His foot he sent downriver under the command of Roose Bolton. Robb won an alliance with the prickly Lord Walder Frey in return for Freys allegiance and the access of crossing the Green Fork of the Trident, he agreed to marry of one Walder Freys daughters. He ordered Eddard to take over as Regent just before he died, but Cersei rejected the letter and had Joffrey command Eddard to swear loyalty.Įddard refused, denouncing Joffrey as a usurper, and attempted to have the royal family arrested. Robert was then gored to death by a boar in a hunt in the Kingswood. King Roberts attempts to defuse the situation failed, and Eddard refused his command to have Tyrion released. This act of kidnapping, as the Lannisters saw it, sparked the beginning of open hostilities. However, Jons actions exposed himself to the Queen, and he was poisoned to death.Įddards investigations led him along the same path as Jon and Stannis before him, and to the same conclusions.Įddards wife, Catelyn, apprehended Tyrion on the Kingsroad and took him into custody. Stannis immediately returned to Dragonstone and began mustering troops, whilst Jon continued his investigations, hoping to produce enough evidence to convince the king.

They investigated and eventually concluded that the children were not Roberts at all, but the product of incest between Cersei and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister. He married Cersei Lannister and they had three children, Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen, apparently easily securing the succession. House Tully remained closely allied to House Stark throughout the conflict.Įlements of the war, such as mercenary armies, widespread pillaging and atrocities committed on villagers were transposed to the conflicts in the Riverlands. The powerful House Tyrell first declared themselves to Renly, then to Joffrey. Robb led his forces into the Westerlands, sacking or capturing the Golden Tooth, Ashemark and the Crag as well as defeating a second Lannister host at Oxcross.Īs the name implies, at one time during the war five people claimed the title of king: Joffrey, Stannis and Renly Baratheon all claimed the Iron Throne of Westeros, whilst Robb Stark claimed the title of King in the North and Balon Greyjoy claimed the title of King of the Iron Islands. War Of 5 Kings By velwtisomo1977 Follow | Public

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