House Frey

House Frey of the Crossing
Coat of arms	Two blue towers on silver-grey (Cendrée, a bridge azure, at either end a tower of the same)
Seat	The Twins
Head	Lord Walder Frey
Region	Riverlands
Title	Lord of the Crossing
Heir	Edwyn Frey
Overlords	House Tully (AGOT) House Baelish (ADWD)
Vassals	House Charlton House Erenford House Haigh
Cadet branch	House Frey of Riverrun
Founded	Around 300 BC

House Frey of the Crossing is a noble house of the riverlands. Their main seat is the Twins, a pair of castles on each bank of the northern Green Fork of the Trident that serves as a vital bridge across the river. The lord of the house is called the Lord of the Crossing. Their sigil is two blue towers united by a bridge on silver-grey, representing the Twins. Their house words are not mentioned in the books.

The strategic location of the Twins has allowed the house to become quite wealthy, and House Frey rules over wider domains and can call upon more soldiers than their liege lords, House Tully of Riverrun. Under their current lord, Walder Frey, the family has continued to grow in both size and power, and they are now the most powerful bannermen of the Tullys.

Culture

Traits

Armsmen of House Frey by Mark Bulahao © Fantasy Flight Games

Many current Freys share the weaselly or stoatish appearance of their common ancestor, Lord Walder. According to Haldon Halfmaester, the Freys are renowned for treachery and cruelty.

Customs

Lord of the crossing is a game played at the Twins by Freys.

The Freys do not like their northern neighbors, the crannogmen of the Neck ruled by House Reed of Greywater Watch, calling them pejorative names like "frogeaters" or "mudmen".

The Freys are considered by some to be upstarts and toll collectors.

Some in the service of House Frey wear blue steel ringmail and capes of silvery grey.

History

Origin

House Frey dates back six centuries, making it one of the younger noble houses in Westeros. The first Lord Frey was awarded lands and a noble status, and began the construction of a great bridge spanning the Green Fork of the Trident. Construction was finished under the rule of his grandson, who added wooden keeps on both sides of the river. The timber keeps were eventually replaced by stone keeps, which received the name "the Twins".

Due to their strategic location, House Frey prospered by exacting tolls for passage across the river, greatly increasing their wealth. House Frey has grown into the most powerful bannermen of House Tully of Riverrun, and the Twins are among the strongest castles of the Seven Kingdoms. However, some older houses look down upon the Freys as upstarts and toll collectors.

Warriors from House Frey tried and failed to conquer Greywater Watch in the Neck.

Targaryen Era

Forrest Frey by Magali Villeneuve ©

During Aegon's Conquest, House Frey aided Aegon the Conqueror and rebelled against Harren the Black of Harrenhal, the King of the Isles and the Rivers. After the burning of Harrenhal, the Freys joined the other river lords in swearing fealty to House Tully, the new Lords Paramount of the Trident for House Targaryen.

In 43 AC, Lord Frey supported Aegon the Uncrowned against his uncle, King Maegor I Targaryen.

A young Forrest Frey was mocked as fool Frey for asking for the hand of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. During the Dance of the Dragons, House Frey sided with the blacks of Queen Rhaenyra against the greens of King Aegon II Targaryen, and Freys aided Prince Daemon Targaryen during the taking of Stone Hedge. Lord Forrest died fighting westermen in the Battle by the Lakeshore, but his widow Sabitha continued House Frey's support of the blacks. After the Dance, six hundred Freys joined Ser Robert Rowan when he marched to the Vale of Arryn in support of Ser Joffrey Arryn.

Ser Duncan the Tall recognized the Frey banner among the arms displayed at the tourney at Ashford Meadow. Lord Ambrose Butterwell held a wedding tourney at Whitewalls to celebrate his marriage to his new lady wife who was a member of House Frey. Lord Frey attended the tourney, accompanied by his daughters, his four-year-old son (the current Lord Walder), his well-regarded brother Ser Franklyn, and his nephew Ser Addam. Lord Frey and his retinue abandoned Whitewalls before Daemon II Blackfyre could be crowned in the Second Blackfyre Rebellion.

During the tourney at Harrenhal, the squire of a Frey knight accosted Howland Reed. After he earned a spot among the champions, the Frey knight was later defeated by the Knight of the Laughing Tree and told to teach his squire honor.

During the long reign of Lord Walder Frey, the house exploded in size as he and his descendants sired many offspring. He offered Brynden Tully his choice of three Frey girls in marriage. When Lord Tytos Lannister acquiesced to Walder's proposal to marry his second son, Emmon, to Tytos's daughter Genna, the ten-year old Tywin Lannister spoke out against the match.

During Robert's Rebellion, Lord Walder arrived at the Battle of the Trident after the outcome was already decided. Lord Hoster Tully has since referred to his bannerman as the Late Lord Frey.

Baratheon Era

Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Trident, refused a Frey bride for his son, Edmure, and did not attend Walder's wedding to his seventh wife, Annara Farring. Lord Jon Arryn and Lady Lysa Arryn refused to foster Walder's grandsons at court in King's Landing or their own son, Robert Arryn, at the Twins. Several Freys participated in the tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day. Walder claims to have hosted three kings at the Twins during his rule.

After Chett killed Bessa, Walder Rivers was sent by Lord Walder to judge the criminal and send him to the Wall.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Lord Walder Frey at the Twins, by Amok ©

Lord Walder Frey and Joyeuse Erenford are to wed on Walder's ninetieth name day.

A score of Frey men are at the crossroads inn when Lady Catelyn Stark seizes Tyrion Lannister. Rather than joining her to bring him to justice, the men report the event to Lord Frey.

Six Freys attend the Hand's tourney in King's Landing: Ser Jared, Ser Hosteen, Ser Danwell, Ser Emmon, Ser Theo, and Ser Perwyn, as well as one of Lord Walder's bastards, Martyn Rivers.

As he had done in Robert's Rebellion, Lord Walder delays his response to Lord Hoster Tully's calling of banners, although he keeps near four thousand men at the Twins and defends their lands from Lannister outriders commanded by Ser Addam Marbrand. When Robb Stark arrives at the Twins on his march south to free Lord Eddard Stark, he is received by Walder's heir, Ser Stevron. Walder negotiates with Robb's mother, Lady Catelyn, securing a marriage contract with Robb and linking the Freys with the Starks of Winterfell. Furthermore, Arya Stark will wed Elmar when the fighting is done, Catelyn will take two more (Big and Little Walder) as wards, and Robb will take yet another (Olyvar) as his squire. In exchange the Freys lend their swords to his cause and grant the northern army safe passage.

After the death of King Robert I Baratheon, Walder and Stevron are named among the nobles the new king, Joffrey I Baratheon, insists must do him homage or be named traitors to the realm.

Robb's army split at the Twins, each force heading to deal with a different Lannister army; Freys ride with both forces. Robb acknowledges that the Freys under Stevron's command fought bravely at the battle in the Whispering Wood; Perwyn fights there as part of Robb's battle guard. Ser Cleos and Tion fight on the other side of that battle under their cousin, Ser Jaime Lannister, and are captured along with him. Their father, Emmon Frey, also fights on the Lannister side of the war. Other Freys, including Ser Aenys, Jared, Hosteen, Danwell, Elmar, and Ronel Rivers are part of Lord Roose Bolton's army. Jared, Hosteen, Danwell, and Ronel are captured by Lord Tywin Lannister's forces during the battle on the Green Fork. Stevron attends the war council at Riverrun at which Robb Stark is declared King in the North.

A Clash of Kings

Catelyn's wards Big Walder and Little Walder are welcomed to Winterfell, although they are not much to the liking of Bran Stark. The cousins are spared by Theon Greyjoy during his capture of Winterfell and later by Ramsay Snow during his sack of Winterfell.

Jared, Hosteen, Danwell and Ronel are briefly in captivity at Harrenhal before being ransomed by two of their brothers soon after Arya's arrival, rejoining Lord Bolton's army. Aenys participates in the fall of Harrenhal to Roose's host.

Many Freys, including Stevron, Ser Ryman, Black Walder, and Olyvar, join Robb in his campaign through the westerlands. Stevron dies after receiving a minor wound in the Battle of Oxcross, making his son Ryman the heir to the Twins. In the storming of the Crag, Black Walder scales the walls of the castle along with Smalljon Umber.

Ser Perwyn accompanies Lady Catelyn on her voyage south to treat with kings Renly and Stannis Baratheon. Martyn Rivers commands the outriders in the riverlands while Ser Brynden Tully is campaigning in the west with Robb Stark, King of the Trident. Martyn meets Catelyn's party when she nears Riverrun on her return trip. Perwyn and Martyn fight in the Battle of the Fords.

Cleos Frey, still a captive of Robb's, is sent to King's Landing to offer Robb's terms to his cousin, Tyrion Lannister, but they are rebuffed. Tyrion plants men in Cleos's red cloak guards to try and free Jaime from Riverrun, but they fail and Cleos is imprisoned again.

To solidify wartime alliances, Roose Bolton marries one of Walder's granddaughters, Walda. After the fall of Winterfell and the Lannister victory over Stannis in the Battle of the Blackwater, the Freys in Lord Bolton's army at Harrenhal believe that Robb should bend the knee.

A Storm of Swords

Robb Stark and Catelyn Stark arrive at the Twins, by Martina Pilcerova © Fantasy Flight Games

At Riverrun, Catelyn frees Jaime from captivity in an effort to exchange him for her daughters, allowing his cousin, Cleos Frey, to accompany him along with her sworn sword, Brienne of Tarth. On the journey to King's Landing, Cleos proves to be a useless fighter, and he is killed by outlaws near Maidenpool.

Robb Stark's marriage to Jeyne Westerling outrages House Frey and breaks their alliance. Ryman and Black Walder angrily depart Robb's army at the Crag, as do Freys led by Perwyn and Martyn Rivers at Riverrun. The Freys with Ser Frey at Harrenhal are also enraged, but they remain with Lord Roose Bolton.

After the passing of Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Trident, Lame Lothar and Bastard Walder arrive at Riverrun with forty men from the Twins. Their father, Lord Walder, suggests that their new liege lord, Robb's uncle Edmure Tully, stand in Robb's place for the marriage alliance and marry Walder's daughter, Roslin.

While Robb leads his northmen and some rivermen from Riverrun to the Twins, Roose leads his own host north from Harrenhal. They are welcomed and given guest right by the Freys. However, Walder has secretly negotiated with Lord Tywin Lannister, the Hand of the King to Joffrey I Baratheon, and Lord Bolton. They betray the Starks and Tullys at the Red Wedding, breaking guest right and slaughtering their former allies. Jinglebell, Benfrey, and Tytos are killed in the process. Perwyn, Olyvar, and Alesander had been sent away beforehand, they being too friendly with the Starks.

The Freys are rewarded by the Iron Throne for killing King Robb and capturing Lord Edmure. Walder Frey's second son, Emmon, is given the lordship of a junior branch, House Frey of Riverrun, when House Tully is divested of their seat. Ryman and his son, Edwyn, lead two thousand men to join Ser Daven Lannister in the siege of Riverrun, while Black Walder resolves the siege of Seagard by threatening to kill Patrek Mallister.

Other nobles and the smallfolk scorn House Frey for breaking the sacred guest right. Petyr and Merrett are seized and hanged by the revived Lady Catelyn and her incarnation of the brotherhood without banners.

A Feast for Crows

To solidify the alliance with the Lannisters, Amerei Frey is paired with Lord Lancel Lannister, and Daven Lannister is to wed another Frey. Violating guest right has ruined the Freys' reputation, however, with even Jaime Lannister calling them treacherous. House Frey influence in the riverlands increases further by way of the newly-created House Lannister of Darry, the household of which is provided by Lancel's wife, Ami. A score of Freys, including Danwell, Arwood, and Marissa, accompany her to Castle Darry. After "the Hound's" attack on Saltpans, Arwood and his kinsmen Harys and Donnel Haigh ride from Darry to investigate, finding Ser Quincy Cox hiding behind his walls.

Dead soldiers bearing the colors of House Frey have washed up on the Quiet Isle. According to the Elder Brother, they are buried next to their enemies of House Darry. It is hinted that the enmity between Frey and Darry is not new, but has significant history.

After arriving at Riverrun, Ser Jaime Lannister informs Emmon that although he has been granted Riverrun, Emmon is not the liege of the riverlords. The Freys instead owe allegiance to Lord Petyr Baelish, head of House Baelish of Harrenhal and Lord Paramount of the Trident. Jaime removes Ryman from command of the siege of Riverrun in favor of his son Edwyn. When informing Ser Brynden Tully of what will happen if he does not surrender, Jaime says he will send the Freys as a second wave, after the other rivermen but before the westermen. On his journey back to the Twins, Ryman is hanged by outlaws near Fairmarket. Ryman's death leaves his son Edwyn as heir to the Crossing.

According to Queen Cersei Lannister, Lord Wyman Manderly is on the verge of allying himself with the Boltons after he agrees to marry both of his granddaughters to members of House Frey and open his port of White Harbor to Lannister shipping.

A Dance with Dragons

An emissary from House Frey, by Jarrod Owen © Fantasy Flight Games

Rhaegar, Jared, and Symond arrive in White Harbor to solidify the alliance between Houses Frey and Manderly. The Manderlys only pretend to accept the peace of King Tommen I Baratheon, however, and the Frey envoys disappear while traveling from White Harbor to Barrowton. Lord Wyman Manderly pleads ignorance about their fate.

Big Walder and Little Walder remain squires of Ramsay Bolton at the Dreadfort. After the siege of Moat Cailin is resolved by Theon Greyjoy and Ramsay, they are joined by Lord Roose Bolton's northmen and Ser Aenys and Ser Hosteen's Freys, who number between fourteen hundred and two thousand, to help Roose in pacifying the north. Roose moves the wedding of Ramsay and "Arya Stark" from Barrowton to Winterfell.

While quartered at Winterfell during a blizzard, which the Freys are ill prepared for, tensions rise in Roose's army when the Freys place the blame for their missing envoys on Wyman. A brawl results in the deaths of several men when Wyman insults the Freys after Little Walder, the brother of Roose's wife Walda, is found dead in the snow. To relieve the pressure, Roose sends Aenys and Hosteen as a vanguard against Stannis, who is encamped at a crofters' village in the wolfswood.

The Winds of Winter

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The Frey force at Winterfell falls prey to a trap set by Mors Umber outside the walls, killing Aenys. This leaves Hosteen, who loses his horse in the trap, in command of the force.

House Frey at the end of the third century

The known Freys during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Walder Frey (b. 208 AC), is the current Lord of the Crossing. An ancient, prideful, and greedy man, he has ruled his house for decades and sired over a hundred descendants. Though he stresses family loyalty, his family jockeys ruthlessly for his favor, naming their sons Walder and daughters Walda in an attempt to please him. Walder has survived many wives:
  • {Perra Royce}, his first wife, gave him three sons and one daughter.
  • {Cyrenna Swann}, his second wife, gave him two sons.
  • {Amarei Crakehall}, his third wife, gave him six sons and a daughter.
  • {Alyssa Blackwood}, his fourth wife, gave him three sons and two daughters.
  • {Sarya Whent}, his fifth wife, gave him no progeny.
  • {Bethany Rosby}, his sixth wife, gave him four sons and a daughter.
  • {Annara Farring}, his seventh wife, gave him four sons and two daughters.
  • Joyeuse Erenford, his young eighth wife, who is currently with child.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Perra Royce

Descendants of Stevron Frey

• Ser {Stevron Frey}, Lord Walder's eldest son. Died of his wounds after the Battle of Oxcross.
  • Ser {Ryman Frey}: Ser Stevron's eldest son. Slain in the riverlands by the brotherhood without banners.
    • Edwyn Frey, Ryman's eldest son, and heir to the Twins. A cold man.
      • Walda Frey, Edwyn's daughter. A young girl.
    • Walder Frey, Ryman's second son. Called Black Walder.
    • {Petyr Frey}, Ryman's third son. Called Petyr Pimple. Slain in the riverlands by the brotherhood without banners.
      • Perra Frey, Petyr's daughter. A young girl.
  • {Aegon Frey}, Ser Stevron's second son. A lackwit fool called Jinglebells. Slain at the Twins during the Red Wedding by Catelyn Stark.
  • {Maegelle Frey}: Ser Stevron's daughter. Married to Ser Dafyn Vance. Died in childbirth.
    • Marianne Vance, Maegelle's daughter. A maiden.
    • Walder Vance, Maegelle's eldest son. A squire.
    • Patrek Vance, Maegelle's second son. A young boy.
  • Walton Frey: Ser Stevron's third son.
    • Steffon Frey, Walton's eldest son, called the Sweet
    • Walda Frey, Walton's daughter. Called Fair Walda. A beautiful maid of eighteen.
    • Bryan Frey, Walton's second son. A squire.

Walder

Perra Royce

Corenna Swann

Stevron

Marsella Waynwood

Jeyne Lydden

Ryman

Unknown wife

Aegon "Jinglebell"

Maegelle

Dafyn Vance

Walton

Deana Hardyng

Edwyn

Janyce Hunter

"Black" Walder

Petyr

Mylenda Caron

Marianne Vance

Walder Vance

Patrek Vance

Steffon

"Fair" Walda

Bryan

Walda

Perra

Descendants of Emmon Frey

• Lord Emmon Frey, Lord of Riverrun. Lord Walder's second son, married Lady Genna Lannister.
  • Ser {Cleos Frey}: His eldest son. Slain in the riverlands by outlaws.
    • Tywin Frey: Cleos's eldest son. A young squire. Heir to Riverrun.
    • Willem Frey: Cleos's second son. A page at Ashemark.
  • Ser Lyonel Frey: His second son.
  • {Tion Frey}: His third son. Slain at Riverrun by order of Rickard Karstark.
  • Walder Frey: His fourth son. Called Red Walder. A squire at Casterly Rock.

Walder

Perra Royce

Emmon

Genna Lannister

Cleos

Jeyne Darry

Lyonel

Melesa Crakehall

Tion

"Red" Walder

Tywin

Willem

Descendants of Aenys and Perriane Frey

• Ser {Aenys Frey}, Lord Walder's third son. Died after falling into a pit trap planted near Winterfell by Mors Umber.
  • Aegon Frey, his eldest son. Now an outlaw called Aegon Bloodborn.
  • {Rhaegar Frey}, his second son. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor.
    • Robert Frey, Rhaegar's eldest son. A young boy.
    • Walda Frey, Rhaegar's daughter. A young girl called White Walda.
    • Jonos Frey, Rhaegar's second son. A young boy.
• Perriane Frey, Lord Walder's first daughter. Married to Ser Leslyn Haigh.
  • Ser Harys Haigh, her eldest son.
    • Walder Haigh, Ser Harys' son. A young boy.
  • Ser Donnel Haigh, her second son.
  • Alyn Haigh, her third son.

Walder

Perra Royce

Aenys

Tyana Wylde

Perriane

Leslyn Haigh

Aegon "Bloodborn"

Rhaegar

Jeyne Beesbury

Harys Haigh

Unknown wife

Donnel Haigh

Alyn Haigh

Robert

"White" Walda

Jonos

Walder Haigh

Descendants of Walder Frey by Cyrenna Swann

• Ser {Jared Frey}: Fourth son of Walder Frey. Lean, balding, and pockmarked. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor.
  • Ser {Tytos Frey}, his son. Slain by Sandor Clegane during the Red Wedding.
    • Zia Frey, Tytos's daughter.
    • Zachery Frey, Tytos's son. A boy training at the Sept of Oldtown.
  • Kyra Frey, his daughter, married to Ser {Garse Goodbrook}.
    • Walder Goodbrook: her son.
    • Jeyne Goodbrook: her daughter.
• Septon Luceon: Fifth son of Walder Frey. A septon in service at the Great Sept of Baelor, in King's Landing.

Walder

Cyrenna Swann

Jared

Alys Frey

Luceon

Tytos

Zhoe Blanetree

Garse Goodbrook

Kyra

Zia

Zachery

Walder Goodbrook

Jeyne Goodbrook

Descendants of Walder Frey by Amarei Crakehall

• Ser Hosteen Frey, the sixth son of Lord Walder Frey. Mocked as Ser Stupid by Stannis Baratheon.
  • Arwood Frey, his only son.
    • Ryella Frey: Arwood's eldest daughter. A young girl.
    • Androw and Alyn Frey, Arwood's twin sons. Two young boys.
    • Hostella Frey, his youngest daughter. An infant.
• Lythene Frey, the second daughter of Walder Frey. Married to Ser Lucias Vypren.
  • Elyana Vypren, her daughter. Married to Jon Wylde.
    • Rickard Wylde, Elayna's son.
  • Damon Vypren, her son.
• {Symond Frey}, the seventh son of Walder Frey. Married to Betharios of Braavos. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor.
  • Alesander Frey, his eldest son.
  • Alyx Frey, his daughter.
  • Bradamar Frey, his second son.
• Danwell Frey, the eighth son of Walder Frey. Married to Wynafrei Whent, without progeny.
• {Merrett Frey}, the ninth son of Walder Frey. Slain in the riverlands by the brotherhood without banners.
  • Lady Amerei Frey, his first daughter, nicknamed "Gatehouse Ami". A very young widow of Ser {Pate of the Blue Fork}. Later married to Ser Lancel Lannister, the Lord of Darry until abdicating his seat to join the Warrior's Sons, dissolving the unconsummated marriage.
  • Lady Walda Frey, his second daughter. Sometimes called Fat Walda. Married to Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort and Warden of the North.
  • Marissa Frey, his third daughter. A young maid.
  • {Walder Frey}, his only son. Called Little Walder. Squire to Ramsay Bolton. Murdered at Winterfell.
• Ser {Geremy Frey}, tenth son of Walder Frey. Drowned.
  • Sandor Frey, his son. Squire of Ser Donnel Waynwood at the Gates of the Moon.
  • Cynthea Frey, his daughter. A young girl, ward of Lady Anya Waynwood.
• Raymund Frey, the eleventh son of Walder Frey.
  • Robert Frey, his son, training at the Citadel of Oldtown.
  • Malwyn Frey, his son, apprenticed to an alchemist in Lys.
  • Serra and Sarra Frey, his twin daughters.
  • Cersei Frey, His daughter, called Little Bee.
  • Jaime and Tywin Frey, His twin sons, newborn.

Walder

Amarei Crakehall

Hosteen

Bellena Hawick

Lucias Vypren

Lythene

Symond

Betharios of Braavos

Arwood

Ryella Royce

Damon Vypren

Elyana Vypren

Jon Wylde

Alesander

Alyx

Bradamar

Ryella

Androw

Alyn

Hostella

Rickard Wylde

Danwell

Wynafrei Whent

Merrett

Mariya Darry

Pate of the Blue Fork

Amerei

Lancel Lannister

"Fat" Walda

Roose Bolton

Marissa

Stillborn daughter

Daughter

"Little" Walder

Geremy

Carolei Waynwood

Raymund

Beony Beesbury

Sandor

Cynthea

Robert

Malwyn

Sarra

Serra

Cersei

Jaime

Tywin

Descendants of Walder Frey by Alyssa Blackwood

• Lothar Frey, the twelfth son of Lord Walder Frey. Named Lame Lothar due to a twisted leg. Steward of the Twins.
  • Tysane Frey, Lothar's eldest daughter.
  • Walda Frey, Lothar's second daughter.
  • Emberlei Frey, Lothar's third daughter.
  • Leana Frey, Lothar's fourth daughter. A newborn baby.
• Ser Jammos Frey, the thirteenth son of Walder Frey.
  • Walder Frey, Jammos's eldest son. Called Big Walder. Squire to Ramsay Bolton.
  • Dickon and Mathis Frey, Jammos's twin sons.
• Ser Whalen Frey, the fourteenth son of Walder Frey.
  • Hoster Frey, Whalen's son. Squire to Ser Damon Paege.
  • Merianne Frey, Whalen's daughter. A girl called Merry.
• Morya Frey, the third daughter of Walder Frey. Married to Ser Flement Brax.
  • Robert Brax, her eldest son. A page at Casterly Rock.
  • Walder Brax, her second son.
  • Jon Brax, her third son. A babe.
• Tyta Frey, Lord Walder's fourth daughter. A maid close to thirty, called "Tyta the Maid".

Walder

Alyssa Blackwood

Lothar

Leonella Lefford

Jammos

Sallei Paege

Whalen

Sylwa Paege

Morya

Flement Brax

Tyta

"Big" Walder

Dickon

Mathis

Hoster

Merianne

Robert Brax

Walder Brax

Jon Brax

Tysane

Walda

Emberlei

Leana

Descendants of Walder Frey by Bethany Rosby

• Ser Perwyn Frey, the fifteenth son of Lord Walder Frey.
• Ser {Benfrey Frey}, the sixteenth son of Walder Frey. Died of a wound received during the Red Wedding.
  • Della Frey, Benfrey's daughter. Called Deaf Della.
  • Osmund Frey, Benfrey's son.
• Maester Willamen, the seventeenth son of Walder Frey. A maester in service at Longbow Hall.
• Olyvar Frey, the eighteenth son of Walder Frey.
• Roslin Frey, the fifth daughter of Walder Frey. Married to Lord Edmure Tully. Currently with child.

Walder

Bethany Rosby

Perwyn

Benfrey

Jyanna Frey

Willamen

Olyvar

Roslin

Edmure Tully

Della

Osmund

Descendants of Walder Frey by Annara Farring

• Arwyn Frey, the sixth daughter of Lord Walder Frey.
• Wendel Frey, the nineteenth son of Walder Frey. A page at Seagard.
• Colmar Frey, the twentieth son of Walder Frey. Promised to the Faith.
• Waltyr Frey, the twenty-first son of Walder Frey.
• Elmar Frey, the twenty-second son of Walder Frey. A page to Roose Bolton; formerly betrothed to Arya Stark.
• Shirei Frey, the seventh daughter of Walder Frey.

Walder

Annara Farring

Arwyn

Wendel

Colmar

Waltyr

Elmar

Shirei

Descendants of Walder Frey by Joyeuse Erenford

• Joyeuse Erenford is pregnant.

Descendants of Walder Frey by unknown women

• Walder Rivers: The eldest of Lord Walder's bastard brood, called Bastard Walder.
  • Walda Rivers his daughter.
  • Ser Aemon Rivers: His son.
    • Walda Rivers: his daughter.
• Maester Melwys: In service at Rosby.
• Jeyne Rivers, Martyn Rivers, Ryger Rivers, Ronel Rivers, Mellara Rivers, and other bastards.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

• Ser Theo Frey, a knight.
• Alys Frey, the wife of Ser Jared Frey.
• Jyanna Frey, the wife of Ser Benfrey Frey.

Historical Members

Young Walder Frey with his father, his sister, and her husband, Ambrose Butterwell by Gary Gianni

• Lord Frey, during Aegon's Conquest who summoned his levies and joined Lord Edmyn Tully at Harrenhal.
• Lord Frey ruling in 43 AC who supported Prince Aegon the Uncrowned against King Maegor I Targaryen.
• Lord Forrest Frey, Lord of the Crossing during the Dance of the Dragons. Married to Lady Sabitha Vypren.
  • At least one child.
• Lord Frey, father of Lord Walder Frey.
  • Lord Ambrose Butterwell's second wife, daughter to Lord Frey and cousin to Ser Addam Frey.
  • At least two other daughters.
  • Lord Walder Frey, the current Lord of the Crossing.
• Ser Franklyn Frey, Lord Frey's brother, a participant in both the Ashford tourney in 209 AC and the Whitewalls tourney in 212 AC.
• Ser Addam Frey, a cousin, who participated in the Whitewalls tourney.
• The "knight of the two towers," a knight who participated in the tourney at Harrenhal.

Sworn Houses

• House Charlton
• House Erenford
• House Haigh

Quotes

The Freys of the Crossing were no nobler than the Butterwells. They owned a bridge instead of cows, that was the only difference.

—thoughts of Duncan the Tall

Luwin: My lords, your uncle Ser Stevron Frey was among those who lost their lives at Oxcross. He took a wound in the battle, Robb writes. It was not thought to be serious, but three days later he died in his tent, asleep.
Big Walder: He was very old. Five-and-sixty, I think. Too old for battles. He was always saying he was tired.
Little Walder: Tired of waiting for our grandfather to die, you mean. Does this mean Ser Emmon's the heir now?
Big Walder: Don't be stupid. The sons of the first son come before the second son. Ser Ryman is next in line, and then Edwyn and Black Walder and Petyr Pimple. And then Aegon and all his sons.
Little Walder: Ryman is old too. Past forty, I bet. And he has a bad belly. Do you think he'll be lord?
Big Walder: I'll be lord. I don't care if he is.
Luwin: You ought to be ashamed of such talk, my lords. Where is your grief? Your uncle is dead.
Little Walder: Yes. We're very sad.

—Luwin, Big Walder Frey, and Little Walder Frey

The Freys fought bravely in the Whispering Wood, and old Ser Stevron died at Oxcross, we hear. Ser Ryman and Black Walder and the rest are with Robb in the west, Martyn has been of great service scouting, and Ser Perwyn helped see you safe to Renly. Gods be good, how much more can we ask of them?

—Edmure Tully to Catelyn Stark

At a wedding, thought Davos. As he sat at his slayer's board, a guest beneath his roof. These Freys are cursed.

—thoughts of Davos Seaworth

His father was querulous and stubborn, with an iron will and a wasp's tongue, but he did believe in taking care of his own. All of his own, even the ones who had displeased and disappointed him. Even the ones whose names he can't remember. Once he was gone, though ...

—thoughts of Merrett Frey

Daven: If my choice is Freys or freckles, well ... half of Lord Walder's brood look like stoats.
Jaime: Only half?

—Daven Lannister and Jaime Lannister

I say what I mean straight out, like an honest man. But what would you know of the ways of honest men? You're a treacherous lying weasel, like all your kin. I'd sooner drink a pint of piss than take the word of any Frey.

—Clement Piper to Edwyn Frey

What would a Frey know of honor?

—Davos Seaworth to Jared Frey

So young. Though mayhaps this was a blessing. Had he lived he would have grown up to be a Frey.

—Wyman Manderly to Hosteen Frey