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House Merryweather of Longtable
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Behold Our Bounty
Coat of arms

Argent, a cornucopia in plenty or within a bordure or

a golden horn of plenty over a white field bordered in gold
Seat Longtable
Head Orton Merryweather
Region the Reach
Heir Russell Merryweather
Overlord House Tyrell

House Merryweather of Longtable is a noble house from the Reach. Its seat is located at the fork of the Mander and the Blueburn. It was a powerful and rich family until Aerys II stripped them of their lands and exiled their lord for his failures as Hand. King Robert I restored their title and some of their lands when he took the Iron Throne, but the family's wealth and status has not completely recovered.

Their blazon is a a golden horn of plenty spilling out apples, carrots, plums, onions, leeks, turnips, and fruits of many colors, over a white field bordered in gold.[1][2] Their motto is "Behold our Bounty."[3]

The Merryweather house at the end of the third century

The known Merryweathers during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Owen
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orton
 
Taena
of Myr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russell
 


References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Owen Merryweather was the Hand of King for Aerys II when the conflict that would be known as Robert's Rebellion began. His incapacity to realize that the rebel lords were a serious threat until it was too late which led to the stripping of his lands and his exile. Ser Jaime Lannister referred to him as "the horn-of-plenty hand."
  • Lady Taena swore at Tyrion Lannister's trial that she had seen him drop something into Joffrey I's wine. This pleased Queen Cersei.
  • Lady Taena plays a significant part during the start of King Tommen's reign, being a confidant, adviser and sporadic sex partner of Cersei.
  • During the feast that Aerys II held when Cersei came to court for the first time, Lord Owen talked about raising taxes on wine, which led to Lord Rykker making a joke about Lord Tywin Lannister's ability to make gold.
  • After Robert I came to the throne, he returned the titles of House Merryweather, but only some of the lands.
  • Queen Cersei offered to foster Russell Merryweather in King's Landing. Taena said she would consider it.
  • After Cersei's imprisonment by the Faith, Taena and Orton fled King's Landing and returned to Longtable.

References and Notes

  1. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime
  2. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
  3. The Citadel. House Mottoes
  4. Cersei states that Orton is his grandson. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 39, Cersei