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 Eon by Lopata Four | ||||
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| Alias | Old Lord Hunter[1] | |||
| Title | Lord of Longbow Hall[2] | |||
| Allegiance | House Hunter | |||
| Culture | Valemen | |||
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220 AC or before (roughly)[3] Longbow Hall[4] | |||
| Died | late 299 AC or early 300 AC[5] | |||
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| Played by | Barrington Cullen | |||
| TV series | Game of Thrones: Season 1 | |||
Eon Hunter is the Lord of Longbow Hall and the head of House Hunter. He has three quarrelsome sons: Gilwood, Eustace and Harlan Hunter.[6]
In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Eon is portrayed by Barrington Cullen.
Appearance
[edit]Eon is older than Jon Arryn, and half-crippled by gout. His hands are covered in liver spots[6] and his legs are gouty.[7]
History
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Lord Eon attended the tourney at Harrenhal and was talking with Lords Robert Baratheon and Jon Arryn when Prince Rhaegar Targaryen gave Lyanna Stark a crown of flowers as the queen of love and beauty.[8]
Recent Events
[edit]A Game of Thrones
[edit]Eon is one of Lysa Arryn's suitors after the death of Lord Jon Arryn.[7] As such, he sends wine from his own cellars as a gift to Lysa.[6] Lord Hunter is in attendance in the High Hall when Tyrion Lannister demands trial by battle to prove his innocence, and he is the second to offer to champion Lysa in the trial by combat.[7]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]Maester Willamen serves Lord Hunter.[9]
After ruling for nearly sixty years,[10] Eon dies suddenly, leading to calls by his younger sons, Eustace and Harlan, that he had been murdered by his eldest, Gilwood.[5]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Lord Petyr Baelish reveals to Alayne Stone that it was Eon's youngest son, Harlan, who arranged his father's death.[10]
Quotes by Eon
[edit]The honor should be mine, for the love I bore your lord husband, let me avenge his death.[7]
—Eon to Lysa Arryn
Quotes about Eon
[edit]Eon Hunter was even older than Jon Arryn had been, half-crippled by gout, and cursed with three quarrelsome sons, each more grasping than the last.[6]
—thoughts of Catelyn Stark
Family
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Behind the Scenes
[edit]An eon is a long period of time, a fitting first name for Lord Hunter who ruled for close to sixty years.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
- ↑ See the Eon Hunter calculation.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Eon Hunter.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 49, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.