Lord Samwell Tarly

Samwell Tarly was born the first son of Lord Randyll Tarly and Lady Melessa Florent. He grew up at Horn Hill as an dissapointment to his father, who was a stern and unforgiving man. Samwell was instead kind and bookish. He joined the Night's Watch in 298 AC on the threat of death by his father. He became lord of Highgarden and warden of the South in 307 AC after the War for reason.

He is married to Lady Gilly Snow and has six children.

He was named hand of the king to Brandon I Stark after the death of Lord Tyrion Lannister in 329 AC.

He is commonly known as Sam to his friends and family.

Life
Sam was born a sturdy and healthy lad in 282 AC to Randyll Tarly and his wife, Melessa Florent. He later got two younger siblings, Talla and Dickon.

Sam never got on well with his father, as Randyll wanted Sam to be strong and stern, but Sam was instead kind, bookish, craven and humble. Randyll did everything to change his son, even going so far as to throwing a young Sam into a river as to make learn to swim.

When Samwell came of age in 298 AC, his father spoke to him and said that Sam was to take the black, and if he refused, he would die in a hunting accident. Sam left for Castle Black the next day.

At Castle Black, he befriended Jon Snow, and served as the personal steward to Maester Aemon.

He followed Lord Commander Jeor Mormont on the great ranging in 299 AC. He returned to Castle Black roughly a year later claiming he had killed a White walker. He received the mock nickname "Sam the Slayer" by his black brothers.

He fought in the Battle of Castle Black and later in the Battle of Winterfell, where he helped destroyed the White walkers.

He served as Grandmaester to King Brandon Stark for a short time until he was released from his vows to become lord of Highgarden and warden of the South after the War for reason which saw the downfall of Lord Bronn Blackwater of Highgarden.

Sam was named master-of-laws and served in the position until 329 AC, when he was named hand of the king after the death of Tyrion Lannister, Martyn Baratheon followed him as master-of-laws. His bastard son Ser Samwell Flowers is the master-at-arms at the Red Keep.