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King-Beyond-the-Wall

2026-09-23T17:09:33Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

[[File:King beyond the wall by henning.jpg|thumb|350px|King-Beyond-the-Wall. Art by Henning Ludvigsen. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''King-Beyond-the-Wall''',{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} or '''King-beyond-the-Wall''',{{Ref|AGOT|1}} or '''King Beyond the Wall''',{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} is the title given to a person who has united the many tribes of [[free folk]] (or wildlings) who dwell [[beyond the Wall]]. Despite its name, the title is not a hereditary or absolute position. It is not a position of any authority except that of the person who can establish it through persuasion and force. For long periods of time there have been no recognized kings.

The free folk leaders have been described in Maester [[Herryk]]'s ''[[History of the Kings-Beyond-the-Wall]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Dawn Age}}

==History==
[[Joramun]], the legendary first King-Beyond-the-Wall,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} was a contemporary of the [[Night's King]], the thirteenth [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]]. Together with the [[King of Winter]] [[Brandon Stark (Breaker)|Brandon the Breaker]] they defeated the Night's King.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night’s Watch}} Another story tells of how he found the [[Horn of Winter]] and woke the [[giants]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}}{{Ref|ASOS|15}}

The brothers [[Gendel]] and [[Gorne]] were joint kings some three thousand years ago. They made a tunnel under the Wall and invaded the [[north]]. Gorne managed to slay the [[House Stark|Stark]] king but was killed by his son and heir. According to the people of the north Gendel and the remaining wildling army were killed by the armies of the Starks, the [[Night's Watch]], and the [[House Umber|Umbers]]. In the free folk stories, Gendel led his people back to the tunnels, but they could not find the exit. His children and descendents are said to still live underground, and are always hungry.{{Ref|ASOS|26}}

The [[Horned Lord]] is said to have used [[magic]] to pass the Wall a thousand years after Gendel and Gorne.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

[[Bael the Bard]] was a famous bard, raider and womanizer. According to free folk legend, he went to [[Winterfell]] as a bard and impregnated the [[Rose of Winterfell|daughter]] of the [[Brandon Stark (the Daughterless)|lord]]. When he was king, he led the free folk against the [[Wall]], where he was killed by his own son, who had inherited Winterfell. Later, his son was skinned by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] in their centuries-long struggle for dominance with the Starks.{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

In {{Date|81}}, the fourteen-year-old Princess [[Saera Targaryen]] wanted to be a queen. She proposed several suitors, amongst them the King Beyond the Wall, to make it possible.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

[[Raymun Redbeard]] gathered the wildlings in either {{Date|212}} or {{Date|213}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} and breached the Wall in {{Date|226}}. They were defeated by the Starks and Umbers in a [[battle at Long Lake]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

[[Mance Rayder]], the most recent King-Beyond-the-Wall, is a man who competed against multiple other contenders, bribing and bargaining with the many tribes to recognize him as their leader.{{Ref|ASOS|15}}{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
One of the goals of the [[great ranging]] of the [[Night's Watch]] is to defeat [[Mance Rayder]].{{Ref|AGOT|70}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Mance leads a great host of [[free folk]] against the [[Wall]], but is defeated by the Watch and [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

==Known Kings-Beyond-the-Wall==
* King [[Joramun]], the legendary first King-Beyond-the-Wall.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
* Kings [[Gendel]] and [[Gorne]] brothers and joint Kings-Beyond-the-Wall.{{Ref|ASOS|26}}
* The [[Horned Lord]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}
* King [[Bael the Bard]]{{Ref|ACOK|51}}
* King [[Raymun Redbeard]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}
* King [[Mance Rayder]]{{Ref|ASOS|15}}

==References==
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Lymond Hightower

2026-09-23T17:04:16Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Lymond Hightower''', known as '''the Sea Lion''', was the last of the independent [[House Hightower|Hightower]] [[King of the High Tower|kings]] to rule over [[Oldtown]].

==History==
Lymond fought against King [[Theon III Greyjoy]] after ceasing paying tribute to the [[High King of the Iron Islands]], defeating Greyjoy's [[ironborn]] and slaying the High King. He revived the [[First Men]] practice of [[thrall|thralldom]], still practiced by the ironborn, long enough to set the ironmen captured during the battle to hard labor strengthening the walls of [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

Through long negotiations and marriage arrangements,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}} [[Garland II Gardener]] brought Oldtown into the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] by marrying his daughter to Lymond, while putting aside his own wives to wed Lymond's daughter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}} Taking on the title of [[Lord of the Hightower]], the Hightowers were reduced from wealthy, relatively minor kings to the greatest lords in the [[Reach]], vassals of [[House Gardener]]. The Hightowers were the last of the ancient realms of the Reach to swear fealty to [[Highgarden]] and join the Kingdom of the Reach.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

By terms of the marriage treaty, the Gardeners swore to defend Oldtown, allowing Lymond to turn his attention to his "great purpose", the building of [[Watercraft|ships]] and conquest by sea. By the end of his reign, no lord or king in [[Westeros]] could match the strength of the Hightowers' fleet. To this day, a great statue of Lymond stands overlooking Oldtown's harbor, gazing off down [[Whispering Sound]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

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Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay

2026-09-23T16:56:39Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| caption = The surrender of Meereen, by Stephen Najarian ©
| date = {{Date|299}} - Ongoing
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| result = Coronation of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] as Queen of Meereen Abolition of slavery in Meereen Conflict ongoing

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| commander1 = {{coa|Targaryen|s}} [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
:: {{coa|Queensguard|s}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
:: {{coa|Queensguard|s}} Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]
:: {{coa|Unsullied|s}} [[Grey Worm]]
:: {{coa|Stormcrows|s}} [[Daario Naharis]]
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| commander2 = {{coa|Astapor|s}} [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] 
:{{coa|Astapor|s}} [[Grazdan mo Ullhor]]
:{{coa|Astapor|s}} [[Grazdan (fat one)|Grazdan]] ("the fat one")
:{{coa|Astapor|s}} [[Grazdan (spiked beard)|Grazdan]] ("the one with the spiked beard")
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| combatant3 = {{coa|Yunkai|m}} The [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]]
| commander3 = {{coa|Yunkai|s}} [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]†
: {{coa|Yunkai|s}} [[Wise Masters]]
: {{coa|Stormcrows|s}} [[Prendahl na Ghezn]]†
: {{coa|Stormcrows|s}} [[Sallor]]†
: {{coa|Stormcrows|s}} [[Daario Naharis]] (switched sides)
: {{coa|Second Sons|s}} [[Mero]]†
: {{coa|Second Sons|s}} [[Ben Plumm]] (switched sides thrice)
: {{coa|Windblown|s}} [[Tattered Prince]] (switched sides)
:[[Bloodbeard]]
:[[Gylo Rhegan]]
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The '''Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay''' is an ongoing conflict in [[Essos]], mainly in the region of [[Slaver's Bay]]. [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s main goal is to free the slaves in Slaver's Bay and abolish all slavery. This primary military conflict is mainly depicted in ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', and continues into the unreleased sixth novel, ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.

==Prelude==
Following the death of her husband, [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] manages to hatch her three [[dragon]] [[dragon egg|eggs]] on his funeral pyre.{{Ref|AGOT|72}} As Drogo's [[khalasar]] has disbanded into several smaller factions, Daenerys sees herself forced to travel through the [[Red Waste]], as she considers the chance of encountering an enemy too large when traveling in any other direction.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Daenerys eventually arrives in [[Qarth]],{{Ref|ACOK|27}} but following the destruction of the [[House of the Undying]] and the resulting hostility of the Qartheen, finds herself in need of a new destination.{{Ref|ACOK|63}} Whilst looking for a passage on a ship at the docks of Qarth, Daenerys is approached by the eunuch [[Belwas]] and the squire [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] (secretly Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] from [[Westeros]]), who were sent to [[Qarth]] by [[magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. Illyrio wishes her to return to [[Pentos]], and has sent three ships to Qarth for Daenerys to use.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

However, whilst on route to [[Pentos]] with her dragons and the remnants of her khalasar, [[Jorah Mormont]] convinces Daenerys to change course to [[Astapor]] instead, arguing that she will need an army to conquer Westeros. Jorah believes she should buy [[Unsullied]], slave soldiers trained and sold in [[Astapor]] with an extraordinary reputation.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} In Astapor, Daenerys inspects the Unsullied, but is sickened by the misery of the slave trade.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} However, she agrees to acquire all the Unsullied available - eight thousand six hundred - as well as the boys still in training - an additional five thousand - in exchange for her three ships, all trading goods on board, and the strongest of her [[dragons]]: [[Drogon]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

==Factions==
The Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay is a multisided conflict, during which many factions make alliances and change sides on numerous occasions. The following main factions participate in the conflict:
* '''[[House Targaryen]]''': Led by Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], House Targaryen possesses the only three living dragons in the world: [[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Viserion]]. Daenerys acquires eight thousand six hundred trained Unsullied in Astapor, and gains the loyalty of thousands of freedmen, half of whom come from [[Yunkai]]{{Ref|ADWD|2}} In Meereen, Daenerys makes alliances with the [[Lhazareen]], orders several fighting companies, the [[Stalwart Shields]], the [[Mother's Men]], and the [[Free Brothers]],{{Ref|ADWD|11}} and a new city watch, the [[Brazen Beasts]], formed.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Daenerys further has several mercenary companies under her command.

* '''The [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]]''': The slaver city Astapor lost its Unsullied during the fall, and finds itself included in the struggle with few soldiers and without allies.

* '''The [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]]''': The slaver city Yunkai strikes alliances with the cities [[New Ghis]], [[Volantis]], [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], [[Mantarys]], and [[Elyria]]. They are joined by the Meereenese fleet, which fled Meereen before its fall. Yunkai employs several mercenary companies.

* '''The [[Great Masters]] of [[Meereen]]''' and '''The [[Sons of the Harpy]]''': Descendant of the [[Old Empire of Ghis]], these nobleborn Meereenese engage in a shadow war in Meereen after the city has fallen to [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her forces.

*'''Freedmen in Astapor''': Following the fall of Astapor, a council of three rules the city. These three are executed after a former slave, [[Cleon]], convinces the Astapori that the council meant to return the Good Masters to power. Cleon assumes the reign of Astapor as its king, and enslaves the noble survivors in the city, to be trained as Unsullied.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

==The War==
===Battle against slavery===
In search of an army, Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Astapor where she is disgusted by the training and the treatment of the slave soldiers, the [[Unsullied]], and the treatment of slaves in general. Nonetheless, she strikes a deal with the [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]], promising her three ships, all her trading goods, and the strongest of her three dragons, [[Drogon]], in exchange for all Unsullied present in the city, both those who have completed their training, and those who are still in training.{{Ref|ASoS|27}}
[[File:Sack of Astapor.jpg|thumb|450px|The Fall of Astapor, by [http://majoh.deviantart.com/ Majoh] ©]]
*'''[[Fall of Astapor]]''': At the [[Plaza of Punishment]], upon receiving the promised payment, the [[Good Masters]] of Astapor give over the command of the Unsullied soldiers to Daenerys Targaryen. Daenerys betrays the terms of the deal and orders the Unsullied to slay the masters, and anyone wearing a tokar who is twelve years old or older. Astapor’s defense is in a poor state; its walls are old and crumbling, and the towers hold no guards.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} Without their Unsullied, the Astapori Good Masters have little defense, as only a few soldiers remain. Daenerys allows her three dragons to join in the ensuing fight. As a result, Astapor is sacked, and all slaves are freed.{{Ref|ASOS|27}} In the stead of the Good Masters, Daenerys leaves a council of three men (a healer, a scholar, and a priest) to rule the remaining Astapori.{{Ref|ASoS|49}}

*'''[[Battle near Yunkai]]''': Following her victory at Astapor, Daenerys frees her Unsullied, and offers them the choice to swear their loyalty to her, or to abandon her service. Most decide to follow her to [[Yunkai]]. The Yunkai'i, aware of what befell Astapor, have raised a slave army of four thousand men strong. Their army is supported by two sellsword companies of five hundred men each: the [[Stormcrows]] and the [[Second Sons]]. Daenerys invites envoys of Yunkai and each of the sellsword companies into her camp. The [[Stormcrows]] refuse to join her. [[Mero]], the captain of the [[Second Sons]], laughs at her offer as well, though accepts wine for his entire company to be send to his men. The envoy from Yunkai attempts to bride Daenerys, but she sends him off with the message that Yunkai have three days to give up its slaves before she attacks. However, Daenerys plans to attack that same night, claiming the Yunkai'i will falsely feel safe, the Stormcrows will be fighting among themselves, and the Second Sons will be drunk. Prior to the battle, [[Daario Naharis]] from the Stormcrows arrives, presenting Daenerys with the heads of his fellow captains, [[Sallor the Bald]] and [[Prendahl na Ghezn]]. He offers Daenerys the service of the Stormcrows, who participate in the battle on her side. The battle ends in Yunkish defeat; Yunkai surrenders and gives in to Daenerys's demands, freeing all of their slaves. In return, they are allowed to remain in control of the city. The freed slaves swell the ranks of Daenerys's freedmen and cement her reputation as the "[[Mhysa|Mother]]" among her followers.{{Ref|ASoS|42}}

*'''[[Siege of Meereen]]''': Having learned about the fates of Astapor and Yunkai, the [[Meereen]]ese retreat behind the walls of their city. The lands are stripped clean, and a hundred and sixty-three slave children are nailed onto the mileposts placed on the coast road between Yunkai and Meereen. Daenerys's host now numbers more than eighty thousand, though fewer than a quarter are warriors. After [[Belwas]] slays the "hero of Meereen", [[Oznak zo Pahl]], Daenerys sends men into the sewers of Meereen, so they can secretly enter the city and free the slaves. The slaves of Meereen rise in rebellion, while Daenerys's warriors break down the eastern gate using a ram made from Daenerys's ships.{{Ref|ASoS|57}}{{Ref|ASoS|71}}

While Daenerys conquers Meereen, a former butcher from [[Astapor]] named [[Cleon]] convinces his fellow Astapori that the council of three men (a healer, a scholar and a priest) that Daenerys had left to rule Astapor intended to return the [[Good Masters]] to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor becomes an armed camp, the dead lie in the streets, and the markets are devoid of food and slaves.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} When she learns about Astapor's troubles, Daenerys chooses to remain in Meereen and installs herself as queen, taking the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat.{{Ref|ASoS|71}}

===Yunkish campaign===
Following Daenerys's departure from Yunkai, the Yunkai'i returned to slavery.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} The city begins to prepare for the upcoming conflict by hiring new sellsword companies, i.e. the [[Long Lances]], the [[Windblown]], and the [[Company of the Cat]].{{Ref|ADWD|6}} They send envoys to [[Qarth]] and other cities spreading false tales about Daenerys in order to gain support to cast her down. [[Grazdan mo Eraz]] travels to [[Volantis]] to persuade the [[triarchs of Volantis|triarchs]] to send their fleet against Daenerys, and other envoys ally Yunkai with [[New Ghis]], [[Tolos]], [[Elyria]], and [[Dothraki]].{{Ref|ADWD|22}}

Meanwhile, several factions set sail towards Daenerys. Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has been sent to [[Slaver's Bay]] by his father, Prince [[Doran Martell]],{{Ref|ADWD|6}} with a [[secret marriage pact|marriage pact]] signed by his uncle, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], on Doran's behalf, and by Ser [[Willem Darry]]. The pact promises the hand of Princess [[Arianne Martell]], Quentyn's elder sister, to [[Viserys Targaryen]], Daenerys's older brother.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} With Viserys dead, Doran hopes to marry Quentyn to Daenerys, and so ally [[Dorne]] to the cause of [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADwD|43}} However, Quentyn meets with troubles on his journey, and once in [[Volantis]], is unable to find a ship to [[Slaver's Bay]], due to the war.{{Ref|ADWD|6}} Quentyn and his two remaining companions eventually join the [[Windblown]], a sellsword company hired by Yunkai to fight against Daenerys, in order to get closer to her.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

*'''The [[Sons of the Harpy]]''': A resistance group of [[Ghis]]cari noblemen from the city of [[Meereen]], known as the "Sons of the Harpy" or "the Harpy's Sons" engage in a [[shadow war]] against Daenerys after she has named herself Queen of Meereen. They slay [[freedmen]], [[Unsullied]] and [[shavepates]] during the night, and leave a mark over the body of their victim: a harpy, drawn in blood.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} In response, Daenerys orders the creation of a city watch, made up from the Meereenese themselves:{{Ref|ADWD|11}} the [[Brazen Beasts]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}} While Daenerys sets the reward concerning the Sons of the Harpy to one thousand honors,{{Ref|ADWD|2}} the Sons of the Harpy offer wealth and glory and a hundred slave girls to whoever slays Daenerys, while promising death to anyone, and their families, who serve Daenerys. Because of this, the members of the [[Brazen Beasts]] hide their true identities by wearing masks.{{Ref|ADWD|16}}

*'''Imprisonment of the dragons''': [[Drogon]], [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] have been becoming wilder as they are growing. They have taken to hunting down sheep, and Drogon especially goes far afield. Daenerys begins to pay the shepherds for the loss of their animals, which leads to an increase in claims, which some of the shepherds try to proof by presenting the court with burned bones. However, during court one day, when Daenerys grants compensation to be given for the loss of twenty-three animals, one man lingers until all petitioners have departed. He presents her with the burned bones of his daughter, [[Hazzea]], and claims that it had been "[[Drogon|the winged shadow]]".{{Ref|ADWD|2}} In response to Hazzea's death, Daenerys orders her dragons captured. [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] are captured and locked in a pit underneath the [[Great Pyramid]]. Three attempts are made to capture Drogon, but he trice escapes, and flies off towards the [[Dothraki Sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

*'''[[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat]]''': The [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]] resumed slavery after Daenerys left for [[Meereen]], and by now have raised a new army of slave levies and [[sellswords]],{{ref|ADWD|2}} who are joined by [[iron legions]] from [[New Ghis]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Despite the fact that Astapor is starving, King [[Cleon]] prepares to march with his new Unsullied. His envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], whom he had sent to Meereen, continues to request an alliance between Astapor and Queen Daenerys's forces in Meereen, though she refuses.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Without allies, Cleon meets Yunkai in battle at the [[Horns of Hazzat]], but is defeated and flees with his host back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}}

*'''[[Fighting on the Khyzai Pass]]''': Queen Daenerys sends the [[Stormcrows]] under the command of [[Daario Naharis]] to negotiate with the [[Lhazareen]], as to ensure land trade through Khyzai Pass.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} The Yunkai'i have meanwhile contracted the [[Long Lances]],{{Ref|ADWD|6}} who they now send to hold the [[Khyzai Pass]] between Meereen and [[Lhazar]], where Daario and his Stormcrows descend upon them in the night. Nine Stormcrows are slain, though twelve Long Lances defect to Daario's side.{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

*'''[[Siege of Astapor]]''': Following his defeat at the [[Horns of Hazzat]], King [[Cleon]] had fled back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} The Yunkai'i are not far behind,{{Ref|ADWD|16}} and the Red City is soon under siege.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Cleon is slain by his own men when he orders them to march out and fight. His successor, [[Cleon the Second]], is slain eight days later, and the killer takes up the crown. The concubine of the first Cleon claims the crown as well, and the Astapori name them "King Cutthroat" and "Queen Whore".{{Ref|ADWD|23}} While Astapor starves, the King and Queen accuse one another of eating the slain.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} When the [[Green Grace (Astapor)|Green Grace]] of [[Astapor]] has a vision that the first Cleon will soon deliver the Astapori from the Yunkai'i,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} the Astapori make the decision to strap Cleon's corpse into his armor and onto his horse to lead the Unsullied in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} When the dead King Cleon is slain once again, the Astapori break and attempt to flee, only to find the gates to the city closed. The battle itself is butchery.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

*'''The [[Bloody flux|pale mare]]''': Many of the surviving Astapori have the [[bloody flux]]. The Yunkai'i command the sellswords to hunt them down and turn them, driving them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent the Astapori from going near Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} Daenerys receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, and following the advice of her counselors, refuses to allow the other Astapori to settle in the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead settles them outside the walls.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

*'''The [[Windblown]]''': Meanwhile, the [[Tattered Prince]], captain of the [[Windblown]], one of the sellsword companies hired by [[Yunkai]], plans to increase his odds by sending some of his own men into Meereen, by pleading they want to change sides.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} The Windblown he sends are comprised of only Westerosi descendents and include Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] and his two companions.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} They eventually encounter the [[Stormcrows]] and, as per the instructions of the Tattered Prince, defect to Daenerys's side.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} [[Daario Naharis]] convinces Daenerys to meet his new Stormcrows, and Prince Quentyn, known among the Windblown (and thus to Daario) only as "Frog", requests he and his companions may speak to Daenerys and her court in private. He reveals his identity to her, as well as his purpose.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

*'''Start of the [[second siege of Meereen]]''': Following the defeat of Astapor, Yunkai marches on to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]] are choking off the bay, aided by ships from the Meereenese fleet who had fled when Daenerys first arrived at the city.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The Yunkai'i march their new slave soldiers up the coast road, accompanied by four sellsword companies, four [[Ghiscari legion]]s, a hundred elephants, [[Tolos]]i slingers, and a corps of [[Qarth]]een camelry, while another two legions from [[New Ghis]] are set to arrive by ship.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} After Daenerys refuses to use her dragons in battle,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} [[Ben Plumm]] allies his [[Second Sons]] with Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, on the condition that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving, Astapor, once rebuild, will be a slaver city once again, and the promise that Daenerys will not interfere. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i lay siege to Meereen, building catapults, scorpions, and tall trebuchets, aiming to weaken Meereen until famine and disease brings the city to its knees.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The bloody flux has by now already spread across Meereen,{{Ref|ADWD|43}} as well as the Yunkish camps.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

*'''[[Wedding of Hizdahr zo Loraq and Daenerys Targaryen]]''': In an attempt to stop the murders committed by the Sons of the Harpy, Daenerys follows the advice of [[Galazza Galare]] and agrees to a pact with Meereenese nobleman [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]. If he is able to stop the Sons of the Harpy from killing for ninety days, Daenerys will marry Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADwD|23}} Hizdahr and the Yunkai'i come to an agreement regarding the peace, in which the marriage is an important aspect.{{Ref|ADwD|36}} Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{Ref|ADwD|43}} The peace, however, also includes Yunkai being allowed to engage in slavery unmolested, with the Yunkish [[Wise Masters]] setting up a [[Slave marker (Meereen)|slave market]] within sights of the walls of Meereen.{{Ref|ADwD|50}}
[[File:Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|thumb|450px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] confronts [[Drogon]] in [[Daznak's Pit]]. Art by Marc Simonetti © LeYa Brasil]]
*'''[[Poisoned locusts]]''': Following Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr, the peace between Meereen and the slavers is to be signed and sealed, and the fighting pits are to be opened once more.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Meereen's ports have already been opened following the wedding,{{ref|adwd|50}} and Hizdahr has invited the Yunkai'i commanders to witness the opening of the fighting pits and sign the peace. Three Yunkai'i noblemen and the four commanders of the sellsword companies enter Meereen, and in return seven Meereenese hostages are sent to the camps of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The following day, [[Daznak's Pit]] is opened. During the fighting matches, [[Belwas]] eats the honeyed locusts Hizdahr had been pushing Daenerys to eat, and becomes sick as they were poisoned. Just as Belwas falls, [[Drogon]] returns to the city. While the public panicks and attempts to flee, Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr has taken over the rule of Meereen. Hizdahr has removed many of Daenerys's people from command, and angered [[Grey Worm]], resulting in the loss of the [[Unsullied]]. [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]], who has been stripped of his command of the [[Brazen Beasts]] by Hizdahr, contacts [[Barristan Selmy]] and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts on behalf of the [[Sons of the Harpy]], who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, his daughter was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} Following the accidental death of Yunkai's Supreme Commander [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]] in [[Daznak's Pit]], the Yunkai'i speak of a breach of the peace, and present Hizdahr with [[Groleo]]'s severed head in response. They return three hostages - all family to Hizdahr - as a show of good faith, while promising to return the other three after Hizdahr has slain the dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan and Skahaz agree to imprison Hizdahr, as well as [[Reznak mo Reznak]] and rule Meereen by a council.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} In the meantime, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has contacted the [[Tattered Prince]] and enlisted his help in capturing Daenerys's dragons, as to not return home empty-handed.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Their plan, however, occurs the same night as the plan of Barristan and Skahaz. Quentyn and several of the Windblown go to the pit where [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] remain. They attempt to lure a dragon, but the dragons attack. The Windblown flee, and Quentyn is mortally injured.{{Ref|ADWD|68}} While Barristan is confronting Hizdahr about his role in the poisoning attempt of Daenerys, a [[cupbearer]] informs them that the dragons have been loosened on the city.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the Yunkai'i resume their [[Second siege of Meereen|siege]] of [[Meereen]]. Additionally, the [[Sons of the Harpy]] have resumed their killing. Barristan sends [[Galazza Galare]] to the Yunkai'i to negotiate, but realises that the Yunkai'i are not likely to agree to any terms, and that it will eventually come to battle. He enlists [[Gerris Drinkwater]] and [[Archibald Yronwood]], who had been imprisoned following their failed attempt to steal a dragon, to act as his contact to the [[Tattered Prince]], offering [[Pentos]] in return for the loyalty of the [[Windblown]]. When Galazza returns, she informs Barristan that the Yunkai'i will only accept the death of the dragons in return for the peace. At the same time, the Yunkai'i begin to fling corpses into [[Meereen]], using the trebuchets.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

===Fire and Blood===
{{Warning/twow}}
[[Drogon]] brings Daenerys to a hill in the [[Dothraki Sea]], which she dubs "[[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]]", after [[Dragonstone|the place where she was born]]. Daenerys begins her journey back to [[Meereen]], but has to go on foot, as Drogon refuses to listen to her. She eventually spots a [[Dothraki]] scout, from whom she is able to remain hidden. The rider flees upon sighting Drogon, who returns to Daenerys's side. Daenerys mounts Drogon, who flies over the Dothraki ''[[khalasar]]'' and hunts down a horse. Daenerys and Drogon feed on the roasted horse. The ''khalasar'' of [[Khal]] [[Jhaqo]] eventually finds her, standing beside her dragon.{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

While Daenerys attempts to return to Meereen, Yunkai and Meereen prepare for battle. [[Victarion Greyjoy]], sent to [[Slaver's Bay]] by his brother, King [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron I Greyjoy]], to bring Daenerys back to [[Westeros]] as Euron's bride,{{Ref|AFFC|29}} is about to arrive.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}} Having learned of Daenerys's troubles during his journey, Victarion and his fleet prepare to enter the battle on the side of [[Meereen]]. Victarion has a horn, [[Dragonbinder]], in his possession, which he believes will bind one or more dragons to his will.{{Ref|ADWD|63}}

*'''The [[Battle of Slaver's Bay]]:'''<ref name=smartertravel>[http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire.html?id=10593041 George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire'] (March 26, 2012)</ref> [[Barristan Selmy]] leads a sortie from Meereen against the Yunkish lines.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]}} Unexpectedly, the [[Iron Fleet]] arrives, ready to attack the Yunkish coalition in Slaver's Bay. [[Rhaegal]] and [[Viserion]] fly overhead, snatching corpses from the sky. The Windblown change their alliance, joining Meereen, and the [[Second Sons]] soon follow.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}

The battle of Slaver's Bay is set to be one of the opening-battles of ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name=smartertravel/>

==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Tyrion''': How has this sweet child queen offended [[Volantis|Old Volantis]]? 
'''Qavo''': Sweet? If even half the stories coming back from [[Slaver's Bay]] are true, this child is a monster. They say that she is bloodthirsty, that those who speak against her are [[Great Masters|impaled on spikes to die lingering deaths]]. They say she is a sorceress who feeds her [[dragon]]s on the flesh of [[Hazzea|newborn babes]], an oathbreaker who mocks the gods, breaks truces, [[Grazdan mo Eraz|threatens envoys]], and [[Jorah Mormont|turns on those who have served her loyally]]. They say her lust cannot be sated, that she mates with men, women, [[eunuch]]s, even dogs and children, and woe betide the lover who fails to satisfy her. She gives her body to men to take their souls in thrall. 
'''Haldon''': They say. By ''they'', you mean the [[slavers]], the exiles she drove from [[Astapor]] and [[Meereen]]. Mere calumnies. 
'''Qavo''': The best calumnies are spiced with truth, but the girl's true sin cannot be denied. This arrogant child has taken it upon herself to smash the slave trade, but that traffic was never confined to Slaver's Bay. It was part of the sea of trade that spanned [[known world|the world]], and the dragon queen has clouded the water.{{ref|ADWD|22}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]], [[Qavo Nogarys]], and [[Haldon Halfmaester]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay| ]]
[[Category:Slaver's Bay]]
[[Category:Wars]]

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[[pt:Campanha Targaryen na Baía dos Escravos]]
[[zh:坦格利安在奴隶湾的战争]]

Harpy

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TheMercyOfElenei:

{{For|the creature|harpies}}
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| nickname = Harpy
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| Allegiance = [[Sons of the Harpy]]
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| Culture = [[Ghiscari]]
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| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
}}

The '''Harpy''' is the conjectured leader of the [[Sons of the Harpy]].{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] expresses his belief to a skeptical [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that the [[Sons of the Harpy]] are being led by a secret overlord, a noble general he calls the Harpy.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The [[Brazen Beasts]] are commanded to capture Sons of the Harpy, who reveal names under torture, but according to Daenerys the names are simply too many.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

When [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] is able to halt the murders committed by the Sons of the Harpy for twenty-six days in a row, Skahaz tells Daenerys that Hizdahr might be the Harpy, and that if he is not, he is aware of the Harpy's identity. He asks permission to "put Hizdahr to the question", but Daenerys refuses the notion, insisting no harm may come to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

After Daenerys disappeared from [[Meereen]] upon [[Drogon]], Skahaz has a secret meeting with Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]. He lists the Harpy, [[Reznak mo Reznak]], and Hizdahr among the friends of the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]].{{Ref|ADWD|55}} Skahaz is still not convinced that Hizdahr is not the Harpy.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} When Barristan goes to arrest Hizdahr, he asks the king whether or not he is indeed the Harpy, insisting that Hizdahr provide the Harpy's name if it is someone else. Hizdahr is deeply offended by the questions.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} Hizdahr is arrested by Barristan, causing the Sons of the Harpy to resume their killings.{{Ref|ADWD|70}} When meeting with [[Galazza Galare]], Barristan wonders to himself whether Hizdahr was able to stop the murders committed by the Harpy's Sons earlier because he himself is the Harpy.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Harpy wants [[Hizdahr zo Loraq|Hizdahr]] free, so he has sent [[Sons of the Harpy|his sons]] back into the streets with knives in hand.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}|[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] to [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

{{Quote|[[Meereen]] would always be the Harpy's city, and Daenerys could not be a [[harpies|harpy]].{{Ref|ADWD|72}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==See also==
*[[Harpy/Theories]]

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Characters from Meereen]]
[[Category:Rebels]]
[[Category:Sons of the Harpy| ]]

[[fa:هارپی (شخص)]]
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Second siege of Meereen

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{{Conjecture}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[siege of Meereen]], taking place in 299 AC}}

{{Battlebox
| image = [[File:Mike Capprotti Ser Barristan.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] commands his Queen's forces as Hand of the Queen during the [[Battle of Slaver's Bay]], by Mike Capprotti © Fantasy Flight Games
| battle_name = Second siege of Meereen
| conflict =
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Meereen]], [[Essos]]
| result = Ongoing
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[Meereen|Kingdom of Meereen]]''' / [[House Targaryen]]
*[[Brazen Beasts]]
*[[Mother's Men]]
*[[Free Brothers]]
*[[Stalwart Shields]]
* [[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys´ Dothraki ''khalasar'']]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Kandaq]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[Pit Fighters]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[File:Stormcrows.svg|20px]] [[Stormcrows]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]]
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]]
----
[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|30px]] '''[[King of the Isles and the North|Kingdom of the Isles and the North]]''' / [[House Greyjoy]]
*[[File:House Botley.svg|20px]] [[House Botley]]
*[[File:House Codd.svg|20px]] [[House Codd]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Humble]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Shepherd]]
*[[File:House Sparr.svg|20px]] [[House Sparr]]
*[[File:House Stonehouse.svg|20px]] [[House Stonehouse]]
*[[File:Tawney.png|20px]] [[House Tawney]]
*[[File:House Wynch.svg|20px]] [[House Wynch]]
[[Iron Fleet]]

| combatant2 =
'''Slavers' Alliance''' 
* [[File:GhisHarpie.png|30px]] [[New Ghis]]
* [[File:Yunkai.svg|30px]] [[Yunkai]]
* [[Qarth]]
* Unidentified [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]''{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
* [[Tolos]]
* [[Elyria]]
* [[Mantarys]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[Company of the Cat]]
* [[Long Lances]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]] (defects)
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]] (defects)

[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] '''Meereenese Slavers'''
*[[Sons of the Harpy]]
*[[House of Ghazeen]]
*[[House of Hazkar]]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Merreq]]
*[[House of Pahl]]
*[[House of Quazzar]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[House of Rhazdar]]
*[[House of Zhak]]

| commander1 = [[House Targaryen]]
** [[Barristan Selmy]] (Hand of the Queen and leader of the ruling council of Meereen)
** [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] (Commander of the Brazen Beasts)
** [[Grey Worm]] (Commander of the Unsullied)
** The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown)
** The [[Widower]] & [[Jokin]] (Co-Commanders of the Stormcrows)
** [[Symon Stripeback]] (Commander of the [[Free Brothers]] freedmen)
** [[Marselen]] (Commander of the [[Mother's Men]] freedmen)
** [[Tal Toraq]] (Commander of the [[Stalwart Shields]] freedmen)
** [[Rakharo]] (Commander of the Dothraki)
----
[[House Greyjoy]]
*[[Victarion Greyjoy]] ([[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]])

| commander2 = Slaver Alliance
* [[File:Yunkai.svg|30px]] [[Wise Masters]] (Commanders of the Yunkish slave troops)
* [[Bloodbeard]] (Commander of the Company of the Cat)
* [[Gylo Rhegan]] (Commander of the Long Lances)
* [[Ben Plumm]] (Commander of the Second Sons (defects))
* The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown (defects))

| strength1 = House Targaryen: 22,000+
** ~10,600 [[Unsullied]]{{Ref|ASOS|27}} (2,000 of whom have not yet completed training)
** 2,000 [[Windblown]]{{Ref|ADWD|25}}<ref group="N">Originally hired by Yunkai, the Windblown make a secret alliance with Barristan Selmy and turn on Yunkai and the slavers at the start of the battle.</ref>
** ~8,000 [[Freedmen]] (divided into 4 companies){{Ref|ASOS|57}}
** 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}<ref group="N" name="Sons">Originally supporting Daenerys. Defect to Yunkai after the Fall of Astapor; defect back to Meereen during the Battle of Slaver's Bay.</ref>
** 500 [[Stormcrows]]{{Ref|ADWD|50}}
** ~200 [[Pit Fighters]]<ref name=barristan2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan II (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan II]]</ref>
** 26 squires of Ser Barristan
** ~20 Dothraki warriors<ref name=barristan1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]</ref>
** [[Viserion]]
** [[Rhaegal]]
** Unknown number of [[Brazen Beast]]s
----
[[House Greyjoy]]:
* 4,500+ reavers{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the ships of the Iron Fleet are the equals of the smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} and that all of the crewmen of Ironborn ships (including oarsmen) are armored and armed reavers in contrast to the ship crews of other factions.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet dip about 100 oars each,{{Ref|ACOK|10}} putting the crews of Victarion's remaining ships at a minimum of 4,500+.}}
* 45 war galleys of the [[Iron Fleet]]{{Ref|ADWD|56}}
* 17 captured slaver ships{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

| strength2 = Slaver Alliance: 70,000+
[[New Ghis]]
* 36,000 men divided into 6 legions<ref name=barristan2/>
* 100 armored and towered war elephants
* 3 war galleys
[[Yunkai]]
* 40 Yunkai commanders each having "20 or 200 or 2,000" armed slaves{{Ref|ADWD|66}} (~8,000 assuming median count)
* [[Six sisters (trebuchets)|6 trebuchets]]
* 3,000 [[Company of the Cat]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 800 [[Long Lances]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}(switches sides)<ref group="N" name="Sons"/>
[[Qarth]]
* [[Qartheen]] fleet
* Qartheen [[camel]] corps
[[Dothraki]]
*Large khalasar{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
*Possibly 20,000+{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the slavers are hiring a Dothraki khalasar to complement their forces; Daenerys figures out that Khal [[Jhaqo]]'s khalasar is fairly close to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|71}} When last seen, his khalasar commanded twenty thousand riders.{{Ref|AGOT|68}}}}
Other
* 300 [[Elyria]]n Crossbowmen
* [[Tolos]]i slingers
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]<ref name=barristan2 /> [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]]<ref name=tyrion2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]</ref>
}}

The '''second siege of Meereen''' takes place after [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has taken control of [[Meereen]]. A coalition of [[slavery|slavers]] besieges the city, in an attempt to restore slavery.

Although it is not called so in the books, this battle has often been referred to as the '''Battle of Fire''' by the fandom, just like the [[Battle in the ice|upcoming battle]] near [[Winterfell]] has been referred to as the "Battle of Ice".

==Prelude==
Upon buying eight thousand six hundred trained [[Unsullied]], as well as five thousand boys who had not yet completed their training, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] [[Fall of Astapor|sacks]] [[Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}} Daenerys installs a council of three to rule the city, a healer, a scholar, and a priest.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} She marches her army to [[Yunkai]], where she is faced with four thousand slave soldiers, as well as two sellsword companies, the [[Second Sons]] and the [[Stormcrows]], each consisting of five hundred men. Daenerys meets envoys from all three parties, and promises the Yunkai'i that they'll remain unharmed if they'd release their slaves. The Stormcrows defect to Daenerys prior to battle, and join Daenerys against the remaining Yunkai'i forces.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Daenerys does not take the city, but instead marches her army, now greater than eighty thousand men, though less than a quarter are warriors.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Daenerys [[Siege of Meereen|conquers Meereen]] and installs herself as its Queen, taking the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} However, the council she had left to rule Astapor has been killed after a former slave, the butcher [[Cleon]], accused them of plotting to reinstall the [[Good Masters]], the former slavers. Following the deaths of the council members, Cleon names himself king and has all highborn boys in the city seized, to train them as Unsullied.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Cleon sends an envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], to Meereen, to inform her of Cleon's reign. Cleon offers an alliance, to be sealed with marriage. Daenerys declines.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Meanwhile, [[Yunkai]] return to slavery.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}

Even without Daenerys, Cleon marches his army out to meet Yunkai in the field. He is defeated during the [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat]], and flees with his host back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} The Yukai'i follow, and [[Siege of Astapor|besiege the Red City]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}} When Cleon orders his men to march out and fight, they kill him. His successor, [[Cleon the Second]], is slain eight days later, and the killer takes up the crown. The concubine of the first Cleon claims the crown as well, and the Astapori name them "King Cutthroat" and "Queen Whore".{{Ref|ADWD|23}} While Astapor starves, the King and Queen accuse one another of eating the slain.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} When the [[Green Grace]] of [[Astapor]] has a vision that the first Cleon will soon deliver the Astapori from the Yunkai'i,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} the Astapori make the decision to strap Cleon's corpse into his armor and onto his horse to lead the Unsullied in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} When the dead King Cleon is slain once again, the Astapori break and attempt to flee, only to find the gates to the city closed. The battle itself is butchery.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

Many of the survivors of the second fall of Astapor have the [[bloody flux]]. The Yunkai'i command their sellswords to hunt the survivors down and turn them, driving them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent them from going near Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} In [[Meereen]], Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, and, following the advice of her councillors, refuses to allow the other Astapori to settle in the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead settles them outside the walls,{{Ref|ADWD|36}} to prevent the bloody flux from spreading into Meereen.

==Siege of Meereen==
===Initial siege===
With Astapor defeated, the Yunkai'i forces march on to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]] are shocking off the bay, aided by ships from the Meereenese fleet who had fled when Daenerys first arrived at the city.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The Yunkai'i march their new slave soldiers up the coast road, accompanied by four sellsword companies, four [[Ghiscari legion]]s, a hundred elephants, [[Tolos]]i slingers, and a corps of [[Qarth]]een camelry, while another two legions from [[New Ghis]] are set to arrive by ship.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

Following the death of the young girl [[Hazzea]] and the subsequent imprisonment of [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] and the escape of [[Drogon]], Daenerys refuses to use her dragons in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} Following her refusal, [[Ben Plumm]] allies his [[Second Sons]] with Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, on the condition that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving. They insist that Astapor, once rebuild, will be a slaver city once again, and that Daenerys has to promise that she will not interfere. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} When the Yunkai'i lay siege to Meereen, they build catapults, scorpions, and tall trebuchets. Their aim is to weaken Meereen, until famine and disease brings the city to its knees.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The bloody flux has by now already spread across Meereen;{{Ref|ADWD|43}} However, it has also begun to spread among the Yunkish camps as well.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

===Agreement of peace===
Following Daenerys's occupation of Meereen, Ghiscari descendants known as the [[Sons of the Harpy]] began to fight a [[shadow war]] against her, killing freedmen and [[Unsullied]], which leads to the formation of the [[Brazen Beasts]], Meereen's new city watch.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} However, the Harpy's Sons continue their killings, and the [[Green Grace]], [[Galazza Galare]], suggests to Daenerys that she should take a Meereenese nobleman as her husband and recommends [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

Daenerys follows the advice of Galazza and agrees to a pact with Hizdahr: if he is able to stop the Sons of the Harpy from killing for ninety days, Daenerys will marry Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Hizdahr discusses a peace treaty with the Yunkai'i, in which the marriage is an important aspect.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Following the marriage, the peace between Meereen and the slavers is to be signed and sealed, and Meereen's fighting pits are to be opened once more.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Meereen's ports have already been opened following the wedding,{{Ref|ADWD|50}} and Hizdahr has invited the Yunkai'i commanders into the city to witness the opening of the fighting pits and sign the peace. Three Yunkish noblemen and the four commanders of the sellsword companies enter Meereen, and in return seven Meereenese hostages are sent to the camps of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The following day, [[Daznak's Pit]] is opened. Daenerys and Hizdahr witness the matches from Hizdahr's box. Hizdahr urges Daenerys to try some honeyed locusts, but she declines them, letting [[Belwas]] eat them all. However, Daenerys feels more and more uneasy while watching the fights. During a fight where [[Barsena]] is slain by a [[boar]], Daenerys stands to leave, when Belwas falls to his knees, and [[Drogon]] returns to the city. Drogon slays the boar and begins to eat Barsena and the [[animal]]. The gathered public panicks and attempts to flee. Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

Two hundred fourteen people died at Daznak's Pit, while three times as many were injured.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr takes over the rule of Meereen and removes many of Daenerys's people from command. He places the command of the [[Brazen Beasts]] under the command of one of his cousins, and attempts to do the same with the Unsullied, which angers them, resulting in Hizdahr losing their support. [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] contacts [[Barristan Selmy]] and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts, from which Belwas had gotten sick, on behalf of the [[Sons of the Harpy]], who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, the girl was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

===The Battle of Slaver's Bay===
{{Warning/twow}}
One of the deaths at Daznak's Pit was the Yunkish Supreme Commander [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]. Following his death, the Yunkai'i commanders rotate the leadership, with a new general commanding the army each day, starting at dawn.<ref name=tyrion2 /> Because Yurkhaz died whilst inside Meereen, the Yunkai'i speak of a breach of the peace, and continue their siege. They present King Hizdahr with the severed head of one of the Meereenese hostages, [[Groleo]]. They also return three hostages - all family to Hizdahr - as a shown of good faith, while promising to return the other three after Hizdahr has slain the dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan and Skahaz agree to imprison Hizdahr, as well as [[Reznak mo Reznak]], and rule Meereen by a council.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} However, in the meantime, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has contacted the [[Tattered Prince]] and enlisted his help in capturing Daenerys's dragons,.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Barristan's and Skahaz's plan to arrest Hizdahr takes place on the same night as Quentyn's plan to steal the dragons. Quentyn's plan fails, resulting in his mortal injuries as well as the escape of both [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{Ref|ADWD|68}} While Barristan is confronting Hizdahr about his role in the poisoning attempt of Daenerys, a [[cupbearer]] informs them that the dragons have been loosened on the city.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the [[Sons of the Harpy]] return to their nightly killings. Galazza Galare is send to the Yunkai'i to discuss terms, but upon her return informs Barristan that the they demand that Hizdahr is restored to his throne. Galazza had presented an offer from Barristan to the nobles from Yunkai, but they have refused. When Galazza has informed Barristan of this fact, he is informed that the Yunkai'i are now flinging corpses into [[Meereen]], using the trebuchets.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Meereen prepares for the Battle of Slaver’s Bay<ref name=smartertravel>SmarterTravel: [https://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire/ George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire'] (March 26, 2012)</ref> during the night. At the western gate, five thousand Unsullied are lined up, along with the [[Stormcrows]] and several hundred [[pit fighters]]. Barristan rides on Daenerys's [[silver]], hoping it gives the soldiers courage. The [[Brazen Beasts]] have taken the city walls, and are to be Meereen's final stand against Yunkai, should all else fail. The [[Stalwart Shields]] have gathered by the eastern gate, the [[Mother's Men]] by the south gate, and the [[Free Brothers]] by the north gate. Meanwhile, the Yunkishmen have two Ghiscari legions to the north, across the [[Skahazadhan]], while their main camp is located to the west, with two of its six [[trebuchet]]s located there; one beside the river, one opposed Meereen's main gates.<ref name="barristan1" /> Yunkai has [[six sisters|six trebuchets]] in total: the Dragonbreaker, the Harridan, the Harpy's Daughter, the Wicked Sister, the Ghost of Astapor, and the Mazdhan's Fist.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Yunkai's numbers are larger than Meereen's, and the attack goes against all of [[Barristan Selmy]]'s instincts, but he knows the battle is necessary nonetheless.<ref name="barristan1" />

Barristan's plan is to destroy the trebuchet known as the Harridan, in order to distract the Yunkai'i long enough for the Unsullied to form up before the city. The battle itself begins shortly before dawn.<ref name="barristan1" /> Barristan leads the charge on the Harridan with cavalry fighters, while the Unsullied form a shield wall. He manages to reach the trebuchet, where a [[Ghiscari legion]] has formed up, six thousand men strong. However, they are not the only defenders. Barristan targets the [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]'s [[Herons]], and his plan is successful when the Yunkai'i fail to launge a counter-attack, and the Unsullied can take their position. [[Tumco Lho]] points Barristan's attention towards the bay, due to the large amount of ships. They identify the banners of [[House Greyjoy]], and Barristan is surprised to discover that the [[Ironborn]] are fighting on their side.<ref name=barristan2/>

Meanwhile, [[Tyrion Lannister]], who had been enslaved{{Ref|ADWD|47}} and had escaped to the [[Second Sons]],{{Ref|ADWD|57}} whom he has joined,{{Ref|ADWD|66}} has been trying to convince [[Ben Plumm]] to defect to Daenerys.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Tyrion I (Notes from [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/67929-twow-spoilers-miscon-reading-two-winds-of-winter-chapters/ Miscon reading: two Winds of Winter chapters (Victarion I and Tyrion I)] (June 6, 2012))</ref> When the [[Second Sons]] are commanded by a messenger from [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], the slaver commanding the Yunkish armies that day, to give their aid against the ironborn, the mercenaries present refuse the order, citing [[Ben Plumm]]'s absence. Meanwhile, [[Viserion]] is snatching and devouring corpses in the air which are being thrown by the Wicked Sister, while [[Rhaegal]] flies over the bay and circles the clashing ships of the [[Iron Fleet]] and [[Qarth]].<ref name=tyrion2 /> When Plumm returns, he informs his men that [[Malazza]], the Girl General, commands them to defend the [[Wicked Sister]], in case Barristan will turn to that trebuchet when the Harridan is down. However, Malazza's command had ended at dawn, and a new messenger arrives, informing the Second Sons that commander Gorzhak zo Eraz has been slain by the [[Tattered Prince]], and that the [[Windblown]] have declared their loyalty for Meereen. Command is now being held by [[Morghar zo Zherzyn]], who commands the Second Sons to give their aid to the [[Company of the Cat]] and the two [[Ghiscari legions]] defending the Harpy's Daughter, as the Targaryen Unsullied are marching for the trebuchet. When Tyrion makes a sarcastic comment, the messenger recognizes him for an escaped slave. [[Jorah Mormont]] kills the messenger, and the Second Sons declare they had been loyal to Daenerys all along and their defection had been no more than a ruse.<ref name=tyrion2 />

==Quotes==
[[File: Marc Fishman SerBS GreatP.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Barristan Selmy|Ser Barristan]] looks at a smouldering [[Meereen]], by Marc Fishman ©]]
{{Quote|Dragons wheeled overhead, their shadows sweeping across the upturned faces of friend and foe alike.<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s narrative}}

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' "Do you hear that sound?" '''Penny:''' "What is it?" '''Tyrion: ''' "War. On either side of us and not a league away. That's slaughter, Penny. That's men stumbling through the mud with their entrails hanging out. That's severed limbs and broken bones and pools of blood. You know how the worms come out after a hard rain? I hear they do the same after a big battle if enough blood soaks into the ground. That's the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]] coming, Penny. The [[Black Goat of Qohor|Black Goat]], the [[Pale Child]], [[Him of Many Faces]], call him what you will. That's death."<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Penny]] at the start of battle}}

{{Quote|Whatever might befall us on the battlefield, remember, it has happened before, and to better men than you. I am an old man, an old [[knight]], and I have seen more battles than most of you have years. Nothing is more terrible upon this earth, nothing more glorious, nothing more absurd. You may retch. You will not be the first. You may drop your sword, your shield, your lance. Others have done the same. Pick it up and go on fighting. You may foul your breeches. I did, in my first battle. No one will care. All battlefields smell of shit. You may cry out for your mother, pray to [[gods]] you thought you had forgotten, howl obscenities that you never dreamed could pass your lips. All this has happened too. Some men die in every battle. More survive. East or west, in every inn and wine sink, you will find greybeards endlessly refighting the wars of their youth. They survived their battles. So may you. This you can be certain of: the foe you see before you is just another man, and like as not he is as frightened as you. Hate him if you must, love him if you can, but lift your sword and bring it down, then ride on. Above all else, keep moving. We are too few to win the battle. We ride to make chaos, to buy the [[Unsullied]] time enough to make their spear wall, we—<ref name="barristan1" />|[[Barristan Selmy]]'s speech, until he is interrupted.}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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List of characters created for the Telltale game

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TheMercyOfElenei:

This page lists the characters that have been created for ''[[Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series]]'', a video game based on the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and have no equivalent counterpart in the books. The characters are listed according to their first appearance or mention in the game.

==Season 1==
===Episode 1: Iron From Ice===
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Gared Tuttle, played by Daniel Kendrick. He is the squire of Gregor Forrester.
*Norren, played by Geoffrey Leesley. He is a [[House Forrester|Forrester]] man-at-arms.
*Bowen, played by Matt Mercer. He is Norren's squire.
*Thermund, played by JB Blanc. He is the Lord's Sentinel to Gregor Forrester.
*Errold, a Forrester man-at-arms.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Gregor Forrester, played by Robin Atkin-Downes. He is the Lord of Ironrath and head of House Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Talia Forrester, played by Molly Stone. She is the daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Ryon Forrester, played by Louis Suc. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Mira Forrester, played by Martha Mackintosh. She is the daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Rodrik Forrester, played by Russ Bain. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lady Elissa Forrester, née Branfield, played by Lara Pulver. She is the wife of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Ethan Forrester, played by Christopher Nelson. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*Malcolm Branfield, played by JB Blanc. He is the brother of Elissa Forrester.
*Duncan Tuttle, played by Robin Atkin-Downes. He is the uncle of Gared Tuttle and the [[castellan]] of Ironrath.
*Ser Royland Degore, played by Brian George. He is the [[master-at-arms]] at Ironrath.
*Erik, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a thief at Ironrath.
*[[File:Maester.svg|15px]] Maester Ortengryn, played by David Franklin. He is the [[maester]] at Ironrath.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Lord Ludd Whitehill, played by Geoffrey Leesley. He is the Lord of Highpoint and head of [[House Whitehill]].
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Gryff Whitehill, played by Sacha Dhawan. He is the son of Ludd Whitehill.
*Britt Warrick, played by Alistair James. He is a Whitehill man-at-arms.
*Sera Durwell, played by Natasha Loring. She is a [[Bastardy|bastard]] from the [[Reach]], and her real name is Sera Flowers.
*Tom, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a servant in the [[Red Keep]].
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Gerhard Forrester, known as Gerhard the Tall. He was the founder of House Forrester. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Cedric Forrester, the builder of Ironrath. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Thorren Forrester, known as Thorren the Bold. He was the father of Gregor Forrester. (mentioned only)

===Episode 2: The Lost Lords===
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Asher Forrester, played by Alex Jordan. He is the exiled son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|20px]] Beskha the Basilisk, played by Toks Olagundoye. She is a sellsword in [[Meereen]].
*Tazal, played by Brian George. He is a commander of the Lost Legion.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Gwyn Whitehill, played by Laura Bailey. She is the daughter of Ludd Whitehill.
*Elaena Glenmore, played by Amy Pemberton. She is the sister of Arthur Glenmore.
*Arthur Glenmore, played by Matt Littler. He is the brother of Elaena Glenmore.
*Lucan, played by Fabio Tassone and later Matt Wolf. He is a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] man-at-arms.
*Damien, played by Owen Thomas. He is a Lannister man-at-arms.
*Lord Rickard Morgryn, played by Oliver Vaquer and later Nick Afka Thomas. He is a merchant lord in [[King's Landing]].
*Lord Andros, played by Robin Atkin Downes. He is a merchant lord in King's Landing.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Denner Frostfinger, played by Jeremy Crutchley. He is an officer of the [[Night's Watch]].
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Finn, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Owyn Cotter, played by Joseph Balderamma. He is a builder of the Night's Watch.
*Lord Glenmore, the head of House Glenmore. (mentioned only)
*Lady Glenmore, Lord Glenmore's wife. (mentioned only)
*Lord Branfield, the father of Elissa Forrester. (mentioned only)
*Lady Talia Branfield, Lord Branfield's wife. (mentioned only)
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Casper, played by JB Blanc. He is a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|20px]] Bezzaq, one of the [[Great Masters]] of Meereen.

===Episode 3: The Sword in the Darkness===
*Harys, played by Ron Bottitta. He is a Whitehill man-at-arms.
*Lord Garibald Tarwick, played by Rob Rackstraw. He is the head of House Tarwick.
*Croft, played by Adam Leadbeater. He is the leader of the Hellhounds.
*Old Rob, a farmer in the [[wolfswood]]. (mentioned only)
*Namond, an inhabitant of Old Rob's farm. (mentioned only)
*Meghan, an inhabitant of Old Rob's farm. (mentioned only)
*Fegg, played by Matthew Mercer. He is a wagon driver in the wolfswood.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Hugh, a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Lobor, a steward of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Errold Holt, a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:House Wells (North).svg|15px]] [[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Corlys Wells, a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Wendel, a member of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Duff, a member of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Jodan, a sellsword of the [[Second Sons]].
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Therrond, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Kieran, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Penn, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*Rhogar, a member of the Lost Legion.

===Episode 4: Sons of Winter===
*[[File:House Lannister.svg|15px]] Lyman Lannister, played by Carl Prekopp. He is a third cousin to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], and [[Tyrion Lannister]].
*Sylvi, played by Clare Louise Connolly. She is a [[Free folk|wildling]] and the sister of Owyn Cotter.
*Nancy, a wildling [[spearwife]].
*Barbara, a wildling spearwife.
*Jane, a wildling spearwife.
*Rose, a wildling spearwife.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] [[File:Maester.svg|15px]] Ebbert Whitehill, a novice or acolyte at the [[Citadel]]. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Torrhen Whitehill, Ludd Whitehill's heir. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Lady Whitehill, Ludd Whitehill's wife. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Karl Whitehill, a son of Ludd Whitehill who died of [[greyscale]]. (mentioned only)
*[[File:Meereen.svg|20px]] Dezhor zo Raza, one of the Great Masters of Meereen.

===Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers===
*[[File:Meereen.svg|20px]] Bloodsong, played by Paul Nakauchi. He is a pit fighter in Meereen.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|20px]] Amaya, played by Jaye Jacobs. She is a pit fighter in Meereen.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|20px]] The Beast, played by Samoa Joe. He is a pit fighter in Meereen.

===Episode 6: The Ice Dragon===
*Josera Snow, played by Joe Tandberg. He is a [[skinchanger]] and bastard son of Gregor Forrester.
*Elsera Snow, played by Nina Yndis. She is a [[Bloodmage|bloodmage]] and bastard daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*Shadow, a [[snow bear]] bonded with Josera Snow.

[[Category:Characters from adaptations|Telltale game]]
[[Category:Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series]]

List of characters created for the Telltale game

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TheMercyOfElenei:

This page lists the characters that have been created for ''[[Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series]]'', a video game based on the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and have no equivalent counterpart in the books. The characters are listed according to their first appearance or mention in the game.

==Season 1==
===Episode 1: Iron From Ice===
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Gared Tuttle, played by Daniel Kendrick. He is the squire of Gregor Forrester.
*Norren, played by Geoffrey Leesley. He is a [[House Forrester|Forrester]] man-at-arms.
*Bowen, played by Matt Mercer. He is Norren's squire.
*Thermund, played by JB Blanc. He is the Lord's Sentinel to Gregor Forrester.
*Errold, a Forrester man-at-arms.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Gregor Forrester, played by Robin Atkin-Downes. He is the Lord of Ironrath and head of House Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Talia Forrester, played by Molly Stone. She is the daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Ryon Forrester, played by Louis Suc. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Mira Forrester, played by Martha Mackintosh. She is the daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Rodrik Forrester, played by Russ Bain. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lady Elissa Forrester, née Branfield, played by Lara Pulver. She is the wife of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Ethan Forrester, played by Christopher Nelson. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*Malcolm Branfield, played by JB Blanc. He is the brother of Elissa Forrester.
*Duncan Tuttle, played by Robin Atkin-Downes. He is the uncle of Gared Tuttle and the [[castellan]] of Ironrath.
*Ser Royland Degore, played by Brian George. He is the [[master-at-arms]] at Ironrath.
*Erik, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a thief at Ironrath.
*[[File:Maester.svg|15px]] Maester Ortengryn, played by David Franklin. He is the [[maester]] at Ironrath.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Lord Ludd Whitehill, played by Geoffrey Leesley. He is the Lord of Highpoint and head of [[House Whitehill]].
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Gryff Whitehill, played by Sacha Dhawan. He is the son of Ludd Whitehill.
*Britt Warrick, played by Alistair James. He is a Whitehill man-at-arms.
*Sera Durwell, played by Natasha Loring. She is a [[Bastardy|bastard]] from the [[Reach]], and her real name is Sera Flowers.
*Tom, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a servant in the [[Red Keep]].
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Gerhard Forrester, known as Gerhard the Tall. He was the founder of House Forrester. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Cedric Forrester, the builder of Ironrath. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Thorren Forrester, known as Thorren the Bold. He was the father of Gregor Forrester. (mentioned only)

===Episode 2: The Lost Lords===
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Asher Forrester, played by Alex Jordan. He is the exiled son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] Beskha the Basilisk, played by Toks Olagundoye. She is a sellsword in [[Meereen]].
*Tazal, played by Brian George. He is a commander of the Lost Legion.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Gwyn Whitehill, played by Laura Bailey. She is the daughter of Ludd Whitehill.
*Elaena Glenmore, played by Amy Pemberton. She is the sister of Arthur Glenmore.
*Arthur Glenmore, played by Matt Littler. He is the brother of Elaena Glenmore.
*Lucan, played by Fabio Tassone and later Matt Wolf. He is a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] man-at-arms.
*Damien, played by Owen Thomas. He is a Lannister man-at-arms.
*Lord Rickard Morgryn, played by Oliver Vaquer and later Nick Afka Thomas. He is a merchant lord in [[King's Landing]].
*Lord Andros, played by Robin Atkin Downes. He is a merchant lord in King's Landing.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Denner Frostfinger, played by Jeremy Crutchley. He is an officer of the [[Night's Watch]].
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Finn, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Owyn Cotter, played by Joseph Balderamma. He is a builder of the Night's Watch.
*Lord Glenmore, the head of House Glenmore. (mentioned only)
*Lady Glenmore, Lord Glenmore's wife. (mentioned only)
*Lord Branfield, the father of Elissa Forrester. (mentioned only)
*Lady Talia Branfield, Lord Branfield's wife. (mentioned only)
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Casper, played by JB Blanc. He is a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] Bezzaq, one of the [[Great Masters]] of Meereen.

===Episode 3: The Sword in the Darkness===
*Harys, played by Ron Bottitta. He is a Whitehill man-at-arms.
*Lord Garibald Tarwick, played by Rob Rackstraw. He is the head of House Tarwick.
*Croft, played by Adam Leadbeater. He is the leader of the Hellhounds.
*Old Rob, a farmer in the [[wolfswood]]. (mentioned only)
*Namond, an inhabitant of Old Rob's farm. (mentioned only)
*Meghan, an inhabitant of Old Rob's farm. (mentioned only)
*Fegg, played by Matthew Mercer. He is a wagon driver in the wolfswood.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Hugh, a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Lobor, a steward of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Errold Holt, a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:House Wells (North).svg|15px]] [[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Corlys Wells, a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Wendel, a member of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Duff, a member of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Jodan, a sellsword of the [[Second Sons]].
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Therrond, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Kieran, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Penn, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*Rhogar, a member of the Lost Legion.

===Episode 4: Sons of Winter===
*[[File:House Lannister.svg|15px]] Lyman Lannister, played by Carl Prekopp. He is a third cousin to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], and [[Tyrion Lannister]].
*Sylvi, played by Clare Louise Connolly. She is a [[Free folk|wildling]] and the sister of Owyn Cotter.
*Nancy, a wildling [[spearwife]].
*Barbara, a wildling spearwife.
*Jane, a wildling spearwife.
*Rose, a wildling spearwife.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] [[File:Maester.svg|15px]] Ebbert Whitehill, a novice or acolyte at the [[Citadel]]. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Torrhen Whitehill, Ludd Whitehill's heir. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Lady Whitehill, Ludd Whitehill's wife. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Karl Whitehill, a son of Ludd Whitehill who died of [[greyscale]]. (mentioned only)
*[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] Dezhor zo Raza, one of the Great Masters of Meereen.

===Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers===
*[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] Bloodsong, played by Paul Nakauchi. He is a pit fighter in Meereen.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] Amaya, played by Jaye Jacobs. She is a pit fighter in Meereen.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] The Beast, played by Samoa Joe. He is a pit fighter in Meereen.

===Episode 6: The Ice Dragon===
*Josera Snow, played by Joe Tandberg. He is a [[skinchanger]] and bastard son of Gregor Forrester.
*Elsera Snow, played by Nina Yndis. She is a [[Bloodmage|bloodmage]] and bastard daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*Shadow, a [[snow bear]] bonded with Josera Snow.

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List of characters created for the Telltale game

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This page lists the characters that have been created for ''[[Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series]]'', a video game based on the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and have no equivalent counterpart in the books. The characters are listed according to their first appearance or mention in the game.

==Season 1==
===Episode 1: Iron From Ice===
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Gared Tuttle, played by Daniel Kendrick. He is the squire of Gregor Forrester.
*Norren, played by Geoffrey Leesley. He is a [[House Forrester|Forrester]] man-at-arms.
*Bowen, played by Matt Mercer. He is Norren's squire.
*Thermund, played by JB Blanc. He is the Lord's Sentinel to Gregor Forrester.
*Errold, a Forrester man-at-arms.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Gregor Forrester, played by Robin Atkin-Downes. He is the Lord of Ironrath and head of House Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Talia Forrester, played by Molly Stone. She is the daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Ryon Forrester, played by Louis Suc. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Mira Forrester, played by Martha Mackintosh. She is the daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Rodrik Forrester, played by Russ Bain. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lady Elissa Forrester, née Branfield, played by Lara Pulver. She is the wife of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Ethan Forrester, played by Christopher Nelson. He is the son of Gregor Forrester.
*Malcolm Branfield, played by JB Blanc. He is the brother of Elissa Forrester.
*Duncan Tuttle, played by Robin Atkin-Downes. He is the uncle of Gared Tuttle and the [[castellan]] of Ironrath.
*Ser Royland Degore, played by Brian George. He is the [[master-at-arms]] at Ironrath.
*Erik, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a thief at Ironrath.
*[[File:Maester.svg|15px]] Maester Ortengryn, played by David Franklin. He is the [[maester]] at Ironrath.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Lord Ludd Whitehill, played by Geoffrey Leesley. He is the Lord of Highpoint and head of [[House Whitehill]].
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Gryff Whitehill, played by Sacha Dhawan. He is the son of Ludd Whitehill.
*Britt Warrick, played by Alistair James. He is a Whitehill man-at-arms.
*Sera Durwell, played by Natasha Loring. She is a [[Bastardy|bastard]] from the [[Reach]], and her real name is Sera Flowers.
*Tom, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a servant in the [[Red Keep]].
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Gerhard Forrester, known as Gerhard the Tall. He was the founder of House Forrester. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Cedric Forrester, the builder of Ironrath. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Lord Thorren Forrester, known as Thorren the Bold. He was the father of Gregor Forrester. (mentioned only)

===Episode 2: The Lost Lords===
*[[File:House Forrester.svg|15px]] Asher Forrester, played by Alex Jordan. He is the exiled son of Gregor Forrester.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|15px]] Beskha the Basilisk, played by Toks Olagundoye. She is a sellsword in [[Meereen]].
*Tazal, played by Brian George. He is a commander of the Lost Legion.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Gwyn Whitehill, played by Laura Bailey. She is the daughter of Ludd Whitehill.
*Elaena Glenmore, played by Amy Pemberton. She is the sister of Arthur Glenmore.
*Arthur Glenmore, played by Matt Littler. He is the brother of Elaena Glenmore.
*Lucan, played by Fabio Tassone and later Matt Wolf. He is a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] man-at-arms.
*Damien, played by Owen Thomas. He is a Lannister man-at-arms.
*Lord Rickard Morgryn, played by Oliver Vaquer and later Nick Afka Thomas. He is a merchant lord in [[King's Landing]].
*Lord Andros, played by Robin Atkin Downes. He is a merchant lord in King's Landing.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Denner Frostfinger, played by Jeremy Crutchley. He is an officer of the [[Night's Watch]].
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Finn, played by Yuri Lowenthal. He is a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Owyn Cotter, played by Joseph Balderamma. He is a builder of the Night's Watch.
*Lord Glenmore, the head of House Glenmore. (mentioned only)
*Lady Glenmore, Lord Glenmore's wife. (mentioned only)
*Lord Branfield, the father of Elissa Forrester. (mentioned only)
*Lady Talia Branfield, Lord Branfield's wife. (mentioned only)
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Casper, played by JB Blanc. He is a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|15px]] Bezzaq, one of the [[Great Masters]] of Meereen.

===Episode 3: The Sword in the Darkness===
*Harys, played by Ron Bottitta. He is a Whitehill man-at-arms.
*Lord Garibald Tarwick, played by Rob Rackstraw. He is the head of House Tarwick.
*Croft, played by Adam Leadbeater. He is the leader of the Hellhounds.
*Old Rob, a farmer in the [[wolfswood]]. (mentioned only)
*Namond, an inhabitant of Old Rob's farm. (mentioned only)
*Meghan, an inhabitant of Old Rob's farm. (mentioned only)
*Fegg, played by Matthew Mercer. He is a wagon driver in the wolfswood.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Hugh, a ranger of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Lobor, a steward of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Errold Holt, a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:House Wells (North).svg|15px]] [[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Corlys Wells, a recruit of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Wendel, a member of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Night's Watch.svg|15px]] Duff, a member of the Night's Watch.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Jodan, a sellsword of the [[Second Sons]].
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Therrond, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Kieran, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|15px]] Penn, a sellsword of the Second Sons.
*Rhogar, a member of the Lost Legion.

===Episode 4: Sons of Winter===
*[[File:House Lannister.svg|15px]] Lyman Lannister, played by Carl Prekopp. He is a third cousin to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], and [[Tyrion Lannister]].
*Sylvi, played by Clare Louise Connolly. She is a [[Free folk|wildling]] and the sister of Owyn Cotter.
*Nancy, a wildling [[spearwife]].
*Barbara, a wildling spearwife.
*Jane, a wildling spearwife.
*Rose, a wildling spearwife.
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] [[File:Maester.svg|15px]] Ebbert Whitehill, a novice or acolyte at the [[Citadel]]. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Torrhen Whitehill, Ludd Whitehill's heir. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Lady Whitehill, Ludd Whitehill's wife. (mentioned only)
*[[File:House Whitehill.svg|15px]] Karl Whitehill, a son of Ludd Whitehill who died of [[greyscale]]. (mentioned only)
*[[File:Meereen.svg|15px]] Dezhor zo Raza, one of the Great Masters of Meereen.

===Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers===
*[[File:Meereen.svg|15px]] Bloodsong, played by Paul Nakauchi. He is a pit fighter in Meereen.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|15px]] Amaya, played by Jaye Jacobs. She is a pit fighter in Meereen.
*[[File:Meereen.svg|15px]] The Beast, played by Samoa Joe. He is a pit fighter in Meereen.

===Episode 6: The Ice Dragon===
*Josera Snow, played by Joe Tandberg. He is a [[skinchanger]] and bastard son of Gregor Forrester.
*Elsera Snow, played by Nina Yndis. She is a [[Bloodmage|bloodmage]] and bastard daughter of Gregor Forrester.
*Shadow, a [[snow bear]] bonded with Josera Snow.

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Siege of Meereen

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{{Conjecture}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[second siege of Meereen]], taking place in 300 AC}}

{{Battlebox
| image = [[File:Daenerys Jorah Meereen.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Daenerys and Jorah outside of Meereen, by Amok ©
| battle_name = Siege of Meereen
| conflict = [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]
| date = {{Date|299}}
| place = [[Meereen]]
| result = [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] occupies Meereen
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[House Targaryen]]''':
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*Freedmen companies
*[[File:Stormcrows.svg|20px]] [[Stormcrows]]
*[[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]]
*[[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys' ''khalasar'']]
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| commander1 = Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] [[Grey Worm]] [[Daario Naharis]] [[Ben Plumm]]
| commander2 = [[File:Meereen.svg|30px]] [[Great Masters]]
| strength1 = 10,600 [[Unsullied]], including 2,000 who had not earned their spiked caps ~8,000 untrained [[freedmen]], divided into 4 companies 500 [[Stormcrows]] 500 [[Second Sons]]
| strength2 = [[City guard (Meereen)|City guard]]
| casualties1 = unknown
| casualties2 = unknown [[Mero]]†
}}

The '''siege of Meereen''' occurs in {{Date|299}} when [[Daenerys Targaryen]] marches on [[Meereen]], the last and the largest of the great [[Slaver Cities]] of [[Slaver's Bay]].

==Prelude==
The [[Meereen]]ese, warned by the [[fall of Astapor]] and the [[battle near Yunkai]], do not allow contact to be made with [[Daenerys Targaryen]], retreating behind the formidable defense of Meereen. They strip their land, leaving Daenerys with scorched fields and poisoned wells, and they nail a disemboweled slave child up on every milepost along the coastal road from [[Yunkai]], with an outstretched arm point toward Meereen as a message to Daenerys.{{Ref|aSoS|57}} Daenerys, followed by twenty thousand soldiers and sixty thousand refugees from [[Astapor]] and Yunkai, is starved of supplies and cannot afford a prolonged siege.{{Ref|aSoS|57}} [[Mero]], the former leader of the [[Second Sons]], is killed by [[Arstan Whitebeard]].

A Meereenese champion, [[Oznak zo Pahl]], emerges to challenge Daenerys's champion in single battle, but he is slain by Daenerys's eunuch bodyguard [[Belwas|Strong Belwas]], a former [[pit fighter]] of Meereen.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Daenerys commands her fleet to be dismantled, to construct battering rams, mantlets, turtles, catapults, and ladders.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

==Battle==
The fighting is bitter and bloody for most of a day and well into the night. Daenerys sends rams, protected by great wooden turtles covered with horsehides, to batter the city gates, whilst her archers fire flights of flaming arrows over the walls and her forces storm the walls.{{Ref|aSoS|71}}

At nightfall Daenerys sends a diversion force of two hundred men to set fire to the hulks in the harbor, while allowing Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], Strong Belwas, and twenty others to infiltrate the city sewers under the cover of darkness. Once they find their way into the city, they go to the nearest fighting pit and release the slaves. Within an hour, half the fighting slaves in Meereen have been released, and soon after a ram breaks through the eastern gate and the defenders break. Daenerys wants to lead the charge through the gate herself, but her captains unanimously counsel against this. Soon the [[Unsullied]] crush the last resistance.{{Ref|aSoS|71}}

==Aftermath==
[[File:SurrenderOfMeereen_by_StephenNajarian.jpg|thumb|The Meereenese surrender to [[Daenerys Targaryen]], by Stephen Najarian ©]]
Meereen is sacked savagely after its fall. The stepped pyramids of the mighty are spared the worst of the ravages, but the humbler parts of the city are given over to an orgy of looting and killing as the city's [[slave]]s rise up and the starving hordes who followed Daenerys from Yunkai and Astapor pour through the broken gates.{{Ref|aDwD|2}}

In contrast to her previous [[Ghiscari]] conquests, Daenerys chooses to remain in Meereen, installing herself as queen with the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat. This is because at this time, she receives word that her ruling council in Astapor has been overthrown by [[Cleon]], a tyrannical butcher, resulting in much suffering. Not wanting to let this happen to Meereen, she decides to stay.{{Ref|aSoS|71}} Her [[Unsullied]] finally restore order, but the sack leaves a plague of problems in its wake.{{Ref|aDwD|2}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Garth the Gardener

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{{See homonyms|Garth Gardener|Garth}}
{{Infobox monarch
| title = King
| arms = Gardener
| firstname = Garth
| epithet = the Gardener
| nametemplate = title/firstname/epithet
| image = Garth the Gardener.png
| image_caption = Garth the Gardener in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': Histories & Lore
| reign = In the [[Age of Heroes]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Garth the Gardener''' was the legendary first [[King of the Reach]] and the founder of [[House Gardener]].

==History==
Garth was the eldest son of the mythical [[Garth Greenhand]], the [[High King of the First Men|High King]] of the [[First Men]] said to have been the ancestor of numerous [[List of Houses|houses]] of the [[Reach]]. According to legend, Garth the Gardener made his home on the hill atop the [[Mander]] that in time would become known as [[Highgarden]], and wore a [[crown]] of [[Plants|vines and flowers]]. From his loins sprang House Gardener, whose kings would rule for many thousands of years.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|1}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Maris the Maid

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{{Infobox character
| title = Queen
| firstname = Maris
| epithet = the Maid
| nametemplate = title/firstname/epithet
| arms = Hightower
| image = Maris the Maid by viscardiac.png
| image_caption = Maris the Maid, by [https://viscardiac.tumblr.com/ viscardiac] ©
| Alias = The Most Fair
| Title = Queen of the High Tower
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]
| Race = [[First Men]]
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Garth Greenhand]]
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| Spouse = King [[Uthor of the High Tower]]
| Issue = [[Urrigon Hightower]] [[Peremore Hightower]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Maris the Maid''', called '''the Most Fair''', is a legendary daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]] and ancestor of [[House Hightower]]. Her beauty was so renowned that fifty lords vied for her hand in the first [[tourney]] held in [[Westeros]]. The victor was [[Argoth Stone-Skin]], but Maris wed King [[Uthor of the High Tower]] before he could claim her, and Argoth spent the rest of days raging outside the walls of [[Oldtown]], roaring for his bride.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==References==
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Mance Rayder

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{{Infobox monarch
| title = King
| arms = Night's Watch
| firstname = Mance
| lastname = Rayder
| image = [[File:Diego_Gisbert_Llorens_Mance_Rayder.jpg|300px|Mance Rayder by Gisbert Llorens ©]]
| image_caption = Mance Rayder by Gisbert Llorens©
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| alias = The Mance Abel The Unburnt King [[Lord of Bones]]{{Ref|ADWD|31}}
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| culture = [[Free folk]]
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Ciarán Hinds|Ciarán Hinds]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]]
}}

'''Mance Rayder''' was once a man of the [[Night's Watch]] before breaking his vows and abandoning his post. He has since become extremely influential among the [[free folk]], and is called the "[[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]".

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Mance is portrayed by [[w:Ciarán Hinds|Ciarán Hinds]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Mance Rayder|l1=Images of Mance Rayder}}

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

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

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

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

A [[ranger]] of the [[Shadow Tower]], Mance often sang of [[Bael the Bard]] after returning from rangings [[beyond the Wall]].{{ref|ACOK|53}} Some time between {{date|286}} and {{date|288}},<ref name="nwdate">''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Mance Rayder's visit to Winterfell and desertion from the Night's Watch|Mance Rayder's visit to Winterfell and desertion from the Night's Watch]] calculation.''</ref> [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]] traveled to [[Winterfell]] to meet with Lord [[Eddard Stark]], with Mance among the black brothers escorting him. In Winterfell, he encountered the young [[Robb Stark]] and [[Jon Snow]] playing a prank, and promised not to tell.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Years later,<ref name="nwdate" /> Mance was attacked by a [[shadowcat]] while ranging, and was healed by a wildling woman, a [[wisewoman's daughter]]. While he recuperated, she mended his torn cloak with swatches of red silk. Upon returning to the [[Wall]], Ser [[Denys Mallister]] required Mance to replace his mended cloak with one of uniform black. This infringement of freedom caused Mance to abandon the Shadow Tower{{Ref|ACOK|53}} and live with the [[free folk]] in the way he wished.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

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

Mance is familiar with hiding places east of [[Long Lake]] from his secret expeditions into the [[north]].{{ref|ADWD|31}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Mance Rayder2.jpg|thumb|350px|Mance wears a [[raven]]-winged helm, by Patrick McEvoy © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Hearing of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s planned visit to [[Winterfell]] to see Lord [[Eddard Stark]] via sources in the [[Night's Watch]], Mance, inspired by the legend of [[Bael the Bard]], decided to partake in the event. He scales the [[Wall]] near [[Long Barrow]], purchases a horse south of the [[New Gift]], and journeys to Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Using his [[lute]] to disguise himself as a musician, Mance joins Robert's retinue as it nears Winterfell. Mance sits with [[freeriders]] at the back of the [[Great Hall of Winterfell|Great Hall]] during the [[feast in honor of King Robert's visit to Winterfell]]. Mance's presence is unbeknownst to both Eddard, who does not remember Mance from his previous visit with [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]], and [[Benjen Stark]], who had never met Mance despite being in the Watch for a few years.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

Mance meets [[Dalla]] upon his return to the lands [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

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

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

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

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

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Mance Abel Val.jpg|thumb|350px|Mance playing the [[lute]], with [[Val]] in the background, by Amok ©]]

Mance has his followers dig in graves along the [[Milkwater]]{{ref|ASOS|48}} in search of the legendary [[Horn of Winter]], said to be capable of toppling the [[Wall]], but the horn is not found.{{Ref|ASOS|30}}

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

After Styr's attack fails,{{ref|ASOS|55}} Mance [[battle beneath the Wall|attacks the Wall]] with his main force. Despite his better numbers, the Night's Watch under command of Jon Snow are successful in keeping Mance's forces at bay.{{Ref|ASOS|64}}{{Ref|ASOS|69}} Aware of the low numbers of the Night's Watch, Mance eventually sends a request for a parley to Castle Black, requesting an envoy is sent to him. Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] and [[Janos Slynt]] send Jon, secretly tasking with assassinating the King-Beyond-the-Wall. Displaying a huge horn in his tent, Mance threatens to use the Horn of Winter if he is not allowed to pass through the gate. However, Mance reveals that the free folk, including his own people, have been hunted by the [[Others]] and their [[wights]], and are unable to stop them. His true aim therefore is not to destroy the Wall, but to use it as a shield against the Others.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

During the parley, [[ranger]]s from [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] and the southern force of [[Stannis Baratheon]] unexpectedly arrive. Although Mance personally leads a wedge of mounted free folk against them, the disorganized wildling army breaks once Mance's horse goes down.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} Mance's wife, [[Dalla]], goes into labor during the battle{{Ref|ASOS|73}} and dies giving birth to [[Aemon Steelsong|their son]].{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

Mance himself is captured by Stannis and held captive at Castle Black, where his wounds are treated by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Stannis Baratheon speaks with him, but feels he has no other choice but to sacrifice Mance to [[R'hllor]]{{Ref|ASOS|76}} once he is strong enough.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} At Castle Black, Mance's son is given over to [[Val]], Dalla's sister, while the girl [[Gilly]] serves as his [[wet nurse]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Val requests to be allowed to see Mance and let him hold his son once.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} Jon Snow presents the request to Stannis Baratheon, but is denied.{{Ref|ASOS|76}}

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

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Lukasz Jaskolski Melisandre's SchemeIII.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Melisandre]] glamours Mance to appear as [[Rattleshirt]], by Lukasz Jaskolski © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Mors Umber]] agrees to support Stannis if he is given Mance's skull to use as a drinking cup, since Mors's only daughter was carried away by wildlings.{{ref|ADWD|17}}

Mance is supposedly burned alive by Stannis with surrendered free folk, members of the Night's Watch, [[king's men]], and [[queen's men]] there to bear witness. [[Jon Snow]] orders him killed by archers of the Watch during the burning to give him a quick death.{{Ref|ADWD|10}} In actuality the man killed is [[Rattleshirt]], who is glamoured by [[Melisandre]]'s magic to appear like Mance. Meanwhile, the actual Mance is glamoured by a [[ruby]] worn at his wrist to appear as Rattleshirt. Sparring with "Rattleshirt" in the yard of Castle Black, Jon is shocked by the man's speed and skill, not knowing he is actually Mance.{{Ref|ADWD|28}}

Word reaches the [[Wall]] that [[Arya Stark]] is to wed [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] at [[Barrowton]], and Melisandre has a vision of a girl in grey on a dying horse.{{ref|ADWD|28}} Melisandre offers to send "Rattleshirt" to retrieve Arya, but Jon refuses, not trusting the Lord of Bones. Melisandre reveals Mance's disguise to make Jon reconsider the offer. Jon holds [[Aemon Steelsong|Mance's son]] so Mance would do everything in his power to rescue Jon's sister for the sake of his son. However, Mance does not know that Mance's son was switched with [[Monster|Gilly's son]].{{Ref|ADWD|31}} Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], later decides to move his son's wedding to [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|32}}

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

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

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

==Quotes by Mance==
[[File:Joshua Cairos mance rayder 1.jpg|thumb|350px|Mance Rayder by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{Quote|The [[Wall]] can stop an army, but not a man alone.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}|Mance to [[Jon Snow]]}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

{{Quote|'''Jon''': Why did he desert? 
'''Qhorin''': For a wench, some say. For a crown, others would have it. He liked women, Mance did, and he was not a man whose knees bent easily, that's true. But it was more than that. He loved [[beyond the Wall|the wild]] better than the [[Wall]]. It was in his blood. He was [[free folk|wildling]] born, taken as a child when some raiders were put to the sword. When he left the [[Shadow Tower]] he was only going home again. 
'''Jon''': Was he a good [[ranger]]? 
'''Qhorin''': He was the best of [[Night's Watch|us]], and the worst as well.{{Ref|ACOK|53}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Qhorin Halfhand]]}}

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

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

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

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Bael the Bard

2026-09-23T16:35:07Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Bael the Bard''' was a [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].{{ref|ACOK|23}} According to legend, he was one of the greatest [[free folk]] raiders of his time, a man who outwitted the [[north]]men and impregnated the daughter of Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]]. He was also a singer who wrote songs about his own life, which are still sung to this day.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

There are questions as to whether Bael ever truly existed. While the [[wildlings]] say he did, attributing many of their songs to him, the old chronicles of [[Winterfell]] do not mention him at all. Whether this was due to the defeats and humiliations he was said to have visited upon them or because he never existed is a matter of debate.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

==History==
===Legend===
[[File:Bael.jpeg|thumb|300px|Bael the Bard, confronted by his son, [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon]]'s grandson. Art by Roman Papsuev]]
According to [[free folk]] legend, Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]], the liege of the [[north]], once called Bael a coward. To take revenge for this affront and prove his courage, Bael climbed the [[Wall]], took the [[kingsroad]], and entered [[Winterfell]] under the guise of a singer named "Sygerrik of [[Skagos]]". (''Sygerrik'' means "deceiver" in the [[Old Tongue]].) There, he sang until midnight for the lord.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

Impressed by his skills as a singer, Lord Stark asked Bael what he wanted as a reward, but he requested only the most beautiful flower blooming in [[Glass Gardens|Winterfell's gardens]]. As the [[winter rose]]s were just blooming, Brandon Stark presented him with one. The following morning, the [[maiden]] [[Rose of Winterfell|daughter]] of Lord Stark, his only child, had disappeared, and in her bed was the blue winter rose.{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

Lord Brandon sent the members of the [[Night's Watch]] looking for them [[beyond the Wall]], but they never found Bael or the girl. The Stark line was on the verge of extinction, when one day the girl was back in her room, holding in her arms an infant: they had actually never left Winterfell, staying hidden in [[crypt of Winterfell|the crypts]]. Bael's [[bastard]] with Brandon's daughter became the new [[Lord Stark (son of Bael)|Lord Stark]].

Thirty years later, Bael was [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] and led the [[wildlings]]' army south, and he had to fight his own son at the [[Frozen Ford]]. There, incapable of killing his own blood, he let himself be killed by Lord Stark. His son brought back Bael's head to Winterfell, and his mother who had loved the bard, seeing the trophy, killed herself by leaping from the top of a tower. The son was eventually slain by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]].{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

===Legacy===
The legend of Bael the Bard is recalled in [[songs]] of the [[free folk]]. [[Ygritte]] learned the song from her mother,{{ref|ACOK|51}} and [[Mance Rayder]] often sang it at the [[Shadow Tower]] after rangings.{{ref|ACOK|53}} Bael is not mentioned in the old chronicles at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} and although [[Jon Snow]] learned stories from Maester [[Luwin]] and [[Old Nan]] and heard of Bael before,{{ref|ACOK|23}} he had never heard of the legend before Ygritte's telling of it and because of its many discrepancies is certain that the story is a lie.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

Additionally, the timeframe of Lord Brandon's existence is unclear as well. [[Ygritte]] claims Brandon lived "a long time back".{{ref|ACOK|51}} As both Brandon and his grandson are given the title "Lord" instead of "[[King in the North|King]]" this seems to indicate that the disappearance of Brandon's daughter took place after the [[House Stark|Starks]] had given up their kingship during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Furthermore, the [[kingsroad]] is mentioned, implying it took place during or after the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], during whose reign the kingsroad was built.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} On the other hand, the story states that Bael's son was killed by one of his own lords who wore his skin afterwards. The habit of flaying an enemy and wearing his skin was practiced by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]], but they are said to have given up the practice "a thousand years ago".{{ref|ACOK|50}}

==Family==
{{Stark tree Daughterless}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Ygritte]] tells [[Jon Snow]] about the legends of Bael. Jon had never heard the story at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|23}}{{ref|ACOK|51}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], tells Jon that the tale of Bael inspired his infiltration of Winterfell to attend the feast with King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|7}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In order to rescue "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) from Winterfell, Mance pretends to be a musician and takes the alias of "Abel", an anagram of "Bael".{{ref|ADWD|31}}{{ref|ADWD|51}}

==Quotes by Bael==
{{quote|All I ask is a flower, the fairest flower that blooms in the gardens o' [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|51}}|Bael to [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]] as told by [[Ygritte]]}}

==Quotes about Bael==
{{quote|'''Ygritte''': Well, long before he was [[King-Beyond-the-Wall|king]] over the [[free folk]], Bael was a great raider. 
'''Stonesnake''': A murderer, robber, and raper, is what you mean.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Ygritte]] and [[Stonesnake]]}}

{{quote|'''Ygritte''': So there it is—you have Bael's blood in you, same as me. 
'''Jon''': It never happened. 
'''Ygritte''': Might be it did, might be it didn't. It is a good song, though.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Ygritte]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|'''Jon''': Your Bael was a liar. 
'''Ygritte''': No, but a bard's truth is different than yours or mine.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Ygritte]]}}

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Bael the Bard

2026-09-23T16:34:50Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Bael the Bard''' was a [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].{{ref|ACOK|23}} According to legend, he was one of the greatest [[free folk]] raiders of his time, a man who outwitted the [[north]]men and impregnated the daughter of Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]]. He was also a singer who wrote songs about his own life, which are still sung to this day.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

There are questions as to whether Bael ever truly existed. While the [[wildlings]] say he did, attributing many of their songs to him, the old chronicles of [[Winterfell]] do not mention him at all. Whether this was due to the defeats and humiliations he was said to have visited upon them or because he never existed is a matter of debate.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

==History==
===Legend===
[[File:Bael.jpeg|thumb|300px|Bael the Bard, confronted by his son, [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon]]'s grandson. Art by Roman Papsuev]]
According to [[free folk]] legend, Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]], the liege of the [[north]], once called Bael a coward. To take revenge for this affront and prove his courage, Bael climbed the [[Wall]], took the [[kingsroad]], and entered [[Winterfell]] under the guise of a singer named "Sygerrik of [[Skagos]]". (''Sygerrik'' means "deceiver" in the [[Old Tongue]].) There, he sang until midnight for the lord.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

Impressed by his skills as a singer, Lord Stark asked Bael what he wanted as a reward, but he requested only the most beautiful flower blooming in [[Glass Gardens|Winterfell's gardens]]. As the [[winter rose]]s were just blooming, Brandon Stark presented him with one. The following morning, the [[maiden]] [[Rose of Winterfell|daughter]] of Lord Stark, his only child, had disappeared, and in her bed was the blue winter rose.{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

Lord Brandon sent the members of the [[Night's Watch]] looking for them [[beyond the Wall]], but they never found Bael or the girl. The Stark line was on the verge of extinction, when one day the girl was back in her room, holding in her arms an infant: they had actually never left Winterfell, staying hidden in [[crypt of Winterfell|the crypts]]. Bael's [[bastard]] with Brandon's daughter became the new [[Lord Stark (son of Bael)|Lord Stark]].

Thirty years later, Bael was [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] and led the [[wildlings]]' army south, and he had to fight his own son at the [[Frozen Ford]]. There, incapable of killing his own blood, he let himself be killed by Lord Stark. His son brought back Bael's head to Winterfell, and his mother who had loved the bard, seeing the trophy, killed herself by leaping from the top of a tower. The son was eventually slain by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]].{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

===Legacy===
The legend of Bael the Bard is recalled in [[songs]] of the [[free folk]]. [[Ygritte]] learned the song from her mother,{{ref|ACOK|51}} and [[Mance Rayder]] often sang it at the [[Shadow Tower]] after rangings.{{ref|ACOK|53}} Bael is not mentioned in the old chronicles at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} and although [[Jon Snow]] learned stories from Maester [[Luwin]] and [[Old Nan]] and heard of Bael before,{{ref|ACOK|23}} he had never heard of the legend before Ygritte's telling of it and because of its many discrepancies is certain that the story is a lie.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

Additionally, the timeframe of Lord Brandon's existence is unclear as well. [[Ygritte]] claims Brandon lived "a long time back".{{ref|ACOK|51}} As both Brandon and his grandson are given the title "Lord" instead of "[[King in the North|King]]" this seems to indicate that the disappearance of Brandon's daughter took place after the [[House Stark|Starks]] had given up their kingship during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Furthermore, the [[kingsroad]] is mentioned, implying it took place during or after the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], during whose reign the kingsroad was built.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} On the other hand, the story states that Bael's son was killed by one of his own lords who wore his skin afterwards. The habit of flaying an enemy and wearing his skin was practiced by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]], but they are said to have given up the practice "a thousand years ago".{{ref|ACOK|50}}

==Family==
{{Stark tree Daughterless}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Ygritte]] tells [[Jon Snow]] about the legends of Bael. Jon had never heard the story at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|23}}{{ref|ACOK|51}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], tells Jon that the tale of Bael inspired his infiltration of Winterfell to attend the feast with King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|7}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In order to rescue "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) from Winterfell, Mance pretends to be a musician and takes the alias of "Abel", an anagram of "Bael".{{ref|ADWD|31}}{{ref|ADWD|51}}

==Quotes by Bael==
{{quote|All I ask is a flower, the fairest flower that blooms in the gardens o' [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|51}}|Bael to [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]] as told by [[Ygritte]]}}

==Quotes about Bael==
{{quote|'''Ygritte''': Well, long before he was [[King-Beyond-the-Wall|king]] over the [[free folk]], Bael was a great raider. 
'''Stonesnake''': A murderer, robber, and raper, is what you mean.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Ygritte]] and [[Stonesnake]]}}

{{quote|'''Ygritte''': So there it is—you have Bael's blood in you, same as me. 
'''Jon''': It never happened. 
'''Ygritte''': Might be it did, might be it didn't. It is a good song, though.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Ygritte]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|'''Jon''': Your Bael was a liar. 
'''Ygritte''': No, but a bard's truth is different than yours or mine.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Ygritte]]}}

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Bael the Bard

2026-09-23T16:34:35Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Bael the Bard''' was a [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].{{ref|ACOK|23}} According to legend, he was one of the greatest [[free folk]] raiders of his time, a man who outwitted the [[north]]men and impregnated the daughter of Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]]. He was also a singer who wrote songs about his own life, which are still sung to this day.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

There are questions as to whether Bael ever truly existed. While the [[wildlings]] say he did, attributing many of their songs to him, the old chronicles of [[Winterfell]] do not mention him at all. Whether this was due to the defeats and humiliations he was said to have visited upon them or because he never existed is a matter of debate.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

==History==
===Legend===
[[File:Bael.jpeg|thumb|300px|Bael the Bard, confronted by his son, [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon]]'s grandson. Art by Roman Papsuev]]
According to [[free folk]] legend, Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]], the liege of the [[north]], once called Bael a coward. To take revenge for this affront and prove his courage, Bael climbed the [[Wall]], took the [[kingsroad]], and entered [[Winterfell]] under the guise of a singer named "Sygerrik of [[Skagos]]". (''Sygerrik'' means "deceiver" in the [[Old Tongue]].) There, he sang until midnight for the lord.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

Impressed by his skills as a singer, Lord Stark asked Bael what he wanted as a reward, but he requested only the most beautiful flower blooming in [[Glass Gardens|Winterfell's gardens]]. As the [[winter rose]]s were just blooming, Brandon Stark presented him with one. The following morning, the [[maiden]] [[Rose of Winterfell|daughter]] of Lord Stark, his only child, had disappeared, and in her bed was the blue winter rose.{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

Lord Brandon sent the members of the [[Night's Watch]] looking for them [[beyond the Wall]], but they never found Bael or the girl. The Stark line was on the verge of extinction, when one day the girl was back in her room, holding in her arms an infant: they had actually never left Winterfell, staying hidden in [[crypt of Winterfell|the crypts]]. Bael's [[bastard]] with Brandon's daughter became the new [[Lord Stark (son of Bael)|Lord Stark]].

Thirty years later, Bael was [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] and led the [[wildlings]]' army south, and he had to fight his own son at the [[Frozen Ford]]. There, incapable of killing his own blood, he let himself be killed by Lord Stark. His son brought back Bael's head to Winterfell, and his mother who had loved the bard, seeing the trophy, killed herself by leaping from the top of a tower. The son was eventually slain by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]].{{Ref|ACOK|51}}

===Legacy===
The legend of Bael the Bard is recalled in [[songs]] of the [[free folk]]. [[Ygritte]] learned the song from her mother,{{ref|ACOK|51}} and [[Mance Rayder]] often sang it at the [[Shadow Tower]] after rangings.{{ref|ACOK|53}} Bael is not mentioned in the old chronicles at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} and although [[Jon Snow]] learned stories from Maester [[Luwin]] and [[Old Nan]] and heard of Bael before,{{ref|ACOK|23}} he had never heard of the legend before Ygritte's telling of it and because of its many discrepancies is certain that the story is a lie.{{ref|ACOK|51}}

Additionally, the timeframe of Lord Brandon's existence is unclear as well. [[Ygritte]] claims Brandon lived "a long time back".{{ref|ACOK|51}} As both Brandon and his grandson are given the title "Lord" instead of "[[King in the North|King]]" this seems to indicate that the disappearance of Brandon's daughter took place after the [[House Stark|Starks]] had given up their kingship during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Furthermore, the [[kingsroad]] is mentioned, implying it took place during or after the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], during whose reign the kingsroad was built.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} On the other hand, the story states that Bael's son was killed by one of his own lords who wore his skin afterwards. The habit of flaying an enemy and wearing his skin was practiced by the [[House Bolton|Boltons]], but they are said to have given up the practice "a thousand years ago".{{ref|ACOK|50}}

==Family==
{{Stark tree Daughterless}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Ygritte]] tells [[Jon Snow]] about the legends of Bael. Jon had never heard the story at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|23}}{{ref|ACOK|51}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], tells Jon that the tale of Bael inspired his infiltration of Winterfell to attend the feast with King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|7}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In order to rescue "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) from Winterfell, Mance pretends to be a musician and takes the alias of "Abel", an anagram of "Bael".{{ref|ADWD|31}}{{ref|ADWD|51}}

==Quotes by Bael==
{{quote|All I ask is a flower, the fairest flower that blooms in the gardens o' [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|51}}|Bael to [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]] as told by [[Ygritte]]}}

==Quotes about Bael==
{{quote|'''Ygritte''': Well, long before he was [[King-Beyond-the-Wall|king]] over the [[free folk]], Bael was a great raider. 
'''Stonesnake''': A murderer, robber, and raper, is what you mean.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Ygritte]] and [[Stonesnake]]}}

{{quote|'''Ygritte''': So there it is—you have Bael's blood in you, same as me. 
'''Jon''': It never happened. 
'''Ygritte''': Might be it did, might be it didn't. It is a good song, though.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Ygritte]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|'''Jon''': Your Bael was a liar. 
'''Ygritte''': No, but a bard's truth is different than yours or mine.{{ref|ACOK|51}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Ygritte]]}}

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Gendel

2026-09-23T16:33:28Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Gendel''' was a [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], a title he shared with his brother, [[Gorne]]. He lived three thousand years ago{{Ref|ASOS|26}} and led an invasion into the [[north]] with his brother.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

==History==
Maester [[Herryk]]'s ''[[History of the Kings-Beyond-the-Wall]]'' has a transcription of a [[free folk|wildling]] song about Gendel and [[Gorne]] in which the brothers mediated a dispute between a clan of [[children of the forest]] and a family of [[giants]] over control of a cave. After discovering the cave was part of a larger system of caverns which extended beneath the [[Wall]], Gendel and Gorne resorted to trickery and convinced both parties to abandon the cave. [[Maesters]] are skeptical of the wildling tale, however.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}

Three thousand years before the [[War of the Five Kings]], Gendel and Gorne ruled as [[Kings-Beyond-the-Wall]]. The brother kings gathered the free folk to them and marched them through [[Gorne's Way]], their path through caves beneath the Wall. The wildlings evaded the [[Night's Watch]], but when they emerged on the far side, the [[King in the North]] was waiting for them and attacked them. Gorne slew the king from [[House Stark]], but his son took up his crown and killed Gorne in turn. While the battle raged, the Night's Watch, made aware of the battle, sortied from their castles and took the wildlings in the rear. With the Starks to the south, the [[House Umber|Umbers]] the east, and the Watch to the north, Gendel was also killed, according to the traditions of [[northmen]]{{Ref|ASOS|26}} and of [[rangers]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

According to the free folk, however, Gendel survived the fighting. Cutting his way through the Night's Watch, he attempted to return [[beyond the Wall]] via the same route the wildlings had come. Gendel did not know the way as well as Gorne, however, and supposedly became lost forever trying to find his way out.{{Ref|ASOS|26}}

Free folk legend says that the descendants of Gendel's people still dwell in those caves, attacking anyone who tries to find Gorne's Way and [[cannibalism|eating them]].{{Ref|ASOS|26}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Ygritte]] tells [[Jon Snow]] about Gendel and his folk while in a [[grotto]].{{ref|ASOS|26}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Bran Stark]] recalls [[Old Nan]]'s tale of Gendel's children.{{ref|ADWD|13}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Jon''': Gendel had [[King in the North|the king]] to the south, the [[House Umber|Umbers]] to the east, and the [[Night's Watch|Watch]] to the north of him. He died as well. 
'''Ygritte''': You know nothing, Jon Snow. Gendel did not die. He cut his way free, through the [[Night's Watch|crows]], and led his people back north with the [[northmen|wolves]] howling at their heels. Only Gendel did not know [[Gorne's Way|the caves]] as [[Gorne]] had, and took a wrong turn. Deeper he went, and deeper, and when he tried t' turn back the ways that seemed familiar ended in stone rather than sky. Soon his torches began t' fail, one by one, till finally there was naught but dark. Gendel's folk were never seen again, but on a still night you can hear their children's children's children sobbing under the hills, still looking for the way back up. Listen? Do you hear them? 
'''Jon''': This way under the [[Wall]] was lost as well? 
'''Ygritte''': Some have searched for it. Them that go too deep find Gendel's children, and Gendel's children are always hungry. There's naught to eat in the dark but [[cannibalism|flesh]].{{Ref|ASOS|26}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Ygritte]]}}

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Fighting on the Khyzai Pass

2026-09-23T16:26:29Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Fighting on the Khyzai Pass''' occurs during the [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]].

==Background==
[[Daenerys Targaryen]] forces the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]] to surrender their [[slaves]], but after she leaves for [[Meereen]] the Wise Masters resume slaving and begin raising new forces against her.{{ref|ADWD|2}} The Yunkai'i send the [[Long Lances]], a sellsword company, to hold the [[Khyzai Pass]] between Meereen and [[Lhazar]].{{ref|ADWD|23}}

Daenerys, the new Queen of Meereen, sends [[Daario Naharis]] and his sellsword [[Stormcrows]] to negotiate with the [[Lhazareen]] to ensure land trade through Khyzai Pass.{{ref|ADWD|2}}

==Battle==
Daario's Stormcrows attack the Long Lances in the night, killing a few of Yunkai's sellswords. The Stormcrows lose nine men, but Daario convinces twelve of the Long Lances to join Daenerys's cause. Daario kills one Long Lance who says that Meereen will suffer the same fate as starving [[siege of Astapor|Astapor]].{{ref|ADWD|23}}

==Aftermath==
The Lamb Men of Lhazar agree to trade with Meereen, but the [[Skahazadhan]] is closed by the Yunkai'i.{{ref|ADWD|23}} During the [[second siege of Meereen]], two [[lockstep legions]] from [[New Ghis]] close the road from Meereen to the Khyzai Pass.{{ref|ADWD|50}}

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Battle near Yunkai

2026-09-23T16:25:51Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''battle near Yunkai''' occurs between the forces of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Yunkai]] in [[Slaver's Bay]].

==Prelude==

Following the [[fall of Astapor]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] marches north along the coast of [[Slaver's Bay]], towards the coastal city of [[Yunkai]], the second great [[slave]]r city.

The Yunkish host holds the middle with a 4,000 strong infantry slave army, supported by two mounted [[sellsword]] companies in the flanks: the [[Stormcrows]] on the left and the [[Second Sons]] on the right. Both companies have about 500 men each.{{Ref|aSoS|42}}

Daenerys's host numbers 10,000 [[Unsullied]] and several thousand ill-trained armed [[freedmen]]. Her forces are stronger both numerically and qualitatively and could easily defeat the Yunkai army. Nevertheless Daenerys, worrying about the cost, extends an invitation to the slavers and the leaders of the sellsword companies to meet with her separately, trying to turn the sellswords over to her side and lure the [[Wise Masters]] of Yunkai to release the city's slaves without a fight.

Speaking for the Stormcrows' captains, [[Prendahl na Ghezn]] angrily rejects Daenerys's offer to change allegiance. [[Mero]] of the Second Sons is willing to take the offer back to his own captains, so Daenerys gifts him a [[wagon]] full of [[wine]]. [[Grazdan mo Eraz]] of Yunkai offers a bribe to Daenerys to leave but is refused.

The battle plan is outlined by Daenerys to her advisors: a surprise attack on both enemy flanks by the Unsullied, led by their captain, [[Grey Worm]], and Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], the commander of her army. Her ''[[ko]]s''—[[Aggo]], [[Jhogo]], and [[Rakharo]]—are to lead her mounted warriors of about 30 men in wedge formation against the enemy center. [[Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Belwas|Strong Belwas]] are held back to guard her pavilion during the battle.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Near midnight the Unsullied catch [[Daario Naharis]] of the Stormcrows approaching the camp. He reveals he has killed the other captains, Prendahl and [[Sallor|Sallor the Bald]], and he surrenders the Stormcrows over to her. He pledges his sword and Daenerys accepts, aware that she risks being betrayed. Before he returns to his men, he is told to attack the Yunkish in the rear when the attack begins.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

==Battle==
The attack is launched a few hours after midnight, and the [[Stormcrows]] attack the enemy in the rear, as promised. The [[Second Sons]] are too drunk from wine to fight and are unable to support the slave army. Surrounded from all directions, the [[Yunkai|Yunkish]] troops break and throw down their weapons, while the sellswords yield.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Almost 200 Yunkish infantry are killed and the rest are taken captive. The Second Sons suffer light casualties, but their captain [[Mero]] flees when he realizes that the Stormcrows have betrayed them. [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s losses are minimal, with only a dozen men.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

==Aftermath==
[[Yunkai]] surrenders and gives in to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s demands, freeing all the slaves and allowing each of them whatever wealth they can carry from the [[Wise Masters]]. In return they are allowed to remained in control of the city, which also remains unsacked. The freed slaves swell the ranks of Daenerys's freedmen and cement her reputation as the "[[Mhysa|Mother]]" among her followers. She proceeds to [[Meereen]], the last great slaver city.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Now under the command of [[Ben Plumm|Brown Ben Plumm]], the [[Second Sons]] join the [[Stormcrows]] as sellswords in the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] host.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

As their wealth remains mostly untouched, the Wise Masters of Yunkai are able to hire other sellsword companies and send envoys to [[Qarth]], [[Mantarys]], [[Elyria]], [[Tolos]], [[New Ghis]] and [[Volantis]], forming an alliance to cast Daenerys down and restore the slave trade that her campaign has affected.{{Ref|ADWD|16}}{{Ref|ADWD|63}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Daenerys''': Are those [[slave]] soldiers they lead? 
'''Jorah''': In large part. But not the equal of [[Unsullied]]. Yunkai is known for training bed [[slaves]], not warriors. 
'''Daenerys''': What say you? Can we defeat this army? 
'''Jorah''': Easily. 
'''Daenerys''': But not bloodlessly. We might win a battle here, but at such cost we cannot take the city. 
'''Jorah''': That is ever a risk, Khaleesi. [[fall of Astapor|Astapor]] was complacent and vulnerable. Yunkai is forewarned.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Jorah Mormont]]}}

{{quote|Your Grace, I bring you victory. The [[Stormcrows]] turned their cloaks, the [[slaves]] broke, and the [[Second Sons]] were too drunk to fight, just as you said. Two hundred dead, [[Yunkai]]'i for the most part. Their slaves threw down their spears and ran, and their sellswords yielded. We have several thousand captives.{{ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==External links==
*[http://www.digitalattic.org/home/read/asoiaf/yunkai/ The Battle of Yunkai] analysis on [http://www.digitalattic.org/ Digital Attic]

==References==
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Fighting on the Khyzai Pass

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*[[File:Stormcrows.svg|20px]] [[Stormcrows]]
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'''Fighting on the Khyzai Pass''' occurs during the [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]].

==Background==
[[Daenerys Targaryen]] forces the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]] to surrender their [[slaves]], but after she leaves for [[Meereen]] the Wise Masters resume slaving and begin raising new forces against her.{{ref|ADWD|2}} The Yunkai'i send the [[Long Lances]], a sellsword company, to hold the [[Khyzai Pass]] between Meereen and [[Lhazar]].{{ref|ADWD|23}}

Daenerys, the new Queen of Meereen, sends [[Daario Naharis]] and his sellsword [[Stormcrows]] to negotiate with the [[Lhazareen]] to ensure land trade through Khyzai Pass.{{ref|ADWD|2}}

==Battle==
Daario's Stormcrows attack the Long Lances in the night, killing a few of Yunkai's sellswords. The Stormcrows lose nine men, but Daario convinces twelve of the Long Lances to join Daenerys's cause. Daario kills one Long Lance who says that Meereen will suffer the same fate as starving [[siege of Astapor|Astapor]].{{ref|ADWD|23}}

==Aftermath==
The Lamb Men of Lhazar agree to trade with Meereen, but the [[Skahazadhan]] is closed by the Yunkai'i.{{ref|ADWD|23}} During the [[second siege of Meereen]], two [[lockstep legions]] from [[New Ghis]] close the road from Meereen to the Khyzai Pass.{{ref|ADWD|50}}

==References==
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Second siege of Meereen

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{{Distinguish|text=the [[siege of Meereen]], taking place in 299 AC}}

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| image = [[File:Mike Capprotti Ser Barristan.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] commands his Queen's forces as Hand of the Queen during the [[Battle of Slaver's Bay]], by Mike Capprotti © Fantasy Flight Games
| battle_name = Second siege of Meereen
| conflict =
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Meereen]], [[Essos]]
| result = Ongoing
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[Meereen|Kingdom of Meereen]]''' / [[House Targaryen]]
*[[Brazen Beasts]]
*[[Mother's Men]]
*[[Free Brothers]]
*[[Stalwart Shields]]
* [[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys´ Dothraki ''khalasar'']]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Kandaq]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[Pit Fighters]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[File:Stormcrows.svg|20px]] [[Stormcrows]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]]
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]]
----
[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|30px]] '''[[King of the Isles and the North|Kingdom of the Isles and the North]]''' / [[House Greyjoy]]
*[[File:House Botley.svg|20px]] [[House Botley]]
*[[File:House Codd.svg|20px]] [[House Codd]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Humble]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Shepherd]]
*[[File:House Sparr.svg|20px]] [[House Sparr]]
*[[File:House Stonehouse.svg|20px]] [[House Stonehouse]]
*[[File:Tawney.png|20px]] [[House Tawney]]
*[[File:House Wynch.svg|20px]] [[House Wynch]]
[[Iron Fleet]]

| combatant2 =
'''Slavers' Alliance''' 
* [[File:GhisHarpie.png|30px]] [[New Ghis]]
* [[File:Yunkai.svg|30px]] [[Yunkai]]
* [[Qarth]]
* Unidentified [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]''{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
* [[Tolos]]
* [[Elyria]]
* [[Mantarys]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[Company of the Cat]]
* [[Long Lances]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]] (defects)
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]] (defects)

[[File:Meereen.png|30px]] '''Meereenese Slavers'''
*[[Sons of the Harpy]]
*[[House of Ghazeen]]
*[[House of Hazkar]]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Merreq]]
*[[House of Pahl]]
*[[House of Quazzar]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[House of Rhazdar]]
*[[House of Zhak]]

| commander1 = [[House Targaryen]]
** [[Barristan Selmy]] (Hand of the Queen and leader of the ruling council of Meereen)
** [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] (Commander of the Brazen Beasts)
** [[Grey Worm]] (Commander of the Unsullied)
** The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown)
** The [[Widower]] & [[Jokin]] (Co-Commanders of the Stormcrows)
** [[Symon Stripeback]] (Commander of the [[Free Brothers]] freedmen)
** [[Marselen]] (Commander of the [[Mother's Men]] freedmen)
** [[Tal Toraq]] (Commander of the [[Stalwart Shields]] freedmen)
** [[Rakharo]] (Commander of the Dothraki)
----
[[House Greyjoy]]
*[[Victarion Greyjoy]] ([[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]])

| commander2 = Slaver Alliance
* [[File:Yunkai.svg|30px]] [[Wise Masters]] (Commanders of the Yunkish slave troops)
* [[Bloodbeard]] (Commander of the Company of the Cat)
* [[Gylo Rhegan]] (Commander of the Long Lances)
* [[Ben Plumm]] (Commander of the Second Sons (defects))
* The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown (defects))

| strength1 = House Targaryen: 22,000+
** ~10,600 [[Unsullied]]{{Ref|ASOS|27}} (2,000 of whom have not yet completed training)
** 2,000 [[Windblown]]{{Ref|ADWD|25}}<ref group="N">Originally hired by Yunkai, the Windblown make a secret alliance with Barristan Selmy and turn on Yunkai and the slavers at the start of the battle.</ref>
** ~8,000 [[Freedmen]] (divided into 4 companies){{Ref|ASOS|57}}
** 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}<ref group="N" name="Sons">Originally supporting Daenerys. Defect to Yunkai after the Fall of Astapor; defect back to Meereen during the Battle of Slaver's Bay.</ref>
** 500 [[Stormcrows]]{{Ref|ADWD|50}}
** ~200 [[Pit Fighters]]<ref name=barristan2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan II (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan II]]</ref>
** 26 squires of Ser Barristan
** ~20 Dothraki warriors<ref name=barristan1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]</ref>
** [[Viserion]]
** [[Rhaegal]]
** Unknown number of [[Brazen Beast]]s
----
[[House Greyjoy]]:
* 4,500+ reavers{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the ships of the Iron Fleet are the equals of the smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} and that all of the crewmen of Ironborn ships (including oarsmen) are armored and armed reavers in contrast to the ship crews of other factions.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet dip about 100 oars each,{{Ref|ACOK|10}} putting the crews of Victarion's remaining ships at a minimum of 4,500+.}}
* 45 war galleys of the [[Iron Fleet]]{{Ref|ADWD|56}}
* 17 captured slaver ships{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

| strength2 = Slaver Alliance: 70,000+
[[New Ghis]]
* 36,000 men divided into 6 legions<ref name=barristan2/>
* 100 armored and towered war elephants
* 3 war galleys
[[Yunkai]]
* 40 Yunkai commanders each having "20 or 200 or 2,000" armed slaves{{Ref|ADWD|66}} (~8,000 assuming median count)
* [[Six sisters (trebuchets)|6 trebuchets]]
* 3,000 [[Company of the Cat]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 800 [[Long Lances]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}(switches sides)<ref group="N" name="Sons"/>
[[Qarth]]
* [[Qartheen]] fleet
* Qartheen [[camel]] corps
[[Dothraki]]
*Large khalasar{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
*Possibly 20,000+{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the slavers are hiring a Dothraki khalasar to complement their forces; Daenerys figures out that Khal [[Jhaqo]]'s khalasar is fairly close to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|71}} When last seen, his khalasar commanded twenty thousand riders.{{Ref|AGOT|68}}}}
Other
* 300 [[Elyria]]n Crossbowmen
* [[Tolos]]i slingers
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]<ref name=barristan2 /> [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]]<ref name=tyrion2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]</ref>
}}

The '''second siege of Meereen''' takes place after [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has taken control of [[Meereen]]. A coalition of [[slavery|slavers]] besieges the city, in an attempt to restore slavery.

Although it is not called so in the books, this battle has often been referred to as the '''Battle of Fire''' by the fandom, just like the [[Battle in the ice|upcoming battle]] near [[Winterfell]] has been referred to as the "Battle of Ice".

==Prelude==
Upon buying eight thousand six hundred trained [[Unsullied]], as well as five thousand boys who had not yet completed their training, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] [[Fall of Astapor|sacks]] [[Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}} Daenerys installs a council of three to rule the city, a healer, a scholar, and a priest.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} She marches her army to [[Yunkai]], where she is faced with four thousand slave soldiers, as well as two sellsword companies, the [[Second Sons]] and the [[Stormcrows]], each consisting of five hundred men. Daenerys meets envoys from all three parties, and promises the Yunkai'i that they'll remain unharmed if they'd release their slaves. The Stormcrows defect to Daenerys prior to battle, and join Daenerys against the remaining Yunkai'i forces.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Daenerys does not take the city, but instead marches her army, now greater than eighty thousand men, though less than a quarter are warriors.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Daenerys [[Siege of Meereen|conquers Meereen]] and installs herself as its Queen, taking the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} However, the council she had left to rule Astapor has been killed after a former slave, the butcher [[Cleon]], accused them of plotting to reinstall the [[Good Masters]], the former slavers. Following the deaths of the council members, Cleon names himself king and has all highborn boys in the city seized, to train them as Unsullied.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Cleon sends an envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], to Meereen, to inform her of Cleon's reign. Cleon offers an alliance, to be sealed with marriage. Daenerys declines.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Meanwhile, [[Yunkai]] return to slavery.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}

Even without Daenerys, Cleon marches his army out to meet Yunkai in the field. He is defeated during the [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat]], and flees with his host back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} The Yukai'i follow, and [[Siege of Astapor|besiege the Red City]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}} When Cleon orders his men to march out and fight, they kill him. His successor, [[Cleon the Second]], is slain eight days later, and the killer takes up the crown. The concubine of the first Cleon claims the crown as well, and the Astapori name them "King Cutthroat" and "Queen Whore".{{Ref|ADWD|23}} While Astapor starves, the King and Queen accuse one another of eating the slain.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} When the [[Green Grace]] of [[Astapor]] has a vision that the first Cleon will soon deliver the Astapori from the Yunkai'i,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} the Astapori make the decision to strap Cleon's corpse into his armor and onto his horse to lead the Unsullied in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} When the dead King Cleon is slain once again, the Astapori break and attempt to flee, only to find the gates to the city closed. The battle itself is butchery.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

Many of the survivors of the second fall of Astapor have the [[bloody flux]]. The Yunkai'i command their sellswords to hunt the survivors down and turn them, driving them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent them from going near Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} In [[Meereen]], Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, and, following the advice of her councillors, refuses to allow the other Astapori to settle in the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead settles them outside the walls,{{Ref|ADWD|36}} to prevent the bloody flux from spreading into Meereen.

==Siege of Meereen==
===Initial siege===
With Astapor defeated, the Yunkai'i forces march on to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]] are shocking off the bay, aided by ships from the Meereenese fleet who had fled when Daenerys first arrived at the city.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The Yunkai'i march their new slave soldiers up the coast road, accompanied by four sellsword companies, four [[Ghiscari legion]]s, a hundred elephants, [[Tolos]]i slingers, and a corps of [[Qarth]]een camelry, while another two legions from [[New Ghis]] are set to arrive by ship.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

Following the death of the young girl [[Hazzea]] and the subsequent imprisonment of [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] and the escape of [[Drogon]], Daenerys refuses to use her dragons in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} Following her refusal, [[Ben Plumm]] allies his [[Second Sons]] with Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, on the condition that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving. They insist that Astapor, once rebuild, will be a slaver city once again, and that Daenerys has to promise that she will not interfere. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} When the Yunkai'i lay siege to Meereen, they build catapults, scorpions, and tall trebuchets. Their aim is to weaken Meereen, until famine and disease brings the city to its knees.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The bloody flux has by now already spread across Meereen;{{Ref|ADWD|43}} However, it has also begun to spread among the Yunkish camps as well.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

===Agreement of peace===
Following Daenerys's occupation of Meereen, Ghiscari descendants known as the [[Sons of the Harpy]] began to fight a [[shadow war]] against her, killing freedmen and [[Unsullied]], which leads to the formation of the [[Brazen Beasts]], Meereen's new city watch.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} However, the Harpy's Sons continue their killings, and the [[Green Grace]], [[Galazza Galare]], suggests to Daenerys that she should take a Meereenese nobleman as her husband and recommends [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

Daenerys follows the advice of Galazza and agrees to a pact with Hizdahr: if he is able to stop the Sons of the Harpy from killing for ninety days, Daenerys will marry Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Hizdahr discusses a peace treaty with the Yunkai'i, in which the marriage is an important aspect.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Following the marriage, the peace between Meereen and the slavers is to be signed and sealed, and Meereen's fighting pits are to be opened once more.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Meereen's ports have already been opened following the wedding,{{Ref|ADWD|50}} and Hizdahr has invited the Yunkai'i commanders into the city to witness the opening of the fighting pits and sign the peace. Three Yunkish noblemen and the four commanders of the sellsword companies enter Meereen, and in return seven Meereenese hostages are sent to the camps of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The following day, [[Daznak's Pit]] is opened. Daenerys and Hizdahr witness the matches from Hizdahr's box. Hizdahr urges Daenerys to try some honeyed locusts, but she declines them, letting [[Belwas]] eat them all. However, Daenerys feels more and more uneasy while watching the fights. During a fight where [[Barsena]] is slain by a [[boar]], Daenerys stands to leave, when Belwas falls to his knees, and [[Drogon]] returns to the city. Drogon slays the boar and begins to eat Barsena and the [[animal]]. The gathered public panicks and attempts to flee. Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

Two hundred fourteen people died at Daznak's Pit, while three times as many were injured.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr takes over the rule of Meereen and removes many of Daenerys's people from command. He places the command of the [[Brazen Beasts]] under the command of one of his cousins, and attempts to do the same with the Unsullied, which angers them, resulting in Hizdahr losing their support. [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] contacts [[Barristan Selmy]] and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts, from which Belwas had gotten sick, on behalf of the [[Sons of the Harpy]], who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, the girl was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

===The Battle of Slaver's Bay===
{{Warning/twow}}
One of the deaths at Daznak's Pit was the Yunkish Supreme Commander [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]. Following his death, the Yunkai'i commanders rotate the leadership, with a new general commanding the army each day, starting at dawn.<ref name=tyrion2 /> Because Yurkhaz died whilst inside Meereen, the Yunkai'i speak of a breach of the peace, and continue their siege. They present King Hizdahr with the severed head of one of the Meereenese hostages, [[Groleo]]. They also return three hostages - all family to Hizdahr - as a shown of good faith, while promising to return the other three after Hizdahr has slain the dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan and Skahaz agree to imprison Hizdahr, as well as [[Reznak mo Reznak]], and rule Meereen by a council.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} However, in the meantime, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has contacted the [[Tattered Prince]] and enlisted his help in capturing Daenerys's dragons,.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Barristan's and Skahaz's plan to arrest Hizdahr takes place on the same night as Quentyn's plan to steal the dragons. Quentyn's plan fails, resulting in his mortal injuries as well as the escape of both [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{Ref|ADWD|68}} While Barristan is confronting Hizdahr about his role in the poisoning attempt of Daenerys, a [[cupbearer]] informs them that the dragons have been loosened on the city.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the [[Sons of the Harpy]] return to their nightly killings. Galazza Galare is send to the Yunkai'i to discuss terms, but upon her return informs Barristan that the they demand that Hizdahr is restored to his throne. Galazza had presented an offer from Barristan to the nobles from Yunkai, but they have refused. When Galazza has informed Barristan of this fact, he is informed that the Yunkai'i are now flinging corpses into [[Meereen]], using the trebuchets.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Meereen prepares for the Battle of Slaver’s Bay<ref name=smartertravel>SmarterTravel: [https://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire/ George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire'] (March 26, 2012)</ref> during the night. At the western gate, five thousand Unsullied are lined up, along with the [[Stormcrows]] and several hundred [[pit fighters]]. Barristan rides on Daenerys's [[silver]], hoping it gives the soldiers courage. The [[Brazen Beasts]] have taken the city walls, and are to be Meereen's final stand against Yunkai, should all else fail. The [[Stalwart Shields]] have gathered by the eastern gate, the [[Mother's Men]] by the south gate, and the [[Free Brothers]] by the north gate. Meanwhile, the Yunkishmen have two Ghiscari legions to the north, across the [[Skahazadhan]], while their main camp is located to the west, with two of its six [[trebuchet]]s located there; one beside the river, one opposed Meereen's main gates.<ref name="barristan1" /> Yunkai has [[six sisters|six trebuchets]] in total: the Dragonbreaker, the Harridan, the Harpy's Daughter, the Wicked Sister, the Ghost of Astapor, and the Mazdhan's Fist.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Yunkai's numbers are larger than Meereen's, and the attack goes against all of [[Barristan Selmy]]'s instincts, but he knows the battle is necessary nonetheless.<ref name="barristan1" />

Barristan's plan is to destroy the trebuchet known as the Harridan, in order to distract the Yunkai'i long enough for the Unsullied to form up before the city. The battle itself begins shortly before dawn.<ref name="barristan1" /> Barristan leads the charge on the Harridan with cavalry fighters, while the Unsullied form a shield wall. He manages to reach the trebuchet, where a [[Ghiscari legion]] has formed up, six thousand men strong. However, they are not the only defenders. Barristan targets the [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]'s [[Herons]], and his plan is successful when the Yunkai'i fail to launge a counter-attack, and the Unsullied can take their position. [[Tumco Lho]] points Barristan's attention towards the bay, due to the large amount of ships. They identify the banners of [[House Greyjoy]], and Barristan is surprised to discover that the [[Ironborn]] are fighting on their side.<ref name=barristan2/>

Meanwhile, [[Tyrion Lannister]], who had been enslaved{{Ref|ADWD|47}} and had escaped to the [[Second Sons]],{{Ref|ADWD|57}} whom he has joined,{{Ref|ADWD|66}} has been trying to convince [[Ben Plumm]] to defect to Daenerys.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Tyrion I (Notes from [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/67929-twow-spoilers-miscon-reading-two-winds-of-winter-chapters/ Miscon reading: two Winds of Winter chapters (Victarion I and Tyrion I)] (June 6, 2012))</ref> When the [[Second Sons]] are commanded by a messenger from [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], the slaver commanding the Yunkish armies that day, to give their aid against the ironborn, the mercenaries present refuse the order, citing [[Ben Plumm]]'s absence. Meanwhile, [[Viserion]] is snatching and devouring corpses in the air which are being thrown by the Wicked Sister, while [[Rhaegal]] flies over the bay and circles the clashing ships of the [[Iron Fleet]] and [[Qarth]].<ref name=tyrion2 /> When Plumm returns, he informs his men that [[Malazza]], the Girl General, commands them to defend the [[Wicked Sister]], in case Barristan will turn to that trebuchet when the Harridan is down. However, Malazza's command had ended at dawn, and a new messenger arrives, informing the Second Sons that commander Gorzhak zo Eraz has been slain by the [[Tattered Prince]], and that the [[Windblown]] have declared their loyalty for Meereen. Command is now being held by [[Morghar zo Zherzyn]], who commands the Second Sons to give their aid to the [[Company of the Cat]] and the two [[Ghiscari legions]] defending the Harpy's Daughter, as the Targaryen Unsullied are marching for the trebuchet. When Tyrion makes a sarcastic comment, the messenger recognizes him for an escaped slave. [[Jorah Mormont]] kills the messenger, and the Second Sons declare they had been loyal to Daenerys all along and their defection had been no more than a ruse.<ref name=tyrion2 />

==Quotes==
[[File: Marc Fishman SerBS GreatP.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Barristan Selmy|Ser Barristan]] looks at a smouldering [[Meereen]], by Marc Fishman ©]]
{{Quote|Dragons wheeled overhead, their shadows sweeping across the upturned faces of friend and foe alike.<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s narrative}}

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' "Do you hear that sound?" '''Penny:''' "What is it?" '''Tyrion: ''' "War. On either side of us and not a league away. That's slaughter, Penny. That's men stumbling through the mud with their entrails hanging out. That's severed limbs and broken bones and pools of blood. You know how the worms come out after a hard rain? I hear they do the same after a big battle if enough blood soaks into the ground. That's the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]] coming, Penny. The [[Black Goat of Qohor|Black Goat]], the [[Pale Child]], [[Him of Many Faces]], call him what you will. That's death."<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Penny]] at the start of battle}}

{{Quote|Whatever might befall us on the battlefield, remember, it has happened before, and to better men than you. I am an old man, an old [[knight]], and I have seen more battles than most of you have years. Nothing is more terrible upon this earth, nothing more glorious, nothing more absurd. You may retch. You will not be the first. You may drop your sword, your shield, your lance. Others have done the same. Pick it up and go on fighting. You may foul your breeches. I did, in my first battle. No one will care. All battlefields smell of shit. You may cry out for your mother, pray to [[gods]] you thought you had forgotten, howl obscenities that you never dreamed could pass your lips. All this has happened too. Some men die in every battle. More survive. East or west, in every inn and wine sink, you will find greybeards endlessly refighting the wars of their youth. They survived their battles. So may you. This you can be certain of: the foe you see before you is just another man, and like as not he is as frightened as you. Hate him if you must, love him if you can, but lift your sword and bring it down, then ride on. Above all else, keep moving. We are too few to win the battle. We ride to make chaos, to buy the [[Unsullied]] time enough to make their spear wall, we—<ref name="barristan1" />|[[Barristan Selmy]]'s speech, until he is interrupted.}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Targaryen campaign in Slavers Bay}}

[[Category:Battles|Meereen]]
[[Category:House Greyjoy battles|Meereen]]
[[Category:House Targaryen battles|Meereen 2]]
[[Category:Meereen]]
[[Category:Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]

[[es:Batalla de Meereen]]
[[fr:Siège de Meereen]]
[[pt:Segundo Cerco de Meereen]]

Second siege of Meereen

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{{Conjecture}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[siege of Meereen]], taking place in 299 AC}}

{{Battlebox
| image = [[File:Mike Capprotti Ser Barristan.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] commands his Queen's forces as Hand of the Queen during the [[Battle of Slaver's Bay]], by Mike Capprotti © Fantasy Flight Games
| battle_name = Second siege of Meereen
| conflict =
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Meereen]], [[Essos]]
| result = Ongoing
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[Meereen|Kingdom of Meereen]]''' / [[House Targaryen]]
*[[Brazen Beasts]]
*[[Mother's Men]]
*[[Free Brothers]]
*[[Stalwart Shields]]
* [[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys´ Dothraki ''khalasar'']]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Kandaq]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[Pit Fighters]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[File:Stormcrows.svg|20px]] [[Stormcrows]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]]
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]]
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[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|30px]] '''[[King of the Isles and the North|Kingdom of the Isles and the North]]''' / [[House Greyjoy]]
*[[File:House Botley.svg|20px]] [[House Botley]]
*[[File:House Codd.svg|20px]] [[House Codd]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Humble]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Shepherd]]
*[[File:House Sparr.svg|20px]] [[House Sparr]]
*[[File:House Stonehouse.svg|20px]] [[House Stonehouse]]
*[[File:Tawney.png|20px]] [[House Tawney]]
*[[File:House Wynch.svg|20px]] [[House Wynch]]
[[Iron Fleet]]

| combatant2 =
'''Slavers' Alliance''' 
* [[File:GhisHarpie.png|30px]] [[New Ghis]]
* [[File:Yunkai.svg|30px]] [[Yunkai]]
* [[Qarth]]
* Unidentified [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]''{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
* [[Tolos]]
* [[Elyria]]
* [[Mantarys]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[Company of the Cat]]
* [[Long Lances]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]] (defects)
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]] (defects)

[[File:Meereen.png|30px]] '''Meereenese Slavers'''
*[[Sons of the Harpy]]
*[[House of Ghazeen]]
*[[House of Hazkar]]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Merreq]]
*[[House of Pahl]]
*[[House of Quazzar]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[House of Rhazdar]]
*[[House of Zhak]]

| commander1 = [[House Targaryen]]
** [[Barristan Selmy]] (Hand of the Queen and leader of the ruling council of Meereen)
** [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] (Commander of the Brazen Beasts)
** [[Grey Worm]] (Commander of the Unsullied)
** The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown)
** The [[Widower]] & [[Jokin]] (Co-Commanders of the Stormcrows)
** [[Symon Stripeback]] (Commander of the [[Free Brothers]] freedmen)
** [[Marselen]] (Commander of the [[Mother's Men]] freedmen)
** [[Tal Toraq]] (Commander of the [[Stalwart Shields]] freedmen)
** [[Rakharo]] (Commander of the Dothraki)
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[[House Greyjoy]]
*[[Victarion Greyjoy]] ([[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]])

| commander2 = Slaver Alliance
* [[Wise Masters]] (Commanders of the Yunkish slave troops)
* [[Bloodbeard]] (Commander of the Company of the Cat)
* [[Gylo Rhegan]] (Commander of the Long Lances)
* [[Ben Plumm]] (Commander of the Second Sons (defects))
* The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown (defects))

| strength1 = House Targaryen: 22,000+
** ~10,600 [[Unsullied]]{{Ref|ASOS|27}} (2,000 of whom have not yet completed training)
** 2,000 [[Windblown]]{{Ref|ADWD|25}}<ref group="N">Originally hired by Yunkai, the Windblown make a secret alliance with Barristan Selmy and turn on Yunkai and the slavers at the start of the battle.</ref>
** ~8,000 [[Freedmen]] (divided into 4 companies){{Ref|ASOS|57}}
** 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}<ref group="N" name="Sons">Originally supporting Daenerys. Defect to Yunkai after the Fall of Astapor; defect back to Meereen during the Battle of Slaver's Bay.</ref>
** 500 [[Stormcrows]]{{Ref|ADWD|50}}
** ~200 [[Pit Fighters]]<ref name=barristan2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan II (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan II]]</ref>
** 26 squires of Ser Barristan
** ~20 Dothraki warriors<ref name=barristan1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]</ref>
** [[Viserion]]
** [[Rhaegal]]
** Unknown number of [[Brazen Beast]]s
----
[[House Greyjoy]]:
* 4,500+ reavers{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the ships of the Iron Fleet are the equals of the smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} and that all of the crewmen of Ironborn ships (including oarsmen) are armored and armed reavers in contrast to the ship crews of other factions.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet dip about 100 oars each,{{Ref|ACOK|10}} putting the crews of Victarion's remaining ships at a minimum of 4,500+.}}
* 45 war galleys of the [[Iron Fleet]]{{Ref|ADWD|56}}
* 17 captured slaver ships{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

| strength2 = Slaver Alliance: 70,000+
[[New Ghis]]
* 36,000 men divided into 6 legions<ref name=barristan2/>
* 100 armored and towered war elephants
* 3 war galleys
[[Yunkai]]
* 40 Yunkai commanders each having "20 or 200 or 2,000" armed slaves{{Ref|ADWD|66}} (~8,000 assuming median count)
* [[Six sisters (trebuchets)|6 trebuchets]]
* 3,000 [[Company of the Cat]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 800 [[Long Lances]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}(switches sides)<ref group="N" name="Sons"/>
[[Qarth]]
* [[Qartheen]] fleet
* Qartheen [[camel]] corps
[[Dothraki]]
*Large khalasar{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
*Possibly 20,000+{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the slavers are hiring a Dothraki khalasar to complement their forces; Daenerys figures out that Khal [[Jhaqo]]'s khalasar is fairly close to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|71}} When last seen, his khalasar commanded twenty thousand riders.{{Ref|AGOT|68}}}}
Other
* 300 [[Elyria]]n Crossbowmen
* [[Tolos]]i slingers
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]<ref name=barristan2 /> [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]]<ref name=tyrion2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]</ref>
}}

The '''second siege of Meereen''' takes place after [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has taken control of [[Meereen]]. A coalition of [[slavery|slavers]] besieges the city, in an attempt to restore slavery.

Although it is not called so in the books, this battle has often been referred to as the '''Battle of Fire''' by the fandom, just like the [[Battle in the ice|upcoming battle]] near [[Winterfell]] has been referred to as the "Battle of Ice".

==Prelude==
Upon buying eight thousand six hundred trained [[Unsullied]], as well as five thousand boys who had not yet completed their training, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] [[Fall of Astapor|sacks]] [[Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}} Daenerys installs a council of three to rule the city, a healer, a scholar, and a priest.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} She marches her army to [[Yunkai]], where she is faced with four thousand slave soldiers, as well as two sellsword companies, the [[Second Sons]] and the [[Stormcrows]], each consisting of five hundred men. Daenerys meets envoys from all three parties, and promises the Yunkai'i that they'll remain unharmed if they'd release their slaves. The Stormcrows defect to Daenerys prior to battle, and join Daenerys against the remaining Yunkai'i forces.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Daenerys does not take the city, but instead marches her army, now greater than eighty thousand men, though less than a quarter are warriors.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Daenerys [[Siege of Meereen|conquers Meereen]] and installs herself as its Queen, taking the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} However, the council she had left to rule Astapor has been killed after a former slave, the butcher [[Cleon]], accused them of plotting to reinstall the [[Good Masters]], the former slavers. Following the deaths of the council members, Cleon names himself king and has all highborn boys in the city seized, to train them as Unsullied.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Cleon sends an envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], to Meereen, to inform her of Cleon's reign. Cleon offers an alliance, to be sealed with marriage. Daenerys declines.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Meanwhile, [[Yunkai]] return to slavery.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}

Even without Daenerys, Cleon marches his army out to meet Yunkai in the field. He is defeated during the [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat]], and flees with his host back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} The Yukai'i follow, and [[Siege of Astapor|besiege the Red City]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}} When Cleon orders his men to march out and fight, they kill him. His successor, [[Cleon the Second]], is slain eight days later, and the killer takes up the crown. The concubine of the first Cleon claims the crown as well, and the Astapori name them "King Cutthroat" and "Queen Whore".{{Ref|ADWD|23}} While Astapor starves, the King and Queen accuse one another of eating the slain.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} When the [[Green Grace]] of [[Astapor]] has a vision that the first Cleon will soon deliver the Astapori from the Yunkai'i,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} the Astapori make the decision to strap Cleon's corpse into his armor and onto his horse to lead the Unsullied in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} When the dead King Cleon is slain once again, the Astapori break and attempt to flee, only to find the gates to the city closed. The battle itself is butchery.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

Many of the survivors of the second fall of Astapor have the [[bloody flux]]. The Yunkai'i command their sellswords to hunt the survivors down and turn them, driving them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent them from going near Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} In [[Meereen]], Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, and, following the advice of her councillors, refuses to allow the other Astapori to settle in the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead settles them outside the walls,{{Ref|ADWD|36}} to prevent the bloody flux from spreading into Meereen.

==Siege of Meereen==
===Initial siege===
With Astapor defeated, the Yunkai'i forces march on to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]] are shocking off the bay, aided by ships from the Meereenese fleet who had fled when Daenerys first arrived at the city.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The Yunkai'i march their new slave soldiers up the coast road, accompanied by four sellsword companies, four [[Ghiscari legion]]s, a hundred elephants, [[Tolos]]i slingers, and a corps of [[Qarth]]een camelry, while another two legions from [[New Ghis]] are set to arrive by ship.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

Following the death of the young girl [[Hazzea]] and the subsequent imprisonment of [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] and the escape of [[Drogon]], Daenerys refuses to use her dragons in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} Following her refusal, [[Ben Plumm]] allies his [[Second Sons]] with Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, on the condition that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving. They insist that Astapor, once rebuild, will be a slaver city once again, and that Daenerys has to promise that she will not interfere. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} When the Yunkai'i lay siege to Meereen, they build catapults, scorpions, and tall trebuchets. Their aim is to weaken Meereen, until famine and disease brings the city to its knees.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The bloody flux has by now already spread across Meereen;{{Ref|ADWD|43}} However, it has also begun to spread among the Yunkish camps as well.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

===Agreement of peace===
Following Daenerys's occupation of Meereen, Ghiscari descendants known as the [[Sons of the Harpy]] began to fight a [[shadow war]] against her, killing freedmen and [[Unsullied]], which leads to the formation of the [[Brazen Beasts]], Meereen's new city watch.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} However, the Harpy's Sons continue their killings, and the [[Green Grace]], [[Galazza Galare]], suggests to Daenerys that she should take a Meereenese nobleman as her husband and recommends [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

Daenerys follows the advice of Galazza and agrees to a pact with Hizdahr: if he is able to stop the Sons of the Harpy from killing for ninety days, Daenerys will marry Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Hizdahr discusses a peace treaty with the Yunkai'i, in which the marriage is an important aspect.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Following the marriage, the peace between Meereen and the slavers is to be signed and sealed, and Meereen's fighting pits are to be opened once more.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Meereen's ports have already been opened following the wedding,{{Ref|ADWD|50}} and Hizdahr has invited the Yunkai'i commanders into the city to witness the opening of the fighting pits and sign the peace. Three Yunkish noblemen and the four commanders of the sellsword companies enter Meereen, and in return seven Meereenese hostages are sent to the camps of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The following day, [[Daznak's Pit]] is opened. Daenerys and Hizdahr witness the matches from Hizdahr's box. Hizdahr urges Daenerys to try some honeyed locusts, but she declines them, letting [[Belwas]] eat them all. However, Daenerys feels more and more uneasy while watching the fights. During a fight where [[Barsena]] is slain by a [[boar]], Daenerys stands to leave, when Belwas falls to his knees, and [[Drogon]] returns to the city. Drogon slays the boar and begins to eat Barsena and the [[animal]]. The gathered public panicks and attempts to flee. Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

Two hundred fourteen people died at Daznak's Pit, while three times as many were injured.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr takes over the rule of Meereen and removes many of Daenerys's people from command. He places the command of the [[Brazen Beasts]] under the command of one of his cousins, and attempts to do the same with the Unsullied, which angers them, resulting in Hizdahr losing their support. [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] contacts [[Barristan Selmy]] and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts, from which Belwas had gotten sick, on behalf of the [[Sons of the Harpy]], who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, the girl was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

===The Battle of Slaver's Bay===
{{Warning/twow}}
One of the deaths at Daznak's Pit was the Yunkish Supreme Commander [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]. Following his death, the Yunkai'i commanders rotate the leadership, with a new general commanding the army each day, starting at dawn.<ref name=tyrion2 /> Because Yurkhaz died whilst inside Meereen, the Yunkai'i speak of a breach of the peace, and continue their siege. They present King Hizdahr with the severed head of one of the Meereenese hostages, [[Groleo]]. They also return three hostages - all family to Hizdahr - as a shown of good faith, while promising to return the other three after Hizdahr has slain the dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan and Skahaz agree to imprison Hizdahr, as well as [[Reznak mo Reznak]], and rule Meereen by a council.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} However, in the meantime, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has contacted the [[Tattered Prince]] and enlisted his help in capturing Daenerys's dragons,.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Barristan's and Skahaz's plan to arrest Hizdahr takes place on the same night as Quentyn's plan to steal the dragons. Quentyn's plan fails, resulting in his mortal injuries as well as the escape of both [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{Ref|ADWD|68}} While Barristan is confronting Hizdahr about his role in the poisoning attempt of Daenerys, a [[cupbearer]] informs them that the dragons have been loosened on the city.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the [[Sons of the Harpy]] return to their nightly killings. Galazza Galare is send to the Yunkai'i to discuss terms, but upon her return informs Barristan that the they demand that Hizdahr is restored to his throne. Galazza had presented an offer from Barristan to the nobles from Yunkai, but they have refused. When Galazza has informed Barristan of this fact, he is informed that the Yunkai'i are now flinging corpses into [[Meereen]], using the trebuchets.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Meereen prepares for the Battle of Slaver’s Bay<ref name=smartertravel>SmarterTravel: [https://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire/ George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire'] (March 26, 2012)</ref> during the night. At the western gate, five thousand Unsullied are lined up, along with the [[Stormcrows]] and several hundred [[pit fighters]]. Barristan rides on Daenerys's [[silver]], hoping it gives the soldiers courage. The [[Brazen Beasts]] have taken the city walls, and are to be Meereen's final stand against Yunkai, should all else fail. The [[Stalwart Shields]] have gathered by the eastern gate, the [[Mother's Men]] by the south gate, and the [[Free Brothers]] by the north gate. Meanwhile, the Yunkishmen have two Ghiscari legions to the north, across the [[Skahazadhan]], while their main camp is located to the west, with two of its six [[trebuchet]]s located there; one beside the river, one opposed Meereen's main gates.<ref name="barristan1" /> Yunkai has [[six sisters|six trebuchets]] in total: the Dragonbreaker, the Harridan, the Harpy's Daughter, the Wicked Sister, the Ghost of Astapor, and the Mazdhan's Fist.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Yunkai's numbers are larger than Meereen's, and the attack goes against all of [[Barristan Selmy]]'s instincts, but he knows the battle is necessary nonetheless.<ref name="barristan1" />

Barristan's plan is to destroy the trebuchet known as the Harridan, in order to distract the Yunkai'i long enough for the Unsullied to form up before the city. The battle itself begins shortly before dawn.<ref name="barristan1" /> Barristan leads the charge on the Harridan with cavalry fighters, while the Unsullied form a shield wall. He manages to reach the trebuchet, where a [[Ghiscari legion]] has formed up, six thousand men strong. However, they are not the only defenders. Barristan targets the [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]'s [[Herons]], and his plan is successful when the Yunkai'i fail to launge a counter-attack, and the Unsullied can take their position. [[Tumco Lho]] points Barristan's attention towards the bay, due to the large amount of ships. They identify the banners of [[House Greyjoy]], and Barristan is surprised to discover that the [[Ironborn]] are fighting on their side.<ref name=barristan2/>

Meanwhile, [[Tyrion Lannister]], who had been enslaved{{Ref|ADWD|47}} and had escaped to the [[Second Sons]],{{Ref|ADWD|57}} whom he has joined,{{Ref|ADWD|66}} has been trying to convince [[Ben Plumm]] to defect to Daenerys.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Tyrion I (Notes from [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/67929-twow-spoilers-miscon-reading-two-winds-of-winter-chapters/ Miscon reading: two Winds of Winter chapters (Victarion I and Tyrion I)] (June 6, 2012))</ref> When the [[Second Sons]] are commanded by a messenger from [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], the slaver commanding the Yunkish armies that day, to give their aid against the ironborn, the mercenaries present refuse the order, citing [[Ben Plumm]]'s absence. Meanwhile, [[Viserion]] is snatching and devouring corpses in the air which are being thrown by the Wicked Sister, while [[Rhaegal]] flies over the bay and circles the clashing ships of the [[Iron Fleet]] and [[Qarth]].<ref name=tyrion2 /> When Plumm returns, he informs his men that [[Malazza]], the Girl General, commands them to defend the [[Wicked Sister]], in case Barristan will turn to that trebuchet when the Harridan is down. However, Malazza's command had ended at dawn, and a new messenger arrives, informing the Second Sons that commander Gorzhak zo Eraz has been slain by the [[Tattered Prince]], and that the [[Windblown]] have declared their loyalty for Meereen. Command is now being held by [[Morghar zo Zherzyn]], who commands the Second Sons to give their aid to the [[Company of the Cat]] and the two [[Ghiscari legions]] defending the Harpy's Daughter, as the Targaryen Unsullied are marching for the trebuchet. When Tyrion makes a sarcastic comment, the messenger recognizes him for an escaped slave. [[Jorah Mormont]] kills the messenger, and the Second Sons declare they had been loyal to Daenerys all along and their defection had been no more than a ruse.<ref name=tyrion2 />

==Quotes==
[[File: Marc Fishman SerBS GreatP.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Barristan Selmy|Ser Barristan]] looks at a smouldering [[Meereen]], by Marc Fishman ©]]
{{Quote|Dragons wheeled overhead, their shadows sweeping across the upturned faces of friend and foe alike.<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s narrative}}

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' "Do you hear that sound?" '''Penny:''' "What is it?" '''Tyrion: ''' "War. On either side of us and not a league away. That's slaughter, Penny. That's men stumbling through the mud with their entrails hanging out. That's severed limbs and broken bones and pools of blood. You know how the worms come out after a hard rain? I hear they do the same after a big battle if enough blood soaks into the ground. That's the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]] coming, Penny. The [[Black Goat of Qohor|Black Goat]], the [[Pale Child]], [[Him of Many Faces]], call him what you will. That's death."<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Penny]] at the start of battle}}

{{Quote|Whatever might befall us on the battlefield, remember, it has happened before, and to better men than you. I am an old man, an old [[knight]], and I have seen more battles than most of you have years. Nothing is more terrible upon this earth, nothing more glorious, nothing more absurd. You may retch. You will not be the first. You may drop your sword, your shield, your lance. Others have done the same. Pick it up and go on fighting. You may foul your breeches. I did, in my first battle. No one will care. All battlefields smell of shit. You may cry out for your mother, pray to [[gods]] you thought you had forgotten, howl obscenities that you never dreamed could pass your lips. All this has happened too. Some men die in every battle. More survive. East or west, in every inn and wine sink, you will find greybeards endlessly refighting the wars of their youth. They survived their battles. So may you. This you can be certain of: the foe you see before you is just another man, and like as not he is as frightened as you. Hate him if you must, love him if you can, but lift your sword and bring it down, then ride on. Above all else, keep moving. We are too few to win the battle. We ride to make chaos, to buy the [[Unsullied]] time enough to make their spear wall, we—<ref name="barristan1" />|[[Barristan Selmy]]'s speech, until he is interrupted.}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Targaryen campaign in Slavers Bay}}

[[Category:Battles|Meereen]]
[[Category:House Greyjoy battles|Meereen]]
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[[Category:Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]

[[es:Batalla de Meereen]]
[[fr:Siège de Meereen]]
[[pt:Segundo Cerco de Meereen]]

Second siege of Meereen

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{{Conjecture}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[siege of Meereen]], taking place in 299 AC}}

{{Battlebox
| image = [[File:Mike Capprotti Ser Barristan.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] commands his Queen's forces as Hand of the Queen during the [[Battle of Slaver's Bay]], by Mike Capprotti © Fantasy Flight Games
| battle_name = Second siege of Meereen
| conflict =
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Meereen]], [[Essos]]
| result = Ongoing
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[Meereen|Kingdom of Meereen]]''' / [[House Targaryen]]
*[[Brazen Beasts]]
*[[Mother's Men]]
*[[Free Brothers]]
*[[Stalwart Shields]]
* [[Daenerys Targaryen´s Khalasar]]|Daenerys´ Dothraki ''[[khalasar]]'']]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Kandaq]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[Pit Fighters]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[File:Stormcrows.svg|20px]] [[Stormcrows]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]]
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]]
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[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|30px]] '''[[King of the Isles and the North|Kingdom of the Isles and the North]]''' / [[House Greyjoy]]
*[[File:House Botley.svg|20px]] [[House Botley]]
*[[File:House Codd.svg|20px]] [[House Codd]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Humble]]
*[[File:None.svg|20px]] [[House Shepherd]]
*[[File:House Sparr.svg|20px]] [[House Sparr]]
*[[File:House Stonehouse.svg|20px]] [[House Stonehouse]]
*[[File:Tawney.png|20px]] [[House Tawney]]
*[[File:House Wynch.svg|20px]] [[House Wynch]]
[[Iron Fleet]]

| combatant2 =
'''Slavers' Alliance''' 
* [[File:GhisHarpie.png|30px]] [[New Ghis]]
* [[File:Yunkai.svg|30px]] [[Yunkai]]
* [[Qarth]]
* Unidentified [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]''{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
* [[Tolos]]
* [[Elyria]]
* [[Mantarys]]

[[Sellsword]] companies:
* [[Company of the Cat]]
* [[Long Lances]]
* [[File:Second Sons.svg|20px]] [[Second Sons]] (defects)
* [[File:Windblown.svg|20px]] [[Windblown]] (defects)

[[File:Meereen.png|30px]] '''Meereenese Slavers'''
*[[Sons of the Harpy]]
*[[House of Ghazeen]]
*[[House of Hazkar]]
*[[House of Loraq]]
*[[House of Merreq]]
*[[House of Pahl]]
*[[House of Quazzar]]
*[[House of Reznak]]
*[[House of Rhazdar]]
*[[House of Zhak]]

| commander1 = [[House Targaryen]]
** [[Barristan Selmy]] (Hand of the Queen and leader of the ruling council of Meereen)
** [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] (Commander of the Brazen Beasts)
** [[Grey Worm]] (Commander of the Unsullied)
** The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown)
** The [[Widower]] & [[Jokin]] (Co-Commanders of the Stormcrows)
** [[Symon Stripeback]] (Commander of the [[Free Brothers]] freedmen)
** [[Marselen]] (Commander of the [[Mother's Men]] freedmen)
** [[Tal Toraq]] (Commander of the [[Stalwart Shields]] freedmen)
** [[Rakharo]] (Commander of the Dothraki)
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[[House Greyjoy]]
*[[Victarion Greyjoy]] ([[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]])

| commander2 = Slaver Alliance
* [[Wise Masters]] (Commanders of the Yunkish slave troops)
* [[Bloodbeard]] (Commander of the Company of the Cat)
* [[Gylo Rhegan]] (Commander of the Long Lances)
* [[Ben Plumm]] (Commander of the Second Sons (defects))
* The [[Tattered Prince]] (Commander of the Windblown (defects))

| strength1 = House Targaryen: 22,000+
** ~10,600 [[Unsullied]]{{Ref|ASOS|27}} (2,000 of whom have not yet completed training)
** 2,000 [[Windblown]]{{Ref|ADWD|25}}<ref group="N">Originally hired by Yunkai, the Windblown make a secret alliance with Barristan Selmy and turn on Yunkai and the slavers at the start of the battle.</ref>
** ~8,000 [[Freedmen]] (divided into 4 companies){{Ref|ASOS|57}}
** 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}<ref group="N" name="Sons">Originally supporting Daenerys. Defect to Yunkai after the Fall of Astapor; defect back to Meereen during the Battle of Slaver's Bay.</ref>
** 500 [[Stormcrows]]{{Ref|ADWD|50}}
** ~200 [[Pit Fighters]]<ref name=barristan2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan II (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan II]]</ref>
** 26 squires of Ser Barristan
** ~20 Dothraki warriors<ref name=barristan1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]</ref>
** [[Viserion]]
** [[Rhaegal]]
** Unknown number of [[Brazen Beast]]s
----
[[House Greyjoy]]:
* 4,500+ reavers{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the ships of the Iron Fleet are the equals of the smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} and that all of the crewmen of Ironborn ships (including oarsmen) are armored and armed reavers in contrast to the ship crews of other factions.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} The smaller war galleys of the Royal Fleet dip about 100 oars each,{{Ref|ACOK|10}} putting the crews of Victarion's remaining ships at a minimum of 4,500+.}}
* 45 war galleys of the [[Iron Fleet]]{{Ref|ADWD|56}}
* 17 captured slaver ships{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

| strength2 = Slaver Alliance: 70,000+
[[New Ghis]]
* 36,000 men divided into 6 legions<ref name=barristan2/>
* 100 armored and towered war elephants
* 3 war galleys
[[Yunkai]]
* 40 Yunkai commanders each having "20 or 200 or 2,000" armed slaves{{Ref|ADWD|66}} (~8,000 assuming median count)
* [[Six sisters (trebuchets)|6 trebuchets]]
* 3,000 [[Company of the Cat]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 800 [[Long Lances]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* 514 [[Second Sons]]{{Ref|ADWD|66}}(switches sides)<ref group="N" name="Sons"/>
[[Qarth]]
* [[Qartheen]] fleet
* Qartheen [[camel]] corps
[[Dothraki]]
*Large khalasar{{Ref|ADWD|30}}
*Possibly 20,000+{{Refn|group="N"|It is stated that the slavers are hiring a Dothraki khalasar to complement their forces; Daenerys figures out that Khal [[Jhaqo]]'s khalasar is fairly close to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|71}} When last seen, his khalasar commanded twenty thousand riders.{{Ref|AGOT|68}}}}
Other
* 300 [[Elyria]]n Crossbowmen
* [[Tolos]]i slingers
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]<ref name=barristan2 /> [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]]<ref name=tyrion2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]</ref>
}}

The '''second siege of Meereen''' takes place after [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has taken control of [[Meereen]]. A coalition of [[slavery|slavers]] besieges the city, in an attempt to restore slavery.

Although it is not called so in the books, this battle has often been referred to as the '''Battle of Fire''' by the fandom, just like the [[Battle in the ice|upcoming battle]] near [[Winterfell]] has been referred to as the "Battle of Ice".

==Prelude==
Upon buying eight thousand six hundred trained [[Unsullied]], as well as five thousand boys who had not yet completed their training, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] [[Fall of Astapor|sacks]] [[Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}} Daenerys installs a council of three to rule the city, a healer, a scholar, and a priest.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} She marches her army to [[Yunkai]], where she is faced with four thousand slave soldiers, as well as two sellsword companies, the [[Second Sons]] and the [[Stormcrows]], each consisting of five hundred men. Daenerys meets envoys from all three parties, and promises the Yunkai'i that they'll remain unharmed if they'd release their slaves. The Stormcrows defect to Daenerys prior to battle, and join Daenerys against the remaining Yunkai'i forces.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} Daenerys does not take the city, but instead marches her army, now greater than eighty thousand men, though less than a quarter are warriors.{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

Daenerys [[Siege of Meereen|conquers Meereen]] and installs herself as its Queen, taking the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} However, the council she had left to rule Astapor has been killed after a former slave, the butcher [[Cleon]], accused them of plotting to reinstall the [[Good Masters]], the former slavers. Following the deaths of the council members, Cleon names himself king and has all highborn boys in the city seized, to train them as Unsullied.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Cleon sends an envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], to Meereen, to inform her of Cleon's reign. Cleon offers an alliance, to be sealed with marriage. Daenerys declines.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Meanwhile, [[Yunkai]] return to slavery.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}

Even without Daenerys, Cleon marches his army out to meet Yunkai in the field. He is defeated during the [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat]], and flees with his host back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} The Yukai'i follow, and [[Siege of Astapor|besiege the Red City]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}} When Cleon orders his men to march out and fight, they kill him. His successor, [[Cleon the Second]], is slain eight days later, and the killer takes up the crown. The concubine of the first Cleon claims the crown as well, and the Astapori name them "King Cutthroat" and "Queen Whore".{{Ref|ADWD|23}} While Astapor starves, the King and Queen accuse one another of eating the slain.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} When the [[Green Grace]] of [[Astapor]] has a vision that the first Cleon will soon deliver the Astapori from the Yunkai'i,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} the Astapori make the decision to strap Cleon's corpse into his armor and onto his horse to lead the Unsullied in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} When the dead King Cleon is slain once again, the Astapori break and attempt to flee, only to find the gates to the city closed. The battle itself is butchery.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

Many of the survivors of the second fall of Astapor have the [[bloody flux]]. The Yunkai'i command their sellswords to hunt the survivors down and turn them, driving them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent them from going near Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} In [[Meereen]], Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, and, following the advice of her councillors, refuses to allow the other Astapori to settle in the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead settles them outside the walls,{{Ref|ADWD|36}} to prevent the bloody flux from spreading into Meereen.

==Siege of Meereen==
===Initial siege===
With Astapor defeated, the Yunkai'i forces march on to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]] are shocking off the bay, aided by ships from the Meereenese fleet who had fled when Daenerys first arrived at the city.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The Yunkai'i march their new slave soldiers up the coast road, accompanied by four sellsword companies, four [[Ghiscari legion]]s, a hundred elephants, [[Tolos]]i slingers, and a corps of [[Qarth]]een camelry, while another two legions from [[New Ghis]] are set to arrive by ship.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

Following the death of the young girl [[Hazzea]] and the subsequent imprisonment of [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] and the escape of [[Drogon]], Daenerys refuses to use her dragons in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} Following her refusal, [[Ben Plumm]] allies his [[Second Sons]] with Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, on the condition that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving. They insist that Astapor, once rebuild, will be a slaver city once again, and that Daenerys has to promise that she will not interfere. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} When the Yunkai'i lay siege to Meereen, they build catapults, scorpions, and tall trebuchets. Their aim is to weaken Meereen, until famine and disease brings the city to its knees.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The bloody flux has by now already spread across Meereen;{{Ref|ADWD|43}} However, it has also begun to spread among the Yunkish camps as well.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}

===Agreement of peace===
Following Daenerys's occupation of Meereen, Ghiscari descendants known as the [[Sons of the Harpy]] began to fight a [[shadow war]] against her, killing freedmen and [[Unsullied]], which leads to the formation of the [[Brazen Beasts]], Meereen's new city watch.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} However, the Harpy's Sons continue their killings, and the [[Green Grace]], [[Galazza Galare]], suggests to Daenerys that she should take a Meereenese nobleman as her husband and recommends [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]].{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

Daenerys follows the advice of Galazza and agrees to a pact with Hizdahr: if he is able to stop the Sons of the Harpy from killing for ninety days, Daenerys will marry Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Hizdahr discusses a peace treaty with the Yunkai'i, in which the marriage is an important aspect.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Following the marriage, the peace between Meereen and the slavers is to be signed and sealed, and Meereen's fighting pits are to be opened once more.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Meereen's ports have already been opened following the wedding,{{Ref|ADWD|50}} and Hizdahr has invited the Yunkai'i commanders into the city to witness the opening of the fighting pits and sign the peace. Three Yunkish noblemen and the four commanders of the sellsword companies enter Meereen, and in return seven Meereenese hostages are sent to the camps of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The following day, [[Daznak's Pit]] is opened. Daenerys and Hizdahr witness the matches from Hizdahr's box. Hizdahr urges Daenerys to try some honeyed locusts, but she declines them, letting [[Belwas]] eat them all. However, Daenerys feels more and more uneasy while watching the fights. During a fight where [[Barsena]] is slain by a [[boar]], Daenerys stands to leave, when Belwas falls to his knees, and [[Drogon]] returns to the city. Drogon slays the boar and begins to eat Barsena and the [[animal]]. The gathered public panicks and attempts to flee. Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

Two hundred fourteen people died at Daznak's Pit, while three times as many were injured.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr takes over the rule of Meereen and removes many of Daenerys's people from command. He places the command of the [[Brazen Beasts]] under the command of one of his cousins, and attempts to do the same with the Unsullied, which angers them, resulting in Hizdahr losing their support. [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] contacts [[Barristan Selmy]] and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts, from which Belwas had gotten sick, on behalf of the [[Sons of the Harpy]], who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, the girl was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}

===The Battle of Slaver's Bay===
{{Warning/twow}}
One of the deaths at Daznak's Pit was the Yunkish Supreme Commander [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]. Following his death, the Yunkai'i commanders rotate the leadership, with a new general commanding the army each day, starting at dawn.<ref name=tyrion2 /> Because Yurkhaz died whilst inside Meereen, the Yunkai'i speak of a breach of the peace, and continue their siege. They present King Hizdahr with the severed head of one of the Meereenese hostages, [[Groleo]]. They also return three hostages - all family to Hizdahr - as a shown of good faith, while promising to return the other three after Hizdahr has slain the dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan and Skahaz agree to imprison Hizdahr, as well as [[Reznak mo Reznak]], and rule Meereen by a council.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} However, in the meantime, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has contacted the [[Tattered Prince]] and enlisted his help in capturing Daenerys's dragons,.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Barristan's and Skahaz's plan to arrest Hizdahr takes place on the same night as Quentyn's plan to steal the dragons. Quentyn's plan fails, resulting in his mortal injuries as well as the escape of both [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{Ref|ADWD|68}} While Barristan is confronting Hizdahr about his role in the poisoning attempt of Daenerys, a [[cupbearer]] informs them that the dragons have been loosened on the city.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the [[Sons of the Harpy]] return to their nightly killings. Galazza Galare is send to the Yunkai'i to discuss terms, but upon her return informs Barristan that the they demand that Hizdahr is restored to his throne. Galazza had presented an offer from Barristan to the nobles from Yunkai, but they have refused. When Galazza has informed Barristan of this fact, he is informed that the Yunkai'i are now flinging corpses into [[Meereen]], using the trebuchets.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Meereen prepares for the Battle of Slaver’s Bay<ref name=smartertravel>SmarterTravel: [https://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire/ George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire'] (March 26, 2012)</ref> during the night. At the western gate, five thousand Unsullied are lined up, along with the [[Stormcrows]] and several hundred [[pit fighters]]. Barristan rides on Daenerys's [[silver]], hoping it gives the soldiers courage. The [[Brazen Beasts]] have taken the city walls, and are to be Meereen's final stand against Yunkai, should all else fail. The [[Stalwart Shields]] have gathered by the eastern gate, the [[Mother's Men]] by the south gate, and the [[Free Brothers]] by the north gate. Meanwhile, the Yunkishmen have two Ghiscari legions to the north, across the [[Skahazadhan]], while their main camp is located to the west, with two of its six [[trebuchet]]s located there; one beside the river, one opposed Meereen's main gates.<ref name="barristan1" /> Yunkai has [[six sisters|six trebuchets]] in total: the Dragonbreaker, the Harridan, the Harpy's Daughter, the Wicked Sister, the Ghost of Astapor, and the Mazdhan's Fist.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} Yunkai's numbers are larger than Meereen's, and the attack goes against all of [[Barristan Selmy]]'s instincts, but he knows the battle is necessary nonetheless.<ref name="barristan1" />

Barristan's plan is to destroy the trebuchet known as the Harridan, in order to distract the Yunkai'i long enough for the Unsullied to form up before the city. The battle itself begins shortly before dawn.<ref name="barristan1" /> Barristan leads the charge on the Harridan with cavalry fighters, while the Unsullied form a shield wall. He manages to reach the trebuchet, where a [[Ghiscari legion]] has formed up, six thousand men strong. However, they are not the only defenders. Barristan targets the [[Paezhar zo Myraq]]'s [[Herons]], and his plan is successful when the Yunkai'i fail to launge a counter-attack, and the Unsullied can take their position. [[Tumco Lho]] points Barristan's attention towards the bay, due to the large amount of ships. They identify the banners of [[House Greyjoy]], and Barristan is surprised to discover that the [[Ironborn]] are fighting on their side.<ref name=barristan2/>

Meanwhile, [[Tyrion Lannister]], who had been enslaved{{Ref|ADWD|47}} and had escaped to the [[Second Sons]],{{Ref|ADWD|57}} whom he has joined,{{Ref|ADWD|66}} has been trying to convince [[Ben Plumm]] to defect to Daenerys.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Tyrion I (Notes from [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/67929-twow-spoilers-miscon-reading-two-winds-of-winter-chapters/ Miscon reading: two Winds of Winter chapters (Victarion I and Tyrion I)] (June 6, 2012))</ref> When the [[Second Sons]] are commanded by a messenger from [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], the slaver commanding the Yunkish armies that day, to give their aid against the ironborn, the mercenaries present refuse the order, citing [[Ben Plumm]]'s absence. Meanwhile, [[Viserion]] is snatching and devouring corpses in the air which are being thrown by the Wicked Sister, while [[Rhaegal]] flies over the bay and circles the clashing ships of the [[Iron Fleet]] and [[Qarth]].<ref name=tyrion2 /> When Plumm returns, he informs his men that [[Malazza]], the Girl General, commands them to defend the [[Wicked Sister]], in case Barristan will turn to that trebuchet when the Harridan is down. However, Malazza's command had ended at dawn, and a new messenger arrives, informing the Second Sons that commander Gorzhak zo Eraz has been slain by the [[Tattered Prince]], and that the [[Windblown]] have declared their loyalty for Meereen. Command is now being held by [[Morghar zo Zherzyn]], who commands the Second Sons to give their aid to the [[Company of the Cat]] and the two [[Ghiscari legions]] defending the Harpy's Daughter, as the Targaryen Unsullied are marching for the trebuchet. When Tyrion makes a sarcastic comment, the messenger recognizes him for an escaped slave. [[Jorah Mormont]] kills the messenger, and the Second Sons declare they had been loyal to Daenerys all along and their defection had been no more than a ruse.<ref name=tyrion2 />

==Quotes==
[[File: Marc Fishman SerBS GreatP.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Barristan Selmy|Ser Barristan]] looks at a smouldering [[Meereen]], by Marc Fishman ©]]
{{Quote|Dragons wheeled overhead, their shadows sweeping across the upturned faces of friend and foe alike.<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s narrative}}

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' "Do you hear that sound?" '''Penny:''' "What is it?" '''Tyrion: ''' "War. On either side of us and not a league away. That's slaughter, Penny. That's men stumbling through the mud with their entrails hanging out. That's severed limbs and broken bones and pools of blood. You know how the worms come out after a hard rain? I hear they do the same after a big battle if enough blood soaks into the ground. That's the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]] coming, Penny. The [[Black Goat of Qohor|Black Goat]], the [[Pale Child]], [[Him of Many Faces]], call him what you will. That's death."<ref name=tyrion2 />|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Penny]] at the start of battle}}

{{Quote|Whatever might befall us on the battlefield, remember, it has happened before, and to better men than you. I am an old man, an old [[knight]], and I have seen more battles than most of you have years. Nothing is more terrible upon this earth, nothing more glorious, nothing more absurd. You may retch. You will not be the first. You may drop your sword, your shield, your lance. Others have done the same. Pick it up and go on fighting. You may foul your breeches. I did, in my first battle. No one will care. All battlefields smell of shit. You may cry out for your mother, pray to [[gods]] you thought you had forgotten, howl obscenities that you never dreamed could pass your lips. All this has happened too. Some men die in every battle. More survive. East or west, in every inn and wine sink, you will find greybeards endlessly refighting the wars of their youth. They survived their battles. So may you. This you can be certain of: the foe you see before you is just another man, and like as not he is as frightened as you. Hate him if you must, love him if you can, but lift your sword and bring it down, then ride on. Above all else, keep moving. We are too few to win the battle. We ride to make chaos, to buy the [[Unsullied]] time enough to make their spear wall, we—<ref name="barristan1" />|[[Barristan Selmy]]'s speech, until he is interrupted.}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Fall of Astapor

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TheMercyOfElenei:

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| image = [[File:Sack of Astapor.jpg|350px]]
| caption = Art by Majoh
| battle_name = Fall of Astapor
| conflict = [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]
| date = {{Date|299}}
| place = [[Astapor]]
| result = Conquest of the city
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[House Targaryen]]''':
* [[Unsullied]]
* [[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys' ''khalasar'']]
** Daenerys' [[bloodrider]]s
| combatant2 = {{coa|Astapor|m}} '''[[Astapor]]'''
| commander1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| commander2 = {{coa|Astapor|m}} [[Good Masters]]
| strength1 = 8,600 [[Unsullied]] 5,000 Unsullied boys 83 [[Dothraki]] [[Drogon]] [[Viserion]] [[Rhaegal]]
| strength2 = Astapor defenders
| casualties1 =
| casualties2 =
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[[File:T Jedruszek BattleofAstapor-ancient.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:David Sondered A Dragon is no Slave.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by David Sondered © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''fall of Astapor'''{{ref|ASOS|42}} takes place in the year {{Date|299}}. [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who has been travelling by ship, arrives at [[Astapor]] to buy an army of [[Unsullied]]. Sickened by the misery of the slave trade, she acquires from the slave masters all the Unsullied available for sale in Astapor—8,000, with another 600 guarding the city and 5,000 boys still in training—in exchange for her [[ships]], the trading goods onboard, and a dragon, [[Drogon]].{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Prelude==
Following a suggestion from Ser [[Jorah Mormont]],{{ref|asos|8}} [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sails from [[Qarth]] to [[Astapor]] on ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'' to purchase [[Unsullied]]. There, Daenerys negotiates with [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] through the translator [[Missandei]]. Daenerys understands the [[High Valyrian]] of Astapor, but keeps Kraznys ignorant of this fact, as he continually insults her. Daenerys is impressed with the martial skill of the Unsullied, but is horrified by their mistreatment.{{ref|asos|23}} She agreed to purchase all of the Unsullied soldiers in exchange for her ships, all of the trade goods she possessed, and [[Drogon]], her largest dragon.{{ref|asos|27}}

Other than the Unsullied, Astapor is poorly defended; its walls are old and crumbling, with no guards in the towers. Even a modest [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]'' could probably take the city, but none has ever tried because of the Unsullied.{{ref|asos|23}} Apparently, no one thought it was a bad idea to turn control of all of their best soldiers to an ambitious buyer such as the desperate queen inside their walls.

==Battle==
The exchange takes place the next morning, at the [[Plaza of Punishment]]. Having closed the deal, Daenerys receives the [[harpy's fingers]], a nine-lashed whip that symbolizes her ownership of the Unsullied. She betrayed the terms of the deal and unleashes her dragons on the masters and the few remaining soldiers in the plaza, ordering the Unsullied to kill the remaining slave-masters of the city and freeing all of the slaves.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Aftermath==
Before leaving for [[Yunkai]], Daenerys leaves a council of three men—a healer, a scholar and a priest—to rule. They are later deposed by [[Cleon]], a former butcher, who leads the people to believe that the three intend to return the [[Good Masters]] to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all the highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor is now an armed camp and the dead lie in the streets and the markets of devoid of food and slaves to purchase.{{ref|asos|71}} The city is later [[Siege of Astapor|besieged by the Yunkai'i]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}

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

==See Also==
*Game of Thrones Wiki: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRyZSMzRyo Sack of Astapor]

{{Targaryen campaign in Slavers Bay}}

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[[es:Saqueo de Astapor]]
[[fr:Sac d'Astapor]]
[[pt:Queda de Astapor]]

Fall of Astapor

2026-09-23T16:15:04Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| caption = Art by Majoh
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| conflict = [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]
| date = {{Date|299}}
| place = [[Astapor]]
| result = Conquest of the city
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* [[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys' ''khalasar'']]
** Daenerys' [[bloodrider]]s
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[[File:David Sondered A Dragon is no Slave.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by David Sondered © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''fall of Astapor'''{{ref|ASOS|42}} takes place in the year {{Date|299}}. [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who has been travelling by ship, arrives at [[Astapor]] to buy an army of [[Unsullied]]. Sickened by the misery of the slave trade, she acquires from the slave masters all the Unsullied available for sale in Astapor—8,000, with another 600 guarding the city and 5,000 boys still in training—in exchange for her [[ships]], the trading goods onboard, and a dragon, [[Drogon]].{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Prelude==
Following a suggestion from Ser [[Jorah Mormont]],{{ref|asos|8}} [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sails from [[Qarth]] to [[Astapor]] on ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'' to purchase [[Unsullied]]. There, Daenerys negotiates with [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] through the translator [[Missandei]]. Daenerys understands the [[High Valyrian]] of Astapor, but keeps Kraznys ignorant of this fact, as he continually insults her. Daenerys is impressed with the martial skill of the Unsullied, but is horrified by their mistreatment.{{ref|asos|23}} She agreed to purchase all of the Unsullied soldiers in exchange for her ships, all of the trade goods she possessed, and [[Drogon]], her largest dragon.{{ref|asos|27}}

Other than the Unsullied, Astapor is poorly defended; its walls are old and crumbling, with no guards in the towers. Even a modest [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]'' could probably take the city, but none has ever tried because of the Unsullied.{{ref|asos|23}} Apparently, no one thought it was a bad idea to turn control of all of their best soldiers to an ambitious buyer such as the desperate queen inside their walls.

==Battle==
The exchange takes place the next morning, at the [[Plaza of Punishment]]. Having closed the deal, Daenerys receives the [[harpy's fingers]], a nine-lashed whip that symbolizes her ownership of the Unsullied. She betrayed the terms of the deal and unleashes her dragons on the masters and the few remaining soldiers in the plaza, ordering the Unsullied to kill the remaining slave-masters of the city and freeing all of the slaves.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Aftermath==
Before leaving for [[Yunkai]], Daenerys leaves a council of three men—a healer, a scholar and a priest—to rule. They are later deposed by [[Cleon]], a former butcher, who leads the people to believe that the three intend to return the [[Good Masters]] to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all the highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor is now an armed camp and the dead lie in the streets and the markets of devoid of food and slaves to purchase.{{ref|asos|71}} The city is later [[Siege of Astapor|besieged by the Yunkai'i]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}

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

==See Also==
*Game of Thrones Wiki: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRyZSMzRyo Sack of Astapor]

{{Targaryen campaign in Slavers Bay}}

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[[fr:Sac d'Astapor]]
[[pt:Queda de Astapor]]

Battle at the Horns of Hazzat

2026-09-23T16:14:12Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| battle_name = Battle at the Horns of Hazzat
| conflict = [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Horns of Hazzat]]
| result = Yunkish victory
| combatant1 = '''[[Kingdom of Astapor]]'''
| combatant2 = '''[[Yunkai]]''' '''[[New Ghis]]'''
| commander1 = King [[Cleon|Cleon the Great]]
| commander2 = [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]
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A '''battle at the Horns of Hazzat''' occurs during the [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]].

==Background==
After the [[fall of Astapor]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] leaves a council to rule the city when she continues on to [[Yunkai]]. [[Cleon]], a freed [[slave]] who worked as a butcher, takes control of [[Astapor]], however, after killing the council.{{ref|ASOS|71}} Cleon begins training new [[Unsullied]] after enslaving highborn Astapori youths.{{ref|ASOS|71}}

Although Daenerys forces Yunkai to surrender its [[slaves]], the [[Wise Masters]] of Yunkai resume slaving after Daenerys continues north to [[Meereen]]. Yunkai begins raising a new army of slave levies and [[sellswords]].{{ref|ADWD|2}} The Yunkai'i are joined by [[iron legions]] from [[New Ghis]].{{ref|ADWD|16}} The Yunkish host is presumably led by [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]],<ref>Yurkhaz is in command after the [[siege of Astapor]] in ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 25|Chapter 25]].</ref> the richest man of Yunkai.{{ref|ADWD|25}}

Cleon the Great sends Lord [[Ghael]], a former slave, as an envoy to Daenerys, now Queen of Meereen. She rejects Cleon's offer of marriage and an alliance against Yunkai.{{ref|ADWD|2}}

==Battle==
Without the assistance of Daenerys's soldiers, Cleon meets the Yunkish host in battle at the [[Horns of Hazzat]]. Cleon and his inexperienced Unsullied flee in defeat back to his palace in Astapor.{{ref|ADWD|16}}

==Aftermath==
After hearing of Cleon's defeat, Daenerys regrets not coming to his aid at Hazzat. However, [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] reminds her that the [[Sons of the Harpy]] would try to take over Meereen if she left her city.{{ref|ADWD|30}} Cleon is eventually killed by his own men when he orders them to attack the Yunkish host during the [[siege of Astapor]]. He is briefly succeeded by [[Cleon the Second]].{{ref|ADWD|23}}

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

{{Targaryen campaign in Slavers Bay}}

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Siege of Astapor

2026-09-23T16:13:44Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| battle_name = Siege of Astapor
| conflict = [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]]
| date = {{Date|300}}
| place = [[Astapor]]
| result = Astapor sacked and burned Migration of survivors
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*[[Company of the Cat]]
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The '''siege of Astapor'''{{ref|ADWD|23}} or '''fight beneath the walls of Astapor'''{{ref|ADWD|25}} takes place after the [[fall of Astapor]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and before the [[siege of Meereen]] by [[Yunkai]].

==Prelude==
After the [[fall of Astapor]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] free the city's [[slaves]] and names a council to rule the city. [[Cleon]] slays the council after Daenerys departs, however, and proclaims himself king.{{ref|ASOS|71}}

[[Yunkai]], one of the remaining [[Slaver Cities]], declares war on Astapor, and the Yunkai'i hire several [[sellsword]] companies, including the [[Long Lances]], the [[Company of the Cat]], and the [[Windblown]].{{ref|ADWD|6}} The Yunkish are also joined by two [[iron legions]] from [[New Ghis]], and Cleon is defeated in a [[battle at the Horns of Hazzat]].{{ref|ADWD|16}}

The armies of the Yunkai'i descend on Astapor.{{ref|ADWD|16}} When Cleon commands the Astapori to march out against the Yunkai'i, the Butcher King is slain by his own soldiers. Another man declares himself [[Cleon the Second]], but his throat is cut eight days later. That man's killer claims the crown, as does the first Cleon's concubine. The supporters of the rival monarchs fight within Astapor.{{ref|ADWD|23}}

Meanwhile, the forces of Yunkai and its allies besiege Astapor, devour the Astapori crops, and slaughter their herds. Inside, the Astapori starve; [[King Cutthroat]] and [[Queen Whore]] accuse each other of feasting on the flesh of the slain. Men and women gather in secret to draw lots and gorge upon the flesh of those who draw a black stone. The [[pyramid of Nakloz]] is despoiled and set aflame by those who claim that [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] is to blame for all their woes. Others blame Daenerys but many still love her. There are rumors that King Cleon sent for Daenerys and she is coming at the head of a great host, with food for all. There are other rumors that she has been seen mounted on a [[dragon]] flying high above the camps of the Yunkai'i.{{ref|ADWD|30}}

Inside the desperate city the [[Green Grace (Astapor)|Green Grace]] has a vision that dead King Cleon will deliver Astapor from the Yunkai. The despairing Astapori heed this vision and attempt to break the siege, making the decision to have Cleon's corpse disinterred and strapped onto the back of a starving horse to lead Astapor's new and inferior [[Unsullied]] on a sortie outside the city's gates.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

==Battle==
The fight beneath the walls of [[Astapor]] begins at dawn when the new [[Unsullied]] march out of the gates in a sortie against the forces of [[Yunkai]] and its allies and [[sellsword]]s. Some of the [[Windblown]] are asleep when the battle commences so they must quickly don their armor. Three hundred yards away Astapor's Unsullied pour through the gates and form up in ranks beneath Astapor's crumbling red brick walls. Having joined the mercenaries in disguise, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]], Ser [[Archibald Yronwood]], and Ser [[Gerris Drinkwater]] join the Windblown horse line as drums beat in the distance. Gerris points out to Quentyn the Butcher King, sitting tall upon an armored horse in a suit of [[copper]] scale that flashes brilliantly in the [[sun]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}

As the Yunkishmen run about in ''[[tokar]]s'' trying to arrange their half-trained slave soldiers, Unsullied spears crash through the siege lines. The Windblown and the [[Company of the Cat]] are ahorse in minutes, however, and they thunder down on the Astapori flanks. At the same time, an [[iron legion]] from [[New Ghis]] pushes through the Yunkish camp from the other side and meets the Unsullied spear to spear and shield to shield. The rest of the battle is butchery.

[[Caggo]] cuts the Butcher King down, fighting through the king's protectors on his monstrous warhorse and opening Cleon the Great from shoulder to hip with one blow of his curved [[Valyrian steel]] ''[[arakh]]''. Cleon's fall breaks the Astapori Unsullied; they throw down their spears and shields and run, only to find the gates of Astapor shut behind them. The Windblown ride down and slaughter the frightened eunuchs, slashing right and left through the Unsullied.{{ref|ADWD|25}}

After the defeat of their Unsullied outside the walls, the Astapori impale the Green Grace upon a stake in the [[Plaza of Punishment]] and leave her until she dies. In the [[pyramid of Ullhor]], survivors hold a great feast with [[poison]]ed wine in the night so they will die by the morning. The [[bloody flux]] then kills three men in every four.{{ref|ADWD|30}}

A mob of Astapori eventually slay the guards and open the main gate, allowing the legions to come pouring into Astapor, followed by the [[Yunkai]]'i and the [[sellsword]]s on their horses. [[Queen Whore]] is killed in the fighting, and [[King Cutthroat]] is torn apart by dogs in a [[fighting pit]].{{ref|ADWD|30}} The legions seal the doors of the [[Temple of the Graces (Astapor)|Temple of the Graces]], which is full of sick Astapori, and set the building afire. The blaze spreads throughout Astapor, however.{{ref|ADWD|30}} There is no way out, for the Yunkai'i have sealed the broken gates to keep the dead and dying inside the city.{{ref|ADWD|25}}

==Aftermath==
The [[Tattered Prince]] takes the lion's share of the [[Windblown]]'s Astapori plunder.{{ref|ADWD|25}} [[Caggo]] becomes known as ''Corpsekiller'' for having cut down the already-dead [[Cleon]] in battle, although he does not care for the name. The allied hosts march north to [[Yunkai]] to take provisions before continuing on to [[Meereen]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}

Hundreds or thousands of Astapori survivors eventually pour into the countryside, but many have the bloody flux. The Yunkai'i command their sellswords to hunt the survivors and drive them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent the Astapori from going near the Yellow City of Yunkai.{{ref|ADWD|30}}

In Meereen, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, a brickmaker, a weaver, and a cobbler. From her terrace at the [[Great Pyramid]] she thinks the sky to the southwest in the direction of Astapor is smudged and hazy with smoke.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|The [[Astapor|Red City]] was the closest thing to hell he ever hoped to know.{{ref|ADWD|25}}|thoughts of [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|We were dancing with cripples at [[Astapor]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}|[[Beans]] to [[Books]]}}

{{quote|That was butchery, not battle.{{ref|ADWD|25}}|[[Denzo D'han]] to the [[Windblown]]}}

{{quote|By the time he'd left the field, his sword was running red with blood and his arm was so tired he could hardly lift it.{{ref|ADWD|25}}|thoughts of [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{quote|Ash and bone is Astapor, and ash and bone its people.{{ref|ADWD|30}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Fall of Astapor

2026-09-23T16:12:20Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| caption = Art by Majoh
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| date = {{Date|299}}
| place = [[Astapor]]
| result = Conquest of the city
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* [[Daenerys Targaryen's khalasar|Daenerys' ''khalasar'']]
** Daenerys' [[bloodrider]]s
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[[File:T Jedruszek BattleofAstapor-ancient.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:David Sondered A Dragon is no Slave.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by David Sondered © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''fall of Astapor'''{{ref|ASOS|42}} takes place in the year {{Date|299}}. [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who has been travelling by ship, arrives at [[Astapor]] to buy an army of [[Unsullied]]. Sickened by the misery of the slave trade, she acquires from the slave masters all the Unsullied available for sale in Astapor—8,000, with another 600 guarding the city and 5,000 boys still in training—in exchange for her [[ships]], the trading goods onboard, and a dragon, [[Drogon]].{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Prelude==
Following a suggestion from Ser [[Jorah Mormont]],{{ref|asos|8}} [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sails from [[Qarth]] to [[Astapor]] on ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'' to purchase [[Unsullied]]. There, Daenerys negotiates with [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] through the translator [[Missandei]]. Daenerys understands the [[High Valyrian]] of Astapor, but keeps Kraznys ignorant of this fact, as he continually insults her. Daenerys is impressed with the martial skill of the Unsullied, but is horrified by their mistreatment.{{ref|asos|23}} She agreed to purchase all of the Unsullied soldiers in exchange for her ships, all of the trade goods she possessed, and [[Drogon]], her largest dragon.{{ref|asos|27}}

Other than the Unsullied, Astapor is poorly defended; its walls are old and crumbling, with no guards in the towers. Even a modest [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]'' could probably take the city, but none has ever tried because of the Unsullied.{{ref|asos|23}} Apparently, no one thought it was a bad idea to turn control of all of their best soldiers to an ambitious buyer such as the desperate queen inside their walls.

==Battle==
The exchange takes place the next morning, at the [[Plaza of Punishment]]. Having closed the deal, Daenerys receives the [[harpy's fingers]], a nine-lashed whip that symbolizes her ownership of the Unsullied. She betrayed the terms of the deal and unleashes her dragons on the masters and the few remaining soldiers in the plaza, ordering the Unsullied to kill the remaining slave-masters of the city and freeing all of the slaves.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Aftermath==
Before leaving for [[Yunkai]], Daenerys leaves a council of three men—a healer, a scholar and a priest—to rule. They are later deposed by [[Cleon]], a former butcher, who leads the people to believe that the three intend to return the [[Good Masters]] to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all the highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor is now an armed camp and the dead lie in the streets and the markets of devoid of food and slaves to purchase.{{ref|asos|71}} The city is later [[Siege of Astapor|besieged by the Yunkai'i]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}

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

==See Also==
*Game of Thrones Wiki: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRyZSMzRyo Sack of Astapor]

{{Targaryen campaign in Slavers Bay}}

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[[es:Saqueo de Astapor]]
[[fr:Sac d'Astapor]]
[[pt:Queda de Astapor]]

Fall of Astapor

2026-09-23T16:11:11Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| caption = Art by Majoh
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| date = {{Date|299}}
| place = [[Astapor]]
| result = Conquest of the city
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* [[Unsullied]]
* Daenerys' ''khalasar''
** Daenerys' [[bloodrider]]s
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[[File:T Jedruszek BattleofAstapor-ancient.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:David Sondered A Dragon is no Slave.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Art by David Sondered © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''fall of Astapor'''{{ref|ASOS|42}} takes place in the year {{Date|299}}. [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who has been travelling by ship, arrives at [[Astapor]] to buy an army of [[Unsullied]]. Sickened by the misery of the slave trade, she acquires from the slave masters all the Unsullied available for sale in Astapor—8,000, with another 600 guarding the city and 5,000 boys still in training—in exchange for her [[ships]], the trading goods onboard, and a dragon, [[Drogon]].{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Prelude==
Following a suggestion from Ser [[Jorah Mormont]],{{ref|asos|8}} [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sails from [[Qarth]] to [[Astapor]] on ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'' to purchase [[Unsullied]]. There, Daenerys negotiates with [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] through the translator [[Missandei]]. Daenerys understands the [[High Valyrian]] of Astapor, but keeps Kraznys ignorant of this fact, as he continually insults her. Daenerys is impressed with the martial skill of the Unsullied, but is horrified by their mistreatment.{{ref|asos|23}} She agreed to purchase all of the Unsullied soldiers in exchange for her ships, all of the trade goods she possessed, and [[Drogon]], her largest dragon.{{ref|asos|27}}

Other than the Unsullied, Astapor is poorly defended; its walls are old and crumbling, with no guards in the towers. Even a modest [[Dothraki]] ''[[khalasar]]'' could probably take the city, but none has ever tried because of the Unsullied.{{ref|asos|23}} Apparently, no one thought it was a bad idea to turn control of all of their best soldiers to an ambitious buyer such as the desperate queen inside their walls.

==Battle==
The exchange takes place the next morning, at the [[Plaza of Punishment]]. Having closed the deal, Daenerys receives the [[harpy's fingers]], a nine-lashed whip that symbolizes her ownership of the Unsullied. She betrayed the terms of the deal and unleashes her dragons on the masters and the few remaining soldiers in the plaza, ordering the Unsullied to kill the remaining slave-masters of the city and freeing all of the slaves.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

==Aftermath==
Before leaving for [[Yunkai]], Daenerys leaves a council of three men—a healer, a scholar and a priest—to rule. They are later deposed by [[Cleon]], a former butcher, who leads the people to believe that the three intend to return the [[Good Masters]] to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all the highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor is now an armed camp and the dead lie in the streets and the markets of devoid of food and slaves to purchase.{{ref|asos|71}} The city is later [[Siege of Astapor|besieged by the Yunkai'i]].{{ref|ADWD|25}}

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

==See Also==
*Game of Thrones Wiki: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRyZSMzRyo Sack of Astapor]

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Grazdan (spiked beard)

2026-09-23T16:07:22Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{For|other characters with the same name|Grazdan (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox character
| arms = Astapor
| firstname = Grazdan
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Good Masters]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Astapor]]i
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Astapor]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}
| Books = ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Grazdan''' is a [[Good Masters|Good Master]] of [[Astapor]]. He was presumably named after [[Grazdan the Great]], who founded [[Old Ghis]]. He has a spiked beard, and speaks the [[Common Tongue]], though not well.{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Grazdan is among the Good Masters who bargain with [[Daenerys Targaryen]] over how many [[Unsullied]] she could purchase. He offers her two thousand. He is present when Daenerys buys her Unsullied, and is the one who demands [[Drogon]] to be turned over. He is also present during the [[Sack of Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

==References==
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Grazdan (fat one)

2026-09-23T16:07:10Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{For|other characters with the same name|Grazdan (disambiguation)}}
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'''Grazdan''' is a [[Good Masters|Good Master]] of [[Astapor]]. He was presumably named after [[Grazdan the Great]], who founded [[Old Ghis]]. He is fat.{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Grazdan is among the Good Masters who bargain with [[Daenerys Targaryen]] over how many [[Unsullied]] she could purchase. He is present during the [[Sack of Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

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Grazdan (tall one)

2026-09-23T16:06:56Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{See homonyms|Grazdan (disambiguation)}}
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'''Grazdan''' is a [[Good Masters|Good Master]] of [[Astapor]]. He was presumably [[named after]] [[Grazdan the Great]], who founded [[Old Ghis]].

==Appearance==
Grazdan is tall.{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Grazdan is among the Good Masters who bargain with [[Daenerys Targaryen]] over how many [[Unsullied]] she could purchase. He is present during the [[fall of Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

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Symon Stripeback

2026-09-23T16:05:55Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| firstname = Symon
| epithet = Stripeback
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'''Symon Stripeback''' is the commander of the [[Free Brothers]], a company of [[freedmen]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

==History==
Symon is a former slave of [[Astapor]]. He is called Stripeback due to the scars he received by being whipped in the past by his slave masters. He was freed by [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Symon is named commander of the newly formed company [[Free Brothers]]. He is a member of the [[ruling council of Meereen]] and is present at several of its war council meetings.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Symon and his Free Brothers are posted in front of the [[Skahazadhan]] at the north gate of [[Meereen]] to defend the city against the [[Yunkai]]i forces in the upcoming [[Second siege of Meereen|battle]].<ref name=barristan1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Barristan I (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan I]]</ref>

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Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)

2026-09-23T15:52:12Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''beautiful woods witch''' who dwelled in [[Horn Hill]] was the wife of [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], the founders of [[House Tarly]]. Her given name is unknown.

==History==
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]]'s twin sons, Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter, who built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)

2026-09-23T15:51:23Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''beautiful woods witch''' who dwelled in [[Horn Hill]] was the wife of [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], the founders of [[House Tarly]]. Her given name is unknown.

==History==
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]]'s twin sons, Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter, who built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)

2026-09-23T15:50:58Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''beautiful woods witch''' who dwelled in [[Horn Hill]] was the wife of [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], the founders of [[House Tarly]]. Her given name is unknown.

==History==
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]]'s twin sons, Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter, who built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)

2026-09-23T15:48:14Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''beautiful woods witch''' who dwelled in [[Horn Hill]] was the wife of [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], the founders of [[House Tarly]]. Her given name is unknown.

==History==
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]]'s twin sons, Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter, who built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)

2026-09-23T15:47:06Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''beautiful woods witch''' who dwelled in [[Horn Hill]] was the wife of [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], the founders of [[House Tarly]]. Her given name is unknown.

==History==
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]]'s twin sons, Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter, who built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

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House Tarly

2026-09-23T15:45:12Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Tarly of Horn Hill
| Rank = lordly
| image = House Tarly.svg
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| Coat_of_arms = A striding red huntsman on green (''Vert, a huntsman striding gules'')
| Words = First in Battle
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| Seat = [[Horn Hill]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]
| Region = [[Reach]]
| Title = [[Lord of Horn Hill]]
| Heir = [[Dickon Tarly]]
| Overlord = [[House Tyrell]]
| Vassal = {{coa|Hunt|s}} [[House Hunt]]
| Ancestral_weapon = [[Heartsbane]]
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'''House Tarly of Horn Hill''' is a noble house of the [[Reach]], one of the strongest sworn to [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|agot|Appendix}} [[Horn Hill]] is located in the foothills of the [[Red Mountains]]. Their sigil is the striding huntsman on green.{{Ref|AFFC|9}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> Their motto is not revealed in the books, but according to semi-canon sources it is "First in Battle".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/House Mottoes]</ref>

[[Marcher lords]] of the [[Dornish Marches]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryens Kings: Aenys I}} the Tarlys are a family old in honor with rich lands and a strong keep. They are also the keepers of a [[Valyrian steel|Valyrian]] greatsword called [[Heartsbane]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

==History==
[[File:Savage Sam.png|thumb|350px|[[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Savage Sam Tarly]] from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' History and Lore]]
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from twin sons of [[Garth Greenhand]], [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]]. They built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the [[Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)|beautiful]] [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

In the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]], before the Reach was united under the [[Kings of the Reach]], House Tarly was part of the kingdom of the [[western marches]], which extended from Horn Hill to [[Nightsong]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}

During the reign of [[Aenys I Targaryen]], [[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Savage Sam Tarly]] was among the [[marcher lords]] who participated in the [[Vulture Hunt]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryens Kings: Aenys I}}

The son of Lord Tarly unsuccessfully courted [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] before she wed [[Laenor Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon: A Question of Succession}} Lord [[Alan Tarly]] declared for Rhaenyra and the [[blacks]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

The Tarly huntsman was spotted by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] among the heraldry on display at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]]. Ser [[Samwyle Tarly]] is listed as having competed at the tourney.{{Ref|THK}}

[[Randyll Tarly]]'s father was unhorsed by Ser [[Denys Mallister]] in a tourney.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord Randyll commanded the vanguard of the [[Reach]] at the [[Battle of Ashford]], where he killed [[Lord Cafferen]] and forced [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] to retreat. Randyll's liege, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], took credit for the victory, however.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Ardenbeckwithsamwelltarly.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Samwell Tarly]] by Arden Beckwith © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Samwell Tarly]] joins the [[Night's Watch]] as a steward and befriends [[Jon Snow]]. Sam has been removed from the Tarly line of succession by Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] in favor of [[Dickon Tarly]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord Randyll is among the lords that join their forces to [[Renly Baratheon]]'s beneath [[Bitterbridge]]. Renly was at [[Horn Hill]] with Lord Tarly when he received [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s letter concerning the illegitimacy of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]'s children.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}

Randyll is among the lords who do not go over to Stannis after Renly's [[siege of Storm's End (299)|death at Storm's End]]. He captures Renly's stores at Bitterbridge and puts many men to death, mainly [[House Florent|Florent]] men-at-arms, lest they go over to Stannis along with their lords.{{Ref|ACOK|44}}

Randyll is presented to the [[Iron Throne]] after the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], where he had commanded the center of the [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Samwell is part of the [[great ranging]] in search of [[Mance Rayder]] and [[Benjen Stark]] [[beyond the Wall]]. After the [[fight at the Fist]], Sam slays an [[Others|Other]].{{ref|ASOS|18}} He escapes the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]] with [[Gilly]] and [[Monster|her child]],{{Ref|ASOS|33}} and they are among the few survivors to reach the [[Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}} After the [[battle beneath the Wall]], Sam arranges for the election of [[Jon Snow]] as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{ref|ASOS|78}}{{ref|ASOS|79}}

Lord Randyll defeats a [[north]]ern army in a [[battle at Duskendale]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}} He then captures [[Maidenpool]].{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Patrick McEvoyRandyl Tarly.png|thumb|350px|[[Randyll Tarly]] with [[Heartsbane]], by Patrick McEvoy © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Jon orders Samwell to attend the [[Citadel]] in [[Oldtown]] to gather lore about the Others. Sam intends to send Gilly and the [[wildling prince]] to live with his mother [[Melessa Florent|Melessa]] at Horn Hill.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] names Lord Randyll as a good candidate to fill the vacant position as [[Hand of the King]] during his meeting with Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

[[Brienne of Tarth]] spots the badge of House Tarly among those that had been collected from the dead around [[Duskendale]].{{Ref|AFFC|9}} As he is meting out justice in [[Maidenpool]], Randyll meets Brienne. He dismisses her mission and tells her never to set foot within his sight again.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}{{Ref|AFFC|25}} [[Dickon Tarly]] is betrothed to [[Eleanor Mooton]], the daughter of Lord [[William Mooton]] of Maidenpool.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Dickon has married Eleanor Mooton.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

Randyll returns to [[King's Landing]] upon receiving news of the arrest of [[Margaery Tyrell]]. He receives custody of her and her cousins after swearing a holy oath to return them for trial. As part of Lord Regent [[Kevan Lannister]]'s efforts to assuage the men of the [[Reach]], Lord Tarly is named [[justiciar]] on the [[small council]] of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

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

* Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], Lord of Horn Hill. Now [[master of laws]] and [[justiciar]] in [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s small council.
** Lady [[Melessa Florent]], his wife.
*** [[Samwell Tarly]], his eldest son. Steward of the [[Night's Watch]].
*** [[Talla Tarly]] and two other daughters.
*** [[Dickon Tarly]], his younger son and heir. Heir to Horn Hill.
**** [[Eleanor Mooton]], Dickon's wife, heir to [[Maidenpool]].

{{Tarly tree}}

===Household===
* Ser [[Hyle Hunt]], a household knight. Hanged by the [[brotherhood without banners]] under [[Catelyn Stark|Lady Stoneheart]]'s order.

==Historical Members==
* [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], legendary twins sons of [[Garth Greenhand]] and founders of House Tarly.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}
** [[Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)|Unnamed woods witch]], married to both the twins
* Lord [[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Samwell Tarly]], Lord of Horn Hill in the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Known as "Savage Sam" for his prowess in battle during the [[Vulture Hunt]].
* Unnamed Lord Tarly, present at the [[Golden Wedding]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
* When Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] toured the south in {{Date|112}}, the son of Lord Tarly courted her.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon: A Question of Succession}}
* Lord [[Donald Tarly]], Lord of Horn Hill, husband of Lady [[Jeyne Rowan]].
**[[Samantha Tarly]], his daughter, who married Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] and Lord [[Lyonel Hightower]].
**[[Sansara Tarly]], his daughter.
* Lord [[Alan Tarly]], Lord of Horn Hill during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Supported Rhaenyra and the [[blacks]]. Possibly the same Tarly who courted Rhaenyra in 112.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
* Unnamed Tarly, one of the 33 maidens proposed by [[Samantha Tarly]] as a suitable wife for King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], alongside [[Sansara Tarly]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Ser [[Samwyle Tarly]], heir to Horn Hill at the time of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] of {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|THK}}
* Unnamed Tarly, father of Lord Randyll Tarly. He was unhorsed by Ser [[Denys Mallister]] in a tourney.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}

==Sworn Houses==
*{{coa|Hunt|m}} [[House Hunt]]

==Quotes==
{{quote|The Tarlys were a family old in honor, bannermen to [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]] and [[Warden of the South]]. The eldest son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]] was born heir to rich lands, [[Horn Hill|a strong keep]], and a storied two-handed greatsword named [[Heartsbane]], forged of [[Valyrian steel]] and passed down from father to son near five hundred years.{{ref|AGOT|26}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jeor''': Does House Tarly keep the [[old gods]] too? 
'''Samwell''': No, my lord. I was named in the light of [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] at the [[sept]] on [[Horn Hill]], as [[Randyll Tarly|my father]] was, and his father, and all the Tarlys for a thousand years.{{ref|AGOT|48}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] and [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|My lord, my f-f-f-father, Lord [[Randyll Tarly|Randyll]], he, he, he, he, he ... the life of a [[maester]] is a life of servitude. No son of House Tarly will ever wear a chain. The men of [[Horn Hill]] do not bow and scrape to petty lords. Jon, I cannot disobey my father.{{ref|ADWD|7}}|[[Samwell Tarly]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

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Herndon of the Horn

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{{Infobox character
| firstname = Herndon
| epithet = of the Horn
| arms = Tarly
| image = [[File:Herndon.png|300px]]
| image_caption = Herndon of the Horn as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': ''Histories & Lore''.
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| Title =
| Allegiance = [[House Tarly]]
| Race = [[First Men]]
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Garth Greenhand]]
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| Spouse = [[Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)|Unnamed woods witch]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Herndon of the Horn''' is a legendary son of [[Garth Greenhand]] and ancestor of [[House Tarly]].

==History==
According to legend, Herndon and his twin brother [[Harlon the Hunter]] built their castle atop [[Horn Hill]] and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, sharing her favors for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the moon was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
The twin brothers Herndon and Harlon are possibly inspired by [[w:Herla|King Herla]] and [[w:Herne the Hunter|Herne the Hunter]], two mythological figures related to the [[w:Wild Hunt|Wild Hunt]], an European folklore motif.

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Harlon the Hunter

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{{Infobox character
| firstname = Harlon
| epithet = the Hunter
| arms = Tarly
| image = [[File:Harlon the Hunter.png|300px]]
| image_caption = Harlon the Hunter as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': ''Histories & Lore''.
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| Allegiance = [[House Tarly]]
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'''Harlon the Hunter''' is a legendary son of [[Garth Greenhand]] and ancestor of [[House Tarly]].

==History==
According to legend, Harlon and his twin brother [[Herndon of the Horn]] built their castle atop [[Horn Hill]] and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, sharing her favors for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the moon was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
The twin brothers Harlon and Herndon are possibly inspired by [[w:Herla|King Herla]] and [[w:Herne the Hunter|Herne the Hunter]], two mythological figures related to the [[w:Wild Hunt|Wild Hunt]], an European folklore motif.

==References==
{{References}}

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Woods witch (wife of House Tarly founders)

2026-09-23T15:42:10Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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A '''beautiful woods witch''' who dwelled in [[Horn Hill]] was the wife of [[Herndon of the Horn]] and [[Harlon the Hunter]], the founders of [[House Tarly]]. Her given name is unknown.

==History==
House Tarly is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Tarlys claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]]'s twin sons, Herndon of the Horn and Harlon the Hunter, who built their castle atop Horn Hill and took to wife the beautiful [[woods witch]] who dwelled there, [[polygamy|sharing her favors]] for a hundred years. The brothers did not age so long as they had intercourse with her whenever the [[moon]] was full.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Elenei

2026-09-23T15:39:43Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| Spouse = King [[Durran Godsgrief]]
| Father = [[Sea god]]
| Mother = [[Goddess of the wind]]
| Issue = [[Durran II Durrandon]]
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'''Elenei''' is said to have been the daughter of the [[sea god]] and the [[goddess of the wind]]. According to legend, she married [[Durran Godsgrief]], the first [[Storm King]].

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Elenei|l1=Images of Elenei}}
Elenei was fair.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}

==History==
[[File:Durran_and_Elenei.jpeg|right|thumb|350px|Elenei protects [[Durran]] as his castle is destroyed by her parents. Art by Roman Papsuev ©]]
According to legend, in the [[Age of Heroes]], the first [[Storm King]], [[Durran Godsgrief]], won the love of fair Elenei. Her divine parents forbade their love, but Durran and Elenei wed despite them. When she gave her [[maidenhead]] to him on their wedding night, committing herself to a mortal life, the gods' wrath was terrible to behold. They destroyed Durran's keep, killing all his family and the wedding guests, but Elenei protected Durran from the storm. Enraged, Durran declared war on the gods, who replied by hammering his kingdom with massive storms. Each time Durran built a castle to face the sea, the gods destroyed it.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

King Durran's lords pleaded with him to build inland, his priests told him he must placate the gods by giving Elenei back to the sea, and even his [[smallfolk]] begged him to relent. But Durran refused, and persisted building larger and more powerful fortifications. Finally, the seventh castle stayed in place and resisted the storms of [[Shipbreaker Bay]]. Some believe this is because the [[children of the forest]] took a hand in its construction, shaping the stones with [[magic]]. Others believe that a young boy who grew up to be [[Bran the Builder]] advised Durran on its construction. The truth of the matter is unknown. Nevertheless, [[Storm's End]] resisted everything the gods threw at it, and Durran reigned with Elenei at his side for a thousand years.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Catelyn Stark]] arrives at the [[siege of Storm's End (299)|siege of Storm's End]], she recalls the legend of Durran and Elenei.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{warning/twow}}
[[Arianne Martell]] recalls her father, Prince [[Doran Martell|Doran]], and Maester [[Caleotte]] arguing with a [[septon]] about why the north and south sides of the [[Sea of Dorne]] were so different. Prince Doran Martell and his [[maester]] favored weather patterns, the way the big storms that formed in the [[Summer Sea]] would pick up moisture until they crashed into [[Cape Wrath]], though Doran thought it was odd that the storms never struck at [[Dorne]]. The septon believed the reason was because Durran Godsgrief stole Elenei from her godly parents and earned their eternal enmity, while no Dornishman ever did so.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne II (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne II]]</ref>

==Family==
{{Durran Godsgrief tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Maris the Maid

2026-09-23T15:38:40Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{Infobox character
| title = Queen
| arms = Hightower
| firstname = Maris
| epithet = the Maid
| image = Maris the Maid by viscardiac.png
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| Title = Queen of the High Tower
| Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]
| Race = [[First Men]]
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Garth Greenhand]]
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'''Maris the Maid''', called '''the Most Fair''', is a legendary daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]] and ancestor of [[House Hightower]]. Her beauty was so renowned that fifty lords vied for her hand in the first [[tourney]] held in [[Westeros]]. The victor was [[Argoth Stone-Skin]], but Maris wed King [[Uthor of the High Tower]] before he could claim her, and Argoth spent the rest of days raging outside the walls of [[Oldtown]], roaring for his bride.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==References==
{{references}}

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Maris the Maid

2026-09-23T15:37:37Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Maris the Maid''', called '''the Most Fair''', is a legendary daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]] and ancestor of [[House Hightower]]. Her beauty was so renowned that fifty lords vied for her hand in the first [[tourney]] held in [[Westeros]]. The victor was [[Argoth Stone-Skin]], but Maris wed King [[Uthor of the High Tower]] before he could claim her, and Argoth spent the rest of days raging outside the walls of [[Oldtown]], roaring for his bride.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==References==
{{references}}

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Garth the Gardener

2026-09-23T15:35:18Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{See homonyms|Garth Gardener|Garth}}
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| arms = Gardener
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'''Garth the Gardener''' was the legendary first [[King of the Reach]] and the founder of [[House Gardener]].

==History==
Garth was the eldest son of the mythical [[Garth Greenhand]], the [[High King of the First Men|High King]] of the [[First Men]] said to have been the ancestor of numerous [[List of Houses|houses]] of the [[Reach]]. According to legend, Garth the Gardener made his home on the hill atop the [[Mander]] that in time would become known as [[Highgarden]], and wore a [[crown]] of [[Plants|vines and flowers]]. From his loins sprang House Gardener, whose kings would rule for many thousands of years.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|1}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Garth Greenhand

2026-09-23T15:33:06Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

{{See homonyms|Garth}}
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| firstname = Garth
| epithet = Greenhand
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'''Garth Greenhand''', also called '''Garth Greenhair''' and '''Garth the Green''', was a mythical [[High King of the First Men|High King]] of the [[First Men]] said to have been the common ancestor of numerous houses from the [[Reach]]. His firstborn son, [[Garth the Gardener]], founded [[House Gardener]], the [[Kings of the Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}

Garth supposedly wore a [[crown]] of [[Plants|vines and flowers]] and made the land bloom.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} It is unclear if he is related to the [[First King]].

==Legend==
According to some legends, Garth Greenhand was the [[High King of the First Men|High King]] who led the [[First Men]] across the [[Arm of Dorne]]. Other tales claim he predated the arrival of the First Men, making him not only the first human in [[Westeros]] but also the only human, and that he interacted with the [[children of the forest]] and [[giants]]. In some tales Garth is a god, and in a few of these, the oldest ones, he demands blood sacrifice from his worshippers to ensure a bountiful harvest. In some stories the green god dies every [[autumn]], only to be reborn with the coming of [[spring]]. Some tales claim he had green hands, green hair or green skin overall, or antlers like a [[stag]].

It is said Garth first taught men to farm, giving them the gift of seed and showing them how to plant and sow, how to raise crops and reap the harvest. Some tales indicate he tried to do the same with giants and children of the forest, but the giants pelted him with boulders and the children laughed, stating the woods provided them with all their needs. Where Garth walked, farms and villages and orchards sprouted. He carried a canvas bag, heavy with seed, which he scattered as he went along. Befitting a god, the bag was filled with seeds for all of the world's trees, grains, fruits and flowers, and its content was endless.

Garth Greenhand not only brought fertility to the land but also to women, making barren ones fruitful with a touch, even crones who no longer got their moon blood. Maidens ripened in his presence, mothers brought forth twins or even triplets when he blessed them and young girls flowered at his smile. Lords and common men alike offered up their virgin daughters to him wherever he went so their crops may ripen and trees grow heavy with fruit. Any maiden he deflowered delivered strong sons or fair daughters.

In some myths Garth is a contemporary of [[Brandon the Builder|Bran the Builder]] or [[Durran Godsgrief]], while in others he is the ancestor of them all. To the [[maesters]], however, he was no more than a warchief or petty king who led the first wave of First Men across the Arm of Dorne.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} Legends in the [[north]] state that the [[First King]] led the First Men to Westeros, not Garth.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North}}

Garth also planted an [[oak]] from which sprung the [[Oakenseat]], the throne of the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] kings.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}

==Descendents==
Garth had many descendants; supposedly half the noble houses in [[the Reach]], including the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] and the [[House Florent|Florents]], can trace their lineage back to him.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

His numerous children are said to have included:{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}
*[[Garth the Gardener]], ancestor of [[House Gardener]]
*[[John the Oak]], ancestor of [[House Oakheart]]
*[[Gilbert of the Vines]], ancestor of [[House Redwyne]]
*[[Florys the Fox]], ancestor of Houses [[House Florent|Florent]], [[House Ball|Ball]], and [[House Peake|Peake]]
*[[Maris the Maid]], an ancestor of [[House Hightower]]
*[[Foss the Archer]], ancestor of [[House Fossoway]]
*[[Brandon of the Bloody Blade]], ancestor of [[Brandon the Builder]] and [[House Stark]] (according to some tales)
*[[Owen Oakenshield]]
*[[Harlon the Hunter]] and [[Herndon of the Horn]], ancestors of [[House Tarly]]
*[[Bors the Breaker]], ancestor of [[House Bulwer]]
*[[Rose of Red Lake]], ancestor of [[House Crane]]
*[[Ellyn Ever Sweet]], ancestor of [[House Beesbury]]
*[[Rowan Gold-Tree]], ancestor of [[House Rowan]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Garth liked to plant his seed in fertile ground, they say. I shouldn't wonder that more than his hands were green.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|[[Olenna Redwyne]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

==Family==
{{Garth Greenhand tree}}

==See Also==
*[[:Category:Images of Garth Greenhand|Images of Garth Greenhand]]

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

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Erich Hoare

2026-09-23T15:15:34Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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| lastname = Hoare
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'''Erich Hoare''', known as '''Erich the Eagle''', was an [[ironborn]] raider from [[House Hoare]]. He was a grandson of [[Harrag Hoare]], a [[High King of the Iron Islands]].

==History==
Erich led an attack against the western shores of the [[north]], which had been liberated from occupation by King [[Theon Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

==Notes==
By the language used in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', which simply mentions that the ironmborn returned to the western shores of the North "under" Erich the Eagle, it´s unclear whether or not Erich was High King after his grandfather or if he was just a leader of reavers.

==References==
{{References}}

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[[es:Erich Hoare]]
[[fr:Erich Chenu]]

Harrag Hoare

2026-09-23T15:10:14Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Harrag Hoare''' was a [[High King of the Iron Islands]] from [[House Hoare]].{{Ref|AFFC|1}} [[Ravos Hoare|Ravos the Raper]] was his son.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

==History==
According to [[Aeron Greyjoy]], Harrag was chosen by a [[kingsmoot]].{{Ref|AFFC|1}}{{refn|group=N|Harrag Hoare was a contemporary of Theon Stark, during the [[coming of the Andals]], twice stated in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} Along with the reference in ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'',{{Ref|AFFC|1}} this would make Harrag an elected High King of the Iron Islands. However, the section "The Iron Islands: The Black Blood" suggests that Harrag Hoare reigned as a hereditary [[King of the Iron Islands]] some decades or centuries after [[Hagon Hoare]] and the subsequent [[Famine Winter]], while still retaining the reference to his conflicts with Theon Stark.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} This is likely an error, as it is further mentioned in the section "The North: The Kings of Winter" that [[Loron Greyjoy]], another elected High King, reigned after Harrag Hoare.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}}} Unlike many kings of his time, Harrag's reign resembled those of the reavers of the [[Age of Heroes]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

During the reign of [[Theon Stark]], the [[King in the North|King of Winter]] known as the Hungry Wolf, Harrag led a fleet of longships from [[Great Wyk]], [[Old Wyk]], [[Pyke (island)|Pyke]], and [[Orkmont]] against the western coast of the [[north]]. Harrag conquered the [[Stony Shore]] and burned swathes of the [[wolfswood]], while [[Bear Island]] became a base for reaving for Harrag's son, [[Ravos Hoare|Ravos the Raper]]. Theon slew Ravos with his own hand, however, and expelled the ironmen from his shores.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

Although Harrag's invasion was repulsed, the ironborn would return during the reign of Harrag's grandson, [[Erich Hoare|Erich the Eagle]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Harren Hoare

2026-09-23T14:47:57Z

TheMercyOfElenei:

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'''Harren Hoare''', known as '''Harren the Black'''{{ref|AGOT|60}} or '''Black Harren''',{{ref|ACOK|11}} was last of the [[Kings of the Isles and the Rivers]] to rule over the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[riverlands]], and the last member of [[House Hoare]] to rule. He completed the grand castle, [[Harrenhal]], which would serve to be [[burning of Harrenhal|his doom]]. Located near Harrenhal is the castle town of [[Harrenton]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon: A Question of Succession}}

==Appearance and Character==
At the time of [[Aegon's Conquest]], Harren was an old, grey man who wore black armor.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

A proud man,{{Ref|ACOK|7}} Black Harren's cruelty was famous throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} He is remembered in children's stories as evil.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}

==History==
===Harrenhal===
[[File:Harren Hoare by Peteryeeter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Harren, by Peteryeeter]]
Harren was born to [[House Hoare]], the ruling house of the [[Iron Islands]]. He was the grandson of King [[Harwyn Hoare|Harwyn Hardhand]], who extended the [[ironborn]] rule over the [[riverlands]] from the [[Neck]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]], and the son of King [[Halleck Hoare]]. [[Lord Commander Hoare|Harren's brother]] rose to become [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

During his reign as [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]], Harren was a vain, bloody tyrant hated by those he ruled. While Halleck ruled from a modest [[tower house]] at [[Fairmarket]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Harren desired a grander seat, and he commanded the construction of the great castle [[Harrenhal]], a project that took almost forty years to complete. The riverlands and the Iron Islands were drained to finance the building, with thousands of captives dying in the quarries, chained to sledges, or laboring on the towering walls and five huge towers of Harrenhal. [[Weirwood]]s were cut to provide rafters and beams.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|ACOK|7}}

===Aegon's Conquest===
Harren had finally completed his grand castle of Harrenhal, when [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], landed in Westeros and began [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. Aegon was victorious over Harren's men in the [[Battle of the Reeds]], but two of Harren's sons were victorious at the [[Wailing Willows]]. While they were returning to Harrenhal across the [[Gods Eye]], however, the sons were killed by Aegon's [[dragon]], [[Balerion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Harren's tyrannical rule over the riverlands earned him little love from his lords. As Aegon advanced many of the river lords, led by Lord [[Edmyn Tully]] of [[Riverrun]], revolted against Harren to support the Targaryen invader and joined the conqueror's host.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

Harren took refuge in the well-stocked Harrenhal, the largest castle of Westeros, and the king rejected Aegon's offer of retaining Harrenhal in return for becoming Aegon's vassal. Balerion, who was not obstructed by the towering walls of Harrenhal, roasted Harren and his surviving sons in the [[Kingspyre Tower|tallest tower]] of the castle,{{Ref|ACOK|7}} ending his rule and kingdom.{{Ref|aGoT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Harren's brother, [[Lord Commander Hoare]], remained at the [[Wall]] when his kin died in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

===Legacy===
The death of Harren and his sons left a power vacuum in the [[riverlands]] and the [[Iron Islands]]. [[Aegon I Targaryen]] granted rule of the riverlands to [[Edmyn Tully]], the new [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} and the king granted [[Harrenhal]] to Lord [[Quenton Qoherys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Harren's fate led [[Crackclaw Point]] to quickly surrender to [[Visenya Targaryen]].{{Ref|AFFC|20}} To avoid being burned at [[Storm's End]], the [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] marched to confront [[Orys Baratheon]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] in the [[Last Storm]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

[[Qhorin Volmark]] claimed to be Harren's heir, but he was eventually killed by Aegon. The Conqueror allowed the [[ironborn]] to choose [[Vickon Greyjoy]] as [[Lord of the Iron Islands]] in the name of the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

In {{Date|37}}, the rebel [[Harren the Red]], who claimed to be a grandson of Harren the Black, seized Harrenhal from Lord [[Gargon Qoherys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Although Black Harren died in [[Kingspyre Tower]], the spirits of the king and his sons are said to haunt the cellars of the [[Wailing Tower]] as [[ghosts]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}} Another story claims that Harren and his sons walk Harrenhal's halls at nighttime, and any who look upon them burst into flame.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} The [[curse]] of Harren the Black{{ref|ASOS|37}} is thought to prevent any lord from holding Harrenhal indefinitely.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
After [[Jaqen H'ghar]] assassinates [[Chiswyck]] and [[Weese]] at [[Harrenhal]], some servants claim that the victims were killed by Harren's [[ghosts|ghost]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}}{{Ref|ACOK|38}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
During the [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]], [[Tarle the Thrice-Drowned]] states that [[Maron Volmark]] should succeed [[Balon Greyjoy]] as [[King of the Isles and the North]] because he is the true heir to the black line of [[House Hoare]].{{Ref|AFFC|18}} Young Lord Volmark supports [[Victarion Greyjoy]] instead, however.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

==Quotes by Harren==
{{Quote|'''Aegon''': Yield now, and you may remain as [[Lord of the Iron Islands]]. Yield now, and your sons will live to rule after you. I have eight thousand men outside [[Harrenhal|your walls]]. '''Harren''': What is outside my walls is of no concern to me. Those walls are strong and thick. '''Aegon''': But not so high as to keep out [[dragon]]s. Dragons fly. '''Harren''': I built in stone. Stone does not burn. '''Aegon''': When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and Harren}}

{{Quote|Had I a daughter, the [[dragonslayer]] could claim her hand as well. Instead I will give him one of [[Edmyn Tully|Tully's]] daughters, or all three if he likes. Or he may pick one of [[House Blackwood|Blackwood's]] whelps, or [[House Strong|Strong's]], or any girl born of these traitors of the [[Trident]], these [[rivermen|lords of yellow mud]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}|Harren to his people}}

==Quotes about Harren==
{{Quote|No king in [[Westeros]] was more feared than Black Harren, whose cruelty had become legendary all through the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Harren had beggared the [[riverlands]] and the [[Iron Islands]] alike to ornament [[Harrenhal|his dream]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Weese''': [[Chiswyck|One of the Mountain's men]] fell off a wallwalk last night and broke his fool neck. '''Cook''': Drunk? '''Weese''': No more'n usual. Some are saying it was Harren's [[ghosts|ghost]] flung him down.{{ref|ACOK|30}}|[[Weese]] and a cook}}

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

==Family==
Harren had several sons (at least four)<ref group="N" name=Sons/> but no daughters.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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Halleck Hoare

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'''Halleck Hoare''' was the second [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]] from [[House Hoare]].

==Character==
According to Maester [[Yandel]], Halleck had closer ties to the [[riverlands]] than the [[Iron Islands]] despite ostensibly being a follower of the [[Drowned God]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

Like his father [[Harwyn Hoare|Harwyn]], Halleck was warlike and ruled with a heavy hand.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

==History==
Halleck succeeded his father, King [[Harwyn Hoare]], who had conquered the [[riverlands]] from [[Arrec Durrandon]], one of the [[Storm King]]s from [[Storm's End]]. As [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]], Halleck visited the [[Iron Islands]] only three times for a total of two years.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

The remainder of King Halleck's time was spent on mainland [[Westeros]] warring against the neighbors of the riverlands. Halleck was not as successful as his father, Harwyn Hardhand, as he was defeated in wars against the [[Kingdom of the Rock]] and the [[Kingdom of the Storm]]. Halleck also failed three times in attacks on the [[Bloody Gate]], the bulwark of the [[Kings of Mountain and Vale]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Halleck did succeed in extending control east to [[Duskendale]] and [[Rosby]], however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

When not at war Halleck ruled from a modest [[tower house]] in [[Fairmarket]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} His son and successor, King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], built [[Harrenhal]] as a grander seat on the shores of the [[Gods Eye]] in the riverlands.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Another son of Halleck was [[Lord Commander Hoare]] of the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|AGOT|60}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Though he called himself [[ironborn]], sacrificed to the [[Drowned God]], and always kept three [[priests of the Drowned God|priests]] at his side, there was more of the [[Trident]] than of the [[Sunset Sea|salt sea]] in Halleck Hoare, and he seemed to look upon [[Iron Islands|the islands]] only as a source of [[Armament|arms]], [[ship]]s, and [[army|men]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|Like [[Harwyn Hoare|his sire]], King Halleck spent a great deal of his reign in camp tents, on campaign. When not at war, he ruled his broad domains from a modest tower house at [[Fairmarket]] in the heart of the [[riverlands]], near the site of his father's [[battle at Fairmarket|greatest victory]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

==Family==
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==Behind the Scenes==
Halleck's name may be inspired by [[w:Gurney Halleck|Gurney Halleck]], a character created by [[w:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert]] for ''[[w:Dune (franchise)|Dune]]''. [[George R. R. Martin]] has included Herbert among his preferred science fiction writers.<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/531864.html A Sense of Wonder], April 10, 2017</ref> The High Hallack Cycle by [[w:Andre Norton|Andre Norton]] may be another possible inspiration, as her work is also enjoyed by Martin.<ref>[https://georgerrmartin.com/about-george/speeches/why-im-here-today-or-secrets-of-my-black-past/ Why I'm Here Today, or, Secrets of My Black Past], June 23, 1984</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1000 Influential Authors], February 29, 2000</ref>

==References==
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