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+ | | lastname = Hightower | ||
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− | | Title = | + | | Title = [[Ser]]<br>[[Beacon of the South]]<br>[[Defender of Oldtown]]<br>[[Defender of the Citadel]]<br>[[Lord of Oldtown]]<br>[[Lord of the Hightower]]<br>[[Lord of the Port]]<br>[[Voice of Oldtown]] |
− | | Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[ | + | | Allegiance = [[House Hightower]]<br>[[Greens]] |
+ | | Predecessor = [[Lord Hightower|Hightower]] | ||
+ | | Successor = [[Lyonel Hightower]] | ||
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− | | Culture = | + | | Culture = [[Reach]] |
− | | Spouse = | + | | Father = [[Lord Hightower]] |
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+ | | Spouse = 1st: Unknown{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}<br>2nd: Lady [[Samantha Tarly]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | ||
+ | | Issue = [[Lyonel Hightower]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}<br>[[Martyn Hightower (son of Ormund)|Martyn Hightower]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}<br>[[Garmund Hightower]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}<br>[[Bethany Hightower]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | ||
| Place_of_Birth = | | Place_of_Birth = | ||
− | | Date_of_Birth = | + | | Date_of_Birth = or before {{Date|103}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Ormund Hightower|Ormund Hightower]] calculation.''</ref> |
− | | Place_of_Death = [[Battle of Tumbleton|Tumbleton]] | + | | Place_of_Death = [[First Battle of Tumbleton|Tumbleton]]{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} |
− | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}} | + | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} |
− | | Books = [[The Princess and the Queen]] ( | + | | Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) |
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− | + | '''Ormund Hightower''' was the Lord of the [[Hightower]] and the head of [[House Hightower]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He wielded the [[Valyrian steel]] blade [[Vigilance]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Ormund was the nephew of Ser [[Otto Hightower]],{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} [[Hand of the King]] to [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. | |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | Lord Ormund had three sons, [[Lyonel Hightower|Lyonel]], [[Martyn Hightower (son of Ormund)|Martyn]], and [[Garmund Hightower|Garmund]], and at least one daughter, [[Bethany Hightower|Bethany]]. His first wife died in childbed, and he married again to [[Samantha Tarly]], who was only two years older than his eldest son.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | |
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− | + | Ormund led the [[Reach]] forces for the [[greens]] during the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], supporting his kinsman, King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. His host included a thousand [[knight]]s, a thousand archers, three thousand men-at-arms, and thousands more of less discipline.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Not all of the Reach's lords supported him, however. Ser [[Alan Beesbury]] and Lord [[Alan Tarly]] raided Ormund's camps and killed his scouts, while Lord [[Owen Costayne]] attacked his baggage train. Ormund wanted to wait for reinforcements from [[King's Landing]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} | |
− | Hightower's | + | During the [[Battle on the Honeywine]], Ormund and his forces were trapped on the banks of [[Honeywine|the river]] between the forces of Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] and [[Tom Flowers]] on one side and Owen and the two Alans on the other. Lord Hightower's lines were starting to crumble and defeat seemed all but a foregone conclusion. Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], Ormund's squire and Aegon's brother, turned up on his [[dragon]], [[Tessarion]], however, and turned the battle for the greens. After the battle Ormund [[knight]]ed Daeron with [[Vigilance]], naming the prince "Ser Daeron the Daring".{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} |
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+ | After the [[fall of King's Landing]], Ser [[Criston Cole]] marched south from [[Harrenhal]] with the intention of joining Ormund's host, but Criston was slain en route at the [[Butcher's Ball]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} After the [[siege of Longtable]], Ormund spared Lady [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]]. Ormund and Daeron led the [[sack of Bitterbridge]], however, as Daeron's nephew, Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], had been killed in that town.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | ||
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+ | During the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Lord Ormund's archers and heavy horse defeated the six thousand [[blacks]] of Ser [[Garibald Grey]]. After the surviving [[rivermen]] retreated into [[Tumbleton]], [[Roderick Dustin]], Lord of [[Barrowton]], led his [[Winter Wolves]] rode out to meet the greens. Screaming war cries, the [[northmen]] fought through ten times their own numbers till Roderick came face to face with Lord Hightower. Ormund's cousin, Ser [[Bryndon Hightower]], put himself between the northman and his liege, taking off his arm with his longaxe, yet Roddy the Ruin slew both before succumbing to his wounds.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | ||
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+ | After losing their general at First Tumbleton, Lord Ormund's host was divided and without direction, with the [[Caltrops]] and the [[Two Betrayers]] competing for leadership. Ser [[Hobert Hightower]], Ormund's cousin, ineffectually claimed command.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} The army finally dissolved following the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} | ||
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+ | The fifteen-year-old Lyonel succeeded his father as [[Lord of the Hightower]] and took as his paramour Lady Sam, Ormund's second wife.{{ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
{{Hightower tree Dance}} | {{Hightower tree Dance}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:House Hightower]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Casualties of the Dance of the Dragons|Hightower, Ormund]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters from the Reach|Hightower, Ormund]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Greens|Hightower, Ormund]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Knights|Hightower, Ormund]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Lords of the Hightower]] | ||
[[Category:Nobles|Hightower, Ormund]] | [[Category:Nobles|Hightower, Ormund]] | ||
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Predecessor | Hightower | |||
Successor | Lyonel Hightower | |||
Culture | Reach | |||
Born | In or before 103 AC[1] | |||
Died | In 130 AC[2], Tumbleton[2] | |||
Father | Lord Hightower | |||
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Ormund Hightower was the Lord of the Hightower and the head of House Hightower during the Dance of the Dragons. He wielded the Valyrian steel blade Vigilance.[4] Ormund was the nephew of Ser Otto Hightower,[4] Hand of the King to Viserys I Targaryen and Aegon II Targaryen.
History
Lord Ormund had three sons, Lyonel, Martyn, and Garmund, and at least one daughter, Bethany. His first wife died in childbed, and he married again to Samantha Tarly, who was only two years older than his eldest son.[3]
Ormund led the Reach forces for the greens during the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, supporting his kinsman, King Aegon II Targaryen. His host included a thousand knights, a thousand archers, three thousand men-at-arms, and thousands more of less discipline.[4] Not all of the Reach's lords supported him, however. Ser Alan Beesbury and Lord Alan Tarly raided Ormund's camps and killed his scouts, while Lord Owen Costayne attacked his baggage train. Ormund wanted to wait for reinforcements from King's Landing.[4]
During the Battle on the Honeywine, Ormund and his forces were trapped on the banks of the river between the forces of Lord Thaddeus Rowan and Tom Flowers on one side and Owen and the two Alans on the other. Lord Hightower's lines were starting to crumble and defeat seemed all but a foregone conclusion. Prince Daeron Targaryen, Ormund's squire and Aegon's brother, turned up on his dragon, Tessarion, however, and turned the battle for the greens. After the battle Ormund knighted Daeron with Vigilance, naming the prince "Ser Daeron the Daring".[4]
After the fall of King's Landing, Ser Criston Cole marched south from Harrenhal with the intention of joining Ormund's host, but Criston was slain en route at the Butcher's Ball.[2] After the siege of Longtable, Ormund spared Lady Merryweather. Ormund and Daeron led the sack of Bitterbridge, however, as Daeron's nephew, Prince Maelor Targaryen, had been killed in that town.[2]
During the First Battle of Tumbleton, Lord Ormund's archers and heavy horse defeated the six thousand blacks of Ser Garibald Grey. After the surviving rivermen retreated into Tumbleton, Roderick Dustin, Lord of Barrowton, led his Winter Wolves rode out to meet the greens. Screaming war cries, the northmen fought through ten times their own numbers till Roderick came face to face with Lord Hightower. Ormund's cousin, Ser Bryndon Hightower, put himself between the northman and his liege, taking off his arm with his longaxe, yet Roddy the Ruin slew both before succumbing to his wounds.[2]
After losing their general at First Tumbleton, Lord Ormund's host was divided and without direction, with the Caltrops and the Two Betrayers competing for leadership. Ser Hobert Hightower, Ormund's cousin, ineffectually claimed command.[2] The army finally dissolved following the Second Battle of Tumbleton.[5]
The fifteen-year-old Lyonel succeeded his father as Lord of the Hightower and took as his paramour Lady Sam, Ormund's second wife.[3]
Family
Hobert | Lord Hightower | Unknown wife | Otto | Unknown wife | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryndon | Samantha Tarly | Ormund | Unknown first wife | Son(s) | Alicent | Viserys I Targaryen | Gwayne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Myles | Lyonel | Martyn | Garmund | Rhaena Targaryen | Bethany | Aegon II Targaryen | Helaena Targaryen | Aemond Targaryen | Daeron Targaryen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six children | Six daughters | Jaehaerys Targaryen | Jaehaera Targaryen | Maelor Targaryen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ See the Ormund Hightower calculation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
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