- "Runcel Hightower tried to bequeath the Watch to his bastard."
- ―Alliser Thorne
Runcel Hightower was a Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
Biography[]
When Runcel was Lord Commander, he tried to bequeath the Night's Watch to his bastard, and has since been remembered as one of the worst Lord Commanders in the history of the order.[1]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Runcel Hightower's story is the same.
Appearances[]
- – "The Lord Commanders" (illustrated)
References[]
- ↑ Histories & Lore: Season 5, Short 7: "The Lord Commanders" (2016).
External links[]
Head
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Leyton Hightower | Heir
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Unknown | ||
Seat
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Hightower, Battle Isle, Oldtown | Region
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Reach | ||
Titles |
King of the High Tower (historical) · Lord of Oldtown · Beacon of the South · Defender of the Citadel · Voice of Oldtown | ||||
Ancestors |
Urrigon Hightower · Peremore Hightower · Lymond Hightower · Dorian Hightower · Runcel Hightower · Manfred Hightower · Hobert Hightower · Otto Hightower · Lynesse Hightower · Alyrie Florent · Gwayne Hightower · Alicent Hightower · Ormund Hightower | ||||
Members |
Lynesse Hightower | ||||
Deceased |
Gerold Hightower · Alerie Tyrell | ||||
Overlords |
Bronn's house |