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[[File:a hedge knight.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A hedge knight<br>© Fantasy Flight Games]]
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{{Hatnote|This article is about a type of knights. For the Dunk & Egg novella, see [[The Hedge Knight]]}}[[File:Jhoneil Centeno a hedge knight.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A hedge knight. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A '''hedge knight''' is a wandering [[knight]] without a master, many are quite poor. Hedge knights travel the length and breadth of [[Westeros]] looking for gainful employment.  
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A '''hedge knight''' is a wandering [[knight]] without a master, many are quite poor. Hedge knights travel the length and breadth of [[Westeros]] looking for gainful employment.  
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==About==
 
==About==
Hedge knights are so named because most of their worldly wealth is in their arms and horses and they generally must sleep outdoors, under a hedge. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] recalls that her brother Viserys had told her of [[knight]]s so poor that they had to sleep beneath the ancient hedges that grew along the byways of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. {{Ref|aDwD|71}}
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Hedge knights are so named because most of their worldly wealth is in their arms and horses and they generally must sleep outdoors, under a hedge. Contrary to [[landed knight]]s, hedge knights own no land. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] recalls that her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] had told her of [[knight]]s so poor that they had to sleep beneath the ancient hedges that grew along the byways of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|aDwD|71}}
  
A hedge however can be quite a good place to sleep.  There are, for example, many fine hedges throughout the [[Riverlands]]; the old ones are the best. There is nothing that can beat a hundred- year-old hedge. Inside one of those a man can sleep as snug as at an inn, and with less fear of fleas. {{Ref|aFfC|25}} The hedge knight Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] never ventured north with his squire [[Dunk]] as he thought that there were no hedges there, and all the woods full of wolves. {{Ref|TSS|''Legends II'', ISNB 0-00-715436-4, page 160 of 88-190}}
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{{Quote|There are many fine hedges in the [[Riverlands]][...] The old ones are the best. There's nothing beats a hundred- year-old hedge. Inside one of those a man can sleep as snug as at an inn, and with less fear of fleas.{{Ref|aFfC|25}}}}
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The hedge knight Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] of [[Pennytree]] never ventured north with his squire [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] as he thought that there were no hedges there, and all the woods full of wolves.{{Ref|TSS}}
  
 
Most hedge knights travel in search of employment and often attend jousts to make money and display their prowess in hopes of being hired and making a name for themselves.   
 
Most hedge knights travel in search of employment and often attend jousts to make money and display their prowess in hopes of being hired and making a name for themselves.   
  
Less scrupulous hedge [[knight]]s put their martial training to use by resorting to banditry. <ref>[[The Hedge Knight]] p.458</ref>  For this reason, hedge knights are often mistrusted and considered disreputable. The term "hedge knight" itself is considered disparaging.  <ref> [[The Hedge Knight]] p.467</refSome hedge knights can be described as “upjumped” {{Ref|aDwD|17}}  [[Brienne]] of [[Tarth]] thinks to herself that hedge knights have an unsavory reputation. She recalls that it is said that,
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Less scrupulous hedge [[knight]]s put their martial training to use by resorting to banditry.{{ref|thk}} For this reason, hedge knights are often mistrusted and considered disreputable. The term "hedge knight" itself is considered disparaging,{{ref|thk}} although Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]], who had a distinguished career as one of the first seven appointed to the [[Kingsguard]], was a hedge knight.{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon I}} Some hedge knights can be described as “upjumped” [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] of [[Tarth]] thinks to herself that hedge knights have an unsavoury reputation.{{Ref|aDwD|17}} She recalls that it is said that,
{{Quote|A hedge knight and a robber knight are two sides of the same sword. {{Ref|aFfC|4}}}}
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{{Quote|A hedge knight and a [[robber knight]] are two sides of the same sword.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}}}
Nonetheless there are some chivalrous hedge knights who value their [[True knight#Chivalric code|honour]] and who try to uphold their vows, in fact sometimes more so than in comparison to other knights who are higher up in the social strata. Even knights of the [[Kingsguard]] have been known to dishonor themselves by beating a helpless maid. {{Ref|aCoK|32}}
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Nonetheless there are some chivalrous hedge knights who value their [[True knight#Chivalric code|honour]] and who try to uphold their vows, in fact sometimes more so than in comparison to other knights who are higher up in the social strata. Even knights of the [[Kingsguard]] have been known to dishonour themselves by beating a helpless maid.{{Ref|aCoK|32}}
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==''The Hedge Knight''==
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[[George R. R. Martin]] has written several novellas in the [[Dunk and Egg]] series about the hedge knight [[Duncan the Tall]] and his squire, Egg, an alias of Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], the future King Aegon V. The first novella is titled ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'', in which Duncan and Egg meet.
  
==The Hedge Knight==
 
[[George R. R. Martin]] has written a short story called the [[The Hedge Knight]] which follows the adventures of Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall and the incognito squire he takes on named [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]].  The Hedge Knight is the first of the "[[Dunk and Egg]]" stories.  Readers can learn more about the life of a hedge knight through these stories.  Ser Duncan the Tall was knighted by Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]].  Ser Duncan the Tall later goes on to become a legendary member of the [[Kingsguard]] and Lord Commander. 
 
 
==Known hedge knights==
 
==Known hedge knights==
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{{Columns|3|
 
* Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]
 
* Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]
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* Ser [[Bennis|Bennis of the Brown Shield]]
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* Ser [[Byron|Byron the Beautiful]]
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* Ser [[Clayton Suggs]]
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* Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]
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* Ser [[Dermot|Dermot of the Rainwood]]
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* Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]
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* Ser [[Galtry the Green]]
 
* Ser [[Glendon Flowers]]
 
* Ser [[Glendon Flowers]]
* Ser [[Illifer]] the Penniless
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* Ser [[Illifer|Illifer the Penniless]]
* Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]
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* Ser [[Daemon II Blackfyre|John the Fiddler]]
* Ser [[Shadrich]]
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* Ser [[Kyle|Kyle the Cat of Misty Moor]]
* Ser [[Hyle Hunt]]  
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* Ser [[Lorimer|Lorimer the Belly]]  
* Ser [[Lorimer]] the Belly
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* Ser [[Morgarth|Morgarth the Merry]]
* Ser [[Will (Stork)|Will]] the Stork
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* Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]]
* Ser [[Tallad]] the Tall
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* Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]]
* Ser [[Byron]] the Beautiful
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* Ser [[Pate of the Blue Fork]]
* Ser [[Morgarth]] the Merry
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* Ser [[Perkin|Perkin the Flea]]
* Ser [[Clayton Suggs]]
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* Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich the Mad Mouse]]  
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* Ser [[Tallad|Tallad the Tall]]  
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* Ser [[Will the Stork]]  
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==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Hedge knights, old and vain and plump and nearsighted, yet decent men for all that. {{Ref|aFfC|4}}}} [[Brienne]], on Ser [[Illifer|Illifer the Penniless]] and Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]  
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{{Quote|Other knights serve the lords who keep them, of from whom they hold their lands, but we serve where we will, for men whose causes we believe in.{{Ref|THK}}}} – Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]
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{{Quote|Hedge knights, old and vain and plump and nearsighted, yet decent men for all that.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}}} [[Brienne of Tarth]], on Ser [[Illifer|Illifer the Penniless]] and Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]
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==References==
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Revision as of 20:56, 2 March 2018

A hedge knight. © Fantasy Flight Games

A hedge knight is a wandering knight without a master, many are quite poor. Hedge knights travel the length and breadth of Westeros looking for gainful employment.

About

Hedge knights are so named because most of their worldly wealth is in their arms and horses and they generally must sleep outdoors, under a hedge. Contrary to landed knights, hedge knights own no land. Daenerys Targaryen recalls that her brother Viserys had told her of knights so poor that they had to sleep beneath the ancient hedges that grew along the byways of the Seven Kingdoms.[1]

There are many fine hedges in the Riverlands[...] The old ones are the best. There's nothing beats a hundred- year-old hedge. Inside one of those a man can sleep as snug as at an inn, and with less fear of fleas.[2]

The hedge knight Ser Arlan of Pennytree never ventured north with his squire Dunk as he thought that there were no hedges there, and all the woods full of wolves.[3]

Most hedge knights travel in search of employment and often attend jousts to make money and display their prowess in hopes of being hired and making a name for themselves.

Less scrupulous hedge knights put their martial training to use by resorting to banditry.[4] For this reason, hedge knights are often mistrusted and considered disreputable. The term "hedge knight" itself is considered disparaging,[4] although Ser Humfrey the Mummer, who had a distinguished career as one of the first seven appointed to the Kingsguard, was a hedge knight.[5] Some hedge knights can be described as “upjumped” Brienne of Tarth thinks to herself that hedge knights have an unsavoury reputation.[6] She recalls that it is said that,

A hedge knight and a robber knight are two sides of the same sword.[7]

Nonetheless there are some chivalrous hedge knights who value their honour and who try to uphold their vows, in fact sometimes more so than in comparison to other knights who are higher up in the social strata. Even knights of the Kingsguard have been known to dishonour themselves by beating a helpless maid.[8]

The Hedge Knight

George R. R. Martin has written several novellas in the Dunk and Egg series about the hedge knight Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg, an alias of Prince Aegon Targaryen, the future King Aegon V. The first novella is titled The Hedge Knight, in which Duncan and Egg meet.

Known hedge knights

Quotes

Other knights serve the lords who keep them, of from whom they hold their lands, but we serve where we will, for men whose causes we believe in.[4]

– Ser Arlan of Pennytree


Hedge knights, old and vain and plump and nearsighted, yet decent men for all that.[7]

Brienne of Tarth, on Ser Illifer the Penniless and Ser Creighton Longbough

References