Samwell Tarly (lord)

Lord Samwell Tarly, also known as Savage Sam, is a minor character in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. During the reign of King Aenys I Targaryen, he was the Lord of Horn Hill and the head of House Tarly, a noble house in the Reach, who serves its liege lords, House Gardener and then House Tyrell. Savage Sam wielded the Valyrian steel greatsword Heartsbane, his family's ancestral blade.
== Biography ==
As the Vulture King raided the Dornish Marches with his followers in 37 AC, during the Second Dornish War, Lord Orys Baratheon, the Lord of the Stormlands and Storm's End as well as the founder of House Baratheon, was joined by Marcher Lords as they seek to stop the rogue rebel's rampage. After he failed to capture Nightsong, the castle and seat of House Caron, the Vulture King and his forces retreated west but were cut off by Lord Harmon Dondarrion and Lady Ellyn Caron.
Lord Tarly suddenly appears in the Dornish Line with an army of several thousand knights and archers. During the Vulture Hunt, in an ensuing bloody battle, he killed dozens of Dornishmen with his Valyrian steel greatsword Heartsbane, claimed to have become crimson from hilt to the point with Dornish blood.
After the Vulture King's host was defeated, the Vulture King himself was captured by Savage Sam. While naked, the outlaw was tied between two points by Savage Sam and the Vulture King died soon after from thirst and starvation. Lord Tarly was among those who were rewarded with gold, offices, and honors by a grateful King Aenys.
Many years later, in 49 AC, the Lord of Horn Hill was present during the Golden Wedding, but it's unknown if it is Savage Sam Tarly.
==Gallery==
Savage Sam Tarly by TheMarkyGallery.jpg|Savage Sam
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