Garth VII Gardener

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Garth VII Gardener
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Monarch
Full name Garth of House Gardener, the Seventh of His Name
Title King of the the Reach
Personal Information
Aliases
  • Garth Goldenhand
  • The Goldenhand
Family
Dynasty House Gardener

Garth VII Gardener, called the Goldehand or Garth Goldehand, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He's considered the greatest King of the Reach in history, for his deeds both in war and in peace. He became king at twelve and died when he was ninety three, frail of body but sound of wits.

History

As a boy, Garth turned back a Dornish invasion when King Ferris Fowler led then thousand men through the Wide Way intent on conquest. Soon after he drove the last ironborn from their strongholds of the Shield Islands. Afterward he resettled them with his fiercest fighters, granting them special dispensations with the goal of turning them into a first line of defense against ironborn raiders.

In his last and greatest war, Garth VII faced and alliance between the Storm King and the King of the Rock, who intended to divide the Reach between them. The Goldehand defeated them both, then sowed discord between them that they turned on each other at the Battle of Three Armies. In the aftermath he married his daughters to their heirs and signed a pact with each, fixing the borders between their kingdoms.

In total, Garth VII gave his kingdom three-quarters of a century of peace. This period became known as the Golden Reign.

Garth VII was succeeded in the Oakenseat by a great-grandson.[1]

References and Notes

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, The Gardener Kings.