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HOUSES.
BARATHEON.
House Baratheon of Storm's End is a Great House of Westeros that traditionally rules the Stormlands on the eastern coast of Westeros, aptly named for its frequent storms, from their seat of Storm's End.
House Baratheon became the royal house of the Seven Kingdoms (as House Baratheon of King's Landing) after Robert Baratheon led a rebellion against the Targaryen dynasty. At the end of the rebellion, Robert ascended the Iron Throne as Robert I and married Cersei Lannister after the death of Lyanna Stark.
House Baratheon became officially extinct after the deaths of Stannis Baratheon and his family, but was revived when Robert's last known bastard was legitimized by Queen Daenerys Targaryen as Gendry Baratheon.
House Baratheon's sigil is a crowned black stag on a gold field and their house words are "Ours is the Fury."
BOLTON.
House Bolton of the Dreadfort is an extinct Great House of Westeros. After the Red Wedding, they became the rulers of the North, having usurped their position from their former liege lords, House Stark. Their original lands were in the northeast of the North. Their stronghold was a castle called the Dreadfort, and the head of the house was the Lord of the Dreadfort.[1]
House Bolton was infamous for its centuries-old practice of flaying their enemies alive, to the point that they used a flayed man as their sigil. The Boltons supposedly gave up this practice after bending the knee to House Stark,[2] and centuries later, Lord Eddard Stark outlawed flaying in the North altogether, but the Boltons continued the practice.[3] This led to them being despised and feared by many of the Northern houses, especially after their betrayal of House Stark.
House Bolton's heraldry consisted of a red flayed man upside-down, his flayed skin forming a white, X-shaped cross behind him, over a field of black. Their house words were "Our Blades Are Sharp,"[2] though a common saying of members of the house was "A naked man has few secrets; a flayed man, none."
Background
House Baratheon was founded by Orys Baratheon, a general in the army of King Aegon I Targaryen, the founder of the Targaryen dynasty who conquered the Seven Kingdoms. Orys Baratheon was also rumored to be Aegon's bastard half-brother. He defeated Argilac the Arrogant, the last of the Storm Kings, and captured his castle of Storm's End. For his accomplishments, Orys was made Lord of Storm's End and founded House Baratheon. Orys took the sigil and words of the defeated House Durrandon as his own, cementing his rule over the Stormlands by marrying Argella Durrandon, the daughter of the fallen Argilac.
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Orys Baratheon leading his troops in Storm's End.
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A history book with information on the early members of House Baratheon.
Lord Robert Baratheon led a rebellion against King Aerys II Targaryen after his eldest son and heir, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, ran off with Robert's betrothed, Lyanna Stark. Robert, who was backed by Eddard Stark, Jon Arryn, and Hoster Tully, slew Rhaegar at the Battle of the Trident, and King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, was soon afterwards sacked by Tywin Lannister in Robert's name. At the end of the rebellion, Ned Stark found his sister Lyanna in the Tower of Joy in Dorne, where she died "in a bed of blood." With the last known Targaryens – Prince Viserys and Princess Daenerys – having fled across the Narrow Sea to the Free Cities of Essos, Robert ascended to the Iron Throne as King Robert I. He was wed to Tywin's daughter, Cersei Lannister, and thus formed the royal cadet branch House Baratheon of King's Landing. Robert appointed Jon Arryn as his Hand.
When Robert became the new king, he left his youngest brother Renly Baratheon, who was only a child at the time, to rule the Stormlands from Storm's End. Meanwhile, he appointed his middle brother Stannis Baratheon as the new Lord of Dragonstone; Dragonstone was traditionally the seat of the heir to the Iron Throne. This formed the cadet branch House Baratheon of Dragonstone, which was solidified by Stannis's marriage to Selyse Florent. This also made Stannis the liege lord of several minor outlying islands of the Crownlands which were in Blackwater Bay. This was seen as an insult to Stannis, who had failed to capture the last Targaryens at Dragonstone when he assaulted the storm-ridden island, as windswept and isolated Dragonstone was not as wealthy or prestigious as Storm's End. However, Stannis was a proven military commander and a loyal vassal of his experience was needed to reign in Dragonstone, whose lord ruled over the houses that had been the most loyal to House Targaryen.
Renly and Stannis both served on Robert's small council as Master of Laws and Master of Ships, respectively. However, they were still referred to as lords rather than princes even after Robert's ascension to the throne, since they belonged to lower branches of House Baratheon.
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Robert Baratheon on the Iron Throne.
Game of Thrones: Season 1
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The Stark household kneels before King Robert.
Robert Baratheon travels to Winterfell to ask his old friend Eddard Stark to serve as the new Hand of the King, after the sudden and mysterious death of Jon Arryn. Robert seeks to unite Houses Baratheon and Stark once and for all by marrying Sansa to his eldest "son" and heir Joffrey.[3]
Ned attends his first small council meeting, where he learns that Robert has allowed the realm to fall into bankruptcy, and is in massive debt to House Lannister, who in turn owes a tremendous amount of gold to the Iron Bank of Braavos.[4]
Ned resigns as Hand after Robert orders him to consent to the assassination of Daenerys Targaryen.[5] Robert forces Ned to continue serving as Hand, while he goes hunting. Ned deduces that Robert's children with Cersei are actually bastards born of incest between Cersei and Jaime.[6] Ned sends a message to Stannis Baratheon, informing him of this, as he has been revealed to be the rightful heir to the throne.
Robert is mortally wounded by a boar, after drinking too much wine. At his deathbed, Robert has Ned write his will, naming Ned the Lord Regent and Protector of the Realm upon his death until Joffrey comes of age. Ned, knowing the truth of Joffrey's parentage, rewrites this to the "rightful heir."
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Robert signs his will on his deathbed.
Robert eventually succumbs to his wounds and dies. Renly, who previously urged Ned to support his own claim to the throne, flees the capital. Cersei has Joffrey crowned as the King; Ned's attempt to foil them results in the killing of his servants and his arrest[7] and subsequent execution. The War of the Five Kings begins.[8]
Game of Thrones: Season 2
Both Stannis and Renly Baratheon declares themselves the rightful kings.
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The Baratheon brothers parley in the Stormlands.
Following the unsuccessful parley between them, Renly is killed by a shadow.[9] The Tyrells form an alliance with the Lannisters. Stannis is defeated by the combined Lannister-Tyrell army at the Battle of the Blackwater.[10]
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Melisandre shows Stannis the future in the flames.
Game of Thrones: Season 3
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The Lannisters and Tyrells have taken over the Stormlands.
Gendry, a bastard son of Robert, is brought to Dragonstone and forcibly used for the leech ritual.[11] Davos sets Gendry free, and persuades Stannis to assist the Night's Watch.[12]
Game of Thrones: Season 4
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Stannis, with the Iron Bank now funding him, moves north.
After receiving a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos[13] and hiring sellswords, Stannis marches north and defeats the wildling army at the Battle of Castle Black.[14]
Game of Thrones: Season 5
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Stannis's death brings an end to the true legal bloodline of House Baratheon.
Stannis is defeated by the Boltons at the Battle of Winterfell. Brienne kills Stannis, ending the legitimate bloodline of House Baratheon.[15]
Game of Thrones: Season 6
Though House Baratheon is in fact no more, King Tommen of the still surviving cadet branch House Baratheon of King's Landing continues to use the Baratheon name to legitimize his rule, thus leaving House Baratheon still legally intact.
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Tommen's suicide marks the legal end of House Baratheon.
Following Tommen's death, House Baratheon becomes legally extinct.[16]
Game of Thrones: Season 7
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Gendry, the last person with Baratheon blood, is found by Davos.
Tyrion and Davos travel to King's Landing, and find the unrecognized bastard Gendry, the last living person with Baratheon blood through his father.[17]
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Gendry fights against a wight.
Gendry joins the group which goes Beyond the Wall to capture a wight.[18]
Game of Thrones: Season 8
House Baratheon is legally restored when Queen Daenerys Targaryen legitimizes Gendry, who fought at the Battle of Winterfell. Gendry is named Lord of Storm's End.[19]
As the new head of House Baratheon, Gendry consolidates control over the Stormlands. Later, he participates in the Great Council of 305 AC along with one of his bannermen, Lord Une, and agrees to the ascension of Bran Stark as the new King of the Andals and the First Men.[20]
FLORENT.
House Florent of Brightwater Keep is a vassal house that holds fealty to Lord Bronn of Highgarden. Their seat is Brightwater Keep. The head of the house holds the title of Lord of Brightwater Keep. The Florent sigil is a red-gold fox on an ermine background.
House Florent had close ties to House Gardener when they were the Kings of the Reach prior to the War of Conquest. House Tyrell were installed as Wardens of the South after King Mern IX Gardener was killed fighting Aegon the Conqueror. House Florent resents the elevation of House Tyrell and believe they have a more valid claim to the position.[1] They fought for Stannis Baratheon in the War of the Five Kings as Selyse Florent was the wife of Stannis.[2]
LANNISTER.
House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, one of its richest and most powerful families and one of its oldest dynasties. It was briefly the royal house of the Seven Kingdoms until their defeat in Daenerys Targaryen's war for Westeros.
The Lannisters rule over the Westerlands. Their seat is Casterly Rock, a massive rocky promontory overlooking the Sunset Sea which has had habitations and fortifications built into it over the millennia. They are the Lords Paramount of the Westerlands and Wardens of the West. As the new royal House, they also ruled directly over the Crownlands from their seat of the Red Keep in King's Landing, the traditional seat of the royal family. House Lannister's Heraldry consists of a golden lion on a crimson background, and their house words are "Hear me roar!", which are rarely mentioned.[1][2] Their unofficial motto, which is as well known as the official one, is "A Lannister always pays his debts" - which is used much more often and mostly in negative context, though it can also be used in the original, literal sense.
The incestuous relationship of Cersei and Jaime had been concealed in a conspiracy. Their son Joffrey Baratheon had claimed the Iron Throne on the premise that he was actually fathered by the late King Robert Baratheon. Lord Tywin was a key supporter of his reign in the War of the Five Kings. The Lannisters continued to hold sway when Tommen Baratheon ascended the throne, with Kevan Lannister as Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm, but lost their hold over Tommen to the Faith of the Seven, and, after destroying the Great Sept of Baelor, Cersei took the throne. With the deaths of Cersei and Jaime at the Battle of King's Landing, Tyrion is now the head of House Lannister and given up the crown in favor of an elective monarchy. It currently swears fealty directly to the King of the Andals and the First Men, an office which is currently held by Bran Stark.
Tywin Lannister is the current head of the family. His father Tytos Lannister presided over a period of decline for the house, to the point that their vassals House Reyne rebelled against Lord Tytos. Tywin put down the rebellion personally, extinguishing their house and re-establishing the fearsome reputation of House Lannister. His ruthlessness gave darker meaning to the common phrase "A Lannister always pays his debts" and was immortalized in the song "The Rains of Castamere".[3][5]
Tywin has three children: Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion by his wife Joanna Lannister. Cersei is Queen of Westeros since Tywin arranged for her marriage to King Robert Baratheon, in exchange for his support in Robert's Rebellion.[4] She has a longstanding incestuous relationship with her brother Jaime. The two conspire to conceal their love and have passed their children (Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen) off as being the product of Cersei's marriage.[6]
Game of Thrones: Season 1
In King's Landing, while the Silent Sisters prepare the body of Lord Jon Arryn, the former Hand of the King, Cersei and Jaime wonder if Jon discovered their secret and told someone else. They, their children, and Tyrion arrive at Winterfell as a part of King Robert's entourage.[6]
Following the kidnapping of Tyrion by Catelyn Stark,[7] the Lannisters retaliate, first by a bloody encounter between Jaime and Eddard,[8] and later by sending Gregor Clegane to raid the Riverlands.[9]
After Robert dies, the Lannisters gather troops[10] and begin their war against the Starks and Tullys at the Golden Tooth.[11]
Game of Thrones: Season 2
While Tyrion prepares the capital for the imminent attack of Stannis, Tywin abandons Harrenhal and marches the Lannister troops to the city. The Lannisters, reinforced by the Tyrell troops, defeat Stannis at the Battle of the Blackwater. Tywin is formally appointed Hand of the King. The Lannisters form an alliance with House Tyrell.
Game of Thrones: Season 3
While Jaime and Brienne are on their way to King's Landing, Tywin conspires with Walder Frey and Roose Bolton to destroy the Starks. Sansa is wed to Tyrion. Robb and many of his followers are killed at the Red Wedding by the Lannisters' collaborators.
Game of Thrones: Season 4
To seal the alliance between the Lannisters and the Tyrells, Joffrey marries Margaery Tyrell, but get killed during the wedding. Tyrion is accused of the murder and is tried.
Despite their victory over the Starks, the Lannisters are in tremendous debt to the Iron Bank of Braavos.
Tyrion demands a trial by combat; his champion, Oberyn Martell, is killed by Gregor Clegane at the trial by combat.[12] Jaime releases Tyrion, who kills their father before escaping.[13]
Game of Thrones: Season 5
A funeral is held for Tywin at the Great Sept of Baelor. Meanwhile, at Pentos, Varys and Tyrion plan to serve Daenerys Targaryen.[14]
Jaime and Bronn travel to Dorne to bring Myrcella back.[15] They encounter the Sand Snakes, and arrested by Martell guards.[16] They settle the matter with Prince Doran[17] and depart from Dorne. Jaime tells Myrcella the truth of her parentage, and suddenly she dies, poisoned by the Sand Snakes.[18]
Tyrion is kidnapped by Jorah Mormont, who tells Tyrion he intends to take him to "the queen."[19] They are captured by a group of slavers,[20] and eventually meet Daenerys, who accepts Tyrion as an advisor.[21] After Daenerys departs from Meereen, Tyrion and more of her loyalists govern the city.[18]
Cersei attempts to undermine House Tyrell, but her plan backfires and she is apprehended by the Faith.[22] Kevan takes overthe city as Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm. Cersei reluctantly performs the humiliating walk of atonement.[18]
Game of Thrones: Season 6
Following Cersei's downfall, Kevan Lannister serves as the Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm for young Tommen.
Following the intense standoff, Tommen reaches an agreement with the High Sparrow. Subsequently, Jaime is dismissed from the Kingsguard and travels to the Riverlands, where he resolves the Second Siege of Riverrun.
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The High Sparrow is engulfed in wildfire flames as the Great Sept explodes.
The day of the trial for Loras and Cersei, the Great Sept explodes from wildfire, by a plot by Cersei and Qyburn, killing all of those inside, including the High Sparrow and the other Sparrows, the Tyrells, Kevan, and Lancel.
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Cersei Lannister sits the Iron Throne.
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Jaime watches as his sister is proclaimed Queen of the Andals and the First Men.
Though Cersei has succeeded in wiping out nearly all of her primary enemies, her last surviving child Tommen commits suicide. House Baratheon of King's Landing – and the main branch, House Baratheon - becomes officially extinct. With no opposition, Cersei ascends to the Iron Throne, thus elevating House Lannister as the royal family and establishing a formal Lannister dynasty – something her late father desired. Cersei is crowned Queen.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 7
Cersei and Jaime discuss their strategy and their enemies. They negotiate with Euron Greyjoy.[23]
In response to the threat of Daenerys, Cersei summons Lord Randyll Tarly and other noblemen from the Reach.[24]
A vast Lannister army of 10,000 men abandons Casterly Rock at Cersei's orders, and seizes Highgarden, thus eliminating House Tyrell and its forces. However, much of the Lannister army is later annihilated in a surprise ambush by Daenerys's troops.[25]
Jaime informs Cersei of the catastrophic casualties his army suffered. Cersei decides to hire mercenaries.[26]
At the Dragonpit, the Lannisters gather with their enemies. Cersei seemingly agrees for a truce, but has no intention to honor her promise. She hires the Golden Company. Jaime resigns as a commander of the Lannister armies and rides to the North alone. House Lannister is effectively divided into two factions: one under Cersei and one under Jaime and Tyrion.[27]
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Euron returns with the Golden Company to King's Landing. Cersei receives Euron and Harry Strickland, the captain of the Golden Company.[28]
Jaime arrives at Winterfell,[28] and is allowed to say in Winterfell to uphold his promise and fight against the army of the dead,[29] which he does.[30]
Daenerys and her allies besiege King's Landing. Cersei refuse to surrender.[31]
Cersei and Jaime reunite shortly before their deaths.
King's Landing is destroyed, and many of the Lannister survivors are killed. Both Cersei and Jaime are crushed by falling debris of the Red Keep.[32]
Following Daenerys's death, Bran Stark is chosen as the new King. Tyrion, the sole survivor of Tywin, becomes Lord of Castely Rock and the Hand of the King.[33]
MARTELL
House Martell of Sunspear is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It rules the peninsula of Dorne in the far south of the continent from their castle Sunspear. Though loyal to the Iron Throne, the Martells were never conquered by the Targaryens and have pursued a more isolated role in wider political events since Robert's Rebellion.
With the assassinations of Prince Doran Martell and his only heir, Prince Trystane, by Ellaria Sand and the three eldest Sand Snakes, the Sand Snakes carry the Martell blood through their father Oberyn Martell. The Sand Snakes also continue to use the Martell sigil to represent themselves and Dorne.[1]
Under the leadership of Ellaria Sand, the forces of House Martell and Dorne were aligned with Daenerys Targaryen against House Lannister.
Following the deaths of Ellaria and the three eldest Sand Snakes, a Martell rises to power as the new Prince of Dorne.
House Martell's sigil is a red sun pierced by a golden spear, on an orange field, a combination of the original Martell sigil - a yellow spear - and the emblem of Princess Nymeria - a red sun - to symbolize the marriage of the warrior-queen to Mors Martell. Their house words are "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken."[2][3]
History
Background
House Martell started out as local kings in Dorne, which was long divided between many petty kings of the First Men and Andals. About a thousand years ago, Rhoynar refugees fleeing conquest by the Valyrian Freehold in Essos migrated across the Narrow Sea to Dorne, led by their warrior-queen Nymeria. Mors Martell was smitten with Nymeria and chose to join forces with her through marriage-alliance. With their combined strength, they conquered and unified the rest of Dorne. To symbolize their union, the original golden spear sigil of Mors Martell was combined with the red sun sigil of Nymeria, creating the red sun pierced by a golden spear sigil that House Martell has used as a sigil ever since. Like their Rhoynar ancestors, House Martell styled its rulers as "princes" instead of "kings", and kept using the titles, resisting the Targaryen invasion and keeping local laws and traditions even after joining the Seven Kingdoms after a matrimonal alliance.
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Nymeria led the Rhoynar refugee fleet in a massive migration to Dorne, fleeing the Valyrians.
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The Martells resisted the Targaryen conquest by resorting to guerrilla warfare: if a dragon came the Dornish hid in the desert until it left, then ambushed the Targaryens' supply lines, until they eventually withdrew.
The Martell words are "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" - referring to their history, in which they have never been successfully conquered by outsiders. This makes them unique among all of the Great Houses. During the Targaryen Conquest (three centuries before the War of the Five Kings), Dorne was the only region of the Seven Kingdoms to successfully resist the Targaryens and their dragons. Realizing that large armies could not stand against dragons (as seen at the Field of Fire), nor large castles (as seen at the Burning of Harrenhal), the Dornish instead resorted to guerrilla warfare, ambushing Targaryen soldiers and harassing their supply lines as soon as their dragons moved on to the next castle, then disappearing back into the harsh deserts when the dragons returned. The Dornish armies took advantage of Dorne's arid climate, which helped them to adopt attrition warfare against the invading Targaryens, as the arid climate and harsh wastelands of Dorne cannot easily support large invading armies. Losing many men due to attrition, ultimately even Aegon the Conqueror decided to withdraw from Dorne, to focus on reining in the other six newly conquered kingdoms.
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King Daeron I Targaryen's invasion of Dorne lasted only 4 years, ending with the death of Daeron I, along with 60,000 of his men, and the Martells still defiantly independent.
House Martell and Dorne have never been successfully conquered. Over a century and a half after the Targaryen Conquest of the rest of Westeros, they were invaded again by King Daeron I Targaryen, the Young Dragon. A military genius, his Conquest of Dorne actually succeeded - on the battlefield. But the initial conquest was followed by a four year long Dornish insurgency, in which occupying troops were again bled through ambush and guerrilla tactics. Lyonel Tyrell, the steward that Daeron I put in charge of Dorne, was then assassinated, and all of Dorne rose up in open rebellion. Daeron I himself was killed attempting to put down the insurrection, and after only four short years House Martell once again ruled an independent Dorne.
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The double marriage-alliance that united the Martells with the Iron Throne: King Daeron II Targaryen married Prince Maron Martell's sister Myriah (left), and Prince Maron married Daeron II's sister Daenerys (right).
A few decades later (a little over a century before the War of the Five Kings), King Daeron II the Good managed to finally unite Dorne with the Iron Throne - not through conquest, but by voluntary marriage-alliance on equal terms. Daeron II married the sister of the Prince of Dorne, and the Prince of Dorne married Daeron II's sister. This special, semi-autonomous status allowed Dorne to retain several special privileges, such as the Martells continuing to style themselves as "Prince" or "Princess" instead of "Lord Paramount" and continuing their practice of gender-blind primogeniture. This union did cause several political tensions at the royal court between Daeron II's pro-Martell faction and anti-Martell lords (from the Reach, the Stormlands, and the Dornish Marches), eventually leading to the Blackfyre Rebellion.
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At the end of Robert's Rebellion, Lannister bannerman Gregor Clegane killed Elia Martell's children, then raped and killed Elia.
Generations later, King Aerys II Targaryen (later known as "the Mad King") had no daughters, so he sought a suitable bride for his son Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen from outside of the family. Aerys II chose to snub the offer of Tywin Lannister, his own trusted Hand of the King and dutiful servant, that Rhaegar marry his own young daughter Cersei. Instead, a match was arranged with the then-current Princess of Dorne to wed her daughter Elia Martell to Rhaegar.
In Robert's Rebellion, Elia was kept in King's Landing to ensure the continued allegiance of House Martell to the Targaryen's against the rebels. Elia bore Rhaegar two children, but all three were later killed during Robert's Rebellion, during the Sack of King's Landing by Tywin Lannister's army. Elia's brothers Doran and Oberyn were outraged and, while peace was restored, the Martells withdrew from interacting with the royal court. During King Robert Baratheon's subsequent reign, the Martells and Dorne were rarely if ever even mentioned at court, except for their Dornish wine.
House of the Dragon: Season 1
More than a decade after the War for the Stepstones, Prince Qoren Martell allies Dorne to the Triarchy. This powerful alliance is considered threatening in both Pentos and King's Landing.[4]
Game of Thrones: Season 1
Bran Stark recites the motto of House Martell during a lesson with Maester Luwin.[3]
Game of Thrones: Season 2
Tyrion announces his plan to marry Myrcella to Prince Trystane Martell of Dorne. The alliance is intended to keep the Dornish from siding with their enemies in the War of the Five Kings, and to ensure the survival of a Baratheon/Lannister heir should King's Landing fall.[5]
Game of Thrones: Season 4
Prince Oberyn Martell, along with a retinue of Dornish lords and knights, arrives in King's Landing to attend the royal wedding in the place of his brother, Prince Doran Martell. He Tywin personally responsible for the deaths of Elia and her children, and is in the capital intent on taking revenge on the Lannisters.[6]
Following Joffrey's death, Tywin meets with Oberyn in private, and tells him that he wants to ensure that the Martells remain close to the throne, which is still facing numerous threats: the Iron Islands are still in open rebellion to the west, a wildling horde is massing against the Wall to the north, and worst of all - Daenerys is amassing a large army of her own. As a sign of good faith, Tywin makes Oberyn one of the three judges at Tyrion's trial.[7] Tyrion is subjected to a humiliating show trial at court, which he ends by demanding a Trial by combat. The crown's champion is the fearsome Gregor Clegane, but ultimately Oberyn volunteers to be Tyrion's champion.[8]
Oberyn faces off against the massive Gregor in the following trial by combat, and gets killed.[9] Oberyn, however, had coated his spear with manticore venom, incapacitating and seemingly dooming Gregor.[10]
Game of Thrones: Season 5
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Oberyn's death has caused outrage among the Dornish population, among them Ellaria Sand and his bastard daughters, the Sand Snakes. However, Doran refuses to wage war against the Lannisters.[11]
Game of Thrones: Season 6
Doran and Trystane are killed by Ellaria and the Sand Snakes.[12] Later, Ellaria and the Sand Snakes meet with Olenna Tyrell to persuade her to join the forces of House Tyrell with Dorne, to exact vengeance for the deaths of various members of both House Martell and Tyrell. Ellaria aligns Dorne and the forces of the now-extinct House Martell with Daenerys in support of a Targaryen restoration.[1]
Game of Thrones: Season 7
Ellaria and the Sand Snakes arrive at Dragonstone and hold council with Daenerys and her court, where a plan is laid out on how best to deal with Cersei and her allies. The Martells are taken by the ironborn fleet to return to Dorne, where they will gather their armies and prepare to lay siege to King's Landing along with the Tyrell armies. En route, however, Euron Greyjoy attacks them. Tyene and Ellaria are both captured, while Obara and Nymeria are killed by Euron.[13]
Ellaria and Tyene are brought before Cersei Lannister, who has them imprisoned at the dungeons beneath the Red Keep. As a payback for Myrcella's death, Cersei poisons Tyene, leaving Ellaria to watch her succumbing to the poison.[14]
Game of Thrones: Season 8
An unnamed Martell assumes power after the imprisonment of Ellaria Sand and pledged his support to Daenerys.[15] He takes part in the Great Council of 305 AC after Daenerys's death and elects Bran Stark as the new King.[16]
Practices
After the tradition of her people, House Martell then ruled Dorne as 'princes', not 'kings' - unless the eldest child was a daughter, for unlike the rest of Westeros, our loyalty isn't commanded by a cock. We follow a Prince or a Princess Martell just the same.
OBERYN MARTELL
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Mors Martell and Nymeria united to conquer and unify Dorne. Afterwards they ruled equally, and were succeeded by their eldest daughter over their younger son - following the gender-blind inheritance customs of the Rhoynar.
Like their Rhoynar ancestors who migrated to Dorne a thousand years ago, Dornish noble Houses follow gender-blind equal primogeniture, in which the eldest child is the heir regardless of whether that child is male or female. This is different from the male-preference inheritance laws in all of the rest of the Seven Kingdoms, the laws of the First Men and Andals, in which a younger son succeeds ahead of an older daughter. In House Stark, for example, Bran and Rickon are officially ahead of their older sister Sansa in the line of succession, and in House Lannister, Tyrion was officially ahead of Cersei despite being younger than her.
In contrast, a ruler of House Martell is always succeeded by their eldest child, even if it is a daughter. The current ruler of Dorne (when House Martell is fully introduced in Season 5) is Prince Doran Martell, who has been the head of House Martell for many years. The immediately preceding head of House Martell, however, was Doran's mother, who was also the mother of Elia and Oberyn. Doran's mother actually had a younger brother, Lewyn Martell. Under the inheritance laws of the rest of Westeros, Lewyn would have succeeded ahead of Doran's mother, but because Dornish inheritance laws are gender-blind he did not (and therefore he was free to join the elite Kingsguard).
In the style of their Rhoynar ancestors who lived in city-states in Essos (near the location of the later Free Cities), House Martell styles its rulers as "Prince of Dorne" (or "Princess") instead of "King" or "Queen". All members of House Martell are called a Prince/Princess, though the current head of the household is the ruling Prince/Princess. There is little functional difference between the "Prince of Dorne" and a "Lord Paramount of the North", though the title "Prince" is considered to be, at least nominally, more prestigious.
Due to uniting with the Iron Throne through marriage-alliance on equal terms instead of through conquest, the Martells were allowed to retain several special privileges, among which were continuing to style their ruler as a "Prince", and continuing to practice gender-blind equal primogeniture. While many of the Martells are hot-tempered, especially Prince Oberyn, they are a close-knit and loving family, undivided by internal rivalries such as those in House Lannister and House Baratheon.
Members
Prince {Doran Martell}, Prince of Dorne and Lord of Sunspear.[6] An elderly man suffering from gout, which prevents him from walking and leaves him mostly confined to a wheelchair. Assassinated by Ellaria Sand during her seizure of power.
Prince {Trystane Martell}, his son and heir.[17] Betrothed to Myrcella Baratheon. Killed by Obara Sand.
Princess {Elia Martell}, Doran's sister and middle sibling. Married to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Raped and murdered by Ser Gregor Clegane in the Sack of King's Landing along with her two children, four-year-old Princess Rhaenys Targaryen and the infant Aegon Targaryen.
Prince {Oberyn Martell}, Doran's brother and youngest sibling. Called "the Red Viper", for his penchant for poisoning. Killed by Ser Gregor Clegane while championing Tyrion Lannister during his trial by combat. Oberyn has eight bastard daughters, collectively known as the "Sand Snakes".
{Ellaria Sand}, Oberyn's paramour and mother of several of his bastard daughters. Later seized power by killing Myrcella Baratheon and staging a coup. Imprisoned for life in the dungeons of the Red Keep by Cersei Lannister. Status uncertain.
{Obara Sand}, Oberyn's eldest bastard daughter. Killed by Euron Greyjoy in the assault on the Targaryen fleet.
{Nymeria "Nym" Sand}, Oberyn's second bastard daughter, born to an eastern noblewoman. Named after the warrior-queen of the Rhoynar. Killed by Euron Greyjoy in the assault on the Targaryen fleet.
{Tyene Sand}, Oberyn's third bastard daughter, the eldest born to Ellaria Sand. Killed by Cersei Lannister, who gave her a poisonous kiss.
Sarella Sand, Oberyn's fourth bastard daughter.
Elia Sand, Oberyn's fifth bastard daughter. Named in honor of Oberyn's sister.
Obella Sand, Oberyn's sixth bastard daughter.
Dorea Sand, Oberyn's seventh bastard daughter.
Loreza Sand, Oberyn's youngest bastard daughter.
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there is also:
Prince Martell, whose first name is unknown, successor to Doran Martell.
The immediately previous generation of House Martell:
The Ruling Princess of Dorne, mother of Doran, Elia, and Oberyn. Inherited rule of Dorne in her own right from one of her parents. Succeeded upon her death by her eldest child, Doran.[18]
Prince {Lewyn Martell}. Younger brother of the Ruling Princess, and thus the uncle of Doran, Elia, and Oberyn. A member of Aerys II Targaryen's Kingsguard. Slain at the Battle of the Trident.[19][2]
Household
{Areo Hotah}, Doran's trusted captain of the guards at Sunspear. Killed by Tyene Sand during the Coup in Dorne.
{Maester Caleotte}, Sunspear's Maester. Killed by Tyene Sand during the Coup in Dorne.
Princess {Myrcella Baratheon}, ward of Prince Doran and betrothed of Prince Trystane. Killed by Ellaria Sand with poison.
Ser Arys Oakheart, a knight of the Kingsguard, her sworn shield.
Septa Eglantine, of the Faith of the Seven, her governess and tutor.
Ancestors
Prince {Mors Martell}, head of House Martell when Nymeria arrived in Dorne, which he would unite under his house by wedding Nymeria.
Princess {Nymeria}, warrior-queen who led Rhoynar refugees to Dorne and wed into House Martell, uniting Dorne under their rule.
Princess {Meria Martell}, the Ruling Princess of Dorne during the War of Conquest and the only ruler to successfully resist the Targaryens.
Prince {Qoren Martell}, the Ruling Prince of Dorne contemporaneous to King Viserys I Targaryen.
Prince {Maron Martell}, the Ruling Prince of Dorne, who ultimately consented to join the rest of the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through marriage.
Princess {Daenerys of Sunspear}, wife of Maron and sister of King Daeron II.
An {unnamed crippled son}, for whom Daeron II built a wheelchair.[20]
Queen {Myriah Martell}, sister of Maron and wife of King Daeron II Targaryen, who along with her brother united Dorne with the rest of the Seven Kingdoms through marriage.
Sworn to House Martell
House Allyrion of Godsgrace
House Blackmont of Blackmont
House Dalt of Lemonwood
House Dayne of Starfall
House Gargalen of Salt Shore
House Jordayne of the Tor
House Manwoody of Kingsgrave
House Qorgyle of Sandstone
House Santagar of Spottswood
House Uller of Hellholt
House Yronwood of Yronwood
REDWYNE.
House Redwyne of the Arbor is a vassal house from the Reach that holds fealty to Lord Bronn of Highgarden. Their lands are located on the island of the Arbor, southwest of Highgarden. Its heraldry consists of a burgundy grape cluster on a white field.
History
Background
The Arbor is known for producing the finest wines in the Seven Kingdoms. Due to their island location, their merchant ships require great protection at sea, so the Redwyne Fleet is one of the three largest in the realm. The Redwynes enjoy a particularly close relationship with their overlord, House Tyrell.[1]
In the current generation, Lady Olenna Tyrell was herself born Olenna Redwyne, before she married Lord Luthor Tyrell.
Game of Thrones: Season 1
While talking in the throne room, Varys asks Littlefinger if the rumors about Lord Redwyne are true, claiming he "likes his boys very young". It is unclear whether Varys was referring to Paxter Redwyne or another member of the house.
Game of Thrones: Season 2
House Redwyne follows their liege lords of House Tyrell in supporting Renly Baratheon's claim to the Iron Throne.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 4
The Redwyne sigil is present at the royal wedding.[3]
Members
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Olenna Tyrell, who was born Olenna Redwyne, married Luthor Tyrell.
Lord Paxter Redwyne, Lord of the Arbor and head of the House. Married to Mace Tyrell's older sister.
Lady {Olenna Redwyne}, called the "Queen of Thorns", widow of Luthor Tyrell and mother of Lord Mace Tyrell. Lord Paxter's aunt and mother-in-law.[4] Poisoned herself after Highgarden fell to the Lannister army.
Viola Redwyne, Lady Olenna's sister[5]
With unspecified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Redwynes include:
Bethany Redwyne - once betrothed to Brynden Tully, but he refused to take part in the arranged marriage.
Historical members
Ser {Ryam Redwyne}, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard of Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Viserys I Targaryen. Died in his sleep.
Lady {Joselyn Redwyne}, either the Lady of the Arbor or wife of Lord Redwyne during the reign of Viserys I Targaryen.
Gallery
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The banner of House Redwyne (left) at the Purple Wedding.
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The icon of House Redwyne from the HBO viewers guide.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Redwyne is a one of the most powerful noble families in the Reach. A large portion of the wines exported across Westeros come from the Arbor, and the higher-quality wines produced on the Arbor are considered to be the best in Westeros. Due to their island location and heavy involvement in the wine trade, House Redwyne maintains a large fleet of ships. The Redwyne Fleet forms a significant portion of the fleet of the Reach, of which Lord Paxter Redwyne serves as high admiral and commander.
Members of House Redwyne tend to have bright orange hair.
While most vassal Houses from the Reach joined House Tyrell in fighting for the royal House Targaryen during Robert's Rebellion, the Redwynes are noted for being particularly staunch Targaryen-loyalists.
The Season 2 Blu-ray special features display the Redwyne sigil under a list of Renly Baratheon's supporters, but in the books House Redwyne does not declare for Renly. They wanted to, but during the early stages of the War of the Five Kings, Queen Cersei Lannister holds the twin sons of Lord Paxter hostage at the royal court. After Renly dies, they join their Tyrell liege lords in aiding the Lannister army in the Battle of the Blackwater.
A slight difference is that the sigil of House Redwyne in the books is a burgundy grape cluster on a blue field, but the TV series changed this to a burgundy grape cluster on a white field.
Stark
House Stark of Winterfell is a Great House of Westeros and the royal house of the Kingdom of the North. They rule over the vast region known as the North from their seat in Winterfell. It is one of the oldest lines of Westerosi nobility by far, claiming a line of descent stretching back over eight thousand years. Before the Targaryen conquest, as well as during the War of the Five Kings and early on in Daenerys Targaryen's war for Westeros, the leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings in the North.
Their rule in the North seemingly ended after the events of the Red Wedding when House Frey and House Bolton betrayed House Stark after forming a secret alliance with House Lannister, during which Roose Bolton murdered King Robb Stark. Both the North and Winterfell were taken over by House Bolton. However, the Boltons' hold was jeopardized when Sansa Stark escaped their clutches after learning her brothers Bran and Rickon Stark were still alive and reunited with her half-brother, Jon Snow, at Castle Black. Sansa and Jon marched on the Boltons to save their younger brother Rickon, who was later murdered by Ramsay Bolton, and retake Winterfell. House Stark was restored to their former stature after the Battle of the Bastards. The Stark victory led to House Stark's return to royal status in the North with their bannermen declaring Jon as the King in the North. He later abdicated his title as king in order to gain the full support of Daenerys Targaryen in the Great War, becoming the Warden of the North. Following the Battle of King's Landing, Bran Stark was chosen as the new king of the Six Kingdoms, allowing the North to secede as an independent kingdom under Sansa.
House Stark's sigil is a grey direwolf on a white background, over green. They are one of the few noble houses whose words are not a boast or threat. Instead, the House Stark family motto is a warning, one that, no matter the circumstances, will always be relevant: "Winter Is Coming,"[1][2] which served as a reminder of their beginnings in the wake of the Long Night and a grim portent of things to come.
House Stark, as the only First Men dynasty to resist the Andal invasion, proudly hold on to the worship of the Old Gods. Due to their rule over the North and knowledge of it's troubles, they are unfailing supporters of the importance of the Night's Watch, despite it's fall from glory in current times. As one of the last remaining Valyrian steel items, from Old Valyria, House Stark greatly treasures it's ancestral sword of Ice, which has been used.
Background
Before the Targaryen conquest, the leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings in the North.[3] The house traces its roots to Bran the Builder, a legendary First Man who lived during the Age of Heroes and founded House Stark. The Starks were not originally the monarchs of the North; they began as vassals to the Barrow Kings, who lost support due to their inactive rule while their ancestor Bran the Builder built the Wall and protected the North. They warred with the Barrow Kings, emerging victorious. The Starks ruled as Kings of Winter over one of the many smaller, petty First Men kingdoms that were established in the North, with their chief rivals for domination being the Red Kings of House Bolton. Eventually the Starks united the North under them. Although their stronghold of Winterfell has been the capital of the North, war helped make it it's strongest castle, in opposition to the Reeds' Greywater Watch and the Dreadfort of House Bolton, with attacks from from the latter raising the need for more keeps, more walls, more guard towers and the expansion of their granaries and larders to survive sieges. Winter town would be raised from smallfolk seeking shelter from winter, and these would also join the Stark soldiers in fighting the Boltons.
They gained a new vassal from the Reach after House Manderly's exile, giving them a new home at White Harbor in exchange for their guarding the river against pirates. They defeated the Boltons, drove pirates away from the White Knife, slew the last Marsh King and wed his daughter for the Neck, with it's governance being given to House Reed and, according to legend, King Rodrik Stark wrestled with an ironborn for Bear Island and won, giving it to House Mormont. Karlon Stark, a younger son of the King in the North, was awarded lands in the eastern regions of the North after successfully putting down a rebellion led by House Bolton. Over time Karlon's seat of Karl's Hold came to be known as Karhold, and the Starks that descended from him became known as Karstarks.
Although the Starks had to content with defiant Houses in their unification campaign, some chose to submit and become loyal vassals, like the Umbers of Last Hearth and the Glovers of Deepwood Motte, with even their greatest rivals for dominance, the Red Kings of House Bolton, who made a sinister reputation for themselves with their practice of flaying, with one of them being notorious for ripping out the entrails of captive Starks, choosing to bend the knee, and their hostility being put on hold, due to the need for the end of unrest. Their timing proved crucial just then, due to the Andals landing and invading Westeros, swiping all lands of First Men rule except the North due to the other Houses fighting on their own, while the North opposed with a united front, with the Manderlys attacking their ships and the Reeds attacking their incursions into the Neck.
King Torrhen Stark was on the throne at the time of the War of Conquest and marched his army south to face them. He surrendered when he saw the Targaryens' greater host and their dragons, despite being suggested to resist from Moat Cailin or assassinating the sleeping dragons, believing that fighting was futile, due to the Targaryen victories at the Burning of Harrenhal and the Field of Fire. He was made Warden of the North, thus escaping the fates of House Gardener of the Reach and House Hoare of the Riverlands whose lords refused to bend the knee and were rendered extinct after failing to resist the invaders. Thereafter, Torrhen was known as "the king who knelt", though those who criticize him for this often forget that they are only alive to do so thanks to his surrender.
Centuries later, Lady Lyanna Stark was taken by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and when her father and brother demanded justice, King Aerys II Targaryen had them both viciously executed. Eddard Stark claimed his father's titles and participated in Robert's Rebellion.[4] At the end of the rebellion, Eddard found his sister in the Tower of Joy, where she perished in a bed of blood.
Eddard is married to Lady Catelyn Tully of Riverrun, and has five children with her: Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon. He also has a rumored bastard son, Jon Snow, who is actually the offspring of Prince Rhaegar and Lady Lyanna.
Game of Thrones: Season 1
Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark becomes Hand of the King to King Robert Baratheon after the death of Jon Arryn. Ned takes his daughters Sansa and Arya to King's Landing. It is there that he discovers the true lineage of Robert's assumed children. Upon Robert's death, Ned publicly declares that Joffrey Baratheon was the product of incest between Queen Cersei Lannister and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister, and therefore is not the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. He is subsequently executed for treason. His firstborn son and heir Robb is declared the King in the North by his bannermen (the first in 300 years), and fights to secede from the Seven Kingdoms in what would become the War of the Five Kings.[5] Sansa becomes a political captive of House Lannister, while Arya escapes King's Landing with Yoren of the Night's Watch.
Game of Thrones: Season 2
Robb continues his campaign against the Lannisters, winning a trio of victories in the Riverlands and a further three victories in the Westerlands. Bran and Rickon leave Winterfell after a traitorous Theon Greyjoy takes control of Winterfell. Theon kills two farmer's sons and declares their bodies are those of Bran and Rickon, leading the majority of Westeros believing that all the male Stark heirs are dead (as Jon is a bastard son of Ned Stark and sworn to the Night's Watch). Arya is held captive at Harrenhal, but escapes with Gendry and Hot Pie.
Game of Thrones: Season 3
Although Robb continues to win every battle that he fights, House Lannister secures an alliance with House Tyrell that effectively leads to victory over Stannis Baratheon at the Battle of the Blackwater. As Robb continues to march further in the Westerlands, many of his bannermen begin to lose faith in him since he breached his pact with Lord Walder Frey by marrying Talisa Maegyr.
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Robb and Talisa Stark lie dead at the Red Wedding.
Robb also loses the Karstark troops, and his attempt to regain the support of House Frey results in the massacre known as the Red Wedding.[6] House Stark is stripped of its lordship in the North and is given to House Bolton, making Roose Bolton Warden of the North for his contribution to Robb's death.[7]
Arya and her companions are taken captive by the Brotherhood Without Banners. After Sandor Clegane's trial by combat ordered by Beric, the Hound kidnaps Arya.[8]
At the Twins, the Freys and Boltons betray Robb and massacre him, his wife, mother, Grey Wind, the present Northern lords and most of the Northern army, during the event known as the Red Wedding.[9] House Stark is stripped of its lordship in the North, which is given to House Bolton, making Roose Bolton Warden of the North for his contribution to Robb's death.[10]
Bran and Rickon, who have been traveling north along with Osha, Hodor, Jojen Reed and Meera Reed, as well as their two direwolves, Summer and Shaggydog, part ways.[11]
Game of Thrones: Season 4
Sansa escapes from King's Landing, following Joffrey's assassination.
Bran makes his way further north, eventually reaching the weirwood tree occupied by the Children of the Forest and the Three-Eyed Raven.
After travelling for days with the Hound, Arya travels to Braavos.
Game of Thrones: Season 5
Littlefinger secretly returns Sansa to Winterfell and weds her to Ramsay Bolton. Although Sansa doesn't quite realize it, there are many in the North who are already taking heart from the fact that there is again a Stark in Winterfell.[12][13] Sansa eventually flees Winterfell during the Battle of Winterfell.
Game of Thrones: Season 6
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Jon Snow and Sansa Stark reunite.
Sansa and Jon reunite.[14] They gather troops of wildlings and loyal Northern houses to retake Winterfell from the Boltons.[15][16]
Meanwhile, Bran experiences a vision of his family while training with the Three-Eyed Raven.
As the Battle of the Bastards begins, Rickon is killed by Ramsay, but the Starks win with the help of the Knights of the Vale. Winterfell is finally restored to House Stark.[17]
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Jon Snow is hailed King in the North.
The lords of the North and the Vale meet at Winterfell. Jon is declared the King in the North.
In the Riverlands, Arya slays Lord Frey and many of his kin, finally avenging the North.[18]
Game of Thrones: Season 7
At Winterfell, Jon and Sansa organize the defense of the North against the army of the dead.
Jon sails to Dragonstone to negotiate with Daenerys Targaryen. Bran returns to Winterfell.
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The surviving Stark siblings are reunited.
Arya returns to Winterfell and reunites with Sansa and Bran. Littlefinger unsuccessfully tries to drive a wedge between the Starks.
Jon decides to head beyond the wall in order to catch a wight, so he can convince Daenerys and Cersei of their existence.
Beyond the Wall, Jon and his ranging party are ambushed by the undead army led by the Night King, but most of them are rescued by Daenerys.
Littlefinger is tried and ultimately executed for his crimes against the Starks.
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Jon arrives with Daenerys and her army at Winterfell.[19]
The combined Stark and Targaryen forces fight against the undead and eventually win.[20]
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The last of the Starks.
Sansa and Bran remain at Winterfell, while Jon leads the remaining Stark and Arryn troops and Dothraki to meet with Daenerys at King's Landing.[21]
Jon leads the Stark forces during the Battle of King's Landing, which results in the destruction of the city.[22]
Jon relunctantly kills Daenerys. The Starksparticipate in the Great Council of 305 AC. Bran is then elected king and allows Sansa to declare the North independent.
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Jon Snow bids farewell to his Stark family.
Jon goes into exile. Sansa is named Queen in the North, and Arya sails for her voyage to the west of Westeros.[23]
Current status
The status of the surviving Starks and what political positions they held was not fully clear after Jon Snow was hailed as the new King in the North, by not only the lords of the North, but the Vale as well. The return of Bran and Arya to Winterfell clarified the ambiguity of all of their political positions in the North.
While Jon ruled as the King in the North, Sansa attended court alongside him as the Lady of Winterfell. In his absence, Jon gave Sansa regency over the Kingdom of the North as both his sister and the only Stark (the highest ranking and ruling family in the North) in Winterfell used as precedent.
When Bran Stark, the rightful Lord of Winterfell, returned to Winterfell, he abdicated his lordship for his new role as the Three-Eyed Raven. Once Arya returned to Winterfell, Sansa and Petyr note Arya is next in the line of succession for the lordship of Winterfell. Jon Snow is believed to be Eddard Stark's bastard son, which means would not be included in the line of succession, unless he were to be legitimized as a Stark
However, Jon pledged himself to Daenerys Targaryen, in order to gain her full support in the Great War, stepping down as king and accepted the title and role of Warden of the North. Presently, the North and Vale are reintegrated into the Seven Kingdoms.[24] As of the end of Season 7, the current positions of the surviving members of House Stark are as follows: Jon is Warden of the North, Sansa is Lady of Winterfell, Arya is Sansa's heir, and Bran abdicated his claim to any formal political position.
Jon Snow is actually the son of Eddard's younger sister, Lyanna Stark, and according to the normal line of succession, would rank behind both Sansa and Arya. At the same time, as the trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, Jon is currently the heir to the Iron Throne. Samwell Tarly, with the help of Gilly, confirmed through High Septon Maynard's personal diary that Rhaegar had his marriage to Elia Martell annulled and then was remarried to Lyanna.[25][26]
At the Great Council of 305 AC, Bran was chosen as the new Lord of the Six Kingdoms, with the king being elected by the lords of Westeros rather than inheriting the crown through a royal bloodline. The North has been granted independence with Sansa Stark being declared the Queen in the North as a hereditary monarch.
Relationships
Members
Lord {Rickard Stark}, the former head of the family. Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. Burned alive with wildfire on the orders of Aerys II.
{Brandon Stark}, his eldest son and heir, called "the Wild Wolf." Formerly betrothed to Catelyn Tully. Killed alongside his father on the orders of the Aerys II.
Lord {Eddard Stark}, his second son, commonly called "Ned Stark", the former head of the family. Lord of Winterfell, Warden of the North, Hand of the King to Robert I, and briefly Lord Regent of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm for Joffrey I. Executed under a false charge of treason by King Joffrey Baratheon.
Lady {Catelyn}, his wife of House Tully. Murdered by Walder Rivers at the Red Wedding.
King {Robb Stark}, their eldest son. Called "the Young Wolf" and "the King Who Lost the North", Lord of Winterfell and King in the North. Betrayed and murdered by Roose Bolton at the Red Wedding.
Queen {Talisa}, his wife of the Maegyr family from the Free City of Volantis. Stabbed to death by Lothar Frey at the Red Wedding.
Their {unborn child}. Killed when Lothar Frey stabbed Talisa.
Queen Sansa I Stark, their oldest daughter, the current head of the family. Former wife of Tyrion Lannister and the widow of Lord Ramsay Bolton. Following the Battle of King's Landing and the Assassination of Daenerys Targaryen at the hands of her cousin, Jon, Sansa declares the North independent once again, thereby making her head of the family. Queen in the North and Lady of Winterfell.
Princess Arya Stark, their youngest daughter, the current heir to the Kingdom of the North. Slew the Night King and thus ended the Great War. Following the Battle of King's Landing, Arya sails to discover what lies westward, where the maps of the known world end.
King Brandon I Stark, their second son, commonly known as "Bran", and called "Bran the Broken." Left paraplegic due to Jaime Lannister pushing him out of a tower, and gave up his claim to Winterfell after becoming the new Three-Eyed Raven. After the death of Daenerys Targaryen, Bran is elected as the King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Six Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm by the Great Council of 305 AC.
{Rickon Stark}, their youngest son. Shot with an arrow by Ramsay Bolton moments before the Battle of the Bastards.
{Lyanna Stark}, his only daughter. Once betrothed to {Robert Baratheon}, said to be abducted by Rhaegar Targaryen, though in reality eloped with him and was married to him in secret. Died at the Tower of Joy giving birth to her son Jon, whom she named "Aegon Targaryen."
Jon Snow; her son. Born Prince Aegon Targaryen, called "the White Wolf." Raised by Eddard Stark as his own, claiming Jon as his illegitimate son to protect him from being killed by Robert Baratheon. Jon volunteered to join the Night's Watch and was later elected as the 998th Lord Commander. Stabbed to death in a mutiny but later resurrected by Melisandre and relieved of his vows. Named the King in the North by the bannermen of House Stark and House Arryn after their victory at the Battle of the Bastards. Was the Warden of the North after bending the knee to Daenerys Targaryen following the Wight Hunt. After the Battle of King's Landing, and Daenerys's subsequent assassination in the throne room by Jon, Jon was exiled to the Night's Watch by his cousin and new King, Bran, in order to appease the Unsullied, who held him prisoner.
{Benjen Stark}, his youngest son, former First Ranger of the Night's Watch. Sacrificed himself to rescue his nephew Jon Snow from the army of the dead beyond the Wall.
UMBER.
House Umber of Last Hearth is an extinct[1] vassal house that held fealty to House Stark of Winterfell. Their lands were in the far north of the Stark territories, just south of the Wall and the lands held by the Night's Watch. Their stronghold was a castle called the Last Hearth and the head of the house was known as the Lord of the Last Hearth. Following the fall of Last Hearth, an early event of the Great War, House Umber is extinct in the male line. It is unknown whether any female members of the house survived the conflict.
House Umber's sigil is four chains linked by a central ring on a dark red field. Their motto is not known at present.
History
Game of Thrones: Season 1
House Umber rallies behind House Stark in the War of the Five Kings, with Greatjon Umber being the first to suggest crowning Robb Stark King in the North and knelt before him.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 3
Bran Stark sends his brother Rickon, Osha, and Shaggydog to seek shelter at the Last Hearth because the Umbers are loyal bannermen of the Starks.[3]
Game of Thrones: Season 6
Although refusing to pledge fealty to House Bolton, Smalljon Umber asks Ramsay Bolton to join forces with him to fight the Free Folk that have been let into the realm by Jon Snow, who pose a threat to the Umbers given Last Hearth's proximity to the Wall. To seal their alliance, Smalljon hands over Rickon and Osha as captives he had betrayed to Ramsay and presents the head of Shaggydog as proof of his master's identity. Smalljon also claims that his father Greatjon is dead.[4]
When news of Smalljon's betrayal reaches Jon and Sansa at Castle Black, the latter declares that the Umbers "can hang."[5]
Melessa Tarly tells Gilly that she and Randyll Tarly met a Lord Umber (presumably the Greatjon) who taught his daughters how to hunt.[6]
Smalljon is killed by Tormund during the Battle of the Bastards.[7]
Game of Thrones: Season 7
Ned Umber, Smalljon's young son, became the Lord of Last Hearth after the Smalljon's death during the Battle of the Bastards. Ned is present during a meeting of the Northern Lords at Winterfell where his father's actions are discussed and what the consequences should be. Lord Yohn Royce and Lady Sansa Stark voice their opinions that the Umbers and the similarly treacherous House Karstark should be punished, tearing down their castles or gifting them to more loyal families, but King Jon Snow refuses to punish the new generations for their fathers' crimes. Ned is called forwards alongside Alys Karstark and reaffirms his house's loyalty to House Stark, allowing him to keep his title and home.[8]
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Ned Umber and his household are slaughtered by the Night King, the White Walkers, and the army of the dead at Last Hearth. Ned's body is left behind in Last Hearth as a message, while those who were slaughtered were nowhere to be found, likely having been reanimated as wights.[9]
Beric Dondarrion deduces the deaths of all members of House Umber. Though nearly impossible to confirm this, Tormund states that anyone who is currently north of Winterfell is most likely dead, supporting Beric's assumption.[1]
Past members
Lord {Greatjon Umber}, former Lord of the Last Hearth and head of House Umber. Died during the War of the Five Kings.
Lord {Smalljon Umber}, his son and heir. Killed by Tormund during the Battle of the Bastards.
Lord {Ned Umber}, his son and heir. Becomes the Lord of Last Hearth after his father's death. Killed by the Night King during the Fall of Last Hearth and reanimated as a wight. Destroyed by Beric Dondarrion.
{Unidentified daughters}. Likely perished during or shortly after the Fall of Last Hearth.
TARGARYEN
House Targaryen of Dragonstone[N 2] is an exiled Great House of Westeros and the former royal house of the Seven Kingdoms. House Targaryen conquered and unified the realm before it was deposed during Robert's Rebellion, where House Baratheon replaced it as the new royal house. The two surviving Targaryens, Viserys and Daenerys, fled into exile to the Free Cities of Essos across the Narrow Sea.
House Lannister replaced House Baratheon as the royal house in the aftermath of the War of the Five Kings, but they were defeated in Daenerys Targaryen's war for Westeros. After Daenerys burnt King's Landing, she was assassinated by her nephew Jon Snow to prevent further destruction. Jon is the last known Targaryen, but his identity as the son of Rhaegar Targaryen is kept a secret, and he was exiled to the Night's Watch for the assassination of Daenerys, effectively ending House Targaryen. However, the bloodline of House Targaryen still exists in various houses, such as House Baratheon, House Velaryon, and House Martell.
House Targaryen's sigil is a three-headed red dragon on a black background, and their house words are "Fire and Blood."[1][N 1] The head of House Targaryen is referred to as "the dragon."[2][3]
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History
Background
House Targaryen was one of the forty dragonlords of the Valyrian Freehold, an empire that rose in Essos and dominated much of the known world. Due to their mastery of dragons, and thus sorcery, they had no real opposition to contend with. Using dragonfire and magic, they built their grand capital city of Valyria, which was unmatched in quality in the east.
The Valyrian Freehold's reign would continue until the Doom of Valyria, a cataclysmic event that ultimately fractured the mighty empire and left the Targaryens as the last surviving dragonlords, due to Daenys the Dreamer having foreseen the disaster and convincing her father to leave their capital and take their family to Dragonstone, in spite of their rivals' sneers (another reason could be that Aenar met with some mishap at court and chose exile over execution).[4] Dragonstone would become the seat of their power, due to its importance in their survival, and Aegon Targaryen would end the Century of Blood after Valyria's fall by joining the Free Cities' side against Volantis.[5]
After a century of isolation, Aegon, disinterested in the eastern lands of his ancestors, which he saw as old and withered, looked west to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, which he sought to conquer and unify into one realm, with the aid of his dragons and his sister-wives Rhaenys and Visenya.
In the Targaryen era there were periods of peace and prosperity during the reign of benevolent kings like Jaehaerys the Conciliator, but also periods of terror and distress when evil tyrants like Maegor the Cruel ruled. The civil population of Westeros suffered a lot especially during the bloody conflicts between opposing branches of House Targaryen, like the Dance of the Dragons and the Blackfyre Rebellions.
During the increasingly erratic reign of King Aerys II, his son Rhaegar was said to have kidnapped Lyanna Stark of Winterfell for unknown reasons; this led to a massive uprising led by Eddard Stark, Robert Baratheon, and Jon Arryn. At the end of this war, Aerys and Rhaegar were dead and the Targaryen power-base in Westeros destroyed. Aerys's youngest children, Viserys and Daenerys, were taken by Targaryen loyalists into exile in the Free Cities of the East. Unknown to most, however, Rhaegar had his marriage with Elia Martell annulled and remarried Lyanna, with whom he also had a son, Jon Snow. As Lyanna lay dying after giving birth to her son, she pleaded with her brother Eddard to keep her baby safe from Robert, who surely would want her baby dead due to Robert's immense hatred for Rhaegar and promise to wipe out the Targaryen bloodline. She reveals her son's name is 'Aegon Targaryen'.[6] To protect his sister's son from Robert, Eddard takes his infant nephew back with him to Winterfell, names him 'Jon',[7] and claims him as his illegitimate son, raising Jon as his own child alongside his trueborn children.[8] The child would become Jon Snow and grows up with the maternal side of his family.
Generations of compound inbreeding have preserved in the Targaryen bloodline the classic Valyrian features of silver-white (platinum blonde) hair, and very fair, pale skin. Allegedly, this also preserved in their bloodline the ability to successfully bond with and ride dragons. They also seem to be somewhat more tolerant of extreme heat and high temperatures than other people, though they are by no means invulnerable to fire – or at least, not all of them. Unfortunately, some believe that this practice of inbreeding has also caused the trait of insanity to plague House Targaryen; though some members are known to be perfectly normal psychologically-speaking, other Targaryens throughout history have displayed bizarre, erratic and sometimes violent behavior, succumbing to the so-called 'Targaryen madness'.
Game of Thrones: Season 1
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Viserys and Daenerys, the last of the known Targaryens.
Viserys Targaryen arranges for the marriage of his sister Daenerys to the powerful Dothraki Khal Drogo in exchange for a promise that Drogo will help him to reclaim his crown. Daenerys is given a trio of ancient fossilized dragon eggs as a gift.[9]
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Daenerys emerges from the pyre with dragons.
Following the deaths of Viserys,[2] and Drogo, most of the Drothraki abandon Daenerys. She steps into Drogo's funeral pyre, emerging unharmed and holding the dragon hatchlings in her hands.[10]
Game of Thrones: Season 2
Daenerys and her few followers cross the Red Waste,[11][12] finally arriving in Qarth.[13] After an attempt to steal the dragons, Daenerys and the remnants of her khalasar raid Xaro's wealthy home and leave.[14]
Game of Thrones: Season 3
Daenerys and her retainers flee Qarth by ship, heading for Astapor to purchase an army. Daenerys is nearly assassinated, but is rescued by Ser Barristan Selmy, who has tracked her down to pledge fealty to House Targaryen once again.[15] Daenerys double-crosses the Good Masters, seizing their elite Unsullied and burning the slave-owning elite. Daenerys thus becomes the first Targaryen in generations to march at the head of her own conquering army.[16] Daenerys heads to Yunkai, where she manages to win over the Second Sons and liberate that city from the Wise Masters.[17][18]
Game of Thrones: Season 4
The now-sizable Targaryen army moves on Meereen, and conquers it with the aid of a slave revolt. Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen and rule as queen until the slaves are truly free and she has enough force to take all of Westeros.[19]
Game of Thrones: Season 5
Daenerys continues to try to control Meereen but faces major opposition from the Sons of the Harpy. Meanwhile, in Pentos, Varys works to convert a new asset to the Targaryen cause: the fugitive Tyrion Lannister,[20] whom Daenerys aaccepts as her advisor.[21]
Whilst attending the games at Daznak's Pit, Daenerys is almost assassinated, but is saved by Drogon, who carries Daenerys away into the Dothraki Sea and making her the first Targaryen dragon rider in centuries.[22]
Game of Thrones: Season 6
Daenerys has been captured and brought before Khal Moro,[23] but manages to get free with the help of Daario Naharis and Jorah. The Dothraki immediately show their allegiance to Daenerys, thus making her the leader of all the Dothraki present, including at least 100,000 Dothraki warriors. Daenerys returns to Meereen, which is besieged, and defeats her enemies.[24]
Daenerys meets Theon and Yara Greyjoy, who have arrived to pledge their fleet to the Targaryen cause. Back in Westeros, Varys secures the assistance of Dorne and House Tyrell. Daenerys and her army sail to Westeros.
Meanwhile, Bran Stark learns that his half-brother Jon Snow is actually the son of Lyanna and the last living child of Rhaegar Targaryen.[25]
Game of Thrones: Season 7
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Daenerys approaches Dragonstone with Tyrion.
Daenerys arrives at Dragonstone, her birthplace and the ancestral stronghold of House Targaryen.[26]
Daenerys suffers several major setbacks: her ironborn fleet is destroyed by Euron Greyjoy;[27] the Unsullied capture Casterly Rock, but end up stranded at the castle; Jaime leads an army to Highgarden, sacking the castle and knocking the Tyrells out of the war.[28]
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Daenerys and Jon Snow, unaware of their familial ties, meet.
Daenerys gains a potential ally in Jon Snow, now King in the North. Daenerys later leads the Dothraki against the Lannister army, defeating the army and cutting them off from King's Landing.[29]
In the Citadel, Gilly and Sam find out that Jon is actually a trueborn Targaryen, thus he is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne.[30]
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Daenerys and Drogon after ambushing the Lannister-Tarly host.
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Jon pledges allegiance to Daenerys.
Jon gives up his crown to Daenerys and pledges allegiance to her as his queen.
At the Dragonpit in King's Landing, Daenerys offers a truce to Cersei Lannister, but in vain.
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Bran Stark sees Rhaegar and Lyanna's wedding.
Daenerys sails with Jon to Winterfell, and they become lovers.[31]
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Daenerys and Jon arrive at Winterfell.
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Jon Snow becomes a dragonrider, riding Rhaegal.
Sam informs Jon of his true parentage and calls him the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, Aegon of House Targaryen, the Sixth of His Name. Jon says that pressing his claim is treason, expressing no interest in the Iron Throne and reinforcing his loyalty towards his queen.[32]
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Jon and Daenerys oversee the start of the Battle of Winterfell.
The Targaryen and Stark forces fight and defeat the army of the dead at the Battle of Winterfell.[33]
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The Targaryen fleet sails back to Dragonstone.
The Targaryen fleet is suddenly ambushed and destroyed by Euron.[34]
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Daenerys burns King's Landing with Drogon.
The Targaryen, Stark, and Arryn forces attack King's Landing. Even after the Lannisters surrender, the Targaryen, Stark, and Arryn forces sack the city, while a mad Daenerys burns the city.[35]
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Daenerys overlooks a ruined King's Landing.
House Targaryen is restored to royalty. Daenerys intends to conquer the world and put an end to the rule of all tyrants. Jon reluctantly kills her.
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Jon holds Daenerys's body after assassinating her.
Drogon unleashes his fire across the throne room, melting the Iron Throne, destroying what Aegon the Conqueror built and "breaking the wheel" that have plagued Westeros for over 300 years. He picks up Daenerys's body and flies away, leaving a grieved Jon behind.
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Jon, the last known Targaryen, bends the knee to Bran I the Broken.
Jon is sent to the Wall by the new king, Brandon I Stark. As a member of the Night's Watch, Jon is prohibited from fathering children and House Targaryen will become extinct with Jon's death.[36]
Relationships
Members
King {Aerys II Targaryen}, called "the Mad King" and "King Scab". Slain by Ser Jaime Lannister at the end of Robert's Rebellion.
Queen {Rhaella Targaryen}, his sister-wife. Died in childbirth.
Prince {Rhaegar Targaryen}, their eldest son and heir. Slain by Robert Baratheon at the Battle of the Trident.
Princess {Elia Martell}, his first and former wife of House Martell. Slain during the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane. Around the time of Robert's Rebellion, Rhaegar had the High Septon annul his marriage to Elia.
Princess {Rhaenys Targaryen}, their daughter. Slain during the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane. Following the annulment of her parents' marriage, her legal status was unclear.
Prince {Aegon Targaryen}, their son. Slain during the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane. Following the annulment of his parents' marriage his legal status was unclear.
Princess {Lyanna Stark}, his second and secret wife of House Stark. Died in childbirth at the Tower of Joy at the end of Robert's Rebellion.
Jon Snow, their son and heir. Born Prince "Aegon Targaryen". Called the "White Wolf". Raised as the bastard son of his maternal uncle, Lord {Eddard Stark}. Former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and King in the North by acclamation of the northern lords. Former Warden of the North after bending the knee to Daenerys. Exiled brother of the Night's Watch after assassinating Daenerys.
Prince {Viserys Targaryen}, their youngest son. Claimant King of the Andals and the First Men after Robert's Rebellion. Called "the Beggar King", in exile in the Free Cities. Killed by his brother-in-law Khal Drogo for threatening his wife and unborn son Rhaego.
Queen {Daenerys I Targaryen}, their only daughter. Called "Daenerys Stormborn", "the Mother of Dragons, the Breaker of Chains and "the Unburnt". Lady of Dragonstone. Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men,Protector of the Seven Kingdoms,Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea. Former Queen of Meereen. Assassinated by Jon Snow after the Battle of King's Landing.
{Rhaego}, her son and heir. Stillborn.
Maester {Aemon}, born "Aemon Targaryen", the uncle of Aerys II Targaryen, a maester serving at Castle Black. He served as a member of the Night's Watch and the order of Maesters until he was 104 years old. Aemon renounced his family ties, allegiances and his claim to the Iron Throne decades ago. Died of old age.
Sworn to Daenerys Targaryen
Vassal houses
House Arryn of the Eyrie.
House Baratheon of Storm's End.
House Greyjoy of Pyke.
House Lannister of Casterly Rock.
House Martell of Sunspear.
House Stark of Winterfell.
House Tully of Riverrun.
{House Tyrell} of Highgarden. Extinct after the Sack of Highgarden.
House Blount.
House Brune.
House Chelsted.
House Gaunt.
House Rosby of Rosby.
House Rykker of Duskendale.
House Stokeworth of Stokeworth.
House Thorne.
House Velaryon of Driftmark.
Royal court and household
{Irri}, a Dothraki handmaiden. Killed during the robbery of Daenerys's dragons.
{Doreah}, a Lysene handmaiden and former bedslave. Left to die inside Xaro Xhoan Daxos's vault after betraying Daenerys.
Jhiqui, a Dothraki handmaiden. Status unknown.
Kovarro, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Status unknown.
Aggo, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Missing in the Red Waste.
{Rakharo}, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Killed and beheaded by a rival khalasar.
Ser {Barristan Selmy}, exiled Lord Commander of King Robert Baratheon's Kingsguard, and a member of King Aerys Targaryen's former Kingsguard. After being unjustly dismissed from service by Robert's successor Joffrey and his former wife Cersei, Barristan traveled halfway around the world to find Daenerys Targaryen and pledge his support to her as the rightful heir to the throne. Slain fighting the Sons of the Harpy in Meereen.
{Missandei}, translator, handmaiden, and aide-de-camp to Daenerys. Beheaded by Ser Gregor Clegane at the command of Queen Cersei Lannister after her capture following the Battle at Dragonstone.
Daario Naharis, Daenerys's advisor and lover, and the commander of the Second Sons. Left behind in Meereen when Daenerys sailed to reclaim the Seven Kingdoms for House Targaryen.
Grey Worm, the commander of the Unsullied.
{Mossador}, a former slave and advisor to the Queen. Executed for treason.
{Hizdahr zo Loraq}, a former slave master from the city of Meereen and one of Daenerys's advisors. Stabbed to death by the Sons of the Harpy during the Great Games in Daznak's Pit.
Tyrion Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, Daenerys's Hand of the Queen.
Kinvara, a priestess of the R'hllor, she was recruited by Tyrion to preach about Daenerys Targaryen.
{Qhono}, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Killed by wights during the Battle of Winterfell.
Lord {Varys}, "the Spider". Burned alive by Drogon for treason.
Ser {Jorah Mormont}, the exiled Lord of Bear Island, advisor and bodyguard to Khaleesi Daenerys. Expelled by Daenerys after she learned he had spied against her. Jorah fights in the fighting pits to prove his allegiance to Daenerys and does so by killing a Son Of the Harpy who tries to assassinate Daenerys. Daenerys later talks to Jorah after he helps her in taking control of the Dothraki where she commands him to cure himself of greyscale and return to her, which he has now done. Died defending Daenerys from wights during the Battle of Winterfell.
Clandestine ally
Magister Illyrio Mopatis, a Magister of Pentos.
Military strength
Essos
House Targaryen's military strength has fluctuated over the last few years under Daenerys Targaryen's leadership. Since the death of her husband Khal Drogo, Daenerys has commanded a khalasar containing only a few dozen riders, less than half of whom are warriors, as well as a single trained knight, Jorah Mormont. During her time in the Red Waste and Qarth, Daenerys's dragons were not large enough to provide combat assistance.
By the time Daenerys reached Astapor in Slaver's Bay, her dragons had grown enough to provide limited air support in certain engagements, and she had gained the loyalty of an additional knight, Ser Barristan Selmy. It should be pointed out that although limited, the dragons at this time are capable of providing the only air support in the known world.
Following the Sack of Astapor, Daenerys gained an army of 8,000 fully trained Unsullied, elite warrior-eunuchs who fight in large, disciplined phalanx formations, as well as several hundred Unsullied-in-training who serve as auxiliaries.[37]
Shortly after arriving at Yunkai, Daenerys is able to secure the affection of Daario Naharis, a lieutenant in the Second Sons. During a parley between Daenerys and the captains of the Second Sons, Daario points out that Daenerys's Unsullied are impressive infantry, but she still possesses no cavalry, siege weapons, or ships. Later that night, Daario slays the captains of the Second Sons, makes himself captain, and pledges the company to Daenerys. The Second Sons add 2,000 armored cavalry to the growing Targaryen army.[38]
During Daenerys's rule of Meereen, the Unsullied and the Second Sons take light, but constant losses, most of them assassinated by the Sons of the Harpy. The greatest losses of this time were both of her knights: Daenerys banished Ser Jorah upon learning that he had once spied on her for Robert Baratheon, and Ser Barristan was killed by the Sons of the Harpy. During her time in Meereen, her forces took control of the Meereenese Navy that consisted of 93 ships, although the fleet was later destroyed in the harbor.
After burning the Dothraki khals in Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys emerges unburnt from the flames, and all the people in the city bow down to her. In perhaps her greatest turnaround yet, Daenerys secured the loyalty of the roughly 100,000 Dothraki assembled at the time,[39] finally gaining the numbers – though not the means – to retake Westeros.
By this point, all three dragons had grown significantly larger, with Drogon, in particular, becoming larger than a carriage due to his continued freedom. He is now large enough for Daenerys to sit comfortably across his back, and has begun to obey her commands while riding. Should they be tamed and ridden, all three dragons are now large enough to coordinate aerial assaults should the need arise. During the Second Siege of Meereen, all three dragons were deployed to devastating effect, even though Drogon was the only one being ridden.
Upon breaking the Second Siege, Daenerys took possession of the remains of their armada, roughly 200 ships. Shortly after, she was visited by Theon and Yara Greyjoy, who offered their ships – the better part of the formidable Iron Fleet – to her in exchange for supporting Yara's claim to the Salt Throne, to which Daenerys agreed, on the condition that the ironborn change their ways forever.
Westeros
There are no official allies or vassals of House Targaryen left in Westeros. In truth, Varys is a Targaryen loyalist and possesses a vast spy network, but by himself, Varys commands no military forces and cannot be considered a military asset. He eventually relocated to Meereen and began openly serving Daenerys, again mostly through coordinating his spy network.
King Robert Baratheon expressed fear that even after all these years, there are still a sizable number of noble Houses in Westeros who are either secret Targaryen loyalists or who later developed some grievance with Robert's rule, and would flock to the Targaryen banner if they attempted to retake the Iron Throne in open war. It is not clear what influence his opinions since Ser Jorah stressed to Dany that the number of Targaryen loyalists remaining in Westeros is far lower than Viserys liked to believe. Viserys believed that because House Tyrell of the Reach and House Martell of Dorne fought on the Targaryen side during Robert's Rebellion, the prospects were good that they'd be willing to join his cause and rebel against Robert. Nonetheless, for much of Robert's reign, and most of the War of the Five Kings that followed, it is unknown that dissatisfied Houses would support a Targaryen return, while House Tyrell had become closely aligned with the Lannister-backed House Baratheon.
However, following the Assassination of Balon Greyjoy, the Coup in Dorne and the Destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, the attitudes of several major factions changed dramatically. Fleeing their uncle upon his success at the Kingsmoot, Yara and Theon Greyjoy made for Meereen, where they agreed to support Daenerys's claim and provide transport for Daenerys's army, as well as support at sea, in exchange for Yara's accession to the Salt Throne, independent of the Seven Kingdoms. Daenerys accepted the independence of the Iron Islands, provided that the independent Ironborn give up all reaving, raping and pillaging, to which Yara reluctantly acquiesced. Meanwhile, Ellaria, in desperate need of allies, agreed to support Daenerys's invasion. At Varys's urging, she also reached out to Olenna Tyrell, who was out for revenge against Cersei Lannister.
As a result, House Targaryen gained the support of the largely intact forces of the Reach, Dorne, and the Iron Islands. After the recent events of her invasion of Westeros, Daenerys's army had already taken several heavy blows. Yara's Ironborn fleet was destroyed by her uncle, Euron Greyjoy. The Sand Snakes, along with Yara, were captured by Euron, effectively knocking Dorne out of the war. Jaime Lannister then led an army into the Reach to sack Highgarden, also knocking House Tyrell out of the war. The Unsullied took moderate casualties at the Fall of Casterly Rock, which was likewise the case with the Dothraki at the Battle of the Goldroad. When Jon Snow, King in the North, sought an alliance with Daenerys for her help in defeating the Army of the Dead threatening all of humanity, he initially refused her condition that he bend the knee as he did not know her yet. However, when Daenerys came to rescue Jon's party Beyond the Wall and the Night King managed to kill Viserion with an ice spear, upon which Daenerys vowed to fight the Night King at Jon's side, Jon bent the knee to Daenerys as queen and agreed to pledge his Northern forces to her. The Night King reanimated Viserion as a wight, leaving Drogon and Rhaegal as Daenerys's living dragons.
Half of the Dothraki and Unsullied troops were killed during the Great War. The remainder were forced to scatter and retreat behind the walls of Winterfell. Although both Drogon and Rhaegal survived, they were injured during the battle against the dead. After the Great War, Targaryen forces still maintained roughly a dozen ships in the royal fleet and a contingent of Unsullied forces. After Euron shot down and killed Rhaegal with scorpion bolts, Drogon became Daenerys's only living dragon.
Daenerys had Varys burned alive by Drogon for treason shortly before the Battle of King's Landing. The Targaryen-Northern forces suffered light casualties in the battle, but they emerged victorious when the city surrendered to Daenerys, allowing her to take the Iron Throne. However, Daenerys laid waste to a surrendered King's Landing, killing thousands of civilians in the process. She declared to her assembled Dothraki and Unsullied forces that they "liberated" the people of King's Landing and will do so all over the world. Daenerys had Tyrion Lannister arrested for treason upon finding out Tyrion tried to save his brother Jaime. Jon pleaded with Daenerys to stop this path of destruction but Daenerys believed her actions were necessary to build her ideal world. Unable to dissuade her, an agonized Jon assassinated her to prevent more carnage upon the world. Drogon was anguished to discover his mother's lifeless body, but he did not blame Jon for her death. Instead, he used his fiery breath to melt the Iron Throne before carrying Daenerys across the Narrow Sea.
After Daenerys's death, Grey Worm and the Unsullied sailed to Naath to protect its people as Grey Worm had promised Missandei. Meanwhile, the Dothraki either returned to Essos or integrated themselves into Westerosi society.
TULLY
House Tully of Riverrun is a Great House of Westeros. Its most senior member carried the title of Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident, until the Red Wedding. The current head is Lord Edmure Tully, son of the late Hoster Tully. The Tully sigil is a silver trout on a red and blue background. Their house words are "Family, Duty, Honor."[2][3]
At the onset of the War of the Five Kings, House Tully came under attack by House Lannister and lent its support for House Stark when they came to their aid in the liberation of the Riverlands. House Tully has since been formally stripped of lands and titles for rebellion against the Iron Throne, with Lord Edmure a captive of House Frey following the Red Wedding.
Later, Brynden Tully gathered the remaining Tully forces and reclaimed Riverrun from the Freys, reopening conflict between the Tullys and the Iron Throne. The Freys lay siege to Riverrun, and were later assisted by the Lannisters on the orders of King Tommen I. Jaime Lannister managed to end the siege by convincing Edmure Tully to command the garrison to lay down their weapons in return for clemency and protection. Brynden was killed during a final stand with Lannister and Frey forces while Edmure was returned to the Freys as a prisoner. Following the deaths of most of House Frey and the defeat of Cersei Lannister at King's Landing, Edmure is freed and restored to his titles and lands.
History
Background
House Tully is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. Their lands are the central part of the continent. Their seat is Riverrun, a castle at the confluence of the Red Fork of the Trident with the Tumblestone. They rule over the Riverlands from the castle and the head of the house is the Lord of Riverrun.
House Tully rose to prominence during the War of Conquest. Lord Edmyn Tully rebelled against the King of the Isles and the Rivers, Harren the Black, to support the invading House Targaryen. Edmyn's fellow Riverlords followed his lead. When Aegon Targaryen established his rule from the Iron Throne he rewarded Edmyn, elevating the Tullys to Lords Paramount of the Trident.[4]
House Tully fought on the side of the Iron Throne during the War of the Ninepenny Kings. Hoster Tully and Brynden Tully fought during the conflict. The two brothers later parted on acrimonious terms after Brynden rejected his older brother's command that he marry Bethany Redwyne in order to seal a marriage pact with House Redwyne. Brynden broke ties with Hoster, earning the name "Blackfish", which also became his personal sigil.[2] Hoster later married Lady Minisa of House Whent[4] and they produced three children: two daughters Catelyn, Lysa, and a son named Edmure.[2]
Its current head is Lord Edmure Tully.[5] His sisters, Catelyn and Lysa, married Lords Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn during Robert's Rebellion, forming a powerful alliance of major houses.[6] Together, the Tully-Stark-Arryn alliance defeated the "Mad King" Aerys II and ended Targaryen rule over the Seven Kingdoms.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 1
Following Tyrion's kidnapping, the Lannister soldiers raid and pillage the Riverlands as a rebuff to the Tullys.[7]
During the War of the Five Kings, a Lannister host under Jaime Lannister lays siege to the Tully seat of Riverrun,[8] but a Northern force defeats it.[9] Due to their marriage alliance with the Starks, the Tullys join several northern houses in proclaiming Robb Stark the King in the North.[10]
Game of Thrones: Season 3
A funeral is held for Lord Hoster Tully. The tide of the war is not going well for the Stark-Tully alliance, since the Lannisters defeated Stannis Baratheon and secured an alliance with House Tyrell of the Reach. The recent Tully victory only makes things worse for the depleted Stark-Tully forces.[11] The abandonment of the Karstark troops weakens the Stark-Tully alliance even more.[12]
Short on manpower, the Starks and Tullys are forced to repair their strained relationship with House Frey.[13] During Edmure's wedding, the Tully and Stark forces are slaughtered by the Freys.[14] Lord Frey is granted lordship over the Tully seat of Riverrun and paramountcy over the Riverlands by the Iron Throne.[15]
Game of Thrones: Season 6
The Blackfish assembles the remnants of the Tully armies still loyal to his House, and retakes Riverrun from the Freys.[16]
The Freys besiege Riverrun, and are reinforced by a Lannister force.[17] Eventually, Edmure yields Riverrun, and Brynden is killed.[18]
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Reinstated at Riverrun as the lord of the Riverlands, Edmure participates in the Great Council of 305 AC, where he agrees to the election of Bran Stark.[19]
Relationships
Members
Lord {Hoster Tully}, Lord of Riverrun, former head of the family and Lord Paramount of the Trident. Died after a long sickness.
Lady {Minisa}, born into House Whent. Hoster's wife who died in childbirth.
Lady {Catelyn Stark} née Tully, their first daughter and widow of Lord {Eddard Stark}. Murdered at the Red Wedding by Black Walder Rivers.
Lady {Lysa Arryn} née Tully, their second daughter and widow of Lord {Jon Arryn}. Regent of the Vale until she is killed by Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish.
Lord Edmure Tully, their only son and heir. Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident.
Lady Roslin, his wife of House Frey. Status unknown.
Their infant son and heir, conceived on their wedding night. His name has yet to be revealed.
Ser {Brynden Tully}, called "The Blackfish," Hoster's younger brother. The former de facto Lord of Riverrun after recapturing it from the Freys, and the former de facto head of House Tully. Killed by Lannister and Frey soldiers during his last stand.
