Lord Paramount of the Mander
Lord Paramount of the Mander[1] or Lord Paramount of the Reach[2] is a title granted by the Iron Throne to the liege lord of the Reach within the Seven Kingdoms. The title refers to the great river of the region, the Mander.
Contents
History
House Gardener, the Kings of the Reach, were extingished at the Field of Fire during Aegon's Conquest. When King Aegon I Targaryen marched to Highgarden, the castle was yielded by Harlan Tyrell, High Steward of Highgarden. Aegon the Conqueror granted the castle and the Reach to House Tyrell, naming Harlan the Lord Paramount of the Mander and Warden of the South.[3]
Other houses of the Reach protested their becoming vassals of an "upjumped steward", however. Houses Florent, Oakheart, Peake, Redwyne, and Rowan were families with more prestigious histories and closer blood ties to the Gardeners, but unlike the Tyrells they had fought against Aegon during the Conquest.[2]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
After the death of King Robert I Baratheon, his youngest brother, Renly Baratheon, marries Margaery Tyrell in Highgarden and is crowned with the support of Lord Mace Tyrell.[4]
A Clash of Kings
Renly is assassinated near Storm's End.[5] Lord Petyr Baelish negotiates an alliance between Houses Tyrell and Lannister to support King Joffrey I Baratheon, and their combined armies defeat Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of the Blackwater.[6]
A Storm of Swords
According to Lady Olenna Tyrell, the Florents have continued to complain about Tyrell rule over the Reach.[7]
A Dance with Dragons
The Golden Company supports Aegon Targaryen in his campaign to claim the Iron Throne. Laswell Peake claims that the exiles still have friends in the Reach, and that Mace's power may not be as strong as he thinks.[8]
Known Lords Paramount of the Mander
- Lord Harlan Tyrell, first Lord Paramount of the Mander.
- Lord Theo Tyrell, Harlan's son, consolidated Tyrell power over the Reach.
- Lord Bertrand Tyrell, Lord Paramount in the early reign of Jaehaerys I.
- Lord Matthos Tyrell, Lord Paramount during the Great Council of 101 AC.
- Lord Lyonel Tyrell, Lord Paramount during the Dance of the Dragons and the conquest of Dorne.
- Lord Leo Tyrell, called Leo Longthorn, Lord Paramount during the First Blackfyre Rebellion.
- Lord Luthor Tyrell.
- Lord Mace Tyrell, Luthor's only son.
Quotes
You Starks were kings once, the Arryns and the Lannisters as well, and even the Baratheons through the female line, but the Tyrells were no more than stewards until Aegon the Dragon came along and cooked the rightful King of the Reach on the Field of Fire. If truth be told, even our claim to Highgarden is a bit dodgy, just as those dreadful Florents are always whining.[7]
References
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Conquest.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: House Tyrell.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, TWOIAF, Aegon's Conquest.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 33, Catelyn IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.