No edit summary |
(Adding categories) |
||
| (39 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Character |
{{Character |
||
| + | | Title=[[File:Reed Sigil.png|30px|left|link=House Reed]] Howland Reed [[File:Reed Sigil.png|30px|right|link=House Reed]] |
||
| − | | Title=Howland Reed |
||
| Image= |
| Image= |
||
| Season= |
| Season= |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| Last= |
| Last= |
||
| Aka= |
| Aka= |
||
| − | | Mentioned= [[ |
+ | | Mentioned= "[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]" |
| Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]] |
| Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]] |
||
| − | | Titles=Lord of Greywater Watch |
+ | | Titles=[[Lord of Greywater Watch]] |
| Death= |
| Death= |
||
| Place=[[Greywater Watch]] |
| Place=[[Greywater Watch]] |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
| Family=[[Meera Reed]] (daughter)<br>[[Jojen Reed]] (son) |
| Family=[[Meera Reed]] (daughter)<br>[[Jojen Reed]] (son) |
||
| Actor= |
| Actor= |
||
| + | |Culture = [[Crannogmen]]}} |
||
| − | }} |
||
| + | {{Dialogue a-b-a|Jojen Reed|When I told my father about your father, for the first time in my life, I saw him cry.|Bran Stark|Your father is Howland Reed. He saved my father's life during the rebellion.|Your father told you about the rebellion? Mine never did.|Jojen Reed and Bran Stark talk about their fathers.|Dark Wings, Dark Words}} |
||
| + | '''Howland Reed''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. |
||
| + | ==Biography== |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| + | ===Background=== |
||
| ⚫ | He is the Lord of [[Greywater Watch]] and the father of [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]]. The head of [[House Reed]], he is a loyal vassal of [[House Stark]], ruling over the bog-filled lands of [[the Neck]]. According to [[Bran Stark]] in a conversation with [[Jojen Reed]], Howland saved [[Ned Stark]] 's life during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Howland apparently never told his children anything about his part in the rebellion. |
||
| + | ==Family tree== |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| + | {{House Reed family tree}} |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
||
| ⚫ | |||
==In the books== |
==In the books== |
||
| − | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Howland Reed is a |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Howland Reed is a member and the ruler of the crannogmen, the inhabitants of the Neck. Disparagingly called "frog-eaters" due their lands lying in the swamps of [[the Neck]], the Reeds and the crannogmen keep to themselves and rarely travel beyond their borders. However, Howland Reed was an exception to this, becoming a noted friend and ally of Lord [[Eddard Stark]], fighting at his side at during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. He remains one of House Stark's staunchest supporters but, so far, hasn't played a role in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. |
| − | |||
| − | At the tourney he met [[Brandon Stark (Son of Rickard)|Brandon]], [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] and [[Benjen Stark]], who were representing [[the North]] at the tournament. Lyanna and Eddard admired his bravery in his desire to become a knight and to challenge the masters of the three squires. During the tourney that followed a mystery challenger nicknamed the Knight of the Laughing Tree defeated the three knights in combat, telling each of them to discipline their unruly squires. Despite an attempt by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] to learn the knight's true identity, it was never discovered. Whether it was indeed Howland Reed in disguise is unknown. |
||
| − | |||
| − | After this event, Howland became one of Eddard Stark's staunchest allies. During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Howland fought at Eddard's side and was with him at the climactic battle at the Tower of Joy. In this engagement Eddard and six companions faced three knights of the [[Kingsguard]] (including Ser Arthur Dayne, allegedly the greatest knight in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, whose skills awed even [[Jaime Lannister]]), with the freedom of Lyanna Stark at stake. Only Eddard and Howland survived the engagement, with Eddard crediting Howland for his survival. Unfortunately, the victory was for naught as Lyanna died shortly afterwards. |
||
| − | |||
| − | Howland Reed returned home, became Lord of Greywater Watch, and had two children, Meera (who would have been born while her father was away at war) and Jojen. He remains a staunch ally and supporter of the Stark cause, but has so far not played a role in the [[War of the Five Kings]], though he presumably guided the Stark armies through the Neck. |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
| − | * |
+ | * {{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books) |
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{Reflist|2}} |
{{Reflist|2}} |
||
{{Reed navbox}} |
{{Reed navbox}} |
||
| + | [[Category:Characters|Reed]] |
||
| − | {{Stark navbox}} |
||
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Status: Alive|Reed]] |
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Mentioned Characters|Reed]] |
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Lords|Reed]] |
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:House Reed|Howland Reed]] |
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Characters from the North]] |
| + | [[Category:Nobility]] |
||
Revision as of 02:09, 30 March 2014
- Jojen Reed: "When I told my father about your father, for the first time in my life, I saw him cry."
- Bran Stark: "Your father is Howland Reed. He saved my father's life during the rebellion."
- Jojen Reed: "Your father told you about the rebellion? Mine never did."
- — Jojen Reed and Bran Stark talk about their fathers.[src]
Howland Reed is an unseen character in Game of Thrones.
Biography
Background
He is the Lord of Greywater Watch and the father of Meera and Jojen Reed. The head of House Reed, he is a loyal vassal of House Stark, ruling over the bog-filled lands of the Neck. According to Bran Stark in a conversation with Jojen Reed, Howland saved Ned Stark 's life during Robert's Rebellion. Howland apparently never told his children anything about his part in the rebellion.
Family tree
Template:House Reed family tree
Behind the scenes
Howland is mentioned in a press release accompanying the news of the casting of Meera and Jojen Reed.[1]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Howland Reed is a member and the ruler of the crannogmen, the inhabitants of the Neck. Disparagingly called "frog-eaters" due their lands lying in the swamps of the Neck, the Reeds and the crannogmen keep to themselves and rarely travel beyond their borders. However, Howland Reed was an exception to this, becoming a noted friend and ally of Lord Eddard Stark, fighting at his side at during Robert's Rebellion. He remains one of House Stark's staunchest supporters but, so far, hasn't played a role in the War of the Five Kings.
See also
Howland Reed on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
Template:Reed navbox