House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep

House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep
Coat of arms	Two golden roses on green (Vert, two roses or)
Seat	Brightwater Keep (disputed by House Florent)
Head	Lord Garlan Tyrell
Region	The Reach
Title	Lord of Brightwater Keep[1]
Heir	None
Overlord	House Tyrell of Highgarden
Founder	Ser Garlan Tyrell
Founded	299 AC

House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep is a new noble house in the Reach, and a cadet branch of House Tyrell of Highgarden.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

The new house is created after House Florent, the rulers of Brightwater Keep, are stripped of lands and titles for rebelling against the Iron Throne. The lands are bestowed on Ser Garlan Tyrell, the second son of Lord Mace Tyrell, for his participation in the Battle of the Blackwater. Brightwater, however, remains in the hands of a Florent garrison.^[2]

A Feast for Crows

From King's Landing, Lord Garlan brings half of the Tyrell strength back to the Reach to press his claim on Brightwater Keep, still held by its castellan and younger brother of the late Lord Alester Florent, Ser Colin Florent.^[3][1] Before he can lay siege, news of Euron Greyjoy's conquest of the Shield Islands reaches him. He begins to gather men from across the Reach to retake the islands.^[4]

House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep at the end of the third century

The known Tyrells of Brightwater Keep during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lord Garlan Tyrell, called Garlan the Gallant, raised to lordship for his participation in the Battle of the Blackwater.
  • Lady Leonette Fossoway, his wife.

References

v d e Houses of the Reach   At the start of A Game of Thrones Great House Tyrell Lordly Houses Ambrose Ashford Beesbury Blackbar Bulwer Caswell Chester Cockshaw Costayne Cuy Florent Fossoway of Cider Hall Footly Graceford Grimm Hewett Hightower Meadows Merryweather Mullendore Oakheart Peake1 Redwyne Risley Rowan Serry Stackhouse Tarly1 Varner Vyrwel Webber Willum Knightly Houses Osgrey of Standfast Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Appleton Ball Bridges Bushy Cobb Conklyn Cordwayner Crane Dunn Durwell Fossoway of New Barrel Graves Hastwyck Hunt Hutcheson Inchfield Kidwell Leygood Lowther Lyberr Middlebury Norcross Norridge Oldflowers Orme Pommingham Redding Rhysling Rodden Roxton Shermer Sloane Uffering Westbrook Woodwright Wythers Yelshire Exiled Houses Manderly Extinct Houses Gardener Osgrey of Leafy Lake   At the end of A Dance with Dragons Great House Tyrell of Highgarden Lordly Houses Ambrose Ashford Beesbury Blackbar Bulwer Caswell Cockshaw Costayne Cuy Fossoway of Cider Hall Footly Graceford Hightower Meadows Merryweather Mullendore Oakheart Peake1 Redwyne Risley Rowan Stackhouse Tarly1 Tyrell of Brightwater Keep Varner Vyrwel Webber Willum Knightly Houses Osgrey of Standfast Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Appleton Ball Bridges Bushy Cobb Conklyn Cordwayner Crane Dunn Durwell Fossoway of New Barrel Graves Hastwyck Hunt Hutcheson Inchfield Kidwell Leygood Lowther Lyberr Middlebury Norcross Norridge Oldflowers Orme Pommingham Redding Rhysling Rodden Roxton Shermer Sloane Uffering Westbrook Woodwright Wythers Yelshire Deposed Houses Chester Florent Grimm Hewett Serry Exiled Houses Manderly Extinct Houses Gardener Osgrey of Leafy Lake 1 Marcher Lords