sidou newmen yup lol, Roose tells this to Ramsey when he arrives back at the Dreadfort, or is it Winterfell? Can’t remember but it’s after he returns from the Red Wedding
I liked Fat Walda. She was a nice person and I was very sad when she and her baby died. She deserved much better. She did not choose her family nor her husband.
I dunno about that, man. Yeah, Merret Frey was a sad sack of shit, but he was still a highborn. He grew to middle-age and had a reasonably decent life. His wife may have despised him, but at least he was able to reproduce. I think the title of "Most Pathetic Character" should go to Chett from the Night's Watch. Chett was a Stewart, assisting Maester Aemon in taking care of the ravens until Samwell proved to be more qualified for the position due to being literate. After this, he was relegated to looking after the dogs in the kennels. Chett was an ugly boy, with boils covering his red face and a large, oozing cyst on his neck. Before being sent to the Wall, he was a leechman's son in the Riverlands, which essentially meant that his trade was to wade around in shallow ponds and collect the leeches that latched onto his legs in order to sell them to Maesters. He tried to proposition a girl named Bessa, who had reputedly fucked every other boy in the village; but even the village slut found him too repulsive to open her legs for and instead she rejected and laughed at him. Enraged and humiliated, he, in turn, stabbed her to death and was sent to the Wall as a result. He was among the Brothers who had intended to desert the Night's Watch on the very night they were attacked at the Fist of the First Men by wights. He had personally volunteered to murder Samwell, both as petty revenge for forcing him out of his relatively comfortable position at Castle Black, and to ensure that no ravens could be sent back to the Wall to inform the brothers there of the group's desertion. Of course, none of this transpired and Chett was killed at some point during the battle, though only after thoroughly hosing down the inside of his trousers. He later reappeared as a frosty-crotched wight and attempted to attack Sam and Gilly, but was set upon by ravens long enough for them to escape and be rescued by Coldhands. And that, my friends, was the sad, short, pathetic life of Chett the Leechman's Son.
@@henrywalker8287 I know that she is Jeor's younger sister, and therefore Jorah's aunt. I know that she is the current ruler of Bear Island, that she's referred to as "The She-Bear". I know that she has 5 daughters, one of which was killed during the Red Wedding. I know that her daughters' father is not known and that it's jokingly rumored that she took a bear to bed in order to conceive them. I know that her daughters encourage and proliferate the rumors, stating that female Mormonts are skinchangers that can turn into bears and take to the forest in order to mate. I know that her last known location was somewhere in the Neck, attempting to recruit the crannogmen in order to take Moat Cailin back from the Ironmen. And I know that while she is nothing special to look at, she is respected as a fierce and loyal warrior. Nothing about her character really screams "pathetic". So I'll ask again, what about her?
The members of House Crakehall are usually good. Lyle Crakehall went with Jaime to end the siege of Riverun, after he went back to keep a promise to hunt down some murderers and rapists in Darry (one was wearing the hound's helmet so he thought it was the hound). Roland Crakehall was a member of the kingsguard who Duncan the Tall said was one of the best knight in Westeros. Only Clarent Crakehall was a bit off. He won the war for the Westerlands against the Iron Islands then declared himself King of the Iron Islands. The islanders killed him within 6 months.
@@agustinvenegas5238 She gets a train run on her during the Riot of King's Landing and gets married to Bronn - who names the kid 'Tyrion Tanner' - 'Tyrion' to be a little shit and 'Tanner' because the gang-rape occurred behind a Tanner's shop. Her mother dies of old age or poison or whatever, her brother-in-law dies by challenging Bronn to a duel, and her sister dies by getting thrown in the Black Cells and experimented on by "Oh God, why?" Qyburn.
@@fuzzydunlop7928 Also is stated she is fat and retarded, even before King's Landing riot her mother have issues looking for a husband for her daughter.
Also known as Suicide Headaches, as people who suffer them have been known to kill themselves to stop the pain. I was diagnosed with cluster headaches years ago, luckily I've only had a couple of bouts which lasted about a month each. That's like having several migraines simultaneously every day for a month btw.
I get cluster headaches, but luckily, only about twice a year. When it happens the thought that crosses my mind is, if this continues then life is not possible.
@fabRic_jAck well, he is portrayed by others (Catelyn) as someone that u can't really trust, but at the same time, she ?and others) underestimated him. That's why I said that. I know he is smart.
Their entire nobility and power comes from a damm bridge! No conquest, heroic actions, land,trading or wealth brought them glory or respected status,but only inheriting a passage and demanding taxes by everyone who passed by. And I guess, they were a poor house judging that Walder Frey had 103 children to feed and wedd!
@MrKILLINOOBZ in fairness they did drop the beans a few times but everyone but Cat was too lame to figure out something was afoul and keep their shit together and not in their cups.
@@acropolisnow9466 why did he always have to remind that to everybody..... you could walk the streets of dreadfort and he will randomly introduce Ramsay to you like that... no wonder the guy is a psycho
Gatehouse Ami is not called that due to the time she was caught with three grooms it stems from when Jamie's cousin Daven joked about her " raising her portucullious for every knight that passes by ".
Anyone who has ever had a migraine can feel sympathy for Merret Frey. Unless you can stop one before it gets going ( and that's not an easy thing to do) then about the only thing you can do is lay still on a bed in a dark room until it goes away.
I have them at least once a week, and the rest of the time I have a low hum of a headache. Not the most pleasant thing to deal with, but not mind shattering. I can only imagine the pain poor Merrett had to go through.
Chett died in ASOS but it wasn't shown during his pov prologue. It ends with him laughing and pissing his pants. He's confirmed dead later. He's the only off screen (page) death.
Saddest thing about the duo of Freys fostering at Winterfell, Big and Little Walder. You learn from them so much about Frey culture. Everyone intensely aware of their place in the line of succession to lordship of the Twins. Big Walder was born first hence getting the name Big Walder over the later born Little Walder. However because Big Walder was born to someone lower down in the line of heirs it is Little Walder who will inherit before him. Also Little Walder is bigger and stronger even though dumber than Big Walder. Which it is why it is generally believed that Big Walder used the murderer roaming Winterfell to kill Little Walder.
Knowing the feeing of a terrible migraine, my heart goes out to Merret and all those countless souls in real life who suffered so before some God-sent man invented Advil.
Perfect casting too. David Bradley is so great at nailing the "Love to Hate Him" type of bitchy, grumpy, petty old men. He was born to play that role, especially for an audience that had already seen him play Mr. Filch in Harry Potter.
Heh, the North remembers with a Heart of Stone I'm always surprised Walder never tried to give any of his descendants to the Faith, Citadel or to take the Black
Yeah, wouldn't that have helped save money and reduce the number of Freys, also I'd be interesting to have Jon talk to a Frey before and after the Red Wedding. They are Freys at the Citadel and Faith, just not many of them.
That’s what actual medieval lords did back then, send extra sons off to be priests (septons) or monks (maesters), not really a real-world équivalent of the wall
@@stoutyyyy not always, it was jsut as common for them to become 'adventurers' ie mercenaries (this was actually even prefured as they were expected to send back some of their money home) although it did happen, it was supposed to be voluntary (although we also know it wasn't always)
I'd be interested to know what kind of medical issues this guy had from the helmet blow. My guess is a broken skull that never properly healed, but I'm not a medical expert.
Read about the Defiance of Duskendale. King Aerys tried to resolve a tax dispute to show up Tywin his Hand. Aerys was held captive for 6 months and became quite a bit madder afterwards. His revenge on the Houses of Darlyn and Hollard was extreme. Only one child the toddler Dontes Hollard was allowed to live because Ser Barriston Selmy who saved Aerys asked as a boon that he be spared. And you never hear about this in the show.
The Kingswood Brotherhood sure were great people for attacking those nasty traveling nobles that were attacking those poor traveling nobles... I think about 20 years before the events of the story?
Chronic migraines are no joke, they can really get in the way of living life. It’s so interesting how GRRM puts real disabilities and stuff in his books and we see how that world reacts. Makes it feel more real
There was an outlaw group called the Kingswood Brotherhood, who were attacking travelling highborns around 20 years before the start of the series. *Who were attacking travelling highborns around **_20 years_** before the start of the series.*
"Lady Walda is a Frey, and she has a fertile feel to her. I have become oddly fond of my fat little wife. The two before her never made a sound in bed, but this one squeals and shudders. I find that quite endearing. If she pops out sons the way she pops in tarts, the Dreadfort will soon be overrun with Boltons. Ramsay will kill them all, of course. That's for the best. I will not live long enough to see new sons to manhood, and boy lords are the bane of any House. Walda will grieve to see them die, though." - Roose Bolton (Reek III, ADWD) That passage floors me every time i read it.
david bradley did a great job portraying the late walder frey in the show. every time i go back and reread the books, i always picture his face when he shows up.
6:25 Head being shaved: other than being shaved because of lice, another reason people would shave their head back in the day is when they were ill, if they had a high fever.
I agree Merrit Frey had one chapter in which to tell his tale of woes. Jaime Lannister remembered once when thinking of the bandits in the Kingswood. He remembered Merrett as a terrible bully. This is one of George's many well crafted characters that inhabit the world of ASoIaF
I think Big Walder Frey, is going to turn out a lot more devious than you would assume. He drops so many little hints, he's like Sweetrobin, something big will happen around him.
it very common throughout history to use women's hair as a device; growing it long as a statement of pride, cutting it as a statement of humbleness or piety, shaving it as a form of social ostracism. a bit modern, but French women who had German boyfriends were often force shaved by their neighbors after WWII
Walder Frey always stole the show wether in the books or the show. Youre obviously supposed to hate him but his dirty grandpa vibes were funny af. Hes like a more sociopathic Hugh Hefner
So you can understand why it's a shock why Roslyn is actually decent-looking. People say that there are some decent-looking Freys aside from her but I'm not convinced
Jaime called Gatehouse Amy attractive and he very rarely calls anyone but Cersei attractive. Then you have Fair Walda who is probably the most attractive Frey girl. I recall Black Walder being considered an attractive man (by Frey standards?) which is why he has sex with all the other Frey girls and Lord Walder's later wives.
Roslin is the daughter of Walder and Bethany Rosby. Two of her brothers were absent from the Red Wedding, because they were considered too honorable, and were never seen again. Overall, the Rosby Freys seem to be the nice ones of the bunch. I supose she got her looks from the Rosby side, because Catelyn makes a comment when she meets her that the Rosbys are always gorgeous, but prone to illness. She also thinks Roslin looks pretty but will suffer immensely during childbirth, since she has very thin waistline that Catelyn describes as a Rosby feature.
@@edisonmichael6345 They weren't neccesarily too honerable, the other Freys just thought that they were loyal to Robb Stark, which is very plausible since one of them was Robbs squire despite being older than Robb and the other one accompanied Catelyn to Renly Over all it seems that all the Rosby Freys seem to have wanted to grow some power of their own by being close to house Tully/Stark considering they are almost last in the line of succession In the Feast of Crows , it is also mentioned that somebody is hiding and barricading the Rosby castle after the death of the last Rosby Out two Rosby-Freys are both pretty good candidats
Honourable Mentions: Any other Frey (except cutie 3.14 married to Edmure Tully) Edmure "Funeral pyre archer and unnecessary windmill procurer" Tully Liza "I'll poison my husband for Baelish's Littlefinger but I'll never stop breastfeeding my son" Tully Catelyn "I hate Jon Snow bc he's a motherless child and also I suck at hostage negotiations" Tully
R S L, c'mon man you can't give Edmure grief for fucking up the archery, he'd just lost his father and was overcome with grief and couldn't focus or keep still. The windmill on the other hand....
Whilst there's plenty of competent Freys (Like Lothar for example) and a few that don't look like weasels (As Catelyn mentions), I think Merret absorbed all their bad luck. They're a super interesting house, with members popping up everywhere (aiming to become High Septon before the Sparrow barges in, or fostered alongside Harry the Heir) the show does them a bit of a disservice by making them more one dimensional. They are still Freys though.
I did feel bad for him given the fact that he was captured, branded, and given an head injury. While he may have been a bad person given his Frey upbringing, he would not have been so pathetic if it wasn't for the outlaws attacking him.
But he's not bad for being a Frey though. There are decent Freys, both males and females. It's just sad how it is Stevron who had the worst legacy; Ryman, Edwyn, and Black Walder came from it.
I don't think the other squires literally made Merrett eat kettles of shit, I think it was like a metaphorical shit-eating, getting him back for all the bullying he did. I hope so..
I always wonder with stories like that if the girl was raped and then seen as a slut for that... maybe not but it’s always a thought I have with medieval style stories, seems possible
@@4Sim0n4 Them trying to rape her is not a stretch, they have been nuts, though anyone trying to rape and kill are nuts. High born girls have been raped or almost raped before...
Walder Frey arrived late at the Trident, hes lucky he didn't lose part of his lands for the fucking gull. Darry at the very least had the balls to side with the Targaryens from start to finish.
@Frank Castle Even with Jaime still in his hands, the Boltons could have tried to take him and give him to Tywin as proof of their loyalty, and to get the north. Without the Karstark and after the Greyjoy's raids, the war was over. The man who defeated Robb Stark was Robb himself, both with Jayne and killing Karstark.
Merrett Frey is the POV character from Feast For Crows if I recall correctly, the character from A Storm Of Swords is one of the plotting Night Watch guys
Re: Marissa, if it's anything like the show could she have been found in violation of the laws of the Seven? Cutting her hair could have been part of her atonement walk.
if it was that I would assume that he would specifically complain about it, it sounds like something inocent that no one can be blamed for (lice, getting something sticky stuck in her hair, haveing a high fever, etc)
eh merrett and pate yea cant say i really felt bad for chett he was just straight up malicious and vengeful had no redeeming quality or unfortunate circumstance that made me feel bad for him.
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The reason Roose picked Walda is because Walder Frey promised the womans weight in silver.
Wait. Is this true? that would be so funny.
sidou newmen yup lol, Roose tells this to Ramsey when he arrives back at the Dreadfort, or is it Winterfell? Can’t remember but it’s after he returns from the Red Wedding
@@creedfromtheoffice7750 in the show he mentions it to Lady Stark and Black Fish at the Red Wedding
hasty boi yeah now I remember that now, I was thinking of when Ramsey meets Walda in the north
@@creedfromtheoffice7750 true
The most pathetic characters are mostly House Frey.
books from Windblown i reccomend you watch preston jacobs frey civil war video...twow will surely be amazing with this addition
@LagiNaLangAko23 Blame her father's stupidity and his weak will, for he is not a brutal and cold blooded like a normal Lannister.
books from Windblown but they are very wealthy
@@petersmith9254 Wealthy did they ever did arrange a tourney, or did they ever deploy troops to combat.
Well, when you are ruled by a disgusting old man with issues...yeah.
I liked Fat Walda. She was a nice person and I was very sad when she and her baby died. She deserved much better. She did not choose her family nor her husband.
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@@BudMasta so does yours
@@BudMasta Lmao 😂😂😂
I agree i felt so sad when she and her baby died
@@BudMasta you give us potheads a bad name.
2:35 I think I just had minor amnesia...
yea
I felt like I was passing beneath the Bridge of Dream with Tyrion & co.
I almost thought that but it’s a editing mistake
You can say that again
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I dunno about that, man. Yeah, Merret Frey was a sad sack of shit, but he was still a highborn. He grew to middle-age and had a reasonably decent life. His wife may have despised him, but at least he was able to reproduce. I think the title of "Most Pathetic Character" should go to Chett from the Night's Watch.
Chett was a Stewart, assisting Maester Aemon in taking care of the ravens until Samwell proved to be more qualified for the position due to being literate. After this, he was relegated to looking after the dogs in the kennels. Chett was an ugly boy, with boils covering his red face and a large, oozing cyst on his neck.
Before being sent to the Wall, he was a leechman's son in the Riverlands, which essentially meant that his trade was to wade around in shallow ponds and collect the leeches that latched onto his legs in order to sell them to Maesters. He tried to proposition a girl named Bessa, who had reputedly fucked every other boy in the village; but even the village slut found him too repulsive to open her legs for and instead she rejected and laughed at him. Enraged and humiliated, he, in turn, stabbed her to death and was sent to the Wall as a result.
He was among the Brothers who had intended to desert the Night's Watch on the very night they were attacked at the Fist of the First Men by wights. He had personally volunteered to murder Samwell, both as petty revenge for forcing him out of his relatively comfortable position at Castle Black, and to ensure that no ravens could be sent back to the Wall to inform the brothers there of the group's desertion.
Of course, none of this transpired and Chett was killed at some point during the battle, though only after thoroughly hosing down the inside of his trousers. He later reappeared as a frosty-crotched wight and attempted to attack Sam and Gilly, but was set upon by ravens long enough for them to escape and be rescued by Coldhands.
And that, my friends, was the sad, short, pathetic life of Chett the Leechman's Son.
what about maege mormont of the north?
@@henrywalker8287
What about her?
@@josh420masterB what do you know about her ?
@@henrywalker8287
I know that she is Jeor's younger sister, and therefore Jorah's aunt.
I know that she is the current ruler of Bear Island, that she's referred to as "The She-Bear".
I know that she has 5 daughters, one of which was killed during the Red Wedding.
I know that her daughters' father is not known and that it's jokingly rumored that she took a bear to bed in order to conceive them.
I know that her daughters encourage and proliferate the rumors, stating that female Mormonts are skinchangers that can turn into bears and take to the forest in order to mate.
I know that her last known location was somewhere in the Neck, attempting to recruit the crannogmen in order to take Moat Cailin back from the Ironmen.
And I know that while she is nothing special to look at, she is respected as a fierce and loyal warrior.
Nothing about her character really screams "pathetic". So I'll ask again, what about her?
@@josh420masterB you misundersatood i didnt mean to imply that she was pathetic i was just asking what facts do yo know about her
so basically the Freys are trolls since they have to pass to troll toll to get the boy soul/hole.
Hahahaha! Oh man I love that I got this reference.
Danny Devito is just awesome.
You gotta pay the troll toll if you want to get into that boy’s hole
@@stoutyyyy boy's souls
Walder Frey is Frank Reynolds
trooooll toll!!
And he is a westerlander and a Frey. What a combination
The members of House Crakehall are usually good. Lyle Crakehall went with Jaime to end the siege of Riverun, after he went back to keep a promise to hunt down some murderers and rapists in Darry (one was wearing the hound's helmet so he thought it was the hound). Roland Crakehall was a member of the kingsguard who Duncan the Tall said was one of the best knight in Westeros. Only Clarent Crakehall was a bit off. He won the war for the Westerlands against the Iron Islands then declared himself King of the Iron Islands. The islanders killed him within 6 months.
The most pathetic one is likely one that nobody even remembers - I always felt particularly bad for Lollys Stokeworth.
Who is that?
@@agustinvenegas5238 She gets a train run on her during the Riot of King's Landing and gets married to Bronn - who names the kid 'Tyrion Tanner' - 'Tyrion' to be a little shit and 'Tanner' because the gang-rape occurred behind a Tanner's shop. Her mother dies of old age or poison or whatever, her brother-in-law dies by challenging Bronn to a duel, and her sister dies by getting thrown in the Black Cells and experimented on by "Oh God, why?" Qyburn.
@@fuzzydunlop7928 Also is stated she is fat and retarded, even before King's Landing riot her mother have issues looking for a husband for her daughter.
Yeah, I felt a little bad for Falyse, however dim she was, lol
@@fuzzydunlop7928
Lady Tanda dies of complications after breaking her hip.
Merret Frey probably had what's called Cluster Headaches, which is known to be one of the most painful conditions. I feel so bad for him.
You feel bad for a piece of shit like merret?
Also known as Suicide Headaches, as people who suffer them have been known to kill themselves to stop the pain. I was diagnosed with cluster headaches years ago, luckily I've only had a couple of bouts which lasted about a month each. That's like having several migraines simultaneously every day for a month btw.
Addicus Spiderjump Sounds like literal hell
I get cluster headaches, but luckily, only about twice a year. When it happens the thought that crosses my mind is, if this continues then life is not possible.
@@fenixchief7 he was not evil
The thing that most amazes me is the fact that George built the Freys this stupids and pathetics... That's why the Red Wedding shocked so much
Maísa Santos I think the lannisters may have had a part in that planning.
@fabRic_jAck well, he is portrayed by others (Catelyn) as someone that u can't really trust, but at the same time, she ?and others) underestimated him. That's why I said that. I know he is smart.
I think they have a certain low cunning
Their entire nobility and power comes from a damm bridge! No conquest, heroic actions, land,trading or wealth brought them glory or respected status,but only inheriting a passage and demanding taxes by everyone who passed by.
And I guess, they were a poor house judging that Walder Frey had 103 children to feed and wedd!
@MrKILLINOOBZ in fairness they did drop the beans a few times but everyone but Cat was too lame to figure out something was afoul and keep their shit together and not in their cups.
I always love it when Roose remind Ramsey that he is a bastard xd
The Roose is loose kek.
'This is my bastard'
@@acropolisnow9466 why did he always have to remind that to everybody..... you could walk the streets of dreadfort and he will randomly introduce Ramsay to you like that... no wonder the guy is a psycho
@@jonny2hotty378 Oh he was a psycho before Roose took him in.
@The Nova renaissance In The Show. Asoiaf Roose Is Pretty Fukn Clever
Gatehouse Ami is not called that due to the time she was caught with three grooms it stems from when Jamie's cousin Daven joked about her " raising her portucullious for every knight that passes by ".
Also, it's confirmed that she has had an affair with Black Walder. Yes, Freys practice incest.
@@valtersplume3726 honestly shocked this isn’t a bigger thing with them
@@brigidmadden5577 Black Walder is a cousin. Relationships between cousins isn't incest in this society, just like it wasn't in real life.
@@gooby214 "But officer it's actually not incest because we're only cousins"
@@valtersplume3726If cousins getting it on is incestuous, then most humans for most of history, especially Europeans, have some explaining to do.
Anyone who has ever had a migraine can feel sympathy for Merret Frey. Unless you can stop one before it gets going ( and that's not an easy thing to do) then about the only thing you can do is lay still on a bed in a dark room until it goes away.
I have them at least once a week, and the rest of the time I have a low hum of a headache. Not the most pleasant thing to deal with, but not mind shattering. I can only imagine the pain poor Merrett had to go through.
Chett died in ASOS but it wasn't shown during his pov prologue. It ends with him laughing and pissing his pants. He's confirmed dead later. He's the only off screen (page) death.
Oh my god I realized Little Walder is the Eric Cartman of Westeros.
Cartman only plays Games he can win.
Saddest thing about the duo of Freys fostering at Winterfell, Big and Little Walder. You learn from them so much about Frey culture. Everyone intensely aware of their place in the line of succession to lordship of the Twins. Big Walder was born first hence getting the name Big Walder over the later born Little Walder. However because Big Walder was born to someone lower down in the line of heirs it is Little Walder who will inherit before him. Also Little Walder is bigger and stronger even though dumber than Big Walder. Which it is why it is generally believed that Big Walder used the murderer roaming Winterfell to kill Little Walder.
Knowing the feeing of a terrible migraine, my heart goes out to Merret and all those countless souls in real life who suffered so before some God-sent man invented Advil.
you mean ibuprofen
8:39 Open CC
"I'm not gay yet unfortunately"
Also Freys = Fries
Character profiles of characters that are only in the book are the best. Keep em coming!
"they pile up!"
amazingly entertaining character, walter frey
Yeah, I hear that when he throws parties, the music is just excellent.
Perfect casting too. David Bradley is so great at nailing the "Love to Hate Him" type of bitchy, grumpy, petty old men. He was born to play that role, especially for an audience that had already seen him play Mr. Filch in Harry Potter.
He was funny and Robb got what was coming to him
Heh, the North remembers with a Heart of Stone
I'm always surprised Walder never tried to give any of his descendants to the Faith, Citadel or to take the Black
Yeah, wouldn't that have helped save money and reduce the number of Freys, also I'd be interesting to have Jon talk to a Frey before and after the Red Wedding. They are Freys at the Citadel and Faith, just not many of them.
Luceon Frey is a septon of the Most Devout in King's Landing. And there are Freys who became maesters. They chose themselves of course.
That’s what actual medieval lords did back then, send extra sons off to be priests (septons) or monks (maesters), not really a real-world équivalent of the wall
Novi promatrač those aren’t a lifetime vow tho
@@stoutyyyy not always, it was jsut as common for them to become 'adventurers' ie mercenaries (this was actually even prefured as they were expected to send back some of their money home)
although it did happen, it was supposed to be voluntary (although we also know it wasn't always)
I'd be interested to know what kind of medical issues this guy had from the helmet blow. My guess is a broken skull that never properly healed, but I'm not a medical expert.
Andy Ruggles Often people who suffer serious head injuries wind up with terrible migraines. This is what I suspect is the case here
Ser Dontos' story is sad and pathetic too with a touch of sympathy that Merrett's story lacks.
I felt bad for Merrett from his headaches. He probably had serious migraines and it led him to live a life as an alcoholic
Merret is a poor bastard, I kind of like him
@@jaimelannister1797 He was a POS before the injury, I don't get why people forget that...
Merrett frey was pathetic but never a fool at which he was better than ser Dontos
Read about the Defiance of Duskendale. King Aerys tried to resolve a tax dispute to show up Tywin his Hand. Aerys was held captive for 6 months and became quite a bit madder afterwards. His revenge on the Houses of Darlyn and Hollard was extreme. Only one child the toddler Dontes Hollard was allowed to live because Ser Barriston Selmy who saved Aerys asked as a boon that he be spared. And you never hear about this in the show.
The Kingswood Brotherhood sure were great people for attacking those nasty traveling nobles that were attacking those poor traveling nobles... I think about 20 years before the events of the story?
Chronic migraines are no joke, they can really get in the way of living life. It’s so interesting how GRRM puts real disabilities and stuff in his books and we see how that world reacts. Makes it feel more real
I have a mild headache now and it's ruining my day, I can't emagine what it would be like to have it 10 times worse constantly, literal hell
I'd give anything to see a version of the Red Wedding with Nelson Muntz and Barney Gumble.
There was an outlaw group called the Kingswood Brotherhood, who were attacking travelling highborns around 20 years before the start of the series.
*Who were attacking travelling highborns around **_20 years_** before the start of the series.*
This entire video is just... _Freysist_
tbh we're all Freysist though
You did a fantastic job analyzing this House. Kudos.
"Lady Walda is a Frey, and she has a fertile feel to her. I have become oddly fond of my fat little wife. The two before her never made a sound in bed, but this one squeals and shudders. I find that quite endearing. If she pops out sons the way she pops in tarts, the Dreadfort will soon be overrun with Boltons. Ramsay will kill them all, of course. That's for the best. I will not live long enough to see new sons to manhood, and boy lords are the bane of any House. Walda will grieve to see them die, though." - Roose Bolton (Reek III, ADWD)
That passage floors me every time i read it.
It's a shame theon took that title in the show.
Edit: he redeemed himself tho.
theon redeemed himself
Theon is only human. He has long since found redemption. Especially so with him choosing to defend Bran in tonight's episode.
david bradley did a great job portraying the late walder frey in the show.
every time i go back and reread the books, i always picture his face when he shows up.
SAD (Trump voice)
Trump is real life walder frey
Creepy Closet lmao, he totally is!
Creepy Closet Hillary is cersei. I'm so sick of uninformed people that pick a political side and think they're good. You're morons
As somebody uninformed and not from the us i can(n’t) say that both trump and clinton seemed like a terrible choice for a president...
Nikif Fleser ok
That little detail about Wenda and the branding makes me laugh every time
6:25 Head being shaved: other than being shaved because of lice, another reason people would shave their head back in the day is when they were ill, if they had a high fever.
no there is illness that feeds off the scalp i don't know medicals name but many 3rd countries still suffer from it.
the closed caption for walder frey scene says I'm not gay yet unfortunately 8:38
Lmao that is great. And right before it says all the Fries are waiting for him to die.
Very unfortunate for his wives.
@@rtozier2011 married to a frey
@@faisalkamal4319 And a heterosexual one at that, so no chance of him leaving you alone
I really like how calm your voice is, it's very relaxing to watch your videos!
I want more character synopsis. This video was great as is all your other work.
One of my favorite chapters of the book for some reason, its just so brutal. I can't help but feel sorry for Merret to be honest though.
Ha... no
I agree Merrit Frey had one chapter in which to tell his tale of woes. Jaime Lannister remembered once when thinking of the bandits in the Kingswood. He remembered Merrett as a terrible bully. This is one of George's many well crafted characters that inhabit the world of ASoIaF
Merrett rhymes with ferret, which belongs to the same family as the weasel, which all Freys take after
It also sounds like "merit" which he is trying and failing to earn...
I loved that ending. "Unfortunately for you, we have a witness. What do you say m'lady?" **Nods** "You heard her boys.. string him up." 🤣
Awww, Walda. 💖 She was the only person in the Bolton family (and Frey tbh) that I liked.
I think Big Walder Frey, is going to turn out a lot more devious than you would assume. He drops so many little hints, he's like Sweetrobin, something big will happen around him.
it very common throughout history to use women's hair as a device; growing it long as a statement of pride, cutting it as a statement of humbleness or piety, shaving it as a form of social ostracism. a bit modern, but French women who had German boyfriends were often force shaved by their neighbors after WWII
yup, dutch women w german lovers post-ww2 had to do the same! lice is a good option, but my mind immediately went to the first option!
My guess is that daughter was shaved as a punishment for a offence of some kind.
The Frey’s.... is the twins like the Alabama of GoT?
Freys aren't that bad
More like Florida
@@ericaburke89 nah its Alabama
There's always Kentucky
They are the ugly but not that in reed lol
Walder Frey always stole the show wether in the books or the show. Youre obviously supposed to hate him but his dirty grandpa vibes were funny af. Hes like a more sociopathic Hugh Hefner
*heh*
Lady Walda in the show was a sweetheart. I felt so bad for her
So you can understand why it's a shock why Roslyn is actually decent-looking. People say that there are some decent-looking Freys aside from her but I'm not convinced
Jaime called Gatehouse Amy attractive and he very rarely calls anyone but Cersei attractive. Then you have Fair Walda who is probably the most attractive Frey girl. I recall Black Walder being considered an attractive man (by Frey standards?) which is why he has sex with all the other Frey girls and Lord Walder's later wives.
Probably only Fair Walda, Roslin and Gatehouse Ami
Fat Walda thicc
Roslin is the daughter of Walder and Bethany Rosby.
Two of her brothers were absent from the Red Wedding, because they were considered too honorable, and were never seen again. Overall, the Rosby Freys seem to be the nice ones of the bunch.
I supose she got her looks from the Rosby side, because Catelyn makes a comment when she meets her that the Rosbys are always gorgeous, but prone to illness. She also thinks Roslin looks pretty but will suffer immensely during childbirth, since she has very thin waistline that Catelyn describes as a Rosby feature.
@@edisonmichael6345 They weren't neccesarily too honerable, the other Freys just thought that they were loyal to Robb Stark, which is very plausible since one of them was Robbs squire despite being older than Robb and the other one accompanied Catelyn to Renly
Over all it seems that all the Rosby Freys seem to have wanted to grow some power of their own by being close to house Tully/Stark considering they are almost last in the line of succession
In the Feast of Crows , it is also mentioned that somebody is hiding and barricading the Rosby castle after the death of the last Rosby
Out two Rosby-Freys are both pretty good candidats
GRR Martin: Hmmmm, I need to make a character that will truly appear pathetic in the eyes of the viewers.
House Frey it is.
crazy how many times you can read the books and not know little walder was merrets son
Hes not the most pathetic , he just the most unlucky poor merett :'( #MakeMerettGreatAgain
Making someone “eat shit” means they made fun of him relentlessly. Not that they actually made him eat shit 😂😂😂😂
Why is Silvio Barbarigo from Assassin's Creed in ASOIAF?
Honourable Mentions:
Any other Frey (except cutie 3.14 married to Edmure Tully)
Edmure "Funeral pyre archer and unnecessary windmill procurer" Tully
Liza "I'll poison my husband for Baelish's Littlefinger but I'll never stop breastfeeding my son" Tully
Catelyn "I hate Jon Snow bc he's a motherless child and also I suck at hostage negotiations" Tully
So basically alm the tullys except for the blackfish and hoster
Basically, fuck the riverlands, they got what they deserved.
@@thebloodyhound9098 hoster is complete shit so add him too
R S L, c'mon man you can't give Edmure grief for fucking up the archery, he'd just lost his father and was overcome with grief and couldn't focus or keep still. The windmill on the other hand....
What about Olyvar and Perwyn Frey? Both brothers to Roslin who both did not took part in the red wedding same as Alessander Frey?
Pate from Dance didn't deserve that tho...☹
Who were attacking traveling highborns around twenty years before the start of the series
I think it's been hinted at in the encyclopedia that the king's wood people are the faith militant.
That’s not Merret Frey. That’s Silvio Barbarigo from Assassin’s Creed II.
The outlaw that gave merrett his headache was azor ahai
Whilst there's plenty of competent Freys (Like Lothar for example) and a few that don't look like weasels (As Catelyn mentions), I think Merret absorbed all their bad luck.
They're a super interesting house, with members popping up everywhere (aiming to become High Septon before the Sparrow barges in, or fostered alongside Harry the Heir) the show does them a bit of a disservice by making them more one dimensional.
They are still Freys though.
I did feel bad for him given the fact that he was captured, branded, and given an head injury. While he may have been a bad person given his Frey upbringing, he would not have been so pathetic if it wasn't for the outlaws attacking him.
But he's not bad for being a Frey though. There are decent Freys, both males and females. It's just sad how it is Stevron who had the worst legacy; Ryman, Edwyn, and Black Walder came from it.
I don't think the other squires literally made Merrett eat kettles of shit, I think it was like a metaphorical shit-eating, getting him back for all the bullying he did. I hope so..
Ooh Lord i do hope that is the case.
I feel bad for Walda... Her death was completely unnecessary and she was a sweet person
Being sweet in Westeros only gets you killed faster.
she ain't dead (yet) in the books if i remember correctly.
The POV is Chett the guy who lost his spot serving maester aemon.
I never forget story about his doughter Amerei. She was cough fucking three grooms at the same time as a teen xd
I always wonder with stories like that if the girl was raped and then seen as a slut for that... maybe not but it’s always a thought I have with medieval style stories, seems possible
@@misspeaches1144 Those guys must been nuts if they tried to raped a highborn young lady. She was just horny all the time with a good body.
I would hit it
@@misspeaches1144 Possibly, yes. I think that is the case too, or could be the case.
@@4Sim0n4 Them trying to rape her is not a stretch, they have been nuts, though anyone trying to rape and kill are nuts. High born girls have been raped or almost raped before...
Am I dumb or did you use a picture of Rodrigo Borgia for Merrett?
The epilogue chapters are always among the most insightful.
Savage title but I can't say I disagree
who are attacking highborn travelers around 20 years before the start of the series...
"We could have had an alliance for half the price if you let the porkling put the spoon down every once in a while." Damn.
Much as I hate walder frey I have to admit that he's a absolute savage.
‘Gatehouse Amy’ got me WHEEZING 😂
I’m a troll. And i collect tolls. To cross this bridge costs a lot of dough! ( joe scruggs. Goo goo ga ga song )
where is that picture of the red wedding from? at 0:34
Walder Frey arrived late at the Trident, hes lucky he didn't lose part of his lands for the fucking gull. Darry at the very least had the balls to side with the Targaryens from start to finish.
A good example of how different styles and quality of armour can be the difference between "another fight" and "you're done".
Balon Greyjoy wants his title back
I never stopped to think about the prologue deaths, but you're right.
Love your videos man, you really deserve more subscribers for how in depth you go into ASOIAF
I hear the kingswood brotherhood were attacking traveling highborns about 20 years before the start of the series.
Could you do a video about the religions in Game of Thrones? It would be really interesting!!! Thank you very much for your work!
Pit Schmit I second this.
Bump
Whoa.... is Barney Gumble Nelson's.... father?!?!?
Snake was revealed to be Nelson's dad iirc. It's been years since I've seen the episode tho, so I might be remembering it wrong
Well done. Fan base professionalism
Please do more videos on the smaller characters of ASoIaF!
I wonder if "Lady Stoneheart" remembers that it was her and her son's fault for the Red Wedding.
Hmm...
How is it her fault, though? Catelyn didn't tell Robb to marry someone else. She tried to lessen the blow by marrying Edmure instead.
@Frank Castle Even with Jaime still in his hands, the Boltons could have tried to take him and give him to Tywin as proof of their loyalty, and to get the north. Without the Karstark and after the Greyjoy's raids, the war was over. The man who defeated Robb Stark was Robb himself, both with Jayne and killing Karstark.
Can you do character stories.. Like from their birth to death or present time.... This would be awesome!
he makes theon look like jon
5:35 Aw, what a sweet boy
Merrett Frey is the POV character from Feast For Crows if I recall correctly, the character from A Storm Of Swords is one of the plotting Night Watch guys
Re: Marissa, if it's anything like the show could she have been found in violation of the laws of the Seven? Cutting her hair could have been part of her atonement walk.
justdrop I doubt it. I got the impression that she is fairly young.
@@0816M3RC That's cool. Honestly just spitballing.
Or possibly because of a high fever, to cool her off
if it was that I would assume that he would specifically complain about it, it sounds like something inocent that no one can be blamed for (lice, getting something sticky stuck in her hair, haveing a high fever, etc)
I don't know why, but I feel more empathy to miserable characters like Chett, Merret, Pate, etc.
Chett doesn't deserve sympathy, he's a Westerosi incel
Same
eh merrett and pate yea cant say i really felt bad for chett he was just straight up malicious and vengeful had no redeeming quality or unfortunate circumstance that made me feel bad for him.
@@scoliosis9478Chett was a literal incel lmao.
Thank you for not making yet another video about the s8 trailer after your first one unlike some other people...
So, i was wondering who would take over house FREY since Walter has now died, i bet there will be some necks being cut over this!
The Red Funeral
What the hell is wrong with those squires ?
i only now realise the similarities between nelson and barney
Roy Dotrese reading that chapter was great
"Little Walder" is the big one, "Big Walder" is the little one.
Ah, irony.
Historically, shaving a persons head was a way to cool down the head when one was suffering from a fever.
Mia Moulop Really?
Imagine being Merritt frey and seeing this video about you.
Sadly I hate to say somehow I missed the epilouge. Thank you so much have to go back....
John Sheely it’s one of the coolest parts because it introduces Lady Stoneheart. Should definitely give it a read.
5:36 do not trust this smile
I think Pate from Oldtown would contest this.
Sounds like he has trigeminal neuralgia