House 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.""The Wolf and the Lion"
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 Aegon's 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.HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Tully entry
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."House Tully" Hoster later married Lady Minisa of House Whent and they produced three children: two daughters Catelyn, Lysa, and a son named Edmure.
Its current head is Lord Edmure Tully.HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Tully - Hoster Tully entry His sisters, Catelyn and Lysa, married Lords Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn during Robert's Rebellion, forming a powerful alliance of major houses.HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Arryn - Lysa Arryn entry Together, the Tully-Stark-Arryn alliance defeated the "Mad King" Aerys II and ended Targaryen rule over the Seven Kingdoms.
===Game of Thrones: Season 1===
Following Tyrion's kidnapping, the Lannister soldiers raid and pillage the Riverlands as a rebuff to the Tullys."A Golden Crown"
During the War of the Five Kings, a Lannister host under Jaime Lannister lays siege to the Tully seat of Riverrun,"The Pointy End" but a Northern force defeats it."Baelor" Due to their marriage alliance with the Starks, the Tullys join several northern houses in proclaiming Robb Stark the King in the North."Fire and Blood"
===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."Walk of Punishment" The abandonment of the Karstark troops weakens the Stark-Tully alliance even more."Kissed by Fire"
Short on manpower, the Starks and Tullys are forced to repair their strained relationship with House Frey."The Climb" During Edmure's wedding, the Tully and Stark forces are slaughtered by the Freys."The Rains of Castamere" Lord Frey is granted lordship over the Tully seat of Riverrun and paramountcy over the Riverlands by the Iron Throne."Mhysa"
===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."The Door"
The Freys besiege Riverrun, and are reinforced by a Lannister force."The Broken Man" Eventually, Edmure yields Riverrun, and Brynden is killed."No One"
===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."The Iron Throne"
==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 successor. Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident.
****Lady Roslin, his wife of House Frey. Status unknown.
*****Edmure Tully's son, 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 retaking it from the Freys, and the former de facto head of House Tully. Killed by Lannister and Frey soldiers during his last stand.
===Ancestors===
*Lord Edmyn Tully, Lord of Riverrun and head of House Tully at the end of the Century of Blood. Named the first Lord Paramount of the Trident by Aegon I Targaryen during his conquest.
*Lord Grover Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident. Head of House Tully during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen.
===Sworn to House Tully===
*House Blackwood of Raventree Hall.
* House Bracken of Stone Hedge.
*{House Darry} of Darry, presumed extinct.
*House Frey of the Twins, formerly Lords of Riverrun. (Formerly, betrayed at Red Wedding)
**House Erenford, sworn to House Frey.
**House Haigh, sworn to House Frey
* House Mallister of Seagard.
* House Mooton of Maidenpool.
*House Smallwood of Acorn Hall.
*{House Whent} of Harrenhal, presumed extinct.
===Vassals and allies === 
*Lord {Walder Frey}, called "the Late Lord Frey", Lord of the Crossing and Lord of Riverrun. Betrayer and orchestrator of the Red Wedding. Killed by Arya Stark.
* Lord Jonos Bracken, Lord of Stone Hedge.
*Lord Jason Mallister, Lord of Seagard.
*Lady {Shella Whent}, Lady of Harrenhal, deceased.
==Military strength==
During Robert's Rebellion and the War of the Five Kings, House Tully has proven itself capable in times of conflict, fighting and prevailing with several engagements within each conflict, such as the Battle of the Trident and the Battle of the Fords. However, the Red Wedding greatly weakened the once formidable great house, leading to the destruction of the Tully army and stripping them of lands and titles. Despite this enormous setback, House Tully managed to reclaim Riverrun; however, it was eventually lost due to capitulation of the Tully garrison, leading to the death of Brynden Tully, leaving House Tully in a precarious position.
The Tully soldiers are outfitted with black scale leather armor, possibly being inspired by the Tully sigil, with chainmail beneath, adding further protection to the wearer. This design, is not aesthetically practical but more symbolic, since the Tully men live in a region that consists mostly of rivers. The design also provides a degree of low visibility during nighttime, allowing them to raid enemy camps with little detection. This makes them nimble compared to soldiers who might be wearing heavy plates of armor, while retaining a degree of protection.
==Family tree==
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Tully is an old house which has held the castle at Riverrun for some centuries, but did not rise to greatness until King Aegon I's invasion. Aegon drove the ironborn out of the Riverlands and appointed Lord Edmyn Tully as the overlord of the area in thanks for his support during the Conquest. The Tullys joined the Starks, Baratheons and Arryns in rising against the Mad King, providing numerous troops for Robert Baratheon's armies.
The Tully banner is different in the books than in the series. In the TV series, it is striped horizontally, with one large red section and one large blue section, separated by white stripes. In the novels it has five vertical stripes of equal width; two muddy-red stripes separate three blue stripes (and there are no white stripes).
In a somewhat unusual in-joke, The World of Ice & Fire reveals that Tullys active during the Dance of the Dragons are named after Muppets: Lord Grover Tully, his grandson Ser Elmo Tully, and his great-grandsons Lord Kermit Tully and Ser Oscar Tully.
The following sworn houses did not appear in the series:
* House Piper of Pinkmaiden
*House Ryger of Willow Wood
*House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest
*House Vance of Atranta
* House Paege
==Gallery==
House Tully tourney.jpg|The banner of House Tully at the Tourney of the Hand in "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things".
House Tully.jpg|The sigil of House Tully from the Maester's Path promotional campaign
Tully icon.png|HBO viewer's guide icon for House Tully.
Tully sigil.jpg|House Tully's sigil in black and white from the HBO viewer's guide.
Tully Shield.jpg|A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Tully from the HBO viewer's guide.
Brynden Tully.svg|Brynden Tully's personal sigil
607 Blackfish and Tullys.png|Tully men-at-arms in Riverrun.
==References==
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Category:Houses from the Riverlands
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