- "You see that? Fifteen, she is. A little flower... and the honey's all mine."
- ―Walder Frey to Catelyn Stark
Joyeuse Frey, née Erenford, was the eighth wife of Lord Walder Frey, the Lord of the Crossing.
Biography[]
Background[]
Joyeuse Erenford was 15 years old and the eighth wife of Lord Walder Frey, the Lord of the Crossing.[1] She was a member of House Erenford, a lesser house of landed knights from the Riverlands sworn to House Frey of the Twins.[citation needed]
Game of Thrones: Season 1[]
Catelyn Stark talks to a knight of House Frey at the Crossroads Inn. He tells her that Lord Walder is about to celebrate his 90th nameday and has taken another wife in celebration of the event. Tyrion Lannister finds this notion amusing, at least until the Frey knight agrees to help Catelyn take Tyrion prisoner for the attempted murder of her son Bran.[2]
Arriving at the Twins, Catelyn greets Lord Walder Frey and his young, 15-year-old wife, Lady Joyeuse, whom Lord Walder gropes even as he speaks. Walder dismisses his family, including Joyeuse, while he and Catelyn haggle on what price the Starks will pay to be allowed to cross the river.[3]
Game of Thrones: Season 3[]
Lady Joyeuse is present at the main hall of the Twins when Robb Stark presents himself to pay his respects to Lord Walder and beg his forgiveness for the breaking of their marriage pact. She remains with her husband during the wedding ceremony of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey and sits beside him during the feast, but doesn't take part in the bedding ceremony.[4]
When the massacre of the Stark household and bannermen begins, Joyeuse, visibly scared, hides under a table while the carnage takes place. Injured, Catelyn Stark takes her hostage and threatens to kill her if Robb is not allowed to leave the Twins untouched. However, Lord Walder refuses, boasting he can get a new wife. After Robb is murdered by Roose Bolton, Catelyn slits Joyeuse's throat out of frustration.[4]
Family[]
Walder Frey Deceased |
Seven wives and other mistresses Deceased |
Joyeuse Frey née Erenford 8th wife Deceased |
Kitty Frey 9th wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stevron Frey Deceased |
Lothar Frey Deceased |
Edmure Tully |
Roslin Frey |
Children Sons deceased |
Walder Rivers Deceased |
Ryger Rivers Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Son |
Roose Bolton Deceased |
Walda Frey Deceased |
Grandchildren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Son Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behind the scenes[]
Kelly Long has been a stand-in for Emilia Clarke, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, and Sophie Turner. In Season 2, Long also began working full-time for Game of Thrones's art department.[5]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Lady Joyeuse is slightly older than in the TV show, aged sixteen. House Erenford is a minor vassal house of the Riverlands, sworn to House Frey. In the books, Catelyn does not kill her during the Red Wedding, but Aegon (also known as "Jinglebell"), Lord Frey's mentally disabled grandson (not included in the TV series). Lady Joyeuse is later mentioned to be pregnant.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- – "Baelor"
- – "The Rains of Castamere"
- – "Blood of My Blood" (vision(s))
References[]
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Frey entry
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 4: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" (2011).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 9: "Baelor" (2011).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 9: "The Rains of Castamere" (2013).
- ↑ http://www.thetimewarriors.co.uk/blog/?p=8002
Notes[]
- ↑ In "Baelor," which takes place in 298 AC, Walder Frey states that Joyeuse Frey is 15 years old; therefore, she was born in 283 AC.
- ↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 3 in 300 AC.
External links[]
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Twins · Riverrun | Region
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Riverlands | ||
Titles |
Lord of the Crossing · Lord of Riverrun · Lord Paramount of the Trident | ||||
Ancestors |
Lord Frey · Forrest Frey · Serena Frey | ||||
Members |
Arwaya Frey · Derwa Frey · Freya Frey · Janeya Frey · Marianne Frey · Merry Frey · Neyela Frey · Olyvar Frey · Roslin Tully · Sarra Frey · Serra Frey · Shirei Frey · Walda Frey · Walda Frey · Waldra Frey · Waldron Frey · Ryger Rivers | ||||
Deceased |
Joyeuse Frey · Lothar Frey · Walda Bolton · Walder Frey · Walder Rivers | ||||
Household |
Malcolm · Talbot | ||||
Overlords |
House Lannister |