The Great Houses of Game of Thrones
By rowankaiser
House Frey
House Words: unknown
House Sigil: The towers of The Twins
Location: The Twins, located at a strategically crucial point between the North and Southlands of Westeros, within the Riverlands.
Status at the start of Season 5: The Freys have murdered Robb Stark after he attempted to rebuild his alliance with them. Their reward for this is that they have supplanted House Tully as lords of Riverrun. Edmure Tully apparently remains their prisoner.
Role in the War of the Five Kings: When Robb Stark marches south, he needs to come to an arrangement with Walder Frey in order to cross the Twins. Robb’s mother, Catelyn, arranges an alliance where Robb and Arya will marry Freys, and the Freys will join Robb’s army. Lord Roose Bolton also marries Walda Frey.
The alliance is broken by Robb Stark when he marries Talisa Maegyr, and the Freys withdraw their forces. Robb, needing reinforcements after the Karstarks depart, attempts to reignite the alliance with the Freys by wedding his uncle, Lord Edmure Tully, to Roslin Frey. At the wedding, the Freys and Boltons betray the Starks, killing Robb, Talisa, and Catelyn, and destroying the northern armies. For this, Walder Frey is given Riverrun.
Role in Robert’s Rebellion: Lord Walder Frey received the nickname “the Late Lord Frey” for arriving at the Trident after the battle’s conclusion, and claiming he was there to support Robert, who had just won the battle.
History: House Frey has built up their influence and wealth thanks to their location. They have remained nominally loyal to House Tully, including joining them during Aegon’s conquest of the Riverlands.
Profile: House Frey is one of the youngest houses in the Seven Kingdoms, less than a millennia old. The built a bridge and keep astride the Green Fork of the Trident rivers, which has given them geographical power. The Freys are widely considered opportunistic upstarts.
House Lord: Walder Frey
Heir: Unclear on the show. Ryman Frey in the novels.
Family Members: Walder Frey, Lothar Frey, Black Walder Rivers, Walda Frey, Roose Bolton, Roslin Frey, Edmure Tully
Retainers: none depicted
Notable Vassals: none of note