Hoster Tully

Lord Hoster Tully is a character in Game of Thrones. He is expected to debut in the second season of the television series.

Hoster Tully is the head of House Tully and is the father of Edmure, Catelyn and Lysa and the brother of Brynden. He rules over the Riverlands from the castle of Riverrun.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels Hoster is an old, spent man close to the end of his life. In his prime he was a canny politician and effective military commander, and was a vital supporter of Robert Baratheon's uprising against the Targaryen dynasty. He was married to Lady Minisa Whent, of the great castle of Harrenhal, who passed away some years before the events of the series begin.