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[readorsigh]

Condemnations of Aerys' Kingsguard

I'm just posting this because I've seen multiple people make this mistake in the past couple of months, specifically with regards to the kingsguard who tells Jaime why it's not their place to stop Aerys from raping his wife. A lot of people think it was Gerold Hightower, the at the time Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, who said this to Jaime. But in truth it was Jon Darry who said it.

I think some people tend to get this moment mixed up with a different moment with Aerys' Kingsguard, that being when Jaime tells Catelyn about how Rickard and Brandon were killed by Aerys in a perverse display of trial by combat with fire as Aerys' champion.

It's clear that both moments are meant as condemnations of Aerys' Kingsguard, and for very similar reasons with regards to how they act about obeying the whims of a tyrant like Aerys. But there are distinctions to be drawn in how these actions reflect on the men in question.

With Gerold Hightower, the condemnation is primarily based in questioning the idea of unwavering loyalty in the face of atrocity. He asks Jaime to not judge Aerys, that it is not their place as Kingsguard to even condemn the king in their own minds because it goes against the very ethos of their vows to him. He goes to Jaime and stops him from even so much as thinking such ideas in the first place.

With Jon Darry, it's much more about actually having said thoughts, but still deciding against your better judgment to act in face of horrific violence. Knights are sworn to protect women and the innocent, and as Jaime points out, their vows as Kingsguard extend to protecting Rhaella as well. However, Jon points out the obvious fallacy in that idea. They have to allow the king to do as he wants and aid and abet his actions through their inaction.

Anyway, this is mostly just been me splitting hairs, but I feel like there is something more being said in either scene than just pointing out that Aerys was mad and therefore made the Kingsguard complicit in his atrocities.

Hopefully some people read this and start distinguishing them more in their analysis of the text as well

[winnie-the-monster]

The day had been windy when he said farewell to Rhaegar, in the yard of the Red Keep. The prince had donned his night-black armor, with the three headed dragon picked out in rubies on his breastplate. “Your Grace,” Jaime had pleaded, “let Darry stay to guard the king this once, or Ser Barristan. Their cloaks are as white as mine.”

Prince Rhaegar shook his head. “My royal sire fears your father more than his does our cousin Robert. He wants you close, so Lord Tywin cannot harm him. I dare not take a crutch away from him at such hour.”

Jaime’s anger had risen up in his throat. “I am not a crutch. I am a knight of the Kingsguard.”

“The guard the king,” Ser Jon Darry snapped at him. “When you donned that cloak, you promised to obey.”

Rhaegar had out his hand on Jaime’s shoulder. “When this battle is done I mean to call a council. Changes will be made. I meant to do it long ago, but….well, it does no good to speak of roads not taken. We shall talk when I return.”

Those were the last words Rhaegar Targaryen ever spoke to him. Outside the gates an army had assembled, whilst another descended on the Trident. So the Prince of Dragonstone mounted up and donned his tall black helm, and rode forth to his doom.

-A Feast For Crows

[inlovewithquotes]

I know you, Kingslayer, the beast seemed to be saying. I have been here all the time, waiting for you to come to me. And it seemed to Jaime that he knew that voice, the iron tones that had once belonged to Rhaegar, Prince of Dragonstone.

The day had been windy when he said farewell to Rhaegar, in the yard of the Red Keep. The prince had donned his night-black armor, with the three-headed dragon picked out in rubies on his breastplate. "Your Grace," Jaime had pleaded, "let Darry stay to guard the king this once, or Ser Barristan. Their cloaks are as white as mine."

Prince Rhaegar shook his head. "My royal sire fears your father more than he does our cousin Robert. He wants you close, so Lord Tywin cannot harm him. I dare not take crutch away from him at such an hour."

Jaime's anger had risen up in his throat. "I am not a crutch. I am a knight of the Kingsguard."

"Then guard the king," Ser Jon Darry snapped at him. "When you donned that cloak, you promised to obey."

Rhaegar had put his hand on Jaime's shoulder. "When this battle is done I mean to call a council. Changes will be made. I meant to do it long ago, but.....well, it does no good to speak of roads not take. We shall talk when I return."

Those were the last words Rhaegar Targaryen ever spoke to him. Outside the gates an army had assembled, whilst another descended on the Trident. So the Prince of Dragonstone mounted up and donned his tall black helm, and rode forth to his doom.

-A Feast For Crows

[chelestials]

nothing is more humbling when you’re watching an edit of your favorite actor and then the screen goes black and you see yourself on your screen basically thirsting over them

[atopvisenyashill]

i mean the number one issue with an rr adaption from hbo is they’re gonna make robert and rhaegar main viewpoint characters when that defeats the whole goddamn conceit of the narrative choices in the books and we know i love robert but robert should ONLY be viewed thru the lenses of those that knew him!!

[dvstnbonesss]

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[dr3adlady]

THIS. This is my main problem with the tv show and the reason that I never watched it; D&D's ugly urge to douse everyone and everything in a mix of meaninglessness and bleakness sauce.

i liked show brienne for the most part for what she was (staunch, loyal, cautious) but upon reading the books it occurred to me just how necessary brienne’s endearing awkwardness, bravery, and hopefulness is in a world as grim and at times hopeless as asoiaf. she brings such light onto every page and you see it through her unrelenting kindness and her striving to see the good in people no matter what. instance after instance she proves it is possible to uphold the sanctity of knighthood and be a protector while still being empathetic and kindhearted and staying true to one’s word, which is something formal organisations such as the kingsguard no longer/do not subscribe to.

[movie-pirate]

[bluemirrorangel]

Modern outsiders headcanons

Because of the way he acts and dresses Curly gets mistaken for an E-boy.

The gang have a communal Spotify that they all pitch in to pay for.

Darry drives a second hand minivan.

Two bit is banned from the aux cord.

Steve and soda have been dating since freshman year.

Darry had parental locks on pony and soda’s phones until they turned fifteen.

Dally basically lives with the shepherd’s he shares a room with Curly.

Ponyboy and Curly are 'secretly' dating.

They're not allowed to be left alone unsupervised unless they're in public and they're only allowed in ponyboy’s room if the doors open.

Curly sneaks ponyboy into his room at night to just hang out without being constantly watched.

Dally has caught them multiple times and the only reason he hasn’t snitched is because Curly’s bribing him.

The only person Dally really cares about is Johnny.

Dally and Curly both have piercings, dally has an an ear piercing and eyebrow piercing, Curly has multiple ear piercings( he wears fake ear stretchers he stole from Claire’s) snakebites, an eyebrow piercing, a septum piercing all of which they gave each other while drunk the piercings were done with safety pins and needles sterilised with vodka (that somehow didn’t get infected), they also have stick and poke tattoos mainly just of stupid stuff but Curly had the bright idea to get ponyboy’s name tattooed under his collarbone ponyboy thought it was stupid but kinda romantic. Darry did not.

The shepherds are mixed (black and white).

Dally’s platinum blonde but dyes it black. No one knows except curly who caught him dying it black with the hair dye he supposedly stole for Sylvia.

Sodapop and Steve run a TikTok account.

Two bit and Marcia are dating.

Ponyboy writes fanfiction on Ao3 he’s really popular in multiple fandoms. only Johnny knows because he’s his beta reader.

Soda vapes.

Ponyboy had a twilight phase and had a massive crush on Edward.

Two bit starts a YouTube channel for musical comedy like a mix between Bo Burnham and Jon Cozart.

Two bit joins the drama club.

Tim and Darry hang out every Friday just to get out of the house.

Angela ran against Ponyboy for class president she won.

Marcia is part of the drama club that’s how she and two bit met.

Sandy on the volleyball team.

Cherry runs the school newspaper

Sylvia runs the gossip column school newspaper.

Cherry is captain of the softball team

leave a ship or fandom suggestions and I’ll do headcanons for em if you want

[novaursa]

hi hi!! i love your writing so much!!

could i request a robb stark x targaryen!reader where the reader is a ward of the starks after robert's rebellion?

Silver in the Snow

- Summary: Short story about your life as a ward of Winterfell and how you came to love a wolf.

- Pairing: targ!reader/Robb Stark

- Rating: Mild 13+

- Tag(s): @sachaa-ff @oxymakestheworldgoround @idenyimimdenial

- A/N: Due to lack of information provided, this short story has only around 950 words.

The snows of the North were merciless, but you learned to love them. It began with your first breath of frigid air upon stepping out of the carriage that had brought you to Winterfell—a castle of grey stone and colder silences. You were barely six when Ser Willem Darry’s last trusted man placed you in the care of Lord Eddard Stark, murmuring half-truths about a noble girl in need of protection after her family’s misfortunes. They never told the truth, not fully. That you were the blood of the dragon, that you were Daenerys's twin, born with the same pale hair and violet eyes—traits too dangerous in a realm still pulsing with Robert’s wrath. But Lord Stark looked into your eyes, and you saw the flicker of recognition—he had known your mother, once. He didn’t speak of it. He never did. Only accepted you with quiet honor, as he did all burdens.

You slept in a tower room overlooking the godswood, and in time you learned the rhythm of Winterfell. The way the wind howled like wolves. The way the direwolves stirred when you passed. Ghost followed you often, red eyes locked on yours as though he knew what blood ran in your veins. You were schooled alongside the Stark children, your accent too soft and your manners too courtly at first, but Sansa took to you kindly, and Arya—brash and wild—taught you to climb trees and stain your hems with grass. You grew into yourself in Winterfell, the fire in your blood tempered by Northern snow, your laughter sometimes echoing down those somber halls.

It was Robb who changed everything. You knew him as a boy, all proud shoulders and a mop of auburn curls, trying to be a man too fast. At first, he regarded you as another sister—gentle but distant, formal in the way of boys taught to guard their hearts behind swords and honor. But you were never quite a Stark, and he was never able to look at you like a sister for long. Not after you started to grow tall and graceful like your mother had been, or when your pale hair, braided with blue ribbons, gleamed in the sun. Not after the day you bested Jon in archery—your arrow slicing the air and sinking deep into the hay target, and your triumphant grin turning Robb’s breath shallow.

One afternoon, you stood in the godswood alone, your cloak pulled tight around you as you traced your fingers over the bark of the weirwood. The red sap stained your fingertips like blood. Robb found you there, quiet and strange, the way you always were when the air turned heavy with memory.

“You always come here when it snows,” he said, stepping closer.

“It almost always snows,” you replied with a faint smile.

He tilted his head, watching you. “Is it that you miss somewhere warmer? Or is it something else?”

You looked up at the carved face of the old god. “I don’t remember warmer. I only remember stories of fire and death.”

His expression softened. “You never speak of where you came from.”

“And you never ask.”

“I do now.”

You looked at him then, really looked—into those blue eyes that held the weight of the North and something gentler beneath it. “I came from fire,” you whispered. “From smoke and shadow and screaming. But I live now in snow and stone and silence. I’m not sure which is better.”

“I think you were meant to be here,” Robb said quietly. “The North suits you.”

“And you,” you replied, voice low, “do not fear what I am?”

He stepped closer, and when his gloved hand brushed yours, it was not the weirwood that made your heart race. “I never have.”

From that day, something changed. He began to seek you out in little ways—in the training yard, where he’d pause his sparring to smile at you; in the solar, where he’d sit beside you as you stitched poorly and cursed under your breath, earning his soft laughter. You rode together often, his direwolf Gray Wind trotting beside your white mare, and sometimes you’d sneak away to the lake that froze over in cold. You showed him how to dance—an art foreign to Northern boys—and he showed you how to fish beneath the ice, his hands steady on yours as you held the line.

“I never thought I’d fall for a girl with dragon blood,” he murmured one night by the hearth, the fire casting gold across your silver hair.

“And I never thought I’d fall for a wolf,” you answered, not meeting his gaze. “Yet here we are.”

He leaned closer, the scent of pine and snow clinging to him. “Tell me you feel it too.”

You turned your head slowly, until your lips brushed his. “I do.”

It wasn’t a kiss of wildfire—it was something slower, deeper, like embers banked beneath furs, something you could bury yourself in and never feel cold again. His hands framed your face with reverence, and your fingers tangled in his curls, pulling him closer, never wanting to let go.

Your love grew in secret, a thing of shared glances and whispered goodnights, stolen touches beneath the stars. Only Jon seemed to suspect, his eyes flicking between you with quiet knowing, but he never said a word. Even Lady Catelyn, sharp-eyed as she was, never looked twice—perhaps because you had always been the quiet ward, the girl of "unknown" origin who kept to the shadows and smiled when spoken to. But in the quiet corners of Winterfell, in the hush of snowfall and the hush of your joined hands, you were no longer a stranger.

You were his. And he was yours.

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

Yes, exactly. The Darry trial simply illuminates why Lyanna begged Ned to promise her to keep Jon safe. At the time, he must have protested that even with the murders of Rhaenys and Aegon, that Robert loved Lyanna -- loved Ned -- he wouldn't hurt her baby‚ Ned's own nephew? Surely not. But Lyanna knew what Robert was. So she pleaded until Ned promised her, and only when he gave her his final promise, did she give up her hold on life.

It's not just because Robert hates Targaryens that he ignored the slaughter of Elia and her children. (And rewarded Tywin for it!) He will kill -- or allow to be killed -- any child, any innocent, even one of Ned's loved ones, if it's in his interest. Or if he can't bother to care, he'll just turn away. Despite Ned's own pleadings.

His old friend‚ closer than any brother. "Please‚ Robert. For the love you bear me. For the love you bore my sister. Please.”

Robert looked at Ned with flat‚ dead eyes and left without a word‚ his footsteps heavy as lead.

The face of the butcher's boy swam up before his eyes, cloven almost in two, and afterward the king had said not a word. His head was pounding.

And Ned knows he cannot trust his friend. Despite his suspicions that the Lannisters were involved in Bran's fall and the assassination attempt, Ned never goes to Robert about it because he does not want to know if Robert played a role in it. (And technically he did!) Because Ned cannot trust Robert not to kill children, because he's learned his best friend is a terrible person, he does another end run around his own plans to warn Cersei to take her kids and escape. And that, among many other factors, is what leads to his doom.

“If the queen had a role in this or, gods forbid, the king himself … no, I will not believe that.” Yet even as he said the words, he remembered that chill morning on the barrowlands, and Robert’s talk of sending hired knives after the Targaryen princess. He remembered Rhaegar’s infant son, the red ruin of his skull, and the way the king had turned away, as he had turned away in Darry’s audience hall not so long ago. He could still hear Sansa pleading, as Lyanna had pleaded once.” -EDDARD IV

love this passage. gives us so much insight into what ned really believes about robert even though he’s blocking it all out and trying to see the friend he once knew + some “ned thinks do jon as his son not nephew” fluff. he’s wondering if robert would allow someone to kill his son, bran, bringing him to lyanna’s pleas for jon’s life. yes, ned knows robert would kill ned’s son if it was in his best interest, he’s always known.

[briius]

people tend to forget jon when they discuss tower of joy and why certain characters acted in the way they did. in the end, it's about jon and his backstory. and even though you can argue about other characters, it still revolves around jon and people's feelings about him (this post is obviously if you believe in r+l=j) because I see sometimes people villainize rhaegar (although he has a lot of rightful criticism) about him having lyanna guarded by the kingsguard without really thinking of why. in the end lyanna couldn't do much because she was pregnant, even if she regretted going with rhaegar or if she still was in love with him. if she returned to the rebels she could be safe because they would think she was kidnapped (no matter what actually happened) and obviously feel bad for her, but her child would not be safe and would most likely be harmed or killed. and she obviously did care for jon no matter what you think her thoughts about rhaegar were in the end.

He could still hear her at times. Promise me, she had cried, in a room that smelled of blood and roses. Promise me, Ned. The fever had taken her strength and her voice had been faint as a whisper, but when he gave his word, the fear had gone out of his sister's eyes.

AGOT Eddard I she was obviously worried about jon’s well being and was genuinely scared for his future until ned promised her. i think people tend to forget lyanna’s love for him when they discuss tower of joy. in the end it’s not her feelings for rhaegar or hatred for robert making her stay there, it’s her love for her son, because her staying is the only way to ensure his safety. these thoughts are reinforced when the sack of kingslanding happens. 

He remembered Rhaegar's infant son, the red ruin of his skull, and the way the king had turned away, as he had turned away in Darry's audience hall not so long ago. He could still hear Sansa pleading, as Lyanna had pleaded once.

AGOT Eddard IV first of all, sansa is pleading for lady’s life in this scene because she loves lady, and ned is comparing it to lyanna and how she pleaded the same for something before. it’s obviously a parallel for lyanna pleading for jon’s life and her care for him. second of all, the kingsguard had no idea if ned and co. would harm baby jon because of what happened with rhaegar's other children. all they knew was that ned and robert were close friends, and they had no knowledge of what Ned was like as a person or what his intentions were. because the kingsguard didn't try to stop ned from seeing lyanna, they tried to stop him from seeing jon and if he wasn't born we don't know how the kingsguard would have acted the same with ned and co. ned even explains why the kingsguard is there in his fever dream and why it revolves around jon.

"Ser Willem Darry is fled to Dragonstone, with your queen and Prince Viserys. I thought you might have sailed with him." "Ser Willem is a good man and true," said Ser Oswell. "But not of the Kingsguard," Ser Gerold pointed out. "The Kingsguard does not flee." "Then or now," said Ser Arthur. He donned his helm.

AGOT Eddard X in the end, the kingsguard sees this as their duty. they wouldn't be there if it wasn't for jon because they saw protecting him as their duty. and this conversation also reinforces why lyanna has to protect him and why he isn't safe, because people will see him as a danger to the throne and the new dynasty. what i'm trying to say is that jon is very central to the tower and joy and the characters' actions around it, and if you ignore that you'll misunderstand why they act the way they do. however, i do think it's incredibly sad that lyanna, who longed to be free, was trapped at the end of her life. especially because she was trapped by the same thing she tried to escape from. lyanna and her life reminds me of the scene in gilmore girls when lane says “it was such a small window, a peephole really. it was the briefest of windows. i barely got to do it, i barely got the chance to be a person”. when talking about her freedom and life.

[jon-sedai]

For a significant period of his life, Rhaegar lived knowing that he was the prophesied prince.

Until one day Prince Rhaegar found something in his scrolls that changed him. No one knows what it might have been, only that the boy suddenly appeared early one morning in the yard as the knights were donning their steel. He walked up to Ser Willem Darry, the master-at-arms, and said, ‘I will require sword and armor. It seems I must be a warrior.’ (Dany I, ASoS)

Most (if not all) of the written lore we have depicts Azor Ahai as being a warrior who wielded a magic sword. So it’s not unreasonable to assume that Rhaegar’s decision to become a warrior came because he read about Azor Ahai and his Lightbringer. And Rhaegar did become a warrior, one primarily characterized with his House’s main colors: black and red.

Many years later, Rhaegar’s last surviving son also reads about Azor Ahai and his Lightbringer — in a book Rhaegar left behind, no less. Now Jon doesn’t dwell too much on it, but a few chapters later he dreams of this:

Burning shafts hissed upward, trailing tongues of fire. Scarecrow brothers tumbled down, black cloaks ablaze. “Snow,” an eagle cried, as foemen scuttled up the ice like spiders. Jon was armored in black ice, but his blade burned red in his fist. (Jon XII, ADWD)

This one line holds visual imagery that speaks a thousand words. Jon is a warrior in black armor, as his father once was. The visual contrast of black and red also calls back to the house of dragons; which is a great touch given that Jon’s ADWD arc is marked by Melisandre’s dreams of waking a dragon. Plus Jon has a glowing red sword — THE sword of heroes, Lightbringer.

There’s an interesting contrast between Jon and Rhaegar here. Rhaegar, defined by his inheritance, was directly primed to be the hero. But he couldn’t be because he died. On the other hand, Jon is defined by his lack of inheritance; being bastard born and all. Yet it’s Jon who actually lives to realize the hero’s ideal. Jon is the one who actually wields Lightbringer; well, he will in due time. Despite his bastardy, Jon is already achieving things Rhaegar never did. Which raises an interesting question: Rhaegar was the heir, but he never sat the throne, nor did he fulfill prophecy. Bastard as he is, Jon is already fulfilling prophecy….so will he do what his father never did and rule as well?

[inlovewithquotes]

The sight had filled him with disquiet, reminding him of Aerys Targaryen and the way a burning would arouse him. A king has no secrets from his Kingsguard. Relations between Aerys and his queen had been strained during the last years of his reign. They slept apart and did their best to avoid each other during the waking hours. But whenever Aerys gave a man to the flames, Queen Rhaella would have a visitor in the night. The day he burned his mace-and-dagger Hand, Jaime and Jon Darry had stood at guard outside her bedchamber whilst the king took his pleasure. "You're hurting me," they heard Rhaella cry through the oaken door. "You're hurting me." In some other queer way, that had been worse than Lord Chelsted's screaming. "We are sworn to protect her as well," Jaime had finally been driven to say. "We are," Darry allowed, "but not from him."

-A Feast For Crows

[ai-manre]

The older I get the more I realize that the best way to enjoy any books or any piece of media is to do it far away from its rabid fandom. Be it asoiaf or SnK or ATLA, the fandoms have the absolute worst takes from people entirely divorced from the context, the tone, the literal and structural elements of a story. From things the author makes entirely too obvious. Because turns out most people actually have no reading comprehension and rather than try to learn they instead double down on their bad takes.

For example it's clear that GRRM:

- loves Arya, she's his favorite as he's admitted many times. There's a reason Jon or Bran see someone random and think "oh she reminds me of Arya". Arya is one of the most heroic characters in the books (in league with Dany and Jon) and her heroism will definitely lead to a great payoff

- loves House Targaryen. I think House Targ is his thesis of duty vs love, greatness and tragedy all in one. He's written so much of House Targaryen, and "it's got to end, even if it's with fire and blood". Fire is life, cold is the enemy, the dragons are fire and will bring hope. They have already brought hope to characters who know about them (Tyrion, Maester Aemon, Sam, even Jon).

- Dany is the grand hero, she might "pass under a shadow" but she will reach the light. Any lover of fantasy who is a feminist should seriously celebrate this. How often does a fantasy series like this have the chosen one be a female character?? Dany is the big damn hero!

- GRRM loves Tyrion. He's his favorite character to write. Tyrion might right now be going through his dark turn, but he is someone kind and caring at his core, and it will shine through.

- all the setup to Jon's parentage will matter! Lyanna clutching the winter roses even on her deathbed, Rhaegar dying with Lyanna's name on her lips, the Kingsguard saying "Ser Darry is a good man and true but not of the Kingsguard. The Kingsguard does not flee" matters! Jon's crypt dreams of Stark Kings snarling at him, Moqorro's dream of "dragons true and false" and Rhaegar's "a song of ice and fire" were all setup with a conclusion in mind. Not as redirections.

All the literal, structural story elements matter! GRRM's story isn't hidden in obscure use of "white hot knife" in two random instances across 5 books, his story is right in the text, plain to see and follow.

[studyofasoiaf]

Supporters of Rhaenyra during the Dance of the Dragons

Houses which supported Rhaneyra's claim to the Iron Throne (sworn supporters, forced supporters, betrayers of the greens)

House Arryn (Lady Jeyne Arryn supported Rhaenyra as her kinswoman in exchange for a dragon to keep Vale safe)

House Bar Emmon (Lord Bar Emmon was a member of Rhaenyra's black council during the civil war)

House Beesbury (Lord Lyman Beesbury was the only member of the small council to support Rhaenyra's claim, his grandson, Lord Alan Beesbury fought for the blacks after his death)

House Bigglestone (Lord Bigglestone fought on the side of the blacks in the battle by the Lakeshore)

House Blackwood (Lord Samwell Blackwood supporter Rhaneyra's claim, his son, Lord Benjicot Blackwood, led the blacks army with Lord Kermit Tully)

House Borrell (Prince Jacaerys gained the support for his mother of House Borrell during his visit to Sisterton)

House Bracken (Initially sided with the greens, after Prince Daemon captured Stone Hedge, Lord Humfrey Bracken surrendered to save his family)

House Broome (Ser Alfred Broome was a part of Rhaenyra's household, until he betrayed the blacks for the promises of lordship and wealth)

House Buckler (Lord Buckler was executed at the beginning of the war for refusing to swear loyalty to Aegon)

House Burley (Billy Burley was the best bowman in service of House Blackwood, fighting on the side of the Blacks)

House Butterwell (Lord Butterwell initially supported Rhaenyra's claim, but after he was captured, he chose to swear loyalty to Aegon)

House Byrch (Ser Balon Byrch served for Rhaenyra, becoming a Commander of the City Watch)

House Cargyll (Ser Arryk and Ser Erryk Cargyll, twin brothers sworn to Kingsguard, Arryk chose to side with the greens and Erryk chose to side with the blacks)

House Caswell (Lord Caswell was among nobles at the court who supported Rhaenyra, he was beheaded for refusing to bend the knee to Aegon)

House Celtigar (Lord Bartimos Celtigar was a member on Rhaenyra's black council, later he became master of coin and lord treasurer)

House Cerwyn (Lord Cerwyn was a close friend of Cregan Stark and fought with him for the blacks)

House Chambers (Lord Chambers fought for blacks in the battle of by the Lakeshore)

House Charlton (Lord Jon Charlton died by the Lakeshore, fighting for the Blacks)

House Corbray (Lord Leowyn and his younger brother Ser Corwyn Corbray led their liege, Lady Jeyne Arryn's army of ten thousand men, to King's Landing in support of Rhaenyra's claim)

House Costayne (Lord Owen Costayne declared support for Rhaenyra, going against his liege, Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Crabb (Ser Rennifer Crabb marched with the Valemen in King's Landing in support of Rhaenyra)

House Darke (Ser Harrold Darke served as a squire for Ser Steffon Darklyn, he became one of Rhaenyra's Queensguard)

House Darklyn (Ser Steffon Darklyn was a Kingsguard for King Viserys Targaryen, after the King's death, he became Lord Commander of the Queensguard)

House Darry (Lord Darry and his heir fought for Rhaenyra before they were burned by Vhagar, other family members, Lord Derrick, Lord Ronald and Ser Damon Darry fought for the Blacks)

House Deddings (Lord Lyonel Deddings sided with the blacks, joining Addam Velaryon at the Second Battle of Tumbleton)

House Dustin (Lord Roderick Dustin led two thousand soldiers, known as the Winter Wolves, to fight for Rhaenyra, leading to several victories for the blacks)

House Fell (Lady Fell was among other nobles who refused to swear loyalty to Aegon and were beheaded for it)

House Footly (Lord Footly hosted the blacks during the war, after his seat was seized, he was slain by Jon Roxton)

House Frey (Lord Forrest Frey aided Prince Daemon during the siege of Stone Hedge, after his death, his widow, Sabitha Frey took over the Frey levies)

House Goode (Ser Glendon Goode was one of Rhaenyra's Queensguard and later her Lord Commander of the Queensguard)

House Grey (Ser Garibald Grey led an army of rivermen in the battle by the Lakeshore for Rhaenyra's claim)

House Greyjoy (Lord Dalton Greyjoy chose to side with blacks, attacking the westerlands while it's liege was fighting for Aegon in the riverlands)

House Grimm (Lord Grimm declared for the blacks, later surrounding to Lord Ormund Hightower in fear of Prince Daeron's dragon, Tessarion)

House Groves (Ser Regis Groves was one of the four blacks appointed to the Kingsguard by Aegon III after the war ended)

House Harte (Lord Harte was one among other nobles who refused to swear loyalty to Aegon and were beheaded for it)

House Hayford (Lord Hayford was beheaded together with Lord Buckler, Lord Caswell and Lady Fell for refusing to break their oaths)

House Hornwood (Lord Hornwood marched alongside Lord Cregan Stark and other northerners towards King's Landing)

House Mallister (Lord Jorah Mallister was among earlier riverlords who declared support for Rhaenyra)

House Manderly (Lord Desmond Manderly agreed to support the blacks in return for his youngest daughter to marry Prince Joffrey, his sons, Ser Medrick and Lord Torrhen Manderly joined Lord Cregan Stark and his army)

House Marbrand (Ser Lorent Marbrand served Rhaenyra's Queensguard and later was Lord Commander of her Queensguard)

House Massey (Lord Gormon Massey very early showed his support for Rhaenyra, being a member of her black council)

House Merryweather (Lord Merryweather was one of Rhaenyra's loyalist, beheaded for refusing to swear loyalty to Aegon, his widow, Lady Merryweather continued supporting the blacks after his death)

House Mooton (Lord Walys Mooton led an army to retake Rook's Rest from the greens and attempted to kill Sunfyre, his brother, Lord Manfryd Moonton later switched sides to the greens)

House Mullendore (Lord Mullendore declared support for Rhaneyra, going against his liege, Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Oakheart (At the beginning of the war, sided with Rhaenyra, later forced into submission by Prince Daeron and Lord Ormund Hightower)

House Perryn (Lord Perryn fought for Rhaenyra at the battle by the Lakeshore)

House Piper (Lord Petyr Piper from the beginning of the civil war swore loyalty to Rhaenyra, as did his successor, Lord Stanton Piper, fighting at the second battle of Tumbleton for blacks)

House Redfort (Ser Adrian Redfort joined Rhaenyra's Queensguard after the seize of King’s Landing)

House Roote (Lord Roote chose to support Rhaenyra's claim over Aegon's and helped capture Stone Hedge)

House Rosby (Lord Rosby first declared support for Rhaenyra, but switched sides to the greens to avoid execution)

House Rowan (Lord Thaddeus Rowan supported Rhaenyra during the war, marching against Lord Ormund Hightower in the Reach)

House Royce (Ser Willam Royce was a knight serving Rhaenyra, he attempted to rescue Prince Joffrey when he tried to save dragons from the city mob)

House Smallwood (Lord Joseth Smallwood fought with the blacks against westermen in the riverlands)

House Stark (Lord Cregan Stark pledged his loyalty to Rhaenyra through her son Prince Jacaerys after they sealed an agreement, leading the northmen to battle in support of blacks)

House Staunton (Lord Staunton was a member on Rhaenyra's black council, he was beheaded by the greens when they seized his seat)

House Stokeworth (Lord Stokeworth was a support of Rhaenyra at court, but swore loyalty to Aegon to escape death, when Rhaenyra took over King's Landing, he tried switching sides again, for his betrayal he was executed)

House Sunderland (Lord Sunderland gave his support for Rhaenyra after he received Prince Jacaerys at Sisterton)

House Tarly (Lord Alan Tarly joined Lord Owen Costayne and Ser Alan Beesbury in an attack on Lord Ormund Hightower's forces for the blacks)

House Tully (Lord Grover Tully wished to supports the greens, but was too weak to take action, his grandson, Lord Elmo Tully joined Rhaenyra's blacks, his sons Kermit and Oscar were leaders of Tully armies)

House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest (Lord Hugo Vance of Wayfarer's Rest supported Rhaenyra and the blacks while Lord Vance of Atlanta supported Aegon and the greens)

House Velaryon (Lord Corlys Velaryon and his wife, Princess Rhaenys were early loyalists to Rhaenyra, fighting with the rest of the blacks)

House Vypren (Lady Sabitha Frey (nee Vypren) supported the blacks as did her father and brothers)

House Wode (Ser Oswald Wode was a supporter of Rhaenyra during the civil war)