House Merryweather
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House Merryweather of Longtable | |
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"Behold our bounty"
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Coat of arms | 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 Blue Byrn. 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."
Contents
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:
- Lord Orton Merryweather, Lord of Longtable.
- Taena of Myr, his wife, from the Free City of Myr. A beauty with black hair and big dark eyes.
- Russell Merryweather, His son. A young child.
- Taena of Myr, his wife, from the Free City of Myr. A beauty with black hair and big dark eyes.
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 realise that the revolting lords were a serious threat until it was too late costed him the downfall of his family and the 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, advisor 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.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
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