Orton Merryweather
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| Allegiance | House Merryweather | |||
| Culture | Reach | |||
| Born | Longtable[1] | |||
| Spouse | Lady Taena of Myr | |||
| Issue | Russell Merryweather | |||
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Orton Merryweather is the Lord of Longtable and the head of House Merryweather.
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Appearance and Character
Orton has a large, lumpy and bulbous nose with messy orange-red hair. He is always courteous[2] and can be sycophantic.[2][3]
History
Orton is the grandson of Lord Owen Merryweather,[4] a Hand of the King to Aerys II Targaryen who was exiled from Westeros for failing to contain Robert's Rebellion.[5] Orton went into exile with his grandfather where he found a Myrish bride, Taena.[6][1]
During his reign,[N 1] King Robert I Baratheon was persuaded by Orton to restore the lands, castle and titles stripped by Aerys to the Merryweathers. Robert did not grant them all of their lands back, however, and also emptied the family treasury, leaving Orton a less wealthy and powerful lord than his grandfather had been.[7][1][8][9]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Orton is among the lords who travel to King's Landing when Margaery Tyrell is promised to King Joffrey I Baratheon. He brings his wife, Lady Taena of Myr.[10]
Lord Merryweather dances with Sansa Stark at her wedding feast.[11]
Joffrey chokes to death during his royal wedding.[12] Taena falsely testifies that she saw Tyrion Lannister drop something into the wedding chalice during the feast.[13]
A Feast for Crows
Queen Regent Cersei Lannister names Lord Orton to the small council of King Tommen I Baratheon as lord justiciar. In their first session, he counsels making cause with the ironborn to make up for the Iron Throne's lack of sea power after the Battle of the Blackwater, and granting them part of the north despite House Bolton's dominion there. Orton further suggests turning on the ironmen if the Boltons defeat Stannis Baratheon, though ultimately Cersei elects to build her own fleet.[2]
Ser Jaime Lannister thinks that Orton convinced Cersei to name Ser Bonifer Hasty as castellan of Harrenhal.[14]
Orton's wife Taena becomes Cersei's confidant and often sleeps in the queen's bed.[3]
Taena conspires with Cersei against Queen Margaery, the new bride of the regent's son, King Tommen. When Cersei decides to have the Merryweathers sup with her in the middle of the night, Orton drinks heavily and steals glances at the singer performing for them, the Blue Bard. Cersei raises Orton to be the new Hand of the King after she demotes Ser Harys Swyft to lord treasurer. Cersei falsely accuses the Blue Bard of having slept with Margaery, and she orders Orton to have the singer taken to the dungeons.[4]
Lord Merryweather worries what the smallfolk will think after Margaery is imprisoned by the Faith of the Seven. After Cersei is herself imprisoned by the Faith, Lord Orton resigns his position and flees back to Longtable with Taena.[15]
Quotes by Orton
Pycelle: A war in the Vale would be most tragic.
Orton: War? Lord Baelish is a most amusing man, but one does not fight a war with witticisms.[2]—Pycelle and Orton
—Orton to Cersei Lannister
Cersei: I have no doubt that you are more able than Ser Harys Swyft. Will you consent to serve?
Orton: I ... yes, of course. Your Grace does me great honor.
Cersei: You have served me ably as justiciar, my lord. And will continue to do so through these ... trying times ahead.[4]
—Cersei Lannister and Orton
Quotes about Orton
Petyr had once remarked that the horn of plenty that adorned House Merryweather's arms suited Lord Orton admirably, since he had carrot-colored hair, a nose as bulbous as a beetroot, and pease porridge for wits.[2]
—thoughts of Cersei Lannister
Family
| Owen | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Son | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orton | Taena of Myr | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ The Merryweather restoration happened after Robert became king (283 AC) and before the birth of Orton's son, Russell, as he was born at Longtable (A Feast for Crows, Cersei VI). Given that Russell was born no later than 294 AC (see Russell Merryweather), the Merryweathers were thus restored in or between 283 AC and 294 AC.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Orton Merryweather.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 39, Cersei IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 12, Cersei III.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Longtable.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Knights and Lords, March 02, 2002
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 28, Sansa III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
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- House Merryweather
- Characters from the Reach
- Characters with bulbous nose
- Characters with red hair
- Characters with round face
- Exiles
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- Members of Joffrey I Baratheon's court
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- Supporters of Joffrey Baratheon in the War of the Five Kings
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