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| + | |Title = [[File:GardenerSigil.jpg|30px|left|link=House Gardener]] Mern IX Gardener [[File:GardenerSigil.jpg|30px|right|link=House Gardener]] |
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| − | |Title = Mern IX Gardener |
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|Image = Mern_gardener.jpg |
|Image = Mern_gardener.jpg |
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| − | |Season=[[Season 1|1]] |
+ | |Season=[[Season 1|1]] |
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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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|Allegiance = [[House Gardener]] |
|Allegiance = [[House Gardener]] |
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| − | |Place = [[Highgarden]] |
+ | |Place = [[Highgarden]]|Death = Burned alive by [[dragons]] on the [[Field of Fire]]}} |
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{{Quote|King Mern allied us with [[Kingdom of the Rock|the Rock]] to repel the [[Aegon the Conqueror|upstart's]] army. One can only marvel that King Mern did not reconsider when he saw the living dragons against him. Perhaps he should've sought counsel from his trusted stewards before he set out. Then again... perhaps he did.|[[Margaery Tyrell]]|House Tyrell (Histories & Lore)}} |
{{Quote|King Mern allied us with [[Kingdom of the Rock|the Rock]] to repel the [[Aegon the Conqueror|upstart's]] army. One can only marvel that King Mern did not reconsider when he saw the living dragons against him. Perhaps he should've sought counsel from his trusted stewards before he set out. Then again... perhaps he did.|[[Margaery Tyrell]]|House Tyrell (Histories & Lore)}} |
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| − | '''Mern Gardener''', also known as '''Mern IX''', is a character mentioned in special features of the [[Season 1|first season]]. He was the last of the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] [[King of the Reach|Kings]] of [[the Reach]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] invaded [[Westeros]], King Mern joined forces with [[Loren Lannister]], the [[King of the Rock]], to face Aegon in battle. |
+ | '''Mern Gardener''', also known as '''Mern IX''', is a character mentioned in special features of the [[Season 1|first season]]. He was the last of the [[House Gardener|Gardener]] [[King of the Reach|Kings]] of [[the Reach]]. When [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] invaded [[Westeros]], King Mern joined forces with [[Loren Lannister]], the [[King of the Rock]], to face Aegon in battle. Their armies met at the [[Field of Fire]], during which Mern himself was killed, and his kingdom fell to Aegon. |
== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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=== Background === |
=== Background === |
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+ | [[File:MernCorpse.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mern IX and his sons were burned alive at the Field of Fire. House Gardener died with them.]] |
| − | At first the united armies of Lannister and Gardener seemed to be winning, pushing back Aegon's troops. However, once Aegon unleashed his three [[dragons]], [[Vhagar]], [[Meraxes]] and [[Balerion]] the Black Dread, even the combined might of the Kingdoms of the Reach and the Rock could not stand up to them. Four thousand men perished, consumed by the dragons' fire, earning the site of the battle the name of 'the [[Field of Fire]].' Among the dead |
+ | At first the united armies of Lannister and Gardener seemed to be winning, pushing back Aegon's troops. However, once Aegon unleashed his three [[dragons]], [[Vhagar]], [[Meraxes]] and [[Balerion]] the Black Dread, even the combined might of the Kingdoms of the Reach and the Rock could not stand up to them. Four thousand men perished, consumed by the dragons' fire, earning the site of the battle the name of 'the [[Field of Fire]].' Among the dead were King Mern himself and all of his sons; thus the Gardener dynasty became extinct. Mern's [[steward]], [[Harlen Tyrell]], surrendered Highgarden to Aegon and was named [[Lord Paramount of the Reach]], [[Lord of Highgarden]] and Warden of the South.<ref>"[[The Field of Fire (Complete Guide to Westeros)]]"</ref><ref>"[[House Lannister (Complete Guide to Westeros)]]"</ref><ref>"[[House Tyrell (Histories & Lore)]]"</ref> |
| + | ==In the books== |
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| − | The [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] were one of the most powerful houses in the Reach, and [[Harlen Tyrell]] was steward to the Castle of Highgarden. When he surrendered to Aegon, Harlen Tyrell was named [[Lord Paramount of the Reach]] and Lord of [[Highgarden]]. |
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| + | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Mern's story is the same. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| + | *{{AWOIAF}} |
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| − | *[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Mern_Gardener Mern Gardener at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Characters from the Reach]] |
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Revision as of 10:31, 8 July 2014
- "King Mern allied us with the Rock to repel the upstart's army. One can only marvel that King Mern did not reconsider when he saw the living dragons against him. Perhaps he should've sought counsel from his trusted stewards before he set out. Then again... perhaps he did."
- ―Margaery Tyrell
Mern Gardener, also known as Mern IX, is a character mentioned in special features of the first season. He was the last of the Gardener Kings of the Reach. When Aegon the Conqueror invaded Westeros, King Mern joined forces with Loren Lannister, the King of the Rock, to face Aegon in battle. Their armies met at the Field of Fire, during which Mern himself was killed, and his kingdom fell to Aegon.
Biography
Background
Mern IX and his sons were burned alive at the Field of Fire. House Gardener died with them.
At first the united armies of Lannister and Gardener seemed to be winning, pushing back Aegon's troops. However, once Aegon unleashed his three dragons, Vhagar, Meraxes and Balerion the Black Dread, even the combined might of the Kingdoms of the Reach and the Rock could not stand up to them. Four thousand men perished, consumed by the dragons' fire, earning the site of the battle the name of 'the Field of Fire.' Among the dead were King Mern himself and all of his sons; thus the Gardener dynasty became extinct. Mern's steward, Harlen Tyrell, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon and was named Lord Paramount of the Reach, Lord of Highgarden and Warden of the South.[1][2][3]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Mern's story is the same.
