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Fight in the Black Cells

### Outcome

**Escape of Asaro Trellos*** King Euron Greyjoy frees High Triarch Asaro Trellos from Baratheon custody
* Lord Edric Baratheon is removed as Hand of the King

Factions| * House Baratheon of Storm's End
* City Watch of King's Landing
* House Greyjoy

A **fight in the Black Cells** took place during the War of the Narrow Sea, resulting in Asaro Trellos escaping from King's Landing, the seat of House Baratheon of King's Landing and capital of the Seven Kingdoms.

## History

### Prelude

During the prior Battle in the Tourney Grounds, Asaro Trellos, the High Triarch of the Second Triarchy, was cornered in the battlefield and defeated by Hand of the King Edric Baratheon. His capture represented a major blow to the Eastern Coalition, and King Euron Greyjoy sought his immediate rescue in order to keep their war effort from failing altogether.

Asaro Trellos was placed in the Black Cells of the Red Keep, the deepest and most secure in the castle. The night following the Battle in the Tourney Grounds, Edric Baratheon chose to covertly interrogate Asaro Trellos alone, seeking to discover the Triarchy's true war aims, not believing the Second Triarchy and Euron Greyjoy's stated intentions to install House Blackfyre on the Iron Throne.

### The fight

Unbeknownst to both Edric, Euron and a small group of his most capable warriors had successfully infiltrated the Red Keep. Knowing he would soon be rescued, Asaro mocked Edric and revealed little. Edric was soon ambushed by Euron's men, allowing Euron to break Asaro out of his cell. Edric held his own against Euron's warriors, killing several, but was unable to prevent their subsequent escape.

### Aftermath

Edric's brother, King Gendry Baratheon, was furious having lost Asaro Trellos. He immediately stripped him of his office of Hand of the King, and soon began to suspect that he may have played a role in aiding the escape.

Alongside Queen Naerys Blackfyre, Euron Greyjoy and Asaro Trellos returned to Storm's End, still occupied by Coalition forces.
Emylia Bracken

Queen **Emylia Bracken** was a member of House Bracken during the reigns of Robert II and Robert III Baratheon, and the third and final Queen Consort of King Robert II Baratheon.

## Biography

### Background

Sometime following the death of Queen Jeyne Harlaw, she met with King Robert II Baratheon and successfully seduced him, culminating in her marrying Robert in 369 AC as his third and final wife. As Queen Consort of the Seven Kingdoms, she gave the King four children, Martyn, Alynne, Rosamund and Rylene Baratheon, although Rosamund did not live long and died a baby.

### Bloodless War

Emylia played a central role during the Bloodless War. First overseeing the crown's efforts to resolve the abductions of Prince Raymont Baratheon and his family, which ultimately resulted in their deaths in captivity. Following the subsequent deaths of heir apparent Prince Steffon Baratheon, her husband King Robert II Baratheon died less than a year later.

Emylia plotted to seat her children, Martyn and Alynne Baratheon, on the Iron Throne, planning marriage pacts with a number of Great Houses to secure their claims. Her plans were ultimately discovered by King Robert III Baratheon, who in turn exposed the ongoing incestuous affair between Martyn and Alynne, and implicated Emylia in abetting its continuation. Emylia and her daughter Alynne were ultimately forced to join the Silent Sisters.

### Later life

After serving the Silent Sisters for the rest of her life, Emylia eventually died of a chill in 401 AC, exactly ten years after the death of her husband.
Qyburn

**Jaime Lannister**: "*You're no maester. Where's your chain?*"
**Qyburn**: "*The Citadel stripped me of it. They found some of my... experiments... too bold.*"
— Jaime Lannister and Qyburn
**Qyburn** was a former maester who served as both Hand of the Queen and Master of Whisperers to Queen Cersei I Lannister.

As a former Maester of the Citadel, he was stripped of his chain and expelled from the order following the discovery of his horrifically unethical experiments. By the time of the War of the Five Kings, he was residing in Harrenhal, where he survived Ser Gregor Clegane's massacre at the castle. He briefly served House Bolton before accompanying Jaime Lannister to King's Landing, where his knowledge, cunning and talents in healing quickly earned the attention and respect of Cersei Lannister.

Following Varys' disappearance, he was named Master of Whisperers, and following Cersei's ascent to the Iron Throne after the Destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor (which he helped orchestrate), he was named Hand of the Queen. Qyburn later aided Cersei in her plot to destroy King's Landing in it's entirety, but was killed by Jaime Lannister during the Siege of King's Landing upon his discovery of the scheme.

## Biography

### Background

See Qyburn/Background on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 3

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 4

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

See Qyburn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 5 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Qyburn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Qyburn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Qyburn on Wiki of Westeros
* Qyburn on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Valyrian Armada

Factions| * **Iron Throne**/House Baratheon of King's Landing
* House Velaryon
* House Harlaw
* **Pentos**

The **Valyrian Armada**, also known as the **Battle in the Narrow Sea**, was the final battle of the New Daughters War, taking place in the Narrow Sea between Westeros and Essos. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Westerosi forces, and offered King Lyonel I Baratheon the political leverage to negotiate an acceptable peace deal to end the war.

## History

### Prelude

Following the death of King Rogar I Baratheon during the storming of Meereen, Rogar's younger brother Lyonel Baratheon ascended the Iron Throne. King Lyonel inherited a dire situation, as the alliance pact with the Bay of Dragons was now dead, and a large invasion fleet, squarely pointed at Westeros, had begun amassing at the mouth of the Rhoyne river. The fleet was thusly dubbed the "**Valyrian Armada**".

King Lyonel ordered all available warships in the Seven Kingdoms to come to King's Landing, determined to sink the invasion fleet before it could reach his shores.

Lyonel initially planned to meet the armada in Blackwater Bay, but decided to launch a pre-emptive strike, and catch the Essosi off-guard in the open ocean of the Narrow Sea.

### The battle

Lyonel's gambit paid off, as his fleet pounced on the armada under the cover of fog and twilight. The Essosi were caught completely unawares, and most of their ships were soon boarded or sunk.

After just a few hours of battle, most of the Valyrian armada sat at the bottom of the Narrow Sea, or were flying the crowned stag of House Baratheon. The remnants of the Valyrian armada sailed for Pentos, while King Lyonel sailed his fleet back to King's Landing.

### Aftermath

Whilst victorious, the New Daughters War had now been going on for six years, and King Lyonel felt his realm had naught the will nor the gold to launch a renewed invasion of Essos. Instead, with his new-found political leverage, he called for negotiations, and arranged a peace summit on Bloodstone. There, King Lyonel and the representatives of the belligerent Free Cities agreed on a *status quo ante bellum*, with both sides agreeing to respect the pre-war world order.
Samwell Tarly

"*I saw it with my own eyes on our way down to Castle Black. He drove a dagger into the walker’s heart. He risked his own life to save mine more than once. He's a greater warrior than either of you will ever be.*"
―Gilly to Randyll and Dickon Tarly
Lord **Samwell Tarly**, commonly known as **Sam**, was a member of House Tarly and the firstborn child and elder son of Lord Randyll Tarly and his wife, Melessa Florent, and the older brother of Talla and Dickon Tarly.

Born to inherit his father's seat of Horn Hill, Sam was coerced into joining the Night's Watch (thus forfeiting his right to inheritance) by his father, who had deemed Sam unworthy of his lands and titles due to his cowardice.

During his time as a black brother, Samwell became best friends with Jon Snow, and met and fell in love with Gilly, a daughter-wife of the wildling Craster. After Gilly gave birth to a son sired by Craster, and a mutiny broke out at Craster's Keep, Samwell took Gilly and her newborn son back to Castle Black. While travelling together, Samwell became the first person in thousands of years to slay a White Walker, killing it with a dragonglass dagger. Samwell was eventually sent to Oldtown to train to succeed Aemon Targaryen as Castle Black's maester, but travelled back to Winterfell after the Maesters proved unwilling to accept the reality of the imminent threat beyond the Wall.

Samwell and his new family survived the events of the Great War, with Sam leading many of the non-combatants into the relative safety of the Reach. Sam was officially released from his Night's Watch oath by King Gendry Baratheon. Rather than displace his sister as Lord of Horn Hill, Sam was granted the vacant castle of Highgarden, and soon after married Gilly shortly before she gave birth to Sam's own son, who they named Jon Tarly in honour of Jon Snow. Sam served in King Gendry's small council as Master of Laws.

## Biography

### Background

See Samwell Tarly/Background on Wiki of Westeros

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Samwell Tarly/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Samwell Tarly on Wiki of Westeros
* Samwell Tarly on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Melisandre

* Youthful
* True Form

Sacrificed herself to allow the non-combatants in the Winterfell crypts to escape through a hidden passageway during the Fall of Winterfell

## Political information

### Affiliation(s)

R'hllor
Jon Snow
Daenerys Targaryen
Stannis Baratheon (formerly)

## Personal information

### Also known as

Melisandre of Asshai
Lady Melisandre
The Red Woman
The Red Witch

## Behind the scenes information

### Portrayed by

Carice van Houten

"*The night is dark and full of terrors, old man, but the fire burns them all away.*"
―Melisandre to Cressen
**Melisandre**, often referred to as **the Red Woman** or **the Red Witch**, was a Red Priestess of R'hllor.

Born into poverty in Asshai, she became a devout follower of the Lord of Light at an early age. She studied R'hllor and the magic thus provided for centuries on end, her physical health and appearance kept constant by an enchanted necklace.

Prior to the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings, she crossed the Narrow Sea to serve Stannis Baratheon, later aiding him in his campaign to take the Iron Throne, believing him to be the Prince that was Promised. Following Stannis's death, she revived Jon Snow and, now believing him to be the Prince that was Promised served him as an advisor until she was banished from the North. Melisandre eventually returned to Winterfell in order to fight the Army of the Dead. She perished during the ensuing battle in the Winterfell crypts, sacrificing herself to allow the defenceless occupants to escape.

## Biography

### Background

See Melisandre/Background on Wiki of Westeros

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

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### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Melisandre/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Melisandre/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Melisandre on Wiki of Westeros
* Melisandre on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Ysabel Baratheon

**Paternal half-siblings:**
Steffon Baratheon
Eddard Baratheon
Serena Baratheon
Adrian Waters (bastard)
Duncan Waters (bastard)
Durran Storm (bastard)
Martyn Baratheon
Alynne Baratheon
Rosamund Baratheon
Rylene Baratheon

Princess **Ysabel Baratheon** was the younger of three triplets born to King Robert II Baratheon with his second wife, Queen Jeyne Harlaw, the sixth child and fourth daughter of the King's trueborn children overall, the triplet sister of Lyra and Shireen Baratheon, the older sister of Gendry and Floris Baratheon, the younger half-sister of Steffon, Eddard and Serena Baratheon, and the older half-sister of Martyn, Alynne, Rosamund and Rylene Baratheon, Adrian and Duncan Waters, and Durran Storm.

## Biography

### Member of the Stepstone Guard

Following the suicide of her sister Shireen in 365 AC, Ysabel was betrothed to Ser Tygett Lannister in her place. Ysabel refused to marry Ser Tygett because the betrothal had effectively caused her sister's death. The night before she was to be sent to Casterly Rock, she boarded a ship to Bloodstone and joined the Stepstones Guard.

Despite Tygett's protests, Ysabel could not be compelled to marry him while she was a sworn member of the military order. In Ysabel's absence, Tygett Lannister was ultimately betrothed to Floris Baratheon, Ysabel's infant sister. Some believe that Ysabel's flight from King's Landing later inspired Prince Raymont Baratheon to do the same some seventy years later.

Ysabel remained a member of the Stepstones Guard for seven years, during which she began a relationship with Lord Commander of the Stepstones Rodrik Goodbrother. Both Ysabel and Rodrik left the Guard in 372 AC and married shortly after.

### War of Gold and Iron

In 374 AC, a border war broke out between the Three Daughters and Volantis. Lord Protector Trystayn Sathmantas, pressed for naval strength, enlisted the aid of the Iron Fleet to take control of the Rhoyne river.

Both Ysabel and her husband were killed during the course of the war, after they were caught up in an ambush by Volantine forces during the Battle of Valysar.

## Personality

Ysabel was strong-willed and marshal from a young age. With help from her older half-brother Eddard, she received training from masters in water dancing from across the Narrow Sea, and was even gifted her grandmother's blade, Needle. By the age of fifteen, she was capable of besting men twice her size.

Due to her unyielding nature and later embrace of Ironborn culture, she became known as "**The** **Iron Princess**".
Fall of Castle Cerwyn

* Successful evacuation of most civilians, including those from the Fall of Winterfell

Factions| * House Cerwyn
* House Stark
* House Targaryen
	+ Army of the Dead

### Civilian casualties

Light

The **Fall of Castle Cerwyn** took place shortly after the Fall of Winterfell during the Great War, taking place at Castle Cerwyn, the seat of House Cerwyn. Most combatants and civilians were successfully evacuated southwards prior to the arrival of the White Walkers, so the castle fell with little resistance.

## History

### Prelude

During the previous Fall of Winterfell, Arya Stark led the evacuation of the group of civilians and non-combatants sheltering in the Winterfell crypts. She led the group down a hidden passageway, which opened out onto a small dock on a tributary of the White Knife, upstream of Castle Cerwyn, and contained a number of small skiffs for the survivors to board and escape downstream. Other survivors of the battle escaped on the backs of Drogon or Rhaegal, while others simply fled the battle on horseback. As the Night King had been injured from his fight with Jon Snow, he did not immediately pursue the survivors, and waited for his strength to recover.

### The evacuation

As the survivors of Winterfell arrived at Castle Cerwyn, Lord Cley Cerwyn provided horses, riverboats and provisions to the survivors. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen had concluded that they would need to retreat to the Riverlands and beyond to raise fresh forces, and that they had no hope of defeating the Night King in the North now. Many of the non-combatants, accompanied by a handful of competent warriors, boarded the riverboats, and set sail down the White Knife towards White Harbor, led by Yohn Royce and Asher Forrester, in order to be evacuated by sea.

Meanwhile, the remnants of Jon and Daenerys's forces moved southwards down the Kingsroad, bound for the Neck and the Riverlands beyond. Jon and Daenerys themselves decided to fly ahead on Rhaegal and Drogon to Riverrun and the Eyrie respectively, in order to spur the raising of fresh Tully and Arryn troops ahead of their arrival in the Riverlands.

### The battle

Several days had passed from the Fall of Winterfell by the time the Night King reached Castle Cerwyn, and most of the survivors were long gone, including Lord Cley Cerwyn himself. Only a small handful of House Cerwyn's most loyal retainers chose to make a last stand at the castle, and all the defenders were soon rooted out and killed by the Army of the Dead.

### Aftermath

Instead of pursuing the survivors, the Night King, confident that his adversary's efforts would ultimately be in vain either way, chose to spread his forces out to take control of the rest of the North that he had effectively bypassed on his march to Winterfell. The non-combatants that sailed the White Knife eventually arrived at White Harbor, where they were ultimately evacuated by sea to the Three Sisters and northern Vale of Arryn, while the armies of the living met up at the Inn at the Crossroads, alongside fresh Tully and Arryn reinforcements.
Siege of Storm's End (Great War)

## Siege of Storm's End

### Outcome

**Baratheon-Estermont victory*** The White Walkers and Army of the Dead all perish by proxy of the Night King's death during the concurrent Battle of King's Landing, before they can take the city

Factions| * House Baratheon
	+ House Estermont
	+ Army of the Dead †

Casualties| **None** | **Total*** All White Walkers and wights

The **Siege of King's Landing** was a brief siege during the Great War, taking place at Storm's End, the seat of House Baratheon, and the regional capital of the Stormlands. It was one of the several ongoing battles and sieges against the Army of the Dead taking place across Westeros, that were all suddenly and simultaneously ended by the Night King's death at the Battle of King's Landing.

## History

### Prelude

As the Army of the Dead laid siege to King's Landing, awaiting the Night King's return from Dragonstone before attacking, a contingent of the army bypassed the capital and continued down the Kingsroad to it's southern terminus of Storm's End.

### The siege

As the Army of the Dead approached the castle, old Lord Eldon Estermont, the castellan of Storm's End, mustered the few remaining fighters in the castle to defend it. Wights and White Walkers laid siege to the castle, but never launched an attack. Mere hours after the siege began, the Army of the Dead shattered where they stood, as a result of the Night King's death by the hand of Bran Stark and Jon Snow in King's Landing.

### Aftermath

Although the siege did not last particularly long, there had been ample opportunity for the White Walkers to attack the castle. Many came to believe that the magic imbued into the walls of Storm's End by Durran Godsgrief and Bran the Builder had protected the castle from attack, and that the Night King would have needed to use one of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons to break it, not unlike how the Wall was breached by Viserion.
Castle Black

* Appearance
* Location

"*I found it surprisingly beautiful. In a brutal, horribly uncomfortable sort of way.*"
―Tyrion Lannister to Janos Slynt
**Castle Black** is a castle along the Wall and the seat of House Giantsbane. Prior to the Great War, it was ruled by the Night's Watch and served as it's primary headquarters. It is located roughly in the centre of the length of the Wall, at the northern terminus of the Kingsroad.

For thousands of years, the castle was under the control of the Night's Watch. After the Nightfort was abandoned, Castle Black became the principle castle of the Watch. The Wall was abandoned altogether following it's breaching during the Great War, and the Night's Watch was soon after formally dissolved with the final defeat of the White Walkers. Castle Black was offered to Tormund, although he did not inhabit it permanently until his old age. Tormund's son, Toregg, established Castle Black as his family's permanent seat, beginning House Giantsbane in earnest.

## See also

* Castle Black on Wiki of Westeros
* Castle Black on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
House Greyjoy

"What Is Dead May Never Die" (common saying)

"*We are ironborn. We're not subjects, we're not slaves. We do not plow the field or toil in the mine. We take what is ours.*"
―Balon Greyjoy
**House Greyjoy of Pyke** was a Great House of Westeros that ruled the archipelago of the Iron Islands from their seat of Pyke. House Greyjoy's sigil was a golden kraken on a black field, and their House words were "We Do Not Sow", although their more common saying was "What Is Dead May Never Die".

## History

### Targaryen era

Formerly a vassal of House Hoare, the Kings of the Isles and the Rivers, the Greyjoys became the rulers of the Iron Islands following the extinction of House Hoare during Aegon's Conquest, having been elected by the other Ironborn houses to succeed them, albeit as vassals of House Targaryen.

House Greyjoy supported the Blacks during the Dance of the Dragons.

### Greyjoy Rebellion

Despite his support for the rebels during the late stages of Robert's Rebellion, Lord Balon Greyjoy launched a rebellion against King Robert Baratheon in 289 AC, declaring himself King of the Iron Islands, but the rebellion was quickly crushed by Robert's forces.

### War of the Five Kings

Upon Robert's death, Balon rebelled again and attempted to invade the North, but saw minimal success. In 303 AC, Balon's brother Euron Greyjoy returned to the Iron Islands and killed him, sparking a civil conflict between the supporters of Euron and Balon's daughter Yara.

### Great War

Euron aligned himself with Queen Cersei Lannister while Yara aligned with Daenerys Targaryen, eventually leading to Yara's death during the Battle of King's Landing and Euron, the last of his house, going into exile in the Free Cities after the Battle of Dragonstone.

Following the Great War, with no clear ruler, the Iron Islands fell into chaos. The islands were occupied by Baratheon, Hightower and Redwyne forces, who elevated House Harlaw of Ten Towers to Lords of the Iron Islands, after Lord Rodrik Harlaw swore fealty to King Gendry Baratheon.

### War of the Narrow Sea

Euron Greyjoy returned from exile during the War of the Narrow Sea, attempting to reclaim the Salt Throne, but was killed during the Battle of the Crossroads, bringing to an end House Greyjoy and fully reuniting the Ironborn under their successors, House Harlaw.

## See also

* House Greyjoy on Wiki of Westeros
* House Greyjoy on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Pyke

* Appearance
* Location

"*The last time we provoked them too far, I watched from that window as they breached our walls and knocked down our towers. I lost two brothers that day.*"
―Yara Greyjoy on Pyke during its siege
**Pyke** is a castle of House Botley and the former seat of House Greyjoy. From Aegon's Conquest up until the Great War, it was the regional capital of the Iron Islands as a whole, after House Greyjoy were installed as Lords of the Iron Islands following the downfall of House Hoare. The castle is located on the eastern coast of an island of the same name. The cliffs on which the castle was built have eroded over time, leaving it's major towers standing on stacks of stone jutting from the water.

Following the downfall of House Greyjoy during the Great War, the Iron Islands fell into a year of chaos. During the period, House Botley of neighboring Lordsport seized the now-vacant castle. When the islands were occupied the following year, the Botleys agreed to swear fealty to House Harlaw, the new Lords of the Iron Islands, in exchange for their retainment of Pyke.

## See also

* Pyke on Wiki of Westeros
* Pyke on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
House Tully

"'*Family, Duty, Honor.' Every Tully child learns our words. But I was a woman before I understood them.*"
―Catelyn Stark
**House Tully of Riverrun** is a Great House of Westeros that rules the centrally-located Riverlands from their seat of Riverrun. House Tully's sigil is a silver trout leaping on a red and blue background, and their House words are "Family, Duty, Honor".

## History

### Targaryen era

Formerly a minor House swearing allegiance to the ever-changing overlords of the Riverlands, House Tully was elevated to the position of a Great House during Aegon's Conquest, after Edmyn Tully rebelled against King Harren Hoare in support of Aegon Targaryen, for which Aegon named House Tully as Lords Pararmount of the Trident.

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Tully supported the Blacks.

### Robert's Rebellion

House Tully ultimately rebelled against House Targaryen during Robert's Rebellion, after securing a series of marriage packs with House Stark and House Arryn.

### War of the Five Kings

During the War of the Five Kings, House Tully attempting to secede from the Seven Kingdoms alongside House Stark as part of the Second Kingdom of the North. Both Great Houses were decimated during the Red Wedding, with House Tully being stripped of their lands and titles and supplanted by House Frey.

### Great War

After House Frey was effectively wiped out, Lord Edmure Tully reconsolidated power over the Riverlands and pledged support to Daenerys Targaryen during the Great War. Edmure bent the knee to House Baratheon following House Targaryen's extinction at the war's conclusion.

## See also

* House Tully on Wiki of Westeros
* House Tully on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Five Pretenders

*This page is about the five claimants that sought the Iron Throne during the Bloodless War. For the five conspirators that sought to undermine King Gendry I Baratheon during the War of the Narrow Sea, see: Gang of Five*
The **Five Pretenders** refers to the five individuals who were slated as having made efforts towards seizing towards seizing the Iron Throne from King Robert III Baratheon during the Bloodless War.

The five pretenders in question were:

* Princess Floris Baratheon, a daughter of King Robert II Baratheon from his second marriage to Jeyne Harlaw. She plotted to seize the Iron Throne with the support of House Lannister.
* Tommen Lannister, Floris's son. Following Floris's apprehension, he was to be taken back to Casterly Rock by his father and crowned as "King Tommen II Baratheon". He was apprehended alongside his father by Prince Eddard Baratheon and Prince Eldrick Baratheon.
* Prince Martyn Baratheon, a son of King Robert II Baratheon from his third marriage to Emylia Bracken. His mother attempted to seat him and his sister on the Iron Throne, but were politically ruined after charges of incest were levied against him.
* Princess Alynne Baratheon, a daughter of King Robert II Baratheon from his third marriage to Emylia Bracken. Her mother attempted to seat her and her brother on the Iron Throne, but were politically ruined after charges of incest were levied against her.
* Ser Cedrik Baratheon, the son of Lord Selwyn Baratheon and Princess Lyra Baratheon, and a grandson of King Robert II Baratheon. He attempted to drum up support to seize the Iron Throne by accusing Prince Eldrick Baratheon of assault, but was defeated in a trial by combat.
Eddison Tollett

305 AC at King's Landing
Either destroyed in the fighting, or by proxy of the Night King's death during the Battle of King's Landing (as a wight)

## Political information

### Affiliation(s)

Night's Watch
White Walkers (in death)

### Title(s)

999th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch

## Personal information

### Also known as

Edd
Dolorous Edd

## Behind the scenes information

### Last seen in

"The Long Night" (alive)
"The Iron Throne" (corpse)

### Portrayed by

Ben Crompton

"*Whoever dies last, be a good lad and burn the rest of us. Once I'm done with this world, I don't want to come back.*"
―Eddison Tollett
Lord Commander **Eddison Tollett** was a member of House Tollett and the 999th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

Edd willingly joined the Night's Watch and was assigned to the stewards, with his sarcastic and pessimistic sense of humour eventually earning him the nickname **Dolorous Edd**. He participated in the Great Ranging, alongside fellow ranger Grenn. He fought in the Battle of Castle Black and the Massacre at Hardhome, becoming close friends with Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly, and helped overthrow Alliser Thorne following Jon Snow's assassination. With Jon Snow's resurrection by Melisandre and subsequent departure from the Night's Watch, Edd was left as the Acting Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

His position was confirmed in 304 AC, when he was elected as the 999th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Following the breaching of the Wall, Edd lead the remaining forces stationed in Castle Black south, initially to Last Hearth, and later to Winterfell. Edd perished during the Fall of Winterfell and was resurrected by the Night King. As a wight, he was marched south to King's Landing, until his ultimate destruction during the Battle of King's Landing.

## Biography

### Background

See Eddison Tollett/Background on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 2

See Eddison Tollett/*Game of Thrones*: Season 2 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 3

See Eddison Tollett/*Game of Thrones*: Season 3 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 4

See Eddison Tollett/*Game of Thrones*: Season 4 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

See Eddison Tollett/*Game of Thrones*: Season 5 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Eddison Tollett/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Eddison Tollett/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Eddison Tollett on Wiki of Westeros
* Eddison Tollett on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Battle of Duskendale

Factions| * House Rykker
* House Greyjoy(naval support)

Casualties| **Heavy*** Lord Renfred Rykker (POW)

The **Battle of Duskendale** was a battle during the opening phase of the War of the Narrow Sea, taking place at the port town of Duskendale, the seat of House Rykker.

## History

### Prelude

Following the successful landing of the main force in the Stormlands under the leadership of Aeron Blackfyre, the Coalition moved to land a smaller, yet more nimble, secondary force in the Crownlands led by Asaro Trellos to apply further military and political pressure on King's Landing.

### The battle

The area surrounding Duskendale was chosen for the landing at the last possible moment, and Lord Renfred Rykker was taken completely off-guard. With most of the fighting men of Duskendale assembling in King's Landing ready to face the main force in the Stormlands, the city fell quickly, and Renfred Rykker surrendered and was taken prisoner.

### Aftermath

After consolidating his hold on the city, Asaro Trellos began marching his forces towards the capital, hoping to force a quick surrender, but were ultimately intercepted at the Battle of Rosby.
Bronn Blackwater

**Lysa Arryn**: "*You don't fight with honour!*"
**Bronn**: "*No... he did.*"
— Lysa Arryn and Bronn, indicating Ser Vardis Egen, whom he had just killed in single combat
Lord **Bronn Blackwater** was a former sellsword who became the Lord of the Crossing and founder and head of House Blackwater following the extinction of House Frey's male line.

After spending most of his life as a wandering mercenary, he rose to prominence after he entered into the services of various nobles, including Catelyn Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jaime Lannister and eventually Queen Cersei Lannister.

Following the Great War, the Lannister brothers made good on their promises of repayment when Bronn was made the Lord of the Crossing, with the Twins becoming the seat of his new house; House Blackwater, named for the battle where he carried out his most famous feat. He later married Freya Frey in order to secure his legitimacy over the Twins.

During the War of the Narrow Sea, he was named to the Small Council of King Gendry Baratheon as Master of Ships, replacing Davos Seaworth. He later helped defeat the attempted coup in King's Landing by killing the ringleader of the conspirators, Lady Myrielle.

## Biography

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 1

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 1 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 2

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 2 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 3

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 3 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 4

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 4 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 5 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Bronn/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Bronn on Wiki of Westeros
* Bronn on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
House Harlaw

"*Harlaw is not the largest of the Iron Islands, but it is the richest and most populous. And Lord Rodrik's power is not to be despised.*"
―Yara Greyjoy
**House Harlaw of Ten Towers** is a Great House of Westeros that rules the archipelago of the Iron Islands from their seat of Ten Towers, since the extinction of House Greyjoy during the Great War and War of the Narrow Sea. House Harlaw's sigil is a silver scythe on a black field, and their House words are "Conquest is Our Harvest".

## History

### Under House Greyjoy

Following Aegon's Conquest, House Harlaw became one of the most powerful vassals to House Greyjoy, enjoying rule over the entire island of Harlaw, the richest and most populous island in the Iron Islands.

### Great War

Following the death of Balon Greyjoy during the War of the Five Kings, the Harlaws initially supported Yara Greyjoy at the Kingsmoot before accepting Euron Greyjoy as the new King of the Iron Islands, even after Yara declared open war against her uncle.

Despite this, Lord Rodrik Harlaw eventually grew disillusioned with Euron's leadership after he aligned himself with Queen Cersei Lannister, and after Yara retook the Iron Islands and Euron fled Westeros for the Free Cities, House Harlaw abandoned Euron's cause for good.

Following Yara's death during the Battle of King's Landing, and Euron's flight to the Free Cities following the Battle of Dragonstone, the Iron Islands fell into chaos with no clear leader in the aftermath of the Great War.

### Lords of the Iron Islands

The chaos prompted Houses Baratheon, Hightower and Redwyne to occupy the Iron Islands in 306 AC to maintain order. As the most powerful man left on the Iron Islands, Rodrik Harlaw approached King Gendry Baratheon and Queen Arya Stark, agreeing to swear fealty in exchange for dominion over the Iron Islands.

House Harlaw went on to participate in the War of the Narrow Sea, which saw Euron Greyjoy killed during the Battle of the Crossroads, rendering House Greyjoy fully extinct and confirming House Harlaw as the rulers of the Iron Islands, albeit as part of the Seven Kingdoms.

## See also

* House Harlaw on Wiki of Westeros
* House Harlaw on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
North

### Geography

Rivers and plains, with forests and mountains in the northwest; temperate to sub-arctic
Swamps in the Neck along southern border
Sub-arctic tundra, taiga and glaciers to uninhabitable polar waste beyond the Wall (since 305 AC)

### Population

Roughly 1 million (during the War of the Five Kings)
Roughly 2 million (during the Black Succession)

### Rulers

House Stark
House Bolton (formerly)

### Culture

Northmen (majority)
Andals (minority)
Crannongmen (in the Neck)
Free Folk (majority in the Gift and Beyond the Wall, since 305 AC)

### Religion

Old Gods of the Forest (majority)
Faith of the Seven (minority)

### Castles

Castle Black  •  Castle Cerwyn  •  Deepwood Motte  •  Dormund Keep  •  Dreadfort  •  Flint's Finger  •  Greywater Watch  •  Hornwood  •  Karhold  •  Last Hearth  •  Moat Cailin  •  Oldcastle  •  Queenscrown  •  Ramsgate  •  Shadow Tower  •  Torrhen's Square  •  Widow's Watch

### Places of note

Barrowlands  •  Bay of Ice  •  Bay of Seals  •  Bear Island  •  Beyond the Wall  •  Bite  •  Blazewater Bay  •  Broken Branch  •  Cape Kraken  •  Gift  •  Grey Cliffs  •  Ironman's Bay  •  Last River  •  Long Lake  •  Neck  •  Rills  •  Sea Dragon Point  •  Skagos  •  Skane  •  Stony Shore  •  Wall  •  Weeping Water  •  White Knife  •  Wolfswood

### Founded

By Brandon the Builder

"*The North is by far the largest of the Seven Kingdoms; it can fit the other six inside it. Not that the others care... cold and damp, that's how the southerners see the North. But without the cold, a man can't appreciate the fire in his hearth. Without the rain, a man can't appreciate the roof over his head. Let the south have its sun, flowers, and affectations. We northerners have home.*"
―Jon Snow
The **North** is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms. It is ruled by House Stark from their seat of Winterfell. Prior to Aegon's Conquest, and for a period during the War of the Five Kings, it was the principal region of a sovereign nation known as the Kingdom of the North. It is by far the largest administrative region of the Seven Kingdoms geographically, although it's population is among the lowest in Westeros owing to the region's harsher climate, particularly in the far north.

The North was originally composed of the lands in Westeros between the Neck and the Wall, but following the Great War, the Night's Watch was dissolved and the lands beyond the Wall were formally annexed into the North. Despite the native Free Folk acceding to the Treaty of Long Lake, the authority of House Stark and it's vassals is rarely (if ever) felt beyond the Frostfangs and the Frozen Shore.

## See also

* North on Wiki of Westeros
* North on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Devan Seaworth

Cut down by Triarchy soldiers to allow Edric Baratheon to escape their captivity

## Political information

### Affiliation(s)

House Baratheon of King's Landing
House Baratheon of Storm's End

### Title(s)

Ser
Castellan of Storm's End (formerly)

## Personal information

### Sibling(s)

Matthos Seaworth
Stannis Seaworth
Steffon Seaworth

## Behind the scenes information

### Series

*Game of Thrones*
*A Dream of Spring*

### Portrayed by

Joe Doyle

"*King Stannis once told me - It takes a strong will to rule, yet a stronger will to follow.*"
―Devan SeaworthSer **Devan Seaworth** was the second son of Davos Seaworth and his wife, Marya Seaworth, the younger brother of Matthos Seaworth, and the older brother of Stannis and Steffon Seaworth.

He spent much of his early life in the Rainwood, until he was brought to Storm's End and made its Castellan at the outset of Stannis Baratheon's northern campaign. Following Stannis Baratheon's death, Devan became the de-facto ruler of the Stormlands, alongside Edric Storm following the revelation of his lineage. Devan went on to serve Edric's half-brother Gendry following his legitimisation as Gendry Baratheon, becoming good friends with both brothers. Devan participated in the Great War, fighting in and surviving the Fall of Winterfell, the Battle of Dragonstone, and the Battle of King's Landing.

Devan went on to play a key role during the War of the Narrow Sea. Following their capture by Greyjoy forces, he and Edric learnt the true intentions of the Eastern Coalition. He later bought time to allow Edric to escape from captivity in Myr, at the cost of his own life.

## See also

* Devan Seaworth on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Alyn Estermont

Ser **Alyn Estermont** was the only son of Lord Aemon Estermont and his wife, Lilith Swann.

## Biography

### Background

Following the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings, Gulian Swann sent Aemon, Lilith, Alyn and Gulian's ward, Edric Storm, to the Free City of Lys in order to protect Edric (a bastard of Robert Baratheon) from the wrath of King Joffrey Baratheon. Alyn spent around three years in Lys until the group returned to Westeros following Joffrey's death.

Alyn fought during the Great War, surviving both the Battle of Dragonstone and the Battle of King's Landing.

### *A Dream of Spring*

Alyn followed his father and house in supporting House Baratheon during the War of the Narrow Sea.

## See also

* Alyn Estermont on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Abduction of Lyanna Baratheon

* Gendry I Baratheon locates Lyanna and the two slay most of the men holding her hostage, but Gendry is fatally wounded
* King Gendry dies of his wounds and is succeeded by his son as King Robert II Baratheon
* Loras Redwyne, the leader of the Whispering Knights, flees to Oldtown

Factions| * **Iron Throne**/House Baratheon of King's Landing
* House Hightower

Casualties| **Light*** King Gendry I Baratheon

The **abduction of Lyanna Baratheon** occurred near the city of Oldtown, the new regional capital of the Reach, during a royal progress of the Seven Kingdoms by King Gendry Baratheon.

## History

### Prelude

After years of trying, the Small Council convinced King Gendry Baratheon to embark of a royal progress of the Seven Kingdoms. It was the hope of his Small Council, that Gendry would find a suitable woman to marry, as he had remained unmarried since the death of his previous wife, Queen Arya Stark, during the War of the Narrow Sea ten years previous. Among the king's party included his children, Prince Robert Baratheon, his son and heir, and Princess Lyanna Baratheon.

### The abduction

As the group were preparing to leave Oldtown, the seat of House Hightower, a group of outlaws known as the Whispering Knights kidnapped Lyanna and rode her out of the city, planning to hold her to ransom. Upon learning of the kidnapping, Gendry sent out half of the men in Oldtown to look for her, and took personal charge of search, riding for a full day in the surrounding wilderness searching for her.

### The rescue

In the dying hours of the day, Gendry was the one to finally locate Lyanna, allowing Lyanna to free herself, and together, the two dispatched over a dozen men and forced their leader, Loras Redwyne, to flee. However, Gendry was mortally wounded in the fighting.

### Aftermath

Lyanna rode off seeking help from the Hightowers and her father's men, but by the time she returned, Gendry had succumbed to his wounds. The following day, the Citadel sent ravens across the Seven Kingdoms informing the Realm of the king's death, and Prince Robert was proclaimed King Robert II Baratheon in the centre of Oldtown.
Euron Greyjoy

## Euron III Greyjoy

Head caved in by Gendry Baratheon using his warhammer during the Battle of the Crossroads

## Political information

### Title(s)

King of the Iron Islands (formerly, claimant)
King of Salt and Rock (formerly, claimant)
Son of the Sea Wind (formerly, claimant)
Lord Reaper of Pyke (formerly, claimant)

## Personal information

### Sibling(s)

Balon Greyjoy
Aeron Greyjoy

## Behind the scenes information

### Series

*Game of Thrones*
*A Dream of Spring*

### Portrayed by

Pilou Asbæk

"*I don't mock the Drowned God - I am the Drowned God. From Oldtown to Qarth, when men see my sails...they pray.*"
―Euron Greyjoy to Balon Greyjoy
King **Euron Greyjoy** was the second son of Lord Quellon Greyjoy, the younger brother of Balon Greyjoy and the older brother of Aeron Greyjoy.

After serving as a commander during the failed Greyjoy Rebellion, Euron went into exile after Balon's defeat at the hands of King Robert Baratheon. Euron eventually returned to the Iron Islands and murdered Balon (who had once again proclaimed Ironborn independence after the death of King Robert) for his ineffective rule. Euron was chosen to succeed Balon in the Kingsmoot despite his open admittance to kinslaying, which ultimately sparked an civil conflict within the Ironborn between Euron's supporters and Yara Greyjoy's supporters. Euron allied with Cersei Lannister, and fought against the forces of both Yara and Daenerys Targaryen. During the Great War, Euron fled Westeros for the Free Cities, believing the continent to be doomed to fall to the Night King.

Euron eventually allied himself with the Second Triarchy, conspiring to both reclaim his seat and carve out a massive Ironborn empire in northern and central Westeros. Euron commanded his forces during the War of the Narrow Sea, gaining an infamous reputation after slaying Queen Arya Stark in single combat during the Battle of Storm's End. He was eventually killed by the brothers Gendry and Edric Baratheon during the Battle of the Crossroads. With the death of Euron, House Greyjoy was formally rendered extinct, with House Harlaw ruling the Iron Islands in it's stead.

## Biography

### Background

See Euron Greyjoy/Background on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 1

See Euron Greyjoy/*Game of Thrones*: Season 1 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Euron Greyjoy/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Euron Greyjoy/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Euron Greyjoy on Wiki of Westeros
* Euron Greyjoy on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Drogon

"*Mathash cha yeng we yedhrol. Ye sovla. We shindhol shpa chnyeny.
(He came from the sky. The black one. The winged shadow.)*"
―A goatherd
**Drogon** is one of the three dragons hatched by Daenerys Targaryen in the wastelands beyond Lhazar, alongside his brothers Rhaegal and Viserion. He was named for Daenerys' late husband, Khal Drogo. He can be distinguished by his black and red scales, and red-black wings.

He was the personal mount of Daenerys Targaryen from the attack at Daznak's Pit until just before Daenerys's death in the Battle of King's Landing. Following the deaths of Viserion and Rhaegal during the Great War, he is the last surviving of Daenerys' dragons, and presumably, the only living dragon in the known world.

After leaving Westeros riderless following the Battle of King's Landing, he aided Daenerys's former allies during the War of the Narrow Sea, by destroying the forces of Asaro Trellos during the Battle of Myr. He later returned to his birthplace, and as of the events of the Black Succession, he is still sighted roaming Lhazar and the Dothraki Sea, with some claiming he has grown to be twice as large as the Black Dread.

## Biography

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 1

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 1 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 2

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 2 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 3

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 3 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 4

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 4 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 5 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Drogon/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Drogon on Wiki of Westeros
* Drogon on A Wiki of Ice and Fire