12 Facts About Catelyn Tully

Catelyn Tully is a prominent point of view character in the first three novels.

Catelyn Tully is proud, strong, kind and generous, has a strong grasp of politics, and is often governed by the desire to protect her children.

Catelyn Tully is usually in accord with her husband Eddard Stark, but resents his admission of his extramarital son Jon Snow into their household.

Catelyn Tully was originally betrothed to Eddard's older brother Brandon Stark, the heir to Winterfell at the time.

Catelyn Tully was initially disappointed as Eddard was shorter and perceived to be less handsome than his brother Brandon, but later fell in love with him after seeing the "good sweet heart beneath his solemn face".

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Catelyn Tully is wounded in the attack, and travels to King's Landing to warn Eddard after recovering.

Catelyn Tully advises against Robb's plan to send Eddard's former ward, Theon Greyjoy, to forge an alliance with Balon Greyjoy.

Catelyn Tully is sent by Robb to attempt an alliance with Renly Baratheon and his massive Reach-Stormlands host.

Catelyn Tully meets Renly at Bitterbridge and follows his host to the ancestral Baratheon seat of Storm's End, where she witnesses first the unsuccessful parley between Renly and his older brother and rival claimant Stannis, and then Renly's subsequent murder later that night by a shadow creature.

Three days later, Catelyn Tully's body is washed ashore downstream along with hundreds of other corpses, and a wolf pack led by Arya Stark's stray direwolf Nymeria is drawn to scavenge upon the dead.

Catelyn Tully is then resurrected by Lord Beric Dondarrion, who sacrifices his life force to revive her in repayment to her husband Eddard's honoring.

Catelyn Tully then assumes command of the Brotherhood, and changes their aim to terrorizing anyone related to House Frey and Lannister.