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House Justman

**House Justman** is an extinct noble house of the Riverlands. Their sigil was golden scales on white, a double tressure blue. The house was founded by King Benedict I Justman.

## History

Benedict Rivers, who became King Benedict I Justman, was a knight of great repute in the Riverlands. He, supported by House Blackwood and House Bracken, defeated many petty kings, and was crowned King of the Trident. He was succeeded by his son, Benedict II Justman, who added Duskendale and Rosby to the dominion of the Riverlands.

The Justmans ruled over the Riverlands for three hundred years, until the rule of King Bernarr II Justman, the last Justman king. Bernarr's sons were murdered by King Qhored Hoare in the Guest Keep of Pyke, which was called the Bloody Keep thereafter. Bernarr launched a campaign against the Ironborn, but it was hopeless, and the Riverlands fell into anarchy. After the Storm King Arlan III Durrandon conquered the Riverlands, there were many pretenders, including Lucifer Justman, but his lineage is unproven.
Noman-lands

"**Noman-lands**" is the name for the land between the Dead Marshes, Nindalf, North Ithilien, the Slag Hills, and the field of Dagorlad.

It consisted of long shallow slopes, arid moors, and (most likely) sedimentary layers of earth or rock.

When Frodo, Sam, and Gollum left the Dead Marshes, they braved their way through this land, climbing many slopes and obstacles.

## References

* The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
* The Atlas of Middle-earth, pgs. 89-93
Roderick Blackwood

Lord **Roderick Blackwood** was a head of House Blackwood and Lord of Raventree Hall.

## History

Roderick rose in rebellion against House Teague, when King Humfrey I Teague started to opress those who followed the Old Gods. He was supported by House Vance of Atranta and House Tully of Riverrun. He eventually called on King Arlan III Durrandon, who had married one of his daughters. Arlan intended to restore the Riverlands to the Blackwoods. Roderick was, however, killed during the Battle of Six Kings. His heir was a boy of eight, and the river lords rejected Shiera Blackwood as a potential ruler.
House Greyiron

### Coat of Arms

The sea king's head, white with dark green seaweed beard and hair, a black crown on a grey field.

### Founded

Age of Heroes

**House Greyiron** is an extinct noble house of the Iron Islands. Its sigil was the sea king's head, white with dark green seaweed beard and hair, a black crown on a grey field.

## History

The Greyirons were an ancient house of First Man blood, originating on the small island of Orkmont. They were fierce and respected raiders and reavers. According to legend, five thousand years ago Urron Redhand was chosen as the High King, or Grey King, of the Isles in the traditional kingsmoot. However, he then had all the other claimants present murdered and declared that from now on the High Kingship would pass from father to son, and if another house wished to take it they would have to seize it by force.

Urron's descendants ruled the isles for a thousand years until the Andal invasion of Westeros finally reached the Iron Isles. The Greyirons were deposed and slaughtered, and Andals settled on the islands, interbreeding with the local population. Curiously, the Andals who came to the islands soon found themselves adapting to the local way of life, and abandoned the Faith of the Seven to worship the Drowned God instead.

After King Harren the Black of House Hoare was slain in the razing of Harrenhal by Aegon the Conqueror, House Greyjoy was appointed as the ruling house of the Iron Islands, Lord Vickon Greyjoy claiming kinship and descent from Urron Redhand. The veracity of this claim is uncertain.

## Historical Greyiron characters

* Urras Greyiron, known as Urras Ironfoot, the first High King since the Grey King.
	+ Erich I Greyiron, his son.
* Urragon III Greyiron, known as the Bald.
	+ Torgon Greyiron, his son. Known as Torgon the Latecomer.
		- Urragon IV Greyiron, his son.
* Urron Greyiron, called Urron Redhand. Urragon IV's great nephew.
* Rognar II Greyiron, the last Greyiron.
Tybolt Lannister

Lord **Tybolt Lannister** was the firstborn son of Damon Lannister during the reigns of Daeron II and Aerys I Targaryen.

## Appearance

Lord Tybolt had golden hair and green eyes.

## History

### Tourney at Ashford Meadow

As an anointed knight, he participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC. He challenged Ser Androw Ashford in the first tilt, and unseated him after six broken lances. Ser Tybolt was later unseated by Ser Jon Penrose and broke his sword. He didn't give up, however. He kept fighting back with his shield, and defeated Ser Jon.

### Lordship

When Lord Damon Lannister died during the Great Spring Sickness, Ser Tybolt rose to become Lord Tybolt; Lord Paramount of the Westerlands and Warden of the West. Tybolt suspiciously died in the second year of his lordship over Casterly Rock. He was then succeeded by his daughter, Cerelle. She was only three years old at the time, so her uncle Gerold had to act as her regent. She also died one year later, and Gerold became the Lord of Casterly Rock.
Nan-tathren

**Nan-Tathren** also known as **Land of Willows** was a region in Beleriand situated around both the Narog and Sirion.

The land was of modest beauty and many willow trees grew here, but the area was sparsely populated.

## History

After the defeat of the Union of Maedhros at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, this had become one of the many places in Beleriand that Orcs and wolves roamed. In FA 511 shortly after the Fall of Gondolin, the survivors of the city led by Tuor and Idril camped here and made their respects to the fallen.

When Galadriel and Celeborn say farewell to Treebeard, after the downfall of Barad-dûr, after Celeborn says he thinks they shall not meet the Ent again, Galadriel states that "*Not in Middle-earth, nor until the lands that lie under the wave* (Beleriand) *are lifted up again. **Then in the willow-meads of Tasarinan** we may meet in the Spring,"*

## Etymology

Also known as **The Land of Willows** or **Valley of the Willows**, it is also called in **Nan-tasarion** (Willow-meads) in Quenya.

## References

1. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
2. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
3. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
4. ↑ *The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King,* Book Six, Chapter VI: "Many Partings"
5. ↑ *The Silmarillion,* Index of Names
6. ↑ *The Complete Guide to Middle-earth*

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Rhaenys Targaryen (the Queen who Never Was)

Princess **Rhaenys Targaryen**, the daughter of Jocelyn Baratheon and Prince Aemon Targaryen. Also known among the smallfolk as **the Queen Who Never Was**, was the faithful wife of Lord Corlys Velaryon of Driftmark. She was a dragonrider whose dragon was Meleys, the Red Queen.

## Appearance and Character

Rhaenys had a lean lined face and silver hair streaked with white. She was fifty-five years old during the Dance of the Dragons and was still as fierce and fearless as she had been at twenty-two.

## History

### Great Council of 101

Princess Rhaenys was the daughter of Jocelyn Baratheon and Prince Aemon Targaryen. Rhaenys and the late Lord Boremund Baratheon had always been the staunchest of friends.

In 92AC, the Old King, Jaehaerys I Targaryen, chose her uncle Baelon rather than Rhaenys as his heir.

The annals of the Great Council of 101 after Baelon's death record that the lords assembled had favored the male claimant, Viserys, over the female - one of which was Rhaenys - by twenty to one, but there had been dissenters.

House Baratheon had always been a staunch supporter of the claims of Princess Rhaenys and her children. The Starks of Winterfell had spoken for Rhaenys at Harrenhal, as had Lord Stark's bannermen, House Dustin of Barrowton and House Manderly of White Harbour.

### The Dance of the Dragons

Princess Rhaenys sat on the black council of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. When the Velaryon fleet closed off the Gullet, sailing forth from Dragonstone and Driftmark to block all shipping for Blackwater Bay, the black council's plan was for Rhaenys to fly overhead to keep their foes from attacking their ships with dragons.

Nine days after Lord Staunton dispatched a plea for help, the dragon Meleys appeared above Rook's Rest. On her back, in steel and copper armor that flashed in the sun, rode Rhaenys Targaryen.

As Rhaenys attacked the soldiers of Ser Criston Cole, King Aegon II Targaryen upon Sunfyre and Prince Aemond Targaryen upon Vhagar appeared in the skies. Criston had sprung a trap and Rhaenys had snatched the bait.

Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee, turning Meleys toward the foe. Against Vhagar alone, Meleys may have won but she stood little chance against both dragons. The dragons met violently a thousand feet above the ground and all three beasts went spinning to the earth. From the ashes, only Vhagar rose unharmed. A body believed to be Rhaenys Targaryen was later found beside the carcass of her dragon, but so blackened no one could be sure it was her.
Rhea Royce

**Lady Rhea Royce**, also known as the **Bronze Bitch**, was the head of House Royce of Runestone and the Lady of Runestone under the rule of King Viserys I Targaryen. She was the first wife of Prince Daemon Targaryen.

## History

Rhea and Daemon had no love for each other, with Daemon nicknaming her the Bronze Bitch, a reference to the ancestral armour of House Royce. She died childless, it is unknown if this was because she was barren or Daemon preferred the company of other women.

Rhea died during a hawking accident. After her death Daemon requested to be made Lord of Runestone, but this notion was rejected by Lady Jeyne Arryn, meaning the title instead passed on to Rhea's nephew.
Rhaelle Targaryen

Princess **Rhaelle Targaryen** was the youngest daughter of Aegon V Targaryen and Betha Blackwood. She had four siblings; Daeron, Shaera, Jaehaerys, and Duncan. Following Lyonel's Rebellion, she married Ormund Baratheon.

## History

Prince Duncan Targaryen was betrothed to the daughter of Lyonel Baratheon. However, Duncan broke this betrothal when he married the lowborn Jenny of Oldstones. Lord Lyonel was furious, and declared himself Storm King, and the Stormlands seceded from the Seven Kingdoms. A rebellion against the Iron Throne followed, which ended when King Lyonel was defeated by Ser Duncan the Tall in a trial by combat. King Aegon then gave Lyonel what he wanted to prevent another rebellion, by betrothing Princess Rhaelle to Lyonel's son and heir, Ormund Baratheon.

## Legacy

Princess Rhaelle was the main long-term reason for Robert Baratheon, her grandson, becoming the new King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men in the War of the Usurper. While the Baratheons already had Targaryen blood through their founder, Orys One-Hand, who was the bastard son of Lord Aerion Targaryen, it had almost completely faded away.
Rhaego

**Rhaego** was the stillborn son of Daenerys Targaryen and Drogo. The reason for his stillbirth is that his mother asked a maegi in the village, Mirri Maz Duur, to save his father's life, as Drogo was dying of an infected wound). Mirri saves Drogo's life, but in payment she kills Rhaego while he is still in Daenerys's womb. Daenerys never sees her son but she is told that he was hideously deformed with scales of a dragon, and traces of wings.

## Appearance

While he may have been born deformed, this was only due to blood magic performed by Mirri Maz Duur. In the first book, A Game of Thrones, Daenerys has a vision of him with copper skin, platinum blonde hair, and almond-shaped violet eyes. This is most likely how he would have looked like, had he survived.

## Books

### A Game of Thrones.

Rhaego is prophesied to be the stallion who mounts the world by the crones of the dosh khaleen at Vaes Dothrak just after the stallion heart ceremony.

After Rhaego's father, Drogo, becomes sick from an infected wound, the sorceress Mirri Maz Duur saves Drogo's life by using blood magic. One of the effects of that magic is that Rhaego dies right before birth. He was inhuman, hideously deformed and covered in dragon-like scales. He had the stub of a tail small leather wings, reminiscent of a bat. Rhaego was stillborn.

During her fever dream, Daenerys Targaryen sees her son tall and proud, with Drogo's copper skin and her own silver-gold hair, violet eyes shaped like almonds. He smiles at her and begins to lift his hand towards her, but when he opens his mouth fire pours out. She sees his heart burning through his chest and in an instant he is gone, consumed like a moth by a candle, turned to ash.
Third Age

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The **Third Age** was the Age of Arda that lasted for 3021 years, from the first defeat of Sauron by the forces of the Last Alliance and the deaths of Elendil and Gil-galad, to the departure of Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, Bilbo, and Frodo to the Undying Lands after Sauron's final downfall during the War of the Ring.

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Withered Heath

Template:Location infoboxThe **Withered Heath** was a region at the eastern extreme of the Grey Mountains in Middle-earth. There, the Grey Mountains broke into two spurs, north and south, between which was the Heath.

## History

In the eastern part of their length, the Grey Mountains forked into two thin ranges, with a narrow valley between. On the floor of this long east-west valley between the mountains was a heath, but a heath burned and blackened by its inhabitants. This heath was famed and feared in the north of Middle-earth as the breeding-ground of the dragons. At one time they had infested the Grey Mountains and the lands beyond, and even in the closing decades of the Third Age, the dragon Smaug still terrorised the inhabitants of the north.

 File:Smaug half body.png  Smaug was the last of the great dragons, but lesser members of his kind remained, so perhaps these still occasionally returned to the Withered Heath to continue their race. However, in *The Hobbit*, *An Unexpected Party*, Thorin refers to the Withered Heath as the place 'where the great dragons bred', implying that it was deserted by TA 2941(the year Thorin spoke these words), or at least not frequented by dragons that could be described as 'great'.

## Appearances in adaptions

The Withered Heath appears as a location in the *The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II* video game. In Level Six of the Evil Campaign, the forces of Mordor from Dol Guldur march to the Withered Heath, led by the Mouth of Sauron, in hopes of gaining the allegiance of the dragons' leader, Drogoth the Dragon Lord. By killing the Dwarven forces and freeing the imprisoned offspring, Drogoth agrees to fight for Sauron with the promise of a Ring of Power, stolen many years ago from the Dwarves. The Withered Heath is also a playable skirmish battlefield.

## References

1. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* Regional Maps, "Wilderland"

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Raventree Hall

**Raventree Hall** is the ancestral seat of House Blackwood. It's current Lord is Tytos Blackwood, and the heir to the castle is his eldest son, Brynden Blackwood. It is famous for it's large godswood that contains a great, dead weirwood at its centre. Every night thousands of ravens gather on it's branches, a fact that gives the castle it's name, as well as the sigil for House Blackwood.

## Location

Raventree Hall is a castle of The Riverlands. It is located to the north of Riverrun, seat of House Tully, to the south of Seagard, seat of House Mallister, and west of the city of Fairmarket.

## History

Raventree Hall became the seat of House Blackwood after they were driven from The North by the ancient Kings of winter. Their previous seat was located in the Wolfswood. The Blackwoods claim that their great weirwood was poisoned centuries ago by House Bracken.

## Books

### A Game of Thrones

Raventree Hall is overtaken by the army of House Lannister because Lord Tytos Blackwood is away marshaling the army of the Riverlands at Riverrun. The Lannisters at some point destroy the surrounding farms, leaving Raventree short of food and supplies.

### A Storm of Swords

The armies of House Stark liberate Raventree Hall, although the land around it is decimated. Ser Garth Greenfield is kept as a prisoner here, as Lord Tytos had taken him prisoner earlier in the War of the Five Kings.

### A Dance with Dragons

Lord Karyl Vance pleads for Ser Jaime Lannister to ride to Raventree Hall and end the siege that is currently being led by Lord Jonos Bracken. Tytos surrenders his third son, Hoster Blackwood, as a hostage to the Iron Throne. Tytos intends to have another son, Lucas Blackwood, who died at the Red Wedding, buried underneath the great weirwood of Raventree.
Sister-wife

**Sister-wife** is a Valyrian term which refers to a woman who is both the sister and wife of her husband. This form of incest is considered immoral and illegal by many societies, including the mainstream society of Westeros, but was commonplace in Valyria and continued to be practised by the Targaryens after they had conquered Westeros, although it remained outlawed for all others.

## Known sister-wives of House Targaryen

* Aelinor Targaryen, married to Aerys I
* Alysanne Targaryen, married to Jaehaerys I
* Daena Targaryen, married to Baelor I (never consummated)
* Naerys Targaryen, married to Aegon IV
* Rhaella Targaryen, married to Aerys II
* Rhaenys Targaryen, married to Aegon I
* Visenya Targaryen, married to Aegon I
Denys Darklyn

Lord **Denys Darklyn** was the titular head of House Darklyn during the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen. He wed Lady Serala of Myr, later known as the "Lace Serpent". Lord Denys rose against the Iron Throne over a taxation issue. When King Aerys II personally led a small force to confront him, Lord Denys had the king taken captive. He held Aerys II within the walls of Duskendale for six months. The Hand of the King, Lord Tywin Lannister, at the head of an army, sat outside the walls of Duskendale, but Lord Denys sent word that he would kill the king at the first sign of an attack. Ser Barristan Selmy rescued Aerys II, however, prompting Lord Denys to open his gates and plead for mercy. He received none, as Aerys II extinguished House Darklyn. Lord Denys was executed along with his wife, brothers, sister, uncles, and cousins.
Shiera Blackwood

**Shiera Blackwood** was a lady of House Blackwood who married into House Durrandon.

## House

Shiera's father in law supported Roderick Blackwood in his war against King Humfrey I Teague in the Riverlands, intending to return the lands to the rule of the Blackwoods. Roderick died in the fighting, leaving a young heir. Arlan suggested Shiera as a potential ruler, but the river lords baulked at the prospect of being ruled by a woman.
Shireen Baratheon

### Features

Square jaw of the Baratheons, large ears of the Florents. Dead black skin covers the left side of her face.

Princess **Shireen Baratheon** is the only child of her parents, King Stannis and Queen Selyse. She is infected with Greyscale.

## Character and Appearance

Shireen is regarded as a sweet child, but she is not considered very pretty. She has blue eyes, but inherited both her father's square, jutting jaw and her mother's large ears. The greyscale caused half of her left cheek and most of her neck to be covered in gray and black dead skin. She is nine years old.

## History

When Shireen was an infant, she suffered from an infection called greyscale. The disease, which almost killed her, left the left portion of her cheek and neck stiff, dead, and flaky, mottled black and grey and hard to the touch.

As the daughter and heir of Stannis, Shireen resides at Dragonstone and is educated by Maester Cressen. She is usually seen in the company of Patchface, their mad, broken fool she calls "Patches", though his ravings sometimes frighten her.

## Recent Events

### *A Clash of Kings*

Shireen is at Dragonstone with her father and mother. Maester Cressen pities the sad looking child.

In retaliation for Stannis writing a letter to the lords of the Seven Kingdoms informing them that Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen Baratheon are the offspring of incest between Cersei and Jaime Lannister, the small council under Tyrion Lannister discusses schemes to spread rumors that Shireen is not Stannis's child, expecting that this would hurt Stannis's sense of honor. These schemes involve attempts to make use of Shireen's looks. While Tyrion proposes that Axell Florent could be claimed to be the father of his niece Selyse's daughter because she has the characteristic big ears of House Florent, Lord Petyr Baelish prevails with his suggestion that Patchface being the father of Shireen would make for a more juicy tale, referring to them looking as somewhat alike with their speckled, half-frozen faces and also to the fool being close to the girl. The rumor, strongly supported by Cersei, is meant to be spread via prostitutes in Petyr Baelish's brothels and with the help of Varys through alehouses and pot-shops.

### *A Storm of Swords*

Shireen often plays with her cousin, Edric Storm, in Aegon's Garden and grows very fond of him. Davos Seaworth notes that Shireen is much happier around Edric.
Stannis's army and retinue leaves for the Wall to respond to the wildling threat. He leaves Shireen at Eastwatch with her mother, while his army marches to Castle Black.

### *A Dance with Dragons*

Shireen and her mother are eventually brought to Castle Black. The girl is intrigued by the giant Wun Wun. Val is frightened of Shireen due to her appearance with greyscale and tells Lord Commander Jon Snow that the child is not clean and should be killed. Jon is horrified by Val's statement and is grateful that Queen Selyse and her men did not hear it.
Dawn

**Dawn** is the ancestral greatsword of House Dayne, who bestow the title Sword of the Morning on the sword's bearer. It is said to be made from metal forged from the heart of a fallen star; in reality, it was forged from a meteorite. Its blade is as pale as milkglass. The name of the Daynes' castle, Starfall, and their arms, featuring a white sword and falling star, both refer to Dawn.

## Recent Events

The last known user of the sword was Ser Arthur Dayne, who died at the Tower of Joy with Lyanna Stark. After the fight, Eddard Stark rode to Starfall to deliver Dawn to Arthur's sister, Ashara Dayne.
Maelor Targaryen

**Maelor Targaryen** was the second son of King Aegon II Targaryen and Queen Helaena Targaryen. He was killed by a mob at Bitterbridge.

## History

Maelor was born in 127AC, the third child of his two parents. In 129AC he, along with his siblings and mother, visited his grandfather, King Viserys I Targaryen. Their grandfather told his older siblings a story, but instead Maelor opted to play with the king's pearl ring.

Maelor's father was proclaimed King by Lord Commander Criston Cole upon the death of King Viserys, despite the fact that Rhaenyra Targaryen was the preferred heir. This engaged the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. Prince Jahaerys Targaryen would die later on in the year, making Maelor the heir of King Aegon.

Two assassins named Blood and Cheese snuck into the Tower of the Hand, corning Helaena with her three children. They forced her to choose which son she would have killed and she chose Maelor, but instead the assassins killed Jaehaerys, with Maelor having to live with the knowledge that his own mother would willingly sacrifice him. Helaena killed herself shortly afterwards.

Maelor was smuggled out of the city by Larys Strong when it fell to the Blacks. He assigned Ser Rickard Thorne of the Kingsguard to protect him and escort him to Oldtown. The two of them were attacked on the way to the city however, with Maelor and Rickard killed by a mob that wanted to take Maelor prisoner.
Ondoher

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**Ondoher** was the thirty-first King of Gondor.

## Biography

Ondoher as succeeded his father Calimehtar in TA 1936. His daughter Fíriel married Prince Arvedui of Arthedain.
In TA 1944, the Wainriders invaded Gondor from the east while their allies, the Haradrim, invaded Gondor from the south. Ondoher and his eldest son Artamir led the main army close to the Black Gate, where they clashed with the Wainriders. The left wing of Ondoher's army was commanded by Adrahil, the Prince of Dol Amroth. The right wing was commanded by Minothar, the captain of Gondor's armies. The center was commanded by Ondoher himself.

In the ensuing battle Ondoher was slain together with his eldest son and heir *Artamir*, and Gondor defeated.
The rearguard of the army defended Ithilien while Adrahil got help from General Eärnil, who had defeated the Haradrim.

Although Eärnil finally defeated the Wainriders, it was learned that Ondoher's second son *Faramir* (not to be confused with Faramir, brother of Boromir) was slain with his father, while law required that at least one heir should be left behind.

No-one with a valid claim to the throne could be found, and Arvedui of Arthedain claimed the throne. Although Arvedui had a strong claim by his way of his wife Fíriel, who by ancient Númenórean law now should have become Ruling Queen, the throne was granted by Steward Pelendur to the general Eärnil, who would reign as King Eärnil II.

Ondoher was called *Ondohir* in the First Edition of **The Return of the King**.Template:Fact

## Etymology

***Ondoher*** was a Quenya word that meant 'Stone-lord'.

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## References

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2. ↑ *The Complete Guide to Middle-earth*

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Robb Rivers

**Robb Rivers**, also known as **Red Robb Rivers** and the **Bowman of Blackwood**, was a bastard of House Blackwood during the Dance of the Dragons.

## History

Robb followed Lord Benjicot Blackwood in declaring for the blacks, and commanded a group of three hundred archers and fought with them during the Battle by the Lakeshore. Lord Lefford sent ravens to Harrenhal calling for the assistance of Prince Aemond Targaryen and Vhagar, but all of them were shot down by Robb.
Thargelion

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**Thargelion** was a land in the eastern part of the Beleriand during the First Age.

## Description

Thargelion was located east of the river Gelion. It was north of the river Ascar, and therefore not counted as part of Ossiriand.

## History

After the Rebellion of the Ñoldor, this land was committed to the rule of Caranthir, the fourth Son of Fëanor, and after him it was often called **Dor Caranthir** and **Talath Rhûnen**.  The Dwarf-road passed through the southern tip of this land and as this was Caranthir's territory all who trafficked through there pay toll to Caranthir, thus making him very wealthy.

Once, the Laiquendi of Ossiriand dwelt in Thargelion.

The Haladin briefly dwelt here until they were nearly wiped out in an Orc-raid. Thargelion was ravaged by the Orcs of Morgoth during the Dagor Bragollach forcing Caranthir and his people to flee.

Most of Thargelion was destroyed after the War of Wrath but some of it survived becoming part of Forlindon.

## Etymology

In Sindarin, ***Thargelion*** literally means "Across the River Gelion", from *thar* ("athwart, across").

Its other names, *Dor Caranthir* means "Land of Caranthir", and *Talath Rhúnen* means "the East Vale", from the Sindarin *talath* ("field, plains") and *rhûn* ("east").

## Other versions of the legendarium

In earlier writings, Thargelion's name was *Radhrost*, the East Vale, by the Doriathrin tongue of the Dark Elves. The name was later replaced by Talath Rhúnen.

## References

1. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
2. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
4. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
5. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
6. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The Second Age, "Introduction"
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *The Silmarillion*, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Parma Eldalamberon*, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in *The Lord of the Rings* by J.R.R. Tolkien
9. ↑ *The History of Middle-earth*, Vol. 5: *The Lost Road and Other Writings*, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
10. ↑ *The History of Middle-earth*, Vol. 11: *The War of the Jewels*, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XI: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"

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Willem Lannister

**Willem Lannister** is a member of House Lannister. He is the son of Ser Kevan Lannister and Dorna Swyft, and the twin brother of Martyn Lannister. He is a squire.

## History

Lord Gawen Westerling, once suggested to Lord Tywin Lannister that Willem or his brother Martyn marry his daughter, Jeyne. Ser Kevan rejected the proposal due to Jeyne's dubious lineage on her mother's side.

## Books

### A Game of Thrones

Willem is part of the army commanded by his cousin, Ser Jaime Lannister, that lays siege to Riverrun. He fights in the Battle of the Whispering Wood, where he is captured by the forces of Robb Stark, along with his cousin Jaime, as well as another cousin, Tion Frey.

### A Clash of Kings

Tyrion Lannister and Robb Stark attempt to negotiate Willem's release, but no agreement is reached. He shares a room with Tion, and is held captive in Riverrun.

### A Storm of Swords

After the release of Jaime Lannister by Catelyn Stark, Lord Rickard Karstark, who had lost two of his sons in the Battle of the Whispering Wood, felt robbed of revenge, and chose instead to kill Willem and Tion. He kills one of the boys in their sleep, whilst the other dies fighting.

Robb Stark is furiious, and has Rickard and his accomplices executed.
Ostoher

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**Ostoher** was the son and successor of King Anardil of Gondor and he became the seventh King upon Anardil's death in TA 411.

## Biography

He moved his summer residence from the capital city of Osgiliath to the fortress of Minas Anor in TA 420. During this time he rebuilt and greatly added to it and over time it would become a city as well as a fortress, until after the Great Plague of 1636 when it became the capital of Gondor as Minas Tirith, over twelve-hundred years later.

In the last two years of his reign the Easterlings started attacks on Gondor. Due to his advanced age, he sent his son Tarostar (later known as Rómendacil I) to meet the Easterling threat and Tarostar defeated the Easterlings into eventual submission.

Ostoher died in TA 492 at the age of two-hundred seventy after a rule of eighty-one years and was succeeded by Tarostar.

## Etymology

Ostoher was a Quenyan word that meant 'fortress-lord'.

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## References

1. ↑ *The Lord of the Rings,* Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
2. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The Third Age, "Battles"
3. ↑ *The Lord of the Rings,* Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
4. ↑ *The Complete Guide to Middle-earth*

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Marla Prester

**Marla Prester** was a member of House Prester and the second wife of Ser Jason Lannister.

## History

Jason was married to Marla quickly after the death of his first wife, Alys Stackspear, to prevent him from fathering any more bastards. She was twice as old as him at the time, but he still fathered six children by her, with the two oldest being Joanna and Stafford Lannister.
Mithrim

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**Mithrim** was a region of Hithlum in Middle-earth during the First Age.

## Description and Climate

Mithrim formed a part of Hithlum, and was the south-eastern corner of it, bordering Dor-lómin to the west, from which it was divided by the Mountains of Mithrim. Mithrim's climate was the same as the climate of Hithlum, the air was cool and the winters were cold but it was a fair land.

## History

Here was fought the Dagor-nuin-Giliath between the forces of Fëanor and the Orcs of Morgoth.

The area was home to a great lake, the **Lake of Mithrim**, which was the body of water north of Beleriand where the Ñoldor first dwelt in Middle-earth: the Sons of Fëanor on the northern shore and Fingolfin's host on the southern shore. On FA 7, a council was held here and the Ñoldor chose Fingolfin to be their king.

The Ñoldor dwelt here for a while until their feud was healed, and they removed to other lands. Mithrim was also home to Sindarin Elves, who soon mingled with the Ñoldor after they had learned Sindarin.

Later in the First Age Mithrim was ruled by Fingolfin, as it formed the most densely populated part of Hithlum.

## References

1. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
2. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion*
3. ↑ *The Complete Guide to Middle-earth*

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Otho Bracken

Ser **Otho Bracken**, also called the **Brute of Bracken**, was an anointed knight of House Bracken during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen. He was the second son of a Lord Bracken.

## History

Otho became known as the Brute of the Bracken after he killed Lord Quentyn Blackwood at a tourney in King's Landing, reigniting the Bracken-Blackwood feud. He used a blunted longaxe, and struck Blackwood so hard that he stove in the helm's visor and the face beneath it.

Otho is present for the Tourney at Ashford Meadow, and rejects the plea of Ser Duncan the Tall when he asks for a seventh knight to take part in his Trial by Seven. Otho is mentioned to be the new heir to Stone Hedge after his elder brother dies of the Great Spring Sickness. His father was dying slowly, apparently.
Serenei of Lys

**Serenei of Lys**, also known as Sweet Serenei, was the ninth and final mistress of King Aegon IV Targaryen. The two had one child together, Shiera Seastar.

## Appearance

Serenei's exact appearance is unknown, but she was considered by many to have been the most beautiful of Aegon's many mistresses.

## History

Serenei was the last daughter of an ancient and impoverished Valyrian noble family, born in Lys. She was cold and haughty towards the members of Aegon's court. It was rumoured that she was much older than she looked, older than the king even, and that she practiced dark arts to maintain her youth and beauty. These rumours would also follow her daughter. Serenei died in childbirth.
Jaehaera Targaryen

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Princess **Jaehaera Targaryen** was the daughter of Aegon II Targaryen and his sister-wife and Queen Helaena Targaryen, and the first wife and queen of her cousin Aegon III Targaryen. Jaehaera had a twin brother Jaehaerys Targaryen and a younger brother Maelor Targaryen. The dragon Morghul was bound to Jaehaera.

She was small of stature. Jaehaera is described as a sweet simple girl of six at the time of her brother's murder. As a babe, she showed no emotion.

After the death of Prince Lucerys Velaryon, Prince Daemon Targaryen declared vengeance, writing that there would be *“an eye for an eye, a son for a son”*.

Princess Jaehaera was present in the Tower of the Hand when Blood slew her twin Prince Jaehaerys. Prior to the boy's death, as the queen prevaricated, Cheese warned her to make a choice soon, before Blood grew bored and raped Jaehaera.

When the queen’s dragons first appeared in the skies above King's Landing, Lord Larys Strong spirited Jaehaera out of the city along with her father and younger brother Maelor. Lord Larys led them out through a secret passage of Maegor's Holdfast, of which only he had knowledge. Jaehaera was put in the charge of Ser Willis Fell, who swore to bring her safely to Storm's End.

Following the deaths of her parents, brothers, and uncles in the Dance and the victory of the Blacks, Jaehaera was married to King Aegon III as part of the peace agreement.

Two years after her marriage, Jaehaera died when she was impaled on the spikes of the dry moat of Maegor's Holdfast. She lived for a half hour in agony before her death. With her ended the line of the marriage of King Viserys I and his second wife Alicent Hightower.

Jaehaera's death was officially deemed a suicide, akin to that of her mother Queen Helaena. However, many suspected that she had in fact been murdered at the instigation of Lord Unwin Peake, the Hand of the King and one of the seven regents, as Lord Peake hoped to marry his own daughter to King Aegon instead. It was variously suggested that Jaehaera had been murdered by Ser Mervyn Flowers of the Kingsguard, bastard brother of Lord Peake, who had been at her door when she died; or that Ser Mervyn had merely stood aside to allow Tessario the Tiger, a sellsword in Lord Peake's service, to do the deed.
Silverwing

We can only assume that Silverwing was of a silvery color by the name, but it is never concretely referred to. Queen Alysanne rode Silverwing to the wall after hearing tales of their bravery and glory. She arrived on her dragon at one of the many castles that were still manned at the time but have long since been abandoned, a castle called Snowgate. She and her dragon were impressed by the Night's Watch and were very courteous and honored guests, and afterwards the castle was named Queensgate to commemorate her visit.

The Dragon refused to be ridden after the passing of Queen Alysanne and remained in a semi-wild state for decades, until she was re-tamed by the Dragonseed, one of the Two Betrayers, Ulf the White. While her rider was passed out in a tavern during the Second Battle of Tumbleton, she watched the slaughter from above, and witnessed the deaths of her kin, Vermithor, Seasmoke and Tessarion.

After the battle was over, she flew next to the fallen Vermithor, and apparently, she tried to make Bronze Fury wake up, in vain. Lord Unwin Peake declared that he would give land and fortune to any person of noble birth that was able to tame her, but no person succeeded.

She was among the only 3 known dragons that survived the Dance; the other two were Cannibal and a currently unnamed one. She passed away some years later after the war.
Siege of Pyke

The **Siege of Pyke** was the deciding battle of the Greyjoy Rebellion. It was contested between House Greyjoy and House Baratheon and ended in a Baratheon victory.

## Battle

The main battle was fought on the island of Pyke. King Robert I Baratheon and Lord Eddard Stark had gathered thousands of men to their cause. The castle of House Botley was destroyed, as was the town of Lordsport below it, before the main attack on the castle of Pyke was launched.

Robert's forces attacked the southern wall with siege engines, eventually taking down one of the watch towers and bringing parts of the wall down. Maron Greyjoy, the second of Balon's three sons, was killed during this part of the attack. Thoros of Myr was the first man through the breach, wielding a sword coated in wildfire. Jorah Mormont was the next man through, and was knighted for his bravery. The fighting in the castle was very fierce, but eventually Pyke fell.

## Aftermath

Lord Balon Greyjoy bent the knee and swore fealty to the Iron Throne, and Robert allowed him to remain Lord of the Iron Islands. His third son, Theon, was sent to Winterfell to serve as a ward of Lord Stark. Robert celebrated his victory with a Tourney at Lannisport. Ser Jacelyn Bywater lost his hand during the assault, and was knighted after the battle.
Plain of Valinor

The **Plain of Valinor** was a vast plain in the land of Aman which accounted for the majority of the land west of the Pelóri.

It spanned more than two thousand miles from north to south and over four hundred miles from east to west.

## Description

The plain is the location of many of the Valar's lands and personal dwellings. It most notable feature was the city of Valmar, of many bells which was located in the east-central part. South of Valmar were the Pastures of Yavanna and the Woods of Orome. Other features were the Gardens of Lorien, the Great Court of Aulë, and the dwelling of Nienna in the far west. Beneath the Plain of Valinor were the vast interconnecting tunnels that made up the Halls of Mandos.

## Residents

Aside from the Valar and Maiar themselves, the Vanyar Elves were known to dwell here when not at the foot of Taniquetil while the Ñoldor were content in Tirion between the Calacirya.

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
2. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
3. ↑ *The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion,* Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
Sleep of Yavanna

The **Sleep of Yavanna** refers to the period in Middle-earth's history between the Spring of Arda and the rising of Moon and Sun, during which almost all living things slept and Middle-earth was lit only by starlight.

## History

After the destruction of the Two Lamps by Melkor before the Two Trees, Yavanna needed to see that they were protected so she sent them to sleep until light returned again to Middle-earth. At this time the only life in Middle-earth were the Elves, Dwarves, and the monstrous servants of Melkor before and after his first defeat.

The period ended with the rise of the Moon and Sun which began the First Age of Middle-earth.

## References

1. ↑ *The Complete Guide to Middle-earth*
Meereen

**Meereen** is the largest city in Slaver's Bay, located south of the Dothraki Sea. It is currently ruled by House Targaryen.

## Culture

Meereen is made up partially of pyramids, one of which is the Great Pyramid, and the city's architecture is known for its multicoloured bricks. Higher-class citizens sometimes live in pyramids. The city also has fighting pits, meant for spectator-style fights to the death. The largest one is called Daznak's Pit. They are well-known for slave trading, and even using slaves as currency.

## History

In *A Storm of Swords*, Daenerys Targaryen takes the city by force but remains there and rules over its people, marrying Hizdahr zo Loraq.

In *A Dance with Dragons*, a group called Sons of the Harpy band together to overthrow Daenerys , partially due to her ending the slave trade and closing the fighting pits.
Wandering Days

The **Wandering Days** were what the Hobbits referred to as the period of time during which they had begun their great migration from the upper Vales of Anduin and the feet of the Misty Mountains into various parts of Eriador, and finally to what would be known as the Shire.

## History

For some millennia, the Hobbits had lived relatively peaceful and comfortable lives in the upper Vales of Anduin and at the feet of the Misty Mountains, but by the mid-twelve century of the Third Age things started to change and life was becoming difficult for them. Men were beginning to increase in the lands near them and with Sauron occupying Dol Guldur, the long and peaceful forest of Greenwood the Great was becoming evil. Beginning in TA 1050, the migration began but not all at once as only the Harfoot tribe was willing to made the journey over the Misty Mountains. The Fallohides and the Stoors joined them in TA 1150.

The Hobbit tribes settled in many different places in Eriador. The Harfoots went over the mountains making it as far as Weathertop and were later intermingled with the Fallohides settling there in the Weather Hills for a time. The Stoors, who climbed the Redhorn Pass through the mountains, settled in the Angle and Dunland, living there for many centuries. In the Angle, they were intermingled with both the Fallohides and the Harfoots in a series of settlements known as the Forgotten Villages.

With the threat from Angmar worsening, the Stoors in the north moved south to Dunland with their kin, some even returned to the Vales of Anduin, settling in the Gladden Fields, and were probably the ancestors of Déagol and Sméagol. By TA 1300 mixed groups of Hobbits began settling in Bree-land, especially in the village of Staddle where they lived peacefully side by side with the Men of Bree. Breeland was their home for over three-hundred years until TA 1601, when King Argeleb II of Arthedain granted them the land between the Far Downs and the Brandywine River. Large mixed groups of Hobbits migrated there during that year and later, in TA 1630, the remainder of the Stoors of Dunland moved there as well. Some Hobbits chose to remain in Bree, where they lived ever after.

## Notes

These events are considered ancient history and are recorded in the first known written records that mention Hobbits. Their oral tradition goes back no further, such that their ultimate origins are unknown.

## References

1. ↑ *The Atlas of Middle-earth,* The Third Age, "Migrations of Hobbits"
2. ↑ *The Lord of the Rings,* Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
Mern IX Gardener

King **Mern IX Gardener** was a member of House Gardener, and the last King of the Reach.

## History

During Aegon Targaryen's invasion of Westeros, Mern and King Loren I Lannister of the Rock joined forces, forming the largest army in the history of Westeros. However, this army was destroyed at the Field of Fire, just when they were about to win. The Targaryen army was crippled, but then Aegon and his sister-wives, Rhaenys and Visenya, took to the air on their dragons; Meraxes, Vhagar, and Balerion the Black Dread. 14,000 Lannister-Gardener men were killed in the battle, while many others died of their wounds later on. In addition to these fourteen thousand, Mern and his sons were burnt alive as well.