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Lymond “the Sea Lion” Hightower was the last crowned King of Oldtown, famed for smashing an ironborn invasion and binding his realm to the [[House_Gardener|Gardeners]] by marriage. | Lymond “the Sea Lion” [[House_Hightower|Hightower]] was the last crowned King of Oldtown, famed for smashing an ironborn invasion and binding his realm to the [[House_Gardener|Gardeners]] by marriage. | ||
[[File:Sigil House Hightower.png|thumb|Arms of House Hightower. Words: “We Light the Way”]] | [[File:Sigil House Hightower.png|thumb|Arms of House Hightower. Words: “We Light the Way”]] | ||
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Recognising Highgarden’s growing power, Lymond sought peace through a double wedding: he took [[Garland_II_Gardener|King Garland II Gardener’s]] daughter to wife and wed his own daughter to the king. The pact ended Hightower kingship but elevated the house to greatest lordship of [[the Reach]]; Highgarden pledged to guard Oldtown by land, leaving Lymond free to pursue his “great purpose”, building the strongest navy in the Reach.<ref name="Oldtown">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 213-216</ref> | Recognising Highgarden’s growing power, Lymond sought peace through a double wedding: he took [[Garland_II_Gardener|King Garland II Gardener’s]] daughter to wife and wed his own daughter to the king. The pact ended Hightower kingship but elevated the house to greatest lordship of [[the Reach]]; Highgarden pledged to guard Oldtown by land, leaving Lymond free to pursue his “great purpose”, building the strongest navy in the Reach.<ref name="Oldtown">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 213-216</ref> | ||
His fleets secured the Redwyne Straits, his beacon tower guided trade, and his statue still surveys the harbor, gaze fixed seaward. Later | His fleets secured the Redwyne Straits, his beacon tower guided trade, and his statue still surveys the harbor, gaze fixed seaward. Later Hightower Lords followed his creed: let Highgarden shield the hinterland while Oldtown ''“gazed outward, to the sea and the lands beyond.”'' | ||
== Quotes about Lymond Hightower == | == Quotes about Lymond Hightower == | ||
