Torrhen Manderly

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Torrhen Manderly was a knight from House Manderly during the Dance of the Dragons and the second son of Lord Desmond Manderly.[2] He later became Lord of White Harbor, as well as Lord Regent and Hand of the King during the minority of King Aegon III Targaryen.[3][4]

Appearance and Character

Torrhen was clever and corpulent.[5] It was said of him that he was brusque and gluttonous, but fair.[1] Torrhen and his brother, Ser Medrick, were courtly men, well-spoken, handsomely clad, well disciplined, and follower of the Seven.[6]

History

The Dance of the Dragons

Prince Jacaerys Velaryon visited White Harbor and Winterfell and enlisted the north for the blacks during the Dance of the Dragons. Lord Desmond Manderly sent his sons, Ser Medrick and Ser Torrhen, to aid Rhaenyra Targaryen. After Rhaenyra lost two dragons to the Two Betrayers, the Manderly brothers argued that Ser Addam Velaryon and Nettles were also untrustworthy.[2]

During the riots at King's Landing, Torrhen's northmen found Fishmonger's Square and River Row to be swarming with the gutter knights of Ser Perkin. Torrhen's force lost a quarter of their men while retreating back to the Red Keep. The Manderly brothers accompanied Rhaenyra when she fled the capital after the storming of the Dragonpit. Medrick asked Rhaenyra to travel to White Harbor, but she insisted on sailing instead to Dragonstone without the Manderlys.[2][7]

Regency of Aegon III Targaryen

Ser Torrhen was named as one of King Aegon III Targaryen's original seven regents in 131 AC.[3][8] When the regents argued over who should be Aegon's heir, Torrhen objected the choice of Lady Baela Targaryen presented by the Hand of the King, Ser Tyland Lannister.[8]

In late 132 AC, a disease known as the Winter Fever fell on Westeros. It struck the Three Sisters first but quickly spread to White Harbor. With the deaths of Lord Desmond and Ser Medrick four days later, Torrhen became the new Lord of White Harbor. He gave up his position of regent and sailed back north.[8]

After the death of Queen Jaehaera Targaryen, Lord Unwin Peake, the new Hand of the King, tried to have the widowed king marry his daughter, Myrielle Peake. However, the lords and ladies of the realm weren't pleased with such match and wrote letters proposing their own candidates to become Aegon's new queen. Lord Torrhen wrote form White Harbor arguing Aegon should marry a Manderly given the fact that neither of the two betrothals contracted between House Manderly and the royal house ended up in a marriage.[9]

When a Great Council was called in 136 AC to chose the new regents and Hand of the King for King Aegon III, Lord Torrhen sailed to the capital with twoscore knights and cousins. Torrhen was chosen by the assembled lords as Aegon's new Hand and Lords Willam Stackspear, Marq Merryweather and Lorent Grandison as Aegon's regents. Torrhen accepted the position and named Isembard Arryn as the new master of coin and Gedmund Peake as master of ships.[1]

Torrhen's first task as Hand of the King was to sit in judgment at the trials of those accused of poisoning Gaemon Palehair and plotting treason against King Aegon.[1] During his time as Hand, Torrhen proved to be honest and able unlike the three regents. He enacted a major reform of the taxes with the help of Isembard, he made several appointments at court and repudiated the pact that Lord Alyn Velaryon had signed to secure the release of Prince Viserys. But for all his qualities, Torrhen didn't get along well with King Aegon.[1]

With the king coming of age soon, Torrhen made preparation for a great royal progress all around the Seven Kingdoms to mark the occasion. However, the day of his sixteenth nameday, Aegon came into the council chambers and cancelled it and relieved Lord Torrhen of his position. Torrhen never forgave the king for his dismissal or the cancelation of the royal progress. He left King's Landing a few days later and sailed back to White Harbor aboard the Jolly Salt, along with Mushroom who had accepted his proposition of becoming the fool at the Merman's Court.[1]

Later life

Torrhen had daughters,[1] one of which may have been Jeyne Manderly who married Rickon Stark, the heir to Winterfell.

Quotes

"Best take no chances. If the foe gains two more dragons, we are lost." [5]

—Torrhen to Rhaenyra Targaryen and her council

"Baela is too wild. How can she rule the realm when she cannot rule herself?" [8]

—Torrhen to Aegon III Targaryen's regents

"Aye, I’ll do it. But I’ll need a man who is good with coin if I’m to deal with these Lyseni thieves and their bloody bank." [1]

—Torrhen to the lords present at the Great Council of 136 AC

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theomore
 
Unknown
four wives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sibling(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
Sons
[Note 1]
 
Mara
 
Jessamyn
 
Daughter
[Note 2]
 
Lord Darklyn
 
Nephew
[Note 3]
 
Nieces
[Note 4]
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
 
 
 
 
Desmond
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daughters
 
Medrick
 
Torrhen
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daughters
 
 
 
Jeyne
 
Rickon
Stark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
  1. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least three sons.
  2. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least two daughters, Jessamyn and Mara, but it is unknown whether he had other daughters as well. One of Theomore's daughters, not identified by name, married Lord Darklyn in 72 AC.
  3. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least one nephew.
  4. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least three nieces.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Princess and the Queen.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
  4. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents — The Hooded Hand.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  6. Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  7. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  9. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.