Florian the Fool
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Alias | Florian the Fool |
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Ser Florian, better known as Florian the Fool, is the main character in a tale about falling in love with a maiden named Jonquil. He is one of the many legendary heroes of the riverlands from the Age of Heroes.[1]
Contents
About
Florian was a great fool and a great knight.[2] He is described in tales of the First Men[1] as a knight even though chivalry only came to Westeros with the Andal invasion.[citation needed]
According to legend, Florian was homely,[3] wore armor made of motley,[2] and was not of noble birth.[2] He bore a famous sword.[4] Florian first spied Jonquil bathing in a pool that is located in the town of Maidenpool.[5]
There are songs about Florian and Jonquil; "Six Maids in a Pool" may be one of them. They are favorites of Sansa Stark.[3]
History
During the tourney at Ashford Meadow, Ser Duncan the Tall observed Tanselle performing a puppet show of Florian and Jonquil.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Ser Dontos Hollard claims to be Florian in his promise to get Sansa Stark out of King's Landing.[3]
There is an as-yet-untitled famous song about Florian and Jonquil which Sansa knows. She offers to sing the song to Sandor Clegane but he declines.[3] During the Battle of the Blackwater he demands the song, but Sansa sings him the Mother's Hymn instead.[6]
A Feast for Crows
Early on in her quest to find Sansa Stark, Brienne of Tarth remembers that when she was a child her nurse had filled her ears with tales of valor, regaling her with the noble exploits of many champions, among them Florian the Fool.[4]
A Dance with Dragons
Aboard the Selaesori Qhoran, Tyrion Lannister mocks Ser Jorah Mormont's plan to get back into Daenerys Targaryen’s good graces by presenting her with Tyrion:
You think Daenerys will execute me and pardon you, but the reverse is just as likely. Maybe you should hop up on that pig, Ser Jorah. Put on a suit of iron motley, like Florian the –
Jorah cracks Tyrion's head around and knocks him sideways before he can finish.
Quotes
Jonquil: You are no knight, I know you. You are Florian the Fool.
Florian: I am, my lady, As great a fool as ever lived, and as great a knight as well.
Florian: Sweet lady, all men are fools, and all men are knights, where women are concerned.[2]
Jonquil: A fool and a knight? I have never heard of such a thing.
– puppeteers playing Jonquil and Florian, at the Ashford tourney
Sweet lady, I would be your Florian.[3]
– Dontos Hollard, to Sansa Stark
Sandor: I never got my song.
Sansa: I... I know a song about Florian and Jonquil.
Sansa: I will sing it for you gladly.[3]
Sandor: Florian and Jonquil? A fool and his cunt. Spare me. But one day I'll have a song from you, whether you will it or no.
– Sandor Clegane and Sansa Stark
I'll have that song. Florian and Jonquil, you said.[6]
– Sandor Clegane, to Sansa Stark
Behind the Scenes
Florian and Jonquil might be a tribute to the song "Jonquil & Florian" by The Starlings.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 18, Sansa II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 62, Sansa VII.