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Lord Butterwell was the Lord of Whitewalls and the head of House Butterwell during the reign of King Aegon IV Targaryen. He served as Hand of the King to Aegon IV.[3]
Character
According to Maester Pylos, either Lord Butterwell or his grandson Lord Ambrose Butterwell was renowned for his wit.[4][N 1]
History
When King Aegon IV Targaryen visited Lord Butterwell's castle he gifted him with a dragon egg in return for "access" to his three maiden daughters.[7] According to tales, Aegon impregnated all three girls the same night.[1]
He had Whitewalls built, the pale castle was commonly called the Milkhouse by the smallfolk who lived near it. Its walls, keep, and towers were made of white stone quarried in the Vale of Arryn, and its floors and pillars were crafted from white marble veined with gold. The rafters were carved from the trunks of weirwoods.[1]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Lord Davos Seaworth, now Hand of the King to Stannis Baratheon, is concerned that he has risen too high from his humble origins. When Davos suggests that the Hand should be someone who is wise, Maester Pylos reminds him that a witty Lord Butterwell was an unsuccessful Hand.[4]
Quotes about Butterwell
Lord Butterwell was renowned for wit, Myles Smallwood for courage, Ser Otto Hightower for learning, yet they failed as Hands, every one.[4]
—Pylos to Davos Seaworth
Family
Notes
- ↑ Maester Pylos does not specify which Lord Butterwell was renowned for his wit but considered a failure as Hand. Lord Ambrose Butterwell was considered to have done a "dismal job" as Hand[5] and was dismissed for his suspicious failures in the early days of the Blackfyre Rebellion.[6] While not much is known of his grandsire's tenure as Hand, he was among the men that Aegon IV chose not for nobility, honesty, or wisdom, but their ability to amuse and flatter him.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ See the Lord Butterwell calculation.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.