Joyeuse Frey

Joyeuse Erenford
World of Westeros
Season(s)	1, 3
Appeared in	2 episodes (see below)
First seen in	"Baelor"
Last seen in	"The Rains of Castamere"
Portrayed by	Kelly Long

"You see that? Fifteen, she is. A little flower... and the honey's all mine."

―Walder Frey to Catelyn Stark

Joyeuse Frey, née Erenford, is a background character in the first season and reappears in the third. She is played by Kelly Long and debuts, uncredited, in the episode "Baelor." Joyeuse Erenford is the eighth wife of Lord Walder Frey, the Lord of the Crossing.

Biography

Background

Joyeuse Erenford is 15 years old and the eighth wife of Lord Walder Frey.

Season 1

Catelyn Stark talks to a knight of House Frey at the Crossroads Inn. He tells her that Lord Walder is about to celebrate his 90th nameday and has taken another wife in celebration of the event. Tyrion Lannister finds this notion amusing, at least until the Frey knight agrees to help Catelyn take Tyrion prisoner for the attempted murder of her son Bran.

Walder and his new wife.

Arriving at the Twins, Catelyn greets Lord Walder Frey and his young, 15-year-old wife, Lady Joyeuse, whom Lord Walder gropes even as he speaks. Walder dismisses his family, including Joyeuse, whilst he and Catelyn haggle on what price the Starks will pay to be allowed to cross the river.

Season 3

Lady Frey is killed by Catelyn Stark

Lady Joyeuse is present at the main hall of the Twins when Robb Stark presents himself to pay his respects to Lord Walder and beg his forgiveness for the breaking of their marriage pact. She remains with her husband during the wedding ceremony of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey and sits besides him during the feast, but doesn't take part in the bedding. When the massacre of the Stark household and bannermen begins, Joyeuse hides under a table while the carnage takes place. Injured, Catelyn Stark takes her hostage in exchange for the life of Robb. Lord Walder refuses, boasting he can get a new wife. After Robb is killed by Roose Bolton, Catelyn slits Joyeuse's throat.

Appearance

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Image gallery

Joyeuse is killed by Catelyn in "The Rains of Castamere".

Behind the scenes

Kelly Long has been a stand-in for Emilia Clarke, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, and Sophie Turner. In Season 2, Long began also working full-time for Game of Thrones' art department.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Lady Joyeuse is slightly older than in the TV show, aged sixteen. House Erenford is a minor vassal house of the Riverlands, sworn to House Frey. In the books, Catelyn does not kill her during the Red Wedding, but Aegon (aka Jinglebell), Lord Frey's dim-witted grandson. Lady Joyeuse is later mentioned to be pregnant.

See also

• Joyeuse Erenford at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers for the books)

References

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