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| Character_name         = [[File:House Lannister.png|50px]] Daven Lannister [[File:House Lannister.png|50px]]
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| image_caption = Daven by Nacho Molina © Fantasy Flight Games
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| Title = Warden of the West<br>Ser
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]<br>[[Warden of the West]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
 
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| Culture = [[westermen]]
 
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| Place_of_Birth = [[westerlands]]{{ref|AWOIAF| Daven Lannister}}
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|273}} (roughly)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Daven Lannister|Daven Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]]<br>[[A Storm of Swords]] <br> [[A Feast for Crows]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix)<br>''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br> ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
 
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Ser '''Daven Lannister''' is a member of the large Lannister family. He is the son of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], a cousin and brother-in-law of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].  
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Ser '''Daven Lannister''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Lannister]]. He is the son of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], a cousin and brother-in-law of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|acok|appendix}}
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==Appearance and Character==
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:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Daven Lannister|Images of Daven Lannister]]''
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Daven has lively hazel eyes, a pug nose, yellow hair, and a big chin.{{ref|AFFC|33}} He is blunt and outspoken, but also jovial.{{Ref|aFfC|33}}
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Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and Ser [[Brynden Tully]] do not think much of the capabilities of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], but they hold his son Daven in higher esteem.{{Ref|aCoK|7}}{{ref|ASOS|44}}
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Daven wears gilded ringmail, a helm, and a fox-fur cloak.{{ref|AFFC|33}}
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==History==
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Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] has been negotiating to betroth his son Daven to [[Desmera Redwyne]], although an agreement has not been reached with Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Clash of Kings===
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
Daven's father was killed in the [[Battle of Oxcross]] by Lord [[Rickard Karstark]]. Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and Ser [[Brynden Tully]] did not think much of Stafford's capacities but held Daven in higher esteem.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Catelyn</ref>
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When fighting breaks out in the [[riverlands]], Ser Daven offers Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to lead the foraging for the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host, but he is refused. Tywin explains that some tasks are fit for lions while others better be left to goats and dogs, the latter a reference to [[Vargo Hoat]] and Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who then organize the foraging.{{Ref|aFfC|33}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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Daven's father, Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], is killed in the [[Battle of Oxcross]] by Lord [[Rickard Karstark]].{{Ref|aCoK|7}} Daven vows to let his hair grow until he has avenged his father.{{Ref|aFfC|33}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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After the [[House Stark|Stark]] army returns to the riverlands, Daven gathers the remaining soldiers of his father's army at [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|aSoS|19}}
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[[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], executes Lord Karstark for treason at [[Riverrun]], as Rickard had killed [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]] to avenge his own sons' deaths at the hands of Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]].{{ref|ASOS|20}} Daven is thus robbed of his chance to take revenge on Rickard, the man who killed his father. Daven keeps letting his hair grow, although his vow has become obsolete.{{Ref|aFfC|33}}
  
===A Storm of Swords===
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As part of the pact between Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and Lord [[Walder Frey]] concerning the betrayal of Robb Stark, Daven is to wed a [[House Frey|Frey]] to consolidate the alliance between the two houses.{{Ref|aSoS|53}}
After the [[House Stark|Stark]] army returned to the [[Riverlands]], Daven gathered the remaining soldiers of his father's army and made preparations to invade the Riverlands again.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 19|Chapter 19]], Tyrion</ref> As part of the pact between Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Lord Walder Frey]] concerning the betrayal of [[Robb Stark]], Daven was to wed a [[House Frey|Frey]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 53|Chapter 53]], Tyrion</ref> After the [[Red Wedding]], Ser Daven and Ser [[Forley Prester]] were to join forces at the [[Golden Tooth]] and meet up with Ser [[Ryman Frey]] and besiege [[Riverrun]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 60|Chapter 60]], Tyrion</ref>
 
  
===A Feast for Crows===
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After the [[Red Wedding]], Daven and Ser [[Forley Prester]] join forces at the [[Golden Tooth]] and meet up with Ser [[Ryman Frey]] to besiege Riverrun.{{Ref|aSoS|60}}
At the [[Red Wedding]] the Northmen and their Riverland allies were decimated by the [[House Frey|Freys]] and [[House Bolton|Boltons]], who betrayed them. To the remaining lords the Lannisters offered generous terms to stop the fight. Most nobles surrendered with the notable exception of Brynden Tully who still held Riverrun with a sizeable garrison. After [[Kevan Lannister]]'s refusal to serve as [[Hand of the King]] [[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]] named Daven [[Warden of the West]] and commanded him to lay siege to Riverrun.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Cersei</ref> The siege did not go easy. Brynden Tully had taken all the food he could find to Riverrun so the Lannister army could not live off the land. Further more there were quarrels among the besiegers. Daven complained that the Freys were not helping their allies and only gathered food for themselves. A part of the army was formed of Riverland nobles who had surrendered. Although taken back in the King's peace they were still less then enthusiastic about fighting their former allies. Daven had wanted to storm the castle but was not able to persuade the other commanders.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>
 
  
When [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] arrived to take over the command Daven was pleased to be relieved of this task and happily informed Jaime of the troubles.
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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Daven now has long shaggy hair, a bushy mustache, sidewhiskers as thick as a hedgerow, and a bristling beard.{{ref|AFFC|33}}{{ref|AFFC|38}} After Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s refusal to serve as [[Hand of the King]], Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] names Daven [[Warden of the West]] and commands him to lay siege to Riverrun, where Ser [[Brynden Tully]] still holds a sizable garrison.{{Ref|aFfC|12}}
  
==Appearance and personality==
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The [[siege of Riverrun]] does not go easy. Brynden has taken all the food he could find to Riverrun, so the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] army cannot live off the land. Furthermore, there are quarrels among the besiegers. The [[House Frey|Freys]] do not help their allies and only gather food for themselves. Daven does not like the Freys, but he intends to wed one, as he knows what happened to Robb Stark in the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|aFfC|33}} In addition, a part of the forces consists of riverlords who have surrendered. Although taken back in the king's peace, they are still less than enthusiastic about fighting their former allies. Daven wants to storm the castle, but is not able to persuade his commanders, especially Ser [[Emmon Frey]].{{Ref|aFfC|33}}
Daven has brown eyes. After his father was killed by Rickard Karstark he vowed to let his hair grow until he had avenged him. Although his father's killer was executed by [[Robb Stark]] for treason he apparently has not yet cut his hair. At the time of the Siege of Riverrun Daven has long yellow hair, a thick mustache and beard. He looks like a lion.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>
 
  
Daven is blunt and outspoken. He talks with Jaime about the true loyalty of the Riverland nobles in front of some Riverland pages. During the war council he openly says that [[Ryman Frey]] is drunk instead of sick.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref> He also makes a jovial impression, joking with Jaime about the loss of his hand and the drunk abuse of Ryman Frey.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>
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When Jaime, the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], arrives to take command of the siege, Daven is pleased to be relieved of this task. He jokes about Jaime's missing hand and happily informs Jaime of the siege's troubles.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Daven talks with Jaime about the true loyalty of the rivermen in front of some of their pages, [[Lewys Piper]] and [[Garrett Paege]]. During the war council, he openly says that Ser [[Ryman Frey]] is drunk instead of sick.{{Ref|aFfC|38}} Jaime successfully negotiates the surrender of Riverrun, although Brynden the Blackfish is able to escape.{{ref|AFFC|44}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
Before he was killed, Stafford was negotiating to betroth his son to [[Desmera Redwyne]]. An agreement had not been reached but the matter was dropped because Tywin arranged a Frey wife for Daven. The purpose of this marriage was to consolidate the Lannister - Frey alliance. Daven has no love for the Freys but says that he will "wed and bed his [[w:stoat|stoat]]" as he knows what happened to [[Robb Stark]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>
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{{Lannister cadet tree}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|I vowed I would not let my hair be cut until [[Stafford Lannister|my father]] was avenged. The [[Robb Stark|Young Wolf]] got to [[Rickard Karstark|Karstark]] first, though. Robbed me of my vengeance. I like a bit of hair. The nights grow colder, and a little foliage helps to keep your face warm. Aye, and Aunt [[Genna Lannister|Genna]] always said I had a brick for a chin.{{ref|AFFC|33}}|Daven to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}
  
{{Lannister tree}}
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{{quote|You know the best thing about heroes, Jaime? They all die young and leave more women for the rest of us.{{ref|AFFC|33}}|Daven to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}
  
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{{quote|'''Jaime''': I hope you do not intend to take vows as well, coz. The [[House Frey|Freys]] are prickly where marriage contracts are concerned. I would hate to disappoint them again.<br>
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'''Daven''': I'll wed and bed my stoat, never fear. I know [[Red Wedding|what happened]] to [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and Daven}}
  
==References and Notes==
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[[Category:House Lannister]]
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[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Lannister, Daven]]
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[[Category:Knights|Lannister, Daven]]
 
[[Category:Nobles|Lannister, Daven]]
 
[[Category:Nobles|Lannister, Daven]]
[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Lannister, Daven]]
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[[Category:Supporters of Joffrey Baratheon in the War of the Five Kings|Lannister, Daven]]
[[Category:House Lannister]]
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[[Category:Wardens|Lannister, Daven]]
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Revision as of 20:06, 6 February 2019

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Daven Lannister
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Devan.jpg
Daven by Nacho Molina © Fantasy Flight Games

Titles
Allegiance House Lannister
Culture westermen
Born 273 AC (roughly)[1]
westerlands[2]
Books

Ser Daven Lannister is a knight from House Lannister. He is the son of Ser Stafford Lannister, a cousin and brother-in-law of Lord Tywin Lannister.[3]

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Daven Lannister

Daven has lively hazel eyes, a pug nose, yellow hair, and a big chin.[4] He is blunt and outspoken, but also jovial.[4]

Ser Jaime Lannister and Ser Brynden Tully do not think much of the capabilities of Ser Stafford Lannister, but they hold his son Daven in higher esteem.[5][6]

Daven wears gilded ringmail, a helm, and a fox-fur cloak.[4]

History

Ser Stafford Lannister has been negotiating to betroth his son Daven to Desmera Redwyne, although an agreement has not been reached with Lord Paxter Redwyne.[4]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

When fighting breaks out in the riverlands, Ser Daven offers Lord Tywin Lannister to lead the foraging for the Lannister host, but he is refused. Tywin explains that some tasks are fit for lions while others better be left to goats and dogs, the latter a reference to Vargo Hoat and Ser Gregor Clegane, who then organize the foraging.[4]

A Clash of Kings

Daven's father, Ser Stafford Lannister, is killed in the Battle of Oxcross by Lord Rickard Karstark.[5] Daven vows to let his hair grow until he has avenged his father.[4]

A Storm of Swords

After the Stark army returns to the riverlands, Daven gathers the remaining soldiers of his father's army at Lannisport.[7]

Robb Stark, the King in the North, executes Lord Karstark for treason at Riverrun, as Rickard had killed Willem Lannister and Tion Frey to avenge his own sons' deaths at the hands of Ser Jaime Lannister in the Whispering Wood.[8] Daven is thus robbed of his chance to take revenge on Rickard, the man who killed his father. Daven keeps letting his hair grow, although his vow has become obsolete.[4]

As part of the pact between Lord Tywin Lannister and Lord Walder Frey concerning the betrayal of Robb Stark, Daven is to wed a Frey to consolidate the alliance between the two houses.[9]

After the Red Wedding, Daven and Ser Forley Prester join forces at the Golden Tooth and meet up with Ser Ryman Frey to besiege Riverrun.[10]

A Feast for Crows

Daven now has long shaggy hair, a bushy mustache, sidewhiskers as thick as a hedgerow, and a bristling beard.[4][11] After Ser Kevan Lannister's refusal to serve as Hand of the King, Queen Cersei Lannister names Daven Warden of the West and commands him to lay siege to Riverrun, where Ser Brynden Tully still holds a sizable garrison.[12]

The siege of Riverrun does not go easy. Brynden has taken all the food he could find to Riverrun, so the Lannister army cannot live off the land. Furthermore, there are quarrels among the besiegers. The Freys do not help their allies and only gather food for themselves. Daven does not like the Freys, but he intends to wed one, as he knows what happened to Robb Stark in the Red Wedding.[4] In addition, a part of the forces consists of riverlords who have surrendered. Although taken back in the king's peace, they are still less than enthusiastic about fighting their former allies. Daven wants to storm the castle, but is not able to persuade his commanders, especially Ser Emmon Frey.[4]

When Jaime, the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, arrives to take command of the siege, Daven is pleased to be relieved of this task. He jokes about Jaime's missing hand and happily informs Jaime of the siege's troubles.[4] Daven talks with Jaime about the true loyalty of the rivermen in front of some of their pages, Lewys Piper and Garrett Paege. During the war council, he openly says that Ser Ryman Frey is drunk instead of sick.[11] Jaime successfully negotiates the surrender of Riverrun, although Brynden the Blackfish is able to escape.[13]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Jason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alys
Stackspear
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lannister
 
Joanna
 
 
 
Myranda
Lefford
 
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Damon
 
Ella
Lannister
 
Lynora
Hill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert I
Baratheon
 
Cersei
Lannister
 
Jaime
Lannister
 
Tyrion
Lannister
 
Daven
 
Cerenna
 
Myrielle
 
Shiera
Crakehall
 
Damion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joffrey
Baratheon
 
Margaery
Tyrell*
 
Myrcella
Baratheon
 
Tommen
Baratheon
 
Margaery
Tyrell*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lucion
 
Lanna
 
Antario
Jast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Quotes

I vowed I would not let my hair be cut until my father was avenged. The Young Wolf got to Karstark first, though. Robbed me of my vengeance. I like a bit of hair. The nights grow colder, and a little foliage helps to keep your face warm. Aye, and Aunt Genna always said I had a brick for a chin.[4]

—Daven to Jaime Lannister

You know the best thing about heroes, Jaime? They all die young and leave more women for the rest of us.[4]

—Daven to Jaime Lannister

Jaime: I hope you do not intend to take vows as well, coz. The Freys are prickly where marriage contracts are concerned. I would hate to disappoint them again.
Daven: I'll wed and bed my stoat, never fear. I know what happened to Robb Stark.[4]

Jaime Lannister and Daven

References