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| image_caption = Meryn Trant by Alexandre Dainche © Fantasy Flight Games
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| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (Appears)<br>[[A Clash of Kings]] (Appears)<br>[[A Storm of Swords]] (Appears)<br>[[A Feast for Crows]] (Appears)<br>[[A Dance with Dragons]] (Appears)
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
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| Played_by = [[w:Ian Beattie|Ian Beattie]]
| TV_series     = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
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| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]]
 
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Ser '''Meryn Trant''' is a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] and his heirs. In the TV series he is played by Ian Beattie.
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Ser '''Meryn Trant''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Trant]]. He is a member of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is played by [[w:Ian Beattie|Ian Beattie]] and takes on some aspects of Ser [[Boros Blount]].
  
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Meryn Trant|Images of Meryn Trant]]''
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Meryn Trant|Images of Meryn Trant]]''
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Meryn has droopy eyes and a red beard.{{Ref|aGoT|8}} As a Kingsguard knight, his armor consists of a shirt of enameled scales chased with gold, a tall helm with a golden sunburst crest, greaves, and gorget and gauntlets and boots of gleaming plate, a heavy wool cloak clasped with a golden lion.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}
  
He has droopy eyes and a red beard.{{ref|agot|8}} [[Jaime Lannister]] considers him sly and cruel.{{ref|asos|67}} [[Varys]] considers him loyal to [[Cersei]].{{ref|agot|30}}
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[[Jaime Lannister]] considers Meryn sly and cruel.{{ref|asos|67}} [[Varys]] considers him loyal to [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|aGoT|30}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
[[File:Meryn Trant.png|thumb|250px|right|Ian Beattie as Meryn Trant in the HBO adaptation]]
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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[[File:Meryn Trant.jpg|thumb|350px|Meryn by Mark Evans © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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Ser Meryn accompanies King [[Robert I Baratheon]] to [[Winterfell]] to name his new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|aGoT|8}}
  
===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Meryn participates in the [[Hand's tourney]] at [[King's Landing]], defeating [[Harwin]].{{Ref|aGoT|29}} He is defeated in the tourney by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].{{Ref|aGoT|30}}
Ser Meryn Trant accompanies King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] to [[Winterfell]] to name his new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], Bran</ref> He participates in the [[Tourney of the Hand]], defeating [[Harwin]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref> He is defeated in the tourney by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]], Eddard</ref> He is sent to apprehend [[Arya Stark]] when Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by [[Syrio Forel]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 50|Chapter 50]], Arya</ref> [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] uses him to beat [[Sansa Stark]] into obedience.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Sansa</ref> He is present in the throne room when [[Barristan Selmy|Selmy]] is dismissed, and laughs at his former sworn brother's shame.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 57|Chapter 57]], Sansa</ref>
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Meryn is sent to apprehend [[Arya Stark]] when Eddard is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by [[Syrio Forel]].{{Ref|aGoT|50}} King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]] uses him to beat [[Sansa Stark]] into obedience.{{Ref|aGoT|67}} He is present in the throne room when Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] is dismissed, and laughs at his former sworn brother's shame.{{Ref|aGoT|57}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the [[Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day]]. There he breaks two lances with Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], unhorsing him on the second pass.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], Sansa</ref> Ser Meryn survives the [[Riot of King's Landing]], when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the [[Red Keep]] after seeing Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 41|Chapter 41]], Tyrion</ref> He guards King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 57|Chapter 57]], Sansa</ref> After the battle, Ser Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 65|Chapter 65]], Sansa</ref>
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Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]]. There he breaks two lances with Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], unhorsing him on the second pass.{{Ref|aCoK|2}} Meryn survives the [[riot of King's Landing]], when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the [[Red Keep]] after seeing Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]].{{Ref|aCoK|41}}
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Meryn guards King Joffrey during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|aCoK|57}} After the battle, Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours [[knight]]ing more than six hundred men.{{Ref|aCoK|65}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser Meryn is ordered by Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to bring [[Sansa Stark]] to the sept to marry [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|60}} He is later encountered guarding the [[Red Keep]] by Lord Commander [[Jaime Lannister]] during the latter's return to [[King's Landing]], and is criticised for failing to protect two monarchs in Jaime's absence.{{Ref|ASOS|62}}
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Ser Meryn is ordered by Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] to bring [[Sansa Stark]] to the sept to marry [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aSoS|60}} He is later encountered guarding the [[Red Keep]] by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], during the latter's return to [[King's Landing]], and Meryn is criticized for failing to protect two monarchs in Jaime's absence.{{Ref|aSoS|62}}
  
During the trial of Tyrion for the death of King Joffrey, Ser Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating King Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of more episodes where Tyrion threatened the life of King Joffrey.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 66|Chapter 66]], Tyrion</ref> Upon his return, the new Lord Commander of the [[Kingsguard]], [[Jaime Lannister]], berates Trant for his willingness to beat Sansa on Joffrey's orders, pointing out that nowhere in the [[White Book]] do the Kingsguard swear to beat women and children. When Trant protests that the Kingsguard are sworn to obey, Jaime counters that their first role is to protect the King, which includes protecting the monarch from themselves, and that he expects the knight to use common sense when his king gives him a questionable command.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]]</ref>
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During the trial of Tyrion for the [[Purple Wedding|death of King Joffrey]], Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of other episodes when Tyrion threatened the life of the king.{{Ref|aSoS|66}}
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Jaime berates Meryn for his willingness to beat Sansa on Joffrey's orders, pointing out that nowhere in the [[White Book]] do the Kingsguard swear to beat women and children. When Meryn protests that the Kingsguard are sworn to obey, Jaime counters that their first role is to protect the king, which includes protecting the monarch from themselves, and that he expects the knight to use common sense when his king gives him a questionable command.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the [[Hand of the King]] after the body of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], Cersei</ref>
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Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the [[Hand of the King]] after the body of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.{{Ref|aFfC|3}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Queen Cersei completes her [[Walk of Shame|walk of penance]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Cersei II (A Dance with Dragons)|Cersei II]]</ref>  He guards the Hand of the King's apartments in [[Red Keep#Maegor's Holdfast|Maegor's Holdfast]] on the night of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s death.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Epilogue (A Dance with Dragons)|Epilogue]]</ref>
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Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Cersei completes her [[walk of penance]].{{Ref|aDwD|65}} He guards the Hand's apartments in [[Maegor's Holdfast]] on the night of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s death.{{Ref|adwd|Epilogue}}
  
==Quotes about Ser Meryn==
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==Quotes by Meryn==
{{Quote|''You are no [[true knight]], Ser Meryn.''<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Sansa</ref>}} – [[Sansa Stark]], to Meryn
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[[File:Meryn Trant.png|thumb|350px|right|[[w:Ian Beattie|Ian Beattie]] as Meryn in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]
  
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{{Quote|'''Sansa''': I shall do whatever [[Joffrey Baratheon|His Grace]] commands.<br>
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'''Meryn''': As I do.<br>
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'''Sansa''': Yes ... but you are no [[true knight]], Ser Meryn.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}|[[Sansa Stark]] and Meryn}}
  
{{Quote|''You are slow for a [[knight]].''<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 50|Chapter 50]], Arya</ref>}} [[Syrio Forel]]
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==Quotes about Meryn==
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{{Quote|You are slow for a [[knight]].{{Ref|aGoT|50}}|[[Syrio Forel]] to Meryn}}
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{{Quote|He did not hate her, Sansa realized; neither did he love her. He felt nothing for her at all. She was only a ... a '''thing''' to him.{{Ref|aGoT|67}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}
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Revision as of 18:29, 14 November 2021

House Trant.svg
Meryn Trant
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Alexandre Dainche Ser Meryn TrantIII.jpg
Meryn Trant by Alexandre Dainche © Fantasy Flight Games

Title Ser
Allegiances
Culture Stormlander
Books

Played by Ian Beattie
TV series Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5

Ser Meryn Trant is a knight from House Trant. He is a member of King Robert I Baratheon's Kingsguard. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones he is played by Ian Beattie and takes on some aspects of Ser Boros Blount.

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Meryn Trant

Meryn has droopy eyes and a red beard.[1] As a Kingsguard knight, his armor consists of a shirt of enameled scales chased with gold, a tall helm with a golden sunburst crest, greaves, and gorget and gauntlets and boots of gleaming plate, a heavy wool cloak clasped with a golden lion.[2]

Jaime Lannister considers Meryn sly and cruel.[3] Varys considers him loyal to Cersei Lannister.[4]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Meryn by Mark Evans © Fantasy Flight Games

Ser Meryn accompanies King Robert I Baratheon to Winterfell to name his new Hand of the King, Lord Eddard Stark.[1]

Meryn participates in the Hand's tourney at King's Landing, defeating Harwin.[5] He is defeated in the tourney by Ser Loras Tyrell.[4]

Meryn is sent to apprehend Arya Stark when Eddard is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by Syrio Forel.[6] King Joffrey I Baratheon uses him to beat Sansa Stark into obedience.[2] He is present in the throne room when Ser Barristan Selmy is dismissed, and laughs at his former sworn brother's shame.[7]

A Clash of Kings

Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the tourney on King Joffrey's name day. There he breaks two lances with Ser Hobber Redwyne, unhorsing him on the second pass.[8] Meryn survives the riot of King's Landing, when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the Red Keep after seeing Princess Myrcella off to Dorne.[9]

Meryn guards King Joffrey during the Battle of the Blackwater.[10] After the battle, Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.[11]

A Storm of Swords

Ser Meryn is ordered by Queen Regent Cersei Lannister to bring Sansa Stark to the sept to marry Tyrion Lannister.[12] He is later encountered guarding the Red Keep by Ser Jaime Lannister, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, during the latter's return to King's Landing, and Meryn is criticized for failing to protect two monarchs in Jaime's absence.[13]

During the trial of Tyrion for the death of King Joffrey, Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of other episodes when Tyrion threatened the life of the king.[14]

Jaime berates Meryn for his willingness to beat Sansa on Joffrey's orders, pointing out that nowhere in the White Book do the Kingsguard swear to beat women and children. When Meryn protests that the Kingsguard are sworn to obey, Jaime counters that their first role is to protect the king, which includes protecting the monarch from themselves, and that he expects the knight to use common sense when his king gives him a questionable command.[3]

A Feast for Crows

Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the Hand of the King after the body of Lord Tywin Lannister is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.[15]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Cersei completes her walk of penance.[16] He guards the Hand's apartments in Maegor's Holdfast on the night of Ser Kevan Lannister's death.[17]

Quotes by Meryn

Sansa: I shall do whatever His Grace commands.

Meryn: As I do.

Sansa: Yes ... but you are no true knight, Ser Meryn.[2]

Sansa Stark and Meryn

Quotes about Meryn

You are slow for a knight.[6]

Syrio Forel to Meryn

He did not hate her, Sansa realized; neither did he love her. He felt nothing for her at all. She was only a ... a thing to him.[2]

—thoughts of Sansa Stark

References