Fool

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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.