Bronn
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| Alias | Ser Bronn of the Blackwater |
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| Title | Ser Lord Protector of Stokeworth |
| Allegiance | House Stokeworth |
| Spouse | Lollys Stokeworth |
| Book(s) | A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Feast for Crows |
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| Played by | Jerome Flynn |
| TV series | Season 1 | Season 2 |
Bronn is a low-born sellsword of great skill and cunning. In the TV series, he is played by Jerome Flynn.
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Appearance and Character
He has a lean, wolfish appearance, a black sense of humor, and a pragmatic, thoroughly amoral philosophy. He has dark hair[1], dark eyes[2] and a stubble of beard.
History
Bronn supposedly had a rough childhood and killed for the first time before the age of twelve[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Bronn, along with his fellow sellsword Chiggen, was a patron of the inn in which Catelyn Stark called for loyal men to help her arrest Tyrion Lannister for the attempted murder of her son. Bronn and Chiggen heeded Catelyn's call and helped escort Tyrion to the Eyrie. During the journey Bronn survives an attack on their party by members of a clan of the Mountains and becomes closer to Tyrion, much to Catelyn's chagrin.
Tyrion notes that Bronn and Chiggen only came to Catelyn's aid because they were sellswords and were hoping for a reward. During a later ambush, Chiggen is mortally wounded and Bronn discreetly finishes him off, claiming to Lady Catelyn that Chiggen died from his wounds.
During Tyrion's trial Bronn volunteered to champion him in trial by combat and killed Ser Vardis Egen, saving Tyrion's life. He did so for the promise of wealth and made no secret of his motives. Thereafter he passed into Tyrion's service as a hired sword.[4] Prior to the Battle of the Green Fork he finds Shae for Tyrion amongst the camp followers and later takes part in the battle.[3] He then accompanies Tyrion to King's Landing.
A Clash of Kings
In King's Landing, Bronn becomes the captain of Tyrion's guards.[1] During his time at King's Landing, Bronn was tasked with hiring sellswords for the upcoming hostilities and familiarized himself with the politics within the Red Keep. Bronn also survived the initial spark of the riots that ravaged the city due to famine and he headed the relief effort to ensure that the fires started by the rioters were extinguished.
When Stannis Baratheon's host finally arrives, he is put in charge of pulling the massive chain tight across the Blackwater at the right time, a position of vital importance during the Battle of the Blackwater. The operation was a success and much of Stannis's fleet was destroyed.[5] For his contribution, Cersei and Tywin put him forward for knighthood. He calls himself Ser Bronn of the Blackwater and took as his sigil a green, flaming chain on a smoking grey field, in commemoration of his role in the battle. He was knighted by a member of the Kingsguard.[6]
A Storm of Swords
Tyrion has Bronn discreetly kill the singer Symon Silvertongue after Symon tried to blackmail Tyrion. It is implied that his body was disposed in one of Flea Bottom's pot shops.
When Tyrion was accused of murdering his nephew King Joffrey, Bronn refused to champion him a second time in a trial by combat against the monstrous Ser Gregor Clegane, taking an offer from Cersei instead to marry into the wealthy House Stokeworth. He did not forget Tyrion completely, however.
A Feast for Crows
He named his wife Lollys's bastard son Tyrion in dubious honor of his former employer. This led Queen Cersei to fear that he was still in league with Tyrion, and caused Cersei to conspire with Bronn's good-sister Falyse Stokeworth and her husband Ser Balman Byrch to have Bronn killed. Ser Balman, ever chivalrous, challenged Bronn to a duel, but Bronn killed Balman using dirty tactics and Lady Falyse was expelled from the castle, and was eventually killed by Qyburn after running to King's Landing. Upon Ser Balman's death, Bronn was unopposed as the Lord Protector of Stokeworth, a claim derived from his wife's new position as Lady Stokeworth.
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 17, Tyrion.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 42, Tyrion.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 62, Tyrion.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 59, Tyrion.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 67, Tyrion.
See also
Bronn on the Game of Thrones wiki. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire. The list of authors can be seen in the page history of Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire. As with the A Wiki of Ice and Fire, the content of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
