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A '''fool''', is a court [[w:jester|jester]] used to entertain nobles and their guests at court. Fools are sometimes lackwits and simpletons.
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[[File:Henning Ludvigsen moon boy.JPG|[[Moon Boy]] performing. © FFG|thumb|400px|right]]
  
They often wear brightly coloured motley. They use storytelling, juggling, music, acrobatics and other skills to entertain their audiences.
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A '''fool''', is a court [[w:Jester|jester]] used to entertain nobles and their guests at court. Fools are sometimes [[lackwit]]s and simpletons.
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They often wear brightly colored [[w:Motley|motley]]. They use storytelling, japes, juggling, music, acrobatics, and other skills to entertain their audiences.
  
 
==Known Fools==
 
==Known Fools==
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* [[Mushroom]] - a [[dwarf]] fool of the court at King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] in [[King's Landing]]. Lived through the reign of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], and at least partly through the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].
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* [[Lord Toad]] - a hunchbacked fool at [[Casterly Rock]] during the time of Lord [[Gerold Lannister|Gerold the Golden]].
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===Legendary Fools===
 
===Legendary Fools===
*[[Florian]] the Fool - a great fool and a great knight
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* [[Florian the Fool]] - a great fool and a great [[knight]].
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===Dunk and Egg===
 
===Dunk and Egg===
*[[House Swann|Lord Swann]]'s fool
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*[[House Swann|Lord Swann]]'s fool.
*[[Mushroom]] - a dwarf fool of the court at King [[Viserys I]] in [[King's Landing]]
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===A Song of Ice and Fire===
 
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
*[[Moon Boy]] - the royal fool of the court at [[King's Landing]]
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* [[Moon Boy]] - the royal fool of the court at [[King's Landing]].
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* [[Butterbumps]] - fool and jester of [[House Tyrell]].
  
*[[Butterbumps]] - fool and jester of [[House Tyrell]]
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* [[Patchface]] - a lackwit fool and former slave from [[Volantis]].
  
*[[Patchface]] - a lackwit fool and former slave from [[Volantis]]
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* [[Jinglebell]] - son of Ser [[Stevron Frey]] and [[lackwit]] fool.
  
*[[Jinglebell]] - son of Ser [[Stevron Frey]] and lackwit fool
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* [[Shagwell]] - a psychotic jester and member of the [[Brave Companions]].
  
*[[Shagwell]] - psychotic jester and member of the [[Brave Companions]]
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* Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool.
  
*Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool.
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* [[Wyman Manderly]]'s fool - used by one of [[Betharios of Braavos]]'s handmaids to gather information for [[Symond Frey]].
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|I hear all sorts of things as a fool that I never heard when I was a [[knight]]. They talk as though I am not there.{{Ref|ACOK|52|p 548}}|[[Dontos Hollard]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than the ones with [[crown]]s.{{Ref|ASOS|6|p 67}}|[[Olenna Redwyne]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:Jesters]]
 
[[Category:Jesters]]
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[[es:Bufón]]

Revision as of 22:27, 24 May 2019

Moon Boy performing. © FFG

A fool, is a court jester used to entertain nobles and their guests at court. Fools are sometimes lackwits and simpletons.

They often wear brightly colored motley. They use storytelling, japes, juggling, music, acrobatics, and other skills to entertain their audiences.

Known Fools

Legendary Fools

Dunk and Egg

A Song of Ice and Fire

Quotes

I hear all sorts of things as a fool that I never heard when I was a knight. They talk as though I am not there.[1]

All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than the ones with crowns.[2]

References and Notes

  1. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV, p 548.
  2. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I, p 67.