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- Willem Lannister: "Is this a rescue?"
- Rickard Karstark: "Lannister filth!"
- Martyn Lannister: "Please, I didn't do anything! I'm just a squire!"
- — Martyn Lannister begs for his life as Lord Rickard Karstark runs him through with a sword.[src]
Martyn Lannister, along with his brother Willem, was a squire in the Lannister army. Both are younger sons of Kevan Lannister, and younger brothers of Ser Lancel Lannister.
Biography
Season 3
Martyn and his brother Willem are captured by the forces of House Tully led by Edmure Tully following the Battle of Stone Mill. He is taken hostage and placed in a cell at Riverrun, the seat of the Tullys.
After Robb Stark visits Riverrun to attend the funerals of Lord Hoster Tully, Martyn and Willem are visited in their cell by Queen Talisa Stark, who tends to Martyn's wounded hand while Willem looks on in silence. Martyn asks if it's true that Robb can turn into a wolf at night and devour the flesh of his enemies.[1] Earlier, Robb criticized Edmure Tully for the Battle of the Stone Mill and concludes that Willem and Martyn are not valuable enough to exchange for Sansa or Arya Stark.
The bodies of Martyn and Willem are presented to Robb.
Martyn and Willem are murdered inside their cells by Lord Rickard Karstark as vengeance for Jaime Lannister's killing of his son, Torrhen Karstark. Their bodies are presented to Robb, and as Rickard defends his actions as them being kin to Jaime, Robb furiously condemns this as saying they were innocent boys.[2]
Family tree
 Lannister Deceased |  Reyne  Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  née Marbrand Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  née Swyft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Baratheon  Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  |  Lannister |   |   Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Died in infancy |  Baratheon  Deceased |  Tyrell  Deceased |  Baratheon Deceased |  Baratheon Deceased | Tyrell Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances
Quotes
- Edmure Tully: "We took hostages. Willem Lannister, Martyn Lannister."
- Robb Stark: "Willem and Martyn Lannister are fourteen years old."
- Brynden Tully: "Martyn is fifteen, I believe."
- — Walk of Punishment
- Robb Stark: "Tywin Lannister has my sisters. Have I sued for peace?"
- Edmure Tully: "No."
- Robb Stark: "Do you think he'll sue for peace because we have his...father's brother's great-grandsons?"
- Edmure Tully: "No."
- — Robb Stark dismisses Martyn and Willem's value as hostages.[src]
- Robb Stark: "It took five of you to murder two unarmed squires."
- Rickard Karstark: "Not murder, your grace. Vengeance."
- Robb Stark: "Vengeance? They didn't kill your sons. I saw Harrion die on the battlefield and Torrhen..."
- Rickard Karstark: "Was strangled by the Kingslayer. They were his kin."
- Robb Stark: "They were BOYS!"
- — Rickard Karstark's unsuccessful justification for killing Martyn and Willem Lannister.[src]
Behind the scenes
Martyn is played by Dean-Charles Chapman, who would go on to be cast as Tommen Baratheon in the fourth season of the television series.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Martyn and Willem are the twin sons of Ser Kevan Lannister, and younger brothers of Lancel Lannister.
Martyn is captured at the Battle of Oxcross. It is not him but his cousin Tion Frey who is killed with Willem by Rickard Karstark. After Willem and Tion's death, Robb orders to triple the guard on Martyn for his protection, and later exchanges him for a northern prisoner (Robett Glover).
Martyn is not mentioned in the books afterwards.
See also
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Martyn Lannister on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)
- Tion Frey on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
References
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| Lord: | Tyrion Lannister | Heir: |  | ||
| Seat: | Casterly Rock / Red Keep | Lands: | The Westerlands / The Crownlands | ||
| Title(s): | Lord Paramount of the Westerlands · Lord of Casterly Rock · Warden of the West · King of the Rock (pre-War of Conquest) | ||||
| Ancestors: | Lann the Clever · Gerold Lannister · Tommen II Lannister · Loren Lannister · Tyland Lannister · Damon Lannister | ||||
| Current members: | Tyrion Lannister · Dorna Lannister · Cynda Lannister · Lyman Lannister · Reginald Lannister | ||||
| Deceased members: | Tytos Lannister · Joanna Lannister · Stafford Lannister · Alton Lannister · Martyn Lannister · Willem Lannister · Orson Lannister · Tywin Lannister · Lancel Lannister · Kevan Lannister · Jaime Lannister · Cersei Lannister | ||||
| Household: | {Gregor Clegane} · {Qyburn} · {Amory Lorch} · {Polliver} · {Rorge} · {Biter} | ||||
