House Redwyne

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House Redwyne of the Arbor
House Redwyne2.png
Coat of arms Azure, a grape cluster proper
Seat The Arbor
Head Paxter Redwyne
Region the Reach
Title Lord of the Arbor
Heir Horas Redwyne
Overlord House Tyrell

House Redwyne of the Arbor is a noble house sworn to Highgarden. Their seat is the Arbor, an island south of the Whispering Sound. Redwyne is a powerful house with strong ties to the Tyrells, and provides a significant portion of the fleet of the Reach, owning 200 warships and five times as many merchant vessels.

Their blazon is a burgundy grape cluster on blue, symbolizing the famed wines of the Arbor.[1][2] The motto has not been mentioned in the books.

The current Lord of the Arbor, Paxter Redwyne, is married to his cousin Mina Tyrell, the sister of his liege Lord Mace. His elderly aunt Olenna Redwyne, the "Queen of Thorns", is the mother of Mace and Mina, and is a schemer par excellence. Besides their marital ties, Lady Olenna's influence over House Tyrell gives the Redwynes a strong voice in the Reach. During the War of the Usurper, Paxter joined his cousin-goodbrother in staying loyal to Aerys II. His main contribution to the war was the naval blockade of Storm's End during Mace's siege, ferrying men across Blackwater Bay and blockading Shipbreaker Bay. Lord Paxter's twin sons Ser Horas and Ser Hobber teased and humiliated Samwell Tarly when he was sent to the Arbor as a page.

Recent Events

The Redwyne twins are in King's Landing during the events leading up to the War of the Five Kings, where they are mocked at court as "Horror" and "Slobber". They ride in the Tourney of the Hand. After the demise of Robert I and the self-coronation of Renly Baratheon, Horas and Hobber are kept as hostages in King's Landing, preventing House Redwyne from joining the Tyrells in declaring for King Renly, and are once prevented from escape. After Renly's death, as part of his efforts to to win House Tyrell and its most powerful houses, Tyrion Lannister sends Hobber back to their father as a sign of trust, while keeping Horas as insurance. In the end, the Tyrells do join House Lannister's cause, and the Redwynes with them. They help rout Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of the Blackwater, after which Lord Tywin Lannister grants Paxter an advisory seat on the small council, along with a remission of taxes on certain vintages from the Arbor for thirty years. Lord Redwyne and his sons become fixtures of the court, and testify against Tyrion during his trial for the murder of King Joffrey. Paxter's council seat is revoked by Queen Cersei after Lord Tywin's death. Cersei tasks the Redwyne fleet with the Siege of Dragonstone to remove Paxter from the capitol and eliminate the nearest military threat. This and the conquest of the Shield Islands by Euron Greyjoy leaves the Reach unprotected from the attacks of the ironborn. Loras Tyrell takes command of the siege in order to quickly end it and is badly wounded in his victory. Lord Paxter now sails to defend the Reach, and after Cersei's arrest by the Faith is re-appointed to the small council, this time as Master of Ships. Before her arrest, however, Cersei arranged for the arrest of Horas and Hobber as part of her intrigues against Margaery Tyrell.


The Redwyne House at the end of the third century

The known Redwynes during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

With unspecified familiar relationship with the main branch, other Redwynes include:


 
 
Runceford
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
Unknown
wife
 
Olenna
 
Luthor
Tyrell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paxter
 
Mina
Tyrell
 
Mace
Tyrell
 
Alerie
Hightower
 
Janna
Tyrell
 
Jon
Fossoway
 
Bethany
 
Mathis
Rowan
 
Desmond
 
Denyse
Hightower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Horas
 
Hobber
 
Desmera
 
House Tyrell.svg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House Rowan.svg
 
 
 
 
 
Denys
 


Household

Merrell Florent, a squire.

Historical members


References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Bethany Redwyne was to have married Brynden Tully, but he refused the match and she was wed to Lord Mathis Rowan instead.
  • On the journey to Casterly Rock for the brokerage of their marriages, Prince Oberyn and Princess Elia Martell visited the Arbor.
  • House Redwyne is among the noble houses that Viserys Targaryen believed would rise for him if he landed in Westeros.
  • During their captivity in King's Landing, Horas and Hobber ride in the Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day. Hobber was unhorsed by Ser Meryn Trant of the Kingsguard, and Horas defeated a knight whose device featured silver griffons on a striped blue and white field.
  • Lord Redwyne and his twin sons are among the nobles presented to King Joffrey I after the Battle of the Blackwater.
  • Lord Paxter gives King Joffrey I a scale replica of the ship that was being built in the Arbor that was to be named after the king as a wedding present.
  • Lord Paxter is called as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of Tyrion Lannister for the death of King Joffrey. He told of how he heard Tyrion threaten the king.
  • Ser Hobber is called as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of Tyrion Lannister for the death of King Joffrey. He told of how he saw Tyrion fill the wedding chalice.
  • Lord Paxter, Ser Horas and Ser Hobber attended the funeral of Lord Tywin Lannister.
  • Lord Paxter attends the wedding of Tommen I and Margaery Tyrell.
  • Tyrion discovers a cask of strongwine in Pentos that was once a part of Lord Runceford Redwyne's private stock.

References and Notes

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