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| Coat_of_arms = A black plowman on a brown field<br>(''Tenné, a plowman sable'')
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| Coat_of_arms = A black plowman on brown<br>(''Brunâtre, a plowman sable'')
 
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| Seat = [[Darry]]
 
| Seat = [[Darry]]
 
| Current_Lord = Lady [[Mariya Darry]]
 
| Current_Lord = Lady [[Mariya Darry]]
| Region = [[Riverlands]]
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| Region = The [[riverlands]]
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| Title = [[Lord of Darry]]
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| Overlord = [[House Tully]] (AGOT)<br>[[House Baelish of Harrenhal|House Baelish]] (ADWD)
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| Overlord = [[House Tully]] (AGOT)<br>[[House Baelish]] (ADWD)
 
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| Founded_in = [[Coming of the Andals]]
 
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| Died_out = {{Date|299}} <small>(extinct through the male line)</small>
 
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[[File:House Targaryen Loyalist Kip Ayers.JPG|House Darry was loyal to [[House Targaryen]]. © FFG|thumb|300px|right]]
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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.
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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==
 
===First Men and Andals===
 
===First Men and Andals===
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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House Darry traces their rule to the days when the [[Andals]] cast down the [[First Men]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}} During the [[coming of the Andals]], three sons of Lord Darry held back the Andals of [[Vorian Vypren]] at the [[Widow's Ford]] before being slain.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
  
Lord Darry died fighting in King [[Arlan III Durrandon]]'s campaign, which included the [[Battle of Six Kings]].{{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}}
  
 
===Targaryen Era===
 
===Targaryen Era===
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], 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|tpatq}} It is said that Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] slew another Lord Darry during the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
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[[File:JB Casacop Castle Darry.jpg|thumb|[[Darry|Castle Darry]] by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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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}}
  
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}} Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] identified the arms of House Darry among the gathered heraldry of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{ref|THK}}
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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 (Dance)|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 [[Demon of Darry]] became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]. The song of Lord [[Deremond]] at the Bloody Meadow may be about a Lord of Darry.
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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 Ball]] 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}}
  
Blind [[Norbert Vance]] squired together with [[Brynden Tully]] for the Lord Darry of their time. 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. Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] was a member of Aerys II's [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|ASOS|8}}
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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}}
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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 attendees heraldry at the [[tourney]].{{Ref|THK}}
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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}}
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[[Norbert Vance]] squired together with [[Brynden Tully]] for the Lord Darry of their time.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}
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During the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Ser [[Willem Darry]] was master-at-arms of the [[Red Keep]]. When [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], 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}}
  
 
===Robert's Rebellion===
 
===Robert's Rebellion===
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.
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During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Darrys defended King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] against [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], and their liege, [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|28}} After the [[Battle of the Bells]], Ser [[Jonothor Darry]] and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the [[Kingsguard]] were sent to [[Stoney Sept]] to rally remants of the loyalist army of [[Jon Connington]], [[Lord of Griffin's Roost]].{{Ref|asos|37}}
  
The current lord, Ser [[Raymun Darry]],<ref>For unknown reasons, Lord 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, his lordly rank is mentioned 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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Ser [[Raymun Darry]] lost his three older brothers at the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}} Ser [[Willem Darry]] and four loyal men smuggled Aerys's surviving children, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]], to [[Braavos]] before the [[assault on Dragonstone]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|3}} The defeat of the Targaryens cost the Darrys half of their lands, most of their wealth, and almost all their power.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
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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[[File:Aleksander Karcz Ser Raymun DarryII.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Raymun Darry]], by Aleksander Karcz © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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House Darry is among the houses that the exiled [[Viserys Targaryen]] believes will rise for him if he lands in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
  
During the hunt for [[Arya Stark]] and [[Mycah]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his party stay at [[Darry|Castle Darry]]. Ser [[Raymun Darry]] dislikes Robert because his family fought for [[Aerys II Targaryen]], and he lost three brothers at the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]].
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During the hunt for [[Arya Stark]] and [[Mycah]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his party stay at [[Darry|Castle Darry]] with the castle's lord, Ser [[Raymun Darry]].{{Ref|AGOT|16}}
  
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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Ser Raymun is summoned with all his strength to [[Riverrun]] by Ser [[Edmure Tully]]. Meanwhile, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and [[Mountain's men|his men]] raid the [[riverlands]]. [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] sends Raymun with Ser [[Marq Piper]] and Ser [[Karyl Vance]] to report the incident to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}}
  
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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Raymun is part of the expedition commanded by [[Beric Dondarrion]], [[Lord of Blackhaven]], to kill Gregor. The party is ambushed by Gregor and [[House Lannister]], 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 and Karyl 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.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[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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[[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, Gregor returns and [[Sack of Darry|kills Lyman and all his garrison]]. Lyman was only eight, and the last trueborn heir of Darry through the male line.{{Ref|ACOK|7}}
  
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}}
  
[[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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The Lannister garrison eventually surrenders to Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] in the [[siege of Darry]]. [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], sends word to Helman from [[Harrenhal]] that Robb has ordered the surrendered garrison to be executed and for Helman to put the castle to the torch and leave.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
  
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.
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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}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Darry men are left lordless and lawless during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{ref|ASOS|37}}
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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 both were killed by his brother, Gregor.{{Ref|ASOS|34}}<ref group="N">When the [[brotherhood without banners]] lists victims of [[House Lannister]] to the captured [[Sandor Clegane]], [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] includes "Ser Raymun, Lord Darry, young Lord Darry". It is unclear if "Lord Darry" is referring to Raymun, or if [[Lord Darry (father of Raymun)|his father]] had been killed recently in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. If the latter, Lord Darry must have died sometime at the beginning of {{date|299}} and then have been succeeded by Lyman for a short time.</ref>
  
[[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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[[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}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''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.{{ref|AFFC|12}}
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Because Castle Darry was occupied by [[broken men]] after the northmen's departure, Ser Kevan Lannister sends Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]], called the Hardstone, to expel them.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
  
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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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}}  
  
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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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}}
  
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.{{Ref|AFFC|31}}
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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}}
  
 
==House Darry at the end of the third century==
 
==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:
 
The known Darrys during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
* Ser {[[Raymun Darry]]}, Lord of Darry. Slain at the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]].
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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}}
** {[[Lyman Darry]]}, his son and heir. Slain during the [[War of the Five Kings]].
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** {[[Lyman Darry]]}, his son and heir. Slain during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ACOK|7}}
* Ser Raymun's three elder brothers, who died during the [[Battle of the Trident]].
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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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* Lady [[Mariya Darry]], Ser Raymun's sister.<ref name=CG>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]'': Banners of the Riverlands</ref> 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">[[Lord Darry (father of Raymun)|The father]] of Mariya's and Jeyne was lord of Darry. (''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Jaime V]])</ref>
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* Lady [[Jeyne Darry]]: Ser Raymun's sister<ref name=CG>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]'': Banners of the Riverlands</ref> and Mariya's younger sister. Married to Ser [[Cleos Frey]]. Mother to [[Tywin Frey|Tywin]] and [[Willem Frey|Willem]].<ref group="N" name="father"/>
 
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
 
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
* {Ser [[Willem Darry]]}: Master-at-arms of the Red Keep before Robert's Rebellion. He departed to [[Dragonstone]] with Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] and [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], and later fled with Viserys and [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] to [[Braavos]]. An old man, he died in Braavos from illness.
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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}}
* {Ser [[Jonothor Darry]]}: Member of Aerys II's [[Kingsguard]]. Died at the [[Battle of the Trident]]. 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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* 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>
* [[Mariya Darry]]: Wife of [[Merrett Frey|Merrett]], the ninth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Mother to Amerei, Fat Walda, Marissa and Little Walder.<ref name=father></ref>
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* A [[bastard]] cousin.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
* [[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.<ref name=father>Mariya's and Jeyne's father was lord of Darry: ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 32|Chapter 32]], Jaime</ref>
 
* Bastard cousin.{{ref|ACOK|65}}
 
 
 
  
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==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
* The [[Demon of Darry]], a famous [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]]
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* Lord Darry, during the time of [[Vorian Vypren]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
* 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 ..."
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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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* [[Lord Darry (Dance)|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 Ball]].{{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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* 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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* Lord Darry, [[Brynden Tully]] and [[Norbert Vance]] were his squires in their youth.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}
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* Lord Darry, [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]] and [[Jeyne Darry]]'s grandfather.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
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* [[Lord Darry (father of Raymun)|Lord Darry]], [[Mariya Darry|Mariya]] and [[Jeyne Darry]]'s father.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
  
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House Darry of Darry
House Darry.svg
Coat of arms A black plowman on brown
(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 (extinct through the male line)

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 coming of the Andals, 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

Castle Darry by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games

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 Ball 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 attendees heraldry at the tourney.[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]

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 Rhaegar Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone, 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 II Targaryen against Robert Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End, and their liege, Hoster Tully, Lord Paramount of the Trident.[20] After the Battle of the Bells, Ser Jonothor Darry and Ser Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard were sent to Stoney Sept to rally remants of the loyalist army of Jon Connington, Lord of Griffin's Roost.[21]

Ser Raymun Darry lost his three older brothers at the Battle of the Trident.[22] Ser Willem Darry and four loyal men smuggled Aerys's surviving children, Prince Viserys and Princess Daenerys Targaryen, to Braavos before the assault on Dragonstone by Stannis Baratheon.[23] The defeat of the Targaryens cost the Darrys half of their lands, most of their wealth, and almost all their power.[24]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Ser Raymun Darry, by Aleksander Karcz © Fantasy Flight Games

House Darry is among the houses that the exiled Viserys Targaryen believes will rise for him if he lands in Westeros.[23]

During the hunt for Arya Stark and Mycah, King Robert I Baratheon and his party stay at Castle Darry with the castle's lord, Ser Raymun Darry.[22]

Ser Raymun is summoned with all his strength to Riverrun by Ser Edmure Tully. Meanwhile, Ser Gregor Clegane and his men raid the riverlands. Hoster Tully, Lord Paramount of the Trident sends Raymun 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 Beric Dondarrion, Lord of Blackhaven, to kill Gregor. The party is ambushed by Gregor and House Lannister, 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 and Karyl 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, Gregor returns and kills Lyman and all his garrison. Lyman was only eight, and the last trueborn heir of Darry through the male line.[28]

Catelyn Stark sees Darry men with the other river lords near Riverrun prior to the Battle of the Fords.[29]

The Lannister garrison eventually surrenders to Ser Helman Tallhart in the siege of Darry. Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort, sends word to Helman from Harrenhal that Robb has ordered the surrendered garrison to be executed and for Helman to put the castle to the torch and leave.[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.[30] 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 both were killed by his brother, Gregor.[32][N 1]

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.[24]

A Feast for Crows

Because Castle Darry was occupied by broken men 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. When the brotherhood without banners lists victims of House Lannister to the captured Sandor Clegane, Tom of Sevenstreams includes "Ser Raymun, Lord Darry, young Lord Darry". It is unclear if "Lord Darry" is referring to Raymun, or if his father had been killed recently in the War of the Five Kings. If the latter, Lord Darry must have died sometime at the beginning of 299 AC and then have been succeeded by Lyman for a short time.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The father of Mariya's and Jeyne 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 3.2 3.3 3.4 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 Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
  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. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  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. 36.0 36.1 A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide: Banners of the Riverlands
  37. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  38. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 39, Eddard X.
  39. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Daenerys Targaryen.
  40. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
  41. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion.
  42. So Spake Martin: Aerys's Kingsguard, (May 27, 1999)