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| Title=[[File:Reed Sigil.png|30px|left|link=House Reed]] Howland Reed [[File:Reed Sigil.png|30px|right|link=House Reed]]
| Title=Howland Reed
 
 
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| Mentioned= [[HBO]] press release
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| Mentioned= "[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"
 
| Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]]
 
| Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]]
 
| Titles=[[Lord of Greywater Watch]]
 
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| Place=[[Greywater Watch]]
 
| Place=[[Greywater Watch]]
 
| Allegiance=[[House Stark]]<br>[[House Reed]]
 
| Allegiance=[[House Stark]]<br>[[House Reed]]
| Family=[[Meera Reed]] (daughter)<br>[[Jojen Reed]] (son)
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| Family=[[Meera Reed]] - daughter<br>{[[Jojen Reed]]} - son
 
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|Culture = [[Crannogmen]]}}
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{{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}}
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'''Howland Reed''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones]]''.
   
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==Biography==
'''Howland Reed''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. 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]].
 
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===Background===
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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 [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]]'s life during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Howland apparently never told his children anything about his part in the rebellion.<ref>"[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"</ref>
   
==Behind the scenes==
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===[[Season 3]]===
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While traveling in the [[The Gift|Gift]], Bran and Jojen talk about Howland Reed and his relation to Ned Stark. Jojen remembers that when he told his father about his visions of what had [[Execution of Eddard Stark|happened to Ned Stark]], it was the first time he saw his father cry.<ref>"[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"</ref>
   
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==Family tree==
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{{House Reed family tree}}
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==Behind the scenes==
 
Howland is mentioned in a press release accompanying the news of the casting of Meera and Jojen Reed.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/game-of-thrones-casting_n_1672550.html?ref=topbar Huffington Post]]</ref>
 
Howland is mentioned in a press release accompanying the news of the casting of Meera and Jojen Reed.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/game-of-thrones-casting_n_1672550.html?ref=topbar Huffington Post]]</ref>
   
 
==In the books==
 
==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]].
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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" because their lands are 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 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]].
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One point of note mentioned in the books is the fact that Howland Reed was with Ned when he finally rescued [[Lyanna Stark]]. Howland was one of only two survivors of that mission; the other was Ned himself.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Howland_Reed Howland Reed at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] (major spoilers from the books).
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* {{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
   
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:House Reed|Howland Reed]]
 
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Revision as of 03:41, 29 April 2015

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.[1]

Season 3

While traveling in the Gift, Bran and Jojen talk about Howland Reed and his relation to Ned Stark. Jojen remembers that when he told his father about his visions of what had happened to Ned Stark, it was the first time he saw his father cry.[2]

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.[3]

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" because their lands are 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 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.

One point of note mentioned in the books is the fact that Howland Reed was with Ned when he finally rescued Lyanna Stark. Howland was one of only two survivors of that mission; the other was Ned himself.

See also

References

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