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| “ | This was my father's solar. He ruled the riverlands from here, wisely and well. The light was good there, and whenever he looked up from his work he could see the river. When his eyes were tired he would have Cat read to him. Littlefinger and I built a castle out of wooden blocks once, there beside the door. You will never know how sick it makes me to see you in this room, Kingslayer. You will never know how much I despise you. | „ |
| ~ Edmure to Jaime Lannister, after the siege of Riverrun. |
| “ | How can we talk of peace while the Lannisters spread like a pestilence over my father's domains, stealing his crops and slaughtering his people? | „ |
| ~ Edmure opposing Robb Stark's attempt to negotiate for peace, with Robb telling him that negotiations will be rejected anyway. |
| “ | Catelyn: Who are all these folk? Edmure: My people. They were afraid. |
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| ~ Edmure and Catelyn, talking about refugees being admitted to Riverrun during Tywin Lannister's march back to the west. |
Edmure Tully is a supporting character in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. He's the fifth child of Lord Hoster Tully and Lady Minisa Whent, and the younger brother of Catelyn Tully and Lysa Tully. His mother had 3 other male sons, all of them died as babies. He gave the nickname "Littlefinger" to Petyr Baelish and the two were friends, until Edmure squired for Brandon Stark during the duel for Catelyn's hand. Petyr felt betrayed by Edmure and never forgave him for this.
During the first novel, he is around 23 to 31, his exact age being unknown. He remained unmarried for a long time, as his father preferred to wait for a chance for a marriage alliance with another great house. Edmure is known for his promiscuity and had multiple relationships with different women. As Edmure is known to sleep around with different girls in the towns of the Riverlands, Catelyn is sure he has several unacknowledged bastard children of his own scattered throughout the lands.
Despite his flaws, Edmure has become a beloved figure in the Riverlands, since since his father fell ill, he is the de-facto head of the House Tully family. During this time, Edmure has cultivated good relations with a number of nobles or children of noble lords, and has cared for the common people by giving them food, protection, and plenty.
He was portrayed by Tobias Menzies.
History[]
At the beginning of the series Ser Edmure Tully is heir to Riverrun and the Lord Paramountship of the Trident. His father Lord Hoster Tully is ill and Edmure has taken over the running of Riverrun.
Edmure is a kind-hearted man who cares for the people under his rule but a poor military commander who often makes rash decisions. He's also considered hot-headed, especially when he was a boy. He had a number of friends who had similar characteristics, most notably Marq Piper. The young Edmure once broke his arm after falling from an elm in Riverrun's godswood. He never married because his father wants to wait if it was possible to an alliance by marry with some other great house. He often went wenching and had a number of affairs. In one case, he had drunk too much and was unable to "perform". A singer, Tom of Sevens, made a mocking song about Edmure, which mentioned a "floppy fish", causing him to develop a dislike of singers in general.
When his sister Catelyn Stark seizes Tyrion Lannister in the Riverlands, Tyrion's father Lord Tywin Lannister sends Ser Gregor Clegane "the Mountain that Rides" to attack the Riverlands. Edmure's troops are drawn away and Tywin's elder son Ser Jaime Lannister attacks Riverrun, capturing Edmure.
Meanwhile King Robert Baratheon has been murdered by the plots of his wife Cersei Lannister, Tywin's daughter. Her son Joffrey Baratheon succeeds. Edmure's brother-in-law Eddard Stark has found out Cersei's children were actually fathered by her brother Ser Jaime Lannister. When he tries to ensure the rightful heir Stannis Baratheon succeeds he is imprisoned. His son Robb Stark brings the forces of the North to the Riverlands to battle the Lannisters and free his father. Robb is forced to march his army through the Twins, a bridge owned by the disloyal Tully vassal Lord Walder Frey. He forces Robb to agree to marry a Frey girl in exchange for Frey support. Robb captures Jaime and frees his uncle. However Joffrey executes Eddard. At Riverrun the Northern Lords proclaim Robb King in the North and the River Lords proclaim him their King as well.
Edmure cares for the suffering commoners of the riverlands and lets the river lords leave Riverrun to defend their lands from the Lannister army, while also allowing the smallfolk refugees in his castle. When Robb goes to invade the westerlands with Ser Brynden and most of the northern army, Ser Edmure is charged to hold Riverrun. He manages to defeat Tywin Lannister and his army, chasing them away from the Trident. However this turns to be strategical failure since it costs the war, as Robb wanted to drive Tywin and his forces to the west, where they could keep him busy while Stannis was invading King's Landing. Edmure is furious at Catelyn for letting Jaime escape Riverrun and dismisess the kingslayer's promises to free Sansa and Arya as worthless.
Later Hoster Tully dies, making Edmure Lord of Riverrun. Robb has broken the marriage pact after he deflowered Jeyne Westerling during his Westerlands campaign and married her to save her honour. The Freys agree to join his cause again if Edmure marries Roslin Frey, a daughter of Lord Walder Frey from his sixth wife. However in what becomes known as the Red Wedding, Robb, Catelyn and most of his army are treacherously murdered. Edmure is imprisoned. The Tullys are stripped of Riverrun, which is granted to Walder Frey's second son Emmon Frey, who is married to Tywin Lannister's sister. The title of Lord Paramount of the Trident is given to Petyr Baelish, the new Lord of Harrenhal.
However Riverrun is held by Edmure's uncle Ser Brynden Tully, "the Blackfish". Walder Frey's grandson and heir Ser Ryman Frey has a gallows built in front of Riverrun and each day places Edmure on the gallows. However he never hangs him as he does not want to lose a hostage, meaning the Blackfish refuses to yield. Edmure has impregnated Roslin though she prays for a daughter, fearing her family will kill Edmure if she produces a male heir to the Tullys. Jaime Lannister persuades Edmure to make his uncle yield Riverrun, promising he will treat Edmure well and provide for their child. If Edmure refuses the Tullys and Riverrun will be destroyed.
Edmure delays in surrendering Riverrun, giving Brynden time to escape, by swimming under a gate and through the river. Emmon Frey is furious and threatens to behead Edmure. Jaime sends Edmure towards Casterly Rock with an escort of 400 under Ser Forley Prester, with orders to shoot him if there is an attempt to free him, worried that the Brotherhood without Banners will try to free Edmure.
Game of Thrones[]
In the version of the television series, Edmure is freed and Riverrun's Lands, incomes, and titles are restored to him, including the title of Lord Paramount of the Trident. In the final episode, he participates in the Great Council of 305 AC, during which Bran Stark is named Bran I The Broken.
Quotes[]
By Edmure[]
| “ | Edmure: Kingslayer? Better a sword than a rope. Do it, Payne. Jaime: Ser Ilyn, you heard Lord Tully. Do it. |
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| ~ Edmure meeting Jaime and his army during the second siege of Riverrun. |
| “ | Edmure: And if I will not yield? Jaime: You've seen our numbers, Edmure. You've seen the ladders, the towers, the trebuchets, the rams. If I speak the command, my coz will bridge your moat and break your gate. Hundreds will die, most of them your own. Your former bannermen will make up the first wave of attackers, so you'll start your day by killing the fathers and brothers of men who died for you at the Twins. The second wave will be Freys, I have no lack of those. My westermen will follow when your archers are short of arrows and your knights so weary they can hardly lift their blades. When the castle falls, all those inside will be put to the sword. Your herds will be butchered, your godswood will be felled, your keeps and towers will burn. I'll pull your walls down, and divert the Tumblestone over the ruins. By the time I'm done no man will ever know that a castle once stood here. Your wife may whelp before that. You'll want your child, I expect. I'll send him to you when he's born. With a trebuchet. |
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| ~ Jaime threatens Edmure. |
About Edmure[]
| “ | Karyl Vance: Ser Edmure has sent men to every village and holdfast within a day's ride of the border. The next raider will not have such an easy time of it. Ned Stark's thoughts: And that may be precisely what Lord Tywin wants. To bleed off strength from Riverrun, goad the boy (Edmure) into scattering his swords. His wife's brother was young, and more gallant than wise. He would try to hold every inch of his soil, to defend every man, woman, and child who named him lord, and Tywin Lannister was shrewd enough to know that. |
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| ~ Ned Stark and Karyl Vance about Edmure's reaction to House Clegane's raids in three villages in Piper and Vance lands in the Riverlands. |
| “ | Is it my fault that your fool brother lost his battle before we could march? I am told the Kingslayer went through him like an axe through ripe cheese. | „ |
| ~ Walder Frey to Catelyn Stark, about Edmure's defeat and injury after fighting against Jaime in battle during the first siege of Riverrun. |
| “ | Only my sweet brother would crowd all these useless mouths into a castle that might soon be under siege. Catelyn knew that Edmure had a soft heart; sometimes she thought his head was even softer. She loved him for it, yet still ... | „ |
| ~ Catelyn's thoughts about Edmure allowing masses of refugee smallfolk into his castle, as they fled from the marching army of the Westerlands. |
| “ | He had the same blue eyes as his sister Catelyn, and Jaime saw the same loathing there that he'd once seen in hers. | „ |
| ~ Jaime Lannister's thoughts. |
| “ | Tytos Blackwood: For honor's sake I must ask about my liege lord. Jaime: Ser Edmure is on his way to Casterly Rock as my captive. His wife will remain at the Twins until their child is born. Then she and the babe will join him. So long as he does not attempt escape or plot rebellion, Edmure will live a long life. Tytos: Long and bitter. A life without honor. Until his dying day, men will say he was afraid to fight. Jaime's thoughts: Unjustly. It was his child he feared for. He knew whose son I am. |
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| ~ Jaime thinking it will be unfair how people might think of Edmure as a coward. |
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