Editing Melessa Florent

{{For|the wife of Lyonel Frey|Melesa Crakehall}}
{{Infobox character
| arms = Florent
| arms2 = Tarly
| title = Lady
| firstname = Melessa
| lastname = Florent
| image = File:Melessa_Florent_by_Lopata_Four.jpg
| image_caption = Melessa by Lopata Four
| Alias = Lady Tarly{{Ref|AGOT|26}}
| Title = Lady of [[Horn Hill]]
| Allegiance = [[House Florent]]<br>[[House Tarly]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = [[Alester Florent]]
| Mother = [[Melara Crane]]
| Spouse = Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]
| Issue = [[Samwell Tarly]]<br>[[Talla Tarly]]<br>Two daughters<br>[[Dickon Tarly]]
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = ~{{Date|235|271}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melessa Florent|Melessa Florent]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Samantha Spiro|Samantha Spiro]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
}}

'''Melessa Florent''' is a noblewoman of [[House Florent]], the middle child and eldest daughter of Lord [[Alester Florent]] of [[Brightwater Keep|Brightwater]]. She is married to Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] and the mother of [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]], [[Talla Tarly|Talla]], and [[Dickon Tarly]], as well as two other daughters.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Melessa is portrayed by [[w:Samantha Spiro|Samantha Spiro]].

==Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Melessa Florent|l1=Images of Melessa Florent}}

Melessa is close with her firstborn son, [[Samwell Tarly]], affectionately calling him "Sam".{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Together they used to lull Sam's little brother, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], to sleep.{{Ref|ASOS|46}}

==History==
After the birth of Samwell, she gave her lord husband, [[Randyll Tarly]], three girls in as many years (including [[Talla Tarly|Talla]]), then a second son, Dickon.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

Randyll once took Samwell with him on a voyage to the [[Arbor]]. After they came back, Melessa revealed to Samwell that his father wanted him to remain on the island and become Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]]'s page and squire.{{Ref|AFFC|15}} Randyll used to complain to Melessa about Samwell's cowardice.{{Ref|ASOS|18}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When [[Samwell Tarly]] discusses his plan with [[Jon Snow]] to send [[Gilly]] and [[Monster|her babe]] to [[Horn Hill]] - in the guise of the babe being Sam's bastard offspring - he tells Jon that he knows that his mother would want him.  Sam is confident that she will find some place for Gilly and it would not be as hard as serving [[Craster]].{{Ref|ASOS|75}}

When he meets with Samwell Tarly in the [[Lance (tower)|Lance]], Ser [[Denys Mallister]] recalls that Sam's mother is a Florent.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
While on the ''[[Blackbird]]'', Sam thinks of his mother as he clings to the railing and watches waves breaking on a stony shore:
{{Quote|If she saw me in my blacks, it might even make her proud. "I am a man now, Mother,” I could tell her, "a steward and a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. My brothers call me Sam the Slayer sometimes."{{Ref|AFFC|15}}}}

==Family==
{{Florent tree}}

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

[[Category:House Florent]]
[[Category:House Tarly]]
[[Category:3rd century AC births|Florent, Melessa]]
[[Category:Characters from the Reach|Florent, Melessa]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Florent, Melessa]]

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