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Tyland Lannister

2026-08-16T00:17:12Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* The Dance of the Dragons */

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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire and Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]]
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'''Tyland Lannister''', later called '''the Hooded Hand''', was a [[knight]] from [[House Lannister]]. He served on the [[small council]] at [[King's Landing]], as [[master of ships]] for [[Viserys I Targaryen]], as [[master of coin]] for [[Aegon II Targaryen]], and as [[Hand of the King]] for [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. He was the younger twin brother of [[Jason Lannister]], the [[Lord of Casterly Rock]].

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

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Tyland Lannister|l1=Images of Tyland Lannister}}
[[File:Tyland Lannister by mylestoyne.png|thumb|right|350px|Tyland Lannister, after being [[torture]]d. By mylestoyne ©]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2026-08-16T00:11:15Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* The Dance of the Dragons */

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

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

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Tyland Lannister|l1=Images of Tyland Lannister}}
[[File:Tyland Lannister by mylestoyne.png|thumb|right|350px|Tyland Lannister, after being [[torture]]d. By mylestoyne ©]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ser Jon Darry: /* The Joust */ Possibly Rhaegar Targaryen note.

[[File:PPRhaegarHarrenhalTourney.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The tourney at Harrenhal as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

The '''tourney at Harrenhal''',{{ref|AGOT|58}} also known as '''Lord Whent's great tournament''',{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} was held in {{date|281}}, the [[year of the false spring]],{{ref|ASOS|31}} at [[Harrenhal]] in the [[riverlands]]. It was hosted by Lord [[Walter Whent]] to celebrate the [[name day]] of [[Walter Whent's daughter|his maiden daughter]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Spread over ten days,<ref name=tourneyrules>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tourney_Rules Tourney Rules (April 29, 1999)]</ref> it was the greatest [[tourney]] of its time.

==History==
===Background===
The tourney was announced in {{Date|280}} by Lord [[Walter Whent]] shortly after he was visited by his brother, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. The rewards offered by Walter were three times greater than those offered by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] in the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth|tourney in honor of Prince Viserys's birth]] at [[Lannisport]] in {{Date|276}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}<ref group="N">[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/120966-errors-in-the-woiaf/&do=findComment&comment=7290167 Erroneously stated] to have been the "Lannisport tourney of {{Date|272}}, hosted by Tywin in celebration of Aerys II's tenth year upon the Iron Throne" in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring (the [[Anniversary Tourney]] was actually held in [[King's Landing]]).</ref> The lavish prizes offered by Lord Whent brought hundreds of challengers to the tourney.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Walter also wanted to present his massive castle and his fine sons.{{Ref|ASOS|31}}

While most believed [[House Whent]] was displaying their wealth and splendor, some believed the Whents lacked the funding for the prizes and were instead supported by a "shadow host"; Maester [[Yandel]] suggests [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attended the tournament only because Lord [[Varys]] warned him that Rhaegar, his son and the crown prince, arranged the tournament as a pretext to meet with several high lords to discuss removing his father as king in an informal [[Great Council]].{{Ref|aDwD|67}} Many in attendance were shocked by the king's physical decline.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Lord Tywin was not at Harrenhal because of a quarrel with King Aerys, although many [[westerlands|westermen]] attended.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

===Festivities===
[[File:Lyanna and rhaegar by mustamirri-d91ww1m.jpg|thumb|[[Rhaegar Targaryen]] singing to [[Lyanna Stark]] by Mustamirri ©]]
During the tourney's opening ceremonies, fifteen-year-old Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] was admitted into the order of the Kingsguard. King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] is said to have believed the cheering of the crowd was for himself instead of Jaime,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} and a young [[Pia]] was impressed with the handsome knight.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Although Jaime wanted to compete in the tourney the next day, Aerys commanded him to return to [[King's Landing]] that night to guard Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]].{{ref|ASOS|44}}

Held that first night within the Hall of a Hundred Hearths{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} was a great feast for lords from throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} Besides [[House Stark|Starks]] and [[Howland Reed]], other [[north]]men in attendance were [[House Dustin|Dustins]], [[House Hornwood|Hornwoods]], [[House Manderly|Manderlys]], and [[House Mormont|Mormonts]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] drank [[wine]] with Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]], and a [[wandering crow]] sought recruits for the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} [[Benjen Stark]] teased his sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], for crying at the singing of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], so Lyanna poured wine over her younger brother's head.{{ref|ASOS|24}} Lady [[Ashara Dayne]] danced with a knight of the Kingsguard, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], and Lord [[Jon Connington]]. [[Brandon Stark]] convinced Ashara to dance with his shy brother, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} According to Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], Ashara was dishonored by a man at Harrenhal.{{ref|ADWD|67}}

===Tourney===
The tourney took place over ten days,<ref name=tourneyrules/> of which the competition lasted seven days,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} with five days allotted to the joust.{{ref|ASOS|24}} There was a seven-sided melee in the ancient style,<ref name=tourneyrules/>{{ref|ASOS|24}} in which Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] unhorsed many.{{ref|AGOT|58}} Besides the melee and the joust, the tourney included an archery contest, an axe-throwing contest, a horse race, and a tourney of singers.{{ref|ASOS|24}} There was also a [[mummer]] show.{{ref|ASOS|42}}

The [[Walter Whent's daughter|fair daughter]] of Lord [[Walter Whent]] was the [[queen of love and beauty]] when the tourney began. Her honor was defended by her four brothers and her uncle, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]], but they were all defeated in the tourney.{{ref|ASOS|24}}

A [[mystery knight]], the "[[Knight of the Laughing Tree]]", appeared in the lists to fight for the honor of [[Howland Reed|a crannogman]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] sent men, including Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], to learn the identity of the mystery knight, who appeared and disappeared mid tourney, but they were unsuccessful.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

Prince Rhaegar was champion of the joust, defeating four knights of the Kingsguard,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} and in the end he chose [[Lyanna Stark]] as the new queen of love and beauty, placing a crown of [[blue winter rose]]s in her lap. This was scandalous in that, not only was Rhaegar already married to [[Elia Martell|Elia of Dorne]], who was present at the tourney, but Lyanna herself was betrothed to Robert Baratheon.{{ref|AGOT|58}}{{ref|ASOS|24}}

===The melee===

{{coa|Baratheon|m}} Lord [[Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

===The Joust===
[[File:rhaeg_lyanna-winterfelll.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Rhaegar Targaryen]] crowning [[Lyanna Stark]] by M.Luisa Giliberti©]]
There were five days of jousting.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

{{coa|Targaryen|m}} '''Champion''': Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].

*{{coa|None|m}} {{coa|Whent|m}} Unknown jousters defeated the four sons of Lord [[Walter Whent]] of Harrenhal
*{{coa|None|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Unknown jouster defeated Ser [[Oswell Whent]]<ref group="N">Possibly Rhaegar Targaryen, as he is stated to have defeated four knights of the Kingsguard in the joust in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring. But three other white cloaks were known to be present as well: Gerold Hightower, Lewyn Martell, and Jonothor Darry.</ref>
*{{coa|Knight of the Laughing Tree|m}} {{coa|Haigh|m}} The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a [[Pitchfork knight|knight]] of [[House Haigh]] (the pitchfork knight)
*{{coa|Knight of the Laughing Tree|m}} {{coa|Blount|m}} The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a [[Porcupine knight|knight]] of [[House Blount]] (the porcupine knight)
*{{coa|Knight of the Laughing Tree|m}} {{coa|Frey|m}} The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a [[Knight of the two towers‎‎|knight]] of [[House Frey]] (the knight of the two towers)
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Royce|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated [[Yohn Royce]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Stark|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated [[Brandon Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}} (final tilt)

===Known Attendees===
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*{{coa|Arryn|m}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Baratheon|m}} Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> ("the storm lord")
*{{coa|Connington|m}} Lord [[Jon Connington]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the lord of griffins")
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Jonothor Darry]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Dayne|m}} Lady [[Ashara Dayne]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("a maid with laughing purple eyes")
*{{coa|Dustin|m}} Members of [[House Dustin]]{{ref|ASOS|24}} ("barrowdown men")
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Lord Commander [[Gerold Hightower]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Hornwood|m}} Member of [[House Hornwood]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("moose")
*{{coa|Hunter|m}} Lord [[Eon Hunter]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]{{ref|ASOS|31}} (left early)
*{{coa|Lonmouth|m}} Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the knight of skulls and kisses")
*{{coa|Manderly|m}} Members of [[House Manderly]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("mermen")
*{{coa|Martell|m}} Princess [[Elia Martell]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Prince [[Lewyn Martell]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Martell|m}} Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("a red snake")
*{{coa|Mormont|m}} Members of [[House Mormont]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("bears")
*{{coa|Reed|m}} Lord [[Howland Reed]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the little crannogman")
*{{coa|Royce|m}} [[Yohn Royce]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Benjen Stark]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the pup")
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Brandon Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the wild wolf")
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Eddard Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the quiet wolf")
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Lyanna Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the she-wolf"/"the wolf maid")
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]{{ref|ASOS|44}} ("the king")
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]{{ref|AGOT|58}} ("the dragon prince")
*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the rose lord")
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Oswell Whent]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Whent|m}} Lord [[Walter Whent]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} (host)
*{{coa|Whent|m}} Lord Walter's [[Walter Whent's daughter|unnamed daughter]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the daughter of the great castle")
*{{coa|Whent|m}} Lord Walter's four sons{{ref|ASOS|24}}
*{{coa|Night's Watch|m}} A [[wandering crow]]{{Ref|ASOS|24}} (possibly [[Yoren]])
}}

===Aftermath===
When winter returned at the coming of the new year, {{date|282}},{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} mere days before the planned wedding of [[Brandon Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]] at [[Riverrun]],{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|ACOK|55}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and six confidants abducted Brandon's sister, [[Lyanna Stark]], less than ten leagues from [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} This led to [[Robert's Rebellion]], also called the War of the Usurper, and the end of [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] rule over the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AGOT|3}}{{ref|AGOT|66}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Imprisoned in the [[Red Keep]]'s [[black cells]], [[Eddard Stark]] vividly remembers the tourney at [[Harrenhal]], which took place when he was eighteen.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
With his sword hand having been removed by the [[Brave Companions]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] is brought as a captive to Harrenhal. He observes that many men have recently encamped outside of the castle, beside the lakeshore, where Lord [[Walter Whent]] had staged his greatest tourney in the [[year of the false spring]]. Jaime notices someone dug a privy trench where he had once knelt before King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] to say his [[Kingsguard]] vows.{{Ref|ASOS|31}}

Encamped outside of [[Yunkai]], [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] tells Rhaegar's sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], about the tourney staged by Lord Whent at Harrenhal beside the [[Gods Eye]].{{Ref|ASOS|42}} [[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the story of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]].{{ref|ASOS|24}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In [[Meereen]], alone and melancholic on [[Queen's apartments (Great Pyramid)|the terrace of the Great Pyramid]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] remembers Old Lord Whent's tourney at Harrenhal and finds the memory of it still bitter.{{Ref|aDwD|67}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] had been jesting with [[Jon Arryn]] and old Lord [[Eon Hunter|Hunter]] as the prince circled the field after unhorsing Ser [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan]] in the final tilt to claim the champion's crown. Ned remembered the moment when all the smiles died, when Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] urged his horse past his own wife, the [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] princess [[Elia Martell]], to lay the [[queen of love and beauty|queen of beauty's]] laurel in [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna's]] lap. He could see it still: a crown of [[winter rose]]s, blue as frost.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Bran''': It was [[Harrenhal]]! 
'''Meera''': Was it? Beneath its walls he saw tents of many colors, bright banners cracking in the wind, and [[knight]]s in mail and plate on barded horses. He smelled roasting meats, and heard the sound of laughter and the blare of heralds' [[trumpet]]s. A great tourney was about to commence, and champions from all over the land had come to contest it. [[Aerys II Targaryen|The king]] himself was there, with [[Rhaegar Targaryen|his son]] the dragon prince. The [[Kingsguard|White Swords]] had come, to welcome [[Jaime Lannister|a new brother]] to their ranks. The [[Robert I Baratheon|storm lord]] was on hand, and the [[Mace Tyrell|rose lord]] as well. The [[Tywin Lannister|great lion]] of [[Casterly Rock|the rock]] had quarreled with the king and stayed away, but many of his bannermen and knights attended all the same. [[Howland Reed|The crannogman]] had never seen such pageantry, and knew he might never see the like again. Part of him wanted nothing so much as to be part of it.{{ref|ASOS|24}}|[[Bran Stark]] and [[Meera Reed]]}}

{{quote|[[Harrenhal]] was where they gave me the [[Kingsguard|white cloak]]. [[Walter Whent|Whent's]] great tourney. He wanted to show us all his big castle and his fine sons. I wanted to show them too. I was only fifteen, but no one could have beaten me that day. [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] never let me joust.{{ref|ASOS|31}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': But what tourneys did [[Rhaegar Targaryen|my brother]] win? 
'''Arstan''': Your Grace. He won the greatest tourney of them all.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Arstan Whitebeard]]}}

{{quote|'''Arstan''': The greatest [[lord]]s and mightiest champions of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] rode in that tourney, and the [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Prince of Dragonstone]] bested them all. 
'''Daenerys''': But that was the tourney when he crowned [[Lyanna Stark]] as [[queen of love and beauty]]!{{Ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

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

[[Category:Harrenhal]]
[[Category:House Whent]]
[[Category:Tourneys|Harrenhal]]

[[es:Torneo de Harrenhal]]
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[[fr:Grand tournoi d'Harrenhal]]
[[pt:Torneio em Harrenhal]]
[[ru:Харренхольский Турнир]]
[[zh:赫伦堡比武大会]]

Tourney at Harrenhal

2026-08-15T12:10:18Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* The Joust */

[[File:PPRhaegarHarrenhalTourney.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The tourney at Harrenhal as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

The '''tourney at Harrenhal''',{{ref|AGOT|58}} also known as '''Lord Whent's great tournament''',{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} was held in {{date|281}}, the [[year of the false spring]],{{ref|ASOS|31}} at [[Harrenhal]] in the [[riverlands]]. It was hosted by Lord [[Walter Whent]] to celebrate the [[name day]] of [[Walter Whent's daughter|his maiden daughter]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Spread over ten days,<ref name=tourneyrules>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tourney_Rules Tourney Rules (April 29, 1999)]</ref> it was the greatest [[tourney]] of its time.

==History==
===Background===
The tourney was announced in {{Date|280}} by Lord [[Walter Whent]] shortly after he was visited by his brother, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. The rewards offered by Walter were three times greater than those offered by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] in the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth|tourney in honor of Prince Viserys's birth]] at [[Lannisport]] in {{Date|276}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}<ref group="N">[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/120966-errors-in-the-woiaf/&do=findComment&comment=7290167 Erroneously stated] to have been the "Lannisport tourney of {{Date|272}}, hosted by Tywin in celebration of Aerys II's tenth year upon the Iron Throne" in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring (the [[Anniversary Tourney]] was actually held in [[King's Landing]]).</ref> The lavish prizes offered by Lord Whent brought hundreds of challengers to the tourney.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Walter also wanted to present his massive castle and his fine sons.{{Ref|ASOS|31}}

While most believed [[House Whent]] was displaying their wealth and splendor, some believed the Whents lacked the funding for the prizes and were instead supported by a "shadow host"; Maester [[Yandel]] suggests [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attended the tournament only because Lord [[Varys]] warned him that Rhaegar, his son and the crown prince, arranged the tournament as a pretext to meet with several high lords to discuss removing his father as king in an informal [[Great Council]].{{Ref|aDwD|67}} Many in attendance were shocked by the king's physical decline.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Lord Tywin was not at Harrenhal because of a quarrel with King Aerys, although many [[westerlands|westermen]] attended.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

===Festivities===
[[File:Lyanna and rhaegar by mustamirri-d91ww1m.jpg|thumb|[[Rhaegar Targaryen]] singing to [[Lyanna Stark]] by Mustamirri ©]]
During the tourney's opening ceremonies, fifteen-year-old Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] was admitted into the order of the Kingsguard. King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] is said to have believed the cheering of the crowd was for himself instead of Jaime,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} and a young [[Pia]] was impressed with the handsome knight.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Although Jaime wanted to compete in the tourney the next day, Aerys commanded him to return to [[King's Landing]] that night to guard Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]].{{ref|ASOS|44}}

Held that first night within the Hall of a Hundred Hearths{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} was a great feast for lords from throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} Besides [[House Stark|Starks]] and [[Howland Reed]], other [[north]]men in attendance were [[House Dustin|Dustins]], [[House Hornwood|Hornwoods]], [[House Manderly|Manderlys]], and [[House Mormont|Mormonts]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] drank [[wine]] with Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]], and a [[wandering crow]] sought recruits for the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} [[Benjen Stark]] teased his sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], for crying at the singing of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], so Lyanna poured wine over her younger brother's head.{{ref|ASOS|24}} Lady [[Ashara Dayne]] danced with a knight of the Kingsguard, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], and Lord [[Jon Connington]]. [[Brandon Stark]] convinced Ashara to dance with his shy brother, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} According to Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], Ashara was dishonored by a man at Harrenhal.{{ref|ADWD|67}}

===Tourney===
The tourney took place over ten days,<ref name=tourneyrules/> of which the competition lasted seven days,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} with five days allotted to the joust.{{ref|ASOS|24}} There was a seven-sided melee in the ancient style,<ref name=tourneyrules/>{{ref|ASOS|24}} in which Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] unhorsed many.{{ref|AGOT|58}} Besides the melee and the joust, the tourney included an archery contest, an axe-throwing contest, a horse race, and a tourney of singers.{{ref|ASOS|24}} There was also a [[mummer]] show.{{ref|ASOS|42}}

The [[Walter Whent's daughter|fair daughter]] of Lord [[Walter Whent]] was the [[queen of love and beauty]] when the tourney began. Her honor was defended by her four brothers and her uncle, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]], but they were all defeated in the tourney.{{ref|ASOS|24}}

A [[mystery knight]], the "[[Knight of the Laughing Tree]]", appeared in the lists to fight for the honor of [[Howland Reed|a crannogman]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] sent men, including Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], to learn the identity of the mystery knight, who appeared and disappeared mid tourney, but they were unsuccessful.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

Prince Rhaegar was champion of the joust, defeating four knights of the Kingsguard,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} and in the end he chose [[Lyanna Stark]] as the new queen of love and beauty, placing a crown of [[blue winter rose]]s in her lap. This was scandalous in that, not only was Rhaegar already married to [[Elia Martell|Elia of Dorne]], who was present at the tourney, but Lyanna herself was betrothed to Robert Baratheon.{{ref|AGOT|58}}{{ref|ASOS|24}}

===The melee===

{{coa|Baratheon|m}} Lord [[Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

===The Joust===
[[File:rhaeg_lyanna-winterfelll.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Rhaegar Targaryen]] crowning [[Lyanna Stark]] by M.Luisa Giliberti©]]
There were five days of jousting.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

{{coa|Targaryen|m}} '''Champion''': Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].

*{{coa|None|m}} {{coa|Whent|m}} Unknown jousters defeated the four sons of Lord [[Walter Whent]] of Harrenhal
*{{coa|None|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Unknown jouster defeated Ser [[Oswell Whent]]
*{{coa|Knight of the Laughing Tree|m}} {{coa|Haigh|m}} The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a [[Pitchfork knight|knight]] of [[House Haigh]] (the pitchfork knight)
*{{coa|Knight of the Laughing Tree|m}} {{coa|Blount|m}} The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a [[Porcupine knight|knight]] of [[House Blount]] (the porcupine knight)
*{{coa|Knight of the Laughing Tree|m}} {{coa|Frey|m}} The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a [[Knight of the two towers‎‎|knight]] of [[House Frey]] (the knight of the two towers)
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Royce|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated [[Yohn Royce]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Stark|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated [[Brandon Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]{{Ref|AGOT|58}} (final tilt)

===Known Attendees===
{{Columns|2|
*{{coa|Arryn|m}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Baratheon|m}} Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> ("the storm lord")
*{{coa|Connington|m}} Lord [[Jon Connington]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the lord of griffins")
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Jonothor Darry]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Dayne|m}} Lady [[Ashara Dayne]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("a maid with laughing purple eyes")
*{{coa|Dustin|m}} Members of [[House Dustin]]{{ref|ASOS|24}} ("barrowdown men")
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Lord Commander [[Gerold Hightower]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Hornwood|m}} Member of [[House Hornwood]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("moose")
*{{coa|Hunter|m}} Lord [[Eon Hunter]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]{{ref|ASOS|31}} (left early)
*{{coa|Lonmouth|m}} Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the knight of skulls and kisses")
*{{coa|Manderly|m}} Members of [[House Manderly]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("mermen")
*{{coa|Martell|m}} Princess [[Elia Martell]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Prince [[Lewyn Martell]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Martell|m}} Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("a red snake")
*{{coa|Mormont|m}} Members of [[House Mormont]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("bears")
*{{coa|Reed|m}} Lord [[Howland Reed]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the little crannogman")
*{{coa|Royce|m}} [[Yohn Royce]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Benjen Stark]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the pup")
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Brandon Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the wild wolf")
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Eddard Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the quiet wolf")
*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Lyanna Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|58}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the she-wolf"/"the wolf maid")
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]{{ref|ASOS|44}} ("the king")
*{{coa|Targaryen|m}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]{{ref|AGOT|58}} ("the dragon prince")
*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the rose lord")
*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Oswell Whent]]{{ref|ASOS|44}}
*{{coa|Whent|m}} Lord [[Walter Whent]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} (host)
*{{coa|Whent|m}} Lord Walter's [[Walter Whent's daughter|unnamed daughter]]{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel"/> ("the daughter of the great castle")
*{{coa|Whent|m}} Lord Walter's four sons{{ref|ASOS|24}}
*{{coa|Night's Watch|m}} A [[wandering crow]]{{Ref|ASOS|24}} (possibly [[Yoren]])
}}

===Aftermath===
When winter returned at the coming of the new year, {{date|282}},{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} mere days before the planned wedding of [[Brandon Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]] at [[Riverrun]],{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|ACOK|55}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and six confidants abducted Brandon's sister, [[Lyanna Stark]], less than ten leagues from [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} This led to [[Robert's Rebellion]], also called the War of the Usurper, and the end of [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] rule over the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AGOT|3}}{{ref|AGOT|66}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Imprisoned in the [[Red Keep]]'s [[black cells]], [[Eddard Stark]] vividly remembers the tourney at [[Harrenhal]], which took place when he was eighteen.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
With his sword hand having been removed by the [[Brave Companions]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] is brought as a captive to Harrenhal. He observes that many men have recently encamped outside of the castle, beside the lakeshore, where Lord [[Walter Whent]] had staged his greatest tourney in the [[year of the false spring]]. Jaime notices someone dug a privy trench where he had once knelt before King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] to say his [[Kingsguard]] vows.{{Ref|ASOS|31}}

Encamped outside of [[Yunkai]], [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] tells Rhaegar's sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], about the tourney staged by Lord Whent at Harrenhal beside the [[Gods Eye]].{{Ref|ASOS|42}} [[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the story of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]].{{ref|ASOS|24}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In [[Meereen]], alone and melancholic on [[Queen's apartments (Great Pyramid)|the terrace of the Great Pyramid]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] remembers Old Lord Whent's tourney at Harrenhal and finds the memory of it still bitter.{{Ref|aDwD|67}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] had been jesting with [[Jon Arryn]] and old Lord [[Eon Hunter|Hunter]] as the prince circled the field after unhorsing Ser [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan]] in the final tilt to claim the champion's crown. Ned remembered the moment when all the smiles died, when Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] urged his horse past his own wife, the [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] princess [[Elia Martell]], to lay the [[queen of love and beauty|queen of beauty's]] laurel in [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna's]] lap. He could see it still: a crown of [[winter rose]]s, blue as frost.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Bran''': It was [[Harrenhal]]! 
'''Meera''': Was it? Beneath its walls he saw tents of many colors, bright banners cracking in the wind, and [[knight]]s in mail and plate on barded horses. He smelled roasting meats, and heard the sound of laughter and the blare of heralds' [[trumpet]]s. A great tourney was about to commence, and champions from all over the land had come to contest it. [[Aerys II Targaryen|The king]] himself was there, with [[Rhaegar Targaryen|his son]] the dragon prince. The [[Kingsguard|White Swords]] had come, to welcome [[Jaime Lannister|a new brother]] to their ranks. The [[Robert I Baratheon|storm lord]] was on hand, and the [[Mace Tyrell|rose lord]] as well. The [[Tywin Lannister|great lion]] of [[Casterly Rock|the rock]] had quarreled with the king and stayed away, but many of his bannermen and knights attended all the same. [[Howland Reed|The crannogman]] had never seen such pageantry, and knew he might never see the like again. Part of him wanted nothing so much as to be part of it.{{ref|ASOS|24}}|[[Bran Stark]] and [[Meera Reed]]}}

{{quote|[[Harrenhal]] was where they gave me the [[Kingsguard|white cloak]]. [[Walter Whent|Whent's]] great tourney. He wanted to show us all his big castle and his fine sons. I wanted to show them too. I was only fifteen, but no one could have beaten me that day. [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] never let me joust.{{ref|ASOS|31}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': But what tourneys did [[Rhaegar Targaryen|my brother]] win? 
'''Arstan''': Your Grace. He won the greatest tourney of them all.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Arstan Whitebeard]]}}

{{quote|'''Arstan''': The greatest [[lord]]s and mightiest champions of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] rode in that tourney, and the [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Prince of Dragonstone]] bested them all. 
'''Daenerys''': But that was the tourney when he crowned [[Lyanna Stark]] as [[queen of love and beauty]]!{{Ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

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

[[Category:Harrenhal]]
[[Category:House Whent]]
[[Category:Tourneys|Harrenhal]]

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[[fr:Grand tournoi d'Harrenhal]]
[[pt:Torneio em Harrenhal]]
[[ru:Харренхольский Турнир]]
[[zh:赫伦堡比武大会]]

House Ryswell

2026-08-14T23:59:54Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* House Ryswell at the end of the third century */

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'''House Ryswell of the Rills''' is a noble family of the [[north]], one of the prominent houses sworn to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Ryswells rule the [[Rills]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} the extensive area between the [[barrowlands]], the [[Stony Shore]], and [[Blazewater Bay]] in the north.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Their blazon is a black horse's head, eyes and mane red, on bronze within a black engrailed border.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref> [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], and his quarrelsome sons personalize their arms with horseheads of different colors — grey, black, brown, and gold (for Rodrik).{{ref|ADWD|32}} Their words are not mentioned in the books.

==History==
[[House Ryder]] were [[First Men]] kings who ruled the [[Rills]] and eventually submitted to [[House Stark]], the [[Kings of Winter]] from [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} It is unknown how or when House Ryswell came to rule the Rills, although King [[Theon Stark]] once put down a rebellion in the Rills.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

An old story from before [[Aegon's Conquest]] tells that when [[seventy-nine sentinels|seventy-nine deserters]] left the [[Wall]], one of them was the [[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|youngest son]] of [[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], who decided to look for shelter at his father's keep. However, Lord Ryswell returned his son and his companions to the [[Nightfort]], where they were buried alive in the ice to forever stand the watch they had abandoned. Late in his life Lord Ryswell [[Night's Watch|took the black]] to end his days watching behind his son.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}

Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]] was the second wife of [[Jonnel Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] was always pleased to host the heir to Winterfell, [[Brandon Stark]], who was [[fostered]] at [[Barrowton]] with [[House Dustin]]. Brandon spent much of his time riding his horse in the Rills. On one of these visits, Rodrik's younger daughter, [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]], gave her [[maiden]]head to Brandon.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Rodrik's elder daughter, [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]], was the second wife of [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Rodrik hoped to advance the status of his House by marrying his other daughter, Barbrey, to a Stark of Winterfell. Brandon Stark, the eldest son of Lord [[Rickard Stark]], was instead betrothed to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]] of [[Riverrun]]. Lord Rodrik next attempted to arrange a betrothal for Barbrey to the second son, [[Eddard Stark]]. However, that was not to be, and Eddard would later wed Catelyn in Brandon's stead after both Brandon and Rickard were killed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Barbrey was married to the young [[Willam Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]], not half a year before [[Robert's Rebellion]] began in {{Date|282}}.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Ser [[Mark Ryswell]] was one of Eddard's companions in the rebellion.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Lord Dustin and Ser Mark died fighting beside Eddard at the [[Combat at the tower of joy|tower of joy]] in the aftermath of Robert's Rebellion in {{Date|283}}.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Spearmen from the [[Rills]] compose part of the force that [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], leaves under command of [[Ronnel Stout]] and Ser [[Kyle Condon]] in the aftermath of the [[fighting at the fords of the Trident]].{{ref|ASOS|49}}

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

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] hears that [[House Umber|Umbers]] and Ryswells are joining [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] for the [[siege of Moat Cailin]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:House Ryswell by Amuelia.png|thumb|right|300px|Rodrik Ryswell and his children by Amuelia]]
The Ryswells and [[House Dustin|Dustins]] are the first to declare for [[House Bolton]] when Lord Roose is named [[Warden of the North]]. The two houses surprise the remaining [[ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]] and manage to burn their longships.{{ref|ADWD|15}} The ironmen at Moat Cailin repel three attacks by the northern host, but [[Theon Greyjoy]] negotiates the castle's surrender.{{ref|ADWD|20}}

[[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], his quarrelsome sons, and his daughter [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]] attend the wedding of Ramsay to [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]] at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|37}} Ryswell and Dustin squires have snowball fights within the castle.{{ref|ADWD|41}} [[Rickard Ryswell]], or perhaps [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], flirts with one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen,{{ref|ADWD|41}}{{#tag:ref|[[Theon Greyjoy]] spots Rickard nuzzling at the neck of one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen (supposedly [[Frenya]]) near the Burned Tower of Winterfell, but it is possible Theon mistakes Roger for Rickard, since previously Greyjoy was unable to tell the difference between Rickard and Roger.{{ref|ADWD|20}}|group=N}} while [[Roose Ryswell]] sends scouts in search of King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army in the [[wolfswood]], though none return.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

Roger Ryswell is present with Barbrey, Lord Bolton, and Ser [[Aenys Frey]] when Theon is questioned about the deaths that are happening in the castle, including one of Roger's men-at-arms. Roger is hostile towards the [[House Frey|Freys]], as Ryswell men were slain at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ADWD|46}}

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

* Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], an ambitious man and a breeder of [[horse]]s.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}<ref>The appendices of ''[[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|A Feast for Crows]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons-Appendix|A Dance with Dragons]]'' list Roger, Rickard, and Roose as Rodrik's quarrelsome cousins, but the text of ''A Dance with Dragons'' specifies them as his sons in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 20|20. Reek II]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 32|32. Reek III]].</ref>
** Lady {[[Bethany Bolton|Bethany Ryswell]]}, his eldest daughter, deceased. The second wife of [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]], his younger daughter. [[Lady of Barrowton]]. Widow to the late Lord [[Willam Dustin]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roger Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Rickard Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roose Ryswell]], his son. Namesake of Lord [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
* Unspecified Ryswell cousins of Rodrik's children.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Without specified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Ryswells include:

*Ser {[[Mark Ryswell]]}, [[Combat at the tower of joy|slain]] at the [[tower of joy]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}

{{Ryswell tree}}
===Personal arms===
<gallery>
File:House Ryswell.svg|House Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (brown).svg|Either [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], or [[Roose Ryswell]]
File:House Ryswell (grey).svg|Either Roger, Rickard, or Roose Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (Rodrik).svg|[[Rodrik Ryswell]]
File:Barbrey Dustin.svg|[[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]]
</gallery>

==Historical Ryswells==
*[[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], the father of one of the [[seventy-nine sentinels]], a tragic story of the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
**[[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|Lord Ryswell's son]], youngest son of Lord Ryswell and one of the seventy-nine sentinels.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
*Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]], married to [[Jonnel Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Four [[horse]]heads proclaimed the four Ryswells of the [[Rills]]—one grey, one black, one [[Rodrik Ryswell|gold]], one brown. The jape was that the Ryswells could not even agree upon the color of their arms.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|[[Rodrik Ryswell|My father]] had great ambitions for House Ryswell.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|[[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Barbrey''': And Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] is not the only man 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 [[Donella Hornwood|Lady 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 Dustin]] and [[Roger Ryswell]] to [[Aenys Frey]]}}

==Notes==
{{references|group=N}}

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

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House Ryswell

2026-08-14T23:43:18Z

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'''House Ryswell of the Rills''' is a noble family of the [[north]], one of the prominent houses sworn to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Ryswells rule the [[Rills]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} the extensive area between the [[barrowlands]], the [[Stony Shore]], and [[Blazewater Bay]] in the north.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Their blazon is a black horse's head, eyes and mane red, on bronze within a black engrailed border.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref> [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], and his quarrelsome sons personalize their arms with horseheads of different colors — grey, black, brown, and gold (for Rodrik).{{ref|ADWD|32}} Their words are not mentioned in the books.

==History==
[[House Ryder]] were [[First Men]] kings who ruled the [[Rills]] and eventually submitted to [[House Stark]], the [[Kings of Winter]] from [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} It is unknown how or when House Ryswell came to rule the Rills, although King [[Theon Stark]] once put down a rebellion in the Rills.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

An old story from before [[Aegon's Conquest]] tells that when [[seventy-nine sentinels|seventy-nine deserters]] left the [[Wall]], one of them was the [[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|youngest son]] of [[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], who decided to look for shelter at his father's keep. However, Lord Ryswell returned his son and his companions to the [[Nightfort]], where they were buried alive in the ice to forever stand the watch they had abandoned. Late in his life Lord Ryswell [[Night's Watch|took the black]] to end his days watching behind his son.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}

Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]] was the second wife of [[Jonnel Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] was always pleased to host the heir to Winterfell, [[Brandon Stark]], who was [[fostered]] at [[Barrowton]] with [[House Dustin]]. Brandon spent much of his time riding his horse in the Rills. On one of these visits, Rodrik's younger daughter, [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]], gave her [[maiden]]head to Brandon.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Rodrik's elder daughter, [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]], was the second wife of [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Rodrik hoped to advance the status of his House by marrying his other daughter, Barbrey, to a Stark of Winterfell. Brandon Stark, the eldest son of Lord [[Rickard Stark]], was instead betrothed to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]] of [[Riverrun]]. Lord Rodrik next attempted to arrange a betrothal for Barbrey to the second son, [[Eddard Stark]]. However, that was not to be, and Eddard would later wed Catelyn in Brandon's stead after both Brandon and Rickard were killed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Barbrey was married to the young [[Willam Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]], not half a year before [[Robert's Rebellion]] began in {{Date|282}}.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Ser [[Mark Ryswell]] was one of Eddard's companions in the rebellion.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Lord Dustin and Ser Mark died fighting beside Eddard at the [[Combat at the tower of joy|tower of joy]] in the aftermath of Robert's Rebellion in {{Date|283}}.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Spearmen from the [[Rills]] compose part of the force that [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], leaves under command of [[Ronnel Stout]] and Ser [[Kyle Condon]] in the aftermath of the [[fighting at the fords of the Trident]].{{ref|ASOS|49}}

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

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] hears that [[House Umber|Umbers]] and Ryswells are joining [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] for the [[siege of Moat Cailin]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:House Ryswell by Amuelia.png|thumb|right|300px|Rodrik Ryswell and his children by Amuelia]]
The Ryswells and [[House Dustin|Dustins]] are the first to declare for [[House Bolton]] when Lord Roose is named [[Warden of the North]]. The two houses surprise the remaining [[ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]] and manage to burn their longships.{{ref|ADWD|15}} The ironmen at Moat Cailin repel three attacks by the northern host, but [[Theon Greyjoy]] negotiates the castle's surrender.{{ref|ADWD|20}}

[[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], his quarrelsome sons, and his daughter [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]] attend the wedding of Ramsay to [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]] at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|37}} Ryswell and Dustin squires have snowball fights within the castle.{{ref|ADWD|41}} [[Rickard Ryswell]], or perhaps [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], flirts with one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen,{{ref|ADWD|41}}{{#tag:ref|[[Theon Greyjoy]] spots Rickard nuzzling at the neck of one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen (supposedly [[Frenya]]) near the Burned Tower of Winterfell, but it is possible Theon mistakes Roger for Rickard, since previously Greyjoy was unable to tell the difference between Rickard and Roger.{{ref|ADWD|20}}|group=N}} while [[Roose Ryswell]] sends scouts in search of King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army in the [[wolfswood]], though none return.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

Roger Ryswell is present with Barbrey, Lord Bolton, and Ser [[Aenys Frey]] when Theon is questioned about the deaths that are happening in the castle, including one of Roger's men-at-arms. Roger is hostile towards the [[House Frey|Freys]], as Ryswell men were slain at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ADWD|46}}

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

* Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]].<ref>The appendices of ''[[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|A Feast for Crows]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons-Appendix|A Dance with Dragons]]'' list Roger, Rickard, and Roose as Rodrik's quarrelsome cousins, but the text of ''A Dance with Dragons'' specifies them as his sons in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 20|20. Reek II]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 32|32. Reek III]].</ref>
** Lady {[[Bethany Bolton|Bethany Ryswell]]}, his eldest daughter, deceased. The second wife of [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]], his younger daughter. [[Lady of Barrowton]]. Widow to the late Lord [[Willam Dustin]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roger Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Rickard Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roose Ryswell]], his son. Namesake of Lord [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
* Unspecified Ryswell cousins of Rodrik's children.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Without specified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Ryswells include:

*Ser {[[Mark Ryswell]]}, died at the [[tower of joy]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|AGOT|39}}

{{Ryswell tree}}
===Personal arms===
<gallery>
File:House Ryswell.svg|House Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (brown).svg|Either [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], or [[Roose Ryswell]]
File:House Ryswell (grey).svg|Either Roger, Rickard, or Roose Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (Rodrik).svg|[[Rodrik Ryswell]]
File:Barbrey Dustin.svg|[[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]]
</gallery>

==Historical Ryswells==
*[[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], the father of one of the [[seventy-nine sentinels]], a tragic story of the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
**[[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|Lord Ryswell's son]], youngest son of Lord Ryswell and one of the seventy-nine sentinels.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
*Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]], married to [[Jonnel Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Four [[horse]]heads proclaimed the four Ryswells of the [[Rills]]—one grey, one black, one [[Rodrik Ryswell|gold]], one brown. The jape was that the Ryswells could not even agree upon the color of their arms.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|[[Rodrik Ryswell|My father]] had great ambitions for House Ryswell.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|[[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Barbrey''': And Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] is not the only man 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 [[Donella Hornwood|Lady 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 Dustin]] and [[Roger Ryswell]] to [[Aenys Frey]]}}

==Notes==
{{references|group=N}}

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

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Ice

2026-08-14T16:22:37Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* History */

{{About|the ancestral sword of House Stark|other uses}}
[[File:Ice Sarah Biddle II.png|thumb|Ice against a [[weirwood]] tree, by Sara Biddle © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Ice''' is the ancestral [[greatsword]] of [[House Stark]]. The two-handed sword{{ref|AGOT|60}} is made of [[Valyrian steel]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}}

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Ice|Images of Ice]]''

Ice is a greatsword as wide across as a man's hand{{ref|AGOT|1}} and six feet long.{{ref|ASOS|60}} The blade is taller than an adolescent [[Robb Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|1}} and near as tall as Ser [[Ilyn Payne]].{{ref|ACOK|57}} Its [[Valyrian steel]] is dark and smoky{{ref|AGOT|1}} with deep rippling.{{ref|AGOT|2}}

==History==
[[File:John Goodenough ice.jpg|thumb|Ice by John Goodenough © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The name "Ice" is a legacy from the [[Age of Heroes]] and predates the current sword. About four hundred years before King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s reign, the [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword was spell-forged in [[Valyria]] and acquired by [[House Stark]], who named it after that legacy.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}

In {{Date|50}} Lord [[Walton Stark (son of Brandon)|Walton Stark]] used Ice to execute Ser [[Olyver Bracken]], who had rebelled against the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

Lord [[Cregan Stark]] used Ice to behead Ser [[Gyles Belgrave]] and Lord [[Larys Strong]] in [[King's Landing]] during the [[Hour of the Wolf]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]] uses Ice whenever he condemns a man to death.{{Ref|ACOK|30}} Eddard has allowed his bastard son, [[Jon Snow]], to handle Ice; Jon has sometimes dreamed of being regarded as a Stark and being given Ice.{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Ned_&_Ice.jpg|thumb|[[Eddard Stark]] cleaning Ice in the [[godswood of Winterfell]], by Michael Komarck ©]]
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] uses Ice to execute [[Gared]], a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]], at a [[holdfast in the hills]].{{ref|AGOT|1}} Ned then cleans the blade with a swatch of oiled leather in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}}

After Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] is attacked by [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], the [[direwolf]] of [[Arya Stark]], Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] insists that a direwolf be killed. Since Nymeria has gone missing, King [[Robert I Baratheon]] approves of Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], killing [[Lady]], the direwolf of [[Sansa Stark]]. Eddard instead volunteers to kill his daughter's direwolf with Ice, and he orders [[Jory Cassel]] to have men bring Lady's bones to [[Winterfell]] to be buried.{{ref|AGOT|16}}

[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], gifts [[Jon Snow]] with [[Longclaw]], a Valyrian steel sword which reminds the youth of Ice.{{ref|AGOT|60}}

After Eddard is arrested for treason in [[King's Landing]], Ilyn wears Ice in a scabbard on his back.{{ref|AGOT|65}} Joffrey, now king after Robert's death, orders Ilyn to behead Ned at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. A screaming Sansa is present in the royal retinue, but in the assembled crowd [[Yoren]] prevents her sister Arya from witnessing the beheading.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} While imprisoned in the [[Red Keep]], Sansa has a nightmare of Ilyn coming to behead her with Ice.{{ref|AGOT|67}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Gendry]] refers to the [[red comet]] as the Red Sword, Arya thinks of Ice and her father's blood.{{ref|ACOK|1}}

Eddard's heir [[Robb Stark|Robb]], now the [[King in the North]], sends Ser [[Cleos Frey]] as an envoy during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. Robb has Cleos ask for the return of Ice, but [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], informs Cleos that the greatsword will only be returned when Robb makes peace with the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ACOK|25}}

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Sansa is scared when she sees Ilyn in the Queen's Ballroom of [[Maegor's Holdfast]] with the highborn women of the capital.{{ref|ACOK|57}} Queen Cersei claims the knight is there for protection,{{ref|ACOK|57}} but she later reveals she wants Ilyn to execute Sansa and herself if [[Stannis Baratheon]] is victorious in the battle.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Cersei has Ilyn execute three servants who attempt to flee the castle. When he returns, Sansa notices blood drying on Ice, as Ilyn has not yet cleaned the blade.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Stannis is defeated and forced to retreat.{{ref|ACOK|62}} When Joffrey receives prisoners in the throne room after the battle, the king orders Ilyn to behead a [[House Florent|Florent]] bastard who remains loyal to Stannis.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] takes Ice from Ilyn and has [[Tobho Mott]] re-forge the greatsword into two Valyrian steel longswords.{{ref|ASOS|32}} When Tyrion sees Ilyn with a new silver greatsword, he regrets not having sent Ice back to Robb,{{ref|ASOS|60}} who was killed in the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}

King Joffrey receives one of the new longswords from his grandfather Tywin as a [[Purple Wedding|wedding gift]] and names it [[Widow's Wail]].{{ref|ASOS|59}} Tywin gives the other new blade to his elder son, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], but Jaime rejects the gift. Jaime instead gives the sword to [[Brienne of Tarth]] and, sending her to find the missing Sansa, asks her to call the sword [[Oathkeeper]].{{ref|ASOS|72}}

==Known wielders==
* Lord [[Walton Stark (son of Brandon)|Walton Stark]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
* Lord [[Cregan Stark]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
* Lord [[Eddard Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|2}}
* Ser [[Ilyn Payne]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Ice, Sword of Eddard Stark.jpg|thumb|100px|Ice from the Valyrian Steel ® Collection]]
{{Quote|The blade was [[Valyrian steel]], [[spell]]-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}|thoughts of [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Catelyn had no love for swords, but she could not deny that Ice had its own beauty.{{ref|AGOT|2}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Ice can kill as dead as fire. ''Ice'' was [[Eddard Stark|Ned's]] greatsword. [[Valyrian steel]], marked with the ripples of a thousand foldings, so sharp I feared to touch it. [[Robb Stark|Robb's]] blade is dull as a cudgel compared to Ice.{{ref|ACOK|55}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Brienne Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|What has Ser [[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]] done with [[Eddard Stark|my father's]] sword?{{Ref|ASOS|60}}|[[Sansa Stark]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|When [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] Stark died, his greatsword was given to the [[King's Justice]]. But [[Tywin Lannister|my father]] felt that such a fine blade was wasted on a mere headsman. He gave Ser [[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]] a new sword, and had Ice melted down and reforged. There was enough metal for two new blades. [[Oathkeeper|You're holding one]]. So you'll be defending [[Sansa Stark|Ned Stark's daughter]] with Ned Stark's own steel, if that makes any difference to you.{{ref|ASOS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne Tarth]]}}

==References==
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House Dustin

2026-08-14T12:15:31Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Recent History */

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Dustin of Barrowton
| Rank = lordly
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'''House Dustin of Barrowton''' is a noble house from the [[north]], one of the major families sworn to [[House Stark]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Kings of Winter}} Their castle is [[Barrow Hall]] in [[Barrowton]], a prominent town in the north. The current head of the house is Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], a [[House Ryswell|Ryswell]] by birth.{{ref|ADWD|32}}

Their arms portray two rusted longaxes with black shafts crossed, a black crown between their points, on yellow.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref> The rusted crown on their arms derives from their claim of descent from the [[First King]] and the [[Barrow Kings]] that followed him.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}}

==History==
===Origins===
The Dustins claim descent from the [[First King]] of the [[First Men]] and the [[Barrow Kings]] of the [[barrowlands]] who ruled after him.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} When the last Barrow King submitted to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] at the end of the [[Thousand Years War]], the [[King of Winter]] took his daughter for wife.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} House Dustin's claims of shared blood and descent from the Barrow Kings is regarded as truth.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} [[Barrowton]] has prospered under the Dustins, who have loyally ruled the barrowlands for the Starks.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}}

===Targaryen dynasty===
During his progresses across the [[Seven Kingdoms]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] held court at Barrowton twice during his reign.{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} [[Denys Snow]], the Bastard of Barrowton, joined Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon the Uncrowned]] against his uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], though Denys and the prince perished in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]].{{ref|TSOTD}}

When King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] visited Barrowton on their [[royal progress]] in the [[north]] in {{date|58}}, Lord Dustin showed them the [[Great Barrow]] and honored them with a small [[tourney]]. Alysanne held a [[women's court]] in the town.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

House Dustin supported Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] in the [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}} at [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} When the [[Dance of the Dragons]] broke out, while Lord [[Cregan Stark]] gathered the north's bannermen, Lord [[Roderick Dustin]] led two thousand northern soldiers, known as the [[Winter Wolves]], to fight for Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her [[blacks]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons|Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Roderick led his northmen in several victories against King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s [[greens]], most notably against the [[Westerlands|westermen]] in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]] and in the [[Butcher's Ball]], where Lord Dustin led the charge in the battle that claimed the life of Ser [[Criston Cole]].{{ref|tpatq}} In the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Roderick led the remnants of his Winter Wolves against the [[House Hightower|Hightower]] host. In the ensuring clash, Dustin was mortally wounded by Ser [[Bryndon Hightower]], but the Lord of Barrowton succeeded in slaying Bryndon and Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] before succumbing to his wounds.{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons|Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

In {{Date|133}}, the [[Winter Fever]] descended on Barrowton.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} The following year, as winter proved cruel, Lord Dustin closed his gates to hundreds of starving [[smallfolk]] outside the town's walls.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

===Recent History===
House Dustin fought for the [[House Targaryen]] during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. [[Brandon Stark]], heir to Lord [[Rickard Stark]], was [[fostered]] at Barrowton by old Lord Dustin, though he spent most of his time in the [[Rills]]. Though Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] sought to wed his daughter [[Barbrey Ryswell|Barbrey]] to Brandon, she would end up marrying Lord [[Willam Dustin]], the son of the old Lord of Barrowton.{{Ref|ADWD|46}}

Members of House Dustin were present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] of {{Date|281}}.{{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>

Six months after their [[wedding]], Lord Willam followed his liege Lord [[Eddard Stark]] in [[Robert's Rebellion]] against King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|ASOS|51}} Lord Dustin was one of the six companions that [[Combat at the tower of joy|fought]] alongside Lord Eddard at the [[tower of joy]] against the remaining members of the Mad King's [[Kingsguard]], where he was slain.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} His bones were buried beneath the [[red mountains]] of [[Dorne]]. While Lord Eddard returned Willam's stead, he did not return his bones. Taking it as a slight, Lady Dustin held a grudge against the Starks and grew bitter with her overlords.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
While dreaming of his companions at the [[tower of joy]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] remembers Lord [[Willam Dustin]] riding a great red stallion.{{ref|AGOT|39}}

When [[Robb Stark]] calls his banners to [[Winterfell]], Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]] sends the fewest men she can.{{ref|ADWD|41}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Men in service to House Dustin perished during the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ADWD|46}} [[Maester]] [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] sends a raven to [[Barrowton]] in a plea for help from the Dustins to defend [[Castle Black]] from [[Free folk|wildlings]].{{ref|ASOS|55}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
House Dustin and [[House Ryswell|Ryswell]] are among the first houses in the north to recognize [[House Bolton]] as their new [[Warden of the North]], due to Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s marriage to [[Bethany Ryswell]].{{ref|ADWD|17}} The Ryswells and Dustins surprise the [[ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]], putting their longships to torch.{{Ref|aDwD|15}} [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] and [[Hother Umber]] later ride south to join the Dustin and Ryswell forces, preparing an attack on [[Siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]], held by the ironborn.{{Ref|aDwD|15}} After a brief siege, the fort is taken, allowing Lord Bolton and his host to return north.{{ref|ADWD|20}}

Lady Barbrey Dustin hosts the Boltons at Barrowton, but forbids [[Ramsay Bolton]] from [[Barrow Hall]] as she blames him for the death of her nephew, [[Domeric Bolton]]. Instead, Ramsay stays at [[Goldgrass]], the keep of Lady Dustin's vassal [[Harwood Stout]].{{ref|ADWD|32}} After arriving at Winterfell, during the inquiries into the murder of [[Little Walder Frey]], Lady Barbrey reminds Ser [[Aenys Frey]] that House Dustin lost men during the Red Wedding and that "the North remembers" the crimes committed by House Frey against them.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

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

* Lord {[[Willam Dustin]]}, Lord of [[Barrowton]]. Slain at the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]] [[Raid on the Tower of Joy|fighting]] [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]] at the [[tower of joy]].{{ref|ADWD|41}}
** Lady [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]], his widow, the ruling Lady of Barrowton.{{ref|ADWD|41}}
* An uncle famed for his prowess with an axe.{{ref|ADWD|41}}
* A great-uncle who fought in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{ref|ADWD|41}}

===Household===
* [[Beron (serjeant)|Beron]], a serjeant of Lady Dustin.{{ref|ADWD|41}}

==Historical Members==
* [[Denys Snow]], the Bastard of Barrowton, fought in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]].{{Ref|TSOTD}}
* Unnamed Lord Dustin ruling in {{Date|58}}, who showed the barrow of the [[First King]] to King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne — Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
* Unnamed Lord Dustin ruling in {{Date|101}}, who supported [[Laenor Velaryon]]'s claim to the [[Iron Throne]] in the [[Great Council]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon — A Question of Succession}} He may be Roderick.
* Lord [[Roderick Dustin]], known as Roddy the Ruin, leader of the [[Winter Wolves]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
* Unnamed Lord Dustin ruling in {{Date|134}}, who closed his gates as hundreds of starving villagers gathered beneath his walls.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
* "Old Lord Dustin", the father of [[Willam Dustin]].{{Ref|ADWD|41}} [[Brandon Stark]] was his ward in his youth.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==Houses sworn to Barrowton==
{{coa|Stout|m}} [[House Stout]] of [[Goldgrass]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

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Roger Ryswell

2026-08-13T22:39:41Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* A Dance with Dragons */

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'''Roger Ryswell''' is a son of Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] and a member of [[House Ryswell]].{{Ref|ADWD|20}}

==Appearance and Character==
Roger's look resembles that of his brother [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], to the point [[Theon Greyjoy]] struggles to tell them apart.{{Ref|ADWD|20}} He clasps his cloak with an [[iron]] [[horse]]head brooch.{{Ref|ADWD|46}}

Roger and his brothers Rickard and [[Rickard Ryswell|Roose]] are said to be quarrelsome. They each take a horsehead of a different color for their sigil, the jape being that the [[House Ryswell|Ryswells]] cannot even agree upon the color of their arms.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Theon Greyjoy]] sees a Ryswell lead a [[column]] of riders to the camp of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] at the [[siege of Moat Cailin]], but is unable to tell the difference between Roger and his brother [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]].{{Ref|ADWD|20}} Roger later joins his father and brothers in appending his signature on a letter written by Ramsay, declaring the fall of Moat Cailin.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

Along with the rest of [[House Ryswell]], Roger attends [[Wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|the wedding]] of Ramsay to "[[Arya Stark]]"—actually [[Jeyne Poole]]—in [[Winterfell]], hoping to lure [[Stannis Baratheon]] to the castle.{{Ref|ADWD|37}} Theon spots Rickard nuzzling at the neck of one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen—supposedly [[Frenya]]—near the [[Burned Tower]] of Winterfell (however, as mentioned before, it is possible Theon mistakes Roger for Rickard).{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

When one of his men-at-arms is found dead at Winterfell's inner wall, Roger calls the groom a drunk and suspects he slipped and fell off Winterfell's walls urinating. When Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] threatens Lord [[Wyman Manderly]], Roger and his sister [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]] calm six [[knight]]s from [[White Harbor]] who rose in their lord's defense. Lord [[Roose Bolton]] later discusses the murders at Winterfell with Roger, Barbrey, and Ser [[Aenys Frey]]. Aenys accuses Theon, though Roger is skeptical and declares that Theon is not the killer. He also dismisses the suggestion of Lord Manderly as the killer, instead believing that Stannis has a man inside Winterfell. Roger and Barbrey remind Aenys that the Ryswells and [[House Dustin|Dustins]] both lost men at the [[Red Wedding]] orchestrated by [[House Frey]].{{Ref|ADWD|46}}

When Stannis's vanguard reaches Winterfell, Roger accompanies Lord Bolton in the [[Great Hall of Winterfell|Great Hall]] to break their fast. Roger later laughs at a jape from Lord [[Harwood Stout]].{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

==Family==
Roger is a son of [[Rodrik Ryswell]], the Lord of the [[Rills]]. His brothers are [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]] and [[Roose Ryswell|Roose]], and his sisters are Lady [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]] and Lady [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]], who married Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and Lord [[Willam Dustin]] respectively. He is a cousin to the other Ryswells.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}<ref>The appendices of ''[[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|A Feast for Crows]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons-Appendix|A Dance with Dragons]]'' list Roger, [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], and [[Roose Ryswell|Roose]] as Rodrik's quarrelsome cousins, but the text of ''A Dance with Dragons'' specifies them as his sons in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 20|20. Reek II]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 32|32. Reek III]].</ref>
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==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Roger''': These dead were all strong men, and none of them were stabbed. [[Theon Greyjoy|The turncloak's]] not our killer. 
'''Roose''': I am inclined to agree. Strength aside, he does not have it in him to betray [[Ramsay Snow|my son]]. 
'''Roger''': If not him, who? [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] has some man inside [[Winterfell|the castle]], that's plain.{{ref|ADWD|46}}|Roger and [[Roose Bolton]]}}

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House Ryswell

2026-08-13T19:27:25Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* History */

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'''House Ryswell of the Rills''' is a noble family of the [[north]], one of the prominent houses sworn to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Ryswells rule the [[Rills]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} the extensive area between the [[barrowlands]], the [[Stony Shore]], and [[Blazewater Bay]] in the north.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Their blazon is a black horse's head, eyes and mane red, on bronze within a black engrailed border.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref> [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], and his quarrelsome sons personalize their arms with horseheads of different colors — grey, black, brown, and gold (for Rodrik).{{ref|ADWD|32}} Their words are not mentioned in the books.

==History==
[[House Ryder]] were [[First Men]] kings who ruled the [[Rills]] and eventually submitted to [[House Stark]], the [[Kings of Winter]] from [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} It is unknown how or when House Ryswell came to rule the Rills, although King [[Theon Stark]] once put down a rebellion in the Rills.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

An old story from before [[Aegon's Conquest]] tells that when [[seventy-nine sentinels|seventy-nine deserters]] left the [[Wall]], one of them was the [[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|youngest son]] of [[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], who decided to look for shelter at his father's keep. However, Lord Ryswell returned his son and his companions to the [[Nightfort]], where they were buried alive in the ice to forever stand the watch they had abandoned. Late in his life Lord Ryswell [[Night's Watch|took the black]] to end his days watching behind his son.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}

Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]] was the second wife of [[Jonnel Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] was always pleased to host the heir to [[Winterfell]], [[Brandon Stark]], who was [[fostered]] at [[Barrowton]] with [[House Dustin]]. Brandon spent much of his time riding his horse in the Rills. On one of these visits, Rodrik's younger daughter, [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]], gave her [[maiden]]head to Brandon.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Rodrik's elder daughter, [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]], was the second wife of [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Rodrik hoped to advance the status of his House by marrying his other daughter, Barbrey, to a [[House Stark|Stark]] of [[Winterfell]]. Brandon Stark, the eldest son of Lord [[Rickard Stark]], was instead betrothed to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]]. Lord Rodrik next attempted to arrange a betrothal for Barbrey to the second son, [[Eddard Stark]]. However, that was not to be, as Eddard would later wed Catelyn in Brandon's stead after both Brandon and Rickard were killed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Barbrey was married to the young [[Willam Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]], not half a year before [[Robert's Rebellion]] started in {{Date|282}}.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Ser [[Mark Ryswell]] was one of Eddard's companions in the rebellion.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Lord Dustin and Ser Mark died fighting beside Eddard at the [[Combat at the tower of joy|tower of joy]] in the aftermath of Robert's Rebellion in {{Date|283}}.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Spearmen from the [[Rills]] compose part of the force that [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], leaves under command of [[Ronnel Stout]] and Ser [[Kyle Condon]] in the aftermath of the [[fighting at the fords of the Trident]].{{ref|ASOS|49}}

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

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] hears that [[House Umber|Umbers]] and Ryswells are joining [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] for the [[siege of Moat Cailin]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:House Ryswell by Amuelia.png|thumb|right|300px|Rodrik Ryswell and his children by Amuelia]]
The Ryswells and [[House Dustin|Dustins]] are the first to declare for [[House Bolton]] when Lord Roose is named [[Warden of the North]]. The two houses surprise the remaining [[ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]] and manage to burn their longships.{{ref|ADWD|15}} The ironmen at Moat Cailin repel three attacks by the northern host, but [[Theon Greyjoy]] negotiates the castle's surrender.{{ref|ADWD|20}}

[[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], his quarrelsome sons, and his daughter [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]] attend the wedding of Ramsay to [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]] at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|37}} Ryswell and Dustin squires have snowball fights within the castle.{{ref|ADWD|41}} [[Rickard Ryswell]], or perhaps [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], flirts with one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen,{{ref|ADWD|41}}{{#tag:ref|[[Theon Greyjoy]] spots Rickard nuzzling at the neck of one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen (supposedly [[Frenya]]) near the Burned Tower of Winterfell, but it is possible Theon mistakes Roger for Rickard, since previously Greyjoy was unable to tell the difference between Rickard and Roger.{{ref|ADWD|20}}|group=N}} while [[Roose Ryswell]] sends scouts in search of King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army in the [[wolfswood]], though none return.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

Roger Ryswell is present with Barbrey, Lord Bolton, and Ser [[Aenys Frey]] when Theon is questioned about the deaths that are happening in the castle, including one of Roger's men-at-arms. Roger is hostile towards the [[House Frey|Freys]], as Ryswell men were slain at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ADWD|46}}

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

* Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]].<ref>The appendices of ''[[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|A Feast for Crows]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons-Appendix|A Dance with Dragons]]'' list Roger, Rickard, and Roose as Rodrik's quarrelsome cousins, but the text of ''A Dance with Dragons'' specifies them as his sons in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 20|20. Reek II]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 32|32. Reek III]].</ref>
** Lady {[[Bethany Bolton|Bethany Ryswell]]}, his eldest daughter, deceased. The second wife of [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]], his younger daughter. [[Lady of Barrowton]]. Widow to the late Lord [[Willam Dustin]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roger Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Rickard Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roose Ryswell]], his son. Namesake of Lord [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
* Unspecified Ryswell cousins of Rodrik's children.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Without specified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Ryswells include:

*Ser {[[Mark Ryswell]]}, died at the [[tower of joy]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|AGOT|39}}

{{Ryswell tree}}
===Personal arms===
<gallery>
File:House Ryswell.svg|House Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (brown).svg|Either [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], or [[Roose Ryswell]]
File:House Ryswell (grey).svg|Either Roger, Rickard, or Roose Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (Rodrik).svg|[[Rodrik Ryswell]]
File:Barbrey Dustin.svg|[[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]]
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==Historical Ryswells==
*[[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], the father of one of the [[seventy-nine sentinels]], a tragic story of the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
**[[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|Lord Ryswell's son]], youngest son of Lord Ryswell and one of the seventy-nine sentinels.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
*Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]], married to [[Jonnel Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Four [[horse]]heads proclaimed the four Ryswells of the [[Rills]]—one grey, one black, one [[Rodrik Ryswell|gold]], one brown. The jape was that the Ryswells could not even agree upon the color of their arms.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|[[Rodrik Ryswell|My father]] had great ambitions for House Ryswell.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|[[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Barbrey''': And Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] is not the only man 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 [[Donella Hornwood|Lady 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 Dustin]] and [[Roger Ryswell]] to [[Aenys Frey]]}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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House Ryswell

2026-08-13T18:54:02Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* History */

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| Current_Lord = Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]]
| Region = [[North]]
| Title = [[Lord of the Rills]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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'''House Ryswell of the Rills''' is a noble family of the [[north]], one of the prominent houses sworn to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Ryswells rule the [[Rills]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} the extensive area between the [[barrowlands]], the [[Stony Shore]], and [[Blazewater Bay]] in the north.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Their blazon is a black horse's head, eyes and mane red, on bronze within a black engrailed border.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/2/#In the North]</ref> [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], and his quarrelsome sons personalize their arms with horseheads of different colors — grey, black, brown, and gold (for Rodrik).{{ref|ADWD|32}} Their words are not mentioned in the books.

==History==
[[House Ryder]] were [[First Men]] kings who ruled the [[Rills]] and eventually submitted to [[House Stark]], the [[Kings of Winter]] from [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} It is unknown how or when House Ryswell came to rule the Rills, although King [[Theon Stark]] once put down a rebellion in the Rills.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

An old story from before [[Aegon's Conquest]] tells that when [[seventy-nine sentinels|seventy-nine deserters]] left the [[Wall]], one of them was the [[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|youngest son]] of [[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], who decided to look for shelter at his father's keep. However, Lord Ryswell returned his son and his companions to the [[Nightfort]], where they were buried alive in the ice to forever stand the watch they had abandoned. Late in his life Lord Ryswell [[Night's Watch|took the black]] to end his days watching behind his son.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}

Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]] was the second wife of [[Jonnel Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] was always pleased to host the heir to [[Winterfell]], [[Brandon Stark]], who was [[fostered]] at [[Barrowton]] with [[House Dustin]]. Brandon spent much of his time riding his horse in the Rills. On one of these visits, Rodrik's younger daughter, [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]], gave her [[maiden]]head to Brandon.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Rodrik's elder daughter, [[Bethany Bolton|Bethany]], was the second wife of [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Rodrik hoped to advance the status of his House by marrying his other daughter, Barbrey, to a [[House Stark|Stark]] of [[Winterfell]]. Brandon Stark, the eldest son of Lord [[Rickard Stark]], was instead betrothed to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]]. After both Brandon and Rickard were killed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Lord Rodrik attempted to arrange a betrothal for Barbrey to the second son and new [[Lord of Winterfell]], [[Eddard Stark]]. However, Eddard wed Catelyn in Brandon's stead. Barbrey was later married to the young [[Willam Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]].{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Ser [[Mark Ryswell]] was one of Eddard's companions in [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Lord Dustin and Ser Mark died fighting beside Eddard at the [[Combat at the tower of joy|tower of joy]] in the aftermath of the rebellion.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Spearmen from the [[Rills]] compose part of the force that [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], leaves under command of [[Ronnel Stout]] and Ser [[Kyle Condon]] in the aftermath of the [[fighting at the fords of the Trident]].{{ref|ASOS|49}}

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

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] hears that [[House Umber|Umbers]] and Ryswells are joining [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] for the [[siege of Moat Cailin]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:House Ryswell by Amuelia.png|thumb|right|300px|Rodrik Ryswell and his children by Amuelia]]
The Ryswells and [[House Dustin|Dustins]] are the first to declare for [[House Bolton]] when Lord Roose is named [[Warden of the North]]. The two houses surprise the remaining [[ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]] and manage to burn their longships.{{ref|ADWD|15}} The ironmen at Moat Cailin repel three attacks by the northern host, but [[Theon Greyjoy]] negotiates the castle's surrender.{{ref|ADWD|20}}

[[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]], his quarrelsome sons, and his daughter [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey]] attend the wedding of Ramsay to [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]] at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|37}} Ryswell and Dustin squires have snowball fights within the castle.{{ref|ADWD|41}} [[Rickard Ryswell]], or perhaps [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], flirts with one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen,{{ref|ADWD|41}}{{#tag:ref|[[Theon Greyjoy]] spots Rickard nuzzling at the neck of one of [[Abel]]'s washerwomen (supposedly [[Frenya]]) near the Burned Tower of Winterfell, but it is possible Theon mistakes Roger for Rickard, since previously Greyjoy was unable to tell the difference between Rickard and Roger.{{ref|ADWD|20}}|group=N}} while [[Roose Ryswell]] sends scouts in search of King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army in the [[wolfswood]], though none return.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

Roger Ryswell is present with Barbrey, Lord Bolton, and Ser [[Aenys Frey]] when Theon is questioned about the deaths that are happening in the castle, including one of Roger's men-at-arms. Roger is hostile towards the [[House Frey|Freys]], as Ryswell men were slain at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ADWD|46}}

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

* Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]], [[Lord of the Rills]].<ref>The appendices of ''[[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|A Feast for Crows]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons-Appendix|A Dance with Dragons]]'' list Roger, Rickard, and Roose as Rodrik's quarrelsome cousins, but the text of ''A Dance with Dragons'' specifies them as his sons in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 20|20. Reek II]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 32|32. Reek III]].</ref>
** Lady {[[Bethany Bolton|Bethany Ryswell]]}, his eldest daughter, deceased. The second wife of [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]], his younger daughter. [[Lady of Barrowton]]. Widow to the late Lord [[Willam Dustin]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roger Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Rickard Ryswell]], his son.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
** [[Roose Ryswell]], his son. Namesake of Lord [[Roose Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}
* Unspecified Ryswell cousins of Rodrik's children.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Without specified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Ryswells include:

*Ser {[[Mark Ryswell]]}, died at the [[tower of joy]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|AGOT|39}}

{{Ryswell tree}}
===Personal arms===
<gallery>
File:House Ryswell.svg|House Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (brown).svg|Either [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], or [[Roose Ryswell]]
File:House Ryswell (grey).svg|Either Roger, Rickard, or Roose Ryswell
File:House Ryswell (Rodrik).svg|[[Rodrik Ryswell]]
File:Barbrey Dustin.svg|[[Barbrey Dustin|Barbrey Ryswell]]
</gallery>

==Historical Ryswells==
*[[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Lord Ryswell]], the father of one of the [[seventy-nine sentinels]], a tragic story of the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
**[[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|Lord Ryswell's son]], youngest son of Lord Ryswell and one of the seventy-nine sentinels.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
*Lady [[Robyn Ryswell]], married to [[Jonnel Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Four [[horse]]heads proclaimed the four Ryswells of the [[Rills]]—one grey, one black, one [[Rodrik Ryswell|gold]], one brown. The jape was that the Ryswells could not even agree upon the color of their arms.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|[[Rodrik Ryswell|My father]] had great ambitions for House Ryswell.{{ref|ADWD|32}}|[[Barbrey Dustin]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Barbrey''': And Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] is not the only man 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 [[Donella Hornwood|Lady 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 Dustin]] and [[Roger Ryswell]] to [[Aenys Frey]]}}

==Notes==
{{references|group=N}}

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

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Alyn Connington

2026-08-12T18:32:38Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* A Feast for Crows */

{{Infobox character
| arms = Connington
| arms2 = Kingsguard
| title = Ser
| firstname = Alyn
| lastname = Connington
| epithet = the Pale Griffin
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| Alias = The Pale Griffin
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
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'''Alyn Connington''', also known as '''the Pale Griffin''', was a [[knight]] from [[House Connington]], who eventually became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] at an unknown time.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], newly Lord Commander, looks at the seat of the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard in the [[White Sword Tower|Round Room]] and wonders how he, the Kingslayer, could belong in the company of Lords Commander past, including Alyn Connington.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Jaime speaks with Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] and tells him that he would do well to learn about the Kingsguard that came before them. Alyn Connington is among those he expects Loras to have already heard of.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==References==
{{References}}

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{{Small council}}

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Alan Beesbury

2026-08-10T12:36:35Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Alan
| lastname = Beesbury
| arms = Beesbury
| title = Lord
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias = [[Two Alans]]
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} [[Lord of Honeyholt]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|73|114}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Alan Beesbury|Alan Beesbury]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| Coat-of-arms =
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'''Alan Beesbury''' was the Lord of [[Honeyholt]] and the head of [[House Beesbury]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He was the heir of his grandfather, Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], at the start of the war. He and [[Alan Tarly]] are remembered as the [[Two Alans]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
Alan's grandsire, Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], was the first to die during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], although his cause of death is disputed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Alan was unaware of his grandfather's death. Instead, he believed him to languish in the [[black cells]], and loudly called for his grandfather's release. Alan fought during the war as a supporter of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Alan and Lord [[Alan Tarly]] (the "[[Two Alans]]") harassed the host of Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] after it departed [[Oldtown]]. Along with Lord [[Owen Costayne]], the two Alans fought Ormund's army along the banks of the [[Honeywine]], trapping the greens with a second army of blacks led by Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and [[Tom Flowers]]. Lord Hightower's lines started to crumble and defeat seemed all but a foregone conclusion. However, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] joined the [[Battle on the Honeywine]] upon his [[dragon]], [[Tessarion]], turning the battle for the greens. Both Alans were captured after the battle.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==Family==
{{Beesbury tree Jaehaerys I}}

==References==
{{References}}

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House Belmore

2026-08-08T21:15:11Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* A Feast for Crows */

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Belmore of Strongsong
| Rank = lordly
| image = House Belmore.svg
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| Coat_of_arms = Six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1 (''Purpure, six bells 3-2-1 argent'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Strongsong]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Benedar Belmore]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
| Region = [[Vale of Arryn]]
| Title = [[Lord of Strongsong]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
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'''House Belmore of Strongsong''' is a noble house from [[Strongsong]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. They are one of the more powerful noble houses sworn to [[House Arryn]]. The Belmore arms are six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.

==Traits==
Members of House Belmore tend to have red hair.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==History==
The Belmores are of [[First Man]] origin. During the [[coming of the Andals]] to the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], they allied with [[Robar II Royce]] against the invading [[Andals]]. Robar's forces were defeated in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], however, and the Belmores submitted to [[Artys I Arryn]], the new [[King of Mountain and Vale]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Belmores support Lord [[Yohn Royce]] in pressuring Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to enter the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]] is Lysa's captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], and he is mocked by [[Marillion]], who names him Ser Ding-Dong.{{Ref|AFFC|10}} After [[wedding of Petyr Baelish and Lysa Arryn|the wedding]] of [[Petyr Baelish]] and Lysa, Petyr replaces Marwyn with Ser [[Lothor Brune]] as the captain of the guards.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Marwyn is now the captain of the guards at the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} He goes to the Eyrie with Lord [[Nestor Royce|Nestor]] and Ser [[Albar Royce]] to question Petyr and [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] about Lysa's death.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

Lord [[Benedar Belmore]] is one of the six [[Lords Declarant]]. The first to arrive at the Gates of the Moon, Benedar sends word that he is blocking [[food]] supplies to the Eyrie. Petyr does not consider Lord Belmore as a threat, since he is corrupt and can be bought.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

After the parley at the Eyrie, Lord Belmore befriends Petyr and attends [[Wedding of Lyonel Corbray and Lady Corbray|the wedding]] of Lord [[Lyonel Corbray]] in [[Gulltown]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

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

* Lord [[Benedar Belmore]], [[Lord of Strongsong]]. A fat reddish-grey bearded man.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

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

* Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]], a lanky red-haired knight. Captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], then at the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* {Belmore}, the wife of Ser [[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel Arryn]] and the mother of Ser [[Elbert Arryn]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

==Historical Members==
* Lord Belmore, during the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

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

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Marwyn Belmore

2026-08-07T09:52:27Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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| title = Ser
| firstname = Marwyn
| lastname = Belmore
| image =
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| Alias = Ser Ding-Dong{{Ref|AFFC|10}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} [[Captain of the guards]] at the [[Eyrie]]{{Ref|AFFC|10}} (formerly) Captain of the guards at the [[Gates of the Moon]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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'''Marwyn Belmore''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Belmore]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} His relation to [[Benedar Belmore]], [[Lord of Strongsong]], is unknown.

==Appearances==
Marwyn is lanky and has red hair.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser Marwyn becomes the new [[House Arryn guards|captain of the guards]] at the [[Eyrie]] after the death of Ser [[Vardis Egen]] in a [[trial by combat]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Marillion]], a favorite singer of Lady [[Lysa Arryn]], mocks Marwyn as "Ser Ding-Dong" during his tenure at the [[Eyrie]]. For that impertinence, Marwyn vows to have the singer's [[Tongue mutilation|tongue removed]] but Lysa forbids it.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

Upon the arrival of Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Marwyn is removed from his position and he is replaced by one of Baelish's men, Ser [[Lothor Brune]]. Marwyn later returns to the Eyrie to hear Marillion confess to the murder of Lady Lysa.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

Marwyn now serves as the captain of the guards at the [[Gates of the Moon]] as part of Lord [[Nestor Royce]]'s household.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==References==
{{References}}

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House Belmore

2026-08-07T00:11:14Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Belmore of Strongsong
| Rank = lordly
| image = House Belmore.svg
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1 (''Purpure, six bells 3-2-1 argent'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Strongsong]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Benedar Belmore]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
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| Title = [[Lord of Strongsong]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
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'''House Belmore of Strongsong''' is a noble house from [[Strongsong]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. They are one of the more powerful noble houses sworn to [[House Arryn]]. The Belmore arms are six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.

==Traits==
Members of House Belmore tend to have red hair.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==History==
The Belmores are of [[First Man]] origin. During the [[coming of the Andals]] to the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], they allied with [[Robar II Royce]] against the invading [[Andals]]. Robar's forces were defeated in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], however, and the Belmores submitted to [[Artys I Arryn]], the new [[King of Mountain and Vale]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Belmores support Lord [[Yohn Royce]] in pressuring Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to enter the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]] is Lysa's captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], and he is mocked by [[Marillion]], who names him Ser Ding-Dong.{{Ref|AFFC|10}} After [[wedding of Petyr Baelish and Lysa Arryn|the wedding]] of [[Petyr Baelish]] and Lysa, Petyr replaces Marwyn with Ser [[Lothor Brune]] as the captain of the guards.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Marwyn is now the captain of the guards at the Gates of the Moon.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} He goes to the Eyrie with Lord [[Nestor Royce|Nestor]] and Ser [[Albar Royce]] to question Petyr and [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] about Lysa's death.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

Lord [[Benedar Belmore]] is one of the six [[Lords Declarant]]. The first to arrive at the [[Gates of the Moon]], Benedar sends word that he is blocking food supplies to the Eyrie. Petyr does not consider Lord Belmore as a threat, since he is corrupt and can be bought.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

After the parley at the Eyrie, Lord Belmore befriends Petyr and attends [[wedding of Lyonel Corbray and Lady Corbray|the wedding]] of Lord [[Lyonel Corbray]] in [[Gulltown]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

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

* Lord [[Benedar Belmore]], [[Lord of Strongsong]]. A fat reddish-grey bearded man.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

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

* Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]], a lanky red-haired knight. Captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], then at the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* {Belmore}, the wife of Ser [[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel Arryn]] and the mother of Ser [[Elbert Arryn]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

==Historical Members==
* Lord Belmore, during the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

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

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House Belmore

2026-08-07T00:10:17Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* House Belmore at the end of the third century */

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Belmore of Strongsong
| Rank = lordly
| image = House Belmore.svg
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1 (''Purpure, six bells 3-2-1 argent'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Strongsong]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Benedar Belmore]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
| Region = [[The Vale]]
| Title = [[Lord of Strongsong]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Arryn]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch =
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| Founder =
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'''House Belmore of Strongsong''' is a noble house from [[Strongsong]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]]. They are one of the more powerful noble houses sworn to [[House Arryn]]. The Belmore arms are six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.

==Traits==
Members of House Belmore tend to have red hair.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==History==
The Belmores are of [[First Man]] origin. During the [[coming of the Andals]] to the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], they allied with [[Robar II Royce]] against the invading [[Andals]]. Robar's forces were defeated in the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]], however, and the Belmores submitted to [[Artys I Arryn]], the new [[King of Mountain and Vale]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Belmores support Lord [[Yohn Royce]] in pressuring Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to enter the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]] is Lysa's captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], and he is mocked by [[Marillion]], who names him Ser Ding-Dong.{{Ref|AFFC|10}} After [[wedding of Petyr Baelish and Lysa Arryn|the wedding]] of [[Petyr Baelish]] and Lysa, Petyr replaces Marwyn with Ser [[Lothor Brune]] as the captain of the guards.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Marwyn is now the captain of the guards at the Gates of the Moon.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} He goes to the Eyrie with Lord [[Nestor Royce|Nestor]] and Ser [[Albar Royce]] to question Petyr and [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]] about Lysa's death.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

Lord [[Benedar Belmore]] is one of the six [[Lords Declarant]]. The first to arrive at the [[Gates of the Moon]], Benedar sends word that he is blocking food supplies to the Eyrie. Petyr does not consider Lord Belmore as a threat, since he is corrupt and can be bought.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

After the parley at the Eyrie, Lord Belmore befriends Petyr and attends [[wedding of Lyonel Corbray and Lady Corbray|the wedding]] of Lord [[Lyonel Corbray]] in [[Gulltown]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

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

* Lord [[Benedar Belmore]], [[Lord of Strongsong]]. A fat reddish-grey bearded man.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

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

* Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]], a lanky red-haired knight. Captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], then at the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* {Belmore}, the wife of Ser [[Ronnel Arryn (son of Jasper)|Ronnel Arryn]] and the mother of Ser [[Elbert Arryn]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

==Historical Members==
* Lord Belmore, during the [[Battle of the Seven Stars]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}

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

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House Greenfield

2026-08-06T19:42:29Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Greenfield of Greenfield
| Rank = knightly
| image = House Greenfield.svg
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = A double tressure white on green (''Vert, a double-tressure argent'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Greenfield]]
| Current_Lord = Ser [[Garth Greenfield]]
| Region = [[Westerlands]]
| Title =
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Lannister]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch =
| Founded_in = [[Dawn Age]] (presumably){{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}{{refn|group="N"|The text states that certain houses trace their roots back to the "golden age of the First Men",{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} a term that could be meant to cover the Dawn Age and the [[Age of Heroes]] together. However, it also states that the seat of House Greenfield is made "entirely of weirwood", which means it was probably built before the [[Pact]], the event that marked the end of the Dawn Age and the beginning of the Age of Heroes.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}}}
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'''House Greenfield of Greenfield''' is a house of [[landed knight]]s sworn to [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]]. The exact location of [[Greenfield]] in the [[westerlands]] has not been disclosed yet.

Neither their arms or their words appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they blazon their shield as a double tressure white on green.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref>

==History==
The Greenfields are an ancient line, dating back to the days of the [[First Men]]. During this era, they built a vast timber castle, made entirely of [[weirwood]], called the [[Bower]], now known as [[Greenfield]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

In {{Date|209}}, Ser [[Myles Greenfield]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{Ref|THK|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser [[Garth Greenfield]] is taken captive in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], probably by a [[House Blackwood|Blackwood]], since he spends the rest of the [[War of the Five Kings]] as a prisoner at [[Raventree Hall]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Sansa Stark]] dislikes Ser [[Preston Greenfield]] of the [[Kingsguard]] because he treats her like a [[lackwit]] child, in addition to beating her on the orders of King [[Joffrey Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|2}}

Preston is stabbed and hacked brutally during the [[riot of King's Landing]]. He is last seen trying to protect the [[High Septon (Fat One)|High Septon]] after his litter had been overturned. The discovery of his body takes some time, due to the fact that his formerly white armor had been covered entirely with his blood.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
When pondering on the celibacy vows of the Kingsguard, Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] remembers how Ser Preston used to visit a draper's house when the draper was away.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

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

*Ser [[Garth Greenfield]], the [[Knight]] of [[Greenfield]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is:

*Ser {[[Preston Greenfield]]}, a member of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Slain by [[riot of King's Landing|rioters]] at [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

==Historical members==
* Ser [[Myles Greenfield]], who participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|THK|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}

==Notes==
{{notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Benedar Belmore

2026-08-05T19:51:53Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* A Feast for Crows */

{{Infobox character
| arms = Belmore
| title = Lord
| firstname = Benedar
| lastname = Belmore
| image = [[File:Benedar Belmore by Amuelia.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Benedar Belmore by Amuelia
| Alias =
| Title = [[Lord of Strongsong]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
| Allegiance = [[House Belmore]] [[Lords Declarant]] (formerly)
| Race =
| Culture = [[Valemen]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Benedar Belmore''' is the Lord of [[Strongsong]] and the head of [[House Belmore]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

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

Benedar is a fat man with a pear belly and rounded shoulders.{{ref|AFFC|23}} An unkempt reddish-grey beard grows from his multiple chins.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Petyr Baelish]] believes Lord Belmore to be corrupt.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Belmores support Lord [[Yohn Royce]] in pressuring Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to enter the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Benedar is among the powerful [[Vale]] lords to sign the document of the [[Lords Declarant]], which demands the handover of Lord [[Robert Arryn]] and the dismissal of his councilors. He is the first of the Lords Declarant to arrive at the [[Gates of the Moon]] and begin the blockade, preventing fresh [[food]] from going up to the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

When the Lords Declarant travel to the Eyrie, Benedar cannot climb the last stage to the castle and has to be drawn up in the basket. During the parley with Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Benedar is distrustful of the [[Lord Protector of the Vale]] and wants the young Lord Robert to leave the Eyrie.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Benedar reconciles with Petyr and is a surprise guest at [[Wedding of Lyonel Corbray and Lady Corbray|the wedding]] of Lord [[Lyonel Corbray]] in [[Gulltown]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Benedar attends Lord [[Robert Arryn]]'s tourney, competing for a spot in the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]] at the [[Gates of the Moon]]. While there, he meets with [[Petyr Baelish]] and Lord [[Gerold Grafton]] to discuss selling their reserves of food. Benedar believes the current prices are fair, but Petyr wants to wait for the demand to go higher. When [[Alayne Stone]] arrives and informs them that the [[House Waynwood|Waynwoods]] have arrived with Ser [[Harrold Hardyng]], Benedar is stunned to hear that Lord [[Yohn Royce]] allowed Harrold to come to the tourney.<ref name=twow>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==Quotes by Benedar==
{{Quote|'''Petyr''': How does not matter, so long as no [[food]] leaves the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. '''Benedar''': These prices, though, these prices are more than fair. '''Petyr''': You say more than fair, my lord. I say less than we would wish. Wait. If need be, buy the food yourself and keep it stored. Winter is coming. Prices must go higher.<ref name=twow/>|[[Petyr Baelish]] and Benedar}}

==Quotes about Benedar==
{{quote|Six silver bells on purple, that was Belmore, pear-bellied and round of shoulder. His beard was a ginger-grey horror sprouting from a multiplicity of chins.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

{{quote|Belmore is corrupt and can be bought.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Belmore]]
[[Category:Characters from the Vale|Belmore, Benedar]]
[[Category:Lords Declarant|Belmore, Benedar]]
[[Category:Lords of Strongsong]]
[[Category:Nobles|Belmore, Benedar]]

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Benedar Belmore

2026-08-05T19:48:36Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Quotes by Benedar */

{{Infobox character
| arms = Belmore
| title = Lord
| firstname = Benedar
| lastname = Belmore
| image = [[File:Benedar Belmore by Amuelia.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Benedar Belmore by Amuelia
| Alias =
| Title = [[Lord of Strongsong]]{{Ref|AFFC|23}}
| Allegiance = [[House Belmore]] [[Lords Declarant]] (formerly)
| Race =
| Culture = [[Valemen]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
| Coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Benedar Belmore''' is the Lord of [[Strongsong]] and the head of [[House Belmore]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

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

Benedar is a fat man with a pear belly and rounded shoulders.{{ref|AFFC|23}} An unkempt reddish-grey beard grows from his multiple chins.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Petyr Baelish]] believes Lord Belmore to be corrupt.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Belmores support Lord [[Yohn Royce]] in pressuring Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to enter the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Benedar is among the powerful [[Vale]] lords to sign the document of the [[Lords Declarant]], which demands the handover of Lord [[Robert Arryn]] and the dismissal of his councilors. He is the first of the Lords Declarant to arrive at the [[Gates of the Moon]] and begin the blockade, preventing fresh food from going up to the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

When the Lords Declarant travel to the Eyrie, Benedar cannot climb the last stage to the castle and has to be drawn up in the basket. During the parley with Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Benedar is distrustful of the [[Lord Protector of the Vale]] and wants the young Lord Robert to leave the Eyrie.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Benedar reconciles with Petyr and is a surprise guest at [[Wedding of Lyonel Corbray and Lady Corbray|the wedding]] of Lord [[Lyonel Corbray]] in [[Gulltown]].{{Ref|AFFC|41}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Benedar attends Lord [[Robert Arryn]]'s tourney, competing for a spot in the [[Brotherhood of Winged Knights]] at the [[Gates of the Moon]]. While there, he meets with [[Petyr Baelish]] and Lord [[Gerold Grafton]] to discuss selling their reserves of food. Benedar believes the current prices are fair, but Petyr wants to wait for the demand to go higher. When [[Alayne Stone]] arrives and informs them that the [[House Waynwood|Waynwoods]] have arrived with Ser [[Harrold Hardyng]], Benedar is stunned to hear that Lord [[Yohn Royce]] allowed Harrold to come to the tourney.<ref name=twow>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==Quotes by Benedar==
{{Quote|'''Petyr''': How does not matter, so long as no [[food]] leaves the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. '''Benedar''': These prices, though, these prices are more than fair. '''Petyr''': You say more than fair, my lord. I say less than we would wish. Wait. If need be, buy the food yourself and keep it stored. Winter is coming. Prices must go higher.<ref name=twow/>|[[Petyr Baelish]] and Benedar}}

==Quotes about Benedar==
{{quote|Six silver bells on purple, that was Belmore, pear-bellied and round of shoulder. His beard was a ginger-grey horror sprouting from a multiplicity of chins.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

{{quote|Belmore is corrupt and can be bought.{{ref|AFFC|23}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark|Alayne Stone]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Belmore]]
[[Category:Characters from the Vale|Belmore, Benedar]]
[[Category:Lords Declarant|Belmore, Benedar]]
[[Category:Lords of Strongsong]]
[[Category:Nobles|Belmore, Benedar]]

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House Whent

2026-08-02T11:56:45Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* House Whent at the end of the third century */

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Whent of Harrenhal
| Rank = lordly
| image = [[File:House_Whent.svg|250px]]
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = Nine black bats, 4-3-2, on yellow (''Or, nine bats 4-3-2 sable'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Harrenhal]] (stripped)
| Current_Lord = Unknown
| Region = [[Riverlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of Harrenhal]] (stripped)
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Lothston]] (before their extinction) [[House Tully]] (AGOT) [[House Baelish]] (ADWD)
| Vassal = {{coa|Wode|s}} [[House Wode]]{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
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'''House Whent of Harrenhal''' is a noble house from the [[riverlands]]. Their seat is the huge castle of [[Harrenhal]], built three hundred years ago by [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]].

They blazon their arms depicting nine black [[bat]]s displayed over a yellow field.{{ref|AGOT|28}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.

==Traits==
The Whents may have high cheekbones. [[Sansa Stark]] and her mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], are known for their fine high cheekbones,{{ref|AGOT|9}} and Catelyn resembles her own mother, the late [[Minisa Whent]], in her cheekbones and jaw.{{ref|ACOK|7}}

==History==
The Whents are the seventh noble house to rule Harrenhal, after Houses [[House Hoare|Hoare]], [[House Qoherys|Qoherys]], [[House Harroway|Harroway]], [[House Towers of Harrenhal|Towers]], [[House Strong|Strong]], and [[House Lothston|Lothston]]. The Whents were originally [[knight]]s in the service of the Lothstons. When Lady [[Danelle Lothston]] went mad during the reign of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], the Whents received Harrenhal for their role in defeating the Lothstons.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}

Just like the other Houses who held Harrenhal before them, the Whents have been marked by tragedy.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}} House Whent is a fairly young house, [[Ben Blackthumb]] having smithed for Lothstons.{{ref|ACOK|47}}

[[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], and Lady [[Minisa Whent]] had three children, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], and [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]]. Minisa later died in childbirth.{{ref|ACOK|33}}

Lord [[Walter Whent]] hosted the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} It is said that [[Walter Whent's daughter|his maiden daughter]] was the [[queen of love and beauty]], and that her four brothers and her uncle [[Oswell Whent|Oswell]] unsuccessfully rode to defend her.{{ref|ASOS|24}} At the end [[Lyanna Stark]] was crowned queen of love and beauty by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{ref|AGOT|58}}

Ser Oswell Whent served in the [[Kingsguard]] of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] and was slain during the [[War of the Usurper]].{{ref|AGOT|39}}

Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] defeated a Lord Whent at the [[tourney at Lannisport]] after [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

It is said that Lady [[Shella Whent]] only uses the lower thirds of two of the five towers of Harrenhal, and has let the rest go to ruin.{{ref|ACOK|30}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Lucas Soriana Knight of Harrenhal.JPG|thumb|350px|Knight of Harrenhal by Lucas Soriana. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
When thinking about her father [[Hoster Tully]]'s most important bannermen, [[Catelyn Stark]] reflects that Lady [[Shella Whent]], the last of her line, is dwelling with her [[ghosts]] in the cavernous vaults of [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|AGOT|25}} Ser [[Willis Wode]], one of those who aid Catelyn in detaining [[Tyrion Lannister]] at the [[crossroads inn]], is sworn to Lady Whent.{{ref|AGOT|28}}{{ref|AGOT|31}}

When Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] approaches with his army, Lady Whent [[yielding of Harrenhal|yields Harrenhal]] and flees, lacking enough men to defend the massive castle.{{ref|AGOT|56}} Although Shella is stripped of Harrenhal (which is granted to [[Janos Slynt]]) in King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]'s first session of court, she is among the nobles listed in that same session who must do him homage or be declared traitors.{{ref|AGOT|57}}

Ser [[Oswell Whent]] appears in Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s fevered dream about the [[tower of joy]], wearing the black bat of his house over his white-enameled helm.{{ref|AGOT|39}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Yoren]] states that Lady Whent has always been a friend of the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ACOK|14}}

The acting [[Hand of the King]], [[Tyrion Lannister]], strips Lord Slynt of Harrenhal. [[Petyr Baelish]] is given the castle of Harrenhal and the title of [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] for his services to King Joffrey during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The [[tourney at Harrenhal]] organized by Lord [[Walter Whent]] is remembered both in [[Meera Reed]]'s story about the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]]{{ref|ASOS|24}} and in Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s thoughts on his entrance to the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|ASOS|31}}

Ser [[Danwell Frey]], the husband of the childless [[Wynafrei Whent]], participates in the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Petyr Baelish]] uses the reported death of Shella Whent as a warning of the fate of all those who claim Harrenhal.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

==House Whent at the end of the third century==
The known Whents during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord {[[Walter Whent]]}, a previous lord of the house, who was rich and open-handed, and hosted the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] where Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[Lyanna Stark]] met.
** Lady {[[Shella Whent]]}, his wife.<ref name=Shella>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Shella_Whent Shella Whent], September 05, 2000</ref>
*** {Their four sons}. Deceased by {{Date|298}}.
*** {[[Walter Whent's daughter|Their daughter]]}. The reigning [[queen of love and beauty]] at the start of the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, called "the daughter of the great castle".{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name=Shella></ref> Deceased by {{Date|298}}.
* Ser {[[Oswell Whent]]}, Walter's brother, and a member of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Known for his black humor, he was [[Combat at the tower of joy|slain]] at the [[tower of joy]].

With unknown relations to the main line are:
* {[[Minisa Whent]]}, deceased wife of Lord [[Hoster Tully]], and mother to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Edmure Tully]].
* [[Wynafrei Whent]], married to the ninth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]], Ser [[Danwell Frey|Danwell]]. She has no progeny yet, only many stillbirths and miscarriages so far.
* {[[Sarya Whent]]}, fifth wife of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Deceased with no progeny.

The fertility of the Whent women is questionable. Wynafrei and Sarya are both childless. Minisa and her line proved fertile, although Minisa died in childbirth.{{Ref|ACOK|33}}

{{Whent tree}}

===Confusion===
There is some confusion as to Lady [[Shella Whent]]. In a semi-canon source, [[George R. R. Martin]] stated that Shella is the mother of the "[[Walter Whent's daughter|fair maid]]" during the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}. As [[Oswell Whent]] is described as the uncle of the "fair maid", this would thus suggest that Shella was not a Whent by birth, but only by marriage, as her husband, Lord [[Walter Whent]], would thus be Oswell's brother.

{{Quote|Lady Shella Whent was the mother of the "fair maid" at the Harrenhal tournament. Ser Oswell Whent would have been her husband's brother, and therefore uncle to the "fair maid."<ref name=Shella/>}}

However, in ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'', it is stated that it was Shella's father who had been the [[Lord of Harrenhal]].

{{Quote|You know old [[Ben Blackthumb]]? He came here as a boy. Smithed for Lady Whent and her father before her and his father before him, and even for Lord [[House Lothston|Lothston]] who held Harrenhal before the Whents.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}}}

This suggests that Lady Shella ''is'' a Whent by birth.

One possible explanation is that Shella and her late husband Walter were cousins, and thus both Whents by birth. It would, in that case, have been Shella who would have inherited Harrenhal from her father, as a daughter comes before an uncle (and thus also before a male cousin). As a marriage might lead to House Whent losing Harrenhal (by name at least), it is possible that Shella married her cousin, who, upon Shella inheriting Harrenhal, would become ''Lord'' Whent. This way, Harrenhal would remain in the House.

Since it is not uncommon for cousins to get married in [[Westeros]], this seems to be an option.

===Household===
* Ser [[Willis Wode]], a household knight.
* {[[Weese]]}, the understeward of Harrenhal's Wailing Tower. Killed by [[Jaqen H'ghar]] at [[Arya Stark]]'s behest.
* {[[Harra]]}, an old serving woman. Hanged under Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s orders for inciting the servants of Lady Whent to serve the Lannisters.
* {[[Lucan]]}, a blacksmith in charge of the armory. Beheaded by [[Steelshanks Walton]] under Roose Bolton's orders for making weapons for the Lannisters.
* [[Pia]], called "Pretty Pia", a servant at the buttery known for her promiscuity. Currently serving in Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s host as a washerwoman.
* [[Ben Blackthumb]], an old blacksmith.
* {[[Tothmure]]}, a maester at Harrenhal during the [[War of the Five Kings]] who possibly once served Lady Shella. Executed by Roose Bolton.

==Sworn Houses==
{{coa|Wode|m}} [[House Wode]]{{Ref|AFFC|27}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|[[Knight]]s in the service of the [[House Lothston|Lothstons]], they were given [[Harrenhal]] as a reward for their service in bringing the Lothstons down. They hold the seat to this day, but tragedy has marked them.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands: House Tully}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|Ser [[Oswell Whent]] was on one knee, sharpening his blade with a whetstone. Across his white-enameled helm, the black [[bat]] of his House spread its wings.{{ref|AGOT|39}}|dream of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|[[Wailing Tower|The topmost story]] was infested with nests of the huge black [[bat]]s that House Whent had used for its sigil, and there were [[rat]]s in the cellars as well ... and [[ghosts]], some said, the spirits of [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]] and his sons.{{ref|ACOK|30}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

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House Whent

2026-07-31T16:02:23Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Whent of Harrenhal
| Rank = lordly
| image = [[File:House_Whent.svg|250px]]
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| Coat_of_arms = Nine black bats, 4-3-2, on yellow (''Or, nine bats 4-3-2 sable'')
| Words =
| Seat = [[Harrenhal]] (stripped)
| Current_Lord = Unknown
| Region = [[Riverlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of Harrenhal]] (stripped)
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Lothston]] (before their extinction) [[House Tully]] (AGOT) [[House Baelish]] (ADWD)
| Vassal = {{coa|Wode|s}} [[House Wode]]{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
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'''House Whent of Harrenhal''' is a noble house from the [[riverlands]]. Their seat is the huge castle of [[Harrenhal]], built three hundred years ago by [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]].

They blazon their arms depicting nine black [[bat]]s displayed over a yellow field.{{ref|AGOT|28}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.

==Traits==
The Whents may have high cheekbones. [[Sansa Stark]] and her mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], are known for their fine high cheekbones,{{ref|AGOT|9}} and Catelyn resembles her own mother, the late [[Minisa Whent]], in her cheekbones and jaw.{{ref|ACOK|7}}

==History==
The Whents are the seventh noble house to rule Harrenhal, after Houses [[House Hoare|Hoare]], [[House Qoherys|Qoherys]], [[House Harroway|Harroway]], [[House Towers of Harrenhal|Towers]], [[House Strong|Strong]], and [[House Lothston|Lothston]]. The Whents were originally [[knight]]s in the service of the Lothstons. When Lady [[Danelle Lothston]] went mad during the reign of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], the Whents received Harrenhal for their role in defeating the Lothstons.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}

Just like the other Houses who held Harrenhal before them, the Whents have been marked by tragedy.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}} House Whent is a fairly young house, [[Ben Blackthumb]] having smithed for Lothstons.{{ref|ACOK|47}}

[[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]], and Lady [[Minisa Whent]] had three children, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], and [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]]. Minisa later died in childbirth.{{ref|ACOK|33}}

Lord [[Walter Whent]] hosted the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} It is said that [[Walter Whent's daughter|his maiden daughter]] was the [[queen of love and beauty]], and that her four brothers and her uncle [[Oswell Whent|Oswell]] unsuccessfully rode to defend her.{{ref|ASOS|24}} At the end [[Lyanna Stark]] was crowned queen of love and beauty by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{ref|AGOT|58}}

Ser Oswell Whent served in the [[Kingsguard]] of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] and was slain during the [[War of the Usurper]].{{ref|AGOT|39}}

Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] defeated a Lord Whent at the [[tourney at Lannisport]] after [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

It is said that Lady [[Shella Whent]] only uses the lower thirds of two of the five towers of Harrenhal, and has let the rest go to ruin.{{ref|ACOK|30}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Lucas Soriana Knight of Harrenhal.JPG|thumb|350px|Knight of Harrenhal by Lucas Soriana. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
When thinking about her father [[Hoster Tully]]'s most important bannermen, [[Catelyn Stark]] reflects that Lady [[Shella Whent]], the last of her line, is dwelling with her [[ghosts]] in the cavernous vaults of [[Harrenhal]].{{ref|AGOT|25}} Ser [[Willis Wode]], one of those who aid Catelyn in detaining [[Tyrion Lannister]] at the [[crossroads inn]], is sworn to Lady Whent.{{ref|AGOT|28}}{{ref|AGOT|31}}

When Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] approaches with his army, Lady Whent [[yielding of Harrenhal|yields Harrenhal]] and flees, lacking enough men to defend the massive castle.{{ref|AGOT|56}} Although Shella is stripped of Harrenhal (which is granted to [[Janos Slynt]]) in King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]'s first session of court, she is among the nobles listed in that same session who must do him homage or be declared traitors.{{ref|AGOT|57}}

Ser [[Oswell Whent]] appears in Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s fevered dream about the [[tower of joy]], wearing the black bat of his house over his white-enameled helm.{{ref|AGOT|39}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Yoren]] states that Lady Whent has always been a friend of the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ACOK|14}}

The acting [[Hand of the King]], [[Tyrion Lannister]], strips Lord Slynt of Harrenhal. [[Petyr Baelish]] is given the castle of Harrenhal and the title of [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] for his services to King Joffrey during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The [[tourney at Harrenhal]] organized by Lord [[Walter Whent]] is remembered both in [[Meera Reed]]'s story about the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]]{{ref|ASOS|24}} and in Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s thoughts on his entrance to the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|ASOS|31}}

Ser [[Danwell Frey]], the husband of the childless [[Wynafrei Whent]], participates in the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Petyr Baelish]] uses the reported death of Shella Whent as a warning of the fate of all those who claim Harrenhal.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

==House Whent at the end of the third century==
The known Whents during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
* Lord {[[Walter Whent]]}, a previous lord of the house, who was rich and open-handed, and hosted the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] where Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[Lyanna Stark]] met.
** Lady {[[Shella Whent]]}, his wife.<ref name=Shella>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Shella_Whent Shella Whent], September 05, 2000</ref>
*** {Their four sons}. Deceased by {{Date|298}}.
*** {[[Walter Whent's daughter|Their daughter]]}. The reigning [[queen of love and beauty]] at the start of the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, called "the daughter of the great castle".{{ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name=Shella></ref> Deceased by {{Date|298}}.
* Ser {[[Oswell Whent]]}, Walter's brother, and a member of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Known for his black humor, he was [[Raid on the Tower of Joy|slain]] at the [[Tower of Joy]].

With unknown relations to the main line are:
* {[[Minisa Whent]]}, deceased wife of Lord [[Hoster Tully]], and mother to [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Edmure Tully]].
* [[Wynafrei Whent]], married to the ninth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]], Ser [[Danwell Frey|Danwell]]. She has no progeny yet, only many stillbirths and miscarriages so far.
* {[[Sarya Whent]]}, fifth wife of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Deceased with no progeny.

The fertility of the Whent women is questionable. Wynafrei and Sarya are both childless. Minisa and her line proved fertile, although Minisa died in childbirth.{{ref|ACOK|33}}

{{Whent tree}}

===Confusion===
There is some confusion as to Lady [[Shella Whent]]. In a semi-canon source, [[George R. R. Martin]] stated that Shella is the mother of the "[[Walter Whent's daughter|fair maid]]" during the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{date|281}}. As [[Oswell Whent]] is described as the uncle of the "fair maid", this would thus suggest that Shella was not a Whent by birth, but only by marriage, as her husband, Lord [[Walter Whent]], would thus be Oswell's brother.

{{Quote|Lady Shella Whent was the mother of the "fair maid" at the Harrenhal tournament. Ser Oswell Whent would have been her husband's brother, and therefore uncle to the "fair maid."<ref name=Shella/>}}

However, in ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'', it is stated that it was Shella's father who had been the [[Lord of Harrenhal]].

{{Quote|You know old [[Ben Blackthumb]]? He came here as a boy. Smithed for Lady Whent and her father before her and his father before him, and even for Lord [[House Lothston|Lothston]] who held Harrenhal before the Whents.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}}}

This suggests that Lady Shella ''is'' a Whent by birth.

One possible explanation is that Shella and her late husband Walter were cousins, and thus both Whents by birth. It would, in that case, have been Shella who would have inherited Harrenhal from her father, as a daughter comes before an uncle (and thus also before a male cousin). As a marriage might lead to House Whent losing Harrenhal (by name at least), it is possible that Shella married her cousin, who, upon Shella inheriting Harrenhal, would become ''Lord'' Whent. This way, Harrenhal would remain in the House.

Since it is not uncommon for cousins to get married in [[Westeros]], this seems to be an option.

===Household===
* Ser [[Willis Wode]], a household knight.
* {[[Weese]]}, the understeward of Harrenhal's Wailing Tower. Killed by [[Jaqen H'ghar]] at [[Arya Stark]]'s behest.
* {[[Harra]]}, an old serving woman. Hanged under Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s orders for inciting the servants of Lady Whent to serve the Lannisters.
* {[[Lucan]]}, a blacksmith in charge of the armory. Beheaded by [[Steelshanks Walton]] under Roose Bolton's orders for making weapons for the Lannisters.
* [[Pia]], called "Pretty Pia", a servant at the buttery known for her promiscuity. Currently serving in Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s host as a washerwoman.
* [[Ben Blackthumb]], an old blacksmith.
* {[[Tothmure]]}, a maester at Harrenhal during the [[War of the Five Kings]] who possibly once served Lady Shella. Executed by Roose Bolton.

==Sworn Houses==
{{coa|Wode|m}} [[House Wode]]{{Ref|AFFC|27}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|[[Knight]]s in the service of the [[House Lothston|Lothstons]], they were given [[Harrenhal]] as a reward for their service in bringing the Lothstons down. They hold the seat to this day, but tragedy has marked them.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands: House Tully}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|Ser [[Oswell Whent]] was on one knee, sharpening his blade with a whetstone. Across his white-enameled helm, the black [[bat]] of his House spread its wings.{{ref|AGOT|39}}|dream of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|[[Wailing Tower|The topmost story]] was infested with nests of the huge black [[bat]]s that House Whent had used for its sigil, and there were [[rat]]s in the cellars as well ... and [[ghosts]], some said, the spirits of [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]] and his sons.{{ref|ACOK|30}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

==References==
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Marston Waters

2026-07-28T14:13:10Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Origin */

{{Infobox character
| title = Ser
| firstname = Marston
| lastname = Waters
| arms = Kingsguard
| image = File:Marston Waters (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg
| image_caption = Marston Waters by Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]''
| Alias =
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] [[Hand of the King]]
| Allegiance = [[Kingsguard]] [[Greens]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Spouse =
| Father = Unnamed [[knight]]
| Mother = [[Tom Tanglebeard]]'s sister
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|135}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Marston Waters''' was a [[knight]] of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. He served briefly as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] and [[Hand of the King]] for [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Character==
Some people consider Marston to have been a simple, honest [[knight]] who remained true to his vows and honor but was deceived by those less scrupulous. Others, however, maintain that Marston was more conniving. Most scholars believe that Marston was not a great knight or a good man.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==History==
===Origin===
Marston was the bastard son of a [[knight]] and a [[Smallfolk|common]] woman of whom he took the [[maiden]]head.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} He had kin on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]: his uncle, [[Tom Tanglebeard]], an aged fisherman and his cousin, [[Tom Tangletongue]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

During the exil of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], the [[Two Toms]] claimed Aegon and Marston were their cousins rendered homeless after the sack of [[Spicetown]] during the [[Battle of the Gullet]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} This was a cover story as Aegon did not have any blood relation to the Two Toms and did not hail from [[Driftmark]]. In the case of Marston who was related to them, however, it is unknown if the connection to Spicetown was real or invented. His cousins being from Dragonstone and his [[bastard]] surname of "Waters" indicates that Marston hailed from the [[crownlands]] but it is impossible to pin-point where exactly.

===Dance of the Dragons===
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser Marston achieved a modest place in the retinue of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s dragons first appeared in the skies above [[fall of King's Landing|King's Landing]], Lord [[Larys Strong]] spirited King Aegon and his children out of the city. He concealed the fugitive king on a fishing skiff and put him in the care of Marston,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} choosing the bastard knight because he had kin on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Aegon stayed hidden on the island after Marston smuggled him to Dragonstone. The wounded [[Sunfyre]] eventually returned from [[Rook's Rest]] to Dragonstone and fought and killed the [[Grey Ghost]]. After his return Ser Marston and his "cousins"—[[Tom Tanglebeard]], his son [[Tom Tangletongue]], and the disguised Aegon—set sail to look for the Grey Ghost's killer, which they suspected was Sunfyre. Aegon and his dragon were reunited and began to heal. The [[Two Toms]] and Marston returned to the other side of the island to seek out men willing to help them take the [[Dragonstone|castle of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

During the [[fall of Dragonstone]], Ser [[Alfred Broome]]'s men opened a postern gate to Marston, Tom Tangletongue, and their men. Marston captured Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] in the [[rookery]], preventing him from sending a [[raven]]. Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] managed to elude the schemers, locate her dragon [[Moondancer]], and rise up on her to challenge Aegon and Sunfyre as they made their descent. After hitting the ground she dragged herself away from her dying dragon, Ser [[Alfred Broome]] drew his sword to slay her but Marston wrenched the blade from his hand, saving her life.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} For his valor King Aegon named Marston to his [[Kingsguard]]. Marston, along with the other knights and lords present, did not object when Aegon fed Rhaenyra, his half-sister, to Sunfyre after her [[flight to Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Aegon and his retinue returned to King's Landing aboard ''[[Mouse (ship)|Mouse]]'' at the end of {{Date|130}}. With the [[Moon of the Three Kings]] having been ended by Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], Aegon allowed Marston to grant knighthood to [[Trystane Truefyre|Trystane Fyre]], before the boy's execution by Alfred.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Aegon sent Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], Ser [[Julian Wormwood]], and Marston across the [[narrow sea]] to hire [[sellswords]] in [[Pentos]], [[Tyrosh]], and [[Myr]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Marston was unsuccessful, however, as the [[Triarchy]] was descending into civil war and hiring mercenaries for the upcoming [[Daughters' War]]. Marston could not match the wages the [[Free Cities]] offered, so he departed empty handed. By the time he returned from Lys, King Aegon II was dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

===Reign of Aegon III===
{{Main|Regency of Aegon III}}

The pardoned Ser Marston kept his position as a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] under the new boy king, [[Aegon III Targaryen]] as the [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]] wanted to show reconciliation between the [[greens]] and the [[blacks]]. Marston and Ser [[Willis Fell]], both greens, were allowed to retain their positions, with Willis being named [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and Marston being his second.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Aegon III never forgot how Marston did nothing when his mother [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] had died, however.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Willis and the [[Hand of the King]], Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], died of [[Winter Fever]] in {{Date|133}}.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Aegon named Ser [[Robin Massey]] and Ser [[Robert Darklyn]] to the Kingsguard, passing over Marston as Lord Commander in favor of Robin. Lord [[Unwin Peake]], the new Hand, undid Aegon's appointments and named Marston as the new Lord Commander.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Marston knighted Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] when he was honored at a lavish ceremony before the court. During the [[Maiden's Day Ball]], Marston attempted to block the twins [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] from entering the hall on their chargers, only for Baela to slash his cheek with her riding crop.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

According to [[Mushroom]], the paranoid Lord Peake was convinced that the pregnant Baela was plotting to kill the king if she had a boy and said as much to Marston once.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

===Lysene Spring===
It was said that Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]'s wife, [[Larra Rogare|Larra of Lys]], and her kin from [[House Rogare]] were part of a plot to overthrow King Aegon. After the fall of the [[Rogare Bank]] in {{Date|135}} during the [[Lysene Spring]], Marston arrested Lord [[Roggerio Rogare]] at the [[Mermaid (pillow house)|Mermaid]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} Marston became [[Hand of the King]] after Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] was arrested. Marston ordered Larra's arrest, but Viserys and King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] refused to give her up. When Ser [[Amaury Peake]] attempted to enter [[Maegor's Holdfast]], Aegon denied having appointed Marston as Hand. The family locked themselves within Maegor's Holdfast and remained there for eighteen days in what would become known as the [[secret siege]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Ser Marston refused to storm the keep, as he did not wish to dishonor the white cloak by ordering an attack on the king he had sworn to protect. After the false confession of Lord Rowan, Marston recalled his duty and claimed he had honestly believed that Thaddeus and the Rogares were traitors. The Lord Commander fulfilled his king's command to arrest those who had falsely implicated Thaddeus and the Rogares. Marston was stabbed with a dagger while trying to apprehend his own sworn brother, Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], who was then beaten to death by others. Grand Maester [[Munkun]] attempted to treat Marston's wounds and gave him [[milk of the poppy]], but the Lord Commander died that night. Marston had held the office of King's Hand for less than a moon's turn.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

When Lord [[George Graceford]] was questioned about those involved in the plot, he claimed Marston was involved from the start as a "bloody turncloak". [[Tessario the Tiger]] also mentioned Marston's name while being tortured.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Some historians suspect Marston might have been no more than a catspaw deceived by [[Unwin Peake|a more cunning man]]. Marston, Mervyn, and Amaury were replaced in the Kingsguard by Ser [[Edmund Warrick]], Ser [[Dennis Whitfield]], and Ser [[Agramore Cobb]], with Ser [[Raynard Ruskyn]] becoming Lord Commander.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Quotes by Marston==
{{Quote|Your Grace does us wrong to think we mean him harm. We acted only to protect Your Grace from false friends and traitors.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}|Marston to [[Aegon III Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Marston''': We are the both of us [[bastard]]s and [[Kingsguard|Sworn Brothers]] besides. 
'''Mervyn''': You will be wanting my steel.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}|Marston and [[Mervyn Flowers]]}}

==Quotes about Marston==
{{Quote|[[Aegon III Targaryen|His Grace my brother]] can command me. You cannot.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}|[[Baela Targaryen]] to Marston}}

==Family==
{{Marston Waters tree}}

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

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Criston Cole

2026-07-27T21:47:22Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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| firstname = Criston
| lastname = Cole
| epithet = the Kingmaker
| arms = Cole
| arms2 = Kingsguard
| title = Ser
| image = Kingmaker by Naomimakesart.png
| image_caption = Criston Cole, by Naomimakesart ©
| Alias = Criston the Kingmaker Kingmaker
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] [[Hand of the King]]
| Allegiance = [[House Cole]] [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (formerly) [[Kingsguard]] [[Greens]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|82}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
| Place_of_Birth = [[Blackhaven]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
| Place_of_Death = south of the [[Gods Eye]]
| Spouse =
| Lover = Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (rumored){{Ref|AFFC|13}}
| coat-of-arms =
| 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 Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 3|3]]
}}

'''Criston Cole''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Cole]] who rose to become [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] for [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} His relationship with Viserys's daughter, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], was first friendly and then adversarial.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston helped convince Viserys's son, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon the Elder]], to claim the rule of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as his father lay dead. This led to the [[Dance of the Dragons]], a civil war between Aegon II and his elder half-sister, Rhaenyra, whom Viserys had long groomed as his successor. For this the knight became known as '''Criston the Kingmaker'''.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Criston also served as [[Hand of the King]] for Aegon II during part of the war.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

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

==Appearance and Character==
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Criston had coal black hair and pale green eyes. Many ladies described him as charming.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston was an exceptionally skilled warrior, particularly with his [[Armament#Flails|morningstar]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} He is also known to have wielded a [[longsword]] in battle.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} The Kingmaker rode a white [[horse]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
===Early life===
Ser Criston was the son of [[Lord Dondarrion (82 AC)|Lord Dondarrion]]'s [[steward|steward]];{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} according to a semi-canon source, Criston was common-born.<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2021/04/15/comes-a-swordsman/ Comes A Swordsman], April 15, 2021</ref>

In {{Date|104}}, Criston won a melee at [[Tourney for King Viserys I's accession|the tourney]] at [[Maidenpool]] to celebrate the ascension of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] to the [[Iron Throne]], drawing the attention of the royal court by knocking [[Dark Sister]] from the hands of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] with his morningstar. He gave the victor's laurel to the seven-year-old Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], whose favor he wore while unhorsing Daemon in the joust, as well as the twins Ser [[Arryk Cargyll|Arryk]] and Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]] of the [[Kingsguard]], before being unhorsed by Lord [[Lymond Mallister]]. Thereafter, King Viserys indulged Rhaenyra by naming Criston her personal [[sworn shield]]. In {{Date|105}}, the twenty-three-year-old Criston became a member of the Kingsguard, taking the place of the legendary Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston wore Rhaenyra's favor in [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Great Tourney on the fifth anniversary of King Viserys I and Queen Alicent's marriage|a tournament]] in {{Date|111}} where he unhorsed Ser [[Gwayne Hightower]], younger brother and champion to King Viserys's second wife and queen, [[Alicent Hightower]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Half a year later, Daemon departed the capital after quarreling with his royal brother. According to [[Mushroom]], Daemon had given explicit lessons to Rhaenyra so that she could seduce the noble Criston. When Rhaenyra finally approached the knight, however, the horrified Criston rejected the girl.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Lord Commander===
When Ser [[Harrold Westerling]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], died in {{date|112}}, Criston was named his successor to lead the white cloaks.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|113}}, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] arranged for his reluctant daughter [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], [[Princess of Dragonstone]], to wed Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], Criston slipped into Rhaenyra's bedchamber to confess his love, offering to abscond with her to one of the [[Free Cities]] where he would pledge his sword to some merchant prince. Rhaenyra refused him, however, saying a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] was meant to be more than the wife of a [[sellsword]], and that if he could forget his Kingsguard vows, he could forget marriage vows.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} According to [[Mushroom]], however, it was Rhaenyra who unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Criston in [[White Sword Tower]]. The spurned princess took solace in Ser [[Harwin Strong]], called Breakbones. Whatever the way of it, Criston went from being her staunchest defender to her bitterest foe, and Rhaenyra soon left for [[Driftmark]] with Harwin as her new sworn shield.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|114}}, Ser Criston attended the wedding of Rhaenyra to Laenor, which included seven days of feasting and jousting. He fought with Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]'s token, and during a melee left Harwin with a broken collarbone and shattered elbow, prompting Mushroom to call him "Brokenbones" thereafter. Criston's morningstar also cracked the helm of Laenor's favorite, Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]], which the Knight of Kisses died from six days later. While many were angered at Criston for this, including King Viserys, Queen Alicent did not share their displeasure, and asked that he be made her personal sworn shield. Criston became a staunch supporter of Alicent and a member of the [[greens]] ever after.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston tutored Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] to be a skilled swordsman, despite Aemond's one eye.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
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====Aegon II====
[[File:Aegon II crowned.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegon II Targaryen]] is [[Coronation of Aegon II Targaryen|crowned by Criston]], by Douglas Wheatley ©]]
When King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in {{Date|129}}, Criston and Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] assembled the [[small council]] to discuss the succession, keeping the king's death a secret from the public. Criston objected to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], [[Princess of Dragonstone]], or her husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], holding power, and he also repeated the rumor that Rhaenyra's children from Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] were [[bastard]]s. Instead of Rhaenrya, the [[greens]] wanted to crown her younger half-brother, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon the Elder]]. According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], Criston cut the throat of Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], the only councilor to support Rhaenyra, while [[Mushroom]] claims that Criston instead flung Lyman to his death from a window; neither Eustace or Mushroom was present at the meeting, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

Any [[blacks]] who remained at court were taken by Criston into custody. When Criston went to Aegon to convince the prince to ascend the [[Iron Throne]], Mushroom wrote that Criston found him with a young girl in [[Flea Bottom]], while Eustace claimed Aegon was in a more respectable situation with the daughter of a trader. According to the septon, Criston told the prince that he and his siblings would be killed by Rhaenyra if he did not claim the Iron Throne.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

During [[Coronation of Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon's coronation]] in the [[Dragonpit]], Criston placed the crown of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] on the young king's head.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Criston became known as the Kingmaker due to his support of Aegon II.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

====Hand of the King====
[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who was at [[Dragonstone]] at the time of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s coronation, refused to support her half-brother, beginning the great armed conflict which engulfed the Seven Kingdoms and became known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Many of the lords of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] were aware of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]'s wish to have Rhaenyra succeed him as [[House Targaryen]]'s first ruling queen, and threw their support behind the princess. As the [[blacks]] gathered their forces and allies, Aegon II became frustrated with Ser [[Otto Hightower]], his grandfather and [[Hand of the King]], and instead awarded the office to Criston.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In response to [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]] having killed young Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], the new Hand ordered a reluctant Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]] of the [[Kingsguard]] to infiltrate Dragonstone in the guise of his twin, Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]], who was supporting Rhaenyra on the island. Grand Maester [[Munkun]] believed that Criston wanted Arryk to assassinate Rhaenyra herself, while Mushroom wrote that Arryk was supposed to kill Rhaenyra's sons, [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]]. Criston's scheme faltered when Arryk and Erryk came face to face, however, and the twins killed each other in combat.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Criston marched on [[Rosby]] and [[Stokeworth]] and forced their levies to join his host of [[greens]], and he then led the [[sack of Duskendale]]. The Kingmaker was prepared for the arrival of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and [[Meleys]] at the [[Battle at Rook's Rest]], having planned for King Aegon II Targaryen on [[Sunfyre]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] on [[Vhagar]] to wait in ambush. Rhaenys and Meleys were killed in the fighting, and Aegon was left crippled as well. Aemond and Criston killed the garrison of Rook's Rest and carried the head of [[Lord Staunton]] back to [[King's Landing]]. When Aemond became [[Protector of the Realm]] and [[Regent|Prince Regent]] because of Aegon's injuries, Criston remained Hand.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

====Harrenhal====
Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and Criston desired to retake [[Harrenhal]] from Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], the husband of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who had gathered an army of [[rivermen]] to the great castle. While Lord [[Jason Lannister]] marched toward the [[Gods Eye]] with a host of [[westermen]] in support of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Criston departed [[King's Landing]] with another four thousand [[greens]] and Aemond on [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Jason was killed in the [[Battle at the Red Fork]], however, and his westermen struggled on under Lord [[Humfrey Lefford]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After defeating Ser [[Oswald Wode]] and Lords [[Lord Darry (Dance)|Darry]] and [[House Roote|Roote]] by the shores of the Gods Eye, Criston's host found Harrenhal to have been abandoned by the [[blacks]] when they finally arrived at the castle. Aemond saw it as a great victory, but he was outraged upon learning that Daemon had flown away on [[Caraxes]] to aid Rhaenyra with the [[fall of King's Landing]]. Meanwhile, Humfrey's [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host was shattered in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]] by the rivermen and the [[Winter Wolves]]. In response to the blacks' victories, Criston urged Aemond to retreat south and join the host of greens led by Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] and Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]. Aemond refused, however, and decided to instead burn the [[riverlands]] with Vhagar's [[dragonflame]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

====Butcher's Ball====
Criston marched south from [[Harrenhal]] with his remaining host of thirty-six-hundred greens to meet the [[House Hightower|Hightower]] host, traveling along the western shore of the [[Gods Eye]]. The [[blacks]] destroyed villages and befouled waters on his line of march, denying supplies to the [[greens]]. [[Rivermen]] such as young [[Benjicot Blackwood]], [[Lord of Raventree]],{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} harried Criston's host as they marched south, and a dozen greens were killed at [[Crossed Elms]] in an ambush planned by [[Black Trombo]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

While marching from the Gods Eye to the [[Blackwater Rush]], Criston's surviving host was met at a ridge by an army of thousands of blacks led by Ser [[Garibald Grey]], Ser [[Pate of Longleaf]], and [[Roderick Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]]. Criston offered to yield if the blacks would spare the lives of his men, but he was refused. When Criston then challenged all three of his counterparts, Pate had [[Robb Rivers]] and his archers strike down the Kingmaker with three arrows. Hundreds of Criston's men were then killed by the rivermen and [[Winter Wolves]] in the ensuing [[Butcher's Ball]] in {{Date|130}}. Garibald and Pate brought Criston's head on a spear to the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Criston was eventually succeeded as [[Hand of the King]] by Lord [[Cregan Stark]], who served briefly,{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} and as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] by Ser [[Willis Fell]], with both men serving [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Legacy==
Criston's motives in supporting [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in the [[Dance of the Dragons]] are unclear. Some say that he acted from ambition as Aegon was more controllable than his willful half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and that Rhaenyra's spurning of him added a personal dimension to the conflict.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Others allow Criston nobler motives and claim he was defending ancient [[Andal]] custom giving precedence to sons over daughters,{{Ref|AFFC|13}} or that he did not wish to see Rhaenyra's children whom he believed to be [[House Strong|Strong]] bastards—[[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon]]—to inherit the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Criston is remembered as embodying some of the best and worst aspects of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Trying to gain Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] of the [[Kingsguard]] for her plot to crown Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] tells Arys that [[Anders Yronwood]], [[Lord of Yronwood]], is Criston Cole reborn, as Arianne believes that Anders supports her younger brother, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]]. Arys recalls a rumor that Criston had been Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s lover before he joined the Kingsguard.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

While showing Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] the [[White Book]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], mentions the controversial Criston.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==Quotes by Criston==
[[File:Criston_Cole_by_Jaenarra.png|350px|right|thumb|Criston by Jaenarra]]
{{Quote|[[Faith of the Seven|Seven]] save [[Seven Kingdoms|this realm]] if we seat [[Jacaerys Velaryon|a bastard]] on the [[Iron Throne]]. [[Blacks|They]] will turn the [[Red Keep]] into a brothel. No man's daughter will be safe, nor any man's wife. Even the boys ... we know what [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]] was.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|Criston to the [[small council]] of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Aegon''': My new [[Hand of the King|Hand]] is a steel fist. We are done with writing letters. 
'''Criston''': It is not for you to plead for support from your [[lord]]s, like a beggar pleading for alms. You are the lawful [[king]] of [[Westeros]], and those who deny it are traitors. It is past time they learned the price of treason.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|[[Aegon II Targaryen]] and Criston}}

{{Quote|We can begin here, the four of us. One of me against the three of you. Will that be enough to [[Butcher's Ball|make a fight of it]]?{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|Criston to [[Garibald Grey]], [[Pate of Longleaf]], and [[Roderick Dustin]]}}

==Quotes about Criston==
{{Quote|My white knight.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Ser Criston protects [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|the princess]] from her enemies, but who protects the princess from Ser Criston?{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Alicent Hightower]] to the court of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|When he looks at you, he sees the little girl you were, not the woman you've become, but I can teach you how to make him see you as a woman.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Daemon Targaryen]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], according to [[Mushroom]]}}

{{Quote|I saved my [[maiden]]head for you. Take it now, as proof of my love. It will mean little and less to [[Laenor Velaryon|my betrothed]], and perhaps when he learns that I am not chaste he will refuse me.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] to Criston, according to [[Mushroom]]}}

{{Quote|I'll have no songs about how brave you died, Kingmaker. There's tens o' thousands dead on your account.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Pate of Longleaf]] to Criston}}

{{Quote|Criston the Kingmaker had set brother against sister and divided the [[Kingsguard]] against itself, bringing on the terrible war the singers named the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|thoughts of [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

{{Quote|'''Loras''': The heroes will always be remembered. The best. '''Jaime''': The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both. Like him. '''Loras''': Who? Ten black pellets on a scarlet field. I do not know [[House Cole|those arms]]. '''Jaime''': They belonged to Criston Cole, who served the [[Viserys I Targaryen|first Viserys]] and the [[Aegon II Targaryen|second Aegon]]. They called him Kingmaker.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Loras Tyrell]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|My new [[Hand of the King|Hand]] is a steel fist.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}|[[Aegon II Targaryen]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Criston may be a homage by [[George R. R. Martin]] to [[w:Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], who is remembered as Warwick the Kingmaker for having supported first [[w:Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] and then [[w:Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] as King of England during the [[w:Wars of the Roses|Wars of the Roses]].

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Torrhen Manderly

2026-06-30T20:39:26Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Regency of Aegon III Targaryen */

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| Played_by = [[w:Dan Fogler|Dan Fogler]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 3|Season 3]]
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'''Torrhen Manderly''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Manderly]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] and the second son of Lord [[Desmond Manderly]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} He later became the Lord of [[White Harbor]], as well as [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Hand of the King]] during the [[Customs#Age of majority|minority]] of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Torrhen is portrayed by [[w:Dan Fogler|Dan Fogler]].<ref>WarnerMedia Pressroom: [https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/hbo-0/house-dragon/hbo-original-drama-series-house-dragon-begins-production-season-three House of the Dragon Begins Production On Season Three]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
Torrhen was clever and corpulent.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} It was said of him that he was brusque and gluttonous, but fair.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} Torrhen was a courtly man, well-spoken, handsomely clad, and well disciplined. He was a follower of the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} Torrhen is older than Lord [[Kermit Tully]] (b. {{Date|112}}).{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==History==
===The Dance of the Dragons===
Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] visited [[White Harbor]] and [[Winterfell]] and enlisted the [[north]] for the [[blacks]] in {{Date|129}} during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Torrhen's father, Lord [[Desmond Manderly]], sent Torrhen and his brother, Ser [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]], south to aid Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. After Rhaenyra lost two [[dragon]]s to the [[Two Betrayers]], Torrhen and his brother argued that the other two [[dragonseeds]], [[Addam Velaryon]] and [[Nettles]], were also untrustworthy.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

During the [[Riot of King's Landing (the Dance of the Dragons)|riots at King's Landing]], Torrhen led his northmen to [[Fishmonger's Square]] and [[River Row]], which they found to be swarming with the gutter knights of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]]. Torrhen's force lost a quarter of their men while retreating back to the [[Red Keep]]. At [[Dun Fort]] they boarded the ''[[Violande]]'', which sailed them to [[Dragonstone]]. Torrhen and his brother remained aboard the ship while Rhaenyra disembarked. From Dragonstone, Torrhen and his brother sailed back to White Harbor on the ''Violande''.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

===Regency of Aegon III Targaryen===
[[File:End of Aegon III's Regency by Paolo Puggioni (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|300px|thumb|right|Aegon III dismisses his regents © Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]
Ser Torrhen was named as one of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s seven regents in {{Date|131}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} When the regents argued over who should be Aegon's heir, Torrhen objected to Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], the option presented by Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

In late {{Date|132}}, a disease known as the [[Winter Fever]] fell on [[Westeros]]. It struck the [[Three Sisters]] first and quickly spread to White Harbor. With the death of Torrhen's father, Lord [[Desmond Manderly|Desmond]], followed four days later by the death of his brother, Ser [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]], Torrhen became the new [[Lord of White Harbor|Lord]] of [[White Harbor]]. He gave up his position of regent and sailed back north.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Torrhen sent a letter to King's Landing when Lord [[Unwin Peake]], the King's Hand, attempted to betroth his own daughter [[Myrielle Peake]] to King Aegon III following the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]. In his letter, Lord Torrhen argued that Aegon III should marry a Manderly, given the fact that both of the [[marriage]] pacts between [[House Manderly]] and [[House Targaryen]] had been broken "by cruel chance".{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

When a [[Great Council]] was called in {{Date|136}} to choose the new regents and Hand of the King for King Aegon III, Lord Torrhen sailed to the capital with twoscore knights and cousins. Torrhen was chosen by the assembled lords as Aegon's new Hand. He accepted the position and named [[Isembard Arryn]] as the new [[master of coin]] and [[Gedmund Peake]] as the [[master of ships]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Torrhen's first task as Hand of the King was to sit in judgment at the trials of those accused of [[poison]]ing [[Gaemon Palehair]] and plotting treason against King Aegon III.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} During his time as Hand, Torrhen proved to be honest and able. He enacted a major reform of the taxes with the help of Isembard, made several appointments at court and repudiated the pact that Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] had signed to secure the release of Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryens]]. However, King Aegon III never warmed to Torrhen, and Torrhen never liked the king.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

With Aegon III's [[Age of majority|sixteenth nameday]] approaching, Torrhen made preparations for a great [[royal progress]] throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]] to mark the occasion. However, on the day Aegon III turned sixteen, the king came into the [[Small council|council]] chambers and canceled the progress. He next dismissed his regents, and relieved Torrhen of his position as Hand. By doing so, Aegon III turned Torrhen into an enemy, as Torrhen considered his dismissal and the abrupt cancellation of the royal progress a deeply humiliating personal insult. Torrhen left King's Landing within a fortnight and sailed back to White Harbor aboard the ''[[Jolly Salt]]'', accompanied by the [[court fool]] [[Mushroom]], to whom he had offered the position of fool at the [[Merman's Court]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Best take no chances. If [[Greens|the foe]] gains two more [[dragon]]s, [[Blacks|we]] are lost.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|Torrhen to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her [[Black council|council]]}}

{{Quote|Aye, I'll [[Hand of the King|do it]]. But I'll need a man who is good with [[Currency|coin]] if I'm to deal with these [[House Rogare|Lyseni thieves]] and their bloody [[Rogare Bank|bank]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}|Torrhen to the [[lord]]s present at the [[Great Council#Great Council of 136 AC|Great Council of 136 AC]]}}

{{Quote|A [[king]] should have a [[Hand of the King|Hand]] of his own choosing. You have served [[Aegon III Targaryen|me]] well, no doubt, as you served [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|my mother]] before me, but it was [[Great Council#Great Council of 136 AC|my lords who chose you]]. You may return to [[White Harbor]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}|[[Aegon III Targaryen]] as he dismissed Torrhen as [[Hand of the King]]}}

==Family==
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==References==
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House Hightower

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{{Noble House
| House_name = House Hightower of the Hightower
| Rank = lordly
| image = House Hightower.svg
| Coat_of_arms = A white tower topped with flames on smoke grey (''Cendrée, a tower argent, beacon inflamed gules'')
| Words = We Light the Way
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| Seat = The [[Hightower]], [[Oldtown]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Leyton Hightower]]
| Region = The [[Reach]]
| Title = [[Beacon of the South]] [[Defender of Oldtown]] [[Defender of the Citadel]] [[Lord of Oldtown]] [[Lord of the Hightower]] [[Lord of the Port]] [[Voice of Oldtown]] [[King of the High Tower]] (historical)
| Heir = Ser [[Baelor Hightower]]
| Overlord = [[House Tyrell]]
| Vassal = {{coa|Beesbury|s}} [[House Beesbury]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} {{coa|Bulwer|s}} [[House Bulwer]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} {{coa|Costayne|s}} [[House Costayne]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} {{coa|Cuy|s}} [[House Cuy]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} {{coa|Mullendore|s}} [[House Mullendore]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
| Ancestral_weapon = [[Vigilance]]
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| Founded_in = [[Dawn Age]]
| Founder = [[Uthor of the High Tower]]
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'''House Hightower of the Hightower''', also known as '''House Hightower of Oldtown''',<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P240 The Arryns and the Hightower], May 8, 1999</ref> is one of the most powerful of the noble houses in the [[Reach]]. Their seat is the [[Hightower]], located in the city of [[Oldtown]]. The sigil of House Hightower is a stone white watchtower, with a fire on the top.{{Ref|THK}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> Their motto is ''"We Light the Way"'',{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} and they possess a [[Valyrian steel]] [[Armament|sword]] called [[Vigilance]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

The Hightowers are among the oldest and proudest of the [[Great Houses]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} They have often preferred trade instead of war,{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} and have also avoided many wars because of their support for the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

===Traits===
A proud family,{{ref|ACOK|12}} some Hightowers are said to have dabbled in alchemy and necromancy.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Members of House Hightower thus far described tend to have silver or golden hair.<ref group="N">[[Alerie Hightower]] has silver hair, despite being in her late thirties, early forties. [[Lynesse Hightower]] has golden hair and resembles [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. And in the end of his life, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] confused [[Alicent Hightower]] with his daughter [[Saera Targaryen|Saera]], who, although her appearance has not been described, was a Targaryen.</ref>

==History==
===Hightower Kings===
[[File:Urrigon Hightower.png|thumb|200px|[[Urrigon Hightower]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': ''Histories & Lore'']]
The family is ancient, existing since the [[dawn of days]] when they were petty-kings. While most scholars believe they descend from the [[First Men]], Maester [[Yandel]] posits they descend from the seafarers and traders that settled at the top of the [[Whispering Sound]] in an earlier time, men who came to [[Westeros]] before the First Men and seem to have founded the original incarnation of [[Oldtown]]. Whatever the truth, the Hightowers resided in the ancient [[black stone]] fortress of [[Battle Isle]] at the mouth of the [[Honeywine]] before the "Hightower" of stone was built.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

The Hightowers built four successive wooden beacon towers atop the fortress. The legendary King [[Uthor of the High Tower]] is said to have commissioned [[Bran the Builder]] or his son [[Brandon Stark (son of Bran the Builder)|Brandon]] to design the fifth tower, one built entirely of stone. Uthor's sons, King [[Urrigon Hightower|Urrigon]] and Prince [[Peremore Hightower|Peremore the Twisted]], were integral in the foundation of the [[Citadel]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

During these early days Oldtown was threatened and sacked many times, including by [[ironborn]] raiders, [[Dornishmen]], and the armies of the [[Kings of the Reach]], [[House Gardener]] of [[Highgarden]]. The Kings of the High Tower raised strong walls and higher towers to keep any further invaders out. Oldtown was not brought into the realm of the Gardeners by conquest, but by marriage, during the reigns of King [[Lymond Hightower]] and King [[Garland II Gardener]]. Lymond the Sea Lion wed the daughter of Garland, while Garland put aside his own wives to marry Lymond's daughter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}

===Gardener Era===
During the [[coming of the Andals]], the Hightowers and the Gardeners allied with the [[Andals|newcomers]]. Thus they were able to keep their wealth, lands and privileges. Protected by the might of Highgarden, the lords of Oldtown turned their eyes to trade and commerce and grew with every generation to become one of the richest and most powerful noble families in Westeros. The Hightowers were also one of the first great lords to accept the [[Faith of the Seven]] and thus gave their patronage to the establishment of the office of [[High Septon]] and the building of the [[Starry Sept]] as the center of the Faith.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

Through the centuries of the [[Kingdom of the Reach]], the [[House Peake|Peakes]] and [[House Osgrey|Osgreys]] boasted about marrying their daughters to Hightowers.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}{{Ref|TSS}}

About five centuries ago,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} Lord Commander [[Runcel Hightower]] unsuccessfully attempted to bequeathe the [[Night's Watch]] to his [[bastard]] son.{{ref|ASOS|55}}

===Targaryen Era===
[[File:The Hightower at Oldtown.jpg|thumb|The [[Hightower]] at [[Oldtown]] by Ted Nasmith ©]]
During [[Aegon's Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], Lord [[Manfred Hightower (Aegon's Conquest)|Manfred Hightower]] heeded the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] and did not join his liege lord, King [[Mern IX Gardener]], on the march to the [[Field of Fire]]. Soon, Mern was dead and [[Highgarden]] surrendered, with the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] replacing the Gardeners. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] arrived at [[Oldtown]] on [[dragon]]back, Manfred opened his gates. Aegon spared the city, and the High Septon anointed him and acknowledged [[House Targaryen]]'s right to rule all Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: Aegon's Conquest}}{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

After the [[High Septon (Aegon I)|High Septon]] objected against the suggested match between Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]] and Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], he suggested instead his own niece as Maegor's bride: [[Ceryse Hightower]], the daughter of Lord [[Manfred Hightower (son of Addam)|Manfred Hightower]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Ceryse and Maegor were wed in {{Date|25}}. Maegor took a second bride in {{Date|39}}, claiming that Ceryse was infertile. Lord Manfred objected to Maegor's second wedding. After Maegor had left Westeros in exile, and Septon [[Murmison]] had failed to make Ceryse fertile, Ceryse returned to the Hightower.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

In {{Date|41}}, Lord [[Martyn Hightower]] succeeded his father Manfred. In {{Date|43}}, Martyn's brother Ser [[Morgan Hightower|Morgan]] was the sole [[Warrior's Son]] pardonned by Maegor, following the mysterious death of the High Septon and the yielding of Oldtown by Martyn to the Targaryens. That same year, Maegor and Ceryse were reunited, and Ceryse eventually returned to [[King's Landing]] with her husband, where she remained until her death in {{Date|45}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

In {{Date|47}}, Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella Targaryen]], the younger daughter of the deceased Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and Queen [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], was sent to Oldtown by King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] to be raised as a [[septa]]. When her mother Rhaena fled from Maegor in the night the next year, Maegor sent a rider to Oldtown commanding Lord Hightower to behead Rhaella as punishment for her mother's betrayal. Lord Hightower refused, however, and imprisoned the messenger instead. He then declared his support for Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

[[Eustace Hightower]]'s ship was the only one of the three in [[Alys Westhill]]'s expedition of {{Date|56}} across the [[Sunset Sea]] to return.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

In {{Date|85}}, the ruling Lord Hightower sent his men to search for the escaped Princess [[Saera Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

In {{Date|89}}, the ruling Lord Hightower staged a tourney at Oldtown in honor of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], who was visiting the city during one of his [[royal progress]]es.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:The Greens by naomimakesart.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[greens]], by Naomimakesart ©]]
The Hightowers were strong supporters of the [[greens]] against the [[blacks]] during the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] was supported by his mother, the Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], and Aegon's grandfather, Ser [[Otto Hightower]], served as his first [[Hand of the King]]. Ser [[Gwayne Hightower]], one of Otto's sons, served as second-in-command of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]]. Otto and Gwayne were killed amid the [[fall of King's Landing]], however, and Alicent was taken captive by Aegon's rival, Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Meanwhile, Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], Otto's nephew, commanded the greens' army from the Reach, which also included Ormund's cousins, Ser [[Bryndon Hightower|Bryndon]] and Ser [[Hobert Hightower]]. Three of the Hightowers' bannerhouses (the [[House Costayne|Costaynes]], [[House Mullendore|Mullendores]] and [[House Beesbury|Beesburys]]) fought for the blacks, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Ormund knighted Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] after the [[Battle of the Honeywine]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} and the Hightower host fought at [[Siege of Longtable|Longtable]] and [[sack of Bitterbridge|Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Ormund and Bryndon were both killed by Lord [[Roderick Dustin]] at [[First Battle of Tumbleton|First Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Although he was an ineffective leader, Hobert sacrificed himself during his [[poison]]ing of Ser [[Ulf White]] after [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|Second Tumbleton]]. Lord [[Unwin Peake]] led the remnants of the Hightower host in retreat after the battle.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

===Later History===
Lord Ormund was succeeded by his son, Lord [[Lyonel Hightower]], who caused relations to sour when he announced his intent to marry his widowed step-mother, Lady [[Samantha Tarly]], denounced by the [[High Septon]] as a form of incest.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} After the [[Rogare Bank]] collapsed in {{Date|136}}, she founded the [[Bank of Oldtown]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Following the death of her first husband, Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] married [[Garmund Hightower]] and had six daughters by him.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

House Hightower gave strong support to neither side during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], keeping a foot in both Targaryen and [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] camps.{{Ref|TSS}}

Ser [[Abelar Hightower]] challenged Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] in the first tilt of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] and was defeated.{{Ref|THK}}

===Recent History===
[[File:Thaldir Ser Gerold Hightower.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] and Princess [[Elia Martell]] visited Oldtown on their way to [[Casterly Rock]] where their mother was to broker their marriage to the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] twins, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]. While in Oldtown they met [[Baelor Hightower]], whom Elia fancied but Oberyn mocked after he farted in their presence.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] later offered his youngest son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], as a match for a Hightower daughter, but Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] declined.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Hightowers remained loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] and the Targaryen dynasty.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]], was [[Combat at the tower of joy|killed]] at the [[tower of joy]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} The Hightowers knelt to the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], after the defeat of the Targaryens.

Lord Leyton attended the [[tourney at Lannisport]] to watch his sons joust. [[Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse]] accompanied her father, meeting and marrying [[Jorah Mormont]], Lord of [[Bear Island]]. [[Mormont Keep|Mormont's hall]] proved underwhelming, however, and Lynesse eventually became the chief concubine of [[Tregar Ormollen]] in [[Lys]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

House Hightower continues to be patrons of both the [[Citadel]] and the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} They are as rich as [[House Lannister]] and can field three times as many swords as other Tyrell [[bannermen]], as well as the manpower of [[Oldtown]]. The four-decked ''[[Honor of Oldtown]]'' is the flagship of the Hightower fleet.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Lord Leyton has not descended from the [[High Tower]] in over a decade.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} His fourth and current wife is Lady [[Rhea Florent]]. Besides her family, the Hightowers are connected to several prominent Reach houses; Leyton's second daughter, Lady [[Alerie Hightower|Alerie]], is wed to their liege lord, [[Mace Tyrell]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Alerie Hightower]]'s daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]], marries [[Renly Baratheon]] at [[Highgarden]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
At the start of the [[War of the Five Kings]], the Hightowers follow the Tyrell lead in supporting Renly.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} The Hightowers do not change to [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s side after [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Renly's assassination]].

[[Daenerys Targaryen]] reminds the exiled Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] of his second wife, [[Lynesse Hightower]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Leyton Hightower.jpg|thumb|Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], by Anna Christenson © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the [[small council]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] grants some lands from the defeated to Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

With the Tyrells allied with [[House Lannister]], Alerie travels to [[King's Landing]], where she attends the [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]] of Margaery to Joffrey, during which the king dies.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Alerie attends the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{ref|AFFC|7}} and Margaery's wedding to the new king, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AFFC|12}}

House Hightower's caution changes in response to the [[taking of the Shields]] and attacks on the Reach by [[House Greyjoy]]. Old Lord Leyton stays in his tower with [[Malora Hightower|Malora the Mad Maid]], supposedly researching books of spells, and sends forth his sons with varying tasks. [[Baelor Hightower|Baelor Brightsmile]] is building ships, [[Gunthor Hightower|Gunthor]] is building up the harbor's defenses, [[Garth Hightower|Garth Greysteel]] is training men, and [[Humfrey Hightower|Humfrey]] is traveling to his sister [[Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse]] in [[Lys]], where he hopes to hire [[sellsail]]s. The [[ironborn]] of King [[Euron Greyjoy]] conquer parts of the [[Arbor]], however, and attempt to blockade the [[Honeywine]]. One attack on Oldtown's harbor is repulsed by the defenders, but the city remains under serious threat.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

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

* Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], called the Old Man of [[Oldtown]].
** Lady [[Rhea Florent]], his fourth wife.
*** Ser [[Baelor Hightower]], his eldest son and heir. Called Baelor Brightsmile. Married to [[Rhonda Rowan]].
*** [[Malora Hightower]], his eldest daughter. Called the Mad Maid.
*** [[Alerie Hightower]], his second daughter. Married to Lord [[Mace Tyrell]].
*** Ser [[Garth Hightower]], his second son. Called Garth Greysteel.
*** [[Denyse Hightower]], his third daughter. Married to Ser [[Desmond Redwyne]].
*** [[Leyla Hightower]], his fourth daughter. Married to Ser [[Jon Cupps]].
*** [[Alysanne Hightower]], his fifth daughter. Married to Lord [[Arthur Ambrose]].
*** [[Lynesse Hightower]], his sixth daughter. Married to Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]; now concubine to [[Tregar Ormollen]] in [[Lys]].
*** Ser [[Gunthor Hightower]], his third son. Married to [[Jeyne Fossoway]].
*** Ser [[Humfrey Hightower]], his fourth son.
* Ser {[[Gerold Hightower]]}, called the White Bull. [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]] under kings, [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] and [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. His uncle. [[Combat at the tower of joy|Slain]] at the [[tower of Joy]] in {{Date|283}}.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch:
* Maester {[[Walys Flowers]]}, son of a Hightower girl and an [[Maesters|archmaester]] of the [[Citadel]]. Maester to the late Lord [[Rickard Stark]].

{{Template:Hightower tree}}

==Historical Members==
===Before the Conquest===
* King [[Uthor of the High Tower]], a legendary figure of the [[Dawn Age]], credited with the building of the first stone [[Hightower]].
** King [[Urrigon Hightower]], his eldest son and successor, who bequeathed lands for the foundation of the [[Citadel]].
** Prince [[Peremore Hightower]], called the Twisted, who brought a group of scholars together, who, in the end, would go on to found the Citadel.
* King [[Otho II Hightower]], who strengthened the defenses of [[Oldtown]] to prevent further sacking by foreign forces.
* King [[Lymond Hightower]], called the Sea Lion, who defeated an invasion of [[ironborn]] raiders and married the daughter of [[Garland II Gardener]], thus bringing Oldtown under the power of [[Highgarden]]. Afterwards he ruled as the first Lord of Oldtown.
* Lord [[Jeremy Hightower]], who fostered trade and doubled his house's wealth.
** Lord [[Jason Hightower]], his son and heir, who rebuilt the Hightower a hundred feet higher.
* Lord [[Dorian Hightower]], who set aside his wife for an [[Andal]] princess and the stability of trade.
** Lord [[Damon Hightower]], called the Devout, his grandson, who was the first to accept the [[Faith of the Seven]].
*** Lord [[Triston Hightower]], his son, who was fostered by the Faith and raised the [[Starry Sept]].
**** Lord [[Barris Hightower]], his son, who gave the [[High Septon]] his first crystal crown.
* Lord Hightower, ruling during the reign of King [[Garth XI Gardener]]. His comment led people to refer to the king as "Garth the Painter".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}
* [[Runcel Hightower]]. He was [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] and tried to bequeath [[Night's Watch|the Watch]] to his bastard son.

===After the Conquest===
* Lord [[Manfred Hightower (Aegon's Conquest)|Manfred Hightower]], was the head of House Hightower during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
** Lord [[Addam Hightower]], eldest son and heir to Manfred.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}
*** Lord [[Manfred Hightower (son of Addam)|Manfred Hightower]], the son of Addam.<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [SPOILERS] Family trees and successions - [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/152622-spoilers-family-trees-and-successions/&do=findComment&comment=8276294 "Addam Hightower is indeed the father of Manfred #2."]</ref>
**** Lord [[Martyn Hightower]], Manfred's eldest son and heir.
**** Queen [[Ceryse Hightower]], the daughter of Manfred, and the first wife of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].
**** Ser [[Morgan Hightower]], Martyn's younger brother, and a member of the [[Warrior's Sons]].
*** Lady [[Patrice Hightower]], Manfred's maiden sister and Martyn's aunt. Suspected by some to have murdered the [[High Septon (Aenys I)|High Septon]], in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
** [[Garmon Hightower]], a younger son of Manfred and brother to Addam, slain by Ser Joffrey Dayne during the [[First Dornish War]].
** A son who had recently taken the vows of a [[septon]] at the end of Aegon's Conquest.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
** A son who had joined the Warrior's Sons.
** Daughters. Manfred offered his youngest to [[Aegon I Targaryen]] upon opening the gates of Oldtown to him, which Aegon declined so as not to offend his Queens.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
* Unknown male Hightower for which a betrothal to one of Lord [[House Tarth|Tarth]]'s [[Tarth triplets|triplet daughters]] was arranged by Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}
* Lord [[Donnel Hightower]], who ruled the Hightower during the early part of the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].
** Ser [[Eustace Hightower]], Donnel's grandson.
*** Eustace's wife and children.
** Ser [[Norman Hightower]], Donnel's grandson.
** [[High Septon (brother of Donnel Hightower)|High Septon]], a younger brother of Lord Donnel who became High Septon after [[Alfyn (septon)|Alfyn]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
** Other brother(s) of Lord Donnel.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
** Donnel's other relatives, including: uncles, nieces and at least 6 cousins and 2 nephews.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
* Lord Hightower ruling in {{Date|85}}. He sent his men to search for the escaped Princess [[Saera Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord Hightower ruling in {{Date|89}}. He staged a [[tourney]] in honor of King Jaehaerys I.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* [[Lord Hightower]], the Lord of the Hightower during the late reign of King Jaehaerys I and the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon}}
** Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], his son and successor. Lord of the Hightower during the Dance of the Dragons.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Married twice, second to Lady [[Samantha Tarly]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
*** Lord [[Lyonel Hightower]], his son, Lord of the Hightower during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Second husband of Lady Samantha Tarly.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
**** Six children.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
**** Ser [[Myles Hightower]], Lyonel's cousin.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
*** [[Martyn Hightower (son of Ormund)|Martyn Hightower]], his son.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
*** [[Garmund Hightower]], his son, married to Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]].
**** Six daughters.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
*** [[Bethany Hightower]], his daughter. One of the thirty-three maidens from the Reach proposed by Samantha Tarly as a suitable wife for King Aegon III Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
*** Ser [[Bryndon Hightower]], the foremost knight of Oldtown, cousin to Lord Ormund. Killed alongside Ormund by Lord [[Roderick Dustin]] at the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
*** Ser [[Hobert Hightower]], cousin to Lord Ormund. Sixty years old in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
** Ser [[Otto Hightower]], his younger brother. He was the [[Hand of the King]] during the reigns of Jaehaerys I, Viserys I and [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. He was the uncle of Lord Ormund Hightower.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}<ref>Ran's comment [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/113133-rogue-prince-or-kings-brother-part-ii/?p=5970769]</ref>
*** [[Alicent Hightower]], daughter of Ser Otto and the Queen of King Viserys I Targaryen, who gave him three sons and a daughter, including Aegon II Targaryen, who was one of the claimants in the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
*** At least one other son.
*** Ser [[Gwayne Hightower]], the youngest brother of Queen Alicent.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
* Unnamed female Hightower, one of the thirty-three maidens from the Reach proposed by Samantha Tarly as suitable queens, alongside Bethany Hightower.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Jon Hightower]], Lord of the Hightower, and Hand of the King in the final years of the reign of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
* Ser [[Abelar Hightower]], a participant of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] and heir to Oldtown.{{Ref|THK}}
* Lord [[Quenton Hightower]], Lord of the Hightower during the reign of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]]. He ordered Oldtown to be closed and anyone caught trying to leave to be killed to prevent the spread of the [[grey plague]] as it took half the city. Survivors of the plague murdered him and his young son in the streets the day he had those orders rescinded.
** His young son.{{Ref|AFFC|8}}

==Sworn Houses==
{{plainlist|
*{{coa|Beesbury|m}} [[House Beesbury]] of [[Honeyholt]]
*{{coa|Bulwer|m}} [[House Bulwer]] of [[Blackcrown]]
*{{coa|Costayne|m}} [[House Costayne]] of the [[Three Towers]]
*{{coa|Cuy|m}} [[House Cuy]] of [[Sunhouse]]
*{{coa|Mullendore|m}} [[House Mullendore]] of [[Uplands]]
}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Highgarden]] defends our backs, so we are free to gaze outward, to [[Whispering Sound|the sea]] and the lands beyond.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}|saying of [[Jeremy Hightower]]}}

{{Quote|The Hightowers are an ancient family, very rich and very proud.{{ref|ACOK|12}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

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

{{HousesReach}}

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[[Category:Houses from the Reach|Hightower]]
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Maelor Targaryen

2026-06-24T10:20:03Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Quotes */

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Maelor
| lastname = Targaryen
| arms = Targaryen
| title = Prince
| image = Maelor Targaryen by riotarttherite.jpg
| image_caption = Maelor Targaryen, by riotarttherite ©
| Alias =
| Title = [[Prince]]
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]] [[Greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Helaena Targaryen]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|127}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Bitterbridge]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| Date_of_Death = {{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)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

Prince '''Maelor Targaryen''' was the second son and third child of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and his sister-wife and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]]. Maelor had older twin siblings, brother [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], and sister [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

==Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Maelor Targaryen|l1=Images of Maelor Targaryen}}

Maelor possessed a [[dragon egg]], that was pale green with swirls of [[silver]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
===Childhood===
Maelor was born in {{Date|127}}, the third child of his parents, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] and Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]. In {{Date|129}}, on the third day of the third moon, Maelor, his two elder siblings, and his mother, went to visit their grandfather, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. While Viserys told Maelor's siblings a fictional tale<ref group="N">Elio Garcia has stated that George R. R. Martin [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/148940-inconsistencies-plot-holes-and-missing-details-in-tsotd-trp-and-tpatq/&page=7#comment-8138013 confirmed to him] that this story was made up by Viserys to entertain his grandchildren.</ref> about their great-great-grandsire, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], Maelor himself was given a [[pearl]] ring from Viserys's finger to play with. That night, King Viserys died in his sleep.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
{{Main|Dance of the Dragons}}

At the time of the death of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Maelor was two years old. His father, [[Aegon II Targaryen]], was crowned king by the [[greens]] in [[King's Landing]], but Aegon's older half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who had been Viserys's proclaimed heir, was crowned queen by the [[blacks]] on [[Dragonstone]]. This provoked a civil war that became known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. With his father now king, the two-year-old prince became second in line to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsRoyalApartmentsentered.png|thumb|400px|[[Helaena Targaryen]] and her three young children, [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] (left), Maelor (middle) and [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]] (right), are surprised by [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (ratcatcher)|Cheese]]. From ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': Histories & Lore © HBO]]

At the start of the war, Maelor's uncle, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], killed Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], the second son of Queen Rhaenyra. Her husband Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] declared vengeance, writing that there would be "An eye for an eye, a son for a son".{{Ref|TPATQ}} Sometime thereafter, two men, remembered as [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (ratcatcher)|Cheese]], snuck into the chambers of Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] in the [[Tower of the Hand]]. As was her custom, Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] took her three children to visit their grandmother at dusk, before they went to bed. Once Helaena entered the chambers with Jaehaerys, Jaehaera, and Maelor, Blood barred the door and slew Helaena's guardsman, while Cheese snatched Maelor. Cheese told Helaena that they were two "debt collectors", and asked which one of her sons she wanted to lose. The queen offered herself but the two killers refused, telling her that it had to be a son, a boy. As the queen agonized over the decision, Cheese warned her to make a choice soon, before Blood grew bored and raped Jaehaera. The weeping Helaena eventually named her youngest child, two-year-old Maelor, who she deemed to be too young to understand what was happening. Cheese told Maelor his mother wanted him dead, then grinned at Blood, who slew Prince Jaehaerys instead, striking off the boy's head with a single blow from his sword. The two men did no further harm to Helaena, Jaehaera, or Maelor, fleeing with Jaehaerys's head in hand while Helaena screamed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

After Jaehaerys's death, Queen Helaena became deeply depressed and slowly sank into madness, and refused to eat, bathe, or leave her chambers. She couldn't stand to be in the presence of Maelor, having named him to die. Thus, King Aegon II took Maelor from her and gave him to Queen Alicent to raise as if he were her own. With the death of his older brother, Maelor became the king's heir. The deaths of both Prince Lucerys and Prince Jaehaerys set the civil war ablaze, with both sides calling for vengeance and unwilling to show any mercy.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

[[File:Rickard Thorne.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Ser [[Rickard Thorne]] defends Maelor, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.]]
In {{date|130}}, during the [[Fall of King's Landing]], when [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[dragon]]s first appeared in the skies above the city, the [[master of whisperers]] Lord [[Larys Strong]] spirited Maelor out of the city along with his father, King Aegon II, and older sister, Jaehaera. Larys led them out through a [[secret passage]] of [[Maegor's Holdfast]], of which only he had knowledge. Maelor was put in the charge of Ser [[Rickard Thorne]] of the [[Kingsguard]], who swore to bring him safely to [[Oldtown]], while the Kingsguard [[Willis Fell]] was charged to bring Jaehaera to [[Storm's End]]. After the escape, Rhaenyra posted huge rewards for information leading to the capture of Aegon, Jaehaera, Maelor, Willis Fell, Rickard Thorne, and Larys Strong. When that failed to produce anything, Rhaenyra sent out hunting parties of "[[knights inquisitor]]" to seek out the escapees, and punish anyone who helped them.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

At the [[blacks]]-held [[Bitterbridge]], while traveling incognito and claiming Maelor was his son, Rickard Thorne attempted to stay at the [[Hogs Head]], a disreputable inn, but there were no rooms left. Rickard showed a [[silver]] [[currency|stag]] to the innkeep, [[Ben Buttercakes]], and Ben allowed him to stay in the stables, if he cleaned them first. Once Rickard did so, Ben offered him a drink, as a pretext for his stableboy to search for more money in Rickard's belongings. [[Sly (stableboy)|Sly]] did not find any coins, but he did find Maelor's [[dragon egg]], wrapped in Rickard's white cloak. When Sly informed the inn's common room of his discovery, Rickard fled the inn with Maelor, slaying Ben on his way out and stealing a horse from the stables, while a mob of people followed. Not long after, Rickard was killed by crossbowmen on the city's stone bridge, though the Kingsguard clung to his charge until the end. A washerwoman, [[Willow Pound-Stone]], had to tear a crying Maelor from his arms.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

However, once the mob killed Rickard and seized Maelor, they did not know what to do with him. They debated whether to bring him to far away King's Landing for Rhaenyra's reward, or take him to nearby [[Longtable]] and the camp of the [[greens|green]] Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], who might pay more for Maelor. A fight broke out between Sly the stableboy, the crossbowman who had killed Rickard, and Willow Pound-Stone, who said no one was going to hurt her new son. It is disputed what happened next: [[Mushroom]] claims Willow Pound-Stone accidentally crushed Maelor to death, [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] says he was chopped into six pieces by a butcher so everyone might have a piece, and [[Munkun]] writes that Maelor was torn apart by the mob. All that is known for sure is that by the time [[Lady Caswell]] and her knights arrived, Maelor was dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

===Legacy===
[[File:Maelor_Targaryen_by_Paparinka_Art.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Maelor by Paparinka Art]]
Lady Caswell, after hanging those responsible for the prince's death, had Ser Rickard's corpse and Maelor's head sent to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] at [[King's Landing]]. She also sent Maelor's dragon egg to Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] at [[Longtable]], in hope that it might appease his fury. Mushroom says that Rhaenyra cried when presented with Maelor's head, whereas Eustace says she smiled, and ordered that the head be cremated per [[House Targaryen#Customs|Targaryen funeral customs]]. However, false rumors spread through King's Landing, perhaps spread by Larys Strong, that Rhaenyra had Maelor's head delivered to his mother, Queen Helaena, in a chamberpot.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When the green army commanded by Lord Ormund Hightower arrived at Bitterbridge, Lady Caswell tried to yield in exchange for a safe conduct for her and her family. However, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] was furious about the death of his nephew, and granted no mercy. Bitterbridge was [[Sack of Bitterbridge|sacked and burned]], while the population was executed or pushed into the [[Mander]] to drown. The Hogs Head was the first building put to the torch. Lady Caswell begged Lord Ormund to spare her children, before she publicly hanged herself from her castle's gatehouse.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Historians speculated that the subsequent suicide of Helaena Targaryen was induced by Lady [[Mysaria]] telling the queen of the death of her son Maelor and the gruesome manner it had happened.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{refn|group="N"|In a now deleted blog post, [[George R. R. Martin]] confirmed that hearing of Maelor's death was what drove Helaena to commit suicide, out of grief and guilt.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://web.archive.org/web/20240904154210/https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/09/04/beware-the-butterflies/ Beware the Butterflies]. George R. R. Martin (September 4, 2024). Archived and retrieved September 4, 2024.</ref>}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|You hear that, little boy? [[Helaena Targaryen|Your Momma]] wants you dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|[[Cheese (ratcatcher)|Cheese]], to Maelor}}

{{Quote|The gods will curse us all for this.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Lady Caswell]], in response to Maelor's death}}

{{Quote|You shall receive the same terms you gave my nephew Maelor.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], to [[Lady Caswell]]}}

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Dance}}

==See also==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Maelor Targaryen|l1=Images of Maelor Targaryen}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[ru:Мейлор Таргариен]]

Maelor Targaryen

2026-06-24T10:18:46Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* The Dance of the Dragons */

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Maelor
| lastname = Targaryen
| arms = Targaryen
| title = Prince
| image = Maelor Targaryen by riotarttherite.jpg
| image_caption = Maelor Targaryen, by riotarttherite ©
| Alias =
| Title = [[Prince]]
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]] [[Greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Helaena Targaryen]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|127}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Bitterbridge]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| Date_of_Death = {{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)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

Prince '''Maelor Targaryen''' was the second son and third child of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and his sister-wife and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]]. Maelor had older twin siblings, brother [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], and sister [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

==Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Maelor Targaryen|l1=Images of Maelor Targaryen}}

Maelor possessed a [[dragon egg]], that was pale green with swirls of [[silver]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
===Childhood===
Maelor was born in {{Date|127}}, the third child of his parents, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] and Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]. In {{Date|129}}, on the third day of the third moon, Maelor, his two elder siblings, and his mother, went to visit their grandfather, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. While Viserys told Maelor's siblings a fictional tale<ref group="N">Elio Garcia has stated that George R. R. Martin [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/148940-inconsistencies-plot-holes-and-missing-details-in-tsotd-trp-and-tpatq/&page=7#comment-8138013 confirmed to him] that this story was made up by Viserys to entertain his grandchildren.</ref> about their great-great-grandsire, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], Maelor himself was given a [[pearl]] ring from Viserys's finger to play with. That night, King Viserys died in his sleep.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
{{Main|Dance of the Dragons}}

At the time of the death of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Maelor was two years old. His father, [[Aegon II Targaryen]], was crowned king by the [[greens]] in [[King's Landing]], but Aegon's older half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who had been Viserys's proclaimed heir, was crowned queen by the [[blacks]] on [[Dragonstone]]. This provoked a civil war that became known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. With his father now king, the two-year-old prince became second in line to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsRoyalApartmentsentered.png|thumb|400px|[[Helaena Targaryen]] and her three young children, [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] (left), Maelor (middle) and [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]] (right), are surprised by [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (ratcatcher)|Cheese]]. From ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': Histories & Lore © HBO]]

At the start of the war, Maelor's uncle, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], killed Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], the second son of Queen Rhaenyra. Her husband Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] declared vengeance, writing that there would be "An eye for an eye, a son for a son".{{Ref|TPATQ}} Sometime thereafter, two men, remembered as [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (ratcatcher)|Cheese]], snuck into the chambers of Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] in the [[Tower of the Hand]]. As was her custom, Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] took her three children to visit their grandmother at dusk, before they went to bed. Once Helaena entered the chambers with Jaehaerys, Jaehaera, and Maelor, Blood barred the door and slew Helaena's guardsman, while Cheese snatched Maelor. Cheese told Helaena that they were two "debt collectors", and asked which one of her sons she wanted to lose. The queen offered herself but the two killers refused, telling her that it had to be a son, a boy. As the queen agonized over the decision, Cheese warned her to make a choice soon, before Blood grew bored and raped Jaehaera. The weeping Helaena eventually named her youngest child, two-year-old Maelor, who she deemed to be too young to understand what was happening. Cheese told Maelor his mother wanted him dead, then grinned at Blood, who slew Prince Jaehaerys instead, striking off the boy's head with a single blow from his sword. The two men did no further harm to Helaena, Jaehaera, or Maelor, fleeing with Jaehaerys's head in hand while Helaena screamed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

After Jaehaerys's death, Queen Helaena became deeply depressed and slowly sank into madness, and refused to eat, bathe, or leave her chambers. She couldn't stand to be in the presence of Maelor, having named him to die. Thus, King Aegon II took Maelor from her and gave him to Queen Alicent to raise as if he were her own. With the death of his older brother, Maelor became the king's heir. The deaths of both Prince Lucerys and Prince Jaehaerys set the civil war ablaze, with both sides calling for vengeance and unwilling to show any mercy.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

[[File:Rickard Thorne.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Ser [[Rickard Thorne]] defends Maelor, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.]]
In {{date|130}}, during the [[Fall of King's Landing]], when [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[dragon]]s first appeared in the skies above the city, the [[master of whisperers]] Lord [[Larys Strong]] spirited Maelor out of the city along with his father, King Aegon II, and older sister, Jaehaera. Larys led them out through a [[secret passage]] of [[Maegor's Holdfast]], of which only he had knowledge. Maelor was put in the charge of Ser [[Rickard Thorne]] of the [[Kingsguard]], who swore to bring him safely to [[Oldtown]], while the Kingsguard [[Willis Fell]] was charged to bring Jaehaera to [[Storm's End]]. After the escape, Rhaenyra posted huge rewards for information leading to the capture of Aegon, Jaehaera, Maelor, Willis Fell, Rickard Thorne, and Larys Strong. When that failed to produce anything, Rhaenyra sent out hunting parties of "[[knights inquisitor]]" to seek out the escapees, and punish anyone who helped them.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

At the [[blacks]]-held [[Bitterbridge]], while traveling incognito and claiming Maelor was his son, Rickard Thorne attempted to stay at the [[Hogs Head]], a disreputable inn, but there were no rooms left. Rickard showed a [[silver]] [[currency|stag]] to the innkeep, [[Ben Buttercakes]], and Ben allowed him to stay in the stables, if he cleaned them first. Once Rickard did so, Ben offered him a drink, as a pretext for his stableboy to search for more money in Rickard's belongings. [[Sly (stableboy)|Sly]] did not find any coins, but he did find Maelor's [[dragon egg]], wrapped in Rickard's white cloak. When Sly informed the inn's common room of his discovery, Rickard fled the inn with Maelor, slaying Ben on his way out and stealing a horse from the stables, while a mob of people followed. Not long after, Rickard was killed by crossbowmen on the city's stone bridge, though the Kingsguard clung to his charge until the end. A washerwoman, [[Willow Pound-Stone]], had to tear a crying Maelor from his arms.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

However, once the mob killed Rickard and seized Maelor, they did not know what to do with him. They debated whether to bring him to far away King's Landing for Rhaenyra's reward, or take him to nearby [[Longtable]] and the camp of the [[greens|green]] Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], who might pay more for Maelor. A fight broke out between Sly the stableboy, the crossbowman who had killed Rickard, and Willow Pound-Stone, who said no one was going to hurt her new son. It is disputed what happened next: [[Mushroom]] claims Willow Pound-Stone accidentally crushed Maelor to death, [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] says he was chopped into six pieces by a butcher so everyone might have a piece, and [[Munkun]] writes that Maelor was torn apart by the mob. All that is known for sure is that by the time [[Lady Caswell]] and her knights arrived, Maelor was dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

===Legacy===
[[File:Maelor_Targaryen_by_Paparinka_Art.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Maelor by Paparinka Art]]
Lady Caswell, after hanging those responsible for the prince's death, had Ser Rickard's corpse and Maelor's head sent to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] at [[King's Landing]]. She also sent Maelor's dragon egg to Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] at [[Longtable]], in hope that it might appease his fury. Mushroom says that Rhaenyra cried when presented with Maelor's head, whereas Eustace says she smiled, and ordered that the head be cremated per [[House Targaryen#Customs|Targaryen funeral customs]]. However, false rumors spread through King's Landing, perhaps spread by Larys Strong, that Rhaenyra had Maelor's head delivered to his mother, Queen Helaena, in a chamberpot.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When the green army commanded by Lord Ormund Hightower arrived at Bitterbridge, Lady Caswell tried to yield in exchange for a safe conduct for her and her family. However, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] was furious about the death of his nephew, and granted no mercy. Bitterbridge was [[Sack of Bitterbridge|sacked and burned]], while the population was executed or pushed into the [[Mander]] to drown. The Hogs Head was the first building put to the torch. Lady Caswell begged Lord Ormund to spare her children, before she publicly hanged herself from her castle's gatehouse.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Historians speculated that the subsequent suicide of Helaena Targaryen was induced by Lady [[Mysaria]] telling the queen of the death of her son Maelor and the gruesome manner it had happened.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{refn|group="N"|In a now deleted blog post, [[George R. R. Martin]] confirmed that hearing of Maelor's death was what drove Helaena to commit suicide, out of grief and guilt.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://web.archive.org/web/20240904154210/https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/09/04/beware-the-butterflies/ Beware the Butterflies]. George R. R. Martin (September 4, 2024). Archived and retrieved September 4, 2024.</ref>}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|You hear that, little boy? [[Helaena Targaryen|Your Momma]] wants you dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|[[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]], to Maelor}}

{{Quote|The gods will curse us all for this.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Lady Caswell]], in response to Maelor's death}}

{{Quote|You shall receive the same terms you gave my nephew Maelor.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], to [[Lady Caswell]]}}

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Dance}}

==See also==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Maelor Targaryen|l1=Images of Maelor Targaryen}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Tom Flowers

2026-06-24T10:16:56Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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'''Tom Flowers''', known as the '''Bastard of Bitterbridge''', was a [[bastard]] from [[House Caswell]] of [[Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
Tom fought for the [[blacks]] and [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] in the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. During the [[Battle of the Honeywine]], the Bastard of Bitterbridge and Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] led a great host of mounted [[knight]]s from the northeast, bearing down on the [[Greens|green]] army of Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]. With another army cutting off Hightower's retreat, a victory for the blacks seemed imminent until Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] arrived on his [[dragon]], [[Tessarion]], turning the tide of battle. By day's end, Tom was dead and burned amongst the reeds of the [[Honeywine]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

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Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)

2026-06-07T13:01:46Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* A Storm of Swords */

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| 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]]
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'''Leo Tyrell''', known as '''Leo Longthorn''', was the [[Lord of Highgarden]] and head of [[House Tyrell]] during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Leo is portrayed by [[w:Steve Wall|Steve Wall]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|l1=Images of Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)}}

In {{Date|209}}, Leo was a slender man with silver in his hair and a grey beard. He wore green and gold, and his shield was decorated with the golden rose of [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|THK}} He rode a white charger with green satin trappings patterned with golden roses.{{Ref|THK}}

Leo Longthorn was well respected and liked.{{Ref|thk}} Nearly a hundred years later, he is regarded as one of the greatest [[knight]]s ever produced from House Tyrell, and some consider him the finest jouster ever to couch a lance.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==History==
===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
Lord Leo participated in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], fighting on behalf of [[House Targaryen]]. He won notable victories in the [[Reach]] against [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]'s supporters, though his forces were unable to gather quickly enough to arrive in time for the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] in {{Date|196}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

===Intervening Years===
In the final years of the second century after [[Aegon's Conquest]], Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] and his young [[squire]] [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] took service at [[Highgarden]] under Lord Leo. Although Dunk could hardly remember that time, Ser Arlan woulf often speak of Lord Leo thereafter. At some time later, Leo visited [[King's Landing]], where Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] saw him in person.{{Ref|THK}}

===Tourney at Ashford Meadow===
[[File:Leo Tyrell vs Pearse Caron by Gary Gianni.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Leo Tyrell's bout with Pearce Caron by Gary Gianni]]
Lord Leo participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}, beginning the [[tourney]] as one of the champions. In the first tilt, he was challenged by Lord [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]], who yielded on the third lance after having his helm knocked off. Leo was next challenged by Lord [[Pearse Caron]], who was defeated after his longaxe caught in Leo's shield after a fight afoot. One-eyed Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]] lost his helm to Leo's lance in their first course, yet refused to yield. Three times more, they rode at each other, but Leo was too chivalrous to aim another lance at Robyn's unprotected head. Finally, the [[Lord of Highgarden]] struck Robyn's breastplate a solid thump right over the heart and sent him cartwheeling to the earth.{{Ref|THK}}

Being the liege-lord of the host of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Lord Leo judged Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] for having attacked Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] alonside Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]], and [[Lord Ashford]]. When Aerion invoked his right to a [[trial of seven]], Lord Leo judged that the prince was within his rights and the trial must be a trial of seven, as requested.{{Ref|THK}}

===Later Life===
During the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]] in {{Date|212}}, Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] and his squire, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], drank a toast to the health of Leo, as there were rumors that he was ailing.{{Ref|TMK}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
According to Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] wants one of his sons to be another Leo Longthorn. [[Willas Tyrell]] was encouraged to join the lists at too young an age, however, and was crippled during a joust with Oberyn. [[Tyrion Lannister]] points out that some say that Willas's youngest brother, Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], is a better jouster than Leo had been, but the [[Dorne|Dornish]] prince is skeptical of this.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

==Quotes==
===Quotes by Leo===
{{Quote|'''Baelor''': The [[Andals]] believed that if seven champions fought on each side, the gods, being thus honored, would be more like to take a hand and see that a just result was achieved. '''Leo''': Or mayhaps they simply had a taste for swordplay. Regardless, Ser [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]] is within his rights. A trial of seven it must be.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] and Leo Tyrell}}

===Quotes about Leo===
{{Quote|'''Egg''': That's Leo Tyrell, Lord of Highgarden '''Dunk''': I knew that. The old man and I served at Highgarden before you were ever born. That must be Lord Leo beside the tent, the slender greybeard in green and gold. '''Egg''': Yes. I saw him at King’s Landing once. He's not one you'll want to challenge, ser.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Oberyn''': He wanted another Leo Longthorn, and made himself a cripple. '''Tyrion''': There are those who say Ser [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] is better than Leo Longthorn ever was. '''Oberyn''': [[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] little rose? I doubt that.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Oberyn Martell]]}}

==References==
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Rhaegar Targaryen

2026-04-24T13:27:28Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Appearance and Character */

{{Redirect|Rhaegar|the grandson of Lord Walder Frey|Rhaegar Frey}}
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| title = Prince
| firstname = Rhaegar
| lastname = Targaryen
| arms = Targaryen
| image = [[File:Rhaegar twoiaf.jpg|320px]]
| image_caption = Rhaegar Targaryen, as depicted by Karla Ortiz in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
| Alias = Silver prince{{ref|ADWD|24}} The dragon prince{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ Who were the different people in Meera's story?], 2007</ref> The last dragon{{ref|AGOT|23}} [[The prince that was promised]]{{ref|aFfC|35}}
| Title = [[Prince of Dragonstone]] [[Knight|Ser]]
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Rhaella Targaryen]]
| Spouse = Princess [[Elia Martell]]
| Issue = [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Summerhall]], the [[stormlands]]{{ref|AFFC|35}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|259}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Battle of the Trident|Ruby Ford]], the [[riverlands]]{{ref|aGoT|4}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (lineages) ''[[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) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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Prince '''Rhaegar Targaryen''' was the firstborn son of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] and his sister-wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} As heir-apparent, he was the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and crown prince for the [[Iron Throne]]. Rhaegar was popular with the [[smallfolk]] during his lifetime, but he died in [[Robert's Rebellion]] which was triggered in part by his abduction of [[Lyanna Stark]]. He was slain in single combat by [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] at the [[ruby ford]] during the [[Battle of the Trident]]. Rhaegar was the elder brother of the exiled last members of [[House Targaryen]], Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Rhaegar is portrayed by [[w:Wilf Scolding|Wilf Scolding]] in flashbacks.

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Rhaegar Targaryen|l1=Images of Rhaegar Targaryen}}
The beautiful{{Ref|AFFC|24}}<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref> Rhaegar had [[purple eyes|deep purple]]{{Ref|ADWD|61}} or indigo colored eyes.{{Ref|ACOK|48}} He had long, elegant fingers,{{Ref|AFFC|24}} and was taller than his younger brother, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], would be in his adulthood.{{Ref|ACOK|48}} Rhaegar's hair was similar{{Ref|ACOK|48}} to the silver-blond of Viserys and their sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}} The hair of [[Aurane Waters]] is reminiscent of Rhaegar's,{{Ref|AFFC|12}} although the Bastard of Driftmark's is more silvery than gold.{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

Rhaegar owned night-black plate armor, with the three-headed dragon of [[House Targaryen]] decorated in [[rubies]] on its breastplate,{{Ref|AGOT|4}}{{Ref|AGOT|58}}{{Ref|AFFC|8}} and underneath the plate he wore [[gold]]en ringmail.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Rhaegar decorated his helm with gold, orange, and red silken streamers resembling flames.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

Rhaegar was an intelligent young man, who excelled at anything to which he put his mind,{{Ref|ASOS|8}} and grew to be a great [[knight]] and a skilled musician.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} The latter, however, held his preference; men said Rhaegar loved his [[silver]]-stringed [[harp]] more than he loved his lance.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} [[Jorah Mormont]] has described Rhaegar as valiant, honorable, and noble,{{Ref|ASOS|23}} while [[Barristan Selmy]] has called him determined, deliberate, dutiful, and single-minded.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} The crown prince was said to have been uninterested in the play of other children as a boy, but bookish "to a fault". He learned to read at such an early age that people jested that his mother [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] had swallowed some books and a candle during her pregnancy.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Later in life, however, Rhaegar did acquire several trusted and loyal companions.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Rhaegar was deeply affected by "the shadow of [[Summerhall]]", because he was "[[Tragedy at Summerhall|born in grief]]" and was considered melancholic at times.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} At the same time, Summerhall was also Rhaegar's favorite place.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

The prince was well-loved by the people of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]{{Ref|AFFC|24}} during his lifetime and is still fondly remembered to this day.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} While [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] despises Rhaegar and accuses him of having raped [[Lyanna Stark]], the only thought of [[Eddard Stark]], Lyanna's brother, is he did not think Rhaegar frequented brothels.{{Ref|AGOT|35}} [[Jaime Lannister]] remembers the iron tones of Rhaegar's voice.{{Ref|AFFC|8}} Barristan Selmy, who served three kings, thinks that Rhaegar would have been better than any of them.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} His sister, Daenerys, is frequently compared to Rhaegar as a compliment.{{Ref|AGOT|61}}{{Ref|ACOK|27}}{{Ref|ASOS|42}} People who had romantic feelings toward Rhaegar include [[Cersei Lannister]]{{Ref|AFFC|24}} and [[Jon Connington]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/5457/ Union Square Signing], July 14, 2011</ref> [[Rhaegar Frey]] is presumably named after the Prince of Dragonstone.

==History==
===Early life===
[[File:Hallmarccus rhaegar harp.jpg|thumb|250px|Rhaegar with his [[harp]], by Marcos Feittosa ©]]
Prince Rhaegar was the firstborn son of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] and Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]. He was born at [[Summerhall]] in {{Date|259}}, on the same day as the [[Tragedy at Summerhall|great tragedy there]].{{ref|AFFC|35}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Rhaegar Targaryen}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} As a child he read obsessively, to the point that jests were made about his habits. He became a noted warrior later in life, although he did not initially seem inclined to martial habits. However, apparently by something he had read, Rhaegar became motivated to become a warrior.{{ref|ASOS|42}}

At the age of seventeen, Rhaegar was [[knight]]ed,{{ref|AFFC|24}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} and from all reports grew into a skilled and capable fighter. The prince always distinguished himself well at [[tourney]]s, although he seldom entered the lists. Unlike warriors such as [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] or [[Jaime Lannister]], Rhaegar was not enthusiastic about fighting.{{ref|ASOS|42}}

Rhaegar's squires were [[Myles Mooton]] and [[Richard Lonmouth]], and after he knighted them they remained close companions. [[Jon Connington]], whom he had squired with,{{ref|ADWD|22}} was a good friend to Rhaegar as well. Returning from a trip to [[Dorne]], Rhaegar once visited the [[House Connington|Connington]] seat of [[Griffin's Roost]]. His songs brought the castle's women to tears, while Lord [[Armond Connington]] sought [[House Targaryen]]'s support against rival [[House Morrigen]].{{ref|ADWD|61}} Rhaegar's closest and oldest friend, however, was Ser [[Arthur Dayne]],{{ref|aSoS|8}} the [[Sword of the Morning]], trusting him more than Ser [[Barristan Selmy]].{{ref|ADWD|67}}

Rhaegar often liked to visit the ruins of Summerhall with only his [[harp]] and when he returned he sang songs of such beauty they could reduce women to tears. Although Rhaegar was often dour, private and bookish, [[Cersei Lannister]] noted at the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]] in [[Lannisport]] in {{Date|276}} that the [[smallfolk]] cheered for Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] twice as much as for King Aerys II, but only half as loudly for Tywin as for Rhaegar.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Rhaegar fought well in the tourney besting a dozen skilled knights, among them Barristan Selmy, [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]], and [[Tygett Lannister]] but was defeated in the champion's tilt by his friend Arthur Dayne.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Aerys refused Tywin's offer at the tourney to betroth Cersei to Rhaegar.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Rhaegar was also defeated by Barristan Selmy in the champion's tilt during a [[tourney at Storm's End]].{{ref|ASOS|42}}{{ref|ASOS|67}}

Rhaegar was born at a time when the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] had declined, and once he came of age, there was no sister, or anyone else of their bloodline, available for him to marry.<ref name=SSM>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/To_Be_Continued_Chicago_IL_May_6_83 To Be Continued (Chicago, IL; May 6-8)], May 06, 2005.</ref>{{ref|ACOK|0}} King Aerys sent his first cousin, Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]], to seek a bride for Rhaegar.{{ref|ACOK|0}} Despite [[Valyria]]n blood still being present in [[Essos]], Steffon could not find appropriate females of noble-enough birth for Rhaegar to wed.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

After this in early {{Date|279}}, Rhaegar was formally betrothed to the [[Dorne|Dornish]] princess, [[Elia Martell]], the younger sister of [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]]. They married the following year in {{Date|280}}, a lavish ceremony was held at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. His father did not attend the [[Marriage|wedding]] as he was paranoid about an assassination attempt and nor did he permit the young Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] to attend. Rhaegar and his father's relationship was straining at this point, and he and his new bride took up residence on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] instead of [[King's Landing]]. Rhaegar and Elia had their first child, a girl named [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]],{{ref|aGoT|Appendix}} in {{Date|280}}. When the babe was presented at court, Rhaegar's mother, Queen Rhaella, embraced her grandchild warmly while King Aerys remarked: "she smells Dornish". The relationship between Aerys and Rhaegar became more and more estranged.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

[[File:Rhaegar Targaryen Elia Martell marriage.jpg|thumb|350px|Wedding of Prince Rhaegar and Princess [[Elia Martell]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]

Elia and Rhaegar had a son they named [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. Elia, due to her delicate health, was bed-ridden for half a year after giving birth to Rhaenys and nearly died giving birth to Aegon, after which the [[maesters]] told Rhaegar she would be unable to have any more children.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], whom Rhaegar corresponded with via [[Raven|raven messages]], remembers that Rhaegar believed his child Aegon to be [[the prince that was promised]].{{ref|AFFC|35}}

When Lord Tywin resigned his position as [[Hand of the King]] and left court, the new focus of King Aerys's mistrust and paranoia was his own son and heir, Prince Rhaegar. At court, there was growing tension between factions loyal to the king and to the prince. Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] dispatched a letter to the [[Citadel]], writing that tensions and division at court strongly resembled those before the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Pycelle was fearful a civil war would break out unless some accord could be reached that would satisfy both factions.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

===Tourney at Harrenhal===
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[[File:PPRhaegarHarrenhalTourney.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Rhaegar crowns [[Lyanna Stark]] as [[queen of love and beauty]], as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

In {{Date|280}},<ref group="N">''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' lists two contradicting dates. In "The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II", the announcement is stated to have been made in {{Date|280}}, but in "The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring", the announcement of the tourney is stated as having been made in {{Date|281}}. It is confirmed {{Date|280}} is correct in later editions.</ref> Lord [[Walter Whent]] announced a tourney would be held at [[Harrenhal]] to rival any previous tournament. It is believed by some that the tourney was secretly arranged and financed by Prince Rhaegar, as a pretext, so Rhaegar could meet up with the great lords of the realm to discuss arranging a [[Great Council]] and the removal of his father. The tournament was announced by Walter shortly after his brother, Ser [[Oswell Whent|Oswell]] of the [[Kingsguard]], visited his older brother. When Lord [[Varys]] alerted [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] to this possibility, the king decided to attend the tourney.{{ref|ADWD|67}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

During the great [[tourney at Harrenhal]], Rhaegar seemed unstoppable and defeated even Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]. Taking the [[blue winter rose|winter rose]] crown for the [[queen of love and beauty]], he revealed his interest in [[Lyanna Stark]] by passing over his wife, Princess [[Elia Martell|Elia of Dorne]], and setting it in Lyanna's lap. [[Eddard Stark]] later recalled that moment as "when all the smiles died".{{ref|AGOT|58}}{{ref|ASOS|42}} The next year, Rhaegar seemingly kidnapped Lyanna, for reasons unknown. This act ultimately triggered [[Robert's Rebellion]] and the downfall of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen dynasty]].

===Robert's Rebellion===
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Some believe that Rhaegar spent the beginning of [[Robert's Rebellion]], also known as the War of the Usurper, with [[Lyanna Stark]] at the [[tower of joy]] in the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]]. King Aerys sent Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], to retrieve Rhaegar. Leaving Ser Gerold, Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], and Ser [[Oswell Whent]] at the tower,{{ref|AWOIAF|Rhaegar Targaryen}} Rhaegar returned to the [[crownlands]] and took command of the Targaryen army after the defeat of his friend [[Jon Connington]] in the [[battle of the Bells]]. Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] was left at the [[Red Keep]] to protect Rhaegar's father and family.{{ref|ASOS|44}}

[[File:twoiaf battle of the trident.jpg|thumb|400px|Prince Rhaegar and Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] in combat at the [[Battle of the Trident]], as depicted by Justin Sweet in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

Rhaegar met Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] in combat at a ford during the [[Battle of the Trident]], where the pair had a legendary duel in the raging rivers of the [[Trident]]. Rhaegar, despite wounding Robert, was struck down with a massive blow to the chest from [[Robert's warhammer]], which scattered the [[rubies]] encrusted in Rhaegar's armor into the water. While Rhaegar lay dead in the stream, soldiers of both armies scrabbled in the water to search for the rubies. The location was named the [[ruby ford]] thereafter. Rhaegar died with Lyanna Stark's name on his lips.{{ref|AWOIAF|Rhaegar Targaryen}} According to a semi-canon source, Rhaegar's body was cremated, as is [[House Targaryen#Customs|traditional for fallen Targaryens]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat], July 27, 2008</ref>

Rhaegar's wife, [[Elia Martell|Elia]], and their children were murdered by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]] during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Amory dragged the screaming girl, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]], from under her father's bed and stabbed her to death. Gregor, whom Rhaegar had knighted, killed the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] by dashing his head against the wall while his mother watched. He then raped and killed Elia while still covered in the blood and brains of her son.{{ref|AGOT|30}}{{ref|ASOS|53}} Meanwhile, Jaime Lannister killed Rhaegar's father, King Aerys, to prevent the [[wildfire plot]], earning himself the [[Kingslayer]] sobriquet.{{ref|ASOS|37}}

The circumstances of Rhaegar's taking of Lyanna, and of her reaction to it, remain unknown. The [[House Stark|Starks]], [[Brandon Stark]] in particular, saw it as an abduction, and Robert Baratheon imagined that Rhaegar was raping Lyanna while he kept her prisoner. However, the Targaryen tradition sees Rhaegar acting out of true love for Lyanna. Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Lyanna's brother, and Lord [[Howland Reed]] found her at Rhaegar's tower of joy in Dorne.{{ref|AWOIAF|Lyanna Stark}} Lyanna died in the Red Mountains after Eddard's arrival and his [[Combat at the tower of joy|defeat of the three Kingsguard]]. She made her brother give a promise, the content of which remains unknown.{{ref|AGOT|35}}{{ref|AGOT|47}}

What all sides seem to agree upon is that the meeting of Rhaegar and Lyanna was fateful as it led to immense bloodshed. This leads to imaginations of an alternate history, in which Rhaegar never became infatuated with Lyanna. [[Viserys Targaryen]] blames his sister [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] once for the downfall of the Targaryens, because she was not born earlier, as Rhaegar could then have married her and might have never become interested in Lyanna.{{ref|ASOS|42}} Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] imagines that, had King Aerys accepted Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s proposal of marrying his daughter [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to Rhaegar, the dragon prince might have never looked twice at Lyanna.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Denkata5698 Rhaegar Elia goodbye.JPG|thumb|250px|Prince Rhaegar and Princess [[Elia Martell]], by Denkata5698 ©]]
Discussing [[Robert's Rebellion]] with Lord [[Eddard Stark]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] vilifies Rhaegar for raping Ned's sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]].{{ref|AGOT|12}}

When the royal party moving south from [[Winterfell]] to [[King's Landing]] reaches the [[ruby ford]], [[Arya Stark]] and her friend [[Mycah]] decide to search the [[Trident]] for [[rubies]] from Rhaegar's armor.{{ref|AGOT|15}}

During her fever dream, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sees her brother Rhaegar mounted on a stallion as black as his armor. Fire glimmers red through the narrow eye slit of his helm. When Daenerys lifts his polished black visor, the face within is her own.{{ref|AGOT|68}}

When Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] discusses with his brother Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]] and his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] the dire situation of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] forces after the defeats in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]] and the [[Battle of the Camps]], Tyrion jests that his father should take comfort from the fact that Prince Rhaegar is still dead.{{ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The green and bronze [[Rhaegal]], one of three [[dragon]]s hatched by Daenerys, is named in honor of her brave brother who was killed on the green banks of the Trident.{{ref|ACOK|12}}

Rhaegar appears in Daenerys's vision in the [[House of the Undying]]. He discusses with his wife, [[Elia Martell]], what he will name his son ([[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]) and his destiny. Rhaegar states that the boy is [[the prince that was promised]] and his is [[the song of ice and fire]]. Dany also has a vision of Rhaegar's death at the [[ruby ford]] of the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]] at the hands of [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
While aboard the ship ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'', [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] tells Daenerys that Rhaegar was able and dutiful. While Rhaegar was bookish in his youth, he decided to become a warrior after reading about [[the prince that was promised|something unknown]] in his scrolls.{{ref|ASOS|8}} Arstan later tells of the melancholy in Rhaegar's fondness of [[Summerhall]].{{ref|ASOS|42}}

While resting his head on a [[weirwood]] stump, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] has a fever dream of five of his old [[Kingsguard]] brothers under King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Beside them, crowned in mist and grief with his long hair streaming behind him, rides Rhaegar, who burns with a cold light of changing colors. Rhaegar's shade accuses Jaime of not protecting his family during the [[sack of King's Landing]].{{ref|ASOS|44}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
While standing vigil over the funeral bier of his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Jaime recalls the day he said farewell to Rhaegar, in the yard of the [[Red Keep]]. Rhaegar had wanted to call a council after [[Robert's Rebellion]] was suppressed, but the prince was instead killed at the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]].{{ref|AFFC|8}} Jaime also recollects that when Lord [[Owen Merryweather]] failed to contain the rebellion Rhaegar could not be found, causing King Aerys to turn to Rhaegar's friend, Lord [[Jon Connington]], whom he raised to [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|affc|27}}

Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] remembers wanting to marry Rhaegar after meeting him at the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]], but Aerys refused Tywin's suggestion of betrothal. Cersei, Robert's widow, never forgave Robert for killing Rhaegar at the [[ruby ford]].{{ref|AFFC|24}}

The [[Elder Brother (Quiet Isle)|Elder Brother]] of the [[Quiet Isle]] informs [[Brienne of Tarth]] six rubies from the [[Battle of the Trident]] have washed up nearby.{{ref|AFFC|31}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Prior to Daenerys marrying [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] tells her that Rhaegar was very fond of [[Elia Martell]]; Dany thinks the word ''fond'' speaks volumes.{{ref|aDwD|23}} During her wedding procession she looks about for her paramour, [[Daario Naharis]], hoping secretly that he will come and carry her off at swordpoint, as Rhaegar carried off his northern girl, [[Lyanna Stark]].{{ref|ADWD|43}}

Barristan later regrets having rescued King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] from [[Defiance of Duskendale|Duskendale]], as he thinks Rhaeger would have been a better king than [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], Aerys II, or [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]].{{ref|ADWD|55}} Barristan also regrets not having defeated Rhaegar in the lists at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], as the victorious prince had proclaimed [[Lyanna Stark]] the [[queen of love and beauty]].{{ref|ADWD|67}}

Traveling south on the [[Rhoyne]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] discovers the [[sellsword]] Griff is actually [[Jon Connington]], the exiled friend of Rhaegar and former [[Hand of the King]] to Aerys II. The youth called Young Griff is said to actually be Rhaegar's son, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], widely believed to have been murdered by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. The exiles claim that [[Varys]] had switched the infant Aegon with a [[Pisswater prince|peasant baby]] and taken Aegon to safety with [[Illyrio Mopatis]], and that Gregor killed the peasant child instead.{{ref|ADWD|18}}{{ref|ADWD|22}}

Jon discusses the issue of trust with Aegon, and then recalls that Rhaegar had been aware of Aerys's paranoia.{{ref|ADWD|24}} After [[Landing of the Golden Company|landing in the stormlands]] with the [[Golden Company]] to claim the [[Iron Throne]] for Aegon, Jon vows he will not fail Rhaegar's son as he failed his father. Jon thinks that Rhaegar's [[Purple eyes|eyes were a darker purple]] than those of the boy.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

==Quotes by Rhaegar==
[[File:Mathia Arkoniel rhaegar lyanna.jpg|thumb|Rhaegar and [[Lyanna Stark]] by Mathia Arkoniel ©]]
{{Quote|'''Rhaegar''': [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. What better name for a [[king]]? 
'''Elia''': Will you make a song for him? 
'''Rhaegar''': He has a song. He is [[the prince that was promised]], and his is [[the song of ice and fire]]. There must be one more. The [[dragon]] has three heads.{{Ref|ACOK|48}}|Rhaegar and [[Elia Martell]] in [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s vision in the [[House of the Undying]]}}

{{Quote|I will require [[sword]] and armor. It seems I must be a warrior.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}|Rhaegar to [[Willem Darry]]}}

{{Quote|When [[Battle of the Trident|the battle's]] done I mean to call a [[Great Council|council]]. Changes will be made. I meant to do it long ago, but ... well, it does no good to speak of roads not taken. We shall talk when I return.{{Ref|AFFC|8}}|Rhaegar to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Rhaegar==
[[File:Rhaegar_and_Elia_by_ildraws.jpg|thumb|Rhaegar and his wife [[Elia Martell]] by ildraws ©]]
{{Quote|[[Battle of the Trident|The battle]] screamed about Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] and Prince Rhaegar both, and by the will of the gods, or by chance-or perhaps by design-they met amidst the shallows of [[ruby ford|the ford]]. The two [[knight]]s fought valiantly upon their destriers, according to all accounts. For despite his crimes, Prince Rhaegar was no coward.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{Quote|In my dreams, I kill him every night. A thousand deaths will still be less than he deserves.{{ref|AGOT|4}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|And Rhaegar ... how many times do you think he raped [[Lyanna Stark|your sister]]? How many hundreds of times? I will kill every [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] I can get my hands on, until they are as dead as their [[dragon]]s, and then I will piss on their graves.{{ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robert''': Treachery was a coin the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] knew well. [[House Lannister|Lannister]] paid them back in kind. It was no less than they deserved. I shall not trouble my sleep over it. 
'''Eddard''': You were not there. There was no honor in [[Sack of King's Landing|that conquest]]. 
'''Robert''': The [[Others]] take your honor! What did any Targaryen ever know of honor? Go down into [[Crypt of Winterfell|your crypt]] and ask [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] about the dragon's honor!{{ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Your brother Rhaegar was the last dragon, and he died on the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]. [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] is less than the shadow of a [[snake]].{{ref|aGoT|23}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|[[Rubies]] flew like drops of blood from the chest of a dying prince, and he sank to his knees in [[ruby ford|the water]] and with his last breath murmured a woman's name.{{ref|ACOK|48}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s vision in the [[House of the Undying]]}}

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': Ser [[Jorah Mormont|Jorah]] named Rhaegar the last dragon once. He had to have been a peerless warrior to be called that, surely? 
'''Arstan''': Your Grace, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] was a most puissant warrior, but... 
'''Daenerys''': Go on. You may speak freely to me. 
'''Arstan''': As you command. A warrior without peer ... those are fine words, Your Grace, but words win no battles.{{ref|ASOS|8}}|[[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar [[Battle of the Trident|died]].{{ref|ASOS|23}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Arstan''': But I am not certain it was in Rhaegar to be happy. 
'''Daenerys''': You make him sound so sour. 
'''Arstan''': Not sour, no, but ... there was a melancholy to Prince Rhaegar, a sense ... 
'''Daenerys''': Say it. A sense? 
'''Arstan''': ... of doom. He was [[Tragedy of Summerhall|born in grief]], my queen, and that shadow hung over him all his days.{{ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': One day you must tell me all. The good and the bad. There is some good to be said of [[Aerys II Targaryen|my father]], surely? 
'''Barristan''': There is, your Grace. Of him, and those who came before him. Your grandfather [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and [[Duncan Targaryen|his brother]], their father [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Rhaella Targaryen|your mother]] ... and Rhaegar. Him most of all. 
'''Daenerys''': I wish I could have known him.{{ref|ASOS|71}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

{{Quote|Had any man ever been so beautiful? He was more than a man, though. His blood was the blood of [[Valyrian Freehold|old Valyria]], the blood of [[dragon]]s and [[gods]].{{ref|AFFC|24}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and [[Robert's Rebellion|thousands died]] for it.{{ref|ADWD|67}}|thoughts of [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

==Family==
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===Patrilineal descent===
#Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]], [[Dragonlord]] of Valyria and First [[Lord of Dragonstone]]
#Lord [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Aenar)|Gaemon Targaryen]], Second Lord of Dragonstone
#Lord [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Gaemon)|Aegon Targaryen]], Third Lord of Dragonstone
#Lord [[Aerys Targaryen (son of Aegon)|Aerys Targaryen]], Fifth Lord of Dragonstone
#Lord [[Daemion Targaryen]], Eighth Lord of Dragonstone
#Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], Ninth Lord of Dragonstone
#King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], Tenth Lord of Dragonstone and First [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]
#King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], Second Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], Fourth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]
#Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
#King [[Viserys II Targaryen]], Tenth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], Eleventh Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], Twelfth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], Fourteenth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], Fifteenth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], Sixteenth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Seventeenth Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
#Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External Links==
*{{WP|List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar Targaryen}}
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| image_caption = Corlys Velaryon by MV Renju for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]''
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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| Race = [[Valyria]]n{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| Father = [[Daemon Velaryon]]
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| Date_of_Birth = or before [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|7 BC]]<ref name=ages>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire and Blood]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Corlys Velaryon ''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Velaryon]] and a son of [[Daemon Velaryon]], the [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]]. He was a younger brother to [[Aethan Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Corlys was the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

==Character==
Like his fellow knights of the [[Kingsguard]], Corlys is remembered for being quick and strong in battle, and an observant warrior. He was famed for his prowess with [[sword]] and shield. Corlys was entirely devoted to King [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

==History==
After a [[Dorne|Dornish]] assassination attempt on the king, Corlys was chosen by Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] to be the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] when the order was founded in {{Date|10}} by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} a position in which he served nobly and with honor until the end of his days.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], a famed descendant known as the Sea Snake, was named after Ser Corlys of the Kingsguard,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} his great-great uncle.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

==Family==
{{Velaryon tree Aegon I}}

==References==
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Sack of King's Landing

2026-04-13T19:47:49Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Quotes */

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| battle_name = Sack of King's Landing
| conflict = [[Robert's Rebellion]]
| date = {{Date|283}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| place = [[King's Landing]]
| result = [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory Aerys killed by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] Murder of the Targaryen children and [[Elia Martell|Elia of Dorne]]
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*[[House Crakehall]]
*[[House Clegane]]
*[[House Lorch]]
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*[[Alchemists' Guild]]
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**[[House Rykker]]
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The '''Sack of King's Landing'''{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ACOK|3}} was the final battle in [[Robert's Rebellion]], taking place "close to a year"{{Ref|AGOT|12}} after the war had begun. Soldiers of [[House Lannister]] sacked [[King's Landing]], the capital of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

==Prelude==
The [[Battle of the Trident]] resulted in a loss for the loyalists. [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], was killed by [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]]. Prince [[Lewyn Martell]] and Ser [[Jonothor Darry]], members of the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Aerys II Targaryen]], were also killed in the battle. Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], the third and last knight of the Kingsguard who had accompanied Rhaegar to the Trident, was a severely-wounded captive of the rebels.

The loyalist army broke and ran, with the survivors fleeing back to [[King's Landing]]. Robert Baratheon had taken a wound from Rhaegar, and so gave command of the vanguard to Lord [[Eddard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]], who chased the loyalists to the capital. There, King Aerys was located in the [[Red Keep]], protected by several thousand loyalists.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}} When news about Rhaegar's death arrived at King's Landing, Aerys sent his pregnant wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]], and their young son, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], to [[Dragonstone]], their second stronghold, for safety. However, convinced that Lewyn and his ten thousand [[Dornishmen]] had betrayed Rhaegar at the Trident, Aerys refused to allow Rhaegar's wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]] of [[Dorne]], and Rhaegar's two young children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], to go to Dragonstone as well. Instead, he kept them at the Red Keep as his hostages, to ensure the loyalty of Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}

Aerys had been preparing his [[wildfire plot]] for a while prior to the Battle of the Trident. Three [[pyromancers]]—[[Rossart]], [[Garigus]] and [[Belis]]—came and went day and night at the Red Keep, and Aerys's [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]], eventually became suspicious. When he discovered Aerys's wildfire plot, Qarlton attempted to convince Aerys otherwise, by reasoning, jesting, threatening, and begging the king. Nothing could convince Aerys, however, so Chelsted resigned his office.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} For that, Aerys had Chelsted dipped in wildfire and burned alive.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}} After the Trident, Aerys named Rossart as his new Hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}

==The Sack==
===Tywin's Betrayal===
[[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], had remained neutral throughout the war, ignoring calls to arms by both the loyalists and the rebels. However, about a fortnight after the Battle of the Trident<ref>Rossart was named Hand of the King after the Battle of the Trident (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Fall of the Dragons: The End) and was Hand for a fortnight in total (''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 11|Jaime II]]), which ended with his death at the Sack of King's Landing.</ref> he appeared at the gates of [[King's Landing]] with a force of twelve thousand men from the [[westerlands]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}} He claimed his loyalty was with Aerys, and requested entrance into the city.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} While Lord [[Varys]], the [[master of whisperers]], told Aerys keep the gates closed, [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]] convinced the king to open his gates to Tywin.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|ACOK|25}} The Lannister forces began to sack the city, killing people of all ages and raping women.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} A handpicked group of men raced to the Red Keep to storm the walls.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}

===The Kingslayer===
[[File:Jaime Aerys Michael Komarck.jpg|thumb|350px|Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] slays King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], by Michael Komarck © Green Ronin]]
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of the [[Kingsguard]], who was holding the Red Keep,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} asked permission to make terms when he realized King's Landing would fall. Aerys refused and ordered Jaime to instead kill his father, Lord Tywin.{{Ref|ASOS|11}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

With the Lannister forces sacking the city, Aerys held an audience with his new Hand of the King, Lord [[Rossart]]. When Jaime's messenger informed him that Rossart had just left from the king, Jaime realized that Aerys meant to burn the entire city with [[wildfire]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jaime Lannister}} Jaime found Rossart at a postern gate before the latter could leave the Red Keep, however, and killed him.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} While Rossart fought back, he was no match for Jaime.{{Ref|ASOS|11}}

With Rossart's death, the execution of the wildfire plot had temporarily been halted. Jaime next went to the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|throne room]] of the Red Keep, where Aerys was waiting, and informed him of killing Rossart.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} In shock, Aerys attempted to flee onto his throne. Jaime hauled Aerys off the steps and slashed his throat,{{Ref|ASOS|11}} killing the king before he could find another to send messages to the pyromancers.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Just in time to witness Aerys's death, several knights from the westerlands, including Ser [[Elys Westerling]] and Lord [[Roland Crakehall (lord)|Roland Crakehall]], burst into the hall.{{Ref|ASOS|11}} Unable to deny having killed Aerys, Jaime's act earned him the nickname "Kingslayer".

Jaime ordered his father's men to spread the news that Aerys was dead. Roland asked Jaime if they should proclaim a new king, and for a moment Jaime considered Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]],{{Ref|ASOS|11}} who had become Aerys's new heir after Rhaegar's death,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], Rhaegar's young son. Realizing both descended from Aerys, he told Roland to proclaim whomever he liked. Climbing the steps of the Iron Throne, Jaime sat down with his sword across his knees to await who would come and claim the throne.{{Ref|ASOS|11}}

Meanwhile, Lannister soldiers were fighting the remaining loyalists on the serpentine steps of the Red Keep and in the castle's armory. Lord [[Eddard Stark]] arrived at King's Landing from the Trident and led his army of [[northmen]] through the [[King's Gate]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}} Eddard eventually rode into the throne room, and without saying a word, stared at Jaime, until the latter got up from the Iron Throne; Jaime told Lord Stark he had been keeping the throne warm for Robert.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

===Gregor and Amory===
[[File:Aegon Death.png|thumb|350px|Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] kills Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] in front of [[Elia Martell]], screencap from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
The Lannisters needed a way to prove their loyalty to Robert's cause and Rhaegar's children had to die to ensure Robert's claim to the [[Iron Throne]],{{Ref|ASOS|53}} so two of Tywin's knights, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]], scaled the walls of [[Maegor's Holdfast]]. Amory dragged Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] from under Rhaegar's bed and stabbed her half a hundred times.{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Gregor smashed the head of the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] in front of his mother, Princess [[Elia Martell]], in the nursery, and the Mountain then raped and murdered Elia with Aegon's brains still on his hands.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|30}}{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

When Robert Baratheon arrived in King's Landing, Tywin laid the bodies of Elia, Aegon, and Rhaenys beneath the Iron Throne and presented them to Robert as tokens of his fealty. The children were wrapped in [[House Lannister guards|crimson cloaks]] to hide the blood.{{Ref|AGOT|45}} While Rhaenys was recognizable, Aegon was a "faceless horror of bone and brain and gore", and no one looked long at him, believing Tywin at his word when he stated it was Aegon.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

Although the actions of Gregor and Amory have been discussed in rumors and are even considered common knowledge in [[Casterly Rock]],{{Ref|ACOK|17}} the murderers of Elia and her children have never been publicly confirmed. Some explanations gathered by Maester [[Yandel]] for his work ''[[The World of Ice and Fire (Yandel)|The World of Ice and Fire]]'' include that the Mad King commanded their deaths after learning of Tywin's betrayal, or that Elia killed her own children to prevent them from falling into rebel hands.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}

[[Oberyn Martell]] is convinced Tywin himself ordered the deaths of his sister, Elia, and her children in revenge for her marriage to Rhaegar, whom Tywin had wanted to marry to his own daughter, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]].{{Ref|ASOS|70}}

==Aftermath==
[[File:Eddard_Jaime_Aerys_Iron_Throne_Room.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Eddard Stark]] finds [[Jaime Lannister]] seated on the [[Iron Throne]], by Amok©]]
Lords [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] argued over the killing of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s family. While Eddard believed it to have been unjustified murder, Robert had been satisfied with the deaths of Rhaegar's children, whom he described as "[[dragon]]spawn". [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], was not able to calm their anger, and Eddard rode south the next day to lift the [[siege of Storm's End]] by [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]]. Afterwards, Eddard travelled with a small group to the [[tower of joy]] in the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]], where they [[Combat at the tower of joy|battled the three remaining Kingsguard knights of Aerys II]] and found his sister [[Lyanna Stark]] dying. Only the grief Eddard and Robert shared over the death of Lyanna eventually reconciled them.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Lyanna Stark}}

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] gave royalist survivors of the Sack, such as Ser [[Jaremy Rykker]] and Ser [[Alliser Thorne]], the choice of joining the [[Night's Watch]] or being executed. Both knights chose the [[Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

Robert was crowned before Eddard managed to lift the siege of Storm's End.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} While Lord Stark had argued that Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] should be stripped of his white cloak and sent to the Wall, Robert listened to Lord Arryn's counsel instead.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} At Robert's coronation, Jaime, [[Varys]], and [[Pycelle]] were forgiven for their crimes and taken into Robert's service.{{Ref|ACOK|55}} During the coronation feast, Robert joked to Jaime about the fact that he was being called "kingslayer".{{Ref|ASOS|37}} In the days following the Sack, Jaime hunted down and killed [[Belis]] and [[Garigus]], the two other pyromancers who had known about Aerys's [[wildfire plot]]. Garigus wept for mercy, and Belis attempted to bribe Jaime with gold in exchange for his life.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

The deaths of [[Elia Martell]] and her children infuriated [[House Martell]]. Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]'s attempts at another rebellion were stopped by his elder brother [[Doran Martell|Doran]], [[Prince of Dorne]], following Jon Arryn's visit to Dorne the year after Robert took the throne.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}{{Ref|ASOS|38}} Doran continued to plot a Targaryen restoration in secret,{{Ref|AFFC|41}} however, working closely together with Oberyn.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] repeats his disapproval of the Sack, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s murder of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], and the deaths of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s children, but King [[Robert I Baratheon]] considers the actions to have been necessary to end the war.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

At the [[inn at the crossroads]], [[Marillion]] offers to sing to [[Tywin Lannister]] the lay of his father [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin's]] great victory at [[King's Landing]].{{ref|AGOT|28}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] admits to Tyrion that he had convinced Aerys to open the gates of King's Landing for Tyrion's father, Lord Tywin. Pycelle had felt that the war had been lost after the death of Rhaegar. With Aerys mad, and Viserys and Aegon too young, Pycelle admits that he had hoped that Tywin would have been the new king.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

Ser [[Amory Lorch]] is fed to a bear after the [[fall of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}}

While in the [[House of the Undying]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sees a vision of [[Aerys II Targaryen|an old man]] telling [[Rossart|another]], "Let [[Robert I Baratheon|him]] be king over [[wildfire plot|charred bones and cooked meat]]. Let him be the [[wildfire plot|king of ashes]]."{{Ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Jaime confides in [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]] that he slew Lord [[Rossart]] and King Aerys to prevent King's Landing from [[wildfire plot|burning]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] tells his son Tyrion that he ordered the Sack to prove [[House Lannister]]'s loyalty to [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], the victor of the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]], and out of worry of what Aerys would do to Jaime, his bodyguard and hostage within the [[Red Keep]]. Tywin explains that while the deaths of Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] and Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] were necessary, he had not expected Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]] to be so brutal, nor for Gregor to rape and kill [[Elia Martell]].{{Ref|ASOS|53}} However, Tywin's explanation for Elia's brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], is that only Amory was responsible for the murders, an attempt by Amory to impress the future king, Robert.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}

Arrested for the death of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], Tyrion confirms for Oberyn that Gregor was involved in the murders of his kin.{{Ref|ASOS|66}} Oberyn duels Gregor to avenge the deaths of his sister and her children, but the Red Viper is slain by the Mountain. During the [[trial by combat]], the [[poison]]ed Gregor publicly admits to killing Elia and Aegon.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Tyrion kills Tywin and disappears from the Red Keep.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
As thousands of nobles and smallfolk pay their respects to Tywin's body in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], Jaime thinks that many are happy at his father's death, as King's Landing still remembers the Sack.{{ref|AFFC|8}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Balon Swann]] delivers the [[Mountain's skull]] to Oberyn's brother [[Doran Martell|Doran]], the [[Prince of Dorne]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

[[Illyrio Mopatis]], [[Varys]], and the [[Golden Company]] support [[Aegon Targaryen (Young Griff)|Young Griff]], a youth claiming to be [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|24}}{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Varys allegedly smuggled the infant prince away to safety in the [[Free Cities]], so that Gregor actually killed the so-called [[pisswater prince]].{{Ref|ADWD|22}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Eddard''': I expected to find the gates closed to us. '''Robert''': Instead you found that our men had already taken the city. What of it? '''Eddard''': Not our men. The lion of [[House Lannister|Lannister]] flew over the ramparts, not [[House Baratheon|the crowned stag]]. And they had taken the city by treachery. '''Robert''': Treachery was a coin the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] knew well. [[Tywin Lannister|Lannister]] paid them back in kind. It was no less than they deserved. I shall not trouble my sleep over it. '''Eddard''': You were not there. There was no honor in that conquest.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Eddard Stark]] and [[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Pycelle''': All I did, I did for [[House Lannister]]. Always ... for years ... [[Tywin Lannister|your lord father]], ask him, I was ever his true servant ... 'twas I who bid [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] open his gates ... '''Tyrion''': So the Sack of King's Landing was your work as well? '''Pycelle''': For the [[Seven Kingdoms|realm]]! Once [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] died, [[Robert's Rebellion|the war]] was done.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}|[[Pycelle]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|I saw [[King's Landing]] after the Sack. Babes were butchered that day as well, and old men, and children at play. More women were raped than you can count.{{Ref|ASOS|23}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Do you think the noble [[Eddard Stark|Lord of Winterfell]] wanted to hear my feeble explanations? Such an honorable man. He only had to look at me to judge me guilty. By what right does [[House Stark|the wolf]] judge [[House Lannister|the lion]]? By what right?{{Ref|ASOS|37}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|[[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|Justice]] is in short supply this side of [[Red Mountains|the mountains]]. There has been none for [[Elia Martell|Elia]], [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], or [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|ASOS|66}}|[[Oberyn Martell]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

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Benjen Stark

2026-04-10T00:45:42Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Night's Watch */

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| arms2 = Night's Watch
| title = First Ranger
| firstname = Benjen
| lastname = Stark
| image = [[File:Benjen Stark.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Benjen Stark by Amok ©
| Alias = Uncle Benjen{{ref|AGOT|5}} Ben Stark{{ref|AGOT|19}} The young pup{{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 = [[First Ranger]]
| Allegiance = [[House Stark]] [[Night's Watch]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Northmen]]
| Father = [[Rickard Stark]]
| Mother = [[Lyarra Stark]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]], the [[North]]{{Ref|awoiaf|Benjen Stark}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|267}} or later<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Benjen Stark|Benjen Stark]] calculation.''</ref>
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298|300}}
| Place_of_Death = [[beyond the Wall]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} {{s|presumed}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Joseph Mawle, Benjen Stark|Joseph Mawle]] ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] - [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] Matteo Elezi ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|7]]
}}
{{See homonyms | Benjen Stark (disambiguation)}}

'''Benjen Stark''', also known as '''Ben Stark''',{{ref|AGOT|52}} is the [[First Ranger]] of the [[Night's Watch]] and the younger brother of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Benjen is portrayed by [[w:Joseph Mawle|Joseph Mawle]] and in a [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] flashback by Matteo Elezi.

==Appearance and Character==
[[File:Brittmartin Benjen Stark.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Benjen by Brittmartin ©]]
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Benjen Stark|Images of Benjen Stark]]''

The gaunt Benjen has sharp features and blue-grey eyes, in which a hint of laughter is often present. The thin [[ranger]] has long legs.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}

Benjen dresses in black, as befits a man from the [[Night's Watch]]. On formal occasions he wears rich velvet, high leather boots, a [[silver]] buckle on his wide belt, and a heavy silver chain.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}

Benjen is observant{{Ref|AGOT|5}} and genial,{{Ref|AGOT|19}} although he shares his brother [[Eddard Stark|Eddard's]] dislike for [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|13}} He enjoys [[wine|summerwine]].{{Ref|AGOT|5}} The [[First Ranger]] is a likely successor to [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Benjen Stark}}

Ser [[Denys Mallister]], Commander of the [[Shadow Tower]], thinks of Benjen as a great man,{{ref|ASOS|79}} and [[Jon Snow]] considers his uncle to be a man of honor.{{ref|ASOS|69}} [[Mance Rayder]] refers to Benjen, who does not know of the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] by sight, as the bane of the [[free folk]].{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

==History==
===Youth===
Benjen was the youngest child of Lord [[Rickard Stark]] and Lady [[Lyarra Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark lineage}}

Benjen attended the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] with his siblings, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], and [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], in {{Date|281}}. At the tournament Lyanna rescued their father's vassal, [[Howland Reed]], from an attack by three [[squire]]s. Benjen offered Howland a [[horse]] and some [[armor]] so he could challenge his attackers. During the feast held to celebrate the start of the tournament, Benjen teased Lyanna when she cried for a sad and beautiful song performed by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], a noted musician. Lyanna poured wine over Benjen's head for teasing her.{{Ref|ASOS|24}} When a black brother from the [[Night's Watch]] spoke up during the feast, attempting to convince the gathered people to join the black brothers,{{Ref|ASOS|24}} Benjen took the plea to heart.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Benjen Stark}}

The first time Benjen got well and truly drunk, he was younger than fourteen.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}

===Night's Watch===
[[File:Mark Evans BenjenStark.jpg|thumb|left|Benjen by Mark Evans © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Benjen was the Stark in [[Winterfell]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Although House Stark had been reduced to Benjen, Lord Eddard, Eddard's infant son [[Robb Stark|Robb]], and Eddard's infant [[bastard]] son [[Jon Snow]] due to the events of the war, Benjen joined the [[Night's Watch]] within a few months of Eddard's return north. His reasons for doing so are unknown.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/ConQuest_Kansas_City_MO_May_27_294 ConQuest (Kansas City, MO; May 27-29)], May 27, 2005</ref> Benjen took his vows in front of a [[heart tree]],{{Ref|AGOT|48}} presumably at the [[weirwood grove]] located in the [[haunted forest]] half a league from [[Castle Black]].

Benjen's skills served him well as a [[ranger]],<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Benjen_Stark About Benjen Stark], December 15, 2000</ref> and he quickly rose to the position of [[First Ranger]].{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Benjen Stark}} He has heard [[direwolves]] during rangings [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|5}} The seasoned Benjen is familiar with the haunted forest{{ref|ADWD|36}} and considers [[Hardhome]] to be cursed.{{ref|ADWD|39}} Like other rangers, Benjen is aware that [[Craster]] sacrifices [[Craster's sons|his sons]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

Benjen visited Winterfell on several occasions over the years.{{Ref|ASOS|40}}{{Ref|ASOS|56}} During one visit, [[Bran Stark]] asked his uncle about the mysterious [[Nightfort]], but Benjen refused to confirm or deny its stories.{{Ref|ASOS|56}} Benjen and Eddard had discussed repopulating the [[Gift]] by raising new lords, so they could function as a shield against the [[wildlings]]. Benjen was convinced that [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], could be convinced to part with the land, on the condition that taxes would be paid to Castle Black instead of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|41}}{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

Benjen has written his brother Eddard about the [[military strength]] of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|AGOT|2}} Since the manpower of the black brothers has declined over time, Benjen originated the tactic of sending larger forces to one of the abandoned castles along the [[Wall]] for a fortnight or a [[moon]]'s turn to make wildlings unsure of the Watch's strength.{{Ref|ASOS|26}} According to [[Qhorin Halfhand]], Benjen and Lord Commander Mormont have grown concerned about threats beyond the Wall and the return of winter.{{Ref|ACOK|53}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Benjen by quickreaver.jpg|thumb|Benjen at [[Winterfell]], by quickreaver © Fantasy Flight Games]]
When King [[Robert I Baratheon]] rides for the [[north]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] sends word to Benjen on the [[Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} During the [[feast in honor of King Robert's visit to Winterfell]], [[Bran Stark]] impresses his uncle by reciting the names of the [[Night's Watch]] castles along the Wall.{{Ref|ASOS|40}} Also during the feast, Benjen speaks with Eddard's [[bastard]] son, [[Jon Snow]]. The youth rashly asks to be allowed to join the Watch, which results in an argument after Benjen states Jon is rather young. Jon angrily refuses Benjen's suggestion that he father some bastard sons of himself before committing to a life at the Wall.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Nonetheless, Benjen approaches Maester [[Luwin]] about Jon, informing the maester of Jon's question. This leads to Luwin informing Eddard, and eventually Eddard approves of Jon joining the Watch.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Benjen is part of Robert's party when the king hunts for [[boar]] near [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|8}}

[[Tyrion Lannister]] decides to join Benjen and Jon for the journey north so that he can see the Wall. Tyrion is accompanied by [[Jyck]] and [[Morrec]], and Jon brings [[Ghost]], his [[direwolf]]. They are joined in the [[wolfswood]] by [[Yoren]], who has two recruits for the Watch. Benjen's party has twenty [[horse]]s and a cage of [[raven]]s given to him by Maester [[Luwin]].{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

Once back at [[Castle Black]], Benjen is busy with his duties as [[First Ranger]] and does not have much time for Jon. He reminds his nephew that the men of the Night's Watch leave their families and loyalties behind when they join the brotherhood.{{Ref|AGOT|19}}

[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], sends Benjen with six [[rangers]]{{Ref|AGOT|19}} to find Ser [[Waymar Royce]], who has not returned from a ranging [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AGOT|24}}{{Ref|ACOK|23}} Benjen thinks they might have to search as far as the [[Shadow Tower]]. Jon asks to accompany them, but Benjen refuses because of the youth's inexperience.{{Ref|AGOT|19}}

When there is no word from Benjen, Ser [[Jaremy Rykker]] leads two sweeps in search of him, while [[Qhorin Halfhand]] leads another search party going north from the Shadow Tower. Nothing is found except a few blazes in trees that Benjen used to mark his way. The marks stop in the stony highlands to the northwest and all trace of Benjen vanishes.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Jaremy takes over command of the rangers in Benjen's absence.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}

The bodies of the rangers [[Othor]] and [[Jafer Flowers]], who had accompanied Benjen on his ranging, are later found in a [[weirwood]] grove near the Wall. There is no trace of Benjen or any of the others, however.{{Ref|AGOT|52}} That night, the two corpses rise as [[wights]] at Castle Black and attempt to kill Lord Commander Mormont.{{Ref|AGOT|52}}

[[Dywen]] and [[Hake]] unsuccessfully search for Ben.{{Ref|AGOT|60}} Jeor plans to find Benjen, either dead or alive, and makes it one of the goals of his [[great ranging]].{{Ref|AGOT|70}} When Jeor tells Jon about mysteries beyond the Wall, [[Mormont's raven]] repeats the name "Ben Jen".{{ref|AGOT|70}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Benjen_Stark_by_Lopata_4.jpg|thumb|Benjen by Lopata 4 ©]]
Jeor rejects [[Thoren Smallwood]]'s insistence that he is now [[First Ranger]] with Benjen missing.{{Ref|ACOK|6}} The great ranging finds wildling villages to be abandoned, and Jon and Lord Commander Mormont wonder if Benjen's disappearance is connected.{{ref|ACOK|13}}

When arriving at [[Craster's Keep]], the Lord Commander asks [[Craster]] whether he had seen Benjen recently, as Benjen was supposed to have passed the keep during his ranging the previous year. Craster claims not to have seen Benjen in three years.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

Jeor believes that Benjen cannot fail to notice the trail two hundred men from the Night's Watch and their horses leave behind during their great ranging, and is convinced that, if Benjen is still alive, he will be able to find his brothers at the [[Fist of the First Men]].{{Ref|ACOK|34}} When Jon finds an [[old warhorn]] and a cache of [[dragonglass]] wrapped in an old cloak of the Night's Watch,{{ref|ACOK|34}} he wonders if it had been hidden by his uncle.{{ref|ACOK|43}}

Jon asks the captured [[Ygritte]] if she knows anything about Benjen, but the wildling does not answer.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], tells Jon that one of his reasons for infiltrating King Robert's feast at Winterfell was to evaluate Benjen, the First Ranger.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] accuses Jon of being a turncloak and ponders if the missing Benjen is conspiring with Mance.{{Ref|ASOS|69}}

During the [[choosing]] of a new Lord Commander after Jeor Mormont's death, [[Othell Yarwyck]] mentions Jon's relation to Ben Stark among the reasons to support the youth. Jon is ultimately chosen by the black brothers.{{ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Benjen is presumed dead.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Jack Bulwer|Black Jack Bulwer]] has replaced Benjen as First Ranger.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Jon, now Lord Commander, includes his uncle among losses of the Night's Watch.{{ref|ADWD|21}} He still hopes that rangers will find some sign of Benjen, however.{{ref|ADWD|28}} After Jon arrange the [[wedding of Sigorn and Alys Karstark]], he wonders how his father and uncle would have handled the situation.{{ref|ADWD|49}}

[[Bran Stark]] witnesses a vision from the past in which he sees a boy and a girl playing with wooden branches in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|34}} Some readers believe this to have been Benjen and his older sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], as Bran describes the girl as being the eldest of the two, and states that she looks like his sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]],{{Ref|ADWD|43}} who is said to look like Lyanna had.{{Ref|AGOT|22}} Additionally, the girl refers to [[Old Nan]],{{Ref|ADWD|34}} placing the event Bran witnesses as having taken place in more recent generations.

==Quotes by Benjen==
[[File:BenjenStarkbyWouterBruneel.jpg|thumb|Benjen by Wouter Bruneel ©]]
{{Quote|'''Benjen''': You don't miss much, do you, Jon? We could use a man like you on the [[Wall]]. '''Jon''': [[Robb Stark|Robb]] is a stronger lance than I am, but I'm the better sword, and [[Hullen]] says I sit a horse as well as anyone in [[Winterfell|the castle]]. '''Benjen''': Notable achievements.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}|Benjen and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|'''Benjen''': Until you have known a woman, you cannot understand what you would be giving up. '''Jon''': I don't care about that! '''Benjen''': You might, if you knew what it meant. If you knew what the oath would cost you, you might be less eager to pay the price, son. '''Jon''': I'm not your son! '''Benjen''': More's the pity.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}|Benjen and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Night's Watch]] is a sworn brotherhood. We have no families. None of us will ever father sons. Our wife is duty. Our mistress is honor.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}|Benjen to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|'''Benjen''': I warn you, Lannister, you'll find no inns at the [[Wall]]. '''Tyrion''': No doubt you'll find some place to put me. As you might have noticed, [[dwarf|I'm small]].{{ref|AGOT|13}}|Benjen and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Benjen==
[[File:Benjen Stark.PNG|thumb|Joseph Mawle as Benjen in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|His uncle was sharp-featured and gaunt as a mountain crag, but there was always a hint of laughter in his blue-grey eyes.{{ref|AGOT|5}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Benjen Stark was a [[Night's Watch|Sworn Brother]]. [[Jon Snow|Jon]] would be a son to him, the child he would never have.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Yoren''': Most like he's dead. '''Robb''': My uncle is not dead. Do you hear me? ''My uncle is not dead!'' '''Yoren''': Whatever you say, m'lord. '''Black brother''': There's not a man on the [[Wall]] knows the [[haunted forest]] better than Benjen Stark. He'll find his way back. '''Yoren''': Well, maybe he will and maybe he won't. Good men have gone into those woods before, and never come out.{{Ref|AGOT|24}}|[[Yoren]], [[Robb Stark]], and an unnamed [[Night's Watch|black brother]]}}

{{Quote|His blood ran black. Made him my brother as much as yours.{{Ref|AGOT|32}}|[[Yoren]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeor''': If Ben Stark had come under [[free folk|wildling]] attack a half day's ride from [[Castle Black]], he would have returned for more men, chased the killers through all [[seven hells]] and brought me back their heads. '''Jaremy''': Unless he was slain as well.{{ref|AGOT|52}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] and [[Jaremy Rykker]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jon''': If my uncle found [[Whitetree|all these villages]] empty as well— '''Jeor''': —he would have made it his purpose to learn why, and it may well be someone or something did not want that known.{{ref|ACOK|13}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Jeor Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|I've not seen Benjen Stark for three years. And if truth be told, I never once missed him.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Craster]] to [[Jeor Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|'''Alliser''': You know these Starks, my lord. '''Janos''': I do. I know them too well. '''Jon''': I burned my hand defending [[Jeor Mormont|Lord Mormont]] from [[Othor|a wight]]. And my uncle was a man of honor. He would never have betrayed his vows.{{ref|ASOS|69}}|[[Alliser Thorne]], [[Janos Slynt]], and [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Family==
{{Stark_tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

==External Links==
:[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Benjen_Stark Benjen Stark] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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Demon of Darry

2026-04-08T00:08:09Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Quotes */

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The '''Demon of Darry''' was a famous [[knight]] who eventually became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]] at an unknown time,{{Ref|ASOS|67}} likely between the reigns of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].<ref group="Note" name="time">Given that the Demon of Darry is mentioned by Jaime Lannister as one of the most exalted of the Kingsguard, the lack of any mention of him in accounts up to the early reign of King Aegon III suggests that he served in later years. He could not have served any king after Aegon V as the names of all Lords Commander since Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], who was Lord Commander by the end of Aegon V's reign, are all known.</ref> His given name has not been published, but he presumably came from [[Darry]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When looking around the [[White Sword Tower]] after his ascension to the position of Lord Commander, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] studied the black [[oak]] seat of the Lord Commander and wondered how he, the Kingslayer, could be counted among such exalted company as the Demon of Darry and several other famed Lords Commander.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
When discussing with the young Kingsguard knight Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] what he knows of those who served before him, Jaime mentions the Demon of Darry among the most famed past members of the Kingsguard before turning to those of more ignominious or unremarkable service.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Jaime''': You would do well to know about the lives of those who went before. '''Loras''': I do. Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]], the [[Greatheart]], [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]] … '''Jaime''': … [[Gwayne Corbray]], [[Alyn Connington]], the Demon of Darry, aye.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Loras Tyrell]]}}

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

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Demon of Darry

2026-04-08T00:01:14Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* A Storm of Swords */

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The '''Demon of Darry''' was a famous [[knight]] who eventually became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]] at an unknown time,{{Ref|ASOS|67}} likely between the reigns of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].<ref group="Note" name="time">Given that the Demon of Darry is mentioned by Jaime Lannister as one of the most exalted of the Kingsguard, the lack of any mention of him in accounts up to the early reign of King Aegon III suggests that he served in later years. He could not have served any king after Aegon V as the names of all Lords Commander since Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], who was Lord Commander by the end of Aegon V's reign, are all known.</ref> His given name has not been published, but he presumably came from [[Darry]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When looking around the [[White Sword Tower]] after his ascension to the position of Lord Commander, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] studied the black [[oak]] seat of the Lord Commander and wondered how he, the Kingslayer, could be counted among such exalted company as the Demon of Darry and several other famed Lords Commander.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
When discussing with the young Kingsguard knight Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] what he knows of those who served before him, Jaime mentions the Demon of Darry among the most famed past members of the Kingsguard before turning to those of more ignominious or unremarkable service.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==Quotes==
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'''Loras''': I do. Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]], the [[Greatheart]], [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]] … 
'''Jaime''': … [[Gwayne Corbray]], [[Alyn Connington]], the Demon of Darry, aye.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Loras Tyrell]]}}

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House Blount

2026-04-02T18:16:39Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* History */

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'''House Blount''' is a noble house from the [[crownlands]]. They blazon their arms with a red bend sinister between two black porcupines on green.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/ Houses in the area of King's Landing]</ref>{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==History==
A member of the house was at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, where his squire took part in the beating of [[Howland Reed]]. The Blount knight was later defeated in the tourney by the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], who told him to teach his squire honor.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser [[Boros Blount]], a member of the [[Kingsguard]], accompanies King [[Robert Baratheon]] north to [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|8}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Boros is arrested by Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] at [[Rosby]]. Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] replaces Boros in the Kingsguard after he is stripped of his white cloak.{{Ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Boros returns to the Kingsguard after the death of Ser [[Mandon Moore]] at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ASOS|12}}

During the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] for [[Purple Wedding|the death]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon]], Boros is called as a witness for the prosecution. He recounts the episode when Tyrion beat Joffrey after the [[riot of King's Landing]] and when Tyrion threatened the king's life.{{Ref|ASOS|66}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Boros serves as the food tester for King [[Tommen Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|AFFC|12}}{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

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

* Ser [[Boros Blount]], a knight of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

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Vulture Hunt

2026-03-30T17:44:08Z

Ser Jon Darry:

[[File:The Vulture Hunt by Wouter Florusse (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Samwell Tarly]], [[Ellyn Caron]], and [[Harmon Dondarrion]] lead the Vulture Hunt by Wouter Florusse in ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]
The '''Vulture Hunt''' was the campaign against the [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|first Vulture King]] and his followers at the end of the [[Second Dornish War]] during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] in {{Date|37}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

After the Vulture King's lines shattered, his army was broken and his host fled. The hunt for these fleeing rebels became known as "the Vulture Hunt". The Vulture King himself was captured alive and tied naked between two posts, where he was left to die. He eventually died of thirst and exposure, although the singers like to claim the rebel king was torn to pieces by the vultures from whom he had taken his name.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

==Aftermath==
To show his gratitude for their services, King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] rewarded [[Davos Baratheon]], Lord [[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Samwell Tarly]], Lady [[Ellyn Caron]], and Lord [[Harmon Dondarrion]] with [[gold]], offices and honors.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Jonothor Darry

2026-02-25T22:09:29Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Jonothor Darry''', also known as '''Jon Darry''',{{Ref|ASOS|37}} was a [[knight]] from [[House Darry]] and a member of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. According to semi-canon sources, he was the brother of Ser [[Willem Darry]], master-at-arms at the [[Red Keep]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Aeryss_Kingsguard Aerys's Kingsguard (May 27, 1999)]</ref>

==Character==
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] remembers Jonothor as an earnest man.{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

==History==
Jonothor was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

After the [[Battle of the Bells]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]] in {{Date|283}}, Jonothor and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the Kingsguard were sent to rally the remnants of the forces commanded by Lord [[Jon Connington]], the [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

On the night that King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] burned his next Hand, Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]], Jon was standing watch outside the royal apartments with Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] when Aerys began raping his sister-wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]]. When Jaime stated they should protect her as well, Jon allowed that they should, but not from him.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

Jonothor was one of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s three Kingsguard who rode with him from the [[Red Keep]] to lead the royal army at the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|AFFC|8}} Before departing, Jaime pleaded with Rhaegar to command Jon to remain at the Red Keep and guard Aerys in his stead. In response, Jon snapped at his younger sworn brother and reminded him of his duty.

Jonothor was slain at the [[Trident]],{{Ref|AFFC|8}} cut down in the midst of the conflict.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

==Quotes by Jonothor==
{{Quote|When you donned [[Kingsguard|that cloak]], you promised to obey.{{Ref|AFFC|8}}|Jonothor to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': We are sworn to protect [[Rhaella Targaryen|her]] as well. 
'''Jonothor''': We are, but not from [[Aerys II Targaryen|him]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Jonothor outside [[Rhaella Targaryen]]'s bedchamber}}

==Quotes about Jonothor==
{{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 Tree==
{{Darry tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Kingsguard of Aerys II}}

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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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| date = {{Date|282|283}}
| location = [[Westeros]]
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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]]
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| 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|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]]
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* {{coa|Rowan|xs}} Lord [[Mathis Rowan]]
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* {{coa|Arryn|xs}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]]
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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===
:{{main|Taking of Gulltown}}
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===
:{{main|Battles at Summerhall}}
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===
:{{main|Battle of Ashford}}
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===
:{{main|Battle of the Bells}}
[[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 [[Weddings of Catelyn and Lysa Tully|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===
:{{main|Battle of the Trident}}
[[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===
:{{main|Battle at the Mander}}
[[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===
:{{main|Sack of King's Landing}}
[[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===
:{{main|Siege of Storm's End}}
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 ===
:{{main|Combat at the tower of joy}}
[[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===
:{{main|Assault on Dragonstone}}
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>

==References==
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Maron Martell's son

2026-02-25T19:17:18Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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'''Maron Martell's son''' was the eldest child and heir of [[Maron Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], and his wife, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

==History==
The eldest son of Prince Maron and Princess Daenerys was their heir,{{Ref|ADWD|38}} and he had multiple younger siblings.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} After observing the children at play in the [[Water Gardens]], his mother came to the realization that she could not tell the [[Nobility|high-born]] children from the [[Smallfolk|low-born]] and concluded that all the children were deserving of long life, love, and protection. Showing her son the children in the Water Gardens, Daenerys told him that they were his realm and he must remember them in everything that he did. He presumably succeeded his father as Prince of Dorne.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
His descendant, Prince [[Doran Martell]], tells the tale of Daenerys's lesson for her son to his niece, [[Obara Sand]]. He also tells her of how that lesson was passed through the generations of [[House Martell]], and that his [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|own mother]] repeated the same words to him in his youth when he was old enough to leave the pools.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

==Quotes about Maron Martell's son==
{{Quote|There is your [[Dorne|realm]], remember them, in everything you do.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]], to her eldest son}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree Daeron II}}

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Robert's Rebellion

2026-02-25T17:15:52Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{Redirect|Baratheon Rebellion|the earlier Baratheon rebellion against the Iron Throne|Lyonel Baratheon's rebellion}}
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| date = {{Date|282|283}}
| location = [[Westeros]]
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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]]
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| 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|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]]
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* {{coa|Lannister|xs}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]
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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 [[Weddings of Catelyn and Lysa Tully|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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Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)

2026-02-25T16:57:33Z

Ser Jon Darry: /* Quotes */

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The '''Princess of Dorne''' was the unnamed ruler of [[Dorne]] during the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. She was the mother of [[Doran Martell|Doran]], [[Elia Martell|Elia]], and [[Oberyn Martell]]. Her brother was Prince [[Lewyn Martell]] of the [[Kingsguard]].

==History==
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In {{Date|247}} or {{Date|248}}, the Princess gave birth to her firstborn child, [[Doran Martell|Doran]]. In the years that followed, she gave birth to two more sons, [[Mors Martell|Mors]] and [[Olyvar Martell|Olyvar]], who died during infancy, and she miscarried several times.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Doran Martell}} Nine years after the birth of Doran, the Princess gave birth to a daughter, [[Elia Martell|Elia]]. Although born one month premature, the girl survived. A year later, the Princess gave birth to another son, [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

[[File:The-Queen-and-Her-Ladies-by_Naomimakesart.png|thumb|right|350px|The Princess of Dorne with [[Rhaella Targaryen]] and [[Joanna Lannister]], by Naomimakesart ©]]
The Princess was one of the [[Handmaid|ladies-in-waiting]] of Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]]. She became friends with [[Joanna Lannister]], another of Rhaella's ladies.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{refn|group="N"|Though [[Tyrion Lannister]] says that the Princess and [[Joanna Lannister]] "had been at court together as girls",{{Ref|ASOS|70}} that is slightly incorrect, as the Princess's oldest son Doran (born {{Date|247|248}}) was about the same age as Joanna (born {{Date|244|252}}). [[George R. R. Martin]] has compared the situation to the [[:Category:Companions and ladies-in-waiting of Margaery Tyrell|lady companions]] of [[Margaery Tyrell]], which include girls her own age as well as older women and younger girls.{{ref|SSM|1139}}}}

In {{Date|270}}, during a visit to [[Sunspear]], King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] told the Princess that he would "make the [[Dorne|Dornish]] deserts bloom" by digging a great underground canal beneath the [[Red Mountains]] to bring water down from the [[rainwood]]. But like most of his grandiose plans, it was quickly forgotten.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Several years later, the Princess was accompanied on a journey by her daughter Elia, her younger son Oberyn, and her consort. From Dorne, they travelled to several potential suitors for both Elia and Oberyn. Amongst the places they visited were [[Starfall]], the [[Arbor]], [[Oldtown]], the [[Shield Islands]], [[Crakehall]], and finally [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Although she had learned of Joanna Lannister's [[Tyrion Lannister|death in childbirth]] while at Oldtown in {{Date|273}}, the Princess decided to travel onwards to Casterly Rock. Oberyn believes that his mother had planned with Joanna to marry either Elia or Oberyn to one of Joanna's twins, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], since there had been an empty cabin on their ship, meant for someone of high birth. Waiting until it was politely decent, the Princess eventually broached the subject of marriage to Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Joanna's husband. She first suggested a match between Cersei and Oberyn, next a match between Elia and Jaime. Tywin refused both matches brusquely, informing the Princess how Cersei was meant to marry the crown prince, [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. When Tywin suggested his newborn [[dwarf]] son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to be betrothed to Elia instead, the Princess took it as an insult.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

In {{Date|279}}, the Princess succeeded in betrothing Elia to Rhaegar.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} By the time Elia married the prince in early {{Date|280}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} the Princess had already died.{{refn|group="N"|By the time of Elia's marriage, the Princess's son Doran was the [[Prince of Dorne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}}} On her deathbed, she revealed to her son Oberyn how Tywin Lannister had brusquely refused her suggestions for a betrothal, and that she felt she had defeated him with Elia's betrothal to Rhaegar.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': Well, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] married [[Elia Martell|Elia]] of [[Dorne]], not [[Cersei Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]]. So it would seem your mother won that tilt. 
'''Oberyn''': She thought so, but [[Tywin Lannister|your father]] is not a man to [[Sack of King's Landing|forget such slights]].{{Ref|ASOS|70}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Oberyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|'''Doran''': Instead I mean to take you with us to the [[Water Gardens]]. There are lessons there if you have the wit to see them. '''Obara''': Lessons? All I've seen are naked children. '''Doran''': Aye. I told the story to Ser [[Balon Swann|Balon]], but not all of it. As the children splashed in the pools, [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]] watched from amongst the [[orange]] [[trees]], and a realization came to her. She could not tell [[Feudalism|the highborn]] from [[Smallfolk|the low]]. Naked, they were only children. All innocent, all vulnerable, all deserving of long life, love, protection. 'There is your realm,' she told [[Maron Martell's son|her son and heir]], 'remember them, in everything you do.' My own mother said those same words to me when I was old enough to leave the pools. It is an easy thing for a prince to call the spears, but in the end the children pay the price. For their sake, the wise prince will wage no war without good cause, nor any war he cannot hope to win.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}|[[Doran Martell]] and [[Obara Sand]]}}

==Family==
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==Notes==
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==References==
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Lewyn Martell

2026-02-25T15:56:09Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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| Title = [[Prince]] [[Knight|Ser]]
| Allegiance = [[House Martell]] [[Kingsguard]]
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| Lover = Unnamed [[paramour]]{{Ref|AFFC|13}}
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| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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Prince '''Lewyn Nymeros Martell''', better known simply as '''Lewyn Martell''' or '''Lewyn of Dorne''',{{Ref|AGOT|57}} was a [[knight]] from [[House Martell]] who served as a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. He was the uncle of the current [[Prince of Dorne]], [[Doran Martell]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Kingsguard The Kingsguard (May 22, 1999)]</ref>

==History==
Prince Lewyn was the younger brother of the former ruling [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]]. Lewyn was among the [[Dornishmen]] who came to court at [[King's Landing]] with his niece, Princess [[Elia Martell]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|1}} who was betrothed in early {{Date|279}} and [[married]] a year later in {{Date|280}}, to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} He became a confidante of Rhaegar's.{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|1}} Lewyn was appointed a member of the [[Kingsguard]] in the service of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] at an unknown time.

Lewyn was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Aerys used Lewyn's niece, Elia, as a hostage against him, and sent him to command the ten thousand Dornishmen that were to join Rhaegar's force that was assembling to take on Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lewyn died during the [[Battle of the Trident]] in {{Date|283}} at the hands of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]], although he was mortally wounded before his final duel with Lyn.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Dorne]] was incensed by the deaths of Lewyn and Elia during the war, and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] tried to raise the kingdom to support [[Viserys Targaryen]], the surviving son of the late Aerys. In response, Lord [[Jon Arryn]] travelled to [[Sunspear]] the year after Robert took the throne ({{Date|284}}) to return the bones of Lewyn and was able to broker a peace with [[Doran Martell]], the ruling Prince of Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

[[Arianne Martell]] recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering when she was a little girl how her great-uncle Lewyn would tower over her and tickle her till she could barely breathe from laughter.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

It was a closely held secret that Prince Lewyn kept a [[paramour]] despite the Kingsguard oaths of chastity.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and his other sworn brothers were aware of this but kept their sworn brother's secret.{{Ref|ADWD|59}}

==Quotes==
{{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 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]]}}

{{Quote|I never had the honor to know Prince Lewyn but all agree that he was a great [[knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

==Family==
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Elia Martell

2026-02-25T04:19:13Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{Infobox character
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| title = Princess
| firstname = Elia
| lastname = Martell
| image = Elia Martell by Hylora.png
| image_caption = Elia Martell, by Hylora ©
| Alias = Elia of Dorne{{Ref|ACOK|63}}
| Title = [[Prince]]ss
| Allegiance = [[House Martell]] [[House Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
| Father =
| Mother = Princess [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Martell]]
| Spouse = Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]
| Issue = [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Sunspear]], [[Dorne]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Elia Martell}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|256}} or {{Date|257}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Elia Martell|Elia Martell]] calculation.''</ref>
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Princess '''Elia Nymeros Martell''', also known simply as '''Elia Martell'''{{Ref|AGOT|58}}{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|9|6}} or '''Elia of Dorne''',{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ACOK|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}} was a [[Dorne|Dornish]] princess from [[House Martell]]. She was married to the crown prince, [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], and by him birthed [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. Elia was raped and murdered by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in the [[Sack of King's Landing]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].

==Appearance and Character==
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Elia Martell was said to be beautiful,{{Ref|ASOS|24}} slender,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Elia Martell}} with black eyes, and a flat chest.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} She always had a delicate health,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Elia Martell}}{{Ref|ASOS|70}} having been born a month premature,{{Ref|AFFC|2}} which did not permit her much travel in her youth.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} According to [[Barristan Selmy]], Elia was a gentle, good, and gracious lady, but he also describes her as frail, due to her delicate health.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}} He also says she was kind and clever, with a sweet wit.{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

==History==
===Early years===
Elia Martell was the fourth child and first daughter born to the future [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]], and the second child to live past infancy. She was born a month premature, and her older brother [[Doran Martell|Doran]] did not expect her to live, when he learned about her birth; she survived, however, though her health was always fragile thereafter.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} During her youth she was very close to her younger brother, [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]],{{Ref|ASOS|38}} to whom she was only one year apart.{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

When Elia reached the age of marriage, she and her brother Oberyn, together with their mother and their mother's consort, traveled from [[Dorne]] to several potential suitors for both Elia and Oberyn. Amongst the places they visited were [[Starfall]], the [[Arbor]], [[Oldtown]], the [[Shield Islands]], [[Crakehall]], and finally [[Casterly Rock]]. Oberyn mocked all Elia's suitors. In Oldtown, Elia met [[Baelor Hightower]], whom she liked most of all her suitors. She had been half in love with him, until he farted in the presence of both her and Oberyn, leading to Oberyn naming him "Baelor Breakwind". Elia could not look at him without laughing afterwards.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}

Elia's mother had known Lady [[Joanna Lannister]] from the time they both served as ladies in waiting to Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]]. Despite having learned of Joanna's death in [[Tyrion Lannister|childbirth]], in {{Date|273}}, during their stay at Oldtown, the Martells traveled onwards to the Rock. Oberyn believes that his mother had planned with Joanna to marry either Elia or Oberyn to one of Joanna's twins, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], since there had been an empty cabin on their ship, meant for someone of high birth. Waiting until it was decent, Elia's mother eventually broached the subject of marriage to Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], first suggesting a match between Cersei and Oberyn, next a match between Elia and Jaime. Tywin refused both matches brusquely, informing her how Cersei was meant to marry Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], and suggesting the new-born [[Tyrion Lannister]] as betrothed to Elia instead, which was taken as an insult.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

===Marriage===
[[File:Elia martell by daenerys mod.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Princess Elia Martell, by Elia Fernandez ©]]

Elia and Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] were [[Marriage#Betrothals|betrothed]] in early {{Date|279}}, and they married a year later, in {{Date|280}}, in a great ceremony at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} They moved to [[Dragonstone]] shortly after their wedding, where later in {{Date|280}}, Rhaegar and Elia's first child was born, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]]. When the baby was presented to Rhaegar's parents at court, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] embraced her granddaughter warmly, but King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] refused to touch or hold the child and complained that she "smells Dornish". Rhaegar and Elia's second child, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], was born near the new year of {{Date|282}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|1}}

Their marriage—though not romantic—seemed happy, although Elia's health, which had always been problematic, remained fragile.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Elia was bedridden for half a year after giving birth to Rhaenys, and giving birth to Aegon nearly killed her. Following Aegon's birth, the [[maesters]] told Rhaegar that Elia would bear no more children.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

Elia attended the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, during the year of the false spring, together with her husband, Prince Rhaegar, and her father-in-law, King Aerys II Targaryen. Rhaegar won the tournament, and was to crown the [[queen of love and beauty]]. However, he passed over Elia, and crowned Lady [[Lyanna Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] instead.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

At the start of the next year, Rhaegar left Elia and their newborn son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] on [[Dragonstone]], and took to the road with several companions. Not long thereafter, Rhaegar disappeared with Lyanna,{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|1}} and this event was one of the events which sparked [[Robert's Rebellion]]. According to Rhaegar's younger brother, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], Rhaegar was simply not happy with his marriage. He believes that, if Rhaegar had been happy with Elia, he would not have needed Lyanna.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} [[George R.R. Martin]] has described Elia's relationship to Rhaegar as "complex".<ref>A Forum of Ice and Fire: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/94838-concarolinas-may-30-june-1-2014-charlotte-nc-grrm-guest-of-honor/&do=findComment&comment=5848612 ConCarolinas May 30 - June 1, 2014, Q&A]</ref>

===Robert's Rebellion===
[[File:Denkata5698 Rhaegar Elia goodbye.JPG|thumb|350px|Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] and Princess Elia's final goodbye, by Denkata5698 ©]]

[[Doran Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], had been furious at his younger sister's mistreatment, and thus was slow to lend aid to [[House Targaryen]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Preparing to battle the rebels, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] threatened Elia's uncle, Prince [[Lewyn Martell]] of the [[Kingsguard]], gracelessly reminding him that he held Elia and her young children. Lewyn took control of the ten thousand [[Dornishmen]] who had eventually been sent to aid the Targaryens, and accompanied Elia's husband, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], to fight in the [[Battle of the Trident]]. Lewyn and Rhaegar both died at the [[Trident]], and Aerys, due to his paranoia, believed that Lewyn must have betrayed Rhaegar during the battle. As a consequence, he kept Elia and both of her children in [[King's Landing]] as hostages against possible [[Dorne|Dornish]] betrayal.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|SSM|1046}}

For most of the rebellion, [[House Lannister]] had remained neutral, but after the Battle of the Trident, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and twelve thousand of his [[westermen]] approached the capital. King Aerys opened the gates to them, mistaking them for allied reinforcements. Instead they began the [[Sack of King's Landing]] in the name of King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] later recollected that as he himself was murdering Aerys to prevent the [[wildfire plot]], Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]] were scaling the walls of [[Maegor's Holdfast]], while Lord [[Eddard Stark]] was leading his own forces through the city gates.{{Ref|ASOS|11}} Elia's daughter, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]], was killed by Amory after breaking the door down; he dragged the screaming toddler from under her father's bed and stabbed her over fifty times.{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Gregor murdered Elia's son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], in front of her by smashing his head against a wall. He then raped her, and killed her by crushing her head.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

===Consequences to Elia's murder===
Although Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s involvement is common knowledge at [[Casterly Rock]],{{Ref|ACOK|17}} the [[The World of Ice and Fire (Yandel)|official histories]] (written by the victors) record it is not known who murdered Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] in her bed, or who smashed the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon's]] head against a wall and killed Elia. Some rumors say King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] had commanded it when he learned that Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] had taken up Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon's]] cause, while others suggest that Elia did it herself for fear of what would happen to her children in the hands of her dead husband's enemies.{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|3}}

According to Tywin, he thought the deaths of Elia's children had been necessary to prove the loyalty of [[House Lannister]] to the rebel cause after his previous neutrality, so he directly ordered them killed. Tywin claims, however, that he had never ordered the rape, and that Elia, by herself, had been nothing, stating that her death had been unnecessary. He claims that he most likely had neglected to mention Elia when giving orders to Gregor, who killed her because he had not explicitly been told by Tywin to spare her.{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Elia's younger brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], however, believes that Tywin had Elia and her children killed as revenge for the slight he suffered when Aerys II refused the marriage of his son and heir, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], to his daughter, [[Cersei Lannister]]. Aerys married Elia, whom Tywin had refused for his own heir, to Rhaegar instead.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}

[[House Martell]] was enraged by the murder of Elia and her children. Oberyn wanted to continue the war and champion the cause of Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]], the only surviving son of Aerys II. Secret messages were sent, but the new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], traveled to [[Sunspear]], where he returned the body of Prince [[Lewyn Martell]], and spoke with [[Doran Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], ending all talks of war.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Elia martell by lyastark-d7zl7tb.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Princess Elia Martell, by LyaStark ©]]

In [[Pentos]], Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]] thinks of the stories of Robert's Rebellion that her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] has told her, including Elia of Dorne pleading for mercy as [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar's]] heir was ripped from her breast and murdered in front of her. Viserys plans to re-conquer Westeros by marrying Daenerys to ''[[Khal]]'' [[Drogo]] of the [[Dothraki]], and assures himself that the realm will rise for him against the [[Usurper]] Robert Baratheon, including the Dornishmen who "burn to avenge Elia and her children."{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

In the [[black cells]] of the [[Red Keep]], Lord [[Varys]] tells Lord [[Eddard Stark]] that [[House Martell]] still broods on the murder of Princess Elia and her babes, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|58}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
In the [[House of the Undying]], Daenerys has a vision of a silver-haired man speaking with a woman nursing a newborn baby, who she does not recognize.{{Ref|ACOK|48}} The man, Rhaegar, discusses with Elia{{Ref|SSM|15608}} that he will name their son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], as there is no better name for a king. Elia asks if Rhaegar will make a song for their son, and he replies that he has a song, as he is [[the prince that was promised]] and his is [[the song of ice and fire]].{{Ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Ulmer]], a [[ranger]] of the [[Night's Watch]] and formerly a member of the [[outlaw]] [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], claims he once put an arrow through the hand of Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] of the [[Kingsguard]] in order to steal a kiss from a [[Dorne|Dornish]] princess. Ulmer says he stole the princess's jewels and a chest of [[coins]].{{Ref|ASOS|33}}

While preparing to attack [[Yunkai]], Daenerys Targaryen asks [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan]] to tell her about Rhaegar, and he speaks of the prince's victories in the [[tourney at Harrenhal]]. Daenerys asks Arstan why Rhaegar named [[Lyanna Stark]] as [[queen of love and beauty]] instead of his wife, Elia, and why he had kidnapped Lyanna later. She wonders if Elia had done something wrong to Rhaegar, and Arstan replies that it is not for him to say why Rhaegar chose to do what he did, but that Elia was a good and gracious woman, though of delicate health. Daenerys says that her brother Viserys once told her it was her own fault for having been born so late, that Rhaegar could have married her instead of Elia and would have been happy with his wife. Arstan replies that may be true, but he does not feel Rhaegar had the capacity to be happy.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] has a nightmare involving Rhaegar, who stands between Jaime's deceased sworn brothers of the [[Kingsguard]] and tells Jaime, "I left my wife and children in your hands." Jaime replies that he never thought his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], would hurt them.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] arrives in [[King's Landing]], asking for [[justice]] for Elia and her children.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}} When [[Tyrion Lannister]] stands on trial for [[Purple Wedding|the murder]] of King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]] and learns his adversary in a [[trial by battle]] will be Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], Oberyn sees an opportunity for vengeance for Elia, and champions Tyrion.{{Ref|ASOS|66}} Oberyn extracts a confession from Gregor after mortally wounding him, but the Mountain takes advantage of the Red Viper letting his guard down, and kills Oberyn the same way he killed Elia, smashing his head in.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Elia by elalendi-d6cxhnk.png|350px|thumb|right|Princess Elia Martell, by Elalendi ©]]
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] recalls how her father Tywin had wanted to marry her to Rhaegar, and thinks that Aerys's [[Targaryen madness|madness]] was what caused him to refuse Cersei and instead marry Rhaegar to Elia, who Cersei believes to have been "feeble" and flat-chested.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

[[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], reveals to his daughter [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] that he has been plotting secretly to restore the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] and revenge himself on Tywin, whom he and his brother, Oberyn, held responsible for the murders of Elia and her children.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] tells Queen Daenerys Targaryen that Elia was a good woman, "kind and clever, with a gentle heart and a sweet wit." He says that Daenerys's brother, Prince Rhaegar, had been "very fond" of Elia, but Barristan implies Rhaegar married for duty, not love.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} [[Jon Connington]], who was in love with Rhaegar,{{Ref|ADWD|24}} believes that Elia was "never worthy" of the prince, as she was frail and sickly from start of the marriage, and childbirth only left her weaker.{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

Ser Barristan recalls the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], and thinks that if Rhaegar had chosen the "good and gentle" Elia as [[queen of love and beauty]], much war and woe could have been avoided. However, Barristan thinks that if he had defeated Rhaegar and won the tourney, he himself would have chosen Elia's [[lady-in-waiting]], [[Ashara Dayne]], whose beauty made the Dornish princess look like "a kitchen drab".{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

==Quotes about Elia==
[[File:Elias last moments.jpg|thumb|350px|Princess Elia's last moments, by Achen089 ©]]

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': ... that was [[Tourney at Harrenhal|the tourney]] when he crowned [[Lyanna Stark]] as [[queen of love and beauty]]! Princess Elia was there, his wife, and yet [[Rhaegar Targaryen|my brother]] gave the crown to the [[House Stark|Stark]] girl, and later stole her away from [[Robert I Baratheon|her betrothed]]. How could he do that? Did the Dornish woman treat him so ill? 
'''Barristan''': It is not for such as me to say what might have been in your brother’s heart, Your Grace. The Princess Elia was a good and gracious lady, though her health was ever delicate.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

{{Quote|I grant you, it was done too brutally. Elia need not have been harmed at all, that was sheer folly.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Justice is in short supply [[King's Landing|this side]] of [[Red Mountains|the mountains]]. There has been none for Elia, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] or [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|ASOS|66}}|[[Oberyn Martell]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|You raped her. You murdered her. You killed her children.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}|[[Oberyn Martell]] to [[Gregor Clegane]]}}

{{Quote|EEEEELLLLLLIIIIIAAAAA! If you die before you say her name, ser, I will hunt you through all [[Faith of the Seven#Practices|seven hells]].{{Ref|ASOS|70}}|[[Oberyn Martell]] to [[Gregor Clegane]]}}

{{Quote|It must have been [[Targaryen madness|the madness]] that led [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] to refuse Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin's]] daughter and take [[Jaime Lannister|his son]] instead, whilst marrying [[Rhaegar Targaryen|his own son]] to a feeble [[Dorne|Dornish]] princess with black eyes and a flat chest.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Princess Elia was a good woman, Your Grace. She was kind and clever, with a gentle heart and a sweet wit. I know [[Rhaegar Targaryen|the prince]] was very fond of her.{{Ref|ADWD|23}}|[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Lewyn Martell

2026-02-25T04:18:28Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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Prince '''Lewyn Nymeros Martell''', better known simply as '''Lewyn Martell''' or '''Lewyn of Dorne''',{{Ref|AGOT|57}} was a [[knight]] from [[House Martell]] who served as a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. He was the uncle of the current [[Prince of Dorne]], [[Doran Martell]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Kingsguard The Kingsguard (May 22, 1999)]</ref>

==History==
Prince Lewyn was the younger brother of the former ruling [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]]. Lewyn was among the [[Dornishmen]] who came to court at [[King's Landing]] with his niece, Princess [[Elia Martell]], who was betrothed in early {{Date|279}} and [[married]] a year later, in {{Date|280}}, to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. He became a confidante of Rhaegar's.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Lewyn was appointed a member of the [[Kingsguard]] in the service of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] at an unknown time.

Lewyn was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Aerys used Lewyn's niece, Elia, as a hostage against him, and sent him to command the ten thousand Dornishmen that were to join Rhaegar's force that was assembling to take on Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lewyn died during the [[Battle of the Trident]] in {{Date|283}} at the hands of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]], although he was mortally wounded before his final duel with Lyn.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Dorne]] was incensed by the deaths of Lewyn and Elia during the war, and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] tried to raise the kingdom to support [[Viserys Targaryen]], the surviving son of the late Aerys. In response, Lord [[Jon Arryn]] travelled to [[Sunspear]] the year after Robert took the throne ({{Date|284}}) to return the bones of Lewyn and was able to broker a peace with [[Doran Martell]], the ruling Prince of Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

[[Arianne Martell]] recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering when she was a little girl how her great-uncle Lewyn would tower over her and tickle her till she could barely breathe from laughter.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

It was a closely held secret that Prince Lewyn kept a [[paramour]] despite the Kingsguard oaths of chastity.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and his other sworn brothers were aware of this but kept their sworn brother's secret.{{Ref|ADWD|59}}

==Quotes==
{{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 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]]}}

{{Quote|I never had the honor to know Prince Lewyn but all agree that he was a great [[knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree}}

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

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Lewyn Martell

2026-02-25T03:59:02Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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Prince '''Lewyn Nymeros Martell''', better known simply as '''Lewyn Martell''' or '''Lewyn of Dorne'''{{Ref|AGOT|57}} was a [[knight]] from [[House Martell]] who served as a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. He was the uncle of the current [[Prince of Dorne]], [[Doran Martell]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Kingsguard The Kingsguard (May 22, 1999)]</ref>

==History==
Prince Lewyn was the younger brother of the former ruling [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]]. Lewyn was among the [[Dornishmen]] who came to court at [[King's Landing]] with his niece, Princess [[Elia Martell]], who was betrothed in early {{Date|279}} and [[married]] a year later, in {{Date|280}}, to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. He became a confidante of Rhaegar's.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Lewyn was appointed a member of the [[Kingsguard]] in the service of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] at an unknown time.

Lewyn was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Aerys used Lewyn's niece, Elia, as a hostage against him, and sent him to command the ten thousand Dornishmen that were to join Rhaegar's force that was assembling to take on Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lewyn died during the [[Battle of the Trident]] in {{Date|283}} at the hands of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]], although he was mortally wounded before his final duel with Lyn.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Dorne]] was incensed by the deaths of Lewyn and Elia during the war, and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] tried to raise the kingdom to support [[Viserys Targaryen]], the surviving son of the late Aerys. In response, Lord [[Jon Arryn]] travelled to [[Sunspear]] the year after Robert took the throne ({{Date|284}}) to return the bones of Lewyn and was able to broker a peace with [[Doran Martell]], the ruling Prince of Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

[[Arianne Martell]] recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering when she was a little girl how her great-uncle Lewyn would tower over her and tickle her till she could barely breathe from laughter.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

It was a closely held secret that Prince Lewyn kept a [[paramour]] despite the Kingsguard oaths of chastity.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and his other sworn brothers were aware of this but kept their sworn brother's secret.{{Ref|ADWD|59}}

==Quotes==
{{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 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]]}}

{{Quote|I never had the honor to know Prince Lewyn but all agree that he was a great [[knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree}}

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

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Lewyn Martell

2026-02-25T03:07:41Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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Prince '''Lewyn Nymeros Martell''', better known simply as '''Lewyn Martell''', was a [[knight]] from [[House Martell]] who served as a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. He was the uncle of the current [[Prince of Dorne]], [[Doran Martell]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Kingsguard The Kingsguard (May 22, 1999)]</ref>

==History==
Prince Lewyn was the younger brother of the former ruling [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]]. Lewyn was among the [[Dornishmen]] who came to court at [[King's Landing]] with his niece, Princess [[Elia Martell]], who was betrothed in early {{Date|279}} and [[married]] a year later, in {{Date|280}}, to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. He became a confidante of Rhaegar's.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Lewyn was appointed a member of the [[Kingsguard]] in the service of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] at an unknown time.

Lewyn was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Aerys used Lewyn's niece, Elia, as a hostage against him, and sent him to command the ten thousand Dornishmen that were to join Rhaegar's force that was assembling to take on Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lewyn died during the [[Battle of the Trident]] in {{Date|283}} at the hands of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]], although he was mortally wounded before his final duel with Lyn.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Dorne]] was incensed by the deaths of Lewyn and Elia during the war, and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] tried to raise the kingdom to support [[Viserys Targaryen]], the surviving son of the late Aerys. In response, Lord [[Jon Arryn]] travelled to [[Sunspear]] the year after Robert took the throne ({{Date|284}}) to return the bones of Lewyn and was able to broker a peace with [[Doran Martell]], the ruling Prince of Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

[[Arianne Martell]] recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering when she was a little girl how her great-uncle Lewyn would tower over her and tickle her till she could barely breathe from laughter.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

It was a closely held secret that Prince Lewyn kept a [[paramour]] despite the Kingsguard oaths of chastity.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and his other sworn brothers were aware of this but kept their sworn brother's secret.{{Ref|ADWD|59}}

==Quotes==
{{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 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]]}}

{{Quote|I never had the honor to know Prince Lewyn but all agree that he was a great [[knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree}}

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

{{Kingsguard of Aerys II}}

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Game of Thrones: The Mad King

2026-02-25T02:18:10Z

Ser Jon Darry:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Game of Thrones: The Mad King''}}
'''''Game of Thrones: The Mad King''''',<ref name="TheMadKingIsComing">George R.R. Martin (February 19, 2026) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2026/02/19/the-mad-king-is-coming/ The Mad King Is Coming]. Not A Blog. Retrieved February 20, 2026.</ref> previously known under the working title '''''Harrenhal''''',<ref>https://startlinginc.com/en/</ref> and later '''''The Iron Throne''''',<ref>https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/07/22/actors-join-the-strike/</ref> is an upcoming ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway play]] written by Duncan MacMillan.

==Plot==
The plot centers around the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in the [[281 AC|year of the false spring]].<ref name="WiC" />

==Dramatis personae==
*[[Eddard Stark]]<ref name="Ontheroad">George R.R. Martin (July 9, 2024) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/07/09/on-the-road-again-5/ On the Road Again]. Not A Blog. Retrieved June 10, 2024.</ref>
*[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Lyanna Stark]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Rhaegar Targaryen]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Howland Reed]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />

==Production history==
The development of the play was first reported in March 2021. Developed by [[George R. R. Martin]], written by Duncan MacMillan, produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Vince Gerardis, and Jonathan Sanford, and directed by Dominic Cooke, it was originally expected to make its debut in 2023.<ref name="WiC">https://winteriscoming.net/2021/03/30/game-thrones-broadway-play-coming-tourney-harrenhal/</ref> It was delayed to late 2024,<ref>George R.R. Martin (December 6, 2023) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/12/06/a-visit-to-old-blighty/ A Visit to Old Blighty]. Not A Blog. Retrieved December 7, 2023.</ref> and then to 2025.<ref name="Ontheroad" /> In February 2026 it was announced that tickets would go on sale in April.<ref name="TheMadKingIsComing" />

==References==
{{References}}


{{ASOIAF}}


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Lewyn Martell

2026-02-25T02:06:29Z

Ser Jon Darry:

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| Allegiance = [[House Martell]] [[Kingsguard]]
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| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
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| Lover = Unnamed [[paramour]]{{Ref|AFFC|13}}
| Place_of_Birth =
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| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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Prince '''Lewyn Nymeros Martell''', better known simply as '''Lewyn Martell''', was a [[knight]] from [[House Martell]] who served as a member of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. He was the uncle of the current [[Prince of Dorne]], [[Doran Martell]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Kingsguard The Kingsguard (May 22, 1999)]</ref>

==History==
Prince Lewyn was the younger brother of the former ruling [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]]. Lewyn was among the [[Dornishmen]] who came to court at [[King's Landing]] with his niece, Princess [[Elia Martell]], who was betrothed in early {{Date|279}} and [[married]] a year later, in {{Date|280}}, to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. He became a confidante of Rhaegar's.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} Lewyn was appointed a member of the [[Kingsguard]] in the service of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] at an unknown time.

Lewyn was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Aerys used Lewyn's niece, Elia, as a hostage against him, and sent him to command the ten thousand Dornishmen that were to join Rhaegar's force that was assembling to take on Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lewyn died during the [[Battle of the Trident]] in {{Date|283}} at the hands of Ser [[Lyn Corbray]], although he was mortally wounded before his final duel with Lyn.{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Dorne]] was incensed by the deaths of Lewyn and Elia during the war, and Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] tried to raise the kingdom to support [[Viserys Targaryen]], the surviving son of the late Aerys. In response, Lord [[Jon Arryn]] travelled to [[Sunspear]] the year after Robert took the throne ({{Date|284}}) to return the bones of Lewyn and was able to broker a peace with [[Doran Martell]], the ruling Prince of Dorne.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

[[Arianne Martell]] recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering when she was a little girl how her great-uncle Lewyn would tower over her and tickle her till she could barely breathe from laughter.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

It was a closely held secret that Prince Lewyn kept a [[paramour]] despite the Kingsguard oaths of chastity.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and his other sworn brothers were aware of this but kept their sworn brother's secret.{{Ref|ADWD|59}}

==Quotes==
{{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 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]]}}

{{Quote|I never had the honor to know Prince Lewyn but all agree that he was a great [[knight]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree}}

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

{{Kingsguard of Aerys II}}

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