House The Court

The Lord Who Sat Outside

Mace Tyrell

The besieger Stannis outlasted at Storm's End.

Portrait of Mace Tyrell

Mace Tyrell brought the might of the Reach to the Targaryen cause and spent the entire war sitting outside Storm's End, unable to take it from a starving garrison commanded by Robert's grim younger brother. His host feasted within sight of men eating rats, and still the walls held.

He surrendered the moment Eddard Stark arrived and lost nothing at all for having backed the losing side — a reminder that in Westeros the consequences of treason depend almost entirely on how many spears you can still field afterwards.

At a Glance

HouseTyrell of Highgarden
TitleLord of Highgarden, Warden of the South
War recordBesieged Storm's End for a year; never took it
FateSurrendered, forgiven, unchanged

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