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Revision as of 16:25, 16 December 2015
King of the Reach is the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of the Reach from Garth the Gardener to Mern IX. The Kings of the Reach were members of House Gardener. The land of the Reach is now part of the Seven Kingdoms ruled from the Iron Throne.
History
The mythical Garth Greenhand is said to have been the High King who lead the First Men across the Arm of Dorne. His firstborn son was Garth the Gardener, the legendary first King of the Reach. The Gardener kings initially ruled the Reach proper, although over time they added the lands around Oldtown, the Arbor, and the western marches between Horn Hill and Nightsong.[1]
Known Kings of the Reach
No precise lineage or chronology of House Gardner is known, but the individuals listed below are supposed to be in rough chronological order. Beginning with the mythical first king Garth the Gardener, the Gardeners ruled as Kings of the Reach until the last Gardener King Mern IX rode out to meet Aegon the Conqueror and his sisters upon the Field of Fire.
- King Garth the Gardener, mythical founder of House Gardener and the first King of the Reach, son of Garth Greenhand.
- King Garth III, called "the Great".
- King Garth V, called "Hammer of the Dornish".
- King Gwayne I, called "the Gallant".
- King Gyles I, called "the Woe".
- King Meryn III.
- King Garland II, called "the Bridegroom".
- King Gwayne III, called "the Fat".
- King John II, called "the Tall".
- King Gareth II, called "the Grim".
- King Garth VI, called "the Morningstar".
- King Gyles II.
- King Gordan I, called "Grey-Eyes".
- King Garth VII, called "the Goldenhand" or "Garth Goldenhand", greatest of all the Gardener Kings.
- King Gwayne IV, called "the Gods-fearing".
- King Mern II, called "the Mason".
- King Mern III, called "the Madling".
- King Garth IX, first of the Three Sage Kings.
- King Merle I, called "the Meek", Garth IX's son and successor. Second of the Three Sage Kings.
- King Gwayne V, Merle I's son and successor. Last of the Three Sage Kings.
- King Garland VI.
- King Gyles III.
- King Garth X, called "Garth Greybeard".
- King Mern VI, Garth X's second cousin and successor.
- King Garth XI, called "Garth the Painter", Mern VI's son and successor.
- King Greydon.
- King Perceon III.
- King Garth XII.
- King Garse VII.
- King Mern IX, last of the Gardener Kings. Killed at the Field of Fire alongside his kin.
References and Notes
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach.