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− | + | '''Tytos Blackwood''' is the Lord of [[Raventree Hall]] and head of [[House Blackwood]], a noble house of the [[Riverlands]]. | |
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
− | Tytos has close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard and a hook nose.{{Ref|aGoT|71}} He is tall and thin{{Ref|aDwD|48}} and often | + | Tytos has close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard and a hook nose.{{Ref|aGoT|71}} He is tall and thin{{Ref|aDwD|48}} and often wears a magnificent raven-feather cloak. His armor is bright yellow and inlaid with jet in elaborate vine-and-leaf patterns.{{Ref|aGoT|71}} He is noted to be a skilled warrior and friend of the [[House Stark|Starks]] in [[the North]]. |
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
− | ===A Game of Thrones=== | + | ===''A Game of Thrones''=== |
− | Lord Tytos | + | Lord Tytos fights at the [[Battle of Riverrun]], leading the remnants of the Riverlands force back within the walls of [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|aGoT|56}} During the [[Battle of the Camps]], he leads a sortie from the castle that takes the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] forces in the rear and rescues Ser [[Edmure Tully]].{{Ref|aGoT|69}} After the victory, he, being a follower of the [[old gods]], joins [[Robb Stark]] in praying in the [[godswood]] of Riverrun. During the war council afterward, Lord Tytos suggests pressing against the Lannisters by joining with [[Roose Bolton]]'s host and marching against [[Harrenhal]]. He joins the other river lords in declaring Robb to be [[King of the Trident|king]].{{Ref|aGoT|71}} |
− | ===A Clash of Kings=== | + | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== |
− | While Lord Tytos | + | While Lord Tytos has been with the [[House Tully|Tully]] army, his lands have been overrun by [[Westerlands|westermen]]. Given leave by King Robb to do so, Tytos sweeps the Lannisters off his lands, but is left with nothing but a desert and his keep, [[Raventree Hall]].{{Ref|aCoK|7}} |
− | ===A Storm of Swords=== | + | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== |
− | Lord Tytos | + | Lord Tytos is among the seven nobles who launch the funeral boat of Lord [[Hoster Tully]].{{Ref|aSoS|35}} |
− | ===A Feast for Crows=== | + | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== |
− | After the [[Red Wedding]], the old enemies of the Blackwoods, [[House Bracken]], re- | + | After the [[Red Wedding]], the old enemies of the Blackwoods, [[House Bracken]], re-swear fealty to the [[Iron Throne]] and attack Blackwood lands. After the [[Siege of Riverrun|fall of Riverrun]], Raventree Hall becomes the last Stark loyalist stronghold in the south. There, Lord Tytos and his men hold out against Lord [[Jonos Bracken]]. Lord [[Karyl Vance]] implores Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] to go to Raventree to end the siege.{{ref|AFFC|44}} |
− | ===A Dance with Dragons=== | + | ===''A Dance with Dragons''=== |
− | After refusing to surrender to Jonos Bracken, Tytos surrenders to [[Jaime Lannister]], giving up some land to House Bracken and sending some gold and silver to the [[Iron Throne]], and sending his son [[Hoster Blackwood|Hoster]] with Jaime as a hostage. During the parley with Jaime, Tytos states that | + | After refusing to surrender to Jonos Bracken, Tytos surrenders to [[Jaime Lannister]], giving up some land to House Bracken and sending some gold and silver to the [[Iron Throne]], and sending his son [[Hoster Blackwood|Hoster]] with Jaime as a hostage. During the parley with Jaime, Tytos states that [[Lord Walder Frey]]'s fourth wife [[Alyssa Blackwood|Alyssa]] was a Blackwood, but kinship and [[guest right]] count for little at [[the Twins]]. His son [[Lucas Blackwood]] was slain as a guest at the [[Red Wedding]], and Tytos requests to Jaime that his Lucas's bones be returned so he can see him decently buried, which Jaime agrees to. When departing Raventree, Jaime Lannister thinks Tytos has more honor in him then [[Jonos Bracken]].{{ref|ADWD|48}} |
==Family== | ==Family== |
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Allegiance | House Blackwood |
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Tytos Blackwood is the Lord of Raventree Hall and head of House Blackwood, a noble house of the Riverlands.
Contents
Appearance
Tytos has close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard and a hook nose.[1] He is tall and thin[2] and often wears a magnificent raven-feather cloak. His armor is bright yellow and inlaid with jet in elaborate vine-and-leaf patterns.[1] He is noted to be a skilled warrior and friend of the Starks in the North.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Lord Tytos fights at the Battle of Riverrun, leading the remnants of the Riverlands force back within the walls of Riverrun.[3] During the Battle of the Camps, he leads a sortie from the castle that takes the Lannister forces in the rear and rescues Ser Edmure Tully.[4] After the victory, he, being a follower of the old gods, joins Robb Stark in praying in the godswood of Riverrun. During the war council afterward, Lord Tytos suggests pressing against the Lannisters by joining with Roose Bolton's host and marching against Harrenhal. He joins the other river lords in declaring Robb to be king.[1]
A Clash of Kings
While Lord Tytos has been with the Tully army, his lands have been overrun by westermen. Given leave by King Robb to do so, Tytos sweeps the Lannisters off his lands, but is left with nothing but a desert and his keep, Raventree Hall.[5]
A Storm of Swords
Lord Tytos is among the seven nobles who launch the funeral boat of Lord Hoster Tully.[6]
A Feast for Crows
After the Red Wedding, the old enemies of the Blackwoods, House Bracken, re-swear fealty to the Iron Throne and attack Blackwood lands. After the fall of Riverrun, Raventree Hall becomes the last Stark loyalist stronghold in the south. There, Lord Tytos and his men hold out against Lord Jonos Bracken. Lord Karyl Vance implores Ser Jaime Lannister to go to Raventree to end the siege.[7]
A Dance with Dragons
After refusing to surrender to Jonos Bracken, Tytos surrenders to Jaime Lannister, giving up some land to House Bracken and sending some gold and silver to the Iron Throne, and sending his son Hoster with Jaime as a hostage. During the parley with Jaime, Tytos states that Lord Walder Frey's fourth wife Alyssa was a Blackwood, but kinship and guest right count for little at the Twins. His son Lucas Blackwood was slain as a guest at the Red Wedding, and Tytos requests to Jaime that his Lucas's bones be returned so he can see him decently buried, which Jaime agrees to. When departing Raventree, Jaime Lannister thinks Tytos has more honor in him then Jonos Bracken.[2]
Family
Lord Blackwood | Unknown Blackwood | Unknown wife | Daughter | Unknown husband | Daughter | Unknown husband | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tytos | Unknown wife | Son | Son | Daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brynden | Lucas | Hoster | Edmund | Alyn | Bethany | Robert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 35, Catelyn IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.