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| image_caption =  Amory Lorch by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©]
 
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| Alias = The Manticore
 
| Title = [[knight|Ser]]<br>Castellan of [[Harrenhal]]
 
| Title = [[knight|Ser]]<br>Castellan of [[Harrenhal]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Lorch]]<br>[[House Lannister]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Lorch]]<br>[[House Lannister]]
 
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| Place_of_Death = [[Harrenhal]]
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| Place_of_Death = [[Harrenhal]]{{Ref|ACOK|47}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}{{Ref|ACOK|47}}
 
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
|coat-of-arms   = A black manticore on a red field<br>''(Gules a manticore sable)''
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| Coat-of-arms = A black manticore on a red field<br>''(Gules a manticore sable)''
| Played_by     = Fintan McKeown
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| Played_by = Fintan McKeown
| TV_series     = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]]
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| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]]
 
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Ser '''Amory Lorch''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Lorch]] and bannerman of [[House Lannister]]. His personal arms are a black [[manticore]] on a red field.{{ref|acok|14}}
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Ser '''Amory Lorch''' is a [[knight]] of [[House Lorch]] and bannerman of [[House Lannister]]. His personal arms are a black [[manticore]] on a red field.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}
  
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
{{See also|:Category:Images of Amory Lorch|l1=Images of Amory Lorch}}
 
{{See also|:Category:Images of Amory Lorch|l1=Images of Amory Lorch}}
Amory is a portly man of average height, described as having a pale piggy face with small pig-like eyes, and a high, thin voice.{{ref|aCoK|14}}{{ref|aCoK|30}} He is regarded as a cruel, simple and small man.
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Amory is a portly man of average height, described as having a pale piggy face with small pig-like eyes, and a high, thin voice.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}{{Ref|ACOK|30}} He is regarded as a cruel, simple and small man.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
According to a semi-canon source,<ref>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref> Amory threw the [[last Lord Tarbeck]], a three-year-old boy, down a well during the [[Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion]].
 
According to a semi-canon source,<ref>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref> Amory threw the [[last Lord Tarbeck]], a three-year-old boy, down a well during the [[Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion]].
  
Amory was responsible for the murder of the three-year old Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Alongside and in front of several [[House Lannister]] men-at-arms,{{ref|aSoS|66}} he dragged the screaming toddler from under her father [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar's]] bed and stabbed her dozens of times.{{ref|aSoS|53}}
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Amory was responsible for the murder of the three-year old Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Alongside and in front of several [[House Lannister]] men-at-arms,{{Ref|ASOS|66}} he dragged the screaming toddler from under her father [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar's]] bed and stabbed her dozens of times.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
At the onset of the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] orders his brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], to direct Ser Amory, along with his fellow bannerman Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and the sellsword [[Vargo Hoat]], to forage the [[riverlands]] and to burn what he does not take. Each of the raider captains is to have three hundred cavalry.{{ref|aGoT|69}}
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At the onset of the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] orders his brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], to direct Ser Amory, along with his fellow bannerman Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and the sellsword [[Vargo Hoat]], to forage the [[riverlands]] and to burn what he does not take. Each of the raider captains is to have three hundred cavalry.{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Amory's raiding party encounters and attacks [[Yoren]]'s group of recruits for the [[Night's Watch]] (with [[Arya Stark]] hidden among them) and is responsible for Yoren's death at [[Gods Eye town|the town]] by the [[Gods Eye]].{{ref|acok|14}} This attack is unprovoked as the Night's Watch takes no part in the wars of the realm.
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Amory's raiding party encounters and attacks [[Yoren]]'s group of recruits for the [[Night's Watch]] (with [[Arya Stark]] hidden among them) and is responsible for Yoren's death at [[Gods Eye town|the town]] by the [[Gods Eye]].{{Ref|ACOK|14}} This attack is unprovoked as the Night's Watch takes no part in the wars of the realm.
  
Amory captures two innocent smallfolk, a beekeeper and his wife and threatens far and wide to hang them if Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] does not surrender to him; when Beric surrenders, Amory hangs the beekeeper and his wife anyway with Beric strung up in the middle. Beric is later resurrected by [[Thoros of Myr]].{{ref|asos|39}}  
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Amory captures two innocent smallfolk, a beekeeper and his wife and threatens far and wide to hang them if Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] does not surrender to him; when Beric surrenders, Amory hangs the beekeeper and his wife anyway with Beric strung up in the middle. Beric is later resurrected by [[Thoros of Myr]].{{Ref|ASOS|39}}  
  
Amory is made castellan of [[Harrenhal]] by [[Tywin Lannister]] when Tywin takes the majority of his army east to engage [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|acok|38}} While castellan, Amory drinks a great deal of the best wine in the castle's cellars.{{ref|asos|37}} He is eventually captured by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] when Roose persuades [[Vargo Hoat]] to betray [[House Lannister]] and to seize control of the castle. After the [[fall of Harrenhal]], Amory is paraded naked before Roose and Vargo. Pleading and sobbing, he is kicked into the bear pit to be killed by the bear inside it. Arya Stark is present to witness Amory's death and notes, "The bear is all in black. Like Yoren".{{ref|acok|47}}
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Amory is made castellan of [[Harrenhal]] by [[Tywin Lannister]] when Tywin takes the majority of his army east to engage [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|38}} While castellan, Amory drinks a great deal of the best wine in the castle's cellars.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} He is eventually captured by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] when Roose persuades [[Vargo Hoat]] to betray [[House Lannister]] and to seize control of the castle. After the [[fall of Harrenhal]], Amory is paraded naked before Roose and Vargo. Pleading and sobbing, he is kicked into the bear pit to be killed by the bear inside it. Arya Stark is present to witness Amory's death and notes, "The bear is all in black. Like Yoren".{{Ref|ACOK|47}} The bear tore Ser Amory apart.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Tywin Lannister]] tells his son [[Tyrion Lannister]] of his plan to blame the deaths of [[Elia Martell]] and her children entirely on the deceased Amory, to circumvent giving [[Gregor Clegane]] over to Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], who comes to [[King's Landing]] to seek justice for their deaths.{{Ref|aSoS|53}}
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[[Tywin Lannister]] tells his son [[Tyrion Lannister]] his plan to blame the deaths of [[Elia Martell]] and her children entirely on the deceased Amory, to circumvent giving [[Gregor Clegane]] over to Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], who comes to [[King's Landing]] to seek justice for their deaths.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Roger Hogg]] tells [[Jaime Lannister]] how Amory attacked his towerhouse at [[Sow's Horn]] even though he was sworn to [[House Hayford]], who are sworn to [[King's Landing]].{{ref|affc|27}}
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Ser [[Roger Hogg]] tells [[Jaime Lannister]] how Amory attacked his towerhouse at [[Sow's Horn]] even though he was sworn to [[House Hayford]], who are sworn to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
  
 
==Quotes by Amory==
 
==Quotes by Amory==
{{Quote|Young boys and old men die the same.{{Ref|aCoK|14}}|Amory to [[Yoren]]}}
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{{Quote|Young boys and old men die the same.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}|Amory to [[Yoren]]}}
  
 
==Quotes about Amory==
 
==Quotes about Amory==
{{Quote|[[Vargo Hoat]] had Ser Amory torn apart by a bear after the [[fall of Harrenhal]]. That ought to be sufficiently grisly to appease even [[Oberyn Martell]].{{Ref|aSoS|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{Quote|[[Vargo Hoat]] had Ser Amory torn apart by a bear after the [[fall of Harrenhal]]. That ought to be sufficiently grisly to appease even [[Oberyn Martell]].{{Ref|ASOS|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
{{Quote|I asked him afterward why it had required half a hundred thrusts to kill a girl of … two? Three? He said she'd kicked him and would not stop screaming. If Lorch had half the wits the gods gave a turnip, he would have calmed her with a few sweet words and used a soft silk pillow. The blood was in him.{{Ref|aSoS|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]], on the murder of [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]}}
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{{Quote|I asked him afterward why it had required half a hundred thrusts to kill a girl of … two? Three? He said she'd kicked him and would not stop screaming. If Lorch had half the wits the gods gave a turnip, he would have calmed her with a few sweet words and used a soft silk pillow. The blood was in him.{{Ref|ASOS|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]], on the murder of [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]}}
  
{{Quote|Only a beast would harm a little girl.{{Ref|affc|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Doran Martell]]}}
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{{Quote|Only a beast would harm a little girl.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Doran Martell]]}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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{{References|2}}
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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Amory Lorch
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Amory Lorch by Amok©

Alias The Manticore
Titles
Allegiances
Culture Westermen
Died In 299 AC[1]Harrenhal[1]
Books

Played by Fintan McKeown
TV series Season 2

Ser Amory Lorch is a knight of House Lorch and bannerman of House Lannister. His personal arms are a black manticore on a red field.[2]

Appearance and Character

Amory is a portly man of average height, described as having a pale piggy face with small pig-like eyes, and a high, thin voice.[2][3] He is regarded as a cruel, simple and small man.

History

According to a semi-canon source,[4] Amory threw the last Lord Tarbeck, a three-year-old boy, down a well during the Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion.

Amory was responsible for the murder of the three-year old Princess Rhaenys Targaryen during the Sack of King's Landing. Alongside and in front of several House Lannister men-at-arms,[5] he dragged the screaming toddler from under her father Rhaegar's bed and stabbed her dozens of times.[6]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

At the onset of the War of the Five Kings, Lord Tywin Lannister orders his brother, Ser Kevan, to direct Ser Amory, along with his fellow bannerman Ser Gregor Clegane and the sellsword Vargo Hoat, to forage the riverlands and to burn what he does not take. Each of the raider captains is to have three hundred cavalry.[7]

A Clash of Kings

Amory's raiding party encounters and attacks Yoren's group of recruits for the Night's Watch (with Arya Stark hidden among them) and is responsible for Yoren's death at the town by the Gods Eye.[2] This attack is unprovoked as the Night's Watch takes no part in the wars of the realm.

Amory captures two innocent smallfolk, a beekeeper and his wife and threatens far and wide to hang them if Lord Beric Dondarrion does not surrender to him; when Beric surrenders, Amory hangs the beekeeper and his wife anyway with Beric strung up in the middle. Beric is later resurrected by Thoros of Myr.[8]

Amory is made castellan of Harrenhal by Tywin Lannister when Tywin takes the majority of his army east to engage Stannis Baratheon.[9] While castellan, Amory drinks a great deal of the best wine in the castle's cellars.[10] He is eventually captured by Lord Roose Bolton when Roose persuades Vargo Hoat to betray House Lannister and to seize control of the castle. After the fall of Harrenhal, Amory is paraded naked before Roose and Vargo. Pleading and sobbing, he is kicked into the bear pit to be killed by the bear inside it. Arya Stark is present to witness Amory's death and notes, "The bear is all in black. Like Yoren".[1] The bear tore Ser Amory apart.[6]

A Storm of Swords

Tywin Lannister tells his son Tyrion Lannister his plan to blame the deaths of Elia Martell and her children entirely on the deceased Amory, to circumvent giving Gregor Clegane over to Prince Oberyn Martell, who comes to King's Landing to seek justice for their deaths.[6]

A Feast for Crows

Ser Roger Hogg tells Jaime Lannister how Amory attacked his towerhouse at Sow's Horn even though he was sworn to House Hayford, who are sworn to King's Landing.[11]

Quotes by Amory

Young boys and old men die the same.[2]

—Amory to Yoren

Quotes about Amory

Vargo Hoat had Ser Amory torn apart by a bear after the fall of Harrenhal. That ought to be sufficiently grisly to appease even Oberyn Martell.[6]

I asked him afterward why it had required half a hundred thrusts to kill a girl of … two? Three? He said she'd kicked him and would not stop screaming. If Lorch had half the wits the gods gave a turnip, he would have calmed her with a few sweet words and used a soft silk pillow. The blood was in him.[6]

Only a beast would harm a little girl.[12]

References

External links