Battle of the Trident Game of Thrones Wiki. Battle of the Trident. About 3. 5,0. 00 troopsbut battle hardened. More than. 40,0. 00 troopsbut inexperiencedincluding. Dornishmen. Barristan Selmy When your brother Rhaegar led his army into battle at the Trident, men died for him because they believed in him, because they loved him Jorah Mormont Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly. And Rhaegar died. Barristan Selmy and Jorah Mormont to Daenerys TargaryensrcThe Battle of the Trident was the climactic battle of the civil war known as Roberts Rebellion. History. Prelude. In his previous campaigns, Robert Baratheon had successfully led his main army north from the Stormlands to join his main allies in the North, the Vale, and the Riverlands. He cut his way through loyalist Houses that attempted to stop him at Summerhall, Ashford, and Stoney Sept. At the last location, a loyalist army attempted to corner him but in the Battle of the Bells, the armies of the North, Vale, and Riverlands arrived and their combined forces drove them off. The combined rebel army then withdrew into friendly territory north of the Trident. The Riverlords remained divided, but House Tully sided with the rebels. While the rebels massed north of the river, Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen who had started the entire war when he abducted. Lyanna Stark finally reappeared in Kings Landing and massed the bulk of the remaining loyalist forces. He then led them north to face off against Roberts armies when they attempted to cross south of the Trident and advance on Kings Landing. Roberts rebel army at the Trident was composed of the forces from the Stormlands, the North, the Vale, and rebel houses from the Riverlands such as the Tullys. Roberts personal army from the Stormlands was somewhat diminished in size from all of the fighting it had seen but was more battle hardened. The rebel forces from the North, Vale, and Riverlands had also seen action at the Battle of the Bells and though slightly outnumbered by Rhaegars army, had more combat experience. The army group was commanded by Lord Robert Baratheon himself, Lord Eddard Stark, Lord Jon Arryn, Lord Hoster Tully, and several of their bannermen, including Lord Roose Bolton1 of the Dreadfort, and Lord Thorren Forrester2 of Ironrath. Rhaegars loyalist army consisted primarily of the direct Targaryen vassals from the Crownlands, joined by 1. Dornishmen under the command of Prince Lewyn Martell3 of the Kingsguard. Rhaegars own lawful wife was Elia Martell, and the Mad King kept her as a virtual hostage in the Red Keep to ensure House Martells support. A few men from the Reach were also present, but the bulk of House Tyrells army was tied down further south besieging. Storms End, held by Roberts younger brother Stannis. Rhaegars forces were fresh and larger than the rebel army but were unbloodied and less experienced. Prince Rhaegar Targaryen himself commanded the loyalist forces along with several of his most trusted Kingsguard, including Ser Barristan Selmy. Battle. The two forces clashed directly on the Trident. The battle was not in favor of either side until Prince Rhaegar Targaryen was slain by Lord Robert Baratheon during the battle, resulting in a crucial and critical victory for the rebel forces. Rhaegar was killed at a fork in the river from a swing by Roberts war hammer, smashing the rubies from Rhaegars armor with his killing stroke. This led to the site becoming known as the Ruby Ford. Dorne lost all the 1. Targaryen army including Prince Lewyn Martell himself. The Targaryen army was completely annihilated and Ser Barristan Selmy was severely injured and captured. The rebel army took heavy casualties, but not nearly as many as the Targaryens. Robert himself was also moderately injured in the fighting. Sansa Stark is a member of House Stark and is the elder daughter of Lady Catelyn and Lord Eddard Stark. She has three brothers Robb, Bran and Rickon a. Free Download Compress Video 3Gp Mobile. La Casa Arryn una casata nobiliare facente parte del mondo della saga fantasy Cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco di George R. R. Martin. Gli Arryn sono i Protettori. Lyn Corbray Game Of Thrones' title='Lyn Corbray Game Of Thrones' />Lord Roose Bolton counseled Robert after the battle to execute Ser Barristan, but Robert overruled him and not only pardoned Selmy, but sent his personal maester to treat the grave injuries of Ser Barristan, recognizing the knights courage and loyalty despite being on the enemy force. In the Northern contingent, Lord Thorren Forrester of House Forrester was slain and his son Gregor Forrester became lord of the House. Aftermath. The defeat marked the beginning of the end for the Targaryen dynasty. The main reason such a high number of Houses had remained loyal to the Mad King was because of loyalty they felt towards his son and heir, Rhaegar. With Rhaegar dead, House Targaryens popular support fell drastically. No army stood between the rebels and Kings Landing, the only other loyalist armies being Mace Tyrells army besieging. Storms End, and Tywin Lannisters marching from Casterly Rock towards the capital. Since Robert was wounded in the battle, it fell to Eddard to lead the rebel army south towards Kings Landing, hoping to arrive before the Lannisters who were presumably rushing to reinforce the capital city. What Eddard and Robert did not realize was that after the victory at the Trident and the death of Rhaegar, Tywin had decided to betray the Mad King and join the winning side. The Lannister army arrived first, but after being let inside the gates they promptly turned on its defenders, resulting in the Sack of Kings Landing. Lord Walder Frey, Lord of the Crossing and one of Lord Hoster Tullys bannermen, did not appear until the battle was done, for which Lord Tully nicknamed him The late Walder Frey. Image gallery. In the books. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Battle of the Trident took place at a ford over the River Trident, several hundred miles north of Kings Landing. The battle was only possible due to some impressive maneuvering by Lord Roberts army from the Stormlands, which had to travel through hundreds of miles of enemy territory to link up with the Stark, Tully, and Arryn forces north of the river. The battle itself was on a large scale, with Prince Rhaegar leading 4. The rebels had slightly less, but the rebels were more experienced due to almost a year of warfare beforehand. The battle was quite bloody with high casualties on both sides, but in the end it was the loyalist force which broke and ran after Prince Rhaegars death at the hands of Robert Baratheon. After Prince Rhaegar was killed, men on both sides stole the rubies that bejeweled his armor and crown. The rebel side included the the main armies from the North and the Vale. Roberts army from the Stormlands had to fight its way north and was much diminished, but the remaining soldiers were battle hardened veterans. The Riverlords were split between the rebels and loyalists, though the Tullys fought on the rebel side. House Darry, in contrast, were a major Riverlands House that fought on the Targaryen side. The bulk of the loyalist army was composed of the full strength of the Targaryen bannermen in the Crownlands, augmented by 1. Dornishmen. This was supported by several loyalist Riverlands Houses and surviving loyalist armies from previous battles such as the Battle of the Bells. There were a few men present from the Reach and House Tyrell at the battle but the bulk of the Tyrells army was tied down at the Siege of Storms End away to the south. As for the overall course of the battle, at one point Prince Lewyn Martell led the 1. Dornish contingent in an advance which threatened to break the rebel armys left flank.