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− | | fullname= Garth of House Gardener, the Tenth of His Name | + | | fullname = Garth of House Gardener, the Tenth of His Name |
− | | alias= Garth Greybeard | + | | alias = Garth Greybeard |
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− | | successor=[[Mern VI Gardener]] | + | | successor = [[Mern VI Gardener]] |
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− | | dateofdeath=[[Highgarden]] | + | | dateofdeath = unknown <small>(aged 96)</small>{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} |
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+ | | Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) | ||
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− | '''Garth X Gardener''', called '''Garth Greybeard''', was a [[King of the Reach]] and head of [[House Gardener]]. | + | '''Garth X Gardener''', called '''Garth Greybeard''', was a [[King of the Reach]] and head of [[House Gardener]]. During his long reign House Gardener reached the nadir of its power.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | He came into the crown at the age of seven and died at ninety-six, reigning longer than his forebear [[Garth VII Gardener]]. Though vigorous in his youth, Garth X was neither wise nor clever. Vain and frivolous, he surrounded himself with fools and flatterers and lost his wits entirely in old age. During the long years of his senility, he became the tool of first one faction and then another as those around him vied for wealth and power. Garth sired no sons and only daughters; one of whom had married Lord [[House Manderly|Manderly]] and another to Lord [[House Peake|Peake]] and each lord was determined that his wife should succeed Garth Greybeard. The rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy, and murder, finally escalating into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} | |
− | reigning longer than [[Garth VII Gardener | ||
− | With the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] in chaos, the [[Storm King]] and the [[King of the Rock]] seized opportunity and took large swathes of territory, | + | With the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] in chaos and the king too feeble to grasp what was occurring, much less stop it, the [[Storm King]] and the [[King of the Rock]] seized the opportunity and took large swathes of territory, whilst [[Dorne|Dornish]] raids grew bolder and more frequent. One Dornish king besieged [[Oldtown]], whilst another crossed the [[Mander]] and sacked [[Highgarden]]. The [[Oakenseat]] was chopped into pieces and burned, whilst the senile King Garth X was found tied to his bed, whimpering and covered in his own filth. The Dornish cut his throat - in an [[Gift of mercy|act of mercy]] one of them would later say - then put Highgarden to the torch after stripping it of all its wealth.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} |
− | + | Almost a decade of anarchy followed, until Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], the [[High Steward of Highgarden]], made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated both the Peakes and Manderlys, reclaimed the ruined seat of the Gardeners, and placed a second cousin of the late and unlamented Garth Greybeard on its new throne who ascended as King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} | |
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+ | [[Category:House Gardener]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters from the Reach|Gardener, Garth X]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Kings of the Reach]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Monarchs|Gardener, Garth X]] | ||
[[Category:Nobles|Gardener, Garth X]] | [[Category:Nobles|Gardener, Garth X]] | ||
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+ | [[fr:Garth X Jardinier]] | ||
+ | [[ru:Гарт X Гарденер]] | ||
+ | [[zh:加尔斯·园丁十世]] |
Revision as of 14:38, 24 December 2020
Garth X Gardener | |
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Monarch | |
Full name | Garth of House Gardener, the Tenth of His Name |
Title | King of the Reach |
Successor | Mern VI Gardener |
Personal Information | |
Alias | Garth Greybeard |
Died | In unknown (aged 96)[1], at Highgarden |
Family | |
Dynasty | House Gardener |
Issue | Two daughters |
References | |
Book | The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned) |
Garth X Gardener, called Garth Greybeard, was a King of the Reach and head of House Gardener. During his long reign House Gardener reached the nadir of its power.[1]
History
He came into the crown at the age of seven and died at ninety-six, reigning longer than his forebear Garth VII Gardener. Though vigorous in his youth, Garth X was neither wise nor clever. Vain and frivolous, he surrounded himself with fools and flatterers and lost his wits entirely in old age. During the long years of his senility, he became the tool of first one faction and then another as those around him vied for wealth and power. Garth sired no sons and only daughters; one of whom had married Lord Manderly and another to Lord Peake and each lord was determined that his wife should succeed Garth Greybeard. The rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy, and murder, finally escalating into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides.[1]
With the Kingdom of the Reach in chaos and the king too feeble to grasp what was occurring, much less stop it, the Storm King and the King of the Rock seized the opportunity and took large swathes of territory, whilst Dornish raids grew bolder and more frequent. One Dornish king besieged Oldtown, whilst another crossed the Mander and sacked Highgarden. The Oakenseat was chopped into pieces and burned, whilst the senile King Garth X was found tied to his bed, whimpering and covered in his own filth. The Dornish cut his throat - in an act of mercy one of them would later say - then put Highgarden to the torch after stripping it of all its wealth.[1]
Almost a decade of anarchy followed, until Ser Osmund Tyrell, the High Steward of Highgarden, made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated both the Peakes and Manderlys, reclaimed the ruined seat of the Gardeners, and placed a second cousin of the late and unlamented Garth Greybeard on its new throne who ascended as King Mern VI Gardener.[1]
Family
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Garth X | Unknown wife | Mern VI | Unknown wife | Osmund Tyrell | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lord Manderly | Daughter | Daughter | Lord Peake | Garth XI | Daughter(s) | Youngest daughter | Robert Tyrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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