<Tr> <Th> Kingdom </Th> <Td> The Reach </Td> </Tr> <P> Samwell Tarly, known as Sam, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R.R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . </P> <P> Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Sam is the eldest son of Randyll Tarly, from the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin's A Clash of Kings before being a POV character in the later novels . </P> <P> Sam is portrayed by John Bradley in the HBO television adaptation . </P>

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