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{{Infobox character | {{Infobox character | ||
− | | Character_name = [[file:Dondarrion | + | | Character_name = [[file:Dondarrion.png|55px|left]] '''Beric Dondarrion''' [[file:Dondarrion.png|55px|right]] |
− | | image = [[File:Beric Dondarrion.jpg| | + | | image = [[File:Beric Dondarrion.jpg|300px]] |
− | | image_caption = | + | | image_caption = Beric Dondarrion by Amok© |
| Alias = The Lightning Lord<br>The Lord of Corpses<br>Lord Derik | | Alias = The Lightning Lord<br>The Lord of Corpses<br>Lord Derik | ||
| Title = Lord of Blackhaven | | Title = Lord of Blackhaven | ||
| Allegiance = [[House Dondarrion]]<br> | | Allegiance = [[House Dondarrion]]<br> | ||
− | [[Brotherhood | + | [[Brotherhood without banners]] |
| Race = | | Race = | ||
| Culture = | | Culture = | ||
| Spouse = | | Spouse = | ||
− | | Place_of_Birth = | + | | Place_of_Birth = [[Blackhaven]]{{ref|awoiaf| Beric Dondarrion}} |
− | | Date_of_Birth = | + | | Date_of_Birth = {{Date|276}} or {{Date|277}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Beric Dondarrion|Beric Dondarrion]] calculation.''</ref> |
− | | Place_of_Death = the [[ | + | | Place_of_Death = the [[riverlands]] |
− | | Date_of_Death = {{Date| | + | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}} (his seventh and final death)<ref name=Cal></ref> |
− | | Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] ( | + | | Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) |
| coat-of-arms = | | coat-of-arms = | ||
− | | Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#David Michael Scott,Beric Dondarrion|David Michael Scott]] (extra)<br> Richard Dormer | + | | Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#David Michael Scott,Beric Dondarrion|David Michael Scott]] (extra) ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]<br> Richard Dormer ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] - [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] |
− | | TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] | + | | TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] |
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− | '''Beric Dondarrion''' | + | '''Beric Dondarrion''', also known as the '''Lightning Lord''' because of his sigil, is the Lord of [[Blackhaven]] and head of [[House Dondarrion]]. He is betrothed to Lady [[Allyria Dayne]] and his squire is the young [[Edric Dayne]], Lord of [[Starfall]].{{Ref|aSoS|43}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by David Michael Scott in [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|season 1]] and by Richard Dormer in [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|season 3]]. |
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
− | At the | + | :''See also: [[:Category:Images of Beric Dondarrion|Images of Beric Dondarrion]]'' |
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+ | At the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Beric is described as handsome with red-gold hair. He is a dashing figure atop a black courser and wears a black satin cloak decorated with stars.{{Ref|aGoT|27}} In battle he wears a breastplate displaying a forked purple lightning bolt{{ref|ASOS|34}} and carries a black shield slashed by lightning.{{ref|AGOT|29}} However, the hardships of war change him notably. | ||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ||
− | + | Beric comes to [[King's Landing]] to fight in the [[Hand's tourney]] celebrating [[Eddard Stark]]'s appointment as [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|aGoT|27}} [[Jeyne Poole]] wishes to marry him as soon as she sees him.{{ref|AGOT|29}} During the tournament, he loses a horse in a tilt with a hedge knight and is unhorsed by [[Thoros of Myr]] shortly thereafter.{{Ref|aGoT|29}} After the conclusion of the tournament, Beric remains in King's Landing. This leads to Eddard appointing him leader of an expedition to arrest Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who has been raiding the [[riverlands]] after the capture of [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aGoT|43}} | |
− | Beric is | + | Beric's party is ambushed in the [[battle at the Mummer's Ford]], however, with many killed. By the time that [[Robb Stark]] and his allies are fighting the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] armies near the [[Trident]], however, Beric's group is continually raiding the Lannisters' foraging parties.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{Ref|aGoT|56}}{{Ref|aGoT|69}} Lord Dondarrion is named among the nobles King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] insists must do homage to him or be named traitors.{{Ref|aGoT|57}} |
===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ||
− | Rumors have Beric as missing or perhaps dead.{{Ref|aGoT|55}} | + | Rumors have Beric as missing or perhaps dead.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Ser [[Burton Crakehall]],{{ref|ACOK|7}} Ser [[Amory Lorch]],{{ref|ACOK|30}} and Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]{{ref|ACOK|30}} all claim to have killed him. Yet, he is still raiding the Lannister foraging parties{{Ref|aCoK|7}} and the [[Mountain's men]] are actively seeking him,{{Ref|aCoK|19}} as are [[Tywin Lannister]]'s forces stationed at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} His group meets [[smallfolk]] plagued by the ravage of Lannister forces but does not trouble them, and he attempts to pay for the food they take.{{Ref|aCoK|26}} |
===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ||
− | + | [[File:Sandor Clegane vs Beric Dondarrion.jpg|Beric Dondarrion vs [[Sandor Clegane]] - by Amok ©|thumb|400px|right]] | |
− | + | [[Arya Stark]] and [[Gendry]] meet Beric in the [[hollow hill]], where he is revealed to be the leader of the [[brotherhood without banners]] and a follower of the [[Lord of Light]]. They watch as [[Sandor Clegane]] duels Beric in a [[trial by battle]]. While [[Thoros of Myr]] always lit his blades with [[wildfire]], Beric uses his own blood to make his sword magically aflame. Despite Sandor's fear of fire, he is able to slay Beric. Much to their surprise, however, Beric is revived by Thoros of Myr.{{Ref|aSoS|34}} | |
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− | [[ | + | It is revealed that Beric had been mortally wounded by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s lance at the [[battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]], but his squire [[Edric Dayne]] and [[Green Gergen]] protected him and helped him to escape. Despite the efforts of Thoros, Beric died in an ash grove that night. Beric was unexpectedly resurrected when Thoros performed the [[last kiss]] of the [[Lord of Light]], however.{{Ref|aSoS|39}} He became the leader of the [[brotherhood without banners]], an outlaw band protecting smallfolk in the name of the late King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Beric was killed several more times, but was repeatedly brought back to life by Thoros, each time with fewer memories of his life before the [[War of the Five Kings]]. He was captured near the [[Gods Eye]] and hanged by [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], but was cut down before he could die.{{Ref|aSoS|22}} He was slain by Ser [[Burton Crakehall]], hanged by Ser [[Amory Lorch]] at [[Rushing Falls]], had a dirk put through his eye by Gregor, and was then killed by Sandor in front of Arya. Beric has become a scarecrow of a man, his battered body bearing all the wounds of his previous deaths. |
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+ | Beric is aided by Edric during the [[battle at the burning septry]] against the [[Bloody Mummers]], after which he [[knight]]s [[Gendry]].{{ref|ASOS|39}} Beric later visits the [[ghost of High Heart]] to hear her wisdom. Because Beric wants to ransom Arya to her family, she runs away from the brotherhood.{{ref|ASOS|43}} | ||
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+ | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ||
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+ | Thoros reveals to [[Brienne of Tarth]] that Beric truly died when he gave his life to bring back [[Catelyn Tully]], whose body had been found by the outlaws after the [[Red Wedding]]. The brotherhood has fractured with the change in leadership, with some leaving the outlaw band.{{Ref|aFfC|42}} | ||
==The Seven Deaths of Dondarrion== | ==The Seven Deaths of Dondarrion== | ||
− | [[File:Lord Beric | + | [[File:Christopher Ocampo Lord Beric.jpg|350px|thumb|Lord Beric - by Christopher Ocampo ©]] |
+ | # Impaled on a lance by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{Ref|aCoK|30}}{{Ref|aSoS|43}} | ||
+ | # Smashed with a mace on the side of the head by Ser [[Burton Crakehall]].{{Ref|aCoK|7}}{{Ref|aSoS|39}} | ||
+ | # Hanged at [[Rushing Falls]] by Ser [[Amory Lorch]].{{Ref|aCoK|30}}{{Ref|aSoS|39}} | ||
+ | # Stabbed in the eye with a dirk by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|aCoK|30}}{{Ref|aSoS|39}} | ||
+ | # Killed by an archer of the [[Brave Companions]] sellsword company.{{Ref|aCoK|30}} | ||
+ | # Killed by [[Sandor Clegane]] in a trial by combat.{{Ref|aSoS|34}} | ||
+ | # Gave up his lifeforce to resurrect [[Catelyn Tully]].{{Ref|aFfC|42}} | ||
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+ | ==Quotes== | ||
+ | {{quote|'''Guardsman''': Here to fight in the [[Tourney of the Hand|Hand's tourney]], my lord?<br> | ||
+ | '''Beric''': Here to '''win''' the Hand's tourney.{{ref|AGOT|27}}}} | ||
+ | - Beric arriving in [[King's Landing]] | ||
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+ | {{quote|[[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] is slain, but his realm remains. And [[brotherhood without banners|we]] defend her.{{ref|ASOS|34}}}} - Beric to [[Sandor Clegane]] | ||
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+ | {{quote|Even [[Lem|brave men]] blind themselves sometimes, when they are afraid to see.{{ref|ASOS|39}}}} - Beric to [[Arya Stark]] | ||
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+ | {{quote|Can I dwell on what I scarce remember? I held [[Blackhaven|a castle]] on [[Dornish Marches|the Marches]] once, and there was [[Allyria Dayne|a woman]] I was pledged to marry, but I could not find that castle today, nor tell you the color of that woman's hair. Who [[knight]]ed me, old friend? What were my favorite foods? It all fades. Sometimes I think I was born on the bloody grass in that [[Battle of the Mummer's Ford|grove of ash]], with the [[R'hllor|taste of fire]] in my mouth and a hole in my chest. Are you my mother, Thoros?{{ref|ASOS|39}}}} - Beric to [[Thoros of Myr]] | ||
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− | + | {{quote|'''Beric''': Gendry, do you swear before the eyes of gods and men to defend those who cannot defend themselves, to protect all women and children, to obey your captains, your liege lord, and your king, to fight bravely when needed and to such other tasks as are laid upon you, however hard or humble or dangerous they may be?<br> | |
− | + | '''Gendry''': I do, m'lord.<br> | |
− | + | '''Beric''': Arise Ser Gendry, knight of the [[hollow hill]], and be welcome to our [[brotherhood without banners|brotherhood]].{{ref|ASOS|39}}}} - Beric and [[Gendry]] | |
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− | + | {{quote|Fire consumes. It '''consumes''', and when it is done there is nothing left. '''Nothing'''.{{ref|ASOS|43}}}} - Beric to [[Thoros of Myr]] | |
==References and Notes== | ==References and Notes== | ||
{{References|3}} | {{References|3}} | ||
+ | [[Category:House Dondarrion]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Lords of Blackhaven]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Casualties of the War of the Five Kings|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters killed by Amory Lorch|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters killed by Gregor Clegane|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters killed by Sandor Clegane|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Knights|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Brotherhood Without Banners|Dondarrion, Beric]] | [[Category:Members of the Brotherhood Without Banners|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
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[[Category:Nobles|Dondarrion, Beric]] | [[Category:Nobles|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
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[[Category:Outlaws|Dondarrion, Beric]] | [[Category:Outlaws|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Undead|Dondarrion, Beric]] |
+ | [[Category:Rebels|Dondarrion, Beric]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:46, 1 September 2016
Beric Dondarrion | |
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Beric Dondarrion by Amok© | |
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Title | Lord of Blackhaven |
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276 AC or 277 AC[1] Blackhaven[2] |
Died |
299 AC (his seventh and final death)[1] the riverlands |
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Played by |
David Michael Scott (extra) ~ Season 1 Richard Dormer ~ Season 3 - Season 6 |
TV series | Season 1 | Season 3 | Season 6 |
Beric Dondarrion, also known as the Lightning Lord because of his sigil, is the Lord of Blackhaven and head of House Dondarrion. He is betrothed to Lady Allyria Dayne and his squire is the young Edric Dayne, Lord of Starfall.[3] In the television adaptation Game of Thrones he is portrayed by David Michael Scott in season 1 and by Richard Dormer in season 3.
Contents
Appearance
- See also: Images of Beric Dondarrion
At the beginning of A Song of Ice and Fire, Beric is described as handsome with red-gold hair. He is a dashing figure atop a black courser and wears a black satin cloak decorated with stars.[4] In battle he wears a breastplate displaying a forked purple lightning bolt[5] and carries a black shield slashed by lightning.[6] However, the hardships of war change him notably.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Beric comes to King's Landing to fight in the Hand's tourney celebrating Eddard Stark's appointment as Hand of the King.[4] Jeyne Poole wishes to marry him as soon as she sees him.[6] During the tournament, he loses a horse in a tilt with a hedge knight and is unhorsed by Thoros of Myr shortly thereafter.[6] After the conclusion of the tournament, Beric remains in King's Landing. This leads to Eddard appointing him leader of an expedition to arrest Ser Gregor Clegane, who has been raiding the riverlands after the capture of Tyrion Lannister.[7]
Beric's party is ambushed in the battle at the Mummer's Ford, however, with many killed. By the time that Robb Stark and his allies are fighting the Lannister armies near the Trident, however, Beric's group is continually raiding the Lannisters' foraging parties.[8][9][10] Lord Dondarrion is named among the nobles King Joffrey I Baratheon insists must do homage to him or be named traitors.[11]
A Clash of Kings
Rumors have Beric as missing or perhaps dead.[8][12] Ser Burton Crakehall,[13] Ser Amory Lorch,[14] and Ser Gregor Clegane[14] all claim to have killed him. Yet, he is still raiding the Lannister foraging parties[13] and the Mountain's men are actively seeking him,[15] as are Tywin Lannister's forces stationed at Harrenhal.[16] His group meets smallfolk plagued by the ravage of Lannister forces but does not trouble them, and he attempts to pay for the food they take.[16]
A Storm of Swords
Arya Stark and Gendry meet Beric in the hollow hill, where he is revealed to be the leader of the brotherhood without banners and a follower of the Lord of Light. They watch as Sandor Clegane duels Beric in a trial by battle. While Thoros of Myr always lit his blades with wildfire, Beric uses his own blood to make his sword magically aflame. Despite Sandor's fear of fire, he is able to slay Beric. Much to their surprise, however, Beric is revived by Thoros of Myr.[5]
It is revealed that Beric had been mortally wounded by Ser Gregor Clegane's lance at the Mummer's Ford, but his squire Edric Dayne and Green Gergen protected him and helped him to escape. Despite the efforts of Thoros, Beric died in an ash grove that night. Beric was unexpectedly resurrected when Thoros performed the last kiss of the Lord of Light, however.[17] He became the leader of the brotherhood without banners, an outlaw band protecting smallfolk in the name of the late King Robert I Baratheon. Beric was killed several more times, but was repeatedly brought back to life by Thoros, each time with fewer memories of his life before the War of the Five Kings. He was captured near the Gods Eye and hanged by Lannisters, but was cut down before he could die.[18] He was slain by Ser Burton Crakehall, hanged by Ser Amory Lorch at Rushing Falls, had a dirk put through his eye by Gregor, and was then killed by Sandor in front of Arya. Beric has become a scarecrow of a man, his battered body bearing all the wounds of his previous deaths.
Beric is aided by Edric during the battle at the burning septry against the Bloody Mummers, after which he knights Gendry.[17] Beric later visits the ghost of High Heart to hear her wisdom. Because Beric wants to ransom Arya to her family, she runs away from the brotherhood.[3]
A Feast for Crows
Thoros reveals to Brienne of Tarth that Beric truly died when he gave his life to bring back Catelyn Tully, whose body had been found by the outlaws after the Red Wedding. The brotherhood has fractured with the change in leadership, with some leaving the outlaw band.[19]
The Seven Deaths of Dondarrion
- Impaled on a lance by Ser Gregor Clegane.[8][14][3]
- Smashed with a mace on the side of the head by Ser Burton Crakehall.[13][17]
- Hanged at Rushing Falls by Ser Amory Lorch.[14][17]
- Stabbed in the eye with a dirk by Ser Gregor Clegane.[14][17]
- Killed by an archer of the Brave Companions sellsword company.[14]
- Killed by Sandor Clegane in a trial by combat.[5]
- Gave up his lifeforce to resurrect Catelyn Tully.[19]
Quotes
Guardsman: Here to fight in the Hand's tourney, my lord?
Beric: Here to win the Hand's tourney.[4]
- Beric arriving in King's Landing
- Beric to Sandor Clegane
- Beric to Arya Stark
Can I dwell on what I scarce remember? I held a castle on the Marches once, and there was a woman I was pledged to marry, but I could not find that castle today, nor tell you the color of that woman's hair. Who knighted me, old friend? What were my favorite foods? It all fades. Sometimes I think I was born on the bloody grass in that grove of ash, with the taste of fire in my mouth and a hole in my chest. Are you my mother, Thoros?[17]
- Beric to Thoros of Myr
Beric: Gendry, do you swear before the eyes of gods and men to defend those who cannot defend themselves, to protect all women and children, to obey your captains, your liege lord, and your king, to fight bravely when needed and to such other tasks as are laid upon you, however hard or humble or dangerous they may be?
Gendry: I do, m'lord.
Beric: Arise Ser Gendry, knight of the hollow hill, and be welcome to our brotherhood.[17]
- Beric and Gendry
Fire consumes. It consumes, and when it is done there is nothing left. Nothing.[3]
- Beric to Thoros of Myr
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See the Beric Dondarrion calculation.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Beric Dondarrion.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 27, Eddard VI.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 43, Eddard XI.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 30, Arya VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 19, Arya V.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 26, Arya VI.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 39, Arya VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 22, Arya IV.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 42, Brienne VIII.