HOUSE TULLY

House Tully of Riverrun is a Great House of Westeros. Its most senior member carried the title of Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident, until the Red Wedding. The current head is Lord Edmure Tully, son of the late Hoster Tully. At the onset of the War of the Five Kings, House Tully came under attack by House Lannister and lent its support for House Stark when they came to their aid in the liberation of the Riverlands. House Tully has since been formally stripped of lands and titles for rebellion against the Iron Throne, with Lord Edmure a captive of House Frey following the Red Wedding massacre, which also resulted in the death of Lord Hoster’s eldest daughter, Lady Catelyn Stark, as well as his grandson Robb Stark, the King in the North.

Afterwards, Lord Hoster’s brother, Ser Brynden Tully, gathered the remaining Tully forces and reclaimed Riverrun from the Freys, reopening the conflict between the Tullys and the Iron Throne under the reign of House Lannister. The Freys lay siege to Riverrun, and were later assisted by the Lannisters on the orders of King Tommen Baratheon. Ser Jaime Lannister managed to end the siege by convincing Edmure Tully to command the garrison to lay down their weapons in return for clemency and protection. Brynden, “the Blackfish,” was killed during a final stand with Lannister and Frey forces while Edmure was returned to the Freys as a prisoner. Following the deaths of most of House Frey and the defeat of Queen Cersei Lannister at King's Landing, Edmure is freed and restored to his titles and lands. Afterwards, at the Great Council of 305 AC, Lord Edmure was among the several lords and ladies of Westeros who elected Bran Stark as the new Lord of the Six Kingdoms. With the inaugural election, this marked the first time in Westerosi history where the crown was not passed by bloodline.

The Tully sigil is a silver trout on a red and blue background. Their house words are "Family, Duty, Honor."

BACKGROUND

House Tully is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. Their lands are the central part of the continent. Their seat is Riverrun, a castle at the confluence of the Red Fork of the Trident River with the Tumblestone. They rule over the Riverlands from the castle and the head of the house is the Lord of Riverrun. House Tully rose to prominence during the War of Conquest. Lord Edmyn Tully rebelled against the King of the Isles and the Rivers, Harren the Black, to support the invading House Targaryen. Edmyn's fellow Riverlords followed his lead. When Aegon Targaryen established his rule from the Iron Throne he rewarded Edmyn, elevating the Tullys to Lords Paramount of the Riverlands.

House Tully fought on the side of the Iron Throne during the War of the Ninepenny Kings. Hoster Tully and Brynden Tully fought during the conflict. The two brothers later parted on acrimonious terms after Brynden rejected his older brother's command that he marry Bethany Redwyne in order to seal a marriage pact with House Redwyne. Brynden broke ties with Hoster, earning the name "Blackfish", which also became his personal sigil. Hoster later married Lady Minisa of House Whent and they produced three children: two daughters Catelyn, Lysa, and a son named Edmure.

Its current head is Lord Edmure Tully. His sisters, Catelyn and Lysa, married Lords Eddard Stark and Jon Arryn during Robert's Rebellion, forming a powerful alliance of major houses. Together, the Tully-Stark-Arryn alliance defeated the "Mad King," Aerys II and ended Targaryen rule over the Seven Kingdoms.

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