Westeros Notorious Rulers and Families

Walder Frey

Lord Walder was also known as Lord of the Crossing, The Late Lord Frey, Old Frey, and Lord Grandfather, born 208 AC.Lord Walder had eight wives 28 true-born children and seven documented baseborn children.Lord Walder's first wife was Perra Royce together they had four children Stevron Frey, Emmon Frey, Aenys Frey, and Perriane Frey. Lord Walder's second wife Cyrenna Swann together had two children Jared Frey and Luceon Frey.Lord Walder's third wife was Amarei Crakehall together they had seven children Hosteen Frey, Lythene Frey, Symond Frey, Danwell Frey, Merrett Frey, Geremy Frey, and Raymund Frey.Lord Walder's fourth wife was Alyssa Blackwood; together they had five children Lothar Frey, Jammos Frey, Morya Frey, and Tyta Frey. Lord Walder's fifth wife was Sarya Whent, they had no children. Lord Walder's sixth wife was Bethany Rosby together they had five children, Perwyn Frey, Benfrey Frey, Willamen Frey, Olyvar Frey, and Roslin Frey. Lord Walder's seventh wife was Annara Farring, together they had six children Arwyn Frey, Wendel Frey, Colmar Frey, Walyr Frey, Elmar Frey, and Shieri Frey.Lord Walder's eighth wife was Joyeuse Erenford; they have no children yet.Lord Walder's baseborn children are Walder Rivers, Melwys Rivers, Jeyne Rivers, Martyn Rivers, Ryger Rivers, Ronel Rivers, and Mellara Rivers. History: As a toddler, Walder was present at the wedding of his elder sister to Lord Ambrose Butterwell at Whitewalls. It is said he caused the marriage when he discovered his sister having intimate relations with a servant. Ser Duncan the Tall thought that Walder was an extremely annoying child, and was sorely tempted to throw him down a well.When Lord Tytos Lannister acquiesced to Walder's proposal to marry his second son, Emmon, to Tytos's daughter Genna, the ten-year-old Tywin Lannister spoke out against the match.During Robert's Rebellion, Walder and his levies arrived at the Battle of the Trident after the rebels had already won. Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Trident, has since called his bannerman "the Late Lord Frey", a name Walder despises. Lord Jon Arryn refused to foster Walder's grandsons at court in King's Landing and his own son, Robert Arryn, at the Twins. Lord Hoster Tully refused a Frey bride for his son Edmure, and Hoster did not attend Walder's wedding to his seventh wife, Annara Farring.Recent Events: At the Crossroads Inn, a Frey captain tells Catelyn Stark that Lord Walder is to remarry on his ninetieth name day. Catelyn's father, Lord Hoster Tully, politely declines to attend Walder's wedding to Joyeuse Erenford, however. After Catelyn abducts Tyrion Lannister, the Frey contingent at the crossroads reports back to Walder.Walder is slow in answering House Tully's summons when Ser Edmure calls the banners. Aside from skirmishing with Ser Addam Marbrand's Lannister outriders, the Freys mass their strength within the Twins. Edmure is defeated by Ser Jaime Lannister at Riverrun while Walder gathers his forces.Because the use of the Twins becomes a strategic necessity for the host of Catelyn's son, Robb Stark, Walder negotiates marriage contracts with Catelyn. Robb is to marry one of Walder's daughters once there is peace and his sister, Arya, is betrothed to Walder's youngest son, Elmar. In addition, two of Lord Frey's grandsons, Little Walder and Big Walder, are sent to Winterfell as wards and one of his sons, Olyvar, is made squire to Robb.During the War of the Five Kings, Walder's son and heir, Ser Stevron Frey, dies after the Battle of Oxcross, having fought bravely for Robb Stark, the new King in the North and King of the Trident. Lord Roose Bolton marries one of Walder's granddaughters, Walda Frey. Walder had promised Roose to pay his daughter's weight in silver for her dowry, so Roose chose the fattest one.Word eventually reaches the Twins of Robb Stark's marriage to Jeyne Westerling instead of a Frey as promised. Ser Ryman Frey, Lord Walder's new heir, withdraws House Frey's support from the king in outrage.Walder sends his son Lame Lothar to Riverrun to negotiate a rapprochement. Robb and many of his key bannermen return to the Twins under guest right to make amends and marry Lord Edmure Tully to Walder's daughter, Roslin. During the wedding feast, however, Frey and Bolton's men ambush Robb and his entire host, slaughtering King Robb, Catelyn Stark, many of their bannermen, and a significant portion of the northern army.Walder had secretly colluded with Lords Tywin Lannister and Roose Bolton to betray the Starks and Tullys in what became known as the Red Wedding. Walder swears loyalty to King Joffrey I Baratheon, with Walder's second son Emmon receiving Riverrun and its lands as a reward.According to one of his sons, Merrett, Lord Walder is not long for the world and when he dies it will be every other Frey for himself. Walder, though a tyrant, believes in taking care of his own, even the ones who disappoint him. When Stevron was heir it was different, as he was raised by Walder to believe that blood was blood, but his sons and grandsons, now the new heirs, do not feel the same way. Merrett and Petyr Frey are hanged by outlaws, the brotherhood without banners, at Oldstones.Walder's new wife, Joyeuse, is pregnant.Ser Daven Lannister is promised a Frey according to an agreement negotiated by Lord Tywin before his death. Ser Lancel Lannister is betrothed to Walder's granddaughter, Amerei.Walder sends a raven to King's Landing putting forth several claims to land. Because the Red Wedding is reviled by sparrows, the small council of Queen Regent Cersei Lannister suggests that Walder's eventual successor could name the culprits and thereby rid himself of rivals.The Elder Brother at the Quiet Isle says that Lord Frey is hunting outlaws from the Twins.While returning to the Twins from the siege of Riverrun, Walder's new heir, Ryman, is hanged, presumably by the brotherhood without banners. Ser Jaime Lannister tasks Walder Rivers with informing Lord Walder that King Tommen I Baratheon requires all captives taken by the Freys during the Red Wedding.Walder agrees to a marriage pact with Lord Wyman Manderly, betrothing two of Walder's grandsons, Rhaegar and Little Walder, to Wyman's granddaughters, Wynafryd and Wylla.Walder sends at least 1,400 Frey soldiers under the command of two sons, Ser Aenys and Ser Hosteen, with Lord Bolton when the new Warden of the North returns to the north. Rhaegar and two of Walder's sons, Jared and Symond, vanish after leaving White Harbor. Little Walder is found slain in Winterfell.