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:''For the television episode, see [[The Rains of Castamere (TV)]].''
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"'''The Rains of Castamere'''" is a song which immortalizes the destruction of [[House Reyne]] of [[Castamere]] by [[Tywin Lannister]] during the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]]. Although [[House Tarbeck]] was likewise exterminated, it is not mentioned in the song.

==Refrain==
[[File:House Lannister.svg|200px|thumb|The golden lion of House Lannister]]
[[File:House Reyne.svg|200px|thumb|The red lion of House Reyne]]
{{lyrics|
And who are [[Tywin Lannister|you]], the [[Roger Reyne|proud lord]] said, 
:that I must bow so low? 
Only a cat of a different coat, 
:that's all the truth I know. 
In a coat of [[House Lannister|gold]] or a coat of [[House Reyne|red]], 
:a lion still has claws, 
And mine are long and sharp, my lord, 
:as long and sharp as yours. 
And so he spoke, and so he spoke, 
:that [[lord of Castamere]], 
But now the rains weep o'er [[Castamere|his hall]], 
:with no one there to hear. 
Yes now the rains weep o’er his hall, 
:and not a soul to hear.{{ref|ASOS|39}}
}}

==History==
[[House Reyne]] was obliterated after they [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt|rebelled]] against their liege lord, [[Tytos Lannister]], who was perceived as weak by his own vassals. To restore [[House Lannister|Lannister]] dominance, Tytos's eldest son and heir, Ser [[Tywin Lannister]], marched against the upstart [[Lord of Castamere]], [[Roger Reyne]], known as the "Red Lion of Castamere". By the end of the rebellion, [[Castamere]] had been flooded and all members of House Reyne killed.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} The title is thus a play on words, as the "rains" fall over the empty halls of the "Reynes" who have been killed to the last man, and "not a soul to hear".{{Ref|asos|19}}

The lyrics heavily reference the fact that the sigil of House Reyne was also a lion, but a red one instead of the golden lion used as the sigil of [[House Lannister]]. The rebellion of the Reynes against the Lannisters was thus seen as a civil war of lions.

The song was played by an envoy of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to truculent [[House Farman]] of [[Faircastle]]. It was enough to make Lord Farman reconsider his position.{{ref|ASOS|19}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
"The Rains of Castamere" is among the songs sung by [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] after the [[battle at the burning septry]].{{ref|ASOS|39}}

During the [[Red Wedding]], the song is the signal for the forces of [[House Frey]] and [[House Bolton]] to turn on the [[House Stark|Starks]] and [[House Tully|Tullys]] and slaughter them. Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] recognizes the tune, but by the time she realizes what is happening, it is already far too late; as the song starts, so does the bloodbath that ends the lives of [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], and most of his vassals, and the rebellions of the [[north]] and the [[riverlands]] against the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|asos|51}} The song selection was plotted by [[Lothar Frey]] and Lord [[Roose Bolton]].{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

The song is performed by both [[Hamish the Harper]] and [[Collio Quaynis]] to honor Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] at the [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]]. When [[Alaric of Eysen]] is about to perform, Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] sarcastically comments she hopes for another rendition of the song to remember how it goes.{{ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Marillion]] sings the song while in a [[sky cell]] at the [[Eyrie]].{{ref|AFFC|10}}

[[Olenna Tyrell]] sarcastically comments she is disappointed that the [[Blue Bard]] does not sing "The Rains of Castamere" at the wedding feast of Margaery and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] has Tom play the song to the captive Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to remind him what would happen to his family if he does not surrender [[Siege of Riverrun|Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|38}}

==''Game of Thrones''==
The first occurrence of "The Rains of Castamere" in the HBO television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' is in episode one of [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|season two]], "[[The North Remembers (TV)|The North Remembers]]", when [[Tyrion Lannister]] whistles the refrain as he enters the small council for the first time.{{ref|hbogot|s02e01}} In the ninth episode of season 2, "[[Blackwater (TV)|Blackwater]]", [[Bronn]] sings the song with his men outside the [[Red Keep]] while drinking. Here, the song is featured in a more complete form. The song is also performed in the closing credits of the same episode by the indie rock band [[w:The National (band)|The National]], sung by their vocalist [[w:Matt Berninger|Matt Berninger]].{{ref|hbogot|s02e09}}<ref>{{cite news|title=‘Game of Thrones’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/05/23/game-of-thrones-season-2-soundtrack-details/|accessdate=24 May 2012|newspaper=Film Music Reporter|date=24 May 2012}}</ref> On the published tracklist of the [[soundtrack]], the title is spelled "The Rains of Castomere" rather than "Castamere" as in the novels.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lamar|first=Cyriaque|title=Listen to The National's new Lannister-happy song from The Game of Thrones soundtrack|url=http://io9.com/5913172/listen-to-the-nationals-new-lannister+happy-song-from-the-game-of-thrones-soundtrack|accessdate=25 May 2012|newspaper=[[w:io9|io9]]|date=24 May 2012}}</ref> The music was written by [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] and the lyrics by [[George R. R. Martin]].

During episode two of [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|season three]], "[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]", [[Thoros of Myr]] sings "The Rains of Castamere" when the [[brotherhood without banners]] finds [[Arya Stark]].{{ref|hbogot|s03e02}} [[Cersei Lannister]] relays the history of the song to [[Margaery Tyrell]] in episode eight, "[[Second Sons (TV)|Second Sons]]".{{ref|hbogot|s03e028}} In episode nine, "[[The Rains of Castamere (TV)|The Rains of Castamere]]", the famous song is performed by the musicians at the [[Twins]] to begin the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|hbogot|s03e09}}

During episode two of [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|season four]], "[[The Lion and the Rose]]", the song is performed during [[Purple Wedding|the wedding feast]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{ref|hbogot|s04e02}} It is also performed in the end credits by the band [[w:Sigur Rós|Sigur Rós]], whose band members portray the musicians within the episode.<ref>{{cite news|title=Listen: Sigur Rós’ cover of "The Rains of Castamere" for Game of Thrones|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/04/listen-sigur-ros-cover-of-the-rains-of-castamere-for-game-of-thrones/|newspaper=[[w:Consequence of Sound|Consequence of Sound]]|date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Quotes==
{{quote|Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] did not suffer disloyalty in his vassals. He had [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt|extinguished]] the proud [[House Reyne|Reynes]] of [[Castamere]] and the ancient [[House Tarbeck|Tarbecks]] of [[Tarbeck Hall]] root and branch when he was still half a boy. The singers had even made a rather gloomy song of it.{{ref|ASOS|19}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|[[Red Wedding|No one sang the words]], but Catelyn knew "The Rains of Castamere" when she heard it.{{ref|ASOS|51}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|[[Alaric of Eysen]]. I do so hope he plays 'The Rains of Castamere.' It's been an hour, I've forgotten how it goes.{{ref|asos|60}}|[[Olenna Tyrell]] to [[Margaery Tyrell]]}}

{{Quote|'''Doran''': Obara, look at [[Water Gardens|the children]], if it please you.<br>
'''Obara''': It does not please me. I'd get more pleasure from driving my spear into Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]]'s belly. I'll make him sing 'The Rains of Castamere' as I pull his bowels out and look for gold.{{ref|AFFC|2}}|[[Doran Martell]] and [[Obara Sand]]}}

==References and Notes==
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