Editing House Manderly (section)

==History==
===Kingdom of the Reach===
The Manderlys are an ancient line who once lived along the banks of the mighty river [[Mander]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]], and some claim the river was named after them.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Mander}} A noble house of great lords descended from the [[First Men]], they held the castle of [[Dunstonbury]] as their seat and had a fierce rivalry with [[House Peake]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}

During the reign of the [[House Gardener|Gardeners]] in the Reach, King [[Gwayne III Gardener]] persuaded Lords Manderly and Peake to accept his judgment on their quarrel and do fealty for their lands, without any bloodshed.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}} Like other houses of the Reach, the Manderlys presumably converted from the [[old gods]] of the First Men to the [[Faith of the Seven]] after the Gardeners welcomed [[coming of the Andals|Andals]] into their kingdom.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}

Near the end of the long reign of King [[Garth X Gardener]], a problem arose with the succession as the elderly and senile Garth had sired no sons and only daughters, one of whom had married Lord Manderly, and another to Lord Peake. Both lords were determined that their own wife should succeed to the throne, and the rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy and murder, and finally escalated into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides. The [[Anarchy in the Reach|anarchy]] that followed lasted almost a decade until Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], the [[High Steward]], made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated the Peakes and Manderlys. Osmund then placed a distant cousin of the late Garth X on the throne as King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}

===Exile and White Harbor===
[[File:Manderly knight by manzanedo.jpg|thumb|House Manderly knight, by Antonio José Manzanedo © Fantasy Flight Games]]
At some point, House Manderly overreached itself, and was driven from the Reach by the [[House Gardener|Gardeners]].{{Ref|ADWD|9}}{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|White Harbor}} According to Maester [[Yandel]], the exile of House Manderly is credited to Lord [[Lorimar Peake]] upon the behest of King [[Perceon III Gardener]], who feared the Manderlys' growing influence and power in the Reach.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} This allowed House Peake to acquire the Manderlys' seat of [[Dunstonbury]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

Bringing their wealth with them, the Manderlys fled to the [[north]], where they were welcomed by the [[House Stark|Starks]] of [[Winterfell]] as their own bannermen.{{Ref|ADWD|19}} The Starks awarded the [[Wolf's Den]] to the Manderlys and tasked them with defending the [[White Knife]] in return for swearing an oath that they would always be loyal subjects of House Stark. This history instilled the Manderlys with great loyalty to their new liege lords.{{Ref|ADWD|19}}

When exactly House Manderly came north is unknown. In {{Date|211}}, Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] dated the flight of the Manderlys as having occurred "a thousand years" ago.{{Ref|TSS}} Lord [[Godric Borrell]] defines the time period to "no more than nine hundred years" before {{Date|300}}.{{Ref|ADWD|9}} However, both [[Wylla Manderly]], as well as Maester Yandel date the arrival of the Manderlys in the north back a bit further, "a thousand years before [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]"{{Ref|ADWD|19}} and "some thousand years before the Conquest",{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} respectively. A semi-canon source lists "a thousand years before the Conquest" as well.{{Ref|AWOIAF|White Harbor}} These accounts thus place the arrival of the Manderlys in the north between 1000 BC and 600 BC.

House Manderly built the city of [[White Harbor]] with the wealth they had brought from the Reach.{{Ref|ADWD|19}} They further developed it over the following centuries.{{Ref|ADWD|19}} It is the smallest of the five cities of [[Westeros]], and is the main northern port for commerce and naval transport.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} Until the construction of [[King's Landing]] during the Conquest (by then still known as the [[Aegonfort]]), White Harbor was also the newest city of the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The [[New Castle]], built to replace the aging Wolf's Den, resembles their previous castle Dunstonbury in the Reach.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} The Manderlys are one of the few great houses of the north to follow the [[Faith of the Seven]] instead of the [[old gods]] and thus have a strong tradition of [[knight]]hood.{{Ref|AGOT|53}}

===Targaryen Era===
In the aftermath of [[Aegon's Conquest]], Ser [[Warrick Manderly]] and Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] suppressed the [[Sistermen's Rebellion]]. Lord [[Steffon Sunderland]] sent a son to be fostered with the Manderlys.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

[[Mara Manderly]] was a companion to Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] at [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|55}}. Her father, Lord [[Theomore Manderly]], hosted Alysanne in {{Date|58}} when the queen visited [[White Harbor]] as part of her [[royal progress]], with Mara's sister, [[Jessamyn Manderly|Jessamyn]], serving as her cupbearer.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Theomore was to marry Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]] in {{Date|86}},{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} but the high-spirited girl died after falling from a horse while racing drunkenly through the streets of King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} House Manderly supported Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] in the [[Great Council of 101 AC]] at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] traveled to White Harbor and [[Winterfell]] and convinced the north to join the [[blacks]]. After agreeing that his youngest daughter should wed Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]] once fighting ended, Lord [[Desmond Manderly]] sent warriors led by his sons, Ser [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]] and Ser [[Torrhen Manderly|Torrhen]], to support [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} The courtly brothers were well regarded in [[King's Landing]], especially when compared to the northmen who served in the host of Lord [[Cregan Stark]].{{ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} Torrhen served as one of the regents of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] after the war, resigning in {{Date|132}} after the deaths of his father and brother from [[Winter Fever]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} When Aegon came of age in {{Date|136}}, he ended [[Regency of Aegon III|the regency]] and dismissed Lord Manderly, his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

Lady [[Jeyne Manderly]] wed [[Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)|Rickon Stark]], eldest son and supposed heir to Lord [[Cregan Stark]] and gave him two daughters, [[Serena Stark|Serena]] and [[Sansa Stark (daughter of Rickon)|Sansa]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Lady [[Myriame Manderly]] married [[Rodwell Stark]] and became Lady of Winterfell upon her husband's accession.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

===Recent History===
Members of House Manderly were present at the [[Tourney at Harrenhal]] of {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007]</ref>

When Lord [[Eddard Stark]] called the northern [[Bannerman|banners]] to join [[Robert's Rebellion]] against King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] led the Manderlys south. Wyman fought at the [[Battle of the Trident]], rewarding his retainer Ser [[Bartimus]] for saving his life by making him castellan of the Wolf's Den, now White Harbor's prison.{{Ref|ADWD|29}}

Lady Manderly, the wife of Lord Wyman, died in around {{Date|291}}.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}