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House Tyrell is the principal noble house of the Reach in Westeros, the most populous region of the Seven Kingdoms. Their seat is Highgarden, a castle near the Manderly river, and their sigil is a golden rose on a green field. The Reach is steeped in the customs of knighthood and the faith of the Seven, and the Tyrells are paragons of these traditions, presiding over the feasts and tourneys that give the Reach its reputation. Commanders of the golden roses, the largest army in Westeros, they often fought the Dornish before Aegon’s Conquest.

History

The Tyrells claim descent from Garth Greenhand, the gardener king of the First Men, through the female line. Harlen Tyrell, steward to the last King of the Reach, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon the Conqueror after the death of King Mern on the field of fire. In return, Tyrell was named Lord of Highgarden. Over the course of the next three centuries, the Tyrells served the Targaryens by ruling the Reach. One Lord Tyrell, left to govern conquered Dorne in the Young Dragon’s name, was assassinated at the beginning of the rebellion that culminated with King Daeron I’s death. These events further inflamed the centuries-long enmity between Dorne and the Reach.

The latest in the long line is Lord Mace Tyrell, son of Lord Luthor and Lady Olenna of House Redwyne. During the War of the Usurper, Lord Mace fought for King Aerys but failed to distinguish himself in any battle of the rebellion. Lord Mace later dispatched most of his bannermen to fight under Rhaegar’s banner, while he and his good-brother, Lord Paxter Redwyne, laid siege to Stannis Baratheon’s forces at Storm’s End for nearly a year without result. When Lord Eddard Stark arrived, Lord Mace surrendered with alacrity.

Holdings

Highgarden is an old and great castle, famed more for its beauty than its strength. From that flowery seat next to the banks of the mighty Mander River, the Tyrells rule over military might unmatched in all of Westeros. While Mace Tyrell may be an undistinguished commander, there is a reason he is Warden of the South. The Tyrells can call more than 80,000 swords to their banner, and their strength is not on land alone. The lords of the Shield Islands and the wealthy Redwynes of the Arbor together command a fleet that rivals the crown’s — and even the Iron Fleet of the Greyjoys.