Lumped Together / Identity in Service
- Nov 21, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Nov 26, 2025
8 AGOT Arya I: Since Arya is a girl, she is taught to embroider. Since Joffrey is a boy, he is taught swordplay. Neither is pleased.
39 AGOT Tyrion V: "Lannisters are all liars."
42 AGOT Jon V: Jon speaks to Aemon on Sam's behalf, to keep him from being lumped together with the general training when he has special needs and skills.
72 AGOT Catelyn XI: Marq Piper is so anti-Lannister, after what Tywin did to the riverlands, he swear to never call a Lannister his king. He lumps together many who have no culpablity and ignores some who may.
A Clash of Kings
76 ACOK 3 Sansa I: Sansa lumps Morros Slynt together with his father who helped execute her's and hopes he falls and shames himself in the joust. Sansa lumps Tyrion together with Cersei and Joffrey, because a Lannister, and decides not to trust him.
82 ACOK 9 Tyrion II: Tyrion lumps Lynt's captain candidayes together with him in guilt for Barra and send the lot to the Wall with special instructions Allar Deem have an accident. His name sounds like "All Are Deemed," suggesting anyone might be so targeted.
85 ACOK 12 Theon I: Balon lumps Ned together with the men/forces that killed Rodrik and Maron because he means to hold him accountable inadvance for executing Theon.
88 ACOK 15 Arya IV: Amory Lorch lumps Yoren's Night Watch black cloak in with Dondarrion's purple in order to claim there's no reason not to burn him and his men.
90 ACOK 17 Bran II: Maester Luwin lumps Big & Little Walder together in his remonstrances, though Little Walder was the problem and Big Walder trying to ameliorate the situation. 247
93 ACOK 20 Arya V: Arya and her friends started for the Night's Watch, but now they're Lannisters.
100 ACOK 27 Arya VI: One of the village women blames Tully, Lannister and Stark alike for what the Mountain did to the countryside and her village. She's not totally wrong to hold all involved responsible for the war, but blame does not fall equally, either.
104 ACOK 31 Arya VII: "The Starks were at war with the Lannisters and she was a Stark, so she should kill as many Lannisters as she could, that was what you did in wars." 465
115 ACOK 42 Tyrion IX: Joffrey lumps together innocent bystanders with the one person who threw dumg, ordering the Houjnd to cut through them to get to the assailant.
119 ACOK 46 Catelyn VI: "I know no grandson of Walder Frey would be an oathbreaker. Unless it serves his purpose." 657 Later, she decides "The Lannister are liars every one, and the dwarf is the worst of them." 659
123 ACOK 50 Tyrion XI: Varys's list of Antler Men is long. It may be all are guilty, but it's a death sentence.
125 ACOK 52 Jon VI: All on guard duty are treated as their office and not as individuals. Jon would spare Ygritte for yielding, but sparing her might mean her people kill them instead.
126 ACOK 53 Sansa IV: At the bread riots, innocents like Tyrek and Sansa are attacked as though they are Joffrey.
129 ACOK 56 Catelyn VII: "I want them all dead, Brienne, Theon Greyjoy first, then Jaime Lannister and Cersei and the Imp, every one, every one." 786
131 ACOK 58 Sansa V: The gold cloaks defending Maegor's, even the red cloaks, are considered to be men of uncertain loyalty. It may even be true. How to know who will do what?
A Storm of Swords
180 ASOS 37 Davos IV: Davos argues that Celtigar's men died for Stannis and that Claw Isle is easy pickings becasue of their loyaly and sacrifice. To kill their families would be a horrifying betrayal. "These smallfolk are no traitors." 495 Yet, Ser Axell would take Claw Isle and its riches as "retribution for Lord Celtigar's defection." 493
A Feast for Crows
253 AFFC 28 Jaime III: On the road, Jaime learns why the name Lannister doesn't inspire the same love as Tyrell when he learns his father's mad dogs, the Bloodly Mummers, did not distinguish enough between houses and lands loyal to the crown and those in open rebellion.
267 AFFC 42 Alayne II: Littlefinger uses the pretext of playing the role of Sansa's father to demand kisses, yet hopes for passionate kisses, as if she'd get confused in her gratitude. Identity in Service
268 AFFC 43 Brienne VIII: In her vengeance, Stoneheart lumps together many kinds of man into the category "Lannister." Tarly only serves Tywin by way of Tyrell and his work in Maidenpool, though problematic in it own way, is also rebuilding the town. The charge against Ser Hyle, who has no choice who his liege lord is and only serves Lannister by a technicality, seems not to comprehend he's a sword who might take their side. The Brotherhood used to knight blacksmiths. Under Stoneheart, suspicion of involvement in the Red Weddding has become a withch hunt that will turn up too many false positives, lumping together many kinds of innocent man as guilty of the crimes of the Bloody Mummers. Identity in Service
A Dance With Dragons
284 ADWD 13 Reek I: To terrorize him, Ramsay Bolton has renamed Theon "Reek," the name he'd originally worn when he impersonated his own man. Identity in Service
285 ADWD 14 Bran II: Bran stands in Hodor's body and fights off wights to carry Jojen. Identity in Service
286 ADWD 15 Tyrion IV: Tyrion reconceives of his false identity, rejecting Yollo. Identity in Service
287 ADWD 16 Davos II: Davos poses as a sailor in White Harbor to overhear gossip at The Lazy Eel. He knows his welcome as Stannis's envoy cannot be warm. Identity in Service
292 ADWD 21 Reek II: Reek, dressed as Theon Greyjoy, is sent to present a letter of safe passage from Lord Ramsay to the ironborn left to hold Moat Cailin. Identity in Service
297 ADWD 26 The Windblown: He was a prince in Dorne, a merchant's man in Volantis and now Quentyn poses as a squire named Frog in Slaver's Bay. Identity in Service
303 ADWD 32 Melisandre I: Mance Rayder had to appear to burn, but he'd rather be a bard than Rattleshirt. Identity in Service
309 ADWD 38 The Prince of Winterfell: Jeyne Poole must be Arya Stark. Reek mut be Theon Turncloak, Mance Rayder must be Abel the bard and his six companions campfollowers/washer women. Identity in Service
317 ADWD 46 The Blind Girl: Arya serves as Blind Beth, glad to be made ugly instead of pretty, but won't play the lying game with the kindly man to improve her skills. Identity in Service
319 ADWD 48 Tyrion X: Tyrion decides to go by Yollo afterall, as a performing slave, like a stage name. Identity in Service
329 ADWD 58 Tyrion XI: As Yezzan's slave, Tyrion takes pride in his master's views, or pretends to to savage other slaves. Identity in Service
336 ADWD 65 The Ugly Little Girl: Arya is equipped with her first face for giving the gift. She'll be given a different one when she goes to apprentice at Izembaro's. Identity in Service
338 ADWD 67 Tyrion XII: The Second Sons's armourer is named Hammer, his apprentice Nail. Identity in Service
343 ADWD 72 Daenerys X: It is as a dragon, in her strength, that Daenerys presents herself to khal Jhaqo. The horses all fear Drogon. Standing beside him, she projects ferocity and strength, even starved and bedraggled.