Merrett Frey

Allegiance	House Frey
Culture	Riverlands
Died	299 AL Near Oldstones
Spouse	Mariya Darry
Books	A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords

Merret Frey is a member of House Frey and a POV character in the epilogue of A Storm of Swords.

Family

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

Youth

Merrett served with his mothers relative Lord Sumner Crakehall as a page and later a squire. Like many Crakehall descendants, he was known for his strength and robustness. During this time he knew Jaime Lannister although the two were not very close because of Merret's habits of bullying others, which was not successful with Jaime.

Life

The downfall in his life began with the expedition against the Kingswood Brotherhood. First he spread a pox throughout the camp. Later he was captured by Wenda the White Fawn (a female outlaw), and was branded with her mark, the fawn. During his release, he was smashed on the head with a mace that left him insensible for a week. As a result, he suffered immense pain whenever he was hit in the head, and generally suffering extreme headaches for which he drank excessively. He was never knighted because of his injuries. Due to his injuries he is mocked as Merrett the Muttonhead by his father.

Merrett married Mariya of House Darry around 282 AL with whom he got four children. His daughters shamed their parents due their infidelities (Amerei, 'Gatehouse Amy' Frey) and gluttony (Walda Frey). When the Freys allied with Roose Bolton, Lord Walder offered Bolton the choice of a daughter or granddaughter and her weight in silver as dowry. Bolton choose 'Fat' Walda Frey, Merrett's daughter.

A Storm of Swords

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

During the Red Wedding, Merrett was told to get Greatjon Umber too drunk to fight during Robb's murder. He failed, however passing out, and the Greatjon killed three men. After the Red Wedding he is sent to deliver a ransom to the Brotherhood Without Banners for their release of Petyr Frey. He found that the Brotherhood had hanged Petyr for his involvement in the Red Wedding. They took the ransom and prepared to hang Merrett as well. When Merrett protested his innocence to the Red Wedding the Brotherhood told him they had a witness. This turned out to be Catelyn Tully who was not dead after all. Catelyn recognized Merrett and had him hanged.

Appearence

Merret is a big broad man. In his youth he had been almost as robust as Hosteen Frey the strongest son of Lord Walder Frey but in later years he has become "soft and fleshy".

References

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