House Redbeard
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House Redbeard is the name Queen Selyse Florent gives to the family of Gerrick, a wildling explorer who claims descent from Raymun Redbeard, a former King-Beyond-the-Wall.
Its brief place in the story comes from the truce the wildlings strike with the Night's Watch and the marriages Selyse herself arranges for his daughters.
Origin of the Name
Selyse Florent is the one who coins the name: she calls Gerrick's family House Redbeard because he presents himself as a descendant of Raymun Redbeard, a King-Beyond-the-Wall of times past. Gerrick himself feeds that fame by styling himself Redbeard's Blood.
But the kinship is not what he claims: he actually descends from a younger brother of Raymun, known among the wildlings as the Red Crow, not from the king himself.
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Truce at the Wall
Gerrick is one of the leaders who accompany Tormund when he brings his people to the Wall to strike a truce with the black brothers. As a guarantee of the agreement, he hands over his son to be held hostage by the Night's Watch.
Queen Selyse uses the family's arrival to weave alliances: she marries Gerrick's three daughters to Ser Axell Florent, Ser Brus Buckler, and Ser Malegorn of Redpool.
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Books and show
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| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Dance with Dragons | Book | Origin of the Name, Truce at the Wall |
