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The Nine wives of Walder Frey
The Eight Wives of Walder Frey
Walder Frey, the 90 year old Lord of the Twins, has had eight wives. Those eight wives have given him 28 (soon to be 29) trueborn children, and approximately ten bajillion grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Although he's been married 8 times, there isn't a know cause of death for his seven dead wives. In most cases, its also not know how his wives were related to their Houses, although its likely they were daughters/granddaughters of second/third sons(read: not very important), especially as we get further down the line.
All the wives are dressed in the colors/styles of their Houses.
Headcanons for Walder Frey's wives
Perra Royce
Born in 200, she is the only wife to be older than Walder Frey
She was very angry at her marriage to him, (which took place in 226) as she deemed the new money Freys as far beneath the old house of Royce. She was very vocal about this, and her dislike of the muddy Riverlands. This is why it took them several years to have children, they’re first child, Stevron, not being born until 233.
Her favorite child was her third son Aenys. She thought her older sons too weak, and too much like their father
She died in 244, one year after the birth of her daughter Perriane. Supposedly of a pox, though it has been rumored that she was poisoned by her disgruntled husband.
Cyrenna Swann
Born in 230, she married Walder in 247. She was the older sister of Corenna Swann (233), who married Walder's son and heir Stevron.
She was very strong willed, as expected of a Stormlander, and though her husband was not too fond of her, the Riverlanders liked her quite a bit, and she remains one of the more popular of Walder's wives
Lesbian
Her sons were born in quick succession, Jared was born less than a year after the wedding, and Luceon less than a year after him, in 249. The birth was difficult, and during it, Cyrenna caught an infection. She died one month later, in 249, aged 19
Amarei Crakehall
Born in 229, she married walder in 250.
Had a bit of a flirty personality, but she did not cheat on Walder, as he insinuates. She was one of his least favorite wives, mostly because of her outgoing personality.
She was very devoted to her child, and did not have a favorite.
She confronted Walder several times, she earned her admonishment and even physical attacks, but she continued to hold her head high.
She died in 264, after delivering her final child, Raymond
Alyssa Blackwood
Born in 247, she married Walder in 265
Although she did not like her husband, she understood him better than the previous wives, and so was able to get along with him much better. She is one of the wives he liked more.
She was a strict mother with her children, in order to prepare them for the cutthroat nature of the Frey family, and world at large. Lothar is the way he is because of her.
She died mysteriously in 272, at her family's home.
Sarya Whent
Born in 255, she married walder in 273.
Very political match. She was the younger sister of Minisa Whent, who was married to Lord Paramount Hoster Tully.
A nervous woman, growing up at Harrenhall made her odd.
She struggled with fertility, like her sister, and she died 275, after a fall off the twins at midnight. Some believe it was a suicide, which it may well have been, while others think it was murder.
Bethany Rosby
Born in 253, she married Walder at her family’s home in 278, New Years day.
Timid and often sickly, she worried over her children constantly. She was rather pious, and had actually wished to become a silent sister.
She died in 283, giving birth to Roslin.
Annara Farring
Born in 265, she married Walder in 284.
For her beauty, personality, and willingness to placate him, She was Walder's favorite wife, and he sired the least amount of bastards during their marriage. Ironically, she was the only wife who did not have children with just him. The elder children were all his, but Shirei was the daughter of Symond Frey, who blackmailed her into sex over the story that she had slept with Black Walder.
She died giving birth to Shirei in 297, one year before the start of the story.
Joyeuse Erenford
Born in 282, she married Walder 298.
Cleverest of all his wives, and quickly becoming the favorite. She plays the part of a pious and wispy girl, there is a hidden cleverness to her, and she intends to see to it that her blood ends up in charge of the twins, somehow or another. She is hoping for a girl, to marry to the eventual lord of the crossing.
She’ll survive the main series.
Lesbian
The Eight Ladies of the Crossing
First Row: Perra Royce, Cyrenna Swann
Second Row: Amarei Crakehall, Alyssa Blackwood
Third Row: Sarya Whent, Bethany Rosby
Fourth Row: Annara Farring, Joyeuse Erenford
I tried to do the designs and details based around their houses, with the colors of the Freys. I possibly maybe should have flipped that, but oh well! Here are the girls!
6 graphics for minor house of A Song of Ice and Fire.
House Words Wednesdays: House Farring
Welcome to House Words Wednesdays! Each week, I take a House without known canon or semi-canon words and present what I think could make sense as that House’s motto. You’re free to suggest more as well, if your favored House has not yet been suggested; take a look at this link to see what has already been suggested, and shoot me an ask through Tumblr if you have another House you’d like to see
House Farring is a noble House of the Crownlands, though its position within the Crownlands is uncertain. Individual members of House Farring are found throughout the book's appendices, but there's no noted head of the House (we don't even know if it's a House of lords or landed knights) and no named seat. Still, I think it very likely that House Farring is, if not formally sworn to Dragonstone, at least within Dragonstone's geographic sphere of influence, as young Bryen Farring was serving as squire to Stannis Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone, at the opening of ACOK and two more Farrings (Gilbert and Godry) became prominent members of Stannis’ host in the series. Not that the Farrings are not solely composed of Stannis loyalists, of course: the sole known female member of House Farring is - was - Lady Annara, the late seventh wife of Lord Walder Frey and mother of, among others, Elmar, to whom Arya was briefly betrothed. (It may make sense, if the Farrings are indeed sworn to Dragonstone, that Walder would have sought to marry Lady Annara: the Freys being eager to flatter in their names whatever royal House is in charge - older Freys boasting Targaryen names, younger ones called “Robert”, “Cersei”, and “Tywin” - and Lord Walder being tainted by his latecomer reputation during the Rebellion, the old lord might have thought a marriage to one of the new king's brother's vassals would go some ways toward showing that he was now loyal to the Baratheons.)
The Farrings have been most prominent in the story around Stannis, from ACOK through ADWD. Young Bryen Farring was Stannis’ faithful squire, being introduced, in Davos’ very first chapter, as helping Stannis burn the Seven on Dragonstone - though when Stannis decided to marsh through the snow to Winterfell, poor Bryen succumbed to hunger and cold and died along the way. Bryen's father, Ser Gilbert Farring, has been similarly faithful to Stannis, even being cited by him in ASOS as one of the “few good men” remaining in his camp; we may even see Ser Gilbert in the near future, as he was castellan of Storm's End in ADWD (which Young Aegon's crew apparently has taken by the end of “Arianne II” in TWOW). Ser Godry, Gilbert's cousin, is also in Stannis’ army, even leading the van after Stannis leaves the Wall, but he’s a deeply dislikable man. Puffed with pride at being “the Giantslayer” - having chased down a fleeing giant and cut off its “pitiful small head” after sticking a lance in its back - Godry is arrogant, vain, and cruel, taunting Jon Snow and urging Stannis to offer “unbelievers” as human sacrifices to R'hllor.
For the Farring words, I chose Where the Sword Falls. The Farring sigil is two knights, purple and white, crossing swords, and so I thought this motto fitting: a knight is made by a falling sword, after all, when a squire is dubbed, and the combat of the knights on the Farring sigil will be determined by where their swords fall. Certainly, I would think young Bryen Farring hoped that Stannis’ sword would fall on him eventually, raising him from squirehood to knighthood as one of Stannis’ key men, but the fierce northern winter ended those hopes. Ser Godry, of course, is very proud of where his sword fell - through the fleeing giant's neck - and boasts of the tale for everyone to hear, so this motto seemed fitting for him as well. As for Gilbert, well, Aegon’s sword (maybe Blackfyre itself) is going to fall on Storm’s End, and his loyalty to Stannis will be tested to the utmost - perhaps even to faithful Gilbert’s death.
Let me know what you think of these words for House Farring. Next week is another Crownlands House, though its most notable member is hardly welcome at its seat.
House Farring
House Farring is a noble house of the crownlands. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with per pale purple and white, two knights on foot combatant with swords, counter-charged.
Annara Farring
Annara Farring was a noblewoman of House Farring, and the seventh wife of Lord Walder Frey. They had six children. She is deceased. Though invited to Annara and Walder's wedding, Lord Hoster Tully of Riverrun did not attend it.
