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House Frey of the Crossing are major antagonists in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

It is the wealthiest noble house of the Riverlands, and the second-most powerful after the Tullys of Riverrun. They also have the largest army in the Riverlands. Their main seat is the Twins, also known as the Crossing, which are a pair of castles located on each bank of the northern Green Fork of the Trident, with the Water Tower in the middle of their bridge.

Their bridge is a major and vital strategical location, necessary to cross the river, which allowed the Freys to grow very wealthy and important. The ruler of the house is styled Lord of the Crossing. The words of House Frey have never been mentioned so far in the novels.

The domains of the Freys are wide, with large tracts of land marking their region. They can assemble a lot more soldiers than their liege lords, House Tully of Riverrun. They have the wealth to muster armies of sellswords and freeriders as well. Under the ancient Lord Walder Frey, House Frey has grown even more in both size and power, now having become the most powerful bannermen of the Tullys. Known vassal houses sworn to House Frey are House Charlton, House Erenford, and House Haigh.

After the Red Wedding in the late 299 AC, a new cadet branch of House Frey has been formed; House Frey of Riverrun, currently ruled by Emmon Frey, the new Lord of Riverrun and great-uncle of King Joffrey I Baratheon. The Freys and all the riverlords are currently sworn to House Baelish of Harrenhal.

The Freys dislike their northern neighbors, the crannogmen of the Neck, reclusive people living in wetlands, ruled by House Reed of Greywater Watch, where there are no maesters and no knights. The Freys look down on them and call them pejorative names such as "frogeaters" or "mudmen". Historically, Frey warriors tried and failed to conquer Greywater Watch multiple times.

During the events of the main series, a large portion of House Frey is villainous, having been the main perpetrators of the Red Wedding, which quickly became one of the most reviled atrocities in Westerosi history, due to the violation and staining of the sacred guest right, causing both smallfolk and nobility to no longer trust guests and guest right is no longer considered guaranteed.

To make matters worse, the massacre also ruins House Frey's reputation and they were met with immense disgust and outrage by many, including countless war refugees known as the "sparrows" (most of them currently reformed as Poor Fellows). However, there are numerous neutral and non-villainous Freys as well, some of them being considered likable, such as Roslin, Stevron, Perwyn, Amerei, Arwood, Olyvar, Alesander, and many others, mostly being women, children, and teenagers, with some grown up men as well. House Frey's recently-gained ill reputation comes from its current and more prominent leaders and members.

According to Merrett Frey, it will not be long until Lord Walder dies, and when it will happen it will be every other Frey for himself. Walder, though a tyrant, has a strong belief in family loyalty and in taking care of his own, even the ones who disappoint him and have no use to him. When Ser Stevron Frey was heir the situation was different, as he was raised by Walder to believe that blood was blood, and he was even decent and a better person than his father and other Freys, but Stevron's eldest son, Ser Ryman, his grandsons Edwyn and Black Walder, now the new heirs, and many other Freys do not feel the same way. Merrett expects the next Lord Frey will banish many family members from the Twins, those deemed useless or despised by him.

In the continuity of the television series, House Frey were briefly a Great House of Westeros after the Red Wedding, but in the end of the conflicts they have been eventually subdued once more under King Bran I Stark.

Biography[]

Backstory[]

The Freys were founded about 600 years before the series began, when a petty Lord built a bridge over the Green Fork. Eventually the crossing was expanded into twin castles, one on either side of the river, plus a tower in the middle, hence the Frey's seat of power is known as the Twins. The Freys use the title Lord of the Crossing.

The current Head of House Frey is Walder Frey who at the beginning of the series is 89, and has been married seven times. He has over a hundred descendants, trueborn and bastard-born. For his 90th nameday Walder Frey takes his eighth wife, Joyeuse Erenford, who is over 70 years younger then him. Many of the Freys share the weaselly appearance of their common ancestor Walder Frey.

War of the Five Kings[]

When Tywin Lannister attacks the Riverlands Walder Frey doesn't answer his liege lord Hoster Tully's calling the banners. After the death of Robert Baratheon the Lannisters usurp the throne through Joffrey Baratheon. When Robb Stark marches south Walder Frey refuses to let his army across. He claims he would be breaking oaths to the crown by fighting the Lannisters, even though when the Tullys first called him Robert wasn't dead so Walder wouldn't have been breaking his oaths. Robb is forced to make terms with him, agreeing to marry a Frey and betrothing his younger sister Arya Stark to one of Walder Frey's sons, Elmar. Two of Walder Frey's grandsons, Big Walder Frey and Little Walder Frey, are sent to be fostered at Winterfell, and Walder Frey's 18th son Olyvar Frey becomes Robb's squire. The Freys join Robb Stark and later proclaim him King in the North with the other Northern and Riverlands nobility.

When Robb attacks the Westerlands Ser Stevron Frey, Walder Frey's eldest child and heir to the Twins, is wounded and later dies in his tent. This means Stevron's eldest son, Ryman Frey, becomes heir.

When Stannis Baratheon is defeated at the Blackwater by Tywin Lannister and Mace Tyrell, the Freys at Harrenhal with Roose Bolton fear Robb will lose the war and try to find a way out. Later they receive news that Robb has broken the marriage pact, marrying Jeyne Westerling to protect her honor after taking her virginity. The Freys leave Robb's cause. Olyvar Frey wishes to remain with Robb, but is forced to leave by his kin.

The Red Wedding[]

The Freys agree to renew their alliance with Robb again if his uncle Edmure Tully, the Lord of Riverrun, marries Roslin Frey, Walder Frey's daughter by his sixth wife. However the wedding proved to be nothing but a part of a plot for revenge. At what becomes known as the Red Wedding, shortly after Edmure and Roslin left, the musicians began playing The Rains of Castamere, the song that associates with Tywin Lannister, Robb's enemy. This signals the Freys to immediately betray and murder Robb Stark, his mother Catelyn Stark, and most of their men while Edmure Tully and many other nobles are taken captive. Mail-wearing northmen - possibly the Boltons and the Karstarks - also joined in the slaughter. Most of all of Robb's personal guard where also killed, with Smalljon Umber, Dacey, and Ser Wendel Manderly amongst them.

During the ensuing slaughter in the hall, the Freys also killed Robb's direwolf Grey Wind. When The Rains of Castamere played in both of the castles in the Twins, the three feast tents, which had been coated in oil earlier, at the camp outside collapsed and were set ablaze by fire arrows. While most of the northmen burned in their tents while drunk, Walder Rivers, a bastard son of Lord Walder, leads an army of armored Freys in cutting down Robb's men outside the tents while also burning their pavilions.

In an act of mockery on Robb's relationship with his direwolf, his body was then mutilated, with his head being decapitated and then head of Grey Wind is sewed in place before a crown is nailed on the head while Robb's crown is in possession of Ryman Frey. Robb's body was then paraded. Catelyn's body was then stripped naked and thrown into the river in a mockery of the funeral customs of House Tully.

As House Frey had betrayed House Stark, this brought a complete end to the North's rebellion against the Iron Throne. Because of the Red Wedding, this allowed the Iron Throne to take in a number of valuable hostages. Walder Frey's second son Emmon Frey is made Lord of Riverrun while one of his granddaughters Amerei Frey is to marry Lancel Lannister and another Frey girl marry Ser Daven Lannister. Roose Bolton, who has been made Warden of the North for his part in the Red Wedding, which is personally murdering Robb Stark, has married another of Walder Frey's granddaughters, "Fat" Walda Frey, one of Amerei's sisters, after Walder offered him the weight in silver of a Frey girl as their dowry. Roose takes a Frey force under two of Walder Frey's sons, Ser Aenys Frey and Ser Hosteen Frey, to the north to help him take control.

Ryman's second son Black Walder Frey besiges Seagard, forcing Lord Jason Mallister to surrender by threatening to hang their heir Patrek.

After being submerged for days, Catelyn's corpse, is founded by Nymeria, the direwolf of Arya Stark, who went into depression after learning of her mother's death. When Catelyn's body is founded by the Brotherhood without Banners, the Red Priest, Thoros of Myr was asked to bring her back to life in the same way he did with Beric Dondarrion, the leader of the Brotherhood. However, Thoros refused as he knew that Catelyn has been dead for too long. As a result, Beric uses the kiss of life to give life to the corpse, but at the cost of his own life. With Beric's sacrifice, Catelyn was revived as Lady Stoneheart.

However, unlike in her previous life, Stonheart is ruthless and unforgiving, with a strong hunger for revenge. Taking control of the Brotherhood without Banners, she begins a vendetta on all those she holds responsible for betraying her and for murdering her son Robb. The Brotherhood begin by capturing one of Walder Frey's great-grandsons Petyr Frey, and demanding a hundred dragons for him. When Walder's ninth son Merrett Frey delivers the ransom, hoping to win the favor of the main Frey branch as Petyr is the youngest son of the current heir to the Twins, he finds Petyr has already been hanged. Merrett tries to justify the Red Wedding and excuse his role. However Stoneheart judges him guilty and has him hanged on her orders.

Second Siege of Riverrun[]

Ryman Frey besieges Riverrun aided by the reluctant Riverlands' nobility and the Lannisters under Ser Daven Lannister, who has been made Warden of the West by his cousin Cersei Lannister. The second siege on Riverrun was poorly handled; Ryman spends most of his time drinking and whoring, and each day places Edmure on a gallows, trying to make their uncle Ser Brynden Tully, "the Blackfish", Castellan of Riverrun, surrender the castle. However Brynden stubbornly refuses and Ryman doesn't hang Edmure, not wanting to lose a hostage. Roslin truly loves Edmure and she is pregnant by him but she prays on having a baby daughter, as she feared if she produces a male heir to House Tully, her family will kill Edmure. Men from their force frequently go missing, possibly hanged by the Brotherhood without Banners on Lady Stoneheart's orders.

Jaime Lannister eventually arrives to lift the siege. Seeing Ryman's incompetence, he sends him back to the Twins, giving command to Ryman's eldest son Edwyn Frey. He then persuades Edmure to make Brynden surrender Riverrun, threatening to destroy the castle and Edmure's unborn child. However Brynden escapes by swimming under a gate, infuriating Emmon, the new Lord of Riverrun. Jaime then hears from Edwyn that Ryman was hanged within a day's ride of the Twins along with the three Knights and 12 men-at-arms accompanying him. Edwyn suspects his brother to be responsible, though his bastard uncle Walder Rivers says Black Walder is at Seagard. Edwyn reveals they have spies on the camp.

The North[]

As House Frey had killed Robb and his men while they were under Guest Right, this earned the Freys the enmity of the north and most of Westeros, including from their own allies. Many Westerosi, including Jaime Lannister, King Tommen Baratheon's small council, and Lord Yohn Royce, condemned the horrific massacre with antipathy and disgust, and House Frey became an example of those who would violate Guest Right. The Sparrows, who are pilgrims and war refugees from the war-torn Riverlands and Crownlands, are especially furious with the Red Wedding and the Freys' violation of Guest Right.

Lord Walder gave Roose Bolton a contigent of about 2,000 Frey men led by Ser Aenys Frey, along with Ser Hosteen Frey, to help the new Warden of the North to restore order in the North and end the invasions of the Ironborn and Stannis Baratheon, the latter letting thousands of wildlings south of the Wall. The Frey army joined other armies of the North after the end of the Siege of Moat Cailin. Walda Frey, Roose's wife, took residence in Winterfell, along with her brother Little Walder Frey and her half-cousin Big Walder Frey, both boys serving as Ramsay Bolton's squires.

Jared Frey, Symond Frey, and Rhaegar Frey, envoys of the Iron Throne, delivered the bones of Ser Wendel Manderly, who was murdered during the Red Wedding, to his father Lord Wyman Manderly, the Lord of White Harbor and the wealthiest man in the North. Wyman agrees to marry his grandaughters to Rhaegar Frey and another of Walder Frey's grandsons, Little Walder Frey. Though Jared Frey made up a lie that the Red Wedding is Robb Stark's work and even told a false version of the Red Wedding, Wyman Manderly, despite publicly supporting House Bolton and House Frey, Wyman actually disbelieved the lie. In addition, he secretly seeks revenge for Wendel's death

When Davos Seaworth comes to White Harbor to try and gain support for Stannis, Wyman apparently has him executed. However Lord Manderly actually executed a criminal of similar appearance in Davos' place, delivering his head to Cersei Lannister, to prove White Harbor's loyalty to King Tommen I Baratheon. Wyman's eldest son, Ser Wylis Manderly, is subsequently released and returned to him and at the feast to celebrate his return, Wyman reveals to Davos that he plans to restore House Stark.

Lord Manderly explains that he will give guest gifts to Jared, Symond, and Rhaegar Frey, which, under the rules of guest right, means they will no longer be under his protection. After they departed, the three Freys suddenly disappeared en route to Barrowton for Ramsay Bolton's wedding to "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Poole). It is theorized by the Frey Pies Theory that Wyman Manderly, as a possible part of his plot for revenge, had Jared, Symond, and Rhaegar killed before having them baked into three huge meat pies, which he brings to the wedding, where he served pieces of the pies to the Freys and Boltons while eating some himself.

Facing the threat of Stannis's forces marching from Deepwood Motte, the northmen and the Freys in Roose's host moved Ramsay's wedding to Winterfell, where they remained to await an incoming siege from Stannis, after learning he did not march to besiege the Dreadfort. After a long series of murders at Winterfell, Little Walder Frey is found murdered. His uncle Hosteen attacks Lord Wyman, leading to a skirmish in which Frey and White Harbor men are killed. Roose sends the Frey and Manderly men out with a cavalry host to engage Stannis, who is camped at a crofter's village three days away from Winterfell. When the Freys ride out of Winterfell Aenys Frey falls into a pit trap dug by Mors Umber's boys, breaking his neck in the process. Because of this horrible incident, command soon falls to his half-brother Hosteen, a fierce fighter but not particularly clever.

TV Show[]

In the TV show, House Frey still gains control of the Riverlands in the aftermath of the Red Wedding, but eventually Brynden Tully manages to regain Riverrun. Many houses of the riverlands, such as Blackwood and Mallister, rise in rebellion against the Freys. Since Ryman Frey has been removed from the show, Walder sends Lothar Frey and Black Walder Rivers (a combo character of Black Walder and Walder Rivers, but far less competent) to besiege Riverrun. Like in the books, they use Edmure as a hostage and threaten to kill him of Brynden does not surrender, but they ultimatly don't for the same reasons in the books. The Lannister army is sent to assist the Freys and Jaime arrives to take command and lift the siege. He learns that Roslyn has given birth to a son, whom Jamie threatens to kill if Edmure does not order the Riverrun men to surrender. Edmure, in order to save his son does as Jaime tells him to do and Riverrun is soon under Frey control and a Lannister captain reports that Brynden died fighting, whether or not he is telling the truth or lying is yet to be seen.

However at the celebration feast at the Twins, Jaime reminds Walder that Brynden's capture of Riverrun shows that Walder so far, is not doing his job well in keeping the Riverlands under control. Later, while dining on pie, Walder asks a servant girl where Lothar and Black Walder are. The servant girl replies "They are here, my lord." Walder soon finds a toenail in the pie. The servant says that Walder's sons were not easy to carve and cook, then reveals that she is really Arya Stark. Walder tries to run but Arya grabs Walder and slits his throat, killing him.

Later, Arya disguises herself as Walder and summons all of Walder's adult sons present at the Twins for a feast. During the toast, she sarcastically mocks them for violating guest rights and tells them that not all Starks were killed. As she tells them this, Walder's sons start clutching their throats, Arya reveals that the wine has been poisoned. As Frey's sons drop dead, Arya removes Walder's disguise and tells the Frey women and servants that if anyone asks them what happened, they should tell them "The North Remembers" and "Winter Came For House Frey".

Theories and TV series[]

In the TV series' Game of Thrones sixth and seventh seasons, Arya Stark somehow entered the Twins without being noticed and managed to kill Lord Walder, Black Walder, and Lame Lothar. Later she killed all male family members of House Frey during a great feast at the Twins, though no male children are seen during the event and it is unknown if Freys who live out of the Twins (Frey squires and knights under other lords, septons, and maesters) were invited as well. This differs from the book version where Arya actually wants only the names of the guilty Frey members, because she doesn't want to kill innocents for the sins of the other relatives (though in the TV version, all those poisoned Freys seem to be the guilty ones).

She also personally knew the boy and her former betrothed Elmar Frey. Arya's storyline in the novels is not a revenge plot, but focuses on the drama of her losing her identity, past, and family because she hoped to get revenge, but instead found herself in the trap of the religion of the Faceless Men. In the books, Arya is afraid to become heartless due to her temper or just a tool without any identity and many faces, but she looks at Needle and she remembers who she really is.

In A Song of Ice and Fire, Lady Stoneheart is in open conflict against the Freys and the Lannisters in the riverlands, thus if something bad happens at the Twins, the Brotherhood without Banners would be more likely the cause. Stoneheart is a corpse full of hatred and lust for vengeance without any worries about consequences and future. She is perfectly capable of killing every Frey she can find without listening to reason. It doesn't matter how old the person is, or if they were even involved with the Red Wedding: being called "Frey", "Lannister", or "Bolton" is the only reason she needs to kill everyone. A part from that, Lady Stoneheart kills everyone who just happens to work for the Freys and the Lannisters: from knights and squires, to mere men-at-arms and smallfolk workers with their families.

In the upcoming novel The Winds of Winter, something terrible and chaotic might happen at the Twins: with the presence of outlaw Tom of Sevenstrings infiltrated with the Lannisters and Freys during the second Siege of Riverrun, the Brotherhood without Banners might murder Lord Walder, resulting with chaos and war of succession between male Freys, with Black Walder and Lame Lothar being the most dangerous. Lady Stoneheart might use such chaos to attack the Crossing and kill more Freys indiscriminately, resulting with a massacre worse than the Red Wedding as an act of retaliation. Stoneheart is more concerned with the main responsible for her family loss, the Freys and Lannisters, rather than House Bolton, who are also facing impending doom at the hands of Stannis Baratheon and the rebelling northmen.

Known members during the end of the third century[]

Head of the House and Lord of the Crossing[]

• Lord Walder Frey (born in 208 AC); the current Lord of the Crossing. Sometimes called Old Frey. Almost ninety during the beginning of A Song of Ice and Fire, and currently 91 during 300 AC; will be 92 if he lives long enough throughout the year. A prideful, querulous, irascible, sharp-tongued, blunt, peevish, argumentative, suspicious, and greedy man, as well as envious, stubborn, and known for his ill-temper and will of iron. These traits grew worse with age. He is also ambitious and cunning, and known to only give aid to a winning cause. His sight is now clouded, he is spotted due to his age, and due to gout he can no longer stand without assistance, yet his mind still works perfectly and is sharp, witty, and strategic as ever. He has high-functioning long-term memory, and can remember in detail every single negative experience, and thus can brood long about every slight he has ever suffered. Walder has a prickly manner and is petty, and can take insult in the smallest things. Unapologetically assertive to all his own lieges, a dangerous man to cross, and considered untrustworthy by his liege lord, Hoster Tully. He ruled his house for many decades and sired over a hundred descendants. His family fight each other for his favor and the inheritance, naming their sons Walder and daughters Walda to please him. Survived multiple wars and outlived six Targaryen kings, at least two Lords of Tully, and recently even three Baratheon kings, one ironborn king, one northern king, and Lord Hoster Tully. Was slow to gather his levies in time to join the rebel side in the Battle of the Trident during Robert's Rebellion in 283 AC, possibly as a deliberate move to wait who was going to be the winning side first, although it cannot be proved. During the early stages of the War of the Five Kings, in 298 AC, he assembled his military strength to defend his lands from the invading westermen, but ignored House Tully's call to bring a contingent to Riverrun, where riverlords were gathering a host to fight the Lannisters. Under the pretense of still preparing to march to Riverrun, Walder had his house remain on hold and not participate in the Battle in the Hills Below the Golden Tooth and the Battle Under the Walls of Riverrun, the latter being the first battle of the first siege of Riverrun, where Ser Edmure Tully and many vassals were captured. During early 299 AC, Lord Walder rebelled against the Iron Throne again, then ruled by House Baratheon of King's Landing, after initially remaining neutral throughout the westermen's invasion of the Riverlands and their major battles against the riverlords and the Tullys. Eventually accepted to fight for his lieges of House Tully and for House Stark, after striking a deal with Robb Stark, arranged by Lady Catelyn Stark, Lord Hoster Tully's daughter and Robb's mother. Supported the independence of the Kingdom of the North and the Trident under King Robb Stark, until House Frey found itself in disadvantage after the Battle of the Blackwater in 299 AC, and urged for Robb to relinquish his crown, end his rebellion, and negotiate for peace. After King Robb committed a serious oathbreaking, dishonoring House Frey in the process, the Freys withdrew their support for the Starks and became neutral again, except for a Frey contingent following Lord Roose Bolton at Harrenhal. Robb took Jeyne Westerling—a member of an impoverished and conquered noble house of the Westerlands that was fighting for the enemies Lord Tywin Lannister and the Iron Throne—as his wife and queen consort, instead of honoring his oath and duty to marry a Frey bride and thus respect a previous bargain and duty toward his own vassals. To retaliate against such grave slight, Walder commanded the massacre of his lieges of the Houses Tully and Stark and numerous of their vassals at the Twins in 299 AC, after Lord Tywin Lannister, Hand and grandfather of King Joffrey I Baratheon, accepted Walder's proposal and request for protection, a full pardon for the rebellion, and rewards and honors for the service and to make up for the previous slight. Walder has outlived seven wives.

Lord Walder's Lady Consorts[]

• • Lady {Perra Frey, née Royce}; his first wife, gave him three sons and one daughter.
  • Lady {Cyrenna Frey, née Swann}; his second wife, gave him two sons.
  • Lady {Amarei Frey, née Crakehall}; his third wife, gave him six sons and a daughter.
  • Lady {Alyssa Frey, née Blackwood}; his fourth wife, gave him three sons and two daughters.
  • Lady {Sarya Frey, née Whent}; his fifth wife, gave him no progeny.
  • Lady {Bethany Frey, née Rosby}; his sixth wife, gave him four sons and a daughter.
  • Lady {Annara Frey, née Farring}; his seventh wife, gave him four sons and two daughters.
  • Lady Joyeuse Frey, née Erenford; his young eighth wife, who was wed to him when she was either 15 or 16 in 298 AC. Currently either 17 or 18 years old. She is currently pregnant with child.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Perra Royce[]

• Ser {Stevron Frey}; Lord Walder's eldest son and heir. A polite, amiable, and reasonable man past 60, possibly around 65. Widower of three wives. Known for his tired expression and for how he himself used to say he was tired, which Little Walder Frey likes to interpret as "tired of waiting for our grandfather to die", in order to become Lord. The fact that Stevron had to wait over sixty years and still did not become Lord of the Crossing by 299 AC amused Lord Walder, who proved to be durable. According to Merrett Frey, Stevron "died of waiting." Brought Lady Catelyn Stark to negotiate with his lord father Walder during the early stages of the War of the Five Kings. Commanded one of House Frey's two contingents for Robb Stark and participated in breaking the first siege of Riverrun, fighting in the Battle in the Whispering Wood and the Battle of the Camps. After the execution of Lord Eddard Stark, he suggested for his side to remain focused on the defense of the Riverlands and the North, whilst letting the armies of Lord Tywin Lannister and King Renly Baratheon decimate each other and reduce their respective strengths, receiving disagreement from his allies. Proclaimed Robb the King in the North and King of the Trident, along with the other riverlords and northern lords. Marched with Robb as part of his army in the invasion of the Westerlands and participated in the Battle of Oxcross. Died of his wounds three days after the battle, despite the fact it was not thought to be anything serious and that Stevron felt fine. Robb was convinced that if Stevron stayed alive, he might have been able to negotiate for peace with the vassal Freys, explain himself, and apologize, but instead had to deal with the unreasonable Ser Ryman Frey and his ill-tempered son Black Walder.
  • Ser {Ryman Frey}; Ser Stevron's eldest son by his first wife {Corenna Swann}. Catelyn Stark estimated him to be over 40 years old (he is either at least 50, or his younger half-brother Aegon simply looks older than his age). Stubborn, greedy, and gluttonous, prone to drunkenness and whoring. Married to an unknown woman. Participated in the tourney at Lannisport to celebrate King Robert I Baratheon's victory in Greyjoy's Rebellion in 289 AC, and was unhorsed by Lord Jorah Mormont. Marched with Robb Stark's army during the War of the Five Kings, presumably participating in the Battle in the Whispering Wood and the Battle of the Camps in Tully lands. Participated in Robb's war campaign in the Westerlands, presumably taking part in the Battle of Oxcross. Became the heir to the Twins and led House Frey's contingent after his father's death, presumably participating in Robb's other battles in the invasion. Marched his force back to the Twins after the outrage over King Robb's wedding to Jeyne Westerling, Robb breaking his oath to his own bannerman Lord Walder. Ryman is regarded as one of the principal architets of the Red Wedding. When Robb and his host and Tully relatives returned at the Twins for Lord Edmure Tully's wedding, Ryman was angered that Queen Jeyne was not among them to attend the event, as she was left at Riverrun to avoid insulting the Freys with her presence. Left during the feast to change himself with armor and bring additional armed men with heavy longaxes. Killed Dacey Mormont by thrusting his axe into her stomach. Took Robb's crown after the massacre. Commanded a contingent of 2,000 Freys as part of the Iron Throne army during the second Siege of Riverrun, along with about 2,000 westermen led by Ser Daven Lannister and Ser Forley Prester. Dismissed from the siege by Ser Jaime Lannister—when he joined the siege with 200 heavy horse—for his poor strategy, negligence, failure to attend war councils, failure to greet the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard (Jaime), and bad management of the stalemate siege. Slain in the Riverlands by the Brotherhood without Banners near Fairmarket, while on his way back to the Twins.
    • Edwyn Frey; Ryman's eldest son. Current heir to the Twins. A cold and hateful man. Married to Janyce Hunter. Participated in the Red Wedding and gave a cold hostile welcome to King Robb Stark, Lord Edmure Tully, Lady Catelyn Stark, and Ser Raynald Westerling outside the southern castle of the Twins, along with his father Ser Ryman and his brothers Black Walder and Petyr. During the night of the Red Wedding, he violently and aggressively pushed Dacey Mormont away after being asked to dance with her, ranting his frustration and tiredness over pretending to be a friend, leaving a confused and shocked Dacey to back away from him, and causing Catelyn to seize him by his arm, discover chainmail beneath his clothing, and angrily slap him as the massacre began. Was part of the Iron Throne force in the second Siege of Riverrun, to claim the seat of the attainted Tullys for his great-uncle, Lord Emmon Frey. Due to his father's drunkenness during the siege, he represented House Frey in the war council with the riverlords and the westermen. Both him and his half-great-uncle, Ser Walder Rivers, have been instructed by Ser Jaime Lannister to tell Lord Walder to deliver all the Red Wedding's captives to King Tommen I Baratheon in King's Landing.
      • Walda Frey; Edwyn's daughter. A girl currently around 8, 9, or 10 years old. Rumored to be Black Walder's bastard daughter.
    • Walder Frey; Ryman's second son. Called Black Walder for his irascible temper and stern attitude, causing people to be terrorized of him. Refuses to marry, and is rumored to have maintained numerous affairs with several women, including cousins and the wives of his family members. Rumored to have slept with the wives of his brothers Edwyn (Janyce Hunter) and Petyr (Mylenda Caron), his half-cousin Fair Walda, and his half-cousin once removed Amerei, among others. Also rumored to have maintained a relationship with Lord Walder's seventh wife, Annara Farring. All the relations cast some people's doubt over the paternity of many of the younger Freys, including Edwyn's daughter Walda and her cousin Perra, or Lord Walder's six children with Annara. Fought for Robb Stark during the War of the Five Kings, presumably participating in the Battle in the Whispering Wood and the Battle of the Camps during the first siege of Riverrun. Marched with King Robb's army in the invasion of the Westerlands, presumably fighting in the Battle of Oxcross and other confrontations. One of King Robb's commanders during the Storming of the Crag, scaling the castle's walls along with Jon "Smalljon" Umber. Was among the many leaders of the outcry at Robb's sudden wedding to Jeyne Westerling at the Crag. He threatened to Robb's face to kill his bride, almost causing a fight, if not for Queen Jeyne begging her husband to avoid violence. The day of Lord Edmure Tully's wedding, he gave a cold welcome to Robb, Edmure, Lady Stark, and Ser Raynald Westerling, along with his father Ryman and his brothers Edwyn and Petyr. Surprised Robb when he behaved politely and as mild as a lamb throughout the wedding, before the massacre was commenced. Helped Ser Harys Haigh by hamstringing a Vance during the Red Wedding. Commanded and resolved the short Siege of Seagard and successfully submitted House Mallister back to the Iron Throne by using the young captive Patrek Mallister. Led the search of the outlaws who murdered Petyr and Merrett Frey at Oldstones, learning from peasants (after "questioning them sharply", the common way to say torture) that the commanding murderer is called Lady Stoneheart. Pursued a group of outlaws from Hag's Mire, leading hunters and hounds, but lost their trace when they reached the Neck in the North. Suspected by his brother Edwyn to have had a hand in the death of their father Ryman. Theorized by some to even have caused the death of his own grandfather Stevron, who was said by Robb to have been fine and that his battle injury did not appear to be anything serious. His brother Edwyn fears he will be next, as he is the only thing standing between Black Walder and the Crossing now.
    • {Petyr Frey}; Ryman's third son. Called Petyr Pimple. A boy around 17, 18, or 19 years old. Married to Mylenda Caron, who is three times his age. Upon Robb Stark's arrival at the Twins for his uncle Edmure's wedding, Petyr greeted the King and the latter's family members outside the southern castle, along with his father Ryman and his brothers Edwyn and Black Walder. The direwolf Grey Wind ferociously tried to attack them, scaring the greeters' horses and dropping Petyr into the mud, later prompting Lord Walder to have Grey Wind kept in the stables, telling Robb that the wild beast was too dangerous, and that getting thrown off a horse is life threatening as well. During the Red Wedding, both Petyr and his young half-great-uncle Ser Whalen Frey passed out drunk trying to compete with Lord Jon "Greatjon" Umber, whilst Merrett Frey attempted to get Umber ending up the same way, in order to capture him alive. Kidnapped in the Riverlands by the Brotherhood without Banners, while cheating on his older wife and wandering around with some camp followers. Was kept for a ransom of one hundred gold pieces, which Lord Walder paid. Slain by hanging by order of Lady Stoneheart.
      • Perra Frey; Petyr's daughter. Currently a 5 or 6 year old girl. Rumored to be Black Walder's bastard daughter.
  • {Aegon Frey}; Ser Stevron's second son by his second wife {Jeyne Lydden}. A lackwit fool called Jinglebell, serving as a fool and jester at the Twins. Around 50 years old. Slain at the Twins during the Red Wedding by Catelyn Stark.
  • {Maegelle Frey}; Ser Stevron's daughter by his second wife {Jeyne Lydden}. Married to Ser Dafyn Vance. Died in childbirth.
    • Marianne Vance; Maegelle's daughter. A maiden. Was among the Frey women presented to Robb Stark as a bride of choice he was meant to have, when he returned to the Twins for Lord Edmure Tully's wedding.
    • Walder Vance; Maegelle's eldest son. A squire.
    • Patrek Vance; Maegelle's second son. A young boy.
  • Walton Frey; Ser Stevron's third son by his third wife {Marsella Waynwood}. Married to Deana Hardyng.
    • Steffon Frey; Walton's eldest son, called the Sweet.
    • Walda Frey; Walton's daughter. Called Fair Walda. A beautiful 18 year old maid. Considered one of the more beautiful daughters of House Frey. It is common knowledge that she has occasionally slept with her half-cousin Black Walder. Instead her younger teenage half-cousin once removed, Fat Walda, publicly claimed she is still a maid, despite her comely appearance.
    • Bryan Frey; Walton's second son. A squire and a young boy between unspecified age 8 to 18.
• Lord Emmon Frey; Lord Walder's second son and Stevron's younger brother. A knight, recently rose in the rank of lord. Current Lord of Riverrun and head of House Frey of Riverrun. Around 61 years old. A nervous and fretful man, and often complaining. Disliked by his nephew Ser Jaime Lannister and Ser Daven Lannister, who both do not consider him a decent person, to the point that Daven would rather see him dead and Jaime sees him as a dullard. Married to Genna Lannister, younger sister of Lord Tywin Lannister, since 252 AC, when she was 7 and he was 14. Has always lived in terror of his brother-in-law. Participated in the Hand's tourney in King's Landing in 298 AC with five of his brothers. Due to their relation to the Lannisters and their own Frey branch's (now former) residence in Casterly Rock, Ser Emmon Frey's family remained loyal to the Iron Throne during the War of the Five Kings, and did not swear allegiance to Robb Stark. Ser Emmon chose his wife's allegiance over that of his father out of fear of retaliation. After the Red Wedding, the Iron Throne stripped House Tully of all its lands, titles, and wealth, and Lord Tywin, Hand of the King, decided to name his brother-in-law Emmon the new Lord of Riverrun, as a gift for his sister's family, for their service, and their losses of two sons in war. Was part of the Iron Throne army during the second Siege of Riverrun, to claim his new seat, and sat in the war council with the riverlords, his kin, and the westermen, demanding no damage to be done to his new castle. He constantly tried to tell Ser Daven Lannister how to run the siege. Promises to be a fair and just lord, although his wife thinks he will be dreadful instead. He is discontent with the fact that Tywin has not named him Lord Paramount of the Trident as well (ruler of the Riverlands and all its houses), choosing Petyr Baelish, the new Lord of Harrenhal, over him or his father Walder. However, Lord Baelish was already named Lord Paramount of the Trident before the Red Wedding and before House Frey reconciliated with the Iron Throne, having occured after the Battle of the Blackwater, as a reward for Baelish's successful envoy mission to gain House Tyrell's support against Stannis Baratheon.
  • Ser {Cleos Frey}; Emmon's eldest son. Married to Jeyne Darry. Fought for King Joffrey I Baratheon in the War of the Five Kings. Captured by Robb Stark's army during the first siege of Riverrun in the Battle in the Whispering Wood. Was sent to King's Landing to deliver Robb's terms of peace to the Iron Throne, before being escorted back to Riverrun with additional Lannister retainers, Ned Stark's bones, and the released northman Jacks (the sole survivor of the massacre of Ned Stark's household). Following the Ironborn's invasion of the North and the reported deaths of Bran and Rickon Stark, he was released by Lady Catelyn Stark to escort his cousin Ser Jaime Lannister back to King's Landing, along with Brienne Tarth. Slain in the Riverlands near Maidenpool by outlaws (possibly Brave Companions) while on his way to King's Landing with his companions.
    • Tywin Frey; Cleos's eldest son. Affectionately called Ty by his grandmother. A young squire. Heir to Riverrun. A boy around 11, 12, or 13 years old. Ser Jaime suggests that if the unborn child of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey turns out to be a girl, Tywin should marry her to strengthen House Frey's cadet branch's hold on Riverrun.
    • Willem Frey; Cleos's second son. A page at Ashemark. A boy around 9, 10, or 11 years old.
  • Ser Lyonel Frey; Emmon's second son. A knight. Married to Melesa Crakehall. So far, he and his wife have no progeny.
  • {Tion Frey}; Emmon's third son. A young teenage squire around 15 years old or younger. Captured by Robb Stark's army during the first siege of Riverrun in the Battle in the Whispering Wood. Slain at Riverrun, along with his cousin Willem Lannister, by order of Lord Rickard Karstark.
  • Walder Frey; Emmon's fourth son. Called Red Walder. A page or squire at Casterly Rock. A boy around 14 or 15 years old.
• Ser {Aenys Frey}; Lord Walder's third son. A cruel and clever man, and seasoned soldier, but regarded as a commander, not a swordsman. Married to {Tyana Wylde}, who died in childbirth. Led half of House Frey's contingent for Robb Stark during the War of the Five Kings, marching in Lord Roose Bolton's host in the Battle on the Green Fork, against Lord Tywin Lannister's camped host. Was among the remaining host that retreated back to the Twins, where Roose took Fat Walda Frey as his third wife. Was part of the foot army that marched to occupy the ruby ford at the Trident, commanding 500 Freys. Took part in the Fall of Harrenhal, after Roose successfully negotiated with the Qhohorik Vargo Hoat for the sellsword company Brave Companions to betray Ser Amory Lorch, castellan of Harrenhal. Along with Robett Glover, Aenys led a group of prisoners who were admitted into the castle by the Brave Companions, all posing as defeated captives of Lord Bolton's "destroyed" host. Ahead of schedule, Aenys and all the captive rivermen and northmen were freed from Harrenhal's dungeons and helped by the Lorathi Jaqen H'ghar, Rorge, Biter, and an unknowing girl named "Weasel". After the Fall of Harrenhal, Aenys introduced the new sellsword allies Rorge and Biter to Roose, whilst Shagwell introduced Weasel, who told Roose that her real name was Nymeria, or Nan for short. Following the Battle of the Blackwater, Aenys urged Lord Bolton to have the whole army leave Harrenhal, due to being unable to hold it against the united strength of the south. Reacted with anger and outrage, along with the rest of his kin at Harrenhal, after receiving word from the Twins about King Robb breaking his vow and marrying Jeyne Westerling at the Crag. He informed his younger half-brother Elmar that House Frey was dishonored by their own king and that Elmar would no longer marry Arya Stark. He was among the Freys that met Ser Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth when they arrived at Harrenhal as prisoners of the Brave Companions, spitting upon hearing Robb's name and dismissing Brienne's concern over the fact that Catelyn Stark's daughters might be killed if Jaime was not returned to King's Landing. Marched his Frey host ahead the rest of Roose's army on the way back to the Twins for Lord Edmure Tully's wedding, crossing the ruby ford of the Trident under heavy rainfall, as part of a scheme to reduce Robb's northern army by deliberately letting a pursuing Iron Throne force led by Ser Gregor Clegane reach Roose's host. As planned by Roose, a good portion of the northern army was made unable to cross the overflowing river before the enemy's arrival. Aenys participated in the Red Wedding. In command of the 2,000 Frey army helping the Boltons to retake the North from King Stannis Baratheon and his forces of southern and northern rebels, the ironborn invaders, and the free folk. Attended the wedding of Lord Ramsay Bolton and "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Poole) at Winterfell. In charge of a cavalry vanguard dispatched by Roose to attack Stannis at a crofter's village. Died in 300 AC, after breaking his neck from falling into a pit trap planted near Winterfell by Mors Umber and his levies.
  • Aegon Frey; Aenys's eldest son. Now an outlaw called Aegon Bloodborn.
  • {Rhaegar Frey}; Aenys's second son. Around 30 years old. He has a sardonic smile. Married to {Jeyne Beesbury}, who recently died of a wasting illness in late 299 or 300 AC. Traveled to White Harbor, along with his uncles, Ser Jared and Symond, and their entourage to ensure peace between Lord Wyman Manderly and the Iron Throne. Was betrothed to one of Wyman's granddaughters, Wynafryd Manderly. Confronted King Stannis Baratheon's Hand and envoy, Lord Davos Seaworth, upon the rebel's arrival at White Harbor's New Castle. Confirmed the execution of "Davos" (actually a criminal body-double), and delivered his head to Queen Regent Cersei Lannister. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor to Barrowton, while on their way to join their kin with the Boltons and other northern vassals. Implied to have been murdered by Wyman's order and his body baked into three huge pork meat pies.
    • Robert Frey; Rhaegar's eldest son. A 13 or 14 year old boy, recently became orphan.
    • Walda Frey; Rhaegar's daughter. Called White Walda. A young girl around 10, 11, or 12 years old, recently became orphan.
    • Jonos Frey; Rhaegar's second son. A 8 or 9 year old boy, recently became orphan.
• Perianne Frey; Lord Walder's first daughter. Married to Ser Leslyn Haigh, who lost half an ear while trying to capture Lord Jon "Greatjon" Umber in the Red Wedding.
  • Ser Harys Haigh; Perianne's eldest son. Married to an unknown woman. Was part of the Frey army fighting for Robb Stark during the War of the Five Kings, marching in Lord Roose Bolton's host, presumably fighting in the Battle on the Green Fork. Was part of Harrenhal's garrison after the castle's fall at the hands of Robb's forces and the Brave Companions. During the Red Wedding, he wrestled a Vance and was aided by Black Walder, who hamstrung the man. He rode with his brother Donnel, their cousin Ser Arwood Frey, and a small force around 50 men to the ruins of Saltpans to investigate the aftermath of the brutal Raid on Saltpans, allegedly led by the outlaw and traitor Sandor Clegane. They found the whole town burned and destroyed, with the survivors outside, whilst only the shut castle of House Cox remained.
    • Walder Haigh; Ser Harys' son. A young boy around 4, 5, or 6 years old.
  • Ser Donnel Haigh; Perianne's second son. He has been beaten many times in tourneys by Sandor Clegane, who once almost killed him in a mêlée. Participated in the Red Wedding. He rode with the force including his brother and Arwood to the ruins of Saltpans to investigate, witnessing the brutal aftermath.
  • Alyn Haigh; Perianne's third son. A squire.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Cyrenna Swann[]

• Ser {Jared Frey}; Lord Walder's fourth son. An arrogant 50 year old man. Married to Alys Frey, a distant relative. Participated in the Hand's tourney in King's Landing in 298 AC with five of his brothers. Was part of House Frey's contingent marching in Robb Stark's army. Captured during the early conflict, presumably during the Battle on the Green Fork, and subsequently ransomed while at Harrenhal, along with 4 other Freys. After the Fall of Harrenhal, he remained a member of the Frey contingent commanded by Ser Aenys Frey and Lord Roose Bolton at Harrenhal. After the Red Wedding, he traveled to White Harbor, along with his brother Symond, his nephew Rhaegar, and their entourage to ensure peace between Lord Wyman Manderly and the Iron Throne. Declared to the city's Merman's Court that his son Tytos was murdered by King Robb Stark when the latter changed into a rabid wolf with sorcery. Confronted King Stannis Baratheon's Hand and envoy, Lord Davos Seaworth, upon the rebel's arrival at White Harbor's New Castle. Confirmed the execution of "Davos" (actually a criminal body-double), and delivered his head to Queen Regent Cersei Lannister. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor to Barrowton, while on their way to join their kin with the Boltons and other northern vassals. Implied to have been murdered by Wyman's order and his body baked into three huge pork meat pies.
  • Ser {Tytos Frey}; Jared's son. Married to Zhoe Blanetree. Slain by Sandor Clegane with an axe during the Red Wedding.
    • Zia Frey; Tytos's daughter. A 14 or 15 year old girl.
    • Zachery Frey; Tytos's son. A 12 or 13 year old boy. Currently training and studying at the Starry Sept of Oldtown.
  • Kyra Frey; Jared's daughter. Married to Ser {Garse Goodbrook}, who was killed in the camps outside the Red Wedding, possibly by Sandor Clegane.
    • Walder Goodbrook; Kyra's son. A 9 or 10 year old boy.
    • Jeyne Goodbrook; Kyra's daughter. A 6 or 7 year old girl.
• Septon Luceon, born Luceon Frey; Lord Walder's fifth son. A higher-ranking septon of the Faith's clergy and a member of the Most Devout in service at the Great Sept of Baelor, in King's Landing. During 300 AC, he became the Most Devout's leading candidate to become the new High Septon, after Septon Ollidor was caught in a brothel scandal by sparrows and dragged out into the street naked by them. Luceon's candidacy was strongly opposed by the sparrows and the most fervent believers, who are convinced that House Frey is now cursed by the Gods for violating guest right in the Red Wedding. He was nine votes short of being chosen High Septon when the sparrows overran the Great Sept of Baelor with axes in hand, and forced the Most Devout to elect the sparrows' leader, an unnamed individual who became the new High Septon.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Amarei Crakehall[]

• Ser Hosteen Frey; Lord Walder's sixth son. Mocked as Ser Stupid by King Stannis Baratheon. A seasoned soldier and the fiercest fighter of Walder's brood. Considered the physically strongest of all the Freys. Favors his mother's family and is compared to a bull, slow to anger but implacable when aroused. Stannis judges him to be dim and stupid. Married to Bellena Hawick. Participated in the tourney at Lannisport to celebrate King Robert I Baratheon's victory in Greyjoy's Rebellion in 289 AC, and was unhorsed by Lord Jorah Mormont. Participated in the tourney on Prince Joffrey's 12 name day in 298 AC, in King's Landing, and was unhorsed by Ser Loras Tyrell. Participated in the Hand's tourney in King's Landing in 298 AC with five of his brothers. Was part of House Frey's contingent marching in Robb Stark's army. Captured during the early conflict, presumably during the Battle on the Green Fork, and subsequently ransomed while at Harrenhal, along with 4 other Freys. After the Fall of Harrenhal, he remained a member of the Frey contingent commanded by Ser Aenys Frey and Lord Roose Bolton at Harrenhal. After the defeat of King Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of the Blackwater, he and several of his kin lost hope for Robb's cause, Hosteen reasoning that if a seasoned and renown military commander like Stannis was defeated by Lord Tywin Lannister, then Robb had no chance against the then united might of the south, under the Lannister-Tyrell alliance. Was among the Freys reacting with outrage at King Robb for dishonoring their family, after receiving word from the Twins. Was among the Freys who met Ser Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth when the Brave Companions brought them to Roose at Harrenhal. He personally killed Lucas Blackwood during the Red Wedding. Along with Ser Aenys, he commanded 2,000 or at least 1,400 Frey swords sent with Roose to retake the North from the ironborn and pacificate the lands. Attended the wedding of Lord Ramsay Bolton to "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Poole) at Winterfell. Currently on his way with a Frey-Manderly cavalry vanguard to attack Stannis Baratheon at a crofter's village near a frozen lake, in what will become the Battle in the Ice. After Aenys's death, he is in command of the Frey vanguard, tasked to deliver Stannis's head to Winterfell.
  • Ser Arwood Frey; Hosteen's only son. A young knight. Married to Ryella Royce. He rode with his cousins Ser Harys and Ser Donnel Haigh, and a small force of half a hundred men to the ruins of Saltpans to investigate the aftermath of the brutal Raid on Saltpans, allegedly led by the outlaw and traitor Sandor Clegane. Personally witnessed the bandits' work, listened to the witnesses, and was sickened and in disbelief upon seeing what the band did to some of the women and children, also seeing the mutilated 12 year old girl survivor that was raped by Clegane. Attended the wedding of his cousin Amerei Frey to Lord Lancel Lannister at Darry. He believes the tales claiming that Lord Beric Dondarrion has died multiple times and was resurrected each time. Told Ser Jaime Lannister and Ser Lyle Crakehall about the account of Saltpans and how Sandor Clegane has gone mad, with Queen Regent Cersei Lannister demanding his head. He refused to speak in more detail about the atrocities in public. Currently still at Darry, together with several family members, after Lancel renounced his lordship and his unconsummated marriage in order to join the Order of the Warrior's Sons.
    • Ryella Frey; Arwood's eldest daughter. A young 5 or 6 year old girl.
    • Androw and Alyn Frey; Arwood's twin sons. Two young boys around 3, 4, or 5 years old.
    • Hostella Frey; Arwood's youngest daughter. An infant.
• Lythene Frey; Lord Walder's second daughter. Married to Lord Lucias Vypren. Her husband attended the Red Wedding, although it is unknown if he had any part in the massacre, and after the murders of Petyr and Merrett Frey, he tracked some outlaws of the Brotherhood without Banners to Fairmarket, where he lost them.
  • Elyana Vypren; Lythene's daughter. Married to Ser Jon Wylde.
    • Rickard Wylde; Elyana's son. A 4 or 5 year old boy.
  • Ser Damon Vypren; Lythene's son.
• {Symond Frey}; Lord Walder's seventh son. A counter of coins and a spymaster. Married to Betharios of Braavos. Traveled to White Harbor, along with his wife, his brother Ser Jared, his nephew Rhaegar, and their entourage to ensure peace between Lord Wyman Manderly and the Iron Throne. Bribed several of Wyman's own servants and two knights to spy on their lord. His wife Betharios had one of her handmaids sleep with Wyman's jester in order to gather information for Symond. Confronted King Stannis Baratheon's Hand and envoy, Lord Davos Seaworth, upon the rebel's arrival at White Harbor's New Castle. Confirmed the execution of "Davos" (actually a criminal body-double), and delivered his head to Queen Regent Cersei Lannister. One of the three Freys "lost" en route from White Harbor to Barrowton, while on their way to join their kin with the Boltons and other northern vassals. Implied to have been murdered by Wyman's order and his body baked into three huge pork meat pies.
  • Alesander Frey; Symond's eldest son. A singer. Known to have had a positive relationship with the Tullys and the Starks, and thus was sent away somewhere else during the Red Wedding.
  • Alyx Frey; Symond's daughter. A young and witty 17 year old girl. Considered one of the more beautiful daughters of House Frey. During the Red Wedding, she was seated between Robb Stark and Robin Flint, and also danced with the latter.
  • Bradamar Frey; Symond's second son. A young 10 or 11 year old boy. Sent to the Free City of Braavos, to be fostered as a ward by a Braavosi merchant named Oro Tendyris, an acquaintance of Bradamar's mother Betharios.
• Ser Danwell Frey; Lord Walder's eighth son. Married to Wynafrei Whent, without progeny, and had only many stillbirths and miscarriages. Participated in the tourney on Prince Joffrey's 12 name day in 298 AC, in King's Landing, and was unhorsed by a hedge knight, embarassing his attending father Walder. Participated in the Hand's tourney in King's Landing in 298 AC with five of his brothers. Was part of House Frey's contingent marching in Robb Stark's army, as part of Lord Roose Bolton's foot host. Captured during the early conflict, presumably during the Battle on the Green Fork, and subsequently ransomed while at Harrenhal, along with 4 other Freys. After the Fall of Harrenhal, he remained a member of the Frey contingent commanded by Ser Aenys Frey and Lord Bolton at Harrenhal. Was among the Freys who met Ser Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth when the Brave Companions brought them to Roose at Harrenhal. Played a drinking game with Ser Marq Piper in order to get him drunk and captured alive during the Red Wedding. Last seen at Castle Darry, where he possibly attended the wedding of his niece Amerei Frey to Lord Lancel Lannister.
• {Merrett Frey}; Lord Walder's ninth son. A 37 year old man. Married to Mariya Darry. Was part of the Iron Throne's expedition against the Kingswood Brotherhood in 281 AC, which marked the begin of his life's downfall. Both he and Ser Jaime Lannister served as squires to House Crakehall, both for Lord Sumner Crakehall. Remembered by Jaime to have been a bully in his youth, although he never mentions it out loud, out of respect for his family, and now posthumously praises him for being strong, which is a trait he actually had before growing from fit and robust to "soft and fleshy" over the years. Could never become a knight after receiving a debilitating wound still causing persistent and extreme headaches in adulthood, resulting with constant drinking to numb the pain. His marriage to Mariya in 282 AC was considered an excellent match during the Targaryen dynasty, but a year later House Darry, notoriously Targaryen loyalists, lost most of their influence and power due to Robert's Rebellion, their lands were reduced, and were demoted to landed knights, making Merrett's marriage politically insignificant. His marriage was loveless and was disappointed with his two eldest daughters, the former for shaming him with lust and promiscuity, and the latter for shaming him with gluttony. Gained the dubious distinction of being the biggest drunk in the Twins. Considered useless by most of his family and despised by his lord father, who mocks him as Merrett Muttonhead. Father-in-law to Lord Roose Bolton and briefly and posthumously to Ser Lancel Lannister, the short-lived Lord of Darry and knight of the Warrior's Sons. He was scolded by his father Walder for the high price in silver for the alliance through marriage with House Bolton, due to Fat Walda's weight and how the Freys could have gained the alliance at a cheaper price. Humiliated and tasked by his half-brother Lothar Frey with getting Lord Jon "Greatjon" Umber too drunk to fight during the Red Wedding, but passed out during the feast instead, whilst the Greatjon was still sober enough to kill two men, break another's arm, and take part of Ser Leslyn Haigh's ear off before being subdued. Volunteered to deliver the ransom for his great-nephew, Petyr Pimple Frey, who was kidnapped by the Brotherhood without Banners, in hopes to gain favor within Ser Ryman's branch of House Frey and not be thrown out of the Twins when Lord Walder would finally die, as he had no prospect of maintaining an existence on his own. Slain near Oldstones in the Riverlands by the Brotherhood without Banners, by order of Lady Stoneheart, after personally delivering his father's gold to the outlaws to ransom Petyr, but being only shown his hanged body instead, before getting hanged himself. He protested that he did not plan the Red Wedding himself, did not kill anyone, and that the Freys had a right to vengeance after King Robb betrayed them first, insisting that it was not murder, but a retaliation of war. Descriptions of peasants cast doubts whether the brotherhood is responsible for Stoneheart's hanging spree, as nothing is ever heard of Beric Dondarrion and Thoros of Myr being involved with Stoneheart's work. Merrett died before the wedding of his daughter Ami to Lancel took place.
  • Lady Amerei Frey; Merrett's first daughter, current Lady of Darry. Nicknamed "Gatehouse Ami" for her promiscuity and being "open" for every knight like a gatehouse. A young 17 or 18 year old girl. Considered a slut by her own father and the majority of the people, who do not expect her to be capable of remaining faithful to a husband. When she was younger, she was discovered in the stables having sex with three grooms at the same time, and was married to a lowborn hedge knight, Ser {Pate of the Blue Fork}. Widowed when her husband was killed by Ser Gregor Clegane during the War of the Five Kings. After the Red Wedding, she was married to Lord Lancel Lannister, the new Lord of Darry, but Lancel refused to consummate the marriage. Ser Harwyn Plumm promised her to bring her Lord Beric Dondarrion's head (the public is unaware he is already dead permanently) to avenge her father Merrett. She also cried when she heard about the infamous raid on Saltpans, and her mother Mariya named it the work of beasts in human skin. Later her husband Lancel abdicated his seat and returned to King's Landing to swear allegiance to the new High Septon by joining the Order of the Warrior's Sons, dissolving the unconsummated marriage. Upon speaking in memory of her late father, recently murdered by outlaws, she brought up heroic stories that Merrett had told her about himself fighting the Kingswood Brotherhood, although Ser Jaime Lannister thought of them as exaggerations and lies, but did not say anything to avoid hurting Ami's feelings with the truth that her father's life was a failure, and instead rose a toast to Merrett. Ser Daven Lannister is convinced that Ami definitely slept with her half-cousin once removed, Black Walder. Lady Genna Lannister has suggested her nephew and Lancel's younger brother, Martyn Lannister, as Ami's replacement husband to claim Darry.
  • Walda Frey, now Lady Bolton; Merrett's second daughter. Sometimes called Fat Walda. A young 15, 16, or 17 year old girl. A glutton who constantly eats, with a cheerful, loud, and chatty personality, and a squeaky voice. Married to Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort and current Warden of the North, becoming his third wife in 299 AC. Stepmother of Ramsay Bolton, Lord of Winterfell, who is older than herself. Currently pregnant with child. Following his defeat in the Battle on the Green Fork, during the War of the Five Kings, Lord Bolton and his infantry army retreated back north and returned to the Twins, where a northern force commanded by Ser Helman Tallhart initially remained. There, Lord Walder offered Roose his bride of choice's weight in silver for her dowry, and Roose picked the fattest available female Frey. Walda was happy with her marriage and frequently wrote to Roose after he departed south again, even while receiving no replies ever. Reunited with her husband at the Twins during the wedding of Lord Edmure Tully to Roslin Frey. During the feast, she told Ser Wendel Manderly she was glad to have been chosen by Roose. She told the same thing to Lady Catelyn Stark, expressing happiness for being Lady Bolton and confiding the day Roose picked her was the first time in her life she was ever grateful for her weight. Traveled to the North with her husband, along with his army and her uncles, Ser Aenys and Ser Hosteen Frey, with a Frey army, joining her younger brother Walder and Ramsay's northern army after the ironmen's surrender in the Siege of Moat Cailin. They all took residence at Barrowton for Ramsay's wedding, until the event was moved to Winterfell, due to the threat of King Stannis Baratheon from the Wall. Roose expects the bitter and jealous Ramsay will kill any sons birthed by Walda. Attended Ramsay's wedding to "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Poole) at Winterfell. During the feast, she ate three huge pork pies that were likely made with her kin, the three missing Freys Jared, Symond, and Rhaegar. Currently at Winterfell, awaiting for the incoming siege by Stannis Baratheon and his army.
  • Marissa Frey; Merrett's third daughter. A young 13 or 14 year old girl. During 299 AC, prior the Red Wedding, Maester Brenett shaved Marissa's head for unknown reasons, but swore the girl's hair will grow back. Attended her sister Ami's wedding to Lord Lancel Lannister at Castle Darry, along with her mother Mariya. Currently still at Darry with her mother, as they moved there, taking it as their new home.
  • {Unnamed infant girl}; Merrett's fifth daughter, born after a fourth stillborn girl. Died in infancy.
  • {Walder Frey}; Merrett's only son. Called Little Walder. In the North, he and his cousin were also often referred to as "the Walders". Former ward of Lady Catelyn Stark and squire to Lord Ramsay Bolton. A young 9 year old boy. Boastful and mean. As part of the terms allowing Robb Stark to cross the Twins, he and his cousin "Big" Walder were sent to Winterfell to be fostered during the War of the Five Kings, where they were tutored by Maester Luwin and played with Rickon Stark and other children. He was not friendly with Bran Stark. Attended the harvest feast, where many northern guests and nobles came at Winterfell. He disliked the siblings Meera and Jojen Reed, considering the crannogmen of the Neck to be frogeaters and mudmen. Taken captive by Prince Theon Greyjoy during the Capture of Winterfell at the hands of the ironborn, in the name of King Balon IX Greyjoy. Either he or his cousin (most likely Little Walder, due to denigrating the crannogmen) was a volunteer member of Theon's party that searched the wolfswood for Bran and Rickon, when the boys escaped with Osha, the Reeds, and Hodor. Spared by Ramsay Snow during the Sack of Winterfell, along with women and children, and brought to the Dreadfort. He signed a letter wrote by his cousin on Ramsay's behalf to send it to the Twins, informing the world with the claim that it was Theon and the ironmen who burned Winterfell, and that Ramsay successfully defeated the ironborn garrison, but making no mention of Theon's fate. Either before or after the Red Wedding, he became Ramsay Bolton's squire and his sadistic tendencies and cruelty developed further with him. Was offered as a husband to Ser Wylis Manderly's second daughter, Wylla Manderly, by Rhaegar Frey, Iron Throne envoy for White Harbor. Took part in the Siege of Moat Cailin with the northern army against the ironborn. During the stay at Barrowton with his sister Walda, his kin, and the rest of the army, it was being noted that the boy was becoming more and more like Ramsay, which disturbed Theon "Reek" and Big Walder. Attended the wedding of Lord Ramsay to "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Poole) at Winterfell. Murdered at Winterfell during the Iron Throne's northern army's wait for Stannis Baratheon's host's arrival for a siege. His bloody body was found in a snowbank below the castle's ruined First Keep. The last of several murders which recently occured at Winterfell. The culprit for Little Walder's murder has yet to be discovered. Ser Hosteen Frey has accused Lord Wyman Manderly, already suspected for the dissappearance of the three Frey envoys. The women companions (disguised wildling spearwives) of the singer Abel admitted to Theon that the previous murders have been done by themselves, as all of them and Abel are agents of House Baratheon of Dragonstone sent by Melisandre to rescue "Arya". However, the spearwife Rowan claimed that Little Walder's murder was no work of her group. Theorized by some readers to have been murdered by his cousin Big Walder, due to Little Walder's growing cruelty and sadism.
• Ser {Geremy Frey}; Lord Walder's tenth son. Married to Carolei Waynwood. Drowned in or between 289 and 299 AC, between the ages 24 to 36.
  • Sandor Frey; Geremy's son. A young 12 or 13 year old boy. Squire of Ser Donnel Waynwood at the Gates of the Moon in the Vale of Arryn. Likely attended the recent Tourney of the Brotherhood of Winged Knights at the same castle during 300 AC, organized by Lord Protector Petyr Baelish in honor of Lord Robert Arryn's new knightly order of young companions.
  • Cynthea Frey; Geremy's daughter. A young 9 or 10 year old girl. Ward of Lady Anya Waynwood at Ironoaks, in the Vale of Arryn. Currently either there, or possibly attended the Tourney of the Brotherhood of Winged Knights at the Gates of the Moon, with her Lady and her older brother.
• Ser Raymund Frey; Lord Walder's eleventh son. A man around 34, 35, or 36 years old. Married to Beony Beesbury. During the Red Wedding, he briefly fought against Jon "Smalljon Umber", who was killed by northmen (Boltons and Karstarks) during the massacre. Personally slit Lady Catelyn Stark's throat, after she did the same to Raymund's older half-nephew Aegon "Jinglebell" Frey.
  • Robert Frey; Raymund's son. A young 16 or 17 year old boy. Acolyte training at the Citadel of Oldtown in the Reach. So far forged two links for his chain.
  • Malwyn Frey; Raymund's second son. A young 15 or 16 year old boy. Apprentice to an alchemist in the Free City of Lys.
  • Sarra and Serra Frey; Raymund's twin daughters. Two young 14 year old girls.
  • Cersei Frey; Raymund's youngest daughter. Called Little Bee. A young girl around 6, 7, or 8 years old.
  • Jaime and Tywin Frey; Raymund's twin sons, newborn babies.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Alyssa Blackwood[]

• Lothar Frey; Lord Walder's twelfth son. Named Lame Lothar due to a twisted leg. Steward of the Twins, having served for 13 years. A man around 33, 34, 35, or 36 years old. Very intelligent, cunning, polite, and well-spoken. Married to Leonella Lefford. One of the main architets of the Red Wedding, having planned many of the key details with Lord Roose Bolton. It was his idea to use the song "The Rains of Castamere" as a signal for both Frey castles to commence the slaughter of their northmen and rivermen guests. According to Merrett, he is more dangerous than most other Freys, possibly more than Black Walder, and does not trust his friendly and pleasant behavior. During the War of the Five Kings, after the Battle of the Blackwater, he was sent by his lord father to Riverrun as an envoy, along with his older half-brother, Ser Walder Rivers, and a party of guards, with the Twins' response for King Robb Stark concerning the reconciliation between House Stark and House Frey. During his stay, he attended the funeral of Lord Hoster Tully, and was one of the seven nobles who sent off his funeral boat on the river Tumblestone. Relayed his father's demand to have Lord Edmure Tully marry Roslin Frey during the peace negotiations. Conveyed Little Walder and Big Walder's false report about the Sack of Winterfell to the Starks and the Tullys, informing them that Prince Theon Greyjoy and his ironmen burned Winterfell and killed Ser Rodrik Cassel, but that they were also defeated by Ramsay Snow, who managed to "heroically" rescue women and children with his army and bring them to the Dreadfort, and later also sent word to his father Roose and Robb that he captured Theon alive. Traveled back to the Twins with Bastard Walder, ahead of Robb and his army, under heavy rainfalls, and met Robb, Edmure, and Catelyn again on the wedding's day outside the Crossing's Water Tower, always behaving in a conciliatory and pleasant manner. The evening before the wedding, he encountered Catelyn in the great hall while drinking with some of his relatives, including Lord Lucias Vypren, behaving politely to her and spending time with her before the wedding. Due to his twisted leg, he did not directly participated in the massacre, and only attended the Red Wedding.
  • Tysane Frey; Lothar's eldest daughter. A young 7 or 8 year old girl.
  • Walda Frey; Lothar's second daughter. A young girl around 4, 5, or 6 years old.
  • Emberlei Frey; Lothar's third daughter. A young girl around 2, 3, or 4 years old.
  • Leana Frey; Lothar's fourth daughter. A newborn infant.
• Ser Jammos Frey; Lord Walder's thirteenth son. A man around 32, 33, 34, or 35 years old. Married to Sallei Paege.
  • Walder Frey; Jammos's eldest son. Called Big Walder. In the North, he and his cousin were also often referred to as "the Walders". Former ward of Lady Catelyn Stark and squire to Lord Ramsay Bolton. A young 9 year old boy. Astute, and more cautious and less mean than Little Walder. As part of the terms allowing Robb Stark to cross the Twins, he and his cousin were sent to Winterfell to be fostered during the War of the Five Kings, where they were tutored by Maester Luwin and played with Rickon Stark and other children. He was not friendly with Bran Stark. Attended the harvest feast, where many northern guests and nobles came at Winterfell. Unlike his cousin, he apologized to Luwin for making fun of Hodor. Taken captive by Prince Theon Greyjoy during the Capture of Winterfell at the hands of the ironborn, in the name of King Balon IX Greyjoy. Either he or his cousin (most likely Little Walder, due to denigrating the crannogmen) was a volunteer member of Theon's party that searched the wolfswood for Bran and Rickon, when the boys escaped with Osha, the Reeds, and Hodor. Spared by Ramsay Snow during the Sack of Winterfell, along with women and children, and brought to the Dreadfort. On Ramsay's behalf, he wrote a letter to the Twins, which he signed with his cousin, informing the world with the claim that it was Theon and the ironmen who burned Winterfell, and that Ramsay successfully defeated the ironborn garrison, but making no mention of Theon's fate. Either before or after the Red Wedding, he became Ramsay Bolton's squire and is not fond of him. He is disturbed serving Ramsay and witnessing his atrocities. Took part in the Siege of Moat Cailin with the northern army against the ironborn. During the stay at Barrowton with his cousin Fat Walda, his kin, and the rest of the army, he is noted by Theon "Reek" to have grown apprehensive upon seeing Little Walder become more and more like Ramsay. Rarely takes part in his cousin's games or cruelties. Attended the wedding of Lord Ramsay to "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Poole) at Winterfell. Following the discovery of Little Walder's bloody body, he claimed that his cousin was searching for a White Harbor man who owed him silver from a dice game won by Little Walder, causing suspicions against the Manderlys, already suspected to have murdered three Freys. Currently still at Winterfell with the Iron Throne's northern army, waiting for the results of the incoming clash between the cavalry vanguard of the Freys and the Manderlys against King Stannis Baratheon and his army in the Battle in the Ice.
  • Dickon and Mathis Frey; Jammos's twin sons. Two young 5 or 6 year old boys.
• Ser Whalen Frey; Lord Walder's fourteenth son. A man around 31, 32, or 33 years old. Married to Sylwa Paege. Drank along Lord Jon "Greatjon" Umber and passed out, as his half-brother Merrett was attempting to get the Greatjon too drunk during the Red Wedding. Both Merrett and Petyr Frey passed out along with Whalen. Participated in the slaying of the direwolf Grey Wind. During the massacre, Whalen, who by then was awake again, went to the stables where he found King Robb Stark's brother-in-law, Ser Raynald Westerling, guarding Grey Wind. Raynald surrendered his sword to Whalen and his men, but when several Frey men-at-arms tried to kill Grey Wind, he grabbed Whalen's axe and freed the direwolf from his chains, in an attempt to save him. As he was doing so, Raynald was hit by a crossbow bolt and fell into the Green Fork, whilst Grey Wind allegedly killed four Frey wolfhounds and tore an arm off the kennelmaster, even while being shot by crossbows. Whalen and his men killed the direwolf. Later reported that Raynald vanished into the Green Fork, as his body was not identified among the thousand corpses after the massacre was over, but his trail of blood led to the river's steps and is currently still missing.
  • Hoster Frey; Whalen's son. A young 12 or 13 year old boy. Squire to Ser Damon Paege.
  • Merianne Frey; Whalen's daughter. Also known as Merry. A young 11 or 12 year old girl.
• Morya Frey; Lord Walder's third daughter. A woman around 30, 31 or 32 years old. Lives at Hornvale in the Westerlands and is married to Ser Flement Brax, the current heir to Hornvale and one of Lord Tywin Lannister's major commanders and combatants of the War of the Five Kings.
  • Robert Brax; Morya's eldest son. A young 9 or 10 year old boy. A page at Casterly Rock.
  • Walder Brax; Morya's second son. A young 6 or 7 year old boy.
  • Jon Brax; Morya's third son. A young 3 or 4 year old boy.
• Tyta Frey; Lord Walder's fourth daughter. Called "Tyta the Maid". A woman around 29, 30, or 31 years old. Unmarried. Supposedly still a virgin.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Bethany Rosby[]

• Ser Perwyn Frey; Lord Walder's fifteenth son. A man between 22 to 30 years old. Considered a decent man by Ser Daven Lannister. A friend of Robb Stark and a former member of his battle guard during the War of the Five Kings. Participated in the tourney on Prince Joffrey's 12 name day in 298 AC, in King's Landing, and was unhorsed by an unidentified opponent. Participated in the Hand's tourney in King's Landing with six other members of House Frey during 298 AC. During Lady Catelyn Stark's parley with Lord Walder at the Twins in the early War of the Five Kings, he was left outside in the company of Robb and his lords as a volunteer hostage to ensure Catelyn's safe return outside the castle. Was part of Robb's army fighting in the Riverlands during the war against the westermen's invasion, and fought beside Robb as a member of his guard during the Battle in the Whispering Wood, the second battle of the first siege of Riverrun. Presumably participated in the siege's final confrontation, the Battle of the Camps. After King Robb's coronation and his departure to the Westerlands with his army, Perwyn was among the soldiers left at Riverrun and tasked to protect Lady Stark in her envoy mission to negotiate an alliance with King Renly Baratheon in the Reach. Was part of the small envoy party of rivermen and northmen who traveled with Catelyn to Renly's army at Bitterbridge during 299 AC. They all accompanied Renly's cavalry of his split host to the Stormlands, where they went to the First Siege of Storm's End by King Stannis Baratheon and his army. Returned to Riverrun along with Catelyn, the rest of their party, and their new ally Brienne of Tarth, following Renly's mysterious death at Storm's End. Was part of the army of the Riverlands made of 11,000 men (8,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry), commanded by Ser Edmure Tully, Lord Jason Mallister, and Lord Karyl Vance, which fought against the army of the Westerlands, made of either 20,000 or nearly 22,000 men and commanded by Lord Tywin Lannister, Ser Flement Brax, Ser Gregor Clegane, Ser Addam Marbrand, Ser Lyle Crakehall, and Lord Leo Lefford. Defeated the westermen in the Battle of the Fords, at the Red Fork of the Trident, although it turned out to be a strategical failure on Edmure's side, as King Robb and Ser Brynden Tully's strategy meant for the enemy army to be distracted in the west to buy time for King Stannis to take the capital King's Landing in the Battle of the Blackwater. Left Riverrun in a rage, along with his half-brother Martyn Rivers and all the Frey men in the castle, after receiving word of Robb's marriage to Jeyne Westerling. Sent away somewhere else during the Red Wedding, due to his close friendship with the Starks and the Tullys. Participated in the second Siege of Riverrun during 300 AC, as part of the Iron Throne army of the Riverlands, along with that of the Westerlands, under the command of his elder half-nephew Ser Ryman Frey and Ser Daven Lannister. His younger sister Roslin told him that she is in love with the captive and former lord, Edmure Tully.
• Ser {Benfrey Frey}; Lord Walder's sixteenth son. A man between 21 to 29 years old. Married to his cousin Jyanna Frey. During the Red Wedding, he attempted to seize Dacey Mormont by grabbing her by the arm, but she smashed a flagon of wine in his face and wrenched free, before getting killed by Ser Ryman Frey. Died of a wound received during the Red Wedding.
  • Della Frey; Benfrey's daughter. Called Deaf Della. A young 3 or 4 year old girl.
  • Osmund Frey; Benfrey's son. A young 2 or 3 year old boy.
• Maester Willamen, born Willamen Frey; Lord Walder's seventeenth son. A maester in service at Longbow Hall in the Vale of Arryn. A man between 20 to 28 years old. Took his maester's vows in 298 AC, after completing his studies.
• Olyvar Frey; Lord Walder's eighteenth son. A young 18 or 19 year old boy. Anxious and a bit shy, but loyal and considered an excellent squire. A friend of Robb Stark, who was two years younger than him. During the War of the Five Kings in early 299 AC, he became Robb's squire at the age of 17, as part of the pact sealed between Lady Catelyn Stark and Lord Walder, becoming part of Robb's army marching against the westermen invaders commanded by Lord Tywin Lannister. He quickly became devoted to his new friend Robb and his cause. Was part of Robb's battle guard during the Battle in the Whispering Wood, the second battle of the first siege of Riverrun, and presumably participated in the siege's Battle of the Camps afterwards. After King Robb's coronation at Riverrun, he was part of the army invading the Westerlands and kept serving his king throughout the various battles. At the Crag, the outraged Freys abandoned Robb's cause after his marriage to Jeyne Westerling, but Olyvar wished to stay and continue to be part of the army. Was forced by his older relatives to return to the Twins, and could not object against them, especially Black Walder. He was replaced by Rollam Westerling, one of Robb's brothers-in-law. After Lord Walder falsely accepted to reconcile with his king, Robb expressed the wish to take Olyvar as his squire again, so both Olyvar and Rollam could serve him in the planned campaign against the ironborn in the North. Sent away somewhere else during the Red Wedding, due to his close friendship with Robb and his followers.
• Roslin Frey; Lord Walder's fifth daughter. A young 16 or 17 year old girl. Married to Lord Edmure Tully since late 299 AC. Currently pregnant with child. Small for her age, still with the appearance of a child, and extremely pale. She is shy, and according to Lothar Frey, she is cheerful, and has a gentle nature and a talent for music. Considered one of the more beautiful daughters of House Frey. She is Lord Walder's favorite daughter. During the negotiations to return the Freys to the Stark and Tully alliance, she was the only Frey bride offered by Lord Walder to Edmure Tully, the new Lord of Riverrun. Was among the Freys made aware of the planned Red Wedding. Cried throughout the entire day of the wedding, and during the night she carried a fixed gaze of fear, as the fight was near. When the time for the bedding custom arrived, she was carried from the hall by Lord Jon "Greatjon" Umber, with others undressing her on the way to the bridal chamber. Whilst she was bedding the unsuspecting Edmure, the wedding guests in both castles were attacked, along with Robb's army camped outside one of them, with an extremely loud music in the background to cover the sounds of battle. After consummating the marriage, her husband and all the other guests with them in the bridal chamber were taken prisoner. Ser Perwyn Frey told Ser Daven Lannister that she is in love with Edmure, and she has been praying for her child to be a girl. Ser Jaime Lannister concluded that if Roslin would have a son, Lord Walder would then execute Edmure, in order to secure House Frey's claim to Riverrun. Genna Lannister, the lady consort of the new Lord of Riverrun, thinks that if a girl is born to Roslin, the child can one day wed her grandson Tywin Frey to strengthen House Frey of Riverrun's claim to the Tully lands and castle. In order to lift the Siege of Riverrun, Jaime promised to the captive Edmure that if Riverrun surrendered, he and Roslin would be allowed to stay together at Casterly Rock, Edmure as a well-treated captive, and their child would be raised honorably. But if Riverrun remained defiant, Jaime would have the child killed with a trebuchet and have the castle destroyed. After Edmure successfully negotiated Riverrun's surrender and his uncle, Ser Brynden Tully, escaped, he has been taken by Ser Forley Prester's force to be escorted to the Westerlands, ending the possibility of Lord Walder having him killed. After Roslin's child will be born at the Twins, mother and baby will be allowed to join Edmure at Casterly Rock.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Annara Farring[]

There are rumors around the Twins holding that Lady Annara Frey was sleeping with Lord Walder's great-grandson, Black Walder Frey, casting doubts on her children's parentage.

• Arwyn Frey; Lord Walder's official sixth daughter (possible stepdaughter). A young 14 or 15 year old girl.
• Wendel Frey; Lord Walder's official nineteenth son (possible stepson). A page at Seagard. A young 13 or 14 year old boy. Currently still at the port town of Seagard and remains a page to House Mallister in the town's castle, despite House Frey's allegiance to the Iron Throne and the fact that the Mallisters remained loyal to the Tullys and the Starks. Wendel's rumor father, Black Walder, briefly besieged the castle, and imprisoned Lord Jason Mallister and his son, Patrek, inside it, their own seat.
• Colmar Frey; Lord Walder's official twentieth son (possible stepson). A young 11 or 12 year old boy. Promised to the Faith, meaning he is to join one of its related orders and institutions.
• Waltyr Frey; Lord Walder's official twenty-first son (possible stepson). A young 10 or 11 year old boy. Was never liked by his cousin Big Walder.
• Elmar Frey; Lord Walder's official twenty-second son (possible stepson). A page and squire to Lord Roose Bolton. A young 9 or 10 year old boy. Formerly betrothed to Arya Stark. Has the typical arrogant highborn attitude and looks down on smallfolk, but can be nice to them when he wants to. During the early War of the Five Kings, the then-eight year old Elmar was promised to Arya Stark, as part of the pact sealed during the parley between Lady Catelyn Stark and Lord Walder. Was part of Robb Stark's army marching in the Riverlands during the war against the westermen's invasion, and served in Robb's infantry host, which was commanded by Roose Bolton. Following Bolton's army's defeat to Lord Tywin Lannister in the Battle on the Green Fork, Elmar was among the remaining host that retreated back to the Twins, where Roose took Fat Walda Frey for his third wife. Was part of the foot army that marched to occupy the ruby ford at the Trident and later managed to take Harrenhal for King Robb, after the Brave Companions betrayed House Lannister. While at Harrenhal, he worked alongside the servant girl "Nymeria", also called "Nan" (actually his betrothed Arya Stark), who was one year older than him, and frequently interacted with her, due to her having been named Roose's cupbearer, thus doing chores for her lord alongside Elmar. He often bossed her around, thinking she was lowborn, and the two sometimes bickered, although he was also friendly enough. He constantly annoyed "Nan" with his obsession with "his princess" (Arya herself) and how he was going to marry her after the war, but never specifically mentioned Arya's name to her. Following the Battle of the Blackwater, he learned from his half-brother Ser Aenys Frey that his betrothal to Arya was called off due to Robb's marriage to Jeyne Westerling, leaving Elmar to sit and cry about losing his princess, during the outcry of the other Freys at Harrenhal. When he told so to "Nan", the annoyed girl tried to share her grief over the deaths of her brothers instead (indirectly referring to Bran and Rickon Stark's alleged deaths at Winterfell), but received a rude and unsympathetic response from Elmar, due to the fact that "nobody cares" about the deaths of a servant girl's brothers. It was the last interaction between the two, with a deeply offended Arya storming off after telling him she hoped "his princess" would die, unaware she was talking about herself. After Arya escaped from Harrenhal, Elmar served Roose as a cupbearer, and was present when his lord hosted the released captive Ser Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth for dinner. Currently, he might possibly be in the North, at Winterfell, still serving Lord Bolton during the conflict against King Stannis Baratheon and the ironborn invaders, unless he was relieved of his duties and sent back to the Twins.
• Shirei Frey; Lord Walder's official seventh daughter (possible stepdaughter). A young girl around 6, 7, or 8 years old.

Descendants of Walder Frey by Joyeuse Erenford[]

Lady Frey is currently pregnant.

Descendants of Walder Frey by unknown women[]

Lord Walder has numerous bastard sons and daughters. It is not specified which one is older and which one younger, other than the fact that Ser Walder Rivers is the eldest known bastard son. Many of them are married and with many children of their own. The older bastards of Lord Walder have grandchildren as well, and many of their own children are married too. During 298 AC, a couple of Lord Walder's bastards participated in the mêlée of the tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day in King's Landing. As part of the pact between Lord Walder and Lord Tywin Lannister, Hand of the King and Regent of King Joffrey I Baratheon, concerning the reconciliation between House Frey and the Crown after the Red Wedding, Joy Hill, the natural daughter of the late Ser Gerion Lannister, is to wed one of Walder's natural sons once she is older.

• Ser Walder Rivers; the eldest of Lord Walder's bastard brood. Called Bastard Walder. Gruff, dour, and grey haired. A strong warrior and effective commander. Resentful of his bastard status. Ser Jaime Lannister considers him to be more dangerous than any of his trueborn brothers. Married to a lady of House Charlton. His mother, who was one of Lord Walder's lovers, died after falling from a horse. Despite not being a trueborn Frey, he is often put in positions of responsibility and command due to his strong reputation as a warrior. Often sent to judge criminals and lawbreakers, such as the commoner Chett, who was caught for murdering a girl near Sevenstreams, and was given the option to take the black. Commands the escort of his half-brother and envoy Lothar Frey on his trip south to Riverrun for Lord Hoster Tully's funeral and to treat with King Robb Stark for reconciliation. Sat alongside Lothar during the negotiations with Robb and the Tullys, also delivering the news of Winterfell having been burned, Prince Theon Greyjoy being successfully captured by Ramsay Snow, and Lady Catelyn Stark's wards, Little Walder and Big Walder being still alive and the ones who conveyed Ramsay's report. Accompanied Lothar again on his meeting with King Robb, Lord Edmure Tully, and Lady Stark outside the gatehouse of the Water Tower to welcome them and show them their guest rooms inside the tower, but is much less friendly than his half-brother. During the Red Wedding, he commanded the attack on Robb's army of northmen and rivermen at the soldiers' camp outside the Twins' northern castle, where the Freys were aided by House Bolton's contingent and a force of House Karstark. Participated in the second Siege of Riverrun, as part of the Iron Throne army claiming the castle in the name of King Tommen I Baratheon and his new bannerman and maternal great-uncle, Lord Emmon Frey. Bastard Walder and his great-nephew Edwyn Frey have been tasked by Jaime with informing Lord Walder that King Tommen requires all captives taken by the Freys during the Red Wedding.
  • Walda Rivers; Bastard Walder's daughter.
  • Ser Aemon Rivers; Bastard Walder's son. According to his grandfather, Lord Walder, he never has anything sensible to say. It is unknown if he is married or not.
    • Walda Rivers; Aemon's daughter. A young 4 or 5 year old girl. Unconfirmed whether she is is a bastard or not, thus making it unclear whether he last name is simply inherited through her father's marriage or she carries it from being a natural daughter. During 299 AC, when a group of Frey women and girls where presented to King Robb Stark when he returned to the Twins for his uncle's marriage, she sneaked in among the trueborn females to be presented as a wife of choice Robb was meant to have. After loudly introducing herself to the amused Robb, her annoyed lord great-grandfather told her to leave.
• Maester Melwys, born Melwys Rivers; Lord Walder's bastard son. A maester in service at Rosby in the Crownlands.
• Jeyne Rivers; Lord Walder's bastard daughter.
• Martyn Rivers; Lord Walder's bastard son. Participated in the Hand's tourney in King's Landing in 298 AC, along with five of his brothers and Ser Theo Frey. Was part of House Frey's contingent marching in Robb Stark's army during the War of the Five Kings, fighting in the Frey cavalry force under the command of Ser Stevron Frey. Presumably participated in the second battle of the first siege of Riverrun, which is the Battle in the Whispering Wood, and the siege's third and final battle, the Battle of the Camps, where the siege was broken by the rebel rivermen and northmen. After King Robb's coronation and departure from Riverrun for his campaign in the Westerlands, he remained in the Riverlands as the main commander of the outriders of the rebel faction, replacing Ser Bryden "Blackfish" Tully who commanded the outriders of the rebel host in the Westerlands. Met with Lady Catelyn Stark's party returning from the first Siege of Storm's End, and escorted them back to Riverrun. Possibly participated in the Battle of the Fords, in which Ser Edmure Tully led the army of the Riverlands in a victory against Lord Tywin Lannister's army. Following the Battle of the Blackwater, he left Riverrun in a rage, along with his half-brother, Ser Perwyn Frey, and all the Frey men in the castle, after receiving word from the Twins of Robb's marriage to Jeyne Westerling at the Crag. It is unknown if he took part in the Red Wedding or not.
• Ryger Rivers; Lord Walder's bastard son by a peasant woman who milked goats, before she had him. He dislikes rudeness toward important guests, as he attempted to chastise his father for his discourtesy toward Lady Catelyn Stark, eldest daughter of their liege Lord Hoster Tully, when she came to treat with him during the early War of the Five Kings in early 299 AC.
• Ronel Rivers; Lord Walder's bastard son. Was part of House Frey's contingent marching in Robb Stark's army during the War of the Five Kings, fighting in Lord Roose Bolton's infantry host. Fought in the Battle on the Green Fork against Lord Tywin Lannister's army, where he ended up getting captured. Subsequently ransomed while at Harrenhal, along with his half-brothers Ser Jared Frey, Ser Hosteen Frey, and Ser Danwell Frey, after Lord Walder sent envoys to deliver gold to Lord Tywin at the occupied castle.
• Mellara Rivers; Lord Walder's bastard daughter.
• Numerous other Frey bastards from numerous different parents.
• Numerous sons and daughters of the Frey bastards.
• Multiple grandsons and granddaughters of the Frey bastards, born from their children.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch[]

• Ser Theo Frey; a knight. Participated in the Hand's tourney with six other relatives.
• {Alys Frey}; the wife and cousin of Ser {Jared Frey}. She is already deceased by the beginning of the main story. Her husband has recently disappeared in the North in 300 AC, on the way to Barrowton, and was implied to have been murdered by Lord Wyman Manderly. Mother to Ser {Tytos Frey} and Kyra Goodbrook (née Frey). Grandmother to Zia Frey, Zachery Frey, Walder Goodbrook, and Jeyne Goodbrook.
• Jyanna Frey; the wife and cousin of Ser {Benfrey Frey}, who died of wounds he received at the Red Wedding. Mother to Della Frey and Osmund Frey.
• Multiple nephews and nieces (mentioned in the first novel); presumably born from one or more of Lord Walder's siblings. It is unknown if Lord Walder had brothers as well, but it is known he had at least three sisters, all of them married, although it is unknown if they had children. It is unknown if the descendants of Lord Walder's sisters live at the Twins or in the current lands of their respective fathers.

Members of House Frey of Riverrun[]

From the newly founded cadet branch, born in 300 AC, due to House Tully being attainted of all its lands, titles, and wealth for rebellion against the Iron Throne. Granted to Ser Emmon Frey by his brother-in-law, Hand of the King and Regent of the Seven Kingdoms, Lord Tywin Lannister, in the name of King Joffrey I Baratheon. The Tullys, however, are still alive and thus remain a threat to the new owners. While Lord Edmure Tully is a captive and being taken to Casterly Rock, Ser Brynden Tully remains on the run, and the Brotherhood without Banners is believed to be targeting the Freys of Riverrun, by the will of their new undead leader Catelyn Tully, resurrected through an occultic eastern ritual.

• Lord Emmon Frey; current Lord of Riverrun and head of the family. The second son of Lord Walder Frey and Lady Perra Royce. Son-in-law to the late Lord Tytos Lannister, brother-in-law to Lord Tywin Lannister and his brothers, uncle to Dowager Queen Cersei Lannister and the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Jaime Lannister, and great-uncle to King Joffrey I Baratheon, King Tommen I Baratheon, and Princess Myrcella Baratheon. During the War of the Five Kings, Ser Emmon Frey's own family branch in the Westerlands remained loyal to the Iron Throne and supported their Lannister relatives. Emmon's father later declared for Robb Stark, and most of the Freys subsequently proclaimed him the King in the North and King of the Trident. Lost two of his sons in the war, and after the Red Wedding he was granted all the lands, titles, and holdings of House Tully. He participated in the second Siege of Riverrun, as part of the Iron Throne army, to claim his new seat from the rebel castellan Ser Brynden "Blackfish" Tully and his garrison. His wife is sure he will make a dreadful lord. He sometimes gets confused by falsely believing lordship over Riverrun makes him the ruler of the Riverlands, and his nephew Jaime had once to remind him that Riverrun is now sworn to Harrenhal, the new seat of Lord Petyr Baelish, the current Lord Paramount of the Trident and Lord Protector of the Vale for King Tommen I Baratheon and Lord Robert Arryn. Lord Baelish is currently hesitant to occupy his new seat, currently held by a royal garrison on his behalf, and has privately confided to have no wish to live in the castle of ironborn origins, also considering it far too expensive to maintain and impossible to properly garrison due to its size.
  • Lady Genna Lannister; his wife. Younger sister of Lord Tywin Lannister. Also participated in the Siege of Riverrun, along with her second cousin Ser Daven Lannister, where she suggested executing Edmure Tully, since all the times Ser Ryman Frey threatened to hang him to force the Blackfish to yield did not work.
    • Ser {Cleos Frey}; his eldest son. After being taken captive during the first siege of Riverrun, in the Battle in the Whispering Wood, he delivered King Robb Stark's terms of peace and declaration of independence for the North and the Riverlands to King Joffrey I Baratheon's council, before resuming his captivity at Riverrun. Slain near Maidenpool by unidentified outlaws (possibly Brave Companions) in 299 AC, during the War of the Five Kings, whilst he and Brienne of Tarth were escorting his cousin Ser Jaime Lannister back to King's Landing on Lady Catelyn Stark's orders.
      • Jeyne Frey (née Darry); the wife of Cleos. Younger sister to three unnamed deceased brothers of House Darry, possible younger sister of Ser {Raymun Darry}, and younger sister of Mariya Darry, the wife of Merrett Frey. Her family were Targaryen loyalists who fell from grace under House Baratheon's regime. During the late 298 AC, Jeyne's relative, or possible brother, Raymun was part of the Iron Throne host sent by Lord Eddard Stark, the Hand of King Robert I Baratheon, to execute Ser Gregor Clegane and his men, under the leadership of the stormlander Lord Beric Dondarrion. During the War of the Five Kings, Jeyne's own house, the Darrys, fought for their liege Tullys. Jeyne's husband Ser Cleos, and her young brother-in-law, Tion Frey, were part of Ser Jaime Lannister's army. After King Robert's death in 298 AC, Ser Raymun was slain by Ser Gregor's forces in the Battle at the Mummer's Ford. During the invasion of the westermen, Castle Darry, the home of Jeyne's family, was conquered by a portion of Lord Tywin Lannister's second invading army of the Westerlands. As the North joined the side of the riverlords, under Robb Stark's leadership, Jeyne's natural house, House Darry, and her marital house, House Frey, supported the Starks and the Tullys against House Baratheon of King's Landing. Jeyne's husband was taken captive in the Battle in the Whispering Wood. After the Battle of the Camps, which ended Riverrun's siege, and the retreat of Tywin's host to the conquered Harrenhal, the rebel Darrys and the Freys were among the northern lords and riverlords that proclaimed Robb the King in the North and King of the Trident. Ser Gregor Clegane led a quick sack on Darry, a fortnight after it was reclaimed by House Darry's military forces, and put all the inhabitants to the sword, including the eight year old boy Lord Lyman Darry, extinguishing House Darry in the male line. Much later, the northman Ser Helman Tallhart led a brief siege of Darry, which resulted in the surrender of the Lannister garrison, and by order of Lord Roose Bolton Helman burned the castle and put the Lannister captives to the sword in the name of King Robb. Jeyne's husband was killed by outlaws near Maidenpool, whilst escorting his cousin Jaime to King's Landing. Following the Battle of the Blackwater, the Iron Throne granted Darry and its lands to Ser Lancel Lannister. According to Genna Lannister, Jeyne is furious that the lordship of Darry was not given to her sons but to Lancel, who after the Red Wedding wed Amerei Frey, the daughter of Jeyne's older sister Mariya Darry. Jeyne's sons, however, are first in line to inherit Riverrun.
        • Tywin Frey; Ser Cleos's eldest son. Called Ty by his maternal grandmother. The current heir of Riverrun. A squire around 12.
        • Willem Frey; Ser Cleos's second son. A page at Ashemark.
    • Ser Lyonel Frey; Lord Emmon's second son. A knight of his house. It has not been revealed whether he fought for House Baratheon of King's Landing's regime or the Kingdom of the North and the Trident during the War of the Five Kings. It would be safer to assume he sided with his father's allegiance. Or it is possible he did not fight for either side.
      • Melesa Frey (née Crakehall); the wife of Lyonel.
    • {Tion Frey}; Lord Emmon's third son. Captured in the Battle in the Whispering Wood. Slain at Riverrun by Lord Rickard Karstark, along with his cousin Willem Lannister during 299 AC.
    • Walder Frey; Lord Emmon's youngest son. Known as "Red Walder".

Historical Members[]

• Lord Frey; who lived during Aegon's Conquest. Summoned his levies and joined Lord Edmyn Tully at Harrenhal in supporting Aegon the Conqueror against King Harren Hoare and the ironborn, who damaged and ruled the Riverlands for three generations.
• Lord Frey ruling in 43 AC.
• At least one or more older brothers of Forrest Frey.
• Lord Forrest Frey; ruling the Twins during the Dance of the Dragons. Called Fool Frey. A gallant and powerful knight. Married to Sabitha Vypren. Member of the Blacks, who supported Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, and had once been a suitor for her, earning his nickname for outright proposing to her. Fought in Prince Daemon Targaryen's army and participated in capturing Stone Hedge from Lord Humfrey Bracken. Led 200 knights and 600 infantry, as part of the army of the Blacks by the Gods Eye in the Riverlands. Died fighting the remains of the army of the Greens from the Westerlands, led by House Lannister, in the Battle by the Lakeshore.
  • Lady Sabitha Frey; born Sabitha Vypren. Wife of Lord Forrest. Described as a "sharp-featured, sharp-tongued harridan", who preferred to ride than dance, wear mail armor instead of silk dresses, and was fond of killing. Was considered merciless and grasping. Said to have preferred women over men. Became the head of House Frey after her husband's death in the Battle by the Lakeshore, under the title of Lady of the Twins. Took command of the Frey army and seized Harrenhal three days after it had been abandoned by Ser Criston Cole and Prince Aemond Targaryen. When Aemond unexpectedly returned, Sabitha hid in a privy to escape Vhagar's dragonflame, and retreated back to the Twins afterwards. Along with her kin from House Vypren, she joined Ser Addam Velaryon for the Second Battle of Tumbleton, and she participated in the Battle of the Kingsroad. During the campaign, she was rumored to have been a lover to Alysanne Blackwood, having shared tents with her. Marched to King's Landing with the Lads (the young trio Lord Kermit Tully, his brother Ser Oscar Tully, and Lord Benjicot Blackwood), where they defeated Lord Borros Baratheon's army and were welcomed by the capital's surrendering garrison. Was notably omitted from being part of the small council of the regents of the young King Aegon III Targaryen. She held Widow Fairs at the Twins, with the support of Alysanne and her new betrothed, Lord Cregan Stark, with over 1,000 northmen who lost everything to the war returning to the Riverlands. Sabitha helped matching countless landless northmen with hundreds of widows who lost their husbands in the war, resulting in the faith of the Old Gods being revived in some parts of the Riverlands. In 134 AC, she lent six hundred Freys to the host of Ser Robert Rowan when he marched on the Vale of Arryn to intervene in the civil war known as the Arryn Succession Conflict.
    • At least one child and heir of Lord Forrest Frey and Lady Sabitha Frey.
• Lord Frey; ruling during 212 AC. A lean and elegant man. During 212 AC, he traveled along with his son Walder Frey, his married daughters and their respective husbands, his brother Ser Franklyn Frey, his nephew, and the rest of his retinue to Whitewalls to attend the wedding of Lord Ambrose Butterwell to Lord Frey's 15 year old daughter. The event, which hosted a tourney as well, was used by House Blackfyre sympathizers as an opportunity to gather those who had fought for Daemon the Black Dragon during the First Blackfyre Rebellion and the "malcontents" who were dissatisfied with King Aerys I Targaryen, and resented the rule of his Hand and uncle, Ser Brynden Rivers "Bloodraven" (currently an extremely old and mutated greenseer known as the "three-eyed-crow"). The conspirators had a plan with Daemon II Blackfyre (posing as "Ser John the Fiddler," which involved hatching a dragon egg and use Lord Butterwell's wealth and the military strength of House Frey to start the Second Blackfyre Rebellion, also hoping to gain the support of the Lothstons of Harrenhal and the Brackens of Stone Hedge. Both Lord Frey and Lord Butterwell were aware of this plan and let it proceed. When Egg, the squire of Ser Duncan the Tall, revealed himself as Prince Aegon Targaryen, and frightened Lords Frey and Butterwell by bluffing about an army led by his father, Prince Maekar Targaryen, marching on Whitewalls, Lord Frey fled the castle with his family, before the arrival of a real army led by Ser Brynden Rivers at the castle. Lord Frey was presumably taken captive by the army, and Lord Bloodraven allowed him to go home at the Twins, but warned him they would speak again. It is unknown what punishment Lord Frey received for his part in the rebellion.
  • At least two elder daughters, or more, all married.
  • His unnamed youngest daughter; became Lady Butterwell after being taken by Lord Ambrose Butterwell as his second wife at the age of 15. It was rumored that Lord Frey married off his daughter after her little brother, Walder Frey, caught her having intimate relations with a scullion at the Twins. They were allegedly found in the kitchens on the marble slab for rolling dough, both naked and covered in flour. The night of her wedding, her cheerful father told her he wanted a grandson, twins even better. The day after consummating her marriage in the bedding night, she attended the tourney to celebrate the marriage, during which she fainted when her cousin, Ser Addam Frey, was unhorsed by Ser Uthor Underleaf.
  • Walder Frey; a 4 year old boy during 212 AC, current Lord of the Crossing. Allegedly caused his youngest sister's marriage when he discovered her having intimate relations with a servant in the kitchens of the Twins. Ser Duncan the Tall found him to be an extremely annoying child, to the point of being seriously tempted to throw him down a well. Many years later, the then-Lord Walder, successfully proposed to the meek Lord Tytos Lannister to marry Walder's second son, 14 year old Emmon, to Tytos's boisterous 7 year old daughter Genna Lannister, causing outrage of many vassals that were present at Casterly Rock during the announcement, and with Tywin Lannister speaking out against the match, as it was found unfit. Walder developed a bad relationship and bitter rivalry against Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Trident and Lord of Riverrun. During Robert's Rebellion, Walder and his levies arrived at the Battle of the Trident after the rebels had already won, causing suspicions about whether it was deliberate or not. Lord Hoster had since called his bannerman "the Late Lord Frey", a name Walder despises. Lord Hoster refused a Frey bride for his son and heir, Ser Edmure Tully, and did not attend Walder's wedding to his seventh wife, Annara Farring. Walder attended the tourney on Prince Joffrey Baratheon's 12th name day in King's Landing during early 298 AC, where his sons Ser Hosteen, Ser Danwell, and Ser Perwyn participated in the joust, and a couple of his bastards in the melee. Walder offered Lord Jon Arryn and Lady Lysa Arryn to foster two of Walder's grandsons at court in King's Landing and the couple's own son and heir, Robert Arryn, at the Twins, but Jon politely declined and informed Walder that it was already decided to have Robert become Lord Stannis Baratheon's ward and have him fostered at Dragonstone, much to Lysa's fury.
• Ser Franklyn Frey; Lord Frey's younger brother. Participated in both the tourney at Ashford in 209 AC and the tourney at Whitewalls in 212 AC, where he was eventually unhorsed by Ser John the Fiddler during the joust.
• Ser Addam Frey; a cousin of Walder and his sisters, who participated in the tourney at Whitewalls, where he was unhorsed by Ser Uthor Underleaf in his second joust.
• Unidentified nephew of Lord Frey, possibly just Addam.

Known household members[]

Known Retainers of House Frey of the Crossing[]

• Maester Brenett; the current maester of the Twins. An amiable man.
• Ser {Pate of the Blue Fork}; a hedge knight from Sevenstreams. Cousin to the singer Tom of Sevenstreams, who is an outlaw of the Brotherhood without Banners. First husband of Amerei Frey, the eldest daughter of Merrett Frey. His marriage was negotiated by Lord Walder, after Ami was caught in the stables having sex with three grooms at the same time. Fought for Robb Stark during the War of the Five Kings. He had sworn to kill Ser Gregor Clegane for his atrocities, but was slain by him in the attempt in 299 AC, during the War of the Five Kings.
• Sedgekins; a servant at the Twins.
• The queen o' whores; a prostitute and camp follower accompanying Ser Ryman Frey during the second siege of Riverrun in 300 AC. Her true name is unknown. Crude-mannered, loud, with large heavy breasts, ample hips, and blond hair. Was crowned "queen of all whores" with the crown of King Robb Stark, taken by House Frey after the Red Wedding. Along with Ryman, they met Ser Jaime Lannister when he joined the siege with an additional host from King's Landing, both drunk. While dismissing Ryman from the siege, Jaime told him to take back the crown from the prostitute and leave it behind. They presumably did not follow the order and the prostitute was still wearing the crown, when Ryman departed, only to be captured and hanged by outlaws of the Brotherhood Without Banners near Fairmarket, on the way back to the Twins. The crown is currently in possession of Lady Stoneheart, Robb's undead mother and current leader of the outlaws. The fate of Ryman's prostitute is unknown, and she either fled or was also captured and hanged by the outlaws, as Stoneheart hunts down even people who had nothing to do with the Red Wedding, but simply owe their allegiance to the Freys, the Lannisters, the Tarlys, and the Iron Throne.

Known Retainers of House Frey of Riverrun[]

After the Siege of Riverrun was resolved in 300 AC without violence through negotiations with Edmure Tully, the castle's garrison in service of House Tully was dismissed and allowed to leave alive wherever they wanted unharmed. Ser Forley Prester is escorting the Westerlings back to the Crag in the Westerlands, as well as the captive Edmure to Casterly Rock. To avoid tales that her dead husband Robb had given her a child and thus an heir to the North, Jeyne Westerling, the former queen consort of the King in the North, is to remain unmarried for two years, and has been given a strong escort of soldiers, who have been given secret instructions to kill her and Edmure if there would be any attempt at escape during the journey. Lady Sybell Westerling (née Spicer), one of the conspirators of the Red Wedding, took away her daughter Jeyne's crown that Robb gave her. Ser Desmond Grell, master-at-arms at Riverrun, and Ser Robin Ryger, captain of the guard at Riverrun, both close to the Tullys for many years, volunteered to join the Night's Watch, as they are too old to change lifestyle and adapt to the change, and they are currently on their way to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. The current known retainers of Riverrun's new owners are:

• Maester Vyman; the elderly maester of Riverrun, who succeeded the late {Maester Kym} at some point prior the War of the Five Kings. He took care of Lord Hoster Tully, who was dying of a serious illness (implied to be stomach cancer), giving him dreamwine and milk of the poppy. Prepared the map depicting the borders of the Kingdom of the Riverlands, claimed by King Robb Stark. During the war, he received multiple ravens related to King Stannis Baratheon's campaign; one from Dragonstone by Stannis (through Maester Pylos), denouncing Queen Cersei Lannister's children as bastards of her own twin brother and captive at Riverrun, Ser Jaime Lannister, and later another one from Storm's End by Ser Cortnay Penrose, reporting the death of King Renly Baratheon, that Stannis was besieging the Baratheon castle, and begging for House Tully's aid against House Baratheon of Dragonstone in order to "save" Edric Storm from Stannis. When Vyman showed Cortnay's letter to Lady Catelyn Stark, who had returned from the siege of Storm's End, Brienne of Tarth, who personally knew Cortnay, unsuccessfully attempted to convince Ser Edmure Tully to answer the plea and fight against Stannis, but was rebuffed, as Edmure had nothing against Stannis and saw him as a potential ally. Catelyn, who witnessed what killed Renly, declared that Stannis was a friend of Robb as much as Tywin Lannister was. Vyman received another raven from Storm's End by Lord Elwood Meadows, informing them that the castle surrendered to King Stannis. Dreading Stannis's vengeance, Catelyn had Vyman send a raven to her son at Ashemark, to warn him about Stannis's threat and promise that he was going to "come for him" too and judge him. The maester received a raven from Torrhen's Square, and delivered to Catelyn the dark news about Winterfell's fall to King Balon IX Greyjoy at the hands of the turncloak Prince Theon Greyjoy, and the murder of Catelyn's sons, Bran and Rickon Stark. He kept updating Catelyn about the movements of her son in the Westerlands and Tywin's in the Riverlands, and was unable to save her father Hoster from his fatal illness. He kept serving under the castellan Ser Brynden Tully after Lord Edmure's departure to the Twins, until the castle was passed to House Frey of Riverrun, and Vyman now remains in service to Lord Emmon Frey. When a message came to Riverrun from King's Landing, Vyman accidentally read its contents, which include Queen Cersei declaring her love for her brother, Jaime and begged him to come rescue her from the Faith and their military forces. Jaime and Vyman pretended the incestous parts of the letter were not present, and Jaime simply told him not to write any answer to her and only burn her letter. Vyman delivered to Jaime news that the Citadel at Oldtown has declared that autumn is now over and winter has come, and it is currently snowing in the Riverlands and the Crownlands.
• Tom of Sevenstreams, also known as Tom o' Sevens or Tom Sevenstrings; a minstrel and singer, and secretely an outlaw member of the Brotherhood without Banners. Around 50 years old. Father of several bastards. Plays a woodharp. Has as a dubious reputation and knows a lot of bawdy songs. Claims to have fathered at least seven sons long ago. Has always been on bad terms with House Tully, mainly with Edmure Tully and Lysa Arryn. Attended the wedding of his cousin, Ser Pate of the Blue Fork, to Amerei Frey, where he sang to the bride, although Pate refused to pay him. Kidnapped "Nymeria", Gendry, Hot Pie, with the help of other fellow outlaws during the War of the Five Kings. After Nymeria's true identity as Arya Stark was exposed by the outlaw Harwin of Winterfell at the Inn of the Kneeling Man, the outlaws made plans of ransoming Arya to the Tullys at Riverrun. Tom and his company of the Brotherhood Without Banners traveled with her in several places in the Riverlands, including High Heart, Acorn Hall (House Smallwood's castle), and the town Stoney Sept, where the outlaw known as the Mad Huntsman captured the vagabond broken man Sandor Clegane, the Hound. Attended Sandor's judgement by Lord Beric Dondarrion at the hollow hill, witnessing Beric's sixth death. Participated in the battle at the burning septry against King Robb Stark's combatants, a group of Brave Companions led by Septon Utt. After Arya was kidnapped by Sandor near a ruined town in House Goodbrook's lands, Tom was among the outlaws led by Beric and Thoros of Myr in pursuing the Hound in the attempt to retrieve her, only to be stopped by heavy rainfalls and the overflowing raging river Trident at the flooded Lord Harroway's Town. Continued their pursuit and reaching Frey lands, discovering the events of the Red Wedding and retrieving Catelyn Stark's corpse near the river a few days later (dragged from the waters by the direwolf Nymeria). After Beric's death and Catelyn's resurrection as Lady Stoneheart, Tom remained a member of her band and continued the search for Sandor and Arya, who vanished around Saltpans. Was involved with the abduction of Petyr Frey, leading to Lord Walder paying a ransom to the outlaws. Was present when Petyr was hanged on Stoneheart's orders, and along with Lem Lemoncloak led Merrett Frey to Petyr's tree when the man arrived at Oldstones to deliver Lord Walder's gold. Captured Merrett after showing him Petyr's body and offered to release him in return for the whereabouts of Sandor and Arya, receiving no information. Witnessed the hanging of Merrett by Stoneheart's order, after she told them he was part of the Red Wedding. While most of the Brotherhood focused on fighting against the Iron Throne forces of Reachmen and stormlanders led by Lord Randyll Tarly, and hunting down the Hound to kill him for the Raid on Saltpans and retrieve Arya, Tom entered into service of House Frey. He became a musician of Ser Ryman Frey's company during the Siege of Riverrun, serving for a fortnight. Followed Ser Jaime Lannister during the the attempt to force Lord Edmure Tully to yield the Tully castle to the Freys. Sang "The Rains of Castamere" to Edmure, also irritating him with his presence, until he caved in to Jaime's demands. It is almost confirmed that it was Tom who informed the Brotherhood of Ryman's dismissal, allowing the outlaws to ambush and hang Ryman near Fairmarket. Currently remained at Riverrun, where he entered into service of House Frey of Riverrun, and is presumably serving as Stoneheart's agent and spy, reporting from her family's lost home.

Gallery[]

The Twins of the Crossing, the seat of House Frey, located on the northern Riverlands, south of the northern region of the Neck.

Robb Stark, Edmure Tully, Catelyn Stark, Raynald Westerling, and Grey Wind arrive at the Twins during a period of non-stop heavy rainfalls, receiving a cold welcome by Ser Ryman Frey and his sons Edwyn and Black Walder.

The three Freys direct their guests to the Water Tower between the two castles.

The Twins in the television series Game of Thrones. This version does not have the Water Tower in the middle.

Riverrun, the new seat of House Frey of Riverrun.

Riverrun in the television series Game of Thrones.

Trivia[]

• House Frey and House Targaryen have the largest and most extended family trees known in A Song of Ice and Fire. In present story time, House Frey is the largest family known to the readers.
  • Several Freys have Valyrian names, being named after members of House Targaryen. Several other Freys are named after current Lannisters.
• Various Freys live scattered in several places across the realm and they don't all live at the Twins. Male members who are too far behind in the line of succession go to make a name for themselves elsewhere, or pursue a career in the Faith of the Seven or the Citadel at Oldtown. Furthermore, even the Freys that live at the Twins are often off somewhere else for duty or pleasure.
• Like the majority of the Riverlands, House Frey sided with Aegon the Conqueror during his conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, in order to overthrow Ironborn and House Hoare's rule of the Riverlands.
• House Frey supported the claim of Prince Aegon Targaryen the Uncrowned, son and heir of King Aenys I Targaryen, against the usurpation of King Maegor the Cruel. They notably fought with Aegon and his dragon Quicksilver in the Battle Beneath the Gods Eye, where Aegon was defeated and slain by Maegor and Balerion the Black Dread.
• During the Dance of the Dragons, House Frey were members of the Blacks and supported Rhaenyra Targaryen's claim. Lord Forrest Frey is killed in battle by the Greens, and Lady Sabitha Frey manages to survive Prince Aemond Targaryen and the dragon Vhagar. Lady Frey was a friend and ally to the Blackwoods and the Starks. The Freys helped to repair the broken families of the Riverlands and the North. They also helped to restore peace in the Vale of Arryn during a civil war of succession after the end of the Dance.
• Lord Walder Frey's father, Lord Frey, supported Daemon II Blackfyre in the latter's attempt to seize the Iron Throne from the Targaryens.
• In the television series Game of Thrones, House Frey was portrayed as an overall unambiguously evil faction, with the exception of all the female members, and its wealth, power, and resources were downplayed, or at least are meant to look downplayed. They are all poorly dressed, unlike in novels, where male and females are all richly dressed as highborn and wear proper armors and coat of arms, and dress their horses. The male Freys that appeared living at the Twins in the TV series, were overly simplified as villains, to be poisoned by Arya Stark. The female Freys are portrayed as rather miserable and terrified of Lord Frey and their male relatives and husbands, whilst in the novels, they are happy and perfectly comfortable around them and their lord, and they joke around. However, in the TV show the Frey women are seen being happy during Lord Edmure Tully's wedding and the feast. The identity of the current head of House Frey and Lord of the Crossing, their age, and whether they are a man or woman in the TV version has not been revealed by the eighth and final season.
• Since the sixth season of Game of Thrones, House Frey has been portrayed as incompetent and unimpressive as a whole, and its members not remotely as dangerous or threatening as they are in the novels, including Lothar Frey, who in the sixth season he is portrayed as rather meek and cowardly, in contrast to how he was more similar to his book counterpart in the third season.
  • This contraddicts the fact that the Freys are supposed to be a major threat and a strong family, to the point that their lieges Robb Stark and House Tully always had to grovel to them. The Freys have money to hire additional armies as well, and they have one of the strongest castles of the Seven Kingdoms. They are so many and living everywhere in the Seven Kingdoms and even in Essos, including illegitimate relatives with their own families, that they are unlikely to go extinct.
  • This also led many newer readers who watched the television series first to misread House Frey as being "pathetic" and always universally hated in novel universe, when it was never the case. House Frey is actually competent and a powerful threat, and the only problem the nobility expressed with them on occasions (similar to the Tyrells being upjumped stewards), is the fact that they are seen as upstarts who gained what they have by gaining wealth for tolls. That never made them "hated", and a lot of major houses married into the Freys without issues. The overall contempt and distrust for the Freys started with the Red Wedding. Prior that, people behaved friendly as respectful toward them. Even so, most of the nobility do not mistreat the Freys that had no involvement with the Red Wedding. For example, Ser Perwyn Frey is still liked and respected.
• In the novels, the Freys never "lose" Riverrun, as it simply stays under siege since after the Red Wedding, as the Tully garrison never yielded, until it is resolved by Ser Jaime Lannister. In the novels, Riverrun is besieged by an Iron Throne host made of the armies of the riverlords and the armies of the westerlords. The commanders are Ser Ryman Frey and Ser Daven Lannister. Emmon Frey is the current Lord of Riverrun, whilst Petyr Baelish is the current Lord Paramount of the Trident and Lord of Harrenhal.
• In Game of Thrones, there is no Water Tower on the Crossing, between the two castles.
• In the novels, the Freys are all properly armed and equipped and wear proper knight armors. In the TV show, the Freys are always seen wearing simple leather armors and very simple helmets, or just dressed in black clothes being more resemblant of farmers or lowborn cutthroats.
• Unlike in A Song of Ice and Fire, in Game of Thrones House Frey does not assist House Bolton in consolidating its position in the North, and fight against the southron rebel enemy forces and the northern rebels. In the novels, the Freys have an army in the north, fighting with House Bolton to restore order in the North. They are helping Lord Bolton to defeat the southron forces of King Stannis Baratheon, the rebels of the North, the free folk, and the ironmen invaders, and they helped to make "peace" with Lord Wyman Manderly, to bring the city of White Harbor back to the Iron Throne's side and reopen its port to the world for trade. Currently, the cavalry of the Freys (and the Manderlys) is about to clash against Stannis's army in a crofter's village with a frozen lake. Queen Regent Cersei Lannister said that restoring the King's peace in the North will prove House Bolton's ability to rule those lands as the Wardens of the North.
• In the television series Game of Thrones, Black Walder Frey and Ser Walder Rivers were merged into one character named Black Walder Rivers, who is a son of Lord Walder. In the novels, Ser Walder Rivers, nicknamed Bastard Walder, is one of Lord Walder's eldest sons, whilst Black Walder Frey is a great-grandson of Lord Walder.
• Since the sixth season of Game of Thrones, the characters Black Walder Rivers and Lothar Frey are portrayed as not remotely dangerous as their novel counterparts. In the show, the Freys are portrayed as complete pushovers, and Black Walder and Lothar are incompetent in military matters, cowardly, and incapable of strategy, differing from how Lothar is cunning and smart in the novels, and Black Walder is a successful fearsome and respected fighter, and can make good of his threats to hang captives. Lothar in the sixth season is especially portrayed as a weak coward.
  • During the early seasons of the show instead, the Freys were portrayed as an actual threat, although the show still portrayed them as rather miserable and unimpressive, with almost all the women described as homely. In the novels, the daughters of House Frey and are many and diverse in appearance, some regarded as beautiful, some as homely, and some as either in the middle or still to young for a proper judgement. According to some characters, half of the Frey girls are attractive and comely, while half are regarded as homely or not special. Fair Walda and Roslin are regarded as the current most beautiful Freys. Many of Lord Walder's own children have inherited the appearance of weasels. Not a single one of the Frey-Rosby children inherited Walder's looks.
    • Some of the attractive Frey girls are regarded by some characters as wantons and Ser Daven Lannister believes none of them are virgins, which is why he considers marrying one of the unattractive ones.
  • House Frey's incompetence and poor equipment in Game of Thrones makes their success in the Red Wedding even stranger and unrealistic, especially when in this version Robb's vassals get easily killed without a proper fight. In A Song of Ice and Fire, House Frey is the most powerful faction in the Riverlands and very strategic and dangerous, and they still had to fight and suffer certain losses during the Red Wedding, in which they had to fight the remaining northern army and contingents of rivermen who attended their liege Edmure's wedding. Not only the Freys fought against them in the massacre, but the Boltons and many Karstarks as well. In the novels, the northern and rivermen supporters of Robb fought back.
• In the third novel, one of the Frey family members stationed at Harrenhal, whom Jaime Lannister does not recognize, is apparently still loyal to the Stark, or at least sympathetic toward Eddard Stark, even after learning of Robb Stark's betrayal and oathbreaking. When the Brave Companions bring Jaime and Brienne of Tarth to Roose Bolton, Ser Danwell wants to ransom Jaime to Riverrun, as at that point the Freys were no longer even following their lieges of House Tully, whilst another Frey urged Roose to ransom Jaime to Casterly Rock. One Frey instead simply wants to behead Jaime in revenge for the beheading of Ned Stark.
• In the novels, Robb's direwolf Grey Wind actually fights back against the Freys led by Ser Whalen Frey, as he is released by Ser Raynald Westerling. In the television series, he is quickly killed by crossbow quarrels whilst still caged.
• In the novels, it is not the whole House Frey that is portrayed as almost comically incompetent (likely to be made more hateable in the TV version). Only Ser Ryman Frey is blamed for poor management of the siege of Riverrun because how he poorly handled his empty threats to hang Lord Edmure Tully and force the Blackfish to surrender. Ryman let Edmure suffer on a gallow every day, lazily threatening to hang him, while spending the whole siege drinking and whoring, failing to attend any war meeting, and refusing to hand Edmure over to his fellow commander, Ser Daven Lannister. This upset Ryman's fellow leaders of the siege, as Ryman made them lost all credibility in the eyes of the Blackfish, and the frustrated new rulers of Riverrun, Lord Emmon Frey and his wife Lady Genna Lannister, constantly urged to hang Edmure for real. The other Frey commanders of the siege, Edwyn Frey and Ser Walder Rivers, are by no means blamed for the siege's neglectful management, and Jaime judges the latter to be the most dangerous of Lord Walder's sons. In fact, the other Freys were forced to cover the shame for the sake and public image of Ryman, as he was the heir to the Twins.
  • In the TV show, Jaime Lannister slaps Black Walder Rivers, receiving no consequences for it (presumably because in the show, Walder Frey sees his family members as expendable). In the novels, it Ser Ryman Frey whom Jaime criticizes and hits, after the former is exposed as a bad commander. Jaime chides Ryman for how he made poor use of the captive Edmure, telling him "Only a fool makes threats he’s not prepared to carry out. If I were to threaten to hit you unless you shut your mouth, and you presumed to speak, what do you think I'd do?" Then as soon as Ryman starts speaking, Jaime slaps him with his golden hand, before dismissing him from the siege and commanding him to leave before dawn, due to Jaime being upset about Ryman's unprofessional behavior and how he was even too drunk to attend the war meeting upon the former's arrival. In the TV series, Black Walder Rivers and Lothar receive a similar chiding from Jaime.
  • Jaime does not chide nor slap Ser Walder Rivers during the Siege of Riverrun, as he is not to blame for the poor leadership and is a renown battle commander with a positive background. Also, Jaime would never go physical against the dangerous Freys and knows better than to start a physical confrontation against Ser Walder Rivers and Black Walder Frey, who are both accomplished and dangerous warriors and military commanders, and the two would not simply allow someone to strike them, especially the foul-tempered Black Walder, who would not even care if Jaime is a Lannister. In the novels, Black Walder was one of Robb Stark's primary commanders. With Jaime now crippled and being a poor fighter with his left hand, both Bastard Walder and Black Walder, as well as Ser Hosteen Frey, are much deadlier fighters than Jaime.
    • In the novel series, in addition to Ser Ryman, Jaime also slapped the stormlander Ser Ronnet Connington with his golden hand, while in Harrenhal and before joining the siege of Riverrun, after Ronnet disrespects and makes fun of Brienne of Tarth for her appearance. Ronnet is serving in the Iron Throne military forces since he was captured in the Battle of the Blackwater, in which he fought for Stannis Baratheon.
  • Unlike the show, the books make no mention of House Frey failing to guard their backs from their siege camp, and there is no such issue in that version. Ironically, while the show has Jaime criticizing and mocking the Freys for the way they made their camp is actually Jaime's own folly, poor strategy, and mistake in the novels, during the first siege of Riverrun in the early War of the Five Kings, where Jaime's camps around Riverrun were taken from the rear by Robb Stark's forces.
    • While in the TV show Jaime is accompanied by Ser Bronn as he criticizes Black Walder and Lothar, in the novels he is accompanied by Ser Ilyn Payne and other chief knights as he criticizes Ryman, as he is drunk and accompanied by his whore camp follower wearing Robb's crown. In the novels, Jaime and Bronn are not affiliated to each other in any way.
• In Game of Thrones, Lord Walder's eighth wife, Lady Joyeuse Frey, is murdered by Catelyn instead of his mentally handicapped grandson, Aegon Frey. In the novels, Joyeuse is sent away before the Red Wedding massacre is commenced, along with all Frey girls and uninvolved male members. Thus, in the TV series, a new ninth wife named Kitty Frey appeared in the sixth season to replace Joyeuse, who is currently alive and pregnant in the novels.
• For unknown reasons, Elmar Frey was renamed Waldron Frey in the television series Game of Thrones. He never made an appearance and never interacted with Arya like in the novels.
• In the TV series, Merry Frey is portrayed as a young woman, while in the novels she is around 11 years old.
• In A Song of Ice and Fire, the Freys were meant to join Robb's campaign against the Iron Islands to reclaim the North, avenge the "deaths" of Bran and Rickon Stark, and avenge Winterfell and all the northern houses attacked by the ironborn. While in the third season of Game of Thrones, the threat of the ironborn was reduced to something Robb barely concerned himself with, in the novels the primary targets of the northmen and Robb was changed from the Lannisters to the Greyjoys. By A Storm of Swords, Robb's primary enemy king is no longer Joffrey Baratheon, but Balon Greyjoy. Robb entrusted the defeat of the Lannisters to Stannis Baratheon, before he lost in the Battle of the Blackwater, although Catelyn insisted Stannis was to Robb the same as Tywin Lannister (Stannis wanted to execute Robb as well).
  • In the novels, Robb was not just returning to the Crossing to make amends with the Freys, but also to march back to the Neck with the Freys and his host, to fight Victarion Greyjoy and the Iron Fleet at Moat Cailin, and was preparing battle plans to fight with his vassal crannogmen, who are ruled by Howland Reed.
  • In the novels, the Red Wedding occurs several days after the death of Balon Greyjoy. By the time of the massacre, Euron Greyjoy has already returned to Westeros and taken residence at Pyke and is declaring himself king, causing chaos and opposition between multiple factions in the Iron Islands. When a merchant sailor from the Iron Islands delivers the news to Robb Stark and his army, the Iron Islands are on the brink of civil war. Aeron Greyjoy's first POV chapter in A Feast for Crows chronologically takes place before the Red Wedding, right after Balon's death. Robb expresses concern over having to fight Euron instead of Balon, knowing a lot of disturbing stories about him.
    • In the novel version, Robb never planned an attack on Casterly Rock like in the TV series, and took Arya for dead and Sansa as impossible to rescue after Stannis's defeat. Both he and his mother agreed to focus on the protection of the Riverlands and Robb's campaign completely changed to a war campaign against the ironborn to reclaim the North. The fighting against the Lannisters and House Baratheon of King's Landing was left to the Tullys and the riverlords, under command of Brynden Tully the Blackfish, in self-defense. Robb was traveling to the Twins for his uncle Edmure's wedding, while on his way back to the Neck. Edmure Tully was also meant to join the fighting agains the ironborn in the North. Robb arranged for Catelyn to choose between stay at the Twins or go with Lord Jason Mallister to the town of Seagard in the Riverlands.
• In the television show, Lothar Frey kills Robb's pregnant wife and queen consort, the highborn Talisa Maegyr of Volantis, by stabbing her multiple times. In the novels, Lothar is one of the main architets of the Red Wedding, but does not directly participate in the massacre due to the fact he is no fighter and has a twisted leg. In the novels, Talisa's family, the Maegyrs, are also powerful nobles of Volantis, and are in opposition against Daenerys Targaryen. There is no character named Talisa Maegyr in the novels.
• In the novels, Ser Raymund Frey kills Catelyn Stark, while in the TV show it is Black Walder who kills her.
  • Always in the novels, Beric Dondarrion gives his life for Catelyn Stark, although the resurrection turned out to be a folly and a mistake, as Catelyn was already dead for too long and the ritual only brought back her vengeful undead wight. In the TV show, Catelyn stays deceased after the Red Wedding.
• In the novels, Robb's wife and queen consort, Jeyne Westerling, is never involved with the Red Wedding, as she was left to Riverrun and never brought to the Twins to avoid insulting the Freys. Jeyne and her family are caught in the Siege of Riverrun, until they are allowed to return home at the Crag after the siege is lifted, and House Westerling is welcomed back to the king's peace. One of Jeyne's brothers, Raynald Westerling, was (presumably) killed in the chaotic Red Wedding, for his attempt to save Grey Wind, despite the fact that Robb's mother-in-law, Sybell Westerling (née Spicer) was part of the Red Wedding conspiracy in order to gain a pardon from Tywin Lannister. For the Red Wedding, Jeyne's uncle, Rolph Spicer, is named Lord of Castamere by the Lannisters. Robb's siblings-in-law and his father-in-law Gawen Westerling were not part of the Red Wedding plans, as only the two Spicers were. Raynald's presumed death was an accidental death in the chaos, as Freys shot him with crossbows.
• In the novels, Balon is the second of the five kings to actually die, followed by Robb and Joffrey. Unlike in the TV series, in which the Red Wedding and one leech are enough to convince Stannis to believe in the allegedly magical power of king's blood, in the novels Stannis remains skeptical and refuses to sacrifice his nephew Edric Storm even after knowing Balon and Robb both died in a short length of time between each other, showing more evidence of divine intervention than in the show. In the novels, Stannis names the Red Wedding the work of Walder Frey, not R'hllor, whilst Melisandre and her followers claim the Freys were simply the instruments the god R'hllor used to kill Robb. Stannis only accepts to sacrifice his nephew after all the rival kings died, after the fan-named "Purple Wedding".
  • In both the novels and TV series, when Tyrion Lannister threatens his nephew Joffrey he warns him that "kings are dying like flies" recently. The phrase is less powerful and threatening in the show, as in the novels, Tyrion was mainly referring the deaths of Balon and Robb, both occured during a long period of heavy rainfalls and storms in the west. Both Balon and Robb fell from grace, and the latter died only multiple days (or weeks) after the former, quickly putting the Iron Island into a succession crisis and nearly-ending the rebellion of the North and the Riverlands.
• It is theorized by some readers that Black Walder may be responsible for the death of his grandfather Ser Stevron Frey, heir to the Twins and one of the few decent Freys, due to Walder raising him to be a good heir. Stevron was wounded at Oxcross and though apparently fine, died in his tent a few days later. Stevron was over 60 at the time, so he may have simply succumbed to his wounds. However Edwyn's belief that Black Walder was willing to kill his father to move a step closer to inheriting the Twins and Black Walder's presence at Oxcross helps this theory.
• It is widely believed that Little Walder was murdered by his cousin Big Walder. Even though it was snowing outside and Little Walder's blood had frozen, Big Walder was covered in blood. Early on Big Walder makes it clear he intends to become Lord of the Crossing despite being low in the line of succession. He may have also acted in horror at his cousin's cruelties.
• Many readers believe Stannis plans to trick the Frey army into charging onto a frozen lake next to the crofter's village his army is camped in. The incoming battle is known as the Battle in the Ice, commonly referred to as the Battle of Ice in the fanbase.
• Another theory is that the Brotherhood without Banners is planning an attack on the Freys. One of their members, Tom Sevenstrings, is stationed in Riverrun currently and is serving as a singer to the Frey cadet branch.
• It is currently unknown if Walder Frey in the books, will meet the same fate as his television counterpart. And if the guilty members of House Frey in the books, will also meet the same fate as the guilty members of House Frey in the TV show.
• In the TV show's continuity, if the male Freys killed by Arya didn't have sons of their own, or if House Frey doesn't have other male living members (unlike the books' much larger and sparse number of Freys), then this version's current head of House Frey could be Janeya Frey, who is Lord Walder's eldest granddaughter.

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