Dontos Hollard
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Tony Way as Ser Dontos Hollard at King Jeoffrey's name day celebration. | |
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Alias | Dontos the Red |
Title | Ser |
Allegiance | House Hollard |
Born | near Duskendale |
Died | In 300 AC, Blackwater Bay |
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Ser Dontos Hollard is a knight serving at the court of King's Landing. He is usually drunk.[1]
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History
Dontos was the only surviving member of House Hollard. House Hollard was close ally and vassal of House Darklyn. As a result of the Defiance of Duskendale, both houses were destroyed and their blood exterminated. Only young Dontos was spared because Ser Barristan Selmy asked for clemency. As Selmy had rescued the king during the Defiance, Aerys granted his wish.[2]
Young Dontos was taken to King's Landing to serve as a squire. He never returned to Duskendale. [3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Ser Dontos stays at court in King's Landing during the War of the Five Kings.[4]
A Clash of Kings
Intending to ride in the Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day, Ser Dontos got too drunk, arriving in the lists unarmored and hardly clothed. King Joffrey took this as a personal insult and commanded that Ser Dontos be put to death. However, the pleading of Sansa Stark saved his life and Ser Dontos was striped of his knighthood and made a fool in motley instead.[5]
After secretly being contacted by Petyr Baelish, Dontos left Sansa a note and promised to help her escape. Drawing inspiration from the tales of Florian, he pleads to serve her and asks for patience for they can only escape at the right time.[6]
A Storm of Swords
Several meetings in the Godswood later, Sansa tells Ser Dontos of the plot to marry her to Willas Tyrell, Dontos tells Sansa that she would be freed the night of Joffrey's wedding and gives her a hairnet laced with amethysts. On the appointed night, Ser Dontos attended the marriage of Sansa to Tyrion Lannister, where he was used as a footstool by Tyrion when he went to place his cloak around the shoulders of Sansa. After the death of King Joffrey - poisoned with one of the amethysts, actually the Strangler, of Sansa's hairnet - at his wedding to Margaery Tyrell, Dontos takes Sansa away.
Ser Dontos escaped the Red Keep with Sansa and delivered her to Petyr Baelish, who had been waiting for them on a ship in Blackwater Bay. Once Sansa had been delivered, Petyr then had Ser Dontos killed, burying the secret with the drunkard.
Family
Unknown Darklyn | Unknown wife | Siblings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denys Darklyn | Serala of Myr | Brothers | Sister | Jon Hollard | Steffon Hollard | Unknown wife | Symon Hollard | Robin Hollard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Son | Dontos Hollard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 2, Sansa
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 18, Sansa