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'''Torrhen Manderly''' was a [[knight]] and son of Lord [[House Manderly|Manderly]] of [[White Harbor]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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'''Torrhen Manderly''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Manderly]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] and the second son of Lord [[Desmond Manderly]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} He later became the Lord of [[White Harbor]], as well as [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Hand of the King]] during the [[Customs#Age of majority|minority]] of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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==Appearance and Character==
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Torrhen was clever and corpulent.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} It was said of him that he was brusque and gluttonous, but fair.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} Torrhen was a courtly man, well-spoken, handsomely clad, and well disciplined. He was a follower of the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===The Dance of the Dragons===
 
===The Dance of the Dragons===
Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] visited [[White Harbor]] and [[Winterfell]] and enlisted [[the North]] for [[the blacks]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Lord Manderly sent his sons, Ser [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]] and the clever, corpulent Ser Torrhen, to aid [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. After Rhaenyra lost two [[dragon]]s to the [[Two Betrayers]], the Manderly brothers argued that [[Addam Velaryon]] and [[Nettles]] were also untrustworthy.{{ref|tpatq}}
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Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] visited [[White Harbor]] and [[Winterfell]] and enlisted the [[north]] for the [[blacks]] in {{Date|129}} during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Torrhen's father, Lord [[Desmond Manderly]], sent Torrhen and his brother, Ser [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]], south to aid Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. After Rhaenyra lost two [[dragon]]s to the [[Two Betrayers]], Torrhen and his brother argued that the other two [[dragonseeds]], [[Addam Velaryon]] and [[Nettles]], were also untrustworthy.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
During the [[Riot of King's Landing (the Dance of the Dragons)|riots at King's Landing]], Torrhen's northmen found [[Fishmonger's Square|Fishermonger's Square]] and [[River Row]] to be swarming with the gutter knights of Ser [[Perkin]]. Torrhen's force lost a quarter of their men while retreating back to the [[Red Keep]]. The Manderly brothers accompanied Rhaenyra when she fled the capital after the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]]. Medrick asked Rhaenyra to travel to White Harbor, but she insisted on sailing instead to [[Dragonstone]] without the Manderlys.{{ref|tpatq}}
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During the [[Riot of King's Landing (the Dance of the Dragons)|riots at King's Landing]], Torrhen led his northmen to [[Fishmonger's Square]] and [[River Row]], which they found to be swarming with the gutter knights of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]]. Torrhen's force lost a quarter of their men while retreating back to the [[Red Keep]]. At [[Dun Fort]] they boarded the ''[[Violande]]'', which sailed them to [[Dragonstone]]. Torrhen and his brother remained aboard the ship while Rhaenyra disembarked. From Dragonstone, Torrhen and his brother sailed back to White Harbor on the ''Violande''.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
  
 
===Regency of Aegon III Targaryen===
 
===Regency of Aegon III Targaryen===
Ser Torrhen was named as one of [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s original seven regents, but eventually gave up his position in {{date|132}} to take up the Lordship of [[White Harbor]] after the death of his father and brother from winter fever. Lord Torrhen eventually returned to [[King's Landing]] and became [[Hand of the King]] during the [[Regent Wars]] until the king became of age and sacked all his regents and Hand.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}  
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Ser Torrhen was named as one of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s seven regents in {{Date|131}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} When the regents argued over who should be Aegon's heir, Torrhen objected to Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], the option presented by Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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In late {{Date|132}}, a disease known as the [[Winter Fever]] fell on [[Westeros]]. It struck the [[Three Sisters]] first and quickly spread to White Harbor. With the death of Torrhen's father, Lord [[Desmond Manderly|Desmond]], followed four days later by the death of his brother, Ser [[Medrick Manderly|Medrick]], Torrhen became the new [[Lord of White Harbor|Lord]] of [[White Harbor]]. He gave up his position of regent and sailed back north.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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Torrhen sent a letter to King's Landing when Lord [[Unwin Peake]], the King's Hand, attempted to betroth his own daughter [[Myrielle Peake]] to King Aegon III following the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]. In his letter, Lord Torrhen argued that Aegon III should marry a Manderly, given the fact that both of the [[marriage]] pacts between [[House Manderly]] and [[House Targaryen]] had been broken "by cruel chance".{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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When a [[Great Council]] was called in {{Date|136}} to choose the new regents and Hand of the King for King Aegon III, Lord Torrhen sailed to the capital with twoscore knights and cousins. Torrhen was chosen by the assembled lords as Aegon's new Hand. He accepted the position and named [[Isembard Arryn]] as the new [[master of coin]] and [[Gedmund Peake]] as the [[master of ships]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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Torrhen's first task as Hand of the King was to sit in judgment at the trials of those accused of [[poison]]ing [[Gaemon Palehair]] and plotting treason against King Aegon III.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} During his time as Hand, Torrhen proved to be honest and able. He enacted a major reform of the taxes with the help of Isembard, made several appointments at court and repudiated the pact that Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] had signed to secure the release of Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryens]]. However, King Aegon III never warmed to Torrhen, and Torrhen never liked the king.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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With Aegon III's [[Age of majority|sixteenth nameday]] approached, Torrhen made preparations for a great [[royal progress]] throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]] to mark the occasion. However, on the day Aegon III turned sixteen, the king came into the [[Small council|council]] chambers and canceled the progress. He next dismissed his regents, and relieved Torrhen of his position as Hand. By doing so, Aegon III turned Torrhen in an enemy, as Torrhen considered his dismissal and the abrupt cancellation of the royal progress a deeply humiliating personal insult. Torrhen left King's Landing within a fortnight and sailed back to White Harbor aboard the ''[[Jolly Salt]]'', accompanied by the [[court fool]] [[Mushroom]], to whom he had offered the position of fool at the [[Merman's Court]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|Best take no chances. If [[Greens|the foe]] gains two more [[dragon]]s, [[Blacks|we]] are lost.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|Torrhen to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her [[Black council|council]]}}
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{{Quote|Aye, I'll [[Hand of the King|do it]]. But I'll need a man who is good with [[Currency|coin]] if I'm to deal with these [[House Rogare|Lyseni thieves]] and their bloody [[Rogare Bank|bank]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}|Torrhen to the [[lord]]s present at the [[Great Council#Great Council of 136 AC|Great Council of 136 AC]]}}
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{{Quote|A [[king]] should have a [[Hand of the King|Hand]] of his own choosing. You have served [[Aegon III Targaryen|me]] well, no doubt, as you served [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|my mother]] before me, but it was [[Great Council#Great Council of 136 AC|my lords who chose you]]. You may return to [[White Harbor]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}|[[Aegon III Targaryen]] as he dismissed Torrhen as [[Hand of the King]]}}
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==Family==
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{{Manderly tree Theomore}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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Revision as of 12:53, 12 February 2023

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Torrhen Manderly
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Titles
Allegiances
Culture Northmen
Father Desmond Manderly
Issue Daughters[1]
Books

Torrhen Manderly was a knight from House Manderly during the Dance of the Dragons and the second son of Lord Desmond Manderly.[2] He later became the Lord of White Harbor, as well as Lord Regent and Hand of the King during the minority of King Aegon III Targaryen.[3][4]

Appearance and Character

Torrhen was clever and corpulent.[5] It was said of him that he was brusque and gluttonous, but fair.[1] Torrhen was a courtly man, well-spoken, handsomely clad, and well disciplined. He was a follower of the Faith of the Seven.[6]

History

The Dance of the Dragons

Prince Jacaerys Velaryon visited White Harbor and Winterfell and enlisted the north for the blacks in 129 AC during the Dance of the Dragons. Torrhen's father, Lord Desmond Manderly, sent Torrhen and his brother, Ser Medrick, south to aid Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. After Rhaenyra lost two dragons to the Two Betrayers, Torrhen and his brother argued that the other two dragonseeds, Addam Velaryon and Nettles, were also untrustworthy.[2]

During the riots at King's Landing, Torrhen led his northmen to Fishmonger's Square and River Row, which they found to be swarming with the gutter knights of Ser Perkin the Flea. Torrhen's force lost a quarter of their men while retreating back to the Red Keep. At Dun Fort they boarded the Violande, which sailed them to Dragonstone. Torrhen and his brother remained aboard the ship while Rhaenyra disembarked. From Dragonstone, Torrhen and his brother sailed back to White Harbor on the Violande.[2][7]

Regency of Aegon III Targaryen

Ser Torrhen was named as one of King Aegon III Targaryen's seven regents in 131 AC.[3][4] When the regents argued over who should be Aegon's heir, Torrhen objected to Lady Baela Targaryen, the option presented by Ser Tyland Lannister, the Hand of the King.[4]

In late 132 AC, a disease known as the Winter Fever fell on Westeros. It struck the Three Sisters first and quickly spread to White Harbor. With the death of Torrhen's father, Lord Desmond, followed four days later by the death of his brother, Ser Medrick, Torrhen became the new Lord of White Harbor. He gave up his position of regent and sailed back north.[4]

Torrhen sent a letter to King's Landing when Lord Unwin Peake, the King's Hand, attempted to betroth his own daughter Myrielle Peake to King Aegon III following the death of Queen Jaehaera Targaryen. In his letter, Lord Torrhen argued that Aegon III should marry a Manderly, given the fact that both of the marriage pacts between House Manderly and House Targaryen had been broken "by cruel chance".[8]

When a Great Council was called in 136 AC to choose the new regents and Hand of the King for King Aegon III, Lord Torrhen sailed to the capital with twoscore knights and cousins. Torrhen was chosen by the assembled lords as Aegon's new Hand. He accepted the position and named Isembard Arryn as the new master of coin and Gedmund Peake as the master of ships.[1]

Torrhen's first task as Hand of the King was to sit in judgment at the trials of those accused of poisoning Gaemon Palehair and plotting treason against King Aegon III.[1] During his time as Hand, Torrhen proved to be honest and able. He enacted a major reform of the taxes with the help of Isembard, made several appointments at court and repudiated the pact that Lord Alyn Velaryon had signed to secure the release of Prince Viserys Targaryens. However, King Aegon III never warmed to Torrhen, and Torrhen never liked the king.[1]

With Aegon III's sixteenth nameday approached, Torrhen made preparations for a great royal progress throughout the Seven Kingdoms to mark the occasion. However, on the day Aegon III turned sixteen, the king came into the council chambers and canceled the progress. He next dismissed his regents, and relieved Torrhen of his position as Hand. By doing so, Aegon III turned Torrhen in an enemy, as Torrhen considered his dismissal and the abrupt cancellation of the royal progress a deeply humiliating personal insult. Torrhen left King's Landing within a fortnight and sailed back to White Harbor aboard the Jolly Salt, accompanied by the court fool Mushroom, to whom he had offered the position of fool at the Merman's Court.[1]

Quotes

Best take no chances. If the foe gains two more dragons, we are lost.[5]

—Torrhen to Rhaenyra Targaryen and her council

Aye, I'll do it. But I'll need a man who is good with coin if I'm to deal with these Lyseni thieves and their bloody bank.[1]

—Torrhen to the lords present at the Great Council of 136 AC

A king should have a Hand of his own choosing. You have served me well, no doubt, as you served my mother before me, but it was my lords who chose you. You may return to White Harbor.[1]

Aegon III Targaryen as he dismissed Torrhen as Hand of the King

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theomore
 
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Son
 
Sons
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Mara
 
Jessamyn
 
Daughter
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Lord Darklyn
 
Nephew
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Nieces
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Desmond
 
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Daughters
 
Medrick
 
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Daughters
 
 
 
Jeyne
 
Rickon
Stark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
  1. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least three sons.
  2. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least two daughters, Jessamyn and Mara, but it is unknown whether he had other daughters as well. One of Theomore's daughters, not identified by name, married Lord Darklyn in 72 AC.
  3. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least one nephew.
  4. Lord Theomore is known to have had at least three nieces.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Princess and the Queen.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  6. Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  7. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
  8. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.