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== Summary ==
[[Dornish]] spy - by artist [https://www.artstation.com/gabirchal/ Gabriela Birchal]
. © Fantasy Flight Games.

Cropped image of the [Dornish Spy] card. Part of [[A Game of Thrones collectible card game]]. Posted in the "Card Guide Wiki" under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

== Licensing ==
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Greyjoy's Rebellion

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{{Infobox Military Conflict
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| conflict_name = Greyjoy's Rebellion
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| caption =© Fantasy Flight Games
| date = {{Date|289}}
| battles = [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] [[storming of Seagard]] [[sea battle off Fair Isle]] [[siege of Great Wyk]] [[siege of Old Wyk]] [[siege of Pyke]]
| location = [[Iron Islands]], [[riverlands]], [[westerlands]]
| result = Decisive victory of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon of King's Landing]] Deaths of [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]] and [[Maron Greyjoy]] [[Theon Greyjoy]] made a ward of [[House Stark]]

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:[[House Blacktyde]]
:[[House Botley]]
:[[House Harlaw]]
| commander1 = King [[Balon Greyjoy]]
: Lord Captain [[Victarion Greyjoy]]
: [[Euron Greyjoy]]
: [[Maron Greyjoy]]†
: [[Rodrik Greyjoy]]†
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:[[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
:[[House Stark]]
::[[House Mormont]]
::[[House Bolton]]
:[[House Lannister]]
::[[House Lannister]]
::[[House Clegane]]
::[[House Payne]]
:[[House Redwyne]]
:[[House Mallister]]
:[[House Bywater]]
| commander2 = King [[Robert I Baratheon]]
: Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]]
: Lord [[Eddard Stark]]
: Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]]
: Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
: Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]
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'''Greyjoy's Rebellion'''{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|24}} or the '''Greyjoy Rebellion'''{{Ref|AFFC|14}} was an attempt at secession by [[Balon Greyjoy]] against the [[Iron Throne]] in {{Date|289}}, nine years before the beginning of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. Balon tried to break away from the [[Seven Kingdoms]] to secure independence for the [[Iron Islands]] and restore the [[Old Way]], lost almost three hundred years before, during [[Aegon's Conquest]]. The rebellion was crushed and Balon was forced to surrender, cementing the hold of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] on the Iron Throne.

==Beginnings==
[[Quellon Greyjoy]], [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]], desired to strengthen the ties of the [[Iron Islands]] with the rest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]; during [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]] unsuccessfully advised Balon against rebelling,{{Ref|AFFC|11}} but Quellon joined his forces with Robert's and attacked the Reach near the end of the rebellion. Lord Quellon died in [[battle at the Mander]].

His successor and eldest son, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], rejected Quellon's reforms and desired independence for the [[ironborn]]. Since [[House Greyjoy]] had remained neutral for most of Robert's Rebellion they did not suffer heavy losses like the other [[Great Houses]]. Over five years Balon constructed a new fleet of one hundred war galleys, the [[Iron Fleet]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

In {{Date|289}}, six years after [[Robert I Baratheon]] overthrew [[House Targaryen]], Balon proclaimed himself [[King of the Iron Islands]] and led a rebellion against the [[Iron Throne]]. He was crowned beneath [[Nagga's hill|Nagga's ribs]], by the priest [[Tarle|Tarle the Thrice-Drowned]] with a driftwood crown.{{Ref|AFFC|18}} Balon believed that King Robert's rule was still insecure, that he lacked support amongst the nobility and would not be able to muster a host against him.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1270/ Tidbits from the Con (Worldcon, Philadelphia, PA) (September 01, 2001)]</ref><ref name=asshai>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2997/ Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>
According to [[George R. R. Martin]],
{{Quote|He [Balon] believed that Robert, as a [[usurper]], might not have the strong support of the other lords the way that a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] king would have. He also thought he could defeat Robert at sea.<ref name=asshai/>}}

==Lannisport and Seagard==
Hoping to control the [[Sunset Sea]], Balon began his rebellion with the [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] at anchor, a surprise attack on [[Lannisport]] in the [[westerlands]] planned by his brother [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]] and led by another brother, [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]], [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]].{{Ref|ACOK|24}} Victarion tossed the first torch onto the flagship of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|18}}

The victory at Lannisport gave King Balon freedom to launch an attack against [[Seagard]] in the [[riverlands]] by [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]], his eldest son. Rodrik was slain by Lord [[Jason Mallister]] during the [[storming of Seagard]], however, and his reavers were thrown back into [[Ironman's Bay]] in defeat.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}

[[Germund Botley]] claimed a gilded breastplate from a Lannister captain,{{Ref|AFFC|18}} and the father of [[Podrick Payne]] was killed at some point during the war.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}

==Counterattack by the Iron Throne==
[[File:Balon_kneels.png|thumb|[[Balon Greyjoy]] kneels before King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]].|300px]]
Robert used superior numbers and resources to crush the rebellion. His brother [[Stannis Baratheon]], Lord of [[Dragonstone]] and the [[master of ships]], joined the [[royal fleet]] with the [[Redwyne fleet]] from the [[Arbor]] and ships from [[Oldtown]]. They caught and smashed Victarion's Iron Fleet in the [[Straits of Fair Isle]]. The husband of [[Gwynesse Harlaw]] was killed in this [[sea battle off Fair Isle]],{{Ref|AFFC|11}} while [[Aeron Greyjoy]] was captured and spent the rest of the war beneath [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|AFFC|1}} Stannis's victory over Victarion near [[Fair Isle]] allowed Robert's forces to cross from the [[green lands]] to the Iron Islands.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}

Robert was supported by [[Eddard Stark]], his [[Warden of the North]], and Tywin Lannister, his [[Warden of the West]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] was part of Tywin's forces.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Stannis subdued [[Great Wyk]] in his brother's name,{{Ref|ADWD|26}} while Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], led the attack on [[Old Wyk]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}} [[Orkmont]] was also invaded.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

==Siege of Pyke==
:''See also [[Siege of Pyke]]''

The final battle was on the [[Pyke (island)|island of Pyke]], led by Robert and his childhood friend, Eddard. The nearby [[House Botley|Botley]] castle was destroyed, as was the town of [[Lordsport]] beneath it, before the main attack on the [[Pyke|castle of Pyke]] was launched. Robert's forces assaulted the southern wall with siege engines, shattering the main watchtower and bringing parts of the surrounding wall down.{{Ref|ACOK|11}} [[Maron Greyjoy]], the second of Balon's three sons, was killed in the breach. [[Thoros of Myr]] was first through the breach wielding a sword coated in [[wildfire]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}} The fighting in the castle was fierce, but eventually the castle was taken. Lord [[Jorah Mormont]], who was shortly behind Thoros,{{Ref|ACOK|12}} and [[Jacelyn Bywater]], who lost a hand during the fighting,{{Ref|ACOK|8}} earned [[knight]]hoods from Robert for their bravery. [[Old Nan]]'s grandson was killed during the siege.{{Ref|AGOT|24}}

Balon, brought before Robert in chains, bent the knee and was forced to swear fealty once more to the [[Iron Throne]]. His surviving son, the nine-year-old [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]], was given into the care of Lord Stark as a hostage to ensure Balon's good behavior.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
[[File:After Greyjoys Rebellion.jpg|300px|thumb|right|King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Lord [[Eddard Stark]] congratulate Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] (as [[Thoros of Myr]] looks on) following Greyjoy's Rebellion. © DubuGomdori]]

==Aftermath==
[[Balon Greyjoy]] surrendered, his two eldest sons [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]] and [[Maron Greyjoy|Maron]] were killed, and his last surviving son, [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]], was made a ward of [[House Stark]] as hostage. [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s victory cemented his hold on the [[Iron Throne]], having overthrown the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] six years before. He threw a great [[tourney at Lannisport]] to celebrate his victory.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}

The rebellion resulted in the [[Pyke|castle of Pyke]] being severely damaged and partially rebuilt. The [[Faith of the Seven]] suffered abuse in the [[Iron Islands]] at the hands of fanatics who worship the [[Drowned God]]. [[Baelor Blacktyde]], Lord of [[Blacktyde]], was a child when [[Lord Blacktyde|his father]] died in the war. As a result he was taken away to [[Oldtown]] as a hostage following the end of the rebellion. He returned eight years later as a follower of the Seven.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Balon''': You may take my head, but you cannot name me traitor. No [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] ever swore fealty to a [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]]. 
'''Robert''': Swear one now or lose that stubborn head of yours.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}|[[Balon Greyjoy]] and [[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] should have scoured [[Iron Islands|the isles]] after [[Balon Greyjoy]] rose against him ... He smashed their fleet, burned their towns and broke their castles, but when he had them on their knees, he let them up again. He should have made another island of their skulls.{{Ref|AFFC|32}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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Tumbleton

2020-10-25T19:28:08Z

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{{Infobox Settlement
| name = Tumbleton
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| settlement_type= Market town
| location = the [[Reach]], [[Westeros]].
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'''Tumbleton''' is a market town in [[the Reach]] and is the seat of [[House Footly]]. It is located fifty leagues southwest of [[King's Landing]],{{Ref|TPATQ}} near the Reach's northeastern border with the [[Crownlands]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Map of the South (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the South]]</ref> It is near the source of the [[Mander]].

A stout but small castle with a garrison of forty men overlooks the town.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==History==
The prosperous market town of Tumbleton was the site of two battles during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|TPATQ}} In the [[Battle of Tumbleton]], the [[Two Betrayers]], Ser [[Hugh Hammer]] and Ser [[Ulf the White|Ulf White]], betrayed their [[the blacks|black]] allies and unleashed their [[dragon]]s, [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]], upon the town. [[Lord Footly]]'s men surrendered, but were slain Much of Tumbleton was burned to ash by [[dragonfire]] and in the subsequent sack by [[the greens]], who encamped around the castle until the second battle.

Three dragons fought during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], in which the town was further damaged. Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] wrote that Tumbleton was reduced to ash and embers in the civil war,{{Ref|TPATQ}} but the town was famously restored by Lord Footly's widow, Lady [[Sharis Footly]]. She pulled down the burned shells of shops and houses, rebuilt the town walls, buried the dead, planted wheat and barley and turnips in the fields where the camps had been, and had the heads of the dragons [[Seasmoke]] and [[Vermithor]] cleaned and displayed in the town square, where travelers paid a [[currency|penny]] to look at them, and a [[currency|star]] to touch them.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Later Footlys followed Sharis's example, but the [[smallfolk]] believed the ground to be haunted and the "new town" would never be a tenth the size of the old one.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Seldom has any town or city in the history of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] been subject to as long or cruel or savage a sack as Tumbleton after the [[Battle of Tumbleton|Treasons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}|Archmaester [[Gyldayn]]}}

==References==
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Hyle Hunt

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Ser '''Hyle Hunt''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Hunt]] and a captain in service to [[House Tarly]].{{Ref|AFFC|14}}

==Appearance==
Hyle is a gallant,{{Ref|AFFC|31}} eloquent,{{Ref|AFFC|42}} stubborn,{{Ref|AFFC|25}} and languid young man.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} He has a plain face, brown hair, hazel eyes, a cleft chin, a crooked nose, and a scar near his left ear.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} He is one head shorter than Brienne, who is about six and a half feet tall, putting him at roughly five feet and eight inches in height.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} Hyle has a full, rich laugh.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}

Hyle wears a white surcoat.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} He wields a sword and rides a chestnut courser.{{Ref|AFFC|25}}

==History==
Ser Hyle served [[House Tarly]] at [[Horn Hill]]. When Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] tried to teach his son [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]] to swim by throwing him in a pond, Hyle had to rescue Sam.{{Ref|AFFC|15}}

Hyle knows of at least one [[bastard]] that he has fathered, a girl. The girl's mother doused him with a kettle of soup the last time he visited his daughter.{{Ref|AFFC|37}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
While at [[Highgarden]] after the outbreak of the [[War of the Five Kings]], Ser [[Edmund Ambrose]], Ser [[Ben Bushy]], and Hyle began a wager on taking [[Brienne of Tarth]]'s [[maidenhead]]. In his attempt to woo her, Hyle brought Brienne an illuminated book, apples and carrots, for her horses and a blue silk plume for her helm. He told her camp gossip and said things to make her smile. When Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] heard about this wager, he had it stopped.{{Ref|AFFC|20}}

After Randyll takes [[Maidenpool]], Hyle commands one of the town's gates. He encounters Brienne and laments his current predicament. Hyle follows Brienne through [[Crackclaw Point]] and catches up with her at the [[Whispers]], where she slays [[Shagwell]], [[Pyg]], and [[Timeon]], formerly of the [[Brave Companions]].{{Ref|AFFC|20}} After helping to bury [[Dick Crabb]],{{Ref|AFFC|20}} Hyle insists on bringing the slain outlaws' heads to Randyll. Instead of taking credit for killing the outlaws, Hyle truthfully informs Randyll of Brienne's valor.{{Ref|AFFC|25}}

After Lord Tarly dismisses Hyle from his service,{{Ref|AFFC|25}} the knight joins Brienne in search of [[Sansa Stark]], whom Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] had tasked Brienne with finding,{{Ref|AFFC|4}} although Hyle expects a rich reward.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} The knight follows Brienne through the [[riverlands]], stays with her at the [[Quiet Isle]],{{Ref|AFFC|31}} and visits the destruction of [[raid on Saltpans|Saltpans]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}} While at the [[crossroads inn]], Hyle asks for Brienne's hand in marriage, but she rejects him.{{Ref|AFFC|37}} Brienne intends to leave Hyle behind at the inn, but her plan is interrupted by the arrival of [[Rorge]], [[Biter]], and other former Brave Companions.{{Ref|AFFC|37}}

After the encounter with the outlaws at the inn, Hyle is taken prisoner by those sworn to [[Lady Stoneheart]]. The [[brotherhood without banners]] beat Hyle until his face is almost unrecognizable.{{Ref|AFFC|42}} Despite Brienne's insistence that Hyle is innocent of any crimes, he is judged guilty for allying himself with [[House Lannister]] and sentenced to death. Hyle offers to fight Jaime in Brienne's stead, but [[Lem]] strikes him in the face. He is hanged alongside [[Podrick Payne]] and Brienne, although Brienne shouts a word to intervene.{{Ref|AFFC42}}

==Quotes by Hyle==
{{Quote|[[Randyll Tarly|His lordship]] informed me that he had no further need of my sword, or my insolence. It amounts to the same thing. Henceforth I shall enjoy the adventuresome life of a [[hedge knight]] ... though if we do find [[Sansa Stark]], I imagine we will be well rewarded.{{Ref|AFFC|25}}|Hyle to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|I am not [[Renly Baratheon]], I confess it, but I have the virtue of being still amongst the living. Some would say that is my only virtue. Marriage would serve the both of us.{{Ref|AFFC|37}}|Hyle to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Brienne''': All lips are the same. 
'''Hyle''': And all lips are made for kissing. Leave your chamber door unbarred tonight, and I will steal into your bed and prove the truth of what I say. 
'''Brienne''': If you do, you'll be a [[eunuch]] when you leave.{{Ref|AFFC|37}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]] and Hyle}}

==Quotes about Hyle==
{{Quote|You think too much.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}|[[Randyll Tarly]] to Hyle}}

{{Quote|Hyle Hunt was no [[true knight]]. His honest face was just a [[mummer]]'s mask. I do not need his help, I do not need his protection, and I do not need him, she told herself.{{Ref|AFFC|25}}|thoughts of [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

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Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series

2020-05-21T21:03:21Z

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| title = ''Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series''
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| developer = Telltale Games
| publisher = Telltale Games
| platform = PC/Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and iOS
| release_date= December 2014
| language = English
| genre = graphic adventure
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| players = single player
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'''''Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series''''' is an episodic [[w:Graphic adventure game|graphic adventure game]] developed and published by [[w:Telltale Games|Telltale Games]]. "Iron From Ice", the first of six episodes from its first season, was released in December 2014.<ref name=blog>The Telltale Blog: [http://www.telltalegames.com/blog/86265/your-story-begins-first-details-on-game-of-thrones-a-telltale-games-series Your Story Begins: First details on 'Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series']</ref><ref>Eurogamer.net: [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-28-telltales-game-of-thrones-is-coming-later-this-year Telltale's Game of Thrones is coming later this year]</ref><ref>IGN.com: [http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/28/telltales-game-of-thrones-episode-1-arrives-next-week Telltale’s Game of Thrones Episode 1 Arrives Next Week]</ref>

The game is based on the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]''<ref>Digital Trends: [http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/exploring-telltale-games-master-plan-evolve-modern-storytelling-ceo-dan-connors/ Exploring Telltale Games’ master plan to evolve modern storytelling]</ref> and its first season begins near the end of [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] and ends before the beginning of [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]]. The player controls five characters affiliated with [[House Forrester (Telltale)|House Forrester]] of [[Ironrath]], a house of the [[wolfswood]] in the [[north]]. Other locations in the game include the [[Wall]] and [[King's Landing]].<ref name=blog/> A second season of the game has been confirmed.<ref>''The Hollywood Reporter'': [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-telltale-season-2-842311 Telltale Confirms 'Game of Thrones' Season 2 Game (Exclusive)], November 20, 2015</ref> However, as it's been six years since the last episode was released, the show itself has ended, and Telltale Games has gone bankrupt, a second season is unlikely to be made.

Television actors reprising their roles for the game include Lena Headey as [[Cersei Lannister]], Peter Dinklage as [[Tyrion Lannister]], Natalie Dormer as [[Margaery Tyrell]], Iwan Rheon as [[Ramsay Snow]], and Kit Harington as [[Jon Snow]]. Other cast members may appear in future episodes.<ref>IGN.com: [http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/20/first-telltale-game-of-thrones-trailer-confirms-tv-show-cast First Telltale Game of Thrones Trailer Confirms TV Show Cast]</ref>

==Season 1==
===Episode 1: Iron From Ice===
This new story, set in the world of [[Game of Thrones|HBO's award-winning TV series]] tells of [[House Forrester (Telltale)|House Forrester]], a noble family from the [[north]] of [[Westeros]], loyal to the [[House Stark|Starks]] of [[Winterfell]]. Caught up in the events surrounding the [[War of the Five Kings]], they are thrown into a maelstrom of bloody warfare, revenge, intrigue, and horror as they fight to survive while the [[Seven Kingdoms|seven kingdoms]] tear themselves apart. You will take on the role of different members of the Forrester household, and determine their fate through the choices you make; your actions and decisions will change the story around you.<ref>[https://www.telltalegames.com/gameofthrones/episode1 www.telltalegames.com, Episode 1]</ref>

===Episode 2: The Lost Words===
House Forrester is in disarray. Their liege lord and his heir are dead, [[Ironrath]] is occupied by [[House Whitehill (Telltale)|Whitehill]] soldiers, and the youngest member of the family has been taken from them. The survival of the family now depends on a handmaiden, a squire forced to take the black, and an exiled son.

At [[King's Landing]], Mira Forrester must weigh her loyalty to [[Margaery Tyrell]] against the needs of her family, all the while choosing how to play the political games of [[Tyrion Lannister]]. To the far north, Gared Tuttle finds that the [[Wall]] and its crows hold little love for a squire from the [[wolfswood]], but finds kinship in [[Jon Snow|the bastard son]] of [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]]. To the east, in far-away [[Yunkai]], Asher Forrester, the exiled son, is called back to Westeros to aid his family, but how can one man help when the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] rule the north with an iron fist?

A misstep by any one of them could spell doom for the entire family.

Meanwhile, an unexpected source of hope returns to the Forresters, but Ironrath is no place for the weak.<ref>[https://www.telltalegames.com/gameofthrones/episode2 www.telltalegames.com, Episode 2]</ref>

===Episode 3: The Sword in the Darkness===
The fate of House Forrester lies on a knife edge. Asher, the exile, heads to [[Meereen]] in search of an army to take on the Whitehills. Pursued across an unforgiving land, the Lost Legion becomes the least of his worries in an encounter he will not soon forget: forcing him to choose between family and friendship. Meanwhile, far across land and sea in Westeros, Mira must deal with the lethal politics of King's Landing. Her family's safety is paramount and she will do anything to protect them, but nothing is given freely, and her choice of allies may soon come to haunt her. To the north, in Ironrath, the Whitehill occupation continues. Gryff Whitehill, fourth-born son, is out to prove himself, and brutality and violence grows daily, pushing the Forresters to make far-reaching decisions. Finally, at the Wall, Gared learns that he must head north if he is to help his house survive. But fate is cruel, forcing choices that will change his path forever.<ref>[https://www.telltalegames.com/gameofthrones/episode3 www.telltalegames.com, Episode 3]</ref>

===Episode 4: Sons of Winter===
In Episode 4, the fate of the scattered Forresters hangs in the balance, and no one allied with the family is safe. An unexpected meeting offers Rodrik a new opportunity to free Ironrath from its Whitehill stranglehold, but with young Ryon Forrester still held prisoner, his next moves are critical. Gared must abandon [[Castle Black]] and venture [[beyond the Wall]] in search of the mysterious North Grove, risking encounters with [[wildlings]] and worse. In King's Landing, the population is reeling from a recent royal death, and Mira must step carefully in an increasingly complex game of politics where secrets are traded as currency. Far away in [[Essos]], Asher infiltrates the slave city of Meereen at the behest of [[Daenerys Targaryen]], but will the friendship he holds dear break under the strain of a mission that raises memories best forgotten?<ref>[https://www.telltalegames.com/gameofthrones/episode4 www.telltalegames.com, Episode 4]</ref>

===Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers===
In this penultimate episode, the actions of every Forrester are vital to the survival of the house.

Rodrik's alliance with House Glenmore, and his defiance of the Whitehills, has drawn the ire of an even greater threat: Ramsay Snow.

Far across the [[narrow sea]] in Essos, with Meereen now a free city, Asher is close to securing the army he desperately needs to return home, and save his family.

In King's Landing, Mira's activities at [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen's]] coronation have not escaped the attention of Margaery Tyrell, and [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] has realized that the handmaiden may prove useful in her political games.

Finally, beyond the Wall, Gared's unlikely allies are reluctant to help in the search for the North Grove… but this far into the frozen wilds, [[Night's Watch|crows]] and [[free folk]] have a common enemy; and winter is coming.<ref>[https://www.telltalegames.com/gameofthrones/episode5 www.telltalegames.com, Episode 5]</ref>

===Episode 6: The Ice Dragon===
Your story is about to come to an epic conclusion. With House Whitehill tightening its grip on Ironrath at the behest of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], the remaining Forresters must give their all to save the family, whether through diplomacy, subterfuge, or violent force. In the frozen wilds beyond the Wall, Gared learns the secrets of the mysterious North Grove, and Mira discovers that political games in a King's Landing controlled by Cersei Lannister often involve the highest stakes of all.

What is the fate of House Forrester? When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Your choices, your story: you decide.<ref>[https://www.telltalegames.com/gameofthrones/episode6 www.telltalegames.com, Episode 6]</ref>

==References and Notes==
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Praed

2020-05-20T14:59:04Z

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'''Praed''' is a [[sellsword]] recruited by [[Yoren]] for the [[Night's Watch]] and is part of the group marching north to the [[Wall]].{{ref|acok|Appendix}}{{Ref|aCoK|5}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Praed is the first to notice a row of freshly dug graves along the [[kingsroad]] when [[Yoren]]'s band makes its way north not far from [[King’s Landing]].{{Ref|aCoK|5}}

He is constantly coughing. When [[Arya Stark|Arry]] wakes up one night, she thinks it is oddly calm, but she doesn't realize what she is missing is Praed's cough. They find the sellsword dead in the morning. He is the first of the group to die and only the fourth recruit Yoren has lost in thirty years as a wandering crow. Yoren strips the dead of his gear, distributing it among the group, handing Praed's longsword to [[Gendry]]. They bury Praed where he slept, with [[Tarber]] dropping a handful of acorns on his body first, so that an oak might grow to mark the place of the grave.{{Ref|aCoK|5}}{{Ref|aCoK|9}}

==References==
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The Seven-Pointed Star

2020-05-11T15:47:31Z

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{{italic title}}
[[File:Sara Biddle Seven Pointed Star.png|400px|thumb| ''The Seven-Pointed Star'' - by Sara Biddle - © FFG]]
'''''The Seven-Pointed Star''''' is the holy text of the [[Faith of the Seven]]. It is divided up into sections, based on the different aspects of the faith, such as the Maiden's Book.{{ref|affc|25}}

==Miscellaneous==
It is stated in ''The Seven-Pointed Star'' that spirits, [[wight]]s, and revenants cannot harm a pious man, so long as he is armored in his faith.{{Ref|aFfC|27}} It is written that as men bow to their lords, and lords to their kings, so kings and queens must bow before the Seven Who Are One.{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Septon [[Meribald]] cannot read or write, but he knows ''The Seven-Pointed Star'' by memory.

==Passages==
::''The [[Father (the Seven)|Father]] reached his hand into the heavens and pulled down seven stars and one by one he set them on the brow of [[Hugor of the Hill]] to make a glowing crown...''{{ref|adwd|5}}

::''The [[Maid (the Seven)|Maid]] brought him forth a girl as supple as a willow with eyes like deep blue pools and Hugor declared that he would have her for his bride. So the [[Mother (the Seven)|Mother]] made her fertile, and the [[Crone (the Seven)|Crone]] foretold that she would bear the king four-and-forty mighty sons. The [[Warrior (the Seven)|Warrior]] gave strength to their arms, whilst the [[Smith (the Seven)|Smith]] wrought for each a suit of iron plates...''{{ref|adwd|5}}

==References==
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Lorcas the Learned

2020-05-09T17:43:44Z

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'''Lorcas the Learned''' was a member of the [[Poor Fellows]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]]. He boasted of having committed ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'' to memory.{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

==History==
Following the death of [[Septon Moon]], Lorcas became one of his would-be successors, coming into conflict with [[Rob the Starvling]] over the body of their late leader. Lorcas claimed to have had a vision that Moon would deliver [[Oldtown]] to his followers and after seizing the body from Rob the Starvling, he strapped it atop a destrier, still naked, bloody and rotting, to storm the gates of Oldtown. Lorcas died in the attack alongside most of the less than a hundred men that joined the attack.{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}

==References==
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Prince Consort of Dorne

2020-05-07T02:41:52Z

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'''Prince Consort of Dorne''' or '''Princess Consort of Dorne''' are the titles held by the spouse of the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

==Known Prince and Princess Consorts of Dorne==
* Lord [[House Uller|Uller]], consort to Princess [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}
* Ser [[Davos Dayne]], consort to Princess [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}
* [[Drazenko Rogare]], consort to Princess [[Aliandra Martell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
* Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]], consort to Prince [[Maron Martell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
* Father of [[Doran Martell]], consort to [[Princess of Dorne (unnamed)|the unnamed Princess of Dorne]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}}
* [[Mellario|Mellario of Norvos]], consort to Prince [[Doran Martell]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

==References==
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House Humble

2020-05-05T13:52:49Z

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'''House Humble''' is a house from the [[Iron Islands]]. It is considered a lesser house due to the fact that it is descended from [[thrall]]s and [[salt wife|salt wives]].{{ref|AFFC|18}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Members of House Humble are spotted at the [[kingsmoot]] by [[Victarion Greyjoy]]. [[Will Humble]], one of Victarion's supporters, loses a bet there and has to eat his boot. [[Quellon Humble]] allies himself with [[Euron Greyjoy]] at the kingsmoot.

Quellon informs Victarion of the presence of [[warlocks]] on Euron's ship, ''[[Silence]]''. Quellon is spotted by Victarion at the feast in [[Lord Hewett's castle]] after the [[Battle of the Shield Islands]]. He tears down one of the tapestries and wears it while he eats.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The one-armed [[Adrack Humble]] is part of the garrison Victarion left behind to defend [[Moat Cailin]]. When [[Dagon Codd]] refuses [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s offer of safe passage in return for surrendering the fortress, Adrack kills Dagon. After they surrender, however, Adrack and his fellow ironborn are flayed alive under orders from [[Ramsay Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|20}}

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

* [[Quellon Humble]], an ironborn raider.
* [[Will Humble]], an ironborn raider.
* {[[Adrack Humble]]}, a one-armed raider, flayed alive under orders of [[Ramsay Snow]].
* [[Burton Humble]], an ironborn raider on the ''[[Iron Victory]]''.

==References==
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Quellon Greyjoy

2020-05-04T21:16:32Z

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| Issue = [[Harlon Greyjoy]] [[Quenton Greyjoy]] [[Donel Greyjoy]] [[Balon Greyjoy]] [[Euron Greyjoy]] [[Victarion Greyjoy]] [[Urrigon Greyjoy]] [[Aeron Greyjoy]] [[Robin Greyjoy]] Stillborn daughter
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'''Quellon Greyjoy''' was a [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]], and head of [[House Greyjoy]]. He was the father of the current lord, [[Euron Greyjoy]]. The longship ''[[Lord Quellon]]'' is presumably [[Named after|named]] in his honor.

==Appearance and Character==
Quellon has been considered one of the wisest of the Greyjoys. He stood six and a half feet tall, and was both strong and fast.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

==History==
Quellon fought corsairs and slavers in the [[Summer Sea]] as a youth and commanded a hundred longships during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} According to a semi-canon source,<ref>georgerrmartin.com: [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE SAMPLE]</ref> Quellon's [[ironmen]] once attacked the fleet of Lord [[House Farman|Farman]] and sacked [[Faircastle]], as Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] was a poor liege lord of the [[westerlands]].

Quellon tried to reform the ways of the ironborn and integrate them with the rest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] by freeing [[thrall]]s, forbidding most reaving, discouraging [[salt wives]], encouraging marriages with the mainland, and bringing [[maesters]] to the Iron Islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

Quellon's health was failing during [[Robert's Rebellion]], however, and it was only after the [[Battle of the Trident]] that he was convinced by his eldest sons to join the war against [[House Targaryen]]. He led fifty longships against the [[Reach]], keeping most of the ironmen home to guard against [[House Lannister]]. Quellon died at sea{{Ref|AFFC|1}} in a [[battle at the Mander]]'s mouth against the [[Shield Islands]], and the ironmen's contribution to the war turned out to be minimal.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

With Quellon's death, the title of head of [[House Greyjoy]] and [[Lord of the Iron Islands]] passed to [[Balon Greyjoy]], his eldest surviving son. Lord Balon rejected most of his father's reforms, and his desire to return to the [[Old Way]] led to [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]] against the rule of King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After the death of [[Balon Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]], his brother [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron Crow's Eye]] claims the [[Seastone Chair]].{{Ref|AFFC|1}} Their younger brothers, [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]] and [[Aeron Greyjoy|Aeron Damphair]], think the blood of their parents went bad in Euron.{{Ref|AFFC|18}} Victarion desires to claim his father's crown,{{Ref|AFFC|18}} but Euron is instead chosen in the [[kingsmoot]].{{Ref|AFFC|19}}

==Family==
Quellon had three wives and nine sons, of which only four survived to adulthood. With his first wife, Lady [[House Stonetree|Stonetree]], he fathered [[Harlon Greyjoy|Harlon]], [[Quenton Greyjoy|Quenton]], and [[Donel Greyjoy|Donel]], none of whom survived childhood. With his second wife, Lady [[House Sunderly|Sunderly]], Quellon fathered [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]], [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]], [[Urrigon Greyjoy|Urrigon]], and [[Aeron Greyjoy|Aeron]], with all surviving to adulthood with the exception of Urrigon. Quellon's third marriage, this time with [[Lady Piper (wife of Quellon Greyjoy)|Lady Piper]], resulted in [[Robin Greyjoy|Robin]], who also died as a child and a posthumous stillborn daughter.
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==Quotes==
{{Quote|Nine sons had been born from the loins of Quellon Greyjoy, but only four had lived to manhood. That was the way of this cold world, where men fished the sea and dug in the ground and died, whilst women brought forth short-lived children from beds of blood and pain.{{Ref|AFFC|1}}|thoughts of [[Aeron Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Lord Quellon never returned from his last voyage; the [[Drowned God]] in his goodness granted him a [[battle at the Mander|death at sea]]. It was Lord [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]] who came back, with his brothers [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]] and [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]].{{Ref|AFFC|1}}|thoughts of [[Aeron Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|'''Aeron''': Do you mean to claim our father's crown? 
'''Victarion''': If the [[Drowned God]] wills it. 
'''Aeron''': The waves will speak. Listen to the waves, brother.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] and [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

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Faith Militant uprising

2020-05-03T06:03:26Z

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{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict_name = Faith Militant uprising
| part_of =
| image = [[File:Sept of Remembrance.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Maegor and Balerion burn down the Sept of Remembrance in King's Landing as depicted in ''The World of Ice and Fire''
| date = {{Date|41}} – {{Date|48}}<ref group="N">Official peace was agreed upon during the reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen (48 AC - 103 AC). Jaehaerys named Septon Barth as his Hand of the King about a decade into his reign. Barth would hold this position for forty years, during which time he aided the king in creating the peace (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I, and ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 54|Davos V]])</ref>
| battles = [[Burning of the Sept of Remembrance]] [[Battle of Stonebridge]] [[Battle at the Great Fork]] [[Ambush at the Wendwater]]
| location = [[Seven Kingdoms]]
| result = [[Faith Militant]] disbanded The Faith's traditional right to judge its own was abolished

| combatant1 = [[File:Star of the Faith.svg|30px]]'''[[Faith of the Seven]]'''
*[[Faith Militant]]
**[[Warrior's Sons]]
**[[Poor Fellows]]
*[[House Falwell]]
*[[House Lorch]]
*[[House Terrick]]
*[[House Wayn]]
*[[House Lychester]]
*[[House Tully]]
| commander1 = The [[High Septon (Aenys I)|High Septon]] Ser [[Damon Morrigen]] [[Wat the Hewer]] Ser [[Horys Hill]] Septon [[Moon (septon)|Moon]] Ser [[Joffrey Doggett]] [[Jeyne Poore|Poxy Jeyne Poore]] [[Dennis the Lame]] [[Ragged Silas]]
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| losses1 = Ser [[Damon Morrigen]] hundreds of [[Warrior's Sons]] thousands of [[Poor Fellows]] [[High Septon (Aenys I)|High Septon]] Poxy Jeyne Poore

| combatant2 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[Iron Throne]]/[[House Targaryen]]'''
*[[House Velaryon]]
*[[House Harroway]]
*[[House Meadows]]
*[[House Smallwood]]
| commander2 = King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] Ser [[Davos Darklyn]]
| strength2 = Royalist houses
| losses2 = Septon [[Murmison]] Ser Davos Darklyn
}}
The '''Faith Militant uprising''' was a rebellion by the militant orders of the [[Faith of the Seven]] against the rule of [[House Targaryen]] over the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AFFC|11}}{{ref|AFFC|33}} The uprising began during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], continued through the reign of [[Maegor I Targaryen]], and eventually ended during the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].

==Prelude==
Although the uprising began during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], the first seeds were already planted during the reign of his father, King [[Aegon I Targaryen]].
Before the birth of Aenys's children, his younger half-brother [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] was regarded as his heir. However, Aenys was wed in {{Date|22}}, and his first child, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], was born the next year. Her birth sparked the discussion of the line of succession, as it was unclear whether Maegor remained second in the line of succession or whether he fell behind the newborn Rhaena. In {{Date|24}}, shortly after Maegor turned twelve, his mother Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] proposed a betrothal between Rhaena and Maegor to settle the issue of the royal succession. However, both Prince Aenys and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] and the [[High Septon (Aegon I)|High Septon]] protested.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} The High Septon suggested his own niece, Lady [[Ceryse Hightower]], as a bride for the young prince instead. Maegor and Ceryse were subsequently wed in {{Date|25}} at the [[Starry Sept]] in [[Oldtown]], in a ceremony officiated by the High Septon himself.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{ref|tsotd}}

When after fourteen years of marriage Maegor still had no child, he suddenly announced in {{Date|39}} that Ceryse was barren and that he had taken another wife, Lady [[Alys Harroway]], the daughter of the new [[Lord of Harrenhal]], [[Lucas Harroway]]. Unable to convince the [[septon]] at [[Dragonstone]] to perform the wedding, Maegor had taken Alys to wife in a Valyrian wedding ceremony led by Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]. This marriage angered many. Ceryse's father, Lord [[Martyn Hightower]], protest the marriage to King Aenys and demanded that Maegor set Alys aside. The High Septon denounced the marriage as sin and fornication and called Alys ''"this whore of Harroway."'' Many of the pious lords in the realm similarly condemned the marriage, and openly began to call Alys ''"Maegor's Whore"''. Maegor remained defiant, however, citing that his father had taken two wives as well, claiming that the strictures of the Faith did not rule [[House Targaryen|the blood of the dragon]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Maegor quarreled bitterly with his brother over the marriage, as the King had neither known of the marriage prior to the ceremony, nor given his leave for it. Eventually, Aenys made Maegor choose between setting Alys aside or going into exile for five years. Maegor chose the latter, and left for [[Pentos]] in {{Date|40}}.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}{{Ref|tsotd}} The High Septon was not yet satisfied, however, so Aenys appointed Septon [[Murmison]] as his new [[Hand of the King]], but even he could not heal the rift between the throne and the Faith.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

The situation became worse in {{Date|41}}, when Aenys wed his daughter [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]] and son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] to one another. The High Septon sent Aenys a denunciation, addressing him as "King Abomination"; The uprising was about to begin, and even the pious lords and [[smallfolk]], who had loved Aenys, turned against the king.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

==Uprising==
===Early conflicts===
Conflicts began in [[King's Landing]]. For having performed the wedding ceremony, Septon [[Murmison]] was expelled from the Faith. A fortnight later, he was cut to pieces by [[Poor Fellows]], who had taken up arms. And other Poor Fellows scaled the walls of the [[Red Keep]], attempting to murder the king and his family, failing only when Ser [[Raymont Baratheon]] of the [[Kingsguard]] intervened. The [[Warrior's Sons]] began to fortify the [[Hill of Rhaenys]], ensuring the [[Sept of Remembrance]] could withstand the Targaryens.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}

Aenys and his family fled the city and went to [[Dragonstone]]. Aenys refused to follow Visenya's advise of burning down the [[Starry Sept]] at [[Oldtown]] and the [[Sept of Remembrance]] in [[King's Landing]]. Meanwhile, thousands of Poor Fellows threatened the king's supporters, while dozens of lords gave their support to the Faith; By the end of the year, most of the realm had joined the side of the Faith. Aenys, unable to decide how to deal with the rebellion, fell ill. He collapsed when he learned that [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] were besieged at [[Crakehall]], and died three days later.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Maegor the Cruel===
Visenya flew on [[Vhagar]] to [[Pentos]] after Aenys' funeral in order to retrieve Maegor from exile. Maegor was crowned upon his return to Dragonstone, and executed [[Grand Maester]] [[Gawen]] for protesting his claim to the throne. Maegor then flew upon [[Balerion]] to [[King's Landing]], where the [[Faith Militant|militant orders of the Faith]] had seized the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]] and the half-completed [[Red Keep]]. On [[Visenya's Hill]], Maegor raised the banner of [[House Targaryen]] and gathered the support of thousands.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

Dowager Queen Visenya challenged those who questioned Maegor's right to rule to prove themselves. The challenge was met by Ser [[Damon Morrigen]], the [[Grand Captain]] of the [[Warrior's Sons]]. Maegor quickly decided to [[trial by battle|settle the matter with swords]], and Damon demanded a [[trial of seven]], to which Maegor agreed.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Though Maegor was the only survivor out of fourteen combatants, he took a blow to the head and collapsed just as the last Warrior's Son died. On the twenty-eighth day of his coma, Queen [[Alys Harroway]] returned from [[Pentos]], bringing with her [[Tyanna of the Tower]], a courtesan who had become Maegor's lover during his exile. Tyanna took over his care, and Maegor woke from his coma on the thirtieth day. Maegor mounted Balerion and without warning flew over [[Rhaenys's Hill]], unleashing the Black Dread's [[dragonflame]] during the [[burning of the Sept of Remembrance]]. Those who tried to flee from the flames were slain by archers Maegor had placed around the hill. The screams of burning and dying men were said to echo in the streets of King's Landing, and it was claimed a pall hung over the city for seven days.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}

That same year the [[Battle of Stonebridge]] was fought between Maegor's forces and the [[Poor Fellows]]. The Poor Fellows were nine thousand strong, under the command of [[Wat the Hewer]]. While crossing the [[Mander]], they were caught between six lordly armies supporting Maegor. With the army of Poor Fellows divided by the river, they were cut to pieces. The sheer brutality of the carnage made the Mander run red with blood for twenty leagues, resulting in the bridge and castle that commanded it forever after being known as [[Bitterbridge]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Wat managed to kill half a dozen lords, including Lord [[House Meadows|Meadows]], the commander of the King's army, but was taken alive himself and delivered to [[King's Landing]] in chains.{{Ref|tsotd}} [[Battle at the Great Fork|Another fierce battle]] was fought at the Great Fork of the [[Blackwater Rush|Blackwater]]. Thirteen thousand Poor Fellows, hundreds of knights of the Warrior's Sons, and hundred from rebel lords of the [[riverlands]] and [[westerlands]] fought against Maegor's forces at [[Stoney Sept]]. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for Maegor, whose dragon left death in its wake.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Following these two victories, Maegor announced his intent to take a third wife by wedding [[Tyanna of the Tower]]. [[Grand Maester]] [[Myres]] spoke against the proposed wedding, stating that Maegor's ''"[[Ceryse Hightower|one true wife]]"'' awaited him at the [[Hightower]]. Maegor heard him out in silence before beheading Myres with Blackfyre. Maegor and Tyanna were wed on Rhaenys's Hill, surrounded by the remains of the [[Warrior's Sons]] who had [[burning of the Sept of Remembrance|died there]]. At Oldtown, however, the High Septon loudly denounced "''the abomination and his whores"'', while Ceryse continued to insist that she was Maegor's only lawful queen.{{Ref|tsotd}}

As the Faith continued to resist his rule,{{Ref|tsotd}} Maegor raised [[King Maegor's laws|a set of laws]] which forbade holy men from carrying arms,{{Ref|affc|43}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} and punished lords who spoke out against the suppression of the Faith.{{Ref|TSS}} In response, the High Septon commanded Maegor to present himself in [[Oldtown]] and beg the forgiveness of the gods for his sins and cruelties. While Maegor remained focused on the Red Keep's construction, the "pious lords" continued their resistance for half a year, until Visenya mounted her dragon [[Vhagar]] and burned the seats of [[House Blanetree]], [[House Terrick]], [[House Deddings]], [[House Lychester]], and [[House Wayn]] in the [[riverlands]] within a single night. Maegor flew Balerion to the [[westerlands]], burning the seats of [[House Broom]], [[House Doggett]], [[House Falwell]], [[House Lorch]], [[House Myatt]], and other "pious lords" who had defied his royal summons.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Next,<ref group="N">Earlier prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' erroneously state that this event and the death of the High Septon took place in {{Date|44}} (''The World of Ice & Fire'', The Reach: Oldtown). ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' gives the correct date of {{Date|43}}. The High Septon elected as a replacement, dies a year later.</ref> Maegor and Visenya turned towards [[Oldtown]], threatening to incinerate the [[Starry Sept]] in response to the [[High Septon (Maegor I)|High Septon]]'s condemnation of his [[polygamy|polygamous marriages]]. Shortly after, the High Septon died suddenly, allowing Lord [[Martyn Hightower]] to open his gates before Balerion and Vhagar could burn the city.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: Oldtown}} Rumors about the nature of the High Septon's death still persist today. As he had been in good health, some have suggested that he had committed suicide, either to save himself from Maegor's wroth or to spare Oldtown from the dragonfire. Others believe that the gods themselves had struck him down. Most believe he had been murdered, although opinions differ about the murderer's identity. Ser [[Morgan Hightower]], the commander of the Warrior's Sons in [[Oldtown]], who was the only Warrior's Son pardoned by King Maegor, has been suggested as the murderer. Others have suggested Lady [[Patrice Hightower]], the aunt of Lord Martyn and Ser Morgan. The [[archmaester]]s of the [[Citadel]] have also been suggested to have played a role in the High Septon's death. And lastly, Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], a rumored sorceress, has been named.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: Oldtown}}

A new High Septon was elected that same night. [[High Septon (Pater)|He]] was a more passive man, who annointed Maegor upon his arrival at the Starry Sept and did not lift a finger as the Warrior's Sons at Oldtown were either sent to the [[Wall]] or executed.{{ref|tsotd}} Maegor remained at Oldtown for half a year, presiding over the trials personally.{{Ref|tsotd}} Adding to his earlier laws, Maegor now placed bounties on the heads of those faithful who remained defiant: [[currency|a gold dragon]] was given for the scalp of [[Warrior's Sons]] and a silver stag for the scalp of a [[Poor Fellow]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}{{Ref|tsotd}}

The new High Septon too proved unable to halt the rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Although he attempted to disband the Stars and Swords, he made little effort to reduce the constant violence. At his own death in {{Date|44}}, [[High Lickspittle|another]] was raised up in his place. This new High Septon spoke no word against the king or his queens, and became known as [[High Lickspittle|"High Lickspittle"]]. Thousands of Poor Fellows still remained, roaming the woods and hedges of the Seven Kingdom. One band crowned their own High Septon, in the person of a bearded brute named Septon [[Moon (septon)|Moon]]. The few Warrior's Sons still around were being led by Ser [[Joffrey Doggett]], the Red Dog of the Hills. Because they had been outlawed and condemned, they did not have the strength to meet the king's forces in open battle, but disguised as hedge knights they managed to hunt and slay Targaryen loyalists and those who they considered to be traitors to the Faith.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Maegor temporarily pulled back from the war, focusing instead on the completion of the [[Red Keep]], but in late {{Date|45}} began a new campaign against the Faith. In the [[kingswood]] south of the [[Blackwater Rush|Blackwater]], Maegor hunted down the Poor Fellows who had taken refuge, and ordered the rebel Poxy Jeyne to be burned alive. Although Poor Fellows and peasants attempted to prevent the execution, Maegor had all the would-be rescuers slaughtered in an [[ambush at the Wendwater]].{{Ref|tsotd}} In {{Date|46}}, Maegor brought two thousand skulls from his campaign against the Faith to [[King's Landing]], claiming they were the heads of [[Warrior's Sons]] and [[Poor Fellows]]. Many suspected they were the skulls of innocent [[smallfolk]], however.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} In the [[riverlands]] Septon [[Moon (septon)|Moon]] and Ser [[Joffrey Doggett]] gained the support of [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]] and in {{Date|48}} once again led the Poor Fellows against Maegor. As more and more of the realm began to oppose Maegor, the support he received was little.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}

==Conclusion==
===Maegor's death===
Maegor had been battling not only the Faith during his reign, but also his own family. [[Aenys I Targaryen]]'s widow, Dowager Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]], and her two youngest children, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]], had been made hostages on [[Dragonstone]], while Prince [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] had been made Maegor's squire in King's Landing. Aenys's eldest son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], challenged Maegor's claim to the throne, but died in battle against Maegor in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Aegon's sister-wife, [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], and their two young daughters, [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]] and [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella]], evaded capture for a while, being protected by Lord [[House Farman|Farman]] on [[Fair Isle]], until they were found by [[Tyanna of the Tower]], upon which Rhaena was forced to marry Maegor. Following the death of Dowager Queen Visenya in {{Date|44}}, Alyssa Velaryon escaped with Jaehaerys and Alysanne. Maegor had Prince Viserys killed, hoping he could force Alyssa to come to King's Landing to claim her son's body. Instead, Alyssa's youngest son, Jaehaerys, put forward his claim for the throne, and although Maegor disinherited him, naming Rhaena's daughter Aerea as his heir instead, support for Jaehaerys grew.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]], the admiral of the king's fleets, eventually turned against Maegor, and gave his support to Jaehaerys. His example was followed by many of the great houses. Jaehaerys named Lord [[Robar Baratheon]], the [[Lord of Storm's End]], as Protector of the Realm and [[Hand of the King]]. Rhaena fled from Maegor on her dragon, [[Dreamfyre]], when she learned of Jaehaerys's proclamation, stealing Maegor's [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Blackfyre]]. And two knights of Maegor's [[Kingsguard]] abandoned Maegor as well, joining Prince Jaehaerys instead. Facing so much opposition with only the forces of a few lord from the [[Crownlands]] at his disposal, Maegor's situation was dire. In {{Date|48}}, he was found dead upon the [[Iron Throne]]. The manner of his death is still speculated about today.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

===Jaehaerys the Conciliator===
Prince Jaehaerys ascended the throne in {{Date|48}} following Maegor's death. He was crowned by the High Septon. About a decade into his reign, he became acquainted with [[Septon]] [[Barth]], who tended to the books and records in the Red Keep's library. Jaehaerys soon named him [[Hand of the King]], a position he kept for forty years.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|asos|54}} Together with Barth, Jaehaerys re-conciliated the Iron Throne with the Faith. The Poor Fellows and Warrior's Sons, much reduced in number, were still present and restless, eager to restore their orders. Jaehaerys sent Septon Barth to Oldtown to speak with the High Septon. It was agreed that the Iron Throne would always protect and defend the Faith, if the last few Stars and Swords would put down their weapons, and if the Faith agreed to accept justice from the Iron Throne instead of the Faith.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} The Faith accepted Targaryen marriage practices in the [[Doctrine of Exceptionalism]].{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

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Vhagar

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Vhagar
| image = [[File:Burning Arryn fleet.jpg|400px]]
| image_caption = [[Visenya Targaryen]] riding Vhagar into [[Battle in the waters off Gulltown|battle]], illustrated by John McCambridge.
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] [[Laena Velaryon]] [[Aemond Targaryen]]
| Race = [[Dragon]]
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Birth = [[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 52 Before the Conquest|52 BC]]<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Vhagar|Vhagar]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)'' ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
}}
:''For other uses, see [[Vhagar (disambiguation)]].''

'''Vhagar''' was a she-[[dragon]] of [[House Targaryen]]. She was [[dragonrider|ridden]] by Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]], alongside [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]'s [[Balerion]] and their sister [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]'s [[Meraxes]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}} Other known riders of Vhagar are Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|TRP}}

Vhagar was [[named after|named]] for [[Vhagar (god)|one of the gods]] of Old [[Valyria]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aSoS|57}}

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Vhagar|Images of Vhagar]]''
The color of Vhagar's scales, horns, wings, wing bones, and spinal crest is unknown, as is the color of her flame.

According to [[Tyrion Lannister]], Vhagar was large enough that one could ride a [[horse]] down her gullet.{{Ref|aGoT|13}} It is said that Vhagar's breath was so hot that it could melt a knight's armor and cook him inside.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}

By the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Vhagar was the hardened survivor of a hundred battles, had grown almost as large as [[Balerion]], and was the oldest and largest of the dragons in [[Westeros]]. Her roar was so powerful that it could shake the very foundations of [[Storm's End]]. No living dragon could match her for size or ferocity.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Vhagar hatched from a [[dragon egg]] on [[Dragonstone]] during the [[Century of Blood]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} She was named after [[Vhagar (god)|a god]] of the [[Valyrian Freehold]].{{Ref|acok|11}}

At some point, Vhagar was claimed by [[Visenya Targaryen]]. Visenya first rode Vhagar, demonstrating she was a [[dragonrider]], some time before she married her brother, [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Aegon's Conquest===
[[File:The queen and vhagar by silvaticus-d94j1f8.jpg|thumb|400px|Vhagar and her rider, Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]. By [http://silvaticus.deviantart.com Silvaticus].]]
After Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] on [[Westeros]] and began his [[Aegon's Conquest|conquest]], Visenya flew Vhagar to [[Stokeworth]], where crossbowmen loosed bolts until the dragon set the roofs of the castle keep ablaze.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Following Aegon's first coronation, Visenya, upon Vhagar, accompanied the Targaryen fleet, commanded by [[Daemon Velaryon]], to take [[Gulltown]]. In the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]], the [[House Arryn|Arryn]] fleet defeated the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] fleet, sinking one-third of the ships and capturing near as many. Then, Visenya descended, and burned the ships of the Arryn fleet.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Visenya then flew to [[Crackclaw Point]] with Vhagar, to accept many pledges of fealty from the local lords. She then flew Vhagar to [[Stoney Sept]] to link up with her siblings, their dragons, and Aegon's army. They advanced south, where all three dragons took part in the decisive [[Field of Fire]] – the only battle in which all three of the Targaryen dragons took to the sky at the same time during Aegon's Conquest. Together, Vhagar, Meraxes, and Balerion killed four thousand men, burning them alive. King [[Mern IX Gardener]] died, and with him [[House Gardener]]. The army was broken, and House Targaryen was victorious.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|aGoT|13}}

Visenya next flew Vhagar to the [[Trident]] in the [[riverlands]], where she met with her brother and sister and their dragons, to face [[King in the North]] [[Torrhen Stark]]. [[Brandon Snow]], the [[bastard]] brother of Torrhen, offered to sneak into the Targaryen camp at night to slay the dragons, but the northern king refused the attempt, and instead sent his brother as an envoy, eventually bending the knee to the Targaryens.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Afterwards, Visenya flew Vhagar back to the Vale, where she landed with her dragon in the inner courtyard of the [[Eyrie]]. When Dowager Queen [[Sharra Arryn]] reached the courtyard she found her young son, King [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], sitting on Visenya's knee, staring with wonder at Vhagar. The young king begged his mother for a ride on Vhagar's back. Sharra bent her knee and surrendered, and Ronnel rode on Vhagar thrice about the summit of the [[Giant's Lance]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===First Dornish War===
Following the deaths of Rhaenys and Meraxes in {{Date|10}} at [[Hellholt]] in [[Dorne]], Visenya and Aegon burned every Dornish stronghold at least once (except [[Sunspear]] and its [[shadow city]]) during a two-year period known as the [[Dragon's Wroth]]. The Dornish tell a tale that the Targaryens refused to attack Sunspear because they were afraid that Princess [[Meria Martell]] had purchased a device from [[Lys]] to slay Vhagar and Balerion, but Archmaester [[Timotty]] suggests the Targaryens intended to turn the other Dornish houses against the Martells.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

===Aenys I and Maegor I===
When King Aegon I died in {{Date|37}}, Vhagar supplied the flames to light the fire of his funeral pyre.{{Ref|tsotd}} In {{Date|41}}, when King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] named his eldest son and heir, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] at his wedding, Visenya angrily left for [[Dragonstone]]. It was said that the moon turned as red as blood when Vhagar passed it.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Later that year, when King Aenys arrived at Dragonstone, fleeing the first rebels in the [[Faith Militant uprising]], Visenya asked him to grant her to leave to take Vhagar and burn the [[Starry Sept]] in [[Oldtown]]. Aenys refused. When the king died early in {{Date|42}}, Visenya left Dragonstone within an hour of his death, and flew to [[Pentos]], where her son [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] lived in exile. After Maegor had claimed the crown on Dragonstone, Visenya accompanied him upon Vhagar and crossed [[Blackwater Bay]] to [[King's Landing]]. The return of both Vhagar and Balerion to King's Landing set off riots in the city.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Prior to Maegor's wedding to [[Tyanna of the Tower]], Visenya flew upon Vhagar to [[Driftmark]] to convince [[Alyssa Velaryon]] to appear at the wedding.{{Ref|tsotd}} When the [[Faith Militant]] continued to resist Maegor's reign, even after the losses they suffered at the [[Battle of Stonebridge]] and the [[Battle at the Great Fork]] of the [[Blackwater Rush|Blackwater]], Visenya mounted Vhagar and burned the seats of [[House Blanetree]], [[House Terrick]], [[House Deddings]], [[House Lychester]], and [[House Wayn]] in the [[Riverlands]] within a single night. Maegor flew Balerion to the [[westerlands]], burning the seats of [[House Broom]], [[House Doggett]], [[House Falwell]], [[House Lorch]], [[House Myatt]], and other "pious lords" who had defied his royal summons.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|43}},{{refn|group="N"|Earlier prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' erroneously state that this event and the death of the [[High Septon (Maegor I)|High Septon]] took place in {{Date|44}}.{{ref|twoiaf| The Reach: Oldtown}} ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' gives the correct date of {{Date|43}}. [[Septon]] [[Pater]], the High Septon elected as a replacement, died a year later.}} Maegor and Visenya turned towards [[Oldtown]], threatening to incinerate the [[Starry Sept]] in response to the [[High Septon (Maegor I)|High Septon]]'s condemnation of his [[polygamy|polygamous marriages]]. Only the mysterious death of the High Septon, which allowed Lord [[Martyn Hightower]] to open his gates before Balerion and Vhagar, saved the city from dragonflame.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: Oldtown}}{{Ref|tsotd}}

Visenya died on Dragonstone in {{Date|44}},{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|tsotd}} leaving Vhagar without a rider.

==Reign of Jaehaerys==
Vhagar remained unridden for twenty-nine years after Visenya's death, spending much of that time on [[Dragonstone]] and later taking residence in the [[Dragonpit]] in [[King's Landing]]. It was in {{Date|73}} that Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon the Brave]] after achieving knighthood, set out to follow his brother Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]] and become a [[dragonrider]] claiming Vhagar. Vhagar along with [[Caraxes]] and [[Vermithor]] burned the [[Dorne|Dornish]] fleet that attempted to invade the [[Stormlands]] during the [[Fourth Dornish War]] in {{Date|83}}. After the death of Balerion of old age in {{date|94}},{{Ref|trp}} Vhagar became the last of the three Targaryen dragons who had fought in the Conquest.
Vhagar became riderless again, when Prince Baelon passed away in {{Date|101}}.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Reign of King Viserys I Targaryen===
Vhagar's next known rider was Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], who had become a dragonrider before the age of twelve. According to the [[maester]] at [[Driftmark]], the seat of [[House Velaryon]], Laena loved to fly. When Laena wed Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] in {{Date|115}}, they flew upon their dragons across the [[narrow sea]] to [[Pentos]], [[Volantis]], [[Qohor]], and [[Norvos]]. Everywhere they went, huge crowds came to catch a glimpse of Vhagar and [[Caraxes]], Daemon's dragon. After Laena gave birth in {{Date|116}}, Daemon brought both his own dragon and Vhagar back to Westeros. Laena and Daemon grew close with Daemon's niece, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and the three often flew together upon their dragons, Vhagar, Caraxes, and [[Syrax]].{{ref|trp}}

Laena died early in {{Date|120}}. It is said that Laena attempted to reach Vhagar in her final hour as to fly one last time, but she did not have the strength. Following Laena's funeral on Driftmark, the ten-year old prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] claimed Vhagar as his own dragon.{{Ref|trp}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
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[[File:Deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.jpg|thumb|400px|Aemond and Vhagar kill [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Arrax]], illustrated by Chase Stone.]]
By {{Date|129}}, Vhagar had grown nearly as big as Balerion had been during [[Aegon's Conquest]], and had become the largest living dragon of her time.{{Ref|aDwD|8}} Prince Aemond flew on Vhagar to [[Storm's End]], so they could win the support of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] for King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. There Aemond met with Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], at Storm's End hoping to gain support for his mother Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Aemond was forbidden from attacking Lucerys while both were in Borros's castle, but was allowed to follow him outside. After Lucerys rose into the sky on his dragon [[Arrax]], Aemond mounted Vhagar and followed the young prince. The two dragons fought during a great storm over [[Shipbreaker Bay]], and Vhagar quickly overcame Arrax, whose severed head would wash ashore days later, along with the corpse of Lucerys.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Aemond would continue to fly Vhagar in battle during the civil war between King Aegon II and Queen Rhaenyra. During the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], Vhagar and Aemond, and King Aegon and [[Sunfyre]], ambushed the dragon [[Meleys]] and her rider Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Meleys was an old and large dragon, and might have stood a chance against Vhagar alone, but died from the combined assault. Vhagar was the only dragon who left the battle reasonably unharmed.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

The battle against Meleys left Aegon II severely injured, leaving him incapable of rule, and Prince Aemond was appointed [[regent]]. Aemond decided that the main threat in the war was Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], who was massing armies at [[Harrenhal]]. Aemond took Vhagar and most of the green forces from [[King's Landing]] north to attack Harrenhal, leaving King's Landing with very little defense. When Aemond and Vhagar arrived at Harrenhal, they found the castle undefended and empty, as Daemon had left some time before to attack King's Landing, after having lured Aemond and Vhagar away from the capital.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

After the [[Fall of King's Landing]], Prince Aemond and [[Hand of the King]] [[Criston Cole]] no longer agreed on how to proceed during the war. Aemond took Vhagar on a one-man war of revenge. They burned much of the [[riverlands]], starting with every wooden structure in Harrenhal. Vhagar caused more destruction than an entire army, and severely harmed Rhaenyra's supporters in the riverlands - though Aemond's decision to abandon the army under Criston proved to a strategic blunder. Without Vhagar to protect them, Cole's army in the east was later surrounded and destroyed in the [[Butcher's Ball]], leaving the east wide open to Rhaenyra's forces.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Aemond and Vhagar continued the destruction of the riverlands and they became the terror of the [[Trident]]. Daemon Targaryen, on his dragon [[Caraxes]], and the [[dragonseed]] [[Nettles]], on the dragon [[Sheepstealer]], were sent to hunt Aemond. They were allowed to use [[Maidenpool]] as their base, as Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] feared an attack from Vhagar, and found himself safer this way. Daemon and Nettles unsuccessfully searched together for Vhagar, who continued to terrorize the riverlands.

After the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Daemon had word sent out that he and Caraxes would await Aemond and Vhagar at Harrenhal. On the fourteenth day of Daemon's vigil at Harrenhal, Vhagar appeared in the sky, carrying Aemond and his lover [[Alys Rivers]]. Aemond left Alys in the castle's yard, and both dragons and their riders launched into the air. All four were killed in the ensuing [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]], when the dragons locked together, Caraxes's jaws closed around Vhagar's neck, Daemon leapt from his dragon to Vhagar to put [[Dark Sister]] through Aemond's eye, and the dragons crashed into [[Gods Eye|the lake]]. Some years after the end of the Dance, Vhagar's body was recovered, with Aemond's armored bones still chained to the saddle. Vhagar was one hundred and eighty-one years old when she died, on the twenty-second day of the fifth moon of {{Date|130}}.{{ref|tpatq}}

===Legacy===
Along with eighteen{{Ref|aGoT|13}} other Targaryen [[Dragon skulls (Targaryen)|dragon skulls]], Vhagar's skull hung on a wall in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room.{{Ref|aGoT|3}}{{Ref|aGoT|12}} After [[Robert's Rebellion]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had the skulls removed from the throne room, and stored them in a dank cellar. In {{date|284}}, when [[Tyrion Lannister]] visited the capital for the wedding of his sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to Robert, he observed the skulls in the cellar, including Vhagar's.{{Ref|aGoT|13}} In {{date|298}}, [[Arya Stark]] encountered the dragon skulls while passing through the Red Keep cellars.{{ref|agot|32}}{{ref|agot|50}}

In {{date|299}}, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] had the three [[ships]] sent to her by [[Illyrio Mopatis]] renamed [[Vhagar (ship)|Vhagar]], [[Meraxes (ship)|Meraxes]], and [[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]], to tell the world that the [[dragons]] had returned.{{ref|acok|63}}

==Known dragonriders of Vhagar==
* Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
* Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]
* Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]
* Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]

King [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]] flew three circles around the summit of the [[Giant's Lance]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]] with Visenya on Vhagar's back.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Alys Rivers]] flew on Vhagar's back along with Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Quotes about Vhagar==
{{Quote|Vhagar grows old, but her fires still burn hot.{{ref|tsotd}}|[[Visenya Targaryen]] to [[Aenys I Targaryen]]}}
{{Quote|The peril posed by Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya's]] mount could not be gainsaid.{{ref|tpatq}}|[[Gyldayn]]}}
{{Quote|That hoary old bitch.{{ref|tpatq}}|[[Jacaerys Velaryon]]}}
{{Quote|[[Aemond Targaryen|Prince Aemond]]'s mighty dragon Vhagar sensed [[Lucerys Velaryon|his]] coming first. Guardsman walking the battlements of the castle's mighty curtain walls clutched their spears in sudden terror when she woke, with a roar that shook the very foundations of [[Durran's Defiance]].{{ref|tpatq}}}}
{{Quote|On the fourteenth day of [[Daemon Targaryen|the prince's]] vigil, a shadow swept over [[Harrenhal|the castle]], blacker than any passing cloud. All the birds of the godswood took to the air in fright, and a hot wind whipped the fallen leaves across the yard. Vhagar had come at last, and on her back rode the one-eyed prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], clad in night-black armor chased with gold.{{ref|tpatq}}}}
{{Quote|Vhagar's carcass plunged to [[Gods Eye|the lake]] floor, the hot blood from the gaping wound in her neck bringing the water to a boil over her last resting place.{{ref|tpatq}}}}
{{Quote|Vhagar, the greatest of the Targaryen dragons since the passing of [[Balerion]] the Black Dread, had counted one hundred eighty-one years upon the earth. Thus passed the last living creature from the days of [[Aegon's Conquest]], as dusk and darkness swallowed [[Harren Hoare|Black Harren's]] [[Harrenhal|accursed seat]].{{ref|tpatq}}}}

==Notes==
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House Lychester

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'''House Lychester''' is a noble house from [[Castle Lychester]] in the [[riverlands]]. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with orange and white gyronny, a black talon.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref>

==History==
During the [[Faith Militant uprising]], when many pious lords continued to resist Maegor's reign even after the losses they suffered at the [[Battle of Stonebridge]] and the [[Battle at the Great Fork]] of the [[Blackwater Rush|Blackwater]], [[Visenya]] mounted [[Vhagar]] to set [[Dragonflame|aflame]] several seats of [[Riverlands]] Houses in a single night; among them was the seat of [[House Lychester]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Lord [[Lymond Lychester]] took six wounds defending a bridge from Ser [[Maynard]]. All of Lymond's sons died during [[Robert's Rebellion]], some fighting with the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], some with [[Robert Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|22}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The [[brotherhood without banners]] meet with Lord [[Lymond Lychester]]'s maester for information on Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]]'s whereabouts.{{ref|ASOS|22}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] spots the banner of House Lychester among those of the river lords who have bent the knee and now aid [[House Lannister]] in the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}

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

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

*Lord [[Lymond Lychester]], an old done knight.
** Sons, who died in [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|ASOS|22}}

===Household===
* Maester [[Roone (maester)|Roone]].{{Ref|ASOS|22}}

==Historical members==
*Lord [[Jon Lychester]], who fought against the [[Iron Throne]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]]

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== Summary ==
An army of [[Northmen]] who are nursing their wounds and burying their dead on a snowy field. The soldier in the foreground drags a slain soldier towards a grave. - by artist [http://www.morano.pl/ Tomasz Jedruszek]. © Fantasy Flight Games.

Cropped image of the [http://www.cardgamedb.com/index.php/GoTCards.html/_/a-time-of-ravens/scattered-armies/ Depleted Host]. Copyrighted work by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). Posted in the "Card Guide Wiki" under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.Copyrighted work by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG).

== Text of permission from the artist ==
“'''If you only have permission form FFG (because they holds like 99,99% of my AGOT work) then I m ok with that." 3rd April 2013.'''
See the artist Tomasz Jedruszek’s prints at [http://morano.imagekind.com/store/gallerylist.aspx]

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Ronel Rivers

2020-04-17T19:39:12Z

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'''Ronel Rivers''' is a member of [[House Frey]] and a bastard son of Lord [[Walder Frey]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ronel is nearby when [[Catelyn Stark]] informs her son, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], of the alliance negotiated with Lord [[Walder Frey]].{{Ref|AGOT|59}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ronel is one of the four [[House Frey|Freys]] captured at the [[battle on the Green Fork]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} [[Arya Stark]] observes four Freys being ransomed at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}} Ronel is later among the Freys under the command of Lord [[Roose Bolton]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
As part of the pact between Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and Lord [[Walder Frey]] concerning the betrayal of [[Robb Stark]] in the [[Red Wedding]], [[Joy Hill]] is to wed a natural son of Walder from [[House Frey]] once she is older.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}

==Family==
Lord [[Walder Frey]] has several bastards, the oldest of which is Ser [[Walder Rivers]]. Ser Walder married a member of [[House Charlton]], a vassal house to House Frey.
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Bayard Norcross

2020-04-17T02:35:41Z

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Ser '''Bayard Norcross''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Norcross]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Bayard is named by [[Taena of Myr]] as being among the group of young knights who give their attentions to Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|affc|28}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] had an arrest warrant signed for Bayard as part of her plans to remove Margaery. Bayard is subsequently arrested and sent to the dungeons.{{ref|affc|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser Bayard remains imprisoned with the rest of Margaery's falsely accused lovers in a dungeon under the charge of [[Qyburn]].{{Ref|adwd|54}}

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Valonqar/Theories

2020-04-01T14:13:20Z

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{{Theory_Policy}}
[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Melara Hetherspoon]] visited the [[maegi]] [[Maggy]] at [[Lannisport]] in {{Date|276}}, hoping to learn about their futures. To Cersei, Maggy predicted that she would die at the hands of "the valonqar".{{Ref|affc|36}} According to Cersei's septa, Septa [[Saranella]], "valonqar" is [[High Valyrian]] for "little brother".{{Ref|affc|39}}

Several possible identities for Cersei's valonqar have been suggested.

==Tyrion Lannister==
Cersei Lannister has become convinced that her youngest brother, [[Tyrion Lannister]], is her valonqar.{{Ref|affc|39}} She has blamed him for the death of her mother, [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]],{{Ref|affc|3}} who died giving birth to Tyrion in {{Date|273}}.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Maggy's prophecy, made three years after Tyrion's birth, has served to make Cersei despise and mistrust Tyrion even more.

==Jaime Lannister==
[[Jaime Lannister]], Cersei's twin brother, is most often identified as Cersei's valonqar by the fandom, based on a poll held in 2015.<ref group="N">6599 out of 9115 votes (72.4%) during a poll held in 2015 across five platforms (Results: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1faJx4pvYnKHZu8Wdw9LKEHSuuf4IVnOrVRukWwv1sA4/viewanalytics# Reddit], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wwDjAvyKgrOW6PIuFDMHrhaMnNjWbMeyj3fYUoj1E5A/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Westeros.org], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1A77zgkXxVeeU7J7CA1e5h0aF5sJw7UmYa1z2kG13Bpo/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Tower of the Hand], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PgwBVijTxdyXbQ2z1e4fjI8gchEUI2sVEBol__csumc/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Watchers on the Wall], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1omstJHPpewu-jp6bIeuU5UikzWxWppkU3hqWc1UPiDo/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Facebook]).</ref>

===Supporting evidence===
The following pieces of information can be considered supporting evidence for the theory:

* Jaime was born after Cersei, making him her younger brother.{{Ref|asos|66}}
* Jaime's relationship with Cersei deteriorates severely after he returns from captivity to King's Landing. By the end of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', he refuses her request for his aid after she has been arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]], and commands her letter to be burned while at [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|affc|44}}
* When [[Bran Stark]] discovers Cersei and Jaime in their incestuous affair, he thinks they are wrestling and that Jaime is hurting Cersei.{{Ref|agot|8}} Fans has suggested this to be foreshadowing of Jaime eventually "hurting" (killing) Cersei.<ref>Tumblr: [http://nobodysuspectsthebutterfly.tumblr.com/post/95005590748/filteru2-asked-i-think-most-readers-forget-what nobodysuspectsthebutterfly (August 17, 2014)]</ref>
* Both Jaime and Cersei have often stated their believes that their deaths are linked, claiming that, because they came into the world together, they will leave the world together.<ref name=watchers>Watchers on the Wall: [http://watchersonthewall.com/theories-valonqar/ Theories of Ice and Fire: Cersei’s prophecy and the Valonqar (December 19, 2014)]</ref> Examples include:
** "''I cannot die while Cersei lives, he told himself. We will die together as we were born together.''"{{Ref|asos|31}}
** "''We will leave this world together, as we once came into it.''"{{Ref|affc|43}}
** "''If he were dead, I would know it. We came into this world together, Uncle. He would not go without me.''"{{Ref|adwd|epilogue}}
* The [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]], one of the seven aspects of the Faith of the Seven, represents death.{{fact}} Cersei has come to consider Jaime a stranger ("''He was your twin, your shadow, your other half, another voice whispered. Once, perhaps, she thought. No longer. He has become a stranger to me.''",{{Ref|affc|12}} while Jaime comes to identify Cersei as the actual Stranger ("''I thought that I was the Warrior and Cersei was the Maid, but all the time she was the Stranger, hiding her true face from my gaze.''"{{Ref|affc|30}}

===Counter-arguments===
The following pieces of information can be considered supporting evidence for the theory:

* The prophecy states that the valonqar shall wrap his "''hands''" around Cersei's neck.{{Ref|affc|39}} Jaime's right hand has been cut off by the [[Bloody Mummers]],{{ref|asos|21}} making him unable to wrap both his hands around Cersei's neck. He subsequently makes use of a prosthetic hand, and it has been suggested that Jaime uses this hand to choke Cersei. However, the golden hand is shaped to fit around the stem of a wine cup, with only a small opening between the fingers and the thumb.{{fact}}
** A solution to the fact that Jaime has only one hand has been proposed. It has been speculated that Jaime will use the chain of the [[Hand of the King]], which is made up of golden hands holding each other and which has been used by both [[Tyrion Lannister]]{{Ref|acok|15}} and [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|acok|65}} in the office of Hand, to choke Cersei, similar to the way [[Tyrion Lannister]] choked [[Shae]] while she was wearing the chain.{{Ref|asos|77}} In further support of this interpretation,<ref>Reddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/3gofge/spoilers_all_the_valonqar_is/ (Spoilers all) The valonqar is... (Augustus 12, 2015)]</ref> a possible foreshadowing has been identified when Jaime, at [[Riverrun]], thinks to himself that he would happily have strangled [[Sybell Spicer]] with her seashell necklace.{{Ref|affc|44}}

==Sandor Clegane==
[[Sandor Clegane]], the younger brother of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and a long time servant of [[House Lannister]] at [[King's Landing]], has been identified as the most popular choice as Cersei's valonqar besides her two brothers, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], in a poll held in 2015.<ref group="N">436 out of 9115 votes (4.78%) during a poll held in 2015 across five platforms (Results: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1faJx4pvYnKHZu8Wdw9LKEHSuuf4IVnOrVRukWwv1sA4/viewanalytics# Reddit], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wwDjAvyKgrOW6PIuFDMHrhaMnNjWbMeyj3fYUoj1E5A/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Westeros.org], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1A77zgkXxVeeU7J7CA1e5h0aF5sJw7UmYa1z2kG13Bpo/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Tower of the Hand], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PgwBVijTxdyXbQ2z1e4fjI8gchEUI2sVEBol__csumc/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Watchers on the Wall], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1omstJHPpewu-jp6bIeuU5UikzWxWppkU3hqWc1UPiDo/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Facebook]).</ref> He served as [[sworn shield]] to Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]],{{fact}} who named him to the [[Kingsguard]] after his own coronation.{{fact}} Sandor deserted the Lannisters during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] and left King's Landing for the [[riverlands]]. There, he encountered [[Arya Stark]] until he was severely wounded and left behind.{{fact}} [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne]] of [[Tarth]] later comes to believe that [[Sansa Stark]], who she is searching for, had been carried off by Sandor, and begins to follow his trail. On [[Quiet Isle]], she learns from [[Elder Brother]] that, not only had Sandor been with Arya instead of Sansa, "the man you hunt is dead".{{fact}} However, [[Gravedigger/Theories|fans have since theorized]] that, although his persona of "the Hound" has died, Sandor himself still lives on Quiet Isle and is in fact the [[gravedigger]] seen by Brienne on the isle. The theory that Sandor is Cersei's valonqar assumes that [[Gravedigger/Theories|the gravedigger theory]] is correct.

===Supporting evidence===
The following pieces of information can be considered supporting evidence for the theory:

* Due to his hatred for his brother Gregor, Sandor has dreamt of killing Gregor in combat.{{fact}} According to Elder Brother, it was all Sandor lived for. Though initially, Gregor's death in [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[trial by combat]] against Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] after having been stabbed with a poisoned spear robbed Sandor of his "fuel",{{Ref|affc|31}} Gregor's death might not have been final. [[Robert Strong/Theories|It has been theorized]] that Ser [[Robert Strong]], Cersei's champion in her trial by combat against the [[Faith of the Seven]],{{Ref|adwd|epilogue}} is actually the reanimated body of Gregor. It has been suggested that, if Gregor is indeed Robert Strong, Sandor, upon learning of Robert Strong and the man's resemblance to Gregor, might decide to travel south and face Cersei's champion, killing Cersei after defeating Gregor.

==Tommen Baratheon==
[[Tommen Baratheon]] is Cersei's youngest child, and the "little brother" of her two sons.

===Supporting evidence===
The following pieces of information can be considered supporting evidence for the theory:

* After repeatedly telling Cersei and Melara to go away, Maggy finally allows each of them three questions. The first two of Maggy's replies are limited to Cersei's questions. Maggy's warning about the valonqar, following Cersei's third question ("will the king and I have children?"), then suggests that the valonqar's identity relates to this question as well. By some, it has been read to imply that the valonqar is one of the children Cersei's question related to. Her own three children are the only ones who fit Maggy's information ("gold shall be their crowns and gold their shrouds") – [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s golden shroud was the golden armor he was burried in – suggesting that her own children are the suspects. Of her own three, only Tommen qualifies as the little brother.
* According to Maggy, Cersei's children will die first, and only they will the valonqar choke her. When discussing Tommen as the valonqar, it is suggested by supporters of the theory that Tommen will rise after his death as a [[wight]] following an invasion of the [[Others]].<ref>http://watchersonthewall.com/theories-valonqar/</ref> The wights have thus far been shown to have strangling their victims as a favored way of killing (e.g., when attacking [[Will]],{{Ref|agot|prologue}} [[Jon Snow]],{{Ref|agot|52}} and [[Samwell Tarly]]{{Ref|asos|46}}).

==Female valonqar==
Although the translation given for valonqar by Cersei's septa is "little brother",{{Ref|affc|39}} and the word has been known to have been used by a [[Tyrosh]]i with the meaning of "little brother",{{Ref|affc|36}} there are readers who have hypothesized that the valonqar could be a female.

As supporting evidence, a translation error discussed in ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' is often cited. According to [[Maester]] [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]],
the prophecy about the [[prince that was promised]], which thus far had been interpreted to indicate a man, could have been incorrectly translated. Aemon, because of this, comes to believe that the prophecy could refer to a woman, stating "''The error crept in from the translation. Dragons are neither male nor female, Barth saw the truth of that, but now one and now the other, as changeable as flame. The language misled us all for a thousand years.''".{{fact}} Readers have taken this to indicate that the word used in the prophecy concerning the prince that was promised is gender-neutral, and thus, that there might be more gender-neutral words in the old Valyrian language, with "valonqar" being their candidate.

David Peterson, who created the High Valyrian used on HBO's ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', has commented on the assumption, claiming that "''[Aemon's quote] says nothing whatever about the gender system of High Valyrian''". He stressed that Aemon, in ''A Feast for Crows'', was speaking about biological gender (i.e., dragons being able to change their gender from male to female, or vice versa), not grammatical gender, and that grammatical and biological gender need not be tied to one another. To explain further, Peterson stated "''English is a gender neutral language. We have gendered third person singular pronouns, but outside of that, English has no grammatical genders the way Spanish, French and Italian do. “Prince” is grammatically gender neutral. Semantically, though, it’s male, just as the words “man”, “bachelor”, “father” and “son” are. That these words exist says nothing about the grammatical gender system of English.''" According to Peterson, the High Valyrian word originally used in the prophecy that was translated as "prince" in the [[Common Tongue]] (i.e. English) can refer to both men and women, with Aemon's comment referring to the assumption, given the context, that the person prophesied must be male.<ref>http://www.dothraki.com/2013/04/qilonario-geron/</ref>

Despite this, and despite the fact that Maggy stated that the valonqar shall wrap "his" hands around Cersei's throat, several females have been suggested as the valonqar, with [[Arya Stark]] being mentioned the most frequently.<ref group="N">428 out of 9115 votes (4.70%) during a poll held in 2015 across five platforms (Results: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1faJx4pvYnKHZu8Wdw9LKEHSuuf4IVnOrVRukWwv1sA4/viewanalytics# Reddit], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wwDjAvyKgrOW6PIuFDMHrhaMnNjWbMeyj3fYUoj1E5A/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Westeros.org], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1A77zgkXxVeeU7J7CA1e5h0aF5sJw7UmYa1z2kG13Bpo/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Tower of the Hand], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PgwBVijTxdyXbQ2z1e4fjI8gchEUI2sVEBol__csumc/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Watchers on the Wall], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1omstJHPpewu-jp6bIeuU5UikzWxWppkU3hqWc1UPiDo/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics Facebook]).</ref>

Supporting evidence includes:
* Cersei is on Arya's "list" of people she wants dead.
* Due to her appearance and behavior, Arya is often mistaken for male by others.
* Arya is training at the [[House of Black and White]] to become a [[Faceless Man]], an assassin.
** Tyrion states that "''I used to dream that one day I'd be rich enough to send a Faceless Man after my sweet sister.''"{{Ref|Acok|44}}
* Some fans who believe that Sansa may be the "younger and more beautiful" queen believe that the valonqar may refer to the valonqar of the queen, rather than of Cersei herself, with Arya being the younger sibling of Sansa.<ref>A Forum of Ice and Fire: https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/110341-sansa-and-arya-both-cerseis-bane/</ref>

==See also==
The following links are a selection of the many places online where fans have discussed or outlined the theory and given detailed argumentation:
* Asoiaftheories.com: [http://www.asoiaf-theories.com/jaime-is-the-valonqar-cersei-lannister/ Jaime Lannister is Cersei's valonqar], in favor of Jaime Lannister
* Reddit.com: [https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/3gofge/spoilers_all_the_valonqar_is/ (Spoilers all) The Valonqar is...], in favor of Jaime Lannister
* Watchers on the Wall: [http://watchersonthewall.com/theories-valonqar/ Theories of Ice and Fire: Cersei’s prophecy and the Valonqar], giving arguments for Tyrion Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Stannis Baratheon, and Tommen Baratheon

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

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

[[Category:Theories]]

Asha Greyjoy

2020-03-30T20:34:05Z

SquisherKing: Expanding the Kingsmoot

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| Alias = Esgred{{ref|ACOK|24}} The kraken's daughter{{ref|ADWD|26}}
| Title = [[Prince]]ss Captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]'' Conqueror of [[Deepwood Motte]]{{ref|adwd|Appendix}}
| Allegiance = [[House Greyjoy]] [[House Ironmaker]] (forced marriage)
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| Culture = [[ironborn]]
| Spouse = [[Erik Ironmaker]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Pyke]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|275}} or {{Date|276}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Asha Greyjoy|Asha Greyjoy]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (POV) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (POV) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
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| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|Season 8]]
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'''Asha Greyjoy''' is a member of [[House Greyjoy]] and is the daughter of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] by his wife, [[Alannys Harlaw]]. She becomes a [[POV character]] in ''[[A Feast For Crows]]''. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' she is named Yara Greyjoy to avoid confusion with the [[wildling]] [[Osha]], and she is played by [[w:Gemma Whelan|Gemma Whelan]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Asha Greyjoy|l1=Images of Asha Greyjoy}}
As a child Asha was a skinny girl with knob knees and a face full of pimples.{{Ref|acok|24}}{{ref|AFFC|11}} Now in her mid-twenties, Asha is lean and long legged, with dark eyes and black hair cut short. Her face is thin, with a big, sharp nose, and wind-chafed skin. On her neck is a faded pink scar.{{Ref|acok|24}} Asha's brother, [[Theon Greyjoy]], believes her hawk-like nose{{ref|ACOK|56}} is too big and sharp for her small face, but he feels that her wicked smile makes up for it.{{Ref|Acok|24}}

Asha is a wild and headstrong young woman,{{Ref|affc|1}}{{Ref|adwd|26}} raised by her mother to be bold.{{Ref|affc|11}} There is a boldness to the way she walks; part saunter, part sway.{{Ref|acok|24}} She possesses a sharp wit,{{Ref|acok|24}} and has no problem with holding her own against men, both in a verbal battle{{ref|ACOK|24}}{{ref|AFFC|18}} and in a physical fight.{{Ref|adwd|26}} Asha enjoys [[ale]]{{ref|ACOK|24}} and [[wine]].{{ref|AFFC|18}}{{ref|ADWD|26}} Defying the classical [[gender and sexuality|gender roles]] of [[Westeros]]i culture, Asha was appalled early on by the idea of becoming a lord's wife.{{Ref|affc|11}} After her older two brothers died and her younger brother was taken hostage, Asha's father [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]] began to see her as his heir, treating her like he would a son.{{Ref|affc|1}}{{Ref|affc|18}}{{Ref|affc|19}}

Asha's attire includes a brown quilted tunic,{{ref|AFFC|18}} breeches of black{{ref|ADWD|26}} or green wool,{{ref|AFFC|18}} a studded belt,{{ref|AFFC|11}} and salt-stained high leather boots.{{ref|AFFC|18}} She sometimes wears a sleeveless leather jerkin half-unlaced,{{ref|AFFC|18}} and she also owns a green leather jerkin covered with overlapping plates of steel.{{ref|ADWD|26}} Asha prefers throwing axes,{{Ref|adwd|26}} which she has been practicing with since she was just a little girl,{{Ref|affc|18}} but she also keeps a dirk with her.{{Ref|acok|24}}

Asha personally leads her men into battle.{{Ref|adwd|26}} She captains her own ship, ''[[Black Wind]]'',{{Ref|acok|11}} and has the devotion of her crew,{{Ref|affc|11}} who take a perverse pride in the deeds of their female captain. According to Asha, half of them love her like a daughter, while the other half want to sleep with her.{{Ref|affc|11}} Regardless, Asha loves her men,{{Ref|adwd|26}} and is willing to die for them, as they are for her.{{Ref|affc|11}} Asha is also well liked by the servants of [[Pyke]] and people of [[Lordsport]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} Asha is not devoted to the [[Drowned God]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}

While her counterpart in the television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Yara Greyjoy, is bisexual, [[George R. R. Martin]] has confirmed that Asha is not.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/477725.html?thread=24114205#t24114205 Season 6 is Coming (May 17th, 2016)]</ref>

==History==
Asha was fairly unattractive in her youth. Her uncle, [[Victarion Greyjoy]], remembers Asha as a little girl swimming naked in the sea and playing with her doll.{{ref|AFFC|18}} Asha's eldest siblings, [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]] and [[Maron Greyjoy|Maron]], died during [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], and her younger brother [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] departed for [[Winterfell]] to be [[Eddard Stark]]'s hostage and ward. Asha thus became Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]]'s only remaining child in [[Pyke]].{{Ref|AFFC|11}} Asha had her first [[flowering]] during the war.{{Ref|AFFC|11}}

Asha's mother, Lady [[Alannys Harlaw]], fostered five boys at Pyke after Theon's departure. Asha experimented with [[Tristifer Botley]], the boy closest to Asha in age, during puberty, although his feels were stronger than hers.{{Ref|aFfC|11}} Tris was sent away to [[Blacktyde]] after Maester [[Qalen]] caught the youths together.{{ref|AFFC|11}}

Asha grew into an attractive and bold young woman,{{ref|ACOK|24}} and Balon effectively raised his wild and headstrong daughter as his heir.{{ref|AFFC|1}} However, Asha preferred [[Ten Towers]], the seat of her uncle [[Rodrik Harlaw]], to Pyke. She lost her virtue at age 16 to a sailor from [[Lys]].{{Ref|aFfC|11}} In {{date|293}} or {{date|294}} Asha sailed ''[[Black Wind]]'' on a trading voyage which included stops at [[Fair Isle]], [[Lannisport]], and the [[Arbor]], where she introduced peaches to one of her lovers, [[Qarl the Maid]].{{ref|ADWD|26}} Asha was away raiding Lyseni [[pirate]]s at the [[Stepstones]] when her father exiled her uncle, [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron Crow's Eye]], from the [[Iron Islands]] in {{date|297}} for having impregnated Victarion's [[Victarion Greyjoy's third wife|third wife]].{{ref|ACOK|11}}{{ref|AFFC|18}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Anders Finer Asha Greyjoy.jpg|thumb|400px||The Kraken's Daughter – by Finer ©]]
Upon [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s return to the [[Iron Islands]], Asha is reported to be on [[Great Wyk]] taking messages for her father [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|acok|11}} After sailing back to [[Pyke]] with Lord [[Gorold Goodbrother]], Asha passes herself off as Esgred, a shipwright's wife in [[Lordsport]], and flirts with Theon to learn his nature. Theon's naive arrogance amuses her, but Theon grows angry at Asha's deception and her position. At a feast that night at Pyke, Asha takes the place of honor beside their father, making Theon feel cheated.{{Ref|aCoK|24}}

During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Asha commands thirty longships for Balon's invasion of the [[north]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} After stopping at [[Ten Towers]] to visit her mother, [[Alannys Harlaw]],{{ref|AFFC|11}} Asha leads the [[taking of Deepwood Motte]].{{Ref|aCoK|24}} After the [[capture of Winterfell]], Theon sends [[Stygg]] to request reinforcements from his sister.{{ref|ACOK|50}} Asha travels through the [[wolfswood]] to visit Theon at [[Winterfell]], but she refuses to stay and help him defend the castle since it is so far inland.{{Ref|aCoK|56}} The ten men left by Asha eventually abandon Theon prior to the [[battle at Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Balon, [[King of the Isles and the North]], is reported to have fallen to his death at Pyke.{{ref|ASOS|45}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Marc Simonetti Asha Kingsmoot.jpg|thumb|Asha at the kingsmoot © Marc Simonetti]]
Asha's uncle, [[Aeron Greyjoy]], is outraged at the prospect of a woman ruling the [[ironborn]] or of his brother, [[Euron Greyjoy]], claiming the throne, so the priest calls for a [[kingsmoot]] on [[Old Wyk]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}

Asha returns to the isles after her father's death to claim the [[Seastone Chair]], bringing with her the captive Lady [[Sybelle Glover]] and her children, [[Gawen Glover|Gawen]] and infant [[Erena Glover]]. At [[Ten Towers]], Asha informs her uncle, Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]], that she searched for Theon at Winterfell after it was [[Sack of Winterfell|sacked]] but was unable to identify him amongst the bodies.{{Ref|aFfC|11}}{{Ref|aFfC|18}} Most of her support comes from [[House Harlaw]], the house of her mother, Lady [[Alannys Harlaw]], but Asha is also supported by [[Tristifer Botley]] (whose marriage proposal she refuses), Lord [[Baelor Blacktyde]], Lord [[Meldred Merlyn]], and [[Harmund Sharp]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Rodrik offers to name Asha his heir to Ten Towers, though not to become head of his house. She refuses, desiring instead the throne of her father.{{ref|AFFC|11}}

On Old Wyk, Asha realizes that she does not have as much support as she had hoped. She instead offers to share rule and back her uncle [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]], the [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], if he will make her his [[Hand of the King]]. Victarion refuses, as no King of the Isles had ever had one, much less a woman, and he disagrees with her plans to end the war.{{ref|affc|18}}

At the kingsmoot, Asha challenges the ancient and obese [[Erik Ironmaker]] to rise from his chair, his support crumbling when he cannot. When she makes her own claim, her champions are Tris Botley, Ser [[Harras Harlaw]], and [[Qarl the Maid]]. Unlike the others, who offer valuables, her gifts are cobblestones, pinecones and turnips. Asha tells the ironborn these gifts demonstrate this is all they've won so far by fighting the [[North]], losing fathers and sons for these "treasures". She offers them a chance for land, peace and victory. With the proposal to make peace and an alliance with the north in exchange for [[Sea Dragon Point]] and the [[Stony Shore]], Asha achieves a surprising amount of support. The crowd, however, ultimately favors her uncle, Euron Crow's Eye,{{Ref|aFfC|19}} and Asha flees with her crew.{{ref|AFFC|29}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While at [[Ten Towers]] following the [[kingsmoot]], Asha learns her uncle, King [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], married her to [[Erik Ironmaker]] after she fled [[Old Wyk]], using a seal to represent her at the wedding. Asha curses this but admires Euron's cunning: this move prevents Asha from offering a marriage to another lord and winning his support. She returns to [[Deepwood Motte]] with four longships, less than two hundred men, and Lady Glover, whose children remain at Ten Towers.{{ref|ADWD|26}} After the [[siege of Moat Cailin|fall of Moat Cailin]], [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] sends a strip of [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s flayed skin from [[Barrowton]] to Deepwood, warning Asha to leave the [[north]] or share her brother's fate.{{ref|ADWD|26}}

Asha sleeps with [[Qarl the Maid]] and refuses [[Tristifer Botley]]'s recommendation to flee and become a merchant, although Tris does remind her of the story of [[Torgon Greyiron|Torgon the Latecomer]]. When Deepwood comes under attack by King [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army, Asha kills a [[House Flint of the mountains|Flint]] scout and then flees with her ironmen toward their ships on the [[Bay of Ice]].{{ref|ADWD|26}} They are overwhelmed in the [[wolfswood]], however, and defeated in the [[fight by Deepwood Motte]].{{ref|ADWD|26}} [[Alysane Mormont]] burns or captures Asha's longships.{{ref|ADWD|35}}

Asha is taken captive and continues with Stannis's host during their [[march on Winterfell]]. Alysane guards the king's prize, who is fettered in a covered wayn and thinks her ankle is broken.{{ref|ADWD|42}} Ser [[Justin Massey]] courts Asha, who thinks the [[knight]] wants to wed her to claim the [[Iron Islands]], and [[Morgan Liddle]] apologizes to Asha for having insulted her during the battle.{{ref|ADWD|42}}

A snow storm sets in during their march, however, and the army slows to a halt at a [[crofters' village]] approximately three days ride from Winterfell, with few provisions left.{{ref|ADWD|42}} [[Queen's men]] such as Ser [[Clayton Suggs]] call for Asha to be sacrificed to [[R'hllor]] in an attempt to thwart the snows, and she witnesses the burning of [[House Peasebury|Peasebury]] men accused of cannibalism.{{ref|ADWD|62}} Asha and Clayton are met by [[Tycho Nestoris]] of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], who has arrived from Deepwood with an escort made of Asha's surviving crew, including Qarl and Tris.{{ref|ADWD|62}} Also with them are "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]" and Theon, who have escaped from Ramsay at Winterfell,{{ref|ADWD|51}} but Asha barely recognizes her tortured brother.{{ref|ADWD|62}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Asha is distressed when she sees what [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] did to her brother. Brought before Stannis and a chained Theon, she offers a ransom for her brother. Stannis refuses, as his northern allies would then abandon him. While the [[queen's men]] want Stannis to burn Theon for what he allegedly did to [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]] after the [[capture of Winterfell]], Asha urges the king to behead Theon personally, before a [[heart tree]], as Lord [[Eddard Stark]] would have done.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

==Family==
{{Greyjoy tree|3}}

==Quotes by Asha==
[[File:Asha Black Wind.jpg|thumb|300px|Asha Greyjoy - illustrated by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{quote|There's my lord husband. And here's my sweet suckling babe.{{ref|ACOK|24}}|Asha to [[Theon Greyjoy]] while catching a [[finger dance]] axe and displaying her dirk}}

{{quote|'''Theon''': What sort of unnatural creature are you? '''Asha''': Only a shy maid.{{ref|ACOK|24}}|[[Theon Greyjoy]] and Asha}}

{{quote|'''Rodrik''': Your fight is hopeless. '''Asha''': No fight is hopeless till it has been fought. I have the best claim. I am the heir of [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon's]] body.{{ref|AFFC|11}}|[[Rodrik Harlaw]] and Asha}}

{{quote|If there are rocks to starboard and a storm to port, a wise captain steers a third course.{{ref|AFFC|11}}|Asha to [[Rodrik Harlaw]]}}

{{quote|'''Tristifer''': You and I were meant to be, Asha. I have always known you would be my wife, and the mother of my sons. '''Asha''': Take your hand away or you won't live long enough to breed a son ... I am your queen, not your wife. Remember that.{{ref|AFFC|11}}|[[Tristifer Botley]] and Asha}}

{{quote|The [[Euron Greyjoy|Crow's Eye]] is a [[House Greyjoy|kraken]]. The [[Euron Greyjoy|elder brother]] comes before the [[Victarion Greyjoy|younger]]. But I am the child of King [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon's]] body, so I come before you both.{{ref|AFFC|18}}|Asha to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Asha''': Peace. Land. Victory. I'll give you [[Sea Dragon Point]] and the [[Stony Shore]], black earth and tall trees and stones enough for every younger son to build a hall. We'll have the [[north]]men too ... as friends, to stand with us against the [[Iron Throne]]. Your choice is simple. Crown me, for peace and victory. Or crown [[Victarion Greyjoy|my uncle]], for more war and more defeat. What will you have, [[ironmen]]? '''Rodrik''': VICTORY! Victory, and Asha! '''Baelor''': ASHA! ASHA QUEEN!{{ref|AFFC|19}}|Asha, [[Rodrik Harlaw]], and [[Baelor Blacktyde]] at the [[kingsmoot]]}}

{{quote|Asha Greyjoy did not intend to be [[fight by Deepwood Motte|taken alive]]. She would die as she had lived, with an axe in her hand and a laugh upon her lips.{{ref|ADWD|26}}|thoughts of Asha}}

{{quote|'''Asha''': Your Grace's [[Robert Baratheon|royal brother]] was renowned for turning fallen foes into friends. Make me your man. '''Stannis''': The gods did not make you a man. How can I?{{ref|ADWD|42}}|Asha and [[Stannis Baratheon]]}}

{{quote|'''Tycho''': You are the Lady Asha of [[House Greyjoy]], unless I am mistaken. '''Asha''': I am Asha of House Greyjoy, aye. Opinions differ on whether I'm a lady.{{ref|ADWD|62}}|[[Tycho Nestoris]] and Asha}}

==Quotes about Asha==
{{quote|Well, they say Asha's favorite gown is a chainmail hauberk that hangs down past her knees, with boiled leather smallclothes beneath.{{ref|ACOK|24}}|[[Theon Greyjoy]] to "Esgred" (Asha)}}

{{quote|Let Asha keep the [[Iron Islands|bloody islands]], they're as dreary as she is.{{ref|ACOK|66}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|[[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]] favored Asha, the child of his body, but a woman cannot rule the [[ironborn]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}|thoughts of [[Aeron Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Alysane''': Lady Asha is not for burning. '''Clayton''': She will be. We have harbored this [[Drowned God|demon worshiper]] amongst us too long.{{ref|ADWD|62}}|[[Alysane Mormont]] and [[Clayton Suggs]]}}

==References==
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Mance Rayder

2020-03-29T15:30:20Z

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'''Mance Rayder''' was once a man of the [[Night's Watch]] before breaking his vows and abandoning his post. He has since become extremely influential among the [[free folk]], and is called the "[[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]". In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by [[w:Ciarán Hinds|Ciarán Hinds]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Mance Rayder|Images of Mance Rayder]]''

Mance is a slender man and of middling height,{{ref|ASOS|78}} but broader in the chest and shoulders and taller than [[Rattleshirt]].{{Ref|ADWD|28}} His long brown hair has gone mostly to gray,{{Ref|ASOS|7}}{{Ref|ADWD|51}} and laughter lines appear at the corners of his mouth.{{Ref|aDwD|31}} Mance has a sharp face with shrewd brown eyes.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Mance has a fondness for music, especially wildling songs.{{Ref|ACOK|53}} Some consider his voice passable and his playing fair.{{Ref|ADWD|37}} He also has a passion for free folk women.{{Ref|ACOK|53}}

Mance wears wool and leather,{{Ref|ASOS|7}} over which he drapes a slashed cloak of black wool and red silk from [[Asshai]]. He armors himself with black ringmail and shaggy fur breeches. Mance's helm is bronze and iron and has [[raven]] wings at each temple.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}{{Ref|ASOS|73}} Although recognized as [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], he does not wear a crown{{Ref|ASOS|7}} or carry a sceptre.{{Ref|ASOS|15}} Mance's great tent is made from the white pelts of [[snow bear]]s and is topped with the antlers of a giant elk.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

==History==
[[File:Mance Rayder by graikfaik.jpg|left|thumb|260px|Mance Rayder by graikfaik ©]]
According to [[Selyse Florent]], Mance's parents were a common woman of the [[free folk]] and a man of the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ADWD|69}} After a group of raiders were put to the sword when Mance was a child, he was taken by the Night's Watch and raised as one of them.{{Ref|aCoK|53}} According to a semi-canon source, his last name of "Rayder" comes from this origin.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Mance Rayder}}

A [[ranger]] of the [[Shadow Tower]], Mance often sang of [[Bael the Bard]] after returning from rangings [[beyond the Wall]].{{ref|ACOK|53}} When [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]] traveled to [[Winterfell]] to meet with Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Mance rode escort and met the young [[Robb Stark]] and [[Jon Snow]].{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Mance was attacked by a [[shadowcat]] while ranging, and was healed by a wildling woman. While he recuperated, she mended his torn cloak with swatches of red fabric. Upon returning to the [[Wall]], Ser [[Denys Mallister]] required Mance to replace his mended cloak with one of uniform black. This infringement of freedom caused Mance to abandon the Shadow Tower{{Ref|ACOK|53}} and live with the [[free folk]] in the way he wished.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Mance spent years gaining gathering various tribes into one host, seeking support from clan mothers and [[magnar]]s. He made peace between [[Harma Dogshead]] and the [[Lord of Bones]], the [[Hornfoots]] and the [[Nightrunners]], and the [[men of the Frozen Shore]] and the [[ice-river clans]].{{Ref|ASOS|15}} Opposed by five other would-be [[Kings-Beyond-the-Wall]], Mance gained the support of [[Tormund]] of [[Ruddy Hall]] and [[Styr]] of [[Thenn (valley)|Thenn]] and slew the three rivals who refused to submit.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Mance Rayder2.jpg|thumb|Mance wears a raven-winged helm. Art by Patrick McEvoy. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Hearing of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s planned visit to [[Winterfell]] to see Lord [[Eddard Stark]] via sources in the [[Night's Watch]], Mance, inspired by the legend of [[Bael the Bard]], decided to partake in the event. He scales the [[Wall]] near [[Long Barrow]], purchases a horse south of the [[New Gift]], and journeys to Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Mance's presence is unbeknownst to both Eddard, who does not remember Mance from his previous visit with [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]], and [[Benjen Stark]], who had never met Mance despite being in the Watch for a few years. Under the disguise of a musician, Mance plays the lute during the feast for Robert. He meets [[Dalla]] during his return to the lands [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

[[Osha]] suggests capturing [[Bran Stark]] in the [[wolfswood]] and delivering him as a hostage to Mance, but Osha is instead captured by [[House Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|37}}

A captured wildling tells [[Qhorin Halfhand]] that Mance is gathering wildlings to a secret stronghold.{{Ref|AGOT|70}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Following the rumors about Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, and the wildlings deserting their villages, the Night's Watch assembles in force in a [[great ranging]] [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|ACOK|6}} [[Craster]] informs [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], that Mance is gathering wildlings in the [[Frostfangs]]. Jeor fears that Mance intends to strike south against the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

Mance sends [[Alfyn Crowkiller]] to scout along the Wall, but he is slain by Qhorin's men.{{Ref|ACOK|43}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Joshua Cairos mance rayder 1.jpg|thumb|Mance Rayder - Art by Joshua Cairós. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Mance has his followers dig in graves along the [[Milkwater]]{{ref|ASOS|48}} in search of the legendary [[Horn of Winter]], said to be capable of toppling the [[Wall]], but the horn is not found.{{Ref|ASOS|30}}

When [[Jon Snow]] meets with Mance in the Frostfangs under pretext of joining his campaign, the bard sings "[[The Dornishman's Wife]]". Jon mistakes the more distinctive [[Tormund]] and [[Styr]] as Mance.{{Ref|ASOS|7}} Mance sends Styr to climb the Wall and [[attack on Castle Black|attack Castle Black]] from the south.{{Ref|ASOS|26}} He sends Jon with Styr's group,{{Ref|ASOS|15}} but Jon escapes at [[Queenscrown]] and manages to warn the black brothers about the upcoming attack.{{Ref|ASOS|41}}

After Styr's attack fails,{{ref|asos|55}} Mance [[battle beneath the Wall|attacks the Wall]] with his main force. Despite his better numbers, the Night's Watch under command of Jon Snow are successful in keeping Mance's forces at bay.{{Ref|ASOS|64}}{{Ref|ASOS|69}} Aware of the low numbers of the Night's Watch, Mance eventually sends a request for a parley to Castle Black, requesting an envoy is sent to him. Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] and [[Janos Slynt]] send Jon, secretly tasking with assassinating the King-Beyond-the-Wall. Displaying a huge horn in his tent, Mance threatens to use the Horn of Winter if he is not allowed to pass through the gate. However, Mance reveals that the free folk, including his own people, have been hunted by the [[Others]] and their [[wights]], and are unable to stop them. His true aim therefore is not to destroy the Wall, but to use it as a shield against the Others.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} During their parley, [[ranger]]s from [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] and the southern force of [[Stannis Baratheon]] unexpectedly arrive. Although Mance personally leads a wedge of mounted free folk against them, the disorganized free folk army breaks once Mance's horse goes down.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} Mance's wife, [[Dalla]], goes into labor during the battle{{Ref|asos|73}} and dies giving birth to [[Aemon Steelsong|their son]].{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Mance himself is captured by Stannis and held captive at Castle Black, where his wounds are treated by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Stannis Baratheon speaks with him, but feels he has no other choice but to sacrifice Mance to [[R'hllor]]{{Ref|ASOS|76}} once he is strong enough.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} At Castle Black, Mance's son is given over to [[Val]], Dalla's sister, while the girl [[Gilly]] serves as his wetnurse.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Val requests to be allowed to see Mance and let him hold his son once.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Jon Snow presents the request to Stannis Baratheon, but is denied.{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Fearing that [[Stannis Baratheon]] will allow his [[red priest]]ess, [[Melisandre]], to sacrifice Mance's son in the belief that Mance's title of "King-Beyond-the-Wall" could be construed as his child having royal blood, [[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], sends [[Gilly]] away from Castle Black and forces her to leave her own son behind and secretly take Mance's son instead.{{ref|AFFC|5}}{{Ref|AFFC|15}} [[Gilly]] later suggests the name [[Aemon Steelsong]] for Mance's son.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Mance Abel Val.jpg|400px|thumb|Mance playing the lute, with [[Val]] in the background - by Amok ©]]
[[File:Lukasz Jaskolski Melisandre's SchemeIII.jpg|thumb|[[Melisandre]] glamors Mance to appear as [[Rattleshirt]]. Art by Lukasz Jaskolski. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Mance is supposedly burned alive by Stannis with surrendered free folk, members of the Night's Watch, [[king's men]], and [[queen's men]] there to bear witness. [[Jon Snow]] orders him killed by archers of the Watch during the burning to give him a quick death.{{Ref|ADWD|10}} In actuality the man killed is [[Rattleshirt]], who is glamoured by [[Melisandre]]'s magic to appear like Mance. Meanwhile, the actual Mance is glamored by a ruby worn at his wrist to appear as Rattleshirt. Sparring with "Rattleshirt" in the yard of Castle Black, Jon is shocked by the man's speed and skill, not knowing he is actually Mance.{{Ref|ADWD|28}}

Later when word reaches the [[Wall]] that [[Arya Stark]] is to wed [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], Melisandre offers to send "Rattleshirt" to retrieve her, but Jon refuses, not trusting the Lord of Bones. Melisandre reveals Mance's disguise to make Jon reconsider the offer. Jon holds Mance's son so Mance would do everything in his power to rescue Jon's sister for the sake of his son. However, Mance does not know that Jon has switched [[Aemon Steelsong|Mance's son]] with [[Monster|Gilly's son]].{{Ref|ADWD|31}}

No longer appearing as Rattleshirt, the brown-bearded{{Ref|ADWD|51}} Mance takes six free folk [[spearwives]] with him to [[Winterfell]]:{{Ref|ADWD|35}} [[Rowan]], [[Holly]], [[Squirrel]], [[Willow Witch-eye]], [[Frenya]], and [[Myrtle]]. He arrives at Winterfell as a bard under the assumed name '''Abel''',{{Ref|ADWD|37}} an anagram for "[[Bael the Bard|Bael]]", and claims the women are camp followers and relatives to him.{{Ref|ADWD|41}} Mance performs throughout the wedding and subsequent feasts at Winterfell.{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}}{{Ref|ADWD|46}} His songs include "[[Two Hearts That Beat as One]]",{{Ref|ADWD|37}} "[[Fair Maids of Summer]]"{{Ref|ADWD|37}}, "The Dornishman's Wife",{{Ref|ADWD|41}} "[[Iron Lances]]",{{Ref|ADWD|46}} "[[The Winter Maid]]",{{Ref|ADWD|46}} "[[The Queen Took Off Her Sandal, the King Took Off His Crown]]",{{Ref|ADWD|46}} "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]",{{Ref|ADWD|46}} "[[The Maids That Bloom in Spring]]",{{Ref|ADWD|46}} and an unnamed sad song.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

With Winterfell snowbound from a blizzard, Mance's spearwives kill several northern men. Suspicion is cast on [[Theon Greyjoy]] at first, then [[House Manderly|Manderly]] knights, causing tension in the castle between [[House Bolton|Boltons]], other northern houses, and [[House Frey|Freys]]. They also receive the help of a reluctant and fearful Theon to help them free "Arya", though he knows she is really [[Jeyne Poole]]. Tensions explode in the castle when [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]] is murdered, though the spearwives claim it was not their doing. Theon assists Mance's spearwives in rescuing Jeyne, but when Jeyne gives their position away by screaming, Theon and Jeyne are forced to jump from Winterfell's battlements to the snow below.{{Ref|ADWD|46}}{{Ref|ADWD|51}}{{Ref|ADWD|62}}

It is reported in a [[Bastard Letter|letter]] to Jon purportedly from Ramsay Bolton that Mance has been captured. Ramsay claims Mance has been thrown in a cage which is exposed to the elements and that the six spearwives that came with him have been killed and skinned. Mance is allegedly being forced to use their sewn-together skins in the cage, as it is his only source of warmth.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

==Quotes by Mance==
[[File:Mance_Rayder.jpg|thumb|300px|Mance Rayder - by artist Diego Amok©.]]
{{Quote|The [[Wall]] can stop an army, but not a man alone.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}|Mance to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|I know every bawdy song that's ever been made, north or south of the [[Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|7}}|Mance to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|[[Qhorin Halfhand|The Halfhand]] was carved of old oak, but I am made of flesh, and I have a great fondness for the charms of women ... which makes me no different from three-quarters of [[Night's Watch|the Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|7}}|Mance to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jon''': Are you a true king? 
'''Mance''': I've never had a crown on my head or sat my arse on a bloody throne, if that's what you're asking. My birth is as low as a man's can get, no [[septon]]'s ever smeared my head with oils, I don't own any castles, and [[Dalla|my queen]] wears furs and amber, not silk and sapphires. I am my own champion, my own fool, and my own harpist.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}|[[Jon Snow]] and Mance}}

{{Quote|[[Free folk]] don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic. They won't dance for coins, they don't care how you style yourself or what that chain of office means or who your grandsire was. They follow strength. They follow the man.{{Ref|ADWD|21}}|Mance to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Quotes about Mance==
{{Quote|Mance thinks he'll fight, the brave sweet stubborn man, like the [[Others|white walkers]] were no more than [[rangers]], but what does he know? He can call himself [[King-beyond-the-Wall]] all he likes, but he's still just another old [[Night's Watch|black crow]] who flew down from the [[Shadow Tower]]. He's never tasted winter.{{Ref|AGOT|53}}|[[Osha]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I knew Mance Rayder, Jon. He is an oathbreaker, yes ... but he has eyes to see, and no man has ever dared to name him faintheart.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|He was the best of [[Night's Watch|us]], and the worst as well.{{Ref|ACOK|68}}|[[Qhorin Halfhand]], to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Mance has cunning. He was raised [[Night's Watch|a crow]], you know, and the crow's a tricksy bird.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}|[[Tormund]], to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|The king was plainly a man who liked the sound of his own voice.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|No pain Theon had ever known came close to the agony that [[Skinner]] could evoke with a little flensing blade. Abel would learn that lesson soon enough. And for what? [[Jeyne Poole|Jeyne]], her name is Jeyne, and her eyes are the wrong color. A mummer playing a part. [[Roose Bolton|Lord Bolton]] knows, and [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]], but the rest are blind, even this bloody bard with his sly smiles. The jape is on you, Abel, you and [[spearwife|your murdering whores]]. You'll die for the wrong girl.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Abel had doomed them. All singers were half-mad. In songs, the hero always saved the maiden from the monster's castle, but life was not a song, no more than [[Jeyne Poole|Jeyne]] was [[Arya Stark]].{{Ref|ADWD|51}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

==Family==
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Dothraki

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The '''Dothraki''' people are a culture of nomadic warriors in [[Essos]] who range across the vast grasslands of the [[Dothraki sea]] in hordes known as ''[[khalasar]]s''.

==Appearance==
[[File:Khal drogo by reneaigner.jpg|thumb|300px|The Dothraki Khal [[Drogo]] by Rene Aigner©.]]

Dothraki typically have a copper-toned skin and dark almond eyes,{{Ref|agot|3}}{{Ref|agot|61}}{{Ref|asos|23}} black hair,{{Ref|agot|3}} and black eyes.{{Ref|agot|46}} Dothraki men wear their hair in long braids, oiled{{Ref|acok|12}} or greased with fat from the rendering pits.{{Ref|agot|11}} Dothraki warriors carry small [[Bells (Dothraki)|bells]] in their braids, which ring softly when they move.{{Ref|agot|3}} They are only allowed to braid their hair after they have won a victory.{{ref|agot|36}} A bell is added to their braid after each victory;{{Ref|acok|63}} The braid is only cut when a Dothraki warrior is defeated in battle,{{Ref|acok|12}} an act through which he lets the world know his shame.{{Ref|Agot|3}} Only few men die with their braids never having been cut off.{{ref|acok|12}} Men further might wear metal rings bound in their mustachios.{{Ref|agot|3}}

Both men and women might wear painted leather vests over bare chests and horsehair leggings cinched by bronze medallion belts,{{Ref|agot|11}}{{Ref|agot|54}} although wealthier Dothraki might also have silver and golden medallions on their belts.{{Ref|agot|46}} Others might wear sandsilk trousers.{{Ref|agot|64}}{{Ref|agot|72}}{{ref|asos|27}} For footwear Dothraki wear leather boots,{{Ref|Agot|68}} leather sandals which lace up to the knee,{{Ref|agot|46}}{{Ref|agot|64}} or sandals of woven grass.{{Ref|acok|63}} However, when visiting the Free Cities, the Dothraki wear rich fabrics and sweet perfumes.{{Ref|agot|11}}

Being accustomed to riding horses every entire day, Dothraki warriors walk with a bowlegged swagger on the ground.{{Ref|asos|27}}

The Dothraki clean themselves using sand to scrub them.{{Ref|acok|12}}

==Culture & customs==
===Khalasars===
:{{Main|Khalasar}}
Dothraki live in hordes called [[khalasar]]s. Their chieftains are called [[khal]]s, while the wife of a khal is known as a [[khaleesi]].{{Ref|agot|11}} Both have their personal guard; A khal is guarded and accompanied in his daily routine by his kos, also called [[bloodriders]]. These men fulfill the roles of guards, brothers, shadows, and friends to the khal in ways that run deeper than the oath of the [[Kingsguard]] to the king on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|agot|36}} Ancient traditions proclaim that when a ''khal'' dies, his bloodriders die with him. Should the ''khal'' die in battle, the bloodriders live only long enough to avenge him and then die shortly after. The ''khal'' and his bloodriders commonly refer to each other as "blood of my blood".{{Ref|aGoT|36}} Each Ko has his own khas.{{fact}} The khaleesi is guarded by the young men in her own [[khas]].{{Ref|agot|61}} A khal’s heir is named the [[khalakka]].{{Ref|agot|46}}{{Ref|Agot|61}} Another important position is that of the [[jaqqa rhan]], the mercy men, who move among the corpses in battlefields, cutting off the heads of the dead and dying.{{Ref|agot|61}} When the khalasar is on the move, scouts range ahead while outriders guard the flanks.{{Ref|agot|23}}

Khalasars keep two sorts of healers. The first are barren women who practice their healing with herbs, potions, and spells, and [[eunuch]] [[slaves]], who use knives, needles, and fire.{{Ref|Agot|61}}

===Social status===
The Dothraki consider riding a horse as a basic marker of social status. A ''khal'' who cannot ride cannot rule.{{Ref|agot|64}}{{Ref|aGoT|68}} Custom decrees that the ''khaleesi'' must ride a mount worthy of her place by the side of the ''khal''.{{Ref|aGoT|11}} Pregnant women are expected to ride on horseback almost up to the moment of birth. Doing anything else might be considered weak.{{Ref|Agot|54}} Some women giving birth ride on a cart. A cart is of less prestige, and is further meant for eunuchs, cripples, the very young, and the very old.{{Ref|agot|36}} A man who does not ride is considered the lowest of the low. He is not even seen as a man, and considered to be without honor or pride.{{Ref|agot|23}}

Although some are respected, women have a lower social status than men. For example, the bloodriders of a khal will not allow themselves to be commanded by his khaleesi.{{Ref|agot|64}} Nonetheless, even the mightiest khal will bow to the wisdom and authority of the [[dosh khaleen]], the widowed khaleesi’s who reside at Vaes Dothrak.{{Ref|Agot|46}}

Most of all, the Dothraki follow strength. Should a khal die without an adult heir, his kos (bloodriders) will fight among themselves to take the place of the fallen khal. In the case that the khal does have a child khalakka (heir), the khalakka will be killed so as not to be a rival.{{Ref|agot|64}}

===Religion===
The Dothraki worship a horse god.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Gods_of_Westeros/ Gods of Westeros (November 18, 1998)]</ref>{{Ref|acok|48}} The Dothraki believe that, when someone dies, the horse god parts the grass and claims the deceased for his starry khalasar, so the deceased can ride the nightlands.{{Ref|adwd|52}}{{Ref|adwd|71}} The Dothraki further believe that the moon is a goddess, and that she is the wife to the sun.{{Ref|agot|23}} In addition, they believe in hell.{{Ref|Acok|12}}{{Ref|acok|63}}

===Language===
:{{Main|Dothraki language}}
The Dothraki have their own [[Dothraki language|language]]. It is known to be a rough, harsh language.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|AGOT|61}} They use descriptive names, e.g. “Rhaesh Andahli”, meaning “the land of the Andals”, for [[Westeros]],{{Ref|agot|3}} "Shierak qiya", literally meaning “bleeding star”, used to describe the [[red comet]],{{Ref|Acok|12}} or the term “Milk Men” for the [[Qarth]]een, pointing towards their paleness.{{Ref|acok|27}}

===Economy===
The Dothraki neither buy nor sell{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|71}} and do not really comprehend it.{{Ref|AGOT|56}} Buying and selling is considered to be unmanly.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} Instead, the Dothraki use giving and receiving gifts as a common way for doing trade.{{Ref|ADWD|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|50}}{{Ref|ADWD|71}} However, giving a gift in return might not always occur immediately upon receiving a gift.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} This is exemplified by the Dothraki "selling" their captives on occasion to the [[Slaver Cities]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} They call these slaves "gifts", and as payment receive gifts from the slavers.{{Ref|ADWD|50}}

Trade is allowed in the sacred city [[Vaes Dothrak]], where, by the leave of the ''[[dosh khaleen]]'', merchants and traders gather to exchange goods and gold,{{Ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} though they mostly trade with each other, and only little with the Dothraki themselves.{{Ref|agot|54}} Two markets exist in Vaes Dothrak; On the Western Market merchants from the [[Free Cities]] come to trade, while on the Eastern Market traders from [[Yi Ti]], [[Asshai]], the [[Shadow Lands]], and the lands from beside the [[Jade Sea]] place their caravans.{{Ref|agot|36}} The merchants are tolerated provided that they do not break the peace of the city, do not profane the sacred mountain of lake, and honor the dosh khaleen with the traditional gifts of salt, silver, and seed.{{Ref|agot|54}}

The Free Cities (like [[Myr]], [[Pentos]], and [[Norvos]]) and the slave cities in [[Slaver's Bay]] deal carefully with the Dothraki. The rulers of the cities give lavishly to every khal who passes with his khalasar, feasting them and giving them gifts, so the khalasar will pass on without sacking the city.{{Ref|asos|23}}

===Culinary customs===
The Dothraki eat horseflesh, which they prefer to beef and pork.{{Ref|agot|31}} They believe horseflesh makes a man strong.{{Ref|agot|36}} They also have black sausages<ref group="N">Similar to [[w:Kishka (food)|''kaszanka'']]</ref>, blood pies and sweetgrass stews.{{Ref|aGoT|11}} They drink a mildly alcoholic beverage derived from fermented mare's milk.{{Ref|agot|11}}{{Ref|agot|46}}<ref group="N">Similar to the Central Asian drink [[w:Kumis|''kumýs'']]</ref> They also drink pepper beer.{{Ref|Agot|64}}

===Structures===
[[File:Dothraki Sea2 HBO.jpg|thumb|300px|A Dothraki camp as depicted in [[w:HBO|HBO]]'s TV series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]

The Dothraki do not build.{{Ref|agot|36}} A thousand years before, to build a house they would dig a hole in the earth and raise a grass roof over it.{{Ref|agot|36}} They can raise 'palaces' of woven grass.{{Ref|agot|11}} In Vaes Dothrak, all buildings have been made by the [[slaves]] serving there. Since the slaves all originate from different lands, they have built after the fashion of their own people. As a result, Vaes Dothrak consists of many different types of buildings, including carved stone pavilions, manses of woven grass as large as castles, rickety wooden towers, stepped pyramids faced with marble, and log halls open to the sky.{{Ref|agot|36}}

===Vaes Dothrak===
The sacred city of Vaes Dothrak is the only city the Dothraki have.{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} Here, only the [[dosh khaleen]] reside permanently, together with their slaves and servants.{{Ref|agot|36}} Regardless, the city is large enough to host all khalasars at one time, as the dosh khaleen have prophesized that one day all Dothraki would return to the city at the same time.{{Ref|agot|36}} Within the city, the khalasars are to set their enmities aside. It is death to draw a blade in Vaes Dothrak or to shed a free man’s blood,{{Ref|agot|36}} – although this does not entirely prevent murders within the city.

Vaes Dothrak is located in the shadow of the [[Mother of Mountains]],{{ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} a mountain which only Dothraki men are allowed to ascend.{{Ref|agot|36}}{{Ref|agot|46}} Residing at the edge of the city is the [[Womb of the World]],{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}{{Ref|tloiaf| The Dothraki Sea}} a large lake from where, the Dothraki believe, the first men emerged a thousand years ago upon the back of the first horse.{{Ref|Agot|46}}

===Marriage, sexual relations, and childbirth===
:{{See also|Marriage}}
Among the Dothraki, [[Customs|weddings]] occur beneath the open sky. The ceremony might last the entire day, during which the guest's feast, drink, dance, and fight. The Dothraki mate like the animals in their heads. There is no privacy in the khalasar. During the wedding feast, women dance to drums, while warriors may take them before the watching khalasar freely. If two men take the same woman, they fight to the death. A wedding without at least three deaths is seen as a dull affair.{{Ref|agot|11}} During the feast, each dish is offered first to the newlywed pair; All food they refuse is offered to the rest of the participants at the wedding feast.{{Ref|agot|11}} Towards the end of the ceremony, the bride is presented with her bride gifts. As is tradition, a [[khaleesi]] will be presented with a gift from each of her husband’s [[bloodrider]]s – a whip, a bow, and an ''[[arakh]]'' – which she is to decline and give to her husband instead. Following the receiving of the gifts, the [[khal]] and khaleesi will consummate their marriage.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} After the wedding, the khal is to present his new bride to the [[dosh khaleen]] at [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{Ref|AGOT|11}}

Polygamy is practiced among the Dothraki; At least the Dothraki ''khals'' [[Jommo]]{{Ref|agot|46}} and [[Temmo]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}} have been known to have had multiple wives. Other ''khals'' might decide to share their wife or wives with his bloodriders.{{Ref|agot|36}}

Pregnant women are expected to ride on horseback almost up to the moment of birth,{{Ref|Agot|54}} although some women giving birth might ride on a cart.{{Ref|agot|36}} When children are born deformed they are left out for the feral dogs who run behind the khalasar.{{Ref|agot|31}}

A pregnant khaleesi might participate in the [[stallion heart]] ceremony, although it is unknown under what circumstances the ceremony occurs. During the ceremony, the khaleesi will attempt to consume the heart of a stallion under the supervision of the ''[[dosh khaleen]]''. Due to the prohibition on bearing steel in [[Vaes Dothrak]], the mother must tear apart the stallion's heart with her bare teeth and fingernails. If she eats the entire heart, she will bear a son who is strong and swift and fearless; if she chokes on the blood or retches up the flesh, the omens are less favorable — the child might be stillborn, weak, deformed or female.{{Ref|agot|46}}

===Death===
The Dothraki believe that the stars in the sky are horses made of fire, and that the starry sky is a great herd of fiery horses racing across the sky.{{Ref|agot|46}} The Dothraki further believe that these horses of fire are ridden by deceased Dothraki, and that the more fiercely a person burned in life, the brighter said person’s star will be in death,{{Ref|agot|72}} causing [[maesters]] to say that the Dothraki believe the stars are the spirits of the valiant dead.{{Ref|acok|66}} When a horselord dies, a horse is slain so he can mount it in death.{{Ref|acok|12}} The bodies of deceased Dothraki are next burned beneath the open sky.{{Ref|agot|72}} However, when a child dies at an age at which he is too young to ride, the child will not ride in the night lands but instead be reborn to begin life anew.{{Ref|acok|12}}

At least a khal is given a funeral pyre after he dies.{{Ref|agot|72}} A great square is made from wood, in the middle of which the khal's slain horse is positioned. Over the horse, the platform is constructed on which the khal will be placed. The wood of the platform is laid east to west, from sunrise to sunset.
The platform consists of three levels. The wood of the third of these levels are positioned from north to south. On this level the body of the khal is placed. The khal is placed upon the pyre with his head in the direction of the [[Mother of Mountains]]. His treasures are positioned around him. The pyre is only lit after the first star has been seen in the sky.{{Ref|agot|72}}

Ancient traditions of the Dothraki demand that a khal’s bloodriders die with him, riding the night lands by his side. When a khal is killed by an enemy, his bloodriders live only long enough to avenge him.{{Ref|Agot|36}} The last duty the bloodriders owe their khal is taking the khal's wife or wives to Vaes Dothrak to join the dosh khaleen. After their last duty has been completed, the bloodriders join their khal in death.{{Ref|agot|64}}

The Dothraki believe it is bad luck to touch the body of a dead man whom they have not personally killed themselves.{{Ref|adwd|2}}

===Military===
[[File:Jedruszek Dothraki Outriders.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Dothraki outriders gallop towards a disturbance with weapons drawn - by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The Dothraki are nomadic warriors; they ride better than any Westerosi knight.{{Ref|Agot|36}} The Dothraki fight from horseback,{{Ref|agot|36}} with warriors wielding ''[[arakh]]''s, curved bows, and whips.{{Ref|agot|11}}{{Ref|acok|63}}{{Ref|agot|23}} The bows the Dothraki use outrange the bows used in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|agot|36}} According to [[Jorah Mormont]], the Dothraki are utterly fearless.{{Ref|agot|36}}

The Dothraki ride on small, flat saddles with short stirrups.{{Ref|Agot|11}}{{Ref|agot|23}}

===Miscellaneous beliefs and superstitions===
The Dothraki hate and fear the sea and the ships in it, as they mistrust all water their horses do not drink. They refer to the sea as “the poison water"{{Ref|acok|63}}{{Ref|asos|8}} and the “black salt sea”.{{Ref|AGOT|54}}{{Ref|asos|23}}

Dothraki believe that anything of importance in a man's life must take place beneath the open sky.{{Ref|aGoT|11}}

Ancient prophecy of the Dothraki predicts that one day the khal of all khals will rise, called the [[stallion who mounts the world]]. This khal is prophecised to unite the Dothraki into a single khalasar and ride to the ends of the earth, making everyone on the world his herd.{{Ref|agot|46}}

The Dothraki believe that someday [[ghost grass]] will cover the world, and then all life will end.{{Ref|agot|23}}

The number thirteen is considered to be a bad number.{{Ref|aDwD|17}}

[[Bloodmagic]] is forbidden amongst the Dothraki.{{Ref|agot|64}} The Dothraki consider a [[maegi]] to be a woman who lays with demons and practices the blackest of sorceries. A Maegi is considered to be a vile thing, evil and soulless.{{Ref|agot|61}}

When the gods are gone from a certain place, according to the Dothraki, evil ghosts feast by night. The Dothraki feel it best to shun such places.{{Ref|acok|12}}

==History==
The ancestors of the Dothraki came from the lands beyond the [[Bone Mountains]] in the [[Further East]], leaving behind the bones that give the Bone Mountains their name.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond}}

The nomadic Dothraki do not have a tradition of settlements. To make a house a thousand years ago, they dug a hole in the ground and covered it with a woven grass roof.{{ref|AGOT|36}} Four hundred years ago,{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}{{Ref|asos|8}} the Dothraki rode toward the [[Free Cities]] out of the east, sacking and burning every town and city in their path, including the [[Kingdom of Sarnor]], the [[Qaathi]] cities in the [[Red Waste]],{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} and the Ibbenese settlements in the [[Kingdom of the Ifequevron]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}} Khal [[Temmo]] and his ''khalasar'' of at least fifty-thousand were stopped by the [[Unsullied]] in the [[Battle of Qohor]].{{ref|ASOS|8}} During the [[Century of Blood]] after the [[Doom of Valyria]], the Dothraki drove smallfolk from their hovels and nobles from their estates, until only grass and ruins remained from the [[forest of Qohor]] to the headwaters of the [[Selhoru]].{{ref|ADWD|14}}

Ruined cities and regions ring the vast plains of the [[Dothraki sea]], including the [[Kingdom of Sarnor]], the [[Kingdom of the Ifequevron]], the upper [[Skahazadhan]], and the [[red waste]].{{ref|TLOIAF}} The godsway in [[Vaes Dothrak]] contains monuments the Dothraki have taken from conquered people.{{ref|AGOT|36}}

==Books and scrolls about the Dothraki==
*''[[Fire Upon the Grass]]'' - by [[Terrio Erastes]] who wrote about his time as a guest of ''[[Khal]]'' [[Dhako]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|I shall fear the Dothraki the day they teach their horses to run on water.{{ref|aGoT|33}}|[[Eddard Stark]], to [[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|The Dothraki follow only the strong.{{ref|aGoT|68}}|[[Jorah Mormont]], to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Godless savages.{{ref|aCoK|63}}|the owner of the ''[[Lord Faro's Belly]]''}}

{{Quote|The Dothraki were wise where horses were concerned, but could be utter fools about much else.{{ref|aDwD|2}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|The Dothraki are not fond of towns, you will know this even in [[Westeros]].{{ref|aDwD|5}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]], to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The horselords come, we give them gifts, the horselords go.{{ref|aDwD|22}}|[[Qavo Nogarys]], to [[Haldon]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
[[George R.R. Martin]] has stated that the Dothraki were fashioned as an amalgam of a number of steppe and plains cultures. "''[[w:Mongols|Mongols]] and [[w:Huns|Huns]], certainly, but also [[w:Alans|Alans]], [[w:Sioux|Sioux]], [[w:Cheyenne|Cheyenne]], and various other Amerindian tribes... seasoned with a dash of pure fantasy. So any resemblance to Arabs or Turks is coincidental. Well, except to the extent that the Turks were also originally horsemen of the steppes, not unlike the Alans, Huns, and the rest.''"<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/6040/ On Ethnicities (February 04, 2012)]</ref>

==See also==
*[http://wiki.dothraki.org/dothraki/Main_Page Dothrawiki], a wiki dedicated to the Dothraki language.

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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File:Tyroshi merchant.png

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== Summary ==
A Tyroshi merchant - by Magali Villeneuve ©
== Licensing ==
{{artist permission}}
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Marei/Theories

2020-03-14T01:28:49Z

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{{Theory_Policy}}

[[Marei]] is theorized to be a [[bastard]] daughter of [[Tywin Lannister]], fathered during his tenure as [[Hand of the King]].

===Evidence===
* Marei's green eyes and straight white-gold hair matches the description of members of [[House Lannister]].
* Marei's solemn demeanor matches Tywin's personality.
* Marei's age fits Tywin's tenure as Hand of the King.
* It is all but stated that the Hand that used the secret passageway to Chataya's brothel was Tywin, who kept his whoring a secret to keep up his appearance of perfection.
* GRRM didn't deny Tywin having any bastard offspring, merely answering that he'd have anyone who suggested it flogged [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Various_questions_concerning_Tywin_Oberyn_Gregor_the_North_and_Sansa].

[[Category:Theories]]

Ragged Silas

2020-03-06T01:19:41Z

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'''Ragged Silas''', was a leader of the [[Poor Fellows]] during the [[Faith Militant]] [[Faith Militant uprising|uprising]] against the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TSOTD}}

==History==
Following the [[Faith Militant]]'s defeats in {{date|42}} in the battles at [[Battle of Stonebridge|Stonebridge]] and the [[Battle at the Great Fork|Great Fork of the Blackwater]], new leaders arose across the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in {{Date|43}}. Among these were Ser [[Joffrey Doggett]] in the [[westerlands]], [[Septon]] [[Moon (septon)|Moon]] in the [[riverlands]], and [[Jeyne Poore|Poxy Jeyne Poore]] in the [[Kingswood]] of the [[stormlands]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TSOTD}}

Other leaders of note included [[Dennis the Lame]] and Ragged Silas, who (like Septon Moon) were said to be hardly distinguishable from outlaws.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TSOTD}}

Maegor launched a new military campaign in {{date|45}} targeted at Jeyne Poore and her followers, and while it did succeed in killing her and wiping them out by {{date|46}}, this only gave the other pockets of the Faith Militant in different parts of the realm time to recover. Doggett, Moon, Dennis, and Simon remained at large when Maegor returned to [[King's Landing]], the [[smallfolk]] helping to keep them safe wherever they went.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TSOTD}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Burning of Jeyne Poore

2020-03-06T01:07:18Z

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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the [[Ambush on the Wendwater]].}}

An '''ambush at the Wendwater''' occurred during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].

==History==
Late in {{date|45}}, scores of [[Poor Fellows]] were hunted down in the [[kingswood]] by the forces of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. [[Poxy Jeyne Poore]], a woman considered a witch by Maegor's three septons, was eventually betrayed to the king by three of her Poor Fellow followers. Maegor ordered that Jeyne be burned alive in a field near the [[Wendwater]].{{ref|TSOTD}}

==Ambush==
Ser [[Horys Hill]] led three hundred Poor Fellows and peasants in an attempt to rescue Jeyne. Maegor was prepared for this eventuality, however, and the king's men slaughtered Horys and his men. Maegor eventually returned to the [[Red Keep]] in {{date|46}}.{{ref|TSOTD}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Sylva Santagar

2020-02-22T04:47:19Z

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{{Character
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'''Sylva Santagar''', known as '''Spotted Sylva''', is a member of [[House Santagar]] and is the heir of Ser [[Symon Santagar]], the [[Knight]] of [[Spottswood]].

==Appearance==
Sylva received her nicknamed "Spotted" from her freckles and also because she is the heir to Spottswood, as the Santagars' sigil is a spotted leopard.{{ref|aFfC|21}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Sylva Santagar is a childhood friend of Princess [[Arianne Martell]], and one of her co-conspirators to make Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] Queen of [[Westeros]]. During their travels they are intercepted by [[Areo Hotah]] on the [[Greenblood]]. Sylva is among those captured.{{ref|aFfC|21}}

Though [[Prince]] [[Doran Martell]] deigns not to punish Sylva, she is sent home to her [[Symon Santagar|father]]. Her father quickly betroths Sylva to the aged Lord [[Eldon Estermont|Eldon]] of [[House Estermont|Estermont]]; she is sent to [[Greenstone]] and married soon after.{{ref|aFfC|24}}

==References==
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File:Hareth.png

2020-02-21T19:44:37Z

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== Summary ==
[[Hareth_(Mole%27s_Town)|Hareth]], a builder of the [[Night's Watch]].
== Licensing ==
{{self permission}}

[[Category:Images by SquisherKing]]

User:SquisherKing

2020-02-21T19:43:27Z

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Hareth (Mole's Town)

2020-02-21T19:40:19Z

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{{Character
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'''Hareth''', nicknamed '''Horse''' by the brothers of the [[Night's Watch]], was a stablehand in [[Mole's Town]], now a member of the [[Night's Watch]].

==Appearance==

Hareth is big, blond and has buck teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|64}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When [[free folk|wildlings]] attack Mole's Town and [[Castle Black]], Hareth is one of the Moles who flee to the [[Wall]]. There he helps [[attack on Castle Black|defend Castle Black]].{{Ref|ASOS|64}} He declares his interest in joining the Night's Watch.{{Ref|ASOS|64}} He is trained by [[Jon Snow]] due to the loss of Ser [[Endrew Tarth]] as master-at-arms at [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Horse is trained by [[Emmett|Iron Emmett]] after his appointment as master-at-arms at Castle Black. Jon, the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], spies him training in the yard against [[Hop-Robin]], whom he easily defeats. Jon compliments his skill, but advises him that he lowers his shield too far when pressing the attack. Horse thanks the Lord Commander for his advice as he helps Hop-Robin back to his feet.{{Ref|ADWD|3}}

Horse is one of the men brought along as muscle to assist Jon in enforcing [[Janos Slynt]]'s orders to garrison [[Greyguard]].{{ref|ADWD|7}}

Horse later travels to the [[weirwood]] grove just north of the Wall in the [[haunted forest]] to say his vows. He is accompanied by five other recruits ([[Leathers]], [[Jax]], [[Satin]], [[Arron]], and [[Emrick]]). They are escorted by Jon and ten rangers. Jon, Iron Emmett, and [[Bowen Marsh]] weigh each recruit and assign them to an order. Horse is assigned to the builders.{{Ref|aDwD|35}}

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Characters from the North]]
[[Category:Builders of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Recruits of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Members of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Smallfolk]]

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Hareth (Mole's Town)

2020-02-21T19:38:35Z

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'''Hareth''', nicknamed '''Horse''' by the brothers of the [[Night's Watch]], is a stablehand in [[Mole's Town]].

==Appearance==

Hareth is big, blond and has buck teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|64}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When [[free folk|wildlings]] attack Mole's Town and [[Castle Black]], Hareth is one of the Moles who flee to the [[Wall]]. There he helps [[attack on Castle Black|defend Castle Black]].{{Ref|ASOS|64}} He declares his interest in joining the Night's Watch.{{Ref|ASOS|64}} He is trained by [[Jon Snow]] due to the loss of Ser [[Endrew Tarth]] as master-at-arms at [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Horse is trained by [[Emmett|Iron Emmett]] after his appointment as master-at-arms at Castle Black. Jon, the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], spies him training in the yard against [[Hop-Robin]], whom he easily defeats. Jon compliments his skill, but advises him that he lowers his shield too far when pressing the attack. Horse thanks the Lord Commander for his advice as he helps Hop-Robin back to his feet.{{Ref|ADWD|3}}

Horse is one of the men brought along as muscle to assist Jon in enforcing [[Janos Slynt]]'s orders to garrison [[Greyguard]].{{ref|ADWD|7}}

Horse later travels to the [[weirwood]] grove just north of the Wall in the [[haunted forest]] to say his vows. He is accompanied by five other recruits ([[Leathers]], [[Jax]], [[Satin]], [[Arron]], and [[Emrick]]). They are escorted by Jon and ten rangers. Jon, Iron Emmett, and [[Bowen Marsh]] weigh each recruit and assign them to an order. Horse is assigned to the builders.{{Ref|aDwD|35}}

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Characters from the North]]
[[Category:Builders of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Recruits of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Members of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Smallfolk]]

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File:Hareth.png

2020-02-21T19:36:33Z

SquisherKing: Hareth, a builder of the Night's Watch.

== Summary ==
[[Hareth_(Mole%27s_Town)|Hareth]], a builder of the [[Night's Watch]].
== Licensing ==
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House Leek

2019-04-10T20:14:52Z

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'''House Leek''' is a house in [[Westeros]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
When [[Brienne of Tarth]] visits the [[Dun Fort]] in her quest for [[Sansa Stark]], she is presented to [[Ser]] [[Rufus Leek]]. When she offers him her letter of authorizations, he tells her that he cannot read and instead sends her to the [[maester]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}}

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

* Ser [[Rufus Leek]], a [[knight]] and [[castellan]] of the [[Dun Fort]] in [[Duskendale]] for [[House Rykker]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}}

==References==
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Stinkwater

2019-01-02T18:06:50Z

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'''Stinkwater''' is a noble seat in [[Dorne]]. It appears to be located along the eastern coast.{{ref|FAB}}

==History==
During the [[First Dornish War]], after burning [[Planky Town]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] descended upon Stinkwater with her [[dragon]], [[Meraxes]], but as with all other Dornish seats of power great and small, the Targaryens found only old women and children. Nevertheless, those present at Stinkwater paid nominal obeisance to the queen.{{ref|FAB}}

==References==
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[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Places in Dorne]]

Stinkwater

2019-01-02T03:55:52Z

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'''Stinkwater''' is a noble seat in [[Dorne]]. It appears to be located along the eastern coast.{{ref|FAB}}

==History==
During the [[First Dornish War]], after burning [[Planky Town]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] descended upon Stinkwater with her [[dragon]], [[Meraxes]], but as with all other Dornish seats of power great and small, the Targaryens found only old women and children. Nevertheless, those present at Stinkwater payed nominal obeisance to the queen.{{ref|FAB}}

==References==
{{references}}

{{region Dorne}}

[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Places in Dorne]]

Stinkwater

2019-01-02T03:55:14Z

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'''Stinkwater''' is a noble seat in [[Dorne]]. It appears to be located along the eastern coast.{{ref|FAB}}

==History==
During the [[First Dornish War]], after burning [[Planky Town]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] descended upon Stinkwater with her [[dragon]], [[Meraxes]], but as with all other Dornish seats of power great and small, the Targaryens found only old women and children. Nevertheless, those present at Stinkwater payed nominal obeisance to the queen.

==References==
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2019-01-02T03:53:15Z

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Sylva Santagar

2018-01-27T02:08:56Z

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'''Sylva Santagar''', known as '''Spotted Sylva''', is a member of [[House Santagar]] and is the heir of Ser [[Symon Santagar]], the [[Knight]] of [[Spottswood]].

==Appearance==
Sylva received her nicknamed "Spotted" from her freckles and also because she is the heir to Spottswood, as the Santagars' sigil is a spotted leopard.{{ref|aFfC|21}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Sylva Santagar is a childhood friend of Princess [[Arianne Martell]], and one of her co-conspirators to make Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] Queen of [[Westeros]]. During their travels they are intercepted by [[Areo Hotah]] on the [[Greenblood]]. Sylva is among those captured.{{ref|aFfC|21}}

Though [[Prince]] [[Doran Martell]] deigns not to punish Sylva, she is sent home to her [[Symon Santagar|father]]. Her father quickly betroths Sylva to the aged Lord [[Eldon Estermont|Eldon]] of [[House Estermont|Estermont]]; she is sent to [[Greenstone]] and married soon after.{{ref|aFfC|24}}

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Hugh Grandison

2018-01-13T03:34:43Z

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'''Hugh Grandison''', called '''Greybeard''', is the Lord of [[Grandview]] and head of [[House Grandison]]. He was among the possible matches offered to Princess [[Arianne Martell]]. He is an old man.{{ref|adwd|appendix}}

==Character & Appearance==
Hugh Grandison is a very aged man, with a long white beard. [[Arianne Martell]] regards him to be pleasant and more robust than others his age, but undesirable.

==History==
The aged head of [[House Grandison]], Hugh was given the name Greybeard, though in time his beard went pure white.

At one point, Hugh was proposed as a potential betrothal to Arianne Martell by her father, [[Prince]] [[Doran Martell|Doran]]. In order to facilitate the proposal, Hugh visited [[Dorne]], falling asleep during the welcoming feast. While he slept, [[Garin]] challenged Arianne to tie Hugh's beard into a knot, but she refused. Though she found him less unappealing than the other old suitors her father proposed, Arianne turned down Hugh like all the others.

==References and Notes==
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House Rankenfell

2017-09-12T03:02:57Z

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'''House Rankenfell''' is a noble house from [[Westeros]].

==History==
[[Marq Rankenfell]], known as '''Mad Marq Rankenfell''', was a former [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] of the [[Night's Watch]]. He is considered one of the worst commanders the Night's Watch ever had.{{ref|asos|55}}

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

* No member has appeared yet.

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* [[Marq Rankenfell]], a former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

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House Forrester (Telltale)

2017-08-13T01:45:51Z

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{{Game|type=telltale}}
{{Hatnote|This artice is for House Forrester as it appears in [[Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series]]. For House Forrester as it appears in "A Song of Ice and Fire", see [[House Forrester]]}}
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'''House Forrester''' is a noble house from the [[wolfswood]] in the [[north]]. It is sworn to [[House Glover]] of [[Deepwood Motte]].{{Ref|ADWD|42}} House Forrester is featured in the Telltale games. As of yet, no members of House Forrester have appeared in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

The Forresters are featured in ''[[Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series]]'' by Telltale Games. Their seat is [[Ironrath]], and their words are "''Iron from Ice''". They control the majority of the ironwood forests in the wolfswood, much to the chagrin of their bitter rivals, [[House Whitehill (Telltale)|House Whitehill]].<ref name=blog>The Telltale Blog: [http://www.telltalegames.com/blog/86265/your-story-begins-first-details-on-game-of-thrones-a-telltale-games-series Your Story Begins: First details on 'Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series']</ref> The head of the house is Rodrik Forrester or Asher Forrester, depending on the player's choice.{{Ref|TT|1}}

In the video game, players assume the role of five different members of House Forrester, including both family members and people in service to the house, as the members of House Forrester try to prevent the house from meeting its doom.<ref name=blog/><ref>CNET: [http://www.cnet.com/news/telltale-games-reveals-the-plot-for-game-of-thrones-video-game/ Telltale Games reveals plot of 'Game of Thrones' video game]</ref>

==Known members of House Forrester==
The following members of House Forrester appear in ''Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series'':
===Gregor Forrester===
Lord Gregor Forrester (voiced by [[w:Robin Atkin Downes|Robin Atkin Downes]]), also known as ''the Good'', is the son of the late Lord Thorren Forrester, and the head of [[House Forrester]] at the start of the series. He and his wife, Lady [[Elissa Branfield]], have six children: [[Rodrik Forrester|Rodrik]], [[Asher Forrester|Asher]], [[Mira Forrester|Mira]], [[Ethan Forrester|Ethan]], [[Talia Forrester|Talia]], and [[Ryon Forrester|Ryon]]. A squire to [[Galbart Glover]] in his youth, Gregor became fast friends with [[Duncan Tuttle]], and named his friend castellan upon inheriting Ironrath. Gregor is present at the [[Twins]] during the [[Red Wedding]], where he is killed.{{Ref|TT|1}} His body is later returned to Ironrath.{{Ref|TT|2}}

===Rodrik Forrester===
Lord Rodrik Forrester (voiced by [[w:Russ Bain|Russ Bain]], also known as ''Rodrik the Ruin'', is the first-born son and heir of Lord Gregor. He has a prominent military background. He's badly wounded at the Red Wedding, but after being thrown in a cart full of corpses, it's discovered he's survived and soon returns as lord of his household. He is betrothed to [[Elaena Glenmore]]. In the Telltale games, he is one of the main playable characters.

===Asher Forrester===
Asher (voiced by [[w:Alex Jordan|Alex Jordan]]) is the second-born son of Lord Gregor. A very rebellious youth, Asher committed actions such as drinking and whoring which made him acquire his father's disapproval. He fell in love with [[Gwyn Whitehill]], and their love brought bloodshed to both House Forrester and [[House Whitehill (Telltale)|House Whitehill]]. In order to prevent the situation from getting worse his father sent him to exile in Essos, in order to maintain the peace between the two houses. Asher is now living as a [[sellsword]] in Essos, and befriended a former slave fighter Beskha. They became partners in the mercenary trade, and have stayed by each other's sides, getting close enough to call one another sister and brother, respectively. In the Telltale games, he is one of the main playable characters.

===Mira Forrester===
Mira Forrester (voiced by [[w:Martha Mackintosh|Martha Macintosh]]) is the eldest daughter and third child of Lord Gregor Forrester and Lady [[Elissa Branfield]]. She is a handmaiden to [[Margaery Tyrell]], first at [[Highgarden]], currently in [[King's Landing]]. In the Telltale games, she is one of the main playable characters.

===Ethan Forrester===
Ethan Forrester (voiced by [[w:Christopher Nelson|Christopher Nelson]]) is the third son of Lord Gregor Forrester and Lady [[Elissa Branfield]]. Ethan is the twin brother of Talia Forrester, and becomes the Lord of the House after his father, Gregor, and elder brother, Rodrik, are thought to be murdered at the [[Twins]]. He bares three possible titles of honor, the most common of which being ''Ethan the Brave''. The others include ''Ethan the Bold'' and ''Ethan the Wise''. He is eventually murdered by [[Ramsay Snow]]. In the Telltale games, he is one of the main playable characters.

===Talia Forrester===
Talia Forrester (voiced by [[w:Molly Stone|Molly Stone]]) is the second-eldest daughter of the House, and the twin-sister of Ethan Forrester. She seems to be fond of Gared Tuttle, going so far as to give her necklace bearing the House Forrester Sigil on it when he is forced to join the [[Night's Watch]]. Talia, like her twin Ethan, enjoys music and often sings, while her brother plays.

===Ryon Forrester===
Ryon (voiced by [[w:Louis Suc|Louis Suc]]) is the youngest son of Lord Gregor Forrester. He is currently a hostage of [[House Whitehill (Telltale)|House Whitehill]].{{ref|TT|3}}

{{Forrester tree (Telltale)}}

==Household==
* Maester Ortengryn (voiced by [[w:David Franklin|David Franklin]], who originates from a minor house in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. While he had wanted to serve as a maester at the [[Eyrie]], he was instead sent to Ironrath to serve House Forrester, where he became a trusted advisor of Lord Gregor Forrester.
* Ser Royland Degore, the master-at-arms for House Forrester, who was [[knight]]ed by King [[Robert I Baratheon]] after he played a crucial role in the [[siege of Pyke]] that ended [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]]. His family was wiped out by [[Balon Greyjoy]]'s [[ironborn]].{{Ref|tt|1}}
* [[Duncan Tuttle]], the [[castellan]] of the House and a good friend of Lord Gregor Forrester.
* [[Gared Tuttle]], squire to Lord Gregor Forrester and nephew to Duncan. He becomes a [[ranger]] at the [[Wall]], but later deserts to find the North Grove.
* Norren, a warrior in the service of the House.
* Bowen, Norren's squire.
* Erik, a soldier for the House, who could be sent to join the Night's Watch, lose three of his fingers, or go unpunished after being caught stealing some weapons in Ironrath.
* {Thermund}, a warrior in the service of the House.
* Ser [[Malcolm Branfield]], brother of Elissa and, with her, the only surviving members of [[House Branfield]].
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==Historical Forresters==
*Lord Gerhard Forrester, also known as ''the Tall'', the founder of House Forrester.{{ref|TT|1}}
*Lord Cedric Forrester, who, with his sons, built [[Ironrath]], the seat of their House, some fifteen hundred years ago.<ref name="blog"/>
**His triplet sons.
*Lord Thorren Forrester, also known as ''the Bold'', former Lord of Ironrath and the father of Lord Gregor Forrester, who was killed at the [[Battle of the Trident]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|TT|1}}

==Ironrath==
According to Telltale Games, "the Forresters are seated at Ironrath, an imposing stronghold surrounded by towering [[ironwood]] trees. Built over fifteen hundred years ago by [[Cedric Forrester]] and his triplet sons, Ironrath is a testament to the strength and endurance of ironwood. Ironrath sits on the edge of the largest ironwood forest in [[Westeros]], which has proven to be a strategic advantage for the House."<ref name="blog"/>

Ironrath is the seat of [[House Forrester]] of the [[North]] in the graphic adventure game. It is located in the northern [[wolfswood]] in the foothills of the [[northern mountains]], between [[Deepwood Motte]] and [[Winterfell]]. As of the story's beginning, its [[castellan]] is [[Duncan Tuttle]], acting on behalf of Lord [[Gregor Forrester]].{{ref|tt|1}}

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Tattered Prince

2017-07-14T02:43:56Z

SquisherKing: /* History */

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| image_caption = art by Diego Gisbert Llorens. © Fantasy Flight Games.
| Alias = The Tattered Prince Rags Rags and Tatters Old Grey-beards in Rags The Prince of Tatters Tatters
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The '''Tattered Prince''', also known as '''Rags''' or '''Rags and Tatters''', is the first and only commander of the [[Windblown]]. He is well past sixty and keeps his true name to himself.

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Tattered Prince|Images of the Tattered Prince]]''
The Tattered Prince is sad-eyed and soft spoken. His hair and mail are silver-greyed but his cloak is made of clothes of different colors.{{Ref|aDwD|25}} He has stated that his appearance is so ordinary that all he has to do is remove his "tatters" and become inconspicuous. [[Tyrion Lannister]] thinks him elegant.

The Tattered Prince rides a huge grey [[horse|warhorse]]. The stallion’s spotted hindquarters are covered with ragged strips of cloth torn from the surcoats of men his master has slain. He sits straight and tall in the high saddle and his voice is strong enough to carry to every corner of a battlefield. He speaks classic [[High Valyrian]].{{Ref|aDwD|25}}

==History==
In {{Date|262}}, when the Tattered Prince was twenty-three the [[magister]]s of [[Pentos]] chose him to be their new [[Prince of Pentos|Prince]], mere hours after they'd beheaded the previous one. Instead of accepting their offer and be their disposable puppet, he fled to the [[Disputed Lands]] and never returned to [[Pentos]]. Taking up the life of a [[sellsword]], over the years he rode with the [[Second Sons]], the [[Iron Shields]], and the [[Maiden's Men]]. Circa {{Date|270}}, along with five brothers-in-arms, he established the [[Windblown]]. Out of the six founders of the company, by {{Date|300}} he is the only one alive.{{Ref|aDwD|55}}

There is enmity between the Windblown and the [[Company of the Cat]]. In {{Date|299}} the two sellsword companies had been on opposite sides of the battle lines in the [[Disputed Lands]], and bad blood continues to linger. [[Bloodbeard]], the leader of the Company of the Cat, has a strong dislike for the Tattered Prince, and makes no secret of this, referring to his rival as ''old grey-beards in rags''.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After [[Yunkai]] procures their services, the Tattered Prince leads the Windblown toward [[Meereen]] in the slavers' struggle against [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. On their way to Mereen he commands a group of Westerosi-born from his company to pretend that they have betrayed him and to join Daenerys's forces. With this plan, he hopes that even if the Yunkai lose the war, he will still be on the winning side. Among the Westerosi he sends to [[Meereen]] are Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] and his companions, although the Tattered Prince is not aware of their identities or goals.{{Ref|aDwD|25}}

However, when the Prince of Dorne decides to take Dany's dragons, he turns again toward the [[Westeros]]i Windblown. The mercenaries take his gold and promise to help him, but not before reporting his plan to the Tattered Prince. The Prince meets with Quentyn in the cellar of the [[Purple Lotus]] and agrees to join forces with him if, as a reward, he is given [[Pentos]].{{Ref|aDwD|68}} He tells Quentyn that he saw [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]] die, indicating that he was present in [[Daznak's Pit]] when [[Drogon]] appeared.{{Ref|aDwD|60}} The plan fails since Quentyn is killed by the dragons and Meereen is fully besieged by Yunkish forces.{{Ref|aDwD|68}}{{Ref|aDwD|70}}

Later, Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] sends the two remaining [[Dornishmen]] on a mission to negotiate with the Tattered Prince. Ser Barristan wants the mercenary captain to help him release the Meereenese hostages held by the [[Wise Masters]]; as a reward, he will be given Pentos.{{Ref|aDwD|70}}

==Quotes by the Tattered Prince==
{{Quote|Tattered and twisty, what a rogue I am.{{Ref|aDwD|60}}}}

{{Quote|My ragged raiment? A poor thing … yet those tatters fill my foes with fear, and on the battlefield the sight of my rags blowing in the wind emboldens my men more than any banner. And if I want to move unseen, I need only slip it off to become plain and unremarkable.{{Ref|aDwD|60}}}}

{{Quote|In this world, a man must learn to seize whatever gifts the gods chose to send him. That was a lesson I learned at some cost.{{Ref|aDwD|60}}}}

==Quotes about the Tattered Prince==
{{Quote|You’ll ride to battle with the Tattered Prince and come home richer than a lord.{{Ref|aDwD|6}}}} – unnamed [[Mercenary|sellsword]]

==References and Notes==
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Syrio Forel

2017-04-08T00:29:01Z

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| image_caption = Syrio Forel portrait by Amok©
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| Title = First Sword to the Sealord of [[Braavos]]
Water Dancer
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| Place_of_Death = [[King's Landing]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Miltos Yeromelou
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Syrio Forel''' is a [[Bravos|bravo]] from [[Braavos]], a master fencer and former [[First Sword of Braavos]].{{ref|agot|50}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is played by Miltos Yeromelou.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew.html/eNrjcmbOYC5kzlfPz0lxzEvMqSzJTA5ITE-1S8xN1SzLTEnNh4k65+eVpFaUsEknlpbkF+QkVtqWFJWmcjIysgEhAGCyFzg= HBO: Game of Thrones: cast and crew]</ref>

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Syrio Forel|Images of Syrio Forel]]''
Syrio is a slight, bald man with a beak of a nose.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

==History==
The day the old First Sword died, the [[Sealord]] of [[Braavos]] sent for Syrio. Syrio, upon entering the Sealord's presence, was asked what was special about the cat, claimed to be from a far off land, seated on the Sealord's lap. Syrio answered him truthfully, telling him that he has seen tomcats like him a thousand times in the alleys of Braavos. Because he saw the reality of what the cat was, common not special and male not female, he was named First Sword.{{Ref|aGoT|50}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Eddard Stark]] hires Syrio to teach [[Arya Stark]] how to use her sword, [[Needle]], believing the slender blade would suit the [[Braavos]]i [[water dancer]] style. Syrio trains Arya using wooden swords filled with lead. He also mentors her on how to move and think like a warrior: to be perceptive, move with grace, and command her fear.{{Ref|aGoT|22}} Syrio teaches Arya to see with her ears, nose, and skin, and he covers her eyes with a black cloth over her eyes and has her do spins and backflips.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

After [[the Hand's tourney]], Eddard and his household are at the feast. His daughters are finally being cordial each other, and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] asks Arya how her dancing has gone. Arya happily tells her she is sore all over, and shows her a nasty bruise on her leg. Sansa states that she must be a terrible dancer. Later, while Sansa is busy, Eddard exams the Arya’s bruise himself while she is standing on one leg—she is getting better at that. He asks if Syrio Forel is being too hard on her, and she replies that Syrio says every hurt is a lesson and every lesson makes you better. Eddard is concerned even though Syrio had come with an excellent reputation, and the Braavosi style suits Arya’s slim blade. Eddard offers to have [[Jory Cassel]] take over her lessons, or maybe find someone else, but Arya emphatically tells Eddard she does not want them, she wants Syrio. Eddard knows that any decent master at arms could give Arya the basics of sword fighting without the blindfolds, cartwheels and hopping around on one leg, but he knows there was no arguing with her. He tells her very well, and to try to be careful.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

When [[Cersei Lannister]] ordered all Starks in the [[Red Keep]] to be captured or killed, Syrio orders Arya to flee while he holds off the Lannister men. With only his wooden practice sword, he defeats or kils five guardsmen and then attacks Ser [[Meryn Trant]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. Syrio rains down ineffective blows onto Meryn's plate armor until his sword is cut in half. Arya flees, obeying Syrio's orders.{{Ref|aGoT|50}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In subsequent years, Arya often remembers Syrio's words and lets them guide her actions through difficult situations.{{ref|AFFC|22}}

==Quotes by Syrio==

{{Quote|Boy, girl, You are a sword, that is all.{{Ref|agot|22}}}}
– Syrio to [[Arya Stark]]

{{Quote|My words lied. My eyes and my arm shouted out the truth, but you were not seeing.{{Ref|agot|50}}}}
– Syrio to [[Arya Stark]]

{{Quote|Other men were stronger, faster, younger, why was Syrio Forel the best? I will tell you now. The seeing, the true seeing, that is the heart of it.{{Ref|agot|50}}}}
– Syrio to [[Arya Stark]]

{{Quote|The first sword of Braavos does not run.{{Ref|agot|50}}}}
– Syrio to [[Arya Stark]]

==Quotes about Syrio==
{{Quote|Syrio says that every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better.{{Ref|agot|30}}}}
- [[Arya Stark]] to [[Eddard Stark]]

{{Quote|You are quick, for a dancing master.{{Ref|agot|50}}}}
– [[Meryn Trant]] to Syrio

{{Quote|Never do what they expect.{{Ref|agot|50}}}}
- thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]

==References and Notes==
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==External Links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Syrio_Forel Syrio Forel article] on the Game of Thrones wiki.

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Tregar Ormollen

2017-04-01T18:02:06Z

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'''Tregar Ormollen''' is a merchant prince of [[Lys]]. He shares his manse with the exiled [[Westeros|Westerosi]] [[Lynesse Hightower]], who became his chief concubine after leaving her husband, [[Jorah Mormont]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{ref|affc|appendix}}

==History==
A native of [[Lys]], Tregar Ormollen was a wealthy merchant prince; he also has a wife and several concubines.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

Some years ago, the nobleborn [[Jorah Mormont]] and his wife, [[Lynesse Hightower]], arrived in Lys, seeking an escape from Ser Jorah's [[slavery|crimes]] in [[Westeros]]. In order to keep up with his wife's demands of wealth and luxury, Jorah sold his service as a [[Mercenary|sellsword]]. However, while Jorah was fighting the [[Braavos]]i on the [[Rhoyne]], Lynesse met Ormollen. Soon, he had taken her as one of his concubines and moved her into his manse.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

When Jorah returned to Lys, Ormollen informed him that he would be enslaved for his debts, unless he gave up Lynesse and left Lys. Heartbroken, Jorah went to [[Volantis]].{{Ref|aDwD|27}} As Ormollen's chief concubine, it's rumored that even his wife goes in fear of Lynesse.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

==References and Notes==
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[[Category:Characters from Lys|Ormollen, Tregar]]
[[Category:Merchants|Ormollen, Tregar]]

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2017-04-01T17:46:09Z

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Is it not [[Viserys Targaryen]] for whom she was bought? Perhaps I read too much into the situation, but the allusion seemed clear at the time. --[[User:SquisherKing|SquisherKing]] ([[User talk:SquisherKing|talk]]) 17:46, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Forley Prester

2016-10-31T16:36:23Z

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Ser '''Forley Prester''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Prester]]. He is a cousin to the head of house Lord [[Garrison Prester]].

==Appearance and Character==
Forley is short and hard, with a pinched nose, a bald pate and grizzled brown beard. Despite bearing a bull on his surcoat and a bull-horned helm, [[Jaime Lannister]] thinks Forley looks more like an innkeep than a bull. However, like most innkeeps he is no man's fool.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Jaime thinks Forley would make an able [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Forley serves in Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s host at the beginning of the [[War of the Five Kings]], taking part in the [[Battle of the Golden Tooth]] and the [[Battle of Riverrun]]. When [[Robb Stark]] smashes Jaime's host beneath the walls of Riverrun, Forley commands the southern camp. Upon seeing that the other two besieging camps are lost, he retreats in good order, saving two thousand spearmen and as many bowmen.{{ref|AGOT|69}}

Just after the [[Battle of the Camps]] a Tyroshi sellsword leading Ser Forley’s freeriders strikes his banners and goes over to [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Forley and the remnants of Jaime Lannister's former host are stationed at the [[Golden Tooth]].{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

According to semi-canon sources, Forley sent veterans of his 4000 strong host to Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] at [[Oxcross]], to augment and help train the mostly green levies comprising Stafford's forces.<ref>The Tooth and Tyroshi, (December 17, 1999) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1064 So Spake Martin]</ref>

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Once Ser [[Daven Lannister]] reforms the army that had gathered in [[Lannisport]], he is to link up with Forley at the Golden Tooth and march on the [[Riverlands]]. They are tasked with attacking [[Riverrun]] after the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Forley commands one of the major forces at the [[Second Siege of Riverrun]], which is comprised of the remnants of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s former command and the Riverlords who have bent the knee to King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]].{{ref|AFFC|33}} Forley is made part of Jaime's war council during the siege.{{ref|AFFC|38}}

Forley is later assigned to command the escort of men who take [[Edmure Tully]] and [[Robb Stark]]'s widow, [[Jeyne Westerling]], to [[Casterly Rock]]. He is told to kill the captives if they try to escape.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

==References and Notes==
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2016-10-31T16:34:12Z

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== Summary ==
[[Forley Prester]].
== Licensing ==
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Torwold Browntooth

2016-10-11T15:43:51Z

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'''Torwold Browntooth''' is an [[ironborn]] raider. He has one wife.{{ref|affc|18}}

==Recent Events==
===A Feast for Crows===
Torwold allied himself with [[Euron Greyjoy]] when Euron declared himself King of the Iron Islands.{{ref|affc|11}} He is listed among Euron's supporters at the [[kingsmoot]].{{ref|affc|Appendix}} As part of the plan to draw the lords of the [[Shield Islands]] away from the islands, Torwold and the [[Red Oarsman]] were sent up the river [[Mander]] with a dozen of the fastest longships by King Euron as bait and once the Shield lords began chasing he was to turn around and come back to the mouth of the Mander where the rest of the ironborn would be waiting. After the battle he was sent by King Euron to gather more supplies for the planned voyage to [[Slaver's Bay]].{{ref|affc|29}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
[[Aeron Greyjoy]] is brought up from the hold of the [[Silence]] onto an island castle near the [[Arbor]] which has been captured by the ironborn. Several of Euron's captains are there feasting in the ruins of the castle, Torwald among them. They've killed the lord of the castle and all his kin, hanging them in the very hall where the captains feast. Aeron thinks of Browntooth as a creature near as vile as the Crow’s Eye himself, as he and the other captains all take turns taunting Aeron. <ref> Batlicon Reading [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VuqHngBpOZ1p0jqkD7xRTCHExMFwBa8qE7VCLsKXzxU/mobilebasic?pli=1 notes ] </ref>

==References and Notes==
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