.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}|Roose to [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|All you have I gave you. You would do well to remember that, [[bastard]]. As for this ... [[Theon Greyjoy|Reek]] ... if you have not ruined him beyond redemption, he may yet be of some use to us. Get the keys and remove those chains from him, before you make me rue the day I raped your mother.{{Ref|aDwD|32}}|Roose to [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|Fear is what keeps a man alive in this world of treachery and deceit.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}|Roose to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Quotes about Roose==
[[File:Roose Bolton.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Roose Bolton by Amok©]]
{{Quote|That man scares me.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}|[[Robb Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robb''': Lord Roose never says a word, he only looks at me, and all I can think of is that room they have in the [[Dreadfort]], where the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] hang the skins of their enemies. 
'''Bran''': That's just one of [[Old Nan]]'s stories. Isn't it?{{Ref|AGOT|53}}|Robb and [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Lord Bolton, he used to say a naked man has few secrets, but a flayed man’s got none.{{Ref|ACOK|50}}|"[[Ramsay Snow|Reek]]" to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Bolton's silence was a hundred times more threatening than [[Vargo Hoat]]'s slobbering malevolence. Pale as morning mist, his eyes concealed more than they told.{{Ref|ASOS|31}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|This is a cold man.{{Ref|ASOS|49}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|There was an agelessness about him, a stillness; on Roose Bolton's face, rage and joy looked much the same.{{Ref|ADWD|20}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|This is no man to jape with. You had only to look at Bolton to know that he had more cruelty in his pinky toe than all the [[House Frey|Freys]] combined.{{Ref|ADWD|20}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|[[Ramsay Snow|The son]] is just the shadow of the father.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|[[Eddard Stark]] had never had any reason to complain of the Lord of the [[Dreadfort]], so far as Jon knew, but even so he had never trusted him, with his whispery voice and his pale, pale eyes.{{Ref|ADWD|35}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Roose has no feelings, you see. Those leeches that he loves so well sucked all the passions out of him years ago. He does not love, he does not hate, he does not grieve. This is a game to him, mildly diverting. Some men hunt, some hawk, some tumble [[dice]]. Roose plays with men. You and me, these Freys, [[Wyman Manderly|Lord Manderly]], [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|his plump new wife]], even [[Ramsay Snow|his bastard]], we are but his playthings.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|[[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Family==
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==See also==
*[[Roose Bolton/Theories]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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Jeyne Poole

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| arms = Poole
| arms2 = Bolton
| title =
| firstname = Jeyne
| lastname = Poole
| image = Jeyne Poole by Ekaterina Burmak (detail).jpg
| image_caption = Jeyne Poole, by Ekaterina Burmak © Fantasy Flight Games
| Alias = Arya Stark{{Ref|ASOS|72}} Lady Arya{{Ref|ADwD|41}}
| Title = Lady of [[Winterfell]]{{Ref|ADWD|37}}
| Allegiance = [[House Poole]] [[House Stark]] [[House Bolton]] {{s|through marriage}}
| Culture = [[Northmen]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|286|287}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Jeyne Poole|Jeyne Poole]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]], the [[North]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jeyne Poole}}
| Date_of_Death =
| Place_of_Death =
| Father = [[Vayon Poole]]
| Mother =
| Spouse = [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = Unidentified
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Jeyne Poole''' is a member of [[House Poole]] and is the daughter of the steward of [[Winterfell]], [[Vayon Poole]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

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

Jeyne is an attractive girl with brown eyes, dark hair, and pretty white teeth.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} She is skinny, and has a small bosom.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}

Jeyne is the best friend of [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|7}} She mocks Sansa's sister, [[Arya Stark]], as "Arya [[Horse]]face", smirking and neighing when the younger girl is near.{{Ref|AGOT|7}}

Jeyne is fond of Sansa's brother, [[Robb Stark]],{{Ref|AGOT|71}} and thinks the Stark [[ward]] [[Theon Greyjoy]] is handsome.{{Ref|ADWD|37}} She enjoys [[lemon cake]]s.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Arya Sansa Beth and Jeyne by Beelphazoar.png|thumb|300px|left|Jeyne (right) doing needlework with [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark]], and [[Beth Cassel]]. By Beelphazoar ©]]
During a needlework session at [[Winterfell]] with Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], Jeyne claims that [[Sansa Stark]] has caught the eye of Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]], which leads to a discussion that upsets [[Arya Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|7}}

When Lord [[Eddard Stark]] is named [[Hand of the King]], [[Vayon Poole]] comes with him to [[King's Landing]]. Jeyne accompanies him, remaining as Sansa's [[handmaid|companion]] in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{Ref|AGOT|22}}

During the [[Hand's tourney]], Jeyne is frightened by [[Jalabhar Xho]] and giggles over [[Thoros of Myr]]. She declares that she will marry Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] when she first sees the dashing lordling. After young Ser [[Hugh of the Vale]] dies in the tourney, Jeyne cries hysterically and is escorted away by Septa [[Mordane]] to regain her composure.{{Ref|AGOT|29}}

Sansa and Jeyne discuss Eddard's appointment of Lord Beric as the leader of an expedition to arrest Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who has been raiding the [[riverlands]]. Sansa says Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] would have been better, but Jeyne believes Beric is as much of a hero. Sansa thinks Jeyne's crush on Beric is silly, as he is twice her age, and would consider a steward's daughter to be too far beneath him.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}

Vayon Poole is killed in the [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|massacre of Lord Eddard's household]] following his arrest for [[treason]], but Jeyne is spared after [[Sandor Clegane]] breaks down her door with a [[warhammer]]. Ser [[Boros Blount]] of the [[Kingsguard]] brings her to the room in [[Maegor's Holdfast]] where [[Sansa Stark]] has been confined. Jeyne tells Sansa about the massacre, though she does not know what has happened to her father. The girls cradle each other in the same bed for comfort, and Jeyne cannot stop crying.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}

When Sansa is called before Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and the [[small council]], she mentions that Jeyne has been confined with her. This annoys Cersei, who chides Ser Boros for not asking first, as the queen preferred Sansa ignorant of what had happened to Eddard's household. Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] says he will find a [[brothel|place]] for Jeyne, not in King's Landing. Queen Cersei orders Ser Boros to take Jeyne to Lord Petyr's apartments, and assure her that Littlefinger will take her to her father. When Sansa is returned to her tower room, Jeyne and all of her things are gone.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Jeyne poole by eluas.jpg|thumb|250px||Jeyne, by eluas ©]]
Sansa Stark, a prisoner of Queen Cersei Lannister in the [[Red Keep]], misses her vanished friend, Jeyne.{{Ref|ACOK|18}} During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Sansa sings a prayer for her friends and family, the living and the dead, including Jeyne.{{Ref|ACOK|57}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
At [[Harrenhal]], Lord [[Roose Bolton]] informs Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] that [[Arya Stark]] has been found, and that he intends to return her to the [[north]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

In [[King's Landing]], Jaime says farewell to [[Steelshanks Walton]], Roose Bolton's [[captain of the guards]], before he returns north. Accompanying Walton is a northern girl who claims to be Arya Stark, although Jaime does not recognize her. The girl is hollow-eyed and skinny with big brown eyes, and Jaime thinks she is older than Arya should be. She wears a grey dress, and a grey cloak with white satin trim, clasped with a [[wolf]] brooch with [[opal]] eyes. She tells Jaime she is happy to be marrying Lord Roose Bolton's legitimized [[bastard]], [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Jaime tasks [[Brienne of Tarth]] with finding Sansa and bringing her to safety, as her late mother, Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], had made them swear to do. As Jaime and Brienne were also commanded by Catelyn to bring her Arya, Jaime tells Brienne that the girl being brought north by the Boltons is not Arya. He believes she is some northern girl found by his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], and dressed up like a [[House Stark|Stark]] in order to cement the [[House Bolton|Bolton]] claim to [[Winterfell]]. Brienne is shocked, but Jaime explains that with all of Arya's kin believed dead, besides her missing sister Sansa and half-brother [[Jon Snow]] on the [[Wall]], no one will be able to dispute the girl's identity. According to Jaime, the Boltons are aware the girl is a fraud.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] tells the [[small council]] that Arya Stark will soon be marrying Ramsay Bolton. She thinks that as long as the girl plays her role well enough, the Boltons will not care that she is actually a "steward's whelp" dressed up by Petyr Baelish.{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

On the way down from the [[Eyrie]] to the [[Gates of the Moon]], Sansa meets [[Myranda Royce]]. Myranda shares gossip with Sansa, reminding her of Jeyne.{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Thrumugnyr theon and jeyne.JPG|thumb|250px||[[Theon Greyjoy]] giving away "Arya" [[Wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|in marriage]], by Thrumugnyr ©]]
As "[[Arya Stark]]", Jeyne accompanies the host of Lord [[Roose Bolton]] from the [[Twins]] to [[siege of Moat Cailin]], where she meets her groom, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]. [[Theon Greyjoy]], a captive of Ramsay, recognizes Jeyne, as he grew up alongside her at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|20}}

The [[House Bolton|Boltons]] call upon the northern bannermen to assemble in [[Barrowton]] to pledge loyalty to the [[Iron Throne]] and attend the wedding of "Arya" to Ramsay.{{Ref|ADWD|28}} After Roose hears that [[Stannis Baratheon]] has [[fight by Deepwood Motte|taken Deepwood Motte]], he decides to move the wedding to [[Winterfell]], both to strengthen Ramsay's claim and to goad Stannis into fighting.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Jeyne is protected by [[Barbrey Dustin]], the Lady of Barrowton, during the journey from Barrowton to Winterfell.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}

At [[Castle Black]], [[Melisandre]] tells [[Jon Snow]], the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], she had a [[vision]] of a girl in grey atop a dying horse fleeing from a wedding, and they believe her to be Jon's half-sister, Arya,{{Ref|ADWD|28}} Melisandre sends a disguised [[Mance Rayder]] with six [[spearwives]] to find and protect the girl.{{Ref|ADWD|31}} [[Alys Karstark]] eventually arrives at the [[Wall]], fleeing a forced marriage to her cousin, [[Cregan Karstark]].{{Ref|ADWD|44}}

Mance infiltrates Winterfell as a singer named "Abel", with the spearwives disguised as washerwomen, the singer's relatives.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Mance Rayder}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Jeyne pleads with Theon that they should flee the castle together, but the [[torture]]d Theon insists that Jeyne continue impersonating Arya. Theon gives away "Arya" during [[Wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|the wedding]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]]. Theon considers cutting Jeyne's throat to end her misery, or killing Ramsay, but he is too fearful to do so.{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Ramsay has Theon strip Jeyne for the [[bedding]], and Theon sees numerous scars covering Jeyne's back where she had been [[whipping|whipped]]. Ramsay asks Jeyne if she knows how to please a man, and Jeyne replies fearfully that she has been trained, implying that she had been kept in one of Petyr Baelish's [[brothel]]s. Ramsay then forces Theon to prepare Jeyne sexually for him before he rapes her.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}

Jeyne spends all her time confined to Ramsay's bedchamber in the [[Great Keep (Winterfell)|Great Keep]], and she is deeply traumatized by the things Ramsay does to her. The maids who bathe her notice bruises on her body, and the girl's sobbing is heard throughout Winterfell. Theon sometimes brings her hot water for her baths.{{Ref|ADWD|51}} According to Lady Dustin, the crying of "Arya Stark" is more a danger to the Boltons than the army of [[Stannis Baratheon]]. The [[House Frey|Freys]] may not care, but the other northern houses who had served [[House Stark]] for generations do, and morale is being damaged from hearing [[Eddard Stark]]'s "daughter" cry. Theon thinks that Barbrey is suspicious of "Arya's" identity.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

Although Stannis's host is slowed by a blizzard during his [[march on Winterfell]], the [[northern mountain clans]]men are motivated to rescue "Ned's girl".{{Ref|ADWD|42}}

Abel's washerwomen convince Theon to help them rescue "Arya",{{Ref|ADWD|46}} but Theon keeps Jeyne's true identity a secret from Abel.{{Ref|ADWD|51}} The tension in Winterfell turns to chaos after the death of [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]], and the spearwives take the opportunity to begin their attempt to rescue "Arya". The plan is to dress her up in [[Squirrel]]'s clothes, while the real Squirrel climbs away down the wall. Theon and the "washerwomen" approach Jeyne's room with water for a bath, but she is terrified to leave, thinking this is a trap set by Ramsay to test her love. Theon finally convinces Jeyne the escape is for real, and helps dress her, though the spearwives are horrified by what Ramsay has done to her body. They get her into Squirrel's clothes, and Theon tells Jeyne to follow [[Holly]] closely, and not to run. As they are escaping, [[Frenya]] kills one of the [[House Bolton guards|Bolton men]] and Jeyne screams, which alerts the other guards. Jeyne and Theon reach the top of the walls, only to realize that the rope has been left with Frenya, who is fighting down below. Guards are shooting arrows at them, and Theon knows he and Jeyne will be returned to Ramsay if they are caught. Theon grabs Jeyne and jumps from the battlements.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

[[File:We flew by jubah.png|thumb|300px|Jeyne and [[Theon Greyjoy]] escape [[Winterfell]] by leaping from the battlements. Art by Juliana Pinho ©]]
The two survive due to landing in deep snow, although Theon lands on top of Jeyne and breaks some of her ribs.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}} Jeyne and Theon are discovered by [[Mors Umber]], who has [[Tycho Nestoris]] of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos|Iron Bank]] bring the escapees to Stannis's camp in the [[crofters' village]].{{Ref|ADWD|62}} Jeyne suffers from frostbite on her nose.{{Ref|ADWD|62}}

At Castle Black, Lord Commander Jon Snow receives [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] in which Ramsay claims that Mance has been captured and his spearwives slain. Ramsay demands that his bride be returned to him. A number of [[free folk]] volunteer to march with Jon against the Bastard of Bolton, but then he is stabbed in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]].{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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Theon, now a captive of Stannis, recalls that after he and Jeyne were rescued by [[Mors Umber]] outside [[Winterfell]], Crowfood asked Jeyne questions about the castle to confirm her identity, such as the names of servants, including [[Gage|the cook]] and [[Mikken|the smith]]. Having lived at Winterfell, Jeyne was able to answer these questions to Mors's satisfaction. Theon remembers that as he carried Jeyne on their trek to Stannis's camp, he told her that she must still pretend to be Arya, otherwise she will be nothing to them but a [[whore]]. It is feared that Jeyne will lose a bit of her nose to the frostbite, but Theon recalls assuring her that nobody will care what Arya looks like, every man will still want to marry her.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}}

Stannis decides to send "Arya" to the [[Wall]] to reunite her with her brother, [[Jon Snow]]. Theon thinks that Jon will see through Jeyne's disguise in a moment, but he does not say so. Stannis tasks Ser [[Justin Massey]] to bring Jeyne to [[Castle Black]] with an escort of six men, along with a female companion, [[Alysane Mormont]]. Justin and Tycho are then to continue on to [[Braavos]].{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}}

At the Gates of the Moon, Sansa remembers how she used to dash through Winterfell with Jeyne, with Arya running after them trying to keep up.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]}}

==Quotes by Jeyne==
{{Quote|Lord [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] is as much a hero as Ser [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]]. He's ever so brave and gallant.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}|Jeyne to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|[[House Lannister|They're]] [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|killing everyone]].{{Ref|AGOT|51}}|Jeyne to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': Ser Jaime. You are kind to see me off. 
'''Jaime''': You know me, then? 
'''Jeyne''': You may not recall, my lord, as I was littler then... but I had the honor to meet you at [[Winterfell]] when King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] came to visit my father Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]]. I'm [[Arya Stark]]. 
'''Jaime''': I understand you're to be married. 
'''Jeyne''': I am to wed [[Roose Bolton|Lord Bolton]]'s son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]]. He used to be a [[bastard|Snow]], but [[Tommen Baratheon|His Grace]] has made him a Bolton. They say he's very brave. I am so happy.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}|Jeyne and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

[[File:Jeyne poole by GibiLynx.jpg|thumb|250px|Jeyne, by GibiLynx ©]]

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': I pray that I will make you a good wife and give you strong sons to follow after you. '''Ramsay''': That you will, and soon.{{Ref|ADWD|20}}|Jeyne and [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|I was never beautiful like [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], but they all said I was pretty.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|Jeyne to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': Help me. Please. I used to watch you in the yard, playing with your swords. You were so handsome. If we ran away, I could be your wife, or your … your [[whore]] … whatever you wanted. You could be my man. 
'''Theon''': I'm no … I'm no one's man. Just … just be [[Arya Stark|Arya]], be [[Ramsay Snow|his]] wife. Please him, or … just please him, and stop this talk about being someone else. It is time. Wipe those tears from your eyes. Good. Now smile.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|Jeyne and [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': This is some trick. It's [[Ramsay Snow|him]], it's my … my lord, my sweet lord, he sent you, this is just some test to make sure that I love him. I do, I do, I love him more than anything. Tell him, you tell him. I'll do what he wants … whatever he wants … with him or … or with the [[dog]] or … please … he doesn't need to cut my feet off, I won't try to run away, not ever, I'll give him sons, I swear it, I swear it… '''Rowan''': Gods curse the man. '''Jeyne''': I'm a ''good'' girl. They ''trained'' me.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}|Jeyne and [[Rowan]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': Stay close to me. Don't leave me. '''Theon''': I will be right beside you.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}|Jeyne and [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeyne''': You saved me. '''Theon''': I saved Lady [[Arya Stark|Arya]].{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}}|Jeyne and [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Quotes about Jeyne==
[[File:Jeyne Poole GOT.jpg|thumb|300px|Jeyne with [[Sansa Stark]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|Of course, Jeyne had been in love with Lord [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] ever since she had first glimpsed him in the lists. Sansa thought she was being silly; Jeyne was only [[Vayon Poole|a steward's]] daughter, after all, and no matter how much she mooned after him, Lord Beric would never look at someone so far beneath him, even if she hadn't been half his age.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Sansa''': No one will talk to us or tell us [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|what's happened]]… 
'''Cersei''': Us? 
'''Boros''': We put [[Vayon Poole|the steward]]'s girl in with her. We did not know what else to do with her. 
'''Cersei''': Next time, you will ask. The [[gods]] only know what sort of tales she's been filling Sansa's head with.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}|[[Sansa Stark]], [[Cersei Lannister]], and [[Boros Blount]]}}

{{Quote|'''Sansa''': Where is [[Vayon Poole|Jeyne's father]]? Why can't Ser [[Boros Blount|Boros]] take her to him instead of Lord [[Petyr Baelish|Petyr]] having to do it? Where are you sending her? She hasn't done anything wrong, she's a good girl. '''Cersei''': She's upset you. We can't be having that. Not another word, now. Lord Baelish will see that Jeyne's well taken care of, I promise you.{{Ref|AGOT|51}}|[[Sansa Stark]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The girl's long brown hair blew wild in the wind. She had a pretty face, he thought, but her eyes were sad and wary.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|If the [[north]] must have a [[Stark]], we'll give them one.{{Ref|AFFC|17}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to the [[small council]]}}

{{Quote|That's [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]]'s little friend, the [[Vayon Poole|steward]]'s girl. Jeyne, that was her name. Jeyne Poole.{{Ref|ADWD|20}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Jeyne, Jeyne, it rhymes with pain.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Brown eyes. They should be [[Arya Stark|grey]]. Someone will see. Someone will remember.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Valiant [[Eddard Stark|Ned's]] precious little girl. Lady [[Arya Stark|Arya's]] sobs do us more harm than all of Lord [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis's]] swords and spears. If [[Ramsay Snow|the Bastard]] means to remain [[Lord of Winterfell]], he had best teach his wife to laugh.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}|[[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

[[File:jump by jubah.png|thumb|350px|Jeyne and [[Theon Greyjoy]] escape [[Winterfell]] by leaping from the battlements. Art by Juliana Pinho ©]]

{{Quote|We are all dead. I told [[Template:Arya-rescue-party|them]] this was folly, but none of them would listen. [[Abel]] had doomed them. All singers were half-mad. In songs, the hero always saved the [[maiden]] from the monster's castle, but life was not a song, no more than Jeyne was [[Arya Stark]]. Her eyes are the wrong color. And there are no heroes here, only [[whore]]s.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|They trained you in a [[brothel]]. Jeyne is the next thing to a [[whore]], you must go on being [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. No one will care what Arya looks like, so long as she is heir to [[Winterfell]]. A hundred men will want to marry her. A thousand.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}}|[[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|I saved her. I saved the girl. We flew.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}}|Theon, to [[Stannis Baratheon]]}}

==Family==
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==References==
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{{Infobox character
| title = Lady
| firstname = Catelyn
| lastname = Stark
| arms = Tully
| arms2 = Stark
| arms3 = Brotherhood without banners
| image = [[File:NRCatStark11.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Catelyn Stark, by [http://kyena.deviantart.com/ Natascha Röösli] © Fantasy Flight Games
| Alias = Catelyn Tully{{ref|AGOT|4}} Catelyn Tully Stark{{ref|AGOT|10}} Cat{{ref|AGOT|18}} Stoneheart{{ref|AFFC|25}} Lady Stoneheart{{ref|AFFC|42}} The Silent Sister{{ref|AFFC|42}} Mother Merciless{{ref|AFFC|42}} The Hangwoman{{ref|AFFC|42}}
| Title = Dowager Lady of [[Winterfell]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Catelyn Tully}}
| Allegiance = [[House Tully]] [[House Stark]] [[Brotherhood without banners]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|264|265}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Tully]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Birth = [[Riverrun]], the [[riverlands]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Catelyn Tully}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}} (aged ~35)<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Tully]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = the [[Twins]], the riverlands
| Father = Lord [[Hoster Tully]]
| Mother = Lady [[Minisa Tully|Minisa Whent]]
| Spouse = Lord [[Eddard Stark]]
| Lover =
| Issue = [[Robb Stark]] [[Sansa Stark]] [[Arya Stark]] [[Bran Stark]] [[Rickon Stark]]
| coat-of-arms =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:Michelle Fairley|Michelle Fairley]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]]
}}

'''Catelyn Stark''',{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ACOK|33}}{{ref|AFFC|33}} née '''Tully''',{{ref|AGOT|59}} is the wife of [[Eddard Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]] and [[Warden of the North]]. Together they have five children: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]]. Catelyn is known as '''Cat''' to close family and friends.{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|AGOT|20}}{{ref|AGOT|34}}{{ref|AGOT|71}}

Catelyn was born into [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]], the liege lords of the [[riverlands]]. She is the eldest daughter of Lord [[Hoster Tully]] and Lady [[Minisa Whent]], and has two younger siblings: [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]]. She is a major [[POV character]] in the books.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Catelyn is portrayed by [[List of actors of Game of Thrones#Michelle Fairley, Catelyn Stark|Michelle Fairley]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref> She was previously played by Jennifer Ehle in the rejected pilot episode of the series.

==Appearance and Character==
[[File:Catelyn Stark.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Catelyn Stark, by Amok ©]]
{{See also|:Category:Images of Catelyn Tully|l1=Images of Catelyn Stark}}
Catelyn is beautiful,{{ref|acok|55}} with fair skin, long auburn hair and blue eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|10}}{{ref|agot|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|29}}{{Ref|AGOT|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|14}}{{ref|Asos|79}}{{Ref|AFFC|44}} She has long fingers{{Ref|asos|51}} and high cheekbones.{{ref|agot|7}} Catelyn resembles her own mother, [[Minisa Whent]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}} Her own sons [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], and daughter [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] take after Catelyn in their coloring.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{ref|AGOT|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|7}} Catelyn is a head shorter than her younger brother, Ser [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]],{{ref|ACOK|39}} and slightly taller than her eldest child, Robb.{{ref|AGOT|63}}

Catelyn tries to follow the words of House Tully, "Family, Duty, Honor."{{Ref|AGOT|18}} She is proud, honorable, and honest,{{ref|AGOT|38}} although some think she looks down on [[smallfolk]].{{ref|AGOT|42}}{{ref|ACOK|39}} Catelyn is peaceful{{ref|AGOT|71}} and holds duty over desire as a governing principle of behavior,{{ref|AGOT|28}}{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|ACOK|45}} but she is fiercely protective of her beloved family.{{ref|AGOT|14}}{{ref|ACOK|55}}{{ref|ASOS|1}} She is wise{{ref|AGOT|34}} and cunning.{{ref|AGOT|31}}

Lady Stark regards [[Jon Snow]] as an outsider to her family,{{ref|AFFC|38}} and has never forgiven her husband, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], for bringing his [[bastard]] into the Stark household.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Catelyn Tully}}{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Jon loves his half-siblings, but does not feel fully at home at [[Winterfell]] because of Catelyn.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} [[Theon Greyjoy]], a ward of Eddard since [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], feels that Catelyn treats him like a hostage.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

Catelyn holds to the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{ref|AGOT|2}} Her attire includes gowns{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|ACOK|55}}{{ref|ASOS|51}} and a woolen dress of Tully red and blue.{{ref|ASOS|49}}

==History==
===Early Life===
[[File:Catelyn Stark by Paolo Puggioni.jpg|350px|thumb|Catelyn, by Paolo Puggioni ©]]
Catelyn is the eldest daughter of [[Hoster Tully]], the [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], and head of [[House Tully]], and his wife, Lady [[Minisa Whent]]. She was anointed with the seven oils and named in the [[sept]] of [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Catelyn had two older brothers, who both died in infancy, causing her father to regard her as his heir until the birth of Catelyn's younger brother, [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]].{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Catelyn also has a sister, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], who is two years younger than her.{{Ref|AGOT|34}} Her mother Minisa died in childbirth with her fourth son and sixth child, who also died shortly after.{{Ref|ACOK|33}}

Catelyn was raised at Riverrun. She was close with her sister Lysa,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} and would play with her two younger siblings, as well as with her father's young [[ward]], [[Petyr Baelish]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|ACOK|19}} Just as her younger siblings and Petyr were wont to do, Catelyn would go to her uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], with her tears and tales, whenever Lord Hoster was too busy, and Lady Minisa was too ill.{{Ref|AGOT|34}} When Catelyn's mother died in childbirth, along with her son, Lord Hoster told his daughter that she had to be the Lady of Riverrun in her mother's stead.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Catelyn does not have many memories of her mother,{{Ref|ACOK|7}} though she still remembers her warm smile and soft hands.{{Ref|ACOK|33}}

Catelyn's relationship with her father was a close one, and according to Catelyn, Lord Hoster cherished her best of all his children.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Hoster taught her how to ride in the [[godswood of Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}} Whenever Hoster would ride off to court or a battle, he would tell Catelyn to watch for him from the battlements of the castle, which she did.{{Ref|AGOT|63}} When his eyes tired, Hoster would have Catelyn read to him in his [[solar]].{{Ref|AFFC|44}}

Catelyn and Lysa played together as girls, and even had a secret language.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Once, they made mud pies and served them to Petyr, who ate them and as a consequence was sick for a week.{{Ref|AGOT|28}} Catelyn and Lysa also practiced kissing with Petyr in the godswood, where Petyr attempted to stick his tongue in their mouths - an attempt which Catelyn halted, but Lysa both allowed and enjoyed it.{{Ref|AGOT|71}} Catelyn often accompanied her father on his travels, and had visited the [[inn at the crossroads]] on multiple occasions.{{Ref|AGOT|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}} Once, Catelyn, Lysa and Petyr accompanied Hoster to [[Seagard]]. During the journey to the seat of [[House Mallister]], they stopped at [[Oldstones]], where Catelyn had played at being [[Jenny of Oldstones]], while Petyr had pretended to be her [[Duncan Targaryen|Prince of Dragonflies]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}} On their way back from Seagard to Riverrun, Catelyn and Lysa got lost in the mist, and were eventually found by Petyr.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}

===Betrothal to Brandon Stark===
In {{Date|276}} or {{Date|277}}, when Catelyn was twelve years old,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Catelyn Tully}} she was betrothed to [[Brandon Stark]], the heir to [[Winterfell]], she thanked her father for making such a splendid match for her.{{Ref|ACOK|45}} Lord [[Hoster Tully]]'s ward, [[Petyr Baelish]], was less pleased with the match, however. While Catelyn had come to regard Petyr as a brother,{{ref|agot|18}}{{Ref|acok|55}} Petyr had fallen in love with Catelyn.{{ref|agot|29}} When Lords [[House Blackwood|Blackwood]] and [[House Bracken|Bracken]] were at Riverrun to settle a feud with Hoster's help, Catelyn and Petyr danced six dances. However, when he tried to kiss her, she pushed him away and laughed at him. Petyr, wounded by the rejection, became drunk and had to be brought to bed by Catelyn's uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]]. Catelyn's younger sister, Lysa, who had fallen in love with Petyr, snuck into Petyr's chambers and had sex with him that night. However, the drunken Petyr believed he was having sex with Catelyn, and he called Lysa "Cat" before falling asleep again.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Petyr Baelish}}{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

When the date of Catelyn's wedding was announced in {{Date|282}},<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Riverlands|Petyr Baelish's duel against Brandon Stark]]''</ref> Petyr challenged Brandon to a duel for her hand.{{ref|agot|18}} Catelyn refused to give Petyr her favor when he asked, giving it to Brandon instead.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}{{Ref|ASOS|80}} She begged Brandon not to kill Petyr, and he agreed. Petyr was severely injured during the duel, and the final cut Brandon gave him was so brutal that Catelyn was convinced the younger boy would die from it.{{ref|agot|40}} Petyr did not die, however, but was given a fortnight to recover at Riverrun before being sent away.{{Ref|acok|45}}{{ref|agot|40}} Catelyn did not go see him during this time, nor did she say her farewells to him when he left Riverrun.{{ref|acok|45}} After the duel, Brandon left Riverrun as well, promising Catelyn to return soon for their wedding.{{Ref|agot|63}}

When Brandon was on his way back to Riverrun, he learned about the disappearance of his sister, [[Lyanna Stark]], and the involvement of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. Furious, he rode to [[King's Landing]], where he was arrested by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. When Brandon's father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], went to King's Landing to champion Brandon in his [[trial by battle]], both men were executed.{{Ref|acok|55}}{{ref|agot|53}} Shortly thereafter, [[Robert's Rebellion]] began. After Brandon had died, Petyr sent Catelyn a letter, which she burned without reading it. By then, her father had promised her hand to Brandon's younger brother, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], now the Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|agot|18}}

===Marriage to Eddard Stark===
[[File:Mathia Arkoniel aryasansacatelynII.jpg|thumb|350px|Catelyn and her daughters, [[Arya Stark|Arya]] (left) and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (right), by Mathia Arkoniel ©]]
Catelyn married Lord [[Eddard Stark]] after the rebels won the [[Battle of the Bells]], without ever having seen him before their wedding day. She married Eddard in the same ceremony as her sister Lysa wed the elder Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. Eddard and Jon played key roles in the rebellion, and a fortnight after the wedding both men rode off to war again. Catelyn remained at Riverrun, spending the first year of her marriage separated from her husband.{{ref|agot|6}}{{ref|asos|2}} However, Catelyn had conceived a child during their wedding night, and she gave birth to [[Robb Stark|Robb]] in {{Date|283}} at Riverrun, nine months after her wedding,{{ref|agot|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|45}} with the assistance of Maester [[Luwin]].{{ref|agot|6}}

After the war had ended, Catelyn and young Robb traveled to [[Winterfell]], where she was displeased to discover that Eddard's [[bastard]] son, [[Jon Snow]], had already been set up in the castle.{{ref|agot|6}} While Catelyn had always been aware that men fathered bastards, and had not been surprised to learn of Jon's existence, Jon arriving at Winterfell before Catelyn and Robb had hurt her feelings. Eddard's insistence on raising the boy at Winterfell and his refusal to identify the boy's mother caused frictions between them, leaving Catelyn jealous and angry.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Catelyn Tully}} Catelyn concluded that Eddard must have loved Jon's mother deeply, and she heard rumors at Winterfell about [[Ashara Dayne]] from [[Dorne]]. However, when she finally had gathered enough courage to ask her husband about the Dornishwoman, Eddard demanded to learn where the rumor had come from. Ashara's name was never mentioned in Winterfell again, and Catelyn remembers the night as "the only time in all their years that Ned had ever frightened her".{{ref|agot|6}} Catelyn has never trusted Jon,{{Ref|affc|44}} fearing that the bastard's children might contest her grandchildren's inheritance.{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|ASOS|45}}

On Eddard's part, the knowledge that Catelyn had actually been his brother Brandon's bride created a rift in their marriage. Despite these issues, however, Catelyn and Eddard grew to deeply love each other over the years.{{ref|AGOT|6}} They had four more children—[[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (b. {{Date|286}}), [[Arya Stark|Arya]] (b. {{Date|289}}), [[Bran Stark|Bran]] (b. {{Date|290}}), and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] (b. {{Date|295}})<ref>''See the calculations for [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Sansa Stark|Sansa Stark]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Arya Stark|Arya Stark]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Bran Stark|Bran Stark]], and [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Rickon Stark|Rickon Stark]]''</ref>—all delivered by Luwin.{{ref|AGOT|6}}

As the Lady of Winterfell, Catelyn became familiar with the lords of the [[north]], and she once comforted a fellow [[southron]], Lady [[Lynesse Hightower]], by telling her how she had once felt out of place in the north, but had come to love it all the same.{{ref|ASOS|45}} Eddard had a [[sept]] built at Winterfell for Catelyn, so she could pray to [[Faith of the Seven|her own gods]].{{ref|agot|2}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Thomas Denmark ned cat hart tree.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Catelyn and Eddard at the [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]] - by Denmark ©]]
After the arrival of the [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|royal]] party at [[Winterfell]], Catelyn receives a letter from her sister [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], stating that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] had killed her husband, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], the late [[Hand of the King]]. This puts the Starks on guard, as Eddard has just been offered the position of Hand by his friend, King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Catelyn pushes Ned to accept the offer along with a betrothal that would make [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] queen one day. Despite misgivings about going to [[King's Landing]], Ned accepts.{{Ref|aGoT|6}}

When [[Bran Stark|Bran]] is left in a coma having apparently fallen while climbing the [[First Keep]], Catelyn stays by his side for eight days, ignoring her own affairs and those of Winterfell. On the eighth night, she is attacked by an [[Catspaw|assassin]] who had come for Bran. During the ensuing struggle she grabs the blade of his knife, causing deep lacerations to her palms, before Bran's [[Summer|direwolf]] attacks and kills him.{{Ref|aGoT|14}} After recovering, Catelyn travels to King's Landing along with Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] to inform Eddard, sailing on the ''[[Storm Dancer]]''. Despite having traveled in secret they are met by guards upon their arrival, and are taken to a brothel owned by Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Catelyn's childhood friend, who tells her that the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] used in the attack belonged to [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aGoT|18}}

On their way back to Winterfell, still traveling in secret, they encounter Tyrion at the [[inn at the crossroads]]. He recognizes her, exposing her identity to those present, which includes men-at-arms in service to bannermen of [[House Tully]]. Catelyn successfully appeals to them to detain Tyrion for conspiring to murder her son, and assist her in returning him to Winterfell to await justice.{{Ref|aGoT|28}} Despite Catelyn announcing her intention to take him to Winterfell, their party instead makes its way to the [[Eyrie]] for trial. During the journey they come under attack by [[Vale mountain clans|clansmen]] on the [[high road]] in the [[Mountains of the Moon]]. Tyrion successfully persuades Catelyn to allow her captives to take up arms, and goes on to save her during the skirmish.{{Ref|aGoT|34}} At the Eyrie, Tyrion is thrown into a [[sky cell]], but escapes execution by convincing [[Bronn|a sellsword]] to fight in a [[trial by combat]].{{Ref|aGoT|40}} Meanwhile, the arrest had become a catalyst for the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] that followed, as Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] orders Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and other raiders to attack the [[riverlands]] in retribution.{{Ref|aGoT|43}}

Her son Robb having marched south with his father's bannermen in response to [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|Eddard's arrest]] in King's Landing, Catelyn joins [[House Manderly]]'s levies at [[White Harbor]] and meets the northern host in the field at [[Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}} She is accompanied by her uncle, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], who had left [[Knight of the Gate|his service]] to [[House Arryn]], disgusted by Lysa's refusal to help against the Lannisters.{{Ref|aGoT|40}} When Robb is about to place Lord [[Jon Umber|Greatjon Umber]] in command of the infantry force sent to engage Tywin Lannister, Catelyn is able to convince him to appoint Lord [[Roose Bolton]], a man of cold calculation.{{Ref|aGoT|55}} Robb wants Catelyn to return to the north, but she stays with the army in order to see her dying father, Lord [[Hoster Tully]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}}

When the army finds it necessary to cross the [[Green Fork]], the delicate task of negotiating with Lord [[Walder Frey]] falls to Catelyn. She negotiates passage and an alliance with [[House Frey]] by promising, among other things, Robb's hand in marriage to one of Walder's daughter and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]'s hand to Walder's son [[Elmar Frey|Elmar]].{{Ref|aGoT|59}} Cat is present for Robb's victory at the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], where her guard is commanded by [[Hallis Mollen]].{{Ref|aGoT|63}}

After the news of Eddard's execution by order of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], Catelyn is filled with grief but maintains composure for the sake of her son. During the war council at Riverrun after the [[Battle of the Camps]], Catelyn argues for peace with the south so that Sansa and Arya might be more easily brought to safety. Robb and the assembled lords make clear their desire to continue the war, with the Greatjon declaring Robb the first [[King in the North]] in three centuries.{{Ref|aGoT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Catelyn advises against Robb's plan to send Eddard's ward, [[Theon Greyjoy]], on a diplomatic mission to offer terms of an alliance with his father, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], as she does not trust either.{{Ref|aCoK|7}} With Robb south of the [[Neck]], [[House Greyjoy]] ends up invading the north and Balon declares himself [[King of the Isles and the North]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}

It is Catelyn's idea to attempt to ally with [[Renly Baratheon]], who has a massive host, but she wishes to remain with Robb.{{Ref|aCoK|7}} When he threatens to send the boisterous Greatjon as his envoy, Catelyn relents and goes herself, accepting the fact that her son was becoming a man. She travels south to [[Bitterbridge]] to meet King Renly's host, where she finds him hosting a [[melee at Bitterbridge|great melee]].{{Ref|aCoK|22}} When news arrives that Renly's brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] is laying [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|siege to Storm's End]], the seat of [[House Baratheon]], Catelyn rides with Renly and part of his host.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}

Catelyn is present for the inconclusive parley between the two brothers outside [[Storm's End]],{{ref|ACOK|31}} and she witnesses Renly's murder later that night by a mysterious [[Shadow assassin|creature of shadow]]. [[Brienne of Tarth]], one of Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]], is the only other person present, so the pair flee in the knowledge that they would be blamed for the murder. They journey to Riverrun, and on the way Catelyn takes Brienne into her service.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}

Catelyn disapproves of the admittance of [[smallfolk]] into Riverrun by her brother, Ser [[Edmure Tully]].{{ref|ACOK|39}} When [[silent sisters]] bring the bones of [[Eddard Stark]] to Riverrun, Catelyn tasks [[Hallis Mollen]] with returning them to Winterfell.{{ref|ACOK|39}} She and Brienne remain within the castle during the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{ref|ACOK|45}}

Upon hearing of her two youngest sons' supposed murders at the hand of Theon following his [[capture of Winterfell]], Catelyn meets with the imprisoned Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]. The Kingslayer admits to having thrown Bran from the [[First Keep]] but insists he did not send the [[catspaw]] to attack the comatose boy.{{ref|ACOK|55}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:A Price of Honor nejna.png|350px|thumb|right|Catelyn claws her face and screams after the death of [[Robb Stark]] at the [[Red Wedding]] - by nejna ©]]
Catelyn frees Jaime in a covert attempt to exchange him for her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]], believed to be captives at King's Landing.{{Ref|aSoS|1}} Cat sends Brienne as Jaime's escort and Ser [[Cleos Frey]] as an envoy.{{ref|ASOS|1}}{{ref|ASOS|2}}

Catelyn is placed under house arrest at Riverrun by Ser [[Desmond Grell]] and by Edmure once her brother returns from battle.{{ref|ASOS|2}} After returning from the [[westerlands]], Robb's bannermen are cool toward Catelyn because of her release of Jaime, and Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] is especially outraged at having been denied vengeance for Jaime having slain two of his sons, [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]] and [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]].{{ref|ASOS|14}} Robb forgives his mother after he tells her of his wedding to [[Jeyne Westerling]] after the [[storming of the Crag]].{{ref|ASOS|14}} Rickard later murders two of Robb's prisoners, [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]], leading to his own beheading by the [[King in the North]].{{ref|ASOS|20}}

Catelyn's father, Lord Hoster, finally dies at Riverrun, making Edmure the new lord.{{ref|ASOS|35}} Cat advises Robb to make peace with the Lannisters, but the king declines.{{ref|ASOS|35}}

While traveling to the [[Twins]] for Edmure's marriage with [[Roslin Frey]], Catelyn objects to Robb's intention to name [[Jon Snow]] his heir.{{ref|ASOS|45}} Against her wishes, Robb intends to have Catelyn remain at [[Seagard]] under the protection of Lord [[Jason Mallister]] for the remainder of the war.{{ref|ASOS|45}}

Catelyn attends Edmure's wedding at the Twins, sitting between Ser [[Ryman Frey]] and Lord [[Roose Bolton]] during the feast.{{ref|ASOS|51}} However, the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Bolton|Boltons]] betray the Starks in an act of treachery that becomes known as the [[Red Wedding]]. In a desperate attempt to save her son's life, Catelyn seizes Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s lackwit grandson, [[Aegon Frey (son of Stevron)|Aegon]], and tries to trade his life for Robb's. When Robb is killed by Roose, Catelyn saws through Aegon's throat with a knife. Walder had planned to take Catelyn hostage,{{ref|ASOS|53}} but the maddened woman claws her own face and Ser [[Raymund Frey]] is allowed to slit her throat.{{Ref|aSoS|51}} The Freys dump her body naked into the Green Fork, a mockery of [[House Tully]]'s funeral customs,{{ref|ASOS|58}} after Catelyn has been dead for a day and a night.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

Three days after her death,{{Ref|AFFC|42}} Catelyn's corpse is retrieved from the Green Fork by [[Arya Stark]]'s [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who runs away when humans approach.{{ref|ASOS|65}} Catelyn is resurrected by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]], who gives his life for hers through the [[last kiss]]. Catelyn's wounds only partially heal, however, leaving her mutilated and with an impaired ability to speak. Consumed with the desire for vengeance over her family's betrayal and murder, she assumes command of Beric's [[outlaw]] band, the [[brotherhood without banners]], and leads them in mercilessly pursuing and executing everyone she considers a Lannister collaborator, among them [[Petyr Frey|Petyr]] and [[Merrett Frey]] at [[Oldstones]].{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Zippo514 LadyStoneheart.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Lady Stoneheart, with Robb's crown - by zippo514 ©]]
A cloaked and hooded woman is spoken of in the vicinity of [[Fairmarket]]{{ref|AFFC|42}} and [[Hag's Mire]],{{ref|AFFC|30}} but she vanished into the [[Neck]] when pursued by [[Walder Frey (son of Ryman)|Black Walder Frey]].{{ref|AFFC|30}} There are also tales of a woman called Stoneheart leading a band of outlaws different from Beric's brotherhood. According to one story, she was hanged by Freys but revived by Beric, and now the two lovers cannot die.{{ref|affc|25}} The mysterious woman is also known as the Silent Sister, Mother Merciless, and the Hangwoman.{{Ref|aFfC|42}}

While leading the brotherhood, Stoneheart's outlaws come upon a small party led by [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]], who insists she is searching for Sansa at the behest of [[Jaime Lannister]]. Thoros reveals to Brienne that Beric's brotherhood has been broken. Using a [[Harwin|young northman]] as her interpreter, Stoneheart says that Brienne has turned traitor, as she carries [[Oathkeeper]], a Lannister sword forged from the Stark [[Valyrian steel]] blade, [[Ice]]. Brienne swears she is still faithful but Stoneheart insists she must prove it by killing Jaime. Brienne refuses, stating that Jaime has changed. Stoneheart says she must choose, either kill Jaime or be hanged. Brienne refuses to choose. Just before she, [[Hyle Hunt]] and [[Podrick Payne]] are to be executed, however, Brienne shouts out a word.{{Ref|aFfC|42}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After [[Theon Greyjoy]] returns to [[Winterfell]] for the wedding of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] and "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]",{{ref|ADWD|37}} Catelyn's ruined sept is among the places he visits.{{ref|ADWD|46}} Within the [[crypt of Winterfell|castle crypts]], Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]] recollects to Theon that her one-time lover, [[Brandon Stark]], had not wanted to wed Catelyn. Barbrey had also hoped to wed [[Eddard Stark]] after Brandon died, but Ned instead married Catelyn during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Barbrey intends to prevent [[Hallis Mollen]] from returning Ned's bones to Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|41}}

==Lady Stoneheart==
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Death has changed Catelyn. Lady Stoneheart is less gracious and forgiving than in life, and is consumed with a desire for vengeance on anyone she thinks betrayed her and her son, Robb. She hangs any men associated with the Freys, Boltons, or Lannisters, even if they had nothing to do with the "Red Wedding" or if they are boys, as is the case of [[Podrick Payne]]. Her appearance has been altered as well, due to her corpse being submerged in river water for days. Her flesh has become soft as pudding and turned the color of curdled milk, with grey-green mottling and brown blooms of decay. Half of her hair is gone, and the rest is white, dry and brittle. Her eyes look like two red pits, burning in the shadows. Additionally, her wounds have not healed; her face is shredded, hanging in ragged strips from her eyes to her jaw, either crusted with dried blood or gaping open to reveal the skull beneath. Her throat is still slit open. To speak, she must pinch closed her slashed throat; even then her voice is difficult to understand, sounding like a combination of a croak, wheeze, and death rattle.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|aFfC|42}}

==Quotes by Catelyn==
[[File:Catelyn Tully.PNG|350px|thumb|Michelle Fairley as Catelyn in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|My son lies here broken and dying, Luwin, and you wish to discuss a new master of horse? Do you think I care what happens in the stables? Do you think it matters to me one whit? I would gladly butcher every horse in [[Winterfell]] with my own hands if it would open [[Bran Stark|Bran's]] eyes, do you understand that? Do you?{{Ref|aGoT|14}}|Catelyn to [[Luwin]]}}

{{quote|'''Catelyn''': A woman can rule as wisely as a man. 
'''Brynden''': The right woman can. Make no mistake, Cat. [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] is not you.{{ref|AGOT|34}}|Catelyn and [[Brynden Tully]]}}

{{quote|I was born a [[House Tully|Tully]] and wed to [[Eddard Stark|a Stark]]. I do not frighten easily.{{ref|AGOT|34}}|Catelyn to [[Mya Stone]]}}

{{Quote|Robb, if that sword could bring him back, I should never let you sheathe it until [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] stood at my side once more... but he is gone, and a hundred [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Woods]] will not change that.{{ref|agot|71}}|Catelyn to [[Robb Stark]]}}

{{Quote|If I must trade our four [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] for their two [[House Stark|Starks]], I will call that a bargain and thank the gods. I want you safe, Robb, ruling at [[Winterfell]] from [[Eddard Stark|your father]]'s seat. I want you to live your life, to kiss a girl and wed a woman and father a son. I want to write an end to this. I want to go home, my lords, and weep for my husband.{{ref|agot|71}}|Catelyn to [[Robb Stark]] and his council}}

{{Quote|I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I'm so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that's all ... a day ... an hour.{{Ref|acok|22}}|Catelyn's thoughts}}

{{quote|It is a monstrous cruel thing to lose a child.{{ref|ASOS|2}}|Catelyn to herself}}

{{quote|Wars need not be fought until the last drop of blood.{{ref|ASOS|35}}|Catelyn to [[Robb Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Catelyn''': On my honor as a [[House Tully|Tully]], on my honor as a [[House Stark|Stark]], I will trade your boy's life for [[Robb Stark|Robb]]'s. A son for a son. 
'''Walder''': A son for a son, heh. But that's [[Aegon Frey (son of Stevron)|a grandson]] ... and he never was much use.{{Ref|aSoS|51}}|Catelyn and [[Walder Frey]]}}

==Quotes about Catelyn==
{{Quote|All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn. The knowledge was more galling than the bare fact of his abduction.{{Ref|agot|31}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{quote|Catelyn Stark might take a man prisoner, but she'd never stoop to rob him. That wouldn't be honorable.{{ref|AGOT|38}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Mord]]}}

{{Quote|You have courage. Not battle courage perhaps but ... I don't know ... a kind of woman's courage.{{ref|acok|33}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]] to Catelyn}}

==Quotes about Lady Stoneheart==
{{Quote|She don't speak. You bloody bastards cut her throat too deep for that. But she remembers.{{ref|asos|epilogue}}|[[Lem]] to [[Merrett Frey]]}}

{{Quote|Her cloak and collar hid the gash [[Raymund Frey|his brother]]'s blade had made, but her face was even worse than he remembered. The flesh had gone pudding soft in the water and turned the color of curdled milk. Half her hair was gone and the rest had turned as white and brittle as a crone’s. Beneath her ravaged scalp, her face was shredded skin and black blood where she had raked herself with her nails. But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated.{{ref|asos|epilogue}}|[[Merrett Frey]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|And there's this other band, led by this woman Stoneheart... Lord [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric's]] lover, according to one tale. Supposedly she was hanged by the Freys, but Dondarrion kissed her and brought her back to life, and now she cannot die, no more than he.{{ref|affc|25}}|[[Hyle Hunt]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|The [[House Frey|Freys]] slashed her throat from ear to ear. When we found her by [[Green Fork|the river]] she was three days dead. [[Harwin]] begged me to give her the [[last kiss|kiss of life]], but it had been too long. I would not do it, so Lord [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] put his lips to hers instead, and the flame of life passed from him to her. And... she rose. May the [[R'hllor|Lord of Light]] protect us. She rose.{{ref|affc|42}}|[[Thoros]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

==Family==
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==Behind the scenes==
In an early draft of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', Catelyn takes [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] prisoner at [[Eddard Stark|Ned]]'s behest.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1belw08/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones] - gsteff on Reddit</ref> In an early draft of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', Catelyn's death is much more gruesome: in addition to raking at her face with her nails, she also rips off her own ears and lips.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1bfeigu/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: the ACOK and ASOS drafts] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

==External links==
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{{Infobox character
| arms = Night's Watch
| title =
| firstname = Jon
| lastname = Snow
| epithet = the Bastard of Winterfell
| image = Cristi Balanescu Jon SnowGhost.png
| image_caption = Jon Snow and [[Ghost]] at the [[Wall]], by Cristi Balanescu © Fantasy Flight Games
| Alias = Lord Snow{{Ref|AGOT|19}} The Snow of Winterfell{{Ref|ASOS|7}} The crow-come-over{{Ref|ASOS|15}} The Bastard of Winterfell{{Ref|ASOS|15}} The Great Lord Snow{{Ref|AFFC|5}} The Black Bastard of the Wall{{Ref|ADWD|45}} Lord Crow{{Ref|ADWD|51}}
| Title = [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]]
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]] [[Night's Watch]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[North#People|Northmen]]
| Father = Lord [[Eddard Stark]]
| Mother = [[Wylla]] (supposedly) [[Ashara Dayne]] (rumored) Fisherman's daughter (rumored)
| Spouse =
| Lover = [[Ygritte]]
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|283}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Jon Snow|Jon Snow]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| coat-of-arms =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (POV) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Kit Harington|Kit Harington]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|7]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|8]]
}}

'''Jon Snow''' is the [[Bastardy|bastard son]] of [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} He has five half-siblings: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark]]. Unaware of the identity of his mother,{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Jon was raised at [[Winterfell]]. At the age of fourteen, Jon joins the [[Night's Watch]], where he earns the nickname '''Lord Snow'''. Jon is one of the major [[POV characters]] in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Jon is portrayed by [[List of actors of Game of Thrones#Kit Harington, Jon Snow|Kit Harington]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
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Jon has the long face of the Starks.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}} He has dark{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}} brown hair{{Ref|AGOT|15}}{{Ref|ASOS|69}} and grey eyes,{{Ref|ACOK|6}} so dark they almost seem black.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} He is graceful and quick, and has a lean build.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} Jon resembles his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]],{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|AGOT|35}} and has more [[House Stark|Stark]]-like features than any of his half-brothers.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Because he looks so much like a Stark, [[Tyrion Lannister]] notes that whoever Jon's mother was, she left little of herself in her son's appearance.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} Out of all the Stark children, [[Arya Stark]] is said to resemble Jon the most, as [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] take after their [[House Tully|Tully]] mother, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]].{{Ref|AGOT|7}}

Jon looks solemn and guarded,{{Ref|AGOT|13}} and is considered sullen and quick to sense a slight.{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Due to having been raised in a castle and trained by a [[master-at-arms]], Jon is seen by some [[Smallfolk|lower-born members]] of the [[Night's Watch]] as arrogant at first,{{Ref|AGOT|19}} though this changes when they become more friendly towards one another, as Jon is reminded of his nonetheless privileged background and decides to pass on his knowledge to them. Jon is observant,{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|6}} a trait he developed on account of being a bastard.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} He is a capable [[horse]]back rider and is well practiced in fighting with a sword.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Jon has resented his bastard status most of the time.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} He desires to be viewed as honorable,{{Ref|AGOT|65}} and wants to prove he can be as good and true as his half-brother, Robb.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} As a child, Jon dreamed he would one day lead men to glory, or even become a conqueror.{{Ref|ADWD|35}} He feels strongly about not fathering a bastard himself.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|ASOS|15}} [[George R. R. Martin]] has described Jon as "the brooding, [[w:Byronic hero|Byronic, romantic hero]] whom all the girls love".<ref>''[[w:Meduza|Meduza]]'': [https://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/08/22/fantasy-needs-magic ‘Fantasy needs magic’ An interview with George R. R. Martin], August 22, 2017</ref>

While Lord Eddard openly acknowledged Jon as his son and allowed him to live at [[Winterfell]] with his half-siblings, Jon felt like an outsider nonetheless. While Jon has good relationships with his siblings, especially Robb, with whom he trained since they were children,{{Ref|ASOS|79}} and Arya, whom he sees as somewhat of an outsider as well,{{Ref|AGOT|19}} Eddard's wife Catelyn ensured that Jon was never truly one of them.{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AGOT|48}} Catelyn was especially annoyed when Jon bested Robb in martial training or their studies.{{Ref|ASOS|79}} Jon is not close to [[Theon Greyjoy]], Eddard's [[ward]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Lord Stark refuses to speak of Jon's mother, and the boy grew up unaware of her identity, something which has wounded and haunted him.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|AGOT|43}}{{Ref|AGOT|53}} When Jon dreams of her, he considers her to be beautiful, highborn, and kind.{{Ref|AGOT|23}}

As a descendant of the [[First Men]] raised at Winterfell, Jon keeps faith with the [[old gods]],{{Ref|AGOT|48}} and feels no connection to [[the Seven]].{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

[[File:Jon Snow.svg|300px|thumb|Jon's possible personal [[coat of arms]], according to [[George R.R. Martin]]: a white [[direwolf]] on grey, the [[House Stark]] colors reversed.<ref name="vsteel"/>]]
After joining the Night's Watch, Jon dresses in their official black garb.{{Ref|AGOT|19}} While there are no indications in the books that Jon has adopted a personal [[coat of arms]], Martin told the company Valyrian Steel, which makes replicas of [[Longclaw|Jon's sword]], to use the reversed Stark colors on the plaque that goes with the sword.<ref name="vsteel">[http://www.valyriansteel.com/2007/06/13/longclaw-plaque/ Valyrian Steel- Longclaw: Plaque]</ref>

==History==
Jon was born in {{Date|283}}, near the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]],{{refn|group="N"|About a fortnight passed between the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the [[Sack of King's Landing]], during which time Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] fled to [[Dragonstone]]. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was born nine months after the flight.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} According to [[George R.R. Martin]], Jon was born "eight or nine months or thereabouts" before Daenerys.{{Ref|SSM|1040}}}} and he was named by Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|SSM|1202}} One tale says Jon was [[named after]] Lord [[Jon Arryn]],{{Ref|ADWD|9}} Eddard's [[fosterage|foster father]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} The identity of Jon's mother is a mystery, and several suggestions have been made by those who know the Starks. Jon is unaware of his mother's identity{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|AGOT|19}} and Eddard refuses to speak of her.{{Ref|AGOT|19}} When Eddard returned from the war, he brought the newborn Jon to [[Winterfell]], insisting on raising him with the rest of his family. Jon and his [[wet nurse]] were installed in the castle before the arrival of Eddard's new wife, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], and his young son and heir, [[Robb Stark]], from [[Riverrun]], which Catelyn did not take well.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}

Lord Eddard was fiercely protective of Jon{{Ref|ACOK|45}} and refused to send him away.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Jon was raised at Winterfell with his half-siblings. He was tutored by [[Maester]] [[Luwin]],{{Ref|AGOT|41}} including learning sums{{Ref|ASOS|79}} and [[astronomy]],{{Ref|ASOS|26}} and was trained at arms by the [[master-at-arms]], Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]]. Jon has trained at swordplay since he was old enough to walk, together with Robb,{{Ref|ASOS|79}} whom he came to view as his "best friend, rival and constant companion,"{{Ref|AGOT|19}} and later also with [[Theon Greyjoy]],{{Ref|ADWD|37}} after the latter came to Winterfell following the conclusion of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]]. Jon learned how to swim in the great moat at Winterfell; he is considered a strong swimmer.{{Ref|ASOS|41}}

[[File:Jon and Robb Swords.png|400px|thumb|Jon and [[Robb Stark]] at sword-play, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Jon grew close to his true-born siblings, especially Robb and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. Because they look alike, Arya briefly believed that she was bastard-born as well, but Jon reassured his half-sister this was not the case.{{Ref|AGOT|7}} As a young child{{Refn|group="N"|Before [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]]'s death in {{Date|288}}.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jeor Mormont}}}} Jon and Robb built a great mountain of snow on top of a gate, hoping to push it on someone passing by. They were discovered by [[Mance Rayder]], a [[ranger]] from the [[Night's Watch]] who had accompanied [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]] to Winterfell. The ranger promised not to tell anyone, and Jon and Robb succeeded in their ploy, dumping the snow upon [[Fat Tom]], who chased the boys around the yard afterwards, until all three were tired.{{Ref|ASOS|7}} Since he was young, Jon's hero was King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], the Young Dragon, who had [[Conquest of Dorne|conquered Dorne]] at the age of fourteen.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|35}} Jon and Robb would often play a game of sword-play, in which they would pretend to be great heroes (including [[Florian the Fool]], Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], King Daeron the Young Dragon, and Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]). Once, when Jon called out that he was "[[Lord of Winterfell]]," Robb informed him that was impossible due to his [[bastardy]], which would become a sore memory for Jon.{{Ref|ASOS|79}} Another time, Jon covered himself in flour and hid in one of the empty tombs in the [[crypt of Winterfell]], and when Robb brought [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], Arya, and [[Bran Stark|Bran]] down to the crypts, Jon jumped out of the tomb and moaned, pretending to be a ghost. Sansa screamed and ran back upstairs, Bran clung to Robb's leg and cried, and Arya punched Jon for scaring the baby with his prank; but Jon and Robb only laughed until the other two were laughing too.{{Ref|AGOT|50}}

Lord Eddard had dreamed about raising new [[lord]]s and settling them in the abandoned [[holdfast]]s in the [[New Gift]], and Jon believes that if [[winter]] had come and gone more quickly, he might have been chosen to hold one of the settlements in his father's name.{{Ref|ASOS|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Magali Villeneuve JonSnowGhostpuppy.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon finds [[Ghost]], by Magali Villeneuve © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Jon accompanies his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], his brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and [[Bran Stark|Bran]], his father's [[ward]] [[Theon Greyjoy]], and others from [[Winterfell]] to the execution of [[Gared]], a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]]. On their way back to Winterfell, Jon and Robb race ahead and find a litter of [[direwolf]] pups. When Eddard states that killing the pups quickly would forestall a painful and slow death, Jon points out that there are five pups—one for each of Eddard's legitimate children—and the direwolf is the sigil of [[House Stark]], indicating that they must be meant to have the wolves. The comparison only works out because Jon is not claiming a pup for himself, and Eddard gives in. As they leave, Jon discovers an [[w:albino|albino]] pup, cast away from its litter.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} He claims the pup for his own,{{Ref|AGOT|1}} eventually naming it "[[Ghost]]."{{ref|AGOT|5}}

Because he is a [[bastard]], Jon is not allowed sit with his siblings and the royal children during the feast welcoming King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and the royal family to the [[north]], and instead sits with the [[squire]]s, further down the room. At the feast, Jon speaks with his uncle, [[Benjen Stark]], the [[First Ranger]] of the Night's Watch. When Benjen suggests that the Watch could use a man as observant as Jon, Jon quickly requests to accompany him to the [[Wall]] when he leaves, as even a bastard can rise to a position of honor there.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Benjen is hesitant about having Jon join at such a young age, resulting in an argument that causes Jon to storm out.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Outside, he runs into [[Tyrion Lannister]], the youngest brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], who counsels him to "never forget [[bastard|what you are]]" and tells Jon to make it his strength instead.{{Ref|agot|5}}

Although hesitant about it at the feast, Benjen eventually approaches [[Luwin]], telling the [[maester]] that Jon had expressed interest in joining the Night's Watch.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} When Lord Eddard decides to accept the position as [[Hand of the King]] at [[King's Landing]], his wife, [[Catelyn Stark]], refuses to allow Jon to remain at Winterfell while Eddard is away. As Eddard feels he cannot take Jon south with him, Luwin suggests the Night's Watch for Jon, and Eddard eventually agrees. Catelyn is pleased, because as a member of the Watch Jon will never father children who might contest her grandchildren's inheritance of Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|6}}

[[File:Lucas Durham Aryas gift.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon gives [[Needle]] to [[Arya Stark]], by Lucas Durham © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The decision for him to go to the Wall leaves Jon angry in the days before he is set to leave.{{Ref|AGOT|8}} After Bran falls from the [[First Keep]], the departure day is postponed, but a fortnight after Bran's accident Jon and Benjen are ready to leave Winterfell. Jon says his last goodbyes, first to the comatose Bran, then to Robb, and finally to [[Arya Stark|Arya]], to whom he gives a small, slender sword which they name [[Needle]].{{Ref|AGOT|10}} On his way to the Wall, Jon quickly becomes disillusioned with the Night's Watch, after meeting [[Yoren]], a so-called [[wandering crow]], and his new recruits.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} During the journey, Jon befriends Tyrion Lannister, who had decided to travel further north to see the Wall for himself.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

At [[Castle Black]], Jon first remains aloof and distant, making no friends; he scorns his fellow recruits, who return the feeling, resenting him due to his attitude. Days after their arrival, Benjen leaves to lead a ranging, and while Jon requests to accompany him, Benjen refuses to allow it, leaving Jon angry. After a fight between Jon and several other recruits, Jon speaks with [[Donal Noye]], the [[armorer]] at Castle Black, who points that Jon has been a bully to the other recruits. When a letter arrives from Winterfell informing Jon that Bran, though crippled, has awoken and will live, Jon is ecstatic, and when he returns to the Common Hall, he offers his fellow recruits advice on their swordplay.{{Ref|aGoT|19}} Jon soon becomes a natural leader, mentor, and friend to most of his fellow trainees, earning him the enmity of the [[master-at-arms]], Ser [[Alliser Thorne]]. When [[Samwell Tarly]] arrives at the Wall, Jon reaches out to him, and helps him to be accepted by the majority of the recruits, even threatening [[Rast]] with Ghost to prevent him from further bullying Sam.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}{{Ref|aGoT|41}}

[[File:Amokajonsnow.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon Snow with [[Ghost]] and [[Longclaw]], by Roman Papusev ©]]
As new recruits are about to arrive at Castle Black, eight recruits, including Jon, are chosen to take their vows. Sam is not chosen, and Jon realizes that it will only be a matter of time that Sam will be hurt or killed in training without his friends present to protect him. Jon visits Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] and asks if Aemon will persuade [[Jeor Mormont]], the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], to take Sam from training and allow him to take his vows, pointing out that Sam, due to his ability to write, read, and do math, would make a good personal steward for Aemon.{{Ref|agot|41}} This earns Jon the enmity of [[Chett]], Aemon's steward.{{Ref|asos|prologue}} Aemon promises to consider it.{{Ref|AGOT|41}} Sam finds Jon the next day, informing him that he too is allowed to take his vows, and has been appointed Aemon's personal steward. Jon expects to be raised to the [[ranger]]s, but is angered when Lord Commander Mormont appoints him as his personal steward instead. Sam points out to Jon that Mormont has given him the position in order to groom him for command, which quells his anger.{{ref|AGOT|48}}

Jon and Sam decide to say their vows in front of the [[weirwood]] trees located north of the Wall. After they have said the words, Ghost returns with the severed hand of [[Jafer Flowers]],{{Ref|aGoT|48}} alerting the men of the corpses of Jafer and [[Othor]]. The two corpses are brought back to Castle Black, where Jon is informed of the death of King Robert and the [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|arrest of his father, Eddard]]. Alliser mocks Jon and his father, calling him a "a [[traitor]]'s bastard", and Jon attacks him with a dagger, but he is stopped by his friends. Jon is placed under arrest until the Watch officers can decide what to do with him, with Lord Commander Mormont expressing his disappointment. That night, the two bodies they had found north of the Wall rise from the dead. When one [[wight]], Othor, attacks Lord Commander Mormont, Jon intervenes, saving Jeor's life,{{Ref|AGOT|52}} though he seriously burns his hand in the process. In gratitude, Jeor gives Jon [[Longclaw]], the [[Valyrian steel]] bastard sword of [[House Mormont]], for which he has a white stone wolf head sculpted as the new pommel in honor of Jon.{{Ref|aGoT|60}}

Though he is now a sworn brother of the Night's Watch, Jon becomes torn between the Watch and his former family when he learns from Sam that Robb has marched south with an army. Maester Aemon explains to Jon the difficulty of keeping true to the Night's Watch's vows at times. Among other examples, Aemon cites the deaths of most of his relatives at the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]], causing Jon to realize Aemon is a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}} Nonetheless, after Eddard's execution, Jon tries to desert and join Robb's army, even though the penalty for deserting the Night's Watch is death. However, his new friends bring him back, and save him from this fate.{{Ref|AGOT|70}}

The next day, Lord Commander Mormont chastises him for running, and Jon agrees to fully commit to the Watch. He accepts his place as Jeor's squire and prepares for the journey [[beyond the Wall]] which Mormont plans to lead.{{Ref|aGoT|70}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti jon ygritte.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon meets [[Ygritte]] - by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]

Jon's old bedchamber at Winterfell is given to [[Walder Frey (son of Jammos)|Big Walder]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]], the [[Fosterage|wards]] of Catelyn Stark.{{Ref|ACOK|4}}

The Night's Watch prepares for the [[great ranging]] north to investigate the [[haunted forest]], after the disappearances [[beyond the Wall]] of several rangers, including [[Benjen Stark]]. Jon brings his direwolf, [[Ghost]]. Jon fetches [[Samwell Tarly]] for Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]], who has been waiting for maps of the lands further north. Jeor and Jon discuss his hand, which still troubles him, but is slowly getting better. They discuss Maester Aemon, and Jeor reveals that Aemon had [[Great Council of 233 AC|once been offered the Iron Throne]], but instead had decided to remain a maester, and the throne passed to his younger brother, [[Aegon V Targaryen]]. Jeor points out the similarities between Jon and Aemon in having a brother for king; Jon reassures the Lord Commander that, like Maester Aemon, he too will keep his vows.{{Ref|acok|3}}

The ranging party passes through several [[wildling]] villages, including [[Whitetree]], but find no hint of any wildling presence.{{Ref|ACOK|13}} They then stop at [[Craster's Keep]], where they learn that the normally anarchic wildlings are uniting under a [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-beyond-the-Wall]]. Though the youths are commanded not to speak to Craster's daughters, the pregnant [[Gilly]] approaches Jon after encouragement from Sam. She asks to join Jon when they leave Craster's Keep, but Jon refuses her, and later scolds Sam for ever having given her the idea.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

After reaching the [[Fist of the First Men]], Ghost leads Jon to a mound where the direwolf digs up an [[old warhorn]] and a cache of [[dragonglass]] wrapped in an old cloak of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|ACOK|34}} Jon distributes these items among his sworn brothers. After the arrival of [[Qhorin Halfhand]] with the men from the [[Shadow Tower]], Jon is picked by Qhorin to accompany one of the three scouting parties into the mountains.{{Ref|aCoK|43}} Jon grows a beard after leaving the Fist.{{ref|ACOK|51}}{{ref|ACOK|68}}

In the [[Skirling Pass]], Qhorin's party comes across a group of [[wildling]] sentries, and Jon is one of those assigned to take them out. He kills one of the man, but discovers his second target is a woman. Jon instead decides to take prisoner the girl, who is called [[Ygritte]]. He reveals he is the bastard son of [[Eddard Stark]], and during the night, Ygritte tells Jon the story of "[[Bael the Bard]]," a song which insinuates that, through Bael, the Starks too have wildling blood. Later, Qhorin orders Jon to kill her, but Jon secretly lets her go instead. Before she leaves, Ygritte informs Jon that Mance Rayder would accept him, if he wanted to join the free folk.{{Ref|aCoK|51}} Jon tells Qhorin about this, who confirms that Mance would be willing, and tells Jon that Mance had been a man of the Night's Watch himself once. When he dreams that night, Jon sees through the eyes of [[Ghost]], and witnesses thousands of wildlings, and [[giant]]s and [[mammoth]]s, before being attacked by an eagle. Jon informs the group, who recognize Jon for a [[warg]]. They later see the eagle, and when they find a wounded Ghost, Qhorin decides they return to the [[Fist of the First Men]].{{Ref|ACOK|53}}

With the enemy following them, Qhorin orders [[Dalbridge]] to stay behind to defend the others,{{Ref|ACOK|53}} while [[Ebben]] and [[Stonesnake]] are sent forth to reach the First is great haste, leaving only Qhorin and Jon. The Halfhand commands Jon to join the wildlings when they are discovered, and to do whatever they ask. When the wildling band led by [[Rattleshirt]] finds them, Jon yields, and the wildlings require him to kill Qhorin to proof his loyalty to them. With the help of Ghost, Jon kills Qhorin, and the wildlings agree to bring him to Mance Rayder.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File: Marc Simonetti Jon Ygritte.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon Snow and [[Ygritte]] in the grotto, by Marc Simonetti ©]]

[[Rattleshirt]] brings Jon to meet [[Mance Rayder]]. Telling Mance that he had been poorly treated at [[Winterfell]] because he is a [[bastard]], Jon convinces the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] that his desertion from the [[Night's Watch]] is sincere. During their conversation, Jon learns Mance's plans to invade the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ASoS|7}} While traveling to the [[Fist of the First Men]], Jon's clean-shaven face is scratched by [[Orell|Orell's eagle]]. Jon and the [[free folk]] see the aftermath of the [[fight at the Fist]].{{ref|ACOK|15}}

Mance has Jon and [[Ygritte]] join [[Styr]] and [[Jarl]] for their mission south of the [[Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|15}} Jon falls in love with Ygritte,{{ref|ASOS|26}} breaking his vow of chastity by sharing a tent{{ref|ASOS|15}} and sleeping together in a cavern.{{ref|ASOS|26}} Jarl falls to his death when Styr's party climbs the Wall,{{ref|ASOS|30}} and the survivors descend at [[Greyguard]] and enter the [[Gift]].{{ref|ASOS|41}}

Jon hesitates between betraying Ygritte or leaving the Night's Watch, eventually realizing that he must escape and warn [[Castle Black]] of the upcoming attack. When Jon refuses Styr's orders to kill an old man at abandoned [[Queenscrown]], Ygritte kills the man instead. The wildlings are then attacked by the direwolf [[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]], unaware that it is due to the efforts of Jon's half-brother [[Bran Stark]], who is hidden in the village's tower. Jon manages to escape in the confusion on a horse, but not before taking an arrow in the leg.{{Ref|ASoS|41}}

[[File:Battle of Castle Black by Giliberti.jpg|thumb|400px|Jon at the [[battle of Castle Black]], by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
Meanwhile, [[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], marches from [[Riverrun]] to the [[Twins]] for the wedding of Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to [[Roslin Frey]]. Robb believes his siblings Bran, [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], and [[Arya Stark]] are dead, and he does not want [[Winterfell]] and the [[north]] to fall into [[House Lannister]]'s hands following [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s marriage to [[Sansa Stark]]. Against the objections of his mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], Robb legitimizes Jon as his heir, according to a semi-canon source.{{ref|AWOIAF|Robb Stark}} Robb's decision is witnessed at [[Hag's Mire]] by Catelyn, Edmure, [[Galbart Glover]], Lord [[Jason Mallister]], Lady [[Maege Mormont]], and Lord [[Jon Umber]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} Robb and Catelyn are then betrayed by Lords [[Walder Frey]] and [[Roose Bolton]] in the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}

[[Edric Dayne]], Lord of [[Starfall]] and a member of the [[brotherhood without banners]], tells Arya that he is Jon's [[milk brother]], as they shared the same [[wet nurse]], [[Wylla]], a servant at [[Starfall]]. Edric tells Arya that Wylla is Jon's mother.{{ref|ASOS|43}}

[[File:Zippo514 Ygrittes death.jpg|thumb|350px|The death of Ygritte, by zippo514 ©]]
A barely-conscious Jon warns [[Mole's Town]] and Castle Black of the planned attack, and is tended to by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]. [[Grenn]] and the maester gently break the news to Jon that Bran and Rickon have [[capture of Winterfell|allegedly died]] at the command of [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|ASoS|48}} After Jon recuperates, he helps [[Donal Noye]] in the [[attack on Castle Black‎‎|defense of Castle Black]] against Styr's raiders. All of the raiders are killed, including Ygritte, who dies in a grief-stricken Jon's arms after having been shot with an arrow by another Night's Watch brother.{{Ref|ASoS|55}}

When Mance attacks, Donal has Jon command from atop the Wall while the blacksmith descends to defend the gate. After Donal is killed by [[Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg]], Jon reluctantly takes command of the Wall's defenses, after prompting from Master Aemon. Jon successfully holds the Wall against overwhelming odds for several days.{{ref|ASOS|64}}

Upon the arrival of Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] and Lord [[Janos Slynt]] at Castle Black, Jon is arrested for his earlier defection and thrown in an [[ice cell]], where he is threatened with execution for his desertion and the murder of [[Qhorin Halfhand]].{{Ref|ASoS|69}} After Aemon vouches for Jon's honor and capability during the wildling attack, Alliser and Janos realize they cannot have Jon hanged due to his popularity on the Wall. They therefore force him to make an assassination attempt on Mance during a parley, hoping he will be killed there instead. During the negotiations, Mance states that he has the [[Horn of Winter]], which he claims will cause the Wall to collapse. He reveals that he only had the wildlings attack the Wall not to conquer, but to escape the [[Others]]. The King-Beyond-the-Wall then offers Jon the Horn of Winter if the Night's Watch allows the wildlings to safely pass through to south of the Wall, but Mance states that they will not yield to the lords or their laws. Before Jon can attack Mance or destroy the Horn, however, the knights of [[Stannis Baratheon]] and rangers of [[Cotter Pyke]] appear. During the [[battle beneath the Wall]], Jon guards Mance's tent while [[Val]] helps her sister [[Dalla]] give birth.{{Ref|ASoS|73}}

Jon's defense of the Wall earns him popular support and his release from imprisonment. Jon meets with Stannis, who tells him that if he recognizes Stannis as king, he will legitimize [[Eddard Stark]]'s son and make him Jon Stark, [[Lord of Winterfell]], and marry him to Val in order to gain support of the [[north]] and the free folk.{{ref|ASOS|76}} Jon is overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and grief for his dead siblings, admitting to himself that becoming Lord of Winterfell was something he always desired, and that he was always envious of [[Robb Stark]] for his legitimate birthright.{{ref|ASOS|76}} When Jon suddenly experiences Ghost's hunger, he is joyous to realize his direwolf has returned from beyond the Wall. Jon realizes that if he bends the knee to Stannis he would then have to allow [[Melisandre]], Stannis's [[red priest]]ess, to burn the [[heart tree]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{ref|ASOS|79}}

Meanwhile, due to the efforts of [[Samwell Tarly]], an unknowing Jon has been offered as a compromise candidate between rival factions for the post of [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]],{{Ref|ASoS|78}} as [[Jeor Mormont]] had been slain in the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{ref|ASOS|33}} After Jon refuses Stannis's offer, he learns he has been elected the 998th Lord Commander in a landslide vote, to his own disbelief.{{Ref|ASoS|79}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File: Josu-hernaiz-lord-commander-josu-hernaiz.jpg|thumb|350px|Lord Commander Jon Snow, by Josu Hernaiz ©]]

Jon takes up residence in [[Donal Noye]]'s old quarters, and he institutes mandatory archery practice for all black brothers at [[Castle Black]].{{ref|AFFC|5}} Fearing that [[Melisandre]] might burn Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] and the infant of the captured [[Mance Rayder]] for their royal blood, Jon secretly swaps [[Aemon Steelsong|Mance's son]] with [[Monster|Gilly's son]]. Jon sends [[Samwell Tarly]] to the [[Citadel]] to train as Castle Black's next maester, sending Aemon, [[Gilly]], Mance's child, and [[Dareon]] with Sam.{{ref|AFFC|5}}{{ref|ADWD|7}}

In [[King's Landing]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] is outraged to learn of Jon's appointment as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], as he is Eddard Stark's son. The [[small council]] agrees that Jon must be removed from command, as he has given [[Stannis Baratheon]] shelter. Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] suggests informing the Watch that the crown will send no more men to the [[Wall]] until Jon is removed. Cersei is delighted with [[Qyburn]]'s suggestion to send a hundred recruits with secret orders to remove Jon.{{Ref|affc|17}} She plots to send Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] to carry out the plan,{{Ref|AFFC|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|39}}{{Ref|AFFC|43}} but both Osney and Cersei are imprisoned by the [[Faith of the Seven]] before these plans can come to fruition.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] offers that Ser [[Brynden Tully]] join the Night's Watch to end the [[siege of Riverrun]], Brynden refuses, citing the distrust of his niece [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] for Jon.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Lukasz Jaskolski Execution II.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Lord Commander Snow executes [[Janos Slynt]] - by Jaskolski ©]]

Lord [[Godric Borrell]] tells Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] that according to tales of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], Jon's mother was a fisherman's daughter who had helped Lord [[Eddard Stark]] reach the [[Three Sisters]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|ADWD|9}} [[Arya Stark]] overhears people speaking of Jon at [[Ragman's Harbor]] in [[Braavos]].{{ref|ADWD|45}}

Jon cedes the [[Nightfort]] to King [[Stannis Baratheon]], whose men also occupy [[Castle Black]]. Jon is continually harassed by the [[queen's men]], such as Ser [[Godry Farring]]{{ref|ADWD|3}} and Ser [[Clayton Suggs]].{{ref|ADWD|17}} Advising Jon to keep [[Ghost]] close, the [[red priest]]ess [[Melisandre]] warns Jon against "daggers in the dark."{{ref|ADWD|3}}

Jon rebukes all demands from Stannis to settle his men within the [[Gift]], claiming that the land and the other unoccupied castles along the Wall belong to the [[Night's Watch]]. Jon remembers the parting words of Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to "kill the boy and let the man be born," the same advice Aemon had given when his younger brother ascended the [[Iron Throne]] as [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{Ref|adwd|7}} Jon reads part of the book left for him by Aemon, the ''[[Jade Compendium]]''.{{ref|ADWD|10}}

Jon orders [[Janos Slynt]], who had participated in the beheading of Lord Eddard,{{ref|ASOS|65}} to garrison the abandoned [[Greyguard]], but Janos refuses. After Janos continues to refuse the Lord Commander, Jon orders him hanged for his insubordination. Jon then recalls the laws of the [[First Men]] and his father, however, and instead beheads Janos himself, using [[Longclaw]] to carry out the sentence. This increases Stannis's respect for Jon and cements his new position.{{Ref|aDwD|7}} Jon sends his friends from Castle Black, ordering [[Grenn]] and [[Pypar]] to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea|Eastwatch]] and [[Halder]] and [[Todder]] to the [[Shadow Tower]].{{ref|ADWD|10}}

Stannis refuses Jon's request to spare the captive Mance. As Melisandre burns the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], Jon has his men kill Mance with arrows to end his suffering.{{ref|ADWD|10}} Stannis orders the captive [[Rattleshirt]] to serve Jon.{{ref|ADWD|17}} When Stannis plans to attack the [[Dreadfort]], Jon convinces him to instead seek the help of the [[northern mountain clans]].{{ref|ADWD|17}} Stannis marches west and is able to secure the allegiance of the clans, greatly augmenting his own strength.{{ref|ADWD|26}}

[[File:Katherine Dinger JonSnow&Mel.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon and [[Melisandre]], by Katherine Dinger © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Jon delivers supplies to the free folk at [[Mole's Town]],{{ref|ADWD|21}} and sends ranging parties north of the Wall.{{ref|ADWD|28}} Rattleshirt defeats Jon in a sparring match.{{ref|ADWD|28}} When news arrives that [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] is to marry Jon's half-sister, [[Arya Stark]], Melisandre informs Jon she has had a vision of a girl on a dying horse making for Castle Black.{{ref|ADWD|28}} Melisandre reveals that she had changed the appearances of Mance and Rattleshirt with a [[glamor]], so that Stannis actually executed Rattleshirt and that Mance has been serving Jon. Mance is sent to secretly rescue Arya,{{ref|ADWD|31}} although the conspirators do not know that [[Wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|Ramsay's bride at Winterfell]] is actually [[Jeyne Poole]].{{ref|ADWD|37}} After the [[fight by Deepwood Motte]], Stannis begins his [[march on Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}

In the [[weirwood]] grove in the [[haunted forest]], Jon finds a small group of wildlings and the giant [[Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun]].{{ref|ADWD|35}} In order to learn more about [[wight]]s, Jon consigns the corpses of dead wildlings in Castle Black's ice cells, hoping they will rise but be safely imprisoned.{{ref|ADWD|35}}{{ref|ADWD|39}} Jon displeases his fellow officers by sending the wildling [[Val]] to treat with [[Tormund Giantsbane]], and by intending to garrison abandoned castles with wildlings. They also object to Jon naming [[Satin]] as his steward and squire. Jon sends his friend [[Eddison Tollett]] to [[Long Barrow]].{{ref|ADWD|39}} After Stannis's wife, Queen [[Selyse Baratheon]], arrives at Castle Black from Eastwatch, Jon negotiates with [[Tycho Nestoris]], an envoy of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]]. Jon agrees to a loan so the Watch can purchase food and supplies and hire ships.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

When a wearied girl arrives at Castle Black, Jon is surprised to learn it is not his sister Arya, but instead [[Alys Karstark]], who is fleeing a forced marriage to [[Cregan Karstark]]. Her uncle only desires her because she is heir to [[Karhold]].{{ref|ADWD|44}} When Cregan arrives with reinforcements to claim Alys, Jon has them thrown in an ice cell.{{ref|ADWD|49}} Jon [[Wedding of Sigorn and Alys Karstark|arranges a marriage]] between Alys and [[Sigorn]], establishing [[House Thenn]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} Jon orders [[Cotter Pyke]] to rescue wildlings at [[Hardhome]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} Alys informs Jon that [[Arnolf Karstark]] plans to betray Stannis, so Jon has [[Clydas]] send a [[raven]] to [[Deepwood Motte]] in an attempt to warn the king.{{ref|ADWD|49}}

Jon treats with Tormund when Val brings the wildling leader to Castle Black. The Lord Commander tries to convince [[Torghen Flint]] and [[Brandon Norrey]] of the necessity of allowing Tormund's wildlings to pass through the Wall.{{ref|ADWD|53}} Tormund leads over three thousand wildlings south.{{ref|ADWD|58}}

[[File:Betrayal at the wall by jbcasacop.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Mutiny at Castle Black|Betrayal at the Wall]] by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Jon intends to rescue Cotter at Hardhome, but he is interrupted by a [[Bastard Letter|taunting letter]] from Ramsay which claims that Stannis has been defeated and Mance captured. Jon relinquishes command of the ranging, and announces his intention to ride south against [[House Bolton]]. He does not order the Night's Watch to fight with him, but asks both wildlings and black brothers alike to join him of their own volition. Most wildlings in the [[Shieldhall]] agree to support him, but Jon's decision causes great discontent within the Watch's upper leadership. In the confusion resulting from Wun Wun's killing of Ser [[Patrek of King's Mountain]], Jon is attacked in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]]. While stabbing the Lord Commander, [[Bowen Marsh]] and [[Wick Wittlestick]] state "for the Watch."{{ref|ADWD|69}}

==Parentage==
{{main|Jon Snow/Theories}}

Jon's parentage remains a topic of discussion among readers of the series, as his mother remains unidentified. On several occasions, the topic is brought to the reader's attention in text, although several characters provide different possibilities. Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s wife, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], heard from her maids the tales Eddard's soldiers had told about [[Ashara Dayne]], though Eddard refused to confirm this when she confronted him, and he silenced the stories about Ashara at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Years later, [[Sansa Stark]] heard rumors saying that Jon's mother had been a [[smallfolk|common woman]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} [[Cersei Lannister]] mentions Ashara as Jon's potential mother as well, as well as "some [[Dornish]] peasant."{{Ref|AGOT|45}} Eddard seems to have told King [[Robert I Baratheon]] that Jon's mother was a woman named Wylla, though Robert has never seen her.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Meanwhile, Lord [[Edric Dayne]] believes his wet nurse, [[Wylla]], to have been Jon's mother.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} According to Lord [[Godric Borrell]], the daughter of the fisherman who brought Eddard from the [[Fingers]] across the [[Bite]] to the [[Three Sisters]] at the beginning of [[Robert's Rebellion]] gave birth to Eddard's bastard son, and according to Godric, it had been she who gave Jon his name, in honor of [[Jon Arryn]].{{Ref|ADWD|9}}

Fans of the series have speculated about his parentage for many years, with [[Jon Snow/Theories|numerous theories]] having been developed during that time.

==Quotes by Jon==
[[File: John Picacio JonSnow&Ghost.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon and [[Ghost]], by John Picacio ©]]

{{Quote|'''Arya''': I wish you were coming with us. 
'''Jon''': Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.{{Ref|AGOT|10}}|[[Arya Stark]] and Jon}}

{{Quote|'''Jon''': First lesson: stick them with the pointy end. 
'''Arya''': I know which end to use!{{Ref|AGOT|10}}|Jon and [[Arya Stark]] regarding [[Needle]]}}

{{Quote|Tell [[Robb Stark|Robb]] that I'm going to command the [[Night's Watch]] and keep him safe, so he might as well take up needlework with the girls and have [[Mikken]] melt down his sword for horseshoes.{{Ref|AGOT|21}}|Jon to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|[[Tyrion Lannister]] had claimed that most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it, but Jon was done with denials. He was who he was; Jon Snow, [[bastard]] and oathbreaker, motherless, friendless, and damned. For the rest of his life—however long that might be—he would be condemned to be an outsider, the silent man standing in the shadows who dares not speak his true name.{{Ref|AGOT|70}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|Jon was not afraid of death, but he did not want to [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 65|die like that]], trussed and bound and beheaded like a common brigand. If he must perish, let it be with a sword in his hand, fighting his father's killers. He was no true [[House Stark|Stark]], had never been one... but he could die like one. Let them say that [[Eddard Stark]] had fathered four sons, not three.{{Ref|AGOT|70}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|There's no shame in fear, [[Eddard Stark|my father]] told me, what matters is how we face it.{{Ref|ACOK|6}}|Jon to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|The more you give a king, the more he wants. We are walking on a bridge of ice with an abyss on either side. Pleasing [[Stannis Baratheon|one king]] is difficult enough. Pleasing [[Tommen Baratheon|two]] is hardly possible.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}|Jon to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|Edd, fetch me a block.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}|Jon to [[Eddison Tollett]], before the execution of [[Janos Slynt]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cregan''': I see what you are, Snow. Half a [[wolf]] and half a [[Free folk|wildling]], [[baseborn]] get of a [[Eddard Stark|traitor]] and a [[whore]]. You would deliver a [[Alys Karstark|highborn maid]] to the bed of [[Sigorn|some stinking savage]]. Did you sample her yourself first? If you mean to kill me, do it and be damned for a [[kinslayer]]. [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Karstark|Karstark]] are one blood. 
'''Jon''': My name is Snow. 
'''Cregan''': '''Bastard'''. 
'''Jon''': Guilty. Of that at least.{{Ref|ADWD|49}}|[[Cregan Karstark]] and Jon}}

==Quotes about Jon==
[[File:Jon HBO.jpg|350px|thumb|[[w:Kit Harington|Kit Harington]] as Jon Snow in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]

{{Quote|You have more of the [[north]] in you than your brothers.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to Jon}}

{{Quote|Never ask me about Jon. He is [[House Stark|my blood]] and that is all you need to know.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Whoever Jon's mother had been, [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] must have loved her fiercely, for nothing Catelyn said would persuade him to send the boy away. It was the one thing she could never forgive him. She had come to love her husband with all her heart, but she had never found it in her to love Jon. She might have overlooked a dozen [[bastards]] for Ned's sake, so long as they were out of sight. Jon was never out of sight, and as he grew, he looked more like Ned than any of the trueborn sons she bore him. Somehow that made it worse.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}|[[Catelyn Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|You know nothing, Jon Snow.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}|[[Ygritte]], to Jon}}

{{Quote|Jon's more a [[House Stark|Stark]] than some lordlings from the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]] who have never so much as set eyes on [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Robb Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Jon Snow was the only brother that remained to her. ''I am a [[bastard]] too now, just like him. Oh, it would be so sweet to see him once again.''{{Ref|AFFC|41}}|[[Sansa Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|[[Needle]] was Jon Snow's smile. He used to mess my hair and call me "little sister," she remembered, and suddenly there were tears in her eyes.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}|[[Arya Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|My lords, when [[Donal Noye]] was slain, it was this young man Jon Snow who took the [[Wall]] and held it, against [[Attack on Castle Black|all the fury of the north]]. He has proved himself valiant, loyal, and resourceful. Were it not for him, you would have found [[Mance Rayder]] sitting here when you arrived, Lord Slynt. You are doing him a great wrong. Jon Snow was [[Jeor Mormont|Lord Mormont's]] own steward and squire. He was chosen for that duty because the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] saw much promise in him. As do I.{{Ref|ASOS|69}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to [[Janos Slynt]]}}

{{Quote|[[Skinchanger|The gift]] was strong in Snow, but the youth was untaught, still fighting his nature when he should have gloried in it.{{Ref|ADWD|0}}|[[Varamyr]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|[[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] had been a younger son living in the shadow of [[Robert I Baratheon|his elder brother]], just as Jon Snow, [[bastard]]-born, had always been eclipsed by his trueborn sibling, the fallen hero men had called [[Robb Stark|the Young Wolf]]. Both men were unbelievers by nature, mistrustful, suspicious. The only gods they truly worshiped were honor and duty.{{Ref|ADWD|31}}|[[Melisandre]]'s thoughts}}

==Family==
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==Notes==
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==Behind the scenes==
In an early draft of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', Jon was 12 years old rather than 14.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1belw08/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones] - gsteff on Reddit</ref> A 1997 draft of ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' also makes it clear that Jon is older than Robb by a few turns of the moon, which there is no indication of in the published novels.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1bfeigu/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: the ACOK and ASOS drafts] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

==External links==
*{{WP|Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow}}
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==References==
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