Grover Tully

Grover Tully
Biographical information
Died	132 AC Riverrun, the Riverlands
Political information
House(s)	Tully
Affiliation(s)	House Targaryen
Title(s)	Lord of Riverrun Lord Paramount of the Trident
Personal information
Culture	Rivermen
Issue	{Son}

"Lord Grover is fickle and easily swayed."

―Rhaenyra Targaryen

Lord Grover Tully was the head of House Tully, Lord of Riverrun, and Lord Paramount of the Trident during the reigns of Viserys I and Aegon II.

Biography

Background

In 112 AC, Grover was among the lords who swore allegiance to Rhaenyra as heir to the throne. In 132 AC, he is described as "fat and old" and said to be incontinent. Serena Frey considers him an oaf.

House of the Dragon: Season 1

The Small Council discusses a land dispute in the Riverlands between House Blackwood and House Bracken. While Alicent argues that it is an issue for Lord Grover to preside on, Rhaenyra says that the Iron Throne should look into it, considering the intense rivalry between the two houses. When asked why Lord Grover didn't already address the issue himself, Jasper Wylde says he has heard that the elderly Grover has become so frail that in truth Grover's son now rules Riverrun in all but name.

When the Greens stage their coup in King's Landing, Otto Hightower mentions Riverrun as an ally. At the Black Council, Maester Gerardys informs the council that he has sent ravens to Lord Grover to ask for his support, while Daemon plans to treat with Lord Grover personally when he flies to the Riverlands.

House of the Dragon: Season 2

Frustrated by Grover's reluctance to declare for the Greens, Aegon II, during a session of the Green Council, threatens to send Sunfyre and Vhagar to sway "fat old Lord Tully," proposing to fly to Riverrun.

After rising hostilities between Houses Blackwood and Bracken result in the Battle of the Burning Mill, Grand Maester Orwyle suggests sending a raven to Riverrun ordering Lord Grover to rein in his bannermen, only for Jasper Wylde to insultingly dismiss Grover's ability to control them. Following his capture of Harrenhal, Daemon orders Simon Strong, Harrenhal's castellan, to summon Grover so he can treat with him to bring House Tully to the Blacks' cause. Simon warns Daemon Grover is a senile old man whose bannermen don't respect his authority, but Daemon insists on meeting with him.

Ser Oscar Tully, Grover's grandson, is introduced to Daemon. He reports that his grandfather is incapacitated, lying in a kind of waking sleep, unable to do much more than take meager drink. Oscar is shocked by Daemon's suggestion to kill Grover, stating he loves his grandfather.

Grover dies of his illness (it is implied that Alys Rivers "helped" him die), and is succeeded by Oscar.

In the books

In Fire & Blood, Grover Tully was already an old man by the Great Council of 101 AC, in which he supported Prince Viserys Targaryen over Princess Rhaenys. When Rhaenyra visited the Trident in 112 AC, a son of Lord Tully tried to court her.

When the Dance of the Dragons broke out in 129 AC, Grover wanted to support Aegon II and the Greens, but he was bedridden and too aged to act. His grandson and heir Ser Elmo, who preferred Rhaenyra's claim, kept the Tully banners at Riverrun at the beginning of the war.

Grover's death occurred in later point in the books.

Grover's name is a humorous reference to the Sesame Street character Grover, and so are the names of his grandson Ser Elmo, and his great-grandsons Lord Kermit and Ser Oscar (the latter is Grover's grandson in the show). By the end of Viserys I's reign Kermit was still just a young boy "green as summer grass", and his younger brother Oscar was "still greener."

The TV series apparently condensed several of Grover's descendants together, given that Grover's son was never even named in the text - a son who apparently predeceased him, as his grandson Elmo is his heir when the civil war begins. In Season 1's "The Princess and the Queen," it is remarked that Grover's son, not his grandson, now rules Riverrun in all but name. Grover's eldest (great) grandson in the TV version is also now named Oscar instead of Kermit (it's possible the TV writers chose to avoid this because "Kermit" is even more well-known as a Muppet name). It is unknown if a second grandson will be introduced in the future or by what name.

Appearances

• – "The Princess and the Queen" (mentioned)
• – "The Black Queen" (mentioned)
• – "A Son for a Son" (mentioned)
• – "The Burning Mill" (mentioned)
• – "The Red Dragon and the Gold" (mentioned)
• – "Regent" (mentioned)
• – "Smallfolk" (mentioned)
• – "The Red Sowing" (mentioned)

External links

• Grover Tully on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)

House Tully
Head	Oscar Tully	Heir	Unknown
Seat	Riverrun	Region	Riverlands
Titles	Lord Paramount of the Riverlands · Lord of Riverrun
Ancestors	Edmyn Tully
Deceased	Grover Tully's son · Grover Tully
Overlords	House Targaryen