Dontos Hollard

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Tony Way as Ser Dontos Hollard at King Joffrey's name day celebration.

Alias Dontos the Red
Title Ser
Allegiance House Hollard
Born near Duskendale
Died In 300 ACBlackwater Bay
Books

Ser Dontos Hollard is a knight serving at the court of King's Landing. He is usually drunk.[1]

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
 


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