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| Alias = Bennis of the Brown Shield{{ref|TSS}}<br>Bennis Brownstench{{ref|TSS}}<br>The brown knight{{ref|TSS}}
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Ser '''Bennis''', more commonly known as Ser '''Bennis of the Brown Shield''', was a hedge knight during the reigns of [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]] and [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]].
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Ser '''Bennis of the Brown Shield''' was a [[hedge knight]] during the reigns of kings [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]] and [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|TSS}}
  
==In The Sworn Sword==
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==Appearance and Character==
Together with Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]] and his squire, [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], Bennis served Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] at [[Standfast]]. Duncan remembered that Ser Bennis used to serve with Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]].
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Bennis of the Brown Shield was a man who seldom washed. He was about five and a half feet tall,<ref group="N">Dunk, 6'11", estimated he was a foot and a half taller than Bennis.</ref> and weighed about 80 pounds less than [[Duncan the Tall]]. Bennis's rotten teeth were stained red and brown from eating [[sourleaf]]. His eyes were small, close-set and green.{{ref|tss}}
  
Ser Bennis rode with Duncan to find out why the [[Chequy Water]] dried up. They find out that villagers from the [[Rohanne Webber|Red Widow]] built a dam and were diverting the water to their lands and the moat of [[Coldmoat]]. When the villagers refused to break the dam, Ser Bennis wounded one of them in the cheek.  
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The [[hedge knight]] had a nasty personality and a foul mouth. His laughter sounded like chickens and mules.{{ref|TSS}}
  
When the knights tell their lord about the event, Ser Eustace warned them that the Red Widow will take the wounding of one of her men as a slight to her honor and will retaliate. On the advice of Ser Eustace, Ser Duncan tried to pay "the bloodprice", a compensation in money but Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] refused. She threatened that she would come for Ser Bennis with fire and steel if he did not give himself up.  
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Bennis wore brown breeches, a roughspun tunic, and horsehide boots. His brown surcoat covered his rusted mail, and his swordbelt was a cord of boiled leather. Bennis wielded a [[longsword]] and carried a tall kite shield of dark unpainted wood girded with iron. The hedge knight rode a [[Horse|shaggy garron]] but did not treat it well.{{ref|TSS}}
  
Ser Eustace ordered the knights to go to his villagers and call them up for service. Ser Bennis and Duncan started to train the men but realized that they will not serve. In the end Ser Eustace, Duncan and Egg rode to the river to wait for the Lady Rohanne and her men. Bennis stayed at Standfast because the sight of him would infuriate Lady Rohanne.  
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==History==
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Bennis met Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] and his [[squire]], [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]], when a group of hedge knights were hired by a [[Dornish]] merchant to guard him between [[Lannisport]] and the [[Prince's Pass]]. Bennis was cruel to the young Dunk, pinching and taunting him. After one of the other knights went missing, it was rumored he had been murdered by Bennis following an argument.{{ref|tss}}
  
While at the river the dispute is settled in a fight between Ser Duncan and Ser [[Lucas Inchfield|Lucas Longinch]], the champion of Lady Rohanne, Ser Bennis stole all the valuable items in Standfast and fled.  
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By {{Date|211}}, Bennis served Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] at [[Standfast]] together with Ser Duncan the Tall, Arlan's former squire. He is insulting toward Duncan's squire, Egg, but does not realize the boy is actually Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. Bennis accompanied Duncan in an attempt to discover why the [[Chequy Water]] had dried up, and he injured [[Wolmer]], one of the workers of Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] of [[Coldmoat]], when they refused to break down the dam they had built.{{Ref|tss}}
  
==Appearance==
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After Bennis and Duncan informed Eustace about the events that had transpired, Eustace realized that Rohanne would take the wounding of one of her men as a slight to her honor. Preparing for conflict, Bennis and Duncan began to train Eustace's villagers for battle. Hoping to prevent retaliation, Duncan traveled to Coldmoat to pay a blood price, but Rohanne refused to accept it. She instead threatened to come for Bennis with fire and steel if Eustace would not give him to her by the next day. On the condition that Bennis deliver himself for punishment, Rohanne planned to only slice his nose, but Bennis refused to allow it, even after the woods near Standfast were burned on Rohanne's orders. Duncan sent home Bennis's poorly-trained recruits.{{Ref|tss}}
Ser Bennis was a big man. He seldom washed and had a red mouth from eating [[sourleaf]]. His eyes were small, close-set and green.<ref>[[The Sworn Sword]]</ref>
 
  
==References and Notes==
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Preparing for Rohanne's arrival, Bennis decided to hold up in the tower of Standfast. When Eustace, Duncan, and Egg rode to the river to meet Rohanne and her men, Bennis stayed behind because the sight of him would likely infuriate the Lady of Coldmoat. While Duncan settled the dispute in a duel with Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]] at the river, Bennis tied up [[Sam Stoops]] and [[Sam Stoops' wife|his wife]] at Standfast. The brown knight stole all the valuable items at the tower and fled.{{Ref|tss}}
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==Quotes by Bennis==
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{{quote|Nasty stuff, water. Drank some once, and it made me sick as a dog. [[Wine]]'s better.{{ref|TSS}}|Bennis to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}
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{{quote|Never knew an [[animal]] stupid as a sheep. Think they're kin to you, lunk?{{ref|TSS}}|Bennis to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}
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==Quotes about Bennis==
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{{quote|The man is grown mean and false and craven.{{ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}
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{{quote|It is Bennis I want, and Bennis I shall have. No one rides onto my lands, does harm to one of mine, and escapes to laugh about it.{{ref|TSS}}|[[Rohanne Webber]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Characters from Westeros]]
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[[Category:Hedge knights]]
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[[Category:House Osgrey retainers]]
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[[Category:Knights]]
 
[[Category:Smallfolk]]
 
[[Category:Smallfolk]]
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[[Category:Thieves]]
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Revision as of 13:36, 13 November 2021

Bennis.svg
Bennis
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Aliases
  • Bennis of the Brown Shield[1]
  • Bennis Brownstench[1]
  • The brown knight[1]
Title Ser
Allegiance House Osgrey
Personal arms A brown shield
Book The Sworn Sword (appears)

Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield was a hedge knight during the reigns of kings Daeron II and Aerys I Targaryen.[1]

Appearance and Character

Bennis of the Brown Shield was a man who seldom washed. He was about five and a half feet tall,[N 1] and weighed about 80 pounds less than Duncan the Tall. Bennis's rotten teeth were stained red and brown from eating sourleaf. His eyes were small, close-set and green.[1]

The hedge knight had a nasty personality and a foul mouth. His laughter sounded like chickens and mules.[1]

Bennis wore brown breeches, a roughspun tunic, and horsehide boots. His brown surcoat covered his rusted mail, and his swordbelt was a cord of boiled leather. Bennis wielded a longsword and carried a tall kite shield of dark unpainted wood girded with iron. The hedge knight rode a shaggy garron but did not treat it well.[1]

History

Bennis met Ser Arlan of Pennytree and his squire, Dunk, when a group of hedge knights were hired by a Dornish merchant to guard him between Lannisport and the Prince's Pass. Bennis was cruel to the young Dunk, pinching and taunting him. After one of the other knights went missing, it was rumored he had been murdered by Bennis following an argument.[1]

By 211 AC, Bennis served Ser Eustace Osgrey at Standfast together with Ser Duncan the Tall, Arlan's former squire. He is insulting toward Duncan's squire, Egg, but does not realize the boy is actually Prince Aegon Targaryen. Bennis accompanied Duncan in an attempt to discover why the Chequy Water had dried up, and he injured Wolmer, one of the workers of Lady Rohanne Webber of Coldmoat, when they refused to break down the dam they had built.[1]

After Bennis and Duncan informed Eustace about the events that had transpired, Eustace realized that Rohanne would take the wounding of one of her men as a slight to her honor. Preparing for conflict, Bennis and Duncan began to train Eustace's villagers for battle. Hoping to prevent retaliation, Duncan traveled to Coldmoat to pay a blood price, but Rohanne refused to accept it. She instead threatened to come for Bennis with fire and steel if Eustace would not give him to her by the next day. On the condition that Bennis deliver himself for punishment, Rohanne planned to only slice his nose, but Bennis refused to allow it, even after the woods near Standfast were burned on Rohanne's orders. Duncan sent home Bennis's poorly-trained recruits.[1]

Preparing for Rohanne's arrival, Bennis decided to hold up in the tower of Standfast. When Eustace, Duncan, and Egg rode to the river to meet Rohanne and her men, Bennis stayed behind because the sight of him would likely infuriate the Lady of Coldmoat. While Duncan settled the dispute in a duel with Ser Lucas Inchfield at the river, Bennis tied up Sam Stoops and his wife at Standfast. The brown knight stole all the valuable items at the tower and fled.[1]

Quotes by Bennis

Nasty stuff, water. Drank some once, and it made me sick as a dog. Wine's better.[1]

—Bennis to Duncan the Tall

Never knew an animal stupid as a sheep. Think they're kin to you, lunk?[1]

—Bennis to Duncan the Tall

Quotes about Bennis

The man is grown mean and false and craven.[1]

—thoughts of Duncan the Tall

It is Bennis I want, and Bennis I shall have. No one rides onto my lands, does harm to one of mine, and escapes to laugh about it.[1]

Notes

  1. Dunk, 6'11", estimated he was a foot and a half taller than Bennis.

References