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| + | |Title = [[File:GardenerSigil.jpg|30px|left|link=House Gardener]] Garth Gardener [[File:GardenerSigil.jpg|30px|right|link=House Gardener]] |
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| − | |Title = Garth Gardener |
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+ | |Image = Garth Gardener.png |
| − | |Season= |
+ | |Season= [[Complete Guide to Westeros]], [[Histories & Lore]] |
| + | |Mentioned="[[The Age of Heroes (Complete Guide to Westeros)]]"<br>"[[House Tyrell (Histories & Lore)]]" |
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| − | |Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead| |
+ | |Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead|Deceased]] |
|Titles = [[King of the Reach]] |
|Titles = [[King of the Reach]] |
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|Aka = Garth Greenhand<br>Garth I |
|Aka = Garth Greenhand<br>Garth I |
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|Allegiance = [[House Gardener]] |
|Allegiance = [[House Gardener]] |
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| − | |Place = [[Highgarden]] |
+ | |Place = [[Highgarden]]|Culture = [[First Men]]}} |
| + | {{Quote|House Tyrell traces our descent for Garth Greenhand, the legendary first King of the Reach, who made the land bloom... but so too does every house around us. It seems dear ancestor Garth "planted" as many flowers as he plucked. A king should have more consideration for his line, don't you think?|[[Margaery Tyrell]]|House Tyrell (Histories & Lore)}} |
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| + | '''Garth Gardener''', also known as '''Garth Greenhand''', is an unseen character in ''Game of Thrones''. He is deceased when the series begins and has only appeared in the [[Complete Guide to Westeros]] and [[Histories & Lore]] featurettes. |
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| − | + | Garth Gardener was a legendary King of the [[First Men]] in the [[Age of Heroes]]. He was the founder of [[House Gardener]] and the first [[King of the Reach]]. According to legend, Garth Greenhand wore a crown of vines and flowers and was said to make the land bloom. |
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| − | King Garth's line ruled [[the Reach]] until the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] conquest, becoming extinct with the death of [[Mern Gardener|Mern IX]], the last King of the Reach. Nevertheless, several of the noble houses of the Reach, such as [[House Tyrell]] and [[House Florent]], claim their descent to Garth Greenhand. |
+ | King Garth's line ruled [[the Reach]] until the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] [[War of Conquest|conquest]], becoming extinct with the death of [[Mern Gardener|Mern IX]], the last King of the Reach. Nevertheless, several of the noble houses of the Reach, such as [[House Tyrell]] and [[House Florent]], claim their descent to Garth Greenhand.<ref>"[[The Age of Heroes (Complete Guide to Westeros)]]"</ref><ref>"[[House Tyrell (Histories & Lore)]]"</ref> |
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| − | <ref>"The Complete Guide to Westeros: Legends of the Seven Kingdoms" featurette, Season 1 Blu Ray boxset</ref> |
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| + | ==In the books== |
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| + | Half of the great noble Houses from the Reach claim descent from Garth Greenhand and House Gardener, of which House Tyrell and House Florent are the most prominent. Other powerful noble Houses in the Reach descended from Garth are House Rowan and [[House Oakheart]]. Because House Tyrell never ruled as kings, and because they are only one of several Houses that claim descent from Garth (and not even as close a descent as the Florents possess), they have always felt somewhat uneasy in their claim to dominion over the Reach. |
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| + | A large number of Garth's successors were named after him. There were ultimately at least twelve kings of the Reach named Garth, including the original, as there is mention of a coin minted during the reign of "Garth XII". |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| + | * {{AWOIAF}} |
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| − | *[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Garth_Gardener_(Greenhand) Garth Gardener at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 11:34, 21 June 2014
- "House Tyrell traces our descent for Garth Greenhand, the legendary first King of the Reach, who made the land bloom... but so too does every house around us. It seems dear ancestor Garth "planted" as many flowers as he plucked. A king should have more consideration for his line, don't you think?"
- ―Margaery Tyrell
Garth Gardener, also known as Garth Greenhand, is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is deceased when the series begins and has only appeared in the Complete Guide to Westeros and Histories & Lore featurettes.
Garth Gardener was a legendary King of the First Men in the Age of Heroes. He was the founder of House Gardener and the first King of the Reach. According to legend, Garth Greenhand wore a crown of vines and flowers and was said to make the land bloom.
King Garth's line ruled the Reach until the Targaryen conquest, becoming extinct with the death of Mern IX, the last King of the Reach. Nevertheless, several of the noble houses of the Reach, such as House Tyrell and House Florent, claim their descent to Garth Greenhand.[1][2]
In the books
Half of the great noble Houses from the Reach claim descent from Garth Greenhand and House Gardener, of which House Tyrell and House Florent are the most prominent. Other powerful noble Houses in the Reach descended from Garth are House Rowan and House Oakheart. Because House Tyrell never ruled as kings, and because they are only one of several Houses that claim descent from Garth (and not even as close a descent as the Florents possess), they have always felt somewhat uneasy in their claim to dominion over the Reach.
A large number of Garth's successors were named after him. There were ultimately at least twelve kings of the Reach named Garth, including the original, as there is mention of a coin minted during the reign of "Garth XII".
See also
References
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