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Alliser Thorne

2013-06-05T13:11:58Z

Stefaniarux: /* A Dance with Dragons */

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Ser '''Alliser Thorne''' is a master-at-arms of the [[Night's Watch]] at [[Castle Black]].

The tone of his voice and his contempt makes him hated by all the [[Night's Watch]]'s recruits.In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]] he is played by Owen Teale.

==Appearance==
He is a fifty year old man, heft, dry and hard, with eyes as black as onyx and black hairs ridged with white.{{Ref|aGoT|19}}

==History==
Before he was knight of [[House Thorne]] of the [[Crownlands]] and fought on the side of [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. He was one of the defenders of King's Landing, after its fall he was given the choice by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] between death or taking the black.{{Ref|aGoT|21}}

==Recent Events==
===A Game of Thrones===
[[File:Alliser_Thorne_HBO.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Owen Teale as Alliser Thorne([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

As master-at-arms responsible for training the new recruits, Ser Alliser gives [[Jon Snow]] the mocking nickname of ''Lord Snow''. His disdain turns into hatred when Jon replies to one of his mockeries, provoking the hilarity of the whole common room of [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|aGoT|19}}
Having absolutely no humor, he takes the mockeries of [[Tyrion Lannister]] poorly when the Imp is invited to the table of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, [[Jeor Mormont]], during his visit at the [[Wall]]. He is, however, so delighted at Jon Snow's appointment to the stewards that Jon thinks he is behind it.

He never misses an occasion to provoke the young bastard, and the evening Jon learns of the imprisonment of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] in [[King's Landing]] for treason, his jeers anger Jon, who tries to attack him with a knife, before being stopped and put under arrest. This mutual hostility, and the master-at-arms' old friends who are well placed at court lead the Lord Commander to send Ser Alliser to the new king, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]], with the mission to acquire reinforcements for the [[Night's Watch]].

Ser [[Endrew Tarth]] takes his place as the master-at-arms of [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|aGoT|60}}

===A Clash of Kings===
After a long travel, Ser Alliser Thorne arrives in [[King's Landing]]. In the [[Red Keep]], he asks for an audience with [[Tyrion Lannister]], [[Hand of the King]]. Tyrion though, remembering him as the man he liked least when he visited the [[Wall]] and considering him a bitter, mean-spirited person with too much sense of the own worth, makes [[Bronn]] answer that he will see Ser Alliser later while making sure he will get a cell where nobody has changed the rushes for a year.{{Ref|aCoK|17}} Ser Alliser appears before the throne, only to be mocked by Tyrion. However, Tyrion allowed for word to be put out in King's Landing that the Night's Watch was in need of men.

===A Storm of Swords===
At some point, presumably after returning from King's Landing, Ser Alliser was directed by Lord Commander Ser [[Jeor Mormont]] to [[Eastwatch-by-the-sea]]. He returns to [[Castle Black]] during the resistance to [[Mance Rayder]]'s wildlings' siege and becomes one of [[Janos Slynt]]'s followers.{{Ref|aSoS|69}} During the choosing for a new Lord Commander, he came in sixth in voting on the first day, lost votes on the second day and withdrew his name and placed his support with Janos Slynt.{{Ref|aSoS|75}}

===A Feast for Crows===
Slynt and Thorne try and cast doubts over the election of [[Jon Snow]] to Lord Commander.

===A Dance with Dragons===
When [[Janos Slynt]] refuses to obey orders, [[Jon Snow]] executes him. Thorne is present when the sentence is given but doesn't interfere, much to Jon's disappointment. [[Jon Snow]] later orders Thorne to accompany several rangers beyond the Wall. Thorne is very angry, but he accepts the mission, not wanting to give Snow cause to execute him as well. Thorne then states that he will return from the ranging, one way or the other.

==References and Notes==
{{References|2}}

===See Also===
See also the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Alliser_Thorne article on Alliser Thorne] on the Game of Thrones wiki.

Alliser Thorne's Story [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XAk2hpuAQI&feature=channel_video_title"You Don't Know Cold"]

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[[Category:Nobles|Thorne, Alliser]]
[[Category:Characters from the Crownlands]]
[[Category:House Thorne]]
[[Category:Masters-at-arms|Thorne, Alliser]]
[[fr:Alliser Thorne]][[ru:Аллисер Торн]]

Alliser Thorne

2013-06-05T13:02:22Z

Stefaniarux: /* A Game of Thrones */

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Ser '''Alliser Thorne''' is a master-at-arms of the [[Night's Watch]] at [[Castle Black]].

The tone of his voice and his contempt makes him hated by all the [[Night's Watch]]'s recruits.In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]] he is played by Owen Teale.

==Appearance==
He is a fifty year old man, heft, dry and hard, with eyes as black as onyx and black hairs ridged with white.{{Ref|aGoT|19}}

==History==
Before he was knight of [[House Thorne]] of the [[Crownlands]] and fought on the side of [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. He was one of the defenders of King's Landing, after its fall he was given the choice by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] between death or taking the black.{{Ref|aGoT|21}}

==Recent Events==
===A Game of Thrones===
[[File:Alliser_Thorne_HBO.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Owen Teale as Alliser Thorne([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

As master-at-arms responsible for training the new recruits, Ser Alliser gives [[Jon Snow]] the mocking nickname of ''Lord Snow''. His disdain turns into hatred when Jon replies to one of his mockeries, provoking the hilarity of the whole common room of [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|aGoT|19}}
Having absolutely no humor, he takes the mockeries of [[Tyrion Lannister]] poorly when the Imp is invited to the table of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, [[Jeor Mormont]], during his visit at the [[Wall]]. He is, however, so delighted at Jon Snow's appointment to the stewards that Jon thinks he is behind it.

He never misses an occasion to provoke the young bastard, and the evening Jon learns of the imprisonment of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] in [[King's Landing]] for treason, his jeers anger Jon, who tries to attack him with a knife, before being stopped and put under arrest. This mutual hostility, and the master-at-arms' old friends who are well placed at court lead the Lord Commander to send Ser Alliser to the new king, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]], with the mission to acquire reinforcements for the [[Night's Watch]].

Ser [[Endrew Tarth]] takes his place as the master-at-arms of [[Castle Black]].{{Ref|aGoT|60}}

===A Clash of Kings===
After a long travel, Ser Alliser Thorne arrives in [[King's Landing]]. In the [[Red Keep]], he asks for an audience with [[Tyrion Lannister]], [[Hand of the King]]. Tyrion though, remembering him as the man he liked least when he visited the [[Wall]] and considering him a bitter, mean-spirited person with too much sense of the own worth, makes [[Bronn]] answer that he will see Ser Alliser later while making sure he will get a cell where nobody has changed the rushes for a year.{{Ref|aCoK|17}} Ser Alliser appears before the throne, only to be mocked by Tyrion. However, Tyrion allowed for word to be put out in King's Landing that the Night's Watch was in need of men.

===A Storm of Swords===
At some point, presumably after returning from King's Landing, Ser Alliser was directed by Lord Commander Ser [[Jeor Mormont]] to [[Eastwatch-by-the-sea]]. He returns to [[Castle Black]] during the resistance to [[Mance Rayder]]'s wildlings' siege and becomes one of [[Janos Slynt]]'s followers.{{Ref|aSoS|69}} During the choosing for a new Lord Commander, he came in sixth in voting on the first day, lost votes on the second day and withdrew his name and placed his support with Janos Slynt.{{Ref|aSoS|75}}

===A Feast for Crows===
Slynt and Thorne try and cast doubts over the election of [[Jon Snow]] to Lord Commander.

===A Dance with Dragons===
When [[Janos Slynt]] refuses to obey orders, [[Jon Snow]] has him executed. Thorne is present when the command was given but didnt interfere much to Jon's disappointment. [[Jon Snow]] later ordered Thorne to accompany several rangers on a ranging. Thorne is angry at Snow and states that he will not refuse as he believes Jon is also looking for a reason to execute him. Thorne then states that he will return from the ranging, one way or the other.

==References and Notes==
{{References|2}}

===See Also===
See also the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Alliser_Thorne article on Alliser Thorne] on the Game of Thrones wiki.

Alliser Thorne's Story [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XAk2hpuAQI&feature=channel_video_title"You Don't Know Cold"]

[[Category:Members of the Night's Watch|Thorne, Alliser]]
[[Category:Nobles|Thorne, Alliser]]
[[Category:Characters from the Crownlands]]
[[Category:House Thorne]]
[[Category:Masters-at-arms|Thorne, Alliser]]
[[fr:Alliser Thorne]][[ru:Аллисер Торн]]

POV character

2013-05-30T17:06:51Z

Stefaniarux: /* Minor POV Characters */

Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue. So far, every prologue and epilogue POV has appeared once and then perished.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name (with the exception of [[Melisandre]] and, starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]]) and appear only when needed for story purposes.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] - Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - Elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - A former knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - Former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a sellsword named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Cateyln Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
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!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|1
|48
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

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

{{Template:POV_Characters}}<hr>

[[Category:Terms]]
[[Category:Characters|!]]
[[fr:Personnages PoV]][[ru:ПОВ]]

POV character

2013-05-30T17:02:51Z

Stefaniarux: /* Major POV Characters */

Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue. So far, every prologue and epilogue POV has appeared once and then perished.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name (with the exception of [[Melisandre]] and, starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]]) and appear only when needed for story purposes.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] -Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - Knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a swordsell named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Cateyln Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
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!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|1
|48
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

|}
==Notes and References==
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Robert Arryn

2013-05-30T11:55:11Z

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| Character_name = [[File:House_Arryn.PNG|50px|left]] '''Robert Arryn''' [[File:House_Arryn.PNG|50px|right]]
| image = [[Image:Robert Arryn.jpg|thumb|250px|by Amoka©]]
| Alias = Sweetrobin
True Warden of the East
| Title = Lord Paramount of the Vale
Defender of the Vale
[[Warden of the East]]
Lord of the Eyrie
| Allegiance = [[House Arryn]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[The Vale]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|292}}
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (Appears) [[A Clash of Kings]] (Mentioned) [[A Storm of Swords]] (Appears) [[A Feast for Crows]] (Appears)
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Lino Facioli,Robert Arryn|Lino Facioli]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Robert Arryn''' is the only son of [[Jon Arryn]] and his wife, [[Lysa Tully]]. He is a sickly, whiny, irritating, and desperately spoilt child of six, now Lord of the [[Eyrie]] and Defender of the [[Vale]]. He was named after [[Robert Baratheon]].{{ref|aGoT|4}}

In the television series Robert Arryn was named Robin Arryn. The character's name has been changed to Robin so as to prevent confusion with Robert Baratheon. He is played by [[w:Lino Facioli|Lino Facioli]].

==Appearance==
He is small and pale with brown hair and big eyes. After the death of his mother, his hair becomes very long. See also [[:Category:Images of Robert Arryn|this collection of images]].

==History==
Robert is afflicted with a disease that causes frequent seizures. His [[maester]] bleeds him frequently and often administers a painkiller during his fits that, if used continuously, has an increasing level of toxicity. He is intellectually and physically stunted, and is not even weaned from his mother's breast. He is called "Sweetrobin".

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

*[[Robert Baratheon]] wanted to give Robert Arryn to be fostered by [[Tywin Lannister]] at Casterly Rock. Lysa Arryn refused quite passionately and fleed King's Landing hurriedly, going back to the Eyrie with her son.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
*[[Cersei Lannister]] seems to believe that [[Jon Arryn]] also wanted Tywin Lannister to foster Robert, and states that Lysa Arryn fleed to the Eyrie with his son.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}
*A potboy that used to work for Jon Arryn believes though that shortly before his death [[Jon Arryn]] was planning for [[Stannis Baratheon]] to foster Robert at [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}}
*[[Brynden Tully]] the Blackfish believes that arrangements were made for Robert to be raised in Casterly Rock and makes no mention of Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}
*Maester [[Colemon]] agrees with the version that claims Dragonstone for Robert's fostering and insists that it is so, despite hearing a conflicting history from Lysa Arryn by way of Catelyn.{{Ref|AGOT|40}}
*Lord [[Walder Frey]], too, insists that Jon Arryn had made arrangements to raise Robert at Dragonstone and not Casterly Rock. Catelyn Stark grows uneasy at having that statement reinforced once again, all the more so because Walder affirms that Lysa was well aware of those plans, albeit strongly opposed to them as well. If Walder is saying the truth, then Lysa lied to her (and presumably to the Blackfish as well).{{Ref|AGOT|59}}
*[[Stannis Baratheon]] confirms that Jon Arryn had asked him to foster Robert at Dragonstone. {{ref|acok|0}}
*Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] eventually admits to know both of Jon Arryn's desire to send Robert Arryn to Dragonstone and of Robert Baratheon's plans to send him to Casterly Rock; she seems to believe that the later is motivated by a request from Cersei.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

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

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:488507-robert arryn large.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Lino Facioli as Robert Arryn ]]
Robert became Lord of the Vale upon the death of his father, Jon Arryn. Before his ascension, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offered to take him as his ward, something he had never offered to anyone else ([[Eddard Stark]] suspects Tywin made this offer in order to seize Robert Arryn as a hostage). Robert Baratheon planned on accepting the offer but Lysa fled to [[The Vale]] with her son to avoid this.{{ref|aGoT|4}}

His mother, Lady Lysa, rules the Vale as regent in his name, but makes no effort to school him in the governance of his realm. He presided over the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] for the attempted murder of [[Bran Stark]]. He was upset when [[Bronn]] defeated the opposing champion in Tyrion's trial-by-combat as he wanted to "make him fly."

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Upon the death of Robert's mother, [[Petyr Baelish]] assumed the position of Lord Protector of the Vale, and claimed the rule of the Vale and the guardianship of Lord Robert through his brief marriage to Lady Lysa. Several of the more prominent nobles of the Vale signed a declaration to oust Petyr from the Eyrie and assume the rearing and training of Robert Arryn, calling themselves the '[[Lords Declarant]].'{{Ref|aFfC|17}}{{Ref|aFfC|23}} Robert has become even more emotional and unstable after his mother's death, and has become highly attached to his cousin, [[Sansa Stark]], in her guise of Alayne Stone, who has taken on a surrogate maternal role with regards to him.

At [[Petyr Baelish]]'s suggestion,{{Ref|aFfC|23}} Maester [[Colemon]] has been using [[sweetsleep]] to treat his seizures, although he is also very worried about the potentially fatal side-effects of using it too often.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}
==Quotes about Robert==
{{Quote|“The boy is weak and sickly.” {{ref|acok|0}}}} - [[Stannis Baratheon]]

==Family==
{{Arryn tree}}

==References and Notes==
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{{EnWP|House Arryn|small=yes}}

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Davos Seaworth

2013-05-30T09:49:56Z

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:Seaworth.png|50px|left]] '''Davos Seaworth''' [[File:Seaworth.png|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Davos Seaworth.jpg|250px|Davos Seaworth by Amoka©]]
| image_caption = Davos Seaworth by Amoka©
| Alias = Onion Knight Davos Shorthand Ser Onions Onion Lord
| Title = [[Hand of the King]]{{Ref|aDwD|19}} Lord of the [[Rainwood]]{{Ref|aDwD|19}} Admiral of the [[Narrow Sea]]{{Ref|aDwD|19}}
| Allegiance = [[House Seaworth]] [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westeros]]
| Spouse = [[Marya Seaworth]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[King's Landing]]
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]] (POV) [[A Storm of Swords]] (POV) [[A Feast for Crows]] (Mentioned) [[A Dance with Dragons]] (POV)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = Liam Cunningham
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]
}}

'''Davos Seaworth''', commonly called '''the Onion Knight''', was once a smuggler, but after [[Robert's Rebellion]] became a landed knight and [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s most honest and loyal supporter. He captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', his old smuggling ship. He has seven sons, many of them serving on ships in Stannis's fleet. His wife tends his lands on [[Cape Wrath]]. Davos created his own house sigil, a black ship with an onion on the sails upon a grey field.{{Ref|aCoK|10}} Davos becomes a POV character starting with ''A Clash Of Kings''. He is played by Liam Cunningham in the [[Game of Thrones|television series]].

==Character and Appearance==
Davos is a slight man with an ordinary face. He has brown hair and eyes, and a beard peppered with gray. The first joints of the fingers of his left hand are missing.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], Prologue</ref> He wore the bones in a pouch around his neck until he lost them. See also [[:Category:Images of Davos Seaworth|this collection of images]]. Davos was strong in the [[Faith of the Seven]].

==History==
Davos is a man of low birth, born in the wretched [[Flea Bottom]] ward of [[King's Landing]] to a life of hardship. In his youth, he found service on the ''[[Cobblecat]]'' under [[Roro Uhoris]], a [[Tyroshi]] smuggler and pirate. Eventually Uhoris was caught by the [[Night's Watch]] fleet from [[Eastwatch]], where he was executed for trading weapons to [[wildlings]]. While impressed by this event, Davos did not refuse to trade with the members of the Night's Watch later.{{Ref|aCoK|58}}

After his time aboard the ''Cobblecat'', Davos made his own way and secured his own ship, the ''[[Black Betha]]'', becoming one of the most infamous smugglers to sail the [[narrow sea]]. He piloted his black-sailed ship into harbors in the dead of night, and navigated treacherous shallows.{{Ref|aSoS|54}} Davos married a woman named [[Marya Seaworth|Marya]]; together they had seven sons: [[Dale Seaworth|Dale]], [[Allard Seaworth|Allard]], [[Matthos Seaworth|Matthos]], [[Maric Seaworth|Maric]], [[Devan Seaworth|Devan]], [[Stannis Seaworth|Stannis]] and [[Steffon Seaworth|Steffon]].

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], almost a year into the [[Siege of Storm's End]], Davos took it upon himself to run the [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] blockade to smuggle onions and other foodstuffs into the castle. The food allowed [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s men to hold on until [[Eddard Stark]] arrived to break the siege. As a reward for his service, Stannis [[knight]]ed him, giving him choice lands on [[Cape Wrath]]. However, Davos lost the first joint from each finger of his left hand, as payment for his past crimes. Davos found the ruling just, and agreed to the terms if Stannis would swing the blade himself.{{Ref|aCoK|Prologue}} He kept the bones of his joints in a pouch around his neck because he believed they were lucky, having bought a future for his family.{{Ref|aCoK|42}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] declares himself King of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] after the death of his brother [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], Davos supports his claim. He is strong in the [[Faith of the Seven]], however, and dislikes Stannis's conversion to [[R'hllor]] under the guidance of [[Melisandre]]. Nonetheless he tries to stop his friend [[Cressen|Maester Cressen]] from trying to poison the red sorceress. Davos is first sent as an envoy to the [[Lys]]ene pirate [[Salladhor Saan]], whose sellsail fleet he recruits to Stannis's cause. He then treats with the lords of the [[Stormlands]], but there his mission is unsuccessful.{{Ref|aCoK|Prologue}}

[[File:Davos Seaworth HBO.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth ([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

Davos is then sent to [[Gulltown]], the [[Fingers]], the [[Three Sisters]] and [[White Harbor]] to deliver letters and proclamations declaring the royal heirs are [[bastard]]s born of incest between [[Jaime Lannister]] and Queen [[Cersei Baratheon]]. As he goes north, his sons Dale and Allard are sent south and east. As Davos is illiterate, Stannis gives him knights to read the letters aloud to the illiterate smallfolk. {{Ref|aCoK|10}} After finishing that task, he joins Stannis at the [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Siege of Storm's End]]. He is present among many of the other lords when Stannis parleys with the castellan Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]]. Stannis has Davos use his smuggling skills to sail Melisandre under [[Storm's End]] so she can birth a [[shadow assassin]] that would slay Ser Cortnay. Davos is horrified by the event.

Ser Davos and four of his seven sons are part of the fleet that assaults King’s Landing in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Davos tries to persuade the fleet commander, [[Imry Florent]], to send in scouts to test whatever new defenses the Lannisters had prepared, but Ser Imry refuses to listen, relying on their superior numbers. Davos notes other tactical errors, such as engaging the royal fleet in the narrow [[Blackwater Rush]], where their numbers are of little use. Once the advance squadrons enter the rush, a huge chain is raised to close it off and trap them. Much of the fleet is destroyed by [[wildfire]]. All three Seaworth ships are destroyed, along with many others. All four of Ser Davos’s elder sons [[Dale Seaworth|Dale]], [[Allard Seaworth|Allard]], [[Matthos Seaworth|Matthos]] and [[Maric Seaworth|Maric]] are lost, and he himself nearly dies. {{Ref|aCoK|58}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===

[[File:DavosSeaworthbyWouterBruneel.jpg|270px|thumb|Davos Seaworth by [http://www.wbruneel.com/IllustrationPortfolio.html Wouter Bruneel].]]

At the conclusion of the battle Davos is stranded on the [[Spears of the Merling King]] for many days, where he hallucinates that the [[Faith of the Seven#The Seven|Seven]] talk to him,{{Ref|aSoS|5}} until chance blows one of Salladhor Saan’s ships towards him. Blaming Melisandre for the disaster, he plans to kill her. Her magic gives her warning, however, and he is arrested by Ser [[Axell Florent]].{{Ref|aSoS|10}} Davos is released from the dungeon, whereupon he denounces Ser Axell's plan to slaughter the smallfolk of [[Claw Isle]] in retribution for old [[Ardrian Celtigar|Lord Celtigar]] bending the knee; for his honest counsel Stannis names him Lord of the [[Rainwood]], Admiral of the [[Narrow Sea]], and [[Hand of the King]], in replacement of Lord [[Alester Florent]], who had been burned alive for treason.{{Ref|aSoS|36}} Despite such favor, Davos continues to fight Melisandre's influence over Stannis by smuggling King Robert's bastard, [[Edric Storm]], out of [[Dragonstone]] to spare him from being sacrificed to [[R'hllor]]. He also suggests that Stannis go to the aid of the [[Night's Watch]], which is under attack by [[wildlings]].{{Ref|aSoS|63}}.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
It is reported that Davos was sent to [[White Harbor]] to negotiate with Lord [[Wyman Manderly]]. [[Cersei Lannister]] demands that Lord Wyman execute Davos in exchange for the ransom of his heir.{{Ref|aFfC|17|p. 277/8}} It is then reported that Davos's head and hands now grace the walls of White Harbor.{{Ref|aFfC|24|p. 388}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Davos sails from [[Eastwatch]] at the [[Wall]] to represent Stannis and his claim in White Harbor with [[Salladhor Saan]] and his fleet of [[Lys]]eni sellsails. After a number of storms take their toll on Saan's fleet, Saan abandons Stannis's cause and gives Davos the choice between coming with him to [[Essos]], or leaving in a small row boat. Davos chooses to leave, and eventually washes up on the shores of the [[Three Sisters|Sisters]]. After a short stay and an update on current events from Lord [[Godric Borrell]] of [[Sweetsister]], Davos continues to White Harbor.{{Ref|aDwD|9}} He is preceded, however, by envoys of [[House Frey]], who have come from [[the Twins]] with the remains of Lord Wyman's son [[Wendel Manderly|Wendel]].{{Ref|aDwD|15}}

Davos appears before the Merman's Court to present the case for the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] to support Stannis. In the presence of the Freys, Lord Manderly has Davos dragged off to be executed.{{Ref|aDwD|19}} Manderly then has Davos imprisoned in the [[Wolf's Den]], but has a lookalike prisoner executed in his place. The prisoner is beheaded, his head dipped in tar and an onion stuffed in his mouth. The fingers of one of his hands are also cut off to resemble Davos'. The head and hands are then put up on spikes on the walls of the city to give the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Freys reason to believe in House Manderly's loyalty to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|aFfC|24|p. 346}} Once Manderly has sent a false report to the Iron Throne and gotten his son and heir, Ser [[Wylis Manderly]], back, he frees Davos. He tells Davos that he will swear his allegiance to [[Stannis]] if Davos retrieves [[Rickon Stark]] from [[Skagos]]. Manderly has discovered the boy is alive thanks to the testimony of [[Wex Pyke]], but needs a smuggler to retrieve him.{{Ref|aDwD|29}}

==Family==
{{Seaworth tree}}

==References and Notes==
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Coldhands/Theories

2013-05-27T10:18:45Z

Stefaniarux:

{{Theory_Policy}}

[[Coldhands]] seems to be a brother of the [[Night's Watch]]: he wears black and calls [[Samwell Tarly]] "brother." Therefore the dominant theory is that Coldhands is a dead or missing brother of the Night's Watch. Possibilities include:
* [[Benjen Stark]], who disappeared beyond the Wall during a ranging
* [[Brynden Rivers|Lord Commander Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers]]
* Ser [[Waymar Royce]], who was killed by Others
* [[Will]], who was killed by Waymar Royce
* The [[Night's King]], who was a known consort of the Others

==Evidence Against==
Brynden the Bloodraven is very likely to be the [[Three-eyed crow]], and so could not also be Coldhands.

The Night's King was said to be deposed, his name "wiped from the memory of man," which sounds like he was thoroughly destroyed and likely to have been burned if it was known he was consorting with the Others.

[[Leaf]], the [[children of the Forest|child of the forest]] Bran meets at the cave of the Last Greenseer, says of Coldhands: "They killed him long ago." Will, Waymar Royce and Benjen Stark died/went missing only two years prior, a small amount of time for someone over 200 years old.
[[Category:Theories]]

A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 49

2012-07-31T11:34:12Z

Stefaniarux: added a bit more details

{{Infobox Chapter ADwD
| pov = Jon
| pov count = 10
| previous = Jaime I
| next = Daenerys VIII
| bantam hc page = 647
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Melisandre]] is conducting the marriage ceremony between [[Alys Karstark]] and [[Sigorn]], [[Magnar]] of [[Thenn]].

[[Cregan Karstark]] followed his niece Alys to Castle Black a day after her arrival. Jon met him before he could reach the fortress and imprisoned Cregan and his men in the ice cells at the [[Wall]]. Jon tries to get Cregan to take the black and accept Alys' claim to Karstark. Cregan wouldn't hear about it, but Jon thinks time spent in the ice cell might change his mind.

At Alys and [[Sigorn|Sigorn]]'s wedding feast, a raven brings message that the relief fleet for [[Hardhome]], delayed due to the bad weather, has now left [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. [[Cotter Pyke]] is commanding the fleet and he left behind [[Glendon Hewett]] in charge of Eastwatch. Jon is unsure of Hewett's loyalty and is not very happy with this choice.

A horn is sounded twice, announcing [[wildlings]]. Jon thinks to himself that [[Tormund Giantsbane]] has come at last.<ref>Jon is expecting an answer for the terms he asked [[Val]] to present Tormund back in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 39|Chapter 39 (Jon VIII)]]</ref>

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==References and Notes==
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[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Dance with Dragons 49]]
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[[fr:A Dance with Dragons, Chapitre 50, Jon]]

Jojen Reed

2012-07-29T13:18:56Z

Stefaniarux: mostly fixed spelling errors

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'''Jojen Reed''' is [[Howland Reed]]'s only son and [[Meera Reed]]'s younger brother. Jojen has [[greensight]], the power of prophetic dreams. He is thirteen.{{Ref|aSoS|9}}

==Characteristics==
Jojen is barely an adolescent when he arrives at [[Winterfell]], but his gravity and mature personality make him seem older.{{Ref|aSoS|9}} He is short and slim with unusually deep green eyes, wearing green colored clothing.{{Ref|aCoK|21}} He knows a number of arcane things that he gleans from his dreams, including the day of his death.{{Ref|aCoK|28}}

==History==
In his childhood Jojen nearly died of greywater fever. While he was near death, he was visited by a [[Three-eyed crow]] that gave him the gift of [[greensight]], causing him to experience prophetic dreams. One such dream involved a chained wolf that the three-eyed crow was trying to free from a chain. When Jojen told his [[Howland Reed|father]] about the dream, Lord Howland sent him and his sister Meera to [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|aCoK|28}}

===A Clash of Kings===
In the middle of a Harvest Feast Jojen and his sister [[Meera Reed|Meera]] arrive to pledge the [[House Reed|Reeds']] support to [[Winterfell]] and [[Robb Stark|Robb]] after [[Eddard Stark]]'s death.{{Ref|aCoK|21}}. [[Luwin|Maester Luwin]] tells Bran that he should meet these two warmly because Howland Reed was a great friend of his father and these are his children. Jojen asks about the Direwolves, wanting to see them and is told they are in the godswood. While at Winterfell, Jojen recognizes [[Bran Stark]]'s [[skinchanger|skinchanging]] ability. After Meera manages to defeat Summer using a net and frog spear, Jojen tells Bran that everyone in the Castle hears him scream when he sleeps, and asks about what frightens him{{Ref|aCoK|28}}. Bran tells them about the wolf dreams and the [[three-eyed crow]]. Jojen tells Bran that he is the Winged Wolf, that Crow sent them to free him, and that he has to open his third eye. Bran says that he has only two, and that he does not need a third eye. Later Bran attempts unsuccessfully to open the third eye. Though he never demonstrates the ability himself, Jojen helps Bran gain more discipline to use the power properly. When he learns of Bran's vision of a [[three-eyed crow]], Jojen begins urging Bran to travel north of the [[Wall]] to find the crow{{Ref|aCoK|35}}.

Jojen dreams that sea would come to Winterfell, drowning many people. Bran tries to warn his household, but no one seems to believe him. When [[Theon Greyjoy]] takes Winterfell, Bran is lead out of his room where he meets Meera and Jojen, who have also been taken captive{{Ref|aCoK|46}}. Later, Bran, Meera, Jojen, [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], [[Osha]] and [[Hodor]] fake an escape from Winterfell, returning to hide in the crypts until after the castle is sacked by [[Ramsay Snow]]. Hodor has to force the crypts' door open with his massive strength and they find the castle destroyed. They discover many of the bodies of the people Jojen saw dead in his dream. In the godswood they find Maester Luwin unconscious. They waken him and he tells them of all the enemies in all directions. Luwin advises [[Osha]] to split the Stark children. Osha decides to take Rickon with her and Jojen says that they will take Bran. After they separate, Jojen tells the others that their road is north, so he, Meera, Hodor and Bran travel north{{Ref|aCoK|69}}.

===A Storm of Swords===
Jojen flees with [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Meera Reed|Meera]], and [[Hodor]] north towards the [[Wall]]. They eventually reach the Wall at the [[Nightfort]] and meet [[Samwell Tarly]] of the [[Night's Watch]]. He leads them through a secret door at the bottom of a well that takes them through to the north side of the Wall. There they meet [[Coldhands]], an enigmatic figure of uncertain allegiance.{{Ref|aSoS|56}}

===A Dance with Dragons===
Jojen, [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Meera Reed|Meera]], [[Hodor]], and [[Coldhands]] travel north of the [[Wall]] in search of the [[three-eyed crow]].{{Ref|aDwD|4}} They reach the cave of the three-eyed crow, but are ambushed by [[wight|wights]] just outside the cave’s entrance. Because Jojen is too weak to continue, Meera carries him on her back. Inside the cave, the group meet the remaining [[Children of the Forest]] and the three-eyed crow.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Bran II (A Dance with Dragons)|Bran II]]</ref> Jojen falls into a resigned depression. He wants to go home to [[Greywater Watch]]. Meera implies while speaking with Bran that Jojen has had a [[greenseer|greendream]] of his fate when he goes to Greywater Watch, and that the outcome is not good.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Bran III (A Dance with Dragons)|Bran III]]</ref>

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Domeric Bolton

2012-07-25T20:46:14Z

Stefaniarux: /* History */

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'''Domeric Bolton''' was the only trueborn son and heir of Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and [[Bethany Ryswell]]. He died two years before the beginning of the [[War of the Five Kings]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Bran</ref>According to Roose Bolton, Domeric was quiet but accomplished, he read history, played the harp and rode as if born on a saddle.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Reek III (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 32 - Reek III]], page 430</ref>

==History==
Domeric served four years as a page to [[Barbrey Ryswell]] and then squired for three years in the Vale for Lord [[House Redfort|Redfort]]. In the Vale, Domeric had enjoyed the company of Redfort’s sons and began to consider them brothers. Lord Redfort thought the lad had the making of a tournament champion.

After returning from the [[Vale]] back to the [[Dreadfort]], Domeric heard he had a bastard half-brother and wished to seek him out, against his father's wishes, since he had always wanted a brother of his own. Soon after the "visit", Domeric died from a sickness of the bowels, according to Maester [[Uthor|Uthor]]. However, Roose believes Ramsay poisoned Domeric, in order to become Roose's only son.

Roose revealed all this to the barely sane at the time [[Theon Greyjoy]] and asked him the question:

{{Quote|''"...if the [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]] is accursed, what is a father to do when one son slays another?"'' <ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Reek III (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 32 - Reek III]], pages 430-431</ref>}}

==Family==
{{Bolton tree}}

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

[[Category:Nobles|Bolton, Domeric]]
[[Category:Characters from the North|Bolton, Domeric]]
[[Category:House Bolton]]
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Barbrey Dustin

2012-07-25T20:40:45Z

Stefaniarux: /* History */

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Lady '''Barbrey Ryswell''', better known as '''Barbrey Dustin''', is the Lady of [[Barrowton]]. She is the daughter of Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] and the widow of Lord [[Willam Dustin]]. {{Ref|aFfC|Appendix}}

She is the younger sister of [[Bethany Ryswell]] and, through her, a former sister-in-law to [[Roose Bolton]]. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} Her personal banner depicts the spiked crown above crossed longaxes of House Dustin, quartered with the golden horsehead of Rodrik Ryswell. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

==Character and Appearance==
Barbrey Ryswell has wrinkles around her mouth and eyes, but she is still tall, unbent and handsome. Her hair is equal parts brown and grey. She is wearing it tied behind her head in a widow's knot. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} She is always clad in black wool, severe in cut and unadorned. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} Her dark eyes at times seem to be sparkling. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

While intelligent, she has grown into a very bitter woman over the years.

==History==

In her youth, Barbrey was very close to [[Brandon Stark]]. The young man was fostered in [[Barrowton]], but spent much of his time in the [[Rills]]. Her father was willing to offer Barbrey for marriage to the heir of Winterfell, or to any member of [[House Stark]]. She eventually lost her virginity to Brandon. She was in love with him, and claims Brandon never wanted to marry [[Catelyn Tully]]{{Ref|aDwD|41}}. That match was reportedly the idea of Rickard Stark, though she is convinced that his maester put the idea in Lord Rickard's head. She recalls his name was [[Walys Flowers]]. Lady Dustin is extremely distrustful of maesters in general and refers to them as "grey rats." {{Ref|aDwD|37}}:
{{Quote|"The grey rats read and write our letters, even for such lords as cannot read themselves, and who can say for a certainty that they are not twisting the words for their own ends? {{Ref|aDwD|37}} }}

With Brandon engaged, her father hoped to marry her to [[Eddard Stark]], but "Catelyn Tully got that one as well". Barbrey had to settle for marriage with [[Willam Dustin]]. About 6 months following her wedding, Eddard called Willam to arms, recruiting him for service in [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Barbrey begged Willam not to go, to send his great-uncle instead, who was a veteran of the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. Willam would not listen; he decided to personally lead the forces of Barrowton. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

When her husband rode off to war, Barbrey had a gift for him. It was a red stallion with a fiery mane, the pride of her father's herd. Lord Willam swore he would return to her mounted on the horse. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} Willam was one of the men fighting and dying for Eddard at the [[Tower of Joy]]{{Ref|aGoT|39}}. Eddard Stark returned Willam's horse to Barbrey, claiming that her husband died an honorable death. He never returned Willam's bones, explaining that the body was buried in [[Dorne]]. Barbrey took note that Eddard had transported the bones of [[Lyanna Stark]] all the way from Dorne to [[the North]]. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She felt insulted and still bears an intense grudge against Eddard. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

[[Domeric Bolton]] spent four years as a page to Lady Dustin. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

Lady Dustin had offered men to [[Robb Stark]] for service in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. She claims to have given as few as she dared, not willing to risk the wroth of Winterfell. But she points out having her own eyes and ears within the army of Robb, keeping her well informed. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She lost her men at the [[Red Wedding]], giving her reason to hate [[House Frey]]. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Davos Seaworth]] spends time at [[Lazy Eel]] in [[White Harbor]], listening to the gossip of sailors. His way of collecting information on recent events. Among others news is that the combined forces of [[House Ryswell]] and [[House Dustin]] had surprised the [[Ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]]. They had managed to burn the longships of the Ironborn located there. {{Ref|aDwD|15}} Both [[Ramsay Bolton]] and [[Hother Umber]] are reportedly riding south to join the Dustin-Ryswell forces, preparing an attack on [[Moat Cailin]]. {{Ref|aDwD|15}}

[[Melisandre]] reports the recent finding of her visions, the banners of northern lords who have sworn loyalty to [[House Bolton]]. Based on her descriptions, [[Clayton Suggs]] identifies each house by name: [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]] (the moose), [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyn]] (the battle-axe), [[House Tallhart|Tallhart]] (the three pine trees), Ryswell (the horse's head with fiery eyes), and Dustin (the longaxes crossed beneath a crown). Suggs dismisses them all as lapdogs of the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]]. {{Ref|aDwD|17}} [[Jon Snow]] points out that the Ryswells and Dustins are tied to House Bolton by marriage. {{Ref|aDwD|17}}

At [[Deepwood Motte]], [[Asha Greyjoy]] receives a [[raven]]-delivered message from [[Barrowton]]. She tries to recall who rules Barrowton, and fails. She assumes it is "some northern lord" with no affiliation to her. The message announces the fall of Moat Cailin to the northmen, and threatens all remaining Ironborn to leave [[the North]] or share the fate of [[Theon Greyjoy]]. It is signed by Ramsay Bolton, with six other signatures appended below his own. The co-signatories are Lady Barbrey Dustin, Lady [[Jonella Cerwyn]], and four members of House Ryswell. {{Ref|aDwD|26}} The four mentioned are probably Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] and his cousins [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], and [[Roose Ryswell|Roose]]. {{Ref|aFfC|Appendix}} Below the signatures, a crudely-drawn giant stands in place of a signature for a member of [[House Umber]]. The message came with a scrap of Theon's skin. {{Ref|aDwD|26}}

At [[Castle Black]], Jon Snow receives a similar letter to the above, with the same signatures and a crudely-drawn giant. It also announces the fall of Moat Cailin. But includes an invitation by [[Roose Bolton]], summoning all his leal lords to Barrowton. First to affirm their loyalty to the [[Iron Throne]], secondly to celebrate the marriage of Ramsay and "[[Arya Stark]]" ([[Jeyne Poole]]). {{Ref|aDwD|28}}

Theon notes that [[Walder Frey (Big)|Big Walder Frey]] and [[Walder Frey (Little)|Little Walder Frey]] each ride a grey colt, given to them by Lady Dustin. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}<ref>A colt is a male [[horse]] below the age of four. </ref>He recalls that Ramsay is forced to restrain himself while in Barrowton, always courteous and smiling. Cautious to not offend the Dustins and Ryswells, since House Bolton needs them. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

After a fruitless 16-day search for the missing Freys ([[Jared Frey|Jared]], [[Rhaegar Frey|Rhaegar]], [[Symond Frey|Symond]]), Ramsay gives up on finding them. With his return in Barrowton, Ramsay demands a feast from his current host [[Harwood Stout]]. Theon hears muttering from the servants that Ramsay and his [[Bastard's Boys]] are eating through their winter stores, leaving them vulnerable to a harsh winter. Pointing to supply problems in the settlement. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

That night at Stout's empty hall, Roose and Ramsay have an argument. With Theon the only other person in attendance. Ramsay complains about not having access to Barrow Hall (the seat of Lady Dustin), nor its kitchens. Roose points out that he is himself a guest at Barrow Hall, not its owner. He is not the one who takes decisions there, Lady Dustin is. And Lady Dustin cannot abide the presence of Ramsay. Ramsay suggests skinning her, but Roose points out that the price would be losing all support from Barrowton, House Dustin, and the entire Ryswell family. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

She cannot abide the presence of [[Ramsay Bolton]] as she suspects him to be responsible for the death of her nephew [[Domeric Bolton|Domeric]]. Roose himself shares her suspicions, and [[Skinner]] is certain that the tale is true. She was reportedly fond of Domeric, and nurses a grudge over the subject. Barrowton is only loyal to the Boltons, because Barbrey also had a grudge against [[Eddard Stark]]. She holds Eddard responsible for the death of her husband. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} In case information connecting Ramsay to the deaths of [[Bran Stark]] and [[Rickon Stark]] ever leaks out, Roose expects Barbrey to be the only remaining ally of House Bolton. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

Roose decides to have the planned marriage take place in [[Winterfell]]. Also deciding, that their group and their wedding guests will march from Barrowton to Winterfell in three days. After making his decisions known, Roose leaves Stout's hall for Barrow Hall. He takes Theon with him, despite the protests of Ramsay. Roose takes Theon to Lady Dustin herself. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} She expected to meet a boy, and seems surprised that Theon looks like an old man. She enquires Roose on the state of Theon's mind, particularly on whether Greyjoy is insane. Roose himself is uncertain of the answer to that question. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

Barbrey explains to Theon that is expected to give away the bride at the wedding. Pointing that Theon is the closest thing to living kin that "Arya" has. Her father and mother being dead, all her brothers also dead, and her uncles lost, dead, or captive. Theon points that jon Snow is a closer relation than himself, a brother. Barbrey dismisses the idea. Replying that Jon is a half-brother to "Arya", [[Bastardy|bastard-born]], and bound to the [[Wall]]. While Theon was the ward of Eddard Stark. Theon is the only one who can assertain the various lords that "Arya" is genuine, not an imposter. Theon gets the message, that he is to serve as a cloak for their deception.
{{Ref|aDwD|37}}

Barbrey did not follow Roose Bolton in his march to Winterfell. She arrives at a later point with baggage train, bringing with her Theon and "Arya". She had insisted on having custody of "Arya" until the wedding day. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} She attended the wedding of Ramsay and "Arya" (Jeyne). though Theon does not mention her activities. He does, however, take note of her presence in the wedding feast. She sits near the end of the high table, to the left of Theon himself. Nobody else was willing to approach him. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

She observed that Theon was not eating and pointed it out. He did not bother to explain that his broken teeth made chewing an agony. She converses with him anyway. Observing that [[Wyman Manderly]] would have them believe that his pork pie is the best any of them have tasted. She also takes note of the apparent happiness of Manderly. She describes Mandely as [[Frey Pies/Theories|almost dancing, while serving pieces of pie with his own hands]]. She believes the man is trying to drown his fears, as she considers Wyman "craven to the bone". She expects the fat man to piss himself with the eventual arrival of [[Stannis Baratheon]]. She does not doubt that Manderly would like to kill them all, but doubts the man has the courage to perform the deed. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

She turns her attention (and that of Theon from Mandely to Roose Bolton himself. Pointing how closely Roose observes Manderly. How Roose avoids tasting any dish and any cask of [[wine]] which Manderly has not touched first. She offers her personal assessment of Roose, and speculates on his ambitions. With the Lannisters a "spent force" and [[House Stark]] mostly gone, Roose might aspire to more than mere lordship. She believes that Roose aspires to the position of [[King In The North|King of the North]]. With [[Fat Walda Frey]] as his queen, and the support of [[Lord Walder Frey]] behind him. In her view, the only obstacles would be Stannis and perhaps Manderly. But in that case Roose will "remove" them both, the same way he removed Robb Stark.{{Ref|aDwD|37}} She asks a seemingly rhetorical question:

{{Quote|''"Who else is there?"'' {{Ref|aDwD|37}} }}

Theon points that Barbrey herself could serve as an obstacle to Roose's plans. Lady Dustin admits that she could indeed be an inconvenience, if she makes that choice. She knows it, and Roose knows it. That is why Roose tries to maintain her favor. She is about to say more when three [[maesters]] ([[Maester Henly|Henly]], [[Medrick]], [[Rhodry]]) enter the Great Hall, and she quickly changes the subject. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} She converses a bit concerning her distrust of maesters and the agendas of the ones at the [[Citadel]] in [[Oldtown]]. Her chat is interrupted by Roose, who rises to give a speech. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} When the wedding feast ends, Lady Dustin was among the last persons to rise from their seats and exit the Great Hall. Theon finds himself missing her company, finding the Hall suddenly oppressive. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

Following the wedding, Ramsay insists that "Arya" must be clean prior to any of their sexual encounters. Since "Arya" has no handmains of her own, Theon is tasked with preparing baths for her. Theon regularly borrows servingwomen from Fat Walda and Lady Dustin to help with the baths. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} While wondering around the yard of Winterfell, Theon notes that squires had built snowmen in the shape of various Lords. A single "snow lady" was shaped after Barbrey Dustin. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

Theon is finishing his meal in the Great Hall, listening to "Abel the Bard" ([[Mance Rayder]]) singing. Dustin enters sweeps into the Hall, and has two of her men bring Theon to her. She and her men have been searching for an entrance way into the Stark family crypt. They have already fruitlessly explored undercrofts, cellars, and dungeons. She wants Theon to lead to the Crypt. Pointing that all her favorite Starks are dead. Their small group find the entrance hidden by rubble and snow: great chunks of shattered masonry, burned beams, and broken gargoyles. Her men spend about an hour shoveling through the snow and shifting ruble. Her serjreant used an axe to pull open a frozen door. But the entrance was finally open for their Lady. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

During their descent to the crypts, Dustin complains about "Arya" weeping. Roose is displeased, as the northmen still love the Starks. The sound of her weeping might turn them against the Boltons. Even the Hornwood men serving Ramsay probably find this a painful reminder of [[Donella Manderly]] and her fate. The Freys may not care, and Dustin herself has no love for the Starks. But those tears and wails hurt their cause. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} When Theon does lead her to the level of the modern Stark graves, Barbrey speculates concerning the lower levels and their current condition. She claims to have never been down there before. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

While observing the statues of former Kings, Dustin enquires on their names. But then insists on specifically finding the tomb of Eddard Stark. She notes that a longsword is missing from one of the tombs. Neither she nor Theon can identify the occupant of that tomb. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She later finds more longswords missing: those of [[Rickard Stark]] and [[Brandon Stark]]. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She explained much of her history and story to [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|aDwD|41}} <ref>Pages 536-548</ref> She claims to have been watching for any sign of Eddard Stark's bones. They had been send north by [[Catelyn Tully]], but never got past Moat Cailin. She intents to get hold of the bones, supposedly to feed them to her dogs. When preparing to leave the crypts, Barbrey reserves a last "lingering" look for the statue of Eddard. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

Dustin during the ascent from the crypts. Just after exiting the crypts, she warns Theon to not repeat her words to anyone. Theon gets the message that he either holds his tongue, or loses said tongue to Lady Dustin. She notes that Roose trained Theon well. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

Snow continues falling on Winterfell, day and night. The long-expected enemy, Stannis, has yet to arrive. During a conversation mentioning Stannis, Lady Dustin offers her own take on the subject. She believes that Stannis is lost in the snowstorm, leagues away from Winterfell. Likely dead or dying. If the snowstorm continues, Stannis and his entire army will be buried beneath the snows. Theon silently agrees, but fears that Winterfell and everyone in it will share the same fate. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

The following day, [[Hosteen Frey]] and Wyman Manderly have an intense argument. With several of their men ready to join them if the two came to blows. Barbrey Dustin and Roger Ryswell use quiet words to calm everyone down. Roose himself stays silent. Theon recognizes uneasiness and a hint of fear in the eyes of Lord Bolton. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

Following the murder of [[Yellow Dick]], Roose asks "Abel" to sing at the Great Hall. Providing entertainment to the gathered crowd. "Abel" initially chooses moody songs, and Lady Dustin asks for something more cheerful. The bard replies by singing first "[[The Queen Took Off Her Sandal, the King Took Off His Crown]]", then "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]". The Freys join the singing, and a few northmen slam their fists on the table to the chorus. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

Theon takes a long walk outside during the snowstorm, then returns to his chambers. He is still stripping off his wet clothes, when summoned to the Great Keep. Roose Bolton, Barbrey Dustin, Roger Ryswell, and [[Aenys Frey]] are all expecting him in the solar. Reports of his recent wandering have reached them, making Theon a suspect for a recent series of murders in Winterfell. Lady Dustin asks Theon to take off his gloves, and examines his missing fingers. Aenys instists that Theon can still handle using a sword or dagger. Dustin laughs at the Frey and calls him a fool. She claims that Theon hardly has enough strength to handle a spoon. Not enough to use a dagger, and certainly not enough to wrestle with Yellow Dick. {{Ref|aDwD|46}} Theon privately wonders whether Dustin has told any of the three men about the crypts and their missing swords. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

Aenys suggests Wyman Manderly and his knights as suspects. Dustin replies that "night work is not knight's work". She then turns the conversation to the [[Red Wedding]]. If Wyman hates the Freys, is because the man lost kin at their Wedding. But the [[House Umber|Umbers]], [[House Flint|Flints]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]], [[House Tallhart|Tallharts]], and [[House Slate|Slates]] all had men serving with Robb Stark, and all lost them at the Wedding. Therefore all have reasons to hate the Freys. Roger helpfully points out that the Ryswells and Dustins of Barrowton also lost men there. With a "feral smile" Dustin makes clear that she too bears a grudge against the Freys and announces:

{{Quote|''"The North remembers, Frey"'' {{Ref|aDwD|46}} }}

The following day, Theon recalls that the Ryswells were one of several houses sworn to House Stark for countless generations. Making their current loyalty uncertain. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

==Family==
{{Ryswell tree}}

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

[[Category:Noblewomen|Ryswell, Barbrey]]
[[Category:Characters from the North|Ryswell, Barbrey]]
[[Category:House Ryswell]]
[[Category:House Dustin]]
[[fr:Barbrey Ryswell]]
[[Zh:芭芭蕾·莱斯威尔]]

Barbrey Dustin

2012-07-25T20:36:10Z

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Lady '''Barbrey Ryswell''', better known as '''Barbrey Dustin''', is the Lady of [[Barrowton]]. She is the daughter of Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] and the widow of Lord [[Willam Dustin]]. {{Ref|aFfC|Appendix}}

She is the younger sister of [[Bethany Ryswell]] and, through her, a former sister-in-law to [[Roose Bolton]]. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} Her personal banner depicts the spiked crown above crossed longaxes of House Dustin, quartered with the golden horsehead of Rodrik Ryswell. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

==Character and Appearance==
Barbrey Ryswell has wrinkles around her mouth and eyes, but she is still tall, unbent and handsome. Her hair is equal parts brown and grey. She is wearing it tied behind her head in a widow's knot. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} She is always clad in black wool, severe in cut and unadorned. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} Her dark eyes at times seem to be sparkling. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

While intelligent, she has grown into a very bitter woman over the years.

==History==

In her youth, Barbrey was a companion of [[Brandon Stark]]. The young man was fostered in [[Barrowton]], but spend much of his time in the [[Rills]]. Her father was willing to offer Barbrey for marriage to the heir of Winterfell , or to any member of [[House Stark]]. She eventually lost her virginity to Brandon. She was in love with him, and claims Brandon never wanted to marry [[Catelyn Tully]]. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}. That match was reportedly the idea of Rickard Stark, though she is convinced that his maester put the idea in Lord Rickard's head. She recalls his name was [[Walys Flowers]]. Lady Dustin is extremely distrustful of maesters in general and refers to them as "grey rats." {{Ref|aDwD|37}}:
{{Quote|"The grey rats read and write our letters, even for such lords as cannot read themselves, and who can say for a certainty that they are not twisting the words for their own ends? {{Ref|aDwD|37}} }}

With Brandon engaged, her father hoped to marry her to [[Eddard Stark]]. But "Catelyn Tully got that one as well". Barbrey had to settle for marriage with [[Willam Dustin]]. About 6 months following her marriage, Eddard called Willam to arms. Recruiting him for service in [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Barbrey begged Willam not to to go, to send his great-uncle instead. A great-uncle who was a veteran of the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. Willam would not listed, deciding to personally lead the forces of Barrowton. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

When her husband rode off to war, Barbrey had a gift for him. It was a red stallion with a fiery mane, the pride of her father's herd. Lord Willam swore he would return to her mounted on the horse. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} Willam was one of the men fighting and dying for Eddard at the [[Tower of Joy]]{{Ref|aGoT|39}} Eddard Stark returned Willam's horse to Barbrey, claiming that her husband died an honorable death. He never returned Willam's bones, explaining that the body was buried in [{Dorne]. Barbrey took note that Eddard had transported the bones of [[Lyanna Stark]] all the way from Dorne to [[the North]]. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She felt insulted and still bears an intense grudge against Eddard. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

[[Domeric Bolton]] spent four years as a page to Lady Dustin. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

Lady Dustin had offered men to [[Robb Stark]] for service in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. She claims to have given as few as she dared, not willing to risk the wroth of Winterfell. But she points out having her own eyes and ears within the army of Robb, keeping her well informed. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She lost her men at the [[Red Wedding]], giving her reason to hate [[House Frey]]. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Davos Seaworth]] spends time at [[Lazy Eel]] in [[White Harbor]], listening to the gossip of sailors. His way of collecting information on recent events. Among others news is that the combined forces of [[House Ryswell]] and [[House Dustin]] had surprised the [[Ironborn]] on the [[Fever River]]. They had managed to burn the longships of the Ironborn located there. {{Ref|aDwD|15}} Both [[Ramsay Bolton]] and [[Hother Umber]] are reportedly riding south to join the Dustin-Ryswell forces, preparing an attack on [[Moat Cailin]]. {{Ref|aDwD|15}}

[[Melisandre]] reports the recent finding of her visions, the banners of northern lords who have sworn loyalty to [[House Bolton]]. Based on her descriptions, [[Clayton Suggs]] identifies each house by name: [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]] (the moose), [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyn]] (the battle-axe), [[House Tallhart|Tallhart]] (the three pine trees), Ryswell (the horse's head with fiery eyes), and Dustin (the longaxes crossed beneath a crown). Suggs dismisses them all as lapdogs of the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]]. {{Ref|aDwD|17}} [[Jon Snow]] points out that the Ryswells and Dustins are tied to House Bolton by marriage. {{Ref|aDwD|17}}

At [[Deepwood Motte]], [[Asha Greyjoy]] receives a [[raven]]-delivered message from [[Barrowton]]. She tries to recall who rules Barrowton, and fails. She assumes it is "some northern lord" with no affiliation to her. The message announces the fall of Moat Cailin to the northmen, and threatens all remaining Ironborn to leave [[the North]] or share the fate of [[Theon Greyjoy]]. It is signed by Ramsay Bolton, with six other signatures appended below his own. The co-signatories are Lady Barbrey Dustin, Lady [[Jonella Cerwyn]], and four members of House Ryswell. {{Ref|aDwD|26}} The four mentioned are probably Lord [[Rodrik Ryswell]] and his cousins [[Roger Ryswell|Roger]], [[Rickard Ryswell|Rickard]], and [[Roose Ryswell|Roose]]. {{Ref|aFfC|Appendix}} Below the signatures, a crudely-drawn giant stands in place of a signature for a member of [[House Umber]]. The message came with a scrap of Theon's skin. {{Ref|aDwD|26}}

At [[Castle Black]], Jon Snow receives a similar letter to the above, with the same signatures and a crudely-drawn giant. It also announces the fall of Moat Cailin. But includes an invitation by [[Roose Bolton]], summoning all his leal lords to Barrowton. First to affirm their loyalty to the [[Iron Throne]], secondly to celebrate the marriage of Ramsay and "[[Arya Stark]]" ([[Jeyne Poole]]). {{Ref|aDwD|28}}

Theon notes that [[Walder Frey (Big)|Big Walder Frey]] and [[Walder Frey (Little)|Little Walder Frey]] each ride a grey colt, given to them by Lady Dustin. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}<ref>A colt is a male [[horse]] below the age of four. </ref>He recalls that Ramsay is forced to restrain himself while in Barrowton, always courteous and smiling. Cautious to not offend the Dustins and Ryswells, since House Bolton needs them. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

After a fruitless 16-day search for the missing Freys ([[Jared Frey|Jared]], [[Rhaegar Frey|Rhaegar]], [[Symond Frey|Symond]]), Ramsay gives up on finding them. With his return in Barrowton, Ramsay demands a feast from his current host [[Harwood Stout]]. Theon hears muttering from the servants that Ramsay and his [[Bastard's Boys]] are eating through their winter stores, leaving them vulnerable to a harsh winter. Pointing to supply problems in the settlement. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

That night at Stout's empty hall, Roose and Ramsay have an argument. With Theon the only other person in attendance. Ramsay complains about not having access to Barrow Hall (the seat of Lady Dustin), nor its kitchens. Roose points out that he is himself a guest at Barrow Hall, not its owner. He is not the one who takes decisions there, Lady Dustin is. And Lady Dustin cannot abide the presence of Ramsay. Ramsay suggests skinning her, but Roose points out that the price would be losing all support from Barrowton, House Dustin, and the entire Ryswell family. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

She cannot abide the presence of [[Ramsay Bolton]] as she suspects him to be responsible for the death of her nephew [[Domeric Bolton|Domeric]]. Roose himself shares her suspicions, and [[Skinner]] is certain that the tale is true. She was reportedly fond of Domeric, and nurses a grudge over the subject. Barrowton is only loyal to the Boltons, because Barbrey also had a grudge against [[Eddard Stark]]. She holds Eddard responsible for the death of her husband. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} In case information connecting Ramsay to the deaths of [[Bran Stark]] and [[Rickon Stark]] ever leaks out, Roose expects Barbrey to be the only remaining ally of House Bolton. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

Roose decides to have the planned marriage take place in [[Winterfell]]. Also deciding, that their group and their wedding guests will march from Barrowton to Winterfell in three days. After making his decisions known, Roose leaves Stout's hall for Barrow Hall. He takes Theon with him, despite the protests of Ramsay. Roose takes Theon to Lady Dustin herself. {{Ref|aDwD|32}} She expected to meet a boy, and seems surprised that Theon looks like an old man. She enquires Roose on the state of Theon's mind, particularly on whether Greyjoy is insane. Roose himself is uncertain of the answer to that question. {{Ref|aDwD|32}}

Barbrey explains to Theon that is expected to give away the bride at the wedding. Pointing that Theon is the closest thing to living kin that "Arya" has. Her father and mother being dead, all her brothers also dead, and her uncles lost, dead, or captive. Theon points that jon Snow is a closer relation than himself, a brother. Barbrey dismisses the idea. Replying that Jon is a half-brother to "Arya", [[Bastardy|bastard-born]], and bound to the [[Wall]]. While Theon was the ward of Eddard Stark. Theon is the only one who can assertain the various lords that "Arya" is genuine, not an imposter. Theon gets the message, that he is to serve as a cloak for their deception.
{{Ref|aDwD|37}}

Barbrey did not follow Roose Bolton in his march to Winterfell. She arrives at a later point with baggage train, bringing with her Theon and "Arya". She had insisted on having custody of "Arya" until the wedding day. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} She attended the wedding of Ramsay and "Arya" (Jeyne). though Theon does not mention her activities. He does, however, take note of her presence in the wedding feast. She sits near the end of the high table, to the left of Theon himself. Nobody else was willing to approach him. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

She observed that Theon was not eating and pointed it out. He did not bother to explain that his broken teeth made chewing an agony. She converses with him anyway. Observing that [[Wyman Manderly]] would have them believe that his pork pie is the best any of them have tasted. She also takes note of the apparent happiness of Manderly. She describes Mandely as [[Frey Pies/Theories|almost dancing, while serving pieces of pie with his own hands]]. She believes the man is trying to drown his fears, as she considers Wyman "craven to the bone". She expects the fat man to piss himself with the eventual arrival of [[Stannis Baratheon]]. She does not doubt that Manderly would like to kill them all, but doubts the man has the courage to perform the deed. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

She turns her attention (and that of Theon from Mandely to Roose Bolton himself. Pointing how closely Roose observes Manderly. How Roose avoids tasting any dish and any cask of [[wine]] which Manderly has not touched first. She offers her personal assessment of Roose, and speculates on his ambitions. With the Lannisters a "spent force" and [[House Stark]] mostly gone, Roose might aspire to more than mere lordship. She believes that Roose aspires to the position of [[King In The North|King of the North]]. With [[Fat Walda Frey]] as his queen, and the support of [[Lord Walder Frey]] behind him. In her view, the only obstacles would be Stannis and perhaps Manderly. But in that case Roose will "remove" them both, the same way he removed Robb Stark.{{Ref|aDwD|37}} She asks a seemingly rhetorical question:

{{Quote|''"Who else is there?"'' {{Ref|aDwD|37}} }}

Theon points that Barbrey herself could serve as an obstacle to Roose's plans. Lady Dustin admits that she could indeed be an inconvenience, if she makes that choice. She knows it, and Roose knows it. That is why Roose tries to maintain her favor. She is about to say more when three [[maesters]] ([[Maester Henly|Henly]], [[Medrick]], [[Rhodry]]) enter the Great Hall, and she quickly changes the subject. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} She converses a bit concerning her distrust of maesters and the agendas of the ones at the [[Citadel]] in [[Oldtown]]. Her chat is interrupted by Roose, who rises to give a speech. {{Ref|aDwD|37}} When the wedding feast ends, Lady Dustin was among the last persons to rise from their seats and exit the Great Hall. Theon finds himself missing her company, finding the Hall suddenly oppressive. {{Ref|aDwD|37}}

Following the wedding, Ramsay insists that "Arya" must be clean prior to any of their sexual encounters. Since "Arya" has no handmains of her own, Theon is tasked with preparing baths for her. Theon regularly borrows servingwomen from Fat Walda and Lady Dustin to help with the baths. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} While wondering around the yard of Winterfell, Theon notes that squires had built snowmen in the shape of various Lords. A single "snow lady" was shaped after Barbrey Dustin. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

Theon is finishing his meal in the Great Hall, listening to "Abel the Bard" ([[Mance Rayder]]) singing. Dustin enters sweeps into the Hall, and has two of her men bring Theon to her. She and her men have been searching for an entrance way into the Stark family crypt. They have already fruitlessly explored undercrofts, cellars, and dungeons. She wants Theon to lead to the Crypt. Pointing that all her favorite Starks are dead. Their small group find the entrance hidden by rubble and snow: great chunks of shattered masonry, burned beams, and broken gargoyles. Her men spend about an hour shoveling through the snow and shifting ruble. Her serjreant used an axe to pull open a frozen door. But the entrance was finally open for their Lady. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

During their descent to the crypts, Dustin complains about "Arya" weeping. Roose is displeased, as the northmen still love the Starks. The sound of her weeping might turn them against the Boltons. Even the Hornwood men serving Ramsay probably find this a painful reminder of [[Donella Manderly]] and her fate. The Freys may not care, and Dustin herself has no love for the Starks. But those tears and wails hurt their cause. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} When Theon does lead her to the level of the modern Stark graves, Barbrey speculates concerning the lower levels and their current condition. She claims to have never been down there before. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

While observing the statues of former Kings, Dustin enquires on their names. But then insists on specifically finding the tomb of Eddard Stark. She notes that a longsword is missing from one of the tombs. Neither she nor Theon can identify the occupant of that tomb. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She later finds more longswords missing: those of [[Rickard Stark]] and [[Brandon Stark]]. {{Ref|aDwD|41}} She explained much of her history and story to [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|aDwD|41}} <ref>Pages 536-548</ref> She claims to have been watching for any sign of Eddard Stark's bones. They had been send north by [[Catelyn Tully]], but never got past Moat Cailin. She intents to get hold of the bones, supposedly to feed them to her dogs. When preparing to leave the crypts, Barbrey reserves a last "lingering" look for the statue of Eddard. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

Dustin during the ascent from the crypts. Just after exiting the crypts, she warns Theon to not repeat her words to anyone. Theon gets the message that he either holds his tongue, or loses said tongue to Lady Dustin. She notes that Roose trained Theon well. {{Ref|aDwD|41}}

Snow continues falling on Winterfell, day and night. The long-expected enemy, Stannis, has yet to arrive. During a conversation mentioning Stannis, Lady Dustin offers her own take on the subject. She believes that Stannis is lost in the snowstorm, leagues away from Winterfell. Likely dead or dying. If the snowstorm continues, Stannis and his entire army will be buried beneath the snows. Theon silently agrees, but fears that Winterfell and everyone in it will share the same fate. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

The following day, [[Hosteen Frey]] and Wyman Manderly have an intense argument. With several of their men ready to join them if the two came to blows. Barbrey Dustin and Roger Ryswell use quiet words to calm everyone down. Roose himself stays silent. Theon recognizes uneasiness and a hint of fear in the eyes of Lord Bolton. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

Following the murder of [[Yellow Dick]], Roose asks "Abel" to sing at the Great Hall. Providing entertainment to the gathered crowd. "Abel" initially chooses moody songs, and Lady Dustin asks for something more cheerful. The bard replies by singing first "[[The Queen Took Off Her Sandal, the King Took Off His Crown]]", then "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]". The Freys join the singing, and a few northmen slam their fists on the table to the chorus. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

Theon takes a long walk outside during the snowstorm, then returns to his chambers. He is still stripping off his wet clothes, when summoned to the Great Keep. Roose Bolton, Barbrey Dustin, Roger Ryswell, and [[Aenys Frey]] are all expecting him in the solar. Reports of his recent wandering have reached them, making Theon a suspect for a recent series of murders in Winterfell. Lady Dustin asks Theon to take off his gloves, and examines his missing fingers. Aenys instists that Theon can still handle using a sword or dagger. Dustin laughs at the Frey and calls him a fool. She claims that Theon hardly has enough strength to handle a spoon. Not enough to use a dagger, and certainly not enough to wrestle with Yellow Dick. {{Ref|aDwD|46}} Theon privately wonders whether Dustin has told any of the three men about the crypts and their missing swords. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

Aenys suggests Wyman Manderly and his knights as suspects. Dustin replies that "night work is not knight's work". She then turns the conversation to the [[Red Wedding]]. If Wyman hates the Freys, is because the man lost kin at their Wedding. But the [[House Umber|Umbers]], [[House Flint|Flints]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]], [[House Tallhart|Tallharts]], and [[House Slate|Slates]] all had men serving with Robb Stark, and all lost them at the Wedding. Therefore all have reasons to hate the Freys. Roger helpfully points out that the Ryswells and Dustins of Barrowton also lost men there. With a "feral smile" Dustin makes clear that she too bears a grudge against the Freys and announces:

{{Quote|''"The North remembers, Frey"'' {{Ref|aDwD|46}} }}

The following day, Theon recalls that the Ryswells were one of several houses sworn to House Stark for countless generations. Making their current loyalty uncertain. {{Ref|aDwD|46}}

==Family==
{{Ryswell tree}}

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

[[Category:Noblewomen|Ryswell, Barbrey]]
[[Category:Characters from the North|Ryswell, Barbrey]]
[[Category:House Ryswell]]
[[Category:House Dustin]]
[[fr:Barbrey Ryswell]]
[[Zh:芭芭蕾·莱斯威尔]]