House Tully Family Tree
Game of Thrones – Family Crests & Rich HeraldryPosted April 17, 2015 byHeraldry is a source of pride and identity that can create a strong family bond. Nowhere will you find a more vibrant example of those heraldic family bonds in action than on HBO’s television series, Game of Thrones.The show and its characters are fantasy (the presence of dragons should give that away). But the novels on which they are based, written by George R. Martin, were inspired in many ways by life in medieval Europe. The plot lines echo historical conflicts of that era, with powerful kings and their armies battling to preserve dynasties and extend bloodlines, and to etch their names into history.House LannisterA gold lion on a crimson field, with lions being a symbol of both pride and power, and gold representing wealth and high status.Blazon: Gules, a lion. House Lannister – “Hear Me Roar”Thanks to Martin’s rich writing and HBO’s high production quality, the depictions of the families that comprise Game of Thrones are accurately detailed even down to the heraldry.
While the families are fictional, the family crests used in the series are a simplified version of actual historical heraldry. And the honor and pride with which the family banners are carried resonates with historical accuracy as well.In the Game of Thrones realm, each of the seven royal kingdoms and the noble houses within them identify themselves through distinct heraldic colors, symbols and mottos. The colors and element chosen to be used in those coats of arms are bound by strict heraldic rules. Just as it was in history, these symbols served as a sort of “logo” by which a family was identified.
Not unlike corporate branding today, these heraldic symbols were a mark of endorsement of the family’s value and nobility. The soldiers in their armies identify each other through the heraldic symbols and use them to declare allegiance to the families they serve.House Baratheon of DragonstoneA stag placed in a crimson flaming heart on a field of gold.Blazon: Or, a heart gules inflamed proper charged with a stag’s head sable crowned of the field. House Targaryen – “Fire and Blood”Other examples of Heraldry in Game of Thrones. House Tully: A silver fish with a red and blue background.
House Baelish: A mockingbird on a yellow field, for the character Petyr Baelish who relies on trading secrets and information in the way a mockingbird imitates the songs of other birds. House Baratheon: A stag on a yellow field, perhaps representing the love of hunting.It is traditional for a coat of arms is accompanied by a family motto.
This holds true for the heraldry of Game of Thrones as well. Some examples from the series include:. House Arryn: “As High As Honor”. House Baratheon: “Ours is the fury!”. House Greyjoy: “We Do Not Sow”.
House Lannister: “Hear Me Roar!” – although their unofficial motto (“A Lannister always pays his debts”) is much more popular with fans. House Targaryn: “Fire and Blood”. House Tully: “Family, Duty, Honor”.
House Stark, a little detached from reality but ominously infused with Hollywood drama: “Winter is Coming”House StarkA grey direwolf on a white field, representing passion and fierce loyalty. The white background represent the snow of their northern domain.Blazon: A running grey direwolf, on an ice-white field.
House of Arryn – “As High As Honor”In the end, Game of Thrones heraldry is a bit exaggerated and oversimplified for the purposes of fiction. But the spirit, significance and sense of identity associated with heraldry is as real on Game of Thrones as it was in history and still is today.To what family can you trace your roots? What true stories have been etched in your bloodlines?
And how would you like your legacy to preserved moving forward?We are here to guide you through the establishment of your own Family Crest adhering to the same rules going back over 900-years to the Crusades. Please today!All of the amazing renditions of the Family Crests are the creation of.
Contents.Culture TraitsMembers of House Tully tend to have fair skin, red-brown (i.e. Auburn) hair, and blue eyes in a variety of shades. CustomsAlthough Riverrun still has a, House Tully follows the.Tully funeral customs decree that a deceased member is placed on a small boat. Men might be clad in their armor and surcoat, with a wooden sword and shield. They are placed on their cloak, among stones to make the boat heavy in the water, and driftwood, kindling and scraps of parchement to allow it to catch fire.
In honor of the Seven, seven men are chosen to push the funeral boat to the water. Using a flaming arrow, the boat is lit afire. History Pre-Conquest EraHouse Tully is an old noble house of origin, dating back to the. Ser and his sons were allies of, the, but the Tullys knelt to the conqueror after Tristifer's death. Edmure's son, received land at the junction of the and the, where he constructed.Unlike many Great Houses the Tullys never ruled as kings, but held Riverrun for a thousand years as powerful vassals of those who did. They often defended the from the. Lord died supporting Lord against King.
Lord futilely supported Lady against, and Tommen's natural son was slain at the Tumblestone. Targaryen Dynasty. Knights of House Tully charge. Illustrated by Martina Pilcerova. © Fantasy Flight Games.House Tully rose to prominence during, when Lord led the rebel river lords who deserted King and joined. Following the, Edmyn was rewarded with dominion over the riverlands as the. One of Edmyn's daughters married Lord of, while Edmyn himself served two years as to King Aegon I.King relied on the Tullys during the rebellion of, and King was supported by the Tullys and the against Prince in the.
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The Tullys later supported Prince against Maegor. Lord served Jaehaerys I as, while his wife, Lady, led the household for Queen.In during the, Lord spoke in favor of Prince over as the successor to Jaehaerys I. During the, the Tullys ruled over, in name at least, the quarrelsome river lords. The aged Lord Grover wanted to support the, but his grandson and great-grandson supported the. Elmo led the riverlords to battle on the side of during the. His grandfather died soon after, and Elmo himself followed his grandfather to the grave forty-nine days later.
His young son Kermit led the and slew Lord in the. Kermit's brother, Ser, founded the.The Tullys were Targaryen loyalists during the. Lord participated in the, where he challenged Ser in his first tilt but was defeated. Two years later, during the reign of, there was a new Lord Tully, a boy of eight (in ).
He was surrounded by women, indicating he had no brothers or uncles. Recent HistoryGiven the ' geographic vulnerability, House Tully has often sought alliances in case of invasion. Lord sought to wed his brother, Ser, hero of the, to, but Brynden would have none of it. During the years-long quarrel between the two, Brynden took the moniker 'Blackfish'.Hoster also took a ward, an obscure lordling from the. Petyr fell in love with Lord Tully's eldest daughter, but was rebuffed. As consolation he took the virginity of, Hoster's other daughter.
Hoster forbade Petyr from marrying either of his daughters due to his low standing, and ordered Lysa to drink to prevent her from bearing Petyr's child. Hoster accepted an offer from Lord to wed Ser to Lysa, but Jaime unexpectedly joined the before this could occur. Hoster rebuffed Tywin's offer of his younger son, as a replacement. Other prospects existed from and others, but Hoster finally accepted an offer from Lord that Catelyn be betrothed to, heir to.
Petyr dueled Brandon for Catelyn's favor, resulting in his exile from Riverrun.The executions of Brandon and Rickard by King complicated matters, but Lord Hoster threw in with the ensuing rebellion of Lord against rule, arranging for Catelyn to wed Brandon's brother, Lord, and for Lysa to marry Lord. The riverlands was a major theater in, and Lord Hoster fought in the His control over his bannermen was not complete, however, as Houses, and supported. Hoster also crushed the royalist. Delayed their contribution until after the decisive, itself fought in the riverlands. After the war, the Tully girls rode off to their husbands' seats, with Ser Brynden accompanying Lysa to the to serve as.
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