The Gallant Men are a sellsword company.
They have fought in the Disputed Lands; first for Lys, then Tyrosh. Ser Osmund Kettleblack claims to have been a member of the Gallant Men.
The Gallows Gate is a gate at Sisterton in the Three Sisters. There are always hanged men with their entrails dangling out by the gate.
Not to be confused with Grey Gallows, an island in the Stepstones.
Gallowsgrey is the seat of House Trant in the stormlands. Its location has not yet been published.
Galon Whitestaff was an ironborn priest of the Drowned God who lived during the Age of Heroes.
Galon was called "Whitestaff" for the tall carved staff he carried to smite the ungodly. His staff was made of weirwood or from Nagga's bones, depending on the tale. He called for the unification of the Iron Islands as a single kingdom, decreeing that ironborn must not make war on their own kind or carry off each other's women or raid each other's shores. He summoned a kingsmoot at Old Wyk to choose a high king to rule over the salt and rock kings alike. The kingsmoot chose Urras Greyiron, who was crowned with a driftwood crown by Galon himself.[*citation needed*]
After Urras Ironfoot's death, his son Erich seized the crown and proclaimed himself king rather than be chosen in a kingsmoot. Though half-blind and feeble, Galon arose in fury and summoned all "captains and kings" to unmake Erich the Ugly and condemn him to death. Instead, Erich saved his life by breaking down his father's crown and casting it into the sea. The kingsmoot then chose Regnar Drumm.
Galt is a member of the Stone Crows, one of the Vale mountain clans.
Galt is among the Stone Crows who accompany Tyrion Lannister to King's Landing. While standing guard outside Tyrion's door, Galt brings Tyrion word that Varys wants to see him, part of Tyrion's plan to find the identity of the spy on the small council.
Ser Galtry the Green was a hedge knight during the reign of King Aerys I Targaryen. He bore nine jade mullets upon a field of leek-green as his coat-of-arms.
Ser Galtry participated in the Wedding tourney at Whitewalls. He faced Ser John the Fiddler in his final joust, losing after ten tilts.
Galyeon of Cuy is a singer from Cuy in the Reach. He is renown for the length of his songs.
Galyeon is a big barrel-chested man. He is bald and has a black beard.
Galyeon is one of the seven singers chosen to compete at the wedding of King Joffrey I Baratheon and Lady Margaery Tyrell.
Galyeon testifies during Tyrion's trial that he saw how Tyrion picked up Joffrey's chalice and pour the last of the poisoned wine on the floor.
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, featuring a predominantly British and Irish cast. The series is based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling *A Song of Ice and Fire* series of seven planned fantasy novels, the first of which is *A Game of Thrones*. The series debuted in the U.S. on Sunday evening, April 17, 2011.
Game of Thrones has been extremely well received critically, and has already garnered a loyal fanbase. The series was picked up for a second season on April 19, 2011, just two days after its premiere..
Highly anticipated since its early stages of development, the first season of Game of Thrones was very well received by viewers and critics..
See also: Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, and A Song of Ice and Fire - back story
The cable television series closely follows the multiple story lines of the *A Song of Ice and Fire* series, and author Martin has stated that the show's pilot script was very faithful to his work.
Sean Bean leads the first season's cast as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, patriarch of the Stark family. His wife, Catelyn Stark (born Tully), is played by Michelle Fairley. Their children are Robb (Richard Madden), Sansa (Sophie Turner, Arya (Maisie Williams), Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) and Rickon (Art Parkinson). Kit Harington plays Ned's bastard, Jon Snow, and Alfie Allen plays Theon Greyjoy, a political hostage and ward of Lord Stark.
King Robert Baratheon is played by Mark Addy, Queen Cersei Lannister is played by Lena Headey. Cersei has two brothers; her twin, Ser Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), and the clever dwarf Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage). Cersei's oldest child is Prince Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson), and his bodyguard is Sandor "The Hound" Clegane (Rory McCann). Aidan Gillen plays Lord Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish, Master of Coin for King Robert's Small Council.
Across the Narrow Sea, siblings Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd) and Daenerys "Dany" Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) – the exiled surviving children of the previous king, Aerys II Targaryen, who King Robert overthrew – are on the run for their lives and trying to win back the throne. Dany is married to Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa), the leader of the Dothraki, for the promise of an army for Viserys. Iain Glen plays exiled knight Ser Jorah Mormont, who is sworn to help and protect the siblings.
The second season adds five characters introduced in the first season to the principal cast. Three belong to the court at King's Landing: Varys (Conleth Hill), the eunuch and spymaster; Bronn (Jerome Flynn), Tyrion's sellsword companion and Shae (Sibel Kekilli), his mistress. The other two are men of the Night's Watch: Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (James Cosmo) and Jon Snow's friend Samwell Tarly (John Bradley). New main characters in the second season are King Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), the elder of Robert's two younger brothers and a contender for the Iron Throne; Stannis' advisors Melisandre (Carice van Houten), a foreign priestess; Ser Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham), a former smuggler who is now a loyal supporter of Stannis; and Lady Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer), wife of rebel king Renly Baratheon and sister of Renly's lover, Ser Loras Tyrell.
See also: List of actors
The series began development in January 2007.
"*The Sopranos* in Middle-earth" is the tagline Benioff jokingly suggested for the television adaptation, referring to its intrigue-filled content and dark tone set in a fantasy world setting.
The Game of Thrones budget has been compared to that of Rome.**
HBO hired expert language creator David J. Peterson from the Language Creation Society to develop the Dothraki language — "possessing its own unique sound, extensive vocabulary of more than 1,800 words and complex grammatical structure" — to be used in the series.
On May 5, 2009, it was announced that Peter Dinklage had been signed on to star as Tyrion Lannister in the pilot, and that Tom McCarthy was set to direct.
On July 19, 2009, a number of further casting decisions were announced, including Sean Bean being given the role of Ned Stark,
On August 20, several more casting announcements were made, featuring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister and Tamzin Merchant as Daenerys Targaryen, as well as Richard Madden in the role of Robb Stark, Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont, Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy, and the young Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams as Sansa and Arya Stark, respectively.
After the pilot was shot and the series picked up, it was announced that the role of Catelyn had been recast, with Michelle Fairley replacing Ehle.
The casting process for season 2 began in May 2011.
Principal photography for the first season of the series was scheduled to begin on July 26, 2010,
For the second season, the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, was used instead of Malta for scenes in King's Landing and elsewhere.
Game of Thrones premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011,
As part of HBO's HBO GO marketing campaign, HBO GO subscribers can view screeners of "Game of Thrones" episodes in the week before their TV broadcast.
The second season aired in the U.S. on HBO from April 1, 2012 through June 3, 2012. The third season began airing in the US on HBO on March 31, 2013
Season 1 Boxset
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The ten episodes of the first season of Game of Thrones were published as a DVD and Blu-ray box set on 6 March 2012. The set includes extra background and behind-the-scenes material, but no deleted scenes, because almost all footage shot for the first season was used in the show.
The box set was sold 350,000 times in the first seven days, the largest first-week DVD sales among HBO series. The series also set a HBO series record for digital download sales.
The first season's soundtrack by composer Ramin Djawadi, written within about ten weeks of the show's premiere, was released in June 2011.
An extension series called Thronecast: The Official Guide to Game of Thrones, presented by Geoff Lloyd and produced by Koink is made available on the Sky Atlantic website as well as through the UK iTunes store. Each episode features episode analysis and a cast interview.
HBO has licensed Dark Horse Deluxe to produce a range of Game of Thrones-themed merchandise, such as statues and action figures. The goods are set to be brought to the market by March 2012.
See also: Derived works
The series has also inspired other works.
Anticipation for the series was described by various media outlets as extremely high, with a dedicated fan base closely following the show's development.
The majority of reviews for the show were very positive, with critics noting the high production value, the well-realized world, compelling characters, and giving particular note to the strength of the child actors.
As of April 27, 2011, Game of Thrones has a Metacritic average of 79 out of 100 based on 28 critic reviews, earning "generally favorable" reviews.
The premiere episode attracted 2.2 million viewers its initial airing on April 17th in the U.S.,
The first season of Game of Thrones was nominated for thirteen of the 2011 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series. It won two, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Main Title Design. Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion, was named best supporting actor by the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Scream Awards and the Satellite Awards.
The following table provides an overview of the awards won by the show's first season. A table that also includes all nominations is available in the article dedicated to the season.
For the 2011 strategy game, see A Game of Thrones: Genesis.
limited edition of the game, includes an art book.
Game of Thrones is a role playing video game for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Developed by Cyanide Studio, it was published in 2012 by Atlus USA in North America and Focus Home Interactive in Europe and Australia.
The game puts players in control of two original characters, Mors Westford and Alester Sarwyck. They do not appear in the novels of *A Song of Ice and Fire, although George R. R. Martin has indicated to the studio that he might choose to make mentions of them, their families, or details from the game's story in later novels.[citation needed*] The story is divided into point of view-based chapters, with cliffhangers and twists ending each chapter, much like in the novels where one chapter from the perspective of one character is followed by a chapter from a completely different character. Mors and Alester both have special abilities and three possible fighting modes. Mors is a skinchanger and can slip into his dog to find secret paths, listen in on conversations, and follow a character's tracks through scent. Alester is a red priest who can set fire to his sword using wildfire, can look into flames to find secrets, and can use certain fire-based magic.
The characters are fixed in terms of background and appearances, but the player can customize them greatly in terms of their abilities. Mors can be set as a Magnar (allowing dual-wielding), a Hedge Knight (one two-handed weapon), or a Landed Knight (a weapon in the hand, a shield on the other). Alester, on the other hand, can be set up as a Water Dancer (light and agile, with a slender blade), a Sellsword (daggers and poisons), or a Ranger (bow and arrows).
Each class has an initial skill tree. When characters level up, they can advance in the skill tree to unlock new abilities in combat. At level 7, characters will have a choice to make, selecting specializations that will open up new skill trees. For example, having started Mors as a Landed Knight, the player can select a new skill tree opening up more defensive capabilities, building the character into a true defensive-minded tank. The other option is to instead switch into one of the two initial skill trees not selected at the beginning. In the case of Mors as a Landed Knight, this means he can add skills as a Magnar or Hedge Knight, essentially taking a dual-class approach with the character being more versatile, but having less powerful and focused options. Finally, there is a third skill tree related to magic for each character: skinchanging for Mors and red priest magic for Alester.
In the course of the campaign, each character can bring with him one or several non-player characters who cannot be directly controlled, but who can provide help in fights, and an additional companion who can be directly controlled. There are several potential companions in the game, but the player can only have one of these at a time.
Cyanide's goal is something dynamic and strategic. The strategic side was something they wanted since the beginning of the development, but they did not want a turn-based system as they felt it would make combat too slow. Instead, there is a menu wheel of actions which opens during the fight and the action moves in slow-motion behind this menu, similar to *The Witcher* or *Assassin's Creed* series. In concrete terms, the player can push a key, time slows, and a menu opens providing options while engaging the enemy in slow-motion. In that wheel the player can choose the next three actions of the characters controlled. For example, by hitting the key to slow the action down, the menu opens so that the player can choose a normal hit, followed by a block, and finally a knock-out attack. Once the player leaves the menu, the characters carry these actions out in real-time. On screen, this system seemed to work really well, neither hindering the action nor losing the player among menus.
Another important thing in the game is narration. Mors and Alester speak with numerous characters and the player must choose their response during conversations, as in *Dragon Age* or *Mass Effect*. Some answers will influence only the end of that dialog, but many choices will effect how the story develops. The example the developers showed to the media involved the reunion between Alester and his cousin. He insults Alester and the player must choose how Alester answers, such as insults in return, putting the cousin in his place, or being quiet. This will affect how Alester responds to commands when he is a companion, potentially choosing not to obey them. Conversing with other characters and investigating things through dialog will be another way of gaining experience and advantages in the course of play.
The game roughly covers the period of the first book of the saga, *A Game of Thrones. It begins before Jon Arryn's death and ends before *A Game of Thrones ends. The script was reviewed by George R. R. Martin and went through multiple drafts before he and everyone else on the team was happy with it. It was necessary in part because the developers wanted it to have as much fidelity as possible to Martin's *A Song of Ice and Fire* and wanted to avoid inconsistencies not just with the currently published books, but with future books in the series. One of the essential points that Martin and the developers wanted for this game was not simply to be a game where the book itself was the script. They did not want the player to play Eddard Stark, but instead show something exclusive and original, something fitting in within the gaps that exist in the story.
One of the other areas the creators wanted to avoid is the clichés of traditional fantasy role-playing games. For example, instead of having characters be inexperienced novices choosing to save the world, the two main characters are already experienced men, with strongly defined personalities and flaws.
The two main characters of the game are Mors Westford, a brother of the Night's Watch, and Alester Sarwyck, a red priest of R'hllor. Mors Westford is an old knight from the westerlands. Fifteen years ago, during Robert's Rebellion, Mors refused to carry out one of Lord Tywin Lannister's commands to kill a woman and her children, and was given the choice of a traitor’s death or the Wall. He took the black and became a member of the Night's Watch. He is now an officer and a ranger. Called "the Butcher", his chief task is finding and executing deserters from the Night's Watch. To help him, he has a large dog which helps him track runaways. Because Mors is a skinchanger, and because of his particular duties, it is said on the Wall that the dog is his only friend.
Alester Sarwyck is the elder son of Lord Raynald Sarwyck from Riverspring in the westerlands. For an unknown reason, Alester left Riverspring and went to Essos after Robert's Rebellion. He became a R'hllor follower and a red priest. He returns to Riverspring when he hears of his father dying. There he finds a devastated land where people tell of a peasant revolt. His sister,Elyana Sarwyck, tries to manage the lands of House Sarwyck. Alester's brother, Gawen Sarwyck, is missing and is accused of poisoning Lord Raynald. Finally, Alester's bastard half-brother, Ser Valarr Hill, desires to inherit Riverspring.
The fates of Mors and Alester cross during the game and interact with characters from the books, including Lord Varys, Queen Cersei Lannister, Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, Qhorin Halfhand, and Chataya. Conleth Hill and James Cosmo, actors from the HBO television adaptation *Game of Thrones*, voice the characters of Varys and Jeor, respectively. The design of the Iron Throne is also influenced by the design on the show, but otherwise most locations and character designs are original to the game, dating from before the time Cyanide and HBO came to an agreement on licensing.
The game's central story revolves around royal bastards and there are several possible endings to the game. The principal storyline is estimated to offer 30-35 hours of gameplay, and there are a number of side-missions bundled with the principal story. These side stories attempt to emulate the way the story of the novels branches out and contains many interwoven plot threads. These side-missions are optional in the course of playing the chapters of the game.
A limited edition of the game was released. Its art book, entitled Game of Thrones, has sixty-four pages showing visuals from the RPG, sketches, photos, renders and screenshots. These images are accompanied by commentary from the development team. Also included is a portrait of the Thrones team with a signed message from George R. R. Martin.
The music for the fantasy TV series *Game of Thrones* by the U.S. cable channel HBO is composed by Ramin Djawadi and published by Varèse Sarabande.
Game of Thrones is the soundtrack album for the first season of the eponymous fantasy TV show by the U.S. cable channel HBO. The album was composed by the German composer Ramin Djawadi and published by Varèse Sarabande in June 2011.
The music is instrumental and features one major theme, the Main Title, which accompanies the show's opening credits.
The soundtrack to Game of Thrones was originally slated to be composed by Stephen Warbeck. On 2 February 2011, only ten weeks prior to the show's premiere, it was reported that Warbeck had left the project and Ramin Djawadi had been commissioned to write the music instead.
The album was made available for download on iTunes on 14 June 2011, together with a "digital booklet". It was released on CD on 28 June 2011, 41 days after the show's premiere.
Richard Buxton of *Tracksounds* wrote an ambivalent review, calling the album a "valiant effort" and Djawadi's "most consistently satisfying work to date", but criticized the main theme as falling short of the expectations raised by the opening credits' animated sequence, and the score as a whole as "never quite reaching what it could have been".
The main theme has inspired "countless" tributes and covers, according to TV.com.
The soundtrack album for the second season, titled Game Of Thrones: Season 2, is scheduled for publication on June 19, 2012 (a change from the previously announced concert hall in Prague.
The album will contain a rendition of the song "The Rains of Castamere" by the indie rock band *The National*, sung by their vocalist Matt Berninger., a rival claimant to the Iron Throne.
The song's lyrics are taken from the *A Song of Ice and Fire* novels, in which "The Rains of Castamere" is sung or mentioned several times. of the song that is reproduced in the novels and adapted for the series tells of the vassals' defiance – "And who are you, the proud lord said / That I must bow so low?" – and the subsequent obliteration of their houses: "But now the rains weep o'er his hall / With no one there to hear."
The main theme of Game of Thrones has inspired "countless" tributes and cover versions, according to TV.com.
Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms is a planned browser-based, massively-multiplayer role-playing, free-to-play, computer game. It is based on the *Game of Thrones* television series and is developed by Bigpoint Games. The game has no connection with the single player *Game of Thrones* or the social media *Game of Thrones Ascent. *Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms was originally planned for release in 2013.
The game is a browser-based game, using the Unity graphics system.
Based on the television series, Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms takes place shortly after the end of season 1 as the war for the Iron Throne begins. Players can align with three initial factions: House Stark, House Lannister, and House Baratheon. The player can also avoid picking a faction for awhile, but there are benefits to having one. Players and guilds, which represent minor houses, can align with a different faction for benefit, which is touted as one of the means of playing out the political aspects of the game.
The game is a sandbox-style game focused on player vs. player (PvP) action and warfare. Players can take part in ranked 5 on 5 duels, or battle for control of castles and fortresses in the massive, open-world sandbox. From what Games Radar reports, the combat is action-based, with players able to earn cards that allow them to summon non-player characters like Jaime Lannister to help in a fight. Games Radar found these mechanics clunky, but Bigpoint noted this was still quite early in the process.
The game is skill-based rather than class-based, but players can specialize characters with melee, ranged, or commander skills, which provide positive modifiers to allies and negative modifiers to enemies.
Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series is an episodic graphic adventure game developed and published by Telltale Games. "Iron From Ice", the first of six episodes from its first season, was released in December 2014.
The game is based on the television adaptation *Game of Thrones*
Television actors reprising their roles for the game include Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell, Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow, and Kit Harington as Jon Snow. Other cast members may appear in future episodes.
This new story, set in the world of HBO's award-winning TV series tells of House Forrester, a noble family from the north of Westeros, loyal to the Starks of Winterfell. Caught up in the events surrounding the War of the Five Kings, they are thrown into a maelstrom of bloody warfare, revenge, intrigue, and horror as they fight to survive while the seven kingdoms tear themselves apart. You will take on the role of different members of the Forrester household, and determine their fate through the choices you make; your actions and decisions will change the story around you.
House Forrester is in disarray. Their liege lord and his heir are dead, Ironrath is occupied by Whitehill soldiers, and the youngest member of the family has been taken from them. The survival of the family now depends on a handmaiden, a squire forced to take the black, and an exiled son.
At King's Landing, Mira Forrester must weigh her loyalty to Margaery Tyrell against the needs of her family, all the while choosing how to play the political games of Tyrion Lannister. To the far north, Gared Tuttle finds that the Wall and its crows hold little love for a squire from the wolfswood, but finds kinship in the bastard son of Ned Stark. To the east, in far-away Yunkai, Asher Forrester, the exiled son, is called back to Westeros to aid his family, but how can one man help when the Boltons rule the north with an iron fist?
A misstep by any one of them could spell doom for the entire family.
Meanwhile, an unexpected source of hope returns to the Forresters, but Ironrath is no place for the weak.
The fate of House Forrester lies on a knife edge. Asher, the exile, heads to Meereen in search of an army to take on the Whitehills. Pursued across an unforgiving land, the Lost Legion becomes the least of his worries in an encounter he will not soon forget: forcing him to choose between family and friendship. Meanwhile, far across land and sea in Westeros, Mira must deal with the lethal politics of King's Landing. Her family's safety is paramount and she will do anything to protect them, but nothing is given freely, and her choice of allies may soon come to haunt her. To the north, in Ironrath, the Whitehill occupation continues. Gryff Whitehill, fourth-born son, is out to prove himself, and brutality and violence grows daily, pushing the Forresters to make far-reaching decisions. Finally, at the Wall, Gared learns that he must head north if he is to help his house survive. But fate is cruel, forcing choices that will change his path forever.
In Episode 4, the fate of the scattered Forresters hangs in the balance, and no one allied with the family is safe. An unexpected meeting offers Rodrik a new opportunity to free Ironrath from its Whitehill stranglehold, but with young Ryon Forrester still held prisoner, his next moves are critical. Gared must abandon Castle Black and venture beyond the Wall in search of the mysterious North Grove, risking encounters with wildlings and worse. In King's Landing, the population is reeling from a recent royal death, and Mira must step carefully in an increasingly complex game of politics where secrets are traded as currency. Far away in Essos, Asher infiltrates the slave city of Meereen at the behest of Daenerys Targaryen, but will the friendship he holds dear break under the strain of a mission that raises memories best forgotten?
In this penultimate episode, the actions of every Forrester are vital to the survival of the house.
Rodrik's alliance with House Glenmore, and his defiance of the Whitehills, has drawn the ire of an even greater threat: Ramsay Snow.
Far across the narrow sea in Essos, with Meereen now a free city, Asher is close to securing the army he desperately needs to return home, and save his family.
In King's Landing, Mira's activities at Tommen's coronation have not escaped the attention of Margaery Tyrell, and Cersei has realized that the handmaiden may prove useful in her political games.
Finally, beyond the Wall, Gared's unlikely allies are reluctant to help in the search for the North Grove… but this far into the frozen wilds, crows and free folk have a common enemy; and winter is coming.
Your story is about to come to an epic conclusion. With House Whitehill tightening its grip on Ironrath at the behest of Ramsay Bolton, the remaining Forresters must give their all to save the family, whether through diplomacy, subterfuge, or violent force. In the frozen wilds beyond the Wall, Gared learns the secrets of the mysterious North Grove, and Mira discovers that political games in a King's Landing controlled by Cersei Lannister often involve the highest stakes of all.
What is the fate of House Forrester? When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Your choices, your story: you decide.
Season 1 of *Game of Thrones* is the first season of the series. It was filmed between 23 July and 18 December 2010 and started airing on 17 April 2011. It consists of ten episodes, including a re-shot version of the pilot episode originally filmed in October and November 2009. Season 1 was mainly filmed on location in Northern Ireland and Malta, with the Paint Hall facility in Belfast being used as the main studio. Season 1 had a budget of $60 million.
Season 1 is based closely on *A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the *Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R.R. Martin. Some characters and events are brought forwards from the second novel, *A Clash of Kings*, which will form the basis of the second season. Conversely, some events and characters are held back from the first book for the second season, for reasons of cost.
Season 1 spans a period of several months on a world where the seasons last for years at a time. The action begins in the unified Seven Kingdoms of Westeros as the long summer ends and winter draws near. Lord Eddard Stark is asked by his old friend, King Robert Baratheon, to serve as the King's Hand following the death of the previous incumbent, Eddard's mentor Jon Arryn. Eddard is reluctant, but receives intelligence suggesting that Jon was murdered. Eddard accepts Robert's offer, planning to use his position and authority to investigate the alleged murder.
Meanwhile, on the eastern continent of Essos, the exiled children of House Targaryen, which Robert destroyed to claim the throne, are plotting to return to Westeros and unseat the 'usurper'. To this end, Viserys Targaryen arranges the marriage of his sister Daenerys to Khal Drogo, the leader of 40,000 Dothraki warriors, in return for the use of his warriors in invading Westeros. For her part, Daenerys just wants to find a safe refuge far away from King Robert's assassins and her brother's scheming ambition.
Finally, on the northern-most border of the Seven Kingdoms the sworn brothers of the Night's Watch guard the Wall, a 300-mile-long colossal fortification of ice which has stood for thousands of years. The Watch defends the Wall against the depredations of the lawless wildlings who live beyond, but rumour speaks of a new threat arising in the lands of perpetual winter.
The guest cast is listed in order of rank or social importance by region of Westeros.
Characters at the Wall
Characters from the North
Characters from the South
Characters at King's Landing
Characters from Essos
Boxset
First Season of Game of Thrones released on Blu-Ray and DVD on 6 March, 2012., a few weeks before the second season debuts on HBO. As well as all ten episodes of the first season, the set includes extra and special features, Here’s a run-down:
Season 2 of *Game of Thrones* is the second season of the series. It began filming on 25 July 2011, with production expected to last until December 2011 or January 2012. The series is due for transmission in Spring 2012. The series will consist of ten episodes.
Season 2 is closely based on *A Clash of Kings, the second novel in the *Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R.R. Martin. Some characters and elements from the first novel, A Game of Thrones, have been held back for the second season and some other elements were brought forward into the first for production reasons. In addition, some storylines and events that happened off-page in the book will be depicted on-screen for the series, and some elements from the third novel, A Storm of Swords, will be brought forward into the second season, in particular to give the character of Jaime Lannister more screen-time.
Season 2 spans several months on a world where the seasons last for years at a time. The Seven Kingdoms are at war, with the King in the North, Robb Stark, fighting to win independence for his people. Robb decides that he must win the allegiance of the fiercely independent ironborn to his cause, and sends his best friend Theon Greyjoy to treat with his father. Meanwhile, Joffrey Baratheon holds the Iron Throne with the backing of the powerful House Lannister, but his uncle Renly has also claimed the throne with the support of House Tyrell, whose armies are much larger. As they struggle for the throne, Tyrion Lannister arrives in King's Landing to take matters in hand.
However, there is another faction entering the picture. Stannis Baratheon, Robert's younger brother and Renly's older, has also claimed the Iron Throne. A proven battle commander and veteran of several wars, Stannis is known to be utterly without mercy to his enemies and will do what is right even if it destroys him. Advising him is Melisandre, an enigmatic priestess from the east, who believes Stannis is meant for a greater destiny, and Ser Davos Seaworth, an honest and honorable man uneasy with the shift in power at Stannis' court.
Far to the east, Daenerys Targaryen has hatched the only three dragons in the world. Eventually they will grow into terrifying monsters capable of destroying cities at her command, but for now they are still hatchlings and vulnerable. With her *khalasar* gone, Daenerys and her small band of followers must find a way across a forbidding wasteland and find new allies to support her claim to the Iron Throne.
HBO ordered a second season of Game of Thrones on 19 April 2011, two days after the series premiere. the Battle of the Blackwater, in episode nine.
Filming took place during 106 shooting days. During three-quarters of those, two crews ("Dragon" and "Wolf") were working simultaneously in different locations.
Casting for Season 2 began in May 2011.
With the exception of Conan Stevens, whose role of Gregor Clegane was recast with Ian Whyte, all Season 1 actors whose characters are still alive returned for Season 2.
The principal cast is now headlined by Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) instead of Sean Bean.
Given the very large cast of characters in Martin's novels, the producers had to fill a great number of additional speaking roles – Martin has estimated the second season's cast as the largest on television. The new actors include, in order of their appearance:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 8
Several characters from *A Clash of Kings* are not known to have been cast for season two. These include:
Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have said that they would delay the introductions of several key characters first appearing in A Clash of Kings until the third season. They did so because of the large number of characters already introduced in season two, and because they couldn't afford to have people "waiting around" for their characters to become central to the plot.
Main cast
Guest cast
The guest cast is listed in order of rank or social importance by the region they appear in.
At the court of Joffrey Baratheon at King's Landing
Roy Dotrice as Pyromancer Hallyne
At the court of Stannis Baratheon at Dragonstone
At the court of Robb Stark
At the court of Renly Baratheon at Storm's End
On the Iron Islands
Bound for the Wall
At Harrenhal
Beyond the Wall
Across the Narrow Sea
HBO released three brief teasers for the second season. The first was released on 11 December 2011, carrying the tagline "The cold winds are rising". It featured Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon announcing his intent to seize the Iron Throne in a voice-over to brief shots of scenes from the new season. The second teaser, published on 29 January 2012, had the eunuch Varys pose a riddle to Tyrion Lannister, again accompanied by brief scenes from the second season. It was viewed 3.5 million times in the first three days after publication, a record for HBO promotional content. The third teaser, published on 29 January 2012.
Season 3 of *Game of Thrones* is the third season of the series. It ll began filming on Summer 2012. The series consists of ten episodes.
Season 3 is closely based on the first half or thereabouts of *A Storm of Swords, the third novel in the *Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R.R. Martin.
George R. R. Martin wrote the seventh episode, formerly tentatively titled "Autumn Storms", now "The Bear and the Maiden Fair".
The guest cast is listed in order of rank or social importance by the region they appear in.
At and beyond the Wall
From the North
From the South
On the Iron Islands
Across the Narrow Sea
Season 4 of *Game of Thrones* is the fourth season of the series. The series consists of ten episodes.
Season 4 is closely based on the second half of *A Storm of Swords, the third novel in the *Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R.R. Martin.
The season premiere is April 6th 2014. The trailer for season 4 Game of Thrones which was published on January 12th received 10 million views in two days when placed on YouTube.
Season 5 of *Game of Thrones* is the fifth season of the series. The series consists of ten episodes, and aired from April 12th until June 14th 2015.
Season 5 is closely based on parts of *A Feast for Crows* and *A Dance with Dragons, the fourth and fifth novels in the *A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin.
Season 6 of *Game of Thrones* is the sixth season of the series. The series will consists of ten episodes and will air in 2016. The season is set to premiere in April, 2016.
Season 6 is closely based on parts of the novels in the *A Song of Ice and Fire* series by George R. R. Martin.
Season 7 of *Game of Thrones* is the seventh season of the series. The seventh season was officially announced in April, 2016.
Unlike previous seasons, Season 7 will contain only seven episodes, as was officially announced by HBO in July, 2016..
Alan Taylor, Jeremy Podeswa, Mark Mylod and Matt Shakman have been announced as directors for the seventh season.
Season 8 of *Game of Thrones* is the eight and final
In March 2017, Season 8 was reported to contain only six episodes, making it the shortest season of the series. The episodes will be written by four writers: Dave Hill (episode 1), Bryan Cogman (episode 2), and Benioff and Weiss (episodes 3 through 6).
Filming of the final six episodes has been said to begin in September
Game of Thrones Ascent is a free-to-play social media game developed by Disruptor Beam.
According to George R. R. Martin, the "designers took great pains to make sure the flavor of the novels is here. [He] saw alliance building, treachery, marriages, murders, and most of all the constant struggle to be the greatest house in Westeros."
"Garden of Bones" is the name of the fourth episode of the second season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series *Game of Thrones*. It was written by Vanessa Taylor and directed by David Petrarca. It will air on April 22, 2012.
The episode's title comes from a phrase used by Ser Jorah Mormont to describe the city of Qarth to Daenerys Targaryen.
King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) continues to grow more and more cruel; after hearing of Robb Stark's latest victory, he orders Ser Meryn (Ian Beattie) to deliver a public beating and shaming on Robb's sister, Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner. Tyrion Lanniter (Peter Dinklage) and Bronn (Jerome Flynn) arrive in time to diffuse the situation; Bronn later suggests to Tyrion that sex may calm the boy king, and Tyrion arranges for the prostitutes Ros (Esmé Bianco) and Daisy (Maisie Dee) to service Joffrey. However, Joffrey instead forces Ros to sadistically beat Daisy to send a message to Tyrion. Later, Ser Lancel Lannister (Eugene Simon) visits Tyrion and informs him that Queen Cersei Lannister has ordered the release of Grand Maester Pycelle. Tyrion tells Lancel that he is aware of his affair with Cersei, but will keep the truth from Joffrey in exchange for spying on her.
Robb Stark (Richard Madden) wins another battle over the Lannister armies. Afterwards, he discusses the captured Lannister personnel with Lord Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton). Bolton favours torturing and eliminating the prisoners for practical purposes, but Robb insists on their fair treatment and reminds that his sisters are still prisoner at King's Landing. Robb later meets a neutral field nurse, Talisa (Oona Chaplin), while aiding in a leg amputation on a Lannister soldier. Despite Robb's protests, Talisa holds him accountable for the carnage at the battle; her spirit and forthrightness leaves him impressed.
Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) arrives in the Stormlands and meets with Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony), to discuss the siege of King's Landing. Later, he presses Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) about her marriage, and Renly's relationship with her brother, Loras (Finn Jones), but the potential queen rebuffs his questions. He next meets with Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley), who flies into a rage at the sight of him. Littlefinger tells her that the Lannisters have both Sansa and Arya Stark, and want to trade them for Ser Jaime. As a gesture of good will, he brings her Ned's remains. Later, Renly and Catelyn meet with Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) and Melisandre (Carice van Houten). Stannis offers Renly the chance to surrender in exchange of becoming his heir, but Renly denies him, as he possesses the larger army.
At night, Stannis orders Davos (Liam Cunningham) to take Melisandre to shore, and to be sure they are not seen. Once ashore, Melisandre reveals she is, impossibly, in late-stage pregnancy, and gives birth to a horrific, shadowy figure, which disappears in a cloud of smoke.
Having been previously captured, Arya (Maisie Williams), Gendry (Joe Dempsie), and Hot Pie (Ben Hawkley) are brought to the ruined castle of Harrenhal, currently under occupation of the Lannister Army. The garrison there, under command of Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane (Ian Whyte), is brutally torturing and killing prisoners daily. Gendry is eventually selected to be tortured next, but before he can be harmed, Lord Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) arrives, ending the debauchery and ordering the prisoners be put to work. When Polliver (Andy Kellegher) catches Arya staring at her sword, Needle, he threatens her but she is spared by Tywin, who recognizes that she is a girl and makes her his cupbearer.
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) receives word from Kovarro (Steven Cole) that the city of Qarth is nearby, and they are willing to welcome the "Mother of Dragons". Ser Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) cautions that Qarth is located in the "Garden of Bones", a brutal desert of which those who've been turned away by Qarth have perished in. When Danaerys' horde arrives in Qarth, they are met by the Thirteen, the leaders of the city. One of the Thirteen, The Spice King, speaks for the group and bargains to see Danaerys' dragons in exchange for food and rest inside Qarth. Danaerys refuses and demands her people are attended to first, and the Thirteen decide to turn Danaerys' group away and abandon them to the Garden of Bones. Danaerys swears vengeance on Qarth should they not comply, and one of the Thirteen, Xaro Xhoan Daxos (Nonso Anozie), breaks with the group and vouches for the behaviour of Danaerys' people through a blood oath, after which they are allowed to enter the city.
"Garden of Bones" was the first of the two episodes written by the season's addition to the writting staff Vanessa Taylor. The script was based on chapters 26, 29, 31, 32 and 42 (Arya VI, Tyrion VII, Catelyn III, Sansa III and Davos II) of George R.R. Martin's novel *A Clash of Kings*.
This episode marks the first appearance of Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) in season 2; he was last seen as a supporting player in season 1, and with this episode is added to the principal cast list in the main credits. It is also the first appearance of Ian Whyte as Gregor Clegane. Clegane had been previously played by Conan Stevens in season 1.
Oona Chaplin makes her first appearance as Talisa, a character based on Jeyne Westerling in the novels, who becomes Robb's love interest. Queen Cersei (Lena Headey), Ser Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Samwell Tarly (John Bradley), Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), Jeor Mormont (James Cosmo), Lord Varys (Conleth Hill), and Shae (Sibel Kekilli) do not appear in this episode and are omitted from the opening credits. The Iron Islands and the Wall appear in the opening sequence, but are not visited or mentioned in the episode, while Qarth takes the place of Vaes Dothrak as a marker of Daenerys's location.
The closing scene of the episode was filmed at the Cushedun Caves.
For "Garden of Bones" the production continued to use Belfast's the Paint Hall Studios for all the interior shots, and the set constructed at the Larryban Bay for the scenes at Renly's camp.
The episode also introduced numerous external locations: the gates of Qarth were constructed in the Dubac quarry, near Dubrovnik, on cliffs over the Adriatic Sea
IGN rated the episode 9/10, calling it "a ferocious treat, overloaded with misery, torture and a total "WTF!" black magic-fueled ending."
The Garden of Gehane is a location in Qarth. It is not mentioned whether Gehane is a person or an area in the city.
While listing miraculous things that have happened in Qarth recently, Xaro Xhoan Daxos mentions to Daenerys Targaryen that ghost grass is growing in the Garden of Gehane, probably indicating an increase of power of the warlocks.
The Gardens of Gelenei is a temple at Braavos, on the Isle of the Gods. There is a gilded tree a hundred feet high with leaves of hammered silver. Gelenei might be the name of a god.
Not to be confused with Gared Tuttle, a character from Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series.
Gared is a ranger of the Night's Watch. In the television adaptation *Game of Thrones*, he is portrayed by Dermot Keaney.
See also: Images of Gared
Gared is past fifty. He lost both ears, three toes and the little finger of his left hand to the cold.
Gared joined the Night's Watch as a boy and spent forty years as a ranger. When Gared's ears had frostbite one winter, Maester Aemon had to cut them off.
Dermot Keaney as Gared in *Game of Thrones*
Shortly before *A Song of Ice and Fire* starts, Gared, Will, and Ser Waymar Royce were sent ranging into the haunted forest by Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, in search of a band of wildling raiders. Jeor gave the command to Waymar, although he was the least experienced of the three, whereas Jeor counted Gared and Will among his best men. However, Waymar felt it was his due to have a command because he was a knight, and the Lord Commander accepted because he did not want to offend Waymar's father, Lord Yohn Royce.
Gared, Will, and Ser Waymar Royce follow the wildlings, finding them dead on the ninth day. Gared wants to return to the Wall, but Waymar insists they discover what killed the wildlings. Gared says he can feel that something is wrong, but Waymar dismisses the suggestion. He mocks the experienced ranger repeatedly, making Gared increasingly angry. Waymar orders Gared to remain with the horses while he and Will walk the last part. Waymar refuses to allow Gared to make a fire. After Waymar is slain by Others, the knight rises as a wight and kills Will.
A terrified
For his desertion, Gared is sentenced to death by Eddard, who performs the beheading himself with the greatsword Ice, in accordance with the traditions of the First Men. Afterwards, Theon Greyjoy laughs and kicks Gared's head when it lands near his feet, provoking Jon Snow's disapproval.
While Jeor tells Tyrion Lannister about the conditions on the Wall, he mentions the ranging on which Will and Waymar went missing. Jeor laments giving the command to someone as inexperienced as Waymar. Jeor mentions that Gared had been longer at the Wall than himself and that he would never have believed the man would turn.
Craster tells Jeor that the three rangers stopped at Craster's Keep during their search for raiders.
We should start back. The wildlings are dead.
—Gared to Waymar Royce
Everyone talks about snows forty foot deep, and how the ice wind comes howling out of the north, but the real enemy is the cold.
—Gared to Waymar Royce
Robb: The deserter died bravely. He had courage, at the least.
Jon: No. It was not courage. This one was dead of fear. You could see it in his eyes, Stark.—Robb Stark and Jon Snow
The poor man was half mad. Something had put a fear in him so deep that my words could not reach him.
Gared wasn't half-bad, for a crow. Had less ears than me, that one. The 'bite took 'em, same as mine.
—Craster to Jeor Mormont
In the television series *Game of Thrones*, the roles of Gared and Will are swapped. Gared is beheaded by a White Walker, and Will flees south until he is captured and executed.
The name Gareth is a common first name in Westeros. It can refer to the following characters:
Gareth was a maester who wrote the book *Red Sands*. In it, he chronicles several Dornish letters, which suggest that it was Lord Qorgyle of Sandstone who had arranged the murder of Lord Lyonel Tyrell during the conquest of Dorne.
Ser Gareth Clifton is a knight of House Clifton, sworn to the Farmans of Fair Isle. He is married to Jeyne Farman, the sister of Lord Sebaston Farman.
Gareth II Gardener, called the Grim, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener.
Gareth Tyrell was a head of House Tyrell and the first High Steward of Highgarden. He was the second son of Ser Alester Tyrell.
Unlike his elder brother, Gareth was of a more bookish bent and never achieved knighthood, choosing to serve as a royal steward instead. He and his son Leo performed their duties so well that the Gardeners made the office of High Steward hereditary.
Gareth the Grey was a knight in support of Daemon Blackfyre during the First Blackfyre Rebellion. He was considered one of the finest knights of his time.
Lord Gargon Qoherys, also known as Gargon the Guest, was a Lord of Harrenhal and the head of House Qoherys.
Gargon was fat and considered foolish.
Gargon was the grandson of Lord Quenton Qoherys, whom he directly succeeded after he died in a fall from his horse in 9 AC. During the rebellion of Harren the Red in 37 AC, the father of a maid deflowered by Gargon allowed Harren to enter Harrenhal. Harren and his outlaws dragged Gargon from his bed to the castle godswood, where he sliced off Gargon's genitals, and fed them to a dog while Gargon bled to death. As Gargon was the sole living Qoherys, the house became extinct and Harrenhal was then granted to House Harroway.
Ser Garibald is a sellsword of the Second Sons.
As the Second Siege of Meereen commences Tyrion steps out of his tent and observes the scene before him. He sees that the Second Sons are saddling their horses. He spies Ser Garibald brushing out the mane of his big gelding.
Ser Garibald Grey was a knight of House Grey during the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Ser Garibald led a group of rivermen in the battle by the Lakeshore.
Ser Garibald Shells is a young knight from Sunspear who accompanies Princess Arianne Martell on her travel to meet Jon Connington in the Stormlands to defend her.
He is serious and proper young man.
While traveling on the ship the *Peregrine*, Joss Hood finds Elia Sand to be too precocious for his liking and states that someone should spank her. Elia both flirts and challenges him, saying that he must joust her first if he wishes to punish her. While Garibald claims that women should not joust, Elia claims that she is "Lady Lance". Arianne Martell sends her below deck to end the conversation.
On the Peregrine he played a game of *cyvasse* with Princess Arianne and wins.
Ser Garibald of the Seven Stars, known as the septon knight, was a septon knight of the Warrior's Sons at the start of the reign of King Maegor I Targaryen.
In 42 AC, Ser Garibald was stationed at the King's Landing chapter of the Warrior's Sons, based at the Sept of Remembrance. He fought in the trial of seven in which seven of the Warrior's Sons faced King Maegor I Targaryen and his six champions. According to one chronicler, Ser Garibald sang a paean as he fought. He died during the fight.
Wisdom Garigus was a member of the Alchemists' Guild of King's Landing under the reign of Aerys II.
Garigus, together with Wisdoms Rossart and Belis, took part in King Aerys II Targaryen's wildfire plot, the plan to destroy the capital, during Robert's Rebellion. According to Ser Jaime Lannister, Garigus was as enthusiastic about the plan as the other two pyromancers. The three secretly deployed wildfire caches across the whole city, to be ignited at the command of King Aerys. Their constant consultations with the king, both day and night, made the Hand of the King, Lord Qarlton Chelsted, suspicious, leading to him confronting the king.
A couple of days after he had killed Rossart and Aerys at the Red Keep, Jaime Lannister hunted down Garigus and Belis and slew them as well. Garigus wept for mercy, and was giving a quick death.
Garin can refer to:
Garin is an orphan of the Greenblood. He is named for Prince Garin, a famous leader of the Rhoynar.
He is loose-limbed and swarthy, with a long nose and a jade stud in one of his ears. He has a golden tooth.
Garin was the milk-brother of Princess Arianne Martell, as his mother was Arianne's wet nurse, and has been a close friend and companion to her since their early childhood.
Garin joins the plot of Princess Arianne Martell to crown Princess Myrcella Baratheon as the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. While traveling to their destination, they are intercepted by Areo Hotah, the captain of guard to Prince Doran Martell. Garin is arrested, along with most of his co-conspirators.
Garin, better known as Garin the Great, was a Rhoynish Prince of Chroyane.
Prince Garin led two hundred and fifty thousand men to their deaths in an attempt to stop the Valyrians in the Second Spice War. He was named Garin the Great for giving the Valyrians pause.
According to legend, the men of Volantis and Valyria hung Garin in a golden cage and mocked him as he called upon Mother Rhoyne to destroy them. That very night, the waters rose and drowned the invaders of Chroyane.[*citation needed*]
Some say his curse brought the Doom of Valyria.[*citation needed*]
From that day, the spirits of the fallen conquerors have said to have remained beneath the waters, they who were once the lords of fire. It is believed that their cold breath is still said to rise from the murk to make the fogs that infest the ruined city in the Sorrows, and their flesh is said to have turned as stony as their hearts. It is also believed by some that Garin rose from his watery grave and became the Shrouded Lord.
In modernity there is a Braavosi play called the *Wroth of the Dragonlords* which features a speech made by Prince Garin on the eve of battle.[*citation needed*]
Garin's Curse is said to be a lingering curse that haunts the Sorrows. The curse is said to have been called down by Prince Garin the Great, a historical figure of the Rhoynar who beseeched Mother Rhoyne. The curse is said to manifest in the fogs that rule the Sorrows while there are restless spirits in the air and tormented souls below the water.
According to legend, the men of Volantis and Valyria hung Garin in a golden cage and mocked him as he called upon Mother Rhoyne to destroy them. That very night, the waters rose and drowned the invaders of Chroyane. From that day, the spirits of the fallen conquerors have said to have remained beneath the waters.
According to Tyrion Lannister Garin's Curse is only greyscale. Ysilla tells him that the conquerors did not believe in the curse either, they who are still down beneath the water after having been drowned. Many a voyager in the Sorrows has been lost, poleboats, pirates and great river galleys too. They wander forlorn in the mists searching for a sun they cannot find until madness or hunger claim their lives.
As Tyrion Lannister and the crew of the *Shy Maid* travel through the ruins of Chroyane in the Sorrows, something very peculiar happens. They sail unscathed beneath the Bridge of Dream, but despite sailing with the current of the Rhoyne and rivers only running one way, they appear to approach the Bridge of Dream again shortly afterward. runs how she will.
This fog is not natural.
- Tyrion Lannister's thoughts
Garin's Curse is all about us.
- Haldon, as the Shy Maid is passing through the Sorrows
Gariss is a man sworn to House Stark. He is considered one of the better huntsmen of Winterfell.
Theon Greyjoy orders Gariss along on his search for Bran and Rickon Stark.
Garlan Tyrell by cloudninja9©
Ser Garlan Tyrell, known as Garlan the Gallant, is a knight of House Tyrell and the second son of Lord Mace Tyrell and Lady Alerie Hightower. His personal coat of arms is two golden roses on green, to denote his status as second son.
See also: Images of Garlan Tyrell
Garlan is similar in appearance to his younger brother, Ser Loras Tyrell, but he is taller, more broadly built, and has a beard. Garlan is five years older than Loras. but his lack of interest in gaining glory makes him less famous than Loras.
Garlan was plump in his youth. His elder brother, Willas, shrewdly dubbed him the Gallant to save him from the indignity that befell an uncle, nicknamed Garth the Gross.
Ser Garlan takes part in the Battle of the Blackwater, playing the part of the late Renly Baratheon by dressing in his armor, to scare the ignorant men-at-arms among Stannis Baratheon's army.
In the Red Keep following the battle, Garlan introduces Margaery Tyrell, his sister and Renly's widow, to King Joffrey I Baratheon. Joffrey agrees to set aside his betrothal to Sansa Stark and instead marry Margaery.
Garlan is raised to Lord of Brightwater Keep, the seat of attainted House Florent, as a reward for the Battle of Blackwater.
Garlan speaks and dances with Sansa during her wedding to Tyrion Lannister. He tries to assuage Sansa's fears about marrying Tyrion, despite the fact that most of the Tyrells are avoiding any interaction with Sansa in the wake of their attempts to marry Sansa off to Willas Tyrell having been foiled. Garlan remarks that Tyrion is a "bigger man than he seems" and states that she would be happier with him than Loras, which implies that he knows of his brother's sexual orientation.
Garlan and his wife, Leonette Fossoway, attend the royal wedding of Joffrey to Margaery. While there, he speaks to Tyrion, praising his plans which helped save King's Landing from Stannis Baratheon's forces, and tells Tyrion that he is "made to do great deeds". He also rebukes Joffrey for publicly shaming Tyrion and destroying Tyrion's wedding gift, *Lives of Four Kings*. Garlan unsuccessfully tries to save the boy king when he chokes to death.
While the Kingsguard meet in the White Sword Tower, Garlan guards the new king, Tommen I Baratheon.
From King's Landing, Garlan brings half of the Tyrell strength back to the Reach to press his claim on Brightwater Keep,
After Queen Margaery is imprisoned by the Faith Militant, she tells Queen Regent Cersei Lannister that she would want Garlan to represent her in a possible trial by combat. Cersei explains that Garlan would not be able to represent a queen because he is not a member of the Kingsguard.
Tyrion: If I am ever Hand again, the first thing I'll do is hang all the singers.
Garlan: A valiant deed unsung is no less valiant.
- Tyrion Lannister and Garlan
Garland II Gardener, called Garland the Bridegroom, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He brought House Hightower of Oldtown and their domains peacefully into the Kingdom of the Reach through long negotiations and marriage by wedding his daughter to Lymond Hightower whilst putting aside his own wives to marry Lord Lymand's daughter.
Garland VI Gardener was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. During his minority, a member of House Tyrell ruled the Reach in his name as Regent.
Garmund Hightower was a member of House Hightower. He was married to Princess Rhaena Targaryen, and had six daughters by her.
Garrett Flowers is a bastard son of Garth Tyrell.
When Garrett's father Garth travels to Oldtown to take ship to King's Landing to serve on the small council as the new master of coin, Garrett and his brother Garse accompany him, as Lord Tywin Lannister had promised to find a place for them. When informing Queen Regent Cersei Lannister about this, Lord Mace Tyrell suggests Garrett and his brother are named to the City Watch of King's Landing. However, Cersei, wishing to prevent the presence of another Tyrell on the small council, prevents Garth's promotion by quickly naming Lord Gyles Rosby as the new master of coin.
Garrett Greenspear is a ranger of the Night's Watch.
Garrett accompanies Jon Snow when the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch meets Tormund beyond the Wall.
Garrett Paege is a member of House Paege. He is a squire.
Garrett, a child hostage serving at the court in King's Landing after House Paege submitted to the crown following the Red Wedding,
When Ser Daven Lannister and Jaime discuss the lynching of Lannister foragers, Daven suggests that some riverlords might be responsible as they still support the northern cause, even though they have formally submitted to the Iron Throne. Jaime think to himself that he would hate to execute Garrett, as he has grown fond of the boy. Ser Jaime then suggests that Beric Dondarrion is a more likely suspect.
Garris, called Garris the Grey, was a legendary Rhoynish prince of Ny Sar that drove the hairy men away from the land where Norvos stands today. After expelling the hairy men, the Rhoynar did not linger, preferring the more temperate climes of the lower river to the dark skies and cold winds of the hills.
Garrison Fowler, known as the Blind King, was a head of House Fowler and was the last King of Stone and Sky in Dorne.
Although Garrison was aged and sightless, he was still feared for his cunning.
Garrison was defeated in Nymeria's War and was one of six kings sent to the Wall by Nymeria.
Garrison Prester is the Lord of Feastfires and head of House Prester.
Garse is a guardsman at Castle Black.
Garse and another guard are stationed outside of Lord Commander Jon Snow's quarters. He offers to escort Jon to the King's Tower to speak with Stannis Baratheon.
Garse Flowers is a bastard son of Garth Tyrell.
When Garse's father Garth travels to Oldtown to take ship to King's Landing to serve on the small council as the new master of coin, Garse and his brother Garrett accompany him, as Lord Tywin Lannister had promised to find a place for them. When informing Queen Regent Cersei Lannister about this, Lord Mace Tyrell suggests Garse and his brother are named to the City Watch of King's Landing. However, Cersei, wishing to prevent the presence of another Tyrell on the small council, prevents Garth's promotion by quickly naming Lord Gyles Rosby as the new master of coin.
Ser Garse Goodbrook is a knight of House Goodbrook. He is the husband of Kyra Frey with whom he has two children, Walder and Jeyne Goodbrook.
Ser Garse is killed in the camps outside the Red Wedding.
Ser Jared Frey tells the Merman's Court that his daughter's husband, Garse, was killed by Robb Stark, who had changed into a wolf.
Garse VII Gardener was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener.
He was slain by King Argilac Durrandon, the last of the Storm Kings, in the Battle of Summerfield during the Century of Blood.
Garth can refer to:
For other articles sharing the same title, please see this disambiguation page.
Garth is a gaoler, headsman and torturer in the Wolf's Den at White Harbor.
The large Garth is bald and taciturn. He always glowers and wears the same greasy leather jerkin.[*citation needed*]
Garth refers to Davos Seaworth as a dead man during his imprisonment, constantly serving as a reminder to Davos that his life hangs in the balance now that Lord Wyman Manderly commanded that his head and hands be cut off.[*citation needed*]
Garth introduces "his ladies" to Davos. The Whore is a rod of cold black iron, while Lady Lu is a large sharp axe. The other keepers tell him that Garth spends his days honing Lady Lu. Davos resolves to go to his death as a knight, asking only that they take his head before his hands.[*citation needed*]
Fortunately for Davos, the command to execute him is a sham; Robett Glover eventually appears at his door and politely asks him to follow him.[*citation needed*]
The Whore don't look like much, but when I heat her up red-hot and let her touch your cock, you'll cry for mother. And this here's my Lady Lu. It's her who'll take your head and hands, when Lord Wyman sends down word.
- Garth to Davos Seaworth
For other articles sharing the same title, please see this disambiguation page.
Ser Garth Greenfield is the Knight of Greenfield and head of House Greenfield.
Ser Garth is part of the Lannister host besieging Riverrun. He is taken captive during the battle in the Whispering Wood.
Ser Garth is held captive at Raventree Hall.
For other articles sharing the same title, please see this disambiguation page.
Garth Greenhand, also called Garth Greenhair and Garth the Green, was a mythical High King of the First Men and said to have been the common ancestor of numerous houses from the Reach. His firstborn son, Garth the Gardener, founded House Gardener, the Kings of the Reach.
Garth supposedly wore a crown of vines and flowers and made the land bloom.
According to some legends, Garth Greenhand was the High King who led the First Men across the Arm of Dorne. Other tales claim he predated the arrival of the First Men, making not only the first human in Westeros but also the only human, and that he interacted with the children of the forest and giants. In some tales he is a god, and in a few of these, the oldest ones, he demands blood sacrifice from his worshippers to ensure a bountiful harvest; in some stories the green god dies every autumn, only to be reborn with the coming of spring. Some tales claim he had green hands, green hair or green skin overall, or antlers like a stag.
It is said Garth first taught men to farm, giving them the gift of seed and showing them how to plant and sow, how to raise crops and reap the harvest. Some tales indicate he tried to do the same with giants and children of the forest, but the giants pelted him with boulders and the children laughed, stating the woods provided them with all their needs. Where he walked, farms and villages and orchards sprouted. He carried a canvas bag, heavy with seed, which he scattered as he went along. Befitting a god, the bag was filled with seeds for all of the world's trees, grains, fruits and flowers, and its content was endless.
Garth Greenhand not only brought fertility to the land but also to women, making barren ones fruitful with a touch, even crones who no longer got their moon blood. Maidens ripened in his presence, mothers brought forth twins or even triplets when he blessed them and young girls flowered at his smile. Lords and common men alike offered up their virgin daughters to him wherever he went so their crops may ripen and trees grow heavy with fruit. Any maiden he deflowered delivered strong sons or fair daughters.
In some myths Garth is a contemporary of Bran the Builder or Durran Godsgrief, while in others he is the ancestor of them all. To the maesters, however, he was no more than a warchief or petty king who led the first wave of First Men across the Arm of Dorne.
Garth also planted an oak from which sprung the Oakenseat, the throne of the Gardener kings.
Garth had many descendents; supposedly half the noble houses in the Reach, including the Tyrells and the Florents, can trace their lineage back to him.
His numerous children are said to have included:
Garth like to plant his seed in fertile ground, they say. I shouldn't wonder that more than his hands were green.
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Garth Greyfeather is a ranger of the Night's Watch.
Garth is part of the great ranging which leaves Castle Black and the Shadow Tower in search of Benjen Stark and Mance Rayder. He is one of the survivors of the fight at the Fist.[*citation needed*]
Garth stays loyal to the Watch during the mutiny at Craster's Keep and was one of the few survivors of the ranging to make it all the way back to Castle Black.
When Melisandre is burning "Mance Rayder" at Castle Black, Lord Commander Jon Snow has Garth, Donnel Hill, Ulmer, and Bearded Ben shoot arrows at the burning man to end his suffering.
Jon sends three groups each comprising three rangers beyond the Wall to scout and explore. Garth Greyfeather, Black Jack Bulwer, and Hairy Hal are one such group.
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Ser Garth Hightower, called Garth Greysteel, is a knight of House Hightower and the second son of Lord Leyton Hightower.
After the ironborn attack the Reach, Garth is given the task of training new troops at Oldtown.
Garth III Gardener, called Garth the Great, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He extended the borders of the Reach northward, winning Old Oak, Red Lake, and Goldengrove with pacts of friendship and mutual defence.
Garth IX Gardener was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. Along with his son and grandson, he is remembered as one of the Three Sage Kings who dealt with the Andal invasion of the Reach with a policy of accord and assimilation rather then armed resistance.
Instead of fighting off the Andals, Garth IX brought a septon to his court and made him part of his councils. The first sept at Highgarden was built during Garth's reign, although he continued to worship the old gods. He took Andals into his service as household knights and retainers, and bequeathed lands and wives and lordships for the more powerful of the Andal kings and other Andal adventurers descending on the Reach in exchange for pledges of fealty.
He is known for having stated: *"When a wolf descends upon your flocks, all you gain by killing him is a short respite, for other wolves will come. If instead you feed the wolf and tame him and turn his pups into your guard dogs, they will protect the flock when the pack comes ravening."*
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Ser Garth Oldflowers was a knight and member of House Oldflowers, during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen.
Ser Garth is listed as a participant of the Tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC.
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Garth Tyrell, better known as Garth the Gross, is the uncle of Lord Mace Tyrell of Highgarden. He serves his nephew as the Lord Seneschal, as he served Mace's father Lord Luthor.
While dancing with Sansa Stark at her wedding to Tyrion Lannister, Ser Garlan Tyrell mentions his uncle Garth in a jape that makes the depressed Sansa laugh.
Lord Tywin Lannister had invited Garth to become the new master of coin after Tyrion Lannister's arrest. His two sons were also supposed to join the gold cloaks. However, once Queen Regent Cersei Lannister finds out about this, she names Lord Gyles Rosby to the position of master of coin on the small council.
Lord Mace Tyrell, now the Hand of the King following the elevation of Ser Kevan Lannister to the position of Lord Regent and Protector of the Realm, wants to replace Ser Harys Swyft as master of coin with his uncle Garth.
Garth VII Gardener, called the Goldenhand or Garth Goldenhand, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He is considered the greatest Gardener King in the history of the Reach, for his deeds both in war and in peace. He became king at twelve and had reigned for eighty-one years when he died.
As a boy, Garth turned back a Dornish invasion when King Ferris Fowler led a thousand men through the Wide Way intent on conquest.
In his final and greatest war, Garth VII faced an alliance between the Storm King and the King of the Rock, who intended to divide the Reach between them. The Goldenhand defeated them both, and then with cunning words he sowed such strife between the two that they turned on each other with great slaughter at the Battle of Three Armies. In the aftermath Garth married his daughters to their heirs and signed a pact with each, thereby fixing the borders between their three kingdoms.
But Garth's greatest achievement was to give his kingdom and people three-quarters of a century of golden peace. During the long years of his reign, the Reach was at war for less than ten. Generations of boys were born, grew to manhood, and sired children of their own and died without ever having to know what it was to grasp a spear and shield and march away to war. And with this long peace came an unprecedented prosperity. This period became known as the Golden Reign, and was when the Reach truly flowered.
Garth VII died when he was ninety-three, frail of body but sound of wits, having reigned for eighty-one years. He was succeeded on the Oakenseat by a great-grandson.
Garth VI Gardener, called the Morningstar, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He died in battle against the ironborn.
Garth V Gardener was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He was dubbed Hammer of the Dornish.
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Garth XII Gardener was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener.
A coin that had been minted during the reign of Garth the Twelfth is found beneath the chamber pot in Rugen's cell by Qyburn. This leads Queen Cersei Lannister to believe that the Tyrells have something to do with Tyrion Lannister's escape.
Garth XI Gardener, also known as Garth the Painter, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. He was the son and successor of Mern VI Gardener.
While his father had done much to restore the Reach and Highgarden after the civil war instigated by House Peake and House Manderly, and the Dornish raiding that sacked Highgarden, Garth XI did the rest, taking such a terrible vengeance upon the Dornish that Lord Hightower said the Red Mountains had been green until Garth painted them with Dornish blood. For the remainder of his long reign, the king was known as Garth the Painter.
Garth X Gardener, called Garth Greybeard, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. During his long reign House Gardener reached the nadir of its power.
He came into the crown at the age of seven and died at ninety-six, reigning longer than his forebear Garth VII Gardener. Though vigorous in his youth, Garth X was neither wise nor clever. Vain and frivolous, he surrounded himself with fools and flatterers and lost his wits entirely in old age. During the long years of his senility, he became the tool of first one faction and then another as those around him vied for wealth and power. Garth sired no sons and only daughters; one of whom had married Lord Manderly and another to Lord Peake and each lord was determined that his wife should succeed Garth Greybeard. The rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy, and murder, finally escalating into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides.
With the Kingdom of the Reach in chaos and the king too feeble to grasp what was occurring, much less stop it, the Storm King and the King of the Rock seized the opportunity and took large swathes of territory, whilst Dornish raids grew bolder and more frequent. One Dornish king besieged Oldtown, whilst another crossed the Mander and sacked Highgarden. The Oakenseat was chopped into pieces and burned, whilst the senile King Garth X was found tied to his bed, whimpering and covered in his own filth. The Dornish cut his throat - in an act of mercy one of them would later say - then put Highgarden to the torch after stripping it of all its wealth.
Almost a decade of anarchy followed, until Ser Osmund Tyrell, the High Steward of Highgarden, made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated both the Peakes and Manderlys, reclaimed the ruined seat of the Gardeners, and placed a second cousin of the late and unlamented Garth Greybeard on its new throne who ascended as King Mern VI Gardener.
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Garth of Greenaway is a ranger of the Night's Watch. He comes from Greenaway.
Garth is among the members of the Night's Watch who accompany Lord Commander Jeor Mormont on the Great Ranging. He survives the fight at the Fist and is among the survivors who make it to Craster's Keep. There, Garth is one of the brothers who betray the Night's Watch. During the mutiny, Garth kills Garth of Oldtown.
Garth remains at Craster's Keep after the betrayal, along with a few other former members of the Night's Watch.
Five betrayers wander in the haunted forest, planning to head south over the Wall. However, the traitors are killed by Coldhands and his ravens. Summer, Bran Stark's direwolf, finds the bodies and eats parts of the meat. It is unknown if Garth is among them.
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Garth of Oldtown is a ranger of the Night's Watch. He comes from Oldtown.
Garth is among the members of the Night's Watch who accompany Lord Commander Jeor Mormont on the Great Ranging. He survives the fight at the Fist and is among the survivors who make it to Craster's Keep. There, he is one of the brothers who complain loudly. During the mutiny, Garth is killed by Garth of Greenaway.
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Garth the Gardener was the legendary first King of the Reach and the founder of House Gardener.
Garth was the eldest son of the mythical Garth Greenhand, the High King of the First Men said to have been the ancestor of numerous houses of the Reach.
Garth the Harelip was a captain of the City Watch of King's Landing during the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. He commanded the Dragon Gate.
During the riots of King's landing, Ser Garth led his men against the rioters and managed to restore some semblance of order to the streets north and east of Rhaeny's Hill.
Ser Gascoyne of the Greenblood is a knight and the sworn shield of Prince Trystane Martell.
Ser Gascoyne stands guard while Prince Trystane and Princess Myrcella Baratheon play *cyvasse*.
The Gate is a cavernous mummers playhall in Braavos. It was built by Izembaro.
The Gate is located close by the edge of Drowned Town, between the Outer Harbor and the Purple Harbor. The Ship is close by.
An old warehouse had burnt down where the Gate now stands and the ground is sinking a little more each year, so the land came cheap. Izembaro raised his playhall atop the flooded stone foundation of the warehouse.
The Gate's stage developed a tilt as the building settled and water snakes nest in the flooded cellar. The mummers costumes are prone to mildew.
According to Izembaro, the Dome and the Blue Lantern might enjoy more fashionable environs but with the Gate's location being between the Outer Harbor and the Purple Harbor, the troupe would never lack for sailors and whores to fill their pit. He told the mummers that the Gate would flourish as the Ship had, and in time he was proven right. The Sealord has never visited the Gate, but Izembaro named a box after him anyway, the largest and most opulent in the house.
The four balconies:
The mummers of the Gate put on a performance of *The Bloody Hand*.
The Gate of the Gods, by Franz Miklis. © Fantasy Flight Games©
The Gate of the Gods is one of the seven huge gates that surround the huge walls of King's Landing. There are detailed carvings on the gatehouse and over the portcullis with eyes that seem to follow you as you enter the gates. The gatehouse has a windowless guard room. It is at the western corner of the wall. The Kingsroad enters King's Landing from the North at the Gate of the Gods.
In the reign of Maegor I Targaryen, Maegor had his own wife and queen; Alys Harroway tortured to death and executed. Following her death, Alys body was cut into seven parts and mounted on spikes above each of the seven gates of the city, one of which was above the Gate of the Gods.
The procession returning Tywin Lannister's body to Casterly Rock leaves King's Landing through the Gate of the Gods. Jaime Lannister feels it would have been more fitting and appropriate if they left via the Lion Gate instead.
The Gatehouse Tower. © FFG
The Gatehouse Tower is one of the three remaining towers of Moat Cailin, the others being the Children's Tower and the Drunkard's Tower. It is the only tower which still stands straight, even retaining some of the walls around it.
Robb Stark takes this tower as his seat when he marches south.
During the siege of Moat Cailin, Ramsay Bolton sends Theon Greyjoy to offer the ironborn garrison of Moat Cailin food and safe passage if they surrender to House Bolton unarmed. Theon succeeds in entering the Gatehouse Tower, where he discovers forty-eight ironmen are still holding the tower. Most are men from House Codd.
The Gates of Fate - by Marc Fishman ©
The Gates of Fate are located at the entrance of the Great Pit of Daznak in Meereen. The archway is formed by two bronze warriors, one wielding an axe and the other a sword, killing each other in mortal combat.
The mortal art.
- thoughts of Daenerys Targaryen regarding the statues
The Gates of the Moon
The Vale and the location of the Gates of the Moon
The Gates of the Moon is a castle at the base of the Giant's Lance. It is held by Nestor Royce, High Steward of the Vale and Keeper of the Gates of the Moon.
The Gates of the Moon is a stout castle with a moat, a gatehouse, a yard, and square towers. It is larger than the Eyrie.
The Gates of the Moon was the first seat of House Arryn in the Vale. After the Battle of the Seven Stars, Artys I Arryn, the first King of Mountain and Vale, began construction of the large castle where his host had encamped below the Giant's Lance the night before his victory. The two eldest sons of Artys who followed him on the throne expanded the castle.
While formidable, the Gates of the Moon was considered by some to not be suitable for kings, and the fourth Arryn monarch, Roland I, found it lacking in comparison to grand Casterly Rock and the Hightower. Roland considered dismantling his seat and starting anew, but he instead decided to build the Eyrie high on the Giant's Lance after wild clansmen descended from the Mountains of the Moon.
The Gates of the Moon has since been used by House Arryn as their seat during winter, but when summer comes they return to the Eyrie..
En route to the Eyrie, Catelyn Stark and her companions visit the Gates of the Moon and are welcomed by Nestor Royce, Keeper of the Gates of the Moon.
Lady Lysa Arryn rarely allows visitors to ascend past the Gates of the Moon. The castle is maintained by Myranda Royce, the daughter of Nestor.
Sansa Stark recalls that the wedding party of Lord Petyr Baelish and Lysa stopped at the Gates of the Moon before ascending to the Eyrie. Claiming it was the desire of the late Lady Lysa, Petyr grants the castle and the title of Keeper of the Gates of the Moon to Nestor in perpetuity, thus forming House Royce of the Gates of the Moon.
The Lords Declarant gather six thousand men about the Gates of the Moon, while Lord Nestor has a garrison of three hundred to oppose them. Petyr is able able to negotiate a truce with the Lords Declarant, however.
With the onset of winter, Lord Robert Arryn's court descends from the Eyrie to the Gates of the Moon. Within, Petyr introduces "Alayne Stone" to three knights, Byron, Morgarth, and Shadrich, and later tells her of his plan to marry her to Ser Harrold Hardyng, Robert's heir.
Nobles from throughout the Vale, including Harry the Heir, travel to the Gates of the Moon to attend the tourney for the Brotherhood of Winged Knights.
The Arryns raised the Gates, in the days when they still wore the Falcon Crown and ruled the Vale as kings. The Eyrie was their summer seat, but when the snows began to fall the court would make its descent. Some would say the Gates were as royal as the Eyrie.
– Nestor Royce to Petyr Baelish
Nestor: Whilst Lord Jon ruled the realm as Hand, it fell to me to rule the Vale for him. I did all that he required of me and asked nothing for myself. But by the gods, I earned this!
Petyr: You did, and Lord Robert sleeps more easily knowing that you are always there, a staunch friend at the foot of his mountain. So ... a toast, my lord. To House Royce, Keepers of the Gates of the Moon ... now and forever.
– Nestor Royce and Petyr Baelish
Gaven Greywolf was a First Men skinchanger who was killed along his kin by a King of Winter of House Stark during "the savage War of the Wolves".
Gavin, known as Gavin the Trader, is a wildling leader.
Gavin is among the wildling leaders who accompany Tormund Giantsbane to the Wall in declaring a truce with the Night's Watch.
Grand Maester Gawen was a maester of the Citadel. He served as Grand Maester during the reigns of Kings Aegon I, Aenys I, and, albeit briefly, Maegor I.
Gawen served as Grand Maester for King Aegon I Targaryen. Between 20 AC and 26 AC, he and Ser Osmund Strong, Aegon's Hand of the King, were charged with raising walls around King's Landing.
Following the death of King Aenys I and the coronation of Aenys's half-brother Maegor I Targaryen by his mother Visenya Targaryen, Gawen protested. He stated that following the laws of inheritance the crown should pass to Aenys' oldest son, Prince Aegon. Maegor personally beheaded Gawen for his protests with Blackfyre. After Gawen's death, there were no further protests on Dragonstone.
Ser Gawen Corbray was a knight of House Corbray during the reign of King Aegon I Targaryen.
On the account of his reputation as one of the deadliest knights in the Seven Kingdoms, Ser Gawen was chosen by Queen Visenya Targaryen as master-at-arms for her son, Prince Maegor Targaryen, on Dragonstone.
Prince Gawen Gardener was a member of House Gardener of Highgarden and the second son of Mern IX Gardener, King of the Reach.
When his father made an alliance with Loren I Lannister, King of the Rock, to join their armies against Aegon the Conqueror, Gawen rode beside him carrying the Gardener banner. Gawen burned in the Field of Fire alongside his father, brothers, and his father's grandsons when Aegon and his sisters, Visenya and Rhaenys, unleashed the fury of their dragons.
Gawen Glover is a member of House Glover, the eldest son of Robett and Sybelle Glover..
Gawen is captured, along with his sister Erena and mother Sybelle, when Asha Greyjoy takes Deepwood Motte.
Gawen and his sister and mother are kept captive at Deepwood by Asha.
Gawen and his sister are left captive at Ten Towers by Asha under the care of her aunts.
Gawen Sarwyck is a member of House Sarwyck and the second son of the late Lord Raynald Sarwyck. He has only appeared in the video game *Game of Thrones*.
He is rumored to have killed his father by poisoning him.
Lord Gawen Swann was Lord of Stonehelm and head of House Swann during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen.
By 209 AC, Gawen was an old man. During the tourney at Ashford Meadow that year, Lord Gawen's armor, cloak, and horse bardings were a riot of black and white as well, down to the stripes on his scabbard and lance.
Lord Gawen's fool named Matarys Targaryen the "Even Younger Prince".
Lord Gawen participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC, where he challenged Prince Valarr Targaryen. Gawen yielded after falling from the saddle in the second run.
Gawen Westerling is Lord of the Crag and head of House Westerling.
Ser Kevan Lannister describes Gawen as a good man.
Gawen wed Sybell of House Spicer, a wealthy house of lowborn origins.
Gawen once offered his elder daughter, Jeyne, as a match for either Martyn or Willem Lannister, but was rejected.
Lord Gawen is a member of Ser Jaime Lannister's host besieging Riverrun. He is captured by Lord Jason Mallister in the battle in the Whispering Wood.
Gawen is held at Seagard during his imprisonment.
Robb conquers Gawen's castle with the storming of the Crag. Gawen's wife, Sybell Spicer, and castellan, Ser Rolph Spicer, conspire with Lord Tywin Lannister.
Gawen is pardoned by the Iron Throne after the Red Wedding.
Gawen is present at the siege of Riverrun. He is with the Lannister-Frey army urging the commanders to settle the siege peacefully, as he is worried about possible retaliations against his family who are within the castle.
Gawen is a good man, but his wife is Sybell Spicer. He should never have wed her. The Westerlings always did have more honor than sense.
- Kevan Lannister to Tyrion Lannister
Jaime had to wonder how much Lord Gawen knew about his wife's scheming. How much do we men ever know?
- thoughts of Jaime Lannister
Ser Gawen Wylde was a knight of House Wylde. He was the former master-at-arms at Storm's End.
During Robert's Rebellion, when the Siege of Storm's End was at its worst, Ser Gawen and three other knights tried to sneak out of Storm's End through a postern gate and surrender. They were intercepted and captured. Stannis Baratheon, who had command of the castle, ordered them flung from the walls using the catapults. As they were being strapped down, Maester Cressen suggested that they not send them to their deaths, as the remaining rations were low and there was no need to waste good meat. Ser Gawen was sent to the cells where he later died.
Gay Abandon was a Pentoshi cog during the Dance of the Dragons.
Two Targaryen princes, Aegon the Younger and Viserys, were to be fostered by the Prince of Pentos near the start of the civil war. While carrying them to Pentos, the Gay Abandon met ninety warships of the Triarchy sailing from the Stepstones to the Gullet. The Gay Abandon was taken captive and her escorts sunk or captured. Shortly thereafter the Battle of the Gullet took place.
Gella is the granddaughter of Lord Godric Borrell, through one of his daughters.
She is unmarried and said to be homely in appearance.
She cooks the local specialty sister's stew for her grandfather.
Gendel was a former King-Beyond-the-Wall, a title he shared with his brother, Gorne. He led an invasion into the North.
Three thousand years before the War of the Five Kings, Gendel and his brother Gorne ruled as King-Beyond-the-Wall. They gathered the free folk to them and marched them through Gorne's Way, a path through caves beneath the Wall. They evaded the Night's Watch, but when they emerged on the far side, the King in the North was waiting for them and attacked them. Gorne slew the King, but his son took up his crown and killed Gorne in turn. While the battle raged, the Night's Watch, made aware of the battle, sortied from their castles and took the wildlings in the rear. Gendel was also killed in the battle according to the traditions in the North.
According to the wildlings however, Gendel survived. He was now the sole King-Beyond-the-Wall and cutting his way through the Night's Watch he attempted to return beyond the Wall via the same route the wildlings had come. However, Gendel did not know the way as well as Gorne and supposedly got lost forever trying to find his way out.
WIldling legend says that the descendents of Gendel's people still dwell in those caves, attacking anyone who tries to find Gorne's Way and eating them.
A variety of social patterns concerning gender and sexuality can be observed in the Known World of *A Song of Ice and Fire. Modern terms such as "gay", "homosexual", or "LGBT" do not appear in the *A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Moreover, no analogous in-universe term has ever been introduced.
For that matter, it is as yet unclear if "homosexuals" are even considered a conceptual category of persons in Westeros and beyond, given that this conceptual category didn't actually exist in the real Middle Ages.
Numerous characters have engaged in homosexual behavior or expressed desires for characters of the same gender:
Additonally, Lady Sabitha Vypren, married to Lord Forrest Frey during the Dance of the Dragons, was said to have been “fond of killing men and kissing women”, though his personal sexual preference is not stated.
Multiple characters have displayed sexual attraction towards or have had sexual relations with both genders:
Furthermore, Daenerys Targaryen, who had previously been married to Drogo and has expressed sexual attraction to men since then on several occasions, has had several sexual encounters with Irri, her handmaiden, although she does not appear to be sexually attracted to her.
Only one named intersex character has ever appeared: Sweets, one of the lead slaves in Yezzan zo Qaggaz's private menagerie of slaves with physical oddities, and also one of his bedwarmers. Sweets is referred to by other characters as a "hermaphrodite", and uses male and female pronouns interchangeably.
Additionally, King Loreon V Lannister, a King of the Rock of House Lannister of Casterly Rock, was fond of dressing in his wife's clothing and wandering the docks of Lannisport in the guise of a common whore. He subsequently became known as "Queen Lorea".
George R. R. Martin has declared that the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire* has no knowledge of genetics, so any more subtle chromosomal or hormonal conditions are unknown to them, only visible anatomical characteristics. When asked if Brienne of Tarth has a chromosomal condition, like Triple X syndrome, he responded that he did not know, because the maesters in-universe do not know what DNA is.
The societal patterns in Westeros are rather uniform in several aspects. However, several aspects are dependent on the different religions which are practiced in the Seven Kingdoms, and can thus differ between regions.
The customs regarding inheritance and landownership are rather uniform throughout the Kingdoms. Male-preference primogeniture is customary, although not binding, for most nobles.
As such, although the rule of a seat of lands is frequently in male hands, women can inherit lands and have certain political power in their own right.[N 1] Aditionally, women can become regents for their children until these children come of age.[N 2]
The Faith of the Seven contains both a male clergy, septons, and a female clergy, septas. They are ruled over by a council of the highest ranking septons and septas, called the Most Devout. Regardless, the head of the Faith, called the High Septon, who is usually elected from among the Most Devout, is always male.
The Faith of the Seven only allows marriages between one man and one woman.
Further the Faith is against homosexual relationships – be they a relationship between two men or a relationship between two women. In Dorne, however, views are considerably less strict, as the dornish do not see it as a concern if two or more men or women are together.
According to the Faith, men and women were shaped as they are for begetting trueborn children,
The Faith considers it to be base and sinful for women to practice prostitution, Their view on men committing adultery is not known.
Regardless of the opinions of the Faith, however, members of the society do frequently engage in sexual behaviors the Faith criticizes, such as adultery, homosexual behavior, and prostitution.
The old gods of the First Men still hold sway in the northern-most kingdom of the Seven Kingdoms, as well as in the lands beyond the Wall. There is no organized priesthood, nor are there holy texts.
Incest,
First cousin marriage is not considered incest under the Faith of the Seven, and the same seems to be true of those who follow the Old Gods in the North (though whether this was always the case, or changed over the centuries due to Andal influence, is unknown).[N 5]
Although polygamy is absent from the society south of the Wall, several members of the free folk are known to practice such marriage customs. Craster has nineteen wives,
While the followers of the old gods south of the Wall have similar views on gender roles in battle than the rest of Westeros, north of the Wall, female warriors are far more common. The term "spearwives" is used to describe these wildling women.
The Drowned God is worshiped by the ironborn, and is the primary religion on the Iron Islands. They have an all-male clergy.
Strength and power are valued on the Iron Islands, and reavers are esteemed the most of all. From their raids, they bring captives, who serve their captors as thralls. Most of the male captives work in the fields or mines. A few, the sons of lords, knights, and rich merchants, might be ransomed for gold. Thralls who can read, write, and do sums might serve as stewards, tutors, and scribes. Older women might become scullions, cooks, seamstresses, weavers, midwives, and such. However, most prized are young women. They might become serving girls, whores, household drudges, or wives to other thralls. However, the fairest, strongest, and most nubile are kept as salt wives.
The ironborn practice a form of limited polygamy: a man can have one true- and freeborn "rock wife". However, he can also have multiple "salt wives", usually women captured on raids. Salt wives are considered more than mere concubines, and any sons born of such unions are not considered bastards, but can inherit should their father have no surviving sons by his rock wife. The number of salt wives a man can support is considered to be an indication of his power, wealth, and virility.
Although women can inherit on the Iron Islands, they are still considered to be the weaker sex.*]
Regular ironborn lords generally seem to follow the same Andal inheritance law as most of southern Westeros. Gwynesse Harlaw insists that she should rule the Ten Towers, the seat of House Harlaw, instead of her brother Rodrik, as she is seven years his elder.[*citation needed] Asha Greyjoy also tried to convince her uncle Victarion to name her his heir as a compromise, though he declined.[citation needed*]
Victarion Greyjoy felt that Maester Kerwin "looked more girlish than most girls", and did not react surprised when informed that Kerwin had been dragged below decks and used by some of the crew "as a woman".
In the Valyrian Freehold it had been custom among the dragonlords to marry brother to sister, or, if that was not possible, an uncle to a niece, or an aunt to a nephew (and beyond that, to as close a cousin as possible). This allowed them to keep the bloodline pure. Although polygamous marriages were less common, this practice was accepted as well.
It is unclear if the ancient Valyrians even made a distinction between male-preference or equal primogeniture; It appears that if the firstborn child was a daughter, she would be wed to her eldest subsequent brother, thereby preventing a conflict over the succession. Aegon I Targaryen was said to have been expected to marry his older sister Visenya "by tradition" – and though he did so, he married his younger sister as well.
Valyrian women could be dragonriders, such as Aegon I's sisters, and Jaenara Belaerys.[*citation needed*]
Eight of the nine Free Cities are colonies founded by the Valyrian Freehold. Each of the nine city-states has its own culture and social patterns:
Most of the free cities are home to temples to multiple gods, and have no specific religion practiced within the city walls. The followers of R'hllor, the Lord of Light, have grown greatly in number over the past few centuries,
Women can come to rule over aristicratic families in Meereen in at least some circumstances. After Daenerys Targaryen's conquest of the city, many of the aristocratic families are subsequently led by daughters, sisters, and widows who lost male family members in the fall of the city.[*citation needed*]
The religion of Slaver's Bay is led by the Graces, an all-female priesthood. They also practice temple prostitution.[*citation needed*]
The Qartheen dress in linen, samite and tiger fur. As per Qartheen fashion, women were Qartheen gowns, which leave one breast exposed.
Qartheen men and women retain their possessions after marriage. However, there is a marriage custom where, on the day of the wedding, the groom may ask for any one item from his bride's possessions and the bride may ask for any one item of the groom's possessions. Whatever is asked by either cannot be denied. This is seen as a gift of devotion by the bride and groom to each other.
In the ancient kingdom of Sarnor, women and men rode to battle alongside each other.
The Dothraki are mounted nomads whose warriors are all male. They travel in *khalasars, which are always led by a male *khal, who in turn is protected by his three male bloodriders. Meanwhile, their religious leaders are the all-female dosh khaleen ("council of crones"), the widows of dead khals, who assemble in Vaes Dothrak.
Among the Dothraki, at least the Khal is known to be allowed to practice polygamy. For example, Khal Jommo is known to have four wives.
The Summer Islands have very positive attitudes towards sex, seeing it as a joyous and life-affirming act given to humanity as a gift from the gods. They practice temple prostitution and sacred sex worship.
Summer Islander women are considered equal to men, often encountered as warriors, ship captains, or rulers in their own right.[*citation needed*]
Men and women from the Thousand Islands are completely hairless, with sickly skin. Women file their teeth down to points, while the men "slice the foreskins from their members" – making them the only culture in the known world described as practicing circumcision.
The god-emperor of Yi Ti openly keeps dozens of court concubines, though it is unclear if lesser lords do the same.
The three surviving city-states of Hyrkoon have all-female warriors, due to the religious belief that only those who give life can take it. According to Addam of Duskendale's account, Hyrkoon warrior-women go about bare breasted, with iron rings through their nipples.
Each tribe of the Jogos Nhai is led by a jhat (war leader) and a moonsinger (combination of priestess, healer, and judge). The jhat is usually male and rules over external affairs, while the moonsingers are usually women, who rule over internal affairs. If a young male wishes to be a moonsinger, he can – although he must dress and live as a woman. Similarly, a young female who wishes to be a jhat must dress and live as a man. Zhea the Cruel, one of the most famous Jogos Nhai war-leaders in history, who united them all as jhat of jhats to smash the armies of Yi Ti, was himself born a biological female.
Not much is known about the cultures of non-human sapient races, who have dwindled to near-extinction in recent millennia.
Dragons, while not a sapient race but animals (albeit very intelligent ones), are still noteworthy for their relatively unusual reproductive biology. Dragons have no fixed gender differentiation - according to Barth and Maester Aemon, dragons are “but now one and now the other, as changeable as flame”,
The society of real-life Medieval Europe, like Greco-Roman societies before it, did not actually possess a binary of heterosexual versus homosexual. Instead, the sexual categories of the Greco-Romans were divided along a Top/Bottom dichotomy, between those who penetrate and those who get penetrated. Men who penetrated other men were seen as normal and masculine; only men who were penetrated were considered unusual or shamefully effeminate. Societies with Top/Bottom dichotomy, heavily defined by penetration, also often didn't conceptually recognize female homosexuality, even to condemn it.
The society of Medieval Europe was similar to the older Greco-Roman models, with a Top/Bottom binary, given that both were male-dominated societies in which religious moral instruction was itself dominated by male priests. Pagan viking culture in ancient Scandinavia similarly followed a Top/Bottom binary. The major difference is that Medieval Christianity came to practice clerical celibacy for monks and nuns, so that the fundamental division of society became between celibate or non-celibate (not heterosexual verus homosexual), and among the non-celibate, this was further divided into Top/Bottom binary. These patterns only ended with the massive social changes of the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s, during which clerical celibacy was rejected by Protestants, and even the Catholic Church had to respond with a new emphasis on praising sex within marriage among the non-celibate.
"Homosexuality" did not exist as a conceptual category in real-life Medieval Europe. It was seen as an action someone could perform, like adultery, but not as an exclusive category of identity. Given that the main social divide was between the celibate and the non-celibate, all non-procreative sex was frowned upon. A man receiving fellatio was condemned by the Church because it wasn't procreative, regardless of whether a woman or another man was performing it.
Homosexual behaviors were seen as a venal sin of the flesh, rather than being heavily villified. It was roughly on par with adultery or masturbation, both of which were frowned upon, but mass persecutions of homosexuals were not commonplace.
"Our bodies were shaped by our Father and Mother so we might join male to female and beget trueborn children. It is base and sinful for women to sell their holy parts for coin."
--Septon Raynard to Cersei Lannister
There are other customs besides that mark the Dornish as different. They are not greatly concerned if a child is born in wedlock or out of it, especially if the child is born to a paramour. Many lords—and even some ladies—have paramours, chosen for love and lust rather than for breeding or alliance. And when it comes to matters of love, that a man might lie with another man, or a woman with another woman, is likewise not cause for concern—and while the septons have often wished to shepherd the Dornishmen to the righteous path, they have had little effect.
The man's infamous, and not just for poisoning his sword. He has more bastards than Robert, and beds with boys as well.
– Jaime Lannister to Tywin Lannister
He knew the man only by reputation...but the reputation is fearsome...His tourneys, his battles, his duels, his horses, his carnality... it was said that he bedded men and women both, and had begotten bastard girls all over Dome.
- Thoughts of Tyrion Lannister; the very literal way that Jaime and Tyrion describe Oberyn's sexuality avoids using modern terms such as "homosexual" or "bisexual".
A man may prefer the taste of hippocras, yet if you set a tankard of ale before him, he will quaff it quick enough.
-Cersei Lannister, speculating that Renly Baratheon may have deflowered Margaery Tyrell, despite his inclinations towards her brother Loras.
*"One objection was raised: Laenor Velaryon was now nineteen years of age yet had never shown any interest in women. Instead he surrounded himself with handsome squires of his own age and was said to prefer their company. But Grand Maester Mellos dismissed this concern out of hand. “What of it?” he is supposed to have said. “I am not fond of fish, but when fish is served, I eat it.” Thus was the match decided."*
--Archmaester Gyldayn's history, on the decision to arrange a marriage alliance between Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Laenor Velaryon