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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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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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[[File:Henning Ludvigsen moon boy.JPG|[[Moon Boy]] performing. © FFG|thumb|400px|right]]
They often wear brightly coloured [[w:Motley|motley]]. They use storytelling, juggling, music, acrobatics and other skills to entertain their audiences.
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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==
*[[Mushroom]] - a dwarf fool of the court at King [[Viserys I]] in [[King's Landing]]
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===Fools at the end of the third century===
===Legendary Fools===
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* [[Aegon Frey (son of Stevron)|Aegon Frey]], known as Jinglebells, the son of Ser [[Stevron Frey]]. A [[lackwit]] fool at the [[Twins]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
*[[Florian]] the Fool - a great fool and a great knight
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* [[Butterbumps]], the fool and jester of [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|ASOS|6}}
===Dunk and Egg===
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* Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], a drunken [[knight]] made court fool.{{Ref|ACOK|2}}
*[[House Swann|Lord Swann]]'s fool
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* [[Moon Boy]], the royal fool of the court at [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|29}}
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
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* [[Patchface]], a lackwit fool and former slave from [[Volantis]], now serving at [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|ACOK|0}}
*[[Moon Boy]] - the royal fool of the court at [[King's Landing]]
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* [[Shagwell]], a psychotic jester and member of the [[Brave Companions]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}}
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* [[Wyman Manderly]]'s fool, used by one of [[Betharios of Braavos]]'s handmaids to gather information for [[Symond Frey]].{{Ref|ADWD|29}}
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*[[Benjicot]], the fool and jester at the [[Gates of the Moon]].<ref name=Winds>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>
  
*[[Butterbumps]] - fool and jester of [[House Tyrell]]
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===Historical fools===
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* [[Florian the Fool]], a great fool and a great [[knight]] of legend.{{Ref|AGOT|66}}
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* [[Lord Monkeyface]], Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]'s fool.{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads had the Dragon - Governance under Aegon I}}
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* The [[Goodwife]], the first [[court fool]] at the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
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* Lord Swann's fool.{{ref|THK}}
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* [[Tom Turnip]], a court fool during the late reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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* [[Mushroom]], a [[dwarf]] fool of the court at King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} Lived through the reign of King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] and [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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* [[Rodrik Greyjoy (son of Dalton)|Rodrik Greyjoy]], a [[salt son]] of Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]], later court fool at [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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*[[Lord Toad]], a hunchbacked fool at [[Casterly Rock]] during the time of Lord [[Gerold Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
  
*[[Patchface]] - a lackwit fool and former slave from [[Volantis]]
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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}}|[[Dontos Hollard]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}
  
*[[Jinglebell]] - son of Ser [[Stevron Frey]] and lackwit fool
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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}}|[[Olenna Redwyne]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}
  
*[[Shagwell]] - psychotic jester and member of the [[Brave Companions]]
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==References==
 
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{{References}}
*Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool.
 
  
* Wyman Manderly's fool - used by one of Betharios Frey's handmaids to gather information for Symond Frey
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[[Category:Jesters]]
  
==Quotes==
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[[es:Bufón]]
{{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}}}} - Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], to [[Sansa]]
 
==References and Notes==
 
{{References}}
 
[[Category:Jesters| ]]
 

Revision as of 22:31, 18 August 2019

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

Moon Boy performing. © FFG

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

Known Fools

Fools at the end of the third century

Historical fools

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.[17]

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

References

  1. A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
  3. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 2, Sansa I.
  4. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
  5. A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  6. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
  7. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
  8. The Winds of Winter, Alayne I
  9. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
  10. Fire & Blood, Three Heads had the Dragon - Governance under Aegon I.
  11. Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade.
  12. The Hedge Knight.
  13. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  14. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  16. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons.
  17. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV.