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| Coat_of_arms = A black plowman on a brown field<br>''(Brunâtre, a plowman sable)''
 
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| Current_Lord = Lady [[Mariya Darry]]
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'''House Darry of Darry''' is a noble house from the Riverlands. Historically it had been one of the more prominent and powerful houses of the Trident, tracing their rule to the days when the [[Andal]]s cast down the [[First Men]]. Their blazon is a black plowman on brown. <ref>[[A  Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]],  Bran</ref> Their words do not appear in the books.
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'''House Darry of Darry''' is a noble house from [[Darry|Castle Darry]] in the [[riverlands]]. Historically it had been one of the more prominent and powerful houses of the [[Trident]], until the fall of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] in [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Their blazon is a black plowman on brown;{{Ref|ACOK|16}} the central building where the Darrys have their apartments is called the [[Plowman's Keep]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}} Their words do not appear in the books.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
They were proven Targaryen loyalists, supporting King [[Daeron II]] over the [[Daemon Blackfyre|Black Dragon]] and later defending King [[Aerys II]] against [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] and their liege lord, [[Hoster Tully]], until the bitter end.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], Catelyn</ref> The current lord, Ser [[Raymun Darry]], lost his three older brothers at the [[Battle of the Trident]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Eddard</ref> The defeat of the Targaryens cost the Darrys half of their lands, most of their wealth, and almost all their power.
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===First Men and Andals===
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House Darry traces their rule to the days when the [[Andals]] cast down the [[First Men]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}} During the [[Andal invasion]], three sons of Lord Darry held back the Andals of [[Vorian Vypren]] at the [[Widow's Ford]] before being slain.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}}
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Lord Darry died fighting in King [[Arlan III Durrandon]]'s campaign, which included the [[Battle of Six Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}}
  
The location of the [[Darry]] castle has not been shown by canon published maps. However, its approximate coordinates can be deduced from the text: it is repeated several times that it is close to [[Harrenhal]].
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===Targaryen Era===
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After King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] exterminated [[House Harroway]] in {{Date|44}}, he divided up the Harroway holdings among his remaining supporters, granting [[Harrenhal]] to Ser [[Walton Towers]], [[Lord Harroway's Town]] to Lord [[Alton Butterwell]], and the rest of the Harroway holdings to Lord [[Darnold Darry]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Lord Darry praised King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] during the [[Golden Wedding]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
  
Robert's company spent the night at Darry when Arya was lost because it was the nearest castle on the confluence between the Kingsroad and the Trident. That places the Darry Castle close to Lord Harroway's Town.
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House Darry supported [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The Darrys helped to capture [[taking of Stone Hedge|Stone Hedge]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} but Ser [[Criston Cole]] later defeated Lord Darry, Lord [[House Roote|Roote]], and Ser [[Oswald Wode]] along the [[Gods Eye]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] had his dragon, [[Vhagar]], burn Castle Darry and the surrounding fields. Lady Darry and her younger children survived below the keep, but Lord Darry and his heir were killed on the battlements.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Lord [[Derrick Darry]] participated in the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} and Lord [[Roland Darry]] was slain by Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
  
The Darry Castle, though old, is a relatively small castle. The central building where the Darrys have their apartments is called "the Plowman's Keep".
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During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Ser [[Damon Darry]] and Ser [[Regis Groves]] marched to subdue [[Alys Rivers]]'s rabble at Harrenhal. Damon was forced to flee back to Darry after Regis was slain.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} [[Rosamund Darry]] attended the [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} Darrys participated in Ser [[Robert Rowan]]'s host which supported Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
For unknown reasons, Lord Raymund Darry is called Ser Raymund Darry during A Game of Thrones. However, his lordly rank is mentioned once.
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The Darrys were Targaryen loyalists, supporting King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] over the [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Lord Darry destroyed the black dragon sign of the [[Clanking Dragon]], as he saw in it the sigil of [[House Blackfyre]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}}
  
==The Darry House at the end of the third century==
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Ser [[Desmond Darry]] participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}},{{Ref|thk| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}} his arms identified by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] among the gathered heraldry of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{Ref|THK}}
The known Darrys during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
 
  
* Ser {[[Raymun Darry]]}, Lord of Darry. Slain at the [[Mummer's Ford]].
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The [[Demon of Darry]] became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}} The song of Lord [[Deremond]] at the Bloody Meadow may be about a Lord of Darry.{{Ref|acok|45}}
** {[[Lyman Darry]]}, his son and heir. Slain during the [[War of the Five Kings]].
 
  
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
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Blind [[Norbert Vance]] squired together with [[Brynden Tully]] for the Lord Darry of their time.{{Ref|affc|38}} During the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Ser [[Willem Darry]] was master-at-arms of the [[Red Keep]]. When Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] decided that he wanted to be a warrior, he asked Willem to provide him sword and armor.{{Ref|asos|8}} Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] was a member of Aerys II's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}
* {Ser [[Willem Darry]]}: Master-at-arms of the Red Keep before Robert's Rebellion. He departed to Dragonstone with queen Rhaella and Viserys, and later fled with Viserys and Daenerys to Braavos. An old man, he died on Braavos from illness.
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* {Ser [[Jonothor Darry]]}: Member of Aerys II's Kingsguard. Died at the [[Battle of the Trident]]. Brother to Ser Willem. <ref> Aerys's Kingsguard (May 27, 1999) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P225/ So Spake Martin]</ref>
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===Robert's Rebellion===
* [[Mariya Darry]]: Wife of [[Merrett Frey|Merrett]], the tenth son of [[Lord Walder Frey]]. Mother to Amerei, Fat Walda, Marissa and Little Walder. Probably, Lord Raymun's sister.
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During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Darrys defended King Aerys against Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] and their liege lord, [[Hoster Tully]], until the bitter end.{{Ref|AGOT|28}} After the [[Battle of the Bells]], Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] were sent to [[Stoney Sept]] to rally the remnants of Lord [[Jon Connington]]'s defeated army to prepare them for the Trident.{{Ref|asos|37}}
* [[Jeyne Darry]]: Mariya's younger sister. Married to [[Cleos Frey|Cleos]], the first son of the second son ([[Emmon Frey|Emmon]]) of [[Lord Walder Frey]]. Mother to Tywin and Willem. Probably, Lord Raymun's sister. <ref>Jeyne's father was lord of Darry: [[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 32|Chapter 32]], Jaime</ref>
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* Bastard cousin.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 65|Chapter 65]], Sansa</ref>
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The current lord, Ser [[Raymun Darry]],<ref group="N">Raymun Darry is called Ser Raymun Darry during ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', and at least once in ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' ([[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]]). However, he is called Lord Raymun Darry once.</ref> lost his three older brothers at the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}} Willem Darry and four loyal men smuggled Aerys's surviving children, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]], to [[Braavos]] before [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[assault on Dragonstone]]. The defeat of the Targaryens cost the Darrys half of their lands, most of their wealth, and almost all their power.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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House Darry is among the houses that [[Viserys Targaryen]] believes will rise for him if he lands in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
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During the hunt for [[Arya Stark]] and [[Mycah]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his party stay at [[Darry|Castle Darry]].{{Ref|agot|16}}
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Ser Raymun is summoned with all his strength to [[Riverrun]]. Meanwhile, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and his men ravage the Darry lands. Raymun is sent with Ser [[Marq Piper]] and Ser [[Karyl Vance]] to report the incident to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}} Raymun is part of the expedition commanded by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to capture Gregor. The party is ambushed by Gregor, however, and Raymun is killed in the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford]].{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
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After [[Robb Stark]]'s victory at the [[Battle of the Camps]], Marq Piper and Karyl Vance arrive at Riverrun with Raymun's son, the young [[Lyman Darry]], the new Lord Darry. Lyman attends the council at Riverrun where Robb is proclaimed [[King in the North]]. Lyman assures that he will never call a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] his king.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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[[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]] quarters his shield to depict in one quarter the Darry plowman of his mother's house.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}
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When Robb, [[King of the Trident]], gives leave to the river lords to return to their castles, Lyman returns to Darry. Just after he arrives, Ser Gregor Clegane returns and [[Sack of Darry|kills Lyman and all his garrison]]. He was only eight, and the last trueborn heir of Darry through the male line.{{Ref|ACOK|7}} Later, Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] takes the castle from the Lannister garrison that surrendered. Lord [[Roose Bolton]] tells him that Robb has ordered the [[siege of Darry|surrendered garrison]] to be executed and to put the castle to the torch and leave.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
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[[Catelyn Stark]] sees Darry men with the other river lords near Riverrun prior to the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}}
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After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] awards Ser [[Lancel Lannister]] the lands, castle and rights of House Darry, creating [[House Lannister of Darry]]. This lordship is given in favor of a living bastard Darry cousin.{{Ref|ACOK|65}} The move is arranged by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to thank his loyal brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], who is Lancel's father.{{Ref|affc|7}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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Darry men are left lordless and lawless during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}}
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[[Tom of Sevenstreams]] accuses [[Sandor Clegane]] of the deaths of Raymun and Lyman Darry, although it was the work of his brother, Gregor.{{Ref|ASOS|34}} [[Merrett Frey]] thinks that his marriage with [[Mariya Darry]], the daughter of Lord Darry, was unfortunate, as the Darrys lost all their prominence after [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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Because Castle Darry was occupied by outlaws after the northmen's departure, Ser Kevan Lannister sends Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]], called the Hardstone, to expel them.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
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Kevan marries his son Lancel to [[Amerei Frey]], the eldest daughter of the female heir to Darry, to strengthen his claim over the Darry lands.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} She brings to Darry a score of [[House Frey|Freys]], including her Darry-born mother, Mariya, one sister, and some uncles and cousins. Probably after Kevan's recommendation, Lancel quarters his Lannister lion with the Darry plowman in the arms of House Lannister of Darry. Kevan helps Lancel to rebuild Darry, but departs soon due to disagreements with his son and his new religious zeal.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
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Jaime and his company spend a night at Castle Darry on their way to the [[siege of Riverrun]]. Jaime recalls that as King Robert's party journeyed north to [[Winterfell]], Jaime and his brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] discovered hidden tapestries of the Targaryen kings at Castle Darry, uncovering that the Darrys were still Targaryen loyalists.{{Ref|AFFC|30}} [[Genna Lannister]] complains that Darry, though smaller, is a safer place than Riverrun and would have preferred it for her spouse [[Emmon Frey]], since the male line of the Darrys is already extinguished.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}
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While discussing the graves of dead soldiers who have washed up on the [[Quiet Isle]], the [[Elder Brother (Quiet Isle)|Elder Brother]] says that Darry and Frey men are buried side by side.{{Ref|AFFC|31}}
  
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==House Darry at the end of the third century==
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The known Darrys during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
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* Ser {[[Raymun Darry]]}, Lord of [[Darry]]. Slain at the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]].{{Ref|agot|55}}
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** {[[Lyman Darry]]}, his son and heir. Slain during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}}
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* Ser Raymun's three elder brothers, who died during the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}}
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With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
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* Ser {[[Willem Darry]]}, [[master-at-arms]] of the [[Red Keep]] before [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} He departed to [[Dragonstone]] with Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]],{{Ref|agot|39}} and later fled with Viserys and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] to [[Braavos]].{{Ref|awoiaf| Daenerys Targaryen}} An old man, he died in Braavos from illness.{{Ref|aGoT|3}}
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* Ser {[[Jonothor Darry]]}, a [[knight]] of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Died at the Trident.{{Ref|affc|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion}} Brother to Ser Willem.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Aeryss_Kingsguard Aerys's Kingsguard, (May 27, 1999)]</ref>
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* Lady [[Mariya Darry]]: Wife of [[Merrett Frey|Merrett]], the ninth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Mother to [[Amerei Frey|Amerei]], [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Fat Walda]], [[Marissa Frey|Marissa]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder]].<ref group="N" name="father">Mariya's and Jeyne's father was lord of Darry (''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Jaime V]])</ref>
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* Lady [[Jeyne Darry]]: Mariya's younger sister. Married to Ser [[Cleos Frey]]. Mother to [[Tywin Frey|Tywin]] and [[Willem Frey|Willem]].<ref group="N" name="father"/>
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* A [[bastard]] cousin.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
  
 
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==References in the books==
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==Historical Members==
===Dunk & Egg===
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* Lord Darry, during the time of [[Vorian Vypren]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* A member of House Darry participated in the [[Ashford Tourney]]. [[Dunk]] spots and identifies their arms among the gathered heraldry.
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** His three sons, who held back the [[Andals]] of [[Vorian Vypren]] at the Widow's Ford before being slain.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* Lord Darry, during the reign of [[Humfrey I Teague]] who died at the [[Battle of Six Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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* Lord [[Darnold Darry]], head of the House during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
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* Unnamed Lord Darry, one of the [[blacks]] during the Dance of the Dragons. He died on the battlements of [[Darry]] burned by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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** Lady Darry, his wife who survived the attack on [[Darry]] by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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*** His son and heir, who died on the battlements with his father.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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*** Younger children, who survived the attack on [[Darry]] by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
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* Lord [[Derrick Darry]], one of the [[blacks]] during the Dance of the Dragons.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
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* Lord [[Roland Darry]], one of the blacks during the Dance.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
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* Ser [[Damon Darry]], who fought [[Alys Rivers]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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* [[Rosamund Darry]], who suffered the "Maiden's Day curse" before the [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* The [[Demon of Darry]], a famous [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}
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* Unnamed Lord Darry, during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] who cut down the black dragon sign at the [[Inn at the Crossroads]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}}
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* Ser [[Desmond Darry]], who participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|thk| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}
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* Lord [[Deremond]] was presumably a Darry. There is a song about his exploits at the Bloody Meadow. Some of its verses are: "And there he stood with sword in hand, the last of Darry's ten...".{{Ref|acok|45}}
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* Unnamed Lord Darry. [[Brynden Tully]] and [[Norbert Vance]] were his squires in their youth.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}
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* Unnamed Lord Darry, [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]] and [[Jeyne Darry]]'s grandfather.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
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* Unnamed Lord Darry, [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]] and [[Jeyne Darry]]'s father.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
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==Notes==
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===A Song of Ice and Fire===
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==References==
* [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] explained how Ser Willem Darry and four loyal men had smuggled her and her brother out of [[Dragonstone]] to [[Braavos]]. She remembers Ser Willem dimly, as an ill, half-blind big man, who terrified their servants but treated her kindly.
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* House Darry is among the houses that [[Viserys Targaryen]] believed would rise for him if he landed in [[Westeros]].
 
* During the hunt for [[Arya Stark]] and [[Mycah]], [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] and his party stay at Castle Darry. Ser Raymun dislikes Robert because his family fought for [[Aerys II]], and lost three brothers at the [[Trident]].
 
* Ser Raymun was summoned with all his strength at [[Riverrun]]. Meanwhile, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and his men ravaged his lands. He was sent with Ser [[Marq Piper]] and Ser [[Karyl Vance]] to report the incident to the Iron Throne.
 
* Lord Raymun was part of the expedition commanded by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to capture Gregor Clegane. The party was ambushed by Gregor, and he was killed in the fight.
 
* After [[Robb Stark]]'s victory at the [[Battle of the Camps]], Marq Piper and Karyl Vance bring to Riverrun Lord Raymun's son and new lord of Darry: a child called Lyman.
 
* Lyman Darry attends the council at Riverrun where Robb is crowned king. There he assures that he will never call a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] his king.
 
* There is a song about some Lord [[Deremond]] at the Bloody Meadow, who was presumably a Darry. Some of its verses are: "And there he stood with sword in hand, the last of Darry’s ten ..."
 
* [[Walder Frey (Little)|Little Walder Frey]] quartered his shield to depict in one quarter the plowman of his mother's house.
 
* When Robb gave leave to the riverlords to return to their castles, Lyman returned to Darry. Just after he had arrived, Ser Gregor Clegane returned and killed him and all his garrison. He was only eight, and the last heir of Darry through the male line.
 
* Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] took the castle from the Lannister garrison that surrendered. Lord [[Roose Bolton]] told him that King Robb had ordered the surrendered garrison to be executed and to put the castle to the torch and leave.
 
* After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] awarded Ser [[Lancel Lannister]] the lands, castle and rights of House Darry. The move was arranged by Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] to thank his loyal brother Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]].
 
* Lancel was given the lands of House Darry after the trueborn line was wiped out, leaving only a bastard cousin.
 
* Castle Darry was occupied by outlaws after the northmen departure. Ser Kevan sent Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]], called The Hardstone, to expel them.
 
* When he decided that he wanted to be a warrior, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] asked Ser Willem Darry to provide him sword and armor.
 
* Ser Jonothor Darry and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] were sent to [[Stoney Sept]] to rally the remnants of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] army defeated at the [[Battle of the Bells]] to prepare them for the Trident.
 
* Among the famous Lord Commanders of the [[Kingsguard]], there is "the Demon of Darry".
 
* Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] remembers Jon Darry as an earnest man.
 
* [[Merrett Frey]] married Mariya, the daughter of Lord Darry, just before the rebellion. He complains that the match turned a bad one after the Darrys lost all their prominence.
 
* [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] accuses [[Sandor Clegane]] of the death of Raymun Darry and his son, although it was the work of his brother.
 
* Ser Kevan married his son to [[Amerei Frey]], the eldest daughter of the female heir to Darry, to strengthen his claim over the Darry lands. She brought with her to Darry her mother, one sister and some uncles and cousins.
 
* Probably after Ser Kevan's recommendation, Lancel quartered his Lannister arms with the Darry plowman.
 
* House Darry has ruled their lands since the [[Andal|Andal Invasion]] when the Andals defeated the [[First Men]].
 
* Kevan helps Lancel to rebuild Darry, but departs soon due to disagreements with his son and his new religious zeal.
 
* The day [[Aerys II]] burned Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]], he abused his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] at night. [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] was guarding them with Jon Darry and asked him whether they should protect her as a member of the royal family. Darry answered that they were sworn to protect her, but not from him.
 
* Jaime and his company spend a night at Darry's castle on their way to Riverrun.
 
* Jaime remembers how [[Tyrion Lannister]] discovered hidden tapestries of the Targaryen kings during his visit with Robert, uncovering that the Darrys still were Targaryen loyalists.
 
* Dead soldiers with bearing the colors of House Darry have washed up on the [[Quiet Isle]]. According to the [[Elder Brother]], they are buried next to their enemies.
 
* [[Genna Lannister]] complains that Darry, though smaller, was a safer place than Riverrun and would have preferred it, since the male line of the Darrys was already extinguished.
 
* Blind [[Norbert Vance]] squired together with [[Brynden Tully]] for Lord Darry.
 
  
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House Darry of Darry
House Darry.svg
Coat of arms A black plowman on a brown field
(Brunâtre, a plowman sable)
Seat Darry
Head Lady Mariya Darry
Region The riverlands
Title Lord of Darry
Overlords
Founded Coming of the Andals
Died out 299 AC (extincted through the male line)
House Darry was loyal to House Targaryen © FFG.

House Darry of Darry is a noble house from Castle Darry in the riverlands. Historically it had been one of the more prominent and powerful houses of the Trident, until the fall of the Targaryens in Robert's Rebellion. Their blazon is a black plowman on brown;[1] the central building where the Darrys have their apartments is called the Plowman's Keep.[2] Their words do not appear in the books.

History

First Men and Andals

House Darry traces their rule to the days when the Andals cast down the First Men.[2] During the Andal invasion, three sons of Lord Darry held back the Andals of Vorian Vypren at the Widow's Ford before being slain.[3]

Lord Darry died fighting in King Arlan III Durrandon's campaign, which included the Battle of Six Kings.[3]

Targaryen Era

After King Maegor I Targaryen exterminated House Harroway in 44 AC, he divided up the Harroway holdings among his remaining supporters, granting Harrenhal to Ser Walton Towers, Lord Harroway's Town to Lord Alton Butterwell, and the rest of the Harroway holdings to Lord Darnold Darry.[4] Lord Darry praised King Jaehaerys I Targaryen during the Golden Wedding.[5]

House Darry supported Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons. The Darrys helped to capture Stone Hedge,[6] but Ser Criston Cole later defeated Lord Darry, Lord Roote, and Ser Oswald Wode along the Gods Eye.[7] Prince Aemond Targaryen had his dragon, Vhagar, burn Castle Darry and the surrounding fields. Lady Darry and her younger children survived below the keep, but Lord Darry and his heir were killed on the battlements.[7] Lord Derrick Darry participated in the Second Battle of Tumbleton,[8] and Lord Roland Darry was slain by Lord Borros Baratheon in the Battle of the Kingsroad.[9]

During the regency of Aegon III, Ser Damon Darry and Ser Regis Groves marched to subdue Alys Rivers's rabble at Harrenhal. Damon was forced to flee back to Darry after Regis was slain.[10] Rosamund Darry attended the Maiden's Day Cattle Show in King's Landing.[11] Darrys participated in Ser Robert Rowan's host which supported Ser Joffrey Arryn in the Vale.[12]

The Darrys were Targaryen loyalists, supporting King Daeron II Targaryen over the Daemon I Blackfyre in the First Blackfyre Rebellion. Lord Darry destroyed the black dragon sign of the Clanking Dragon, as he saw in it the sigil of House Blackfyre.[13]

Ser Desmond Darry participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC,[14] his arms identified by Ser Duncan the Tall among the gathered heraldry of the tourney at Ashford Meadow.[15]

The Demon of Darry became Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.[16] The song of Lord Deremond at the Bloody Meadow may be about a Lord of Darry.[17]

Blind Norbert Vance squired together with Brynden Tully for the Lord Darry of their time.[18] During the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen, Ser Willem Darry was master-at-arms of the Red Keep. When Prince Rhaegar Targaryen decided that he wanted to be a warrior, he asked Willem to provide him sword and armor.[19] Ser Jonothor Darry was a member of Aerys II's Kingsguard.[16]

Robert's Rebellion

During Robert's Rebellion, the Darrys defended King Aerys against Lord Robert Baratheon and their liege lord, Hoster Tully, until the bitter end.[20] After the Battle of the Bells, Ser Jonothor Darry and Ser Barristan Selmy were sent to Stoney Sept to rally the remnants of Lord Jon Connington's defeated army to prepare them for the Trident.[21]

The current lord, Ser Raymun Darry,[N 1] lost his three older brothers at the Battle of the Trident.[22] Willem Darry and four loyal men smuggled Aerys's surviving children, Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen, to Braavos before Stannis Baratheon's assault on Dragonstone. The defeat of the Targaryens cost the Darrys half of their lands, most of their wealth, and almost all their power.[23]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

House Darry is among the houses that Viserys Targaryen believes will rise for him if he lands in Westeros.[24]

During the hunt for Arya Stark and Mycah, King Robert I Baratheon and his party stay at Castle Darry.[22]

Ser Raymun is summoned with all his strength to Riverrun. Meanwhile, Ser Gregor Clegane and his men ravage the Darry lands. Raymun is sent with Ser Marq Piper and Ser Karyl Vance to report the incident to the Iron Throne.[25] Raymun is part of the expedition commanded by Lord Beric Dondarrion to capture Gregor. The party is ambushed by Gregor, however, and Raymun is killed in the Battle at the Mummer's Ford.[26]

After Robb Stark's victory at the Battle of the Camps, Marq Piper and Karyl Vance arrive at Riverrun with Raymun's son, the young Lyman Darry, the new Lord Darry. Lyman attends the council at Riverrun where Robb is proclaimed King in the North. Lyman assures that he will never call a Lannister his king.[27]

A Clash of Kings

Little Walder Frey quarters his shield to depict in one quarter the Darry plowman of his mother's house.[1]

When Robb, King of the Trident, gives leave to the river lords to return to their castles, Lyman returns to Darry. Just after he arrives, Ser Gregor Clegane returns and kills Lyman and all his garrison. He was only eight, and the last trueborn heir of Darry through the male line.[28] Later, Ser Helman Tallhart takes the castle from the Lannister garrison that surrendered. Lord Roose Bolton tells him that Robb has ordered the surrendered garrison to be executed and to put the castle to the torch and leave.[29]

Catelyn Stark sees Darry men with the other river lords near Riverrun prior to the Battle of the Fords.[30]

After the Battle of the Blackwater, King Joffrey I Baratheon awards Ser Lancel Lannister the lands, castle and rights of House Darry, creating House Lannister of Darry. This lordship is given in favor of a living bastard Darry cousin.[29] The move is arranged by Lord Tywin Lannister to thank his loyal brother, Ser Kevan, who is Lancel's father.[31]

A Storm of Swords

Darry men are left lordless and lawless during the War of the Five Kings.[21]

Tom of Sevenstreams accuses Sandor Clegane of the deaths of Raymun and Lyman Darry, although it was the work of his brother, Gregor.[32] Merrett Frey thinks that his marriage with Mariya Darry, the daughter of Lord Darry, was unfortunate, as the Darrys lost all their prominence after Robert's Rebellion.[23]

A Feast for Crows

Because Castle Darry was occupied by outlaws after the northmen's departure, Ser Kevan Lannister sends Ser Harwyn Plumm, called the Hardstone, to expel them.[33]

Kevan marries his son Lancel to Amerei Frey, the eldest daughter of the female heir to Darry, to strengthen his claim over the Darry lands.[31] She brings to Darry a score of Freys, including her Darry-born mother, Mariya, one sister, and some uncles and cousins. Probably after Kevan's recommendation, Lancel quarters his Lannister lion with the Darry plowman in the arms of House Lannister of Darry. Kevan helps Lancel to rebuild Darry, but departs soon due to disagreements with his son and his new religious zeal.[2]

Jaime and his company spend a night at Castle Darry on their way to the siege of Riverrun. Jaime recalls that as King Robert's party journeyed north to Winterfell, Jaime and his brother Tyrion discovered hidden tapestries of the Targaryen kings at Castle Darry, uncovering that the Darrys were still Targaryen loyalists.[2] Genna Lannister complains that Darry, though smaller, is a safer place than Riverrun and would have preferred it for her spouse Emmon Frey, since the male line of the Darrys is already extinguished.[34]

While discussing the graves of dead soldiers who have washed up on the Quiet Isle, the Elder Brother says that Darry and Frey men are buried side by side.[35]

House Darry at the end of the third century

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

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:

 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord Darry
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord Darry
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 older
brothers
 
Raymun
 
Unknown
wife
 
Mariya
 
Merrett
Frey
 
Jeyne
 
Cleos
Frey
 
Jonothor
 
Willem
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bastard
cousin
 
 
 
Lyman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tywin
Frey
 
Willem
Frey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pate of the
Blue Fork
 
Amerei
Frey
 
Lancel
Lannister
 
Walda
Frey
 
Roose
Bolton
 
Marissa
Frey
 
Stillborn
daughter
 
Daughter
 
Walder
Frey
 
 
 
 


Historical Members

Notes

  1. Raymun Darry is called Ser Raymun Darry during A Game of Thrones, and at least once in A Feast for Crows (Chapter 30). However, he is called Lord Raymun Darry once.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mariya's and Jeyne's father was lord of Darry (A Feast for Crows, Jaime V)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  6. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
  12. Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  13. 13.0 13.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 37, Brienne VII.
  14. 14.0 14.1 The Hedge Knight, Graphic Novel.
  15. The Hedge Knight.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
  17. 17.0 17.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 45, Catelyn VI.
  18. 18.0 18.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 38, Jaime VI.
  19. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
  20. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 28, Catelyn V.
  21. 21.0 21.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 37, Jaime V.
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 16, Eddard III.
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
  24. 24.0 24.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
  25. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 43, Eddard XI.
  26. 26.0 26.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
  27. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
  28. 28.0 28.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  30. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
  31. 31.0 31.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
  32. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
  33. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 12, Cersei III.
  34. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
  35. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 31, Brienne VI.
  36. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  37. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 39, Eddard X.
  38. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Daenerys Targaryen.
  39. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
  40. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion.
  41. So Spake Martin: Aerys's Kingsguard, (May 27, 1999)
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.