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* UnluckilyLucky: At the very least, they no longer have TheMillstone directly dragging them down. As well as that, they probably didn't hold the place long enough to realise what a white elephant it actually was -- any portable possessions they've kept from the escapade are profits. If their bad luck has run its course, the survivors are actually ahead of where they started. If.
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* UnluckilyLucky: At the very least, they no longer have TheMillstone directly dragging them down. As well as that, they probably didn't hold the place long enough to realise what a white elephant it actually was -- any portable possessions they've kept from the their landed escapade are profits. profits (such as armour, weapons and jewellery). If their bad luck has run its course, the survivors are actually ahead ''ahead'' of where they started. If.
started, however much they've been put through the emotional mangle. ''If''.
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* AssholeVictim: A fairly minor one, by the standards of the series. She was, however, introduced as being an inconsiderate and, frankly, unnecessarily vindictive jerk to Arya. It's hard to feel sorry for her when she gets herself executed.
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* ImpoverishedPatrician: After Harrenhal is taken from them.
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them. On the plus-side, they're still nobles -- not very important ones, true; but, it's arguably a slightly better position than what they started the series as.
*NouveauRicheNouveauRiche: Well, that didn't last long. A new Harrenhal record.
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!! House Slynt of Harrenhal
A recently ennobled noble house, led by Janos Slynt, former commander of the City Watch of King's Landing (the Goldcloaks). He was deposed by Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister and sent to the Wall.
For the main House Slynt entry, go [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses here]].
!! House Slynt of Harrenhal
A recently ennobled noble house, led by Janos Slynt, former commander of the City Watch of King's Landing (the Goldcloaks). He was deposed by Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister and sent to the Wall.
For the main House Slynt entry, go [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses here]].
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!!!Tropes related to House Slynt:
* TheGhost: Danos, Janos Slynt's youngest son, has yet to appear, but is known to be a page in service somewhere in King's
* ImpoverishedPatrician: After Harrenhal is taken from them.
* NouveauRiche
* OutnumberedSibling: Janos had four children, with the last one being a girl.
* RagsToRiches
* TheSquire: Jothos, Janos Slynt's second son, is also a squire like his brother Morros.
!!Lord Janos Slynt
-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheNightsWatch The Night's Watch character page]].
!!Lord Morros Slynt
Janos Slynt's eldest son and heir. Made a squire as one of Janos Slynt's rewards.
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* BlingOfWar: Wears black armor inlaid with golden scrollwork.
* CurbStompBattle: He
* GenerationXerox: Morros is described as frog-faced, just like his father.
* TheSquire: He is a squire in service at the Red Keep.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After Tyrion
For the main House Slynt entry, go [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses here]].
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* TheTourney: Was the site of "Tourney at Harrenhal" which was the incident that sparked Robert's Rebellion and still endures in song and memory.
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* ScareThemStraight: The burning of Harrenhal served as a cautionary tale to the other Kingdoms to either contend with Aegon the Conqueror and lose, or bend the knee. This led to either-or with an awful lot of resisting lords and forces being burned by dragonfire, or some just bending the knee. Only the Dornish resisted successfully.
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* ScareThemStraight: ScareEmStraight: The burning of Harrenhal served as a cautionary tale to the other Kingdoms to either contend with Aegon the Conqueror and lose, or bend the knee. This led to either-or with an awful lot of resisting lords and forces being burned by dragonfire, or some just bending the knee. Only the Dornish resisted successfully.
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* OvertlyNarrowSuperlative: Invoked. Harrenhal is the largest castle ''in Westeros'', but it's by no means the largest structure in every respect. It's obviously smaller than The Wall and less tall than the Hightower of Oldtown. Also, it's by no means the largest castle in the known world, as the Five Forts of Yi Ti are each several times larger and thousands of years older.
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* OvertlyNarrowSuperlative: OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Invoked. Harrenhal is the largest castle ''in Westeros'', but it's by no means the largest structure in every respect. It's obviously smaller than The Wall and less tall than the Hightower of Oldtown. Also, it's by no means the largest castle in the known world, as the Five Forts of Yi Ti are each several times larger and thousands of years older.
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Harrenhal is located immediately north of the God's Eye, the largest lake in the Seven Kingdoms, notable for being the location where the Children of the Forest signed The Pact of non-aggression with the First Men at the Isle of Faces, lending more credence to the hauntedness of the location. In spite of the disrepair, the castle is habitable and it's still a coveted keep because of its strategic location and the status that it confers to its occupant noble house, as the house that is awarded the keep contends directly with the Lords Paramount of the Riverlands (until recently [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTully House Tully]]) and they become key players in the political administration of the region. The castle in itself is large enough to be self-sustaining, making it practically impervious to siege by land, a key factor that is still present even when the castle is in ruins. Between the castle and the lake lies Harrentown, a town of smallfolk.
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Harrenhal is located immediately north of the God's Eye, the largest lake in the Seven Kingdoms, notable for being the location where the Children of the Forest signed The Pact of non-aggression with the First Men at the Isle of Faces, lending more credence to the hauntedness of the location. In spite of the disrepair, the castle is habitable and it's still a coveted keep because of its strategic location and the status that it confers to its occupant noble house, as the house that is awarded the keep contends directly with the Lords Paramount of the Riverlands (until recently [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTully House Tully]]) and they become key players in the political administration of the region. The castle in itself is large enough to be self-sustaining, self-sustaining (should it be restored), making it practically impervious to siege by land, a key factor that is still present even when the castle is in ruins. Between the castle and the lake lies Harrentown, a town of smallfolk.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Harrenhal is so massive it becomes impossible to man or maintain. No house has ever attempted to restore.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Harrenhal is so massive it becomes impossible to man garrison or maintain. No house has ever attempted to restore.restore it, though most of its inhabitants have moved in with the firm intention of doing so. Should the keep actually be restored to function, it would be entirely self-sustaining.
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* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: It's impossible scale, size and features laughs at such things as form, function and maintenance of upkeep.
* {{Curse}}: Is heavily believed to be cursed on account of the grisly fates met by each and every Lord who has occupied the castle since Harren the Black's death. The ghoulish fates even extends to people who have merely "occupied" the castle militarily, with Lord Tywin Lannister [[spoiler:killed by his own son on the privy shaft. Roose Bolton is also GenreSavvy about the curse and apparently takes small precautions against it, but he notes to Theon in ADWD that he expects his house to end with Ramsay]].
* {{Curse}}: Is heavily believed to be cursed on account of the grisly fates met by each and every Lord who has occupied the castle since Harren the Black's death. The ghoulish fates even extends to people who have merely "occupied" the castle militarily, with Lord Tywin Lannister [[spoiler:killed by his own son on the privy shaft. Roose Bolton is also GenreSavvy about the curse and apparently takes small precautions against it, but he notes to Theon in ADWD that he expects his house to end with Ramsay]].
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* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: It's impossible scale, size and features laughs are a mockery at such things as form, function and maintenance of upkeep.
* {{Curse}}: Isheavily widely believed to be cursed on account of the grisly fates met by each and every Lord who has occupied the castle since Harren the Black's death. The ghoulish fates even extends extend to people who have merely "occupied" the castle militarily, with Lord Tywin Lannister [[spoiler:killed by his own son on the privy shaft. Roose Bolton is also GenreSavvy about the curse and apparently takes small precautions against it, but he notes to Theon in ADWD that he expects his house to end with Ramsay]].
* {{Curse}}: Is
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In spite of the disrepair, the castle is habitable and it's still a coveted keep because of its strategic location and the status that it confers to its occupant noble house, as the house that is awarded the keep contends directly with the Lords Paramount of the Riverlands (until recently [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTully House Tully]]) and they become key players in the political administration of the region. Harrenhal has been ruled by a number of houses, a few for several generations but mostly for a few. All of these houses loomed powerful but became extinct, leading to the tales of Harrenhal being cursed. Houses holding Harrenhal will be listed in chronological order
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Harrenhal is located immediately north of the God's Eye, the largest lake in the Seven Kingdoms, notable for being the location where the Children of the Forest signed The Pact of non-aggression with the First Men at the Isle of Faces, lending more credence to the hauntedness of the location. In spite of the disrepair, the castle is habitable and it's still a coveted keep because of its strategic location and the status that it confers to its occupant noble house, as the house that is awarded the keep contends directly with the Lords Paramount of the Riverlands (until recently [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTully House Tully]]) and they become key players in the political administration of the region. The castle in itself is large enough to be self-sustaining, making it practically impervious to siege by land, a key factor that is still present even when the castle is in ruins. Between the castle and the lake lies Harrentown, a town of smallfolk.
Harrenhal has been ruled by a number of houses, a few for several generations but mostly for a few. All of these houses loomed powerful but became extinct, leading to the tales of Harrenhal being cursed. Houses holding Harrenhal will be listed in chronological order
Harrenhal has been ruled by a number of houses, a few for several generations but mostly for a few. All of these houses loomed powerful but became extinct, leading to the tales of Harrenhal being cursed. Houses holding Harrenhal will be listed in chronological order
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In spite of the disrepair, the castle is habitable and it's still a coveted keep because of its strategic location and the status that it confers to its occupant noble house, as the house that is awarded the keep contends directly with the Lords Paramount of the Riverlands (until recently [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTully House Tully]]) and they become key players in the political administration of the region. Harrenhal has been ruled by a number of houses, a few for several generations but mostly for a few. All of these houses loomed powerful but became extinct, leading to the tales of Harrenhal being cursed. Houses holding Harrenhal will be listed in chronological order
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* AristocratsAreEvil: His reputation in the Riverlands is a ''very'' dismal one. It's rather better back in the Iron Isles... but, the truth is, he did massively mess up by classic Ironborn tenants, so he's not exactly fully laudable there, either. Even if he still garners ''far'' more respect. The point about raiding isn't to dig in and take the heat, even if he did subjugate masses by doing so.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: His reputation in the Riverlands is a ''very'' dismal one. It's rather better back in the Iron Isles... but, the truth is, he did massively mess up by classic Ironborn tenants, tenets, so he's not exactly fully laudable there, either. Even if he still garners ''far'' more respect. The point about raiding isn't to dig in and take the heat, even if he did subjugate masses by doing so.
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* {{Curse}}: Is heavily believed to be cursed on account of the grisly fates met by each and every Lord who has occupied the castle since Harren the Black's death. The ghoulish fates even extends to people who have merely "occupied" the castle militarily, with Lord Tywin Lannister [[spoiler:killed by his own son on the privy shaft. Roose Bolton is also GenreSavvy about the curse and apparently takes small precautions against it, but he notes to Theon in ADWD that he expects his house to end with Ramsay]].
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!! House Slynt of Harrenhal
A recently ennobled noble house, led by Janos Slynt, former commander of the City Watch of King's Landing (the Goldcloaks). He was deposed by Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister and sent to the Wall.
For the main House Slynt entry, go [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses here]].
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[[folder:House Baelish]]
!! House Baelish of Harrenhal
Former Master of Coin and current Lord of Harrenhal and Lord Paramount of the Trident. Despite this, Petyr Baelish does not currently occupy the castle and is presently serving as Regent to Lord Robert Arryn in the Vale.
For the main House Baelish and Littlefinger entry, see [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseBaelish here]].
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* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: It's impossible scale, size and features laughs at such things as form, function and maintenance of upkeep.
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* HumanSacrifice: Harren allegedly mixed human blood into the mortar for the stonework.
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* TheTourney: Was the site of "Tourney at Harrenhal" which was the inciting incident of Robert's Rebellion and still endures in song and memory.
* ShoutOut: The Castle's size and name is similar to the style of ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'', also a mammmoth and impossibly big castle that is hard to maintain.
* ShoutOut: The Castle's size and name is similar to the style of ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'', also a mammmoth and impossibly big castle that is hard to maintain.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Harrenhal has a bear pit which is sometimes still used, as Amory Lorch found out.
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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: Harrenhal's five towers have scary names. The only ones who remember their original names were all burned by Balerion's flames. They are The Tower of Dread, Widow's Tower, Wailing Tower, Tower of Ghosts and Kingspyre Tower.
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For the main House Hoare entry, see [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseHoare [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseHoare here]].
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Harrenhal
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A noble house of the Iron Islands. King Harwyn Hoare conquered the Riverlands, but his son Harren had greater ambitions. He proceeded to build the biggest, grandest castle on the continent.
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continent.
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!!House Qoherys of Harrenhal
A noble house established after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when Harren the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red and yellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes related to House Qoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon by King Aegon I.
!!House Qoherys of Harrenhal
A noble house established after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when Harren the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red and yellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes related to House Qoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon by King Aegon I.
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!!HouseQoherys Hoare of Harrenhal
A noble houseestablished after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to the Iron Islands. King Harwyn Hoare conquered the Riverlands, but his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when son Harren had greater ambitions. He proceeded to build the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red biggest, grandest castle on the continent.
!!King Harren Hoare
!!!Harren the Black, Black Harren
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-->''"But Harren learned that the tallest andyellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes relatedthickest walls meant little to dragons, for dragons fly."''
---> --'''Old Nan'''
Grandson of King Harwyn Hoare and the last King of HouseQoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boonHoare. Killed by King dragonflame along with his sons by Aegon I.and Balerion.
!!House
A noble house
!!King Harren Hoare
!!!Harren the Black, Black Harren
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-->''"But Harren learned that the tallest and
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---> --'''Old Nan'''
Grandson of King Harwyn Hoare and the last King of House
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon
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* ArrangedMarriage: To the daughter of Lord Edmyn Tully.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon the Guest
He was the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when he died, and the Tullys were relieved about it, since he had become a major problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter Harrenhal and kill Gargon.
* LastOfHisKind: He died without heirs, ending House Qoherys.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon the Guest
He was the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when he died, and the Tullys were relieved about it, since he had become a major problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter Harrenhal and kill Gargon.
* LastOfHisKind: He died without heirs, ending House Qoherys.
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* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
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He wasIron Isles... but, the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed truth is, he did massively mess up by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad whenclassic Ironborn tenants, so he's not exactly fully laudable there, either. Even if he died, and the Tullys were relieved still garners ''far'' more respect. The point about it, since raiding isn't to dig in and take the heat, even if he had become did subjugate masses by doing so.
* {{Egopolis}}: Take amajor problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domainwild guess who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enterHarrenhal was named for.... The place was almost big enough to count as city, even.
* EvilIsBigger: Harrenhal, the biggest castle in the whole realm, which Harren had built.
* EvilOldFolks: He was quite elderly when Aegon began his conquest, but no less evil or fierce than he had been in his youth.
* EvilOverlord: Building a massive stone pile with which to dominate an entire kingdom andkill Gargon.
whatever else besides you can manage? Having a black reputation amongst most you rule? A refusal to read [[EvilOverlordList a certain list]] so having an insufficient exit strategy in place... just in case? He's a classic, even without actual magic in the mix.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: He was an unpopular, overbearing and cruel tyrant to the Riverlands at the time, and endures in the memory of the Greenlands as the tyrant who got his just deserts because of his hubris. Not to mention his still living on as a ghost story alongside his sons thanks to them still being said to haunt Harrenhal. The Ironmen though, unsurprisingly, now think he was a hero and long for the good old days when they ran the Riverlands making people thralls and salt wives. However, he wasn't nearly as popular back home at the time he metaphorically sat on the Seastone Chair. Partly because he was so rarely near the damned thing, but mainly because of the continued disdain for having the Empire in the first place - taking and holding land to rule rather than reave was seen as a bad influence from the greenlanders.
* KillItWithFire: He was burned to death within Harrenhal alongside the last of his kin and supporters.
* LastOfHisKind:He died without heirs, ending Infamously, he was the last King of the Isles and Rivers, as well as the last ruler of an independent Ironborn kingdom. However, he wasn't the last living member of House Qoherys.Hoare; that was either Harren the Red or (more likely) his own unnamed brother who was commander of the Night's Watch during the Conquest.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Remained within Harrenhal's walls while his sons led an army to face Aegon's invasion force, confident that his castle was strong enough to repel even dragonfire. This plan didn't end well for him.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Some of his sons where killed by Aegon and Balerion before Harren perished at the Destruction of Harrenhal.
* {{Pride}}: His FatalFlaw, refusing to recognize when he was beaten.
-->'''Aegon:''' Yield now, and you may remain as Lord of the Iron Islands. Yield now, and your sons will live to rule after you. I have eight thousand men outside your walls.
-->'''Harren:''' What is outside my walls is of no concern to me. Those wall are strong and thick.
-->'''Aegon:''' But not so high as to keep out dragons. Dragons fly.
-->'''Harren:''' I built in stone. [[TemptingFate Stone does not burn]].
* SiblingYinYang: Harren was an brutal ambitious King. His unnamed brother chose to serve the realm in the Night's Watch.
* SpitefulSpit: The Maesters recording the exchange between Harren and Aegon noted that Harren spat at Aegon's proclamation that Harren's line would end when the sun set.
* TinTyrant: Wore a suit of black armor, probably trying to deliberately invoke BlackKnight to intimidate the Riverlanders.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon
He was
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when
* {{Egopolis}}: Take a
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter
* EvilIsBigger: Harrenhal, the biggest castle in the whole realm, which Harren had built.
* EvilOldFolks: He was quite elderly when Aegon began his conquest, but no less evil or fierce than he had been in his youth.
* EvilOverlord: Building a massive stone pile with which to dominate an entire kingdom and
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: He was an unpopular, overbearing and cruel tyrant to the Riverlands at the time, and endures in the memory of the Greenlands as the tyrant who got his just deserts because of his hubris. Not to mention his still living on as a ghost story alongside his sons thanks to them still being said to haunt Harrenhal. The Ironmen though, unsurprisingly, now think he was a hero and long for the good old days when they ran the Riverlands making people thralls and salt wives. However, he wasn't nearly as popular back home at the time he metaphorically sat on the Seastone Chair. Partly because he was so rarely near the damned thing, but mainly because of the continued disdain for having the Empire in the first place - taking and holding land to rule rather than reave was seen as a bad influence from the greenlanders.
* KillItWithFire: He was burned to death within Harrenhal alongside the last of his kin and supporters.
* LastOfHisKind:
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Remained within Harrenhal's walls while his sons led an army to face Aegon's invasion force, confident that his castle was strong enough to repel even dragonfire. This plan didn't end well for him.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Some of his sons where killed by Aegon and Balerion before Harren perished at the Destruction of Harrenhal.
* {{Pride}}: His FatalFlaw, refusing to recognize when he was beaten.
-->'''Aegon:''' Yield now, and you may remain as Lord of the Iron Islands. Yield now, and your sons will live to rule after you. I have eight thousand men outside your walls.
-->'''Harren:''' What is outside my walls is of no concern to me. Those wall are strong and thick.
-->'''Aegon:''' But not so high as to keep out dragons. Dragons fly.
-->'''Harren:''' I built in stone. [[TemptingFate Stone does not burn]].
* SiblingYinYang: Harren was an brutal ambitious King. His unnamed brother chose to serve the realm in the Night's Watch.
* SpitefulSpit: The Maesters recording the exchange between Harren and Aegon noted that Harren spat at Aegon's proclamation that Harren's line would end when the sun set.
* TinTyrant: Wore a suit of black armor, probably trying to deliberately invoke BlackKnight to intimidate the Riverlanders.
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[[folder: House Qoherys]]
!!House Qoherys of Harrenhal
A noble house established after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when Harren the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red and yellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes related to House Qoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon by King Aegon I.
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* AdultFear: His son died before him.
* AlliterativeName
* ArrangedMarriage: To the daughter of Lord Edmyn Tully.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon the Guest
He was the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when he died, and the Tullys were relieved about it, since he had become a major problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter Harrenhal and kill Gargon.
* LastOfHisKind: He died without heirs, ending House Qoherys.
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!!House Qoherys of Harrenhal
A noble house established after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when Harren the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red and yellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes related to House Qoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon by King Aegon I.
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* AdultFear: His son died before him.
* AlliterativeName
* ArrangedMarriage: To the daughter of Lord Edmyn Tully.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon the Guest
He was the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when he died, and the Tullys were relieved about it, since he had become a major problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter Harrenhal and kill Gargon.
* LastOfHisKind: He died without heirs, ending House Qoherys.
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!!This is a listing of houses that owned Castle Harrenhal. Visit [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]] for the main character index.
In addition to the great fortress of Riverrun, seat of House Tully, the Riverlands are also home to Harrenhal, a castle built by King Harren The Black of House Hoare, who once sat the Seastone Chair on the Iron Islands. During this time, the ironborn controlled the Riverlands, and Harren The Black decided to build the largest and most impregnable castle in the land. At this he succeeded, but he forgot to factor AntiAir defense into his plans... and the very day he finished construction was the day Aegon the Conqueror made landfall at King's Landing. Ever since, Harrenhal has been left half-melted and in a state of disrepair; due to this and the manner on which Harren The Black and his line met their demise, Harrenhal is said to be cursed. The last noble house that held Harrenhal as their residence were the extinct House Whent.
Harrenhal has been ruled by a number of houses, a few for several generations but mostly for a few. All of these houses loomed powerful but became extinct, leading to the tales of Harrenhal being cursed. Houses holding Harrenhal will be listed in chronological order
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Harrenhal is so massive it becomes impossible to man or maintain. No house has ever attempted to restore.
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: Harrenhal is dark, massive, and imposing. It was originally built by the closest Westerosi equivalent to a diabolical supervillain (by local standards) and also has a reputation for killing its owners, whether via curse or simply by being a white elephant.
* HauntedCastle: According to local legend, Harrenhal is haunted by the ghosts of Harren the Black and those who perished with him when the castle was burned by Balerion's fires.
[[folder: House Qoherys]]
!!House Qoherys of Harrenhal
A noble house established after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when Harren the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red and yellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes related to House Qoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon by King Aegon I.
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* AdultFear: His son died before him.
* AlliterativeName
* ArrangedMarriage: To the daughter of Lord Edmyn Tully.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon the Guest
He was the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when he died, and the Tullys were relieved about it, since he had become a major problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter Harrenhal and kill Gargon.
* LastOfHisKind: He died without heirs, ending House Qoherys.
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[[folder: House Harroway]]
!!House Harroway of Harrenhal
A extinct noble house that held Harrenhal after House Qoherys died out. They were purged by King Maegor Targaryen after he came to believe his wife Alys Harroway had cheated on him.
!!!Tropes related to House Harroway:
* EgoPolis: Formerly seated at Lord Harroway's Town.
* NumberTwo: Lord Lucas Harroway served as King Maegor's Hand of the King before being executed alongside his daughter Alys and all their kin.
* ThePurge: King Maegor had every Harroway hunted down and killed after he thought Alys cheated on him.
!!Queen Alys Harroway
-->See [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTargaryenAncestors the Court of Maegor I on the House Targaryen Ancestors]] page.
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[[folder: House Towers of Harrenhal]]
House Towers was created after ThePurge of House Harroway. Maegor decreed that the strongest of his knights would get Harrenhal, though not all of its lands. Twenty three knights fought in the streets of Lord Harroway's Town for the prize and the victor was Ser Walton Towers. However, the house lasted only for two generations. Their sigil was five black towers within a red and black double tressure, on a white field.
!!!Tropes related to House Towers:
* MightMakesRight: Came to prominence after winning King Maegor's AbsurdlyHighStakesGame.
!!Lord Walton Towers
A knight serving King Maegor the Cruel. Won the contest for Harrenhal and died shortly after from his wounds.
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* FounderOfTheKingdom: The founder of House Towers.
* PyrrhicVictory: He won the contest for Harrenhal, but was so gravely injured he died shortly after.
* SoleSurvivor: Implied to the be the sole survivor of Maegor's contest.
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[[folder: House Strong]]
!!House Strong of Harrenhal
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A extinct noble house formerly seated at Harrenhal. They came into possession of Harrenhal after the extinction of House Towers.
!!!Tropes related to House Strong:
* ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStory: When a Ser Robert Strong appears as a member of the Kingsguard, there's no way of checking whether he actually was a knight of that House, given that it no longer exists.
* MeaningfulName: The family as a whole seems to have had a reputation for uncommon strength, at least among the members we know of.
!!Ser Osmund Strong
A knight of House Strong before they came into possession of Harrenhal. Served as Hand of the King to Aegon I.
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* FamousAncestor: Even though Strongs were not high lords, Ser Osmund Strong served as Aegon I's Hand of the King and oversaw the construction of King's Landing's walls alongside Grand Maester Gawen.
* NumberTwo: As Hand of the King.
!!Lord Lyonel Strong
Head of House Strong, he served as both Master of Laws and Hand of the King for Viserys I Targaryen.
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* BaldOfAwesome
* GeniusBruiser: He was known for being a fearsome warrior, but he also forged six chains at the Citadel while studying to become a Maester before leaving the institution, leaving him with an impressive amount of knowledge about Westerosi law.
* KillItWithFire: Died in a fire at Harrenhal alongside his son Harwin in the year 120 AC.
* NumberTwo: To King Viserys I, serving as Hand of the King from from 109 to 120 AC.
* TheQuietOne: He was slow of speech and genuinely very quiet, so most dismissed him as a simple brute based on his appearance.
!!Ser Harwin Strong
!!!Breakbones, Brokenbones
First son of Lord Lyonel. His is possibly the father of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's first three children, who lacked Valyrian traits.
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* {{Badass}}: He was considered to be one of the strongest warriors in Westeros during his lifetime.
* CainAndAbel: Possibly the Abel to his brother Larys's Cain if the rumors about Larys involvement in the fire that killed Ser Harwin are true.
* TheCaptain: He served as a captain in the City Watch of King's Landing for a time.
* TheChampion: Served as Princess Rhaenyra's sworn shield and champion, replacing Ser Criston Cole of the Kingsguard after the two had a falling out.
* InSeriesNickname: He was known as "Breakbones".
** EmbarrassingNickname: The fool Mushroom began calling him "Brokenbones" after his defeat at the hands of Ser Criston Cole at Princess Rhaenyra's wedding tourney resulted in a broken collarbone and shattered elbow.
* KillItWithFire: He and his father died in a fire at Harrenhal in 120 AC. The fire was officially blamed on the curse many believed was upon the castle, but others suspected Daemon Targaryen, Corlys Velaryon, his brother Larys Strong, and Viserys I all could have had something to do with it, for one reason or another.
* YourCheatingHeart: If he indeed was Rhaenyra's lover during her marriage to Laenor Velaryon.
!!Lord Larys Strong
!!!Larys Clubfoot
Second son of Lord Lyonel. He was the head of House Strong during the Dance of the Dragons and served as Viserys I and Aegon II's Master of Whispers.
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* BloodOath: Proposes one among the members of the Small Council who support Aegon II's claim to the Iron Throne.
-->'''Larys:''' Let us be the first to swear lest there be traitors here amongst us. A blood oath, to bind us all together, brothers unto death.
* CainAndAbel[=/=]SelfMadeOrphan: Possibly. He is among the suspects behind a mysterious fire at Harrenhal that killed his father and brother, which made him the head of House Strong.
* CharacterDeath: When Cregan Stark seized King's Landing, Larys chose execution over exile to the Wall.
** OffWithHisHead: Due to Northern tradition, it is likely that he was beheaded by Lord Cregan himself.
* TheChessmaster: He was an excellent plotter, coming up with several of Aegon II's best moves during the Dance of the Dragons, including sending him to hide and recover on Dragonstone and take it when the time was right.
* DeadpanSnarker: The few times he did speak at Small Council meetings was to either deliver news of great import or make a glib comment.
* EnemyMine: House Strong had close ties to Rhaenyra and tension with House Hightower, and one of the reasons many lords opposed her was due to the rumors that her three sons from her first marriage were actually those of Larys's brother, Ser Harwin Strong. Despite this, Larys throws his support behind Aegon.
* EvilCripple: If he indeed caused the fire that killed his father and elder brother.
* InSeriesNickname: Larys Clubfoot.
* LastOfHisKind: His death was the end of House Strong.
* TheQuietOne: Spoke rarely, and during the debate over whether Aegon II or Rhaenyra should inherit the throne, he spoke only at the end to propose the BloodOath.
* TheSpymaster: Served as Master of Whispers and had an extensive network of contacts.
!!Ser Simon Strong
An elder knight and castellan of Harrenhal during the Dance of the Dragons, cousin of Larys Strong. He surrendered Harrenhal to Prince Daemon Targaryen at the sight of his dragon, Caraxes.
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* IHaveYourWife: He was the 'wife', having been a hostage, along his sons, when Prince Daemon occupied Harrenhal.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He knew it was impossible to hold Harrenhal against a grown dragon like Caraxes and quickly surrendered to Prince Daemon.
* OldSoldier: He already had grandsons by the time of the Dance.
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[[folder: House Lothston]]
!!House Lothston of Harrenhal
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An extinct house that held Harrenhal before House Whent. They were given Harrenhal by King Viserys II. Their arms were a black bat on a field divided bendwise, silver and gold.
!!!Tropes related to House Lothston:
* BatOutOfHell: Their sigil.
* LastOfHisKind: There's a Jon Lothston among the Golden Company, but men of the Free Companies may choose whatever names they desire.
* PosthumousCharacter: All of the Lothstons listed below.
!!Lord Lucas Lothston
!!!The Pander
The first head of the House, he had been the master-at-arms of the Red Keep before being granted Harrenhal and marrying Lady Falena Stokeworth. He is remembered for being the father of Jeyne and Manfryd Lothston.
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* AlliterativeName
* InSeriesNickname: "The Pander".
* NumberTwo: He served briefly as King Aegon IV's Hand of the King, but was forced to leave the court and resign the position after his daughter Jeyne caught a pox from the king.
!!Lady Falena Lothston (nee Stokeworth)
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The first of Aegon IV's mistresses, she was married to Lucas after being discovered sleeping with Aegon. She later returned to court alongside her daughter Jeyne and was rumored to have once again shared Aegon's bed, now with her daughter.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Forced to marry Lucas and sent from King's Landing in order to end the relationship between her and Aegon.
* TheMistress: The first of Aegon IV's nine.
* ParentalIncest: Rumored to have shared Aegon's bed with her daughter Jeyne, although this allegation was never proven.
* PutOnABus: What Aegon's father Viserys tried to do with her, by marrying her to Lucas and giving him Harrenhal, sending Falena far away from court. It didn't work since Aegon made several trips to Harrenhal over the next two years before moving on to his next mistress.
* UnequalPairing: Aside from the obvious differences in social status, her relationship with Aegon began when he was fourteen and she was twenty-four.
!!Jeyne Lothston
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Daughter of Lucas and Falena. Like her mother, she became Aegon IV's mistress, but quickly caught a pox from him and was forced to leave King's Landing with her family.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: It has been suggested that her father was not Lucas, but Aegon.
* TheMistress: She was Aegon's eighth mistress.
* ParentalIncest: Rumors suggest she and her mother shared Aegon's bed. If Aegon was also truly her father, this trope counts double.
* UnequalPairing: She was fourteen and Aegon was forty-three when their relationship began.
!!Manfryd Lothston
!!!Manfryd o' the Black Hood
Lord Lucas' son. Not remembered fondly.
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* InSeriesNickname: Manfryd o' the Black Hood.
* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nicknames To Run Away From Really Fast]]
!!Manfred Lothston
A member of House Lothston who supported Daemon Blackfyre in his rebellion.
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* SixthRangerTraitor
* TurnCoat: He and the Lothstons switched sides prior to the Battle of the Redgrass Field.
!!Lady Danelle Lothston
!!!Mad Lady Lothston, Mad Danelle
The head of House Lothston during the reign of Aerys I. Now remembered in ghost stories in which she's said to send giant bats out to capture children for her cookpots, to have bathed in blood and feasted on flesh.
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* ActionGirl: She personally lead House Lothston's forces to join Bloodraven in crushing the attempted Second Blackfyre Rebellion.
* {{Bogeyman}}: "Don't go out alone at night, or Lady Lothston's bats will get you!"
* BloodBath: By reputation.
* CaptainErsatz[=/=]{{Expy}}: Of Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
* EvilRedhead: By reputation.
* ImAHumanitarian: [[RuleOfThree Again]], by reputation.
* InSeriesNickname: Mad Danelle and Mad Lady Lothston.
* LastOfHerKind: She was the last Lothston, being overthrown during the reign of King Maekar I when she descended into madness while practicing the black arts.
* WickedWitch: She ''might'' have been a skinchanger, given her direct association both with bats and Bloodraven. And, folklore paints her as wicked as wicked gets.
* WouldHurtAChild: Again, by reputation.
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[[folder: House Whent]]
!!House Whent of Harrenhal
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The latest noble House to hold Harrenhal, having received the castle after aiding in bringing House Lothston down. Its sigil is nine black bats on yellow.
!!!Tropes associated with House Whent:
* BatOutOfHell: Their sigil, though them being smaller batts makes it less threatening that their predecessors of House Lothston.
* DragonAscendant: Prior to holding Harrenhal they were knights in service of the previous lords, the Lothstons
* TheStarscream: Whents helped bring their Lothston overlords down.
!!Lord Walter Whent
The Lord of Harrenhal and head of House Whent during the reign of the Mad King and the host of the fateful Tourney at Harrenhal in the Year of the False Spring. Elder brother of Ser Oswell Whent of the Kingsguard.
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* AlliterativeName: W's
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It is during the tourney he organizes in which Rhaegar Targaryen crowns Lyanna Stark the Queen of Love and Beauty, thus paving the way for her abduction and Robert's Rebellion.
!!Ser Oswell Whent
-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHistoricalKingsguard Historical Kingsguard character page]].
!!Lady Shella Whent
An old woman and one of the last living member of House Whent.
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* CharacterDeath: Reported to have died according to ''A Feast for Crows''.
* TheGhost: Despite being mentioned fairly frequently, she dies before ever being seen on page.
* LastOfHerKind: Her only known living relative is Wynafrei Whent, the wife of Danwell Frey.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Unable to man Harrenhal against the Western army, she yields the castle to Tywin Lannister and flees.
!!!Household
!!Weese
Understeward of the Wailing Tower. He continues to serve at Harrenhal under the Lannister occupation.
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* BadBoss: Beats the servants under his command whenever they annoy him, and routinely threatens to kill them or give them over to the Brave Companions.
* {{Jerkass}}
* KarmicDeath: Jaqen H'ghar somehow gets Weese's dog to rip his throat out after Arya gives him Weese's name as the second person she wanted killed.
* LesCollaborateurs
* WouldHurtAChild: Beats Arya for even the smallest (or non-existent) provocation.
!!Ben
!!!Ben Blackthumb
An aged blacksmith.
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* TheBlacksmith: His job
* LesCollaborateurs: Like most of the Whent household, he serves the Lannisters (and later the Boltons) when Harrenhal is occupied.
* OldRetainer: Not only he served three generations of Whents but also the last Lord Lothston
* SoleSurvivor: One of the three Whent retainers that survive until Jaime Lannister returns to Harrenhal on his way to lift the Siege of Riverrun.
!!Amabel
!!!Goodwife Amabel
An old servant of House Whent.
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* LesCollaborateurs: To House Lannister and, later, to House Bolton
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Arya
* OldRetainer: She's described as old.
* ThoseTwoGirls: With Harra
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jaime Lannister arrives to Harrenhal he finds only three servants still alive. Amabel is not among them, implying she has probably been killed by the Brave Companions.
!!Harra
!!!Goodwife Harra
An old servant of House Whent.
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* LesCollaborateurs: She incites the servants of Lady Whent to serve the Lannisters.
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Arya
* OldRetainer: She's described as old.
* PublicExecution: She's hanged under Roose Bolton's orders for inciting the Whent retainers to serve House Lannister.
* ThoseTwoGirls: With Amabel
* WouldHurtAChild: She slaps Arya for protesting her assignment as a servant.
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In addition to the great fortress of Riverrun, seat of House Tully, the Riverlands are also home to Harrenhal, a castle built by King Harren The Black of House Hoare, who once sat the Seastone Chair on the Iron Islands. During this time, the ironborn controlled the Riverlands, and Harren The Black decided to build the largest and most impregnable castle in the land. At this he succeeded, but he forgot to factor AntiAir defense into his plans... and the very day he finished construction was the day Aegon the Conqueror made landfall at King's Landing. Ever since, Harrenhal has been left half-melted and in a state of disrepair; due to this and the manner on which Harren The Black and his line met their demise, Harrenhal is said to be cursed. The last noble house that held Harrenhal as their residence were the extinct House Whent.
Harrenhal has been ruled by a number of houses, a few for several generations but mostly for a few. All of these houses loomed powerful but became extinct, leading to the tales of Harrenhal being cursed. Houses holding Harrenhal will be listed in chronological order
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Harrenhal is so massive it becomes impossible to man or maintain. No house has ever attempted to restore.
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: Harrenhal is dark, massive, and imposing. It was originally built by the closest Westerosi equivalent to a diabolical supervillain (by local standards) and also has a reputation for killing its owners, whether via curse or simply by being a white elephant.
* HauntedCastle: According to local legend, Harrenhal is haunted by the ghosts of Harren the Black and those who perished with him when the castle was burned by Balerion's fires.
[[folder: House Qoherys]]
!!House Qoherys of Harrenhal
A noble house established after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. It was founded when Aegon granted Harrenhal to his master-at-arms Quenton Qoherys. It ended after only two generations, when Harren the Red murdered Lord Gargon Qoherys. Their sigil is a flaming saltire, red and yellow, between four white skulls, on black.
!!!Tropes related to House Qoherys
* {{Foil}}: Just like the Cleganes', House Qoherys was founded as a reward to a servant of a noble family. They also both ended after only 2 generations. [[spoiler: Though for the Cleganes, this is still a subject of debate.]]
!!Lord Quenton Qoherys
Former master-at-arms of Dragonstone, he was granted Harrenhal as a boon by King Aegon I.
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* AdultFear: His son died before him.
* AlliterativeName
* ArrangedMarriage: To the daughter of Lord Edmyn Tully.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Although his line didn't last very long.
!!Lord Gargon Qoherys
!!!Gargon the Guest
He was the grandson and heir of Lord Quenton and the last Qoherys, well-known for his notorious appetite for women and abuse of the lords' right of first night. Killed by the bandit and rebel Harren the Red.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Hardly surprising, considering his habits.
* AssholeVictim: Nobody felt bad when he died, and the Tullys were relieved about it, since he had become a major problem for them.
* DroitDuSeigneur: He abused this often, sleeping with every woman in his domain who was getting married.
* GroinAttack: He was gelded before being killed.
* KarmicDeath: The father of a maid he deflowered opened a sally port for Harren the Red and his bandits to enter Harrenhal and kill Gargon.
* LastOfHisKind: He died without heirs, ending House Qoherys.
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[[folder: House Harroway]]
!!House Harroway of Harrenhal
A extinct noble house that held Harrenhal after House Qoherys died out. They were purged by King Maegor Targaryen after he came to believe his wife Alys Harroway had cheated on him.
!!!Tropes related to House Harroway:
* EgoPolis: Formerly seated at Lord Harroway's Town.
* NumberTwo: Lord Lucas Harroway served as King Maegor's Hand of the King before being executed alongside his daughter Alys and all their kin.
* ThePurge: King Maegor had every Harroway hunted down and killed after he thought Alys cheated on him.
!!Queen Alys Harroway
-->See [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTargaryenAncestors the Court of Maegor I on the House Targaryen Ancestors]] page.
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[[folder: House Towers of Harrenhal]]
House Towers was created after ThePurge of House Harroway. Maegor decreed that the strongest of his knights would get Harrenhal, though not all of its lands. Twenty three knights fought in the streets of Lord Harroway's Town for the prize and the victor was Ser Walton Towers. However, the house lasted only for two generations. Their sigil was five black towers within a red and black double tressure, on a white field.
!!!Tropes related to House Towers:
* MightMakesRight: Came to prominence after winning King Maegor's AbsurdlyHighStakesGame.
!!Lord Walton Towers
A knight serving King Maegor the Cruel. Won the contest for Harrenhal and died shortly after from his wounds.
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* FounderOfTheKingdom: The founder of House Towers.
* PyrrhicVictory: He won the contest for Harrenhal, but was so gravely injured he died shortly after.
* SoleSurvivor: Implied to the be the sole survivor of Maegor's contest.
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[[folder: House Strong]]
!!House Strong of Harrenhal
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A extinct noble house formerly seated at Harrenhal. They came into possession of Harrenhal after the extinction of House Towers.
!!!Tropes related to House Strong:
* ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStory: When a Ser Robert Strong appears as a member of the Kingsguard, there's no way of checking whether he actually was a knight of that House, given that it no longer exists.
* MeaningfulName: The family as a whole seems to have had a reputation for uncommon strength, at least among the members we know of.
!!Ser Osmund Strong
A knight of House Strong before they came into possession of Harrenhal. Served as Hand of the King to Aegon I.
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* FamousAncestor: Even though Strongs were not high lords, Ser Osmund Strong served as Aegon I's Hand of the King and oversaw the construction of King's Landing's walls alongside Grand Maester Gawen.
* NumberTwo: As Hand of the King.
!!Lord Lyonel Strong
Head of House Strong, he served as both Master of Laws and Hand of the King for Viserys I Targaryen.
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* BaldOfAwesome
* GeniusBruiser: He was known for being a fearsome warrior, but he also forged six chains at the Citadel while studying to become a Maester before leaving the institution, leaving him with an impressive amount of knowledge about Westerosi law.
* KillItWithFire: Died in a fire at Harrenhal alongside his son Harwin in the year 120 AC.
* NumberTwo: To King Viserys I, serving as Hand of the King from from 109 to 120 AC.
* TheQuietOne: He was slow of speech and genuinely very quiet, so most dismissed him as a simple brute based on his appearance.
!!Ser Harwin Strong
!!!Breakbones, Brokenbones
First son of Lord Lyonel. His is possibly the father of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's first three children, who lacked Valyrian traits.
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* {{Badass}}: He was considered to be one of the strongest warriors in Westeros during his lifetime.
* CainAndAbel: Possibly the Abel to his brother Larys's Cain if the rumors about Larys involvement in the fire that killed Ser Harwin are true.
* TheCaptain: He served as a captain in the City Watch of King's Landing for a time.
* TheChampion: Served as Princess Rhaenyra's sworn shield and champion, replacing Ser Criston Cole of the Kingsguard after the two had a falling out.
* InSeriesNickname: He was known as "Breakbones".
** EmbarrassingNickname: The fool Mushroom began calling him "Brokenbones" after his defeat at the hands of Ser Criston Cole at Princess Rhaenyra's wedding tourney resulted in a broken collarbone and shattered elbow.
* KillItWithFire: He and his father died in a fire at Harrenhal in 120 AC. The fire was officially blamed on the curse many believed was upon the castle, but others suspected Daemon Targaryen, Corlys Velaryon, his brother Larys Strong, and Viserys I all could have had something to do with it, for one reason or another.
* YourCheatingHeart: If he indeed was Rhaenyra's lover during her marriage to Laenor Velaryon.
!!Lord Larys Strong
!!!Larys Clubfoot
Second son of Lord Lyonel. He was the head of House Strong during the Dance of the Dragons and served as Viserys I and Aegon II's Master of Whispers.
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* BloodOath: Proposes one among the members of the Small Council who support Aegon II's claim to the Iron Throne.
-->'''Larys:''' Let us be the first to swear lest there be traitors here amongst us. A blood oath, to bind us all together, brothers unto death.
* CainAndAbel[=/=]SelfMadeOrphan: Possibly. He is among the suspects behind a mysterious fire at Harrenhal that killed his father and brother, which made him the head of House Strong.
* CharacterDeath: When Cregan Stark seized King's Landing, Larys chose execution over exile to the Wall.
** OffWithHisHead: Due to Northern tradition, it is likely that he was beheaded by Lord Cregan himself.
* TheChessmaster: He was an excellent plotter, coming up with several of Aegon II's best moves during the Dance of the Dragons, including sending him to hide and recover on Dragonstone and take it when the time was right.
* DeadpanSnarker: The few times he did speak at Small Council meetings was to either deliver news of great import or make a glib comment.
* EnemyMine: House Strong had close ties to Rhaenyra and tension with House Hightower, and one of the reasons many lords opposed her was due to the rumors that her three sons from her first marriage were actually those of Larys's brother, Ser Harwin Strong. Despite this, Larys throws his support behind Aegon.
* EvilCripple: If he indeed caused the fire that killed his father and elder brother.
* InSeriesNickname: Larys Clubfoot.
* LastOfHisKind: His death was the end of House Strong.
* TheQuietOne: Spoke rarely, and during the debate over whether Aegon II or Rhaenyra should inherit the throne, he spoke only at the end to propose the BloodOath.
* TheSpymaster: Served as Master of Whispers and had an extensive network of contacts.
!!Ser Simon Strong
An elder knight and castellan of Harrenhal during the Dance of the Dragons, cousin of Larys Strong. He surrendered Harrenhal to Prince Daemon Targaryen at the sight of his dragon, Caraxes.
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* IHaveYourWife: He was the 'wife', having been a hostage, along his sons, when Prince Daemon occupied Harrenhal.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He knew it was impossible to hold Harrenhal against a grown dragon like Caraxes and quickly surrendered to Prince Daemon.
* OldSoldier: He already had grandsons by the time of the Dance.
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[[folder: House Lothston]]
!!House Lothston of Harrenhal
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An extinct house that held Harrenhal before House Whent. They were given Harrenhal by King Viserys II. Their arms were a black bat on a field divided bendwise, silver and gold.
!!!Tropes related to House Lothston:
* BatOutOfHell: Their sigil.
* LastOfHisKind: There's a Jon Lothston among the Golden Company, but men of the Free Companies may choose whatever names they desire.
* PosthumousCharacter: All of the Lothstons listed below.
!!Lord Lucas Lothston
!!!The Pander
The first head of the House, he had been the master-at-arms of the Red Keep before being granted Harrenhal and marrying Lady Falena Stokeworth. He is remembered for being the father of Jeyne and Manfryd Lothston.
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* AlliterativeName
* InSeriesNickname: "The Pander".
* NumberTwo: He served briefly as King Aegon IV's Hand of the King, but was forced to leave the court and resign the position after his daughter Jeyne caught a pox from the king.
!!Lady Falena Lothston (nee Stokeworth)
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The first of Aegon IV's mistresses, she was married to Lucas after being discovered sleeping with Aegon. She later returned to court alongside her daughter Jeyne and was rumored to have once again shared Aegon's bed, now with her daughter.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Forced to marry Lucas and sent from King's Landing in order to end the relationship between her and Aegon.
* TheMistress: The first of Aegon IV's nine.
* ParentalIncest: Rumored to have shared Aegon's bed with her daughter Jeyne, although this allegation was never proven.
* PutOnABus: What Aegon's father Viserys tried to do with her, by marrying her to Lucas and giving him Harrenhal, sending Falena far away from court. It didn't work since Aegon made several trips to Harrenhal over the next two years before moving on to his next mistress.
* UnequalPairing: Aside from the obvious differences in social status, her relationship with Aegon began when he was fourteen and she was twenty-four.
!!Jeyne Lothston
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Daughter of Lucas and Falena. Like her mother, she became Aegon IV's mistress, but quickly caught a pox from him and was forced to leave King's Landing with her family.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: It has been suggested that her father was not Lucas, but Aegon.
* TheMistress: She was Aegon's eighth mistress.
* ParentalIncest: Rumors suggest she and her mother shared Aegon's bed. If Aegon was also truly her father, this trope counts double.
* UnequalPairing: She was fourteen and Aegon was forty-three when their relationship began.
!!Manfryd Lothston
!!!Manfryd o' the Black Hood
Lord Lucas' son. Not remembered fondly.
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* InSeriesNickname: Manfryd o' the Black Hood.
* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nicknames To Run Away From Really Fast]]
!!Manfred Lothston
A member of House Lothston who supported Daemon Blackfyre in his rebellion.
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* SixthRangerTraitor
* TurnCoat: He and the Lothstons switched sides prior to the Battle of the Redgrass Field.
!!Lady Danelle Lothston
!!!Mad Lady Lothston, Mad Danelle
The head of House Lothston during the reign of Aerys I. Now remembered in ghost stories in which she's said to send giant bats out to capture children for her cookpots, to have bathed in blood and feasted on flesh.
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* ActionGirl: She personally lead House Lothston's forces to join Bloodraven in crushing the attempted Second Blackfyre Rebellion.
* {{Bogeyman}}: "Don't go out alone at night, or Lady Lothston's bats will get you!"
* BloodBath: By reputation.
* CaptainErsatz[=/=]{{Expy}}: Of Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
* EvilRedhead: By reputation.
* ImAHumanitarian: [[RuleOfThree Again]], by reputation.
* InSeriesNickname: Mad Danelle and Mad Lady Lothston.
* LastOfHerKind: She was the last Lothston, being overthrown during the reign of King Maekar I when she descended into madness while practicing the black arts.
* WickedWitch: She ''might'' have been a skinchanger, given her direct association both with bats and Bloodraven. And, folklore paints her as wicked as wicked gets.
* WouldHurtAChild: Again, by reputation.
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[[folder: House Whent]]
!!House Whent of Harrenhal
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The latest noble House to hold Harrenhal, having received the castle after aiding in bringing House Lothston down. Its sigil is nine black bats on yellow.
!!!Tropes associated with House Whent:
* BatOutOfHell: Their sigil, though them being smaller batts makes it less threatening that their predecessors of House Lothston.
* DragonAscendant: Prior to holding Harrenhal they were knights in service of the previous lords, the Lothstons
* TheStarscream: Whents helped bring their Lothston overlords down.
!!Lord Walter Whent
The Lord of Harrenhal and head of House Whent during the reign of the Mad King and the host of the fateful Tourney at Harrenhal in the Year of the False Spring. Elder brother of Ser Oswell Whent of the Kingsguard.
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* AlliterativeName: W's
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It is during the tourney he organizes in which Rhaegar Targaryen crowns Lyanna Stark the Queen of Love and Beauty, thus paving the way for her abduction and Robert's Rebellion.
!!Ser Oswell Whent
-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHistoricalKingsguard Historical Kingsguard character page]].
!!Lady Shella Whent
An old woman and one of the last living member of House Whent.
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* CharacterDeath: Reported to have died according to ''A Feast for Crows''.
* TheGhost: Despite being mentioned fairly frequently, she dies before ever being seen on page.
* LastOfHerKind: Her only known living relative is Wynafrei Whent, the wife of Danwell Frey.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Unable to man Harrenhal against the Western army, she yields the castle to Tywin Lannister and flees.
!!!Household
!!Weese
Understeward of the Wailing Tower. He continues to serve at Harrenhal under the Lannister occupation.
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* BadBoss: Beats the servants under his command whenever they annoy him, and routinely threatens to kill them or give them over to the Brave Companions.
* {{Jerkass}}
* KarmicDeath: Jaqen H'ghar somehow gets Weese's dog to rip his throat out after Arya gives him Weese's name as the second person she wanted killed.
* LesCollaborateurs
* WouldHurtAChild: Beats Arya for even the smallest (or non-existent) provocation.
!!Ben
!!!Ben Blackthumb
An aged blacksmith.
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* TheBlacksmith: His job
* LesCollaborateurs: Like most of the Whent household, he serves the Lannisters (and later the Boltons) when Harrenhal is occupied.
* OldRetainer: Not only he served three generations of Whents but also the last Lord Lothston
* SoleSurvivor: One of the three Whent retainers that survive until Jaime Lannister returns to Harrenhal on his way to lift the Siege of Riverrun.
!!Amabel
!!!Goodwife Amabel
An old servant of House Whent.
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* LesCollaborateurs: To House Lannister and, later, to House Bolton
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Arya
* OldRetainer: She's described as old.
* ThoseTwoGirls: With Harra
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jaime Lannister arrives to Harrenhal he finds only three servants still alive. Amabel is not among them, implying she has probably been killed by the Brave Companions.
!!Harra
!!!Goodwife Harra
An old servant of House Whent.
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* LesCollaborateurs: She incites the servants of Lady Whent to serve the Lannisters.
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Arya
* OldRetainer: She's described as old.
* PublicExecution: She's hanged under Roose Bolton's orders for inciting the Whent retainers to serve House Lannister.
* ThoseTwoGirls: With Amabel
* WouldHurtAChild: She slaps Arya for protesting her assignment as a servant.
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