#jon roxton

[daeron-targs]

Luthor Largent, Bold Jon Roxton, and Adrian Redfort have been cast, but still no Daeron

[julio-claudian-saberface]

The whole fandom loves Milkshake Knight, a witty knight who drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the knight is a rapist

[joplinsibtainappreciation]

Sibtain will be playing Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton.

For those who haven't read George R.R. Martin's World Of Ice & Fire or Fire & Blood, Sibtain's character is allied to Alicent Hightower’s (Olivia Cooke) during the Targaryen civil war (aka 'The Dance of Dragons'), wielding the Valyrian steel sword Orphan-Maker with his noted "black temper" during the bloody conflict.

Oh yes. Sword and chainmail Sibtain is back, for the first time since that one episode of BBC Robin Hood. Delicious.

[stromuprisahat]

When he spied Hard Hugh, Roxton saw his chance, and said, “Lord Hammer, my condolences.” Hammer turned, glowering. “For what?” he demanded. “You died in the battle,” Bold Jon replied, drawing Orphan-Maker and thrusting it deep into Hammer’s belly, before opening the bastard from groin to throat.

The Princess and the Queen & Fire and Blood (George R. R. Martin)

[bumblesimagines]

Prayer

Request: Yes or No

Pronouns: He/Him/His, M!Reader Summary: Alicent finds herself unable to escape her desire for a new face in court.

AHEM.

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Her long, forest-green gown dragged along the cold floor, picking up the dust-caked along the stones. Her hands remained curled around each other in front of her, her head held high as she approached her typical prayer area. Those in the sept bowed to her and scurried away once she passed them, for the last thing they wanted was to disrupt the Dowager Queen's prayer time. It reminded her of the loneliness that plagued her, looming over her like a dark storm cloud. She'd been a lonely child, a lonely mother, a lonely queen. Nobody truly understood her, nor did they bother trying. 

With a soft sigh, she carefully lowered herself down onto her knees and lit one of the many candles, careful not to get hot wax on herself or the sleeve of her gown. Alicent swallowed and spared a glance around her. Ser Criston and another knight stood by the entrance where she'd entered and two handmaidens lingered by them. Enough distance for her to speak of her sins without worry of rumors spreading. Alicent turned back to the candles and stared at the flames, her fingers lacing together. 

Alicent had many things to feel guilty about; her unsalvageable friendship with Rhaenyra, her crumbling relationship with her own children, the pain in which her husband had been in for much time before passing, the self-pity that filled her veins whenever she looked upon her daughter. She thought about it all constantly. But the thing that'd led her to seek out the Seven that day... had not been among the things she truly felt guilty about. Sure, there'd been a prickle of guilt, but primarily felt because of her husband who hadn't passed that long ago. 

Her eyes fluttered shut and she bowed her head, whispering her apologies into the quiet, chilly air filling the sept. She apologized to Rhaenyra for failing her, to her children for being thrusted into duty before they could mourn their father, and to Viserys for not being there in his final moments. But her voice faltered when she thought of him. Her fingers squeezed tightly around each other as heat enveloped her face and traveled down the rest of her body, making her itch for a quick return to the castle so she could plunge herself in a bath. 

The Small Council's newest Master of Ships: (Y/N) Roxton, younger brother to Jon Roxton the Bold. Alicent had been uneasy the day he'd arrived at King's Landing with his devilish eyes and smirky mouth but Aegon had been delighted with him when they met, cementing his spot amongst the council despite merely being a few years older than Aegon and by far the youngest council member they'd thus yet had. Alicent attempted to keep her worries in check but they soon soothed when (Y/N) proved to be rather well-mannered despite the bloody reputation he and his brother had garnered throughout the years, although his youth showed through his flirtatious nature. 

Alicent found the attention pleasing, surprisingly enough. Her father had deprived her of the chance of a love-filled marriage and King Viserys had hardly given her the attention she would've wanted from a husband as he only paid her attention to fulfil his own desires. She enjoyed the flirting, even if she dismissed him with shakes of her head or gentle scolding, but the smile that toyed on her lips only led him to continue. Dreams plagued her sleep and bitter jealousy began filling her veins whenever she noticed him flirting with someone else. 

Her eyes snapped open and she inhaled sharply, the heavy scent of smoke and incense filling her senses. Despite how badly she fought against the thoughts circulating her mind. She was a devoted woman of the Seven who ought to still be mourning her husband instead of thinking of such impurities. Alicent rose unsteadily to her feet and turned swiftly, retreating from the sept and toward the awaiting carriage. She refused to meet the eyes of her handmaidens as they returned to the castle and ignored Ser Criston's questioning stare when she entered the castle and moved down the halls until she stopped before the doors to his bedchambers. 

"(Y/N) and I will be discussing some pressing matters at hand, Ser Criston. I do not wish to be interrupted." She told her Sworn Shield. Ser Criston's lips pressed into a thin line, head bobbing in a small nod before he opened the door, letting her step inside before shutting it and standing guard outside. 

(Y/N) lifted his gaze from a letter in hand, nursing a cup of wine in the other. "Your Grace," His lips curled pleasantly. "To what do I owe the honor of your presence?" 

"I must... speak with you about... things."

"Things? There are many things we could speak of, Your Grace. You'll have to be more specific." (Y/N) grinned at her and a heat bubbled in her stomach. She cleared her throat and strode across the room, managing to keep her composure under his piercing stare. Her eyes slid around the tidy room, the only sign of mess coming in the form of a table with papers scattered across it. Plans for new ships and other things Alicent had little interest in. 

"I believe you know." She spoke gently once she stopped at his side, trailing her stare away from the papers and raising it to look at him. He huffed a quiet laugh and finished what was left of his wine, his lips darting out to swipe over his lips. (Y/N) raised his hand toward her face, calloused fingers brushing over the soft skin of her cheek. His knuckles bumped against her earring, fingers dipping slightly into her auburn hair and curling, palm pressed to her cheek. 

There was a sweet warmth to his touch that had Alicent leaning into his hand, relishing the idea of being touched so gently for the first time in a long while. Her eyes fluttered shut when his head leaned toward hers, their lips locking together and sending a jolt down her spine. Her hands raised, planting themselves against his chest and curling around the fabric to pull him closer. She sighed softly against the kiss, her parted lips giving him leeway to explore uncharted territory. Her skin flushed immediately, only pulling away to release a soft gasp and take in some air when he effortlessly raised her up and onto the table. 

She felt giddy again, pleased as she used to be back when she and Rhaenyra would spend every waking moment together. Her heart hammered in her chest, both nervous and thrilled. Finally, she could take matters into her own hands. Finally, she could choose who she wanted to be with without someone else deciding for her. Alicent gently pulled him back in, rolling her eyes at the snicker he released before pressing their lips together again. His fingers balled up the fabric of her skirt and tugged it upwards past her knees until it pooled at her lap. The cool air nipped at the exposed skin and Alicent resisted the instinct to tug the fabric back down, her mind drifting elsewhere when his hand grasped the flesh of her thighs and squeezed. 

"How long until someone requires our presence?" He murmured against her. 

"We have plenty of time."

So there Alicent remained in his bedchambers; Ser Criston stationed outside dismissing any maids and such who wished to enter for whatever reason.

Much time had passed, nearly a full hour, but there she remained, her long loose curls sticking to her glistening, sweat-covered skin. Her dress had long been abandoned on the floor by the bed, discarded rapidly before it could be torn to shreds. His arms were wrapped loosely around her waist, keeping her flush against his bare chest and pressed down on his lap. Her nails dug into his shoulder, her hazy mind attempting to catch up while her body recovered, her hips and sticky thighs aching.

She'd have to drink moon tea, the rational part of her realized, but she merely slumped against him.

A breathy squeak escaped her when he moved them, her back meeting the silk sheets beneath. He chuckled into her throat, teeth dragging lightly across her skin and making her shudder against him. (Y/N) leaned back with a twinkle in his eye. "I'm not finished with you yet, My Queen."

[studyofasoiaf]

Supporters of Aegon II during the Dance of the Dragons

Houses which supported Aegon's claim to the Iron Thorne (conspirators against Rhaenyra prior Viserys's death, supporters from the beginning of Aegon's usurpation, forced supporters, betrayers of the blacks)

House Ambrose (Lord Marq Ambrose was a member of Caltrops, the Reachmen green supporters who plotted to kill Ulf White and Hugh Hammer)

House Baratheon (Lord Borros Baratheon supported Aegon's claim after Aemond promised to marry one of the Four Storms, Borros's daughters)

House Belgrave (Ser Gyles Belgrave served as Aegon II's kingsguard during the Dance of the Dragons)

House Bourney (Lord Owain Bourney firstly joined the blacks host, secretly was supporter of the greens)

House Bracken (Lord Humfrey Bracken at the beginning of the Dance of the Dragons supported Aegon)

House Broome (Ser Alfred Broome was a part of Rhaenyra's household, until he betrayed the blacks for the promises of lordship and wealth)

House Butterwell (Lord Butterwell initially supported Rhaenyra's claim, but after he was captured, he chose to swear loyalty to Aegon)

House Cargyll (Ser Arryk and Ser Erryk Cargyll, twin brothers sworn to Kingsguard, Arryk chose to side with the greens and Erryk chose to side with the blacks)

House Cole (Ser Criston Cole, served in Aegon's Kingsguard and Hand of the King during the part of the war)

House Crakehall (Ser Clarent Crakehall joined Jason Lannister's host in support of Aegon II)

House Fell (Ser Willis Fell was a member of Aegon's Kingsguard)

House Fossoway (Lord Owen Fossoway marched with Lord Ormund Hightower in support of the greens)

House Graceford (Lord George Graceford was a member of Caltrops, the Reachmen green supporters who plotted to kill Ulf White and Hugh Hammer)

House Hightower (Aegon had support of his mother, Dowager Queen Alicent's family, his grandsire, Ser Otto Hightower, served as first Hand of the King, his uncle, Ser Gwayne Hightower, served as second-in-command of the City Watch, Lord Ormund Hightower commanded greens' army along with Aegon's other uncles, Ser Bryndon and Ser Hobert Hightower)

House Lannister (Lord Jason Lannister gathered knights for the greens, Ser Tyland Lannister, Jason's younger twin brother, served as Aegon's master of coin)

House Lefford (Lord Humfrey Lefford sided with greens as did his liege, the Lannisters, he commanded Aegon's army of westermen after the deaths of Lord Jason Lannister and Ser Adrian Tarbeck)

House Leygood (A member of House Leygood was one of the noblemen from the Reach who plotted the deaths of Ulf White and Hugh Hammer)

House Moonton (Lord Manfryd Moonton, after his brother's death remained loyal to Rhaenyra, while Prince Daemon was his guest, the night after Daemon departed from Manfryd's house seat, he declared his loyalty to Aegon)

House Norcross (Ser Tyler Norcross died along with other members of Caltrops at Tumbleton)

House Oakheart (Initially, House Oakheart declared support for Rhaenyra, but they were forced into submission by Prince Daeron Targaryen and Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Peake (Lord Unwin Peake supported the greens, he was one of four Caltrops to survive the Battle at Tumbleton)

House Redwyne (Lord Redwyne supported Aegon's claim to the thorne, he shared close kin with House Hightower)

House Reyne (Lord Reyne followed Lord Jason Lannister and other westermen in support of the greens)

House Risley (Ser Victor Risley supported the greens, as well as Lord Unwin Peake, Victor was one of the Caltrops to survive battle at Tumbleton)

House Rosby (Lord Rosby first declared support for Rhaenyra, but switched sides to the greens to avoid execution)

House Roxton (Ser Jon Roxton, with other noble Reachmen, was a member of Caltrops, wielding a Valyrian steel named Orphan-Maker)

House Stokeworth (Lord Stokeworth was arrested by Aegon's supporters after which he chose to swear loyalty to him rather than be executed)

House Strong (Lord Larys Strong served as master of whispers to Aegon, his kin at Harrenhal were held as hostages by Prince Daemon)

House Swann (Ser Byron Swann supported Aegon's claim, he was burned trying to slay an unknown dragon)

House Swyft (Lord Swyft supported with other westermen Aegon's claim and joined Lord Lannister in battle)

House Tarbeck (Ser Adrian Tarbeck along other westermen, supported Aegon, he took command after the death of Lord Jason Lannister)

House Thorne (Ser Rickard Thorne was a member of Aegon's Kingsguard)

House Tully (Lord Grover Tully wished to support Aegon and the greens, but was bedridden and too aged to act)

House Vance of Atlanta (Lord Vance of Atlanta declared loyalty to Aegon, while Lord Hugo Vance of Wayfarer's Rest declared support for Rhaenyra)

House Wylde (Lord Jasper Wylde supported Aegon over Rhaenyra and served his small council)

[mejcinta]

Characters confirmed to be in ‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ Season 3 Episode 4 courtesy of Steve Touissaint.

• Daemon Targaryen • Rhaenyra Targaryen • Alicent Hightower • Corlys Velaryon • Mysaria • Aegon II Targaryen • Rhaena Targaryen • Helaena Targaryen • Grand Maester Orwyle • Gwayne Hightower • Ormund Hightower • Alys Rivers • Daeron Targaryen • Hugh Hammer • Ulf White • Kat • Jon Roxton • Jeyne Arryn • Luthor Largent • Adrian Redfort • Torrhen Manderly

[viscardiac]

"Lady Sharis Footly, the widow of Tumbleton, achieved a different sort of fame by her efforts to restore that shattered town. Ruling in the name of her infant son (half a year after Second Tumbleton, she had given birth to a lusty dark-haired boy whom she proclaimed her late lord husband’s trueborn heir, though it was far more likely that the boy had been sired by Bold Jon Roxton), Lady Sharis pulled down the burned shells of shops and houses, rebuilt the town walls, buried the dead, planted wheat and barley and turnips in the fields where the camps had been, and even had the heads of the dragons Seasmoke and Vermithor cleaned and mounted and displayed in the town square, where travelers paid good coin to view them (a penny for a look, a star to touch them)."

[waitingforsecretsouls]

Much as I theoretically understand why fandom glomped onto the possibility of the tragic Daeron and Addam romance, it genuinely doesn't seem like the closest explanation the text itself offers. One of the biggest implications people see for this is the paragraph wondering about Tessarion's motivations for intervening in the Vermithor vs Seasmoke fight:

Vermithor’s size and weight were too much for Seasmoke to contend with, Lord Blackwood told Grand Maester Munkun many years later, and he would surely have torn the silver-grey dragon to pieces…if Tessarion had not fallen from the sky at that very moment to join the fight. Who can know the heart of a dragon? Was it simple bloodlust that drove the Blue Queen to attack? Did the she-dragon come to help one of the combatants? If so, which? Some will claim that the bond between a dragon and dragonrider runs so deep that the beast shares his master’s loves and hates. But who was the ally here, and who the enemy? Fire & Blood Chapter 17: The Dying of the Dragons — Rhaenyra Overthrown

People tend to focus a lot on the love aspect and basically ignore the alternate possibility offered up, which is hate as a motivating force.

As happy as I am for people enjoying the concept of Daeron/Addam, let's acknowledge that they have neither actual on page interactions nor as much as implied aquaintanceship, and GRRM is the opposite of subtle when it comes to "hinting" at these things for implied same sex entanglements. One line about Addam, who canonically served on his mothers trading cogs, having previously traveled as far as Oldtown, or Daeron enjoying spending his off - time at Oldtown's or prior to his fostering King's Landings harbour or shipyards would have been sufficient, but instead there's absolutely nothing.

Whereas Daeron and Hugh Hammer, dragonseed and rider of Vermithor, do have canonical interactions, both on page involving dialogue and implied by their close proximity, that develops into a plot relevant enmity, culminating in Hugh stating he'll claim Daeron's birthright for himself, as rider of the largest surviving dragon, and Daeron approving the Caltrops assassination of Hugh in turn.

With his brother Aemond slain as well, the greens found themselves kingless and leaderless. Prince Daeron stood next in the line of succession. Lord Peake declared that the boy should be proclaimed as Prince of Dragonstone at once; others, believing Aegon II dead, wished to crown him king. The Two Betrayers felt the need of a king as well…but Daeron Targaryen was not the king they wanted. “We need a strong man to lead us, not a boy,” declared Hard Hugh Hammer. “The throne should be mine.” When Bold Jon Roxton demanded to know by what right he presumed to name himself a king, Lord Hammer answered, “The same right as the Conqueror. A dragon.” And truly, with Vhagar dead at last, the oldest and largest living dragon in all Westeros was Vermithor, once the mount of the Old King, now that of Hard Hugh the bastard. Vermithor was thrice the size of Prince Daeron’s she-dragon Tessarion. No man who glimpsed them together could fail to see that Vermithor was a far more fearsome beast. [...] The lords and knights of Oldtown and the Reach were offended by the arrogance of the Betrayer’s claim, however, and none more so than Prince Daeron Targaryen himself, who grew so wroth that he threw a cup of wine into Hard Hugh’s face. (...) Lord Hammer said, “Little boys should be more mannerly when men are speaking. I think your father did not beat you often enough. Take care I do not make up for his lack.” The Two Betrayers took their leave together, and began to make plans for Hammer’s coronation. When seen the next day, Hard Hugh was wearing a crown of black iron, to the fury of Prince Daeron and his trueborn lords and knights.

[...] Though Prince Daeron was not present at the council, the Caltrops (as the conspirators became known) were loath to proceed without his consent and blessing. Owen Fossoway, Lord of Cider Hall, was dispatched under cover of darkness to wake the prince and bring him to the cellar, that the plotters might inform him of their plans. Nor did the once-gentle prince hesitate when Lord Unwin Peake presented him with warrants for the execution of Hard Hugh Hammer and Ulf White, but eagerly affixed his seal. Fire & Blood Chapter 17: The Dying of the Dragons — Rhaenyra Overthrown

Which seams like a far more (meaning: at all) established backdrop for that musing about sharing loves and hates to me.

Tldr; Less "love wins" and more "haterism transcending death" for Daeron the Daring.

[duxbelisarius]

The Dance of the Dragons: A Military Analysis (Pt. 11)

(Consider this Part 2 of the Tumbleton analysis; see the Master Post for the rest of the series)

Despite telling us that the town was “reduced to ash and embers” and that “no mercy was shown the survivors,” we’re led to believe that there are still houses and shops to be robbed and inhabitants remaining to rape and murder after being razed by the fire of three dragons. We’re told that Lord Ormund’s successors had fallen victim to “avarice, bloodlust, and pride,” but were apparently never motivated to turn their eyes to King’s Landing, a place where they could loot, murder and rape to a far greater extent than in the smoldering ruins of a dead town. Similar to Aemond burning the Riverlands without actually inflicting any major damage, the bloodlust of the Greens is both boundless AND easily sated, whatever is necessary to ensure George’s preferred ending. 

Thanks to the ridiculously contrived actions of Roderick Dustin, the Hightower Army is suddenly paralyzed by a command crisis; apparently there were only three senior Hightowers in the entire army and two of them are dead, while third is 60 year-old Hobert Hightower, a cousin of Ormund. Hobert is to the Hightower army what Humfrey Lefford was to the Lannister army, an aged, physically unfit man cooked up by George to keep the plot moving in his desired direction, even if it makes no sense whatsoever. Placed in charge of the baggage train, we’re told he is slow, stout and completely undistinguished, and the Green lords seem to ignore him. 

The first issue with the command crisis is why it should even happen in the first place; after Jason Lannister’s death the Westerlands army found a new commander in Adrian Tarbeck, a landed knight of a noble house but who was otherwise unconnected to the Lannister family, while Lord Humfrey Lefford succeeded Tarbeck with little difficulty. The Frey forces fall-in behind Sabitha Frey, the wife of Lord Forrest Frey, with no apparent issue either, while the Blackwood forces end up being commanded by a 13 year old boy, Benjicot Blackwood, after the death of Lord Samwell. It makes little sense why the Hightower army should suddenly be treated differently, and the same can be said for the actual rivalry between the ‘candidates’ for command. The five men vying for command are Lord Unwin Peake, Ser Jon Roxton, Lord Owain Bourney and the Two Betrayers, Hugh Hammer and Ulf the White. Roxton and Bourney are by far the most contrived; Roxton is a landed knight with little in the way of credentials beyond his battle prowess, and is not connected to a major house in the Reach (unlike Adrian Tarbeck for example). Bourney ends up being killed in a dispute with Unwin Peake, but his only real argument was that he should command the army for his role in opening Tumbleton to the attackers; other than this, Bourney is a minor lord and not even a Reacher lord, so there’s no good reason why he should have been considered above the likes of Unwin Peake or Prince Daeron. Unwin Peake is the obvious choice to the lead the army and does so after the Second Battle, but this just makes the crisis appear even more contrived. Aside from the Redwynes, House Peake is the only other major house in the Reach that we know supported Aegon from the start, with Unwin Peake raising 100 knights and 900 men-at-arms for the cause. He was present at the Battle of the Honeywine, after which his only son was killed while leading a scouting mission; George establishes him as a ruthless authoritarian during the Regency of Aegon III, after the end of the Dance. His character and House Peake’s impressive holdings within the Reach, comprised of no less than three keeps (Starpike, Dunstonbury, Whitegrove), should make him the clear favourite to command the Hightower army. It appears his inclusion in the crisis was primarily intended by George to set-up his later arc in Aegon III’s Regency however.

The command crisis leads to conflict between the Two Betrayers and the so-called “Caltrops,” a group of Reacher lords headed by Unwin Peake and Hobert Hightower who conspire against Ulf and Hugh. With their egos inflated by the sack of Tumbleton, Ulf and Hugh set their sights on Highgarden and the Iron Throne respectively; while this presents the Green lords with an understandable dilemma, as Vermithor and Silverwing would be valuable for taking King’s Landing, the debates that result are largely drawn out in service of George’s plot aims. This is best illustrated when Richard Rodden (one of the “Caltrops”) denounces plans to take King’s Landing with the Betrayers before killing them, as dishonourable. Rodden argues that, “we cannot ask these men to shed blood with us, then kill them,” and yet this is effectively what they plan to do anyway; while the Betrayers fought beside them in the First Battle and ensured a Green victory, the Caltrops still plan to kill them both. It makes no sense why this debate, or any of these debates really, should keep the Hightower army frozen in place. Even more bizarre is the complete absence of any of the major Reach houses and former Black lords in this scenario. As alluded to in Part 6, Unwin Peake, Hobert Hightower and Owen Fossoway are the only lords mentioned that come from major houses, while the rest of the Caltrops and other notables of the army seem to be minor lords and landed knights. Even though Daeron and Tessarion forced the submission of most of Rhaenyra’s Reach supporters, none of these former Black lords play any role in the events at Tumbleton. With news of the riots in King’s Landing filtering in, one might expect Rhaenyra’s former supporters in the Hightower army to begin developing their own agenda, maybe even aligning with the Two Betrayers and turning on Daeron and the Greens. Nothing of the sort takes place, and even when the “Caltrops” decide to murder Ulf and Hugh, they conveniently wait two days after making the decision, whereupon the Riverlords and Addam Velaryon attack.

While ‘Daeron the Daring’ should be an obvious choice for leadership, Gyldan tells us that he was “still a boy” and more used to following orders than giving them, after having grown up in the shadow of his brothers. Based on what we were shown and told previously of Daeron, it’s clear that George retconned his character outright to serve his narrative at Tumbleton. We know Daeron was born shortly after Jacaerys Velaryon in 114 AC; despite the two being milk-brothers, Daeron grew up to resent and be a rival of the Velaryon brothers for what he saw as their usurpation of his and his brothers birth right. By age 6 he had bonded with the dragon Tessarion, while he was considered the most popular of Alicent’s three sons at court by age 12, “as clever as he was courteous, and most comely as well.” He was sent to Oldtown at age 12 as a ward to his uncle Ormund, serving as the squire and cupbearer of the Lord of the Hightower, and is described as gentle, soft-spoken and modest by Gyldan following his intervention in the Battle of the Honeywine. His reaction to the death of Prince Maelor shows that he was capable of cruelty, but his role in the Sack of Bitterbridge was clearly motivated by a love for his family and pain at the loss of his nephew. 

Gyldan labelling Daeron a ‘boy’ makes little sense when compared to his assessment of Jacaerys Velaryon; when he won the support of the North and the Vale despite offering little in return (see Part One for my discussion of this), Gyldan tells that “Prince Jacaerys had proved himself a man, and worthy heir to the Iron Throne.” He was half a year from turning 15 at the time, compared to which the slightly younger Daeron intervened in the Battle of the Honeywine, singlehandedly saving the Green war effort. Tessarion’s deterrent factor also helped to transform the Hightower army from being hopelessly outnumbered into a seemingly all-conquering force. Daeron’s service as the cupbearer and squire of Ormund Hightower, combined with his use of Tessarion to reconnoiter ahead of the army and support it in battle, makes it impossible for Daeron to not have developed relationships with the lords and knights around him. The former gave him a front row seat to the politics of Oldtown and the Reach, while the latter would require him to pass on information to Ormund and his commanders and coordinate his actions with those of the army at large. 

With Aegon missing, his two sons dead and Aemond having gone AWOL in the Riverlands, Daeron is both the ward of Lord Hightower AND the heir apparent; it should be a no-brainer for the lords and knights of the army to curry his favour, especially former Blacks looking to improve their standing and prove their loyalty. There is no reason for Daeron to suddenly become a non-entity during the command crisis at Tumbleton, and the idea of him being a ‘follower’ after living in the shadow of his brothers has next to no support. He surpassed Aemond at age six by forming a bond with a dragon, and was more popular than BOTH his older brothers at court by age 12; he then spent his formative teenage years apart from them both, in what amounted to an apprenticeship for becoming a lord and knight. His clear love of his family should also strongly motivate him, as we see from both the Sack of Bitterbridge, and his later action of throwing wine in Hugh’s face for suggesting that either of them should claim Aegon’s crown. The idea that he would willingly settle for inactivity while his mother and sister are imprisoned by the Blacks, and possibly gang-raped if the ‘Brothel Queens’ rumors can be believed, is simply ludicrous. 

This contrived crisis of command is only made worse however, as Gyldan writes that “none seemed concerned that their army was shrinking every day...as more and more men deserted, stealing off for home and harvest with all the plunder they could carry,” while disease also took root according to Maester Munkun. Since disease would obviously affect the lords commanding the army as much as the soldiers themselves, this only makes it more difficult to believe that the Hightower army would remain at Tumbleton for an entire month given such hazards. George invoking the harvest at this point in the narrative is just unserious, given how little it seems to matter outside the North. Lest we forget, it was already autumn when the Dance descended into open fighting, yet the harvest appears not to have affected the mobilization of the Riverlords or the Reach, the two most important regions in Westeros for agriculture. 

George further handicaps the Hightower Army, in what practically amounts to excuse making for his narrative. Unwin Peake recommends waiting for Borros Baratheon to join them with his army, but no mention is made of any attempts to contact Storm’s End. We’ll discuss the absence of Borros Baratheon from the Dance more so in Part 12, but it bears mentioning that the Stormlands is right next door to the northern Reach, so the absence of the Baratheon army is difficult to explain away. Hobert Hightower argues that the army should withdraw back to the Reach “to replenish their fast-dwindling supplies,” which is problematic on multiple levels. Firstly, Tumbleton is within the borders of the Reach, but perhaps this was an editing error and it was meant for the army to withdraw further into the Reach. It is an odd choice to suddenly raise the issue of logistics now, given how cavalierly George treats it in his narrative; the autumn and winter weather seems to have a varied impact on the plot, while we’ve already mentioned in Part 5 and 6 how George basically ignores the existence of rivers. The Hightower army should have access to both the Roseroad AND the Mander river for transporting supplies, and it just recently confiscated the food and wealth of Longtable. Also worth mentioning is Gyldan’s description of the Gardener-Lannister army that fought at the Field of Fire, where he states that “a host of such size must remain on the march, lest it eat the surrounding countryside bare.” While the Hightower army was less than half the size of the Gardener-Lannister host, the same logic should apply; given the destruction of Tumbleton and the logistical pressures the army would have faced, remaining in the same location for a month makes even less sense. Indeed, such pressures would have made the capture of King’s Landing that much more vital, especially when word of the riots and chaos became known; not only would taking the city provide opportunities for plunder, but the Hightower army could replenish it’s food supplies at the city’s expense, while the riots would have greatly reduced the possibility of organized resistance. These explanations for why the Hightower army is further delayed just end up raising more questions than answers, and poke even more holes in George’s narrative.

The Second Battle of Tumbleton is a massive contrivance all it’s own, as neither Addam Velaryon nor the Riverlords have reason or business being there. Addam’s reasoning is chalked up to his being a bastard, and trying to demonstrate his loyalty by defeating the Two Betrayers who had ‘stained’ him, but this makes no more sense than Jeyne Arryn supporting Rhaenyra on account of their both being women. The person who stained Addam IS Rhaenyra, not Hugh or Ulf, because he did nothing wrong to begin with; Corlys knew this of course, which is why he warned his son and helped him escape the city on Seasmoke. Since Corlys allows himself to be arrested by the Gold Cloaks, it’s clear he expected to be charged with treason and imprisoned; in light of this, it makes no sense why Addam would abandon his father as opposed to try and rescue him. He has his own dragon, Baela and Moondancer have been flying regularly from Dragonstone by this point, and Alyn Velaryon is with his father’s fleet; half her army and the entirety of her fleet comes from the Velaryons, and these forces began to desert Rhaenyra in droves following Corlys’ arrest, so Addam could easily have enlisted their aid in forcing the queen to free his father. It wouldn’t even be that difficult, since most of the city already hated her by this point, and would gladly have supported the Velaryons in deposing ‘Maegor with Teats.’

Instead, a bastard on the run from the law chooses not to seek out immediate support for the rescue of his father, but rather flies to a region he has little experience with to convince lords sworn to the very Queen who dubbed him a traitor, to help him defeat a 20000+ army supported by three dragons. But it gets even more nonsensical when we consider that he would have fled the city May 2nd, long before Nettles’ arrest orders reached Maidenpool or the Battle over the God’s Eye took place. One might expect him to seek the aid of Daemon at Maidenpool or warn Nettles at least, but he conveniently never encounters either of them in their final days of searching for Aemond, nor does he encounter Aemond. Even more conveniently, not a word of Addam’s efforts reaches the Green army at Tumbleton either directly or even indirectly via Storm’s End, Oldtown and Casterly Rock. This despite the fact that news of Aemond’s death got to them after some delay, and that there were many in the Riverlands that supported or once supported the Greens; this includes House Mooton of Maidenpool, who raised Aegon’s banner after Daemon departed, previously mentioned names like Bracken, Butterwell and Vance of Atranta, and likely Lord Bourney’s subjects, since Owain decided independently to betray Tumbleton to the Greens. 

We’ve already mentioned in Part 9 how George continues to ignore the weather unless it immediately serves his plot, but it bears repeating that winter should be in it’s first weeks in the Riverlands and any harvesting should be the priority (especially if men are deserting the Hightower army for the harvest in the Reach). When it comes to how Addam was able to gain the allegiance of House Tully AND raise an army of 4000 men, George uses the tried and true Naruto Shippuden plot device of ‘Talk-no-jutsu’: “Addam Velaryon was relentless and determined and glib of tongue...” Gyldan at least mentions that the Riverlords were appalled by stories of what was happening at Tumbleton, but as stated already, the Hightower army far outnumbers Addam’s own host AND possesses three dragons. Given the destruction brought on by the war and the continued threat of Aemond and Vhagar, it makes no sense why any of the Riverlords would risk fighting with such steep odds. The army consists of forces from House Blackwood, led by the 12 year-old Benjicot Blackwood; House Frey under Lady Sabitha Frey, as well as from House Vypren under her father and brothers leadership; House Vance of Wayfarer’s Rest, under Hugo Vance and joined by Black Trombo’s Myrish sellswords; and fresh levies raised by Lords Stanton Piper, Joseth Smallwood, Derrick Darry and Lyonel Deddings. F&B and TWOIAF claim that Elmo Tully led the Riverlords at Tumbleton with his own forces of House Tully, but since neither Elmo Tully or even the Tully name is mentioned in F&B’s account of the Second Battle, and the Tullys do not feature in that part of TPATQ’s narrative at all, the most that could be suggested is that Elmo Tully led the Riverlords in the role of acting Paramount of the Trident.

In terms of how the Second Battle was fought, George once again forgets his own geography and ignores previously established plot points. If we consult the map of the south in ADWD and the map of the Reach in TWOIAF, we can see that Tumbleton is located on the left bank of the Mander, just south of the hills where it’s headwaters are found. As we’re told that the Riverlord army attacked the Hightower army from the north and west, this poses an obvious problem; to attack Tumbleton from the north requires you to navigate the hills AND ford the headwaters of the Mander, and one must make a wide sweep around these obstacles to attack the town from the west. Even the town itself might be an obstacle depending on where the Hightower army was encamped; we know Hugh and Ulf were encamped to the south, with Daeron encamped to the west and many of the lords staying in the town itself. Not only did the Riverlords have to march on Tumbleton unnoticed through unfamiliar territory, they then had to launch simultaneous night attacks with largely inexperienced troops, while being separated by distance, natural obstacles AND an enemy encampment protected by three dragons. The attack from the west presents a further problem, as we know that Daeron’s pavilion was located west of the town along with Tessarion’s resting place. Being massive and magical apex predators, we should expect the dragons own senses to have aided them in detecting an attack; in Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I, we’re told that Rhaena and Dreamfyre’s arrival at Storm’s End was noticed by Vermithor before anyone saw them, as the Bronze Fury raised his head from where he was sleeping a let out a loud roar, after picking up Dreamfyre’s scent. Vhagar was likewise able to detect the arrival of Lucerys and Arrax at Storm’s End, roaring loudly and alerting the entire castle before the smaller dragon was seen by the sentries, and in both instances it is implied that this awareness was possible despite the dragons sleeping. Yet at Second Tumbleton, we’re told that Tessarion, Silverwing and Vermithor “roused as the battle bloomed around them,”; there’s no excuse for why not one of these dragons detected the approach of Seasmoke, except that George either forgot or ignored it for the purposes of his plot.

The last thing I’ll comment on regarding Second Tumbleton is Daeron’s death, or at least the accounts we’re given of his supposed death. I’m certain that Daeron met his end at Tumbleton, but none of the three accounts Gyldan gives us are compelling. The first two, that he was killed by Black Trombo or by a man-at-arms who was unaware of his identity, can be easily discounted; we know that Daeron’s pavilion was to the west of the town, making it certain that he was on the frontlines of the fight. It would have been simple to report his death to any of the Riverlords leading the charge, or to simply display his head on a spear or banner; Trombo should also have been able to claim some of his belongings as trophies of his kill, but we know of nothing of Daeron’s personal effects being found after the fire in his tent. The tent fire theory is similarly unlikely, as we know that even in cases where people have been exposed directly to dragon fire, some remains are left that can be identified. When Rhaenys and Meleys fell at Rook’s Rest, the remains of Rhaenys were found near Meleys’ body despite having been horribly burned,  while Dragonstone’s Castellan Ser Robert Quince could still be identified by his size despite being burned alive by Sunfyre (after Aegon II’s seizes the island). Daeron is supposed to have burned after his pavilion caught fire and collapsed on him, but this requires us to believe that he slept so soundly that the commotion of battle and the smoke and flames did not wake him, and that no one was able to return to the location of his pavilion post-battle and search the wreckage for remains. Contrary to Gyldan’s claims that only Seasmoke flew with a rider during the Battle, I believe that Daeron rode with Tessarion during her initial clash with Seasmoke, and possibly during the battle with Vermithor afterwards. Most likely he fell from her back at some point during the fighting and his body was never recovered, especially if he landed in the Mander or fell into the fires of Tumbleton.

The Riverlords lost less than a hundred men compared to the over a thousand men lost by the Greens; Addam, Daeron, Ulf and Hugh were all dead by the following day, when the battle at last ended, and only Silverwing survived of the four dragons. The Riverlords made no attempt to march on King’s Landing and restore order, while the remnants of the Hightower army remained around the ruined town for another day before marching back towards Oldtown under Unwin Peake’s command. The Dance would continue for another year however, and it is to this final period that we will now turn our attention.

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MYA COSTAYNE: LADY OF THE COURT DURING THE REIGN OF AEGON II AND LATER AEGON III.

house costayne is a vassal house for house hightower. previous to the dance, Lady Elinor Costayne, the wife of Ser Theo Bolling, was forced to marry King Maegor I Targaryen after Theo's death.

Lord Owen Costayne of Three Towers declared for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons, going against his Hightower overlords. He was mortally wounded by Ser Jon Roxton's Valyrian steel black blade, Orphan-Maker, during the Battle on the Honeywine.

Owen is Mya's father and due to his opposition to his Hightower Overlords, Mya, who was at the capital to visit was made a permanent "guest" at the court. mya was made queen heleana's lady in waiting so queen alicent and the hightowers could keep a close eye to the young woman. despite her compliance, mya could not hide her dislike for her situation, her striking features coming from her tyrell distant relatives.

Mya would play the lyra at court and would spend her days in the gardens or near the dragonpit, sketching the dragons during aegon ii's reign. she would later return home during aegon iii's reign.

[lya-dustin]

🧠 - What do you like most about the OC? [for Aemma!]

thanks emily <3

what i like most about Aemma is that no matter how smart i make her she makes some pretty dumb decisions because she is in fact still a teenager...and prone to a lot of emotion.

like she totally shouldn't have panicked very publically about Aemond, her brother in law and lover, getting almost skewered by Jon Roxton in All is Bliss, she definately shouldn't have gone to Storm's End as Borros wouldve accidentally killed her with dreamwine laced wine if Aemond hadn't drank it first in the same fic, and in Someone will remember us she should've told more people about her visions so she could prevent the war from happening and killing so many people.

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Asoiaf ladies + Swords project is drafted 😘

- Catelyn + Widow's Wail // Stoneheart + Ice

- Sansa + Oathkeeper

- Melisandre + the false Lightbringer (we'll call it Illumination, cause it's how it's called in the french translation)

- Brienne + the Just Maid, another mythical sword gifted once to a hero by the Maiden

- Daenerys + the real Lightbringer

- Cersei + Brightroar, the lost Lannister Valyrian blade

- Gilly + Heartsbane, the Tarly Valyrian blade

- Asha + the Harlaw Valyrian blade Nightfall (and maybe the Drumm Valyrian Blade, Red Rain)

- Malora Hightower + the Valyrian blade Vigilance

plus the only non-current timeline ladies on the list :

- Lady Sharis Footly + Orphan-Maker, a Valyrian blade wielded by ser Jon Roxton

- Rhaena of Pentos + Lady Forlorn, the Corbray Valyrian blade

[stromuprisahat]

Lady Sharis Footly, the widow of Tumbleton, achieved a different sort of fame by her efforts to restore that shattered town. Ruling in the name of her infant son (half a year after Second Tumbleton, she had given birth to a lusty dark-haired boy whom she proclaimed her late lord husband’s trueborn heir, though it was far more likely that the boy had been sired by Bold Jon Roxton), Lady Sharis pulled down the burned shells of shops and houses, rebuilt the town walls, buried the dead, planted wheat and barley and turnips in the fields where the camps had been, and even had the heads of the dragons Seasmoke and Vermithor cleaned and mounted and displayed in the town square, where travelers paid good coin to view them (a penny for a look, a star to touch them).

Fire and Blood (George R. R. Martin)

[iamfina5]

The Kinslayer Couple

Summary: The ground falls out from beneath Valaena Velaryon’s feet within the span of a week. The week begins with the death of her grandsire, making her mother queen and her Princess of Dragonstone. It ends with the death of her brother Lucerys at the hands of her husband, Aemond Targaryen. From there, Valaena embarks on a perilous journey to win a war against her own kin, forced to discern who are friends and who are foes on both sides of the conflict.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Valonqar

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135 A.C.

Daeron loses his dragon and his brother’s war in the sixth moon of 135 AC.

After Aemond set up the Butcher’s Ball, the last great Green army marched north along the Mander. Longtable and Bitterbridge ceded easily to Daeron and his cousin, Lord Ormund Hightower. The same easy victory was expected of Tumbleton, even after the arrival of the Winter Wolves. The tide turned, however, when Rhaenyra’s dragonriders arrived.

Never before had Daeron seen Vermithor and Silverwing fly, but his wonder at the beasts was short-lived. Their riders, two dragonseeds calling themselves Lord Rosby and Lord Stokeworth, scourged the town with whips of flame from one end to the other. Thousands died by dragonfire, and as many perished by drowning as they tried to swim the Mander.

His dragon—his Tessarion, his Blue Queen—never stood a chance against the older, larger mounts of the Old King and Good Queen Alysanne. She threw herself into the air before he could climb onto her back. He watched through tears as she was torn apart in the sky, Silverwing tearing through her wings and lower limbs and Vermithor locking his teeth into her neck and tearing off her head. As the pieces of her corpse plummeted to the ground, he felt as though he was being lanced through the gut, and he promptly lost the contents of his stomach.

Somehow, circumstances only worsened after the dragonseeds landed their dragons. Roddy the Ruin slew Ormund and his cousin Ser Bryndon, leaving Hobert Hightower in command. Despite Hobert’s leadership, a savage sack of the once-prosperous market town followed. Lord Unwin Peake, Lord George Graceford, Ser Victor Risley, and Bold Jon Roxton turned their men against Hobert’s, and soon, thousands more were dead, Hobert among them. The chaos continued for days, Green and Black soldiers both partaking in the carnage. Drunken soldiers robbed every home and shop, and every wealthy man was tortured unto death to reveal where he had hidden his gold and gems. Every woman was fair prey for the soldiers’ lust, even crones and little girls.

Even Daeron.

The dragonseeds haul him sixty leagues northeast to King’s Landing, eager for a prize from the Queen Rhaenyra. It is the only reason he was spared the sword or their dragons’ teeth, he suspects, as several of his former loyalist lords had suggested they slay him and claim he died in the battle. By the time he finds himself in the Great Hall of the Red Keep, held up by Hugh Hammer before his eldest sister, he is well and truly sick of having the man’s hands on him.

He holds strong only for the sake of his mother, who kneels prostrate before the Iron Throne. He is sure to be executed within the hour. His mother’s begging merely delays the inevitable. Nevertheless, he intends to remain standing until Rhaenyra’s headsman puts him on his knees, no matter how he trembles from the effort of keeping his spine straight.

“He is an innocent boy,” his mother attests, her hands clasped above her head as if in prayer.

Innocent. The word resounds in his mind, taunting him. He certainly cannot claim innocence, not to Rhaenyra. Their father had named her his heir, binding the entire realm in loyalty to her, and yet Daeron had betrayed her. No, he cannot claim innocence. He is far too old for naiveté to excuse his actions with regard to the war.

How circumstances might have differed if he had kept his tacit vow to her. She would have been a more favorable master than Aegon, certainly. Their brother abandoned the capital and their family moons past and has yet to be seen by anyone. Mayhaps Rhaenyra would not have placed Daeron in a position in which he might lose his dragon and his dignity.

Rhaenyra breathes his thoughts aloud. “Prince Daeron might have had a place of honor at my court if he had kept faith, but he sought to rob me of my birthright. Now, retribution is nigh.”

Alicent’s body jolts as she gasps out a sob. “Please, Rhaenyra. I—”

The giant doors at the front of the hall creak open, stealing everyone’s attention. Only Daeron keeps his eyes on Rhaenyra, too weak to turn his neck and peer backward. He is alerted only to the sounds of heavy breathing and broad steps smacking against the stone floor.

Another sound soon joins the cacophony. The voice of a knight is projected across the hall. “Valaena of House Velaryon, Princess of Dragonstone a—”

“Your Grace, I beg a word,” interrupts Valaena, fighting to catch her breath as she bustles down the aisle toward the throne.

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Supporters of Rhaenyra during the Dance of the Dragons

Houses which supported Rhaneyra's claim to the Iron Throne (sworn supporters, forced supporters, betrayers of the greens)

House Arryn (Lady Jeyne Arryn supported Rhaenyra as her kinswoman in exchange for a dragon to keep Vale safe)

House Bar Emmon (Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Rhaenyra's black council during the civil war)

House Beesbury (Lord Lyman Beesbury was the only member of the small council to support Rhaenyra's claim, his grandson, Lord Alan Beesbury fought for the blacks after his death)

House Bigglestone (Lord Bigglestone fought on the side of the blacks in the battle by the Lakeshore)

House Blackwood (Lord Samwell Blackwood supporter Rhaneyra's claim, his son, Lord Benjicot Blackwood, led the blacks army with Lord Kermit Tully)

House Borrell (Prince Jacaerys gained the support for his mother of House Borrell during his visit to Sisterton)

House Bracken (Initially sided with the greens, after Prince Daemon captured Stone Hedge, Lord Humfrey Bracken surrendered to save his family)

House Broome (Ser Alfred Broome was a part of Rhaenyra's household, until he betrayed the blacks for the promises of lordship and wealth)

House Buckler (Lord Buckler was executed at the beginning of the war for refusing to swear loyalty to Aegon)

House Burley (Billy Burley was the best bowman in service of House Blackwood, fighting on the side of the Blacks)

House Butterwell (Lord Butterwell initially supported Rhaenyra's claim, but after he was captured, he chose to swear loyalty to Aegon)

House Byrch (Ser Balon Byrch served for Rhaenyra, becoming a Commander of the City Watch)

House Cargyll (Ser Arryk and Ser Erryk Cargyll, twin brothers sworn to Kingsguard, Arryk chose to side with the greens and Erryk chose to side with the blacks)

House Caswell (Lord Caswell was among nobles at the court who supported Rhaenyra, he was beheaded for refusing to bend the knee to Aegon)

House Celtigar (Lord Bartimos Celtigar was a member on Rhaenyra's black council, later he became master of coin and lord treasurer)

House Cerwyn (Lord Cerwyn was a close friend of Cregan Stark and fought with him for the blacks)

House Chambers (Lord Chambers fought for blacks in the battle of by the Lakeshore)

House Charlton (Lord Jon Charlton died by the Lakeshore, fighting for the Blacks)

House Corbray (Lord Leowyn and his younger brother Ser Corwyn Corbray led their liege, Lady Jeyne Arryn's army of ten thousand men, to King's Landing in support of Rhaenyra's claim)

House Costayne (Lord Owen Costayne declared support for Rhaenyra, going against his liege, Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Crabb (Ser Rennifer Crabb marched with the Valemen in King's Landing in support of Rhaenyra)

House Darke (Ser Harrold Darke served as a squire for Ser Steffon Darklyn, he became one of Rhaenyra's Queensguard)

House Darklyn (Ser Steffon Darklyn was a Kingsguard for King Viserys Targaryen, after the King's death, he became Lord Commander of the Queensguard)

House Darry (Lord Darry and his heir fought for Rhaenyra before they were burned by Vhagar, other family members, Lord Derrick, Lord Ronald and Ser Damon Darry fought for the Blacks)

House Deddings (Lord Lyonel Deddings sided with the blacks, joining Addam Velaryon at the Second Battle of Tumbleton)

House Dustin (Lord Roderick Dustin led two thousand soldiers, known as the Winter Wolves, to fight for Rhaenyra, leading to several victories for the blacks)

House Fell (Lady Fell was among other nobles who refused to swear loyalty to Aegon and were beheaded for it)

House Footly (Lord Footly hosted the blacks during the war, after his seat was seized, he was slain by Jon Roxton)

House Frey (Lord Forrest Frey aided Prince Daemon during the siege of Stone Hedge, after his death, his widow, Sabitha Frey took over the Frey levies)

House Goode (Ser Glendon Goode was one of Rhaenyra's Queensguard and later her Lord Commander of the Queensguard)

House Grey (Ser Garibald Grey led an army of rivermen in the battle by the Lakeshore for Rhaenyra's claim)

House Greyjoy (Lord Dalton Greyjoy chose to side with blacks, attacking the westerlands while it's liege was fighting for Aegon in the riverlands)

House Grimm (Lord Grimm declared for the blacks, later surrounding to Lord Ormund Hightower in fear of Prince Daeron's dragon, Tessarion)

House Groves (Ser Regis Groves was one of the four blacks appointed to the Kingsguard by Aegon III after the war ended)

House Harte (Lord Harte was one among other nobles who refused to swear loyalty to Aegon and were beheaded for it)

House Hayford (Lord Hayford was beheaded together with Lord Buckler, Lord Caswell and Lady Fell for refusing to break their oaths)

House Hornwood (Lord Hornwood marched alongside Lord Cregan Stark and other northerners towards King's Landing)

House Mallister (Lord Jorah Mallister was among earlier riverlords who declared support for Rhaenyra)

House Manderly (Lord Desmond Manderly agreed to support the blacks in return for his youngest daughter to marry Prince Joffrey, his sons, Ser Medrick and Lord Torrhen Manderly joined Lord Cregan Stark and his army)

House Marbrand (Ser Lorent Marbrand served Rhaenyra's Queensguard and later was Lord Commander of her Queensguard)

House Massey (Lord Gormon Massey very early showed his support for Rhaenyra, being a member of her black council)

House Merryweather (Lord Merryweather was one of Rhaenyra's loyalist, beheaded for refusing to swear loyalty to Aegon, his widow, Lady Merryweather continued supporting the blacks after his death)

House Mooton (Lord Walys Mooton led an army to retake Rook's Rest from the greens and attempted to kill Sunfyre, his brother, Lord Manfryd Moonton later switched sides to the greens)

House Mullendore (Lord Mullendore declared support for Rhaneyra, going against his liege, Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Oakheart (At the beginning of the war, sided with Rhaenyra, later forced into submission by Prince Daeron and Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Perryn (Lord Perryn fought for Rhaenyra at the battle by the Lakeshore)

House Piper (Lord Petyr Piper from the beginning of the civil war swore loyalty to Rhaenyra, as did his successor, Lord Stanton Piper, fighting at the second battle of Tumbleton for blacks)

House Redfort (Ser Adrian Redfort joined Rhaenyra's Queensguard after the seize of King’s Landing)

House Roote (Lord Roote chose to support Rhaenyra's claim over Aegon's and helped capture Stone Hedge)

House Rosby (Lord Rosby first declared support for Rhaenyra, but switched sides to the greens to avoid execution)

House Rowan (Lord Thaddeus Rowan supported Rhaenyra during the war, marching against Lord Ormund Hightower in the Reach)

House Royce (Ser Willam Royce was a knight serving Rhaenyra, he attempted to rescue Prince Joffrey when he tried to save dragons from the city mob)

House Smallwood (Lord Joseth Smallwood fought with the blacks against westermen in the riverlands)

House Stark (Lord Cregan Stark pledged his loyalty to Rhaenyra through her son Prince Jacaerys after they sealed an agreement, leading the northmen to battle in support of blacks)

House Staunton (Lord Staunton was a member on Rhaenyra's black council, he was beheaded by the greens when they seized his seat)

House Stokeworth (Lord Stokeworth was a support of Rhaenyra at court, but swore loyalty to Aegon to escape death, when Rhaenyra took over King's Landing, he tried switching sides again, for his betrayal he was executed)

House Sunderland (Lord Sunderland gave his support for Rhaenyra after he received Prince Jacaerys at Sisterton)

House Tarly (Lord Alan Tarly joined Lord Owen Costayne and Ser Alan Beesbury in an attack on Lord Ormund Hightower's forces for the blacks)

House Tully (Lord Grover Tully wished to supports the greens, but was too weak to take action, his grandson, Lord Elmo Tully joined Rhaenyra's blacks, his sons Kermit and Oscar were leaders of Tully armies)

House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest (Lord Hugo Vance of Wayfarer's Rest supported Rhaenyra and the blacks while Lord Vance of Atlanta supported Aegon and the greens)

House Velaryon (Lord Corlys Velaryon and his wife, Princess Rhaenys were early loyalists to Rhaenyra, fighting with the rest of the blacks)

House Vypren (Lady Sabitha Frey (nee Vypren) supported the blacks as did her father and brothers)

House Wode (Ser Oswald Wode was a supporter of Rhaenyra during the civil war)