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| Character_name = [[file:Dondarrion.png|55px|left]] '''Beric Dondarrion''' [[file:Dondarrion.png|55px|right]]
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| Character_name = [[file:Dondarrion.png|55px|left]] Beric Dondarrion [[file:Dondarrion.png|55px|right]]
| image          = [[File:Beric Dondarrion.jpg]]
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| image          = [[File:Beric Dondarrion.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption  = Beric Dondarrion by Amoka©
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| image_caption  = Beric Dondarrion by Amok©
| Alias          = The Lightning Lord<br>The Lord of Corpses<br>Lord Derik
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| Alias          = Lord Derik{{ref|AGOT|55}}<br>Wisp o' the wood{{ref|ASOS|1}}<br>The lightning lord{{ref|ASOS|11}}<br>The scarecrow knight{{ref|ASOS|34}}<br>The Lord of Corpses{{ref|ASOS|43}}
| Title          = Lord of Blackhaven
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| Title          = [[Lord of Blackhaven]]<br>[[Knight|Ser]]{{ref|ASOS|39}}
| Allegiance    = [[House Dondarrion]]<br>
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| Allegiance    = [[House Dondarrion]]<br>[[Brotherhood without banners]]
[[Brotherhood without banners]]
 
 
| Race          =
 
| Race          =
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| Culture        = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]
 
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| Spouse        =
| Place_of_Birth =
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Blackhaven]]{{ref|awoiaf| Beric Dondarrion}}
| Date_of_Birth  = +/- {{Date|276}}
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| 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 [[Riverlands]]
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| Place_of_Death = the [[riverlands]]
| Date_of_Death  = {{Date|300}} (His seventh & final death)
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| Date_of_Death  = {{Date|299}} (his seventh and final death)<ref name=Cal></ref>
| 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)
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| 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)
 
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| 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]]
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| 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 7|Season 7]]
| TV_series      = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
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| TV_series      = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
 
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'''Beric Dondarrion''', also known as the '''Lightning Lord''' because of his sigil, is the Lord of [[Blackhaven]] and is the head of [[House Dondarrion]]. He is almost twenty-two years old{{Ref|aGoT|44}} and is betrothed to Lady [[Allyria Dayne]]. Beric's squire is the young [[Edric Dayne]], Lord of [[Starfall]].{{Ref|aSoS|43}}
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'''Beric Dondarrion''', also known as the '''lightning lord''' because of his sigil,{{ref|ASOS|22}} is the Lord of [[Blackhaven]] and head of [[House Dondarrion]]. The [[marcher lord]]{{ref|ASOS|39}} is betrothed to Lady [[Allyria Dayne]] of [[Starfall]]. His squire is the young [[Edric Dayne]], [[Lord of Starfall]], Allyria's nephew.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Beric is portrayed by David Michael Scott in [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|season 1]] and by [[w:Richard Dormer|Richard Dormer]] in [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|season 3]] - [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|season 7]]
  
[[File:Lord Beric Dondarrion.jpg|250px|thumb|Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion ([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]
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==Appearance and Character==
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:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Beric Dondarrion|Images of Beric Dondarrion]]''
  
==Appearance==
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Beric is a slight man,{{ref|AFFC|30}} handsome with red-gold hair.{{ref|ASOS|34}} He rides a black courser and wears a black satin cloak decorated with stars.{{Ref|aGoT|27}} In battle Beric wears a breastplate displaying a forked purple lightning bolt{{ref|ASOS|34}} and carries a black shield slashed by lightning.{{ref|AGOT|29}} Beric is a dashing{{ref|AGOT|27}} but inexperienced young man,{{ref|AFFC|30}} and the hardships of war notably change him.
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. See also [[:Category:Images of Beric Dondarrion|this collection of images]].
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==History==
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In either {{Date|294}} or {{Date|295}},<ref group="N">Edric, who was born in {{Date|287}}, was seven years old at the time of the betrothal, placing the betrothal in either 294 AC or 295 AC</ref> Beric was betrothed to Lady [[Allyria Dayne]]. Following their betrothal, Beric took Allyria's nephew [[Edric Dayne]], the seven-year old [[Lord of Starfall]], back with him to [[Blackhaven]] to serve as his page. He later makes Edric his squire.{{Ref|asos|43}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Beric comes to [[King's Landing]] to fight in the [[Tourney of the Hand]] 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}}
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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, Beric 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 killed in the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford]], impaled by Gregor's lance while his squire [[Edric Dayne]] tries to defend him.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} By the time that [[Robb Stark]] and his allies are fighting the Lannister armies near the [[Trident]], Beric's group is continually raiding the Lannisters' foraging parties.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{Ref|aGoT|56}}{{Ref|aGoT|69}}{{Ref|aCoK|7}}
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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]], Beric's survivors continually raid 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''===
[[File:BericDondarrionbyWouterBruneel.jpg|250px|thumb|Beric Dondarrion by [http://www.wbruneel.com/IllustrationPortfolio.html Wouter Bruneel].]]
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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 Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s forces stationed at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}}
Rumors have Beric as missing or perhaps dead.{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Yet, he is still raiding the Lannister foraging parties{{Ref|aCoK|7}} and Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s group is 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}}
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Beric's 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}} The outlaws slay Burton's column of [[westerlands|westermen]] in a trap.{{ref|ACOK|7}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''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.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}
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[[File:Sandor Clegane vs Beric Dondarrion.jpg|Beric Dondarrion vs [[Sandor Clegane]] - by Amok ©|thumb|400px|right]]
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[[Arya Stark]], [[Gendry]], and [[Sandor Clegane]] are captured by members of the [[brotherhood without banners]], who plan to bring them to Beric.{{ref|ASOS|13}}{{ref|ASOS|29}} Meanwhile, Beric travels throughout the riverlands, including a visit to [[Acorn Hall]].{{ref|ASOS|22}} Some of his men disguise themselves as the lightning lord to suggest he can be everywhere.{{ref|ASOS|22}}
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The captives are brought to Beric within the [[hollow hill]], where he sits on [[weirwood]] roots and is revealed as 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.{{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 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.{{ref|ASOS|34}}{{ref|ASOS|39}}
  
It is revealed that, after he was slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in the [[Battle at the Mummer's Ford]], Beric was resurrected by [[Thoros of Myr]]{{Ref|aSoS|39}} and became the leader of the outlaw band, the [[brotherhood without banners]]. He was killed several more times, but was repeatedly brought back to life, 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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The weary Beric has become a scarecrow of a man, his battered body bearing all the wounds of his previous deaths.{{ref|ASOS|34}} His memory is impaired, having forgotten details about [[Blackhaven|his castle]] and [[Allyria Dayne|the woman]] he was pledged to marry.{{ref|ASOS|39}} The lord still wears his ragged black cloak and dented breastplate. Arya thinks Beric does not eat or sleep. Beric swears he will return the girl to her mother, [[Catelyn Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|39}}
  
Arya accompanies Beric when his outlaws attack the [[Bloody Mummers]] at a sept, 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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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, the girl runs away from the brotherhood.{{ref|ASOS|43}}
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[[Merrett Frey]] goes to [[Oldstones]] to ransom [[Petyr Frey]] from the brotherhood, but [[Tom Sevenstrings]] tells him that Beric is elsewhere. [[Lady Stoneheart|A woman]] grants approval for the outlaws to hang Merrett.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''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.{{Ref|aFfC|42}}
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[[File:Christopher Ocampo Lord Beric.jpg|350px|thumb|Lord Beric - by Christopher Ocampo ©]]
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Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] informs Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] that Beric has been hanging [[House Frey|Freys]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} [[Mariya Darry]], [[Amerei Frey]], and Ser [[Daven Lannister]] believe the river lords and smallfolk are helping Beric.{{ref|AFFC|30}}{{ref|AFFC|33}} In order to turn the smallfolk against the brotherhood, Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] spreads rumors that the [[Hound]] joined Beric's outlaws.{{ref|AFFC|25}} Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]] promises Amerei that he will kill Beric.{{ref|AFFC|30}} The mysterious [[Stoneheart]] is rumored to be Beric's lover.{{ref|AFFC|25}}
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Thoros reveals to Brienne that Beric truly died when he gave his life to bring back Catelyn Stark, whose body had been found by the outlaws after the [[Red Wedding]]. Thoros refused to revive Catelyn, so Beric passed the flame of life from him to her. The brotherhood has fractured with Catelyn, now called Lady Stoneheart, as their leader, with some leaving the outlaw band.{{Ref|aFfC|42}}{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] is prepared to fight Beric and his outlaws, not realizing the lightning lord has died for the final time.{{ref|ADWD|48}}
  
 
==The Seven Deaths of Dondarrion==
 
==The Seven Deaths of Dondarrion==
 
 
# Impaled on a lance by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|aGoT|55}}{{Ref|aCoK|30}}{{Ref|aSoS|43}}
 
# 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}}
 
# 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}}
 
# 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}}
 
# 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}}
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# Killed by an archer of the [[Brave Companions]].{{Ref|aCoK|30}}
 
# Killed by [[Sandor Clegane]] in a trial by combat.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}
 
# 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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# Passed the flame of life to resurrect [[Catelyn Stark]].{{Ref|aFfC|42}}
  
==Quotes==
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==Quotes by Beric==
{{quote|'''Guardsman''': Here to fight in the [[Tourney of the Hand|Hand's tourney]], my lord?<br>
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[[File:Lord Beric Dondarrion.jpg|thumb|Richard Dormer as Beric in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
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{{quote|'''Guardsman''': Here to fight in the [[Hand's tourney]], my lord?<br>
 
'''Beric''': Here to '''win''' the Hand's tourney.{{ref|AGOT|27}}}}
 
'''Beric''': Here to '''win''' the Hand's tourney.{{ref|AGOT|27}}}}
- Beric arriving in [[King's Landing]]
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Beric arriving in [[King's Landing]]
  
  
{{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|Six score of us set out to bring the king's justice to [[Gregor Clegane|your brother]]. Six score brave men and true, led by a fool in a starry cloak.{{ref|ASOS|34}}}} Beric to [[Sandor Clegane]]
  
  
{{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|Even [[Lem|brave men]] blind themselves sometimes, when they are afraid to see.{{ref|ASOS|39}}}} Beric to [[Arya Stark]]
  
  
{{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|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 at the Mummer's Ford|grove of ash]], with the [[last kiss|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]]
  
  
 
{{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>
 
{{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>
 
'''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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'''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|'''Beric''': Fire consumes. It '''consumes''', and when it is done there is nothing left. '''Nothing'''.<br>
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'''Thoros''': Beric. Sweet friend. What are you saying?<br>
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'''Beric''': Nothing I have not said before. [[last kiss|Six times]], Thoros? Six times is too many.{{ref|ASOS|43}}}} – Beric and [[Thoros of Myr]]
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==Quotes about Beric==
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{{quote|The lightning lord is everywhere and nowhere, skinny squirrel.{{ref|ASOS|22}}}} – [[Greenbeard]] to [[Arya Stark]]
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{{quote|They say Lord Beric always gives a man a trial, that he won't kill a man unless something's proved against him.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}}} – [[Merrett Frey]] to [[Lem]]
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{{quote|'''Lyle''': Once we're done at [[siege of Riverrun|Riverrun]], I'll be itching for another fight. Not that Beric Dondarrion is like to give me one. I recall the man from tourneys past. A comely lad in a pretty cloak, he was. Slight and callow.<br>
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'''Arwood''': That was before he died. Death changed him, the [[smallfolk]] say. You can kill him, but he won't stay dead. How do you fight a man like that?{{ref|AFFC|30}}}} – [[Lyle Crakehall]] and [[Arwood Frey]]
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{{quote|Don't get me started on Lord Beric. He's here, he's there, he's everywhere, but when you send men after him, he melts away like dew.{{ref|AFFC|33}}}} – [[Daven Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]
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{{quote|'''Brienne''': You ride with the Dondarrion. The lightning lord.<br>
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'''Thoros''': Lightning comes and goes and then is seen no more. So too with men. Lord Beric's fire has gone out of this world, I fear. [[Lady Stoneheart|A grimmer shadow]] leads us in his place.{{ref|AFFC|42}}}} – [[Brienne of Tarth]] and [[Thoros of Myr]]
  
{{quote|Fire consumes. It '''consumes''', and when it is done there is nothing left. '''Nothing'''.{{ref|ASOS|43}}}} - Beric to [[Thoros of Myr]]
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==Notes==
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{{Notes}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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{{References|2}}
  
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[[Category:House Dondarrion]]
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[[Category:Lords of Blackhaven]]
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[[Category:Casualties of the  War of the Five Kings|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Characters killed by Amory Lorch|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Characters killed by Gregor Clegane|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Characters killed by Sandor Clegane|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Executions for treason|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Knights|Dondarrion, Beric]]
 
[[Category:Members of the Brotherhood Without Banners|Dondarrion, Beric]]
 
[[Category:Members of the Brotherhood Without Banners|Dondarrion, Beric]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Dondarrion, Beric]]
 
 
[[Category:Nobles|Dondarrion, Beric]]
 
[[Category:Nobles|Dondarrion, Beric]]
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[[Category:Outlaws|Dondarrion, Beric]]
 
[[Category:Outlaws|Dondarrion, Beric]]
[[Category:House Dondarrion]]
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[[Category:Undead|Dondarrion, Beric]]
  
 
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Revision as of 21:16, 14 November 2017

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Beric Dondarrion by Amok©

Aliases
  • Lord Derik[1]
  • Wisp o' the wood[2]
  • The lightning lord[3]
  • The scarecrow knight[4]
  • The Lord of Corpses[5]
Titles
Allegiances
Culture Marcher
Born 276 AC or 277 AC[7]
Blackhaven[8]
Died 299 AC (his seventh and final death)[7]
the riverlands
Books

Played by David Michael Scott (extra) ~ Season 1
Richard Dormer ~ Season 3 - Season 7
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Beric Dondarrion, also known as the lightning lord because of his sigil,[9] is the Lord of Blackhaven and head of House Dondarrion. The marcher lord[6] is betrothed to Lady Allyria Dayne of Starfall. His squire is the young Edric Dayne, Lord of Starfall, Allyria's nephew.[5] In the television adaptation Game of Thrones Beric is portrayed by David Michael Scott in season 1 and by Richard Dormer in season 3 - season 7

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Beric Dondarrion

Beric is a slight man,[10] handsome with red-gold hair.[4] He rides a black courser and wears a black satin cloak decorated with stars.[11] In battle Beric wears a breastplate displaying a forked purple lightning bolt[4] and carries a black shield slashed by lightning.[12] Beric is a dashing[11] but inexperienced young man,[10] and the hardships of war notably change him.

History

In either 294 AC or 295 AC,[N 1] Beric was betrothed to Lady Allyria Dayne. Following their betrothal, Beric took Allyria's nephew Edric Dayne, the seven-year old Lord of Starfall, back with him to Blackhaven to serve as his page. He later makes Edric his squire.[5]

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.[11] Jeyne Poole wishes to marry him as soon as she sees him.[12] During the tournament, Beric loses a horse in a tilt with a hedge knight and is unhorsed by Thoros of Myr shortly thereafter.[12] 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.[13]

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, Beric's survivors continually raid the Lannisters' foraging parties.[1][14][15] Lord Dondarrion is named among the nobles King Joffrey I Baratheon insists must do homage to him or be named traitors.[16]

A Clash of Kings

Rumors have Beric as missing or perhaps dead.[1][17] Ser Burton Crakehall,[18] Ser Amory Lorch,[19] and Ser Gregor Clegane[19] all claim to have killed him. Yet, he is still raiding the Lannister foraging parties[18] and the Mountain's men are actively seeking him,[20] as are Lord Tywin Lannister's forces stationed at Harrenhal.[21]

Beric's 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.[21] The outlaws slay Burton's column of westermen in a trap.[18]

A Storm of Swords

Beric Dondarrion vs Sandor Clegane - by Amok ©

Arya Stark, Gendry, and Sandor Clegane are captured by members of the brotherhood without banners, who plan to bring them to Beric.[22][23] Meanwhile, Beric travels throughout the riverlands, including a visit to Acorn Hall.[9] Some of his men disguise themselves as the lightning lord to suggest he can be everywhere.[9]

The captives are brought to Beric within the hollow hill, where he sits on weirwood roots and is revealed as 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.[4]

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.[6] He became the leader of 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.[4][6]

The weary Beric has become a scarecrow of a man, his battered body bearing all the wounds of his previous deaths.[4] His memory is impaired, having forgotten details about his castle and the woman he was pledged to marry.[6] The lord still wears his ragged black cloak and dented breastplate. Arya thinks Beric does not eat or sleep. Beric swears he will return the girl to her mother, Catelyn Stark.[6]

Beric is aided by Edric during the battle at the burning septry against the Bloody Mummers, after which he knights Gendry.[6] Beric later visits the ghost of High Heart to hear her wisdom. Because Beric wants to ransom Arya to her family, the girl runs away from the brotherhood.[5]

Merrett Frey goes to Oldstones to ransom Petyr Frey from the brotherhood, but Tom Sevenstrings tells him that Beric is elsewhere. A woman grants approval for the outlaws to hang Merrett.[24]

A Feast for Crows

Lord Beric - by Christopher Ocampo ©

Ser Kevan Lannister informs Queen Cersei Lannister that Beric has been hanging Freys.[25] Mariya Darry, Amerei Frey, and Ser Daven Lannister believe the river lords and smallfolk are helping Beric.[10][26] In order to turn the smallfolk against the brotherhood, Lord Randyll Tarly spreads rumors that the Hound joined Beric's outlaws.[27] Ser Harwyn Plumm promises Amerei that he will kill Beric.[10] The mysterious Stoneheart is rumored to be Beric's lover.[27]

Thoros reveals to Brienne that Beric truly died when he gave his life to bring back Catelyn Stark, whose body had been found by the outlaws after the Red Wedding. Thoros refused to revive Catelyn, so Beric passed the flame of life from him to her. The brotherhood has fractured with Catelyn, now called Lady Stoneheart, as their leader, with some leaving the outlaw band.[28][29]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Jaime Lannister is prepared to fight Beric and his outlaws, not realizing the lightning lord has died for the final time.[30]

The Seven Deaths of Dondarrion

  1. Impaled on a lance by Ser Gregor Clegane.[1][19][5]
  2. Smashed with a mace on the side of the head by Ser Burton Crakehall.[18][6]
  3. Hanged at Rushing Falls by Ser Amory Lorch.[19][6]
  4. Stabbed in the eye with a dirk by Ser Gregor Clegane.[19][6]
  5. Killed by an archer of the Brave Companions.[19]
  6. Killed by Sandor Clegane in a trial by combat.[4]
  7. Passed the flame of life to resurrect Catelyn Stark.[28]

Quotes by Beric

Richard Dormer as Beric in Game of Thrones

Guardsman: Here to fight in the Hand's tourney, my lord?
Beric: Here to win the Hand's tourney.[11]

– Beric arriving in King's Landing


Six score of us set out to bring the king's justice to your brother. Six score brave men and true, led by a fool in a starry cloak.[4]

– Beric to Sandor Clegane


Even brave men blind themselves sometimes, when they are afraid to see.[6]

– 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?[6]

– 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.[6]

– Beric and Gendry


Beric: Fire consumes. It consumes, and when it is done there is nothing left. Nothing.

Thoros: Beric. Sweet friend. What are you saying?

Beric: Nothing I have not said before. Six times, Thoros? Six times is too many.[5]

– Beric and Thoros of Myr

Quotes about Beric

The lightning lord is everywhere and nowhere, skinny squirrel.[9]

Greenbeard to Arya Stark


They say Lord Beric always gives a man a trial, that he won't kill a man unless something's proved against him.[24]

Merrett Frey to Lem


Lyle: Once we're done at Riverrun, I'll be itching for another fight. Not that Beric Dondarrion is like to give me one. I recall the man from tourneys past. A comely lad in a pretty cloak, he was. Slight and callow.
Arwood: That was before he died. Death changed him, the smallfolk say. You can kill him, but he won't stay dead. How do you fight a man like that?[10]

Lyle Crakehall and Arwood Frey


Don't get me started on Lord Beric. He's here, he's there, he's everywhere, but when you send men after him, he melts away like dew.[26]

Daven Lannister to Jaime Lannister


Brienne: You ride with the Dondarrion. The lightning lord.
Thoros: Lightning comes and goes and then is seen no more. So too with men. Lord Beric's fire has gone out of this world, I fear. A grimmer shadow leads us in his place.[28]

Brienne of Tarth and Thoros of Myr

Notes

  1. Edric, who was born in 287 AC, was seven years old at the time of the betrothal, placing the betrothal in either 294 AC or 295 AC

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
  2. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 1, Jaime I.
  3. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 39, Arya VII.
  7. 7.0 7.1 See the Beric Dondarrion calculation.
  8. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Beric Dondarrion.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 22, Arya IV.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 27, Eddard VI.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
  13. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 43, Eddard XI.
  14. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
  15. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
  16. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa V.
  17. A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 30, Arya VII.
  20. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 19, Arya V.
  21. 21.0 21.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 26, Arya VI.
  22. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 13, Arya II.
  23. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 29, Arya V.
  24. 24.0 24.1 A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
  25. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 12, Cersei III.
  26. 26.0 26.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
  27. 27.0 27.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 25, Brienne V.
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 42, Brienne VIII.
  29. A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  30. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.