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'''Garth X Gardener''', called '''Garth Greybeard''', was a [[King of the Reach]] and head of [[House Gardener]].  
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'''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==
During his long reign, House Gardener reached the nadir of their power. He came into the crown at the age of seven and died at ninety six,  
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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|Garth Goldenhand]]. Though vigorous in his youth, Garth X was neither wise nor clever, became vain and frivolous, surrounded himself with fools and flatterers, and lost his wits entirely in old age, becoming the fool of one faction and then another. He sired no sons, but instead married one daughter to [[House Peake|Lord Peake]] and another to [[House Manderly|Lord Manderly]], and so each was determined that his wife should succeed Garth X to the throne. The rivalry between the two escalated from conspiracy and murder to open war, with other lords joining each side.
 
  
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, while [[Dorne|Dornish]] raids grew bolder and more frequent. One Dornish king besieged [[Oldtown]], another crossed the [[Mander]] and sacked [[Highgarden]]. The [[Oakenseat]] was chopped to pieces and burned, while 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.
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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}}
  
A decade of anarchy followed, until Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], the [[High Steward of Highgarden]], led an alliance of twoscore houses against the Peakes and Manderlys, defeated them both, reclaimed the ruined seat of the Gardeners and placed a second cousin of Garth X on the new throne as King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Andals in the Reach}}
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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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Revision as of 14:38, 24 December 2020

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Garth X Gardener
House Gardener.svg
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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Son
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lorent
Tyrell
 


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.