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| Family={[[Joyeuse Erenford]]} - wife<br>[[Stevron Frey]] - eldest trueborn son<br>[[Walder Rivers]] - eldest bastard son<br>[[Lothar Frey]] - son <br>[[Olyvar Frey]] - son<br>[[Waldron Frey]] - son<br>[[Walda Frey (The Rains of Castamere)|Walda Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Derwa Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Waldra Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Roslin Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Shirei Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Walda Frey (Fat Walda)|"Fat Walda" Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Janeya Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Neyela Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Serra Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Sarra Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Marianne Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Freya Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Merry Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Walder Frey (Black Walder)|"Black Walder" Frey]] - great-grandson<br>[[Walda Frey (grandniece)|Walda Frey]] - grandniece<br>Others far too numerous to mention |
| Family={[[Joyeuse Erenford]]} - wife<br>[[Stevron Frey]] - eldest trueborn son<br>[[Walder Rivers]] - eldest bastard son<br>[[Lothar Frey]] - son <br>[[Olyvar Frey]] - son<br>[[Waldron Frey]] - son<br>[[Walda Frey (The Rains of Castamere)|Walda Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Derwa Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Waldra Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Roslin Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Shirei Frey]] - daughter<br>[[Walda Frey (Fat Walda)|"Fat Walda" Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Janeya Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Neyela Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Serra Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Sarra Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Marianne Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Freya Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Merry Frey]] - granddaughter<br>[[Walder Frey (Black Walder)|"Black Walder" Frey]] - great-grandson<br>[[Walda Frey (grandniece)|Walda Frey]] - grandniece<br>Others far too numerous to mention |
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'''Walder Frey''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 1|first]] and [[Season 3|third]] seasons. He is played by guest star [[David Bradley]]. |
'''Walder Frey''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 1|first]] and [[Season 3|third]] seasons. He is played by guest star [[David Bradley]]. |
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Walder Frey is notable for appearing - as a toddler - in ''The Mystery Knight'', the third of [[George R.R. Martin]]'s ''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' short stories set almost ninety years before the events of the main series, making him the only character to appear in both the prequels and the main saga, though [[Aemon]] is also mentioned. |
Walder Frey is notable for appearing - as a toddler - in ''The Mystery Knight'', the third of [[George R.R. Martin]]'s ''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' short stories set almost ninety years before the events of the main series, making him the only character to appear in both the prequels and the main saga, though [[Aemon]] is also mentioned. |
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+ | In the books, Lord Walder isn't named the new Lord of Riverrun after the Red Wedding. Instead, Riverrun is granted to Emmon Frey, Walder's second son. Then again, the Lannisters' grant of Riverrun to the Freys is nominal for the moment, as in the immediate aftermath of the Red Wedding the House Tully garrison still holds the castle. |
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==Image Gallery== |
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Revision as of 02:02, 4 October 2013
- This article is about the Lord of the Crossing, for his great-grandson see Walder Frey (Black Walder).
- "The "Late Walder Frey", old Tully called me because I didn't get my men to the Trident in time for battle. He thought he was witty. Look at us now Tully! You're dead, your daughter is dead, your grandson is dead, your son has spent his wedding night in a dungeon and... I'm Lord of Riverrun."
- ―Lord Walder Frey
Walder Frey is a recurring character in the first and third seasons. He is played by guest star David Bradley.
Lord Walder is the Lord of the Crossing and the head of House Frey. He initially allied himself with King Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings in exchange for a marriage contract, but betrayed him at the Red Wedding, killing Robb, his mother, and most of the Stark army.
Biography
Background
Lord Frey at the Twins
Walder Frey is the Lord of the Crossing and the head of House Frey, a vassal family of House Tully of the Riverlands. His house is noted for its overwhelming fertility and he has over one hundred descendents. He rules the The Twins and its surrounding lands, controlling the strategically important crossing of the River Trident. Over the years this great stone bridge and the castles that control it have made House Frey a fortune in crossing fees. He has been married seven times and is almost ninety years old when the series begins.[1][2]
He is known to his liege lord, Hoster Tully, as the "Late Lord Frey" after delaying his arrival to assist Robert's Rebellion until the outcome had already been determined.[3]
Season 1
Catelyn Stark meets a knight with a group of men at arms of House Frey at the Crossroads Inn and asks after Lord Walder's health. The knight replies that Lord Walder is well and is planning to celebrate his 90th birthday by taking a new wife. Tyrion Lannister laughs derisively at the news, making enemies of this group.[4]
Robb Stark's army arrives at the Twins. Robb needs to cross the river to gain a tactical advantage over the Lannister forces. As a Tully bannerman, Walder Frey had been called up, but he had delayed going until he saw which side had the advantage. Now that Riverrun is besieged by the Lannisters, Frey wonders why he should risk their fury. Catelyn tells Robb that Walder Frey is slippery and not to be trusted, despite his allegiance to her father. Fearing that Walder would attempt to imprison Robb and sell him to the Lannisters, Catelyn volunteers to negotiate with him.[3]
Walder Frey and his new fifteen year old wife Joyeuse Erenford in "Baelor".
On entering the Twins Catelyn finds Walder and his vast brood of sons, grandsons and bastards incessantly bickering. Fed up with their whining, Walder agrees to Catelyn's request to dismiss them - including his new fifteen year old wife, Joyeuse Erenford - while they negotiate. An alliance is formed; in return for permission to cross and the service of Walder's troops, Robb will marry one of Walder's daughters or granddaughters. Additionally Arya, when recovered, will marry Walder's son Waldron. Robb must also take another son, Olyvar Frey, as a squire. Robb consents to the match, even after his mother indicates that Walder's daughters are not particularly attractive.[3]
Season 3
Lord Walder sends his son Lothar and his great-grandson "Black Walder" to Riverrun to discuss the terms of a new alliance with Robb Stark. Lord Walder demands Harrenhal, as well as the marriage between Edmure Tully and his daughter Roslin.[5]
When the King in the North and his entourage arrive, Lord Walder offers them his hospitality, but cannot keep himself from mocking Robb over his broken oath and insult Queen Talisa. Later, he oversees the wedding of Edmure and Roslin, and the following feast. Once the newlyweds retire for the bedding, he has the halls sealed and gives the cue for his men to slaughter the Starks. He watches in rapture and takes zips from his cup as Talisa and Robb's bannermen killed. When Lady Catelyn takes his wife hostage in an attempt to save Robb, Walder coldly retorts he will find another wife. Robb is killed by Roose Bolton, Lady Jojeuse is killed by Catelyn, while Catelyn is killed by Black Walder.[6]
Appearances
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Quotes
- ""The late Lord Frey" my father calls him. At the Trident, he didn't appear until the battle was done. Some men take their oaths more seriously than others."
- ―Catelyn Stark
- "Expect nothing of Walder Frey and you'll never be surprised."
- ―Greatjon Umber
- "Stark, Tully, Lannister, Baratheon... Give me one good reason why I should waste a single thought on any of you."
- ―Lord Walder Frey
- "Walder Frey is a dangerous man to cross."
- ―Catelyn Stark
Family tree
Template:House Frey family tree
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Walder Frey, the Lord of the Crossing, is an ancient (over 90), irascible and cranky old lord who rules over a vast brood of children, grandchildren, bastards, nieces and nephews. His house has grown rich by building and maintaining the Twins, two castles that control the only crossing over the Green Fork of the River Trident for hundreds of miles. He is proud and haughty, but also crafty. He is also bald and too gouty to move by himself.
Walder Frey is notable for appearing - as a toddler - in The Mystery Knight, the third of George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg short stories set almost ninety years before the events of the main series, making him the only character to appear in both the prequels and the main saga, though Aemon is also mentioned.
In the books, Lord Walder isn't named the new Lord of Riverrun after the Red Wedding. Instead, Riverrun is granted to Emmon Frey, Walder's second son. Then again, the Lannisters' grant of Riverrun to the Freys is nominal for the moment, as in the immediate aftermath of the Red Wedding the House Tully garrison still holds the castle.
Image Gallery
See also
- Walder Frey at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (major spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Frey - Walder Frey entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Frey entry
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Baelor"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "And Now His Watch is Ended"
- ↑ "The Rains of Castamere"
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