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House Tully is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms. The Tully's are an old noble house of First Men origin, dating back to the Age of Heroes. After bending the knee to the Andal conqueror Armistead Vance, House Tully was given land at the junction of the Red Fork and the Tumblestone, where the Tully's constructed their seat of Riverrun.

The Tully's were never kings, but they rose to prominence during Aegon's Conquest, when Lord Edmyn Tully was the first of the river lords to desert King Hoare, giving his support to Aegon the Conqueror. For this Aegon rewarded him with dominion over the riverlands as the Lord Paramount of the Trident. During the Dance of the Dragons, the House Tully was divided on which side to support. When late in the war the young Kermit Tully inherited the rule over the riverlands. Despite his young age, he fought tirelessly for Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and her son, King Aegon III, bringing House Tully to the height of their power. But House Tully has been declining in power ever since. During Robert's Rebellion, House Tully becomes involved in the conflict when Lord Hoster Tully accepts the betrothals of his daughters Catelyn and Lysa to Lords Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn. Read More...