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| Character_name          = [[File:House_Manderly.PNG|50px|left]] '''Wylis Manderly''' [[File:House_Manderly.PNG|50px|right]]
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| title = Ser
| image_caption = art by sir-heartsalot
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| lastname = Manderly
| Title = Ser
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| image = [[File: Ser Wylis Manderly TheMico.jpg|250px]]
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| image_caption = Wylis by TheMico ©
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| Alias = The fat bugger{{ref|AFFC|27}}
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Manderly]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Manderly]]
 
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| Culture = [[Northmen]]
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| Father = [[Wyman Manderly]]
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| Spouse = [[Leona Woolfield]]
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| Issue = [[Wynafryd Manderly]]<br>[[Wylla Manderly]]
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| Place_of_Birth = [[White Harbor]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Wylis Manderly}}
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|251|263}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Wylis Manderly|Wylis Manderly]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (Appears)<br>[[A Clash of Kings]] (Appears)<br>[[A Storm of Swords]] (Mentioned)<br>[[A Feast for Crows]] (Appears)<br>[[A Dance with Dragons]] (Mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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Ser '''Wylis Manderly''' is a member of [[House Manderly]]. He is the eldest son and heir of Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}}
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'''Wylis Manderly''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Manderly]]. He is the eldest son and heir of [[Wyman Manderly]], [[Lord of White Harbor]].{{Ref|AGOT|55}} Wylis is married to [[Leona Woolfield]] and has two daughters, [[Wynafryd Manderly|Wynafryd]] and [[Wylla Manderly|Wylla]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
  
==Appearance & Personality==
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==Appearance and Character==
He is a very fat man, bald and wears a large walrus mustache. He is quiet and formal.{{Ref|aGoT|55}} After being held captive in [[Harrenhal]] for two years, all definace has left him and he has dull eyes and sallow, sagging jowels, as observed by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|aFfC|27}}
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:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Wylis Manderly|Images of Wylis Manderly]]''
  
His wife [[Leona Woolfield|Leona]] is very devoted to him.{{Ref|aDwD|29}} They have two daughters together, [[Wynafryd Manderly|Wynafryd]] and [[Wylla Manderly|Wylla]].
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Wylis is bald and has a bushy walrus mustache which covers his mouth.{{ref|AGOT|55}}{{ref|ACOK|30}} Like his father, Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]], and younger brother, Ser [[Wendel Manderly|Wendel]], Wylis is an immense, fat man. The [[knight]] is almost too big to ride a horse.{{ref|AGOT|55}}
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Wylis is quiet and formal,{{Ref|AGOT|55}} and his wife [[Leona Woolfield|Leona]] is devoted to him.{{Ref|ADWD|29}}
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Wylis's clothes are food stained,{{ref|AGOT|55}} and he clasps his cloak with a [[silver]]-and-[[sapphire]] trident.{{Ref|ACOK|30}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser Wylis commands the men from [[White Harbor]] when [[Robb Stark]] calls his banners, as his father, Lord [[Wyman Manderly]], is too fat to ride a horse any longer and remains to look after the city's defenses. The force, consisting of 1,500 men with above 20 knights, 200 mounted riders, swordsmen and freeriders and the rest foot, marches from White Harbor to [[Moat Cailin]], where Robb is gathering his troops before heading south. Ser Wylis is accompanied, apart from his younger brother [[Wendel Manderly|Wendel]], by Lady [[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn Stark]], Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] and Ser [[Brynden Tully]], who all arrived by ship in White Harbor coming from the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Although she thinks that Ser Wylis is probably the fattest man she has ever seen, apart from his father, so that she pitties his horse, and that he wears only clothes that have food stains, Lady Catelyn likes him well enough. When they arrive near Moat Cailin, Ser Wylis remains in the camp while his brother Wendel rides on with Lady Catelyn to the castle to greet Robb.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}  
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Ser Wylis commands the men from [[White Harbor]] when [[Robb Stark]] calls his banners, as his father, Lord [[Wyman Manderly]], is too fat to ride a horse any longer and remains to look after the city's defenses. The [[House Manderly|Manderly]] levies march from White Harbor to [[Moat Cailin]], where Robb is gathering his troops before heading south. Wylis is accompanied, apart from his younger brother Ser [[Wendel Manderly|Wendel]], by Lady [[Catelyn Stark]], Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] and Ser [[Brynden Tully]], who all arrived by ship in White Harbor coming from the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Catelyn likes the brothers well enough. When they arrive near Moat Cailin, Wylis remains in the camp while Wendel rides on with Catelyn to the castle to greet Robb.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}  
  
The northern host marches south and arrives at [[the Twins]], where they are greeted by Ser [[Stevron Frey]] who invites Robb to the Twins in the name of [[Lord Walder Frey]]. Robb's lord bannermen, distrusting Lord Walder, advise against Robb putting himself in the hand of the Lord of the Crossing, with Ser Wylis suggesting that Lord Walder should come out of his castle and treat with Robb in plain sight of both men's forces. It is ultimately decided that Lady Catelyn will go to the Twins to talk with Lord Walder.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}  
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The northern host marches south and arrives at the [[Twins]], where they are greeted by Ser [[Stevron Frey]], who invites Robb to the Twins in the name of Lord [[Walder Frey]]. Robb's bannermen, distrusting Walder, advise against Robb putting himself in the hand of the [[Lord of the Crossing]], with Wylis suggesting that Walder should come out of his castle and treat with Robb in plain sight of both men's forces. It is ultimately decided that Catelyn will go to the Twins to talk with Lord Walder.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}  
  
After an agreement with Lord Walder has been found, the northern army splits and Ser Wylis comes under the command of Lord [[Roose Bolton]], who marches his troops south along the [[Kingsroad]] to engage Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s main host at the [[Trident]] as a diversion for Robb's attempt to lift the siege of [[Riverrun]]. Lord Bolton's forces suffer a defeat against Lord Tywin's in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]], in which Ser Wylis is captured.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{Ref|aGoT|62}}
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After an agreement with Walder has been found, the northern army splits and Wylis comes under the command of [[Roose Bolton]]. The [[Lord of the Dreadfort]] marches his troops south along the [[kingsroad]] to engage Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s main host at the [[Trident]] as a diversion for Robb, who rides southwest to lift the siege of [[Riverrun]]. Lord Bolton's forces suffer a defeat against Tywin's in the [[battle on the Green Fork]], in which Wylis is captured{{Ref|AGOT|55}}{{Ref|AGOT|62}} by Tywin.{{Ref|ACOK|30}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offers to trade Ser Wylis, held captive at [[Harrenhal]], to his father without ransom, if Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] withdraws his support from [[Robb Stark]]. Lord Wyman refuses him. He points this out when he attends the harvest feast at [[Winterfell]] and talks with Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]], Maester [[Luwin]] and [[Bran Stark]]. Lord Wyman also stresses that he wouldn't want to see his son Wylis languishing at a cursed place such as Harrenhal longer than he must and expresses the hope that in time a fair exchange of prisoners can be arranged, also because Ser Wylis wouldn't want to sit out the rest of the war. In this context, Lord Manderly describes his son as gallant and fierce as a mastiff.{{Ref|aCoK|16}}  
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[[File:Wylis Manderly.jpg|thumb|250px|Wylis by sir-heartsalot ©]]
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Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] offers to trade Wylis, held captive at [[Harrenhal]], to his father without ransom, if Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman]] withdraws his support from [[Robb Stark]], who is now [[King in the North]]. Wyman refuses Tywin, however.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}  
  
In reply to the northern peace terms submitted by [[Robb Stark]] via Ser [[Cleos Frey]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] offers to trade Ser Wylis and [[Harrion Karstark]] for [[Willem Lannister]] in an exchange of prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|25}}
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In reply to the northern peace terms submitted by Robb Stark via Ser [[Cleos Frey]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] offers to trade Wylis and [[Harrion Karstark]] for [[Willem Lannister]] in an exchange of prisoners.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}
  
While in Harrenhal, the prisoners taken in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]] are housed in the upper chambers of the [[Tower of Dread]]. Most of them are given freedom of the castle when they pledge not to attempt escape and thus Ser Wylis can start haunting the kitchens, where he is always looking for morsel. [[Arya Stark]] learns about this "fat lordling" from [[Hot Pie]].{{Ref|aCoK|30}}
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While in Harrenhal, the prisoners taken in the [[battle on the Green Fork]] are housed in the upper chambers of the [[Tower of Dread]]. Most of them are given freedom of the castle when they pledge not to attempt escape and thus Wylis can start haunting the kitchens, where he is always looking for morsels of food. [[Arya Stark]] learns about this "fat lordling" from [[Hot Pie]]. Arya spots Wylis walking the walls of Harrenhal with Lord Tywin and three [[maesters]], although she does not know his name.{{Ref|ACOK|30}}
  
Harrenhal is captured by Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s troops after the [[Brave Companions]] switch sides following Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s deparature from the castle.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} As a result, Ser Wylis is liberated and remains with Lord Bolton's host.{{Ref|aSoS|49}}
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Tywin's host eventually departs Harrenhal.{{ref|ACOK|38}} The [[Brave Companions]] change sides during the [[War of the Five Kings]] and aid Lord [[Roose Bolton]] with the [[fall of Harrenhal]].{{ref|ACOK|47}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
He is part of Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s army when it leaves [[Harrenhal]] to [[Vargo Hoat]] and the [[Brave Companions]] and moves north to cross the [[Trident]] at the [[Ruby Ford]] to eventually join forces with [[Robb Stark]] at [[the Twins]] on the occasion of Lord [[Edmure Tully]]'s [[Red Wedding|wedding]]. When Bolton's army arrives at the river, the ford is unpassable and Lord Bolton has to ferry his men across in small boats. Ser Wylis and the knights from [[White Harbor]] serve as rear guard during the operation. When two thirds of the force have crossed the Trident, the rest, mainly [[House Locke|Locke]], [[House Norrey|Norrey]] and [[House Burley|Burley]] men, are suddenly attacked by [[House Lannister|Lannister]] forces, leading to the [[Battle of the Ruby Ford]]. Ser Wylis tries to rally the men as best as he can, but they come under attack by heavy cavalry led by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], that drives the defenders into the water. Many men drown, die in the fighting or flee, some are captured, including Ser Wylis. While later meeting with Robb Stark at the Twins, Lord Bolton claims that he was unable to help the men on the south shore.{{Ref|aSoS|44}}{{Ref|aSoS|49}} However, since Lord Bolton has already made the secret deal with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and Lord [[Lord Walder Frey|Walder Frey]] that will lead to the murder of Robb Stark and many of his bannermen{{Ref|aSoS|53}}, the whole engagement is probably a ruse meant to weaken the Stark forces. 
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Wylis is part of Lord [[Roose Bolton]]'s army when it leaves [[Harrenhal]] to [[Vargo Hoat]] and the [[Brave Companions]]. They move north to cross the [[Trident]] at the [[ruby ford]] to eventually join forces with [[Robb Stark]] at the [[Twins]] on the occasion of Lord [[Edmure Tully]]'s wedding with [[Roslin Frey]].{{Ref|ASOS|44}}
  
When Ser Gregor takes back Harrenhal, Ser Wylis is again kept as prisoner at [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black's]] castle. While there, he keeps asking the Mountain's men for food. Eventually, Ser Gregor gives the order to feed Ser Wylis with "roast goat", meaning with flesh cut from the still living [[Vargo Hoat]]. Ser Wylis eats most of Vargo's flesh, with other prisoners and Vargo himself also receiving some parts.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}
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When Roose's army arrives at the river, the ford is impassable and Roose has to ferry his men across in small boats. Wylis and the knights from [[White Harbor]] serve as rear guard during the operation. When two thirds of the force have crossed the Trident, the rest, mainly [[House Locke|Locke]], [[House Norrey|Norrey]] and [[House Burley|Burley]] men, are suddenly attacked by [[House Lannister|Lannister]] forces, leading to [[fighting at the fords of the Trident]]. Wylis tries to rally the men as best as he can, but they come under attack by heavy cavalry led by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who drives the defenders into the water. Many men drown, die in the fighting, or flee, while others are captured, including Wylis.{{Ref|ASOS|49}}
  
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] writes to Lord [[Wyman Manderly]], telling him that Ser Wylis is his captive and lists conditions for his safe return, mainly that Lord Wyman bends his knee to the King and to the new [[Warden of the North]], Lord Roose Bolton. If Lord Wyman refuses, Ser Wylis will die a traitor's death and [[White Harbor]] will be stormed and sacked with the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] extinguished, Lord Tywin announces.{{Ref|aDwD|29}}
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While meeting with Robb Stark at the Twins, Lord Bolton claims that he was unable to help the men on the south shore.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} Roose and [[Walder Frey]] then betray Robb during the [[Red Wedding]],{{Ref|ASOS|51}} a massacre countenanced by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|ACOK|53}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
The [[Iron Throne]] still negotiates with Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] about the possibility of [[White Harbor]] abandonding the northern cause and rallying behind the new [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Roose Bolton]]. Lord Wyman suggests he will wed off both his granddaughters to [[House Frey|Freys]] and open his harbor for ships of the Crown, but only if Ser Wylis is returned to him safely. The [[small council]] under Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] discusses this proposal. [[Harys Swyft]], the new [[Hand of the King]] after Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s death, asks whether the Crown even has Ser Wylis in its hand, receiving the answer by Cersei that he should be in [[Harrenhal]], if he is still alive, about which she isn't sure, as she knows that Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] was never particularly gentle with prisoners, even those who brought a good ransom. She suggests that, in case Ser Wylis has died, they should send Lord Wyman the heads of those responsible with the sincerest apologies of the Iron Throne, thinking by herself that if the head of Ser Gregor appeased Prince [[Doran Martell]] of Dorne, a similar gesture should be enough for "a fat northman wrapped in sealskins". She shares that she already demanded from Lord Wyman to execute [[Davos Seaworth]], held prisoner by Lord Manderly, as a token of his good will. She expects him to oblige, because this is the only way for a safe return of Ser Wylis.{{Ref|aFfC|17}}
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The [[Iron Throne]] negotiates with Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] about the possibility of [[White Harbor]] abandoning the northern cause and rallying behind the new [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Roose Bolton]]. Wyman suggests he will wed off both his granddaughters to [[House Frey|Freys]] and open his harbor for ships of the Crown, but only if Wylis is returned to him safely. The [[small council]] and Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] demand that Wyman execute [[Davos Seaworth]], held prisoner by Lord Manderly, as a token of his good will.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} Although Frey witnesses inform Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] that Wyman has executed Davos,{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei is not sure that Wylis is still alive as a prisoner at [[Harrenhal]], as the messages sent in this regard receive no reply.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
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When Cersei sends her resisting brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], to lift the [[siege of Riverrun]], she lists reestablishing order at Harrenhal and getting hold of Wylis on the way as additional reasons why Jaime needs to attend personally to the matter.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
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Upon Jaime's arrival at Harrenhal, the [[Mountain's men]] tell him of [[Vargo Hoat]]'s death after [[Gregor Clegane]]'s [[capture of Harrenhal]]. [[Rafford]] and [[Shitmouth]] explains that a fat prisoner continually asked for food, so Gregor had Vargo's flesh fed to the captives as "roast goat".{{ref|AFFC|27}} Wylis is brought to Jaime in a ragged and filthy condition, broken in spirit. When he tells Wylis that he will be escorted to [[Maidenpool]] and put on a boat to White Harbor, Wylis collapses in tears. It takes four men to lift him up again.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
  
Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] informs Cersei that Lord Wyman has done as commanded and executed Davos Seaworth, as is confirmed by Frey witnesses. Cersei orders Pycelle to send a raven to Lord Wyman that, now that he has proven his loyalty, Ser Wylis will be returned to him soon.{{Ref|aFfC|24}} However, Cersei can still not be sure that Ser Wylis is actually alive, as the messages sent to Harrenhal in this regard receive no reply.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}
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Jaime sends Wylis to Maidenpool with a party that includes some Brave Companions and is under the command of Ser [[Ronnet Connington]], whom Jaime wants to get rid off after Ronnet made insulting remarks about his former betrothed, [[Brienne of Tarth]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}
  
When Cersei sends her resisting brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], off to the [[Riverlands]] to lift the [[Second Siege of Riverrun]], she names reestablishing order at Harrenhal and getting hold of Ser Wylis on the way as additional reasons why Jaime needs to attend personally to the matter.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[Davos Seaworth]] is sent to [[White Harbor]] to negotiate a possible alliance of [[House Manderly]] with [[Stannis Baratheon]]. Upon his arrival in the city, Davos learns that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] still keep Wylis as prisoner, whereas Davos thought that both of Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman's]] sons were dead. Davos receives this as a bad omen for his mission, because the captivity of Wylis makes Wyman susceptible to blackmail.{{Ref|ADWD|15}} Wyman acts hostile in their negotiations in the [[Merman's Court]], and Wylis's wife, [[Leona Woolfield|Leona]], accuses Davos of trying to stir up more treason, although the Onion Lord realizes that she is speaking from fear. In the presence of [[Rhaegar Frey|Rhaegar]], [[Jared Frey|Jared]], and [[Symond Frey]], Wyman orders Davos's arrest and execution.{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
  
Upon his arrival in Harrenhal, Ser Jaime learns about the gruesome details of the death of [[Vargo Hoat]], including the fact that his flesh has been fed to Ser Wylis and other prisoners. He asks to see all prisoners, starting with Ser Wylis, threatening the remaining men of Ser Gregor that they will also die, if Ser Wylis is dead. However, Ser Wylis is alive and brought to Jaime, if in a ragged and filthy condition and completely broken in spirit. Jaime notices his dull eyes and sallow, sagging jowls and wonders whether he and the other prisoners had any inkling of what they had been eating at one point. When he tells Ser Wylis that he will be escorted to [[Maidenpool]] and put on a boat to White Harbor, Ser Wylis collapses in tears. It takes four men to lift him up again, making Jaime think that the man ate too much roast goat.{{Ref|aFfC|27}}
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When Wylis returns to White Harbor from Maidenpool, his father holds a welcoming feast in the [[New Castle]]. During the feast, Wyman uses the need for digestion after he ate too much as excuse for a secret meeting with Davos to inform him about the background of his long imprisonment in the [[Wolf's Den]] and to apologize for it. The late [[Tywin Lannister]] had written to Wyman, listing conditions for his safe return, mainly that Lord Manderly bend his knee to the [[Iron Throne]] and to the new [[Warden of the North]], Lord Roose Bolton. If Wyman refused, Wylis would be executed and White Harbor would be stormed and sacked with the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] extinguished. Wyman explains he had to fake Davos's execution, using another prisoner, to guarantee the safe return of Wylis and that he could not reveal this to him earlier. Wyman also apologizes for his daughter-in-law, pointing out that Wylis is the whole life of Lady Leona.{{Ref|ADWD|29}}
  
Jaime sends Ser Wylis off to Maidenpool with a party that includes some Brave Companions and is under the command of Ser [[Ronnet Connington]], whom Jaime wants to get rid off after he made insulting remarks about his former betrothed [[Brienne of Tarth]].{{Ref|aFfC|30}}<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Epilogue (A Dance with Dragons)|Epilogue]]</ref>
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At [[Winterfell]], where the wedding of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] and "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) has taken place, Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] questions Wyman on the disappearance of the three Frey envoys, suggesting [[Frey pies|foul play]] by Wyman in this context. He points out that the three were Wyman's guests at White Harbor and brought his son home. Wyman is dismissive, stressing that, whereas the [[House Frey|Freys]] merely returned [[Wendel Manderly|Wendel's]] bones from the [[Red Wedding]], it was Tywin who had returned the surviving Wylis.{{Ref|ADWD|46}}
  
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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==Quotes==
Upon his arrival in [[White Harbor]], [[Davos Seaworth]], who is in the city to negotiate a possible alliance of [[House Manderly]] with [[Stannis Baratheon]], learns that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] still keep Ser Wylis as prisoner, whereas Davos thought that both of Lord [[Wyman Manderly|Wyman's]] sons are dead. Davos receives this as a bad omen for his mission, because the captivity of Ser Wylis makes Lord Wyman susceptible to blackmail.{{Ref|aDwD|15}} He seems to be proven right when Lord Wyman acts hostile in their negotations and Ser Wylis' wife [[Leona Woolfield|Leona]] accusses him of trying to stir up more treason, although Davos realizes that she is speaking from fear. Lord Wyman eventually orders Davos' arrest and execution.{{Ref|aDwD|19}}
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{{Quote| I know Wylis would not want to sit out the rest of [[War of the Five Kings|the war]]. Gallant, that son of mine, and fierce as a mastiff.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}|[[Wyman Manderly]] to [[Rodrik Cassel]]}}
  
Ser Wylis arrives back in White Harbour to see his wife and daughters. His father holds a welcoming feast in his son's honor. During the feast, Lord Wyman uses the need for digestion after he ate too much as excuse for a secret meeting with Davos to inform him about the background of his long imprisonment and to apologize for it. He explains that he had to fake Davos' execution, using another prisoner, to guarantee the save return of Ser Wylis and that he could not reveal this to him earlier. Lord Wyman also apologizes for his daughter-in-law, pointing out that Ser Wylis is the whole life of Lady Leona.{{Ref|aDwD|29}}
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{{quote|None had any defiance left; especially not Ser Wylis, a bushy-faced tub of suet with dull eyes and sallow, sagging jowls.{{ref|AFFC|27}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}
  
At [[Winterfell]], where the wedding of [[Ramsay Bolton]] and [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]] has taken place, [[Hosteen Frey]] questions Lord Wyman on the whereabouts of [[Rhaegar Frey|Rhaegar]], [[Jared Frey|Jared]] and [[Symond Frey]], suggesting foul play by Lord Wyman in this context. He points out that the three where Lord Wyman's guests and brought his son home. Lord Wyman is dismissive, stressing that, whereas the [[House Frey|Freys]] merely returned [[Wendel Manderly|Wendel's]] bones, it was Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] who was true to his word and returned his son Wylis safe and whole, calling in this context on the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]] to save Lord Tywin's soul.{{Ref|aDwD|46}}
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{{Quote|The [[north]] remembers, Lord Davos. The north remembers, and the mummer's farce is almost done. My son is home.{{Ref|ADWD|29}}|[[Wyman Manderly]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
 
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==References and Notes==
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House Manderly.svg Ser
Wylis Manderly
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Wylis by TheMico ©

Alias The fat bugger[1]
Title Ser
Allegiance House Manderly
Culture Northmen
Born In 251263 AC[2]White Harbor[3]
Father Wyman Manderly
Spouse Leona Woolfield
Issue
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Wylis Manderly is a knight of House Manderly. He is the eldest son and heir of Wyman Manderly, Lord of White Harbor.[4] Wylis is married to Leona Woolfield and has two daughters, Wynafryd and Wylla.[5]

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Wylis Manderly

Wylis is bald and has a bushy walrus mustache which covers his mouth.[4][6] Like his father, Lord Wyman, and younger brother, Ser Wendel, Wylis is an immense, fat man. The knight is almost too big to ride a horse.[4]

Wylis is quiet and formal,[4] and his wife Leona is devoted to him.[7]

Wylis's clothes are food stained,[4] and he clasps his cloak with a silver-and-sapphire trident.[6]

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A Game of Thrones

Ser Wylis commands the men from White Harbor when Robb Stark calls his banners, as his father, Lord Wyman Manderly, is too fat to ride a horse any longer and remains to look after the city's defenses. The Manderly levies march from White Harbor to Moat Cailin, where Robb is gathering his troops before heading south. Wylis is accompanied, apart from his younger brother Ser Wendel, by Lady Catelyn Stark, Ser Rodrik Cassel and Ser Brynden Tully, who all arrived by ship in White Harbor coming from the Vale of Arryn. Catelyn likes the brothers well enough. When they arrive near Moat Cailin, Wylis remains in the camp while Wendel rides on with Catelyn to the castle to greet Robb.[4]

The northern host marches south and arrives at the Twins, where they are greeted by Ser Stevron Frey, who invites Robb to the Twins in the name of Lord Walder Frey. Robb's bannermen, distrusting Walder, advise against Robb putting himself in the hand of the Lord of the Crossing, with Wylis suggesting that Walder should come out of his castle and treat with Robb in plain sight of both men's forces. It is ultimately decided that Catelyn will go to the Twins to talk with Lord Walder.[4]

After an agreement with Walder has been found, the northern army splits and Wylis comes under the command of Roose Bolton. The Lord of the Dreadfort marches his troops south along the kingsroad to engage Lord Tywin Lannister's main host at the Trident as a diversion for Robb, who rides southwest to lift the siege of Riverrun. Lord Bolton's forces suffer a defeat against Tywin's in the battle on the Green Fork, in which Wylis is captured[4][8] by Tywin.[6]

A Clash of Kings

Wylis by sir-heartsalot ©

Lord Tywin Lannister offers to trade Wylis, held captive at Harrenhal, to his father without ransom, if Lord Wyman withdraws his support from Robb Stark, who is now King in the North. Wyman refuses Tywin, however.[9]

In reply to the northern peace terms submitted by Robb Stark via Ser Cleos Frey, Tyrion Lannister offers to trade Wylis and Harrion Karstark for Willem Lannister in an exchange of prisoners.[10]

While in Harrenhal, the prisoners taken in the battle on the Green Fork are housed in the upper chambers of the Tower of Dread. Most of them are given freedom of the castle when they pledge not to attempt escape and thus Wylis can start haunting the kitchens, where he is always looking for morsels of food. Arya Stark learns about this "fat lordling" from Hot Pie. Arya spots Wylis walking the walls of Harrenhal with Lord Tywin and three maesters, although she does not know his name.[6]

Tywin's host eventually departs Harrenhal.[11] The Brave Companions change sides during the War of the Five Kings and aid Lord Roose Bolton with the fall of Harrenhal.[12]

A Storm of Swords

Wylis is part of Lord Roose Bolton's army when it leaves Harrenhal to Vargo Hoat and the Brave Companions. They move north to cross the Trident at the ruby ford to eventually join forces with Robb Stark at the Twins on the occasion of Lord Edmure Tully's wedding with Roslin Frey.[13]

When Roose's army arrives at the river, the ford is impassable and Roose has to ferry his men across in small boats. Wylis and the knights from White Harbor serve as rear guard during the operation. When two thirds of the force have crossed the Trident, the rest, mainly Locke, Norrey and Burley men, are suddenly attacked by Lannister forces, leading to fighting at the fords of the Trident. Wylis tries to rally the men as best as he can, but they come under attack by heavy cavalry led by Ser Gregor Clegane, who drives the defenders into the water. Many men drown, die in the fighting, or flee, while others are captured, including Wylis.[14]

While meeting with Robb Stark at the Twins, Lord Bolton claims that he was unable to help the men on the south shore.[14] Roose and Walder Frey then betray Robb during the Red Wedding,[15] a massacre countenanced by Lord Tywin Lannister.[16]

A Feast for Crows

The Iron Throne negotiates with Lord Wyman Manderly about the possibility of White Harbor abandoning the northern cause and rallying behind the new Warden of the North, Lord Roose Bolton. Wyman suggests he will wed off both his granddaughters to Freys and open his harbor for ships of the Crown, but only if Wylis is returned to him safely. The small council and Queen Regent Cersei Lannister demand that Wyman execute Davos Seaworth, held prisoner by Lord Manderly, as a token of his good will.[17] Although Frey witnesses inform Grand Maester Pycelle that Wyman has executed Davos,[18] Cersei is not sure that Wylis is still alive as a prisoner at Harrenhal, as the messages sent in this regard receive no reply.[1]

When Cersei sends her resisting brother, Ser Jaime Lannister, to lift the siege of Riverrun, she lists reestablishing order at Harrenhal and getting hold of Wylis on the way as additional reasons why Jaime needs to attend personally to the matter.[1]

Upon Jaime's arrival at Harrenhal, the Mountain's men tell him of Vargo Hoat's death after Gregor Clegane's capture of Harrenhal. Rafford and Shitmouth explains that a fat prisoner continually asked for food, so Gregor had Vargo's flesh fed to the captives as "roast goat".[1] Wylis is brought to Jaime in a ragged and filthy condition, broken in spirit. When he tells Wylis that he will be escorted to Maidenpool and put on a boat to White Harbor, Wylis collapses in tears. It takes four men to lift him up again.[1]

Jaime sends Wylis to Maidenpool with a party that includes some Brave Companions and is under the command of Ser Ronnet Connington, whom Jaime wants to get rid off after Ronnet made insulting remarks about his former betrothed, Brienne of Tarth.[19][20]

A Dance with Dragons

Davos Seaworth is sent to White Harbor to negotiate a possible alliance of House Manderly with Stannis Baratheon. Upon his arrival in the city, Davos learns that the Lannisters still keep Wylis as prisoner, whereas Davos thought that both of Lord Wyman's sons were dead. Davos receives this as a bad omen for his mission, because the captivity of Wylis makes Wyman susceptible to blackmail.[21] Wyman acts hostile in their negotiations in the Merman's Court, and Wylis's wife, Leona, accuses Davos of trying to stir up more treason, although the Onion Lord realizes that she is speaking from fear. In the presence of Rhaegar, Jared, and Symond Frey, Wyman orders Davos's arrest and execution.[22]

When Wylis returns to White Harbor from Maidenpool, his father holds a welcoming feast in the New Castle. During the feast, Wyman uses the need for digestion after he ate too much as excuse for a secret meeting with Davos to inform him about the background of his long imprisonment in the Wolf's Den and to apologize for it. The late Tywin Lannister had written to Wyman, listing conditions for his safe return, mainly that Lord Manderly bend his knee to the Iron Throne and to the new Warden of the North, Lord Roose Bolton. If Wyman refused, Wylis would be executed and White Harbor would be stormed and sacked with the Manderlys extinguished. Wyman explains he had to fake Davos's execution, using another prisoner, to guarantee the safe return of Wylis and that he could not reveal this to him earlier. Wyman also apologizes for his daughter-in-law, pointing out that Wylis is the whole life of Lady Leona.[7]

At Winterfell, where the wedding of Ramsay Bolton and "Arya Stark" (actually Jeyne Poole) has taken place, Ser Hosteen Frey questions Wyman on the disappearance of the three Frey envoys, suggesting foul play by Wyman in this context. He points out that the three were Wyman's guests at White Harbor and brought his son home. Wyman is dismissive, stressing that, whereas the Freys merely returned Wendel's bones from the Red Wedding, it was Tywin who had returned the surviving Wylis.[23]

Quotes

I know Wylis would not want to sit out the rest of the war. Gallant, that son of mine, and fierce as a mastiff.[9]

None had any defiance left; especially not Ser Wylis, a bushy-faced tub of suet with dull eyes and sallow, sagging jowls.[1]

—thoughts of Jaime Lannister

The north remembers, Lord Davos. The north remembers, and the mummer's farce is almost done. My son is home.[7]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wyman's
father
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Donella's
father
 
 
 
 
 
Marlon's
father
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wyman
 
Deceased
wife
 
 
Halys
Hornwood
 
Donella
 
Ramsay
Snow
 
Marlon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wylis
 
Leona
Woolfield
 
Wendel
 
 
Daryn
Hornwood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wynafryd
 
Wylla
 


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